辽宁省大连市学年高一上学期期末考试英语试题+Word版含答案Word文档格式.docx
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Daniel:
WhenIwaslittle,IthoughtI'
denduplearningtheguitarlikemyfather,butthenIdecidedthatIwantedtohavemyowninstrument,soIchosethetrumpet(小号).I’mintheschooljazzbandandI'
dliketobeamusicianwhenIgrowup,butmydadsaysit’sdifficulttomakealivingfrommusic.ButIdon'
twanttobealawyerlikehim.It’ssoboring.
Carmen:
NobodylikeslivingnearsomeonelikemebecausewhenIpractice,Imakealotofnoise!
Butyouhavetokeeppracticing,don'
tyou?
Otherwiseitgetsmoreandmoredifficult.Thetroubleis,inthesummer,whenit’shot,Ihavetoopenthewindows,sothewholestreetgetstohearitifI'
mnotcareful.IloveplayingthedrumsandIplayinafantasticband.
Vince:
I’veplayedtheguitarforaslongasIcanremember,butwhenIwastryingtomakeitasamusicianafterschool,IusedtoplayintheUndergroundinLondontomakeabitofextramoney.Ikeptonplaying,butIranarestauranttomakealiving.WhenIgetanysparetimeIstillplay.I’vegotafewfriendswholikemusictooandwehaveformedaband.
1.WhydidCaroloncegiveupplayingthecello?
A.Shecouldn’tgoabroadtoplay.B.Sheturnedtootherinstruments.
C.Shefounditboringtoplayitallday.D.Shecouldn’tspareanytimetoplayit.
2.WhatdoweknowaboutDaniel?
A.Heplaysthetrumpetintheschoolband.B.Heisgoodatplayingtheguitar.
C.Hisfatherpusheshimtobealawyer.D.Hisfathergiveshimalotofhelp.
3.WhatisthetroublethatCarmenisfacing?
A.Shecannotplaywellinpublic.
B.Playingthedrumsbothersothers.
C.Thestreetissonoisyinthesummer.
D.It’shardtokeeppracticinginthesummer.
4.WhydidVincestartrestaurantbusiness?
A.Tomakealiving.B.Toformaband.
C.Tomakefriends.D.Tosharemusic.
B
WinslowHomerwasafamousAmericanpainter.SinceArtHistoryclassincollege,IhadalwaysadmiredhisworksandIwasluckytoseealargeexhibitionofhisworkswhenIwasinmyearly30s.ItwasatthiseventthatIboughtaprintofhispainting,“SnaptheWhip”.ItalwayshunginmyclassroomuntilIretiredfromteaching.
Ithoughtittrulycapturedthefreedomandfunofchildhood.Inthepainting,agroupofyoungboysareplayingagamearminarmongrassgroundinfrontofafarmhouse.Theyarejumpingandlaughingwildlywithgreatjoy.Oneoftheboysisfallingdowntotheground.Theyarenotevenwearingshoes!
Duringmylastyearofteaching,therewasayoungwomaninherfirstyearofteachingrightnextdoortomeandwegottobegoodfriends.Shehadbeenanartstudentbeforetakingupeducation.Hereyesweredrawnimmediatelytothisprintwhensheenteredmyroom.Soonmylastdayofteaching,afterthestudentshadleft,Itookthepaintingoffthewallandwalkednextdoorandgaveittoher.
Shewasreallysurprised,butverygladtohaveit.IwasdelightedthatshelikeditandallthestudentsshewouldhavewouldtreasureitasmuchasIhad.Wefoundtheperfectplaceforitononeofherwallsandhungittogether.Iwashappythatshebroughtbackthiswonderfulmemoryforme.
5.Whydidtheauthoradmirethepainting“SnaptheWhip”somuch?
A.Hehadadeeploveforchildrenandstudents.
B.ItwasboughtfromafamousAmericanpainter.
C.Ithadalsodrawntheattentionoftheyoungwoman.
D.Heappreciatedthefreedomandfuninthepainting.
6.Whatisthepaintingabout?
A.Thenatureofchildren.B.Homelesschildren.
C.Hard-workingfarmers.D.Thepleasureofworking.
7.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“captured”inParagraph2probablymean?
A.Caught.B.Controlled.C.Recognized.D.Influenced.
8.Howdidtheauthorfeelwhenseeingthepaintinghunginthewoman’sroom?
A.Regretful.B.Painful.C.Pleased.D.Proud.
C
SharingEUmbrella,anewumbrellasharingcompanybasedinShenzhen,China,recentlyannouncedthatithadlostmostofthe300,000umbrellassinceitsetup.
China’ssharingeconomyhasbeengrowingrapidly,withcompaniesofferinganythingfrombicyclesandbasketballstophonebatteriesforpeopletorent.Customersmakeasmalldeposit(押金)andgettousethethingforadailycost,withafineputinplaceforeverydayiftheyfailtoreturntheproductintime.It’sasimplebusinessmodel,andmarketdatashowsthatpeopleseesharingasacheapandconvenientwaytocutdownwaste.
