1、天津市部分学校2020-2021年高一英语下学期期中试题精选汇编 阅读表达专题天津市第三中学2020-2021学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题五、阅读表达。（共5小题：每小题2分，满分10分）阅读表达Running like the wind, roaring（咆哮）like thunder, tigers have long been feared and respected as a king of the animal world. But last week a report said that there are no more than 30 wild tigers left in
2、south China.This was the conclusion of a team of scientists from Chinas State Forestry Administration and the World Nature Fund.The South China tiger, also known as the Chinese tiger, is native to southern China. In the 1950s, there were over 4000 tigers found in mountain forests in the country. But
3、 because of the destruction of their natural habitat and uncontrolled hunting, it has been pushed on to the list of the worlds top ten most endangered species.Sixty-six of the big cats can be found in the cages of a dozen zoos around China. But they are nothing like their wild cousins. They have los
4、t their natural skills such as hunting and killingIf they were set free they could not look after themselves.Breeding has damaged the quality of the species, said Pei Enle, deputy director of the Shanghai Zoo.To reintroduce the species into the wild, the country started a programme to send five to t
5、en young tigers to South Africa. Four of them have already arrived. Progress has been made as two elder tigers have recovered some of their instincts and can hunt wild animals by themselves at the African base.South Africans are very experienced in reintroducing big animals to the wild. The country
6、has very good natural conditions for the tigers to learn in, said Lu Jun, office director of the National Wildlife Research and Development Center. We tried in Fujian Province, but it was not successful as there was not a complete eco-chain（生物链） and there was a lack of space. The tigers should retur
7、n to China when the reservations in Fujian are ready.46. What is the main reason for the South China tiger becoming one of the worlds top ten most endangered species?（Please answer within 10 words.）47. What is the purpose of sending young tigers to South Africa? （Please answer within 15 words.）48. T
8、he underlined word “instincts” in paragraph 6 refers to _.（Please answer within 5 words.）49. Why South Africa has been chosen as the training place? （Please answer within 15 words.）50. What is your advice for protecting endangered animals? （Please answer within 25 words.）【答案】46. The destruction of t
9、heir natural habitat and uncontrolled hunting. 47. To help the tigers recover their natural skills to live in the wild. 48. natural skills/abilities; or primary skills/abilities; or original skills/abilities 49. Because South Africans are experienced and the country has good natural conditions. 50.
10、Open【解析】【分析】本文是一篇说明文。华南虎成为世界十大濒危物种之一，其主要原因是它们自然栖息地的破坏和不受控制的捕猎。文章介绍了南非人是如何保护濒危动物的。【46题详解】细节理解题。根据第三段中“But because of the destruction of their natural habitat and uncontrolled hunting, it has been pushed on to the list of the worlds top ten most endangered species.”（但是由于其自然栖息地的破坏和不受控制的狩猎，它已经被推到了世界十大濒危
11、物种的名单上。）由此可知，华南虎成为世界十大濒危物种之一的主要原因是它们自然栖息地的破坏和不受控制的捕猎。故答案为The destruction of their natural habitat and uncontrolled hunting.【47题详解】目的意图题。根据第六段中“To reintroduce the species into the wild, the country started a programme to send five to ten young tigers to South Africa.”（为了重新将这一物种引入野外，该国启动了一项计划，将5到10只幼虎
12、送往南非。）由此可知，把小老虎送到南非的目的是帮助老虎恢复野外生存的自然技能。故答案为To help the tigers recover their natural skills to live in the wild.【48题详解】词义猜测题。根据第四段中“They have lost their natural skills such as hunting and killingIf they were set free they could not look after themselves.”（他们失去了狩猎和杀戮等自然技能。如果他们被释放，他们就不能照顾自己了。）和第六段中“Fou
13、r of them have already arrived. Progress has been made as two elder tigers have recovered some of their instincts and can hunt wild animals by themselves at the African base.”（他们中的四个已经到了。在非洲基地，两只年长的老虎已经恢复了一些本能，能够自己捕猎野生动物。）由此可知，第六段中下划线的“本能”一词指的是天生的技能。故答案为natural skills/abilities; or primary skills/ab
14、ilities; or original skills/abilities【49题详解】细节理解题。根据最后一段中“South Africans are very experienced in reintroducing big animals to the wild. The country has very good natural conditions for the tigers to learn in”（南非人在将大型动物重新引入野外方面经验丰富。这个国家有很好的自然条件让老虎学习）由此可知，之所以选择南非作为训练的地方，是因为南非人有经验,而且国家有良好的自然条件。故答案为Beca
