甘肃兰州市学年高一英语下学期期末考试试题.docx
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甘肃兰州市学年高一英语下学期期末考试试题
2016-2017学年第二学期期末试卷
高一英语
班级_________姓名_________总分__________
第一部分阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30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。
A
BeforeIspoketohisschool,Mattwaswaitingforme.Hesatinhiswheelchairunabletomove.Assoonashesawmehestartedsmiling.Hecouldnottalkbuthislaughmeltedtheheartsofeveryonewalkingby.
Oneoftheteacherstoldmethathewasactuallyverysmart.Hejustcouldnotcontrolhismusclesduetoachildhooddisease.Hewashappyandpopularathisschool—hisparents’loveandencouragementmadeallthedifference.Onthecontrary,atabooksigningsession,ImetagirlbythenameofAnne.Shewalkedupwithhermomwithabrightsmile.Anneaskedaboutmybookwithaslur(含糊不清)inherspeechindicatingaslightheadinjury.Itoldheraboutitandshesmiledthewholetimeandaskedmetosignoneforher.Idid.
Fiveminuteslater,IheardavoicefromAnne’sfather,“Youknowyouwillnotunderstandthebook.Youaren’tsmartenough.”Hesaiditsoloudlythatpeoplewerestaringintheirdirection.Shewasabsolutelycrushedandherbrightsmilewasnowreplacedwithalookoftotaldespair.Hebroughtthebookbacktomeandaskedmetotakeitback.IaskedhimifhewouldallowmetopurchasethebookforAnne,buthesaidnowithaheartlessresponse.IthoughtbacktoMatt.Hecouldnotspeak,walk,runorplaybutwasactuallyveryhappyandevendoingwellinschoolbecauseoftheloveandencouragementofhisparents.Anne,ontheotherhand,hadaslightlearningproblemandmayneverknowhappinessorsuccessbecauseofaseriousanddisapprovingfather.
Whatkindofparentsareyou?
Thetruthisthatwhateveryouaretellingyourkidsmakesthedifferencebetweentheirsuccessandfailureinlife.
1.Accordingtotheauthor,Matt’shappylifemainlyliesin_____.
A.theauthor’sappreciationB.thefriendlyattitudeofallthepeoplearound
C.theteachers’helpD.hisparents’supportandencouragement
2.TheauthorwantedtobuythebookforAnneinorderto_____.
A.teacherthefatherhowtoeducatechildren
B.saveherfromfeelinguncomfortable
C.helphertoimproveherreadingability
D.showhowgenerousshewas
3.Theunderlinedword“despair”inthethirdparagraphisclosestinmeaningto“_____.”
A.disappointmentB.excitementC.boredomD.thrill
4.Whatcanweinferfromtheconditionsofthetwochildren?
A.Theyneedmorepeopletohelpthem
B.Theyaresufferingdifferentdifficultiestosomeextent.
C.Whatparentsdoplaysanimportantpartintheirsuccess.
D.Thechildrenwithdisabilityarewellworthsympathizing.
B
Barbiehasjustcelebratedher50thbirthdaythisyear.YouwouldthinkthatbynowBarbiewouldbeanoldladybutshedoesnothaveasinglegrayhairorevenawrinkle.Herwaistremainstiny,andherlegsarestilllongandslim.Sheisstillpullingin$3.3billionayear.Barbie–orrather,togiveherfullname,BarbaraMillicentRoberts,isnoordinary50-year-old.
InventedbyAmericanRuthHandlerforherdaughterBarbara,twoBarbiedollsaresoldeverysecondsomewhereintheworld.Neverbeforehasatoycausedsomuchcontroversy(争议).Thedollwithitsimpossiblylongneckandthinwaisthaschangedthewaywethinkabouttoysandwomen.Barbieallowsyounggirlstoimaginebeinggrown-upsandtotrydifferentjobssuchasbeingateacher,amodel,adoctorandevenanastronaut.Shehasawidevarietyofclothingandevenherhairstyleandmake-uphavechangedovertimetoreflectthelatesttrends.
Thatsaid,foreverymotherwhobuysaBarbie,anotheristryingtokeepBarbieoutofthehouse.Oneofthemostcommoncriticismsofthedollisthatshepromotesanunrealisticideaofbodyimageforwomen.InJuly1992,TeenTalkBarbiewasreleasedandshewasabletosayanumberofphrasesincluding“willweeverhaveenoughclothes?
”“Iloveshopping!
”and“Mathclassistough!
”ThisangeredmanyAmericanwomenasitsuggestedthatbeautywasjustskindeep.ThewordBarbiehascometobeusedasaninsulting(侮辱的)slangtermforagirlwhoisconsideredshallow.
5.Wecanknowfromthefirstparagraphthat_____.
A.Barbie’swaistandlegshavechangedalotwiththetimes
B.Barbieisstillpopularintheworldtoday
C.Barbiedoesn’tmakeasmuchmoneyassheusedto
D.Peopledon’tlikehowBarbielooks
6.Wearetoldfromthetextthat_____.
A.Barbiedollshaveabadeffectonyounggirls’careers
B.atleast200Barbiedollsaresoldeveryminuteintheworld
C.Barbie’simagealwayschangeswiththelatestfashions
D.Barbiedollshavechangedpeople’sthoughtsonbusiness
7.ManyAmericanwomenwereangeredby_____.
