2020-2021学年大境中学高一下英语5月考试

上外附属大境中学二0二0学年度第二学期5月调研测试

高一年级英语试卷

（考试时间100分钟，满分120分）

2021.5

第I卷

I.ListeningComprehension(20*)

SectionA

Directions:InsectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeach

conversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationandthequestionwillbespoken

onlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersinyourpaper,

anddecidewhichoneisthebesttothequestionyouhaveheard.

1.A.Awriter.B.Ateacher.C.Areporter.D.Astudent.

2.A.Husbandandwife.B.Teacherandstudents.

C.Bossandsecretary.D.Doctorandnurse.

3.A.Atascienceexhibition.B.Nearanartmuseum.

C.Atanewsconference.D.Nearapaintstore.

4.A.InJuly.B.InAugust.C.InJanuary.D.InOctober.

5.A.Findalargerroom.B.Selltheoldtable.

C.Buytwobookshelves.D.Rearrangesomefurniture.

6.A.Thechoiceofcourses.B.Adaycourse.

C.Aneveningcourse.D.Theirwork.

7.A.Shewillnottakeanymedicine.B.Shehasn'tgotabadcold.

C.Shewilltakesomemedicineinaweek.D.Shewilltakesomemedicinerightnow.

8.A.ThemancantellKellythenewsthenextday.

B.Themanshouldn'ttellKellythenewsatschool.

C.ThemanshouldtellKelly'sbrotherthenews.

D.ThemanhadbettertellKellythenewsbyhimself.

9.A.Hedidnothaveanytalentfbrmusic.

B.Heplayedthepianoduringthewinterholiday.

C.Heprobablytaughthimselftoplaytheguitar.

D.Hepickedaguitarinthewinterholiday.

10.A.Shefeltitwastiring.B.Shefeltitwasverynice.

C.Shefeltittooklesstime.D.Shethoughtitwasexpensive.

SectionB10'

Directions:InSectionB,youwillheartwoshortpassages,andyouwillbeaskedthreequestionsoneachofthe

passages.Thepassageswillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,

readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichonewouldbethebestanswertothequestionyou

haveheard.

Questionsllthrough13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

11.A.QueenVictoria.B.KingGeorgeVI.C.QueenElizabeth.D.PrincePhilip.

12.A.Theyintendtoreturnthefavorofthepublic.

B.Theyhopetoseethechangeofthesecountries.

C.Theywanttobecomemorepopularwiththepublic.

D.Theplantogetmorefamiliarwiththesecountries.

13.A.ThemagnificenthistoryoftheBritishroyalfamily.

B.AgrandceremonyofQueenElizabeth'sdiamondwedding.

C.TheofficialtoursofPrinceWilliamandhiswifewithotherroyals.

D.AbigcelebrationofQueenElizabeth's60yearsonthethrone.

Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

14.A.Collegefacilities.B.Dormitoryassignment.

C.Vacationarrangements.D.Winterbreakactivities.

15.A.Thecollegestore.B.Thecomputercenter.

C.Thegymnasium.D.Thedininghalls.

16.A.Therewillbeonlyonedormitoryopentothestudents.

B.Thedormitorieswillbeopenonareducedschedule.

C.Therewillbenoheatinginthedormitories.

D.Allthedormitorieswillbetemporarilyclosedtothestudents.

Questions17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.

17.A.ItismoredifficulttolearnthanEnglish.B.ItisusedbymorepeoplethanEnglish.

C.ItwillbeascommonlyusedasEnglish.D.Itwilleventuallybecomeaworldlanguage.

18.A.Itsloanwordsfrommanylanguages.B.Itspopularitywiththecommonpeople.

C.TheinfluenceoftheBritishEmpire.D.TheeffectoftheIndustrialRevolution.

19.A.Itincludesalotofwordsfromotherlanguages.

B.Ithasagrowingnumberofnewlycoinedwords.

C.Itcanbeeasilypickedupbyoverseastravellers.

D.Itisthelargestamongalllanguagesintheworld.

