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四川省树德中学
2021-2021
高一英语上学期
10
月阶段性测试题
第一节
听力部分
（每小题
< br>1.5
分，共
30
分）
1.
What does the
man dislike about the dress?
A. The
size.
B. The color.
C. The
style.
2.
Why
does the man want a ride to work?
A.
His car is
being repaired.
B.
He lent his car to someone else.
C.
He
doesn
’
t want to take the
subway.
3.
What
happened to the spaghetti?
A.
The man had it
for lunch.
B.
It
was eaten by the woman.
C.
It has gone bad in the refrigerator.
4.
Why is the
woman returning the skirt?
A.
It
’
s too short.
5.
Where does the
man work now?
A. At a furniture store.
B. At the post office.
C. At
a party supply store.
B.
It
’
s too long.
C.
It
’
s too dark.
听第
6
段材料，回答第
6
至
7
题。
6.
Why did the
woman go to England?
A. On business.
B. To visit friends.
C. For
further studies.
7.
What was the weather like in England?
A. Rainy.
B. Windy.
C. Sunny.
听第
7
段材料，回答第
8
至
9
题。
8.
What does the
woman notice first about the owner of the
restaurant?
A. Her clothes.
B. Her hairstyle.
C. Her
smile.
9.
Why
does the owner go to Italy every year?
A.
To visit her
family.
B.
To get
some information about fashion.
C.
To study the
design of clothes.
听第
8
段材料，回答第
10
至
12
题。
10.
Why did the
man call the woman?
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A. To pay a bill.
B. To
deposit some money.
C. To check his
account balance.
11. Where does the man
live now?
A. On Alston Way.
B. On Berkshire Road.
C. On
Parkview Drive.
12.
What is the last piece of information
the man gives?
A. His date of birth.
B. His account number.
C.
His Social Security Number.
听第
9
段材料，回答第
13
至
16
题。
13.
What is the
woman
’
s job?
A.
An editor.
B. A journalist.
C. An athletic director.
14.
What does the
man want to write about?
A. Law.
B. Girls in sports.
C. The
economy.
15.
What
is the man
’
s
mother
’
s career?
A. She is a professional writer.
B. She is a criminal lawyer.
C. She is a family lawyer.
16.
Why does the
woman apologize to the man?
A.
She asked too
many personal questions.
B.
She was not supportive of his career
choice.
C.
She
was asking questions instead of him.
听第
10
段材料，回答第
17
至
20
题。
17.
What
’
s the theme
for today?
A.
Introducing some famous writers.
B.
Discussing the
issue for environment protection.
C.
Discussing the
growth of world
’
s economy.
18.
What is
Jessica Fleming
’
s new book
about?
A.
The
economic effects of natural disasters.
B.
How people are
affecting the oceans.
C.
Why trees are important to the planet.
19.
What does the
speaker like most about Prof.
Thomas
’
s book?
A.
It is easy to
understand.
B.
It
includes many interesting interviews.
C.
It has even
more details than his last book.
20.
What
suggestions will Prof. Thomas give next?
A.
How to talk
with whales.
B.
How to protect the underwater
environment.
C.
What the government should do about oil
spills.
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第二节
阅读理解
（每小题
2
分，共
30
分）
A
We all know what a brain is. A
doctor will tell
you that
the brain is the organ of
the body
in the head.
It controls our
body
’
s functions, movements,
emotions and thoughts. But a brain can mean so
much more.
A brain can also
simply be a smart person. If a person is called
brainy, he is smart and intelligent.
If
a
family has many children
but one of them is super smart, you could say,
“
He
’
s
the brains in the family.
”
And if you are the brains behind
something, you are responsible for developing or
organizing something.
For example, Bill
Gates is the brains behind Microsoft.
Brain trust is a group of experts who
give advice. Word experts say
the
phrase “brain trust” became
popular
when Franklin D. Roosevelt first ran
for president in 1932. Several professors gave him
advice on social
and political issues
facing the U.S. These professors were called his
“brain trust”.
These ways we
use the word
“brain”
all
make sense. But other ways we use the word are not
so easy
to
understand.
For
example,
to
understand
the
next
brain
expression,
you
first
nee
d
to
know
the
word
“drain”.
As
a verb, to drain means to remove something by
letting it flow away. So a brain drain may sound
like a
disease
where
the brain
flows out
the ears. But, brain drain
is when
a
country
’
s most educated
people leave
their countries to live in
another. The brains are, sort of, draining out of
the country.
However,
if
people
are
responsible
for
a
great
idea,
you
could
say
they
brainstormed
it.
Here,
brainstorm
is
not an act of weather. It
is a process of thinking creatively about a
complex topic. For example, business
leaders
may
use
brainstorming
to
create
new
products,
and
government
leaders
may
brainstorm
to
solve
problems.
If people are brainwashed, it does not
mean their brains are nice and clean. To brainwash
means to
make
some accept
new beliefs
by
using
repeated
pressure in a forceful
or
tricky way.
Keep in mind
that brainwash
is never used in a positive way.
21.
