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2019-2020学年高一英语下学期期末考试试题无答案第一部分听力(百强校英语解析团队专供)(每小题1分,共20题,满分20分)I.Pictures看图辨义(每小题1分,共6小题,满分6分)Listentothequestions.Thenchoosethebestansweraccordingtoeachpicture.A.
1.__________
2.__________B.
3.__________
4.__________C.
5.__________
6.__________II.BestResponse最佳回应句(每小题1分,共5小题,满分5分)Choosethebestresponsetoeachquestionorstatement.
7.A.IthinkItalyisagoodchoice.B.Wecanseeamovieinthemall.C.I’dliketoseemoreofthearea.D.Weshouldapplyforourvisasinadvance.
8.A.Therearealwaysfightsonthestreet.B.Theairissobadyoucantasteit.C.Manypeopledon’tfinishschool.D.Almostnobodyhasanymoney.
9.A.IsthisbecauseoftheunexpectedrainB.IsthisbecauseofthefinalexamC.IsthisfortherestoftheyearD.Isthisforanewsemester
10.A.Ialsolovetovisiturbanareas.B.Ialsolovelivinginthesuburbs.C.Ialsoenjoytimeincityparks.D.Ialsolikegoingtomountains.
11.A.AreyoustudyingwithmethisyearB.AreyoutakingbasicclassesagainC.AreallofyourclassesintheeveningD.AreallofyourclasseshardthistimeIII.ShortConversations简短会话(每小题1分,共5小题,满分5分)Listentotheconversations.Thenanswerthequestions.
12.A.Thewomanmakesnoodleadvertisements.B.Storesselllongnoodlesshells.C.Italiannoodlesaretheonlyonestobuy.D.Theman’sfavoritefoodispasta.
13.A.Viewsfromtheirupingcruise.B.Nightlifeinanexoticforeigncountry.C.AdetailedlistofnativeAlaskananimals.D.Africananimalstheywillsee.
14.A.Moreyoungpeoplethanoldpeoplebuyhairdye.B.Onlypeoplewantingtolookyoungusedye.C.Peoplebuyhaircolortolookyounger.D.Peoplewhocolortheirhairreportsuccess.
15.A.Shecanonlygetintomorningclasses.B.Studentswithfreshcatalogschoosebetter.C.Catalogclassesareavailableonline.D.Firstyearstudentstakebasicclasses.
16.A.Womenaresmarterthanmen.B.Goodwivesgivegoodadvice.C.Femaleleadersarebetterthankings.D.Queensstaymarriedlonger.IV.LongDialogue简短对话(每小题1分,共2小题,满分2分)Listentothedialogue.Thenchoosethebestanswertoeachquestion.
17.A.Hisdogisverysick.B.Hesellscutepetdogs.C.Heisatrainerforyoungpuppies.D.Hisdoghelpshimbecausehecan’tsee.
18.A.Shewillhinderhiswork.B.Shemightgetbitten.C.Sheisallergictodogs.D.Shecan’tseethedog.V.ShortTalk短文理解(每小题1分,共2小题,满分2分)Listentothetalk.Thenchoosethebestanswertoeachquestion.
19.A.You’llseewhatfisheat.B.You’llseehowfishgetcaught.C.You’llseewhatfisharegoodtoeat.D.You’llseehowlongfishcanlive.
