四川省成都石室中学2017-2018学年高一下学期期中考试题英语试题+Word版含答案

B. they are eager to learn and then believe them

C. the ways advertised can help them to save time and efforts D. the ways advertised prove effective and helpful 29. What may behaviorists argue towards English learning? A. Human beings make more interesting noises than parrots and chimpanzees. B. Human beings should relate their speech to their own lives.

C. Language is a formula with lots of repetitions and practices. D. Language is a means of communication. 30. What opinion does the author hold?

A. A quick method that suits all the students does exist. B. English can be mastered within a very short period of time. C. Each word in English has a precise equivalent in another language. D. No one can learn English well without being interested in it.

31. What ways of learning is suggested by the author? A. Study abroad.

B. Learn communicatively and

situationally. C. Follow the behaviorists’ approach. D. Teach oneself at home with dictionaries.

The philosopher Robert Nozick used the idea of an ―experience machine‖ to refute the view that good experiences are all we want from life. He thought that most of us would not choose the machine and prefer reality. ―But why?‖ he encouraged us to ask.

Nozick’s experience machine existed only in his imagination. There was no such thing as

virtual reality(虚拟现实) in 1974 when he was writing. The question raised by Nozick has become a real issue. Why should you prefer the trouble and expense of actually visiting Angkor Wat or

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Niagara Falls when you can get all the experiences of being there by putting on goggles and a body suit?

One answer is that the emotions you feel when you have a virtual experience are not as valuable. When you actually see Niagara Falls, you feel awe and even fear in the face of an overpowering force of nature. Being in the presence of something that causes you these feelings is part of the pleasure.

Visiting a virtual Niagara Falls may also cause you feelings of awe and fear but they are cheapened by your knowledge that the danger is not real and that your mind is being tricked into thinking that it is.

Reality also holds a potential for making discoveries that virtual reality lacks. Those who visit Angkor Wat hope to see more than they expected from tourist information, perhaps even

discover what have been missed. Computer simulations(模拟), however good, contain only what

have been put into them.

There is a further reason for preferring a real experience. Real experiences connect us to the deeds of past people and place us in contexts where history was made. Viewing an actual painting by Rembrandt is a more valuable experience than viewing a copy, however good. The genuine painting was the work of the man himself. We see his brush strokes on the canvas. We are in the presence of genius.

Virtual reality can take us to places we can never go. It can be exiting, amusing and a good way of spending leisure time. But it will never be a substitute(替代品) for connections with the real thing.

32. What does the underlined word ―refute‖ in Paragraph 1 mean? A. argue against C. be in favor of

B. show the meaning of D. make corrections to

33. What does the author think of virtual reality?

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A. It can benefit people in certain aspects. B. It will be smart enough to satisfy our need. C. It cannot cause feelings of fear or happiness.

D. It cannot help us understand what has happened.

34. How many reasons are mentioned to support the preference for reality? A. Two

B. Three

C. Four

D. Five

35. Which of the following is the best title for the text? A. What VR Cannot Offer B. How VR Changes Our Life

C. How VR Is Different from Reality D. Why VR Cannot Match the Real Thing

第二节 （共 5 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 10 分） 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填

入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余 选项。

When mouth-watering food on a plate is served, do you eat it right away?

36 Then

you post it on your favorite social networking sites and apps. Shooting food has become a popular practice for people all over the world.

Last month, The Telegraph published an article from British food photographer Hugh

Johnson in which he shared tips. Read and find out how to get better at taking food pictures.

Don’t overcrowd the shot.

37 Zoom in (是画面放大) on its front edge or focus on a key area, such as an egg yolk(蛋黄) or a steak’s pink center, but not so closely that a viewer won’t be able to tell what it is.

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38 Natural light can always make your food photos look great. Using a flash in a darker restaurant will get rid of a lot of your food’s features and colors. A plate will always look better in natural light, but when sunshine is out of the question, make sure you use as much of the available light as possible.

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Move things around

Too many people might ruin a good shot by failing to look at the backdrop properly. Make sure all the dirty spoons and used napkins are out of sight. Double check that you haven’t left anything in your background that you don’t want to be seen. 40

A. Consider the light.

B. The food will sparkle in the sunshine. C. Do not try and put too much in a single picture. D. Unnatural light may ruin amazing pictures.

E. Chances are that you actually take a photo first. F. Let the food take center stage.

G. Try and use the shadow to your advantage.

第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分 45 分） 第一节完形填空（共 20 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 30 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），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。

My school years were a happy outpouring of energy, an endless pursuit for expression, skill, and experience. 41 was only a background to the great delight of lessons in music, dance and theatre performance.

Then one night at a high school dance, a remark, not intended for my 42 , injured my youthful happiness: ―That girl, what a pity she is blind.‖ Blind! A(n) 43 word that implied everything dark, blank and helpless.

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