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学年浙江省北仑中学高一奖学金考试英语试题带解析

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2011-2012学年浙江省北仑中学高一奖学金考试英语试题（带解析）

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一、阅读理解（题型注释）

“Myworkisdone.”ThosewordsweresomeofthelastpennedbyGeorgeEastman.Heincludedtheminhissuicidenote.Theymarkanignobleendtoanoblelife,theleavetakingofatrulygreatman.Thesamewordscouldnowbesaidforthecompanyheleftbehind.Actually,theEastmanKodakCompanyisthrough.Ithasbeenmismanagedfinancially,technologicallyandcompetitively.For20years,itsleadershavefoolishlyspentdownthepatrimonyofacentury’sprosperity.OneofAmerica’sbedrockbrandsisabouttodisappear,theKodakmomenthaspassed.

ButGeorgeEastmanisnothowhedied,andtheEastmanKodakCompanyisnothowitisbeingkilled.Thoughtheendsbeneedlessandpremature,theymustnotbeallowedtoovershadowthegreatnessthatcamebefore.Fewcompanieshavedonesomuchgoodforsomanypeople,ordefinedandliftedsoprofoundlythespiritofanationandperhapstheworld.Itisimpossibletounderstandthe20thCenturywithoutrecognizingtheroleoftheEastmanKodakCompany.

Kodakservedmankindthroughentertainment,science,nationaldefenseandthestockpilingoffamilymemories.KodaktookustothetopofMountSuribachiandtotheSeaofTranquility.ItintroducedustothemerryoldLandofOzandtostarsfromCharlieChaplintoJohnWayne,andElizabethTaylortoTomHanks.ItshowedustheshotthatkilledPresidentKennedy,andhisbrotherbleedingoutonakitchenfloor,andafallenMartinLutherKingJr.onthehardbalconyofaMemphismotel.Whenthatsailorkissedthenurse,andwhenthespyplanessawmissilesinCuba,Kodakwastheeyesofanation.FromthedeckoftheMissouritothegrandeurofMonumentValley,Kodaktookusthere.Virtuallyeverysignificantimageofthe20thCenturyisagifttoposterity（繁荣）fromtheEastmanKodakCompany.

Inaneraofeasydigitalphotography,whenwecantakeapictureofanythingatanytime,wecannotimaginewhatlifewaslikebeforeGeorgeEastmanbroughtphotographytopeople.Yes,therewerephotographers,andforrelativelylargesumsofmoneytheywouldtakestilted（不自然的）picturesinstudiosandformalsettings.Butmostpeoplecouldn’taffordphotographs,andsoalltheyhadtorememberdistantlovedones,orearliertimesoftheirlives,wasmemory.Childrencouldnotknowwhattheirparentshadlookedlikeasyoungpeople,grandparentsfarawaymightneverlearnwhattheirgrandchildrenlookedlike.EastmanKodakallowedmemorytomovefromtheuncertaintyofrecollection,tothepermanenceofaphotograph.Butitwasn’tjustpeoplewhosefeaturesweresavable;itwasevents,thesacredandprecioustimesthatfamiliescherish.TheKodakmoment,washumanity’smoment.

Anditwasn’tjustpeoplewhosefeaturesweresavable;itwasevents,theprecioustimesthatfamiliescherish.Kodakletthefleetingmomentsofbirthdaysandweddings,picnicsandparties,bepreservedandsaved.Itallowedforthecreationofthemostegalitarianartform.Loverscouldtakeoneanother’spictures,childrenwerephotographedwalkingoutthedooronthefirstdayofschool,________________decidedwhatwasworthrecording,andhundredsofmillionsofsuchdecisionsweremade.Andforcenturiestocome,thoselongdeadwillsmileanddanceandcommunicatetotheirunbornprogeny（子孙）.Familyhistorywillbenotonlynamesonpaper,butsmilesonfaces.

Thecashflownotjustprovidedthousandsofpeoplewithjob,butalsoallowedthecompany’sfoundertoengageinsomeofthemostgenerouscharityinAmerica’shistory.NotjustinKodak’shomecityofRochester,NewYork,butinTuskegeeandLondon,andattheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology.Hebankrolled（资助）twohistoricallyblackcolleges,fixedtheteethofEurope’spoor,andquietlydidgoodwhereverhecould.Whiledoinggood,Kodakdidverywell.Overalltheyears,alltheKodakersoveralltheyearsareessentialpartsofthatmonumentallegacy.Theyprosperedagreatcompany,butthey–withthatcompany–blessedtheworld.

ThatiswhatweshouldrememberabouttheEastmanKodakCompany.Likeitsfounder,weshouldrememberhowitlived,nothowitdied.Historywillforgetthesmallmenwhohavescuttledthiscompany.ButhistorywillneverforgetKodak.

1、Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingistoblameforthefallofKodak?

A．Theinventionofeasydigitalphotography

B．Thepoormanagementofthecompany

C．TheearlydeathofGeorgeEastman

D．Thequickriseofitsbusinesscompetitors

2、ItcanbelearntfromthepassagethatGeorgeEastman        .

A．diedanaturaldeathofoldage.

B．happenedtobeonthespotwhenPresidentKennedywasshotdead.

