湖北省宜昌市学年高一下学期期末英语试题.docx

湖北省宜昌市学年高一下学期期末英语试题.docx

《湖北省宜昌市学年高一下学期期末英语试题.docx》由会员分享，可在线阅读，更多相关《湖北省宜昌市学年高一下学期期末英语试题.docx（27页珍藏版）》请在冰点文库上搜索。

湖北省宜昌市学年高一下学期期末英语试题

绝密★启用前

湖北省宜昌市2018-2019学年高一下学期期末英语试题

试卷副标题

考试范围：

xxx；考试时间：

100分钟；命题人：

xxx

题号

一

二

三

四

五

六

总分

得分

注意事项：

1．答题前填写好自己的姓名、班级、考号等信息

2．请将答案正确填写在答题卡上

第I卷（选择题）

请点击修改第I卷的文字说明

评卷人

得分

一、阅读理解

Editorsnote:

Whetherpeopleareoverworkedrecentlymadeheadlineswhenseveralinternetcompanybossessaidtheonlywayforemployeestoachievesuccessisthroughharderworkandlongerhours.Forumreaderssharetheiropinions.

Cecilia

Workingtoomanyhoursonlymeansyouarctime-wastingandinefficient（低效的）.Thismeansittakesyoulongertoproducesomethingthansomeoneelse.

Agoodmanagerknowshowtoencouragehisemployeestoworkintheirfullabilityinsteadofexpectingthemtoworklateeveniftheydon'thavesomethingtodo.Peoplewhostayintheirofficeuntillatehatetheirjobsanditaffectstheirperformance,aswellasotherwaysoftheirlife.

Rosemary

Overworkingisjustmodemslavery.Inmanycountries,overworkingwouldbeattackedbecauseitshowspoorworkperformance,andthebosswouldpreferyouworkinabetterway7hoursandthengobackhomethan8hourswithpoorperformance.

NervyNowadays,it’shardforayoungpersontobuildagoodfuture,forpressuresareonhisorhershoulders:

housing,children,parents,themselves,etc.Buteveryonemustkeepworkinghardtohavethemonthewaytothegoodfuture,whichisnotcertain.What’ssureisthatifyou'relazyanddon’tworkhard,nogoodfuturewillcome.

Sunny

Idon'tthinkanyonewantstoworkovertimeThefactisthecompetitionissoextremeifyoudon’tworkhardsomeonewilleasilyandwillinglyreplaceyou,especiallyintheITindustry.Employeesaretoldtheyneedtoworklongerhoursortheywon'tgetraised.Itistimetogiveupthecultureofoverworking.

1．WhatwillhappenifCeciliaisforcedtooverwork?

A．Shewillperformtoherfullability.

B．Shewillfeelunhappytodoit.

C．Shewillasktheemployertodoit.

D．Shewillencourageotherworkerstodoit.

2．Whoseideaisalittlebitdifferentfromtheothers?

A．Cecilia.B．Rosemary.

C．NervyD．Sunny.

3．Inwhichpartofthenewspapercanyoufindthepassage?

A．Culture.B．Business.

C．Lifestyle.D．Opinion.

Itwasearlyinthespringabout15yearsagowhenIwasayoungpolicereporter,drivingtoasceneIdidn'twanttosee.Amanhadaccidentallybackedhispickuptruckoverhisbabygranddaughterinthedrivewayofthefamilyhome.

AsIarrived.Isawawhile-hairedmanincottonworkclothesstandingnearatruck,lookingtotallyconfused,hewastryingtoanswerthereporters'questions.Mostlyhewasonlymovinghislips,blinkingandchokingup.

Afterawhilethereportersgaveupoilhimmidfo1lowedthepoliceintothesmallwhitehouse.Afewminuteslater,withallthedetailsinmynotebookandathree-by-fivephotoinmyjacketpocketIwenttowardthekitchenwherediepolicehadsaidthebodywas.

