湖北省鄂州市2020-2021学年高一英语上学期期末质量监测试题.doc

湖北省鄂州市2020-2021学年高一英语上学期期末质量监测试题湖北省鄂州市2020-2021学年高一英语上学期期末质量监测试题年级：姓名：17湖北省鄂州市2020-2021学年高一英语上学期期末质量监测试题注意事项：1满分150分，考试时间120分钟。2答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在试题卷和答题卡上，并将准考证号条形码粘贴在答题卡上的指定位置。3选择题在每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑；主观题用0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔答在答题卡上相对应的答题区域内。答在试题卷上无效。第卷（非选择题，共55分）第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案划在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。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 weather probably like now? A. Rainy.B. Cloudy. C. Sunny.2. What does the man want the woman to do? A. Cut his hair. B. Pay for his haircut. C. Go to a barbershop.3. How many bowls of rice did the woman order? A. Two. B. Three. C. Five.4. What will the speakers do together tonight? A. Go to work.B. See a movie.C. Have dinner.5. What is the womans problem? A. She lost her keys.B. She cant find the repair shop.C. She has to get her keyboard repaired.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，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间，每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6. What language is Priya learning? A. German.B. English.C. Spanish.7. Why does the man want Priya to learn another language? A. Its valuable. B. Its entertaining. C. Its a school subject.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8. What type of snacks does the man usually buy? A. Sugary.B. Sour.C. Salty.9. What movie will the speakers see? A. The one with lots of action.B. The one about sea animals.C. The one with lots of singing.10. Where are the speakers? A. At a theater. B. In a car. C. At a store.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11. What is the probable relationship between the speakers? A. Co-workers. B. Boss and employee. C. Shop assistant and customer.12. What is the man looking for? A. Computer mouses.B. Pets.C. Keyboards.13. What does the woman suggest the man do? A. Look online first. B. Buy everything at a time.C. Visit a store on 4th avenue.听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。14. What are the speakers mainly talking about? A. Plans.B. Purchases.C. Celebrations.15. When is New Years Day? A. In a day.B. In a week.C. In a month.16. What does the woman want the man to change? A. His habits.B. His thoughts.C. His appearance.17. What does the woman hope to do? A. Keep healthy. B. Get an education. C. Make a lot of money.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18. What is the main topic of the talk? A. A flu. B. A new disease. C. A computer virus.19. What is more important for people to do according to the speaker? A. Gather food. B. Buy masks. C. Wash hands.20. What do some doctors and scientists think? A. COVID-19 is very common.B. COVID-19 will disappear soon.C. COVID-19 is more dangerous than the yearly flu.第二部分阅读理解（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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AThe Hanging Gardens of Babylon, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, is perhaps the earliest and most famous example of botanical gardens. Over decades and centuries, many amazing botanical gardens have been set up. Here is a list of them.Orto Botanical di PadovaThe Orto Botanical di Padova in Padua, north-eastern Italy, is the oldest academic botanical garden still in its original location. It was founded in 1545 by the Venetian Republic. It is spread across an area of 22,000 square meters. It is particularly known for its historical architecture, as well as the collection of 6000 kinds of plants. The astonishing botanical garden is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.Kirstenbosch National Botanical GardenThe Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden is located at the foot of Table Mountain in Cape Town, South Africa. It is one of South Africas national botanical gardens, which covers five out of six biome(生物群落), and the first of its kind in the world. It is famous for exhibiting native plants from different regions.Botanical Garden and Botanical MuseumThe Berlin-Dahlem Botanical Garden and Botanical Museum is located in Berlin, Germany. It has 22000 different plant species. Among its different plants is a giant bamboo. This astonishing garden has a large scientific library attached to it. The complex has buildings and glasshouses.Singapore Botanic GardenThe 74-hectare Singapore Botanic Garden in Singapore is the only botanic garden that stays open from 5 am to 12 midnight, every day. Its attractions include Rainforest, Botany Centre, Tanglin Gate, Jacob Ballas Childrens Garden and other gardens. It has the Tembusu tree, seen on the Singaporean five-dollar bill.21. What is the special part of Orto Botanical di Padova?A. It is an academic garden located in its original place.B. It is considered as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.C. It has a collection of plants with the longest history.D. It possesses items dating back to the ancient times.22. If you want to admire the native plants in diverse areas, you should visit _.A. Orto Botanical di PadovaB. Kirstenbosch National Botanical GardenC. Botanical Garden and Botanical MuseumD. Singapore Botanic Garden23. According to the passage, which of the following statements is Not true?A. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon is a typical botanical garden.B. Botanical Garden and Botanical Museum has a library of science.C. Singapore Botanic Garden is available at 11:00 pm on Sundays.D. Tourists are able to see The Tembusu tree in a European country.BWhen I turned 10, I made up my mind to take up swimming. There was a pool at the Y.M.C.A. offering exactly the opportunity. Mother continually warned against it and kept fresh in my mind the details of drowning in the river. But the Y.M.C.A. pool was safe.I had a childhood fear of water. This started when I was three years old and father took me to the beach. The huge waves knocked me down and swept over me.The pool was quiet. I was afraid of going in all alone, so I sat on the side of the pool to wait for others. Then came a big boy. He yelled, “Hi, skinny! Howd you like to be ducked?” With that he picked me up and threw me into the deep end. I landed in a sitting position, and swallowed water. But I was not frightened out of my witswhen my feet hit the bottom, I would make a big jump, coming out of the surface. It seemed a long way down. I gathered all my strength when I landed and made what I thought was a great spring upwards. Then I opened my eyes and saw nothing but water. I tried to yell but no sound came out. I went down, down, endlessly.When I came to consciousness, I found myself lying on the bed in the hospital.I never went back to the pool. I avoided water whenever I could. This misadventure stayed with me as the years rolled by. It deprived me of the joy of boating and swimming. Finally, I decided to get an instructor. Piece by piece, he built a swimmer. Several months later, the instructor was finished, but I was not. Sometimes the terror would return.This went on until July. I swam across the Lake Wentworth. Only once did the terror return. When I was in the middle of the lake, I put my face under and saw nothing but bottomless water. I laughed and said, “Well, Mr.Terror, what do you think you can do to me?”I had conquered my fear of water.24. What caused the authors original fear of water?A. His lack of swimming skills.B. His mothers continual warning of drowning.C. His misadventure to the beach with his father.D. A terrible dream of getting drowned.25. By “but I was not” in paragraph 5, the author probably means _.A. he didnt finish swimming trainingB. he was not satisfied with the swimming trainingC. he was not afraid of drowning any moreD. he had not got rid of the fear of water yet26. What can be inferred from the passage?A. The authors father was against taking up swimming.B. The author showed little interest in boating and swimming.C. The author was a man of great courage and determination.D. The author conquered his fear of water before July.27. Which of the following is the best title for the text?A. Hello, Childhood Fear B. Goodbye, Mr. TerrorC. A Swimming Adventure D. My Passion for SwimmingCThe Forbidden City, widely regarded as one of the most popular destinations at home and abroad, houses amazing Chinese cultural and historical relics, for which the Forbidden City is always well-known. But Masters in the Forbidden City does not just focus on the stories of the past.Instead, the documentary movie, which came out in Chinese cinemas on Dec. 16, focuses on ordinary peoplethe restorers of relics and antiquities.The stories are told at a slow and relaxed pace, reflecting the restorers work. Restoration of cultural relics and antiques can be time-consuming, and sometimes boring. Yet these restorers patience and peace of mind are especially precious in a society where everything is changing so fast.“If you choose this job，you have to put up with hours of work sitting on a chair. You need to be quiet and get used to being quiet,” says Wang Jin, an ancient clock repair expert.A touching part of the documentary is the spirit of craftsmanship(工艺) in the restorers. “Years of humdrum work requires not only skill, but also faith and spirit,” China Daily commented, “Looking for preciseness and perfection, devoting yourself to work, patience, endurance, loneliness. All these qualities come from the craftsman spirit.”But unlike the popular idea of serious experts who sit around being serious, the documentary shows off the enthusiasm of the restorers. They play their guitars and make jokes about each other after a long day of restoration work.One