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尖子班期中试题
2016-2017下学期高一第一次月考尖子班
英语试题
第一部分:
阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
A
HereweexploreAmericanfolkmusic,themusicofthepeople.
"GoodNightIrene,"isanexampleofatraditionalfolksong.Thatmeansthesongissoold,noonereallyknowswhowroteit.HuddieLedbetter,thesingerandguitaristknownasLedbelly,firstrecorded"GoodNightIrene"innineteenthirty-two.Sincethenmorethanahundredotherversionshavebeenrecorded."GoodNightIrene,"wasahugehitfortheWeaversin1950.
Folksongssometimestellstoriesaboutrealevents.AnexampleisthestoryofayoungmanwhoselastnamewasspelledD-U-L-Abutpronounced"Dooley."Thestorywasretoldinpoemsandsongs--includingthehitsong,"TomDooley,"recordedinnineteenfifty-eightbytheKingstonTrio.
FolksingerandsongwriterAmySpeacesaysthehistoryofAmericanfolkmusiccanbeimaginedasatreewithmanybranches.Atthecenter,shesays,isWoodyGuthrie.WoodyGuthriewrotealmostthreethousandsongs.Butheonlyrecordedaboutthreehundredofthem.HisgranddaughterAnnaCanonisaysthatwaspartlybecausehedidnothaveenoughmoneytorecordmore.Hemadeonlyonerecordwithamajorrecordcompany.
Anewkindoffolkmusicmixeselementsoftraditionalfolkandrockwithmostlyacousticinstruments.Somecallit"freakfolk."Othershatethatname.Whateveryoucallit,oneartistoftenusedasanexampleisthesinger,songwriterandharpplayerJoannaNewsom.
Somepeopleprobablythinkofafolksingerasafossilfromthenineteensixties.Along-haired,guitar-playingidealistwhosingsaboutbringingtheworldtogether.
1.Whowrote“GoodNightIrene”?
A.HuddieLedbetterB.TheWeavers
C.TomDooleyD.Unknown
2.WhatcanwelearnaboutWoodyGuthriefromPara4?
A.Heearnedalotbywritingfolkmusic.
B.Heplayedanimportantroleinfolkmusic.
C.Herecordedhissongswithamajorrecordcompany.
D.Herecordedasmanyas3,000songsinhislife.
3.AccordingtoPara5,JoannaNewsom____________.
A.isatraditionalfolksingerB.standsforanewkindoffolkmusic
C.hasagiftforwritingfolkmusicD.hatesthename“freakfolk”
4.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardfolkartists?
A.He/Sheagreeswiththem.B.He/Shedoubtsthem.
C.He/Shearguesagainstthem.D.He/Shehesitatestoacceptthem.
B
Low-CostGiftsforMother'sDay
GiftNo.1
Offertobeyourmother'shealthfriend.Promisetobethereforanyandalldoctor'svisits
whetheradiseaseoraregularmedicalcheck-up.Mostmothersalwayssay"noneed,"anothersetofeyesandearsisalwaysagoodideaatadoctor'svisit.Thebestpart?
Thisoneisfree.
GiftNo.2
Helpyourmotherorganizeallofhermedicalrecords,whichincludethetestresultsandmedicalinformation.Putthemallinoneplace.Besuretomakealistofallofhermedicinesandwhattimesshetakesthem."Havingallthisinformationinoneplacecouldendupsavingyourmother'slife,"Dr.MarieSavardsaid.
GiftNo.3
Enoughsleepisconnectedtogeneralhealthconditions."Buyyourmothercottonsheetsandcomfortablepillowstoencouragebettersleep,"Savardsaid."Weknowthatgoodsleepisveryimportanttoourhealth."
GiftNo.4
SomegiftcompaniessuchasPresentsforPurposeallowyoutopayitforwardthisMother'sDaybypickinggiftsinwhich10percentofthepriceyoupaygoestoacharity(慈善机构).Giftgiverscanchoosefromawidevarietyofusefulbutinexpensivethings——manyofwhichare"green"——andthenchooseameaningfulcharityfromalist.Whenyourmothergetsthegift,shewillbetoldthatshehashelpedthechosencharity.
5.Whatareyouadvisedtodoforyourmotheratdoctor'svisits?
A.TakenotesB.Buymedicine
C.GivehergiftsD.Bewithher
6..Wherecanyoufindagiftideatoimproveyourmother’ssleep?
A.InGiftNo.3.B.InGiftNo.1.
C.InGiftNo.2.D.InGiftNo.4.
7..BuyinggiftsfromPresentsforPurposeallowsmothersto_____
A.enjoygoodsleepB.bewell-organized
C.giveothershelpD.getextrasupport
C
Afteraterribleelectricalaccident,whichcausedhimtobecomebothblindanddeaf,thewholeworldbecamecompletelydarkandquietforRobertEdwardsforalmosttenyears.Thelossofsightandhearingthrewhimintosuchsorrowthathetriedafewtimestoputanendtohislife.Hisfamily,especiallyhiswife,didtheirbesttotendandcomforthimandfinallyheregainedthewilltolive.
Onehotsummerafternoon,hewastakingawalkwithasticknearhishousewhenathunderstormstartedallatonce.Hestoodunderalargetreetoavoid(避免)gettingwet,buthewasstruckbythelightning.Witnesses(目击者)thoughthewasdeadbuthewokeupsome20minuteslaterlyingfacedowninmuddywateratthebaseofthetree.Hewastremblingbadly,butwhenheopenedhiseyes,hecouldhardlybelievewhathesaw:
aploughandawall.WhenMrs.Edwardscamerunninguptohim,shoutingtotheirneighborstocallforhelp,hecouldseeherandhearhervoiceforthefirsttimeinnearlytenyears.
