舒城学年高一英语下学期研究性学习材料试题五.docx

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舒城学年高一英语下学期研究性学习材料试题五

安徽省舒城县2016-2017学年高一英语下学期研究性学习材料试题（五）（无答案）

第一部分阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项

A

Theoldestmanhadjustcelebratedhishundredthbirthdayandthereporterofalocalpapercalledonhimforaninterview.Havingcongratulatedtheoldman,thereporteraskedafewquestions.

“Towhatdoyouoweyourlonglife?

”

Theoldmanthoughtforamomentandthenholdinguphishandandcountingtheitems（条目）onhisfingers,began,“Ineversmoked,drank,oroverateandalwaysriseatsixinthemorning.”

“But,”thereporterdidn’tagree,saying,“Ihadanunclewhoactedinthatway,yetheonlylivedtobeeighty.Howdoyouexplainthecauseofthat?

”

“Hedidn’tkeepituplongenough,”wasthecalmreply.

1.Whendidthereportercallontheoldman?

A.shortlyafterhisbirthday                B.onhisbirthday

C.ataninterview                        D.notlongbeforehisbirthday

2.Thereporterwasinterestedin_______.

A.howtheoldmancelebratedhishundredthbirthday  

B.whytheoldmanneversmoke

C.howtheoldmanmanagetolivesolong 

D.whattheoldmanusuallydrankorateforhishealth

3.Afterhearingtheoldman’swords,thereporter__________.

A.wantedtolivelong,too                  

B.wasnotsatisfiedwithhisreply

C.explainedwhyhisunclelivetobeeighty    

D.thoughtitwasreasonable

B

Tobesuccessfulinanyaspectoflife,youneedtoknowwhentousethecarrotorthestick.

Hereareafewtipstohelpyoudecidewhetherit’sbettertousethecarrotorthestick.

Withthekids

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Thecarrot

Whenitcomestoraisingakid,thecarrotorthestickdilemmaisquicklydisappearingastoomanyparentstakethecarrotapproachtotheextreme.Inchildraising,thecarrotshouldneverbematerialisticthings.Ifyouwanttoaskforgoodbehaviorwithareward,itshouldbewithsomethingthatcan’tbebought,say,trust.

Thestick

Nowadays,noonelikestousethestickanymore,orinmyfather’scase,thebelt.I’mnotoverlookingchildabuse,ifyoueverwanttocallitthat,butIamencouragingparentstotoughenupabit.Youdon’twantyourkidtotestyourlimitsonlytofindouthecangetawaywithit.Ifyouwanttoraiseakid,raisethehandandlethimknowitcomesdownonthesecondoffense.

Attheoffice

Thecarrot

Peopleneedencouragementandmotivationtoperformwell.However,thecarrotonlyreallyworkswellwithemployeeswhohavealreadyprovedthemselves.Ifyou’vegotsomeonewhocan’tshowupattheofficebeforenoon,thepromiseofaraiseisn’tgoingtodomuch.Onthecontrary,ifthere’saguywithagoodworkmoral,he’llthrive（growstronger）whenyouaddapromotiontothepicture.

Thestick

Whenconsideringthecarrotorthestickintheoffice,rememberthat,overall,thestickisthemorepracticalmethodintheoffice.Awiseman,whojusthappenedtobeanItalian,oncesaid “It’sbesttobebothlovedandfeared.” It’snicetohaveeveryoneloveyou,butrunningabusinessisn’tlikerunningafamily. Youneedtohavethestickconstantlyraised.

Withthewife

Thecarrot

Whenitcomestomarriage,alwaysusethecarrot.I’vehadalovelymarriageformanyyears,andI’vealwaysstucktothecarrotapproach.

Sometimesyoucatchmoreflieswithhoney,andsometimesit’sthecrackofawhip（鞭子）thatgetsthehorsemoving.Trynottousetoomanysticksathome;thecarrotismuchmorefun.

4.Whatisthebesttitleofthispassage?

A.TheCarrotortheStick?

B.TheIntroductiontotheCarrotandtheStick

C.TipsintheDailyLife

D.TheAdvantagesoftheCarrotandtheStick

5.Accordingtothepassage,theauthor’sfather_______.

 A.oftenabusedhiminhischildhood.

 B.appliedtheStickinraisingthechild.

 C.beathimalotwithabelt.

 D.overlookedchildabuse

6.Whichdoyouthinkisthebesttobeagoodbossattheoffice?

A.Alwaysusingcarrots.

B.Eatingalotofcarrots.

C.Beingbothlovedandfeared.

D.Usingtoomanysticks.

7.WhichisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Theauthoroftengivesmorecarrotstohiswifetoeatathome.

B.Thecarrotismuchmorefunwhenitcomestomarriage.

C.Ondifferentoccasions,thecarrotorthestickiseffective.

D.Youneedthesticktogetyourhorsestomovefasteroccasionally.

C

HelenThomas,thepioneeringWhiteHousereporterknownforputtingpresidentsonthehotseat,diedat92.

Tothosewhoregularlywatchpresidentialpressconferences,HelenThomasisafamiliarfigure.Usuallydressedinredandalwaysseatedinthefrontrow,sheisalwaysthefirstorsecondreporterthepresidentcallsupon.Itisanhonorshehasearned.Besides,itaffordshertheperfectopportunitytodowhatshedoesbest-challengethepresidentandotherpublicofficialstotelltheplaintruth.Shesaid, “Wereporters’ priority（首要事情）isthepeople’srighttoknow-withoutfearorfavor.Wearethepeople’sservants.”

