黑龙江省黑河市学年高一英语下学期期末考试试题含答案.docx
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黑龙江省黑河市学年高一英语下学期期末考试试题含答案
黑龙江省黑河市2018-2019学年高一英语下学期期末考试试题
(考试时间:
120分钟试卷满分:
150分)
第一部分阅读理解 (共两节,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A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
A
MyFavouriteBooks
JoUsmarisawriterforCosmopolitanandco-authoroftheThisBookWillseries(系列)oflifestylebooks.Hereshepickshertopreads.
Matilda
RoaldDahl
IoncewroteapaperontheinfluenceoffairytalesonRoaldDahl'swritinganditgavemeanewappreciationforhisstrangeanddelightfulwords.Matilda'sbattleswithhercruelparentsandthebossyheadmistress,MissTrunchbull,areequallyfumyandfrightening,butthey'realsoaspirational.
AfterDark
HarukiMurakami
It’sabouttwosisters—Eri,amodelwhoeitherwon’torcan’tstopsleeping,andMari,ayoungstudent.Intryingtoconnecttohersister,Maristartschangingherlifeanddiscoversaworldofdiverse"nightpeople"whoarehidingsecrets.
GoneGirl
GillianFlynn
Therewasabitofmethatdidn'twanttolovethiswheneveryoneelseontheplanetdid,butthehorrorstoryisbrilliant.There'stensionandanxietyfromthebeginningasNickandAmybattleforyourtrust.It'sarealwhodunitandthefrustrationwhenyourealisewhat'sgoingonishorriblyenjoyable.
TheStand
StephenKing
Thisisanexcellentfantasynovelfromoneofthebeststorytellersaround.Afteraseriousfluoutbreakwipesout99.4%oftheworld'spopulation,abattleunfoldsbetweengoodandevilamongthoseleft.RandallFlaggisoneofthescariestcharactersever.
1.Whodoes"I"refertointhetext?
A.StephenKing.B.GillianFlynn.C.JoUsmar.D.RoaldDahl.
2.WhichofthefollowingtellsaboutMariandEri?
A.Cosmopolitan.B.Matilda.C.AfterDark.D.TheStand.
3.WhatkindofbookisGoneGirl?
A.Afolktale.B.Abiography.C.Alovestory.D.Ahorrorstory.
B
IsufferedfrommentalillnessanddepressionwhenIwasyounger,andittotallyaffectedmyteenageyears.Butafteralongstruggle,Ifoundahobbythatchangedmylife.
MydepressionreallykickedinaftermyparentsmovedtotheUKwhenIwasabout11yearsold.Havingtogetusedtolifeinaforeigncountrywasverydifficult.ThefriendsIknewweregone,andthechangesinmyenvironmentledtomydepression.Ihadproblemsinmanypartsofmylife,whichmadeitfeelimpossibleformetocarryon.
Atthattime,Ididn’tunderstandthatdepressionwasanillness.IrememberaparticulardaywhenIcouldn’tfindenoughstrengthtogetmyselfhomefromplayinginthepark—itfeltlikeIwascarryingtheworldonmyshoulders.
Othertimes,Ieventhoughtaboutkillingmyself—Ijustfeltsotrapped.Ineverreallyreachedoutforhelpeither,asIfeltthattherewasn’tanyonewhocouldhavehelpedwithmysituation.
Whatturnedmylifearound,however,wasdiscoveringstreetdancing.Iwasintroducedtoitbyafriend,andIstartedtakingclassesatastudioinLondon.Afterafewweeks,Ibegantogooutandmeetalotofotherdancerstopracticeandtrainwiththemonaregularbasis.Itgavemeapurpose,andeventuallythehappinessIgainedfromithelpedmemanagemydepression.Thedancinghelpedmegetmylifeback,focusonmystudies,andgetthroughuniversity.
MyadvicetoanyonewhomightbegoingthroughsomethinglikeIwasistoreachoutforhelp.Thethingaboutlifeisthatitchanges,andyouneverknowwhatmightcomeyourway.IfsomeonehadsaidtomeduringthosedarkmomentsthatIwouldhavegoneontoachievethethingsIhave,Iwouldn’thaveeverbelievedit.
Justtakeeachdayasitcomes,andrememberthatthere’salwayssomeone,orsomething,outtheretohelpyou.
4.Howdidtheauthordealwithhisdepressionatfirst?
A.Heturnedtohisoldfriendsforhelp.B.Hetalkedaboutitwithhisparents.
C.Heputupwithitbyhimself.D.Hereadmanyarticlesaboutit.
5.Howdidstreetdancingbenefittheauthor?
A.Ithelpedhimfindagoodjob.B.Ittaughthimhowtocontrolhisemotionsperfectly.
C.Itlethimfindmanytruefriends.D.Itcheeredhimupandmadehimfeelpositive.
6.Whatdoestheauthorsuggestpeopledowhentheyfeeldown?
A.Alwaysbeconfidentinthemselves.B.Findsomeoneorsomethingtorescuethem.
C.Waitforhelptocomepatiently.D.Accepteverythingthatlifesendstheirway,
7.Howmighttheauthorfeelabouthisfuture?
A.Hopeful.B.Fearful.C.Satisfied.D.Uncertain.
C
Recently,AmericanPresidentTrumpannouncedhisbudget.OneofthebudgetswouldcutallmoneytotheInstituteofMuseumandLibraryservicesandlibrariesacrosstheUnitedStates.However,asfarasI'mconcerned,weneedtosaveourlibraries.
