河北邢台市高中英语Unit1Art单元检测卷6.docx

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河北邢台市高中英语Unit1Art单元检测卷6

Unit1Art

Ⅰ.阅读理解（共两小节，第一节15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）

A

Themajorityoftheworld’smostpowerfulandinfluentialpositionsremaininmen'shands.Buttheimbalanceisgraduallytilting--anditshows.In2015,someofthebiggestnewsandsuccessesresultedfromtheactionsofwomen.Herearethenewfaceswhoinspired,guidedormovedtheworld.

LorettaLynch

Traditionally,thetopU.S.law-enforcementofficialisnotwell-knownoutsideoftheUnitedStates,butAttorneyGeneralLorettaLynchnotonlymadeheadlinesaroundtheworld,shealsobroughtaparticularkindofchangethatbillionsofpeoplehadhopedforbutthoughtwasoutofreach.

Lynchsurprisedtheworldbytakingontheentrenched（根深蒂固的）,corruptofficialsofFIFA,thegoverningbodyoftheworld'smostpopularsport,soccer.Shehadthebraverytodowhatnobodyelsehaddared.FIFAofficials,shedeclared,hadengagedin"rampant（猛烈的）,systematicanddeep-rooted"corruption,anditwastimeto"bringwrongdoerstojustice."

EllenJohnsonSirleaf

WhenEbolatookonalarmingproportionsinWestAfrica,itwastoughforLiberia,oneofthecentersofthecrisis.

EllenJohnsonSirleaf,theleaderofLiberia,pleadedforinternationalhelp.OnereasontheworldrespondedisbecausetheunbeatablePresidenthasinternationalmoralstatus.SheplayedakeyroleinguidinghercountryaftercruelcivilwarsandreceivedtheNobelPeacePrizeforhereffort.

JohnsonSirleafnotonlyhelpedbringanendtotheepidemic,shedidsomethingjustasremarkable:

Sherevealedheremotionsandadmittedherfaults.Whenitwasallovershesaidshehadbeenafraid,andadmittedshehadmadebigmistakesasaresultofherfear.Thensheshowedgratitude.Insteadofcollectinghonors,shethankedallthepeopleandcountrieswhomadevictoryagainstEbolapossible.

AungSanSuuKyi

TheBurmeseleader,alsoaNobelPeacePrizewinner,puttheskepticsandthecynics（愤世嫉俗）toshame.Tothosewhosaidnonviolentresistancecouldnotdefeataviciousarmedopponent,sheseemedtosay"justwatch."

FollowingthefootstepsofMahatmaGandhiandMartinLutherKing,sheenduredalongstruggleagainstthepitilessmilitaryrulersofMyanmar.Shegainedinternationalsupportforeconomicsanctions（制裁）thathelpedpersuadethegeneralstoloosentheircontrol,leadingtoelectionsin2015andanoverwhelmingvictoryforherNationalLeagueforDemocracy.Sheremainsaglobaliconofpeacefulresistance.

TuYouyou

It'satoughchallengetofindasinglehumanbeingwhomayberesponsibleforsavingasmanylives.TheChinesepharmacologistTuYouyou,oneofthreewinnersofthisyear'sNobelPrizeforMedicine,tookadifferentrouteinattackingoneoftheworld'sbiggestkillers,malaria.

ResearchintoancientChinesetextsledhertodiscoverthecompoundsthathelppreventadiseasethatstillkillsabouthalfamillionpeopleeveryyear,transmittedbymosquitoesinwater-loggedjungles.Thediscoveryhasresultedinmedicationthathassavedmillionsoflives.

1.Themainpurposeofthepassageisto______.

A.tellusthatmen’sstatusintheworldwasbecominglessimportantin2015

B.showreaderstheimportanceofseveralgreatwomenwhowerepowerfulin2015

C.analyzethereasonswhysomegreatwomenbecamethe2015biggestnews

D.introduceseveralgreatwomenandtheirachievementsin2015

2.Amongthewomenmentionedabove,whodidnotwintheNobelPrize?

A.AungSanSuuKyi.B.EllenJohnsonSirleaf

C.LorettaLynch.D.TuYouyou

3.EllenJohnsonSirleafwasregardedasremarkableforthefollowingEXCEPT_____.

A.thatsheplayedakeyroletoendEbola,butshedidn’toweeverythingtoherselfalone..

B.thatsheguidedhercountrytowinthecivilwarsandreceivedtheNobelPrize..

C.thatshebravelyacknowledgedherfearandhermistakes.

D.thatsheexpressedhergratitudetothosewhofoughtEbolatogether

4.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat_______.

A.somegreatwomen’ssuccessesareshakingthemen’scontroloftheworld.

B.thankstoTuYouyou’sdiscovery,thepatientsattackedbymalariawillundoubtedlybesaved.

C.AungSanSuuKyiwonthevictorywiththeguidanceofGandhiandMartinLutherKing.

D.manypeoplehavedealtwiththecorruptionofFIFA,butfailed.

B

Adecadeago,secondaryandhighereducationwasprizedaboveallelse.Apprenticeships（学徒工作）wereviewedasanoptionfordropoutsratherthanadaringcareerchoice.Andtheyoungmenandwomenwhodidn’tfitintotheschoolsystem,preferringtocreatestart-upsandfocusonmakingalivinginthebusinessworld,weredismissedaswheeler-dealers.（投机者）

Nowthere’renobirdsofthisyearinlastyear’snests.Youngpeoplearebeingencouragedtothinkcarefullyaboutwhetheracademiaisrightforthem---thistrendhasbeenfuelledbyrisinguniversityfeesandaglobalshortageofmanyskillsthatwerepassedoverinschoolsinrecentyears,rangingfromwebdevelopmenttosales.

