1、1 福建省福建省 20202020- -20212021 学年高一上学期期末英语试题学年高一上学期期末英语试题精选汇编精选汇编 - -阅读理解阅读理解 福建省龙岩市 2020-2021 学年高一上学期期末英语试题 第二部分第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分阅读理解（共两节，满分 40 分）分） 第一节（共第一节（共 15 小题；每小题小题；每小题 2 分，满分分，满分 30 分）分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和和 D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡 上将该项涂黑。上将该项涂黑。 A The real probl
2、em of wildfires is the strength of the blazes（火焰）.In 2015, for the first time, fires burned more than 10 million acres nationwide. It happened again in 2017. In California, eight of the states 20 worst wildfires have happened in the past 10 years. The 2018 Camp Fire, which killed 85 lives in Norther
3、n California, was the deadliest in the century. The worlds worst wildfire in terms of lives lost was the 1871 Peshtigo Fire in Wisconsin, in which at least 1,200 people died. Never heard of it? Perhaps thats because peoples attention was drawn by another terrible blaze that happened the same night:
4、the Great Chicago Fire. Humans still cause more than 4 out of 5 wildfires through carelessly dropped cigarettes, poorly put-out campfires. Another major sparker of wildfires is lightning. According to the Natural History Museum of Utah, lightning strikes the earth more than100,000 times a day. Anywh
5、ere from 10 to 20 percent of these strikes causes fires. One of the many challenges dealing with wildfires is that they can overtake even a very fast human. According to National Geographic, the fires can travel up to 14 miles per hour, or about one mile every four minutes. 21. What is the text main
6、ly about? A. Lightning. B. Wildfires. C. Cigarettes. D. Campfires. 2 22. Which fire killed the most people? A. The California Fire. B. The Great Chicago Fire. C. The 1871 Peshtigo Fire. D. The 2018 Camp Fire. 23. What makes it difficult to put out wildfires? A. Their speed. B. Their strength. C. The
7、ir blaze. D. Their causes. 【答案】21. B 22. C 23. A B Team Hoyt is father Dick Hoyt and son Rick Hoyt from Massachusetts. They have competed together in various sports games. Rick is disabled and during Ironman Triathlons （铁人三项赛）Dick pulls Rick in a special boat as they swim, carries him in a special s
8、eat in the front of a bicycle as they ride, and pushes him in a special wheelchair as they run. This love story began when Rick was small. Doctors told the Hoyts the boy would be a vegetable for the rest of his life, but the Hoyts werent accepting it. They noticed the way Ricks eyes followed them ar
9、ound the room. Years later, the Hoyts took Rick to Tufts University and asked if there was anything to help the boy communicate. No way. Dick was told, Theres nothing going on in his brain.” Tell him a joke. Dick replied. They did. Rick laughed. It turned out a lot was going on in his brain. With th
10、e help of a special computer, Rick was finally able to communicate. Rick told his father through the computer that he wanted to join a charity run. Dick didnt want to disappoint Rick, so he tried to push his son five miles. That day changed Ricks life. Dad, he typed, “when we were crazy running, it
11、felt as I wasnt disabled anymore ! And that sentence touched Dick so much that he became crazy for giving Rick that feeling as often as he could. 3 This Fathers Day, Rick bought his dad dinner, but the things he really wants to give him is a gift he can never buy. The thing Id most like； Rick types,
12、 “is that my dad sits in the chair and I, push him once.” 24. What can we learn from the text? A. There are three members in Team Hoyt. B. Nothing is going on in Ricks mind. C. Rick “talks by typing on a computer. D. Ricks family plant vegetables on a farm. 25. What does the underlined word They in
13、Paragraph 2 refer to? A. Teachers at Tufts University. B. Ricks parents. C. Doctors in a hospital. D. Computer experts. 26. What changed Ricks life for the better? A. A special boat. B. A funny joke. C. Doctors treatment. D. Love from his family. 27. What can we infer about Ricks feeling from the la
14、st paragraph? A. He was regretful. B. He was proud. C. He was anxious. D. He was thankful. 【答案】24. C 25. A 26. D 27. D C Most Chinese diners pick up food from shared large plates with the same pair of chopsticks that they then use to eat, or serve others. Usually, the same pair of chopsticks is used
15、 in many ways again and again. But the government hopes to change peoples habits by pushing them to use a second pair of chopsticks just for serving. State news reporters are calling it a “dining table revolution.” Dr. Zhong Nanshan and Dr. Zhang Wenhong, 4 outspoken infectious (感染的) disease experts
16、 who have become famous since the start of the outbreak, have voiced their support. Health organizations across the country are running advertisements like: “The distance between you and civilized dining is just one pair of serving chopsticks.” Some restaurants and diners have heeded the call. They
17、are offering lower prices to diners who use serving chopsticks. In the eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou, more than 100 well-known restaurants have formed a “Serving Chopsticks Alliance”. Still, opposition is strong. Many see sharing food with ones own chopsticks as among the most authentic (纯 正的) ex
