1、吉林省汪清县第六中学2020-2021学年高一英语上学期期中试题一、阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节 （共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）A Guide to Stockholm University Library Our library offers different types of studying places and provides a good studying environment.Zones The library is divided into different zones. The upper floor is a quiet zone with over
2、a thousand places for silent reading, and places where you can sit and work with your own computer. The reading places consist mostly of tables and chairs. The ground floor is the zone where you can talk. Here you can find sofas and armchairs for group work.Computers You can use your own computer to
3、 connect to the wi-fi specially prepared for notebook computers, you can also use library computers, which contain the most commonly used applications, such as Microsoft Office. They are situated in the area known as the Experimental Field on the ground floor.Group-study places If you want to discus
4、s freely without disturbing others, you can book a study room or sit at a table on the ground floor. Some study rooms are for 2-3 people and others can hold up to 6-8 people. All rooms are marked on the library maps. There are 40 group-study rooms that must be booked via the website. To book, you ne
5、ed an active University account and a valid University card. You can use a room three hours per day, nine hours at most per week.Storage of Study Material The library has lockers for students to store course literature. When you have obtained at least 40 credits(学分), you may rent a locker and pay 40
6、0 SEK for a years rental period.Rules to be Followed Mobile phone conversations are not permitted anywhere in the library. Keep your phone on silent as if you were in a lecture and exit the library if you need to receive calls. Please note that food and fruit are forbidden in the library, but you ar
7、e allowed to have drinks and sweets with you.1. The librarys upper floor is mainly for students to_. A. get their computers fixed B. have group discussions C. take comfortable seats D. read in a quiet place 2. What condition should be met to book a group-study room?A. A group must consist of 8 peopl
8、e. B. Three-hour use per day is the minimum. C. One should have an active University account. D. Applicants must mark the room on the map.3. A student can rent a locker in the library if he _. A. attends certain course B. has earned the required credits C. has nowhere to put his books D. can afford
9、the rental fee B Yourhousemayhave an effect on your figure. Experts say the way youdesignyour home could play a role in whether you pack on the pounds or keep them off. You can make your environment work for you instead of against you . Here are some ways to turn your home into part of diet plan. Op
10、en the curtains and turn up thelights. Dark environments are more likely to encourage overeating, for people are often less self-conscious（难为情）when theyre in poorly lit places-and so more likely to eat lots of food . If your home doesnt have enough window light, get more lamps and flood the place wi
11、th brightness. Mind the colors. Research suggests warm colors fuel our appetites. In one study, people whoatemeals in a blue room consumed 33percent less than those in ayellowor red room. Warm colors like yellow make food appear more appetizing, while cold colors make us feel less hungry. So when it
12、s time to repaint, go blue. Dont forget the clock-or the radio. People who eat slowly tend to consume about 70 fewer calories per meal than those who rush through their meals. Begin keeping track of the time, and try to make dinner last at least 30 minutes, And while youre at it, actually sit down t
13、o eat. If you need some help slowing down, turn on relaxing music. It makes you less likely to rush through a meal. Downsize the dishes, Big serving bowls and plates can easily make us fat. We eat about 22percent more when using a 12-inch plate instead of a 10-inch plate. When we choose a large spoo
14、n over a smaller one, total intake jumps by 14 percent. And well pour about 30 percent more liquid into a short, wide glass than a tall, skinny glass.4 The text is especially helpful for those who care about_. A. their home comforts B. healthydiets C. housebuying D. their body shape5 A home environm
15、ent in blue can help people_. A. reducefoodintakeB. regain their appetites C. burn more caloriesD. digest food better6. What are people advised to do at mealtimes? A. Eat quickly.B. Use smaller spoons. C. Turn down thelights.D. Play fast music.7. What can be a suitable title for the text? A. Effects
16、 of Self-ConsciousnessB. Ways of Serving Dinner C. Is Your House Making You Fat?D. Is Your Home Environment Relaxing?COur character, basically, is made up of our habits. Sow a thought, reap an action; sow an action, reap a habit; sow a habit, reap a character; sow a character, reap a destiny (命运), a
17、s the saying goes. Habits are powerful factors in our lives. Because they areoften unconscious patterns, they constantly daily affect our character and produce our effectiveness or ineffectiveness. As Horace Mann, the great educator, once said, Habits are like a cable. We weave a rope of itevery day
18、 and soon it cannot be broken. I personally do not agree with the last part of his expression. I know habits can be learned and unlearned. But we also knowitisnt a quick fix. It involves a process and a tremendous effort. Those of us who watched the lunar voyage of Apollo 11 were shocked as we saw t
19、he first menwalk on the moon and return to earth. But to get there, those astronauts had to break out of the tremendous gravity pull of the earth. More energy was spent in the first few minutes of lift-off, in the first few miles of travel, than was used over the next several days to travel half mil
20、lion miles. Habits, too, have tremendous gravity pull. However, most people dont realize or admit it. Getting rid of bad habits really requires great willpower and some changes in our lives. Lift-off takes tremendous effort, but once we break out of the pull of gravity, we can enjoy unprecedented (空
21、前的) freedom.Like any natural force, gravity pull can work with us or against us. The gravity pull of some of ourhabits may currently be keeping us from going where we want to go. But it is also gravity pull that keepsour world together and keeps the planets in their orbits and our universe in order.
