学年山东省济宁一中高一下学期期中考试英语卷.docx

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学年山东省济宁一中高一下学期期中考试英语卷

山东省济宁市济宁一中2016-2017学年高一下学期期中考试

英语试题

第一部分听力

第二部分阅读理解（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

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C.preparefurnitureyourself             D.workfourmonthsfortwoyears

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B

OncewhenIwasfacingadecisionthatinvolvedhighrisk,Iwenttoafriend.Helookedatmeforamoment,andthenwroteasentencecontainingthebestadviceI’veeverhad:

Beboldandbrave—andmighty（强大的）forceswillcometoyouraid.

ThosewordsmademeseeclearlythatwhenIhadfallenshortinthepast,itwasseldombecauseIhadtriedandfailed.ItwasusuallybecauseIhadletfearoffailurestopmefromtryingatall.Ontheotherhand,wheneverIhadplungedintodeepwater,forcedbycourageorcircumstance,IhadalwaysbeenabletoswimuntilIgotmyfeetonthegroundagain.

Boldnessmeansadecisiontobiteoffmorethanyoucaneat.Andthereisnothingmysteriousaboutthemightyforces.Theyarepotentialpowerswepossess:

energy,skill,soundjudgment,creativeideas—evenphysicalstrengthgreaterthanmostofusrealize.

 Admittedly,thosemightyforcesarespiritualones.Buttheyaremoreimportantthanphysicalones.Acollegeclassmateofmine,Tim,wasanexcellentfootballplayer,eventhoughheweighedmuchlessthantheaverageplayer.“InonegameIsuddenlyfoundmyselfconfrontingahugeplayer,whohadnothingbutmebetweenhimandourgoalline,”saidTim.“IwassofrightenedthatIclosedmyeyesanddesperatelythrewmyselfatthatguylikeabullet—andstoppedhimcold.”

 Boldness—awillingnesstoextendyourselftotheextreme—isnotonethatcanbeacquiredovernight.Butitcanbetaughttochildrenanddevelopedinadults.Confidencebuildsup.Surely,therewillbesetbacks（挫折）anddisappointmentsinlife;boldnessinitselfisnoguaranteeofsuccess.Butthepersonwhotriestodosomethingandfailsisalotbetteroffthanthepersonwhotriestodonothingandsucceeds.

 So,alwaystrytolivealittlebitbeyondyourabilities—andyou’llfindyourabilitiesaregreaterthanyoueverdreamed.

24.Whywastheauthorsometimesunabletoreachhisgoalinthepast?

A.Hefacedhugerisks.B.Helackedmightyforces.

C.Fearpreventedhimfromtrying.D.Failureblockedhiswaytosuccess.

25.Whatistheimpliedmeaningoftheunderlinedpart?

A.Swallowmorethanyoucandigest.B.Actslightlyaboveyourabilities.

C.Developmoremysteriouspowers.D.Learntomakecreativedecisions.

26.WhatwasespeciallyimportantforTim’ssuccessfuldefenseinthefootballgame?

A.Hisphysicalstrength.     B.Hisbasicskill.C.Hisrealfear.       D.Hisspiritualforce.

27.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthispassage?

A.Toencouragepeopletobecourageous.B.Toadvisepeopletobuildupphysicalpower.

C.Totellpeoplethewaystoguaranteesuccess.D.Torecommendpeopletodevelopmoreabilities.

C

Anabsolutedescriptionofthethreathangingovertheworld’smammals,reptiles,amphibiansandotherlifeformshasbeenpublishedbythewell-knownscientificjournal,Nature.Aspecialanalysiscarriedoutbythejournalindicatesthatanastonishing41%ofallamphibiansontheplanetnowfaceextinctionwhile26%ofmammalspeciesand13%ofbirdsaresimilarlythreatened.

Manyspeciesarealreadycriticallyendangeredandlosetoextinction,includingtheSumatranelephant,Amurleopardandmountaingorilla.Butalsoindangerofvanishingforthewild,itnowappears,areanimalsthatarecurrentlyratedasmerelybeingendangered.

Ineachcase,thefingerofblamepointsdirectlyathumanactivitesThecontinuingspreadofagricultureisdestroyingmillionofhectaresofwildhabitats（栖息地）everyyear,leavinganimalswithouthomes,whiletheintroductionofnewly-comespecies,oftenhelpedbyhumans,isalsodamagingnativepopulations.Atthesametime,pollutionandoverfishingaredestroyingoceanecosystems.

