广东省普宁市2020-2021学年高一英语下学期期中试题.doc

1、广东省普宁市2020-2021学年高一英语下学期期中试题本试题共8页，满分135分，考试时间120分钟说明：1. 答题前，考生务必用黑色字迹的签字笔将自己的班级、姓名、考生号、考场号、座位号填写在答题卡上，并在“考场号”、“座位号”栏内填涂考场号、座位号。2. 选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案；答案不能答在试题卷上。3. 非选择题必须用黑色字迹的签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡上各题目指定区域内的相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。4. 考生必须保

2、持答题卡整洁，考试结束后，将答题卡交回，试题卷自己保存。第一部分 阅读（共两节，满分50分）第一节（共15小题：每小题2. 5分，满分37. 5分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。AFour MoviesBlood DiamondDirected by Edward Zwick, this intensely moving adventure shapes exciting human stories and action into a modern story of strong influence. Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio,

3、Jennifer Connelly, Djimon HounsouRuntime: 143 minutesRent Movie HD $ 3. 99Buy Movie HD $ 12. 99Hotel RwandaOnce you find out what happened in Rwanda, youll never forget. Oscar nominee Don Cheadle gives the performance of his career in this true story of one mans brave behavior against cruel behavior

4、 in 1994. Starring: Don Cheadle, Desmond DubeRuntime: 121 minutesRent Movie HD $ 3. 99Buy Movie HD $ 14. 99Children of the Congo: From War to WitchesOver five million people have died as a result of the war. After the war, children still suffer a lot. This film shows the terrible situation of thousa

5、nds of street children living in Kinshasa. It also shows the efforts to bring hope to the Congolese people. Starring: Tony Akundi, Dan Balluff, Sadia KaenzigRuntime: 87 minutesRent Movie SD $ 1. 99Buy Movie SD $ 6. 55War and Love on the Nile: The DinkaThe Dinka live away from the outside world after

6、 decades of civil war. Their faraway land protects an ancient way of life. Follow a man in love, the woman he wants to marry and the family on the move into the enemys area. Starring: Sandra Bullock, Chris ODonnellRuntime: 55 minutesRent Movie HD $ 2 99Buy Movie HD $ 9. 991. What is the theme of Blo

7、od Diamond?A. LoveB. AdventureC. DiamondD. Children2. Who has played a part in Hotel Rwanda?A. Desmond DubeB. Sandra BullockC. Jennifer ConnellyD. Dan Balluff3. Which film is a good choice for a one -hour break?A. Hotel RwandaB. Blood DiamondC. War and Love on the Nile: The DinkaD. Children of the C

8、ongo: From War to WitchesBThe benefits of a four-day working week, we have been told, are numerous. Increased productivity, improved mental health of employees and fewer sick days will apparently follow. Several companies are already trialling it, while the UKs Labour Party has announced that it wil

9、l cut the average working week to 32 hours within ten years if it comes to power - with no loss of pay. But among all of the research, the impact on the environment has received less attention. Now, with the climate crisis firmly in the headlines, this question is gaining more blows as a research th

10、eme. An obvious starting point is the potential impact of a four-day working week on car use. In a recent study, smartly titled “Four Better or Four Worse?” researchers at the Henley Business School considered to present this question to 505 business leaders and a separate sample of 2, 063 adults vi

11、a a survey designed to reflect the UK in terms of age, gender and religion. By applying the respondents answers to commuting habits to the Department for Transport traffic data, the researchers found that if it was applied to the UK as a whole, a national four - day working week would reduce the num

12、ber of miles driven each week by employees travelling to work by 558 million. This in turn would reduce fuel consumption and travel costs, with car mileage down by as much as 9%. But there is another side of the story. While its reasonably simple to analyse the way employees might change in a four-d

13、ay situation, predicting what people will do with their extra time is much harder. There are plenty of energy savings to be made by having fewer people at work (think reduced use of workplace computers or machinery). But if an employees new pursuits involve high energy consumption, many of these env

14、ironment benefits could be undone. An increase in short - haul flights or other car journeys for example, would be bad news.4. What is not the strength of a four-day working week?A. Employees at work will have less productivityB. People will bring more environmental problemsC. People at work will fe

