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湖北省武汉市学年高一下学期期中英语试题
湖北省武汉市2019-2020学年高一下学期期中英语试题
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AliceWalkermakesherlivingbywriting.Andherpoems,shortstories,andnovelshavewonmanyprizesforher.ShewasborninEatonton,Georgia;shewenttopublicschoolsthere,andthentoSpelmanCollegeinAtlantabeforecomingtoNewYorktoattendSarahLawrenceCollege,fromwhichshegraduatedin1965.ForatimeshelivedinJackson,Mississippi,withherlawyerhusbandandsmalldaughter.
AboutLangstonHughes:
AmericanPoet,herfirstbookforchildren,shesays,“AftermyfirstmeetingwithLangstonHughes,IpromisedIwouldwriteabookforchildrensomeday.Why?
BecauseI,attwenty-two,knewnexttonothingofhiswork,andhedidn’tscoldme.Hejustgavemeapileofhisbooks.Andhewaskindtome.Iwillalwaysbethankfulthatinhiswarmthhefulfilledmydeepestdream(andneed)ofwhatapoetshouldbe.”
“Tomeheisnotdeadatall.HardlyadaygoesbywhenIdon’tthinkofhimorspeakofhim.Once,justbeforehedied,whenhewassickwiththeflu,Itookhimafullbasketoforanges.ThejoyIfeltingivingthatsimplegiftisundiminished(没有减弱)bytime.Hesaidhelikedoranges,too.”
1.Inthepassage,AliceWalkeris______.
A.aresearcheratSarahLawrenceCollege
B.aprofessoratSarahLawrenceCollege
C.aprize-winningwriter
D.awriterofplaysforchildren
2.FromthepassagewecanconcludethatAliceWalkerwastwenty-twoyearsoldwhen_____.
A.shemovedtoJackson,Mississippi
B.shemovedtoNewYork
C.shefirstmetwithLangstonHughes
D.LangstonHughesdied
3.Whatisthemaintopicofthepassage?
A.LangstonHughes’booksaboutAliceWalker.
B.ThechildhoodofAliceWalkerandLangstonHughes.
C.LangstonHughes,Americanpoet.
D.AliceWalker’sreflectiononLangstonHughes.
SchoolhadjuststartedinAugustwhenConnerbeganthrowingupfornoreason.Itwasn’tlongbeforetheboyalsobegansufferingterribleheadaches.InFebruarya1.7-inchtumorwasfoundinhisbrainandConnerwassettobegintoreceiveradiation(放射疗法)treatments.Beforetreatmentsstart,techniciansmakeawhiteplasticmask(面罩)tokeeppatientsimmovableandprotectunaffectedpartsofthebrainwhileradiationisdirectedatthetumor.
It’sanunpleasantexperienceandafrighteningtime.ThedoctorCookdecidedthatthemaskscouldatleastbemadetolooklikesomethingfun—maybeBatmanorMickeyMouse.“Istartedthinkingthesemasksarewhiteandnotfunatallforkids,”shetoldTheGreenvilleNews.“Ifeltlikeifwecouldmakeitalittlemorefunforthem,theymightbealittlemoreexcitedaboutcominginforthetreatment.Becausethekidsareafraid.Whilethetreatmentitselfisn’tphysicallypainful,itcancausealotofanxiety(焦虑).Andthetreatmentisrequireddailyforuptosixweeks.“
Andthemasksreallymakeadifference.“Thekidsreallylikethem,”Cooksaid.“Itmakeswhatis,let’sfaceit,aterribleexperience,aniceexperiencebecausetheygettochoosesomethingthemselves.”
Whennewchildrencomeinforthetreatment,Cookfindsoutwhattheirfavoritemoviesorcartooncharactersare.Thenshesetsaboutcreatingthemaskbydrawingtheimageshewantsontopaper,stickingitwithglue,andonceit’sdry,sheappliesthecolorsusingpaints.Eachchildcantakethemaskhomeoncethetreatmentends.
“Comingtothedoctoralwaysmeansfearandpain.Iwantedtomakeitfun,”shesaid.“Thekidsreallyloveit.It’ssomethingtheyenjoyandcanrelateto.AnditfillsaninterestIhave.Igetgreatpleasurefromit.”
4.WhywastheplasticmaskusedaccordingtoParagraph1?
A.Tocheckthepatient’sbrain.
B.Toreducethepatient’sheadache.
C.Topreventthepatientfromthrowingup.
D.Toprotectthepatient’sbrainduringthetreatment.
5.Whatcanweknowabouttheradiationtreatment?
A.Itcanbereceivedathome.
B.Ithastobefinishedinamonth.
C.Itmaymakethepatientsfeelworried.
D.Itwillcausehugephysicalpainforpatients.
6.WhatdoesCookdotohelpthechildrenbeingtreated?
A.Offerthemsomefreemasksasgifts.
B.ShowthemtheirfavoritemoviesorTVshows.
C.Dressthemupascartooncharacters.
D.Makethemasksmoreinterestingtokids.
7.Whatdoestheauthorwanttoshowbytellingthisstory?
A.Lovecantreattheterriblesickness.
B.Kindnesscanbringwarmthandjoy.
C.Healthmatterstoeveryone.
D.Creativityleadstosuccess.
Whatissuccess?
Iamnotgoingtotrytoexplainsuccess.Ithinkaprecisemeaningisimpossible!
IsitwinningaGoldMedalattheOlympicGamesorwinningWimbledon,orbeingawardedaNobelPrize?
Whatelse?
