辽宁省沈阳市城郊市重点联合体学年高一英语上学期期中试题附答案Word下载.docx

辽宁省沈阳市城郊市重点联合体学年高一英语上学期期中试题附答案Word下载.docx

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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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

MoreperhapsthananyotherEuropeannation,theSwisshavegotusedtolookingafterforeigntravelers.Asearlyasthe18thcentury,wealthyFrench,GermansandItaliansweretreatingthecountryasanamusementcenterwhile,inthe19thcentury,itbecamethemajorholidayplaygroundfortheBritishnobles.Today,itattractsvisitorsfromallovertheworld.

TheSwissareclearabouttheimportanceoftourismtotheireconomy,whichcontributesabouteightpercentofGrossNationalProduct,andhelpstheindustrygreatly.ManagersofhotelsfromallovertheworldgotoSwitzerlandtolearnhowtodothejob,andagenerallyhighstandardcanbeexpectedfromthegreatmajorityofthecountry’shotels,mostofwhicharesmallandpridethemselvesonapersonalizedservice.PublictransportisthebestinEurope.BoththeSwissFederalrailwaysandtheprivaterailwaysarefullyelectrified,andthetotalnetworkismadeupofabout5000kilometersoftrack.

UndertheFlyBaggagesystempassengerscancheckluggageinat116railwaystationsandhaveitautomaticallycarriedtotheirflight.Thenationalhighwaysystemisequallywellplanned,andthemountainroadsofferviewsofsomeofthecountry’smostbreathtakingscenery.Alsoservingthemountainsisaneffectivesystemofrailwaysandcableways,whilemorethan160passengercarscrossthelakesandriverstoandfro.HikinginthemountainsisequallypopularwithSwissnationalsandforeignvisitors.Forthosewhowanttoviewthecountryfromaheightwithouthavingtoclimbthemountainthemselves,itisalwayspossibletotakeintheviewfromaballoon.

1.ComparedwithotherEuropeancountries,Switzerland_______.

A.placesmoreimportanceonentertainmentB.thinksmoreaboutforeigntravelers

C.hasmoreconvenientpublictransportD.hasmorefive-starhotels

2.Accordingtothepassage,Switzerlandisnowvisitedby_____.

A.wealthyFrenchpeopleB.richGermansandItalians

C.BritishnoblesD.peoplefromvariouscountries

3.Accordingtothepassagewelearnthat_____.

A.mostofthehotelsinSwitzerlandarebig

B.allthehotelsinSwitzerlandofferexactlythesameservice

C.mostofthehotelsinSwitzerlandofferfirstclassservice

D.thehotelsinSwitzerlandareusedtolearningfromtherestoftheworld

4.Thepassagemainlytellsusabout_____.

A.sceneryinSwitzerlandB.thelifeinSwitzerland

C.tourisminSwitzerlandD.thetransportationinSwitzerland

B

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Position:

VolunteerSocialCareAssistant

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Place:

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Hours:

PartTime

Wearenowlookingforvolunteerstosupportpeoplewithlearningdisabilitiestoliveactivelives!

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tmissthechanceoflendingyourwarmhandstohelpothers!

Role:

Youwillprovidepeoplewithlearningdisabilitieswithallaspectsoftheirdailylives.Youwillhelpthemtodevelopnewskills.Youwillhelpthemtoprotecttheirrightsandtheirsafety.Butyourprimaryconcernistoletthemknowtheyarevalued.

SkillsandExperienceRequired:

Youwillhavetherightvaluesandgreatlisteningskills.Youwillbehonestandpatient.YouwillhavetheabilitytodriveacarandtocommunicateinfluentwrittenandspokenEnglishsinceyou'

llhavetohelpthosepeoplewithdifferentlearningdisabilities.Previouscare-relatedexperiencewillbeagreatadvantageforyou.

5.Thetextismeantto______.

A.leaveanoteB.sendaninvitation

C.presentadocumentD.carryanadvertisement

6.Whatdoestheunderlinedpartmean?

A.You'

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livesmoremeaningfulwiththisjob.

B.You'

llarrivehomejustintimefromthisjob.

C.You'

llearnagoodsalaryfromthisjob.

D.You'

llsucceedingettingthisjob.

7.Whichofthefollowingcanfirstbechosenasavolunteer?

A.Theonewhocandriveacar.

B.Theonewhohasdonesimilarworkbefore.

C.Theonewhohaspatiencetolistentoothers.

D.TheonewhocanuseEnglishtocommunicate.

C

HowITurnedtoBeOptimistic（乐观的）

IbegantogrowupthatwinternightwhenmyparentsandIwerereturningfrommyaunt’shouse,andmymothersaidthatwemightsoonbeleavingforAmerica.Wewereonthebusthen.Iwascrying,andsomepeopleonthebuswereturningaroundtolookatme.IrememberthatIcouldnotbearthethoughtofneverhearingagaintheradioprogramforschoolchildrentowhichIlistenedeverymorning.

Idonotremembermyselfcryingforthisreasonagain.Infact,IthinkIcriedverylittlewhenIwassayinggoodbyetomyfriendsandrelatives.WhenwewereleavingIthoughtaboutalltheplacesIwasgoingtosee—thestrangeandmagicalplacesIhadknownonlyfrombooksandpictures.ThecountryIwasleavingnevertocomebackwashardlyinmyheadthen.

