甘肃省兰州市第一中学学年高一英语下学期期末考试试题含答案Word格式.docx

甘肃省兰州市第一中学学年高一英语下学期期末考试试题含答案Word格式.docx

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卷选择题（共三节，满分60分）

第1节（共10小题；

每小题2分，满分20分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D中选出最佳选项。

A

SydneyPassFares

Thevalue-packed,all-inclusivesight-seeingpackagethatcombinesthebestofSydney’sharbour,city,bayandbeachhighlights.

ASydneyPassgivesyouunlimitedandflexibletravelontheExplorerBuses:

the‘red’SydneyExplorershowsyouaroundourexcitingcitysightswhilethe‘blue’BondiExplorervisitsSydneyHarbourbaysandfamousbeaches.Taketothewaterononeofthreemagnificentdailyharbourcruises（游船）.YoucanalsotravelfreeonregularSydneyBuses,SydneyFerriesorCityRailservices（limitedarea）,soyoucangotoeverycornerofthisbeautifulcity.

ImaginebrowsingatDarlingHarbour,samplingthefamousseafoodatWatsonsBayorenjoyingthecitylightsonaneveningferrycruise.ThepossibilitiesandplansareendlesswithaSydneyPass.Whereveryoudecidetogo,rememberthatbookingsarenotrequiredonanyofourservicessoticketsaretreatedonafirstin,firstseatedbasis.

SydneyPassesareavailablefor3,5or7daysforuseovera7calendardayperiod.Witha3or5daypassyouchooseonwhichdaysoutofthe7youwanttouseit.AllSydneyPassesincludeafreeAirportExpressinwardtripbeforestartingyour3,5or7days,andthereturntripisvalidfor2monthsfromthefirstdayyourticketwasused.

*Achildisdefinedasanyonefromtheagesof4yearstounder16years.Childrenunder4yearstravelfree.

**Afamilyisdefinedas2adultsandanynumberofchildrenfrom4tounder16yearsofagefromthesamefamily.

1.ASydneyPassdoesn’tofferunlimitedrideson______.

A.theExplorerBusesB.theharbourcruises

C.regularSydneyBusesD.CityRailservices

2.WithaSydneyPass,atravellercan______.

A.savefaresfromandtotheairportB.taketheSydneyExplorertobeaches

C.enjoythefamousseafoodforfreeD.reserveseatseasilyinarestaurant

3.If5-dayticketsweretoberecommendedtoamotherwhotravelledwithhercolleagueandherchildren,aged3,6and10,whatwouldthelowestcostbe?

A.$225.B.$300.C.$360.D.$420.

B

Transportationandcommunicationnetworksbringpeopletogether.Yetsometimespeoplethemselvescreatebarriers（障碍）totransportationandcommunication.Insomecountries,lawsstoppeoplefrommovingfreelyfromplacetoplace.Overthecenturies,manygroupsofpeoplehavebeendeniedthefreedomtotravelbecauseoftheirrace,religion,ornationality.IntheMiddleAges,forexample,Jewswereoftenforbiddentomoveaboutfreelywithincertaincities.SouthAfrica’sgovernmentusedtorequireblackAfricanstocarrypasseswhentheytravelwithinthecountry.Somegovernmentsrequireallcitizenstocarryidentificationpapersandtoreporttogovernmentofficialswhenevertheymove.

Countriessetupcustomspostsattheirborders.Foreigntravellersmustgothroughacustomsinspectionbeforetheyareallowedtotravelinthecountry.Usuallytravellershavetocarryspecialpaperssuchaspassportsandvisas（签证）.Somecountriesevenlimitthenumberofvisitorstotheircountryeachyear.Othersallowtouriststovisitonlycertainareasofthecountry,ortheymayrequirethattravellersbewithanofficialguideatalltimesduringtheirstay.

Manyofthosebarrierstotravelalsoactasbarrierstocommunication.Whentwogovernmentsdisagreewitheachotheronimportantmatters,theyusuallydonotwanttheircitizenstoexchangenewsorideasfreely.Countriesoftentrytokeepmilitaryorindustrialinformationsecret.

Today,peoplehavetheabilitytotravel,tocommunicate,andtotransportgoodsmorequicklyandeasilythaneverbefore.Naturalbarriersthatweredifficultordangeroustocrossahundredyearsagocannowbecrossedeasily.Thebarriersthatpeoplethemselvesmakearenotsoeasytoovercome.Butinspiteofallthedifferentkindsofbarriers,peoplecontinuetoenjoytravelandtheexchangeofgoodsandideas.

4.Theexamplesinparagraph2areusedtotellthereadersthat______.

A.peoplehavebeenallowedtotravelfreelywithinthecountry

B.peoplehavenotbeenpermittedtotravelfreelyforvariousreasons

C.travellershavetocarryspecialpaperssuchaspassportsandvisas

D.customspostsarenecessaryatthebordersofthecountries

5.Somegovernmentslimitthefreedomofcommunicationbecause______.

A.theyintendtokeeptheirnationalsecretsunknowntoothers

B.theythinksuchfreedomwillleadtowars

C.theyoftendisagreewitheachotheronimportantmatters

D.theywanttoshowtheirauthorityovercommunication

6.Wemaylearnfromthepassagethat______.

