湖北省武汉市华中师大一附中学年高一上学期期末英语试题Word格式文档下载.docx
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DharmendraSinghfromIndiadoesn’tbelongtoeithercategoryofguests,eventhoughhismilitary-stylehaircutandtwopins-aCISMpinandaWuhan2019Gamespin-onthelapelofhisblacksuitmightsuggestotherwise.HisabilitytotalkinMandarincomplicatesthingsevenfurther.
Singhisinchargeoftendingtotheguestsatthehotel,inparticularthosewhotaketheirmealsinthedininghalls.Yet,byhisownadmission,the31-year-old,whohasbeenachefattheHiltonfornearlytwoyears,feelsasthoughheisalsopartofthe“armyfamily”atthehotel,andbeingpartofWuhanGamesisfulfillinghis“armydream”.
Asateen,hedreamedaboutservinghiscountryasasoldier.However,thepressureofbeingtheolderofthetwosiblingsinafinanciallychallengedfamilymeantSinghhadtoputhismilitarydreamonhold.Toprovideforhisparentsandyoungerbrother,at17hesetouttoearnanincomebymakinguseofhisculinary(烹饪的)skills.
“And,asfatewouldhaveit,afriendhelpedmegetajobatthehotel.”
PointingtotheWuhanGamesandCISMpinsthattwodinersgavehim,Singhadded:
“Militarypeoplecommandrespectduetotheirselflessnessandhonestytowardstheirwork.IamgladthatIamabletoservethemandtohonortheircommitmenttoservetheirnations.”
BythetimetheGamesendonOct27,someoftheguestsmighthavehandedSinghafewmorepinstoaddtohiscollection;
othersmightsaygoodbyewithjusta“thankyou”.Eitherway,hewillremaingratefultothemforprovidingmemoriesforalifetime.
1.Whatcanwelearnfromparagraphthree?
A.SinghusedtoserveinIndianarmy.
B.Singh’sidentityseemstobeconfusing.
C.Singhtendstowearablacksuiteveryday.
D.SinghpretendstobeoneofthestaffofCISM.
2.WhywillSinghbegratefultohisguests?
A.Becausetheymayshowrespecttohim.
B.Becausetheywillgivehimpreciousmemories.
C.Becausetheywillpresenthimwithsomedecorations.
D.Becausetheymayhelpfulfillhisdreamtobeasoldier.
3.Whichmaybethebesttitleofthepassage?
A.Cookingupsomespecialmemories.B.Gatheringofpeace.
C.ThethrillofWorldMilitaryGame.D.Closingwithaculturalflourish.
Humansmayhavebeenenjoyingcacao,whichhasbeenusedtomakechocolate,formuchlongerthanexpertshadthought.
ResearchersattheUniversityofBritishColumbiainCanadahavefoundthathumansgrewcacaotreesandconsumed(食用)cacaostartingaround5,300yearsago.
Theresearchersfoundevidenceofcacao’suseatanancientvillageinthehighlandsofsoutheasternEcuador.Theyexaminedtheremainsofveryoldobjects.ThevillagewaspartoftheMayo-ChinchipecultureoftheAndes.
ScientistshadalreadymostlyagreedthatcacaowasfirstdomesticatedinSouthAmericainsteadofCentralAmerica,astheyoncebelieved.Butthenewdiscoveryshowscacaowasgrownabout1,500yearsearlierthanwasknownbefore.
TheUniversityofBritishColumbiaresearchersalsoidentified(证实)asubstancefoundinthecacaotreebutnotinitswildrelatives.Thissuggeststhathumansgrewthetreeforfoodpurposes.
Today,theseedsarecookedandturnedintomanychocolateproducts.Butthousandsofyearsago,cacaowasusedtomakedrinks.
MichaelBlakeisaprofessorofUniversityofBritishColumbiawhohelpedleadthestudy.Hesaidthattheobjectsonwhichcacaowasfoundsuggestalotabouthowpeopleusedthesubstanceatthetime.
“Theyclearlydrankit,”BlaketoldtheReutersnewsservice.
ThereisnoclearhistoryofnativepopulationsinSouthorCentralAmericausingcacaotomakechocolatethewaypeopledonow,theresearchersreported.NativepopulationsintheupperAmazonareatodaystillusecacaotomakespecialdrinks,theyadded.
EvidencesuggestscacaogrowingmovedintoCentralAmericaandMexicoabout4,000yearsago.Itisnotclearhowcacao’susespreadbetweenSouthandCentralAmerica.
ButbythetimeSpanishexplorersarrivedinCentralAmericainthelate1400s,peoplewereusingittomakehotandcoldchocolatedrinkswithspices.
Bythe1580s,SpainbeganimportingcacaoandspreadingittootherEuropeancountries.Bythe1800s,technologydevelopedintheNetherlandsmadeitpossibletoturncacaointoasolidchocolateproduct.
4.Wherewascacaogrownearliest?
A.Mexico.B.Canada
C.CentralAmerica.D.SouthAmerica.
5.WhenitcomestotheintroductionofcacaotoEurope,whichcountrycontributedmost?
A.America.B.Canada.
C.Spain.D.Netherland.
6.Whichofthefollowingcanserveasabestpossibletitleforthispassage?
