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1、省级联考Word湖北省部分重点中学学年高一下学期期中联考英语试题有答案绝密启用前【省级联考Word】湖北省部分重点中学2016-2017学年高一下学期期中联考英语试题（有答案）试卷副标题考试范围：xxx；考试时间：27分钟；命题人：xxx学校:_姓名：_班级：_考号：_题号一二三四五六总分得分注意事项1答题前填写好自己的姓名、班级、考号等信息2请将答案正确填写在答题卡上第I卷（选择题）评卷人得分一、阅读理解（题型注释）Ever since Donald Trump was elected the next president of the US, the entire Trump family

2、 has been put under a microscope(显微镜).In China, the spotlight has been mainly focused on Trump and his daughter Ivanka. She is described on WeChat as an extremely influential role model with stunning beauty, a successful career, and a happy family.She leads a dream life that a million girls would ki

3、ll for. Yes, she was born with a silver spoon in her mouth. But she got where she is by herself.Theres always going to be articles that say people born into wealthy families are better looking and have a better family background than you, but these people do work harder than you.Are you a loser if y

4、ou were raised in an ordinary family? Should you feel guilty that you sleep eight hours a day because Ivanka sleeps five? If you just want to keep a stable（稳定的） nine-to-five job, does it mean you are not ambitious? How about if you dont work out or eat healthy, does that mean you will not find your

5、Mr. or Miss Right?There is a tendency in media nowadays to encourage elitism(精英主义).They are trying to brainwash young people into thinking that they should invest（投资）a large amount of time and money in bodybuilding and appearance. They encourage lifestyle makeovers: wine tasting classes and expensiv

6、e trips overseas. They make you believe that if you do as they say, you can improve the quality of your life and join the elites (社会精英).But whats the downside of being ordinary? Do you really need to go to the gym five days a week? Do you need to take hundreds of selfies（自拍） and Photoshop the select

7、ed ones to post on WeChat? Do you really need to break your neck and sacrifice to earn your first pot of gold only to worry constantly about how to enter high society later?Dont let the idea of elitism get to you. Everybody has a right to the life they want. Human beings should not be judged as a su

8、ccess or failure based on whether they are a part of the elite or not. As long as you lead a happy and comfortable life, why bother to chase after other peoples shadows? Choose your own life path and go for it.1、Why does Ivanka become a hit online in the writers opinion?AShe lives such a dream life

9、that a million girls would like to kill her.BShe gets what she has through personal efforts despite rich origin.CShe has a better family background than ordinary people.DShe is a role model frequently seen among ordinary people.2、Which of the following are considered as a life belonging to the elite

10、s?Polish and post carefully- selected selfies on WeChat.Break your neck to earn your first pot of gold.Spare no effort to improve physical appearance.Sign up for wine tasting classes and oversea trips.ABCD3、It can be inferred from the text that _.AIvanka sleeping five hours a day makes the majority

11、of people guilty.BKeeping a stable nine-to- five job will be thought of as a loser.CImproving the quality of life will help you enter high society.DJoining the elites is what more and more people dream of nowadays.4、Which attitude towards life would the writer probably agree with?ALife is like a dog

12、sled team. If you arent the lead dog, the scenery never changes.BLife is not in holding good cards but in playing those you hold well.CThere is only one success to be able to spend your life in your own way.DThe greatest lesson in life is to know that even fools are right sometimes.Whether rich or p

13、oor, parents who have books in the home increase the level of education their children will attain, according to a 20-year study led by Mariah Evans.For years, educators have thought the strongest predictor(预示物) of attaining high levels of education was having parents who were highly educated. But,

14、the study showed that the difference between being raised in a bookless home compared to being raised in a home with a 500-book library has as great an effect on the level of education a child will attain as the difference between having parents who are barely literate (有文化的) and having parents who

15、have a university education.Being a sociologist, Evans was particularly interested to find that children of lesser-educated parents benefit the most from having books in the home. What kinds of investments should we make to help these kids get ahead? The results of this study indicate that getting s

