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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-AnInternationalContestofContemporaryArtTheaimofthecompetitionistopromoteenrolledartists,andgive

themthechancetojointheinternationalmarketofcontemporaryart.AWARDANDPRIZEYICCAprovidesnetworkingopportunitiesfortheartists,whocan•winacashpri

ze:Euro3000,00moneyprizetothefirstselectedEuro100000moneyprizetothesecondselected•promotetheirartthroughavarietyofcha

nnels:Exhibittheirselectedartworksinanexhibitionspace,determinedbycompetition.Improvetherelationshipbe

tweenfinalistsandcritics,galleryowners,publicandprivateartinstitutionsthatwillhaveaccesstothisimportantexhibition.Havemaximumvisibil

itythroughtheadvertisingcampaignthatwillfollowthecompetitionandallitsstages.DATESANDDEADLINESJanuary11,2021:BeginningofsubscriptionsApri

l30,2021:Subscriptionsdeadline-LastCall!May10,2021:NotificationofwinningartworksJudges’finaldecisionwillleadtoaselectionof18artiststhatwillp

articipateinthefinalexhibition.Allkindsofartworksareaccepted,includingvideo,installationsandperformances.Allworkswil

lbepresentedbyapictureoravideothatmustbefollowedbyadescriptionofthework.Allworksmustbeavailableforthefinalexhibitionandhavetobeartis

t’sproperty.Thecontestisopentoallartistsorgroupsofartistsandprofessionalsfromanycountry.Therearenospecialqualifica

tionsrequiredforentry.,Allinformationabouttermsandconditionsofsubscriptionispublishedontheofficialwebsite:www.contest.yicca.orgFormoreinformation

aboutthisopportunityforartistspleasevisittheEventWebsite.Toregisterpleasecompletetheregistrationformontheofficialwebsite.1.Whatcanthecont

estwinnersget?A.Acashprize.B.Acertificateofaward.C.AchancetoattendaTVshow.D.Aninterviewwithgalleryowners.2.Whenwill

theresultofthecontestbeannounced?A.OnMay10,2021.B.OnApril10,2021.C.OnApril30,2021.D.OnJanuary11,2021.3.What

istherequirementoftheentries?A.Theymustbevideosorperformances.B.Theyhavetobesubmittedbyposting.C.Theymu

stbeaccompaniedbyadescription.D.Theyhavetobecreatedbyprofessionalartists.BInmylate20s,myworldturnedupside

downinjust72hours.MyhusbandDougworkedatlocalconstructioncompany,whileIwasaquality-controlinspectorforJanSport,abackpackmanufacturerlocatedinWenatch

ee,Washington.Wewerebothextremelyhardworkers,butwecouldnotworkourwayoutofadecliningeconomy.DougwaslaidoffonWednesdayand,twoshortdays

later,IlearnedthatmyentireplanthaddecidedtorelocatetoMexicotosavemoney.Ididn’treactwelltothenews.Iwantedtofindaplacetohide,butthatwasn’tanoption.

Iwasscaredwhenmyhusbandgothislay-offnoticeonWednesday.Iwasstillsufferingfromtheuncertaintyofhowwewoul

dmakeendsmeetwhenIwalkedintoworkthatfatefulFridayandwastoldourplantwasclosing.Atthatpoint,Iwasabsolutelyshocke

d,angry,scaredbeyonddescription,andatalossastowhatweweregoingtodo.Althoughmoneyhadbeentightinourhomeforsom

etime,ourfamilyhadmadeasmartdecisionafewyearsearlierthatsavedusfromdisaster.Ithadtakenustwoyears,butwemanagedtosaveanemergenc

yfund.Intheend,losingallofourfamily’sincomesourcesinthespaceofthreedaysdidn’tbreakus.Itmadeusstronger.,Insteadofhidingfrommyproblem,Ipickedmys

elfupanddecidedtohelpimprovemyfamily’scircumstances.Therewasactuallyahiddenblessinginthewholestormforme.Becausemyplanthadcloseddown,Iwas

eligibletogotoschoolunderJobTrainingPartnershipAct.Wasitembarrassingtoaskforhelpfromthestatetoimprovemyself?Sur

e.ButinstudyingtobeanaccountantIwasmakingabetterfutureformyfamilyforyearstocome.Ihavealsopaidthathelpforwardcountl

esstimes,contributingtimeandmoneytothecommunityandsharingmystorytohelpothershelpthemselves.4.Whathappenedtotheauthor

