1、华东师大二附中华东师大二附中 2021 学年第一学期期末测试卷高一英语学年第一学期期末测试卷高一英语（考试时间：（考试时间：100 分钟 卷面满分：分钟 卷面满分：100 分）第卷（共分）第卷（共 68 分）分）.Grammar(8%)Directions:Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices markedA,B,C andD.Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.1.Tom kept quiet about the accident_
2、 lose his job.A.so not as toB.so as not toC.so as to notD.not so as to2._ in the mountains for a week,the two students were finally saved by the local police.A.Having lostB.LostC.Being lostD.Losing3.You were brave enough to raise objections at the meeting.Well,now I regretthat.A.to doB.to be doingC.
3、to have doneD.having done4._ the host call her name,her heart started to beat fiercely.A.HearingB.When hearingC.HeardD.When she heard5._,Bryan had to make great effort to concentrate on the book,_.A.Absorbed in its story;ignoring the outside worldB.Absorbing in its story;to ignore the outside worldC
4、.To be absorbed in its story;ignoring the outside worldD.Being absorbed in its story;to ignore the outside world6.Anything that is worth _ is worthy _ well.A.doing;doingB.doing;to be doneC.doing;being doneD.to be done;doing7.I have no objection _ the evening with them.A.to spendB.of spendingC.to spe
5、ndingD.spending8._ by his boss,he had to give in to pressure and agreed to do some extra work.A.Not to be firedB.To be firedC.Not being firedD.Not fired.Vocabulary(10%)Directions:Complete the following passage by using the words in the box.Each word can only be used once.Notethat there is one word m
6、ore than you need.A.entryB.impressiveC.potentialD.conductingE.affordableF.meetG.heartH.expandI.deniedJ.customK.entrepreneurialLast spring,Karly Bierma,an 18-year-old girl from Canby High School(CHS)in Oregon,US,carried withher a spirit of go-for-it mentality.And its that spirit that led her down an
7、unexpected,_9_ road at arelatively young age.Growing up on a 75-acre farm,Bierma knew from an early age that art was going to be part of her life.Alongwith doing chores,Biermas passion for art started to really ignite as a seventh-grader when the plain white walls ofNinety-One School called out to h
8、er for color and vibrancy._10_ the chance to create a mural on one of thewalls initially,she ran home,made a full layout,got paint donated and organized a committee,then came backabout a week later with a full plan and got a yes.As Bierma grew as an artist,she realized that she wanted to share her p
9、assion and her creations with a larger audience.But how?“I started selling my art in the beginning of high school at markets and coffee house shows,but I just didntsee the _11_ in people buying originals,”Bierma said,“Thats kind of where my idea for the stickers came from.I wanted to make it easy,co
10、nvenient and _12_ for people to buy my art.”Ah,the stickers.It is here that Bierma was able to watch passion,art and reality _13_.The results have been _14_.In November 2019,through a website that would turn scans of her unique art into stickers,Bierma ordered her first set of _15_ stickers.“It was$
11、104(about 728 yuan)for 150 stickers,and it was all my money,”she said.Soon,she was selling her stickers in the hallways of CHS all day long.She also hit up five to 10 stores each weekend across Canby and other locales,just looking for a(n)_16_ point into the retail market.She found some takers,but a
12、 store in Oregon City proved to be a doorway to a much bigger world for her creations.In April 2020,a group of gift representatives saw Biermas stickers and those middlemen were able to_17_ her line into stores throughout the northwest,and in 2020,she had sales of more than 17,000 stickers.“Thats wh
13、en I was forced to realize that this was a business.I had to figure out invoicing,credit cards,all that fun stuff,”she said.“I had become a full-on artist who had to learn to do business.Its fun to see a design thatsclose to my _18_ and discover that what I love is what other people love,too.”.Readi
14、ng Comprehension(30%)SectionA(15%)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.Digital HeavenIf you had the opportunity to live forever,would you take it?The _19_ to keeping
15、 your body aliveindefinitely still seem unbeatable,but some scientists think there is another _20_ opened up by digitaltechnology:creating a digital copy of your“self”and keeping that“alive”online long after your physical body has _21_ to function._22_,the proposal is to clone a person electronicall
16、y.Unlike the familiar physical clones offspringthat have _23_ features as their parents,but that are completely separate organisms with a separate_24_ life your electronic clone would believe itself to be you.How might this be possible?The first step would be to map the brain.How?One plan _25_ the d
17、evelopment of nanotechnology.Ray Kurzweil one of the prophets(先知)of artificial intelligence _26_ that within two or three decades we will have nano transmitters that can be _27_ into the bloodstream.In the capillaries of the brain they would line up alongside the neurons and_28_ the details of the c
