湖南省长沙市明德高一第二学期期中英语卷有答案.docx

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湖南省长沙市明德高一第二学期期中英语卷有答案

明德中学2019年上学期期中考试卷

高一年级英语试卷2019年5月

第2部分阅读理解（共两节，满分35分）

第1节（共十道题，每小题2.5分，满分25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，并在答题卡上讲该项涂黑。

A

DiscoverNatureSchoolsprograms

BecomingBears（Kindergarten-2grade）

Bybecomingbabybears,childrenlearnfromtheir“parent”tosurvivetheseasons.Kidswillfindsafetyinthespringandlearnkindsoffoodbearseatduringthesummer,andthencreateacaveforwinterhibernation（冬眠）.Afterlearningtheskillsneededtosurvive,studentswillgooutofthecaveasanindependentblackbearabletocareforthemselves.（1.5-2hours）

WhoseClues?

（3-5grade）

Kidswilldiscoverhowplantsandanimalsusetheirspecialstructurestosurvive.Throughoutdoorstudyofplantsandanimals,kidswillrecognizetheirspecialstructuresandlearnhowtheyenablespeciestoeat,avoidtheirenemiesandsurvive.Usingwhattheyhavelearned,kidswillchooseonespeciesandtellhowtheysurviveintheirlivingplaces.（3-4hours）

WingedWonders（3-5grade）

Birdsaddcolorandsoundtoourworldandplayanimportantecological（生态的）role.Studentswilllearnthebasicsofbirds,understandtherolebirdsplayinfoodchainsandgobirdwatchingusingfieldguidesandtelescopes.Studentswilldohands-onactivities.Studentswillusetoolstobuildbirdfeeders,allowingthemtoattractbirdsathome.（3-4hours）

ExploringYourWatershed（6-8grade）

Wealldependoncleanwater.Examininghowouractionsshapethewaterwaysaroundus.Goonahiketoseefirst-handsomeofthechallengingwaterqualityproblemsinacity.Studentswilltestthewaterqualitytodeterminethehealthofanecosystem.

●Eachprogramistaughtforaclasswithatleast10students.

●Allprogramsincludeplentyoftimeoutdoors.Sopleaseprepareproperclothing,sunscreenand 

insectkillersforchildren.

●Totakepartinaprogram,pleaseemaildcprograms@mdc.mo.gov.

21.WhatcankidsdoatBecomingBears?

A．Watchbears’performances.

B．Takecareofbears

C．Learnhowtosurviveabearattack.

D．Pretendtobebabybearstolearnaboutbears.

22.Kidswhoareinterestedinplantswillchoose______________.

A．WhoseClues?

B．ExploringyourWatershed

C．BecomingBearsD．WingedWonders

23.Accordingtothepassage,allthefourprograms_____________.

A．havethesameteachinghoursB．haveoutdooractivities

C．areofferedduringsummerholidaysD．aredesignedforprimaryschoolstudents

B

Denny  was a famous photographer. He traveled all over the world, taking picturesformagazinesandnewspapers, and won many prizes.

“I’lldoanythingtogetagoodphoto,”heoftensaid.“I’llgoanywhere,evenifitisdangerous.”

Andhetoldthetruth.Hehadphotosofmanydisasters.Ifsomethinginterestinghappened,Dennywenttophotographit.

Hewasamarriedmanandhiswifeoftenaskedhimtotakeherwithhim,buthealwaysrefused.“I’lltravelformywork,notforfun,youwon’tenjoyyourself,andIwon’thavetimetolookafteryou.Sometimesthere’snotevenanywheretostay,andIhavetosleepoutside.Ioftendon’thaveagoodmealorabathfordays.Youwon’tlikeit.”

“Denny,Iamnotachild,”hiswifedidn’tagree.“Icanlookaftermyself.Pleasetakemewithyouthenexttimeyougooverseas.”

Dennydidn’tsayanything,buthethoughtaboutit,andwhenhewasaskedtogotoAfrica,hesaidtohiswife,“YoucancometoAfricawithmeifyouwantto.I’vegottotakephotosofwildanimalsthere.Itshouldbeinterestingandnottoouncomfortable.”

Hiswifewasveryexcited,andatfirstshehadaveryenjoyabletime.ThenDennywenttotheforesttofindsomelionstophoto.Hiswifewentwithhim,butbeforelongtheybecameseparated.Shewalkeddownonepathwhilehewalkeddowntheother.

Suddenly,Dennyheardhercrying.Heranbackandsawherrunningtowardshim.Ahugelionwaschasingher.QuicklyDennytookhiscameraoutofthebagandpointeditathiswifeandthelion.Thenheshouted,“Slowdown,woman!

Ican’tgetyoubothinthepicture!

”

24.DennyhadphotosofallthefollowingEXCEPT.

A.NaturaldisastersB.wildanimalsC.travelmagazinesD.interestingevent

25.ThecouplebecameseparatedintheAfricanforest,probablybecause.

A.oneofthemlefttotalkabathB.theydidn’thaveagoodmealfordays

C.eitherofthemhadlosthis/herwayD.theyhavenowheretostayforthenight

26.Theunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraphmainlytellsusthat.

A.Dennywasinfactplayingajokewithhiswife

B.Dennytrainedthewildliontoplaywithhiswife

C.Dennydidnotlovehiswife

D.Dennywastoobusytakingphotostoprotecthiswife

27.Accordingtothepassage,afamousphotographer’slivemustbe.

