江西省南昌市八一中学2020-2021年高一12月考试英语专题训练

1. 详细信息
You might have heard a lot about ancient towns and ancient cities in China. Here, we list several of the most beautiful ancient villages in China.
Baoshan Stone Village, Yunnan Province
Baoshan Stone Village was built on a huge mushroom­shaped rock, and only has about one hundred houses. The houses are laid out in an orderly way, built on the rock, and linked by stone steps. The Naxi people there still lead an original life and grow crops in terraces; you can experience the colorful culture of the Naxi ethnic group there.
Tuvas Village in Kanas, Xinjiang
Kanas Tuvas Village is near the mysterious Lake Kanas. The small village is located in a valley, and only has about 80 houses. These Swiss­style wooden houses are all surrounded by wooden fences. Tuvas is an ancient minority group. They traditionally lived as hunters. You can visit a local family, go herding with the locals and experience the peaceful ancient village life.
Jiaju Tibetan Village, Danba, Sichuan Province
Jiaju Tibetan Village is known as the “Tibetan fairyland”. It stands on a mountain slope, and consists of about 140 houses. These unique houses are all built with crown­shaped roofs, red caves, and white walls, which make the houses look like little castles among the forest.
Xijiang Miao Village, Guizhou Province
If you're interested in the Miao Minority, Xijiang Miao Village can be a great destination for deepening your understanding of Miao history and culture. It's the largest Miao village in China, and now has 1,432 households with a population of over 5,000, of which 99.5% are Miao ethnic group. It's also famous for the houses built on stilts of different heights.
【1】What can you do in Kanas Tuvas Village?
A.Hike in terraces. B.See houses of a foreign style.
C.Experience the modern village life. D.Learn about houses built on stilts.
【2】Where can you admire the houses like castles?
A.In Baoshan Stone Village. B.In Kanas Tuvas Village.
C.In Jiaju Tibetan Village. D.In Xijiang Miao Village.
【3】What can we infer about the villages mentioned in the text?
A.They remained secret to the outside world in the past.
B.They are the ethnic villages with unique architecture.
C.They are still cut off and difficult to access nowadays.
D.They were originally built to defend their homeland.
2. 详细信息
How do you usually spend your spare time? Many people choose to be couch (沙发) potatoes, but not Luo Han, a 9-year-old from Changsha, Hunan. Luo Han completes at least two hours of outdoor activities every day and has raised a weave of (一波) discussion online. Although he is in primary school, he has already mastered sports like kayaking (皮划艇) and paddling (划桨). His aptitude (才能) for outdoor sports is due to his father Luo Ge, who actively encourages him to enjoy nature, rather than focusing only on his learning. After noticing that Luo Han did not go out for enough exercise after school, his father took him to do outdoor activities every day.
“Exercise can ease brain fog (脑疲劳) and improve memory. Many students feel stressed about school work, so outdoor activities can help us keep our moods uplifted and improve our learning efficiency (效率),” said Liu Yu, 18, a university freshman.
However, some have also expressed their concerns.
“Two hours isn’t too much for a 9-year-old, but it might be difficult for high school students to guarantee (确保) the time when school becomes more demanding,” said Huang Xi, 16, from Liyang High School of Jiangsu Province.
Ms Zhu, who has a daughter in middle school, also agreed that two hours is too much for the majority of parents, especially on weekdays. “When I am off duty, I need to do housework. After my daughter finishes her homework, she prefers to watch TV. Neither of us would think of going outside for exercise,” Zhu said.
Other parents are concerned about the safety of outdoor activities. Zhang Zhijin has a son in high school. “Sometimes, teenagers can do crazy and risky things. We worry about accidents,” Zhang said.
【1】What news about Luo Han has caused online discussion?
A.His talent for outdoor sports.
B.The way he gets along with his father.
C.Daily time he spends on outdoor activities.
D.The way he deals with learning and outdoor sports.
【2】What did Liu Yu think of students doing outdoor activities?
A.It can help them learn better. B.It is more helpful to those under stress.
C.It helps them build character. D.It often leads to poor school performance.
【3】What is the meaning of the underlined word in the passage?
A.Easy. B.Difficult. C.Efficient. D.Risky.
【4】What does Ms Zhu’s example tell us?
A.There is too much school work for high school students.
B.Most parents can’t afford to spend two hours outdoors on weekdays.
C.Most parents are worried about the safety of outdoor activities.
D.Parents should care more about their children's learning.
3. 详细信息
Breakdancing may make its debut (首次亮相) as an Olympic sport at Paris 2024, Tony Estanguet, head of the Paris 2024 organizing committee, said on February 21. Skateboarding, sport climbing and surfing which have already been added to Tokyo 2020, have been invited to return in Paris.
Estanguet said the choices responded to a need to make the Olympics “more urban” and “more artistic”. “We have chosen to present the International Olympic Committee (IOC) with the four sports because they are creative, appealing to youth and completely in line with our vision. They reflect perfectly Paris 2024's identity.”
