辽宁省沈阳市东北育才学校2020-2021学年高一下学期期中英语试题学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________一、阅读选择You might have heard a lot about ancient towns and ancient cities in China. Here, we list several of the most beautiful ancient villages in China.Baoshan Stone City, Yunnan ProvinceBaoshan Stone City was built on a huge mushroom-shaped rock, and only has about one hundred houses. The houses are laid out in an orderly way, built on the rock, and linked by stone steps. The Naxi people there still lead an original life and grow crops in terraces (梯田); you can experience the colorful culture of the Naxi ethnic (民族的) group there.Tuvas Village in Kanas, XinjiangKanas Tuvas Village is near the mysterious Lake Kanas. The small village is located in a valley, and only has about 80 houses. These Swiss-style wooden houses are all surrounded by wooden fences. Tuvas is an ancient minority group. They traditionally lived as hunter-gathers. You can visit a local family, go herding (放牧) with the locals and experience the peaceful ancient village life.Jiaju Tibetan Village, Danba, Sichuan ProvinceJiaju Tibetan Village is known as the “Tibetan fairyland”. It stands on a mountain slope, and consists of about 140 houses. These unique houses are all built with crown-shaped roofs, red eaves, and white walls, which make the houses look like little castles among the forest.Xijiang Miao Village, Guizhou ProvinceIf you re interested in the Miao Minority, Xijiang Miao Village can be a great destination for deepening your u nderstanding of Miao history and culture. It’s the largest Miao village in China, and now has 1432 households with a population of over 5000, of which 99.5% are Miao ethnic group. It’ s also famous for the houses built on stilts (支柱) of different heights. 1．What can you do in Kanas Tuvas Village?A．Hike in terraces.B．See houses of a foreign style.C．Go hunting with the locals.D．Learn about houses built on stilts.2．Where can you admire the houses like castles?A．In Baoshan Stone City. B．In Kanas Tuvas Village.C．In Jiaju Tibetan Village. D．In Xijiang Miao Village.3．What can we infer about the villages mentioned in the text?A．They remained secret to the outside world in the past.B．They were originally built to defend their homeland.C．They are still cut off and difficult to access nowadays.D．They are the ethnic villages with unique architecture.I was in the seventh grade, and we had moved to New Jersey in November. By then, everyone already had had their own friends, and no one wanted to talk to a new girl. To make things worse, they put me in “Section L”. I found out later that everyone called Section L “Loserville”. It was sort of an open secret that it was the section for troublemakers andnot-so-smart kids. When I found out, I wanted to scream. I had always been a good student and had amazing friends, and now everyone thought I was a loser!I did text my friends in Illinois almost every night, especially my best friend, Ana. At first my friends wanted to hear all about it. But then some stopped texting back once I said something about how miserable I was. One night when I was texting with Ana, I complained about another friend who had just done that.Ana’s texts came really fast for the next few minutes and they surprised me. She said that she was tired of hearing about how bad everything was in New Jersey, too. She said she did not want to hurt my feelings but that I needed to stop feeling so sorry for myself all the time, I had to try to make things better.The next day, I thought a lot about what Ana had said. She was right!I wish I could say that everything changed overnight after that, but it didn’t. I was still stuck in “Loserville”, and some people were still mean to me, even though I tried to just stay out of their way.But what did change was me—I stopped feeling so sorry for myself and did something about making friends. I signed up to make sets for the school play. I met a lot of new people there, and suddenly I had friends to say hi to in the halls!I still miss Illinois sometimes, but l ife in New Jersey isn’t so hard anymore. Even though I couldn’t change my situation, I could change my attitude—and that made all the difference.4．“Loserville” is a section for ________.A．failures B．good studentsC．class secrets D．newcomers5．The writer complained all the time in the new environment because ________.A．Ana didn’t text back to her B．her friends hurt her feelingsC．she was unfairly treated D．she was a good student6．What made a difference in changing the situation?A．She went back to Illinois.B．She ended friendship with Ana.C．She fought back with her classmates.D．She began to make friends with others.7．The best title for the passage can be ________.A．Lasting Friendship B．An Incidence at SchoolC．Say Goodbye to “Loserville”D．