广东省惠州市学年高一下学期期末质量检测英语试题含答案.docx

广东省惠州市学年高一下学期期末质量检测英语试题含答案.docx

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广东省惠州市学年高一下学期期末质量检测英语试题含答案

本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分。

满分150分，考试用时120分钟。

第I卷

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

Uber

Uberisavailableinover70citiesthroughout40countriesworldwide.YoucaneitherchooseatypicalUberunmarkedcaroraregulartaxi.Theappcanshowyouwheredriversare,soyouknowhowlongyou’llbewaiting.Youcanalsogetfarequotes（报价）inadvance.Yourpaymentsourceislinkedtotheappandisautomaticallycharged,sonophysicalmoneyiseverneeded.

Lyft

LyftisaservicethatisalsoavailableinmanylargecitiesintheUS.However,itofferssomethingdifferent,oneofwhichisLyftLine.Withthisservice,youcanfindpeoplethattakethesamerouteonadailybasisasyouandsplitthefarewiththem.Lyft’sregularserviceletsyoueasilyseewhereridesare,catchone,andeasilypayrightwithintheapp.

EasyTaxi

EasyTaxiisavailablein86citiesacross26countriesandletsyouquicklybrowsethroughmapsandfindlocationsyou’dliketobepickedupat.Fromthere,justmakesuretherearetaxisinyourarea.ConfirmyourrideandthenpayforitwithintheEasyTaxiapp.Onceyoubookaride,youshouldseethetaxi’splatenumberandphonenumberappearonthemap，makingiteasyforyoutopickoutboththecarandthedriver.

Didi

Didi,knownasTaxiMagic,iscurrentlyavailableinmorethan60citiesacrossChina.Ittiesinwithtaxicompaniesandtheirdrivers.Asyourtaximakesitswaytoyourlocation,you’llbeabletotrackitsprogressinsidetheapp.YoucanlinkapaymentaccounttoDiditopayyourfarethroughtheapp.Youcanalsopayincash.

1.Whichappisavailableinthemostcountries?

A.Uber.B.Lyft.C.EasyTaxi.D.Didi.

2.What’sthespecialserviceofLyft?

A.Youcanpaythefareincash.

B.Youcanseewhereyourrideis.

C.Youcangetfarequotesinadvance.

D.Youcanfindsomeonetosharethefare.

3.Whatdothefourappshaveincommon?

A.Theyareavailableworldwide.

B.Theyaretiedtotaxicompanies.

C.Theyallowuserstopayviaapp.

D.Theycanidentifyyourlocation.

B

IamPeterHodes,avolunteerstemcouriercell.SinceMarch2018,I’vedone89trips——ofthose,51havebeenabroad,Ihave42hourstocarrystemcells（干细胞）inmylittleboxbecauseI’vegottwoicepacksandthat’showlongtheylast.Inall,fromthetimethestemcellsareharvestedfromadonor（捐献者）tothetimetheycanbeimplantedinthepatient,we’vegot72hoursatmost.SoIamalwaysconsciousoftime.

IhadonetriplastyearwhereIwascaughtbyahurricaneinAmerica.IpickedupthestemcellsinProvidence,RhodeIsland,andwasmeanttoflytoWashingtonthenbacktoLondon.ButwhenIarrivedatthecheck-indeskatProvidence,theladyonthedesksaid:

“Well,I’mreallysorry,I’vegotsomebadnewsforyou－therearenoflightsfromWashington.”SoItookmyboxandputitonthedeskandIsaid:

“Inthisboxaresomestemcellsthatareurgentlyneededforapatient－please,please,you’vegottogetmebacktotheUnitedKingdom.”Shejustdroppedeverything.Shearrangedforaflightonasmallplanetobeheldforme,re-routed（改道）methroughNewarkandgotmebacktotheUKevenearlierthanoriginallyscheduled.

Forthiscourierjob,you’reconsciouslyawarethatinthatboxyou’vegotsomethingthatispotentiallygoingtosavesomebody’slife.

4.Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedword“courier”inParagraph1?

A.provider.B.deliveryman.

C.collector.D.medicaldoctor.

5.WhydoesPeterhavetocompletehistripwithin42hours?

A.Hecannotstayawayfromhisjobtoolong.

B.Thedonorcanonlywaitforthatlong.

C.Theoperationneedsthatmuchtime.

D.Theicewon’tlastanylonger.

6.WhichflightdidthewomanputPeteronfirst?

A.ToLondon.B.ToNewark.

C.ToProvidence.D.ToWashington.

7.Accordingtoparagraphtwo,whichofthefollowingwordcanbeusedtodescribethewoman?

A.helpful.B.selfish.C.Easy-going.D.optimistic.

C

Oneformofsocialprejudice（偏见）againstolderpeopleisthebeliefthattheycannotunderstandorusemodemtechnology.Activitieslikeplayingcomputergames,goingontheInternetanddownloadingMP3sarconlyfortheyoung.Isn’titunfairthatolderpeopleenjoyingacomputergameshouldbefrowned（皱眉）uponbytheirchildrenandgrandchildren?

Nowadaysolderpeoplehavemorecontrolovertheirlivesandtheyplayafullpartinsociety.Moreover,betterhealthcarehasleftmorepeopleintheirsixtiesandseventiesfeelingfitandactivealterretirement.Mentalactivity,aswellasphysicalexercise,cancontributetobetterhealth.Playingcomputergamesisaveryeffectivewayofexercisingthebrain.

