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2021-2022-2明德中学高一下期中考试英语时量:120分钟满分:150分第一部分听力(共两节,满分30分)略第二部分阅读(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。AYICCA2021-An
InternationalContestofContemporaryArtTheaimofthecompetitionistopromoteenrolledartists,andgivethemthechancetojointheinternationalmarketofcontem
poraryart.AWARDANDPRIZEYICCAprovidesnetworkingopportunitiesfortheartists,whocan•winacashprize:Euro3000,00moneyprizetothefirstselectedEuro100000mone
yprizetothesecondselected•promotetheirartthroughavarietyofchannels:Exhibittheirselectedartworksinanexhibitionspace,determinedbycompetition.Improvet
herelationshipbetweenfinalistsandcritics,galleryowners,publicandprivateartinstitutionsthatwillhaveaccesstot
hisimportantexhibition.Havemaximumvisibilitythroughtheadvertisingcampaignthatwillfollowthecompetitionandallitsstage
s.DATESANDDEADLINESJanuary11,2021:BeginningofsubscriptionsApril30,2021:Subscriptionsdeadline-LastCall!May10,2021:NotificationofwinningartworksJudges’
finaldecisionwillleadtoaselectionof18artiststhatwillparticipateinthefinalexhibition.Allkindsofartworksareaccepted,includingvideo,installationsandpe
rformances.Allworkswillbepresentedbyapictureoravideothatmustbefollowedbyadescriptionofthework.Allworksmustbeavailablefort
hefinalexhibitionandhavetobeartist’sproperty.Thecontestisopentoallartistsorgroupsofartistsandprofessionalsfroma
nycountry.Therearenospecialqualificationsrequiredforentry.,Allinformationabouttermsandconditionsofsubscriptionispub
lishedontheofficialwebsite:www.contest.yicca.orgFormoreinformationaboutthisopportunityforartistsplea
sevisittheEventWebsite.Toregisterpleasecompletetheregistrationformontheofficialwebsite.1.Whatcanthecontestwinnersget?A.Acashprize.B.Acertif
icateofaward.C.AchancetoattendaTVshow.D.Aninterviewwithgalleryowners.2.Whenwilltheresultofthecontestbeannounced?A.OnMay10,2021.B.OnApril10,2021.C.OnA
pril30,2021.D.OnJanuary11,2021.3.Whatistherequirementoftheentries?A.Theymustbevideosorperformances.B.Theyhavetobesubmittedbyposting.C.Theymustbeacco
mpaniedbyadescription.D.Theyhavetobecreatedbyprofessionalartists.BInmylate20s,myworldturnedupsidedowninjust72hours.MyhusbandDougworkedatlocalconstru
ctioncompany,whileIwasaquality-controlinspectorforJanSport,abackpackmanufacturerlocatedinWenatchee,Washington.We
werebothextremelyhardworkers,butwecouldnotworkourwayoutofadecliningeconomy.DougwaslaidoffonWednesdayand,twoshortdayslater,Ilearnedthatmyent
ireplanthaddecidedtorelocatetoMexicotosavemoney.Ididn’treactwelltothenews.Iwantedtofindaplacetohide,butthatwasn’tanoption.Iwasscare
dwhenmyhusbandgothislay-offnoticeonWednesday.IwasstillsufferingfromtheuncertaintyofhowwewouldmakeendsmeetwhenIwalkedintoworktha
tfatefulFridayandwastoldourplantwasclosing.Atthatpoint,Iwasabsolutelyshocked,angry,scaredbeyonddescription,andatalossa
stowhatweweregoingtodo.Althoughmoneyhadbeentightinourhomeforsometime,ourfamilyhadmadeasmartdecisionafewyearsearlierthats
avedusfromdisaster.Ithadtakenustwoyears,butwemanagedtosaveanemergencyfund.Intheend,losingallofourfamily’sincomesourcesint
