甘肃省甘谷县第一中学届高三上学期第一次检测考试英语试题.docx

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甘肃省甘谷县第一中学届高三上学期第一次检测考试英语试题

甘谷县第一中学2015届高三上学期第一次检测考试

英语试题

第一部分第一节阅读理解（共两节,6篇满分52分）

A

Likemanynewgraduates,IleftuniversityfullofhopeforthefuturebutwithnorealideaofwhatIwantedtodo．Mydegree，withhonorsinEnglishliteraturehadnotreallypreparedmeforanythingpractical．IknewIwantedtomakeadifferenceintheworldsomehow，butIhadnoideahowtodothat．That’swhenIlearnedabouttheLighthouseProject．

IstartedmyjourneyasaLighthouseProjectvolunteerbyreadingasmuchasIcouldabouttheexperiencesofpreviousvolunteers．Iknewitwouldbealotofhardwork，andthatIwouldbeawayfrommyfamilyandfriendsforaverylongtime．Inshort，IdidnottakemydecisiontoapplyfortheLighthouseProjectlightly．Neitherdidmyfamily．

Eventually，however，Iwonthesupportofmyfamily，andIsentinallthepaperworkneededforapplication．Aftercountlessinterviewsandpresentations，Imanagedtostandoutamongthecandidatesandsurvivethetestalone．Severalmonthslater，Ifinallyreceivedacallaskingmetoreportforduty．IwouldbegoingtoasmallvillagenearAbuja，Nigeria.Where?

What?

Nigeria?

Ihadnoidea．ButIwasabouttofindout．

Aftercompletingmytraining，Iwassenttothevillagethatwassmallanddesperatelyinneedofproperaccommodation．Thoughthelocalvillagerswerepoor，theyofferedtheirhomes，hearts，andfoodasifIweretheirownfamily．Iwasaskedtoleadasmallteamoflocalpeopleinbuildinganewschoolhouse．Forthenextyearorso，Itaughtinthatsameschoolhouse．ButIsometimesthinkIlearnedmorefrommystudentsthantheydidfromme．

Sometimeduringthatperiod，Irealizedthatallthosethingsthathadseemedsostrangeorunusualtomenolongerdid，thoughIdidnotgetanywherewiththelocallanguage，andIreturnedtotheUnitedStatesadifferentman．TheLighthouseProjecthadchangedmylifeforever．

1．Whatdoweknowabouttheauthor?

A．Hisdreamatuniversitywastobecomeavolunteer．

B．Hisuniversityeducationfocusedontheoreticalknowledge．

C．Hetookprideinhavingcontributedtotheworld．

D．HefelthonoredtostudyEnglishliterature．

2．AccordingtoParagraph2，itismostlikelythattheauthor______．

A．discussedhisdecisionwithhisfamily

B．askedpreviousvolunteersaboutvoluntarywork

C．attendedspecialtrainingtoperformdifficulttasks

D．feltsadabouthavingtoleavehisfamilyandfriends

3．Inhisapplicationforthevolunteerjob，theauthor_______．

A．participatedinmanydiscussions

B．wentthroughchallengingsurvivaltests

C．wrotequiteafewpapersonvoluntarywork

D．facedstrongcompetitionfromothercandidates

B

Iwasneververyneat,whilemyroommateKatewasextremelyorganized．Eachofherobjectshaditsplace,butminealwayshidsomewhere．Sheevenlabeled（贴标签）everything．Ialwayslookedforeverything．Overtime，KategotneaterandIgotmessier．Shewouldpushmydirtyclothingover，andIwouldlaymybooksonhertidydesk．Sowebothgottiredofeachother．

Warbrokeoutoneevening．Katecameintotheroom．Soon，Iheardherscreaming，“Takeyourshoesaway!

Whyundermybed!

”Deafened，Isawmyshoesflyingatme．Ijumpedtomyfeetandstartedyelling．Sheyelledbacklouder．

Theroomwasfilledwithanger．Wecouldnothavestayedtogetherforasingleminutebutforaphonecall．Kateansweredit．Fromherendoftheconversation，Icouldtellrightawayhergrandmawasseriouslyill．Whenshehungup，shequicklycrawled（爬）underhercovers，sobbing．Obviously，thatwassomethingsheshouldnotgothroughalone．Allofasudden,awarmfeelingofsympathyroseupinmyheart．

Slowly，Icollectedthepencils，tookbackthebooks，mademybed，cleanedthesocksandsweptthefloor，evenonherside．IgotsointomyworkthatIevendidn’tnoticeKatehadsatup．Shewaswatching，hertearsdriedandherexpressionwassuchdisbelief．Then,shereachedoutherhandstograspmine．Ilookedupintohereyes．Shesmiledatme，“Thanks．”

KateandIstayedroommatesfortherestoftheyear．Wedidn’talwaysagree，butwelearnedthekeytolivingtogether：

givingin,cleaningupandholdingon．

6．WhatmadeKatesoangryoneevening?

A．Shecouldn’tfindherbooks．

B．Sheheardtheauthorshoutingloud．

C．Shegotthenewsthathergrandmawasill．

D．Shesawtheauthor'sshoesbeneathherbed．

7．Theauthortidieduptheroommostprobablybecause_____．

A．shewasscaredbyKate’sanger

B．shehatedherselfforbeingsomessy

C．shewantedtoshowhercare

D．shewasaskedbyKatetodoso

8．HowisParagraph1mainlydeveloped?

A．Byanalyzingcauses．B．Byshowingdifferences．

C．Bydescribingaprocess．D．Byfollowingtimeorder．

9．Whatmightbethebesttitleforthestory?

