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2015邛崃市高一上期中考试英语试卷(带解析)

2024-09-21
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1. “Wow, you got an A without even studying.”
“Your drawing is wonderful –you’re my little Picasso.”
If you’re like most parents, you offer praise to your children, believing it is the key to their success. (No. 1) But according to a new study, praise may do more harm than good.
For the study, after a simple IQ test, one group was told it did really well and must be very smart. The other group was told it did really well and must have worked hard. One group was praised for intelligence and the other was praised _______________.
Asked if they wanted to take a slightly harder test, the kids praised for their intelligence were unwillingly. Of those praised for their effort, however, 90 percent were eager for a more challenging task. And on a final test the effort group performed significantly better than the group praised for its intelligence.
Many of the kids who had been labeled “smart” performed worst of all. The “hard workers” got the message that they could improve their scores by trying harder, but the “smart” kids believed they should do well without any effort.(No.2) Thus, kids who get too much praise are less likely to take risks, are highly sensitive to failure and are more likely to give up when faced with a challenge.
Tips for Parents:
Avoid labels.(No.3) Praising for effort sends the message that your child has the power to improve and change. Be mindful of labeling yourself and others.
Teach kids from an early age that the brain is a muscle that can be strengthened with practice. This sends the message that kids can directly affect their intelligence.
Parents often praise their kids to make themselves feel good, or to protect their kids from failure.But it’s very important for parents to help their kids to learn to deal with setbacks (挫折) and to help them focus on ways to improve.
【小题1】Please fill in the blank in the fourth paragraph with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence. (within 4 words)
One group was praised for intelligence and the other was praised __________________________________.
【小题2】Which sentence (No. 1, No. 2 or No. 3) in the passage can be replaced by the following one?
As a result of much praise, kids will lack enough courage to risk and face failure and a challenge.
_________________________________________________
【小题3】How many pieces of advice does the writer give to parents?
_______________________ (within one word)
【小题4】What is the best title of the passage? (Please answer within 10 words.)
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【小题5】Translate the underlined sentence in the last paragraph into Chinese.
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1. Once there was a group of men — a young hot-blooded man and a big number of old folks, doing a timber (木料) job in a jungle.
This young man was very    . He always continued to work through his break time and    that those old folks were wasting time, having to   several times a day to drink and chat. As time went by, this young man noticed that   he worked through break time and hardly took a   , those old folks were chopping the same    of trees as he did and sometimes did more. It was as if they worked through the break time as he did. So he       to work harder the next day. Unfortunately the      were even worse.
One day, one of the old folks     him for a drink during their break time. That young man    and said that he had no            time! Then the old man smiled and said, “It is just a waste of effort to            chopping trees without  re-sharpening  your axe(斧子).Sooner or later you will       or be so tired as you have spent too much     .”
Suddenly the young man   that actually during break times while those old folks were having a chat, they were    re-sharpening their axes at the same time! And that's how they could      faster than him, yet spending less time!
What we      is efficiency by making use of our skill and ability      . Only then can we have more time to do other things. Otherwise we will always keep saying ... I have no     !
【小题1】
A.weakB.cleverC.hard-workingD.good-looking
【小题2】
A.admiredB.complainedC.remindedD.predicted
【小题3】
A.planB.appearC.workD.break
【小题4】
A.even thoughB.only ifC.becauseD.unless
【小题5】
A.photoB.restC.stepD.bath
【小题6】
A.weightB.heightC.amountD.price
【小题7】
A.failedB.pretendedC.agreedD.decided
【小题8】
A.marksB.resultsC.effectsD.conditions
【小题9】
A.invitedB.blamedC.thankedD.forgave
【小题10】
A.beggedB.arguedC.noddedD.refused
【小题11】
A.wrong.B.valuableC.extraD.exact
【小题12】
A.mindB.avoidC.practiceD.keep
【小题13】
A.speed upB.give upC.watch outD.turn out
【小题14】
A.energyB.moneyC.lifeD.skill
【小题15】
A.warnedB.expectedC.realizedD.announced
【小题16】
A.alsoB.hardlyC.seldomD.never
【小题17】
A.talkB.chopC.walkD.climb
【小题18】
A.abandonB.introduceC.needD.teach
【小题19】
A.quicklyB.curiouslyC.seriouslyD.intelligently
【小题20】
A.timeB.toolC.jobD.patience
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1. Not many years ago, a wealthy and rather strange old man named Johnson lived alone in a village in the south of England. He had made a lot of money in trading with foreign countries. When he was seventy—five, he gave £ 12,000 to the village school to buy land and equipment (设备) for a children’s playground.
