青海省海东市2020-2021学年高一上学期期末考试英语试题(共24页).docx

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1、精选优质文档-倾情为你奉上青海省海东市2020-2021学年高一上学期期末考试英语试题学校:_姓名：_班级：_考号：_一、阅读选择 Basel is often referred to as the cultural capital of Switzerland, but what exactly can you do in this Swiss city?The RheinIn summer, it is common for locals and tourists alike to go for a refreshing swim in the river which runs throu

2、gh this beautiful city. When autumn and winter come along, swimming is replaced by walking along the river banks. I did see a very brave man take a dip in the dropping temperatures of late October, so anything is possible!The museumsBasel has a lot to offer in terms of museums, from the mechanical a

3、rt in the Tinguely Museum to exploring the world of writing and printing in the Paper Museum, the skeletons of the Natural History Museum and discovering the citys past in the History Center.The Old TownThis city is still a beautiful place with a long history, lots of cute cobbled streets, a bright

4、red town hall and a great cathedral. In contrast, the city is also proud of Switzerlands tallest building: the Roche tower.Go on a hikeIf youre more of a nature fan. Basel-Landschaft has many beautiful hiking trails to choose from such as hills, forests and beautiful rivers. And of course you deserv

5、e a treat of Swiss chocolate afterwards!EatIf youre in Switzerland, dont forget to let your tongue experience the bubbling cheese, toasty raclette and foamy drinks or chocolate kisses! You wont go hungry here. Of course, the rest of Switzerland also has much to offer, and thanks to great rail servic

6、es, it can all be yours within an hour or two. Greetings from Basel! Hope to see you here soon.1What can tourists do when touring the Rhein?AGo skating with friends.BGo for a train tour around it.CGo swimming in the river.DEnrich knowledge of history.2Which of the following can meet your desire to a

7、ppreciate nature?AThe Rhein.BBasel-Landschaft.CThe Roche tower.DThe Natural History Museum.3What is the authors main purpose in writing this text?ATo encourage visitors to visit a city.BTo introduce the benefits of traveling.CTo show off Swiss cultural traditions.DTo attract visitors to museums in S

8、witzerland. One day while trying to print all the class worksheets we needed for the day, I found myself shouting at my printer in front of my son. “Why wont this stupid thing print?” I shouted. My son came up to me quietly, saying, “Calm down, Mommy. Maybe if you dont shout at the printer, it will

9、work. You need to have patience.”He was right. I needed patience-patience with this whole situation. I stopped myself, realizing this was not the behavior I wanted my son to see. He was also right that I needed to calm down. Just like what I told him to do, I took a few deep breaths and walked away

10、from the collapsed printer. Later that day when we were outside, I tried to keep the sense of calm I had slightly achieved. Once I blocked out all the anxiety over the virus, school, and my work-I found the afternoon peaceful and pleasant. I played flying disc with my son, simply enjoying each other

11、s company while the birds sang. It was an everyday moment Ill never take for granted again.From then on, things got a little easier. I started to give myself, and everyone else, some favour. I stopped holding myself to my perfectionism standards with every little thing because they were truly imposs

12、ible to keep to.With that favour, I changed my focus. Getting every school worksheet done correctly is not important. Neither is cleaning the house. And, apart from getting fired, neither is my work. Spending time with my family, and staying healthy emotionally and physically, became my main concern

13、s. We took walks. We danced our hearts out during the Disney Family Sing-Along. We got up early and walked secretly into our backyard with telescopes to bird watch. Who knows, birding may be the new hobby were never giving up.4What did the authors son ask his mother to do?APrint later.BStop printing

14、.CChange another printer.DStay calm.5What does the underlined word “collapsed” in paragraph 2 probably mean?ASensitive.BStubborn.CBroken-down.DUnfriendly.6How did the author make her life easier?ABy giving up dreams.BBy focusing on others.CBy stopping pursuing perfection.DBy paying little attention

15、to work.7Which of the following does the author think most important?AWatching birds.BDoing house cleaning.CSeeking after her career.DFinishing school worksheets. Plenty of animals hibernate (冬眠), but what do wild bees do? When it starts to get cold outside, we seldom see honeybees. Thats for sure.

