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学年四川省棠湖中学高一下学期周练考试61516英语试题及答案
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四川省棠湖中学2018~2019学年高一下学期周练考试
英语试题
2019.6.16
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四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
A
Putonyoursunglassesandenjoytheisland,thesunandthebluesea.Maltacombines(结合)learningEnglishwiththeMediterraneanwayoflife:
youwillhavelanguagecourseandagreatholidayatthesametime,
*YourlanguagecourseOurschoolliesinSliema,onlyafewmetersfromthesea,thebeachroadandcafés.TheschoolisinanoldMaltesebuilding.OurteachersuseamodernteachingmethodandyouwilllearnEnglishquickly.
Briefinformation
Classsize:
10,atmost15
Minimum(最小的)age:
13
Languagelevels:
all
Internetaccess:
intheInternetcafe
*Theleisure(休闲)programmesOurschoolandteamleadersorganizevariedleisureprogrammes.Therewillbeawelcomepartyonyourfirstday.Youwillalsotakepartinbeachvolleyball,andbeachparties.Otheractivitiesinclude:
Discos,visittoPopeyeVillage,WaterPark,bowling,cinema,iceskating(differentprices).
*Accommodation(住宿)FamilyYouwillliveinfriendlyhostfamiliesthattheschoolhasknownforyears.Allfamiliesareneartheschool(20minutesonfootorbybus).
*Supervision(监督)Ourteamoffriendlyteachers,teamleadersandhostfamilieswillalwaysbethereforyou.Thereisalsoanemergencyphonenumberforparentsandstudents.
Dearparents,pleasenotethatthereareperiodsoftimewhenyourchildrenareunsupervised,forexampleonthewaytoschool.Wearehappytodiscussanyquestionsyoumayhave.Pleasecontactusbyphoneoremail.
1.Whatcanwelearnfromthelanguagecourse?
A.OnlyteenagerswithsomebasicEnglishcanattendthecourse.
B.Itisonlyforchildrenleasthan10yearsold.
C.Therecanbeatmost15studentsinaclass.
D.StudentsmainlylearnEnglishthroughtheInternet.
2.Thepassagetellsusthatthestudentscangofromtheirhostfamiliestoschool________.
A.onfootB.bysubway
C.bytrainD.onaship
3.WhichofthefollowingactivitiesareNOTmentionedinthepassage?
A.VisitingPopeyeVillageandWaterPark.
B.Swimminganddiving.
C.Bowling,cinemaandiceskating.
D.Beachvolleyballandbeachparities.
B
Doyouoftendreamatnight?
Howdoyoufeelwhenyoudream?
Isitusefultoourhealth?
“Dreamsmaybemoreimportantthansleep,andweallneedtodream,”somescientistssay.
Dreamstakeupaboutonequarterofoursleepingtime.Peoplehaveseveraldreamseachnight.Dreamsarelikeshortfilms.Theyareusuallyincolour.Somedreamsarelikeoldfilms.Theycometousoverandoveragain.Thatmaybebecausethedreamerisworryingaboutsomething.Dreamingmaybeawayoftryingtofindananswer.Somepeoplegetnewideasabouttheirworkfromdreams.Theymayhavebeenthinkingabouttheirworkallday.Thesethoughtscancarryoverintodreams.
Sometimeswewakeupwithagoodfeelingfromadream.Butoftenwecan’trememberthedream.Dreamscandisappearquicklyfrommemory.
Toomuchdreamingcanbeharmful.Themorewesleep,thelongerwedream.Themindisatworkwhenwedream.Thatiswhywemayhavealongsleepandstillwakeuptired.
4.Thefirstparagraphtellsusthatdreamisvery______.
A.interestingB.importantC.usefulD.harmful
5.Whenadreamcomestosomebodyagainandagain,itshows______.
A.heoftendoestheworkaboutthedream
B.somebodymisseshimverymuch
C.thedreamisveryimportanttohim
D.heisworryingaboutsomething
6.Accordingtothepassage,weknowdreamingcan______sometimes.
A.hurtusbadlyB.letusthinkoverandover
C.helpusfindnewideasD.wakeusupearly
7.Thepassagemainlytellsus______.
A.whatadreamisB.dreamsarelikefilms
C.toomuchdreamingisharmfulD.wecanrememberourdreams
C
Google,hopingtoputdownaprotestbyemployeesupsetthatthetechnologytheywereworkingoncouldbeusedfordeadlypurposes,willnotrenewacontractwiththePentagon(五角大楼)forartificialintelligenceworkwhenacurrentdealexpiresnextyear.
DianeGreene,whoistheheadoftheGoogleCloudbusinessthatwonacontractwiththePentagon’sProjectMaven,saidduringaweeklymeetingwithemployeesFridaythatthecompanywasbackingawayfromitsAIworkwiththemilitary,accordingtoapersonfamiliarwiththediscussionbutnotpermittedtospeakpubliclyaboutit.
Google’sworkwiththeDefenseDepartmentontheMavenprogram,whichusesartificialintelligencetointerpretvideoimagesandcouldbeusedtoimprovethetargetingofdronestrikes,riledtheinternetgiant’sworkforce.
About4,000Googleemployeessignedapetition(请愿书)demanding“aclearpolicystatingthatneitherGooglenoritscontractorswilleverbuildwarfaretechnology,”andahandfulofemployeesresignedinprotest.
