江西省萍乡市学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题.docx

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江西省萍乡市学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题

江西省萍乡市2020-2021学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题

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一、阅读选择

TheEbolavirus,whichhaskilledmorethan670peopleinWestAfrica,isa“threat”totheUK,ForeignSecretaryPhilipHammondhastoldtheBBC．

Awomanisbeingtreatedfor‘Ebola-like’symptomsattheQueenElizabeth’sHospitalinHongKongafterrecentlyreturningfromastriptoAfrica.

Thewomanhasbeengiventheall-clearaftertestingnegativeforEbola,accordingtoSouthChinaMorningPost.

The39-year-oldwomanwaskeptinisolationwhileundergoingtests,butahospitalsourcesaidshedidnothavethevirusandwasinastablecondition.

Ebolavirusfirstemergedin1976inoutbreaksofEbolahemorrhagicfeverinZaireandSudan.EbolathatbrokeoutinZairehasoneofthehighestcasefatalityrates（病死率）ofanyhumanvirus,roughly90%.

Symptomsincludevomitinganddiarrhea,fever,weakness,headacheandsorethroat.Thosestruckdowncanalsosufferinternalandexternalbleeding.Thevirusisspreadthroughhumancontact.Thereisnocure.

1．WhichcityinthetexthasthehighestdeathratebyEbola?

A．HongKong.B．London.

C．Sudan.D．Zaire.

2．Whatcouldweinferfromthetext?

A．ThewomanwastestedpositiveforEbola.B．PeoplesufferingEbolaviruswillnotbleed.

C．Ebolaviruscanbegotfrompersontoperson.D．Scientistshavefoundthesolutiontothevirus.

3．Thetextistakenfrom________.

A．anewsreportB．astory

C．anoticeD．anadvertisement

Youmayprobablymeetmostofthepowerfulgraduationspeakers,herewhoarewell-knownpeopleintheirfields.Ithinktheschoolscouldn’thavepickedbetterspeakersthanthem,becausetheysetgoodexamples,deeplyinspiringusinourdailylife.

SteveJobs,StanfordUniversity:

“Rememberingyou’regoingtodie,andthebestwayIknowistoavoidthetrapofthinkingthatyouhavesomethingtolose.Thereisnoreasonnottofollowyourheart.Yourtimeislimited,sodon’twasteitlivingsomeoneelse’slife.Don’tletthenoiseofothers’opinionsdrownoutyourowninnervoice...”

OprahWinfrey,StanfordUniversity:

“Iconsidertheworld,thisEarth,tobelikeaschool...AndthesecretI’velearnedtogetaheadisbeingopentothelessonsfromthegrandestuniverseofall.Don’treactagainstabadsituation.Andthesolutionwillarisefromthechallenge.Sodon’tgiveupeasily,actingwithresponsibility...”

Bono,UniversityofPennsylvania:

“Forfouryearsyou’vebeenbuying,trading,andsellingeverythingyou’vegotinthismarketplaceofideas.Yourpocketsarefull,evenifyourparents’areempty,andnowyou’vegottofigureoutwhattospenditon...Theworldismoreflexiblethanyouthinkandit’swaitingforyoutohammeritintoshape...”

MichaelDell,UniversityofTexasatAustin:

F

“Nowit’stimeforyoutomoveontowhat’snextandobtainyourdesire.Butyoumustnotletanythingpreventyoufromtakingthosefirststeps.Don’tspendsomuchtimetryingtochoosetheperfectopportunity,orsometimesyou’llmisstherightopportunity.Recognizethattherewillbefailuresandobstacles（障碍）.Butyouwilllearnfromyourmistakesandthemistakesofothers.”

4．WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribewhatSteveJobssays?

A．Nevergiveup.B．Don’tliveyourlifeinregret.

C．Togoallouttoachieveourgoals.D．Trueknowledgecomesfrompractice.

5．Whoismoreinfavoroflifelonglearningaccordingtothespeech？

A．MichaelDell.B．Bono.

C．SteveJobs.D．OprahWinfrey.

6．Theunderlinedword“flexible”inparagraph4probablymeans“”.

A．acceptableB．reasonable

C．changeableD．suitable

7．Whatcanwelearnfromthesespeeches?

A．Somesocialskills.B．Somelifelessons.

C．Somewell-knownpeople.D．Someeffectivesolutions.

Oneday,Iwasinclass,whenallofasuddenmyheartstartedracing.Ibrokeoutintoasweat,feelinghotandcoldallover.Mychesthurt,Iwasdizzy,andIfeltlikeIcouldn’tbreathe.Ijerkedupfrommydeskandranfromtheroom,terrified.Ididn’tcarewhattheteacherthought,orthattheeyesoftheentireclasswereonme.Ijusthadtogetoutofthere.

Irantothewaterfountainanddranksomewater.Forseveralminutes,Ijuststoodthereholdingontothefountain.Whatwashappening?

WasIhavingaheartattack?

Slowly,thelightheadednesswentaway.Myheartstoppedracing.Istillhadnoideawhathadhappened.

Andthen,anhourlater,onceagainitdidthepoundingheart,thedizziness,thefeelingthatIwasdying.Iburstintotearsandranforthehallwayagain.Myteacherranaftermeaskingwhatwaswrong.Panicking,Imanagedtochokeout,“Ineedanambulance,please.”

Tomysurprise,myteacherdidn’tgrabherphoneforhelp.Instead,sheputherhandonmyarmandtoldmetoslowdown.“Breathe,”shesaid.“You’regoingtobeokay.Youjustneedtocalmdown.”

