四川省遂宁市射洪中学学年高一英语上学期期末考试试题英才班文档格式.docx

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Melbourne,Australia

Melbourneisahot-spottraveldestination,andit'

seasytoseeitsbeautifulbeachesandbusycitylife.

Whyit'

sagreatchoice:

Australiaasawholeisconsideredasafedestinationforinternationaltravel,andbecauseofthat,manysolotravelersgothere.AsanEnglish-speakingcountry,youwon'

tbefacedwithanylanguagebarriers.Melbourneiseasytogetaroundbecauseyoucanwalkorbikepracticallyanywhere!

Thailand

Thailandisgreatforsolotravelers--perhapsbecauseitisoneoftheBuddhistmindsets,whichpromoteequalityamongthesexes.

Thailandisknownforitsfriendlyatmosphere,andasatravelhotspot,thereareplentyofchancestomeetotherlike-mindedtravelers.Itiswellknownforbeingverycheap,especiallyinthenorth.Itisagoodchoiceifyouwanttogetawayonabudget.Thailandhasalottooffer,fromtheparty-centralBangkoktobeautifulbeachesandtropical（热带的）jungle.

HongKong,China

HongKongisagreatplacetorelaxforsolotravelersasitisfullof"

Zenmoments"

suchasbeautifulgardensandTaiChiclasses.

HongKongisregardedasoneofthesafestcitiesintheworld.Ifyou'

renotwell-traveled,orperhapsabittiredofthingslikelanguagebarriers,HongKongisagreatplacetostart,asitmixesbothEasternandWesternlanguagesatthesametime.

Bali,Indonesia

Baliisaspiritualplacewithyoga,spas,healthyfoodandbeaches.ThecombinationoffriendlypeopleandsplendidlyvisualculturehasmadeBaliaNO.1touristattraction.

ssogreat:

Youwon'

tbetheonlysolotravelerinBali.Everyoneisknownforbeingextremelyfriendlyandyou'

resuretomeetsomeamazingcharactersalongtheway.AsaHinduisland,Baliistheperfectplaceforarelaxingandspiritualretreat（静修）.TheSacredMonkeyForestinUbudisfantastic—ifyoulikemonkeys,anyway.

1.Whatdothefourplaceshaveincommonaccordingtothetext?

A.Theyoffergoodspasandyoga.B.There'

renolanguagebarriers.

C.They'

regreatforsolotravelers.D.They'

recheaptotravelaround.

2.Wherecanyouenjoybothconvenienttransportandbeautifulbeaches?

A.Melbourne,Australia.B.Thailand.

C.HongKong,China.D.Bali,Indonesia.

3.WhathasmadeBaliaNo.Itouristattraction?

A.Yoga,spas,healthyfoodandbeaches.

B.Meetingsomeamazingcharactersalongtheway.

C.FantasticmonkeysintheSacredMonkeyForest.

D.Friendlypeopleandsplendidlyvisualculture.

B

WhenIwasaboy,Iusedtoliveacrosstheroadfromabighillwithhugeoaktreesgrowingoutofit.Whenwinterarrived,thick,heavysnowwouldfall,andmytwobrotherswouldgrabtheirsledsbeadingovertothehillforadayoffunIrememberwatchingthemwithenvybecauseIwasstilltoosmalltogosledding.Finally,onewinterIwasconsideredbigenoughandjoinedmybrothersastheycarriedtheirsledsupthehillandpreparedtoridedownit.

ThefirstfewtripsIrodewithoneofmybrothersandhadthetimeofmylife.ItwassoexhilaratingwhenthewindwhippedacrossmyfaceasIflewdownthehillsideonthewoodensled.NeartheendofthedayIwasoverjoyedtoowhenmyoldestbrotherdecidedtoletmetryridingthesledallbymyself.Iclimbedonitfullofexcitementandlayonmystomach.Thenwithonebigpushmybrothersentmedownthesnowyhillside.IwasdoingprettywelltoountilIhitanoldstumphiddenbythesnowandwentoffcourse,straighttowardsoneofthosebigoaktrees.MyheartpoundedinmychestandIcouldhearmyselfscreaming.AtthelastpossiblesecondIrolledoffandthesledcrashedintothetree.Icouldhearmybrothersrunningdownthehillyelling,"

Youhavetosteer（操控）!

Youhavetosteer!

"

Sadly,thatwasn'

tthelasttimeIfailedtosteerwhensomeobstacleknockedmeoffcourseinmylife.Manytimesproblems,troublesandmyownfailureshavesentmecrashingintothetreesofanger,frustrationanddespair.Iamstilllearningthatlifeisn'

talwayssafesledding.Iamstilllearningthatitisuptometosteermyselfbacktolove,backtokindness,backtogoodness,andbacktoGod.

Lifeisatrip,butnooneeversaiditwasasmoothride.Steerwellthen.Steerstraight.Steeryoursoultowardsthelightandtheloveweareallmeantfor.

4.Whatdoweknowabouttheauthorwhenhewasveryyoung?

A.Helivedonabighillwithhugeoaktreesonit.

B.Hewasfrightenedtogosleddingwithhisbrothers.

C.Helongedtogosleddingwithhisbrothers.

D.Hecarriedhisbrothers'

sledsastheywentsledding.

5.Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedword"

exhilarating"

inParagraph2?

