黑龙江省哈尔滨市2018_2019学年高一英语6月阶段性测试试题

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2018-2019学年黑龙江省哈尔滨市第六中学高二6月阶段性测试英语试题Word版含答案

2018-2019学年黑龙江省哈尔滨市第六中学高二6月阶段性测试英语试题Word版含答案

哈尔滨市第六中学2020届6月份阶段性测试高二英语试题第一卷第一部分: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)ACrossing your legs is an extremely common habit; most people don’t even notice that they’re doing it when they sit down. While you may find it comfortable to sit with one knee crossed over the other, it might be causing health problems that you are not aware of.A study published in Blood Pressure Monitoring stated that sitting with your legs crossed can increase your blood pressure. The reason this happens is because the blood in your legs has to work against gravity to be pumped back to your heart, crossing one leg over the other increases resistance, making it even harder for the blood to circulate. This causes your body to increase your blood pressure to push the blood b ack to the heart. You won’t feel any immediate effects, but if you sit for long periods of time it’s important that you take note of how long you have your legs crossed for. You shouldn’t have your legs crossed for more than 15 minutes, and it’s important that you get up and walk around at least once every hour.Crossing your legs can also lead to neck and back pain. Ideally, it’s best for our bodies to sit with our feet planted flat, hip width apart, on the floor, but it’s not easy to maintain perfect posture all day at the office.You also might notice that when you sit with your legs crossed for long periods of time your feet and legs get tingly(刺痛的) or have the feeling of being asleep. While the feeling of discomfort may only last a minute or two, repeatedly crossing your legs until they feel numb can cause permanent nerve damage.So next time you sit down, try to get yourself in the habit of sitting with both of your feet on the floor. Not only will it help your posture and stability, but it will also save your health in the long run.1.Crossing legs affect your blood pressure because___________.A. it causes your body to push the blood back to the heart.B. you can not feel any immediate effects.C. it is harder for the blood to circulate.D. you don’t ha ve enough time to walk around.2. To solve the problems caused by crossing legs, you’d better_______.A. sit with your feet planted flat on the floor for hours.B. keep your sitting posture and stability permanently.C. try to be aware of whether you are comfortable or not.D. pay attention to how long you have your legs crossed for.3.Which word can not describe the feeling when you cross your legs for a long time?A. tiredB.nervousC.numbD. painfulBIf you have a chance to go to Finland, you will probably be surprised to find how “foolish” the Finnish people are.Take the taxi drivers for example.Taxis in Finland are mostly high­class Benz with a fare of two US dollars a kilometer.You can go anywhere in one,tell the driver to drop you at any place,say that you have some business to attend to,and then walk off without paying your fare.The driver would not show the least signs of anxiety.The dining rooms in all big hotels not only serve their guests,but also serve outside diners.Hotel guests have their meals free, so they naturally go to the free dining rooms to have their meals.The most they would do to show their good faith is to wave their registration cards to the waiter.With such a loose check,you can easily use any old registration card to take a couple of friends to dine free of charge.The Finnish workers are paid by the hour.They are very much on their own as soon as they have agreed with the boss at the rate. From then on they just say how many hours they have worked and they will be paid accordingly.With so many loopholes(漏洞) in everyday life, surely Finland must be a heaven to those who love to take “petty_advantages”.But the strange thing is that all the taxi passengers would always come back to pay their fares after they have attended to their business and that not a single outsider has ever been found in the free hotel dining rooms.And workers always give an honest account of the exact hours they put in.As the Finns always act on good faith in everything they do,living in such a societyhas turned everyone into a real “gentleman”.4.The underlined words in Paragraph 5 means to “________”.A. be ready to help othersB.make good use of one's friendsC.be a little ahead of othersD.gain something at others’ expense5.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?A.While taking a taxi in Finland,you can get off without first paying your fare.B.In a big hotel in Finland, you can enjoy free meals if you're living in the hotel.C.The bosses in Finland pay the employees according to the registration of their working hours.D. The workers are always honest with their working hours.6.We can learn from the passage that ________.A.the Finnish society is of very high moral(道德的)levelB.there are many loopholes in everyday life in FinlandC.in Finland,most taxi drivers will not charge you anythingD.everyone in Finland is like a gentleman,for they have faith in themselves 7.Which of the following is the best title of the passage?A.Life in FinlandB.A Society with “Foolish” PeopleC.What a LifeD.Honest accounts of the FinnsCFinding fruits and vegetables at your typical grocery store that have been grown without the extensive use of pesticides can be difficult. Fortunately, The Environmental Working Group(EWG) has done all of the work for you in finding healthy and pesticide-free produce.EWG has created the 2018 Shopper's Guide to Pesticides in Produce, which helps shoppers to find uncontaminated produce. Many consumers do not realize that pesticide residues(残留) are very common on conventionally grown produce products, even afterthey have been washed or peeled. Because of this, EWG has created their series of guides to lead consumers to safer food choices.In order to create these guides, EWG analyzed the USDA pesticides tests, which found a total of 230 different pesticides and pesticides breakdown products on thousands of produce samples. Analyzing this information, EWG observed the big differences of the amount of pesticides found from product to product.The guide's two main components are two compiled lists highlighting the cleanest and dirtiest produce concerning pesticides. These two lists, Dirty Dozen and Clean Fifteen, show consumers how certain foods continue to carry trace amounts of pesticides with them all the way to the grocery store shelves, while others make it to your kitchen virtually pesticide-free.Some of the highlights from their analyses included the following findings:More than one-third of strawberry samples analyzed in 2016 contained 10 or more pesticide residues and breakdown products.Spinach(菠菜) samples had, on average, almost twice as much pesticide residue by weight compared to any other crop.No single fruit sample from the Clean Fifteen tested positive for more than four pesticides.“With EWG's guide,consumers can fill their fridges and fruit bowls with plenty of healthy conventional and organic produce that isn't contaminated with multiple pesticide residue,” said Sonya Lunder, a senior analyst in EWG.Only 25 years ago, the National Academy of Sciences raised concerns about exposure to poisonous pesticides in our food, yet consumers still consume a mixture of pesticides every day in America.8. Why did EWG create the 2018 Shopper's Guide to Pesticides in Produce?A. To analyze the USDA pesticides tests.B. To advertise organic produce.C. To warn some food companies.D. To help consumers make safer choices.9. What is the result from the analysis of the USDA pesticides tests?A. All the samples are polluted.B. 230 pesticides are banned.C. Pesticide amounts vary in products.D. All strawberries are poisonous.10. Where are shoppers most likely to find spinach?A. Dirty Dozen list.B. Organic food advertisement.C. Clean Fifteen list.D. Safer food list.11.What can be inferred from the last two paragraphs?A. All conventional produce is safe.B. No pesticides were used on crops 25 years ago.C. Consumers never worry about pesticides.D. Produce safety remains a problem.DAfter photographer Monni Must’s daughter Miya died, the sad mot her adopted her black dog, Billy Bean. As Billy became increasingly weak, the thought of its dying was just more than Must could handle. So she decided to clone the dog. “I feared everyone was going to forget Miya,” she said, “and my other daughters though t I had completely lost my mind.”Billy's cells were shipped to ViaGen Pets, a Texas company that provides the cloning service. With more than $50,000, Must picked up a new puppy. “The dog has a real soul and is everything my daughter was—fun, social and k ind,” she said. “I feel that I still have that touchable connection and not just a spiritual connection.”Cloning animals is hardly new. But the recent news that singer Barbra Streisand had cloned her dog grabbed international headlines. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals(PETA) president Ingrid Newkirk issued a statement saying she would love to talk her out of cloning, noting that millions of wonderful dogs are getting old in animal shelters every year or dying in terrifying ways when abandoned.Normally, a doctor takes a tissue biopsy(组织活检), a piece of skin and muscle about the size of a pencil eraser, from the dog. The next step is to take an egg cell from a donor dog, remove the egg’s nucleus, and insert DNA from the pet to be cloned. When an embryo(胚胎)develops, it is transplanted in the body of a mother dog.In the basic cloning procedure, scientists take an entire adult cell and put it into an egg that’s been relieved of its own DNA. The resulting embryo is a clone. However, in many animals, only one in 100 cloned embryos ever leads to a live birth.Some embryos die in the IVF dish or in the mothers bodies. Of those that are born, a few suffer from abnormalities and quickly die. Besides, pet cloning doesn’t mean copying everything of your beloved pets.12. Why did Must decide to clone Billy Bean?A. She felt alone without its company.B. Her work experience inspired her to do so.C. She wanted to keep her daughter’s memory.D. Her family encouraged her to get a new dog.13. What’s Newkrik’s attitude towards pet cloning?A. Supportive.B. Negative.C. Objective.D. Uncertain.14. What does Paragraph4 mainly talk about?A. How dog cloning works.B. The achievements in dog cloning.C. The disadvantages of pet cloning.D. How to support animal protection.15. The last paragraph implies that animal cloning________________.A. is widely accepted now.B. has a very high failure rate.C. gives pet owners false information.D.has made a breakthrough in recent years.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。