20.A.Itwillfloattootherplaces.B.Itprovidesfoodforthefish.C.Itgivespeoplesomethingtodo.D.Itwillhurtthefish.第二部分知识运用(百强校英语解析团队专供)(共两节,45分)第一节单项填空(每小题1分,共15小题,满分15分)
21.Idon’tthinkSarahwilleverforgiveme________tellingTomhersecret.A.forB.withC.ofD.in
22.Withtheworldchangingfastwehavesomethingnew________allbyourselveseveryday.A.dealwithB.dealtwithC.todealwithD.dealingwith
23.Marylistenstonewseverydaysoas________what’sgoingon.A.findingoutB.tofindoutC.dreamingupD.todreamup
24.She’dlivedinShanghaiandHongkongbutsheliked________andmovedtoBeijing.A.neitherB.bothC.noneD.either
25.Themuseum________anumberoforiginalartworks.A.isincludingB.includesC.iscontainingD.contains
26.Experimentsofthiskind________inboththeU.S.andEuropewellbeforetheSecondWorldWar.A.haveconductedBhavebeenconductedC.hadconductedD.hadbeenconducted
27.Withsomanyteststotakethe10thgraders________theirperformance.A.areconcernedwithB.concernedwithC.areconcernedaboutD.concernedabout
28.Don’tforget________thestudentsthatwewillleaveforGuangzhouonJuly
6.A.tellingB.totellC.havingtoldD.tohavetold
29.Theschooldemandsthatthestudents________thehonorcodeintheirvarioustests.A.tofollowB.followingC.followD.followed
30.Itisnouse________overthespilledmilk.A.cryB.cryingC.tocryD.cried
31.Therewassuchalongqueueforcoffeeattheintervalthatwe________gaveup.A.eventuallyB.unfortunatelyC.generouslyD.purposefully
32.Anewproblem________withthenewputer.A.hasrisenB.hasarisenC.hasraisedD.haslifted
33.---Thereisastoryhereinthepaperabouta110-year-oldman.---Mygoodness!Ican’timagine________thatold.A.tobeB.tohavebeenC.beingD.havingbeen
34.They________toclimbthemountainintherainbutfailed.A.attemptedB.managedC.wishedD.hoped
35.---Excusemesiristheswimmingpoolopenallday---________.Onlyfrom6:00pm.to10:00pm.A.That’srightB.YesofcourseC.SorryIamnotsureD.SorryI’mafraidnot第二节完形填空(每小题
1.5分,共20小题,满分30分)Myfiance(未婚夫)andIwereexcitedaboutshoppingforourfirsthome.Butourmoneywas36andnoneofthehousesinourpricerangeseemedsatisfactory(令人满意的).Oneagent37ahouseinparticular.Althoughherdescriptionsoundedwonderfulthepricewas38ourrangesowedeclined.Butshekepturgingustohavealook
39.Wefinallydidanditwas40atfirstsight.Itwas“OurHome”smallandcharmingoverlookingaquietlake.Walkingthroughtheroomsandtalkingwiththeownersaniceelderlycouplewefeltthewarmthand41ofthemarriagewithinthathome.Asperfectasitwasthepriceremainedtoohighforus.Buteverydaywewouldsitbythelakelookingatthehouseanddreamingof42itwouldbeliketolivethere.Dayslaterwemadean43—farbelowtheaskingprice.Surprisinglytheydidn’t44us.Theyrenewedtheiroffer
45.Itwasalsomuchmorethanwecouldaffordbutfar46thantheoriginalaskingprice.Thenextdaywegota47messagethatanotherbuyerhadofferedamuchhigherprice.Evensowedecidedtotalkwiththe48directly.Wemadeourfinalofferwhich49wasthousandsofdollarslessthantheotherbuyer’sbid.Weknewit50wehadtotry.“Sold!”saidtheowner.Thenhe
51.He’dseenussittingbythelakeallthosetimes;heknewhowmuchwelovedtheplaceandthatwe’d52theyearsofworktheyhadputintotheirhome;herealizedhewouldtakea53bysellingittousbutitwasworthwhile;wewerethepeopletheywantedtolivethere.Hetoldustoconsiderthe54intheprice“anearlyweddingpresent.”That’showwefoundourhomeandhowIlearnedthatwhenpeopleare55theyarenotstrangersonlyfriendswehaven’tmetyet.
