1、乌鲁木齐市第四中学2021-2022学年度下学期阶段性诊断测试高一年级英语试题一、阅读理解（共15小题；每题2分，满分30分）阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题所给的四个选项（A、 B、 C和D）中，选出最佳选项。APhilosophy for Teenagers offers online philosophy sessions(课程) aimed at teens and tweens!If you like to develop thinking skills, explore new ideas, and meet and stay with like-minded (志趣相投的) young
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6、ey start on the same day.C. They include live discussions.D. They are intended for tweens.3. Where can the text be found?A. In a scientific report.B. In a history book.C. In a magazine.D. In a guidebook.BWhen we reached St. Josephs Hospital in Comox, my grandma was there to greet us and show us to o
7、ur grandpas room. I remember walking through the long hallways, overtaken by the sound of coughing and the strong smell of sanitizer(消毒剂). I wondered how someone could ever feel better in a place so cold and boring.When we reached grandpas room, his eyes lit up. Grandma explained that it was time to
8、 get up and take him for a walk. I had always known my grandpa was an artist and a poet, but it wasnt until we wheeled him along that I understood what it meant to see the world through his eyes. Every few steps along the hallway, he would stop and look at an old painting inside a hospital room. Whe
9、re I saw boredom, he saw color, excitement and beauty. I began to learn, it was all a matter of perspective(角度).My sisters and I decided that instead of bringing our sadness and boredom, we would bring something different to our grandpas bedside. Each day we visited we would bring him his old art, r
10、ead him poems he had written and tell him jokes. The hospital felt more alive and welcoming with each passing day.On the last day before we flew home, we all went for lunch. Everyone knew it would be the last time we would eat together. The meal was quiet. We were holding back our tears(眼泪) reaching
11、 for our glass of water every so often. I looked at Grandpa. There were no tears in his eyes, no signs of fear or regret; he just sat there with a smile on his face and a spoonful of soup in his mouth. At the end of that meal, he smiled gently and told us in a soft voice: “Im ready to die.”When Gran
12、dpa passed away that November, I didnt grieve(感到悲痛). He wouldnt have wanted me to.4. How did the author feel when he entered Grandpas hospital for the first time?A. He was excited.B. He was curious.C. He had some doubts.D. He was filled with fear.5. What did the author and his sisters do to cheer Gr
13、andpa up?A. They wrote poems for him.B. They admired his art with him.C. They read him his favorite novels.D. They sang and danced at his bedside.6. What did the author find out about Grandpa during their lunch?A. He could hardly eat anything.B. He was ready to face what was to come.C. He was trying
14、 hard to hold back his tears.D. He became quieter and calmer than before.7. What might the author learn from Grandpa?A. How much we enjoy makes us happy.B. You only live once so do what you want to do.C. If you put your heart into something, youre sure to succeed.D. If you change the way you look at
15、 life, the life you look at changes.CThe British are known to be great sports lovers. When they are neither playing nor watching games, they like to talk about them. Many of the games we play now come from Britain.The British like all kinds of races, including dog races, boat races, and even races f
16、or donkeys. The famous boat race between the teams of Oxford and Cambridge interests large crowds of people.One of the most typical British games is cricket. It is often played in schools, colleges, universities, and by club teams all over the country. Summer isnt summer without cricket. To many Bri
17、tish people, cricket is both a game and a standard of behavior. When they consider something unfair, they may say, “Its not cricket.”But as almost everywhere else in the world, the game which draws the greatest attention in Britain is football, also known as soccer in the USA. Every Saturday from la
18、te August until the beginning of May, large crowds of people support their favorite sides on football fields. True fans will travel from one end of the country to the other to see their favorite team play. There are a lot of professional football clubs all over Britain.The British also like to play
19、baseball, golf, hockey, and grass-hockey. Many other sports, such as running, jumping, swimming, boxing are also popular. You may sometimes hear that there are no winter sports in Britain since the English weather is not always cold enough to ski or skate. However, winter is a good time for fishing!
