2020-2021学年甘肃省白银市会宁一中高一（下）期末英语试卷

第一部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共4小题：每小题6分，满分30分）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。

• 1．2021—2022 Cover Art Contest Want your photo or artwork to appear on the cover of a national magazine？Here's your chance!
     Each month，one artist or photographer's work will be chosen to represent that month's issue.Check out some part covers to find inspiration for your cover!
     Requirements
     ❈ Submit thematic artwork and photos（preferably of other teens）.
     ❈ Only photos and artwork by teens are considered.
     ❈ The best images for the cover must be clear close-ups，in color and vertically oriented.
     ❈ Artwork must be scanned or well photographed（no flash）.
     ❈ TeenInk has a no-tolerance policy for plagiarism.We check the originality of all published work through WriteCheck.
     General Guidelines
     ❈ Submit entries through our website.All photographs and artwork submitted to TeenInk are automatically considered for the cover art contest.
     ❈ Images are accepted and published throughout the year.If，however，you are sending work that is holiday-specific，please submit it two months ahead.
     ❈ If you don't want your name published，we will respect your request and not publish your name in print or online，but we must still have your accurate name and address information.
     Prizes
     If your submission is chosen as one of our covers，you will receive a﹩25 gift card as well as a free copy of that month's issue!
  
  （1）Which of the following might be chosen as a cover of TeenInk？

  
  A．A drawing of Spider-Man.
  B．A scan of van Gogh's painting.
  C．A photo of a sculpture made by a teenager.
  D．A photo of several teenagers taken by their teacher.
  （2）What should you do if your submission is holiday-specific？

  
  A．Ask permission by calling the person in charge.
  B．Learn about past covers of the magazine.
  C．Give a detailed account of your work.
  D．Submit your work two months before the holiday.
  （3）What will you get if your work is published in TeenInk？

  
  A．The chance to meet great artists.
  B．A copy of the magazine for free.
  C．A year's membership of TeenInk for just ﹩25.
  D．The opportunity to buy the magazine at its lowest price.
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• 2．People have different ways of dealing with a common cold.Some take over the counter medicines such as aspirin while others try popular home remedies（治疗） like herbal tea or chicken soup.Yet here is the tough truth about the common cold：nothing really cures it.
     So why do people sometimes believe that their remedies work？According to James Taylor，professor at the University of Washington，colds usually go away on their own in about a week，improving a little each day after symptoms peak，so it's easy to believe it's medicine rather than time that deserves the credit，USA Today reported.
     It still seems hard to believe that we can deal with more serious diseases yet are powerless against something so common as a cold.Recently，scientists came closer to figure out why.To understand it，you first need to know how antiviral drugs work.They attack the virus by attaching to and changing the surface structures of the virus.To do that，the drug must fit and lock into the virus like the right piece of a jigsaw（拼图），which means scientists have to identify the virus and build a 3 D model to study its surface before they can design an antiviral drug that is effective enough.
     The two cold viruses that scientists had long known about were rhinovirus（鼻病毒） A and B.But they didn't find out about the existence of a third virus，rhinovirus C，until 2006.All three of them contribute to the common cold，but drugs that work well against rhinovirus A and B have little effect when used against rhinovirus C.
     ''This explains most of the previous failures of drug trials against rhinoviruses，" study leader Professor Ann C.Palmenberg at the University of Wiscons in Madison，US，told Science Daily.
     Now，more than 10 years after the discovery of rhinovirus C，scientists have finally built a highly detailed 3 D model of the virus，showing that the surface of the virus is，as expected，different from that of other cold viruses.
     With the model in hand，hopefully a real cure for a common cold is on its way.Soon，we may no longer have to waste our money on medicines that don't really work.
  
