2020-2021学年安徽省合肥市肥东县高级中学高一(上)期中英语试卷

2020-2021学年安徽省合肥市肥东县高级

中学高一（上）期中英语试卷

2020-2021学年安徽省合肥市肥东县高级中学高一（上）

期中英语试卷

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共4

小题；每小题6分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，

从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选

项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

1.Losingweightcomeswithalotofhealthbenefits-

includingmakingyourbrainsharper.

Yes,itturnsoutthatoverweightmaydamagecognitive（认

知的）functionssuchasmemoryand

attention.Therehavebeenfewstudiesofoverweightand

cognitivefunctioning,possiblybecauseitisgenerally

believedthatitisnotaprimaryriskcauseforpoorcognitive

performance.Losingweight,therefore,mayhelp

improvethesementalfunctions,accordingtoanewresearch

ledbyJohnGunstad,assistantprofessorof

psychology（心理学）atKentStateUniversity.

Growingevidencesuggeststhatbeingfatislinkedto

cognitivedeficits（缺陷）.SoGunstadandhisteam

guessedthatlosingweightmightimprovementalfunction.

Fortheirstudy,theymeasuredmemoryandattentionin

agroupof150overweightparticipants,someofwhomhad

somekindofoperationforweightlossandsomedid

not.Allofthevolunteerscompletedmentalskillsteststo

assesstheirabilitiesofmemoryandattentionatthe

beginningofthestudy,andagain12weekslater.Tobegin

with,about24%ofthepatientsshoweddamagedlearning

and23%showedsignsofpoormemorywhentested.Atthe

endofthestudy,thosewhohadlostweightafter

operationimprovedtheirscoresintotheaverageorabove

averagerangeforcognitivefunctions.Scoresforthe

volunteerswhodidn'tloseweightdroppedevenfurther.

ThestudyhelpedGunstadtofindoutwhetherlosingweight

hadanyeffectonmentalfunction.Nowthathe's

seenthepositiveeffectthatweightlosscanhaveonmemory

andattention,hesayshewillnextstudythosewho

choosetoloseweightbythetraditionalway-eatinghealthier

andgettingmoreactive.Heexpectsthatlosingweight

inthiswaywillhaveasimilarlypositiveeffectonthebrain.

"Ifwecanimprovetheconditionwithoperations,then

wecanprobablyproducethesamechangewithbehavioral

weightlossaswell,"hesays.

(1)TheresultofGunstad'sstudyshowsthat.

A.losingweightcanimprovepeople'smentalfunctions

B.losingweighthaslittleeffectonpeople'smemory

C.overweightpeople'sabilitiesofconcentrationdiffergreatly.

D.overweightpeoplearelikelytohavepsychologyproblems

(2)WhatisGunstadplanningtoprovenextinhisresearch?

A.Healthydietisbetterthanexerciseinlosingweight.

B.Slimpeoplearesmarterthanoverweightpeople.

C.Overweightpeoplewillgetsmarterbythetraditionalway..

D.Traditionalwaysoflosingweightarebetterthanoperation.

(3)Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.LosingWeightbyOperation

B.BodyWeightandHealth

C.LosingWeighttoSharpenYourMind.

D.WaystoImproveMentalFunctions

2.EachIndian（印第安人）wassupposedtokeephis

birthnameuntilhewasoldenoughtoearnonefor

himself.Buthisplaymates（游戏伙伴）wouldalwaysgive

himanameoftheirown.Nomatterwhathisparents

calledhim,hischildhoodfriendswouldusethenamethey

hadchosen.Oftenitwasnotpleasing,suchasBowLegs

orBadBoy.Butsometimesanamefitsowellthatthe

youngsterfounditdifficulttoshakeitoff.Ifhecouldnotearna

betteronefromawarlater,hecouldbestuckwithanamelike

BowLegsfortherestofhislife.

TheIndianearnedhisrealnamewhenhewasoldenoughfor

hisfirstfightagainsttheenemy.Hislifename

dependedonhowheactedduringthisfirstbattle.Whenhe

returnedfromthewar,thewholetribewouldgatherand

observetheceremonyinwhichhewouldbegivenhisname

bythechief.Ifhehaddonewell,hewouldgetagood

name.OtherwisehemightbecalledCrazyWolforMan-

Afraid-Of-a-Horse.SoanIndian'snametoldhisrecordor

describedthekindofmanhewas.

Amanwasgivenmanychancestoimprovehisname,

however.Ifinalaterbattlehewasbraveinfightingagainst

theenemy,hewasgivenabettername.Someofourgreat

fightershadasmanyastwelvenames-allgoodandeach

betterthanthelast.

