2019-2020学年河南省商丘市第一高级中学高一第一学期期末考试英语试卷
2020年商丘市第一中学高三英语上学期期末考试试题及答案
2020年商丘市第一中学高三英语上学期期末考试试题及答案第一部分阅读（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）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AEver wonder why there are so many people polluting the earth? Ever say to yourself：Hey, I wish that I could do more to help the environment? Have you ever thought about trying to help the earth but never really did it? Well, here are some pretty easyand skillful ideas for that green - earth desire inside you.●Turn off your computer. By leaving it on all day you are creating more CO2than a regular passenger would, driving to and from work in one day.● Ride your bike or carpool (合用汽车).Obviously, youare creating less CO2which will help the ozone(臭氧).● Make a garden. Even simply grow some plants in your kitchen, which will help produce more oxygen while eating up some of that evil CO2.● Buy local groceries. It creates less impact on the environment. Besides, you're supporting your local farmers.● Recycle. You had to see this coming. But you have no idea how much you are helping the environment by simply reusing a water bottle instead of buying a huge pack at the store.● Don't run the water while brushing. It saves you money and helps the water resources.● Open the curtains. Natural light is much prettier and it will keep the energy usage down.● Rechargeable batteries. You have no idea how much it takes to get rid of batteries. Do yourself a favor. Save some money and some energy.1. If you don't want to create more CO2, you may_______.A. turn off your computer or open the curtainsB. turn off your computer or ride your bike or carpoolC. make a garden or open the curtainsD. use rechargeable batteries or make a garden2. Which of the following can best describe the function of the first paragraph?A. Main body.B. Argument.C. Lead - in.D. Conclusion.3. The main idea of the passage is about________.A. the importance of environmental protectionB. some ways about how to prevent pollutionC. some suggestions about how to save energyD. some suggestions about environmental protectionBCraig Blackburn, a father and car fan, built a Batmobile for his son’s hope for using the vehicle to brighten the lives of sick children. And now he hopes to use it for more than just his sons hope after seeing the childrens reaction to the Batmobile.Based on the number of failures he had seen in car groups, he estimated that only about one in 50 attempted constructions was actually finished and he realized what an incredible opportunity he had.Mr. Blackburn started the project at the beginning of 2018 after hearing a friend in the US was doing the same thing. It started with importing an outer shell overseas, before picking brains of a friend who had a background as a worker in a car factory to gain knowledge of how to build the car. With the help of his friend, Mr. Blackburn built the Batmobile in 18 months with the cost reaching six figures.Mr.Blackburn hoped to add a flamethrower(喷火器)onto the back of the vehicle and said he had thought about building the more recent Batman Tumbler from the series film Dark Knight. Though Mr. Blackburn encountered plenty of difficulties to get over during the construction, in September 2019, the carmade its first show at the Carnival of Flowers in Toowoomba, before being used by Blackburn’s son for his hope.“It was great. It was so good to see the kids’ and adults’ excitement at seeing the Batmobile.” Mr. Blackburn said. As a result, the car lovers hope to make the car work on the roads as soon as possible, so he can visit sick children and take them out with his son.4. What is Craig Blackburn’s initial purpose of making the Batmobile?A. To realize his son’s dream.B. To donate it to sick children.C. To pay his respects to the film Dark Knight.D. To show off at the Carnival of Flowers in Toowoomba.5. How did Blackburn feel about the car-making at first?A. Hopeful.B. Confused.C. Impossible.D. Unsure.6. How did Blackburn’s friend help him?A. By making an outer shell for him.B. By offering him financial support.C. By sharing the knowledge of building cars.D. By telling him the background of the car factory.7. What is the car lovers’ expectation of the Batmobile?A. It will be driven soon on the roads.B. It can be displayed around the world.C. It can change the lives of sick children.D. It will appear in the next film about Batman.CDear Jack,I remember the moment— it truly hit me that your autism (自闭症) lasted forever. I had already mentally planned our trips up north with the boys. I was going to spend endless hours playing baseball with you— like Grandpa did with me.When we said goodbye to kindergarten I knew it was real. I spent some time being sad. Now you are 8. You still have no words. We have never had one of those father-son moments I pictured when you were a baby. But I'm learning that's OK. I still have unbelievable things to offer as your dad, even if they weren't the things I originally expected.You have taught me to be patient. You have taught me that it's OK to be different and to be sad when life doesn't go as planned. You have taught me that it is OK to talk about those feelings and fight for what is right. Stand up and say this is wrong, and encourage others to stand up for you and say the same.My job on this earth is to create a world for you and other kids like you. Be the voice you don't have, and build the kind of community which I want to see you grow up in. I used to shy away from contacting people with disabilities or just not consider them. Before you were born, I was so caught up in my own world that I probably wouldn't have even noticed. Now, I see things differently. I notice. You did that for me. And hope my example will do that for others.Your mom and I have spent 8 years trying to find your voice. And honestly, we don't know if we ever will. I promise you I will spend my life keeping you safe and making this world better for you.8. To whom is the text written?A. The author's son.B. The author's wife.C. The author's father.D. The author's friend.9. What can be learned about the author?A. He's at a loss what to do to help Jack.B. He's to blame for Jack s present condition.C. He has changed his attitude to the disabled.D. He hasn't accepted the reality up to now.10. How does the author sound in the text?A. Sympathetic.B. Caring.C. Regretful.D. Indifferent.11. In which section of a magazine may this text appear?A. Science.B. Entertainment.C. Sports.D. Relationship.DPlastic is piling up in ecosystems all over the world. Although its harmful impacts on both species and ecosystems have been documented, a few animals—like bowerbirds and hermit crabs—are doing what they can to recycle it. And according to a recent study, wild bees in Canada have joined the effort, which is a rare observation of behavioral flexibility in species especially insects, in increasingly plastic-rich environments.The researchers found two species of leafcutter bees putting plastic into their nests. One of the bees they studied, the alfalfa leafcutter bee, normally bites off pieces of leaves and flowers while the second bee gathers sticky substances from trees. Leafcutter bees don't build big nests or store honey like honeybees, choosing instead small nests in underground holes, tree holes or cracks（裂缝）in buildings. But the researchers found that three of eight brood cells（育雏巢室）contained pieces of plastic bags, replacing 23 percent of the cut leaves in each cell on average.While they don't make honey,alfalfa leafcutter bees still make money for theU. S. and Canadian farmers by pollinating（给......传授花粉）crops including alfalfa , carrots and melons. The European insects were introduced to North America in the 1930s for that purpose, and they've since become wild, joining the continent's many native species of leafcutter bees.In a separate study conducted in Argentina between 2017 and 2018, researchers found a bee nest made entirely of plastic, which consisted of three separate cells. It's the first known example of such construction worldwide. Compared to the other nests the researchers examined, which were made of natural materials, this one had a pretty lower success rate of the bees' survival. One of the cells had a dead baby bee , another seemedto have housed an adult that had left the nest, and the third was unfinished.12. What does the animals' use of plastic show according to the study?A. How widely plastic is used.B. How strange the behavior of wildlife is.C. How some wildlife is adapting to plastic.D. How plastic pollution has harmed them.13. What do leaves mean to alfalfa leafcutter bees?A. Food.B. Shelter.C A plastic substitute. D. Traditional nest materials.14. Which is one characteristic of leafcutter bees?A. They have great economic value.B. They store honey like honeybees.C. They prefer to live in tree holes.D. They have evolved into a new species.15. What was the nest made entirely of plastic like?A. It might be warmer.B. It might be unhealthy.C. It might be easy to finish.D. It might be recyclable.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
2019-2020学年河南省商丘市第一高级中学高二上学期期末考试英语试题(Word版)
河南省商丘市第一高级中学2019-2020学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
AThe Isle of Wight, off the south coast of England, is the best place in Europe for discovering dinosaur bones. Dinosaur Farm Museum was established in 1993. Since then, the museum has introduced the study of old bones to many more people.What we offerVisitors can enjoy our displays, or watch us cleaning dinosaur bones and other fossils found on the island’s beaches.The museum has a variety of different fossils, many of them never displayed to the public before. As more are discovered all the time, you can be sure of seeing something new each time you visit.We have a free Fossil Identification Service, so you can bring in any fossils you have and find out what they are. In addition, we have a reasonably-priced Museum Shop, where you can buy a souvenir of your visit. You could also bring a picnic and relax in our special picnic area. ActivitiesFossil hunts are organized from the museum and run all year round. Groups of up to 25 are guided on a local beach where they can search for fossils. All these hunts are fully licensed and insured, and guides can help to identify any fossils found and point out things of interest.Due to the popularity of these hunts, all trips must be booked by a personal visit to Dinosaur Farm Museum.Did you know…?The BBC programme “Live from Dinosaur Island” was filmed along the coast here, and Dinosaur Farm Museum was the base for the television crew.Find out moreCheck out our website at www.isleofwight/dinosaurfarm to learn in detail how we dig for dinosaurs. You can also read about the many different kinds of dinosaurs which lived in this area, which was connected to Europe 120 million years ago.21. One can book a fossil hunt ______.A. through a BBC programB. through the museum’s websiteC. by making a call to the museumD. by visiting the museum personally22. Which of the following is free of charge at the museum?A. Food for a picnic.B. Attending fossil hunts.C. A souvenir of the museum.D. Having fossils identified.23. The passage is most probably taken from ______.A. a conference interviewB. a travel magazineC. a history bookD. a science fictionBMy mom only had one eye. I hated her… she was such an embarrassment. My mom ran a small shop at a flea market. She collected little weeds and such to sell… anything for the money we needed she was such an embarrassment. There was this one day during elementary school.I remember that it was field day, and my mom came. I was so embarrassed. How could she do this to me? I threw her a hateful look and ran out. The next day at school… “Your mom only has one eye?!” and they taunted me.I wish ed that my mom would just disappear from this world so I said to my mom, “Why don’t you just die?” My mom did not respond. I guess I felt a little bad, but at the same time, it felt good to think that I had said what I’d wanted to say all this time. Maybe it was because my mom hadn’t punished me, but I didn’t think that I had hurt her feelings very badly.That night… I woke up, and went to the kitchen to get a glass of water. My mom was crying there, so quietly, as if she was afraid that she might wake me. I hated my mother who was crying out of her one eye. So I told myself that I would grow up and become successful, because I hated my one-eyed mom and our desperate poverty.Then I studied really hard. I left my mother and came to Seoul and studied, and got accepted in the Seoul University with all the confidence I had. Then, I got married. I bought a house of my own. Then I had kids, too. Now I’m living happily as a successful man. I like it here because it’s a place that doesn’t remind me of my mom.This happiness was getting bigger and bigger, when someone unexpected came to see me “What?! Who’s this?!” It was my mother… Still with her one eye. It felt as if the whole sky was falling apart on me. My little girl ran away, scared of my mom’s eye.And I asked her, “Who are you? I don’t know you!!” as if I tried to make that real. I screamed at her “How dare you come to my house and scare my daughter! Get out of here now!!” And to this, my mother quietly answered, “oh, I’m so sorry. I may have gotten the wrong address,” and she disappeared. Thank goodness… she doesn’t recognize me. I was quite relieved. I told myself that I wasn’t going to care, or think about this for the rest of my life.Then a wave of relief came upon me… one day, a letter regarding a school reunion came to my house. I lied to my wife saying that I was going on a business trip. After the reunion, I went down to the old shack, that I used to call a house…just out of curiosity there, I found my mother fallen on the cold ground. She had a piece of paper in her hand. It was a letter to me.She wrote:My son, I think my life has been long enough now. For you… I’m sorry that I only have one eye, and I was an embarrassment for you. You see, when you were very little, you got into an accident, and lost your eye. As a mother, I couldn’t stand watching you having to grow up with only one eye… so I gave you mine… I was so proud of my son that was seeing a whole new world for me, in my place, with that eye. I was never upset at you for anything you did. The couple times that you were angry with me. I thought to myself, ‘it’s because he loves me.’ I miss you so much. I love you. You mean the world to me.My World Shattered. I hated the person who only lived for me. I cried for My Mother, I didn’t know of any way that will make up for my worst deeds…So I gave you mine. With all my love to you! Your mom.24. What did the writer’s mother do when he was young?A. A cook.B. A worker.C. A businesswomanD. A cleaner.25. The writer wished his mom to die, which made his mom .A. sadB. happyC. calmD. quiet26. The writer studied very hard in order to .A. go to a famous universityB. become a successful manC. live far away from his motherD. make his mother live happily27. The writer mainly wants to tell us .A. how he knew his mother’s secretB. how he became a successful manC. how much his mother loved himD. how his mother lost one eyeCA record warm December raised average temperatures enough to make 2015 the second hottest year on record in the contiguous United States, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Cli mate Monitoring Annual Report, which was released Thursday.The United Nations had previously reported that 2015 was shaping up to be the warmest year on record for the whole planet.Last year was also the third wettest on record in the U.S. and saw ten weather- or climate-related disasters that each caused at least $1 billion in damage in the U.S. and killed a total of 155 people. These include a drought, two floods, five severe storms, a wildfire, and a winter storm.The average U.S. temperature was 54.4°F, 2.4°F above the 20th century average, and second only to 2012’s record warmth. This was also the 19th consecutive year with average temperatures above the average for the century.Every state reported above-average annual temperatures. The warming was particularly pronounced across most of the eastern half of the country in December, when many places saw temperatures 30 degrees above normal and many records were set.This mirrored changes seen in the Arctic that month, when temperatures spiked to 50 degrees above normal. Part of this warming was driven by a strong El Niño, or periodic warming in the Pacific Ocean, but some of it can also be attributed to global warming, says meteorologist Eric Holthaus, who was not involved with the federal report.The analysis comes less than a month after the U.S. and 194 other countries signed an agreement in Paris to more aggressively counter the effects of climate change.“Even if all the initial targets in Paris are met, we’ll only be part of the way there w hen it comes to reducing carbon from the atmosphere,” said President Barack Obama at the time. Still, the agreement represented “a turning point” by setting up “the architecture" for doing so, he said.NOAA’s climate monitoring center doesn’t issue predic tions for future weather, but the agency’s Climate Prediction Center does. That team’s forecast for the next three months calls for warmer-than-average temperatures in much of the country, although parts of Texas and the Southeast may be a little cooler than usual.As Lancaster University Professor Gail Whiteman told the Weather Channel, "climate change means extreme weather is the new normal."28. What’s the meaning of the underlined sentence “climate change means extreme weather is thenew normal”?A. Extreme weather will not normal due to the climate change.B. Climate change will result in the unpredictable weather.C. Climate change will be more and more common except for the extreme weather.D. Extreme weather will be kind of tendency in the future.29. Which of the following statement is true?A. The target of reducing carbon is accomplished.B. $1 billion loss was caused by the extreme weather.C. In most areas of US, the temperatures will be warmer than average.D. 2015 was the first warmest and the third wettest on record in the country.30. What can be inferred from the text?A. The reducing of carbon still needs great efforts worldwide.B. NOAA has nothing to do with the predictions for climate change.C. The whole US will be warmer in the future due to the global warming.D. The weather change in the western areas is more obvious than that in the east.31. We can probably find the text in __ ?A. a government reportB. a science magazineC. an advertisementD. a newspaperDNo poem should ever be discussed or “analyzed”, until it has been read aloud by someone, teacher or student. Better still, perhaps, is the practice of reading it twice, once at the beginning of the discussion and once at the end, so the sound of the poem is the last thing one hears.All discussions of poetry are, in fact, preparations for reading it aloud, and the reading of the poem is, finally, the most telling(生动的）“interpretation” of it, suggesting tone, rhythm, and meaning all at once. Hearing a poet read the work in his or her own voice, on records or on film, is obviously a special reward. But even those aids to teaching can not replace the student and teacher reading it or, best of all, reciting it.I have come to think, in fact, that time spent reading a poem aloud is much more important than “analyzing” it, if there isn’t time for both. I think one of our goals as teachers of English is to have students love poetry. Poetry is “a criticism of life”, and “a heightening of life”. It also deserves a place in the teaching of language and literature more central than it presently occupies.I am not saying that every English teacher must tea ch poetry. Those who don’t like it should not be forced to put that dislike on anyone else. But those who do teach poetry must keep in mind a few things about its essential nature, about its sound as well as its sense, and they must make room in the classroom for hearing poetry as well as thinking about it.32. To have a better understanding of a poem, one should _____.A. discuss it with othersB. analyze it by oneselfC. practice reading it aloudD. copy it down in a notebook33. According to the writer, one of the purposes of teaching English is to get students _____.A. to enjoy poetryB. to understand lifeC. to become teacherD. to become poets34. The underlined word "make room "( in the last paragraph) probably means ____.A. to build a boothB. to provide equipmentC. to set aside enough spaceD. to leave a certain amount of time35. What does the last sentence in the third paragraph imply? _____.A. Poetry is more important than any other subject.B. More stress should be laid on the teaching of poetry.C. One cannot enjoy life fully without an understanding of poetry.D. Poetry is the foundation of all language and literature courses.第二节（共5小题，每小题2分，共10分）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。
2019-2020学年商丘市第一中学高三英语上学期期末考试试题及参考答案
2019-2020学年商丘市第一中学高三英语上学期期末考试试题及参考答案第一部分阅读（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）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ASome colleges have started offering their own gap year programs to support students who want to take a year off in a meaningful way. Below, we’ll look at four of these programs.American University Gap ProgramWhen to apply: By July 15 or November 15Is there funding available? No.In American University Gap Program, students spend three days per week with a government or business organization in the city. Students go on field trips, listen to guest speakers, take part in hands-on lessons and work on service projects as a group. Students who complete the program can earn seven credits.Duke University Gap Year ProgramWhen to apply: By early May of each yearIs there funding available? Yes, $5,000 to $15,000.Though Duke University has no course of study or experience for its gap year program, it encourages students to have an independent plan for their year off, particularly one that promotes personal growth. Independent experiences may include community service, personalized experiential learning opportunities and others.Florida State University Gap YearWhen to apply: By February 24Is there funding available? Yes, up to $5,000.Florida State University offers gap year funding to students wishing to work or volunteer before starting college. In order to get the momey, students must explain their plans for their gap year. The experience must last over one year.St Norbert College Bridge Year ExperienceWhen to apply: not specifiedIs there funding available? Not specified.Students taking part in the Bridge Year Experience can travel to locations such as New Mexico, Wisconsin andGuatemala during the fall term, where they learn about the local cultures, take courses and get service opportunities.1.What does Duke University advise students to do during their gap year?A.Focus on their personal growth.B.Be independent of their parents.C.Apply before the end of November.D.Contact some off-campus organization.2.How can students get gap year funding from Florida State University?A.By having extra credits.B.By organizing several projects.C.By showing their gap plans.D.By doing volunteer work.3.If you are interested in travelling, you can choose ________.A.Florida State University Gap YearB.American University Gap ProgramC.Duke University Gap Year ProgramD.St. Norbert College Bridge Year ExperienceBWhen visitors enter Planet Word, a new museum in Washington, D. C , they will see Speaking Willow, a tall art piece representing a tree. As they pass under the artwork, they can hear recordings of speech in hundreds of languages coming from the tree. Most words sound foreign to the listeners. The different voices also speak at the same time. The resultingclamoris similar to that made in a crowded theater before a show begins.Rafael Lozano-Hemmer completed the piece last year. On his website, the artist says that Speaking Willow “reminds us that language is what defines our specific communities and connects our many cultures.” Lozano-Hemmer made the piece specially for the museum.It is the first of many immersive (身临其境的) experiences for visitors at Planet Word, a museum all about words and language. The exhibits playfully explore the lager and complex subject of language.In one room, a video plays, showing babies saying their first words. Another room, called “Where Do Words Come From”, teaches the history of some common English words. The space includes a 22-foot-tali “Wall of Words”, where visitors speak into devices and learn about the roots of the English language.Another room invites listeners to speak and learn about different languages. Native speakers of 28 languages and two sign languages teach people sayings in those languages. They also explain how language shapes their understanding of the world and how words cannot be separated from culture.Other rooms explore the different ways language is used — from humor and song writing to public speakingand advertising. Visitors can sing karaoke while learning about song writing, record a famous speech, play a joke-telling game, and teach a computer how to make cartoons. Almost every exhibit is interactive and most ask visitors to speak aloud.One exhibit room is all about books. It is designed to look like an old, rich library. Books line the shelves. When a book is placed on the table, a recorded reading begins and pictures appear.4. What does the underlined word “clamor” in paragraph 1 probably mean?A. Scene.B. Noise.C. Language.D. Appearance.5. The SpeakingWillowwas created ______.A specially B. accidentallyC. on