?A.Herfactorywentoutofbusiness.B.Shebecameillandherhusbandwasfired.C.Shelostherjobthesameweekherhusbanddid.D.Therelationshipbet

weenherandherhusbandfailed.5.Whatisthesecondparagraphmainlyabout?A.Theauthor’sfutureplans.B.Theauthor’sinneractivities.C.The

author’scausesofanxiety.D.Theauthor’sfinancialstruggles.6.Whatwasthekeytotheauthor’ssurvival?A.Familysupport.B.Herfamily’sdepositinthebank.C.Themo

neyshespentearlier.D.Thefinancialproductsshebought.7Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraphprobablymean?A.Theauthorgotfinancialhelpfro

mthestate.B.Theauthorwasluckyenoughtobegivenabetterjob.C.Theauthorbecamefamousforsharingherstory.D.Theauthor

managedtobenefitfrommisfortuneCDuringtherosyyearsofelementaryschool(小学),Ienjoyedsharingmydollsandjokes,whichallowedmetokeepmyhighsocialsta

tus.Iwasthequeenoftheplayground.Thencamemytweensandteens,andmeangirlsandcoolkids.Theyroseintheranksnotbybeingfriendlybutbysmokingc

igarettes,breakingrulesandplayingjokesonothers,amongwhomIsoonfoundmyself.Popularityisawell-exploredsubjectinsocialpsychology.Mitch

Prinstein,aprofessorofclinicalpsychologysortsthepopularintotwocategories:thelikableandthestatusseekers.Thelikables’plays-well-with-other

squalitiesstrengthenschoolyardfriendships,jump-startinterpersonalskillsand,whentappedearly,areemployed.everafterinlifean

dwork.Thenthere’sthekindofpopularitythatappearsinadolescence:statusbornofpowerandevendishonorablebehavior.Enviableasthecoolkidsm

ayhaveseemed,Dr.Prinstein’sstudiesshowunpleasantconsequences.Thosewhowerehighestinstatusinhighschool,aswellasthoseleast

likedinelementaryschool,are“mostlikelytoengage(从事)indangerousandriskybehavior.”Inonestudy,Dr.Prinsteinexaminedthetwotypesofpopularityin235adol

escents,scoringtheleastliked,themostlikedandthehighestinstatusbasedonstudentsurveys(调查研究).“Wefoundthattheleastwell-likedteenshadbecomemoreaggress

iveovertimetowardtheirclassmates.Butsohadthosewhowerehighinstatus.Itclearlyshowedthatwhilelikabilitycanleadtohealthyadjustment,hig

hstatushasjusttheoppositeeffectonus.”Dr.Prinsteinhasalsofoundthatthequalitiesthatmadetheneighborswantyouonaplaydate—sharing,kindness,openness—carr

yovertolateryearsandmakeyoubetterabletorelateandconnectwithothers.Inanalyzinghisandotherresearch,Dr.Prinsteincametoanotherco

nclusion:Notonlyislikabilityrelatedtopositivelifeoutcomes,butitisalsoresponsibleforthoseoutcomes,too.“Beingli

kedcreatesopportunitiesforlearningandfornewkindsoflifeexperiencesthathelpsomebodygainanadvantage,”hes

aid.8.Whatsortofgirlwastheauthorinherearlyyearsofelementaryschool?A.Unkind.B.Lonely.C.Generous.D.Cool.9.Whatisthesecondparagraph

mainlyabout?A.Theclassificationofthepopular.B.Thecharacteristicsofadolescents.C.Theimportanceofinterpersonalskills.DThecaus

esofdishonorablebehavior.10.WhatdidDr.Prinstein’sstudyfindaboutthemostlikedkids?A.Theyappearedtobeaggressive.B.Theytendedtobemoreadapta

ble.C.Theyenjoyedthehigheststatus.D.Theyperformedwellacademically.11.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A.BeNice—YouWon’tFinishLastB.TheHighertheStatus,t

heBetter.C.BetheBest—YouCanMakeItD.MoreSelf-Control,LessAggressivenessDOneargumentforwhyrobotswillneverfullymeasureupt

opeopleisthattheylackhuman-likesocialskills.Butresearchersareexperimentingwithnewmethodstogiverobotssocialskillstobetterinter

actwithhumans.Twonewstudiesprovideevidenceofprogressinthiskindofresearch.OneexperimentwascarriedoutbyresearchersfromtheMassac

husettsInstituteofTechnology,MIT.Theteamdevelopedamachinelearningsystemforself-drivingvehicles.Theresearchersstudi

eddrivingsituationstolearnhowotherdriversontheroadwerelikelytobehave.Sincenotallhumandriversactinthesameway,thedataw

