河南省商丘市第一高级中学2019_2020学年高一英语上学期期末考试试题
【期末试卷】2019-2020学年高一上学期期末考试英语试卷（新高考卷）笔试部分附参考答案
【期末试卷】2019-2020学年高一上学期期末考试英语试卷（新高考卷）笔试部分附参考答案按秘密级事项管理★启用前2019-2020 高一上学期期末考试英语试卷(新高考卷)注意事项:1. 答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号等填写在答题卡和试卷指定位置上。
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AArtificial intelligence (AI) is practically everywhere today. There are so many products out there which use AI. Some are being developed, some are already in use, and some failed and are being improved, so it’s very difficult to name a few of them and regard them as the best.ViIt is an AI personal trainer which is mainly concerned with fitness and coaching. It, however, requires the use of bio-sensing earphones and other fitness tracking equipment (设备)! It can play your favourite music while you work out and all you have to worry about is the exercise you’re doing.Deep TextDo you ever wonder how an ad appears suddenly just whenyou are looking for something similar? This is because of Deep Text. It uses real-time consumer (消费者) information to produce data which in turn is used to target consumers. Thus, if you search online for flight tickets from Bangalore to Delhi, it is very likely that an ad relating to hotels in Delhi will soon follow.Hello EggIf you live alone and miss your mother because you always miss your breakfast or don’t know what to eat for dinner, the n Hello Egg is exactly what you are looking for. A very healthy choice of the 2-minute noodles and oats, Hello Egg provides you with a detailed weekly meal plan about the needs of your body. It is truly a modern AI-powered home cooking tool for the young.WordsmithYou can put Mr. Smith into your Microsoft Excel using their free API, and let it write up detailed analysis (分析) of the stories behind your numbers. It can produce detailed reports on thousands of pages of spreadsheets in seconds.1.What can we learn about Vi from the text?A. It is an AI music player.B. It is a bio-sensing earphone.C. It doesn’t work without bio-sensing earphones.D. It can make you more energetic while you work out.2. Which can help you improve cooking skill?A.Hello Egg.B.Deep Text.C.Vi.D.Wordsmith.3. What can Wordsmith do for us?A.Produce a detailed report.B.Book a ticket ahead of time.C.Provide us with a detailed meal plan.D.Offer us information on hotels for traveling.BA couple in their 60s has travelled 12,000 miles across 16 countries from Britain to China — riding their bikes the entire way. Grandparents Peter and Chris stepped on the long journey after deciding to “do something a bit different”. They traversed (横穿) cities, deserts, mountains and everything in between across Europe, the Middle East and the East Asia. The married couple of 37 years enjoyed themselves with delicious local food and spent most nights inside a tiny tent put up wherever they could find shelter.Peter, 66, said the moment they finally had a look at the famous Great Wall after a year and a half of cycling 30 miles a day was “really exciting”. At the end of their journey, the special pair didn’t fly home but instead choose to book a cabin (舱) inside a 400m-long container ship. The final part was a three-week voyage from Singapore across the Indian Ocean and into the Mediterranean Sea before arriving at Southampton.“You never know what the day is going to bring. All you know is that you aregoing to get on your bike and cycle. Every day is an adventure and every day is new. Overall, the experience is absolutely unbelievable, ” Peter said.Peter and Chris initially set out to cycle from Britain in January 2017 but were forced home. They had cycled all the way to Hungary when Peter slipped on tiles and broke his leg. After seven months of recovery, the couple set out again in Britain. They finally arrived in China in November 2018.Both Peter and Chris agreed that the best part of the entiretrip was coming across the kindness of strangers along the way, many of whom invited the couple for food and drink. Chris, 64, said, “It was a wonderful experience, particularly wonderful because of the amazing people we met along the way.”4.What’s the couple’s purpose of taking the long journey?A.To try something new.B.To break the world record.C. To go across 16 countries by bike.D. To celebrate their 37-year marriage.5. How did the couple go back to their home after the trip to China?A. By cycling.B. By train.C. By plane.D. By sea.6. Why did the couple put off their trip in 2017?A. Peter had an accident.B. They ran out of their money.C. They met with a heavy snow.D. Peter fell ill suddenly in Hungary.7. What’s the best part of the trip for the couple?A. The beautiful scenes.B. The help from others.C. The delicious food and drink.D. The kindness from other cyclists.CHundreds of thousands of lives were saved in 2017 alone because of the improvement of the environment, according to a new research. Fine particle pollution declined rapidly following the new rules on industrial emissions and the promotion of cleanfuels, according to the study, published on Monday in the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. The study, which focused on the period from 2013-2017, was conducted by a group of Chinese researchers and scientists.PM2.5, as this kind of pollution is known, is so small that it can enter the bloodstream, potentially leading to cancer, stroke and heart attack in the long term. After rapid industrialization and weak regulations left the country with a reputation for smog and bad air quality, Chinese authorities started to take air pollution seriously in 2008.In 2013, Beijing had PM2.5 concentrations 40 times higher than levels recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO), and the governmentintroduced its toughest-ever clean air policies that year. The study found “signif icant declines” in PM2.5 levels across China from 2013-2017, with new standards for thermal power plants and industrial boilers, the replacement of old factories, and new emissions rules for vehicles. The authors say this “confirms the effectiveness of Chi na’s recent clean air actions.”These recent actions have seen Beijing fall out of the top 100 most-polluted cities in Asia in recent years, with the pollution levels 10% lower across Chinese cities between 2017 and 2018, according to a report by Greenpeace and AirVisual. Shanghai, the country’s largest city and financial capital, has also made environmental advances, such as adopting strict recycling regulations. Public pressure has been the driving force of pollution policy in China.Air pollution is a global issue, and India is now home to 22 of the 30 most polluted world cities, according to the Greenpeace and AirVisual report. In the US, a recent study said air pollutionwas linked to more than 107,000 deaths in 2011 and cost the country $866 billion.8. What saved many lives in China?A. China’s clean air policies.B. The increased particle pollution.C. The study by researchers.D. The reduction of the clean fuels.9. Why did PM2.5 cause many diseases?A. It was called smog.B. It made the air cleaner.C. It went into the blood.D. It had a bad reputation.10. When did Chinese government decide to treat the pollution?A. In 2008.B. In 2013.C. In 2017.D. In 2018.11. What did people in Shanghai do to protect the environment?A. They built the thermal power plants.B. They stopped using industrial boilers.C. They made Shanghai financial capital.D. They tried to recycle some rubbish.DIn the 1994 film Forrest Gump, there’s a famous saying, “Life is like a box of chocolates; you never know what you’re gonna get.” The surprise is part of the fun. Now blind box toys are bringing the magic of surprise to online shopping.A blind box toy is hidden inside uniform packaging(包装) butinvisible from the outside. You don’t know what will be inside, although the toys typically come from pop culture, ranging from movies to comics and cartoons.Blind boxes have caught on since they were first introduced from Japan to China in 2014. According to a 2019 Tmall report, the mini-series of Labubu blind box. designed by Hong Kong -born Kasing Lung, was named Champion of Unit Sales with 55,000 sold in just 9 seconds during the Singles Day shopping event. Most customers for blind boxes are young people aged 18 to 35.According to The Paper, blind box toys are popular in part because of their cute appearances. The typically cute cartoon figurines (小塑像) come in miniature (微型的) sizes, making them suitable for display almost anywhere.Even if blind boxes are not their top choice for decorations(装饰品), the mystery and uncertainty of the process also attracts people. It’s the main reason why people buy blind boxes one after another.