scene that has been very popular with Internet users features a young female restorer riding a bicycle through the empty Forbidden City on a Monday. While she is doing this, a narrator says, “The last person to do this was Puyi, the last emperor of the Qing Dynasty.”Masters in the Forbidden City has proved wrong many peoples ideas about antique restorers, allowing them to realize that they are not old, dull professors, but people in their 40s, 30s and even 20s who can be quite pleasing to the eye.28. According to the text, whats the main purpose of the documentary Masters in the Forbidden City?A. To draw attention to Chinese antique restorers lives.B. To display relics seldom seen by ordinary people.C. To show people how antiques are restored.D. To praise the craftsmanship of Chinese antique restorers.29. Which of the following statements is true?A. Masters in the Forbidden focuses on the story of the past.B. The inspiration of the documentary came out on Dec.16.C. Masters in the Forbidden shows the passion of the restorers. D. Masters in the Forbidden involves the story of serious experts.30. According to Wang Jin, we can learn that _.A. he often gets tired with his workB. antique restorers need to be patient and peacefulC. there is no need to do restoration work fastD. it takes years of hard work to adapt to antique restoration31. The bicycle-riding scene in the documentary is used to _.A. remind the audience of the last Qing emperorB. show the strange hobbies of young antique restorersC. encourage the young to consider a career in antique restoration in the futureD. show that the documentary breaks from the old, dull image of antique restorersDEveryone has a story to share about how stress affects their body, particularly in their skin and hairthe only tissues we can see from the outside. Recently, a team from Harvard University provides scientific evidence to support the idea that stress can cause a persons hair to turn gray in a study published in the journal Nature. Ya-Chieh Hsu, a professor in this team said in a statement that the study was the first to prove the common belief that stress can cause gray hair. Most people have about 100,000 hair follicles(毛囊) on their head. The follicles are responsible for making melanocytes(黑素细胞), the cells that give hair its color. As people age, melanocyte production is reduced. This causes a persons hair to begin turning gray naturally.The team used experiments with mice to look at how stress affects stem cells in hair follicles. At first, the researchers suspected that an immune attack caused by a stressful event might be targeting the melanocyte stem cells. That theory, however, turned out to be false. The team also thought the hormone cortisol (皮质醇), which always increases in the body during times of stress, might be a likely cause. However, when researchers removed the glands(腺体) that produce the cortisol hormones, the hair of mice still turned gray.The scientists then focused their experiments on the bodys sympathetic nervous systema system that is made up of a collection of nerves that extend through the body and controls “fight-or-flight” reactions in dangerous situations. When the mice suffered short-term pain or were placed in stressful laboratory conditions, these nerves released a chemical called norepinephrine (去甲肾上腺素). When the norepinephrine was released, all the melanocyte stem cells in the hair follicles were highly activated and changed into cells producing pigment (色素). This overproduction process resulted in the early loss of color-producing cells.Ya-Chieh Hsu said that the results showed the harmful effects are more major than what the researchers had imagined. “After just a few days, all of the pigment-reproducing stem cells were lost. Once theyre gone, you cant reproduce pigments anymore. The damage is forever.” 32. What happened to the mice in a stressful environment?A. An immune attack destroyed their melanocyte stem cells. B. The hormone cortisol level dropped in their body.C. Their melanocyte stem cells become less active.D. More color-producing cells were lost.33. What is the main idea of paragraph 4?A. The functions of the sympathetic nervous system.B. The process of hairs turning gray. C. The harmful effects of stress. D. The importance of norepinephrine.34. Which word best describes the authors attitude to the study?A. Doubtful B. Objective C. Negative D. Subjective35. What can we learn from the study?A. It is natural for ones hair to turn gray with aging.B. The effects of stress are as great as researchers expected.C. Mice are likely to become more active when under stress.D. It is the first to look into the connection between stress and gray hair.第二节(共5小题，每小题2.5分，满分12.5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。Everybody yawns (打哈欠)from unborn babies to great-grandparents.But why, exactly, do we yawn?