36.A.neededB.largeC.enoughD.limited
37.A.remendedB.boughtC.soldD.rented
38.A.belowB.withinC.beyondD.between
39.A.atmostB.atleastC.attimesD.athand
40.A.reliefB.concernC.loveD.curiosity
41.A.prideB.challengeC.happinessD.desire
42.A.whatB.whyC.thatD.which
43.A.effortB.profitC.promiseD.offer
44.A.laughatB.lookafterC.dependonD.eacross
45.A.indeedB.insteadC.asideD.apart
46.A.worseB.lessC.betterD.higher
47.A.relaxingB.regularC.pleasantD.disappointing
48.A.agentsB.buyersC.ownersD.managers
49.A.stillB.alreadyC.generallyD.ever
50.A.soB.orC.forD.but
51.A.apologizedB.explainedC.criticizedD.plained
52.A.appreciateB.analyzeC.checkD.ignore
53.A.leadB.riskC.chanceD.loss
54.A.increaseB.interestC.differenceD.average
55.A.smartB.kindC.politeD.energetic第三部分阅读理解(百强校英语解析团队专供)(共两节,32分)第一节(每小题2分,共11小题,满分22分)AImaginethatyouliveinaworldofdarknesswhichwouldmakegoinganywhereachallenge.Somewholiveinthisworldhaveapersontobewiththemwherevertheygo.Someuseawhitecanewhichisasignalthattheyareblind.OtherschoosetouseaguidedogwhichiswheretheHuikuangGuideDogSchoolTaiwanentersthepicture.ThisorganizationbegantobreedraiseandtrainguidedogsforblindpeopleinTaiwanstartingin
1991.Inadditiontobreedingpuppiestheschool’sintensiveprogramincludestrainingthesepuppiestobeeguidedogs.Besidesbeingtrainableguidedogsmusthaveasuitablepersonality.Choosingtherightbreedsisanimportantpartoftheprocess.AgoldenretrieverandLabradormixrepresentsthehighestpercentageofguidedogs.Thisisbecauseoftheabilitytobinethebestfeaturesofbothbreeds.Theresultisadogthatiscalminnaturewillingtoworkandwithafabulouspersonality.Thesefeaturesbestsuitthemajorityofguidedogowners.Allbreedsmustbehardworkingusedtopeopleandanimalsandnotafraidofnoiseorcrowds.Thisisespeciallytrueforthoseinbusymoderncityenvironments.Additionallytheseguidedogsmustneverbeallowedtoeathumanfood.Iftheydotheymaybeeeasilydistractedbydifferentfoodsmellsandputtheirownersindanger.
56.WhathastheHuikuangGuideDogSchoolTaiwandoneforblindpeopleA.Helpedthemeoutofaworldofdarkness.B.Helpedthemfindapersontoguidethem.C.Helpedthembeemoreindependent.D.Helpedthemsignalthattheyareblind.
57.WhatqualitiesdopeoplelookforinguidedogsA.Fun-lovingandhardworking.B.Hardworkingandpeaceful.C.Noisyandplayful.D.Fearfulandpeople-loving.A.Sotheydon’texposetheirownerstothreats.B.Sotheycanguidemoreeasily.C.Sotheydon’teatabadmixoffood.D.Sotheydon’tlosetheirbestfeature.BThereoncelivedawiseoldKingwhosurroundedhimselfwithwiseelderstoadvisehim.HowevertheKing’ssondidn’tlikeseeingtheoldpeoplearound.“Theydon’tliketotrynewthings”hesaid.Butreallyhewasbotheredthattheoldpeopleremindedhimthathisfatherwasaging.TheKingbecameillanddiedandtheyoungprincebecameKing.Whenhewascrownedhesurroundedhimselfwithyouth.Everyonewasforcedtosendtheiragedparentsfaraway.Butoneyoungadvisorhidhisfather.Thenamessengerfromanearbykingdomarrived.Hesaid“Mymasterwantstoknowwhichendofthisstickesfromthehigherpartofthetree.Answerincorrectlyandhewillconqueryouandmakeyouallslaves!Youhavesevendays.”Thekingsaidtohisadvisors“Bringmetheanswersowecanavoidwar!”Buttheyhadn’ttendedthesoilorworkedintheforestssotheyhadnoanswer.Sixdayspassed.Theadvisorwhohadhidhisfathertoldhisfathertheriddle.“DoasIsayandourkingdomwillremainatpeace”hisfatherreplied.ThenextmorningtheadvisortoldtheKing“Orderabowlofwater.”Whenitarrivedtheadvisorputthestickintothewater.Oneendsankwhiletheotherendstuckup.“Theendthatishighergrewhigheronthetree.”Themessengersmiledanddepartedtotellhismasterandavoidawar.“Howdidyouknowtheanswer”askedtheKing.“Ihidmyfatherandaskedhim.Hiswisdomsavedourkingdom”theadvisorresponded.“Iwaswrong”saidtheyoungKing.“Iseethevalueofbeingoldandwise.”Alltheelderswerebroughtbackandhonoredbyeveryone.
