2021-2022学年河南省商丘第一高级中学高一（下）期中英语试卷（附答案详解）.pdf

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1、2021.2022学年河南省商丘第一高级中学高一（下）期中英语试卷一、阅读理解（本大题共15小题，共30.0分）AAQUILA Childrens Magazine is the most intelligent read for curious kids.Full of enthusiasticarticles and challenging puzzles,every issue covers science,history and generalknowledge.AQUILA is a quality production,beautifully illustrated.with co

2、ntemporary artworkthroughout.Intelligent reading for 8-12-year-oldsCool science and challenging projectsInspires self-motivated learningExciting new topics every issueAQUILA is created and owned by an independent UK company.lt has.28 pages,printed onhigh-quality paper and there are no advertisements

3、 or posters.Instead it is full of well-writtenarticles,thought-provoking（ARB）ideas and great contemporary artwork.Each monthly issueis centred around a new topic.AQUILA works.as a superb learning extension to current primary（or KS2 and KS3）curriculum（课程）,but it is much more than that!Entertaining an

4、d always surprising,AQUILAis recommended because it widens.childrens interest and understanding,rather thanencouraging them-to concentrate only on their favourite subjects.lt gives children awell-rounded understanding of the world,in all its complexity.The concepts in AQUILA can be.challenging,requi

5、ring good comprehension and readingskills.Eight years is usually a good age to start.Some gentle interest from an adult is oftenhelpful at the start.In 2021 AQUILA will have been in publication for 29 years,but it has never appeared innewsstands or shops.We are subscription only.AQUILA SubscriptionU

6、K：12 Months 55-4 Months 30Europe：12 Months 60-4 Months 35World：12 Months 70-4 Months 35.BirthdaysSelect the Birthday option,write a gift message and choose the birthday month.We willdispatch to arrive at the start of the month you have entered.The package posts in a blueenvelope marked Open on your

7、birthday.1.What is special about AQUILA?A.It is available in shops.B.It is for kids of all ages.C.It has no advertisements.D.It prints readers*artwork.2.What does AQUILA offer its readers?A.Articles on modem art.B.Family reading materials.C.Ideas on improving reading skills.D.Knowledge beyond school

8、 subjects.3.Who are the target readers of AQUILA?A.Foreign language learners.B.Curious kids with good comprehension.C.Parent-child reading lovers.D.Children with learning difficulties.BWhen British musician Paul Barton performs in central Thailand lately,his energetic listenersreact wildly.Some pull

9、 his hair orjump on his piano.Others steal his music papers.The behavioris normal,because these crowds are truly wild-wild monkeys to be exact.Barton plays often to the animals in Lopburi,an area known for its populations of wildmonkeys.He has played at four sites,including at an ancient Hindu templ

10、e,a store and an oldmovie theater.The pianist hopes the music shows bring calm to the animals during theCoronavims Crisis in 2O2O.The pianist hopes the music shows bring calm to the animals duringthe Coronavims Crisis in 2O2O.The disease has caused problems for the monkeys,too.They arehungry.The res

11、trictions on tourism mean fewer people come to see the monkeys and feed them.The monkeys quickly surround Barton when he plays Greensleeves,Beethovens For Alice andMichael Nymans Diary of Love.Some of the creatures sit on his chair,while others climb up hisbody and touch his head.But,Barton keeps hi

12、s attention on his performance,even as a smallmonkey runs over his hands on the instrument.Other monkeys take control of his music papers.Its a wonderful opportunity to see the wild animals just being themselves,!was surprised to第2页，共22页find that they were actually as I was playing it,I wasnt going

13、to let those things distract from theproject which is to play the music for these wonderful creatures.We need to make an effort tomake sure that they can eat properly so that they will be calmer and will not be aggressive,saidBarton.The monkeys are Bartons latest animal fans.Past wildlife audiences

14、included elephants livingin special protected areas.Barton hopes to raise awareness of the monkeys,hunger,At the sametime,he hopes to study their behavior,as they react to classical music.4.Why did the musician play to the wild monkeys?A.To see the wild animals just being themselves.B.To study their

15、 behavior as they react to music.C.To raise money fbr the wild monkeys hunger.D.To reduce the bad effect of COVID-19 on them.5.What kind of music did the musician play?A.Contemporary music.B.Country music.C.Classical music.D.Popular music.6.What does the underlined phrase in paragraph 4 refer to?A.S

16、tealing his music papers.B.Enjoying his playing.C.Disturbing his performance.D.Eating his music papers.7.What can we infer from the text?A.Wild monkeys like to play with the musician.B.People will start to protect the wild monkeys.C.Music can make the wild animals more active.D.The COVID-19 has dama

17、ged much to the world.cA new study recently found that elephants in central African forests can encourage the growthof slow-growing trees and increase the ability of the forest to store carbon.As a tree,theres a trade-off you cant have it all,explained Fabio Berzaghi,who led the study.You either inv

