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全国百强校安徽省六安市第一中学学年高二上学期开学考试英语试题
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【全国百强校】安徽省六安市第一中学2017-2018学年高二上学期开学考试英语试题
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InaclassthispastDecember,afterIwrotesomedirectionsontheboardforstudentsabouttheirfinalexamination,oneyoungwomanquicklytookapictureoftheboardusinghersmartphone.WhenIlookedinherdirection,sheapologized:
"Sorry.Wasitwrongtotakeapicture?
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“Ican'treadmyownhandwriting,”theyoungwomanexplained."It'sbestifItakeapictureofyourwritingsoIcanunderstandthenotes."
Thatremarkstartedaclass-wideconversationabouttakingapictureinsteadoftakingnotes.Forthoseinthephoto-takingcamp,motivationsextendedbeyondtheirinabilitytocomprehendtheirownhandwriting.Sometookpicturesofnotesbecausetheyknewtheirphonewasasafeplacetostorematerial.Theymightlosepaper,buttheywouldn'tlosetheirphones.SometookphotosbecausetheywantedtorecordexactlythemannerinwhichIhadnotedinformationontheboard.Otherstoldmethatduringclasstheylikedtolistentothediscussionattentively.
Yettheuseofcamerasasnotetakers,thoughitmaybeconvenient,doesraisesignificantquestionsfortheclassroom.Isapictureaneffectivereplacementfortheprocessofnote-taking?
Instructorsencouragestudentstotakenotesbecausetheactofdoingsoismorethanmerelyrecordingnecessaryinformation—ithelpspreparethewayforunderstanding.Encouragingstudentstotakenotesmaybeanold-fashionedinstructionalmethod,butthatamethodhasalonghistorydoesn'tmeanit'soutofdate.Writingthingsdownengagesastudent'sbraininlistening,visual,andkinestheticlearning—aviewsupportedbyalongstandingresearch.Theactofwritingdowninformationenablesapersontobegincommittingittomemory,andtoprocessandcombineit,establishingthebuildingblocksoflearningnewconcepts.
Takingapicturedoesindeedrecordtheinformation,butitdeletessomeofthenecessarymentalengagementthattakingnotesemploys.Socanthetwobeequallyeffective?
I'mnotsurehowtomeasuretheeffectivenessofeithermethod.Fornow,Iallowstudentstotakenoteshowevertheyseefit—handwrittenorphotographed—becauseIfigurethatsomenotes,nomatterthemethodofnote-taking,arebetterthannone.
1、Thewomanapologizedintheclassbecauseshe______.
A.tookapictureoftheboard B.missedtheteachers'directions
C.hadthebadhandwriting D.disturbedotherstudents'learning
2、Studentsrefusetotakenotesbyhandbecause______.
A.theyareunabletotakenotes
B.theyaremorelikelytolosenotes
C.theyareinterestedinusingtheirphones
D.theyhaveagoodmemoryofteachers'instructions
3、Accordingtothepassage,takingnotesbyhand______.
A.requiresstudentstothinkindependently
B.isunsuitableforstudentstolearnnewideas
C.helpsstudentsactivelyparticipateinlearning
D.provestobeanoldanduselesslearningmethod
4、What'stheauthor'sopiniontowardstakingnotesbyphones?
A.Supportive. B.Neutral.
C.Doubtful. D.Disapproving.
Areyounervousaboutclimbingbecauseyouthinkit'stoodangerous?
Doyoufeelyou'renotfitenoughtoclimb?
Doyouknowhowtostartclimbing?
Let'sconsidertheideathatclimbingisdangerous.Beingafraidisnatural,butifyouusesuitableropesandotherclimbingequipmentsyouwillfeelcompletelysafe.Climbersareusuallyverycarefulbecausetheyknowwhattheyaredoingisdangerous.Accidentsmayhappen,butwhentheydo,theytendtoattractalotofpublicity.Asaresult,peoplethinktherearemanymoreaccidentsthanthereareinreality.
Youcannotexpecttostartclimbingstraightaway.Climbingisachallengeandchallengestaketime.Itisnecessaryfirstofallthatyouachieveagoodleveloffitness.Beginassoonasyoubecomeinterestedinclimbing—gotothegym,goswimming,takeupjoggingandcontinuetodosothroughoutyourtrainingperiod.
Discoverasmuchasyoucanaboutclimbing.Visitthelibraryandfindbooksespeciallyforbeginnersorbuyclimbingmagazinesandlookforarticleswhichdescribeyoursituation.LookupinformationontheInternet.Findoutaboutequipment,methodsandplacestogo.
Next,takeacourseonaclimbingwall.Thereareplentyofclimbingwallsalloverthecountrywhichhavetrainedandqualifiedpeopleasinstructors.Callyourlocalleisurecentretofindoutifthereisoneinyourarea.Thesetrainingsessionsareaquickwaytogetexperienceandyouarelikelytomeetotherbeginners.Afterthis,youcandoanoutsidecourseorjoinaclubwhereyoucanmeetclimbersofallabilitiesandeventuallyjoiningroup-climbingevents.