【精编文档】黑龙江省哈尔滨市第六中学2018-2019学年高一英语6月阶段性测试试卷.doc

【精编文档】黑龙江省哈尔滨市第六中学2018-2019学年高一英语6月阶段性测试试卷.doc

黑龙江省哈尔滨市第六中学2018-2019学年高一英语6月阶段性测试试题(满分150分,时间120分钟)阅读理解(共两节,每题2分,满分40分)阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

第一节(每小题 2 分,满分 30 分)AWelcome to one of the largest collections of footwear(鞋类)in the world that will make you green with envy. Here at the Footwear Museum you can see exhibits (展品)from all over the world. You can find out about shoes worn by everyone from the Ancient Egyptians to pop stars.Room 1The celebrity(名人)footwear section is probably the most popular in the entire museum. Started in the 1950s there is a wide variety of shoes and boots belonging to everyone from queens and presidents to pop stars and actors! Most visitors find the celebrities’ choice of footwear extremely interesting.Room 2Most of our visitors are amazed —and shocked— by the collection of “special purpose” shoes on exhibition here at the Museum of Footwear. For example, there are Chinese shoes made of silk, that were worn by women to tie their feet firmly to prevent them from growing too much!Room 3As well as shoes and boots the museum also exhibits shoe-shaped objects. The variety is unbelievable. For example, there is a metal lamp that resembles a pair of shoes, and Greek wine bottles that like legs!The footwear LibraryPeople come from all over the world to study in our excellent footwear library. Designers and researchers come here to look up information on anything and everything related to the subject of footwear.1.Where would you find a famous singer’s shoes?A. Room 1B. Room 2C. Room 3D. The footwear Library2. All exhibits in each room ________________ .A. share the same themeB. have the same shapeC. are made of the same materialD. belong to the same social class3. The purpose of the text is to get more people to __________________.A. do research B .design shoesC. visit the museumD. follow celebritiesBThe clearing of my parents' home has made me think about the importance, even centrality of books to the house's life and soul. The house, and our lives in it, would not have been the same without books. The force of the statement comes home to me as I see what happens when shelves arc emptied. The rooms suddenly look uncomfortably bare.I always rather took it for granted that books furnished a room. The only rooms in our house without books were the dining-room and the bathrooms. Otherwise there were books everywhere: in all the bedrooms, in the drawing-room and in the piano room which became my parents' comfortable winter study.I couldn't help feeling that books were rather like people: some more formal and boring, others more entertaining; some simply for show, others with unpromising outsides but rich interiors. They had more, in fact, than furnish a room, and they were companions who will offer insights, good advice.Now the books are being contributed (not all, to be sure, but very many), andI fear for their future, almost as if they were refugees(难民). “Habent sua fata libelli”, goes as the old Latin saying, originally written by Retentions; it meant that the fate and future of books were determined by the capability of the reader. But the meaning of the phrase has been misunderstood by time and is now associated with the physical fate of particular books, how they have passed from owner to owner. This is how Walter Benjamin read the saying when he wrote his essay “Unpacking My Library”, which analyses the extraordinarily close relationship between a collector and his or her books.As I deal with the books –many are going to charity (慈善) shops and I hope they will find good homes–I can’t help wondering if my generation is the last that will oversee such a process. Books are disappearing, as more and more are bought in electronic form and exist only as bytes of information on E–books or other devices. Does this matter? Could books become more spiritual, as they lose their physicality?4. When clearing the room, the author__________.A .realized the influence of books on his past lifeB .thought of the statement his parents once madeC. felt upset to leave his parents' books behindD. found some empty shelves left by his parents5. The underlined word “interiors”in Paragraph 3 refers to ___________.A. pagesB. notesC. coversD. contents6. According to Walter Benjamin, ___________ .A. it's important to pass books from owner to ownerB. the meaning of books is misunderstood by timeC. the future of books depends on readers' capabilityD. the fate of books is related to their collectors7. From the passage we know that _____________.A. the author is attached to physical form of booksB. the author's books are bound to find good homesC. e-books have taken the place of traditional onesD. the author's parents used every room of theirs as a studyCThe Lifecycle of a T-shirtWe all probably have a lot of T-shirts, but do you ever stop and think about the influence of a T-shirt on the planet? You’d probably be surprised to learn what's involved in the lifecycle of just one T-shirt.There are 5 major stages: material, production, shipping, use and disposal The material stage involves farming, irrigating, fertilizing, harvesting and ginning(轧花). While cotton is a natural fiber (纤维)and not as harmful to the environment as manmade fibers, it still takes a toll in the material and production stages. Commercial cotton farming uses a large amount of water, and the use of pesticides (杀虫剂)is widespread across the globe, especially in cotton farming. Studies have shown that farmers spend around $4.1 billion on pesticides annually, of which 25% was spent on cotton crops in the US.Once the cotton is grown and harvested, so begins the production stage: spinning, knitting(编织), bleaching, dyeing, cutting, sewing, etc.