“Fear of the unknown is always a part of the box-opening process,” said Miss Cao, 24, who lives and works in Shenyang. Speaking to Sina News, she said: “Until you open all the boxes, you cannot know what it is inside.”Opening a blind box is a delightful little surprise for our mundane daily lives, something small but fun to wait for each day, week or month. When people open this simple little box, they may be disappointed, but the uncertainty is part of the fun. People will open more blind boxes and hope for a better outcome.When someone re-makes Forrest Gump, don't be surprised if he says, “Life is like a blind box.”12.What feature of blind boxes attracts people?A.They often get toys designed by famous artists.B.They don’t know what they’ve got until they open them.C.They can learn about pop culture from the packaging.D.They can experience the excitement of online shopping.13.Why does Miss Cao love blind box toys?。
2019-2020学年河南省商丘市第一高级中学高二上学期期末考试英语试题(Word版)
河南省商丘市第一高级中学2019-2020学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
AThe Isle of Wight, off the south coast of England, is the best place in Europe for discovering dinosaur bones. Dinosaur Farm Museum was established in 1993. Since then, the museum has introduced the study of old bones to many more people.What we offerVisitors can enjoy our displays, or watch us cleaning dinosaur bones and other fossils found on the island’s beaches.The museum has a variety of different fossils, many of them never displayed to the public before. As more are discovered all the time, you can be sure of seeing something new each time you visit.We have a free Fossil Identification Service, so you can bring in any fossils you have and find out what they are. In addition, we have a reasonably-priced Museum Shop, where you can buy a souvenir of your visit. You could also bring a picnic and relax in our special picnic area. ActivitiesFossil hunts are organized from the museum and run all year round. Groups of up to 25 are guided on a local beach where they can search for fossils. All these hunts are fully licensed and insured, and guides can help to identify any fossils found and point out things of interest.Due to the popularity of these hunts, all trips must be booked by a personal visit to Dinosaur Farm Museum.Did you know…?The BBC programme “Live from Dinosaur Island” was filmed along the coast here, and Dinosaur Farm Museum was the base for the television crew.Find out moreCheck out our website at www.isleofwight/dinosaurfarm to learn in detail how we dig for dinosaurs. You can also read about the many different kinds of dinosaurs which lived in this area, which was connected to Europe 120 million years ago.21. One can book a fossil hunt ______.A. through a BBC programB. through the museum’s websiteC. by making a call to the museumD. by visiting the museum personally22. Which of the following is free of charge at the museum?A. Food for a picnic.B. Attending fossil hunts.C. A souvenir of the museum.D. Having fossils identified.23. The passage is most probably taken from ______.A. a conference interviewB. a travel magazineC. a history bookD. a science fictionBMy mom only had one eye. I hated her… she was such an embarrassment. My mom ran a small shop at a flea market. She collected little weeds and such to sell… anything for the money we needed she was such an embarrassment. There was this one day during elementary school.I remember that it was field day, and my mom came. I was so embarrassed. How could she do this to me? I threw her a hateful look and ran out. The next day at school… “Your mom only has one eye?!” and they taunted me.I wish ed that my mom would just disappear from this world so I said to my mom, “Why don’t you just die?” My mom did not respond. I guess I felt a little bad, but at the same time, it felt good to think that I had said what I’d wanted to say all this time. Maybe it was because my mom hadn’t punished me, but I didn’t think that I had hurt her feelings very badly.That night… I woke up, and went to the kitchen to get a glass of water. My mom was crying there, so quietly, as if she was afraid that she might wake me. I hated my mother who was crying out of her one eye. So I told myself that I would grow up and become successful, because I hated my one-eyed mom and our desperate poverty.Then I studied really hard. I left my mother and came to Seoul and studied, and got accepted in the Seoul University with all the confidence I had. Then, I got married. I bought a house of my own. Then I had kids, too. Now I’m living happily as a successful man. I like it here because it’s a place that doesn’t remind me of my mom.This happiness was getting bigger and bigger, when someone unexpected came to see me “What?! Who’s this?!” It was my mother… Still with her one eye. It felt as if the whole sky was falling apart on me. My little girl ran away, scared of my mom’s eye.And I asked her, “Who are you? I don’t know you!!” as if I tried to make that real. I screamed at her “How dare you come to my house and scare my daughter! Get out of here now!!” And to this, my mother quietly answered, “oh, I’m so sorry. I may have gotten the wrong address,” and she disappeared. Thank goodness… she doesn’t recognize me. I was quite relieved. I told myself that I wasn’t going to care, or think about this for the rest of my life.Then a wave of relief came upon me… one day, a letter regarding a school reunion came to my house. I lied to my wife saying that I was going on a business trip. After the reunion, I went down to the old shack, that I used to call a house…just out of curiosity there, I found my mother fallen on the cold ground. She had a piece of paper in her hand. It was a letter to me.She wrote:My son, I think my life has been long enough now. For you… I’m sorry that I only have one eye, and I was an embarrassment for you. You see, when you were very little, you got into an accident, and lost your eye. As a mother, I couldn’t stand watching you having to grow up with only one eye… so I gave you mine… I was so proud of my son that was seeing a whole new world for me, in my place, with that eye. I was never upset at you for anything you did. The couple times that you were angry with me. I thought to myself, ‘it’s because he loves me.’ I miss you so much. I love you. You mean the world to me.My World Shattered. I hated the person who only lived for me. I cried for My Mother, I didn’t know of any way that will make up for my worst deeds…So I gave you mine. With all my love to you! Your mom.24. What did the writer’s mother do when he was young?A. A cook.B. A worker.C. A businesswomanD. A cleaner.25. The writer wished his mom to die, which made his mom .A. sadB. happyC. calmD. quiet26. The writer studied very hard in order to .A. go to a famous universityB. become a successful manC. live far away from his motherD. make his mother live happily27. The writer mainly wants to tell us .A. how he knew his mother’s secretB. how he became a successful manC. how much his mother loved himD. how his mother lost one eyeCA record warm December raised average temperatures enough to make 2015 the second hottest year on record in the contiguous United States, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Cli mate Monitoring Annual Report, which was released Thursday.The United Nations had previously reported that 2015 was shaping up to be the warmest year on record for the whole planet.Last year was also the third wettest on record in the U.S. and saw ten weather- or climate-related disasters that each caused at least $1 billion in damage in the U.S. and killed a total of 155 people. These include a drought, two floods, five severe storms, a wildfire, and a winter storm.The average U.S. temperature was 54.4°F, 2.4°F above the 20th century average, and second only to 2012’s record warmth. This was also the 19th consecutive year with average temperatures above the average for the century.Every state reported above-average annual temperatures. The warming was particularly pronounced across most of the eastern half of the country in December, when many places saw temperatures 30 degrees above normal and many records were set.This mirrored changes seen in the Arctic that month, when temperatures spiked to 50 degrees above normal. Part of this warming was driven by a strong El Niño, or periodic warming in the Pacific Ocean, but some of it can also be attributed to global warming, says meteorologist Eric Holthaus, who was not involved with the federal report.The analysis comes less than a month after the U.S. and 194 other countries signed an agreement in Paris to more aggressively counter the effects of climate change.“Even if all the initial targets in Paris are met, we’ll only be part of the way there w hen it comes to reducing carbon from the atmosphere,” said President Barack Obama at the time. Still, the agreement represented “a turning point” by setting up “the architecture" for doing so, he said.NOAA’s climate monitoring center doesn’t issue predic tions for future weather, but the agency’s Climate Prediction Center does. That team’s forecast for the next three months calls for warmer-than-average temperatures in much of the country, although parts of Texas and the Southeast may be a little cooler than usual.As Lancaster University Professor Gail Whiteman told the Weather Channel, "climate change means extreme weather is the new normal."28. What’s the meaning of the underlined sentence “climate change means extreme weather is thenew normal”?A. Extreme weather will not normal due to the climate change.B. Climate change will result in the unpredictable weather.C. Climate change will be more and more common except for the extreme weather.D. Extreme weather will be kind of tendency in the future.29. Which of the following statement is true?A. The target of reducing carbon is accomplished.B. $1 billion loss was caused by the extreme weather.C. In most areas of US, the temperatures will be warmer than average.D. 2015 was the first warmest and the third wettest on record in the country.30. What can be inferred from the text?A. The reducing of carbon still needs great efforts worldwide.B. NOAA has nothing to do with the predictions for climate change.C. The whole US will be warmer in the future due to the global warming.D. The weather change in the western areas is more obvious than that in the east.31. We can probably find the text in __ ?A. a government reportB. a science magazineC. an advertisementD. a newspaperDNo poem should ever be discussed or “analyzed”, until it has been read aloud by someone, teacher or student. Better still, perhaps, is the practice of reading it twice, once at the beginning of the discussion and once at the end, so the sound of the poem is the last thing one hears.All discussions of poetry are, in fact, preparations for reading it aloud, and the reading of the poem is, finally, the most telling(生动的）“interpretation” of it, suggesting tone, rhythm, and meaning all at once. Hearing a poet read the work in his or her own voice, on records or on film, is obviously a special reward. But even those aids to teaching can not replace the student and teacher reading it or, best of all, reciting it.I have come to think, in fact, that time spent reading a poem aloud is much more important than “analyzing” it, if there isn’t time for both. I think one of our goals as teachers of English is to have students love poetry. Poetry is “a criticism of life”, and “a heightening of life”. It also deserves a place in the teaching of language and literature more central than it presently occupies.I am not saying that every English teacher must tea ch poetry. Those who don’t like it should not be forced to put that dislike on anyone else. But those who do teach poetry must keep in mind a few things about its essential nature, about its sound as well as its sense, and they must make room in the classroom for hearing poetry as well as thinking about it.32. To have a better understanding of a poem, one should _____.A. discuss it with othersB. analyze it by oneselfC. practice reading it aloudD. copy it down in a notebook33. According to the writer, one of the purposes of teaching English is to get students _____.A. to enjoy poetryB. to understand lifeC. to become teacherD. to become poets34. The underlined word "make room "( in the last paragraph) probably means ____.A. to build a boothB. to provide equipmentC. to set aside enough spaceD. to leave a certain amount of time35. What does the last sentence in the third paragraph imply? _____.A. Poetry is more important than any other subject.B. More stress should be laid on the teaching of poetry.C. One cannot enjoy life fully without an understanding of poetry.D. Poetry is the foundation of all language and literature courses.第二节（共5小题，每小题2分，共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。
【英语】河南省商丘市回民中学2019-2020学年高一期末考试试题
河南省商丘市回民中学2019-2020学年高一期末考试英语试题第Ⅰ卷（选择题；共70分）第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
AAn eight-year-old child heard her parents talking about her little brother. All she knew was that he was very sick and they had no money. Only a very expensive operation could save him now and there was no one to lend them the money. When she heard her daddy say to her tearful mother, “Only a miracle (奇迹) can save him now,” the little girl went to her bedroom and pulled her money from its hiding place and counted it carefully.She hurried to a drugstore (药店) with the money in her hand.“And what do you want?” asked the salesman. “It’s for my little brother,” the girl answered. “He’s really, really sick and I want to buy a miracle.”“Pardon?” said the salesman.“My brother Andrew has something bad growing inside his head and my daddy says only a miracle can save him. So how much does a miracle cost?” “We don’t sell a miracle here, child. I’m sorry,” the salesman said with a smile.“Listen, if it isn’t enough, I can try and get some more. Just tell me how much it costs.”A well-dressed man heard it and asked, “What kind of a miracle does your brother need?”“I don’t know,” she answered with her eyes full of tears. “He’s really sick and mum says he needs an operation. But my daddy can’t pay for it, so I have brought all my money.”“How much do you have?” asked the man. “$1.11, but I can try and get some more,” she answered.