22、 It is a powerful force, and if we use it effectively, we can use the gravity pull of habit to create the order necessary to establish effectiveness in our lives.8. Why did the author quote the saying in the first paragraph? A. To support the authors opinion about the habit. B. Because a great educa
23、tor asked the author to do it. C. To show the author was a wise man. D. Because the author liked the old saying very much.9. Why does the author say habits have powerful effects on our lives? A. Because you can reap a character by sowing a habit. B. Because habits can be learned and unlearned. C. Be
24、cause habits can constantly affect out character. D. Because a habit is like a cable and useful to our life.10. What does the writer mean by referring to gravity pull? A. To prove that the habits can work with us or against us. B. Breaking the gravity pull means enjoying freedom. C. The gravity pull
25、 is very important in our lives. D. Ridding bad habits needs great willpower.DSwimming and English LearningCan you swim? Do you like swimming? Yes? Well, how can you learn to swim? I think the best way is to go into the water and learn. Im afraid youll never learn to swim just by reading books about
26、 swimming or looking at others swimming. Its the same with the English study. We must practice, practice and practice.Listening and speaking are very important for beginners. The children in English-speaking countries first listen to others. Then they try to imitate and speak. We can listen to Engli
27、sh programs on radio. You may just understand a few words. It doesnt matter. Just be relaxed, try to catch every word.Somebody may be a good listener. But he dare not speak. Hes afraid of making mistakes. You know we sometimes make mistakes when we speak Chinese. Dont be afraid. We must be brave. If
28、 you really want to learn English well, you must try to speak with everyone so long as he knows English. Whether you know him or not is not important when theres nobody to talk with, you can talk to yourself in English. Its interesting and also a good way to practice your spoken English. Remember, t
29、he more you speak, the fewer mistakes youll make.Reading and writing are more important for senior school students. First we must choose the books were interested in. A lot of reading will improve your language sense. This is the most important.Keep writing English diaries. We can also write English
30、 articles. You may even post them to English magazines. Dont be afraid of failure. Failure is the mother of success.Easier said than done. Well, lets do more practice from now on. Im sure youll learn English well in this way.11You can learn to swim by_.A. reading books about it. B. looking at others
31、 swimmingC. having lessons on it. D. going into the river and learning12We should learn English by _.A. listening and speaking B. reading and writingC. A and B D. swimming13What will you do with mistakes when you speak?A. Dont make mistakes. B. Study hardC. Try not to speak English D. Dont be afraid
32、.14Whats more important for senior school students?A. listening B. speakingC. reading and writing D. learning15We can listen to English _, according to the passage.A. by train B. on the radioC. every minute D. now and then第二节（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处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Wrong Reasons fo
33、r Going to CollegeA college education can be priceless. 16 If any of these following factors had a big influence on your decision, youre probably right to second-guess yourself.Because all your friends are going.In only a few weeks time, the whole friend group will be scattered to a half dozen diffe
34、rent colleges in a half dozen different places. 17 Friends will wonder whats wrong with you.Because someone else expects it from you.18 Or maybe, youre the kid that everyone is proud to believe will be the first to get there. It seems that for years everyone has just assumed that of course youll go.
