人教版高中英语必修五期中考试Word下载.docx

1、 Noah Webster, born on October 16, 1758, is known for The American Dictionary of the English Language. He has been called the “Father of American Scholarship and Education”. His “Blue-Backed Speller” books were used to teach spelling and reading to five generations of American children. But how much

2、 do you know about him beyond that?At the age of 16, Noah Webster began attending Yale College. Unfortunately, he spent his four years at Yale during the American Revolutionary War, and, because of food shortages, many of his college classes were held in Glastonbury, Connecticut. Later, he served in

3、 the army.Having graduated from Yale in 1778, Webster wanted to continue his education in order to earn his law degree. He had to teach school in order to pay for his education. He set up many small schools that didnt survive, but he was a good teacher because instead of forcing his students to lear

4、n, like most teachers did, he rewarded them. He earned his law degree in 1781, but did not practice law until 1789. Once he started he found the law was not to his liking. Webster did not have much money.In 1793, Alexander Hamilton lent him$1500 to move to New York City to edit a newspaper.In Decemb

5、er,he founded New York s first daily newspaper, American Minerva, and edited it for four years. For decades, he published textbooks,political essays, a report on some diseases, and newspaper articles for his party, He wrote so much that a modern list of his published works required 655 pages .Noah W

6、ebster died on May 28,1843 and was buried in the Grove Street Cemetery.1.Whats the main idea of Paragraph l? A.Websters college education. B.s famous dictionary. C.s daily routines. D. Websters mainachievements.2.Which of the following best describes Websters life at Yale? A. Tiring. B. Tough. C. Sm

7、ooth. D. Normal.3. What did Noah want to be after graduation from Yale? A. A scholar. B. A teacher. C. A lawyer. D. A headmaster.4. Why was Webster a good teacher? A. Because he often rewarded his students. B. Because he set up many small schools. C. Because he graduated from Yale College. D. Becaus

8、e he forced his students to learn.BEvery kid wishes to be an adult. But now as grown-ups, some adults find they cannot leave childhood behind. They become kidults （kid+adult）. Being a kidult has become a lifestyle-choice among young people across Asia. Some kidults collect toys they once played with

9、. Hello Kitty, Garfield, and Snoopy have many adult fans around the world. It is not unusual to see a 20-something woman with a big, Garfield-shaped cushion on her sofa or a Hello Kitty mobile phone accessory.（配件） Other kidults still enjoy childrens stories and fairy tales. For example, Bloomsbury e

10、ven published the Harry Potter novels with an adult cover. That way, no one else on the subway will know that an adult is actually reading a childrens book! Kidults can be like vitamins to society. Adults who value their childhood and hold on to pure, child-like emotion may be needed in such a rough

11、 and dry society, said Lee Sojung, professor of Foreign Studies at Hankuk University（韩国外国语大学）. He added that kidult culture may fill the generation gap between adults and kids. It could give children and their parents books, movies, and cartoon shows to enjoy together. He may be right. Tim Greenhalg

12、h, a professor , explained that some kidults just refuse to grow up. They value childhood because life in a busy and stressful city frightens them. Kidults would like to forget their age and openly show their fear of society and adulthood.5. We can infer from the article that _.A. Kidults miss their

13、 childhood so much that they cant give up their toysB. Bloomsbury knows some kidults dont want people to know that they are kidultsC. Kidults like to have vitamins very muchD. Some toys are so interesting that even adults like them very much6. According to the author, being a kidult is good in some

14、way EXCEPT that _.A. it can improve the relationship between parents and their kidsB. it can help kidults feel relaxedC. it is helpful to solve some social problemsD. it can make people loyal to ones parents7. According to the writer, _.A. being a kidult is nothing wrong B. kidults have mental probl

15、emsC. our society is very dull D. some people can never grow upC Almost everyone accepts the fact that crime can never be wiped out entirely. Thus control of crime becomes the focus of police and government around the world. The question lawmakers must answer is, “Which system of criminal punishment

