辽宁省沈阳市东北育才双语学校高一下学期期中考试英语试题.docx

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辽宁省沈阳市东北育才双语学校高一下学期期中考试英语试题

答题时间：

120分钟满分：

150分命题人：

高一英语组校对人：

高一英语组

第一部分阅读理解（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

ItwasaSundayandtheheavystormhadlastedallnight.Themorningafterthestorm,though,wasbeautiful:

blueskies,warmairandacalm,invitingseatouchingtheshoregently.

Myfatherrealizeditwasagooddayforfishingandinvitedmysisterandmetogowithhim.Iwasonly14andfishinghadneverbeenmything,butIdecidedtogoallthesame.I’msogladIdid.

Ontheroadtotheharbourwecouldseetheterribledestructiononthecoast,buttheharbouritselfwasinfairlygoodshape.Afterall,itwasprotectedbythearmsofabaythathadonlyonetinychanneltothesea.Aswegotonboard,wenoticedtwobighumps（脊背）inthedistance.

Onapproachingthem,wesawitwasamotherwhalewithherbaby.Wecouldn’tbelieveit—therearen’tanywhalesalongthecoasthere.Thestormmusthavedriventhemacrosstheoceanintothebay,inwhichthestillwaterwassobadlypollutedthatnothingcouldsurvive.

Thelittlebabywhale—actuallyasbigasourboat—wasobviouslystuckandcouldnotmove.Themotherdivedunderthewaterandcameupsuddenly,makingbigwhirlpools（漩涡）andwaves.“She’stryingtohelpherbaby,butonthewrongside.”myfathersaid.Atthispoint,myfathermovedourboatinasemicircletotheothersideand,headingtheboattowardsthebabywhale,pusheditgently.Withourseveralgentlepushes,thebighumpturnedoveranddisappearedunderwater.Thenitswamuprightbesideitsmum.Theystruggledintheirdesperateattemptstoescapebutmissedtheexitandstartedheadinginthewrongdirection.Wehurrieduptothewhalesandtriedtoleadthemtowardsthebaychannel.Slowly,theyletusleadthem,sometimesrisingfromthewaterrightbesideustobreathe—andtogiveusatrustinglookwiththosehugeeyes.Oncetheyhittheirfirstpartofcleanwaterflowingstraightfromthesea,themumgaveusawavewithhertailandofftheyswamintothedistance.

Intheexcitementithadfeltlikeonlyafewminutes,butwehadbeenwiththosewonderfulanimalsforalmostanhourandahalf.Thatwasthesimpleandlastingbeautyoftheday.Nearlyfourdecadeslater,Istilllookbackfondlytothatgoldendayatsea.

1.Theauthorsays“I’msogladIdid.“（inPara.2）because__________.

A.hewitnessedthewholeprocessoffishingB.heenjoyedthebeautyofthecalmsea

C.heexperiencedtherescueofthewhalesD.hespenttheweekendwithhisfamily

2.Theharboursurvivedthestormowingto______.

A.theshapeoftheharbourB.thearmsofthebay

C.thestillwaterinthechannelD.thelongcoastline

3.Themotherwhalefailedtohelpherbabybecause__________.

A.shehadstayedinthepollutedwaterfortoolong

B.thewhirlpoolsshehadmadewerenotbigenough

C.shehadnootherwhalesaroundtoturntoforhelp

D.thewavespushedherbabyinthewrongdirection

4.Whatisthethemeofthestory?

A.Savinglivesbringspeopleasenseofhappiness

B.Fishingprovidesexcitementforchildren

C.It’snecessarytoliveinharmonywithanimals

D.It’svitaltoprotecttheenvironment

B

TheCoalitionfortheHomelessisanorganizationthatseekstoaddresstheneedsofthehomelesspopulationintheUnitedStates.Itisanetworkofoffices,someofwhichprovidefoodandhousesforthehomelesspopulation,andsomeofwhichfightforthepassingoflawsthatofovertwohundredmillionpeoplelivingintheUnitedStates,uptothreemillionarehomeless—andthenumberisstillgrowing.Sincethelate1970s,fastrisinghouseprices,largecutsingovernmentsupportedhousingprograms,andeconomicrecession（经济衰退）havemadeitimpossibleformanyAmericanstomeethousingcosts.

Sadly,thishasresultedinanumberofpersonsbeingforcedtoleavetheirhomesand/orunabletofindnewaffordablehomes.Accordingtoanotherresearch,familieswithchildrenappeartobethefastest-growingpartofthehomelesspopulation,makingup39%ofit.

A.talkaboutB.dealwithC.fightforD.writeto

6.HowmanypeoplearehomelessintheU.S.accordingtotheCoalitionstudies?

A.39%ofthepopulation.B.200millionpeople.

C.About3millionpeople.D.Aboutone-fifthofthepopulation.

7.Homelesspeopleoftenhavedifficultyfindingajobbecause.

A.theyhavenohomeaddresses

B.theymostlyhaveadrinkingproblem

C.theyaren’tsupportedbygovernmentprograms

D.theyoftendon’thaveenoughworkexperience

8.WhatisthemaincauseoftherisingnumberofthehomelessintheU.S.?

A.Thepassingofnewhousinglaws.B.Thefastgrowthoffamilysize.

C.Theslowconstructionofhouses.D.Theever-risingpriceofhousing.