35、Its become so much a part of the air you breathe that youve never stopped to consider whether you want to go or whether youre ready to go.Because you dont know what else to do.Its been tough to find even a summer job. You dont have an alternative plan. Everyone else is doing it. (see above) 19 That
36、is the lamest(无说服力的) of reasons to spend $20,000 or more in the next year.20Your uncle tells you that his one regret in life is that he didnt go to college. Others tell you that they could have gone so much farther in their career if only they had a college education. Whatever the story is, there ar
37、e always people who regret decisions theyve made. So this is not a persuasive reason for you to go to college. A. But maybe in your heart you know that you are going for the wrong reasons. B. Because you dont want to work.C. Not to go will set yourself apart. D. Because you are afraid youll regret i
38、t if you dont go.E. Everyone seems more excited than you are.F. Perhaps you come from a family where everyone goes to college. G. You think you might as well go to school.二、完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的四个选项（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。One day,Raul was miles away from the small ranc
39、h（牧场） house in a large valley. 21seemed to be all right, yet he felt strange and somewhat uneasy. The wind had picked up, and angry, dark clouds 22across the sky. He could smell the rain coming. And it did. 23 ,the lightning flashed through the clouds, nearly 24 Raul. The thunder（雷声） was so loud tha
40、t he buried his 25 in his hands and rubbed his eyes.Then he heard it. Hoofbeats（蹄声）.He 26 .There before him stood a tall, white 27 . An old man stared down at him from its back.“Wh-wh-who are y-y-you?” asked Raul. “My name is 来源:学*科*网Gray Cloud,” the old man answered 28.“Come with me.”Raul followed
41、on his horse. A 29 feeling came over him. All 30 them the rain was pouring down,31 not a drop fell on them. They seemed to be 32 back toward Rauls home. Raul lost track of time. Then all at once he found 33 at the ranch gate. The old man turned his horse, 34 his hand, and smiled. Lightning flashed a
42、gain. The old man and his horse were 35 . Rauls father ran out across the yard to 36 him. “we have been 37 sick about you. Are you okay? Hurry. Lets get in out of the 38.” “Wait,” said Raul. “Have you ever heard of an old man called Gray Cloud?” “Cant say I wait. I 39 my great-grandfather used to te
43、ll storied about a man called Gray Cloud. He died a long time ago. They say he was 40 by lightning during a terrible thunderstorm. Why do you ask?”21. A. Something B. EverythingC. Anything D. Nothing22. A. dropped B. fell C. rolled D. covered23. A. Suddenly B. Strongly C. Quickly D. Hardly24. A. bea
44、ting B. blinding C. burning D. touching25. A. nose B. hair C. neck D. head26. A. looked up B. woke up C. lay down D. sat down27.A.tiger B. horse C. lion D. elephant28.A.lazily B. angrily C. coldly D. slowly29.A.natural B. common C. strange D. bad30.A.around B. beside C. through D. above来源:学*科*网31.A.
45、yet B. for C. so D. or32.A.walking B. leading C. heading D. returning33.A.them B. themselves C. him D. himself34.A.shook B. waved C. held D. took35.A.gone B. left C. followed D. lost36.A.see B. meet C. beat D. ask37.A.waited B. thought C. worried D. excited38.A.yard B. wind C. grass D. rain39.A.beli
46、eve B. consider C. doubt D. forget40.A.defeated B. caught C. damaged D. struck三、语法填空 (共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)41.They _（obvious）appreciate your help very much.42. I recommend that you _ (talk) to your friend about his behavior.43. A survey showed people were _(confuse) about what they should eat to stay h
47、ealthy.44.When summer _（come），they will invite their students to pick the fresh vegetables.45. Spain took control _Peru in the 16th century and ruled until 1821.46. It is for this reason _ Spanish is the min official language of Peru.47.Dont quit _（try）if there is still hope.48._ (go) from junior hi
48、gh school to senior high school is a really big challenge.49. I have to believe that encouragement is so _ (power) that it can change a person.50. Kate has been invited to a meeting in Iceland. She will apply _ a visa soon.四、单句改错（满分5分）增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（/），并在其下面写出该加的词。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
49、写出修改后的词。注意：每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；51. He must work very hard in order support his large family.52. Studying hard isnt always a fun.53. The research has focused for the relationship between a teenagers sleep and health.54.You can spend three days explore the rainforest with a local guide.55. Tom is looking fo
50、rward to meet the new exchange student.五、单词拼写（满分10分）56.Im not _（外向的）so Im a little anxious right now.57.I couldnt concentrate on the _（实验）.58.There is a lot to _（探索）at senior high school.59.My adviser _(建议) that I should sign up for advanced literature.60.Cusco is a popular _（目的地）.61.The first is th
51、e roads and _（小路）they built to connect their important cities.62.Jiuzhaigou is an _（极其）beautiful place.63.We are _（租） a car and driving!64.I think what I _（欣赏） most so far is the architecture.65.Ive heard that it is an amazing _（景象）,and I cant wait to go.六、书面表达（满分15分）假设你是李华,你的网友David 刚随父母搬家并换了一所新学校，
52、他希望在新学校交到新朋友，并希望得到你的帮助。请你给他写一封电子邮件，提供在新学校交朋友的建议。内容包括：1.对他搬新家表示慰问；2.提供在新学校交朋友的建议（至少两点）要求：1.词数100左右；2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 。 答案 阅读DCB DABC ACA Swimming and English LearningDC D C B ACFGD完形41-45BCABD 45-50ABDCA51-55ACDBA 56-60BCDAD语法填空 书面表达One possible version:As the saying goes，“Friendship is like sunshine
53、, it keeps us warm and helps us grow.” I think it is important for us to make good friends so that we can always hang out together and have fun.I like to choose people who are kind, honest and helpful as my friends. I like to share my thoughts and fears with them whenever I get into trouble.Now I have some good friends who trust me. I always care about what has happened to them, so I call them once a week. I always go out with my friends, chatting and playing. I try to offer some advice to my friends w hen necessary. In this way I am able to maintain friendships.