15、el tiredD. People will pay more visits to hospitals5. What can we learn from the respondents answers to “Four Better or Four Worse?” ?A. More people will choose online shoppingB. Peoples travel costs will be increasedC. People of different genders will have different choicesD. Less work time decreas

16、es fuel consumption6. What can we learn from the last paragraph?A. Environmental benefits are resisted in many companiesB. Its difficult to find the way employees choose their commutesC. There are two sides of the four day working weekD. Buses will carry more working people to save money7. What is t

17、he best title for the passage?A. How would a four -day working week affect the environment?B. Who will benefit from a four-day working week in the future?C. What can we do to save more energy?D. Four better or four worse in your country?CMost people can not think of staring their busy day at work wi

18、thout a hot cup of tea. If you are one among such people, you might consider giving up this habit for your own good. According to a recent study, published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, drinking hot tea can increase the risk of cancer if people also smoke and drink alcohol. For regular smokers

19、, drinking hot tea had been linked to a five-times higher risk of developing esophageal cancer (食道癌), mentioned the study. “We found that the relation between high - temperature tea consumption and esophageal cancer risk was dependent on alcohol and tobacco consumption, ” lead author Jun Lu, a profe

20、ssor at the Peking University, was quoted as saying by Time. For the study, the researchers analyzed data on more than 456, 000 adults, between the age of 30 and 79, who did not have cancer at the beginning of the study. The people were studied for about nine years, during the course of which about

21、1, 700 people were seen to have developed esophageal cancer. The authors of the study conclude that hot tea may damage the esophagus, which could increase the chance of injury from other risk factors such as smoking and drinking. Another way hot tea could increase the risk of cancer was through the

22、formation of inflammatory (引发炎症的) compounds, caused after repeated damage to the esophagus. Earlier in 2016, the World Health Organization had also inferred that hot beverages. Including tea, which are above 149 degrees Fahrenheit (65 degrees Celsius), may increase the risk of esophageal cancer. How

23、ever, the best way to stay safe, obviously, is to give up drinking hot tea or smoking.8. According to a recent study, drinking hot tea while smoking and drinking may _ .A. be good for peoples healthB. decrease the risk of cancerC. take more risks of suffering from cancerD. help people quit smoking a

24、nd drinking9. Which of the following may be a suggestion of Jun Lu for heavy - drinkers?A. Drink more hot teaB. Stop drinking hot teaC. Drink hot tea and alcohol at the same timeD. Drink hot tea and alcohol at different times10. How did the researchers do the study?A. By doing experiments in labsB.

25、By studying patients in hospitalsC. By comparing differences between adults and childrenD. By studying information collected in 9 years11. Why does the author mention the World Health Organizations finding?A. To compare the differences of the two studiesB. To stress the importance of the organizatio

26、nC. To prove the result of the recent study furtherD. To introduce the best way for people to stay safeDPack your bags and ask the neighbours to feed the dog: you could be off to a space hotel for a holiday by 2050.Designs have been shown for the Von Braun Rotating Space Station, a hotel for 100 spa

27、ce tourists a week. The orbiting space hotel will have facilities you find in top hotels on Earth, including restaurants and a cinema, even equipment and rooms to play sports. The hotel is one of a series of incredible ideas the Gateway Foundation has, including first figuring out how to build in sp

28、ace and, eventually, a low-orbit space city.The projects will further develop what we have learned in 20 years of building, operating and maintaining the International Space Station(ISS). However, instead of being used for scientific purposes, the hotel will be more like an orbiting cruise ship. Wit

29、hin the wheel-shaped building will be full of kitchens, restaurants, cafes, and movie screenings.“Eventually, going to space will be just another option people will pick for their vacation, just like going on a cruise, or going to Disney World,” Tim Alatorre, the senior design architect of the Von B

30、raun, told the design website Dezeen.The wheel will rotate so it creates its own gravity. Most areas of the hotel will initially have about one sixth of Earths gravity similar to the Moon which means guests will be able to eat regular food, wash and go to the toilet pretty much as they would on Eart

31、h. Other parts will have near zero gravity, where people can play low-gravity basketball or Harry Potters favourite sport, Quidditch (which requires fight).The Gateway Foundations goal is 1o have a second station in orbit by 2030, which would house at least 500 people living in space and I total of

