辽宁省沈阳市东北育才双语学校高一下学期期中考试英语试题.docx
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辽宁省沈阳市东北育才双语学校高一下学期期中考试英语试题
答题时间:
120分钟满分:
150分命题人:
高一英语组校对人:
高一英语组
第一部分阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
ItwasaSundayandtheheavystormhadlastedallnight.Themorningafterthestorm,though,wasbeautiful:
blueskies,warmairandacalm,invitingseatouchingtheshoregently.
Myfatherrealizeditwasagooddayforfishingandinvitedmysisterandmetogowithhim.Iwasonly14andfishinghadneverbeenmything,butIdecidedtogoallthesame.I’msogladIdid.
Ontheroadtotheharbourwecouldseetheterribledestructiononthecoast,buttheharbouritselfwasinfairlygoodshape.Afterall,itwasprotectedbythearmsofabaythathadonlyonetinychanneltothesea.Aswegotonboard,wenoticedtwobighumps(脊背)inthedistance.
Onapproachingthem,wesawitwasamotherwhalewithherbaby.Wecouldn’tbelieveit—therearen’tanywhalesalongthecoasthere.Thestormmusthavedriventhemacrosstheoceanintothebay,inwhichthestillwaterwassobadlypollutedthatnothingcouldsurvive.
Thelittlebabywhale—actuallyasbigasourboat—wasobviouslystuckandcouldnotmove.Themotherdivedunderthewaterandcameupsuddenly,makingbigwhirlpools(漩涡)andwaves.“She’stryingtohelpherbaby,butonthewrongside.”myfathersaid.Atthispoint,myfathermovedourboatinasemicircletotheothersideand,headingtheboattowardsthebabywhale,pusheditgently.Withourseveralgentlepushes,thebighumpturnedoveranddisappearedunderwater.Thenitswamuprightbesideitsmum.Theystruggledintheirdesperateattemptstoescapebutmissedtheexitandstartedheadinginthewrongdirection.Wehurrieduptothewhalesandtriedtoleadthemtowardsthebaychannel.Slowly,theyletusleadthem,sometimesrisingfromthewaterrightbesideustobreathe—andtogiveusatrustinglookwiththosehugeeyes.Oncetheyhittheirfirstpartofcleanwaterflowingstraightfromthesea,themumgaveusawavewithhertailandofftheyswamintothedistance.
Intheexcitementithadfeltlikeonlyafewminutes,butwehadbeenwiththosewonderfulanimalsforalmostanhourandahalf.Thatwasthesimpleandlastingbeautyoftheday.Nearlyfourdecadeslater,Istilllookbackfondlytothatgoldendayatsea.
1.Theauthorsays“I’msogladIdid.“(inPara.2)because__________.
A.hewitnessedthewholeprocessoffishingB.heenjoyedthebeautyofthecalmsea
C.heexperiencedtherescueofthewhalesD.hespenttheweekendwithhisfamily
2.Theharboursurvivedthestormowingto______.
A.theshapeoftheharbourB.thearmsofthebay
C.thestillwaterinthechannelD.thelongcoastline
3.Themotherwhalefailedtohelpherbabybecause__________.
A.shehadstayedinthepollutedwaterfortoolong
B.thewhirlpoolsshehadmadewerenotbigenough
C.shehadnootherwhalesaroundtoturntoforhelp
D.thewavespushedherbabyinthewrongdirection
4.Whatisthethemeofthestory?
A.Savinglivesbringspeopleasenseofhappiness
B.Fishingprovidesexcitementforchildren
C.It’snecessarytoliveinharmonywithanimals
D.It’svitaltoprotecttheenvironment
B
TheCoalitionfortheHomelessisanorganizationthatseekstoaddresstheneedsofthehomelesspopulationintheUnitedStates.Itisanetworkofoffices,someofwhichprovidefoodandhousesforthehomelesspopulation,andsomeofwhichfightforthepassingoflawsthatofovertwohundredmillionpeoplelivingintheUnitedStates,uptothreemillionarehomeless—andthenumberisstillgrowing.Sincethelate1970s,fastrisinghouseprices,largecutsingovernmentsupportedhousingprograms,andeconomicrecession(经济衰退)havemadeitimpossibleformanyAmericanstomeethousingcosts.
Sadly,thishasresultedinanumberofpersonsbeingforcedtoleavetheirhomesand/orunabletofindnewaffordablehomes.Accordingtoanotherresearch,familieswithchildrenappeartobethefastest-growingpartofthehomelesspopulation,makingup39%ofit.
A.talkaboutB.dealwithC.fightforD.writeto
6.HowmanypeoplearehomelessintheU.S.accordingtotheCoalitionstudies?
A.39%ofthepopulation.B.200millionpeople.
C.About3millionpeople.D.Aboutone-fifthofthepopulation.
7.Homelesspeopleoftenhavedifficultyfindingajobbecause.
A.theyhavenohomeaddresses
B.theymostlyhaveadrinkingproblem
C.theyaren’tsupportedbygovernmentprograms
D.theyoftendon’thaveenoughworkexperience
8.WhatisthemaincauseoftherisingnumberofthehomelessintheU.S.?
A.Thepassingofnewhousinglaws.B.Thefastgrowthoffamilysize.
C.Theslowconstructionofhouses.D.Theever-risingpriceofhousing.