ThemoneyforGoogleintheProjectMavencontractwasneverlargebythestandardsofacompanywithprofitof$110billionlastyear—$9million,oneofficialtoldemployees,orapossible$15millionover18months,accordingtoaninternalemail.
Butsomecompanyofficialssawitasanopeningtomuchgreaterrevenuedowntheroad.InanemaillastSeptember,aGoogleofficialinWashingtontoldcolleaguessheexpectedMaventogrowintoa$250million-a-yearproject,andeventuallyitcouldhavehelpedopenthedoortocontractsworthfarmore.
8.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“renew”mostprobablymean?
A.fixB.signC.recoverD.extendtheperiodoftime
9.WhydidGoogleemployeesgoonrebellionsprotest?
A.Becausetheywerenotpaidenough.
B.BecausetheythoughtGoogleshouldgooncooperatewithPentagon.
C.BecausetheythoughtthecompanycheatedthemabouttheMavenProject.
D.BecausetheythoughtGoogleshouldendthecooperationonawarfaretechnologywithPentagon.
10.Thelasttwoparagraphsareaimedto_______________________.
A.showwhatelseGooglecoulddotomakemoney
B.showwhatconsistedoftherevenueofGooglelastyear
C.showwhatbiglossofrevenueGoogle’sdecisionofgivingupthecooperationwithPentagonwillcause
D.showthemoneythattheProjectMavencontractGooglebroughtlastyearwasnotlargebythestandardsofacompanywithrevenueof$110billionlastyear
11.Whatcanweinferfromthearticle?
A.Googlechosehumanityoverprofit.
B.Theemployees’rebellionsdidn’tworkatall.
C.PentagonwilldefinitelygiveGoogleabiglesson.
D.GoogleisacompanythatisnotqualifiedenoughinthefieldofAItechnology.
D
VENICE,asmall,watersidecityinnortheastItaly,boilswithhappinessandexcitementonceeveryyear.BetweenFebruary21andMarch4,carnival(狂欢节)hitsthestreets.
Formostpeople,carnivalmeanslargepartiesandfeasting(盛宴).ButinVenice,italsomeanstraditionalmasksandclothes.
Thesecostumeswerefirstmeanttohidepersonalidentities.Then,differentsocialclassescouldmixinaseaofhappiness.
Alongthewaterways,peoplegreetedeachotherwith“GoodmorningMs.Mask!
”
Today,peopleinVenicestilldressupinthestrangestways—asarmedsoldiers,butchersandfishermen,forexample.
Barsandcafesarefilledwithpartygoerswhocometoshowofftheirbeautifulclothes.Theirdesignsandcreationsaremadebyspecialstudios.Readymadecostumesarenotacceptable.
“Inthemonthsbeforethecarnivalweworkovertimetomeetthedemand,”saidamaskmaker.“Manykilometresofsilkandlace(花边)aremadeintocostumes.Forshopkeepers,carnivalisthebesttimeofyear.”
TheVenicecarnivaldatesbacktotheMiddleAges.Atthattime,thecitywasoneofthewealthiestinEurope.
Thetraditionofcelebratingwithmasksandcostumesisthoughttohavebeenstartedbythe“StockingCompanies”.Theseweregroupsofyoungmenwhoorganizedpartiesandfestivalsandworecolourfulstockingstodistinguish(区分)themselves.
Bythe18thcentury,thecarnivalhadreacheditstop.ItallcametoanendwhenNapoleoncontrolledVenicein1797.Butin1979,localpeoplebroughttheoldtraditionsbacktolife.
NowtheVenicecarnivalattractshugecrowdsfromallovertheworld.Thisyear,about700,000peoplearetakingpartin.Hotelswerefullybookedmonthsinadvance,andbarsandrestaurantsoverfloweveryday.
Thecitycertainlybenefits—awholeindustryhasbeenbuiltuparoundthecarnival’smasksandclothes.
“TheVenicecarnivalisamagicaltime!
It’ssuchagreatexperience,”saidoneFrenchtourist.
12.Whatmightyouinferfromthearticle?
A.PeopleinVenicelikeparties.
B.Venicewasahappycity.
C.ThereusedtobestrongfeelingsofsocialclassinVenice.
D.Venicewasacityofsilkandlace.
13.Whenwasthecarnivalthebiggest?
A.IntheMiddleAgesB.Inthe18thcenturyC.In1797D.In1979.
14.Whostartedthetraditionofwearingmasksandcostumes?
A.Napoleon.B.Youngmen.
C.Thehotelindustry.D.Thesilkandlacemakers.
15.Whatisthemainideaofthearticle?
A.HowthecarnivaliscelebratedinVenice.
B.ThestoryofhowthecarnivalbeganinVenice.
C.ThehistoryofthecarnivalinVenice.
D.WhattoseeanddoduringthecarnivaltimeinVenice.
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。
HowtomakeQuickDecisionsForYourLife
Wemakedecisionseveryday.16.Whenitcomestomakingdecisions,choosingtherightonecanattimesbestressful,especiallyifthedecisionmustbemadequickly.Indecisionoftenweighsusdown,buttherearesomeusefultipsformakingquickdecisionsmoreeasily.
17.Sometimesthekeytomakingaquickdecisioncomesdowntoplanningaheadoftimeforjustsuchanoccasion.Weallknowwe’regoingtocometoanimportantdecision-makingpointsoonerorlater,sohavingaplanalreadyinhandcanputourmindateasewhenthattimecomes.
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