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金戈铁骑整理2016-2017学年度上学期省六校协作体高一期中考试英语试题命题人：丹东四中于雪校对人：丹东四中于雪本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分，卷面分数120分。考试用时100分钟。第Ⅰ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）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AOnedayThomasAlvaEdisonwasgivenaletterbyhisteacher.Histeacheraskedhimtogiveittohismother.Edisonthoughtitwassomethingnice.Afterhereturnedhome,heproudlygaveittohismother,saying“Myteacherletmegivethislettertoyou.”Notknowingwhatitwas,Edison’smotheropenedit,andthenhereyesopenedwide.Withtearsinhereyes,shelookedathersonandreadouttheletteraloud,“Yourchildisagenius.Thisschoolistoosmallforhimanddoesn’thaveenoughgoodteacherstotrainhim.Pleaseteachhimyourself.”ThefactwasthatEdisonlikedaskingstrangequestionsinclass.Histeachersthoughthewasmentallyill.Theycouldnolongerstandhimanddecidedtostophimfromgoingtoschool.However,Edison’smotherdidn’tgiveuponherson.Shetaughthimathome.ManyyearsafterEdison’smotherdiedandhewasalreadyoneofthegreatestinventors,onedayhewaslookingthroughtheoldfamilythings.Suddenlyhesawapieceoffoldedpaperinthecornerofadrawer.Hetookitandopeneditup.Itread,“Yoursonisaddled(mentallyill).Wewon’tlethimcometoschoolanymore.”Edisoncriedforhoursandthenhewroteinhisdiary,“ThomasAlvaEdisonwasanaddledchild,but,byhisheromother,hebecomesthegeniusofthecentury.”Havingfaithinthoseweloveisveryimportant.Weshouldhavefaithinthosearoundus.金戈铁骑整理Evenifothershavegivenuponyou,youshouldhavefaithinyourself.21.HowdidEdison’smotherprobablyfeelwhenreadingtheletter?A.relaxedB.sadC.proudD.calm22.Intheteacher’sopinion,Edison______.A.wasn’thardtotrainB.wasreallyageniusC.wastooclevertoteachD.wasn’tanormalchild23.WhatdidEdison’smotherdoafterknowingtheteachers’decision?A.Sheaskedhimtoinventthings.B.Shesenthimtoanotherschool.C.Shelethimgeteducatedathome.D.Sheaskedhimtostudybyhimself.24.Thepassageismeanttoshowthat____.A.teachersshouldlovetheirstudentsB.parentsknowtheirchildrenthebestC.weshouldhavefaithinothersandourselvesD.mostchildrencanbegeniusesifencouragedBHerearesomeoftheplaceswherewomencanfeelcomfortablewhentheyaretravelingalone：NewZealand：PeoplespeakEnglishthere,andthetransportisconvenient.UnlikeAustralia,whereyouhavetotravelbyairplanetodifferentpartsofthecountrybecauseit’ssohuge,it’ssimpletogoontoursonyourowninnewZealand.Iceland:Icelandisaperfectchoiceforwomanwhoaretravelingalone.It’sonlyfourhoursbyplanefromBostonandtherearemanydirectflightsfrommajorUScities.InIceland,youcantraveltodifferentfarmstoexperiencelifethereandhikesomeofitsamazingnaturalwonders.CostaRicaandPanama:Ifyou’relookingforadestinationinCentralAmerica,Ihighlyrecommend(推荐)bothCostaRicaandPanama.TherearesomanythingstodothereandmostpeoplespeakEnglish.IsuggeststartinginPanamaCitywhereyoucanmakeascheduleofdaytripsandtourstodifferentattractionslikethePanamaCanal.Therearelotsof金戈铁骑整理adventureactivitiesforactivewomenwholikehiking,whitewaterraftingandevenbungeejumping.Alaska:Alaskaisalsoasafeandexcitingdestination.PlantoflytoAnchorageandtheneitherrentacarortakeatraintotravelaroundotherpartsofthestate,suchastheKenaiPeninsulaorSeward.InAlaska,youcangoontourstoseewildlifeorenjoythewhale-watch.Anothergoodchoiceistotakeadaycruise(巡航)toexperiencesomeofAlaska’sbeauty.25.WhatdoweknowaboutIceland？A．Ithasthemostconvenienttransport.B．Itisagoodplacetoexperiencefarmer’slife.C．It’sfarfromBostonandmostmajorUScities.D.ItsfamousattractionsincludethePanamaCanal.26.Ifyoulikeextremesports,youcanvisit_______.A．NewZealandB．IcelandC．CostaRicaandPanamaD.Alaska27.WhatisadvisedwhenpeopletraveltoSeward?A.PayattentiontotheirownsafetyB.BookticketsforflightsaheadoftimeC.Trytheirbesttoprotectwildlifethere.D.Rentacarortakeatraintotravelaround.CIntheyear2015JenniferLawerencetoppedtheForbeslistofthehighest-paidactresses.ShegaveherfinalperformanceasKatnissEverdeen,inMockingjay—Part2,thelastfilmoftheHungerGamesseries.Init,sheteamsupwithPeetaandGaletosavethenationofPanemduringawarwiththeCapitol’scorrupt(腐败的)government.TheworldhaswatchedLawrencegrowuponscreenovertheyearsoftheseries.“Ilovebeingpartofafilmthatcansparkconversation,”Lawrencesays.“It’sbeensuchanamazingpartinmylife.”TheOscar-winnerhasalsosparkedconversationasanadvocate(提倡者)forequalpayforwomenandmeninherindustry.Earlierintheyear,shefoundthatshewaspaidlessforactinginthemovieAmericanHustlethanhermaleco-stars,soshewroteanarticleonlineaboutthepaygapinHollywood,titled“WhyDoIMakeLessThanMyMaleCo-stars?”Becausewhatshewrotewentpublic,otheractressesalsocameoutforhigherpay.金戈铁骑整理BornonAugust15,1990,LawrencegrewupinKentuckywithherparentsandtwoelderbrothers.Shesaystheyhelpedherdevelophersenseofhumor.Atjust19yearsold,shewasnominated(提名)forherfirstOscarforherroleinthefilmWinter’sBone.Throughouthercareer,Lawrencehasalsoworkedtotrytopromote(宣传)healthybodyimages.WhenshetookontheroleofKatnissintheHungerGamesseries,sherefusedtoappearunhealthyoncamera.Thoughthebook,writtenbySuzanneCollins,describesKatnissasverythin,Lawrencedidnottrytolooklikethatinthemovie.28.What’sLawrence’spurposeofwritingthearticleonline?A.Tohelpincreasewomen’spayinherindustry.B.Toshowthatshehasbeenunfairlytreated.C.Tod