Finally,myteacherexplainedthatshewasprettysureIwashavingapanicattack.（Theyarealsocalledanxietyattacks.）Sheknew,shesaid,becausethesamethinghadhappenedtoherwhenshewasmyage.Shetoldmehowshe’dfelt,anditwasalmostexactlyhowIwasfeelingnow.Shealsoexplainedthatpanicattacksarecausedbyanxiety.

Myteachertalkedtomyparents,andtheyfoundmeacounselortodealwithmyanxiety.I’dbeengoingthroughatoughtimethatyear.Mybestfriendhadmovedtoanewschool,andIwasn’tsurehowtofitinwiththegirlsinmyclass.I’dnevertoldanyone,though—Ijustkeptittomyself.Mycounselorhelpedmeunderstandthatnotdealingwithmyfeelingscanleadtopanicattacks,andthatIneedtotalktosomeonewhenmylifeisstressful.Theyallhelpedmesortthingsout.

Bysharingmystory,Iwantothergirlsmyagetoknowthatyou’renotasaloneasyoufeel,andthattalkingaboutitreallydoeshelp.

8．What’swrongwiththeauthoratthebeginningofthestory?

A．Shecaughtacold.B．Shecouldn’tbreathe.

C．Shehadaheartattack.D．Shesufferedfromaterribleanxiety.

9．Whatmaycauseapanicattack?

A．Writingtoafriendtotellhimyouareworriedabouttheexam.

B．Callingyourmomandtellheryouareinabadmood.

C．Keepingthequarrelbetweenyouandyourclassmatetoyourself.

D．Visitingyourteachertotellheryoucouldnotcatchherinclass.

10．Theauthorsharedherstoryto________.

A．informpeopleofananxietyattack

B．giveadviceonhowtoovercomeananxietydisorder

C．describeherfeelingswhensufferingfromapanicattack

D．helpothergirlswhoaregoingthroughwhatshewentthrough

11．Inwhichsectioncanwefindthetextinamagazine?

A．Chickensoup.B．TeenLife.

C．ReadforFun.D．LiteraryWorld.

Doyourchildrenlovetoplayinthevirtual（虚拟的）onlineworlds?

Ifso,don’tworry.Instead,youshouldbehappytoknowthat.

Aresearchreportsaysthatvirtualworldscanbeimportantplaceswherechildrenpracticewhattheywilldoinreallife.TheyarealsoapowerfulandattractivealternativetomorepassiveadventureslikewatchingTV.TheresearchwasdonewithchildrenusingtheBBC’sAdventureRockvirtualworld,aimedatthoseaged6-12.Itsurveyedandinterviewedchildrenwhowerethefirsttotestthegame.

TheonlineworldisathemeislandbuiltfortheBBC’schildrenchannelbyBelgiangamemakerLarian.Childrenexploretheworldalonebuttheyusemessageboardstosharewhattheyfindandwhattheydointhedifferentcreativestudiostheyfindaroundthevirtualspace.

Attimeschildrenwereexplorersandatotherstheyweresocialclimberseagertoconnectwithotherplayers.Somewerepoweruserslookingformoreinformationabouthowthevirtualspacereallyworked.Thechildrencouldtryallkindsofthingswithouthavingtobeafraidoftheconsequencesthatwouldfollowiftheytriedthemintherealworld.Theylearnedmanyusefulsocialskillsandplayedaroundwiththeiridentityinwaysthatwouldbemuchmoredifficultinreallife.

Accordingtothestudywhatchildrenlikedaboutvirtualworldswasthechancetocreatecontentsuchasmusic,cartoonsandvideos.

Thepublishersofthereporturgescreatorsofvirtualspacesforchildrentogetyoungpeopleinvolvedveryearlyonbecausetheyreallydohavegoodideastoaddandtheyareverygoodcriticalfriends.

12．What’sthefunctionofthefirstparagraph?

A．Tointroducethetopicofthepassage.

B．Tomakeaconclusiononvirtualworlds.

C．Togivecomforttoparentsforchildren’smisbehavior.

D．Toarouseparentstopaymoreattentiontotheirchildren.

13．ComparedwithwatchingTV,doingthingsinthevirtualworlds________.

A．appearstobemorepassiveB．distractsone’sattention

C．doesgoodtoone’sreallifeD．haspotentialdangerstoone’smind

14．Whileplayingthegame,children________.

A．needtosharetheirfindingsB．mayimprovetheircreativity

C．workalonewithoutanyhelpD．bearinmindreal-lifeconsequences

15．Whatdoesthistextfocuson?

A．Children’smentaldevelopment.B．Parents’worryonvirtualgames.

C．Youngpeople’sdesigningvirtualgames.D．Theadvantageofplayingvirtualgames.

二、七选五

Children'sGamesinAncientChina

Unlikethechildrennowadays,thechildrenduringancienttimesdidn'thavesmartphone,iPadorcomputertoentertain（娱乐）themselves.16．Let'stakealook.

Flyingkites

Kiteshavequitealonghistory.Theearliestkitesweremadeofwood,insteadofpaper.Nowadays,thethreemostfamouskitesaretheBeijingkite,TianjinkiteandWeifangkite.17．Forexample,theswallow-shapedkiteisawell-knownBeijingstyle.

Playinghide-and-seek

Hide-and-seekisatraditionalgameforchildren,populararoundthenation.Evennowadays,manychildrenlikeplayingit.Therearetwowaystoplay.Onewayiscoveringachild'seyeswhileotherkidsrunaroundtotease（戏弄）him.18．

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