安徽省明光中学2020-2021学年高一英语下学期开学考试试题.doc

安徽省明光中学2020-2021学年高一英语下学期开学考试试题

安徽省明光中学2020-2021学年高一英语下学期开学考试试题

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安徽省明光中学2020-2021学年高一英语下学期开学考试试题
时间：120分钟 总分：150分
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第Ⅰ卷

第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A, B, C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. What is the man going to do on Sunday?
A. Visit his mother. B. Do some gardening. C. Move into a new house.
2. What does the man think the building might be?
A. An apartment building. B. A hotel. C. A department store.
3. Where does the conversation take place?
A. In a store. B. In a bank. C. In a classroom.
4. When will the next bus come?
A. At 6:35. B. At 6:45. C. At 7:00.
5. When does the conversation probably take place?
A. At 4:30 p.m. B. At 5:00 p.m. C. At 5:30 p.m.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
听下面5段对话或独白，每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟，听完后，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间，每段对话或独白读两遍。
请听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。
6. What’s the probable relationship between the speakers?
A. Friends. B. Neighbors. C. Customer and waitress.
7. How will Bill and Mary go home?
A. By bus. B. By taxi. C. By subway.
请听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。
8. What does the woman want to buy?
A. Desks. B. Chairs. C. Computers.
9. What discount will the woman get?
A. 15% off. B. 12% off. C. 10% off.
请听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. How did the man learn about the house?
A. He heard about it from his wife.
B. He saw it on South Florida Street.
C. He read about it in the newspaper.
11. How many bathrooms are there in the house?
A. Three. B. Four. C. Five.
12. What is the man’s main concern about the house?
A. The size. B. The price. C. The location.
请听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. What do the speakers both agree?
A. People need cars to buy groceries.
B. Having a car can make people lazy.
C. Cars are bad for the environment.
14. Why does the woman drive her car every day?
A. Driving is convenient.
B. Her city has no subway.
C. She thinks it’s cheap.
15. What can be said about the man?
A. He spends a lot on gas.
B. He gets to work by bike.
C. He needs to get back in shape.
16. Where will the woman probably go next?
A. To a gym. B. To the supermarket. C. To a used car market..
请听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. How did Jim feel about going to England?
A. Surprised. B. Nervous. C. Sad.
18. Where was Shakespeare born?
A. In London. B. In Cambridge. C. In Stratford-upon-Avon.
19. What was the main job of Shakespeare’s father?
A. He was a writer. B. He was a tour guide. C. He was a glove maker.
20. Why did Shakespeare write unusual plays?
A. He got a free education.
B. He never went to university.
C. He travelled around the world.

第二部分 阅读理解(第一节15小题, 第二节5小题，每小题2分，满分40分)
第一节：阅读下列材料, 从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项. （共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）
A
WILDE THEATRE
BOOKING
-in person
The Box Office is open Monday to Saturday, 10 am-8 pm.
-by post
Stating the performance and choice of seats, enclosing a cheque, postal order, or your credit card details to Wilde Theatre Box Office, PO Box 220, Earnest Street. All cheques should be made payable to Wilde Theatre.
-by telephone
Ring 0844 - 847-2484 to reserve your tickets or to pay by credit card (UnionPay and Master Card accepted)
-online
Complete the on-line booking form at .
DISCOUNTS
Saver: $2 off any seat booked any time in advance for performances from Monday to Thursday inclusive, and for all matinees (下午场). Savers are available for children up to 16 years old, over 60’s and full-time students.
Supersaver: half-price seats are available for people with disabilities and one companion. It is advisable to book in advance. There is a maximum of eight wheelchair spaces available and on wheelchair space will be held until one hour before the show (subject to availability)
Standby: best available seats are on sale for $6 from one hour before the performance for people eligible (有资格的) for Saver and Supersaver discounts and thirty minutes before for all other customers.
Group Bookings: there is a ten percent discount for parties of twelve or more.
Schools: school parties of ten or more can book $9 tickets in advance and will get every tenth ticket free.
*Please note: we are unable to exchange tickets or refund money unless a performance is cancelled due to unforeseen circumstance.
21. When booking by post, you can pay for a ticket by ______.
A. visiting the website of a post office B. going to your local bank in person
C. enclosing your Master Card in an envelope D. providing your credit card information
22. What benefit can bookers enjoy according to the text?
A. A party of nine adults going to a performance can book $9 tickets.
B. A group of twelve students that book in advance pay $108 in total for a performance.
C. Someone accompanying a wheelchair user to a performance receives a discount.
D. A 15-year-old teenager can get $2 off any seat booked in advance for matinees only.
23. According to the text, ______ can get Standby ticket.
A. full-time students buying tickets one hour and a half ahead of a performance
B. 65-year-olds buying tickets forty-five minutes before a performance begins
C. bookers who are unexpectedly unable to be present at a performance
D. all theatre-goers who buys tickets one hour before a performance begins