16、But where exactly do they end up? Do they hibernate?In climates that drop below 50 F in the wintertime, they can hibernate. If the climate stays warmer, they just carry on business as usual. In colder climates, the hibernation process can be a bit difficult, however.In order to stay warm, bees will

17、return to their home and form a winter group. The queen sits at the center of the group, while the outer shell is made up of the female worker bees. The group actively takes turns changing places, regularly allowing the outermost bees to cycle inside to stay warm.The length of life of each kind of b

18、ee varies based on the season and their reproduction cycle. Worker bees usually survive five to six weeks, but in the winter time, they can survive for more than five months, as they re less active and can store more of their energy for survival. The queen tends to live two to three years but has be

19、en known to live up to five years.The temperature toward the center of the group hits up to 100 F，while the outermost temperature tends to around 50 F. If you meet a beehive (蜂巢) in the winter time, dont worry, as there will be almost no activity when it comes to the ins-and-outs of the hive. But do

20、nt disturb it with a stick, either.Remember, bees are not looking at a calendar and waiting for the first day of winter. If youve had an warm winter with temperatures above 50 F, bees will just carry on their business as usual, and you should still be careful. And once spring rolls back around, you

21、can plant some flowers that bees love to attract them.8How do bees keep each of them warm in winter?ABy going out together.BBy keeping turning nonstop.CBy changing positions in their home.DBy forming a line in the beehive center.9Why do worker bees live longer in winter?AThey exercise more.BThey beh

22、ave less actively.CThey look after each other better.DThey need more time to spend winter.10What can we learn about bees from the text?AThey cant carry on business above 50o F.BThey may work as usual in warm winter.CThey often hibernate on the first day of winter.DThey cant attack people when distur

23、bed in winter.11What is the main purpose of the text?ATo introduce the types of wild bees.BTo show the life of bees in warm climates.CTo explain the reasons why bees hibernate.DTo introduce how bees live through the winter. One argument for why robots will never fully measure up to people is because

24、 they lack human-like social skills. But researchers are experimenting with new methods to give robots social skills to better interact with humans. Two new studies provide evidence of progress in this kind of research.One experiment was carried out by the researchers from the Massachusetts Institut

25、e of Technology, MIT. The team developed a machine learning system for self- driving cars that is designed to learn the social characteristics of human drivers and how they act. The researchers studied driving situations to learn how human drivers on the road were likely to behave. Since not all hum

26、an drivers act the same way, they meant to teach the driverless car to avoid dangerous situations.The researchers say the technology uses tools borrowed from the field of social psychology (心理学). In this experiment, scientists created a system that attempted to decide whether a persons driving style

27、 is more selfish or selfless. In road tests, self-driving cars equipped with the system improved their ability to predict what other drivers would do by up to 25 percent.In one test, the self-driving car was observed making a left-hand turn. The study found the system could cause the car to wait bef

28、ore making the turn if it predicted the oncoming (迎面驶来的) driver acted selfishly and was dangerous. But when the oncoming car was judged to be selfless, the self-driving car could make the turn because it saw less risk of unsafe behavior.The researchers say they believe the technology could also be u

29、sed in cars with human drivers. It could act as a warning system against other drivers judged to be behaving badly. The research suggests that humanoid robots have the ability to affect people socially just as humans do. Fang says this ability could become more important in the future when machines

30、and humans are expected to interact regularly.12What was the machine learning system designed to do?ATeach social psychology.BIncrease driving pleasure.CRemind drivers to drive quickly.DLearn about human drivers behaviour.13Why did the self-driving car wait before turning according to paragraph 4?AI

31、t found the car itself was broken.BIt predicted the oncoming driver was selfish.CIt realized the oncoming driver was selfless.DIt observed the oncoming driver make a turn.14What do the researchers say about the technology in the last paragraph?AIt is actually useless in the future.BIt has the abilit

32、y to control people.CIt causes human drivers to behave badly.DIt can warn other misbehaving human drivers.15Which column of the magazine is the text probably taken from?AScience.BNature.CDiet.DSport.二、七选五 With the development of science and technology, teenagers learning and working styles have chan

