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1.福建省寧德第一中學(xué)2022-2023學(xué)年高一新生入學(xué)考試英語試題

SomethingFun

ApersonisontrialformurderinacourtroominOklahoma.Thereisstrongevidenceindicatingthatheis

guilty（有罪的）.However,thebodyisnotfound.

Inthedefense's（辯護方）closingspeech,thelawyer,knowingthathisclient（委托人）isguiltyandthatit

lookslikehe'llprobablybeseriouslypunished,decidedtoplayaclevertrick.

“Ladiesandgentlemenofthejury（陪審團），Ihaveasurpriseforyouall,,,thelawyersaysashelooksathis

watch."Withinoneminute,thepersonassumeddeadinthiscasewillwalkintothiscourtroom,^^hesaysandhe

lookstowardsthecourt-roomdoor.Thejury,somewhatsurprised,looksatthedooreagerly.Aminutepasses.

Nothinghappens.

Finallythelawyersays,^Actually,Imadeupthepreviousstatement.Butyouallwaitedwithexpectation.I,

therefore,putittoyouthatthereisareasonabledoubtinthiscaseastowhetheranyonewaskilledandinsistthat

youpassajudgmentofnotguilty.”

Thejury,clearlyconfused,backofftodiscuss.

Averyfewminuteslater,thejuryreturnedandoneofthempronouncesaverdict（裁決）ofguilty.

“Buthow?”asksthelawyerinsurprise."Youmusthavehadsomedoubt;Isawallofyoustareatthedoor.^^

Answersthejurymember,t4Oh,wedidlook.Butyourclientdidn,t.^^

14.Whywasthepersonontrialaccordingtothepassage?

A.Becausehecouldn'tpayoffthedebts.

B.Becauseheprobablykilledsomebody.

C.Becausehedidn'tpaythetaxintime.

D.Becauseheplannedtocheatthejury.

15.Whydidthelawyercomeupwiththetrick?

A.Tofindthebody.B.Tofrightenthejury.

C.Tohelphisclient.D.Tosavehimself.

16.Whydidthejurylookatthedooreagerly?

A.Thelawyer'swordsmustbetrue.

B.Theyexpectedhisfamilytocomein.

C.Theyweresurprisedandcheatedbythelawyer.

D.Theythoughtthepersonontrialwasescaping.

17.Whatdidthejurymember'sanswermeaninthelastparagraph?

A.Theyfirmlybelievedthatnobodywaskilled.

B.Thebehaviouroftheclientgavehimaway.

C.Thejurystillneededmoreevidencetoproveit.

D.Thelawyer'swordswereworththinkingabout.

2.廣東省佛山市2022-2023學(xué)年高一上學(xué)期入學(xué)分班考試英語試題

Onewet,rainyAprilafternoonMissO'Shay,theprincipal,sentforNancyLeetostopbyherofficeasschool

closed.Pupilswithoutumbrellasorraincoatscrowdedindoorwayshopingtomakeithomebetweenshowers.

Outsidetheskiesweregrey,NancyLee'sthoughtsweresuddenlygrey,too.

Shedidnotthinkshehaddoneanythingwrong,yetthattight（緊的）littleknotcameinherthroatjustthesame

asshecamenearMissO'Shay'sdoor.Perhapsshehadbangedherlockertoooftenandtoohard.Perhapsthenote

inFrenchshehadwrittentoSalliehalfwayacrossthestudyhalljustfbrfunhadnevergottoSalliebutintoMissO'

Shay'shandsinstead.

SheknockedonMissO'Shay'sdoor.Thatfamiliarlysolidandcompetentvoicesaid,44Comein.^^

MissO'Shayhadawayofmakingyoufeelwelcome,evenifyoucametobepunished.

“SitdownNancyLeeJohnson."saidMissO'Shay."Ihavesomethingtotellyou."NancyLeesatdown,

“ButImustaskyoutopromisenottotellanyoneyet.^^

“Iwon't,MissO'Shay,“NancyLeesaid,wonderingwhatonearththeprincipalhadtosaytoher.

“Youareabouttograduate.^^MissO'Shaysaid,46Andweshallmissyou.Youhavebeenanexcellentstudent,

Nancy,andyouwillnotbewithouthonors（榮譽）ontheseniorlist.asIamsureyouknow.”

