辽宁省抚顺德才高级中学学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题 Word版含答案Word格式.docx
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阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
A
WinnersClub
Youchoosetobeawinner!
TheWinnersClubisabankaccountspeciallydesignedforteenagers.Ithasheenmadetohelpyoubettermanageyourmoney.TheWinnersClubisatransactionaccount(交易账户)whereyoureceiveakey-cardsoyoucangettoyourmoney24/7—that'
s24hoursaday,7daysaweek!
It'
saclubwithimpressivefeaturesforteenagers:
●Noaccountkeepingfees!
You'
renomillionairesowedon'
texpectyoutopaylargefees.Infact,therearenoaccountkeepingortransactionfees!
●Excellentinterestrates!
Youwantyourmoneytogrow.TheWinnersClubhasagoodrateofinterestwhichgetsevenbetterifyoumakeatleasttwodeposits(储蓄)withouttakingthemoutinamonth.
●Convenient
Teenagersarebusy—wegetthat.Youmayneverneedtocometoabankatall.WiththeWinnersClubyoucanchoosetousehandytellersandtobankfromhomeusingthephoneandtheInternet...YoucanhavemoneydirectlydepositedintoyourWinnersClubaccount.Thiscouldbeyourpocketmoneyoryourpayfromyourpart-timejob!
●Megamagazineincluded
Alongwithyourregularreport,youwillreceiveaFREEmagazinefullofgoodideastomakeevenmoreofyourmoney.TherearealsofantasticoffersandcompetitionsonlyforWinnersClubmembers.
TheWinnersClubisagreatchoiceforteenagers.Anditissoeasytojoin.Simplyfillinanapplicationform.Youwillhavetogetpermissionfromyourparentorguardian(sowecanorganizethatcoolkey-card)butitiseasy.Wecan'
twaittohearfromyou.It'
sthebestwaytochoosetobeawinner!
21.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEabouttheWinnersClub?
A.Specialgiftsarereadyforparents.
B.Thebankopensonlyonworkdays.
C.Servicesareconvenientforitsmembers.
D.Feesarenecessaryfortheaccountkeeping.
22.IfyouwanttobeamemberoftheClub,youmust________.
A.beanInternetuserB.bepermittedbyyourparent
C.haveabigsumofmoneyD.beinyourtwenties
23.Whatisthepurposeofthistext?
A.Tosetupaclub.B.Toprovidepart-timejobs.
C.Toorganizekey-cards.D.Tointroduceanewbankingservice.
B
Haveyounoticedthatmanyoftheclothesonthehighstreetlookthesamethesedays?
Sohowdoyoungpeoplemanagetoexpresstheirindividual(个人的)style?
WeinterviewedsomeBritsindifferentpartsofthecountry.
“YoungcreativepeopleintheUKhavealwayscomeupwithwaystoexpresstheirindividualitythroughclothes.Punksaddedzips(拉链)andsafetypins(别针),andskatersbuychains(链条)fromhardwareshopstohangfromtheirtrousers.Youdon’tneedmoney–youneedimagination,”saidAlexi,artstudent,Aldershot.
PrintingyourownT-shirtistheeasiestandmostcommonwaytocustomise(定制)clothes.Youdon’thavetoactuallymakeaT-shirt.Youcanbuyacheaponeandaddanimage(图像)ofyourchoice.
“Iusedtomakecustomised,multicolouredT-shirtsformyfriendsusingfabric(织物)paints.Theylookedabitmessybutsortofcool.Acoupleofyearsago,mymateSimonmadeonewithapictureofObamadressedasCheGuevara.Hestillwearsitinfact.Itlooksgreat,”saidJohn,25,Cheshire.
Everyoneknowsthatstudentsdon’thavealotofmoney.Thatdoesn’thavetobeaproblemifyou’vegotabitofimagination.
“IusedtomakeclothessometimeswhenIwasastudent.OnceIfoundapairoftrousersinashopthatIreallyliked,butIcouldn’taffordthem.Ididalittlesketch(素描)inanotebook,boughtsomefabricinthesamecolourandcopiedthetrousersusingmymum’ssewingmachine(缝纫机).Iloveditwhenpeopledidn’tbelieveIhadmadethemmyself,”saidCorrine,31,Dundee.
Buyingsecond-handor“vintage(复古的)”clothesisafashionoptionformanyyoungBrits.
“Iliketomakeoradapt(改造)myownclothesbecauseIknowthattheywillfitandthatthey’lllookgood.Ibuystufflikejackets,trousersanddressesinsecond-handshops.Youcanbesureyouwillalwayshavesomethingoriginalaswellascheap,”saidHelen,26,Nottingham.
24.AccordingtoAlexi,whichofthefollowingthingsbestallowsyoungpeopletoexpresstheirindividualstyle?
A.Money.B.Creativity.
C.Taste.D.Courage.
25.WhatdoesJohnthinkisagoodwaytoexpressone’sindividuality?
A.AdaptingvintageT-shirts.B.BuyingmulticoloredT-shirts.
C.PrintingimagesonT-shirts.D.AddingzipsandsafetypinstoT-shirts.
26.WhatmakesCorrineproudofherself?
A.Learningsewingskillsfromhermother.
B.Makingtrousersbyherself.
C.Beingabletoaffordexpensivetrousers.
D.Wearingfashionablesecond-handtrousers.
27.Whatisthearticlemainlyabout?
A.Whyyoungpeopleliketolookdifferent.