18、erebral(大脑的)electronic activity.They would be able to _29_ thatinformation to a receiver inside a special helmet or cap,so there would be no need for any wires extending from the scalp(头皮).As a further step,Ray Kurzweil also consider the nano transmitters being able to connect you to a world ofvirtu
19、al reality on the Internet,similar to what was depicted in the film Matrix.With the nano transmitters in place,by thought alone,you could log on to the Internet and instead of the pictures coming up on your screen they would play inside your mind._30_ sending your friends e-mails you would agree to
20、meet up on some virtualtropical beach.For Ray this would be,quite _31_,heaven.Once you upload the brain onto the Internet and log on to that virtual world the body can be left to rot while your virtual self carries on playing Counter Strike forever.Generations of Christians believed in Christ partly
21、 because his rebirth held out the _32_ that we toomight be able to enjoy life after death.But why wait for the Second Coming when you can have a shot of nanobotsand upload your brain onto the Internet and live on as an immortal virtual surfer?Who needs faith when youve got _33_?19.A.devotion20.A.pos
22、sibility21.A.revealed22.A.In consequence 23.A.relevant24.A.creative25.A.relies on26.A.proposes27.A.processed28.A.update29.A.translate30.A.Regardless of31.A.typically32.A.strength33.A.mindSection B(11%)B.referenceB.challenge B.adaptedB.In effectB.identicalB.ambitious B.applies to B.predictsB.admitted
23、B.promoteB.transmitB.Aside from B.literallyB.requestB.soulC.obstacleC.pressureC.preserved C.In contrast C.distinctive C.previousC.sums upC.quotesC.injectedC.arrangeC.transplant C.Other than C.instantlyC.clueC.broadbandD.priorityD.judgment D.ceasedD.In totalD.limitedD.conscious D.figures out D.recogn
24、izes D.turnedD.detectD.transform D.Instead of D.faithfully D.promiseD.dataDirections:Read the following four passages.Each passage is followed by several questions.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 passa
25、ge you have just read.(A)Traveling through timeAs children,we dream of growing older;when we are older,we dream of being children.We let our lives pass us by because we have yet to learn that the harder you yearn for time,the faster it passes.This is how my storybegins.In October of my freshman year
26、,I took an accidental trip down memory lane.One day after school,I decidedto take the long way home,I needed time to think.So off I went,walking through the grass.That was how I cameto find a gap in the fence lining the school property.I passed through this gap and followed the treeline until I foun
27、d myself in the far fields behind the neighborhood.Suddenly,I remembered it was here through the fence between the school and the fields that I watched older kids having their high school graduation ceremony.In cap and gown(长袍),they stood in the middle of the field.They looked like they were having
28、the most fun I had ever seen anyone have;they looked free.Years later,I walked through that field on my way home from that same high school.The soccer nets werelong gone,and the paint lines had washed away with the rain,but there it was,just as I remembered it.The old field felt like a moment trappe
29、d in time,a long-forgotten memory.Here I was,standing in between my past and mypresent and trying so hard to figure out just how all of those years had passed me by so quickly.The gap in thefence seemed like a distinct line between my years.Adoorway between 5 and 15.Ive since given this place a name
30、,Tempus Illud,a place between places.I try to take the long way home atleast once a month now.Sometimes,when I cross that bridge,I see that younger version of myself.She is so young and so desperate to speed up time.I see her peering through the fence at those graduates in the cap and gown,andshes w
31、ishing she could be just like them.She,too,could feel so free that she might just grow wings and fly away.Now Im preparing to wear the cap and gown in a few short months.But this time,I wish to leave time to its owndevices.The harder you yearn for time,the faster it passes you by.So I no longer year
32、n.The passage of time isinevitable,and you cant avoid it,but you can appreciate it.James Taylor sings,“The secret of life is enjoying thepassage of time Nobody knows how we got to the top of the hill,but since were on our way down,we might as well enjoy the ride.”34.How did the author feel when she
33、saw the older kidsgraduation ceremony?A.Jealous.C.Admiring.35.What is the significance of Tempus Illud to the author?A.It honors her best childhood memory.B.It bridges her past,present and future.C.It shows the miracle of frozen time.D.It symbolizes high school graduation.B.Curious.D.Unconcerned.36.
