成都外国语学院高一下学期入学考试题+英语+Word版含答案Word下载.docx

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第一节（共15小题；

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。

并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

A

GeorgeGershwin,bornin1898,wasoneofAmerica’sgreatestcomposers.Hepublishedhisfirstsongwhenhewaseighteenyearsold.Duringthenexttwentyyearshewrotemorethanfivehundredsongs.

ManyofGershwin’ssongswerefirstwrittenformusicalplaysperformedintheatresinNewYorkCity.Theseplayswereapopularformofentertainmentinthe1920sand1930s.Manyofhissongshaveremainedpopularasever.Overtheyearstheyhavebeensungandplayedineverypossibleway—fromjazztocountry.

Inthe1920stherewasadebateintheUnitedStatesaboutjazzmusic.Couldjazz,somepeopleasked,beconsideredseriousmusic?

In1924jazzmusicianandorchestraleaderPaulWhitemandecidedtoorganizeaspecialconcerttoshowthatjazzwasseriousmusic.Gershwinagreedtocomposesomethingfortheconcertbeforeherealizedhehadjustafewweekstodoit.Andinthatshorttime,hecomposedapieceforpianoandorchestrawhichhecalledRhapsodyinBlue.Gershwinhimselfplayedthepianoattheconcert.Theaudiencewerethrilledwhentheyheardhismusic.Itmadehimworld-famousandshowedthatjazzmusiccouldbebothseriousandpopular.

In1928,GershwinwenttoParis.Heappliedtostudycomposition（作曲）withthewell-knownmusicianNadiaBoulanger,butsherejectedhim.Shewasafraidthatclassicalstudywouldruinhisjazz-influencedstyle.Whilethere,GershwinwroteAnAmericaninParis.Whenitwasfirstperformed,critics（评论家）weredividedoverthemusic.Somecalledithappyandfulloflife,toothersitwassillyandboring.ButitquicklybecamepopularinEuropeandtheUnitedStates.Itsillremainsoneofhismostfamousworks.

GeorgeGershwindiedin1937,justdaysafterdoctorslearnedhehadbraincancer.Hewasonlythirty-nineyearsold.Newspapersallovertheworldreportedhisdeathontheirfrontpages.Peoplemournedthelossofthemanandallthemusichemighthavestillwritten.

1.WhatdidGershwindoduringhisstayinParis?

A.HecreatedoneofhisbestworksB.HestudiedwithNadiaBoulanger

C.HearguedwithFrenchcriticsD.Hechangedhismusicstyle

2.Whatdowelearnfromthelastparagraph?

A.ManyofGershwin’sworkswerelost

B.ThedeathofGershwinwaswidelyreported

C.AconcertwasheldinmemoryofGershwin

D.BraincancerresearchstartedafterGershwin’sdeath.

3.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesGershwin?

A.TalentedandproductiveB.Seriousandboring

C.PopularandunhappyD.Friendlyandhonest

B

Onahill600feetabovethesurroundingland,wewatchthelinesofrainmoveacrossthescene,themoonriseoverthehills,andthestarsappearinthesky.Theviewsinvitealonglookfromacomfortablechairinfrontofthewoodenhouse.

Everywindowinourwoodenhousehasaview,andtheforestandlakesseldomlookthesameasthehourbefore.Eachlookremindsuswhereweare.

Thereisspaceforourthreeboystoplayoutside,toshootarrows,collecttreeseeds,buildearthhousesandclimbtrees.

Ourkidshavelearnedthenamesofthetrees,andwiththenameshavecomefamiliarityandappreciation.Astheytellallwhoshowevenapassinginterest,maple（枫树）makesthebestfightingsticksandwhitepinesarethebestclimbingtrees.

Theairiscleanandfresh.Thewaterfromthewellhasapleasanttaste,anditisperhapsthehealthiestwaterourkidswilleverdrink.Thoughtheyhaveoneglassadayofjuiceandtherestiswater,theyneversayanythingagainstthat.

Theseasonschangejustoutsidethedoor.Wewatchthemaplesturneveryshadeofyellowandredinthefallandnotethepoplars’（杨树）puttingoutthefirstgreenleavesofspring.Therainbowsmeltfillsthelocalsteamastheicegraduallydisappears,andthewoodfrogsstarttosinginpoolsafterbeingfrozenforthewinter.Afamilyofbirdsrulesourskiesandfliesoverthelake.

4.WhatcanbelearnedfromParagraph2?

A.Thescenesarecolorfulandchangeable.

B.Therearemanywindowsinthewoodenhouse.

C.Theviewsremindusthatweareinawoodenhouse.

D.Thelakesoutsidethewindowsarequitedifferentincolor.

5.Bymentioningthenamesofthetrees,theauthoraimstoshowthat______.

A.thekidslikeplayingintrees

B.thekidsareveryfamiliarwithtrees

C.thekidshavelearnedmuchknowledge

D.thekidsfindtreesusefullearningtools

6.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraphmean?

A.Thechangeofseasonsiseasilyfelt.

B.Theseasonsmakethesceneschange.

C.Theweatheroftenchangesintheforest.

D.Thedoorisagoodpositiontoenjoychangingseasons.

7.Whatisthemainpurposeoftheauthorwritingthetext?