“Well, what luck,” smiled the man. “$1.11, the price of a miracle for little brothers.”He took up the girl’s hand and said, “Take me to where you live. I want to see your brother and meet your parents. Let’s see if I have the kind of miracle you need.”That well-dressed man was Dr Carlton Armstrong, a famous doctor. The operation was successful and it wasn’t long before Andrew was home again.How much did the miracle cost?1. What was the trouble in the little girl’s family?A. Her brother was seriously ill.B. They had no money.C.Both A and B.D. Nothing could save her brother.2. In the eye of the little girl, a miracle might be _____.A. something interestingB. something beautifulC. some wonderful medicineD. some good food3. What made the miracle happen?A. The girl’s love for her brother.B. The girl’s money.C. The medicine from the drugstore.D. Nobody can tell.4. From the passage we can infer that _____.A. The doctor didn’t ask for any pay.B. The little girl is lovely but not so clever.C. Andrew was in fact not so sick as they had thought.D. A miracle is sure to happen if you keep on.BAnger is a kind of feeling. Many things can make you angry. When your teacher gives you too much homework, when your team loses an important game, when a friend borrows your favorite thing and then breaks it, you may get really angry.Usually, your body will tell you when you are angry. For example, you breathe faster, your face turns red, and you may want to break something or hit someone, but sometimes, you hide your anger. For example, you may hide it in your heart. The problem is that if you do this, you may get a headache or your stomach may hurt.In fact, it’s not good to hide your anger, and it’s normal for you to get angry sometimes. But anger must be let out in the right way, without hurting others or yourself. When you get angry, you can talk about it with other people. It’s helpful to talk about your anger with an adult, such as parents, a teacher, etc.When you talk about anger, those bad feelings can start to go away. Here are some otherthings you can do when you start to feel angry: talk to a good friend; count from 1 to 100; give someone a hug (拥抱); go for a bike ride; think about good things, etc.Remember that how you act when you are angry can make everything better or worse. Don’t let your anger control you.5. You may not get angry when ____.A. there is too much homework this weekendB. your favorite basketball team wins the gameC. a friend breaks your favorite thingD. your parents don’t let you watch TV6. ____ shows that you’re not angry.A. Taking a faster breathB. Getting a headacheC. Getting a stomachacheD. Wanting to protect someone7. According to the passage, you can do everything when you get angry EXCEPT ____.A. go for a bike rideB. think about good thingsC. talk to a good friendD. say bad things to the people around you8. This passage is mainly about ____.A. angerB. excitementC. happinessD. SadnessCAnimals are natural resources that people have wasted all through our history.Animals have been killed for their fur and feathers, for food, for sport, and simply because they were in the way. Thousands of kinds of animals have disappeared from the earth forever. Hundreds more are on the danger list today. About 170 kinds in the United States alone are considered in danger.Why should people care? Because we need animals. And because once they are gone, there will never be any more.Animals are more than beautiful or interesting. They are more than just a source of food. Every animal has its place in the balance of nature. Destroying one kind of animals can cause many problems. For example, when farmers killed large numbers of hawks, the farmers’ stores of corn and grain were destroyed by rats and mice. Why? Because hawks eat rats and mice. With no hawks to keep down their numbers, the rats and mice multiplied quickly.Luckily, some people are working to help save the animals. Some groups raise money to let people know about the problem. And they try to get the governments to pass laws protecting animals in danger.Quite a few countries have passed laws. These laws forbid the killing of any animal or plant on the danger list. Slowly, the number of some animals in danger is growing.9. Animals are important to us mainly because _____.A. They give us a source of foodB. They are beautiful and lovelyC. They keep the balance of natureD. They give us a lot of pleasure10. What has happened to the animals on the earth?A. Hundreds of kinds of animals are gong forever.B. All kinds of animals are in danger.C. About 170 kinds of animals have disappeared forever.D. Many kinds of animals have died out.11. which of the following is NOT true?A.People care about animals because they need them.B.Once a certain kind of animals is gone forever, there will never be any more.C.Killing all rats and mice may cause some problems.D.People must not kill any animals.DPop music is the name for different forms of popular, commercial (商业) music. It had its beginning in the USA and spread throughout the whole world during the 1950s and 1960s. It is widely liked by the young people. The best known early form of pop music was “rock’ n’ roll”; another was “blues”. A more recent development is “folk-rock”.Pop music has taken the place of native music in many parts of the world; it has caused the number of people for jazz to become much smaller than it was in the 1950s and earlier, and it has now begun to rule musical stage productions. It’s a big industry. Much pop music is without artistic value, but the work of some pop singers, e.g. the Beatles, Bob Dylan, the groups like Floyd and Crosby, Stills and Nash, is on a higher musical level. And there is still a great interest in it today. Pop music concerts and festivals take place all over the world.12. which of the following forms doesn’t belong to pop music _____.A.bluesB. rock’ n’ rollC. jazzD. folk-rock13. According to the article, the number of people for jazz in the 1950s and earlier was_____ itis today.A. much greater thanB. much smaller thanC. as great asD. as small as14. Which of the following is TRUE?A. No pop music is on a high musical level.B. Much pop music is very artistic.C. Pop music is highly artistic.D. Not all pop music is without artistic value.15. “It is a big industry” means that _____.A. it makes a lot of musical instrumentsB. it is a big musical and commercial businessC. the pop singers are very hard-workingD. pop music is on a very high musical level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填入空白处的最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
河南省商丘市第一高级中学2019_2020学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题文
河南省商丘市第一高级中学2019-2020学年高二英语上学期期末考试试题文第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
ACity CollegeADMISSION REQUIREMENTSAll high school graduates and anyone 18 years of age or older, with or without a high school diploma, are suitable for admission. Individuals under the age of 18 who possess a high school diploma are also suitable for admission.HOW TO ENROLL IN CREDIT COURSESNew and readmitted students must complete and hand in a credit admissions application form available online at .BEFORE YOU REGISTER:●Learn about your skill level in English and Math through our assessment service;●Attend an orientation (新生报到会) to hear about support services;●Meet with a counselor (adviser) to select your courses;●Find out if you are required for attending the entrance examinations.HOW TO ENROLL IN NONCREDIT COURSE SCourses in Noncredit Programs are free of charge (no enrollment fee). For information on how to enroll in noncredit courses, click here.PARKINGStudents, faculty and staff are encouraged to use public transit. Click here for Parking Regulations.SERVICESCity College services include a bookstore, cafeteria, health center, tutoring center, career and transfer center, counseling, financial aid, library, learning resource center, student government offices, campus police, disabled students programs and more.21.Which kind of the following people could not be admitted to City College?A.A sixteen boy without a high school diploma.B.An adult without a high school diploma.C.Anyone who possesses a high school diploma.D.A high school graduate.22.What do we know about the entrance examinations from the passage?A. All new and readmitted students must take the examinations.B.Those who are poor in English and Math must take the entrance examinations.C.Not all the new students are required to take the entrance examinations.D.The entrance examinations are free of charge.23.Where can this passage be found?A.On an education website.B.In a newspaper advertisement.C.In a tour guide.D.In a college news report.BDerek Rabelo is not the only surfer(冲浪手) to conquer Hawaii’s famous Pipelinebig wave break, but while all others use their sight to do it, this young professional surfer must r ely only on his other senses. That’s because he is completely blind.When Derek was born, over 24 years ago, he got his name from Derek Ho, the first Hawaiian surfing world champion. A surfing enthusiast himself, Ernesto