2020-2021学年格致中学高一上英语期末考试

格致中学二。二。学年度第一学期期终考试

高一年级英语试卷（共9页）

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中I卷

用I.Listeningcomprehension(18%)

股SectionA

姥Directions:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheend

ofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthe

questionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,read

thefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestion

youhaveheard.

1.A.145minutesB.140minutesC.130minutesD.160minutes

2.A.InabankB.InahotelC.AtatouristagencyD.Inasupermarket

中

3.A.AtravelagencyclerkB.Anofficeagency

芯

C.AnemergencyroomnurseD.Ahotelsecretary

4.A.AmanagerB.AteacherC.AsecretaryD.Aboss

5.A.Onlyfourcoursesareofferednextyear.

B.Fivecoursesmaybetoomany.

C.Itwouldbewisetotakeonemorecourse.

D.Asensibledecisionmustbemadeassoonaspossible.

6.A.Inarestaurantacrossthestreet.B.Inagardenneartherestaurant

C.InadrivingclubnotfarawayD.Inacarontheway

a7.A.Bettywillstartworkinginthiscompanyinfouryears.

毂B.Bettywillbeworkinginthiscompanyforatleastfourmoreyears.

C.Bettybegantoworkinthiscompanymorethanfouryearsago.

ID.Bettylefthercompanylessthanfouryearsago.

8.A.Davidwastootiredanddepressedtostudy.

B.Daviddidn'ttakethewoman'sadvice.

C.Daviddidn'tdowellinanyofhisexams.

0D.Davidfailedinhisexambecausehewasdepressed.

9.A.LisaisstillinthekitchenB.Lisadidn'tdrivehercarthatday.

忠

C.Lisadoesn'tlikehernewcarD.Thekeyonthetablewasaspecialone.

10.A.Thebatteryisnotcorrectlypositioned.

B.Thewomandoesn'tknowhowthecalculatorworks.

C.Thecalculatorneedsanewbatterytoworkproperly.

D.Themanshouldchangesomenewbatteries.

SectionB

Directions:InSectionB,youwillheartwoshortpassagesandoneconversation.Youwillbe

askedthreequestionsoneachofthepassagesandfourquestionsfortheconversation.The

passagesandconversationwillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.When

youhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichonewouldbe

thebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.

Question11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

11.A.HisappearanceB.HiswealthC.HissocialpositionD.Hisheight

12.A.TheylookatthemonitorsB.Theylookatotherwomen

C.TheylookatseniorpeopleD.Theylookatpeoplenexttothem

13.A.Becauseotherswon'tnoticethem.

B.Becausetheycanseeothersclearly.

C.Becausetheyfeelsafeinthelift

D.Becausetheycantalkwiththeirfriendsinthelift.

Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

14.A.Theyregardeditasanimportantpartoftheirlife.

B.Theyregardeditasaburden.

C.Theyregardeditasatestoftheirromanticpartners.

D.Theyregardeditasaluckythingintheirlife.

15.A.6%B.25%C.32%D.38%

16.A.Itwillharmaperson'sselfimage.

B.Itwillharmaperson'swork.

C.Itwillharmaperson'sromanticrelationship.

D.Itwillharmaperson'ssociallife.

Question17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.

17.A.Toexaminetheimportedfood.B.Toprotecthumanhealth.

C.Itsimposetaxonfoodproduct.D.Topunishnaturepolluters.

18.A.Itsharshregulations.B.Itsgreatpower.

C.Itsnumerouslabs.D.Itsnewtechnologies.

19.A.Conductingresearch.B.Maintainingstandard.

C.Carryingoutstandards.D.Importingproducts.

20.A.Publicizingitself.B.Cooperatingwithotherorganizations

C.CreatingnewformsofenergyD.Increasingbudgetonresearch.

II.Grammarmultiplechoices:(10%)

2l.Thejudgesgavenohintofwhattheythought,soIlefttheroomreally

A.tobeworriedB.worriedC.havingworriedD.toworry

22.1cannotheartheprofessorclearlyasthereistoomuchnoiseIamsitting.

