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山东省淄博市淄川中学学年度下学期期中考试英语
山东省淄博市淄川中学2018—2019学年度下学期期中考试
高一英语试题
第Ⅰ卷
第一部分 听力(共两节,每小题1.5分,满分30分)
第一节
听下面5段对话。
每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。
听完每段对话后,你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。
每段对话仅读一遍。
第二部分阅读理解(共两节,15小题,满分35分)
第一节.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,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Onceuponatime,adaughtercomplainedtoherfatherthatherlifewasunhappyandthatshewastiredofstrugglingallthetime.
Herfather,achef,tookhertothekitchen.Hefilledthreepotswithwaterandplacedeachonahighfire.Oncethethreepotsbegantoboil,heplacedpotatoes,eggsandcoffeebeansinthem.After20minutes,hetookthemout,puttingthepotatoesandeggsinabowlandthecoffeeinacup.
Turningtohisdaughter,hesaid,“Lookcloser,andtouchthepotatoes.”Shedidandnotedthattheyweresoft.Hethenaskedhertotakeaneggandbreakit.Afterpullingofftheshell,sheobservedthehard-boiledegg.Finally,heaskedhertotastethecoffee.Itsgoodsmellbroughtasmiletoherface.
“Father,whatdoesthismean?
”sheasked.Hethenexplainedthatthepotatoes,theeggsandthecoffeebeanswereinthesameadversity(逆境)——theboilingwater.However,eachonereacteddifferently.
Thestrongandhardpotatobecamesoftandweakinboilingwater.Theeggwasfragile,withthethinoutershellprotectingitsliquiduntilitwasputintheboilingwater.Thentheinsideoftheeggbecamehard.However,thecoffeebeanswereunique.Aftertheywereexposedtotheboilingwater,theychangedthewaterandcreatedsomethingnew.“Whichonedoyouwanttobelike,”heasked.“Whenadversityknocksonyourdoor,howwillyourespond?
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Inlife,challengeshappentousall,buttheonlythingthattrulymattersiswhathappenswithinus.
21.Whydidthegirlcomplaintoherfather?
A.Becauseofherhardlife.
B.Becauseofhertiringjob.
C.Becauseofherfather’sbusywork.
D.Becauseofthefoodherfathercooked.
22.Whatcanweinferfromthisstory?
A.Thegirllikedthecoffeebest.
B.Thefatherwasgoodatcooking.
C.Thegirldidn’tlikethepotatoesandeggs.
D.Differentpeoplehavedifferentreactionstoadversity.
23.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“fragile”meaninthe5thparagraph?
A.thickB.easily-brokenC.strongD.hard
B
Thehumanbrainremembersnegativeexperiencesmoreeasilythanpositiveones.Ourbrainshavedevelopedinthiswaybecausethreats,likedangerousanimals,haveamoreimmediateeffectonpeople’ssurvivalcomparedtopositivethingslikefoodorshelter.Asaresult,youclearlyknowwhatmakesyouunhappy,butdoyouknowwhatmakesyouhappy?
Researchsuggeststhatourlevelofhappinessispartlyshapedbythechoiceswemake.Ifyou’vebeenchasingwealth,fame,powerandsomematerialthings,youmaybelookingforhappinessinthewrongplaces.Psychologistssuggestthatthefollowinghabitscanmakepeoplehappier.
Peoplewhoowncloserelationshipstendtobehappierthanthosewhodonot.Thenumberofourfriendsisnotimportant.Whatmattersisthequalityofourrelationships.Relationshipsthatbringhappinessusuallyconsistofthesharingoffeelings,acceptance,mutual(双方的)respectandtrust.
Peoplewhoexerciseregularlycanimproveboththeirphysicalandmentalwell-being.Someresearchhasshownthatexercisecanbeaseffectiveassomemedicineintreatingdepression.
Ifwearesointerestedinanactivity,wemaylosetrackoftime,andwecanbeinastateofflow.Theactivitycouldbeplayingthepiano,surfingtheInternetorplayingagame…Peoplewhoexperienceflowintheirworkorlifetendtobehappier.
Peoplearemorelikelytobehappyiftheyknowwhattheirstrengthsareandcanusethemregularly.Peopleareespeciallyhappywhentheycansetgoalsandusetheirstrengthstoachievethem.
People,whothinkpositivelybybeinggrateful,mindfulandoptimistic,aremorelikelytobehappy.Beinggratefulmeansbeingthankful.Beingmindfulmeansconsidering,focusingon,andenjoyingtheexperiencesofthepresentmoment.Beingoptimisticmeansbeinghopefulaboutthefuture.
24.Humanbrainsremembernegativethingsmoreeasilybecausenegativethings___.
A.tendtoaffecthumansurvivalimmediately
B.aremuchmoreimportantthanotherthings
C.canmakepeoplelivemuchhappier
D.areeasytoremember
25.Accordingtothispassage,peoplemayfindhappinessin___.
A.beingfamousB.chasingpower
C.settinglifegoalsD.earningmoney
26.Inthelastparagraph,theauthortriestotellusto____.
A.thinkmoreaboutourfutureB.bepositiveinourlifeandwork
C.focusoneverythinginourlifeD.onlyenjoythepresentmoment
27.Whatdoesthepassagemainlywanttotellus?
A.Whypeoplerememberpositivethingseasily.
B.Whypeopleremembernegativethingseasily.
C.Whatmakespeoplehappy.