Unhappiness in “Loserville”Moscow city authorities have begun using comics（漫画）with characters from Russian fairy tales to explain to migrants（移民）how they should behave. They say a 100-page guide is needed to "keep a positive image" of the city and could help reduce "tensions" between natives and migrants. But critics have pointed out that foreign migrants and natives may be regarded as antagonists in the manual(手册).Russians and migrants have repeatedly flooded in Moscow recently. Many migrants from ex-Soviet republics in Central Asia, the Caucasus（高加索）and North Caucasus, arrive in Moscow every year, attracted by the capital’s job opportunities and relatively high salaries. A significant number of them work in the Russian capital illegally.The new guide in Ru ssian seeks to explain the "dos" and "don’ts" to migrants. They are urged not to cause trouble, by staring at women, or eating or talking loudly on the streets. They are also warned that the police may routinely（例行公事）stop them to check their documents.In the manual, Russia’s famous "three warriors" are meant to represent the city’s law enforcement agencies（执法机关）, while Prince Yuri Dolgoruky (a historical character) is used for tours around Moscow. Meanwhile, Vasilisa the Wise and The Snow Maiden test the reader on Russia’s language and history. A special section of the book explains the importance of following Moscow’s strict residency and employment rules, stressing that migrants couldotherwise be deported(驱逐出境) or banned from entry.The manual was written primarily for illegal migrants, Alexander Kalinin, who heads the group Support for Working Migrants in Moscow, told BBC Russian."We want to raise their level of law awareness," he added.Migrant characters had initially(最初) been identified as representatives of different nationalities, but the book’s authors later decided to drop this idea so as "not to offend anyone", said Mr. Kalinin."The old conflict between Russian heroes and non-Slavic invaders is being revived," Yevgeny Varshaver, a migration expert told BBC Russian. He also suggested that the language used in the book would be "difficult" to understand for some migrants who were not native Russian speakers.8．The underlined word "antagonists" in Paragraph 1 can probably be replaced by "_____". A．friends B．acquaintancesC．cooperators D．opponents9．People from other countries come to Moscow "_____".A．to find well-paid jobs B．to have a new lifestyleC．to enjoy the fine climate D．to experience a new culture10．The third paragraph is mainly about"_____".A．consequences the migrants may sufferB．the purpose of publishing the handbookC．the measures to attract foreign migrantsD．characters and their functions in Russian fairytales11．Which of the following would be the best title of the text?A．Ways to help foreign migrants to settle in RussiaB．Characters from Russian fairy tales have new jobsC．More and more foreign migrants to work in MoscowD．Moscow fairy tale comics to help migrants behaveIn this Pennsylvania city, Pittsburgh is shrinking but getting wealthier. Since 2000, its population has declined by 95,000 while its income per capita (人均) has shot up 24 percent. The trend is taking hold in many other cities, like Buffalo in New York, Providence in Rhode Island and New Orleans.Some of these areas have created more high-paying jobs in energy, health care or education. Others have managed to reshape their producing industry for a new economy. Higher-paying jobs have a greater effect because they create demand for additional services. "The story in Pittsburgh is very positive, and other areas are looking at it as an example of the transformation that might be possible，”said Guhan Venkatu, who wrote an economic history of the area called “Rust and Renewal” for the Federal Reserve Bank of Clev eland.Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh have helped bring tech jobs and innovation(革新) to the area by sponsoring tech centers that help graduates start companies without moving to Silicon V alley or San Francisco. This has helped keep Pittsburgh's educated young population growing even as the entire population in the city has dropped.Pittsburgh has more STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) jobs than other shrinking cities, about 80, 000 or 7% of all jobs. STEM jobs add productivity and income growth to the area. Manufacturers of high-tech medical equipment in the Pittsburgh area also have doubled employment in the last 10 years.However, some experts question whether growing income per capita can really make up for a declining population. According to Patrick Adler, a researcher at the University of Toronto, population loss does matter if it means lower-skilled workers have fled because of a lack of opportunity. What's more, high-paying jobs in education and health care can disappear if the population declines too greatly. So it'd be wise to find ways to increase the population. 12．