大庆市第56中学2021-2022学年高一下学期期中考试
英语试题
时间：60分钟 满分：100分
阅读理解 （共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分)
A
Are you struggling to find reading materials for your kids You can try these books.
Johnny Catching Fire
By Aaron Allen
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$22. 99 | $16. 99 | $3. 99
Johnny somehow gets the strength of super power. Now, he must decide whether to use his power for good or to get even with those who played tricks on him. Young readers can be inspired to think about the choice of life. To forgive Or the other way around
The Unequal Twins
By Sylva Kanderal
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Hardback |Paperback | E-book
$28. 99 | $16. 99 | $3. 99
What if …the twins Ava and Zoe, who could hardly be distinguished from each other visually and who could not have been more different in character, had to go through severe envy, jealousy, and hate Where does that road lead to To a total loss of their connection, or are they finding the lost path to each other again
How to Help Yourself to Be Who You Want to Be
By Pam Grewall
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Hardback | Paperback | E-book
$23. 99 | $13. 99 | $3. 99
This self-improvement book offers a simple handbook to help kids recognize their strengths and weaknesses and understand how to make their own destiny.
Quotes from the Quiver
By Dante P. Galiber, MD, FACC
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Hardback | Paperback|E-book
$43. 99 | $22. 99 | $3. 99
Inspired by time, space, and human interaction, this collection offers a series of original and thought-provoking ideas and quotations designed to uplift and enlighten young readers.
1. Which book mentions a teenager’s super power
A. The Unequal Twins. B. How to Help Yourself to Be Who You Want to Be.
C. Quotes from the Quiver. D. Johnny Catching Fire.
2. How much should you pay for the last two paperback books
A. $36. 98. B. $28. 99.C. $43. 99. D. $7. 98.
3. What do the listed books have in common
A. They help readers to understand adulthood better.
B. They are designed to inspire young readers.
C. They help kids recognize their strengths and weaknesses.
D. They provide quotations to uplift and enlighten people.
（B）
One day two old friends were walking through the desert. During the journey they had a quarrel, and one friend couldn't control himself and hit the other one in the face.
The one who was hit was hurt, but he didn't say anything. Instead, he wrote in the sand, "Today my best friend hit me in the face."
They kept on walking until they found an oasis(绿洲). They decided to get some water. The one who was hit fell into the mire(泥潭) and was in danger, but the friend saved him.
When he felt all right, he wrote on a stone, "Today my best friend saved my life."
The one who had hit and saved his best friend felt surprised and asked him, "After I hurt you, you wrote in the sand but now you write on a stone. Why "
The other friend replied," When someone hurts us, we should write it down in sand where winds of forgiveness can blow it away. But when someone does something good for us, we must write it in stone where no wind can ever blow it away!"
Since then the two friends have never quarreled with each other again and they got on better with each other.
4. Why did one friend hit the other in the face
A. Because he didn't win the quarrel. B.Because he couldn't control himself.
C Because he couldn't express himself. D. Because he won the quarrel.
5. Why did the one who was hit write in the sand
A. Because he wanted to remember his being hit.
B. Because he wanted to express his anger.
C.Because he wanted other people to know his friend was cruel.
D. Because he wanted to forget his being hit.
6. Why did the one who was hit write on a stone
A. Because he wanted to remember his friend.
B.Because he wanted to forget his friend.
C. Because he didn't want to forget his friend's kindness.
D. Because he wanted others to learn from his friend.
7. What is the best title for the article
A. Forget your friend's shortcoming
B. Remember a friend's kindness and forget his shortcoming（缺点）
C. How to forgive a friend
D. It is difficult to make friends
C
My phone beeped as I closed the passenger door. I knew that the text was from my friend. Robin, a poet. And I did not want to read it.
Robin had recently submitted her manuscript to several publishers and she expected a response from one soon. From my view, her writing life was already charmed: work at a celebrated workshop and publication in literary journals. I was waiting to hear back from some book consultants. Three weeks had passed since I sent them some manuscript pages. I'd returned to my state of frustration(挫败)and the familiar misery.