C

“Bloggingishelpingstudentstothinkandwritemorecritically（批评地）,”saysanAustralianresearcher,“andcanhelpdrawoutpeoplewhowouldotherwisenotengageindebate.”

ThesearethepreliminaryfindingsofPHDresearchbyAnneBartlett-Bragg,alecturerattheUniversityofTechnology,Sydney,whohasbeenusingweblogsorblogsinherownteachingsince2001.

“Thestudentsarethinkingmorecritically.”shesays,“Theyarelearningtoberesponsibleandthey’recommunicatingoutsidetheboundariesoftheclassroomandtheinstitution,andtheylikethat.“Bartlett-Braggsaysinconventionalteaching,studentsoftenrelyonthelecturerasthemainsourceofideasandcritique（评论）fortheirwork.“I’mabitoverlisteningtomystudentsgivingmebackinanessaywhatI’vetoldtheminclass.”shesays.“Iwantthemtothinkforthemselvesandgetdifferentperspectives.”

“Whatmakesblogsusefulistheirinteractivenature.”shesays.Theseweb-basedforums（论坛）fordiscussingideas,experiencesoropinionsallowstudentstodiscusspubliclywhattheyarestudyingwithotherstudentsandexpertsoutsidetheirownuniversity.“Ireallyencouragethemtoputtheirpersonalopinioninthere,providedtheyareinformedandbackedupwithevidence.”Bartlett-Braggsaysbecausealotofacademicsinherfieldofelectronicore-learningnowhavetheirownblogs,studentscanengagedirectlywiththem.

Shesaysoneofthemostpowerfulfacilitiesinweblogsispinging,whichinvolvesapersonpositingacommentaboutsomeoneelse’sworkontheirownblog.Theyusethe“Trackback”tooltonotifytheauthorwhentheyhavepublishedthecomment,basicallyinvitingthemtodiscussit.

“Theygetsuchabuzzwhentheymakeacommentonanotherpersonoutsidetheboundariesoftheinstitutionandthatpersonresponds,orevengivesthemsomefurtherreading.”shesays.“TheyaregettingnewperspectivesthatIcan’tgivetheminanormallecture.”

9.WhatBartlett-Bragglikesmostisthatblogscanhelpstudentsto______..

A.thinkforthemselvesB.havestrongersenseofresponsibility

C.knowmoreabouttheworldoutsideD.finishanessayassignmenteasily

10.Bartlett-Bragwouldlikeherstudentsto_______.

A.makecommentsonherteachingB.spendmoretimeontheweb

C.betaughtinaconventionalwayD.getnewideasfromtheweb-basedforums

11.The“Trackback”toolisusedto_______..

A.exchangeviewswiththeauthor

B.informtheauthorofanewlypublishedcomment

C.invitetheauthortoreply

D.sendacommenttotheauthor

12.Bartlett-Bragg’sattitudetowardsintroducingblogsintoteachingis_______..

A.criticB.doubtfulC.supportiveD.neutral

13.Thefourthparagraphmainlytalksabout_________.

A.thespecialnatureofblogsB.thepopularityofblogs

C.theadvantagesofblogsD.Bartlett-Bragg’steachingstyles

D

Itishardlysurprisingthatclothingmanufacturersfollowcertainuniformstandardsforvariousfeaturesofclothes.Whatseemsstrange,however,isthatthestandardadoptedforwomenistheoppositeoftheoneformen.Takealookatthewayyourclothesbutton.Men’sclothestendtobuttonfromtheright,andwomen’sformtheleft.Consideringmostoftheword’spopulation–menandwomen–areright-handed,themen’sstandardwouldappeartomakemoresenseforwomen.Sowhydowomen’sclothesbuttonfromtheleft?

Historyreallyseemstomatterhere.Buttonsfirstappearedonlyontheclothesoftherichinthe17thcentury,whenrichwomenweredressedbyservants.Forthemostlyright-handedservants,havingwomen’sshirtsbuttonfromtheleftwouldbeeasier.Ontheotherhand,havingmen’sshirtsbuttonformtherightmadesense,too.Mostmendressedthemselves,andasworddrawnfromtheleftwiththerighthandwouldbelesslikelytogetcaughtintheshirt.

14.Whatissurprisingaboutthestandardoftheclothingindustry?

A.Ithasbeenfollowedbytheindustryforover400years.

B.Itisdifferentformen’sclothingandwomen’s.

C.Itwoksbetterwithmenthanwithwomen.

D.Itfailstoconsiderright-handedpeople.

15.Whatdoweknowabouttherichmeninthe17thcentury?

A.Theytendedtowearclotheswithoutbuttons.

B.Theywereinterestedinthehistoricalmatters.

C.Theyweremostlydressedbyservants.

D.Theydrewtheirswordsfromtheleft.

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

Whatisyourfavoritecolor?

Doyoulikeyellow,orange,red?

16.Doyouprefergraysandblues?

Thenyouareprobablyquiet,shy,andyouwouldratherfollowthanlead.Youtendtobepessimist.Atleast,thisiswhatpsychologiststellus,andtheyshouldknow,becausetheyhavebeenseriouslystudyingthemeaningofcolorpreference,aswellastheeffectthatcolorshaveonhumanbeings.17.Ifyouhappentolovebrown,youdidso,assoonasyouopenedyoureyes,oratleastassoonasyoucouldseeclearly.