Atthatpointtherewasalightknockonthedoor.MissO'Shaycalledout,"Comein,“andMissDietrich

entered.uMayIbepartofthis,too?"sheasked,tallandsmiling.

“Ofcourse,MissO'Shaysaid."IwasjusttellingNancyLeewhatwethoughtofher.ButIhadn'tgotaround

togivingherthenews,Perhaps,MissDietrich,you'dliketotellheryourself.

MissDietrichwasalwaysdirect,"NancyLee.^^shesaid,“yourpicturehaswontheArtistClubscholarship.”

ThebrowngirFseyeswidened,herheartjumped,thenherthroattightenedagain.Shetriedtosmile,but

insteadtearscametohereyes.

“DearNancyLee,^^MissO'Shaysaid,“wearesohappyforyou.^^Theelderlywhitewomantookherhandand

shookitwarmlywhileMissDietrichsmiledwithpride.

NancyLeemusthavedancedallthewayhome.Sheneverrememberedquitehowshegottherethroughthe

rain.Shehopedshehadbeencalm.Butcertainlyshehadn'tstoppedtotellanybodyhersecretontheway.

Raindrops,smiles,andtearsmingledonherbrownface.

Shehopedhermotherhadn'tyetgothomeandthatthehousewasempty.

1.HowdidNancyfeelonherwaytoMissO'Shay'soffice?

A.Scared.B.Excited.C.Uncertain.D.Confident.

2.WhatcanweinferfromthepassageaboutNancy?

A.ShewasMissDietrich'sbeststudent.B.Shewouldnevertellanyonehersecret.

C.Shewasoftenpunishedbytheprincipal.D.Shewouldtrytohidefeelingsathome.

3.Whichisthebesttitleforthisstory?

A.ANewStar.B.TheGirl.C.AYoungArtist.D.TheNews.

3,四川省涼山州寧南中學(xué)2022-2023學(xué)年高一上學(xué)期第一次月考英語試題

Quietlysitingtherereading,Ifoundmyselfsuddenlylisteningtothetrainguard'sannouncement.Train

travelerswillsurelyagreethatwhentheguardmakesanannouncement,whetherit'stherecordedmessageorthe

guard'smessage,fewpeoplelistentoit,becauseit'softenquitedullorhardtounderstand.Thisonewasdifferent.I

noticedthatotherpassengersappearedtobelistening,too.Notonlythat,everyonewassmiling!

Whywassomuchattentionbeingpaidtothismessage?AsbestIcanrecall,theguardsaidsomethingalong

theselines,“GoodMorningLadies,GentlemenandChildren,thisisthe7:35a.m.fromPenrithtoCentraland

you'llbepleasedtoknowthatwearerightontime.AndwhatalovelymorningitisinSydneytoday.Thesunis

shining,birdsaresinging,andalFsrightwiththeworld.Itrustyouhaveagreatdaywhereveryou'regoing.Thanks

fbrcatchingmytrainthismorningandIhopetoseeyouagainsoon.”

Quiteafewpeople(obviouslypreviousstrangers)startedtalkingtooneanotherabouttheguard'sexcellent

messageandhowgoodithadmadeeveryonefeel.Istartedthinkingaboutthis,andthenIfoundtheyoungguard

andsaid“Wereyoutheguardonthe7:35a.m.fromPenrith?,,Theguardseemedabitstunnedatfirst,replying,

“Yes,yyyyes.,H€Well,Ireallyappreciateyourannouncement.Thankyouforyourextremelygoodmessage,which

gavemeandtheotherpassengerssuchagoodstarttotheday.Pleasekeepdoingit.'Tsaid.

Therearetwomessagesformeinwhathappenedthatday.Firstly,whenpeoplearehappyintheirworkit

showsinwhattheydoandsay.Secondly,thestoryattachesmuchimportancetothebenefitsthataccumulatefrom

thankingpeopleforsomethingthey'vedone,particularlywhenifsnotexpected.Canyouimaginetheconversation

thatguardwouldhavewhenhegothome?

24.Whydofewtraintravelerslistentotheannouncements?

A.Theyusuallyfeelsleepy.

B.Themessagesareunattractive.

C.Theguard'svoiceisnotclear.

D.Theyareabsorbedinbooks.

