2020-2021学年江苏省苏州市高一（上）期中英语试卷.docx

2020-2021学年江苏省苏州市高一（上）期中英语试卷第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分37.5分）第一节（共4小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5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。 1.         Camberwell College Swimming Pools    Camberwell College of Arts has one 50m （Olympic sized） pool with a depth of 2m throughout,  and one 25m pool with a 1m shallow end and a 4m deep end. Both pools may be used by the general public at certain times.    50m Pool    The pool is often used for classes,  but the general public may use two lanes（泳道）for lane swimming at the following times.    Monday:  06: 3011: 30 and 19: 0021: 00    Tuesday:  06: 3011: 30 and 18: 0021: 00    Wednesday:  06: 3013: 30 and 17: 3021: 30    Thursday:  06: 3013: 30    Friday:  06: 3013: 30    Weekends:  09: 0017: 00    Children under the age of 14 must be accompanied by an adult.    Please note that during College holidays,  these times will be different. Call 04837 393560 for uptodate information.    25m Pool    The 25m pool is available for recreational （nonlane） swimming from 07: 0009: 00 and 12: 3013: 30 on weekdays,  and 10: 0016: 00 on Saturdays.    Children aged 12 and under must be accompanied.    We regret that the 25m pool will be closed for redecoration between 21st July and 18th August. The men's changing rooms will be closed for the week beginning 19th August,  and the women's changing rooms will be closed the following week. Alternative（可选用的）changing rooms will be made available. We're sorry for this. （1）When can the general public use the 50m pool on Sundays？_A. 06：30.B. 13：30.C. 18：00.D. 21：00. （2）What do we know about the 50m pool？_A. It's 4 meters deep.B. It's usually used for teaching.C. It's unsuitable for children under 14.D. It's unavailable during College holidays. （3）The 25m pool will be closed_.A. for a weekB. on 26th AugustC. on 19th AugustD. for about a month 2.     Losing a baby tooth can be fun for a kid. You can put it under your pillow and look forward to finding some money there in the morning. And then you can watch your new permanent（永恒的）tooth grow in its place.    But if a permanent tooth falls out,  that's a problem. There isn't another one under the gum（齿龈）that can replace it. Unfortunately,  this happens to some older people. And if permanent teeth fall out or need to be pulled,  an older person might need dentures.    Dentures, known as false teeth,  are a set of replacement teeth for any teeth that are missing.    There are partial dentures, which take the place of only a few teeth and prevent the others from changing position. If all the teeth are gone, the person would need complete dentures, which replace every tooth in the mouth.    Dentures can cause pains at first but take little time to get used to.They also need special care. They should be brushed daily with a special denture brush and cleanser and soaked（浸泡） in denture solution when not in the mouth.    Dentures are important for the old because, without teeth,  it's hard to smile, talk, and eat properly. But it can be a little _ if you see someone take out his or her dentures. It can also be strange to see someone,  like a grandparent,  without dentures in because he or she won't have any teeth. Try not to make fun of the person because this could cause hurt feelings.    People usually lose their permanent teeth due to periodontal disease（牙周炎）, or gum disease, which is caused by bacteria that attack the gums. Diseased gums aren't strong and healthy, so teeth can get loose and fall out. Older people often have many cavities（洞）that have been filled over the years,  and these fillings can weaken over time,  leading to more tooth problems. （1）If one of your baby teeth falls out， you_.A. should have a false tooth fixed in its placeB. will gain a permanent tooth in futureC. have to put it under your pillow at onceD. can exchange it for some money （2）A person wearing dentures_.A. will experience unpleasant feelings at the beginningB. will spend a very long time adjusting himself or herself to themC. should brush them with a special denture brush every few daysD. should use denture solution to soak them in his or her mouth （3）Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage？_A. Partial dentures can prevent the remaining teeth from changing position.B. Old people will find it hard to smile， talk， and eat properly without teeth.C. A person's teeth will possibly get loose if diseases strike his gums.D. It is hard for a person to wear dentures if all his teeth have fallen out. （4）What does the underlined word "weird" mean in the fifth paragraph？_A. inconvenientB. excitedC. strangeD. impolite 3.     An American company has built a new drone that could improve the speed of deliveries.    The drone is very different from other unmanned aircraft. It is made almost completely out of cardboard and has no motor. It can be packed with materials and sealed up with tape.    