甘肃省兰州市第一中学学年高一英语下学期期中试题.docx

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甘肃省兰州市第一中学学年高一英语下学期期中试题

兰州一中2020-2学期期中考试试题

高一英语

说明：

本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。

满分120分，考试时间100分钟。

答案写在答题卡上，交卷时只交答题卡。

第I卷（选择题）

第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分30分）

第一节阅读理解（共10小题每小题2分，满分20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，并在题卡上将该项涂黑。

A.

AsaFulbright（富布莱特法案基金）scholaratYale,Iwantedverymuchtogetsomeindividualhelpfromsomefamousprofessors,buttheiroffice-hourswereonlyonceaweekandtherewerealwaysstudentswaitingoutside.Atfirst,Iwastoopolitetogettheirhelp.ThenIrealizedthatChinesepolitenessdoesnotworkinthissociety.IneededtobeaggressivetogetwhatIwanted.IalsonoticedthatChinesestudentsorAsianstudentswereverypoliteinclasswhileAmericanstudentsofteninterruptedtheprofessor,askingquestionsanddominatingthediscussion.TheChinesestudentswerenotasaggressiveasAmericanstudents.

Iwasimpressedbytheroleoftheprofessorintheclass.Theprofessordidn’tactasanauthority,givingfinalconclusions,butasaresearcherlookingforanswerstoquestionstogetherwiththestudents.Onelinguisticfeatureofhisinteractingwithhisstudentswasthatheusedmanymodalverbs-farmorethanIdidinBeiwai.Whenansweringquestions,heusuallysaid:

“thisismypersonalopinionanditcouldbewrong.ItwouldbeagoodideaifyoucouldreadthebookImentionedtheotherday.”Or,“YoumayfindthebookIrecommendedhelpful.”Or,“Youcouldberight,butyoumightfindthispointofviewalsointeresting.”Whenmakingcommentsonstudents’performances,theprofessorusuallysaid:

”Itmighthavebeenmuchclearerifyouhadtakeninsomeoftheideaswediscussedearlierthissemester.”

InChina,authoritiesarealwayssupposedtogivewisedecisionsandcorrectdirections.Thereforestudentsalwaysexpecttheprofessortogiveananswertothequestion.Istillrememberhowannoyedtheywerewhenforeignteachersdidnotprovidesuchananswer.TheirexpectationsfromauthoritiesaremuchhigherthanthoseofAmericanstudents.OncetheChinesestudentsgottheanswer,theyweresureaboutit.ThatiswhytheymakefarmorecertainstatementthanAmericanstudents.ThatiswhyChinesestudentsfinditdifficulttousemodalverbsbecausethefunctionofmodalverbsistoprovideroomfornegotiationanddifferentideas.

1.TheAmericanprofessorsusemanymodalverbsbecausetheywantto______.

A.arguewiththeirstudents

B.bemoresureabouttheiranswers

C.expresstheirideasmoreclearly

D.developtheirstudents’ownwayofthinking

2.Whichofthefollowingstatementsbestexpressestheauthor’sidea?

A.Chineseprofessorscanalwaysgivecorrectanswertothequestion.

B.Americanprofessorsarenotresponsiblesincetheydon’tgivestudentsanswers.

C.Americaneducationproducesaggressivestudents.

D.EducationinChinaisnothelpfulindevelopingstudents’creativity.

3.Whichofthefollowingmethodsdidtheauthormainlyemployindevelopingthearticle?

A.Comparisonandcontrast.B.Causeandeffect.

C.Givingexamples.D.Description.

4.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardseducationinU.S.?

A.PositiveB.NegativeC.NeutralD.Unsure

B

Solongasteachersfailtodistinguishbetween teachingandlearning,theywillcontinueto undertaketodoforwhatonlychildrencandofor themselves.Teachingchildrentoreadisnotpassing readingontothem.Itiscertainlynotendless hoursspentinactivitiesaboutreading.Douglas insiststhat"readingcannotbetaughtdirectlyand schoolsshouldstoptryingtodotheimpossible." 

  Teachingandlearningaretwoentirelydifferent processes.Theydifferinkindandfunction.The functionofteachingistocreatetheconditionsand theclimatethatwillmakeitpossibleforchildren todevisethemostefficientsystemforteaching themselvestoread.Teachingisalsoapublic activity:

Itcanbeseenandobserved.

  Learningtoreadinvolvesallthateachindividual doesnotmakesenseoftheworldofprinted language.Almostallofitisprivate,forlearning isanoccupationofthemind,andthatprocessis notopentopublicscrutiny.Ifteacherandlearner rolesarenotinterchangeable,whatthencanbedone throughteachingwillaidthechildin knowledge.Smithhasoneprincipalruleforall teachinginstructions."Makelearningtoread easy,whichmeansmakingreadingameaningful,enjoyableandfrequentexperienceforchildren."

  Whentherolesofteacherandlearnerareseenfor whattheyare,andwhenbothteacherandlearner fulfillthemappropriately,thenmuchofthe pressureandfeelingoffailureforbothis eliminated.Learningtoreadismadeeasierwhen teacherscreateanenvironmentwherechildrenare giventheopportunitytosolvetheproblemof learningtoreadbyreading.

5.Theproblemwiththereadingcourseasmentioned inthefirstparagraphisthat____.