hespaceofthreedaysdidn’tbreakus.Itmadeusstronger.,Insteadofhidingfrommyproblem,Ipickedmyselfupanddecidedtohelpimprovemyfamily’scircumstances.Ther
ewasactuallyahiddenblessinginthewholestormforme.Becausemyplanthadcloseddown,IwaseligibletogotoschoolunderJobTrainingPartnershipAct.Wasitembarras
singtoaskforhelpfromthestatetoimprovemyself?Sure.ButinstudyingtobeanaccountantIwasmakingabetterfutureformyfamilyforyearstocome.Ihavea
lsopaidthathelpforwardcountlesstimes,contributingtimeandmoneytothecommunityandsharingmystorytohelpothershelpthemselves.4.Wh
athappenedtotheauthor?A.Herfactorywentoutofbusiness.B.Shebecameillandherhusbandwasfired.C.Shelostherjobthesameweekherhusbandd
id.D.Therelationshipbetweenherandherhusbandfailed.5.Whatisthesecondparagraphmainlyabout?A.Theauthor’sfutureplans.B.Theauth
or’sinneractivities.C.Theauthor’scausesofanxiety.D.Theauthor’sfinancialstruggles.6.Whatwasthekeytotheauthor’ssurvival?A.Familysu
pport.B.Herfamily’sdepositinthebank.C.Themoneyshespentearlier.D.Thefinancialproductsshebought.7Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinthelast
paragraphprobablymean?A.Theauthorgotfinancialhelpfromthestate.B.Theauthorwasluckyenoughtobegivenabetterjob.C.Theauthorbecamefamousforsharin
gherstory.D.TheauthormanagedtobenefitfrommisfortuneCDuringtherosyyearsofelementaryschool(小学),Ienjoyedsha
ringmydollsandjokes,whichallowedmetokeepmyhighsocialstatus.Iwasthequeenoftheplayground.Thencamemytweensandteens,andmeangirlsandco
olkids.Theyroseintheranksnotbybeingfriendlybutbysmokingcigarettes,breakingrulesandplayingjokesonothers,amongwhomIsoonfoundmys
elf.Popularityisawell-exploredsubjectinsocialpsychology.MitchPrinstein,aprofessorofclinicalpsychologysortsthepopul
arintotwocategories:thelikableandthestatusseekers.Thelikables’plays-well-with-othersqualitiesstrengthenschoolyardfriendshi
ps,jump-startinterpersonalskillsand,whentappedearly,areemployed.everafterinlifeandwork.Thenthere’sthekindofpopularitythatappearsinadolescence:stat
usbornofpowerandevendishonorablebehavior.Enviableasthecoolkidsmayhaveseemed,Dr.Prinstein’sstudiesshow
unpleasantconsequences.Thosewhowerehighestinstatusinhighschool,aswellasthoseleastlikedinelementaryschool,ar
e“mostlikelytoengage(从事)indangerousandriskybehavior.”Inonestudy,Dr.Prinsteinexaminedthetwotypesofpopularityin235adolescents,scoringtheleastl
iked,themostlikedandthehighestinstatusbasedonstudentsurveys(调查研究).“Wefoundthattheleastwell-likedteenshadbecomemoreaggress
iveovertimetowardtheirclassmates.Butsohadthosewhowerehighinstatus.Itclearlyshowedthatwhilelikabilitycanleadtohealthyadjustment,hig
hstatushasjusttheoppositeeffectonus.”Dr.Prinsteinhasalsofoundthatthequalitiesthatmadetheneighborswantyouonaplaydate—sharing,ki
ndness,openness—carryovertolateryearsandmakeyoubetterabletorelateandconnectwithothers.Inanalyzinghisandotherresearch,Dr.Prinsteincametoanotherconclu
sion:Notonlyislikabilityrelatedtopositivelifeoutcomes,butitisalsoresponsibleforthoseoutcomes,too.“Beinglikedcreate
sopportunitiesforlearningandfornewkindsoflifeexperiencesthathelpsomebodygainanadvantage,”hesaid.8.Whatsortofgirlwastheauthorinherearlyyearsofele
