湖北省华中师范大学第一附属中学2020-2021学年高一上学期期中考试英语试题学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________一、阅读选择Top attractionsAmsterdam is most famous for its artistic heritage. This tradition is proudly on display in the Rijksmuseum (translates as State Museum). Once you've taken in all that has to offer, artists, history funs, and families shouldn't pass up the chance to visit the Van Gogh Museum –containing around 700 paintings and drawings by Vincent and his contemporaries, including Gauguin, Monet, and Toulouse-Lautrec.Amsterdam is also home to the Anne Frank Museum, where Anne hid with her family during the Nazioccupation of The Netherlands. On a lighter note, taking a canal cruise through its extensive waterways is a rewarding way to see the Dutch capital.Art lovers get their kicks at:•The Van Gogh Museum;•Rijksmuseum;•Museum het Rembrandthuis.Food and drinkCheese lovers love Amsterdam. You can find an excuse to eat cheese at any time of the day here. Gouda is Holland's favorite, developing a more intense flavor the longer it's aged. Find a selection at the markets, try a cheeseboard at dinner time, or just order cubes with mustard for dipping to accompany a drink.When you're hungry for non-cheese food groups, you'll find Michelin-starred restaurants, vegetarian, and organic restaurants that accompany an array of global cuisine. Forold-fashioned and modern Dutch food, try these Amsterdam restaurants: Moeders, Haesje Claes, Loetje, Greetje, and De Silveren Spiegel.Don’t leave without tasting:•Patat (hot chips with toppings);•Stroopwafel (waffle cookie);•Chocomel (chocolate milk).Amsterdam Fast FactsApproximate flight times• NYC/Newark 7 hours, 20 minutes• Philadelphia 8 hours• Boston 7 hours• Miami 9 hours, 45 minutes• Los Angeles 10 hours, 15 minutesEntry requirementsPassport must be valid for at least 3 months beyond your planned departure from the Schengen area and have 2 blank pages for entry stamp.1．Where can visitors see Monet’s paintings?A．Rijksmuseum. B．The Van Gogh Museum. C．Museum het Rembrandthuis. D．The Anne Frank Museum.2．What is the best choice for a cheese lover?A．Patat. B．Stroopwafel. C．Chocomel. D．Gouda. 3．Who is this tour guide written for ?A．Germans. B．Dutchmen. C．Americans. D．Frenchmen.It's never easy to explain exactly when a specific language began, but in the case of English we can at least say that there is little sense in speaking of the English as a separate language before the Anglo-Saxons came to Britain. Little is known of this period with any certainty, but we do know that Germanic invaders came and settled in Britain from thenorth-western coastline of continental Europe in the fifth and sixth centuries. The invaders all spoke a language that was Germanic (related to Dutch, Frisian, German and the Scandinavian languages, and to Gothic), but we'll probably never know how different their speech was from that of their continental neighbours.The reason that we know so little about the language in this period is because we do not have much in the way of written records from any of the Germanic languages of north-western Europe until several centuries later. When Old English writings began to appear in the seventh, eighth, and ninth centuries there was a good deal of regional variation(变化), but not more than that found in later periods. This was the language that Alfred the Great referred to as ‘English’ in the ninth century.The Celts were already resident(定居) in Britain when the Anglo-Saxons arrived, but there are few obvious traces of their language in English today. Some scholars have suggested that the Celtic tongue might have had an underlying influence on the grammatical development of English, particularly in some parts of the country, but this is highly speculative(猜测). The number of borrowed words known for certain to have entered Old English from this source is very small. Those that survive in modern English include “brock” (badger), and “comb” (a type of valley), alongside many place names.4．When did the English language begin ?A．After the Anglo-Saxons came to Britain.B．Before the Germanic invaders settled in Britain.C．At a time that no one will know for certain.D．At the same time as Germanic languages began.5．“continental neighbours” in Paragraph 1 refer to people living in _____.A．Great Britain B．AfricaC．Europe D．Ireland6．Why do people know so little about the language in Britain in the Anglo-Saxon period? A．There are no written records from the Germanic languages.B．Old English didn’t have any written system.C．Much of the written records have been lost.D．There was a good deal of variation in the records.7．What does the author think about the Celtic language ?A．It influenced the grammatical development of English.B．