河南省信阳市2020-2021学年高一英语下学期3月阶段测试试题.doc

河南省信阳市2020-2021学年高一英语下学期3月阶段测试试题

河南省信阳市2020-2021学年高一英语下学期3月阶段测试试题

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河南省信阳市2020-2021学年高一英语下学期3月阶段测试试题
(考试时间：120分钟 试卷满分：150分)
第一部分 阅读理解(共两节，每小题2分，满分40分)
第一节(共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
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Laguna Beach Festival of Arts
Festival St tore
Plenty of people attend Laguna Beach Festival of Arts just to admire the works of art. However, for serious art buyers, attending early in the season means a lot, since excellent pieces often sell early. Weekdays are less busy but there are fewer artists present. They often meet crowds in the evening that show up for the Pageant (盛会)of the Masters. Some artists may negotiate prices at the end of the season. If you just want souvenirs of your visit, a variety of products are available in the Festival Store.
Fun Activities
Part of the fun of the festival comes from the activities that go on during the event. Tours and art workshops are available every day. Weekends are full of live music and special events. To get best value for the money you spend during the week, Thursday is the day to go for art talks by participating artists and evening jazz.
Food & Drinks
Food and drinks are sold at the snack bar. Tivoli Terrace cafe and restaurants are on site for more formal dining. Picnics are welcome during art talks or music shows, and there are tables set up in the courtyard for you to enjoy your homemade or take-away food. But alcohol is forbidden here. On Thursdays, central tables are reserved for ticket holders.
Cost of the Tickets
Entrance admission: $ 60 per person (the Pageant of the Masters and live music shows included)
Joint pass: $ 120 per person (free of charge for all the performances)
Notes: Since there are many visitors on the weekends, the ticket office may be crowded. For faster service, call toll-free number 24 hours a day.
1. What should one intending to buy some good pieces of art in the festival do?
A. Go there on weekdays. B. Turn to artists for advice.
C. Go there as soon as it starts. D. Show up for the Pageant of the Masters.
2. What can all visitors do in the courtyard?
A. Drink alcohol. B. Have a formal dinner.
C. Appreciate music while eating. D. Eat at central tables as they like.
3. If a couple want to see live music shows, they should pay at least
A. $60 B. $120 C. $180 D. $240
B
54-year-old Abdul has a special job. He has been working as a living statue for over three decades, standing perfectly still for six hours a day and resisting people’s attempts to make him move or smile, anything that proves he is a living person.
Abdul, known as “India’s Statue Man,” has been performing his daily routine ever since 1985, soon after getting a job as a security guard. His boss had recently traveled to the UK, where he was so impressed by the statue-like members of the Royal Guard outside Buckingham Palace that he wanted to do something similar back home. So he had his guards receive three months of training, where they would sit perfectly still for around four hours. They weren’t allowed to talk or smile, eat, drink, or even shoo away(驱赶)a fly if it sat on their faces. In the end, Abdul proved the best of the group, so he got the strange job.
Abdul isn’t the only person in the world acting as a living statue, but what makes him special is the fact that he can do it for as long as six hours without even blinking his eyes. Once, a $ 155 prize was put up for anyone who can make him move a muscle. But try as they might, no one has ever succeeded. Actually, Abdul tries to move about as much as he can in his spare time, and only eats healthy home-cooked food, to keep his body in shape. But he claims yoga has been the biggest help. In the 32 years, Abdul has become a celebrity(名人) in India and other Asian countries. Many Bollywood celebrities have come to witness this living statue and try to finally make him move, but none have succeeded.
Abdul earns about 10,000 rupees ($ 156) a month, which is enough to support his family, but definitely not enough to encourage his children to follow in his footsteps. It’s just too stressful and taxing on the body. "Despite all the hardship and health problems, I love my job and I am thankful to people for the love and respect they have showered on me he says. "When the time comes, I want to die playing a statue."