requestD. out of curiosity6. What can we learn from the video in the room?A. Words and cultures.B. Different languages.C. The history of words.D. The first words newborns say.7. In which paragraph can you find the methods of using languages?A. 3.B. 4.C. 6.D. 7.CIf you travel inAthens, against popular belief, I would highly recommend saving the Acropolis for your secondday. As attractive as it is to head straight to the most famous building in the city, there are several reasons why you should hold off until later.Sunriseis the best time to see the ruins, and who wants to spend their first day in anew citywaking up at6 a.m.? On top of that, the Acropolis is going to make every other site inAthensless important in comparison, so I recommend not hitting it on your first day.We got to the southeast gate at 7：30, half an hour before it opened at 8. When the gate opened, we rushed to the hill. Our plan paid off because we had the whole complex to ourselves for five minutes. In this age of overtourism, getting to the greatness of the Acropolis with nobody else around felt special and excited.The Acropolis is the name given to the complex on top of the hill, and it’s made up of several buildings. There’s theTempleofAthena Nike, the Parthenon, the Old Temple of Athena, the Legendary Olive Tree of the Pandroseion, the Porch of the Caryatids at the Erechtheion... and on your way down, the Odeon of Herodes Atticus.Something that sounds boring but isn’t is theAcropolisMuseum, and I recommend spending a couple of hours there. As someone who is a museum-avoider, I listened to the recommendations of everyone who had been, and made myself go inside. And I loved it. The museum houses tons of sculptures unearthed from the Acropolis, and it was interesting to check them out.Head toSyntagma Squarenext to watch the changing of the guard. This takes place every hour on the hour, so try to time your visit perfectly. The guards wear fun clothes and make for interesting photos.8. The author suggests visiting the Acropolis on the second day so that ___________.A. it can save visitors a lot of timeB. it can save visitors from getting up earlyC. it can make for a better travel experienceD. it can give visitors a better understanding ofAthens9. How did the author feel when he ran to the top of the hill?A. Bored.B. Worried.C. Relaxed.D. Amazed.10. With what may the author agree about theAcropolisMuseum?A. It is so great that it should be visited last.B. It is enjoyable and worth visiting.C. It wastes a lot of time.D. It should be avoided.11. What is the purpose of the text?A. To provide some advice on visiting the Acropolis.B. To introduce the history of the Acropolis.C. To call on people to protect historic sites.D. To encourage people to travel around.DHave you ever done something for someone else—knowing that your actions would solely benefit THEM and not YOU? Maybe you opened a door or donated blood or volunteered in a hospital’s ER during the pandemic. This is called a prosocial behavior. Humans engage in these types of behaviors all the time.But a question remains in science: Are we the only species who do this? As one of out closest s, chimpanzees have long been studied for signs of this. So far, research has provided mixed results on the question.Some studies show that chimps cooperatively hunt, share food and comfort each other. But one study came to a very different conclusion. The study used a controlled lab experiment where chimpanzees in enclosures were given two options: push a button to give food to themselves or push the button to give food to themselves AND apartner chimp. If they chose the latter, it was seen as a prosocial behavior. But the result is that chimps showed no special preferences for feeding themselves and a friend over feeding just themselves. Another study conducted by DeTroy, however, discovered a totally different result.Compared to previous controlled lab-based experiments, the setup for DeTroy’s research was very naturalistic. “We installed a button and a fountain into the chimpanzees’ outer enclosures. When an individual pushes the button, it releases juice from the fountain. However, since the button and fountain are approximately five meters apart, the individual pushing cannot directly drink from the fountain. And if any other chimpanzees are at the fountain when the button is pushed, they, and not the pusher, will be able to drink the juice.In this experiment, chimpanzees showed a willingness to act in the interest of others, with individual chimpanzees prepared to push the button without benefiting themselves.“It is really fascinating to see that many of the chimpanzees were willing to prosocially provide valuable resources to the group members even if they couldn’t benefit themselves from their behavior.” said DeTroy.Further research may reveal what lies behind their prosocial motivation. But for now, it’s safe to assume that chimpanzees are not simply aping human behavior.12. Which of the following belongs to prosocial behaviors?A. Jack participated in voluntary work in the library just to earn credits.B. Mark turned to his classmate for help when feeling stressful in study.C. Tim guided a lost child back home on his way to an important job interview.D. Rose often interrupted the teacher to ask questions actively in the math’s class.13. What is the task of the chimpanzees in the lab-based study?A. Sharing food.B. Making a choice.C. Comforting others.D. Showing sympathy.14. How is DeTroy’s study different from the previous ones?A. It was based on controlled lab experiment.B. It gave juice to the chimpanzees as a reward.C. It offered the tested chimpanzees a natural surrounding.D. It provided a chance for chimpanzees to help their partners.15. What can we learn from DeTroy’s quotes?A. Chimpanzees can develop abilities to help others.B. Chimpanzees have acquired many human behaviors.C. Chimpanzees in the wild is cleverer than those in the lab.D. Chimpanzees displayed prosocial behaviors for certain rewards.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
河南省商丘市第一高级中学2019_2020学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题文
河南省商丘市第一高级中学2019-2020学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题文第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
ACity CollegeADMISSION REQUIREMENTSAll high school graduates and anyone 18 years of age or older, with or without a high school diploma, are suitable for admission. Individuals under the age of 18 who possess a high school diploma are also suitable for admission.HOW TO ENROLL IN CREDIT COURSESNew and readmitted students must complete and hand in a credit admissions application form available online at .BEFORE YOU REGISTER:●Learn about your skill level in English and Math through our assessment service;●Attend an orientation (新生报到会) to hear about support services;●Meet with a counselor (adviser) to select your courses;●Find out if you are required for attending the entrance examinations.HOW TO ENROLL IN NONCREDIT COURSE SCourses in Noncredit Programs are free of charge (no enrollment fee). For information on how to enroll in noncredit courses, click here.PARKINGStudents, faculty and staff are encouraged to use public transit. Click here for Parking Regulations.SERVICESCity College services include a bookstore, cafeteria, health center, tutoring center, career and transfer center, counseling, financial aid, library, learning resource center, student government offices, campus police, disabled students programs and more.21.Which kind of the following people could not be admitted to City College?A.A sixteen boy without a high school diploma.B.An adult without a high school diploma.C.Anyone who possesses a high school diploma.D.A high school graduate.22.What do we know about the entrance examinations from the passage?A. All new and readmitted students must take the examinations.B.Those who are poor in English and Math must take the entrance examinations.C.Not all the new students are required to take the entrance examinations.D.The entrance examinations are free of charge.23.Where can this passage be found?A.On an education website.B.In a newspaper advertisement.C.In a tour guide.D.In a college news report.BDerek Rabelo is not the only surfer(冲浪手) to conquer Hawaii’s famous Pipelinebig wave break, but while all others use their sight to do it, this young professional surfer must r ely only on his other senses. That’s because he is completely blind.When Derek was born, over 24 years ago, he got his name from Derek Ho, the first Hawaiian surfing world champion. A surfing enthusiast himself, Ernesto dreamed that his son would share the talent(才干) of his uncle, a professional surfer. Unfortunately, Derek was born completely blind, but this didn’t stop his family from believing that he could do anything he wanted, even if that meant becoming a surfer.At age 2, Derek received a bodyboard and the beaches of Guarapari, Brazil, became his backyard. He was always comfortable in the water and surfing was in his blood, but he didn’t actually try riding a wave until he turned 17, when his father bought him a surfboard. His father taught him the basics and encouraged him to keep practicing, but after successfully standing up on the surfboard, Derek knew he needed to become much better if he was going to achieve Ernesto’s dream and become a professional surfer. So he joined the Praia do Morro surf school, where he studied under coach Fabio Maru.Standing up on a surfboard and conquering small waves is one thing, while gathering the courage to take on Hawii’s board-breaking Pipeline is another. But that’s exactly what Derek Rabelo set out to do just months after learning how to surf. Everyone told him it was too dangerous, but he felt he could do it, and he did, earning the praise of famous professional surfers like Keely Slater and Mick fanning. Now 24, Rabelo has been surfing the Pipeline every winter since.24.What does the first paragraph tell us?A.Derek Rabelo is the only blind professional surfer to conquer Hawaii’s big wave break.B.Nobody has ever conquered Hawaii’s big wave break.C.Derek Rabelo dreams to conquer Hawaii’s big wave break.D.Good eyesight is necessary for becoming good surfers.25.How did Ernesto behave after Derek was born?A.He started his own interest in surfing.B.He named him after his uncle.C.He sent him to a surfing champion.D.He never lost confidence in him.26.After Derek was able to stand up on the surfboard, he _________.A.began to try riding a waveB.was no longer afraid of waterC.realized he still had a long way to goD.knew his father’s dream had come true27.Which of the following words can best describe Derek according to the last paragraph?A.Skillful but proud.B.Brave and confident.C.Courageous but stubborn.D.Thoughtful and modest.CCities are likely to be affected by overheating, thanks to something called the urban heat island effect. Cities tend to be short of trees, which provide shade, and they are covered with black pavement, which absorbs heat from the sun. Think of how it feels to wear a dark shirt versus a white shirt on a sunny day. A black shirt absorbs light, heating you up. But a white shirt reflects light, keeping you cool.The average temperature in a city of a million or more people can be more than 5 degrees F hotter than surrounding areas. That extra 5 degrees can turn a hot dayfrom uncomfortable to deadly. As temperatures rise, cities will be an especially dangerous place to be during a heat wave. To protect public health, city officials are going to make the city cooler.As part of that effort, Los Angeles is coating its roads in CoolSeal, a gray paint that keeps streets and parking lots（分摊）10 degrees cooler than black asphalt (沥青). It will help Angelinos save money during the summer, when air conditioning sends power bills soaring. And it will save lives by lowering temperatures and improving air quality. Hot weather worsens air pollution by turning car exhaust （尾气）into smog（烟雾）, which can make life miserable for people with asthma (哮喘) and other breathing problems.Of course, LA will have to do more than paint over a few streets to cool off the city. Angelinos will also need to plant more trees and apply white paint to rooftops-at least those not already covered in solar panels. While LA is a pioneer of reflective streets, other cities, like New York, are already experimenting with reflective roofs or, like Melbourne, lowering the temperature by planting trees. LA is hardly alone in its effort to stay cool.