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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-AnInternationalContestofContemporaryArtTheaimofthecompetitionistopromoteenrolled

artists,andgivethemthechancetojointheinternationalmarketofcontemporaryart.AWARDANDPRIZEYICCAprovidesnet

workingopportunitiesfortheartists,whocan•winacashprize:Euro3000,00moneyprizetothefirstselectedEuro100

000moneyprizetothesecondselected•promotetheirartthroughavarietyofchannels:Exhibittheirselectedartworksinanexh

ibitionspace,determinedbycompetition.Improvetherelationshipbetweenfinalistsandcritics,galleryowners,publicandprivat

eartinstitutionsthatwillhaveaccesstothisimportantexhibition.Havemaximumvisibilitythroughtheadvertisingcampaignthatwillfollowthecompe

titionandallitsstages.DATESANDDEADLINESJanuary11,2021:BeginningofsubscriptionsApril30,2021:Subscription

sdeadline-LastCall!May10,2021:NotificationofwinningartworksJudges’finaldecisionwillleadtoaselectionof18artiststhatwillp

articipateinthefinalexhibition.Allkindsofartworksareaccepted,includingvideo,installationsandperformances.Allworkswil

lbepresentedbyapictureoravideothatmustbefollowedbyadescriptionofthework.Allworksmustbeavailableforthefinalexhibitionandhavetobeartis

t’sproperty.Thecontestisopentoallartistsorgroupsofartistsandprofessionalsfromanycountry.Therearenosp

ecialqualificationsrequiredforentry.,Allinformationabouttermsandconditionsofsubscriptionispublishedontheofficialwebsite:www.

contest.yicca.orgFormoreinformationaboutthisopportunityforartistspleasevisittheEventWebsite.Toregisterpleasecompleteth

eregistrationformontheofficialwebsite.1.Whatcanthecontestwinnersget?A.Acashprize.B.Acertificateofaward.C.AchancetoattendaT

Vshow.D.Aninterviewwithgalleryowners.2.Whenwilltheresultofthecontestbeannounced?A.OnMay10,2021.B.OnApril10,2021.C.OnApril30,2021.D.OnJan

uary11,2021.3.Whatistherequirementoftheentries?A.Theymustbevideosorperformances.B.Theyhavetobesubmittedbyposting.C.Theymustbeaccompaniedbyade

scription.D.Theyhavetobecreatedbyprofessionalartists.BInmylate20s,myworldturnedupsidedowninjust72hours.MyhusbandDougworkedatlocalconstructioncompany,

whileIwasaquality-controlinspectorforJanSport,abackpackmanufacturerlocatedinWenatchee,Washington.Wewerebothextremelyhardworkers,butwecoul

dnotworkourwayoutofadecliningeconomy.DougwaslaidoffonWednesdayand,twoshortdayslater,IlearnedthatmyentireplanthaddecidedtorelocatetoM

exicotosavemoney.Ididn’treactwelltothenews.Iwantedtofindaplacetohide,butthatwasn’tanoption.Iwasscaredwhen

myhusbandgothislay-offnoticeonWednesday.IwasstillsufferingfromtheuncertaintyofhowwewouldmakeendsmeetwhenIwalkedintoworkthatfatefulFridayandwastol

dourplantwasclosing.Atthatpoint,Iwasabsolutelyshocked,angry,scaredbeyonddescription,andatalossastowhatweweregoingtodo.Althoughmoneyhadb

eentightinourhomeforsometime,ourfamilyhadmadeasmartdecisionafewyearsearlierthatsavedusfromdisaster.Ithadtakenustwoyears,butwemanagedtosaveanemergency

fund.Intheend,losingallofourfamily’sincomesourcesinthespaceofthreedaysdidn’tbreakus.Itmadeusstronger.

,Insteadofhidingfrommyproblem,Ipickedmyselfupanddecidedtohelpimprovemyfamily’scircumstances.Therewasactuallyahiddenblessinginthewholestormforme

.Becausemyplanthadcloseddown,IwaseligibletogotoschoolunderJobTrainingPartnershipAct.Wasitembarrassingtoaskforhelpfromthestatetoimprovemy

self?Sure.ButinstudyingtobeanaccountantIwasmakingabetterfutureformyfamilyforyearstocome.Ihavealsopaidth

athelpforwardcountlesstimes,contributingtimeandmoneytothecommunityandsharingmystorytohelpothershelpthemselves.4.Whathappenedtotheauthor?

