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吉林省榆树市2019-2020学年高一上学期英语期末考试试卷

阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

The Pecan Thief

    When I was six years old, I was visiting my grandfather's farm in Kansas. Grandpa had sent me into the1to gather pecans for us to enjoy later.

    Pecan picking was really2work and my little basket was only half full. I wasn't about to3Grandpa down. Just then something caught my4. A large brown squirrel was a few feet away. I watched as he picked up a pecan, hurried to a tree and5in a large hole in the trunk. A moment later the squirrel6out and climbed down to the ground to pick up another nut. Once again, he took the pecan back to his hiding place.

    Not so7anymore, I thought. I dashed over to the tree and looked into the hole. It was8   with pecans! Golden pecans were right there for taking. This was my9Handful by handful, I scooped all of those pecans into my basket. Now it was full! I was so10of myself. I couldn't wait to show Grandpa all the pecans.11, I ran back and shouted, "Look at all the pecans!" He looked into the basket and said, "Well, well, how did you find so many?" I told him how I'd12the squirrel and taken the pecans from his hiding place.

    Grandpa congratulated me on how smart I'd been in observing the squirrel and his habits. Then he did something that13me. He handed the basket back to me and put his arm gently14my shoulders.

    "That squirrel worked very hard to gather his winter15of food," he said. "Now that all of his pecans are gone, don't you think that little squirrel will16the cold winter?"

    "I didn't think about that," I said.

    "I know," Grandpa said. "But a good man should never take17of someone else's hard work."

    Suddenly I felt a bit18. The image of the starving squirrel wouldn't19my mind. There was only one thing I could do. I carried the basket back to the tree and poured all the nuts into the hole.

    I didn't eat any pecans that night, but I had something much more filling—the20of knowing I had done just the right thing.

(1)
A、rooms B、woods C、holes D、roads
(2)
A、hard B、dirty C、light D、easy
(3)
A、let B、settle C、have D、keep
(4)
A、sweater B、basket C、eye D、hand
(5)
A、joined B、lived C、discovered D、disappeared
(6)
A、jumped B、held C、stood D、found
(7)
A、strange B、secret C、anxious D、patient
(8)
A、covered B、filled C、rebuilt D、decorated
(9)
A、turn B、choice C、chance D、achievement
(10)
A、afraid B、ashamed C、careful D、proud
(11)
A、Otherwise B、However C、Besides D、Therefore
(12)
A、driven B、followed C、protected D、caught
(13)
A、annoyed B、satisfied C、surprised D、delighted
(14)
A、off B、beside C、over D、around
(15)
A、supply B、cost C、support D、preparation
(16)
A、escape B、spend C、survive D、fled
(17)
A、place B、notice C、advantage D、charge
(18)
A、guilty B、unconfident C、embarrassed D、nervous
(19)
A、open B、leave C、cross D、occupy
(20)
A、inspiration B、expectation C、impression D、satisfaction
举一反三
阅读理解

Earlier this year Rodney Smith Jr. made headlines when he drove eight hours from his home in Huntsville. Alabama, to cut the lawn for an elderly soldier in North Carolina who couldn't find anyone to help him with his yard work.

That wasn't the first time the twenty-nine-year-old Bermuda native had gained such attention. To do his good deeds, Rodney often finds leads for those in need through social media.

Back to one August afternoon in 2015, Rodney Smith Jr. was driving home. That's when Rodney saw an elderly man struggling to mow his lawn. He would take a couple of shaky steps, using the handle to stabilize himself, pause, then slowly push the mower again. Rodney decided to help. Mr. Brown thanked him greatly, and Rodney went home feeling satisfied.

Sitting at his computer to do his homework, Rodney couldn't get Mr. Brown out of his mind. There must be many Mr. Browns out there. He went online and posted that he would mow lawns for free for senior citizens. Messages flooded in.

One day a cancer-battling woman said she wasn't having a good day. Rodney decided to do more than mowing lawns. After he finished mowing, he knocked on her door. "You're going to win this fight, Madam", he said. Then he asked folks to pray for her on social media.

Word of Rodney's mission spread. A grandmother in Ohio said he'd encouraged her 12-year-old grandson to mow lawns. He got a letter from a seven-year-old boy in Kansas. "Mr. Rodney, I would like to be a part of your program, and I'll make you proud," he wrote.

That gave Rodney an idea. In 2017, he decided to establish a programme Raising Men Lawn Care Service to make a national movement for young people. The kids learn the joy of giving back.

Yard work seems like a small, simple thing, but taking care of the lawn means a lot to the people they do it for. "When we mow their yards for free, they can use the money for healthcare and food etc. It means more than you would think," Rodney said.

 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。

Shi Jing, also called the Book of Songs, is the oldest existing {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(collect) of Chinese poetry. A few years ago, when Chinese musician Fang Jinlong read Shi Jing, he was interested in the stories in the poems. Because he couldn't {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(full) understand the ancient Chinese language {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(use) in the poems, he turned to experts to explore the poems. 