B
One of my wonderful memories is about a Christmas gift. Unlike other gifts, it came without wrap(包装).
On September 11th, 1958, mum gave birth to Richard. After she brought him home from hospital, she put him in my lap, saying, “I promised you a gift, and here it is.” What an honor! I turned four a month earlier and none of my friends had such a baby doll of their own. I played with it day and night. I sang to it. I told it over and over how much I loved it!
One morning, however, I found its bed empty. My doll was gone! I cried for it. Mum wept and told me that the poor little thing had been sent to a hospital. It had a fever. For several days, I heard mum and dad whispering such words as “hopeless”, “pitiful”，and “dying”, which sounded ominous .
“Christmas was coming, don’t expect any presents this year,” Dad said, pointing at the socks I hung in the living room. I’d never seen him cry before.
The phone rang early on Christmas morning. Dad jumped out of bed to answer it. From my bedroom I heard him say, “What? he’s all right?” He hung up and shouted upstairs. “The hospital said we could bring Richard home!”
“Thank god!” I heard Mum cry.
From the upstairs window, I watched my parents rush out to the car. I had never seen them so happy. And I was also full of joy. What a wonderful day! My baby doll would be home. I ran downstairs. My socks still hung there flat. But I knew they were not empty: they were filled with love!
24. What happened to the author on September 11th, 1958?
A. He got a baby brother. B. He got a Christmas gift.
C. He became four years old. D. He received a doll.
25. What does the underlined word “ominous” in Paragraph 3 probably mean？
A. Impossible. B. Boring. C. Difficult. D. Fearful.
26. Which word can best describe the feeling of the father when Christmas was coming?
A. Excitement. B. Happiness. C. Sadness. D. Disappointment.
27. What might be the best title for the passage?
A. A sad Christmas day. B. Life with a lovely baby.
C. A special Christmas gift. D. Memories of a happy family.

C
There’s no such thing as showering too much, right? Wrong. Despite the practice that many people shower once or twice a day, we’re only meant to shower once or twice a week. As experts say, human daily showering is mainly for the love for beauty.
Speaking to TIME, Dr. Elaine Larson, an expert from Columbia University School of Nursing argues, “People think they’re showering to keep clean, but that’s not the case. Bathing will remove smells if you have unpleasant smell on your body or you are back from the gym. But in terms of protecting you from illness, washing your hands regularly is probably adequate.” Larson’s research turns out, antibacterial soaps and cleaning products are not any better than a regular bar of soap when it comes to lowering your risk of getting diseases, so the fancy soaps you bought are probably a waste of money.
The more you bathe, the thinner and less hydrated your skin becomes. Dry skin opens up gaps for infection and causes bacteria to slip through. Washing can also clear away your skin of its natural oils and may destroy the bacteria that support the immune system on your skin, according to Dr. C．Brandon Mitchell, assistant professor of dermatology at the George Washington University. Both Mitchell and Larson recommend that you shouldn’t use antibacterial soaps that are particularly bad for removing essential oils. Mitchell adds, “Your body is naturally a well oiled machine. A daily shower isn’t necessary. The rest of your body doesn’t need much soaping.”
So, in terms of your health, you should probably only shower once or twice a week; in terms of how you look and smell, it might be a different story. A recent study shows that smelling bad is the biggest relationship deal-breaker.
28. What’s the main reason why people bathe frequently according to experts?
A. For a relaxed feeling. B. For a good appearance.
C. To keep in good health. D. To attract others’ attention.
29. What is Dr. Elaine Larson’s attitude towards antibacterial soaps?
A. Doubtful. B. Supportive. C. Negative. D. Uncaring.
30. What can we infer from the third paragraph?
A. Wet skin is easier to be infected B. Too much bathing is harmful to our skin.
C. Many people have a wrong way of bathing. D. Washing without soaps can cause diseases.
31. The purpose of the passage is to __________.
A. introduce some ways of bathing B. prove the disadvantages of bathing
C. give us advice on how to choose a soap D. tell us how often we should take a bath

