1/12019-2021北京重點(diǎn)校高一（下）期末英語(yǔ)匯編閱讀題材一．閱讀理解1．（2020北京?北京二中高一（下）期末）Thisisastorytoldorreadtochildrenofyoungages.Theheroine（女主人公），Cinderella，treatedcruellybyherstepmotherandhertwouglystepsisters，ishelplessuntiltherightmagiccomesalong.Shemeetsherprinceandtheylivetogetherhappily.Justasweet，prettytale？NotintheviewofEllenMacintosh，whohaswrittenmuchaboutfairytales.Ellen'smainconcerniswithwhatthestoryimplies."Insteadofstandinguptohercruelstepmotherandstepsisters，Cinderellajustwaitsforafairygodmothertoappearandsolveherproblem.Butwouldn'tyouwantadaughterofyourstoshowmorespirit？"Thestoryislonglasting，whateveritsshortcomings，anditdoes'ttakemuchtoseeitsinfluenceonanumberofrecentHollywoodproductions.Intheseversionsforthesilverscreen，theCinderellacharacternolongerhastocleanthehouseandhasnosisterstomakeherlifeterrible，thoughshekeepsthewayofnotshowingmuchcourage.Thecharacteroftherichandhandsomestranger，however，iskept，andinsomecasesreallyisaprince.Theroleofthefairygodmotherisoftenplayedbyluck；weliveinacivilizedagewhenevenveryyoungchildrenmightrejecttheideaoffairies.Inthemajorityoffilmversions，theheroinehasaprofessionandisevenpermittedtocontinueworkingaftermarryingherprincethisisthetwentyfirstcentury，afterall.Doesn'tthesuccessofthesefilmsindicatethatthestoryhasrelevancetochildreneventoday？"Yes，admitsEllen，whoseesitsmessageasbeingrootedinafundamentalchildhooddesireforloveandattention."Mostchildrenexperienceasenseofinnerlonelinessastheyaregrowingupandempathizewith（與…共鳴）thecharacterwhofacessomesortofchallenge.ThiscanbeseenintheoriginalstoryofCinderella，wherethefairygodmothertellstheheroinethatshemustlearntobegraciousandconfidentifsheistogototheball.Shehastogrowspiritually，andbymaturing，shebecomesattractivetotheprince，thusensuringthattheendingofthestorywillbehappy.""Inthelaterversions，thuselement（因素）ismissing，"saysEllen，"andthethemeofthestoryissimplythatagirl'sroleinlifeistobemorebeautifulthanothergirlssothatshecancarryofftheprize：thehandsomeprince.Isthisreallywhatwewantgirlstogrowupbelieving？"（1）WhydoesEllendisapproveoftheCinderellastory？.A.Theplotistoosimple.B.Thedescriptionisnotvivid.C.Theheroineisnotbraveenough.D.Thestoryisunfitforthechildrentoday.（2）InthefilmversionsoftheCinderellastory，.A.luckplaysanimportantroleintheheroine'shappylifeB.Cinderella'sfamilybackgroundremainsunchangedC.theheroinebecomesasuccessfulcareerwomanD.thecharacteroftheprinceisremoved（3）AccordingtoEven，thefilmversionsofthestory.A.succeedbecauseofthehappyendingB.ignorethechildren'spsychologicalneedC.deliveramistakenmessagethatbeautyiseverythingD.reflectmodernpeople'sattitudetowardschallengesinlife（4）Whatisthepurposeofthepassage？.A.ToanalyzethecharactersoftheCinderellastory.B.TointroducedifferentversionsoftheCinderellastory.C.ToexplainthechangesoftheCinderellastoryovertime.D.TopresentadifferentunderstandingoftheCinderellastory.2．（2020北京?北京市海淀區(qū)首師大附中高一（下）期末）Makingbeersonthemoonmightseemlikeapipedreamtomany，butforagroupofstudentsfromtheUniversityofCaliforniaatSanDiego，thereisachancetotaketheirresearchbeyondEarth'ssurface．