吉林省通化市第十四中學(xué)20xx-20xx學(xué)年高一下學(xué)期期中考試英語試題-在線瀏覽
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【正文】 15Where: Bar Harbor, MaineWhy do it: With its breathtaking scenic course, the Mount Desert Island Marathon has been called the “Big Sur Marathon of the East”. Indeed, race participants agree that the race39。re looking for a big city marathon experience, but don’t want to deal with the crowds, the Philadelphia Marathon may be a good choice for you. The marathon treats you to historical buildings like the Liberty Bell, as well as the natural beauty of scenic sections along the Schuylkill River.21. Which of the following can be the most attractive to firsttime marathoners? A. St. George Marathon. B. Bank of America Chicago Marathon.C. Mount Desert Island Marathon. D. Philadelphia Marathon.22. What is special about Philadelphia Marathon?A. It has a long history. B. It is the largest city marathon.C. It is a lesscrowded marathon. D. It is the only one held in November.23. What is the mon point about the four marathons?A. They are all in the countryside. B. They all attract the most runners.C. They all go through big parks. D. They all offer runners beautiful scenery.BWhen Donna Stumphf passed by the munity garden one day last fall, she was surprised to see several deserted pieces of land that had vegetables left behind. Stumphf, 68, began carefully gathering up the vegetables to take them to the local homeless shelter.When she saw what she had harvested, she came up with an idea. “I thought, what I need to do is see if I could plant some vegetables on the land and donate (捐贈(zèng)) them to the homeless,” says Stumphf.Stumphf had a pretty high goal: She wanted to grow l ,000 pounds of vegetables by the end of fall. But because it was a long, cold winter in North Dakota, planting didn39。t think we were even going to get close to 500 pounds as we started planting quite late. Besides, we were having a drought (干旱) here too.”When harvest time started in August, in just one night, volunteers picked 78 pounds of cherry tomatoes. On another day, it was 160 pounds of Swiss chard. In the end, Stumphf was excited when she saw her final total: 3,727 pounds.“I felt like a little kid. I was happy,” she says about hearing that amazing number.“ I couldn39。s so amazing that a mon person would do so much for the munity.”“I met with the owner of the garden center to talk about the next year. I told her if I see any land that isn39。s nothing on it, I’m going to be planting like crazy,” Stumphf says.24. What did Stumрhf decide to do when she took the deserted vegetables to the local homeless shelter?A. Teach people to grow vegetables. B. Collect vegetables from the center. C. Plant vegetables and donate them. D. Call on people to donate vegetables.25. What made Stumphf surprised?A. She received so much help. B. She had such a good harvest.C. The weather was good in autumn. D. Planting started very late.26. What do Stumphf’s words in the last paragraph show?A. She is a crazy person. B. She will buy some land.C. She is good at planting vegetables. D. She plans to help more homeless people.CIt39。s call one student Jim. He hasn39。s not very smart. They don39。s going to do well in school. So along the way, he takes some classes and happens to do pretty well in a math class. He actually likes it but he’s been told that he39。m actually not very smart, so I39。t, and then, of course, his grades are not very good, which reinforces (加強(qiáng)) his belief. He has a fixed mindset (思維模式)that he39。s just Christie who, if she works hard, can do well. The parents are very careful not to label (貼標(biāo)簽) Christ
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