2021-2022学年北京房山区高一（下）期中英语试卷

一、完形填空（共1小题；每小题1.5分，共15分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

• 1．Being blind is tough under any circumstances.But things were even（1）

  for Srikanth Bolla who was born in a small village near Hyderbad，India，where the common belief was thatkids with disabilities were "useless".Fortunately，Srikanth's parents loved their son and refused to（2）

  social pressure.（3）

  ，they encouraged the blind boy to dream big.Srikanth was not（4）

  .He is the founder and CEO of a successful company now.
     Of course，getting here was not ejye.aiy.As a young boy，Srikanth was enrolled in a（5）

  school.Unfortunately，the students and teachers didn't approve of his disability.So his family decided to send him to a special school for the disabled in Hyderabad and he became the top of his class.But Srikanth was refused to study （6）

  Srikanth took his plea（诉求） to the court and became the first blind student in the country to be allowed to study science.
     But despite his good（7）

  in the national board exams，Srikanth was not allowed to take the entrance exams.So he decided to（8）

  for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology （MIT） in Cambridge and succeeded.
     After graduating from MIT，Srikanth returned to India and devoted his life to helping the country's （9）

  community.In 2012，he established Bollant Industries.Not surprisingly，most of the company's employees are physically challenged.
     Srikanth owes his success to his parents.Despite being poor and uneducated，they encouraged Srikanth to（10）

  his dreams and taught him that true happiness comes from being compassionate towards others and giving them the opportunity to excel（胜过平时）.
  

  （1）	A．stricter	B．easier	C．harder	D．clearer
  （2）	A．put up with	B．hang on to	C．look forward to	D．give in to
  （3）	A．Eventually	B．Strangely	C．Unluckily	D．Instead
  （4）	A．touching	B．disappointing	C．amazing	D．frightening
  （5）	A．special	B．large	C．regular	D．technical
  （6）	A．science	B．law	C．business	D．art
  （7）	A．looks	B．grades	C．voices	D．skills
  （8）	A．hope	B．search	C．allow	D．apply
  （9）	A．injured	B．separated	C．disabled	D．divided
  （10）	A．pursue	B．create	C．improve	D．change
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二、语法填空（共1小题；每小题1.5分，共 15 分）阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个恰当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。请在答题卡指定区域作答。

• 2．A Chinese martial arts are famous all around the world.Each year，tens of thousands of people from other（1）

  （country） come to China to learn Chinese martial arts.Tai Chi，（2）

  is a martial art with a long history，is usually a popular choice.It involves doing very slow physical exercises（3）

  （relax） your mind and calm your body.
  B Starting with an orchestra playing traditional Chinese instruments，the opera brought a（4）

  （complete） new sound to my Western ears.I was surprised to see their amazing costumes and masks and the simple stage.Their voices（5）

  （sound） really unique - some of the female voices were so high（6）

  I was sure they could break glass!Though the performers sang（7）

  Chinese，their special techniques help get the meanings across to the audience.
  C We see a woman swimming at night in a dark sea.Suddenly，she（8）

  （pull）underwater.She surfaces，cries in fear，then disappears forever.This is the opening scene from the 1975 film Jaws，（9）

  （show） a shark attack.It tells the story of a great white shark that attacks and kills swimmers.Jaws was a great success，attracting huge audiences and winning many awards.It strengthened people's（10）

  （long-hold） idea of the great white shark as a dangerous animal.
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三、阅读理解第一节阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

