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学年陕西省渭南市临渭区高一下学期期末考试英语试题
试卷类型:
A
临渭区2015-2016学年度第二学期期末教学质量检测
高—英语试题
注意事项:
1.本试卷全卷满分120分,答题时间120分钟。
本试卷共12页,分第Ⅰ卷和第Ⅱ卷两部分。
第I卷为选择题,用2B铅笔将正确答案涂写在答题卡上;第Ⅱ卷为非选择题,用0.5mm黑色墨水签字笔完成在答题纸上。
答第Ⅰ卷前,将姓名、考号、考试科目、试卷类型按要求涂写在答Ⅰ卡上;
答第II卷前,将答Ⅰ纸上装订线内的栏目填写洧楚;
如需选择E,请在答Ⅰ卡上涂黑A和B;如果需选择F,请在答题卡上涂黑A和C,如需要选择G,请在答题卡上涂黑A和D。
第一部分:
听力(共两节,满分20分)
第一节(共5小题,毎小题1分,满分5分)
听下面5段对话。
每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。
听完每段对话后,你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下—小题。
每段对话仅读一遍。
1.Whatdoesthemanthinkofthebook?
A.Quitedifficult.B.Veryinteresting.C.Toosimple.
2.Whatarethespeakersdoing?
A.Fishing.B.Swimming.C.Reading.
3.What'stheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?
A.Customerandwaitress.B.Doctorandpatient.C.Motherandson.
4.Whenistheman'sdaughter*3birthday?
A.September30th.B.October1st.C.October2nd.
5.Howmuchwillthewomanpay?
A.$3B.$4.C.$5
第二节(共5小题,每小题1分,满分15分)
听下面5段对话或独白。
每段对话或独白后有几个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。
听完每段对话或独白后,你将有时间阅读各个小题,每小题5秒钟;听完后,各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。
每段对话或独白仅读两遍。
听第6段材料,回答第6、7题。
6.Whatdoesthewomanwanttofindout?
A.Howfaristhezoo.
B.Whereisthenearr.stbusstop.
C.Howtogettothezoo.
7.Howwillthewomangetthere?
A.ByinkingNo.36bus.B.BytakingNo.301bus.C.Onfoot.
听第7段材料,回答8、9题。
8.WhatfooddoesSallylike?
A.Chicken.B.Fish.C.Eggs.
9.Whatarethespeakersgoingtodo?
A.Cookdinner.B.topping.C.Orderdishes.
听第8段材料,回答10至12题。
10.Howistheweathertoday?
A.It'ssunny.B.It’srainy.C.It'sacloudy.
11.Whatarethetwospeakersgoingtodo?
A.Gotoanexhibition.B.Dooutdoorsports.C.Watchamovie.
12.Whenwilltheyprobablygetthere?
A.At7:
50.B.At8:
20.C.At9:
20.
听第9段材料,回答13至16题。
13.WhatdothespeakersthinkoftheInternetcafe?
A.Easybutexpensive.B.Cheapburinconvenient.C.Cheapandconve
14.Whydoesn'tthemansurftheInternethisoffice?
A.Hehasn'tgotacomputer.
B.TheInternetrunsslowlythere.
C.Hisbossdoesn'tallowhimtodoso.
15.WhatdoesdiewomancometoInternetcafefor?
A.Togetasomeinfornation.
B.Totakeanonlinetrainingcourse.
C.Tohavesomecoffee.
16.Whatdoesthewonmanwanttodoaftergraduation?
A.Toworkforaforeigncompany.
B.Togoabroadforfurtherstudy.
C.Tostartherownbusiness,
听第10段材料,回答17至20题。
17.HowoldwasLincolnWhenhebecamethepresident?
A.52B.56C.61
18.HowlongwasthebedthatLincolnreceived?
A.275cm.B.282cm.C.293cm.
19.WhatkindofpersonwasLincoln?
A.Serious.B.QuietC.Humorous.
20.WhosuggestedLincolngrowbeard?
Ayounggirl.B.Hiswife.C.Hisdaughter.
