1、 1 / 10 2021 学年高一第二学期英语学科期中考试试卷 命题人： 陈磊 审题人： 洪玮 Part one： Grammar 1. One of the men gave his opinion _the book said was right. A. that what B. that C. what D. whether 2. After five hours drive, they reached _they thought was the place theyd been dreaming of. A.that B.where C. which D. what 3. Many e
2、xperts hold the view _teacher development is _the key to better education lies. A. which; where B. that; in which C. that; where D. that; what 4. _in the regulations that you should not tell other people the password of your e-mail account. A. What is required B. What requires C. It is required D. I
3、t requires 5 The manager has decided to put_ he thinks is energetic, clever, and has a good sense of duty in the position of the leadership of the company. A. those who B. anyone C. whomever D. whoever 6 His promotion was due to _ he had been working hard. A. that B. what C. the fact which D. the fa
4、ct that 7 Do you know _ A. how many populations there are in the world B. how much population there is in the world C. how many the population of the world is D. what the population of the world is 8 The teacher reminded us _of us left the office last should turn off the air conditioner and the ligh
5、ts. A. whatever B. whichever C. whomever D. whoever 9. Air, or _is called the atmosphere, surrounds the whole world. A. that B. which C. what D. it 10. The place _the bridge is supposed to be built should be _the cross-river traffic is the heaviest. A. which; where B. at which; which C. at which; wh
6、ere D. which; in which 11. _more countries can use natural energy in the future remains to be seen. A. Whether B. This C. who D. If 2 / 10 12. Why dont you bring_ to his attention that you are too busy to do it? A. that B. what C. which D. it 13._ the fog, we should have reached our school. A. Becau
7、se of B. In spite of C. In case of D. But for 14. Hes working hard for fear that he _. A. should fall behind B. fell behind C. may fall behind D. would fallen behind 15.He looked as if he _ ill for a long time. A. was B. Were C. has been D. had been 16. Had you listened to the doctor, you _ all righ
8、t now. A. are B. were C. would be D. would have been 17. If only he _ quietly as the doctor instructed, he would not suffer so much now. A. lies B. lay C. had lain D. should lie 18. -Where have you been? - I got caught in traffic; otherwise _ sooner. A. I would be here B. I have been here C. I had b
9、een here D. I would have been here 19. .I do not have a job. I would find one but I _ no time. A. had B. didnt have C. had had D. have 20. The workers requested that their working conditions _. A. must be improved B. be improved C. would be improved D. were improved 21. _ will China be the first to
10、use nuclear weapons. A. At the same time B. At no time C. At a time D. At that time 22. Nowhere else along the coast _ such shallow water so far from land. A. is there B. there is C. it is D. is it 23. -You ought to have given them some advice. - _, but who cared what I said? A. So ought I B. So I o
11、ught C. So I have D. So I did 3 / 10 24. _, he knows a lot of things. A. A child as he is B. Child as he is C. A child as is he D. Child as is he 25. So little _ with each other that the neighbouring countries could not settle their differences. A. they agreed B. agreed they C. did they agree D. the
12、y did agree 26. _ can you expect to get a pay rise. A. With hard work B. Although work hard C. Only with hard work D. Now that he works hard 27. The bus hit against a tree in the fog and _ to the deep valley, with ten passengers killed and twenty more wounded. A. down did it roll B. down rolled it C
13、. it down rolled D. down it rolled 28. Man may disappear _ other creatures who became too specialized to survive their environment. A. as B. just as C. as if D. as have Part two : vocabulary Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. No
14、te that there is one word more than you need. A. suitable B. unfortunately C. worsen D. afford E. risk F. expensive G. ideally H. provide I. solution J. remain K. concern In recent weeks, many parents have realized the difficult truth about school this fall because of COVID-19. Hoping for a better _
15、29_, parents around U.S. have started organizing “pandemic (流行病) pods”, or home schooling pods, for the fall, in which groups of 3 to 10 students learn together in homes under the guidance of the childrens parents or a hired teacher. For parents who can organize and _30_ them, pods seem like an easy