——these processes also use a great deal of water and energy. Commercial dyes and bleaches are harmful pollutants and can eventually pollute groundwater.After the T-shirt is produced, it enters the transportation stage. This often involves overseas shipping. Take a look in your closet. Chances are that most of your cotton garments (衣服)are made in China or India. Garments can be shipped via plane, ship or truck…,all of which spill COinto the atmosphere. Calculations2emissions from light trucks alone amount to 1.15 pounds per mile. show that CO2Once the T-shirt reaches the retail market, it is purchased. This stage mayseem like the least environmentally damaging part. But consider the number of times you’ve washed and dried your favorite T-shirt. Washing machines are certainly becoming more efficient. However, the average American household does 400 loads of laundry per year, using about 40 gallons of water per load. Such excessive water use is combined with the large amount of energy used by dryers.The final stage of life is disposal. This releases harmful emissions, or involves a landfill where cotton takes years to break down. Current US records show that an estimated 15% of clothes and shoes are recycled, which means that consumers send a shocking 85% of these materials to landfills.We all need new clothes every once in a while, but let’s all try to keep in mind what goes into the production of clothing... It has a real impact on the planet.There are a lot of things you can do to help reduce your impact. Reuse and recycle clothes. If they’re too worn out to wear, cut them up and use them as cleaning rags. Donate them to charity or another organization that recycles textiles. When possible, make an effort to buy organic cotton. Turn down the thermostat(恒温器) on your washer, and line dry your clothes when the weather will allow it.8. The underlined phrase “takes a toll” probably means “”A. wastes waterB. takes a lot of timeC. uses energyD. has a bad effect9. We can learn from the passage that in the US, .A. pesticides in cotton farming cost over 4 billion dollars every yearB. C0emissions of land transport amount to 1.15 pounds per mile2C. about 15% of the clothes and shoes are made of materials that are recycledD. about 16, 000 gallons of water is used annually by an average family on laundry10. What can be inferred from this passage?A. The production process may affect water safety.B .The clothing cost is relatively low in China and India.C. Cotton clothes are buried because they are hard to break down.D. The use stage is the least environmentally harmful of the five stages.11. What is the purpose of this article?A. To encourage people to donate clothes to charity.B. To promote eco-friendly actions related to clothes.C. To persuade people to purchase more organic cotton.D. To introduce the five stages in the lifecycle of clothing.DEudaimonia is an Ancient Greek word, particularly stressed by the philosophers Plato and Aristotle, which deserves far more attention than it has because it corrects the shortfalls (缺失)in one of the most central, but troubling words in our modem language: happiness.When we nowadays try to clearly express the purpose of our lives,it is the word “happiness” that we commonly turn to. We tell ourselves and others that the most important principle for our jobs, our relationships and the conduct of our day-to-day lives is the pursuit of happiness. It sounds like an innocent enough idea, but too much reliance on the term means that we frequently unfairly tend to quit or, at least, heavily question a great many challenging but worthwhile situations. The Ancient Greeks did not believe that the purpose of life was to be happy; they proposed that it was to achieve Eudaimonia, a word which has been best translated as “fulfilment”.What distinguishes happiness from fulfilment is pain. It is very possible to be fulfilled and—at the same time—under pressure, suffering physically or mentally, overburdened and, quite frequently, in an irritable (易怒的)mood. This is a slight psychological difference that is hard for the word “happiness” to capture, for it’s tricky to speak of being happy yet unhappy, or happy yet suffering.However, such a combination is readily accommodated within the respected and noble-sounding idea of Eudaimonia.The word encourages us to trust that many of life’s most worthwhile projects will sometimes be in conflict with contentment, and yet will be worth pursuing. Properly exploring our professional talents, managing a household, keeping a relationship going, creating a new business venture or engaging in politics... none of these goals are likely to leave us cheerful and grinning on a daily basis. They will, in fact, involve us in all manner of challenges that will deeply exhaust and weaken us, provoke (激怒)and wound us. And yet we will perhaps, at the end of our lives, still feel that the tasks were worth undertaking. Through them, we’ll have achieved something deeper and more interesting than happiness.With the word Eudaimonia in mind, we can stop imagining that we are aiming for a pain-freeexistence—and then blaming ourselves unfairly for being in a bad mood. We’ll know that we are trying to do something far more important than smile all the time: we're striving to do justice to our full human potential.12. What do we know about “Eudaimonia” from the passage?A. It was first created by two Greek philosophers.B . It has received a lot of attention from the public.C. It still has some shortfalls that need to be corrected.D. It was regarded as the purpose of life in ancient Greece.13. According to Paragraph 3, happiness .A. is the opposite of fulfillmentB. is free from physical or mental painC. stresses the psychological differenceD. serves as a respected and noble life goal14. We can learn from the passage that .A. aiming for happiness may lead to wrong self-blamingB. goals that wound and weaken us result in happinessC. challenges leading to contentment are worth undertakingD. feeling fulfilled means we should avoid tough situations15. The passage encourages the readers to .A. find fulfillment with all effortsB. seek for a pain-free existenceC. keep optimistic whatever happensD. balance happiness and suffering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。

黑龙江省哈尔滨市第三中学校2018-2019学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题(含答案)

黑龙江省哈尔滨市第三中学校2018-2019学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题(含答案)