16、 works best for society?” Each country has developed its own ideas for solution to this question, and these solutions then determine how criminals are punished under different systems. However, none of the current system in use has proved 100 percent effective. There are many ideas about punishment

17、of criminals. Some systems look only to （倾向于） get retribution （惩罚） against criminals. These systems work to frighten criminals away from repeating a crime in the future. These systems also try to deter （威慑） others in society by using the criminal as an example of what can happen to a person if he or

18、 she is caught committing crimes. Rehabilitation （悔过） is another philosophy by which many systems of punishment operate. The goal of these systems is to return a former criminal to society after a required period of treatment and training, usually in prisons. The idea is to help change the persons b

19、ehavior and approach so that he or she becomes a law-abiding citizen. Capital punishment is another form of punishment which systems use in extreme criminal cases, sometimes involving such crimes as a murder, rape, and violent theft. In these cases, the person is put to death. Today, capital punishm

20、ent is used in relatively few countries. Many countries have done away with it. In other words, capital punishment remains only in officially law books but is rarely used. However, capital punishment remains in use in some countries including the United States.8. The police around the world usually

21、concentrate their attention on_ .A. how to catch the person who commits crimesB. how to punish the person who commits crimesC. how to control crimesD. how to determine the system of punishment of criminals9. Different purposes of the systems of criminal punishment are mentioned in the passage except

22、_ .A. to frighten criminals and stop them from committing crimes againB. to warn others in society not to commit crimesC. to reform criminals and help them return to societyD. to help criminals get some knowledge of law10. Which of the following is NOT true?A. Many countries including the USA have g

23、ot rid of capital punishment.B. In some countries capital punishment can only be found in law books, but it is hardly used.C. Capital punishment is only used in extreme criminal cases.D. Some countries including China still use capital punishment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

24、两项为多余选项。 “Three Apples” changed the world. The first one seduced （引诱） Eve. The second one awakened Newton. 11 Here are some famous words from Steve Jobs to share. On CharacterIm the only person I know thats lost a quarter of a billion dollars in one year. 12 On good designThats been one of my mottoe

25、s focus and simplicity. Simple can be harder than complex You have to work hard to get your thinking clean to make it simple. But its worth it in the end because once you get there, you can move mountains.On his outlook 13 Going to bed at night saying weve done something wonderful, thats what matter

26、s to me.On your working lifeYour work is to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. 14 If you havent found it, keep looking. Dont settle.On the importance of deathNo one wants to die. Even people who want to go to heaven dont wa

27、nt to die to get there. 15 No one has ever escaped it. And that is as it should be, because death is very likely the single best invention of life. It is lifes change agent. It clears out the old to make way for the new. Right now the new is you, but someday not too long from now, you will gradually

28、 become the old and be cleared away.A. Its very character-building.B. The third one was in the hands of Steve Jobs.C. This is not a one-man show.D. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do.E. And yet death is the destination we all share.F. Its really hard to design products by focus

29、ing on groups.G. Being the richest man in the cemetery （墓地） doesnt matter to me.第三节 完形填空（共 20 小题; 每小题 1分, 满分20 分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 I sat in the chair reflecting on the past year. At that time, my 16 Charley came into the room. Charley took one look at my face and she could 17 I

30、 was off in another world. Charley said, “You have that 18 on your face! Tell me what you were 19 ”. “Well, Charley,” I replied, “I was listening to a song on the radio that asked 20 you have done over the last year. When I 21 on the year, Ive realized I have had such good fortune, with a few bumps

31、（碰撞） along the way.” Charley immediately asked, “Tell me about the three things that 22 you the most during this year.” I sat thinking if I had to 23 only three things that influenced me, what would they be? After a few minutes, I said, “OK, here are the three things that influenced me the most: My family. Throughout the year I had many 24 , but my family were alw