HelenThomaswasborninKentuckyin1920.AllthenineThomaschildrenwerebroughtuptovalueeducation,andallwereexpectedtomakesomethingofthemselvesthroughworkinghard.Shemadeuphermindwhilestillinhighschooltobecomeareporterafterwritingforthestudentnewspaper.Afterreceivingherbachelor’sdegreein1942,ThomasheadedstraightforWashington,D.C.insearchofanewspaperjob.Beforelong,shelandedoneatWashingtonDailyNews.Herdutyincludedfetchingcoffeeanddoughnutsforthepaper’sreportersandeditors.Theeageryoungwomanfoundtheatmosphereexcitingandwasconvincedshehadmadetherightcareerchoice.

HerbigbreakcamewhenshewassenttoFloridatoreportonthevacationofPresident-electJohnF.Kennedyandhisfamily.OncePresidentKennedytookoffice,Thomaschangedherfocusfromthepresident’sfamilytohispolicies.ShebeganattendingthedailypressbriefingsattheWhiteHouseaswellaspresidentialpressconferences.ThomashascoveredeverypresidentsinceKennedy.Overtheyears.Thomasfoundherjob “thrillingandinspiring”,butneverboring.Andshetookveryseriouslyherdutyto “keepaneyeonthepresident” andkeepAmericanpeopleinforme

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d.

8.  WhatcanwelearnaboutHelenThomasfromthepassage?

A.HercareertookoffaftercoveringtheKennedys.

B.Herfirstjobwastodeliverdoughnutstoanewsagency.

C.ShewasborntoalargefamilyinKentuckyin1942.

D.Shedecidedtobeareporterwhileincollege.

9.Paragraph3iswrittentoshowHelenThomas________.

A.is alwaysa gooddecisionmaker

B.appreciateseducationandhardwork

C.wantstobefamousbywritingreports

D.hasgreatsupportfromherfamily

10.WhatdoesHelenThomasthinkofherwork?

A.unbearable.   B.exciting.             C.challenging.        D.unforgettable.

11.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.AReporterStickingtotheFacts

B.AReporterChallengingPresidentKennedy

C.AReporterfromanOrdinaryFamily

D.AReporterforWashingtonDaily

D

IleftuniversitywithagooddegreeinEnglishLiterature,butnosenseofwhatIwantedtodo.Overthenextsixyears, Iwastreadingwater,justtryingtoearnanincome,Itriedjournalism,butIdidn’tthinkIwasanygood,thenfinance,whichIhated.Finally,Igotajobasarightsassistantatafamouspublisher.Ilovedworkingwithbooks,althoughthejobthatIdidwasdull.

Ihadenoughsavingstotakeayearoffwork,andIdecidedtotrytosatisfyadeep-downwishtowriteanovel.AttendingaNovelwritingMAcoursegavemethestructureIneededtowritemyfirst55,000words.

Ittakesconfidencetomakeanewstart---there’sadarkperiodin---betweenwhereyou’reneitheronethingnortheother.You’reoutfordinnerandpeopleaskwhatyoudo,andyou’retooashamedtosay, “Well,I’mwritinganovel,butI’mnotquitesureifI’mgoingtogetthere.” Myconfidencedived.Believingmynovelcouldnotbepublished,Iputitaside.

ThenImetanagentwhosaidIshouldsendmynovelouttoagents.So,Ididand,tomysurprise,gotsomewonderfulfeedback.IfeltalittlehopethatImightactuallybecomeapublishedwriterand,aftersigningwithanagent,Ifinishedthesecondhalfofthenovel.

Thenextproblemwasfindingapublisher.Aftertwoandahalfyearsofnoincome,justwaitingandwondering,apublisherofferedmeabookdeal – thatpublisherturnedouttobetheoneIonceworkedfor.

Itfeelslikeanunbelievablestrokeofluck --- offate,really.Whenyousetouttodosomethingdifferent,there’snoendinsight,sotofindmyselfinapositionwhereInowhavemyownnameonacontractofthepublisher-tobeapublishedwriter---isunbelievablyrewarding.

12.  WhatdoestheunderlinedpartinParagraph1mean?

A.Iwaswaitingforgoodfortune.

B.Iwastryingtofindanadmirablejob.

C.Iwasbeingaimlessaboutasuitablejob.

D.Iwasdoingseveraljobsformorepayatatime.

13.Theauthordecidedtowriteanovel_____.

A.tofinishthewritingcourse                  B.torealizeherowndream

C.tosatisfyreaders’ wish                    D.toearnmoremoney

14.Howdidthewriterfeelhalfwaywiththenovel?

A.Disturbed.           B.Ashamed   C.Confident.             D.Uncertain.

15.Whatdoestheauthormainlywanttotellreadersinthelastparagraph?

A.Itpaystosticktoone’sgoal.

B.Hardworkcanleadtosuccess.

C.Itfeelslikebeingunexpectedlylucky.

D.Thereisnoendinsightwhenstartingtodosomething.

第二节（共五小题，每小题2分，共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。

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