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英语广东省吴川一中学年高一上学期期末考试

吴川一中2015-2016学年度第一学期期末考试

高一英语（必修Ⅱ）试题

（满分150分，测试时间为120分钟）

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项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Rightnow,I’masalesmanatasmalltelephonecompany.Isellcellphoneplansand,totellthetruth,I’mprettygoodatit.Ihavehadthejobforfiveyears,andthisyear,I’llmake$40,000.Thatsoundsgood,butI’mbored.I’mthinkingaboutmakingachange.

IhadajobinterviewlastweekatAT&T,alargetelecommunicationscompany.Thecompanywaslookingforsomeonewithmyexperience.Itmaynotpaythatmuch,butoffersmoreopportunities（机会）.Iwouldsellbothnationalandinternationalcellphoneplans.Thecompanyisonlythirtyminutesfrommyhome,soIwon’thavetomove.However,Iwouldworklongerhourseveryday.AndIwouldhavetoalwaystakebusinesstripstootherofficestovisitcustomers（顾客）.

Ihaveanotheridea.I’mthinkingaboutopeningmyownbusiness.There’sanice-sizedstoreavailabledowntown.It’srightinourneighborhood.IfI’mmyownboss,I’llbeabletoworkinmyownway.Icanchoosemyownemployees,andmywife,whoisanaccountant（会计）,willtakecareofthebillsandthepayrollontheweekend.Iwon’thavetotravelunlessIwantto,andIcansetmyownworkinghours.Inmystore,Iwouldliketosellcellphonesandcomputers.

But,youknow,there’salotofriskinopeningyourownbusiness.I’llneedabankloan（贷款）,andI’llhavetopayformyownmedicalinsurance.Myfamilymighthavetousemywife’sinsuranceplanforawhile.Shemayhavetokeepherjobinthebeginning.Thisisaveryimportantdecisionformeandformyfamily.

1.Whatistheauthor’sproblemrightnow?

A.Hedoesnotlikeworkingasasalesman.

B.Heistiredofworkinginasmallcompany.

C.Hehasnoideahowtosellcellphoneplans.

D.Hecannotmakeenoughmoneyforaliving.

2.IftheauthorworkedforAT&T,hewould________.

A.movetoanewcityB.havetotravelalot

C.workfewerhoursD.earnmoremoney

3.Iftheauthorstartedhisownbusiness,hewould_______.

A.openastoredowntownB.neveraskabankloan

C.neveraskhiswifetojoinhimD.sellcomputersinsteadofphones

4.Whenchoosingnewjobs,theauthor_______.

A.oftendoesnotknowwhattodoB.alwaysfindshimselfill-prepared

C.isverycarefultoavoidproblemsD.neverconsidershiswife’sadvice

B

BobRigsby,aBrithishwildlifescientist,hadbeeninVancouver,Canada,givingatalkataconferenceontheenvironment.Whenitwasover,hetraveledtotheRockyMountainsandcheckedintoTheMapleLeafhotel.Hethensetoffonashortwalktolookatthelocalplantandanimallife.Afteracoupleofhours,herealizedhehadtakenawrongturningonthemountainpath,butwassurehecouldeasilygetbacktothehotel.

Afterwalkingforseveralhoursthenextday,itbecamecleartBobthathewasinapredicament.“Ihadmymobilephonewithme,butthebattery（电池）wasalmostdead.IthoughtIcouldprobablymakejustonecallbutIdidn’tknowthenumberofmyhotelandIdidn’twanttoworrymyfamilyunlessIreallyhadto.”Bobcarriedonwalkingforthreemoredays.

OnthefourthdayherealizeditwashopelessanddecidedtocallhiswifeinEngland.“He’dbeenlostafewtimesbefore,butneverforsomanydays,”saysShirley.SheimmediatelyphonedTheMapleLeafhotel,afteraquickcalltotheCanadianembassy（大使馆）inLondontogetitsphonenumber.“We’realwaysworriedifourguestsareawayforalongtime,”saysGregMcCaffrey,thehotel’sowner.“ButthatweekseveralofourEnglishvisitorshadgonetothecityforafewdaystowatchthehockeygames,andwethoughtMr.Rigsbyhadgonetoo.”AssoonasShirleyphoned,thehotelcalledtherescueservice,whichsentoutasearchpartyforthescientist.Theyfoundhiminthemountainssomehourslater.

“I’velearntmylesson,”saysBob.“Iwasstupidtosetofflikethatwithoutaguide（向导）.Ineverwantanexperiencelikethatagain!

”

5.BeforecheckingintoTheMapleLeafhotel,Bob_______.

A.walkaroundtheRockyMountainsB.gaveatalkontheenvironment

C.wentonatourofVancouverD.studiedsomeplantsandanimals

6.Theunderlinedpart“inapredicament”inparagraph2probablymeans“_________”

A.atworkB.undertreatmentC.inoperationD.introuble

7.WhatBobsaysinthelastparagraphshowsafeelingof_________.

A.regretB.prideC.peaceD.Doubt

8.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.Vancouver:

abeautifulcityB.BobRigsby:

agreatscientist

C.LostintheRockyMountainsD.RunningTheMapleLeafhotel

C

WhenMikeScott,asinger,readthepageabouthimselfonW,henoticedseveralfactswerewrong.Sohestartedcorrectingthemonline.Whenhegottotheendofthepage,helookedupandsawtheinformationatthetopofthepagewaschangingbackagain.Thenhewroteaboutitinhisblog（博客）andminuteslater,hegotamessagefromastranger.ThepersonexplainedthathewasabigfanofMikeScottandcheckedhispageonWregularly.Ifanyfactschanged,heimmediatelychangedthemback.

