2020-2021学年广东省汕头市金山中学高一上学期期末考试 英语

金山中学2021-2021学年度高一英语第一学期期末考试试卷第一局部：听力〔一共两节，满分是10分〕做题时，先将答案划在试卷上。

录音内容完毕以后，你将有两分钟的时间是将试卷上之答案转涂到答题卡上。

第一节〔一共5小题；每一小题分，满分是分〕听下面5段对话。

每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项里面选出最正确选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间是来答复有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

例：How much is the shirt?A．£ B．£9.15 C．£9.18答案是B。

1．Where did this conversation most probably take place?A．At a concert. B．At a flower shop. C．At a restaurant.2．What did Paul do morning?A．He had a history lesson. B．He had a chemistry lesson. C．He attended a meeting. 3．What can we learn about the man from the conversation?A．He’s anxious to see his sister.B．He wrote to his sister last month.C．He’s expecting a letter from his sister.4．At what time does the to Leeds leave?A．3:00 B．3:15 C．5:005．W hat is the man’s problem?A．He can’t decide how to go.B．He can’t drive himself.C．H e doesn’t like travelling by train.第二节〔一共15小题；每一小题分，满分是分〕听下面5段对话或者独白。

广东省汕头市金山中学2020届高三英语上学期期末考试试题本试卷共三部分，满分135分（120×1.125）。

考试时间120分钟。

注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必分别将答题卷上的姓名、考试号用黑色字迹的签字笔填写，用2B铅笔将考试号对应的信息点涂黑。

2．选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案，答案不能答在试卷上。

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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项AAuctions(拍卖行) are everywhere. Here are just a few standouts and some of the areas they specialize in. All have brick-and-mortar(实体的) sales rooms in addition to online buying.Leslie Hindman AuctioneersHeadquarters: ChicagoFounded: 1982Best bets: contemporary art, jewelryThe founder, Leslie Hindman, has been on an expansion kick from her Chicago base and now runs eight offices across the country. Ms. Hindman said that plenty of items sell at her house for around $500. As in the auction world generally, jewelry and contemporary art receive lots of attention from bidders (出价者)，and in 2020 a diamond ring sold for $97,000.Swann Auction GalleriesHeadquarters: New YorkFounded: 1941Best bets: books, works on paper, African-American artFounded as a rare-book auctioneer, Swann still holds dozens of such sales a year. The president, Nicholas D. Lowry, noted that Swann was the first auction house to sell old photographs, in 1952.Thehouse has also had a department of African-American art for 12 years.Stair GalleriesHeadquarters: Hudson, N.Y.Founded: 2001Best bets: English and Continental furniture and paintings, modern and contemporary artColin Stair, the founder and president, comes from a long line of antiques dealers. Stair is frequented by dealers and bargain hunters, and it's a place to find interesting things like a George I carved walnut wing armchair, coming up as part of a sale on April 28 and 29.Heritage AuctionsHeadquarters: DallasFounded: 1983Best bets: coins, sports memorabilia, movie postersWith roots in coin auctions, Heritage has grown quite large. But their bread and butter are items that the company president, Greg Rohan, calls “he kinds of things that everyone has”"People aren’t buying what were selling for decoration or for resale, “ he added. “They’re buying things they absolutely love."21. At which place can you buy old photographs?A. Stair Galleries.B. Heritage Auctions.C. Swann Auction Galleries.D. Leslie Hindman Auctioneers.22. Who once sold antiques?A. Colin Stair.B. Greg Rohan.C. Leslie Hindman.D. Nicholas D. Lowry23. What can be learned about these auctions?A. They all have online shops.B. They all sell valuable artworks.C. They are all run by local people.D. They are all located in New York.BI walked up to the counter. Behind it was a lady with glasses on the tip of her nose and gray hair on her head.“Excuse me,” I said. She looked up. “You’re that Clements kid,” she said. “I’ m Miss Bee. Come closer and let me get a look at you.” She pushed her glasses up her nose. “I can describe you to the police i f something goes missing from the store.”“I’ m not a thief!” I s aid. I was seven, too young to be a thief!“From what I can see you’re not much of anything. But I can tell you’ve got potential.” She went back to reading her newspaper.“I need to get these.” I said, holding up my list. “So? Go get them.” Miss Bee pointed to a sign on the screen door. “I’m not your servant, so I suggest you get yourself a basket and start filling.”I visited Miss Bee several times a week that summer. Sometimes she short-chan ged me. Other times she overcharged. “That can of beans is only twenty nine cents” I corrected her one afternoon. I had watched the numbers change on the cash register closely, and Miss Bee had added 35 cents. She didn't seem embarrassed. She just looked at me over her glasses and fixed the price.But she ever let me declare victory. All summer long she found ways toplay tricks on me. No sooner had I learned how to pronounce bicarbonate of soda(小苏打) and memorized its location on the shelf than Miss Bee rearranged the shelve and made me hunt for it all over again.One day before I left, she said, “I know what you think of me, but I don't care! Each of us is put on this earth for a reason. I believe my job is to teach every child I meet life lessons. When you get older you'll be glad our paths crossed!” Glad I met Miss Bee？Ha! The idea was absurd…Until one day my daughter asked me to finish her math problems. “If I do it for you how will you ever learn to do it yourself?” I said. Suddenly,I remembered the lady Miss Bee.24. The girl felt __________ when Miss Bee implied she could be a thief.A. surprisedB. shockedC. puzzledD. overexcited25. We can infer from Paragraph 6 that Miss Bee ______________.A .showed no care about her mistakes B. made the girl learn to double-checkC. was always playing tricks on the girlD. was careless and dishonest to do business26. It can be learned from the passage that Miss Bee ______________.A. knew her job was to help every child she metB. asked the girl to shop by herself to test her honestyC. taught the girl many lessons but she didn't understandD. rearranged the shelves to teach the girl to be changeable27. Which is NOT the lesson the writer learnt from shopping?A Treat others kindly and politely. B. Don’t be so quick to judge others.C. The best tea chers aren’t only in school.D. Try our bestthough the task seems beyond us.CPositive thinking is a significant element of happiness. In order to become a positive thinker, determination and consistency are important. The first thing to know about positive thinking is that everyone can do it. With certain cognitive (认知的) and behavioral changes, we can all become positive thinkers. Another important factor is that being a positive thinker does not mean you become numb to anything that is not working properly in your life or is negative - it just means that you approach life and face challenges with a healthier outlook.Instead of selectively attending to negative events, focus on the positive ones. Then pay attention to the delayed consequences of your behavior rather than the immediate ones. For example, if a job is not going like you want, focus on the fact that you have a job and how you can take your time to make the situation better.Challenge any internal attributions and see if you compare your behavior to standards that are excessively rigid and perfectionistic. If so, change these and be reasonable with your comparisons. For example, if you constantly compare your weaknesses with other people's strengths, then switch this and compare yourself with those who are doing poorer than you as well. Overall, people who focus more on their strengths than their weaknesses but at the same time are aware of their weaknesses have a healthier self-evaluation result.When faced with too much fear about a situation, imagine the worst case and visualize a solution for it, then let go of fear. This way, you will be prepared for anything and your fear will not block you from being open and creative to different solutions. For example, if you are constantly worriedabout losing your job up to a point where it is creating a lot of anxiety and fear and is effecting your performance and your happiness negatively, then think of losing your job, visualize how you will handle it, find solutions in your mind and then let go of the thought and the fear attached to it.So positive thinkers are better problem solvers and have better interactions. In addition to that, people who are positive thinkers are happier and more satisfied with their life.28. Why is positive thinking a significant element of happiness?A. It means that one is blind to the troubles and difficulties that exist.B. It means that one constantly compares everything with other people's.C. It means that one is strong in mind and has nothing to be afraid of.D. It means that one approaches life and faces challenges more healthily.29. What does the text suggest about the job you don't like?A. Quitting it and finding a better one.B. Keeping and trying to make it better.C. Being negative and numb to it.D. Challenging yourself with a new outlook.30. What does the author intend to tell us in paragraph 4?A. Be prepared for the worst: and let go of fear.B. Being constantly worried will lose your job.C. Fear will prevent you being open and creative.D. There is nothing to fear if well prepared.31. What can be a suitable title for the text?A. How to focus on the positive eventsB. How to be a positive thinkerC. What to do when faced with fearD. How to haveself-evaluationDMicrosoft PowerPoint is the wo rld’s most common presentation tool. It emerged from software company Forethought Inc in the 1980s. Bob Gaskins was the man behind it.“I knew in the early 80s that there were as many as a billion, a thousand million presentation slides being made per yea r just in America,” Gaskins says,“ but they were all made by hand and almost nobody was using computers to do them.“It was clear to me that here was a huge application worth billions and billions of dollars a year that could be done on computers as soon as there was a revolution in the kinds of computers that we had.”Gaskins was onto something, but it was a hardsell at the time. The software wouldn’t run on any existing personal computers. Anyone wanting to use it had to buy a new machine. Even so, people bought personal computers for the first time in order to be able to use PowerPoint, says Wired magazine journalist Russell Davies.Davies explains that before PowerPoint, people used slides to convey information to groups --- but anyone creating a presentation had to send away to get their materials made. It took a long time to do, was difficult to make changes and because it was so expensive, only the most senior people in an organization got to do it.“PowerPoint,” Davies says，“made it possible for everyone in an organization to standup and say their piece.”PowerPoint has helped turn us all into presenters --- but it’ s also been accused of over-simplifying ideas and distracting (干扰)us from clear thinking.Sarah Kaplan is a ma nagement professor at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management. She has noticed that, rather than people asking for new analysis or insights in meetings, they were asking for more Power Point slides.Kaplan says that some CEOS, such as Amazo n’s Jeff Bezos, have banned its use. “He felt, and I think many people feel, that PowerPoint became such an object of the process that they lost the ideas inside of it and that is the risk.”32. What drove Bob Gaskins to develop PowerPoint?A. His personal needs at the office.B. The support from Forethought Inc.C. The great potential market demand.D. His interest in science and technology.33. What was the problem with Bob Gaskin’s PowerPoint in the 1980s?A. It was very expensive.B. It was very difficult to use.C. It couldn’t t be used on old computers.D. It was difficult to sell.34. What might be Russell Davies’s attitude to PowerPoint?A. Critical.B. Appreciative.C. Cautious.D. Contradictory.35. Why does Jeff Bezos ban the use of PowerPoint?A. It fails to solve practical problems.B. It fails to convey messages effectively.C. It makes something valuable unavailable.D. It results in creative thinking getting ignored.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自处的最佳选项。