Ihadbroughtacamerainwithme.Enteringthekitchen,Icameuponthisscene.

Onatablelaythetinybody,wrappedinaclearwhitesheet.SomehowthegrandfatherhadmanagedtostayawayfromthecrowdHewassittingonachairbesidethetable,lookinghelplesslyatthedeadbody.AsIwatched,thegrandfatherslowlyleanedforward,heldthelittleinhisarmsandremainedstill.

InthatmomentIrecognizedthemakingsofaprize-winningnewsphotograph.Iraisedthecamera......

EveryelementofthepicturewasperfectIdon'tknowhowmanysecondsIstoodthere,unabletopressthatshutter（快门）.Ifullyrealizedthepowerfulstory-tellingvaluethatphotowouldhave,andmyprofessionalconscience（良心）toldmetolakeit.YetIcouldn'tmakemyhandmoveandbreakintothepoorman’sinnersadness.

AtlastIloweredthecameraandmovedawayquietlywithdoubtaboutmysuitabilityforthejournalisticprofession（职业）.Now,sometimes,asI'mwatchingnews,Irememberthatday.

IstillfeelrightaboutwhatIdid.

4．Whydidtheauthordrivetotheman'shouse?

A．Tocomfortthepoorman.

B．Toperformaduty.

C．Tooffersomehelp.

D．Togetaprize-winningphoto.

5．Whatdoweknowaboutthegrandfatherinthepassage?

A．Hewasdeeplysorryforthelossofhisgranddaughter.

B．Hedidn'twanttoanswerthereporters'questions.

C．Hesharedlittleabouttheaccidentwiththeauthor

D．Hepurposelycreatedthescenefortheauthor'sphoto.

6．Whydidtheauthorgiveuptakingthepictureatlast?

A．Becausehepreferredbetterphotos.

B．Becausethegrandfathernoticedhim.

C．Becauseprofessionaltrainingtoldhimnotto.

D．Becausehisconsciencetoldhimtodoso.

7．Whatistheauthor'spurposeinwritingthestory?

A．Todescribeaheart-brokenscene.

B．Totelloneofhisexperiences.

C．Tolearnfromotherphototakers.

D．Topersuadepeopletopityothers

TheSouthernOceaniswellknownforitsstorms,whichcansinkshipsandcausefloodingondistantislands.Now,anewstudysuggeststhebiggestwavestherealreadytheworld'slargest—aregettingbigger,thankstofasterwinds.

Forthepast33years,globalsatelliteshavebeencollectingdataonoceanwaves—andthewindsthatdrivethem.Butexplainingthedataisdifficult:

differentsatellitescangivedifferentwindspeeds.

Toreducethosedifferences,IanYoungandAugustine’sRibald,attheUniversityofMelbourneinAustralia,comparedinformationfromdifferentsatellitesandcorrectedtheirdataagainstanindependentdatasetcollectedbyaglobalnetworkofbuoys（浮标）floatingintheocean.Whentheyweredone,atrendstoodout:

since1985,oceanwindspeedsinmostoftheworldhaveincreasedbetween1centimeterand2centimeterspersecondperyear,leadingtoincreasesinwaveheightinmanyplaces.

IntheSouthernOcean,thetrendisparticularlystrong.Forexample,althoughwindspeedstherehaveincreasedby2centimeterspersecondeachyear,thespeedofthetop10%fastestwindshasincreasedby5centimeterspersecondperyear.Andalthoughaverage（平均的）waveheightstherehaveincreasedbyjust0.3centimetersperyear,thetop10%highesthasgrownbyanaverageof1centimeterperyearagrowthof30centimeterssince1985,theyreporttodayinScience.

YoungandRibaldhavedoneagoodjobofcross-checkinganddouble-checkingfromthethreedifferenttypesofsatelliteinstrument,saysOleJohanattheUniversityofBergeninNorway.But,headds,itmightbe“optimistic”tothinkthatthedatanowcontainnoerrorsConfirmingtheireIlikelyrequiremorework,hebelieves.