A.beforeB.untilC.unlessD.where

23.Anecosystemconsistsofthelivingandnonlivingthingsinanareainteractwithone

another.

A.thatB.whereC.whoD.what

24.Theguidelinesaimtoholdbackthegrowingpracticeofyoungchildreninawaythat

pushesthembeyondwhatchildrenattheirageshouldlearn.

A.educatedB.toeducateC.beingeducatedD.educating

25.Thegallerytakesacutoftheartworksold,withpricesfrom$1to$100.

A.rangedB.rangingC.beingrangedD.range

26.mightbeexpected,IdidwhatIcouldtomakethemfeelathome.

A.WhatB.ItC.WhichD.As

27.Today,Britainisstillaglobalpower——atleastpartlybecauseofQueenElizabethII,

haspassionatelyworkedtostrengthentiesbetweenBritainandotherglobalpowers.

A.whichB.whomC.whoD.that

28.Boblookedsoridiculousthatfbramomentwedidn'tknowweshouldtakehim

seriously.

A.whetherB.thatC.whatD.how

29.Anewstudyshowsthatfathersandmothersspendalmostequaltimeperforming

paidandunpaidworkcombined,mothersspendninemorehoursperweekmultitaskingthan

fathers.

A.ifB.whenC.becauseD.while

30._bySmartphone'shigh-qualitybuilt-incamerasandeasyaccesstopicture

enhancingapps,“selfies“becomeapopularformofself-expressionamongsocialmediausers.

A.BeingmadepossibleB.Tomakepossible

C.MadepossibleD.Makingpossible

III.Vocabulary(7%)

A.eyeingB.consumptionC.propelledD.engineE.contributed

F.purchasingG.epidemicH.growing

WithinhalfanhouroftheannualNov11onlineshoppinggalabeginningatthestrokeof

midnightonWednesday,thetotal31volumeonTmallaloneexceeded372.3billion

yuan(S56.4billion),higherthanawholeyear'srevenueofMorganStanleyorGoldenSachs.

Lastyear,thetotal32fbrthewholeoftheSingles,Dayshoppingeventwas268.4

billionyuan.Thisyearittookonly30minutesforTmalltoachieveasalesvolumethatwas38

percenthigher.

WhilethatispartlyareflectionofChinesepeoplefinallyreleasingtheirconsumption

potentialdelayedasaresultofthe_33preventionandcontrolmeasuresatthebeginningof

theyear,itisalsoindicativeoftheir___34consumptionpower.

Theeventhassetnewsalesrecordsyearafteryear.Now,11yearsafteritsbirth,theNov.

11festivalhassurpasseditsoriginalroleasasimplesalesboosterandpromotionaleventforTmall

tobecomeapowerful_35ofthenationaleconomy.

Datashowthatconsumptionisnowthemostpowerfuldriversofthenationaleconomy.Ithas

_36China'seconomyfbnnnegativetopositivegrowthinthefirstthreequartersofthe

year,despitetheCOVID-19pandemicandtheattendanteconomicheadwindsanduncertainties.

Overtheyears,theeventhasalsocaughttheattentionofforeigncompanies___37___the

Chinesemarket.SuchthatalthoughborninChina,itisnowaworldwidephenomenon.For

example,duringthepre-sellingperiodfromOct21to31,duringwhichconsumerscouldorderthe

discountedgoodstheywantedinadvance,EsteeLauder,L'Oreal,andLancomcwereamongthe

mostpopularbrandsfortheirskincareproducts.

EveryyearaftertheSingles9Day,peopleaskeachother:Didyouparticipateinthisyear's

hundredbillionyuanproject?Everycompanysellingandeverypersonbuyingmadecontributions

tothepostpandemicrecoveryofthenationandtheworld.

IV.Readingcomprehension(37%)

SectionA(15%)

Directions:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,

CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.

Ihavejustfinishedmy23rdyearofteachingatuniversities.Andtherehavebeenseveral

38inthewaystudentsapproachtheirclasses.ThemostnoticeableisthatwhenIstarted

teaching,studentstooknotesinnotebooks,butnoweverydeskhasalaptoponitwhenIgivea

lecture.

