02-2020-2021學年高一英語上學期期中測試卷（譯林牛津版）（解析版）[共22頁]

1、高一上學期期中考試（二）英語考試范圍：xxx；考試時間：100分鐘；命題人：xxx注意事項：1答題前填寫好自己的姓名、班級、考號等信息2請將參考答案正確填寫在答題卡上第I卷（選擇題）第一部分：閱讀理解（共兩節(jié),滿分30分）第一節(jié) （共15小題；每小題2分,滿分30分）閱讀下列短文,從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中,選出最佳選項。AFlowers make people happy. And while that might seem obvious,there hasnt been much research to prove the point until now.Some new st

2、udies by Rutgers University scientists support the idea strongly,and the experts go on to assume that flowers have flourished on this planet,with their beauty evolving in recent thousands of years,partly because humans are so attached to them.In a test,bunches of flowers were sent by florists to 113

3、 men and women in a retirement community. All 113 got flowers and a notebook,but some got them earlier and received a second bunch when the others got theirs. By now you can guess the outcome. The more flowers,the more smiles.The results of the studies got the scientists to thinking about how the fl

4、ower industry of today has evolved into growing things that serve no other purpose than emotional(情感上的) satisfaction. Nature wont even pollinate(授粉) many of the domesticated flowers. Just among roses,there are so many types created by humans that,clearly,flowers arent what they used to be. But its l

5、ikely that our collective hand has played a role longer than you might think.Geneticist(遺傳學家) Terry McGuire suggests that natures prettier flowers got to survive and develop well because people didnt destroy them when they cleared for agriculture. Instead,they grew them and have been doing so for ov

6、er 5,000 years. “Because theyre a source of pleasure,we take care of them. In that sense theyre like dogs. They are the pets of the plant world,” McGuire says.Here is one way that might have worked：“Many species of flowers that are now planted used to grow only when the ground was disturbed,” McGuir

7、e explains. “As humans moved into agricultural settings,these flowers would have been weeds.” “These flowers might have been tolerated because of their beauty. The seeds would have been preserved and replanted. Over time,the best of these flowers might have been selected and the seeds more carefully

8、 preserved.”1The underlined word “theirs” probably refers to _.AflowersBnotebooksCflowers and notebooksDa second bunch of flowers2According to Terry McGuire,one possible way of flower evolution is _.athe most beautiful flowers were chosenbpeople replanted the seeds of the flowerscflowers were wild p

9、lants at the beginningdpeople protected the prettier flowers while clearing landAc,d,b,aBc,b,d,aCc,d,a,bDc,b,a,d3What is the best title of this passage?AMore Flowers,More SmilesBFlowers：Pets of Plant WorldCHumans Affection & Flowers EvolutionDHumans Love Towards Flowers【文章大意】本文是一篇說明文。文章講述的是人的喜愛促進了花的

10、進化。1C 詞義猜測題。根據(jù)第三段中In a test, bunches of flowers were sent by florists to 113 men and women in a retirement community. All 113 got flowers and a notebook, but some got them earlier and received a second bunch when the others got theirs(在一項測試中,花商將花束送給退休社區(qū)的113名男性和女性。113名志愿者都收到了鮮花和一本筆記本,但有些人提前收到了鮮花,當其他人

11、收到時,他們收到了第二束鮮花)由此可推知,劃線詞指代的是前半句提到的“花和筆記本”。故選C。2A 推理判斷題。根據(jù)第五段第一句Geneticist (遺傳學家) Terry McGuire suggests that natures prettier flowers got to survive and develop well because people didnt destroy them when they cleared for agriculture再根據(jù)最后一段中The seeds would have been preserved and replanted和Over time

12、, the best of these flowers might have been selected and the seeds more carefully preserved可知,根據(jù)Terry McGuire的說法,花卉進化的一種可能方式是最初花朵是野生的植物人們在清理土地時保護著這些比較美麗的花朵人們重新種植了這些花的種子選了最漂亮的花。故選A。3C 主旨大意題。根據(jù)第一段Flowers make people happy. And while that might seem obvious, there hasnt been much research to prove the

13、point until now(花使人快樂。雖然這似乎是顯而易見的,但到目前為止還沒有多少研究能證明這一點)和第二段the experts go on to assume that flowers have flourished on this planet, with their beauty evolving in recent thousands of years, partly because humans are so attached to them(專家們認為花卉在這個星球上已經(jīng)繁盛起來,它們的美麗在最近幾千年不斷進化,主要是因為人類對它們?nèi)绱艘缿?可知,本文主要講述的就是人的情

