甘肃省天水一中学年高二上学期期末考试英语试题 Word版含答案Word文件下载.docx

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Familyfightsareneverpleasant.Whetheryouaredealingwithaloudsisterorastubbornmomordad,thesituationcanbebad.Atleastthat’swhatwehavelearnedtoexpect.

Whatifitcouldbedifferent?

Whatiffamilyfightsandconflictscouldbeturnedintoopportunitiestobecomecloser?

Whatifproblemscouldbesolvedwitheveryonewalkingawayfeelingmoredeeplycaredforandloved?

Familyfightingis,ononelevel,aboutpower.Someoneistellingsomeoneelsewhattodo.Inashortmoment,emotionscanbebroughtoutandthefightison.Youcangodownthatoldroadoryoucantrysomethingdifferent.

Inanyfight,youhaveaneedtobelistenedtoandunderstood.Peopleraisetheirvoicesandshoutateachotherbecausethey’renotbeinglistenedto.It’stotallyunconscious.Youwantyourmomordadtolistenandunderstand.Butyoualwaysseemtoforgetthepersonyou’refightingwithhasthesameneedtobelistenedto.Soifyoucanputasideyourneedforafewminutes,thesituationwillchangequickly.Givetheotherpersonsometimetoexpresshisorherfeelings,andyouwillearnyourturntobelistenedto.

Andwhileyouarelistening,youhavetolistenfortherightinformation.Thebestwaytodothisinemotionalsituationsistoforgetmostofthewordsbecausemanypeoplecan’texpresswhattheyarefeelingwithwordsalone,especiallywhentheyareupset.

Butifthesituationstartstogetoutofhand,itwouldbewisetojustcalmdownandleavetheproblemuntillaterbecausemanyfightshappenatthewrongtime.Thesituationwilldiedownquickly,usuallyinlessthan30seconds.Youcaneithermoveontoproblemsolvingorreachanagreementtoworkonitatabettertime.

Thisway,everyonewillfeelrespectedandlistenedto,evenwhenthereisconflict.Emotionswillbeunderstoodandrespected,anditwillbringyourfamilyclosertogether.

1．Fromthefirst3paragraphs,wecanconcludethat______.

A．peoplehadbetteravoidfamilyfights.

B．familymembersfighttocontroleachother

C．familyfightscanbechangedintosomethingpositive

D．whenfamilymembersfight,it’sworseastheyknoweachother’sweakness

2．Intheauthor’sopinion,thekeytodealingwithfamilyfightsisto______.

A．satisfytheneedtobelistenedtofirst

B．makesurethatyou’rethefirsttobelistenedto

C．paynoattentiontowhatotherssayinemotionalsituations

D．stopquarrellingwhenyoufeelyouaregivingorders

3．Whenthesituationgetsoutofcontrol,it’sbestto______.

A．waitforasuitablemomenttospeakB．lettheotherpersonexpresstheirfeelings

C．workonawrittenagreementfirstD．moveontoproblemsolving

B

Onthedaythetornadohit,therewasnosignsevereweatherwasonitsway—theskywasblueandthesunhadbeenout.MyhusbandJimmyandIwerewatchingTVupstairs.

Nosoonerhadwegotthecoverageofthetornadothanitwasontopofus.ItwastheloudestthingIhaveeverheard.Thebonesofthehouseshook,andthepowerwentout.Wehadthreeflightsofstepstogetthroughtogettotherelativesafetyofthefirstfloor.

Aswestruggledtoreachthelastflightofsteps,ourfrontdoorblewout.Piecesofglassthatlookedlikecrushedicefleweverywhere.Suddenly,athree-foot-longtreebranchflewoverourheads,missingusbyinches.Hadwebeenonestepup,itwouldhaveimpaledus.

BythetimeIreachedthecloset,Jimmypushedmedowntotheclosetfloor,buthecouldn’tgetinsidehimselfbecauseofthewind.IgraspedJimmy’sarmandtriedtobringJimmywithit.Mykneesandheadwerefullofglass,butinthatmoment,Ifeltnopain.IfIhadletgo,Jimmywouldhaveflownrightoutthebackofthehouseandintothebay.

“Holdon!

Holdon!

”heyelled.Buttherewasnothinginthisclosettoholdonto.

Allofasudden,Jimmyliftedoffhisfeetlikepeopleintornadoesdointhemovies.Ithoughthewasgone.Andtheneverythingstopped.Helandedonhisfeet.Inthosefirstquietmoments,Icouldn’tbelieveitwasover.Jimmysaidhe’dgooutsidetocheck.“No,”Isaid.“Don’tleaveme.Don’tleaveme.”

Ourneighborsaysthestormlastedfourminutes.Inthattime,fourofthetwelvetownhousesinourunitwerecompletelydestroyed.Ofthehousesleftstanding,ourssufferedthemostdamage.Amazingly,noneofuswereseverelyinjured.

4．WhichofthefollowingsentencesisNOTtheevidencetoshowthetornadoisviolent?

A．ItwastheloudestthingIhaveeverheard.

B．Thebonesofthehouseshook,andthepowerwentout.

C．Ourneighborsaysthestormlastedfourminutes.

D．Piecesofglassthatlookedlikecrushedicefleweverywhere.

5．Fromthepassage,wecaninferthat______.

A．Thecouplehadpredictedthearrivalofthetornadoinadvance.

B．Jimmyflewrightoutthebackofthehouseandintothebayduringthetornado.

