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Word下载.docx

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*YourlanguagecourseOurschoolliesinSliema，onlyafewmetersfromthesea，thebeachroadandcafé

s.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.

Overcomefear.18.W