dreamed that his son would share the talent(才干) of his uncle, a professional surfer. Unfortunately, Derek was born completely blind, but this didn’t stop his family from believing that he could do anything he wanted, even if that meant becoming a surfer.At age 2, Derek received a bodyboard and the beaches of Guarapari, Brazil, became his backyard. He was always comfortable in the water and surfing was in his blood, but he didn’t actually try riding a wave until he turned 17, when his father bought him a surfboard. His father taught him the basics and encouraged him to keep practicing, but after successfully standing up on the surfboard, Derek knew he needed to become much better if he was going to achieve Ernesto’s dream and become a professional surfer. So he joined the Praia do Morro surf school, where he studied under coach Fabio Maru.Standing up on a surfboard and conquering small waves is one thing, while gathering the courage to take on Hawii’s board-breaking Pipeline is another. But that’s exactly what Derek Rabelo set out to do just months after learning how to surf. Everyone told him it was too dangerous, but he felt he could do it, and he did, earning the praise of famous professional surfers like Keely Slater and Mick fanning. Now 24, Rabelo has been surfing the Pipeline every winter since.24.What does the first paragraph tell us?A.Derek Rabelo is the only blind professional surfer to conquer Hawaii’s big wave break.B.Nobody has ever conquered Hawaii’s big wave break.C.Derek Rabelo dreams to conquer Hawaii’s big wave break.D.Good eyesight is necessary for becoming good surfers.25.How did Ernesto behave after Derek was born?A.He started his own interest in surfing.B.He named him after his uncle.C.He sent him to a surfing champion.D.He never lost confidence in him.26.After Derek was able to stand up on the surfboard, he _________.A.began to try riding a waveB.was no longer afraid of waterC.realized he still had a long way to goD.knew his father’s dream had come true27.Which of the following words can best describe Derek according to the last paragraph?A.Skillful but proud.B.Brave and confident.C.Courageous but stubborn.D.Thoughtful and modest.CCities are likely to be affected by overheating, thanks to something called the urban heat island effect. Cities tend to be short of trees, which provide shade, and they are covered with black pavement, which absorbs heat from the sun. Think of how it feels to wear a dark shirt versus a white shirt on a sunny day. A black shirt absorbs light, heating you up. But a white shirt reflects light, keeping you cool.The average temperature in a city of a million or more people can be more than 5 degrees F hotter than surrounding areas. That extra 5 degrees can turn a hot dayfrom uncomfortable to deadly. As temperatures rise, cities will be an especially dangerous place to be during a heat wave. To protect public health, city officials are going to make the city cooler.As part of that effort, Los Angeles is coating its roads in CoolSeal, a gray paint that keeps streets and parking lots（分摊）10 degrees cooler than black asphalt (沥青). It will help Angelinos save money during the summer, when air conditioning sends power bills soaring. And it will save lives by lowering temperatures and improving air quality. Hot weather worsens air pollution by turning car exhaust （尾气）into smog（烟雾）, which can make life miserable for people with asthma (哮喘) and other breathing problems.Of course, LA will have to do more than paint over a few streets to cool off the city. Angelinos will also need to plant more trees and apply white paint to rooftops-at least those not already covered in solar panels. While LA is a pioneer of reflective streets, other cities, like New York, are already experimenting with reflective roofs or, like Melbourne, lowering the temperature by planting trees. LA is hardly alone in its effort to stay cool.“This is an urgent challenge, and it’s much bigger than one person,” said Mayor Garcetti in a recent statement. “Climate change is a fact of life th at people in Los Angeles and cities around the world live with every day.”28.Which of the following contributes to the urban heat island effect?A.Furnishing every house with air conditioners.B.Covering the streets with white paint.C.Applying reflective paint to rooftops.D.Planting more trees in the streets.29.What should the city officials emphasize during hot summer?A.When to cut off the electricity supply.B.Where to wear a white shirt.C.Why to coat roads with black paint.D.How to make the city cooler.30.What benefit can people gain from the use of CoolSeal?A.Increasing the indoor activities.B.Promoting the sale of air conditioners.C.Making life easier and more comfortable.D.Reducing the number of cold days.31.What’s the main idea of the pa ssage?A.L.A. is painting its streets white to keep the city cool.B.L.A. calls on people to fight against global warming.C.More and more countries begin to plant trees in the streets.D.L.A. adopted many approaches to fight against the heat.DThe pursuit of happiness can be a lifelong search for some – but researchers believe they may have found a key factor in feeling a greater overall sense of well-being.Nottingham Trent University researchers found that the more an individual identified with a particular group, such as family, in their local community or through a hobby, the happier they were with their life.“Our findings suggest that thinking more about one’s group life could have significant benefits for an overall sense of well-being,” said Dr. Ju liet Wakefield, a psychologist at Nottingham Trent University.“We tend to identify with groups that share our values, interests and life priorities(优先), as well as those that support us in times of crisis, and we can see how this would be linked to happiness. Our work taps into (发掘) knowledge that is deep within all of us, but we often forget due to the fast-paced and achievement-focused nature of modern life – to be your best self, you are likely to require the support of others.”They studied how 4,000 participants felt connected to certain groups, and then measured the influence this had upon their levels of happiness. It’s important to note that identifying with a group isn’t the same as membership, though. You can be a member of a group with which you feel no connection at all. It’s that subjective （主观的）sense of belonging that’s crucial(决定性的) for happiness.Health care professionals should encourage people to join groups that they are interested in, or which promote their values and ideals, as well as advising people to maintain association with groups they already belong to. Simple social interventions (干预) such as this could in turn help to reduce care expense and prevent future ill health.32.According to the text, who are much happier?A. Individuals who have happy families.B.Individuals who have a good many hobbies.C.People who feel a strong sense of belonging to a group.D.People who gain membership of many social groups.33.What do people tend to forget in Juliet’s view?A.They live a busy and stressful life.B.They need others’ help for self-improvement.C.Happiness is of the same importance as work.D.They should connect with like-minded people.34.What does the underlined word “this” in the last paragraph refe r to?A.Promotion of people’s values and interests.B.Reduction of health care expenses.C.Social involvement with certain groups.D.Health care experts’ encouragement and advice.35.What may be the best title for the passage?A.The Nature of Happiness.B.The Secret to Happiness.C.The Search for Happiness.D.The Attitude to Happiness.第二节根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。
河南省商丘市第一高级中学2019_2020学年高一英语下学期期末考试试题含解析
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I couldn’t accept the fact that I failed twice in something that I hadworked so hard on, until I thought about my hero. Never mind the lost prize money and praise. Through learning stories about Lincoln, I discovered that I can fail successfully.