As a result of his kindness, many people came to visit him. Among them was a newspaperman. During their talk, Johnson remarked that he was seventy-five and expected to live to be a hundred. The newspaperman asked him how he managed to be healthy at seventy—five. Johnson had a sense of humour(幽默). He liked whisky(威士忌酒)and drank some each day. “I have an injection(注射)in my neck each evening.” he told the newspaperman, thinking of his evening glass of whisky.
The newspaperman did not understand what Johnson meant. In his newspaper he reported that Johnson was seventy—five and had a daily injection in his neck. Within a week Johnson received thousands of letters from all over Britain, asking him for the secret of his daily injection.
【小题1】Johnson became a rich man through
A.doing business.B.making whisky.
C.cheating.D.buying and selling land.
【小题2】The gift of money to the school suggests that Johnson
A.had no children.
B.was a strange man.
C.was very fond of children.
D.wanted people to know how rich he was.
【小题3】Many people wrote to Johnson to find out
A.what kind of whisky he had.
B.how to live happily..
C.how to become wealthy.
D.the secret of his daily injection.
【小题4】When Johnson said he had an injection in his neck each evening, he really meant that:
A.he liked drinking a glass of whisky in the evening.
B.he needed an injection in the neck.
C.a daily injection in the evening would make him sleep well.
D.there was something wrong with his neck.
2. When I was 12 years old, I was at a very hard stage in life. I was short and fat, which was bad for a girl, so coordination(协调)was not one of my strongest features. On the other hand, my mother was a very talented
softball player who even acted as my coach. Night after night, I would try my best to impress “my coach”.Unfortunately, I just felt like a terrible disappointment to my mother.
One summer afternoon, my mother told us we were going to visit Uncle David. Since we lived in an apartment, going to the country was quite a treat. My uncle David always had a way of making me feel special.
When we arrived, my uncle and cousin Jeff were throwing metal rings at two holes in the ground. I was curious about what they were doing so I went over to watch. Noticing that I was standing there, my uncle asked if I had ever played washers.
Being a “city girl”, my reply was that the only “washers” I knew were the ones that cleaned clothes. To my embarrassment, Uncle David, chuckling(咯咯笑),explained that the metal rings were called washers. I was shocked to hear my uncle saying he wanted me to take his place. He then gave me the washers and gave tips on how to throw better.
Unwillingly, I joined Jeff. Gradually, I found myself not only enjoying but also wanting to win this game. The washer went into the air and began to fall. Then a cloud of dust appeared as the washer sank into the hole. My first try! I had actually thrown the washer into the hole!
Although 23 summers have gone by since that day, this small success in washer playing helped me get back self confidence lost when I struggled with the game of softball.
【小题1】Why did the author live a hard life at the age of twelve?
A.Because her body has many health problems.
B.Because coordination was her strongest feature.
C.Because she was forced to learn to play softball.
D.Because her efforts at softball were disappointing.
【小题2】When she was told that she could visit Uncle David, the author felt ________.
A.surprisedB.pleased
C.disappointedD.nervous
【小题3】It can NOT be learned from the passage that __________.
A.the author must be more confident now
B.the author’s mother was good at softball
C.the author had never met Uncle David before the visit
D.the author had never played washers before the visit
【小题4】Which is the RIGHT time order of the changes in the author’s feelings when she was at her uncle’s?