C
“Bloggingishelpingstudentstothinkandwritemorecritically(批评地),”saysanAustralianresearcher,“andcanhelpdrawoutpeoplewhowouldotherwisenotengageindebate.”
ThesearethepreliminaryfindingsofPHDresearchbyAnneBartlett-Bragg,alecturerattheUniversityofTechnology,Sydney,whohasbeenusingweblogsorblogsinherownteachingsince2001.
“Thestudentsarethinkingmorecritically.”shesays,“Theyarelearningtoberesponsibleandthey’recommunicatingoutsidetheboundariesoftheclassroomandtheinstitution,andtheylikethat.“Bartlett-Braggsaysinconventionalteaching,studentsoftenrelyonthelecturerasthemainsourceofideasandcritique(评论)fortheirwork.“I’mabitoverlisteningtomystudentsgivingmebackinanessaywhatI’vetoldtheminclass.”shesays.“Iwantthemtothinkforthemselvesandgetdifferentperspectives.”
“Whatmakesblogsusefulistheirinteractivenature.”shesays.Theseweb-basedforums(论坛)fordiscussingideas,experiencesoropinionsallowstudentstodiscusspubliclywhattheyarestudyingwithotherstudentsandexpertsoutsidetheirownuniversity.“Ireallyencouragethemtoputtheirpersonalopinioninthere,providedtheyareinformedandbackedupwithevidence.”Bartlett-Braggsaysbecausealotofacademicsinherfieldofelectronicore-learningnowhavetheirownblogs,studentscanengagedirectlywiththem.
Shesaysoneofthemostpowerfulfacilitiesinweblogsispinging,whichinvolvesapersonpositingacommentaboutsomeoneelse’sworkontheirownblog.Theyusethe“Trackback”tooltonotifytheauthorwhentheyhavepublishedthecomment,basicallyinvitingthemtodiscussit.
“Theygetsuchabuzzwhentheymakeacommentonanotherpersonoutsidetheboundariesoftheinstitutionandthatpersonresponds,orevengivesthemsomefurtherreading.”shesays.“TheyaregettingnewperspectivesthatIcan’tgivetheminanormallecture.”
9.WhatBartlett-Bragglikesmostisthatblogscanhelpstudentsto______..
A.thinkforthemselvesB.havestrongersenseofresponsibility
C.knowmoreabouttheworldoutsideD.finishanessayassignmenteasily
10.Bartlett-Bragwouldlikeherstudentsto_______.
A.makecommentsonherteachingB.spendmoretimeontheweb
C.betaughtinaconventionalwayD.getnewideasfromtheweb-basedforums
11.The“Trackback”toolisusedto_______..
A.exchangeviewswiththeauthor
B.informtheauthorofanewlypublishedcomment
C.invitetheauthortoreply
D.sendacommenttotheauthor
12.Bartlett-Bragg’sattitudetowardsintroducingblogsintoteachingis_______..
A.criticB.doubtfulC.supportiveD.neutral
13.Thefourthparagraphmainlytalksabout_________.
A.thespecialnatureofblogsB.thepopularityofblogs
C.theadvantagesofblogsD.Bartlett-Bragg’steachingstyles
D
Itishardlysurprisingthatclothingmanufacturersfollowcertainuniformstandardsforvariousfeaturesofclothes.Whatseemsstrange,however,isthatthestandardadoptedforwomenistheoppositeoftheoneformen.Takealookatthewayyourclothesbutton.Men’sclothestendtobuttonfromtheright,andwomen’sformtheleft.Consideringmostoftheword’spopulation–menandwomen–areright-handed,themen’sstandardwouldappeartomakemoresenseforwomen.Sowhydowomen’sclothesbuttonfromtheleft?
Historyreallyseemstomatterhere.Buttonsfirstappearedonlyontheclothesoftherichinthe17thcentury,whenrichwomenweredressedbyservants.Forthemostlyright-handedservants,havingwomen’sshirtsbuttonfromtheleftwouldbeeasier.Ontheotherhand,havingmen’sshirtsbuttonformtherightmadesense,too.Mostmendressedthemselves,andasworddrawnfromtheleftwiththerighthandwouldbelesslikelytogetcaughtintheshirt.
14.Whatissurprisingaboutthestandardoftheclothingindustry?
A.Ithasbeenfollowedbytheindustryforover400years.
B.Itisdifferentformen’sclothingandwomen’s.
C.Itwoksbetterwithmenthanwithwomen.
D.Itfailstoconsiderright-handedpeople.
15.Whatdoweknowabouttherichmeninthe17thcentury?
A.Theytendedtowearclotheswithoutbuttons.
B.Theywereinterestedinthehistoricalmatters.
C.Theyweremostlydressedbyservants.
D.Theydrewtheirswordsfromtheleft.
第二节(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)
根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。
选项中有两项为多余选项。
Whatisyourfavoritecolor?
Doyoulikeyellow,orange,red?
16.Doyouprefergraysandblues?
Thenyouareprobablyquiet,shy,andyouwouldratherfollowthanlead.Youtendtobepessimist.Atleast,thisiswhatpsychologiststellus,andtheyshouldknow,becausetheyhavebeenseriouslystudyingthemeaningofcolorpreference,aswellastheeffectthatcolorshaveonhumanbeings.17.Ifyouhappentolovebrown,youdidso,assoonasyouopenedyoureyes,oratleastassoonasyoucouldseeclearly.
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