河南省确山县第二高级中学学年高一上学期期中考试英语试题文档格式.docx

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Boys,forexample,generallyarebetterthangirlsatmathematicalideas.Boysalsogenerallyarebetterthangirlsatthekindofhandandeyemovementsnecessaryforballsports.Girls,ontheotherhandgenerallystartspeakingearlierthanboys.Andtheygenerally（通常）seebetterinthedarkthanboysandarebetteratlearningforeignlanguages.

Whatmakesmenandwomenbetteratonethingoranother?

Theansweristhebrain.Thebrainhastwosidesconnectedbynerve（神经）tracks.Theleftsidegenerallyisusedformathematics,speechandwriting.Therightsideisusedforartisticcreation（创造）andtheexpressionforemotions（情感）.Inmenandwomen,differentareasineachsideofthebraindevelopdifferently.Inboys,forexample,it’stheareausedformathematics.Ingirls,itistheareausedforlanguageskills.Anotherinterestingdifferenceisthatthetwosidesofaman’sbrainareconnectedbyasmallernervesthanthetwosidesofawoman’sbrainare.

21.Whichofthefollowingisbesttooutline（概括）thearticle?

A.Researchonthebrain.B.Differencesbetweenmenandwomen

C.People’sdifferentbrains.D.WhoAreBetter,BoysorGirls

22.________menandwomenthinkdifferently.

A.Sexmakes.B.Thedifferentbrainsmake

C.Thedifferentexperiencesmake.D.Theinfluencesofsocietymake.

23.Accordingtothearticle,girlsaregenerallybetterthanboysat__inyourschool.

A.mathematicsB.physicsC.EnglishD.Chemistry

24.Whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.Therightsideofbraininboysgenerallydevelopsbetterthanthatingirls.

B.Theleftsideofbrainingirlsgenerallydevelopsbetterthanthatinboys.

C.Menarebetterthanwomeninallthings.

D.Theareaingirls’brainusedforlanguageskillsdevelopsbetter.

B

Twostudentsstartedquarrelingatschool.Onestudentshouteddirtywordsattheother,andafightbegan.Whatcanbedonetostopfightslikethisatschool?

Insomeschools,thedisputantssitdownwithpeermediators（同龄调解者）.Peermediatorsarestudentswithspecialtraininginthiskindofproblems.

Peermediatorshelpthedisputantstotalkinafriendlyway.Herearesomeofthewaystheyuse

1）Putwhatyouthinkclearlybutdon’tsayanythingtohurttheother.Beginwith“Ifeel…”insteadof“Youalways…”

2）Listencarefullytowhattheotherpersonissaying.Don’tstoptheotherperson’swords.

3）Keeplookingattheotherperson’seyeswhenheorshetalks.

4）Trytoseetheotherperson’ssideoftheproblem.

5）Neverputanyonedown.Sayingthingslike“Youarefoolish”makesthetalkdifficult.6）Trytofindaresultthatmakesbothpeoplehappy.

Peermediatorsneverdecidetheresultorthewinner.Theydon’tdecidewhoisrightandwhoiswrong.Instead,theyhelpthetwostudentstofindtheirown“win-win”result.

25.Theunderlinedword“disputants”referstothestudents________.

A.whomakepeaceB.whogiveinC.whoarelazyD.whoquarrel

26.Whenthereisafightatschool________.

A.thepeermediatorsdecidewhothewinneris

B.thepeermediatorsandthedisputantstalktogether

C.thestudentswhoquarreldecidewhothewinneris

D.thetwostudentssitdownandlistentothepeermediators

27.Peermediators’workis________.

A.togivelessonstodisputants

B.tofindoutwhostartsaquarrel

C.togivestudentssomespecialtraining

D.tohelpfindawaytomakebothsideshappy

28.WhichofthefollowingwaysisnotusedbyPeermediatorsinfindinga“win-win”result?

A.Listencarefullytowhattheotherpersonissaying.

B.Trytoseetheotherperson’ssideoftheproblem.

C.Neversaythingslike“Youarefoolish”

D.Neverkeeplookingattheotherperson’seyeswhenheorshetalks.

C

TheGreatFireofLondonstartedintheveryearlyhoursof2September1666.Infourdaysitdestroyedmorethanthree-quartersoftheoldcity,wheremostofthehouseswerewoodenandclosetogether.Onehundredthousandpeoplebecamehomeless,butonlyafewlosttheirlives.

ThefirestartedonSundaymorninginthehouseoftheKing'

sbakerinPuddingLane.Thebaker,withhiswifeandfamily,wasabletogetoutthroughawindowintheroof.Astrongwindblewthefirefromthebakeryintoasmallhotelnextdoor.ThenitspreadquicklyintoThamesStreet.Thatwasthebeginning.

Byeighto'

clockthreehundredhouseswereonfire.OnMondaynearlyakilometerofthecitywasburningalongtheRiverThames.Tuesdaywastheworstday.Thefiredestroyedmanywell-knownbuildings,oldStPaul'

sandtheGuildhallamongthem.

SamuelPepys,thefamouswriter,wroteaboutthefire.Peoplethrewtheirthingsintotheriver.Manypoorpeoplestayedintheirhousesuntilthelastmoment.Birdsfelloutoftheairbecauseoftheheat.

