2021-2022學(xué)年高一下學(xué)期南京勵志高中期中考試第二部分閱讀(共兩節(jié)，滿分50分)第一節(jié)(共15小題：每小題2.5分，滿分37.5分)閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出最佳選項。ATheBestBandsofAllTimeQueenSales:147.6millionSince1970,Queenhavenotstoppedtouringandcreatingnewmusic.TheirnameisQueenbutthey’rethekingofrockandpoprock.Theirsongsarestillplayedtoday,andthey’vecreated15albums(唱片).WeWillRockYouistheirmostfamoussong.U2Sales:110.3millionU2formedasagroupoffriendsinsecondaryschoolinDublin,Irelandbeforeanyofthemhadanyexperiencewithmusic.Sofar,they’vewon22GrammyAwards,morethananyotherband.TheU2Tourof2009to2011broketherecordforbeingthehighestattendedconcerttourinhistory.Pride(IntheNameofLove)ismeaningfulinmemoryofMartinLutherKing.TheRollingStonesSales:100millionTheRollingStonesgotstartedin1962andofthetop5highest-attendedtours,fourofthembelongtothisband.PartoftheirsuccessisduetothemstayingtruetothetraditionalstylelikeR&B,soul,androck.TheyevenwonaGrammyAwardforBestTraditionalBluesalbum.ICan’tGetNoSatisfactionisnamedthegreatestrocksongever,withalltheelements(元素)ofrockandroll.TheBeatlesSales:279.8millionTheBeatleshadashortrunofonly10yearsfrom1960to1970,butthey’restillthebest-sellingartistsofalltimebyfar.TheUNESCOrecognizesJanuary16astheWorldBeatlesDay.Eachmemberofthebandandthebanditselfhaveanasteroid(小行星)namedafterthem.Can’tBuyMeLoveandYesterdayaretheirclassicsongs.21.WhichbanddoesWeWillRockYoubelongto?A.TheRollingStones. B.TheBeatles.C.U2. D.Queen.22.TheRollingStonessucceedpartlybecausethey______.A.keepthetraditionalmusicstyle B.haveneverstoppedcreatingnewmusicC.wroteasongtohonorMartinLutherKing D.aretheearliestandlongestrockbandever23.WhatcanbeknownaboutTheBeatles?A.Theyareallhighschoolstudents. B.Theyoncediscoveredanasteroid.C.Theyhavethebiggestsaleinalbums. D.TheywonthemostGrammyAwards.BForthepastthreedecades,RichardSears,71,hasbeenfocusingononething:Chineseculture.HisinterestinChineselanguagegoesbackto1972,whenhewasauniversitystudent.“IhadcheckedacrossCanadaandtheUS.AndIwasonmywaytoAfrica,”hesays.“Iwantedtoseetheworld.ButthenIrealizedonly7percentoftheworldspeaksEnglishasamothertongue.SoIwantedtoknowwhatitwasliketospeakanotherlanguage.”Richardboughtaone-waytickettoChinatolearnChinese.AtthattimeRichardsupportedhimselfbyteachingEnglish.Twoyearslater,hereturnedtotheUStofinishhisstudy.HebecamearesearcheraftergraduationandlaterworkedasasoftwareengineerinSiliconValley.In1981helosthisjob.HeevenhadtoworkonanightjobasaguardforseveralyearssothathecouldstudyChineseatnightandgetsomerestduringtheday.“Ididn’tearnmuch,butatleastIhadtimetoreadChinesebooks.”hesays.At40,hewasalreadyprettyfluentinChinese.In1994Richardsufferedaheartattack.“IdidnotknowifIwouldliveanotherhour,”hesays.“WhenIfinallyrecovered,Ihadtothinkaboutmylife.IhadtoplanasifIwasgoingtodiemaybeinayear.SoIdecidedtobetterknowaboutChinesewithmoreefforts.”LastSeptember,RichardsetuphisstudioinNanjingaspartofthelocalauthority’splantopromoteculturalservices.ThestudiofocusesontellingstoriesofChinesecultureandcharacterorigins.Theyhavemademorethan60suchvideosinbothEnglishandChinese.“WealsowanttomakevideoswithahigheducationalvaluebothforChineseandforeignlearnersofChinesecharacters.Therewillbealargenumberofvideos,showingtheoriginsofmodernandtraditionalChinesecharacter,”Richardsays.24.WhendidRichardSearsstarttolearnChinese?A.In1971. B.In1972. C.In1981. D.In1994.25.HowdidRichardSearsearnalivingwhilelearningChineseinChina?A.ByteachingEnglish. B.Bydevelopingsoftware.C.Byhisfriends’support. D.Byworkingasaguard.26.WhatcanwesayaboutRichardSearsstudio?A.Ithaspostedlessthan60videosinEnglish.B.ItaimstopromoteChineseculture.C.It’smainlylovedbyChinese-speakers.D.Itwasestablishedbythelocalgovernment.27.