Librariesprovidebooksandafter-schoolprogramsforchildren.Theyencourageliteracy(识字)withsummerprograms.Theyhelpinspirealife-timeloveoflearningandreadinginchildrenofallages.Withoutthem,wherewillkidswithnoInternetathomedotheirhomework?
Wherewillkidshaveaplacetostudyorborrowbooksafterschool?
Therefore,weneedlibrariesforourkids.Weneedthemsothatkidscangrowupwithaplace,otherthanschool,wherelearningandexplorationisencouraged.Foradults,librariesserveasaplacewheretheycanusetheInternettoapplyforjobs,getjobtraining,earlyvotingcentersaswellasbookclubstohelpmakenewfriends.Itcanalsoserveasaplacetopickupabookandlearnsomethingnew.What’smore,theycanalsoborrowabookandgetawayfromitall.
Librariessaveourinformationforthenextgeneration.Whenweliveinanageofalternative(选择性的)facts,wherescienceisignoredinfavorofpersonalfeelings,weneedlibrariesnowmorethanever.Weneedthemtoeducateourselvesonthefactsandholdthegovernmentresponsibleforthem.Weneedthemtohavestrongpublicparticipation.
Ifyouagreewithme,youshouldn’tbesilentonthisissue.Youcanwriteorcalldirectlytotellthepresidenttosaveourlibraries.YoucanalsowritetobothyourstateSenators(参议员)andyourdistrictrepresentative.Ifyoudonotknowwhotheyare,youcanfindouthere.Letthemknowthisisabeneficialissuebecauseallpeopleusepubliclibrariesintheirdailylife.
8.TheauthorthinksthatTrump’sdecisionabouthisbudgetis___________.
A.difficultB.practicalC.personalD.wrong
9.Unlikekids,adultsuselibrariesto________.
A.surftheInternetB.borrowsomebooks
C.dosocialactivitiesD.exploretheworld
10.Whichstatementaboutlibrariesdoestheauthoragreewith?
A.Librariesplayamoreimportantrolenowadays.
B.Informationcanbestoredinlibrariesforever.
C.Governmentneedslibrariesmorethanbefore.
D.Scienceshouldbelearnedinourlibraries.
11.Whatistheauthor'spurposeofwritingthelastparagraph?
A.Tocallonustodisagreewiththegovernment’sdecision.
B.TocallonustofightwiththeAmericanpresident.
C.Toencourageustotalkabouttheissue.
D.Topersuadeustoagreewithhisviewpoints.
D
Doyouhavetroubletryingtocreatethenextbigidea?
Sometimestheanswerisn’ttojustforceanideaoutofyourmind.Instead,youmightwanttotrysittingback,relaxingandlettingyourmindwander.Yes,youheardthatcorrectly.Ifyouareinneedofanewidea,trydaydreaming.
ResearchersfromtheuniversityofCalifornia,SantaBarbara,foundanassociationbetweendaydreamingandcreativeproblem-solving.Theirstudyincludeshavingparticipantsfirstdoan“unusual-usetask”.Theyhadtotrytocomeupwithasmanydifferentwaystouseanobjectastheycould.
Then,theparticipantschosetodooneofthefollowingfourthingsbeforedoingthe“unusual-usetask”again:
completeadifficulttask;completeaneasytask;takea12-minutebreak;orskipthe12-minutebreakandmoverightontothetaskexerciseagain.
Surprisingly,thegroupthatperformedbestwastheonethatcompletedtheeasytask.Manyparticipantsreportedthattheyweredaydreamingwhileperformingtheeasytask.Sotheresearchersbelievedthatthisdaydreamingmighthavehelpedunlocktheircreativity.
Buthowcoulddaydreaminghelpthebraincomeupwithcreativeways?
Theanswerissomethingknownas“unconsciousthought”.Evenwhenyouarenotactivelyworkingtosolveaproblem,itisstillinthebackofyourmind.Yourbrainisstillthinkingabouttheproblem,butinamuchmoresubtle(不易察觉的)way.
Whenyoudaydream,yourmindisallowedtothinkinwaysitnormallywouldnot.Becauseitisfreeofcontrol,itcancreatecompletelynewandout-of-the-boxideas.
Greatideasnevercomeeasily,butthatdoesnotmeanyoualwayshavetoworkhardtogetthem.Feelfreetodowhatyouwantandletyourmindwander.
12.The“unusual-usetask”inParagraph2meansthatparticipants______.
A.completeaneasytaskB.completeaverydifficulttask
C.takea12-minutebreakD.thinkofvariouswaystouseanobject
13.Whydidtheparticipantswhocompletedtheeasytaskperformbest?
A.Theywerenotactivelyworkingtosolvetheeasytask.
B.Theydaydreamedandithelpedthembemorecreative.
C.Theyweredaydreamingwhileperformingthedifficulttask.
D.Theyskippedthe12-minutebreaktocompletethetaskagain.
14.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“unconsciousthought”inParagraph5mean?
A.Yourbrainwanderinasubtlewaywithinyourcontrol.
B.Yourbrainknowsclearlywhatyou’rethinkinganddoing.
C.Yourbrainisthinkingaboutaproblemoutsideofyourawareness.
D.Yourbrainrefusestoreceiveanyinformationfromtheoutsideworld.
15.Thepassagemainlywantstotellusthat______.
A.brainstormingisimportanttocreativeideas
B.daydreamingisawaytoimprovecreativity
C.problem-solvingskillsareimportantinourlives
D.themoreweexercisebrains,themore