Breakdancing is an example of a sport “which can be played anywhere and anytime in urban and other environments”. It appeared at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires in the form of head­to­head “battles”. In competitive breakdancing, “breakers” face off in “battles” against each other, either as individuals or teams. Breakdancers use a mix of physical and artistic skills combining elements from gymnastics or acrobatics (杂技).
The IOC had announced that the number of competitors at Paris 2024 would be restricted to 10,500, which limited the opportunity to add sports. But the organizers said the inclusion would not need the construction of facilities(设施) and would involve just 248 competitors, including 32 breakdancers. The surfing events are likely to be held in established surf centers such as Biarritz or Lacanau in southwest France.
The inclusion still needs to be rubber­stamped by the IOC, which is expected to decide on which sports to add in Paris 2024 after Tokyo 2020.
【1】What do we know about breakdancing?
A.It involves multiple skills. B.It's limited to group competition.
C.It will show up in Paris 2024. D.It never appeared in the world events.
【2】Paris 2024 organizers have chosen the four sports because they ________.
A.attract young people B.perfectly reflect Paris' identity
C.make Paris more urban and artistic D.can be played anytime and anywhere
【3】What can we learn from Paragraph 4?
A.10,500 competitors will compete for the new sports.
B.More surf centers will be specially designed for Paris 2024.
C.The IOC will reject the proposal because of inadequate facilities.
D.The inclusion won't require additional competition space to be built.
【4】Which is the closest in meaning to the underlined word “rubber­stamped” in the last paragraph?
A.Recognized. B.Canceled. C.Refused. D.Designed.
4. 详细信息
American billionaire Elon Musk has showed a technology designed to use a computer chip inside the head to control the brain. During a video show on Friday, Musk provided details about the system, called Neuralink.
Musk says he hopes the technology can be used to treat nervous disorders and help the disabled, especially those with spinal injuries, regain body movement. Musk also believes the system can be used in the future to improve intelligence to help humans keep up with supercomputers and artificial intelligence technology.
During the show, Musk showed off a model of the Neuralink device. It is about 23 millimeters wide. It is designed to be placed into a person's head. Small wires will connect the device directly to the brain.
The Neuralink system is currently being tested in pigs, with plans to seek government approval for human testing sometime in the future.
A pig named Gertrude was also shown during the show. Musk explained that Gertrude had a Neuralink fixed inside its head. The device is meant to record nerve activity in the pig's nose and mouth. Musk said the company had three pigs, each with two chips. He described the animals as “healthy, happy and impossible to be told apart from a normal pig.” Musk said the company was able to forecast with “high accuracy" a pig's leg movement on a running machine using data from the chip.
Musk noted that Neuralink first wants to use the device on people with severe spinal cord injuries to help them talk and move using their brain waves. He said he was hopeful that, in the long term, those people could regain “full-body motion”.
Some neuroscientists said the show suggested Neuralink had made great progress with the technology. However, they warned that many more studies would be needed to test the long-term success of such devices.
【1】What good can the Neuralink device do to the disabled?
A.Making them think clearly. B.Treating their diseases successfully.
C.Having them keep up with supercomputers. D.Helping them to move again.
【2】Which can best describe the pigs with a Neuralink inside their heads?
A.Normal B.Active. C.Nervous. D.Intelligent.
【3】What do some neuroscientists think of Neuralink?
A.It has been a great success. B.It will succeed very soon.
C.It has a long way to go D.It needs support from new theories.
【4】Which of the following can be the best title for the text?
A.There Will Be Great Progress in Brain Science
B.Musk Shows Technology Linking Computer to Brain
C.Three Pigs Are Being Tested Instead of Human Beings
D.The Disabled Will Receive Better Treatment in the Future
5. 详细信息
Have you promised that you are going to get healthier? Maybe you want to lose weight, get stronger and have more energy. Maybe you are under the doctor's orders to eat right and take exercise more. Well, those all sound great.【1】So here are healthy tips that you can follow.
Eat right. Healthy eating is harder than before. Now many supermarkets or restaurants are packed with unhealthy choices that cause weight gain and weaken energy. Over time, making poor food choices can cause illness. But you don't have to be concerned about it. Eat natural and organic foods as often as possible.【2】
Keep healthy.【3】So take exercise at once. Once you get started, you will be more likely to stick to it.
Reduce stress. In the US, 77% of people often experience physical stress.【4】You can manage stress by taking exercise, getting enough rest and cleaning bad relationships from your life.
【5】Sure, some people are naturally happier than others. But there are things you can choose to do be happier. And guess what? They are all free. So if you want to be happier, there are a few things to do, for example, express thanks, help others, or how to meditate.
