二中学1516学年上学期高一期末考试英语试题附答案Word文档格式.docx
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”
Istaredintotheman’seyesfulloftearsandaskedhowIcouldhelp.AfterIwentback,JoJoaskedme,“What'
swrong?
”Itoldhimaboutitandhewasverysorryforthatfamily.
AlldayIthoughtaboutJames'
sfamily.IeventhoughtaboutmakingaspecialTVshowtoraisemoneyforthesickchild.
OnMondaymorning,JoJowalkedintomyoffice.Actually,JoJowasverybusy,andIneverimaginedhewouldhavethetimetocomeandseeme.
“Please,callthemanandtellhimI’llpayalltheexpensesforthegirl’streatment,”JoJosaidwithachequeinhishand.“I'
vebeenmarriedfor35years;
Iwasn’tluckyenoughtohaveachild.SometimesIfeellonely.Iwanttohelpthischild.”IpickedupthephonetocallJames.
NowJames’sdaughteriswellandJoJosometimesgoestovisither.I’msohappythattherearesogoodpeopleonthisearth.
1.Accordingtothepassage,thewriter_____.
A.oftengotothebeachwithhisdaughterB.isoftentroubledbyhisaudience
C.wasunwillingtohelpJamesD.metJoJoatthebeachbyaccident
2.Jamesturnedtothewriterforhelpprobablybecausehe_____.
A.guessedthewriterwasrichenoughtohelphimB.wantedthewritertoaskJoJoforhelp
C.thoughtthewritercouldhelphimthroughTVD.knewthewriterwaswarm-hearted
3.WhydidJoJomakeuphismindtohelpJames?
_____.
A.Toshowhisloveforachild.
B.Toremovehislonelinessbydoingsomething.
C.Toshowhiswarmheartandkindness.
D.TobuildarelationshipwithJame'
sfamily.
(B)
Desertsarefoundwherethereislittlerainfallorwhererainforawholeyearfallsinonlyafewweeks'
time.Teninchesofrainmaybeenoughformanyplantstosurvive(存活)iftherainisspreadthroughouttheyear,Ifitfallswithinoneortwomonthsandtherestoftheyearisdry,thoseplantsmaydieandadesertmayform.
Sandbeginsastinypiecesofrockthatgetsmallerandsmalleraswindandweatherwearthemdown.Sanddunes(沙丘)areformedaswindsmovethesandacrossthedesert.Bitbybit,thedunesgrowovertheyears,alwaysmovingwiththewindsandchangingtheshape.Mostofthemareonlyafewfeettall,buttheycangrowtobeseveralhundredfeethigh.
Thereis,however,muchmoretoadesertthansand.InthedesertsofthesouthwesternUnitedStates,cliffs(悬崖)anddeepvalleyswereformedfromthickmudthatoncelaybeneathaseamorethanmillionsofyearsago.Overthecenturies,thewaterdriedup.Wind,sand,rain,heatandcoldallworeawayattheremainingrocks.Thefacesofthedesertmountainsarealwayschanging–-very,veryslowly---astheseforcesofnaturecontinuetoworkontherock.
Mostdesertshaveasurprisingvarietyoflife.Thereareplants,animalsandinsectsthathaveadaptedtolifeinthedesert.Duringtheheatofthedayavisitormayseeveryfewsignsoflivingthings,butastheairbeginstocoolintheevening,thedesertcomestolife.Asthesunbeginstoriseagaininthesky,thedesertonceagainbecomesquietandlonely.
4.Manyplantsmaysurviveindesertswhen__________________.
A.itisdryalltheyearroundB.therainfallsonlyinafewweeks
C.thereislittleraininayearD.therainisspreadoutinayear
5.Sanddunesareformedwhen___________________.
A.sandpilesupgraduallyB.thereisplentyofraininayear
C.theseahasdriedupovertheyearsD.piecesofrockgetsmaller
6.Theunderlinedsentenceinthethirdparagraphprobablymeansthatinadesertthereis____________.
A.toomuchsandB.moresandthanbefore
C.nothingexceptsandD.somethingelsebesidessand
7Itcanbelearnedfromthetextthatinadesert____________.
A.thereisnorainfallthroughouttheyearB.lifeexistsinroughconditions
C.allsanddunesareafewfeethighD.rocksarewornawayonlybywindandheat
C
Fearmaybefeltintheheartaswellasinthehead,accordingtoastudythathasfoundalinkbetweenthecyclesofabeatingheartandthechanceofsomeonefeelingfear.
Testsonhealthyvolunteersfoundthattheyweremorelikelytofeelasenseoffearatthemomentwhentheirheartsarecontractingandpumpingbloodaroundtheirbodies,comparedwiththepointwhentheheartbeatisrelaxed.Scientistssaytheresultssuggestthattheheartisabletoinfluencehowthebrainrespondstoafearfulevent,dependingonwhichpointitisatinitsregularcycleofcontractionandrelaxation.
