2020-2021學(xué)年廣東省廣州市荔灣區(qū)真光中學(xué)高一（下）期末英語試卷

第一部分 閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分37.5分）第一節(jié)（共4小題；每小題2.5分，滿分37.5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．Peace Symbols The concept of peace is very important in cultures all over the world.There are certain symbols that people in different cultures recognize as representing peace.Let's look at the origins of a few of them.
  The dove
     The dove has been a symbol of peace for thousands of years in many different cultures.In ancient Greek mythology，it was a symbol of love and the renewal of life.In ancient Japan a dove carrying a sword symbolized the end of war.There was a tradition in Europe that if a dove flew around a house where someone was dying，their soul would then be at peace.But it was Pablo Picasso who made the dove a modern symbol of peace when he used it on a poster for the World Peace Congress in 1949.
  The rainbow
     The rainbow is another ancient and universal symbol，often representing the connection between human beings and their gods.In Greek mythology，it was associated with Iris，the goddess who brought messages from the gods on Mount Olympus.In Chinese tradition，the rainbow is a common symbol for marriage because the colors represent the union of yin and yang.Nowadays the rainbow is used by many popular movements for peace and the environment.
  Mistletoe
     The plant generally represents peace and love in many cultures.The well-known tradition of kissing under the mistletoe at Christmas time probably comes from Scandinavian mythology.The goddess Freya's son was killed by an arrow made of mistletoe.So，in honor of him，she declared that it would always be a symbol of peace.It was often hung in doorways as a sign of friendship.
  The olive branch
     No one knows for sure when or why it began to symbolize peace.There is a connection with ancient Greece.Wars between states were stopped during the Olympic Games，and the winners were given crowns of olive branches.Whatever the history，the olive branch is a part of many modern flags symbolizing peace and unity.One well-known example is the United Nations symbol.
  
  （1）How many peace symbols mentioned have a Greek origin？

  
  A．1
  B．2
  C．3
  D．4
  （2）Which symbol could be chosen to call on people to live a green life？

  
  A．The dove.
  B．The rainbow.
  C．Mistletoe.
  D．The olive branch.
  （3）What is special about the olive branch？

  
  A．It was a symbol of love and marriage.
  B．It was on the flag of the United Nations.
  C．A famous artist painted it for a global event.
  D．A goddess used it as a way to memorize her son.
  組卷：6引用：1難度：0.5

  解析

• 2．Shamarr Allen was taking a rest at home one evening last July when he was shocked by the TV news.There had been a gunshot among a group of children in the 7th Ward of New Orleans only a few miles from Allen's home，and a nine-year-old boy named Bryant suffered from severe injury.Allen was horrified and jye.aiartbroken.He thought of his own nine-year-old son.
     Originally from the city's poor region，Lower 9th Ward，Allen is one of the most celebrated jazz trumpeter（小號吹奏者）in his city.His band，Shamarr Allen & the Underdawgs，has released three albums，and he often appears on local television and works as a street performer.After seeing the heartbreaking news that morning，it didn't take long for Allen to come up with a possible antidote.He had a few spare trumpets lying around.Maybe he could offer them to kids in exchange for their guns.
      Allen named the program My Trumpet is My Weapon-after all，it was something of a personal principle.He met with the New Orleans mayor to figure out how to make children feel safe coming forward with their guns，and the chief of police agreed to take apart everything Allen collected.
     "Just to see that they actually want to give up their guns，that's the cool part about it." says Allen，who has collected seven guns so far，a small but symbolically important start.
     But he doesn't stop with the exchange of gun for instrument.After the exchanges，Allen connects the children with local musicians who give them free virtual trumpet lessons.He also started a GofundMe page to buy more instruments to give away.So far，he has collected over ﹩45，000.More importantly，he has brought hope for his city and young people looking for a better life.
     "I just say，'Look，I come from where you come from，and I can show you the way that got me out，'" says Allen. "and music may not be the way for you，but it will at least open your mind to see what's out there."
  
