1、山东省日照市莒县学年高一上学期期中考试英语试题山东省日照市莒县2020-2021学年高一上学期期中考试英语试题学校:_姓名：_班级：_考号：_一、阅读选择 Kids cartoons are usually very popular among kids. Aimed at children, Kids cartoons are meant to be educational to some degree. The plot lines of kids cartoons are fairly simple and take place in everyday settings, such as
2、 schools and homes. The followings are some famous Kids cartoons.King of the HillKing of the Hill describes a middle-class family and their lives in a typical American town. It tells us about the Hills day-to-day-lives in the small Texas town of Arlen, exploring modern themes such as parent-child re
3、lationships, friendship, and justice.Once Upon a TimeOnce Upon a Time is a French educational cartoon, created by Procidis. There are seven series, each focusing on different aspects of knowledge. Once Upon a Time focuses on the past events of mankind that happened a long time ago.El Oso YoguiYogi B
4、ear is a funny animal who has appeared in numerous comic books, television shows and films. He was created by Hanna-Barbera. The plot of most of Yogis cartoons centered on his behavior in the Jellystone Park. Yogi, with his good friend Boo-Boo Bear, would often try to steal picnic baskets from campe
5、rs in the park, which makes Park Ranger(管理员) Smith very angry. Yogis girlfriend, Cindy Bear, sometimes appeared and was usually against Yogis action. Kptn BlaubrBased on the comics by Walter Moers, this German cartoon series deals with the adventures of Blue Bear who prefers talking about his journe
6、ys on the Seven Seas with his grandchildren.1Children like Kids cartoons mainly because .Athe stories are well organized Bthe lines are interestingCthe settings are familiar to them Dthe characters are creative.2To get more knowledge of history, a kid may turn to .AKing of the Hill BOnce Upon a Time
7、CEl Oso Yogui DKaptn Blaubar3Who probably enjoys sailing?ABlue Bear. BYogi Bear. CBoo-Boo Bear. DCindy Bear. Rupert Isaacson was born in Africa, and grew up in London and in the English countryside, where he discovered his love of horses. He grew up hearing so many fascinating memories about Africa
8、from his parents. As a result, he went there and lived with the people called The Bushmen of the Kalahari Desert.By the year 2000, Rupert was already working as a reporter, writing articles and guidebooks about Africa and India. He met his wife Kristin in India. Today, they live with their son, Rowa
9、n in the US. But Rupert faced the greatest challenge of his life when, at the age of two, Rowan was diagnosed with an illness that influenced his ability to communicate with others.Rupert discovered that spending time with horses and riding them was helping Rowan. But unluckily, the Bushmen of the K
10、alahari do not have horses. So the family set out for Mongolia where horses have been important for long. Rupert has written about this journey to help his son in his book Horse Boy, and he has produced a documentary of the same name. In the film, people have the chances to see the family travelling
11、 in Mongolia, riding horses and meeting healers (治疗师) in order to help Rowan.Because working with horses has helped Rowan a lot, Rupert set up The Horse Boy Foundation on his farm in Texas. It is a school that teaches people how to use horses for healing. Besides writing another book, The Long Ride
12、Home, about travelling with Rowan to Africa, Australia and Arizona in the US, Rupert has also produced the documentary Endangerous, with Rowan as host, about dangerous animals that are endangered. Rupert Isaacson has managed to discover the secret of turning one challenge into many achievements.4Rup
13、ert Isaacson went back to Africa because .Ahe was born in Africa Bhe loves the horses thereChe enjoys the African countryside Dhis parents description of Africa impressed him5What might play the most important part in Rowans healing?AStaying with horses. BTravelling to Africa.CRuperts work as a repo
14、rter. DThe documentary Endangerous.6Which of the following can help us know about Africa?AEndangerous. BHorse Boy.CThe Long Ride Home. DThe Horse Boy Foundation.7What does the passage mainly talk about?ARupert Isaacson and his son. Bthe Bushmen of the Kalahari.CRupert Isaacsons greatest challenge. D
15、Rupert Isaacson and his achievements. There are many ways to travel within a city. We can walk, cycle, or take a bus. But no matter which way we travel, we have to stick to the route(线路) the city planners laid down for us.Parkour practitioners (跑酷爱好者), however, see the city in a completely different
16、 way. To them, there are no fixed routes. There are no walls and no stairssince they jump, climb, roll and crawl to move across, through, over and under anything that they find in their path. The city is their playground.The International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) has noticed that this activity is