asmeanttoteachthedriverlesscartoavoiddangeroussituations.Theresearcherssaythetechnologyusestoolsborrowedfromthefieldofsocialpsycho

logy.Inthisexperiment,scientistscreatedasystemthatattemptedtodecidewhetheraperson’sdrivingstyleismoreselfishorselfless.Inroa

dtests,self-drivingvehiclesequippedwiththesystemimprovedtheirabilitytopredictwhatotherdriverswoulddobyupto25perce

nt.Anothersocialexperimentinvolvedagamecompetitionbetweenhumansandarobot.ResearchersfromCarnegieMellonUniversityte

stedwhetherarobot’strashtalkwouldaffecthumansplayinginagameagainstthemachine.Ahumanoid(人形的)robot,namedPepper,wasprogr

ammedtosaythingstoahumanopponentlike“Ihavetosayyouareaterribleplayer.”Anotherrobotstatementwas,“Overthecourseofthegame,yourplayin

ghasbecomeconfused.”Thestudyinvolvedeachofthehumansplayingagamewiththerobot35differenttimes.ThegamewascalledGuardsandTreasures,w

hichisusedtostudydecisionmaking.Thestudyfoundthatplayerscriticizedbytherobotgenerallyperformedworseinthegamesthanhumansrec

eivingpraise.OneoftheleadresearcherswasFeiFang.Shesaid,“Thisisoneofthefirststudiesofhuman-robotinteractioninanenvironmentwhereth

eyarenotworkingtogether.Wecanexpecthomeassistantstobecooperative.Butinsituationssuchasonlineshopping,they

maynothavethesamegoalsaswedo.”12.Whatwasthemachinelearningsysteminthefirstexperimentdesignedtodo?A.Makedriversdrivemoresafely.

B.Helpmaintainthetrafficorder.C.Workinsteadoftrafficpolicemen.D.Learnthesocialcharacteristicsofotherdrivers.13.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“tras

htalk”inthethirdparagraphprobablymean?A.Secretsofothers.B.Truthoutintheopen.C.Wordsoffensiveinsomeway.D.Inappropriatet

hingstoothers.14.Whatdoesthesecondexperimentsuggest?A.Itishardforhumanstobeatrobots.B.Robotsaresmarterthanhumansindecision

making.C.Robotscannottaketheplaceofhumansbecausetheylackemotions.D.Robotscanhavetheabilitytoaffectpeoplesociallyjustashumansdo.15.Whichoft

hefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?A.TheDevelopmentofRobotsB.NewKindsofRobotsAreBeingTestedC.RobotsC

anBeMankind’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'savailabletoall,silenceisrarelyembraced.Quietr

elaxes,restoresandhelpsyoualot.____16____TheaveragepersonwakesuptoanalarmandthenturnsontheradioorTV.Outs

ide,planesroarandcarshonk.Infact,toomuchnoisecanactuallyreduceyourcognitivefunctionandlifespan.Itistimetotapintosilence,anecessaryandforg

ottennaturalresource.Justsettingaside30minutesadayforpuresilenceishealing.Shutoffyourphone,turnoffthemusic,andspendtimealone.Similarto

meditation,thisprecioustimeallowsyourbraintorefreshcognitivefunctionsincludingcreativity.____17____Twohoursofsilenceperdaycanbehelpf

ultocelldevelopmentinthebrain,wherememoriesareformed.Eventhoughrelaxingmusiccanbeeffective,silenceisideal.____18____Whensurroundedby

silence,yourconsciousnesshasmorefreedomtoprocessinformation.Thiscanleadtobetterdecisionmakingandmoreacuteself-awareness

.____19____Arecentreportsuggestedthatoneinthreepeopleloseawholeyearofftheirlifeduetonoise.Andthisislinkedtoheartdisease,sleepl

ossandhighbloodpressure.Althoughmanyfindsilencetobeemptyandboring,itisagiftandararethinglikegold.____20____Andthensimplystaywit

hit.Whenyouembraceitandletitfillyou,youareopentohealingandwellness.A.Silencecangeneratebraincells.B.Silencema

yassistinself-reflection.C.Toomuchnoisecanhavetheoppositeeffect.D.Trytomoveforwardtoaplaceofpuresile

nce.E.Noisecanimproveyourabilitytocalmdownquickly.F.Youmaybesousedtosoundsandyouhardlynoticethem.G.Thistimewillalsohelpyoutoreconnectwithyourinne

rself.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。Mydadwasaseriousamateursail

or.HeandhisfriendChuck___21___theNorthAmericanChampionship,sailingthebeautifulwoodenDragons.Oneyeartheywonthe___22___togototheOlympics.Daddidn’t

become____23____overnight.Hehadtoworkathisskill.Asakid,thatfirstsummerhehadhisownsmallsailboat,he___24___inalltheracesinthebayandcameinlasteverytime

