2020-2021年江西省赣州市某校高一（上）第四十四次期中考试英语试卷.docx

2020-2021年江西省赣州市某校高一（上）第四十四次期中考试英语试卷一、阅读理解 1. In Singapore, art is more than what meets the eye. Galleries and museums here are not just places to be inspired, but also homes to distinctive souvenirs. Take home well-designed pieces that reflect your personality.Singapore Tyler Print Institute（STPI）41 Robertson Quay, Singapore 238236. 65 6336 3663.Mon.-Fri. 10 am-7 pm; Sat. 9 am-6 pmSTPI is a space for experimentation of print and paper. Walk through the gallery and join other art lovers in developing an appreciation of print and paper art practice. STPI allows you to own a piece of the work produced by artists at the gallery workshops.Red Dot Design Museum（RDDM）11 Marina Boulevard, Singapore 018940. 65 6514 0111.Mon.-Thur. 10 am-8 pm; Fri.-Sun. 10 am-11 pmFrom lighting to parasol（阳伞）, the Red Dot Design Museum presents award-winning products and design concepts from over 30 countries. Head to the Design Museum Shop, there are many interesting design objects and collections sourced from allover the world.National Gallery Singapore（NGS）1 St. Andrew's Rd, Singapore 178957. 65 6271 7000.Mon.-Thur., Sat.-Sun. 10 am-7 pm; Fri. 10 am-9 pmNGS occupies two major landmarksthe former Supreme Court and City Halland features over 8,000 artworks, which is the largest public display of modern Southeast Asian art and culture. It is also a home to a host of international exhibitions that have inspired the world and will be remembered for years to come.Singapore Philatelic Museum（SPM）23-B Coleman Street, Singapore 179807. 65 6337 3888.Daily 10 am-7 pmFascinated by stamps? SPM features postage stamps dating all the way back from the 1830s. Enjoy this vibrant museum's in-depth presentation of local and international postal history. Send Singapore-inspired postcards or collect miniature postboxes from Singapore and around the world. Charming souvenirs at the museum store will make creative decorations for your home or office. （1）Which number is available if you have any question on Red Dot Design Museum?A.65 6336 3663.B.65 6514 0111.C.65 6271 7000.D.65 6337 3888. （2）Where can you go if you are fond of stamps?A.Singapore Tyler Print Institute.B.Red Dot Design Museum.C.National Gallery Singapore.D.Singapore Philatelic Museum. （3）Where is this passage most likely to be found?A.In a textbook.B.In a report.C.In a travel guide.D.In a novel. 2. I cried the first time I saw the Notre Dame（巴黎圣母院）years ago. I'd waited my entire life to see this great French architecture, and experienced it in its full glory on a bright sunny day. Last night, I again cried for the centuries-old church while watching it burn.I hadn't expected to spend my evening that way. My friend and I were having dinner at a cafe a block or so away from the Notre Dame, choosing to skip going inside with the intention to go back the next day.However, we heard that it caught fire, so we left the cafe and ran towards the church, following heavy smoke from it, and soon we joined a nearly silent crowd. Some were praying, some were crying, but most were staring in disbelief at the disaster happening before us. The fire continued to get worse. About 400 firefighters were working to control the fire. We could see their flashlights shining as they inspected the front from a balcony.The Notre Dame is part of the heartbeat of Paris, I reflected on the experiences I've had there, from attending a bread market out front to admiring the beautiful windows and architecture inside. It is a spot that helps make Paris magical. And here we were, watching it burn down. It was too much to handle, but it was impossible to look away.About 9:30 pm, the gathered crowd spontaneously（自发地）began to sing Hymns（圣歌）to the church. We sang along with the group, feeling at once less like tourists and more like members of them. I hadn't imagined all that before.For hundreds of years, the Notre Dame has seen the most joyful and the most terrible moments in the lives of both France and her people. And when everyone was able to become one emotional force, it showed that even in her darkest hour, the Notre Dame was still there to bring us all together. （1）Why did the author cry for the Notre Dame for the first time?A.She was sorrowful to watch it burn.B.She was touched by its greatness.C.She was regretful for missing its glory.D.She was excited about French cultures. （2）What was the author doing when the Notre Dame caught fire?A.Heading for a faraway cafe.B.Visiting a church with a friend.C.Eating nearby with a friend.D.Wandering along the street alone. （3）What can we know about the fire scene?A.Firefighters kept people away with shining flashlights.B.People were nervously rushing in different directions.C.Hundreds of volunteers joined in putting out the fire.D.People expressed their sadness in different ways. （4）What impressed the author most?A.People were brought together to sing to the church.B.Many foreign tourists became members of the church.C.The church survived disasters for hundreds of years.D.The church allowed visitors to gain great experiences. 