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广东省中山市学年高一下学期期末水平测试英语试题含答案
第一部分阅读理解(百强校英语解析团队专供)(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,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Thesedays,tallmodernbuildingsareeverywhere,Butifyouwanttoseehowlifewasbacintheolddays,Chinastillhasmanybeautifulwatertownstovisit.Andnow,CNNhaschosenfiveofthecountry’smostbeautifulones.
ThevillageofhouhuanginJiangsucallsitselfthe“oldestwatertowninChina”.Thevillagewasbuiltin1086andiscrossedwithcanals.Taingaboatridethroughtown,theredlanternsmightmaeyouthinofChina’sromanticpast.
HongcuninAnhuiis900yearsold.Itwasbuilttoloolieabigo.HuangshanMountainisthehead;thetownisthebodyandthebridgesarelegs.HongcunisfilledwithlaesandbeautifulAnhui-stylebuildings.
FenghuanginHunandoesn’tloolieabird,butisnamemans“phoeni”inChinese.Thetownisreallyasbeautifulasthemythicalbird.ThestiltedbuildingsoneachsideoftheTuojiangRivermaethearealoolieascenefromapostcard.
HuangyaoinGuangiisnownforitsnaturalfengshui.Thetownliesinariverbend.Peoplesayitcanpreventthevillagers’goodfortunefromflowingaway
Whilemostwatertownsareinthesouth,Shangdong’sTai’erhuangstandsoutinthenorth.ThetownliesonthebanoftheBeijing-HanghouGrandCanal.ItwasabusytradingcenterduringtheMingandQingdynasties.Inthetown,thereareancientbridges,acanalandtemples,maingyouthinofitspastglory.
1.WherearewesupposedtogoifwewanttotastetheancientbeautyofChina?
A.Thewatertowns.B.Themodembuildings.
C.JiangsuProvince.D.Northchina.
2.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothetet?
A.HongcunistheoldesttowninChina.
B.TheriverbendinHuangyaocanprotectitsvillagers.
C.Mostwatertownsarelocatedinthenorth.
D.Tai’erhuangusedtobeatradingcenter.
3.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetet?
A.WelcometoChina.B.China’sWaterTowns.
C.TipsforVisitingChina.D.CNN’sChoices.
B
AnupsetlittleboywantedtomeetGod.HethoughtitwasalongtriptowhereGodlived,sohepacedhissuitcasewithabagofpotatochipsandasi-pacofrootbeerandstartedhisjourney.
Whenhehadgoneaboutthreeblocs,hemetanoldwomansittingonaparbenchalone.Theboysatnettoherandopenedhissuitcase.Hewasabouttodrinhisrootbeerwhenhethoughtthattheoldladymightbehungry,soheofferedhersomechips.Shegratefullyaccepteditandsmiledathim.Hersmilewassoprettythattheboywantedtoseeitagain,soheofferedherarootbeer.Again,shesmiledathim.Theboywasdelighted!
Theysatthereallafternooneatingandsmiling.
Asdusfell,theboygotuptoleave;butbeforehehadgonemorethanafewsteps,heturnedaround,ranbactotheoldwomanandgaveherahug.Shegavehimherbiggestsmileever.
Whentheboyopenedthedoortohisownhouse,hismotherwassurprisedbythelooofjoyonhisface.Sheasedhim,“Whatdidyoudotodaythatmadeyousohappy?
”Hereplied,“IhadlunchwithGod”
Meanwhile,theoldwoman,alsoreturnedtoherhomewithjoy.Hersonwasstunnedbythelooofpeaceonherfaceandheased,“Mom,whatdidyoudotodaythatmadeyousohappy?
”Shereplied,“IatepotatochipswithGod.”
Toooftenweunderestimatethepowerofatouch,asmile,aindword,alisteningear,anhonestcomplimentorthesmallestactofcaring,allofwhichhavethepotentialtoturnalifearound.
4.Whatistherightorderofthestory?
a.Theboysharedfoodwiththeoldwoman
b.Theboycameacrossanoldwoman
c.TheboysetouttomeetGod
d.Theboyarrivedhomeandsurprisedhismother.
e.Theboyhuggedtheoldwoman.
A.c-b-a-d-eB.c-b-a-e-dC.b-a-c-e-dD.b-d-e-c-a
5.Whichofthefollowingbesteplains“underestimate”underlinedinthelastparagraph?
A.Forget.B.PraiseC.IgnoreD.Support
6.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthistet?
A.Tointroduceaindboywhohelpedanoldwoman.
B.Todescribeamovingstorybetweenaboyandanoldwoman.
C.ToinformusthattheboyandthewomanareGod.
D.Toremindusthatlittleactofindnesscanmaeadifference.
C
Nightowls,peoplewhostayuplateandstruggletogetoutofbedinthemorning,aremorelielytodiesoonerthanmorninglars,thefirststudyintotheirdeathrateshasfound.
NewresearchbytheUniversityofSurreyandNorthwesternUniversityintheUSfoundthatpeoplewhonaturallystayuplatewere10percentmorelielytodiewithinthesi-and-a-half-yearstudyperiodcomparedtothosewhopreferredthemorning.
