辽宁省辽宁师大附中学年高一英语上学期月考试题Word下载.docx
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Slang(俚语)isveryinformallanguagewhichisoftenusedbyyoungpeople.It’shardtokeepuptodatewithitasnewwordsandphrasesappearandevolve(发展).Livinginamulticulturalsocietyhasaneffectonlanguage,especiallyontheyoung,whosefriendsareoftenfromamixofbackgrounds.TVandmusicalsohaveabigimpact.Acompletelistofslangisdifficulttomake;
bythetimeitwasfinished,thelistwouldbeoutofdate.However,hereareafewexamples:
Safe,sorted,sound,coolorwickedallmean“That’sgood”or“Iunderstand”.
Insteadofusingdifferenttagquestions(附加疑问句)like“…isn’tit?
”,“…can’tyou?
”or“…don’tthey?
”,peopleuse“innit”.
Forexample,“Hecandancereallywell,innit!
”(=Hecandancereallywell,can’the?
)or“Theyalwayssaythat,innit.”(=Theyalwayssaythat,don’tthey?
)
Insteadofsaying“very”,“really”or“completely”use“well”,forexample,“I’mwelltired”or“Yougotitwellwrong!
”
“Whatever”means“Idon’tcare”,forexample,A:
“Buttheteachersayswecan’tleaveuntilwe’vefinished.”B:
“Whatever.I’mgoing.”
“He’sfine”or“he’sfit”bothmean“He’sgood-looking”.Fineandfitcandescribeaboyoragirl.
Noteverybodyusesslangandnoteverybodylikesit.AschoolinthenorthofEnglandrecentlytolditspupilstostopusingslangwordssuchas“hiya”(hello),“cheers”and“ta”(bothmean“thankyou”)iftheywantedtogetaplaceatuniversityoragoodjob.
WhenBritishpeopleuselanguagelikethis,it’snosurprisethatsomesaytheycan’tunderstandnativespeakers.Butperhapslearnersdon’tneedtoworrysomuch.ResearchshowsthatmostoftheEnglishspokenaroundtheworldtodayisbetweennon-nativespeakersofthelanguage.
So,howimportantisittounderstandtheseslangwordsandexpressions?
IfyouwatchfilmsorTVinEnglish,readmagazinesinEnglish,chatonlineinEnglishorareinterestedinEnglishsonglyrics,thenunderstandingslangcanbeveryuseful.Youprobablywon’tseemuchslanginyourEnglishexamination,though.
1.Whyisithardtomakeacompletelistofslang,accordingtothearticle?
A.Becausemanyslangwordsareoutdated.
B.Becauseitismostlyusedbyyoungpeople.
C.Becausemodernslangchangesveryquickly.
D.Becauseitcomesfromdifferentculturalbackgrounds.
2.Whatcanwelearnaboutslangfromthetext?
A.Itpreventslanguagefromevolving.
B.ItisalsospreadthroughTVandmusic.
C.ItismorepopularintheUKthanintheUS.
D.IthasfounditswayintoformalwrittenEnglish.
3.Whatcanweconcludefromthetext?
A.Knowinglittleslangdoesn’tgreatlyaffecthowonecommunicates.
B.ManyUKschoolsareencouragingstudentstouseslang.
C.ItisessentialforEnglishlearnerstostudysomeBritishslang.
D.MoreEnglishisspokenbynativespeakersthanbynon-nativespeakers.
B
It’softensaidthattheriseofsocialmediahasrevolutionized(彻底改变)communication.Withsmartphonesandsocialnetworkingapps,wecanwritetoourfamilyandfriendswheneverwelike.Butwhilesocialmediahasbroughtusconvenience,italsohasitsproblems,suchasmisunderstandingsincommunication.
Quiteoften,peoplemisunderstandwhat’swrittenonsocialmedia.AccordingtoastorypublishedonTheConversationonMarch8,sarcasm(讽刺),inparticular,canbeverydifficulttonoticeinawrittenmessage.
Sarcasmisakindofirony(反语):
It’swhenwesaysomething,butreallymeantheopposite.Forexample,amessagefromafriendthedaybeforeamathexamthatsays“I’msolookingforwardtotomorrow!
”isobviouslysarcasm.
Sarcasmbeforetheriseofsocialmediaandmobilephoneswasmostlyusedinspeechandfacetoface.Thatmadesarcasmeasier,becauseyoucouldaccompanyyourwordswithafacialgestureandatone(语气)ofvoicethatwouldhelpothersgetyourmessage.Youhadagoodchanceofbeingunderstoodandreceivingalaughoranunderstandingglance.
Andyetwhenwetextorwritesomethingonline,alotofthatinformationgoesmissing.“Therearenofacialhints,notonesormaybeevenadelayedresponseifapersoncan’ttextyoubackimmediately,”wroteTheConversation.“Andifyoudon’tknowthepersonallthatwell,theregoesyourlastpossiblehint:
history.”
Tohelpavoidmisunderstandings,peoplewhouseplatformssuchasTwitteroftenincludethehashtag﹟sarcasm–althoughthisislikehavingtoexplainajokewhenpeopledon’tlaughatit,whichdestroysthepointofsarcasminthefirstplace.
Anditisn’tonlysarcasmthatcangetlostinelectroniccommunications.It’salsohardtonoticethingssuchasindifference(冷漠).
