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辽宁省沈阳市重点高中联合体学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题
辽宁省沈阳市重点高中联合体2020-2021学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题
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GrandHistoricCityTourStartthistourtocreatesomenewmemoriesinthebeautifulcityofSanAntonio!
Description
Duringthiseight-hourtour,youwillexploreoneofTexas'mosthistoriccities.Thetourincludesalookintotheculturesthatmakeupthe300-year-oldhistoryand.takesyoutoseesomehotattractions.
•HemisFairPark:
HemisFairParkisapopularlandmark,andit'sanenjoyableplacetovisit.Whetheryoupicnicortakepartinoneofthemanyeventsheldhere,yourvisittoitsextremelybeautifulsquareswillbeanundoubtedlyone.
•LaVillita:
OnthesouthernendoftheRiverWalk,LaVillitaisashoppingcenterwhereyoucanfindeverythingfromfoodtoworkshopsandartworks.
•TheatreDistrict:
Seethelandmarksthathaveshapedthecity'stheaterindustry.Thesetoweringbuildingsarenotonlyarchitecturalfeats(建筑奇观),but.theyarealsosoimportanttothehistoryofartinthearea.
•SanFernandoCathedral:
Thiscathedral(大教堂)ishometotheoldestreligiouscommunityandwasfoundedinthe1700s.
•SpanishGovernor'sPalace:
Ifyou'reanarchitectureandhistorylover,thentheSpanishGovernor'sPalaceissuretoimpress.Thiswonderfulbuildingfeaturesdetailsfromthe1700saswellaswell-designedgardens.
TransportationGuideService
Acomfortableair-conditionedGrayLinebuswilltakeyoutoeachlocationvisited.Duringthetour,aknowledgeableguidewillbeable.totellyouaboutthelocallifeandthingstodo.Askallyourburningquestionsabouttheareaanytime!
1.Whatisthethemeofthiscitytour?
A.Naturalbeauty.B.Historyandculture.
C.Shoppingandfoods.D.Ancientarchitecturalfeats.
2.Ifyouwanttobuysomeworksofartassouvenirs,youcangoto________.
A.LaVillitaB.HemisFairPark.
C.TheatreDistrictD.SanFernandoCathedral
3.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?
A.Thebusdriverisaknowledgeableguide.
B.Thetourisinthecompanyofafull-timeguide.
C.Thebuswillwaitatthefirstlocationofthetour.
D.Thetouroperatoroffersprivatecarpick-upservice.
Ifyouthinkthatrunningmarathonswillhelpyoulivealongandhealthylife,newresearchmaycomeasashock.Accordingtoarecentscientificstudy,peoplewhodoaverystrenuousworkoutareaslikelytodieaspeoplewhodonoexerciseatall.
ScientistsinDenmarkhavebeenstudyingover1,000joggersandnon-joggersfor12years.Thedeathratesfromthesamplegroupindicate(暗示)thatpeoplewhojogataproperpacetwoorthreetimesaweekforlessthantwoandahalfhoursintotalareleastlikelytodie.Thebestspeedtojogatwasfoundtobeabout5milesperhour.Theresearchsuggeststhatpeoplewhojogmorethanthreetimesaweekorathigherspeedsofover7mphdieatthesamerateasnon-joggers.Thescientiststhinkthatthisisbecausestrenuousexercisecausesstructuralchangestotheheartandarteries(动脉).Overtime,thiscancauseseriousinjuries.
PeterSchnohr,aresearcherinCopenhagen,saidifyourgoalistodecreaseriskofdeathandimprovelifeexpectancy(预期寿命),joggingafewtimesaweekataproperpaceisagoodstrategy.Anythingmoreisnotjustunnecessary,andmaybeharmful.
Moderateformsofexercisesuchastaichi,yogaandwalkingmaybebetterforusthan“ironman”events,triathlonsandlong-distancerunningandcycling.AccordingtoJacobLouis,Marott,anotherresearcherinvolvedinthestudy,“Youdon’tactuallyhavetodothatmuchtohaveagoodinfluenceonyourhealth.Andperhapsyoushouldn’tactuallydotoomuch.”
4.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“strenuous”inParagraph1mean?
A.Regular.B.Hard.C.Practical.D.Flexible.
5.WhydoestheauthorpresentsomefiguresinParagraph2?
A.Tosuggestgivingupjogging.B.Toshowrisksofdoingsports.
C.Toprovidesupportiveevidence.D.Tointroducetheresearchprocess.
6.Accordingtothescientists,whyistoomuchexerciseharmful?
A.Itmayinjuretheheartandarteries.B.Itcanmakethebodytiredout.
C.Itwillbringmuchpressure.D.Itconsumestoomuchenergy.
7.Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?
A.Noexerciseatallisthebestchoice.B.Moreexercisemeansahealthierlife.
C.Marathonsrunnersareleastlikelytodie.D.Properexercisecontributestogoodhealth.
Astheoldestofthreechildren,Ineverhadanyhand-me-downstowearlikeotherpoorkids.Instead,Momgotmywardrobe(行头)fromneighborhoodmothers.Imaginethefunotherkidshadwhentheysawmewearingtheirusedclothing.
PerhapsmybiggestchallengecamefromCharlie.AsfarasIwasconcerned,Charlie’smainfunwastomakefunofme.Duringthoseyears,Islowlylearnedtohate.IhatedCharlie,butIalsohatedmyselffornotbeingabletochangemysituation.
