湖北省恩施州高级中学学年高一下学期期末考试英语试题.docx

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湖北省恩施州高级中学学年高一下学期期末考试英语试题

湖北省恩施州高级中学2020-2021学年高一下学期期末考试英语试题

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Nopoemshouldeverbediscussedor“analyzed”,untilithasbeenreadaloudbysomeone,teacherorstudent.Betterstill,perhaps,isthepracticeofreadingittwice,onceatthebeginningofthediscussionandonceattheend,sothesoundofthepoemisthelastthingonehearsofit.

Alldiscussionsofpoetryare,infact,preparationsforreadingitaloud,andthereadingofthepoemis,finally,themosttelling“interpretation”ofit,suggestingtone,rhythm,andmeaningallatonce.Hearingapoetreadtheworkinhisorherownvoice,onrecordsoronfilm,isobviouslyaspecialreward.Buteventhoseaidstoteachingcannotreplacethestudentandteacherreadingitor,bestofall,recitingit.

Ihavecometothink,infact,thattimespentreadingapoemaloudismuchmoreimportantthan“analyzing”it,ifthereisn’ttimeforboth.IthinkoneofourgoalsasteachersofEnglishistohavestudentslovepoetry.Poetryis“acriticism（批评）oflife”,and“aheighteningoflife”.Itis“anapproachtothetruthoffeeling”,andit“cansaveyourlife”.Italsodeservesaplaceintheteachingoflanguageandliteraturemorecentralthanitpresentlyoccupies.

IamnotsayingthateveryEnglishteachermustteachpoetry.Thosewhodon’tlikeitshouldnotbeforcedtoputthatdislikeonanyoneelse.Butthosewhodoteachpoetrymustkeepinmindafewthingsaboutitsbasicnature,aboutitssoundaswellasitssense,andtheymustmakeroomintheclassroomforhearingpoetryaswellasthinkingaboutit.

1．Itissuggestedthatapoemshould______togetitbetterunderstood.

A．bediscusseditwithothersB．beanalyzedbyoneself

C．becopieddowninanotebookD．bereadaloudafewtimes

2．Poetrydoesn’thavethefunctionof______.

A．exploringyourtruefeeling.

B．rethinkingaboutyourlife.

C．savingsometimeforyourlife.

D．liftingupyourlife.

3．Accordingtothewriter,oneofthepurposesofteachingEnglishPoetryis_______.

A．togetstudentstounderstandlife

B．togetstudentstoenjoypoetry

C．tohavestudentswholovepoetry.

D．tokeeppoetryoccupyingitspresentplace.

4．Theunderlinedphrase“makeroom”inthelastparagraphcouldbebestreplacedby“______”.

A．arrangearoomB．provideaplace

C．spareenoughspaceD．setasideenoughtime

Sometimestwoverydifferentindividualsbecomethebestfriends.Forexample,whocouldhavethoughtthataspider（蜘蛛）wouldbecomefriendswithapig?

ButinAmericanwriterE.B．White’snovelCharlotte’sWeb,thisisexactlywhathappens.

Wilburthepiggrowsupinabarn（牲口棚）andmakesmanyfriends,includingaspidercalledCharlotte.OnedayasheeptellsWilburthathewillfinallybeservedupasdinner.ButCharlottedecidestosaveherfriend.TohelpWilbur,Charlottewriteswordslike“terrific”“radiant（喜悦的）”and“humble（谦逊的）”onherwebtopraiseWilbur.Thismakesthefarmerbelievethatheistooimportanttokill.Wilburissaved,butCharlotteissotiredthatshedies.

Thebookwasfirstpublishedin1952.Inover60yearsCharlottehasbecomeoneofthemostfamousspidersofalltime.Sheteachesusaboutloveandpromise.“Sheisvery,verylovingunderthatuglylook,”saidPeterF.Neumeyer,writerofTheAnnotatedCharlotte’sWeb.

Thebook’ssuccessdrewtheattentionofHollywoodfilm-makers.However,theywantedahappyending.Whitewasstronglyagainstthisideaandasaresultthefilm,likethebook,endswithCharlotte’sdeath.

JenDoll,areporterofTheAtlantic,believesthat“deathispartoflife”.Shesaysthisisoneofthemainmessagesofthebook.

AsCharlottetellsWilbur,“Youhavebeenmyfriend.Thatinitselfisawonderfulthing.Iwove（织）mywebsforyoubecauseIlikeyou.Afterall,what’salife,anyway?

We’reborn,welivealittlewhileandthenwedie.Aspider’slifecan’thelpbeingsomethingofamess,withallthistrappingandeatingflies.Byhelpingyou,perhapsIwastryingtoliftupmylifealittle.Godknowsanyone’slifecanstandalittleofthat.”

5．WhichofthefollowingaboutthestoryisTRUE?

A．It’sagoodexampleofhowdifferentcreaturesliveinpeace.

B．Thoughugly,Charlotteislovingandhelpful.

C．Itencourageschildrentolovetheirfamilyandfriends.

D．ThefarmerkillsWilburasdinner.

6．Hollywoodfilm-makersandWhitedidn’tagreeon_______.

A．thefateofWilbur.

B．howtoclosestory.

C．whowastoplayCharlotte.

D．thewayCharlottemakesfriendswithWilbur.

7．Inthelastparagraph,Charlotte’smainmessageisthat_______.

