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山西省大同市第一中学2015-2016学年高一下学期期中考试

英语试题

第Ⅰ卷　客观卷（共70分）

第一部分  阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节：

（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

A

ChristmasEvewastomorrow.IhopedoneofthepackagesthatheldacamerahadalreadybeenplacedundertheChristmastree.ItwastheonlythingIwanted.Ihadbeen droppinghints tomyparents.Ilovetakingphotos.MybedroomwallsarecoveredwithphotosIhadtakenwithmymom’soldcamera.I’malwaystryingtocapture（捕捉）thoseperfectmomentsinwhichyoucanhearthelaughterortouchthebeautifulscene,butmycamerahasalwaysseemedtofallshort. 

IknewMomhadputafewpresentsunderthetreethismorning,soIwentonahuntinmymom’sroom.IopenedthedoorandfoundmyChristmaspresentwaslyingunwrappedonthefloor—abigpinkcat.Ifeltsodisappointed.

Momseemedtonoticethat,andshetriedtocheermeup.“Stacy,Igotyourpresenttoday.Iamsoexcitedtosurpriseyou!

”“Ican’twait,”Isaid. ThenextdayIcouldn’twaitanylonger.Ineededtotellher.

 “Mom,mayItalktoyouforasecond?

” 

“Sure,dear.Whatdoyouneedtotalkabout?

”sheasked.

Andsoitcame—howupsetIwasthatIwasgettingacat. 

“Stacy,thatcatisforyoursisterJulia!

”shesaidwithasmile.

“ThenwhatamIgetting?

”Iasked.

Shejustsmiled.“You’llhavetowaitandsee.” 

Thenextmorning,Ihappilygotintothelivingroomandsatnexttothetree.Ipulledouttheboxwithmynameonitandopenedthewrappingpapertofind...

   Mycamera!

“Thankyou!

”IsaidtobothDadandMom.

 DadpickedupthecameraandtookapictureofJulia,Momandme.Ithasbecomeoneofmyfavoritepictures.JustonthatChristmasmorning,Itooklotsofphotoswithmycamera—mylittlesistermakingaface,myparentsgivingmeasoftsmile—andallofthesephotoshavecometomeanonethingtome:

love.

1.Theunderlinedphrase“droppinghints”inParagraph1means_____.

A.talkingoften       B.suggestingindirectly

C.sendingpresents    D.takingpictures

2.WhydidStacyfeeldisappointedatfirst?

A.Hermothercouldn’tunderstandheratall.

B.Hermotherdidn’tbuyheranyChristmasgift.

C.Shedidn’tfindherpresentinhermom’sroom.

D.Shemistookhersister’sChristmasgiftforhers.

3.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat_____.

A.hermotherboughtStacyacameraafterdiscoveringherdisappointment

B.StacyfinallygothergiftonChristmasEve

C.Stacythoughtit’sOKtohaveanoldcamera

D.hermotherknewwhatgiftStacywantedforChristmas

4.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.AChristmasgiftaswished.    B.Loveismoreimportantthangifts.

C.AwonderfulChristmas.      D.Lovecannotbebought.

B

Whatareyoufeelingrightnowasyoustarttoreadthis?

Areyoucurious?

Hopingthatyou’lllearnsomethingaboutyourself?

Boredbecausethisissomethingyouhavetodoforschoolandyou’renotreallyintoit—orhappybecauseit’saschoolprojectyouenjoy?

Perhapsyou’reattractedbysomethingelse,likefeelingexcitedaboutyourweekendplansorsadbecauseyoujustwentthroughabreakup.

Emotionslikethesearepartofhumannature.Theygiveusinformationaboutwhatwe’reexperiencingandhelpusknowhowtoreact.Wesenseouremotionsfromthetimewe’rebabies.Youngchildrenreacttotheiremotionswithfacialexpressionsorwithactionslikelaughingorcrying.Theyfeelandshowemotions,buttheydon’tyethavetheabilitytonametheemotionorsaywhytheyfeelthatway.

Aswegrowup,webecomemoreskilledinunderstandingemotions.Insteadofjustreactinglikelittlekidsdo,wecanidentify（定义）whatwefeelandputitintowords.Withtimeandpractice,wegetbetteratknowingwhatwearefeelingandwhy.Thisskilliscalledemotionalawareness.

Emotionalawarenesshelpsusknowwhatweneedandwant,ordon’twant!

Ithelpsusbuildbetterrelationships.That’sbecausebeingawareofouremotionscanhelpustalkaboutfeelingsmoreclearly,avoidorsettleconflicts（冲突）better,andmovepastdifficultfeelingsmoreeasily.

Somepeoplearenaturallymoreintouchwiththeiremotionsthanothers.Thegoodnewsisthateveryonecanbemoreawareoftheiremotions.Itjusttakespractice.Butit’sworththeeffort.

Emotionalawarenessisthefirststeptowardbuildingemotionalintelligence,askillthatcanhelppeoplesucceedinlife.

5.Howdoyoungchildrenreacttoemotions?

A.Withlaughterandshouts.

B.Withsignsandexpressions.

C.Withfacialexpressionsandactions.

D.Withgesturesofdifferentkinds.

6.Fromthepassageweknowthatemotionalawarenessactually_________.

