学年内蒙古巴彦淖尔一中高二上学期期中考试英语试题Word版Word下载.docx

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SanFranciscoFireEngineTours

SanFranciscoWineryTour

Running:

February1stthroughApril30th

ThisdelicioustourgoesthroughthecityonitswaytoTreasureIslandwherewewillstopatthefamousWinerySF.Hereyoucanenjoy4poursofsomeofthebestwineSanFranciscohastooffer.（Includedinticketsprice）

DepartingfromtheCannery:

Telltimeuponrequest.

Duration（时长）：

2hours

Price:

$90

BacktotheFiftiesTour

August16ththroughAugust31st

ThistourtransportsyoubackintimetooneofSanFrancisco’smostfantasticperiods,the1950s!

EnjoyfunhistoryaswetakeyouthroughSanFranciscoforafreetasteoficecream.

DepartingfromtheCannery5:

00pmand7:

00pm

Duration:

$90

SpookyHalloweenTour

Running:

October10ththroughOctober31st

JoinusforaridethroughthehistoricalPresidiodistrict.Authenticfiregear（服装）isprovidedforyourwarmthasourentertainerstakeyoutosomeofthemostthrillingpartsofSanFrancisco

DepartingfromtheCannery:

6:

30pmand8:

30pm

Duration:

1hourand30minutes

Price:

Availableuponrequest

HolidayLightsTour

December6ththroughDecember23nd

ThistractivefourtakesyoutosomeofSanFrancis’smostcheerfulholidayscenes.Authenticfiregearisprovidedforyourwarmthasyougetintotheholidayspirit.

DepartingfromtheCannery7:

00pmand9:

00pm

1hourand30minutes

Advancereservationsrequired.

1.WhichofthetoursisavailableinMarch?

A.BacktotheFiftiesTour.B.SanFranciscoWineryTour.

C.SpookyHallowenTour.D.HolidayLightsTour.

2.WhatcantouristsdoonBacktotheFiftiesTours?

A.GotoTreasureIslandB.Enjoytheholidayscenes.

C.Havefreeicecream.D.VisitthePresidiodistrict.

3.WhataretouristsrequiredtodotogoonHolidayLightsTour?

A.Takesomedrinks.B.Makereservationsinadvance.

C.Setoffearlyinthemorning.D.Wearwarmclothes.

B

WhenIwasyoung,Iwishedforagoodcarandabighouse.Thatwasmyideaofsuccess.Itookalltheadvancedclassesandtriedtodowellintheexamswithmymindsetongoingtoakeyschool.IjustknewthatIwouldsomehowbecomefamousandbeabletoaffordthecarandthedreamhouse.Allthewaythroughjunioryears,mymindwasplanningthisbeautifulfuture.

Thenintheeleventhgrade,manylosseschangedmymind.First,oneofmyfriendsdiedat16.Soonafter,mygreat-grandmotherpassedaway,followedbymybelovedfourth-gradeteacher.Theseeventsleftmenotknowingwhattodoorwheretogo.Deathhadnevertouchedmesoclosely.

Afteralongperiodofemptiness,itfinallystruckme:

Lifeisnotpromisedandneitherisfuturesuccess.ThoughIwasattemptingtoachievematerialsuccess,Iwasnotenjoyingmydailylife.Irealizedthatfindinginnerpeace,purposeandhappinesswillstickwithmeforeverandthatisrealsuccess.

Enjoyinglife’spreciousquirks（偶发事件）makesanordinarypersonmoresuccessfulthanawealthypersonwhoisn’tcontentandtakeseverythingforgranted.Thesummerbeforesenioryears,myattitudechangedgreatly.Insteadofmemorizingfacts,Ibeganlearningskills.Insteadoffocusingonthefuture,Ifocusedontodayandthemanyblessingsandsuccessesthatcamewithit.

Istillgetexcellentgrades,butnowIdevoteweekstostudyinginsteadofstrugglingforexams,andIthinkaboutthefuturewithadeepersenseofmeaning.Forme,beingsuccessfulmeanstrulylivinglifeeachday.

4.Thereasonwhytheauthorchangedhisideaofsuccessisthat________.

A.hecan’taffordhishouse

B.helostafewbelovedpersonsinashorttime

C.hedidn’tknowwhattodoorwheretogo

D.hisbelovedteacherdied

5.Accordingtotheauthor,whichofthefollowingistherealsuccessforaperson?

A.Beingfamous.B.Materialachievements.

C.Goodcarandbighouse.D.Trulylivinglifeeachday.

6.Whatdoestheauthorwanttotellthereaders?

A.Hisopinionaboutsuccess.B.Thetruemeaningofstudying.

C.Howtoachievesuccess.D.Thetruemeaningoflife.

7.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.Hedidn’twanttotakealltheexams.

B.Histeacherdiedbeforethedeathofhisgreat-grandma.

C.Theauthordidn’tdowellinalltheexams.

D.Theauthorthinksthatsuccessisnotpromised.

C

Morestudentsthaneverbeforearetakingagapyear（间隔年）beforegoingtouniversity.Itusedtobethe“yearoff”betweenschoolanduniversity.Thegap-yearphenomenonoriginated（起源）withthemonthsleftovertoOxbridgeapplicantsbetweenentranceexamsinNovemberandthestartofthenextacademicyear.