25.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“stunned“inParagraph3mean?

A.Patient.

B.Cautious.

C.Excited.

D.Surprise.

26Whatmighttheguardtalkaboutwithhisfamilywhenhegothome?

A.Thebeautifulweather.

B.Therecordedmessage.

C.ThetrainfromPenrith.

D.Theunexpectedappreciation.

27.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.ABoringTrainStory

B.AnIntelligentGuard

C.ADifferentTrainAnnouncement

D.ALovelyMorninginSydney

4.山東師范大學(xué)附屬中學(xué)2022-2023學(xué)年高一上學(xué)期第一次月考英語試卷

IntheUnitedStates,whenonebecomesrich,hewantspeopletoknowit.Andevenifhedoesnotbecomevery

rich,hewantspeopletothinkthatheis.Thatiswhat“keepingupwiththeJoneses^^isabout.Itisthestoryof

someonewhotriedtolookasrichashisneighbors.

Theexpressionwasfirstusedin1913byayoungAmericancalledArthurMomand.Hetoldthisstoryabout

himself.Hebeganearning$125aweekattheageof23.Thatwasalotofmoneyinthosedays.Hegotmarriedand

movedwithhiswifetoaverywealthyneighborhoodoutsideNewYorkCity.Whenhesawthatrichpeoplerode

horses,Momandwenthorsebackridingeveryday.Whenhesawthatrichpeoplehadservants,Momandandhis

wifealsohiredaservantandgavebigpartiesfortheirnewneighbors.

Itwaslikearace,butonecouldneverfinishhisracebecauseonewasalwaystryingtokeepup.Therace

endedforMomandandhiswifewhentheycouldnolongerpayfortheirnewwayoflife.Theymovedbacktoan

apartmentinNewYorkCity.

Momandlookedaroundhimandnoticedthatmanypeopledothingsjusttokeepupwithrichlifestyleoftheir

neighbors.Hesawthefunnysideofitandstartedtowriteaseriesofshortstories.Hecalledit“Keepingupwith

theJoneses^^because"Jones“isaverycommonnameintheUnitedStates."KeepingupwiththeJoneses^^cameto

meankeepingupwithrichlifestyleofthepeoplearoundyou.Momand'sseriesappearedindifferentnewspapers

acrossthecountryforover28years.

PeopleneverseemtogettiredofkeepingupwiththeJoneses.Andthereare"Jonses“ineverycityofthe

world.ButonemustgettiredoftryingtokeepupwiththeJonesesbecausenomatterwhatonedoes,Mr.Jones

alwaysseemstobeahead.

28.SomepeoplewanttokeepupwiththeJonesesbecausethey.

A.wanttobeasrichastheirneighborsB.wantotherstoknowortothinkthattheyarerich

C.don'twantotherstoknowtheyarerichD.wanttobehappy

29.Itcanbeinferredfromthestorythatrichpeopleliketo.

A.liveoutsideNewYorkCityB.liveinNewYorkcity

C.liveinapartmentsD.havemanyneighbors

30.ArthurMomandusedthename“Jones“inhisseriesofshortstoriesbecause“Jones"is.

A.animportantnameB.apopularnameintheUnitedStates

C.hisneighbor'snameD.notagoodname

31.Whafstheauthor'sattitudetokeepingupwiththeJoneses?

A.Negative.B.Positive.

C.Supportive.D.Objective.

5.湖北省部分學(xué)校2022-2023學(xué)年高一上學(xué)期一調(diào)考試英語試卷

Ourroomwasonthesecondfloorbutyoucouldstillheartheroaroftheoceanandseethestarsatnight.I

usedtotakelongwalksalongthewater.Thefoodintownwaswonderfulandthepeoplewereveryfriendly.The

areawasveryquiet,peacefulandfairlydeserted（空寂無人的）.

Thelasteveningofourvacation,however,weallheardstrangefootstepsfollowingcloselybehindusaswe

werewalkinguptoourroomintheholidaycenter.Weturnedaroundandnoticedafairlyyoungmanmovingvery

rapidlyacrossthebeachandgettingclosetous.Hewastallandworeabaseballcap.Wecouldn'tseehisfaceand

hewasapproaching（接近）usveryrapidly.Theman'sactionsmademydadveryanxious.Dadwarnedusthatwe'd

bettertrytomakeittoourhotelroomasquicklyaspossible.Ididn'tlikemydad'svoice.Icouldhearanxietyinit.