TheLab2Mooncompetition，heldbyTeamIndus，isofferingstudentsthechancetosecureaspotontheTeamIndusrocketthisyear．Takingcraftbeertothenextlevel，thestudentswanttotestwhetherit'spossibleforyeast（酵母）toworkandcreatebeeronthemoon．However，theybelievetheexperimentisnotjustacreativeconceptforastronauts，it'salsoimportantforthedevelopmentofdrugsandyeast﹣containingfood，likebread．"Theideastartedoutwithafewlaughsamongagroupoffriends，"saidNeekiAshari，afifth﹣yearbioengineeringstudentsatUCSanDiego．"Weallappreciatethecraftbeer．WhenweheardthattherewasanopportunitytodesignanexperimentthatwouldgouponIndia'smoonlander，wethoughtwecouldcombineourhobbywiththecompetitionbyfocusingonthepracticalityofyeastinouterspace．"Thepreparationworkforthebeer﹣uptothestageofaddingyeast﹣willallbedoneonEarth，andratherthanseparatingthefermentation（發(fā)酵）andcarbonationstageofmakingbeer，theteamplanstocombinethem．ThisremovestheneedtoreleaseCO2accumulatedintheprocess，whichmayresultincleanlinessandsafetyissuesoutinspace．Ifselected，TeamOriginalGravitywillbethefirsttomakebeerinouterspace，andthefermentationwilltakeplaceinacontainernobiggerthanasodacan．AllteamscompetingfortheplacewillshowcasetheirideasinBangalore，India，inMarch．Sadly，youwon'tbeenjoyingmoonbeerinyourlocalcraftbeerbaranytimesoon，asnosampleswillbebroughtback．However，thissmallexperimentcouldprovideimportantdataonjusthowpracticalitisforustomakeandcreateourownresourcesonotherplanetsandmoonsbylearninghowconsumables（消耗品）behaveindifferentenvironments．（1）Howdidthestudentsfeelwhentheygotthechancetodesigntheexperiment？.A．Excited．B．Nervous．C．Confident．D．Casual．（2）Whatdoestheunderlinedword"This"inParagraph6referto？.A．Themixingoftwostages．B．AddingyeastonEarth．C．ThepreparationworkonEarth．D．Fermentationandcarbonation．（3）Whatcanwelearnabouttheexperimentfromthepassage？.A．Ithasbeendesignedbasedonsimilarexperiments．B．It'squitecompetitivecomparedwithotherdesigns．C．It'sdesignhasalreadybeenapprovedbyTeamIndus．D．Itsprocesswasadaptedtomakeitsaferandgreener．（4）Whatdoestheauthorthinkofthestudents'idea？A．Itseemslikeapipedream．B．It'sextremelycomplicated．C．It'smeaningfulandhopeful．D．It'screativebutimpractical．3．（2020北京?北京市海淀區(qū)首師大附中高一（下）期末）Peoplediettolookmoreattractive．Fishdiettoavoidbeingbeatenup，thrownoutoftheirsocialgroup，andgettingeatenasaresult．ThatisthefascinatingconclusionofthelatestresearchintofishbehaviorbyateamofAustralianscientists．Theresearchteamhasdiscoveredthatsubordinate（隸屬的）fishvoluntarilydiettoavoidchallengingtheirlargercompetitors．"Instudyinggobieswenoticedthatonlythelargesttwoindividuals，amaleandfemale，hadbreeding（繁殖）rightswithinthegroup，"explainsMarianWong．"Allothergroupmembersarenon﹣breedingfemales，eachbeing5﹣10%smallerthanitsnextlargestcompetitor．Wewantedtofindouthowtheykeepthissizeseparation．"Thereasonforthesizedifferencewaseasytosee．Onceasubordinatefishgrowstowithin5﹣10%ofthesizeofitslargercompetitor，itcausesafightwhichusuallyendsinthesmallergobybeingdrivenawayfromthegroup．Moreoftenthannot，theevictedfishistheneatenup．