哈三中2018-2019学年度下学期高一学年第一模块英语考试试卷第一部分:听力(共两节,满分20分)第一节(共 5 小题;每小题1分,满分5分)听下面5段对话。

每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。

听完每段对话后,你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1. What is the man?A. A cook.B. A teacher.C. A salesman.2. Where are the speakers?A. In a library.B. In a bookstore.C. In a classroom.3. What was the weather like at noon?A. Hot.B. Cool.C. Cold.4. How much money can the woman lend to the man?A. $ 50.B. $ 100.C. $ 150.5. What does the man suggest the woman do?A. Write Daisy a note of apology.B. Return Daisy’s notes in a few days.C. Apologize when Daisy is less angry.第二节(共15 小题;每小题1分,满分15分)听下面5段对话或独白。

每段对话或独白后有几个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。

听完每段对话或独白前后,你将有时间阅读各个小题,每小题5秒钟;听完后,各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第六段材料,回答第6、7题。

6. What does the woman say about the jacket?A. It feels bad.B. It is of high quality.C. It isn’t worth the money.7. Why is the jacket small for the man?A. He has gained weight.B. He bought a wrong size.C. He likes to wear a small size.听第7段材料,回答第8、9题。

黑龙江省哈尔滨市第六中学2018-2019学年高一英语上学期期中试卷(含解析)

黑龙江省哈尔滨市第六中学2018-2019学年高一英语上学期期中试卷(含解析)

哈尔滨市第六中学校2018-2019学年度高一上学期期中考试英语试题注意事项:1.答题前,考生先将自己的姓名,准考证号码填写清楚,将条形码准确粘贴在条形码区域内。

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3.请按照题号顺序在各题目的答题区域内作答,超出答题区域书写答案无效;在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。

4.保持卡面清洁,不要折叠、不要弄破、弄皱,不准用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。

第一部分:阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

ALost iPhoneUnexpectedly, I lost my white iPhon5s in Midtown on Friday night. It had a blue green cover on it. There are many pictures of my son on it, and I’m heartbroken,Please return, no questions asked. Reward. Reply to: Do you need a babysitter that you can trust?My name is Tina. I am a responsible babysitter that you can trust. If you are looking for someone dependable and affordable I am that person! I HAVE MORE THAN 30 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE (including disabled children) ! I am a retired Home Health Aid and absolutely love children. I work with my sister Iris who has also 20+years as a teacher’s assistant. WE LOOK FORWARD TO MEETINC YOU! Available 24 hours and flexible with fees! I am fully bilingual—Spanish/English. Please email me or call712-867-7688.I BABYSIT ONLY AT MY HOME.I accept children from all ages. Fee starts from $100-$150 a week depending on the hours. I am very flexible and my fee can change. Feel free to contact me via email or on my cell phone 566-67-1873 and we can work something out.Part-time Chinese Babysitter WantedPart-time Chinese speaking babysitter needed to assist with one-year-old twins and to perform some light house work as needed. Assistance needed Fridays and occasional weekends. Please provide your salary expectation. College students are welcome to apply.Reply to: comm-encbq-2652113885 1. Who posted the lost and found information?A. A teacherB. A kind womanC. A heartbroken girlD. A parent2. If you want to send your kids to the babysitter’s home, you can find one in______.A. Ad 1B. Ad 2C. Ad 3D. Ad 43. What do we know about Tina?A. She can speak two languages.B. She lives alone now.C. She takes care of children over 3.D. She used to be a teacher’s assistant.4. An applicant accepted by Ad 4 will have to .A. be able to speak two languagesB. be a college graduateC. work every weekendD. look after two children【答案】1. D 2. C 3. A 4. D【解析】本文是一篇广告布告类阅读,介绍了四则广告布告“Lost iPhone、Do you need a babysitter that you can trust?、I BABYSIT ONLY AT MY HOME、Part-time Chinese Babysitter Wanted”的具体信息。

