2020-2021年河南省南阳市某校高一（上）月考英语试卷.docx

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1、2020-2021年河南省南阳市某校高一（上）月考英语试卷一、阅读理解 1. Feeling a bit bored with your job and fancy a change? Why not try one of these jobs out? They're probably not to everyone's taste, but believe it or not, these are actually real jobs done by real people.Here are the top 5 weirdest（不可思议的）jobs in the

2、 world:1. Professional sleeper:A hotel in Finland hires a member of staff as a "professional sleeper" to test the comfort of their beds. The individual sleeps in a different one of the hotel beds each night and writes a review about his satisfaction with each one.2. Drying paint watcher:Na

3、, this isn't a joke. Someone actually earns a living watching paint dry. A man in the UK currently has the job and he spends his days painting sheets of cardboard to test how long new paint mixes take to dry and watching for changes in color and texture.3. Train Pusher:If you think the London Un

4、derground is bad, you should see the trains in Japan. "Oshiyas" are hired to help cram（塞满）as many people onto a train as possible by pushing them from the outside until the doors close.4. Snake Milker:Not for the light-hearted. The job of a snake milker is to collect the venom（毒液）of poison

5、ous snakes in jars for use in anti-venoms and other medication. Do be brave enough!5. Scuba Diving Pizza Delivery（运送）Man:If the fact that there's an underwater hotel in Florida isn't strange enough, to add to that, they have a scuba diving pizza delivery man who supplies them with pizza by c

6、arrying them through the sea in a watertight case.Do you do an unusual job? We'd love to hear about it, so let us know! （1）In which job is it necessary for a job-seeker to be strong?A.Scuba Diving Pizza Delivery ManB.Train PusherC.Professional sleeperD.Snake Milker （2）Which job could not be your

7、 cup of tea, if you were not brave enough?A.Drying paint watcherB.Train PusherC.Professional sleeperD.Snake Milker （3）Which of the followings is True according to the passage?A.A hotel in Finland employed a member of staff as a "professional sleeper" to test the quality of their beds.B.A d

8、rying paint watcher spends his days painting sheets of cardboard and watching for changes in color just out of boredom.C.It's strange that an underwater hotel in Florida has a man deliver pizza by carrying them through the sea in a watertight case. D.These weirdest jobs are actually unreal

9、jobs seen only in science-fiction（科幻）films. 2. If there is one person who has left a deep impression on me, it's my teacher, Mrs Pathak, who was my class teacher for three years. In my childhood, how I wished I had a mother or a sister like her. One moment she could be tough（严厉的）and strict,

10、 another moment caring and compassionate（富有同情心的）.She always encouraged us to tell the truth. For instance, if one had not done the homework, he need not lie. She allowed us to make mistakes, saying we couldn't be perfect all the time, but we should try.Another thing she taught me early on was pu

11、nctual. She set a good example with her own behavior. She was always on time, so we students tried our best to be on time.She surprised us with her sense of humour. Her classroom teaching was always humorous. After class, she talked to us and told us jokes.We really felt free to ask questions and Mr

12、s Pathak would give the answers. If she did not knowthere had been some occasions（场合）she would say so. We all then tried to find out the answers. Whoever came up with the answer was appreciated and given the due credit（应有的称赞）. Now I sometimes wonder whether Mrs Pathak was pretending just to encourag

13、e us to explore and find answers by ourselves. （1）According to the passage, which of the following is NOT mentioned for describing Mrs Pathak?A.Tough.B.Humorous.C.Compassionate.D.Careful. （2）The underlined word "punctual" in the third paragraph probably means "_".A.being on timeB

14、.being honestC.being patientD.being clean （3）In the author's opinion, why didn't Mrs Pathak give the answers to the questions sometimes?A.Because she didn't like answering the questions.B.Because she didn't know the answers to the questions.C.Because she wanted the students to find t

15、hem out by themselves.D.Because she thought the students knew the answers already. （4）What would be the best title for the text?A.How to be a good teacherB.Memories of my teacherC.A humorous teacherD.How to get along with a teacher 3. While biking is generally safe at Stanford, all it takes is

16、one unfortune crash（碰撞）to change a student's life immediately. Bike crashes happen. But wearing a helmet（头盔）can change the outcome（结果）. Consider the story of two students.Stanford student Kali Lindsay was riding her bike to meet her teacher at the library. She never made it. Instead, Kali ended

