湖北省黄冈市学年高一下学期期末考试英语试题带答案Word格式文档下载.docx

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每小题2分，满分30分）

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

　　What’sitliketobeapopularteenauthor?

WeaskedAmeliaAtwater-Rhodes,authorof 

IntheForestsoftheNight 

tofinditout.

Howdoyoucomeupwithyourideas?

　　Istartwithaminorcharacter,andthenexpandonthatcharacter.Inthefirstbook,Ijustwrotesomeflatcharacterstopassthetime.Eventually,IwantedtoknowmoreaboutthecharactersI’dcreated.ThefirstthingsIwroteweren’tverygood,buttheydidgetmetostartwriting,whichwasimportant.

Howhasyourwritingevolved?

　　EverybookIwrite,Igetmoreintoit.Historyisoneofmypassions（酷爱）rightnow.SometimesI’lltakeinspirationfromcharactersinAncientEgypt,Rome,orMesoamerica.Myfirstcharacterswereflat,butnowthey’relikemybestfriends.

Howdidyoufeelwhenyourbookwasfirstpublished?

　　Itcameasashock.ThefirsttimeIsawmybookinprintIcouldbarelybelieveit.Ihadtotellmyself,“Thisisreal.I’mnotdreaming.”

Whatdoesyourwritingspacelooklike?

　　Imostlywriteonthecomputerinmyroom.Icanwriteanywhereaslongasit’squiet.Ialsodowritinginnotebooks.

Howdoyoumaketimeforyourwriting?

　　Writingisoneofthosethingsthatyouwillmaketimeforifyouwanttodoit.WhenIhavesomethingtowrite,I’llneedtowriteit.Ifyoulovewriting,youwillmaketimeforit.

Doyouthinkreadinghelpswriting?

　　Definitely.Whenyouread,yougetusedtovisualizingthingsinprint.I’mnotabigtelevisionfan,soIhavealwaysspentalotoftimereading.Youlearntoseethingsinwords.Youfigureouthowtoexpressyourselfinwords.Youlearnthebasics,andthengettheideasforyourwriting.

What’syouradviceforaspiring（有志向的）kidwriters?

　　Gooutanddoit.Findotherpeoplewhowrite.Keepatit!

Youcanalwaysedit.Everyauthorishisorherownworstcritic.Ifyoulovetowrite,justdoit．

21．WhatdoweknowaboutAmelia?

A．Historicalcharactersinspirehertowrite.

B．Shelikestocreateperfectcharactersfromthebeginning.

C．Sheconsiders 

asherbestnovel.

D．Flatcharactersoncestoppedherfromimprovingherwriting.

22．WhenAmeliafirstsawherbookinprint,shewas________.

A．amazed　　　　　　　　　B．disappointed

C．confused　　　　　　　　D．unconcerned

23．WhichadvicewouldAmeliamostlikelygiveus?

A．Thebesttimetowriteisbeforeyougotobed.

B．Itiseasiertostartwritingwhenyouareyoung.

C．Ifyouwanttowrite,thereisnoexcusefornotwriting.

D．Ifyouwanttobeawriter,youshouldn’twatchtelevision.

B

　　ItwouldbeasuccessstoryifFullertonUnionHighSchoolseniorFernandoRojas,thesonofMexicanimmigrantswhoseschoolingstoppedintheeighthgrade,wasacceptedtocollege. 

Butthe17-year-oldmadeasurprisingcleansweepofeveryIvyLeague（常春藤联合会的）college.

　　“Ididn’tthinkIwouldgetintoany,”RojassaidonSaturday.“WhenIwasacceptedbyalltheeightIvyLeaguecolleges,itwasasurprisingjoy.”ThefirstcallcamefromYaleUniversityinFebruary.Withinweeks,calls,emailsandlettersfollowedfromDartmouthCollege,BrownUniversity,theUniversityofPennsylvania,CornellUniversity,ColumbiaUniversity,HarvardUniversityandPrincetonUniversity.RojaswasalsoacceptedbyStanfordUniversityandtwonearbyschools,theUniversityofCalifornia,Irvine,andtheCaliforniaStateUniversity,Fullerton.

　　HeisoneoffourchildrenofRaulRojasandMaria,whomovedtoFullertonfromJalisco,Mexico,intheearly1980s.Asanationalspeechanddebatechampion,RojasthoughtthatifheappliedtotheeightIvyLeaguecolleges,hemightgetintoone.SalTinajero,Rojas’speechcoachatFullerton,said,“Hisbiggestmotivationwastolethisparentsknowthattheirhardworkmeantsomething.”

　　Aftervisitingseveralcampuses,hesettledonYale,whichcosts$64,000ayearwithroomandboard（膳宿）.Heisresponsiblefor$6,000,andYalescholarshipscovertherest.“IlovedPrinceton,”Rojassaid.“Itwasabeautifulcampus,butitfeltverystressful.Stanfordwastoobig.”

　　Rojasoweshisacademicsuccesstohardworkandtheguidanceofhiselderbrothers.BeforeheadingtoYale,he’sconsideringmajoringinLatinAmericanstudiesandperhapsacareerasalawyerininternationalaffairs.

24．TheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph1showsthatRojas________.

A．hopedtoapplytoalltheeightIvyLeaguecolleges

B．contributedgreatlytoeveryIvyLeaguecollege

C．wasadmittedbyalltheeightIvyLeaguecolleges

D．1ikedsweepingineveryIvyLeaguecollege

25．WhichofthefollowingbelongstotheIvyLeaguecolleges?

A．CornellUniversity.

B．StanfordUniversity.

C．TheUniversityofCalifornia.

