广西桂林市桂电中学学年高一下学期期中考试.docx
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广西桂林市桂电中学学年高一下学期期中考试
桂电中学2016-2017年下学期期中考试
高一年级
第一部分:
阅读理解(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
A
ChooseYourOne-Day-Tours!
TourA-Bath&StonehengeincludingentrancefeestotheancientRomanbathroomsandStonehenge-£37until26Marchand£39thereafter.Visitthecitywithover2,000yearsofhistoryandBathAbbey,theRoyalCrescentandtheCostumeMuseum,Stonehengeisoneoftheworld'smostfamousprehistoricmonumentsdatingbackover5,000years.
TourB-Oxford&StratfordincludingentrancefeestotheUniversityStMary'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
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