“Oneoftheproblemswithdigitalcommunication,whenitreliespurelyontext,isthatthissucks(抽离)theempathy(情感共鸣)outofthecommunication.Soitcanleadtomiscommunication,”linguistVyvEvans,authorofTheEmojiCode,toldUSAToday.“Thisiswhereemojiscomeintotheirown.Theyputthebodylanguageback,sopeoplecanbetterreademotionalintent(目的).”
However,eventhoughtherearehundredsofdifferentemojis(表情符号)tochoosefrom,there’sstillnoreplacementforgoodold-fashionedface-to-facecommunication.
4.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinthethirdparagraphmeanaccordingtothecontext?
A.Theycan’twaittotaketheexam.
B.Theyarewell-preparedfortheexam.
C.They’renotlookingforwardtotakingtheexamatall.
D.Theexammightbetoodifficultforthem.
5.Whatmightleadtothewordswewriteonlinebeingmisunderstood,accordingtotheConversation?
A.Theuseofnewinternetwordsandphrases.
B.Thecomplicatedrelationshipbetweenpeople.
C.Theabsenceoffacialexpressionsandtones.
D.Respondingtootherpeopletooquickly.
6.WhatdoesVyvEvansthinkisapossiblewaytoavoidmiscommunicationonline?
A.Usingemojis,astheycandisplaybodylanguage.
B.Expressingfewerpersonalfeelings.
C.Sendingvoicemessagesinsteadoftextmessages.
D.Usingahashtagbeforemakingjokes.
7.Whatisthearticlemainlyabout?
A.Theconvenienceofonlinecommunication.
B.Somemisunderstandingsthatcomewithdigitalcommunication.
C.Agoodreplacementforface-to-facecommunication.
D.Somereasonsforthepopularityofemojis.
C
FireworkshavebeenenjoyedbycountlesspeopleeversincetheywereinventedinChinaduringtheTangDynastyhundredsofyearsago.Fromsmallfamilygatherings(团聚)tohugeglobalcelebrations,thereisn’tapartythatcouldn’tbemademorefunwithafewfireworks.Butitseemsthatthere’sabigpricetopayforsomebriefbeautyandfun.
It’sbeendiscoveredthatfireworkscontainmetalssuchascopper(铜)andlead,inadditiontootherpollutantslikeperchlorates(高氯酸盐).AccordingtotheEnvironmentalProtectionAgency,perchloratescanformnaturallyorbemade.Theyareanindustrialchemicalusedinrocketfuelandexplosives(炸药),andaresoluble(可溶解的)inwater.
Thisisareasonforconcernbecauseperchloratesnegativelyaffectthethyroidgland(甲状腺),whichinfluencesimportantbodilyfunctionslikebloodpressureandheartrate.
Furthermore,astudyconductedbyTerryGordon,aprofessoratNewYorkUniversity,examinedtheemissions(排放物)whosesizeswerebigenoughtoenterthelungs.Theyconcludedthattheseemissionsmayleadtovariousdangerousconditionslikecancer,heartattacks,andstrokes(中风).
Itisworthnoticing,however,thatnostudieshaveproventheconnctionsbetweentheseconditionsandthedangerouschemicalsinfireworks.
However,thenegativeeffectsoffireworkemissionscanbeobservedinbirds.Britain’sRoyalSocietyfortheProtectionofBirdswarnsagainstsettingofffireworksclosetowildlifeareasastheymaycauseconfusionamongbirds.
In2020,anincidentinvolving5,000red-wingedblackbirdsfallingoutoftheskyonNewYear’sEveinArkansas,USsupportedthisidea.Afireworksdisplayheldatanestinggroundforblackbirdsledtothebirds’nightsightbeingaffected,causingthemtofalltotheirdeaths.
Arguably(可以说),theuseoffireworksduringcelebrationsmaybebecausepeopledon’trealizehowtheypolluteourenvironment.Companiesandresearcherscouldtakethiscue(线索)andfindothernew,eco-friendlyways.
Afterall,forallthebeautyfireworksbring,there’snobetterbeautythanthatofourplanet’s.
8.Accordingtothearticle,perchloratescontainedinfireworks______.
A.doharmtothethyroidgland
B.raisetheriskofcancer
C.aredangerouswhenputinwater
D.aremadefromcopperandlead
9.TerryGordonconcludedfromhisresearchthat______.
A.fireworksaredirectlyconnectedwithlungcancer
B.thewastefromfireworkscouldthreatenourbody
C.chemicalsinfireworkscouldincreaseourbloodpressure
D.ourbodyisstrongenoughtofightagainstthepollutantsinfireworks
10.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardtheuseoffireworks?
A.Positive.B.Negative.C.Indifferent.D.Neutral.
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选项中有两项为多余选项。
Whatcolorisatennisball?
Askyourclassmates,andtheymightgiveyousomesurprisinganswers.
USmagazineTheAtlanticrecentlyasked30,000peoplethisquestion.Amongthem,52percentsaidtennisballsaregreen,42percentsaidtheyareyellow,and6percentwentwithothercolors.AccordingtotheInternationalTennisFederation,tennisballsareyellow.11
Scientistscallthiscolorconstancy(色彩恒常性).Forexample,weknowthatChina’sflagisred.Whenweseeitduringsunsetorunderpurplelight,westillknowthatitisred,evenifitlookslikeadifferentcolor.12Eveniftheobjectisseenindifferentkindsoflightlater,ourbraincanstilltellitstru
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