I needed my phone for navigation, so I had no choice but to look at the screen. “I have news.” It was Robin.“Good news…" My insides shook as I sat waiting for my husband. Can we escape
As I longed for some of Robin's magic to wear off on me, I had to figure out how to respond to her text, how to be a friend. "Is it about your manuscript ” "Yes!" she answered." We can talk later but I have a book coming out next year! I'm in shock!!!"" I cried, quietly. I dug deep to find the words friendship called for -"wonderful,""amazing,""extremely talented." But as I reread, each word felt pathetic. This time, jealousy had put a valuable friendship at risk. To overcome it, I had to face that Robin had achieved something I could not. None of my excuses - the demands of motherhood, financial pressure, ""I’m not good at this"- seemed to hold up anymore.
Two days later, I wrote to the consulting company again. They responded:"The writing is really good." I was overjoyed. Robin and I are still stairs apart on the writing-success ladder but all four of our feet are moving upward. After her book was released, she and I met over beers. I asked about her writing process; how did she create her book A clue: it wasn't magic.
8. Why was the author unwilling to read the text
A. Because she was too busy to read it.B. Because she feared Robin's good news.
C. Because she knew Robin's response well.D. Because she didn't know it was from Robin.
9. What is paragraph 2 mainly about
A. Robin's achievements in her writing life.B. The author's feelings about Robin's literature.
C Robin's contribution to the author's success.D. The huge gap between Robin and the author.
10. What does the underlined word "pathetic" in paragraph 4 mean
A. Delightful.B. Astonishing.C. Useless.D. Confusing.
11. What can we infer about Robin's book from the last paragraph
A. It is about magic. B. It was an immediate success.
C. It made the author jealous. D. It took great efforts.
D
It seems that we are one step closer to finding alien life and maybe a future home for humanity. Scientists from NASA have found a new solar system filled with planets that look like the Earth and could even support life.
The group of seven planets, which orbits a star called Trappist-1, is 39 light years away from the Earth in the constellation of Aquarius(水瓶座). And three of them are in the “habitable zone” - the area around a star where water is most likely to be found. This is important because water is necessary for life.
“This is an amazing planetary(行星的) system - not only because we have found so many planets, but because they are all surprisingly similar in size to the Earth”, astronomer Michael Gillon from the University of Liege in Belgium told The Independent.
Trappist-1 is a “dwarf star(矮星)” which is colder and shines dimmer than our sun. If a person were on one of the seven planets, everything would look a lot darker than usual. The amount of light heading toward our eyes would be about 200 times less than we get from the sun, according to The Independent.
Because of that, Trappist-1, together with many other dwarf stars, was never on the list of places where scientists looked for alien life. But Michael Gillon, lead researcher behind the discovery, decided to give dwarf stars a chance. He built a telescope in Chile to observe 60 of the closest dwarf stars, and it turned out that Trappist-1 was worthy of the effort.
The researchers hope that they can spend more time watching the newly found planets to learn more about them. Even though more research is needed before determining whether these planets could really support life, the discovery is still encouraging. It shows just how many Earth-size planets could be out there.
“[The discovery] gives us a hint that finding a second Earth is not just a matter of if, but when,” NASA scientist Thomas Zurbuchen told The Telegraph.
12. What can be learned about the new solar system from the text
A. It contains a sun and planets like the Earth.
B. There are aliens on the planets.
C. Water can be found on all of the planets.
D. Seven planets move around Trappist-1.
13. Why didn’t other scientists observe dwarf stars
A. Trappist-1 and other dwarf stars don’t provide as much heat and light as our sun can
B. Scientists did not find a good place to observe dwarf stars according to the passage.
C. It is impossible to find alien life on the planets of Trappist-1 and other dwarf stars.
D. Scientists have observed dwarf stars, but they failed to find the possibility of survival.
14. What does the underlined word “dimmer” mean
A. Less bright. B. More powerful.
C. Stronger. D. Less beautiful.
15. What is the main idea of this text
A. Scientists have found a second Earth.
B. A new solar system may become home for humans.
C. Scientists are planning to explore another planet.
D. People will move to another Earth soon.
第二部分 完型填空 （每小题1分，满分15分）
I never forget the single act of kindness that changed my life over 25 years ago. During a vacation trip , I needed to find my____16____to the Greyhound bus station , some 30 miles away . Being a____17____ student , I had little money to get there .
I ____18____to call various taxis and shuttle services but they were all too____19____ or too far away to pick me up . Then , I got some person on the ____20____who managed to figure out that I needed a ride to the Greyhound bus station but only had limited financial ____21____ and he agreed to transport me ! He came to pick me up about 45 minutes ____22____ . The driver was old and I ____23____why the shuttle didn’t have a meter（计时器）but his ID was there and I could see this was his____24____. The driver was so kind . He knew I was_____25____so he distracted me with stories and good _____26_____. He said I looked like his granddaughter .