3. Becoming famous is the dream of many, and Tian is getting closer to that dream.Tian, 30, is a white-collar worker in Beijing. On short video application Douyin, Tian has more than 2,000 fans. So far, she has received more than 50,000 likes on the Dubsmash-like app. On her page on Douyin, Tian shares everything, from her son's daily activities, to her pet dogs, to little skits（段子）made up by her and her husband. "Making funny videos, and combining them with music is really interesting," Tian said. "Of course, I make the videos for fun because it is quite relaxing."China's short video market has seen great growth, according to a report. The report said that China's short video market was valued at 5.73 billion yuan（$900 million）in 2017, an increase of 184 percent. The industry value is expected to go up to the 30 billion mark in 2020. Companies like Tencent, Sohu and Iqiyi have all started providing short video content."Short videos are popular because they are an addition to traditional audio and video content on the internet," said Sun Jiashan with the Chinese National Academy of Arts.Fans say that the short videos help them "chill out" from a stressed-out lifestyle. "My favorite videos are all about pets," said Zhou Na, a nurse in Hefei, capital of East China's Anhui province. "After a whole day's work, watching the 15-second videos makes me laugh, which reduces my pressure." （1）Why does Tian make short videos in Douyin?A.To attract fans.B.To become a well-known person.C.To get fun.D.To record her family's routine. （2）What's Sun Jiashan's opinion about short videos?A.They have huge value.B.They enrich internet audio and video content.C.They make people's star dreams come true.D.They greatly reduce people's pressure. （3）What does the underlined words "chill out" in paragraph 5 probably mean?A.Calm down.B.Feel cold.C.Catch a cold.D.Become concerned. （4）What does the passage mainly tell us?A.Every Chinese is using Douyin.B.China's short video market is open.C.Douyin brings the Chinese great happiness.D.China's short video market has developed rapidly. 4. Compared to dogs, cats are often considered to be aloof（冷漠的）with respect to their human owners. It is usual for them to be indifferent（无动于衷的）when humans call their names. Are we sure that they don't understand human voices at all?A recent study published in the journal of Scientific Reports suggests that we've been fooled. Japanese scientists found that cats can recognize their names if their owners regularly use them. In the study, scientists recruited 78 domestic cats. They played recordings of voices of their owners saying five words: the first four words were random nouns that resembled their names while the final word was the cat's name. Then they observed the cats' responses, if there were any.Most of cats moved their ears or heads when they heard their names, while they made no response to other words. That suggested, "cats were paying attention to you, what yo say and what you do," John Bradshaw, an expert on human-animal interactions（互动）at the University of Bristol, UK, told The Times. "And cats were just as good as dogs at learning," she added.In the study, when people called their names, cats often associated（联系）the words with rewards, such as food or play, or with"punishments" such as having a bath or going to the vet. This made cats sensitive（敏感的）to words. After the cats had been called several times, they could respond to the words. But the scientists added that while dogs have evolved（进化）to follow their owners' orders, cats have not. Although cats appear to be distant, they do have special relationships with their owners.According to study co-author Atsuko Saito, cats have evolved not to show their emotions as a survival method. One example is illness, which they tend to hide because "in the wild, no one can rescue them" and predators（捕食性动物）are more likely to pay attention to them, Saito explained.However, technology may help bridge the communication gap between cats and us. There are now mobile apps available to explain what their meows mean. So, the next time you hear "meow, meow", your cat may be telling you, "Hi, you haven't cleaned my litter box recently." （1）What did the recent study find about cats?A.Cats can recognize their names.B.Cats are cleverer than dogs.C.Cats learn more slowly than dogs.D.Cats are willing to follow orders. （2）What does the underlined word "resembled" in paragraph 2 probably mean?A.were limited toB.were different fromC.were similar toD.were away from （3）Why do cats appear distant to their human owners?A.They associate words with punishments.B.They want to protect themselves from harm.C.They are not sensitive to the human voice.D.They don't pay much attention to their surroundings. （4）What can be inferred from the last paragraph?A.It is difficult to understand cats' meows.B.Interaction with your cats is very important.C.Cats do have good relationships with their owners.D.We may know cats better with the help of technology.