20.A.Ithasmanyinternationalwords.B.Itcanbepronouncedeasily.

C.Itsgrammarisverysimple.D.Ithasnodifferentdialects.

II.Grammar(IO9)

1.Thoughthisisthefirsttimetheworld(21)(see)thewhitegrizzly(灰熊)，parkrangershave

knownofNakoda*sexistencesince2018.

2.(22)theForbiddenCityapproachesits600thbirthdaynextyear,adramaticchangehasbeentaking

place.

3.Thecustomerdidn'tchoose(23)ofthetiesandwentawaywithoutlookingatathirdone.

4.Greenhousegasemissions(24)(release)bycoalandnaturalgasplantswhengeneratingelectricity

topowerthoseair-conditionerswouldnearlydouble,from1.25billiontonsin2016to2.28billiontonsin2050.

Thoseemissionswouldcontributeto(25)(accelerate)globalwarming,(26)could

furtherheightenthedemandforair-conditioning.

5.Roseearnsabout$14aweekandisexpected(27)(gather)around24kilogramsoftealeaveseachday.

6.Thedecision(28)(classify)Internetaddictionasamentaldisorderhascausedmuchdebate.

7.Withlessthan55,000grizzlybearsleftinthewildacrossNorthAmerica,thesightingofevenoneisacausefor

celebration.Henceyoucanonlyimagine(29)delightedCaraClarksonandherfamilywerewhen

theyspottedtwoyounggrizzlies(30)(wander)alongsidetheTrans-CanadaHighwaynearBanff,

Canada.

III.ReadingComprehension(47')

SectionA(1,*15=15,)

Directions:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillin

eachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.

Traditionallyuniformsweremanufacturedtoprotecttheworker.Whentheywerefirstdesigned,itisalso

likelythatalluniformsmadesymbolicsense---thoseforthemilitary,forexample,wereatfirst31to

terrifytheenemy;otheruniformsindicatedadistinctionin32---chefsworewhitebecausethey

workedwithflour,butthemainchefworeablackhattoshowheinspectedandsupervised.

Thelast30years,however,haveseenanincreasing33ontheirroleinmirroringtheimageofan

organizationandinunitingtheworkforce,particularlyin“customerfacing^^industries.Fromuniformsand

workwearhasappeared“34clothing”."Thepeopleyouemployareyourambassadors,“says

PeterGriffin,managingdirectorofamajorretailerintheUK.

“Whattheysay,howtheylook,andhowtheybehaveisofvitalimportance.^^Frombeingasimplemeansof

___35____whoisamemberofstaff,theuniformisemergingasanewchannelofmarketingcommunication.

Trulyeffectivemarketingthrough36imagessuchasuniformsisasubtleart,however.Howwe

looksendsallsortsofpowerfulmessagestootherpeople.Darkcoloursgiveasenseof37whilelighter

colourshadessuggestpeopleareapproachable.Certaindressstylecreatesasenseofconservatism(守I日)，while

othersasenseof38tonewideas.Ifthecompanyissellingquality,thenitmusthavequalityuniforms.

Ifitissellingstyle,itsuniformsmustbestylish.Ifitwantstoappear39,everybodycan'tlook

exactlythesame.

Butturningcorporatephilosophiesintotherightcombinationofcolour,style,degreeofbrandingand

uniformityisnotalways40.AccordingtoCompanyClothingmagazine,thereare1,000companies

supplyingtheworkwearandcorporateclothingmarket.Ofthese,2241for85%ofthetotalsales-一

£380millionin1994.

Asuccessfuluniformneedsto42twokeysetsofneeds.Ononehand,nouniformwillworkif

stafffeeluncomfortableorugly.Ontheotherhand,itis43ifthelookdoesn'texpressthebusiness's

marketingstrategy.Thegreatestchallengeinthisrespectistime.Whenitcomestohumanawareness,first

impressioncounts.Customerswillassessthewaystafflookinjustafewseconds,andthatfewseconds

will44theirattitudesfromthenon.Thosefewsecondscanbesoimportantthatbigcompaniesare

preparedto45years,andmillionsofpounds,gettingthemright.