Youngpeoplearerequiredtostayinsomekindofeducationortraininguntiltheyare18,butthislearningmaynowtakemanyforms.TheGovernmentrunsitsownplatformtohelpinterestedyouthsfindanapprenticeshipthatsuitstheirskillsandambitions.

TomHartley,whorunsahigh-endperformanceandclassiccarbusinessbasedinDerbyshire,foundedhisfirstcompanyatjust12yearsold.“Ihadnoschooleducation,”hesays.“BusinesswashowIlearnedeverything.IcallittheHartleyUniversityofLife.”

Hisbusiness,43yearson,turnsover£200m,andsellscarstohigh-net-worthindividualsacrosstheglobe,fromHollywoodcelebritiestoforeignroyalty.Manyyearsago,Hartleywasaskedtoexplainwhyhehadchosentobeself-educatedandwhyhehadsupportedhissonCarl’sdecisiontoleaveschoolandjointhefamilybusinessinstead.

“Igotalotofcriticismatthetime,”hesays.“Itriedtoexplainthatyoucan’tteachgutfeelings（直觉）onablackboardandthatschoolisfineifyouwanttobeadoctororflyarockettothemoonbutotherwiseit’sallaboutexperienceinbusiness.”

5.WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph2indicate?

A.Thesituationabovehaschanged.B.Educationisnomoreimportantnowadays.

C.Thingschangefortheworsefordropouts.

D.Universityfeesarebecominghigherandhigher.

6.Whichstatementmaytheauthoragreewith?

A.Educationistheonlywaytosuccess.

B.Educationsystemschangefromtimetotime.

C.Schooldropoutscouldbefuturebusinessstars.

D.Schooldropoutswerecommonamongyoungsters.

7.WhatdoestheauthorsayaboutTomHartley?

A.Heattachesmorevaluetoexperiencethantoeducation.

B.Hewassupportedinfoundinghisfirstcompany.

C.Heiswell-educatedandfar-sighted.

D.Heisbraveandopen-minded.

8.Howdoestheauthorprovehisview?

A.Bygivinganexample.B.Bymakingacomparison.

C.Byanalyzingcause.D.Bylistingfigures.

C

ChildrenshouldstartlearningShakespeareattheageoffourbeforetheyarefacedwiththedifficultywiththelanguage,saysastudypublishedrecently.

Lessonsshouldbeginbeforepupilsstartsecondaryschool,becausemanyteenagersbegintodisliketheplays,saysthereport.AllpupilsshouldalsoseeatleastoneperformanceofaShakespeare’splay.TherecommendationshavebeenmadeinaRoyalShakespearecompany（RSC）document,contemplatingwhyschoolchildrenshowlessandlessinterestindrama.

TheRSChaswarnedthatchildrenarebeingturnedoffShakespearebecauseofthewaytheyaretaughtinschoolsandalackofopportunitiestoseeplaysperformedlive.JacquiO’Hanlon,theheadofeducationattheRSC,said,“We’veseenteachersworkingextremelywellinclass.There’sbeenalotofsuccesswith4-year-olds.Withprimaryschoolkids,thereisn’tafearfactorbecausethey’veneverheardofhim.Whatwedowithchildrenfromtheageof8istounfoldthestorypiecebypieceandshowthemthekeymomentsofdrama.”

Shakespeareiscompulsoryinsecondaryschool.Pupilsbetweentheagesof11and14muststudyatleastoneplay.

AneducatorwhoisinchargeofEngland’sexamssaidareviewoftheprimaryschoolcourseswouldbeachancetodecideifitshouldbetaughttoyoungerpupils.AndaspartoftheRSCtask,morecourseswillbedevelopedtohelpteachersleadlessonsonplays.

TamsinGreig,theactress,whowonanOlivierAwardforherperformanceinShakespeare’sMuchAdoAboutNothinglastyear,said,“Givechildrenthechancetoplaywithwords,ideasandstories,andboredomwillhavenoplace.”

9.Whatcanwelearnfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?

A.Secondaryschoolsdon’tofferlessonsonShakespeare.

B.Childrenattheageoffourhavemoreabilitiestodothings.

C.EarlycontactandlearninghelpstudentsbetterunderstandShakespeare’splays.

D.LanguageisaproblemforallchildreninlearningShakespeareandactingwell.

10.Whatdoestheunderlinedpartinthefourthparagraphimply?

A.ProperguidancefromschoolisnecessaryinlearningShakespeare.

B.Shakespearewasoncechildren’sfavoritelesson.

C.Shakespearebecomesoutofdateforchildren.

D.Schoolchildrenalwayslikenewthingsandpopularfood.

11.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.Shakespeareiscompulsoryinprimaryschool.

B.Childrenbetween11and14mustbetaughtacting.

C.Childrenaged8shouldbetaughttowritestories.

D.TamsinGreigonceactedinaShakespeare’splay.

12.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.TeachChildrenShakespeareatanEarlyAge.

B.AGreatDramatist---Shakespeare

C.ACompulsoryLessoninSecondarySchool.

D.TeachChildrentoReadfromtheAgeofFour.

D

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