It had little influence on modern English.C．It borrowed a few words from Old English.D．It greatly enriched modern English vocabulary.The Mekong River, for thousands of years, has been the lifeline of the populations that depend on it for survival. The earliest settlements along the river date back to 2100 BC with the first recorded civilization—the Khmer culture of Funan. In the 5th century, the Khmer culture Chenla existed along the Mekong, and the Khmer empire of Angkor was the last great state in the region. Roughly 700 years ago, the Thai people escaped from South China across the Mekong to form the kingdom of Siam (now Thailand), and the Mekong protected Siam frominvasions.In 1540, the Portuguese Antonio de Faria was the first European to discover the Mekong. Although Europeans showed only some interest in the Mekong, the Spanish and Portuguese did make trade expeditions(探险) to the area, and the Dutch led an expedition up the Mekong in 1641-42. In the mid-19th century, the French led an exploration on the river between 1866 to 1868 and discovered that the Mekong had too many rapids and waterfalls to ever be useful for navigation(航行). From 1893, the French enlarged their control of the river into Laos until the First and Second Indochina Wars ended French involvement(介入) in the region.The Mekong has long been regarded as the foundation of Southeast Asia's economic growth and prosperity—necessitating(使必要) cooperation between the countries. In 1995, the "Agreement on the Cooperation for the Sustainable Development of the Mekong River Basin" signed by the governments of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam formed the Mekong River Commission (MRC). The MRC facilitates(促进) joint management of the shared water resources and cooperation on development issues. In 1996, China and Burma became Dialogue Partners of the MRC．Today, much of the Mekong remains undeveloped and even unexplored. It is closely tied to the daily lives and culture of over 60 million people, many of whom live in poverty (贫困). However, life along the river is changing, as large dams on the river have been built with plans for many more. Many people now live and work in the towns.8．What is the best title for this passage?A．The Mekong is being damaged by human activities.B．The Mekong has attracted peoples from the world.C．The Mekong has helped countries to cooperate.D．The Mekong nourishes(养育) the land and her people.9．The French ended their control over the Mekong because _____.A．the river was unsuitable for navigation B．France lost the Indochina Wars C．France lost their interest in the river D．Their agreement with Laos came to an end10．Why did the Mekong basin countries form the MRC?A．Much of the river remains undeveloped and unexplored.B．Many of the people along the river live in poverty.C．The river is the foundation for their economy.D．China and Burma came up with the suggestion.11．What is the author’s attitude towards the future life of the people?A．Indifferent(冷漠的). B．Optimistic(乐观的). C．Pessimistic(悲观的). D．Sarcastic(讽刺的).Charles Babbage was born on 26 December 1791, probably in London, the son of a banker. By the time he went to Cambridge University in 1810 he was very interested in mathematics.In 1812, Babbage and several other friends formed the Analytical Society . As a student, he was also a member of other societies such as The Ghost Club, concerned with finding out supernatural phenomena (超自然现象), and the Extractors Club, devoted to freeing its members from the madhouse(精神病院), should any be placed in one.After graduation Babbage was hired by the Royal Institution to lecture on calculus(微积分). Within two years he had been elected a member of the Royal Society and, with his Cambridge friends, succeeded in setting up the Astronomical Society in 1820, the first to challenge the influence and power of the Royal Society. From 1828 to 1839, Babbage was Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at Cambridge.The 1820s saw Babbage work on his 'Difference Engine', a machine which could perform mathematical calculations. At the beginning a six-wheeled model was constructed. He then developed plans for a bigger, better, machine - Difference Engine 2. He also worked on another invention, the more complex Analytical Engine, on which his fame as a computer pioneer now largely rests. It was designed to be able to perform any arithmetical calculation using punched（打孔的） cards that would take the instructions, as well as a memory unit to store numbers and many other most important parts of today's computers. But neither the Analytical Engine nor Difference Engine 2 was finished in Babbage's lifetime.Babbage also worked in the fields of philosophy and code-breaking. He died at his home in London on 18 October 1871.12．