“This is an urgent challenge, and it’s much bigger than one person,” said Mayor Garcetti in a recent statement. “Climate change is a fact of life th at people in Los Angeles and cities around the world live with every day.”28.Which of the following contributes to the urban heat island effect?A.Furnishing every house with air conditioners.B.Covering the streets with white paint.C.Applying reflective paint to rooftops.D.Planting more trees in the streets.29.What should the city officials emphasize during hot summer?A.When to cut off the electricity supply.B.Where to wear a white shirt.C.Why to coat roads with black paint.D.How to make the city cooler.30.What benefit can people gain from the use of CoolSeal?A.Increasing the indoor activities.B.Promoting the sale of air conditioners.C.Making life easier and more comfortable.D.Reducing the number of cold days.31.What’s the main idea of the pa ssage?A.L.A. is painting its streets white to keep the city cool.B.L.A. calls on people to fight against global warming.C.More and more countries begin to plant trees in the streets.D.L.A. adopted many approaches to fight against the heat.DThe pursuit of happiness can be a lifelong search for some – but researchers believe they may have found a key factor in feeling a greater overall sense of well-being.Nottingham Trent University researchers found that the more an individual identified with a particular group, such as family, in their local community or through a hobby, the happier they were with their life.“Our findings suggest that thinking more about one’s group life could have significant benefits for an overall sense of well-being,” said Dr. Ju liet Wakefield, a psychologist at Nottingham Trent University.“We tend to identify with groups that share our values, interests and life priorities(优先), as well as those that support us in times of crisis, and we can see how this would be linked to happiness. Our work taps into (发掘) knowledge that is deep within all of us, but we often forget due to the fast-paced and achievement-focused nature of modern life – to be your best self, you are likely to require the support of others.”They studied how 4,000 participants felt connected to certain groups, and then measured the influence this had upon their levels of happiness. It’s important to note that identifying with a group isn’t the same as membership, though. You can be a member of a group with which you feel no connection at all. It’s that subjective （主观的）sense of belonging that’s crucial(决定性的) for happiness.Health care professionals should encourage people to join groups that they are interested in, or which promote their values and ideals, as well as advising people to maintain association with groups they already belong to. Simple social interventions (干预) such as this could in turn help to reduce care expense and prevent future ill health.32.According to the text, who are much happier?A. Individuals who have happy families.B.Individuals who have a good many hobbies.C.People who feel a strong sense of belonging to a group.D.People who gain membership of many social groups.33.What do people tend to forget in Juliet’s view?A.They live a busy and stressful life.B.They need others’ help for self-improvement.C.Happiness is of the same importance as work.D.They should connect with like-minded people.34.What does the underlined word “this” in the last paragraph refe r to?A.Promotion of people’s values and interests.B.Reduction of health care expenses.C.Social involvement with certain groups.D.Health care experts’ encouragement and advice.35.What may be the best title for the passage?A.The Nature of Happiness.B.The Secret to Happiness.C.The Search for Happiness.D.The Attitude to Happiness.第二节根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。
河南省商丘市第一高级中学2019-2020学年高一第一学期期中考试英语试卷 Word版含答案
河南省商丘市第一高级中学2019-2020学年高一第一学期期中考试英语试卷第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
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AJust imagine lying down on your bed in a hotel room with fishes quietly paying you a visit. Yes, we are talking about spending days and nights under water. As exciting as it sounds, we have figured out some of the world’s best underwater hotels for you.ATLANTISThe hotel is located in Dubai. You can simply relax while seeing various marine(海洋的) animals in their natural habitat. Mother Nature here is just a curtain away. Atlantis also has a hotel in the Bahamas, which is as famous as this one in Dubai.JULES UNDERSEA LODGEA very popular place among famous people, Jules is a place for visitors who are often looking for thrills in a vacation. Located on the Lodge off the coast of Key Largo, Florida, Jules requires its visitors to take a course in scuba diving(水肺潜泳) as the entrance is 21 feet into the water. It is one of the oldest underwater hotels. UTTER INNThe hotel is artist Mikael Genberg’s baby. Utter Inn offers bedrooms that let the visitors sleep peacefully under the waters of Malaren. These rooms are quite comfortable and give the guests a unique one-to-one interaction(互动) with marine animals.CONRAD MALDIVES RANGALI ISLAND RESORTNow many people have a fear of water, which leads to their anxiety problems. If you are this kind of people, but still want to experience marine activities around you, then Maldives is the place for you. This is not exactly located underwater but yes, Conrad has a dining room underwater that offers some great food with marine activities happening around.21. People have to receive special training before going to________.A. AtlantisB. Jules Undersea LodgeC. Utter InnD. Conrad Maldives Rangali Island Resort22. What do the four hotels have in common?A. They are not suitable for non-swimmers.B. They are designed for visitors to get close to the sea.C. They organized underwater activities with sea animals.D. They offer a peaceful and comfortable living environment.23. What is the purpose of the passage?A. To introduce beautiful places for holidays.B. To explain do’s and don’ts in special hotels.C. To support underwater activities during vacations.D. To share interesting underwater hotels with tourists.BIt isn’t unusual for Hannah Murphy to arrive at workplace and find that her classroom or work building has no power. In some parts of the world, this might be an excuse to put off or cancel classes. However, Murphy, who is among the U.S. educators teaching abroad in the English Language Fellow Program, is used to experiencing this situation.“My team is in Mekelle, Ethiopia. I work at Mekelle University. Now I am teaching freshmen, who are always fun and ready to take part in classroom activities. I feel happy with them,” Murphy explained. “I take the mini-bus to work, greet the university guards(门卫) and come into my office. Then I go to the classroom buildings. Students are often waiting in the classroom when I arrive, and then we begin moving desks around and get ready to start class.”“I was originally encouraged to apply for the English Languag e Fellowship by David Bell, my teacher then,” she said. “I’m thankful that he encouraged and supported me throughout the application, interview and acceptance process.” Since Murphy came to Mekelle, she has kept in touch with three of her Western instructors: Gloria, Joanne and Carla. “They were important in my work. They continuously offered advice, and shared their experience with me,” said Murphy.Although Murphy’s first 10-month Fellowship is to end this summer, she will continue to share her teaching in Ethiopia. She has accepted an offer for a second 10-month Fellowship in Ethiopia.“I immediately fell in love with Ethiopia. Everyone I met was unbelievably generous and wanted to make sure I felt safe and happy. Of course there was a period when I wasn’t used to my new life here. However, I have some local friends who helped me deal with cultural differences, as well as other friends who taught me the language,” she said.24.How does Murphy probably feel when her work building has no power?A.ScaredB. SurprisedC. NervousD. Calm25.After this summer, Murphy is likely to ________.A. share her teaching in her own countryB. write a book about her experienceC. continue working in EthiopiaD. travel to other countries26.When Murphy first arrived in Ethiopia, she _______.A.got used to the life there quicklyB.could hardly find anyone to help herC.met many problems in culture and languageD.had little trouble communicating with local people27.The passage mainly talks about ________.A.the terrible living conditions in EthiopiaB.Murphy’s teaching experience in EthiopiaC.Murphy’s special ways of teaching in EthiopiaD.The cultural differences faced by Murphy in EthiopiaCWith climate change and overfishing threatening our oceans, it is becoming increasingly important for researchers to closely observe and check sea animals and plants. However, it’s almost impossible to make it since human presence scares the animals. Now, thanks to the robot, aka SoFi, researchers may be able to solve the problem.Built by MIT’s laboratory, the snow-white remote-controlled robot simulates fish, complete with a flexible(灵活的) tail that moves from side to side and two “fins(鳍)”.When the robot is under the sea, a motor is pumping water into a pair of balloon-like rooms located in the robot’s ta il. These rooms operate similarly to the key parts in engines. As one room expand, the tail bends(弯曲) to one side; when the motor pushes water to the other channel, the tail bends in the other direction. Thus the robot gains the ability to move to where it wants to go.SoFi solves many of the problems that have affected the usefulness of previous(以前的) robots—some types of autonomous underwater vehicles(AUVs).AUVs traditionally often have had to be tied to a boat because radio frequency communications do not work well underwater. So researchers use sound waves. The new technology can travel greater distances, allowing drivers, by using a controller, to pilot SoFi from up to 50 feet away. SoFi can move around the ocean, unaffected by ropes. Also limiting trad itional AUVs’ usefulness is the danger of hitting something, like hard stones. With the outside made of rubber and plastic that can keep its built-in electronics dry, SoFi can effectively avoid hitting. So a soft robot is more likely to survive a potential crisis.During test dives in Rainbow Reef, SoFi swam alongside the unsuspecting ocean life at depths of 50 feet for up to 40 minutes at a time, obtaining high-quality photos and videos. More importantly, it was able to do so without causing any disturbance. Researchers say sometimes the fish would swim alongside the strange-looking robot in curiosity(好奇), while at other times they appeared to completely ignore its existence. “It’s not perfect, but we’re improving it. Our efforts will pay off,” says Robert Katzschmann.28. The robot SoFi is created to ______.A. observe climate changeB. catch fish and observe themC. help to monitor sea creaturesD. prevent overfishing in oceans29. What does the underlined word “simulates” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?A. Is modeled after.B. Is designed for.C. Is connected with.D. Is applied to.30. Wha t’s Paragraph 3 mainly about?A. The shape of SoFi.B. The application of SoFi.C. The structure of SoFi’s tailD. The theory of SoFi movement.31. The materials for SoFi’s outside help SoFi to _______.A. stay safe underwaterB. take high-quality photosC. stay deeper under the seaD. better attract sea creaturesDFrom now on, never spend your precious time thinking of reasons for your failures and shortcomings. Instead, realize that the seeds of success were planted within you when you were born. Only you have the power to make those seeds grow.The seeds, and the power to grow them, are contained in the most awesome machine ever created: the human mind. Success is a choice and not a chance. You were born a winner. You can be a success only if you make the right choice.You cannot be successful without first developing your self-esteem(自尊). Your level of self-esteem is always based on the degree of control that you are able to exercise over yourself, and thus over your life. People with low self-esteem are people who do not believe that they have any power, or responsibility for their lives. They are leaves tossed (摇摆) by the winds of chance blown about with any sudden change in the weather. You can control your life only to the degree that you believe that you are responsible for everything that happens in your life.Failures think that everything happens by accident and chance. Successful people realize that they are responsible.Everything happens as a result of something. If we can identify the cause, we can control the effect. We are responsible for what we choose to think and believe. One generally rises to the level that one expects. We are responsible for letting out expectations. Our success is dependent upon our level of confidence.In short, in all areas of your life, whether they be financial, physical, emotional, or spiritual, you are responsible. Once you recognize this, accept it, and firmly believe it, you are on the road to success.32. People with low self-esteem are compared to leaves because they______.A. are easily affected by windy weatherB.are ready to change their mindsC. don’ t have the power to face their fateD. can’t control themselves33.Losers would think that ______.A. their failure is only because of bad luckB. they don’t make efforts to succeedC. working hard will lead to successD. success is the result of hard work34. It can be inferred from paragraph 5 that______.A. success is a chanceB. we are what we make usC. thoughts and beliefs are the result of creative mindD. developing confidence is the only way to future success35. The last paragraph serves as______.A. the proof of the author's pointsB. an introduction to another topicC. the conclusion of the argumentD. a comparison between two views第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）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。
