黑龙江省齐齐哈尔市第八中学学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题Word文件下载.docx
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AttheendofthetermweinvitedRosetospeakatourfootballbanquet(宴会).I’llneverforgetwhatshetaughtus.Sheclearedherthroatandbegan,“wedonotstopplayingbecauseweareold;
wegrowoldbecausewestopplaying.Ifyouare19yearsoldandlieinbedforonefullyearanddon’tdooneproductivething,youwillturn20yearsold.IfIam87yearsoldandstayinbedforayearandneverdoanything,Iwillturn88.anybodycangrowolder.Thatdoesn’ttakeanytalentorability.Theideaistogrowupbyalwaysfindingtheopportunityinchangeandhavenoregrets.”
Attheyear’sendRosefinishedthecollegedegree.Oneweekaftergraduation,Rosediedpeacefullyinhersleep.Over2000collegestudentsattendedherfuneralinhonorofthewonderfulwomanwhotaughtbyexamplethatit’snevertoolatetobeallyoucanpossiblybe.
1.WheredidtheauthorfirstgettoknowRose?
A.inacafé
B.inclassC.atabanquetD.inthelibrary
2.WhatdidRosewanttodothroughherspeech?
A.Expressgratefulnessforhereducation.
B.Shareherambitionwithothers.
C.Encouragehercollegemates.
D.Showherspeakingskills.
3.WhatdoestheauthorthinkofRose?
A.energeticandcaringB.positiveandadmirable
C.curiousandfriendlyD.selfishandenthusiastic
4.Whichcanbethebesttitleforthetext?
A.AForeverFriendB.MemoryofCollegeLife
C.WeAllGrowOlderD.NeverTooLatetoDream
B
April15thmarksthe102ndanniversaryofthesinkingoftheTitanic.The11-storeyshipwasnotjustverylarge,butalsounusuallyluxurious(豪华).ItisthereforenotsurprisingthatthesinkingoftheTitaniccontinuestoattracttheinterestofpeopleofallages,eventoday.
Overtheyears,therehavebeenmanybooksaboutthistragedy.However,veryfewhavebeenwrittenfromtheperspective(视角)oftheyoungpassengers.ThisiswhyISurvivedtheSinkingoftheTitanic,1912byLaurenTarshisisfunanddifferent.Theauthorusesfactsfromtherealtragedyandmakesupaheart-stoppingadventurestorystarringasmartandbraveboyGeorgeCalder.AfterspendinganexcitingvacationinEnglandwiththeirAuntDaisy,ten-year-oldGorgeandhislittlesisterPhoebe,wereheadinghometoAmerica,aboardthegreatestshiponearth,theTitanic!
ThenonthenightofApril14th,thefirstsignofdisasterappeared---theluxuryshiphitahugeiceberg.ButgiventhateverybodyintheworldknewthattheTitanicwasunsinkable,therewasverylittlecauseforpanic.Theywereallconfidentthattheship'
sengineerswouldbeabletorepairthe"
slight"
damagethathadbeencausedbytheiceberg.
This,ofcourse,turnedouttobeuntrue.WithinafewhourstheTitanicwasnotonlysinking,butfasterthanmostpeoplehadtimetoreact.Addedtothiswasthefactthattherewerenotenoughlifeboatstotakeallthepassengerstoshore.Ifthatwasnotenough,whentheemergencycalltogetonthedeckcame,GorgerealizedthathissisterPhoebewasmissing.
WillGeorgebeabletofindhissisterandhelphergettoshore?
Tofindout,besuretoreadISurvivedtheSinkingoftheTitanic,1912.
5.WhoisthemaincharacterofISurvivedtheSinkingoftheTitanic,1912?
A.LaurenTarshisB.DaisyC.GeorgeCalderD.Phoebe
6.Whatcanbelearntaboutthebook?
A.itattractspeopleofallages
B.ittellsanadventurestory
C.itwasfinishedin1912inAmerica
D.itwaswrittenbyayoungpassenger
7.Whathappenedthemomenttheshiphitahugeiceberg?
A.theshipwasn’tseriouslydamaged
B.GeorgerealizedPhoebewasmissing
C.theshipsankimmediately
D.thepassengersweren’tworriedatall
8.Whatmadeitmoredifficultforallthepassengerstosurvive?
A.thelackoflifeboatsB.theunskilledengineers
C.noemergencycallD.thedisordercausedbypanic
C
Howtolookgoodinaphoto?
Whatshouldyoudoifyouwanttohaveanicephototaken?
Whetherit'
sworkorfun,themostimportantthingislighting.Ifyougetbadlighting,youwilllookbad,too.Knowwherethelightis.Youdon'
twantitbelowyouoraboveyou,youwantittoshinedirectlyatyou.