黑龙江省哈尔滨2018-2019学年高一下期末考试英语试题及答案

黑龙江省哈尔滨2018-2019学年高一下期末考试英语试题及答案

黑龙江省哈尔滨2018-2019学年高一下期末考试英语试题及答案第一部分:阅读理解 (共20小题, 每小题2分, 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,从每小题所给的四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑.AThe size and location of the world’s deserts are always changing. Over millions of years, as climates change and mountains rise, new dry and wet areas appear. But within the last hundred years deserts have been increasing after frightful speed. This is partly because of natural changes, but most responsible for creating deserts are men.Man can make deserts, but they can also prevent them from getting bigger. Algeria is planning a green belt of trees along the edge of the Sahara Desert to stop the sand. In China, too, windbreaks are being built in the northwest to keep the desert from growing.But desert still threaten the world. Experts believe that land that is on the way to becoming deserts equals the size of Australia, Russia and US put together. Can we stop the spread of the world’s deserts and save the land that is so esse ntial to mankind? Yes, we can, And we must.1. The reason for the land that turns into deserts is mostly because of _______A. the changing of the climatesB. manC. the natural changesD. the wind2. The word “windbreak” means _______A. trees planted as a belt to stop the windB. high walls as a belt to stop the windC. long and deep ditch as a belt to stop the windD. men stood side by side as a belt to stop the wind3. The deserts still threaten the world in the way ______A. of increasing at an unbelievable speedB. of spreading in Australia , Russia, and the USC. of appearing new dry and wet areas in every part of the worldD. that they cause the changes of the climates4. Which of the following do you think is the best method?____A. People move away from the land that is on the way to become desertsB. To build great walls to stop the wind and sandC. To plant trees and grass on the surface of the treeD. To irrigate the desertBEllis Island is located in New York Harbor. Ellis Island is open daily year round from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., with extended hours during summer. It is closed on December 25. There is no admission charge to Ellis Island; but donations are gratefully accepted.At Your FingertipsPark information (212) 363-Emergencies (212) 363-Ferryboat information (212) 269-Lost and found (212)363-Dining, gifts & audio tour 344-TransportationStatue of Liberty and Ellis Island Ferry; boats leave from Battery Park, Manhattan, and from Liberty State Park, New Jersey. They run about every 30 to 45 minutes beginning at 9:15 a.m.(The time for ferry is changeable)Hours: May vary; call the number aboveClosed: December 25Ferry fees (includes Liberty and Islands) adults, $7; senior citizens, $6; children (age 3~17), $5. (Group rates are available for 25 or more adults.)5. In summer, visitors will have ______ to visit Ellis Island.A. a limited timeB. a longer timeC. a shorter timeD. a wonderful time6. Which number would you call if our friend were suddenly ill? _______A. (212)344-2018B. (212)363-2018C. (212) 363-2018D. (212) 269-7. Which of the following is NOT true?________A. People can visit Ellis Island free of charge.ww.B. The boats departure time from Battery Park is at 9:15 all the year round.C. Ferry fees for children are cheaper than for adults.D. Ferry fees for group visitors can be reduced.CSeveral interesting American museums tell about health subjects. One is the Doctor Samuel D. HarrisNational Museum of Dentistry. It is at the University of Maryland in Baltimore. That is where the first college in the world to train dentists began. The museum tells about the history of the medical treatment of teeth.Visitors can see some frightening devices that once were used to remove infected (受感染的) teeth. They also can see sets of teeth made of animal bone. They were made for a famous American -- the first President, George Washington. Most people do not consider a visit to the dentist their idea of a good time. However, the director of the museum says he wanted to make the museum a fun place to visit. He says he also wants to teach visitors about the importance of taking care of their teeth. Another museum collects devices that help people hear. The Kenneth W. Berger Hearing Aid Museum is at Kent State University in Kent, Ohio. The museum has more than three-thousand hearing aids from around the world. They include old and strange devices. Some hearing aids were made to look like other objects. That is because in the past many people did not want anyone to know they were wearing a hearing aid.8. It is common for people to think it uneasy to pay a visit to ____.A. the University of MarylandB. the Museum of DentistryC. the Hearing Aid MuseumD. the dentist9. The text mainly tells about _____.A. museums in the USB. interesting American museumsC. American museums with health subjectsD. the history of the medical treatment of teeth10. What do we learn about George Washington from the text?A. He once visited the National Museum of Dentistry.B. He considered the Museum of Dentistry a fun place to visitC. His artificial teeth were collected in the National Museum of Dentistry.D. His teeth seemed to be made of animal bone.11. The underlined word “devices” in the first and l ast paragraph probably means _____.A. museumsB. strategiesC. hearing aidsD. toolsDYou are watching a film in which two men are having a fight. They hit one another hard. At the start they only fight with their fists. But soon they begin hitting one another over the heads with chairs. And so it goes on until one of the men crashes (撞击) through a wind and falls thirty feet to the ground below. He is dead!Of course he isn't really dead. With any luck he isn't even hurt. Why? Because the men who fall out of high windows or jump from fast moving trains, who crash cars or even catch fire, are professionals. They do this for a living. These men are called stuntmen.That is to say, they perform tricks. There are two sides to their work. They actually do most of the things you see on the screen. For example, they fall from a high building. However, they do not fall on to hard ground but on to empty cardboard boxes covered with a mattress (床垫). Again, when they hit one another with chairs, the chairs are made of soft wood and when they crash through windows, the glass is made of sugar! But although their work depends on trick of this sort, it also requires a high degree of skill and training. Often a stuntman' s success depends on careful timing. For example, when he is "blown up" in a battle scene, he has to jump out of the way of the explosion just at the right moment.Naturally stuntmen are well paid for their work, but they lead dangerous lives. They often get seriously injured, and sometimes killed. A Norwegian stuntman, for example, skied over the edge of a cliff (悬崖) a thousand feet high. His parachute (降落伞) failed to open, and he was killed. In spite of all the risks, this is no longer a profession for men only. Men no longer dress up as women when actresses have to perform some dangerous action. For nowadays there are stuntgirls too.12. Stuntmen are those who ______.A. often dress up as actorsB. prefer to lead dangerous livesC. often perform seemingly dangerous actionsD. often fight each other for their lives13. Stuntmen earn their living by ______.A. playing their dirty tricksB. selling their special skillsC. jumping out of high windowsD. jumping from fast moving trains14. Which of the following is the main factor (因素) of a successful performance?A. Strength.B. Exactness.C. Speed.D. Carefulness.15. What can be inferred from the author' s example of the Norwegian stuntman?Sometimes an accident can occur to a stuntman.B The percentage of serious accidents is high.C. Parachutes must be of good quality.D. The cliff is too high.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。

2018-2019学年黑龙江哈三中高一(下)6月考试英语试卷及答案(word含答案)

2018-2019学年黑龙江哈三中高一(下)6月考试英语试卷及答案(word含答案)

2018-2019学年度下学期哈三中高一第二次阶段性测试英语试卷本套试卷满分125分,限时90分钟第一部分听力(共20小题,满分20分)做题时,先将答案标在试卷上。

录音内容结束后,你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。

第一节:共5小题;每小题1分,满分5分。

听下面5段对话。

每段对话后有一个小题,从题中给出的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。

听完每段对话后,你都有10秒钟的时间回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

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1.What happened to the man?A.He was pushed down.B.He kno cked into a d oor.C.He ran into someone.2.What do we know about the woman?A.She's excited about the trip.B.She's uninterested in the trip.C She's regretful about the trip.3.What has the man been doing?A.Greeting his guests.B.Cleaning the house.C.Arguing with Maggie.4.What does the woman mean?A.She enjoyed the music at the part y.B.She did n't like the food at the pa rty..C.She did n't have a good time at the pa rty.5.Why ca n't the woman play her records?A.Because she's broken them.B.Because she's left them in the cate.C.Because she's forgotten where she put them.第二节:共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分.听下面5段对话或独白。

黑龙江省哈尔滨市第六中学2018-2019学年高一4月月考英语试题(附答案)

黑龙江省哈尔滨市第六中学2018-2019学年高一4月月考英语试题(附答案)

哈六中2021届高一下学期4月月考英语试题(满分150分,时间120分钟)阅读理解(共两节,每题2分,满分40分)阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

