期中英语试卷
题号 得分 I II III IV V VI 总分 一、阅读理解（本大题共15小题，共30.0分）
A
Discovering Tasmania The island of Tasmania is a place of natural beauty and has more than 2，000 km of walking tracks and 18 national parks． If you go on a tour， you'll discover a wild and beautiful place where the people are friendly and the food is delicious． If you don't like walking， there are other tours you can choose from including a river cruise and cycling． You can also enjoy fishing， sailing or sunbathing on the beach． The Tarkine coast is located in the northwest of Tasmania． It's such a wild and remote area that you can easily complete your walk without seeing anyone apart from the members of your group and your two guides． The area contains the largest temperate rainforest in Australia which is home to more than 50 endangered species． It is also home to many Aboriginal Heritage Sites． During your tour， you'll come across rivers， mountain ranges， waterfalls， wildlife and long wild beaches． Tour plan： Day 1：
You're picked up from your hotel in the town of Launceston and driven to the Tarkine． You then complete a three-hour walk through the forest before arriving at your camp at Mystery Creek． There you will enjoy a delicious meal cooked by your guides． Day 2：
After breakfast， you continue deeper into the rainforest， passing some of the tallest trees in the world as you go， and stopping for lunch and then camp in the evening． Day 3：
The exciting part of today's tour is the Tarkine Falls， a beautiful 15-metre waterfall． Day 4：
Today you can stay at the camp and bathe in the Tarkine Falls， or you can go for a walk for more fantastic views of the forest． Day 5：
After a last journey through the forest， you are picked up at about 4：00 p．m． and you arrive in Launceston at around 7：00 p．m． The tour includes two professional guides， transport to and from the rainforest， all food while on the tours and all safety equipment． You should buy or hirerecommended camping equipment including： backpacks， sleeping bags， （租用）
sleep mats， head torches， rain coats and trousers． 1. The island of Tasmania ______ ．
A. is always crowded with tourists B. lies in the northwest of Australia C. offers visitors plenty of activities
D. is the most-visited tourist spot in Australia 2. On the Tarkine coast， visitors can ______ ．
A. camp on the heritage sites
B. learn how to protect endangered species C. meet many people from around the world
D. see wildlife in the largest rainforest in Australia
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3. We know from the text that visitors ______ ．
A. must stay in the hotel at night
B. have to pay extra for the meats on the tours C. are expected to prepare camping on the tours D. will have two days to experience the rainforest
4. Which of the following statements in TRUE？ ______
A. There are few visitors along the Tarkine coast． B. Tourists can enjoy the meal cooked by themselves．
C. If people don't like walking， they can't attend this tour． D. People can find the tallest waterfall in the world in the tour． 5. What is the purpose of the text？ ______
A. To describe a travel experience． B. To introduce a tour of an island． C. To show the beauty of Tasmania．
D. To call people's attention to endangered species．
B
When I was in third grade， my parents let me join an advanced preparatory math class， Sigma， despite the fact that I had never displayed a liking for math at school． I stepped into class on the first day thinking that I would spend a year at Sigma before leaving．
On the first day of class， we took an hour long test． I merely did the best I could and tried to figure how to solve the problems I hadn't learned how to do in school．
However， what I hadn't expected was to come first! Before that day， I had never believed I was good at math at all． But as the year went on， I consistently got the highest score． When I was in eighth grade， I joined my school's math team where I was one of the top four students chosen to represent my school at a statewide middle school math competition． By the time I had created a reputation for myself at school as a math girl． But what drew me to the math team was that it was the first community（团体）I felt like I was a real part of． It was a home where I belonged， where everyone was as excited about problem-solving as I was． I stopped going to Sigma when I was in ninth grade， but I still stayed in the math team． The math team isn't like sigma-a place to make you believe in yourself， to take endless tests and compete to see where you are placed relative to your classmates． The math team is the community where I have pushed myself to my limits and have seen other people push