C．setuphiscompanyinthecapitaloftheUSbeforesettingupitsbranchesallovertheworld.

D．wasnotonlyinterestedincommercialprofits,butalsointheimprovementofotherpeople’slives.

3、BeforeGeorgeEastmanbroughtphotographytopeople,           .

A．nophotoshaseverbeentakenofpeopleorevents

B．photoswereveryexpensiveandmostlytakenindoors

C．paintingwastheonlywayforpeopletokeeparecordoftheirancestors.

D．grandparentsneverknewwhattheirgrandchildrenlookedlike.

4、Thepersonreleasingtheshutter（Paragraph5）wastheone       .

A．whotookthephotograph

B．whowantedtohaveaphototaken

C．whosedecisionsshapedtheEastmanKodakCompany

D．whosesmilescouldlongbeseenbytheirchildren

5、Whatisthewriter’sattitudetowardstheEastmanKodakCompany?

A．Disapproving                              B．Respectful                              

C．Regretful                              D．Critical                              

6、Whichdoyouthinkisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A．GreatContributionsofKodak

B．UnforgettablemomentsofKodak

C．KodakIsDead

D．HistoryofEastmanKodakCompany

IlostmysightwhenIwasfouryearsoldbyfallingoffaboxcarinafreightyardinAtlanticCityandlandingonmyhead.NowIamthirtytwo.Icanslightlyrememberthebrightnessofsunshineandwhatcolorredis.Itwouldbewonderfultoseeagain,butacalamity（灾难）candostrangethingstopeople.ItoccurredtometheotherdaythatImightnothavecometolovelifeasIdoifIhadn'tbeenblind.Ibelieveinlifenow.IamnotsosurethatIwouldhavebelievedinitsodeeply,otherwise.Idon'tmeanthatIwouldprefertogowithoutmyeyes.IsimplymeanthatthelossofthemmademeappreciatethemorewhatIhadleft.

Life,Ibelieve,asksacontinuousseriesofadjustmentstoreality.Themorereadilyapersonisabletomaketheseadjustments,themoremeaningfulhisownprivateworldbecomes.Theadjustmentisnevereasy.Iwastotallyconfusedandafraid.ButIwaslucky.Myparentsandmyteacherssawsomethinginme--apotentialtolive,youmightcallit--whichIdidn'tsee,andtheymademewanttofightitoutwithblindness.

ThehardestlessonIhadtolearnwastobelieveinmyself.Thatwasbasic.IfIhadn'tbeenabletodothat,Iwouldhavecollapsed（崩溃）andbecomeachairrockeronthefrontporchfortherestofmylife.WhenIsaybeliefinmyselfIamnottalkingaboutsimplythekindofselfconfidencethathelpsmedownanunfamiliarstaircasealone.Thatispartofit.ButImeansomethingbiggerthanthat:

anassurance（确信）thatIam,despiteimperfections,areal,positiveperson;thatsomewhereinthesweeping,intricate（错综复杂的）patternofpeoplethereisaspecialplacewhereIcanmakemyselffit.

Ittookmeyearstodiscoverandstrengthenthisassurance.Ithadtostartwiththesimplestthings.Onceamangavemeanindoorbaseball.IthoughthewasmakingfunofmeandIwashurt."Ican'tusethis."Isaid."Takeitwithyou,"heurgedme,"androllitaround."Thewordsstuckinmyhead."Rollitaround!

"ByrollingtheballIcouldhearwhereitwent.ThisgavemeanideahowtoachieveagoalIhadthoughtimpossible:

playingbaseball.AtPhiladelphia'sOverbrookSchoolfortheBlindIinventedasuccessfulvariationofbaseball.Wecalleditgroundball.

AllmylifeIhavesetaheadofmeaseriesofgoalsandthentriedtoreachthem,oneatatime.Ihadtolearnmylimitations.ItwasnogoodtotryforsomethingIknewatthestartwaswildlyoutofreachbecausethatonlyinvitedthebitternessoffailure.IwouldfailsometimesanywaybutontheaverageImadeprogress.

7、Wecanlearnfromthebeginningofthepassagethat_______

A．theauthorlosthissightbecauseofacarcrash.

B．theauthorwouldn'tlovelifeifthedisasterdidn'thappen.

C．thedisastermadetheauthorappreciatewhathehad.

D．thedisasterstrengthenedtheauthor'sdesiretosee.

8、What'sthemostdifficultthingfortheauthor?

A．Howtoadjusthimselftoreality.

B．Buildingupassurancethathecanfindhisplaceinlife.

C．Learningtomanagehislifealone.

D．Howtoinventasuccessfulvariationofbaseball.

9、Accordingtothecontext,"achairrockeronthefrontporch"inparagraph3meansthattheauthor__________

A．wouldsitinarockingchairandenjoyhislife.

B．wouldbeunabletomoveandstayinarockingchair.

C．wouldlosehiswilltostruggleagainstdifficulties.

D．wouldsitinachairandstayathome.

10、Accordingtothepassage,thebaseballandencouragementofferedbytheman_____

A．hurttheauthor'sfeeling.

B．gavetheauthoradeepimpression.

C．directlyledtotheinventionofgroundball.

D．inspiredtheauthor.

11、Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A．AMiserableLife                              B．StruggleAgainstDifficulties