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1、 广东省揭阳市2021年高一上学期英语科期终试卷 Word版含解析一、阅读理解（共4题）1.DoyousupposeDarwin,oneofthegreatestscientistsofalltime,reallydidfoolsexperiments?Ordidhedoexperimentsthatweresosimpleandbasicthatotherpeoplejustthoughttheywerefoolish?Sometimes,peoplethinktheyalreadyknowtheanswertoaquestionorthesolution(解决办法)toaproblem.S
2、ometimes,theyreallydoknowananswerorasolution,butwithoutthinkingtheyareimportant.CharlesDarwindidntsettlefor(满足于)justthinkingheknewsomething.And,hebelievedallthingscouldbeimportanthoweversimpletheyseemedtobe.Supposeyoudropsheetsofpaperthatareofexactlythesamesizeandshape.Ifyoudropthematthesametimeinth
3、esameplace,theywillfallinthesameway.Nowmakeoneofthesheetsofpaperintoatight(紧的)littleballandletitdropalongwiththeothersheets.Whathappens?Youhavedoneanexperimentthatissosimplethatyoumightthinkitcouldntbeworthanything.Butthissimpleexperimentisimportant.Itexplainspartofourpresent-dayunderstandingsofphys
4、ics,ideasthatwereworkedoutlongagobyGalileoandNewton.AndtheseunderstandingsetasidesomeofancientGreekphysics.Scientistsometimesstopstolookatverysimplethingsandtothinkveryhardaboutthem.Eventhesimplestidea,whichwemightthinkisfoolish,canshakethefoundations(根基)ofscience.21ThepassagetellsusthatCharlesDarwi
5、n.AwasagreatEnglishscientistBalwayslikeddoingtheexperimentsthatothersthoughtdifficultCthoughteventhesimplestthingwasimportantDdidntgetwellwithothers22Thephrase“setaside”mostprobablymeans.AthrowawayBstoreup(储存；积聚)CputtouseDrealize23Theauthorofthepassagetriesto.AconvinceusthatCharlesDarwin,GalileoandN
6、ewtonarethegreatestscientistsintheworldBdrawtheconclusionthatbasicsciencesaresimplethingsCprovethattwosheetsofpaper,withthesamesizeandshape,willfallatthesamespeedDdrawourattentiontoeverydayhappeningsaroundus24WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?ADarwinreallydidfoolsexperiments.BAccordingtosomepeopleDarwindidf
7、oolishexperiments.CItisbelievedbyallthepeoplethatthingscouldbeimportantthoughtheyseemedtobesimple.DGalileoandNewtonworkedoutancientGreekphysics.2.September21,2050AtapressconferencetodayitwasannouncedthatthefirsttouristheadingforMarswillbethe38-year-oldUSbusinessmanPatrickClifford.Hewillleavetheearth
8、inthelaunchingwindowofJune2052andsethisfootonthesurfaceofMarsinNovember,togetherwiththeother6astronautsassignedforthemissiontofurtherexploretheplanet.Patrickhasnowtwoyearsoftrainingaheadofhimtogetreadyforthetrip.NotonlywillhespendfivemonthsingettingtoMars,butanother600daystherebeforehecangobackhome.
9、Patrickwasofcourseveryexcited,“ThishasbeenmydreamsinceIwasfour,andseeingthefirstmanonMars20yearsagomademerealizethatitwaspossible.”Tobeabletopaythe$1.3billionforhisticketforthetripPatricksoldhismajoritystake(股份)inthecompanyhisfatherhadbuilt.“Iknowthatmyfatherwouldhavebeenproudofmeifhehadstillbeenali
10、vetoday,heknewwhatthismeanstome”,saysPatrick.ThereisnoriskthoughthatyouwillfindPatrickbegginginyourstreetcornerwhenhecomesback,butitissaidthathewaspaidtwiceasmuchforhispartofthecompany.So,howishegoingtospendhis600daysontheredplanet?“Well,sinceIdonthaveajobwhenIgetbackaftersellingthecompany,Ihaveplen
11、tyoftimetocomeupwithanewbusinessidea”,hesaysandlaughs.Ifhebringsashovel(铁锹)hecanstartbuildingthefirsthotelthere,butmaybeheshouldntexpecttoomanyguestsuntilsomeonecanofferacheaperticket.25HowlongwillPatrickCliffordbeawaybeforehecomesback?AAboutfivemonths.BAbouttwoyears.CAbout600days.DAbout750days.26Th
12、eunderlinedpartinParagraph3meansthat.AthetripwillturnPatrickintoabeggarBPatrickwillgetmuchmoneyfromthetripCweneedntworryaboutPatrickseconomicconditionDitslikelythatPatrickwillbeverypoorafterhecomesback27Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?APatrickisanoptimisticman.BAtotalofsixpeoplewillgotoMars.CPatrick
13、sfatherfeltexcitedatthenews.DPatrickwillspendallhismoneyonthetrip.3.DoyouknowwhatStreetSenseis?ItsanewspaperinWashingtonD.C.abouthomelesspeopleandproblemsthataffectthem.Homeless,orformerlyhomeless,Washingtonianswritemanyofthearticles.Thenewspapersbusinessmodelisbasedonhomelesssellerswhosellthenewspa
14、per.Youcanhearthemcallout“StreetSenseforsale!”nearsubwayentrances,lunchplacesandotherareasaroundthecity.TheStreetSensenewspaperishousedinanofficeinaChristianchurchinWashington.EveryotherWednesdayaboutfourteenthousandcopiesareprinted.Thenewspaperexpressesthethoughtsandexperiencesofpeoplewhocallthestreetshome.FourstaffmembersworkatStreetSenseandtwoofthemarepaid.Thestaffmemberswritethefirsttwopagesofthepaper.Internsstudentsworkingaspartoftheirstudiesandvolunteersh
