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2022届高一下学期第一次段考英语试题第一部分：阅读理解(共两节, 满分40 分)第一节（共15小题；每题2分, 共30分）阅读下面短文, 从各题所给的A､B､C､D 四个选项中选出最佳选项｡ANew York Film Academy (NYFA) Summer Camps for Teens The New York Film Academy offers various summer camps for teens and camps during the school year designed for high school students who are interested in the performing arts.DOCUMENTARY CAMPOffered at LA school, the Four-Week Documentary Camp is designed to provide high school students with a hands-on introduction to documentary filmmaking. Students are involved in the creative and technical demands of making a documentary while gaining experience working with industry-standard equipment on original projects that apply what students learn in the camp to original video content.SCREENWRITING CAMPDesigned for those creative individuals who prefer to create exciting and new stories through their words, NYFA’s Three-Week Screenwriting Camp absorbs future screenwriters in script writing, with no previous experience needed. If you’ve ever wanted to see wh ether you could write your own movie, then this is the camp for you.GAME DESIGN CAMPFrom popular console games (主机游戏) to the ever-growing mobile game market, video games are everywhere you look. At NFYA’s One-Week and Four-Week Game Design Camps, students work with our staff of professional game designers to learn the base of game design and obtain the skills they require to create their own games.3D ANIMATION CAMPWhether you’re interested in learning how to create an original 3D animated short film or simulate (模仿) realistic visual effects, NYFA’s Three-Week and Four-Week 3D Animation Camps, offered at Harvard University and our NYC and LA school, provide students with professional instructions to give them a strong footing in the field.Students can choose 3D Animation Summer Camps and spend their summer bringing their imagination to life.Interested in learning more about NYFA’s unique Photography Summer Camps?Click here for additional information about the application process.1. To create stories for films, you can choose .A. Documentary CampB. Screenwriting CampC. Game Design CampD. 3D Animation Camp2. It can be learned from the passage that .A. Screenwriting Camp requires experienced studentsB. Documentary Camp provides a three-week programC. students in Game Design Camp learn to play video gamesD. students in 3D Animation Camp receive professional instructions3. The passage is written to .A. provide informationB. make comparisonsC. give some adviceD. express opinionsBIt was my first day of sixth grade. I looked at my schedule and saw that I had Mrs. Foxwell and this made me happy. Over the next three years, Mrs.Foxwell taught me many important things that I will never forget.Of all of the teachers and coaches I have had in my life, Mrs. Foxwell has been my favorite leader. In her class, she taught me how to be a successful leader. She also taught me that good leaders earn everyone’s respect.Mrs. Foxwell is one of the most respected and respectful people I know. She is always kind to everyone and she treats others the way that she wants to be treated. She taught me respect in many different ways, but mainly how to be respectful in the business world. She told me that I needed to have a firm handshake and that I should always look people in the eye when I talk to them. Mrs. Foxwell also taught me that you could earn someone’s respect by working hard to achieve your goals.In addition to working at Brandywine Springs, Mrs. Foxwell once worked at a bank as a manager but she gave that up to teach kids how to be successful. Mrs. Foxwell told our class how she would cry because of the amount of work she had to do in very little time. She taught our class that working all night at somethi ng you don’t love is very stressful, so you should try and do something you love. In the end, she taught me that you have to keep your head high and pull through. I don’t think I have ever worked as hard in any class as I did in her class. We created our own 28-page business plan to share with her, our parents, other teachers and our classmates. Although creating a business from nothing was a lot of hard work, I really enjoyed it and learned several lessons that will help me throughout life.I have had a lot of role models in my life, but one of the biggest is Eva Foxwell. She taught me leadership qualities, how to be respectful and why you should work hard. She changed my life for the better and I desire to be like her.4. Mrs. Foxwell taught the writer to show respect by .A. working hard to achieve goalsB. looking at people’s facesC. shaking people’s hands firmlyD. greeting people with joy5. According to Paragraph 4, Mrs. Foxwell .A. used to be a bank managerB. was a business plannerC. never cried while facing difficultiesD. insisted on doing everything well6. From the passage, we can learn that Mrs. Foxwell is .A. outgoing and politeB. kind and patientC. gentle and humorousD. admirable and helpful7. In the writer’s eyes, Mrs. Foxwell is a(n).A. engineer and coworkerB. educator and role modelC. parent and leaderD. coach and managerCThe world’s top automakers are increasingly offering more electric vehicle mod els. This growth is expected to continue, with more people choosing to hit the road with clean-running electric-powered cars.Environmentalists have praised the automakers for taking major steps to limit harmful pollutants linked to worldwide climate change. But electric vehicles are also known for not producing