某某省某某市第一高级中学2019-2020学年高一英语下学期期末考试试题（含解析）
第一部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分 40 分）
第一节（共 15 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 30 分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该 项涂黑。
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YMCA (also called the Y for short) is now offering free summer membership for high school students. If you’re starting grade 9-12 in the fall, you can take advantage of free membership at some YMCA locations this summer with the Get Summer program.
河南省商丘市第一高级中学2019-2020学年高一第一学期期中考试英语试卷 Word版含答案
河南省商丘市第一高级中学2019-2020学年高一第一学期期中考试英语试卷第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
（注意：从21题开始涂卡）。
AJust imagine lying down on your bed in a hotel room with fishes quietly paying you a visit. Yes, we are talking about spending days and nights under water. As exciting as it sounds, we have figured out some of the world’s best underwater hotels for you.ATLANTISThe hotel is located in Dubai. You can simply relax while seeing various marine(海洋的) animals in their natural habitat. Mother Nature here is just a curtain away. Atlantis also has a hotel in the Bahamas, which is as famous as this one in Dubai.JULES UNDERSEA LODGEA very popular place among famous people, Jules is a place for visitors who are often looking for thrills in a vacation. Located on the Lodge off the coast of Key Largo, Florida, Jules requires its visitors to take a course in scuba diving(水肺潜泳) as the entrance is 21 feet into the water. It is one of the oldest underwater hotels. UTTER INNThe hotel is artist Mikael Genberg’s baby. Utter Inn offers bedrooms that let the visitors sleep peacefully under the waters of Malaren. These rooms are quite comfortable and give the guests a unique one-to-one interaction(互动) with marine animals.CONRAD MALDIVES RANGALI ISLAND RESORTNow many people have a fear of water, which leads to their anxiety problems. If you are this kind of people, but still want to experience marine activities around you, then Maldives is the place for you. This is not exactly located underwater but yes, Conrad has a dining room underwater that offers some great food with marine activities happening around.21. People have to receive special training before going to________.A. AtlantisB. Jules Undersea LodgeC. Utter InnD. Conrad Maldives Rangali Island Resort22. What do the four hotels have in common?A. They are not suitable for non-swimmers.B. They are designed for visitors to get close to the sea.C. They organized underwater activities with sea animals.D. They offer a peaceful and comfortable living environment.23. What is the purpose of the passage?A. To introduce beautiful places for holidays.B. To explain do’s and don’ts in special hotels.C. To support underwater activities during vacations.D. To share interesting underwater hotels with tourists.BIt isn’t unusual for Hannah Murphy to arrive at workplace and find that her classroom or work building has no power. In some parts of the world, this might be an excuse to put off or cancel classes. However, Murphy, who is among the U.S. educators teaching abroad in the English Language Fellow Program, is used to experiencing this situation.“My team is in Mekelle, Ethiopia. I work at Mekelle University. Now I am teaching freshmen, who are always fun and ready to take part in classroom activities. I feel happy with them,” Murphy explained. “I take the mini-bus to work, greet the university guards(门卫) and come into my office. Then I go to the classroom buildings. Students are often waiting in the classroom when I arrive, and then we begin moving desks around and get ready to start class.”“I was originally encouraged to apply for the English Languag e Fellowship by David Bell, my teacher then,” she said. “I’m thankful that he encouraged and supported me throughout the application, interview and acceptance process.” Since Murphy came to Mekelle, she has kept in touch with three of her Western instructors: Gloria, Joanne and Carla. “They were important in my work. They continuously offered advice, and shared their experience with me,” said Murphy.Although Murphy’s first 10-month Fellowship is to end this summer, she will continue to share her teaching in Ethiopia. She has accepted an offer for a second 10-month Fellowship in Ethiopia.“I immediately fell in love with Ethiopia. Everyone I met was unbelievably generous and wanted to make sure I felt safe and happy. Of course there was a period when I wasn’t used to my new life here. However, I have some local friends who helped me deal with cultural differences, as well as other friends who taught me the language,” she said.24.How does Murphy probably feel when her work building has no power?A.ScaredB. SurprisedC. NervousD. Calm25.After this summer, Murphy is likely to ________.A. share her teaching in her own countryB. write a book about her experienceC. continue working in EthiopiaD. travel to other countries26.When Murphy first arrived in Ethiopia, she _______.A.got used to the life there quicklyB.could hardly find anyone to help herC.met many problems in culture and languageD.had little trouble communicating with local people27.The passage mainly talks about ________.A.the terrible living conditions in EthiopiaB.Murphy’s teaching experience in EthiopiaC.Murphy’s special ways of teaching in EthiopiaD.The cultural differences faced by Murphy in EthiopiaCWith climate change and overfishing threatening our oceans, it is becoming increasingly important for researchers to closely observe and check sea animals and plants. However, it’s almost impossible to make it since human presence scares the animals. Now, thanks to the robot, aka SoFi, researchers may be able to solve the problem.Built by MIT’s laboratory, the snow-white remote-controlled robot simulates fish, complete with a flexible(灵活的) tail that moves from side to side and two “fins(鳍)”.When the robot is under the sea, a motor is pumping water into a pair of balloon-like rooms located in the robot’s ta il. These rooms operate similarly to the key parts in engines. As one room expand, the tail bends(弯曲) to one side; when the motor pushes water to the other channel, the tail bends in the other direction. Thus the robot gains the ability to move to where it wants to go.SoFi solves many of the problems that have affected the usefulness of previous(以前的) robots—some types of autonomous underwater vehicles(AUVs).AUVs traditionally often have had to be tied to a boat because radio frequency communications do not work well underwater. So researchers use sound waves. The new technology can travel greater distances, allowing drivers, by using a controller, to pilot SoFi from up to 50 feet away. SoFi can move around the ocean, unaffected by ropes. Also limiting trad itional AUVs’ usefulness is the danger of hitting something, like hard stones. With the outside made of rubber and plastic that can keep its built-in electronics dry, SoFi can effectively avoid hitting. So a soft robot is more likely to survive a potential crisis.During test dives in Rainbow Reef, SoFi swam alongside the unsuspecting ocean life at depths of 50 feet for up to 40 minutes at a time, obtaining high-quality photos and videos. More importantly, it was able to do so without causing any disturbance. Researchers say sometimes the fish would swim alongside the strange-looking robot in curiosity(好奇), while at other times they appeared to completely ignore its existence. “It’s not perfect, but we’re improving it. Our efforts will pay off,” says Robert Katzschmann.28. The robot SoFi is created to ______.A. observe climate changeB. catch fish and observe themC. help to monitor sea creaturesD. prevent overfishing in oceans29. What does the underlined word “simulates” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?A. Is modeled after.B. Is designed for.C. Is connected with.D. Is applied to.30. Wha t’s Paragraph 3 mainly about?A. The shape of SoFi.B. The application of SoFi.C. The structure of SoFi’s tailD. The theory of SoFi movement.31. The materials for SoFi’s outside help SoFi to _______.A. stay safe underwaterB. take high-quality photosC. stay deeper under the seaD. better attract sea creaturesDFrom now on, never spend your precious time thinking of reasons