Thekeythingisnoshadow.Ifyouarebeingphotographedoutside,doitinthemorning,orwaittillthe2o'
clockshadowhaspassed.Alsodon'
tletpicturesinthemagazinesstressyouout—allthepicturesaretakenbygreatphotographers.Andallthefaceshavehadpimples(丘疹,粉刺)
takenoutbycomputers.
Tipyourheadandlearnwhatanglesworkwithyourface;
everyoneisdifferent.Soyouhavetolearnwhatsuitsyou.YoucanpracticeinPhotoBoothforaslongasitisyourturn,tolearnwhatanglessuityourface.Tipyournecktomakeitlooklonger,makeeyecontactwiththecamera.Noonecanlookbadiftheysmile.
Forlonglegs,pointonelegintocenteroftheframeandgetthephotographertoshootlookingupyourbody.
Forjustlegshots,lieupsidedownandraiselegsintheairforthebestangle.Andyourlegswilllookthinnerandbeinbettershape.
Keepshouldersback.
Alwayshavemouthslightlyopen,enoughtoputapennybetweenyourlips,asthiswill
makeyourlipslookfuller.
Loweryoureyesandthenlookupjustasshutter(快门)isclickedforfulleyes.
Deleteanyevidenceofalessthanperfectphotogenicmoment,everyonehasoffdays.
9.Ifyouwanttolookgoodinaphoto,thelightshouldbe______.
A.belowyou
B.aboveyou
C.directlyatyou
D.rightbehindyou
10.Accordingtothepassage,weshouldconsiderallEXCEPT______.
A.light
B.shadow
C.angles
D.photographers
11.Whatadvicedoestheauthorgiveontakingphotos?
A.Raiselegsonthewall.
B.Lookdown.
C.Keepshouldersback.
D.Putapennybetweenlips.
D
AmericanLaMarBaylorspendsmostofhistimeinNewYorkCity,workingasaperformerintheBroadwaymusical—TheLionKing.Butsince2011,hehasalsospentweeksinKigali,thecapitalofRwanda(卢旺达).There,heteachesdancetoboyswholiveonthestreet.HisteachingispartofaneffortbytheRebeccaDavisDanceCompany.Theprojecthelpsyoungpeoplelearnmoreaboutdanceandlearnhowtobehaveinaclassroomenvironment.
LaMarBaylordescribeshisstudentsasgenocide(种族屠杀)survivors.Theyhavelostalloftheirfamilies,someevenhavebeeninprison.“Theyhavebeenthroughthingsthatnooneshouldeverhavetogothrough,”saidBaylor.Danceclassesprovidethechildrenwithstructuredlearningandself-expressionthatthey’veneverhadbefore.Theycanalsotakeclassesininformationandtechnologyaftertheyhavelearnedtoattendclassesandfollowdirections.
Boyswhohavedonebestintheclasseswinscholarships,andaresenttotheSunriseBoardingSchool.About30boyshavewonthiskindoffinancialaid.Allthestudentsaremale,becausefewgirlsinRwandalivefreelyonthestreet.
TheRwandaprogramisthelargestonesetupbytheRebeccaDavisDanceCompany,foundedanddirectedbyRebeccaDavis.Ms.DavishasalsosetupdanceprogramsinBosnia-HerzegovinaandGuinea.About2,000childreninthethreecountrieshavetakenpartintheprojectsinceitwaslaunchedin2010.
AsforLaMarBaylor,heknowsfromhisownexperiencehowdancecanleadtoabetterlife.HeisfromCamden,NewJersey.CamdenhassometimesbeencalledAmerica’spoorestandmostdangerouscity.Mr.BaylorsaysthatgrowingupinCamden,ittookalongtimeforhimtofindoutwhathewantedtodo.Henowthanksdancingsavedhislife.
12.WhatdoweknowaboutLaMarBayloraccordingtothetext?
A.HespendsmostofhistimeinRwanda.
B.HeisdirectorofthemusicalTheLionKing.
C.Hehimselfgrewupinapoorenvironment.
D.HestartedtheRwandaProgramonhisown.
13.ItcanbelearnedfromthetextthatthechildreninRwanda
.
A.havegonethroughtoughtimesB.havecommittedviolentcrimes
C.workedhardtowinscholarshipD.forcedmainlyondancing
14.Inhowmanycountriesarethedanceprogramslaunched?
A.Two
B.Three
C.Four
D.Five
15.Whatcanbethemainideaofthetext?
A.Danceoffersstreetchildrenpathtoeducation.
B.ThelargestdanceprojectwassetupinGuinea.
C.Educationisimportanttostreetchildren.
D.Whereyougrowupdecideswhatyouare.
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