全国百强校广东省湛江市第一中学学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题原卷版.docx
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全国百强校广东省湛江市第一中学学年高二上学期期中考试英语试题原卷版
广东省湛江市第一中学2015-2016学年高二上学期期中考试
英语试题
考试时间:
120分钟满分:
150分
第Ⅰ卷
第一部分:
阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
第一节(共15小题;毎小题2分,满分30分)
阅读下列四篇短文,从每小题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答題卡上将该选项涂黑。
A
Nowadays,studyingabroadgainspopularityinChina.ManyparentswouldrathersendtheirchildrenabroadtoreceiveeducationthanletthembeeducatedinChina.
Everycoinhastwosidesandstudyingabroadisnoexception(例外).Thereareadvantagesforpeopletoattendschoolabroad.Inthefirstplace,hecanusetheforeignlanguageinhisdailylifesothathisabilityinthesecondlanguagemaybegreatlyimproved,asitisobviousthatthereisnobetteropportunitytoimprovesecondlanguageskillsthanlivinginthecountrywhereitisspoken.Whilestudyinginaforeigncountry,hewillmostlymeetmanyothersfromoverseasanditispossibletomakefriendswithpeoplefromallovertheworld.Thisisnotonlyexcitingonthesociallevel,butcouldleadtoimportantoverseascontactsinhiscareeraswell.Hecanlearnthelatestknowledgeinscienceandmakeuseofthefirst-ratefacilities(设备)available.Inthisway,therearemanychancesforhimtowidenhishorizonsandbroadenhismind.
Ofcourse,attendingschoolabroadmaybringaboutaseriesofproblemsaswell.Themostseriousproblemislanguagebarrier(障碍).Notallofthestudentswhoplantogoabroadaregoodatthelanguagespokenthere.Asaresult,onarrivingthere,theywillfinditdifficulttounderstandwhattheteacherssay.Besides,forlackofknowledgeofthecustomsofthelocalpeople,theymayconstantly(不断地)runintotroubleindealingwithvarioussituations.Furthermore,thetuitionandthecostoflivingaremuchhigherthanthoseinourcountry,whichmayaddmoreburdenstotheirfamily.
Therefore,givenanopportunitytoattendaschoolabroad,onemustconsiderbothitsadvantagesanditsdisadvantagescarefullybeforemakinguphismind.
1.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?
A.Students’lifeintheforeigncountries.
B.Theadvantagesanddisadvantagesofstudyingabroad.
C.Problemsthatwillbemetwhenwestudyabroad.
D.Thereasonswhymanyparentssenttheirchildrenabroad.
2.AllthefollowingaretheadvantagesofstudyingabroadEXCEPT______
A.theabilityinthesecondlanguagemaybegreatlyimproved
B.youmaymakefriendsfromallovertheworld
C.youcanlearntoliveanindependentlife
D.youcangettoknowthelatestknowledgeinscience.
3.Thewriter’sattitudetowardsstudyingabroadis________
A.Positive(肯定的)B.Negative(否定的)C.Neutral(中立的)D.Notclear
B
Thepracticeofstudentsendlesslycopyinglettersandsentencesfromablackboardisathingofthepast.Withthecomingofnewtechnologieslikecomputersandsmartphone,writingbyhandhasbecomesomethingofnostalgic(怀旧的)skill.However,whiletoday’seducatorsareusingmoreandmoretechnologiesintheirteaching,manybelievebasichandwritingskillsarestillnecessaryforstudentstobesuccessful---bothinschoolandinlife.VirginiaBerninger,professorofeducationalpsychologyattheUniversityofWashington,saysit’simportanttocontinueteachinghandwritingandhelpchildrenacquiretheskillofwritingbyhand.
Berningerandhercolleaguesconductedastudythatlookedattheabilityofstudentstocompletevariouswritingtasks---bothonacomputerandbyhand.Thestudy,publishedin2009,foundthatwhenwritingwithapenandpaper,participantswrotelongeressaysandmorecompletesentencesandhadafasterwordproductionrate.
Inamorerecentstudy,Berningerlookedatwhatrolespellingplaysinastudent’swritingskillsandfoundthathowwellchildrenspellistiedtohowwelltheycanwrite.“Spellingmakessomeofthethinkingpartsofthebrainactive,whichhelpsusaccessourvocabulary,wordmeaningsandconcepts.Itisallowingourwrittenlanguagetoconnectwithideas.”Berningersaid.
Spellinghelpsstudentstranslateideasintowordsintheirmindfirstandthentotranscribe(转换)“thosewordsinthemindwrittensymbolsonpaperorkeyboardandscreen,”thestudysaid.Seeingthewordsinthe“mind’seye”helpschildrennotonlytoturntheirideasintowords,saysBerninger,butalsotospotspellingmistakeswhentheywritethewordsdownandtocorrectthemovertime.
“Inourcomputerage,somepeoplebelievethatwedon’thavetoteachspellingbecausewehavespellchecks,”shesaid.“Butuntilachildhasafunctionalspellingabilityofaboutafifthgradelevel,theywon’thavetheknowledgetochoosethecorrectspellingamongtheoptionsgivenbythecomputer.”
4.Whatmakeswritingbyhandathingofthepast?
A.Theabsenceofblackboardinclassroom.
B.Theuseofnewtechnologiesinteaching.
C.Thelackofpracticeinhandwriting.
D.Thepopularuseofsmartphones.
5.Whichofthefollowingbestshowstheroleofspelling?
