2020-2021學(xué)年廣東省茂名市五校聯(lián)盟高一（下）期末英語試卷

第一部分 閱讀（共兩節(jié)，滿分27.5分）第一節(jié)（共3小題；每小題2.5分，滿分27.5分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。

• 1．Let us Transform Your Event into a Memorable ExperienceUnique Acts
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  （1）Which event can be arranged with more flexible time according to your needs？

  
  A．Unique Acts
  B．Event Themes
  C．Stage Shows
  D．Kids' Activities
  （2）What can kids do in Kid's Activities？

  
  A．Make their fantasy come true.
  B．Book in advance with a lower cost.
  C．Get involved interactively with their family.
  D．Enjoy various performances from the circus.
  （3）What is the purpose of the text？

  
  A．To promote the events.
  B．To report the events.
  C．To share the experiences of the events.
  D．To show the importance of the events.
  組卷：1引用：1難度：0.6

  解析

• 2．When I first launched my business about 10 years ago and started working in Mexico，I noticed co-workers and friends greeting each other with a brief hug and a kiss on the cheek.So I started doing that too，as I believed it was the custom，until one day my business partner pulled me aside and said， "Can you stop hugging and kissing the receptionist every time you come into the office？I think it sends the wrong message."
     I didn't understand the culture well enough to appreciate the unwritten rules.Yet，as CEO of a fast-growing multi-national company，that's exactly what I needed to learn—and fast.I not only wanted to stop sending the wrong message，but I wanted to start sending the right messages.I wanted to understand how to tap into the diverse aspects of Latino culture while staying true to the culture of my own country and business.Expanding to other geographies only increases the importance of sending the right messages that support a more open and diverse workforce.
     "As a CEO，it's important to learn some of the basic phrases in the native languages of your employees—it shows your respect for their culture."
     Every culture has its own set of primary cultural drivers.In the U.S.，we tend to be driven by popularity，success and financial reward.Other regions' drivers can include family pride or community contribution.By learning these drivers and how they impact your relationships，you can build trust truly within your company.For example，in Northern Ireland and Mexico，I learned that family units stay close together and often meet every week for a meal，and co-workers are occasionally invited to these family functions.While this is not a regular practice in the U.S.，I found that joining these family meals was crucial for building trust with my colleagues.
     Over the years，I've learned to talk openly about these awkward aspects of culture and diversity.They need to be dealt with head-on to come to a solution.By doing so，you can build trust and bridge large differences that lead to better productivity，higher levels of innovation，and a more enjoyable company culture that represents every culture that makes up your business.As leaders，it's our job to put these issues on the table and hammer through them sincerely—no matter the cultural divide.
  
  （1）The author mentions hugging and kissing on the cheek to

  .
  A．demonstrate he/ she is integrated in Mexico.
  B．provide an example of his misunderstanding.
  C．support he/she is fully aware of the custom.
  D．compare body language in different cultures.
  （2）What can we learn from the 4^th paragraph？

  
  A．People in U.S bank on family functions.
  B．People in Mexico focus more on success.
  C．Cultural motivations vary with the country.
  D．Building trust mainly relies on socializing.
  （3）Which of the following can replace the underlined phrase "hammer through" in the last paragraph？

  
  A．tackle
  B．demand
  D．illustrate
  D．repeat
  （4）What can be a suitable title for the text？

  
  A．What is cultural diversity？
  B．What is proper body language？
  C．How to send the right messages？
  D．How to build trust in a diverse culture？
  組卷：2引用：2難度：0.5

  解析

• 3．Researchers say the world has lost more than one fourth of its land-based insects over the past 30 years.The finding comes from a major study of insect populations worldwide.The researchers noted the loss of such insects suggests a more complex problem than earlier research has shown.
     Ants，bees，butterflies and other land-based insects have been suffering population drops of about nine percent every 10 years or so.The number of insects on average has declined in the air，in the grass and soil，but not in trees or underground，the researchers found.Some estimates show that land-based insects will face a population drop of 24 percent in the next 30 years.The researchers did not find a link to climate change in the loss of insects.But they did note that widespread effects of growing cities and loss of underdeveloped areas to agriculture.
     However，freshwater insects，such as dragonflies and mosquitoes，have been a different story.These insects were found to have experienced a population increase of about 1 percent every 10 years.Freshwater covers only 2.5 percent of the Earth's surface，so the majority of insects live mainly on land.The researchers said clean-water policies established in recent years were responsible for the increase in freshwater insects.
     "The decline across insect orders on land is very surprising，" said Nick Haddad，an expert on butterflies at Michigan State University.He was not involved in the study.Ongoing decline on land at this rate will be extremely damaging for ecological systems and for humans，Haddad told the Associated Press.He noted that insects are pollinators（傳粉昆蟲）.They move pollen from part of the flower of a plant to another part.This causes the plant to produce fruit or seeds.Insects also help to break down dead plants and animals.Nick Haddad added that insects also serve as food to many animals，making them very important to the earth's ecosystems.
     Other scientists said the findings made sense.They would go on with the study with more accurate data.
  
