河南省许昌县第一高级中学学年高一英语下学期期中试题.docx
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河南省许昌县第一高级中学学年高一英语下学期期中试题
2015级(高一)第二学期段中考试英语试题
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第一节(共15小题:
每小题2分,满分30分)
A
Wordslike"thanks"and"please"havebecomepe
tphrasesforNaYuegang.Asoneofthevolunteersatthisyear’sAsia-PacificEconomicCooperation(APEC)forum(论坛),heassistsmorethan100internationalrepresentatives.
ButNaYuegangisnotalone.Morethan600volunteersfrom13universitiesinBeijingcontributetotheAPECmeeting,accordingtoBeijingDaily.
Studentstakeadvantageofopportunitiestoputtheirskillsandintereststoworkat
theforum,andinreturntheygainvaluableworkexperienceandconnections.
NaYuegangisaninternationalpoliticsmajoratBeijingLanguageandCultureUniversity,andhe’salanguageenthusiast.InadditiontoEnglish,hespeaksbothThaiandCantonese.Heuseshistalentstohelpdeterminewheredelegatesarefrombasedontheiraccents.Heevengetstousehislanguageskillstocommunicatewithstaffers.
Throughcommunicatingwithdelegates,he’sdevelopedadeeperunderstandingofhisc
ollegemajor.“Here,Ilearnthemeeting’sagenda(日程安排),howthedelegateswork,andgetafeelfortheatmosphereofthisinternationalevent.”hesays.
"ThisexperiencehasmadememorecuriousabouttherelationshipbetweenChinaandothernations,"hesays"Iwanttostudytheserelationships,ifpossible.”
XuHan,21,anEnglishmajoratBeijingUniversityofTechnology,isapproachingtheconferencefromadifferentangle.Herjobistointroduce
delegatestoChina’stechnologicalinnovationslike3DprintingmachinesproducedbytechnologicalcompanyTiertime.SheisalsoinchargeofshowingoffculturalrelicsandshedoesitallinEnglish.
Once,shedidalotofpreparationfortheprocessbehindacarvedlacquerware(漆器制品)techniquetomeetaThairepresentative'scuriosity.Inonlyfourdays,shereadmorethan100pagesofnotes.
Shedidherownresearchonlineaswell.Throughherownresearchshe'sgainedtheabilitytospeakaboutthesubjectwithconfidence.
She'sconstantlyonthelookoutforopportunitiestogrow.
1.Themainpurposeofthistextisto
A.makeabriefintroductionoftheAPECforum.
B.praisethestudentvolunteersattheAPECforum.
C.showthestudents'hardworkattheAPECforum.
D.encouragestudentstotakepersonaldevelopmentopportunities.
2.FromthetextwecanlearnthatNaYuegang
A.majorsinEnglishlanguage.
B.canspeakmorethanthreelanguages.
C.helpsmanyrepresentativeswiththeirdailywork.
D.startstotakeinterestininternationalrelationship.
3.WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeXuHan?
A.DiligentandskillfulB.Smartandcreative
C.HonestandkindD.Proudandtalktive
4.Whatwouldbethebesttitle?
A.APECForum
B.StudentsWorkHardatAPECMeeting
C.StudentsMakeaHitatAPECForum
D.ExperienceComesfromPractice
B
The"EarthHour"initiative(自发行动)startedinAustralia'sbiggestcitySydneylastyearwhenanestimated2.2millionpeopleflickedtheswitch---leavingtheSydneyOperaHousebathedinmoonlightandtheHarborBridgeblackedout.
OrganizerAndyRidleysaidSydney's60minutesofdarknessgeneratedhugeinterestaroundtheworldand23othercitiesfromtheAsiaPacific,NorthAmerica,EuropeandtheMiddleEasthadnowsigneduptobepartofthe2008event.
Theeightlatestcitiestojoin"EarthHour"areAtlanta,SanFranciscoandPhoenixintheUS;Thailand'scapitalBangkok;Ottawa,VancouverandMontrealinCanadaandDublininIreland.TheyjoinedAustraliancitiesSydney,Perth,Melbourne,Canberra,Brisbane,Adelaide;Denmark'sCopenhagen,Aarhus,AalborgandOdense;thePhilippinecapitalManila,Fiji'sbiggestcitySuva.ChristchurchinNewZealand;Chicago;TelAvivandToront
o.
Ridleysaidheexpectedthe"EarthHour"concept,whichismanagedbytheconservationgroupWWF,toextendbeyondthebordersofthesecountriesonthescheduledstarttimeof8:
00p.m.localtimeonSaturdayMarch29.
“Ithinkitalreadyhasbecomemuchbigger,"hesaid."T
heideawasthatanyonecoulddoit,whethertheywereinasmallvillageinFranceoracitylikeSydney."
RidleysaidtheSydneyevent,inwhichresidentswereaskedtoswitchofflightsandappliancesforonehour,hadraisedawarenessabouttheproblemofglobalwarmingwhilereducinggreenhousegasemissionsbyconservingenergy.
"Iknowthatonthenightwethoughtwemightbeabletocutenergyuseinthecitybyfivepercentbutitendedupbeing10.1percent,"hesaid.
HesaidhehopedEarthHourprovideda"verybi
gvisualmessage"topoliticiansthatclimatechangemustbeaddressedquickly.
“Theproblemismassivebutwedomakeadifferencewhenwealltakeaction,"hesaid.
5.Thepurposeofthe"EarthHour"activityis_____ .