A.enablesustoliveinsocietymoreeasily

B.letspeopleunderstandothersbetter

C.bringsaboutconflictsbetweenpeople

D.smoothsawaydifficultiesinourlife

7.Whereisthepassageprobablytakenfrom?

A.Asciencefiction.B.Anadvertisement.

C.Asciencemagazine.D.Atelevisionshow.

C

Englishisfastbecomingthelanguageofsciencearoundtheworld,butwhatisitsfutureamongeverydayspeakers?

Oneexpertpointsoutthatthepercentage（比率）ofnativeEnglishspeakersisdeclining（降低）whilethelanguagesofotherrapidlygrowingregionsarebeingspokenbyincreasingnumbersofpeople.ButEnglishwillcontinuetoremainwidespreadandimportant.

However,BritishlanguagescholarDavidGraddolsaysEnglishwillprobablydropindominance（主导）bythemiddleofthiscenturytorankafterChinese,aboutequallywithArabic,Hindi,andUrdu.“ThenumberofpeoplespeakingEnglishasafirstlanguagecontinuestorise,butitisn’trisingnearlyasfastasthenumbersofmanyotherlanguagesaroundtheworld,simplybecausethemainpopulationgrouphasbeenlargelyinthelessdevelopedcountrieswherelanguagesotherthanEnglishhavebeenspoken,”hesays.

InarecentarticleinthejournalScience,Mr.Graddolnotedthatthreelanguagesthatarenotnearthetopofthelistofthemostwidelyspokennowmightbetheresoon.TheseareBengali,Tamil,andMalay,spokeninsouthandsoutheastAsia.

DavidCrystal,theauthoroftheCambridgeEncyclopediaoftheEnglishLanguage,saysabout1.5billionoftheworld’ssixbillionpeoplespeakitasasecondlanguagecomparedtothe400millionnativespeakers.ButanotherexpertontheEnglishlanguagesaysMr.Graddolunderestimates（低估）thefutureofitsdominance.“AlltheevidencesuggeststhattheEnglishlanguagesnowballisrollingdownahillandisgettingfaster, butnobodyquiteknowswhat’sgoingtohappenbecausenolanguagehasbeeninthispositionbefore.”hesaid.

8．InDavidGraddol’sopinion,Englishwill_______.

    A．remainwidespreadandimportant

    B．bemoreimportantthananyotherlanguage

    C．loseitsdominantposition

    D．dieawayinthenearfuture

9．Theunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraphimpliesthat______.

   A．moreandmorelanguageuserswillchooseEnglish

    B．theEnglishlanguagesnowballisrollingdownfasterthananytimeinthepast

    C．Englishlanguagewillsoondropindominance

   D．snowballswillrolldownfasterthanlanguageballs

10．HowmanyexpertsdoesthepassagementionwhoexpresstheirideasaboutthefutureofEnglish?

    A．2.                B．3.          C．4.         D．5.

11．Whatshouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

    A．EnglishRemainingintheDominantPosition

    B．TheFutureofEnglish?

WhoKnows?

    C．OpinionsfromDifferentExperts

    D．TheEnglishLanguageSnowballRollingDown

D

Internationalstudentsareallowedtoworkfortheuniversitytheystudyatorforabusinessattheschool.Butthebusinessmustdirectlyprovideaserviceforstudents.Youcouldworkatthebookstore,forexample,butnotforacompanythatisbuildingsomethingattheschool.Also,aforeignstudentcannottaketheplaceofanAmericaninajob.

Internationalstudentscanwork20hoursaweekwhilehavingclasses;moreduringschoolbreaks.Youcanworkuntilyoufinishyourstudies.

Internationalstudentsnormallycannottakeajobthathasnothingtodowiththeirschool.Butthegovernmentmaygivepermissionifstudentsaresuddenlyfacedwithdifficulties.Examplesincludelargemedicalbills,theshortageoffinancial（财政上的）aidoranunexpectedchangeinthefinancialsupport.

Studentsmustalsomeetotherconditions（条件）.TheymusthavestudiedattheirAmericanschoolforatleastoneyear.Studentsmustaskforpermissionagainafterayeariftheywanttocontinueanoff-campus（校外的）job.

Internationalstudentswhowillbestudyingatgraduateschoolcanapply（申请）forsomejobsbeforetheycometotheUnitedStates.Agoodexampleisauniversityjoblikeateachingorresearchassistant.

Someschoolspaytheirassistants.Othersprovidefreeeducationinreturn.Manydoboth.Graduateassistantsmightteach,givetests,gradework,helpwithresearchandcleantheoffices.ManyuniversitiesnowprovidelanguagetrainingforforeignteachingassistantstohelpthemimprovetheirEnglish.SomeschoolsaskforeignstudentstopassanEnglishspeakingtestbeforetheyareallowedtoteach.

InternationalstudentofficesatschoolshavetoprovideinformationonstudentseachtermfortheDepartmentofHomelandSecurity.Studentswhoviolatevisa（签证）rules—forexample,byworkingoff-campuswithoutpermission—couldbesenthome.

12.Whatcanwelearnaccordingtothepassage?

A.Alltheinternationalstudentscanworkforlargecompanies.

B.Internationalstudentsareabletoworkwhenevertheylike.

C.Internationalstudentsmaybeallowedtoworkoutsidetheschoolwhenhavingfinancialtrouble.

D.InternationalstudentsmusthavestudiedattheirAmericanschoolforless