2020年商丘市第一高级中学高三英语上学期期末试卷及参考答案
2020年商丘市第一高级中学高三英语上学期期末试卷及参考答案第一部分阅读（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）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AObesity (肥胖症) is becoming a problem in our busy society, and almost one in three American adults is now considered to be obese. Children obesity is alsoat an all-time high.Obesity means being very overweight. If you are obese, you have too much bodyfat. If you eat more food than your body can use, this will make you put on weight. Food that your body does not need will be stored as fat by your body.The following are the major factors that increase the risk of obesity.What you eat plays a major role in weight gain. Eating a lot of fast food such as hamburgers, sweet drinks, ice creams and other sweet food can increase the risk of becoming obese.If you do not do enough exercise, you will put on weight as the food you eat is not being used to make energy for physical activities.The chances of you being obese are greater if your parents are obese.There are many psychological factors that cause people to eat too much. People who are worried, unhappy or bored will often eat to make themselves feel better. This is known as comfort eating.Age is another factor, as you tend (趋于) to be less active when you get older. When you get older, you need to eat less, and if you do not eat less, you will put on weight. Obesity can cause many health problems such as heart problems, high blood pressure and many other serious medical conditions.1. The underlined sentence in paragraph 1 means that ____.A. obesity does not do harm to health.B. there are more obese children than before.C. all the American children are obese.D. there are less obese children in the USA.2. According to the passage, there are ____ major factors that increase the risk of obesity.A. threeB. fourC. fiveD. six3. What will the writer most probably talk about after the last paragraph?A. How to avoid obesity.B. How to live in the busy USA.C. What illnesses are caused by obesity.D. How doctors treat heart problems.BAt any moment, about half the world’s population is wearing denim（牛仔布）clothes. But few realize tiny bits of denim have been adding up to a surprising amount of pollution in water, as a new study shows.Sam Athey, one of the study’s authors, says, “Even though denim is made of a natural material—cotton, it contains chemicals.” Cotton fibers were treated with many types of chemicals, she notes. Some improve its durability and feel. Others give denim its distinctive blue color1 .Athey and her team washed jeans and found that about 50,000 microfibers came off from each pair per wash. Not all of those fibers make their way into the environment. Wastewater treatment plants catch about 83 to 99 percent ofthem. Catching 99 percent may sound pretty good. But one percent of 50,000 is still 500 fibers per wash. And since every pair of jeans is washed again and again, it still adds up to lots of microfibers entering the water environment.Denim microfibers showed up in sediment（沉淀物）from the Great Lakes. More of these fibers polluted a series of shallow lakesin southern Ontario. They even turned up in sediment from the Arctic Ocean in northern Canada. The team found denim accounted for 12 to 23 percent of microfibers in the sediment. There were other microfibers too. But the team focused on denim because so many people wear jeans.“Everyone wears jeans so they could be our largest input of microfibers into our streams and soils,” Athey says. “An easy way to limit that is by washing our jeans less often.” Athey grew up thinking she should wash her jeans after wearing them every couple of times, but most jean companies recommend washing them no more than once a month. “The solution is not that you shouldn’t wear jeans,” she says. “We need to buy fewer denim clothes and only wash them when they truly need it.”4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. Chemicals are contained in natural cotton.B. Chemicals can make denim color1 ful.C. Chemicals prevent fibers from falling.D. Chemicals can make the life of denim longer.5. What does the underlined word “them” in Paragraph 3 refer to?A. Denim.B. Sediment.C. Microfibers.D. Chemicals.6. What does the author mainly want to tell us through Athey’s words ?A. To avoid wearing jeans.B. To reduce denim consumption.C. To wash jeans more often.D. To limit input in denim production.7. In which section of a magazine might the text be found?A. Science.B. Entertainment.C. Tourism.D. Geography.CThe secrets of dreaming are always interesting psychologists. It is generally acknowledged in the field that dreams people have during this time betweenchildhood and full adulthood, that’s around 30, are the strongest and most influential. Yet not enough is known about the repeated patterns of dreaming. Researchers are still trying to answer a basic question: How does dreaming relate to the life experiences and developmental challenges?G. William Domhoff and Adam Schneider, at theUniversityofCalifornia, help to answer this question by examining the lengthy dream series of two individuals, “Izzy” and “Jasmine”. Izzy provided a collection of 4, 329 dream reports from between the ages of 12 and 25, while Jasmine provided 664 dreams recorded between the ages of 14 and 25.Large collections of dreams like these pose challenges to researchers. Until recently, the means of studying dream series was to employ a team of recorders who take the time to code each dream for a predetermined(预先确定的)number of content categories, and then compare their results. Nowadays, digital technologies enable the analysis of language usage in dreams with high speed, accuracy, and objectivity. This marks a revolutionary advance in the science of dreaming. However,itcan only lead so far.To gain more specific and detailed insights, Domhoff and Schneider tailored word strings(词串)for each dreamer, mixing elements of traditional research with digital tools for analyzing large data sets. For Izzy these word strings included “family and s”, “celebrities” and “fantasy”, while the word strings they created for Jasmine included “familiar places,” electrical equipment” and “music”. The researchers used these word strings to identify connections between their dreams and real lives. Surprisingly, the results of the analysis revealed a great deal of consistency(一致性)and continuity in both sets of dreams. Izzy pays much attention to pop culture, and has affection for famous actors. Jasmine is an accomplished musician and performer.“The frequencies of dream elements show the intensity(强度)of the dreamer’s personal concern with that element in waking thought,” Domhoff and Schneider conclude. For anyone who still claims dreaming is merely random nonsense from the brain and mental world, these findings are hard to explain away.8. What do psychologists agree with about dreams?A. Dreams are influenced by life experiences.B. Dreaming is never nonsense from the brain.C. Dreams in one’s teens and twenties are strongest.D The patterns of dreaming are usually repeated.9. What does “it” underlined in paragraph 3 refer to?A. The collection of dreams.B. Research into dreaming.C. The digital method.D. The challenge for psychologists.10. How do the researchers conduct their study?A. By analyzing large data sets.B. By developing individualized word strings.C. By identifying the patterns of dreaming.D. By making comparison with traditional research.11. Which can be the best title for the text?A. New tech, new findingB. Dreams: reflections of waking realityC. Lives, languages, dreamsD. Life experiences: elements of mental worldDMost teenagers are still trying to find their passion and purposes in life. However, not Gitanjali Rao. The 15-year-old girl has been coming up with innovative solutions to worldwide problems since she was ten. It is, therefore, not surprising that the teenager has won the honor of “America's Top Young Scientist”.In the third grade, Rao was inspired to build a device after witnessing the shocking story unfold in Flint, Michigan, where cost-cutting measures led to the use of a polluted river as the city's primary water supply and incredibly high levels of lead made their way into people's drinking water.After two months' research, Rao designed a small and portable device that used sensors to instantly detect lead in water. Called Tethys, after the Greek Goddess(女神) of freshwater, it attaches to a cellphone and informs the residents via an app if their drinking water contains lead. The design earned her the 3M Young ScientistChallenge in 2017. She is currently working with scientists and medical professionals to test Tethys' potential and hopes the device will be ready for commercial use by 2022.Later, Rao took on another social issue-drug addiction. Her app, called Epione, which won the Health Pillar Prize at the TCS Ignite Innovation Student Challenge in May 2019, is designed to catch drug addiction in young adults before it's too late.More recently, the teenager has developed an app named Kindly, which usesartificial intelligence technology to detect possible signs of cyberbullying(网上欺凌). When users type in a word or phrase, Kindly is able to pick it up if it's bullying, and then it gives the option to edit it or send it the way it is. It gives them the chance to rethink what they are saying so that they know what to do next time.All kinds of awesome, Gitanjali Rao has been selected from 5,000 equally impressive nominees(被提名人) for TIME Magazine's first-ever “Kid of the Year”.12. What gave Rao the idea of inventing the device Tethys?A. The incident of lead pollution.B. The issue with drug addiction.C. The shortage of water supplies.D. The high cost of purifying water.13. What is Rao expecting of Tethys?A. It'll remove metal from water.B. It'll make it to market soon.C. It'll win her a higher prize.D. It'll be fitted to cellphones.14. What will Kindly allow users to do?A. Receive pre-warning signals of threat.B. Input words into a computer automatically.C. Choose from secure social networking sites.D. Weigh their words before posting them online.15. Which of the following can best describe Gitanjali Rao as a young scientist?A. Ambitious and humble.B. Optimistic and adventurous.C. Talkative and outstanding.D. Creative and productive.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
河南省商丘市第一高级中学2020学年高一英语上学期期末考试试题
商丘一高2014-2015学年第一学期期末考试试题高一英语试卷注意：1.本试卷分第I卷和第II卷两部分，共150分；考试时间100分钟；2.第I卷的答案请用2B铅笔涂在答题卷上；第II卷请用0.5毫米黑色签字笔写在指定位置上；3.交卷时只交答题卷。
第I卷（三部分，共105分）第二部分阅读理解（共两节 20小题；每小题3分，满分60分）第一节（共15小题；每小题3分，满分45分）阅读下列短文, 从每题所给的四个选项中, 选出最佳选项，并在答题卷上将该项涂黑。