第一节(每小题 2 分,满分 30 分)A.If you find yourself checking your phone first thing in the morning, if you find you're text-messaging while driving, checking your phone instead of working on an important assignment—you are addicted.Don't worry. The new NoPhone might be just the thing you need. It looks and feels exactly like a smartphone, but it does nothing. It's just a piece of plastic that you can carry around in your hand to fool yourself.NoPhone is currently a prototype(手机模型) that will cost only $12 once it hits the market. Its makers are trying to raise $30,000 in order to cover the production and marketing costs.Dutch designer Ingmar Larsen, who helped create the NoPhone, said that he had the idea as a joke along with his friends Van Gould and Ben Langveld. To their great surprise, the idea received a lot of attention online and people from all over the world started placing requests for NoPhone of their own, so that's when the three friends decided to raise money for mass production.David H said,“ I used to sleep with my phone in my hand, but my night terrors would cause me to throw it across the room in an unconscious panic. With the NoPhone, I can still enjoy the comfort of holding a phone in my sleep, without waking up to a broken screen, thanks, NoPhone.”If you're interested in NoPhone, but concerned about not being able to take selfies anymore, don't worry. The makers do have an update at no extra charge—the mirror sticker.That way, they say, you can enjoy “real-time” selfies with your friends when they're standing right behind you.1. From the third paragraph we can infer that_______.A. NoPhone is a device made of high technology.B. the makers want to raise money to improve their technology.C. NoPhone has not been on the market at present.D. the users of NoPhone can stay away from the real world.2. What made the designers surprised was that________.A. many people thought of the idea as a joke at firstB. people in Dutch began to make NoPhone of their ownC. people worldwide began to fund mass productionD. people worldwide were interested in NoPhone on the net3. According to David H, he often ______at night.A. used his smartphoneB. had nightmareC. became unconsciousD. looked for his smartphone4. What does the underlined phrases “take selfies” most probably mean?A. take a photo of oneselfB. get in touch with someoneC. take the place of someoneD. catch sight of someoneBIn the famous fairy tale, Snow White eats the Queen's apple and falls victim to a curse(诅咒);in Shakespeare's novel, Romeo drinks the poison and dies; some ancient Chinese emperors took pellets(药丸)that contained mercury(水银), believing that it would make them immortal, but they died afterward.Poison(毒药) has long been an important ingredient in literature and history, and it seems to always be associated with evil, danger and death. But how much do you really know about poison?An exhibition, The Power of Poison, opened last month at the American Museum of Natural History in New York, intended to give the audience a more vivid understanding of poison.The museum tour starts in a rainforest setting, where you can see live examples of some of the most poisonous animals: caterpillars(毛毛虫), frogs and spiders. Golden poison frogs, for instance, aren't much bigger than a coin, but their skin is covered with a poison thatcan cut off the signaling power of your nerves, and a single frog has enough venom to kill 10 grown humans."Poisons can be bad for some things," Michael Novacek, senior vice president of the museum, told NBC News. "Yet they can also be good for others."A poisonous chemical found in the yew tree is effective against cancer, which is what led to the invention of a cancer-fighting drug called Taxol.The benefits from natural poisons are not limited to just medicine. Believe it or not, many substances(物质)that we regularly ingest(摄入)-chili, coffee and chocolate-owe their special flavors or stimulating(提神的)effects to chemicals that plants make to poison insects.5. What does the underlined word "immortal" in Paragraph 1 mean?A. happyB. not moralC. living foreverD. sick6. What is the main purpose of the exhibition The Power of Poison?A. To give people more in-depth knowledge about poison.B. To teach people how to handle poisonous animals.C. To inform people about which animals are the most poisonous.D. To show how poison has been used for medical treatment.7. Which of the following statements about the Golden poison frog is TRUE according to the article?A. Its skin can cut off the signaling power of your nerves.B. It's about the size of a coin.C. It's the most poisonous animal on display.D. You can only see it in a rainforest setting of the museum.8. The stimulating effects of coffee come from ________.A. natural poison made by the plantB. the substances that we regularly ingestC. chemicals produced by poisonous insectsD. its special flavorC.Dr. Michael Prager, a leading Botox expert, said that a growing number of women are developing something called “computer face”. He also mentioned that professionals whoworked long hours in front of a screen were ending up with saggy jowls(颚骨下垂),“turkey neck” and deep-set wrinkles(皱纹)on their forehead and around their eyes.The Botox expert said that, of all his clients, office workers were most likely to show premature (过早的)signs of aging. “ If you are one of the unfortunate people who frown(皱眉) while you are concentrating on the screen then, over time, you will inevitably(不可避免地)end up with frown lines.'' Dr. Prager said. “What is perhaps more surprising is the number of women with saggy jowls because they are sitting in one position for so long. If you spend most of the time looking down then the neck muscles shorten and go saggy, eventually giving you a second neck.”Dr. Prager, who has a practice near Harley Street in London, said he encourages his clients to put a mirror next to their computer so they can see if they are frowning at the screen. “When people are stressed or thinking hard about something, then they will often put on a grumpy(脾气暴躁的)face' without even knowing what they are doing. When my clients put a mirror next to their desk, they are often shocked by the angry, frowning face which stares back at them.”He said, “The women I am seeing at the moment have only been using computers at work for the last decade or so. But women in their 20s have grown up with them and use them for every single task. I think the problem is going to become much, much worse. In another ten years, they could be looking quite awful.”Dr. Prager said there were several simple steps which could avoid “computer face” such as regular screen breaks and stretching the neck muscles. And, of course, there was always Botox(肉毒杆菌). He said that, after a couple of sessions of Botox, the habit of “grumpy face” could be broken.9. According to the passage, which of the following are signs of aging?A. Saggy jowls and short necksB. Turkey neck and frown linesC. Deep-set wrinkles and angry facesD. Second neck and stressed muscles10. Why does Dr. Prager suggest a mirror for his clients?A. To be aware of their “computer face”B. To see if they have got a second neckC. To make sure their make-up is perfectD. To find more signs of prematureaging11. From the last 2 paragraphs, we can know that_____A. “computer face” is avoidableB. we should give up using computersC. we should break the habit of “grumpy face”D. the younger generation is worse at computersDWhile the U.S. is still debating about getting rid of the penny, Sweden is rapidly moving towards abolishing currency(货币) altogether. Though this may sound radical(过激的), it is a natural evolution in this digital society.Sweden, which was the first European country to introduce banknotes in 1661, has just been working harder to convince its residents that digital payments are a safer alternative to carrying cash.Over the years, the idea has gained popularity with residents, especially the younger generation that is much more comfortable with technology. Today many banks don't even have ATMs and some have stopped handling cash altogether!Tickets to ride public buses in most Swedish cities can only be purchased via cell phones. Numerous businesses are also moving towards accepting only digital payments. Even the homeless that sell street paper to make ends meet have to start accepting this mode of payment!But despite its growing popularity, some people don't like this radical idea. They include the homeless, elderly people as well as those living in rural areas who are still uncomfortable with mobile phones and computers. But the officials are confident that in the very near future, they will be able to convince everyone to move this safe and more cost-effective payment system.Sweden is not the only country trying to abolish paper currency and coins. The movement is rapidly gaining ground in Denmark and Finland as well. In 2014, Israel announced a three-step plan to go cashless and just last week the vendors(小贩)of a popular street in Sydney declared they would stop accepting currency from customers. Whether this phenomenon spreads remains to be seen. But one thing is for sure—With increasingly advanced payment systems being introduced every day, pulling out cash is rapidly becoming “uncool”.12. What can we infer from Paragraph 3 and 4?A. Many banks in Sweden don't have ATMs.B. You don't have to buy tickets when ridingbuses.C. People don't give the homeless money but food.D. People can just take cell phones when shopping.13. According to the passage, which information is RIGHT?A. Sweden was the first country to get the idea to abolish currency.B. The younger generation is opposed to the measures.C. Bus fare can only be purchased via cell phones in most Swedish cities.D. Banks in Sweden have stopped dealing with cash completely.14. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?A. An Advanced Country –SwedenB. A Controversial Government PolicyC. Sweden to Influence the World's Cash PaymentD. Sweden to Become the Cashless Society15. Which of the following categories does this passage belong to?A. Education.B. Economy.C. Travel.D. Insurance.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。