59.WhydidtheoldKinghaveolderpeopleasadvisorsA.Becausehelikedtheelderly.B.Becausehedidn’tlikeyoungpeople.C.Becausetheyhadalotofknowledge.D.Becauseyoungpeopleknowalot.
60.WhydidtheyoungKingchangeadvisorsA.Becausehethoughtoldpeoplewerentsmart.B.Becausehedidn’tlikethethoughtofgrowingold.C.Becausehefeltyoungerpeoplewerewiser.D.Becausehewantedtofeelyoungerthanhewas.COpenLettertoanEditorIhadaninterestingconversationwithareporterrecently---onewhoworksforyou.Infacthe’soneofyourbestreporters.Hewantstoleave.Yourreportergavemeacopyofhisresume(简历)andphotocopiesofsixstoriesthathewroteforyou.Theheadlinesshowedyouplayedthemproudly.Withgreatenthusiasmhetalkedabouthowhefindsissuesapproachesthemandwritesaboutthemwhichtellsmeheisoneofyourbest.I’msureyouwouldhatetolosehim.Surprisinglyyourreporterisnotunhappy.Infacthetoldmehereallylikeshisjob.Hehasagreatassignment(分工)andsaidyourunagreatpaper.Itwouldbeeasyforyoutokeephimhesaid.Heknowsthatthepapervalueshim.Heappreciatestheresponsibilityyou’vegivenhimtakesownershipofhisprofessionandenjoyshisfreedom.SowhyishelookingforawayoutHetalkedtomebecausehewantshiseditorstodemandsomuchmoreofhim.Hewantstobepushedchallengedcoachedtonewheights.Thereporterbelievesthatgoodstoriesspringfromgoodquestionsbuthiseditorsusuallyaskhowlongthestorywillbewhenitwillbeinwhereitcanplayandwhatthebudgetis.Helongsforconversationswithaneditorwhowillhelphimturnhisgoodideasintogreatones.Hewantssomeonetogetexcitedaboutwhathe’sdoingandtohelphimturnhisstoryideaupsidedownandinsideoutexploringthebestwaystoreportit.Hewantstobemorevaluableforyourpaper.That’swhatyouwantforhimtooisn’titSoyourreporterhassetmethinking.Ourbesthopeinkeepingourbestreporterscopyeditorsphotographersartists—everyone—istoworkhardertomakesuretheygetthehelptheyaredemandingtoreachtheirpotential.Ifwecan’tdoitthey’llfindsomeonewhocan.
61.WhoprobablywrotetheletterA.AreaderB.AnartistC.AreporterD.Aneditor
62.WhatdoesthereporterwantmostfromhiseditorsintheirtalksA.Findingthenewsvalueofhisstories.B.Givinghimfinancialsupport.C.Improvinghisgoodideas.D.Helpinghimtofindissues.
63.Theletteraimstoremindeditorsthattheyshould________.A.keeptheirbestreportersatallcostsB.givemorefreedomtotheirreportersC.appreciatetheirreporters’workingstylesandattitudesD.beawareoftheirreporters’professionaldevelopmentDTheyarethesortoffriendswhoaresoclosethattheytrusteachotherwiththeirlives.Ifonefallstheotheristheretocatchhim.TheyareWellmanwhoselegswerepermanentlyinjurednineyearsagoinarock-climbingaccidentandCorbettanexperiencedrockclimber.TogethertheyclimbedupHalfDomethefamous2000-footrockintheYosemiteNationalparkthroughoneofthemostdifficultroutes(路线).DuringtheclimbCorbetttooktheleadhitinthemetalspikes(尖状物)thatguidedtheropesandclimbedup.ThenafterWellmanpulledhimselfuptheropeCorbettwentdowntoremovethespikesandclimbedupagain.Thisprocesswasrepeatedtimeandagaininchbyinchfor13days.Wellman’sjobwasnoteasyeither.Hegothimselfuptheropethroughupperbodystrengthalone.InallWellmanfigured(计算)thathehaddone5000pull-upsuptheropeontheclimb.Howeverwhenthetwomenfirstmettheynevertalkedaboutclimbing.“HeknewthatwashowIgotinjured.”Wellmansaid.UntilonedayWellmandecidedthathewantedtoclimbagainandtheystartedtraining.TheirclimbofHalfDomewasnotallsmooth.AtonepointpiecesofrockgavewayandCorbettdroppeddownquickly.Wellmanlockedtheirropeinplacestoppingthefallat20feet.Hisquickactionprobablysavedhisfriend’slife.“Yourpartnercansaveyourlife—youcansaveyourpartner’slife.”Wellmansaidasthepairreceivedcongratulationsfromfriends.“Therearerealcloseties.”
