英语广东省仲元中学学年高一下学期期中考试试题.docx

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英语广东省仲元中学学年高一下学期期中考试试题

广东省仲元中学2016-2017学年高一下学期期中考试

英语试题

第一部分阅读理解（共2节，满分40分）

第一节（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

TheLondonEye4DFilmExperiencestartedinAugustandisincludedintheLondonEyeticketprice.Itisafantastic4DfilmtoentertainyoubeforeyourtripontheLondonEye.The4Deffectsaregreat.

NoExtraCosttoYou

That’sright;youbuyyourticketfortheLondonEyeand4Dcinemaexperience.MerlinEntertainments,theLondonEyeowners,spent5millioncreatingthefilmandbuildingthe4DcinemaandwantedtoimprovethevalueformoneyoftheLondonEye.

WhattoExpect

The4DCinemaentranceisinthetickethall.Soafterbuyingyourticket,gostraighttoit,whereyou’llbegivenapairofglasses.About160visitorswillpassthroughthe4Dcinemaevery8minutessodon’tworryaboutwaitingtime.Peopleinthebrightpinkcinemaareallstandingonfourlevels.Thetoplevelisdesignedforwheelchairs.

LondonEye4DFilm

Putonyourglassesandenjoyyourself.ThestoryisaboutalittlegirlvisitingLondonwithherfatherandshewantstobehighertogetabetterviewsoshecomestotheLondonEye.Itdiffersfromwatchingthe3Dfilmforallyoursensesareinvolved.Whenitsnowsonscreen,youfeelitsnowsinthecinema.Andwhenyouwatchthefireworks,youcanreallysmellthem.

Forashortfilm,lessthanfourminutes,beforethemainattractionyouthinkyou’vecomefor,youaregoingtolovethisfreeextra.Istoodtherewithmymouthwideopenattheendasmanyothersdid.It’sfantastic!

TheeffectsaretheHollywoodstandardasnoexpenseisspared.IwasluckyenoughtotrythefilmthreetimesonthefirstdayandIstillwanttogobackagain.

1.Whatdoestheauthormainlytellusinthispassage?

A.Hemainlyintroducesthe4DfilmofMerlinEntertainments.

B.HemainlyintroducestheLondonEyeentertainmentcentre.

C.Hemainlytellsushisexperienceswhilecreatingthe4Dfilm.

D.Hemainlyintroducestoushowtotakepartinthe4Dfilm.

2.Wherecouldpeoplegetintothe4Dfilmcinema?

A.UndertheLondonEye.B.IntheHollywood.

C.Inthetickethall.D.Intheticketcentre.

3.Whileseeinga4Dfilm,peoplewillfeel________.

A.greatlyfrightenedB.muchworried

C.sweetsmellD.asiftheywereonthescene

4.Accordingtothepassage,a4Dfilmprobablylastsabout________.

A.4secondsB.8seconds

C.4minutesD.8minutes

B

WilliamPurkey,awell-knownprofessorofeducation,said,“Dancelikenooneiswatching,lovelikeyou’llneverbehurt,singlikenooneislistening,andlivelikeit’sheavenonearth.”Itseemsliketheperfectlifephilosophy（哲学）,andoneI’velearnedtoapplytorunningovertheyear.

ButIdidn’talwaysfeelthisway.Inmyearlydays,whenIweighed240pounds,Iranlikeeveryonewaswatching,andjudging.IfIwasonarunandsawacarapproaching,I’dstopandpretendIwaslookingforsomethingI'dlost.Iboughtthehigh-techgear（装备）andclothesthatIthoughtwouldmakepeoplebelieveIwasarunner.AndIdidn'thaveaclueiftheexpensiveshoesIwaswearingweretherightkindforme.IjustwanttolookIfitinwiththisgroup.

Tobehonest,Ifeltacertainsatisfactioninbelievingthatsomeonewaswatching.Ireallythoughtthatotherpeoplecaredaboutmyperformance.Thebestexampleofthiswasacombined,two-lapmarathoninFlorence,Italy.AsInearedthefinishline,thecrowdbegantocheer.Iwassurprised.HereIwas,thousandsofmilesfromhome,andtheItalianswereshoutingfor“IIPenguino”

About20yardsfromthefinishing,thetruthsetinwhenthedinnerofthefullmarathonwentpastmeasIwasfinishingthehalf—marathon.Noonewascheeringforme.NooneprobablyevennoticedthatIwasfinishing.Icouldn’thelpbutsmileatmyownillusion（幻象）ofself-importance.

That’swhenIrealizedIhadbeenrunningforeveryreasonexcepttherightone.Irantomakeotherpeoplehappyandtoliveuptotheirexpectations.Butnoonewaswatching—noonecared.SoIdecidedIwasgoingtorunforme—justme—andgainedanewenjoymentfromthesport1hadn'ttrulyexperiencedyet.I'velearnedtorunlikeononeiswatching.

Soifyouseemeatarace,andIlooklikea60-year-oldguysaddling（蹒跚）along,don’tworry.I’mfine.Themiracleisn’tthatitisfinished.ThemiracleisthatIhadthecouragetostart.

5.Itcanbeinferredfromparagraph2thatthewriter.

A.usedsportsclothesandshoestoattractattention

B.wasconcernedaboutwhatothersthoughtofher

C.likedtobethefocusofotherrunners

D.struggledtofindtherightshoestofither

6.Whenthewriterwasnearthefinishingline.