AHenry Ford was the first person to build cars which were cheap，strong and fast．He was able to sell millions of models because he could produce them in large numbers at a time；that is，he made a great many cars of exactly the same kind．Ford’s fath er hoped that his son would become a farmer，but the young man did not like the idea and he went to Detroit（底特律）where he worked as a mechanic （机械师）．By the age of 29，in 1892，he had built his first car．However，the car made in this way，the famous “Model T” did not appear until 1908，five years after Ford had started his great motor car factory．This car showed to be well-known that it remained unchanged for twenty years．Since Ford’s time，this way of producing cars in large numbers has become common in industry and has reduced the price of many goods which would otherwise be very expensive．21．Henry Ford was the man to build _____ cars．A．strong and slow B．cheap and longC．fast and expensive D．cheap and strong22．Ford was able to sell millions of cars，because_____．A. he made lots of cars of the same kindB. his cars are manyC. he made many great carsD. both A and B23．The young man became a mechanic，_______．A．which was against his father’s willB．which was against his own willC．which was his father’s willD．which was the will of both24．The “Model T” was very famous_____．A．before 1908 B．between 1982 and 1908C．after 1908 D．before 189225．Ford built his own car factoryA． in 1913 B．in 1908 C．in 1903 D．in 1897BA woman from Japan, who had visited major businesses and investment companies in New York City, was telling a friend about her trip to the US. "I studied English before I left home. But I still was not sure that people were speaking English."Her problem is easy to understand. Americans in business are like people who are in business anywhere. They have a language of their own. Some of the words and expressions deal with the special areas of their work. Other expressions are borrowed from different kinds of work such as the theater and movieindustry. One such saying is get your act together.When things go wrong in a business, an employer may get angry. He may shout, "Stop making mistakes. Get your act together." Or, if the employer is calmer, he may say, "Let us get our act together." Either way, the meaning is the same. Getting your act together is getting organized. In business, it usually means to develop a calm and orderly plan of action.It is difficult to tell exactly where the saying began. Perhaps one o f the actors was nervous and made a lot of mistakes. The director may have said, "Calm down, now. Get your act together." Word expert James Rogers says the expression was common by the late 1970s. He says the Manchester Guardian newspaper used it in 1978. The newspaper said a reform policy required that the British government get its act together.Now, this expression is heard often when officials of a company meet. One company even called its yearly report, "Getting Our Act Together."26. Paragraph 1 is written mainly to .A. tell us the Japanese woman's English is poorB. tell us it is important to grasp spoken EnglishC. lead to the subject in the whole passageD. tell us traveling in the US is very difficult27. The reason why the woman was not sure that people were speaking English was that .A. they speak too fast to followB. they have some special words and expressions of their own in their fieldC. they didn't want the woman to learn their experienceD. they are from theater and movie industry28. We can infer that the saying "get your act together" .A. began from movie industryB. was created by word expert James Rogers in the 1970sC. was first used by the Manchester Guardian newspaperD. is used commonly in businesses and investment companies at present29. The best title for the passage is .A. Di fferent Countries, Different LanguagesB. The Experience in the USC. How to Learn English WellD. The Word and Its Story: Get Your Act TogetherCIndia has many festivals, with some celebrations that last for weeks. However, none of them come evenclose to Holi, India’s most colorful and fun festival. Celebrated on the day following the fu ll moon, thisyear’s festival happens to be on March 19th.As with most Indian festivals, this one also has many different folk stories. Most of them center around the success of good over evil. The most popular one is about a king, who hates his son Prahlada for loving the creator of the Universe—Lord Vishnu. When every attempt to stop him fails, his sister, Holika believed to be immune(免疫的) to fire, joins in the effort by inviting the young boy to sit with herinside a huge fire. Helped by the power of Lord Vishnu, Prahlada escapes safely, while the evil Holika isburned to death. To remember this event, huge outdoor fires are lit in the night before Holi in order to cleanthe air of evil spirits and to celebrate the death of the evil.So what’s so great about this day? While there are some fun parades(游行) and folk songs and dance performances, the most fun of all is walking to the streets and splashing(泼洒) people with water guns and dry colors and even covering them with entire buckets of colored water. On this day, everybody is fair game, no matter how old or how young.At about midday, the splashing comes to an end and people living close to oceans or rivers usually take a bath in the water to clean themselves before going home to a delicious home-made big dinner and a well-deserved short sleep, following this full day of fun and activities.30. Why does the king dislike his son Prahlada?A. Because Prahlada doesn’t love him.B. Because Prahlada loves Lord Vishnu.C. Because Prahlada is rude to Holika.D. Because Prahlada concentrates on his own success.31. The underlined phrase “fair game” in Paragraph 3 refers to a person who __________.A. fights against others fairlyB. enjoys splashing peopleC. is the aim of splashing waterD. plays a trick on others32. After the fun activities, people living close to oceans or rivers often take a bath because __________.A. going home with colored water means bad luckB. they have got dirty with dry colors and colored waterC. they believe clean water will bring good luckD. taking a bath shows their true love for Lord VishnuDriver WantedDrive for busy restaurant some evening and weekend workAll meals are freeRing House for Sale￥350, 000, built in 1995The house with 3 bedrooms, a bathroom, a living room, a kitchen and a breakfast room. It’s on the south side of the city.Yingbin Supermarket, the biggest shopping centre in our city will open on July 8, 2014. Everybody with today’s Tianjin Daily will get a small present that day. You are welcome.Rose’s Special ConcertTime: 2 p.m., July 3, SaturdayPlace: People’s StadiumTicket Price:RMB: 150 Yuan for adults;70 Yuan for studentsJune 25, 201433. If you buy the house, you ______.A. may liveon the south side of the cityB. must have breakfast in the kitchenC. have to take a bath in the public bathroomD. may pay more tha n ￥350, 000 for it34. Any customer with a Tianjin Daily of June 1, 2014 will get a small present from ______.A. every supermarketB. Yingbin SupermarketC. Tianjin DailyD. Huanghe Road 35．If two adults and two students want to go to the concert, the tickets will cost RMB ______.A. 440 yuanB.220 yuanC. 270 yuanD. 370 yuan第二节（共5小题；每小题3分，共15分）根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。
2020年河南省商丘市河南示范性普通中学高一英语上学期期末试卷含解析
2020年河南省商丘市河南示范性普通中学高一英语上学期期末试卷含解析一、选择题1. The plan ________ just because people were unwilling to cooperate.A．broke down B．pulled downC.turned down D．put down参考答案：A[考查动词短语。
句意：由于人们不愿意合作，这项计划流产了。
break down意思为“崩溃；破产”，符合题意。
]2. Not until he left his home_____ to know how important the family was for him.A. did he beginB. had he begunC. he beganD. he has begun参考答案：A略3. Jane Goodall made _______ possible for people to know more about chimps.A thatB thisC whatD it参考答案：D4. I wonder what trouble he had ______the plan.A. carrying outB. to carry outC. carried outD. with carrying out参考答案：A5. —Shall I begin the lecture?－I’m afrai d we have to wait for a while. John is coming with a microphone.－ _________.I can do without the microphone.A. I’m sorryB. Excuse meC.I beg your pardonD. Never mind 参考答案：D略6. Today we have chatting rooms, text messaging and emailing, but we seem ______ the art of municating face to face.A. losingB. to be losingC. to be lostD. having lost参考答案：B句意：今天我们有聊天室，短信和电子邮件，但是我们似乎正在丢失面对面交流的艺术，动词seem 接动词不定式构成seem to 结构，故首先排除A、D 两项。
河南省商丘市第一高级中学2020届高三第一学期期末考试英语试题
河南省商丘市第一高级中学2020届高三第一学期期末考试英语试题第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
（注意：从21题开始涂卡）。
ALooking for work?Tutors Wanted: Math / Science / Humanities + Test PreparationJob Posted: 2 days agoWage: $27 – 30 per hourJob Type: Part-timeSchedule: Afternoons, evenings, weekdays, weekendsJob description:We're looking for tutors to join us before the next school year starts.Our suitable candidate will be able to assist middle and high school students with test preparation and academic work in Math, Science and / or Humanities.We'll pay for your training before this fall and can also offer flexible summer tutoring chances, including teaching group classes.Once our fall semester starts on August 21, we’ll have even higher demand for tutoring sessions on Sundays from 1 p. m. to 8 p.m. as well as from3 p. m. to 9 p. m. Monday-Thursday.What we offer:※Flexible scheduling. Tutors work from 15 to 30 hours per week depending on availability and student demand.※Free Sunday dinners during the academic year.※Fun staff gatherings※Health insurance reimbursement (补偿) for staff working over 30 hours per week.※We are 5 minutes’ walking distance from the Menlo Park Caltrain Station.Applicants must：※Have a good command of the subjects they tutor.※Be willing to tutor students through the full academic year.Application instructions:※Email us your resume (简历)※Tell us why you want to join Academic Trainers and describe your experience of tutoring students if you have any.※Let us know your scheduling preferences and potential start date.※Tell us which of the subjects you are able to tutor-Math, Science and / or Humanities.1. Which period of time needs the most tutors during the academic year?A. Sunday afternoons and evenings.B. Friday afternoons and evenings.C. Monday and Thursday mornings.D. Saturday and Sunday mornings.2. What can a tutor enjoy who works more than 30 hours per week?A. Comfortable accommodation.B. Free job training every month.C. Health insurance reimbursement.D. Free meals during the academic year.3.What qualification should a suitable candidate have?A. He / She must tutor all the subjects part-time.B. He / She must be good at the subjects they tutor.C. He / She must have a previous tutoring experience.D. He / She must work every evening through the academic year.BThe Right Thing“Hi, Mrs. Grady,” said Mark when their neighbor opened her door. “Would you like us to shovel (铲除) your sidewalk and driveway?” Shoveling was Jamie’s idea, a way to earn e nough money for the new Ocean Kingdom video game that came out the next day.Mrs. Grady was happy, “That would be wonderful, boys. I think the job is getting to be too much for me.”“It will cost 10 dollars,” Jamie said, “If that’s OK,” Mark added.“Oh dear,” Mrs. Grady said disappointedly, “I haven’t been able to get to the bank. I can offer homemade cookies, but I realize that’s not what you had in mind.”Mark was going to say that Mrs. Grady could pay them another time, but Jamie cut him off. “We’ll come back later.”Jamie hesitated but Mark remembered what happened last summer when Mr. Dunn’s collie (牧羊犬), Goldie had just wanted to play, but Mark didn’t feel comfortable around big dogs. He wanted to call for help, but his tongue seemed loc ked behind his teeth. Then Mrs. Grady’s front door had flown open. She must have seen him from across the street. “Hold on, Mark. I’m coming !” “Goldie” she’d called. As soon as Goldie had turned her head, Mrs. Grady had slipped between Mark and the dog. S he wasn’t much taller than Mark, but she’d stood from as a rock in front of him. “Goldie, go home!” Then she’d swept her broom to hurry the dog along. “Get!” Goldie had obeyed.When Mark showed thanks to Mrs. Grady, Mrs. Grady laughed, “It was nothing.Good neighbors watch out for each other, don’t they?”And now Mrs. Grady needed Mark as much as he’d needed her last summer. He smiled and waved at Mrs. Grady, then his shovel deep into the snow.“Hey!” Jamie shouted. “What are you doing?” Mark couldn’t explain about Goldie and watching out for neighbors. “I like Mrs. Grady’s cookies,” he said.4. Why did Jamie and Mark plan to clear the snow for Mrs. Grady at first?A. To help the lady.B. To do volunteer work.C. To earn pocket money.D. To visit New Kingdom.5. Mrs. Grady couldn’t pay them most probably because _____.A. she didn’t have enough cashB. she couldn’t find the bankC. she thought it was worthlessD. she couldn’t afford it6. According to the story, which of the following words can be used to describe Mrs. Grady?A. GreedyB. IndifferentC. MeanD. Helpful7. Which of the following proverb can best summarize the story?A. A penny saved is a penny earned.B. Kindness is repaid with kindness.C. A clear conscience is a sure card.D. Actions speak louder than words.CAll networks like 3G and 4G will be things of the past, because 5G will be reachable in the near future. So, what’s so special about a 5G future? First of all, its download speed can be as fast as 20 GB/s, which is 100 to 200 times that of 4G. but what’s more impressive is 5G’s low delay rate. Now, 4G takes an average of 200 milliseconds (毫秒) to send and receive information. But 5G will get it down to 1 millisecond.5G is a great breakthrough. It’s going to change the way equipment connects to the Internet, and more importantly, to each other. And self-driving cars may be one of the biggest breakthroughs to come out of 5G. human reaction time is 200 milliseconds, yet we still have accidents every day. The self-driving car under a 5G network could react and communicate its reaction to hundreds of cars around it, all within 1 millisecond. It’ll play a great role in preventing car accidents and ending traffic jams completely.5G can benefit us in many other ways. Operations could be performed by robots controlled by experts from the other side of the world. Therefore, more lives will be saved in time. Factories can be staffed by