A．lifeislikeaweb

B．friendshipismoreimportantthanlife

C．lifecouldbeboringandtroublesome

D．dyingforagoodcauseisworthwhile

Clowns（丑角）havebeenaroundforalongtime.Theynotonlymakeuslaughatthecircus（马戏团）buttheyusedtomakethekingandhisfollowerslaughincourt.Theearliestofthesefun-makersarecalled“fools”.InGreekandRomantimesthesefoolsdresseduplikeclownsdotodaywithpaintedfacesandfunnycostumes（戏服）.Theydancedaroundthestageanddidthingstomakepeoplelaughasclownsdoincircusestoday.Bymedievaltimes（中世纪）everycourthaditsfools.Foolsworebrightcoloursandhadbells（大肚子）ontheirshoesandtheirhats.

Theywerenotreallymeanttobefoolishandoftentheywouldsaywiseandsensiblethingstothekingwhichnobodyelsewasbraveenoughtosay.Thekingnevergotcrosswiththefoolasthiswashisjob.Hewasmeanttobebothwiseandfoolishandtrytomakethesituationincourtlessserious.

Ofcoursepeoplewantedtohavetheirownkindoffoolandshowsdevelopedinthe1500sinwhichfools（orZanies）performedtomakethecrowdlaugh.ThiskindofentertainmentbecamesopopularthatitstartedaspecialkindofdramainItalycalledCommediadell´arte,whichgraduallyturnedintoourcomedyprogrammestoday.Whenyouwatchtheantics（滑稽剧）ofCharlieChaplinorRowanAtkinson,youarewatchingakindofcomedythatisdirectlyoriginatedfromthefoolsofancientRomeandGreece.

8．Howdoclownsentertainpeople?

A．Bytheiramusingtalkandbodylanguage.

B．Bytheiramusingvoicesandbodylangauge.

C．Bytheirclothes,songsandthewaytheytalk.

D．Bytheirclothes,make-upandthewaytheyact.

9．Wheredidfoolsfirstgiveperformances?

A．IndifferenttownsinEurope.

B．InshowsinancientGreeceandRome.

C．Atfairsormarketwheretherewerealotofpeople.

D．inthebuildingwherelawcasescouldbeheardandjudged.

10．WhendidtheCommediadell´artebegintodevelop?

A．Beforethefifthcentury.

B．Aroundthetenthcentury.

C．DuringtheMiddleAges.

D．Inthesixteenthcentury.

11．Whatdoestheunderlined“gotcross”inthesecondparagraphmean?

A．gotsatisfiedB．gotthrough

C．gotangryD．gotdelighted

IstudyEnglishliteratureatuniversityandhavealwaysbeenproudofBritain’sliteraryheritage.SomeBritishauthorsthatyoumayhaveheardofareCharlesDickensandJaneAusten.Thesewritersarefamousallovertheworldbecausetheirbookshavebeentranslatedintomanydifferentlanguages.IntheUK,theirnovelsarecelebratedassomeofthebestthathaveeverbeenwritten.Wesaythatthesenovelsare“classic”becausetheyarestillreadandenjoyedyearsaftertheirpublication.

IreadclassicnovelsnotonlybecausetheyarepartofmyuniversitylessonsbutalsobecauseIenjoythem.Theycanteachyoualotabouthowpeopleusedtoliveandwhatsocietywaslikeinthepast.NovelslikeHardTimesbyCharlesDickensremindusofthepovertyinLondonduringtheIndustrialRevolutionwhileJaneAusten’sfiction（小说）showsuswhatfamilylifewaslikeinthe18thcentury.

Classicnovelsusuallyhavememorablestoriesandinterestingcharacters.OneofmyfavouritebooksisCharlesDickens’GreatExpectations.ItisaboutaboycalledPipwhosuddenlyreceivesalotofmoneyfromamysterioussupporter.Ashegrowsup,hischaracterchanges:

hebecomesquiteselfishandmean.AnotherimportantcharacterisMissHavisham.Whenshewasyoung,herfiancéranawayontheirweddingday.Shelivesinadarkhouseandstillwearsherweddingdress.Sheisafascinating（迷人的）character,bothsadandeasytobefrightened.

Readingclassicnovelsenrichesmyknowledgeandlifeexperience.Andithasbecomepartofmylife.

12．Classicnovelsaretheones__________.

A．thataretaughtatuniversities.B．thathavestoodthetestoftime.

C．thatarewrittenbyfamousauthors.D．Thataretranslatedintomanylanguages.

13．InParagraph2,theauthormentionsHardTimes_____?

A．tointroducetheuniversitylessons.

B．toremindpeopleofthepovertyinLondon.

C．toletpeopleknowaboutwhatfamilylifewaslike.

D．toproveclassicnovelshelppeopleknowthepast.

14．WhatcanweknowaboutthecharacterMissHavisham?

A．Sheisselfishandmean.B．Shelivesanunhappylife.

C．Shelovesweddingdressesmost.D．Shebecomesrichwithothers’support.

15．Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A．WhyIlikeclassicnovelsB．Whysomenovelsareclassic

C．HowtoreadclassicnovelsD．Whatareclassicnovels

二、七选五

Theyjustcan’thelpit!

Mytheoryisthatthefemalebrainismainlybuiltforempathy—theabilitytounderstandotherpeople—andthatthemalebrainismainlybuiltforbuildingsystems.16．Forexample,womenaremorelikelytoreadmagazinesonfashionandparenting,whilemenwillchoosemagazinesthataremainlyaboutcomputersandsports.

Youmaythinkthatthesepreferencesareinfluencedbythewaypeoplearetaughttobehavewhentheyaregrowingup.However,thisisnotthecase.AnewstudycarriedoutattheUniversityofCambridgeshowsthatnewborngirlslooklongerataface,andnewbornboyslooklongerat