A.Herfactorywentoutofbusiness.B.Shebecameillandherhusbandwasfired.C.Shelostherjobthesameweekherhusbanddid.D.Therelatio

nshipbetweenherandherhusbandfailed.5.Whatisthesecondparagraphmainlyabout?A.Theauthor’sfutureplans.B.Theauthor’sinneractivities.C.Theau

thor’scausesofanxiety.D.Theauthor’sfinancialstruggles.6.Whatwasthekeytotheauthor’ssurvival?A.Familysupport.B.Herfami

ly’sdepositinthebank.C.Themoneyshespentearlier.D.Thefinancialproductsshebought.7Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraph

probablymean?A.Theauthorgotfinancialhelpfromthestate.B.Theauthorwasluckyenoughtobegivenabetterjob.C.Theauthorbecamefamousforsha

ringherstory.D.TheauthormanagedtobenefitfrommisfortuneCDuringtherosyyearsofelementaryschool(小学),Ienjoyedsh

aringmydollsandjokes,whichallowedmetokeepmyhighsocialstatus.Iwasthequeenoftheplayground.Thencamemytweensandteens,andmeangirlsandcoolkids.Theyrosei

ntheranksnotbybeingfriendlybutbysmokingcigarettes,breakingrulesandplayingjokesonothers,amongwhomIsoonfoundmyself.Popularityisa

well-exploredsubjectinsocialpsychology.MitchPrinstein,aprofessorofclinicalpsychologysortsthepopularintotwocategories:thelikableandthestatusse

ekers.Thelikables’plays-well-with-othersqualitiesstrengthenschoolyardfriendships,jump-startinterpersonalskillsand,wh

entappedearly,areemployed.everafterinlifeandwork.Thenthere’sthekindofpopularitythatappearsinadolescence:statusbornofpowerandevendishonor

ablebehavior.Enviableasthecoolkidsmayhaveseemed,Dr.Prinstein’sstudiesshowunpleasantconsequences.Thosewhowereh

ighestinstatusinhighschool,aswellasthoseleastlikedinelementaryschool,are“mostlikelytoengage(从事)indangerousandriskybehavior.”In

onestudy,Dr.Prinsteinexaminedthetwotypesofpopularityin235adolescents,scoringtheleastliked,themostlikedandthehighestinstatusbasedonstudentsur

veys(调查研究).“Wefoundthattheleastwell-likedteenshadbecomemoreaggressiveovertimetowardtheirclassmates.Butsohadthosewhowerehighinstatus.I

tclearlyshowedthatwhilelikabilitycanleadtohealthyadjustment,highstatushasjusttheoppositeeffectonus.”Dr.Prinsteinhasalsofoundthatthequalitiesthat

madetheneighborswantyouonaplaydate—sharing,kindness,openness—carryovertolateryearsandmakeyoubetterabletorelateandconnec

twithothers.Inanalyzinghisandotherresearch,Dr.Prinsteincametoanotherconclusion:Notonlyislikabilityrelatedtopo

sitivelifeoutcomes,butitisalsoresponsibleforthoseoutcomes,too.“Beinglikedcreatesopportunitiesforlearningandfornewkindsof

lifeexperiencesthathelpsomebodygainanadvantage,”hesaid.8.Whatsortofgirlwastheauthorinherearlyyearsof

elementaryschool?A.Unkind.B.Lonely.C.Generous.D.Cool.9.Whatisthesecondparagraphmainlyabout?A.Theclassificationofthepopular.B.Thechar

acteristicsofadolescents.C.Theimportanceofinterpersonalskills.DThecausesofdishonorablebehavior.10.WhatdidDr.Prinstein’sstudyfindaboutthemost

likedkids?A.Theyappearedtobeaggressive.B.Theytendedtobemoreadaptable.C.Theyenjoyedthehigheststatus.D.Theyperformedwellacademically.11.Wha

tisthebesttitleforthetext?A.BeNice—YouWon’tFinishLastB.TheHighertheStatus,theBetter.C.BetheBest—YouCanMakeItD.MoreSelf-Cont

rol,LessAggressivenessDOneargumentforwhyrobotswillneverfullymeasureuptopeopleisthattheylackhuman-likesocialskills.Butresearchersareexperimentingwith

newmethodstogiverobotssocialskillstobetterinteractwithhumans.Twonewstudiesprovideevidenceofprogressinthiskin

dofresearch.OneexperimentwascarriedoutbyresearchersfromtheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology,MIT.Theteamdevelo

pedamachinelearningsystemforself-drivingvehicles.Theresearchersstudieddrivingsituationstolearnhowotherdriversontheroadwerelikelytobehave.Sincenot

allhumandriversactinthesameway,thedatawasmeanttoteachthedriverlesscartoavoiddangeroussituations.Theresearcherssaythetechnologyusestool

sborrowedfromthefieldofsocialpsychology.Inthisexperiment,scientistscreatedasystemthatattemptedtodecidewhetheraperson’sdrivingstyleism

