四川省内江市第六重点中学2021-2022学年高一上学期入学考试英语试题

Winners Club

You choose to be a winner!

The Winners Club is a bank account specially designed for teenagers. It has been made to help you better manage your money. The Winners Club is a transaction account (交易账户) where you receive a key-card so you can get your money 24/7 — that's 24 hours a day, 7 days a week!

It's a club with impressive features for teenagers:

● No account keeping fees!

You're no millionaire, so we don't expect you to pay large fees. In fact, there are no accounts keeping or transaction fees!

● Excellent interest rates! (利率)

You want your money to grow. The Winners Club has a good rate of interest which gets even better if you make at least two deposits (储蓄) without taking them out in a month.

● Convenient

Teenagers are busy —we get that. You may never need to come to a bank at all. With the Winners Club you can choose to use handy tellers and to bank from home using the phone and the Internet. You can have money directly deposited into your Winners Club account. This could be your pocket money or your pay from your part-time job!

● Mega magazine included

Along with your regular report, you will receive a FREE magazine full of good ideas to make even more of your money. There are also fantastic offers and competitions only for Winners Club members.

The Winners Club is a great choice for teenagers. And it is so easy to join. Simply fill in an application form. You will have to get permission (许可) from your parent or guardian (so we can organize that cool key-card) but it is easy. We can't wait to hear from you. It's the best way to choose to be a winner!

I began to grow up that winter night when my parents and I were returning from my aunt's house, and my mother said that we might soon be leaving for America. We were on the bus then. I was crying, and some people on the bus were turning around to look at me. I remember that I could not bear the thought of never hearing again the radio program for school children to which I listened every morning.

I do not remember myself crying for this reason again. In fact, I think I cried very little when I was saying goodbye to my friends and relatives. When we were leaving I thought about all the places I was going to see—the strange and magical places I had known only from books and pictures. The country I was leaving and never to come back was hardly in my head then.

The four years that followed taught me the importance of optimism(乐观), but the idea did not come to me at once. For the first two years in New York I was really lost—having to study in three schools as a result of family moves. I did not quite know what I was or what I should be. Mother remarried, and things became even more complex for me. Some time passed before my stepfather(继父)and I got used to each other. I was often sad, and saw no end to "the hard times. "

My responsibilities in the family increased a lot since I knew English better than everyone else at home. I wrote letters, filled out forms, translated at interviews with immigration officers(移民局官员), took my grandparents to the doctor and translated there, and even discussed telephone bills with company representatives.

From my experiences I have learned one important rule: Almost all common troubles go away at last! Something good is certain to happen in the end when you do not give up, and just wait a little! I believe that my life will turn out all right, even though it will not be that easy.

In today's information age, it's nearly impossible to avoid using social media. According to USA Today, even American universities are increasingly using social media as a learning tool. Their goal is to teach students how to use social media professionally.

Jade Johnson is taking an upper-level advertising course at the University of North Carolina Wilmington. For the class, he has had to organize and promote a contest via Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, channels that are commonly used by advertising firms.

"A lot of times students prefer not to use certain social media, but are forced because of the class, " says Jade.

Some students may be unwilling to create an account, but Jade says that it was helpful because social media skills mean better job opportunities in today's world.

More college classes are appearing that are designed specially to teach students about social media, offering them a different look into something they may use on a daily basis.

Jenna Kapsis, a senior at William Paterson University, was required to post two Tweets on Twitter and one update on Facebook per week in her Digital and Social Media Communication class. The course had a specific Facebook page where students would create discussion groups and post links.

"Some of the topics included social media manners, online marketing and current events," Kapsis says.

As technology continues to develop, colleges and universities will likely continue to find ways to combine it into their teaching. Whether it's to create discussion groups, carry out plans, or communicate with students, professors are ensuring that students can see the potential (潜力，潜能) of mastering social media platforms.

Electrical devices(仪器) could soon use power made by human energy. Scientists say they have developed an experimental device that produces electricity from the physical movement of a person walking. British scientist Max Donelan and other scientists in Canada and the United States developed the device.

The device connects to a person's knee. As the person walks, the device captures energy each time the person slows down. To do this, the device helps with the slowing down movement of the leg. The movements of the walking person push parts of a small machine that produces electricity. Using the device, an adult walking quickly could produce thirteen watts of electricity in just a minute. Donelan says walking at that speed could produce enough power to operate a laptop computer for six minutes.

There are several possible uses for the device. Developers say it could help people who work in areas without electricity to operate small computers. The device could also be used in hospitals to operate heart pacemakers(起搏器). It could even be used to assist in the movement of robotic arms and legs.

The experimental version of the device weighs about one and a half kilograms, but it is too costly for most people to buy. But the researchers hope to make a lighter, less costly version. An improved version should be ready in one year.

The developers hope the device will one day help developing countries. Nearly twenty five percent of people around the world live without electric power.

