河南省漯河市学年高一下学期期末考试英语试题.docx

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河南省漯河市学年高一下学期期末考试英语试题

漯河髙中2016〜2017学年（下）髙一年级期末考试

英语试题

第一部分：

听力（略）

第二部分：

阅读理解（共20小题：

每小题2分，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

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21.Accordingtothetext,Savannahis.

A.wheretherearetheoldestbuildingsintheUSA

B.whereGirlScoutswasfirstfounded

C.wheretravelerscanjoinGirlScouts

D.wherethefirstAmericanheritagewasnamed

22.WhatwillimpressgirlsmostintheL2LTour?

A.Experiencingthefour-daytourtoItaly.

B.TakingaRiverThamescruise.

C.VisitingtheLondonEye.

D.Havingspecialpinningceremonies.

23.WhilevisitingCostaRica,touristswill.

A.beguidedbythetourdirectoralltheway

B.batheinhotspringsfortendays

C.havethechancetofindvolcanoes

D.beofferedachancetodoraftingalone

24.Inwhichcolumnofanewspapercanyouprobablyreadthisarticle?

A.Science.B.Travel.C.News.D.Entertainment.

B

Isatinmyseat，asmynewgradesixclassmatesfoundtheirs.Inthefrontoftheclassstoodournewmathteacher,watchingus,“Comeon.Wedon’thaveallday.Getsettledplease.”

Thebellrang.

“OK.Welcometoanewschoolyear.I'mMr.StevensandI'msureI，lllearnallyournamesinnotime.”Hewalkedaroundtheclasshandingoutmathbooks.Whenitwasdone,hereturnedtothefrontoftheclassandlookedatus.Westaredback.“Whatareyouwaitingfor?

Getstarted.”hesaid.

Welookedathim—confused.Wasn’thegoingtoteachus?

“Istheresomethingwrongwithyourears?

You，renotalldeaf,areyou?

Onebravesoulatthebackoftheclassaskedwhatweallwantedtoknow.4Mr.Stevensaren’tyougoingtoteachus?

”

“Rubbish!

”Mr.Stevensreplied.“You’resmartkids.Openyourbookandgetdowntoit.Ifyouhaveanytroubleorquestions*raiseyourhand,andI’llcometohelpyou.

MyfriendPaulandIexchangedglancesandopenedourbookstothefirstchapter.Acompetitionbegan.PaulandIspentallourfreetimeathomeworkingthroughthelessons.Mr.Stevens,keepinghisword,helpedanyonewhowasstuckinaproblem.Weworkedlikedogsandfinishedtwoandonehalfmathbooksthatfirstyear.Itwasaturningpointinmylife.MrStevensmademerealizeIwasgoodatmathandalsoabletoreachthetopofyattended.

Montypython’sflyingcircuswasapopulartelevisionshowbackthen.TheactorsboughtthebestBritishhumorintoourCanadianlives.Mr.StevenswouldoftenactoutoneoftheirSkitsinthefrontoftheclass.Somethoughthewasstrange,andIguessedhewas,butheknewhowtomakeamathlessoninteresting.

25.WhatwastheuniquestyleofMr.Stevens，teaching,accordingtotheauthor?

A.Hewasstrictwiththestudents.

B.Hetreatedeachstudentequally.

C.Hetaughtthestudentstolearnontheirown.

D.HebroughtEnglishhumorintoclass.

26.WhydidtheauthorbelieveMr.Stevenschangedhislife?

A.Becausehecametolikeschoolfromthenon.

B.Becauseherealizedhecouldbeatopstudent.

C.Becausehebegantoshowinterestinmath.

D.Becausehechangedhisattitudetowardslife.

27.What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardsMr.Stevens?

A.Respectful.B.Doubtful.C.Indifferent.D.Disappointed.

28.Theunderlinedword“skits”inthelastparagraphprobablymeans.

A.importantlessonsB.wildanimals

C.famousactorsD.funnyperformances

C

Imagineabeautifulblueberrysitsontheemptyplateinfrontofyou.Youpickitupgently,andplaceitonyourtonguetotasteit.Youalreadyknowhowablueberrytastes,butthisoneisabitriperthanwhatyou’dlike,soyoumakeaface,feeldisappointed,andswallowitwithdissatisfaction,thinkingthatitdoesn’ttasteexactlyasyouhaveexpected：

Nothingspecial.Youjustswallowit,andmoveonwithyourday.

