吉林省临江市第二中学2022-2023学年高二上学期第一次月考英语试题

The Eiffel Tower is very famous in France. It is visited by 7 million visitors a year. The Eiffel Tower was designed by Gustave Eiffel in the late 19th century. On Monday, March 31st, 2019, it turned 130.

The look of the Eiffel Tower is greatly loved by people today, but things were different when the design was first shown to the public. Many French artists thought that the design was ugly. However, Eiffel did not change a thing. He believed that once it was completed, people in Paris and visitors around the world would love the tower. He was certainly right. The tower became popular with the public as soon as it opened on March 31st, 1889, two years after the construction began. Over 3, 000 people came to look at this new tower and even made the effort to climb the 1, 710 stairs to the top. The 984-foot-tall Chrysler Building in New York City beat it.

Today, the tower houses a number of restaurants on its first and second levels. The third level has been turned into a vast platform (平台). From there visitors can see the entire city of Paris. While visitors are allowed to take the stairs to the first two levels, the platform can only be got to by taking the elevators.

To ensure that the "Iron Lady" always looks good, the tower is cleaned and repainted every eight years. It's an effort that takes a team of 25 workers, an entire year. If you travel to Paris one day, don't miss it, the excellent achievement.

You probably know who Marie Curie was, but you may not have heard of Rachel Carson. Of the outstanding ladies listed below, who do you think was the most important woman of the past 100 years

Jane Addams(1860—1935)

Anyone who has ever been helped by a social worker has Jane Addams to thank. Addams helped the poor and worked for peace. She encouraged a sense of community (社区) by creating shelters and promoting education and services for people in need. In 1931, Addams became the first American woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize.

Rachel Carson(1907——1964)

If it weren't for Rachel Carson, the environmental movement might not exist today. Her popular 1962 book Silent Spring raised awareness of the dangers of pollution and the harmful effects of chemicals on humans and on the world's lakes and oceans.

Sandra Day O'Connor(1930—present)

When Sandra Day O'Connor finished third in her class at Stanford Law School, in 1952, she could not find work at a law firm because she was a woman. She became an Arizona state senator (参议员) and, in 1981, the first woman to join the U. S. Supreme Court. 0'Conor gave the deciding vote in many important cases during her 24 years on the top court.

Rosa Parks(1913—2005)

On December 1, 1955, in Montgomery, Alabama, Rosa Parks would not give up her seat on a bus to a passenger. Her simple act landed Parks in prison. But it also set off the Montgomery bus boycott. It lasted for more than a year, and kicked off the civil-rights movement. "The only tired I was, was tired of giving in, " said Parks.

The world has lost one of its brightest stars. British physicist Stephen Hawking dies on March 14, 2018, at the age of 76.

Hawking is probably the worlds most famous scientist after Albert Einstein. He is an expert on black holes and the Big Bang Theory. He has devoted his whole life to digging into the beginning (and the end) of the universe. His 1988 book A Brief History of Time, which contains his understanding of the universe, is one of the biggest-selling science books of all time.

"My goal is simple, "Hawking once said. "It is to completely understand the universe, why it is as it is and why it is there at all. "

Hawkings achievements are even greater if you think about his disability. When he was 21, Hawking caught a bad illness that slowly stopped him from moving or talking. For a period of time， he had no way to communicate except by blinking  (眨眼). Later he sat on a wheelchair with a computer by his side. To communicate, he moved two fingers to control of the computers mouse. He selected his words from the screen, which were then spoken by a voice synthesizer (语音合成器).

"I have had the disease for most of my life, "Hawking once said. "Yet it has not stopped me from being successful at my work. "

Though Hawking was a disabled man, he made great achievements. He received many awards and prizes for his work during his lifetime. This included winning the Albert Einstein Award, which stands for the highest achievement in theoretical physics,

Despite the fact that lice an longer with us, his legacy will surely live on. As Sajid Javid, a UK government minister, put it, "A brief history on Earth; an eternity in the stars."

Being compared to great people like Stephen Hawking and Albert Einstein is not something that happens to the average person. At the age of just 23, Sabrina Gonzalez Pasterski has already achieved much more goals than most of us ever will in our lifetime.

When she was only 14 years old, the Chicago girl made her own single engine airplane—by herself. She then flew it across Lake Michigan, becoming the youngest person to ever fly their own plane.

She graduated from Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy (IMSA)in 2010 and entered Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

At first, she had to wait to be accepted into the school, but once Professors Allen Haggerty and Earll Murman watched her video they had no doubt. Femalista quoted Haggerty as saying: After just three years at MIT she has already achieved the highest possible grade point average of 5.0.

