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英语甘肃省天水市一中学年高一上学期期末考试
天水一中2015-2016学年度2015级高一第一学期
第二学段考试英语试题
命题:
杨玮玮张大年审核:
马婷
(满分:
100分时间:
90分钟)
第I卷选择题(共50分)
第一部分:
阅读(共两节,满分30)
第一节:
阅读理解(每小题2分,共20分)
A
WhenIwasaboy,Iusedtolovewalkinginthewoodsaroundmyhome.MymomwarnedmeseveraltimesnevertotravelsofarthatIwouldlosesightofthehouse.Beingatypicalboy,however,Isoonfoundmyselfhikingfurtherandfurtheraway,testingjusthowfarIcouldgointothewoodswithoutgettinglost.Afterlosingmywayoncefortwohours,though,IdecidedthatIhadbetterleaveatrailthenexttimeIwentforawalk.
TheverynextdayIdecidedtotryit.Iwalkedintothewoodsuntilthehousewasoutofsight.ThenIbrokeasmallbranchonayoungtreetomarkmyplace.Iwanderedfurtherinandbrokeanotherlimbandthenanother.Inafewspotswheretherewerenolimbssmallenough,Isnappedtheheadsoffthelowplantsthatweregrowingwherethesunlightbrokethroughthetrees.AfterawhileIfinallygottiredanddecidedtoheadback.TurningaroundIeasilyfoundmytracks,butinsteadofbeingproudIfeltsad.IcouldseethetrailofdestructionIhadleftinthewoodsgoingonandon.LookingatthebrokenlimbsanddeadflowersIwonderedifGodwasdisappointedinmeandIvowednevertodothatagain.Instead,Istartedtocherishmytimesaloneinthewoodswithnature.I’dsitbythestreamsandlistentothemsing.I’dwatchthebirdsandsquirrels.I’dbenddowntosmelltheflowers.AndIevenburiedanacornortwohopingthatonedayanOakmightgrow.
ThereisanoldNativeAmericanSayingthatgoes“Wewillbeknownforeverbythetracksweleave.”AsIhavegrownolderandwiser,IhavedonemybesttoneverleaveatrailofdestructioninmylifeasIdidinthewoodsthatday.Ihaveinsteadtriedtoleavetracksoflove,kindness,goodness,andcompassionandIhavestrivedtoshowothersthattheycandothesame.Mayyoualwaysleavetracksofjoyasyoufollowyourowntrailoflove.
1.Whentheboyheadedbackfromthewoods,hefeltsadbecause______.
A.helosthiswayinthewoods
B.hecouldfindhistrackssoeasily
C.heleftmanytrailsofdestruction
D.Godwasverydisappointedinhim
2.Theboytookoffsomebranchesto______.
A.protecthimselfB.makehiswayout
C.seethesunclearlyD.leavesomemarks
3.Theauthorwrotethepassageto______.
A.callonustoleavetracksofvirtuesinlife
B.informusthatweshouldn’tdestroytrees
C.tellushowtoavoidgettinglostinthewoods
D.showuswaystogetbackhomeintheforest
B
Dr.MichaelPrager,aleadingBotoxexpert,saidthatagrowingnumberofwomenaredevelopingsomethingcalled“computerface”.Healsomentionedthatprofessionalswhoworkedlonghoursinfrontofascreenwereendingupwithsaggyjowls(颚骨),“turkeyneck”anddeep-setwrinklesontheirforeheadandaroundtheireyes.
TheBotoxexpertsaidthat,ofallhisclients,officeworkersweremostlikelytoshowpremature(过早的)signsofageing.“Ifyouareoneoftheunfortunatepeoplewhofrown(皱眉)whileyouareconcentratingonthescreenthen,overtime,youwillinevitablyendupwithfrownlines,”Dr.Pragersaid.“Whatisperhapsmoresurprisingisthenumberofwomenwithsaggyjowlsbecausetheyaresittinginonepositionforsolong.Ifyouspendmostofthetimelookingdownthentheneckmusclesshortenandgosaggy,eventuallygivingyouasecondneck.“
Dr.Prager,whohasapracticenearHarleyStreetinLondon,saidheencourageshisclientstoputamirrornexttotheircomputersotheycanseeiftheyarefrowningatthescreen.“Whenpeoplearestressedorthinkinghardaboutsomething,thentheywilloftenputona‘grumpy(脾气暴躁的)face’withoutevenknowingwhattheyaredoing.Whenmyclientsputamirrornexttotheirdesk,theyareoftenshockedbytheangry,frowningfacewhichstaresbackatthem.”
Hesaid,“ThewomenIamseeingatthemomenthaveonlybeenusingcomputersatworkforthelastdecadeorso.Butwomenintheir20shavegrownupwiththemandusethemforeverysingletask.Ithinktheproblemisgoingtobecomemuch,muchworse.Inanothertenyears,theycouldbelookingquiteawful.”
Dr.Pragersaidtherewereseveralsimplestepswhichcouldavoid“computerface”suchasregularscreenbreaksandstretchingtheneckmuscles.And,ofcourse,therewasalwaysBotox.Hesaidthat,afteracoupleofsessionsofBotox,thehabitof“grumpyface”couldbebroken.
4.Inwhatwaydowomendevelopa“computerface”?
A.Frowningeverynowandthen.
B.Concentratingoncomputersfrequently.
C.Workingfortoolonginfrontofascreen.
D.Sittinginthesameplaceforalongtime.
5.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingaresignsofageing?
