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双十中学双十中学2021届高三上学期期中考试英语第8页厦门双十中学2020—2021学年第一学期高一年期中考试英语试题注意事项：答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。请认真阅读答题卡上的注意事项，在答题卡上与题号相对应的答题区域内答题，写在试卷、草稿纸上或答题卡非题号对应答题区域的答案一律无效。不得用规定以外的笔和纸答题，不得在答题卡上做任何标记。回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮檫干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。考试结束后，将答题卡交回。第一节（共5小题；每题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。Whatwillthemandoat8:00?Workintheoffice.HavedinnerwithMike.Gooutwiththewoman.Whatdoesthewomandislikeabouttheshirt?Thecolor.B.Thedesign.C.Theprice.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?Gary'sworks.Gary'sapplication.Gary'slistofsamples.WhatdidthemanplantodoonMarch1st?Attendsomeclasses.Callthetravelagent.Gotothemountains.WhydoesAmyplantogotoRome?Towork.B.Totravel.C.Tostudy.第二节（共15小题；每题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题,每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。Whatcoursewon'tthegirlattend?Africanmusic.B.Business.C.BasicSpanish.Onwhichdaysdoesthegirlhaveadvancedpianoclasses?Mondays.B.Tuesdays.C.Thursdays.

听下面一段对话，回答第8至第10三个小题。Whoisthemanprobably?Atravelagent.B.Thewoman'sfriend.Wherewillthewomanprobablygo?France.B.Spain.WhatdoweknowaboutTheHotelPlaya?Itisafive-starhotel.B.Ithasitsownbeach.听下面一段对话，回答第11至第13三个小题。Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?Inashop.B.Athome.WhatdoesBoblikedoing?Playingtennis.B.Takingphotos.Whatdidthewomandreamofbeing?A.Ashopowner.B.Abankclerk.听下面一段对话，回答第14至第17四个小题。HowlonghasLouisebeenworkingatthecenter?A.Aboutsixmonths.B.Aboutoneyear.C.Ahotelreceptionist.C.Greece.C.Ahotelreceptionist.C.Greece.C.Ithasaswimmingpool.C.AtaTVstation.C.Ridingbikes.C.Atennisplayer.C.Abouttwoyears.Whatisthemostfruitfulpartofthejob?A.Seeingchildrenhavealotoffun.Thinkingofnewthingsforchildrentodo.Helpingthelessablechildrenachievemore.WhatdoesLouisesayaboutworkingatnight?A.It'sunfairforhertodoit.It'ssomethingthatsheenjoys.It'sanecessarypartofthejob.听下面一段独白，回答第18至第20三个小题。Whatorganizationsusedtohavealotofpower?A.Newspapersandpublishers.Universitiesandlibraries.Digitalcompanies.Whydomanycitypeopleprefere-books?A.Theyarecheaper.Theyaremoreportable.Theyaremoreavailable.WhatcanwelearnaboutBorder'sGroup?A.Theywereboughtbyatechcompany.Theyusedtohavemorethan600stores.Theymadebillionsofdollarsthisyear.第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分35分）第一节（共10小题；每小题2.5分，满分25分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AsubscriptiontoTIMEforKidsincludesthefollowing:Keyarticlesavailableattworeadinglevels;selectarticlesavailableatthreereadinglevels;AccessibilityfeaturesavailablethroughthedigitalmagazineincludingkeyarticleswithfullSpanishtranslation,read-aloud,andembeddedvocabularysupport;Lessonplansandteachingresourcesforeachissue,includingreadingassessments.2018-2019HalfYearPricingNwdHilpFuji也TIMEForKids加yourclassroom,clickherefNumberofStudentsHalfYearPrice114515G-2WS3.20Pricesareperstudentforhalftheschoolyear.