Butsituationsdochange.ThatopportunitycameafterhighschoolwhenIjoinedtheNavy.TheNavymademeasocialequalforthefirsttimeinmylife,andtheGIBillgavemeacollegeeducation.Hardworkandafewluckycareer(职业)choicesfinallyliftedmeintothemiddleclass.IfoundmyselflivingtheAmericanDream.
Onebeautifulsummerafternoon,myfriendandIcelebratedFridayinJackson’sSteakHouse.Forthefirsttimeinalmosttwentyyears,IsawCharlie.NotonlydidIseehim,buthespoketome.Icouldtellhedidn’trecognizeme,butIsurelyrecognizedmychildhoodtormentor(摧残者).Hiswordswereshort,butI’llneverforgetthem.Hesaid,“Sir,whatkindofdressingwouldyoulikewithyoursalad?
”
Thetableshadturned.Charliewascallingme“Sir.”Whilehundredsofimproperideasracedthroughmymind,Icouldonlygiveatwo-wordreply:
“Bluecheese.”AsmuchasIwantedtotastethesweettasteofrevenge(复仇),Irefusedtodoit.Iwouldn’tputanotherpersonthroughwhatIhadgonethroughasachild.Itwastimetoputchildishthingsbehindmeandmakeuseofthenewopportunitythatlifehadgivenme.IlefthimagoodtipandIdidn’tsayonewordaboutrecognizinghim.
8.Wheredidtheauthorusuallygethisclothesasakid?
A.Hismumboughtthemforhim.
B.Theywerefromotherfamilies.
C.Otherpoorkidscollectedthemforhim.
D.Theywerehandeddownbyhisbrothers.
9.Whichwordbestdescribestheauthor’schildhood?
A.Painful.B.Funny.
C.Strange.D.Lucky.
10.WhatjobdidCharlieprobablydo?
A.Ahairdresser.B.Awaiter.
C.Asoldier.D.Acook.
11.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?
A.LiveyourownAmericanDream.
B.Bestmemoriesinchildhood.
C.Don’thatebutloveyourenemy.
D.Growingupandlettinggo
WhenitcomestotheACT(AmericanCollegeTest)vs.theSAT'(ScholasticAptitude(学业能)Test),bothexamsarewidelyacceptedby.UScolleges.Itoftenleadsstudentstoask:
WhichtestshouldItake?
Theanswertothatquestionliesinunderstandingthedifferencesbetweenthetwotests.
Bothcollegeadmissionsexamsarewildlypopular.Intheclassof2019,a.reported2.2milliontest-takerscompletedtheSATwhile1.8millionstudentstooktheACT.Itisunclearhowmanystudentstookboth,butexpertssayitiscommonpracticeforatest-takertodealwithbothexams.“Moreandmorestudentsinthelast5to10yearsaretakingboth,”saysJoeKorfmacher,directorofanadmissionsconsultingcompany.Butdespitethis,thetestsvaryinstructureandtimingaswellasthecontentmatterandscoring.
Studentshopingtofindtheeasiertestingoptionareoutofluck.Thesearehigh-stakes(高风险的)tests;neitherofthemisgoingtobeeasy.Tohelpstudentsmaketheirdecision,expertssuggesttheybeginwithapracticetestandseewhichexamisbestsuitedforthem.Thetwoexamsmayhaveappealtodifferenttypesofstudents.ExpertsadvisethatstudentswithastrongEnglishbackgroundmaychoosetheACT,whichputsmoreemphasisonverbalskills.Butforstudentswhoarestronginmath,theSATmayreflectthatmuchbetter.
TheSATcosts$49.50.forthetestonlyand$64.50iftheoptionalessay-isincluded.TheACTcosts$52foronlytheexamand$68iftheoptionalwritingtestisincluded.Additionalfeesmayapplyforotheroptions,suchaslateregistration.
Regardlessofwhichteststudentsdecidetotake,theideabehindbothexamsissimilar:
todemonstratecollegereadiness.Tohelpstudentsbesuccessful,expertsofferstrategictest-preptips.Somearesimple,suchasbringingasnackonthetestdayandtakingbreakswhenoffered.Othersrequiremuchmoretimeanddeliberation(从容)onthepartofthestudent,suchasidentifyingandworkingonweakspotsintesting.
12.WhatdoweknowabouttheapplicantsfortheACTandSAT?
A.Theymostlytaketheexamstodemonstratetheirlanguageskills.
B.AmajorityofthemcomefromEnglish-speakingcountries.
C.TheyusuallyprefertakingtheACTratherthantheSAT.
D.Agrowingnumberofthemtakebothoftheexams.
13.Whichofthefollowingwillexpertsagreewith?
A.TheACTismoredifficulttosignupfor.
B.StudentsshouldplaceemphasisonEnglish.
C.Studentsshouldtakeasmanypracticetestsaspossible.
D.TheSATismoresuitableforstudentsdoingwellinmath.
14.Howmuchshouldanapplicanttakingboththeexamswithoutthewritingpartspay?
A.$101.5.B.$114.C.$118.5.D.$120.
15.Whatisasuitabletitleforthetext?
A.TheACTvs.theSAT:
WhichTesttoChooseB.HowtoBeSuccessfulontheACTandSAT
C.ApplicationProcessesforStudyingAbroadD.AdviceonTakingCollegeAdmissionsExams
二、七选五
Nowadays,manypeopledonothavethetimetoeventakeadeepbreath.16.Hereisalistofsomeproductivethingstodoinyourfreetime.
Settleyourhouse.17.Thereisacommonsaying.“Acleanhomeisahappyhome.”Insteadofspendinghundredsofdollarsonahousekeeper,youcanalwaysdosuchthingsonyourown.