robots that can communicate their tasks to each other, and they can do more work efficiently over a 5G network. Imagine a group of drones (无人机) flying over a field of crops, using sensors (传感器) on the ground to sort, pick, feed, and water plants all on their own. Then farmers won’t have to work so hard anymore.But, 5G is not perfect. One major disadvantage has to do with why it’s so fast. 5G uses the millimeter waves, while 4G uses the 15 to 40 centimeter-long waves. And shorter waves go fast but not very far. On 4G networks, the signal can go 10 kilometers. But the 5G signal can go at most 300 meters, and it can’t even go through walls or rain. So, what does that mean? Having such a short signal distance means we need to build a lot of transmitters (信号发射塔) in the future?8. How doe s the author show us 5G’s advantages in Paragraph 1?A.By giving examples of the uses of 5G.B.By analyzing 5G’s development from 4G.C.By explaining the scientific principles of 5G.D.By making comparisons between 4G and 5G.9. According to the author, the self-driving cars will _______.A.cause more car accidentsB.slow down 5G’s developmentC.run without being connected to the InternetD.have a much faster reaction speed than humans10.What does the underlined part “be staffed by robots” in Paragraph 3 mean?A.Be built by robots.B. Have robots as workers.C.Offer employees home robots.D. Produce more medical robots.11.What does the last paragraph mainly talk about?A.The main weakness of 5G networks.B.How to make 4G networks more perfect.C.The types of long waves and short waves.D.How to improve the signal of mobile phones.DScientists say they have found high levels of small plastic particles (颗粒) in Arctic snow. A German-Swiss research team collected snow samples (样本) from the Arctic and other areas. They included northern Germany, the Bavarian and Swiss Alps, and the North Sea island of Heligoland. When the researchers examined the samples in a laboratory, they were surprised to find very high levels of microplastics.Microplastics are very small pieces of plastic. These plastic particles are generally smaller than 5 millimeters in length. They come from the breakdown of man-made plastic products and industrial waste.The study found the highest levels of microplastics came from the Bavarian Alps. One snow sample from the area had 154,000 microplastic particles per liter. Samples collected from the Arctic had much lower levels. However, even samples from the Arctic contained up to 14,000 particles per liter.The study also attempted to explore how some of the material could have been carried in the atmosphere. A limited number of earlier studies did find microplastics in the air of some cities, including Paris, Tehran and Dongguan, China.Bergmann Melanie co-wrote the report on the new study. She believes the new study clearly shows that “the majority of the microplastic in the snow comes from the air.” The new study suggests that much of the microplastic found in Europe and the Arctic comes from the atmosphereand snow.While there is growing concern about the effect of microplastics on the environment, scientists are still studying their possible harmful effects on humans and animals. “I hope the new study will lead to more research on this issue. I think microscopic plastic particles should be included in worldwide observations of air pollution levels. We really need to know what effects microplastics have on humans, especially if inhaled with the air that we breathe.” Bergmann said.12. Why did scientists collect samples from so many places in Paragragh 1?A. To make the research convincing.B. To attract people to explore there.C. To measure the length of microplastics.D. To examine the samples easily in the lab.13. What is the second paragraph mainly about?A. The risks of microplastics.B. The transport of microplastics.C. The breakdown of plastic products.D. The description of microplastics.14. What did the research team find about microplastics?A. Many people threw them away at the Alps.B. They were delivered to remote areas through air.C. They could be caught sight of in the air.D. They had no great effect on the environment.15. What can be inferred from what Bergmann said in the last paragraph?A. Scientists are worried about the the influence of microplastics.B. We have found a practical solution to the environment problem.C. The effect of microplastics on human must be urgently researched.D. There is no need to change observations of air pollution levels.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）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。
2019-2020学年河南省商丘市第一高级中学高一下学期期末考试试卷英语
2019-2020学年河南省商丘市第一高级中学高一下学期期末考试英语试卷第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题：每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
ATeen Climbing CampThis 5-day climbing camp is suitable for teenagers between the ages of 13 and 18 who have an interest in rock climbing. The climbing days are designed for beginners and those who have some basic experience in a gym or outdoors. Participants will find themselves challenged physically and mentally.Rock Dimensions camps are designed to be a positive and memorable experience by providing healthy communication between participants, individual goal setting, and challenges that lead to personal growth.DatesMonday, June 29-Friday, July 3Monday, July 27-Friday, July 31LocationsClimbing Tower at FootsloggersLinville Gorge and Table Rock areaLocal climbing areas near BooneResponsibilitiesParticipants will meet Rock Dimensions guides at our location each morning and at the end of each day. Rock Dimensions will provide all climbing items, including a safety rope, a helmet and climbing shoes for each participant. Participants are responsible for bringing their own lunch, water, small backpack, appropriate clothing, and personal items like sun cream, etc.Pre-camp planningParticipants will receive the following information in their registration(注册) packet Medical Form, Responsibility Agreement, Clothing/Equipment List, and Directions.Cost$575/person for the 5-day camp$325/person for the first 3 daysAnyone interested in participating in just the last two days of the camp should call to discuss pricing and necessary skills/experience.21. What of the following do participants need to bring with them?A. A safety rope.B. A helmet.??C. Climbing shoes.D. Appropriate clothing.22. If Paul wants to participate in the climbing camp from July 27 to July 29 and his elder brotherfrom July 27 to July 31, it will cost them _______.A. 575 dollarsB. 900 dollarsC.?650 dollarsD. 1,150 dollars23. What can we infer from the text?A. Guides will talk about the prices with parents.B. Parents are required to stay with their children.C. It’ll be hard for teens to experience the climbing.D. The climbing is physically and mentally beneficial to teens.BWhen Noah Ready-Campbell was a young adult, he worked for his father’s construction company. Back then, he dreamed of a day when robots might take over the dirty, repetitive（重复的）parts of his job, such as earth moving. Years later, Ready-Campbell left his job as an engineer with Google to make that dream come true.Ready-Campbell formed a company called Built Robotics, which develops technology to produce self-driving heavy equipment. Ready-Campbell says the company’s goal is to make construction safer, faster and less costly. The construction industry struggles to find skilled workers and faces a growing number of unfinished projects. But self-operating machines are changing the nature of building.Workers at Berich Masonry in Englewood, Colorado, recently spent several weeks learning how to operate a robot called SAM, or the Semi-Automated Mason. SAM is a $400,000 machine from the company Construction Robotics. It can lay 3,000 bricks in eight hours. That’s several times more than a human bricklayer can do in the same period. But humans are still needed to load bricks into the SAM and make sure it works right. BricklayerMichael Walsh says the SAM lessens the load on his body. But he doesn’t think it will take his job.Brian Kennedy agrees, too. His organization supports the rights of construction workers in the United States and Canada. Kennedy says the union is not worried that machines will replace human workers any time soon.The rise of construction robots comes as the building industry faces a severe decrease in labor supply. One recent study showed that 70 percent of construction businesses have a difficult time finding skilled workers. Mike Moy heads a mining operation for the building materials supplier Lehigh Hanson. He says it’s difficult to find people wh o even know how to operate some of the necessary equipment. “Nobody wants to get their hands dirty any more. They want a nice, clean job in an office,” he noted.24. What does the first paragraph say about Noah Ready-Campbell?A. He enjoys doing repetitive work.B. He is now an employee of Google.C. He joined Google to realize that dream.D. He used to work in construction field.25. One of the aims of Built Robotics is to ________________A. enlarge construction quantity.B. increase construction speed.C. improve construction designs.D. change construction steps.26. What can be inferred about SAM from the text?A. It can totally replace human bricklayers.B. It is complexly built but easy to operate.C. It is unable to work completely automatically.D. It is cheap but works much faster than humans.27. In Mike Moy’s opinion, what prevents many construction businesses from finding skilled workers?A. Their poor working conditions.B. Their potential risks.C. Their heavy work loads.D. Their low pay.CTom Costello was once afraid of homeless Americans. “I was so afraid that if I saw a homeless person walking down the street, I’d cross the street,” he said.That changed seven years ago after his wife, Nancy, a volunteer at a homeless shelter, persuaded him to help with a holiday dinner for shelter residents. Tom remembered going to a store and buying socks for the residents. He knew many of them were in need of clothing.At the shelter, Tom said, he dropped a pair of socks into a bag for a woman. She asked him if she could have socks for a friend who wasn’t with her that day. He gave her another pair. “She started to cry and told me that nobody had ever given her socks before,” Tom said, “Then she reached out and gave me a hug.” That experience at the shelter helped Tom end his fear of the homeless.It also led him to set up a group called “The Joy of Sox”, which borrows from a name of a popular book. The group collects socks from donors and gives them mostly to shelters in the area where Tom and Nancy live. It has been expanding its reach and provides socks to homeless shelters in 21 states and other three countries now.Why socks? Tom explains that some Americans give food, coats and other clothing to shelters. But donating socks is not something most people think about. And, he said, socks are very helpful at keeping people warm, especially in cold weather. A man named Kiwi, who has lived in homeless shelters, said most of the time he could find enough food through shelters and soup kitchens. But socks were much more difficult to get, he noted.28. Which one of the following removed Tom’ s fright of the homeless?A. A woman’s need for socks.B. The encouragement from Nancy.C. The hug from a homeless person.D. The first experience of helping the homeless.29. What did Tom do when the woman asked for another pair of socks?A. He felt afraid.B. He walked away.C. He satisfied her demand.D. He gave her a hug.30. What can we know a bout “The Joy of Sox”？A. It got the name from a book.B. It was founded by Tom and Nancy.C. It helps the homeless of three countries.D. It buys different socks for the homeless.31. Why does Tom provide socks for the homeless?A. The homeless are lack of socks.B. Tom’ s wife persuaded him to do so.C. Socks are popular among the donators.D. The homeless can’t buy socks in shelters.DCalorie(卡路里)counts are everywhere. They appear on restaurant menus, milk boxes and bags of baby carrots. Grocery stores display lots of foods packaged with bright and colorful “low-calorie” claims.A calorie is the measure of stored energy in something---energy that can be released as heat when burned. The term calorie on food labels is short for kilocalorie. A kilocalorie is the amount of energy it takes to raise the temperature of one kilogram of water by 1 degree Celsius. But what does boiling water have to do with your body’s release of energy from food? After all, your body doesn’t start boiling after e ating. It does, however,chemically break down food into sugars. The body then releases the energy to fuel processes and activities throughout each hour of the day.Food contains three main types of nutrients that deliver energy: fats, proteins and carbs(碳水化合物). A process called metabolism(新陈代谢) first cuts these into small pieces. Proteins break down into amino acids(氨基酸), fats into fatty acids and carbs into simple sugars. Then, the body uses oxygen to break down these materials to release heat.Most of this energy goes toward powering the heart, lungs, brain and other vital processes. Exercise and other activities also use energy. If energy-rich nutrients aren’t used right away, your body will hoard them---first in the liver(肝脏), and then later as body fat.In general, someone should eat the same amount of energy each day as his or her body will use. If the balance is off, they will lose or gain weight. It’s very easy to eat more calories than the body needs. Having two 200- calorie donuts in addition to re gular meals could easily put teens over their daily needs. At the same time, it’s nearly impossible to balance overeating with extra exercise. Running a mile burns just 100 calories. Knowing how many calories are in the food we eat can help keep the energy in and out balanced.32. How much energy does it need to lift the temperature of 5 kilograms of water by 10 degree Celsius?A. One kilocalorie.B. Five kilocalories.C. Ten kilocalories.D. Fifty kilocalories.33. What is Paragraph 3 mainly about?A. How the nutrients are classified.B. How oxygen works in human body.C. How the food types affect metabolism.D. How the body gets heat from nutrients.34. What does the underlined word “hoard” in Paragraph 4 me an?A. Store.B. Remove.C. Replace.D. Burn.35.What can we learn from the last paragraph?A. It is good for our health to do exercises.B. It’s really difficult to control our weight.C. It is important to control the calories we take.D. It is good for our body to eat the same type of nutrients.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）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。
