河南省郑州市第一〇六中学学年高二上学期第一次月考英语 精校Word版含答案Word下载.docx
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The18-year-oldwasShandongProvince’stopscorerinthisyear’scollegeentranceexamination.AftergraduatingfromTai’anNo.1HighSchool,shechosetheChineseUniversityofHongKong(香港中文大学),althoughbothPekingUniversityandTsinghuaUniversitypromisedheraplace.
“IwanttoexperienceamoreinternationalschoolandsociallifeinHongKong.I’mmajoringinjournalism,soHongKongwillsurelyhelpwidenmyhorizons,”Liusaid.
ItistwomonthssinceLiufirstsetfootonHongKong.Shemissedhomealotatthebeginning,becauseofthefoodandlanguageproblems.
“ThecanteenoffersmostlyWesternorGuangdongfood,butit’sconvenienttocookforourselvesinourdormifwelike.PeoplespeakCantoneseandalmostallclassesareinEnglish,”Liuexplained.
HerEnglishandCantonesearenowbothimproving,butshestillneedsmoretimetoadapttothenewenvironment.
“I’mhappythatImadetherightdecisiontostudyhere.WithamixoftheEasternandWesterncultures,thereissomuchtodiscoverandlearn,”shesaid.
Liuhas18credithours(学分)ofclasseseveryweekand23non-credithourseveryotherweek.ShehassignedupforfourassociationsincludingtheChineseLanguageDebatingTeamandthedramaclub.Essays,bookreportsandpresentationsalsotakeplentyoftimetoprepare.And,ofcourse,therearevariouspartiestoattend.“Iwasn’tapartyanimalbefore,butthatmaybeinterestingpartofcollege.Isensemyselfchanging,”Liusaid.
21.LiuRanchosetheChineseUniversityofHongKong,because___________.
A.shecouldn’tbeadmittedtoPekingUniversity
B.HongKongisagoodplace
C.shewantstobefarfromherhomeland
D.theChineseUniversityofHongKongcanwidenherhorizons
22.Accordingtothelastparagraph,wecaninfer__________.
A.thebusyandfulllifemakesLiuRanfeelgood
B.LiuRanhatesthebusylifeintheChineseUniversityofHongKong
C.LiuRanlikesthefoodthere
D.nowLiuRandislikesattendingparties
23.LiuRanhadtoovercomethedifficultiesinmanyaspectsEXCEPT_______________.
A.foodB.languageC.missinghomeD.nofriends
B
Bornin1965,ShaniaTwainwasthesecondoffivechildreninherfamily.Attheageoftwo,shemovedwithhermotherandtwosisterstoTimmins,atownnorthofToronto.WhenShaniawaseightyearsold,hermothertookhertomanydifferentbars,clubsandconcertstoperform.Inhighschool,Shaniajoinedalocalband,withwhichsheoftenperformed.Afterthat,ShaniamovedtoToronto,whereshecontinuedsinging.
WhenShaniawas21yearsold,herparentswerekilledinacaraccident.Shehadtotakeovertheroleofparenttoheryoungersiblings(兄弟姐妹).TakingcareoftwoteenagebrothersandasisterwasaGordianknot.Suddenly,shehadtopaythebills,keepfoodonthetable,andmakealiving.Anyway,Shaniamanagedtopaythebillsbysinginghereandthere.
In1991,ShaniawenttoNashville,thehomeofthecountrymusicindustry.In1993,sherecordedShaniaTwain,herfirstCD.In1995,hernextCD,TheWomaninMe,whichhadeighthitsongs,soldmorethantenmillioncopies.HerthirdCD,ComeonOver,wasalsopopularandshehadanotherhitsong.
ShaniaandRobertLange,afamousproducer,gotmarriedin1993.Afterfinishingher2000worldtour,shedecidedtotakeabreakfromperforming.InAugust2001,theyhadalovelyson,whomtheynamedEja.AfterSeptember11th,Shaniadecidedtospendmoretimeonherfamilyandstayedathomeuntilthefallof2002.Herreappearanceinthemusicworldputherfaceonmagazinecoversandcountrymusicpublications.Shealsobegantopromote(宣传)hernewCD,Up,onTVshows.
24.Accordingtothetext,Shania___________.
A.wenttoTimminsin1965
B.wasbornintoamusicalfamily
C.recordedherfirstCDinhighschool
D.begansinginginpublicatanearlyage
25.Theunderlinedpart“aGordianknot”inParagraph2probablymeans__________.
A.abigbusinessB.adifficulttask
C.asocialactivityD.asimpleproblem
26.What’stherightorderoftheeventsinShaniaTwain’slife?
a.ShemovedtoNashville.
b.ShemarriedRobertLange.
c.Shelostherparentsforever.
d.ShepromotedUponTVshows.
e.SherecordedTheWomaninMe.
A.c,a,b,e,dB.a,c,e,b,d
C.c,b,a,d,eD.a,b,e,d,c
27.Whatdoestheauthormainlytalkaboutinthetext?
A.WhyShaniaTwainchosetobeasinger.
B.Howdifficultitistobecomeasinger.
C.Agirl’sroadtosuccessasasinger.
D.ShaniaTwain’sopiniononmusic.