  （1）What is the finding of the study mainly about？

  
  A．The disturbance of the earth's ecosystems.
  B．The diversity of creatures in the world.
  C．The complexity of studying land-based insects.
  D．The change in the number of insects worldwide.
  （2）What was the main cause of the insects' situation according to the author？

  
  A．Human activity
  B．Climate change
  C．A lack of freshwater
  D．Frequent natural disasters
  （3）Why does the author say freshwater insects have been a different story？

  
  A．They reproduce very quickly.
  B．Their habitat has been protected.
  C．Their population is in the minority.
  D．They can live both on land and in water.
  （4）What is Paragraph 4 mainly about？

  
  A．The relationship between insects and plants.
  B．The importance of insects to the ecosystems.
  C．The significance of further studying insects.
  D．Human's influence on the decline of wildlife.
  組卷：1引用：1難度：0.5

  解析

第二節(jié)（共1小題；每小題2.5分，滿分12.5分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。

• 4．Personal Development is not just a simple personality improvement plan，but also a process to improve your life.The outcome of this helps you fight all those challenges to deal with any of the uncontrollable aspects of your personality.This is a process that helps build the base to handle any of the off-track situations.（1）

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     Develop positive attitude：（2）

  .This helps you behave and maintain your personality traits（特性） to a normal level，even in the extreme conditions.This makes a very useful ingredient towards building the positive attitude in life.
     Communicate effectively：Our personality is basically identified on the basis of the type of communication we are able to perform.A person is shy if he/ she lacks an easy open communication.（3）

  .Thus，a personal development plan helps improve on the communication grounds as well.
     （4）

  ：When one is confident about oneself，the confidence is well reflected in whatever we do.A finely created Personal Development Program is a booster dose to this self-confidence，thereby adding a greater value to inner strength.
     Bring out your hidden talents：Personal Growth and Development programs are designed in such forms to bring out the hidden yet beneficial personality characteristics within every person.This helps in moving ahead in life and attaining the expected goals easily.
     Thus，Personal Development can help extract the vital traits out of a personality and add value to other needed traits.（5）

  .
  
  A.Raise your self-respect
  B.Develop inner strength and confidence
  C.But a confident person is able to fight for his\ her dream
  D.A positive personality helps and motivates your inner self
  E.Here are the reasons why personal development is important
  F.However，an outgoing person has the ability to communicate openly
  G.This will also add to your personality and help to move ahead in life
  組卷：5引用：5難度：0.5

  解析

第二部分 語言運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分15分）第一節(jié)（共1小題；每小題15分，滿分15分）閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項(xiàng)中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。

• 5．Last month，Peters arrived at his high school graduation ceremony with black leather sneakers（運(yùn)動鞋）with a white sole.However，he was told he needed to wear dark（1）

  shoes，but with the event starting in just（2）

  ，Peters didn't have enough time to rash out for（3）

  shoes.When he saw John Butler，a paraprofessional educator and his mentor，he ran over and（4）

  what was happening.
     Butler tried to get Peters into the ceremony with his shoes，but when that didn't（5）

  ，he took off his loafers and（6）

  them to Peters. "It was easy to understand，" Butler told The Washington Post when asked why he had done so. "This was the most important moment in his life up to that point，and I wasn't going to let him（7）

  it for anything."
     They don't wear the same（8）

  ，and thus got a good laugh over the way Peters shuffled in the larger shoes.But Peters said he wasn't（9）

  that Butler offered his shoes，because he's "that type of person.At school，if you're having a（10）

  day，he'll be the one to take you out of class，walk around the school with you，and talk to you（11）

  ."
     The（12）

  caused some confusion at first—Peters'（13）

  didn't know where his new，large shoes came from，and no one could understand why Butler was only wearing（14）

  .Once the situation was explained，Peters' mom，Jima Smith，expressed her（15）

  for Butler. "I pray he will continue to work in the public school system because we need more teachers like him，" she told the Post. "Our young Black men need good role models and mentors like Mr.Butler."
  
  

  （1）	A．sports	B．dress	C．dance	D．track
  （2）	A．seconds	B．hours	C．minutes	D．days
  （3）	A．leather	B．new	C．comfortable	D．leisure
  （4）	A．explained	B．saw	C．realized	D．learnt
  （5）	A．a(chǎn)llow	B．a(chǎn)pprove	C．count	D．work
  （6）	A．carried	B．sent	C．showed	D．handed
  （7）	A．a(chǎn)ttend	B．join	C．miss	D．lose
  （8）	A．color	B．style	C．size	D．way
  （9）	A．surprised	B．confused	C．a(chǎn)mused	D．convinced
  （10）	A．bad	B．busy	C．special	D．lovely
  （11）	A．happily	B．patiently	C．politely	D．gratefully
  （12）	A．dress-up	B．switch-up	C．make-up	D．pick-up
  （13）	A．school	B．teacher	C．family	D．mentor
  （14）	A．shoes	B．sneakers	C．loafers	D．socks
  （15）	A．gratitude	B．a(chǎn)dmiration	C．sympathy	D．concern
  組卷：3引用：1難度：0.5