31.A.intendedB.pretendedC.extendedD.attended

32.A.ageB.genderC.educationD.status

33.A.preferenceB.argumentC.interestD.emphasis

34.A.educationalB.politicalC.corporateD.academic

35.A.checkingB.identifyingC.operatingD.introducing

36.A.studioB.audioC.visualD.factual

37.A.clarityB.authorityC.responsibilityD.possibility

38.A.kindnessB.safenessC.quicknessD.openness

39.A.ambitiousB.seriousC.creativeD.similar

40.A.easyB.wrongC.difficultD.tough

41.A.exchangeB.callC.standD.account

42.A.establishB.balanceC.neglectD.quit

43.A.pointlessB.importantC.usefulD.careless

44.A.keepB.shapeC.drawD.value

45.A.developB.takeC.costD.spend

SectionB⑵*12=24，）

Directions:Readthefollowingpassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.

ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtothe

informationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.

（A）

CelebratingCzechtraditions

Haveyoueverwitnessedthe300-yearanniversaryofavillage?Tome,itissoamazingthatthisvillage,

namedBysicky,whichislocatedinBohemiaintheCzechRepublic,hassustainedblizzards（暴风雪）andwarsfor

allthistime,buthasstillkeptitsspecialcharm.

Unliketransportationyou'dfindinPraguesuchasthemetroortram,themostcommonwaytogetaroundin

thecountrysideisbybike,asifsalotmoreconvenient.SoonSaturdaymorning.Idepartedfromhomeonabike

ridewithmyhostfamily.Afteran8-kilometerjourney,wefinallyarrivedatthevillage.

Therewasaroadthatledstraightintothecenterofthevillage.Manystallssellingpizza,beerandicecream

werebytheroadside.Youcouldhearguitarmusiccomingfromtheothersideoftheroad,whereanoutdoorstage

stoodonlargeareaofmeadow（草地）.

Whentheperformancefromtheguitaristsfinished,groupofchildrenwearingtraditionalcostumescameon

stage.Asthecrowdapplaudedloudly,thechildrenweredividedintothreegroups.Agroupofolderkidsplaying

differentmusicalinstrumentsstoodontheleftside,agroupperformingtypicalCzechdanceswasontheright,and

achoirsangbeautifullyinthecenter.

Manyofthosepresentwererelativesofthechildren,andweweretherebecausemysisterwasamemberof

thedancinggroup.Ontheedgeofthegrassland,thereweregirlsridinghorses.

Theendoftheroadledtoacircledspace,wherethecityhallstoodinthemiddle,surroundedbyacircleof

colorfulcottages.Infrontofthehousestherewerealsomanymarketsandaradiostationreportingontheevent.

Sothisiswhatatypicalvillagecelebrationlookslike,withmarketsfoodandperformancesfromtraditional

Czechculture,whichwasquitedifferentfromfestivalsinbigcities.Czechpeoplevaluetheirhistory,sotherewill

alwaysbepartiestocelebrateaplace'sexistenceoranimportantpersonfromhistory.Therearenohighbuildings

inthesevillages,butpeoplestillliketogotheretospendtheirweekendsbecauseofthepeacefulenvironment.

Guessthatiswhatlifereallymeans.

46.WhatcanwelearnfromthetextaboutBysicky?

A.Themostconvenienttransporthereisthemetro.

B.Theoutdoorstagewassetupinfrontofthecityhall.

C.Theauthor'shostfamilylivesinthevillage.

D.Ithasalonghistoryandisusuallypeaceful.

47.AftertheyarrivedinBysicky,theauthor.

A.cameacrossafamouschoirgivingaperformance

B.heardmusicplayedbyagroupofguitarists

C.dancedwithlocalkidsintraditionalcostumes

D.rodehorsesonthegrassnearby

48.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?

A.Theauthordislikesfestivalsinbigcities.

