河南省确山县第二高级中学学年高一上学期期中考试英语试题.docx
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河南省确山县第二高级中学学年高一上学期期中考试英语试题
河南省确山县第二高级中学2014-2015学年高一上学期期中考试英语试题
说明:
本试卷分第I卷(选择题)和第II卷(非选择题)两部分。
满分150分,时间120钟。
第I卷(选择题,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;每题2分,满分30分)阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
A
Inthepasttenyears,manyscientistshavestudiedthedifferencesbetweenmenandwomen.AndtheyallgotthesameanswerThesexes(性别)aredifferent,becausetheirbrainsaredifferent.Andthis,thescientistssay,makesmenandwomenseetheworldindifferentways.
Boys,forexample,generallyarebetterthangirlsatmathematicalideas.Boysalsogenerallyarebetterthangirlsatthekindofhandandeyemovementsnecessaryforballsports.Girls,ontheotherhandgenerallystartspeakingearlierthanboys.Andtheygenerally(通常)seebetterinthedarkthanboysandarebetteratlearningforeignlanguages.
Whatmakesmenandwomenbetteratonethingoranother?
Theansweristhebrain.Thebrainhastwosidesconnectedbynerve(神经)tracks.Theleftsidegenerallyisusedformathematics,speechandwriting.Therightsideisusedforartisticcreation(创造)andtheexpressionforemotions(情感).Inmenandwomen,differentareasineachsideofthebraindevelopdifferently.Inboys,forexample,it’stheareausedformathematics.Ingirls,itistheareausedforlanguageskills.Anotherinterestingdifferenceisthatthetwosidesofaman’sbrainareconnectedbyasmallernervesthanthetwosidesofawoman’sbrainare.
21.Whichofthefollowingisbesttooutline(概括)thearticle?
A.Researchonthebrain.B.Differencesbetweenmenandwomen
C.People’sdifferentbrains.D.WhoAreBetter,BoysorGirls
22.________menandwomenthinkdifferently.
A.Sexmakes.B.Thedifferentbrainsmake
C.Thedifferentexperiencesmake.D.Theinfluencesofsocietymake.
23.Accordingtothearticle,girlsaregenerallybetterthanboysat__inyourschool.
A.mathematicsB.physicsC.EnglishD.Chemistry
24.Whichofthefollowingistrue?
A.Therightsideofbraininboysgenerallydevelopsbetterthanthatingirls.
B.Theleftsideofbrainingirlsgenerallydevelopsbetterthanthatinboys.
C.Menarebetterthanwomeninallthings.
D.Theareaingirls’brainusedforlanguageskillsdevelopsbetter.
B
Twostudentsstartedquarrelingatschool.Onestudentshouteddirtywordsattheother,andafightbegan.Whatcanbedonetostopfightslikethisatschool?
Insomeschools,thedisputantssitdownwithpeermediators(同龄调解者).Peermediatorsarestudentswithspecialtraininginthiskindofproblems.
Peermediatorshelpthedisputantstotalkinafriendlyway.Herearesomeofthewaystheyuse
1)Putwhatyouthinkclearlybutdon’tsayanythingtohurttheother.Beginwith“Ifeel…”insteadof“Youalways…”
2)Listencarefullytowhattheotherpersonissaying.Don’tstoptheotherperson’swords.
3)Keeplookingattheotherperson’seyeswhenheorshetalks.
4)Trytoseetheotherperson’ssideoftheproblem.
5)Neverputanyonedown.Sayingthingslike“Youarefoolish”makesthetalkdifficult.6)Trytofindaresultthatmakesbothpeoplehappy.
Peermediatorsneverdecidetheresultorthewinner.Theydon’tdecidewhoisrightandwhoiswrong.Instead,theyhelpthetwostudentstofindtheirown“win-win”result.
25.Theunderlinedword“disputants”referstothestudents________.
A.whomakepeaceB.whogiveinC.whoarelazyD.whoquarrel
26.Whenthereisafightatschool________.
A.thepeermediatorsdecidewhothewinneris
B.thepeermediatorsandthedisputantstalktogether
C.thestudentswhoquarreldecidewhothewinneris
D.thetwostudentssitdownandlistentothepeermediators
27.Peermediators’workis________.
A.togivelessonstodisputants
B.tofindoutwhostartsaquarrel
C.togivestudentssomespecialtraining
D.tohelpfindawaytomakebothsideshappy
28.WhichofthefollowingwaysisnotusedbyPeermediatorsinfindinga“win-win”result?
A.Listencarefullytowhattheotherpersonissaying.
B.Trytoseetheotherperson’ssideoftheproblem.
C.Neversaythingslike“Youarefoolish”
D.Neverkeeplookingattheotherperson’seyeswhenheorshetalks.
C
TheGreatFireofLondonstartedintheveryearlyhoursof2September1666.Infourdaysitdestroyedmorethanthree-quartersoftheoldcity,wheremostofthehouseswerewoodenandclosetogether.Onehundredthousandpeoplebecamehomeless,butonlyafewlosttheirlives.
ThefirestartedonSundaymorninginthehouseoftheKing'sbakerinPuddingLane.Thebaker,withhiswifeandfamily,wasabletogetoutthroughawindowintheroof.Astrongwindblewthefirefromthebakeryintoasmallhotelnextdoor.ThenitspreadquicklyintoThamesStreet.Thatwasthebeginning.
Byeighto'clockthreehundredhouseswereonfire.OnMondaynearlyakilometerofthecitywasburningalongtheRiverThames.Tuesdaywastheworstday.Thefiredestroyedmanywell-knownbuildings,oldStPaul'sandtheGuildhallamongthem.