64.WhichofthefollowingwasachallengeforCorbettinclimbingHalfDomeA.Toclimbuptoremovethespikes.B.Toclimbittwice.C.Todo5000pall-upsuptherope.D.Tolocktheropeinplace.
65.WhydidthetwomennevertalkaboutclimbingwhentheyfirstmetA.Corbettdidn’twanttohurtWellman.B.Wellmanhadlostinterestinclimbing.C.Corbettwaspoorlytrained.D.Wellmanhadn’tdecidedwhethertoclimbagain.
66.Themainideaofthetextisthat________.A.twoheadsarebetterthanoneB.thedisabledshouldnevergiveupC.friendshipispreciousinlifeD.amancanbedestroyedbutcannotbedefeated第二节七选五(百强校英语解析团队专供)(每小题2分,共5小题,满分10分)SocialMediaSocialmediacanbedefined(解释)asweb-basedandmobilemediathatareusedforpeopletointeractconnectandmunicatewitheachother.ItofteninvolvesthecreationandsharingofcontentwritingpicturesandvideothatpeoplemakethemselvesmostlythroughtheInternet.67ThefirsttypeinvolvespeoplegettingtogethertoworkonaprojectforexampleWikipedia.Blogsandmicro-blogssuchasTwitterareanothertypeofsocialmedia.ThereareotherwebsiteslikeYouTubethatallowpeopletosharecontentsuchaspicturesarticlesorvideos.68Thesesitesallowpeopletostayintouchwithfriendsmakenewonesandjoinmunities.Facebookisanexampleofthistype.ManypeopleliketoplaygamesontheInternetandyestherearesocialmediagamesaswell.Thesegamesallowgamerstointeractwitheachotherandplaywithoragainstothergamers.69ThefinaltypeofsocialmediaiswebsiteslikeSecondLifewherepeoplecancreateavatars(化身)anduseandcreateobjectsasiftheywereintherealworld.Socialmediaaredifferentfromtraditionalmedia.Withsocialmediamanyindividualpeopleindifferentplacescreatecontent.Anotherdifferenceisthatpeoplewhoproducecontentinsocialmediadon’tneedveryspecialskills.70Ittakesonlyafewminutestowriteatwitterpostforexample.71Butwhateveryoumightthinksocialmediaisheretostay.A.Anothertypeofsocialmediaaresocialnetworkingsites.B.Socialmediaisoneofthefastest-growingindustriesintoday’sworld.C.Somepeoplethinksocialmediaisgoodandsomethinkitisbad.D.Intraditionalmediapeopleneedspecialskillstoproducesomething.E.Andsocialmediacontentcanbeproducedmuchfaster.F.Ingeneraltherearesixdifferenttypesofsocialmedia.G.WorldofWarcraftisagoodexample.第四部分单词拼写(百强校英语解析团队专供)(每小题1分,共8小题,满分8分)根据句意及所给首字母或中文提示,每空填入一词,使句子通顺、句意合理注意在答题纸上书写完整的单词形式
72.Theprojectisaboutofferingsecond-hand________(家具)tothepoor.
73.Canyoudrawa________(区分)betweenthetwolanguages
74.Ihavejustbeensobusystudyingandtryingto________(吸收)allthenewthingsatschool.
75.Shakinghandswhenpeoplemeetismuchmorethe________(习俗)inChinathaninBritain.
76.Thereisanarrow________(指示)thewaytothepark.
77.Toloseweightab________dietismorethannecessary.
78.Thestudentswereencouragedtoc________ontheirteacher’slecture.