Itwaslateandwewereallalone.Wedidn'thaveanycellphonesonus.1neversawDadasanxiousashewasthen

andIknewthatsomethingwasteiTiblywrong.ThesenseoffearstartedtooverwhelmMomandme.Wehadhad

suchagoodtimeintown.Now,thenightwasrapidlyturningintoadangeroussituation.

Wecouldheartheman'sfootstepsgettingcloser.Dad'sfacewasalmostpale.Theso-calledintruder（侵入者）

hadmovednearerandnearerwhenallofasuddenthenearbyvending（自動販賣）machinestartedgoingcrazy

andspittingoutcansofsoda!Thenoiseactuallyscaredtheintruderandheranoutofsight.Myparentswere

shaking,butweallturnedaroundtoseewhohadputmoneyintothevendingmachinedownstairs,andactually

savedus,butnoonewasaroundatall.Notasoul.It'sonevacationIwillneverforget.

4.Wheredidtheauthorspendhervacation?

A.Attheseaside.B.Nearalake.C.Inavillage.D.Inamountain.

5.Whathappenedonthelasteveningoftheirvacation?

A.Theylosttheirway.B.Theircellphonesweremissing.

C.Theirmoneywasstolen.D.Theywerefollowedbyastranger.

6.Whatwastheauthor\father'sreactiononthelasteveningoftheirvacation?

A.Hewassomewhatfearful.B.Hedidn'tknowwhattodoatall.

C.Hedidn'ttakewhathappenedseriously.D.Hewasquitecalmandcontrolledthesituation.

7.Whathelpedthemgetoutofthetrouble?

A.Theirquickaction.B.Timelyhelpfromayoungman.

C.Theyoungman'swarning.D.Thenoisefromthevendingmachine.

6.河南省新鄉(xiāng)市2022-2023學(xué)年高一上學(xué)期選科調(diào)研第一次測試英語試題

PasangLhamuSherpaAkitaisanelite（精英）climberandhasclimbedMountQomolang-maandChogori（the

secondhighestmountintheworld）.In2016,shewaschosenasNation-alGeographic^AdventureroftheYear.

Sincethebirthofherson,herclimbinghastakenabackseat,butshewouldliketosetouttoinspirehim.

Pasangisaskilledclimber,havingclimbedMountQomolangmaandChogori.Buttogetthereshehadto

overcomeunbelievableadversity,asinSheipacultureclimbingisviewedasamaleactivity.Peoplewouldsayshe

shouldn'tbewithmenandclimbthatrock.

Thenwhenshehadherfirstchild,EichanNurbu,shefacedfreshchallengesbecauseshewasexpectedtostay

athomeandlookafterhimasthiswasviewedasthemother'sresponsibility.It'sdifficultforhertobalance（平衡）

thiswiththeclimbing.ButPasangsaidthatshewantedtoinspirehersonandshowhimthatheshouldfollowhis

dreams,soonhissecondbirthday,November14,2019,sheclimbedCholatse—a6,440-meter-highmountainin

theQomolangmaregion.

Pasangsaid,“Ilearnedsomanythingsfrommymother.Shewassingle.Sheraisedtwokidsbyherself.She

neverwenttoschool.Fromher,Isawhowawomancanbestrong.Ihavebigrespectfbrallthemothers,because

themothersareverystrong.They'realwaystherefbrtheirchildren.Theysacrifice（犧牲）theirdreamsforchildren.

Everybodyshouldhavetheirdreams.Now,I'mamother,butI'mstillhavingmydreams.Everybodyhasarightto

realizetheirdreams.Mostimportantly,Iwanttoinspiremysontofollowhisdreams.^^

4.WhydidPasangdecidetostartanotherclimbin2019?

A.TDfindaneliteclimber.

B.Tomakealivingbyclimbing.

C.Toshareexperiencewithothers.

D.Tobeanencouragementtoherson.

5.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“adversity"inparagraph2mean?

A.Hardship.B.Forgetfulness.C.Help.D.Curiosity.

6.WhatwasPasang'snewchallengeafterherfirstchild'sbirth?

A.Learningtolookafterhersonathome.