广东省汕头市金平区2021-2022学年高一上学期期末考试英语试题本试卷共8页，67小题，满分130分。

考试时间为120分钟。

注意事项：1、答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号、考场号和座位号写在答题卡上。

2、非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答。

3、答案一律写在答题区域内，不准使用铅笔和涂改液，不按以上要求作答的答案无效。

第一部分 阅读（共两节，满分50分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5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。

A1. Who does this advertisement want to attract? A. Students who want to do physical exercise. B. Foreigners not good at communication. C. Students who want to learn traditional art. D. Foreigners interested in Chinese culture.2. How much should a group of 4 people pay? A. RMB 350. B. RMB 1600. C. RMB 2300. D. RMB 3200.3. Where can you read this passage? A. In an art museum. B. On a website. C. In a tourist brochure. D. In a reference book.BWith the COVID-19 putting a stop on major life moments, one photographer is making suregraduates’ important moments are recorded.“The highlight of your education stopped four months before it was supposed to end,” MattMendelsohn, the 57-year-old photographer said. “Nobody got to say goodbye ... It all just came toa sudden end.”Matt has a daughter who goes to Yorktown High School. With the thoughts of the seniorstudents in his mind, Matt came up with an idea one night of what he could do to make sure theywere not forgotten. He would try to photograph every high school senior at Yorktown -- all 500.His idea was well received by the students. Soon he started photographing them, and eachphoto showed a feeling of longing for what was lost from the last four months of their high schooldays.With the growing popularity of his project, which he’s named “Not Forgotten: The YorktownSeniors of 2020,” he’s enlisted the help from his daughter on shoots and a parent named SuzyWagner, who helps him get his schedule in order each day.In China, calligraphy takes an important position in traditional art. It is not only a means of communication, but also a means of expressing a person's inner world. Studying calligraphy is a physical as much as a mental exercise, which is about the control of breath and movement of body, shoulder, arm, and hand. The written characters are the result of achieving a certain balance. This course for foreigners starts with a lecture to get students know about the techniques of how calligraphy was taught and learned over centuries in China. During the hands-on practice, we focus on the basic strokes (笔划) and forms of written Chinese characters. The focus is on the techniques, methods, and practice of brush writing. Students will learn to sit and to concentrate on the movement ofthe brush.By the end of the course, students will finish a calligraphy artwork to bring back home. Price: RMB1600 for up to 2 people, RMB350 for one extra person added to the groupThe price includes expert fee, classroom space, material cost and all the ticketsto the calligraphy shows in Central Art Museum this year.This is a four-class course, with 2 hours of each class on Saturday nights in January. Directions in both Chinese and English will be provided for you. To book the program, we do request a small deposit (订金) of USD100 (RMB600) per program via PayPal. You could pay the remaining balance on the day of the program. You could directly pay thedeposit by clicking “Buy Now” button below on the page.While the photos are focused on the students of Yorktown, Matt feels that they also represent (代表) high school seniors across the country. The project reflects who each student is and what’s shaped each of them over the past four years of high school. “I feel like it’s just like we pushed the dark cloud away just for a little bit,” he added. “I feel like my work here is done, although it’s not done. I’ve got 400 more to go.”4. Why did Matt want to photograph graduates?A.Because it is what he had to do as a photographer.B.Because his daughter also attended the high school.C.Because he would make lots of money from the photos.D.Because he didn’t want the graduates to miss their best moment.5. What was the attitude of the seniors at Yorktown to Matt’s idea?A. They showed their support.B. They protested against it.C. They were confused about it.D. They had confidence in it.6. What can we learn from the last paragraph?A. Matt is worried about the undone work.B. Matt sounds proud of what he has done.C. Matt is not satisfied with some of the photos.D. Matt feels awkward about what has to be done.7. What can be the best title of the passage?A. Five Hundred PhotosB. A Unique PhotographerC. “Not Forgotten” ProjectD. Happy Moments at SchoolCOn the beaches of southwest France, it is likely you will see sea birds flying through the sky. There may be sea lions lying on the sand. There will always be surfers in the waves and people walking their dogs on the beach. You might not expect to see a camel (骆驼) walking along, carrying big bags of trash on its back, but that is what’s happening on the beaches north of Biarritz.Franck Doens and his camel Dino carry out a rubbish-collection project supported by volunteers. The volunteers walk up and down the golden sand collecting the rubbish that ends up on the beach. When their bag is full, they drop the waste into the big bags carried by Dino.The organization that Franck founded uses rescued camels and local volunteers to clean up the beaches in this part of France. Dino was born in a circus (马戏团) and Franck knows he is much happier now, either in the fields of the farm at home or working on the beach.“We’ve been working on this project for three years. I’ve been living here for 40 years and we can see a difference in the origins of the waste.”He says his project is to reduce pollution and rubbish as well as to support rescued animals.As we look around the sparkling sand and the shining sea under a cloudless sky, the picture is almost perfect. Almost, because Franck warns that picture-postcard beaches do not exist – there are too many microparticles of plastic in the sand for that.“Today, we manage to quantify the pollution on the shore by rubbish collections like ours,” said Frank. “But we still don’t know what's left in the ocean. The worst is yet to come.”8. What makes the beaches north of Biarritz special?A. Sea lions resting on the beach.B. The surfers in the waves.C. Camel walking with a trash bag.D. Sea birds flying over the sky.9. What do we know about the camel Dino?A. He was born at a farm.B. He was rescued from a circus.C. He enjoyed his life in a circus.D. He used to work for Franck’s farm.10. Which of the following can describe Franck’s project?A. Never too old to learn.B. Seeing is believing.C. Kill two birds with one stone.D. Failure is the mother of success.11. What can we infer from Frank’s words in the last paragraph?A.He is concerned about the future of the ocean.B.There are rubbish collections deep in the ocean.C.He has confidence to solve the problem of sea pollution.D.It is not their responsibility to collect rubbish in the sea.DIn the U.S., about 30 million children and teens take part in some forms of organized sports, and more than 3.5 million injuries happen each year. Almost one-third of all injuries from childhood are sports-related injuries. More than 775,000 children, aged 14 and younger, are treated in hospital emergency rooms for sports-related injuries each year.Obviously, some sports are more dangerous than others. For example, contact sports such as football can be expected to result in a higher number of injuries than a noncontact sport such as swimming. However, all types of sports have a potential for injury, whether from the collision (冲撞) with other players or from overuse or misuse of a body part.Most of the injuries happen as a result of falls, being struck by an object and collisions during unorganized or informal sports activities. Some are caused by poor training practices, or not warming up enough.There are two kinds of sports injuries. Acute injuries happen suddenly, such as sprained (扭伤) ankles. Chronic injuries happen after you play a sport or exercise over a long period of time.Sports injuries are first treated with R-I-C-E: Rest, Ice, Compression (pressure on the injury), and Elevation (raise the injured area above the heart). Doctors will treat more serious injuries with medications, by limiting movement, or by recommending operations, physical therapy, and rest.You can prevent many kinds of sports injuries by following safe exercise habits.12. How does the writer show us the seriousness of sports-related injuries in Para 1?A. Through numbers.B. By giving examplesC. Through conversations.D. By comparison and contrast.13. What does the underlined word “potential” mean?A. effectB. impressionC. possibilityD. exchange14. Which of the following is an example of acute injuries in a contact sport?A. Peter sprained his shoulder while swimming.B. Tom was hit in the head by a ball while playing football.C. Sam fell onto the road and hurt his knees while jogging alone.D. Jim has played basketball for many years and now his back often aches.15. What is the passage mainly about?A. Safe exercise habits.B. Causes of sports injuries.C. Treatments of sports injuries.D. Injuries caused by doing sports.第二节（共5小题，每小题2.5分，满分12.5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，选项中有两项为多余选项。