D.Whatmakespeoplesad.
C
AmericanEnglishbeganinthe17thcentury.Atthebeginningofthe17thcentury,theEnglishlanguagewasbroughttoNorthAmericabycolonists(殖民者)fromEngland.TheyusedthelanguagespokeninEngland,thatis,ElizabethanEnglish,thelanguageusedbyShakespeare.
Inordertoexploit(开发)newresourcesinAmerica,Britishcolonistssettleddownthereandfrom1607to1732setupthirteencolonies.Inthesethirteenareas,Englishwasacommonlanguageusedbyallpeople.TheycontinuedtospeakastheyhaddoneinEngland.
Astimewentby,theEnglishlanguagegraduallychangedonbothsidesoftheAtlanticOcean.Foreignerslongingforwealthsetfootonthecoastalareatotrade.TheAmericansadoptedmanywordsfromforeignlanguagesandinventedlotsofnewwordstomeettheircommercial(贸易的)needs.
FollowingAmericanIndependence,famouspeoplelikeThomasJefferson,thepresident,begantoconsiderthatthecountryshouldhavealanguageofitsown.NoahWebstercompiled(编纂)threeelementarybooksonEnglish.Later,heexpressedtheideathatasanindependentnation,Americashouldhaveasystemofitsowninlanguageaswellasingovernment.Afterthesecondhalfofthe19thcentury,manygreatwriterssuchasMarkTwainhelpedthedevelopmentofAmericanEnglish.
EnglishinAmericahasdevelopedacharacterofitsown,showingthelifeandthephysicalandsocialenvironmentoftheAmericanpeople.SincetheriseoftheUnitedStatestoapositionofworldimportance,AmericanEnglishhasbeendevelopingandchanging.ThereisnodoubtthatAmericanEnglishwillenrichtheEnglishlanguagegreatly.Withtherapiddevelopmentofmodernmassmediaandthecommonneedsofeconomic,culturalandpoliticalexchanges,AmericanEnglishwillbemorewidelyusedintheworldthanBritishEnglish.
28.Whatcanweinferfromparagraph3?
A.PeoplefromtheseasideweremorewillingtolearnEnglish.
B.TheEnglishlanguagechangedasaresultofinnercultureshock.
C.NewwordsoccurredinAmericanEnglishasaresultoflocalinvention.
D.InternationalbusinesscontributedtothedevelopmentofAmericanEnglish.
29.WhatdoweknowaboutAmericanEnglishaccordingtothepassage?
A.Itcameintobeingattheendofthe17thcentury.
B.IthardlymakescontributionstothedevelopmentofEnglish.
C.ItsdevelopmenthasacloserelationshipwithAmericanpeople’slife.
D.IthasbeenmorewidelyusedthanBritishEnglishfromthebeginning.
30.What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?
A.TheDifferencebetweenAmericanEnglishandBritishEnglish.
B.ThedevelopmentofAmericanEnglish.
C.TheBirthofAmericanEnglish.
D.LanguageandBusiness.
第二节(共5小题,每小题2分,满分10分)根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。
选项中有两项为多余选项。
Characteristicsofanexcellentscientist
TheFreeDictionarydefines(定义)ascientistasapersonhavingprofessionalknowledgeononeormoresciences,especiallynaturalscienceorphysicalscience.
___31___.Let’slookatsomecharacteristicsofanexcellentscientist.
Curiosity.
___32___.ScientistssuchasThomasEdisonandGeorgeWestinghousediscoveredthingsmainlybecausetheywantedtoknowhowthingswork.Ifascientistdoesn’thavethedrivetoaskquestionsorevenwonder,thenhe/shenevergetstothefirststageofthescientificprocess.
Patience.
___33___.Thereareveryfewjobsthattakelongerthanthisone.Evenifyouthinkyouhavereceivedsomeeducationonscience,youstillhavealotofscientificresearchtodo.Ifyou’reaninstant-gratification(及时满足的)typeofperson,thismaynotbethebestchoiceforyou.
Ethical(道德的)qualities.
Inordertotrulydiscoveranduseknowledgeforthegreatergood,ascientistmusthaveadesiretoimprovepeople’slifeaswellastheenvironmentandlivingthings,sincetheyarealllinkedandtheycanaffectoneanotherinthelongrun.Ascientistmustreportfindingshonestlyregardlessofpersonaloroutsidecommercial(商业的)interests.Stickingtoanoldbeliefcontradicted(反驳)byevidenceisdishonest.___34___.
Workinghabits.
Anexcellentscientisteventakesnotesofthesmallestobservation,keepingitinmindandrecordingit.___35___.He/Shealsoneedstocommunicatethoughtsonpaperandverbally.Networkingskillsconnecthim/herwithcolleaguesworkingonsimilarprojectswherehe/shemaydiscoversomethingnew.
A.Becomingascientisttakesalongtime.
B.Anexcellentscientistmustbeverycuriousaboutthings.
C.Italsodefinesascientistassomeonewhousesscientificmethods.
D.However,thatbeliefshouldn’tbechangedwithoutpowerfulevidence.
E.He/Shecanworkwellaloneoringroups,dependingonwhat’sneeded.
F.Tomakediscoveriesinhumanknowledge,youhavetothinkdifferently.
G.Oneofthemainplacesthatmanyscientistsworkinistheresearchlaboratory.
第三部分英语知识运用(共两节,满分45分)
第一节完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
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