第二部分:
阅读理解(共两节,满分30分)
第一节(共10小题,每小题2分,满分20分)
阅读下列四篇短文,从每小题后所给的a、b、c、d四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
A
Notsurewhatgifttobuyforyourlovedone?
Thinktechnology!
Considerthesefunandusefultechgiftideas.Notethatallofthewebsitesmentionedbelowofferinternationalshipping.Theremayadditionalshippingcosts.
MiniLaptopRiser
Ifyourlovedoneusedsalaptop,youmaketheircomputertimemoreenjoyablewithaMiniLaptopRiser.Liftthebaseofthelaptopoffthedeskatanangletomaketypingeasier.
YouMiniLaptopRiserisavailablefromEtsyfor$10.95,Thedevicecomesinanumberofcolors.
MiniQuadcopter
Wouldyourlovedoneliketohaveflyingtoy,butlackspacetoflyone?
ConsideraMiniQuadcopterConsideraMiniQuadcopterthatissmallenoughtofitinsideyourhand.
ThisMiniQuadcoptercanbecontrolledtoflyinanydirectionwithitsremotecontrol.Youcansetthecontrolsforyourskilllevel.
TheMiniQuadcopterisavailablefromHammacherSchlemmerfor$39.95.
IndoorSnowfallLight
GetintothespiritofholidayseasoninyourhomewiththeIndoorSnowfallLight.
Thelightshowssnowflakeshapesinyourroomtogiveyouthefeelingofawintersnow-fall.Youcancontrolthespeedofthesnowfall,unliketherealweather.
21.TheMiniLaptopRiserishelpfulfor.
A.peoplewholikecarryingsmallbag
B.peoplewhoareinfashion
C.coffee-dringkingpeople
D.computer-usingpeople
22.Whatcanweknowaboutthesetechnologyproducts?
A.TheIndoorSnowfallLightcanbegotfromSharperImage.
B.MiniLaptopRiserisavalableforpricesbefinningat$39.95.
C.MiniLaptopRisercanbecontrolledwithitsremotecontrol.
D.MiniLaptopRisercanbetoseethelatestweatherconditions.
23.What'stheauthor'smainpurposeinwritingthetext?
A.Tointroducethreehigh-techgifts.
B.Toshowdifferentfunctionofhigh-techgifts.
C.Toattractreaderstothewebsitestolookthrough.
D.Torecommenedgiftstoreaderstobuyforlovedone.
B
Myfatherwasself-taughtmandolin(一种琵琶乐器)player.Hewasoneofthebestinstrumentplayerinourtown.Hecouldnotreadmusic,butifheheardatuneafewtimes,hecouldplayit.Whenhewasyoung,hewasamemberofasmallcountrymusicband.thatfeaturedPatsyClineastheirleadsingerbutleftit.Dadwasaveryreligiousman.Therewasalotofdrinkingandcuringonthedayofhisauditionandhedidnotwanttobearoundthattypeofenvironment.
Occasionally,Dadwouldgetouthismandolinandplayforthefamily.Wethreechildrenwouldoftensingalong.Dadlovedtoplaythemandolinforhisfamily.Heknewweenjoyedsingingandhearinghimplay.
DadonceworkedforToddSteelinPointofRocks,Maryland.Onedayhewasinvolvedinanaccidentandgotthethirdindexfingerofhislefthandmashedbetweentwopiecesofsteel.Hedidn'tloseenoughofthefingerwhereitwouldstophimpickingupanything,butitdidimpacthisabilitytoplaythemandolin.
Aftertheaccident,Dadwasreluctant(不愿意)toplaythemandolin.WhenIcamehomeonleaveandaskedhimtoplayhewouldmakeexcusesforwhyhecouldn'tplay.Eventually,wewouldwearhimdownandhewouldsay,“Okay,butremenber,Ican'tholddownonthesrringsthewayIusedto.”Forthefamilyitdidn'tmakeanydifferencethatDadcouldn'tplayaswell.
In1993,myfatherwasdiagnosedwithinoperablelungcancer.Aboutaweekboforhisdeath,weaskedDadifhewouldplaythemandolinforus,Hemadeexcusesbutsaid“Okay,Heknewitwouldprobablybethelasttimehecouldplayforus,Dadwasdoingsomethinghehaddoneallhielife,givingSickashewas,hewasstillpleasingothers,DadsurecouldplaytheMandolin!