34、Which of the following is the closest in meaning to the underlined expression“leave time to its own devices”in paragraph 5?A.Keep calm,and carry on.C.Seize the day.37.What is the authors main purpose in writing the article?A.To suggest that time brings the truth to light.B.To show that tough times n
35、ever last.C.To explain how time changes everything.D.To share her changing attitude toward time.B.Whatever will be,will be.D.The best is yet to come.(B)38.In order to be popular on the show,an item should have one of the following selling points except _.A.reasonable priceB.multiple functionsC.home
36、automationD.eco-friendly system39.Which of the following is true about these products?A.Apart from facial recognition,there is no other way to lock or unlock Elecpros US:E.B.DeLonghi air purifier can only be used in summer because it gives a chilly feeling.C.The Galanz ToastWave has not come onto th
37、e market yet.D.Despite the germ-away experience it provides,the Flatbox Cheers itself is hard to clean.40.Where is it most likely to find this article?A.Scientific journal.B.Education magazine.C.Advertisement brochure.D.Local newspaper.(C)The actors Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin are among 50 we
38、althy people,charged Tuesday in whatDepartment of Justice officials called the largest college cheating scam(骗局)it has ever accused.The FBI allegedthat parents spent up to$6.5 million to guarantee their childrens admission to elite universities by inflatingentrance-exam scores and bribing college of
39、ficials.Its the extreme,illegal version of what parents often do,attempting to bend the college-admissions system totheir will to ensure their childrens privilege,convinced that a college name will lead to“success.”Parents believethat an elite school will make their kids happy or give them an edge i
40、n life.But the misleading focus on a“roadmapto success”not only isnt a guarantee of either result its also terrible for kids.At a time when one in five college students reports having had suicidal thoughts over the past year,we musthammer home to families the message that tunnel-visioning toward sel
41、ective schools is not only misguided,butdangerous.Instead of focusing on a college“search”to find the schools that will best fit a student,too manyfamilies are focusing on college“prep,”molding the student to fit a school.This practice tells teenagers they arent good enough unless they get a certain
42、 acceptance letter,a harmful message that lingers long after the applicationprocess.And for what?Students arent automatically happier at name-brand schools.Yet so many families continue to have name-brand fever.Parents want the name of the college to reflect all the effort and hard work that they an
43、d their children put into the high-school years,and they want the name of theircollege to make up for the lack of sleep and other sacrifices they made along the way.But names dont necessarilyreflect substance.Names are empty.Yet not to mention the destruction of ones childhood.As an Illinoishigh-sch
44、ool senior told me,“many students view their young life as“a conveyor belt,”making monotonousscheduled stops at high school,college,graduate school,a job,more jobs,some promotions,and then you die.”Parents might tell themselves that theyre pushing so hard for the sake of their children.But whether t
45、heyre bribing officials,or donating buildings,the children are the ones who suffer.41.According to the FBI,families invested a lot of money in their kidsadmission _.A.to defend their children against the college cheating scamB.to guarantee the legal version of admission to elite universitiesC.for th
46、ey have to bribe college officials for higher scoresD.for they want to ensure their kidsaccess to elite schools42.The author suggests that what parents often do_.A.is sensible enough to ensure their childrens advantage in lifeB.is more of a disaster than a guarantee for happiness and advantageC.is i
47、n essence extreme and illegalD.cannot guarantee their kidsentrance exam results43.We can infer from Paragraph 3 that families should _.A.lay more stress on the choice of suitable colleges than pursuing name-brand schoolsB.bring home the reports about many college studentssuicide to alert the kidsC.d
48、o more to help teenagers acquire acceptance lettersD.continue keeping an eye on their kidshappiness at name-brand schools44.Which of the following statements is true about college names according to Paragraph 4?A.The name of the college is meant by children to reflect their sacrifices along the way.
49、B.College names are empty so they cannot reflect the essence of life.C.For all the grave consequences,parents are still obsessed with elite universitiesnames.D.Elite Schoolsnames will destroy many young peoples“conveyor belt”.Section C(4%)Directions:Read the following passage.Fill in each blank with
50、 a proper sentence given in the box.Each sentence can be used only once.Note that there are two more sentences than youneed.Would you rather watch a new movie or an old favorite?Would you rather try a dish you have never had at a restaurant,or stick with something you know you will like?Researchers
