德润高级中学2020-2021学年高一下学期开学考试
英语试卷
第I卷
第一部分阅读理解(共两节, 满分60分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题3分,满分45分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A. B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Great Movies You Should Watch at Any Cost
Almost Famous(2000)
122 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
A high-school boy is given the chance to write a story for Rolling stone Magainze about an up-and-coming rock band as he accompanies them on their concert tour.
Director: Cameron Crowe | Stars; Billy Crudup, Patrick Fugit, Kate Hudson, Frances McDormand Likes: 250,715 | Prices: $32.53
A Beautiful Mind(2001)
135 min | Biography, Drama
After John Nash a brilliant mathematician, accepts secret work in cryptography(密码学), his life takes a turn for the worse.
Director: Ron Howard | Stars: Russell Crowe, Ed Harris, Jennifer Connelly, Christopher Phummer
Likes: 840,090 | Prices: $17.74
Into the Wild(2007)
148 min | Biography, Adventure, Drama
After graduating from university, Christopher McCandless is always lost in his life.To search for his real self, he gives his entire $24,000 saving account to charity and goes to Alaska to live in the wilderness.Along the way, Christopher meets a series of characters that shape his life.
Director: Sean Penn | Stars: Emile Hirsch, Vince Vaughn, Catherine Keener, Marcia Gay Harden
Likes: 567,337 | Prices: $18.35
Frankenweenie(2012)
87 min |Animation(动画), Comedy, Family
When a boy’s beloved dog passes away suddenly, he attempts to bring the animal back to life through a powerful science experiment.
Director: Tim Burton | Stars: Winona Ryder, Catherine O’Hara, Martin Short, Martin Landau
Likes: 97,636 | Prices: $35.29 $18 for children
1. Which film would a person fond of music probably like?
A. A Beautiful Mind. B. Frankenweenie. C. Almost Famous. D. Into to Wild.
2. How many supporters did A Beautiful Mind get online?
A. 250,715. B. 840,090. C. 567,337. D. 97,636.
3. Why does Christopher McCandless prefer adventures in Alaska?
A. To explore wild nature. B. To meet new people.
C. To experience different life. D. To understand himself better.
B
Recently whenever I turned on my computer or my mobile phone, news about the great effect of Hurricane Harvey on thousands of people caught my eyes. We saw many unfortunate events. However, there were also the bright news that confirmed the goodness of mankind. As a journalist, I wrote many human interesting stories during my career. That's why the story about the guys in the bakery caught my eyes.
When the staff at a Mexican bakery chain in Houston were trapped inside the building for two days, they didn't sit there feeling sorry for themselves. They used their time wisely after flooding caused by Hurricane Harvey. While they were waiting for the eventual rescue that came on Monday morning, four decided to make as many loaves of bread as possible for their community.
The flood water rose in the street outside. They took advantage of their emergency power supply to bake bread. They used more than 4,200 pounds of flour to create hundreds of loaves and sheets of sweet bread. Although the water kept rising, they continued baking to help more people. By the time the owner managed to get to them, they had made so much bread that we took the loaves to loads of emergency centers across the city for people affected by the floods.
The store manager, Brian Alvarado, told The Independent,“Whenever a disaster occurs, nobody should just feel forlorn. Instead,we should take positive action to save ourselves and help others. Our acts of kindness will make a big difference.”
4. What did the bakery store workers do after flooding caused by Hurricane Harvey?
A. They volunteered to make bread for their community.
B. They managed to live by selling more bread in the store.
C. They felt sorry that they couldn't escape from the store.
D. They ate nothing but to wait for their community to rescue them.
5. Which of the following best explains “forlorn” underlined in the last paragraph?
A. Fortunate.? ? ? B. Hopeful.? ? ? ? ? ? C. Shallow.? ? ? ? ? D. Desperate.
6. What can we infer from the text?
A. Alvarado organized his workers to bake much bread.
B. Hurricane Harvey caused a power failure in Houston.
C. The staff in the bakery sent enough flour to emergency centers.
D. The author preferred to write stories about people facing disasters.
7. What can be the best title for the text?
A. A Popular Mexican Bakery Chain in Houston
B. Wait for the Eventual Rescue in a Big Disaster
C. All Kinds of Disasters Caused by Hurricane Harvey in Houston
D. Bake Bread to Make a Difference in Face of Hurricane Harvey
C
More and more people in America are celebrating the Indian holiday Diwali. Diwali is Hindi for “row of lights". It is the most important holiday in India.
Many people around the world are beginning to celebrate it as well. The United States is one of the places where the festival is becoming more common. Diwali celebrations can now be found at American landmarks like Disneyland in California and New York City's Times Square. They are also held in many parks and museums.