14、感與花兒進化之間的關系。C項Humans Affection & Flowers Evolution(人的情感與花的進化)為最佳主題。故選C。BA robot created by Washington State University (WSU) scientists could help elderly people with dementia (癡呆) and other limitations live independently in their own homes.The Robot Activity Support System, or RAS, uses sensors ins

15、talled in a WSU smart home to determine where its residents are, what they are doing and when they need assistance with daily activities. It navigates (定位) through rooms and around obstacles to find people on its own, provides video instructions on how to do simple tasks and can even lead its owner

16、to objects like their medication or a snack in the kitchen.“RAS combines the convenience of a mobile robot with the activity detection technology of a WSU smart home to provide assistance in the moment, as the need for help is detected,” said Bryan Minor, a postdoctoral researcher in the WSU School

17、of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.Currently, an estimated 50 percent of adults over the age of 85 need assistance with every day activities such as preparing meals and taking medication and the annual cost for this assistance in the US is nearly $2 trillion. With the number of adults ov

18、er 85 expected to triple by 2050, researchers hope that technologies like RAS and the WSU smart home will relieve some of the financial strain on the healthcare system by making it easier for older adults to live alone.RAS is the first robot researchers have tried to incorporate into their smart hom

19、e environment. They recently published a study in the journal Cognitive Systems Research that demonstrates how RAS could make life easier for older adults struggling to live independently.“While we are still in an early stage of development, our initial results with RAS have been promising,” Minor s

20、aid. “The next step in the research will be to test RAS performance with a group of older adults to get a better idea of what prompts, video reminders and other preferences they have regarding the robot.”4How does RAS serve elderly people?AThrough sensors.BThrough objects.CThrough a mobile robot.DTh

21、rough their daily activities.5What can we know about RAS?AIt is the first robot used in daily life.BIts function remains to be tested.CIt can locate people and do any task.DIt can cook for owners on its own.6Whats Minors attitude toward the future of RAS?ADoubtful.BNegative.COptimistic.DUncertain.7W

22、hat can be a suitable title for the text?AElderly people leave the nursing home.BSmart Home Tests first elder-Care robot.CRAS, the first robot to make home smart.DOlder adults have benefited from RAS.【文章大意】這是一篇說明文。本文介紹了一款由美國華盛頓州立大學的科學家們研發(fā)的機器人,可以幫助那些癡呆或有身體缺陷的老年人在家里過上自立的生活。4A 細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第二段 The Robot A

23、ctivity Support System, or RAS, uses sensors （傳感器）equipped in a WSU smart home to determine where its residents are, what they are doing and when they need assistance with daily activities可知機器人活動支持系統(tǒng)（RAS）使用WSU智能家居中配備的傳感器（傳感器）來確定其居民在哪里,他們在做什么以及何時需要日?；顒拥膸椭?說明傳感器起到了重大的作用,故選A項。5B 推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章最后一段中的The nex

24、t step in the research will be to test RAS performance可知,這臺機器人的表現(xiàn)還要經(jīng)過進一步的測,說明正在測試階段,故選B項。6C 推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章最后一段 While we are still in an early stage of development, our initial results with RAS have been promising可知,Minor對這款機器人的未來發(fā)展充滿信心、非常樂觀,故選C項。7B 主旨大意題。文章介紹了一款由美國華盛頓州立大學的科學家們研發(fā)的機器人。由最后一段中The next step

25、in the research will be to test RAS performance 可知,機器人目前還在華盛頓州立大學的智能屋里進行測試,故選B項。CWeve all seen them. They were the unfamiliar and often socially awkward kids. “Who are they?” we all whispered. When we asked our parents about these kids, they replied in that slightly high-nosed tone, “Oh, theyre home

26、schooled.”Despite the disgrace which still surrounds homeschooling, parents who choose this form of education are finally getting their benefits. Since 1999, the number of parents who choose to homeschool their children has grown by 75%. And although the number of children in a homeschooling environ

27、ment still only account for only 4% of the total number of school-going youth, the number of parents choosing to give up “traditional” public education is growing seven times faster than the rate of children being enrolled in public schools each year.For those who argue that these numbers do not jus

28、tify the effectiveness of a homeschooled education, we might instead look to the statistics. The typical homeschooled child scores in the 65th to 89th percentile on standardized testing, while the average child in a public school environment scores somewhere around the 50th percentile. Further, home

29、schooled children have been shown to score consistently higher on the ACT and go on to earn higher GPAs as college students. Homeschooled children have even been shown to achieve four year degrees at much higher rates than students from public school and private schools.The benefits dont stop there.