A.safe,cheerfulandcolorfulB.interesting,successfulbutdangerous

C.enjoyable,excitingbutregrettableD.pleasant,comfortableandmeaningful

C

TherearemanyusefulsuggestionsandpiecesofadvicethatcanhelponetoimproveEnglish.Herearesomeusefulsuggestionsandnewtipstoincreaseone’sEnglishlanguagevocabulary.

LearningEnglishvocabularyisaboutmuchmorethanjustlearningtherightwords.AbroadgraspofvocabularyintheEnglishlanguageisbasedonunderstandingimportantexpressions.

Learningawordwillnothelpverymuchifyouquicklyforgetit.Researchshowsthat it takesfrom10to20repetitionstoreallymakeawordpartofyourvocabulary.Sincemostwordsare

learnedfromhowtheyareusedincontext,themorewordsoneisshown,thebettervocabularyonewillhave.Keepapieceofpaperclosetoyou.Whenyouread,paymoreattentiontothewordyoudonotknow,writetheworddownandtrytofigureoutitsmeaningfromthecontext.Thenlookupthewordinadictionary.

RememberthatifyoudonotuseEnglishwordsthatyouhavejustlearnedinconversationorwriting,youwillforgetthemveryquickly.Sothebestwaytolearnnewwordseffectivelyisjustbytryingtousetheminconversationandwriting.RememberalsothatpracticeisthekeytofluentspokenEnglish.

Buildingvocabularyisalife-longtask.Remember,“Inthebeginningwastheword.”Yourfuturecoulddependonhowrichyourvocabularyis.Itwillalsodeterminethequalityofyourcommunication.

28.WecanlearnfromthepassagethatlearningEnglishvocabulary.

A.isjustaboutlearningtherightwords

B.isaboutrememberingmoreandmorewords

C.doesn’trequireonetolearnexpressions

D.requiresonetounderstandimportantexpressions

29.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Itdoesn’ttakelongtobuildone’svocabulary

B.Ifyourememberaword,youarestillabletoforgetitifyoudon’tuseit.

C.Tomasteraword,youneedtorepeatit10-20times.

D.PracticeisveryimportantinfluentspokenEnglish.

30.Thebestwaytolearnnewwordsis.

A.readingthemloudlyoverandoveragain

B.writingthemdownoverandoveragain

C.tryingtousethemwhilespeakingandwriting

D.alwayslookingthemupinthedictionary

31.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.HowtohaveagoodconversationinEnglish

B.HowtoenrichyourEnglishvocabulary

C.WhycontextisimportantinlearningEnglish

D.Howtoimprovethequalityofcommunication

D

Aresomepeoplebornclever,andothersbornstupid?

Orisintelligencedevelopedbyourenvironmentandourexperiences?

Strangelyenough,theanswertoboththesequestionsisyes.Tosomeextentourintelligenceisgivenusatbirth,andnoamountofspecialeducationcanmakeageniusoutofachildbornwithlowintelligence.Ontheotherhand,achildwholivesinaboringenvironmentwilldevelophisintelligencelessthanonewholivesinrichandvaried circumstances.Thusthelimitsofaperson'sintelligencearefixedatbirth,butwhetherornothereachesthoselimitswilldependonhisenvironment.Thisview,nowheldbymostexperts,canbesupportedinanumberofways.

　　Itiseasytoshowthatintelligenceistosomeextentsomethingwearebornwith.Thecloserthebloodrelationshipbetweentwopeople,theclosertheyarelikelytobeinintelligence.Thusifwetaketwounrelatedpeopleatrandom（随机地）fromthepopulation,itislikelythattheirdegreesofintelligencewillbecompletelydifferent.Ifontheotherhandwetaketwoidentical（完全相同的）twinstheywillverylikelybeasintelligentaseachother.Relationslikebrothersandsisters,parentsandchildren,usuallyhavesimilarintelligence,andthisclearlysuggeststhatintelligencedependsonbirth. 

　　Imaginenowthatwetaketwoidenticaltwinsandputthemindifferentenvironments.Wemightsendone,forexample,toauniversityandtheothertoafactorywheretheworkisboring.Wewouldsoonfinddifferencesinintelligencedeveloping,andthisindicatesthatenvironmentaswellasbirthplaysapart.Thisconclusionisalsosuggestedbythefactthatpeoplewholiveinclosecontactwitheachother,butwhoarenotrelatedatall,arelikelytohavesimilardegreesofintelligence.

32..Whichofthesesentencesbestdescribesthewriter’spointinPara.1?

　　A.Tosomeextent,intelligenceisgivenatbirth.

　　B.Intelligenceisdevelopedbytheenvironment.

　　C.Somepeopleareborncleverandothersbornstupid.

　　D.Intelligenceisfixedatbirth,butisdevelopedbytheenvironment. 

33.Itissuggestedinthispassagethat .

　　A.closerelationsusuallyhavesimilarintelligence

B.unrelatedpeoplearenotlikelytohavedifferentintelligence

　　C.thecloserthebloodrelationshipbetweenpeople,themoredifferenttheyare

likely tobeinintelligence

　　D.peoplewholiveinclosecontactwitheachotherarenotlikelytohave

similardegreesofintelligence 

34.InPara.1,theword"circumstances"means　 .

　　A