She is now studying further at Harvard University, with full academic freedom. Once again she is only 23 years old.

What's even more impressive is that she is no longer interested in building planes but has turned her attention to physics，namely black holes and how gravity  (重力) affects space and time—that is why she is being compared to Einstein and Hawking.

Pasterski records all of her work on her website Physics Girl, but if you are a little shocked by her achievements, she has some words for you.

During an interview with Marie Claire earlier this year she said, "Being optimistic about what you believe you can do. When you're little, you say a lot of things about what you'll do or be when you're older—I think it's important not to forget those dreams. "

How to Love Your Parents

Even if you think that your parents are mean-spirited at times, loving your parents is a normal and fulfilling part of life. You love then for the fact that they created you, raised you, and are in part, a source of who you are.

Tell them you love them every morning. A gentle "good morning "and" I love you" will warm a coldest heart. Remember that they brought you into this world. Without your parents, you might still wander at an unknown corner in an unknown world.

Respect them more and cherish these moments. You can use these moments to learn from them, preparing yourself for when you're off on your own. It's OK to get angry but angry actions don't help you or your parents. Act calmly, cool off, write down your feelings, or talk to a friend.

Obey their requests. It will make your attitude better and earn you more respect from them. It may seem like you are going through hell when you don't get what you want or you have to clean. However, you had better remember they keep a roof over your head when it's cold, raining, snowing, or too hot. Understand that parents are human beings and make mistakes. Since you can forgive your friends, why not forgive your parents?

Keep company with them. Do things with your parents like watching TV, or going somewhere with them. Listen to their old stories and learn from them. You will find they are your teachers in this way or another.

Some people simply may not be able to love their parents.Seek help if you are being abused in any way. Parents do not have a right to harm you.

A little boy almost considered himself as the most unfortunate child in the world because a terrible illness made his leg lame (瘸的). He 1 played with his classmates; when the teacher asked him to answer questions, he always2his head without a word.

One spring，the boy's father got some saplings（树苗）and told his3to plant one each person. The father also 4to buy a favourite gift for whoever grew best. The boy also wanted to get his father's5. But seeing his brothers and sisters carry water actively, he lost6. So after watering it once or twice, he never7 it.

A few days later, when the little boy went to see his tree again, he was8to find that it appeared greener and stronger than his sisters' and brothers'. His father9his promise, and said that he would surely become an outstanding botanist (植物学家) when h10up.

From then on, the little boy slowly became11. One night, he suddenly recalled what the12teacher once said: Plants generally grow at night. Then he came to the courtyard and unexpectedly found his father13under his tree with a big spoon. Suddenly, he understood his father had been secretly watering his small tree!

Decades passed. The little boy didn't become a botanist, but he was elected President of the United States. His name was Franklin Delano Roosevelt.

14is the best nutrition (营养) of life; even if it is just one spoonful of clear15, it can make the tree of life lively.

Zhang Daqian was one of  most famous Chinese artists of the 1900s. He was born on 10 May 1899 in Neijiang, Sichuan Province, China. When he was young, his family encouraged him  (paint).  

In 1919 Zhang went to Shanghai, in he learned about traditional Chinese painting. His teachers were two  (real) famous calligraphers (书法家）and painters,

Zeng Xi and Li Ruiqing, and he soon was able to paint in the styles of the Ming and Qing Dynasties.

In 1941 Zhang went to see the (wonder) caves of Dunhuang, in northwestern China. The caves (know) for their ancient Buddhist wall paintings. He created many paintings based the cave art. Zhang went on to study ancient paintings from the Tang and Song Dynasties， which inspired his own paintings of lotuses（莲花）Zhang  (leave) China in the early 1950s and lived in many places around the world, (include) Argentina, Brazil, and the United States. During that time, he created works in his "splashed-color" style, which looked  (modern) than his traditional-style paintings.

In 1978 Zhang settled in Taipei, and he died there on 2 April 1983.

1）郎平，1960年12月10日出生于天津市，13岁的郎平开始练习打排球。1978年，因在全国排球比赛中表现突出，进入国家队从1980年起，郎平获得很多荣誉。

2）郎平退役后成为排球教练。2016年，郎平带领中国女排，时隔12年，在里约奥运会（the Rio Olympic Games）上获得金牌。

3）郎平是中国第一个作为球员和教练员均夺取过奥运会冠军的排球运动员。

注意：1）词数100词左右   2）可适当增加细节。