A similar product was invented in 2005 by Larry Rome of the University of Pennsylvania. He created a bag carried on a person's back that also produces power from walking.

The knee device does not produce as much electricity as the bag. But the bag requires the walker to carry a load of twenty to thirty kilograms.

How to Improve Your Reading Comprehension

Are you trying to read a book and have no idea when a character appeared and became the most important character in the book?

Keep Notes

Find any type of paper to keep notes in. Get as many pieces of paper as you think you'll need for the story. Try writing down characters and their relationships. Of course, writing down a basic time line for the story is also necessary.

Let Information Guide You

If you are reading a textbook, use the organization of it to guide you. You should pay attention to the following: The syllabus(大纲)or class outline. The homework assignment. What the instructor emphasizes in class. Any available sample tests or quizzes.

Read books over again

Reading teachers talk about fluency(流利).

To be fluent, you want to be able to read 90 words a minute. That seems like a lot, but with only a little bit of practice, you should be able to get there. Re-reading! Read books over again, twice or even three times. After the first time, the words will read easier and fluency will improve.

Whether that helper is a teacher, a friend, or a parent, read with someone above your level who you're comfortable with talking to and asking questions.

A. Read with a helper.

B. What kind of practice?

C. Draw a family tree, if it helps.

D. Become better at identifying words.

E. It is the ability to read words at a certain speed.

F. Have a dictionary or a computer with you while reading.

G. Read this article to help improve your reading comprehension.

"Mum, can I invite my classmate Brett over to stay tomorrow night, please? It's Friday, and we don't have any 1. Can I, please?" Mum was sitting at the kitchen table. Dad was 2next to her, resting his head on his arms. Mum could 3that James wanted so badly to have his friend over.

"I'm so sorry, James, " she said.

"I'm never allowed to have friends come to the house? Why, Mum?" James asked sadly, almost in 4.

"I know it's 5for you," Mum said softly. "But I'm just worried other people might think we're a little…strange. And then they would make fun of you. "

"No, they wouldn't, Mum," James protested. "We're not 6at all. We're just ordinary people. "

Mum sighed heavily. "To tell you the truth, James, my neck has been so painful that it's given me a heavy 7. And your poor father — he doesn't feel 8. He really needs a rest. "

"I can help, Mum!" James said. " 9I can make you and Dad feel better, can Brett come over? Please?"

"Well…" Mum began.

"Great! Thanks, Mum!" James almost shouted. "Just sit there, don't move." He rushed over to the kitchen drawer and 10what he needed — two spanners(扳手). "Hang on, Mum," he said. "This won't take a second." After some 11, James was finished. With a smile of 12on his face he said, "There! How does that feel?" "Oh, James," Mum said. "That's much better! How did you do it?"

"Easy," James said 13. "Dad had tightened your neck bolts(螺栓) too much! I just14them slightly! I learned that in robotic science at school. "

"What about your father? Can you 15him?" asked Mum.

"I'll try," James replied. He 16up Dad's hair at the back of his neck, and plugged the electric wire into Dad's head. Then he turned the 17on. Dad opened his eyes and 18immediately. "He just let his 19run too low, that's all," James said. "Shall I tell Brett to come over straight after school tomorrow?"

"I guess so," replied Mum. "Your friends will just have to 20that we are a very unusual family. Thanks, son!"

My husband and I were paying a visitmy parents in Tucson. We went to a fast-food restaurant for dinner together. My husband went to the counter(柜台)(order) dishes and I stood with my parents.

My dad is 90 years old. He can hardly see very well and walks with a stick. I was looking around in the restaurant, (wait) to sit at the first table that was(convenient) than others. A woman who was sitting with her son saw me and asked me to come to her. With a puzzled look on my face, I pointed to (me) and said, "Me?" She(nod) and said, "Yes, you." I walked to the table and she said, "Bring your family here. I can finish eating at the counter. My son is inhurry to leave anyway." My eyes(fill) with tears as she wiped down the table and guided my dad to the seat.

I always believe that there are(nature) kind people in this world. This woman has set a good example to her son, is a really lucky guy.

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线。并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1）每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2）只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

When Li Ming was a primary school student, he had to wearing glasses. Now he is becoming more and more near-sighted. The more he reads, the thick his glasses become. As far as I know it, more and more students have poor eyesight in China.

Why did so many students have to wear glasses? Sometimes they read in strong sunlight and sometimes they read in places which the light is too poor. Some watch TV too many. Some even have a bad habit of reading in bed. As result, their eyesight becomes poorer and poorer.

I think students should know the importance of protecting their eye. They should read in places with enough light. Look out of the window or just go out before reading for a while. In a word, we should relax our eyes as often as possibly.

1）确定新的学习目标

2）改进学习方法

3）处理好与老师同学的关系

4）积极参加课外活动

5）锻炼身体，保持健康

注意：  1）词数：100左右； 2）信的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

Dear Tom,

……

Best wishes.

Yours,

Li Hua