Inrecentyears,manypeoplehavefoundthattheironlinebiogragphies（传记）containwronginformation.TerryMillstone,aweb-basedreporter,says,“Wikipediaseemslikeagreatideabutactuallyit’squiteadangerouswebsite.”Noteveryoneagreeswiththisview.PeteMorley,anotherreporter,says,“Peoplefindfaultwith（挑……毛病）Wikipediabecausethey’reafraidofit.There’snoothersourceofinformationthatissoup-to-dateandfree.”

So,isitabetterideatoplaceourtrustinwhatwereadinmagazines,newspapersandbooks?

Therehavebeenanumberofshockingeventsinthepublishingworldovertheyears,butoneofthemostextremewasthestoryofStephenGlass.Atonly25,hewasacelebratedreporterworkingforawell-knownUSmagazine,TheNewRepublic.AllthatendedinMay1998whenitwasdiscoveredthatoneofGlass’sbiggestarticleswasfake（假的）.Later,itwasfoundthatGlasshadmadeupfactsin27ofthe41articleshewroteforthemagazine.

So,howdoweknowwhattobelieve?

Wordshavealwayshadthepowertoinfluencepeopleand,rightlyorwrongly,wearemorelikelytotrustprintedwords.ButwiththeriseoftheInternet,thattrustisatgreaterriskthanever.

9.ThestrangerwhowrotetoMikeScott________.

A.writesarticlesregularlyonlineB.getsalongwellwithMikeScott

C.knowsallthefactsaboutMikeScottD.likesMikeScott’ssongsverymuch

10.WhatdoesPeteMorleythinkofWikipedia?

A.Hethinkshighlyofit.B.Heisworriedaboutit.

C.Heisuncertainaboutit.D.Heshowsnointerestinit.

11.ThestoryofStephenGlassismentionedtoshowthat________.

A.TheNewRepublicisverypopularB.itisnoteasytobeanewsreporter

C.printedwordscanalsobeuntrueD.newspapersareindangerofdyingout

12.Whichofthefollowingdoestheauthorprobablyagreewith?

A.Weliveinaworldfulloflies.B.Bedoubtfulwhileyou’rereading.

C.TheInternetmakesourlifebetter.D.Readbooksratherthanlearnonline.

D

Goodafternoon,listeners.GeoffBeckfromLunaMobilesherewith“Technologyandyou”.Letmetellyouaboutfournewproducts!

First,theLuna500.Thislittlebeautyhassomegreatgames,acamera,theInternetandavoicerecorder.It’sfashinable（时尚的）,too!

Itcomesinred,green,blueandpink.Thepriceofthisbeautyis$850.Now,that’snotcheapbutyou’llloveit.It’sverygoodvalueformoney.

Secondly,theAquila50.Itismydaughter’sfavourite!

Itdoesn’thavesomanyfeatures（特色）astheLunabutitisslimmerandlighter.Ithasexcellentgames,anda5.0megapixel（500万像素）camera,soyougetreallybeautifulpictures.TheAquilacosts$750.Notcheapbutgoodvalue,especiallyforthatcamera.

Now,ifyoudon’twanttopayalotofmoneybutyouneedtogiveagoodphone,theHermes580couldbethephoneforyou.Thislittlethingsitscomfortablyinyourhand.Ithassomegoodgamesandacamera.Youcanbuythisoneforjust$395.Compareitwiththeoneyou’vegotnow.Isn’tittimeyougotanewone?

Atthatpriceyoucan’tlose.

Asimilarphone,butevenlessexpensive,istheRivaA65.You’lllovethisone.Thisistheoneforpeoplewhosaytome,”IfIwantacamera,I’llbuyacamera!

Iwantacellphone!

”Thisisthephoneforyou.Itdoesn’thaveexpensivefeatures,butasaphoneit’sgreat.Fashionable,goodqualityandeasytocarry.It’sonly$150.

13.WhichofthefollowingcellphonesmayGeoffBeck’sdaughterbuy?

A.TheLuna500.B.TheAquila50.C.TheHermes580.D.TheRivaA65.

14.BoththeAquila50andtheHermes580allowtheirusersto_________.

A.playgamesandtakephotosB.watchmoviesontheInternet

C.seethepersontheyaretalkingtoD.recordvoicesand;lookatthetime

15.Wheredoesthistextprobablycomefrom?

A.Atravelmagazine.B.Anewspaperreport.

C.Ageographytextbook.D.Anadvertisingprogram.

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

ErinBrockovich

ErinBrockovich,anAmericanwoman,wasbornin1960inKansas.Shestudiedatabusinesscollegeforayear.ThenshemovedtosouthernCaliforniaandmarriedarestaurantmanager.

16Alawcompanyhelpedheraftertheaccident,andlatershestartedtoworkforthem.Herjobwastoorganizepapers.OnedayErinrealizedthattherewerelotsofpapersaboutsomeverysickpeopleinatowncalledHinkley.17

Erinworkedveryhardforfiveyears.ShevisitedlotsofsickpeopleinHinkleyandlistenedtotheirstories.18ItwasownedbythePacificGasandElectriccompany.Shediscoveredthattherewasachemical（化学物质）calledchromiuminthelocalwater.Itwasfromthe