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1、2020-2021学年湖北省某校高一（上）期中英语试卷第二部分 阅读理解 （共两节，满分37.5分）第一节（共4小题； 每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 1. Among the many things that Brisbane（布里斯班）, Australia, does really well is the care for kids. Here's a list of places that we
2、think will be suitable for your kids. Swimming pools Simple way for happiness: mix kids with water. Of course, this is a choice for the hot summer months. Parks
3、 Free outdoor fun-that's what Brisbane's parks offer kids of all ages. Parks encourage imagination and activity for little people and a place for parents to let them run wild. The Children's Art Centre The Children'
4、s Art Centre has proven very popular with their programs and exhibitions. We love the artist-run workshops and performances（unusually you must pay some money）specially designed for children too. South Bank Parklands South Bank Parklands
5、 has everything you need to keep little ones amused. Take them for a swim at the man-made beach, play on one of the playgrounds by the river. On weekends, go through the arts market or go to a cheap movie at the South Bank cinema. South Bank Parklands often hosts free events
6、 and performances too. Roma Street Parkland Close to bus transport, this inner city parkland is easily accessible（可进入的）and ideal for kids of all ages. Younger kids can take a trip on the Jelly Bean Express,a 1.3 km
7、trackless train ride around the parkland or there's a playground to explore. Free entry and open daily. Skating and climbing We love the places that let the kids expend all that youthful energy. Take them roller skating or ice
8、skating. Or try rock climbing at a variety of indoor and outdoor places around Brisbane. （1）If your kids want to watch performances for free, you can take them to_.A. South Bank ParklandsB. Roma Street ParklandC. The Children's Art CentreD. Parks （2）What can we know
9、 about Roma Street Parkland？_A. It opens only at weekends.B. Only younger kids can visit it.C. We need not buy tickets for a visit.D. You have to walk when visiting it. （3）What does the text mainly talk about？_A. Some interesting places for kids in Brisbane.B. How to tr
10、avel in Brisbane.C. The best time to visit Brisbane.D. Brisbane-a beautiful city in Australia. 2. Parents do not owe （欠） their children a college education. If they can afford it, they can certainly send them to a good university. But t
11、hey needn't feel guilty if they can't. When children grow up and want to get married, their parents do not owe them an apartment. They do not have the duty to look after their grandchildren, either. If they want to do it, it must be considered a favor, not
12、an obligation. Do parents owe their children anything? Yes, they owe them a great deal. One of their obligations is to give their children a personal worth. Children who are always made to feel stupid a
13、nd unworthy, constantly compared with brighter brothers, sisters, or cousins will become so unsure, so afraid of failing that they won't try at all. Of course they should be properly corrected when they do wrong,but it's often better to let children learn their mista
14、kes by themselves in time. All their parents should do is to trust them,respect them,understand them and give them chances to try and fail. They must learn to stand failure. When criticisms（批评）are really needed, they should be balanced with a smile and a kiss. That is the wa
15、y children learn. Parents owe their children a set of solid values around which to build their lives. This means teaching them to respect the rights and opinions of others; it means being respectful to elders, to teachers, and to the law.
16、 The best way to teach such values is by deed. A child who is lied to will lie. A child who sees no laughter and no love in the home will have difficulty laughing and loving. No child asks to be born. If you bring a life into the world, yo
17、u owe the child something. （1）The author thinks parents_.A. should send their children to collegeB. should support their children after they get marriedC. need to buy an apartment for their childrenD. needn't feel guilty if they can't send their children to universities （
18、2）What does the underlined word "obligation" in Paragraph 1 mean？_A. Right.B. Promise.C. Duty.D. Excuse. （3）According to the passage, what should parents do when children make mistakes？_A. Understand them and tell them not to do that again.
