广西桂林市桂电中学学年高一下学期期中考试Word格式.docx

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sChurchTowerandAnneHathaway'

s-￡32until12Marchand￡36thereafter.Oxford:

IncludesaguidedtourofEngland'

soldestuniversitycityandcolleges.Lookoverthe"

cityofdreamingspires（尖顶）"

fromStMary’sChurchTower.Stratford:

IncludesaguidedtourexploringmuchoftheShakespearewonder.

TourC-WindsorCastle&

HamptonCourt:

includingentrancefeestoHamptonCourtPalace-￡34until11Marchand￡37thereafter.IncludesaguidedtourofWindsorandHamptonCourt,HenryVILL'

sfavoritepalace.FreetimetovisitWindsorCastle（entrancefeesnotincluded）.With500yearsofhistory,HamptonCourtwasoncethehomeoffourKingsandoneQueen.Nowthisformerroyalpalaceisopentothepublicasamajortouristattraction.Visitthepalaceanditsvarioushistoricgardens,whichincludethefamousmaze（迷宫）whereitiseasytogetlost!

TourD–CambridgeincludingentrancefeestotheTowerofSaintMarytheGreat-￡33until18Marchand￡37thereafter.IncludesaguidedtourofCambridge,thefamousuniversitytown,andthegardensofthe18thcentury.

（）21．WhichtourwillyouchooseifyouwanttoseeEngland’soldestuniversitycity?

A.TourA 

B.TourBC.TourC 

D.TourD

（）22．Whichofthefollowingtourschargesthelowestfeeon17March?

A.WindsorCastle&

HamptonCourtB.Oxford&

Stratford

C.Bath&

StonehengeD.Cambridge

（）23．WhyisHamptonCourtamajortouristattraction?

A.ItusedtobethehomeofroyalfamiliesB.Itusedtobeawell-knownmaze

C.ItistheoldestpalaceinBritainD.Itisaworld-famouscastle

B

Overthecenturies,throughgeneticandculturaladaptation,humansandawildbirdspecieshavelearnedtoworktogether.Whenhumanhoney-huntersmakeacertainnoise,abirdcalledthehoneyguidedoesitsjobwithunbelievableaccuracy,leadingpeopletohiddenbees'

nests.

Scientistsputthisancientpracticetothetest.Whenbiologistscomparedthehoneyguidecalltoothersounds,thetraditionalsoundsentthehoneyguidestohiddenbeesnestthreetimesmoreoftenthanothersounds,accordingtoastudyinthejournalScience.Whenyoumaketherightnoise,youendupwithmorehoneycomparedtothewrongnoise.

"

It'

sanexchangeofinformationforskills,"

saidstudyleadauthorClaireSpottiswoode,anevolutionarybiologistattheUniversityofCambridge.Shefailedtofindbeesnestsuntilherfriendsmadetherightnoise,andthenwasrewardedwithhoneythat'

sveryrichanddelicious. 

Thehoneyguidehasaspecialabilitytofindbees'

nests.“Scientistsaren'

tquitesurehowitworks,butitlikelyhastodowithasophisticatedsenseofsmell,”Spottiswoodesaid.Still,there'

saproblem:

Thesenestsarestuckintreesthataredifficultforthebirdstoreach.Evenworse,thebeesstingthebirds,sometimetodeath.Thepeopleoftheregion,whomakealivingonthehoney,havetoolsthatcangetatthosenestsandtheyusesmoketochasethebeesaway,reducingthestingingproblem.

It'

sclearthatthebirdshaveadaptedinanevolutionarywaythroughnaturalselection,butforpeoplethearrangementisprobablymorecultural.

（）24.Accordingtothestudy,whenmakingthewrongnoise,peopleprobablywill.

A.getmorehoney

B.findbees’nestseasily

C.havedifficultyfindingbees’nests

D.earnmoretime

（）25.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“sophisticated”inthefourthparagraphprobablymean?

A.elementaryB.Advanced.C.Plain.D.Poor

（）26.Whatcanbelearnedfromthetext?

?

A.Scientistshavefoundouthowthehoneyguideworks.

B.Honeyguidescaneasilygetbees'

nestsintrees.

C.Honey-huntersarenotafraidofstingingproblem.

D.Thebeesareafraidofsmoke.

（）27.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.Theterriblerelationshipbetweenhumansandwildbirds.

B.Peopleinthemountainsmakealivingonthehoney.

C.Thehoneyguidecanhelphumansfindbees’nests

D.Humanhoney-hunters’wonderfullife.

C

Yoga（瑜伽）isanancientpracticethathelpscreateasenseofunionbody,mind,andspirit.Itbringsusbalance.Afteralongtimeofpracticingyoga,younolongerjustpracticeit—youloveit.

Yogabecomespartofyourphysicallife.Yourbodygrowsstronger,moretoned（有弹性的）,andmoreflexibleasyoumovefromoneposetoanother.IspentaweekinMexicoatayogaretreat,anditwasthefirstvacationonwhichIlostweight.“Ratherthanbuildingmuscles,yogabuildsmuscletone,”saysShaktaKaurKhalsa,authorofKISSGuidetoYoga.“Becauseyogahelpsmaintainabalancedmetabolism（新陈代谢）,anditalsohelpstocontrolweight.Additionally,yogastretchesmuscleslengthwise,causingfataroundthecellsdisappear,thuslosingweight.”

