英语广东省广州市花都区圆玄中学学年高一下学期期中考试试题.docx
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英语广东省广州市花都区圆玄中学学年高一下学期期中考试试题
广东省广州市花都区圆玄中学2016-2017学年高一下学期
期中考试英语试题
(本试卷120分钟完成,满分120分)
第一部分阅读理解(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Itisnotonlypraiseorpunishmentthatdeterminesachild’slevelofconfidence.Therearesomeotherimportantwaysweshapeourkids—particularlybygivinginstructionsandcommandsinanegativeorpositivechoiceofwords.Forexample,wecansaytoachild“Don’trunintotraffic!
”or“Stayonthefootpathclosetome.”Inusingthelatter,youwillbehelpingyourkidstothinkandactpositively,andtofeelcompetentinawiderangeofsituations,becausetheyknowwhattodo,andaren’tscaringthemselvesaboutwhatnottodo.
Whydoessuchasmallthingmakeadifference?
Itisallinthewaythehumanmindworks.Whatwethink,weautomaticallyrehearse.Forexample,ifsomeoneofferedyouamilliondollarsnottothinkofabluemonkeyfortwominutes,youwouldn’tbeabletodoit.Whenachildistold“Don’tfalloffthetree,”hewillthinkoftwothings:
“don’t”and“falloffthetree”.Thatis,hewillautomaticallycreatethepictureoffallingoffthetreeinhismind.Achildwhoisvividlyimaginingfallingoffthetreeismuchmorelikelytofalloff.Soitisfarbettertouse“Holdontothetreecarefully.”
Clear,positiveinstructionshelpkidstounderstandtherightwaytodothings.Kidsdonotalwaysknowhowtobesafe,orhowtoreacttothewarningofthedangerinnegativewords.Soparentsshouldmaketheircommandspositive.“Sam,holdonfirmtothesideoftheboat”ismuchmoreusefulthan“Don’tyoudaretofalloutoftheboat?
”orworsestill“HowdoyouthinkI’llfeelifyoudrown?
”Thechangesaresmallbutdifferenceisobvious.
Childrenlearnhowtoguideandorganizethemselvesfromthewayweguidethemwithourwords,soitpaystobepositive.
1.Positivechoiceofwordshelpskidsto________.
A.dothingscarefully
B.builduptheirconfidence
C.improvetheirimagination
D.learnindifferentsituation
2.WhatcanweinferfromParagraph2?
A.Achildwillactonwhatisinstructed.
B.Onecan’thelpimaginingwhatisheard.
C.Achildwillfalloffthetreewhentoldnotto.
D.Onewon’tthinkofabluemonkeywhengivenmoney.
3.Whichofthefollowingcommandshelpskidstobesafe?
A.Fastenyourseatbelt.
B.Don’tplaybythelake.
C.HowdoyouthinkI’llfeelifyougethurt?
D.Don’tyoudaretowalkthroughtheredlight.
4.Themainideaofthepassageisthat________.
A.praisemakeskidsconfident
B.rightinstructionskeepkidssafe
C.clearcommandsmakekidsdifferent
D.choiceofwordscanmakeadifference
B
Whenmengettogether,theyseldomtalkabouttheirfeelingsorinnerthoughts.However,theytalkaboutalot,liketheirnewestcomputer,howtorepairtheircar,orevenbusiness.
Talkmightmovetothebestplacetofindfishorwomen,jumptocomputergames,thencontinuetothesportoftheseason.Theyalsoliketotelljokeseachotherandspendafairamountoftimeplayingone-upandboasting(吹牛).Menseldomcalleachothertochat.
Whenmanmeetswoman,heusuallywantstomakeagoodimpression.Manysinglemantryhardtocarryonamusing,fun,andpleasantconversations.Theyuseconversationtodiscoverherinterestsandfeelingsinordertolearnhowtobeattractivetoher.
Somemen,eitheroutofnervousnessorignorance,spendmostofthetimetalkingaboutthemselves,oftenappearingtobragabouttheirachievementsortalkendlesslyabouttheirproblemsorwork.Eventhequietestmantalkstohiswomanwhenloveisnew.
Whenwomengettogether,theytalkaboutfeelingsandrelationships,theirwork,andtheirfamily.Theyenjoytalkingbutalsowantthegiveandtakeoftalk,thenlisten.Womenoftencalleachothertochat.Conversationisanimportantpartofmostwomen’slives.
Asrelationshipprogress,however,manyturnsonthetelevisionandforgetshowtotalk.Thisraisesangerandcryfromhiswomanpartnerwhosays,“Younevertalktomeanymore.”Somemanstarttalking.Many,however,mainlydiscusstheirownachievementsandproblems.
Whenthewomanstartstalkingaboutherfavoritesubjects:
feelings,family,relationships,friendsandherwork,manymenloseinterestorbringtheconversationbacktothemselves,prettysoon,themanisbacktostartingatthetelevisioneachnight,wonderingwherehisrelationshiphasgone.Thewomanistalkingtoherfriends,mom,sisterorneighbor,oftenaboutthatveryrelationshipandhowsheishurting.
5.Whatcanweknowaboutmenfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?
A.Theyliketotalkaboutpracticalmatters.
B.Theyarewillingtoexposetheirinnerthoughts.
C.Theyprefertotakeadventuroustravels.
D.Theyoftencalleachothertochataboutwork.
6.Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedpart“bragabout”inParagraph4?
A.Showoff.B.Dreamabout.
C.Putforw