4. What is Abdul's daily routine?
A. Performing as a living statue. B Proving to be a living person.
C. Smiling at his customers. D. Keeping his body in shape.
5. Why could Abdul get the strange job given by his boss?
A. He had his special ambition. B. He was most familiar with the job.
C. He stood out among the group. D. He knew the boss more than others.
6. What does Abdul do in his spare time?
A. He eats a lot of snacks. B. He practices yoga for 12 hours a day.
C. He cooks for his family. D. He always moves a lot.
7. How does Abdul feel about his job according to the text?
A. It’s overpaid. B. It’s satisfying. C. It’s boring. D. It’s instructive
C
"Go ahead," I told Linda. "Pick up the rock, and see what’s under it."
Her 4-year-old arms struggled with the rock buried in the stream bed. Her eyes got big as she examined the worms(蠕虫) after their nest was uncovered. She watched quietly, as they walked past her foot. She gently put the rock back and said, "Are there worms under all the rocks?"
This wasn’t school-it was a nature-based summer camp in New York’s Hudson Valley that I ran when I was 17. When I turned the kids over to their parents at the end of the day, they were tired, inspired by nature and knowledge.
Finland’s "forest kindergartens" use the natural world as a jumping off point for early academic instruction to make them enjoy learning. Finland is following in the footsteps of other European countries including Denmark, where outdoor education has been common for many years.
In the Finnish program, kids spend four days of a week, from 8:30a. m. to 6:30p.m., outside with a teacher. Built into the program is quite a bit of playtime. Kids get a lot of exercise and lesson plans are freely made so teachers can use what’s at hand and in season in their lessons.
While all this sounds less strict than a classroom-based kindergarten program, the results show that these types of programs have better results for overall physical health as well as academic performance and social development. But aren’t the kids who do this coming from wealthy, educated communities-so of course they score better on tests? In fact, the greatest gains from spending time outdoors can be found in kids who are coming from less advantageous background. At a school near Atlanta, where kids spend 30 percent of their day outside, students have improved scores more than students from any other school in their area, and most of the kids there come from poor families.
8. Why did the author ask Linda to turn over the rock?
A. To help Linda be independent. B. To see if Linda had enough courage.
C. To give Linda a chance to study nature. D. To teach Linda how to protect animals.
9. What’s the purpose of Finland’s "forest kindergartens"?
A. To help kids learn about forests. B. To popularize outdoor education.
C. To show the importance of play. D. To develop kids’ interest in study.
10. Compared with classroom-based kindergartens, "forest kindergartens" .
A. seem to be less tiring B. have no fixed lesson plans
C. set many strict rules D. have no teachers around
11. What is an advantage of outdoor programs according to the last paragraph?
A. Kids joining them score higher on tests. B. They help change poor kids’ families.
C. They do good to communities. D. Kids meet people who are different from them.
D
In 2015, astronaut Scott Kelly made himself a guinea pig for NASA's "twins study," designed to see what spaceflight does to the human body. It was for all the people who dream of human journeys to Mars(火星) and other destinations in space. Kelly rode a rocket into space and spent nearly a year on the International Space Station in low Earth orbit(轨道), while his identical twin brother, Mark Kelly, served as the comparison subject and stayed on Earth's surface.
The full results, published Thursday in the journal Science, showed that Scott Kelly experienced numerous physiological and chromosomal (染色体的) changes during his long stay in orbit, including changes in gene expression. His immune system(免疫系统) went on high alert(高度戒备) , both when he went to space and upon returning to Earth. His body acted as if it were under attack.
One of the most dramatic findings concerned epigenetics(实验胚胎学)-how genes are turned on or off to produce proteins. Gene expression changed in both Kellys during the study but in significantly different ways. The study found that more than 90 percent of Scott Kelly's gene expression changes returned to normal when he landed on the surface. His telomeres(染色体端粒) , structures which break over time as part of the natural aging process, lengthened in space. But that didn't necessarily mean being younger, the study found, because most telomeres shortened dramatically when he returned to Earth.
Months later, tests showed that slight changes in telomeres length still remained and left some influence on Scott Kelly, which means he and his brother are no longer identical twins. "He might be at some increased risk for cardiovascular(心血管的) disease or some types of cancer," said Susan Bailey, a biologist at Colorado State University who led one of the investigations in the study.
