2021-2022学年广东省广州市禺山高级中学高一（上）期中英语试卷.pdf

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1、2021-2022学年广东省广州市禺山高级中学高一（上）期中英语试卷第 一 部 分 阅 读（共两节，满分47.5分）第一节阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。（共 5 小题；每小题2.5分，满分47.5分）1.（7.5 分）Make Money This Summer with Sunny Libraries!Do you have too much free time this summer vacation?Do you need a summer job toearn extra money?Do you want to be involved in yo

2、ur community?Sunny Area LibrarySystem（SALS）has job opportunities for high school students.These are good chances to getwork experience.Book Theater brings childrens book stories tolife.It has shows at all SunnyLibraries.Applicants should enjoy performingin front of an audience and working withyoung

3、children.Work Hours：Practice：Fridays 4：00 pm-6：00 pmPerformance：Tuesdays 10：00 amRate of Pay：$16/performanceComputer Tutor helps guests to deal withtechnology problems,involving Internetsearches and using the SALS Website to findmaterials.Applicants should have computerskills.Work Hours：Monday-Frida

4、y 9：00 am-5：00 pmRate of Pay：$8/hourBookmobile helps the driver find the routes tolibraries.The truck you work in is air-conditioned，and the driver isfriendly.Applicants must be able to lift heavyboxes.Work Hours：Sunday and Friday 9：00 am-4：00 pmRate of Pay：$10/hourReader Desk provides service with

5、a smilewhile checking materials in and out toguests.Friendly attitude and ability to work onlibrary data system is required.Work Hours：Monday-Tuesday 8：00 am-4：00 pmRate of Pay：$7.50/hour（1）How much can you earn if you work as Computer Tutor fbr one week?A.$64.B.$360.C.$320.D.$448.（2）What are you ex

6、pected to do if you get the job of Reader Desk?A.To repair computers.B.To lift heavy boxes.C.To work with young children.D.To check materials for guests.（3）Whafs the main purpose of the above advertisement?A.To attract students to libraries.B.To raise money for libraries.C.To introduce new books.D.T

7、o provide job opportunities.2.（10 分）A Massachusetts man has got his wedding ring back thanks to some hikers who decidedto try their luck at finding it.It all started after Bill Giguere lost his gold wedding ring.Looking for the lost goldenwedding ring was like searching for a needle in a haystack（干草

8、堆）.He had lost it during adaytime hike on Mount Hancock.Giguere was not sure about the location of the missingring.He only remembered that he had briefly pulled off his gloves at the top of themountain.And he guessed that the ring might fall off at that time.By the time he returned to hiscar after t

9、he hike and noticed that his ring was missing,it was completely dark.He then decided to take his chances by posting information about his missing ring in aFacebook group for hikers.Luckily,the post was seen by Tom Gately.As I read the post,myheart went out to him because I had lost my wedding ring b

10、efore and luckily a man picked it upand returned it to me.So I decided to help him and I was going to be on the mountain to lookfor it,Gately said.Gately didnt believe there was any chance of finding the ring on a snowy 10-mile trail ifhe only depended on his eyes and hands.So he decided to improve

11、his chances by bringingalong his metal detector（探测器）.Within minutes of Gately and his friends reaching the topfor the ring,his metal detector started ringing.He then brushed away some snow only to findthe missing wedding ring.Everybody just started laughing,Brendan,Gatelys friend,said,You couldnt be

12、lieve it.After Giguere received a Facebook message about how they had found the ring,he drove60 miles to Gatelys house so he could pick up his wedding ring.And he thanked the hikers fortheir efforts again and again.(1)What can we learn from Paragraph 2?A.Giguere accidentally fell during the hike.B.G

13、iguere realized he lost the ring while hiking.C.It seemed impossible to find the lost wedding ring.D.It was difficult for Giguere to finish a long hike alone.(2)How can you understand the underlined part in Paragraph 3?A.Gately felt pity for Giguere.B.Gately shared his story with Giguere.C.Gately wi

14、shed to be friends with Giguere.D.Gately wanted to repay Giguere for his kindness.(3)How did Gately manage to find the missing ring?A.He made use of a tool with friends.B.He got help from an experienced ring finder.C.He searched the snowy trail several times alone.D.He posted information about the m

15、issing ring online.(4)Which of the following can best describe Gately?A.Brave and lucky.B.Helpful and wise.C.Honest and thoughtful.D.Humorous and positive.3.(10 分)Over the years,Brian Wansink,director of the Food and Brand Lab at CornellUniversity,has studied such things as how many times we refill

16、our plates at all-you-can-eat buffets and how we organize our kitchens.His new book,Slim by Design：Mindless Eating Solutions for Everyday Life,aims to changethe design of restaurants,school lunchrooms,office cafeterias and homes so that the mindlesschoices we make will be more healthful ones.Some ex

