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期末考试题1
高一上学期英语期末考试题
第一卷
第一部分阅读理解(共两节,满分60分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题3分,满分45分)
A
In1980,CandyLightner’s13-year-olddaughterCadwaskilledbyadrunkhit-andrundriverasshewalkeddownastreetinCalifornia.“Ipromisedmyselfonthedayofmydaughter’sdeaththatIwouldfighttomakethisneedlessaccidentcountforsomethingpositiveintheyearsahead,”CandyLightenerlaterwrote.
Thedrunkdriverreceivedatwo-yearprisonsentence.However,heavoidedprisonbyservingtimeinaworkcamp.Ms.Lightnerwasveryangryaboutthat,sosheorganizedMothersAgainstDrunkDrivers(MADD),whichlaterchangedtoMothersAgainstDrunkDriving.Theaimofherorganizationwastoraisepublicawarenessoftheseriousnatureofdrunkdrivingandtopromotetoughlegislation(立法)againstthecrime.
BeforeMs.Lightner’sMADD,intoxication(醉酒),includingdrunkdriving,wasnottakenseriously.Intoxicationwasoftenusedasanexcuseforotherwiseunacceptablebehavior:
“Ididn’tknowwhatIwasdoing—Iwasdrunk.”
CandyLightnerappearedonmajortelevisionshows,spokebeforetheUSCongress,makespeechtoprofessionalandbusinessgroups,andworkedtirelesslyforyearstochangepublicattitudes,changejudicial(审判的)behavior,andpromotetoughnewlegislation.Later,Ms.LightnerleftMADDbecausetheorganizationthatsheherselfcreatedischangingitsfocus.“Ididn’tstartMADDtodealwithalcohol.IstartedMADDtodealwiththeissueofdrunkdriving.”
ThePresidentoftheUnitedStatesawardedherthePresident’sVolunteerActionAwardandshewasthesubjectofthemovie“MothersAgainstDrunkDrivers:
theCandyLightnerStory”.
21.OneofthepurposesofMADDwasto______.
A.makethepublicawareofthedangerofdrunkdriving
B.fightagainstthedrunkhit-and-rundriversontheroad
C.makenewlawsagainstcrimescausedbydrinking
D.warnpeoplenottodrinkalcoholwhiledriving
22.Whichwaydidn’tMs.LightnerusetoachieveherMADD’sgoals?
A.TalkingonmajorTVshows.
B.Givingatalktobusinessmen.
C.Applyingforajobwiththegovernment.
D.GivingsuggestionstotheUSCongress.
23.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat______.
A.thedrunkdriverthatkilledMs.Lighter’sdaughterhadnotbeencaught
B.drunkdrivingwasnottakenseriouslybeforeMADD
C.CandyLightnerplayedaleadingroleinafilm
D.MADDdidn’tgetmuchsupportfromsociety
24.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?
A.Waystopreventdrunkdriving
B.PurposesoffoundingMADD
C.Newlawagainstdrunkdriving
D.CandyLightnerandherMADD
B
ObamaStillSmokesinSecret
USPresidentBarackObamahasjustmadelifemoredifficultforcigarettemakers.Hehasjustsignedalawthatwillsettoughnewrulesforthetobaccoindustry.ThenewlawgivestheUSFoodandDrugAdministrationthepowertostrictlylimitthemakingandmarketingoftobaccoproducts.
AtaWhiteHousesigningceremonyMonday,Obamasaidthathewasamongthenearly90%ofsmokerswhotookupthehabitbeforetheir18thbirthday.
Obama,whohaspubliclystruggledtogiveupsmoking,saidhestillhadn’tcompletelykickedthehabit.Everynowandthenhestillsmokesinsecret.
“AsaformersmokerIstrugglewithitallthetime.DoIstillsmokesometimes?
Yes.AmIadailysmoker,aconstantsmoker?
No.”Obamasaidatanewsconference.
“Idon'tdoitinfrontofmylads.Idon'tdoitinfrontofmyfamily.IwouldsaythatIam95%cured,buttherearetimeswhenImessup,"hesaid.
"Onceyougodownthispath,it'ssomethingyoucontinuallystrugglewith,whichisexactlywhythelawissoimportant.Thenewlawisnotaboutme,it'saboutthenextgenerationofkidscomingup.Whatwedon'twantiskidsgoingdownthatpath,"hesaid.
Nearly20%ofAmericanssmokeandtobaccousekillsabout440,000peopleayearintheUnitedStatesduetocancer,heartdisease,andotherseriousdiseases.
25.Thenewlawmakeslifedifficultfor.
A.ObamaB.tobaccoindustry
C.WhiteHouseD.USFoodandDrugAdministration
26.WhatdoweknowaboutObama?
A.Henolongersmokes.
B.Hestillsmokesasusual.
C.Hebegantosmokeateighteen.
D.Heistryinghardtogiveupsmoking.
27.Accordingtothepassage,Obamaismostconcernedabout.
A.childrenB.officials
C.hisfamilyD.businessmen
C
Americansusemanyexpressionswiththeworddog.PeopleintheUnitedStateslovetheirdogsandtreatthemwell.Theytaketheirdogsforwalks,letthemplayoutsideandgivethemgoodfoodandmedicalcare.However,dogswithoutownerstocareforthemleadadifferentkindoflife.Theexpression“toleadadog'slife”describesapersonwhohasanunhappylife.