themselves． And most importantly， the math team is the place where I have met some of the kindest people I know today． Thank you， math team， for giving me friends and people I will care about even after I go off to college in less than a year and a half． Thank you for making me feel loved．
6. How did the author feel about math when she entered Sigma？ ______
A. It was useful． B. It was difficult． C. It was important． D. It was uninteresting． 7. What do we know about the first test at Sigma？ ______
A. It was easy for the author．
B. It raised the author's confidence．
C. The result met the author's expectations． D. The author spent more than an hour on it． 8. The author left Sigma ______ ．
A. when she took part in math competition B. after she stayed there for about six years
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C. when she joined her school's math team D. after she was admitted to college
9. What makes the math team different from Sigma？ ______
A. The community atmosphere． B. The academic reputation． C. The unlimited challenge． D. The teaching approach． 10. What's the best title for the text？ ______
A. No more tests．
B. Not just a math girl．
C. How I discovered my talent．
D. What the math team means to me．
C
It can be truly terrifying to fall through ice on a frozen lake， but if you remain calm， it can save your life． Most people don't realize that you have more time than you think． This is due to the concept of body temperature and how your body deals with the shocking cold that immediately surrounds the body．
As you first hit the freezing water， you will almost immediately breathe quickly． It is important that you remember to get control of your breathing and not to move around． It can help to remember the \． This means that it takes about one minute to gain control of your breathing， and then you have 10 minutes to move before you get too cold． The final one is to remind you that it will take one hour before you become unconscious． Take that first minute and fully focus on your breathing． Slow it down， and then look around to see if you can locate the thickest area of ice． When you locate the ice， stretch your arms over the surface， and then begin to do flutter-kicks（上下打水）until your body becomes horizontal with the surface． Kick hard and use your arms and hands to climb out of the water． It is possible that you can live for several hours after passing out if you can get out of the frigid water． This， however， does require some planning． You only have about 10 minutes after falling in before your muscles and nerves become too cold to work． If you feel too weak to get out， place your arms over the surface of the ice and just remain still． The point is to encourage your coat to freeze to the ice， so that if you lose consciousness（意识） you will keep your head out of ice． Additionally， you will remain visible for rescue， even if you pass out． 11. What does the underlined word\？ ______
A. Keeping clam． B. Having enough time． C. Pushing through ice． D. Dealing with the cold． 12. What is people's first reaction when falling through ice？ ______
A. Moving around． B. Calling fr help． C. Breathing rapidly． D. Holding their breath． 13. What is the third paragraph mainly about？ ______
A. How to use the first minute． B. How to locate the thickest ice． C. How to control the floating ice． D. How to pull yourself onto the ice．
14. What advice does the author give in the last paragraph？ ______
A. Take off your coat． B. Do some workouts．
C. Keep your head above water． D. Relax your muscles and nerves． 15. What is the text mainly about？ ______
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A. 1-10-1 principle．
B. Hitting the freezing water． C. Floating over the icy water． D. Surviving falling through ice．
二、单选题（本大题共15小题，共15.0分）
16. --The fashion world just keeps recycling old ideas．
--__________．There is less and less creativity these days．（ ） A. You're absolutely right B. I don't get it． C. I couldn't agree with you D. It's up to you．
17. In the past twenty years， a huge amount of environmental damage__________by air po
llution．（ ）
A. has been caused C. was caused B. have been caused D. were caused
18. --Chinese kung fu is a very important and unique form of Chinese culture．
--Yes． But__________， a lot of it has not been passed down．（ ）
A. unfortunately B. hope C. immediately D. especially
19. __________his Chinese was far from perfect， the students were willing to communicate