30、 Whereas the average total expenditures for a child in public school is near $10,000 a year, those for the homeschooled child average is somewhere between $500 and $600 a year. So not only does homeschooling provide educational benefits, but it provides financial payoffs as well.But what about socia

31、lization? Homeschooled children are considered by many to lack basic social skills, supporters of homeschooling claim this is not true. The National Home Education Research Institute claims that homeschooled children have actually shown to become more socially engaged individuals than their peers, s

32、howing “healthy social, psychological, and emotional development, and success into adulthood.”So what might the future bring? Will more parents opt for homeschooling than public schooling? And what can be done to stop the apparent downfalls in public schooling?8The underlined words “Oh, theyre homes

33、chooled” in Para. 1 suggests that parents_.Aare proud of their own childrenBrespect homeschooled kidsCdont accept socially awkward kidsDhave a low opinion on homeschooling9From Para. 2 we know that the trend of homeschooling _.Ais worryingBis on the riseCremains consistentDis going downward10The sta

34、tistics in Para. 3 is used to show_.Ahomeschooled kids do betterBpublic school education is more effectiveChomeschooled children earn higher GPS at collegeDpublic school children score in the 50th percentile11The authors attitude towards homeschooling is _.AcriticalBnegativeCsupportiveDneutral【文章大意】

35、這是一篇說明文。作者結(jié)合具體的例子和數(shù)據(jù)來告訴我們孩子在家接受教育比傳統(tǒng)教育有更多的好處。8D 詞句猜測題。根據(jù)第一段最后一句“When we asked our parents about these kids, they replied in that slightly high-nosed tone（當我們向父母詢問這些在家上學孩子的情況時,他們的回答有點高傲）”和第二段第一句 “Despite the disgrace which still surrounds homeschooling, parents who choose this form of education are f

36、inally getting their benefits.（盡管在家上學仍然是一種令人感到羞恥的人,但選擇這種教育形式的父母最終還是得到了好處）可知,父母對孩子在家上學的評價很低。故選D。9B 細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段“the number of parents choosing to give up “traditional” public education is growing seven times faster than the rate of children being enrolled in public schools each year.”可知,選擇放棄“傳統(tǒng)”大眾教育的家

37、長數(shù)量的增長速度,是每年入學兒童數(shù)量增長速度的7倍。由此可知,越來越多的人選擇讓孩子在家上學,即孩子在家上學的趨勢正在上升。故選B。10A 細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段The typical homeschooled child scores in the 65th to 89th percentile on standardized testing, and go on to earn higher GPAs as college students. Homeschooled children have even been shown to achieve four year degrees at

38、 much higher rates than students from public school and private schools.可知,在家上學的孩子在標準化測試中得分在65到89百分位,而在公立學校環(huán)境中的孩子平均得分在50百分位左右。此外,在家上學的孩子在ACT考試中得分一直較高,并且在大學期間獲得更高的平均分。在家上學的孩子甚至比公立學校和私立學校的學生獲得四年學位的比率更高。由此可知,第三段的數(shù)據(jù)用來表明在家接受教育的孩子們學業(yè)上表現(xiàn)得更好。故選A。11C 推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段“ parents who choose this form of education are

39、 finally getting their benefits. （選擇在家教育孩子的家長們最終受益）”和第四段“The benefits dont stop there.（好處還不止于此）”可知,作者認為讓孩子在家接受教育有很多好處,所以作者對孩子在家接受教育是支持的。故選C。DI only got my first smart phone recently. Before that, I had no problems with using older phones the ones that can call and send messages, but hardly browse In

40、ternet. But in 2016 I made the change. While such a mini-computer made life easier, I could very well see why some people opt out of using them.They are distracting This is by far the biggest deal with smart phones, in my opinion. Just go outside and you will see it. Many are looking at their phones

41、, not paying attention to the environment and interactions with others. Indeed, the new phones require attention frequently, and people are there to give it. Privacy concerns Because smart phones have high-end technology they can be called small computers. They have operating systems almost like you

42、r notebook. While this makes them most useful in real life, it also puts them at a privacy breach risk. It is possible for someone to put a virus on the smart phonethe result can be terrible such as sending the stolen data to a hacker. Another thing is the location trackingthe phones definitely make

43、 your whereabouts known even when you wouldnt like. There is not much you can do but to stop using the smart phone, which sadly isnt an option for many anymore.Short battery life The need to charge the device all the time is present with any smart phone Im aware of. This is the downside of the small

44、 size and fine, computer-like technology inside them. In such a small package, the producers cannot install a bigger battery that would provide energy for long hours. At the same time, the performance requirements are bigger and bigger. This creates a dilemma not easily solved: to have high performa

