2021廣州市荔灣區(qū)高一英語期末真題

2019-2020年廣東省廣州市荔灣區(qū)高一（下）期中英語試卷

第一部分閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）第一節(jié)（共4小題；每小題6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，并在答題卡上將該項涂

黑。

1.（6分）ManypeoplevisittheGrandCanyon.Theystandattheedgeandlookoutoverthisnatural

wonder.Theyhikealongtherim,checkingoutthecolorfullayersofrockandbuttesthatrisefrom

thefloorofthecanyon.Theystayinhotelsorincampgrounds.Butsomepeoplelookfor

adventuresinthecanyon.Wouldyouliketohaveone?Let'sgo!

BackcountryCamping

Itisacampingfarawayfrompeopleandcivilization.Backcountrycampersuseonlywhat

theycanfitintheirbackpacks.Whenthey'redoneCamping,theyleavenothingbehind.Their

campsitesstaythewaytheyfoundthem,naturalandclean.Thisisn'tforeveryone,butseeingthe

canyonanditsplantsandanimalsupclosemakesitworththeeffort.Andwhenyousleepoutsidein

theGrandCanyon,youcanseelotsofstars.

ThrillRide

Areyoulookingforathrill?Youcouldridedownthe277milesofwildriverthatruns

throughthecanyon.Thereare200orsorapids,orareasoffast-movingwater.Whitewater

raftingisasportthatusesaninflatableraft,orsmallboat,tofloatdownariverandoverrapids.

Watersplashesallaroundyou,eveninsidetheraft.Whentheriveriscalm,youcanseewildlife,

waterfalls,andsidecanyonsthatarenotvisiblefromtherim.

Riding'It

Ifyoudon'twanttoridetherapidsorhike,youcantakeamuletrain.Amuleisacross

betweenahorseandadonkey.Itisstrongandsure-footed,perfectforcarryingridersthrough

thesteep,rockycanyon.Formorethan100years,muletrainshavecarriedvisitorsintothe

canyon.PresidentRoosevelttookthetripin1906.Amuletrainisagroupsofmulesthatcarry

peopleandpacksupanddownthetrails.Thecanyonistoosteepanddangeroustobuildaroad,so

theseanimalsmaybethebestwaytogo.

Soaring

Whatdobirdsseeastheysoarthroughthecanyonair?You'llfindoutwhenyouflyhigh

abovetheGrandCanyoninahelicopter,lookingdownonthehikers,rafters,andmuletrains.

Helicopterscanrisestraightupintotheskyandhoveroverthecanyon.

(1)Howaretheactivitiesdifferentfromthenormaltours?

A.Visitorscanbemorerelaxed.

B.Thetripsaremoretimeconsuming.

C.Theyprovideadventurousexperience.

D.Peoplecanseefascinatingnaturalbeauty.

(2)Whatcanweinferaboutbackgroundcampers?

A.Theyleavesomerubbishbehindaftercamping.

B.Theymustbringalotofequipmentwiththem.

C.It'snoteasytodobackgroundcamping.

D.Theyarenotsupportedbythepublic.

(3)Whichactivitymayrequireextraclothingpackedinbag?

A.BackcountryCamping

B.ThrillRide

C.Riding'It

D.Soaring

2.(8分)Rashi'smotherlivedinQueenswhilehisfatherinManhattan.EverySaturdayhismomtook

himtoManhattanonthesubway.EverySundayhisdadtookhimbacktoQueens.TodayRashiwas

goingsoloonthesubwayforthefirsttime."Likeanastronautgoingtothemoon."hesaid.

"Well,zipupyourspacesuit,”saidhismom."Itsstartingtosnowoutside."Shewalkedhim

tothesubwaystop."Areyousureaboutthis?”sheasked.

Rashihadbeggedforalongtimetomakethetripalone.Nowhefeltalittlefrightenedashe

lookeddownthelongstairsintothedark.HetouchedtheI.D.tagaroundhisneck.^Um,all

systemsgo,"hesaid.

Deepunderthestreet,RashiwaitedfortheRtrain."Rlikerocket,nhesaid.Rashitookaseat

nearawindow.nWatchthedoors,Msaidavoice.Thentherocket-trainspedoutintoblackspace.