Idoyogaposesthroughouttheday.Afterhoursatmycomputer,Istretchmystiffshouldersandarms.WhenIneedanincreaseinenergy,Idoenergizingposes.WhenIamfeelingexhaustedattheendoftheday,Idorestorative（恢复体力的）poses.

Yogabecomespartofyourmentallife.Yogateachesyoutofocusonbreathingwhileyouholdtheposes.Thisattentiontobreathiscalming;

itdissolves（使消除）stressandanxiety.Iuseyogicbreathingonthetenniscourt,inthedentist’schair,andwhenI’mstuckintraffic.

Youshouldalwaysleaveayogapracticefeelingenergized,butnottired.Ifyoufeeltiredafteryoga,itmeansyouspentthetime“fighting”yourself,tryingtoforceyourselfintoposes.Inyoga,you“surrender”totheposesbylettinggoofthetension.

（）28.Accordingtothesecondparagraph,yogacanhelppeople___.

A.loseweight 

B.makefriendsC.beflexibleinthinking 

D.growtall

（）29.Whydoesapersonfeeltiredafteryoga?

A.Becausewhenpracticingyoga,peoplewillconsumealotofenergy.

B.Becauseheorshesurrenderstotheposesbylettinggoofthetension.

C.Becauseheoshedoesn’tdoyogaposesnaturally.

D.Becauseyogadoesn’tbenefitallthepeople.

（）30.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?

A.What’syoga?

B.Thebenefitsofyoga.

C.HowdoIdoyogaposes?

D.Thevarietiesofyoga.

（）31.Whatwillbetalkedaboutifthispassagecontinues?

A.Thedisadvantagesofyoga.

B.Yogaisbecomingpopularallovertheworld.

C.Encouragingpeopletodoyoga.

D.Yogaisbecomingpartofyourspirituallife.

D

Oneday,acollegestudentwastakingawalkwithaprofessor.Astheywentalong,theysawlyinginthepathapairofoldshoes.Theysupposedtheshoesbelongedtoapoormanwhowasemployedinafieldcloseby,andwhohadnearlyfinishedhisday’sword.

Thestudentturnedtotheprofessor,saying,“Letusplaythemanatrick:

wewillhidehisshoes,andhideourselvesbehindthosebushes,andwaittoseehisconfusionwhenhecannotfindthem”.

“Myyoungfriend,”answeredtheprofessor,“weshouldneveramuseourselvesattheexpenseofthepoor.Butyouarerich,andmaygiveyourselfamuchgreaterpleasurebytrickingonthepoorman.Putacoinintoeachshoe,andthenwewillhideourselves 

andwatchhowthediscoveryaffectshim.”

Thestudentdidso,andtheybothplacedthemselvesbehindthebushescloseby.Thepoormansoonfinishedhiswork,andcameacrossthefieldtothepathwherehehadlefthiscoatandshoes.Afterheslippedhisfootintooneofhisshoes,hefeltsomethinghard.Hebentdowntofeelwhatitwas,andfoundthecoin.Astonishmentandwonderwereseenonhisface.

He 

fixedhiseyesonthecoin,turneditround,andlookedatitagainandagain.Hethenlookedaroundhimonallsides,butnopersonwastobeseen.Henowputthemoneyintohispocket,andcontinuedtoputontheothershoe;

buthissurprisewasdoubledonfindingtheothercoin.Hisfeelingsovercamehim.Hefelluponhisknees,lookeduptoheavenandcriedasincerethanksgiving,inwhichhespokeofhiswife,sickandhelpless,andhischildrenwithoutbread,Whomthetimelyhelp,fromsomeunknownhand,wouldsavefromdying．

Thestudentstoodthere,deeplyaffected,andhiseyesfilledwithtears．“Now,”saidtheprofessor,“areyounotmuchbetterpleasedthanifyouhadplayedyourintendedtrick？

”Theyouthreplied,“YouhavetaughtmealessonwhichIwillneverforget．

（）32.Thestudentwantedtoplaythepoormanatrickto_________________．

A．findthetruthB．showhiswisdom

C．amusehimselfD．teachhimalesson

（）33.Afterfindingthetwocoins,themanfelt_____________．

A．helplessB．interestedC．peacefulD．Thankful

（）34.Wecanknowfromthepassagethattheprofessoris___________．

A．wiseB．richC．humorousD．Serious

（）35.Whatdosethestoryintendtotellus？

A．Asmallactofkindnessbringsgreatjoy．

B．Godhelpsthosewhohelpthemselves．

C．Wherethereisawill,thereisaway．

D．Actionsspeaklouderthanwords．

第三部分完形填空（共20小题；

每题1.5分，满分30分）

Aladywantedabirthdaygiftfromherhusband.Formanymonthsshehadlikedabeautiful 

36 

andknowingherhusbandcould 

37 

it,shetoldhimthatwasallshewanted.Onthemorningofthe 

38 

herhusbandtoldherhow 

39 

hewastohavesuchagoodwife,andhowmuchhelovedher.He 

40 

herabeautifulgiftpackage（纸盒）.Sheopeneditand41aBible.

42,sheraisedhervoiceandsaidtoherhusband,“Withall