江西省南昌市南昌县莲塘第二中学学年高一上学期期末考试英语试题Word下载.docx
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一、阅读选择
Isthereaplacethatyouhaveastrongdesiretovisitbeforeyouaretoooldtotravel?
Ifso,you'
reinmyshoes.ThefollowingplacesarewhereIdesiretovisitverymuchandmostprobablyyourbestchoices.
MilfordSound
It’soneofNewZealand’slargestfjords(峡湾)formedduringtheiceage.Youcantakealittlelightboattotraveldownariverthatflowsintomini-lakes.Hiking(徒步旅行)hereallowsyoutobesurroundedbysomeofthemostbeautifulsightsintheworld.Touristscanfeellikesteppingintoahiddenworld.Aftervisitinghere,onewillrealizethegreatbeautyofourworld.
TheRainbowMountains
Thesegeographical(地理的)wonderslookasiftheywerepaintedwithagiantpaintbrush.Thebrightcolorsstandobviouslyamongthesurroundinggreenplants.Wildasitis,thesemountainsareapartofourworldinChina’sZhangyeDanxiaLandformGeologicalPark.Thiswildvarietyofcolordoesexistintherealworld.NoPhotoshopisnecessaryforthenaturalbeautyofthesemountains.
Borabora
ThisplaceoffersthechancetolivelikeanativePolynesian.Theclearopenskyandthecalmwatersofferyoutheuniqueopportunitytoobservehowthenativepeopleleadalifenearbythesea.Manyholidaycentersarebuilthereandofferdifferenttoursandexperiences.
TheGalapagosIslands
Theislandsconsistof13volcanicislandsandsixsmallerislands.AlthoughknownforDarwin’svisit,they'
remoreattractivethanyoumightimagine.Thereare900speciesofanimalsfoundontheseislands.200ofthesespeciesarespecifictotheGalapagos.Mosttravelerscometothislovelyplaceforthespecificwildlifehere.
1.Whatcanweinferaboutthefourplacesfromthetext?
A.Theyallconsistofbothman-madesightsandnaturalscenery.
B.Theyallenablevisitorstoexperiencethelocalpeople’slife.
C.Theyallbecamewell-knownaftersomeimportantvisits.
D.Theyareallontheauthor’slistofplacestotravel.
2.WhatcanvisitorsdointheRainbowMountains?
A.Seebeautifulrainbows.B.Takephotosofcolorfulplants.
C.Appreciategeographicalwonders.D.Paintpictureswithgiantpaintbrushes.
3.WhichfeatureoftheGalapagosIslandsattractsvisitorsmost?
A.Darwin'
svisit.B.Thevolcanoes.
C.Variouswildlife.D.Darkgreenplants.
Ioftenwonderhowpeoplecangetsoangry,sodeepintheirownbeliefthattheybecomedeaftoanythingthatmaydifferfromtheirbeliefs.I’veoftenbeentoldthatI’mtooopen-minded,listeningtoothers'
viewpointssoopenlythattheybecomemyown.Maybethatcomesfrommypracticeofactivelylisteningtoothers.ItmeansthatIdoreallyheartheminsteadofrespondingonlyoutofpoliteness.Maybeit'
sbecauseIwasbroughtupbyparentswhodidn’tnecessarilyspeaktomeaboutrespectingothersbutmodeleditformethroughtheirownactions.Theytreatedeveryoneequally,fromwhatIremember,neverlookingdownuponothersbecausetheyweredifferentfromus.
AsIraisemydaughters,Itrymybesttoshowthemloveandunderstandinginallsituations.Whentheymisbehave,talkback,orbreaktherules,I'
lllovinglyanalyzethereasonsbehindtheirbehaviour.I'
llbetolerant(宽容的)towardstheirdifferingopinionsandbecomeopenandcuriousabouttheirideas.AndI'
llbemindfulofhowItreatandspeaktoothers,showingequalrespecttoeveryone.
MyexpectationisthatifIshowmydaughtersunconditionalloveandacceptance,they’lllearntoshowthesamelovetoothers.Ihopethattheywillnotseedifferenceasathreat,butasawaytoaddrichnesstotheirveryexistence.It'
sbeautifultoliveinaworldfilledwithsomanydifferences.
So,asIwritethis,welcomingmyseconddaughtertomyfamily,I'
mfullyawarethatchangebeginswithhowIactandwhatdecisionsImake.Everygenerationcarriesitsownsetofproblems.Allwehavecontroloverishowwerespondtothoseproblems.ThisiswhatIwillteachmygirls:
howtocontroltheirownemotionalworld;
howtoholdontoloveaswellastheirbeliefsandvalues;
howtorememberthathateandangerarenevertheanswerandthattoleranceandlovewillalwaystakethemfurtherinlife.
4.Theauthorseemsdifferentfromotherpeopleintermsof_______________.
A.herdeepunderstandingofbeliefB.herreactiontodifferentopinions
C.hernegativeviewsonsocialpolitenessD.herconfusingattitudetowardsherparents
5.Whatdoestheauthorintendtodoasforraisingherkids?
A.Encouragethemtohavedifferentopinions.
B.Teachthemsomeusefulconversationskills.
C.Punishthemheavilyfortheirbadbehaviors.
D.Setthemanexampleofloveandacceptance.
6.WhatdoParagraph3imply?
A.Loveme,lovemydog.B.Nothingseek,nothingfind.
C.Don'
tputthecartbeforethehorse.D.Musicwithdifferenttonessoundsbeautiful.
7.Whatcanbethebesttitleforth