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【含答案】

河南省商丘市 第一高级中学 2019-2020学

年高一英语下第一部分 阅读理解（共两学期期末考试

节，满分 40 分）

试题

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。

A

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. What you get

Y membership from June 1 through August 31, including access to:

* 26 Y locations in the Twin Cities. Rochester and Hudson, WI—with just a single

registration(注册) * Gyms, where you can play basketball, volleyball and more * Indoor and outdoor pools

* Fitness Centers featuring weights and other workout equipment

* Group Exercise classes that help you build strength, speed and flexibility * Nutritious meals

* Leadership development, service learning opportunities, and career

readiness Check out where to find and how to use all these benefits in the Member Guide.

Getting started

Before you can start using the Y, you need to attend an orientation(定向) meeting. * Give a tour of your Y

* Review the Membership Code of Conduct

* Learn about schedules and programs available for the summer The fine print

There are 400 free membership cards max per branch available this summer, so be

C. It is free for everyone.

D. It lasts for three months. 22. What can you get as a member of the Y?

A. Access to meet celebrities(名人).

B. Opportunities to swim indoors. C. Enjoyment from playing football. D. Personal classes to develop

leadership.

23. If Charlie is a Y member now, she . A. needs to buy youth membership to attend the summer program

sure to sign up early. If you’re currently a Y member, or have been a Y member within the last 60 days, you’re not qualified to get free Get Summer membership. Visit our online join center or your local branch to purchase youth membership. Thank you

The Y would like to thank the Schulze Family Foundation for their generous contribution to help us provide a safe environment for young people to engage in programs that promote healthy living, and build character and leadership. 21. What can we know about the Get Summer program?

A. It is only provided in Rochester.

B. It provides telephone registration.

B. may take part in the summer program for free C. can share a youth membership with another Y member D. can join the summer program at a discount

B

I had just delivered a memorized speech, and I was about to learn how the judges decided my performance. The audience leaned forward and a period of silence fell across the room. I felt the drum rolled in my heart.

The third-place winner was announced. The name was not mine. Then the second-place winner, still not me. At last, the moment of truth came. I was about to either enjoy the warmth of victory or regret the months’ preparation. My heart felt closer to the latter.

Losing is a part of life, and I have dealt with it on more than one occasion. However. it was an indescribable feeling to drive a 200-mile round trip get up very early on a freezing Saturday morning, and yet still finish fourth out of four competitors. In my group. After Lincoln lost the 1858 Illinois Senate race, he said, “I felt like the 12-year-old boy who kicked his toe. I was too big to cry and it hurt too bad to laugh.” Oh yeah, I could relate.

I had spent many hours in front of a computer and in libraries doing research for the Lincoln Bicentennial Speech Contest. After not placing in the first year of the contest, I really wanted to compete again. Lincoln had many failures, but he never allowed them to defeat his spirit or ambition, so I was not going to give upon a second contest! I reworked my speech for the following year, but again I did not place.

I couldn’t accept the fact that I failed twice in something that I had worked 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.

24. How did the author feel after finishing his speech?

A. Excited B. Relaxed

C. Nervous

D. Confident

25. What can we learn about the author from Paragraph 3?

A. He was disappointed with his preparations. B. He hurt his toes on the way to the library. C. He got up late on the day of the contest. D. He was bottom of his group.

26. What made the author decide to enter the second contest?

A. The warmth of the victory.

C. His eagerness for the prize money. stage.

B. The inspiration from Lincoln. D. His desire to show himself on the

27. What can be the best title for the text?

A. Learn to fail successfully B. Never mind others’ judgments C. Lincoln—my hero

D. Losing—an indescribable feeling

C

Some of the recent scientific studies have found that people who receive higher education live longer than those who do not. According to a new study, reading books extends lifespan(寿命) by up to two years, and the more often you read, the better.

Back in 1975, economists concluded that longer lifespan is linked to the wealth of a person, and that wealth itself increases longevity. It seemed self-evident: everything people need to be healthy from food to medical care costs money. But soon it was realized that the data didn’t always fit that theory. Economic success didn’t always mean longer lives.

In the 1980s, researchers found gaining higher education is connected with a greater increase in lifespan than gains in wealth.

One fact is of teachers and college professors: they live longer than the rest of the population. The reason is that they engage in research most of their lives for teaching or publishing, which increases their lifespan and most importantly also retards their aging process.

Let’s look at what benefits educated people. Educated people get routinely involved in social networks, they get access to information because of their ability to understand information. They can

easily navigate (导航) the health care system; they have more social support.

Reading helps us understand how other people think and feel. Reading improves our emotional intelligence. This understanding can improve the quality of a person’s life as it would allow the person to act with better judgment and have more insight into the feelings and thought patterns of others. Research has shown that reading changes certain areas of the brain and causes certain other parts to be active. This effect can also be observed in adults who learn to read much later in life. Learning has no age bar. Each and every human is born with the right to be educated. So, don’t hold back your urge to learn. The goal of education is to improve intelligence as well as the lifespan. 28. What did researchers find in the 1980s?

A. Education does affect peoples lifespan. B. Health has nothing to do with wealth.

C. Economic success always belongs to professors.

D. Children from poor families can rarely gain higher education. 29. What does the underlined word “retards” in Paragraph 3 mean?

A. speeds up

B. slows down

C. turns back

D. contributes to

30. What is the advantage of educated people according to Paragraph 4?

A. They learn more about human body and medical care. B. They can set up their own health care system. C. They are more connected to the society.

D. They are skilled in doing research through social networks. 31. What can we know about reading from the last paragraph?

A. It is effective against cancer.

B. It can change a person’s lifestyle completely. C. It can help people understand humans brain better. D. It is beneficial to peoples EQ and brain health.

D

Our body’s response is an important part of an emotional reaction to any event. If you’ve been criticized in public and found your face heated and your heart pounding, you’ve experienced your body’s reaction to shame.

Sometimes what you’re feeling is clear and consistent with what you’re saying. You might say “welcome” as you greet a guest with a smile. But at other times, we mask our emotions from the people around us. There are many reasons to hide how you’re feeling. You don’t want to rock the boat in a strict teachers class or you don’t want to hurt a friend’s feelings. You simply want to smooth situations over.

Even when you don’t communicate your feelings in spoken words, you may still be giving information with your body. Arms across your chest when you approach that new teacher? Looking down when you speak to your friend? These gestures are all important expressions of an emotion. Try understanding what others are communicating with their bodies. Notice things like eye contact, rate of speech and posture. How does their verbal communication match their body language? How about you? Try tuning in to your own body. How do you think others see you? Is that consistent with how you feel? Is it how you want to feel?

Body language communication is a two-way street. It communicates to others what you are feeling, but it also has a powerful effect on your own emotional state. Changing your body and posture can affect how you feel. Sit up in the meeting and you might find yourself more focused. Take a deep breath and you feel less anxious.

The body and your body language is a great field to dig into, especially if hiding how you feel has become habitual for you. Over time, if you become practiced in hiding your feelings, you may begin to hide them from yourself, too. Then the consequence can be losing contact with your own emotions. That’s actually harmful to your mental health.

32. What does the underlined part in Paragraph 2 mean?

A. make trouble B. study

C. apologize

D. go boating

33. How does the author explain his ideas in the third paragraph?

A. By listing data.

B. By giving examples.

C. By providing definitions.

D. By analyzing previous results.

34. The author uses the example of taking a deep breath to show . A. the significance of taking exercise B. the necessity of hiding our feelings

C. the effects of body movements on our feelings D. the importance of using postures in communication 35. What can we infer from the last paragraph?

A. We should practice controlling our feelings.