1、全国百强校山东省临沂市学年高一下学期期末考试英语试题绝密启用前【全国百强校】山东省临沂市2016-2017学年高一下学期期末考试英语试题试卷副标题考试范围：xxx；考试时间：27分钟；命题人：xxx学校:_姓名：_班级：_考号：_题号一二三四五六总分得分注意事项1答题前填写好自己的姓名、班级、考号等信息2请将答案正确填写在答题卡上第I卷（选择题）评卷人得分一、阅读理解（题型注释）Researchers in China and the United States have developed a new cataract(白内障)treatment with cells that has re
2、stored vision in babies in a trial and may eventually be used in adults.The treatment- by doctors and staff members at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and Sichuan and Sun Yat-sen universities in China-was published in March 9 edition of the scientific journal Nature.A cata
3、ract is a clouding of the normally clear lens(晶体)of an eye. Typical cataract operation involves the removal of the cloudy lens and the insertion of an artificial one. The new operation has been tested in animals and during a small, human trial. It resulted in fewer complications(并发症)than the current
4、 harmful operation, and in regrown lenses with superior visual function in all 12 of the baby cataract patients who received the procedure.A congenital cataract- lens clouding that occurs at birth or shortly after- is important cause of blindness in children. In the new research, Kand Zhang, head of
5、 ophthalmic genetics at US San Diegos Shiley Eye Institute, and his colleagues relied on the regrown potential of endogenous(同源的)stem cells.According to Zhang, endogenous stem cells are different from other stem cells that are typically grown in a laboratory, transplanted into a patient, and can hav
6、e risks of immune（免疫的）rejection, infection or cancers. Zhang told CBS News, “We invented a new operation to make a very small opening at the side of a cataractous lens bag, remove the cataract inside, allow the opening to heal, and promote potential lens stem cells to regrow an entirely new lens wit
7、h vision.”The human trial involved 12 babies under the age of 2 who were treated with the new method, while 25 babies received thee standard operation care. The latter group experienced a higher incidence of pos- operation danger, early- onset eye high blood pressure and increased lens clouding. The
8、 scientists reported fewer complications and faster healing among the 12 babies who has the new procedure.1、What is the text mainly about?AThe concept of the cataractBA new cataract treatment with stem cellsCBad effects of post-operation in the cataractDThe reasons why the cataract comes into being2
9、、Which of the following best describe the new cataract treatment according to the passage?AConvenientBComfortableCCheapDSafe3、What can we learn about the new cataract treatment?AIt has more risksBIt may be used widelyCIt has been put into practice widelyDIt can only restore vision in babies4、What do
10、es the underlined word “congenital” in the fourth paragraph mean?ABornBStrangeCSeriousDDangerous.When US musician Bob Dylan was announced as the winner of this years Nobel Prize for literature last month, many people took to social media to suggest that Leonard Cohen was the only other living songwr
11、iter who deserved(值得)the honor.Sadly, on Nov 7, the deep-voiced Canadian artist died at the age of 82.Many tributes(称赞)were written for Cohen, who had just released his 14th album, You Want It Darker, on Oct 21st. “Leonard Cohen is as important today as he was in the 1960s,” Canadas Prime Minister J
12、ustin Trudeau said on in a statement. “ His ability to describe human emotion made him one of the most influential and lasting musicians ever.”Cohens most famous song, Hallenlujah, in which he compared physical love to a need for spiritual connection, has been recorded hundreds of times by different
13、 musician since it was first released in 1984.And Cohens song Bird on a Wire(1969) could be considered a perfect epitaph(墓志铭)that he wrote for himself. As the songs first line goes, “Like a bird on a wire, like a drunk in midnight choir(合唱团), I have tired in my way to be free.”“Cohen writes words th
14、at explain what it means to be human. Ive read poetry that has as much beauty as Cohens work, but in the world of music, Cohen is a rarity,” US singer Jennifer Warnes told Austin American-Statesman newspaper. He describes things that go on inside a heart and what it feels like to be here.”Along with
15、 his spirituality, Cohens dry, deep voice also helped his popularity. In 2006 he spoke with the NPR radio station about how he got his interesting voiceapparently it was “500 tons of whiskey and a million cigarettes.”But he never forgot to work on the instruments that made up his songs, even though
