20202021學年度甘肅省蘭州市高一上學期期末考試試卷題號IIIIIIIVV總分得分一、閱讀理解（本大題共17小題，共分）A

HomestayprovidesEnglishlanguagestudentswiththeopportunitytospeakEnglishoutsidetheclassroomandtheexperienceofbeingpartofaBritishhome.

WhattoExpect

Thehostwillprovideacmodationandmeals.Roomswillbecleanedandbedcoverschangedatleastonceaweek.Youwillbegiventhehousekeyandthehostistheretoofferhelpandadviceaswellastotakeaninterestinyourphysicalandmentalhealth.

MealPlansAvailable

*ContinentalBreakfast

*BreakfastandDinner

*Breakfast,PackedLunchandDinner

It'simportanttonotethatfewEnglishfamiliesstillprovideatraditionalcookedbreakfast.YouracmodationincludesContinentalBreakfastwhichnormallyconsistsoffruitjuice,cereal,breadandteaorcoffee.Cheese,fruitandcoldmeatarenotnormallypartofaContinentalBreakfastinEngland．Dinnerusuallyconsistsofmeatorfishwithvegetablesfollowedbydessert,fruitandcoffee.

Friends

Ifyouwishtoinviteafriendovertovisit,youmustfirstaskyourhost'spermission.Youhavenorighttoentertainfriendsinafamilyhomeassomefamiliesfeelitisaninvasionoftheirprivacy.

SelfcateringAcmodationinPrivateHomes

Acmodationonaroomonlybasisincludesasharedkitchenandbathroomfacilitiesandoftenamainlivingroom.Thiskindofacmodationoffersanindependentlifestyleandismoresuitableforthelongstaystudent.However,itdoesnotprovidethesamefamilyatmosphereasanordinaryhomestayandmaynotbenefitthosewhoneedtopractiseEnglishathomequiteasmuch.Whichofthefollowingwillbeprovidedbythehost?A.Roomcleaning. B.Medicalcare.

C.Physicaltraining. D.Freeacmodation.WhatdoesContinentalBreakfastinclude?A.Cheeseandcoldmeat. B.Fruitandcoffee.

C.Fruitjuiceandbread. D.Dessertandtea.What'stheadvantageofselfcateringacmodationforstudents?A.TopracticeEnglish.

B.Tobeindependent.

C.Tomakemorefriends.

D.Toenjoywarmfamilyatmosphere.B

WhenIwassixteenyearsold,ImademyfirstvisittotheUnitedStates.Itwasn'tthefirsttimeIhadbeenabroad.LikemostEnglishchildrenIlearnedFrenchatschool.AndIhadoftenbeentoFrance,soIwasusedtospeakingaforeignlanguagetopeoplewhodidn'tunderstandEnglish.ButwhenIwenttoAmerica,Iwasreallylookingforwardtohavinganiceeasyholidaywithoutanylanguagebarriers.

HowwrongIwas!Themisunderstandings(誤解)beganattheairport.IwaslookingforapublictelephonetogivemyAmericanfriendPennyacallandtellherthatIhadarrived.Afriendlyoldmansawmelookinglostandaskedifhecouldhelpme.

"Yes,"Isaid,"Iwanttogivemyfriendaring."

"Well,that'snice,"hesaid."Areyougettingmarried?Butaren'tyouabityoung?"

"Whoistalkingaboutmarriage?"Ireplied."IonlywanttogivemyfriendaringtotellherI'vearrived.Canyoutellmewherethere'saphonebox?"

"Oh!"hesaid,"There'saphonedownstairs."

Whenatlastwemet,Pennyexplainedthemisunderstandingstome.

"Don'tworry,"shesaidtome."Ihadsomanydifficultiesatfirst.TherearelotsofwordswhichtheAmericansusedifferentlyinmeaningfromBritish.You'llsoongetusedtoallthefunnythingstheysay.MostofthetimeBritishandAmericanpeopleunderstandeachother!"Atfirstthewriterthought______inAmerica.A.hewouldn'thaveanylanguagedifficulties

B.hewouldnotunderstandtheAmericans

C.theAmericansmightnotunderstandhim

D.itwouldn'tbeaneasyandrelaxingholidayFromthepassagewecanseethat"givesomebodyaring"______.A.meansthesameinAmericaasinEngland

B.means"callsomebody"totheoldman

C.hastwodifferentmeanings

D.means"begoingtogetmarried"inEnglandInthelastparagraph,theunderlined"they"refersto______.A.theoldmanandtheboy B.theAmericans

C.theBritish D.theFrenchPennywillagreewiththeideathat________.A.AmericansusewordsentirelydifferentlyfromBritish

B.Americansspeakinafunnyway

C.ItwillbehardfortheauthortogetusedtoAmericanEnglish

D.AmericansandBritishcanunderstandeachotherinmostcasesC

Iarrivedattheaddressandsoundedthehorn(喇叭).AfterwaitingafewminutesIsoundedthehornagain.Sincethiswasgoingtobemylastrideofmyshift(換班),Ithoughtaboutjustdrivingaway,butinsteadIknockedonthedoor."Justaminute,"answeredaweak,elderlyvoice.