What did the Extractors Club aim to do?A．Help treat its members with mental illness. B．Rescue its members trapped in the madhouse.C．Set free the patients in the madhouse. D．Place the sick members in the madhouse. 13．After he graduated from Cambridge, Charles Babbage _________.A．was elected to the Royal Society B．became professor at Cambridge C．founded the Astronomical Society D．taught in the Royal Institution 14．What made Charles Babbage remembered as a computer pioneer?A．Difference Engine. B．Difference Engine 2.C．The Analytical Engine. D．A memory unit.15．Which of the following best describes Charles Babbage?A．Active and versatile (多才多艺的). B．Humorous and devoted. C．Stubborn and generous. D．Bright and selfless.二、完形填空I was six years old. It was Halloween. The school was having its annual Halloween parade(游行) to 16 it. All the kids would march a few 17 through the neighborhood.“Just buy him a costume,” my father said. “ It doesn’t cost much.”But no, my mother decided, 18 it was my first parade, she would 19 me a costume: the mummy(木乃伊), my favorite scary character.She 20 white rags(布片) and old towels and wound them 21 me, holding them in place with safety pins. Then she arranged the rags with toilet paper and tape. It took a long time, but I was still 22 enough to see the result. When she finished, I could 23 wait to look in the 24 . I was a mummy! I moved back and forth in front of it 25 .“Oh, you’re very scary.” my mother said.She drove me to school. We started our parade. The more I walked, the 26 the rags got. Then, about two blocks out, it began to 27 . The next thing I knew was that the toilet paper was beginning to dissolve (溶解). 28 , the rags became even looser and fell to my ankles, wrists, and neck and you could see my undershirt and under pants, which made me extremely 29 .“Look at Charley!” the other kids screamed. They were 30 . I was burning red. I wanted to escape, but where did you go in the middle of a parade?When we 31 reached the schoolyard, I was all wet, with a mess of rags and toilet paper pieces. The parents were waiting there with 32 , starting to take photos of us. I saw my mother first. As she spotted me, she 33 her hand to her mouth. I burst into34 .“You 35 my life!” I cried.16．A．congratulate B．celebrate C．honour D．spend 17．A．blocks B．houses C．schools D．roads 18．A．unless B．although C．as if D．since 19．A．rent B．buy C．make D．borrow 20．A．cut up B．put up C．set up D．turned up 21．A．above B．on C．around D．beneath 22．A．upset B．patient C．stubborn D．grateful 23．A．seldom B．hardly C．only D．nearly 24．A．rags B．shirt C．eyes D．mirror 25．A．hurriedly B．sadly C．excitedly D．seriously 26．A．tighter B．heavier C．looser D．bigger 27．A．rain B．blow C．snow D．thunder 28．A．As a reward B．As a result C．At an end D．as usual 29．A．shocked B．frightened C．disappointed D．embarrassed 30．A．laughing B．jumping C．cheering D．crying 31．A．sadly B．gradually C．proudly D．finally 32．A．pictures B．cameras C．towels D．dogs 33．A．raised B．dropped C．tied D．fastened 34．A．flames B．laughter C．tears D．song 35．A．lighted B．started C．rebuilt D．ruined三、用单词的适当形式完成短文Danger is not what we expect. But the truth is that it often comes suddenly and unexpectedly. How can we get out of danger? There are many answers to this question. The key is whether we can face danger 36．(brave).What you must remember is that you must believe in 37．(you). Just remember that it is you 38．can defeat any danger. Tell yourself that you can turn into a superwoman or a superman when you are 39．danger. This is why I am going to tell you the stories of Mrs. Weldon and Dr. Murray.Mrs. Weldon reported that her baby was about 40．(knock) down by a car when she was trying to save her baby. Mrs. Weldon 41．(weigh) only forty kilograms. She looked as if she wasa very weak lady often42．(dress) in skirts, but she said she pushed the car to save her baby. Dr. Murray, a zoologist, wrote that he , after 43．some wolves ran, jumped nearly three meters high into the air to take hold of the 44．(low) branch of a tree. Perhaps you are wondering if you can do such things as they did. You can also be lucky to escape any 45．(injure)!四、短文改错46．I’m a huge book lover but like sharing my love for books! So I’ve been buying books frequent. Finishing reading one book, I often placed it in or around my school. In that case, some of my schoolmate can help themselves to a book. I especially like placing it on the only stone table in our school garden , in it students may have time to take up a rest. It was until last weekend that I saw a card leaving on the table to say thanks. And from the card, I knew my book turned out to be a birthday gift for a strange girl. I was so happy to find that my book could bring anyone pleasure!五、提纲类作文47．47．假定你是班长李华，期中考试后，你校将举行高一新生篮球比赛。