B.Balancinghernewrolewithherdream.

C.Facingcompetitionwithmeninclimbing.

D.CompetingwithothersintheQomolangmaregion.

7.WhatdoesPasang'sstorymainlytellus?

A.Thereisnoendtolife.

B.Mumisthebestintheworld.

C.Everyoneshouldsticktohisorherdream.

D.It'simportanttosacrificedreamsforchildren.

7.河南省南陽市六校2022-2023學(xué)年高一上學(xué)期期中聯(lián)考英語試題

Ifyou'rereadingthisarticleandyou'rethemotherofalittleguynamedLeowhowasplayingwithhissister

inaplaygroundinMainBeachtoday,thenyoushouldknowthatyouareraisingareallywarm-hearted,amazingly

kindandextremelyfriendlylittlekid!

Ihaveatwo-and-a-half-year-oldwho,afterbeingattacked（攻擊）byawildbird,andbeingjumpedonwithout

warningbysomeveryexcitedbutharmlessbabydogs,isnowafraidofbirdsanddogs.Whileplayinginthepark

today,alargebirdheadedtowardsusquietly,leadinghertogiveupherfunandrunandhideinabasementofthe

playground.

Leoaskedherwhatshewasdoingandshetoldhim'TmhidingbecauseI'mafraidofbirds'*,atwhichpoint

hecouldhavejustshrugged（聳肩）andwalkedaway.Instead,hegotdownonherlevelandexplainedthat,actually,

birdswerejustasafraidasshewas.Whenshestilllookeddoubtful,hejumpedupandwalkedtothebird,shouting

loudlyasitranawayfromhim,"See!Itisrunningaway!Don'tbeafraid!”

Hethencheatedheroutofthebasementand,althoughshecouldn,tanswerallhisquestionsbecauseofherage

andability,continuedtoincludeherinhisandhissister'sgamesaroundtheplayarea-including,muchtoher

delight,pushingheraroundonherpushbike.

Mydaughterwasbeyonddelightedtohaveplaymates-tothepointthatwhenhergrandmajoinedus,my

daughterintroducedhimas“mynewbestfriendLeo”!

4.WhatdidtheauthorthinkofLeo'smother?

A.Shehadadutytocareforherkid.B.Sheshouldbeinterestedinthisarticle.

C.Sheshouldfeelproudofherson.D.Shewasstrictwithherkid.

5.Whydidtheauthor5sdaughterrunawaywhenseeingthebird?

A.Shewassurprisedbyitssize.

B.Shehadterribleexperienceswithanimals.

C.Shetriedtomakefunofthebird.

D.Shewantedotherchildrentowatchitwithher.

6.WhatdidLeoplantodobydrivingthebirdaway?

A.Introduceawayoftrainingbirds.

B.Protectthebirdfrombeinghurt.

C.Stopthebirdfromhurtingthelittlegirl.

D.Provethathiswordswereright.

7.Whatistheauthor?spurposeinwritingthistext?

A.TDpraisealittleboy.B.Toexplainwhyherdaughterhateddogs.

C.Toshowoffherlovelydaughter.D.Toteachherdaughtertomakenewfriends.

8.河北省武強中學(xué)2021-2022學(xué)年高一下學(xué)期期末考試英語試題

Sincebirth,Ihavewornatracheotomytube（氣切管）aroundmynecktohelpmebreathe.WhenIwas

growingup,itwascommonforadultstotellmethatIshouldwearcolorfulscarves（圍巾）sothatotherpeople

wouldn'tseeit.Theywouldsay,“Youcan'teventellit'sthere,“asifmydisabilityissomethingtobeashamedof

（羞恥）.Asakid,IneverreallythoughtaboutmydisabilitythewayIdonow.ItwasjusthowIlivedmylife.

NowI'm26yearsold,andI'mproudtocallmyselfadisabledwomanbecauseIconsidermydisabilitytobea

partofwhoIam.Itravelaroundtheworldtosharemystoryasadisabledreporterandtrainotherreportersonhow

tocoverdisabilityproblems.IstillrememberthefirsttimeIgaveauniversitylecturetoagroupofstudents.I

realizedthatIcouldhelpcreatesafespaceswheredisabledpeoplecanbethemselvesandfeelfreetotelltheirown

stories.