mentaryschool?A.Unkind.B.Lonely.C.Generous.D.Cool.9.Whatisthesecondparagraphmainlyabout?A.Theclassificationofthepopular.B.Thecharacteristicsofad
olescents.C.Theimportanceofinterpersonalskills.DThecausesofdishonorablebehavior.10.WhatdidDr.Prinstein
’sstudyfindaboutthemostlikedkids?A.Theyappearedtobeaggressive.B.Theytendedtobemoreadaptable.C.Theyenj
oyedthehigheststatus.D.Theyperformedwellacademically.11.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A.BeNice—YouWon’
tFinishLastB.TheHighertheStatus,theBetter.C.BetheBest—YouCanMakeItD.MoreSelf-Control,LessAggressivenessDOneargument
forwhyrobotswillneverfullymeasureuptopeopleisthattheylackhuman-likesocialskills.Butresearchersareexperimentingwithnewmethods
togiverobotssocialskillstobetterinteractwithhumans.Twonewstudiesprovideevidenceofprogressinthiskindofresearch.Oneexperimentwascarriedoutbyresear
chersfromtheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology,MIT.Theteamdevelopedamachinelearningsystemforself-drivingvehicles.Theresearchersstudieddriving
situationstolearnhowotherdriversontheroadwerelikelytobehave.Sincenotallhumandriversactinthesameway,thedatawasmeanttotea
chthedriverlesscartoavoiddangeroussituations.Theresearcherssaythetechnologyusestoolsborrowedfromthefieldofsocialpsychology.Inthise
xperiment,scientistscreatedasystemthatattemptedtodecidewhetheraperson’sdrivingstyleismoreselfishorselfless.Inroadtests,self-dri
vingvehiclesequippedwiththesystemimprovedtheirabilitytopredictwhatotherdriverswoulddobyupto25percent.Anothersocialexperimentinvolvedaga
mecompetitionbetweenhumansandarobot.ResearchersfromCarnegieMellonUniversitytestedwhetherarobot’strashta
lkwouldaffecthumansplayinginagameagainstthemachine.Ahumanoid(人形的)robot,namedPepper,wasprogrammedtosaythingstoahumanopponentl
ike“Ihavetosayyouareaterribleplayer.”Anotherrobotstatementwas,“Overthecourseofthegame,yourplayinghasbecomeconfused.”Thestudyinvolve
deachofthehumansplayingagamewiththerobot35differenttimes.ThegamewascalledGuardsandTreasures,whichisu
sedtostudydecisionmaking.Thestudyfoundthatplayerscriticizedbytherobotgenerallyperformedworseinthegamesthanhumansreceivingpraise.Oneoftheleadresear
cherswasFeiFang.Shesaid,“Thisisoneofthefirststudiesofhuman-robotinteractioninanenvironmentwheretheyarenotworkingtogether.Wecanexpecthomeas
sistantstobecooperative.Butinsituationssuchasonlineshopping,theymaynothavethesamegoalsaswedo.”12.Whatwasthemachi
nelearningsysteminthefirstexperimentdesignedtodo?A.Makedriversdrivemoresafely.B.Helpmaintainthetrafficorder.C.Workinsteadoftrafficpolicemen.D
.Learnthesocialcharacteristicsofotherdrivers.13.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“trashtalk”inthethirdparagraphprobablymean?A.Secretsofothers.B.Tru
thoutintheopen.C.Wordsoffensiveinsomeway.D.Inappropriatethingstoothers.14.Whatdoesthesecondexperiment
suggest?A.Itishardforhumanstobeatrobots.B.Robotsaresmarterthanhumansindecisionmaking.C.Robotscannottaketheplaceofh
umansbecausetheylackemotions.D.Robotscanhavetheabilitytoaffectpeoplesociallyjustashumansdo.15.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebes
