北京市东城区学年高一下学期期末英语试题.docx
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北京市东城区学年高一下学期期末英语试题
北京市东城区2020-2021学年高一下学期期末英语试题
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一、完形填空
TheParents’LifesavingTouch
OnMarch25,2010,KateandDavidheardthewordseveryparentfeelsfrightenedof:
Theirnewbornwasn’tgoingtomakeit.Theirtwins—agirlandaboy—wereborntwominutesapartand14weekspremature(早产的),1justovertwopoundseach.Doctorshadtriedtosavetheboyfor20minutesbutsawno2.Hisheartbeatwasnearlygone,andhe’dstoppedbreathing.Thebabyhadjustminutesto3.
“Isawhimgasp(喘息)weakly,butthedoctorsaiditwasno4,”KatetoldtheDailyMailfiveyearslater.“Iknowitsoundsstupid,5ifhewasstillgasping,thatwasasignoflife.Iwasn’tgoingtogiveup6.”
Inanefforttocherish(珍惜)herlastmomentswiththetinyboy,Kateaskedto7him.Thecoupleknewthiswaslikelya8.
Kateremovedthehospitalblanket9theboy,whomthecouplehadalready10Jamie,andorderedDavidtotakehisshirtoffand11herandtheboyinbed.Thefirst-timeparentswantedtheirsontobeaswarmaspossibleintheirarmsandhopedtheskin-to-skincontactwouldimprovehis12.Theyalsotalkedtohim.
“Weweretryingtoentice(说服)himtostay,”KatetoldtheDailyMail.“Weexplainedhisnameand13hehadatwinwhohehadtolookoutforandhowhardwehadtriedto14him.”
Thensomethingcompletely15happened.Jamiestarted16again.Finally,hereachedforhisfather’sfinger.
Thecouple’slostboyhadmadeit.
“We’rethe17peopleintheworld,”Davidsaid.
Eightyearslater,Jamieandhissister,Emily,arehappyand18.Theparentsonlyrecentlytoldthekidsthestoryoftheir19.“Emilyburstintotears,”KatetoldtheDailyMail.“Shewasreallyupset,andshekepthuggingJamie.Thiswhole20makesyoucherishthemmore.”
1.A.losingB.measuringC.weighingD.showing
2.A.appreciationB.improvementC.predictionD.agreement
3.A.liveB.playC.growD.think
4.A.harmB.troubleC.wonderD.use
5.A.butB.orC.andD.for
6.A.graduallyB.peacefullyC.hardlyD.easily
7.A.coverB.holdC.cureD.wash
8.A.riskB.partyC.goodbyeD.tradition
9.A.aroundB.toC.besideD.against
10.A.promisedB.keptC.awardedD.named
11.A.joinB.placeC.feedD.hide
12.A.appearanceB.conditionC.memoryD.skill
13.A.whyB.whenC.thatD.if
14.A.protectB.raiseC.teachD.save
15.A.unbelievableB.unfamiliarC.naturalD.acceptable
16.A.wavingB.speakingC.smilingD.breathing
17.A.kindestB.luckiestC.bravestD.cleverest
18.A.freeB.relaxedC.healthyD.confident
19.A.birthB.adventureC.growthD.education
20.A.projectB.experimentC.progressD.experience
二、阅读选择
Someinsects,suchasbutterfliesandladybugs,arequitebeautiful.But,didyouknowthatmanybugsarealsoedibleandarefilledwithprotein?
AletheiaPriceknowsthis—andalotmore—aboutbugs.Shealsothinksyoushouldtryeatingsome.Ifyouvisitthewebsite,youwillfindallkindsofinformationaboutedibleinsects.MostofitwaswrittenbyAletheiaPricewhenshewasfifteenyearsold.Aletheiastartedeatingbugsattheageofthirteen.Beforelong,shefoundthatshereallyenjoyedsomeofthem.Shealsobecameinterestedinfindingoutmoreaboutwhichkindsofbugscouldbeeatenandhowtocookthem.
AccordingtoAletheia,thereareatleast1,462kindsofedibleinsects.(Doesn’tthatmakeyouwonderwhotriedallofthemanddecidedtheywereedible?
)Someofherfavoritedishesincludemealwormchocolatechipcookies,anttacos(玉米卷),andchocolate-coveredcrickets(蟋蟀).Onherwebsiteshehasrecipesforinsectentrees(开胃菜)andsomehelpfultips.Forexample,whenpreparingcrickets,itisbesttoremovetheirlegsbeforecooking,forthelegstendtogetstuckinyourteeth.Shealsooffersinformationforanyonewhowantstoraisebugsforfood.
Aletheiarealizesthateatingbugsisnotforeveryone.But,ifyouthinkaboutit,youhavetoadmitthateatingbugsmightbeagoodidea.Therearebillionsandbillionsofbugsinthisworld.Ifwecouldgetusedtoeatingthem,wewouldhaveplentyoffoodforeveryone.
21.WhenAletheiawas13,she_________.
A.wrotearticlesaboutbugs
B.atebugsforthefirsttime
C.taughtpeoplehowtocookbugs
D.studiednutritionalvalueofbugs
22.OnAletheia’swebsite,youcanfindinformationon________.
A.namesofrestaurantstoservebugsB.howtokeepbugsaspets
C.tipsoncookingandeatingbugsD.wheretocatchbugsforfood
23.InAletheia’sopinion,eatingbugscanhelp________.
