辽宁省大连市学年高一上学期期末考试英语试题文档格式.docx

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WhenIwaslittle,IthoughtI'

denduplearningtheguitarlikemyfather,butthenIdecidedthatIwantedtohavemyowninstrument,soIchosethetrumpet（小号）.I’mintheschooljazzbandandI'

dliketobeamusicianwhenIgrowup,butmydadsaysit’sdifficulttomakealivingfrommusic.ButIdon'

twanttobealawyerlikehim.It’ssoboring.

Carmen:

NobodylikeslivingnearsomeonelikemebecausewhenIpractice,Imakealotofnoise!

Butyouhavetokeeppracticing,don'

tyou?

Otherwiseitgetsmoreandmoredifficult.Thetroubleis,inthesummer,whenit’shot,Ihavetoopenthewindows,sothewholestreetgetstohearitifI'

mnotcareful.IloveplayingthedrumsandIplayinafantasticband.

Vince:

I’veplayedtheguitarforaslongasIcanremember,butwhenIwastryingtomakeitasamusicianafterschool,IusedtoplayintheUndergroundinLondontomakeabitofextramoney.Ikeptonplaying,butIranarestauranttomakealiving.WhenIgetanysparetimeIstillplay.I’vegotafewfriendswholikemusictooandwehaveformedaband.

1.WhydidCaroloncegiveupplayingthecello?

A.Shecouldn’tgoabroadtoplay.

B.Sheturnedtootherinstruments.

C.Shefounditboringtoplayitallday.

D.Shecouldn’tspareanytimetoplayit.

2.WhatdoweknowaboutDaniel?

A.Heplaysthetrumpetintheschoolband.

B.Heisgoodatplayingtheguitar.

C.Hisfatherpusheshimtobealawyer.

D.Hisfathergiveshimalotofhelp.

3.WhatisthetroublethatCarmenisfacing?

A.Shecannotplaywellinpublic.

B.Playingthedrumsbothersothers.

C.Thestreetissonoisyinthesummer.

D.It’shardtokeeppracticinginthesummer.

4.WhydidVincestartrestaurantbusiness?

A.Tomakealiving.

B.Toformaband.

C.Tomakefriends.

D.Tosharemusic.

B

WinslowHomerwasafamousAmericanpainter.SinceArtHistoryclassincollege,IhadalwaysadmiredhisworksandIwasluckytoseealargeexhibitionofhisworkswhenIwasinmyearly30s.ItwasatthiseventthatIboughtaprintofhispainting,“SnaptheWhip”.ItalwayshunginmyclassroomuntilIretiredfromteaching.

Ithoughtittrulycapturedthefreedomandfunofchildhood.Inthepainting,agroupofyoungboysareplayingagamearminarmongrassgroundinfrontofafarmhouse.Theyarejumpingandlaughingwildlywithgreatjoy.Oneoftheboysisfallingdowntotheground.Theyarenotevenwearingshoes!

Duringmylastyearofteaching,therewasayoungwomaninherfirstyearofteachingrightnextdoortomeandwegottobegoodfriends.Shehadbeenanartstudentbeforetakingupeducation.Hereyesweredrawnimmediatelytothisprintwhensheenteredmyroom.Soonmylastdayofteaching,afterthestudentshadleft,Itookthepaintingoffthewallandwalkednextdoorandgaveittoher.

Shewasreallysurprised,butverygladtohaveit.IwasdelightedthatshelikeditandallthestudentsshewouldhavewouldtreasureitasmuchasIhad.Wefoundtheperfectplaceforitononeofherwallsandhungittogether.Iwashappythatshebroughtbackthiswonderfulmemoryforme.

5.Whydidtheauthoradmirethepainting“SnaptheWhip”somuch?

A.Hehadadeeploveforchildrenandstudents.

B.ItwasboughtfromafamousAmericanpainter.

C.Ithadalsodrawntheattentionoftheyoungwoman.

D.Heappreciatedthefreedomandfuninthepainting.

6.Whatisthepaintingabout?

A.Thenatureofchildren.

B.Homelesschildren.

C.Hard-workingfarmers.

D.Thepleasureofworking.

7.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“captured”inParagraph2probablymean?

A.Caught.

B.Controlled.

C.Recognized.

D.Influenced.

8.Howdidtheauthorfeelwhenseeingthepaintinghunginthewoman’sroom?

A.Regretful.

B.Painful.

C.Pleased.

D.Proud.

C

SharingEUmbrella,anewumbrellasharingcompanybasedinShenzhen,China,recentlyannouncedthatithadlostmostofthe300,000umbrellassinceitsetup.

China’ssharingeconomyhasbeengrowingrapidly,withcompaniesofferinganythingfrombicyclesandbasketballstophonebatteriesforpeopletorent.Customersmakeasmalldeposit（押金）andgettousethethingforadailycost,withafineputinplaceforeverydayiftheyfailtoreturntheproductintime.It’sasimplebusinessmodel,andmarketdatashowsthatpeopleseesharingasacheapandconvenientwaytocutdownwaste.