ttitleforthispassage?A.TheDevelopmentofRobotsB.NewKindsofRobotsAreBeingTestedC.RobotsCanBeMankind’sBestFriendsD.ResearchAimstoGiveRobotsH
uman-LikeSocialSkills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。Inanoisyworld,thesoundofsilenceisagentlefriend.Thou
ghit'savailabletoall,silenceisrarelyembraced.Quietrelaxes,restoresandhelpsyoualot.____16____Theaveragepersonwakesu
ptoanalarmandthenturnsontheradioorTV.Outside,planesroarandcarshonk.Infact,toomuchnoisecanactuallyreduceyourcognitivefunctionandlifespan.Itistimetota
pintosilence,anecessaryandforgottennaturalresource.Justsettingaside30minutesadayforpuresilenceishealing.Shutoffyourphone,turn
offthemusic,andspendtimealone.Similartomeditation,thisprecioustimeallowsyourbraintorefreshcognitivefunctionsinc
ludingcreativity.____17____Twohoursofsilenceperdaycanbehelpfultocelldevelopmentinthebrain,wherememoriesareformed.Eventhoughrelaxingmusiccanbeef
fective,silenceisideal.____18____Whensurroundedbysilence,yourconsciousnesshasmorefreedomtoprocessinformation.Thiscanleadtobetterdecisionmakin
gandmoreacuteself-awareness.____19____Arecentreportsuggestedthatoneinthreepeopleloseawholeyearofftheirlifeduetonoise.Andthisislinkedto
heartdisease,sleeplossandhighbloodpressure.Althoughmanyfindsilencetobeemptyandboring,itisagiftandararethinglikegold.____20_
___Andthensimplystaywithit.Whenyouembraceitandletitfillyou,youareopentohealingandwellness.A.Silencecangene
ratebraincells.B.Silencemayassistinself-reflection.C.Toomuchnoisecanhavetheoppositeeffect.D.Trytomoveforwardtoaplaceofpuresilence.E.Noisecani
mproveyourabilitytocalmdownquickly.F.Youmaybesousedtosoundsandyouhardlynoticethem.G.Thistimewillalsohelpyoutoreconnectwithyourinnerself.第三部分语言运
用(共两节,满分30分)第一节(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)阅读下面短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Mydadwasaseriousamateursailor.HeandhisfriendChuck
___21___theNorthAmericanChampionship,sailingthebeautifulwoodenDragons.Oneyeartheywonthe___22___togototheO
lympics.Daddidn’tbecome____23____overnight.Hehadtoworkathisskill.Asakid,thatfirstsummerhehadhisownsmallsailboat
,he___24___inalltheracesinthebayandcameinlasteverytime.Attheendoftheseason,whenawardswerebeing____25____,somethin
ghappened.Anelderlylady,whohadwatchedDad'sslowbutsteady___26___,steppedoutofherhouse.Shegenerously___27___aprizemadeespeciallyforhim.“TheHopeCup,”s
hesaid.Nootherawardcouldmatchthepromiseofhope—aqualityfixedinmydadand____28____us.Asaparent,hewasabettersailing___
29___.HowwellIrememberhimtakingmeoutinourboat,thewindstill___30___,thewatersmoothinthemorninghours.“Wheredoyoufeelthew
indcomingfrom?”heasked.“Lookattheflagsandthey’llshowthe___31___inwhichitisblowing.However,everygood____32____learnshowtofeelit.”"Now,”hesaid,“l
ookatthesail."Ifthesail____33____backandforth,Ineededtopullinit.Ifthewindwasbehindus,Iwastoletoutthesail.Sincethen
,sailinghasbeen___34___tome.I’velearnedthatwecansail____35____aslongaswekeeptrackofthewind.21.A.lostB.gainedC.challengedD
.change22.A.opportunityB.gameC.fameD.trust23.A.helpfulB.cheerfulC.successfulD.wealthy24.A.existedB.competedC.majoredD.succeeded25.A.