A.peopledonotcareabouttheremovalofbarriersbetweencountries

B.peoplecannotremovetheobstaclesmadebythemselves

C.man-madebarriersaresometimeshardertoovercomethannaturalones

D.barriersshouldbetakenforgrantedastheyalwaysexist

7.Whichofthefollowingcanserveasthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.BarriersMadebyPeople

B.FunctionsofCommunication

C.RestrictionsonTransportation

D.ProgressofHumanSociety

C

Engineeringstudentsaresupposedtobeexamplesofpracticalityandrationality（理智）,butwhenitcomestomycollegeeducationIamanidealistandafool.InhighschoolIwantedtobeanelectricalengineerand,ofcourse,anysensiblestudentwithmyaimswouldhavechosenacollegewithalargeengineeringdepartment,famousreputationandlotsofgoodlabsandresearchequipment.Butthat’snotwhatIdid.

Ichosetostudyengineeringatasmallliberal-arts（文科）universitythatdoesn’tevenofferamajorinelectricalengineering.Obviously,thiswasnotapracticalchoice;

Icamehereformorenoblereasons.Iwantedabroadeducationthatwouldprovidemewithflexibilityandavaluesystemtoguidemeinmycareer.Iwantedtoopenmyeyesandexpandmyvisionbyinteractingwithpeoplewhoweren’tstudyingscienceorengineering.Myparents,teachersandotheradultspraisedmeforsuchasensiblechoice.TheytoldmeIwaswiseandmaturebeyondmy18years,andIbelievedthem.

IheadedofftocollegesureIwasgoingtohaveanadvantageoverthosestudentswhowenttobigengineering“factories”wheretheydidn’tcareifyouhavevaluesorwereflexible.Iwasgoingtobeacompleteengineer:

technicalgeniusandsensitivehumanist（人文学者）allinone.

NowI’mnotsosure.Somewherealongthewaymynobleidealscrashedintoreality,asallnobleidealseventuallydo.Afterthreeyearsofstrugglingtobalancemath,physicsandengineeringcourseswithliberal-artscourses,Ihavelearnedtherearereasonswhyfewengineeringstudentstrytoreconcile（协调）engineeringwithliberal-artscoursesincollege.

Therealitythathasblockedmypathtobecomethetypicalsuccessfulstudentisthatengineeringandtheliberalartssimplydon’tmixaseasilyasIassumedinhighschool.Individuallytheyshapeapersoninverydifferentways;

togethertheythreatentoconfuse.Thestruggletoreconcilethetwofieldsofstudyisdifficult.

8.Theauthorchosetostudyengineeringatasmallliberal-artsuniversitybecausehe________.

A.wantedtobeanexampleofpracticalityandrationality

B.intendedtobeacombinationofengineerandhumanist

C.wantedtocoordinateengineeringwithliberal-artscoursesincollege

D.intendedtobeasensiblestudentwithnobleideals

9.Accordingtotheauthor,byinteractingwithpeoplewhostudyliberalarts,engineeringstudentscan________.

A.balanceengineeringandtheliberalarts

B.receiveguidanceintheircareers

C.becomenobleidealists

D.broadentheirhorizons

10.Intheeyesoftheauthor,asuccessfulengineeringstudentisexpected________.

A.tohaveanexcellentacademicrecord

B.tobewiseandmature

C.tobeimaginativewithavaluesystemtoguidehim

D.tobeatechnicalgeniuswithawidevision

第2节（共5小题；

每题两分，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答案。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

Sometimesitcanbehardtorecognizeatruefriend,onewhoisloyalandonewhoisworthkeepingbyyourside.Thesuggestionsprovidedinthisarticlewillhelptoguideyouinworkingoutwhichfriendsarelikelytobetrue.

Beabletotrustyourfriends.Youshouldbeabletotrusttruefriendsandtheyshouldreturnthistrust.Doyourfriendsconfideinyou?

Tellyousecretsthatnooneelseknows?

letyousharesecrets?

Askyouforadvice?

11__________ 

However,ifyourfriendshidethingsfromyouandactsecretive,thiscouldbeasignthattheydonottrustyou,butitcouldalsomeanyourfriendskeeptothemselvesordon’tliketorevealtoomuchaboutthemselves.

Considercomfort.Howcomfortabledoyourfriendsfeelwhentheyarearoundyou?

Watchthem,aretheybeingthemselvesoraretheytimidaroundyou?

12__________Truefriendshipscantakeawhiletodevelop,butifyourfriendsaretrue,theyshouldfeelcomfortablearoundyou.

13__________Thisisnotmeantinaromanticway,butconsiderwhetheryourfriendsarecomfortablewiththetouch.Ifyourfriendsarefinewithhuggingyou,leaningonyou,restingtheirheadsonyourshoulderandsoforth,thenyoucanjudgetheyloveyou.

Thinkaboutloyalty.Truefriendsarealwaysthereforoneanother.Ifyouareinneedofahelpinghand,yourtruefriendsshouldbetheretoofferittoyou.14__________Youshouldbeabletotrustfriendswithanything,knowingthattheywillbebyyourside.Duringafight,atruefriendwillremainloyalandwillnotrevealyoursecrets.

Lookathowyoufight.Nearlyallbestfriendsfight;

soifyouandyourfriendhavealittledispute,don'

tsweatit!

15__________ 

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