Thereseemtobealotofobvious39____oftakingnotesonacomputer.Forone,itis

easytosavethenotesinaplacewhereyoucan40themlater.Foranother,youwillbe

abletoreadyournoteslaterespeciallyifyourhandwritingispoor.

Beforewegooutandencourageeverystudenttobringalaptoptoclass,41___,itis

worthcheckingoutastudybyPamMuellerandDannyOppenheimer.Theycomparedcollege

students'___42intestsfollowingexposuretomaterial.Thestudentswereassignedeitherto

takenotesbyhandorusingalaptop.

Inthefirststudy,studentstooknoteswhilewatchingalecture.Then,theyengagedinother

activitiesforabout30minutes.Finally,theyweregivenaquizaboutthelecture.Thequiz

containedfactualquestionsaswellasconceptualquestionsthatrequiredsome___43ofthe

subjectmatter.

Studentsdidaboutequallywellonthefactualquestion44howtheytooknotes.

However,thestudentsdidmuch____45ontheconceptualquestionswhentheytooknotesby

handthanwhentheytookthemusingthelaptop.

Theexperiments46____thecontentofpeople'snotestothelectureandfoundthatwhen

peopletypedtheirnotesonalaptop,theyweremuchmorelikelyto___47___whatpeoplesaid

directlyratherthanwritingtheirimpressionsofit.Thatis,peoplewritingouttheirnoteshadto

thinkmore___48___aboutthecontentofwhattheyheardthanthosepeoplewhowerejust

typing.

Then,inthesecondstudy,theexperimentstoldpeopleusingthelaptopstotakegoodnotes

ratherthanjusttakingdownwhattheyheard.Evenwhenpeopleweregiventhese49,

theystillhadagreatertendencytotypewhattheyheardthanpeoplewhoweretakingnotesby

hand.Asbefore,thepeoplewhousedthelaptopsdidmorepoorlyonatestof50

knowledgethanthosewhotooknotesbyhand.

Sothereisrealvalueinhavingto51thematerialintheprocessoftakingnotes.It

isbecausehandwritingisslowand52thatpeoplehavetothinkmoreclearlyaboutwhat

theywanttowritedownratherthancopyingdownwhatisbeingsaid.

38.A.challengesB.changesC.problemsD.projects

39.A.approachesB.benefitsC.equivalentsD.guidelines

40.A.findB.giveC.takeD.use

41.A.additionallyB.finallyC.otherwiseD.though

42.A.confidenceB.competitionC.expectationD.performance

43.A.descriptionB.experienceC.understandingD.memorization

44.A.owingtoB.regardlessofC.intheformofD.inrelationto

45.A.betterB.fasterC.morepoorlyD.moreslowly

46.A.offeredB.devotedC.ledD.compared

47.A.copyB.rememberC.summarizeD.grasp

48.A.cheerfullyB.positivelyC.deeplyD.quickly

49.A.administrationsB.foundationsC.instructionsD.restrictions

50.A.detailedB.experimentalC.establishedD.conceptual

51.A.comeacrossB.thinkaboutC.putawayD.takedown

52.A.effortfulB.quietC.steadyD.casual

SectionB(22%)

Directions:Readthefollowingfourpassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsor

unfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosethe

onethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.

(A)

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53.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaboutthemedicalalertsystem?

A.Theusersofitwillbegiventimelysupportonthephone.

B.Allmedicalseriouseventscanbeavoidedafterusingit.

C.Itsservicerunsinthedaytimeandsuspendsatnight.

D.Peoplecanbuyitfromhospitalsatthesameprice.

54Whichofthefollowingisincludedinanearlybirddeal?

A.Noset-upfees.B.Long-termcontract.

C.Shippingfeediscount.D.Awater-proofnecklace.

55.Thisadvertisementaimsto.

A.urgethegovernmenttocutmedicalexpensesforseniors

B.provideadvicetooldpeopleonhowtopreventfalls

C.alertpeopletothehighriskoffalls

D.promoteamedicalalertsystem.