with him and listen to his lectures．（ ）
A. Unless B. Once C. Until D. While
20. Tom is very young． But _____ working ability，
he's much more experienced than others．（ ）
A. in praise of B. in face of C. in need of D. in terms of
21. The reason why he ______ his post was that there was a more attractive and challenging
job for him．（ ）
A. resigned B. removed C. replaced D. remained
22. Lucy_____ writing her essay by 10：00 this morning．After that，she listened to music
for a while．（ ）
A. will finish B. finishes C. has finished D. had finished
23. The rainy weather lasted for a couple of days，
completely _______ our plan for a picnic．（ ） A. being ruined B. to ruin C. ruined D. ruining 24. While studying，fix your mind on what is really important，or you will
remembering nothing．（ ）
A. take up B. lead to C. stick to D. end up
25. It is fantastic for children to have a harmonious family，
______ the parents treat their child like a friend．（ ）
A. why B. that C. which D. where
26. --Spring is coming． The park is full of grasses and flowers．
--How beautiful they are! We can't help but__________these lovely plants．（ ） A. to love B. loving C. love D. loved
27. _____ suddenly occurred to me _____ I had to attend an important meeting in Shanghai
the next day．（ ） A. It； which B. What； that C. What； which D. It； that
28. If we had taken such effective__________much earlier， the river would not be polluted
so seriously now．（ ）
A. treasures B. efforts C. measures D. actions
29. The needle treatment__________from the ancient times has cured many diseases．（
）
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A. dates B. dating C. being dated D. dated
30. -- I hear that our manager will be back within five hours' flying time this afternoon．
--__________，the plan will have to be changed．（ ）
A. To give an example C. For the first time ever B. If so
D. In a nutshell
三、完形填空（本大题共20小题，共20.0分）
For a much-needed break I am recently staying with relatives， and in their living room sits a piano． I think it is my favorite (31)． As a child I started learning it， but when I started my middle school， I was forced to (32)so that I could concentrate more on my studies．
It is one of my biggest (33)to stop practicing the piano when I recall it sadly today． During the following years， I kept telling my piano teacher that I would(34)． However， I didn't keep my promise． I was (35)with my study and gradually lost touch with my teacher． Some years later， my teacher died． I was very sad because I(36)such a good teacher． She was a very warm and gentle person． It hurts me to think she may have been(37)that I never returned．I haven't taken lessons since then but to be honest， I (38)to． Sitting at the piano， I couldn't help recalling many (39)--- times of my practicing at home and playing before my teacher and one time my teacher(40)me after I played entire pieces of music wrong in front of her colleagues． I was so(41)that I could hardly say anything． But her (42)helped ease（缓解）my shame． These memories， (43)good or bad， never caused my (44)for playing the piano again．
This thought then led me to think that (45)is like music． We all try to play different (46)in the instrument in our life． Sometimes the pitchis (47)when we play it well， but sometimes （音高）
we are out of tunes（曲调）． However， we all continue to create our own (48)style of music． No matter what style our music is， it is(49)that we sing the songs of joy， quiet and love． Though I may never make it back to piano lessons， it doesn't (50) that I've stopped making music．
31. A. instrument B. performance C. room 32. A. move on B. give away C. turn up 33. A. successes B. regrets C. decisions 34. A. play B. leave C. return 35. A. busy B. angry C. satisfied 36. A. had B. lost C. met 37. A. astonished B. glad C. disappointed 38. A. decided B. needed C. liked 39. A. memories B. expressions C. words 40. A. respected B. punished C. instructed 41. A. frightened B. embarrassed C. moved 42. A. happiness B. satisfaction C. comfort 43. A. instead B. meanwhile C. therefore 44. A. hope B. courage C. feeling 45. A. life B. learning C. enjoyment 46. A. sports B. roles C. cards 47. A. hard B. surprising C. wonderful 48. A. unique B. boring C. common 49. A. necessary B. important C. possible 50. A. appear B. matter C. report 四、阅读表达（本大题共1小题，共10.0分）
D. stage D. give up D. hobbies D. graduate D. patient D. valued D. amazed D. wanted D. dreams D. hurt D. excited D. sigh D. however D. effort D. attitude D. games D. complex D. similar D. strange D. mean
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2020年天津市联考高一（下）期中英语试卷