45、nce or long battery life. Choose one, both are not achievable at the same time.As you see, there are some strong negatives about owning a smart phone. However, from my personal experience, there are a few good sides too. Less expensive messages and calls and digital maps are some of the benefits tha

46、t made me change the old cell phone for a smart version.12The underlined phrase “opt out of” in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to _.AstopBlikeCsuggestDconsider13One of the factors that people worry about smart phones is that _.Athe mini computer makes life easierBthey are much cheaper and functio

47、n betterCpersonal information might be given awayDwe know about our whereabouts when we use them14We can infer from Paragraph 4 that _.Aits better to use computer-like smartphonesBthe technology in smart phones is up to dateCoperating smartphones consumes lots of powerDbigger batteries are more bene

48、ficial for the users15What might the following paragraph talk about?AThe downsides of smartphones.BAdvantages of smart phones.CChoice of smart phone versions.DThe battery problem of smart phones.【文章大意】這是一篇說明文。作者給我們列舉了智能手機的三個缺點。12A 詞句猜測題。根據(jù)第二段They are distracting(它們在分散注意力),第三段Privacy concerns(隱私問題),S

49、hort battery life(電池壽命短)和最后一段As you see, there are some strong negatives about owning a smart phone.(如您所見,擁有智能手機存在很多不利因素)可知,在劃線詞組后,作者列舉了智能手機的一些缺點。由此可推知,劃線短語opt out of的意思是“停止”,因為人們看到了智能手機的這些缺點,所以人們停止使用智能手機。故選A。13C 細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段While this makes them most useful in real life, it also puts them at a priva

50、cy breach risk. It is possible for someone to put a virus on the smart phone the result can be terrible such as sending the stolen data to a hacker.可知,雖然這讓它們在現(xiàn)實生活中發(fā)揮了最大的作用,但也讓它們面臨隱私被侵犯的風險。有人有可能在智能手機上植入病毒其結(jié)果可能很糟糕,比如將竊取的數(shù)據(jù)發(fā)送給黑客。由此可知,人們擔心智能手機的一個因素是個人信息可能會泄露出去。故選C。14C 推理判斷題。根據(jù)第四段The need to charge the d

51、evice all the time is present with any smart phone Im aware of.(我所知道的任何一部智能手機都需要一直給手機充電)和 In such a small package, the producers cannot install a bigger battery that would provide energy for long hours.(在如此小的包裝中,生產(chǎn)商無法安裝更大的電池來提供長時間的能源)可推知,操作智能手機消耗大量的電力。故選C。15B 推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段However, from my personal ex

52、perience, there are a few good sides too. Less expensive messages and calls and digital maps are some of the benefits that made me change the old cell phone for a smart version.可知,然而,從我個人的經(jīng)驗來看,也有一些好的方面。便宜的短信、電話和數(shù)字地圖是讓我把舊手機換成智能手機的一些好處。由此可推知,作者在接下來的段落中會講述智能手機的優(yōu)點。故選B。第二節(jié) （共5小題；每小題2分,滿分10分）根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容,從短文后的選

53、項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項；選項中有兩項為多余選項。Every day, people deal with disappointments. Depending on how big the disappointment is and how you choose to deal with it, the feeling of disappointment may disappear after a short while or hang over your life for an extended period of time.16Contrary to what people may

54、think, disappointments are actually positive phenomena, for two main reasons.Disappointment reflects passion towards a cause Disappointment is the reflection of your passion towards something, whether it is a certain goal, dream, desire or outcome. Wherever there is a cause, there will be an effect

55、- in this case, the passion is the cause and disappointment is the effect.17The very presence of disappointment suggests that this is something you care about so much that you would feel bad over it. The higher your disappointment, the stronger your passion for this is. This passion is what drives y

56、ou towards your goals, dreams and desires, bringing you to places you have never been before. Remember that disappointment is always a better emotional state than neutrality where the individual feels indifferent towards anything. 18Disappointment also signals an opportunity for progress and growth.

57、 If you are disappointed in an outcome, it means there is actually a certain error in your framework of thought which need to be corrected. Whenever you are disappointed, it means you have certain mental illusions about reality which you need to address.19This knowledge is a source of power for you

58、to act towards your goals. 20The more you deal with disappointment and learn from it, the closer you will get towards your goals and dreams.ADisappointment presents an opportunity for progress.BWhen was the last time you faced disappointment?CIf you dont care about something, you wouldnt be feeling disappointed.DIf not handled properly, disappointments can lead to depression and eve