A.Spellingimprovesone’smemoryofwords.
B.Spellingabilityiscloselyrelatedtowritingability.
C.Spellingbenefitsthetranslationfromwordsintoideas.
D.Spellingslowsdownfindingexactwordstoexpressideas.
6.Whatdoes“mind’seye”inparagraph4mean?
A.WindowB.SoulC.PictureD.Imagination
7.Whatconclusioncouldbedrawnfromthepassage?
A.Computerscanhelppeoplewiththeirchoiceofwords.
B.Spellcheckscantaketheplaceofspellingteaching.
C.Handwritingstillhasaplaceintoday’sclassrooms.
D.Functionalspellingabilitydevelopsfastinthefifthgrade.
C
Alzheimer'sdisease(老年痴呆症)affectsmillionsofpeoplearoundtheworld.Americanresearcherssaythediseasewillaffectmorethanonehundredmillionpeopleworldwidebytheyeartwentyfifty.Thatwouldbefourtimesthecurrentnumber.ResearchersanddoctorshavebeenstudyingAlzheimer'spatientsforacentury.Yetthecauseandthecureforthementalsicknessarestillunknown.However,someresearchershavemadeimportantstepstowardsunderstandingit.
Severalearlysignsofthediseaseinvolvememoryandthoughtprocesses.Atfirst,patientshavetroublerememberinglittlethings.Later,theyhavetroublerememberingmoreimportantthings,suchasthenamesoftheirchildren.
TherearealsosomephysicalteststhatmightshowwhoisatriskofdevelopingAlzheimer'sdisease.Thetestslookforproteinsinbrainandspinalcord(脊髓)fluid.Theproteinsappeartobefoundonlyinpeoplewiththedisease.Theproteintestscorrectlyidentifythepresenceofthediseaseinaboutninetypercentofpatients.
Now,amuchsimplerphysicaltesttopredictAlzheimer'sriskhasbeendeveloped.ResearchersfoundthattroublewiththesenseofsmellcanbeoneofthefirstsignsofAlzheimer's.Usingthisinformation,theydevelopedatestinwhichpeoplewereaskedtoidentifytwelvefamiliarsmells.Thesesmellsincludedcinnamon,blackpepper,chocolate,paintthinner,andsmoke.
Thestudycontinuedforfiveyears.Duringthisperiod,thesamepeoplewereaskedtotakeseveraltestsmeasuringtheirmemoryandthoughtabilities.Fiftypercentofthosewhocouldnotidentifyatleastfourofthesmellsinthefirsttesthadtroublewiththeirmemoryandthinkinginthenextfiveyears.
Anotherstudyhasshownapossiblewaytoreduceaperson'schancesofdevelopingAlzheimer'sdiseaseinoldage.ResearchersinChicagofoundthatpeoplewhousetheirbrainsmoreoftenarelesslikelytodevelopAlzheimer'sdisease.Thosewhoreadanewspaper,orplaychessorwordgamesareaboutthreetimeslesslikelytodevelopthecondition.
ResearcherssaytheystilldonotknowwhatcausesAlzheimer'sdisease.Buttheysaythesefindingsmighthelppreventthediseaseinthefuture.
8.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?
A.SomeearlysignsoftheAlzheimer'sdisease.
B.SomephysicaltestsaboutAlzheimer'sdisease.
C.TheresearchaboutAlzheimer'sdisease.
D.ThepatientsofAlzheimer'sdisease.
9.What’sthecurrentnumberofAlzheimer’spatients?
A.100millionB.25millionC.400millionD.2050million
10.WhatisnottheearlysignsoftheAlzheimer'sdiseaseaccordingtothepassage?
A.Poormemory
B.Proteinsexistinthebrain.
C.Troublewiththesenseofsmell.
D.Lessuseofthebrain.
11.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inparagraph1referto?
A.Alzheimer'sdisease.B.Alzheimer'spatients.
C.Thecauseandthecure.D.Theresearch.
D
Doyouwanttolivewithastrongsenseofpeacefulness,happiness,goodness,andself-respect?
Thecollectionofhappinessactionsbroadlycategorized(归类)as“honor”helpyoucreatethislifeofgoodfeelings.
Here’sanexampletoshowhowhonorableactionscreatehappiness.
Sayastoreclerkfailstochargeusforanitem.Ifwekeepsilent,andprofitfromtheclerk’smistake,wewoulddrivehomewithasenseofsneakyexcitement.Laterwemighttellourfamilyorfriendsaboutourgoodfortune.Ontheotherhand,ifwetelltheclerkabouttheunchargeditem,theclerkwouldbegratefulandthankusforourhonesty.Wewouldleavethestorewithaquietsenseofhonorthatwemightneversharewithanothersoul.
Then,whatisittodowithoursenseofhappiness?
Inthefirstcase,wherewedon’ttelltheclerk,acoupleofthingswouldhappen.Deepdowninsidewewouldknowourselvesasatypeofthief.Intheprocess,wewouldlosesomepeaceofmindandself-respect.Wewouldalsodemonstratethatwecannotlietrusted,sinceweadvertiseourdishonorbytellingourfamilyandfriends.Wedamageourownreputationsbytellingothers.Incontrast,bringingtheerrortotheclerk’sattentioncausesdifferentthingstohappen.Immediatelytheclerkknowsustobehonorable.Uponleavingthestore,wefeelhonorableandourself-respectisincreased.Wheneverwetakehonorableactio
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