A.Delightful.B.Terrifying.C.Ordinary.D.Violent.

6.Whydidtheauthorfalloffhissled?

A.Becausehissledcrashedintoanoaktree.

B.Becausehewantedtoavoidcrashingintoanoaktree.

C.Becausehisbrotherpusheditsohard.

D.Becausethehillsidewassnowy.

7.Whatdoestheauthormeantotellus?

A.Losingcontrolofasledcanbedangerous.

B.Courageanddeterminationcanchangeone'

slife.

C.Lifecanbecontrolledbyonehimself.

D.Lifeisamysteryfullofcoincidences.

C

Anewcomputerprogramisbeingpraisedasalife-changerforblindpeople.ThenewprogramisknownastheKNFBReaderapp（应用程序）.Itcanhelpuserslistentoanaudio（声音的）read-back—thesound—ofprintedmaterial.

Theapplicationsoftwareprogramcosts$99.ItistheproductofalongrelationshipbetweentheNationalFederationoftheBlindandRayKurzweil,acomputerscientistandanemployeeofGoogle.

TheKNFBReadermakesuseofnewpatternrecognitionandimage-processingtechnology,andnewhardwareforsmartphones.Peopleusingtheappcanadjust,orchangethepositionofthecameraandreadprintedmaterialsoutloud.

MrKurzweilstartedworkingonwhathecalled"

readingmachines"

intheearly1970s.Theideacameafterspeakingwithablindpersonwhoexpressedfrustrationswiththelackoftechnologytohelpblindpeople.Hisfirstreadingmachinewasthesizeofawashingmachine.Itcost$50,000.Thetechnologyhascontinuedtoimproveoverthepast20years.Thenewsmartphoneappcanrecognizeandtakeprintedmaterialinonelanguageandchangeittoanotherlanguage.Butitwasnotavailableonamobiledeviceuntilnow.Inthepast,itcostmorethan$1,000tousethesoftwareappwithacameraandamobilephone.

Blindpeoplesaytheappwillmakelifemucheasieranditwillhelpwitheverythingfromreadingrestaurantmenustostudyingpapersintheclassroom.Userssaytheapphasgivensomepeoplegreaterindependence.Oneuser,namedGordonLuke,reportedthathewasabletousetheapptoreadhisvotingcardfortherecentvoteinScotland.

BryanBashinleadsthenon-profitgroupLighthousefortheBlindandVisuallyImpairedinSanFrancisco.Heisalsoblind.HesaystheKNFBappshowsthepositiveimpactthattechnologycanhaveandtherearetimesinhislifewhenhewishestheKNFBappwereavailabletohim.Headdsthattheabilitytogaininformationquicklywithsomethingthatfitsinyourpocketwillbe,whathecalls,"

agamechanger"

.

8.Whatcanwelearnfromthefourthparagraph?

A.Thefirstreadingmachinewasinventedbyablind.

B.MrKurzweil'

sfirstreadingmachinewasveryexpensive.

C.Thesmartphoneappcan'

tbeusedtotranslatelanguages.

D.Thereaderappwasavailableonamobilephone20yearsago.

9.Howdotheusersthinkoftheapp?

A.Boring.B.Useful.C.Noisy.D.Traditional.

10.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.AnEssentialAppforEveryone

B.TheHistoryofReadingMachines

C.SmartphoneAppGives"

Sight"

totheBlind

D.TheKNFBReaderAppHelpstheBlindPhotograph

第二部分：

语言知识运用

第一节完形填空（共20小题；

每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

MsMillercouldunderstandallherstudentsexceptBob.Bobwastheonlyboywhocametoschooldressed11andsatintheclasscompletelylostinhisownworld.His12hadbeendecliningsteadily.

She13Bob'

spreviousprogressreportsandwas14toseeheusedtobethetopperinhisclass.Hewasdoingbadlyineverysubjectwhenhismotherdied15himalonewithhisfather,whowasa16andhadtotravelalways.17hisperformanceworseningsteadily,Bob'

s18alsobegantochange.Hehadforgottentolaughandshowedno19inanyactivity.

Onedayafterschool,MsMilleraskedBobto20.Sheaskedhimifhehadanyproblemunderstandinghis21.Graduallyshebegantogivehimacomfortzonesothathecouldtalkand22.Afterthreeweeks,shefoundBobgradually23.Hecouldanswerthequestionshepreviouslyfailed.Everydayafterschool,shegavepersonal24toBob.

Bobhadimprovedalotoverthenextterm.Hedressedproperlyandrespondedinclass.

OnaFriday,Bobhandedheraboxand25hertoopenitonSunday.OnSundaymorning,26,sheopeneditandsawabottleofperfume,halffilled.Therewasasmall27,sayingthattheperfumeusedtobehismother'

sandhewishedMsMillertowearit28everytimeshewasaround,hecouldfeelhisMomnearhim.Hethankedherforeverything.Therewasacard29tothebottle;

itsaid"

HappyMother'

sDay!

MsMiller30realizedthatitwasnotshewhohadmadeadifferencetoBob'

slifebutitwasBobwhomadeherrealizewhattruehumanityis!

11.A.neatlyB.appropriatelyC.formallyD.untidily

12.A.healthB.performanceC.businessD.attendance

13.A.searchedthroughB.