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高一下学期英语期末教学质量评估试卷
一、阅读理解
1.
阅读理解
A
woman
is
swimming
at
night
in
a
darksea.
Suddenly,
she
is
pulled
underwater.
She
surfaces,
cries
in
terror,
thendisappears
forever.
This
is
the
opening scene from the 1975 film Jaws.
Thisfilm was a great hit, but it made
things worse.
Jaws made people frightened of
sharks,especially of the great white shark.
Some
stopped
swimming
in
the
sea,
afraidof
the
horrible
creature
from
the
film.
Others
started
fishing
for
sharks,killing
as
many
as
they
could.
At
that
time, nobody cared if sharks
werekilled, or how many were killed. People just
wanted them killed.
After 1975, the number of large
sharksfell quickly around the world. This
was
not
only
due
to
fear
of
sharks,
butalso
finning,
a
type
of
fishing
where
sharks
are
caught
and
their
fins
cut
ctedly,
finning
would
have
a
powerful
effect
upon
Peter
Benchley,
whowrote
the
book
the
film
Jaws
was
based on.
One day in 1980, Benchley was
divingwhen he came across an awful sight.
He saw fishermen finning and sharks
beingkilled, which caused a deep change
in
him.
From
then
on,
he
saw
people
as
adanger
to
sharks,
rather
than
the
other
way
round.
Also,
he
admitted
that
hisbook
was
wrong
about
sharks’
behavior. “Sharks
don’t
target
阅读理解
Last year, hundreds of
people spent good moneyon an experience that
they knew would include crowds,
discomfort and danger. Manywould become
sick, due to the extreme cold and low
air pressure, and a fewwould even lose
their lives. However, by the end of the
trip many were alreadyplanning a return
to Qomolangma. For these people,
climbing Qomolangma is anexperience like
no other, making some feel weak and
others, powerful.
Mallory wrote of climbing Qomolangma,
“Whatwe get from this British
climber
George adventure is pure joy. . . We do notlive to
eat and make money.
We eat and make
money to be able to enjoy life. Thatis what life
means. “He
added. “There are a thousand
reasons to turngoing. You really have to focus
on the one reason that
matter
s around and onlyone to keep the
most. “
With
most
attempts
“Speaking
to
the
LATimes
about
the”
Type
T”
personalities,
Farley
said,
“They’llsay,
‘I’m
not
taking
risks,
I’m
an
expert.’ They don’t want to die and
theydon’t expect to die. “
With this in min
d, is
climbing Qomolangma worththe risks? It’s totally
up to you.
（
1
）
Why
did many Qomolangma climbers decide to try again?
A . They didn’t make it in early
attempts.B . They hoped to stay away from
crowds.C . They wanted to take unique
adventures.D . They couldn’t live a life
without climbing.
（
2
）
What can be inferred
fro
m George Mallory’s words in
Paragraph 2?
A . People care
much about eating and making money.B . It’s hard
to find
a
reason for climbing Qomolangma.C . Nothing but joy
can be felt in climbing
Qomolangma.D .
Climbing Qomolangma is a journey of gaining life
pleasure.
（
3
）According
to
Frank
Farley,
which
of
the
following
best
describes”
Type T”
people?
A . Sports-loving.B
. Thrill-seeking.C . Strong-willed.D . Quick-
minded.
3.
阅读理解
I thought I knew a lot
about Hamlet. As anEnglish literature major, I
have
to!Having
seen
quite
a
few
productions
ofHamlet
and
read
the
play
many
times,
I was full of confidence-until PekingOpera came to
town!
Peking Opera has over
two hundred years ofhistory, so does this mean
it’s easier than a Shakespeare play to
understand? Tofin
d out the answer, I
just had to go and see The Revenge of
Prince Zidan- thePeking Opera version
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Cold Truths
Is there any truth behind the saying
“Youare what you eat”? We put this
to
the test
by asking three people to
opentheir fridge doors
and
talk about
their
lifestyles.________Maybe you can recognizeyour own
fridge here!
“You
might
find
beanproducts
in
our
fridge,
but
hamburgers?
Never!”—
Amy, Teacher
________This means we don’t
eat meat, and any milk orcheese had better
be
dairy-free.
We
like
cooking
at
home
and
make
our
mealsfrom
fresh,
seasonal fruit and
vegetables. If we have children, I want to
bringthem up just