四川省成都市第七中学2020-2021学年高一下学期期末考试
英语试题
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History Fair Competition
Understanding history is vital to understanding ourselves as a people and as a nation. History is much more than the study of dusty old objects and events long past. Thornton Middle School History Fair Competition makes understanding history exciting. engaging, and fun!
This Years Theme
All participants must address how communication or transportation technology has promoted the quality of life for Americans throughout history. To many people, technology means computers. hand?hcld devices, or vehicles that travel to distant planets? However, technology is also the application of scientific knowledge to solve a problem, touching lives in countless ways?
Individuals or groups may enter one of the follow ing categories: ? Perfoniiaiice
? Documentary （纪实作品） ? Essay Writing Category Requirements
Performance: A dramatic presentation of the topic no more than 10 minutes long .If special clothes are used. they should truly represent a given period?
Doc umcmary: A visual presentation （such as a video, slide show, or computer project） no more than 10 minutes long? A desktop computer screen, projector, and loudspeakers will be available? Students must provide their presentations on CDs before Friday, March 23.
Essay Writing : An academic paper of 2,000 to 2,500 w ords. No illustrations （图解）arc allowed? Please do not include covers? A list of references must be included.
Important Dates
February 5 Submit a first draft of your essay, performance script （剧本）,or documentary highlights.
February 19 A committee of teachers will evaluate materials and give opinions. Students then have an opportunity to improve their products.
March 9 Submit a final draft of your essay.
March 15 Performance and documentar>r committee preview March 24 Thornton Middle School History Fair Competition 7:00 A? M. — 9:00 A? M. Participants signing in at the gym 10:00 A ? M. — 6:00 P.M. Competition and judges' review 7:00 PM Awards ceremony and picnic
1 ? What is the tlieine of this year s competition? A? Technology advances science? B ? Science interacts w ith technology.
C. Science has made the study of history easy? D? Technology has improved the life of Americans.
2. What w ould a participant have to do with an essay of 1,500 words to meet the category requirement?
A. Include more information in the essay. C. Provide a cover for the essay.
B. Remove the references?
D. Explain the details w ith illustrations?
3. What will the committee of teachers do on February 19? A. Preview performances and documentaries? B ? Make comments on the materials. C? Impix/ve the participant's first draft.
D? Collect a second proposal from the participant.
Alice Moore is a teenager entrepreneur创业者），who in May 2015 set up her business
AilieCandy. By the time she was 13, her company was worth millions of dollars with the invention of a super-sweet treat that could save kids' teeth, instead of destroying them?
It all began when Moore visited a bank with her dad. On the outing, she was offered a candy bar. However, her dad reminded her that sugary treats were bad for her teeth. But Moore was sick of missing out on candies. So she desired to get round die wammg, \that's good for my teeth so that my parents can't say no to it?\
mind, Moore asked her dad if she could start her own candy company. He recommended that she do some research and talk to dentists about what a healthier candy would contain.
With her dad's pernussion. she spent the next two years researching online and conducting trials to get a recipe that was both tasty and tooth-friendly. She also approached dentists to learn more about teeth cleaning? Consequently, she succeeded in making a kind of candy only using natural sweeteners, which can reduce oral bacteria?
Moore then used her savings to get her business off the ground. Afterwards, she and her father secured their first business meeting with a supermarket owner, who finally agreed to sell Moore \\ product― anCandy ?
As CaiiCandy^s success grows, so does Moore's credibility as a young entrepreneur. Moore is enthusiastic about the candy she created, and she's also positive about what die future might bring? She hopes that every kid can have a clean mouth and a broad smile?
Meanwhile, with her parents? help, Moore is generally able to live a normal teenage life. Although she fbiuided her company early on in life, she wasn^t driven primarily by profit. Moore wants to use her unique talent to help others find their smiles? She donates 10% of AilicCandys profits to Big Smiles. With her talent and detemunation, it appears that the sky could be the limit for Alice Moore.
4. How did Moore react to her dad s warning? A. She argued with him? C. She paid no attention.
5. What is special about CanCandy? A. It is beneficial to dental health. C. It is sweeter than other candies?
B ? She tried to find a way out. D ? She chose to consult dentists?
B. It is free of sweeteners? D.
It is produced to a dentists'
6. What does Moore expect from her business? A. To earn more money.
B. To help others find smiles.
C? To make herself stand out. D ? To beat other candy companies. 7 ? What can we leam &om Alice Moore s story? A? Fame is a great thirst of the young? B ? A youth is to be regarded with respect.
C. Positive thinking and action result in success? D. Success means getting personal desires satisfied
四川省成都市第七中学2020-2021学年高一下学期期末考试英语试题