Thisyear,25,310studentswhohaveacceptedplacesinhighereducationinstitutionshaveputofftheirentryuntilnextyear,accordingtostatisticsonuniversityentranceprovidedbytheUniversityandCollegeAdmissionsService（UCAS）.

Thatisarecord14.7%increaseinthenumberofstudentstakingagapyear.TonyHigginsfromUCASsaidthatthestatisticsaregoodnewsforeveryoneinhighereducation.“Studentswhotakeawell-plannedyearoutaremorelikelytobesatisfiedwith,andcomplete,theirchosencourse.Studentswhotakeagapyearareoftenmorematureandresponsible,”hesaid.

Butnoteveryoneishappy.OwainJames,thepresidentoftheNationalUnionofStudents（NUS）,arguedthattheincreaseisevidenceofstudenthardship–youngpeoplearebeingforcedintoearningmoneybeforefinishingtheireducation.“Newstudentsarenowawarethattheyarelikelytoleaveuniversityupto￡15,000indebt.Itisnotsurprisingthatmoreandmorestudentsaretakingagapyeartoearnmoneytosupporttheirstudyforthedegree.NUSstatisticsshowthatover40%ofstudentsareforcedtoworkduringtermtimeandthefigureincreasesto90%duringvacatingperiods,”hesaid.

8.Whatdowelearnaboutthegapyearfromthetext?

A.Itisflexible（灵活的）inlength.B.Itisatimeforrelaxation

C.ItisincreasinglypopularD.Itisrequiredbyuniversities

9.AccordingtoTonyHiggins,studentstakingagapyear____.

A.arebetterpreparedforcollegestudies

B.knowalotmoreabouttheirfuturejob

C.aremorelikelytoleaveuniversityindebt

D.haveabetterchancetoentertopuniversities

10.HowdoesOwainJamesfeelaboutthegap-yearphenomenon?

A.He’spuzzledB.He’sworried

C.He’ssurprisedD.He’sannoyed

11.WhatwouldmoststudentsdoontheirvacationaccordingtoNUSstatistics?

A.Attendadditionalcourses.B.Makeplansforthenewterm

C.EarnmoneyfortheireducationD.Preparefortheirgraduatestudies

D

TwoofthesaddestwordsintheEnglishlanguageare“ifonly”.Ilivemylifewiththegoalofneverhavingtosaythosewords,becausetheyexpressregret,lostopportunities,mistakes,anddisappointment.

Myfatherisfamousinourfamilyforsaying,“Taketheextraminutetodoitright”.Ialwaystrytolivebythe“extraminute”rule.Whenmychildrenwereyoungandlikelytocauseaccidents,IalwaysthoughtaboutwhatIcoulddotoavoidan“ifonly”moment，whetheritwassomethingminorlikemovingacupfullofhotcoffeeawayfromtheedgeofacounter,orsomethingthatrequiredalittlemoreworksuchastapingpadding（衬垫）ontothesharpcornersofaglasscoffeetable.

Idon’tonlyavoidthose“ifonly”momentswhenitcomestosafety.It’sequallyimportanttoavoid“ifonly”inourpersonalrelationships.Weallknowpeoplewholostalovedoneandregrettedthattheyhadforegone 

anopportunitytosay“Iloveyou”or“Iforgiveyou”.WhenmyfatherannouncedhewasgoingtotheeyedoctoracrossfrommyofficeonGoodFriday，ItoldhimthatitwasaholidayformycompanyandIwouldn’tbehere.ButthenIthoughtaboutthefactthathe’84yearsoldandIrealizedthatIshouldn’tgiveupanopportunitytoseehim.IcalledhimandtoldhimIhaddecidedtogotoworkonmydayoffafterall.

IknowtherewillstillbeoccasionswhenIhavetosay“ifonly”aboutsomething,butmylifeisdefinitelybetterbecauseofmypolicyofdoingeverythingpossibletoavoidthatpossibility.Andeventhoughittakesanextraminutetodosomethingright,oritoccasionallytakesanhourortwoinmybusyscheduletomakeapersonalconnection,IknowthatI’mdoingtherightthing.I’mbuyingmyselfpeaceofmindandthat’sthebestkindofinsuranceformyemotionalhappiness.

12.Whichofthefollowingisanexampleoftheextraminuterule?

A.Startthecarthemomenteveryoneisseated. 

B.Leavetheroomforaminutewiththeironworking. 

C.Waitforanextraminutesothatthesteaktastesbetter. 

D.Moveanobjectoutofthewaybeforeittripssomeone.

13.TheauthordecidedtogotoherofficeonGoodFridayto 

A.keepherappointmentwiththeeyedoctor 

B.meetherfatherwhowasalreadyanoldman.

C.joinintheholidaycelebrationofthecompany 

D.finishherworkbeforethedeadlineapproached. 

14.TheunderlinedwordforegoneinParagraph3isclosestinmeaningto 

A.abandoned 

B.lacked 

C.avoided 

D.wasted 

15.Whatistheauthor'

sattitudetothewords"

ifonly"

?

A.Positive 

B.Doubtful 

C.IndifferentD.Negative

第二节阅读填空（每小题2分,共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。

Interruptionsareoneoftheworstthingstodealwithwhileyou’retryingtogetworkdone.16,thereareseveralwaystohandlethings.Let’stakealookatthemnow.

17.Tellthepersonyou’resorryandexplainthatyouh