AnIndian'snamesbelongedtohimfortherestofhislife.No

oneelsecouldusethem.Evenhehimselfcouldnot

givethemawaybecausenameswereassignedbythetribe,

notthefamily.Sonomancouldpassonhisnameunless

thechiefandthetribeaskedhimtodoso.

SometimesanIndianwouldbeaskedtogivehisnametoa

sonwhohadperformedanoticeabledeed.Iknowof

onlythreeoffourtimeswhenthishappened.ltistherarest

honorforaperson-thehonorofassuming(承担)his

father'sname.

(1)AnIndiancouldbegiventhesecondnameby

A.theenemy

C.hischildhoodfriends.

(2)ThegreatesthonoranIndiancouldearnwas.

A.anamegivenbythechief

B.avictoryinhisfirstbattleagainsttheenemy

C.therighttousehisfather'sname.

D.aceremonytogethisrealname

(3)IfanIndianhadmorethantennames,itmeant

that.

A.hewasagreatfighter

B.manypeopleinthetribelikedhim

B.hisfather

D.thechiefofthetribe

C.hehadfoughtinfewerthantenbattles.

D.hehadalotoffriends

(4)Whichofthefollowingstatementsisnottrueaccording

tothepassage?

A.ThelifenameofanIndianwasearnedinbattle

B.ThenamesgivenbytheplaymatesofanIndianwere

usuallynotpleasant

C.TheIndiansthemselveswerenotallowedtogivetheir

namesaway..

D.AnIndiancouldthrowawayhisbirthnamewhenhewas

oldenoughtoearnoneforhimself.

3.AnAmericancancersurvivorhabecomehefirstperson

toswimacrosstheEnglishChannelfourtimesonend.

SarahThomas,37,completedthegreatachievementon

Tuesdayafterover54hoursofswimming.Herrecord-

breakingachievementcamejustayearaftershecompleted

treatmentforbreastcancer（乳腺癌）.

InavideoonFacebook,asmallgroupofpeoplecouldbe

seencheeringontheswimmerfromColoradoasshe

madeherfinalarrivaltobeachatDover.Supporters

congratulatedMrs.Thomasonhernon-stopswim,handingher

chocolateandothergifts.Inthevideo,Mrs.Thomasadmitted

tofeeling"alittlesick"butsaidshehadbeen

encouragedtokeepgoingbyherhusbandandherteam.

Beforethestartofherchallenge,Mrs.Thomaswrotethatshe

was"fearful"andadmittedshewas"goingto

needsomeluck".

InaFacebookpostmadeonSaturday,shededicated(奉献)

theswim"toallthesurvivorsout

there",adding,"Thisisforthoseofuswhohavewondered

hopelesslyaboutwhatcomesnext,andhaveovercome

thepainbravely."

Afterherswim,Mrs.Thomassaid,"I'mreallytiredandI'm

losingmyvoicefromallthesaltwater."Askedwhat

theworstpartofherchallengewas,shesaid,"Probably

dealingwiththesaltwaterovertwodays.Itreallyhurts

yourthroat,yourmouthandyourtongue."Shepraisedher

supportteamforhelpingherstaystrong,addingthatshe

wasverypreparedfortheweather,currents(kit)andcold

water."Ifeeljustmostlystunnedrightnow.Ijustcan't

believethatwedidit."

(1)What'stheattitudeofMrs.Thomas'shusbandtoher

swimmingchallenge?

A.Henevercaresaboutitatall.

B.Herefusestosupporther.

C.Heencourageshertokeeptrying..

D.Heisangryaboutherdecision.

(2)WhatwasthebiggestchallengeforMrs.Thomas?

A.Thecurrents.

C.Thecoldwater..

B.Theweather.

D.Thesaltwater.

(3)Whatdoestheunderlinedword"stunned"inthelast

paragraphprobablymean?

A.Surprised.

(4)What'sthebesttitleforthetext?

A.AWomanBeatBreastCancer

B.ASuccessfulSwimmer

C.ACancerSurvivorMadeaNewRecord.

D.ARecord-breakingAchievement

4.Aprimaryschoolartteacherhasreceivedagooddealof

praisesinceherdaughterpostedphotosofherspecial

schoolprojectonline.

RebeccaBonnerteachesatMcauliffeElementarySchoolin

HighlandVillage,Texas.Intotal,shehostsartclasses

forabout580studentswhoareagedfrom3to11yearsold.

Bonneralwaystriestoencourageherstudentstobe

creativebytellingthemto"turntheirmess-upintoadress-up".

Soasawayofgivinganexampleofherwords,she

invitedallofherstudentstodrawfreelyonawhitedressthat

shebroughttoschool.Fortwoweeks,theyoung

studentsusedtheirpenstoaddtheirownlittledesigns（设计）

tothedress.Theartteacherthenshowedtheir

workbyproudlywearingthedressforaschoolartshow.