17、amples：Keep kitchen counters clear.No visible snacks,no bread,no nuts-not even breakfastcereal.In Wansinks research,women who had even one box of breakfast cereal that could beseen anywhere in their kitchen weighed 21 pounds more than their neighbor who didnt.Trick yourself into drinking less wine.n

18、We pay more attention to the height of what wepour than the width,so we pour 12 percent less wine into taller wineglasses than widerwineglasses.1 2 And the shape of the glass is not the only factor that affects how much wedrink.Wansink writes：Because red wine is easier to see than white wine,we pour

19、 9 percentless red wine whenever we pour a glass.(1)Why did Brian Wansink write Slim by Design：Mindless Eating Solutions for EverydayLife?_A.Because he wanted people to become thin.B.Because he intended to help people eat more healthily.C.Because he hoped to introduce a new phrase mindless eating.D.

20、Because he wished to change the design of dining places.(2)According to Wansink,which of the following affects the amount of wine we drink?_A.The shape of wineglasses.B.The color of wineglasses.C.The taste of wine.Wansink said his researchers also found that people ate less at restaurants when sitti

21、ng inwell-lighted areas near windows and doors,than in darker areas or in the back.They ate less ifthey were offered a doggie bag,or to-go box,before they got their meals：the idea of gettinga free second meal outweighed the impulse(冲 动)to clean their plates.Workers whofrequently ate at their desks w

22、eighed 15.4 pounds less,on average,than those who didnt.Fruitsand vegetables kept on the top shelf of the refrigerator were eaten at higher rates than those onlower shelves.The point,Wansink says,is to consider findings like those and change your environmentor habits.Then you wont have to think abou

23、t it：Youll just eat less.D.The quality of wine.（3）The underlined phrase a doggie bag in Paragraph 5 probably means.A.a bag for carrying a dogB.a bag for carrying takeaway foodC.a bag for carrying dog foodD.a bag for carrying leftover food（4）Whats the main idea of the passage?A.Changing environment o

24、r eating habits will help you eat less.B.Eating fruits and vegetables is better for your health.C.Keeping your kitchen counter clear of any food will help make you thin.D.Many people eat or drink too much without paying attention to it.4.（10 分）Pinocchio may not be just a childrens fairy tale,but Spa

25、nish scientists at the Universityof Granada recently investigated the so-called“Pinocchio effect1 and found that our nosesdont grow when we tell a lie,but actually shrink a bit.Dr Emilio G6mez Mildn and his team developed a lie detector（探测器）test that usedthermography to tell if people were lying,and

26、 found that whenever participants in theirresearch were being untruthful,the temperature of the tips of their noses dropped up to 1.2,while the temperature of their forehead increased up to 1.5.Scientists also found that drop intemperature at nose level actually caused it to slightly shrink,although

27、 the difference isundetected by the human eye.“One has to think in order to lie,which raises the temperature of the forehead,Dr.Gomez Milan explained the findings.At the same time we feel nervous,which lowers thetemperature of the nose.1For this study,researchers asked a number of 60 students to per

28、form various tasks whilebeing scanned by thermal imaging technology.One of these tasks involved calling a 3 to 4minutes call to their parents,or a friend and telling a significant lie.Participants had to make upthe lie themselves during the call,and the thermal cameras picked up this reverse Pinocch

29、ioeffect1 caused by the fluctuation（起伏）in temperature in the nose and forehead.Interestingly,the thermal lie detector picked up the temperature difference in 80 percentof test takers,which is a better rate of success than that of any modern lie detector.With this method we have been able to increase

30、 accuracy,“said Dr.Emilio Gomez Mildn,who added that law enforcement interviewers could one day use thermography together withother lie detection technologies to achieve better results.The thermal lie detector has been the most reliable in the world,10%more than thepopular polygraph(测谎仪).(1)Why does

31、 the author mention Pinocchio at the beginning?A.To tell a fairy story.B.To warn us not to lie.C.To introduce a research.D.To inspire us to doubt old beliefs.(2)According to the research,what might happen if you tell a lie?A.Your nose gets longer.B.Your nose becomes smaller.C.Your temperature gets h

32、igher.D.Your temperature remains stable.(3)What can we learn about the research?A.Researchers conduct the study by interviewing.B.Researchers design different lies for participants.C.The thermal lie detector will prove a popular one.D.The thermal lie detector may improve law enforcement.(4)Which mig

33、ht be the best title for the passage?A.Will lie detectors tell the truth?B.Will lying make your nose longer?C.Will lying make your temperature rise?D.Will thermal imaging technology be reliable?5.(10 分)The spread of COVID-19 meant millions of people faced the effects ofloneliness.They asked how they

