河北省秦皇岛市昌黎县第一中学学年高一上学期空中考试英语试题Word下载.docx

河北省秦皇岛市昌黎县第一中学学年高一上学期空中考试英语试题Word下载.docx

《河北省秦皇岛市昌黎县第一中学学年高一上学期空中考试英语试题Word下载.docx》由会员分享，可在线阅读，更多相关《河北省秦皇岛市昌黎县第一中学学年高一上学期空中考试英语试题Word下载.docx（14页珍藏版）》请在冰点文库上搜索。

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。

A

GrandpaNybakkenlovedlife—especiallywhenhecouldplayatrickonsomebody.Atthosetimes,hislargeNorwegianframeshookwithlaughterwhilehepretendedinnocentsurprise,exclaiming,“Oh,forevermore!

”ButonacoldSaturdayindowntownChicago,GrandpafeltthatGodplayedatrickonhim,andgrandpawasn’tlaughing.

Grandpaworkedasacarpenter.Onthisparticularday,hewasbuildingsomeboxesfortheclotheshischurchwassendingtoanorphanageabroad.Onhiswayhome,hereachedintohisshirtpockettofindhisglasses,buttheyweregone.Herememberedputtingthemtherethatmorning,sohedrovebacktothechurch.Hissearchprovedfruitless.

Suddenly,herealizedwhathadhappened.Theglasseshadslippedoutofhispocketunnoticedandfallenintooneoftheboxes,whichhehadnailedshut.HisbrandnewglasseswereheadingforChina!

TheGreatDepressionwasatitsheight,andGrandpahadsixchildren.Hehadspenttwentydollarsforthoseglassesthatverymorning.

“It’snotfair,”hetoldGodashedrovehomeinfrustration.“I’vebeenveryfaithfulingivingofmytimeandmoneytoyourwork,andnowthis.”

Severalmonthslater,thedirectoroftheorphanagewasonvacationintheUnitedStates．Hewantedtovisitallthechurchesthatsupportedhim,sohecametospeakonSundaynightatmygrandfather’ssmallchurchinChicago.Grandpaandhisfamilysatintheirusualseatsamongthesmallcongregation（教堂会众）.

“Butmostofall,”hesaid,“Imustthankyoufortheglassesyousentlastyear.”

“EvenifIhadthemoney,therewassimplynowayofreplacingthoseglasses．Alongwithnotbeingabletoseewell,Iexperiencedheadacheseveryday,somyco-workersandIweremuchinprayeraboutthis.Thenyourboxesarrived．Whenmystaffremovedthecovers,theyfoundapairofglasseslyingonthetop.”Afteralongpause,hecontinued,“Folks,whenItriedontheglasses,itwasasthoughtheyhadbeencustom-madejustforme!

Iwanttothankyouforbeingapartofthat!

”

Thepeoplelistened,happyfortheamazingglasses.Butthedirectorsurelymusthaveconfusedtheirchurchwithanother,theythought,therewerenoglassesontheirlistofitemstobesentoverseas.

Butsittingquietlyintheback,withtearsstreamingdownhisface,anordinarycarpenterrealizedtheMasterCarpenterhadusedhiminanextraordinaryway.

21.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutGrandpaNybakkenaccordingtothepassage?

A.Hewasanoutgoingmanandheldanactiveattitudetowardslife.

B.Hehadalargefamilytosupport.

C.Hewasacarpenterworkinginthechurch.

D.HewasaloyalChristian.

22.ThepeopleinthechurchbutGrandpafeltconfusedatwhatthedirectorsaidbecause________.

A.Grandpadidn’ttellthedirectorthathewastheowneroftheglasses

B.thedirectorwantedtoreturntheglasseseventhoughhelikedit

C.thedirectorcouldnotgetsuchglassesintheirowncountry

D.theglasseswerenotincludedinthedonationlist

23.Whodoes“theMasterCarpenter”inthelastparagraphprobablyreferto?

A.Grandpa’smaster.B.OneofGrandpa’sfriends.

C.God.D.Grandpa’sco-worker.

24.Whichcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?

A.Grandfather’slife.B.TheHelpfulDonation.

C.ThePerfectMistake.D.AnImpressiveSpeech.

B

Asaparentyoumightneverguessallthewaysagoodimaginationbenefitsyourchild.Ithelpsapreschooler:

Developsocialskills

Aschildrenplaypretend,theyexplorerelationshipsbetweenfamilymembers,friendsandco-workersandlearnmoreabouthowpeopleinteract.Playingdoctor,theyimaginehowphysicianscarefortheirpatients.Playinghouse,theylearnmoreabouthowparentsfeelabouttheirchildren.Imaginativeplayhelpsdevelopsympathyforothers.Ifchildrencanimaginehowitfeelstobeleftoutofagameortoloseapet,theyarebetterabletohelpthoseinneed.Theybecomemorewillingtoplayfair,toshare,andtocooperate.

Buildself-confidence

Youngchildrenhaveverylittlecontrolovertheirlives.Imaginingoneselfasabuilderofskyscrapersorasuperherodefendingtheplanetisempoweringtoachild.Ithelpsthemdevelopconfidenceintheirabilitiesandtheirpotential.

Boostintellectualgrowth

Usingtheimaginationisthebeginningofabstractthought.Childrenwhocanseeaking’scastleinamoundofsandoradeliciousdinnerinamudpiearelearningtothinksymbolically.Thisskillisimportantinschoolwhereachildwillhavetolearnthatnumeralssymbolizegroupsofobjects,letterssymbolizesounds,andsoon.

