济南市上学期期末考试英语试题.docx

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济南市上学期期末考试英语试题

2015年济南市上学期期末考试英语试题

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，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

Tooofteninlife，wefocusonthethingswecannotdo．Sometimeswecannotdothingsbecauseoffinanciallimitations，healthlimitations，familylimitations，educationallimitations，andsoon．Sometimes，weenduplimitingourselvesfromachievingsuccessinreachingourgoals．Weenduphavinganegativeattitudewhichlimitsourabilitytoachievesuccessandhappinessinourlife．

ThroughtheInternet，IhaverecentlymetanindividualwhomIfoundtobeveryinspiring．Hehasapositiveattitude；hefocusesonwhathecando．Tonameafewofhisaccomplishments：

hehassetaworldrecord，andisintheGuinnessBookofWorldRecords；heisaninternationalpoetwithover900publications；heisanadvocateforthedisabled；heisthefounderofBeyondLimitationsWeek；heisanambassadorfortheHarveyBallWorldSmileFoundation；hehascreatedhisownwebsite—http：

／／wheelierecord．tripod．com/index．html．Andthelistcouldgoon!

TheindividualisRobertM．Hensel．Yousee，Robertwasbornspinabifida，adisabilitythataffectsthesenseofbalanceandalsohasanimpactonthekidneys．Robertcouldhaveeasilyusedhisdisabilitytolimithisachievements，yethehasaccomplishedmorethanmany．Hisattitudetolifeisonethat，forme，isinspiring!

ToquoteRobert，“Ihavelearnedthatlimitationsopendoorsthathavebeenclosed，showingotherwaystomeetourneeds．NowIlookbeyondwhatIcan’tdoandfocusonwhatIcan．”

LetRobertbeareminderforchangingattitudes．Usehismottoofnotfocusingonwhatyoucan’tdo，butfocusonwhatyoucando！

21．Whatstopsusfromachievingsuccessaccordingtotheauthor?

A．Negativeattitudes．B．Constantchanges．

C．Toohighgoals．D．Variouslimitations．

22．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“one”inParagraph3referto?

A．Adisease．B．Adisability．

C．Anattitude．D．Astory．

23．WhyhasRobertM．Henselmademanyachievementsinhislife?

A．Hehasneverchangedhisattitudetolife．

B．Healwayslooksbeyondhisstrengths．

C．Hetakesadvantageofhisdisability．

D．Heconcentratesonwhathecando．

24．Howdoestheauthorsupporthisideainthetext?

A．Byofferingexamples．

B．Bycomparingattitudes．

C．Byanalyzinglimitations．

D．Bytellingstories．

B

RaisedbyasinglemotherinHartford，FredWrightstruggledwithbehavioralproblemsandwasforcedtomovefromoneschooltoanother．Heevenreachedapointwherehefeltlikehehadnothingtolivefor．

“Iwaswalkingaroundwithalotonmyshoulders，”hesaid．“Icouldn’thandleit．Ididn’tcareaboutlifeanymore．”ButallthatstartedtochangewhenWrightmetPatriciaKelly．

“IwassevenwhenImetMrsKelly．Iwasn’tusedtostrictness．Iwasn’tusedtohearingtheword‘no，’”saidWright，now17．

Kelly，aformersoldierandanequestrian（骑手），tookWrightunderherwingandhelpedhimfindhopeinanunlikelyplace—onahorse．

“Wrightwaslikearoundpegthateverybodykepttryingtosqueezeintoasquarehole，”Kellysaid．“Hewashurting．Heneededaplacewherehecouldexpresshimself．Theridingfieldbecamethatplaceforhim．”

Forthelast30years，Kellyhashelpedchildrenstayontherighttrackthroughhernonprofit，EbonyHorsewomen．Theprogramoffershorsebackridinglessonsandteachesanimalsciencetomorethan300youngpeopleayear．Byexposingthosechildrentohorsemanship，Kellyaimstogivethemanalternativetothestreetsandanopportunitytoturntheirlivesaround．

“Weusehorsesasahooktocreatepride，esteemandhealing，”saidKelly，66．“Theylearnthattheyhaveability．Theyjusthavetounlockit．”

“Whenyouteachachildtorideahorse，theylearntheyarethecenteroftheirenvironment，”saidKelly．“Oncetheymakethatconnection，theycanchangewhathappensinschool，athomeandinthecommunity．”

25．WhydidFredWrighthavetomovefromoneschooltoanother?

A．Hismothercouldn’taffordthefees．

B．Hisparentsgotdivorced．

C．Hebehavedbadlyatschoo1．

D．Hedidn’tsetalifegoal．

26．HowdidPatriciaKellyhelpFredWright?

A．Sheprovidedhimwithahome．

B．Sheencouragedhimtolearnscience．

C．Sheexposedhimtotheridingfield．

D．Shefoundhimabetterschoo1．

27．WhatdoweknowabouttheprogramEbonyHorsewomen?

A．Itisintendedtomakemoney．

B．ItwasfoundedbyPatriciaKelly．

C．Itaimstoprotecttheenvironment．

D．Itservesasashelterforhomelesskids．

28．Whatcanbeinferredfromthelasttwoparagraphs?

