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福建省南平市学年高一下学期期末考试英语试题
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一、阅读选择
Goodbye,ColumbusbyPhilipRoth
IhadreadAmericanPastoralthreetimesandIwasfilledwithsomuchrespectandfeartowardsthebookthatitfrightenedmewhenitcametomyownwriting.Thenonedayithitmethatitwasn’tthefirstthinghe’dwritten,soIpickedupGoodbye,Columbus.It’samazingtothinkofRoth,publishedat26,andtoseehowmuchhegrewbythetimehewroteAmericanPastoral.Thefactthatyoucouldhavepeoplejustbeextremelyexcitedwasareallycalming,influentialthingforme.Itmademewanttowrite.
AreYouThereGod?
It’sMe,MargaretbyJudyBlume
Iconnectedsomuchwiththatcharacterasayounggirl.AsIgotolder,IrealizedthatthesettingsofbooksthatIlovemostarealwaysthespiritualdescription.Istillcomebacktothisbookallthetimebecauseofthevulnerability(脆弱性)inthere.EverytimeIwritenowIthinkaboutthatfeelingthatyougetfromsomebooks,thatyou’vereallybeenletintothemostfrightenedandquietcornersofsomeone’ssoul.
TheSilenceoftheLambsbyThomasHarris
IrememberreadingTheSilenceoftheLambs.There’snothingmoreterrifyingthansomeonewhoisintelligentanddangerous.Heevenhadthatlongingtoeathumans,whichwasterrible,butthemagicwasthathe’dthensaythesereallyinsightfulthings.Iwouldn’thavewrittenanythingifIhadn’treadtheline,“Westronglywanttohavewhatweseeeveryday,”inmyhead.Ilovedthefrighteninginsightsintothepossibilitiesofwhat’sexistingunseenaroundyou.
1.WhydidtheauthordecidetoreadGoodbye,Columbus?
A.Ittaughthimhowtowrite.B.Thebookishighlyspokenof.
C.HewastouchedbyRoth’sbooks.D.Hewasfullofadmirationfortheauthor.
2.Whataffectedtheauthor’swritinginthesecondbook?
A.Thesettingofthebook.B.Thedescriptionofspirit.
C.Theweaknessofpeople.D.Thebackgroundknowledge.
3.WhatkindofbookisTheSilenceoftheLambs?
A.Afairytale.B.Alovestory.C.Asciencefiction.D.Ahorrorstory.
Asachild,EmilyBlunthadastutter(结巴)thatmadeitdifficultforhertoevensayherownname.“Istartednoticingitat6or7,”theLondon-bornactresssays.“Mygrandfather,myuncleandmycousinallstutter.Itfeelslikeyou’vegotthispretenderlivinginyourbody.”Afterateachernoticedherstutterdisappearedwhenevershewouldstarttoplayenergetically,hesuggestedshetryperformingfortheschoolplay.Shefoundthatthemoreshelostherselfincharacters,thelessuncomfortablynervousshefeltandthelessshewouldstutter.
NowthestaraimstohelpkidsgoingthroughthesamethingbyworkingwiththeAmericanInstituteforStuttering.“Theyunderstandthathowthesekidsrelatetotheirstutterisusuallytheissue,”saysBlunt.“You’vegottofallinlovewiththefactthatyou’vegotastuttertoacceptit.Butit’snotallofyou.Everyone’sgotsomething-andthisisjustyourthing.”
Blunt’spersonalexperiencehasinspiredhertohelpgirlseverywhere,regardlessofthetroubletheymayface.TheAQuietPlacePartIIandJungleCruisestaralsosupportsMalalaFund,createdbyNobelPrizewinnerMalalaYousafzaitobreakdownthebarrierspreventingmorethan130milliongirlsworldwidefromreceivinganeducation.“She’sthemostmoving,impressivepersonI’veevermet,”Bluntsays.“Whatshesaysistrue:
Whenwomenaregivenmorepowerincommunities,thosecommunitiesdevelopquicklyandsuccessfully.IwanttosupportMalalauntilthedayIdie.”
GivingbackisaqualityBluntandhusbandJohnKrasinskialsohopetopassontotheirdaughtersHazel,6,andViolet,3.“Empathyishighlythoughtofinourhouse,”Bluntsays.“Wetellthemallthetime,‘Bebrave,bekind.’ ”
4.WhatchallengedidEmilyBlunthavetotakewhenyoung?
A.Learningatschool.B.Performinginaplay.
C.Speakingfluently.D.Workingwithothers.
5.WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph2mean?
A.Peopleneedtoacceptwhotheyare.B.Everyone’sgotsomethinginthebody.
C.It’safactthatmanykidshavegotastutter.D.Bluntadmittedthefactthatshehadastutter.
6.WhydidBluntaimtohelpgirlsworldwide?
A.Shestarredintwofilmssuccessfully.B.Herhusbandinspiredhertogiveback.
C.Herdaughtersufferedfromthesamedisease.D.Herownexperienceencouragedhertodoso.
7.What’sthebesttitleforthetext?
A.ALondon-bornActressB.PassingontheTradition
C.GivingGirlsaVoiceD.LivingwithaStutter
TheGreatBarrierReefhasseenitsthirdmassbleaching(大规模白化)eventinfiveyears.Forthefirsttime,allthreesectionsoftheAustralianreefhavebeenbadlyaffected.ThedamagehappenedinFebruarywhentheareawasexposedtothehottestmonthofwatertemperaturesonrecord.
