学年安徽舒城桃溪中学高二下学期第一次月考英语试题Word格式文档下载.docx
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IfirstwenttoHarrowinthesummerterm.TheschoolhadthebiggestswimmingpoolIhadeverseen.Itwasagoodjoketocomeupbehindanaked(赤裸的)boy,andpushhimintothepool.Imadequiteahabitofthiswithboysofmyownsizeorless.
OnedayIsawaboywrappedinatowelonthesideofthepool.HewasnobiggerthanIwas,soIthoughthimafairgame.Comingsecretlybehind,Ipushedhimin,holdingontohistowelsothatitwouldnotgetwet,Iwassurprisedtoseeanangryfacecomeoutfromthewater,andabeingofgreatstrengthmaskingitswaybyfacestrokes(猛力地划)totheshore.Ifled,butinvain.Heovertookme,seizedmeviolently,andthrewmeintothedeepestpartofthepool.Isoonclimbedoutontheotherside,andfoundmyselfsurroundedbyacrowdofyoungerboys.“Doyouknowwhatyouhavedone?
”theysaid,“It’sAmery;
heisinGradeSix.Heischampionatgym;
hehasgothisfootballhonor.”
Iwasfrightenedandfeltashamed.HowcouldItellhispositionwhenbewaswrappedinabathtowelandsosmall.”Hedidn’tseempleasedatall,soIaddedinamostbrilliantword,“Myfather,whoisagreatman,isalsosmall.”Atthisbelaughed,andaftersomegeneralwordsaboutmyrudebehaviorandhowIhadbetterbecarefulinthefuture,signifiedtheincidentwasclosed.
21ThewriterthoughtAmery“afairgame”becausetheboy.
A.lookedlikeananimalB.wasfondofgamesC.wasofsimilarsizeD.wasgoodatsports
22.Thewriterfelt“ashamed”because.
A.hewaslaughedatbyotherboysB.Ameryturnedouttobeinthesamegrade
C.hepushedAmeryhardandhurthimD.heplayedajokeonanoutstandingathlete
23.Bysaying“Myfather,whoisagreatman,isalsosmall”,thewriter.
A.triedtopleaseAmeryB.challengedAmery
C.threatenedAmeryD.admiredhisfather
24.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?
A.ThewritercouldrunfasterthanAmery.B.Thewriterlikedplayingonboysofallsizes.
C.AmerywasastudentinGradeFour.D.Ameryforgavethewriterforhisrudebehavior.
B
ThedaysofthehunterarealmostoverinIndia.Thisispartlybecausethereispracticallynothinglefttokill,andpartlybecausesomestepshavebeentaken,mainlybybanningtiger-shooting,toprotectthoseanimalswhichstillsurvive.
SomepeoplesaythatManisnaturallyahunter.Idisagreewiththisview.Surelyourearliestforefathers(祖先),whoatfirstpossessednoweapons,spenttheirtimediggingforroots,andwerenodoubtthemselvesoftenhuntedbymeat-eatinganimals.
Ibelievethemainreasonwhythemodernhunterkillsisthathethinkspeoplewilladmirehiscourageinoverpoweringdangerousanimals.Ofcourse,therearesomewhotrulybelievethatthekillingisnotreallytheimportantthing,andthatthechiefpleasureliesinthejoyofthehuntandthebeautiesofthewildcountryside.Therearealsothoseforwhomhuntinginfactoffersachancetoprovethemselvesandriskdeathbydesign;
thesemengooutafterdangerousanimalsliketigers,eveniftheysaytheyonlydoittoridthecountrysideofathreat.Icanrespectreasonslikethese,buttheyareclearlydifferentfromtheneedtostrengthenyourhighopinionofyourself.
Thegreatestbig-gamehuntersexpressedintheirwritingssomethingofthesefinermotives(动机).Oneofthemwrote.
“Youmustproperlyrespectwhatyouareafterandshootitcleanlyandontheanimal’sownterritory(领地)。
Youmustfixforeverinyourmindallthewondersofthatparticularday.Thisisbetterthanlettinghimgrowafewyearsoldertobeattackedandwoundedbyhisownsonandeventuallyeaten,halfalive,byotheranimals,Huntingisnotacruelandsenselesskilling–notifyourespectthethingyoukill,notifyoukilltoenrichyourmemories,notifyoukilltofeedyourpeople.”
Icanunderstandsuchbeliefs,andcancomparethesehunterswiththosewhohuntedlionswithspears(矛)andbravelycaughtthembythetail.Butthisisverydifferentfrommanytiger—shootsIhaveseen,inwhichmodernweaponswereused.Theso—calledhuntersfiredfromtalltreesorfromthebacksoftrainedelephants.Suchmethodsmadetigersseemnomoredangerousthanrabbits.
25.ThereisnomorehuntinginIndianowpartlybecause___.
A.itisdangeroustohuntthereB.huntingisalreadyoutofdate
C.hunterswanttoprotectanimalsD.therearefewanimalslefttohunt
26.Theauthorthinksmodernhunterskillmainly____.
A.tomakethecountrysidesafeB.toearnpeople’sadmiration
C.togainpowerandinfluenceD.toimprovetheirhealth
27.Whatdowelearnaboutthebig-gamehunters?
A.TheyhuntoldanimalsB.Theymistreatanimals
C.TheyhuntforfoodD.Theyhuntformoney
28.Whatistheauthor’sviewonthetiger-shootshehasseen?