18、pressions of Chinas group culture and focus on family, no less important than hugging is to Americans or the cheek (脸颊) kiss is to the French. Serving chopsticks are usually connected with formal settings, like dinner parties and meals with strangers. By contrast, wheat-eating northerners, and espec
19、ially the men, take pride in what Chinese call “eating big and drinking big”, without care for such small concerns as germs and bacteria (细菌). Never mind a small, recent experiment by government experts who found that the level of bacteria in dishes for which serving chopsticks were used was as litt
20、le as 0.4 percent the level of dishes shared in the regular fashion. 28. Why does the government encourage people to change eating habits? A. To improve restaurant service. B. To avoid the risk of infection. C. To shorten the distance between people. D. To stop using chopsticks. 29. What does the un
21、derlined word “heeded“ in Paragraph 3 mean? A. Made. B. Answered. C. Taken. D. Missed. 30. What can we infer from the passage? A. Westerners show no concern about using chopsticks. B. The experts became known for giving their support. C. Serving chopsticks leads to lower bacteria level. 5 D. Norther
22、ners feel proud of eating with strangers. 31. Which of the following can be the best title for the text? A. A Call to Eat and Drink Less B. A Dining Table Experiment C. Dining Revolution Share Your Food in Groups D. Serving Chopsticks Keep You Away from Disease 【答案】28. B 29. B 30. C 31. D D Many dis
23、eases and medical conditions are caused by things out of our control. Yet experts say you can control and even prevent many of the risk factors that increase your chances of dying. An unhealthy lifestyle can put you at great risk of heart disease and stroke（中风）.Poor diet, having too much body fat an
24、d being short of physical exercise all increase your risk of heart disease so can smoking and drinking too much wine. So doctors suggest we eat healthy foods, get exercise, stop smoking and drink less. But there is something else you can do. And it is free and easy. Smile! Anand Chockalingam is a he
25、art disease specialist at University of Missouri Health Care in Columbia, Missouri. He advises his patients to smile. He says smiling is a first step in fighting stress and its sometimes harmful effects on human health. When you feel stressed or under pressure, your body lets out many natural hormon
26、es （荷尔蒙） .If you are truly in danger, these hormones can help you. However, when people are stressed for long periods of time, they may not make the best decisions about what to eat. They may overeat, smoke or drink too much. They may not get enough exercise or sleep. And all of these can lead to he
27、alth problems. Dr. Chockalingam says a smile may be one way to help. He tells his patients to smile 20 times an hour. To some, that might seem like a lot of smiling. Or some might even feel foolish smiling for seemingly no reason. But a smile does not need drugs. It does not leave cuts like an opera
28、tion. It is free and it has no bad side effects. 6 “Once people smile, they are relaxing, which directly lowers blood pressure, improves sugar levels in the blood. If we are smiling, we are breaking that link between stress and health.” And it just may provide a little extra protection to everyones
29、heart health. 32. How does smiling benefit your health? A. By producing natural hormones. B. By protecting you from danger. C. By helping make wise decisions. D. By preventing harm from stress. 33. Which word best describes Anand Chockalingams attitude towards smile? A. Curious. B. Uncertain. C. Pos
30、itive. D. Excited. 34. What do we know about smile? A. It is the best medicine. B. It is an effective exercise. C. It is the only way to good health. D. It has little bad side effects. 35. What is the authors purpose of writing the text? A. To remind people to care for health. B To persuade people t
31、o live a healthy life. C. To find a solution to health problems. D. To introduce a way of improving health condition. 7 【答案】32. D 33. C 34. A 35. D 福建省三明市 2020-2021 学年高一上学期期末考试英语试题 第二部分第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分阅读理解（共两节，满分 40 分）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 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
32、A Professional rock climber Emily Harrington has made history after successfully free climbing Yosemite National Parks El Capitan last Wednesday. Harrington, 34, became the fourth personand the first womanto ever scale the 3,000-foot El Capitan without the help of a rope or other equipment. “The peo
33、ple before me who have achieved this are kind of like some of my heroes in rock climbing,” she said, “so it feels pretty special to join that group.” But Harringtons climb was not without injuryat one point, she slid and was left with a serious wound on her forehead that required her to take a break