• 3．PERU is a country on the Pacific coast of South America with three main areas：narrow，dry，flat land running along the coast，the Andes Mountains，and the Amazon rainforest.
     In the 1400s and 1500s，Peru was the centre of the powerful ancient Inca Empire.The Inca emperor lived in the now-famous site Machu Picchu.Spain took control of Peru in the 16th century and ruled until 1821.It is for this reason that Spanish is the main official language of Peru.
     TRAVEL PERU
     Amazon Rainforest Tour
     A short flight from Cusco takes you from the Andes into the Amazon rainforest.From there，you'll spend one day travelling by boat to your accommodation in the middle of the forest.You can then spend three days exploring the rainforest with a local guide and enjoying the plants and animals unique to the rainforest.
     Machu Picchu Tour
     This four-day walking tour will take you on amazing paths through the Andes Mountains on the way to the city of Machu Picchu.After reaching your destination，you will have a day to explore and be amazed by this ancient city.Especially amazing is the Incas'dry stone method of building.Inca builders cut stones to exact sizes so that nothing was needed to hold walls together other than the perfect fit of the stones.
     Cusco Tour
     Spend four days enjoying the unique Spanish and local Indian culture high in the Andes at Cusco，the capital of the Inca Empire from the 13th until the 16th century.Stay in a local hotel，visit the museums，admire the architecture，enjoy the excellent local food，and go shopping at the local markets.
     Lake Titicaca Tour
     Enjoy the beautiful countryside as you spend a day driving along the new highway connecting Cusco to Lake Titicaca.There，a boat will take you to stay with a local Uros family on an island for three days.Both the island and the Uros homes are made of water plants from the lake.
     So come and experience what Peru has to offer：everything from the ancient Inca culture and centuries-old Spanish villages to deep rain forests，high mountains，and a beautiful coastline.
     For more brochures about other package tours around Peru，contact us at tourinfo@travelperu.jye.ai.
  
  （1）What contributes to the charm of Peru as a tourist destination？

  
  A．Peru lies on the Pacific coast of South America.
  B．Peru is a country with a long history.
  C．Peru has different landscapes.
  D．All the above.
  （2）Visitors can enjoy the unique Spanish and local Indian culture in

  .
  A．Cusco Tour
  B．Lake Titicaca Tour
  C．Machu Picchu Tour
  D．Amazon Rainforest Tour
  （3）What is the author' main purpose to write this passage？

  
  A．To introduce the history of Peru.
  B．To attract readers to visit Peru.
  C．To evaluate the natural sights of Peru.
  D．To recommend the ancient Inca culture.
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三.书面表达（共两节，满分10分）第一节（共1小题；第40、41 题各2分，第42题3分，第43题5分，共12分）阅读下面短文，根据题目要求用英文回答问题。请在答题卡指定区域作答。

• 8．The Sixth Extinction（灭绝） Extinctions，where entire species are wiped out，are not unusual in our Earth's history.In fact，over 90 percent of all species that ever lived are now extjye.aict.In the last 500 million years，there have been five times when life on Earth has almost ended.These include the third mass extinction，known as the"Great Dying"，which killed 90% to 96% of all species.And the fifth event，which occurred 66 million years ago，caused the death of the dinosaurs.The reasons for extinctions are varied.According to scientists，they include volcanic eruptions，asteroids （小行星） hitting the Earth from space，changes in sea levels，the decrease of the oxygen content of the sea and global warming.Many scientists say we are now entering the Earth's sixth mass extinction.This time，human activity will be to blame.
      Although it is not unusual for species to die out naturally，the rate at which this is now happening is cause for concern.A 2015 study by scientists who were based at Brown University and Duke University in the US，looked at how quickly species die out due to natural causes，that is，the "background extinction rate".They found that human activity is causing species to die out1，000 times faster than normal.There is a long list of reasons why so many species are dying out：air and water pollution，forests being destroyed，factory farming and overfishing.It is clear that human activity has negatively affected all other species on Earth，including animals and plants.
      If a sixth mass extinction occurs，scientists who have studied the issue believe that up to three quarters of all species on Earth could die out.Of course，as we humans depend on so many species for our survival，we would also be at risk of dying out.Our world and our lives depend on the balance in nature between animals and plants.Without forests，we would have no air to breathe and without clean water we would be unable to survive.
      Can a sixth extinction be avoided？Experts say that it is not yet too late，if we take action now.If we want to survive，we need to stop destroying the planet that we live on and start to protect it.
  
  （1）What are the reasons for extinction in the history？

  
  （2）Why does the writer believe we will probably die out if 3/4 of the Earth's species die out？

  
  （3）Please decide which part is false in the following statement，then underline it and explain why.
  It is not unusual for species to die out naturally，so we human beings are not to blame.

  
  （4）What actions can we take to avoid the sixth extinction？ （In about 40 words）
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四、作文（20分）

• 9．假定你是校学生会主席李华，为了更好地保护环境，你代表学生会向全校学生（包括英国交换生）用英语写一份"No Bottled Water Campaign"倡议信。
  内容包括：
  （1）问题；（2）原因；（3）措施。
  注意：（1）词数100左右；
  （2）开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。提示词：campaign活动
  Dear Friends，
  _______
      Student Union
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