河南省平顶山市2018-2019学年高一下学期英语期末调研考试试卷

    Don't let your kids be bored this summer! Join the Summer Fun Holiday Club atCanterbury College. Choose from over 30 activities which take place between 28 Julyand 8 August.

    How to book?

    Just complete the Registration （登记） Form and return it to Canterbury College inperson or by post with payments. Payments must be made in cash, by check, or bycredit card before your child's first day.

    Download the Registration Form at Summer Fun Holiday Club.com.

    What do I need to know?

    Age: The Summer Fun Holiday Club is designed for 11-16 years old.

    Prices: $10 per half day,  $20 per day and $80 per 5 days.

    Arrival & Parking: All children should arrive at the college main reception 15minutes before the start time. We have a large drop-off and pick-up area. Public carparks can be found a few minutes'walk from site.

    Lunch & Breaks: You will need a packed lunch for the 30 minutes' lunch break.Vending machines （自动售货机） are available for drinks and snacks.Collection: Children should be collected within 15 minutes of the finish time.Refunds Policy: Refunds will only be given with a minimum of 48 hours' notice. Tocancel, call 01227-811259.

    Clothing: Some activities may be messy, so please ensure your child brings clothingsuitable for their activities and that sensible footwear is worn.

    For most people, a cinema experience is not complete without a bag of popcom,but believe it or not, there's actually a guy trying to get popcom forbidden at the theater.

    Mike Shotton has never been able to enjoy himself there because his experience is always destroyed by having to bear people chewing popcorn. He finally lost his patience when he went to watch Star Wars with many children eating popcorm.

    "The noise has annoyed me since I was a lttle kid," Shotton said."I'm the kind of person that if I hear something in the background, I focus on that until that's all I can hear.I was really looking forward to Star Wars. I couldn't believe the amount of noise during the film—it compltely destoyed my viewing"

    So the 39-year- old started a petition （请愿） on petition-buzz. com, hoping to get nid of popcorn from cinema across the U. K."I call on you now to stand with me, and tell others that no longer are we prepared to let this destroy our film viewing," he said.

    Unsurprisingly, his petition has only received 126 signatures so far. In fact,someone started an opposite petition in response, arguing that popcorn is an important part of a cinema experience. However, more people were in support of Shotton, and he actually won.

    "My next plan is to start a further petition which, if it gets enough signatures, will mean it has to be decided by the government whether it'll be forbidden," he said. "I'm also planning to campaign （领导运动） outside cinemas and explain to people about the petition and trying to encourage them not to buy popcorn when they go into the cinema." It sounds great, but I think people love popcorm too much for this to actually work.

    There was a time when a trip to the supermarket in the United States often ended with a simple question from the cashier:"Paper or plastic?" Well, which type of bag would you choose?

    Although all types of bags have some influences on the environment, it has long been thought that paper bags are kinder. They are made from a renewable source, break down esily, bum without giving off thick smoke and can be recycled. However, the producing process behind paper bags uses more energy than that of plastic ones.

    How can this be true?

    Studies show that paper bag production requires four times as much energy as plastic bag production. And the amount of water used to make them is twenty times higher. Besides, the influence on forests is very serious. It takes about fourteen million trees to produce ten billion paper bags, which happens to be the number of bags used in the United States yearly. In terms of recycling, the idea that paper bags are more environment- friendly than plastic ones can be quickly given up. Research shows it requires about 98% less energy to recycle plastic than it does paper.

    Even though paper bags might be more harmful than plastic ones, plastic still seems to be considered by governments as the more harmful of the two. In Ireland, for example, a tax has been introduced to discourage the use of plastic bags. People have to pay 22 cents for every plastic bag, and as a result, their use has dropped quickly.

    There's no doubt that it makes more sense to reuse these bags. However, we don't seem to be doing that at present. That may be because they fall apart quickly. If so,cloth bags are a better choice, but still, their production also has a bad influence on the environment. So what to do? How should we answer the question of"Paper or plastic?" It seems that we first need to ask ourselves one more general question:"What can I do to help the environment?"

    Nowadays with the development of technology, people have gradually relied on the mobile phones seriously.Many people, especially the younger generation, like to use social media to connect with others. However, everyone is ignoring an important point- face-to-face communication between people is missing.

    Social media is all about connecting with others. But a new study suggests that too much social media use leads to disconnection and loneliness. The study finds that heavy use of platforms such as Facebook, Snapchat, and Instagram is associated with feelings of isolation among young adults.

    Brian Primack and his team in the study surveyed that 1,787 U.S. adults aged 19to 32 and asked them about their usage of 11 social media platforms. Surprisingly,people that spend more time on social media feel lonelier than others.