Supposeyoudon’tknowhowtheblueberrywilltaste•Youdon’tknowbecauseyouhaven'ttriedityet.You*recuriousandtasteitandyounoticethepungency（强烈的味道），thefirmnessoftheskin,thesweetnessofthecenter,thecomplexflavorsthatemergeasyoueatit.Youdidn'tknowhowitwouldtaste,butthisisbrilliant!

It，snew,becauseyou’venevertastedanythingquitelikeit.ThisissometimescalledtheBeginner'sMind,butIthinkofitasamindfreeofexpectations.

Theblueberry,ofcourse,canbeanythinginlife：

Lifeisnothingbutaseriesofthingsyoubarelylikeandbarelynotice.Ifyouapproachitwithexpectations,itwilloftendisappointorfrustrateyou.Butifyouapproacheachmoment,eachtask,eachperson，withoutexpectations,newworldsopenuptoyou.Sojustseethatmomentorpersonasitis,thenyouwillreallyseethatmoment.Reallyappreciateit.Experienceitlikeyou’veneverexperiencedanythingbefore*Thisistheskillsandabilitiesthatweneedtolivewell.

Tomastertheseskillsandabilitiesisnotaseasyasyouhaveimagined.Ittakespractice.Itmeanslearningtoseethefrustrations»anger,sadness,loneliness,andirritations（令人烦恼的事）assignalsoftheexpectationsyouhaveanddidn’tnotice.Itmeanspracticingthat,andthenpracticinglettingthemgo.Butthat’sthefunofit.Youdroptheexpectationsthatyou’llbeperfectatthispractice,andjusttryit.Youlearnfromthetry.Yougetbetter.Youlearnsomemore.Sotheprocessofmasteryisaseriesofmiraclemoments.That’sabeautifulthing.

29.Whydopeoplefeeldisappointedwhentastingablueberrythatisalittleriper?

A.Becauseitdoesn’tsatisfytheirhunger.

B.Becauseitdoesn’tmeettheirexpectations.

C.Becauseitdoesn’tprovideawell-balanceddiet.

D.Becauseitdoesn’tofferahighstandardofcomfort.

30.WhatisapersonhavingtheBeginner'sMindlikelytodo?

A.Showlittleinterestinsomething.

B.Havenoideaofthepossiblebadresult.

C.Lackthefirstimpressiononsomething.

D.Escapefromthepainfulexperiencesindailylife.

31.WhatdoestheauthoradviseustodoinParagraph3?

A.Holdapositiveattitudetolife.

B.Learnfromthepastexperiences.

C.Mastersomesocialskills.

D.Enjoylifetothefullest.

32.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?

A.Thesenseoftaste.B.Thestateofmind.

C.Theartofliving.D.Themeaningoflife.

D

Enjoyingsunshinemaybethesecretofstayingyoung，Britishscientistshavediscovered.VitaminDisproducednaturallybytheskininresponsetosunlightandmayhelptoslowtheageingprocessandprotectagainstheartdisease,accordingtothestudy.ResearchersfromKing’sCollegeLondonstudied2,160womenagedbetween18and79，lookingattheirtelomeres（端粒）一abiologicalmarkerofageingfoundinDNA.Aspeoplegetolder，theirtelomeresgetshorterandtheygetilleasily.

ButthestudyfoundwomenwithhighlevelsofvitaminDhadcomparativelylongertelomeres—asignofbeingbiologicallyyoungerandhealthier.ThestudysuggestsvitaminDmayhelptoslowtheageingprocessofDNA,andthereforeslowtheageingprocessasawhole.

LeadresearcherDr.BrentRichardssaid,“TheseresultsareexcitingbecausetheyshowforthefirsttimethatpeoplewhohavehigherlevelsofvitaminDmayagemoreslowlythanpeoplewithlowerlevelsofvitaminD.ThiscouldhelptoexplainhowvitaminDhasaprotectiveeffectonageing-relateddisease，suchasheartdiseaseandcancer.Hesaidfurtherstudiesarerequiredtoconfirmthefindings.

ProfessorTimSpector,aco-authorofthereport*addedf“AlthoughItmightsoundfunny，it'spossiblethatthesamesunshinewhichmayincreaseourriskofcancermayalsohaveahealthyeffectonthegeneralageingprocess.”

VitaminDmadebytheactionofsunlightontheskinaccountsfor90percentofthebody’ssupply,butlowerlevelscan