学年广东省深圳高级中学高一下学期期中考试英语解析版.docx
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学年广东省深圳高级中学高一下学期期中考试英语解析版
2015-2016学年广东省深圳高级中学高一下学期期中考试英语
NeitherrainnorsnownorthedarkofnightcanseparateTennesseepostalcarrier“MailmanMike”fromhis4-and-a-half-year-oldfriendCarterLawson–orkeepthemfromtheirappointments.
Forthepastninemonths,thetwohaveteamedupeverydayinthepreschooler’sKnoxvilleneighborhoodforafewminutesofdeliveringmailtogetherandchattingwithfellowneighbors.Lawsonwantstobeamailcarrierwhenhegrowsup,andinaninspiringstory,hismomtoldushowmailmanMikeCrenshawhasbeenarolemodeltoherson.“Anyonecouldjustbelike‘Goaway,kid’,butMikehasreallygoneoutofhiswaytotalkwithCarter,”saidCassieLawsonoftheUnitedStatesPostalServicecarrier.LittleCarterevengothisownuniformtomatchMike’s.“It’sbeenreallycute.Ijustcouldn’tbelievehegotafullmailman’scostume,”thepostalserviceemployeesaid.
“EverylettercarrierhasstopshelooksforwardtoandthisistheoneIlookforwardtoeveryday,”saidMike.“He’stheendofmyday,andthebestpartofmyday.Notbecauseit’stheend,butbecausehe’ssuchacutelittleguy.”
Themanandthelittleboy’sconnectionisn’tasurprisetoFredricRolando,presidentoftheNationalAssociationofLetterCarriers.“Kidsrespondtomailmenbecauselettercarriersareafriendly,uniformedpartoftheneighborhoodwhobringsomethingtotheirhouseeveryday,andaresomeonetheycometorecognizeandtrust,”Rolandosaid.“It’sthesamefortheelderly,butinaddition,lettercarriersmaybetheonlypersontheycommunicatewithallday.”
1.MikeCrenshawmeetsCarterLawsoneverydayto_____.
A.playwiththeboy
B.getmailfromtheboy
C.listentotheboy’sstories
D.sendmailtogetherwiththeboy
2.WhydoesMikeCrenshawlikethelaststopofhisday?
_____
A.Itiswherehelives.
B.Itiswhereheispaid.
C.HewantstobewithCarter.
D.Hecanfinishhisworkbythen.
3.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?
_____
A.Alettercarrierispraisedforhelpingakid.
B.Amailmanmakesalittleboy’sdreamcometrue.
C.Everylettercarrierhasstopshelooksforwardto.
D.Theimportanceoflettercarrierscannotbeignored.
Althoughenvironmentalproblemshaveexistedforcenturies,somepeoplestillcarelittleaboutourenvironment.Problemslikeicemelting,electronicwastearelightingupnewsprogramsandbecomingpartofanongoingdialogueabouttheenvironment.
Asateenager,whatdoyouthinkalltheproblemsmeanforyourfutureandforthefutureoftheplanet?
ForourOctober2016writingcontest,wewantyoutoreallyconsiderwhatyouthinkaboutenvironmentalproblems.
Usethesequestionstohelpfocusyouressay
●Whatenvironmentalproblemdoyouthinkshouldcausethegreatestalarmandaction?
●Doyouthinkthatyouhaveapersonalresponsibilitytohelpsolveenvironmentalproblemsordoyoufeelhelplessagainstthestruggle?
●Whatdoyouthinkcouldhelpaspecificenvironmentalproblem?
Don’ttrytoanswerallthesequestions.Useoneofthemtomakeapersonalessay.
Thetitleoftheessay
Whenyouhandinyouressay,titleitas:
EnvironmentalProblems:
_______.
Includethephrase“EnvironmentalProblems”asthebeginningofyouressaytitle,butthenmaketherestofyourstorytitleunique.Examples:
●EnvironmentalProblems:
TrashyBehaviorandthePlasticBottle
●EnvironmentalProblems:
WeCan’tExistIfWeRefusetoChange
Rules:
(1)Thisisanon-fictionessaycontest.
(2)Essaysare500wordsorless.
(3)Essaysmustbeyouroriginalwork.
Thedeadline:
MidnightOct.30,2016
Results:
ThewinnerwillbepostedonourwritingcontestwebsiteoronTeenTrendReportafterNov.26,2016.
4.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?
_____
A.Howtowriteanessay.
B.Howtoprotectourplanet.
C.October2016writingcontest.
D.Someenvironmentalproblems.
5.Whichofthefollowingessayswillbeaccepted?
_____
A.A300-wordessaytakenfromthenewspaper.
B.A400-wordessayonairpollution.
C.A500-wordessayfullofimagination.
D.A600-wordessayonplasticbottles.
6.Howcanoneknowtheresultofthecontest?
_____
A.Bysendinganemail.
B.Byvisitingthewebsite.
C.Bycallingtheorganizer.
D.Byreadingascientificreport.
Since2008,huntershaveillegallykilledmorethan3000rhinosinSouthAfrica.TheInternationalUnionforConservationofNaturewarnsthatrhinosmaydieoutby2026.Peoplewhohuntandkillillegallyarecalledpoachers.Themosteffectivewaytowatchforandpreventillegalhuntingisfromtheair.However,pilotedflightsaretoocostly.Fortunately,someSpanishcollegestudentshaveinventedadrone(无人机)thatcanobservemoreplacesthanaplane.
