or buildings within miles. Instead of landmarks, people will tell you directions and distances. In Kansas or Iowa, for example, people will say, “Go north two miles. Turn east, and then go another mile.”
People in Los Angeles, California, have no idea of distance on the map. They measure distance in time, not miles. “How far is the post office?” you ask. “Oh,” they answer, “it’s about five minutes from here.” You say, “Yes, but how many miles is it?” They don’t know.
It’s true that a person doesn’t know the answer to your question sometimes. What happens in such a situation? A New Yorker might say, “Sorry, I have no idea.” But in Yucatan, Mexico, no one answers “I don’t know”. People in Yucatan believe that “I don’t know” is impolite. They usually give an answer, often a wrong one. A tourist can get very, very lost in Yucatan!
29. When a tourist asks the Japanese the way to a certain place, they usually ______. A. describe the place carefully buildings and places
C. show him a map of the place
D. tell him the names of the streets
B.
refer
to
recognizable
30. Which is the place where people measure distance in time? A. Los Angeles.
B. New York.
C. Kansas.
D. Iowa.
31. People in Yucatan may give a tourist a wrong answer ______. A. in order to save time C. so as to be polite
B. as a test
D. for fun
32. What can we infer from the text? A. People have similar understanding of politeness. B. It’s useful for travellers to know how to ask the way properly. C. It’s necessary for travellers to understand cultural differences. D. New Yorkers are generally friendly to visitors.
D
Here’s something to think about next time you ask your teacher for help: trying hard to do schoolwork on your own can help you learn. According to a recent study, the more you try while you are learning new information, the better you can remember
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it later.
This might surprise you. When teachers are presenting new information, they often give students lots of help. But a new study shows this may not be the best way to support learning. “Don’t be too quick to get help when learning something new,” education expert Manu Kapur said. “Try to work on it yourself even if it means trying different ways.”
Kapur came up with the idea that trying hard can lead to better learning. Then he tested it out on students in Singapore. He divided students into two groups. In the first group, students were asked to solve maths problems with the teacher’s help. In the second group, students were asked to solve the same problems by helping one another, instead of getting help from the teacher.
With the teacher’s help, students in the first group were able to find the correct answers. Students in the second group did not solve the problems correctly. But they did come up with a lot of good ideas.
The students were then tested on what they had learned. The group without any help from the teacher scored much higher than the group who had help. Kapur said working to find the answers helped students understand the process, not just the solution.
Kapur’s advice for kids is to put a lot of efforts into learning something new rather than going to your teacher for help. “Simply doing a little work or nothing at all won’t work,” says Kapur. “Try to solve a problem in as many ways as possible.”
33. Manu Kapur holds the view that ______.
A. students should try to solve problems by themselves B. it’s necessary for students to ask for teachers’ help C. students with teachers’ help have more good ideas
D. students in the first group are clever than those in the second group 34. The author develops the text mainly by ______. A. comparing different opinions C. showing scientific information
B. presenting research findings
D. setting down general rules
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35. What is the best title for the text? A. Teachers’ role in schoolwork C. A surprising experiment
B. Practice makes perfect D. Work your mind
第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Five Steps to Better Handwriting
Some kids love handwriting, but others hate-it when it's time to put their pen to paper. Maybe they are worried about their handwriting. Are you one of them? 36 Here are five steps that really work!
Get a great grasp
Try this—hold your pencil at the top and try to write your name. Pretty hard? But when you hold your pencil the correct way, writing is much easier. 37 Hold it in place with your thumb（大拇指）, and your index（食指）and middle fingers.
Let the lines be your guide
Lined paper is your friend! Those lines can help you create letters that are the right size and proportion（均衡）. 38 Also be sure to fill up the lined space completely. Those capital（大写的）letters should be from the bottom line to the top one.
Slow down
If your writing is hard to read, try slowing down a little. If you rush, it’s hard to control where you stop and start your letters. Lower the pressure 39 That makes it harder to make the smooth lines. Try relaxing and don’t hold the pencil too tightly.
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Lots of games require you to write or draw pictures. So even though it’s not schoolwork, you’re still using the skills you need to control your pen better.
A. Play games.
B. Ask for more advice.
C. So “a” should be half the height of a capital “A”.
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D. You’ve been writing since you were a little kid. E. Some kids press down really hard when they write.
F. The good news is that everyone can improve their handwriting.
G. The best way to hold a pen or pencil is to let it rest next to the base of your thumb. 第三部分
语言知识运用（共两节）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从41~60各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
One Christmas when I was three years old, my father gave me a present wrapped is shiny red paper. I tore off the paper 41 to discover what delicious secret was inside. My 42 fell on the face of a beautiful little girl on the 43 of a book with a lighted match in her hands. “It’s called The Little Match Girl. It was one of my 44 when I was at your age,” said my father.
I was pleased to have Papa 45 it to me. My eyes opened widely as his rich, deep voice 46 the story of a little girl. She was sent out to the cold street to make money by 47 match sticks. Warned not to return home 48 all of her match sticks were sold, the girl warmed her 49 hands by lighting matches, one by one. With the flame of the final match, she 50 joining her dear grandmother in heaven who had ever really 51 her. When Papa stopped here, my heart was filled with sorrow.
The Little Match Girl became part of our holiday 52 . Each Christmas after dinner, my father and I sat on the sofa together. I 53 my head on his shoulder and felt the 54 warmth of his shirt. His sweet 55 carried me along on an unforgettable trip. No matter how old I got, I 56 let Papa read it to me.
This past June, Papa 57 . Each holiday, I will miss Papa’s soft shoulder and his warmth. But, bravely, I will read The Little Match Girl 58 on my own. And when I came to the 59 where the girl lights her final match, I will close my eyes 60 that I am with the person who loved me more than anyone, ever. 41. A. calmly sadly
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B. quickly C. disappointedly D.
42. A. hands 43. A. cover shelf
B. hair B. paper
C. tear
D. eyes
D.
C. board
44. A. memories hobbies 45. A. buy
B. stories C. favorites D.
B. talk C. explain
D. read
D.
46. A. thought of heard of 47. A. making collecting 48. A. since 49. A. cold white
50. A. met with of
51. A. cared for depended on 52. A. present project
53. A. cleaned
B. told of C. consisted of
B. burning C. selling D.
B. unless
C. as
D. if D.
B. little C. beautiful B. worried about C. reminded of D. dreamed
B. lived with C. brought in D.
B. list C. tradition D.
B. covered B. familiar B. sight
C. hid
D. rested D. strong
D.
54. A. attractive 55. A. voice advice 56. A. never always
57. A. passed away moved out 58. A. perfectly carefully 59. A. shop
C. serious
C. laughter
B. ever C. sometimes D.
B. ran away C. set off D.
B. aloud C. quietly D.
B. house C. street D. part
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四川省雅安市2017-2018学年高一英语上学期期末考试试题
