辽宁省辽宁师大附中学年高一英语上学期月考试题Word下载.docx

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Slang（俚语）isveryinformallanguagewhichisoftenusedbyyoungpeople.It’shardtokeepuptodatewithitasnewwordsandphrasesappearandevolve（发展）.Livinginamulticulturalsocietyhasaneffectonlanguage,especiallyontheyoung,whosefriendsareoftenfromamixofbackgrounds.TVandmusicalsohaveabigimpact.Acompletelistofslangisdifficulttomake;

bythetimeitwasfinished,thelistwouldbeoutofdate.However,hereareafewexamples:

Safe,sorted,sound,coolorwickedallmean“That’sgood”or“Iunderstand”.

Insteadofusingdifferenttagquestions（附加疑问句）like“…isn’tit?

”,“…can’tyou?

”or“…don’tthey?

”,peopleuse“innit”.

Forexample,“Hecandancereallywell,innit!

”（=Hecandancereallywell,can’the?

）or“Theyalwayssaythat,innit.”（=Theyalwayssaythat,don’tthey?

）

Insteadofsaying“very”,“really”or“completely”use“well”,forexample,“I’mwelltired”or“Yougotitwellwrong!

”

“Whatever”means“Idon’tcare”,forexample,A:

“Buttheteachersayswecan’tleaveuntilwe’vefinished.”B:

“Whatever.I’mgoing.”

“He’sfine”or“he’sfit”bothmean“He’sgood-looking”.Fineandfitcandescribeaboyoragirl.

Noteverybodyusesslangandnoteverybodylikesit.AschoolinthenorthofEnglandrecentlytolditspupilstostopusingslangwordssuchas“hiya”（hello）,“cheers”and“ta”（bothmean“thankyou”）iftheywantedtogetaplaceatuniversityoragoodjob.

WhenBritishpeopleuselanguagelikethis,it’snosurprisethatsomesaytheycan’tunderstandnativespeakers.Butperhapslearnersdon’tneedtoworrysomuch.ResearchshowsthatmostoftheEnglishspokenaroundtheworldtodayisbetweennon-nativespeakersofthelanguage.

So,howimportantisittounderstandtheseslangwordsandexpressions?

IfyouwatchfilmsorTVinEnglish,readmagazinesinEnglish,chatonlineinEnglishorareinterestedinEnglishsonglyrics,thenunderstandingslangcanbeveryuseful.Youprobablywon’tseemuchslanginyourEnglishexamination,though.

1.Whyisithardtomakeacompletelistofslang,accordingtothearticle?

A.Becausemanyslangwordsareoutdated.

B.Becauseitismostlyusedbyyoungpeople.

C.Becausemodernslangchangesveryquickly.

D.Becauseitcomesfromdifferentculturalbackgrounds.

2.Whatcanwelearnaboutslangfromthetext?

A.Itpreventslanguagefromevolving.

B.ItisalsospreadthroughTVandmusic.

C.ItismorepopularintheUKthanintheUS.

D.IthasfounditswayintoformalwrittenEnglish.

3.Whatcanweconcludefromthetext?

A.Knowinglittleslangdoesn’tgreatlyaffecthowonecommunicates.

B.ManyUKschoolsareencouragingstudentstouseslang.

C.ItisessentialforEnglishlearnerstostudysomeBritishslang.

D.MoreEnglishisspokenbynativespeakersthanbynon-nativespeakers.

B

It’softensaidthattheriseofsocialmediahasrevolutionized（彻底改变）communication.Withsmartphonesandsocialnetworkingapps,wecanwritetoourfamilyandfriendswheneverwelike.Butwhilesocialmediahasbroughtusconvenience,italsohasitsproblems,suchasmisunderstandingsincommunication.

Quiteoften,peoplemisunderstandwhat’swrittenonsocialmedia.AccordingtoastorypublishedonTheConversationonMarch8,sarcasm（讽刺）,inparticular,canbeverydifficulttonoticeinawrittenmessage.

Sarcasmisakindofirony（反语）:

It’swhenwesaysomething,butreallymeantheopposite.Forexample,amessagefromafriendthedaybeforeamathexamthatsays“I’msolookingforwardtotomorrow!

”isobviouslysarcasm.

Sarcasmbeforetheriseofsocialmediaandmobilephoneswasmostlyusedinspeechandfacetoface.Thatmadesarcasmeasier,becauseyoucouldaccompanyyourwordswithafacialgestureandatone（语气）ofvoicethatwouldhelpothersgetyourmessage.Youhadagoodchanceofbeingunderstoodandreceivingalaughoranunderstandingglance.

Andyetwhenwetextorwritesomethingonline,alotofthatinformationgoesmissing.“Therearenofacialhints,notonesormaybeevenadelayedresponseifapersoncan’ttextyoubackimmediately,”wroteTheConversation.“Andifyoudon’tknowthepersonallthatwell,theregoesyourlastpossiblehint:

history.”

Tohelpavoidmisunderstandings,peoplewhouseplatformssuchasTwitteroftenincludethehashtag﹟sarcasm–althoughthisislikehavingtoexplainajokewhenpeopledon’tlaughatit,whichdestroysthepointofsarcasminthefirstplace.

Anditisn’tonlysarcasmthatcangetlostinelectroniccommunications.It’salsohardtonoticethingssuchasindifference（冷漠）.