15、use South Africans are experienced and the country has good natural conditions.50题详解】观点态度题。本题要求说出保护濒危动物的建议，所以答案应该是各种各样。故答案为Open。天津市第一中学2020-2021学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题.阅读表达（共 5 小题，每小题 2 分，满分 10 分)阅读表达Researchers found that women are overcome by a burning desire to share gossip (流言蜚语) as soon as they hear it
16、. They will typically tell the secret to at least one other person in 47 hours. Depending on who the gossip is about, their boyfriend, husband, best friend or mother is most likely to be the recipients (接受者) of the information.The study of 3,000 women aged between 18 and 65 also found that four out
17、of ten admitted they were unable to keep a secret no matter how personal or secret the news was. It was also found that alcohol usually gives us a helping hand to let out secrets with more than half admitting a glass or two of wine could get them to dish the dirt.Michael Cox, UK Director of Wines of
18、 Chile, said, “ Its official that women cant keep secrets. We are really eager to find out with this survey how many secrets people are told. What we dont count on is how quickly these are passed on by those we trust. No matter how precious the piece of information is, it often comes out within 48 h
19、ours.”Three quarters say they are able to keep quiet about a secret, and 83 percent consider themselves 100 percent reliable within each group of friends. Yet, four in ten admit gossiping to a close friend from another friendship group. Nearly half (45 percent) disclose secrets just for the weight t
20、o be lifted from their shoulders. More than four in ten think it is acceptable to share a friends secret with someone who doesnt know him or her.Private issues, true cost of purchases and affairs emerged top of the secret-keeping list, with girls most likely to share a secret chatting face-to-face,
21、on the phone or via a text message. Fortunately, over a quarter (27 percent) said they forgot what they were told the following day.66. Please explain the underlined words “ dish the dirt ” in English. (No more than 5 words.)67. What makes women more likely pass on gossip? (No more than 3 word.)68.
22、What kinds of secrets are women most interested in? (No more than 10 words.)69. Why do about half women tell secrets to others? (No more than 10 words.)70. Should women tell secrets to others or keep secrets? Please give your opinions and reasons. (No more than 25 words.)【答案】66. Tell secrets to othe
23、rs. / Let out secrets. / Disclose secrets. 67. Drinking wine. / A glass of wine. / Alcohol. 68. Private issues, true cost of purchases and affairs. 69. Because they think it can reduce pressure. / It can lift the weight from their shoulders./To lift the weight from their shoulders. / For the weight
24、to be lifted from their shoulders. 70. I think women should keep secrets because spreading gossip may cause lots of trouble and harm the relations between people./ I think women should keep secrets. Its helpful to their friends trust in them. /(This helps them to keep a friendship.)【解析】【分析】这是一篇说明文。调
25、查者发现很多女人很难保守秘密，并对这种现象分析了原因。【66题详解】词句猜测题。根据第二段最后一句中的“alcohol usually gives us a helping hand to let out secrets(酒精通常会帮助我们泄露秘密)”可知，“dish the dirt”意为“泄露秘密”。表示“泄露”可用let out或disclose，“泄露秘密”也可以表示为“把秘密告诉别人”，所以也可用tell secrets to others。且根据要求，答案字数不超过五个单词。故答案为Tell secrets to others. / Let out secrets. / Discl
26、ose secrets.【67题详解】细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句中的“alcohol usually gives us a helping hand to let out secrets(酒精通常会帮助我们泄露秘密)”可知，酒精让女人更有可能传递流言，也可以说喝酒或一杯酒可以让女人更有可能传递流言。根据要求可知，答案字数不能超过三个单词。故答案为Drinking wine. / A glass of wine. / Alcohol.【68题详解】细节理解题。根据最后一段第一句“Private issues, true cost of purchases and affairs emerge
27、d top of the secret-keeping list, with girls most likely to share a secret chatting face-to-face, on the phone or via a text message.(私人问题、真实消费和婚外情排在了保密名单的首位，女孩们最有可能通过面对面聊天、打电话或发短信来分享秘密)”可知，私人问题、真实消费和婚外情是女人最感兴趣的秘密。根据要求可知，答案字数不能超过10个单词。故答案为Private issues, true cost of purchases and affairs.【69题详解】细节理