  （1）Why did Allen feel shocked and sad？

  
  A．A gang shot at Allen's home.
  B．A crowd of children hurt Allen's son.
  C．Allen's album was not popular in his city.
  D．A boy was seriously injured because of shooting.
  （2）What does the underlined word "antidote" in paragraph 2 refer to？

  
  A．Question.
  B．Solution.
  C．Experiment.
  D．Principle.
  （3）What is the main purpose of Allen's project？

  
  A．To teach children to learn trumpet.
  B．To destroy the guns in the community.
  C．To donate musical instruments for poor children.
  D．To provide hope for children with the help of music.
  （4）Which of the following best describes Allen in the passage？

  
  A．Ambitious but demanding.
  B．Strict but generous.
  C．Caring and creative.
  D．Wealthy and curious.
  組卷：8引用：1難度：0.5

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• 3．Before there was writing，there was storytelling.Every culture has its own stories to tell.Oral storytelling is telling a story using your voice and moving your body.It can include poems，songs，legends，and more.
     The Native Hawaian word for story is "mo'olelo." The word means "to pass down a language" because the stories are shared orally.Native Hawaiian storytellers know a lot about history and family trees.They are special members of their communities.Hawaiian storytelling also uses sons，chants an dances.For example，hula tells a story through dance.Stories are very important to Hawaiians.They are fun to listen to and they teach young Hawaiians about behavior and traditions.
     People in many parts of Africa listen to storytellers after dinner.The storyteller's job is to entertain （娛樂） and educate.The most famous west African stories are about a clever spider named Anansi.Griots are people who tell stories，sing，write about history，and more.There used to be schools where people could learn how to be a griot.Usually，the job stays in a family.It is passed from an older member of the family to a younger member.Both men and women can be griots.
     Passover is an important Jewish holiday.It celebrates the Jews' escape from slavery（奴隸制） in Egypt.This escape is called the Exodus.The Passover celebration includes a storytelling tradition called a seder.During the seder，Jews eat a large meal and tell the story of the Exodus.The storytelling begins when the youngest child at the seder asks why this night is different from other nights.The story also explains why the Jews celebrate certain Passover traditions.This story of Exodus is written down in the Jewish book，the Torah.
     The seanchai were Irish storytellers.They traveled to different villages to talk about the new and old stories.Many of the stories were about kings and heroes.
     Storytelling is not a thing of the past.Today，storytelling is making a comeback，which helps people become more connected in real life.
  
  （1）Which sentence in paragraph 1 can best summarize the passage？

  
  A．Every culture has its own stories to tell.
  B．It can include poems，songs，legends，and more.
  C．Before there was writing，there was storytelling.
  D．Oral storytelling is telling a story using your voice and moving your body.
  （2）An example of storytelling as a festival celebration can be found in

  .
  A．Native Hawaiians
  B．West Africans
  C．Jews
  D．Irish
  （3）What is the language style of the passage？

  
  A．Narrative.
  B．Informative.
  C．Descriptive.
  D．Persuasive.
  （4）How is the passage developed？

  
  A.B.
  C.D.
  組卷：6引用：1難度：0.5

  解析

• 4．China's space program took a major leap recently when it successfully landed the Zhurong rover（登防車） on Mars marking the country's first landing on another planet.Teams then rolled the rover onto the Martian ground and begin a mission to search for evidence of water and signs of past life.
     The touchdown makes China the second county in history to land a rover on the surface of Mars.After months in orbit around the red planet，the Tianwen-1 Spacecraft released the Zhurong rover for a landing in Utopia Planitia，a vast plain that may once have been covered by an ancient Martian ocean.
     "Landing safely on Mars is a huge challenge，especially for China's first soft landing attempt，" said Long Xiao，a scientist at the China University of Geosciences， "But it is a necessary step for Mars and deep-space exploration."
     Mars is significantly harder to land on than the moon，says Michel Blanc at the Research Institute in Astrophysics and Planetology in France.But China has had a series of successful lunar missions that prepared it for a Mars landing.
     China will openly share the data from Tianwen-1 and Zhurong the same way it has shared data from its lunar exploration missions，Long says，benefiting scientists around the world.
     The mission will also set the stage for China's next planned voyage to Mars---a sample---return attempt scheduled to launch around 2028.Beyond Mars，the country has plans to launch a Jupiter probe（探測儀），including a possible landing on the moon Callisto，to collect samples from a near-Earth asteroid（小行星），and to send a pair of spacecraft toward the edges of the solar system.
     "In the age of ocean exploration，China has a history of Zheng He's voyages to Southeast Asia and Africa，" says Zhang Xiaoping at the Macau University of Science and Technology，referring to early 15th-century explorations.Zhang views China's Mars mission as a continuation of these Ming Dynasty journeys.
  
