高一第二学期期末英语调研考试试题之附答案Word下载.docx

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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，并在题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

EVENTS

LongMarchexhibit

TheShanghaiHistoryMuseumisputtingonanexhibitiontomarkthe60thanniversaryoftheLongMarch.Onshowaremorethan220photosand40itemsthatexplainwithpictureshowthecommunistRedArmydrewbackfromitsbesieged（被围困的）basesinJiangxiProvinceandfoughtitswaytonorthernShanxiProvinceinthemid-1930s.ExplanationsareallinChinese.TheshowwillendonNovember20.

Time:

10:

00am-4:

00pm

Address:

1286HongqiaoRoad

Admission:

8yuanforChinese/15yuanforforeigners

Thaielephants

EightelephantsfromThailandareentertainingvisitorsatChangfengParkbyridingbikes,playingbasketball,balancingonabeam,dancingandblowingamouthorgan.Peopleareencouragedtohaveatug-of-war（拔河比赛）withtheanimalsorlieonthegroundandhavetheelephantswalkoverthem.Theelephantsgivethreeshowsadayat9:

30am,3:

30pmand8:

00pmandthereisanadditionalshowatl:

30pmatweekends.TheshowwillendonNovember15.

189DaduheRoad

30-40yuan

Dancingdolphins

Dolphinsjumpingfromthewatertotouchaball,swayingtheirbodiestomusic,kissingpeopleanddoingmathbytappingtheirtailshavemadethedolphinarium（海豚馆）inPeaceParkanattractionforchildren.Sealsandsealionsalsoperform.

Hours:

30am,4:

00pm,and7:

30pm

20yuanforadultsand10yuanforchildren.

1.IfyougotovisittheLongMarchexhibitwithanAustralian,howmuchwillyoupayaltogetherfortheadmission（入场费）?

A.16yuan.

B.23yuan.

C.30yuan.

D.20yuan.

2.Attheexhibition,youwillsee___________.

A.booksontheLongMarch

B.manythingsleftbytheRedArmy

C.manyarticleswrittenbyfamouswriters

D.manyphotosandpicturesabouttheLongMarch

3.ThedolphinariuminPeaceParkisahallwhereyoucansee___________.

A.onlysealsperform

B.onlydolphinsperform

C.onlysealsandsealionsperform

D.notonlydolphinsbutalsosealsandsealionsperform

B

Therewasagardenerwholookedafterhisgardenwithgreatcare.Towaterhisflowers,heusedtwobuckets（水桶）.Onewasashinyandnewbucket.Theotherwasaveryoldanddilapidatedone,whichhadseenmanyyearsofservice,butwasnowpastitsbest.

Everymorning,thegardenerwouldfillupthetwobuckets.Thenhewouldcarrythemalongthepath,oneoneachside,totheflowerbeds.Thenewbucketwasveryproudofitself.Itcouldcarryafullbucketofwaterwithoutasingledropspilled（溢出）.Theoldbucketfeltveryashamedbecauseofitsholes:

beforeitreachedtheflowerbeds,muchwaterhadleaked（漏出）alongthepath.

Sometimesthenewbucketwouldsay,“SeehowcapableIam!

Howgooditisthatthegardenerhasmetowatertheflowerseveryday!

Idon'

tknowwhyhestillbotherswithyou.Whatawasteofspaceyouare!

”

Andallthattheoldbucketcouldsaywas.“IknowIamnotveryuseful,butIcanonlydomybest.Iamhappythatthegardenerstillfindsalittlebitofuseinme,atleast.”

Oneday,thegardenerheardthatkindofconversation.Afterwateringtheflowersasusual,hesaid,“Youbothhavedoneyourworkverywell.NowIamgoingtocarryyouback.Iwantyoutolookcarefullyalongthepath.”

Thenthetwobucketsdidso.Allalongthepath,theynoticed,onthesidewherethenewbucketwascarried,therewasjustbare（光秃秃的）earth;

ontheothersidewheretheoldbucketwascarried,therewasajoyousrowofwildflowers,leadingallthewaytothegarden.

4.Whatwastheoldbucketashamedof?

A.Hispast.B.Hisaging.

C.Hismanner.D.Hisleaking.

5.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“dilapidated”probablymean?

A.dirtyB.dark

C.worn-outD.ordinary-looking.

6.Thenewbucketmadeconversationswiththeoldonemainlyto___________.

A.takepityontheoldone

B.laughattheoldone

C.showoffitsbeautifullooks

D.praisethegardener’skindness

7.Whywastheoldbucketstillkeptbythegardener?

A.Becauseitwasusedtokeepabalance

B.Becauseitstayedinitsbestcondition

C.Becauseithaditsownfunction

D.Becauseitwastakenasatreasure

C

Thisyear,abouttwenty-threehundredteenagers（youngpeopleagedfrom13to19）fromallovertheworldwillspendabouttenmonthsinU.S.homes.TheywillattendU.S.schools,meetU.S.teenagers,andformimpressionoftherealAmerica.Atthesametime,aboutthirteenhundredAmericanteenagerswillgotoothercountriestolearnnewlanguagesandlearnabouttherestoftheworld.

Hereisatwo-waystudentexchangeinaction.Fred,19,spentlastyearinGermanywithGeorge’sfamily.Inturn,George’ssonMikespentayearinFred’shomeinAmerica.