C
Whentemperaturesarehigh,walkingonhotroadways,parkinglots,andotherpavedsurfacescanreallyburnyourfeet.Allofthatheatcomesfromtheenergyofthesunreactingwiththepavement.Butwhatifwecouldturnthatenergyintoelectricity?
Itmaysoundlikeacrazysciencedream,butanelectricalengineerandhiswifemayhavefoundawaytodojustthat.
ScottBrusawhasdevelopedasix-sidedglasspanel
(面板)thatcontainssolarcells,whichcanchangesunlightintoelectricity.Thepanelsfittogetherandcanformaflatsurfaceontheground.Brusawandhiswife,Julie,foundedacompanycalledSolarRoadwaystofurtherdeveloptheideaandproducethesenewsolarpanels.Theyplantousetheirinventiontoreplacethepavementon
U.S.
roads.
AccordingtotheBrusaws,ifwereplacedallofthenation’sasphalt(沥青)withthesesolarpanels,thenetworkwouldproducemorethanthreetimestheamountofelectricitycurrentlyusedbytheUnitedStatesinayear.Inreturn,electricityfromsolarpanelsdoesn’tproduceharmfulpollution,sothepanelscouldbeasmartchoicefortheenvironment.
The
governmentseessomepromiseintheSolarRoadwaysproject.Anumberoflaboratoriesaroundthecountryhavetestedthepanelstoseeiftheycanwithstand(经受)
theheavytrafficandroughweatherthatasphaltpavementsuffersfromyeartoyear.Thelabresultsshowthatnotonlydothepanelsmeettherequirements,buttheycanactuallyhandlemoreweightthantheyneedto.
Now,moneymustberaisedtostartbuildingthepanelpavementsystem.TheBrusawshaveraisedmorethan$1millionfromordinarypeoplewholearnedabout
theirproject.However,someexpertspredicttheBrusaws’plancouldfinallycostmorethan$1trillion.
CouldSolarRoadwaysbetheanswertotheworld’sever-growingneedforelectricity?
Alotofobstacles
(阻碍)standinthewayofre-creatingthehighwaysystemoutofsolarpanels.ButtheBrusawsmayjustbepavingaroadtothefuture.
28.TheglasspaneltheBrusawshavedeveloped_____.
A.istooheavytocarry
B.hasahightemperature
C.ispoweredbyanengine
D.isenvironmentally-friendly
29.What’sthe
government’sattitudetowardstheBrusaws’plannow?
A.Worried.
B.Doubtful.
C.Interested.
D.Supportive.
30.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“theirproject”inParagraph5referto?
A.Replacingasphaltroadswithsolarpanels.
B.Designingmoremoney-savingsolarpanels.
C.TestingthesolarpanelstheBrusawsinvented.
D.Reducingtheever-growingneedforelectricity.
31.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?
A.Advantagesofsunlight
B.Betterchoiceforyourfeet
C.Powerfromthestreets
D.Findingmorefutureenergy
D
MostpeoplewillrecognizeBillClinton,ex-presidentofthe
UnitedStates.BillClintonisaverypopularspeechgiverandregularlygivestalksallovertheworld,tomanydifferentaudiences.Heissoeffectiveatgivingtalksbecausehehasaspecialqualitywhichwecall“charisma(魅力)”.
Nowadays,
psychologists
(心理学家)
arebecomingveryinterestedincharismaandwanttodescribeitsmeaninginabetterway.Peopleoftenmisunderstandwhatcharismaisandthinkofitasakindoffame,butitisnotthesameasfame.Charismaisakindofmagicandisrelativelyrare.Awell-knownAmericanpsychologistthinksthatcharismaticpeoplearebasicallyexcellentcommunicators.However,theyhaveotherqualitiessuchasself-confidence,eloquence(口才)andvision.
Charismaticpersonalitiesareabletodrawpeopletothem,andpeoplefeelhappyintheircompany.Thereisasenseof“togetherness”whenacharismaticpersoniswithotherpeople.Agoodexampleofthisability,somesay,isthefamousAmerican,OprahWinfrey.Sheisahighly-successfulbusinesswomanandisprobablybestknownasthepresenterofaverypopulartalkshow.Oprahisabletorelatetoaudiencesathershowsandtheyrespondwelltoher.Hercharismaticpersonalityhasmadeheroneoftherichestwomenintheworld.Sheownsseveralhousesandpublishesherownmagazines.Presently,sheispresentinganewseriesofthe
OprahWinfreyShow.Shealsorunsabookclub,whichinfluencesthenation’sreadinghabitsandmaybeoneofthereasonswhypeoplearereadingmorethesedaysinthe
USA.
Awomanwhohadextraordinarycharismawasthefilmstar,MarilynMonroe.Abeautifulwomanandatalented(有天赋的)actress,shewasalwaysthecentreofattentionwherevershewent.
Unlikefame,charismadoesn’tdisappearovertime.Evennow,morethanfiftyyearsafterherdeath,whenyoungpeoplesee
Monroe
inherfilms,hercharismaseemsasfreshandpowerfulasever.
32.BillClintonisgoodatgivingtalksbecause_____.
A.hehasaqualitycalledcharisma
B.hewasoncepresidentofthe
USA
C.hehasmanyfansthatsupporthim
D.heiswell-knownallovertheworld
33.Accordingtothetext,charismaticpeople_____.
A.arealleffectivespeechmakers
B.areallconfidentandsuccessful
C.caneasil