高中英语试题

Many businesses started up by college students have______thanks to the comfortable climate for business creation.

A．

fallen off

B．

taken off

C．

turned off

D．

left off

Dashan, who ______crosstalk, the Chinese comedic tradition, for decades, wants to mix it up with the Western stand-up tradition.

A．

will be learning

B．

is learning

C．

had been learning

D．

has been learning

In art criticism, you must assume the artist has a secret message______within the work.

A．

to hide

B．

hidden

C．

hiding

D．

being hidden

If it ______for his invitation the other day, I should not be here now.

A．

had not been

B．

should not be

C．

were not to be

D．

should not have been

______some people are motivated by a need for success, others are motivated by a fear of failure.

A．

Because

B．

If

C．

Unless

D．

While

He did not______ easily, but was willing to accept any constructive advice for a worthy cause.

A．

approach

B．

wrestle

C．

compromise

D．

communicate

- Can you tell us your______for happiness and a long life?

- Living every day to the full, definitely.

A．

recipe

B．

record

C．

range

D．

receipt

Many young people, most ______were well-educated, headed for remote regions to chase their dreams.

A．

of which

B．

of them

C．

of whom

D．

of those

More efforts, as reported, ______in the years ahead to accelerate the supply-side structural reform.

A．

are made

B．

will be made

C．

are beingmade

D．

have been made

It is often the case ______anything is possible for those who hang on to hope.

A．

why

B．

what

C．

as

D．

that

假设你是红星中学高三一班的学生李华。你班同学参加了学校的“地球日”系列活动。请按照以下四幅图的先后顺序，以“Actions for a Greener Earth”为题，给校刊“英语角”写一篇英文稿件，介绍活动的全过程。

注意：词数不少于60。

提示词：地球日Earth Day

假设你是红星中学高三学生李华。你的英国朋友Jim 在给你的邮件中提到他对中国历史很感兴趣，并请你介绍一位你喜欢的中国历史人物。请你给Jim回信，内容包括：

1. 该人物是谁；

2. 该人物的主要贡献；

3. 该人物对你的影响。

注意：

1. 词数不少于50；

2. 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

Dear Jim,

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________

Yours,

Li Hua

The Science of Risk-Seeking

Sometimes We decide that a little unnecessary danger is worth it because when we weigh the risk and the reward, the risk seems worth taking. 71 Some of us enjoy activities that would surprise and scare the rest of us. Why? Experts say it may have to do with how our brains work.

The reason why any of us take any risks at all might have to do with early humans. Risk-takers were better at hunting, fighting, or exploring. 72    As the quality of Risk-taking was passed from on ration to the next, humans ended up with a sense of adventure and a tolerance for risk.

So why aren't we all jumping out of airplanes then? Well, even 200,000 years ago, too much risk-taking could get one Killed. A few daring survived, though, along with a few stay-in-the-cave types. As a result, humans developed a range of character types that still exists today. So maybe you love car racing, or maybe you hate it. 73   

No matter where you are on the risk-seeking range, scientists say that your willingness to take risks increases during your teenage years.    74 To help you do that, your brain increases your hunger for new experiences. New experiences often mean taking some risks, so your brain raises your tolerance for risk as well.

Mean taking some risks, so your brain raisers your tolerance for risk as well.

75For the risk-seekers a part of the brain related to pleasure becomes active, while for the rest of us, a part of the brain related to fear becomes active.

As experts continue to study the science of risk-seeking, we'll continue to hit the mountains, the waves or the shallow end of the pool.

A．	It all depends on your character.
B．	Those are the risks you should jump to take.
C．	Being better at those things meant a greater chance of survival.
D．	Thus, these well-equipped people survived because they were the fittest.
E．	This is when you start to move away from your family and into the bigger world.
F．	However, we are not all using the same reference standard to weigh risks and rewards.
G．	New brain research suggests our brains work differently when we face a nervous situation.

Why College Is Not Home

The college years are supposed to be a time for important growth in autonomy(自主性) and the development of adult identity. However, now they are becoming an extended period of adolescence, during which many of today's students and are not shouldered with adult responsibilities.

For previous generations, college was decisive break from parental control; guidance and support needed help from people of the same age and from within. In the past two decades, however, continued connection with and dependence on family, thanks to cellphones, email and social media, have increased significantly. Some parents go so far as to help with coursework. Instead of promoting the idea of college as a passagefrom the shelter of the family to autonomy and adult responsibility, universities have given in to the idea that they should provide the same environment as that of the home.