Whenpersonalcomputerswerefirstintroduced,mostolderpeopledidn’tbelievetheywouldeveroperateit.Nowcomputershavebeenaroundforafewgenerationsandretiredpeoplehavegraduallybecomemorerelaxedaboutusingthemforfun.Gamersover65preferplayingpuzzlegamesandcardgames.KateStevens,aged72,says:

“Ifinditveryrelaxing.It’snotverychallenging,butyoustillneedtoconcentrate.”

Anotherdevelopmentthathasfavored“greygames”isachangeinthetypeofvideogamesavailableonthemarket.There’sagreatervarietyofgamestochoosefrom,includingmoreintellectualandcomplexstrategy（策略）andsimulation（模拟）games.InternetChessandTrainSimulatorareamongthemostpopular.TrainSimulatorisbasedonreal-worldrailactivities.Playerscanchoosefromavarietyofchallenges,suchaskeepingtoastrict-timetableandusinghelperenginesduringawinterstorm.

Somepeoplearguethat“greygamers”simplydon’thavetheskillsrequiredforcomputergames,andthatteenagersarebetter.Thiscouldn’tbefurtherfromthetruth.Mostputergamesrequirethekindofanalyticalthinkingthatimproveswithpractice,whichmeansthatthe“greygamers”maywellbefarbetterthangamershalfacenturyyoungerthanthem.Ingameswherespeedisthemainconsideration,olderpeoplewouldbeatadisadvantagebecausetheymayhaveslowerreactiontimes.Ontheotherhand,“greygamers”haveapreferenceforslowerpaced,mindchallenginggames.

8.7hesecondparagraphisintendedto.

A.showthebestwaytoexercisethebrain

B.stresstheimportanceofgoodhealth

C.explainwhygreygamersexist

D.teachhowtoplayvideogames

9.Whatwasolderpeople’sattitudetowardspersonalcomputersatfirst?

A.DoubtfulB.ConcernedC.EnthusiasticD.Supportive

10.ThemethodtheauthorusestodevelopParagraph4is.

A.offeringanalysesB.givingexamples

C.makingcomparisonsD.providingdetails

11.Bysaying“Thiscouldn’tbefurtherfromthetruth.”inParagraph5,theauthormeans.

A.mindchallenginggamesarenotsuitableforolderpeople

B.childrenshouldimprovetheirskillswithpractice

C.playingcomputergamesrequiresanalyticalthinking

D.olderpeoplecanperformwellinsomecomputergames

D

Iwasanintrovert（内向的人）bynature.ForaslongasIremember,puttingonasinceresmilewhenmeetingsomeonehadneverbeeneasy.Thekeytoasinceresmilehowever,issimple.It’sforsomeonetofeelexcited.Butthat’sthesourceoftheproblem.Whenmeetingpeople,insteadofbeingexcited,Ioftenfeltupset.

Butweallknowfriendsareimportant.Themorefriendsyouhave,themoreopportunitiesyouwillget,whetherit’sjobopportunities,aromanticrelationship,orbusinesspartners.Soasmileisimportanttomakeothersfeelcomfortable.MotherTeresasaid,“Everytimeyousmileatsomeone,itisanactionoflove,agifttothatperson,abeautifulthing.”

ThesmileI’mnowtalkingaboutisnottomakeafacetocashiers（收银员）orwaiters.I’mtalkingaboutthosewidesmilesyoumakewhenmeetingoldfriends.SoI’vediscoveredatrick.AndIcallthistechnique（技巧）“Oh,it’sJamie!

”WhenImeetsomeone,IimagineanoldfriendofminecalledJamiewhowasmyfirstfriendwhenwewerestillkids.It’snosecretwhymysmileisaswideasIcanpossiblymake.Andit’snotjustthesmile,butmytoneandattitudethatturnwarmaswell.

Andthebestpart,wheneveryou’refriendlytoothers,theyturnfriendlyinreturn.You’renothearingthisfromme.Someresearchdonebyscientistsactuallybacksthisclaim.Sodoremembertogiveitatry.

Threeyearsagoattheageof23,ItookalonghardlookatmylifeanddecidedthatIwasnothing.Tiredofmylife,IsetaboutmakingdramaticchangesandnowIhavebecomeapopularwriter.Mysuccessreflects（显示）thatnothingistoodifficultifyoutrybravely.

12.FromParagraph1welearnthattheauthor.

A.founditdifficulttoshowasinceresmiletopeople

B.feltexcitedbutnervouswhenmeetingpeople

C.becameanintrovertbecauseofhissurroundings

D.didn’twanttosmileatothers

13.WhatdoweknowfromMotherTeresa’swordsinParagraph2?

A.Wecan’tlivewithoutthehelpofourfriends.

B.Asmileisimportanttomakeothersfeelcomfortable.

C.Manypeopledon’tknowtheimportanceofasmile.

D.Peoplewhoalwayssmilearesuretohavemanyfriends.

14.Whichofthefollowingsayingscanweinferfromthepassage?

A.Afriendinneedisafriendindeed.B.EveryroadleadstoRome.

CAgoodbeginningishalfsuccess.D.Tryandtry,neversaydie.

15.Theauthorwritesthispassagemainlyto.

A.tellushowtomakefriendsB.tellushowheachievessuccess

C.encourageustoperfectoursmileD.describewhatasinceresmileis

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。

AHugThatLeadsToAMiracle

We’veallheardaboutthemagicalpoweroflove