.Attheendoftheseason,whenawardswerebeing____25____,somethinghappened.Anelderlylady,whohadwatchedDad'sslowbutsteady

___26___,steppedoutofherhouse.Shegenerously___27___aprizemadeespeciallyforhim.“TheHopeCup,”shesaid.Nootherawardcouldmatchtheprom

iseofhope—aqualityfixedinmydadand____28____us.Asaparent,hewasabettersailing___29___.HowwellIrememberhimtakingmeoutinourboa

t,thewindstill___30___,thewatersmoothinthemorninghours.“Wheredoyoufeelthewindcomingfrom?”heasked.“Lookattheflagsandthey

’llshowthe___31___inwhichitisblowing.However,everygood____32____learnshowtofeelit.”"Now,”hesaid,“lookatthesail."I

fthesail____33____backandforth,Ineededtopullinit.Ifthewindwasbehindus,Iwastoletoutthesail.Sincethen,s

ailinghasbeen___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.ma

deupC.sentawayD.takendown26.A.behaviorB.smileC.gestureD.progress27.A.reachedB.offeredC.handedD.transformed28.A.leftbehindB.keptupwithC.passedontoD.pu

tforwardto29.A.instructorB.playerC.guardD.lifter30.A.quietB.tightC.softD.fierce31.A.timeB.wayC.strengthD.direction3

2.A.swimmerB.sailorC.authorD.learner33.A.turnedB.floatedC.shookD.fell34.A.impossibleB.unbelievableC.valuelessD.effortless35.A.smoothlyB.happilyC.wil

dlyD.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.Ahundredmenmaypassaf

ieldand___38___(see)onlydeadgrass;butapoetstops,looksdeeper,seestruthandbeauty,andwrites.“Yesterday’sflowersamI.”One___39___(read)itisca

pableofseeingthebeautythat___40___(hide)fromhiseyesbefore.Anotherqualityisitsappealtoourfeelingsandimagination.Itsattra

ctionlies___41___(much)inwhatitawakensinusthanwhatitsays.WhenChristopherMarlowe’sDoctorFaustusasksin___42___presenceofHe

len,“Wasthisthefacethatlaunchedathousandships?”heopensadoorthrough___43___ourimaginationentersanewwor

ld,aworldoflove,beautyand___44___(hero).Ingeneral,literatureisthewrittenrecordofman’s____45____(think)andfeelings,andthehistoryof

thehumansoul.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。Itw

asacoldnightinDecember.Twobeggarsweresittingonabusystreetcornerinthedowntownsectionofthecity.Theywatched

helplesslyaslotsofpeoplewalkedby.Someignoredthemonpurposeandothersweretoocaughtupintheirowncarestoev

ennoticetheirexistence.Everysooften,akind-heartedwomanorasmallchildwoulddropafewcoinsinthehatswhichlayin

frontofthemontheicysidewalk.Somepeople,feelingparticularlygenerous,wouldevenpulloutabillortwofromtheirwallet

sanddropthemintothebeggars’hatsandthencontinuedtheirwalking.Justastheyweregettingreadytoleavethestreetcorner,theynotice

damanwalkingtowardthem.Hewasobviouslyawealthyman.Theycouldtellthatfromthefinelytailoredbusinesssuithewaswearing.Thefirstbe

ggarwhisperedtothesecondwithexcitement,“He’scomingourway!”Thetwotriednottolookdirectlyatthemanashesteppedclosertothem,buttheycouldn’thelpgazingup

withexpectationashereachedintohispocketandtooksomethingout.“Thunk”wastheonlysoundtheyheardaswhatlookedlikeapi

eceofhardcandy,wrappeddoublyintissuepaper,hiteachoftheirwaitinghats.Therichmanturnedandcontinuedonhisway,notmakingabackwardglance.“Howsi

ckening!”saidthefirstbeggar,assoonastherichmanwasoutofsoundrange.“Hecouldhaveeasilyleftusafewcoinsorasparebill,buthetricksuswithapieceofhardcandy.”Th

ebeggarpickeduptheobjectwiththeverytipsofhisfingersandthrewitintothegutter（排水沟）.Hewatchedasitfloatedafewyardsinthestreamofmuddyw

ateranddisappearedintothedrain（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

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