32、200 visitors weekly more than 10, 000 space tourists a year. The price of a space hotel visit is not yet known but is likely to be expensive for the firs few years.12. What can tourists do in the space hotel?A. Talk to spaceman freelyB. Experience landing on MarsC. Cook their favourite food in the k

33、itchen in personD. Eat food and drink coffee with their friends13. What docs the space hotel aim to do?A. Encourage designers to competeB. Explore more knowledge in the universeC. Motivate more tourists to go on a space vacationD. Inspire people to do scientific research14. Whats the meaning of the

34、underlined word?A. WanderB. CircleC. FlyD. Move15. What can we infer from the last three paragraphs?A. Another station in orbit will hold more touristsB. Another station in orbit is being builtC. Two stations in orbit will be completed by 2025D. Ordinary people cant afford the space hotel visit第二节（共

35、5小题：每小题2. 5分，满分12. 5分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。How to Have a Good SleepWhat should you do to have a good sleep? The following are some tips. Make your bedroom completely black. Our brain associates light with day. _16_ Being in a bright room filled with screens makes your body belie

36、ve it is daytime. Make your bedroom quiet. Sounds can decrease your sleep quality. _17_ Get earplugs (耳塞) if you dont have control over your environment. Block blue light. The blue light from equipment like phones, TVs and computers can do harm to your sleep quality. The best thing would be to avoid

37、 using such equipment three hours before bedtime. But we all know thats not going to happen. _18_ .Be smart about what you eat and drink What you eat and drink can greatly affect your sleep quality. _19_ Cut out caffeine (咖啡因) six hours before you go to bed. Stop drinking anything one hour before be

38、dtime. _20_Write down three things youre grateful for before you go to sleep. It can help you feel relaxed, healthy and happy and increase your sleep quality by 25%. Calm yourself down and focus on your breath. Feel the air coming in and going through your body. Then feel it flowing out. This exerci

39、se can give you a clear mind.A. Relax and clear your head.B. And it associates darkness with night.C. Sleep at the perfect temperature.D. Here are some suggestions on how to eat and drink.E. Exercise can increase your sleep quality by 65%.F. They can even wake you up and keep you awake for the night

40、.G. Fortunately, technology can help us by removing most blue light from the screen.第二部分：语言运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共15小题：每小题1分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Police officers John and James found a tiny dog. It wasnt more than a few weeks old, shivering alone under a _21_ No one knows how it

41、got there. But it was _22_ through. The officers figured it had probably been in the river and somehow made its way to the _23_ .The officers took the dog to a societys _24_ .When the police department posted pictures of the dog on its Facebook page, hundreds of people _25_ and commented. Citizen Ke

42、ra had a _26_ of going to the shelter to visit the dogs and feed them cookies she would take along in a bag. _27_ had gotten around that the dog the officers _28_ was there, and Kera wanted to see the puppy. The vet at the shelter had _29_ the dog River. “I grabbed it and pulled it out of the _30_ i

43、t was in,” Kera said, _31_ the first time she met River. “I carried it and it nestled against my chest and went to sleep.”Kera said she didnt plan to _32_ another pet. She already had three dogs at her house. “But I looked at it and said, I _33_ you; I m taking you home,” Kera said. Now, Kera often

44、_34_ River in a nest made for a human baby, _35_ at night when the temperature is low. “This baby is never going to feel cold again,” Kera said.21. A. buildingB. bridgeC. tableD. book22. A. farB. oldC. wetD. hot23. A. shoreB. homeC. riverD. hospital24. A. shelterB. basementC. websiteD. office25. A.

45、stoodB. reactedC. passedD. smiled26. A. giftB. chanceC. dreamD. habit27. A. WordB. NoticeC. SecretD. Comment28. A. visitedB. raisedC. rescuedD. gathered29. A. punishedB. namedC. curedD. found30. A. libraryB. chairC. nestD. school31. A. admittingB. refusingC. wonderingD. recalling32. A. paintB. adopt

46、C. valueD. apply33. A. loveB. helpC. teachD. miss34. A. amusesB. praisesC. keepsD. locks35. A. graduallyB. exactlyC. usuallyD. especially第二节（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。Digging up the pastPottery (陶器) is an ancient art. It _36_ (use) for thousands of years all over the world

