高一英语下学期期中试题创新实验班含答案.docx
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高一英语下学期期中试题创新实验班含答案
高一英语下学期期中试题(创新实验班)
第I卷(选择题共60分)
第一部分阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
A
Argumentforawards
It’salwaysexcitingeveryyearinOctoberwhentheNobelPrizesareannounced.Wegettowitnesstheacknowledgement(表彰)ofsomeofhumankind’sgreatestmindsinsixfields–literature(文学),medicine,physics,chemistry,economicsandactivismforpeace.
Thisyear,however,partoftheexcitementwillbetakenaway,sincetherewon’tbeaNobelPrizeinliteratureduetothefactthattheSwedishAcademy–theinstitution(机构)thatawardstheprize–wasinvolvedinasexualharassmentscandal.
PeopleworrythatascandallikethiswillaffectthereputationoftheNobelPrizes.Butatthesametime,wehavetoaskourselveswhetherwereallyneedtheseawardsafterall.
AccordingtoJanaGallus,aneconomistfromtheUniversityofZurich,Switzerland,oneofthereasonsthatpeoplegiveoutawardsistoestablishalegacy(遗产).InthecaseoftheNobelPrizes,theyencouragepeopletoachievemorebyacknowledgingthehardworkoftopfiguresindifferentfields.
Awardsmayalsohelpestablishstandardsofwhat’sconsideredhighquality.Forexample,ifyou’rehavingahardtimedecidingwhichmovietowatch,oneofthemhavinganOscarunderitsbeltwillprobablyhelpyoutomakeyourmindup.AndbyreadingthebooksthathavewonTheManBookerPrizeorlisteningtosongsthathavebeenawardedaGrammy,yougetanideaaboutwhat“great”literatureandmusiclookandsoundlike–atleastintheeyesofjudgingpanels(评审团).
Sure,awardscanbackfire.TherewastheOscarsSoWhitemovementin2015and2016,whenitturnedoutthatall20actorsnominated(提名)fortwoyearsinarowwerewhite.TherewasalsotheGrammysSoMalemovementinJanuary,whenAlessiaCarawastheonlywomantowinasoloGrammythisyear.Butstill,itwastheseincidentsthatbroughttheproblemsofracism(种族歧视)andgender(性别)inequalityintothepubliceyeoncemore.Andwithinfluentialvoices–likethatofblackactorWillSmith,whorefusedtoattendtheOscarsceremony–theproblemsbecamemorelikelytobenoticedanddealtwithinsteadofbeingburiedsilently,again.
Maybetheseawardsdomatter,andwedoneedthem–justnotwhiletheyareundertheshadowofasexualharassmentscandal.
Sowhenitcomestothisyear’sNobelPrizeinLiterature,I’mgoingtohavetosay:
“No,thanks.”
BYCHENXUE,21STCENTURYTEENSSTAFF
1.WhatdoesJanaGallusthinkisonepurposeofgivingoutawards?
A.Tohonorimportantfiguresinhistory.B.Topassdownalong-establishedtradition.
C.Todrawattentiontosocialproblems.D.Toencouragepeopletomakeachievements.
2.SomefamousawardsarementionedinParagraph5to______.
A.giveadviceonhowtochoosemovies,booksandsongs
B.showhowsomethingwithanawardcanbeasignofquality
C.showhowawardsarerelatedtopeople’sdailylife
D.pointoutthatjudgingpanelsaresometimeswrong
3.Theunderlinedword“backfire”inParagraph6probablymeans______.
A.gotothewrongpersonB.failtobegivenout
C.haveanunwantedresultD.receivewiderecognition
4.What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardthecancelingofthisyear’sNobelPrizeinLiterature?
A.Supportive.B.Doubtful.C.Disappointed.D.Unconcerned.
B
Anyonewhohasevervolunteeredforanycausecantellyouthatintheend,theyfeltthattheygainedmorefromtheexperiencethantheygave.Thisistrueformostexamplesofreachingouttohelpothers.Wefindthatwegainnewunderstandingaboutnotonlythosewehelp,butourselvesaswell.Stressingtheimportanceofhelpingothersinmartialartsstudentswillbenefitthembothinsideandoutsideoftheclass.
Helpingothersstrengthensfamilies.Familiesthatpracticethebeliefofworkingtogetherandhelpingeachotherpreparetheirchildrenfortheconceptofteamworkoutsideofthehomeenvironment.Bylearningtohelparoundthehousethroughactivitiessuchashouseholdjobs,baby-sittingandkeepingatidybedroom,childrenlearnvaluablelessonsthattheycarrywiththemtotheirfuturerelationships.
Byhelpingothersoutsideofthehomeenvironment,valuablefriendshipscanbedeveloped.Whenwelearntoreachouttoothersandgiveoffourtimeandtalentswefindthatourfriendshipsgrow,whichinturnisabenefittoourlives.Martialartstrainingsupportsthisbyexposingstudentstopeopleofvariousbackgroundsandbeliefsthatgatherforacommongoalandtohelpeachother.Anytimeagroupofpeopleareworkingtowardacommongoal,teamspiritsurelyforms.Whenwehelpeachotherinthemartialartssettingandineveryareaofourlives,afriendshipisformedthatpromotesteamwork.
Themostimportantthingtorealizeisthatitdoesnottakealottomakealothappen.Littlethingscanmakeabigdi
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