B.Czechpeopletakeprideintheircultureandhistory.

C.Czechpeopledon'tliketoliveinhighbuildings.

D.Czechpeoplealwaysenjoytheirlivestothefullest.

49.Whatistheauthor'smainpurposeinwritingthearticle?

A.TodescribeatypicalvillagecelebrationintheCzechRepublic.

B.TogivetipsonhowtotouraroundBysicky.

C.ToinformusofdifferenttraditionalCzechfestivals.

D.ToexplainthelonghistoryofBysickyanditspeople

（B）

AsensationalnewscientificdiscoveryintheoceannearAustraliamayexplainthemostmassiveextinctionof

livingthingsinEarth?shistory.Foryears,scholarshavebeenfrustratedintryingtoanalyzewhy90to95percent

ofsealifeand75percentoflandlifevanishedabout250millionyearsago.Theextinctionsweresoenormousthat

theyarecalledTheGreatDying.Todate,someauthoritiesonancientlifethoughtthatavolcaniceruptionora

suddenchangeintheenvironmentaffectedalllifeonEarth.Otherspecialistshavedoubtedthesetheories,

maintainingthatitwasnotplausiblethatasolovolcanocouldbringaboutsuchchaos.Fromtheoutset,critics

believedtheseclaimswereexaggerated.

Bycontrast,thereiswideacceptanceoftheideathatameteor（流星）whichhitMexico'sYucatanpeninsula

65millionyearsagowastheprimarycauseofthedinosaurs9extinction.Nevertheless,untilnowtheyhadno

evidenceofanintensemeteorimpact185millionyearsearlier.Nowtheydo.

Americangeologistshavebeenexaminingrocksamplesfromadeepseacrater（火山口）nearthenorthwest

coastofAustralia.Thesampleswereinitiallycollectedandpreservedbypetroleumtechniciansseekingoil.Now

thegeologistsandtheircolleaguesbelievethattheprecisesplitsintherocks'structureshowatypicalpatternfor

meteors.Thereisacleardistinctionfromvolcanicpatterns.Infact,aspokespersonwentsofarastosaythatthese

rockscompletelyrevisethewayscientistsperceivethemassextinctionsfromtheancientera.Academicssaythat

themeteor'scrateristhesizeofMountQomolangma,thehighestmountainonEarth!Literally,themeteormadea

markonEarthasitdrownedinthesea.TheEarthcouldnotabsorbsuchaharshblowwithoutsustainingglobal

devastation.Thingsmusthavecometoastandstill.Evidently,theblowwasfatalformanyformsoflife.

Bearinmindthatallthiswaslongbeforemammals—includinghumans——emergedinEarth'shistory.Still,

wewouldbewisetopayattentiontothedamageameteorcancause.Fortunately,meteorstrikesonEartharefew

andfarbetween.

50.Theword“plausible”(paragraph1)isclosestinmeaningto“1

A.availableB.incredibleC.reasonableD.ridiculous

51.Whydidn'tthemeteoraffecthumanbeings?

A.Becausetheywereveryresistant.B.Becausethereweren'tanythen.

C.Becausetheylivedinisolatedareas.D.Becausetheyhidthemselvesinthecaves.

52.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.ScholarsagreedthatasinglevolcanocausedTheGreatDying.

B.75percentoflandlifecontinued250millionyearsago.

C.Volcanicrocksandmeteorshavedifferentpatterns.

D.Whenthemeteorhitland,MountQomolangmasprangup.

53.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.TheDinosaurs,End.B.CrateronQomolangma.

C.ContradictoryClaims.D.AMeteor'sImpact.

(C)

Up-skillingisthefuture-butitmustworkforeveryone

Automationandjobreplacementwillbeoneofthemostsignificantchallengesfortheglobaleconomyofthe

comingdecades.A2017Mckinseyreportestablishedthat375millionworkerswillneedtoswitchoccupational

categoriesby2030.TheWorldEconomicForumsuggeststhatby2022,automationwillreplace75millionjobs

globally-butcreate133millionnewones.