广东省汕头市金山中学09-10学年高一上学期期末考试英语试题2010.1本试卷共12页，满分为150分。

考试用时120分钟。

I 听力（共两节，满分20分）第一节听力理解(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)每段播放两遍。

各段后有几个小题，各段播放前每小题有5秒钟的阅读时间。

请根据各段播放内容及相关小题，在5秒钟内从题中所给的A、B、C项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

请听第1段材料，回答第1-2题。

1．Why did the man get a new TV？A．He loves big televisions. B. His old TV doesn’t work well. C. Televisions are on sale.2. What does the woman think of the new TV?A. It is too expensive.B. It is worth the money.C. It is better than the old one.听第2段材料，回答第3-4题3.Why has the man been lost for several hours?A. He pressed the button.B. He went off the train.C. He knew nothing about the ticket machine.4. Which problem is NOT mentioned about the man’s problem?A. He didn’t have enough money.B. He didn’t know the way to science museum.C. He didn’t know how to use the ticket machine.听第3段材料，回答第5- 7题.5. What does the woman want to do after she graduates?A. She wants to become a French teachers.B. She hopes to work in a hotel or travel agency.C. She likes to find a job in the computer field.6. How does the woman pay for college ?A. She has a part-time job.B. She has received a scholarship.C. Her parents are paying for it.7. Where does the man work part-time?A. In a hotel.B. On a campus.C. At a restaurant .听第4段材料，回答第8-11题.8. What are the speakers talking about?A. The population of school children.B. The system of schools in the US.C. The similarities of all the schools in the US.9. How many students attend the private school?A. Most of students.B. many students.C. Only some of students.10. Why do American children go to the private school?A. Because most public schools are not very good.B. Because some children need special instruction .C. Because some children were born in religious families.11. Which is NOT true about the public school in the United States？A. Students can go to the public schools at any time.B. There is no cost to the students.C. Public schools can be very different .听第5段材料，回答第12-15题。

广东省汕头市金山中学2021届高三英语上学期期末考试试题本试卷共三部分，满分135分（120×1.125）。

考试时间120分钟。

注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必分别将答题卷上的姓名、考试号用黑色字迹的签字笔填写，用2B铅笔将考试号对应的信息点涂黑。

2．选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案，答案不能答在试卷上。

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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项AAuctions(拍卖行) are everywhere. Here are just a few standouts and some of the areas they specialize in. All have brick-and-mortar(实体的) sales rooms in addition to online buying.Leslie Hindman AuctioneersHeadquarters: ChicagoFounded: 1982Best bets: contemporary art, jewelryThe founder, Leslie Hindman, has been on an expansion kick from her Chicago base and now runs eight offices across the country. Ms. Hindman said that plenty of items sell at her house for around $500. As in the auction world generally, jewelry and contemporary art receive lots of attention from bidders (出价者)，and in 2021 a diamond ring sold for $97,000.Swann Auction GalleriesHeadquarters: New YorkFounded: 1941Best bets: books, works on paper, African-American artFounded as a rare-book auctioneer, Swann still holds dozens of such sales a year. The president, Nicholas D. Lowry, noted that Swann was the first auction house to sell old photographs, in 1952.Thehouse has also had a department of African-American art for 12 years.Stair GalleriesHeadquarters: Hudson, N.Y.Founded: 2001Best bets: English and Continental furniture and paintings, modern and contemporary art Colin Stair, the founder and president, comes from a long line of antiques dealers. Stair is frequented by dealers and bargain hunters, and it's a place to find interesting things likea George I carved walnut wing armchair, coming up as part of a sale on April 28 and 29.Heritage AuctionsHeadquarters: DallasFounded: 1983Best bets: coins, sports memorabilia, movie postersWith roots in coin auctions, Heritage has grown quite large. But their bread and butter are items that the company president, Greg Rohan, calls “he kinds of things that everyone has”"People aren’t buying what were selling for decoration or for resale, “ he added. “They’re buying things they absolutely love."21. At which place can you buy old photographs?A. Stair Galleries.B. Heritage Auctions.C. Swann Auction Galleries.D. Leslie Hindman Auctioneers.22. Who once sold antiques?A. Colin Stair.B. Greg Rohan.C. Leslie Hindman.D. Nicholas D. Lowry23. What can be learned about these auctions?A. They all have online shops.B. They all sell valuable artworks.C. They are all run by local people.D. They are all located in New York.BI walked up to the counter. Behind it was a lady with glasses on the tip of her nose and gray hair on her head.“Excuse me,” I said. She looked up. “You’re that Clements kid,” she said. “I’ m Miss Bee. Come closer and let me get a look at you.” She pushed her glasses up her nose. “I can describe you to the police if something goes missing from the store.”“I’ m not a thief!” I s aid. I was seven, too young to be a thief!“From what I can see you’re not much of anything. But I can tell you’ve got potential.” She went back to reading her newspaper.“I need to get these.” I said, holding up my list. “So? Go get them.” Miss Bee pointed to a sign on the screen door. “I’m not your servant, so I suggest you get yourself a basket and start filling.”I visited Miss Bee several times a week that summer. Sometimes she short-changed me. Other times she overcharged. “That can of beans is only twenty nine cents” I corrected her one afternoon. I had watched the numbers change on the cash register closely, and Miss Bee had added 35 cents. She didn't seem embarrassed. She just looked at me over her glasses and fixed the price.But she ever let me declare victory. All summer long she found ways to play tricks on me. No sooner had I learned how to pronounce bicarbonate of soda(小苏打) and memorized its location on the shelf than Miss Bee rearranged the shelve and made me hunt for it all over again.One day before I left, she said, “I know what you think of me, but I don't care! Each of us is put on this earth for a reason. I believe my job is to teach every child I meet life lessons. When you get older you'll be glad our paths crossed!” Glad I met Miss Bee？Ha! The idea was absurd…Until one day my daughter asked me to finish her math problems. “If I do it for you how will you ever learn to do it yourself?” I said. Suddenly, I remembered the lady Miss Bee.24. The girl felt __________ when Miss Bee implied she could be a thief.A. surprisedB. shockedC. puzzledD. overexcited25. We can infer from Paragraph 6 that Miss Bee ______________.A .showed no care about her mistakes B. made the girl learn to double-checkC. was always playing tricks on the girlD. was careless and dishonest to do business26. It can be learned from the passage that Miss Bee ______________.A. knew her job was to help every child she metB. asked the girl to shop by herself to test her honestyC. taught the girl many lessons but she didn't understandD. rearranged the shelves to teach the girl to be changeable27. Which is NOT the lesson the writer learnt from shopping?A Treat others kindly and politely. B. Don’t be so quick to judge others.C. The best teachers aren’t only in school.D. Try our best though the task seems beyond us.CPositive thinking is a significant element of happiness. In order to become a positive thinker, determination and consistency are important. The first thing to know about positive thinking is that everyone can do it. With certain cognitive (认知的) and behavioral changes, we can all become positive thinkers. Another important factor is that being a positive thinker does not mean you become numb to anything that is not working properly in your life or is negative - it just means that you approach life and face challenges with a healthier outlook.Instead of selectively attending to negative events, focus on the positive ones. Then pay attention to the delayed consequences of your behavior rather than the immediate ones. For example,if a job is not going like you want, focus on the fact that you have a job and how you can take your time to make the situation better.Challenge any internal attributions and see if you compare your behavior to standards that are excessively rigid and perfectionistic. If so, change these and be reasonable with your comparisons. For example, if you constantly compare your weaknesses with other people's strengths, then switch this and compare yourself with those who are doing poorer than you as well. Overall, people who focus more on their strengths than their weaknesses but at the same time are aware of their weaknesses have a healthier self-evaluation result.When faced with too much fear about a situation, imagine the worst case and visualize a solution for it, then let go of fear. This way, you will be prepared for anything and your fear will not block you from being open and creative to different solutions. For example, if you are constantly worried about losing your job up to a point where it is creating a lot of anxiety and fear and is effecting your performance and your happiness negatively, then think of losing your job, visualize how you will handle it, find solutions in your mind and then let go of the thought and the fear attached to it.So positive thinkers are better problem solvers and have better interactions. In addition to that, people who are positive thinkers are happier and more satisfied with their life.28. Why is positive thinking a significant element of happiness?A. It means that one is blind to the troubles and difficulties that exist.B. It means that one constantly compares everything with other people's.C. It means that one is strong in mind and has nothing to be afraid of.D. It means that one approaches life and faces challenges more healthily.29. What does the text suggest about the job you don't like?A. Quitting it and finding a better one.B. Keeping and trying to make it better.C. Being negative and numb to it.D. Challenging yourself with a new outlook.30. What does the author intend to tell us in paragraph 4?A. Be prepared for the worst: and let go of fear.B. Being constantly worried will lose your job.C. Fear will prevent you being open and creative.D. There is nothing to fear if well prepared.31. What can be a suitable title for the text?A. How to focus on the positive eventsB. How to be a positive thinkerC. What to do when faced with fearD. How to have self-evaluationDMicrosoft PowerPoint is the world’s most common presentation tool. It emerged from software company Forethought Inc in the 1980s. Bob Gaskins was the man behind it.“I knew in the early 80s that there were as many as a billion, a thousand million presentation slides being made per year just in America,” Gaskins says,“ but they were all made by hand and almost nobody was using computers to do them.“It was clear to me that here was a huge application worth billions and billions of dollars a year that could be done on computers as soon as there was a revolution in the kinds of computers that we had.”Gaskins was onto something, but it was a hardsell at the time. The software wouldn’t run on any existing personal computers. Anyone wanting to use it had to buy a new machine. Even so, people bought personal computers for the first time in order to be able to use PowerPoint, says Wired magazine journalist Russell Davies.Davies explains that before PowerPoint, people used slides to convey information to groups --- but anyone creating a presentation had to send away to get their materials made. It took a long time to do, was difficult to make changes and because it was so expensive, only the most senior people in an organization got to do it.“PowerPoint,” Davies says，“made it possible for everyone in an organization to standup and say their piece.”PowerPoint has helped turn us all into presenters --- but it’ s also been accused of over-simplifying ideas and distracting (干扰)us from clear thinking.Sarah Kaplan is a management professor at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management. She has noticed that, rather than people asking for new analysis or insights in meetings, they were asking for more Power Point slides.Kaplan says that some CEOS, such as Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, have banned its use. “He felt, and I think many people feel, that PowerPoint became such an object of the process that they lost the ideas inside of it and that is the risk.”32. What drove Bob Gaskins to develop PowerPoint?A. His personal needs at the office.B. The support from Forethought Inc.C. The great potential market demand.D. His interest in science and technology.33. What was the problem with Bob Gaskin’s PowerPoint in the 1980s?A. It was very expensive.B. It was very difficult to use.C. It couldn’t t be used on old computers.D. It was difficult to sell.34. What might be Russell Davies’s at titude to PowerPoint?A. Critical.B. Appreciative.C. Cautious.D. Contradictory.35. Why does Jeff Bezos ban the use of PowerPoint?A. It fails to solve practical problems.B. It fails to convey messages effectively.C. It makes something valuable unavailable.D. It results in creative thinking getting ignored.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自处的最佳选项。