To prepare for increased autonomy and responsibility, college needs to be a time of exploration and experimentation. This process involves "trying on " new ways of thinking about oneself both intellectually(在思维方面) and personally. While we should provide "safe spaces" within colleges, we must also make it safe to express opinions and challenge majority views. Intellectual growth and flexibility are fostered on debate and questioning.

Learning to deal with the social world is equally important. Because a college community(群体) differs from the family, many students will struggle to find a sense of belonging. If students rely on administrators to regulate their social behavior and thinking pattern, they are not facing the challenge of finding an identity within a larger and complex community.

Moreover, the tendency for universities to monitor and shape student behavior runs up against another characteristic of young adults: the response to being controlled by their elders. If acceptable social behavior is too strictly defined(规定) and controlled, the insensitive or aggressive behavior that administrators are seeking to minimize may actually be encouraged.

It is not surprising that young people are likely to burst out, particularly when there are reasons to do so. Our generation once joined hands and stood firm at times of national emergency. What is lacking today is the conflict between adolescent's desire for autonomy and their understanding of an unsafe world. Therefore, there is the desire for their dorms to be replacement homes and not places to experience intellectual growth.

Every college discussion about community values, social climate and behavior should include recognition of the developmental importance of student autonomy and self-regulation, of the necessary tension between safety and self-discovery.

67.What's the author's attitude toward continued parental guidance to college students?

A．	Sympathetic	B．	Disapproving
C．	Supportive	D．	Neutral

68.The underlined word "passage" in Paragraph 2 means______.

A．	change	B．	choice
C．	text	D．	extension

69.According to the author，what role should college play?

A．	to develop a shared identity among students
B．	to define and regulate students' social behavior
C．	To provide a safe world without tension for students
D．	To foster students' intellectual and personal development

70.Which of the following shows the development of ideas in the passage?

A．
B．
C．
D．

California Condor's Shocking Recovery

California condors are North America's largest birds, with wing-length of up to 3 meters. In the 1980s, electrical lines and lead poisoning(铅中毒) nearly drove them to dying out. Now, electric shock training and medical treatment are helping to rescue these big birds.

In the late 1980s, the last few condors were taken from the wild, and there are now more than 150 flying over California and nearby Arizona, Utah and Baja in Mexico.

Electrical lines have been killing them off. "As they go in to rest for the night, they just don't see the power lines," says Bruce Rideout of San Diego Zoo. Their wings can bridge the gap between lines, resulting in electrocution(电死) if they touch two lines at once.

So scientists have come up with a shocking idea. Tall poles, placed in large training areas, teach the birds to stay clear of electrical lines by giving them a painful but undeadly electric shock. Before the training was introduced, 66% of set-freed condors died of electrocution. This has now dropped to 18%.

Lead poisonous has proved more difficult to deal with. When condors eat dead bodies of other animals containing lead, they absorb large quantities of lead. This affects their nervous systems and ability to produce baby birds, and can lead to kidney(肾) failures and death. So condors with high levels of lead are sent to Los Angeles Zoo, where they are treated with calcium EDTA, a chemical that removes lead from the blood over several days. This work is starting to pay off. The annual death rate for adult condors has dropped from 38% in 2000 to 5.4% in 2011.

Rideout's team thinks that the California condors' average survival time in the wild is now just under eight years. "Although these measures are not effective forever, they are vital for now," he says. "They are truly good birds that are worth every effort we put into recovering them. "

63.California condors attract researchers' interest because they ______.

A．	are active at night
B．	had to be bred in the wild
C．	are found on in California
D．	almost died out in the 1980s

64.Researchers have found electrical lines are______.

A．	blocking condors' journey home
B．	big killers of Califorbnia condoras
C．	rest places for condors at night
D．	used to keep condors away

65.According to Paraghaph 5，lead poisoning______.

A．	makes condors too nervous to fly
B．	has little effect on condors' kidneys
C．	can hardly be gotten rid of form condors' blood
D．	makes it different for condors to produce baby birds

66.The passage shows that______ .

A．	the average survival time of condors is satisfactory
B．	Rideout's research interest lies in electric engineering
C．	the efforts to protect condors have brought good results
D．	researchers have found the final answers to the problem