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河南省商丘市第一高级中学2019-2020学年高一第一学期期末考试英语试卷第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
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ACongratulations on having been offered, and accepting, a place to study at Cambridge! This page offers some tips that will hopefully make your arrival at Cambridge as stress-free as possible.◆ Before you arriveYour College or Department will send you all the information you need to prepare yourself for your time in Cambridge, including College information, for example, accommodation, course information, and similar related details. You will be sent an email asking you to complete the University’s Student Registration exercise. It will only take a few minutes.◆ Pre-arrival Freshers’ Events this summerAround the world in August and September, Cambridge Alumni(毕业生)Groups will be hosting pre-arrival Freshers’ Events for new students coming to Cambridge this autumn. These events are a great opportunity to prepare for university and make some friends before you arrive. There will be the chance to meet current students and alumni from whom you can get tips and advice for living and studying in Cambridge.◆ Arrival and registrationMost courses start in October. The term between October and December is known as Michaelmas Term in Cambridge. Officially, the first day of the Michaelmas Term is 1 October and this date will be shown on your offer letter. Your College or your Department will advise you about when to arrive. Ceremony activities begin around 1 October for most students. When you arrive in Cambridge, you should go first to your College. They will be glad to know that you have arrived safely and will advise you on what to do next.◆ Matriculation（录取入学）Matriculation marks the formal admission of a student to membership of the University, and a College may not normally allow an unmatriculatied student to be a resident member of the College. Every freshman for matriculation must agree with the following belief by signing the Matriculation Registration Form:I promise to observe the Statutes and Ordinances of the University as far as they concern me, and to pay due respect and obedience to the Chancellor and other officersof the University.21. Who will be interested in this text?A. Senior high students.B. New university students.C. Primary school students.D. Junior high students.22. What can you get from the Pre-arrival Freshers’ Events?A. Registration and ceremony activities.B. Current students and alumni’s agreements.C. Suggestions for the coming college life.D. Accommodation and similar related details.23. What is the aim of signing the Matriculation Registration Form?A. To make their arrival at Cambridge as free as possible.B. To complete the University’s Registration exercise.C. To mark the formal admission of a student.D. To have the students obey the school rules.BIt’s a classroom. Instead of being told to sit quietly and listen, you are encouraged to stan d up, jump around, imagine and act out. It’s a class full of laughter and applause (鼓掌), emotion and energy. Welcome to drama class, one of my favorite classes at high school.In drama class we used to play a lot of “drama games”. We would improvise (即兴表演), copy and above all use our imagination. My favorite game was called “Spotto”. One person stood in the front of the class and performed a scene, completely out of their imagination. When one audience member yelled “Spotto!”, the performer had to freeze. Then the person who had yelled Spotto had to get up and improvise a new scenario (剧情) based on the position the first performer froze in. This went on as more and more people were added to the scene. Eventually the entire class would have joined the scene. Then the performers would start to leave in reverse (颠倒的) order.It was a lot of fun, and a good test of everyone’s imagination to see what they would come up with. Drama class at my school often involved a big performance at the end of the term as well. We would work on a production throughout the term and put on a show for our parents and the school community.It was a great experience to perform on stage in front of a large audience. Drama class can help shy children, like me, to come out of their shells. It helped them become more confident and developed their public speaking skills. Drama class is also a great place to express oneself, and a way for children to use up some of their energy.24. Which do you agree with about the game “Spotto”？A. Each performer in the game has to retell the story of the latter performer.B. A performer has to show a story unrelated to that of the former performer.C. Every student gets the chance to make a contribution to the “Spotto” game.D. It is designed to help drama students learn from one another’s performance.25. The underlined word “them” in the last paragraph refers to “”.A. shy childrenB. a large audienceC. drama studentsD. the whole class26. What do you know about the author according to the article?A. He was too shy to attend the drama class.B. He was a star student in the drama games.C. He was shining in big performances each term.D. He was happy to perform on stage in front of the audience.27. What’s the best title for this passage?A. A few drama games for fun.B. One of my favorite high school courses.C. Unforgettable experiences on stage.D. How to improve drama skills.CTry this: For an entire day, forget about the clock. Eat when you’re hungry and sleep when you’re tired. What do you think will happen?You may be surprised to find that y our day is much like most other days. You’ll probably get hungry when you normally eat and tired when you normally sleep. Even though you don’t know what time it is, your body does.These patterns of daily life are called circadian rhythms, and they are more than just habits. Inside our bodies are several clocklike systems that follow a roughly24-hour cycle. Throughout the day and night, our inner clocks direct changes in temperature, body chemicals, hunger, sleepiness and more.Everyone’s rhythms are diff erent, which is why you might like to stay up late while your sister always wants to go to bed early.Learning about our body clocks may help scientists understand why problems arise when we act out of step with our circadian rhythms. For example, traveling across time zones can make people wake up in the middle of the night. Regularly staying up late can make kids do worse in tests.“There is a growing sense that when we eat and when we steep are important parts of how healthy we are,” says Steven Shea, di rector of the Sleep Disorders Program at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston.One way to learn about how our body clocks tick is to mess them up and see what happens. That’s what neurologist (神经病学家) Frank Scheer and his workmates did in a recent study.Staying up night after night, their studies suggest, could make kids extra hungry and more likely to gain weight. And regularly sleeping too little, Scheer says, may be one cause of the recent increase in childhood obesity (肥胖).28. What will happen if you forget about the clock according to the passage?A. You will feel upset.B.You will probably get hungry more easily.C. Your body will not know what time it is.D. You will behave normally.29. What is “circadian rhythms” in the third paragraph probably a bout?A. habits.B. body chemicals.C. clocklike systems.D. bad consequences.30. How do Frank Scheer and his workmates study body clocks?A. By seeing what happens when they are messed up.B. By asking questions and collecting answers.C. By studying people traveling across time zones.D. By programming people with man-made clocks.31. What will the writer most probably talk about next?A. Other examples of what happens when body clocks go wrong.B. Medicines that can keep people from putting on weight.C. Reasons why it is important to have a normal body clock.D. Emphasis on what circadian rhythms are.DChina is a country of many resources. Among its resources are many great rivers, which provide useful transport routes. Water transport is an efficient way to carry heavy loads, such as grain. In ancient times, a waterway was needed between China’s rich farmlands and the capital city. This need inspired engineers to build a canal. According to writings by the ancient thinker Confucius, work on a canal linking the Yangze River with the city of Huai-in began about 486 B.C. For many centuries afterward, Chinese emperors worked on extending this ancient canal.This canal is now known as China’s Grand Canal. One thousand years after the original canal was begun, it was in extreme need of repair. This was in the year 607, during the Sui Dynasty. By 610 the emperor had had the canal extended. The Grand Canal formed a northeast-southwest link between the Yellow River in the north and the Huai River in the south. The canal remained the main waterway in this part of China for the next five hundred years.In the thirteenth century, the Mongols had conquered China. The Yuan Dynasty established Beijing as the capital. The city’s growing population needed food, so a new canal was built to extend shipping. Building this part of the Grand Canal required enormous effort and cost. Neither the first attempt nor the second one was successful, so the builders chose another route. Finally this link in the Grand Canal was finished.By the time of the Ming Dynasty, the Grand Canal had six sections. These were busy with goods until the nineteenth century. Then a series of severe floods struck China. Parts of the Grand Canal were badly damaged. By 1868 it had been largely abandoned as a means of northern route.The Grand Canal was mostly restored in the twentieth century. It was widened and deepened, and a new section was constructed. Today the canal, which is about 1,200 miles in length, has new locks(运河的水闸). It is busy with ships and barges(驳船) carrying goods to and from cities along its banks.32. The Grand Canal was first built in ancient times to provide _______.A. water for agriculture.B. water transport between farmlands and the capital.C. efficient trans portation for the emperor’s army.D. a convenient way for the emperor’s recreation.33. From the passage, one can conclude that ancient engineers who began the GrandCanal _______.A. worked with limited knowledge and skills.B. were given a great deal of money for their achievement.C. found a brilliant and lasting solution to their transportation problem.D. were inspired by the ancient thinker Confucius.34. The first large-scale(大规模的) repair of the original canal occurred in about _____.A. 486B.C. B. 607 A.D.C. the Yuan DynastyD. the Ming Dynasty35. Considering its history, one can predict that in the future the Grand Canal will probably______.A. be extended to further north China.B. change from a shipping route to a recreation area.C. need to be repaired and rebuilt.D. be abandoned in favor of air transport and highways.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）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。