for your failures and shortcomings. Instead, realize that the seeds of success were planted within you when you were born. Only you have the power to make those seeds grow.The seeds, and the power to grow them, are contained in the most awesome machine ever created: the human mind. Success is a choice and not a chance. You were born a winner. You can be a success only if you make the right choice.You cannot be successful without first developing your self-esteem(自尊). Your level of self-esteem is always based on the degree of control that you are able to exercise over yourself, and thus over your life. People with low self-esteem are people who do not believe that they have any power, or responsibility for their lives. They are leaves tossed (摇摆) by the winds of chance blown about with any sudden change in the weather. You can control your life only to the degree that you believe that you are responsible for everything that happens in your life.Failures think that everything happens by accident and chance. Successful people realize that they are responsible.Everything happens as a result of something. If we can identify the cause, we can control the effect. We are responsible for what we choose to think and believe. One generally rises to the level that one expects. We are responsible for letting out expectations. Our success is dependent upon our level of confidence.In short, in all areas of your life, whether they be financial, physical, emotional, or spiritual, you are responsible. Once you recognize this, accept it, and firmly believe it, you are on the road to success.32. People with low self-esteem are compared to leaves because they______.A. are easily affected by windy weatherB.are ready to change their mindsC. don’ t have the power to face their fateD. can’t control themselves33.Losers would think that ______.A. their failure is only because of bad luckB. they don’t make efforts to succeedC. working hard will lead to successD. success is the result of hard work34. It can be inferred from paragraph 5 that______.A. success is a chanceB. we are what we make usC. thoughts and beliefs are the result of creative mindD. developing confidence is the only way to future success35. The last paragraph serves as______.A. the proof of the author's pointsB. an introduction to another topicC. the conclusion of the argumentD. a comparison between two views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。
河南省商丘市第一高级中学2020-2021学年高三上学期期末考试 英语试题(扫描版含答案)
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9.第六句：so→because
10.第六句：whomever→whoever
作文范文：
A Small Thing That Touched Me Most
We have met with a lot of things in our life. There is a small thing that touched me most, which I will never forget. That was when I was in junior three and I was in a boarding school. Before the final examination in the first semester, my leg hurtbadly .My mother, who is a doctor, having finished her a whole day’s work, cycled 5 kilometers every day to give me an injection and then cycled back home.
河南省2020届高三上学期期末英语试卷精选汇编：语法填空专题
语法填空专题河南省南阳市2020届高三上学期期终质量评估英语试题第二节（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式，并将答案填写在答题卡上。
Twelve animal head statues of the Chinese zodiac（生肖）are well-known treasures from Yuanmingyuan, or the Oldheritage of our country better.”rooster, a dragon, a sheep and a snake.语法填空（共10小题，满分15分）61. into 62. were taken 63. which 64. broken 65. confidence66. to preserve 67. the 68. have spared 69. seventh 70. remaining河南省郑州市2020届高三英语上学期第一次质量(期末)预测试题第二节（共10小题；每小题1．5分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式，并将答案填写在答题卡相应的位置上。
If you’ve ever ridden public transport, you’ve probably heard snoring（打鼾）and found someone sleeping in the seat across from you. The natural vibration（震动）of buses and subways __61 （make）us feelsleepy, according to a new study in Science Alert.Why? It’s all about sensory input - information going to your brain. On a bus, your senses give you 62 （continue）and repeating information. For example, the air conditioner and engine create constant white noise. Meanwhile, you’re sitting still and your 63 （surrounding）don’t change. The vibrations of the engine are also ongoing. Your brain has almost no new information to process.Repeating information will be 64 _（ignore）eventually and your brain will enter a low-energy state. The fact that you fall asleep quickly with your eyes 65 （close）on a bus is because your brain gets used to all the repeat.“When you’re tired, it doesn’t take much time 66 （start）nodding off and we’ve found that the gentle vibrations made by car seats 67 you drive can lull（使放松）your brain and body,” said Stephen Robinson, 68 researcher from the RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia. Robinson’s team monitored 15 volunteers’ heart rate variability（心率变异性）– a well-known indicator of sleepiness. This line of research can assist in the development of practical and relevant guidelines for limiting 69 （expose）to vibrations in the car industry. Robinson believed that the research could be helpful 70 improving road safety. “We hope that future car seat designs can build in features to disturb this lulling effect and fight vibration-induced（震动引起的）sleepiness,” he said.语言知识运用第二节（61-70）：61. makes 62. continuous / continuing / continued / continual 63. surroundings 64. ignored 65. closed 66. to start 67. when / as / while 68. a 69. exposure 70. for / in河南省中原名校2020届高三上学期期末联考英语试题第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分)阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
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河南省商丘市第一高级中学2019-2020学年高一英语上学期期末考试试题第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
（注意：从21题开始涂卡）。
ACongratulations on having been offered, and accepting, a place to study at Cambridge! This page offers some tips that will hopefully make your arrival at Cambridge as stress-free as possible.◆ Before you arriveYour College or Department will send you all the information you need to prepare yourself for your time in Cambridge, including College information, for example, accommodation, course information, and similar related details. You will be sent an email asking you to complete the University’s Student Registration exercise. It will only take a few minutes.◆ Pre-arrival Freshers’ Events this summerAround the world in August and September, Cambridge Alumni(毕业生)Groups will be hosting pre-arrival Freshers’ Events for new students coming to Cambridge this autumn. These events are a great opportunity to prepare for university and make some friends before you arrive. There will be the chance to meet current students and alumni from whom you can get tips and advice for living and studying in Cambridge.◆ Arrival and registrationMost courses start in October. The term between October and December is known as Michaelmas Term in Cambridge. Officially, the first day of the Michaelmas Term is 1 October and this date will be shown on your offer letter. Your College or your Department will advise you about when to arrive. Ceremony activities begin around 1 October for most students. When you arrive in Cambridge, you should go first to your College. They will be glad to know that you have arrived safely and will advise you on what to do next.