According to
the text, if y
ou’re the CEO of Baidu
you can be called
A. the
organ of Bai Du
C. the brains behind
Bai Du
.
B. the brain drain
of Bai Du
D. Bai
Du
’
s brain trust
.
22.
Roosevelt successfully won the election
probably because
A. he got his brain
trust
C. he was smart at giving advice
23.
From the
passage, we can infer that
.
B. he got the help of word experts
D. he was the brains behind America
A.
to drain a
lake means to fill it with a lot of water
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B.
brainy and
brainwash are never used in a negative way
C.
brainstorming
is not a good choice for a political leader for
lack of creativity
D.
a country suf
fers a “brain
drain” when educated people move to other
countries
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B
When I was seven my father gave me a
Timex, my first watch. I loved it, wore it for
years, and haven
’
t
had
another
one
since
it
stopped
ticking
a
decade
ago.
Why?
Because
I
don
’
t
need
one.
I
have
a
mobile
phone
and
I’m
alwa
ys near someone with an iPod or
something like that. All these devices tell the
time
—
which
is
why, if you look around,
y
ou’ll
see lots of empty
wrists; sales of watches to young adults have been
going down since
2007.
But
while
the
wise
have
realized
that
they
don
’
t
need
them,
others
—
apparently
including
some
distinguished men of our time
—
are spending total
fortunes on them. Brands such as Rolex, Patek
Philippe
and Breitling command shocking
pri
ces, up to ?250,000 for a
piece.
This is ridiculous.
Expensive cars go faster than cheap cars.
Expensive clothes hang better than
cheap
clothes.
But these
days
all
watches
tell
the
time
as
well
as
all
other
watches.
Expensive
watches come
with
extra functions
—
but who needs them? How
often do you dive to 300 meters into the sea or
need to find
your
direction
in
the
area
around
the
South
Pole?
So
why
pay
that
much
of
five
years
’
school
fees
for
watches
that allow you to do
these things?
If justice were done, the
Swiss watch industry should have closed down when
the Japanese discovered
how
to make accurate watches for a five-
pound note. Instead, the Swiss reinvented the
watch, with the aid of
millions of
pounds
’
worth of
advertising, as a message about the man wearing
it. Rolexes are for those who
spend
their weekends climbing icy mountains; a Patek
Philippe is for one from a rich or noble family; a
Breitling suggests you like to pilot
planes across the world.
Watches are
now classified as
“investments”.
A 1994
Philippe recently sold for nearly
?350,000,
while
1960s Rolex
es have gone from
?15,000 to ?30,000 plus in a
year. But
a watch is not an investment.
It
’
s a
toy
for
self-satisfaction,
a
matter
of
fashion.
Prices
may
keep
going
up
—
they
’
ve
been
rising
for
15
years.
But
when fashion
moves
on, the
owner
of the
?350,000
beau
ty
will suddenly find
his pride and joy is no more
a good
investment than my childhood Timex.
24.
The sales of
watches to young people have fallen because
they__________.
A. have other devices
to tell the time
C. prefer to wear an
iPod
25.
It seems
ridiculous to the writer that__________.
A.
people dive
300 meters into the sea
B.
expensive clothes sell better than
cheap ones
C.
cheap cars don
’
t
run as fast as expensive ones
D.
expensive
watches with unnecessary functions still sell
26.
What can be
learnt about Swiss watch industry from the
passage?
A.
It
targets rich people as its potential customers
B.
It
’
s hard for the
industry to beat its competitors
C.
It wastes a
huge amount of money in advertising
D.
It
’
s easy for the
industry to reinvent cheap watches
B.
think watches too expensive
D. have no
sense of time
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27.
Which would
be the best title for the passage?
A.
Timex or Rolex?
C. Watches? Not for Me!
B. My Childhood Timex
D.
Watches
—
a
V
aluable Collection
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C
“I moved him,”
th
e old man said.
“I
moved
him
then.”
He
felt faint again now but he held on
the
great fish
all the strength that he could. I moved
him, he thought. Maybe this time I can get him
over. Pull, hands,
he thought. Hold up,
legs. Last for me, head. Last for me. Y
ou never went. This time
I
’ll pull him ove
r.
But when he put all of his effort on,
starting it well out before the fish came
alongside and pulling
with all
his strength, the fish pulled part way
over and then righted himself and swam away.
“Fish,” the
old
man said. “
Fish, you are going to have
to die anyway
. Do you have to kill me
too?
”
That way
nothing is accomplished, he thought. His mouth was
too dry to speak but he could not reach
for
the water now. I must
get him alongside this time, he thought. I am not
good for many more turns. Yes, you
are,
he told himself. Y
ou’re good for
eve
r.
On the next turn, he
nearly had him. But again the fish righted himself
and swam slowly away. You
are
killing
me,
fish,
the
old
man
thought.
But
you
have
a
right
to.
Never
have
I
seen
a
greater,
or
more
beautiful,
or a calmer or
more noble thing than you, brother. Come on and
kill me. I do not care who kills who.
Now you are getting confused in the
head, he thought. You must keep your head clear.
Keep your head
clear and know how to
suffer like a man. Or a fish, he thought.