16、he was most famous for his lyrics (歌词)and voice.“There is no difference between a poem and a song,” Cohen said in 1969 interview with the New York Times newspaper. “Some were songs first and some were poems first and some were written at the same time. All of my writing has guitars behind it, even t
17、he novels.”“When people talk about Cohen, they fail to mention the melodies(旋律), which to me, along with his lyrics, are his greatest genius,” Bob Dylan told the New York magazine.” They give a lift to every one of his songs. As far a I know, no one comes close to this in modern music.”5、What do Leo
18、nard Cohen and Bob Dylan have in common?AThey have both written beautiful lyrics.BThey have both achieved outstanding things in literatureCThey both came from the same countryDThey were both considered the possible winners of Nobel Prize in literature.6、People often speak highly of Cohen for many th
19、ings except for_.Ahis voiceBhis melodiesChis lyricsDhis influence7、What can be inferred from the article?AHallenlujah is the most performed song in the worldBBird on a Wire was written to describe Cohens personalityCBob Dylan took inspiration from Cohens workDCohen said his unhealthy habits contribu
20、ted to his unique voice.8、Which of the following words best describe Cohen?AHumorous and optimisticBSensitive(敏感的)and moodyCInsightful(深刻的)and talentedDExpressive and rebellious(叛逆的)What is success? I am not going to try to explain success. I think a precise meaning is impossible! Is it winning a Go
21、ld Medal at the Olympic Games or winning Wimbledon, or being awarded a Nobel Prize? What else? I believe personal success could be anything at all- it does not have to involve public recognition. Who is more successful? A millionaire who is unhappy, or an unnoticed person, who has led a simple, quie
22、t, sincere and happy life? The simplest definition of success, I think, is “to set out to do something and to succeed in doing it.The first step on the road to success starts with belief. Believe you can succeed and you will. Achieving success in whatever endeavor(努力)you choose may be the goal of li
23、fe; because it gives you freedom from worry. Could that be?Success means different things to every one of us. Some people believe it is measured in financial term; others believe it is helping others rather than helping themselves. However, most people are motivated to a great extend by public recog
24、nition. How many people are really happy? How many people are really doing what they want to with their lives? Incidentally, to imagine makes us different from animals.Most important of all, I believe success is a matter of personal growth. If every day you are developing or growing just a millimete
25、r, I believe one is successful. Just being a slightly better person each day for me is success. Ive got a very long way to go them!Finally, always remember success is a process and is not simply a matter of arriving at a destination. Its the journey that really matters. Success is what you become in
26、 the often very difficult and dangerous journey down the river of life.9、What is personal success according to the author?AWinning public recognitionBBeing an unhappy millionaireCSomething impossible to define simplyDSucceeding in doing what you want10、Which plays an important role in your success?A
27、IntelligenceBConfidenceCWealthDKindness11、According to he text, humans are different from animals in_.AbeliefBfreedomCimaginationDsuccess12、What can be the best title for the text?AWhat is successBNo true successCHow to be successfulDSuccess is reaching a destinationFrom: terri wombat. Com. AuTo: (h
28、appylizijun) yaboo. com. cnSubject: My schoolHi, Li Zijun,Thanks very much for your email. I really enjoyed reading it. I think we have a lot in common. I wonder if our school life is similar too.I go to a big high school in Sydney called Maylands High School. There are about 1000 students and 80 or
29、 so teachers. My class has 25 students in it, which is normal for a Year 11 class. In the junior school there are about 30 students in a class.In the senior high school we have lots of subjects to choose from, like maths, physics, chemistry, biology, history, German, law, geography, software design, graphic arts and media studies. (Different schools sometime have different optional subjects.) Engli