Itappearedthatthesmallerfishwerekeepingthemselvessmallinordertoavoidchallengingthebossfish．Whethertheydidsovoluntarily，bylimitinghowmuchtheyate，wasnotclear．Theresearchteamdecidedtodoanexperiment．Theytriedtofattenupsomeofthesubordinategobiestoseewhathappened．Totheirsurprise，thegobiessimplyrefusedtheextrafoodtheywereoffered，clearlypreferringtoremainsmallandavoidfights，overhavingafeast．Thediscoverychallengesthetraditionalscientificviewofhowbossindividualskeeptheirpositioninagroup．Previouslyitwasthoughtthatlargeindividualssimplyusedtheirweightandsizetothreatentheirsubordinatesandtakemoreofthefoodforthemselves，sokeepingtheircompetitorssmall．Whilethehabitsofgobiesmayseemalittlemysterious，Dr．Wongexplainsthatunderstandingtherelationshipsbetweenbossandsubordinateanimalsisimportanttounderstandinghowhierarchical（等級(jí)的）societiesremainstable．Theresearchhasprovedthefactthatvoluntarydietingisahabitfarfromexclusive（排他的）tohumans．"Asyet，welackacompleteunderstandingofhowwidespreadthevoluntaryreductionoffoodintakeisinnature，"theresearcherscomment．"Dataonhumandietingsuggeststhat，whilehumansgenerallydiettoimprovehealthorincreaseattractiveness，rarelydoesitimprovelongtermhealthandmalesregularlypreferfemalesthatarefatterthanthefemales'ownideal．"（1）Whenagobygrowstowithin5﹣10%ofthesizeofitslargercompetitor，it．A．facesdangerB．hasbreedingrightsC．eatsitscompetitorD．leavesthegroupitself（2）Theunderlinedwords"theevictedfish"inParagraph3referto．A．thefishbeatenupB．thefishfoundoutC．thefishfattenedupD．thefishdrivenaway（3）Theexperimentshowedthatthesmallerfish．A．foughtoverafeastB．wentondietwillinglyC．preferredsomeextrafoodD．challengedthebossfish（4）Whatisthetextmainlyabout？．A．Fishdietingandhumandieting．B．Dietingandhealth．C．Humandieting．D．Fishdieting．4．（2019北京?北師大附屬實(shí)驗(yàn)中學(xué)高一（下）期末）Theearlylackofexposuretoscience，technology，engineeringandmathematics（STEM）canbeharmfultoachievinggender（性別）balanceinthesefields．Itbeginswhenweareyoungandcontinuesthroughoutourtimeinhighschool．Whileathome，girlsgenerallydon'tgettoexperiencethelevelofexposureorencouragementinSTEMfieldsthattheirmalecounterpartsdo．Itisoftensubtle，butit'sthefirsthurdlethatfacesandconfusessomanywomen．Boys，ontheotherhand，getontheirpath，andareencouragedtodoso，generallyearlierthangirls．Forexample，boysaremoreoftengivensciencesetsastoys，whichsparkaninterestinthesesubjects．Inschool，boysareoftenpushedtotakethemorechallengingmathandscienceclasses．Soifwewanttoattractthebestandbrightestmindsintothefieldsthatwilladvanceusasapeople，acountry，andaplanet，wecannolongerlooktoonlyhalfofthepopulation．Younggirlscannotpossiblyconsideropportunitiestheydonotknowexist．Ifgirlsarenotexposedtocertainsubjectandcareerpaths，theyarehighlyunlikelytochoosetofollowthemincollege．Ourbias（偏見(jiàn)）towardgirlseitherfromfamiliesorfromschools，issorootedinourculturethatweoftendon'tevenrecognizeit．Althoughthesituationhaschangedgreatlyinthepast20or30years，thereisstillasensethatgirlsaren'tasgoodatmath，forinstance，eventhoughthereisalmostnoevidencetosupportsuchabelief．