Somepeoplesayweliveinadog-eat-dogworld.Thatmeansmanypeoplearecompetingforthesamethings,likegoodjobs.Theysaythattobesuccessful,apersonhastoworklikeadog.Thismeanstheyhavetoworkveryhard.Suchhardworkcanmakepeopledog-tired.And,thesituationwouldbeevenworseiftheybecamesickasadog.
Still,peoplesay,“everydoghasitsday.”Thismeansthateverypersonenjoysasuccessfulperiodduringhisorherlife.Tobesuccessful,peopleoftenhavetolearnnewskills.Yet,somepeoplesaythatyoucanneverteachanolddognewtricks.Theybelievethatolderpeopledonotliketolearnnewthingsandwillnotchangethewaytheydothings.
Someotherpeoplearecomparedtodogsinbadways.Peoplewhoareunkindoruncaringcanbedescribedasmeanerthanajunkyarddog.Junkyarddogsliveinplaceswherepeoplethrowawaythingstheydonotwant.Butmeandogsareoftenusedtoguardthisproperty.Theybarkorattackpeoplewhotrytoentertheproperty.However,sometimesapersonwhoappearstobemeanandthreateningisreallynotsobad.Wesayhisbarkisworsethanhisbite.
Dogexpressionsalsoarealsousedtodescribetheweather.Thedogdaysofsummerarethehottestdaysoftheyear.Arainstormmaycooltheweather.Butwedonotwantittoraintoohard.Wedonotwantittoraincatsanddogs.
28.Apersonwholivesanunhappylifecanbedescribedas“_______”.
A.becomingsickasadog B.leadingadog’slife
C.livinginadog-eat-dogworld D.Workinglikeadog
29.Theunderlinedword“mean”inParagraph4mostprobablymeans“_______”.
A.violent B.selfish C.wild D.Poor
30.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?
A.Everyonecanbesuccessfulifhelearnsfromtheold.
B.Itmightbedifficultfortheyoungtolearnnewskills.
C.Junkyarddogsarecarefulinmoneyarrangement.
D.Fiercepersonsaren’tsoawfulastheirappearancesometimes.
31.Tosupporthisidea,theauthordevelopsthetextmainlyby_______.
A.listingreasons B.usingidioms
C.givingexamples D.Makingcomparisons
D
MiriamKotackadoesn'twanttowaitforherfuture.Sheisonly16,yetsheisduetograduatefromhighschoolinafewweeks.Thenshecanbegintrainingfulltimeasaballetdancer.Shehasbeenabletospeedhereducationbytakingasemester’sworthofclassesonhercomputer.Shehasstudiedallhersubjectsinvirtual(虚拟的)classroomswhereteacherswerepresentonlythroughinstantmassaging,emailsoroccasionalvideolinks.
Onlineclasses,alreadycommonatthecollegelevel,arebecomingpopularinChicago-areahighschool---andevenmiddlesschools---promisingtohelpquicklearnersandslowlearnerstogetthemostfromtheireducation.Butnoteveryonejoinsthebandwagon.Criticssaythetrendismoreaboutsavingmoneythanimprovingeducation,andwhetheronlinecoursescanproducegoodresultsremainsunproven.
Still,someobserversbelievethetrendislikelytoaccelerate.Theysaysomefast-growinghighschoolswillintroduceonlineclassestokeepstudentsoutofthebuilding,sotheywon’thavetosetupnewbuildings.However,sincestudentsandteacherswon’tmeetfacetoface,onlinestudentsmaycheatinexams.Itishardertobemonitored.
GeneGlass,aresearcherattheNationaleducationPolicyCentersaidresearchhassofarfailedtoprovethatonlineinstructionissuperiortoface-to-faceeducation.JeffHunt,whorunsIndianPrairie'sonlineprogram,gaveawarningtothosewhowanttomakeInternet-basedlearningarealsuccess.
32.WecanlearnfromthetextthatMiriamKotacka______.
A.willturn16inafewweeks.
B.willcontinuepracticingdancinginacollege.
C.tookeveryhighschoolsubjectonhercomputer.
D.learnedfasterbytakingonlineclassesthanbygoingtoschool
33.TheunderlinedphraseinParagraph2canbereplacedby______.
A.studieswellinacollege.
B.learnsveryfast
C.supportsonlineclasses
D.Affordstoattendonlineclasses.
34.Whydosomepeoplenotsupportthetrendtowardsonlineclasses?
A.Becauseslowlearnerscannotlearnasmuchasquicklylearners.
B.Becauseteacherscannothelpstudentstosolveproblemsintime
C.Becauseonlineclassesarenotsuitableforhighschoolstudents.
D.Becausenoresearchshowsthatonlineclassesleadtogoodresults.
35.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothetext?
A.Onlineclassesarepopularwithuniversitystudents.
B.Onlineclassescanhelpschoolstobecomelarger.
C.Onlineclassesaremonitoredwhiledoingtheirhomework.
D.Onlineclasseshelpsavemoneyandimproveeducation.
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。
Thejobsofthefuturehavenotyetbeeninvented.36Byhelpingthemdevelopclassicskillsthatwillservethemwellnomatterwhatthefutureholds.
1.Curiosity
Yourchildrenneedtobedeeplycurious.37Askkids,“Whatingredients(配料)canweaddtomakethesepancakesevenbetternexttime?
”andthentrythemo
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