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湖南省永州市学年高一下学期期末考试英语试题

湖南省永州市2020-2021学年高一下学期期末考试英语试题

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一、阅读选择

It’stheFirstDayofKindergarten,ChloeZoe!

ChloeZoeisstartingkindergarten!

Fulldaysofschoolforafullweek.ChloeZoehasanewbackpackandmatchinglunchboxandissoexcitedtoseeherbestfriendsMaryMargaretandGeorge.Onthefirstdayofschool,ChloeZoediscoversMaryMargaretisinadifferentkindergartenclass.Willkindergartenbeanyfunwithoutherbestfriend?

It’stheFirstDayofKindergarten,ChloeZoe!

byJaneSmith

PublicationDate:

July1,2016

Types:

Children’s,Fiction

Hardcover:

32pages

Publisher:

AlbertWhitman&.Company.

ISBN-10:

0807524581

ISBN-13:

9780807524589

Biography

JaneSmithearnedherBFAinpicturefromColumbusCollegeofArt&Design.Upongraduation,sheworkedasanartdirectorforachildren’snoveltybookpublisherinLosAngeles.Janecurrentlycreatesartworkforavarietyofpublishingandlicensingclients（委托客户）atherbeachhouseinCalifornia,wheresheliveswithherhusbandanddaughter.

1．Whoisthewriterofthebook?

A．ChloeZoe.B．MaryMargaret.

C．George.D．JaneSmith.

2．Howmanypagesarethereinthisbook?

A．32.B．81.

C．89.D．73.

3．Whatdidtheauthorbecomeupongraduation?

A．Ascientist.B．Anartdirector.

C．Apublisher.D．Apainter.

Whenwearekids,wedon’tknowwhatwewillovercome.Attheageofthirteen,Ifellill.ThisillnesslastedthreeyearsandImissedalotofschooling.Doctorstriedtheirbesttohelpmeasmuchaspossible,butintheendthiswassomethingIjusthadtobeusedto.Ifeltlittlehopeinlife.However,inmyjunioryearofhighschool,Ihadaturningpoint.IdiscoveredmygiftforwritingandthenIrealizedifIcontinuedtoletthisproblemholdmeback,mydreamwouldnevercometrue.Somystateofmindchanged.Goingthroughthedifficultyalsogavemethestrongdesiretowrite.Writingwhatmatteredmosttomehelpedmeovercomewhatsickenedme.

Duringmyfreshmanandsophomore（高中二年级的）yearIdidnotlearnmuchduetoillness.SoIbecamefocusedanddeterminedandactuallycompletedhighschoolintwoyearsinsteadoffour.Atthecloseofmyjunioryear,IhadstraightA’sandbecameanhonorrollstudent.SeeingwhatIhadaccomplished,Irealizedthathavingdisadvantagesdoesn’tmeanitisimpossibletoachievesuccess.

Bybecomingawriter,I’vebecomeareader.Whileperformingcommunityserviceatthelibrary,Ireadtothosewhoarelessfortunateandunabletoread.Frompre-schoolchildrentotheelderly,Ienjoymytimereadingtopeopleofallages.Itispleasingtoseetheawesomeexpressionsontheirfacesasthewordsbecomeavisionintheirminds.Givingbackisoneofthegreatestgiftsyoucouldgiveinlife.Itinspiresmetowritesomethingpeoplecanlearnfrom.

4．Howdidtheauthorfeelwhenshegotill?

A．Optimistic.B．Nervous.

C．Hopeless.D．Calm.

5．Whatledtotheauthor’sturningpointinlife?

A．Hereffortsinstudy.B．Hertalentforwriting.

C．Thechangeofherdream.D．Thedesiretoreadtoothers.

6．What’sprobablytheauthor’sdisadvantageinhermind?

A．Missingschoolingduetoillness.B．Becominganhonorrollstudent.

C．Havinganegativestateofmind.D．Failingtotakeexerciseregularly.

7．Whatcanwelearnabouttheauthor?

A．Theauthorenjoysimaginingthings.

B．Theauthorencouragesotherstoreadforlife.

C．Theauthorwantstobenefitothersbywriting.

D．Theauthorpreferstobeareaderratherthanawriter.

InKenya,blindstudentsandthosewithpooreyesightwerestillusingBraillebooksfortheirstudiesuntilrecently.

Kenyanschoolsfortheblindarenowbeginningtousetechnologythatprovidesmaterialinanaudible（可听见的）form.Thishasexpandedpossibilitiesforthestudentsandtaughtthemnewwaystocommunicatewithtechnology.

17-year-oldLucasMwanziahasbeenattendingcomputerclassesattheThikaSchoolfortheblindforthepasttwoyears.Heisintheeighthgradenow.Hestartedschoolatalateragebecauseofhispooreyesight.Butusingthenewtechnology,hecansearchtheInternetforbiologyclass.HesaysthetechnologybasopeneddoorsthatoncewereclosedandBraillebooksarecostlyandyouhavetospendalotofmoneytobuyone.Withcomputers,thebooksareavailableatlittleornocost.

ZacharyMuasyawasbornblind.Heisnowoneoftheschool’steachers.Hehasbeenteachingthestudentshowtousethetechnologyforabouttwoyearsnow.Hesaysthetechnologyopensuppossibilitiesthatcanleveltheplayingfieldforhisstudents.“Assistivetechnologyequipsthelearnerswithmanyskillsthatreallymakethemindependentinlife,”saysMuasya.