Because the drones do not have a motor, they are designed to be dropped from airplanes. Hundreds of drones could be sent out at once. Then they could be automatically guided to where they are supposed to go.The company says these drones could then complete deliveries to different places over an area covering hundreds of kilometres. The drones look bigger than the paper airplanes we used to make as kids. But this light flyer is not a toy. It is aerodynamically designed and equipped with a small computer, a battery and sensors to guide it to the ground.    The drones are being developed by Otherlab a technology research company in San Francisco, California. It calls the drone a "Sky Machine".    The company says it can travel about 150 kilometres at speeds up to 88 kilometres an hour. Now, it can carry materials weighing up to one kilogram,  but future models are expected to carry larger loads.    One of the drone's main advantages is that it does not have a heavy motor or large battery. This allows more room for materials and makes the drone cost less to build and operate.    The Otherlab development team has called the invention the "IKEA of drones". Packaged similarly to products from the famous Swedish furniture maker,  it borrows IKEA's concept. The drone arrives as flat pieces of precut cardboard that can be quickly and easily put together.    The technology that guides the drone can make it land within 10 metres of its target, according to Otherlab. Unlike other drones, even a crash landing is acceptable. The company says the drones can also be reused.    Once the drone completes its delivery,  it can be thrown away and the cardboard material will break down within a few months.    The company has received money from the US Department of Defense to carry out research on the drones. The money came from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. The agency is attempting to find the best delivery vehicles that can disappear after their missions are completed. The US military has a need for delivery drones. But it wants to simplify and lower the cost of using them. Otherlab's Sky Machines are an attempt to fill that need.    Military drones can also be stolen and studied by others if found after use. Before they can truly disappear,  the electronic materials inside must also somehow disappear. Researchers are still working on ways to get the technology itself to selfdestruct. （1）What does Paragraph 3 mainly talk about？_A. Why the new drone is invented.B. What the new drone is equipped with.C. How the new drone can get to the ground.D. Why the new drone is designed like paper airplanes. （2）Why is the invention called the "IKEA of drones"？_A.B. Because it uses the idea from IKEC. Because it's built at a low cost like furniture of IKED. Because it's made up of precut cardboard. （3）Which of the following statements is the advantage of the new drone？_A. It can land near its target.B. It has a light motor inside.C. A crash landing is not acceptable.D. Its load weighs far more than one kilo. （4）What can be inferred from the last two paragraphs about Otherlab's Sky Machines？_A. They have been built by the US military.B. Research is being carried out on their improvement.C. They are now often stolen and studied by others after deliveries.D. The electronic materials inside can already destroy themselves after use. 4. I spend half of my life with my mother and the other half with my father. My father lives with a twenty-pound cat named Tofu. He calls me his favorite daughter. I am the only child.My father's apartment is quite different from any other people's living space. Except for my room, there is no furniture. He doesn't like sofas or any comfortable chairs, so he has only a drawing table, a desk and a bed. For three years he has resisted buying a stereo because he thinks it's ugly and will mess up his studio.From my father's studio, window, you can see a large part of San Francisco. I like to watch the colors change in the bay when the sun is setting. All the walls are white, and framed posters of my father's last three books hang side by side. He spends a lot of time lying on the studio floor. That's how he thinks, he says. Then he does yoga. He has a big kitchen, and on top of the refrigerator is an old clock he winds every week for good luck. The last time the clock stopped, my father's car was pulled away by the police and some other unfortunate things happened, so he has become very superstitious（迷信）. When he goes out of town, he hires someone to feed Tofu and wind the clock so it won't stop.The one thing he has plenty of is house rules. You have to take off your shoes when you came in. He won't allow anyone who wears a baseball cap into his house. He says only baseball players should wear baseball caps