  解析

第二節(jié)（共1小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

• 6．I am a specially trained clown （小丑）who works as part of a programme known as "hospital clowning".As I approach the hospital（1）

  （wear）my white coat，I look just like any other doctor.That is until I put on my curly rainbow wig，big red nose，and add my name badge "Doctor Larry Laugh-Out-Loud".I walk through the doors into the waiting area，where there's（2）

  familiar atmosphere of boredom and tension.People sit uncomfortably on plastic chairs，looking through old magazines，all of （3）

  have been read hundreds of times（4）

  （previous）.Anxious parents do what they can（5）

  （comfort）nervous and crying children. （6）

  the middle of this particular scene I spot a small girl whose ankle is twice its normal size.I speak with the on-duty nurse，who tells me that Lara's parents rushed（7）

  （she）to the hospital after she fell off her bicycle.Since getting here，Lara（8）

  （spend）her time crying in pain.
      Although it's the doctors and（9）

  （nurse） who will treat her injury，I know it's my job to make her feel better.After all，there are（10）

  （science） studies which show that "laughter is the best medicine".
  組卷：5引用：1難度：0.9

  解析

第三部分 課本知識考查（共三節(jié)，滿分7分）第一節(jié) 單詞拼寫（根據(jù)單詞的漢語提示，寫出單詞的正確形式。共7小題，每小題1分，每空只填一個單詞，滿分7分）

• 7．Next week，Mr Li，a

  （教授） in Peking University，will come and give us a lecture on painting.
  組卷：0引用：1難度：0.7

  解析

• 8．Anyways，I wanted you guys all to know that I've been taking a really hard look at things and come to the

  （結(jié)論）.
  組卷：1引用：1難度：0.4

  解析

• 9．He could not account for his

  （缺席） from school，which made his parents furious.
  組卷：2引用：1難度：0.4

  解析

第四部分 寫作（共兩節(jié)，滿分15分）第一節(jié)（滿分15分）

• 27．為了讓同學(xué)們樹立關(guān)愛他人的意識，養(yǎng)成樂于助人、樂于奉獻(xiàn)的良好品質(zhì)，你所在的學(xué)校組織了一次義賣（a charity sale）活動。請你以A Meaningful Charity Sale為標(biāo)題，對本次活動寫個報道，內(nèi)容包括：
  1.活動的時間和地點(diǎn)；
  2.義賣活動的經(jīng)過；
  3.該活動的意義。
  注意：
  1.寫作詞數(shù)應(yīng)為80左右；
  2.請按如下格式在答題卡的相應(yīng)位置作答。
  A Meaningful Charity Sale___________.
  組卷：5引用：2難度：0.5

  解析

第二節(jié)（滿分25分）

• 28．閱讀下面材料，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開頭語續(xù)寫兩段，使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文。
      One summer afternoon，after doing some shopping at a grocery store close to a forest reserve in Hawaii，Amanda Eller，a hiking lover，parked her car and went hiking by herself.With two bottles of water and a loaf of bread，she started a 3-mile hike.
      However，it was not long after she stepped into the forest that she found she had left her phone in the car.Thinking that a 3-mile hike was a piece of cake for a trained hiker like her，Amanda did not hesitate to continue the trip and carefully left marks on the trees every 100 steps.
      As she went deeper，rain fell heavily beyond expectation and the road became muddy soon.Without an umbrella，she had to hide under a big rock and waited for the downpour to stop.Half an hour later，the rain eased off but the sky darkened.Her heart began racing since she could not see the marks on the trees clearly.In the forest，Amanda wanted to go back along the way she had come but her feeling was leading her another way.She knew that she had very strong intuition （直覺） and heard the inner voice saying."If you want to live，keep going." She chose to believe her intuition and took the only way to go.
      Amanda's mother，Julia，did not see her that night and her phone was also not answered，so she called Amanda's close friends and asked if they had seen her.After making sure that Amanda did not return from the forest，Julia called 911 and reported her missing.Two days passed，and rescuers found nothing.Julia was sad，saying that this was the most desperate and the worst thing for a mother but she wanted to stay positive as she felt that she would be of no help to her daughter if she only thought about the worst possibilities.And local TV stations and newspapers called on people to work together to find Amanda.
  注意：
  1.續(xù)寫詞數(shù)應(yīng)為150左右；
  2.請按如下格式在答題卡的相應(yīng)位置作答。
      Along with rescue workers，hundreds of volunteers set out.___________.
      A day after she was saved，Amanda was interviewed by the local reporters at the hospital.___________.
  組卷：3引用：1難度：0.5

  解析