At one point , I asked him why he_____27____so little . Then , he patiently explained that he was____28_____ retired and hadn’t removed his number from the phone book. When I called ,clearly upset , he felt____29_____to help . This man drove an hour out of his way to help a person he didn’t know for a fee that only____30_____his gas!Because of his kindness, I knew things were going to be okay . This man’s kindness warms my heart every time I think of him .
A．highway B．way C．routine D．entrance
17．A．lucky B．wealthy C．poor D．talented
18．A．forgot B．failed C．managed D．agreed
19．A．valuable B．expensive C．reasonable D．special
20．A．paper B．email C．phone D．Internet
21．A．support B．difficulty C．market D．system
22．A．after B．earlier C．before D．later
23．A．admired B．doubted C．wondered D．knew
24．A．business B．function C．duty D．field
25．A．excited B．upset C．hurt D．crazy
26．A．conversation B．introduction C．speech D．connection
27．A．spent B．demanded C．charged D．offered
28．A．easily B．actually C．certainly D．clearly
29．A．disturbed B．troubled C．permitted D．driven
30．A．involved B．included C．covered D．provided
第三部分 语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
The day of February 2nd brings the most-watched weather forecast of the year because of a kind of little animal. Legend says that ____31____this morning, if a groundhog(土拨鼠)can see its shadow, there will be six more weeks of winter. ___32___it cannot see its shadow, spring is on the way.
Since a groundhog hibernates for the winter, its ___33___(come)out of the ground is a natural sign of spring. Centuries ago, people in Europe watched for other hibernating animals ____34___signs of winter's end. Germans ___35___immigrated to Pennsylvania in the mid1800s began keeping an eye on the groundhog. The widespread population of the little animal made ___36____easy for them to forecast the weather.
__37___(origin), February 2 is a holiday called Candlemas Day(圣烛节). Early people believed that if the sun came out on Candlemas Day, winter ___38___(last)for six weeks more.
In the 1880s some friends in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, went into the woods on Candlemas Day to look for groundhogs. This outing became ___39___tradition, and a local newspaper editor nicknamed the seekers "the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club". ____40____(start)in 1887, the search became an official event centred on a groundhog called Punxsutawney Phil. The ceremony still takes place every year.
第四部分 单句语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
41. He reminded me ____(lock) up the house when I went out. (所给词的适当形式填空)
42. We had to choose another way to keep us free from the _______(poison) snake’s attack. （所给词的适当形式填空）
43. He was addicting himself to _____(play)violin and didn’t notice someone walk into his house.（用适当的词填空）
44. He really made a ________(different) for these children. （所给词的适当形式填空）
45. His good _____(manner) were praised by his teachers.（所给词的适当形式填空）
46. With prices ________(go) up so fast,we can’t buy a house of our own. （所给词的适当形式填空）
47. It is one of the ________(large) museums on Earth. （所给词的适当形式填空）
48. There are so many works in Louvre ________it would take a lifetime to see everything. （用适当的词填空）
49. We are lying to protect ourselves from the disappointment and ________(angry)of others. （所给词的适当形式填空）
50. I was involved ___my book so didn’t here your knock. （用适当的词填空）
第五部分 书面表达（满分25分）请写在试卷答题卡指定位置
61. 假设你是李华，你的美国朋友Leo最近身体不适，医生建议他多锻炼，但是他觉得没有时间，他写信征求你的建议。请你用英文给他回一封信，内容包括：
1. 鼓励他多锻炼；（比如锻炼的好处）
2. 提出锻炼的具体建议，或一些具体体育项目。（比如：跑步；打羽毛球等）
注意：1.词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Joe,
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours,
Li Hua大庆市第56中学2021-2022学年高一下学期期中考试
参考答案:
阅读理解：A: DAB B: BDAB C: BDCD D:
完形填空 : BCCBC ADCAB ACBDC
语篇型语法填空31. On 32. If ing 34. as 35. Who/ that 36. It 37. Originally 38.would last 39. a 40.Starting
单句语法填空: 41. to lock 42. poisonous43. playing44. difference45.manners 46.going47.largest48.that 49.anger50. in
书面表达（略）