19、B. Let them learn the mistakes by themselves in time.C. Compare them with brighter brothers or sisters.D. Correct their mistakes immediately. （4）What does the author mainly talk about in this passage？_A. The duties of parents.B. The best way to teach children.C. The rea
20、son why children feel stupid and unworthy.D. The reason why parents owe their children something. 3. Bees and France have a long history together. In the 1800s,Napoleon Bonaparte chose the bee as a symbol of France. In the same century, in 1
21、845, the beekeeping school of Luxembourg Gardens in Paris was started. At that time there were around 2, 000 beehives in the city. After that the numbers went down for some time,but beekeeping has become popular again recently. Now there are over 700
22、0;hives in Paris. Some of these hives are actually on the roofs of famous Parisian buildings and hotels and restaurants. City bees make three to five times more honey than country bees. This may be because there are no pesticides in the parks and gardens
23、 in Paris. French beekeepers in the countryside lose up to 40 percent of their hives each year because of disease, pesticides, and other causes. However, beekeepers in the city lose less than five percent. "That's intere
24、sting," you might be thinking,"but isn't there a lot of pollution in Paris? " In fact, pollution does not seem to influence the honey. Parisian honey was tested for 30 kinds of pollution and none were found. As
25、 for the taste,Parisian bees have many kinds of flowers and plants to choose from. In the countryside,however, there is usually only one type of plant. The flowers in Paris give the honey a special taste. But Parisian honey is quite expensive. One pound costs about USD
26、65. Beekeepers in Paris face some small problems. For example, if there are too many hives in one area, the bees might not have enough food. So beekeepers must work together and spread out their hives. Another problem is bees in restaurant
27、s. One beekeeper had to take his hives away from the roof of a restaurant after his bees started drinking from the flowers indoors. However,technology can be used to check on the hives,with cameras and microphones. Paris isn't the only city with beeh
28、ives on its roofs these days. Berlin,Tokyo,London,Washington D.C., and San Francisco also have beehives. So, the next time you're in these cities, look around for some local honey. （1）What do we know about beekeeping in Paris？_A. It was popular in the late 1800
29、s.B. It is done on the roofs of buildings.C. It has the same long history as Paris.D. It was a course in Parisian ancient schools. （2）According to Paragraph 2， why do Parisian bees produce more honey than country bees？_A. There are more flowers in Paris.B. Parisian
30、 bees are more able to stay alive.C. Parisian bees are taken good care of.D. More pesticides are used in Parisian parks. （3）What is the advantage of Parisian honey？_A. It is low in price.B. It is good in color.C. It is sticky and thick.D. It is safe and good to eat. （4）
31、What is one way beekeepers in Paris deal with their problems？_A. By spreading beehives reasonably.B. By not putting flowers in restaurants.C. By controlling the total number of beehives.D. By storing enough food for bees beforehand. 4. Some people thi
32、nk that success is only for those with talent or those who grow up in the right family, and others believe that success mostly comes down to luck. I'm not going to say luck, talent, and circumstances don't come into play because they do. Some people are born into the
33、 right family while others are born with great intelligence, and that's just the reality of how life is. However, to succeed in life, one first needs to set a goal and then gradually make it more practical. And, in addition to tha
34、t, in order to get really good at something, one needs to spend at least 10, 000 hours studying and practicing. To become great at certain things, it'll require even more time, time that most people won't put in.