  （1）What can be inferred about the Zhurong hovers？

  
  A．It lands in an ocean on Mars.
  B．It provides evidence of life on Mars.
  C．It was transported to Mars by Tianwen-1.
  D．It marks the first human exploration on Mars.
  （2）What can be learned from Long Xiao's words？

  
  A．Lunar exploration is more difficult than Mars exploration.
  B．China made successful soft landing attempts on Mars before.
  C．China's latest space exploration can benefit the whole world.
  D．Mars exploration is the significant step to prepare for lunar exploration.
  （3）What is paragraph 6 mainly about？

  
  A．The specific task of Tianwen-1.
  B．The background of Mars exploration.
  C．The timeline of China's lunar exploration.
  D．The plan for China's further space exploration.
  （4）Why did Zhang Xiaoping mention Zheng He？

  
  A．To compare him with other explorers in history.
  B．To highlight the significance of Mars exploration.
  C．To praise his great achievement in ocean exploration.
  D．To inspire the readers' imagination in space exploration.
  組卷：17引用：1難度：0.9

  解析

第二節(jié) 七選五（共1小題；每小題2.5分，滿分12.5分）根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空自處的最佳選項，為多余選項。

• 5．Mental health is not something we normally connect with vaccination（打疫苗）.Vaccines are designed to protect us from physical disease. （1）

  And that's powerful mental comfort.
     New research finds that even mild cases of COVID-19 are followed by obvious signs of anxiety and depression（抑郁）. （2）

  
     Another scary consequence of COVID-19 is more and more reported cases in which patients smell something disgusting（惡心）that are not actually there.One woman reported that six months after her infection she still smells feces all the time. （3）

  And that's a problem because it puts her at risk for depression.
     But if avoiding problems above is not reason enough to get the vaccine，consider the second reason that full vaccination against COVID-19 is good for mental health.It makes people feel much more hopeful and safer.
     （4）

  Shirley from Illinois said "I was deeply worried about my parents before they got vaccines.Now that I knew they were better protected，I felt better." Also，getting her own vaccination allowed her to step back from the fight that she had been in for over a year.Mentally and emotionally，the vaccine offered her science-based hope.
     （5）

  Many others reported how much better they feel now that they have been vaccinated.They said the world actually looked brighter with a new sense of freedom and fun.
  
  A.She's not alone
  B.Not only her parents benefited from the vaccines.
  C.It cut her off from one of the great joys of her life：cooking.
  D.There were levels to the experience.
  E.Those consequences occurred to people who used to be mentally healthy.
  F.But getting vaccinated is also a way of saving our lives from the pandemic（疫情）.
  G.One reason for high rate of mental health problems is the failure in work and life.
  組卷：3引用：1難度：0.9

  解析

第二部分 語言運用第一節(jié)完形填空（共1小題；每小題15分，滿分15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．In Lauderdale lives a young girl，Mary Lou.She is a（n）（1）

  bird-watcher at a very young age.In fact，she's so（2）

  about birds that she has already written a children's book about them.It's（3）

  for a 13-year-old girl in school.
     It all started when her family moved to a new neighborhood.Mary would feel very（4）

  at times with few kids living on her street.Becoming a bird-watcher helped her（5）

  the new neighborhood and feel more at home.
     She became deeply attracted to bird-watching in Grade Six when she had to write a book for a school project.She decided to write something she knew：the mockingbird.The homework was just the（6）

  of Mary's great writing adventure.
     Every morning Mary takes her binoculars（望遠鏡）and heads out to（7）

  birds.To watch birds，one must not make a lot of（8）

  .If a watcher makes any sudden movements，the birds will probably become（9）

  and fly away.
     Mary usually uses her binoculars to（10）

  different types of birds.Sometimes she just sits in the wildlife areas，（11）

  the various birds' as they come to eat and drink at the nearby lake.Mary is quite a（n）（12）

  on birds types，but she can't always name every bird she sees.So she thinks there is always new lessons and the sky is full of（13）