and only the catchers should wear them backward. Every time I go to stay at his house, he makes up a new rule. "House rule number 579, no television programs with laugh tracks!" he will say. Well then he can never remember the numbers, so they change constantly.The rule that he always enforces is the one that requires me to write a two-page-long essay anytime I want something. He didn't speak English until he was sixteen, and he had a hard time learning to write it, so he wants me to become a good writer at an early age. The ritual started when I asked him if I could have my ear pierced when I was nine. He said it was barbaric and told me I couldn't do it until I was thirty-five. But I kept asking him, and he finally said that if I wrote an essay and I could persuade him in writing why I wanted holes in my ears, maybe he would say okay. I wrote my first essay for my father, and after one month of writing and rewriting, he backed down and gave me his permission. （1）Which statement is an example of a house rule?A. No baseball players should wear caps backward.B. Lying on the studio floor can improve the way of thinking.C. Wearing shoes in the house is not acceptable.D. Keeping Tofu fed and the clock wound is important. （2）Based on the passage, we can draw the conclusion except that _.A. the writer's parents are separatedB. writing a two-page-long essay is a well-meant intention of the fatherC. there are in all 579 house rules and the number is growingD. my father doesn't want a stereo in his house for its ugliness （3）Which of the following means the closest to the underlined word "pierced" in paragraph 5?A. A sudden scream pierced the silence.B. The darkness was pierced by the light from the sun.C. Boil the corn until it can easily be pierced with a fork.D. The crazy man threatened to pierce the defense of the police. （4）What is the best title of the passage?A. The Tension between My Father and MeB. A Father's Unusual HabitsC. A Caring FatherD. A Challenging Teenager第二节（共1小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）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。  Bullying（霸凌）is a big problem. It can make kids feel hurt， scared， sick， lonely， embarrassed， and sad. Bullies might hit， kick， or push to hurt kids， or use words to call names，tease，or scare them.（1）_Bullying is a big deal.It is a big problem that affects lots of kids.（2）_Being bullied can make kids feel really bad， and the stress of dealing with it can make them feel sick. Bullying can make kids not want to go to school and make school a place of fear and can lead to violence and more stress for everyone.（3）_Some bullies are looking for attention. They might think bullying is a way to be popular or to get what they want. Most bullies are trying to make themselves feel more important. When they pick on someone else， it can make them feel big and powerful. Some bullies come from families where everyone is angry and shouting all the time.How to handle it？（4）_As much as you can， avoid the bully. You can't go into hiding or skip class，of course. But if you can take a different route and avoid the mean kid，do so. Stand tall and be brave. When you're scared of another person， you're probably not feeling you are brave. But sometimes just acting bravely is enough to stop a bully.Talk to someone you trust if you are bothered by a bully. （5）_Make a plan to walk with a friend or two on the way to school， recess， lunch， or wherever you think you might meet the bully.A. Bullies come in all shapes and sizes.B. Why do bullies act that way？C. Threequarters of all kids say they have been bullied or teased.D. If you can， try your best to ignore the bully's threats.E. Some bullies Even threaten kids or try to make them do things they don't want to do.F. Two is better than one if you're trying to avoid being bullied.G. Don't give the bully a chance. 第三部分 语言运用（共1小题；每小题15分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。          A Singular Definition of Beauty    The mainstream beauty standard in China is a fair and frecklefree（没有雀斑） face with big eyes and high nose bridge. Before（1）_photos on the social network,  many women use photo beatification apps to not only smoothen and whiten their skin but enlarge their eyes（2）_.It's common for（3）_young women to have their freckles removed by laser,  or to enlarge their eyes and shave their facial bones with plastic surgeries.    Fair,  spotless skin is often connected with being elegant,  pure and even（4）_. Freckles,  meanwhile,  are considered as dirty,  ugly and a sign of illhealth. One of the "funny" comments I've heard,  from someone promoting traditional Chinese medicines,  was that freckles "are a（n）（5）_ of a disease."    This singular definition of beauty can create（6）_ for those who don't fit within it. I grew up thinking my freckles were（7）_ by most people. It was not until in college that