甘肃省兰州市学年高一英语下学期期末考试试题Word文件下载.docx

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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’saddictiontoBarbiedoll