A.thethingsTeenTalkBarbiewouldsay
B.thesuccessofBarbiedolls
C.thebadeffectsBarbiedollshadontheirchildren’sstudies
D.theirchildren’saddictiontoBarbiedolls
8.Accordingtothelastparagraph,peopleusetheword“Barbie”_____.
A.tocriticizethepopularityofthedollsB.tolaughatbeautifulwomen
C.todestroyimagesoftheBarbiedollD.todescribeagirlwhoisshallow
C
Morethan20ChineseandAmericanexpertsdiscoveredthatyoungpeopleofbothcountriesarefacingthesameproblemsofeconomicandsocialpressuresandlackofconfidence.
WayneMeisel,directoroftheCampusOutreachOpportunityLeagueofMinnesotaUniversity,saidthatundereconomicpressureAmericanyoungpeoplehavetoworkhardandmoststudentshavetotakepart-timeworkinordertosupportthemselves.
Inthesecircumstances,hesaid,youngpeoplelackconfidence,whichwasnotthecaseinthe1960swhenyoungpeoplethoughtthemselvescapableofdoinganything.
InspiteofthedifferentconditionsinChina,LiXuequan,directorofthehighereducationsectionoftheAll-ChinaYouthFederation,saidChineseyoungpeoplearealsofacingeconomicpressureandareworriedaboutinflation(通货膨胀)andcorruption(腐败).
Inordertosolvetheseproblems,theChineseandAmericanexpertsagreedthatyouthorganizationshouldcallonthewholeofsocietytocreatefavorableconditionsforthehealthygrowthofyoungpeople,aswellastoencouragethemtomeettheurgentneedsofsociety.
Meiselsaidthatsincelastyearhehassentlettersof“challengetoyouth”tomanyyoungpeople,urgingthemtocommitthemselvestomeetingsuchneedsasfeedingthehungry,housingthehomeless,caringforthelonelyandsick,servingtheelderlyandpreservingtheenvironment.
Thelettersays:
“Throughtheservice,wetouchthelivesofothersandenrichourown.”
9.Whatisthemainfactorthatleadstoyoungpeople’slackofconfidenceinbothcountries?
A.TheirlazinessB.TheireducationC.Part-timejobsD.Economicpressure
10.Whatisthepossiblesituationinthe1960s?
A.Youngpeoplelackedconfidenceaswell.
B.YoungpeopleinAmericawereabletodoanythingwell.
C.YoungpeoplewerequiteconfidentinAmerica.
D.YoungChinesepeoplewereveryconfident.
11.Theword“commit”canbereplacedby_____.
A.devoteB.helpC.expressD.keep
12.Thepassageismainlyabout_____inthetwocountries.
A.lackofconfidenceoftheyoungpeople
B.approachestotouchingthelivesofothers
C.challengesfortheyoungpeople
D.problemsoftheyoungpeopleandwaystosolvethem
D
Lifeisdifficult.
Thisisagreattruth,oneofthegreatesttruths.Itisagreattruthbecauseoncewetrulyseethistruth,wetranscend(超越)it.Oncewetrulyknowthatlifeisdifficult---oncewetrulyunderstandandacceptit---thenlifeisnolongerdifficult.Becauseonceitisaccepted,thefactthatlifeisdifficultnolongermatters.
Mostdonotfullyseethistruth.Insteadtheycomplainabouttheirproblemsanddifficultiesasiflifeshouldbeeasy.Itseemstothemthatdifficultiesrepresentaspecialkindofsufferingespeciallyforceduponthemorelseupontheirfamilies,theirclass,oreventheirnation.
Whatmakeslifedifficultisthattheprocessoffacingandsolvingproblemsisapainfulone.Problems,dependingontheirnature,causeussadness,orlonelinessorregretorangerorfear.
Theseareuncomfortablefeelings,oftenaspainfulasanykindofphysicalpain.Andsincelifecausesanendlessseriesofproblems,lifeisalwaysdifficultandisfullofpainaswell.
Yet,itisinthewholeprocessofsolvingproblemsthatlifehasitsmeaning.Problemsaretheserioustestthattellsussuccessfromfailure.Whenwedesiretoencouragethegrowthofhumanspirit,weencouragethehumanabilitytosolveproblems,justasinschoolwesetproblemsforourchildrentosolve.Itisthroughthepainofmeetingandworkingoutproblemsthatwelearn.AsBenjaminFranklinsaid,thosethingsthathurt,instruct.Itisforthisreasonthatwisepeoplelearnnottofearbuttowelcomethepainofproblems.
13.Thewriterprobablyusedjustoneshortsentenceinthefirstparagraphto_____.
A.persuadereadersB.getreaders’attention
C.savespaceD.makereaderslaugh
14.Accordingtothepassage,wegiveschoolchildrendifficultproblemstosolveinorderto____.
A.helpthemlearntogiveB.teachthemhowtoavoidproblems
C.encouragethemtolearnD.teachthemtofearthepainofsolvingtheproblem
15.Fromthepassage,itcanbeinferredthat_____.
A.everybodyhasproblemsB.lifeisdifficultbecauseourproblemsbringuspain
C.webecomestrongerbymeetingandsolvingtheproblemsoflife
D.peopleliketocomplainabouttheirproblems
第二节(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。
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