However, the researchers, echoing(重复) what NASA has suggested previously, said the twins study turned up no showstoppers-no shocking health consequences that would surely prevent a human mission to Mars or similar long-duration mission.
12. What does the underlined expression "a guinea pig" in Paragraph 1 mean?
A. a person who is strong enough to become an astronaut.
B. a person who is a leader of space exploration.
C. a person who is picked out for a scientific experiment
D. a person who is faced with the harsh effects of space flight.
13. What happens to an astronaut's body during a space flight?
A. The permanent changes in gene expression. B. The aging of cells.
C. The lengthened telomeres. D. The failure in immune system.
14. What can we learn from the passage?
A. Scott Kelly will appear younger because his telomeres lengthened in space.
B. A long-duration spaceflight will be banned because of the damage to health.
C. Scott Kelly's gene expression changes were normal when he returned to the surface.
D. Scott Kelly might be more likely to develop cardiovascular disease or some types of cancer.
15. What can be a suitable title for the text?
A. Gene expression: Physiological Change of Proteins.
B. Space Experiment: Changes in Both Kellys.
C. Mars Exploration: an Unstoppable Human Mission.
D. Shortened Telomeres: the Killer of Astronauts.
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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Camping is a great way to spend family time. It provides great opportunities for kids to explore new places and try new activities. Even a campsite near home can open up a new world of excitement. 16 . If you are looking forward to your camping trip this summer, but are worried about keeping your parents entertained, here are a few easy suggestions.
17 . If you are camping in a mountainous area, try mountain biking. Encourage your parents to bring their bikes along on your camping trip. Flying along together through the bike trails near your campsite will be an exciting experience for you and your parents alike. Remember to bring along your helme(头盔) t, so your parents don't have to worry about your safety and make sure they bring theirs as well.
Go canoeing(独木舟) or fishing with your parents. Encourage your parents to rent a canoe. You can paddle(划) downstream if you are camping on a river, or you can move across the lake from one shore to another. If your parents like to fish and your camping trip is during the fishing season, bring along your fishing equipment. You can go out in the canoe in the early morning to experience the best fish. 18 .
Bring along craft supplies. When you go camping with your family, bring along some basic craft supplies, like paper, glue and scissors. 19 . With these treasures you can create craft projects to remember your camping trip. If you are near the ocean you could collect shells with your parents and make a seashell mobile.
Practice your nature identification. If you and your parents share an interest in nature, find a good insect, bird, plant, animal or tree identification book. 20 . Collect different species of leaves and try to identify them with your family.
A. Take good security measures.
B. Try a new outdoor sport together.
C. Then later in the day you can cook your fish over the campfire.
D. Autumn camping is becoming more popular with family campers.
E. While exploring nature, pick up anything interesting you might find.
F. Try to recognize the different species that you come across with your family.
G. At times it is hard for you to share these new worlds with your family, though.
第二部分：语言知识运用(共两节，满分75分)
第一节 完型填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(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。
For the past ten years, my dad and I have attended the same school-he as an administrator(管理人员) and I as a student. Our relationship, in and out of school, has been totally unpredictable.
When I was younger, all that my dad said was doctrine (信 条 ) and anything he did I, 21 , copied. We played games together, and stayed up late reading bedtime stories. I could 22 my dad taking me to school, running into him 23 during the day and riding home with him every afternoon.
As I grew older, we were not as 24 as we used to be. He wasn’t cool any more. He wore his socks too high, listened to 25 country music and laughed too loudly in front of my friends. He became a total embarrassment.
However, the 26 that happened in school were even worse. The worst one happened in seventh grade. My dad came to our New Year party, 27 as Donald Duck, guitar in hand, singing silly songs. Just kill me! I wanted to run away.
This 28 continued into high school, but we began to find a balance. Things started to 29 around the time of my 10th-grade physics project. The 30 was to build a wood bridge with the best strength-to-weight ratio (比率). All the students and physics teachers 31 . So did my dad, the only administrator! Embarrassed, as usual, I 32 the scene. 33 , later when I learned from my friends that my dad 34 all competitors and won everyone’s admiration, I found that mixed in with my 35 was a touch of pride.
I had needed