D
It’s not unusual for a person to help someone else but without getting anything in return. But this behavior is thought to be rare among animals. Up to now, that kind of behavior hasn’t been seen in birds. So scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Omithology created an experiment to test whether African grey parrots(鹦鹉) could behave that way.
The first step in the experiment was to teach the parrots how to trade “token” for food. The tokens were small metal rings about the size of coins. When the parrots gave these tokens back to the researchers, the parrots were given walnuts, which they enjoyed.
Once the parrots knew how to trade tokens for walnuts, the scientists began the next part of the experiment. Two parrots were put in clear plastic cages next to each other, with a connecting window between the two cages. There was a feeding window in both cages, which allowed the scientists to give walnuts to the parrots. Then the feeding window was closed for one of the parrots that had been given ten tokens.
The results showed that most of the time, the parrot that couldn’t trade for walnuts would pass a token, beak to-beak, to the bird in the next cage that could then trade it for a walnut. The parrots that passed the tokens got nothing. They simply watched as the other parrots got food. Still, seven out of the eight parrots tested passed the tokens over and over again. And it wasn’t because they liked passing tokens. If the parrot with the tokens saw that their partner’s feeding window was also closed, they rarely passed tokens.
The scientists believe that helping others may be useful to the parrots in the wild, where they live in large groups that change often. The scientists think that helping others could give a parrot a good “reputation” and make it more likely that the parrot will get help from the group when it needs it.
32. What would the scientists do if they were given back the token?
A. Give the parrot some food as a reward. B. Give the parrot’s partner a walnut.
C. Give the token to another parrot. D. Give the parrot some coins to play with.
33. The parrots pass tokens to others because________.
A. they were trained to do that B. they liked playing with tokens
C. they hoped their partners got food D. they expected something in return
34. What do we learn about African grey parrots?
A. They dislike living in large groups. B. They can benefit from helping others.
C. They often receive help from other birds. D. They have a very good reputation in Africa.
35. In the passage, the writer wants to show_________.
A. parrots quickly learn to share things
B. parrots seem to be happy to help others
C. parrots love playing games with each other
D. parrots and humans have something in common.
第二节 七选五部分（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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。
More Plastic than Fish in the Oceans by 2050
30 years from now our seas will be containing more plastic than fish. According to a report released by the World Economic Forum, plastic production around the world is expected to double within the next 20 years. 36.__________ By 2050 it will be four.
About 8 million tons of plastic are dumped into the sea every year. 37.__________ Environmentalists estimate that there are about 160 million tons of plastic in the world's oceans today. By 2050 there will be more plastic in the oceans than fish.
38.__________ In addition it produces a huge garbage patch that floats on the surface, thus putting ships in danger and polluting beautiful beaches around the world. But the plastic that floats in the water is only a fraction of the whole amount.
Plastic is becoming more and more common in our world. 39.__________ However, it is endangering our environment more than any other material. The World Economic Forum calls for more recycling and a better use of plastic. 95% of all plastic that is produced is only used once, and then it is thrown away. Almost a third finds its way into our environment.
Oil is the raw material that plastic is made of. Currently, 5% of the world’s oil production is turned into plastic. 40.__________

A. By 2050 it will rise to a fifth.
B. There, it can last for hundreds of years.
C. It has many uses and is cheap to produce.
D. More people have sensed its seriousness.
E. Today, one garbage truck full of plastic gets into the ocean every minute.
F. They were aiming to highlight the global issue of plastic pollution in the oceans.
G. Plastic that turns up in the seas endangers the fish population and other marine animals.

第三部分 英语知识运用（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)
After a week-long break, students at Amsterdam High School returned to school. What waited for them made them really 41.___