A．MyFriendKateB.HardWorkPaysOff

C.HowtobeOrganizedD.LearningtobeRoommates

C

Hereissomemust-knowinformationfromahandbookonhowpeoplebehaveindoingbusinessinsomecountries．

InBrazil（巴西）

Braziliansarewarmandfriendly．Theyoftenstandclosewhentalkinganditiscommonforthemtotouchthepersonontheshoulder．Peopleoftengreeteachother（particularlywomen）withlightcheekkisses.Schedulestendtobeflexible，withbusinessmeetingssometimesstartinglaterthanplanned．Buttobesafe，beontime．Mealscanstretchforhours--there’snosuchthingasrushingamealinBrazil．Lunchesalsocanstartinthemidtolateafternoon．Braziliansaresocial，preferringface-to-facecommunicationoveremailsorphonecalls．

InSingapore

Singaporeansshakehandswhentheymeetandoftenalsogreeteachotherwithasmall，politebow．Businesscardsshouldbeofferedandreceivedwithtwohands．Arrivinglateisconsidereddisrespectful．Sobeontime．Efficiency（效率）isthegoal，someetingsanddealingsoftenarefast-paced．Singaporeansaredirectintheirdiscussions，evenwhenthesubjectisaboutmoney．Rankisimportantandauthorityisrespected．Thisdetermineshowpeopleinteractinmeetings．Forexample，peopleavoiddisagreeingoutrightwithsomeoneofahigherrank．

IntheUnitedArabEmirates

IntheUAE，status（地位）isimportant，sothemostseniororoldestshouldbegreetedfirstwiththeirtitles．Thehandshakeseemstobelongerthanelsewhere．Sodonotpullawayfromthehandshake．Womenshouldcoverthemselveswhenitcomestodress．Menalsotendtobecoveredfromnecktoelbows（肘部）anddowntotheknees．Peopledonotavoidentertainingintheirhomes,buttheyalsoholdbusinessmealsatrestaurants．Touchingorpassingfoodoreatingwithyourlefthandistobeavoided．Whenmeetingsareone-to-one,ifyourhostoffersyoucoffee，youshouldrefuse．Itmightseemodd，butitisaculturaltradition．Coffeeshouldonlybeacceptedifitisalreadysetoutorpresented．

InSwitzerland

TheSwisstendtobeformalandaddresseachotherbylastname．Theyalsoarerespectfulofprivatelives．Youshouldbecarefulnottoaskaboutpersonaltopics．Punctuality（守时）isvital，somethingthatcomesfromadeeprespectforothers’time．Arriveatanymeetingoreventafewminutesearlytobesafe．Theyalsohaveclearstructureintheircompanies．Higher-upsmakethefinaldecisions，evenifothersmightdisagree．Neat，cleandressisexpected．TheSwissfollowformaltablemanners．Theyalsokeeptheirhandsvisibleatthetableandtheirelbowsoffthetable．Itispolitetofinishthefoodonyourplate．

10．Thepassageismainlyabout_______．

A．communicationtypesB．theworkplaceatmosphere

C．customsandsocialmannersD．1ivingconditionsandstandards

11．WhydoSingaporeansavoidarguingwiththeirboss?

A．Theyputefficiencyinthefirstplace．

B.Theydislikeface-to-facecommunication．

C．Theywanttofinishmeetingsasquicklyaspossible．

D．Theyaresupposedtoobeythepersonofahigherrank．

D

Byknowingwhatkindoflearneryouare，youcanorganizeyourstudytobestsuityourparticularwayoflearning．

Visuallearningstyle

Theselearnersliketodraw，build，designandmakethings．Theylikelookingatpicturesandenjoyjigsawpuzzlesandmazes．Theytendtothinkinpicturesratherthanwords．

Verballearningstyle

Theselearnersareverygoodatlisteningandareoftenverygoodspeakersandstorytellers．Theythinkinwordsratherthanpictures．Theyliketoreadandwrite，andusuallyhavegoodmemoriesforsuchthingsasnames，datesandplaces．

Logicallearningstyle

Theselearnersareverylogical.Theyeasilyrecognizenumericalandwordpatternsandlookforlogicalconnectionsbetweenideas．Theyliketofigurethingsoutforthemselvesandlovesolvingproblems．Theyenjoyworkingwithabstract（抽象）ideas．

Bodilylearningstyle

Theselearnersliketomovearoundalotandtotouchobjectsandpeople．Theyoftenwavetheirhandsaroundwhentheyaretalking．Theyaregoodatphysicalactivities，suchassportanddancing，andtheyenjoymakingthingswiththeirhands．

Naturalisticlearningstyle

Theselearnerslovetobeoutside．Theyareinterestedinnatureandareusuallyfondofanimals．Theyareofteninvolvedwithnatureconservationgroups．Theyareexcellentatplanningpicnicsandotheroutdooractivities．Theyliketounderstandhowthingsinnaturework．

Musiclearningstyle

Theselearnersappreciatemusic．Theyareusuallygoodatsingingorplayingmusicalinstrumentsandcanoftencompose（作）music．Theyareoftenverysensitivetonoisesaroundthemandaresometimeseasilydistracted（分散注意力）bybackgroundnoises．

Interpersonallearningstyle

Theselearnersliketobesurroundedbypeople．Theyusuallyhavelotsoffriendsandliketojoingroupsandclubs．Theyaleoftentheleadersofanygrouptheyjoinandtheyareverygoodpeacemakers．

Intrapersonallearningstyle

Thesepeoplearequitehappyintheirowncompany．Theyspendalotoftimethinkingaboutthingssuchastheirdreamsandh