ZhaoShupingfoundedtheSharingEUmbrella,anumbrellasharingservice,inApril.BytheendofJune,hehadalreadystartedin11majorChinesecities,includingShanghai,NanjingandGuangzhou.Whilepickinguptheumbrellaswassimple,astheyweremadeavailable(可得到的)atbusandsubwaystations,thereturnsystemturnedouttobeadifferentmatter.“Umbrellasaredifferentfrombicycles,”Mr.ZhaotoldChinesenewssite.“Bikescanbeparkedanywhere,butwithanumbrellayouneedsomethingtohangiton.”
Soinsteadofbotheringtoreturntheumbrellasbacktoastation,alotofpeoplejusttookthemhome,andSharingEUmbrellahasreportedlylosttrackofmostofthe300,000umbrellas.Consideringthatborrowingumbrellasrequiresa19yuandeposit,withafeeof0.50yuanperhalfanhourusage,Zhaosaysthathesuffersalossof60yuanperlostumbrella,sothecompanyisnowinthered,butheisnotreadytostopitjustyet.ZhaoannouncesthatSharingEUmbrellastillplanstorollout(推出)30millionnationwidebytheendoftheyear.
9.WhatdoweknowaboutSharingEUmbrella?
A.Itmakespeoplelearntohelpeachother.
B.Itneedspeopletomakeasmalldepositfirst.
C.Itdevelopedfasterinthewesterncountries.
D.Itproducesmorewasteandcausesdisorder.
10.WhatproblemdidSharingEUmbrellameetafteritwasfounded?
A.Thecompanyhadnomoneytoproduceumbrellas.
B.Umbrellasarenotallowedtohanganywhere.
C.Lotsofcustomersdidn'
tgivetheumbrellasback.
D.Peoplerefusetopaydepositfortheumbrellas.
11.Howmuchdidhiscompanyloseifanumbrellawaslost?
A.0.5yuan.B.19yuan.C.60yuan.D.120yuan.
12.Wecaninferfromthelastparagraphthat.
A.Zhaohasfoundawaytogettheumbrellasback
B.Zhaowillcontinuehisumbrellasharingservice
C.MostofZhao’scompanieshavebeenclosed
D.SharingEUmbrellaisafailureforZhao
D
Morethan135,000UKdrinkerswilldiefromcancercausedbyalcohol(酒精)bytheyear2035,researcherssay.AstudybySheffieldUniversityandCancerResearchUKshowsthatalcoholwillcosttheNHS(NationalHealthService)£53billionoverthenexttenyearsincluding£2billiononcancer.
Althoughalcoholisknowntocausemanytypesofcancerincludingbreastandthroat,mostpeopledon’trealizetherelationbetweenalcoholandcancer.Asurveyof2,100Britonsbytheresearchersearlierthisyearfoundnineintendidnotconnectdrinkingwithcancer.Theresearchersusedacomputermodeltoworkoutthenumbersofalcohol-relatedcancerdeaths,hospitaladmissions(入院)andtotalcoststoNHSoverthenext20years.
Thestudyshowsthatafifthofmenand1in10womenhavealcoholeveryday—manyofthesearemiddle-agedandmiddleclass.Researchersareveryworriedaboutthisgroupastheybelievecancermaybecausedbydrinkingoverlongperiods.Thestudyshowsthatevenifthecoststaysasitis,alcohol-relatedcancerdeathswillrisefrom6,299in2015to7,097in2034.Alcoholwillleadto891,299hospitaladmissions,upfrom802,118in2015,and65,005willbecausedbycancer.
EarlierthisyearChiefMedicalOfficerDameSallyDaviesstudiedcarefullythealcoholguidance(指导)forthefirsttimeinthirtyyears.Shetoldpeopletherewasnosafelevelofdrinkingandadvisedthemtodrinknomorethan14unitsaweek.Butresearcherssaythisguidanceisn’tenoughandwantthegovernmenttoincreasealittlepriceperunitofalcohol.
13.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?
A.Alcoholwillbethemaincauseofcancerdeaths.
B.Morepeoplewillgetawayfromthehabitofdrinking.
C.Thecomputermodelcanhelpresearcherstocutdowncostsoncancer.
D.Mostpeoplearenotclearabouttherelationbetweenalcoholandcancer.
14.Whatistheresearchers’hopeforthegovernment?
A.Tocontinuetosupportthestudy.
B.Toputupthepriceofalcoholproperly.
C.Tocontrolalcohol-relatedcancerdeaths.
D.Tostudythealcoholguidancecarefully.
15.Whatmaybethebesttitleforthetext?
A.ARecentStudyaboutCancer
B.TheCostoftheNHSonAlcohol
C.TheDiscoveryoftheCausesofCancer
D.Alcohol-relatedcancerovertheComingYears
第二节(共5小题;
每小题2分,满分10分)
根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。
选项中有两项为多余选项。
Itiseasytokeepyourspiritsbrightwhenlifeisgoingalongsmoothlyandgoodnewsseemstoturnupateveryturn.Itisanentirelydifferentpicturewhenlifegoesoffcourseorbadnewsappears.Thequestionthenbecomes:
Howdowekeepourspiritsbrightthroughoutthedifferentstagesoflife?
16.
∙GetEnoughSleep
Itwasn’tuntilIbecameamotherthatIrealizedhowimportantagoodnight’ssleeptrulyis.17.Sleepissuchanamazinggifttorechargeandstart.
∙BacktoBasics(基本)
WhenIfeeltiredwithtoomuchtodo,Ilovetoputonmyshoesandgetoutsideforarun.18.Gettingb