16、ome books into their homes is an inexpensive way that we can help these children succeed. Evans said, Even a little bit goes a long way. Having as few as 20 books in the home still has a significant impact on motivating a child to a higher level of education, and the more books you add, the greater

17、benefit the children get.”The researchers were struck by the strong effect having books in the home had on childrens educational attainment even above and beyond such factors as education level of the parents, the fathers occupation or the economic level of the country.Having books in the home is tw

18、ice as important as the fathers education level, and more important than whether a child was brought up in a developing country or a developed country. Surprisingly, the difference in educational attainment for children born in developed country and children born in developing country was just 2 yea

19、rs, less than two-thirds of the effect that having 500 or more books in the home had on children.5、In the past educators held a point of view that _ .Achildren whose family had a library would possibly attain high levels of educationBchildren who were born in poor families studied harder than those

20、in rich familiesCchildren whose parents are highly educated would attain high levels of educationDparents level of education had nothing to do with their childrens levels of education6、What does the underlined word “motivating” in Paragraph 3 mean?AMaking somebody want to do something.BHelping someb

21、ody to finish somethingCMaking somebody pretend to do something.DPreventing somebody from achieving something.7、Which of the following has the most important effect on the level of education a child will gain?AThe economic level of the country.BThe fathers occupation.CEducation levels of parents.DHa

22、ving books in the home.8、Which is the following is NOT TRUE?AGetting books into homes is good investment parents can make.BChildren who get a higher level of education must have many books in their homes.CReading books is good for the development of children.DBooks in home have a great effect on chi

23、ldrens education levels.Jennifer Lawrence, 25, is known for being down -to- earth and likableshe ordered McDonalds on the red carpet at the Oscars.And when she described her anger and disappointment at the fact that women are not equal to men in Hollywood, Lawrence “continued to make America fall in

24、 love with her”, said Business Insider.Earlier this year, an E-mail from film company Sony Pictures showed that Lawrence and Amy Adams made less money for American Hustle(2013) than their male(男性) co-stars, even though both women played major roles in the movie.In an article published in Lenny Lette

25、r, a popular e-mail newsletter, Lawrence wrote “Im trying to find the adorable(可爱的) way to state my opinion and still be likable!”Lawrence joins a long list of actresses, including Meryl Streep and Cate Blanchett, who have spoken up about Hollywoods pay gap.According to Forbes, the 10 highest paid m

26、ovie actors in 2015, led by Robert Downey Jr, made 431 million.But the 10 highest paid movie actresses, led by Lawrence, only made about $218 million. The pay gap comes partly from the low number of actresses. According to a report in August, only 28.1 percent of characters in 2014s 100 top grossing

27、(高票房的) films were female(女性) and of them, only 21 percent had a female lead or co-lead character.“People with more experience are paid more,” Nancy Dubue, the president CEO of A+E Networks, told Variety, “The problem is that the industry still gives too many men that experience.”The pay gap is a pro

28、blem that affects the whole US, The White House reported that women earn 78 cents to every dollar a man gets there.“This is what made Lawrences piece powerful: it showed that women still experience pay inequality everywhere-whether youre Hollywoods top talent or you work in a retail store,” commente

29、d CNN.As Lawrence points out, its not just about less payment for women; its also about women making sure that their pay shows their value.9、According to Business Insider, Americans_ Lawrence after she expressed her anger at Hollywoods pay gap.Adislike.BlikeCdoubtDforgive10、From the passage we can i

30、nfer that_.Amen earn more money for the same job than women because they are better than womenBLawrence is the leader of the 10 highest_ paid movie actressesCa great many actresses have spoken up about Hollywoods pay gapDa White House report points out that men make twice as much money as women11、Th

31、e writers purpose of writing this passage is_.Ato informBto adviseCto persuadeDto argue12、The best title of the passage can be_.AMore Experience, More PayBAsking for Fair PayCSpeaking up for HollywoodDHigher value, Higher PayDo you like animals? If you do, you can go to visit the following zoos around America.Denver Zoo, ColoradoThe zoo covers 80 acres in all. It houses species from all over the world, including bears, elephants, giraffes, bird