2020-2021学年甘肃省天水市一中高一下学期开学考试英语试题

2020-2021学年甘肃省天水市一中高一下学期开学考试英语试题（满分：100分时间：100分钟）第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳答案。ASchoolActivitiesforKidsandTeensAreyoulookingforfull-filledactivitiesforkidsandteens?Herearesomewonderfulonesforyou!SecretoftheDragonTime:Monday,July1,2015,10:30a.m.Cost:Adult:$7.40,Children(under15):halfBookings:Phonethebookingofficeat.Address:BrisbaneBotanicGardensNote:SecretoftheDragonisamagicalstoryabouttwochildrenwhoaretakenonadragonridetoexploretheuniverse.TheSearchforlife:AreWeAlone?Time:Thursday,July4,2015,2:00p.m.Cost:Adult:$14.50，Children(under15):$8.70Bookings:Phonethebookingofficeat.Address:BrisbaneBotanicGardensNote:Arewetrulyaloneinspace?Isthereanylifeoutthere?Thesearethequestionsaskedinthisshow.MagicClassTime:Friday,July12,2015,10:00a.m.Cost:FreeBookings:Pleasecalltobookyourplace.Address:CentenaryCommunityhub,171DandenongRd.Note:Wouldyouliketobeamagician?ThenjoinDavid,themagician,tolearnaboutrealmagicwithplayingcards,coins,ringropesandDIYprojectsandbeabletobecomethelifeoftheparty.Sciencewithme:MakingYourOwnGuitarTime:Saturday,July20,2015,3:00p.m.Cost:FreedBookings:Pleasephonetobookyourplace.Address:10,EggintonCloseNote:DoyouwanttomakeaguitarwithKatyandhermom?SciencewithMeisgoingtobewithyou.Pleaseremembertobringapieceofwood,ahammer,somerubberbandsandsomenailswithyou.Alecisstronglyinterestedinspacelife.Hemaygoto.A.MagicClassB.SciencewithMeC.SecretoftheDragonD.TheSearchforLife2.Johnandhis10-year-oldsonwanttowatchSecretoftheDragon.Howmuchshouldtheypay?A.$7.40.B.$11.10C.$14.803.Whatdothefouractivitieshaveincommon?A.Theyareallfree.B.Theyhappeninthesameplace.C.Theycanallbebookedbyphone.D.Theyareallweekendactivities.BThereisastoryaboutamanwholosthislegsandleftarminanaccident.Aftertheaccident,onlyafingerandthumbonhisrighthandremained.Hewasabrilliant,creative,andeducatedman.Hehadgainedalotofexperiencewhiletravelingaroundtheworld,sohebecameverydepressedafterhisaccident.Hewasafraidthathewouldspendtherestofhislifesufferingandwouldnolongerbeabletospendhislifeinameaningfulway.Then,herealizedthathestillhadpartialfunctionofhisrighthandandcouldstillwriteeventhoughitwasverydifficult.Anideaoccurredtohim.“Whynotwritetootherpeoplewhoneedencouragement?”Hewrotetotheprisonministryaboutsendingletterstotheprisoners.Theprisonministerreplied,“Writingtotheprisonersisacceptable,butyourletterswillnotbeanswered.”Filledwithexcitement,themanknewhecouldwritehisletters.Hebegansendingone-waymessagesofGod’slove,hope,strength,andencouragement.Hewrotetwiceaweek,testinghisstrengthandabilitytothelimit.Hepouredhisheartandsoulintohiswordsandsharedhisexperience,senseofhumor,optimism,andfaith.Itwasdifficulttowritethoseletters,especiallywithouthopeofareply.Onedayhereceivedaletterfromtheprisonministry.Itwasashortnotefromtheofficerwhomonitoredandcheckedtheprisonmail.Thelettersaid,“Pleasewriteonthebestpaperyoucanafford.Yourlettersarepassedfromcell(囚房)tocelluntiltheyfalltopieces!”Nomatterwhatcircumstanceslifemaypresent,weallhaveuniqueexperiences,abilities,andGod-giventalents.Wecandiscoverwaystoreachotherswhodesperatelyneedmessagesofencouragementandstrength.Inordertoliveinameaningfulway,whatdidthemanbegintodo?A.Writetootherpeopleinneedofencouragement.B.Receivetheschooleducationagain.C.Meetthepeoplewhoaredepressed.D.Helpotherpeoplewithlostarmsandlegs.5.Whatdoweknowfromtheprisonminister’sreply?A.Themanwasnotallowedtowritetotheprisoners.B.Theprisonerswerenotallowedtoanswertheletters.C.Themancouldn’tgotoseetheprisonershimself.D.Hewasnotsureiftheprisonerslikedreceivingtheletters.6.Whatcanbeinferredfromtheofficer’sshortnote?A.Themanwouldbeofferedfreepapertowriteletterson.B.Someoftheprisonerswerenotsatisfiedwithhisletters.C.Hisletterswereverypopularamongtheprisoners.D.Theprisonerseagerlywantedtowritebacktotheman.7.Whichcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.StoriesaboutaHelpfulPersonB.RelationshipbetweenaWriterandPrisonersC.PopularityofSomeSpecialLettersD.SpecialLettersofEncouragementCAccordingtoanewresearchfromtheUniversityofCambridgeinEngland,sheepareabletorecognizehumanfacesfromphotographs.Thefarmanimals,whoaresocialandhavelargebrains,werepreviouslyknowntobeabletorecognizeoneanother,aswellasfamiliarhumans.However,theirabilitytorecognizehumanfacesfromphotosaloneisnovel.Therecentstudy,theresultsofwhichwerepublishedinthejournalRoyalSociety;OpenScience,showthewoollycreaturescouldbetrainedtorecognizestillimagesofhumanfaces,includingthoseofformerPresidentBarackObamaandactressEmmaWatson.Initially,thesheepweretrainedtoapproachcertainimagesbybeinggivenfoodrewards.Later,theywereabletorecognizetheimagesforwhichtheyhadbeenrewarded.Thesheepcouldevenrecognizeimagesoffacesshownatanangle,thoughtheirabilitytodosodeclinedbyabout15percent—thesamerateatwhichahuman’sabilitytoperformthesametaskdeclines.“Anyonewhohasspenttimeworkingwithsheepwillknowthattheyareintelligentandindividualanimalswhoareabletorecognizetheirhandlers.”saidProfessorJennyMorton,wholedtheCambridgestudy.“We’veshownwithourstudythatsheephaveadvancedface-recognitionabilities,closetothoseofhumansandmonkeys.”Recognizingfacesisoneofthemostimportantsocialskillsforhumanbeings,andsomedisordersofthebrain,includingHuntington’sdisease,affectthisability.“Sheeparelong-livedandhavebrainsthataresimilarinsizeandcomplexitytothoseofsomemonkeys.Thatmeanstheycanbeusefulmodelstohelpusunderstanddisordersofthebrain,suchasHuntington’sdiseasethatdevelopoveralongtimeandaffectcognitive(认识的)abilities.Ourstudygivesusanotherwaytomonitorhowtheseabilitieschange.”Mortonsaid.Accordingtothenewresearch,what’sunusualaboutsheep?A.Theyhavelargebrains.B.Theycanrecognizetheirowners.C.Theycantellanimalsfromhumans.D.Theycanrecognizehumanfacesfromphotographs.9.Howdidtheresearcherstrainthesheep?A.Bygivingfoodrewards.B.Byshowingphotosoffamouspeople.C.Byguidingthemtofollowtheirhandlers.D.Byshowingphotosofhumansandmonkeysbytums.10.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.Sheephaveahigherface-recognitionabilitythanmonkeys.B.Thenewdiscoveryisofgreatbenefittothestudyofcognitiveabilitychanges.C.Thesheep’sface-recognitionabilitymaypreventsomedisordersofthebrain.D.Thesheep’sface-recognitionabilitystaysthesamewhenshownphotosatanyangle.11.What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?A.AWonderfulScientist.B.TheLifeofSheep.C.ANewDiscoveryaboutSheep.D.HowSheepRecognizeEachOther.DEverypersonhastheirownwayofsayingthings,theirownspecialexpressions.ManyeverydayAmericanexpressionsarebasedoncolors.Redisahotcolour.Americansoftenuseittoexpressheat.Theymaysaytheyareredhotaboutsomethingunfair.Whentheyareredhottheyareveryangryaboutsomething.ThesmallhottastingpeppersfoundinmanyMexicanfoodsarecalledredhotsfortheircolourandtheirfierytaste.Fastloudmusicispopularwithmanypeople.Theymaysaythemusicispopularwithmanypeople.Theymaysaythemusicisredhot,especiallythekindcalledDixiclandjazz.Pinkisalighterkindofred.Peoplesometimessaythey’reinthepinkwhenthey’reingoodhealth.TheexpressionwasfirstusedinAmericaatthebeginningofthe20thcentury.Itprobablycamefrommanybabieswhowerebornwithanicepinkcolourshowinggoodhealth.Blueisacoolcolour.ThetraditionalbluesmusicintheUnitedStatesistheoppositeofredhotmusic.Bluesisslow,sadandsoulful.DukeEllingtonandhisorchestrarecordedafamoussong---MoodIndigo—aboutthedeepbluecolour,indigo.Inthewordsofthesong:“Youaren’tbluetillyou’vehadthatMoodIndigo.”Someonewhoisblueisverysad.Thecolourgreenisnaturalfortreesandgrass.Butitisanunnaturalcolourforhumans.Apersonwhohasasickfeelinginhisstomachmaysayhefeelsalittlegreen.Apassengeronaboatwhoisfeelingverysickfromhighwavesmaylookverygreen.Sometimesapersonmaybeupsetbecausehedoesnothavesomethingasniceashisfriend’s,likeafastnewcar.Thatpersonmaysayheisgreenwithenvy.Somepeoplearegreenwithenvybecauseafriendhasmoredollarsofgreenbacks.Dollarsarecalledgreenbacksbecausethatisthecolourofthebacksideofthepapermoney.Thecolourblackisoftenusedinexpressions.Peopledescribeadayinwhicheverythinggoeswrongasablackday.Thedateofamajortragedyisrememberedasablackday.Ablacklistisillegalnow.Butatonetime,somebusinessesrefusedtoemploypeoplewhowereonablacklistforbelongingtounpopularorganizations.Ifyouhadyourwalletstolenwhiledoingsomeshopping,youmaycallit________.A.awhitedayB.agreendayC.areddayD.ablackday13.SupposeMr.Brownsayshisthreechildrenareallinthepink.Thismeanstheyare________.A.fitandhealthyB.gentleandmodestC.creativeandenergeticD.luckyandwealthy14.Whenshegothomeandfoundnothinghadbeendonebyherhusband,Janewasreally________.A.blueB.redhotC.greenD.black15.Inthefollowparagraph,thewritermighttellthereadersomethingabout________.A.people’sresponsetowardsablackdayB.morewordsaboutacolour,suchasbrownC.theinfluenceofthetraditionalbluesD.unpopularorganizationsintheworld第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。HowtoWinVotesinaSchoolElectionInmanyways,schoolelectionsarejustlikeelectionsanywhereelse.16.Youwillalsoneedtoworkhardtomakesurepeopleknowwhoyouareandwhytheyshouldvoteforyou.?Decidewhatpositiontorunfor.17.Makesureyouknowwhatthepositiondoes,andwhatyouwillthere.Theredoonceyougetthere.Therearelimitstowhatyoucandowhileinoffice,soknowingyourresponsibilitiescankeepyoufrommakingfoolishcampaignpromisesthatyoucan’tkeep.?18.Talktoyourfriendsaboutrunning,makesuretheythirunning.Youalone.Ityou.Yourkfortheirhelpinrunning.Youwon’tbeabletodothisalone.Itlooksgoodifthepeoplewhoknowyoubestwillvoteforyou.Yournetworkcanalsohelpwithmorepracticalactivities,suchasdesigningandmakingpostersandencouragingtheirclassmatestovoteforyou.?yourself.Youyourself.uandyourcampaignteamshouldmakeposters,T-shirts,andotheritemsthatwillletotherstudentslearnyournameevenifyoudon’tgettotalktothem.19.vote.Sometimesletovote.Sometimesthehardestthingisactuallygettingpeopletoparticipateintheelection.20.Getpeoplefamiliarwithyousothattheytrustyouenoughtogiveyoutheirvote.?A.Createanetwork.B.Arguewithpeople.C.Therefore,theywilleventuallyvoteforsomeoneelse.D.Speaktoasmanypeopleasyoucanthroughouttheschool.E.Studentorganizationshavemanyofficeswithdifferentresponsibilities.F.Towinovervoters,youneedtoreachouttoasmanyvotersaspossible.G.Themostimportantistoincludeyournameandthepositiononeverythingyoumake.第二部分语言知识运用（共两节，满分35分）第一节（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Fireworksarebeautifulandweallenjoyappreciatingthem.Butlet’sstopandthinkaboutthepricethatwe21forjustafewminutesof22.Tobeginwith,theamountofmoneywespendonfireworksis23.Theexcitementisgone24.Let’sfaceit,whatwereallyaredoingisburning25.Yet,yearafteryear,thousandsofcitiesandtownsspendourtaxdollarsonfireworksdisplays.Thosetaxdollarswouldbeputtomuchbetter26feedingourhungryandhousingourhomeless.Second,thereisthematterof27.Fireworkscontainchemicalsthatareharmfultopeopleandanimals.Overtheyears,thesechemicalswill28theairwebreatheandthewaterwedrink.Third,let’s29thetrashleftbehindafterafireworksdisplay.Whata30!Onewouldprobablyexpectthatthosewho31thefireworkswouldhavethepolitenessto32thetrashafterwards.33,theydon’t.Themesstheyleavebehind34thekindofattitudemanyAmericanshavetowardour35.Fourth,fireworksare36.Somefireworkscandamageyourhearing,especiallythefireworksusedinpublicdisplaysthatgiveoffabigBANG.Losingyour37istoohighapricetopay.38allthesafetywarnings,westillseeinjuriesanddeathsasaresultoffireworks.Approximately10,000Americansareinjuredeveryyearbyfireworks.Inmyview,allconsumerfireworksshouldbe39.Publicfireworksdisplaysshouldbekepttoaminimumandshouldbepaidforthroughvolunteerfunding,nottaxdollars.Finally,thosepeoplein40offireworksdisplaysshouldberesponsibleforcleaningupthemesstheymake.21．A.giveaway B.decideonC.pay D.raise22．A.invitation B.hesitationC.excitement D.development23．A.limited B.worthlessC.necessary D.unreasonable24．A.inaninstant B.inawhisperC.byaccident D.uptonow25．A.failure B.money C.time D.leather26．A.end B.use C.food D.place2A.commentA.comment B.coincidence C.safety D.health28．A.giveout B.cutdown C.pollute D.purify29．A.thinkabout B.pickout C.cutoff D.slideinto30．A.shame B.mess C.pity D.wonder31．A.setoff B.builtup C.focusedonD.starredin32．A.save B.leave C.pickup D.figureout33．A.Therefore B.AnyhowC.Otherwise D.However34．A.changes B.reflectsC.adopts D.shares35．A.behavior B.neighbourhood C.society D.environment36．A.beautifulB.complex C.bright D.noisy37．A.memory B.hearing C.life D.sight38．A.DespiteB.Besides C.Beyond D.Without39．A.encouragedB.discussed C.forbiddenD.produced40．Acharge B.need C.honorD.case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。Whenyougraduatefromhighschooloruniversity,islearningfinished?Theanswer?41(be)no.Inmanycountries,peoplecontinuelearningall?42(they)lives.Whyislifelonglearningimportant?Howcanithelpyou?Lifelonglearningcanbeusefulinmanyways.People?43wanttochangejobsoftenreturntostudyatauniversity.Somejobsrequireworkerstokeeplearningnewways?44(do)things.Forexample,?45(doctor)mustalwayslearnaboutnewillnessesandtreatments.Lifelonglearningcanpreparepeopleforunexpectedchanges,suchas,losingyourjobandhavingtodepend?46newskillstofindwork.Bycontinuingtolearn,you'llmore?47(easy)takeadvantageofnewjobopportunities.Lifelonglearningcanhelppeoplestay?48(health)andindependent.Manyolderpeoplealsofeelthatlifelonglearninghelpsthemstayclosetoyoungpeople.Lotsofolderpeoplearenowlearning?49tousecomputers.“Iwanttoremainactiveformyownhealth,”saidMr.Salinas,?5091-year-oldmantakingcomputerclasses.“IseemycomputerlearningaspartofanactivelifeandsomethingthatIcansharewithmyfamily.”第三部分写作（共两节，满分35分）第一节短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处；每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改的词。注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2.只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。Asisknowntoall,theGreatWallisoneofthebest-knowntouristattractionaroundtheglobe.Almosteverybodywantstopayavisit,butIamnoexception.Thissummervacation,thedayIlookedforwardtocomingatlast.Igotupandsetoffontheearlymorning,mybrotherTimkeepingmeacompany.Aftertwohour'sbusride,wearrivedatwhichlookedlikealargemarket.Seenmillionsofpeopletalking,pushingandphotographing,Iimmediatelostmyenthusiasm.Indeed,theGreatWallisreallysomethingmustbeexperiencedwithalittlecare.书面表达（满分15分）假如你是李华，初中毕业，请你用英文给你的初中英语老师杨老师写一封感谢信。内容应包括：1．表达对老师的感谢；2．陈述老师对你的帮助和影响；3．表达对老师的祝福。注意：1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。DearMsYang,___________________________