ThefirestoppedonlywhentheKingfinallyorderedpeopletodestroyhundredsofbuildingsinthepathofthefire.Withnothinglefttoburn,thefirebecameweakandfinallydiedout.

Afterthefire,ChristopherWren,thearchitect,wantedacitywithwiderstreetsandfinenewhousesofstone.Infact,thestreetsarestillnarrow;

buthedidbuildmorethanfiftychurches,amongthemwasnewStPaul'

s.

Thefirecausedgreatpainandloss,butafteritLondonwasabetterplaceacityforthefutureandnotjustofthepast.

29.Itseemsthatthewriterofthetextwasmostsorryforthefactthat 

______.

A.manyfamousbuildingsweredestroyed

B.thebirdsintheskywerekilledbythefire

C.somepeoplelosttheirlives

D.theKing'

sbakerywasburneddown

30.Whydidthewritercite（引用）SamuelPepys’words?

A.BecausePepyswasamongthoseputtingoutthefire.

B.BecausePepysalsowroteaboutthefire.

C.Togivethereaderaclearerpictureofthefire.

D.Toshowthatpoorpeoplesufferedmost.

31.Howwasthefireputoutaccordingtothetext?

A.Housesstandinginthedirectionofthefirewerepulleddown.

B.Allthewoodenhousesinthecityweredestroyed.

C.Peoplemanagedtogetenoughwaterfromtheriver.

D.Thekingandhissoldierscametohelp.

32.Whichofthefollowingwerereasonsfortherapidspread（扩散）ofthebigfire?

（a）Therewasastrongwind.

（b）Thestreetswereverynarrow.

（c）Manyhousesweremadeofwood.

（d）Therewasnotenoughwaterinthecity.

（e）Peopledidnotdiscoverthefireearlier.

A.（a）and（b） 

B.（a）,（b）,（c）,（d）and（e）

C.（a）,（b）,（c）and（d） 

D.（a）,（b）and（c）

D

Teenagersareoftenadifficultgroup.Withallthosehormones（荷尔蒙）floodingtheirbodies,theycanbemoody,unpredictable,andtendtomakeuncertainchoices.Buthoweverconfusingtheirteenageyearsare,kidscanstillbegenerallyhappy,dependingontheirlifestylechoices.AccordingtoanewresearchbyBritishscientists,teenswhodon’tsmoke,drinkonlymoderatelyornotatall,andwhodon’teatmuchjunkfoodarelikelytobehappierthanotherteens.

Thestudylookedat40,000Britishfamiliesandcameupwithsomeinterestingfindings.Forexample,kidswhoneverdrankalcoholwereuptosixtimesmorelikelytoreporthigherlevelsofhappinessthankidswhodrank.Andteenswhosmokedwerefivetimeslesslikelytoratehighonhappinesschartscomparedtokidswhodon’tsmoke.Samegoesfordietandphysicalactivity.Themorefruitsandvegetableskidseat,andthemorehourstheyspendplayingsports,thehappiertheyare.

Now,ofcoursethisdoesn’tmeanthatnotsmokingordrinking,andplayingsportsguaranteeshappiness.Itcouldbethatkidswhohavehappycharactertendtobemoreactiveandlessaddictedtodrinkingorsmoking.Anditcouldequallybethecasethatkidswhoareunhappyaremorerelatedtodrinkingandsmokingandeatingjunkfood.

Otherstudieshaveshownthatexerciseisaprovenwaytotreatanxietyanddepression.Futurestudiesmaysupporttheideathatotherhealthfulbehaviors,includingrefraining（克制）fromsmoking,drinking,andeatingtoomuchjunk,canavoidsadnessandincreasehappiness,too.

33.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?

A.Notsmokingordrinkingguaranteeshappiness.

B.Teenswithfloodinghormonescannotbehappy.

C.Playingsportscandecreaseteen’sunhappiness.

D.Unhappinesscancertainlyresultinsmokinganddrinking.

34.Whichofthefollowingmighthelpteensquitanxiety?

A.Smokinganddrinking.

B.Takingexercise.

C.Eatingjunkfood.

D.Goingonadiet.

35.Whichcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.Waystotreatanxietyanddepression.

B.Exerciseandteenagers’health.

C.Teenagersshouldn’tdrinkorsmoke.

D.Teenagers’lifestyleandtheirhappiness.

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Therewasoncealonelygirlwholongedsomuchforlove.Onedaywhileshewaswalkinginthewoodsshefoundtwostarvingbirds36.Shecaredthemwithloveandthebirdsgrewstrong.Everymorningtheygreetedherwithawonderfulsong.Thegirlfeltthegreatlovefromthebirds.

37.Thelargerandthestrongerofthetwobirdsflewfromthecage.Thegirlwassofrightenedthathewouldflyaway.Asheflewclose,shegraspedhimwildly.Herheartfeltgladathersuccessincapturinghim.38.Sheopenedherhandandstaredinhorroratthedeadbird.Herdesperatelovehadkilledhim.

Shenoticedtheotherbirdmovingbackandforthontheedgeofthecage.Shecouldfeelhisg