“Oneoftheproblemswithdigitalcommunication,whenitreliespurelyontext,isthatthissucks（抽离）theempathy（情感共鸣）outofthecommunication.Soitcanleadtomiscommunication,”linguistVyvEvans,authorofTheEmojiCode,toldUSAToday.“Thisiswhereemojiscomeintotheirown.Theyputthebodylanguageback,sopeoplecanbetterreademotionalintent（目的）.”

However,eventhoughtherearehundredsofdifferentemojis（表情符号）tochoosefrom,there’sstillnoreplacementforgoodold-fashionedface-to-facecommunication.

4.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinthethirdparagraphmeanaccordingtothecontext?

A.Theycan’twaittotaketheexam.

B.Theyarewell-preparedfortheexam.

C.They’renotlookingforwardtotakingtheexamatall.

D.Theexammightbetoodifficultforthem.

5.Whatmightleadtothewordswewriteonlinebeingmisunderstood,accordingtotheConversation?

A.Theuseofnewinternetwordsandphrases.

B.Thecomplicatedrelationshipbetweenpeople.

C.Theabsenceoffacialexpressionsandtones.

D.Respondingtootherpeopletooquickly.

6.WhatdoesVyvEvansthinkisapossiblewaytoavoidmiscommunicationonline?

A.Usingemojis,astheycandisplaybodylanguage.

B.Expressingfewerpersonalfeelings.

C.Sendingvoicemessagesinsteadoftextmessages.

D.Usingahashtagbeforemakingjokes.

7.Whatisthearticlemainlyabout?

A.Theconvenienceofonlinecommunication.

B.Somemisunderstandingsthatcomewithdigitalcommunication.

C.Agoodreplacementforface-to-facecommunication.

D.Somereasonsforthepopularityofemojis.

C

FireworkshavebeenenjoyedbycountlesspeopleeversincetheywereinventedinChinaduringtheTangDynastyhundredsofyearsago.Fromsmallfamilygatherings（团聚）tohugeglobalcelebrations,thereisn’tapartythatcouldn’tbemademorefunwithafewfireworks.Butitseemsthatthere’sabigpricetopayforsomebriefbeautyandfun.

It’sbeendiscoveredthatfireworkscontainmetalssuchascopper（铜）andlead,inadditiontootherpollutantslikeperchlorates（高氯酸盐）.AccordingtotheEnvironmentalProtectionAgency,perchloratescanformnaturallyorbemade.Theyareanindustrialchemicalusedinrocketfuelandexplosives（炸药）,andaresoluble（可溶解的）inwater.

Thisisareasonforconcernbecauseperchloratesnegativelyaffectthethyroidgland（甲状腺）,whichinfluencesimportantbodilyfunctionslikebloodpressureandheartrate.

Furthermore,astudyconductedbyTerryGordon,aprofessoratNewYorkUniversity,examinedtheemissions（排放物）whosesizeswerebigenoughtoenterthelungs.Theyconcludedthattheseemissionsmayleadtovariousdangerousconditionslikecancer,heartattacks,andstrokes（中风）.

Itisworthnoticing,however,thatnostudieshaveproventheconnctionsbetweentheseconditionsandthedangerouschemicalsinfireworks.

However,thenegativeeffectsoffireworkemissionscanbeobservedinbirds.Britain’sRoyalSocietyfortheProtectionofBirdswarnsagainstsettingofffireworksclosetowildlifeareasastheymaycauseconfusionamongbirds.

In2020,anincidentinvolving5,000red-wingedblackbirdsfallingoutoftheskyonNewYear’sEveinArkansas,USsupportedthisidea.Afireworksdisplayheldatanestinggroundforblackbirdsledtothebirds’nightsightbeingaffected,causingthemtofalltotheirdeaths.

Arguably（可以说）,theuseoffireworksduringcelebrationsmaybebecausepeopledon’trealizehowtheypolluteourenvironment.Companiesandresearcherscouldtakethiscue（线索）andfindothernew,eco-friendlyways.

Afterall,forallthebeautyfireworksbring,there’snobetterbeautythanthatofourplanet’s.

8.Accordingtothearticle,perchloratescontainedinfireworks______.

A.doharmtothethyroidgland

B.raisetheriskofcancer

C.aredangerouswhenputinwater

D.aremadefromcopperandlead

9.TerryGordonconcludedfromhisresearchthat______.

A.fireworksaredirectlyconnectedwithlungcancer

B.thewastefromfireworkscouldthreatenourbody

C.chemicalsinfireworkscouldincreaseourbloodpressure

D.ourbodyisstrongenoughtofightagainstthepollutantsinfireworks

10.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardtheuseoffireworks?

A.Positive.B.Negative.C.Indifferent.D.Neutral.

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Whatcolorisatennisball?

Askyourclassmates,andtheymightgiveyousomesurprisinganswers.

USmagazineTheAtlanticrecentlyasked30,000peoplethisquestion.Amongthem,52percentsaidtennisballsaregreen,42percentsaidtheyareyellow,and6percentwentwithothercolors.AccordingtotheInternationalTennisFederation,tennisballsareyellow.11

Scientistscallthiscolorconstancy（色彩恒常性）.Forexample,weknowthatChina’sflagisred.Whenweseeitduringsunsetorunderpurplelight,westillknowthatitisred,evenifitlookslikeadifferentcolor.12Eveniftheobjectisseenindifferentkindsoflightlater,ourbraincanstilltellitstru