18、est in growing fast,or in building a lot of structure with carbon to be moreresistant.M Elephants prefer to eat fast-growing trees in more open spaces.As they feed andwalk,they cause damage to these species,knocking over trees or breaking off branches,whichresults in an ecosystem that favors large,s

19、low-growing hardwood trees.As the elephants thinthe forest,they increase the number of slow-growing trees and the forest is capable of storingmore carbon,1 said Stephen Blake,one of the papers authors.Scientists collected field measurements in the Congo Basin and used a computer model topredict how

20、elephants would affect forest structure,and carbon storage potential in the longterm.The data confirmed that when elephants are present,the forest contains larger trees andhigher abundances of species with high wood density.On the contrary,should forest elephantsgo extinct,leaving those slow-growing

21、 trees struggling to compete with fast-growing species,itwould result in a 7 percent loss of above-ground biomass（生物总量）.As a result,centralAfrican forests could lose up to three billion tons of carbon,potentially accelerating climatechange.The sad reality is that humans are doing their best to rid t

22、he planet of elephants.nThis studycomes at a time when forest elephants are threatened as never before,said lain DouglasHamilton,founder of Save the Elephants.It is shocking that just as we are beginning tounderstand how elephants might have a key role in Africa in storing carbon,they are under real

23、threat of extinction.1 One limitation of the study,Mr.Berzaghi said,is that we do not know howmuch carbon has already been lost because of the elephants1 decline.But it does seem certain,headded,that putting a stop to illegal hunting and restoring forest elephant populations wouldbring climate benef

24、its.8.What can we infer about slow-growing trees in Paragraph 2?A.They are elephants*favorite food.B.They are easily hurt by elephants.C.They may reduce elephant populations.D.They can help forests store carbon.9.What would happen without elephants living in central African forests?A.The forest stru

25、cture would remain unchanged.B.Climate change would possibly be sped upC.The forests would lose more fast-growing trees.D.Larger trees would defeat fast-growing species.10.What did Mr.Berzaghi suggest people do?A.Lead a low-carbon life.B.Evaluate the carbon loss.C.Protect forest elephants.D.Stop des

26、troying forests.11.What is the best title for the text?第4页，共22页A.Humans and Nature Live in Harmony.B.Elephants Disappear in Parts of Africa.C.Climate Change Affects Forest Structure.D.Elephants Defend Against Climate Change.DAfter weeks of hard work,a cafe built by a group of young people from recyc

27、led solid waste hasopened recently.The group recycled about 270 tons of solid waste,including woodenpoles,boxes,refrigerators and washing machines.Located on the Gaza City beach,ifs the first ofsuch shops in Gaza.Gaza is suffering from severe garbage pollution.According to a report by the Palestinia

28、nCentra Bureau of Statistics,the average amount of household waste in the Gaza Strip stands at716-tonnes.About 80 percent of the garbage there is organic waste,while 20 percent of it issolid waste.Called The Sea Is Ours,the project falls under the responsibility of the Abdul Muhsinal-Qattan Foundati

29、on and the Gaza Municipality.The organizers say the cafe is not intended toearn money.It*s a way to tell the masses about the environment.nSome people go to the sea torelax and leave plastic waste on the beach,damaging the area.Our initiative（新方案）encourages people to keep our environment clean and h

30、ealthy,said Hanaa al-Ghoul,oneinitiative organizer.To fire people with enthusiasm for it,organizers decided to run1 workshops to*teach peoplehow they can benefit from their own waste.Furthermore,they arranged theatrical performancesthat spread the message of environmental conservation.Many Gazan fam

31、ilies praised theinitiative as they took their waste to the cafe and learned how to recycle it into useful things.Mariam Ibrahim,who had spent a whole day with her family there,said her children succeededin producing flower vases from plastic waste,as well as bags from old clothes.HThe greenmethods

32、can be used not only on the beach but at home,the 35-year-old mother said.Sheexpressed her hope that others will follow this example,Gaza is the most beautiful area,but itneeds more people who take care of it.12.What does paragraph 2 serve as?A.A summary.C.An example.B.An explanation.D.A background1

33、3.Why did the group build the cafe?A.To recycle wasted objects.B.To raise peoples environmental awareness.C.To better serve visitors in Gaza.D.To introduce eco-friendly products.14.How does the cafe attract visitors?A.By spreading the useful message.B.By using special building materials.C.By holding

34、 some activities.D.By cooperating with other organizations.15.What do Mariam Ibrahims words imply?A.She wants to spend more time in the cafe.B.Gazas environment is getting better.C.More initiatives like the cafe are needed.D.The cafe is popular with both adults and kids.二、阅读七选五(本大题共5小题，共10.0分)New re

