2019-2020学年高一上学期期中考试卷

A

、

B

、

C

和

D

）中，选出最佳选项 ，并在答

题卡上将该项涂黑。

B

One day when I was 5, my mother scolded (

责骂

) me for not finishing my rice and I got

angry. I wanted to play outside and not to be made to finish eating my old rice. When angrily

opening the screen door with my foot, I kicked back about a 12-inch part of the lower left hand

corner

of

the

new

screen

door.

But

I

had

no

remorse,

for

I

was

happy

to

be

playing

in

the

backyard with my toys.

Today, I know if my child had done what I did, I would have scolded my child, and told

him about how expensive this new screen door was, and I would have delivered a spanking (

打

屁股

) for it. They never said a word. They left the corner of the screen door pushed out, creating

an opening, a breach (

裂缝

) in the defense against unwanted insects.

For years, every time I saw that corner of the screen, it would constantly make me think

about

my

mistake.

For

years,

I

knew

that

everyone

in

my

family

would

see

that

hole

and

remember who did it. For years, every time I saw a fly buzzing (

嗡嗡

) in the kitchen, I would

wonder if it came in through the hole that I had created with my angry foot. I would wonder if

my family members were thinking the same thing, silently blaming me every time a flying insect

entered our home, making life more terrible for us all. My parents taught me a valuable lesson,

one that a spanking or stern (

严厉的

) words perhaps could not deliver. Their silent punishment

for

what

I

had

done

delivered

a

hundred

stern

messages

to

me.

Above

all,

it

has

helped

me

become a more patient person and not burst out so easily.

24. When the author damaged the door, his parents ________.

A. gave him a spanking

B. left the door unrepaired

C. scolded him for what he had done

D. told him how expensive it was

25. The underlined word

“

remorse

”

in paragraph 1 most probably means ________.

A. regret

B. hurt

C. feel

D. notice

26. The experience may cause the author ________.

A. to hide his anger away from others

B. not to go against his parents’ will

C. to have a better control of himself

D. not to make mistakes in the future

27. What is the main idea of this text?

A. Adults should ignore their children’s bad behavior.

B. Parents are the best teachers of their children.

C. What is the best way to become a more patient person.

D. Silent punishment may have a better effect on educating people.

B

If you think you have two left feet but would love to be a good dancer then why not try your

hand at dancing?

That’s exactly what I did five years ago and I immediately fe

ll in love with dancing. To me,

dancing

is

a

magical

experience:

I’ve

become

fitter,

look

younger

and

feel

more

confident.

I

enjoy it so much that I will never give up this healthy pastime.

It

’

s very sociable as well. You meet people and make new friends while dancing the night

away. Haven

’

t you heard stories about how dancing inspired new romances or rekindled (

重燃

)

old ones? My friends Joe and Rena just had their big day a few weeks ago after they met each

other at a Ceroc workshop some three years before.

The word “Ceroc” comes from the French language. Without the complicated footwork, it is

easier to pick up by beginners. Another good thing about Ceroc is that while it is a partner dance,

you don’t have to bring a dancing partner.

Other popular styles of dancing in the UK include ballroom, belly dancing, lindy hop, salsa,

tango and tap dancing, just to name a few.

No matter what types of dancing you do, one thing is for sure: you will become fitter. For

office workers like me, dancing is good cardio exercise after a long day sitting in front of the

computer

screen.

It

also

strengthens

your

muscles,

improves

your

coordination(

协调

)

and

increases your physical confidence.

Few people will end up being queens of the dance floor. The aim is not to win a competition

but to enjoy the interaction(

交流

). As long as you do the right moves, keep the rhythm and most

importantly keep an encouraging smile to your dancing partners, you will always be a winner!

15. What do we know about the writer?

A. He has 2 left feet and dance with hands.

B. He learns magic while dancing.

C. He becomes younger after dancing.

D. He shows a keen interest in dancing.

16. The writer mentions her friend’s big day in order to ______.

A. suggest that marriage is good for young people

B. show that dancing can help social relationship

C. prove that dancing makes people more beautiful

D. introduce two very good dancers to readers

17. Which of the following is TRUE about Ceroc?

A. It’s a dance organization.

B. It’s a dance starting from France.

C. It

’s a dance suitable for beginners.

