湖北省天门市、仙桃市、潜江市2015-2016学年高一下学期期末考试英语测试
年级:高一 学科:英语 类型:期末考试 来源:91题库
一、阅读理解(共5小题)
A Hong Kong Disneyland park admission ticket is your passport to a full day of magical adventures. Learn the ways to buy your tickets now.
Three types of 1-day ticket are available:
Ticket Type |
Price |
General Admission Ticket (aged 12—64) |
HK $ 499 |
Child Ticket (aged 3—-11) |
HK $ 355 |
Senior Ticket (aged 65 or above) |
HK $ 100 |
Free admission for Child aged under 3.
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Purchase tickets conveniently through our website, then pick up your tickets starting from 1 hour after you have purchased online.
Purchase Tickets Directly at Hong Kong Disneyland Ticket Express
You can purchase tickets at the Hong Kong Disneyland Ticket Express, conveniently located at the MTR Hong Kong Station. Open from 9:00 am —- 8:00 pm on Mondays to Fridays and from 9:00 am —- 5:00 pm on Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays.
Purchase 2 Park Tickets at one of the following locations and receive a FREE limited-edition Disney gift:
★ Avenue of Stars Kiosks
You can purchase tickets at Avenue of Stars Kiosks in Tsim Sha Tsui. Open daily from 9:00 am —-10:30 pm.
★ Asia World-Expo Box Office
You can purchase tickets at Asia World-Expo Box Office. Open Mondays to Fridays from 10:00 am —- 6:00 pm.
Reserve Tickets for Hotel Guest
As a hotel Guest of Hong Kong Disneyland Hotel or Disney's Hollywood Hotel, Park tickets are reserved for your purchase at front desk. Open daily from 9:00 am —- 8:00 pm.
Buy at Hong Kong Disneyland Main Entrance
Guests can purchase tickets on the day of their visit at the Main Entrance Ticket Booths or Guest Relations Windows. Open daily from 30 minutes before Park opening until Park closes.
Can dogs and cats live in perfect harmony in the same home? People who are thinking about adopting a dog as a friend for their cats are worried that they will fight. A recent research has found a new secret of success. According to the study, if the cat is adopted before the dog, and if they are introduced when still young (less than 6 months for cats, a year for dogs), it is highly likely that the two pets will get along swimmingly. Two—thirds of the homes interviewed reported a positive relationship between their cat and dog.
However, it wasn't all sweetness and light. There was a reported coldness between the cat and dog in 25% of the homes, while fighting were observed in 10% of the homes. One reason for this is probably that some of their body signals were just opposite. For example, when a cat turns its head away it signals attacking, while a dog doing the same signals giving in.
In homes with cats and dogs living peacefully, researchers observed a surprising behavior. They are learning how to talk each other's language. It is a surprise that cats can learn how to talk “dog”,and dogs can learn how to talk “cat”.
What's interesting is that both cats and dogs have appeared to develop their intelligence. They can learn to read each other's body signals, suggesting that the two may have more in common than we previously thought. Once familiar with each other's presence and body language, cats and dogs can play together, greet each other nose to nose, and enjoy sleeping together on the sofa. They can easily share the same water bowl and in some cases groom (梳理) each other.
The meaning of this research on cats and dogs may go beyond pets—to people who don't get along, including neighbors, colleagues at work, and even world superpowers. If cats and dogs can learn to get along, surely people have a good chance.
Anne LaBastille was born in New York City and grew up in New Jersey. Her first experience with the wilderness was in the Adirondacks in the northeast of New York, where she worked at a summer resort (度假胜地) to earn money for college tuition (学费) by caring for the horses, giving riding lessons, and working as a waitress. And she had many chances to begin her adventure in the Adirondack wilderness.
Anne returned to school in the fall, but she continued to spend as much time as she could in the Adirondacks. She grew to love her time alone in the mountains. Anne graduated from college with a bachelor's degree in conservation of natural resources (资源) and began working for the National Audubon Society in Florida as a wildlife tour leader.
Although Anne took great pleasure in showing people the animals living in t he Florida Keys and the Everglades National Park, she longed for the mountains in the northern parts of New York. Finally she decided to build a cabin near Black Bear Lake. Over the years, however, more and more tourists began hiking near her cabin. As a result, Anne decided to build another cabin deeper in the woods at Lily Pad Lake.
Anne lived in the woods for most of her life. She enjoyed living alone in the woods, and her life was far too busy for her to be lonely. When she was not writing books, she wrote articles for National Geographic, Reader's Digest, and other magazines. In her later years, Anne conducted research in Guatemala on an endangered bird called the grebe. She also lectured nationwide about ecology. Besides, Anne worked with a number of organizations dedicated to (致力于) conservation.
As a respected guide, author, and conservationist, Anne not only loved the land but also had found a way to become part of it.
Taxpayers(纳税人) in America pay less in income tax than many Europeans, according to a Pew Research Center report. Belgium has the highest income tax rate, at nearly 56 percent of income, according to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, or OECD. Taxpayers in the U.S. pay less than 36 percent of their incomes into the national treasury. Taxes pay for services provided by the government. The U.S. ranks 25 of the 34 developed countries polled in the report.
An unmarried person with no children was used as an example in the report. In America, an unmarried person, with no children, making the average wage of $50, 000 in 2014 paid 24.8 percent of their income in federal (联邦的) income tax and payroll taxes (工资税). A similar person living in Belgium would pay 42.3 percent of their income. The average among the 39 countries in the poll was 27.3 percent income tax.
