英语内蒙古北京八中乌兰察布分校学年高一下学期期中考试试题.docx
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英语内蒙古北京八中乌兰察布分校学年高一下学期期中考试试题
内蒙古北京八中乌兰察布分校
2016-2017学年高一下学期期中考试试题
第一部分:
阅读理解(本大题共两节,满分40分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题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,并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
PassageOne
Fewkidstodayaretaughtthevalueofempathy(同感;同情心).Itseemssohardforpeopletoshowtheirloveandcaretowardothersandtoactuallyunderstandwhattheyaregoingthrough.
AsachildIwastaughttogooutofmywaytomakesomeoneelsehappy.Mymomwouldtellmetosayatleastonekindwordtosomeoneelseeveryday.Iadmitthatitwasn’tveryeasytodo.Butassoonasyouseethelookofgratitude(感激)inthatperson’seyes,youjustwanttodoasmuchasyoucan.
Ihadanexperiencewithaguythatpeoplewerealwaysmakingfunof.EverytimeIsawthathappening,Iknewinmyheartthatitwaswrong.IdecidedIwouldtrytobehisfriend.Istartedwalkingwithhimandintroducinghimtopeoplearoundus.Iwasmakinghimhappybyjustdoingthat.AndIlovedthefactthatIwasreallymakingadifferenceinhislife.
AfterawhileIrealizedthathewasn’tthekindofpersoneverybodythoughthewas.Wearestillreallygoodfriendstoday.Peoplehavealmostcompletelystoppedmakingfunofhim.Butheisstillwhathewas.Whathadchangedwastheattitudesofotherstowardhim.
FromthisexperienceI’velearnedtobemorelovingtowardotherpeople.WhatIdidformyfriendwassoeasy.AndatthesametimeIhadalotoffun.SoIhopethateveryonecouldsayakindwordtosomeoneelseatleastonceaday.
Icanpromiseitwillbethebestfeelingyoucaneverget.
Onekindwordcouldmakesomeone’sdaybrighter.
1.Wecanlearnfromthefourthparagraphthat .
A.one’sattitudetootherscanbechanged
B.one’snaturecanbechangedastimegoesby
C.everyonecanhaveagoodfriendship
D.peopleshouldn’tmakefunofothers
2.Thelasttwoparagraphssuggestthat_______.
A.sayingakindwordwillgiveyoufriendshipandfun
B.itisreallyahardthingtosayakindwordtoothers
C.havingalotoffuninlifewillhelptomakeagoodlife
D.akindwordmaybenefitboththespeakerandthelistener
3.Whatdoesthewriterfocusoninthispassage?
A.Understanding.B.Friendship.C.Kindness.D.Fun.
PassageTwo
Houseworkisafrequentsourceofdisputes(争论)betweenlazyhusbandsandtheirhard-workingwives,butwomenhavebeenwarnednottoexpectmentopulltheirweightanytimesoon.
AstudyfromOxfordUniversityhasfoundthatmenareunlikelytobedoinganequalshareofhouseworkbefore2050.Mothers,theresearcherswarned,willcontinuetoshouldertheburdenofchildcareandhouseworkforthenextfourdecades,largelybecausehouseworksuchascleaningandcookingisstillregardedas“women’swork”.
Thegapbetweentheamountoftimemenandwomenspendonhouseworkhasnarrowedslowlyoverthepast40years.Butitwilltakeanotherfourdecadesbeforetruehouseworkequality(平等)isachieved,thestudyconcluded.
TheresearchfoundthatintheNordiccountries,theburdenofhouseworkissharedmoreequallybetweenmenandwomen.IntheUK,womenspendanaverageoffourhoursandfortyminuteseachdayonhousework,comparedwithtwohoursandtwenty-eightminutesformen.Thisisanimprovementfromthe1960s,whenBritishwomentypicallyspentsixhoursadayonhousework,whilemenspentjust90minuteseveryday.
Butprogresstowardshouseworkequalityappearstobeslowinginsomecountries.DrOrielSullivan,aresearchreaderfromOxford’sDepartmentofSociology,said,“we’velookedatwhatisaffectingtheequalityinthehome,andwehavefoundthatcertaintasksseemtobegivenaccordingtowhethertheyareviewedas‘men’swork’or‘women’swork’.”
DrSullivansaidculturalattitudestaughtatschoolmayberesponsiblefortheviewsofhousework.“Atschoolitismucheasierforagirltobeatomboy,butitismuchmoredifficultforaboytoenjoybakinganddancing,”shesaid.
4.Theunderlinedpart“pulltheirweight”inParagraph1probablyrefersto“__________“.
A.loseweightB.belazy
C.earnmoneyD.doequalhousework
5.Womenwillcontinuetodomorehouseworkbefore2050mainlybecause_________.
A.menaretoobusytohelp
B.theywouldliketodoso
C.theycandobetterinhousework
D.houseworkwillstillbeconsideredaswomen’swork
6.FromParagraph4weknowthatintheUK___________.
A.mennowspendjust90minutesadayonhouseworkonaverage
B.womennowaretoobusywiththeirworktodohousework
C.womennowspendlesstimeonhouseworkthanbefore
D.houseworkissharedequallybetweenmenandwomen
7.InDrSullivan’sopinion,whatistoblameforthehouseworkinequality?
A.Culturalattitudestowardshousework.