◆ Matriculation（录取入学）Matriculation marks the formal admission of a student to membership of the University, and a College may not normally allow an unmatriculatied student to be a resident member of the College. Every freshman for matriculation must agree with the following belief by signing the Matriculation Registration Form:I promise to observe the Statutes and Ordinances of the University as far as they concern me, and to pay due respect and obedience to the Chancellor and other officers of the University.21. Who will be interested in this text?A. Senior high students.B. New university students.C. Primary school students.D. Junior high students.22. What can you get from the Pre-arrival Freshers’ Events?A. Registration and ceremony activities.B. Current students and alumni’s agreements.C. Suggestions for the coming college life.D. Accommodation and similar related details.23. What is the aim of signing the Matriculation Registration Form?A. To make their arrival at Cambridge as free as possible.B. To complete the University’s Registration exercise.C. To mark the formal admission of a student.D. To have the students obey the school rules.BIt’s a classroom. Instead of being told to sit quietly and listen, you are encouraged to stan d up, jump around, imagine and act out. It’s a class full of laughter and applause (鼓掌), emotion and energy. Welcome to drama class, one of my favorite classes at high school.In drama class we used to play a lot of “drama games”. We would improvise (即兴表演), copy and above all use our imagination. My favorite game was called “Spotto”. One person stood in the front of the class and performed a scene, completely out of their imagination. When one audience member yelled “Spotto!”, the performer had to freeze. Then the person who had yelled Spotto had to get up and improvise a new scenario (剧情) based on the position the first performer froze in. This went on as more and more people were added to the scene. Eventually the entire class would have joined the scene. Then the performers would start to leave in reverse (颠倒的) order.It was a lot of fun, and a good test of everyone’s imagination to see what they would come up with. Drama class at my school often involved a big performance at the end of the term as well. We would work on a production throughout the term and put on a show for our parents and the school community.It was a great experience to perform on stage in front of a large audience. Drama class can help shy children, like me, to come out of their shells. It helped them become more confident and developed their public speaking skills. Drama class is alsoa great place to express oneself, and a way for children to use up some of their energy.24. Which do you agree with about the game “Spotto”？A. Each performer in the game has to retell the story of the latter performer.B. A performer has to show a story unrelated to that of the former performer.C. Every student gets the chance to make a contribution to the “Spotto” game.D. It is designed to help drama students learn from one another’s performance.25. The underlined word “them” in the last paragraph refers to “”.A. shy childrenB. a large audienceC. drama studentsD. the whole class26. What do you know about the author according to the article?A. He was too shy to attend the drama class.B. He was a star student in the drama games.C. He was shining in big performances each term.D. He was happy to perform on stage in front of the audience.27. What’s the best title for this passage?A. A few drama games for fun.B. One of my favorite high school courses.C. Unforgettable experiences on stage.D. How to improve drama skills.CTry this: For an entire day, forget about the clock. Eat when you’re hungry and sleep when you’re tired. What do you think will happen?You may be surprised to find that y our day is much like most other days. You’ll probably get hungry when you normally eat and tired when you normally sleep. Even though you don’t know what time it is, your body does.These patterns of daily life are called circadian rhythms, and they are more than just habits. Inside our bodies are several clocklike systems that follow a roughly 24-hour cycle. Throughout the day and night, our inner clocks direct changes in temperature, body chemicals, hunger, sleepiness and more.Everyone’s rhythms are diff erent, which is why you might like to stay up late while your sister always wants to go to bed early.Learning about our body clocks may help scientists understand why problems arise when we act out of step with our circadian rhythms. For example, traveling across time zones can make people wake up in the middle of the night. Regularly staying up late can make kids do worse in tests.“There is a growing sense that when we eat and when we steep are important parts of how healthy we are,” says Steven Shea, di rector of the Sleep Disorders Program at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston.One way to learn about how our body clocks tick is to mess them up and see what happens. That’s what neurologist (神经病学家) Frank Scheer and his workmates did in a recent study.Staying up night after night, their studies suggest, could make kids extra hungry and more likely to gain weight. And regularly sleeping too little, Scheer says, may be one cause of the recent increase in childhood obesity (肥胖).28. What will happen if you forget about the clock according to the passage?A. You will feel upset.B.You will probably get hungry more easily.C. Your body will not know what time it is.D. You will behave normally.29. What is “circadian rhythms” in the third paragraph probably a bout?A. habits.B. body chemicals.C. clocklike systems.D. bad consequences.30. How do Frank Scheer and his workmates study body clocks?A. By seeing what happens when they are messed up.B. By asking questions and collecting answers.C. By studying people traveling across time zones.D. By programming people with man-made clocks.31. What will the writer most probably talk about next?A. Other examples of what happens when body clocks go wrong.B. Medicines that can keep people from putting on weight.C. Reasons why it is important to have a normal body clock.D. Emphasis on what circadian rhythms are.DChina is a country of many resources. Among its resources are many great rivers, which provide useful transport routes. Water transport is an efficient way to carry heavy loads, such as grain. In ancient times, a waterway was needed between China’s rich farmlands and the capital city. This need inspired engineers to build a canal. According to writings by the ancient thinker Confucius, work on a canal linking the Yangze River with the city of Huai-in began about 486 B.C. For many centuries afterward, Chinese emperors worked on extending this ancient canal.This canal is now known as China’s Grand Canal. One thousand years after the original canal was begun, it was in extreme need of repair. This was in the year 607, during the Sui Dynasty. By 610 the emperor had had the canal extended. The Grand Canal formed a northeast-southwest link between the Yellow River in the north and the Huai River in the south. The canal remained the main waterway in this part of China for the next five hundred years.In the thirteenth century, the Mongols had conquered China. The Yuan Dynasty established Beijing as the capital. The city’s growing population needed food, so a new canal was built to extend shipping. Building this part of the Grand Canal required enormous effort and cost. Neither the first attempt nor the second one was successful, so the builders chose another route. Finally this link in the Grand Canal was finished.By the time of the Ming Dynasty, the Grand Canal had six sections. These were busy with goods until the nineteenth century. Then a series of severe floods struck China. Parts of the Grand Canal were badly damaged. By 1868 it had been largely abandoned as a means of northern route.The Grand Canal was mostly restored in the twentieth century. It was widened and deepened, and a new section was constructed. Today the canal, which is about 1,200 miles in length, has new locks(运河的水闸). It is busy with ships and barges(驳船) carrying goods to and from cities along its banks.32. The Grand Canal was first built in ancient times to provide _______.A. water for agriculture.B. water transport between farmlands and the capital.C. efficient trans portation for the emperor’s army.D. a convenient way for the emperor’s recreation.33. From the passage, one can conclude that ancient engineers who began the GrandCanal _______.A. worked with limited knowledge and skills.B. were given a great deal of money for their achievement.C. found a brilliant and lasting solution to their transportation problem.D. were inspired by the ancient thinker Confucius.34. The first large-scale(大规模的) repair of the original canal occurred in about _____.A. 486B.C. B. 607 A.D.C. the Yuan DynastyD. the Ming Dynasty35. Considering its history, one can predict that in the future the Grand Canal will probably______.A. be extended to further north China.B. change from a shipping route to a recreation area.C. need to be repaired and rebuilt.D. be abandoned in favor of air transport and highways.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。