Neeta Bhasin created the Times Square event. She said Indian immigrants have found great success in America. But, she said, many Americans still do not know much about India. So, she decided to act. “I felt it's about time that we should take India to mainstream America and show India's rich culture, heritage, arts and variety to the world," she said, “and I couldn't find a better place than Times Square.”
Bhasin came to the United States from India 40 years ago. She is president of ASB Communications, the marketing firm behind Diwali at Times Square. Tens of thousands of people attend the event, now in its fourth year.
In India, Diwali is a five-day harvest festival held just before the Hindu New Year. The exact dates change from year to year but Diwali is always in the fall. Celebrations include lighting oil lamps or candles called “diyas".
A Diwali celebration will light up Disney California Adventure Park in Anaheim this year. Visitors can watch performances of traditional Indian dances and take part in a Bollywood? dance party. The event is part of a Festival of Holidays program at the theme park to show?cultural traditions from around the world. The program takes place on November 10th through January 7th.
San Antonio, Texas, also holds a Diwali celebration. And it is one of the nation's largest celebrations, with more than 15 ,000 people in attendance each year. Visitors can enjoy Indian dance,food and fireworks. Organizers also plan to float hundreds of lighted candles in the San Antonio River, along the city's famous River Walk.
8. Which is the main symbol in the Indian holiday Diwali?
A. Dances.? ? ? B. Lamps. ? ? ? ? ? C. Food. ? ? ? ? D. Clothes.
9. Why did Neeta Bhasin set up the Times Square event?
A. To make the American culture richer.? ? ? ? ?
B. To create a new business for the firm.
C. To make Indian culture better known in the US.
D. To show the achievements of Indian immigrants.
10. What do we know about Diwali?
A. It is held in autumn in India.
B. It lasts five days in America.
C. It has been held for 40 years in America.
D. It happens from November 10th to January 7th in India.?
11. What is the main idea of the text??
A. Diwali is mainly celebrated in Disney Parks.
B. Many American cities compete to hold Diwali.
C. Indian Holiday Diwali lights up America, too.
D. Diwali has become the most important holiday in India.
D
? ? The world food safety could be in danger because of a number of food production shocks (冲击)! according to an Australian study.
? ? The researchers from the University of Tasmania found that there were 226 shocks in the area of food production across 134 nations and the frequency has been increasing over the past 50 years.
According to Cottrell,a researcher from the University of Tasmania,the main causes behind the shocks are different. For crops,extreme weather events such as floods and no rain for a long time play the biggest part. Weather also plays a role in livestock (家畜)production, but disease plays a bigger role. Disease also leads to aquaculture (水产业)shocks,while in the ocean most of the food shocks are caused by overfishing.
? ? “When we look at the food production systems,covering crops,livestock,fisheries and? aquaculture,” Cottrell said, “we find that crops and livestock are more easily affected than aquaculture. And some countries in South Asia are more frequently affected than others. ”
? ? The effects of production shocks reached far away from where they happened. When one means of food production is greatly reduced,it will cause unexpected results. “The India got a lot of food production shocks in crops and livestock,largely because of floods,” Cottrell explained. “If countries like India are shocked and the rice production is much smaller,they’ll probably send less goods to another country. And that shock suddenly starts to affect all the trade partners of the major producers as well. ”
? ? According to what Cottrell said,while the international community faces a great challenge to these problems,steps taken now can help fight against unexpected shocks in the future. “This can be done through measures such as food store systems so that they are better able to deal with the effect which is caused by problems such as climate change. ” said Cottrell.
12. What do we know about food production shocks according to paragraph 3?
A. Overfishing is the main cause.
B. Some diseases are the main cause.
C. Extreme weather is the biggest shock.
D. Their causes are different in different production areas.
13. Which of the following is more frequently affected according to Cottrell?
A. Livestock in South Asia. B. Crops in Australian.
C. Fisheries in India. ? ? D. Livestock in Australia.
14. Why does the writer mention Indian food production shocks?
A. To show India sells a lot of crops to other countries.
B. To show India has a lot of flood.
C. To show Indian shocks are more often.
D. To show the shocks can cause unexpected results.
15. What can be the best title for the text?
A. The Importance of Global Food Safety
B. Production Shocks Threatening Global Food Safety
C. Results Caused by the Problem of Global Food Safety
D. Measures Solving the Problem of Global Food Safety?
第二节(共5小题;每小题3分,满分15分)
? ? 根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
How to Celebrate Thanksgiving
? ? Thanksgiving is celebrated in the United States on the fourth Thursday in November. Thanksgiving is about spending time with family and friends,and being thankful for the people and things in their life. 16 Watching the Thanks ? giving Day parade (游行),football,volunteering,and playing games are also ways to celebrate Thanksgiving.
? ? Invite family and friends a month ahead of time. Make a list of family and friends that you would like to celebrate Thanksgiving with. Let them know that you will be celebrating Thanksgiving and that you would like them to come. Letting them know ahead of time will allow them to make plans if they need to travel. 17? That’s because they already have plans for Thanksgiving.