Shipping&Handlingincludedinpricing.Needacustompricequote?Ifyouareorderingmorethan750subscriptions,weareheretohelpwithavolumediscount.Completethisfbrmorcontactcustomerserviceat1-800-777-8600.Needtotryit?Greatnews!TIMEforKidsstudentaccessisfreetosubscribers!However,forALLthegreatfunctionalityofTIMEforKids,subscribetodayforfullaccesstonewfeaturesastheyarereleased.Needhelpwithfunding?IfyouareinterestedinpurchasingasubscriptiontoTIMEforKidsforyourstudentsbutarestrugglingwithfunding,thefollowingresourcesmayhelpyoulocateadditionalfundingfromgovernmentprogramsandgrants.Howmuchshouldyoupayifyouareordering500subscriptionsforawholeyear?A.$1600B.$1780C.$3200D.$3560SubscribersofTIMEforKidswillgetthefollowingEXCEPT.A.keyandselectarticlesB.teachers'guidesC.digitalmaterialsD.schoolfundsThispassageismostlikelyintendedfor.A.teachersB.parentsC.studentsD.childrenBVegetablegardensmaynotbeasvisuallypleasingasthevarietyofflowers,butFloridianslookingtosavesomegreenbygrowingtheirownsaladfixingscansoondosowithoutfear.Gov.RonDeSantisthisweeksignedalawthatbanslocalgovernmentsfromcarryingordersagainsthomeownersfromraisingveggiesintheiryards.Thelaw,whichtakeseffectJuly1,putsanendtothatparticularpoweroftownsandcitiesacrossthestatetoprohibitvegetablegardensfor“aesthetic（审美的）purposes".TheissuebecameacauseafteracouplelivinginMiamiShoresVillageopposedthedecisionofa$50adayfineforgrowingvegetablesintheirfrontyard,asthey'ddoneforyears.HermineRickettsandherhusbandTomCarrollfoughtCityHallinacasethatwounditswayupthestate'scourtsystem,withjudgesconsistentlyrulingagainsttheirmoney-savingandhealth-consciousproject.AftertheFloridaSupremeCourtruledinfavorofMiamiShores'righttocontroldesignandlandscapingstandards,thecouplereplacedtheirvegetableswithpinkflamingos（红鹳花）.Theircausewasnotlost,however.Statelawmakersproposedandpassedalawthateffectivelyvoidsthecourtrulings,withRobBradley,whosponsoredthebill,reportedlycallingthevillage'sactiona“vastoverreach”.Thelawmakernotedthedifficultythatmanyfamiliesexperiencegettingfreshandaffordablefood,callingbansagainstvegetableandfruitgardensridiculous.AboutathirdofallhouseholdsintheU.S.growsomeoftheirownfood,accordingtotheNationalGardeningAssociation.Thegroupsaysa600-square-footgardenthatcostsaround$70ayeartokeepcangrow300poundsoffreshproduceworthabout$600annually.WhywillsomeFloridiansplantsaladfixings?Toprotecttheenvironment.B.Tobeautifytheirhome.C.Tobuildtheirowngardens.D.Tocutdailyexpenses.Whatcanbeknownaboutthecouplefromthepassage?Theystartedapublichealth-consciouscampaign.TheynevergaveintotheMiamiShores'demand.Theypaida$50dailyfinetoMiamiShoresVillage.TheywerenotbackedbytheFloridaSupremeCourt.WhatdoesRobBradleythinkofthecouple'sactionprobably?A.It'ssensible.B.It'sridiculous.C.It'sambitious.D.It'scostly.CAstudyofmorethanfivemillionbooks,bothfictionandnon-fiction,hasfoundamarkeddeclineintheuseofemotionalwordsovertime.TheresearchersformtheUniversityofBristolusedGoogleNgramViewer,anonlinedatabaseforfindingthefrequencyoftermsinscannedbooks,tolookformorethan600particularwordsidentifiedasrepresentinganger,dislike,fear,joy,sadnessandsurprise.Theyfoundthatalmostallofthecategoriesshowedadropinthese“moodwords”overtime.Onlyinthecategoryoffearwasthereanincreaseinusage.“Itisasteadyandcontinuousdecline,”saidDrAlbertoAcerbi.Heassumedthattheresultmightbeexplainedbyachangeinthepositionoccupiedbyliterature,inacrowdedmedialandscape.