Herstudentswerenottheonlyoneshappytoseetheirart

cometolife-Bonner's20-year-olddaughterCharlece

Lakewassomovedbyhermother'sproject.Charlecetook

somephotosofBonnerwearingthedressandposted

themtoTwitter,sayingthathermomwas"thecutestart

teacherever".Sincepostingthepictures,theyhavebeen

sharedthousandsoftimes.

ThoughBonnerwassurprisedthatherprojecthadbeen

widelyknown,shesaidthatshewashappyforthe

chancetoserveasagoodrolemodelforart."I'mnotworried

aboutbeingfamousofanythinglikethatbutIdothink

it'sgreattopromote(推广)thearts,becauseartisnot

commonamongprimaryschools,"Bonnersaid."Ithink

it'sreallyimportantforkidstohavethatplacetocreate,and

thatfreedom(自由)tocreate,"sheadded.

(1)WhatdidRebeccaBonneraskherstudentstodo?

A.Drawwhatevertheylikeonadress.

B.Wearbeautifulclothesforanartshow.

C.Designtheirownclothes..

D.Bringwhitedressestoschool.

(2)WhydidCharleceLakepostphotosofhermother

online?

A.Shewantedhermothertobefamous.

B.Shewantedtopromotethearts.

C.Shewantedtowinhermothermoresupport..

D.Shewasproudofwhathermotherhaddone.

B.Frightened.C.Powerful..D.Upset.(3)Whatmaybe

RebeccaBonner'sbestwish?

A.Helpingmorestudentsgotoprimaryschool.

B.Allowingstudentstocreatetheirownartworks.

C.Promotingtheartsinprimaryschools..

D.Becomingagoodrolemodelforart.

(4)What'sthemainideaofthetext?

A.Ateacherattendedherschool'sartshow.

B.Ateacher'sphotobecamefamousonline.

C.Studentslikedesigningdressesfortheirteachers..

D.McauliffeElementarySchool'sschoolproject.

第二节(共1小题；每小题10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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选

项。

Lifecanbesodifficultthesedays.Itisthetimethatyouall

shouldadmityouneedhelpinorganizingyour

lives.Herearesometipsthatwillhelpyou.

Writeeverythingdownanddonotrelyonyourmemory.(1)

Ifyouwanttorememberthings,putthem

inwriting,orinadigitalnotebook.Keepingyourto-dolists

andotherinformationwrittensomewhereallowsyouto

lookbackatthemanytime,evenwhenyouhavehityourhead

andforgottenyourownname.

(2)Trythisexperimentbeforebuyingonething,

throwoutsomethingoldorsomethingyoudonot

use.Or,ifyouareareallypackrat,justthrowoutoneold

thingadayuntilyoucannotfindanymoreitemstothrow.

Recycleanddonate.Isyourclosetfullofunopenedbagsand

clothesthatstillhavetheirtagson?Isyour

bookshelffullofunreadbooks?Chancesarethatifyouhave

notread,worn,orusedwhatevertheyare,thenyou

areprobablynotgoingtousethematall.(3)

Createdaily,weeklyandmonthlytimetablesforcleaning.

Organizeyourcleaningtimetable.(4)

Distributetasksevenly,soforexample,dishwashing

couldbedonedaily；whilevacuumingcouldbedone

weeklyandcleaningthewindowsdonemonthly.

Whicheverofthesetasksyoudecidetodo,rememberthatyou

cannotcompletelyorganizeyourlifeinone

go.(5)Justdecidetogetorganizednow,andthen

takebabysteps.Soonenough,youwillbemakinga

habitoutofitall.

A.Practiceputtingthingsawayimmediately.

B.Throwonethingbeforebuyingsomething.

C.Itisalongandnever-endingprocess,sobepatient.

D.GivethemtoacharityorsellontheInternet.

E.Itisextremelyexhaustingtocleaneverythingallatonce.

F.Tokeepupwithtasks,youneedtoworkwithyourfamily.

G.Weallagreemostofushaveatoughtimeremembering

things.

第三部分英语知识运用(共两节，满分30分)第一节完

形填空(共1小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)

Igotaboardandsatdowninmyseat.Itwasgoingtobea

longflight.Aroundmeweresome(1)

"Whereareyouheaded?"Iasked.

"LakesAirBase.We'llbethereforspecialtraining,andthen

tothefront."

Afteraboutanhour,anannouncementwasmadethatbox

luncheswere(2)forfivedollars.The

journeywouldbeseveralhours,andIdecidedtobuyone.

AsI(3)formywallet,1heardasoldieraskhis

buddyifhewouldbuylunch."No,thatseemsalotof

moneyforjustaboxlunch."Ilookedaroundattheother

soldiers.(4)werebuyinglunch.Iwalkedto

thebackoftheplaneand(5)theflightattendant

afifty-dollarbill."Takeboxlunchestoallthose

soldiers,"Isaid.Sheseizedmyarmstightly.Hereyeswet

withtears,she(6)me,"Mysonisasoldierin

thefront...it'salmostlikeyouaredoingitforhim."