广东省汕头市金山中学2020-2021学年高一上学期期末试英语试题学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________一、单项选择1．There is no doubt ______ cultural relics are ______ protecting.A．whether; worth B．whether; worthy C．that; worth D．that; worthy 2．She got married ______ the boy who always played jokes ______ her.A．with; on B．to; on C．with; to D．to; with 3．—Pity that I haven’t got a ticket for the concert tonight.—It doesn’t matter. I’m sure it _______ on TV.A．will be broadcast B．will broadcastC．has been broadcast D．is broadcasting4．My friend Jennifer, ______ help I’ve made great progress in my studies, will leave for the UK next week.A．with whose B．for whose C．for whom D．with whom 5．（2018·天津）I need a new passport so I will have to have my photographs___________. A．taking B．takenC．being taken D．take6．It’s helpful to put children in a situation______ they can see themselves differently. A．when B．which C．that D．where7．A number of high buildings ______ where there was nothing a year ago but ruins. A．have arisen B．have been aroused C．have risen D．have been raised 8．I would like to rent a house—clean, comfortable and ______ in a quiet place.A．after all B．above all C．first of all D．all in all 9．With the living environment becoming worse and worse, many of the earth's species are ______.A．dying back B．dying away C．dying down D．dying out 10．Lots of roads ______ these days. We’d better set out earlier.A．are repaired B．have been repaired C．are being repaired D．are repairing 11．Nervously ______ challenges, I know I will w hisper to myself the two simple words “Be yourself”.A．faced B．facing C．to face D．is facing 12．We were required not to ______ any important details before they were made public. A．try out B．make out C．let out D．break out 13．For many cities in the world, there is no room to spread out further, _____ New York is an example.A．for which B．in which C．of which D．from which 14．It may take a while _____ you find a hobby that truly interests yourself, sodon’t give up.A．that B．before C．unless D．since15．A fire ______ in the center of the market last night. Luckily, no death ______ so far. A．broke out; is reported B．had broken out; was reported C．broke out; has been reported D．had broken out; has been reported;二、完形填空When I was 13 my only purpose was to become the star on our football team. That meant 16 Miller King, who was the best 17 at our school.Football season started in September and all summer long I worked out. I carried my football everywhere for 18 . Just before September, Miller was struck by a car and lost his right arm. I went to see him after he came back from 19 . He looked very 20 , but he didn`t cry.That season, I 21 all of Miller`s records while he watched the home games from the bench. We went 10-1 and I was named most valuable player, 22 I often had crazy dreams in which I was to blame for Miller’s 23 .One afternoon, I was crossing the field to go home and saw Miller 24 going over a fence —which wasn’t 25 to climb if you had both arms. I’m sure I was the 26 person in the world he wanted to accept 27 from. But even that challenge he accepted.I 28 him move slowly over the fence. When we were finally 29 on the other side, he said to me, “You know, I didn’t tell you this during the season, but you did fine. Thank you for filling in for 30 .”His words freed me from my bad 31 . I thought to myself, how even without an arm he was more of a leader. 32 but not defeated, he was 33 ahead of me. I was right to have 34 him. From that day on, I grew 35 and a little more real. 16．A．cheering for B．beating out C．relying on D．staying with17．A．coach B．student C．teacher D．player 18．A．practice B．show C．comfort D．pleasure 19．A．school B．vacation C．hospital D．training 20．A．pale B．calm C．relaxed D．ashamed 21．A．held B．broke C．set D．tried 22．A．and B．then C．but D．thus 23．A．decision B．mistake C．accident D．problem 24．A．stuck B．hurt C．tried D．lost 25．A．steady B．hard C．fun D．fit 26．A．last B．best C．first D．latest 27．A．praise B．advice C．assistance D．apology 28．A．let B．helped C．had D．noticed 29．A．dropped B．ready C．trapped D．safe 30．A．us B．them C．me D．it 31．A．memories B．ideas C．attitudes D．dreams 32．A．Lost B．Attacked C．Destroyed D．Damaged 33．A．still B．also C．yet D．just 34．A．challenged B．cured C．invited D．admired 35．A．healthier B．bigger C．cleverer D．cooler三、阅读选择Lost cities that have been foundThe White CityIn 2015, a team of explorers to Honduras in search of “the Lost City of the Monke God” led to the discovery of the White City. It is believed that local people hid here when the Spanish conquerors (征服者) occupied their homeland in the16th century.Canopus and HeracleionThe Egyptian cities Canopus and Heracleion, where Queen Cleopatra often visited, weren’t found until 1992. Artifacts (史前器物) showed that the cities once highly developed as a trade network, which helped researchers piece together more about the last queen of Egypt. Machu PicchuA Yale professor discovered “the Lost City in the Clouds” in 1911. Machu Picchu displaysthe Inca Empire at the height of its rule. Abandoned in the 16th century for unknown reasons, the city was hidden by the local people from the Spanish conquerors for centuries keeping it so well preserved.TroyThe ancient city of Troy in Homer’s The Iliad was considered a fictional setting for his characters to run wild. But in 1871, explorations in northwestern Turkey exposed nine ancient cities layered (层叠) on top of each other, the earliest dating back to about 5,000 years before. It was later determined that the sixth or seventh layer contained the lost city of Troy and that it was actually destroyed by an earthquake, not a wooden horse.36．Why did people hide in the White City in the 16th century?A．To survive the war. B．To save the land.C．To protect their country. D．To search for a lost city.37．Which of the following was related to a royal family member?A．The White City B．Canopus and HeracleionC．Machu Picchu D．Troy38．What can we learn about Troy?A．It was built by Homer. B．It consisted of nine citiesC．It had a history of 5,000 years D．It was ruined by a natural disaster.One morning a deer rushed into a courtyard where a little boy was playing. The deer hooked the boy’s clothing with its antlers (角). This scared the little boy so much that he let out a loud cry which brought his mother running out to see what was happening. She came out just in time and saw the deer running off towards the mountains with her little boy.The mother was so afraid! She ran after the deer as fast as she could and not too far away she found her son sitting on the grass safely. Seeing his mother, the little boy laughed and reached out his arms to her. His mother held him tight. She was so happy that she cried. She hurried back with her dear son. When she got home, she was amazed at what she saw. The huge tree behind her house had fallen down while she was out running after the deer. The whole house was destroyed under the tree’s great weight.Then the mother remembered the day about a year before when a deer fleeing from a hurt had run into her house. She felt sorry for the frightened deer, so she covered it with some cloth and let it return to the forest.The deer seemed to understand that she had saved its life. When leaving, it kept bowing its head to her as if it were thanking her for her kindness.She never imagined that the deer could remember her help. It somehow knew the tree was going to fall and kill her and her son, so it came back to save them.When the mother remembered all this, she said, “Saving the life of another is the same as saving the life of your own.”39．The mother run out of the house because _________?A．The boy was crying. B．The boy was running.C．The deer was coming. D．The deer was escaping.40．What happened while the mother was running after the deer?A．The deer hurt her son. B．The house disappeared.C．