?? Choose a potluck (自带餐)for the Thanksgiving meal. A potluck meal will make it easier for you to cook. If you choose this type of meal,ask your guests what they would like to bring. Make a list of the dishes they will be bringing. 18? The host will usually make the turkey for a Thanksgiving meal.
? ? 19? This way you can ensure that you will have a turkey for the meal. Buy the turkey from your local stores or turkey farms. Buy a 12-pound turkey to feed 10 to 15 people.
?? ? Make a shopping list. Make a list of all the things you will need to prepare the meal. Buy dry ingredients (食材) one or two weeks ahead. 20? For example, buy bread, canned pumpkin,butter and the ham two weeks ahead. Buy cranberries,green beans,rolls,corn,sweet potatoes,and milk five to seven days in advance.
A. Buy the turkey two or three weeks ahead.
B. Then the host provides the rest of the food.
C. You know that some people may refuse you.
D. It is celebrated by having a big meal with a turkey.
E. Buy fresh ingredients five to seven days in advance.
F. Make other dishes to help you feel the Thanksgiving spirit.
G. If you don’t feel like making a turkey,order pizza or takeout.
第二部分语言知识运用(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)
阅读下面短文,从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
When the Hurricane Laura hit the city of Lake Charles, a(n) ____21____ was ordered. But for the 19 newly-born babies, leaving was pretty much ____22____. Members at the hospital were ____23____ that they’d remain with them until the danger passed.
With the strong wind through the town, Dr. Juan Bossano with 14 nurses, and some other ____24____ stayed behind in the NICU, ____25____ their little babies in turn. Later, for their safety, they sent the babies to their main campus across the ____26____ in under two hours. The whole hospital went all out to make sure the babies and everthying necessary safely made the ____27____.
Unfortunately, during the night the air conditioning was ____28____ out and water was cut off in the hospital. Throughout the hurricane, Dr. Bonssano kept anxious parents calm by frequent ____29____ to his Facebook page.
The storm over, the babies were sent to other NICUs where necessary services hadn’t been _____30_____ by the hurricane. “This morning, the babies were _____31_____. Thank Goodness, I finally got a couple of hours of _____32_____,” Bossano said. It’s important to know the devotion of all the nurses and doctors to keep taking care of the babies when they don’t even know the _____33_____ of their homes. “In a small town like this, people have to _____34_____. I’m proud of them.” Bossano _____35_____.
21. A. rescue B. movement C. evacuation D. arrangement
22. A. impossible B. necessary C. important D. suitable
23. A. frightened B. worried C. annoyed D. determined
24. A. soldiers B. parents C. doctors D. friends
25. A. looking for B. caring for C. asking for D. waiting for
26. A. city B. country C. school D. university
27. A. way B. trip C. day D. plan
28. A. knocked B. turned C. checked D. called
29. A. tips B. titles C. topics D. posts
30. A. applied B. trapped C. suffered D. affected
31. A. dangerous B. safe C. awake D. calm
32. A. sleep B. focus C. energy ? ? ? ? D. entertainment
33. A. content B. design C. condition ? ? ? D. impression
34. A. quit B. suffer C. pull together ? ? D. get together
35. A. admired B. added C. introduced ? ? ? D. advanced
第II卷
第三部分语法填空(共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分20分)
阅读下面短文,在空白处填人1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
A recent study found that people who live in colder climates consume ? 36 ? ( much) alcohol than people who live in warm weather.
“Alcohol is something that everyone thought harmful for 37 ? ( decade), but no one has scientifically demonstrated it,” a professor wrote in a press release.
Why do people in Russia drink so much? Everybody ? 38 ? (assume) that' s because the weather is cold. But we couldn't find a single paper ? 39 ? ( link) climate to alcohol intake. Since alcohol could increase warm blood flow in the skin, last month, the researchers in a study ? 40? ? ? (suggest) that people should reach for booze(豪饮) when it's cold outside. The researchers combed through data to compare climate factors and alcohol consumption per capita(每人的). ? 41 ? study also found that as temperatures and sunlight hours decrease, alcohol consumption goes up. Shorter hours of sunlight and cooler temperatures also relate ? 42 ? higher rates of depression,? 43 ? is linked to an increase in drinking.
The professor hopes this data will help influence health policies on alcohol abuse. “Knowing that colder places have more drink related problems could be? 44? (help)to the efforts in these areas? ? 45? ? ( determine) better policies," he said.
英语答案
1~5:CBDAD
6~10: BDBCA
11~15: CDADB
16~20: DCBAE
21~25: CADCB
26~30: ABADD
31~35: BACCB
36. more
37. decades
38. assumes
39. linking
40. suggested
41. The
42. to/with
43. which
44. helpful
45. to determine