56.Whomightmakeacallafterreadingtheadvertisement?

A.afatherwhocaresforhisyoungdaughter

B.adoctorwhospecializesinheartdisease

C.ateacherwhoworriesabouthiselderlyfather

D.astudentwhomakestroublesatschool

(B)

WelcometoAdventureLand

EveryonelovesAdventureLand!TheParksandExhibitionswerebuiltforyoutoexplore,enjoy,

andadmiretheirwonders.Everyvisitwillbeanunforgettableexperience.Youwillgoaway

enriched,longingtocomeback.Whatareyougoingtodothistime?

TheTravelPavilion

Exploreplacesyouhaveneverbeentobefore,andexperiencedifferentwaysoflife.

VisittheAmazonjunglevillage,theTurkishmarket,theTaifloatingmarket,theBerber

mountainhouseandothers.Talktothepeopletherewhowilltellyouabouttheirlives,andthings

theymake.Youcantrymakingacarpet,makingnets,fishing...

TheFutureTower

Thisexhibitionshowshowprogresswilltouchourlives.Itallowsustolookintothefutureand

explorethecitiesofthenextcenturyandthewaywe'llbelivingthen.Spendsometimeinour

spacestationandclimbintooursimulatorfortheJourneytoMars!

TheNaturePark

Thisisnotreallyoneparkbutseveral.

IntheSafariParkyoucandriveamongAfricananimalsinoneofourRangeCruisers;seelions,

giraffes,elephantsinthewild.MoveontotheOceanParktowatchthedolphinsandwhales.And

thenthereisstilltheAviarytosee...

ThePyramid

ThisisthecenterofAdventureLand.Runoutoffilm,needsomepostcardandstamps?Forall

thesethingsandmanymore,visitourundergroundshoppingcenters.Comehereforinformation

andideastoo.

57.TheTravelPavilionisbuilttohelpvisitors.

A.realizetheimportanceoftraveling

B.becomefamiliarwithmountaincountries

C.learnhowtomakethingssuchasfishingnet

D.learnsomethingaboutdifferentplacesintheworld

58.Ifyouareinterestedinknowingaboutwhatpeople'slifewillbe,youmayvisit

A.theTravelPavilionB.theFutureTower

C.theSafariParkD.thePyramid

59.Ifyouwanttogetatoyliontotakehome,wherewillyoumostlikelygo?

A.ThePyramidB.TheNaturePark

C.TheFutureTowerD.TheTravelPavilion

(C)

Morethanadecadeago,cognitivescientistsJohnBransfgordandDanielSchwartz,boththen

atVanderbiltUniversity,foundthatwhatdistinguishedyoungadultsfromchildrenwasnotthe

abilitytoretainfactsorapplypriorknowledgetoanewsituationbutaqualitytheycalled

“preparationforfuturelearning."Theresearchesaskedfifthgradersandcollegestudentstocreate

arecoveryplantoprotectbaldeaglesfromextinction.Shockingly,thetwogroupscameupwith

plansofsimilarquality(thoughthecollegestudentshadbetterspellingskills).Fromthe

standpointofatraditionaleducator,thisoutcomeindicatedthatschoolinghadfailedtohelp

studentsthinkaboutecosystemsandextinction,majorscientificideas.

Theresearchesdecidedtogodeeper,however.Theyaskedbothgroupstogeneratequestions

aboutimportantissuesneededtocreaterecoveryplans.Onthistask,theyfoundlargedifferences.

Collegestudentsfocusedoncriticalissuesofinterdependencebetweeneagles("Howbigarethey?

“and"Whatdotheyeat?").Thecollegestudentshadcultivatedtheabilitytoaskquestions,the

cornerstoneofcriticalthinking.Theyhadlearnedhowtolearn.