Afteralongpause,asmallwomaninher.90'sstoodbeforeme.Whenwegotinthecab,shegavemeanaddressandthenasked,"Couldyoudrivethroughdowntown?"

"It'snottheshortestway,"Iansweredquickly.

"Oh,Idon'tmind,"shesaid."I'minnohurry.I'monmywaytoahospice(臨終關懷醫院).Idon'thaveanyfamilyleft.Shecontinuedinasoftvoice,"ThedoctorsaysIdon'thaveverylong."Iquietlyreachedoverandshutoffthemeter.

Forthenexttwohours,wedrovethroughthecity.Sheshowedmethebuildingwhereshehadonceworkedasanelevatoroperator,theneighborhoodwheresheandherhusbandhadlivedwhentheywerenewlyweds,afurniturewarehousethathadoncebeenaballroomwhereshehadgonedancingasagirl.

Asthedawncame,wegottothehospice.Twonursescameouttothetaxiassoonaswepulledup.Thewomanwasseatedinawheelchairinnotime.

Almostwithoutthinking,Ibentandgaveherahug.Sheheldontometightly."Yougaveanoldwomanalittlemomentofjoy,"shesaid."Thankyou."

Idroveintothedimmorninglight.Behindme,adoorshut.Itwasthesoundoftheclosingofalife.Idroveaimlesslylostinthought.WhatifIhadrefusedtotaketherun,orhadsoundedthehornonce,thendrivenaway?Whydidtheauthorsoundthehorntwice?A.Herefusedtotaketherun.

B.Hewasabouttodriveaway.

C.Hehadwaitedforalongtime.

D.Hewantedtoendhisnightshiftearlier.Whydidthewomanasktheauthortodrivethroughthecity?A.Toshareherlifeexperiences.

B.Totaketheshortestwaytothehospice.

C.Toreviewtheimportantplacesinherlife.

D.Toshowtheauthorherformerworkingplaces.Whatcanweinferfromthetext?A.Thetaxidriverwasimpatient.

B.Theoldladycouldtakecareofherself.

C.Theridehadagreatinfluenceonthetaxidriver.

D.Thenurseswereunawareoftheoldlady'sarrival.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.BeingPatient B.TheLastRide C.AKindLady D.ATaxiDriverD

"HasanyoneseenCharge?"Iasked,onlyhalfexpectingareply.Thekidswererunningaroundthehouse,eachdoingtheirownthing,andmyhusbandwaswatchingthefootballgame.Sinceshehadonlybeenoutofsightforafewhours,Iwasn'toverlyconcerned.Ithoughtshemustbeunderoneofthekids'beds,hidingfromallthemessthatwasnormalforaSundayafternooninourhome.

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Chargewasnotgoodlooking,toputitkindly.Itwasn'therfault;shewassimplygiftedwiththeworstappearancetraits(特征)inherbackground.

MyhusbandhadfoundChargewanderingalongthefreewayonedayonhiswayhomefromwork.Shelookedasthoughshehadn'teateninweeks,sohestoppedandfedherwithbitsofhisleftoverlunch.Notknowingwhattodo,hebroughtherhomewiththehopeoffindingherownersoratleastalovingfamilythatwouldtakeher.However,onceshewasinthehouse,thekidsweredeterminednottolethergo.Afteradayortwoofbegging,weunwillinglygaveinandtoldthemwecouldkeepher.

Afterobservingheractionsforafewdays,Ifoundshewasextremelydistrustfulandafraidofeveryone.Intime,though,shecametolovethekidsandsleptontheirbedseverynight.Iwonderedifwhatshehadexperiencedhadconditionedhertobeprotectiveofthosewhowerehurting.Everytimethekidscried,Chargewouldruntothemandgentlyofferherfortingpaw(爪子).Unlikeourcat,whohadrecentlygivenbirthtofivekittens,Chargewouldhavebeenagreatmother.

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WhenIwasfinallyabletogeteveryone'sattentionatthedinnertable,IaskedagainifanyonehadseenCharge.Afteraunanimous(異口同聲的)"No",Idecidedtotakealookaroundtheneighborhood.

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"Charge!"Icried,becausethereshewasinthecloset!Shelookedupatmefrominsidethelittlecats'boxasiftosay,"Shhh,Ijustgotthemtosleep!"

Weusuallykepttheclosetdooropenabitsoourmammacatcouldgoinandfeedherkittens,butshealwaysleftassoonasshefinishednursing.Obviously,Chargeknewtheyneededmoremammatimeandwasmorethanwillingtohelpout.

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Thekidssmileduponseeingthedogwiththekittens.Myhusbandshookhisheadandsaid,"Onlyyou,Charge.Onlyyou!"

Chargecontinuedtomotherthekittensuntiltheywereplacedintheirnewhomes.Chargemaynothavebeenanattractivedog,butshetrulyhadherinnerbeauty.Itcanbeinferredfromthefirstparagraphthat________.A.thekidswerenotwillingtoplaywithCharge

B.theauthordidn'tworrytoomuchaboutCharge

C.Chargelikedplayinghideandseekgameswiththekids

D.theauthor'shusbandwaswatchingthefootballgamewiththekidsWhentheauthor'shusbandsawChargeforthefirsttime,he________.A.fedherwithhislunch B.decidedtoadopther

C.feltpityforher D.helpedtofindherownerHowdidtheauthorlikehermammacat?A.Itwasreallyanenergetichunter.