A.Curious—Embarrassed—Shocked—Pleased
B.Shocked—Curious—Embarrassed—pleased
C.Pleased—Embarrassed—Curious—Shocked
D.Curious—Shocked—Pleased—Embarrassed
3. I grew up in a neighborhood that many city kids can only dream of: a quiet street that was our adventure park: a street filled with kids whose parents had to drag us inside for dinner, most of the time long after the sun had retired for the night.
Our street was also a zoo. There were cats, dogs, birds, fish, sheep, rabbits, horses, not to mention all the little things we caught and decided to keep as pets. But these farm animals weren't just farm animals. They were our friends.
Everything was great. I loved my life and never wanted anything to change. Then a day arrived that would ruin everything. The day they said, “We're moving.” Dad's job had been relocated, and I would soon be leaving everything I had ever known. I cried. “We are going to live near the beach,” I kept hearing, but it was no comfort. I hated my parents for doing this to me,      for putting an end to the series of colorful adventures. I watched as removal trucks were filled with boxes my life had been shoved(挤) into, but I knew that there was one thing that wouldn't fit into a box. My neighborhood and all the fun and adventure it contained.
I forced myself to dislike our new life and insistently(坚持地) referred to our old house as “home”. I would give no one the satisfaction of enjoying our new beachfront lifestyle, not my family, my friends or myself. To admit taking pleasure in the new meant to let go off the old. But once I allowed myself to like the town, I grew to love it and I don't want anything to change. But this time, I know it will. And as scary as that may be, it's okay because exciting adventures can happen anywhere. All I have to do is to let them happen.
【小题1】The best title of the text could be________.
A.My beautiful memory
B.Country life and city life
C.My wonderful neighborhood
D.Adventures could be everywhere
【小题2】In my old neighborhood, children________.
A.often moved to other places to live
B.lived in a zoo with a lot of farm animals
C.played together until late in the evening
D.were pulled to do homework after school
【小题3】At last the writer came to realize that one should________.
A.keep fun in the past in a box
B.accept the change with an open mind
C.find ways to enjoy a new life
D.start a new life and forget the past
4. Reuters) — A group of Chinese scientists and explorers are looking for international help to organize a new search for the country’s answer to Bigfoot, known locally as the “Yeren”, or “wild man”.
Over the years, more than 400 people have said they saw the half-man, half-ape (半猿) Yeren in a remote, mountainous area of the central province of Hubei, state news agency Xinhua said on Saturday.
Expeditions (探险) in the 1970s and 1980s found hair, a footprint, and a sleeping nest suspected(怀疑) of belonging to the Yeren, but there has been noconclusive proof(确凿的证据), the report added.
Witnesses(目击者) describe a creature that walks upright and is more than 2 meters tall with grey, red or black hair all over its body, Xinhua said.
Now the Hubei Wild Man Research Association is looking for volunteers from around the world to join them on another expedition to look for the Yeren.
“We want the team members to be devoted, as there will be a lot of hard work in the process,” Luo Baosheng, vice president of the group, told Xinhua.
But the team will have to come up with about 10 million yuan ($1.50 million) first, and is talking to companies and other bodies to secure the money, so there is no timetable yet for when they may start, the report added.
China is no stranger tocrypto zoology. There are many tales about mysterious, monster-like creatures in remote parts of the country. For example, Tibetans have long talked about the existence of the Yeti (喜马拉雅雪人), or “Abominable Snowman”, in the high mountains of their snowy homeland.
【小题1】What the volunteers for this expedition need most is _____.
A.experienceB.enthusiasm
C.confidenceD.devotion
【小题2】The timetable for starting the trip depends on _____.
A.the number of explorers
B.government’s support
C.the money
D.local people’s guiding
【小题3】According to the text, the underlined word “crypto zoology” in the last paragraph probably refers to _____.
A.the study of mysterious animals
B.the study of human beings
C.dangerous expeditions
D.tourism industry
【小题4】What would be the best title for this text?
A.Volunteers for an expedition needed
B.Scientists to look for China’s Bigfoot
C.International cooperation in finding wild animals
D.Yeren appeared in Hubei again
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