SarahGarfinkelattheBrightonandSussexMedicalSchoolsaid:
“Ourstudyshowsforthefirsttimethatthewayinwhichwedealwithfearisdifferentdependingonwhenweseefearfulpicturesinrelationtoourheart.”
Thestudytested20healthyvolunteersontheirreactionstofearastheywereshownpicturesoffearfulfaces.DrGarfinkelsaid,“Thestudyshowedthatfearfulfacesarebetternoticedwhentheheartispumpingthanwhenitisrelaxed.Thus,ourheartscanalsoaffectwhatweseeandwhatwedon'
tsee—andguidewhetherweseefear.”
Tofurtherunderstandthisrelationship,thescientistsalsousedabrainscanner(扫描仪)toshowhowthebraininfluencesthewaytheheartchangesaperson'
sfeelingoffear.
“Wehavefoundanimportantmechanismbywhichtheheartandbrain‘speak’toeachothertochangeourfeelingsandreducefear,”DrGarfinkelsaid.
“Wehopethatbyincreasingourunderstandingabouthowfearisdealtwithandwaysthatitcouldbereduced,wemaybeabletodevelopmoresuccessfultreatmentsforanxietydisorders,andalsoforthosewhomaybesufferingfromseriousstressdisorder.”
8.Whatisthefindingofthestudy?
________.
A.Fearisaresultofone'
srelaxedheartbeat.
B.One'
sheartaffectshowhefeelsfear.
C.Fearhassomethingtodowithone'
shealth.
D.One'
sfastheartbeatsarelikelytocausefear.
9.Thestudywascarriedoutbyanalyzing________.
A.volunteers'
heartbeatswhentheysawterriblepictures
B.thetimevolunteerssawfearfulpicturesandtheirhealthconditions
C.volunteers'
reactionstohorriblepicturesanddatafromtheirbrainscans
D.differentpicturesshowntovolunteersandtheirheart-braincommunication
10.Whichofthefollowingisclosestinmeaningto“mechanism”inParagraph6?
A.orderB.treatmentC.machineD.system
11.Thisstudymaycontributeto________.
A.treatinganxietyandstressbetter
B.explainingthecycleoffearandanxiety
C.findingthekeytotheheart-braincommunication
D.understandingdifferentfearsinourheartsandheads
(D)
Thinkingissomethingyouchoosetodoasafishchoosetoliveinwater.Tobehumanistothink.Butthinkingmaycomenaturallywithoutyourknowinghowyoudoit.Thinkingaboutthinkingisthekeytocritical(判断性的)thinking.Whenyouthinkcritically,youtakecontrolofyourthinkingprocesses(过程).Otherwise,youmightbecontrolledbytheideasofothers.Indeed,criticalthinkingisattheheartofeducation.
Theword“critical”herehasaspecialmeaning.Itdoesnotmeantakingoneviewagainstanotherview,aswhensomeonecriticizesanotherpersonfordoingsomethingwrong.Thenatureofcriticalthinkingisthinkingbeyondtheeasilyseen—beyondthepicturesonTV,theuntruereportsinthenewspapers,andthefaultyreasoning.
Criticalthinkingisanattitudeasmuchasanactivity.Ifyouarecuriousaboutlifeanddesiretodigdeeperintoit,youareacriticalthinker.Ifyoufindpleasureindeepthinkingaboutdifferentideas,characters,andfacts,youareacriticalthinker.
Activitiesofthemindandhigher-orderreasoningareprocessesofdeepandcarefulconsideration.Theytaketime,anddonotgohandinhandwiththefastspeedintoday’sworld:
fastfoods,instantcoffee,andself-developingfilm.Ifyouareamongthepeoplewhobelievethatspeedisameasureofintelligence(智力),youmaylearnsomethingnewfromastoryaboutAlbertEinstein.ThefirsttimeBaneshHoffman,ascientist,wastodiscusshisworkwithAlbertEinstein,Hoffmanwastoonervoustospeak.ButEinsteinimmediatelyputHoffmanateasebysaying,“Pleasegoslowly.Idon’tunderstandthingsquickly.”
12.Criticalthinkingisimportanttousbecauseifwedonotthinkcritically,______.
A.itwillbehardforustothinknaturallyandfast
B.wemightbecontrolledbyotherpeople’sideas
C.wewillfollowtheideasofothersnaturally
D.wemightbefooledbyotherpeople’sideas
13.Ifyouareacriticalthinker,youwill______.
A.thinkdeeplyaboutdifferentideasB.trustthereportsinthenewspapers
C.takeoneviewagainstanotherviewD.criticizeotherpeoplefortheirmistakes
14.Inthelastparagraph,“somethingnew”suggeststhat______
A.thesmarteryouare,thefasteryoudothings
B.thefasteryoudothings,thesmarteryoubecome
C.speedcanimproveintelligence
D.intelligenceisnotdecidedbyspeed
15.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?
A.ThinkingandCriticalThinkingB.UnderstandingCriticalThinking
C.ThinkingisNaturalandHumanD.ThinkingFastMeansIntellig
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