“Onethingcouldbethatinparalleltobooksthe20thcenturysawthestartofothermedia.Maybethesemedia—movies,radio,drama—hadmoreemotionalcontentthanbooks.”Althoughbothjoyandsadnessfollowedthegeneraldownwardstrend,theresearch,publishedinthejournalPLOSOne,foundthattheyalsoexhibitedanotherinterestingbehavior:theratio（比率）betweenthetwovariedgreatly,apparentlymirroringhistoricalevents.DuringtheRoaringTwentiesthejoy-to-sadnessratioreacheditshighestpointthatwouldnotoccuragainuntilbeforetherecentfinancialcrash.Then,in1941,theratioplungedattheheightofWorldWarII.Nevertheless,theresearchersheldareservedopinionabouttheirclaimthattheirresultreflectedwidersocialtrends.Inthepaper,theyevenarguethattheoppositecouldbetrue.“Ithasbeensuggested,forexample,thatitwasthesuppression（压抑）ofdesireinordinaryElizabethanEnglishlifethatincreaseddemandforwriting‘filledwithromance'...perhaps,"theyconclude,“songsandbooksmaynotreflecttherealpopulationanymorethancatwalkmodelsreflecttheaveragebody.”Thestudywascarriedoutbywayof.scanningthebookswithanonlinescannercountingthenumberofwordsinthebookssearchingdigitizedtextsforemotionalwordsanalyzingdifferenttopicsofthebooksWhichofthefollowingisoneoftheresearchfindings?Usagedecreasedinallthecategoriesofmoodwords.Usageofmostmoodwordskeptfallingovertime.Thedeclinewascausedbytheriseofothermedia.Theunfavorablepositionofliteratureledtothedecline.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“plunged”probablymean?A.increasedB.changedC.droppedD.twistedTheresearcherssuspectthat.theirresearchresultreflectedwidersocialtrends.theirresearchresultwasthecontraryofsocialtrends.therewasasuppressionofdesireinElizabethanEnglishlife.catwalkmodelsreflectthepopulationbetterthansongsandbooks.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。OnemorningIlookedoutofmystudywindowandsawitwasafineday:notevenasinglecloud.Butlateron,hardatworkatmydesk,Iheardalouddrummingnoise.Turningtothewindow,Isawtheskywasnowthecolorofcharcoal（木炭）.Rainbegantofall;twominuteslatertherainbecamehail（冰雹）;atsomepoint,thehailbecamesnow.31It'sextremelyvariable.Goaheadwithyourpicnicinthelocalparkbyallmeans,butdon'tassumethatbecausethesunisshiningnow,itwillbewhenyouopenyourpackofsandwiches.32TheweatherinBritainisbynomeansalwaysbad.Itcanjustseemalotlikeapersonwhohasalotofmoodswings.ThisisoneofthebiggestreasonswhytheBritishtalksooftenabouttheweather:it'shandy.Wherevertherearestrangersstandingorsittingclosetogether,andtalkcannotbeavoided,theconversationfocusesontheweather:“33”or"Whatshockingweatherwe'vebeenhaving!"TheunreliabilityoftheweatherissomethingthateveryBritcanagreeon.34Thus,theweather'sunpredictabilityisactuallyaplusfortheBritish.Eventhosewithdifferentopinionsoneverythingelseintheworld,suchasthecurrentargumentintheUKaboutmembershipoftheEuropeanUnion,cantalkabouttheweatherwithoutitleadingtoashoutingmatch.35Longliverainstormsinmid-July!TheEnglishoftentalksaboutweather.Yes,theweatherhasbeengood,hasn'tit?Thatmakesitasafetopicofconversation.You'dbettertakeanumbrella,justincase.ThisstorywillgiveyousomeideaaboutweatherinBritain.Strangerswillchoosetotalkabouttheweathertobreaktheice.