17、up in Stanford hospital with her concerned parents at her bedside. It isn't clear how the accident happened. However, what is clear is that Kali wasn't wearing a helmet when she fell from her bike. She ended up unconscious（昏迷的）. Luckily, she finally recovered and returned to Stanford.Stanfor

18、d student Anna Polishchuck had a different outcome. She was hit by a car while biking on campus（在校园里）. Anna hit the window of the car, which was going about 10 miles per hour. She was thrown unconscious two car lengths away. Although the crash was terrible, Anna escaped with minor injuries, which sh

19、e attributes to（归因于）wearing a helmet.To help parents have a conversation with their child about the importance of wearing a bike helmet, Arisdne Delon Scott, assistant director of active mobility at Stanford, offers some key messages:Wear a hike helmet for every ride, even short trips. There are man

20、y excuses students make up for choosing, not to wear a helmet. But how do these reasons stand up to the risk of brain injury or worse in a bike crash?Follow the rules of the road. Did you know that bicyclists need to follow almost all of the same laws as motorists? This includes stopping at stop sig

21、ns, using lights at night and so on.Don't be a distracted（分心的）rider. In our research into bike crashes on campus for the past three years, it appears the primary cause is distracted bike ridinghitting a fixed object, losing control of the bike. Too often, we see students riding while looking dow

22、n and textingwith both hands! （1）Why does the author compare Kali's experience with Anna's?A.To stress the importance of wearing a helmet.B.To warn students not to ride bikes on campus.C.To show the result of not following traffic rules.D.To explain how to avoid road accidents on campus. （2）

23、Which would Ariadne most probably agree with?A.Bikes shouldn't be allowed on campus.B.Bikes crashes happen frequently at Stanford.C.Parents are responsible for students' bike crashes.D.Bikers should always pay attention to the traffic signals. （3）What does the last paragraph suggest?A.Bike q

24、uality really matters.B.Riding at full speed is dangerous.C.Attention should be paid to road manners.D.Using a phone on a bike should be avoided. （4）Who is the text written for?A.Doctors.B.Teachers.C.Parents.D.Children. 4. From self-driving cars to carebots for elderly people, rapid development

25、 in technology has long represented a possible threat（威胁）to many jobs normally performed by people. But experts now believe that almost 50 percent of occupations（职业）existing today will be completely unnecessary by 2025 as artificial intelligence（人工智能）continues to change businesses."The nex

26、t fifteen years will see a revolution（革命）in how we work, and a revolution will necessarily take place in how we plan and think about workplaces," said Peter Andrew, Director of Workplace Strategy for CBRE Asia Pacific.A growing number of jobs in the future will require creative intelligence, so

27、cial skills and the ability to use artificial intelligence.The report is based on interviews with 200 experts, business leaders and young people from Asia Pacific, Europe and North America. It shows that in the US technology already destroys more jobs than it creates.But the report states: &quo

28、t;Losing occupations does not necessarily mean losing jobsjust changing what people do." Growth in new jobs could occur as much, according to the research."The growth of 20 to 40 person companies that have the speed and technological know-how will directly challenge big companies," it

29、 states.A 2014 report by Pew Research found 52 percent of experts in artificial intelligence and robotics were optimistic about the future and believed there would still be enough jobs in the next few years. The optimists pictured "a future in which robots do not take the place of more jobs tha

30、n they create," according to Aaron Smith, the report's co-author."Technology will continue to affect jobs, but more jobs seem likely to be created. Although there have always been unemployed people, when we reached a few billion people there were billions of jobs. There is no shortage

31、of things that need to be done and that will not change," Microsoft's Jonathan Grudin told researchers. （1）We can infer from the text that in the future _.A.people will face many difficultiesB.people will take up more creative jobsC.artificial intelligence will threaten people's livesD.