A.Saggyjowlsandshortnecks.
B.Turkeyneckandfrownlines.
C.Deep-setwrinklesandangryfaces.
D.Secondneckandstressedmuscles.
6.Fromthelast2paragraphs,wecanlearnthat______.
A.“computerface”isavoidable
B.weshouldgiveupusingcomputers
C.weshouldbreakthehabitof“grumpyface”
D.theyoungergenerationisworseatcomputers
C
TheEnigma(谜)ofBeauty
Thesearchforbeautyspanscenturiesandcontinents.PaintingsofEgyptiansdatingbackover4,000yearsshowbothmenandwomenpaintingtheirnailsandwearingmakeup.In18th-centuryFrance,wealthynoblemenworelargewigs(假发)oflong,whitehairtomakethemselvesattractive.Today,peoplecontinuetodevotealotoftimeandmoneytotheirappearance.
Thereisatleastonegoodreasonforthedesiretobeattractive:
beautyispower.Studiessuggestthatgood-lookingpeoplemakemoremoney,getcalledonmoreofteninclass,andareregardedasfriendlier.
Butwhatexactlyisbeauty?
It’sdifficulttodescribeitclearly,andyetweknowitwhenweseeit.Andourawarenessofitmaystartataveryearlyage.Inonesetofstudies,six-month-oldbabieswereshownaseriesofphotographs.Thefacesonthepictureshadbeenratedforattractivenessbyagroupofcollegestudents.Inthestudies,thebabiesspentmoretimelookingattheattractivefacesthantheunattractiveones.
Theideathatevenbabiescanjudgeappearancemakesperfectsensetomanyresearchers.Instudiesbypsychologists,menconsistentlyshowedapreferenceforwomenwithlargereyes,fullerlips,andasmallernoseandchinwhilewomenprefermenwithlargeshouldersandanarrowwaist.Accordingtoscientists,themindunconsciouslytellsmenandwomenthatthesetraits―thefulllips,clearskin,strongshoulders―equalhealthandgeneticwell-being.
Noteveryonethinksthesameway,however.“Ourhardwirednesscanbechangedbyallsortsofexpectations—mostlycultural,”saysC.LoringBrace,ananthropologistattheUniversityofMichigan.Whatisconsideredattractiveinoneculturemightnotbeinanother.LookatmostWesternfashionmagazines:
thewomenonthepagesarethin.Butisthis“perfect”bodytypeforwomenworldwide?
Scientists’answerisno;whatisconsideredbeautifulissubjectiveandvariesaroundtheworld.TheyfoundnativepeoplesinsoutheastPerupreferredshapesregardedoverweightinWesterncultures.
Forbetterorworse,beautyplaysaroleinourlives.Butitisextremelydifficulttodescribeexactlywhatmakesonepersonattractivetoanother.Althoughtheredoseemtobecertainphysicaltraitsconsidereduniversallyappealing,itisalsotruethatbeautydoesnotalwayskeeptoasingle,uniformstandard.Beautyreallyis,asthesayinggoes,intheeyeofthebeholder.
7.People’sideasaboutbeauty_______.
A.haveexistedsinceancienttimes
B.canbeeasilydescribed
C.havelittleinfluenceonaperson’ssuccess
D.arebaseduponstrictcriteria
8.InParagraph3,thebabiesinthestudy_______.
A.wereratedfortheirappearance
B.wereenteredinabeautycontest
C.wereshownphotosofagroupofcollegestudents
D.wereabletotellattractivefacesfromunattractiveones
9.Theunderlinedword“traits”inParagraph4probablymeans_______.
A.qualities
B.measurements
C.judgments
D.standards
10.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat_______.
A.theideasofbeautyvaryaspeoplegrowup
B.thesearchforbeautyisrootedinlackofconfidence
C.thestandardsforbeautyarebasedonscientificresearches
D.theunderstandingofbeautydependsonculturalbackgrounds
第二节阅读填空
根据短文内容,从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项,选项中有两项多余选项。
WhatExactlyIsCheating?
11Forkids,cheatingmayhappenatschool,athome,orwhileplayingasport.Ifabaseballteamisforkidswhoare8oryounger,it’scheatingfor9-year-oldtoplayontheteamandhithomerunafterhomerun.
12
Cheatingcanhappeninalotofdifferentways.Jeffisdoingitbysneakinganswerstoatest,butit’salsocheatingtobreaktherulesofagameorcontestortopretendsomethingisyourswhenitisn’t.Whenpeoplecheat,it’snotfairtootherpeople,likethekidswhostudiedforthetestorwhowerethetruewinnersofagameoracontest.
WhyKidsCheat
Somekidscheatbecausethey’rebusyorlazyandtheywanttogetgoodgradeswithoutspendingthetimestudying.13Evenwhenthereseemstobea“goodreason”forcheating,cheatingisn’tagoodidea.
TruthandConsequences
Manykidsfeeltemptedtocheatonceinawhile.Mostresistanddotheworkinstead.Somekidscheatonceandfeelsobadthattheyneverdoitagain.14Unfortunately,somekidsstartcheatingandfeelliketheycan’tstop.
MakingaComeback
Thereareplentyofreasonswhyakidshouldn’tcheat,butsomekidshavealreadycheated.15
Cheatingcanbecomeahabit,butlikeotherbadhabits,akidcanalwaysdecidetoactbetterandmakebetterchoices.Itmighthelptotalktheproblemoverwithaparent,teacher,orcounselor.C