Fred,alivelyyoungman,knewlittleGermanwhenhearrived.Butaftertwomonthsofstudying,thelanguagebegantocometohim.Theschoolwascompletelydifferentfromwhathehadexpected—muchharder.Studentsroserespectfullywhentheteacherenteredtheroom.TheytookfourteensubjectsinsteadofthesixthatwereusuallytakenintheUnitedStates.Therewerealmostnooutsideactivities.

Familylife,too,wasdifferent.Thefather’swordwasthelaw,andalloftheactivitiesweredonearoundthefamilyratherthanindividually（单独地）.Fredfoundthefoodtoosimpleatfirst.Alsohemissedhavingacar.

“Backhome,youpickupsomefriendsinacarandgoouttohaveagoodtime.InGermany,youwalk,butyousoonlearntolikeit.”

Atthesametime,inAmerica,Mike,afriendlyGermanboy,wasalsoforminghisidea.“IsupposeIshouldcriticizeAmericanschools,”hesays.“Itisfartooeasyforourlevel.ButIhavetosaythatIlikeitalot.InGermany,wedonothingbutstudy.Herewetakepartinmanyoutsideactivities.Ithinkthatmaybeyourschoolsarebetterintrainingforcitizens.Thereoughttobesomemiddlegroundbetweenthetwo.”

8.Thisyear___________teenagerswilltakepartintheexchangeprogrambetweenAmericaandothercountries.

A.twenty-threehundredB.thirteenhundred

C.overthreethousandD.lessthantwothousand

9.Thewholeexchangeprogramisdonemainlyto___________.

A.helpteenagersinothercountrieslearnabouttherealAmerica

B.sendstudentsinAmericatoGermany

C.letstudentslearnsomethingaboutothercountries

D.haveteenagerslearnnewlanguages

10.WhatisparticularinAmericanschoolsisthat___________.

A.thereisagroundbetweentwoteachingbuildings

B.therearealotofoutsideactivities

C.studentsusuallytakefourteensubjectsinall

D.studentsgooutsidetoenjoythemselvesincars

11.AfterexperiencingtheAmericanschoollife,Mikethoughtthat___________.

A.abettereducationshouldincludesomethinggoodfrombothAmericaandGermany

B.Germanschoolstrainedstudentsbest

C.AmericaschoolswerenotasgoodasGermanschools

D.theeasylifeintheAmericanschoolswasmorehelpfulforstudents

D

Whentimesgettough,wealllookforwaystocutback.Whenwe’rehungry,weeatathomeinsteadofgoingout.Wetakebusesinsteadoftaxis.Andwewearourolddesignerjeansjustafewmonthslonger.Withcollegeexpensesatall-timehighs,highschoolstudentsareeagertodoanythingtocutthecostofauniversityeducation.

Onecost-cuttingproposalistoallowcollegestudentstogetabachelor’sdegreeinthreeyearsinsteadoffour.Educationalinstitutionshavebeenactivelyexploringwaystomakethelearningprocessmoreefficient.Butthere’saquestion:

Wouldthequalityofundergraduateeducationsuffer?

FewUSuniversitieshaveformallyapproveda“three-yeardegree”model.

IdoubtthatmainstreamNorthAmericancollegeswillcarryoutathree-yearcurriculumanytimesoon.Foronething,mostuniversitiesalreadyallowhighlyqualifiedstudentstograduateearlybytestingoutofcertainclassesandobtaininganumberofcollegecredits.Inaddition,atfamousuniversities,thecommitteewhodeterminewhichcoursesarerequiredandwhichcoursesareelectivesareunlikelytosuddenly“throwout”onequarteroftherequiredcredits.Professorswillresist“diluting（稀释）”thequalityoftheeducationtheyoffer.

Inmyopinion,aqualityfour-yeareducationisalwayssuperiortoaqualitythree-yeareducation.Acollegeeducationrequiressufficienttimeforastudenttobecomeskilledintheirmajoranddocourseworkinfieldsoutsidetheirmajor.Itisnotagoodideatowaterdowneducation,anymorethanit’snotagoodideatowaterdownmedicine.Ifwewanttohelpstudentsfindtheirwaythroughuniversity,weshouldhelpthemunderstandearlyonwhatknowledgeandskillstheyneedtohaveupongraduation.Weshouldallowstudentstotestoutofasmanycoursesaspossible.Weshouldgivethemachancetoearnmoneyasinterns（实习生）inmeaningfulpart-timejobsthatrelatetotheiruniversitystudies,suchasthefive-yearco-opprogramatNortheasternUniversity.

12.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitle?

A.It’stimetoshortenthelearningprocess

B.Bestlearningtakesplaceovertime

C.Universityeducationshouldbewatereddown

D.Collegeeducationcallsforreform

13.InmostUSuniversities,___________.

A.someexcellentstudentscangraduateaheadoftime

B.collegestudentsareofferedtheco-opprogram

C.electives’creditsmakeuponequarteroftherequiredcredits

D.allstudentsarerequiredtofinishfour-yeareducationbeforegraduation

14.Wecaninferthat___________.

A.theauthorisacollegeprofessor

B.theauthorconsiderstheuniversityeducationqualityveryimportant

C.theauthorthinksthecos