A.That is not a group you want to be a part of.
B.Choose happiness.
C.Cut out the junk food.
D.Get happy for free.
E.But with so many choicest it can be hard to get started.
F.So you don't need to care about this.
G.People who often take exercise are generally happier and healthier than people who don’t.
6. 完形填空 详细信息
China’s cultural relic protection has made progress, but many problems still exist and need to be solved. China has made over 30 _________ based on the law of cultural relic protection.
China has also __________ four international agreements concerning cultural relic protection and investment(投资) in cultural relic protection has also __________.
Statistics(数据) show __________ from 2000 to 2005 when China carried out its 10th Five­Year Development Plan, total investment in the field __________ 7.889 billion yuan. With financial support from government, China also started a nationwide campaign to search and __________ cultural relics in 2003.
China has so far included a total of 2,351 cultural relic __________ and 518 intangible (无形的) cultural relics on the __________ of national protected items. Recovery and protection have been carried out on important cultural relic sites __________ the Potala Palace in Tibet and the Palace Museum in Beijing.
Chinese museums have developed well in recent years. China has more than 2,300 museums that __________ about 150 million people annually.
However, cultural relics in China now face great __________. Many historic cities have been __________. Illegal trade and smuggling (走私) activities have not been forbidden, __________ has led to the loss of national treasures overseas. __________, many important cultural relic sites have disappeared __________ are hard to pass on because of too much exploration and improper use. And cultural relics __________ by minority ethnic groups (少数民族) have lost their character due to the __________ lifestyle of the people.
__________, we should keep our mind clear and take __________ to better protect cultural relics, and __________ the whole society to take part in this cause.
【1】A.ways B.principles C.measures D.rules
【2】A.formed B.organized C.joined D.built
【3】A.improved B.increased C.promoted D.developed
【4】A.which B.that C.where D.what
【5】A.arrived B.expected C.reached D.jumped
【6】A.protect B.develop C.form D.check
【7】A.spots B.landscapes C.addresses D.sites
【8】A.list B.record C.file D.case
【9】A.such as B.except for C.as well as D.rather than
【10】A.make B.attract C.enjoy D.satisfy
【11】A.chances B.opportunities C.pressures D.challenges
【12】A.missed B.disappeared C.lost D.destroyed
【13】A.what B.where C.which D.that
【14】A.As a result B.What’s worse C.At last D.At least
【15】A.or B.and C.but D.while
【16】A.collected B.bought C.held D.discovered
【17】A.decreasing B.increasing C.changing D.widening
【18】A.Therefore B.Besides C.Moreover D.However
【19】A.laws B.rules C.action D.measures
【20】A.encourage B.request C.command D.force
7. 详细信息
阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
If you live in northeastern China, you expect long, cold winters. People 【1】 (live) in Harbin don't just stand the cold, however; they welcome it. The city is home to the Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture (雕塑) Festival, 【2】 is considered to be the largest ice festival in the world. Even with temperatures usually close to zero, thousands of people head to city parks 【3】 (see) great ice sculptures, many bathed in colored lights.
The festival includes several thousand ice sculptures. Some of these works are the recreations of castles, historic landmarks and famous people, lit up at night in bright colors. 【4】 (visitor) can climb ice stairways and go down ice slides (滑坡). They can also take part 【5】. sporting events, including skating, ice football 【6】 well as ice swimming.
The city started 【7】 (it) icy event in 1963 with the Ice Lanterm (灯笼) Garden Party, a 【8】 (celebrate) of the tradition of creating lanterns out of blocks of ice. The larger festival 【9】.(begin) in 1985 and added sculptures, which have grown in number and size over the years. As it has gotten bigger, the festival has become popular outside the city.
【10】 (official), the festival starts on January 5th and lasts over one month.
8. 改错 详细信息
短文改错
Last weekend, my parents and I went to a countryside to visit my grandparents. As usually, all three of us wore masks because the epidemic (流行病). Some cases from abroad was frequently reported in the media, which made us nervous.
When we arrived, many relatives or friends came to see us off. Shaking hands and having small talks with us, they warmly welcome us. But to my surprised, none of them wore a mask! It made them appear funny. But at the same time, it showed that the epidemic situation in China was well under control.
However, masks can not only be used to fighting the epidemic, but they can also be used to prevent the spreads of the flu. So we still need to wear them in the coming winter.
9. 书面表达 详细信息
假设你是高一学生李华,父母都要求你住校,而你却喜欢走读。请根据下面内容,用英语给某英文报纸写信,请求给予帮助。

父母的理由:

自己的理由:

带来许多便利

在家有更多的时间学习

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可以自由支配学习内容

培养独立生活的能力

可以适当运动

注意:
1. 信的开头已写好,不计入总词数;
2. 词数:100左右。
3. 住校board at school 学习氛围 learning atmosphere
Dear Editor,
I’m a student of Senior one.
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Yours,
Li Hua