In what aspect does Pittsburgh set a good example?A．Transforming old energy into new energy.B．Creating more well-paid jobs.C．Prohibiting the manufacturing.D．Sponsoring higher education.13．How do some academic institutions help with the local economy?A．By helping to attract more talents from other areas.B．By providing much technical support to local companies.C．By hosting tech centers for local educated graduates.D．By assisting in employing a large number of educated youths.14．Why is Patrick Adler mentioned in the last paragraph?A．To show the disadvantage of a declining population.B．To suggest increasing high-paying jobs.C．To raise doubts about growing income per capita.D．To tell a reason why lower-skilled workers flee.15．What can be a suitable title for the text?A．How Fast Job Growth Is Related to Population GrowthB．How Less-crowded Cities Plan Their High-tech EconomyC．Why Some Cities Are Losing People but Getting WealthierD．Why Some Cities Are Suffering From a Shrinking Population二、七选五Nowadays along with the booming of computer science, computers are widely used here and there. People even can find computers in most classrooms. While teachers remain more or less the same, computers are doubling in speed and capability every four years. 16．As far as I am concerned, teachers still play a major role and are still of great importance.17．However advanced they may be, computers are nothing more than human inventions programmed to perform certain tasks.They are unable to deal with students with different background. Needless to say, a classroom is a place where individual attention and creativity matter most. Therefore, computers are no better than other tools used by teachers and couldn’t possibly make the roles played by them weaker.In terms of accuracy and the amount of information, computers outshine humans. 18．Indeed, a good teacher organizes and inspires the students.Besides, the interaction between students and teachers is vital for the learning. According to most education authorities, real learning occurs during the discussion and sharing of ideas with one’s teacher and classmates. Moreover, a teacher is there to monitor every slight change in students’ attitude, to respond to and encourage them whenever they show signs of frustrat ion and impatience. 19．Despite the increasing presence of computers inside classrooms, teachers are just as essential, if not more so, as instructors were in the past. 20．A．It’s time that teachers should develop themselves.B．Without this kind of interaction, education is unimaginable.C．Advanced as computers may be, some teachers are less impatient.D．But to make a good teacher means far more than being an encyclopedia (百科全书).E.People can’t help wondering whether teachers are as important as they once w ere.F.Some drawbacks make it impossible for computers to replace teachers in classrooms.G.It is well known that computers are better at repetitive work but incapable of creative thinking.三、完形填空You never know how far a kind act can go.You don't know who it can21 ,either.When Gloria Porter and Jeff Reick began 22 ,they had no idea how much it would 23 others to shower(大量给予）people with kindness.89-year-old Gloria Porter was lying in hospital.She couldn't leave her ward.So to 24 boredom,she would often stare outside her window to watch construction workers building the new front entrance to the hospital. She wasn't expecting one of the 25 to wave to her.She couldn't help but wave back at the kind 26 .This was only the start of a special 27 between the two.Jeff Reick knew Porter was 28 ,so he decided to send a kind 29 to her by finding some chalk and writing"Get Well” on one of the beams(梁）facing her 30 “I just thought that was 31 ,"Porter said."So I should do something to 32 that."When Porter saw construction workers working high above the ground one cold,windy day,she grew 33 .She wrote"Stay safe"on a piece of paper,which she then 34 on the window for the workers to see."When I saw 4 Stay safe' on a piece of paper,I 35and said to my coworkers,'Did you see that?""Reick said.If everybody willingly does things like that,the world will be a better place.21．A．disturb B．employ C．affect D．describe 22．A．communicating B．singing C．arguingD．explaining23．A．require B．warn C．force D．encourage 24．A．make for B．put off C．figure out D．escape from 25．A．workers B．nurses C．doctors D．patients 26．A．job B．inspiration C．gesture D．favor 27．A．business B．connection C．difference D．trouble 28．A．lonely B．upset C．ill D．poor 29．A．letter B．message C．note D．warning30．A．window B．entrance C．wall D．door 31．A．impolite B．necessary C．familiar D．precious 32．A．record B．return C．recover D．remember 33．A．puzzled B．worried C．thrilled D．annoyed 34．A．knocked B．installed C．placed D．drew 35．A．came down B．broke down C．showed up D．turned around四、用单词的适当形式完成短文阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。