南京师大附中 2020-2021 学年度第 1 学期
高一年级期中考试英语试卷
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第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分 50 分）
第一节阅读短文（共 15 题每小题 2.5 分，满分 37.5 分）
请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 Digital Photographer
Perfect if you like: taking pictures with your camera or phone．
What you'll find inside: This magazine is full of colorful photos and very pleasing to look at. There are many tips and guides on how to take great pictures, and they are written in simple and easy-to- understand English though there are some technical camera terms. You feel like the writers are talking to you! You can impress your friends with your improved English and your new photography skills!
Fast Company
Perfect if you like: business and learning how successful companies work.
What you'll find inside: Fast Company is one of the most approachable magazines about business and companies. It has many interviews of successful people, as well as general news about interesting new companies. It does use a higher level of writing than what is usual for magazines, so give it a try first to make sure you can understand the articles. Cricket and Cicada
Perfect if you like: excellent literature and short stories.
What you'll find inside: Cricket and Cicada are literary magazines aimed at teenagers. Each issue is full of wonderful short stories and poems, and beautiful illustrations（插图）. Even though these are technically children's magazines, they are perfect for learning English because they have high quality writing. Mental Floss
Perfect if you like: interesting trivia（小知识）and facts.
What you'll find inside: What does outer space smell like? Why isn't cat food mouse-flavored? If you're the kind of person who asks yourself these questions, you'll love Mental Floss. Each issue is full of bite-sized trivia and mostly short articles with really interesting facts that you'll want to share with others. While the print edition of the magazine stopped publishing in 2016, you can still read Mental Floss online. Click here to get more information.
21. Which magazine tells something about business and companies？ A. Digital Photographer． B. Fast Company． C. Cricket and Cicada． D. Mental Floss．
22. How is Cricket and Cicada different fromthe other three？ A. They focus on drawing skills． B. They can only be bought online． C. They are intended for teenagers．
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D. They are full of colorful pictures． 23. What is the best title of the passage? A. Fantastic Magazines for Learning English B. Perfect Choices in Collecting Information C. Interesting Books Fall of Illustrations D. Wonderful Facts about Literature
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If you are reading this, you were probably born in the 2000s. The oh-ohs. The 21st century. That would make you young, creative, connected, global, and no doubt smart. Maybe good-looking, too. Right? But what do other people think about your generation?
Some adults worry that you’re more interested in the screen in front of you than the world around you. They think of you as the “face-down generation” because you use your phone so much and they wonder how you will deal with school, friends, and family. Are today’s teenagers too busy texting and taking selfies to become successful in real life—or “IRL”, as you wouldsay?
Other adults worry that today’s youth are spoilt and don’t want to face the challenges of adult life. Many children born in the 1990s and 2000s were raised by “helicopter parents”, who were always there to guide and help their children with a busy schedule filled with homework and after- class activities such as dancing, drawing, or sports. With parents who do everything for them, today’s youth seem to prefer to live like teenagers even when they are in their 20s or 30s.
With these taken into account, does the face down generation need a warning? Well, probably not. The fact is that many of today’s teenagers are better educated and more creative than past generations. They seem to be enthusiastic and willing to become leaders. More young people than ever volunteer to help their communities. There are also brave young people such as Malala Yousafzai, the teenager who won the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize for pushing girls’ rights to go to school. So if you’re one of the oh-ohs, there are reasons to be hopeful about the future. Things are looking up for the face-down generation. Chances are that you will do GR8 (great) and LOL (laugh
out loud).
24. Which of the following words EXCEPT can be used to describe the oh-ohs? A．Creative B．Caring. C．Independent D．Smart 25. What does the underlined phrase “helicopter parents” in Paragraph 3 mean? A. Parents who are rich and travel by helicopter B. Parents who always watch over their children C. Parents who have a very busy schedule. D. Parents who only turn up when necessary. 26．What can we learn from the passage?
A. The writer is a member of the face-down generation. B. The writer is positive about the future of the oh-ohs. C. The oh-ohs are better-looking than their parents. D. The oh-ohs care about nothing other than their phones.
C
My mother was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s (老年痴呆症)last summer. Suddenly, it was difficult for me to accept that the roles were now changed—my mother became my child, and I
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became her mother. I became impatient, argued with her, once I even yelled at her. Gradually, I was used to this kind of life. Now I am able to deal with her and the situation better. I have learned a lot of life lessons from the experience.
My mother reacts very sensitively to my feelings. That is typical of Alzheimer’s patients. When I visit her, feeling busy and tense, she reacts immediately, takes on my mood, and becomes nervous and negative. But when I appear cheerful and attentive, she is happy. This has taught me to pay more attention to my own feelings when I am with other people.
I always thought I was very tolerant, but in reality, my tolerance ran out as soon as someone turned away from what I considered “right”. With my mother I can now really be tolerant. Through her illness she has developed a childlike tactlessness(不得体). Eating out in restaurants, for example, is a bit embarrassing when she shouts at the waiter that the food is so bad or talks about people at the next table in a loud voice. Of course I make sure that my mother doesn’t hurt anyone, but I’ve stopped complaining about others and have become more tolerant.
I have also learned that everything has special value. When my mother got sick I didn’t want to burden my two daughters with it. They are young and have enough going on with their education, and starting their careers. I felt that it was simply my job as my mother’s daughter. The most wonderful discovery I’ve made through my mother’s disease may be that my children not only offer to help me when they sense that I’m feeling unbearable, but that they take care of my mother on their own actively. They visit her often, play cards with her, and look at photo albums together with her. It shows me that it’s all worth it.
27. Which of the following is common behavior ofAlzheimer's patients? A Curiosity about everything B Sensitivity to others' moods C. Fear of strange people D. Quick reaction.
28. The underlined word overwhelmed \to A. concerned B. scared C. embarrassed D. stressed 29. We can infer from the passage that
A. the writer accepted the role change immediately B. the writer only paid attention to her mother's feelings C. The writer has a great sense of responsibility
D the daughters took over the responsibility to look after their grandmother 30. This passage is mainly about A. how I cared for my sick mother B. how I became more tolerant
C. what I have learned from my mother's illness D. why I am feeling overwhelmed
D
We lead very busy lives and we too easily forget how hard it was for us to focus on homework when we were in school. Now that we have jobs to do, food to buy and cook and other errands to run, even I sometimes think it would be a welcome change to have to sit down and quietly read and write with no distractions. But in case you don’t remember —— homework is pretty much every
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