Pickinguptenboxes,sheheadedtothesoldiers.

Aftereating,onmywaytotherestroomIwas(7)

byaman."IsawwhatyoudidandIwanttobe(8)

ofit."Withthis,hehandedmetwenty-fivedollars.

SoonafterIreturnedtomyseat,IsawtheFlightCaptain

coming,lookingattheseatnumbers(9)he

walked.Whenhegottomyrowhestopped,smiled,heldout

his(10),andsaid,"Iwantto(11)

yourhand."Istoodandtookhishand.Withaloud

voicehesaid,"Iwasasoldier.(12)

,someoneboughtmealunch.Itwassuchanactof

(13)thatIneverforgot."Iwasalittlebit

(14)whenapplauserangoutfromallofthe

passengers.Thesesoldiersweregivingtheirallforour

country.Icouldonlygivethemacoupleofmeals.

Later,whenIwalkedtothefrontoftheplanetostretchmy

legs,aman(15)anothertwenty-five

dollarsinmyhand.

Whenwe(16)Igatheredmybelongingsand

startedtoleave.Amanstoppedme,putsomethingin

mypocket,andwalkedaway(17)aword.

Anothertwenty-fivedollars!

Seeingthesoldiers(18)attheterminal,Iwalked

overtothemandhandedthemseventy-five

dollars.AsIwalked(19)tomycar,Iprayedfor

theirsafe(20).

(1)A.strangersB.soldiersC.attendantsD.passengers(2)

A.availableB.reasonableC.convenientD.special(3)

A.preparedB.sentC.reachedD.paid(4)A.NoneB.Some

C.ManyD.A11(5)A.lentB.showedC.handedD.charged

(6)A.advisedB.greetedC.inspiredD.thanked(7)

A.praisedB.stoppedC.attractedD.discovered(8)A.one

B.kindC.partD.much(9)A.asB.thoughC.tillD.unless

(10)A.tongueB.armC.headD.hand(11)A.feelB.seize

C.shakeD.check(12)A.OnceB.LaterC.Recently

D.Frequently(13)A.performanceB.kindnessC.bravery

D.wisdom(14)A.embarrassedB.relievedC.oveijoyed

D.satisfied(15)A.threwB.foundC.tookD.left(16)

A.separatedB.landedC.pausedD.chatted(17)A.inB.for

C.throughD.without(18)A.trainingB.shouting

C.gatheringD.marching(19)A.casuallyB.anxiously

C.disappointedlyD.lightheartedly(20)A.arrivalB.return

C.flightD.escape

第II卷(共50分)第二节(共1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。

6-year-oldJermaineBellofJacksonville,Fla.wassavingup

moneytotakeavacationtoDisneyWorldforhis

birthdayonSept.8.However,whenthedayfinallycame,

insteadofgoingtoDisneyWorld,JermaineBell(1)

(ask)hisparentstogotoSouthCarolina.It

turnedoutthatBellhaddecidedtousethevacationmoney

tohelpfeedpeopleevacuating(撤离)fromDorian.

"Thesedayspeople(2)(travel)togotoother

(3)(place),Iwantthemtohave

somefood(4)(eat),sotheycanenjoythe

ridetotheplacethatthey'regoingtostayat,"Bellsaid.

Bellturned7onSundayandwhenDisneyfoundoutabouthis

(5)(kind),itplannedabig

surprise.Agroupofpeople,(6)madeasurprise

visittohishomeinJacksonville,Fla.,toldhimthathe

andhisfamilywereprovidedwithn(7)freeVIP

vacationforlaterthismonth.

VideoofBell(8)(receive)thegoodnewswas

postedonYouTubebyDisney,(9)the

caption(字幕)，"Six-year-oldJermaineBellof

Jacksonville,Fla.spentmorethanayearsavingmoneyforan

upcomingbirthdaytriptoWaltDisneyWorldResortin

Florida.However,hurricane(飓风)Dorianchanged

Jermaine'splans(10)(great).Millionsof

peoplehavebeenmovedbythestoryofthislittleboy's

selflessacteversince."

第四部分写作（共两节，满分10分）第一节短文改错

（共1小题；每小题10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（A）,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后的

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.

WhenIwasintheseventhgrade,IwastoonaughtythatI

haddifficultybehavemyself.Myheartwasintheright

place,andIcouldn'talwaysfollowtherules.Iplayedmany

trickonmyschoolmates.Astheresult,I

repeatedlysenttotheofficeoftheheadmaster.AlthoughI

hatedgoingtothere