D．TheCaliforniaStateUniversity.

26．HowmuchcanRojasgetfromYaleUniversityayear?

A．$6,000.　　　　　　　B．$58,000.

C．$64,000.　　　　　　D．$70,000.

27．WhichofthefollowinghelpedRojasachievehisacademicsuccess?

A．Hisbrothers’help.

B．Hisparents'

encouragement.

C．HisinterestinLatinAmericanstudies.

D．Hisdreamofbeingalawyerininternationalaffairs.

C

　　Itiswidelyacknowledgedthatcitieswithsomekindoffunctioningecosystemsmakeforbetterplacesforhumanstolive.Moreplantsandanimalsincitiesmakeforhappier,healthierpeople.

　　AstudyconductedongreenspacesinSheffield,England,forinstance,revealedthatthegreaterthebiodiversity（生物多样性）,thegreaterthepsychologicalwell-being（健康）ofthecity’scitizens.InParis,researchersfoundthatgettingcitizenstotakepartinday-longactivitiesinvolvingurbanwildlifeopenedtheireyestothenaturalworldforatime,atleast.

　　FewcitieshavebeenassociatedwithurbanecologyforaslongasBerlin.“SloweconomicrecoveryaftertheSecondWorldWarmeantthatreconstructionwouldtakealongtime.Thisprovidedlocalecologistswiththeidealconditionstodevelopanambitiousecologicalresearchprograminthebombed-outwastelandsofWestBerlin,”saidJensLachmund,asociologistattheUniversityofMaastrichtintheNetherlands.

　　ThepioneeringworkinBerlinhadseveralconsequences,especiallytheformationofsignificantnaturalspaceswithinthecity,suchastheSü

dgel?

ndeNaturePark.“Berlinhasindeedbenefittedalotfrombeingacasestudyinurbanecology,”saidLachmund.

　　TherecentresearchconductedbyMarkGoddard,abiologistattheUniversityofLeeds,andhiscolleaguesconfirmedtheimportanceofnaturalspaceswithinanurbansetting.Goddardandhisteamconductedastrikingglobalanalysisofbirdandplantdiversity,quantifyingtheinfluenceofurbanizationonlevelsofbiodiversityaroundtheworld.“Functioningurbanecosystemswillbeextremelyimportanttohumanhealthandwell-being,”saidGoddard.

　　Citiestakeupjust3%ofthelandsurfacearea,yetaccordingtothemostrecentfigurefromtheUnitedNations,some3.6billionpeople（justover50%oftheglobalpopulation）nowliveinurbanareas.By2050,thisfigureisexpectedtoriseto6.3billion.Withoutanimalsandplantstokeepuscompany,itisadarkfuture.

28．ThefindingsinParagraph2arementionedtoexplainthelinkbetween________.

A．citizensandtheirwell-being

B．greenspacesandurbanwildlife

C．urbanecologyandcitizens’well-being

D．functioningecosystemsandthenaturalworld

29．WhatwouldbeGoddard’sattitudetowardsBerlin’swork?

A．Cautious.　　　　　　　B．Negative.

C．Uncaring.　　　　　　　D．Admiring.

30．Theauthorusesfiguresinthelastparagraphtoshow________.

A．thenegativeeffectofoverpopulation

B．theimportanceofurbanecosystems

C．theseriousproblemsofcitylife

D．therapidgrowthofurbanareas

31．Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A．Shouldmorepeopleliveinurbanareas?

B．ShouldBerlinhavemorenaturalspaces?

C．Shouldcitiesbeforanimalsandplantstoo?

D．Shouldtheglobalpopulationbecontrollednow?

D

　　Onedaylastmonth,Ireadastoryabouttwoteacherswhogaveawardstotheirstudents.Theawardswere1abeledthe“8thAnnualGhetto（贫民区）ClassroomAwards,”Theywereintendedtobe“light-hearted”andtheteachersdidn’tmeananythingbad.Onestudentwasrecognizedforhisacademicdifficultieswiththeaward.

　　Theworldlearnedaboutitbecausehismotherposteditonsocialmedia.Shewasn’tproud.Shewasangry,confusedandhurtforherson.DidImentionthatthestudentstowhomtheawardsweregivenwereinaclassforkidswhoreceivespecialservicesforlearningdisabilities?

Yes,the“GhettoClassroom”wasthespecialeducationclassroom.

　　WhenIreadthisstory,Iwassureofthreethings：

Thatstudentgotthemessagethathewasaloser;

hewouldneverforgetthoseteachers;

hewouldheadtohighschoolwithoutalotofconfidence.

　　Humorcanbetricky.Ilearnedthisthehardway,inmyfirstyearofteaching.Someonementionedthatoneofmystudents,whomIhadplacedintothe“athletic”category,hadtakenballetlessonsforyears,andIgentlyteasedherforit.AtleastIthoughtitwasgentle.Ialsothoughtitwasokay,untilthedaywhenshecametomeafterclassandtoldmethatithurtherfeelingsandshe’dlikemetostop.

　　I’mthankfuleverydaythatshehadthecouragetotalktome.OvertheyearsIthinkIfiguredouthowtothrowawaymysarcastic（挖苦的）wit（风趣）andlearnedhowtohavehumorwithoutbeinghurtful.

　　It’sreallyquitesimple：

Youcanmakefunofyourselfinaself-deprecating（自我贬低的）way,butnevermakefunofyourstudents.

32．WecanlearnfromParagraph1thattheawardsweremostprobablygivento________.

A．drawtheattentionofparents

B．makestudentsintheclasslaugh

C．encouragestudentstostudyharder

D．please