SamuelPepys,thefamouswriter,wroteaboutthefire.Peoplethrewtheirthingsintotheriver.Manypoorpeoplestayedintheirhousesuntilthelastmoment.Birdsfelloutoftheairbecauseoftheheat.
ThefirestoppedonlywhentheKingfinallyorderedpeopletodestroyhundredsofbuildingsinthepathofthefire.Withnothinglefttoburn,thefirebecameweakandfinallydiedout.
Afterthefire,ChristopherWren,thearchitect,wantedacitywithwiderstreetsandfinenewhousesofstone.Infact,thestreetsarestillnarrow;buthedidbuildmorethanfiftychurches,amongthemwasnewStPaul's.
Thefirecausedgreatpainandloss,butafteritLondonwasabetterplaceacityforthefutureandnotjustofthepast.
29.Itseemsthatthewriterofthetextwasmostsorryforthefactthat ______.
A.manyfamousbuildingsweredestroyed
B.thebirdsintheskywerekilledbythefire
C.somepeoplelosttheirlives
D.theKing'sbakerywasburneddown
30.Whydidthewritercite(引用)SamuelPepys’words?
A.BecausePepyswasamongthoseputtingoutthefire.
B.BecausePepysalsowroteaboutthefire.
C.Togivethereaderaclearerpictureofthefire.
D.Toshowthatpoorpeoplesufferedmost.
31.Howwasthefireputoutaccordingtothetext?
A.Housesstandinginthedirectionofthefirewerepulleddown.
B.Allthewoodenhousesinthecityweredestroyed.
C.Peoplemanagedtogetenoughwaterfromtheriver.
D.Thekingandhissoldierscametohelp.
32.Whichofthefollowingwerereasonsfortherapidspread(扩散)ofthebigfire?
(a)Therewasastrongwind.
(b)Thestreetswereverynarrow.
(c)Manyhousesweremadeofwood.
(d)Therewasnotenoughwaterinthecity.
(e)Peopledidnotdiscoverthefireearlier.
A.(a)and(b)
B.(a),(b),(c),(d)and(e)
C.(a),(b),(c)and(d)
D.(a),(b)and(c)
D
Teenagersareoftenadifficultgroup.Withallthosehormones(荷尔蒙)floodingtheirbodies,theycanbemoody,unpredictable,andtendtomakeuncertainchoices.Buthoweverconfusingtheirteenageyearsare,kidscanstillbegenerallyhappy,dependingontheirlifestylechoices.AccordingtoanewresearchbyBritishscientists,teenswhodon’tsmoke,drinkonlymoderatelyornotatall,andwhodon’teatmuchjunkfoodarelikelytobehappierthanotherteens.
Thestudylookedat40,000Britishfamiliesandcameupwithsomeinterestingfindings.Forexample,kidswhoneverdrankalcoholwereuptosixtimesmorelikelytoreporthigherlevelsofhappinessthankidswhodrank.Andteenswhosmokedwerefivetimeslesslikelytoratehighonhappinesschartscomparedtokidswhodon’tsmoke.Samegoesfordietandphysicalactivity.Themorefruitsandvegetableskidseat,andthemorehourstheyspendplayingsports,thehappiertheyare.
Now,ofcoursethisdoesn’tmeanthatnotsmokingordrinking,andplayingsportsguaranteeshappiness.Itcouldbethatkidswhohavehappycharactertendtobemoreactiveandlessaddictedtodrinkingorsmoking.Anditcouldequallybethecasethatkidswhoareunhappyaremorerelatedtodrinkingandsmokingandeatingjunkfood.
Otherstudieshaveshownthatexerciseisaprovenwaytotreatanxietyanddepression.Futurestudiesmaysupporttheideathatotherhealthfulbehaviors,includingrefraining(克制)fromsmoking,drinking,andeatingtoomuchjunk,canavoidsadnessandincreasehappiness,too.
33.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?
A.Notsmokingordrinkingguaranteeshappiness.
B.Teenswithfloodinghormonescannotbehappy.
C.Playingsportscandecreaseteen’sunhappiness.
D.Unhappinesscancertainlyresultinsmokinganddrinking.
34.Whichofthefollowingmighthelpteensquitanxiety?
A.Smokinganddrinking.
B.Takingexercise.
C.Eatingjunkfood.
D.Goingonadiet.
35.Whichcanbethebesttitleforthetext?
A.Waystotreatanxietyanddepression.
B.Exerciseandteenagers’health.
C.Teenagersshouldn’tdrinkorsmoke.
D.Teenagers’lifestyleandtheirhappiness.
第二节:
(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)
根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳答案。
选项中有两项为多余选项。
Therewasoncealonelygirlwholongedsomuchforlove.Onedaywhileshewaswalkinginthewoodsshefoundtwostarvingbirds36.Shecaredthemwithloveandthebirdsgrewstrong.Everymorningtheygreetedherwithawonderfulsong.Thegirlfeltthegreatlovefromthebirds.
37.Thelargerandthestrongerofthetwobirdsflewfromthecage.Thegirlwassofrightenedthathewouldflyaway.Asheflewclose,shegraspedhimwildly.Herheartfeltgladathersuccessincapturinghim.38.Sheopenedherhandandstaredinhorroratthedeadbird.Herdesperatelovehadkilledhim.
Shenoticedtheotherbirdmovingbackandforthontheedgeofthecage.Shecouldfeelhisg