黑龙江省哈尔滨市第六中学2018_2019学年高一英语上学期期中试题(含解析)

黑龙江省哈尔滨市第六中学2018_2019学年高一英语上学期期中试题(含解析)

哈尔滨市第六中学校2018-2019学年度高一上学期期中考试英语试题注意事项:1.答题前,考生先将自己的姓名,准考证号码填写清楚,将条形码准确粘贴在条形码区域内。

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第一部分:阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

ALost iPhoneUnexpectedly, I lost my white iPhon5s in Midtown on Friday night. It had a blue green cover on it. There are many pictures of my son on it, and I’m heartbroken,Please return, no questions asked. Reward. Reply to: Do you need a babysitter that you can trust?My name is Tina. I am a responsible babysitter that you can trust. If you are looking for someone dependable and affordable I am that person! I HAVE MORE THAN 30 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE (including disabled children) ! I am a retired Home Health Aid and absolutely love children. I work with my sister Iris who has also 20+years as a teacher’s assistant. WE LOOK FORWARD TO MEETINC YOU! Available 24 hours and flexible with fees! I am fully bilingual—Spanish/English. Please email me or call712-867-7688.I BABYSIT ONLY AT MY HOME.I accept children from all ages. Fee starts from $100-$150 a week depending on the hours. I am very flexible and my fee can change. Feel free to contact me via email or on my cell phone 566-67-1873 and we can work something out.Part-time Chinese Babysitter WantedPart-time Chinese speaking babysitter needed to assist with one-year-old twins and to perform some light house work as needed. Assistance needed Fridays and occasional weekends. Please provide your salary expectation. College students are welcome to apply.Reply to: comm-encbq-2652113885 1. Who posted the lost and found information?A. A teacherB. A kind womanC. A heartbroken girlD. A parent2. If you want to send your kids to the babysitter’s home, you can find one in______.A. Ad 1B. Ad 2C. Ad 3D. Ad 43. What do we know about Tina?A. She can speak two languages.B. She lives alone now.C. She takes care of children over 3.D. She used to be a teacher’s assistant.4. An applicant accepted by Ad 4 will have to .A. be able to speak two languagesB. be a college graduateC. work every weekendD. look after two children【答案】1. D 2. C 3. A 4. D【解析】本文是一篇广告布告类阅读,介绍了四则广告布告“Lost iPhone、Do you need a babysitter that you can trust?、I BABYSIT ONLY AT MY HOME、Part-time Chinese Babysitter Wanted”的具体信息。

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黑龙江省哈尔滨市第六中学2018-2019学年高一英语6月阶段性测试试题(满分150分,时间120分钟)阅读理解(共两节,每题2分,满分40分)阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

