英语广东省茂名市第十七中学学年高一下学期期末考试.docx

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英语广东省茂名市第十七中学学年高一下学期期末考试

茂名市第十七中学2015-2016学年度第二学期期末考试

高一级英语学科试卷

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）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A,B,C,D项中选出最佳答案。

（A）

Lifeisfullofsurprisesandyouneverknowhowthingswillturnout.

SirJohnGurdonisagoodexampleofthis.Asaboy,hewastoldhewashopelessatscienceandfinishedbottomofhisclass.Now,aged79,theverysameGurdonsharedthe2012NobelPrizeinMedicinewithJapanesestemcell（干细胞）researcherShinyaYamanaka.

Likesomanyscientists,Gurdonshowsuswherethepowerofcuriosityandperseverance（坚持不懈）canlead.

Attheageof15in1948,Gurdonrankedlastoutofthe250boysathishighschoolinbiologyandeveryothersciencesubject,Gurdon’shighschoolscienceteacherevensaidthathisdreamofbecomingascientistwas“quiteridiculous”.

Inspiteofhisteacher’scriticisms,Gurdonfollowedhiscuriosityandkeptworkinghard.Hewenttothelabearlyandleftlaterthananyoneelse.Heexperiencedthousandsoffailures.

“Myownbeliefisthatwewill,intheend,understandeverythingabouthowcellsactuallywork,”Gurdonsaid.

In1962,Gurdontookacellfromanadultfrogandmoveditsgenetic（基因的）informationintoaneggcell.Theeggcellthengrewintoaclone（克隆）oftheadultfrog.ThistechniquelaterhelpedtocreateDollythesheepin1996,thefirstclonedmammalintheworld.

In2006,Gurdon’sworkhasdevelopedbyYamanakatoshowthatasample（样本）ofaperson’sskincanbeusedtocreatestemcells.Usingthistechnique,doctorscanrepairapatient’sheartafteraheartattack.

“Luckfavorsthepreparedmind,”GurdontoldtheNobelPrizeOrganization.“Ninetypercentofthetimethingsdon’twork,butwhentheydo,youhavetocatchthechance.”

1.Whowonthe2012NobelPrizeinMedicine?

A.SirJohnGurdonB.ShinyaYamanaka

C.SirJohnGurdonandShinyaYamanakaD.Gurdon’sscienceteacher

2.Inwhatorderarethefollowingsmentionedinthepassage?

a.createthesheepDolly

b.takeacellfromanadultfrog

c.useaperson’sskintocreatestemcells

d.moveafrog’sgeneticinformationintoaneggcell

e.growintoacloneofafrog

A.b-d-e-a-cB.b-a-c-d-eC.b-d-a-c-eD.b-e-d-a-c

3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“ridiculous”meaninChinese?

A.无知的B.荒废的C.荒谬的D.无畏的

4.Accordingtothepassage,whichstatementistrue?

A.Asaboy,Gurdonwastoldhewashopeful.

B.Gurdonrankedfirstathishighschoolinbiology.

C.It’simpossibleforthedoctorstorepairapatient’sheartafteraheartattack.

D.Inspiteofhisteacher’scriticisms,Gurdonkeptworkinghard.

5.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Ninetypercentofthetimethingsdon’twork.B.Luckfavorsthepreparedmind.

C.Lifeisfullofsurprises.D.Howtoknowcellsactuallywork.

（B）

Therewasonceacaptainwholovedmoneysomuchthathecheatedhissailorsattheendofeveryvoyageandtooktheirwages.

Onthelastdayofonevoyage,theshipwasinasmallport.Itwaswintertime,andtheseawasverycold,sothecaptainsaidtohissailors,"Ifoneofyoustaysinthewaterduringthewholenight,Iwillgivehimmyship.Butifhecomesoutbeforethesunappears,Ishallgethiswages."

Thesailorshadheardaboutthecaptain'scheating,sotheydidn'ttrusthim.Butthenoneofthem,whothoughtthathewasclevererthanthecaptain,saidthathewoulddoit.Hegotintothewater,and,thoughitwasverycold,hestayedinit.Whenitwasnearlymorning,somefishermenlitafireontheshoreabouthalfamileaway.

　　"Youarecheating,"thecaptainsaidtothesailor."Thefire'swarmingyou."

　　"Butit'shalfamileaway!

"saidthesailor.

　　"Afire'sfire,"answeredthecaptain."Ihavewon."

　　Thesailorcameoutofthewater,andsaid,"Perhapsyouthinkthatyouarecleverbecauseyouhavewonmywages,butyoucan'tcookachicken."

　　"Ican,"answeredthecaptain.

　　"Ifyoucookthischicken,"saidthesailor,"Ishallworkforyouwithoutwagesforsevenyears,butifyoucan't,youwillgivemeyourship."

　　Thecaptainagreed,tookthechickenandsaid,"Where'sthefire?

"

　　"Thereitis,"answeredthesailor."Ontheshore."

　　"Butit'shalfamileaway,"saidthecaptainangrily.

　　"'Afire'sfire,'yousaid,"answeredthesailor."Ifitisenoughtowarmmeinthewater,itisenoughtocookyourchicken."

　　6.Thecaptaingotthesailors'wages________.

　　A.tobuyachickenforhimself

　　B.andkeptthemoneyforfutureuse

　　C.bycheatingthem

　　D.andsaidhewouldreturnthemoneysoon

　　7.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

　　A.Allthesailorsrefusedtogetintothewaterbecauseitwastoocold.

　　B.Thecaptainknewthatthefirethefishermenmadewasenoughtowarmthesailorinthewater.

　　C.Thecaptainsucceededincheatingthesailor.

　　D.Itwasthesailorwhowascleverer.

　　8.Thecaptaininsistedthatthefire