ThesubwaystopatForty-SecondStreet,wherehehadtochangetrains,reallyseemedlike

aspacestation.Rashibumpedintoanalienwithtattoosonhisarmsdrummingloudalienmusic.

“Doyouknowwhereyou'regoing?”Heasked.

"Yes,nsaidRashi."Throughthattimetunneltoanothergalaxy/*

Rashipointedtoalongtunnel.Themanlaughed,"Wellthen,countdownandblast(發(fā)射)

off!”

"Three,two,one!"saidRashi,wavinggood-byetothemanandblastingintothetunnel.At

theotherendofthetunnel,asignsaidSTAIRSCLOSED.Uh-oh!Rashifeltweightlessand

lightheaded."HeneededtogoupthosestairstocatchtheCtrain.Thishadneverhappenedwhen

hecamewithhisfatherormother.Hetouchedthecellphoneinhispocket."Failureisnotachoice,

"hesaidtohimself.

ThenRashirememberedthestairsattheotherendoftheplatform.Hesleeredinthatdirection

andreachedtheupperplatformjustastheCtraincame.Thecrowdpushedhimonboard."Next

stopFiftiethStreet,“saidavoice.RashigotoffwhenthevoicesaidEighty-firstStreet.Timeto

gooutfromhisspacecraftandexploreanewworld.

"There'smyboy!"calledRashi'sfather,asheexitedthestation.nAnyproblemsgettinghere?

"Justaslightchangeincourse,nsaidRashi.

(1)WhydidRashifeelweightlessandlightheaded?

A.Hegotintothespace.

B.Hewasafraidofthecrowd.

C.Theoriginalstairswereclosed.

D.Hefeltconfusedaboutthedirection.

(2)Theunderlinedword''steered"isclosestinmeaningto.

A.dancedwonderfully

B.walkedslowly

C.rushedangrily

D.headeddelightedly

(3)What*sthecorrectorderoftheseevents?

a.RashigotontheCtrain.

b.RashigotofftheRtrain.

c.Rashitalkedtoaperformer.

d.Rashicametotheupperplatform.

e.Rashiwonderedwhethertoaskforhelp.

A.a-d-c-e-b

B.b-c-e-d-a

C.a-c-e-d-b

D.b-e-c-d-a

(4)WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeRashi?

A.hardworkingandnaive

B.helpfulandpersistent

C.imaginativeandclever

D.childishandnaughty

3.(8分)Twofarmers,TomandAnne,liveonlykilometersapartdownanarrowroadineastern

Australia.Eachyear,theyplantseedsinthesamerichsoilandfacethesamehot,sticky

summers.Fiftyyearsago,theseneighborshadmuchincommon.Nowadays,TomandAnne

havedifferentideasfarming.

Tomgrewuponhisfarm.Whenhewasyounghisdadfarmedabout80acres.Abigfarmback

thenwas240acres.Today,Tomusestractors,sprayer,andcuttingmachinestodothework

muchfaster.Asaresult,heisabletofarm700acresofcornandrice.Tom'stractorisconnectedto

acomputerandaGPSsystemtohelphimplantseedsanddistributechemicalfertilizersefficiently.

Heusesscientificallydesignedseeds,calledhybrids,andspecialchemicaltoprotectthiscrops

frompestsandtohelpthemgrowwell.Thankstothesechanges,Tomproducesthreetimesmore

grainperacrethanhisfatherdid.

Tenyearsago,Anneleftthecitytostarthersmall15-acrefarm.Herphilosophyboththen

andnowwastoliveaslowerlife,eatgoodlocallygrownfood,andprotecttheenvironment.

Annewantstokeepthesoilrichforyearstocome.So,insteadofchemicalfertilizers,shemakes

herownfromrottenplantandanimalmaterials.Anneplowsherfieldswithatractor.Then,tosave

fuel,shepullsoutthehandtools.Shemainlygrowsvegetablesandisnotasconcernedaboutthe

quantityofherfoodassheisaboutitsquality.

Inautumn,Tomsellshisgraintoalargefoodmanufacturingcompany.Someofitismadeinto

differentfoodproductssoldnationallyandsomeisexportedbyshiptocountriesaroundtheworld.