oreselfishorselfless.Inroadtests,self-drivingvehiclesequippedwiththesystemimprovedtheirabilitytopredictwhatotherdriverswouldd

obyupto25percent.Anothersocialexperimentinvolvedagamecompetitionbetweenhumansandarobot.ResearchersfromCa

rnegieMellonUniversitytestedwhetherarobot’strashtalkwouldaffecthumansplayinginagameagainstthemachine.Ahumanoid(人形的)robot,name

dPepper,wasprogrammedtosaythingstoahumanopponentlike“Ihavetosayyouareaterribleplayer.”Anotherrobotstate

mentwas,“Overthecourseofthegame,yourplayinghasbecomeconfused.”Thestudyinvolvedeachofthehumansplayingagamewi

ththerobot35differenttimes.ThegamewascalledGuardsandTreasures,whichisusedtostudydecisionmaking.Thestudyfo

undthatplayerscriticizedbytherobotgenerallyperformedworseinthegamesthanhumansreceivingpraise.Oneofthelead

researcherswasFeiFang.Shesaid,“Thisisoneofthefirststudiesofhuman-robotinteractioninanenvironmentwheretheyarenotworkingtoget

her.Wecanexpecthomeassistantstobecooperative.Butinsituationssuchasonlineshopping,theymaynothavethesamegoalsaswedo.”12.Whatwasthemachine

learningsysteminthefirstexperimentdesignedtodo?A.Makedriversdrivemoresafely.B.Helpmaintainthetrafficord

er.C.Workinsteadoftrafficpolicemen.D.Learnthesocialcharacteristicsofotherdrivers.13.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“trashtalk”inthethir

dparagraphprobablymean?A.Secretsofothers.B.Truthoutintheopen.C.Wordsoffensiveinsomeway.D.Inappropriatethingstoothers.14.

Whatdoesthesecondexperimentsuggest?A.Itishardforhumanstobeatrobots.B.Robotsaresmarterthanhumansindecisionmaking.C.Robotscannottak

etheplaceofhumansbecausetheylackemotions.D.Robotscanhavetheabilitytoaffectpeoplesociallyjustashumansdo.15.Whichofthefoll

owingwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?A.TheDevelopmentofRobotsB.NewKindsofRobotsAreBeingTestedC.Rob

otsCanBeMankind’sBestFriendsD.ResearchAimstoGiveRobotsHuman-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.Thoughit'savailablet

oall,silenceisrarelyembraced.Quietrelaxes,restoresandhelpsyoualot.____16____TheaveragepersonwakesuptoanalarmandthenturnsontheradioorTV.Ou

tside,planesroarandcarshonk.Infact,toomuchnoisecanactuallyreduceyourcognitivefunctionandlifespan.Itistimetotapintosilence,ane

cessaryandforgottennaturalresource.Justsettingaside30minutesadayforpuresilenceishealing.Shutoffyourphone,turnoffthemusic,andspendtim

ealone.Similartomeditation,thisprecioustimeallowsyourbraintorefreshcognitivefunctionsincludingcreativit

y.____17____Twohoursofsilenceperdaycanbehelpfultocelldevelopmentinthebrain,wherememoriesareformed.Eventhoughrelaxingmusiccanbeeffect

ive,silenceisideal.____18____Whensurroundedbysilence,yourconsciousnesshasmorefreedomtoprocessinformation.Thiscanleadtobetterde

cisionmakingandmoreacuteself-awareness.____19____Arecentreportsuggestedthatoneinthreepeopleloseawholeyearofftheirlifeduetonoise.Andthisi

slinkedtoheartdisease,sleeplossandhighbloodpressure.Althoughmanyfindsilencetobeemptyandboring,itisagiftandararethi

nglikegold.____20____Andthensimplystaywithit.Whenyouembraceitandletitfillyou,youareopentohealingandwellness

.A.Silencecangeneratebraincells.B.Silencemayassistinself-reflection.C.Toomuchnoisecanhavetheoppositeeffect.D.Trytomoveforwardtoaplaceofpures

ilence.E.Noisecanimproveyourabilitytocalmdownquickly.F.Youmaybesousedtosoundsandyouhardlynoticethem.G.Thistimewillalsohelpyoutoreconnectwithyourin

nerself.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.Heandhi

sfriendChuck___21___theNorthAmericanChampionship,sailingthebeautifulwoodenDragons.Oneyeartheywonthe___22___to

gototheOlympics.Daddidn’tbecome____23____overnight.Hehadtoworkathisskill.Asakid,thatfirstsummerhehadhisownsmallsailboat