D. It’s a popular ballroom dance.

18. What is the main purpose of this passage?

A. To introduce some types of dance to the readers.

B. To prove the benefits of dancing to the readers.

C. To indicate the importance of dancing in social relationship.

D. To show the connection between dancing and health.

D

Mandara seemed to know something big was about to happen. So she let out a yell, caught

hold of her 2-year-old daughter Kibibi and climbed up into a tree. She lives at the National Zoo

in Washington D.C..

And on Tuesday, August 23rd, witnesses said she seemed to sense the big earthquake that

shook much of the East Coast before any humans knew what was going on. And she

’

s not the

only

one.

In

the

moments

before

the

quake,

an

orangutan

(

猩猩

)

let

out

a

loud

call

and

then

climbed to the top of her shelter.

“

It’s very different from their normal call,” said Brandie Smith, the zookeeper. “The lemurs

(monkey like animals of Madagascar) will sound an alarm if they see or hear something highly

unusual.”

But you can’t see or hear an earthquake 15 minutes before it happens, can you? Maybe you

can

——if you’re an animal.

“

Animals can hear above and below our range of hearing,” said Brandie Smith. “That’s part

of their special abilities. The

y’re more sensitive to the environment, which is how they survive.”

Primates weren

’

t the only animals that seemed to sense the quake before it happened. One of

the

elephants

made

a

warning

sound

and

a

huge

lizard

(

蜥蜴

)

ran

quickly

for

cover.

The

flamingoes

(a

kind

of

birds)

gathered

before

the

quake

and

stayed

together

until

the

shaking

stopped.

So what kind of vibrations (

震动

) were the animals picking up in the moments before the

quake? Scientist Susan Hough said earthquakes produce two types of waves

——

a weak

“

P

”

wave and then a much stronger

“

S

”

wave. The

“

P

”

stands for

“

prima ry

”

. And the

“

S

”

sta

nds for “secondary”. She thinks the “P” wave might be what sets the animals off.

Not all the animals behaved unusually before the quake. For example, Smith said the zoo’s

giant

pandas

didn’t

jump

up

until

the

shaking

actually

began.

But

many

of

the

other

animals

seemed

to

know

something

was

coming

before

it

happened.

“I’m

not

surprised

at

all,”

Smith

said.

62. Why did Mandara act strangely one day?

A. Because it sensed something unusual would happen.

B. Because its daughter Kibibi was injured.

C. Because it heard an orangutan let out a loud call

D. Because an earthquake had happened.

63. According to Brandie Smith,_____________.

A. many animals hearing is sharp

B. earthquakes produce two types of waves

C. primates usually gather together before a quake

D. humans can also develop the ability to sense a quake

64. Which animal seems unable to sense quake?

A. A giant panda.

B. A flamingo.

C. A lemur.

D. A lizard.

65. What is the best title for the passage?

A. How animals survive a quake

B. How animals differ from humans

C. How animals behave before a quake

D. How animals protect their young in a quake

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小题；每小题

1.5

分，满分

30

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阅读下面的短文，从短文后各题所 给的四个选项（

A

、

B

、

C

和

D

）中，选出可以填入

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My aunt came to my home with her six-year-old daughter Alice this morning. While my aunt

was talking with my mom at home, my cousin felt a bit ___31___. So I suggested that I go out

with her. My aunt happily ___32___ . So we went to the park near my home together. There we

bought

two

___33___

and

started

flying

them.

While

we

were

doing

that, Alice couldn't

help

___34___. She jumped up and down and I knew she was ___35___having great fun. And I must

___36___that I haven't enjoyed myself like that for a long time.

Later,

we

sat

down

on

a

bench,

looking

at

the

gardens.

As

we

were____37____there,

Alice

looked

up

at

me

and

said,

a

___38___day

today!

I

smiled

at

her

and

agreed.

I

then

started

___39___

what

we had

done

that

day.

We

did something

quite

___40___

,

yet

we

were very happy.

Many peo

ple wait for their

___42___ today. As adults, we often make plans ___43___ in order to have a great day. Some

people think that they can have a nice day through spending a lot of ____44____. I

think we

should be more like ____45____. They don’t think about money or what will happen tomorrow.

They ___46___ live in the moment and enjoy the moment!

We often hear the expression that we should live in the ____47____. How do we do that? We

’

re

not doing such a ___48___ job. Remember today is important as we are exchanging (

交换

) a

day of our ___49___ for it. Yesterday is a history. Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a ___50___.

That

’

s why it is called present. So seize (

把握

) the day!

31. A. tired

B. bored

C. hungry

D. sleepy

32. A. explained

B. followed

C. called

D. agreed