Theassistivetechnologycosts$1,000tosetup.Butanon-governmentalorganizationcalledInAblehasprovidedittotheschoolsatnocost.PeterOkeyo,theprogrammanageratInAble,saysblindstudentsusingthetechnologymaystillfacedifficultieswhentheymovetohighereducation.Hesaysstudentswhohaveusedthetechnologythroughhighschoolmightnothaveitattheuniversitytheyattend.ThosestudentsmighthavedifficultiesiftheyhavetogobacktoBraille,headds.

FouroutofKenya’s11schoolsfortheblindareusingthetechnology.InAblesaysitwillprovidethefinancingfortheremainingschoolstojointheeffort.

8．WhydidLucasMwanziastartschoolsolate?

A．Hisparentshadn’tenoughmoney.B．Hewasblindinbotheyes.

C．Hewastooweaktowalk.D．Hiseyesightwaspoor.

9．ComparedwithBraillebooks,usingthenewtechnologyis________.

A．difficult.B．cheap.

C．challenging.D．boring.

10．WhatcanweknowaboutthetechnologyaccordingtoZacharyMuasya?

A．Itmustbelearnedfortwoyears

B．Itcanimproveblindstudents’sight

C．Ithelpstomaketheplayingfieldflatter

D．Itmakesblindstudentslivebythemselves

11．Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

A．PeterOkeyoisablindpersonwhoworksatInAble.

B．InAbleisanorganizationthatbelongstoAmericangovernment.

C．Notalltheschoolsfortheblindarenowequippedwithtechnology.

D．Blindstudentsusingthetechnologycan’tfinishhighereducation.

HermanMelville,thewriterofthefamouswhalestoryMobyDick,wrotethathumpbackwhales（座头鲸）were“themostlight-heartedofallthewhales.”Theyswiminoceanareasclosetolandandareactiveatthesurfaceoftenjumpingoutofthewaterandcomingdownwithagreatsplash.Theyareintelligentanimalsandcanbeseenworkingtogetherastheyhuntmassesofsmallfish.And,ifyoulistenclosely,youmightevenhearonesinging.

MarinebiologistJimDarlinghasstudiedthesongsofhumpbackwhalesfor25years.WhilerecordingwhalesongonaboatnearHawaii,heinvitedauthorDouglasChadwicktoexperiencedivingwithahumpback.Inthewater,thewayChadwickheardthewhale’ssongschangedcompletely.“Suddenly,Inolongerheardthewhale’svoiceinmyears.Ifeltitinsidemyheadandbones.”Heclearlysensedthewhale’ssilentawarenessofhim.The13-meter-longgiantlookedhimovercuriously,butneverharmedhim.

Thewhalethenswamundertheboat.Itpointeditsheaddowntotheoceanfloorand,withflippers（鳍）extendedouttoitssides,begantosing.Upintheboat,Darlingrecordedthewhale’ssong.Suchsongsmaybelongandcomplex,lastingfor30minutesormore;theyareperhapsthelongestsongssungbyananimal.

Darlingsaysthatonlymalehumpbackssing,butforunknownreasons.Itwaspreviouslythoughtthattheysangtoattractfemales,butscientistsshowedthiswasincorrectwhentheyplayedrecordingsofwhalesongsintheoceanandnofemalescamearound.Anotherideaisthatmalehumpbackscompetewitheachotherusingsongs,justasothermaleanimalsdousingantlers（触角）.

Inadditiontotheirlongandmysterioussongs,humpbacksmakeavarietyofothersoundsastheycommunicateeveryday.Whenalarmedbyenemiessuchaskillerwhales,orwhenthefeeding1sespeciallygood,thesoundstheyproducecanbelouderthananairplaneengine.

Duringthedaysofheavywhalehunting,theworldhumpbackpopulationwasreducedfromanestimated125,000toaround6,000animals.Thankstolawsagainsthunting,humpbacksnownumberperhaps30,000animalsaltogether.Theconstantlymovinghumpbacksareverydifficulttocount.However,itnowseemsthatthismysterioussingerwillcontinuetosingforyearstocome.

12．Whatmaybethereasonforhumpbackwhales’singing?

A．Tocompetewithothermales.B．Toshowtheyarelight-hearted.

C．Tocommunicatewithhumans.D．Tolookforfoodfortheirgroup.

13．WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedasasituationinwhichhumpbacksmakesounds?

A．Whentheyarefrightened.B．Whentheyhavefoundlotsoffood.

C．Whentheycommunicatewitheachother.D．Whenhumansenterthewaterwiththem.

14．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“this”refertoinParagraph4?

A．Theideathatmalehumpbackssing.

B．Theideathatmalehumpbackssingtoattractfemales.

C．Theideathatfemalehumpbackssingtoattractmales.

D．Theideathatmalescompetewitheachotherbysingingsongs.

15．Whatisthispassagemainlyabout?

A．Howtorecordhumpbacksintheocean.

B．Howhumpbackscommunicatewithpeople.

C．Humpbacksongsandwhattheymightmean.

D．Thecareerofamanwhoisinterestedinhumpbacks.

二、七选五

Weallhavetimesinourliveswhenwejusthavetoomanythingstodealwith.16．Well,that’scrazy,becauseifyougetillthenyou'regoingtobeabletodonothing.Herearesomeideastotakecareofyourself.

17．Livingwithclutter（杂乱）andneverbeingabletofindwhatyouneedwhenyouneeditcausesstress.Taketimetodevelopasystemandthenuseit.Insteadofkeepingallthethingsyouneedtodoinyourhead,writethemdownonapieceofpaper.

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