Itisimportantthatasasocietywedealwithgenderstereotypeslongbeforeyoungpeoplearefacedwithadecisiontodeclareorchooseamajorincollege．Withoutmakingeffortstobreakthem，wearelimitingthepotentialsofouryouth，bothmaleandfemale．Providingthenecessaryresources，exposure，andencouragementwouldhelpyoungwomenunderstandthattheirgendershouldn′tdeterminethecareerpaththeychoose，andthatpursuingaSTEMcareerdoesnotmakethemlessfeminine．（1）Accordingtothepassage，notmanygirlsgrowtoenterSTEMfieldsbecause．A．girlsarenotasgoodatSTEMasboysB．girlsdonotliketotakescienceclassesC．girlsgetfewerchancestoknowaboutSTEMD．girlsseldomsurvivethehighpressurepositions（2）Theunderlinedword"it"inPara．4refersto．A．ourbiasB．ourcultureC．thesituationD．a(chǎn)sense（3）Themainpurposeofthepassageisto．A．showwomen'spotentialsinSTEMfieldsB．praisewomen'scontributionstoSTEMfieldsC．describethepresentgenderbiasinSTEMfieldsD．callformoreinvolvementofwomeninSTEMfields（4）Whichofthefollowingshowsthestructureofthepassage？．A．B．C．D．CP：CentralPointP：Po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alsoslowlypoisonthemselveswiththeirwasteproducts．""Inbutter，yougetaself﹣limitingsystemwhichstopsthebacteriagrowing．"saysBrocklehurst．Theresearchersarealreadyworkingwithfoodcompanieseagertoseeiftheirproductscanbemadetostandbacterialattackthroughchangesofthefood'sstructure．Brocklehurstbelievesitwillbepossibletomakesomethingusedinsaladcream，forinstance，morelikethatinbutter．Thekeywillbetodothiswhilekeepingthesaladcreamliquidandnotturningitintoasolidstate．（1）ThesignificanceofBrocklehurst'sresearchisthat．A．itdiscoveredsmallglobulesinbothcreamandbutterB．itsuggestedawaytokeepsomefoodsfreshwithoutusingsomechemicalsC．itshowedthesecretofhowbacteriaincreaseincreamandbutterD．itfoundthatcreamandbuttersharethesamechemicalcomposition（2）AccordingtoBrocklehurst，wecankeepcreamfreshby．A．changingitsstructureB．killingthebacteriaC．reducingitswaterD．removingitsfat（3）Theunderlinedword"colonies"inthefirstparagraphrefersto．A．tinyglobulesB．wateryregionsC．thesurroundingliquidD．bacteriasociety（4）Commercialuseoftheresearchfindingwillbepossibleifsaladcreamcanbemadetostandbacterialattack．A．bychangingitschemicalcompositionB．byturningitintoasolidlump（腫塊）C．whileitsliquidformremainsD．whilekeepingitsstructureunchanged8．（2019北京?北京四中高一（下）期末）Oftenpeoplereceiveaguitar，mandolin，orsomeothermusicalinstrumentasabirthdayorChristmasgift．There'sjoyeverywhere．Thegiverofthegiftknowshowmuchthereceiverwantstolearnthisinstrumentandthereceiverisactuallyholdingitinhishandsinsteadoflongingforitthroughtheshopwindow．Findinganinstructorthatfitsintoabusyworkscheduleishardenough，butonceyoudecideonalessonplan，thenyoumustconsiderthepracticetime，howtopractice，whattopractice﹣andlet'sfaceit…notallpeoplelearnsomethingthesameway．Soinordertolearnamusicalinstrument，howmuchpracticetimeisenoughandwhatkindofpracticeisrightforyou？Thereisnosetamountoftimethatanyoneshouldpracticeamusicalinstrument．WhenIwasinprogrammingclasses，Icouldhavestudiednightlyfor5hourseachnight．Itwouldhavetakenmeyearstolearntheartofcomputerprogramming．ThoughI'mattractedbythesystematiclogicofit，mytalentistowardsanotherthing．