The house was destroyed. D．The huge tree was cut down. 41．Why did the deer save their lives?A．They were close friends.B．The mother once saved its life.C．The deer once visited their house.D．The mother drove away the hunter.42．What is the purpose of the passage?A．To protect animals. B．To blame the hunter.C．To praise the mother’s bravery.D．To encourage people to do good deeds.Rock and roll music developed in the United States in the early nineteen-fifties. It was based on the music called rhythm and blues that was performed by African American musicians.Early rock and roll singers developed their own kinds of music. Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry, the Beach Boys, and Bob Dylan were the most popular rock and roll musicians in the early 1960s. All were American. Then, in 1964, a new rock and roll group from England invaded America: the Beatles.Some people say the Beatles’ music shook America like an earthquake. The Beatles changed rock and roll forever. Their early songs were influenced by American rock and roll musicians, including Chuck Berry. But the Beatles looked different and sounded different from any musical group before them.The Beatles released their first album in the United States in 1964, when all of the top five records in America were by the Beatles. In 1967, they released an album ca lled “Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.” It was one of the first “concept” albums. That is, all the songs were linked by a common story or idea.The popularity of the Beatles led the way for more rock and roll bands from England to become popular in America. The Rolling Stones was the most important of these bands. The Rolling Stones is one of the few groups from the 1960s that is still performing and recording today. In 1965, the group recorded one of its most famous songs, “Satisfaction”.By the 1970s, rock and roll music became known as rock music. Experts say rock music regained some of the energy of early rock and roll. Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band became popular with their album “Born to Run”. Springsteen’s music was like the lively rock and roll music of the early nineteen-sixties. Many of his songs were about social issues. He sang about the effects of unemployment and the war in Vietnam.43．The main topic of this passage is _______.A．the history of American musicB．the development of rock and roll musicC．the famous rock and roll groupsD．the new forms of rock and roll music44．What does “the Beatles’ music shook America like an earthquake” mean?A．The Beatle’s music was as violent as an earthquake in America.B．the Beatles looked differently because an earthquake hit America.C．The Beatle’s music had great effect on the rock and roll music in America.D．The Beatle’s music were greatly influenced by American rock and roll music. 45．Whose songs were mainly about social problems like unemployment and war? A．Elvis Presley’s.B．Bob Dylan’s.C．Chuck Berry’s.D．Springsteen’s.46．From the passage, we can know that _______.A．one of the Rolling Stones’ albums was called “concept”B．all of the top five records in America were by the Beatles in 1964C．the Rolling Stones was the only band that became popular in AmericaD．all the most popular rock and roll musicians in the 1960s were AmericanYou signed up for soccer, and played every game of the season. Sure, you're not the best player on the team, but most days you gave it your all. Do you deserve a trophy (奖杯)?If the decision is up to Carol Dweck, the answer would likely be no. She's a psychology professor at Stanford University, California. She says a player doesn't have to be the best to get a trophy. But those who receive an award should have to work for it. She suggests trophies go to the most improved player, or the one who contributed most to the team spirit, as well as to those who play the best.“The trophy has to stand for something,” Dweck told TFK. “If we give a trophy to everyone, then the award has no value.” Dweck argues that giving kids trophies for particular reasons, such as improving in a sport, teaches kids that adults value hard work and trying our best.Others say that there's no harm in giving awards to all kids who play a sport, regardless of how they played or whether or not they improved.“I think we should encourage kids' participation in sports,” says Kenneth Barish, a psychology professor at Weill Corne ll Medical College, in New York City. “A trophy is one way to encourage kids' efforts.”Barish argues that when we single out only the best or even the most improved players with a trophy, we are teaching kids the wrong lesson. We are sending the message that winning is everything. “Winning is only part of the equation (等式),” Barish told TFK. “Playing sports also teaches kids about teamwork and the importance of exercise.”There will be plenty of opportunities for kids to learn about competition as they get older, says Barish. They'll soon realize that only one soccer team wins the World Cup and only one football team wins the Super Bowl. For now, he thinks there's nothing wrong with letting all kids who play a sport feel like winners. That means trophies for everyone.47．According to Carol Dweck, which player should receive a trophy?A．Tony, the most attractive player of the soccer team.B．David, a soccer player who is both clever and funny.C．Peter, who is ready to help his partners to score goals.D．Jim, a soccer player who tries his best to win the game48．Which of the following statements would Kenneth Barish agree with?A．There is no sense in giving a trophy to everyone.B．Kids fond of playing sports should be rewarded.C．Kids should be given trophies for trying their best.D．It is necessary to encourage kids' participation in sports.49．The underlined phrase “single out” in Paragraph 6 probably means “________”．A．honor B．chooseC．value D．stress50．What is the best title of the passage?A．Who deserves a trophy? B．All kids deserve a trophyC．What does a trophy deserve? D．Best player deserves a trophy四、七选五Today it is common to see people who walk about with colored wires hanging from their ears wherever they go. They move about in their personal bubbles, sometimes unaware of what’s happening around them. Are you one of “them”?For me, walking around in my own personal bubble is perfect. 51．What’s even better, wearing earphones seems to give a signal to people which says: “I’m not available for chatti ng at the moment!”Suppose you’re at work, you don’t want anyone to break your concentration. 52．Those wires hanging from your ears would be sure to give the “Go away!” signal.53．It’s probably part of the growing up stage when they just want to ignore t heir whole family. While their mothers give them lectures about why they should do their homework, they can just turn up the volume (声音) on their MP3 player, smile, and say “Yes, Mum.” Problem solved.Pretty soon, not only will we have pretty colored wires hanging from our ears — but also our brains will be directly plugged into some new high-tech instrument. We’ll be in a virtual (虚拟) world, communicating with everyone else, or choosing not to, as we like. 54．And they are changing our social habits along the way.In the end, there is a thin line between using technology as a tool for making life better and being a slave to it! It’s so strange — suddenly, 55．A．Our instruments are changing quickly.B．I also have wires hanging from my ears.C．In the home situation, teenagers love these wires.D．I don’t feel like wearing my earphones any more!E.I don’t have to deal with the noise from the environment.F.After all, I am listening to my favorite music and would rather not be disturbed.G.Listening to music through earphones is the perfect way to ignore such interruptions.五、用单词的适当形式完成短文阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