16、 choice. “I dont believe that the online courses for that age group are _31_. Kids at this age really need that multimodal sensory learning (多模式感官学习).” one parent said. These pods could _32_ families with a schooling choice that feels safeyet also allows kids to have fun and build social skills. How
17、ever, it also has unavoidable shortcomings. Depending on how the pods are set up, they may offer parents break. But given that pods can be _33_, complicated to organize and self-selecting, it is possible that they are most popular among wealthy families, experts say, and may _34_ educational inequal
18、ity. 4 / 10 Another _35_ about pods is that families may not know how to minimize Covid risks. Pods shouldnt have more than five kids _36_, said Saskia Popescu, an infection prevention expert. When you add together the teacher and all of the kids family members, a seemingly small pod ends up includi
19、ng dozens of people, and the more people in it, the greater the _37_ for coronavirus exposure (接触). Furthermore, families in learning pods shouldnt socialize with people outside the pod unless they wear masks and _38_ socially distant, Dr. Popescu said. Pods should have clear rules on wearing masks
20、and washing hands. III. Reading Comprehension Section A Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context. In 1965, 17-year-old high school student Randy Gardner stayed awake
21、 for 264 hours to see how hed cope without sleep. On the second day, his eyes stopped focusing. Next, he lost the ability to 39_ objects by touch. By day three, Gardner was moody and uncoordinated. At the end of the experiment, he was 40_ to concentrate, had trouble with short-term memory and starte
22、d hallucinating(出现幻觉). Although Gardner recovered without long-term psychological or physical 41_, for others, sleeplessness can result in hormone(激素) imbalance, illness, and even death. Sleep is 42_. Adults need 7 to 8 hours of sleep at night, and adolescents need about 10. In the United States, it
23、s estimated that 30% of adults and 66% of adolescents are 43_ sleep deprived. When we lose sleep, learning, memory, mood, and reaction time are affected. Sleeplessness may also cause inflammation, hallucinations, high blood pressure, and its even been 44_ to diabetes and obesity. How can sleep 45_ c
24、ause such enormous suffering? Scientists think the answer lies with the 46_ of waste products in the brain. During our waking hours, our cells are busy using up our days energy sources which get broken down into various by-products, including adenosine(腺苷酸). As adenosine builds up, it increases the
25、47_ to sleep, also known as sleep pressure. In fact, caffeine works by 48_ adenosines receptor pathways. Other waste products also build up in the brain, and if theyre not cleared away, they collectively 49_ the brain and are thought to lead to the many negative symptoms of sleep deprivation. So, wh
26、ats happening in our brain when we sleep, to prevent this? Scientists found something called the Lymphatic System, a clean-up mechanism(机能) that removes this build-up and is much more 50_ when were asleep. It works by using cerebrospinal fluid(脑脊髓液) to flush away toxic by-products that accumulate be
27、tween cells. Lymphatic vessels, which 51_ pathways for immune cells, have recently been discovered in the brain, and they may also play a role in 52_ the brains 5 / 10 daily waste products. While scientists continue exploring the restorative mechanisms behind sleep, we can be sure that sleeping is a
28、(n) 53_ if we want to maintain our health and our sanity. 39. A. produce B. identify C. move D. discover 40. A. balancing B. reminded C. struggling D. intended 41. A. ability B. outcome C. response D. damage 42. A. essential B. healthy C. investigated D. neglected 43. A. scarcely B. temporarily C. r
29、egularly D. hopefully 44. A. occurred B. linked C. increased D. developed 45. A. deprivation B. sufficiency C. absence D. pressure 46. A. accumulation B. discovery C. resource D. prevention 47 A. symptom B. power C. difficulty D. urge 48. A. clearing B. blocking C. holding D. assisting 49. A. overlo
30、ad B. pollute C. protect D. explore 50. A. harmful B. active C. tense D. necessary 51. A. serve as B. block up C. tear down D. point to 52. A. analyzing B. removing C. following D. dividing 53. A. system B. priority C. opportunity D. necessity Section B Directions: Read the following three passages.