35、60;This is a big reason why many successful people advise you to do something you love. If you don't enjoy what you do, it is going to feel like unbearable pain and will likely make you quit well before you ever become good at it. When you see people
36、 exhibiting some great skills or having achieved great success, you know that they have put in a huge part of their life to get there at a huge cost. It's sometimes easy to think they got lucky or they were born with some rare talent, but thinking that way does you no good, a
37、nd there's a huge chance that you're wrong anyway. Whatever you do, if you want to become great at it, you need to work day in and day out, almost to the point of addiction, and over a long period of time. If you're not willing
38、 to put in the time and work, don't expect to receive any rewards. Consistent hard work won't ensure you the level of success you may want, but it will ensure that you will become really good at whatever it is you put all that work into. （1）Paragraph 1 mainly talks a
39、bout_.A. the meaning of successB. the reasons for successC. the standards of successD. the importance of success （2）In Paragraph 2， the underlined word "that" refers to_.A. setting a practical goalB. being good at somethingC. putting i
40、n more timeD. succeeding in life （3）Successful people suggest doing what one loves because_.A. it takes a lot of time to succeedB. work makes one feel painC. one gives up his work easilyD. one tends to enjoy his work （4）What can we infer from Paragraph 4？_A. Succes
41、sful people like to show their great skills.B. People sometimes succeed without luck or talent.C. People need to achieve success at the cost of life.D. It helps to think that luck or talent leads to success.第二节（共1小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 How t
42、o Be Grateful Has your mother or best friend told you that you're an ungrateful person？（1）_ Do you keep thinking about the things you don't have, instead of being thankful for what you do have？ If so, then you need to work on being a more grateful person
43、. 1（2）_ This isn't a religious（宗教的） thing. You don't have to hold off on noting everything you're thankful for until Thanksgiving. Every Sunday, get a notebook and sit outside for fifteen minutes while making a list of all of the things you'
44、re thankful for. 2 Be grateful for your friendships. （3）_ You may come to think that your friends are kind and they're just there, like the couch in your living room. If you take your friends for granted for too long, then they will slowly make their wa
45、y out of your life. 3 Be grateful to your family. Your family is another thing you should be grateful to. Your parents might have even been the people who tell you that you should be more grateful. （4）_ Don't let a day go by without telling your family how m
46、uch you love them. 4（5）_ Throughout history, imagine how many people have contributed to where you are now. Realizing that you couldn't be what you are now if it weren't for all of these people is an important step in being a grateful person.A. Make a gr
47、atitude list every Sunday.B. Friendships are very important in our life.C. Be grateful for all of the good deeds done for your benefit.D. Many people are guilty of taking their friends for granted.E. Keep everything that you are grateful for in mind very day.F. So, take
48、 the time to tell your family how much they mean to you.G. Do you feel unable to appreciate the beauty, nature, and love that are all around you？ 第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分15分）第一节（共1小题；每小题15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。 I have invented robots which improve the work of c
49、ars. My love of making things began（1）_ I was a kid. I really became excited about inventing after I learned about Thomas Edison. One day in fourth grade, our （2）_ gave us a project in class. We had to write to a company and learn about the produc
50、ts. I thought and thought.（3）_ I chose the Thomas A. Edison Company. Soon after, the company（4）_ me a book about the life of Thomas Edison. How I enjoyed reading and re-reading about his （5）_! I like the recorded sound and the electric light most. Th
51、e inventions were clearly printed on my brain. My dad noticed my interest in inventing and（6）_ me. He showed me how to turn my ideas into（7）_and then into new things. Once,I surprised my dad （8）_ a model plane I made. Later, we found a （9）_&#
52、160;model plane in a store. I learned that（10）_ inventors often invent similar things. It is not unusual for this to happen. I also learned that not all great ideas（11）_. Failure is a common part of the inventing. As my father and I worked together, I
53、began to （12）_ that my dad was quite an inventor himself. He was always（13）_ a better way to do a simple job. His guiding hands, together with my（14）_ in inventing, led me to become an engineer and an inventor. Of course, I also thank Thomas Edison.&
54、#160;He is my （15）_.（1）A. before B. when C. after D. until （2）A. parent B. engineer C. inventor D. teacher （3）A. Finally B. Obviously C. Actually D. Quickly （4）A. designed B. borrowed C. sent D. recommended （5）A.
55、60;lights B. projects C. suggestions D. inventions （6）A. contacted B. challenged C. chose D. encouraged （7）A. comments B. plans C. details D. solutions （8）A. about B. with C. into D. from （9）A. advanced B. similar C
56、. suitable D. formal （10）A. outgoing B. unique C. different D. responsible （11）A. work B. fail C. come D. quit （12）A. find B. request C. realize D. guess （13）A. looking forward to B. looking for C. applying for D.&#
57、160;looking at （14）A. interest B. strategy C. habit D. confidence （15）A. partner B. expert C. hero D. editor 第二节（共1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。 I'm Richrd,（1）_exchange student from the UK. During the October holiday,my parents and I went to Xi'an（2）_（see） the Terrocotta Army. The story of the Terrocotta Army is（3）_（extreme）unbelievable. It's （4）_（amaze） that there are more than 8，000 statues,and no one（5）_modern ti