8．Whatcausedtheworld’slargestwavesintheSouthernOcean?

A．ThesatellitesB．ThestormsC．ThewindsD．Thefloods

9．Whichofthefollowingcanbestexplain“trend”underlinedinParagraph3?

A．deepthoughtB．novelmethodC．specialgoalD．generaldirection

10．WhatcanbelearnedfromthestudyintheSouthernOcean?

A．Waveheightshaverisenby2centimeterssince1985.

B．Windsspeedshavegrownby30centimeterseachyear.

C．Thetopwaveheightshaveslowlyfallensince1985.

D．Thetopfastestwindspeedshavebeenontherise.

11．WhatdoesOleJohan'sattitudetowardsthenewstudy?

A．Hethinkshighlyofit.

B．Hetakesnointerestinit.

C．Heshowsconcernaboutit.

D．Hesaysnotoit.

Themarketforridesharingisstartingtolooklikeapie-eatingcompetitionwheretheprizeismorepie.

LiftwentpubliconMarch29,andthestock（股票）almostimmediatelywentintoaquickdropasmoney-providersnoticedthatthecompanyhadn’tmadeanymoneyyetanddidn’thaveanyclearplanstodoso.

OnApril11，Umberwentpublicinthestockmarkettoo.Thecompanysaiditcommandsmorethan50percentoftheride-hailing（叫车服务）marketinAmericaandEuropeandhadanoperatinglossofS3billionlastyear,aboutthreetimesasmuchasLiftlost.

Thinkaboutthat:

thosetwocompanieslostnearly＄4billioninasingleyeartransportingpeople.

What'shappeningintheride-sharingmarketisspecialinanumberofways.

First,itofferswhatiscalled“networkeffects”:

Themoreridersyouhave,theeasieritistoattractandsenddrivers,andthemoredriversyouhave,themoreridersyouwillattract.Marketsthatdisplaynetworkeffectsprefertobenefitafewplayers,andpossiblyonlyone.

Second,ridesharinghaslowchangingcosts.It'ssimplelogetbothappsonyourphones,andmanyridersanddriversdojustthat,whichmeansfiercecompetitionovereverysingleride.

Thereareonlytwowaysthatthepricewarcanend.EitherUmberandLiftcometosomesonofagreementtoslopsellingtheirservicesbelowcost,oratleastoneofthecompaniesmayneedtodie.Andsothepie-eatingcompetitionmaycontinueforever,untileveryonebursts.Theremayfinallybenoroutetomoneyforthesecompanies,nopayofftormoney-providers.Thenumberofmajorride-sharingcompaniesmaynotbetwoorevenone,butnone.

12．WhatdoUmberandLifthaveincommon?

A．Goingpublicinstockmarket.

B．Enjoyingafinanciallybrightfuture.

C．Enteringforthepie-makingcompetition.

D．Benefitingthemoney-providers.

13．Whatdoweknowabout"networkeffects"?

A．Morenetworkcompanieswillsurvive.

B．Moreriderswillattractmoredriven.

C．Moreplayerswillcrowdthemarket

D．Moredriverswillgiveuptheuseofapps.

14．Whatisonewayouttoendthepricewar?

A．Arrivingatawin-winagreement.

B．Puttingmoremoneyintothemarket.

C．Sellingservicesbelowcost.

D．Havingfreeaccesstoeithercompany.

15．Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A．Riding-hailingmarket,we’recoining.

B．UmberorLift,whocares?

C．Lockedinapricewaronlytwowaysout.

D．Theprizeforapie-eatingcompetition.

评卷人

得分

二、七选五

Goodtimemanagementallowsanindividualtocompletemoreinashinerperiodoflimeandleadslocareersuccess.16．.

Makeapl