47、. Old pottery is usually found in pieces _37_ (call) “potsherds (陶瓷碎片)”. Sometimes potsherds found in the same place can be put back together to recreate the _38_ (origin) pot. Even in pieces, old pottery can teach us about the past. Archaeologists (考古学家) _39_ (examine) pottery consider not only its

48、 appearance but what it was made of and how it was made. With this knowledge, they can gain _40_ (benefit )information about peoples lives in times past. Pottery is made by first adding water to a kind of soil called clay. When _41_ (get) wet, clay can be made into shapes. It is then heated. This ha

49、rdens the clay and enables it _42_ (keep) its shape. To make clay easier to shape and heat, potters use something called “temper”. A pots shape and _43_ (decorate) can provide clues about the past. Painted pictures might show events from daily life or from myths and legends. Archaeologists know cert

50、ain shapes and styles _44_ were common in different times and places. Archaeologists are absorbed _45_ studying the differences in types of pottery closely. Because of their work, these ordinary objects can reveal some of the mysteries of the past.第三部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节（满分15分）46. 当前我国水资源人均量并不丰富，地区分布不

51、均匀，再加上污染，使水资源更加紧缺。假如你是李华，请写一封信，向某英文报社“What can We Do?”栏目投稿，谈谈如何节约用水。注意：1. 写作词数应为80左右；2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。参考词汇：water shortages水资源短缺。Dear Editor, _Yours sincerely Li Hua第二节（满分25分） 47. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。Every afternoon after school, the children used to go and play in the Giants garde

52、n. It was a large lovely garden, with soft green grass, beautiful flowers, and peach trees whose pink pearly blossoms came out in spring, and that in autumn bore rich fruit. The birds sat in the trees and sang so sweetly. The children used to play games, crying and laughing. “How happy we are here!”

53、 they cried to each other. One day the selfish Giant came back. When he arrived, he saw the children playing in the garden. “What are you doing here?” he cried loudly, and the children ran away. “The garden is my own garden,” said the Giant. “I will allow nobody to play in it but myself.” So he buil

54、t a high wall all around it, and put up a notice board reading, “No Entry!”The poor children had nowhere to play. They tried to play on the road, but the road was very dusty and full of hard stones, so they did not like it. They used to wander around the high wall when their lessons were over, and t

55、alk about the beautiful garden inside. “How happy we were there!” they said to each other. Then the spring came, and all over the country there were blossoms and birds. Only in the garden of the selfish Giant was it still winter. The birds did not care to sing in it as there were no children, and th

56、e trees forgot to blossom. When they saw the notice board they were so sorry for the children. The only ones who were pleased were the snow and the frost. “Spring has forgotten this garden,” they cried, “so we will live here all year round.” The snow covered up the grass, and the frost painted all t

57、he trees silver. Then they invited the cold north wind to stay with them. “Why is the spring so late in coming?” said the selfish Giant, looking out of the window at his cold white garden. “I hope there will be a change in the weather.”注意：1. 续写词数应为150左右；2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。Paragraph 1:One morning w

58、hen he looked out of the window, the Giant saw a most wonderful sight. _Paragraph 2:And the Giant was touched by what he saw outside. _普宁市20202021学年度第二学期期中高中一年级质量测试英语科试题 答案版本试题共8页，满分135分，考试时间120分钟说明：1. 答题前，考生务必用黑色字迹的签字笔将自己的班级、姓名、考生号、考场号、座位号填写在答题卡上，并在“考场号”、“座位号”栏内填涂考场号、座位号。2. 选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应

59、题目的答案标号涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案；答案不能答在试题卷上。3. 非选择题必须用黑色字迹的签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡上各题目指定区域内的相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。4. 考生必须保持答题卡整洁，考试结束后，将答题卡交回，试题卷自己保存。第一部分 阅读（共两节，满分50分）第一节（共15小题：每小题2. 5分，满分37. 5分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。AFour MoviesBlood DiamondDirected by Edward Zwick

60、, this intensely moving adventure shapes exciting human stories and action into a modern story of strong influence. Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Connelly, Djimon HounsouRuntime: 143 minutesRent Movie HD $ 3. 99Buy Movie HD $ 12. 99Hotel RwandaOnce you find out what happened in Rwanda, youll

