英语内蒙古通辽市某中学学年高一下学期期中考试试题.docx

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英语内蒙古通辽市某中学学年高一下学期期中考试试题

内蒙古通辽市某中学2019-2020学年高一下学期期中考试

英语试题

第Ⅰ卷

第一部分阅读理解：

（每小题2分，共计40分）

第一节：

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

ThingstoDoinAtlanta

Needarundownofthetopthingstodothisweekend?

Hereiswhat’soninAtlanta.

IntheMood

Date:

May22throughMay26,2019

Time:

2:

00p.m.~5:

30p.m.

Phone:

770-916-2800

Ifyoulovethemusicofthe1940s,thenhere’swhatyouneedtodothisSunday.Gotoa1940smusicalshowatCobbEnergyPerformingArtsCenter.ThemusicofGlennMillerhasadistinctivesound.Noneedtoaskmetwice.Areyou“Inthemood”?

PartyWiththePenguins（企鹅）

Date:

May20throughMay25,2019

Time:

11:

30a.m.~2:

00p.m.

Phone:

404-581-4000

CelebratePenguinAwarenessDayatGeorgiaAquariumsannualpartywiththepenguins.Thepartywillfeaturefunactivities,includingthechancetoseeanAfricanpenguinupcloseandlearnhowtohelpprotecttheseendangeredspecies.

CallanwoldeArtsFestival

Date:

May21toMay22,2019

Time:

10:

30a.m.~5:

30p.m.

Phone:

404-872-5338

LocatedatCallanwoldeFineArtsCenter,thiseventisafestivalforartistsandbyartists,lettingthemhaveavoiceinthecreationandoperationsofthefestival.Ifyouareoftheartisticpersuasionorenjoyacreativescene,don’tmissout.

Foollio’sHoodillyStorytime

Date:

May21throughMay27,2019

Time:

1:

00p.m.~4:

30p.m.

Phone:

404-523-3141

Wemakeupabrand-newstoryeveryweek.ComeandenjoyanewstoryeachtimeatDad’sGarageTheater.Littleoneswillgettohelpprovidekeypartsofthestoryandevenaddintheirownjokes.Interactiveandout-of-the-ordinaryfunforkidsandparents!

1.Whereshouldyougoifyouareamusicfan?

A.GeorgiaAquarium.B.Dad’sGarageTheater.

C.CallanwoldeFineArtsCenter.D.CobbEnergyPerformingArtsCenter.

2.Whicheventappealstoanimallovers?

A.IntheMood.B.PartyWiththePenguins.

C.CallanwoldeArtsFestival.D.Foollio’sHoodillyStorytime.

3.Whichnumberhelpssignupforanopportunityifyouarecrazyaboutpainting?

A.770-916-2800.B.404-581-4000.

C.404-872-5338.D.404-523-3141.

B

MynameisLwaziNzimande.IstartedmyschoolingatThukeyanaPrimaryFarmSchoolinUnderberg,KwaZuluNatal.

Ihadafavouriteteacherinprimaryschool.HernamewasMissDube.Shetaughtmenaturalscienceandhumansocialsciencesingradesixandseven,andhadawayofpushinglearnerstobeabletothinkforthemselves.Shemadesurethateachandeverylearnertookpartineverylesson.Sheusedpictures,diagrams（图表）andotherthingstomakelearningeasierandmoreunforgettable,movingatapacethatwassuitableforallstudents.Asateacher,sheshowedpatience,respect,open-mindedness,andreliability（可靠性）.Nowyouseewhyshewasmyfavouriteteacherinprimaryschool,don’tyou?

Inmyopinion,patience,respect,open-mindedness,andreliabilityaresomeofthethingsthatallteachersshouldhaveandshow.Apatientteacherisonewhounderstandsthatsomelearnersneedmoreexplanationthanotherstounderstandsomethinginclass.Heorsheshouldalwaysbewillingtohelplearners.Anopen-mindedteacherwillgobeyondwhatisfoundinthetextbook.Ateacherwhoisrespectedwillfinditeasytocontrolaclass.Respectisearnedthroughwhatateachersaystolearnersorhowheorshedealswiththemingeneral.

MissDubeoftentoldusnottobadmouthormakefunofothers.Shealsodidso.Sheneverbadmouthedotherteachersinfrontofus.Also,MissDubenevermadefunofherlearners.Shethoughtmakingfunoflearnersinfrontofotherswouldhurtthemanddamagetheirconfidence.

MissDubewasalsoveryhonest.Frommypointofview,that’salsowhatagoodteachershouldbelike.Ifshedidn’thaveananswertoaquestion,shewouldletherlearnersknow.Thissetagoodexampletothelearners.

4．WhywasMissDubetheauthor’sfavouriteteacher?

A．Becauseofherrichknowledge.

B．Becauseofhergoodappearance.

C．Becauseofherteachingstyleandcharacter.

D．Becauseofherlifestyleandattitudetostudents.

5．Whatdoestheauthorthinkanopen-mindedteachershoulddo?

A．Paycloseattentiontoeverystudent’simprovement.

B．Tellaboutsomethingoutsidethetextbook.

C．Avoidbelievingeverythinginthetextbook.

D．Showgreatrespectforherstudents.

6．WhatcanwelearnaboutMissDubefromParagraph4?

A．Shelikedpraisingherstudents.B．Shewasveryconfidentinclass.

C．Shegotalongwellwithotherteachers.D．Shesetagoodexampletoherstudents.

7．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“This”inthelastparagraphmean?

A．Beingaverypatientteacher.B．Answeringstudents’questions.

C．Beinghonestinfrontofstudents.D．Teachingstudentsverydifficultthings.

