学年内蒙古太仆寺旗宝昌一中高二下学期期中考试英语试题 Word版文档格式.docx
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Forexample,Koreanshavethecustomofthrowingthefallentoothontotheroofofahousesothatamagpie(喜鹊)cantakethetoothawayandbringanewtoothforthechild.ThiscustomisalsofollowedbysomeotherAsiancountries,suchasJapanandVietnam.
Othercountries,though,havetoothcustomsaboutotheranimals.InMexicoandSpain,forexample,itisthoughtthatamousetakesafallentoothawayandleavessomemoney.ButinMongolia,itisdogsthattakechildren’steethaway.DogsarehighlyrespectedinMongolianculture.Itisbelievedthatthenewtoothwillgrowstrongifthebabytoothisfedtoadog,soparentsinMongoliawillputtheirchildren’sfallenteethinapieceofmeatandfeedittoadog.
InFranceandtheUSA,achildwillputafallentoothunderhisorherpillowbeforegoingtobed.Itisthoughtthatintheearlymorning,whenthechildisstillsleeping,theToothFairywilltakethetoothawayandleavesomethingelseunderthepillow.Whatshewillleaveishardtoknow.ItissaidthatinFrancetheToothFairymayleavesomecandies;
however,intheUnitedStates,shemayleavemoney.
1.InVietnam,ifachild’stoothfallsout,heorshewill__________.
A.throwitontotheroofofahouse
B.feedittoamouse
C.putitinapieceofmeatandfeedthemeattoadog
D.leaveittotheToothFairy
2.Fromthelastparagraph,wecanknowthatinFranceandtheUSA_________.
A.achildwillputhisorherfallentoothbesidethepillow
B.theToothFairytakesthefallenteethawayatmidnight
C.theToothFairywillleavesomecandiestothechildrenaftertakingthefallenteethaway
D.NooneknowsforsurewhattheToothFairywillleavetothechildrenaftertakingthefallenteethaway
3.Thepassageismainlyabout___________.
A.customsaboutfallenteethinwesterncountries
B.customsaboutfallenteethindifferentcountries
C.storiesabouthumanteeth
D.storiesaboutsomeanimals
B
AlmosteverybodyinAmericawillspendapartofhisorherlifebehindashoppingcart.Theywill,inalifetime,pushthechrome-platedcontraptionsmanymiles.Butfewwillknow—oreventhinktoask—whoitwasthatinventedthem.
SylvanN.Goldmaninventedtheshoppingcartin1937.Atthattimehewasinthesupermarketbusiness.Everydayhewouldseeshopperslugginggroceriesaroundinbasketstheyhadtocarry.
OnedayGoldmansuddenlyhadtheideaofputtingbasketsonwheels.Thewheeledbasketswouldmakeshoppingmucheasierforhiscustomers,andwouldhelptoattractmorebusiness.
OnJune4,1937,Goldman’sfirstcartswerereadyforuseinhismarket.Hewasterriblyexcitedonthemorningofthatdayascustomersbeganarriving.Hecouldn’twaittoseethemusinghisinvention.
ButGoldmanwasdisappointed.Mostshoppersgavethecartsalonglook,buthardlyanybodywouldgivethematry.Afterawhile,Goldmandecidedtoaskcustomerswhytheyweren’tusinghiscarts.“Don’tyouthinkthisarmisstrongenoughtocarryashoppingbasket?
”oneshopperreplied.ButGoldmanwasn’tbeatenyet.Heknewhiscartswouldbeagreatsuccessifonlyhecouldpersuadepeopletogivethematry.Tothisend,Goldmanhiredagroupofpeopletopushcartsaroundhismarketandpretendtheywereshopping!
Seeingthis,therealcustomersgraduallybegancopyingthephonycustomers.
AsGoldmanhadhoped,thecartsweresoonattractinglargerandlargernumbersofcustomerstohismarket.Butnotonlydidmorepeoplecome—thosewhocameboughtmore.Withlarger,easier-to-handlebaskets,customersunconsciouslyboughtagreaternumberofitemsthanbefore.
Today’sshoppingcartsarefivetimeslargerthanGoldman’soriginalmodel.Perhapsthat’sonereasonAmericanstodayspendmorethanfivetimesasmuchmoneyonfoodeachyearastheydidbefore1937—beforethecomingoftheshoppingcart.
4.Whatdotheunderlinedwords“chrome-platedcontraptions”inthefirstparagraphreferto?
A.Baskets.B.Privatecars.
C.Suitcases.D.Shoppingcarts.
5.WhatwasthepurposeofGoldman’sinvention?
A.Itwastoprovehimtobeagoodinventor.
B.Itwastoreducetheburdenofhisemployees'
work.
C.Itwastomakeshoppingeasierandattractmorebusiness.
D.Itwastohelpthedisabledmakeshoppingeasilyinhismarket.
6.Goldmanhiredagroupofpeopletopushcartsaroundhismarketinorderto
A.attractpeopletobuythingsinhismarket
B.encouragepeopletousehisshoppingcarts
C.makehismarketdifferentfromtheothers
D.keepthegroceriesfrombeingstolen
7.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?
A.Goldmanwillbecomeveryfamousbecauseofhisinvention.