34、 could still find a sense of community when told to stayapart.One neighborhood responded in a creative way-a resident(居 民)created someinteresting I Spy games in which people of any age could join.Emily Nelson,a person living in the Sunnymede neighborhood in South Bend,Indiana,created these games by

35、using a Facebook group.At first,she asked people to tape papershamrocks(三叶草)on their front windows or draw them in chalk on their driveways-anything that would be noticed by kids walking on the sidewalk.Neighborhood kids could addup how many they found and post the pictures to the Facebook group.The

36、 neighborhood response was positive,so Nelson drew up a calendar through mid-April with other themed days,including Disney characters,Mario,hearts for healthcareworkers,dinosaurs,and a bunny hunt.Nelson encouraged the walkers to dress in costumes thatmatch the themes.In this way,she thought theyd en

37、joy themselves better in the special period.For any neighbors who didnt have themed objects,decorations,or chalk to use,anotherneighbor would put together packets of coloring paper that he or she could drop off inmailboxes as required.According to Nelson,she and her family saw more than 28 Disneycha

38、racters posted around the neighborhood on the most recent day.Even the mailman,according to local people,took notice and asked about the sudden appearance of Disney itemsin windows.Kids were not the only ones who had been excited.Neighbor Carolyn Evans wrote toNelson on the Facebook page,saying,nWe

39、had a great time looking for characters today!Whata fun thing for all of us to doiTHANK YOU for creating this and THANK YOU to all of ourneighbors who are taking part in itJThanks to Nelson*s new games,grateful communitymembers were a little closer to finding new ways to stay in touch.(1)What did Em

40、ily Nelson ask kids to do in her first game?A.Search for and share shamrock creations.B.Play on the sidewalk with other kids.C.Draw a map of the neighborhood.D.Start a Facebook group.(2)What can we know about the themed games from Paragraph 4?A.They were costly but interesting.B.They were friendly a

41、nd popular.C.They were held at Disneyland.D.They attracted the attention of other cities.(3)What can we conclude from Paragraph 5?A.Kids expressed their thanks to Nelson.B.Carolyn was well-known on social media.C.The grown-ups felt hard to create new characters.D.The themed games were suitable for p

42、eople of different ages.(4)What was the major influence of I Spy games?A.They improved the neighbors*relations and reduced their loneliness.B.They encouraged people to fight the disease by themselves.C.They helped people to give up some bad living habits.D.They made outdoor exercise develop quickly.

43、第二节阅读下面短文，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。(共 5 小题；每 小 题 2.5 分，满 分 12.5分)6.(12.5 分)Your Teen Is Falling Asleep in ClassTeens have a busy morning schedule as they need to wake up and get moving very earlyin order to catch a bus and get to school by the required time.This means teens need to get thei

44、rrest the night before or they will be too tired to learn anything at school.(1).When a teen falls asleep in class,two things happen：he/she misses what is being taughtand he/she loses the respect of the teacher.He/She may also receive punishment from theschool,depending on the classroom rules.(2).To

45、 prevent your teen from being sleepy in class,try these three tips：*Set a time for lights out1 on school nights.This should never be any later than 10 p.m.andpreferably 9 p.m.(3).Soft music can be on and used to help calm your teen.*Help your teen develop a night-time routine that involves activitie

46、s that slow themdown at the end of the day.(4).Turning off the computer and disconnecting fromfriends and the excitement of the day an hour before bedtime will also help your teen relax.*(5).This will reinforce(增 强)what it feels like to be rested and capable ofaccomplishing what he/she wants.A.Whafs

47、 worse,they may even fall asleep in class.B.Taking a bath and reading are two activities that work well.C.Set a good example and show him/her your love for learning.D.Praise your teen after he/she has had a good nights rest.E.A11 of these things affect your teens academic success and can be avoided.

48、F.Lights out means the computer,television,lights and ceil phone should be off.G.While your teen keeps his/her goals in line with your expectations,he/she may have his/herown goals.第二部分语言知识运用(共两节，满 分 15分)第一节阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。(共 1 小题；每小题15分，满 分 15分)7.(15 分)On June 23,1970,I had

49、 just left the Army after completing my one-year duty inVietnam.I was on plane returning home in Texas.I had been warned about the(1)ofour fellow countrymen and I was worried about that.There was no(2)welcome forus when we came home from that unpopular war.I sat,dressed in soldier clothes,in a windo

50、w seat,(3)eye contact with myfellow passengers.No one was sitting next to me,which added to my(4).A little girlsuddenly appeared in the passage.She smiled and,without saying a word,(5)handedme a magazine.I accepted her(6),her quiet welcome home.All I could say was,Thank you.*Her small gesture of(7)w