C

Ifyouwalkedintoacinemarecently,thechancesarethatyouwouldhavefeltsurroundedbysuperheromovies.Itseemslikeanewoneisreleasedeveryweek.However,onceuponatime,thereweren’tanysuperherofilms.AllthatchangedwiththereleaseofthefirstSupermanmovieinDecember,1978.

ThefirstSupermancomicbookcameoutin1938,anditchangedthecomicindustry.BeforeSuperman,nobodyworeacape（披肩）andnobodyhadabiglogoontheirchest.Hewasn’tthefirstsuperhero,buthestartedtheso-called"GoldenAgeofComicBooks"andhislookbecamethearchetype（原型）ofallsuperheroes.

WhydidpeopletaketoSuperman?

Oneofthekeysis"wish-fulfillment",hiscreatorJerrySiegeltoldCurtainUp.com.Indeed,Supermanreflectsmanyofthevaluesandcharacteristicsthatpeopleadmire.

SupermanlivesasClarkKent,anewsreporter.However,hecanbecomethesuperherowheneverheneedsto.Hecanfly,liftanyobject,seethroughwallsandmeltsteelwithhiseyes.Heisselfless.HechoosestohelpthepeopleoftheEarthbyfightinginjusticesagainstthem.

Overtheyears,Supermanhashaddifferenttypesofenemiesandsituations,usuallyrelatedtotheproblemspeoplefaced.Whentherewasalotoforganizedcrimeincitiesinthe1930s,Supermanfoughtbadpeople.WhenyoungmenwentofftofightNaziGermany,Superman’smottobecame"truthandjustice".AndafterWorldWarII（1939-1945）,whenAfrican-Americanswereterrorizedbyviolenthategroups,Supermanfoughtagainstracism.

Today,Supermanenjoysglobalpopularity.Weallworkorstudyandcareaboutourfamiliesandfriends.Weseeproblemsthatwecan’tchange.Throughallofthese,westruggletodoourbestandalsotofindpersonalhappiness.Supermanistheguywewishwecouldbe.HecansavetheworldandstillgetClarkKenttoworkontime.

8.Whydopeoplelikesuperman?

A.Theimageofsupermaniscool.

B.Ithasalwaysbeenaculturaltradition.

C.Supermanispopularizedbynewsreporters.

D.Peoplewishtobepowerfulenoughtosolvehardproblems.

9.Whatcanweinferfromparagraph5?

A.Superman’smissionchangeswithtimes.

B.Superman’sarchetypeisanewsreporter.

C.Supermanhasthepowertosolveallproblems.

D.SupermanwenttoGermanytofightNaziinWorldWarII.

10.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“these”inthelastparagraphreferto?

A.Superman’sheroicdeeds.

B.Superman’sextraordinaryabilities.

C.Whathappensinpeople’sdailylife.

D.Whatpeopleseeinsuperheromovies.

11.Whichofthefollowingdoestheauthorsupport?

A.Superheroesdoexistinourlife.

B.Allproblemsinsocietyshouldbesolved.

C.PeoplefindthemselvesexpressedthroughSuperman.

D.Superheromoviesneedpromotiontobemorepopular.

D

Gettingahighgradeinanexamdependspartlyonhowmuchyoucanremember.So,improvingmemoryisessentialtosuccessinstudying.Butisthereanythingthatwecandoaboutit?

Onesolutionmightbewalkingbackwards.

AccordingtoanewstudypublishedintheJournalofCognition,walkingbackwards,whetherdoingitreallyorjustimaginingit,canboost（增强）thebrainpowerintheshortterm.

Inthestudy,114volunteerswereaskedtowatchavideoinwhichawomanhadherbagstolen.Thentheyanswered20questionsaboutthedetailsshowninthevideo.Tenminutesafterwatchingthevideo,thevolunteersweredividedintothreegroups.Thefirsttwogroupsweretoldtomoveforwardsorbackwards10meterswhilethethirdgroupwasaskedtostaystillonthesamepoint.Theresearchersfoundthatthebackwards-walkinggroupgottwomorecorrectanswersonaveragethantheothertwogroups.Thissuggeststhatarelationshipbetweentheconcepts（概念）oftimeandspaceisessentialtothewayourmindsformmemories.

Whenwewalkbackwards,everythingwelearnbecomesstrangetous."Thisforcesthebraintothinkinadifferentway—it’sarewiringandchangesthefocus,"USneuropsychologist（神经心理学家）ChristineWebertoldForbes.Italmostalwaysmeansthatourbrainneedstobemoreactiveandalertinthelimitedtime.Naturally,ourshort-termmemorywillbeimprovedsignificantly.

Apartfromimprovingourmemory,walkingbackwardsalsoplaysanimportantroleinphysicalhealth,especiallyfitness.AstudypublishedinJournalofBiomechanicsin2012foundthatbackwardwalkingputslessstrainandrequiresasmallerrangeofmovementsfromthekneejoints（膝关节）.Thus,there’slesspressureandpainintheknees.

Inaddition,walkingbackwards,comparedtoforwardwalking,ismorechallenging.Itrequiresyoutousemusclesandmovementsthatyouprobablyrarelyuse,makingitaperfectwaytochangeyourexerciseroutineforgreaterfitnessgains.Meanwhile,bymakingpeopleputinextraeffort,itnaturallyburnsmorefatandcalories.

12.Whichgroupofpeopleperformbestinthememorytest?

A.Thestaying-stillgroup.B.Theforwards-walkinggroup.

C.Theimaginary-walkinggroup.D.Thebackwards-walkinggroup.

13.Inwhatwaydoeswalkingbackwardsbenefitpeople’shealth