B.Goldman'
sinventionwillberegardedasthegreatestoneinAmericaC.SupermarketbusinesshasbenefitedalotfromGoldman'
sinvention.
D.TherewillbenothingthatcanreplaceGoldman'
C
TheExterminatingAngelDirector:
LuisBunuelCountry/Date:
Mexico/1962(blackandwhite)Introduction:
Apartyisorganizedinahighclasssocietyhouse.Manypeoplearedrinkingandeating.It’sgettinglate,butnobodyisleaving.Eventhoughthedoorisopen,peopleseemtobelockedinthehouse.Theycan’tleaveeitherthedayoronthefollowingdays.Soarescuebegan.
TheNet
Director:
IrwinWinkler
Country/Date:
U.S.A./1995
Introduction:
AngelaBennetttisacomputerprogrammerwhohasdevotedherlifetocomputersandtheInternet.Shespendshoursandhoursinfrontofthescreen.ShedoeseverythingovertheInternet,andshehassomeclosefriendsinachatroom,thoughshehasnevertalkedtoherneighbors.
KungFuPanda
Director:
MarkOsborne&
JohnStevenson
Country/Date:
U.S.A./2008
TheleadingcharacterisapandawhosenameisPo.Heislazyfirstbuthehasagreatdream——tobeakungfumaster.Tomakehisdreamcometrue,hegoestoafarawaytempletolearnkungfufromamaster.However,oneofhisbrothers,TaiLongwantstobecomethekungfumaster,killingmanyofhisbrotherseventhemaster.SoPofightsagainstTaiLonganddefeatshim,Thefilmisgoodespeciallyforkids.
LifeisBeautiful
RobertoBenigni
Italy/1998
In1939,duringWorldWarⅡinItaly,Guido,ahopefulman,themaincharacterfellinlovewithDora,andtheygotmarried.Fiveyearslater,theirliveschanged.GuidoandJoshuaweretakenbytheNazistoaconcentrationcampandDoraalsowenttherewithherhusbandandson.Atthatplace,Guidotriedhisbesttosavehisson’slifeinaspecialway.
8.WhoisthedirectorofTheNet?
A.LuisBunuel
B.IrwinWinkler
C.MarkOsborne
D.RobertoBenigni
9.Whichfilmisespeciallyfitforkids?
A.TheExterminatingAngel.
B.TheNet.
C.KungFuPanda.
D.LifeisBeautiful.
10..WhatcanwelearnaboutLifeisBeautiful?
A.It’saboutarescueofpeoplewhocan’tleaveahouse.
B.ThestoryissetinWorldWarⅡ.
C.ItwasmadeinAmericain1995.
D.Themaincharacterisabsorbedincomputer.
D.
Peopledonotanalyzeeveryproblemtheymeet.Sometimestheytrytorememberasolutionfromthelasttimetheyhadasimilarproblem.Theyoftenaccepttheopinionsorideasofotherpeople.Othertimestheybegintoactwithoutthinking.Theytrytofindasolutionbytrialanderror.However,whenallthesemethodsfail,thepersonwithaproblemhastostartanalyzing.Therearesixstagesinanalyzingaproblem.
First,thepersonmustrecognizethatthereisaproblem.Forexample,Sam’sbicycleisbroken,andhecannotrideittoclassasheusuallydoes.Sammustseethatthereisaproblemwithhisbicycle.
Next,thethinkermustdefinetheproblem.BeforeSamcanrepairhisbicycle,hemustfindoutthereasonwhyitdoesnotwork.Forinstance,hemustdetermineiftheproblemiswiththegears,thebrakes,ortheframe.Hemustmakehisproblemmorespecific.
Nowthepersonmustlookforinformationthatwillmaketheproblemclearerandleadtopossiblesolutions.Forinstance,supposeSamdecidedthathisbikedoesnotworkbecausethereissomethingwrongwiththegearwheels.Atthistime,hecanlookinhisbicyclerepairbookandreadaboutgears.Hecantalktohisfriendsatthebikeshop.Hecanlookathisgearscarefully.
Afterstudyingtheproblem,thepersonshouldhaveseveralsuggestionsforapossiblesolution.TakeSamasanillustration.Hissuggestionsmightbe:
putoilonthegearwheels;
buynewgearwheelsandreplacetheoldones;
tightenorloosenthegearwheels.
Eventuallyonesuggestionseemstobethesolutiontotheproblem.Sometimesthefinalideacomesverysuddenlybecausethethinkersuddenlyseessomethingneworseessomethinginanewway.Sam,forexample,suddenlyseesthatthereisapieceofchewinggumbetweenthegearwheels.Heimmediatelyrealizesthesolutiontohisproblem:
hemustcleanthegearwheels.
Finallythesolutionistested.Samcleansthegearwheelsandfindsthatafterwardshisbicycleworksperfectly.Inshort,hehassolvedtheproblem.
11..Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?
A.SixStagesforRepairingSam’sBicycle
B.PossibleWaystoProblem-solving
C.NecessitiesofProblemAnalysis
D.SuggestionsforAnalyzingaProblem
12.Inanalyzingaproblemweshoulddoallthefollowingexcept:
A.recognizeanddefinetheproblem
B.lookforinformationtomaketheproblemclearer
C.havesuggestionsforapossiblesolution
D.findasolutionbytrialormistake
13..