    Tom Kersting, a psychotherapist, said"Although people think being on social media all the time makes them 'connected' to others, they are actually disconnected,'because the more time one spends behind a screen, the less time one spends face-to-face." Kersting continued. "They are spending a lot of time looking at everyone else's posts, where they are, where they are going and what they are doing.The constant connection to everyone else's perfect'life experiences causes feelings of being left out, and of being lonely."

    So what's the answer?"It's simple," says Kersting—although it does involve a significant amount of willpower."The solution to this is refusing the addiction to look at everyone else's life.Just focus on your own life, where you're going, what you are grateful for, and what you want to achieve in this world. Then go out and do it, andstop wasting so much time comparing."

The Origin and Development of Hats

    Hats are a type of covering for the head. As the old saying goes,"If you want to get ahead, then get a hat."

     It is hard to say when hats were produced and who invented them. One thing for certain, the first hat was made of animal skin to fight against the cold weather.Although this was not a hat in the true, sense, people began to realize that covering their heads could be warm and comfortable.

    One of the first hats was known from a painting in a tomb. It showed a manwearing a simple conical （圆锥形的） straw hat. However, for a long time, hats were only made for men.But these hats were based on those of male ministers.

    Hats that were specifically designed for women were first made in 1529. In the late 17^tn century, women's hats appeared with its own style. They were not influenced by men's hat fashions.

    During the first half of the 19^thcentury, the bonnet （软帽） played a leading role in Women's fashion. By the end of the century, although bonnets were still popular, many other styles of hats came into existence.

    Recently, hats have become a symbol of social status. There are still two basic Forms—rcaps and hats. Besides, more features like ribbons, pictures, shapes are added.

A.Hats have been around for a very long time.

B.They play an important role in people's dressing up.

C.As time goes by, hats have become heavier and heavier.

D.They featured various forms and rich characteristics instead.

E.Women's hats didn't appear until the end of the 16 ^thcentury.

F.It's because women's social status was much lower than men's.

G.With the decorations,hat makers create a never-ending range of hats.

    Once upon a time, there was a herd （兽群） of deer living in the forest. Among them was a wise and1 teacher, who2the tricks and skills of survival to the young deer. When facing danger, young deer can3themselves by making use of them.

    One day, the teacher's younger sister4him with her son, hoping he would learn what is so important for deer. She said, "Dear brother, please teach my child the5and skills of deer." The teacher said to the young deer,"Very well, you can come at this time tomorrow for your6class."

    At first, the young deer came to the lessons as he was supposed to. But soon, he became more interested in7with the other young deer than his lessons. He didn't realize how dangerous it could be for a8who learned nothing but deer games. So he started9 classes. Soon he was absent from class all the time.

    10, one day the poor deer stepped in a trap and was11.Since he was missing, his mother was worried. She went to ask her12, "Have you taught your 13 the tricks and skills he needs in time of danger?"

    The teacher14, "My dear sister, your son was disobedient （不服从的） and15 to learn. Out of16for you, I tried my best to teach him.17he did not want to learn them. He was always absent from class! How could I possibly teach him? You are obedient and faithful, but he is not. There is no18 trying to teach him."

    Later they heard the19news. The stubborn young deer who missed classes had been trapped and20. by a hunter. He skinned him and took the meat home.

    The moral of the story is: nothing can be learned from a teacher by one who misses classes.

    Nelson Mandela was born in 1918 in Mvezo, South Africa. His father was chief of Mvezo,influence on Nelson was huge. Later, Nelson became a civil rights leader in South Africa. Having（contribute） to South Africa, he won the respect from South Africa and the whole world.

    Nelson Mandela was a great activist. After finishing（learm） law in the college, he joined the Africa National Congress in his（twenty）. All his life Nelson foughtapartheid （种族隔离） and helped many Africans, but his Contribution（reat） as an act of terrorism then. The African government sent him to prison for 27 years. Once set free from prison, he continued to make efforts（end） apartheid. To Nelson, he wanted was that all people would enjoy human rights（equal） in South Africa. Eventually, he won the（elect） and served as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999.

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Dear Mary,

    My name is Li Hua, a 18-year-old student from Eton middle school. To help the old people in the nursing home, my classmates and me will go there this Sunday, As the monitor of Class Two, I wanted to invite you to go with us.

    Here are some information about this activity, To begin with, we will leave for our school by bus at 8 a.m, but return at 5 p.m. Besides, there will be a lot of activity such as making dumplings and giving performances, that will be not only interesting but also meaningful.

    Hopeful, you will like the plan and join us. I have the confidence that we will have a great time there. Looking forward your reply and your decision.

Yours,

Li Hua

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Dear Mike,

Yours,

Li Hua