Practicelanguageskills

Kidswhoplaypretendwiththeirfriendsdoalotoftalking.Thishelpsboosttheirvocabulary,improvesentencestructureandenhancecommunicationskills.

Workoutfears

Playingpretendcanhelpchildrenworkouttheirfearsandworries.Whenchildrenrole-playaboutthebig,badmonsterunderthebed,theygainasenseofcontroloverhimandhedoesn’tseemquitesobigorsobad.Imaginativeplayalsohelpskidsletoutconfusingfeelingstheymighthave,suchasangertowardaparentorrivalry（竞争）withanewsibling（兄弟姐妹）.

Toencourageyouryoungster’simagination,readtohimeveryday.Booksofferchildrentheopportunitytovisitotherworldsandcreatenewonesoftheirown.

ForgenerationschildrenhaveenjoyedreadingthestoryofPeterPanbecausePetertakesthemonfascinatingadventures.Reader’sDigestYoungFamiliesoffersabeautifulvintageDisneyeditionofPeterPan,whichisaniParentingMediaAwardwinner.Clickheretofindouthowyoucangetthisclassicstoryalongwith2freebooks--BambiandPinocchio.

25.Wherecanyouprobablyfindthearticle?

A.Newspaper.B.Magazine.C.Internet.D.Book.

26.What’sthemeaningoftheunderlinedword?

A.improve.B.limit.C.pull.D.praise.

27.What’sNottheadvantageofchildrenhavingagoodimagination?

A.Understandingtheotherpeople’sfeelingsandproblems.

B.Expressingtheirfeelingslikeanger.

C.Havingastrongfaithintheirownabilitiesandpotential.

D.Helpingthemformagoodhabitofreadingstory.

C

Ahoarderissomeonewhoisunableorunwillingtothrowitemsaway,andthedisposal（处理）ofitemscausesthemconsiderablepain.Whenpeoplehoardamassiveamountofobjects,ittakesovertheinhabitablespacesoftheirhome.Asthecollectiongrows,theyareunabletodosimple,quotidianactivitiessuchascookingamealorwatchTV.Sometimesthehoardingissoseverethatpartsoftheirhomesbecomeinaccessible.

Butamongthemanyproblemsthatsuchbehaviorbringsabout,themostsignificantarethehealthrisks.Oncehallwaysandwindowsareblocked,hoardersareattheriskofdyinginafire,sincetheynolongerhaveaclearpathofevacuation（疏散）.Thingsthatarepileduphighcanfallontopofthehomeowner,orapersontryingtoclimboverapileofobjectscanexperienceafall.Thereisalsotheproblemofsanitation（卫生）.Areaswherefoodcan’tbeproperlycleanedbegintoattractinsects,andbathroomsthatarefullofmanypossessionscannolongerbewashed.

Unfortunately,theseriouseffectoftheproblemcanbecomeworsefortworeasons.Oneisthatsincethebehaviorprogressbehindcloseddoors,peoplecanaccumulatecollectionsofobjectsforyearsbeforefriendsorfamilymembersbecomeawareoftheproblem.Asecondreasonisthathoardersoftendon’trecognizethattheyhaveaproblem,andwillcontinuetoliveindenialuntiltheygetprofessionalhelp.

Whenattemptingtomakeadiagnosis,psychologistsdon’tregardhoardingasadisorderinitself.Instead,it’softenseenasasymptomofobsessive-compulsivedisorder（强迫症）,depression,oranxiety.Thementalhealthcommunityhasonlyrecentlybegunanintensivestudyofboarding,andmoreresearchisneededinordertounderstanditscausesandfindeffectivetreatment.

28.Thefirstparagraphmostlyservesto________.

A.introducetheproblemofhoarding

B.informthepublicofthehoarder’slifestyle

C.illustratehowfrequentlyhoarders’lifestyle

D.explainhowhoardedreactwhenitemsaredisposed

29.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

A.Hoarders’housesarenotalwaysoutoforder.

B.Hoardingisregardedasadisorderbypsychologists.

C.Symptomsofhoardingcan’tbeeasilynoticedsinceitprogressesquietly.

D.Thementalhealthcommunityhasfoundeffectivetreatmentsforhoarding.

30.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat______________.

A.hoardingisaseriousproblemthatneedsconcern.

B.themainreasonofhoardingistheeconomicburden.

C.foodpreparationbecomeseasierifapersonisahoarder.

D.hoardeditemscan’tbepiledhigherthanaperson’shead.

31.Theunderlinedword“quotidian”probablymeans_________.

A.abnormalB.ordinaryC.skillfulD.popular

D

Howcanacreatureweighingover5tonsandnormallytaking150kilogramsoffoodand120litersofwaterperdaysurviveinadesertenvironment?

InthesouthwestAfricancountryofNamibia,andtheSaharalandsofMalifurthernorth,thedesertelephantdoesjustthat.

AlthoughnotregardedasaseparatespeciesfromtheAfricanelephant,thedesertcousindiffersinmanyways.Theirbodiesaresmaller,toabsorblessheat,andtheirfeetarelargerforeasierwalkingacrosssandysurfaces.Theyaretaller,toreachhigherbranches.Theyhaveshortertusks（象牙）,andmostimportantly,longertrunkstodigforwaterinriverbeds.

Desertelephantscantravelover70kilometersinsearchforfeedinggroundsandwaterholes,andhavealargergroupoffamilies.T