辽宁省六校协作体学年高一英语下学期期中试题.docx

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辽宁省六校协作体学年高一英语下学期期中试题

辽宁省六校协作体2017-2018学年高一英语下学期期中试题

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Herearetwolettersfromourreadersexpressingtheirconcernaboutschoolassessment。

Studentsshouldbeallowedtostudywithoutworryingaboutgrades.Fortunately，mosteducatorsrealizethatstudentshavedifferentinterestsandabilities.However，grade—basedassessmentisstillverycommon.Gradesoftenholdbackcreativity.Competingforbettergradescausesmanystudentstoturndownopportunitiestogoinformusic,dramaandsports。

Gradesarealsoanunfairmeasureofastudent’sability。

Idonotdemand，assomeextremistsdo,thatgradesshouldnolongerberecorded.However，Idobelievethatlessimportanceshouldbeplacedongrades.IhopethatsomedaygradeswillbecomeoptionalatVillageHighSchool.

MagdalenaSmith,

PresidentDramaClub

Let'sfacethefactsaboutgrades.Gradesperformthreebasicfunctions.First,gradesgetstudentstoworkattheirhighestlevelofcompetence （能力）.Second,theyactasanencouragementforhard—workingstudentsandasawarmingtothosewhoarenot。

Finally,gradesareaneffectivestandardbywhichtomeasurestudents’achievement.Goodgradeshelpstudentstogetjobsandtogetintouniversity。

I’vespokenwithanumberofstudentswhohavejobs，andmostofthemsaythattheywerehiredmainlybecauseoftheirgrades.Mygradeshelpedmegetapart-timejobandwillhelpmeintouniversitynextyear.IthinkgradesareextremelyimportantatVillageHighSchool。

SimonHarper,

Member,

21。

SimonHarperwritesfromtheviewpointofsomeonewho.

A．insistsgradesshouldbecomeoptionalinthenearfuture

B．isconcernedaboutimprovingstudents’creativity

C．supportsusingstudents'intereststomeasuretheirabilities

D．believesintheadvantagesofassessmentbasedongrades

22．MagdalenaSmiththinksitisimportantfor.

A。

educatorstoassessthestudentsbygrades

B.studentstotakepartinmusic,drama，andsports

C。

studentstocompeteforbettergrades

D。

educatorstopaymoreattentiontogrades

23．Accordingtotheletters，whichofthefollowingistrueaboutVillageHighSchool？

______

A.Gradesarestillinuseatpresent..

B。

Gradesholdbackstudents'creativity.

C。

Gradesbringaboutunnecessarycompetition。

D。

Gradesareeffectiveineveryway

24．Whatarethetwolettersmainlyabout?

________

A。

Thereasonswhygradesshouldn’tbeusedtoassessstudents。

B。

Theimportanceofartandmusicinstudents'life.

C。

Theneedtohaveastandardmeasureforstudents’success。

D.Therolethatgradesshouldplayinassessingstudents。

B

Onthefirstdayofschoolourprofessorintroducedhimselfandchallengedustogettoknowsomeonewedidn’tknow.Istooduptolookaroundwhenagentlehandtouchedmyshoulder。

Iturnedaroundtofindawrinkled，littleoldlady

staringatmewithasmilethatlitupherentirebeing.

Shesaid，“Hi，girl！

MynameisRose.I’m87yearsold.CanIgiveyouahug?

”

Ilaughedandenthusiasticallyresponded,“Ofcourseyoumay！

”andshegavemeagianthug.

“Whyareyouincollegeatsuchayoung，innocentage？

”Iasked.

Shejokinglyreplied,“I’mheretomeetarichhusband，getmarried,haveacoupleofchildren，andthenretireandtravel！

"

Igrinned（露齿而笑）,“Imean,seriously,why?

”Isaid。

Iwascuriouswhatmayhavemotivatedhertotakeonthischallengeatherage.

“IalwaysdreamedofhavingacollegeeducationandnowI’mgettingone！

”shetoldme。

Overthecourseoftheyear，Rosebecameacampussymbolandsheeasilymadefriendswherevershewent.Shelovedtodressupandenjoyedtheattentionshereceivedfromtheotherstudents.Shewaslivingitup。

AttheendofthesemesterweinvitedRosetospeakatourfootballdinnerparty。

I’llneverforgetwhatshetaughtus.

“Wedonotstopplayingbecauseweareold；wegrowoldbecausewestopplaying.Thereisonlyonesecrettostayingyoung，beinghappy,andachievingsuccess.You’vegottohaveadream.Whenyouloseyourdreams,youdie！

”shesaid.

“Thereisahugedifferencebetweengrowingolderandgrowingup。

Ifyouarenineteenyearsoldandlieinbedforonefullyearanddon’tdooneproductive

thing,youwillturn20yearsold.IfIam87yearsold,andstayinbedforayear,andneverdoanything，Iwillturn88。

Anybodycangrowolder.Buteveryminutecountsforyoungmen，"sheadded.

“Theideaistogrowupbyalwaysfindingtheopportunityforchange。

Havenoregrets。

Theelderlyusuallydon’thaveregretsforwhatwedid，butratherforthingswedidnotdo.Theonlypeoplewhofeardeatharethosewithregrets。

”

Sheconcludedherspeechbycourageouslysinging“TheSongofRose"。

Shechallengedeachofustostudythelyricsandlivethemoutinourdailylives。

Attheyear’send，Rosefinishedthecollegedegreeshehadbegunallthoseyearsago。

OneweekaftergraduationRosediedpeacefullyinhersleep。

25。

WhatcanweknowaboutRosefromthepassage？

A.seriousandhard—working          B.honestandoptimistic     

C。

humorousandpopular         D.crazyandbrave

26。

whatmotivatedRosetogotocollegeattheageof87?