61、 never forget. Oscar nominee Don Cheadle gives the performance of his career in this true story of one mans brave behavior against cruel behavior in 1994. Starring: Don Cheadle, Desmond DubeRuntime: 121 minutesRent Movie HD $ 3. 99Buy Movie HD $ 14. 99Children of the Congo: From War to WitchesOver f

62、ive million people have died as a result of the war. After the war, children still suffer a lot. This film shows the terrible situation of thousands of street children living in Kinshasa. It also shows the efforts to bring hope to the Congolese people. Starring: Tony Akundi, Dan Balluff, Sadia Kaenz

63、igRuntime: 87 minutesRent Movie SD $ 1. 99Buy Movie SD $ 6. 55War and Love on the Nile: The DinkaThe Dinka live away from the outside world after decades of civil war. Their faraway land protects an ancient way of life. Follow a man in love, the woman he wants to marry and the family on the move int

64、o the enemys area. Starring: Sandra Bullock, Chris ODonnellRuntime: 55 minutesRent Movie HD $ 2 99Buy Movie HD $ 9. 991. What is the theme of Blood Diamond?A. LoveB. AdventureC. DiamondD. Children2. Who has played a part in Hotel Rwanda?A. Desmond DubeB. Sandra BullockC. Jennifer ConnellyD. Dan Ball

65、uff3. Which film is a good choice for a one -hour break?A. Hotel RwandaB. Blood DiamondC. War and Love on the Nile: The DinkaD. Children of the Congo: From War to Witches【答案】1. B 2. A 3. CBThe benefits of a four-day working week, we have been told, are numerous. Increased productivity, improved ment

66、al health of employees and fewer sick days will apparently follow. Several companies are already trialling it, while the UKs Labour Party has announced that it will cut the average working week to 32 hours within ten years if it comes to power - with no loss of pay. But among all of the research, th

67、e impact on the environment has received less attention. Now, with the climate crisis firmly in the headlines, this question is gaining more blows as a research theme. An obvious starting point is the potential impact of a four-day working week on car use. In a recent study, smartly titled “Four Bet

68、ter or Four Worse?” researchers at the Henley Business School considered to present this question to 505 business leaders and a separate sample of 2, 063 adults via a survey designed to reflect the UK in terms of age, gender and religion. By applying the respondents answers to commuting habits to th

69、e Department for Transport traffic data, the researchers found that if it was applied to the UK as a whole, a national four - day working week would reduce the number of miles driven each week by employees travelling to work by 558 million. This in turn would reduce fuel consumption and travel costs

70、, with car mileage down by as much as 9%. But there is another side of the story. While its reasonably simple to analyse the way employees might change in a four-day situation, predicting what people will do with their extra time is much harder. There are plenty of energy savings to be made by havin

71、g fewer people at work (think reduced use of workplace computers or machinery). But if an employees new pursuits involve high energy consumption, many of these environment benefits could be undone. An increase in short - haul flights or other car journeys for example, would be bad news.4. What is no

72、t the strength of a four-day working week?A. Employees at work will have less productivityB. People will bring more environmental problemsC. People at work will feel tiredD. People will pay more visits to hospitals5. What can we learn from the respondents answers to “Four Better or Four Worse?” ?A.

73、More people will choose online shoppingB. Peoples travel costs will be increasedC. People of different genders will have different choicesD. Less work time decreases fuel consumption6. What can we learn from the last paragraph?A. Environmental benefits are resisted in many companiesB. Its difficult

74、to find the way employees choose their commutesC. There are two sides of the four day working weekD. Buses will carry more working people to save money7. What is the best title for the passage?A. How would a four -day working week affect the environment?B. Who will benefit from a four-day working we

75、ek in the future?C. What can we do to save more energy?D. Four better or four worse in your country?【答案】4. B 5. D 6. C 7. ACMost people can not think of staring their busy day at work without a hot cup of tea. If you are one among such people, you might consider giving up this habit for your own goo

76、d. According to a recent study, published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, drinking hot tea can increase the risk of cancer if people also smoke and drink alcohol. For regular smokers, drinking hot tea had been linked to a five-times higher risk of developing esophageal cancer (食道癌), mentioned th

