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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.

Onceuponatime,alibrarywasjustabouttheonlyplacethatsomeonecouldgotogetabookorgotoreadforfree.ThencamethearrivaloftheInternet,andthatchangedeverything.Beforelong,bookswereavailableondifferentsitesontheweb.ItwasonlyamatteroftimeuntilKindle,Nook,andothere-readerssweptthescene.Alongwiththemcamethee-book.Manybelievedthatthiswouldbetheendoflibraries.Butlibrariesstillexisttoday,andmanyofthemeventhrive（繁荣）.So,howisitpossiblethattheysurvivedagainsttheonslaughtofe-books?

Foronething,thetruthisthatlibrarieswereneverjustaboutborrowingbooksforfree.Librariansprovidemanyservicesotherthanthoseofadeskclerkorcustomerserviceagent.Theyoftenholdseminars,presentations,contests,andothereventstopromotefreeeducation.Theseeventsareconsiderednecessarybyparentsandkidsalike.

Forothers,thelibraryisaplacewheretheycangotogetawayfromtherushoftheworldandfromsocialobligationsorfamilytroubles.Manygotothelibrarytostudyforprojects,papersandexams.Otherssimplyseeitasarecreationalhobby.

Foranotherthing,mostlibrariesandlibrariansdonotrejectthechangingtidesoftechnology.Andneitherdoestheworld,forthatmatter.IntheUS,thegraduatedegreeprogramtobecomealibrarianisoftencalledaLibraryScienceprogram.Itreflectsthefactthatthecountrybelievesitslibrariansshouldkeepupwiththelatestininformationtechnology.Manylibrariansagree,andthereforehavebecomeexpertsinthefield.Librarianshavebynowandlargewillinglyeducatedthemselvesinthetechnologyneededtokeepupwiththefast-paceddigitalworldoftechnologytoday.

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