Then he decided to portray the poems with musical language by inviting composer Ma Jiuyue {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(create) an album. Titled Music and the Book of Songs, the album was released on Jan. 18, {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(feature) 10 original songs composed by Ma. They {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(perform) by Fang and won great popularity. 

The 10 songs are based on 10 poems from Shi Jing, including Qiong Yao, which conveys gratitude to people who are eager to help others, and Swallows, which {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(send) farewell messages to friends. 

"Young people gave warm feedback about traditional Chinese music {#blank#}8{#/blank#}they had watched my performance. It has inspired me to create more works for them, which helps popularize traditional Chinese music," says Fang. 

"The 10 pieces sound {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(enjoy) and easy. For the listeners, it's a fresh way to comprehend poems from Shi Jing," says Ma. "We spent three years working on {#blank#}10{#/blank#}project. There are so many meanings in the poems and we want to display them as deep as possible with music," Ma says. "It's our mutual goal to have traditional Chinese music reach a wider audience."

 阅读理解

Nanjing Yunjin brocade is traditional Chinese silk art with a history of about 1,600 years. Its complex weaving techniques, various colors and patterns, and its particular choices of materials make it valuable and ancient people said, "An inch of brocade, an inch of gold." Today, the traditional characteristics and unique skills of yunjin remain to be an award-winning art treasure. Its techniques are passed down from generation to generation by artisans. 

Zhou Shuangxi, a national-level inheritor of yunjin weaving techniques, is one of them. Back in 1973, he graduated from a mining school and was selected to become a student at the NanjingYunjin Research Institute along with five other students, just because he was "in good shape". There were only several masters in their 70s and not even a loom (织布机) to use. "The old masters finally remembered a loom was stored somewhere. When I opened the door, I saw what seemed like a pile of wood," Zhou recalled. 

"Weaving was difficult, but different from mining. Mining requires heavy physical labor, but working with the soft and thin silk requires studying and practicing in front of a loom for decades until you master the technique. My hands became quite awkward due to mining, so I used to put my hands in warm water whenever I could. In this way, they could become softer and weave the silk more easily," he said. 

Out of the six or so students, Zhou is the only one who has insisted on the trade to this day. Having devoted the past five decades to yunjin production despite all the sweat and struggles, he has developed his techniques to the point where he can weave the antique dragon robes in all their small details. He also made various artworks that not only show China's intangible cultural heritage but also serve as Zhou Shuangxi's artistic creations. 

"I am lucky to be in such a good era and I have the honor of being a representative inheritor," Zhou said.

 阅读理解

Upon my arrival at Falconwood Apiary, Kaat Kaye is already engrossed in the meticulous inspection of the apian domiciles, oblivious to my arrival. I find myself privy to her soft murmurings directed towards the bees, their mellifluous drone resonating through the atmosphere, interspersed with her gentle words of encouragement and compromise.

Kaye was born with profound auditory impairment. Although she has the capacity to perceive sounds with the aid of auditory prosthetics, she often dispenses with them during her labors. "Acoustic sensations are alien to my experience," she elucidates. "I revel in the tranquility and stillness. In the company of bees, aural perception is superfluous. My concentration is heightened when not beset by incessant auditory distractions."

Adorned with naught but her cowl, apiarian instrument, and device for the emission of smoke, Kaye proceeds with a measured and deliberate gait. In contrast, I am excessively attired, having donned a comprehensive protective garment for our encounter. She advises me to shed the gloves I've brought along and directs me to a position that will minimize the agitation of the bees. Kaye's tender and cautious methodology instills a sense of calm in my presence among her charges. As our time together accrues, my admiration for Kaye's fervor for apiculture and the manner in which her auditory limitations have sculpted her distinctive methodology deepens.

In her vocation, she champions organic apicultural practices that minimize the utilization of chemical treatments. Moreover, she gathers all the requisite intelligence for the stewardship of the hives by depending on her non-auditory senses. Perhaps most notably, what renders Kaye an extraordinary apiarist is almost metaphysical. Excelling in her vocation is inextricably linked to adaptability, navigating the myriad uncertainties that emerge on any given day. Is precipitation excessive? Scarce? When will the flora reach full bloom? Will it yield a bountiful harvest of honey? She responds with alacrity, ensuring not to disrupt the bees' cadence and equilibrium.

"There is a profound, almost spiritual dimension to the craft of beekeeping," she remarked. "You cannot exert absolute dominion over them, akin to any element of the natural world, indeed. Some years bestow upon us an abundant honey harvest. Other years are fraught with adversity, resulting in the loss of half of the hive. There is considerable sorrow but also considerable delight, too, in simply toiling in the great outdoors with these sentient beings—a living, complex superorganism."

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