湖北省荆门市学年高一上学期期末考试英语试题及答案解析.docx

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湖北省荆门市学年高一上学期期末考试英语试题及答案解析

湖北省荆门市2018~2019学年高一上学期期末考试

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一、阅读理解

Riversidepresents

SharpShortTheatre

Thiscompetitionoffersstudentsarareexperienceofworkinginaprofessionaltheatre．

Nowinitsfourthyearofprovidinganopportunityfornewwriters，directorsandperformerstoexercisetheircreativeability，SharpShortTheatrehasfastbecomeoneofthemostexcitingpartsoftheRiversideyear．Allentries（参赛作品）performinaheatandthenthebestpiecesareinvitedtoperforminthefinal，wherestudentscanbeawardedprizesinfourtypesincludingwriting，performing，directingandoverall．

Entriesmustbewrittenanddirectedbystudents（18yearsoldandunder）andcanbeuptoatmost10minutesintimelength．Entriesmustbehandedinbyaproducer，forexampleaparent，teacherorresponsibleadult18yearsoldorover．

SharpShortTheatreisayouthartspioneerfocusingonencouragingtheworksofstudentsintheatre．ItsaimistounearthanddeveloptheyoungtobeAustraliantheatreprofessionals．

Sowhatareyouwaitingfor？

Getintothespiritandregister（注册）now．

AdvisoryService：

Studentsmayhandintheirplaysforreviewbyaprofessionalplaywright（剧作家）inthelead-uptothisevent．

Price：

＄30perplay．

Deadline（截止日期）：

21March，at5pm，2018．

Registration：

Toregister，clickheretocompleteouronlineform（oneformperentry）．

EntriesClose：

11April，at5pm．

Price：

＄15perentry．

Dates&Times：

Heats：

21-24May，at7：

30pm．

Final：

8June，at7：

30pm．

Price：

Heats：

Adult＄18，kidsunder18＄12．

Final：

Alltickets＄20．

1．Whatisonerequirementfortheentries？

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A．Theyshouldlastabout18minutes．

B．Theymustbehandedinbykidsthemselves．

C．Theyshouldbecreatedbykidsof18orunder．

D．Theymustbereadbyaplaywrightinadvance．

2．Whenisthedeadlineforhandingintheentries？

______

A．21March．B．11April．C．24May．D．8June．

3．Whattypeofwritingisthistext？

______

A．Anewsreport．B．Acompetitionnotice．

C．Atravelguide．D．Apersonaldiary．

InabigroomonthesecondflooroftheNewYorkCityDepartmentofSanitation'sEast99thStreetgarage，63-year-oldManhattannativeNelsonMolinawaslisteningtoaFrankSinatraCDhefoundinthetrash．"TheWayYouLookTonight"wasplayingthroughamusicplayer．Infact，theentirespacewasfilledwithitemsstrangersthrewaway．"Myfamilykepteverything，"saidMolina．"Nowadays，peoplethrowitallaway．"Molina，duringhis34yearsasasanitationworker（环卫工人），gavetheseitemsasecondlife．

Molinagrewupinahousingprojectwithhisparentsandfiveotherkidsinthefamilyandhadahabitofpickingupunuseditemsatayoungage．"Myfamilywaspoor，sowedidn'tgetmuchforChristmas，"hesaid．"I'dgoouttolookforatoyformysisters，maybeatruckformybrothers．"Hekepthisearlymorninghabitsecretfromhisfriends，butnotoutofembarrassment：

"Ididn'twantthecompetition．"

Onthejob，Molinahadhissixthsenseforfindingitems．"Icouldtell，sometimesjustbythesound，whetherabagwasfilledwithbottlesoradifferentkindofglass，"hesaid．Hekeptspecialfindsonthetruck，andthenputtheminout-of-the-wayplacesinthesanitationgarage．Afteralmost10years，hebeganshowinghisdiscoveries．"It'snotanormalpractice．"saidNYCDepartmentofSanitationassistantchiefKeithMellis．Recently，ateamofNewYorkUniversitystudentshastakenonthetaskofcataloging（分类）thetensofthousandsofobjects，inhopesthatthecollection，whichhashardlybeenopentothepublic，mightonedaybeshowninanofficialsanitationmuseum．

4．WhydidMolinagotothegarage？

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A．Tolistentomusic．B．Tocleanthespace．

C．Tokeepitemshecollected．D．Togetitemsstrangersthrewaway．

5．Molinawasworriedthatifhisfriendsknewhismorninghabits，theywould______．

A．stophimB．joininhim

C．makefunofhimD．takeawayhisitems

6．Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph？

______

A．Molinahaddonesomethingmeaningful．

B．Molinahaddifficultycollectingtheitems．

C．Molinadidn'twanttoshowhisdiscoveries．

D．Molinaplannedtobuildamuseumforunuseditems．

7．What'sthebesttitleforthetext？

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A．RichandPoor．B．LostandFound．

C．ADifferentGarage．D．ASanitationWorker'sDream．

Peoplehaveunderstoodthatkindnessisgoodforthepersonwhoreceiveshelp．Forexample，whenwegivefoodtoahungryperson，heisblessed．However，scientistshaverecentlybeguntostudytheeffectkindnesshasonthepersongivingit．Whattheyhavefoundisthatdoinggoodisgoodforthedoer．Actsofkindnesscanimprovehealth，helpapersonreachgoalsandevenaddyearstoaperson'slife．