A.shefeltherownachievement

B.thecrowdcheeredforhermadly

C.nobodyreallycaredaboutherrunning

D.sherealizedtheimportanceofconfidence

7.Nowthewriterthoughtthereasonforrunningisto.

A.liveuptoothers'expectationB.createamiracleinherownfife

C.runlikenooneiswatchingD.enjoythepleasureofrunning

8.Bytellingherownstory,thewriterwantedto.

A.tellustolivealifeofourown

B.inspiremorepeopletorun

C.improveourhealthbyrunning

D.stresstheimportanceofdetermination

C

Oneday,Jackthrewsomepapersonmydesk.“What’swrong?

”Iasked.“Nexttimeyouwanttochangeanything,askmefirst,”hesaid,andleft.Ihadmadejustonesmallchange.Butit’snotthatIhadn’twarned.Mycolleagueshadsaidhewasresponsiblefortheresignations（辞职）ofthetwoprevioussecretaries.Astheweekswentby,IcametolookdownonJack.

Afteranotherofhisepisodes（片段）hadleftmeintears,Istormedintohisoffice.“Jack,thewayyou’vebeentreatingmeiswrong.I’veneverhadanyonespeaktomethatway.Asaprofessional,it’swrongformetoallowittocontinue,”Isaid.Jacksmilednervously,“Susan,ImakeyouapromisethatIwillbeafriend.Iwilltreatyouasyoudeservetobetreated,withrespectandkindness.”

Jackavoidedmetherestoftheweek,andneverquestionedmyworkagain.Ibroughtcookiestotheofficeonedayandleftsomeonhisdesk.AnotherdayIleftanote:

”Hopeyourdayisgoinggreat.”Overthenextfewweeks,therewerenomoreJackepisodes.OneyearlaterIdiscoveredIhadbreastcancer,andwasscared.Thestatistics（数据）werenotgreatformylong-termsurvival.

Oneday,however,Jackvisitedmeinthehospitalandsilentlyhandedmeabundlewithseveralbulbsinside.“Tulips（郁金香）,”hesaid.Ismiled,notunderstanding.“Ifyouplantthemwhenyougethome,they’llcomeupnextspring.Ithinkyouwillbetheretoseethemwhentheycomeup.NextspringyouwillseethecolorsIpickedoutforyou.”Tearscloudedmyeyesandheleft.Ihaveseenthoseredandwhitestriped（有条纹的）tulipspushthroughthesoileveryspringforovertenyearsnow.ThispastSeptemberthedoctordeclaredmecured.AtamomentwhenIwasprayingforjusttherightword,amanwithveryfewwordssaidalltherightthings.Afterall,that’swhatfriendsdo.

9.Jackbecameangrythatdaybecause__________.

A.hewasfeelingunwell

B.Susanhadfailedtokeephisofficeclean

C.hefeltSusanchangedtoomuchaboutthepapers

D.Susanhadchangedsomethingwithouthispermission

10.WhichofthefollowingdescribesSusan?

A.Moodybutfriendly.B.Shyanddemanding

C.Confidentandfriendly.D.Toughandtroublesome.

11.Fromthepassage,wecanconcludethat__________.

A.Jackcaresabouthisemployees

B.Jackgetsalongwellwithhisemployees

C.Jackisalwaysparticularabouthiswork

D.Jackdoesn’tcareaboutthefeelingsofothers

12.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat__________.

A.afriendinneedisafriendindeed

B.afewwordscanbeasmeaningfulasmany

C.afriendwhosayslittlemustbeagoodfriend

D.wemusttreatdisrespectfulpeoplewithdisrespect

D

Iamtrulyfrustratedbythewaymyteenagechildrenbehavewithme.Itisarollercoaster（过山车）rideeachdaydealingwiththeirmoodinessandargumentativenature.ButIdoappreciatethecouragetheyprojectattimesandgoalstheyundertake.Theymakemefeelthattheyreallyaimhighinlife.”Thiscouldbethefeelingofmostparentswithteenagechildren.

Iunderstandtheseparents.Theyarenotalone.Childrenstarttheirjourneyintothebroadworldandaregreatlyinfluencedbywhatothershavetosay,especiallytheirpeers（同辈）thattheyconsidercloserthaneventheirparentsandfamily.

Thebrainsofteenagersintheagesof13to19experiencealotofchangesthatbringabouttheseeffectsthatmostparentslikeusfailtounderstand.Oneofthemainchangesiswhattakesplaceduetothebeneficialpruning（修剪）thattakesplaceinthebranchesoftheprefrontalcortex（前额皮质）.Allthesechangeseventuallyhelpbuildclearjudgment,planandcontrolimpulses（冲动）.

Itisbestthatwejustrecallhowwebehavedasateenagerandyouwouldsurelycomeacrosssomeofourmumsthatsupporttheirteenagegrandchildrenandsayweweremuchworse.Takingapositivelookbyrealizingthatitisapartofthegrowingprocesswouldhelp.

Wemaytellourteenagechildrentohaveconfidenceintheirabilitiesandnotbeinfluencedbywhatotherssayofthem,butthisanxietyofwhatsocietysaysofthemcanbeoverwhelming.Itcouldberealhugepressurethatteenscannevertellparents,butitwouldpaytobuilduptrustworthyrelationshipswiththem.Thiswouldhelpkeepawatchandmonitorsomeoftheirwrongactivitiesandavoidtheirgettingintotroubleduetopeerpressure.

13.Whatdoestheunderlinewordinthelastparagraphmean?

A.poor.B.smallC.big.D.good

14.Accordingtothepassage,teenagers’personalityismostaffectedby.

A