广东省汕头市潮阳区2020-2021学年高一英语上学期期末考试试题（含解析）本试卷共六部分，共8页，满分130分。

考试时间120分钟。

注意事项：1.答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、学校、班级、考生号填在答题卡上。

2.作答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑，如需要改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案。

答案不能答在试卷上。

3.非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡上各题目指定区域内相应的位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案；不准使用铅笔或涂改液，不按以上要求作答无效。

第一部分：单项选择题（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）1. —I can drive you home. —________,but are you sure it’s not too much trouble? A. That would be great B. Don’t bother C. I’m afraid not D. Congratulations【答案】A【解析】【分析】【详解】考查交际用语。

句意：——我可以开车送你回家。

——那太好了，但你确定不会太麻烦吗? A. That would be great那太好了；B. Don’t bother不打扰了；C. I’m afraid not恐怕不行；D. Congratulations 祝贺。

根据“but are you sure it’s not too much trouble? ”转折可知，那真是太好了，但希望不给对方带来太多的麻烦。

故选A。

2. —Have you made up your mind to lose weight?—Of course. _______A. I’m quite prepared.B. That’s a good point.C. What do you mean?D. Are you joking?【答案】A【解析】【分析】【详解】考查交际用语。

2020-2021学年汕头市金山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AUnique LighthousesAugust 7 is National Lighthouse Day. It's a day to celebrate the lights that guide us home and the historic importance of lighthouses and their keepers, who not only guided ships into harbor but also played key roles in naval battles across the globe. Check out these fantastic lighthouses across the globe as well as recommendations on the best places to stay near them.Cape Byron Lighthouse, Byron Bay, AustraliaThe Cape Byron Lighthouse in Byron Bay, Australia was built in the early 20th century to help protect the Australian coastline. Today, it's a beautiful location to watch the sunrise. Within walking distance is the Watermark, a perfect place to stay and get some much-needed rest and relaxation from daily life.Lighthouse of Chania, Crete, GreeceThe Lighthouse of Chania, Crete is one of the oldest surviving lighthouses in the world, dating back to the sixteenth century. Travelers can take a walk along its long pier (码头) during the sunset. Located near the pier to the lighthouse is a hotel from 1890, which offers beautiful views of the bay.Key West Lighthouse, Key West, Florida, USAThe Key West Lighthouse was built in 1825 to help guide ships entering the port. Travelers can enjoy climbing up the lighthouse to reach the wonderful sea views and can stay at the KimptonLighthouse Hotel, with easy access to the lighthouse and the Ernest Hemingway Home and Museum.Pigeon Point Lighthouse, Pescadero, California, USAThe Pigeon Point Lighthouse in Pescadero, California was built in1871 to help ships navigate (导航) the region's dangerous coastline. Today, the lighthouse is a state landmark, and the quarters where the lighthouse keepers lived have been turned into a hostel, making it a great home base to explore the outdoors, spot whales and watch the stars.1. Why is National Lighthouse Day celebrated?A. To show the hard life of lighthouse keepers.B. To instruct how to guide ships into harbor.C. To honor lighthouses and their keepers.D. To stress the importance of light.2. Of the following lighthouses, which is the oldest?A. Cape Byron Lighthouse.B. Lighthouse of Chania.C. Key West Lighthouse.D. Pigeon Point Lighthouse.3. What do the listed lighthouses have in common?A. They are all located in the USA.B. They have becometourist attractions.C. They offer accommodation to visitors.D. They are good spots to watch the sunrise.BFor years, life went something like this: We’d grow up in one place, head off to college, and then find a city to get a job and live there for a few years. The final goal was to find somewhere to settle down, buy a house, start a family, and begin the whole cycle all over again. But now some people are increasingly choosing to move from city to city throughout their entire lives, sometimes as frequently as every month.Just ask Alex Chatzieleftheriou, who has had a front-row seat watching this evolution unfold. Six years ago, he launched a startup called Blueground that rents out beautifully designed, fully furnished apartments for a month at a time, at rates that are cheaper than hotels. And it aims to make each one feel unique and comfortable,rather than standardized, like what you might find in a traditional hotel.Today, the company has 3,000 properties(房地产) in six U.S. cities, along with Dubai, Istanbul, London, Paris, and Chatzieleftheriou’s native Athens, and a staff of 400. With the helpof the Series B round of funding, the company landed $ 50 million, plus its previous total of $ 28 million, to continue its rapid expansion. It hopes to have 50,000 properties in 50 cities over the next three years.Chatzieleftheriou first came up with the idea for Blueground while he was working as a management consultant for McKinsey. “The accommodation of choice for consultants is the hotel,” he says. “I had to spend five years in hotel rooms, living in 12 different cities. I loved seeing the world, but I didn’t love feeling like I didn’t have a home.” And what’s more, hotels aren’t a particularly cost-effective solution for companies either. In Chatzieleftheriou’s case, McKinsey sometimes paid $ 10,000 or more for him to stay in a major city for a month.4. What does the author intend to tell in the first paragraph?A. A new lifestyle is appearing.B. Life is just like a circle for people.C. Most people are used to an easy life.D. People live in different places in life.5. What is the goal of Blueground?A. To compete with hotels.B. To create standardized hotels.C. To make renters feel at home.D. To rent out long-term apartments.6. What do we know about Blueground?A. It got a total investment of $ 78 million.B. Its business is anything but satisfying.C. It expanded to every corner of the world.D. It has 50,000 properties in 50 cities.7. What does the last paragraph focus on?A. High costs of hotels.B. Chatzieleftheriou’s former work.C Strengths of Blueground.D. The inspiration for Blueground.CWhat about your emotions? How do they help you to understand what you are reading?In Jane Yolan'sOwl Moon,a girl explores with her father on a snowy night. She longs for this special night.And she's amazed when she sees an owl.Have you felt longing before? Amazement? Well, if you have, it helps you have a sense of agreement. When we can put ourselves inside a story we can understand it better. Our brain tells us,"Oh, this girl's experience is a bit like mine."And boom! We can relate to her.But this skill is not born in us.So young kids have to learn it.Pictures and images help young readers to understand and recognize feelings.Readers feel joy when seeing the smiling faces of friends.They feel fear when turning the page to find a scary monster. They are just pictures,but the feelings are real. This skill, to understand the thinking and feeling of others, is what researchers call "theory of mind".For example, think about the faces of people and animals in stories. The Big Bad Wolf's scary teeth. The 'o'shape of a surprised character's mouth. Or big, wide eyes like the girl inOwl Moon.By noticing the faces,readers can start to figure out what it feels like to be that character.And that helps to figure out how people feel and think in real life.But most young readers don't go into deep,scary woods.And some may not go to the beach or play basketball.In the bookYo!Yes?two kids meet and play ball. The kids start the story on opposite pages.But as the story goes on,they get closer until they are together.Some young readers might not play basketball, but they can read the clues on the page to figure out how the kids are feeling.And some readers might not like the game,but they can feel excited for the characters because of how the characters look and move.8. What can we learn from the second paragraph?A.Owl Moontalks about the exploration of the Moon.B. The feeling of"amazement"is a sense of agreement.C. Readers are blessed with the ability to interpret others.D. Readers with similar experience understand the story better.9. Which of the following might help readers develop"theory of mind"?A. True feelings.B. Smiling faces.C. Picture books.D. Reading skills.10. Young readers can go deeper into a story by________.A. tracking the plotB. developing new skillsC. sharing similar hobbiesD. analyzing the background11. What is the text mainly about?A. How thinking influences reading.B. How readers improve reading skills.C. How emotions help enhance reading.D. How kids figure out the clues of stories.DRecycling plastic has always been a stop-start effort, and the wide variety of plastics we produce, the pollution from waste, and other limitations make recycling an economic(经济) problem. It’s estimated(估计)only 9% of plastic ever created has been recycled. But with the help of a chemical process, Canadian Miranda Wang and her company BioCellection want to change that.Stability is one of plastic greatest qualities and downside. There's limited evidence that some plastics can biodegrade (生物降解)but largely photo-plastics degrade in the sun. It’s a long process, and the truth is that we can only estimate how long it takes. Wang is looking to break the inaction and BioCellection's task is to make mostplastic waste recyclable.She outlines two current methods. One is to take plastics like water bottles, wash them, cut them, melt and reconstitute them. “That's a very limited process” she says, due to the requirement that plastics be “clean” . The other, which can handle dirtier plastics and a level of pollution, is called hydrolysis(热解). Intense heat is applied to break down plastics so they can be reused as oils for energy, but “it’s not economical,’’ she says.BioCellection’s solution builds on research from over ten years ago, Wang explains, when a US studydiscovered pure polyethylene powder (聚乙烯粉)could be broken down by a catalyst (催化剂). Wang and her co-founder Jean hit upon a bacterium being able to eat plastic. In the years since, they engineered a comparable catalyst capable of doing the same job, only faster, which even works on plastics no one else can recycle at present. “We have now found a catalyst that is much cheaper than the one that was used before, Wang says.Currently focusing on plastic films like shopping hags, the three-hour process breaks clown plastic into chemicals that can act as the building blocks for more complex plastic products.“Right now we’re able to achieve about 70% transformation from plastic waste material to these chemicals,” she adds, saying they’re working to increase that figure.12. Why has so little plastic been recycled?A. Plastic is chemically stable.B. Recycling plastic led to pollution.C. We produced various plastics.D. Most photo-plastics degrade in the sun.13. What does Wang think of the two current methods?A. Highly effective and dynamic.B. Expensive and pollution-causing.C. Limited and energy-consuming.D. Widely used and recognized.14. What did BioCellection find effective to recycle plastics?A. Polyethylene powder.B. Chemical products.C. Plastic films.D. A catalyst.15. What is the text mainly about?A. Miranda Wang and her company.B. A new plastic recycling method.C. The greatest downside of plastic.D. Transformation of plastic waste.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。

广东省汕头一中2020至2021学年度高一第一学期期末考试高一级英语科试题试卷共8页，满分150分，考试时间120分钟第I卷选择题（95分）第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下面5段对话。