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesRichardSears?A.Humorous. B.Generous. C.Helpful. D.Determined.CKeepyoureyesonthesky—itlookslikethisyearwillbeabigyearfortornadoes(颶風(fēng)).AsofthefirstweekinApril,therehavealreadybeen445tornadoesintheUnitedStates.Lastyear,therewereonly96tornadoesbythebeginningofApril.AccordingtotheNationalOceanicandAtmosphericAdministration(NOAA),agovernmentagencythatstudiestheenvironment,thismarksthestrongesttornadoactivityinthefirstthreemonthsofanyyearsince1999.Previousyearswithabusystarthaveproducedhighnumbersoftornadoesthroughouttheyear.Forthoselivingin“TornadoAlley”fromwestTexasallthewayuptoNorthDakota,springtimeistornadotime.Whatexactlycausesatornado?Tornadoesformwhenwetandwarmairiscaughtunderdryandcoolair.Whenthewarmairrises,itupsetsthecoolair,spinningtheairintoafunnel-likeshape(漏斗形).Thespinningairisofficiallycalledatornadoonceittouchestheground.Thesetornadoescanreachextremelyhighspeeds,sometimesmorethan250milesperhour!ScientiststrytomeasurethespeedanddamageoftornadoesusingwhatiscalledtheFujitaScale,orF-scale.ThescalerangesfromFO,withwindsunder73mph,toF5,withwindsbetween261and318mph.ViolenttornadoesintheF4andF5gradessometimeslastmorethananhour,andcausetremendousdamage,oftendestroyingeverythingforhundredsofmiles.Fortunately,theseaccountforlessthanlpercentofalltornadoes.Ifthefirstthreemonthsofthisyearareanyindication,therearemoretornadoestocome.Remember,thebestwaytostaysafeduringatornadoistofindshelterinthebasement(地下室)ofastrongbuilding,avoidingwindows.Expertswarnagainsttryingtoescapeatornadoinacar.28.Whatisthesecondparagraphmainlyabout?A.Howatornadoisformed. B.Whatdamagetornadoescause.C.Whataffectstornadotime. D.Howfasttornadoesmove.29.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“tremendous”inparagraph3probablymean?A.Regular. B.Limited. C.Huge. D.Similar.30.Whatshallwedotokeepsafeduringatornado?A.Hideinacar. B.Keepwindowsopen.C.Stayinabasement. D.Situnderatree.31.Whatcanbelearnedfromthetext?A.NOAATsmainlyresponsiblefordisasterrelief.B.Tornadoactivityastillcompletedunknown.C.Yearswithwarmerweathersawfewtornadoes.D.Tornadoeswillhappenmorefrequentlythisyear.D“Webend,wedon’tbreak...”theperformerssinginthesecondactofTerenceBlanchard’sFireShutUpinMyBones.Thatmessageofsurvivalindarktimeswaswell-receivedbythethousandswatchingtheMetropolitanOperainNewYorkCitythisweek.ItstheaterwentdarkinMarch,2020inreactiontotheCOVID-19crisis.ItreopenedMondaysightatitsLincoln,Centerhome.TheshowingmadeMetropolitanOperahistory:Blanchardbecamethefirstblackcomposer(作曲家)tohavehisworkperformedhere.About4,000peopleattendedtheevent.Manyinthecrowdworefancyclothes.Thefansmetwitheachotherwarmly,seemingtoshareinthejoytheyfelttobebackatLincolnCenter.Attheendoftheopera,thecrowdwentwild,applauding(鼓掌)formorethaneightminutes.KasiLemmonswrotethewordstoFireShutUpinMyBonesbasedonastorybyCharlesM.Blow,aNewYorkTimesopinionwriter.BlowandLemmonsbothreceivedloudcheerswhentheyappearedonstagewithBlanchard,Thenightwasagreatvictoryforthe59-year-oldcomposer.LikeBlow,BlanchardisfromLouisiana.Thatsouthernstateiswherethestorytakesplace.ThiswasBlanchard’ssecondoperaafter2013’sChampion,basedonthelifeofaprofessionalfighterEmileGriffith.BlanchardandLemmonsshrink(縮小)alargelydescriptivebooktosomemaineventsinBlow’stellingofhislifeexperience:hisfamilylifeastheyoungestoffivechildren,hisreligionandhistimeincollege.ItalsoexploresBlow’ssearchforlove.Theaudience’sbiggestreactionwasforthedancingcollegestudents,whostoletheshow.BlanchardandLemmonsmovetheplotalongbyhavingtheadultCharles,performedbyWillLiverman,singalongsidetheyoungCharles.WalterRussellIII,a13-year-oldwhoplaystheyoungCharles,gotthebiggestcheersindividuallyforhismovingperformance.32.Whydidthetheaterclosein2020?A.Toattractmorepublicattention. B.TorespondtoCOVID19.C.Tocutthecostofoperation. D.Tosurviveanaturaldisaster.33.Whowrotethewordstotheopera?A.TerenceBlanchard. B.WillLiverman.C.KasiLemmons. D.WalterRussellIII.34.Whatcanweknowabouttheshow?A.IttellsCharlesM.Blow’slifeexperience. B.Itisquitepopularamongtheyoung.C.Allitsactorsarecollegestudents. D.Itsdirectorreceivedthebiggestcheers.35.Whichcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A.ABlackOpinionWriterfromLouisiana B.PerformersMeetwithFansinNewYorkC.AYoungPlayerandHisPerformance D.NewOperaPerformedinReopenedTheater第二節(jié)(共5小題；每小題2.5分，滿分12.5分)閱讀下面短文，從短文后的選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。InterestingSpaceFactsAstimegoesby,technologicaladvancementshavemadeuslearnmorefactsaboutspaceinthepastcenturythaninalltimebeforethat.We’vealreadysearchedtheuniverseforthemostamazingspacefacts,includingfactsabouttheplanetsinoursolarsystem,moons,theMilkyWayandbeyond!(36)______ThehighestmountaindiscoveredistheOlympusMons,whichislocatedonMars.Itis16mileshigh.makingitnearly3timeshigherthanMountEverest.(37)______That’sthesizeofArizona!Thesunweighsabout330,000timesmorethanEarth.(38)______Infact,thesunissohugethatitcontains99.85%ofallmassinoursolarsystem.Footprintsleftonthemoonwon’tdisappearasthereisnowind.Butwaitaminute.(39)______Well,itactuallywasn’tblowing.Thatblowingyouseeisbecauseofatelescopichorizontalrod(望遠(yuǎn)鏡水平桿)thattheastronautswerestrugglingtoremovefromtheflag’stop.(40)______Thisisduetothelackofgravityinspacecausingthevertebrae(椎骨)toexpandalittle.However,thisextraheightislostwhentheyre-entertheearth’satmosphereandareaffectedbytheearth’sgravityagain.A.We’reprettysuretheywillmakeyouinterested!B.Newdiscoverieswillnolongerbemadeinthefuture.C.Itissolargethatitcancontainabout1,300,000Earths!D.Notonlyisittall,butit’s114,000squaremetersaswell.E.Allthesespacefactsmaynotbetrueatthetimeofwriting.F.Astronautscangrowabouttwoinchesinheightwheninspace.G.Ifthere’snowindtoblowthemaway,thenwhyistheflagblowing?第三部分語言運(yùn)用(共兩節(jié)，滿分30分)第一節(jié)(共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分)閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。MyhusbandRussandIdrovethroughtheplacewe’dcalledhomefor28years.Thenearbyhills,oncethickwithtalltrees,weredifficultto41.Twoweeksearlier,we’dgotanearly-morningcalltellingustoleave42.ThewildfiretearingthroughNorthernCaliforniahad43andwasheadingourway.We44thecarwithafewbelongings.Fordays,wemovedfromhoteltohotel,desperatefor45.Whatfinallycamewasn’tgood.Ourhousehadbeenrightinthefire’s46.Nowwe’dbeengivenpermissionto47.RussandIbroughtshovels(鐵鏟),workboots,andgloves.We’dsaveanythingwecould.Wedroveslowlythroughtheruinswherethechimneymarkedwhereour48oncestood.Photosandmypreciouscollectionofinspiringbookswereall49.Weuncoveredacoattree(衣架)thatusedto50inourlivingroom.Howwouldwesurvivethis?Russloadedwhatwe’dfoundinthecar.