UnlikeTom,Annemainlysellsherfoodatlocalfarmer'smarketsandtoindividualcustomers

whovisitherfarm.Anne'smarketmayseemsmall,butitisgrowing.Inthepasttenyears,the

numberoffarmer'smarketshasalmosttripled.

NeitherTomnorAnneknowsexactlywhatthefutureoffarmingwillbe.Tomneverdreamt

thattechnologycouldadvanceasfarasithastoday.Annehopesfarmerswillplanmoreforfuture

sustainability.Bothhopethattheirfarmswillcontinuetosucceed,providingpeoplewithsomeof

theirmostimportantandbasicneeds.

(1)Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Twodifferentmethodstogrowfood.

B.Thechangesoffarmingwaysovertime.

C.Thedifferenttechnologiesusedinfarming.

D.Theneedtomakefarmingenvironmentallyfriendly.

(2)WhydoesAnnefarmthewayshedoes?

A.Shelikesgettingclosetotheland.

B.Shecanmeetdifferentfarmers.

C.Itproducesmorefood.

D.Ithelpstheenvironment.

(3)WhatgoalissharedtobothTomandAnne?

A.Theyhopetheirfarmswillbecomelargerovertime.

B.Theyseektoproducethefoodspeopleneedforlife.

C.Theywanttochangefarmingmethodsusedbyothers.

D.Theywanttoreducefarmers1dependenceonchemicals.

(4)Whatisthewriter'sattitudetowardsthefarmsinthepassage?

A.Hebelievestheyproduceequallygoodresults.

B.HethinksTom'swayisthemosteffective.

C.Heviewstechnologyasthekeytosuccess.

D.Heexpressesnopreferenceforeither.

4.(8分)Youpickupyourphoneandstareatit.Immediately,thescreenunlocks.Butitwon'tdothat

foranyoneelse.Thephoneknowswhoyouare.Itrecognizestheshapeofyourface.

Welcometotheworldofthelatestsmartphone.ItcomeswithafeaturecalledFaceID.Your

phoneislockeduntilyoulookatitanditrecognizesyou.Nothinghaseverbeenmoresimple,

naturalandeffortless.

Yourfaceisn'ttheonlycharacteristicyoucanuseasapassword.Manysmartphonesalready

acceptfingerprintlogins.Othersecuritysystemschecktheshapeoftheear,patternsintheeye,

orthewayapersonwalks.Allofthesecharacteristics,calledbiometrics,areuniqueenoughto

identifysomeone.

Peoplelikeusingbiometricsforsecuritybecausetheyareeasy.Youcan'tmisplaceorforget

yourownface.They'realsousuallyverysecure.It'shardtofakeanotherperson'sbodyparts.But

it'snotimpossible.

Andthefacemaybeoneoftheeasiestbodypartstocopy.Mostteenspostplentyofselfies.

ThesecouldpotentiallyhelpsomeonehackintoasystemlikeFaceID.

In2016,researchersattheUniversityofNorthCarolinagatheredpubliclyavailablephotos

fromsocialmedia.Theyusedthemtobuild3Dmodelsoffaces.Thentheyshowedthesefacesto

fivedifferentfacialrecognitionsystems.Fouroutofthefivelettheimposterin.

Onceabiometricpasswordhasbeenstolenyoucan'teasilychangeit.Youcan*tgetanewface!

There'sonemoreaspectoffacialrecognitionthatworriesexperts.Itwouldbeeasyfor

someoneelsetoholdyourphoneinfrontofyourfacetounlockit.Forexample,anannoyingsister

orbrothermightdothistohackintoyouraccounts.Ofapoliceofficermightdothistotryto

collectevidence.Apersonwhohasbeenarresteddoesnothavetoprovidepasswords.Butnolaw

wouldstopapoliceofficerfromusingthatperson'sfacetogainaccess.

Somepeopleprobablywon'tworryaboutallthat.It'sjusttoocooltobeabletounlocka

deviceataglance.Whatdoyouthink?Isfacialrecognitionthenextbigthinginsecurity,ordoes

theideamakeyoufrown?

(1)WhichofthefollowingisNOTbiometrics?

