福建省南平市浦城县2020-2021学年高一下学期英语4月第一次月考试卷

Settled by the Celts, invaded by the Romans and the Normans, and ruled by the English, Wales' population has regularly changed over the ages. Wales, particularly South Wales, became a melting pot (熔炉) of European nationalities and cultures. At first workers from England, Ireland and the rural areas of Wales rushed into the coal mines of South Wales. By 1911, workers from Ireland, Italy and Spain had joined the industrial workforce (劳动大军) there. Many of these newcomers were prepared to work for less pay.

But during this period, workers, dissatisfied with regular pay cuts, poor safety, returned to the land. In 1891, the rural population of Wales was about 616,000 and by 1911 just over 649,000 people lived and worked in these areas.

The rural population continues to grow slowly even today. People from richer parts of the UK, particularly southern England, are buying holiday homes in Wales. In some areas this has led to a lack of housing for local people. This, combined with the lack of employment in rural Welsh communities, has started a new movement of people in search of jobs and homes into the towns and cities of Wales and to other parts of the UK and Europe.

As so many Welsh people have moved to other countries over the last 200 years, it's really no surprise that many visitors come to see friends and relatives. These visitors strengthen their links to their land of origin and continue to support the Welsh's development. During the hot summer days, about 28% of the visitors visit the countryside and nearly 70% visit the seaside.

Beginning college is exciting: new ideas to explore, new challenges to be met and many decisions to be made; your future begins here.

However, you will find college life is different from your previous school environment. Many of us can be easily defeated by the details of running a well-balanced life. While some of us may have the know-how, I guess there are more of us who can benefit from learning about the experience of others who have walked the college halls before you.

The following you may find useful about life on campus:

• Plan well. There are so many new things to do at a new college or university. Give yourself time to make new friends and become familiar with the campus, but don't forget why you are there. Give some time for social activities and manage your time wisely.

• If you don't have a "system" for planning your time now (like a day timer, a potable data book), get one. Most of all, don't depend on your memory.

• Don't miss the guidelines. The restrictions, rules and regulations of all kinds can usually be found in your student's handbook. Consider them well-balanced food for thought. What dates are important? What pieces of paper need to be handed in? What can/can't you do in your student residence (住处)? Who has the right for what? What do you need to complete to graduate?

• Write the word "STUDY" on the walls of your bedroom and bathroom, and maybe it will help to write it on a piece of paper and stick it on the telephone, TV and the kitchen table. Consider this — you are paying thousands of dollars for your courses. You pay every time you have to repeat or replace a course.

• Build your identity. This is the time for you to decide what to do and what not to do. Take as much time as you need to explore new ideas. Do not be afraid of the beyond. This is learning to make good choices.

Kyle Schwartz, a third grade teacher from Denver, Colorado, unlocked the secret stories of her students' lives. 92% of the pupils at Doull Elementary School rely on a subsidized(补助的)lunch program, just one sign of the hardships they face. But Schwartz discovered that no money for lunch was the least of these children's problems:  many struggled with the lack of a parent at home, bullying (欺凌), and stress about their marks.

Schwartz asked her students to answer the question, "What do you wish your teacher knew?" and to submit their notes anonymously. What they wrote will surprise you.

While some children used the notes to jokingly complain about homework or to ask for more playtime, Ms. Schwartz said some of the answers were "heartbreaking", as children showed their hard lives. One student told Ms. Schwartz that he did not have pencils at home to do his homework, and another said that they hadn't seen their father for six years. There was also a student who wrote, "I wish my teacher knew sometimes my homework is not signed because my mom is not around a lot."

She shared some of them via Twitter using the hashtag I Wish My Teacher Knew. She received an immediate response and other teachers and schools started using the hashtag to share their own teaching experiences. As a result, the tag trended nationally in the United States.

The story was picked up by national newspapers and even international sources such as The Sydney Morning Herald. Doull Elementary School received numerous donations of school supplies for its students due to answers such as "I wish my teacher knew I don't have pencils to do my homework." The story was featured nationally on ABC World News Tonight, which reported that Schwartz had started a "movement" with teachers across the country copying her assignment to learn more about their own students.

Everyone knows that the Frenchmen are romantic, the Italians are fashionable and the Germans are serious. Are these just stereotypes or is there really such a thing as national character？And if there is, can it affect how a nation succeed or fail?

