2020-2021年江苏省盐城市某校高一（上）12月阶段测试英语试卷一、阅读理解1. No wonder English is such a challenge for non-native speakers. The language has more wordsthan any otherover 1 million, according to the Global Language Monitor. Out of this number, theaverage（平均的）American college student knows between 8,000-15,000.Realizing that words are the building blocks of language, many Chinese students try hard to catch up. They often make long lists of words, and memorize their meanings and Chinese translations.The bad news is that this method may do them little good when it comes to college entrance tests（入学考试）, like the SATs. For these tests, a student needs to fully understand many words and theirdifferent uses.But the good news is that there are better ways to build your English vocabulary.Vocabulary learning system（系统）The first thing to do is to develop an organized（有条理的）but easy way of collecting andlearning new words. For example, a card system should include the following information:WordSimple definition（定义）in EnglishPhrase or sentenceRelated（相关的）wordsSynonyms（同义词）and antonyms（反义词）Chinese meaning on the back of the card.The good thing about this system is that with a single card, a student can learn not just one word, but a group of related words.Keep your cards on a removable metal ring, so you can carry them around and add more to your collection every day.Learn by theme（主题）, not alphabetExperts have found that people understand and remember facts better if they are given in logical（合逻辑的）groups. For example, it is much easier to remember words that are related to each otherthan it is to remember a list of unrelated words.Creating lists of words related to common themessuch as friendship, family, wealth, poverty,careers, scienceswill be much easier to learn and remember than collecting words related only bytheir first letters. （1）Why is English learning a challenge to non-native（非本地的）speakers, according to the writer?A.English grammar is different from Chinese grammar.B.English has the largest vocabulary among languages.C.Its difficult for them to understand the logic of the language.D.Many English words have different meanings and usages. （2）What problem do Chinese students have in studying English according to the article?A.Their method of learning English vocabulary is poor.B.They think theres no need to learn a large vocabulary.C.They do not work hard enough to increase their vocabulary.D.They find it hard to communicate with native speakers. （3）Which of the following statements is TRUE?A.American college students have a vocabulary of more than 15,000 words on average.B.Memorization of words is of little help in learning English.C.Students should not use Chinese when they memorize English words.D.SATs examiners look out for how well Chinese students understand English words.2. In 2019 every graduating student at the private school was the first in his or her family to make it past middle school, and these high achievers didnt stop there: every one of them was also accepted to college. The Fugees Academy recently opened a second school, in Ohio, and a third one is soon to follow. With any luck, they will all produce success stories like the girl who described herself in this life story: Im sad when we get days off during snowstorms and holiday breaks. My name is Harwaa from Iraq and I lived past the age of nine.The academys name comes from the word refugees（难民）. All 90 graduates escaped dangerous countries: Liberia, Sudan, Afghanistan, Iran. Their lives in the United States were often hard too. Psychological hurts can make concentrating hard. Many reached middle school reading English, their second language, at a kindergarten level. Yet they grow up healthily and happily because of one woman, Luma Mufleh, and one game: soccer.About 15 years ago, Mufleh, a coach（教练）who emigrated from Jordan and ended up in Georgia, America, came across some boys playing street soccer. As she got to know them and their struggles, especially in school, she kept thinking: What would I do if this were my kid?Her answer: open a school for the students unlikely to get help elsewhere. You want the kids who perform well in their studies, or who cant read a word, Mufleh says. Her method is to speak to them in the language of their sport, which is filled into everything. They read about it and write papers comparing superstars Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. The biggest tool: teamwork. Report cards are read aloud, and if a grade is dropping, the whole class decide how to fix it.We want them to see that theres no shame in struggling, Mufleh says. Were going to help no matter what. （1）What do the students who graduated from the Fugees Academy have in common?A.They succeeded in graduating from the same public middle school.B.They all came to America from their dangerous motherlands.C.Not every one of them had the chance to go to c