ArnauGarciaisanaeronautical(航空学的)engineeringstudentatthePolytechnicInstituteofCatalonia,inSpain.Hesaysobserversfromtheairhavetroublefindingpoacherswhentheyhideunderthetrees.Mr.GarciaandotherstudentshaveworkedwiththedronemanufacturerHEMAVtohelpfindthehiddenpoachers.Theymakeitbyusingthethermalcamera,whichisespeciallysensitivetobodyheat.Evenwhenthepoacherskeepstill,itcanalsokeeptrackofthem.
Thedronecanflyinthewindupto55kilometersperhour.Ithasanautopilotsystem,soitmemorizestheflightpath.Thedronealsohasamicrophone,avideocameraandaGPSsystem.Thesepermitittoreportaccuratelywhereapictureistaken.Aftereachflight,thedronecanbringbackdetailedinformationaboutwhererhinosarefound,theconditionsofwaterandplantsinthearea,andthepositionsofsuspectedpoachers.
Expertssaythedronecanflyasfaras70kilometersfromthebase.Itmeansthatitcouldquicklyobservelargeareasforpoachers.However,thesamesearchoperationwouldtakedaysforhumanobservers.Thankstothedrone,manypoachershavebeencaughtandthenumberofrhinosisontheincrease.Inaddition,HEMAVhasreceivedanincreasingnumberofordersforthedrone.EvenSouthAfricannationalparkofficialsattempttofilltheairwithdrones.
7.Whatdoweknowaboutthedrone?
_____
A.Itmaygetlosteasilyintheair.
B.Itcan’tworkinthewindydays.
C.Itcanofferdetailedinformation.
D.Itisuselesswhenthepoacherstaysstill.
8.What’sthebesttitleforthetext?
_____
A.Howtomakethedroneworkwell
B.Anewwaytostopillegalhunting
C.Thelivingconditionsofrhinosareworrying
D.ThedronehelpssaverhinosinSouthAfrica
Dustonfurnituremaybebadnewsforwaistlines(腰围).Butit’sfartooearlytoadddustingtoaweight-lossplan.Dietaryfatsandothermaterialsthatmakeupindoordustcansendasignaltohumanfatcells,tellingthemtogrow.Thatprocess,inturn,mightslowthebody’srateofburningenergy.Suchchangescouldaddtoanyweightproblemsapersonmighthave.
“Wedon’tknowwhatthatmeanstolong-termhealthandcertaindiseasesyet,”saysHeatherStapleton,oneofthestudy’sauthors.Butshenotesthatherteam’sfindingsalsoraiseaquestionofwhetherpollutantsindustmightplaysomeroleinthegrowing,globalproblemofobesity(肥胖).
Stapletonandhercolleaguescollecteddustfromhomesandoffices.Studiesfoundthatsomematerialsinthedustcouldturnonaprotein(蛋白质)calledPPAR-gamma1.It’sfoundinmanyhumantissues.Turningthisproteinoncancausefatcellstogrow.Researchersthinkthisproteinmaybeinvolvedinobesity.Butasecondstudynowfindsevidencethatcertainfatsaremostlytoblame.Cookingoilsmaysendoutsomeofthesefatsintotheair,wheretheyeventuallyfindtheirwayintohousedust.Or,theauthorssay,thefatsmightenterhousedustaspartofthehairorskincellsshed(脱落)bypeopleorpets.
“Whilethefindingsareamazing,”saysMitchellLazar,anotherstudyauthor,“thesefindingsneedtobetakenasverylimited.”Indeed,headdsseveralcautionsabouthowthefindingsshouldbeunderstood.“Foronething,peopleeatthesefatsinfoodsallofthetime.Thatislikelytobealotmorethanwouldbeconsumedfromindoordust,”hesaid.
9.WhatdoweknowaboutPPAR-gamma1?
_____
A.Itcomesfromdust.
B.Itleadstoweightgain.
C.Itcanhelpgetridofdust.
D.Itonlyappearsinhumanbodies.
10.What’sthebesttitleforthetext?
_____
A.Canhousedustmakeusfat?
B.Whyisitimportanttoclean?
C.Anythingtodotodealwithdust?
D.Whatisthebestwaytoloseweight?
完形填空
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Myfatherwasahighlyeducated,intelligentgentleman.Hecoulddebateordiscussforhoursonalmostanytopicandholdyour_________intheprocess.Ithoughttherewasnothinghewasn’t_________todo.
Afewdaysbeforemyyoungerbrother’s7thbirthday,Dadplannedtoassemble(装配)anew_________asaspecialbirthdaysurprise.Afternearlyanhourof_________theinstructions,Dadwasstillunableto_________thenewbiketogether.Laterhe_________thepaperofinstructions,_________uphistoolbox,anddecidedtotakethebikebacktothelocaltoystoreandpayextra_________tohaveitcorrectlyassembledthere._________anideacametohim,ashecalledouttoLovett,thequietlittlemanwhocutourgrassland.
“Lovett,haveyoueverassembledaboy’sbicycle?
”
AsLovettwalkedtowardsthebike,Dadhandedhimthe_________.Lovetthandeditbacktohim,saying,“No,thanks.Ican’tread.Whenyoucan’tread,youhaveto_________.”Lessthan15minuteslater,thenewbicyclewas_________assembled,withno_________partsremaining.DadshookLovett’shand,pattedhimontheback,thankedhim,andhidthebike.
Onthenightaftermybrotherreceivedhisshinynewgift,Dadannouncedatthefamilydinnertablewhathadhappenedseveraldaysearlier.Hetookg
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