  （1）What does the author think of popular remedies for a common cold？

  
  A．They are quite effective.
  B．They are slightly helpful.
  C．They actually have no effect.
  D．They still need to be improved.
  （2）How do antiviral drugs work？

  
  A．By breaking up cold viruses directly.
  B．By changing the surface structures of the cold viruses.
  C．By preventing colds from developing into serious diseases.
  D．By absorbing different kinds of cold viruses at the same time.
  （3）What can we infer from the passage？

  
  A．The surface of cold viruses looks quite similar.
  B．Scientists have already found a cure for the common cold.
  C．Scientists were not aware of the existence of rhinovirus C until recently.
  D．Knowing the structure of cold viruses is the key to developing an effective cure.
  （4）What is the best title for this passage？

  
  A．Drugs against cold viruses
  B．Helpful home remedies
  C．No current cure for common cold
  D．Research on cold viruses
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• 3．If you've ever been annoyed by the sound of someone eating，especially as they noisily slurp （出声地吃） noodles，don't worry，you're not alone.
     A company has recently designed a fork that connects to an app on your smartphone，which will then play noise cancelling sounds if you happen to slurp your noodles too loudly.
     The fork was designed with a microphone in its handle that is trained to recognize the sound of slurping.The microphone will then send a signal to the phone app，setting off the noise cancelling sounds.
     The company that designed the fork，called Otohiko fork，was inspired by what is called "noodle harassment" by social medians，which is running wild in Japan.
     "The Japanese，who generally dislike noisy eating，consider it proper and even preferable to suck up one's noodles with a loud slurping sound."
     Unfortunately for visitors，however，such enthusiastic slurping tends to grate on their nerves，which is what leads to the creation of the phrase "noodle harassment" in the first place.
     The company behind the fork，Nissin，is the very same company that invented Cup Noodles，who brought instant noodles to the world nearly 70 years ago，so they are definitely worried about whether or not foreigners are put off by the sound of slurping noodles.
     The fork is being sold for a good ＄130，but those bothered enough by noodles slurpers will likely find it well worth the money.
     Nissin is only planning a limited run of 5，000 forks for the time being，which can now be pre-ordered only through their website.
     The company is planning to begin releasing them just in time for the holidays.Of course，it still remains to be seen if the fork can be programmed to drown out the sound of loud chewers，which is probably of greater concern to sensitive western friends.
  
  （1）From the passage we can know that

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  A．a microphone in the Otohiko fork's handle is designed to cancel the slurping sound
  B．all the Japanese will be encouraged to use the Otohiko fork
  C．the Otohiko fork is not available now in real shops
  D．the Otohiko fork will definitely silence the sound of loud chewers
  （2）What does the underlined word "harassment" mean？

  
  A．Disturbance.
  B．Preference.
  C．Cancellation.
  D．Division.
  （3）The new fork will be the most helpful for

  .
  A．western visitors to Japan
  B．fans of Japanese noodles
  C．the spread of Japanese culture
  D．the reform of Japanese food
  （4）What is the main purpose of the passage？

  
  A．It tells good news to western visitors.
  B．It introduces a noise cancelling fork.
  C．It describes a famous Japanese noodle company.
  D．It explains a phrase "noodle harassment".
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第三部分：写作（共两节，满分10分）第一节 短文改错（共1小题；每小题10分，满分10分）

• 8．假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
  增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
  删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
  修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
  注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
  2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
      I live in a typical Chinese family of four generations lived together under same roof.Everyone has funs with each other here.Every night，we have dinner together，talking or laughing around the dinner table so that all the worries of the day can be swept away.At weekends，Dad usually takes Grandpa，that likes outdoor activities a lot，to the countryside to fishing.Mom and Grandma often cook delicious food for ourselves.When the weather is fine，I always push my 99-year-old great grandmother in a wheelchair to sunbathe in the yard.My family is such harmonious that I have been grown up into a person with love and responsibility.I will definite teach what I have already learned to my future children.
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第二节．书面表达（满分25分）

• 9．假定你是李华，你的英国朋友Allen邀请你去参观一个画展，你有事不能前往。请给他写一封邮件，内容包括：
  1.感谢邀请；
  2.表达歉意；
  3.说明理由。
  注意：
  1.词数80左右；
  2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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