,he___24___inalltheracesinthebayandcameinlasteverytime.Attheendoftheseason,whenawardswerebeing____25____,somethinghappened.Anelderlylady,wh

ohadwatchedDad'sslowbutsteady___26___,steppedoutofherhouse.Shegenerously___27___aprizemadeespeciallyforhim.“The

HopeCup,”shesaid.Nootherawardcouldmatchthepromiseofhope—aqualityfixedinmydadand____28____us.Asaparent,hewasabette

rsailing___29___.HowwellIrememberhimtakingmeoutinourboat,thewindstill___30___,thewatersmoothinthemorninghours.“

Wheredoyoufeelthewindcomingfrom?”heasked.“Lookattheflagsandthey’llshowthe___31___inwhichitisblowing.How

ever,everygood____32____learnshowtofeelit.”"Now,”hesaid,“lookatthesail."Ifthesail____33____backandforth,Ineededtopullinit.Ifthewind

wasbehindus,Iwastoletoutthesail.Sincethen,sailinghasbeen___34___tome.I’velearnedthatwecansail____35____aslongaswekeept

rackofthewind.21.A.lostB.gainedC.challengedD.change22.A.opportunityB.gameC.fameD.trust23.A.helpfulB.cheerfulC.succe

ssfulD.wealthy24.A.existedB.competedC.majoredD.succeeded25.A.givenoutB.madeupC.sentawayD.takendown26.A.behaviorB.smileC.gestureD

.progress27.A.reachedB.offeredC.handedD.transformed28.A.leftbehindB.keptupwithC.passedontoD.putforwardto29.A.instructorB.p

layerC.guardD.lifter30.A.quietB.tightC.softD.fierce31.A.timeB.wayC.strengthD.direction32.A.swimmerB.s

ailorC.authorD.learner33.A.turnedB.floatedC.shookD.fell34.A.impossibleB.unbelievableC.valuelessD.effortless35.A.smoothlyB.happilyC.wildlyD.ai

mlessly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___(tru

e)andbeauty.Sometruthandbeautyremainunnoticed___37___asensitivehumansoulbringsthemtoourattention.Ahundredmenmaypassafieldand___38___(see)onl

ydeadgrass;butapoetstops,looksdeeper,seestruthandbeauty,andwrites.“Yesterday’sflowersamI.”One___39___(read)itiscapableofseeingthebeautythat___40___(h

ide)fromhiseyesbefore.Anotherqualityisitsappealtoourfeelingsandimagination.Itsattractionlies___41___(much)inwhatitawakensinusthanwh

atitsays.WhenChristopherMarlowe’sDoctorFaustusasksin___42___presenceofHelen,“Wasthisthefacethatlaunchedathousandships?”heopensadoorthrough___43

___ourimaginationentersanewworld,aworldoflove,beautyand___44___(hero).Ingeneral,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-diversityDearschoolmate

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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.Twob

eggarsweresittingonabusystreetcornerinthedowntownsectionofthecity.Theywatchedhelplesslyaslotsofpeoplewalkedby.Someignoredthemonp

urposeandothersweretoocaughtupintheirowncarestoevennoticetheirexistence.Everysooften,akind-heartedwomanorasmallchildwoulddropafewcoin

sinthehatswhichlayinfrontofthemontheicysidewalk.Somepeople,feelingparticularlygenerous,wouldevenpulloutabi

llortwofromtheirwalletsanddropthemintothebeggars’hatsandthencontinuedtheirwalking.Justastheyweregettingreadytoleavethestreet

corner,theynoticedamanwalkingtowardthem.Hewasobviouslyawealthyman.Theycouldtellthatfromthefinelytailoredbusinesssuithew

aswearing.Thefirstbeggarwhisperedtothesecondwithexcitement,“He’scomingourway!”Thetwotriednottolookdirectlyatthemanas

hesteppedclosertothem,buttheycouldn’thelpgazingupwithexpectationashereachedintohispocketandtooksomethingou

t.“Thunk”wastheonlysoundtheyheardaswhatlookedlikeapieceofhardcandy,wrappeddoublyintissuepaper,hiteachoftheirwaitinghats

.Therichmanturnedandcontinuedonhisway,notmakingabackwardglance.“Howsickening!”saidthefirstbeggar,assoonastherichmanwasoutofsoundrange.“Hecouldhav

eeasilyleftusafewcoinsorasparebill,buthetricksuswithapieceofhardcandy.”Thebeggarpickeduptheobjectwiththeverytipsofhisfinge

rsandthrewitintothegutter（排水沟）.Hewatchedasitfloatedafewyardsinthestreamofmuddywateranddisappearedintothedrain（下水道）attheendofthestreet.Then,h

egathereduphisthingsandwalkedaway.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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