A.Thehistoryofcacao.B.Thehomeofcacao.
C.Theuseofcacao.D.Thespreadingorcacao.
ONTUESDAY,theShenzhenteamofBlueSkyRescue,anonprofitcivilrescueteam,confirmedthattwoofitsmembershaddiedtryingtorescue24touristswhohadgotintodifficulties.
Accordingtotheofficialnews,itwasonMondaythattherescueteamreceivedatelephonecallfrom24travelers,whoweretrappedinarivervalley,withastormonthewayandoneofthefemaletravelersbeingbadlyinjured.
Theteamrespondedimmediately.However,whentheyhelpedthetravelers,twoteammembergottrappedbytherisingriverwater.Thenextday,theywereconfirmeddead.
Thetwoheroeswhogavetheirownlivestosaveothersarebeingmournedbyall.
Whocanrescuetherescuers?
Thequestionarousedaheateddiscussionamongpeople.Mostofthemthinkwewouldrathersuch"
heroicdeeds"
werenotrequired.However,thatdependsonpeoplebeingmoresensible.Inthepastseveralyears,therehavebeenmanycasesinwhichtravelers,ignoringthesignssayingcertainareasaredangerousandoff﹣limits,stillhavekepton"
exploring"
unpavedandunmarkedregionsandendedupneedingtoberescued.Bysodoing,theyputnotonlytheirownlivesatriskbutalsothelivesofthosewhogototheiraid.
Inthiscase,althoughthetravelersmayhavebeeninanauthorizedarea,theyignoredthewarningsofanapproachingtyphoon.Itwasextremelyreckless(鲁莽)ofthemtotravelintothewildonsuchaday,asthelocalweatherforecasthadwarnedpeopleagainsttheupcomingtyphoon.Tworescuershavelosttheirlivesbecauseofthethoughtlessnessofothers.
Thelawhasalreadymadeitclearthatifatravelerorgroupgetsintodifficultieswhenenteringunauthorizedregions,theymustbearthecostsoftherescueoperations.Theregulationsneedstrengtheningtodetertravelersfromputtingtheirownlivesandthelivesofothersatrisk.
7.Whathappenedtoawomantraveler?
A.Shelostherway.
B.Shewastrappedonthemountain.
C.Shediedinthestorm.
D.Shewasseriouslyhurt.
8.Whatisthewriter'
sattitudetowardssometourists?
A.Critical.
B.Sympathetic.
C.Understanding.
D.Admiring.
9.Whatdoestheunderlinedworddeterinthelastparagraphmean?
A.protect.
B.keep.
C.excuse.
D.separate.
10.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthispassage?
A.TheBlueSkyRescue.
B.Whocanrescuetherescuers?
C.Whoshouldbearthecosts?
D.Adeadlytyphoon.
二、七选五
Ialwayslovedjokesandcartoons.Theycanbeseriousastheypointoutthesillinessinourlives,conveyawisemessageofwisdomandatthesametimebringasmile.Sometimesthereislittledifferencebetweenajokeandlifewisdom.11..
IstartedcollectingjokesIreceivedfromdifferentsourcesoveraperiodofsome25years.ForthebookIchoseforan“Anglo-Saxon”collection.TheyaretypicalfortheUS,Canada,UK,AustraliaandNewZealand.
Wherearetheyfrom?
Whowrotethem?
12.,Mostareeverywhere,floatinganonymously(匿名地)ontheinternet,andcirculateamongfriends,e-mails,chatgroupsandmailinglists.Manycomeupoverabeer.
Thelanguageofhumorisnotuniversalandtranslatingintoanotherlanguagemostlydoesnotwork.13..LivinginChinaforalongtime,IgaveuptellingjokesasourChinesefriendsfindnothingfunnyinthemandtheycanleadtomisunderstandings.14..TryingtotranslateChinesejokesalsowouldmostlyfailtoconveyanything“funny”forusWesterners;
IcansayIcannotrecallanyChinesejoke.
WhileatafirstsightthebookmaynotbeinterestingtoChinesereaders,duetotheculturaldifferences,15.,aswellastolearnadifferentvocabulary.Also,forthosewhodealwithWesterners,hereinChinaorwhenabroad,theymightsurprisetheirforeignfriendsbyservingthemsomejokestheycanappreciate.
A.Differentcultureshaveadifferentunderstandingofwhatis“funny”
B.Generallyspeaking,nobodyknowstheoriginalsource
C.theywonderwhytherearesomanyabouttheWesterners
D.Worse,theystartaskingamillionquestionsofthewhyandwhatandhow
E.Maybelifeisjustabigjoke
F.MostChinesearetotallyunfamiliarwiththeWesternworldofjokes,theyarepuzzledorevenshocked
G.itisanicetoolforourfriendstolearnabouttypicalWesternhumor
三、完形填空
Colorado’sgreypeakrises14,278feetabovesealevel,highenoughthattreescan’tgrowtowardthetop.ItwasinthisunforgivinglandofthemountainthatJanewas16enoughtobreakherleftknee.
ItwasAugust2018,andJane,56,wasonherwayback17thepathwiththreefriends.Astormwasontheway,andtheywere18togetoffthe
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