黑龙江省鸡西市第十九中学2020┄2021学年高一上学期期中考试英语试题

第一部分：阅读理解第一节（共15个小题，每题2分，满分共30分）AI travel a lot in my work, and what I dislike about my job is eating alone. It always makes me feel lonely to see others laughing and talking. So, room service for several nights was a better choice for me.After having room service three nights at a hotel in Houston, however, I needed to get out of my room. Although the restaurant opened at 6:30, I arrived at 6:25. The waiter at the front desk made a comment （评论）about my “being there really early”. I explained my dislike of eating alone in restaurants. He then seated me at a lovely table and asked me whether I would mind if he sat down with me for a while.I was glad! He sat and talked with me about his career goals and the difficulty of being at work on nigh ts, weekends and holidays. He said he hadn’t enough time to be with his family. After 15 minutes, he saw some customers at the front desk and excused himself. I noticed that before he went to the front desk, he stopped in the kitchen for a moment.Then another waiter came out of the kitchen and had a wonderful chat with me. Before I left that night, some other waiters, even the cook, had come out of the kitchen and sat with me!When I asked for my bill about one hour later, all the people who had sat down with me came over in a big group to my table, and presented me with a red rose. And I cried! What had begun as a lonely night ended as a beautiful experience.1. The author asked for room service because ______.A. a lot of money would be saved in this wayB. he didn’t like to eat with other people aroundC. he didn’t wanted to be recognized by the waitersD. seeing people laughing and talking made him feel bad2. How did the waiter feel when he saw the author come in at 6:25？A. Dissatisfied.B. Pleased.C. Surprised.D. Angry.3. From the third paragraph, we can learn that the waiter at the front desk ______.A. knew how to attract more customers to his restaurantB. found it hard to balance his work and his familyC. was getting tired of his present jobD. had never had such a chance to talk about his worries4. The author wants to tell us that ______.A. people are actually all lonely in their own wayB. restaurants should put the need of customers firstC. the kindness of strangers can make you less lonelyD. restaurants are full of surprises for lonely peopleBVerbier language schoolBeginner？ Fluent？ Young？ Young at heart？ VLS can help you learn or improve your language skills in a friendly and relaxed atmosphere with fun, professional teachers.What we offer:·Individual （个人） and group French, English, German, Spanish, Italian, Russian and Swedish lessons for children and adults.·Exam preparation for TEFL, TOEFL, IELTS, Common Entrance, GCSE.·Summer course.·Transla tion services.·Summer immersion （浸泡式） camps—language and activities including cooking, performances, art and crafts, walking, biking, various sports etc. 9am—4pm （lunch included）·Winter immersion camps—language and skiing. 9am—4pm （lunch included）Course + prices （Prices shown are for 1 hour lessons, per student）:Private—one-to-one tuition focusing on the individual needs of the student.Group—learn in a relaxed and fun environment.Maximum of 6 students per group so there are still plenty of chances to ask questions.Children—learning with fun and games in private or group lessons.Corporate—arrange private or group classes for your company aimed at your specific needs.Conditions·If registering by phone and email, classes are not confirmed（确认） until a deposit（定金） has been received via the bank or Paypal. Please contact us for bank details.·Payment for the classes must be paid in full in advance or at each lesson.·Students must complete a test at their first lesson to make sure of their level.Contact usBy post：Verbier Language School, Centre de l’Etoile, Case Postal 475, Rue de M dran 6, 1936 Verbier, SwitzerlandBy phone：+ 41 （0） 79 653 22 27By email：5. In the first paragraph, “Young at heart” refers to ___________.A. happy peopleB. people with a strong heartC. old professional teachersD. the elderly people6. It can be inferred that IELTS is _________.A. a language courseB. a language testC. a sports competitionD. a summer camp7. John and his father both attend the Group lessons to learn German. They learn two hourseach day. How much do they need to pay per day？A. 200 dollarsB. 180 dollarsC. 120 dollarsD. 60 dollars8. In their first lesson, students are required to _______.A. report their interestB. take an examC. complete a formD. pay by credit cardCMonkeys are very similar to us in many ways. Most have ten fingers and ten toes, and brains much like ours. In fact, Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution says that monkey andhumans share a common ancestor. We enjoy watching them because they often act like us, and we also love to use many expressions about monkeys in almost every language. This is why many monkey expressions are about tricky people or playful acts.Monkeyshine is one of the expressions to show tricks or foolish acts. The meaning is clear if you have ever watched a group of monkeys playfully chasing each other：pulling tails, stealing food, doing tricks.Monkeying around with something means that you do not know what you are doing. When you feel like doing something but have no firm idea of what to do, you are monkeying around. It is just a way to pass the time.Monkey business usually means secret, maybe illegal activities. You may come across a new report that there is monkey business involved in building the new airport, with some officials getting secret payments from builders.Monkey suits are common names for clothes or uniforms soldiers wear. In earlier years in many American cities, you would find men playing musical band organs on the street. Dancing to the music would be the man’s small monkey that was dressed in a tight-fitting, colorful jacket similar to a military uniform. So, people began to call a military uniform a monkey suit.9. Which of the following is NOT true about the similarities between human and monkey？A. Most monkeys have ten fingers and toes.B. Monkeys have the same brains as humans.C. Monkeys often act like humans in many ways.D. Monkeys are humans’ closest relatives in species.10. According to the passage, an idle wander on the street can be described as______.A. monkeyshineB. monkeying aroundC. a monkey suitD. monkey business11. Monkey suits are commonly used to call military uniforms because they ______.A. are created particularly for soldiers’ uniforms.B. are originally designed for American soldiers.C. share typical features with military uniforms.D. make American soldiers look like monkeys.12. Most monkey expressions are ______.A. used only in western cultures.B. used on some formal occasions.C. about tricks and naughtiness.D. about terrible funny behaviors.DHere’s something to think about the next time you ask your teacher for help：trying hard to do schoolwork on your own can help you learn．According to a recent study，the more you try while you are learning new information，the better you can remember it later．This might surprise you．When teachers are presenting new information，they often give students lots of help．But a new study shows this may not be the best way to support learning．“Don’t be too quick to get help when learning something new，”ed ucation expert Manu Kapur said．“Try to work on it yourself even if it means trying different ways．’’Kapur came up with the idea that trying hard can lead to better learning．Then he tested it out on students in Singapore．He separated students into two groups．In the first group，students were asked to solve math problems with the teacher’s help．In the second group，students were asked to solve the same problems by helping one another，instead of getting help from the teacher．With the teacher’s help，students in the first group were able to find the correct answers．Students in the second group did not solve the problems correctly．But they did come up with a lot of good ideas．The students were then tested on what they had 1earned．The group without any help from a teacher scored much higher than the group who had help．Kapur said working to find the answers helped students understand the process（过程），not just the solution．Kapur’s advice for kids is to put a 1ot of effort（努力）into learning something new rather than going to your teacher for help．“Simply doing a little work or nothing at all won’t work.”says Kapur．“Try to solve a problem in as many ways as possible．’’13．What is the best title for the text？A．Work Your MindB．Practice Makes PerfectC．The Best Way to LearnD．Teachers’ Role in Schoolwork14．Manu Kapur holds that _______ ．A．it’s necessary for students to ask for teachers’ helpB．students should try to solve problems by themselvesC．students with teachers’ help have more good ideasD．students in the first group are cleverer than those in the second group15．The author develops the text mainly by _________ ．A. presenting research findingsB. comparing different opinionsC. showing scientific informationD. setting down general rules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。