B.Policiesmadebythegovernment.
C.Thetimespentonwork.
D.Thetypeofhousework.
PassageThree
TheCanadianredandwhitemapleleaf(枫叶)flagisofficiallycalledtheNationalFlagofCanada.TheCanadianflagshowsastylizedredmapleleafwith11pointsonawhitebackground,withredbordersdowneachside.TheCanadianflagistwiceaslongasitiswide.Thewhitesquarecontainingtheredmapleleafisthesamewidthastheflag.
TheredandthewhiteusedintheNationalFlagofCanadawereproclaimedtheofficialcolorsofCanadain1921byKingGeorgeⅤ.AlthoughthemapleleafdidnothaveitsofficialstatusasasymbolofCanadauntiltheannouncement(宣告)ofthenationalflagin1965,ithadhistoricallybeenusedasaCanadiansymbol,andwasusedin1860indecorationsforthevisitofthePrinceofWalestoCanada.The11pointsonthemapleleafhavenospecialsignificance.
Intheearlydays,theRoyalUnionFlag,ortheUnionJack,wasstillflowninBritishNorthAmerica.In1925andagainin1946,theCanadianPrimeMinisterMackenzieKingtriedtogetanationalflagofCanadaadopted,butfailed.In1964,PrimeMinisterLesterPearsonappointeda15-member,all-partycommitteetocomeupwithadesignforanewflag.Thecommitteewasgivensixweekstocompleteitstask.
Thecommitteestudied2,000submitted(提交的)designsaswellas3,900thathadbeengatheredasaresultofthe1946committee'sstudy.Thosedesignswithachanceofbeingacceptedweregiventothefullcommitteeforfurtherstudy.
ThesuggestionofaredandwhitesinglemapleleafdesignfortheCanadianflagcamefromGeorgeStanley,aprofessorattheRoyalMilitaryCollege.Afteraheateddiscussion,theyfinallydecidedonhissuggestion.
8.HowmanycolorsarethereintheNationalFlagofCanada?
A.One.B.Two.C.Three.D.Four.
9.WhendidCanadahaveitsownnationalflag?
A.In1921.B.In1860.C.In1964.D.In1965.
10.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“they”inthelastparagraphreferto?
A.Theofficialsofthegovernment.
B.TheprofessorsfromtheRoyalMilitaryCollege.
C.Themembersofthe1946committee.
D.Themembersofthe1964committee.
11.Thepassageismainlyabout________.
A.thedesigneroftheNationalFlagofCanada
B.thehistoryoftheNationalFlagofCanada
C.themeaningoftheNationalFlagofCanada
D.whytheredandwhitesinglemapleleafwaschosenasthedesignfortheNationalFlagofCanada
PassageFour
Wecanachieveknowledgeeitheractivelyorpassively.Weachieveitactivelybydirectexperience,bytestingandprovinganidea,orbyreasoning.
Weachieveknowledgepassivelybybeingtoldbysomeoneelse.MostofthelearningthattakesplaceintheclassroomandthekindthathappenswhenwewatchTVorreadnewspapersormagazinesispassive.Conditionedaswearetopassivelearning,it’snotsurprisingthatwedependonitinoureverydaycommunicationwithfriendsandco-workers.
Unfortunately,passivelearninghasaseriousproblem.Itmakesustendtoacceptwhatwearetoldevenwhenitislittlemorethanhearsay(传闻)andrumor.
DidyoueverplaythegameRumor?
Itbeginswhenonepersonwritesdownamessagebutdoesn’tshowittoanyone.Thenthepersonwhispersit,wordforword,toanotherperson.Thatperson,inturn,whispersittostillanother,andsoon,throughallthepeopleplayingthegame.Thelastpersonwritesdownthemessagewordforwordasheorshehearsit.Thenthetwowrittenstatementsarecompared.Typically,theoriginalmessagehaschanged.
That’swhathappensindailylife.Thesimplefactthatpeoplerepeatastoryintheirownwordschangesthestory.Then,too,mostpeoplelistenimperfectly.Andmanyenjoyaddingtheirowncreativetouchtoastory,tryingtoimproveonit,stampingitwiththeirownpersonalstyle.Yetthosewhohearitthinktheyknow.
Thisprocessisalsofoundamongscholarsandauthors:
Astatementofopinionbyonewritermayberestatedasfactbyanother,whomayinturnbequotedbyyetanother;andthisprocessmaycontinue,unlessitoccurstosomeonetoquestionthefactsonwhichtheoriginalwriterbasedhisopinionortochallengetheinterpretationheplaceduponthosefacts.
12.Accordingtothepassage,activelearningmayoccurin________.
A.readingscientificjournals
B.listeningtotheteacherinclass
C.doingachemicalexperiment
D.watchingnewsprogrammesonTV
13.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph2referto?
A.Classroom.B.Newspapers.
C.Activelearning.D.Passivelearning.
14.ThegameRumorismentionedinParagraph4inordertotellreadersthat________.
A.playinggamescanmakepeoplemoreactive
B.peopletendtoliketellinglieswhenplayinggames
C.amessagemaybechangedwhenbeingpassedon
D.peoplemayhaveproblemswiththeirsenseofhearing
15.Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?
A.Scholarsandauthorscan’tbetrusted.
B.Passivelearningmaynotbereliable.
C.Peoplelikespreading
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