高二英语上学期竞赛期中试题Word格式.docx

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Thecontestisopentostudentswhoare8to13yearsold.

WHAT:

Writeafunny,rhymingpoemandenteritintheTFKPoetryContest.Byentering,theentrant（参加竞赛者）shouldpromisethatthepoemisanoriginalonethatdoesnotcopyanotherpoet’swork,hasnotbeenpublishedinanymediumandhasnotwonanaward.

HOW:

Sendyourpoembye-mailtocontest@poetry4kids.Thesubjectlineofyoure-mailmessageshouldread“TFKPOETRYCONTEST”.Besuretoincludeyourfirstnameonly,youre-mailaddressandyourparents’e-mailaddress.Limitoneentryperpersonore-mailaccount.Thesponsor（赞助者）isnotresponsibleforlost,lateorinpleteentries,orthosenotreceivedforanyreason.

WHEN:

Thiscontestbegins12:

01a.m.onJanuary13,xx,andends11:

59p.m.onMarch1,xx.

JUDGING:

AllentrieswillbejudgedbypoetKennNesbitt,basedonthefollowingstandards:

creativityandoriginality（50%）,useoflanguageandrhyme（25%）andrelatednesstocontesttheme（25%）.Winnerwillbeinformedbye-mailandmustrespondwithinfivedays.

WINNER’SLIST:

Fornamesofthewinnerandfinalists,visittimeforkids（afterApril1,xx,youcangetforaperiodof10days）.

PRIZE:

Ourjudgewillselectfoursemifinalists（半决赛选手）fromwhichonegrand-prizewinnerandthreefinalistswillbechosen.Theonegrand-prizewinnerwillreceiveanonlineclassvisitfrompoetKennNesbittandasignedcopyofoneofhisbooksofpoetry.Thepoemofthegrand-prizewinnerwillbepublishedontimeforkids.ThefinalistswillreceivesignedcopiesofoneofNesbitt’sbooksofpoetry.Thepoemsoffinalistswillbepublishedontimeforkids.

21.WhichmaybeaproperworkfortheTFKPoetryContest?

A.Awarpoempublishedinabook.

B.Agreatpoemwhichhaswonmanyprizes.

C.AfinepoemdownloadedfromtheInternet.

D.Alovepoemwhichhasbeenkeptsecretfromothers.

22．AccordingtoParagraph3,astudent__________.

A.cansendmorethanoneoriginalpoem

B.mustsendthepoemwithhisfullnameonit

C.canaskaparentforhelpwhilewritingthepoem

D.can’tusethenameofthepoemasthesubjectline

23．Onlythegrand-prizewinnercan________.

A.visittimeforkidsforfree

B.havehispoempublishedontimeforkids

C.receiveanonlineclassvisitfrompoetKennNesbitt

D.obtainasignedcopyofoneofNesbitt’sbooksofpoetry.

Poweredbycourageanddetermination，FelicityAston,33，becamethefirstpersontoskialoneacrossAntarcticaon15，Jan,xx.

Astonfinishedthe59-daytripalmostexactlyacenturyafterRoaldAmundsenfirstreachedtheSouthPolein1911.Astoncrossed1,084milesfromtheRossIceShelftoHerculesInlet.

Aston，afreelancetravelwriter，andexplorer，facedtemperaturesthataveraged-25degreesasshepulledtwosledsacrosstheiceandthicksnowonhernearlytwo-monthtrip.ThescariestmomentcamewhenhertwolightersfailedtoworkwhileshewasintheTransantarcticMountains.Thelightersstartedworkingagainatloweraltitudes.

WhileearlyAntarcticexplorerswerecutofffromtheoutsideworld,Aston'

saccesstoasatellitephonemeantthatfriendsandfamilycouldfollowheronlineassheregularlytweetedandmadealmostdailypodcasts（播客）aboutherjourney.AninteractivemapshowedAston'

sprogressinrealtime.Andwhilesheskied，Astonlistenedtobands.

OnNewYear'

sEveshenotedthattherewouldbenochampagne.“Nowinewithmetotoastthenewyearbuttreatingmyselftospoonfulsofthepeanutbutter，”Astontweetedasthenewyearapproached.

InAston'

slastpodcast，theemotionaltravelerrecordedaftershereachedHerculesInlet,“IseemtohavegothereinarushorsomethingandIdon'

treallyfeelpreparedforit，”saidAston.“Itfeelsamazingtobefinishedandgreatlysadthatit'

soveratthesametime.”

Weatherpermitting，Astonwillreturnhometodaywhereshesayssheislookingforwardtosome“redwineandahotshower”．

24．WhatisAston'

smostpossiblepurposetoskialoneacrossAntarctica?

A．Tomemorizehuman'

sarrivalattheSouthPole.

B．TobeethefirstwomantocrosstheSouthPole.

C．Tomakeanexplorationbyherselfandwriteaboutit.

D．ToexploreAntarcticaanddoscienceresearches.

25．WhatisthedifferencebetweenAston'

stripandtheearlyexplorers'

?

A．Shebroughtanelectronicmapwithher.

B．Shewasmonitoredbyaspecialsatellite.

C．Shesufferedmuchlowertemperatures.

D．Shewasfollowedonlineallthroughthetrip.

26．ItwasthemostdifficultforAstonwhen________.

A．thetemperaturesfellbelow-25degrees

B．hertwolightersfailedtoworkinmountains.

C．therewasnochampagneonNewYear'

sEve

D．hertripacrossAntarcticawasingtoanend

27．Astonfeels________abouttheendingofhertrip.