“Habitatdestruction,pollutionoroverfishingeitherskilloffwildcreaturesandplantsorkeavesthembadlyweakened,”saidDerekTittensor,anoceanecologistattheWorldConservationMonitoringCentreinCambridge.“Thetroubleisthatincomingdecades,theadditionalthreatofworseningclimatechangewillbecomemoreandmorecommonandcouldthenkilloffthesesurvivors.”

Theproblem,accordingtoNature,isworsenedbecauseofthehugegapsinscientistsknowledgeabouttheplanet’sbiodiversity.Evaluationsofthetotalnumberofspeciesofanimalsandplantsalivevaryfrom2millionto50million.Inaddition,evaluationsofcurrentratesofspecies’disappearancesvaryfrom500to36,000ayear.“Thatistherealproblemweface,”addedTittensor.“Thescaleofuncertaintyishuge.”

Intheend,however,thedataindicatethattheworldisheadingcrueltytowardsamassextinction-whichisdefinedasoneinvolvingalossof75%ofspeciesormore.Thiscouldarriveinlessthanahundredyearsorcouldtakeathousand,dependingonextinctionrates.

28.What’sthemainideaofthefirsttwoparagraphs?

A.Figuresaboutsomewildanimalsareastonishing.

B.“Nature”isthefamousjournalaroundtheworld.

C.Manyendangeredspeciesareclosetoextinction.

D.Somerarespecieshaveappearedaroundtheworld.

29.Thedirectreasonfortheextinctionofsomespeciesis_____.

A.continuousappearanceofnewspeciesB.destructiveactivitiesofhumanbeings

C.moreandmorehomelessanimalsD.thegreatchangeofoceanecosystem

30.Fromparagraph4weknowthatanotherfuturethreatis______.

A.destructionofhabitatsB.overfishingandpollution

C.theworseningclimatechangeD.killingoffwildcreaturesandplants

31.Whatdoes“This”inthelastsentencereferto_____?

A.massextinctionB.extinctionratesC.extinctiontimeD.75%ofspeciesormore

D

Itallbeganwithastopataredlight.

KevinSalwenwasdrivinghis14-year-olddaughter,Hannah,backfromasleepoverin2006.Whilewaitingatatrafficlight,theysawablackMercedesCoupeononesideandahomelessmanbeggingforfoodontheother.

“Dad,ifthatmanhadalessnicecar,thatmantherecouldhaveameal.”Hannahprotested.Thelightchangedandtheydroveon,butHannahwastooyoungtobereasonable.Shepestered（纠缠）herparentsabout inequity, insistingthatshewantedtodosomething.

“Whatdoyouwanttodo?

”hermomresponded.“Sellourhouse?

”

Warning!

 Neversuggestagrandgesturetoanidealisticteenager.Hannahseizedupontheideaofsellingtheluxuriousfamilyhomeanddonatinghalftheproceedstocharity,whileusingtheotherhalftobuyamoremodestreplacementhome.

Eventually,that’swhatthefamilydid.Theproject—crazy,impetuous（鲁莽的）andutterlyinspiring—iswrittendownindetailinabookbyfatheranddaughterscheduledtobepublishednextmonth:

“ThePowerofHalf.”It’sabookthat,frankly,I’dbenervousaboutleavingaroundwheremyownteenagekidsmightfindit.Animpressionablechildreadsthis,andthenextthingyouknowyourwholefamilyisoutonthestreet.

AtatimeofenormousneedsinHaitiandelsewhere,whensomanyAmericansaretryingtohelpHaitiansbysendingeverythingfromtextmessagestoshoes,theSalwensofferanexampleofafamilythatcametogethertomakeadifference—forthemselvesasmuchasthepeopletheyweretryingtohelp.Inacolumnaweekago,itdescribedneurologicalevidencefrombrainscansthatunselfishnesslightsuppartsofthebrainnormallyassociatedwithmoreprimarysatisfaction.TheSalwens’experienceconfirmstheselfishpleasuresofselflessness.

Mr.Salwenandhiswife,Joan,hadalwaysassumedthattheirkidswouldbebetteroffinabiggerhouse.Butaftertheydownsized,therewasmuchlessspacetoretreatto,sothefamilymembersspentmoretimearoundeachother.Asmallerhouseunexpectedlyturnedouttobeamorefamily-friendlyhouse.

32.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“inequity”mostprobablymeaninParagraph3?

A．Unfairness.B．Satisfaction.C．Personalattitude.D．R