Thefouryearsthatfollowedtaughtmetheimportanceofoptimism,buttheideadidnotcometomeatonce.ForthefirsttwoyearsinNewYorkIwasreallylost—havingtostudyinthreeschoolsasaresultoffamilymoves.IdidnotquiteknowwhatIwasorwhatIshouldbe.Motherremarried,andthingsbecameevenmorecomplexforme.SometimepassedbeforemystepfatherandIgotusedtoeachother.Iwasoftensad,andsawnoendto“thehardtimes.”

MyresponsibilitiesinthefamilyincreasedalotsinceIknewEnglishbetterthaneveryoneelseathome.Iwroteletters,filledoutforms,translatedatinterviewswithImmigrationofficers,tookmygrandparentstothedoctorandtranslatedthere,andevendiscussedtelephonebillswithcompanyrepresentatives.

FrommyexperiencesIhavelearnedoneimportantrule:

Almostallcommontroubleseventuallygoaway!

Somethinggoodiscertaintohappenintheendwhenyoudonotgiveup,andjustwaitalittle!

Ibelievethatmylifewillturnoutallright,eventhoughitwillnotbethateasy.

8.HowdidtheauthorgettoknowAmerica?

A.FromherrelativesB.Fromhermother

C.FrombooksandpicturesD.Fromradioprograms

9.UponleavingforAmericatheauthorfelt_______.

A.confusedB.excitedC.worriedD.sad

10.ForthefirsttwoyearsinNewYork,theauthor_______.

A.oftenlostherwayB.didnotthinkaboutherfuture

C.studiedinthreedifferentschoolsD.gotonwellwithherstepfather

11.Theauthorbelievesthat________.

A.herfuturewillbefreefromtroubles

B.itisdifficulttolearntobecomepatient

C.therearemoregoodthingsthanbadthings

D.goodthingswillhappenifonekeepstrying

D

Ifyouwanttolearnanythingatschool,youneedtolistentoyourteachers.Unfortunately,millionsofkidscan’thearwhattheirteachersaresaying.Andit’snotbecausethesestudentsaregoofingoff.Often,it’stheroom’sfault.Buildingarchitectureandbuildingdesigncancreateecho（回声）-filledclassroomsthatmakehearingdifficult.

Childrenwithhearingimpairments（损伤）suffermostfromnoisyclassrooms.Theysometimescan’thearquestionsthatotherstudentsaskinclass.Comparedwithkidswithhealthyhearing,theyhaveahardertimepickingupnewvocabularywordsbyhearingthemintalking.

Evenkidswithnormalhearinghaveahardertimeintheclassroomwhenthere’stoomuchnoise.Youngerchildreninparticularhavetroubleseparatingimportantsounds–likeateacher’svoice–frombackgroundnoise.Kidswithlearningdisabilitiesandspeechimpediments（障碍）andkidsforwhomEnglishisasecondlanguagealsohaveahardertimelearninginnoisysituations.

Inrecentyears,scientistswhostudysoundhavebeenaskingschoolstoreducebackgroundnoise,whichmayincludeloudair-conditionersandpipes.They’realsotargetingoutdoornoises,suchashighwaytraffic.Noisereductionisabigdeal.Why?

Becausequieterclassroomsmightmakeyousmarterbylettingyouhearyourlessonsbetter.

“It’ssoobviousthatweshouldhavequietroomsthatallowforaccesstothelesson,”saysDanOstergren,ahearingscientist.“Sometimesitsurprisesmethatwespendsomuchtimediscussingthistopic.Ijustwanttogo.Whyisthishardforanyonetograsp?

”

12.Theunderlinedpart“goofingoff”inthefirstparagraphcanbereplacedby“”.

A.lazyB.intelligentC.sleepyD.foolish

13.Whoismostaffectedbynoisyclassrooms?

A.Childrenwithlearningdisabilities.B.Childrenwithspeechimpairments.

C.Childrenwithhearingimpediments.D.Childrenwithnormalhearing.

14.Whyshouldnoisebereducedinclassrooms?

A.Quietclassroomsaresuitableforkidstohavediscussions.

B.Quietclassroomshelpkidsrecoverfromhearingimpairments.

C.Kidscan’tseparatesoundsofair-conditionersandpipes.

D.Kidscanbecomesmarterafterhearinglessonsbetter.

15.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.ClassroomdesignB.Noisyclassrooms

C.ThesenseofhearingD.Disabledkids

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。

（注意：

请将答案写在答题纸上的相应位置）

ThereisanEnglishsaying:

“____16____.”Untilrecently,fewpeopletookthesayingseriously.Now,however,doctorshavebeguntolookintolaughterandtheeffectsithasonthehumanbody._____17____.

Testswerecarriedouttostudytheeffectsoflaughteronthebody.Peoplewatchedfunnyfilmswhiledoctorscheckedtheirhearts,bloodpressure,breathingandmuscles.Itwasfoundthatlaughterhassimilareffectstophysicalexercise.____18______.Iflaughterexercisesthebody,it