二、七选五  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。In China, traveling by train is a common way to visit new places and go back to one's hometown during holidays.（1）_ It wasn't always that way, though.（2）_ Later, many railway companies started up and competed with each other to build new railway routes. Trains became a symbol of progress, with New York City's Grand Central Station becoming a major cultural landmark（地标）.（3）_ For example, Johnny Cash wrote a song called Folsom Prison Blues.But little by little, railways were replaced by highways as "car culture" took over the US. China would go on to use trains even more widely than the US.（4）_ It allows people to travel fast with ease. This is especially obvious during Chunyun, when China's train stations are crowded with thousands of people who are trying to get home.I had never traveled by train until I moved to China. My first trip by train was from Beijing to Tianjin by high-speed train. It was amazing how quickly I could get therejust half an hour. Since then, I've taken the train to lots of other citiesShanghai, Chongqing and Shenzhen. It's always a good time.（5）_ And for some reason, even instant noodles taste better on the train than they do anywhere else.A. Musicians even created music works about trains.B. But in the US, traveling by train is a very old tradition.C. People on the train tend to be friendly and happy to chat.D. China's railway network connects the entire country.E. The US railway system started to grow in 1826.F. Traveling on a high-speed train costs more than traveling on a normal train.G. But there are many differences between Chinese and US railways.三、完形填空  Yesterday was Mother's Day. Unfortunately, my mother was not among the many happy mothers, as I couldn't visit her this year. I made a（1）_ on the phone that I would go to see her as soon as possible.My mother always says that kids don't need to（2）_ a national day to say they love their mums. However, I remember one year I（3）_ calling her on that very day, and the next morning she rang up to complain about it.If you（4）_ Thailand, you could hear the sentimental（伤感的）songs about mothers' greatest love playing in（5）_ places a week before the holiday. Schools, especially, are places that take this day very（6）_. Back in my teenage years, I（7）_ there was once a Mother's Day singing（8）_ and my friend represented the school. She was so emotional while singing the famous song on Mother's Day（9）_ Kah Nam Nom that she almost didn't finish the song.However, her deep connection to the song helped her to（10）_ third prize. After the contest, I asked her why she was so emotional（11）_ the song. She told me that while she was singing, suddenly she had the（12）_ that one day her mother would no longer be with her and every word in the song became（13）_. Every time I hear this song, it's not my mother who（14）_ to my mind but a（15）_ of my friend crying with a microphone in her hand. The image（16）_ vivid today.Last week, a colleague（17）_ an experience with meevery year on Mother's Day, she has to attend a（18）_ ceremony at her daughter's school. Every year the teachers invite（19）_ to the school for a big gathering in which students pay（20）_ with flower garlands（花环）. She said that the event was filled with the sobbing sounds mixed with Mother's Day anthems（赞美歌）. （1）A.remarkB.suggestionC.practiceD.promise （2）A.long forB.turn toC.wait forD.refer to （3）A.missedB.triedC.regrettedD.avoided （4）A.hateB.likeC.leaveD.visit （5）A.secretB.publicC.largeD.possible （6）A.strangelyB.carelesslyC.seriouslyD.kindly （7）A.rememberB.thinkC.doubtD.wonder  （8）A.programB.activityC.showD.competition （9）A.called B.designed C.made D.created （10）A.assist B.place C.win D.adopt （11）A.inB.expect C.besides D.about （12）A.duty B.gift C.idea D.habit （13）A.interesting B.heartbreaking C.delighting D.puzzling （14）A.hits B.comes C.occurs D.catches （15）A.picture B.guess C.part D.drawing （16）A.develops B.controls C.remains D.increases （17）A.compared B.shared C.provided D.filled （18）A.common B.special C.serious D.rare （19）A.friends B.fathers C.students D.mothers （20）A.respect B.attention C.satisfaction D.manners四、语法填空  阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。It is in your daily life（1）_ you always get into a situation w