Museumsandotherinstitutionsofinformallearningmaybebettersuitedtoteachthisskill

thanelementaryandsecondlyschools.AttheExploratoriuminSanFrancisco,werecentlystudied

howlearningtoaskgoodquestionscanaffectthequalityofpeople'sscientificinquiry.Wefound

thatwhenwetaughtparticipantstoask"Whatif?"and"Howcan?"questionsthatnobody

presentwouldknowtheanswertoandthatwouldsparkexploration,theyengagedinbetter

inquiryatthenextexhibit-askingmorequestions,performingmoreexperimentsandmakingbetter

interpretationsoftheirresults.Specially,theirquestionsbecamemorecomprehensiveatthenew

exhibit.Ratherthanmerelyaskingaboutsomethingtheywantedtotry,theytendedtoincludeboth

causeandeffectintheirquestion.Askingjuicyquestionsappearstobeatransferableskillfor

deepeningcollaborativeinquiryintothesciencecontentfoundinexhibits.

Thistypeoflearningisnotconfinedtomuseumsofinstitutionalsettings.Informallearning

environmentstoleratefailurebetterthanschools.Perhapsmanyteachershavetoolittletimeto

allowstudentstoform,andpursuetheirownquestionsandtoomuchgroundtocoverinthe

curriculum.Butpeoplemustacquirethisskillsomewhere.Oursocietydependsonthembeing

abletomakecriticaldecisionsabouttheirownmedicaltreatment,say,orwhatwemustdoabout

globalenergyneedsanddemands.Forthat,wehavearobustinformalsystemthatgivesnogrades,

takesallcomers,andisavailableevenonholidaysandweekends.

60.Whatistraditionaleducators'interpretationofthesearchoutcomementionedinthefirst

paragraph?

A.Studentsarenotabletoapplypriorknowledgetonewproblems

B.Collegestudentsarenobetterthanfifthgradersinmemorizingissues.

C.Educationhasnotpaidenoughattentiontomajorenvironmentalissues.

D.Educationhasfailedtoleadstudentstothinkaboutmajorscientificideas.

61.Inwhatwayarecollegestudentsdifferentfromchildren?

A.Theyhavelearnedtothinkcritically

B.Theyareconcernedaboutsocialissues

C.Theyarecuriousaboutspecificfeatures.

D.Theyhavelearnedtoworkindependently

62.Whatisbenefitofaskingquestionswithnoreadyanswers?

A.Itarousestudents*interestinthingsaroundthem.

B.Itcultivatesstudents'abilitytomakescientificinquiries.

C.Ittrainsstudents'abilitytodesignscientificexperiments.

D.Ithelpsstudentsrealizenoteveryquestionhasananswer

63.Whatdoestheauthorseemtoencourageeducatorstodoattheendofthepassage?

A.Trainstudentstothinkaboutglobalissues.

B.Designmoreinteractiveclassroomactivities.

C.Makefulluseofinformallearningresources.

D.Includecollaborativeinquiryinthecurriculum.

II卷

I.Grammar(8%)

Directions:Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentand

grammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformof

thegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.

AreYouSittingComfortably?

Thewaythatpeoplesitinchairsisnotjustbychance.Ifyouaresittingwithyourarmsand

legsswinging,itisprobablyasign(64)youarerelaxedandfeelingcomfortable.Ifyou

(65)(position)ontheedgeofthechairwithyourlegsstretchedbeforeyouandyourfeet

crossed,itcansignallackofinterest.

Hereisanexample:inacountrywheretherulesofbehaviorincourtwereverystrict,a

witnessinatrialsatas(66)(describe)above,withoneofhishugebootsputontop

of(67),wearingabigcoatandhisarmscrossedinfrontofhisbody.The

judgesaid:"Situpstraightandtakeyourcoatoff,(68)Filholdyouincontemptof

court.,,Themansatupstraightinnotimewhenherealizedthatherisked(69)(fine).

Whenpeoplegotothedentistorwaitforajobinterview,theymightbeseatedontheedgeof

theirchairwiththeirfeettogether.Ifit'sawoman,she'llprobablybehuggingherhandbag.Body

tensionspreadsandmakesyoufeelshortofbreath.Whenyouareinsuchaposition,itiseasyto

loseyourheadandsimplyrunawayifthingstakeat