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学年山西省忻州一中高二下学期期末考试英语解析版
2015-2016学年山西省忻州一中高二下学期期末考试英语
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NextyeartheU.S.NationalParkServicewillturn100.The100thanniversary(周年纪念日)willbecelebratedacrossthenation.
SallyJewell,SecretaryoftheInterioroftheUnitedStates,startedanewprogramcalled“FindYourPark.”Shesaidbeingoutsidehelpsbothchildrenandadultsintoday’scomputer-drivenworld.
“Inthissociety,wherewe’vegotmuchinformationatoutfingertips,andthingstodistract(分散……注意力)ourbrains,thereislittletodistractourbodiesandthat’swhyparksandopenspacesaresoimportantandevenmoreimportantwitheachpassingyear,”Jewellsaid.
Frombeautifullandsandmountainstohistoricalandculturalplaces,nationalparkscanbefoundinall50statesacrosstheU.S.Theparkshadnearly293millionvisitsin2014.TheGoldenGateParkinSanFranciscowasthemostpopularwith15millionvisits.Thereare28differentkindsofnationalpark,andeachparkhasanimportantstorytotell.
JewellhasinvitedsomefamousAmericanstohelptheanniversary.AmericanFirstLadyMichelleObamaandformerFirstLadyLauraBushwereinvitedtosharetheirnationalparkstories,becausetheWhiteHouseisoneofthecountry’snationalparks.
Mrs.Obamaencouraged“peopleacrossthecountryto‘FindYourPark,’whetherit’sinyourbackyard,oryourhometown,orinoneofourbeautifulnationalparks.”
Somewell-knownAmericanshavefilmedtheirownpersonalnationalparkstoriesandtheycanbeseenonNationalParkFoundationwebsite.BillNye,knownas“TheScienceGuy,”andactressBellaThornearetwoofthepeoplewhohavesharedtheirpersonalnationalparkstories.
TheprogramwantsthepublictoshareparkexperiencesandmemoriesatFindYourP.Thewebsitehelpspeoplefindaparkneartheirhome,notjustnationalparks,butlocalparksaswell.
“It’sreallyallaboutgettingpeopleoutsideandmovingaswellasgettingthemtorecognize(认识)whatparksandpubliclandshavetooffer,”Jewellsaid.
4.What’sthepurposeoftheprogram“FindYourPark”?
A.Togetmorepeopletoconnectwithpubliclands.
B.Tomakesurepeopleliveinahealthyoutdoorlife.
C.Toraisemoneyforthe100thanniversary.
D.Tokeepchildrenandadultsawayfromcomputers
5.InJewell’sopinion,parksandopenspaces______.
A.aregoodforhelpingbrainstogetinformation
B.haveabiginfluenceonpeople’slives
C.arehardtoattracthumanbeings
D.helpkeeppeople’sattention
6.ThenationalparksintheU.S._____.
A.arethenation’smaintouristattraction
B.haveonestorytellerforeachpark
C.arepopularacrossthenation
D.coverafewofitsstates
7.Famouspeoplearehelpingtheanniversaryby____.
A.sharingtheirnationalparkexperiences
B.filmingpeopleinthenationalparks
C.buildingparksintheirbackyards
D.helpingpeopletofindaparkneartheirhome
Thatwomancarriedanewblanketoverherarm.Wordlessly,shegaveittome.
“Isitfinished?
”Iasked.
Sheshookherhead.“No.Itisready,”shereplied.Ihandedherthemoneyandtooktheblanket.
“Itisbeautiful,soskillfullywoven,”Isaidtomymother.“Butwhatdidshemeanwhenshesaiditwasnotfinished?
Howcanitbereadyifitisnotfinished?
”
“Iwilltellyoulater,”mymothersaid,“butfirstIwilltakeyoutotheNavajovillage.”
Wewentdowntothevillage.Agroupofyoungmenweremakingsandpictures.Wewalkedthroughthewholevillage,watchingthedifferentthingsthepeopleweredoing.
ItwasnotuntilthateveningthatmymotherfinallyexplainedtheNavajowoman’swords.
“Didyounoticeanythingaboutthethingsthepeopleweremaking?
”Mymotherasked.
“WhatshouldIhavenoticed?
”Ilookedatherandasked.
“EachthingtheNavajomakehasonesmallpartthatisnotcomplete.Thedesignintheirsandpicturesareoftennotperfectlydone,forexample---thelineofacirclemaynotquiteclose.Ifyoulookcarefullyatyourblanket,youwillprobablyfindastitch(一针)missing.”
Itooktheblanketoff,butitlookedasperfectasanydesigncouldbe.Thensuddenly,Inoticedthatsureenoughastitchwasmissing!
“Theybelievethatwhenanythingiscompletedorfinished,itmeanstheendhascome---itwillnotbeperfectuntilthen.Thentoo,withacircle,theybelievethattheymustleaveapathwayforthebadspiritstorunawayandthegoodspiritstocomein.So,often,theydonotmakethelineclose.
8.Theblankettheauthorreceived______.
A.waspoorlywoven
B.madeherthinkalot
C.costheralotofmoney
D.wasfinished,butnotready
9.Whywastheauthorshownaroundthevillage?
A.TobuymorethingsmadebytheNavajo.
B.TomakefriendswithsomeoftheNavajo.
C.TohaveadeeperunderstandingoftheNavajo.
D.Tolookforthewomanwhosoldhertheblanket.
10.WhichofthefollowingmaytheNavajobelieve?
A.Astitchintimeisveryimportant.
B.Lifeonlybecomesperfectwhenyoudie.
C.Hewhomakesnomistakeisaperfectman.
D.Youmustalwaystrytomakeyourlifecomplete.
11.What’sthemainideaofthetext?
A.TheNavajoaregoodatmakingthings
B.TheNavajoarebraveandhard-working.
C.SkillsareneededtodobusinesswiththeNavajo.
D.AblankettellsalotabouttheNavajoculture.
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Foronething,thetruthisthatlibrarieswereneverjustaboutborrowingbooksforfree.Librariansprovidemanyservicesotherthanthoseofadeskclerkorcustomerserviceagent.Theyoftenholdseminars,presentations,contests,andothereventstopromotefreeeducation.Theseeventsareconsiderednecessarybyparentsandkidsalike.
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Foranotherthing,mostlibrariesandlibrariansdonotrejectthechangingtidesoftechnology.Andneitherdoestheworld,forthatmatter.IntheUS,thegraduatedegreeprogramtobecomealibrarianisoftencalledaLibraryScienceprogram.Itreflectsthefactthatthecountrybelievesitslibrariansshouldkeepupwiththelatestininformationtechnology.Manylibrariansagree,andthereforehavebecomeexpertsinthefield.Librarianshavebynowandlargewillinglyeducatedthemselvesinthetechnologyneededtokeepupwiththefast-paceddigitalworldoftechnologytoday.
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