B.ThetrendofcustomizingclothesintheUK.
C.PopularclothesamongyoungBrits.
D.HowyoungBritsshowtheirpersonalitythroughclothes.
C
Irecentlygaveupdriving.Ipassedmytestlastyear,butIstoppedvoluntarily(自愿地)whenIturned90.Ithoughtthatitwasfinallytherighttime.
Needlesstosay,myfamilywasrelieved(解脱的)–theydidn’thavetohave“thattalk”withme.Mydoctorwasrelievedtoo.Nexttodiagnosing(诊断)anincurableillness,takingawayasenior’sdrivinglicenseisprobablyoneofthehardestthingshemustdo.Sincemywifepassedawayyearsago,Imadethisdecisionalone,althoughI’msuremylatewifewouldhavesupportedme.IknewIcouldn’tmoveaswellasIusedto,andmyeyesightwasgettingworse.Ithurttoturnmyheadwhenbackingup,and,afterlongshoppingtrips,Iwasexhausted.
AsIhandedoverthekeysofthecartomyson,IthoughtofallthecarsmywifeandIhadownedovertheyears.Acarisfreedom,independence,andanextensionofyourpersonality.Withoutone,youfeellikelessofaperson.
Ihaveasonwholivesclosebyandweshoptogetheratleastonceaweek.Myneighborsalsooffermerides,buttheideaofbeingdependentonotherpeopleafteralifetimeofindependenceishardtogetusedto.
I’velearnedtoadaptandchange.Withmyowncar,Icouldgoanywhereatamoment’snotice.Butnow,myhorizonshaveshrunkandImustplanaheadforeverything.Nomorepoppingoutformilkorbreadorlast-minuteafternoondrives.
However,Ifoundasolutiontosomeofthoseproblems.Lastyear,Idecidedtobuyanicenewfour-wheelelectricscooter(轻便摩托车).Atatopspeedof12km/h,ittakes20minutestogetfrommyhousetothegrocerystore.Butnow,myrouteisfreefromtrafficandnoise,withtreesandgreenery(青葱的草木)replacingcarsandstreetsigns.
Givingupdrivingishard,andsomeofusneveraccepttheloss.Forme,however,itwasjusttheendresultofalongandluckylife.Lifeintheslowlane(车道)turnedouttobesomuchfun–andsomuchcheaper.
28.Whatcanwelearnabouttheauthorfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?
A.Hedecidedtostopdrivingonhisown.
B.Hedevelopedanincurableillnessattheageof90.
C.Hewasencouragedtokeepdrivingbyhisfamily.
D.Heoftencheckedwithothersbeforemakingdecisions.
29.Howdidtheauthorfindlivingwithoutacaratfirst?
A.Hewasreadytobedependentonothers.
B.Hefoundhislifehadbeenlimited.
C.Hefoundithealthierbecausehewalkedmore.
D.Heenjoyedthecompanyofhisfamilyandfriends.
30.Whatdidtheauthordecidetodotobalancehislife?
A.Hetookhiscarbackfromhissonanddroveagain.
B.Hegotanewvehicleandadaptedtodrivingslowly.
C.Hedecidedtoplanaheadforhiseverydaylife.
D.Hemadeplanstobuyanewcarforhimself.
31.Whatisthemainaimofthisarticle?
A.Todescribethetypicallifeofanoldman.
B.Topersuadereaderstoliveaslowerlife.
C.Tostresstheimportanceofbeingindependent.
D.Toshowthatachangeoflifemaybringpositiveoutcomes.
D
Eachofushasatimeofthedaywhenwe’reatourbest.Forsome,it’sthemorning,andforothers,theafternoonorevening.Thesetimesrelatetowhatscientistscallourcircadianclock(生物钟).Now,anewstudysuggeststhattherelationshipbetweenstudents’circadianclocksandtheirstudyschedules(时间表)canhaveabigeffectontheirgrades,reportedReuters.
Theresearch,publishedinScientificReports,istheworkoftwoauthors,AaronSchirmerofChicago’sNortheasternIllinoisUniversityandBenjaminSmarrfromtheUniversityofCalifornia.Thepairuseddata(数据)fromauniversitycomputersystemtostudytherhythmsandactivitiesof15,000studentsatNortheasternIllinoisUniversitybetween2014and
Theystudiedthedatatoseeiftherewasaconnectionbetweenthestudents’schedules,theirnaturalcircadianclocksandtheirschoolperformance.
Thestudyfoundthatthecloserastudent’sscheduleandtheircircadianclock,thebettertheirgradeswere.Butifstudents’clockswereoutofsync(不一致)withtherestoftheirlives,theirperformancewaslikelytosuffer.
AccordingtoSchirmerandSmarr,thosestudentswhosufferedfromamismatchunderwentakindof“socialjetlag(时差)”.Forexample,somestudentsperformedbestatnightandthereforechosetostudyintheevening.Butifthosestudentshadanearlymorningclass,theyoftenfelttiredfromlatenightstudyinganddidn’tgetthemostoutoftheclass.Theymightthengoontogetalowergradeforexamsandcoursework.
Allstudentsinthestudysufferedsomedegreeofsocialjetlag,butlate-nightstudierssufferedthemost.
Theauthorssaymismatchesbetweenastudent’sscheduleandcircadianclockcanhavea“detrimentaleffect”,andnotjustintermsofacademicperformance,reportedScienceDaily.Socialjetlagcanalsobebadforstudents’health.
Theauthorsdon’tcla