Researcherssaythattheongoingstressofoperatinginatraditional9-5societywashavingahugeeffectonmillionsofpeopleandcouldbeshorteningtheirlives.
“Thisisapublichealthissuethatcannolongerbeignored,”saidMalcolmvonSchant,aprofessorofchronobiologyattheUniversityofSurrey.“Weshoulddiscussallowingeveningtypestostartandfinishworlater,wherepractical.Andweneedmoreresearchabouthowwecanhelpeveningtypesdealwiththehighereffortofeepingtheirbodyclocinlinewithsuntime”.
Theresearchinvolvednearly500,000Britsagedbetween38and73andfoundthataroundninepercentconsideredthemselveseveningpeople,while27percentidentifiedasmorningtypes.
Inthenewstudy,Scientistsfoundowlshadhigherratesofdiabetes,psychologicaldisordersandneurologicaldisorders.Buttheteamhaspreviouslyshownthatwhethersomeoneisanowloralarishalfgeneticandhalfenvironment,meaningtheremaybewaystoeepbodyclocissuesundercontrol.
Theteamrecommendsthatnightowlscanhelpthemselvesbytryingtobecomeeposedtolightearlyinthemorningandnotatnight.eepingregularbedtimes,maintainingahealthylifestyleandtryingtodotassearlierinthedaycanhelptoresetbodyrhythms.
ThestudywaspublishedinthejournalChronobiologyInternational.
7.Whatdocstheunderlinedword“their”inParagraph3referto?
A.Nightowls’B.MorninglarsC.Researchers’D.Scientists’
8.WhatcanwenowfromMalcolm’swords?
A.Peoplewhostayuplatemaydiebeforeage7.
B.Stayinguplateisnolongerapublichealthissue.
C.Whenpeopleshouldstartworwillbediscussedlater.
D.Moreresearchisneededtohelpsolvetheproblem.
9.Whichofthefollowingisnotsuggestedbytheresearchteam?
A.Getupearly.B.Maefulluseofmorninghours.
C.Geteposedtosunlightmoreoften.D.Gotobedatafiedtime.
10.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetet?
A.Totellthedifferencesbetweentwotypesofpeople.
B.Tointroducereaderstheresultofanewresearch.
C.Towarnnightowlsoftheirbadgenesandenvironments.
D.Toarguemorninglarsusuallylivelongerthannightowls.
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山处的最佳选项。
选项中有两项为多余选项。
Whatdotheworld’smostsuccessfulpeopleallhaveincommon?
TheresearchersfoundthathighachieverslieRobertMosesturnouttobeallalie
Busy!
Busy!
11inastudyofgeneralmanagersinindustry,Johnotterreportedthatmanyofthemwored60to65hoursperwee-whichtranslatesintoatleastsi10-hourdays.Theabilityandwillingnesstowordifficultandtiringhourshascharacteriedmanypowerfulfigures.Energyandstrengthprovidemanyadvantagestothoseseeingtobuildpower.
12
Thedifferencebetweensuccessfulpeopleandverysuccessfulpeopleisthatverysuccessfulpeoplesay“no”toalmosteverything.Andthat’swhatgivesthemthetimetoaccomplishsomuch.13.Andfocusmeanssaying“no”toalotofdistractions(分散力).
nowwhatyouare
Ignoreweanessandeepimprovingyourstrengths.Don’twastetimeeploringsillareaswhereyouhavelittlecompetence.Instead,focuson-andbuildon-yourstrengths.14
15Wisemancreateda“lucschool”totesttheseideas-anditwasasuccess.Intotal,80percentofpeoplewhoattendedlucschoolsaidthattheirlucbadincreased.Onaverage,thesepeoplereportedthattheirluchadrisenbymorethan40percent.
A.Justsayno!
B.Asformoretime.
C.Strengthsareeactlywhatyouaregoodat.
D.Achievementrequiresconcentrations(注意力)
E.Thismeansnowingwhoyouarcandwhatyouaregoodat.
F.Doesapplyingtheseprinciple(原则)toyourlifeactuallywor?
G.Highachieversneverstopworingandtheyneverloseaminute.
第二部分英语知识运用(百强校英语解析团队专供)(共两节,满分45分)
第一节完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
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Ihadnotimeto18.Idressedmyselfinahand-mc-downwintercoat,putonthebootsand19theclasps(搭扣).Eventually,we20onthetwenty-blocjourneyinthesnow.
Thefirsttwelveblocsweren’t21,butthelongcrosstownstreet22tobeterrible.Thefiercewindsmadeitalmostimpossibleto23forward.Icouldnolonger24mybrother.My25wasuncovered.Myhandsandfeetachedwith26.
Westoppedinadoorwayforarest.Lennytoohishandsoutofhispocetsandbentdowntorefastenthe27metalclaspsofmyboots.28thatLennyhadtotaecareofme,Istaredstraightaheadand29amanwalingtowardusthroughthesnow.
Iwasunableto30howoldhewasbuthewastall,thin,andhadagentle,31face.Heworenohat.Therewasa32aroundhisnec,andhisovercoat,lieours,wascaedwithsnow.Heneeleddownbeforemeandwrappedhissoftwine-coloredscarf33aroundmyhead.
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