79.Ifbuyingabagofcandiesdoesn’ta________toyouhowaboutbuyingatreeinstead第五部分写作(满分15分)根据所给题目,任选一篇,写在答题纸上,不少于100词题目一假如你是学生会主席李华在得知黄河水土流失严重的情况后,你准备在校会上发起捐款倡议内容如下
1.简单介绍黄河水土流失、大片耕地被毁、农民被迫搬走的情况
2.5元钱可以买棵树苗,防沙固土,农民可耕种,从而带来地方经济的发展
3.倡议每人捐款,积少成多帮助母亲河_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________题目二假如你是李华你的笔友Tony最近对Media和Advertising特别感兴趣他认为电视中充斥着快餐和垃圾饮料的广告;铺天盖地的网络广告也不断推动着人们消费请你给Tony写封回信,告诉他你对Media和Advertising的看法DearTony_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________第六部分空英单词选择(百强校英语解析团队专供)(每题
1.5分,共10小题,满分15分)Choosethewordorphrasethatbestpletesthesentence.
80.Jessica________foralongvacationafterworkinghardforseveralmonths.A.honoredB.yearnedC.soaredD.revived
81.Frozenisa________successfulmoviethathasearned$
1.2billion.A.physicallyB.disposablyC.merciallyD.manageably
82.SurroundedbytheseaTaiwanishometoseveral________.A.spicesB.fisheriesC.spaghettisD.basins
83.Joshualosthisjoblastweek.Nowhecannot________therentandneedstomoveout.A.adviseB.honorC.remainD.afford
84.Thosewhohave________skillsincodingareingreatdemandinthejobmarket.A.eligibleB.iningC.pellingD.specialized
85.Teresalikestospendtimewith________peoplewhichmakesherfeelyoungatheart.A.youthfulB.hopefulC.enviousD.wealthy
86.Tomisavery________salespersonwhodoeshisjobwellandiseagertogetapromotion.A.spareB.reusableC.aggressiveD.disheartening
87.Ithankedmyhostfamilyfortheir________andformakingmystayintheU.S.aonceinalifetimeexperience.A.ponentB.hospitalityC.wildernessD.supplement
88.Sueworked________inourfirmfortwomonthsinxx.Shewasn’taregularemployeehereA.orallyB.viceversaC.extensivelyD.temporarily
89.MountEverestisthehighestmountainonearthwithan________of8848meters.A.altitudeB.vendorC.ponentD.bachelor第七部分空英完形填空(百强校英语解析团队专供)(每题1分,共5小题,满分5分)ClozeTestReadthepassageandfillineachblankwiththecorrectwordorphrase.Summertimeismovietime.Herearesomemoviesthatwill90thebigscreenthissummer.InOcean’s8aspin-offoftheOcean’sElevenfilmseriesDebbieOceanconartistDannyOcean’syoungersisterassemblesanall-femalecrewto91aheist.TheirtargetisafabulousnecklacethatwillbewornbyabeautyattendingNewYorkCity’syearlyMetGala.Anotherhighly-anticipatedsequelisIncredibles
2.ThistimeHelenParrisout92amissionandBobislefthomewatchingtheirchildren.ThebabyJack-Jack’semergingsuperpowersfigureintothestory.WhatwillthatmeanforeverybodyIfyouloveMarvelsuperheroesdon’tmissoutonAnt-ManandtheWasp.AshestrugglestobalancebeingbothasuperheroandafatherAnt-Manisassignedanurgentmissionandfinds93fightingalongsidetheWasptouncoversecretsfromtheirpast.Withsomanymovies94besuretovisitatheaternearyouandenjoyallthegoodtimemoviesbring.