77、e study. “We found that the relation between high - temperature tea consumption and esophageal cancer risk was dependent on alcohol and tobacco consumption, ” lead author Jun Lu, a professor at the Peking University, was quoted as saying by Time. For the study, the researchers analyzed data on more

78、than 456, 000 adults, between the age of 30 and 79, who did not have cancer at the beginning of the study. The people were studied for about nine years, during the course of which about 1, 700 people were seen to have developed esophageal cancer. The authors of the study conclude that hot tea may da

79、mage the esophagus, which could increase the chance of injury from other risk factors such as smoking and drinking. Another way hot tea could increase the risk of cancer was through the formation of inflammatory (引发炎症的) compounds, caused after repeated damage to the esophagus. Earlier in 2016, the W

80、orld Health Organization had also inferred that hot beverages. Including tea, which are above 149 degrees Fahrenheit (65 degrees Celsius), may increase the risk of esophageal cancer. However, the best way to stay safe, obviously, is to give up drinking hot tea or smoking.8. According to a recent stu

81、dy, drinking hot tea while smoking and drinking may _ .A. be good for peoples healthB. decrease the risk of cancerC. take more risks of suffering from cancerD. help people quit smoking and drinking9. Which of the following may be a suggestion of Jun Lu for heavy - drinkers?A. Drink more hot teaB. St

82、op drinking hot teaC. Drink hot tea and alcohol at the same timeD. Drink hot tea and alcohol at different times10. How did the researchers do the study?A. By doing experiments in labsB. By studying patients in hospitalsC. By comparing differences between adults and childrenD. By studying information

83、 collected in 9 years11. Why does the author mention the World Health Organizations finding?A. To compare the differences of the two studiesB. To stress the importance of the organizationC. To prove the result of the recent study furtherD. To introduce the best way for people to stay safe【答案】8. C 9.

84、 B 10. D 11. CDPack your bags and ask the neighbours to feed the dog: you could be off to a space hotel for a holiday by 2050.Designs have been shown for the Von Braun Rotating Space Station, a hotel for 100 space tourists a week. The orbiting space hotel will have facilities you find in top hotels

85、on Earth, including restaurants and a cinema, even equipment and rooms to play sports. The hotel is one of a series of incredible ideas the Gateway Foundation has, including first figuring out how to build in space and, eventually, a low-orbit space city.The projects will further develop what we hav

86、e learned in 20 years of building, operating and maintaining the International Space Station(ISS). However, instead of being used for scientific purposes, the hotel will be more like an orbiting cruise ship. Within the wheel-shaped building will be full of kitchens, restaurants, cafes, and movie scr

87、eenings.“Eventually, going to space will be just another option people will pick for their vacation, just like going on a cruise, or going to Disney World,” Tim Alatorre, the senior design architect of the Von Braun, told the design website Dezeen.The wheel will rotate so it creates its own gravity.

88、 Most areas of the hotel will initially have about one sixth of Earths gravity similar to the Moon which means guests will be able to eat regular food, wash and go to the toilet pretty much as they would on Earth. Other parts will have near zero gravity, where people can play low-gravity basketball

89、or Harry Potters favourite sport, Quidditch (which requires fight).The Gateway Foundations goal is 1o have a second station in orbit by 2030, which would house at least 500 people living in space and I total of 200 visitors weekly more than 10, 000 space tourists a year. The price of a space hotel v

90、isit is not yet known but is likely to be expensive for the firs few years.12. What can tourists do in the space hotel?A. Talk to spaceman freelyB. Experience landing on MarsC. Cook their favourite food in the kitchen in personD. Eat food and drink coffee with their friends13. What docs the space ho

91、tel aim to do?A. Encourage designers to competeB. Explore more knowledge in the universeC. Motivate more tourists to go on a space vacationD. Inspire people to do scientific research14. Whats the meaning of the underlined word?A. WanderB. CircleC. FlyD. Move15. What can we infer from the last three

92、paragraphs?A. Another station in orbit will hold more touristsB. Another station in orbit is being builtC. Two stations in orbit will be completed by 2025D. Ordinary people cant afford the space hotel visit【答案】12. D 13. C 14. B 15. A第二节（共5小题：每小题2. 5分，满分12. 5分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选