A.Yourfingerprint

B.Thewayyouwalk

C.Thepatternofyoureyes

D.Thepasswordofyourphone

(2)Whydopeopleliketousebiometricsapasswords?

A.Theyareuniqueandsecure.

B.Theyareunlikelytobestolen.

C.Theyareimpossibletobestolen.

D.They'reeasytocopyforhacking.

(3)Whatislikelytohappenwithfacialrecognition?

A.Wedon'tneedtoworryaboutourcellphonedbeinghacked.

B.It'seasiertochangeourpasswordtoourcellphone.

C.Thetechnologymaybeusedinanimproperway.

D.Wecannothidesecretsfromthepoliceanymore.

(4)Whichisthecorrectorderofthepassagedevelopment?

?problems

?askingforreaders*opinions

?reasons

?phenomenon

A.①②③④

B.①③②④

C.②③①④

D.④③①②

第二節(jié)(共1小題；每小題0分，滿分0分)根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的7個選項中選出能填

入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。

5.Therearemanyreasonstobethankfulfortrees.Thebeautifulplantsprovidehomesforanimals.

(1)Withoutoxygen,therewouldbenolifeonEarth.Treesalsosupplyimportant

productssuchaswood,paperandfruit.

Unfortunately,onlysomeofEarth'ssurfaceisforested.(2)Borealforestsare

locatedthefarthestnorth.Tropicalforestsarefoundclosetotheequator.Temperateforestsgrowin

betweenthesetwo.

(3)Healthysoil,sunlightandrainfallareallimportant.Temperaturealsomatters.

Mosttreesdonotgrowwellinveryhotorverycoldareas.

Eventhen,theyarenotalwayssafe.Treesfaceanumberofthreatslikepests.Oneserious

pestisthemountainpinebeetle.Ithasdestroyedmanysquaremilesofforest.(4)

Lightningstrikescansetentireforestsonfire.Heavywindscanquicklyspreadafire.Forestfires

havebecomeabigprobleminmanycountries.Firesarepartofthenaturalcycleinforests.

Droughtshavebecomemorecommon,though.Sohavehightemperatures.Asaresult,forest

firesarechanging.Theyarebecominglargerandmoredangerous.

Humanactivitieshurtforestsaswell.(5)Itcanbeharmfultoecosystems.Cutting

downforestsreducesbiodiversity.Itdestroyshabitatsandforcesanimalstomove.Cuttingdown

forestsisalsoharmfultothenativepeoplewholiveinornearforests.Manyofthesepeoplerelyon

theforest.Theyneeditforfoodandshelter.

A.Theyalsoproduceoxygen.

B.Anotherthreattoforestsisfire.

C.Treesneedspecificconditionstogrow.

D.Therearethreedifferenttypesofforests.

E.Bothnatureandhumanscanhurtforests.

F.Treeremovalistakingplaceinmanyregions.

G.Theyalsocannotenjoybeingintheforest.

第二部分英語知識運用(共兩節(jié)，滿分40分)第一節(jié)完形填空(共1小題；每小題40分，

滿分40分)閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出可以填入

空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

6.(40分)FloraSalonikgrewupinoneofTanzania'sbusiestcities,Arusha.Shehasauniversity(1)

andspeaksfourlanguages.However,shedoesn'tlivethelifemost(2)womenlive.She

livesinavillageanddependsonthelandforher(3).

Flora'slifehas(4)changedbecauseshemaiTiedamanfromtheDorobopeople.

Aftertheyweremarried,herhusband,Loshero,broughthertoa(5)villageofKijungu

insouthTanzaniaaftera4-days*walk.Floraleftthe(6)ofthecityandmovedtoaworld

withoutelectricityormodernconveniences.

Dorobopeopleliveonlyonplantsandanimalsfromthe(7),whichmeansthat

Losherooftenspends(8)periodshuntingawayfromhome.Floraisoften(9)to

carefortheirthreechildrenandtheirfarmbyherself.She(10)everythingforLosherobut

nowshe(11)seeshim.

Florasometimesdreamsof(12)tothecity.Afterseveralyearsoffarminglife,Flora

feels(13)anddecidestovisitherhometownto(14)herfuture.