A．Horseridingishelpfultothegrowthofkids．

B．PatriciaKellyisaverysuccessfulwoman．

C．Horsesarecloselyrelatedtotheenvironment．

D．Itishardforakidto1earntorideahorse．

C

TheNetherlandsonMondaylauncheditsfirst-ever“intelligentbicycle”，fittedwithasetofelectronicdevicestohelpbringdownthehighaccidentrateamongelderlycyclistsinthiscountry．

Theintelligentbicyclerunsonelectricity．Itsseatshakeswhenothercyclistsapproachfrombehind，whilethehandlebarsdothesamewhenobstaclesappearaheadtoinformcycliststopayattentiontothedanger．Italsohasacradle（置物架）inwhichacomputercanbeinserted，towirelesslyconnectand“talk”tothebicyclethroughaparticularapplication．Thecomputeralsoflashesabrightsignalifthereisanapproachingobstacleinthebicycle’spath，likeatree，orifanothercyclistcomesupfrombehindintendingtopass.

Acommercial-availablebicycleisexpectedtobeonthemarketinthenexttwoyearsandshouldsellforbetween1，700eurosto3，200eurosperbicycle．Itweighsabout55poundsbutresearchersareworkingonmakingtheon-boardsystemssmaller．

‘‘Accidentsoftenhappenwhencyclistslookbehindthemorgetafrightwhentheyarepassedathighspeed，”saidMauriceKwakkernaat，oneofthescientistsinvolvedintheproject，“Theon-boardsystemtechnologyhasalreadybeenatworkintheautomotiveindustry”．

“Moreandmoreelderlypeopleareusingabicycle，notonlyforshortdistances，butalsoforlongerdistances，”DutchEnvironmentMinisterMelanieSchultzvanHaegensaid，“ThistypeofbicycleistrulyneededintheNetherlandsbecauseitwillhelpusbringdownthenumberofelderlypeoplewhoareinjuredeveryyearandallowthemtocontinueenjoyingcycling，”shesaid．

29．Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout?

A．Thenewly-inventedbicyclecanwarnofdanger．

B．Theintelligentcomputerrunsonelectricity．

C．Moreelderlypeopleenjoyelectronicdevices．

D．ThemeansoftransportationintheNetherlands．

30．Whenacarappearsahead，theintelligentbicyclewill_________．

A．stopbyitselfB．makeanoise

C．warnitscyclistD．changeitscolor

31．Whatdoyouknowabouttheintelligentbicycle?

A．Itusesgasasthefuel．

B．Itiswidelyusednow．

C．Itwillbelighterinweight．

D．Itwillbefreeforeveryone．

32．MoreandmoreelderlypeopleintheNetherlands______________．

A．trytoinventintelligentbicycles

B．enjoythemselvesbycycling

C．drivecarsforlongerdistances

D．devotethemselvestocomputers

D

LeonardodaVinci’smothermayhavebeenaChineseslaveaccordingtoanewresearchbyanItalianhistorianandnovelist—AngeloParatico，whohasspentthelast20yearslivingandworkinginHongKong，researchingthelinksbetweenhishomelandandChinaoverthepasthalfcentury．

MrParaticosaidthedocumentshehasuncoveredduringtwoyearsofresearchformthebasisofhislatestbookLeonardoDaVinci，aChinesescholarlostinRenaissance（文艺复兴）Italy．Thebook，whichisduetobepublishednextyear，uncoversevidencethatthere’salinkbetweenDaVinciandtheFarEast．

SpeakingtotheSouthChinaMorningPost，MrParaticosaid，“IamsurethatLeonardo’smotherwasfromtheEast，buttomakeheraChinese，weneedtouseadeductivemethod（演绎法）．OnewealthyclientofLeonardo’sfatherhadaslavecalledCaterina．AfterLeonardo’sdateofbirth，shedisappearedfromthedocuments．Shewasnolongerworkingthere．’’

ItisbelievedthathismotherwascalledCaterina，who，accordingtosomereports，wasalocalpeasant．ButMrParatico’snewworkclaimsitismostlikelythatDaVinci’smotherwasaslave．Supportinghistheory，hesaid，“DuringtheRenaissance，countrieslikeItalyandSpainwerefullofslavesfromtheEast．”

HeclaimedthattherewerecertainaspectsofDaVinci’slifeandworkswhichsuggestaChineselink．Forinstance，hewaswritingwithhislefthandfromlefttorightandhewasalsoavegetarian，whichwasnotcommon．MonaLisaisprobablyaportraitofhismother，asSigmundFreudsaidin1910．OnthebackofMonaLisa，thereisaChineselandscapeandevenherfacelooksChinese．

MrParaticosaidhebelievestheonlywaytosolvethemysteryistodigoutsomeofDaVinci’srelationsinFlorenceandextractsomeDNA．

33．WhatisMrParatico’slatestbookbasedon?

A．Hisresearchfindings．

B．Hislivingexperience．

C．HisfinalvisittoItaly．

D．HisinterestinRenaissance．

34．WhatmaysuggestthereisalinkbetweenDaVinciandChinese?

A．Hisworkinghabit．

B．Hiswaysofwriting．

C．Hisbirthdate．

D．Hisfather’sfriend．

35．WhatcanwelearnaboutDaVinci’smother?

A．ShewasaslaveofLeonardo’sfather．

B．Shequitworkingafterhermarriage．

C．ShewasburiedinFlorenceafterdeath．

D．ShewasprobablythemodelofMonaLisa．

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

Afteralatenightdoingtonsofhomework，youaretryinghardtokeepyoureyesopeninclass．“36”Youareprobablythinking．“ThisweekendI’11makeupforallthesleepIhavelost．”

Mostpeoplethinklikeyou，thatifyoustayinbedlongeronSaturdaysandSundays，youwillcatchuphour-by-houronyourmissedsleepduringtheweek．

However，thisiswrong．37Infact，scientistshavejustfoundthatsleeping-induringtheweekendwillnotdoyouanygood，butrathermakeyo