90.A.graceB.drapeC.obtainD.bounce
91.A.careforB.makeupC.carryoutD.payoff
92.A.onB.withC.belowD.through
93.A.heB.hisC.himD.himself
94.A.thatchooseB.thatchoosefromC.tochoosingD.tochoosefrom第八部分阅读理解(百强校英语解析团队专供)(每题2分,共5小题,满分10分)Intheearly20thcenturyfewthingsweremoreappealingthanthepromiseofscientificknowledge.Inaworldstrugglingwithrapidindustrializationscienceandtechnologyseemedtooffersolutionstoalmosteveryproblem.Newlycreatedstatecollegesanduniversitiesdevotedthemselvesalmostentirelytoscientifictechnologicalandengineeringfields.ManyAmericanscametobelievethatscientificcertaintycouldnotonlysolvescientificproblemsbutalsoreformpoliticsgovernmentandbusiness.TwoworldwarsandaGreatDepressionrockedtheconfidenceofmanypeoplethatscientificexpertisealonecouldcreateaprosperousandorderedworld.AfterWorldWarIItheacademicworldturnedwithnewenthusiasmtohumanisticstudieswhichseemedtomanyscholarsthebestwaytoensurethesurvivalofdemocracy.Americanscholarsfannedoutacrossmuchoftheworld—withsupportfromtheFordFoundationtheFulbrightprogrametc.—topromotetheteachingofliteratureandtheartsinanefforttomakethecasefordemocraticfreedoms.IntheAmericaofourowntimethegreateducationalchallengehasbeeanefforttostrengthentheteachingofwhatisnowknownastheSTEMdisciplinessciencetechnologyengineeringandmath.ThereisconsiderableandjustifiedconcernthattheUnitedStatesisfallingbehindmuchoftherestofthedevelopedworldintheseessentialdisciplines.IndiaChinaJapanandotherregionsseemtobeseizingtechnologicalleadership.Atthesametimeperhapsinevitablythehumanities—whilestillpopularinelitecollegesanduniversities—haveexperiencedasignificantdecline.Humanisticdisciplinesareseriouslyunderfundednotjustbythegovernmentandthefoundationsbutbyacademicinstitutionsthemselves.Humanistsareusuallyamongthelowest-paidfacultymembersatmostinstitutionsandareoftenlightlyregardedbecausetheydonotgenerategrantineandbecausetheyprovidenoobviouscredentials(资质)formostnonacademiccareers.UndoubtedlyAmericaneducationshouldtrainmorescientistsandengineers.MuchoftheconcernamongpoliticiansaboutthestateofAmericanuniversitiestodayisfocusedontheabsenceof“realworld”education—whichmeanspreparationforprofessionalandscientificcareers.Buttheideathatinstitutionsortheirstudentsmustdecidebetweenhumanitiesandscienceisfalse.Oursocietycouldnotsurvivewithoutscientificandtechnologicalknowledge.Butwewouldbeequallyimpoverished(贫困的)withouthumanisticknowledgeaswell.Scienceandtechnologyteachuswhatwecando.Humanisticthinkinghelpsusunderstandwhatweshoulddo.Itisalmostimpossibletoimagineoursocietywithoutthinkingoftheextraordinaryachievementsofscientistsandengineersinbuildingourplicatedworld.Buttrytoimagineourworldaswellwithouttheremarkableworksthathavedefinedourcultureandvalues.Wehavealwaysneededandwestillneedboth.
95.Intheearly20thcenturyAmericansbelievedscienceandtechnologycould________.A.helpraisepeople’slivingstandardsB.quickenthepaceofindustrializationC.solvevirtuallyallexistingproblemsD.promotethenation’ssocialprogress
96.WhydidmanyAmericanscholarsbeeenthusiasticabouthumanisticstudiesafterWorldWarIIA.Theybelievedthestabilityofasocietydependedheavilyonhumanisticstudies.B.Theywantedtoimprovetheirownstatuswithinthecurrenteducationsystem.C.Theycouldgetfinancialsupportfromvariousfoundationsforhumanisticstudies.D.Theyrealizedscienceandtechnologyalonewerenoguaranteeforabetterworld.
97.WhyareAmericanscholarsworriedabouteducationtodayA.TheSTEMsubjectsaretoochallengingforstudentstolearn.B.SomeAsiancountrieshaveovertakenAmericainbasicsciences.C.AmericaislaggingbehindintheSTEMdisciplines.D.Therearenotenoughscholarsinhumanisticstudies.
98.WhataccountsforthesignificantdeclineinhumanisticstudiestodayA.Shrinkingenrollment.B.Insufficientfunding.C.Shortageofdevotedfaculty.D.Dimprospectsforgraduates.
99.WhydoestheauthorattachsomuchimportancetohumanisticstudiesA.Humanisticthinkinghelpscultivatestudents’creativity.B.Theyhelppreparestudentsfortheirprofessionalcareers.C.Humanisticthinkinghelpsdefineourcultureandvalues.D.Theypromotethedevelopmentofscienceandtechnology.。