1、四川省射洪市2019-2020学年高一英语上学期期末能力素质监测试题（英才班）本卷分为第卷和第卷两部分。考试时间60分钟，满分100分。考试结束后，第卷和机读卡一并收回。注意事项：1.答第卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号、考试科目用铅笔涂写在答题卡上。2.请将选择题答案填涂在机读卡上，请将非选择题答案写在第卷上，否则不予给分。第I卷（选择题，满分60分）第一部分 阅读理解（共10小题；每小题3分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、和C )中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ATo err is human. To blame the other guy is e
2、ven more human.Common sense is not all that common.Why tell the truth when you can come up with a good excuse?These three popular sentences are meant to be jokes, and yet they tell us a lot about human nature. To err, or to make mistakes, is indeed a part of being human, but it seems that most peopl
3、e dont want to accept the responsibility for the problem. Perhaps it is the natural thing to do. The original quote about human nature went like this: To err is human, to forgive, divine(神圣的). This saying mirrors an ideal people should be forgiving of others mistakes. Instead, we tend to do the oppo
4、site-find someone else to pass the blame on to. However, taking responsibility for something that went wrong is a making of great maturity.Common sense is what we call clear thought. Having common sense means having a good general plan that will make things work well, and it also means staying with
5、the plan. Common sense tells you that you take an umbrella out into a rainstorm, but you leave the umbrella home when you hear a weather forecast for sunshine. Common sense does not seem to be common for large organizations, because there are so many things going on that one person cannot be in char
6、ge of everything. People say that in a large company, the right hand does not know what the left hand is doing.And what is wrong with a society that thinks that making up a good excuse is like creating a work of art? One of the common problems with making excuses is that people, especially young peo
7、ple, get the idea that its okay not to be totally honest all the time. There is a corollary(直接推论) to that: if good excuse is good even if it isnt honest, then where is the place of the truth?1. According to the passage, which of following seems the most human?A. To search for truth.B. To achieve one
8、s ideal.C. To criticize others for ones own error.D. To make fun of others mistakes.2. Which of the following is NOT based on common sense?A. A man tries to take charge of everything in a large company.B. A student goes out with an umbrella in stormy weather.C. A companys next move follows a good pl
9、an.D. A lawyer acts on fine judgments.3. What is the authors opinion about a good excuse?A. Bitter truth is better than a good excuse.B. Inventing a good excuse needs creative ideas.C. A good excuse is as rewarding as honesty.D. Making a good excuse is sometimes a better policy.4. What would be the
10、best title for his passage?A. To Blame or to Forgive B. A Mirror of Human NatureC. A Mark of Maturity D. Truth or ExcuseBThe TED speaker series features ideas worth spreading. With over 1,400 to choose from, weve selected a few that are perfect for students.1. Larry Smith: Why you will fail to have
11、a great careerWe humans may have an unfavorable habit of making excuses for ourselves or being too confident about ourselves. Accordingly, Larry Smith, a professor of economics at the University of Waterloo in Canada, tells us why most of us will fail to have a great career. Luckily, as he puts it,
12、there is a way out-follow your heart, as long as it is good for your career.2. Andy Puddicombe: All it takes is 10 mindful minutesBetween dance team, volunteering andoh, rightlectures, your lifes crazy factor(因素) is about to go way up. In this entertaining and informative talk, Mindfulness, expert A
13、ndy Puddicombe teaches us how to be more healthy, more mindful and less distracted by taking just 10 minutes out of the day to be more present.3. Shane Koyczan: To This Day for the bullied(欺凌) and beautifulThis talk is sure to stay with you. Shane Koyczans To This Day is an affecting spoken-word poe
14、m about bullying and being different that gained over 10 million views on YouTube. In this talk, Koyczan gives a live reading of the poem, along with some stories about his background.4. Susan Cain: The power of introverts(性格内向者)Does a cup of tea and a good book sound like a perfect Friday night? In
