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1、注意事项： 1本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题），满分100分，考试时间90分钟。 2所有试题的答案均填写在答题纸上（选择题部分使用答题卡，请将选择题的答案直接填涂到答题卡上），答案写在试卷上的无效。第I卷 (选择题 共60分) 第一部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)第一节 (共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AArgument for awards Its always exciting every year in October when the Nobel Prizes are announced. We
2、get to witness the acknowledgement (表彰) of some of humankinds greatest minds in six fields literature (文学), medicine, physics, chemistry, economics and activism for peace. This year, however, part of the excitement will be taken away, since there wont be a Nobel Prize in literature due to the fact t
3、hat the Swedish Academy the institution (机构) that awards the prize was involved in a sexual harassment scandal. People worry that a scandal like this will affect the reputation of the Nobel Prizes. But at the same time, we have to ask ourselves whether we really need these awards after all. Accordin
4、g to Jana Gallus, an economist from the University of Zurich, Switzerland, one of the reasons that people give out awards is to establish a legacy (遗产). In the case of the Nobel Prizes, they encourage people to achieve more by acknowledging the hard work of top figures in different fields. Awards ma
5、y also help establish standards of whats considered high quality. For example, if youre having a hard time deciding which movie to watch, one of them having an Oscar under its belt will probably help you to make your mind up. And by reading the books that have won The Man Booker Prize or listening t
6、o songs that have been awarded a Grammy, you get an idea about what “great” literature and music look and sound like at least in the eyes of judging panels (评审团). Sure, awards can backfire. There was the OscarsSoWhite movement in 2015 and 2016, when it turned out that all 20 actors nominated (提名) fo
7、r two years in a row were white. There was also the GrammysSoMale movement in January, when Alessia Cara was the only woman to win a solo Grammy this year. But still, it was these incidents that brought the problems of racism (种族歧视) and gender (性别) inequality into the public eye once more. And with
8、influential voices like that of black actor Will Smith, who refused to attend the Oscars ceremony the problems became more likely to be noticed and dealt with instead of being buried silently, again. Maybe these awards do matter, and we do need them just not while they are under the shadow of a sexu
9、al harassment scandal. So when it comes to this years Nobel Prize in Literature, Im going to have to say: “No, thanks.” BY CHEN XUE, 21ST CENTURY TEENS STAFF1. What does Jana Gallus think is one purpose of giving out awards?A. To honor important figures in history.B. To pass down a long-established
10、tradition.C. To draw attention to social problems.D. To encourage people to make achievements.2. Some famous awards are mentioned in Paragraph 5 to _.A. give advice on how to choose movies, books and songsB. show how something with an award can be a sign of qualityC. show how awards are related to p
11、eoples daily lifeD. point out that judging panels are sometimes wrong3. The underlined word “backfire” in Paragraph 6 probably means _.A. go to the wrong personB. fail to be given outC. have an unwanted resultD. receive wide recognition4. Whats the authors attitude toward the canceling of this years
12、 Nobel Prize in Literature?A. Supportive.B. Doubtful.C. Disappointed.D. Unconcerned.BAnyone who has ever volunteered for any cause can tell you that in the end, they felt that they gained more from the experience than they gave. This is true for most examples of reaching out to help others. We find
13、that we gain new understanding about not only those we help, but ourselves as well. Stressing the importance of helping others in martial arts students will benefit them both inside and outside of the class. Helping others strengthens families. Families that practice the belief of working together a
14、nd helping each other prepare their children for the concept of teamwork outside of the home environment. By learning to help around the house through activities such as household jobs, baby-sitting and keeping a tidy bedroom, children learn valuable lessons that they carry with them to their future
15、 relationships. By helping others outside of the home environment, valuable friendships can be developed. When we learn to reach out to others and give off our time and talents we find that our friendships grow, which in turn is a benefit to our lives. Martial arts training supports this by exposing
16、 students to people of various backgrounds and beliefs that gather for a common goal and to help each other. Any time a group of people are working toward a common goal, team spirit surely forms. When we help each other in the martial arts setting and in every area of our lives, a friendship is formed that pr