“Clear up, head,” he said in a voice he
could hardly
hear
. “Clear
up.”
Twice more it was the
same on the turns.
I do not know, the
old man thought. He had been on the point of
feeling himself go each time. I do not
know. But I will try it once more. He
tried it once more and he felt himself going when
he turned the fish.
The fish righted
himself and swam off again slowly with the great
tail heaving in the air.
I’ll
try it again, the old
man promised, although his hands were mushy now
and he could only see
well in
flashes. He tried it
again
and
it was the
same.
So he thought, and he
felt
himself
going before he started;
I will try it once again. The old man
dropped the line and put his foot on it and lifted
the harpoon (
鱼
叉
)
as high as he could and drove it down with all his
strength, and more strength he had just summoned
(
召集
), into the
fish
’
s
side just
behind the great chest fin that rose high in the
air to the altitude of the
man
’
s chest. He
felt the iron go
in and he
leaned on it and drove it further and then pushed
all his weight after it.
Then the fish
came alive, with his death in him, and rose high
out of the water showing all his great
length
and width and all his
power and his beauty. He seemed to hang in the air
above the old man in the skiff.
Then he
fell into the water with a crash that sent spray
(
喷
) over the old man and
over all of the skiff.
28.
Why did the old man keep talking to
himself while fighting against the fish?
A. To rescue himself from great
pressure.
C. To prevent himself from
feeling tired.
B. To remind himself of
the hidden danger.
D. To give himself
constant encouragement.
29.
Which of the following statements is
true about the fisherman?
A.
The fisherman seemed to be playing a
cat-and-mouse game with the fish.
B.
The fisherman
showed respect for the fish in this fierce battle.
C.
The fisherman
has been fighting with the fish for long, which
made him anxious.
D.
The fisherman, experienced as he was in
fishing, nearly got killed on several occasions.
30.
What can be
inferred from the sentence “Fish,
you
are going to have to die any
way”(Para.
3) ?
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A.
Quite a few
fishermen were chasing and hunting the fish.
B.
The fish had
been seriously
injured and couldn’t
live long.
C.
The old man had much confidence in
catching the fish.
D.
As a matter of fact, the fish was too
old to live any longer.
31.
Which of the following words best
describes the old man?
A. Ambitious.
B. Aggressive.
C. Strong-
willed.
D. Sympathetic.
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D
Why
should mankind explore
space? Why should money, time and effort be spent
exploring and researching
something
with so few apparent benefits? Why should
resources be spent on space rather than on
conditions
and people on Earth? These
are questions that, understandably, are very often
asked.
Perhaps the best answer lies in
our genetic makeup as human beings. What drove our
ancestors to move
from the trees into
the plains, and on into all possible areas and
environments? The wider the spread of
a
species, the better its chance of survival.
Perhaps the best reason for exploring space is
this genetic
tendency to expand
wherever possible.
Nearly every
successful civilization has explored, because by
doing so, any dangers in surrounding
areas
can be identified and
prepared for. Without knowledge, we may be
completely destroyed by the danger. With
knowledge, we can lessen its effects.
Exploration
also
allows
minerals
and
other
potential
resources
to
be
found.
Even
if
we
have
no
immediate
need
of
them,
they
will
perhaps
be
useful
later.
Resources
may
be
more
than
physical
possessions.
Knowledge
or techniques have
been acquired through exploration. The techniques
may have medical applications which
can
improve the length or quality of our lives. We
have already benefited from other
spin-
offs
including
improvements
in
earthquake
prediction,
in
satellites
for
weather
forecasting
and
in
communications
systems.
Even non-stick pans and mirrored
sunglasses are by-products
(
副产品
) of technological
developments in
the
space
industry!
While many
resources are spent on what seems a
small return, the exploration of space allows
creative,
brave and intelligent members
of our species to focus on what may serve to save
us. While space may hold
many wonders
and explanations of how the universe was formed or
how it works, it also holds dangers. The
danger
exists,
but
knowledge
can
help
human
beings
to
survive.
Without
the
ability
to
reach
out
across
space,
the chance to save ourselves might not
exist.
While
Earth
is
the
only
planet
known
to
support
life,
surely
the
adaptive
ability
of
humans
would
allow
us
to live
on other planets. It is true that the lifestyle
would be different, but human life cultures have
adapted in the past and surely could in
the future.
32.
What is the reason for exploring space
based on Paragraph 2?
A. Humans are
nature-born to do so.
C. Humans may
find new sources of food.
B. Humans
have the tendency to fight.
D. Humans
don
’
t like to stay in the
same place.
33.
The underlined word
“spin
-of
fs” in Paragraph 4
probab
ly refers to _______.
A. survival chances
C.
unexpected benefits
B. potential
resources
D. physical possessions
34.
What makes it
possible for humans to live on other planets?
A. Our genetic makeup
C. The
adaptive ability of humans
B. Resources
on the earth
D. By-products in space
exploration
35.
Which of the statements can best sum up
the passage?
A.
Space exploration has created many
wonders.
B.
Space
exploration provides the best value for money.