The deadline to pay taxes in America is usually April 15. This year, the deadline is April 18. American taxpayers complain that wealthy people and large companies pay too little tax, according to a Pew Research Center poll from 2015.
Americans pay tax to fund programs like Social Security and Medicaid, according to the Pew Research Center. Last year, American taxes paid for $888 billion in Social Security benefits. Social Security pays the elderly an income after they stop working. The government also paid more than $546 billion in Medicaid and Medicare benefits. Those programs pay for health and medical care to people who cannot afford it, according to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.
Researchers have shown that your talent for happiness is, to a large degree, determined by your genes(基因). We can do this by overcoming negative emotions and developing positive emotions.
Strategy(策略)1:
The first step is to make a choice to be happy. In Seeking Happiness, Bertrand Russell said, “Happiness must be an achievement rather than a gift of the gods, and in this achievement, effort must play a great part.”
Once you've decided to be happier, you can choose strategies for achieving happiness.
Strategy 2: Develop gratitude(感激).
In Authentic Happiness, psychologist Martin Seligman encourages readers to perform a daily “gratitude exercise”.
Strategy 3: Remember, money can't buy happiness.
Research shows: Yes, “we always think that some things are wrong because they cannot bring us happiness.” writes Daniel Gilbert in Stumbling on Happiness.
Strategy 4: Take part in meaningful activities.
“People are seldom happier,” says Jackson, “than when they're doing meaningful activities.”
Yet, he has found that the most common leisure(休闲)activity — watching TV — produces some of the lowest levels of happiness. Active leisure that helps a person grow does not come easily, he writes in Finding Flow.
A. Choose to be happy.
B. Seek happiness.
C. However, psychologists believe we can pursue happiness.
D. This drives bitterness from our heart, and promotes happiness.
E. Happiness is decided by many things.
F. To get more out of life, we need to put more into it.
G. More money doesn't often bring more happiness.
二、英语知识运用(共1小题)
Dear Mom and Dad,
I'd like you to know that I appreciate everything you've done for me, such as teaching me, taking care of me, and loving me.
I'm writing this thank-you letter, Mom and Dad, because I want you to know what a big 1 you have truly made in my life. You 2 me so many things about the world and myself. You were the first ones to tell me about the importance of 3 by telling me it was 4 to refuse all my other playmates from using my toys. And to this day, 5 those toys are long gone, I 6 to live by the idea of sharing my blessings (祝福) with the people 7 me.
Mom and Dad, you also 8 me to be sympathetic (同情) towards the blind old man. You told me that our pets are there for us to 9 and not to hurt. And because of those 10, I've learnt to be 11.
Thank you, Mo m and Dad. You gave me some of the nicest 12. Mom, I remember how you would let me sleep in your bed 13 how you used to bring me my favorite fried chicken and take care of me whenever I was 14. Dad, I remember how you worked 15 to make me a playhouse in the yard so my friends and I could 16 happily there.
I may have 17 you and your purposes when I was much younger. But now I know that 18 you did was for my own good.
Mom and Dad, I hope this thank-you 19 is enough to let you know how much I 20 everything you've done for me.
All the love,
Rex
三、英语知识运用(共1小题)
A man got lost while driving through a country. As he tried to read a map, he drove off the road into a ditch(沟渠) (luckily). Though he wasn't injured, his car was stuck deep in the mud(泥). So the man had got to walk to nearby farm to ask for help.
“Warwick can get your car out of that ditch,” said the farmer, (point) to an old mule(骡). The man looked at the weak mu le and the farmer just stood there repeating, “Yep, old Warwick can do the job.” The man thought he had nothing to lose. Therefore, took the old man and Warwick to the ditch.
The farmer hitched(套住) the mule to the car and (shout), “Pull, Fred! Pull, Jack! Pull, Ted! Pull, Warwick!” And the mule pulled the car from the ditch very little effort.
The man was (amaze). He thanked the farmer and asked, “Why did you call out all of those other names you called Warwick?” The farmer smiled and said, “Old Warwick is just about blind. Once he believes he's part of a team, he won't min d (pull).”
四、写作(共2小题)
短文改错:假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文,请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误,每句中最多有两处。错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号( ),并在其下面写出该加的词。删除:把多余的词用(\)划掉。
修改:在错的词下画一横线,并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意: ①每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;②只允许修改10处,多者(从第11处起)不计分。
例如:
It was very nice to get your invitation to spend ∧ weekend with you. Luckily I was completely free then, The am so I will say "Yes", I will arrive in Bristol at around 8:00 pm in Friday evening.
In December of 2006, I was the single parent raising my daughter whom was six years old at the time. I didn't have much money, and I wanted to buy a Christmas tree. I took my daughter along with me. As we were choosing a Christmas tree within my budget, my daughter wanted a tall tree than that planned one. I told my daughter we can't afford a taller tree. Someone must have heard of our conversation. When I went to paying for the tree, the clerk said the customer before me had paid for my tree. I shocked. I was very thankful to what the stranger had done for us. That day I promised to me that I would pay it forward.
最近,某中学英语报向学生征文,主题为New Look of My Hometown。请你根据以下内容提示,用英语为该报写一篇短文,介绍家乡的情况并发表自己的看法。
概况 | 1.气候宜人,常年绿树成荫; 2.近年经济发展迅速,城市面貌焕然一新,高楼林立,道路宽阔,环境优美; 3.人民生活条件不断改善,不少人搬进新居,拥有私家车。 |
你的看法 | 家乡人民将更加努力工作…… |
注意:(1)可适当增加细节,使短文连贯、通顺;(2)词数100左右。
参考词汇:economy经济