A.Modernhunterslackthecouragetohuntface-to-face
B.Modernhuntersshouldusemoreadvancedweapons
C.Modernhuntersliketohuntrabbitsinsteadoftigers
D.Modernhuntersshouldputtheirsafetyfirst
C
Earlyonemorning,morethanahundredyearsago,anAmericaninventorcalledEliasHowefinallyfellasleep.Hehadbeenworkingallnightonthedesignofasewingmachinebuthehadrunintoaverydifficultproblem:
Itseemedimpossibletogetthethreadtorunsmoothlyaroundtheneedle.
Thoughhewastired,Howesleptbadly.Heturnedandturned.Thenhehadadream.Hedreamtthathehadbeencaughtbyterriblesavageswhosekingwantedtokillhimandeathimunlesshecouldbuildaperfectsewingmachine.Whenhetriedtodoso,Howeranintothesameproblemasbefore.Thethreadkeptgettingcaughtaroundtheneedle.ThekingflewintothecageandorderedhissoldierstokillHowe.Theycameuptowardshimwiththeirspearsraised.Butsuddenlytheinventornoticedsomething.Therewasaholeinthetipofeachspear.Theinventorawokefromthedream,realizingthathehadjustfoundtheanswertotheproblem.Insteadoftryingtogetthethreadtorunaroundtheneedle,heshouldmakeitrunthroughasmallholeinthecenteroftheneedle.ThiswasthesimpleideathatfinallymadeHowedesignandbuildthefirstreallypracticedsewingmachine.
EliasHowewasnottheonlyoneinfindingtheanswertohisprobleminthisway.
ThomasEdison,theinventoroftheelectriclight,saidhisbestideascameintohimindreams.SodidthegreatphysicistAlbertEinstein.CharlotteBrontealsodrewinherdreamsinwritingJaneEyre.
Toknowthevalueofdreams,youhavetounderstandwhathappenswhenyouareasleep.Eventhen,apartofyourmindisstillworking.Thisunconscious(无意识的),butstillactivepartunderstandsyourexperiencesandgoestoworkontheproblemsyouhavehadduringtheday.Itstoresallsortsofinformationthatyoumayhaveforgottenorneverhavereallynoticed.Itisonlywhenyoufallasleepthatthispartofthebraincansendmessagestothepartyouusewhenyouareawake.However,theunconsciouspartactsinaspecialway.Itusesstrangeimageswhichtheconsciouspartmaynotunderstandatfirst.Thisiswhydreamsaresometimescalled“secretmessagestoourselves”.
29Accordingtothepassage,EliasHowewas________.
A.thefirstpersonweknowofwhosolvedproblemsinhissleep
B.muchmorehard-workingthanotherinventors
C.thefirstpersontodesignasewingmachinethatreallyworked
D.theonlypersonatthetimewhoknewthevalueofdreams
30.TheproblemHowewastryingtosolvewas________.
A.whatkindofthreadtouseB.howtodesignaneedlewhichwouldnotbreak
C.wheretoputtheneedle
D.howtopreventthethreadfromgettingcaughtaroundtheneedle
31.ThomasEdisonisspokenofbecause________.
A.healsotriedtoinventasewingmachineB.hegotsomeofhisideasfromdreams
C.hewasoneofHowe’sbestfriendsD.healsohaddifficultyinfallingasleep
32.Dreamsaresometimescalled”secretmessagestoourselves”because___.
A.strangeimagesareusedtocommunicateideasB.imageswhichhavenomeaningareused
C.wecanneverunderstandtherealmeaningD.onlyspeciallytrainedpeoplecanunderstandthem
D
In1977,adeadauthorofdetectivestoriessavedthelifeofa19-month-oldbabyinamostunusualway.TheauthorwasAgathaChristie,oneofthemostsuccessfulwritersofdetectivestoriesintheworld.
InJune1977,ababygirlbecameseriouslyillinQatar,nearSaudiArabia.Doctorswereunabletofindoutthecauseofherillnesswithconfidence,soshewassenttoHammersmithHospitalinLondon.Shewasthenonlysemi-consciousandonthe"
DangerouslyIll"
list.Ateamofdoctorshurriedtoexaminethebabyonlytodiscoverthatthey,too,wereconfusedbytheveryunusualsymptoms(症状).Whiletheywerediscussingthebaby'
scase,anurseaskedtospeaktothem.
"
Excuseme,"
saidNurseMarshaMaitlan,"
butIthinkthebabyissufferingfromthallium(铊)poisoning."
Whatmakesyouthinkthat?
Dr.Brownasked."
Thalliumpoisoningisextremelyrare."
Afewdaysago,IwasreadinganovelcalledAPaleHorsebyAgathaChristie,"
NurseMaitlanexplained."
Inthebook,somebodyusesthalliumpoison,andallthesymptomsaredescribed.They'
reexactlythesameasthebaby'
s."
You'
reverythoughtfulandyoumayberight,"
anotherdoctorsaid."
We'
llcarryoutsometestsandfindoutwhetherit'
sthalliumornot."
Testsshowedthatthebabyhadindeedbeenpoisonedbythallium,araremetallicsubstanceusedinmakingspecialglass.Oncetheyknewthecauseoftheillness,thedoctorswereabletogivethebabythecorrecttreatment.ShesoonrecoveredandwassentbacktoQatar.Lateritwasreportedthatt
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