A。

Thatshewantedtorealizeherdream。

B.Thatshewantedtomeetarichhusband.

C。

Thatshelovedtostaywiththeyoung.

D.Thatsheplannedtogrowup

27。

Accordingtoherspeech,____。

A.wheneveryouhaveadream，you’llsucceed                        

B。

allpeopledon’tgrowupwhilegrowingolder

C。

Roseusuallyregrettedhavingdonesomething      

D.timeisn’timportantespeciallyfortheelderlypeople。

28。

Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?

A。

toencourageustolivewithourdream

B.totellusitisnevertoolatetolearn

C。

toadviseustobehappyeveryday

D。

torecommendustofindsecretsofstayingyoung

C

WhenIcametoChinaalittleovertwoyearsago，attheheightofShanghai'ssummerseason,IwasspendingsummerinwaysIneverhadbefore—indoors,absolutely100％indoors。

Ihad,ofcourse,discoveredsomethingcalledEle.measwellasTaobaoandAliPay.Itwaslikeadreamcometrue,andIspentaweeklikethatbeforegoingoutside.

Onceoutside，Irealizedhowsimplelifecouldbe-withsomeofmyindoorhabits。

Namely,Ididn'tneedcash。

Gonewasthetroubleofhavingtofindandcarrychange.AllittookwasaquickscanofaQRcodeandmoney-switchedhands。

However，asIgrewmoreandmorecomfortablewiththislifestyle,IcametorealizehowmuchmoreisolatedIwasfrommyfellowhumanbeings.Insteadofthefewextrasecondsofhumaninteractionyougetwhenacashiercountsoutyourchange，yougetamachinethatbeepsandtellsyouyourtransaction（交易）hasgonethrough.

Furthermore,Irealizedthatanentiregenerationwasleftbehind.Mostpeoplemygrandparents'agedon’tknowhowtouseasmartphone，letalonemobile

payment。

HowupsettheymustfeelwhentheyareturnedawayfromashopthatonlyacceptsAlipayandWeChatPay！

Despitetheseweaknesses,mobilepaymenthasindeedmadeourlivesvastlyeasier.Theyouthareacceptingit.However，withmoneyeasilymovingaroundwiththetouchofabutton，weareslowlygainingawrongimpressionofitsvalue。

Onecanoftenhearstoriesofhowachildmightrackup（累积）hugebillsontheirparents'creditcardsbybuyingitemswhileplayingagameonaniPadoriPhone。

Wemayfeelthesamewaywhenwalkingpastashoponthewayhome—afewyuanspenttherecan'thurt,right？

Comparethatfeelingtohandingoverpapermoney,andyoumightrealizehowmucheasieritistoletgoofmoneywhenyouaren’tactuallyholdingit。

Mobilepaymentisanimportantaspectofourgeneration.However,wemustacknowledgetheproblemsthatcomewithit.Intheend，wemustcometodefineitratherthanletitdefineus。

29。

Accordingtotheauthor，insummer，lifeoutsidecanbemuchsimplerwiththehelpof____.

A.air-conditioningB。

Ele.meandTaobao

C。

mobilepaymentD.QRcodes

30.Accordingtotheauthor，whatproblemsmaycomewithmobilepayment?

①Alackofhumaninteraction.

②Increasingrisksoftheft.

③Awidergenerationgap.

④Wrongimpressionsofmoneyvalue.

A。

①②③B。

①②④C.①③④D.②③④

31.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?

A.TheauthorhadnevertriedmobilepaymentbeforemovingtoChina。

B。

MobilepaymentrequiresascanofaQRcode。

C。

InsomeshopsinChina，customerscannowpayusingonlymobilepayment.

D.Theauthorthinksweshouldstopmobilepaymentfromdevelopingfurther。

D

AlwaysRememberYour“Initial（最初的）Wishes”

Theprimarymessagecomingoutoftherecentlycompleted19thNationalCongressoftheCPC（中国共产党十九大）inBeijingconsistsoftwoparts.Thefirstisthatthepartyisenteringa“newage”andthesecondistheneedtofocusonthe“initialwishes”thatestablishedtheCPC'sbeginning.Inotherwords,althoughlifetodayismuchmoredifferentthanthatinthepast，peopleshouldnotforgetthe“goals”ofthepast.

ThepioneerswhofoundedtheCPCalmostonehundredyearsagowerelivingindifficultanddangeroustimes。

Butallofthemwerecommittedtomakinglifebetterfortheircountrymen.TheirgoalsweretomakeChinamoreegalitarian（人人平等的）,peacefulandprosperous。

Mostofthosegoalshavebeenachieved,butaccordingtoPresidentXi，thereisstillworktobedoneandpeopleshouldbeguidedbythe“initialwishes”ofthefounders。

Theideaof“initialwishes"canalsobeusefulinyourpersonallife.Youngpeoplearealwaysencouragedtosetgoalsforthefuture.Butlifeisnotsimple;it’sfullofcomplexities，strugglesandfrustrations，anditmayleaveyou

wonderingwhatyour“initialwishes”areandwhytheyaresoimportant。

Takeforexampleayoungpersonwhowantstobecom