34、. “I took a fall and I couldnt get my feet out and my head actually hit the wall,” she recalled, “I got this wound on my forehead. I rested a little bit longer, bandaged (包扎) it up, and then tried again,” Harrington said，adding that although she “kind of didnt really want to try again,” she powered
35、through because “ I felt like I should try again.” After 21 hours and 13 minutes, Harrington scaled all of El Capitan, achieving a feat (壮举) she failed to finish twice last year. “That was my life dream. I achieved it,” she said. Harrington said shes hopeful that her journey has inspired others. “I
36、hope that as a result of my story more people will get to experience climbing, or at least try.” Harrington previously scaled Mt. Qomolangma, the tallest mountain in the world. As a former member of the USA climbing team, Harrington has competed in five U. S. sport climbing championships and two Nor
37、th American championships. ( ) 21. What do we learn about Harringtons conquering El Capitan? 8 A. She took no tools to help her. B. She climbed up the mountain freely. C. She was the first person to climb El Capitan. D. She got the fourth place in the competition. ( ) 22. What does the underlined wo
38、rd scalein Paragraph 2 probably mean? A. Remove. B. Mount. C. Measure. D. Weigh. ( ) 23. What does the writer want to impress on the readers in Paragraph 4? A. The risk of the climbing. B. Harringtons determination. C. The meaning of failure. D. Harringtons expert skills. ( ) 24. What is the main id
39、ea of the last paragraph? A. Harringtons achievements. B. US sport climbing events. C. The climbing teams arrangements. D. The secret to Harringtons success. ( ) 25. Where is this passage probably taken from? A. A travel journal. B. A story book. C. A news report. D. A science magazine. TikTok has p
40、ushed a new safety update in November to its app that allows parents to take more control of their teenagers accounts, as social media companies come under increasing pressure to make their platforms safer for children. The company said Tuesday that its “Family Pairing” feature now enables parents t
41、o tum off comments on their childrens videos entirely or to limit them to friends only. Parents whose accounts are linked to their kids will also be able to set their accounts to private, turn off the search function for content, users or sounds, and limit who can see which videos their children hav
42、e liked. Launched (发布) in March, the Family Pairing tool lets parents see how long their children are spending on TikTok each day and limit the content they can see. 9 TikTok allows children to register and create an account if theyre over the age of 13. All they need to do is provide their date of
43、birth. However, because TikTok doesnt require registers to prove their identities, some children under 13 have registered by lying about their age，according to U. K. regulator Ofcom (英国通讯管理 局). Alexandra Evans, head of child safety public policy for TikTok in Europe, told CNBC that Family Pairing ha
44、s “put itself in parents shoes” since it was launched. “If were thinking about it as a toolbox, we wanted to offer more tools,” she said on a video call ahead of the announcement. ( ) 26. What pushed TikTok to launch the new update A. The pressure from social media. B. The concern about kids online
45、safety. C. The force from government. D. The increasing need of users. ( ) 27. What is the second paragraph mainly about? A. The safety tips from TikTok. B. New apps explored by TikTok. C. New functions of Family Pairing. D. The limits on Family Pairing. ( ) 28. What is Ofcom mainly concerned about?
46、 A. The difficulty in opening an account. B. The low age limit for users. C. TikToks failure to check identities. D. The demand for users birth dates. ( ) 29. Whats Evans attitude toward the new Family Pairing A. Uninterested. B. Objective. C. Disappointed. D. Supportive. ( ) 30. What might be the b
47、est title of the passage? A. TikToks Safety Update. B. New Guidelines for Safety. C. Family Pairing under Debate. D. Controlling Your Kids Online. 10 C Animals in the Arctic, including reindeer and golden eagles, are migrating (迁徙) earlier due to climate change，say researchers who have gathered a hu
48、ge amount of data to study the behavior of 86 Arctic species over the past three decades. “We have the ability to keep our eyes on animal movements on a very large scale,” says Eliezer Gurarie at the University of Maryland. “It seems that animals are unknowingly reacting and adapting to climatic cha
49、nges, and have been doing for years.” Gurarie and his team used GPS and satellites to track the spring migration of more than 900 female reindeer over the past 15 years. They discovered that the females are migrating to give birth about a day earlier year on year, probably as a result of warming tem
50、peratures. Earlier birthing times can be risky in northern parts of the Arctic, says team member Gil Bohrer at Ohio State University. “There are higher chances of their children facing strong and unexpected storms,” he says. If they do, many will die because they cannot deal with extreme conditions.