ThenewsofRobertregaininghissightandhearingquicklyspread,andmanydoctorscametoexaminehim.Mostofthemsaidthatheregainedhissightandhearingfromtheshockhegotfromthelightning.However,noneofthemcouldgiveaconvincinganswerastowhythisshouldhavehappened.Theonlyreasonableexplanationgivenbyonedoctorwasthat,sinceRobertlosthissightandhearingasaresultofasuddenshock,perhaps,theonlywayforhimtoregainthemwasbyanothersuddenshock.
8.ThereasonforRobert’sattemptstokillhimselfwasthat_________.
A.aterribletrafficaccidenthappenedtohim
B.hehadtoliveinadarkandsilentworld
C.hewasstruckbythelightningoncemore
D.nobodyintheworldcaredabouthim
9.WhatwasRobertdoingwhenhewasstruckbythelightning?
A.Shelteringfromtherainunderatree.B.Drivingacar.
C.Takingawalkwithastick.D.Lyingontheground.
10.Wecaninferfromthetextthat________.
A.therewasnoaccurateexplanationforRobert’srecovery
B.manydoctorscamebecauseRobertwasbadlyinjured
C.Robert’swifesentfordoctorsimmediatelyaftertheshock
D.asuddeninjuryintheheadledtoRobert’srecovery
11.What’sthebesttitleofthewholepassage?
A.ATerribleElectricalAccidentB.RobertEdwardsandHisWife
C.WhataSuddenShockD.AnUnforgettableExperience
D
Endangeredmountaingorillas(大猩猩)areclosebiologicalcousinstohumans.Overthepastdecade,peoplehavemademoreeffortstohelptheirfellowprimates.Andnow,theresultsareprovingtobepositive.AccordingtonewinformationgivenbytheUgandaWildlifeAuthorityandtheWorldWildFundforNature(WWF),thetotalworldpopulationofmountaingorillashasriseninthelasttwoyears.Whilemountaingorillasremainanendangeredspecies,thisincreaseislargelyduetotheactionsofconservationists(保护工作者).“Mountaingorillasaretheonlygreatapeexperiencingapopulationincrease,”saidDavidGreer,theWWF’sAfricanGreatApeProgramManager.“Thisislargelyduetostrongconservationeffortsandsuccessfulcommunitywork.”
StrengthinNumbers
In2000,thetotalpopulationofmountaingorillaswasonly320.Thelownumberwasaresultofillegalhunting,habitatloss,anddisease.Sincethen,thenumberhasrisen,butslowly.
MountaingorillasliveinRwanda,Uganda,andDemocraticRepublicofCongo—allcountriesincentralAfrica.Toensuremoreprotectionandcare,nearlyhalfoftheexistingpopulationlivesinanationalpark.BwindiImpenetrableNationalPark,locatedinthenorthernpartofRwanda,ishometo400mountaingorillas.Theyhaveformed36socialgroupsandareledby16malegorillas.Tenofthesegroupshavebecomeusedtohuman’sresearchandtourism.
FamilyTies
Mountaingorillasarehighlysocialcreaturesthatliveinacommunityenvironment.Typically,mountaingorillasliveinagroupofabout30individuals.Theleaderisanoldermalewhoorganisesthegroupforhuntingandnesting.Thismalecanweighupto500poundsandstandnearly6feettall.Oftenhewillhavesilverhaironhisback,markinghisseniorageanddominance(优势)withinthegroup.Likeanycommunity,gorillasdependononeanother.Now,theyaredependingonhumanstohelpkeepthemalive.
12.Thenumberofmountaingorillasisincreasingmainlybecauseof________.
A.fewerandfewerforestsbeingcutbypeopleB.thestrictlawsforhunting
C.constantlychangeablehabitatsD.theeffortsofconservationists
13.Nowmountaingorillasmainlylive________.
A.onthebaremountainsB.innationalparks
C.insomepersonalhomesD.insomeforests
14.Wecaninferfromthelastparagraphthat________.
A.individualmountaingorillascanlivewithoutdependingonothers
B.theyoungmalemountaingorillasareinchargeoftheorganisation
C.theweightandheightareveryimportantforthemaleleaderofmountaingorillas
D.thegreyhairontheheadoftheleaderstandsforhisseniorage
15.What’sthepurposeofthepassage?
A.Tointroducethelifestyleofmountaingorillas.
B.Totelltherelationshipbetweenmountaingorillasandhumans.
C.Tocallonushumanbeingstohelpprotectmountaingorillas.
D.Towarnustheextinctionofmountaingorillas.
E
Asweknow,everyonecanmakemistakes,butdon’tworryaboutit.Thefollowingiswhatweshoulddowhenwemakemistakes.
•Justadmit(承认)it.Don’tthinkthatourmistakesarecausedbyothers.16Don’tblameotherpeople,anddon’tcheatourselves,either.
•17Inordertostoptheproblemfromgettingworse,weshouldactquicklytosolveit.Ifwedon’tactanddealwiththeproblemquickly,it’llonlymakeusfeelmorestressed.Alsoitisnecessarytomakeaplanofactionandcorrectthemistakeaccordingtoi
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