Unfortunately,beingdisabledisstillviewedassomethingthatismeanttobeovercome.Butforsomanyofus,

thisishowwelive.Thisiswhoweare.IamalwaysmovedbythepeopleI'vemetinthedisabilitycommunity:

educators,historians,writers,lawyersandmanymorebecausewesharethesamedreamandthesameneedfora

mentally-safeworld.

4.Whydidthewriterwearaspecialtubewhenshewasachild?

A.Itcouldhelpherbreathenormally.

B.Itwasaspecialfashionatthattime.

C.Shewantedtolookdifferentfromothers.

D.Aphotographyeditoraskedhertodoit.

5.Whydidtheadultsaskthewritertowearcolorfulscarves?

A.Tokeepwarm.B.Toprotectherneck.

CTolookbeautiful.D.Tocoverherspecialtube.

6.Whatdoesthewriterthinkofbeingdisabled?

A.ShamefulB.Pitiful.C.Normal.D.Abnormal.

7.Whichisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.HowIBecameDisabled

B.HowIBecameProudofBeingDisabled

C.HowtoGetAlongwithaDisabledPerson

D.HowtoEditPhotographsofDisabledPeople

9.河北省滄州市部分學(xué)校2022-2023學(xué)年高一上學(xué)期第一次階段測試英語試題

KashmirisoneofthemostunstableareasinIndia.Itwastherethatwerealizedhowpeoplecanshowkindness

toothersduringtoughtimes.

WehadbeendrivingalongthemountainroadsofKashmir,watchingbeautifulsceneryunfoldingbeforeus.

Suddenly,wecameacrossalongqueueofvehiclesaheadofus.Wesoonlearnedtherewasariot（混舌L）atthenext

town,sotheroadswereblocked.Gettingstuckinariotisaterriblething.Wewerefullofworry,feelingstressed

thattheriotmightspillovertotheseparts.Additionally,itwasalreadyafternoonandwewerehungry.Worsestill,

we'dfinishedwhateversnacksandwaterwehad.

Foralongtime,wesatthere.Atonepoint,wesawagroupofpeoplegettingoffbuses,takingoutstovesand

foodandstartingtocook.Theysharedthefoodwiththehungrypeople.Thekindnessofthosepeoplewas

somethingIhadneverexperiencedbefore.

Hourslater,thecarsstartedmoving.Aswedrovethroughtown,wesawtiresburning,brokenglassesand

bloodallovertheroad.Beingalocal,ourdriverassuredusofoursafetyandofferedustostayinhishomeif

required.Intheevening,hestoppedatasmalleatery（食堂）andmadesurewehadourmeals.Wereachedour

destinationaroundmidnightandheensuredthatwegotaplacetostay.Beforeleaving,hetookourphonenumbers

andgaveushis.Whenwecompletedourtripafewdayslater,hecalledtoseehowweweredoing.Iwasdeeply

touchedbythekindyoungman.

24.Howdidtheauthorfeelaboutgettingstuckinariot?

A.Surprised.B.Worried.C.Excited.D.Disappointed.

25.Whydidagroupofpeoplegetoffbuses?

A.Torelaxthemselves.B.Toseewhatwashappening.

C.Tohelpdirectthetraffic.D.Tocookandsharefoodwithothers.

26.Whichofthefollowingcanbestdescribethedriver?

A.Braveandkind.B.Braveandwise.

C.Kindandgenerous.D.Wiseandgenerous.

27.Whatcanbethebesttitleofthetext?

A.KindnessinHardshipB.MeetingaRiotinKashmir

C.AnUnforgettableTravelD.AdviceonTravellinginKashmir

10.廣東省梅州市梅江區(qū)梅州中學(xué)等四校2021-2022學(xué)年高一下學(xué)期5月聯(lián)考英語試題

AKenyanteacherwhogaveaway,mostofhismonthlysalary（工資）topoorpeoplehaswona$1-million

GlobalTeacherPrize.

In2016,PeterTabichicametoKerikoMixedDaySecondarySchool,apublicschool,inafarawayKenyas

RiftValley.TheschoolhadjustasinglecomputerandhadproblemsconnectingtotheInternet.Ithadnolibraryor

laboratory,aswell.Tomakemattersworse,thestudentscamefrompoorfamilieswherebasicslikefoodand

clothingwerehardtocomeby.Whilethesedifficultieswouldhavecausedmostpeopletoleavequickly,Tabichi

stayed.