32、most jobs will be done in traditional workplaces （2）According to the report, _.A.people won't necessarily lose jobsB.big companies will face fewer challengesC.small companies will win against big companiesD.most people will become interested in technology （3）What is the attitude of most experts

33、in artificial intelligence and robotics to the future?A.Mixed.B.Worried.C.Hopeful.D.Doubtful. （4）Jonathan Grudin's words in the last paragraph suggest that _A.there will be enough jobs for peopleB.things will change a lot in a few yearsC.many people will become unemployedD.technology will totall

34、y change future jobs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。Some people succeed, while others may not.（1）_The first thing you must remember is that in order to succeed, you must be optimistic（乐观的）. If you do not expect to win, you will not try as hard as those who do expect to win.（2）_

35、If you do not have an aim, then you will not be motivated to work hard and put your performance under the microscope to make sure that every detail is right.Another quality that helps people succeed is creativity（有创造力）thinking about things in a different way and wondering how others would do the sam

36、e thing.（3）_ They might be successful with a little creativity, but the most successful people are the most creative ones.（4）_ It will help you learn about how other people have achieved success. If you want to learn how to set up a successful business, you should read books about people like Bill G

37、ates and Jerry Yang.Practicing is also important if you want to succeed because practice makes perfect. Practice every day at whatever career you are in, and by doing so, you will see yourself, your business and your self-confidence begin to grow.（5）_Success is yours for the taking! Cheers!A. Readin

38、g is another to success.B. Listening is also of importance to success.C. That's because some people work extra hard.D. Think about some successful people you know.E. This is because some people possess certain qualities, which others do not.F. You also need to have a clear goal because motivatio

39、n（动力）is a key to achieving success.G. If you trust yourself and do what you want confidently, your colleagues will be happy to work with you.三、完形填空  My 9-year-old daughter and I were flying from our home in Carolina to spend a week with my husband in Florida. We were（1）_ about the trip bec

40、ause we hadn't seen him for five months, and my daughter（2）_ her Dad terribly.As usual on the Charlotte-to-Miami flight, the plane was totally（3）_. Because we did not get our boarding passes（登机证）until we（4）_ at the gate, Kallie and I could not get seats together and were（5）_ by the aisle（过道）. I

41、asked two passengers in my row if they would switch places with Kallie and me,（6）_ we could be together. They（7）_, saying they thought they should stay in their assigned（指定的）seats. Meanwhile, a mother and her three children were（8）_ several rows ahead of us. There had been a mistake in the

42、ir boarding passes, and（9）_ the whole family had been split up（分开）. The passengers in her row（10）_ refused to move elsewhere. She was very（11）_ about the younger boy sitting with strangers. She was in tears, yet nobody （12）_ to help her.There were a troop of Boy Scouts（童子军）on（13）_. Suddenly the

43、 Scout leader stood up and said, "Ma'am, I think we can help you." He then（14）_ five minutes rearranging his group so that enough space was（15）_ for the family. The boys followed his directions cheerfully and without（16）_, and the mother's relief was obvious.Kallie, however, was be

44、ginning to panic（恐慌）at the（17）_ of not being next to me. I told her that there wasn't anything I could do.（18）_, the man sitting next to the Scoutmaster,（19）_ to me and asked, "Would you and your daughter like our seats?"（20）_ to himself and the Scoutmaster. We traded seats and continu

45、ed our trip, very much relieved to be together and watch the scenery from Kallie's window seat. （1）A.worriedB.excitedC.anxiousD.eager （2）A.lovedB.consideredC.imaginedD.missed （3）A.fullB.crowdedC.emptyD.overweight （4）A.reachedB.arrivedC.landedD.knocked （5）A.filledB.blockedC.separatedD.connected （

46、6）A.in caseB.even ifC.as ifD.so that （7）A.preventedB.refusedC.agreedD.promised （8）A.nervousB.surprisedC.interestedD.amazed （9）A.howeverB.otherwiseC.thereforeD.instead （10）A.tooB.evenC.everD.also （11）A.concernedB.curiousC.particularD.content （12）A.suggestedB.offeredC.providedD.supplied （13）A.dutyB.wa

47、tchC.boardD.spot （14）A.tookB.costC.paidD.spent （15）A.convenientB.availableC.probableD.comfortable （16）A.permissionB.excuseC.apologyD.complaint （17）A.thoughtB.endC.feelingD.sense （18）A.ImmediatelyB.PuzlinglyC.ClearlyD.Amazingly （19）A.turned upB.turned aroundC.turned outD.turned away （20）A.stickingB.k

48、eepingC.wavingD.pointing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。In 1850, an American lawyer, James N. Bethune, bought a slave to work in his home. The slave, a woman, had a small child（1）_（call）Tom, who was blind and autistic.One day, Bethune（2）_（walk）around his garden when he heard music coming from his house. He went inside and found young Tom playing on the family piano. Bethune（3）_（immediate）realized that the boy, who was only four, had special abilities. He aske