SurveysconductedbyTerryHughesatJamesCookUniversityinAustraliaandhisteamduringMarchmadeitknownthat25percentofthereefhadbeenbadlybleachedand35percentbleachedtosomedegree.Thenorthern,centralandsouthernsectionsofthereefwereallhit.
Terriblebleachingalsostruckin1998,2002,2016and2017,butwaslimitedtooneortwosections.Thisisthefirsttimethatallthreesectionshaveexperiencedterriblebleachingatexactlythesametime,saysHughes.“It’sheartbreaking.”
Someofthedamagedcorals(珊瑚)willsurvive,includingmoreheat-resistant(耐热的)species.Butmanyotherswereprobably“literallycooked”atthepeakoftheheatwaveinearly2020,saysHughes.Otherswilldiemoreslowlyfromstressoverthenextfewmonths,headds.Hugheshasseriousconcernaboutthesouthernreef,whichwasmostlyunaffectedinformerbleachingeventsandhasn’tdevelopedthesameheatresistanceasotherparts.
The2016and2017eventskilledabouthalfthecoralonthereef.Itusuallytakesadecadeforevenfast-growingcoralstorecover,meaningthelatestdamagewillseriouslyweakenthereef’sabilitytorecover,saysHughes.Thehighfrequencyofmassbleachinginrecentyearshasbeendrivenbyclimatechange,whichresultsfromhumanactivityandissteadilyraisingoceantemperatures.Theonlywaytodealwiththeproblemistoimmediatelyreducethereleaseofgreenhousegases,saysHughes.
8.WhatcanwelearnfromthesurveysbyHughesandhisteam?
A.Theentirereefhasexperiencedbleaching.
B.Thesurveysaboutthereefaredoneonceayear.
C.ThehottestmonthofwatertemperaturesisFebruary.
D.60percentofthereefsufferedfromseriousbleaching.
9.WhyisHughesworriedaboutthesouthernreefmost?
A.Manycoralswilldieslowlyfromstress.
B.Ithasbeenbadlybleachedforseveralyears.
C.Ithasn’tformedtheabilitytofightagainsttheheat.
D.Thegovernmenthasn’tshownanyconcernaboutit.
10.Whatisthistextmainlyabout?
A.Surveysonreefbleaching.
B.Areportonclimatechange.
C.Aninvestigationintoglobalwarming.
D.Warningmessagesonhumanactivities.
二、七选五
Gettingbackintoaroutinecanbeachallenge.Ifyoueverwantedtounderstandhowyoucouldsucceedinschool,you’reinluck.11.Herearesomeofthetipsfromtheteacherstohelpyousucceedinthenextschoolyear.
Useacalendarorchart(图表).
Hangacalendaronyourrefrigeratororsomewhereelse.12.Thishelpsyourememberthingsyouneedtodo.Youcanalsomakeachart.Then,usecolorfulpenstocircleordrawalineunderyourhomework,readingtasksorotheractivities.Byusingachart,youlearnhowtoplanforyourstudies.
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Visitthebookstoreorlibraryeveryfewweekstofindanewbooktoreadonyourown.Themorekidsgetexcitedaboutreadingontheirown,themoretheirself-confidencewillrise.They’llalsobebetterequippedtodealwithchallenginghomeworkassignments.
Unplugforsuccess.
Familiesshouldhaveanoelectronicsperiodwheneveryoneturnsofftheirdevices(设备).14.It’samazinghowyoucanreconnectwithyourselfandotherswhenyou’renotdistracted(分散注意力)bytechnology.
Staycurrent.
15.Takeacurrent-eventsarticleandlookatthehistoryoftheeventinanattempttobetterunderstanditsimportance.
A.Bookisatreat.
B.Stayup-to-dateonsomeevents.
C.Dokeeppapersandnotesorganized.
D.Wealreadywentstraighttothesource.
E.Thisway,familiescanspendtimetogether.
F.Communicatewiththeteenagersoutsideschool.
G.Writedownspecialtasks,activitiesandimportantdatesonit.
三、完形填空
Iwas11.Standingoutsideinjustmyshorts,Iwatchedthehouserapidly16totheground.AfewminutesearlierIhadbeeninbedwhenIhearda17frommygrandma’sbedroomwhereafirehad18Hearingher,myelderbrotherjumpedinto19,quicklywakingeveryoneinthehouse.Beforewecoulddoanythingthefire20it.Wealljustmadeitoutsidebeforeflameshad21everyroom.Iwatched22andmymomcried.Istoodthere23whilethefireburnedmybooks,clothesandtoys.Iwonderedwhatwouldhappentoussincewehad24allofourthings.
AsIlookedaround,25,Irealizedsomethingforthefirsttime:
Thethingsthat26aren’tthings.Isawmyelderbrotherrunningtoget27.Isawmyeldestbrotheronwalkingsticksfromanearlier28standingunsteadilyononeleg.Isawmygrandparentsgiveeachothera29andmymomholdingourlittledog.Irealizedatthatmomentthatwewereall30.Everythingthatwasessentialhad31thefire.Ourliveswould32withoutthe“stuff”thatwasburning.Istillthinkofthatfire,whichhelpedmetolearnthatthe33weshareisfarmoreimportantthanthethingswe34.
Liveyourlifethenforthevaluablethingsandletthe“fire”insideofyoumakethisworlda35place.Letyoursoulshinebright.
16.A.comeB.rushC.dropD.burn
17.A.whisperB.screamC.conversation