17、 drawing more and more people to itthere are 100,000 people taking part in parkour today in the UK alone, according to the Guardianand how it is helpful for people to be much stronger: It trains coordination and balance. So the organization is thinking about recognizing parkour as a new sport and ad
18、ding it to the Olympics by 2024.But parkour practitioners themselves dont seem to be happy with the idea. They see parkour as “a lifestyle”, wrote the website NextSportStar. “Its a competition against the conditions rather than just a sport.”Indeed, many do parkour just to “escape the daily routine
19、and experience the city in different ways”, wrote reporter Oli Mould on The Conversation. They see parkour as a way to express themselves through relaxing moves and creative routes while freeing themselves from the pressure.Its great that the FIG wants to develop new sport and stay close to a new cu
20、ltural form. But it would be greater if they knew that not everything in life is a competition.8How do the parkour practitioners do parkour?AThey move on as they wish. BThey plan the way themselves.CThey run faster than others. DThey stick to certain routes.9Why does the FIG want to add parkour to t
21、he Olympics?AIts a special way of life. BIt draws their attention.CIts good for people to keep healthy. DIt needs some rules and instructions.10What is the authors idea on parkour?AIt is more formal than other sports. BIt helps people to be creative.CIts worth adding to the sporting event. DIt calls
22、 on people to work as a team.11What is the best title for the passage?AA new sports competition BParkour practitionersCTraining in a different way DMaking the city their own Whats a spacewalk? Any time an astronaut gets out of a spacecraft while in space, it is called a spacewalk. Astronauts go on s
23、pacewalks for many reasons. For example, experiments can be placed on the outside of a spacecraft. This lets scientists learn how being in space affects different things. By going on spacewalks, astronauts can also fix certain things instead of bringing them back to the earth to fix.When astronauts
24、go on spacewalks, they wear spacesuits to keep themselves safe. Inside spacesuits, astronauts have the oxygen they need to breathe and the water they need to drink. To keep the astronauts and the spacecraft safe, the astronauts must leave and go back to the spacecraft through a special door. When on
25、 a spacewalk, astronauts use safety tethers to stay close to their spacecraft, which connect the spacewalkers with the spacecraft. They keep astronauts from floating away into space. Another way astronauts stay safe during spacewalks is by wearing a SAFER. SAFER is worn like a backpack. It helps an
26、astronaut move around in space.How do astronauts train for spacewalks? One way is by going for a swim. Floating in space is a lot like floating in water. Astronauts practice spacewalks underwater in a huge special swimming pool. For every one hour they will spend on a spacewalk, astronauts need to t
27、rain seven hours in the pool. Another way astronauts practice for a spacewalk is by using virtual reality(虚拟视镜). It looks and feels just like a spacewalk.Today, only three countries have finished spacewalks independently. They are Russia, the United States and China. The first person to go on a spac
28、ewalk in the world was Alexei Leonov from Russia. Zhai Zhigang is the first Chinese astronaut to go on a spacewalk. The world record of spacewalks is held by Russian astronaut Anatoly Solovyev. He has been on 16 spacewalks and spent more than 82 hours outside in space.12What can an astronaut do by g
29、oing on a spacewalk?AFix different objects. BCollect any things he wants.CCarry out an experiment. DStudy how things changes in space.13What does the underlined word “tethers” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?ASpecial ropes. BSpacesuits.CSpacecraft. DSpecial backpacks.14What can we learn from the last t
30、wo paragraphs?AWalking in space is as easy as going swimming. BA virtual reality should be used in a spacewalk.COnly three countries have ever tried spacewalks. DRussia keeps the world record of spacewalks.15Where is this passage most likely from?AA diary. BA magazine. CA novel. DA guidebook.二、七选五 I
31、n China, traveling by train is a common way to visit new places and go back to ones hometown during holidays.16 It wasnt always that way, though.17 Later, many railway companies started up and competed with each other to build new railway routes. Trains became a symbol of progress, with New York Cit
32、ys Grand Central Station becoming a major cultural landmark(地标).18 For example, Johnny Cash wrote a song called Folsom Prison Blues.But little by little, railways were replaced by highways as “car culture” took over the US. China would go on to use trains even more widely than the US. 19It allows people to travel fast with ease. This is especially obvious during Chunyun, when Chinas train stations ar