33、ged accordingly. Some have had to change their habits, or usual ways of doing things. Some who used to go to school are now used to studying at home. Some have been trying to get in the habits of learning on their own. 16As teenagers, first of all, you can organize your surroundings in such a way th

34、at the clues of your new habits are very obvious. 17That can help you get in the habits of learning English every day. You can also join a group of other English learners at online meetings and let them see you sign every day.Of course, there are something else you can do to help.Simplify your habit

35、s as much as possible. You can decrease the number of steps you have to take in order to study.18To be exact, youre suggested beginning your habits with limited, shorter time periods two minutes.Make your habits satisfying.19If you study English for 15 minutes, you can reward yourself by listening t

36、o favorite songs. Or you can think about how much progress you have made since you first started learning English,20As you repeat the practice over time, you can go longer. You may have to repeat an action many times before it becomes a habit. But with time, careful planning and continued practice,

37、you can make it.ARepeat the practice to build a new habit.BYou can also try reducing your study time.CWhat will you do in order to develop science?DHabits are often developed without much difficulty.E.Give yourself a reward after developing your new habits.F.How might you make new habits connect wit

38、h learning effectively?G.For example, you can leave English books or notes in a very clear place.三、完形填空 My grandmother stayed in the nursing home for five years. 21 all of the elders that I got to spend time with there, I couldnt 22 what it was been like for them without any visitors at all. I felt

39、it was so 23 , of course.That day, I saw an old 24 alone on a bench, in the front entrance hall of the nursing home. Earlier he had been trying to 25 Jean with one leg, from his wheelchair. Jean is a woman who had cerebral palsy (中风) and couldnt 26 alone in her wheelchair.I asked if they would mind

40、my pushing Jean the rest of the 27 . Jean said, “Yes, please! The old man smiled and said, “Thank you.” Then I praised him for his 28 and pushed Jean back to her 29 down the hall.Now, this same man was 30 on the bench and as I got closer, he 31 me and smiled. I realized he had only one leg which was

41、 dry and a little dirty. Maybe because of the 32 , he was scratching (挠) the leg 33 . I had a cream (药膏) in my bag that seemed to do good to his 34 skin. So I handed the cream to him.He couldnt speak English but spoke to me in his 35 language and tears started to come down his face. I 36 his tears w

42、ith a towel, He kept 37 and looking at me 38 I understood. I didnt really understand, but I listened and nodded.We didnt 39 each other and arent blood-related but, at that moment, we shared a 40 that went beyond blood, heart to heart. When I see him again, he may not remember me but I will remember

43、him.21ADealing withBThinking aboutCTurning toDSearching for22AimagineBappreciateCrememberDdetermine23AuselessBsecureCsadDreliable24AnurseBdoctorCmanDpartner25AharmBcalmCentertainDpush26AsettleBmoveCescapeDexplore27AblockByardCstreetDway28AtipBkindnessCinvitationDidentity29AroomBstationCofficeDnation

44、30AaloneBfrightenedCactiveDdusty31AchangedBdislikedCrescuedDrecognized32AdirtBsteamClossDtype33AhappilyBresponsiblyCcontinuouslyDuniversally34AfaceBhandClegDhead35ApoorBnativeCfoolishDselfish36AmixedBstoppedChidDwiped37AdebatingBtalkingCbargainingDlaughing38Aeven thoughBin caseCas ifDever since39Akn

45、owBaffectCbeatDadmit40AmedalBdisadvantageCsufferingDconnection四、用单词的适当形式完成短文阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。One act of kindness is leading to another. And as kindness 41 (pass) to another, new friendships are forming and existing ones are strengthening.My elderly neighbor called my daughter and me 4

46、2 (pick) fruits from her tree as the fruits were high and it was required to step on a huge ladder to get them. After an hour spent 43 (chat) and picking the fruits, she treated us to a glass of fruit juice. 44 addition, she gave us plenty of fruits to hand out to 45 (we) friends.I then gave them to

47、 three other senior friends of mine. One of them gave me a hot tomato soup. I tasted it. It was so delicious 46 I couldnt help asking her about it. She told me that her mom and grandma were both top 47 (cook) and she learned it from them when she was helping them in her youth.This was 48 (total) unexpected and interesting to know. Besides, she invited me again and agreed that we would prepare the dish together, 49 was the best pa