givenoutB.madeupC.sentawayD.takendown26.A.behaviorB.smileC.gestureD.progress27.A.reachedB.offeredC.handedD.transfor
med28.A.leftbehindB.keptupwithC.passedontoD.putforwardto29.A.instructorB.playerC.guardD.lifter30.A.quietB.tig
htC.softD.fierce31.A.timeB.wayC.strengthD.direction32.A.swimmerB.sailorC.authorD.learner33.A.turnedB.floatedC.shookD.fell34.A.impossibleB.unbelie
vableC.valuelessD.effortless35.A.smoothlyB.happilyC.wildlyD.aimlessly第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)阅读下面短文,在空白处填
入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Thereareseveralqualitiesofliterature.Oneofthemisitsdescriptionof___36___(true)andbeauty.Sometruthandbeautyremainunnoticed___37___
asensitivehumansoulbringsthemtoourattention.Ahundredmenmaypassafieldand___38___(see)onlydeadgrass;butapo
etstops,looksdeeper,seestruthandbeauty,andwrites.“Yesterday’sflowersamI.”One___39___(read)itiscapableofseeingthebeautythat_
__40___(hide)fromhiseyesbefore.Anotherqualityisitsappealtoourfeelingsandimagination.Itsattractionlies___41___(much)inwhatita
wakensinusthanwhatitsays.WhenChristopherMarlowe’sDoctorFaustusasksin___42___presenceofHelen,“Wasthisthefacethat
launchedathousandships?”heopensadoorthrough___43___ourimaginationentersanewworld,aworldoflove,beautyand___44___(hero).In
general,literatureisthewrittenrecordofman’s____45____(think)andfeelings,andthehistoryofthehumansoul.第四部分写作(共两节,满分40分)第一节(满分15分)46.5月
22日是“国际生物多样性日”。据报道,世界上有许多珍稀植物濒临灭绝。你想以校英语社团的名义写一封倡议信,呼吁全校同学“保护生物,爱护环境”。内容包括:1.写信目的;2.分析原因并提出建议;3.你的呼吁;注意:1.写作词数应为80左右;2.
可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。参考词汇:生物多样性biology-diversityDearschoolmates,___________________________________________________________________
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____________________________________________________________________TheSchoolEnglishClub第二节(满分25分)47.阅读下面材料,根据其内容和所给段落
开头语续写两段,使之构成一篇完整的短文。ItwasacoldnightinDecember.Twobeggarsweresittingonabusystreetcornerinthedowntownsectiono
fthecity.Theywatchedhelplesslyaslotsofpeoplewalkedby.Someignoredthemonpurposeandothersweretoocaughtup
intheirowncarestoevennoticetheirexistence.Everysooften,akind-heartedwomanorasmallchildwoulddropafewcoinsinthehatswhichlayinfrontofthemontheicysidew
alk.Somepeople,feelingparticularlygenerous,wouldevenpulloutabillortwofromtheirwalletsanddropthemintothebeggars’hatsandt
hencontinuedtheirwalking.Justastheyweregettingreadytoleavethestreetcorner,theynoticedamanwalkingtowardthem.Hewasobviouslyawealthyman.Theycou
ldtellthatfromthefinelytailoredbusinesssuithewaswearing.Thefirstbeggarwhisperedtothesecondwithexcitement,“He’scomi
ngourway!”Thetwotriednottolookdirectlyatthemanashesteppedclosertothem,buttheycouldn’thelpgazingupwithexpectat
ionashereachedintohispocketandtooksomethingout.“Thunk”wastheonlysoundtheyheardaswhatlookedlikeapieceofhardcandy,wrappeddoublyintissuepaper,hiteacho
ftheirwaitinghats.Therichmanturnedandcontinuedonhisway,notmakingabackwardglance.“Howsickening!”saidthefirstbeg
gar,assoonastherichmanwasoutofsoundrange.“Hecouldhaveeasilyleftusafewcoinsorasparebill,buthetricksuswithapieceofhardcandy.”Thebeggarpickedupthe
objectwiththeverytipsofhisfingersandthrewitintothegutter(排水沟).Hewatchedasitfloatedafewyardsinthestreamofmuddywateranddis
appearedintothedrain(下水道)attheendofthestreet.Then,hegathereduphisthingsandwalkedaway.注意:1.续写词数应为150左
右;2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。Thesecondbeggarlookeddownattheobjectinhishat______________________________________________________
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