“Let’sgo,”hesaid.That’swhenInoticedasmallpieceof51.Ipickeditup.Itssideswereburned,yetthewordsweresurprisinglyclear,“Iflifeseems52,Ipauseandreflectontheblessingsometimeshiddenwithineverycircumstance.Withnewfaithand53.Ibeginagain.”TheyarewordsthatI54tohear.Ikeptthatpaperineveryhotelwestayedinoverthe55months.Itnowsitsinaplaceofhonorinournewhomeasareminderthatwecanbeginagain.41.A.move B.change C.recognize D.ignore42.A.suddenly B.truly C.eagerly D.immediately43.A.spread B.stopped C.stayed D.waited44.A.gaveup B.arrivedat C.wishedfor D.jumpedin45.A.space B.news C.help D.time46.A.power B.pattern C.path D.name47.A.settle B.return C.work D.join48.A.house B.shop C.ground D.school49.A.lovely B.real C.gone D.fresh50.A.occur B.stand C.gather D.struggle51.A.glass B.board C.tool D.paper52.A.simple B.plain C.difficult D.strange53.A.courage B.fact C.failure D.information54.A.asked B.needed C.refused D.hated55.A.former B.early C.various D.next第二節(jié)(共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分)閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。Chinesepaintingisoneofthe(56)______(old)continuousartistictraditionsintheworld.ThematerialsusedinChinesepainting,brushandinkonpaperandsilk,havemadeit(57)______(difficulty)tolearn.Onceonpaper,brushstrokes(筆畫)cannotbecorrected,soapaintermusthaveacompleteideaofthepaintingevenbefore(58)______(lift)thebrush.Chinesepaintingalsodemandstotal(59)______(concentrate)intheacttheverymoment.Thepaintermustworkwithspeed,liveliness,confidenceandtechnicalmastery,infusing(融入)spiritualenergyinto(60)______brushstrokes.Chinesepaintingsdonotattempt(61)______(reflect)theactualphysicalappearanceofasubject,(62)______ratheritsnature.Chinesepaintingsdonothaveasingleview;everyareaofthepaintingisinterestingtotheeye.Landscapesareoftenpaintedfromaviewpointabovethescenesothatmanyareascanbeseenatonce.Inlargescenes,theeyeismeanttotravelalongavisualpath(63)______oneareatoanother.There(64)______fourmainsubjectsofChinesepainting:humanfigures,landscapes,animalsandplants.Figurepaintingbecame(65)______(high)developedduringtheTangDynasty,andlandscapepaintingreacheditsheightduringtheSongDynasty.第四部分寫作(共兩節(jié)，滿分40分)第一節(jié)應(yīng)用文寫作(滿分15分)假定你是李華，你的英國朋友Mike來信詢問你所在城市的垃圾分類情況。請你給他回信，內(nèi)容包括：1.實施的原因；2.具體的做法；3.實際的效果。注意：1.寫作詞數(shù)應(yīng)為80左右；2.可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。參考詞匯：垃圾分類garbagesorting__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________第二節(jié)讀后續(xù)寫(滿分25分)閱讀下面材料，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開頭續(xù)寫兩段，使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文。ASpecialChristmasGiftDecember1st.Alwaysonthatday,Momwouldsoftlyannounce,“It’stime.”Whenweheardthosewords,weallknewitwastimetowriteourletterstoSanta.So,webeganourspecialletters.Jimmyaskedforabaseball.Wilburlikedanythingtodowithart.ThiswasmylettertoSanta.DearSanta,MyMomandDadsayIhavebeenverygoodthisyear,Ionlywanttwotoysthisyear.ButwhatIwantmostisadog.Ihavebeenaskingforoneallyear.MomandDadsaywecan’taffordtofeedananimalrightnow.Itmakesmesad,butit’salright.MaybenextyearMomwillsayit’sOK.That’sall,Santa.SayhitoMrs.Claus.AndMerryChristmas.Love,SheilaThenextmorningwewouldwalkthreeblockstothelargered,whiteandbluemailboxonthecornerofStimsonandForth.Itwasaspecialmailbox,onlyforletterschildrenwrotetoSanta.ChristmasEvefinallyarrived.Iw