A.toconserveenergy
B.tochangetheclimate
C.toreducethegreenhousegasemissions
D.todrawpeople'sattentiontotheglobalwarming
6.Theunderlinedword"flick"inparagraph1means______.
A.switchon B.switchoff
C.movequickly D.hitquickly
7.Whichcitydoesn’tjointheblack-outorganization?
A.Bangkok. B.Manchester.
C.Montreal. D.Brisbane.
8.Fromthepassagewecanlearnthat_____ .
A.theblack-outactivitywillhaveagreateffectonclimatechange
B.the"EarthHour"initiativefirstbeganinthecapitalofAustralia
C.allthecountriesintheworldbecomeinterestedintheblack-outactivity
D.theblack-outactivityhasalreadycaughtpolitician'sattention
totheclimatechange
C
ThedeadliestEbolaoutbreakinhistorythathassofarkilledalmost1000peopleinGuinea,Liberia,SierraLeoneandNigeriainWestAfricahascausedfeararoundtheworld.
Theoutbreakisunprecedented(空前的)bothininfectionnumbersandingeographicscope.OfficialsfromtheWorldHealthOrganization(WHO)saidearlierthismonththeoutbreak“ismovingfasterthanoureffortstocontrolit”,reportedCNN.Sofar,thebattleagainstthevirusdoesn’tappeartobeslowingd
own.
TheEbolavirusisterrifyingnomatterwhereitstrikes:
It’sadiseasewithnocurethatcausesheadachesandfever,severediarrhea(腹泻),vomitingandbleedingandhasbeenknowntokillupto90percentofitsvictims.
Itisunderstandableforpeopletobepanicked,butthoselivingoutsideAfricashouldn’tbeparticularlyconcernedaboutcontractingthevirus,saysaWashingtonPostarticle.
ThisisbecausetransmissionofEbolarequiresdirectcontactwithaninfectedperson’sblood,vomitorotherbodilyfluidsduringtheperiodthatheorsheiscontagious(接触传染的).Itissomethingthatisextremelyunlikelyforanyonebuthealthcareworkers.Thevirusisnotspreadbycoughingorsneezing.
MediaoutletsintheUSandtheUKareusingterrifyingheadlines,wronglyclaimingthatpeopleinfectedwiththevirushavetraveledtotheircountries.
JamesBallatTheGuardiansaystheEbolaoutbreakinAfricaistragic,butitisimportanttokeepasenseofproportion.Otherinfectiousdiseases,includingcommoninfluenza,arefar,fardeadlier.
9.WhatdoestheauthorsayabouttheEbolaoutbreakinWestAfrica?
A.IthascausedthousandsofAfricandeaths.
B.Thefightagainstitisslowingdown.
C.Itsspreadingspeedisbeyondpeople'simagination.
D.IthasalreadytraveledtotheUSandtheUK.
10.TheEbolavirusisterrifyingbecause___________.
Aitiseasilyinfected
B,itcannotbecuredatthemoment
C.itspreadsfasterthananyotherinfectuousdisease
D.ithascausedmoredeathsthanotherinfectousdiseases
11.Theunderlinedphraseinthelastparagraphmeans
A.staycalmB.keepasecret
C.keepsilentDstayawayfromit
12.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardspeople'spanic?
A.Objective.B.Supportive.
C.Understandable.D.Doubtful.
D
Well,parents,surprise!
LotsofusareusingTwitterandFacebooktothumbrides,andnotjusttoschool.It’sawkwardtoberefusedwhenyoucallafriendandaskforaride.ButwithTwitter,youjustlookforotherpeopleheadingthesameway.
Itmaysoundrisky,somanyteensstaywithintheirownsocialcirclestofindrides,anddon’tbranchoutbeyondfriendswhenaskingonTwitterjustlikeme,buttosomeyoungpeople,especiallythosetakinglongertrips,strangerdangerislessofaconcern.
“Ithinkthedigitalconnectionofyoungpeopleisreallykey,becauseyoungergenerationsgrewupsharingthingsonline,sharingfiles,photos,music,etc,sothey’vebeenveryusedtosharing,”saidJulietSchor,asociologyprofessoratBostonCollege.
Thesharingeconomygot
bigduringtherecession(经济衰退),allowingpeopletoaccessmoregoods,servicesusingtechnologyandeventosharecosts.Andthattechnology,forme,iswhatthecarwasformymom,agatewaytomorefreedom,likewhatmyfriendEarlsays,“Thesymboloffreedomisn’tthecaranymorebecausethere’stechnologyoutthereconnectingyoutoacar.”
AccordingtotheresearchersattheUniversityofMichigan,30yearsago,eightintenAmerican18-year-oldshadadriver’slicensecomparedtosixintentoday.Soit’snotthatsurprisingthatonmy16thbirthdayIwasn’trushingtogetalicensebutaniPhone.
“Driving,foryoungpeople,doesmeantheyhavetodisconnectfromtheirtechnology,andthat’sanegative.Soiftheycouldsitinthepassagesideandstillbeconnected,that’sgoingtobeaplus.”Schorcontinued.
Tome,anotherplusisthatridesharingrepresentssomething,somethingmuchbiggerthantryingtosavemoney.Iseeitasevidencethatpeoplestilldependoneachother.Mygenerationsharestheircarsandapartmentsthewayneighborsusedtosharecupsofsugar.Forthesystemtowork,someofusstillneedourowncars.ButuntilIgetmyownversionofthesilverSuperBeetle,you
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