C．Thethree-foot-treeflewoverthecouple’sheadandinjuredthembadly.

D．Theauthorstillfeltscaredwhenthetornadowassuddenlyover.

6．Whydidtheauthorfeel“nopain”inparagraph4?

A．Shedidn’thurtbadlyenoughtosensethepain.

B．Shewasseverelyinjuredandfailedtosensethepain.

C．Herattentionwasfullyfocusedonherhusband.

D．Shehadletherhusbandgoawayfromherhand.

7．Whichofthefollowingphrasesbestdescribesthecouple’sexperienceinthistornado?

A．AthrillingadventureB．AnarrowescapeC．AriskyattemptD．Aseriousaccident

C

Inmodernsocietythereisagreatdealofargumentaboutcompetition.Somevalueithighly,believingthatitisresponsibleforsocialprogressandprosperity.Otherssaythatcompetitionisbad;

thatitsetsonepersonagainstanother;

thatitleadstounfriendlyrelationshipbetweenpeople.

Ihavetaughtmanychildrenwhoheldthebeliefthattheirself-worthreliedonhowwelltheyperformedattennisandotherskills.Forthem,playingwellandwinningareoftenlifeanddeathaffairs.Intheirsingle-mindedpursuitofsuccess,thedevelopmentofmanyotherhumanqualitiesissadlyforgotten.

However,whilesomeseemtobelostinthedesiretosucceed,otherstakeanoppositeattitude.Inaculturewhichvaluesonlythewinnerandpaysnoattentiontotheordinaryplayers,theystronglyblamecompetition.Amongthemostvocalareyoungsterswhohavesufferedundercompetitivepressuresfromtheirparentsorsociety.Teachingtheseyoungpeople,Ioftenobserveinthemadesiretofail.Theyseemtoseekfailurebynottryingtowinorachievesuccess.Bynottrying,theyalwayshaveanexcuse:

“Imayhavelost,butitdoesn'

tmatterbecauseIreallydidn'

ttry.”Whatisnotusuallyadmittedbythemselvesisthebeliefthatiftheyhadreallytriedandlost,thatwouldmeanalot.Suchalosswouldbeameasureoftheirworth.Clearly,thisbeliefisthesameasthatofthetruecompetitorswhotrytoprovethemselves.Botharebasedonthemistakenbeliefthatone'

sselfrespectreliesonhowwelloneperformsincomparisonwithothers.Bothareafraidofnotbeingvalued.Onlyasthisbasicandoftentroublesomefearbeginstodissolvecanwediscoveranewmeaningincompetition.

8．Whatdoesthispassagemainlytalkabout?

A．Competitionhelpstosetupself-respect.

B．Opinionsaboutcompetitionaredifferentamongpeople.

C．Competitionisharmfultopersonalqualitydevelopment.

D．Failuresarenecessaryexperiencesincompetition.

9．Theunderlinedphrase“themostvocal”inParagraph3means________.

A．thosewhotrytheirbesttowin

B．thosewhovaluecompetitionmosthighly

C．thosewhoareagainstcompetitionmoststrongly

D．thosewhorelyonothersmostforsuccess

10．Whatisthesimilarbeliefofthetruecompetitorsandthosewitha“desiretofail”？

A．One'

sworthliesinhisperformancecomparedwithothers'

.

B．One'

ssuccessincompetitionneedsgreatefforts.

C．One'

sachievementisdeterminedbyhisparticularskills.

D．One'

ssuccessisbasedonhowhardhehastried.

11．Whichpointofviewmaytheauthoragreeto?

A．Everyeffortshouldbepaidback.

B．Fearoffailureshouldberemovedincompetition.

C．Winningshouldbealifeanddeathmatter.

D．Competitionshouldbeencouraged.

D

Artificialintelligencecanpredictwhenpatientswithaheartdisorderwilldie,accordingtoscientists.

Thesoftwarelearnedtoanalyzebloodtestsandscansofbeatingheartstospotsignsthattheorganwasabouttofail.Theteam,fromtheUK’sMedicalResearchCouncil,saidthetechnologycouldsavelivesbyfindingpatientsthatneedmoreaggressivetreatment.TheresultswerepublishedintheJournalofRadiology.

Accordingtotheresearchers,highbloodpressureinthelungsdamagespartoftheheart,andaboutathirdofpatientsdiewithinfiveyearsafterbeingdiagnosed.Therearetreatments:

drugs,injectionsstraightintothebloodvessels,alungtransplant.Butdoctorsneedtohaveanideaofhowlongpatientsmighthaveleft,inordertopicktherighttreatment.

Thesoftwarewasgivenscansof256patients’hearts,andbloodtestresults.Whenthisdatawascombinedwitheightyearsofpatienthealthrecords,theartificialintelligencepredictedwhenpatientswoulddie.

Thesoftwarecouldlookaboutfiveyearsintothefuture.Itcorrectlypredictedthosewhowouldstillbealiveafteroneyearabout80%ofthetime.Thefigurefordoctorsis60%.

Theteamnowwanttotestthesoftwareworksinotherpatientsindifferenthospitalsbeforeassessingwhetheritshouldbemadewidelyavailabletodoctors.Theresearchersalsowanttousethetechnologyinotherformsofheartfailure,suchascardiomyopathy,toseewhomightneedapacemakerorotherformsoftreatment.

DrMikeKnapton,fromtheBritishHeartFoundation,sa