Researchintothelikelihoodthatajobwillbeimpactedbydigitizationhaslargelyfocusedonthe

"automatability"oftheroleandthefollowingeconomicregionalandpoliticaleffectsofthis.Whatthisresearch

doesn'ttakeintoaccountissomethingmoreimportantforthemillionsoftaxidriversandretailworkersacrossthe

globe:theirlikelihoodofbeingabletochangetoanotherjobthatisn'tautomatable.Recentresearchsuggeststhat

theanswertothismaybethattheskillsthatenableworkerstomoveuptheladdertomorecomplexroleswithin

theircunentareasmightbelessimportantthanbroaderskillsthatwillenableworkerstochangeacrossdivisions.

InJuly,Amazonannouncedthatitwouldspend$700millionretrainingaround30%ofits300,000US

workforce.Whilepraiseworthy,itwillbeinterestingtoseetheoutcome.IntheUK,theNationalRetraining

Schemehaslargelybeenledbyemployers,meaningthatthoseonzero-hourscontractsandpart-timeworkers-

oftenlow-skilled■一willmissout.Governancewillbeacrucialelementofensuringthatsuchschemesfocuson

individualsandlife-longlearning,ratherthanupskillingworkersintorolesthatwillsoonalsofoceautomation.

AccordingtotheMckinseyreport,ngrowingawarenessofthescaleofthetaskaheadhasyettotranslateinto

action.Publicspendingonlabour-forcetrainingandsupporthasfallenforyearsinmostmembercountriesofthe

OrganizationforEconomicCo-OperationandDevelopment,"whichimpactsmorethanjustthelow-skilled.

Theglobalimpactofautomationisalsoputintoreliefbyresearchdemonstratingthat,between1988and

2015,incomeinequalityincreasedthroughouttheworld.Billionsofpeopledonothavetheessentialsoflifeas

definedbytheUNSustainableDevelopmentgoals.

Alongsideclimatechange,automationisarguablytech'sbiggestchallenge.Aswithglobalization,

governmentsandemployers—andusworkers--ignoreitspotentialconsequencesatrisktoourselves.

54.ItcanbeknownfromParagraph2that.

A.recentresearchhasfoundwaystofaceautomation

B.broadskillsareofgreatsignificanceinchangingjobs

C.itisevenharderfbrworkerstomoveupthesocialladder

D.regionaleconomycanaffecttheautomatabilityofajob

55.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardsretrainingprograms?

A.Supportive.B.DoubtfulC.CriticalD.Sympathetic

56.Accordingtotheauthor,whatisoneconsequenceofautomation?

A.Socialunrestandinstability.B.Aslowdownofglobalization.

C.Lessspendingontraining.D.Anincreaseinincomeinequality.

57.Thepassageiswrittento

A.compareglobalizationwithautomation

B.arguetheurgencyofcreatingnewjobs

C.analyzetheautomatabilityofcertainjobs

D.stresstheimportanceofupskillingworkers

SectionC(2,*4=8,)

Directions:ReadthefollowingpassageandchoosethemostsuitablestatementfromA-Fforeachblank.Thereare

twoextrastatements,whichyoudonotneed.

A.PeopleoftenaskmeaboutwhatfoodImissthemostfrombackhome.

B.IunderstandthatChinesefoodiscloselyrelatedtotheChinesewayoflife.

C.Afterarrivinghere,IquicklyfoundoutthatnotasingleoneofthosethingsisservedinChina.

D.Forexample,Chinesepeopleenjoyeatingjustaboutanypartofananimal.

AB.WhenChinesepeopleplaceanorder,theyareexpectingaseriesofcourses.

AC.Usuallyitstartsoutwithsomecolddishes,andthenmovesintoawidevarietyofmaincourses.

DininginChina:CultureShock

BeforecomingtoChina,IthoughtofChinesefoodasGeneralTso'schicken,eggrolls,andfortunecookies.