A.Todescribethebeautyofthescenearoundthehouse.

B.Tointroduceherchildren’shappylifeintheforest.

C.Toshowthatlivingintheforestishealthful.

D.Tosharethejoyoflivinginthenature.

C

Gettingridofdirt,intheopinionofmostpeople,isagoodthing.However,thereisnothingfixedaboutattitudestodirt.

Intheearly16thcentury,peoplethoughtthatdirtontheskinwasameanstoblockoutdisease,asmedicalopinionhaditthatwashingoffdirtwithhotwatercouldopenuptheskinandletillsin.Aparticulardangerwasthoughttolieinpublicbaths.By1538,theFrenchkinghadclosedthebathhousesinhiskingdom.SodidthekingofEnglandin1546.ThusbeganalongtimewhentherichandthepoorinEuropelivedwithdirtinafriendlyway.HenryIV,KingofFrance,wasfamouslydirty.Uponlearningthatanoblemanhadtakenabath,thekingorderedthat,toavoidtheattackofdisease,thenoblemanshouldnotgoout.

Thoughthebeliefinthemeritofdirtwaslong-lived,dirthasnolongerbeenregardedasaniceneighboreversincethe18thcentury.Scientificallyspeaking,cleaningawaydirtisgoodtohealth.Cleanwatersupplyandhandwashingarepracticalmeansofpreventingdisease.Yet,itseemsthatstandardsofcleanlinesshavemovedbeyondsciencesinceWorldWarII.Advertisementsrepeatedlyselltheidea:

clothesneedtobewhiterthanwhite,clothseversofter,surfacestoshine.Hasthehatefordirt,however,gonetoofar?

Attitudestodirtstilldifferhugelynowadays.Manyfirst-timeparentsnervouslytrytowarntheirchildrenofftouchingdirt,whichmightberesponsibleforthespreadofdisease.Onthecontrary,MaryRuebush,anAmericanimmunologist（免疫学家），encourageschildrentoplayinthedirttobuildupastrongimmunesystem.Andthelatterpositionisgainingsomeground.

8.ThekingsofFranceandEnglandinthe16thcenturyclosedbathhousesbecause___..

A.theylivedhealthilyinadirtyenvironment.

B.theythoughtbathhousesweretoodirtytostayin

C.theybelieveddiseasecouldbespreadinpublicbaths

D.theyconsideredbathingasthecauseofskindisease

9.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesHenryIV’sattitudetobathing?

A.Afraid.B.Curious.

C.Approving.D.Uninterested.

10.Howdoesthepassagemainlydevelop?

A.Byprovidingexamples.B.Bymakingcomparisons.

C.Byfollowingtheorderoftime.D.Byfollowingtheorderofimportance.

11.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthepassage?

A.Tostresstheroleofdirt.

B.Tointroducethehistoryofdirt.

C.Tocallattentiontothedangerofdirt.

D.Topresentthechangeofviewsondirt.

D

Inarecentannouncement,HarvardandtheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology（MIT）saidthattheyhavejoinedforcestoofferfreeonlinecoursesinanefforttoattractmillionsofonlinelearnersworldwide.

Beginningthisfall,anumberofcoursesdevelopedbyteachersatbothuniversitieswillbeofferedonlinethroughanew$60millionprogram,knownasedX.“AnyonewithanInternetconnectionanywhereintheworldcanuseouronlinecourses,”HarvardPresidentDrewFaustsaidduringameetingtoannouncetheplan.

MIThasofferedaprogramcalledOpenCourseWarefortenyearsthatmakesmaterialsfrommorethan2,000classesfreeonline.Ithasbeenusedbymorethan100millionpeople.InDecember,theschoolannounceditalsowouldbeginofferingaspecialcertificate,knownasMITx,forpeoplewhocompletecertainonlinecourses.Harvardhaslongofferedcoursestoawiderpopulationthroughasimilarprogram.

TheMITxwillserveasthefoundationforthenewlearningplatform.

MITPresidentSusanHockfieldsaidmorethan120,000peoplesignedupforthefirstMITxcourse.ShesaidHarvardandMIThopeotheruniversitieswilljointheminofferingcoursesontheopen-sourceedXplatform.

“Fastenyourseatbelts,”Hockfieldsaid.

Otheruniversities,includingStanford,YaleandCarnegie-Mellon,havebeenexperimentingwithteachingtoaglobalpopulationonline.

TheHarvard-MITprogramwillbemonitoredbyanot-for-profit（非盈利的）organizationbasedinCambridge,tobeownedequallybythetwouniversities.BothMITandHarvardhaveprovided$30milliontostarttheprogram.TheyalsoplantousetheedXplatformtoresearchhowstudentslearnandwhichteachingmethodsandtoolsaremostsuccessful.

12.Accordingtothistext,edXis_______.

A.apartofthefreeMITOpenCourseWare

B.afreecomputerprogrambyMITandHarvard

C.aHarvard-MITplatformoffreeonlinecourses

D.afreeprogramonlineforuniversitiesworldwide

13.Whatissaidaboutonlineeducationinthetext?

A.Universitieshavebeentryingonlinecourses.

B.About2,000onlinecourseshavebeenoffered.

C.Over100millionpeoplehavefinish