28、解题。根据倒第二段倒第二句“Nearly half (45 percent) disclose secrets just for the weight to be lifted from their shoulders. (近一半（45%）的女性透露秘密只是为了减轻压力)”可知，大约一半的女人泄露秘密是为了减轻压力。根据要求可知，答案长度不可超过10个单词。故答案为Because they think it can reduce pressure. / It can lift the weight from their shoulders./To lift the weight from th
29、eir shoulders. / For the weight to be lifted from their shoulders.【70题详解】开放性试题。考生需先表明自己观点，再说明原因。注意答案长度要求不超过25个单词。参考答案为I think women should keep secrets because spreading gossip may cause lots of trouble and harm the relations between people./ I think women should keep secrets. Its helpful to their f
30、riends trust in them. /(This helps them to keep a friendship.)天津市南开中学2020-2021学年高一下学期期中检测英语试题第二部分：阅读表达（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）My mother made me what I am. She gave me the greatest gift a mother can give the desire to excel (超越). She taught me to read before I was four. She also encouraged me to write. Wh
31、en I was 10, I wrote a story and she sent it to a childrens magazine. They accepted it and paid me some money. So I started earning money by writing at a young age.I also learned a lot from my father. Hed say, “Stand tall, be independent and keep your eyes open.” For what, I dont know! He was quite
32、good at telling stories, and I think I inherited my gift for storytelling from him. But he could be pretty strict. If I went out with a boy, he had to pick me up from home so my father could question him inside out.My father was 6 feet tall and good-looking, with great charm. He lost a leg m the war
33、 while serving in the Royal Navy, but never let it hold him back. When he was in hospital, ready to have his leg amputated, he said, not depressed, “Well, half a loaf is better than none.” After his death, I returned his artificial leg to the hospital, but walked away in tears. It felt as if I was g
34、iving part of him away.My parents had a son, Vivian, who died before 1 was born, so my mother put all her love into me. She also gave me an. education I couldnt get at school. She took me to the pictures every week, to the theatre to see the Russian ballet whenever it came to Leeds, where we lived.A
35、t 20, I moved to London to become fashion editor of Womans Own and later a columnist on the London Evening News. The day I left home, my mother wrote in her diary that all the sunshine had gone out of her life when her daughter left home.根据短文内容完成下列小题。86. Why does the author mention her parents?(no m
36、ore than 10 words)87. What is the author good at according to the second paragraph?(no more than 5 words)88. What does the underlined word “amputated” in Paragraph 3 probably mean?(no more than 5 words)89. What was the authors childhood like according to the last two paragraphs?(no more than 10 word
37、s)90. What can you learn from the authors father?(no more than 25 words)【答案】86. To show her parents influence on her.87. Storytelling. / Telling stories.88. Cut off. / Removed.（形式错误减0.5）89. She lived a colourful and happy life.90. He is optimistic to life. I learn that I should overcome the difficul
38、ties in life and try my best to make my life happy.天津市实验中学滨海学校2020-2021学年高一下学期期中英语试题第一节：阅读表达（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）阅读短文，按照题目要求用英语回答问题。Im a 34-year-old man, married, lived in a nice house, and have a successful career as an educational consultant. But my life was not always so great. I had a learning disa
39、bility from an early age. I went to a special school where I got plenty of extra help. Still, I suffered the rest of my school days in public schools.My life improved remarkably when I discovered art. The art world gave me a chance to express myself without words. I went to a workshop and gradually
40、got good at making things with clay(黏土). Here I learned my first important lesson: disabled as I was in language, I could still be smart and well express myself with clay. And my confidence came along.I got my next lesson from rock climbing. It was a fun thing but I was scared from the start. I soon
41、 noticed it wasnt a talent thing; it was practice. So I did it more. After about five years of climbing, I found myself in Yosemite Valley on a big wall. I learned that if you fall in love with something and do it all the time, you will get better at it.Later I decided to apply my previous experienc