A．depressedandsorryB．amazedbutsad

C．excitedandproudD．tiredbutcheerful

C

Twonewstudiessuggestthatmodernrunningshoescouldincreasetheriskofinjuriestorunners.

Onestudyinvolvedsixty-eighthealthyyoungwomenandmenwhoranatleasttwenty-fourkilometersaweek.Therunnerswereobservedonatreadmillmachine（跑步机）.Sometimestheyworerunningshoes.Othertimestheyranbarefoot.

ResearchersfromtheJKMTechnologiespanyinVirginia,theUniversityofVirginiaandtheUniversityofColoradodidthestudy.

Theyfoundthatrunningshoescreatemorestressthatcoulddamageknees,hipsandanklejointsthanrunningbarefoot.Theyobservedthattheeffectwasevengreaterthantheeffectreportedearlierforwalkinginhighheels.

ThestudyappearedintheofficialscientificjournalofTheAmericanAcademyofPhysicalMedicine.

TheotherstudyappearedinthejournalNature.ItparedrunnersintheUnitedStatesandKenya.TheresearcherswerefromHarvardUniversityinMassachusetts,MoiUniversityinKenyaandtheUniversityofGlasgowinScotland.

Theydividedtherunnersintothreegroups.Onegrouphadalwaysrunshoeless.Anothergrouphadalwaysrunwithshoes.Andthethirdgrouphadchangedtoshoelessrunning.

Runnerswhowearshoesusuallyedownheelfirst.Thatputsgreatforceonthebackofthefoot.Butthestudyfoundthatbarefootrunnersgenerallylandonthefrontormiddleoftheirfoot.Thatwaytheyeaseintotheirlandingandavoidstrikingtheirheel.

Harvard’sDanielLiebermanledthestudy.Hesaysthewaymostrunningshoesaredesignedmayexplainwhythosewhowearthemlandontheirheels.Theheeloftheshoeisbiggerandheavierthanotherpartsoftheshoe,soitwouldseemmorelikelytoedownfirst.Also,theheelgenerallyhasthickmaterialunderittosoftenlandings.

Buttheresearchersdonotsuggestthatrunnersimmediatelystartrunningbarefoot.Theysayittakessometraining.Andtherecanberisks,likerunningwhenyourfeetaretoocoldtofeelifyougetinjured.

ThestudywaspartlysupportedbyVibram,whichmakesakindoffootwearthatitsaysislikerunningbarefoot.Thefindingshavegottenalotofattention.Buttheresearcherssaytherearemanyproblemsinthewaythepresshasreportedintheirpaper.SotheyhavetriedtoexplaintheirfindingsonaHarvardWebsite.

28．What’sthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Walkinginhighheelscouldcauselessseriouseffectsthanrunningbarefoot.

B.Twonewdiscoveriesencouragepeopletoruninhighheels.

C.Runninginshoesispartlygoodtorunners.

D.Twonewstudiesproverunningwithoutshoesisbeneficialtorunnersinmostcases.

29．Whichpartofourbodycouldbeinjuredifweruninrunningshoes?

A.Toes.B.Hips.C.Feet.D.Legs.

30．Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Thewaythatwerunbylandingonthefrontormiddleofourfootcouldavoiddamagingourheel.

B.Weshouldstartrunningbarefootinnotime.

C.Runninginmodernrunningshoescouldcausemoreseriouseffectsthanrunninginhighheels.

D.Wewon’tbeinjuredifwerunbarefoot.

31.Whereispossiblythispassagefrom?

A.AnewspaperB.AtextbookC.AfashionmagazineD.Asciencereport

D

IntheUnitedStates,manylowineparentscannotaffordtobuyenoughfoodfortheirchildren.AprogramcalledKidsCafé

ishelpingsomeofthesechildrenbyprovidingfreenutritious（有营养的）snacksandmealsduringafter-schoolprograms.

AtamunitycenterinVirginiajustoutsideofWashington,D.C.,childrenmakeasnackaspartoftheirafterschoolprogram.“Thesnackisveryhealthyforyourbody,butthemainthingisthatittastesreally,reallygood,”KeithClementstellsthem.HerunstheKidsCafé

program.

Thechildrenarebetweentheagesof5and11andarefromseverallocalschools.AbouthalfhaveparentsfromEthiopia.Manyofthechildreneattheirtraditionalfoodathome.KidsCafé

withfoodofferedfreebyafoodbank,givesthemanopportunitytotrydifferenttypesoffood.

“It’sgood,”saysonegirl.ButRebeccaNance,whoseparentsarefromtheUS,isnotsosure.“Thetasteisweird.”Hermother,DaffanyNancehastwochildrenintheprogram.She’sgladherkidsaregettingnutritiousfood.“Eveninmyhousewedon’thavemuchjunkfood,”shesays,“soit’sveryimportantthatit’shealthyandcontinuestohelpthemgrowbetter.”

Thecharity,FeedingAmerica,startedthenationalKidsCafé

programin1993.Thecharitysaysmorethan16millionchildrenintheUnitedStatesdonothaveenoughhealthyfoodtoeat.

KidsCafé

becamepartoftheafterschoolprogramatthismunitycenterfiveyearsago.LoriMcFailheadstheafterschoolprogram.Shesayssomechildrendonoteatgoodeveningmealsbecausetheirparentsworklateorcannotaffordhealthyfood.Shehopesthechildrenwillmakefulluseofwhatthey’velearnedaboutnutriti