20、Without doubt, sport in one form or another is an important part of daily life in Britain.8. What does the underlined word “them” in paragraph 1 refer to?A. Games.B. Sports lovers.C. Rules.D. British people.9. The author mentions “Its not cricket.” in paragraph 3 in order to show_.A. cricket has str
21、ict rulesB. British people are seriousC. cricket is very important in BritainD. British people dont like unfair things10. Whats paragraph 4 mainly about?A. The football fans in Britain.B. The national game of Britain.C. The busy life of British people.D. The popularity of football in Britain.11. Whi
22、ch can be the best title for the text?A. Sports in BritainB. Winters of BritainC. Daily life of British peopleD. British standards of behaviorDIn 2014, Professor Ron Srigleys whole class did badly on a test. When he asked them why, the students explained that they had read but couldnt understand the
23、 books he had assigned(分配)to them. Srigley believed mobile technology was the cause of the problem and decided to do an experiment. He offered extra credit for students who would give up their cellphones for nine days. About a third of the class took up the challenge.At first, all those students fel
24、t unhappy. But after a few days without smartphones, they began to notice other things too.Two of the students were used to using their phones to message their family members throughout the day, and they felt deprived(被剥夺) of this contact. But when the students spent in-person time with their parent
25、s, the parents were mostly pleased because they suddenly had their childrens undivided attention.We think of smartphones as a productivity tool, but the students reported the opposite was true, at least for their schoolwork. Not surprisingly, some reported paying more attention in class. Others said
26、 not having a phone helped them complete the papers they had to write. “Because I was able to give it 100 percent of my attention, not only was the final product better than it would have been, I was also able to complete it much quicker,” one wrote.Srigley repeated the experiment in 2018 at a diffe
27、rent, more urban(城市的)college. The students who gave up their smartphones reported the same benefits that the 2014 students had. But they also were almost completely helpless without them. “Even the simplest activities getting on the bus or train, ordering dinner - required their cellphones,” Srigley
28、 reports.Thus, one of his 2018 students wrote, “After a few days, I feel OK without my phone. But I guess it is only fine if it is for a short period of time.”Thats probably truer for all of us than we would like to admit (承认).12. Why did Ron Srigley carry out the 2014 experiment?ATo see if cellphon
29、e use influenced students study.B. To find out how addicted students were to cellphones.CTo study how to apply mobile technology to teaching.D. To test what students would do with their cellphones in exams.13. In what way did the two students change without their cellphones?A. They began to care for
30、 family members.B. They spent more time on their homework.CThey learned to write down important messagesD. They had better face-to-face communication with their parents.14. What can we learn about the students from paragraph 4?A. They became much more productive.B. They learned how to manage time wi
31、sely.C. They paid more attention to their classmates.D. They became more independent of their parents.15. What did the 2018 experiment find out?A. Most people didnt admit overusing cellphonesB. People became more dependent on cellphones.C. Putting cellphones down wasnt as hard as was thought.D. Givi
32、ng up cellphones had fewer benefits than was expected.二、七选五（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。If you are someone who suffers from exam anxiety(焦虑), know that you arent alone. There are things that you can do to try and reduce this.Simply being aware of what is causing your anx
33、iety can help to lessen exam anxiety. Take some time to think about what could be causing your anxiety. _16_Most of the time, the key to reducing exam anxiety is preparedness. Make an early start on your revision. Starting six weeks before the examination is recommended. _17_ Take enough time to do
34、yourself justice.Revision is about revisiting things you have previously learned, not teaching yourself a new topic. _18_ Lets say you struggle with English and you have no idea how to begin your revision, then an English teacher would be advisable.Sometimes you feel very calm during the revision pe
35、riod, butpanic(惊慌) sets in the night before. _19_You need to get enough sleep if you want to function properly during your exam. Use relaxation methods like meditation if you start to panic.Maybe you have been fine the whole time, and you havent felt any anxiety. _20_ Firstly, make sure that you do
36、everything to keep you physically comfortable. Have you been to the toilet? Are you too hot or too cold? Then take some deep breaths. Remember that most people will be nervous; its natural. So just focus on your exam.A. These are the most common causes.B. The night before your exam is important.C. M
37、ake sure you have everything you need for the exam.D. Then you walk into the exam hall, and it rushes over you.E. If you feel you are really behind, you could turn to a private teacher.F. Once you know the causes, you will better understand how to treat it.G. But this can change depending on where y
38、ou feel you are in your studies.三、完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。After digging through books in those yellow boxes for nearly 5 hours, I finally saw tiny books. I _21_ took them out. I was so _22_ to find them. As I looked through the pages of those books, it _2