Ibelievepersonalsuccesscouldbeanythingatall—itdoesnothavetoinvolvepublicrecognition.Whoismoresuccessful?
Amillionairewhoisunhappy,oranunnoticedperson,whohasledasimple,quiet,sincereandhappylife?
Thesimplestdefinitionofsuccess,Ithink,is“tosetouttodosomethingandtosucceedindoingit”.
Thefirststepontheroadtosuccessstartswithbelief.Believeyoucansucceedandyouwill.Achievingsuccessinwhateverendeavor(努力)youchoosemaybethegoaloflife,becauseitgivesyoufreedomfromworry.Couldthatbe?
Successmeansdifferentthingstoeveryoneofus.Somepeoplebelieveitismeasuredinfinancialterm;othersbelieveitishelpingothersratherthanhelpingthemselves.However,mostpeoplearemotivatedtoagreatextentbypublicrecognition.Howmanypeoplearereallyhappy?
Howmanypeoplearereallydoingwhattheywanttowiththeirlives?
Incidentally,theabilitytoimaginemakesusdifferentfromanimals.
Mostimportantofall,Ibelievesuccessisamatterofpersonalgrowth.Ifeverydayyouaredevelopingorgrowingjustamillimeter,Ibelieveoneissuccessful.Justbeingaslightlybetterpersoneachdayformeissuccess.I’vegotaverylongwaytogothem!
Finally,alwaysremembersuccessisaprocessandisnotsimplyamatterofarrivingatadestination.It’sthejourneythatreallymatters.Successiswhatyoubecomeintheoftenverydifficultanddangerousjourneydowntheriveroflife.
8.Whatispersonalsuccessaccordingtotheauthor?
A.Winningpublicrecognition.
B.Beinganunhappymillionaire.
C.Somethingimpossibletodefinesimply.
D.Succeedingindoingwhatyouwant.
9.Accordingtothetext,humansaredifferentfromanimalsin.
A.beliefB.imagination
C.freedomD.success
10.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?
A.Whatissuccess
B.Notruesuccess
C.Howtobesuccessful
D.Successisreachingadestination
HowtokeepaRelationshipHealthyandStrong
Areyounewtoexperiencingrelationships?
Well,letmegiveyouadviceonhowtohaveahealthyrelationshipwithyourpartners.
11..Don'thidethingsfromthem,anddon'tlie.Don'tbeafraidtosaythingsthataren'tveryflatteringaboutyourself.Gettingthemtotrustyouisthemostimportantelementinanyrelationship.Ifthere'snotrust,there'snothingthere.Sopleasebehonestandtheywilllearntoopenuptoyou.
Makesureyougivethemrespect.Now,respectisn'tjustsimplytreatingthemnicely.Thereisalotmoretoit.Youhavetolearntoadjusttotheirliking.12..Don'tjustthinkaboutyourself,butthinkaboutwhatyourpartnersneedoutofitaswell.
13..Alwaysbewillingtohelpthemandgivethemhonestyandpositiveatthetime.Makethemfeelyouaresomeonetheycanreallycountonandbuildafuturewith.Thisisanimportantstepinarelationship.Yourpartnerneedsoutofitaswell.
Makesureyou'haveagoodsenseofhumorwiththem.Laughteristhekeytohappiness.Laughalotwiththem,andjokewiththem.Laughtermayseemsilly,butit'sthesecrettoalotinlife.Itwillkeepthesparksalive.14.
Makesurethecommunicationisgood.Thisgoesalongwithtrust,butalwayscommunicatehowyoufeelevenifit'ssomethingthatupsetsyou.Insteadofscreaming,talktothem.15..It'simportanttocommunicatethistothem,nottokeepitbottledup.
A.Showthemyourpersonality.
B.Beanhonestpersonwiththem.
C.Makesureyouarereliabletoyourpartners.
D.Laughterkeepstherelationshipstrongandlasting.
E.Don'tstarttoneglectthemandmakethemfeelunwanted.
F.Basically,learntostudyyourpartners’moods,wantsandneeds.
G.Iftheydidsomethingthatmadeyouhappy,tellthemaboutitinarespectfulmanner.
Jeanwasanursewhoworkedinachildren’shospital.One16therewasabigdanceatthehospital.Mostofthedoctorsandnurseswouldbethere,butofcoursesomehadtobe17tolookafterthechildren,andJeanwasn’toneoftheluckyoneswhowerefreetogotothe18.Shelikeddancingverymuch,sowhenshehadtostartworkthatevening19herfriendsweregettingreadytothedance,shefeltvery20forherself.
Shewenttoeachsickchildoneaftertheotherandsaid21,untilshecametoonelittleboywhomshewasvery22of.HisnamewasDicky,andhewaseleven,buthealreadytalkedlikea(n)23.PoorDickyhadaveryseriousillness,andnowhewas24abletomoveanypartofhisbodyexcepthishands.Jeanknewthathewouldnevergetany25,buthewasalwayshappyandalwaysthinkingaboutotherpeople26abouthimself.
HeknewthatJeanloveddancing,sonow,whenshecameto27goodnighttohim,hegreetedherwiththe28,“I’mverysorrythatyouhavetomissthedancebecauseof29.Butwe’regoingtohaveapartyforyou.Ifyoulookinmydrawer,you’ll30apieceofcake.Isaveditfrommysuppertoday,soit’squite31.Andthere’salsoashilling(先令)there,whichmymothergavemelastweek.Youcan32somethingtodrinkwiththat.”“AndI’d33anddancewithyoumyselfifIwere34to,”headded. Suddenlythehospitaldanceseemedveryfarawayandn