At least one group of people is certain that it can. A recent survey of the top 500 entrepreneurs (企业家) in the UK found that 70% felt that their efforts were not appreciated by the British public. Britain is hostile (敌意的) to success, they said. It has a culture of jealousy (嫉妒).

Jealousy is sometimes known as the "green－eyed monster" and the UK is its home.

Scientists at Warwich University in the UK recently tested this idea. They gathered a group of people together and gave each an imaginary amount of money.

 Those given a little were given the chance to destroy the large amount of money given to others—but at the cost of losing their own. Two thirds of the people tested agreed to do this.

 But there is also opposite evidence. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development recently reported that the UK is now the world's fourth largest economy. That is not bad for people who are supposed to hate success. People in the UK also work longer hours than anyone else in Europe. So the British people are not lazy, either.

“It is not really success that the British dislike," says Carey Cooper, a professor of management at the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology." It's people using their success in a way that seems proud or unfair or which separates them from their roots."

 They set out to do things in their way. They work long hours. By their own efforts they become millionaires.  It hardly seems worth following their example. If they were more friendly, people would like them more. And more people want to be like them.

A. Perhaps it is the entrepreneurs who are the problem.

B. The one who owns most money in the end is the winner.

C. Some were given a little, others a great deal.

D. is not true that British people are born jealous of others' success.

E. As a result, the survey said, entrepreneurs were "unloved, unwanted and misunderstood"．

F. But instead of being happy they complain that nobody loves them.

G. This seems to prove that the entrepreneurs were right to complain.

Everyone back home told me that one of the nicest things about college is the people you meet. They all assured me that I would 1 friendships that could last a lifetime. I would always smile and agree. Frankly, before I 2 college. I really didn't care.

I lived in the 3 where six guys lived in two small connecting rooms. All my roommates seemed to be good guys, but I didn't really try to get to know them.

I have always been rather quiet and never been able to make friends 4. I would always forget names after I met people. When we 5 again and they called out my name, I would reply with an 6 wave and a weak hello. This was how things went for the first month or so. After a while, things started to 7. A couple of my roommates would try and keep me talking. Soon, these two roommates and I started becoming fairly 8. We began going to the cafeteria together, 9 together, and meeting in the library to study.

One night my roommates invited me to listen to a fellow roommate's practice with one of our college choir. They drove me across campus where my roommate was to 10.

It so happened that this was my birthday, but I had kept quiet about it. So you can imagine my 11when we entered the recital hall and the 120-member choir began to sing "Happy Birthday" to me. 12at the dorm, my friends held a small party for me, complete with a card and cake.

I was completely shocked, and I felt 13to be able to call them friends. It was then that I realized that college means 14the piece of paper you receive at the end — It's an 15in both life and people.

(量)medicine.

    Cathy Martin is a hurricane hunter with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). For six months each year, she is part of a team that collects  she describes as "vital data, to save life and property."

When winds pick up, (spin) toward the Caribbean and U. S. coastline, Martin and (she) flight team spring into action.

    They use instruments called dropsondes, which (set) free from a tube at the back of the plane. As a dropsonde makes its 10,000-foot landing into the sea, it sends out information about air temperature, pressure, humidity, and the speed and (direct) of the wind.

    On an eight-hour flight, Martin's team (typical) drops 15 to 20 dropsondes while flying from one side of the storm  the other, trying to cover as much ground as possible. They head for the center (or eye) of the storm,  there's no wind, and also search for the strongest winds, to help people on the coast prepare for what's coming. Sometimes, they will use an unmanned aircraft  (gather) data closer to the ocean's surface.

    Though these flights can be long,(tire) and often last several days in a row, Martin likes her job and wishes she could fly every day.

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爱丁堡：苏格兰的首府，政治和文化中心。

人口：约46万。

面积：264平方公里。

地理位置：苏格兰 (Scotland) 的东南部。

交通：机场位于市中心，公共交通十分便利。

天气：气候温和 (mild climate)。

旅游：最受欢迎的旅游城市；古老建筑众多；每年吸引200多万名游客，是理想的度假胜地。

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Dear Li Hua ，

How are things with you? Today I'm writing to tell you something about Edinburgh which you asked about in the last e­mail.

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Yours sincerely ，

Harry