15、 this personal talk, Susan Cain argues that introverts have talents and abilities. Our culture may value being outgoing, but the world needs all kinds.5. What does Larry Smith advise students to do for a good career?A. Dont be too optimistic,B. Learn from others lessons.C. Never make excuses for you
16、rself.D. Match your interests with your career.6. What is Andy Puddicombes talk mainly about?A. How to concentrate.B. The need for teamwork.C. How to be a good volunteer.D. The importance of good health.7. Which TED speaker makes people who are not social feel confident?A. Andy PuddicombeB. Susan Ca
17、inC. Shane KoyczanD. Larry SmithCScientists are preparing to launch the worlds first machine to clean up the planets largest mass of ocean plastic.The experts believe the machine should be able to collect half of the detritus (碎石，岩屑) in the patchabout 40,000 metric tonswithin five years. In the past
18、 few weeks they have been busy welding together giant tubes that will sit on the surface of the sea and form the skeleton of the machine, creating the largest floating barrier ever made.The system, originally dreamed up by Mr. Slat, will be shipped out this summer to the Great Pacific Garbage Patch,
19、 between Hawaii and California, and which contains an estimated 1.8 trillion pieces of plastic. It will be the first ever attempt to tackle the patch since it was discovered in 1997.Mr. Slat was 16 and still at school when he was diving in Greece and first saw for himself the amount of plastic pollu
20、ting the sea. There were more bags than fish down there, he recalls. Two years later he came up with a solution, quit university after six months and set up The Ocean Cleanup as a company. Mr. Slat, 23, says the first plastic to arrive on shore will be a major milestone. We as a humanity created thi
21、s problem, so I think its our responsibility also to help solve it, he said.The Great Pacific Garbage Patch(GPGP) spans 617,763 sq milesmore than twice the size of France, and contains at least 79,000 tons of plastic, research found last month. Most of it is made up of ghost gearparts of abandoned a
22、nd lost fishing gear, such as nets and ropesoften from illegal fishing vessels.Ghost gear kills more than 100,000 whales, dolphins and seals each year, according to scientific surveys. Seabirds and other marine life are increasingly being found dead with stomachs full of small pieces of plastic Crea
23、tures eat plastic discarded in the sea thinking its food but then starve to death because they are not feeding properly. Others are trapped and die of starvation or are strangled or suffocated by ghost gear.8. What does the underlined word in the first paragraph probably mean?A. Waste. B. Ocean. C.
24、System. D. Machine.9. Why do some creatures in The Great Pacific Garbage Patch die of starvation?A. Because they were killed by Ghost gear.B. Because they were suffocated by ghost gear.C. Because they didnt like eating plastic.D. Because they are not feeding properly.10. What is the main idea of the
25、 passage?A. News about the first machine to clean up ocean plastic.B. Report about the death of marine life.C. Information about ocean plastic.D. The reason for inventing a machine.第二部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。I remember
26、the first day when I saw Sally playing basketball. I watched in wonder as she struggled her way through the crowed of boys on the playground. She seemed so 11 but she managed to shoot jump shots just over their heads and into the net. The boys always tried to stop her 12 nobody could.I began to noti
27、ce Sally at other times, basketball in hand, playing 13 She practiced dribbling(运球) and 14 over and over.One day I asked Sally why she 15 so much. Without a moment of hesitation she said, I want to go to college. The only way I can go is to get a 16 Im going to play college basketball and I want to
28、be the best one. I believe if I am 17 enough, I will get one. My father has told me that if the dream is big enough, the facts dont 18 .I 19 her through those junior high years and into high school. Every week, she led her team to 20 .One day in her senior year, I saw her sitting on the grass, her h
29、ead 21 in her arms. Slowly and quietly, I walked 22 and sat down beside her. Whats wrong? I asked. Oh, nothing, came a soft reply, I am just too short. The 23 told her that at 165cm she would probably never play for a top teamstill less she would be 24 a scholarshipso she should stop dreaming about