Afteralongwalk,FlorafinallyarrivesinArusha,thecenterofTanzania'stouristandsafari

businesses.SinceFlorahasbeenawayforsolong,thebusystreetsofherhometownwas(15)

toher；they'resodifferentfromKijungu.

Later,Floravisitedhermother.Thetwowomenlaughandcry,(16)theemotional

reunion.Florastayswithhermotherforawhileandthenvisitsalltheplacessheusedtoknow,

tryingto(17)toherpastandconsideringwhethersheshouldbringherchildrento

Arusha,orreturntoherlifeinKijungu.

Finally,Floramakesher(18)：ShechoosestogobacktoKijungu.nIreallywantto

stayinKijungu.Althoughthereisno(19),nohospitals；butIamhappytostaycloseto

theland.Iwanttoliveherebecausemy(20)____ishere.1'

(1)A.degreeB.lifeC.studyD.dream

(2)A.confusedB.educatedC.considerateD.modest

(3)A.religionB.benefitC.independenceD.livelihood

(4),A.slightlyB.disturbinglyC.obviouslyD.hopelessly

(5),A.beautifulB.remoteC.secureD.peaceful

(6),A.comfortsB.virusesC.businessesD.dreams

(7),A.villageB.networkC.cityD.wild

(8),A.sufferingB.equalC.longD.violent

(9),A.movedB.inspiredC.orderedD.left

(10)A.gaveupB.refertoC.focusonD.pickout

(11)A.frequentlyB.hardlyC.freelyD.generally

(12)A.limitingB.contributingC.returningD.owing

(13)A.pleasedB.unbelievableC.starvingD.unsettled

(14)A.escapefromB.figureoutC.dependonD.accountfor

(15)A.unfamiliarB.officialC.inconvenientD.ancient

(16)A.admiringB.combiningC.organizingD.treasuring

(17)A.respondB.devoteC.relateD.lead

(18)A.productionB.achievementC.decisionD.balance

(19)A.transportB.waterC.advantageD.principle

(20)A.teamB.homeC.eventD.land

第二部分主觀題第二節(jié)語法填空(共1小題；每小題0分，滿分0分。)閱讀下面短文，在空

白處填入1個適當?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式

7.Themoonisaballthat(1)(constant)revolvesaroundEarth.Ittakesaboutonemonth

forthemoon(2)(make)onecompletetriparoundEarth.Asthemoonrevolvesaround

Earth,bothEarthandthemoonrevolvearoundthesun.

Themooncan(3)(see)sometimesduringthedayandsometimesatnight.The

moonmaylookbright,(4)itdoesnotgiveoffitsownlight.Itreflectslightfromthesun.

"Moonlight1'issunlight（5）hasbouncedoffthemoon.

Youcouldsaythemoonlookslikeacircle,halfcircle,orevenlikeabanana.Each（6）

（describe）wouldbecorrect.Overtime,theshapeofthemoonseemstochange.Eachshapeis

aphaseofthemoon.Thephaseschangeaccording（7）apattern.Afullmoonoccurs（8）

Earthisbetweenthesunandthemoon.Youcanseetheentiresunlithalfofthemoon.Butyoucan't

seeanyof（9）duringanewmoonwhichoccurswhenthemoonisbetweenthesunand

Earth.Thetimefromonenewmoontothenextnewmoon（10）（be）aboutonemonth.

第三部分寫作（共四節(jié)，滿分10分）第一節(jié)單句填空（共10小題，每空1分，滿分10分）

請根據(jù)句子的意思和漢語提示用模塊三和模塊四第一、二單元生詞表單詞的正確形式完成下列

句子，每空只填一個單詞。

8.（1分）Youwillneed（允許）fromyourparentstogoonthetrip.

9.（1分）Shemanagestosuccessfully（結(jié)合）familylifewithacareer.

10.（1分）Computers（占比）for5%ofthecountry'scommercialelectricityconsumption.

11.（1分）Hotwatercirculatesthroughtheheating（系統(tǒng)）.

12.（1分）Thisstickisusedfor（測量）theamountofoilintheengine.

13.（1分）Areyou（滿意）withthenewarrangement?

14.（1分）Hepushedhiswaytothefrontof