93、项。How to Have a Good SleepWhat should you do to have a good sleep? The following are some tips. Make your bedroom completely black. Our brain associates light with day. _16_ Being in a bright room filled with screens makes your body believe it is daytime. Make your bedroom quiet. Sounds can decrease

94、 your sleep quality. _17_ Get earplugs (耳塞) if you dont have control over your environment. Block blue light. The blue light from equipment like phones, TVs and computers can do harm to your sleep quality. The best thing would be to avoid using such equipment three hours before bedtime. But we all k

95、now thats not going to happen. _18_ .Be smart about what you eat and drink What you eat and drink can greatly affect your sleep quality. _19_ Cut out caffeine (咖啡因) six hours before you go to bed. Stop drinking anything one hour before bedtime. _20_Write down three things youre grateful for before y

96、ou go to sleep. It can help you feel relaxed, healthy and happy and increase your sleep quality by 25%. Calm yourself down and focus on your breath. Feel the air coming in and going through your body. Then feel it flowing out. This exercise can give you a clear mind.A. Relax and clear your head.B. A

97、nd it associates darkness with night.C. Sleep at the perfect temperature.D. Here are some suggestions on how to eat and drink.E. Exercise can increase your sleep quality by 65%.F. They can even wake you up and keep you awake for the night.G. Fortunately, technology can help us by removing most blue

98、light from the screen.【答案】16. B 17. F 18. G 19. D 20. A第二部分：语言运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共15小题：每小题1分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Police officers John and James found a tiny dog. It wasnt more than a few weeks old, shivering alone under a _21_ No one knows how it got there. But it was _22_ th

99、rough. The officers figured it had probably been in the river and somehow made its way to the _23_ .The officers took the dog to a societys _24_ .When the police department posted pictures of the dog on its Facebook page, hundreds of people _25_ and commented. Citizen Kera had a _26_ of going to the

100、 shelter to visit the dogs and feed them cookies she would take along in a bag. _27_ had gotten around that the dog the officers _28_ was there, and Kera wanted to see the puppy. The vet at the shelter had _29_ the dog River. “I grabbed it and pulled it out of the _30_ it was in,” Kera said, _31_ th

101、e first time she met River. “I carried it and it nestled against my chest and went to sleep.”Kera said she didnt plan to _32_ another pet. She already had three dogs at her house. “But I looked at it and said, I _33_ you; I m taking you home,” Kera said. Now, Kera often _34_ River in a nest made for

102、 a human baby, _35_ at night when the temperature is low. “This baby is never going to feel cold again,” Kera said.21. A. buildingB. bridgeC. tableD. book22. A. farB. oldC. wetD. hot23. A. shoreB. homeC. riverD. hospital24. A. shelterB. basementC. websiteD. office25. A. stoodB. reactedC. passedD. sm

103、iled26. A. giftB. chanceC. dreamD. habit27. A. WordB. NoticeC. SecretD. Comment28. A. visitedB. raisedC. rescuedD. gathered29. A. punishedB. namedC. curedD. found30. A. libraryB. chairC. nestD. school31. A. admittingB. refusingC. wonderingD. recalling32. A. paintB. adoptC. valueD. apply33. A. loveB.

104、 helpC. teachD. miss34. A. amusesB. praisesC. keepsD. locks35. A. graduallyB. exactlyC. usuallyD. especially【答案】21. B 22. C 23. A 24. A 25. B 26. D 27. A 28. C 29. B 30. C 31. D 32. B 33. A 34. C 35. D第二节（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。Digging up the pastPottery (陶器) is an anci

105、ent art. It _36_ (use) for thousands of years all over the world. Old pottery is usually found in pieces _37_ (call) “potsherds (陶瓷碎片)”. Sometimes potsherds found in the same place can be put back together to recreate the _38_ (origin) pot. Even in pieces, old pottery can teach us about the past. Ar

106、chaeologists (考古学家) _39_ (examine) pottery consider not only its appearance but what it was made of and how it was made. With this knowledge, they can gain _40_ (benefit )information about peoples lives in times past. Pottery is made by first adding water to a kind of soil called clay. When _41_ (ge

107、t) wet, clay can be made into shapes. It is then heated. This hardens the clay and enables it _42_ (keep) its shape. To make clay easier to shape and heat, potters use something called “temper”. A pots shape and _43_ (decorate) can provide clues about the past. Painted pictures might show events fro