30、college.I felt she was extremely 25 . I asked her if she had talked to her dad about it yet. She told me that her father said those coaches were 26 .They didnt understand the 27 of a dream.The next year, Sally was seen by a college basketball coach after a big game. She was 28 offered a scholarship
31、and 29 to the college education that she had 30 and worked toward for all those years.Its true: if the dream is big enough, the facts dont count.11. A. smallB. upsetC. strong D. determined12. A. as B. and C. but D. for13. A. well B. still C. again D. alone14. A. running B. passing C. shooting D. str
32、uggling15. A. studiedB. expectedC. improved D. practiced16. A. titleB. prize C. reward D. scholarship17. A. goodB. brave C. active D. careful18. A. lackB. block C. count D. appear19. A. guidedB. watched C. preferred D. encouraged20. A. faith B. peace C. victory D. profession21. A. sunkB. buried C. c
33、overed D. dropped22. A. up B. away C. back D. around23. A. coach B. judge C. teacher D. captain24. A. sent B. offered C. promised D. suggested25. A. excited B. worried C. disappointedD. frightened26. A. cruel B. strict C. unfair D. wrong27. A. cause B. power C. value D. pressure28. A. really B. enti
34、rely C. gradually D. naturally29. A. voted B. admitted C. appointedD. introduced30. A. joined in B. gone through C. benefited from D. dreamed about射洪市高2019级第一期期末英才班能力素质监测英 语第卷（非选择题 共40分）注意事项：1.请用0.5毫米黑色签字笔在第卷答题卡上作答，不能答在此试卷上。2.试卷中横线及框内注有“”的地方，是需要你在第卷答题卡上作答的内容或问题。第二节 语法填空（共10小题：每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下列短文，在空
35、白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。The British have many traditions but there is nothing more quintessential(典型的) than taking afternoon tea. We know the British have a love affair with drinking tea， 31 more than 160 million cups drunk every day, but it was the invention of afternoon tea that turned tea-drinking
36、 into 32 popular pastime.This sociable feast involves drinking good quality tea 33 (comfort) while nibbling (小口吃) on nice sandwiches, scones with jam and cream and a selection of small cakes. And, of course, it can only happen in the afternoon! Afternoon tea， 34 (design) as a light snack to bridge t
37、he gap between lunch and dinner, dates back to the 1840s. It went on to become a 35 (fashion) social occasion for the upper classes.Now there is a resurgence(复苏) in its 36 (popular) in the UK and it is available to anyone who can afford it. 37 it can be enjoyed at home, the best way to experience it
38、 is at a smart hotel of caf. But if youre thinking of visiting such a place 38 (enjoy) a plate of sweet and tasty treats with a steaming hot brew, remember the rules you must follow to avoid 39 (ask) to leave.Writer Henry James once noted that there are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour
39、 devoted to the ceremony known as afternoon tea. Im sure once you try it, you 40 (agree).31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 第三部分 书面表达(满分：25分)假如你是你校的学生会主席李华。为了丰富同学们的课外生活，提高同学们的英语交际能力，学生会成立了一个英语学习俱乐部。请你写一封英语邀请信，邀请同学们参加，内容应包括：1.俱乐部成立的目的；2.准备开展的活动；3.邀请大家积极参加。注意：词数120左右。开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。参考词汇：课外的extra
40、curricular礼堂auditoriumBoys and girls,Im Li Hua, the chairman of student union. Yours, truly,Li Hua 射洪市高2019级第一期期末英才班能力素质监测英语参考答案阅读：A篇; 1-4）CAAB B篇; 5-7）DAB C篇：8-10）ADA完形：11-15）ACDCD 16-20）DACBC 21-25）BAABC 26-30）DBABD语法填空：31.with 32.a fortably 34.designed 35.fashionable 36.popularity 37.Though/While
41、/Although 38.to enjoy 39.being asked 40.will disagree书面表达：Boys and girls,Im Li Hua, the chairman of student union. Here is some good news for you. To enrich our extracurricular life and improve our English communication skills, we have organized an English club recently. I hope some extracurricular
42、activities will be beneficial to us. The plans are as follows:We will see English films in the auditorium on Tuesday evening. Apart from that, there is going to be an English debate or discussion on Saturday evening, but the specific topics havent been decided on. If you have wonderful ideas and suggestions, please let us know.Ill appreciate it if you join the club. I am looking forward to your participation.Yours truly,Li Hua