Realizingthatstarvingkidsmakeforpoorstudents,theteacherbeganusingasmuchas80percentofhis

monthlysalarytobuyfoodandlearningobjectsfbrthem.Hesetupascienceclubtogetkidsinterestedinthetopic.

“Ourlaboratorydoesnothaveeverything,butIencouragethemtothinkwiderandusewhatwecangetlocally.”

Tabichiandotherfourteachersregularlyvisitlow-achieving,at-risk,studentsattheirhomestoprovideone-

on-onehelpandtounderstandthedifficultiesthesechildrenfacedaily.Tabichialsoencouragesparentstoallow

girlstocontinuetheirhigh-schooleducation.

Tabichi'seffortshavemadeadifference.Schoolregistration（注冊）hasmorethandoubledtoalmost400now

sincehecame.In2017,16ofthe59graduatingstudentswenttocollege,whilein2018,thenumberroseto26.In

2017,fivestudentsqualified（有資格）fortheIntelISEF（InternationalScienceandEngineeringFair）.Thisyear,

twootherstudentswillcompeteinthe2019IntelISEFtobeheldinPhoenix,Arizona.

Theteacher,however,oweshissuccesstohisstudents,saying,"!amonlyherebecauseofwhatmystudents

haveachieved.Thisprizegivesthemachance.Ittellstheworldthattheycandoanything.nAswouldbeexpected,

Tabichiplanstospendtheprizemoneyonhisschoolcommunityandtofeedthepoor.

19.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.AschoollocatedinaKenya'sRiftvalleybecamefamous.

B.AKenyanteacherhelpingpoorstudentswonGlobalTeacherPrize.

C.AKenyanteacherhelpedgirlstocontinuetheirhigh-schooleducation.

D.FiveKenyanstudentsqualifiedfortheIntelISEFfortheirperformance.

20.WhatcanweknowaboutKerikoMixedDaySecondarySchool?

A.Ithaddozensofteachers.B.Itwasintheofacity.

C.Itownedamodemlab.D.Itwasinpoorcondition.

21.WhichwordcanbeusedtodescribePeterTabichi?

A.Honest.B.Wealthy.C.Kind.D.Humorous.

22.WhichistheclosestnumberofstudentswhenPeterTabichibeganteachingthere?

A.90.B.190.C.290D.390.

優(yōu)選提升題

11.浙江省臺州市九校聯(lián)盟2021-2022學(xué)年高一下學(xué)期期中考試英語試題

MynameisSara.WhenIwaslittle,Iplayedthedrums.Ialsohadaguitar.Infourthgrade,Istartedplayingthe

trombone（長號）.Ipractisedaboutfourhoursaweek.Allofthismightnotseemlikeabigdealforalotofkids,but

there*ssomethingaboutmethatmakesmeabitdifferentfromothers.Iwasbomwithouthands.SinceIwasaboutone

yearold,Tvewornprosthetics（假肢）.

Thisyear,Igotaninvitationtojointhehighschoolmarchingband（行進管樂隊）.ItoldmymomIwantedtodo

it.ButIhadaninstructorwhothoughtIwouldnotbeabletomarchintheband—notbecauseitwasahighschool

bandandIwasonlyinseventhgrade,butprobablybecausemybodywasdifferent.AllIwantedwastoshowthatI

coulddoit,soIjoinedtheband.Anditpaidoff!

Musicgivesmeenergy.Thathappenssometimes.OnetimeIwassodown,Ididn'tevenwanttogetoutofbed.

ThenIhitmyMP3playerbyaccident.Asongcameon,andIgotupandstarteddancing.Ithelpedmesaytomyself,

“OK,Icangetthroughtoday.”

Aroundmymusicianfriends,weallsharethesameproblems,likeworkingouthowmanybeatsthereareina

measure（小節(jié)）.Ihaveahardtimecountingthebeats,butsodoalotoftheotherkids.It'sanormalproblemthatwe

musiciansshare.WhenI'mwiththeband,Idon'tfeelasdifferentasIdoinothersituations.It'sjustanotherwaythat

musicmakesmewanttogoon,andnottojustsitdownbymyselfandnotcareaboutlife.

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