A.keepthebalanceofnature
B.solvethefoodsupplyproblem
C.makeyourlifemoreinteresting
D.maketheoldandtheyoungstronger
Liananervouslybithernailswhileshewaitedfortheexamtoarrive.Shelookedaroundtheroom;hundredsofotherlawstudentssatinrowsstaringanxiouslyatthetablesinfrontofthem.Justasshebegantotakeadeepbreathtocalmheranxiety,anexambooklet(册子)wasplacedinfrontofher.Thiswasthemomentshehadbeenexpectingeversinceshebeganlawschoolthreeyearsago.Shepickedupherpencil,andopenedtothefirstpageofthebarexam,atestforallstudentswantingtobecomelicensedlawyers.
Liananeverthoughtshewouldwanttobecomealawyer.Herparentswerebothartists.Lawwassomethingshehadnotbeenexposedtoasachild.Butartmadeforatumultuouscareer—bothofherparentshadstruggledtofindjobsandworkedroundtheclockwhentheywereyoung.Eventhoughtheyfinallyseemedsuccessfulandhappy,Lianawantedsomethingdifferent.
Shewastheanchoronherhighschooldebateteam,andconsistentlyimpressedhercompetitorswithheranalyticalthinking.“NeverarguewithMs.Lakes,”herteacherswouldsay.Soshechosetomajorinlaw.Inhermind,shepicturedherselfinaNewYorkCitycourtroom(法庭)dressedinanexpensivesuit,withpapersinherhand,wavingatthejury(陪审团)inaspeechonhumanrights.
Butnow,withthebarexamsittinginfrontofher,shestartedtoworry.“WhatifIdon’tpass?
DidIstudyenough?
”Herthoughtsracedthroughhermind.Onthefirstpageweresevenparagraphsdetailingalawsituationfollowedbyaseriesofquestions.Lianareadthroughtheparagraphs,andquicklyscribbleddownanexplanationofthefirstquestionbeforemovingontothenextquestion.Thenextfewhourswentlikethisastheclocktickedcloserandclosertothelunchhour.
At12:
00p.m.sharp,abuzzer(蜂鸣器)soundedandeveryonewastoldtoputdowntheirpencilsandwalkedoutforanhour-longlunchbreak.Atlunch,Lianametherfriend,Kevin.
“Howdiditgo?
”sheasked.“Tobehonest,I’venoidea.Ijustkeptwriting.”Kevinsaid.Lianalaughedandsaidshefeltthesameway.
Afterlunch,thetwoexchangedwordsofencouragement.Theystrolledbackintotheexamcenterabitmorerefreshed.Lianafinishedthesecondhalfoftheexamthatdaywithabetterfeelingthanwhatshestartedwithinthemorning.
24.WhatdoweknowaboutthebarexamLianaistaking?
A.Itisforsomeonetobeaqualifiedlawyer.
B.Ithasmanylawsituationstodescribe.
C.Itlastsforhourswithoutstopping.
D.Ittakesplaceeverythreeyears.
25.“Atumultuouscareer”inParagraph2probablyisacareerthat________.
A.haslotsofchancesofsuccess
B.needstoworkindifferentcities
C.isfullofcompetitionandhardwork
D.demandsmuchprofessionalknowledge
26.Lianawantedtobealawyerbecause________.
A.shewasgoodatarguinganddebating
B.shewantedtofollowherfriend’sadvice
C.shebelieveditwouldbringherarichandhappylife
D.sheaimedtodevoteherselftoprotectinghumanrights
27.Attheendoftheexam,Lianafeltmore________.
A.nervousB.curious
C.energeticD.confident
28.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?
A.TheWildDreamB.ATrueLawyer
C.TheBigTestD.AHardChoice
三、阅读表达
Eachyear,hundredsofthousandsofwildanimalsaroundtheworldarekilledintrophyhunting—theorganizedshootingofanimalsforpleasure.Thehuntersthenbringpartsoftheanimalhomewiththemastheir“trophy”torememberthehunting.
Trophyhunterspaybigmoneytokillanimals.Someofthemoneygoestohelpingwildlifeprotection.Trophyhuntingalsoattractsbusiness,whichencouragespeopletopreservelandandbreed(饲养)animalsthatwouldotherwisebeendangered.CathyDean,headoftheSavetheRhinoCharity,saysthatatthestartofthe1900stherewereonly50–100southernwhiterhinos.Now,therearearound18,000.Thisispartlybecausesomeofthemwereraisedspeciallyfortrophyhunting.
Butthingsdon’tusuallygoononeway.AccordingtoWWF,elephantpopulationshavefallenfrom1.3milliontojustover400,000sincethe1980s.Overthesameperiod,huntersfromaroundtheworldhavetakenhomemorethan100,000Africanelephanttrophies.Trophyhuntingisnotillegal(非法的)butunfairontheanimals.In2015,CecilthelionwasshotbyaUStrophyhunter.CecilwasabelovedlioninZimbabwe,Africa.Cecilwasluredwithbait(诱饵),shotwithanarrowandstruggledinbloodformorethantenhoursbeforehishunterstrackedandfinishedkillinghim.Hisson,Xanda,metasimilarfatetwoyearslater.
Cecil’sdeathcausedworldwideoutrageandprotests(反抗)againsttrophyhunting.CountriesincludingAustralia,FranceandtheNetherlandsbanned(禁止)theimportofliontrophies—theystophuntersfrombeingallowedtobringhomepartsoftheanimaltheykill.Theybelievethatpeoplewillstoptrophyhuntingbecausetheactivitymightloseitsattractionifhunterscan’tbringtheirtrophieshome.
TheUKGovernmentsaidthatitwouldconsiderabanontrophy-huntingimportsby2017,butnoactionhadbeentaken.InApril2019,aletterbyprotestersagainsttrophyhuntingwassenttotheUKgovernmentaskingtobantrophy-hun
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