每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1.What will the woman do this coming weekend?A. Call on his classmates.B. Direct traffic.C. Go hiking.2.Where is the woman going? A. To her new flat. B. To the shop. C. To her company.3.When did the woman buy her own car? A. Last week. B. Last month. C. Last year.4.What does the woman do now? A.A school teacher. B.A tourist guide. C.A university student.5.How does John look? A. Excited. B. Satisfied. C. Worried. 第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对话或独白。

每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第六段材料，回答第6至7题。

6.What will the weather be like the day after tomorrow? A. It is rainy. B. It is sunny. C. It is windy.7.What has the man being doing these days? A. Reading books. B. Playing football. C. Going cycling. 听第七段材料，回答第8至10题。

2021年广东省汕头市新中学校高一英语上学期期末试题含解析一、选择题1. __________ the global financial crisis, the Chinese government has taken many measures _______ people ‘s life to deal with it.A. Faced with; relatedB. Faced; relating toC. Faced with; relatingD. Facing, related to参考答案：D2. He didn’t put the things ______ they belonged, for ______ reason he was blamed.A. which; thatB. what; thisC. that; whoseD. where; which参考答案：D3. _______him and then try to copy what he does.A. MindB. Glance atC. Stare atD. Watch参考答案：D4. I don’t think it is______ festival. It’s _____ celebration of Shakespeare and his extraordinary gifts.A. a; aB. /; aC. a; theD. the; /参考答案：A略5. ________ we were worried about was ________ they could manage to control the pollution.A. That; howB. That; whetherC. What; thatD. What; whether参考答案：D6. The speaker, for her wonderful speeches, will deliver a lecture in our school next week.A. to knowB. being knownC. knownD. knowing参考答案：C【详解】考查非谓语动词，句意：这位以精彩演讲著称的演讲者将于下周在我们学校发表演讲。

2021年广东省汕头市青山中学高一英语上学期期末试卷含解析一、选择题1. — A Mr. Smith is waiting outside. he come in?—Wait a minute. I’m reading an important paper.A. ShallB. MustC. NeedD. Should参考答案：A2. The old professor took up cycling as a regular form of exercise, which , of course ,is of great ___to his health.A. benefitB. favorC. senseD. relationship参考答案：A略3. They sold their house for only 12000 dollars, so the buyer got a wonderful______.A. worthB. costC. bargainD. value参考答案：C4. It’s their duty for the soldiers our country our enemies.A．to prevent; from B．to keep; from C．to protect; from D．to defend; with参考答案：C5. We suggested that he_____ off early the next day.A. startB. startedC. would startD. starts.参考答案：A6. Ever since middle school, my sister and I ________ about taking a bike trip.A. dreamedB. dreamC. have dreamedD. had dreamed参考答案：C7. —Jenny, they say you have asked for a leave because of a sudden headache. I’m worried about you, and are you ________better now?—I’m all right now, thanks for your care.A. muchB. a lotC. anyD. quite参考答案：C8. If Mike goes to the film this evening, ______.A. so he doesB. so I doC. so will ID. so I will参考答案：C9. Mike called ______ my house, but I wasn't in. So he left a massage telling me he would call ______ me the next day.A. at, atB. on, onC. at, onD. on, at参考答案：C10. ----What do you think of my article, professor?---- The former part is well written but ______ is just so-so.A. the latterB. the last partC. latestD. later参考答案：A11. Has the doctor _______ called for?A. referred to beingB. referred to beenC. referring to beingD. referred to be参考答案：B略12. As you write in the story , it has been 20 years ______ I last saw you in a seaside hotel .A. sinceB. whenC. beforeD. after参考答案：A13. —Thank you for your wonderful meal.—______.A. No, it was just so-soB. The same to youC. No, that’s all rightD. It’s my pleasure参考答案：D14. The students asked me going to be held.A. when is the partyB. when the party wasC. when the party isD. when was the party参考答案：B15. Mr.Black ____Shanghai in a few days . Do you know when the earliest plane ___ on Sunday ?A. is leaving ;takes offB. leaves ;takes offC. is leaving ;is taking offD. leaves ;is taking参考答案：A16. The rescue team __________ 15 countries has come to aid..A. consists ofB. is made up ofC. consisting ofD. make up参考答案：C17. The students are always told that the well-educated is where the future _________.A. belongsB. is belongedC. belongs toD. will be belonged to参考答案：A【详解】考查时态语态。

2021-2022学年广东省汕头市金信中学高一英语期末试题含解析一、选择题1. Only by reading more books improve your reading skills.A. you canB. can youC. do youD. you do参考答案：B2. Your window wants ________；you’d better have it ______ this week.A．cleaning；do B．to be cleaned；doC．cleaning；done D．being cleaned；done参考答案：C略3. She often ________ her daughter on the way home after work.A．joins up B．looks upC．picks up D．takes up参考答案：Cpick up搭载(某人)。

join up联合；look up查阅；take up占据。

4. ______ is reported in the newspaper is that seventeen climbers have been killed in the snow tsunami.A. ItB. AsC. WhatD. That参考答案：C5. The teachers’ commitment ______ work at our school is highly praised.A. atB.inC. ofD. to参考答案：D6. “Life is like walking in the snow,” Granny used to say, “because every step _____”.A. has shownB. is showingC. showsD. showed参考答案：C7. --- How long ___ in Shanghai? --- For two weeks. I’m going to visit some schools in Shang hai.A.did you stayB. have you stayedC. are you stayingD. do you stay参考答案：C略8. All_____ we can do is that we should work hard in future.A. whichB. thatC. whoD. whom参考答案：B【详解】考查定语从句。

广东省汕头市金山中学最新学年高一英语上学期期末考试试题（含解析）本试卷8页，满分150分，用时120分钟。

注意事项：1. 答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号、考场号和座位号填写在答题卡上。

2. 作答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔在答题卡上对应题目的选项的答案信息点涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案。

3. 非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。

不按以上要求作答的答案无效。

第一卷选择题部分(满分100分)第一部分听力理解 (5段共15小题，满分15分)每段播放两遍。

各段后有几个小题，各段播放前每小题有5秒钟的阅读时间。

请根据各段播放内容及其相关小题，在5秒钟内从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

听第一段对话，回答第1〜3题。

1. What is the man doing?A. Asking about an evening school.B. Asking for information on reading habits.C. Exchanging reading experience with the woman.2. How much does the woman spend a week reading newspapers?A. About two or three hours.B. About four or five hours.C. about seven or eight hours.3. What does the woman like best?A. Newspapers.B. Textbooks.C. Novels.听第二段对话，回答第4 ~ 6题。

4. Where does the man want to live?A. In a big city.B. In the country.C. In the mountain.5. Why is it so quiet there?A. It is a developed area.B. There is a wood factory.C. There are no factories.6. Why co uldn’t the woman sleep well last night?A. She was not used to the silence.B. She was too tired to go to sleep.C. She was afraid of the noise made by the birds.听第三段对话，回答第7〜9题。