35、staurants,galleries,temples and new architecture.These places are homes for peoplelike us who live and work there.How would you want visitors to behave in your own home?Think about it.(1)There are many ways of doing this without sacrificing our own holiday.Do your homework.(2)Guides will help you wh

36、en you get to site,but is that the best place to go?Is it popular only because the one-day tourist can see it easily or because it is really aworthwhile place to visit?Youd better check it out.Dont go to your hotels for meals.Walk around,even if in the streets closest to your hotel.Eatin local resta

37、urants.Talk to the locals.Learn a few in the local language and use them.You willsurely get a smile from the hotel staff and street sellers.Help preserve the sites.Most of the sites you visit may be visited by millions of people a year,socare needs to be taken to allow others to enjoy them as well.S

38、ome of these monuments are soold and fragile that they are sensitive to the touch of hands or bags and shows.(4)This way,youdont encourage the use of those plastic bags that fly all over many sites.And heres the big one-good manners are nearly universal.(5)_If that doesnt sound likeyou,then give the

39、 world a break and stay home.第6 页，共 22页A.Try to buy something from the local stores.B.Experience the place.C.If we are good tourists,wherever we go,we try to make it a little better.because of our visit.D.Always have a cloth bag with you.E.Weve cleaned up after ourselves and taken only good memories

40、.F.A good tourist is polite,positive and eco-sensitive.G.Read up on the places you want to visit.16.A.AEB.BC.CD.DE.F.FG.G17.A.AB.BC.CD.DE.EF.FG.G18.A.AB.BC.CD.DE.EF.FG.G19.A.AB.BC.CD.DE.EF.FG.G20.A.AB.BC.CD.DE.EF.FG.G三、完形填空（本大题共20小 题,共30.0分）Nong Luhuan had a wild dream when he was little：He wanted t

41、o become a cartoonist andpublish books of his own.Now,the 22-year-old art design student has )his dream.Hismicroblog cartoon has more than 260,000 followers.Nongs microblog cartoon first drew wide(22)in late 2O12.He draws(23)of real-life peoplestruggling to achieve their life goals.One story is abou

42、t a middle-aged cleaner who(24)to have a job with a salary of 6,000 yuan amonth.But he(25)to work in Beijing for only 1,000 yuan per month.This way he couldaudition(旁 听)at the central Conservatory of Music and realize his dream of becoming a(26).Another widely reposted story is about an accounting s

43、tudent who is(27)to become aflight attendant.Though each story(28)only several pictures,it takes Nong a lot of effort to complete them.Hedigs(29)into each persons story.Before drawing,he spends a whole day researching thepersons(30).Microblog cartoons are not interesting because of the drawings.We a

44、ttract viewers with the(31),Nong says.If my work can trigger reflection,then it is(32).”On the way to success,Nong has had his own(33).He even thought about stopping his dream of(34)in 201 l.But when he saw the microblog cartoons of Chen Anni,a well-known femalecartoonist of Nongs age,he found new(3

45、5)She is not even a fine art student and she ispursuing her dream of drawing cartoons.Why should I(36)?”Nong says.After that,Nong worked even harder,(37)becoming popular and receiving encouraging(38).Many fans have sent Nong private messages,telling him that his work has(39)them topursue their life

46、goals.Im glad that I have persisted and conveyed a(40)attitude through mywork.My readers are inspired through it and are themselves becoming a source of motivationfor others,he says.21.A.ownedB.continuedC.achievedD.finished22.A.inventionB.reflectionC.impressionD.attention23.A.deedsB.storiesC.comment

47、sD.ideas24.A.promisedB.turnedC.preparedD.used25.A.setB.affordedC.quitD.escaped26.A.novelistB.studentC.teacherD.composer27.A.allowedB.intendedC.thoughtD.determined28.A.makes upB.insists onC.consists ofD.refers to29.A.rightB.wellC.deepD.back30.A.backgroundB.appearanceC.historyD.relationship31.A.colorB

48、.patternC.contentD.style32.A.necessaryB.particularC.preciousD.meaningful33.A.methodB.agreementsC.strugglesD.dreams34.A.studyingB.drawingC.exploringD.imagining35.A.respectB.courageC.futureD.wealth36.A.let outB.give outC.pull outD.back out37.A.occasionallyB.latelyC.graduallyD.probably38.A.answersB.res

49、ponsesC.awardsD.intentions39.A.orderedB.calledC.followedD.encouraged40.A.positiveB.seriousC.commonD.similar第8页，共22页四、语法填空(本大题共1 小题，共 15.0分)41.Diwali,known as the festival of lights,is a Hindu festival (hold)in honour ofLakshmi,the goddess ofwealth.lt has long been a cultural holiday,during which peo

50、ple gettogether,have parties,give gifts to each other and generally pray for(2)better future.Forsome communities,the day after Diwali (mark)the beginning of the new year.Its dates change each year because they are based on the Hindu lunar calendar,but(4)(typical),the festival is celebrated in Octobe