ZhaoShupingfoundedtheSharingEUmbrella,anumbrellasharingservice,inApril.BytheendofJune,hehadalreadystartedin11majorChinesecities,includingShanghai,NanjingandGuangzhou.Whilepickinguptheumbrellaswassimple,astheyweremadeavailable（可得到的）atbusandsubwaystations,thereturnsystemturnedouttobeadifferentmatter.“Umbrellasaredifferentfrombicycles,”Mr.ZhaotoldChinesenewssite.“Bikescanbeparkedanywhere,butwithanumbrellayouneedsomethingtohangiton.”

Soinsteadofbotheringtoreturntheumbrellasbacktoastation,alotofpeoplejusttookthemhome,andSharingEUmbrellahasreportedlylosttrackofmostofthe300,000umbrellas.Consideringthatborrowingumbrellasrequiresa19yuandeposit,withafeeof0.50yuanperhalfanhourusage,Zhaosaysthathesuffersalossof60yuanperlostumbrella,sothecompanyisnowinthered,butheisnotreadytostopitjustyet.ZhaoannouncesthatSharingEUmbrellastillplanstorollout（推出）30millionnationwidebytheendoftheyear.

9.WhatdoweknowaboutSharingEUmbrella?

A.Itmakespeoplelearntohelpeachother.

B.Itneedspeopletomakeasmalldepositfirst.

C.Itdevelopedfasterinthewesterncountries.

D.Itproducesmorewasteandcausesdisorder.

10.WhatproblemdidSharingEUmbrellameetafteritwasfounded?

A.Thecompanyhadnomoneytoproduceumbrellas.

B.Umbrellasarenotallowedtohanganywhere.

C.Lotsofcustomersdidn'

tgivetheumbrellasback.

D.Peoplerefusetopaydepositfortheumbrellas.

11.Howmuchdidhiscompanyloseifanumbrellawaslost?

A.0.5yuan.B.19yuan.C.60yuan.D.120yuan.

12.Wecaninferfromthelastparagraphthat.

A.Zhaohasfoundawaytogettheumbrellasback

B.Zhaowillcontinuehisumbrellasharingservice

C.MostofZhao’scompanieshavebeenclosed

D.SharingEUmbrellaisafailureforZhao

D

Morethan135,000UKdrinkerswilldiefromcancercausedbyalcohol（酒精）bytheyear2035,researcherssay.AstudybySheffieldUniversityandCancerResearchUKshowsthatalcoholwillcosttheNHS（NationalHealthService）￡53billionoverthenexttenyearsincluding￡2billiononcancer.

Althoughalcoholisknowntocausemanytypesofcancerincludingbreastandthroat,mostpeopledon’trealizetherelationbetweenalcoholandcancer.Asurveyof2,100Britonsbytheresearchersearlierthisyearfoundnineintendidnotconnectdrinkingwithcancer.Theresearchersusedacomputermodeltoworkoutthenumbersofalcohol-relatedcancerdeaths,hospitaladmissions（入院）andtotalcoststoNHSoverthenext20years.

Thestudyshowsthatafifthofmenand1in10womenhavealcoholeveryday—manyofthesearemiddle-agedandmiddleclass.Researchersareveryworriedaboutthisgroupastheybelievecancermaybecausedbydrinkingoverlongperiods.Thestudyshowsthatevenifthecoststaysasitis,alcohol-relatedcancerdeathswillrisefrom6,299in2015to7,097in2034.Alcoholwillleadto891,299hospitaladmissions,upfrom802,118in2015,and65,005willbecausedbycancer.

EarlierthisyearChiefMedicalOfficerDameSallyDaviesstudiedcarefullythealcoholguidance（指导）forthefirsttimeinthirtyyears.Shetoldpeopletherewasnosafelevelofdrinkingandadvisedthemtodrinknomorethan14unitsaweek.Butresearcherssaythisguidanceisn’tenoughandwantthegovernmenttoincreasealittlepriceperunitofalcohol.

13.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?

A.Alcoholwillbethemaincauseofcancerdeaths.

B.Morepeoplewillgetawayfromthehabitofdrinking.

C.Thecomputermodelcanhelpresearcherstocutdowncostsoncancer.

D.Mostpeoplearenotclearabouttherelationbetweenalcoholandcancer.

14.Whatistheresearchers’hopeforthegovernment?

A.Tocontinuetosupportthestudy.

B.Toputupthepriceofalcoholproperly.

C.Tocontrolalcohol-relatedcancerdeaths.

D.Tostudythealcoholguidancecarefully.

15.Whatmaybethebesttitleforthetext?

A.ARecentStudyaboutCancer

B.TheCostoftheNHSonAlcohol

C.TheDiscoveryoftheCausesofCancer

D.Alcohol-relatedcancerovertheComingYears

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。

Itiseasytokeepyourspiritsbrightwhenlifeisgoingalongsmoothlyandgoodnewsseemstoturnupateveryturn.Itisanentirelydifferentpicturewhenlifegoesoffcourseorbadnewsappears.Thequestionthenbecomes:

Howdowekeepourspiritsbrightthroughoutthedifferentstagesoflife?

16.

◆GetEnoughSleep

Itwasn’tuntilIbecameamotherthatIrealizedhowimportantagoodnight’ssleeptrulyis.17.Sleepissuchanamazinggifttorechargeandstart.

◆BacktoBasics（基本）

WhenIfeeltiredwithtoomuchtodo,Ilovetoputonmyshoesandgetoutsideforarun.18.Gettingbacktobasic