42、e to learning how to read and write. Every day I practiced reading and writing, which I used to avoid as much as possible. After two hard years, I was literate.Having gone through the long process with art, rock climbing, and reading and writing, now Ive got to a point in my life where I know I am s
43、mart enough to dive into an area that is totally unknown, hard, but interesting.67. What made the authors school days difficult? (No more than 5 words)68. Why did art give the author confidence? (No more than 10 words)69. What lesson did the author learn from rock climbing? (No more than 15 words)70
44、. What is the meaning of the underlined part in Paragraph 4? (No more than 5 words)71. How does the authors story inspire you to overcome difficulties in life? Put it in your own words. (No more than 20 words)【答案】67. (His) learning disability.Or: Having a learning disability.Or: That he was learning
45、 disabled.Or: He had a learning disability.68. He could be smart and express himself with clay.Or: Art could help him express himself without words.Or: He could well express himself with clay/art.69. If you enjoy something and keep doing it, you will get better at it.Or: The more you practice someth
46、ing, the better at it you will become.Or: Practice makes perfect.Or: Practice leads to success.70. I could read and write.71. We should not lose heart in face of difficulties. If we work hard, we will find a way out.Or: The authors story tells me that I should be confident and practice hard to overc
47、ome difficulties in my life.Or: We should overcome our weakness and fears with courage and determination.天津市静海一中2020-2021学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题第二节: 阅读表达(满分10分)阅读下面短文，按照要求完成阅读任务。My family had moved into a new house with big back yard. For some time, my older brother and I had been expecting a family pet. Fi
48、nally, we managed to persuade our parents that the time had come for keeping one.Though my brother and I were of like minds about the goal of having a family member, what exactly it meant to each of us was entirely different. I was excited and happy when my parents brought home the dog, Snoopy. Desp
49、ite the fun of playing with him，I knew it was really more my brothers pet than mine. I really, really wanted a cat! I tried to show my joy for getting a pet while trying to hide my disappointment that he wasnt a cat. My parents must have known how I was feeling because they suggested that I could ma
50、ke a wish about it.Running to my bedroom, I made a wish sincerely that I would have a cat. Not more than a minute or two passed when I heard a faint scratching sound（轻微的抓挠声） coming from the front door. Curious, I stood up, approaching the open front door. There, sitting calmly before me was a large,
51、 white cat.I was absolutely amazed! I went close to the white cat, and it began walking towards me. I gathered his mass into my arms and then I went into the back yard where my parents and brother were playing with Snoopy. So, Snowball joined our household that day, too. Although my parents always d
52、enied having anything to do with Snowballs arrival, I guessed they might have. However, even if they did somehow arrange for him to appear at the front door at the very moment when I was making a wish for a cat, it would not reduce the miracle of a cat doing in my life.76. What were the authors pare
53、nts persuaded to do? (no more than 10 words)77. Why did the author feel disappointed? (no more than 10 words)78. What happened to the author after her wish? (no more than 10 words)79. How can we understand the underlined part in Paragraph 4? (no more than 10 words)80. What do you think of the author
54、s parents? And why? (no more than 20 words)【答案】76.They were persuaded to raise /keep a family pet. （按标准答案给分）77.Because she wanted a cat instead of a dog.（ 写出she wanted a cat就给2分。）78.A large，white cat appeared at the front door./ She saw a large , white cat at the front door. （意思表达正确就给2分）79.The author picked up the cat with her arms./ The author held /hugged/embraced the cat with her arms.（意思表达正确就给2分）80.I think they are great because their way to realize the kids wish is interesting and moving. （答案不唯一，合情合理即可。）