Atfirstyoumaynotunderstandtheimportanceofagoodtrainingperiod,butafteryouhavecompletedyourfirstclimbandyouarestandingsafelyatthetopofarockfeelingthrilled,thenyouwillknowitwastherightthingtodo.
5、Thearticleiswrittenby______.
A.adoctor B.anexperiencedclimber
C.abeginner D.afitnessinstructor
6、Thewriterthinksanewclimbershould______.
A.beginbybecomingfit
B.beawareofthecausesoftheaccidents
C.havethecouragetomeetthechallenges
D.doenoughsportstogetinterestedinclimbing
7、Byclimbingwallsyoucan______.
A.joinaclubyoulike B.becomequalifiedinstructors
C.gaincontrolledexperience D.takepartingroup-climbingevents
8、Theunderlinedword"it"inthelastparagraphprobablymeans______.
A.theclimb B.thetraining
C.theequipment D.theachievement
Areyouaproblemshopper?
Theansweris“Yes”,ifyouorsomeoneelsethinksthatyousometimesgetcarriedawaywithshopping.Inotherwords,doyouordoessomeoneelsethinkyouareoccupiedinextremeshopping?
Ifpeoplehaveregretslaterabouttheirshopping,orhavean“out-of-control”feelingaboutthequantitiesofwhattheybuyortheamountofcredittheyuse,theymaybeconsideredtobeproblemshoppers.
Extremeshoppingcanleadtoamoreseriousproblem—addictiveshopping.Addictiveshoppersfeeldrivenbythedesiretoshopandspendmoney.Theyexperiencegreattensionwhichdrivesthemtoshopandspendmoneyandtheyfeela“rush”duringthetimetheyareoccupiedwiththeshoppingactivity.
Extremeoraddictiveshoppingmayresultfromlong-timeunpleasantfeelings,ofwhichanxiety,painandshamearecommonones.Whenwefeelbadinside,weoftendosomethingtomakeourselvesfeelbetter.Inthiscase,weoftengoshopping.
Afewpeopleshoptorelievetheirboredomoremptiness.Forsomepeople,themotivationisadesireforstatus,power,beautyorsuccess.Somelovetoshopasitmakesthemfeelvaluedintheeyesoftheshopassistants.Othersshopsimplybecauseitmakesthemforget,atleasttemporarily,tension,fearorunhappinessintheirlife.
Besides,shoppingmallsaredesignedtoencouragecontinualshopping.Forinstance,therearesomemallswhereyoucan’tseeclocksdisplayingthetimebecausetheydon’twantyoutobecometooawareofthetimeyouspendthere.What’smore,foodcourts,coffeeshopsandrestroomsareprovided,soyoudon’thavetoleavethemallbecauseofyourphysicalneeds.
Therefore,onceyoubecomeawareofhowmarketforceswork,youwillcertainlycometocontrolyourshoppingbehavior.Forexample,howmuchtimeyouwillspendandwhatareasyouwillvisitcanbedecidedbeforeyouenterthemall.Keepawrittenaccountofwhatitemsyouwillbuyandhowmuchmoneyyouwillspend.Makeaplanforwhatyouaregoingtobuybeforeyoufeeltheurgetoshopandthensticktoit.Thatisvitalforgainingself-control.
9、Whichofthefollowingpeoplemaynotbeproblemshoppers?
A.Thosewhocannotcontroltheamountofcredittheyuse.
B.Thosewhojustwalkaroundtheshoppingmalls.
C.Thosewhoareoccupiedintoomuchshopping.
D.Thosewhofeelsorryfortheirshopping.
10、Accordingtothepassage,whatmaynotresultinaddictiveshopping?
A.Theawarenessofhowmarketforceswork.
B.Thedesireforstatus,power,beautyorsuccess.
C.Boredom,emptiness,tension,fearorunhappinessinpeople’slife.
D.Long-timebadfeelingsofanxiety,painandshame.
11、Whatdoestheauthorsuggesttocontrolourshoppingbehaviour?
A.Nevergoingtotheshoppingmallsbecausetherearemanytricks.
B.Applyingforacreditcardbeforewegoshopping.
C.Makingtheshoppingtimeasshortaspossible.
D.Makingashoppinglistbeforewegoshopping.
12、Theauthorwritesthispassageto_______.
A.informtheshoppingmallshowtoattractmoreshoppers
B.scoldtheproblemshoppers
C.providesolutionstotheproblemshopping
D.tellashoppingstory
Whyispinkorpurpleacolorforgirlsandblueorbrownforboys?
Theanswerdependslargelyonculturalvaluesaswellaspersonalexperiences.TotheEgyptians,greenwasacolorthatrepresentedthehopeandjoyofspring,whileforMuslims,itmeansheaven.Redisasymbolofgoodluckinmanycultures.InChina,childrenaregivenmoneyinaredenvelopetobringgoodfortuneintheNewYear.Formanynations,blueisasymbolofprotectionandrelig