B.Itwasnotaverycaringmother.

C.Itwasquitecleanandlovely.

D.Itwastooselfishandlazy.Thepurposeofthearticleisto________.A.proofone'spastcouldinfluencetheircharacteristics

B.indicatethosewholovethekidswillbelovedbyothers

C.informapetdogcanbringbothjoyandsadnesstoitsowner

D.showbeautyisn'tinthefacebutfromthebottomoftheheartWherecanthefollowingsentencesmostprobablybe?

"WhowantstogolookforChargewithme?"IaskedasIopenedthedoorofthehallclosetandreachedintogetmyshoes.A.① B.② C.③ D.④Whatcanbethebesttitleofthearticle?A.ThemostbeautifulCharge B.Thegreatestmamma

C.Alovingstory D.AspecialSunday二、完形填空（本大題共15小題，共分）

Thoughpeoplehavediscussedtherelationshipbetweenscienceandnatureformanyyears,thereisnoconsensual(統一的)explanation.Whilesomeviewscienceasapowerfultoolin

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nature'ssourceofpower,othersviewitasadanger.OneexampleisBarrymoner'sarticle,Unraveling(解開)theDNAMyth,whichexplainstherecentdevelopmentsinDNAtechnologyandexpresses

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.AnotherexampleisNathanielHawthorne'sshortstory,TheBirthmark.Itisataleaboutafamousscientist,Aylmer,whoseemstobeunravelingnature'sdeepestsecretsonebyone.Despiteallofhis

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andvastunderstandingofscience,Aylmerisunabletodirectthatknowledgeinto

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freefromnature'sgrasp.Hewasunabletoridhiswifeofherbirthmarkand,intheend,killedher.

Despitethedifferentpresentationsoftheconcepts,thoughtimeseparatedthetwomen,bothpiecesexpressasimilarviewontherelationshipbetweenscienceandnature.Bothpiecessuggestthatnatureis

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andholdswonders,secrets,andpowersthatmanyscientistsconstantlydreamaboutdiscovering.Althoughthereisagapofonehundredandsixtyyears,monerstillsharesandgivesevidencetoHawthorne'sbeliefsthatthereisaunique

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innaturethatcannotbediscoveredorunderstoodthroughscienceandthatthe

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touncovernature'ssecretsare

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andcanleadtodisaster.Accordingtomoner,nature'suniversalpowercontinuestopreventandcontroltheirdiscoveries.monercriticizesand

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doubtonthetruepowerofscience.

Asmoner'sarticlesuggests,natureonlyallowssciencetohavelimitedpowerandsuccess.Bothmenbelievethatpletetrustinscienceis

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,howeverwonderfulandgroundbreakingsomescientificdiscoveriesare.monerbelievesthatpeopleonlyseemtofocusonthefewachievements,whileavoidingandignoringallofthelaws.Forexample,"mostclonesexhibitdevelopmentalfailurebeforeorsoonafterbirth".Bystressingallofthe

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andshortingsofscience,heconveysthenotionthatnature'ssecretsarewellkeptandfarfrombeingunderstoodand

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byman.Thegovernmentandprivatepanieshaveinvestedbillionsofdollarsinmappingthehumangenome,butwestillhaveno

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forit.Suchadiscoveryisuseless,howeverinterestingitmightbe.

moner'sarticleclearlyrepresentsscienceasweakanduseless,butmoreimportantly,dangerous.Itgivesevidencetosupportthesuggesteddangers

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withscience'sattemptstodiscovernature'spower.Iftheresultisnot

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dangerous,itcanstillhaveharmfulsideeffects.

A.building B.defining C.showing D.uncovering

A.concerns B.views C.findings D.achievements

A.interests B.ambitions C.discoveries D.thoughts

A.preventing B.earning C.destroying D.breaking

A.mysterious B.powerful C.fantastic D.special

A.prosperity B.perfection C.improvement D.integrity

A.beliefs B.experiences C.actions D.attempts

A.disappointing B.meaningful C.useless D.significant

A.throws B.expresses C.holds D.casts

A.improper B.unbelievable C.dangerous D.unwise

A.reforms B.failures C.experiments D.changes

A.controlled B.digested C.shared D.applied

A.question B.doubt C.hope D.use

A.provided B.supplied C.associated D.pared

A.directly B.especially C.definitely D.necessarily三、語法填空（本大題共1小題，共分）

Accordingtoworldhealthreports,theJapanesehavelived(1)(long)thananyotherpeopleinrecentyears.Rightnowthereare36,276Japanesepeopleovertheageof100.Thisfigure(2)(increase)forthelastfortyyears.It(3)(expect)toreachnearly1,000,000in2050.(4)average,Japanesewomencanexpecttolivetotheageof86andJapanesemencanexpecttotheageof79.Manypeoplehaveaskedwhatthesecretof(5)