108、m daily life or from myths and legends. Archaeologists know certain shapes and styles _44_ were common in different times and places. Archaeologists are absorbed _45_ studying the differences in types of pottery closely. Because of their work, these ordinary objects can reveal some of the mysteries

109、of the past.【答案】36. has been used 37. called 38. original 39. examining 40. beneficial 41. got/gotten 42. to keep 43. decoration 44. which/that 45. in第三部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节（满分15分）46. 当前我国水资源人均量并不丰富，地区分布不均匀，再加上污染，使水资源更加紧缺。假如你是李华，请写一封信，向某英文报社“What can We Do?”栏目投稿，谈谈如何节约用水。注意：1. 写作词数应为80左右；2. 可以适当增加细节，以

110、使行文连贯。参考词汇：water shortages水资源短缺。Dear Editor, _Yours sincerely Li Hua【答案】Dear Editor,I want to say something on behalf of my classmates about the water shortages being experienced in many parts of the world. What should be done to deal with the problem? On the one hand, we are supposed to focus on en

111、vironmental protection and improve our treatment of precious, non-renewable resources. On the other hand, strict measures should be taken to save water. At the same time, of course, developed countries should accept the fact that they have a responsibility to help the poorer ones that are experienci

112、ng water shortages. As for middle school students like me, what we can do is waste as little as we can, and study hard so that one day we may be able to help solve such problems. Yours sincerely Li Hua第二节（满分25分） 47. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。Every afternoon after school, the children used

113、 to go and play in the Giants garden. It was a large lovely garden, with soft green grass, beautiful flowers, and peach trees whose pink pearly blossoms came out in spring, and that in autumn bore rich fruit. The birds sat in the trees and sang so sweetly. The children used to play games, crying and

114、 laughing. “How happy we are here!” they cried to each other. One day the selfish Giant came back. When he arrived, he saw the children playing in the garden. “What are you doing here?” he cried loudly, and the children ran away. “The garden is my own garden,” said the Giant. “I will allow nobody to

115、 play in it but myself.” So he built a high wall all around it, and put up a notice board reading, “No Entry!”The poor children had nowhere to play. They tried to play on the road, but the road was very dusty and full of hard stones, so they did not like it. They used to wander around the high wall

116、when their lessons were over, and talk about the beautiful garden inside. “How happy we were there!” they said to each other. Then the spring came, and all over the country there were blossoms and birds. Only in the garden of the selfish Giant was it still winter. The birds did not care to sing in i

117、t as there were no children, and the trees forgot to blossom. When they saw the notice board they were so sorry for the children. The only ones who were pleased were the snow and the frost. “Spring has forgotten this garden,” they cried, “so we will live here all year round.” The snow covered up the

118、 grass, and the frost painted all the trees silver. Then they invited the cold north wind to stay with them. “Why is the spring so late in coming?” said the selfish Giant, looking out of the window at his cold white garden. “I hope there will be a change in the weather.”注意：1. 续写词数应为150左右；2. 请按如下格式在答

119、题卡的相应位置作答。Paragraph 1:One morning when he looked out of the window, the Giant saw a most wonderful sight. _Paragraph 2:And the Giant was touched by what he saw outside. _【答案】Paragraph 1:One morning when he looked out of the window, the Giant saw a most wonderful sight. In the corner, a piece of high

120、 wall got blown down by the north wind by accident. In came some children, with smiles on their faces and green branches in their hands. Wherever they went across the garden, the winter and frost were driven away, trees turning green and blossoms coming out. Surprisingly, with more children pouring

121、into the garden, birds flew back, singing. It was obvious that it was not trees, nor flowers, nor birds but the children who brought again spring into this garden that was surrounded by the high wall. Paragraph 2:And the Giant was touched by what he saw outside. Not only did the garden hope for spri

122、ng, but he himself was expecting the green world. Looking at the children playing in the garden, the Giant discovered the lovely and lively children were the spring. Then he became guilty about his selfish act. He thought to himself. “For days and months I have continued to keep the spring out of my garden. No, It s the garden of all.” Without hesitation, he broke the high wall and allowed the children in .22