Thefirststudytoshowtheconnectionbetweendoinggoodandlivingalonglifewasastudyonaging．Beginningin1956，scientistsstudiedagroupofmarriedmothersfor30years．Theythoughtthewomenwiththemostchildrenwoulddiefirst．Butthenumberofchildrenawomanhaddidnotmatter．Wealthdidnotmatter．Educationdidnotmatter．Whatdidmatterwaswhethertheyvolunteered．Womenthatvolunteeredhadfewerdiseasesduringtheirlife．

Manyotherstudieshavefoundthesamepositiveeffects．Helpingotherpeopleimproveslong-termhealth．Thegainsarethesameformen，women，oldpeopleandtheyoung．Thosewhovolunteeredhadfewerseriousdiseasesthanthosewhodidnotvolunteer．Thisincludeddiseasessuchasheartattack，cancerandstroke．

Scientistsareresearchingmanypossiblecauses．Onepossiblecauseisanincreaseinantibodies（抗体），whichhelpfightagainstdisease．Onestudyshowedthebodyproducesmoreantibodiesafteranactofkindness．Thisincreaseinantibodiescanlastnearlyanhourafteroneactofkindnessisfinished．

Anotheroneisanincreaseinachemicalthatfightstheeffectsofstressfromlife．Scientistshavefoundalinkbetweenbeingkindtopeopleandanincreaseinthechemicaloxytocin．Oxytocinisachemicalproducedinthebrain．Itreducesmanyoftheharmfulchemicalsthebodyproducesunderstress．

8．WhatdidthestudyinParagraph2show？

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A．Diseasesagepeoplefast．

B．Doinggoodisgoodforone'shealth．

C．Womenwithmorekidsdieearlier．

D．Alongmarriageleadstoalonglife．

9．WhatcanweinferaboutantibodiesfromParagraph4？

______

A．Moreantibodiesmaynotbegood．

B．Theyhelppeoplereducepressure．

C．Theyincreasewithone'skindacts．

D．Themoreantibodies，themoreoxytocin．

10．Howdoestheauthordevelopthelasttwoparagraphs？

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A．Byexplainingthecauses．B．Bymakingcomparisons．

C．Byintroducingamethod．D．Bydescribingachemical．

11．What'sthemainideaofthetext？

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A．Everyoneneedstobecaredfor．

B．Happinessisconnectedwithkindness．

C．Tryyourbesttohelpsomeoneinneed．

D．Helpingothersmeanshelpingyourself．

Outside，it'sacoldwinter'sday．Insidealargeshoppingcenter，peoplearehangingaround．Butthen，withoutwarning，apopsongstartstoplayloudly．Ateenagerboywalkslazilytothecenteroftheopenspace，anddancescrazilytothemusic．He'sjoinedbytwoofhisfriends，thensomeoftheoldpeople．Withinthespaceofafewseconds，morethansixtypeoplearedancingtothemusic-allintimeandallinstep．Atfirst，onlookersarebaffled，thentheystartsmilingandclapping．Theynowknowwhatthey'reseeing：

aflashmob（快闪）．

AccordingtoWikipedia，theterm"flashmob"wascreatedbyBillWasik，aneditoratHarper'sMagazine，in2003．Withinayear，thephrasehadenteredtheConciseOxfordEnglishDictionary．Sincethen，hundreds-possiblythousands-offlashmobshavebeencarriedoutaroundtheworld，inalmosteverykindofpublicspaceimaginable!

Eachflashmobhasitsownstyle，butmostflashmobsfollowasimilarformula（方案）．Often，theorganizerssearchforwillingparticipantsusingsocialmedia．Instructionsanddancemovesaregiventhroughemailorvideodownload．Thereareusuallyseveralrehearsals（排练）beforethebigday．

Whileit'shappening，afewluckypassers-bywatchitlive．Mostpeoplewhowatchit，however，willseeitlateronline．SomeofthemostpopularflashmobsonYouTubehavebeenwatchedmorethan10milliontimes．AfamousexampleisMP3ExperimentEight，aflashmobthattookplaceinNewYorkCityinJuly2011withover3，500participants．Thiseventdifferedfromnormalflashmobsinthatmuchofitwascompletelysilent-andtherewerenorehearsals．

Flashmobsprovidetheparticipants，onlookersandonlineviewerswithalotofenjoymentandpleasure．Forthisreasonalone，they'reamodern，popularartformthatshouldbecelebrated．

12．Whatdoestheunderlinedword"baffled"inParagraph1mean？

______

A．Excited．B．Puzzled．C．Satisfied．D．Disappointed．

13．WhydoestheauthormentiontheConciseOxfordEnglishDictionary？

______

A．ToargueagainstBillWasik．

B．TocompareitwithWikipedia．

C．Toexplainthemeaningof"flashmob"．

D．Toshowtherapiddevelopmentofflashmobs．

14．WhatisspecialaboutMP3ExperimentEight？

______

A．Itwasplayedonline．

B．Itwastheearliestflashmob．

C．Itwasplayedwithnosound．

D．Itwasmostacceptedbytheaudience．

15．Whatistheauthor'sopiniononflashmobs？

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A．Supportive．B．Hopeless．C．Uncaring．D．Doubtful．

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二、完形填空

HauswasagodsendtotheDaLucafamilyinFlorida．Whenthedogarrived，theirdaughterMollyandhebecamebestfriendsinnotime．16Mollywasaround，Hauswasalwaysbyherside．Infact，thefamilysaidhissweet17madehima"fanfavorite"aroundtheneighborhood．

Oneday，Mollywasinthebackyardplaying，and18，Hauswasrightbyherside．Then，suddenly，Molly'sgrand