第一节(每小题 2 分,满分 30 分)AWelcome to one of the largest collections of footwear(鞋类)in the world that will make you green with envy. Here at the Footwear Museum you can see exhibits(展品)from all over the world. You can find out about shoes worn by everyone from the Ancient Egyptians to pop stars.Room 1The celebrity(名人)footwear section is probably the most popular in the entire museum. Started in the 1950s there is a wide variety of shoes and boots belonging to everyone from queens and presidents to pop stars and actors! Most visitors find the celebrities’ choic e of footwear extremely interesting.Room 2Most of our visitors are amazed —and shocked—by the collection of “special purpose” shoes on exhibition here at the Museum of Footwear. For example, there are Chinese shoes made of silk, that were worn by women to tie their feet firmly to prevent them from growing too much!Room 3As well as shoes and boots the museum also exhibits shoe-shaped objects. The variety is unbelievable. For example, there is a metal lamp that resembles a pair of shoes, and Greek wine bottles that like legs!The footwear LibraryPeople come from all over the world to study in our excellent footwear library. Designers and researchers come here to look up information on anything and everythingrelated to the subject of footwear.1.Where wo uld you find a famous singer’s shoes?A. Room 1B. Room 2C. Room 3D. The footwear Library2. All exhibits in each room ________________ .A. share the same themeB. have the same shapeC. are made of the same materialD. belong to the same social class3. The purpose of the text is to get more people to __________________.A. do research B .design shoesC. visit the museumD. follow celebritiesBThe clearing of my parents' home has made me think about the importance, even centrality of books to the house's life and soul. The house, and our lives in it, would not have been the same without books. The force of the statement comes home to me as I see what happens when shelves arc emptied. The rooms suddenly look uncomfortably bare.I always rather took it for granted that books furnished a room. The only rooms in our house without books were the dining-room and the bathrooms. Otherwise there were books everywhere: in all the bedrooms, in the drawing-room and in the piano room which became my parents' comfortable winter study.I couldn't help feeling that books were rather like people: some more formal and boring, others more entertaining; some simply for show, others with unpromising outsides but rich interiors. They had more, in fact, than furnish a room, and they were companions who will offer insights, good advice.Now the books are being contributed (not all, to be sure, but very many), and I fear for their future, almost as if they were refugees(难民). “Habent sua fata libelli”, goes as the old L atin saying, originally written by Retentions; it meant that the fate and future of books were determined by the capability of the reader. But the meaning of the phrase has been misunderstood by time and is now associated with the physical fate of particular books, how they have passed from owner to owner.This is how Walter Benjamin read the saying when he wrote his essay “Unpacking My Library”, which analyses the extraordinarily close relationship between a collector and his or her books.As I deal with the books –many are going to charity (慈善) shops and I hope they will find good homes–I can’t help wondering if my generation is the last that will oversee such a process. Books are disappearing, as more and more are bought in electronic form and exist only as bytes of information on E–books or other devices. Does this matter? Could books become more spiritual, as they lose their physicality?4. When clearing the room, the author__________.A .realized the influence of books on his past lifeB .thought of the statement his parents once madeC. felt upset to leave his parents' books behindD. found some empty shelves left by his parents5. The underlined word “interiors”in Paragraph 3 refers to ___________.A. pagesB. notesC. coversD. contents6. According to Walter Benjamin, ___________ .A. it's important to pass books from owner to ownerB. the meaning of books is misunderstood by timeC. the future of books depends on readers' capabilityD. the fate of books is related to their collectors7. From the passage we know that _____________.A. the author is attached to physical form of booksB. the author's books are bound to find good homesC. e-books have taken the place of traditional onesD. the author's parents used every room of theirs as a studyCThe Lifecycle of a T-shirtWe all probably have a lot of T-shirts, but do you ever stop and think about the influence of a T-shirt on the planet? You’d probably be surprised to learn what's involved in the lifecycle of just one T-shirt.There are 5 major stages: material, production, shipping, use and disposal The material stage involves farming, irrigating, fertilizing, harvesting and ginning (轧花). While cotton is a natural fiber (纤维)and not as harmful to the environment as manmade fibers, it still takes a toll in the material and production stages. Commercial cotton farming uses a large amount of water, and the use of pesticides (杀虫剂)is widespread across the globe, especially in cotton farming. Studies have shown that farmers spend around $4.1 billion on pesticides annually, of which 25% was spent on cotton crops in the US.Once the cotton is grown and harvested, so begins the production stage: spinning, knitting(编织), bleaching, dyeing, cutting, sewing, etc.——these processes also use a great deal of water and energy. Commercial dyes and bleaches are harmful pollutants and can eventually pollute groundwater.After the T-shirt is produced, it enters the transportation stage. This often involves overseas shipping. Take a look in your closet. Chances are that most of your cotton garments (衣服)are made in China or India. Garments can be shipped via plane, ship or truck…,all of which spill CO2 into the atmosphere. Calculations show that CO2 emissions from light trucks alone amount to 1.15 pounds per mile.Once the T-shirt reaches the retail market, it is purchased. This stage may seem like the least environmentally damaging part. But consider the number of times you’ve washed and dried your favorite T-shirt. Washing machines are certainly becoming more efficient. However, the average American household does 400 loads of laundry per year, using about 40 gallons of water per load. Such excessive water use is combined with the large amount of energy used by dryers.The final stage of life is disposal. This releases harmful emissions, or involves a landfill where cotton takes years to break down. Current US records show that an estimated 15% of clothes and shoes are recycled, which means that consumers send a shocking 85% of these materials to landfills.We all nee d new clothes every once in a while, but let’s all try to keep in mind what goes into the production of clothing... It has a real impact on the planet.There are a lot of things you can do to help reduce your impact. Reuse and recycleclothes. If they’re t oo worn out to wear, cut them up and use them as cleaning rags. Donate them to charity or another organization that recycles textiles. When possible, make an effort to buy organic cotton. Turn down the thermostat(恒温器) on your washer, and line dry your clothes when the weather will allow it.8. The underlined phrase “takes a toll” probably means “”A. wastes waterB. takes a lot of timeC. uses energyD. has a bad effect9. We can learn from the passage that in the US, .A. pesticides in cotton farming cost over 4 billion dollars every yearB. C02 emissions of land transport amount to 1.15 pounds per mileC. about 15% of the clothes and shoes are made of materials that are recycledD. about 16, 000 gallons of water is used annually by an average family on laundry10. What can be inferred from this passage?A. The production process may affect water safety.B .The clothing cost is relatively low in China and India.C. Cotton clothes are buried because they are hard to break down.D. The use stage is the least environmentally harmful of the five stages.11. What is the purpose of this article?A. To encourage people to donate clothes to charity.B. To promote eco-friendly actions related to clothes.C. To persuade people to purchase more organic cotton.D. To introduce the five stages in the lifecycle of clothing.DEudaimonia is an Ancient Greek word, particularly stressed by the philosophers Plato and Aristotle, which deserves far more attention than it has because it corrects the shortfalls (缺失)in one of the most central, but troubling words in our modem language: happiness.When we nowadays try to clearly express the purpose of our lives,it is the word “happiness” that we commonly turn to. We tell ourselves and others that the most important principle for our jobs, our relationships and the conduct of our day-to-day lives is the pursuit of happiness. It sounds like an innocent enough idea, but toomuch reliance on the term means that we frequently unfairly tend to quit or, at least, heavily question a great many challenging but worthwhile situations. The Ancient Greeks did not believe that the purpose of life was to be happy; they proposed that it was to achieve Eudaimonia, a word which has been best translated as “fulfilment”.What distinguishes happiness from fulfilment is pain. It is very possible to be fulfilled and—at the same time—under pressure, suffering physically or mentally, overburdened and, quite frequently, in an irritable (易怒的)mood. This is a slight psychological difference that is hard for the word “happiness” to capture, for it’s tricky to speak of being happy yet unhappy, or happy yet suffering. However, such a combination is readily accommodated within the respected and noble-sounding idea of Eudaimonia.The word encourages us to trust that many of life’s most worthwhile projects will sometimes be in conflict with contentment, and yet will be worth pursuing. Properly exploring our professional talents, managing a household, keeping a relationship going, creating a new business venture or engaging in politics... none of these goals are likely to leave us cheerful and grinning on a daily basis. They will, in fact, involve us in all manner of challenges that will deeply exhaust and weaken us, provoke (激怒)and wound us. And yet we will perhaps, at the end of our lives, still feel that the tasks were worth undertaking. Through them, we’ll have achieved something deeper and more interesting than happiness.With the word Eudaimonia in mind, we can stop imagining that we are aiming for a pain-freeexistence—and then blaming ourselves unfairly for being in a bad mood. We’ll know that we are trying to do something far more important than smile all the time: we're striving to do justice to our full human potential.12. What do we know about “Eudaimonia” from the passage?A. It was first created by two Greek philosophers.B . It has received a lot of attention from the public.C. It still has some shortfalls that need to be corrected.D. It was regarded as the purpose of life in ancient Greece.13. According to Paragraph 3, happiness .A. is the opposite of fulfillmentB. is free from physical or mental painC. stresses the psychological differenceD. serves as a respected and noble life goal14. We can learn from the passage that .A. aiming for happiness may lead to wrong self-blamingB. goals that wound and weaken us result in happinessC. challenges leading to contentment are worth undertakingD. feeling fulfilled means we should avoid tough situations15. The passage encourages the readers to .A. find fulfillment with all effortsB. seek for a pain-free existenceC. keep optimistic whatever happensD. balance happiness and suffering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。

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