24.WhatcanwelearnfromthepassageaboutFather?
A.Fatherpracticedveryhardinordertoplaythemandolinwell.
B.Fatherleftthebandbeacausehehatedtheatmospherethere.
C.Thewriterwastaughttoplaythemandolinbyhisfather.
D.Fatherwasoncetheleadsingerofasmalllocalband.
25.WhywasFatherunwillingtoplaythemandolinaftertheaccident?
A.Becausehewasafaidhecouldn'tplayaswellasbefore.
B.Becausehewasbadlyinjuredandwastooweaktoplayit.
C.Becausehedidn'thaveenoughfingerstoplaythemandolin.
D.Becausehisfamilywouldfeeldisappointedathisperformance.
26.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“wearhimdown”inthe4thparagraphprobablymean?
A.Makehimangry.B.Makehimtired.
C.Defeathim.D.Persuadehim.
27.WhichofthefollowingwordscanbeusedtobestdescribeFather?
A.A.Generousbutstrict.B.Kindandhelpful.
C.Religiousandcaring.D.Cleverandbrave.
C
Muchofmyworkasacoachincludeshelpingpeoplemakeanimportantdecision,suchas“IfI'matacrossroadsinmycareer,whichpathshouldIfollow?
”“IfI'maconsideringoffers,whichoneshouldIaccept?
”
DifficultdecisionsliketheseremindedmeofacommentmadebyScottMcNealy,CEOofMi-crosystemsforyears--duringalecture
whileIwasinbusinessschoolatStanford.Hewasaskedhowhemadedecisionsandresponded,It'simportanttomakegooddecisions.ButIspendmuchlesstimeandenergyworryingabout"makingtherightdecision"andmuchmoretimeandenergyensuringthatanydecisionImaketurnsoutright.Thatcommenthasstuckwithmeforoveradecadeandcontinuestoinfluencemetoday.
Infact,beforewemakeanydecisions,particularlythosedifficultones,we'reanxioustofocusedonidentifyingthe"best"optionbecauseoftheriskofbeing"wrong."Butasideeffectthatminds(观念模式)
isthatwepaytoomuchattentiontothemomentofchoiceandlosesightofeverythingthatfollows.It'swhathappensnextthatfinallydetermineswhetheradecisionwas"right."
Anotheraspectofthisdynamicisthatourfocusonmakingthe"right"decisioncaneasilyleadtoparalysis,(麻痹,瘫痪),becausetheoptionswe'rechoosingamongaresodifficulttorankinthefirstplace.Howcanwepossiblydetermineinadvancewhatcareerpathwillbe"thebest,"orwhatjobofferweshouldaccept?
Obviously,wecan't.
-therearefartoomanyvariablesandlittleornodatatoworkwith.Butthemoreweyearnforanobjectivealgorithmtorankouroptionsandmakethedecisionforus,themorewedistanceourselvesfromthesubjectivefactors--ourintuition,ouremotions,ourgut--thatwillultimatelypullusinonedirectionoranother.Andsowegetstuck,waitingforasign--something--topointtheway.
Focusingontheeffortafterourdecisionnotonlyhelpsussucceed,butalsoremindsusthatweplaysaroleineveryoutcome.Ourcontrolshouldbeinourday-to-dayactivitiesratherthaninourone-timedecisions.
28.Whatistheauthor'sjob?
A.Totellpeoplehowtoadapttoanewcity.
B.Tohelppeoplemakeanimportantchoice.
C.Toadvisepeopletoaskforahighsalary.
D.Toteachpeopletochoosegoodcarecrs.
29.WhichofthefollowingaboutScottMcNealyisTRUE?
A.Heonlyfocusesontheprocessratherthattheoutcome.
B.Henevercaresaboutwhetherhisdecisionisgoodornot.
C.Makingdecisionsisnotveryimportantforhim.
D.Hetrieshisbesttomakehisdecisionrightintheend.
30.What