2020-2021学年汕头市金山中学南区学校高三英语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AIf you are sending a text message watching TV or listening to the radio, you may stop and give this your full attention. Multitasking shrinks (使.....萎缩)the brain? research suggests.A study found that men and womenwho frequently used several types of technology at the same time had less grey matter in a key part of the brain. University of Sussex researchers said, " Using mobile phones, laptops and other media devicessimultaneouslycould be changing the structure of our brains."Worryingly, the part of the brain that shrinks is involved in processing emotion. The finding follows research which has linked multitasking with a shortened attention span, depression , anxiety and lower grades at school.The researchers began by asking 75 healthy men and women how often they divided their attention between different types of technology. This could mean sending a text message while listening to music and checking e-mail, or speaking on the phone while watching TV and surfing the Internet. The volunteers were then given brain scans which showed they had less grey matter in a region called the anterior cingu-late cortex (ACC)(前扣带皮层).Scientists have proved that brain structure can be changed on exposure to fresh environments and experience.Other studies have shown that training—such as learning to play magic tricks or taxi drivers' learning the map of London―can increase grey matter densities (密度)in certain parts.Experts have also warned of the harmful impact technology can have on our memory and attention span. The University of California team conducted a survey of more than 18,000 people aged between 18 and 99，and found 20%had problems with memory. Researchers were shocked greatly by the 14 % of 18 to 39-year-old people who also worried about their memories.Multitasking may shorten attention span, making it harder to focus and form memories, the researchers said, adding that youngsters may be particularly affected by stress.1. The underlined word " simultaneously" in Paragraph 2 means "________，"A. on one's ownB. at no timeC. at the same timeD. by accident2. All of the following are possible effects of multitasking EXCEPT________ .A. saving timeB. a shortened attention spanC. lower grades at schoolD. depression and anxiety3. Which ofthe following can be the best title of this passage?A. Media multitasking is becoming more popularB. Multitasking shrinks the brainC. Multitasking may shorten attention spanD. People are worried about their memories.BSome years ago a young man applied to a large United States optical firm for a job as a lens designer. He apologized for lack of training, but on announcing that he owned two copies of the classic Conrady's Applied Optics and Optical Design, one for his office and a second for his bedside table, he was hired on the spot. Perhaps the story will be repeated some day with Buchdahl's Introduction to Hamiltonian Optics as a similar certificate of qualification.Hamiltonian theory describes with powerful generality the overall properties of optical systems considered as ‘black boxes’, although it does not describe the detailed structure needed to construct the systems and achieve these properties. Buchdahl's book is therefore on the subject of geometrical optics, but it is not about how to design lenses. It is, however a compact comprehensive account of the fundamentals of the theory written with the lens designer's needs very much in mind. Every lens designer worth his salt has at some time in his career attempted to apply the broad concepts of Hamiltonian optics to the solutions of practical problems. Success has been sufficiently rare that the theory, as such, has made little direct contribution to techniques for optical instrument design. The failures have been frustrating because of the obvious fundamental power of the theory and because of its conceptual elegance. The indirect effects have been large, however, both in contributing to an understanding of fundamental principles that govern the overall behavior of optical systems and in pointing the way to other, more practical, theoretical approaches.Buchdahl approaches the subject not only as a capable mathematical physicist, but as one who with a knowledge of practical optics has made a significant contribution to geometrical optical theory. Buchdahl's approach has, over the last decade, had a major impact on modern lens design with computers. Thus, he brings to this exposition of Hamiltonian optics a familiarity with practical optics not usually found in authors on this subject.The author claims his book to be non-mathematical, and indeed it might be so viewed by a professional mathematician. From the point of view of many physicists and engineers, it will appear to be quite mathematical. Moreover, this is a tightly written book. The subject matter is developed with precision, and the author expects the reader, at very point, to be master of the preceding exposition.4. Hamiltonian theory met with failures as a result of ______.A. newer finding related to the wave particle nature of lightB. very complicated concepts too difficult to understand by most lens designersC. too much mathematical detail in the theoryD. not enough practical information offered by the theory to allow for use by lens crafters5. The author of this passage implies that Introduction to Hamiltonian Optics is necessary to ______.A. the students who are major in mathematical geometryB. those who want to grasp the basic principles of optical systemsC. the lens designers who look for instructions on practical designsD. those who are interested in physics6. The article points out that the great benefits of Hamiltonian optics have been found is ______.A. indirect ways of learning mathematicsB. a fundamental power within the theoryC. the conceptual elegance of the theoryD. the practical applications of the theory in finding new approaches to old problems7. This passage is probably excerpted from ______.A. a review of a bookB. a chemistry textbookC. an optician's essayD. a general science textCTo hear people talk about Internet friendships, you would think it was one giant web of cat-fishing and e-crime. While we all undoubtedly have to take measures to remain safe online, assuming every friendship or connection made on Instagram, Twitter or Facebook is cheating or insincere would be a mistake.As a woman who works in the creative industry, I have found real joy in seeking out a community I couldn’t find elsewhere, and making some great friends along the way. My first online friendship was on Twitter with my(now) best friend, during the university exam period. We exchanged study notes in dozens of direct messages, set a study date, and haven’t looked back since.Drawn to each other by similar circumstances, friendships online are similar to offline in that they tend to begin because of shared interest or common ground-maybe they’ve read the post on Instagram. Maybe they have the same taste in food or politics. Or maybe they just love memes too. If online friendships start similar to friendships offline, they grow in the same way, too. Often through mutual support: apart from calling a friend to congratulate him on that new job, you also re-tweet his jokes and praise his Instagram story.Despite my positive experiences when I tell people, most are still suspicious. Eyebrows are raised higher when I explain not only have I found a community online but have made friendships with people I meet face-to-face too. Actually, these are just as valid as other friendships, according to behavioural psychologist Jo Hemmings, who says online friendships can be real.So how do you know if people are there for the real you or just because you’re popular on Instagram? Hemmings has simple rules. She tells me “You have to equally feel comfortable that you’re getting something of each other instead of being used to enable something that isn’t friendship.”Therefore, if all a “friend” online is asking you to do is to promote their work or personal brand and rarely takes an interest in you, then there may be room to question the basis of the friendship. On that note it is worth remembering that just because someone has a lot of followers, it doesn’t necessarily mean they have lots of friends.8. What is most people’s attitude towards online friendship?A. Negative.B. Positive.C. Objective.D. Neutral.9. Why does the writer share her own experience in paragraph 2?A. To introduce the background information of the text.B. To convey the writer’s attitude and give the related example.C. To prove the likely risk for people to develop friendship online.D. To remind people of the various benefits of making friends online.10. How can online and offline friendships be deepened?A. They should be based on shared interest.B. They need to have common ground.C. They require support from each other.D. They can’t live without social media.11. According to the author, what’s the golden rule to make friends online?A. A friend to all is a friend to none.B. Without confidence there is no friendship.C. A friend without faults will never be found.D. Friendship cannot stand always on one side.DIn Colombia a group, named WebConserva, is carrying out a project in the San Lucas Mountains with the help of coffee growers.The San Lucas area is one of the most unexplored places in Colombia, which is home to many thousands of species of animals and plants. Yet gold mining and coca farming have dealt a blow to its ecosystem. To limit additional development in the San Lucas area, the group helps coffee growers by linking them with processors from around the country.Colombia has more different kinds of living things than any other country except neighboring Brazil. In 2016, the Colombian government signed a peace deal with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia ending years of civil war. As a result, more land became accessible for use, with deforestation(毁林) coming along. Government information shows that in 2017, almost 220,000 hectares of forest were destroyed compared to around 124,000 hectares in 2015.To date, the project includes 10 families who farm 400 hectares of coffee plants, which costs about $77,000 dollars a year. WebConserva hopes that, in time, 200 families will be included. At that level, 20,000 hectares of untouched forest could be protected. In San Lucas, the families promise not to cut down trees to expand their crops or to hunt wild animals from the forests. In return, they receive $ 250 to $ 300 per 125 kilograms of coffee, an enviable amount there. Arcadio Barajas is among those taking part. His new coffee plantation(种植园) makes a barrier between cattle farms and forests where wild animals like the jaguar live and hunt. In this way, he doesn't have to kill wild animals to protect his cattle.Barajas said that pulling down the forest to plant coca and killing wildlife were against his will. Now he feels that growing coffee lets him be astewardof the land. "I'm taking care of the environment, the forest and the animals," he said.12. Why does WebConserva set up the project?A. To help local farmers make money.B. To expand areas of coffee growing.C. To link processors with coffee growers.D. To conserve biodiversity in the Mountains.13. What happened after Colombia’s civil war was over?A. Colombia helped many needy families.B. Colombia lost lots of areas of forests.C. Colombia started to save damaged forests.D. Colombia became more peaceful than Brazil.14. Which is probably a function of Barajas's coffee plantation?A. A method of protecting cattle and wildlife.B. A substitute for hunting of wild animals.C. A barrier between man and wild animals.D. A shelter for cattle against human hunters.15. What does the underlined word "steward" mean in the last paragraph?A. Farmer.B. Master.C. Guardian.D. Explorer.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。

广东省潮州市金山中学2021年高一英语期末试题含解析一、选择题1. He suggested the problem worth paying attention _______ at the meeting.A. to be discussedB. to being discussedC. to discussD. to discussing参考答案：A2. --Mrs Smith is so nice a good teacher that we will remember her forever.--Yes. She ____give us help whenever we were in trouble.A. mustB. mightC.could D. would参考答案：D3. Before the earthquake, mice ran out of the fields ________ for places to hide.A. lookB. lookingC. lookedD. were looking参考答案：B4. Don’t wear those ordinary clothes to work; try to look more ______!A. amusingB. intelligentC. strictD. professional参考答案：D【详解】考查形容词。

A. amusing引人发笑的；B. intelligent理解力强的；C. strict严格的；D. professional专业的。

句意：不要穿那些普通的衣服去上班;试着看起来更专业!结合句意可知答案为D。

5. Simon is very regretful. If he had been more careful, he _____ such a big mistake.A. hasn’t madeB. hadn’t madeC. won’t have madeD. wouldn’t have made参考答案：D6. For many cities in the world, there is no room to spread out further, _____ New York is an example.A. for whichB. in whichC. of whichD. from which参考答案：C7. My friend showed me around the town, ________ was very kind of him.A. whichB. thatC. whatD. where参考答案：A8. By no means _______give in to the unreasonable demand.A. we willB. we won’tC. will weD. won’t we参考答案：C略9. The question came up at the meeting_____ we had enough money for our research.A. thatB. whichC. whetherD. that if参考答案：C【详解】考查连词。