39、3_ me of that afternoon nine years ago, when my dad _24_ the story between him and Xiao Ren Shu.I _25_ those tiny books that my dad laid all over the floor. Those Xiao Ren Shu were small, about 5 inches long, old and yellowed but well kept. My dad said _26_ and softly: “Xiao Ren Shu gave me a lot of
40、 _27_ in my childhood. Usually, I would go to the street vendornear my school where they would lay out all those Xiao Ren Shu. Kids like me could use a student ID card to _28_ Xiao Ren Shu next to the vendor.“Well, I usually would stay there for a _29_ time because many of the stories were _30_, so
41、then I would just read until that series (系列) ended. They were _31_ sometimes.”“I didnt know many words and characters then, but just by looking at those pictures, I could _32_ what happened. But later when I learned enough _33_, I didnt spend much time on Xiao Ren Shu. Rather, I spent more time on
42、novels.”After that afternoon, I always _34_ one or two Xiao Ren Shu wherever I went. However, those Xiao Ren Shu were my _35_ only until the end of primary school.But _36_ enough, I found another way to continue that _37_ abroad. I read the first American comic (连环画) book, Smile by Raina Telgemeier,
43、 in ELL (English Language Learner) class, and _38_ that I read other comies by Telgemeier and some Marvel comics as well. It wasnt until later that I _39_those comic books helped me to learn many action verbs (动词) and could be _40_ when I read novels.21. A. carefullyB. bravelyC. regretfullyD. easily
44、22. A. nervousB. boredC. excitedD. curious23. A. advisedB. warnedC. toldD. reminded24. A. heardB. sharedC. believedD. finished25A. looked atB. worried aboutC. paid forD. dealt with26. A. shylyB. happilyC. strangelyD. hopelessly27. A. funB. examplesC. timeD. suggestions28. A. lendB. sellC. readD. fin
45、d29. A. limitedB. newC. longD. different30. A. realB. sadC. similarD. connected31. A. difficultB. shortC. addictiveD. true32. A. guessB. decideC. explainD. report33. A. informationB. wordsC. rulesD. history34. A. carriedB. droppedC. returnedD. created35. A. pityB. giftC. enemyD. company36. A. shamef
46、ullyB. luckilyC. naturallyD. crazily37. A. serviceB. supportC. loveD. fight38. A. describingB. followingC. forgettingD. seeing39. A. wonderedB. imaginedC. expectedD. realized40. A. relaxingB. specialC. interestingD. helpful四、语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Imagine having eve
47、rything you need: health-centers, stores, parks just a few _41_(step) from home. It could make you healthier and build stronger connections between you and your neighbors.This is the idea behind the 15-minute city. Here, people can get all the services they need within 15 minutes of home, either on
48、foot _42_by bike. This model is being developed in cities around the world, from Paris to Portland. Carlos Moreno is a scientific _43_(direct) at Frances IAE Paris Sorbonne Business School. He is also a key theorist(理论家)behind the 15-minute-city plan for Paris. “My idea is to create a livable city _
49、44_ can increase the quality of life,” Moreno says.15 minutes cities were inspire by the need to _45_(fight) climate(气候) change. In a 15-minute city, the focus is on _46_(build) more sidewalks and bike lanes. Moreno says walking or biking across the city _47_(be) a good way to greatly reduce CO2emis
50、sions (排放物).Joe Zehnder, chief planner for the city of Portland, Oregon, is developing “20-minute neighborhoods.” “Having stores close _48_home gives people more chances to choose healthy foods,” Zehnder says.As a neighborhood becomes more convenient,housing costs can increase. This _49_ (certain) l
51、eaves a lot of people out. Zehnder says his approach is “to try to create more housing and more types of housing, so that families in _50_ (difference) economic situations have an opportunity to live there.”五、短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）51. 文中共有十处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处仅涉及一个单词的增加，删除或修改。增加：在缺词加一个漏字符号（），并在其下面写出该加
52、词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1. 每处错误及修改均仅限一词。2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。My father brings Lucky home when he was a little baby with cute bright eye. As Lucky grew up, we trained him follow our instructions. Every week, we took the turns to give him a bath and careful brush him. Befo
53、re have a pet dog, we didnt know that we would experience. After Lucky came into our lives, he protected us when we slept on night. He tried to cheer us up whenever anyone of us were sad. He deepened my understanding of happiness and responsible.六、书面表达（满分25分）52. 假如你是李华，暑期在伦敦学习，得知当地美术馆要举办中国画展。请写一封信申请
54、做志愿者，内容包括：1.写信目的；2. 个人优势及能做的事情；3. 表达期待注意词数100词左右；可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。【13题答案】【答案】1. A2. C3. C【答案】4. C5. B6. B7. D【答案】8. A9. C10. D11. A【答案】12. A13. D14. A15. B【答案】16. F17. G18. E19. B20. D【答案】21. A22. C23. D24. B25. A26. B27. A28. C29. C30. D31. C32. A33. B34. A35. D36. B37. C38. B39. D40. D【答案】41. steps
55、42. or43. director44. which#that45to fight46. building47. is48. to49. certainly50. different【51题答案】【答案】1.bringsbrought2.eyeeyes3.follow前添加to4.删除the5.carefulcarefully6.havehaving7.thatwhat8.onat9.werewas10.responsibleresponsibility【52题答案】【答案】Dear sir,I am Li Hua, a student from China, who is studying
56、 in London during summer holiday. Knowing an exhibition of Chinese painting will be held at the local gallery next month, I am writing to apply for the chance to become a volunteer.I have the following advantages. First of all, I speak English fluently, which allows me to communicate with visitors without difficulty. Second, as a Chinese painting lover, I know a lot about this art form. If accepted, I can introduce Chinese painting skills to visitors, which can help them know more about Chinese culture.I think I am qualified to be a volunteer. Please give me a chance. Yours，Li Hua