However，ontheotherhand，ifIspentanhoureverycoupledayswithapassionatehobbylikeplayingtheviolin，notonlywouldthetimeflyquickly…I'dalsobelearningatamuchgreaterspeedsincethebuilt﹣inpassionisthemotivationforadvancement．Soasmuchasit'simportanttopractice，astepbackistofirstfindtheharmoniousinstrumentthatfitsyouasaperson；asdevelopmentofyourpersonality．Ifyou'relearningtheguitarbecauseit'scool…obviouslythat'sthemodern﹣daymindset，however，youmightnotbeactuallylinkingyourtalentformusicalsatisfactionwithyourmostcreativeadvantagesyouhavetooffer．It'sbeenmyexperiencethateverypersonhasacertainlevelofmusicaltalent．Mypleasantchallengehasbeentoassisttheminthisadventureandactuallylocatetheirbestabilitiesasquicklyaspossible．Thenandonlythencanwematchlearnerswithinstrumentsandtrulybeginafunandexcitingwalkdowntheroadofhappinessandcontentment，wheremusic，ability，personalityandsoulallmeet．Oncethispieceofthemysterypuzzleisinplace，I'veneverhadtoworkatmotivatingalearnertopractice…（1）Intheauthor'sopinion，whichofthefollowingisthemostimportantwhenlearningamusicalinstrument？．A．Theamountoftimeforpractice．B．Ascientificlearningmethod．C．Agoodmusicinstructor．D．Thestrongfondnessformusic．（2）Inparagraph3，howdoestheauthortrytomakereadersacceptheropinion？．A．Bytalkingaboutherpersonalexperiences．B．Bycomparingtwodifferentlearningmethods．C．Bypointingoutthefaultsinwhatshedoes．D．Bydiscussingtheadvantageofmusiclearning．（3）Whatdoweknowabouttheauthor？．A．Shewritespopmusic．B．She'samusicinstructor．C．Sheadvertisesformusiclesson．D．She'samusicalinstrumentcollector．（4）Whichofthesequestionsdoesthepassageanswer？．A．Doespracticemakeperfect？B．Doestalentmakeadifference？C．Doesalessonplanreallyfityou？D．Doeshardworkmakeupforlackoftalent？9．（2019北京?北京市101中學(xué)高一（下）期末）DearSir，ThereisaplantobuildanewsupermarketontheedgeoftheWhitefieldshousingestate（住宅區(qū)），onthelandwherethelocallibrarynowis．IliveatWhitefields，andIwouldliketoexpressmyconcernaboutthisplan．ItisnotthatIamcompletelyagainsttheideaofbuildingasupermarket﹣Ijustthinkthatasacommunityweneedtoweighuptheadvantagesanddisadvantagesbeforecommittingourselves．Itisclearthatthelibraryisunder﹣usedandinpoorcondition．Itisalsoclearthatthereareveryfewshopsnearhereandasupermarketwouldbeagoodthingtohave．Butthepeoplewhowanttobuildthesupermarketseemtothinkthatnoonewantsthelibraryanymore，andthatitisn'tamustbecauseoftheInternetandsoon．Isthisnecessarilytrue，especiallyforelderlypeople？Whataboutyoungpeoplewhodon'thavetheInternetathomeandneedtogotothelibrarytodotheirhomework？Wherecantheystudyiftheyhavetosharearoomwithayoungerbrotherorsister？Ontheotherhand，thereisanargumentthatanewsupermarketwouldnotonlybringmorechoiceofshoppingandmoreconvenienceforlocalpeople，butitwouldalsobringsomemuch﹣neededjobsforyoungerpeopleinthetown﹣andthisisagoodpoint．Whatweneedtodoisconsidertheeffectasupermarketwillhaveonourqualityoflife．Certainlylocalpeople，includingme，willfindshoppingaloteasierandmoreconvenient．Buttherewillalsobeextratraffic．Inafewyearsfro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