31、 Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read. A Paul received a car from his brother as a Christmas present. On
32、 Christmas Eve when Paul came out of his office, a boy was walking around the shiny new car, admiring it. “Is this your car, mister？” he said. Paul nodded. “My brother gave it to me for Christmas.” The boy was astounded. “You mean your brother gave it to you and it didnt cost you anything? Oh, I wis
33、h”He hesitated. Of course Paul knew what he was going to wish for. He was going to wish he had a brother like that. But what the boy said shocked Paul all the way down to his heels. “I wish.” the boy went on, “that I could be a brother like that.” Paul looked at the boy in astonishment, and then imp
34、ulsively （冲动地） he added, “Would you like to take a ride in my car?” “Oh. yes, Id love that.” 6 / 10 After a short ride, the boy turned to Paul and said. “Mister, would you mind driving to my house？” Paul smiled a little. He thought he knew what the boy wanted. He wanted to show his neighbours that h
35、e could ride home in a big car. But Paul was wrong again. “Will you stop where those two steps are?” the boy asked He ran up the steps. In a little while he came back，carrying his little disabled brother. He sat him down on the bottom step and pointed to the car. “Buddy just like I told you upstairs
36、. His brother gave it to him for Christmas and it didnt cost him a cent. And some day Im going to give you one just like it. then you can see for yourself all the pretty things in the Christmas windows that Ive been trying to tell you about.” Paul got out and lifted the boy into the front seat of hi
37、s car. The older brother climbed in beside him and the three of them began a memorable holiday ride. That Christmas Eve. Paul learned what Jesus meant when he said. “It is more blessed to give than to receive.” 54. The boy wishes that_. A. he could own a shiny new car one day B. his brother would gi
38、ve him a car as a present C. he could buy a car for his disabled brother D. Paul would give him the car 55. Why did the boy ask Paul to drive him home? A. To show his neighbors he could ride home in a big car. B. To get home early and tell his brother his exciting experience. C. To show his brother
39、the possibility of getting a car from him as a present. D. To fully enjoy the comfort and convenience of owning a car 56. Why did the boy wish that he could be that brother? A. Because he hopes to be a rich man and live a luxurious life. B. Because he wants his brother to see the outside world with
40、his own eyes. C. Because he wishes to have a healthy brother like Paul. D. Because he expects his brother to be envied by others. 57. From the last sentence，we can infer （推断） that Paul_. A. felt happy to offer the ride B. regretted accepting the car C. would buy his brother some presents D. would lo
41、ve Jesus more B For years, the Empire State Building in New York was recognized as the tallest building in the world, but in recent decades, many much higher structures have been built. Read on to learn more about four of the tallest skyscrapers existing today. Buri Khalifa Buri Khalifa in Dubai, Un
42、ited Arab Emirates, is currently the tallest building in the world. The tower is part of a new development built on a man-made lake. Burj Khalifa has a distinctive shape so that the windows look out onto the Persian Gulf. A 304-room hotel occupies the lower floors and there is an observation deck on
43、 the 124th floor. The top floor is home to a private VIP club, closed to anyone except 7 / 10 members. Shanghai World Financial Centre This skyscraper has the highest observation deck in the world, although the building itself is no longer the tallest. Construction stopped between 1998 and 2003 beca
44、use of the Asian financial crisis, but it was eventually finished in 2008. The most distinctive feature in its design is the geometric opening at the top of the tower. International Commerce Centre This skyscraper in Hong Kong stands on top of Kowloon Station, which gave its name to the original pro
45、posal for the building. The tower is not as high as in earlier plans because of regulations that prevented buildings from being taller than the surrounding mountains. A five-star hotel occupies the upper fifteen floors of the building. There is an observation deck on the 100th floor and a number of
46、five-star restaurants on the 101st floor. Petronas Tower These towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, are the tallest twin buildings in the world. They were built on the site of the citys horse-racing tracking and an exclusive shopping centre is located at the base. The towers are connected by a sky brid
47、ge on the 41st and 42nd floors, which is the highest two-storey bridge in the world. It is open to the public, but only a limited number of free tickets are given out each day, and visitors are allowed no more than ten minutes on the bridge. 58. In which two buildings can you book a room? A. Buri Kh
48、alifa and Shanghai World Financial Centre. B. International Commerce Centre and Petronas Towers. C. Burj Khalifa and International Commerce Centre. D. Petronas Towers and Burj Khalifa. 59. _ is shorter than it was designed to be. A. Burj Khalifa B. Shanghai World Financial Centre C. Petronas Towers
49、D. International Commerce Centre 60. According to the passage, which of the following statements is true? A. Shanghai World Financial Centre took longer to complete than planned. B. Visitors have to pay to stay on the two-storey bridge in Petronas Towers. C. International Commerce Centre is named af
50、ter its investor. D. The top floor of Buri Khalifa is accessible to everyone. C. Much discussed and rarely achieved in full, work-life balance is an elusive prize in modern professional culture. While it can depend greatly on the priorities and values of an individual and their manager, some jobs pr