  .
     When Mary was writing her bird book for children，she studied hard by searching the Internet.She also（14）

  some of the birds for the book herself with her color pencils.Finally，after nine months of（15）

  ，the book was finished.
  
  

  （1）	A．experienced	B．independent	C．intelligent	D．normal
  （2）	A．selective	B．knowledgeable	C．patient	D．flexible
  （3）	A．inspiring	B．diverse	C．commercial	D．a(chǎn)mazing
  （4）	A．proud	B．joyful	C．lonely	D．hesitant
  （5）	A．respond to	B．settle into	C．figure out	D．go off
  （6）	A．schedule	B．process	C．lesson	D．beginning
  （7）	A．feed on	B．give way to	C．look for	D．clean up
  （8）	A．mistakes	B．noises	C．descriptions	D．traps
  （9）	A．hopeful	B．pleased	C．scared	D．disappointed
  （10）	A．identify	B．gather	C．a(chǎn)nalyze	D．master
  （11）	A．observing	B．impressing	C．exchanging	D．describing
  （12）	A．journalist	B．expert	C．tourist	D．designer
  （13）	A．power	B．imagination	C．secrets	D．improvement
  （14）	A．collected	B．rescued	C．kept	D．illustrated
  （15）	A．study	B．publish	C．complain	D．efforts
  組卷：32引用：4難度：0.2

  解析

第二節(jié)選詞填空（共1小題，每空1分，滿分15分）根據(jù)短文選擇適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或短語填空，每空只填一個單詞，必要時要作適當(dāng)?shù)男问阶兓?，注意備選詞中有多余的詞匯。

• 18．

  committing……to in memory of carried on resulted in insisted on providing...for... in spite of apart from so as to harvest rather than prevent

  Benjamin Franklin was an American businessman. （1）

  that，Benjamin Franklin was truly a man of achievement.Here are a few examples.
     Benjamin Franklin was known to have been a passionate swimmer throughout his life and an early supporter for the benefits of the sport.This passion （2）

  his first invention of swim fins when he was just 11 years old.Later his training as a craftsman （工匠）made him more successful as an inventor.He flew a kite （3）

  prove that lightning was electricity and invented a rod（針） to（4）

  from hitting buildings.
     Benjamin loved books.He made a lot of money from printing books.However，books were very expensive at that time and very few people could afford them，So Benjamin （5）

  the idea to create a free library in the hope of （6）

  books

  people to read.Under his support，America's first library opened in 1731.
     Benjamin Franklin was also very interested in American politics.He helped Thomas Jefferson write the Declaration of Independence，which he and other people signed in 1776.Hence，he became one of the founding fathers of the country.
     （7）

  his great achievement，the Benjamin Franklin National Memorial was built in the Franklin Institute in 1972.
  組卷：4引用：1難度：0.4

  解析

第三節(jié) 書面表達（共1題，滿分25分）

• 19．為接待外國姐妹學(xué)校訪問團，你將作為學(xué)校的中華文化小使者，向來訪師生作題為"中國味，中國情"（Chinese taste，Chinese feeling）的英文介紹，請寫一篇英文發(fā)言稿，介紹一種中國傳統(tǒng)食物，內(nèi)容包括：
  1.食物的名稱；
  2.相關(guān)的傳統(tǒng)：如食用的場合，食物的寓意等；
  3.建議嘗試。
  注意：
  1.寫作詞數(shù)應(yīng)為100左右；
  2.文章開頭已給出，不計入總詞數(shù)；
  3.可適當(dāng)增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫。
  Dear teachers and fellow students，
  _________.
  組卷：4引用：1難度：0.5

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