第二部分语言运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）"What'sallthistree-plantingfor?"IwasaskedwhenIbeganwritingaboutrestoring（修复）apieceoflandIhad36inSomerset.Thetruthis,Ijustlovetrees.AndIamnot37."AsIgetolder,allIreally38istoplanttrees，”PrinceCharlessaysinaBBCprogrammeinwhichheis39inthewoodheplantedonthedayPrinceGeorgewasborn.Wehaveinherited40andwonderfultreesinourcitiesandvillages.Theywereplanted,orseltsown,years,evencenturiesago.Wetakethemforgranted,41thecreatureslivingamongthem,remaininignoranceofthe42treesaredoingus（cleaningtheair,forexample）andcutthemdownfor43.Yetwekeepafeelingof44forthem.Thismayaccountforthe45thegovernmentfacedin2010whenitsoughttoselloffpubliclyownedwoods,andforthewidesupporttheWoodlandTrust（atreeprotectingcharity）46.Treesneed47,whichiswhyI,acity-resident,boughtmySomersetwoodlandin1999.Atthattime,climatechangewasalreadywellproved,48myhopesofplantinglong-livedoaksandpinesgradually49anxietyabouttheirchances.TreediseasesnewtotheUK,wind,droughtandfloodwereallputtingthemat50.ButIdidnot51thingstomovesofast.Thewoodlandisgood,andthenewtreesaregrowinglikemad,butthecreaturesare52.Therabbitshavedisappeared（duetosomedisease,perhaps?）andtheowlhasmoved.Thebeesandbutterfliesarestilltherebutinsmaller_53_.Ifthiscanhappeninmywoodthatis54pesticides（杀虫Q）andherbicides（除草齐U）,itsurelyindicatesweneedtogivenaturethechancetorestoreitsown55.Meanwhile,Ilovemywood,andtree-plantinghasalsodonewondersforrestoringmybalancebetweentownandcountry.A.visitedB.purchasedC.allocatedD.returnedA.richB.ashamedC.aloneD.ready38.A.objecttoB.giveawayC.takeupD.longfor39.A.filmedB.stuckC.commentedD.discovered40.A.sacredB.delicateC.matureD.fragrant41.A.raiseB.observeC.ignoreD.abuse42.A.honorB.goodC.harmD.justice43.A.developmentB.entertainmentC.protectionD.restriction44.A.trustB.sadnessC.betrayalD.affection45.A.approvalB.oppositionC.survivalD.dilemma46.A.attractsB.urgesC.requiresD.lacks47.A.spaceB.supportC.companyD.nutrition48.A.sinceB.forC.yetD.so49.A.caughtupwithB.gavewaytoC.brokeawayfromD.gotridof50.A.riskB.adistanceC.easeD.aloss51.A.prayB.wantC.allowD.expect52.A.inplaceB.inorderC.indeclineD.inquestion53.A.sizesB.numbersC.placesD.spaces54.A.eagerforB.fitforC.freeofD.fullof55.A.frictionB.virtueC.tensionD.balance第二节(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。TechnologicalchangesbroughtdramaticnewoptionstoAmericanslivinginthe1990s.Duringthisdecadenewformsofentertainment,commerce,research,andcommunication56(become)commonplaceintheU.S.Thedrivingforcebehindmuchofthischangewasaninnovation57___(popular)knownastheInternet.TheInternetwasdevelopedduringthe1970sbytheDepartmentofDefense.Inthecaseofanattack,militaryadviserssuggested__58__advantageofbeingabletooperateonecomputerfromanotherterminal.Intheearlydays,theInternetwasusedmainlybyscientiststocommunicatewithotherscientists.OneearlyproblemfacedbyInternetuserswasspeed.Phone___59___(line)couldonlytransmitinformationatalimitedrate.Thedevelopmentoffiber-optic(光纤)cablesallowedbillionsofbitsofinformation___60(receive)everyminute.CompanieslikeInteldevelopedfastermicroprocessors,sopersonalcomputerscouldprocesstheincomingsignalsmore___61___(rapidly).Intheearly1990s,theWorldWideWebwasdeveloped,inlargepart,__62___commercialpurposes.Corporationscreatedhomepages___63___theycouldplacetextandgraphicstosellproducts.Soonairlinetickets,hotelreservationsandevencarscouldbepurchasedonline.UniversitiespostedresearchdataontheInternet,sostudentscouldfind64(value)informationwithoutleavingtheirdormitories.Companiessoondiscoveredthatworkcouldbedoneathomeandsubmittedonline,soawholenewclassoftelecommutersbegantoearnalivingfromhomeofficesunshavenand65(wear)pajamas(睡衣).第三部分写作(共两节，满分40分)第一节(满分15分)假定你是李华，英国高中生Peter在中国研学时曾暂住你家。他回国后给你写信感谢你的招待，并在信中委婉表示对你家三世同堂感到惊讶。请你写一封回信，简要介绍中国人三世同堂的现象。写作词数应为100左右；可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。第二节（满分25分）阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。Theraincamedownsteadyandhard.JasonStoriehearditbutwasnotworriedashepreparedforadayofcavingwithfivefriendsinaremotespot80miles