58Inmyfirstfewweekshere,thegroupIwasworkingwithwentouttodozensofgroupdinners.Wewere

introducedtotheChinesewayofdiningout,andtherewasquiteabitofcultureshockinvolved.

Forone,thecommunitystyleofdiningwasnewtome.InAmerica,Iwasusedtosharinganappetizerwith

someonesometimesandtheneveryoneorderingtheirownmaincourse.InChina,manydishesareorderedand

placedonalazySusan.Thetableisspunaroundandyougrabwhatyoulike.Andwe'renotjusttalkingastarter,a

main,anddesserthere;aChinesedinnerisamarathonoffood.59ofcourse,therearealwayssome

staplefoodsaround---rice,dumplings,ornoodles.SoupcomeslastinaChinesedinnerinsteadoffirst,anddessert

usuallyconsistsofamassivefruitplate.

Usingchopstickswasalsonewtomeandtookquitesometimetogetusedto.Itwasalwaysembairassingat

firstwhenIcouldn'tgrabsomethingtastyfromthemovingtableandhadtowaituntilthenexttimearound.After

yearsofpractice,IcannowconfidentlysnatchapeanutasifsflyingbymeonalazySusan---practicereallydoes

makeperfect!Inthefirstfewmonths,IwaslaughedatsomanytimesbyChinesepeoplewhiletheywatchedme

strugglewithchopsticks.Thatprobablyexplainswhyoneofmyfavoritethingstodowhilediningoutinmany

Westernrestaurantsintowniswatchingyoung,trendyChinesepeoplestrugglewiththeirforksandknives.

Ihadeatenchowmeinbefore,aswellaseggfriedriceandKungPaochicken,buttherewereplentyof

Chinesedishesthatgavemecultureshockinmyfirstfewmonthshere.60WhileAmericans

basicallyonlyeatchickenbreasts,wings,andthighs,Chinesewillalsodigintotheliver,heartandespeciallythe

feet.There'sanoldChinesebeliefthateatingananimalorganwillbenefityourcorrespondingorgan-eatinga

heartisgoodforyourheart,andeatingabrainwillmakeyousmart.Youcanfigureouttherestyourself.

Despiteallofthisfood-relatedcultureshock,Icanhonestlysaythatoneofthebestthingsaboutlivinghere

isthefoodanddiningout.Chinesecuisineissocomplexandvariedthatyoucouldspendanentirelifetimehere

andnottasteitall.61Tobehonest,nowwhenIgohometovisitIactuallyendupmissingChinese

foodmore.Sometimes,cultureshockisagoodthing!

第n卷

I.Useofwords(8‘)

Directions:Completethesentenceswiththecorrectformofthewordsbelow.Notethatthereisonemore

expressionthanneeded.

weigh;involve;trend;practice;flood；

bombard...with...;present...with...;apply...to....;havealowopinionof;

62.Thejobofasalesmanisreallydemandingbecauseitfrequentbusinesstrips.

63.AttheawardceremonyofOscar,winnerseachalittlegoldman,whichisagreathonor.

64.Socialmedia,magazinesandshopwindowspeopledailythingstobuy,andBritish

consumersarebuyingmoreclothesthaneverbefore.

65.1thebenefitsoftheplanagainsttherisksinvolvedjustnow.

66.Wenowhaveagenerationofadultswhobelievethatpostinginformation,words,andphotographsregarding

theiractivities,likes,andlocationisanormal.

67.Memoriesofherchildhoodcameback.

68.InarecentpostInotedtheupwardinautomobileproduction,particularlyinAsia.

69.AsartificialintelligencehastheApp,itcanprovidestudentswithinstantfeedbackontheir

performanceinreadingandword-spelling.

ILWordTransformation(8‘)

Directions:Fillintheblankswiththeproperfarmofthegivenword.

70.Shechattedforafewminutesaboutthequalitiessheconsidered(desire)inasecretary.

71.Shewonanawardforthemost(origin)design.

72.Afteryoureadtheexercises,textthemtoyourselfsoyou