another kind of pollution—noise. They run on batteries instead of fuel, and can operate in silence.While many people might consider this a good thing, quiet cars can also cause problems. The main danger is that people walking in areas around electric vehicles face a greater risk of being hit if they cannot hear the cars coming.Governments in the United States and Europe have recognized this problem. So, they have set requirements for manufacturers to add warning sounds to vehicles operating on electricity. The U S Department of Transportation finalized its rules a year ago. The rules require electric and hybrid (混合能源) vehicles to be equipped with some kind of warning sound when moving at speeds up to 30 kilometers per hour. The rules are aimed at preventing injuries among people walking or riding bicycles and to protect the blind.So what kinds of sounds can we expect to hear from the next generation of electric vehicles? One of the easiest solutions would be for carmakers to simply reproduce the sound a car would make if it actually did run on fuel. But many industry officials believe this would be a mistake. They say this would not support the electric vehicle’s true identity. It would also limit gr eat possibilities to link the car’s sound to a whole new image, which could help increase sales. Frank Welsch is head of technical development at Germany’s Volkswagen. He said that finding the perfect sound mix is not an easy process. “The electric vehicle sound is its identity,” he said. “Itcannot be too annoying. It cannot sound like anything we had in the past.”An official from Mercedes-Benz said the sound was designed to provide a safe warning without annoying passengers inside the vehicle. He said the goal was to create a car that remains completely quiet on the inside, but fills the sound requirements and supports the model’s image on the outside.It might seem strange to think that part of our automotive future is currently being developed in the same kinds of recording studios used by musicians. But that is exactly what is happening.8. The underlined words “hit the road” in Paragraph 1 probably mean .A. clean a roadB. start a tripC. avoid an accidentD. reduce noise pollution9. The first two paragraphs are mainly intended to .A. introduce the topic of the passageB. list the advantages of automobilesC. provide some facts about electric carsD. stress the importance of saving energy10. Sounds are added to electric cars to .A. limit pollutantsB. increase salesC. prevent injuriesD. make cars smarter11. What would be the best title for the passage?A. Electric Car Sounds Promote Sales to a Large DegreeB. Recording Studios Will Create Sounds for All Electric CarsC. Governments Call on People to Design Electric Car SoundsD. Electric Cars Need Creative Sounds to Replace Engine NoiseDWe've all been there: in a lift, in line at the bank or on an airplane, surrounded by people who are, like us, deeply focused on their smartphones or, worse, struggling with the uncomfortable silence.What's the problem? It's possible that we all have compromised conversational intelligence. It's more likely that none of us start a conversation because it's awkward and challenging, or we think it's annoying and unnecessary. But the next time you find yourself among strangers, consider that small talk is worth the trouble. Experts say it's an invaluable social practice that results in big benefits.Dismissing small talk as unimportant is easy, but we can't forget that deep relationships wouldn't even exist if it weren't for casual conversation. Small talk is the grease(润滑剂) for social communication, says Bernardo Carducci, director of the Shyness Research Institute at Indiana University Southeast. "Almost every great love story and each big business deal begins with small talk," he explains. "The key to successful small talk is learning how to connect with others, not just communicate with them."In a 2014 study, Elizabeth Dunn, associate professor of psychology at UBC, invited people on their way into a coffee shop. One group was asked to seek out an interaction with its waiter; the other, to speak only when necessary. The results showed that those who chatted with their server reported significantly higher positive feelings and a better coffee shop experience. "It's not that talking to the waiter is better than talking to your husband," says Dunn. "But interactions with peripheral(边缘的) members of our social network matter for our well-being also."Dunn believes that people who reach out to strangers feel a significantly greater sense of belonging, a bond with others. Carducci believes developing such a sense of belonging starts with small talk. "Small talk is the basis of good manners," he says.12.What phenomenon is described in the first paragraph?A. Addiction to smartphones.B. Inappropriate behaviours in public places.C. Absence of communication between strangers.D. Impatience with slow service.13.What is important for successful small talk according to Carducci?A. Showing good manners.B. Relating to other people.C. Focusing on a topic.D. Making business deals.14.What does the coffee-shop study suggest about small talk?A. It improves family relationships.B. It raises people's confidence.C .It matters as much as a formal talk. D. It makes people feel good.15. What is the best title for the text?A. Conversation CountsB. Ways of making small talkC. Benefits of small talkD. Uncomfortable silence第二节（共5小题；每小题2分, 满分10分）根据短文内容, 从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。