A.itisoneofthemostdifficultschoolcourses

B.studentsspendendlesshoursinreading

C.readingtasksareassignedwithlittleguidance

D.toomuchtimeisspentinteachingofreading

6.Theword"scrutiny"（Para.3）mostprobably means____.

A.inquiryB.observation

C.controlD.suspect

7.Themainideaofthepassageisthat____.

8.A.teachersshoulddoaslittleaspossiblein helpingstudentslearntoread

9.B.teachersshouldencouragestudentstoreadas widelyaspossible

10.C.readingabilityissomethingacquiredratherthan taught

11.D.readingismorecomplicatedthangenerally believed

C

Beingsociablelookslikeagoodwaytoaddyearstoyourlife.Relationshipswithfamily,friends,neighbors,evenpets,willallhelp,butthebiggestlongevity（长寿）seemstocomefrommarriage.Theeffectwasfirstnoticedin1858byWilliamFarr,whowrotethatwidowsandwidowers（鳏夫）wereatamuchhigherriskofdyingthanthemarriedpeople.Studiessincethensuggestthatmarriagecouldaddasmuchassevenyearstoaman’slifeandtwotoawoman’s.Theeffectcanbeseeninallcausesofdeath,whetherillness,accidentorself-harm.

　Evenifthechancesareallagainstyou,marriagecanmorethancompensateyou.LindaWaiteoftheUniversityofChicagohasfoundthatamarriedoldermanwithheartdiseasecanexpecttolivenearlyfouryearslongerthananunmarriedmanwithahealthyheart.Similarly,amarriedmanwhosmokesmorethanapackadayislikelytoliveaslongasadivorcedmanwhodoesn’tsmoke.There’saflipside,however,aspartnersaremorelikelytobecomeillordieinthecoupleofyearsfollowingtheirhusbandorwife’sdeath,andcaringforyourhusbandorwifewithmentaldisordercanleaveyouwithsomeofthesamesevereproblems.Evenso,thechancesfavormarriage.Ina30-yearstudyofmorethan10,000people,NicholasChristakisofHarvardMedicalSchooldescribeshowallkindsofsocialnetworkshavesimilareffects.

　Sohowdoesitwork?

Theeffectsarecomplicated,affectedbysocio-economicfactors,health-serviceprovision,emotionalsupportandothermorephysiologicalmechanisms（生理机制）.Forexample,socialcontactcanpromotedevelopmentofthebrainandimmunesystem,leadingtobetterhealthandlesschanceofdepressionlaterinlife.Peopleinsupportiverelationshipsmayhandlestressbetter.Thentherearethepsychologicalbenefitsofasupportivepartner.

　Alifepartner,childrenandgoodfriendsareallrecommendedifyouaimtoliveto100.Theoverallsocialnetworkisstillbeingmappedout,butChristakissays:

"Peopleareinter-connected,sotheirhealthisinter-connected."

8.Itcanbeinferredfromthecontextthatthe"flipside"（Para.2）refersto_________.

A.thedisadvantagesofbeingmarried.

　　B.theemotionalproblemsarisingfrommarriage.

C.theresponsibilityoftakingcareofone'sfamily.

D.theconsequenceofabrokenmarriage.

9.Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutsocialnetworks?

　　A.Theyhaveeffectssimilartothoseofamarriage.

　　B.Theyhelpdeveloppeople'scommunityspirit.

　　C.Theyprovidetimelysupportforthoseinneed.

　　D.Theyhelprelievepeopleoftheirlife'sburdens.

10.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?

　　A.It'simportantthatwedevelopasocialnetworkwhenyoung.

　　B.Tostayhealthy,oneshouldhaveapropersocialnetwork.

　　C.Gettingadivorcemeansriskingareducedlifespan.

　　D.Weshouldshareoursocialnetworkswitheachother.

第二节阅读填空（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

选项中有两项为多余选项

Rainydaysmayruinsomecheerfulplansforoutdoorsactivities,butitdoesn’thavetobeboringinside.Onthenextrainyday,trysomeoftheseideasforadayfulloffunwithyourkids:

Tellstories.Youmighttelloldstoriesyouheardwhenyouweregrowingup,oryoumightmakeupsomereallyfascinatingstoriesjustforthekids.______11_________.

PlayintheKitchen.LettheKidshelpyoucookapizzaormaybesomecookies.Givethemachancetohelpyouinthekitchenandmakesomethingdelicious.______12_______.

____13____LettheKidscomeupwithastoryoftheirown.Theymightwanttowritestoriesindividuallyandthenreadthemaloudtoothers,ortheymightwanttogettogetherandwriteastorytogether.

Play“let’spretend”games.Letthekidspretendtobeteachers,doctors,nursesorpolicemen.Letthemdressupinwhateveryoumayhave.____14_____.Youmightevenvolunteertobethestudentorthepatient.

Haveaparty.___15___Then,letthemfallalloverthemselveswithlaughter,whenyoushowthemhowitwasdonewhenyouwereakid.

Usetheseideastogetyoustarted,andthekidsmayactuallystartwishingformorerainydays.

A.Writeastorytogether.

B.Playthe“hideandseek”game.

C.Thenletthemplaytheroles.

D.Haveapartytoletthechildrenburstintolaughter.

E.Letthekidspickoutsomemusicanddancearoundtheroom.

F.Then,letthem