甘肃省会宁县第二中学学年高一下学期期中考试英语试题 Word版含答案docWord文档格式.docx
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(共15小题;
每小题2分,共30分)
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Ifoundoutonetimethatdoingafavorforsomeonecouldgetyouintoalotoftrouble.Iwasintheeighthgradeatthetime,andwewerehavingafinaltest.Duringthetest,thegirlsittingnexttomewhisperedsomething,butIdidn’tunderstand.SoIleanedoverherwayandfoundoutthatshewastryingtoaskmeifIhadanextrapen.Sheshowedmethatherswasoutofinkandwouldnotwrite.Ihappenedtohaveanextraone,soItookitoutofmypocketandputitonherdesk.
Later,afterthetestpapershadbeenturnedin,theteacheraskedmetostayintheroomwhenalltheotherstudentsweredismissed.Assoonaswewerealoneshebegantotalktomeaboutwhatitmeanttogrowup;
shetalkedabouthowimportantitwastostandonyourowntwofeetandberesponsible(负责任)foryourownacts.Foralongtime,shetalkedabouthonestyandemphasizedthefactthatwhenpeopledosomethingdishonest,theyarereallycheatingthemselves.ShemademepromisethatIwouldthinkseriouslyaboutallthethingsshehadsaid,andthenshetoldmeIcouldleave.Iwalkedoutoftheroomwonderingwhyshehadchosentotalktomeaboutallthosethings.
Lateron,IfoundoutthatshethoughtIhadcheatedonthetest.Whenshesawmeleanovertotalktothegirlnexttome,itlookedasifIwascopyinganswersfromthegirl’stestpaper.Itriedtoexplainaboutthepen,butallshecouldsaywasitseemedveryverystrangetoherthatIhadn’ttalkedofanythingaboutthepenthedayshetalkedtomerightafterthetest.EvenifItriedtoexplainthatIwasjustdoingthegirlafavorbylettingherusemypen,IamsureshecontinuedtobelievethatIhadcheatedonthetest.
1.Thestorytookplaceexactly____.
A.intheteacher’soffice
B.inanexamroom
C.intheschool
D.inthelanguagelab
2.Thegirlwantedtoborrowapen,because____.
A.shehadnotbroughtapenwithher
B.shehadlostherownonherwaytoschool
C.therewassomethingwrongwithherown
D.herownhadbeentakenawaybysomeone
3.Thething(s)emphasized(强调)inhertalkwas(were)____.
A.honesty
B.senseofduty
C.seriousness
D.alloftheabove
4.Theboykneweverything____.
A.themomenthewasaskedtostaybehind
B.whentheteacherstartedtalkingabouthonesty
C.onlysometimelater
D.whenhewaswalkingoutoftheroom
B
WhenIlivedinSpain,someSpanishfriendsofminedecidedtovisitEnglandbycar.Beforetheyleft,theyaskedmeforadviceabouthowtofindaccommodation(住所).Isuggestedthattheyshouldstayat‘bedandbreakfast’houses,becausethiskindofaccommodationgivesaforeignvisitoragoodchancetospeakEnglishwiththefamily.Myfriendslistenedtomyadvice,buttheycamebackwithsomefunnystories.
“Wedidn’tstayatbedandbreakfasthouses,”theysaid,“becausewefoundthatmostfamilieswereawayonholiday.”
Ithoughtthiswasstrange.FinallyIunderstoodwhathadhappened.MyfriendsspokelittleEnglish,andtheythought‘VACANCIES’meant‘holidays’,becausetheSpanishwordfor‘holidays”is‘vacancies’.Sotheydidnotgotohousewherethesignoutsidesaid‘VACANCLES’,whichinEnglishmeanstherearefreerooms.Thenmyfriendswenttohousewherethesignsaid‘NOVACANCLES’,becausetheythoughtthismeantthepeoplewhoownedthehousewerenotawayonholiday.Buttheyfoundthatthesehouseswereallfull.Asaresult,theystayedathotels!
Welaughedaboutthisandaboutmistakesmyfriendsmadeinreadingothersigns.InSpanish,theword‘DIVERSION’meansfun.InEnglish,itmeansthatworkmenarerepairingtheroad,andthatyoumusttakeadifferentroad.Whenmyfriendssawtheword‘DIVERSION’onaroadsign,theythoughttheyweregoingtohavefun.Instead,theroadendedinalargehold.
Englishpeoplehaveproblemstoowhentheylearnforeignlanguages.OnceinParis.Whensomeoneofferedmesomemorecoffee,Isaid‘Thankyou’inFrench.ImeantthatIwouldlikesomemore,However,tomysurprisethecoffeepotwastakenaway!
LaterIfoundoutthat‘Thankyou’inFrenchmeans‘No,thankyou.’
5.MySpanishfriendswantedadviceabout______.
A.learningEnglish
B.findingplacestostayinEngland
C.drivingtheircaronEnglishroads
D.goingtoEnglandbycar
6.Isuggestedthattheystayatbedandbreakfasthousesbecause______.
A.theywouldbeabletopracticetheirEnglish
B.itwouldbemuchcheaperthanstayinginhotels
C.itwouldbeconvenientforthemtohavedinner
D.therewouldbenoproblemaboutfindingaccommodationthere
7.“NOVACANCIES”inEnglishmeans______.
A.nofreerooms
B.freerooms
C.notawayonholiday
D.holidays
8.WhensomeoneofferedmemorecoffeeandIsaid‘Thankyou’inFrench,I______.
Adidn’treallywantanymorecoffee
B.wantedthemtotakethecoffeepotaway
C.reallywantedsomemorecoffee
D.wantedtoexpressmypoliteness
C
Sometimesyou’llhearpeoplesaythatyoucan’tloveothersuntilyouloveyourself.Sometimesyou’llhearpeoplesaythatyoucan’texpectsomeoneelsetoloveyouuntilyouloveyourself.Eitherway,you’vegottoloveyourselffirstandthiscanbetricky.Sureweallknowthatwe’retheappleofourparents’eyes,andthatourGrandmasthinkwe’regreattalentsandourUncleRobertsthinkthatwewillgototheOlympics.Butsometimesit’salothardertothinksuchnicethoughtsaboutourselves.Ifyoufindthatbelievinginyourselfisachallenge.Itistimeyoubuildapositiveself-imageandlearntoloveyourself.
Self-imageisyourownmind’spictureofyourself.Thisimageincludesthewayyoulook,thewayyouact,thewayyoutalkandthewayyouthink.Interestingly,ourself-imagesareoftenquitedifferentfromtheimagesothersholdaboutUS.Unfortunately,mostoftheseimagesaremorenegativethantheyshouldbe.Thuschangingthewayyouthinkaboutyourselfisthekeytochangeyourself-imageandyourwholeworld.
Thebestwaytodefeatapassiveself-imageistostepbackanddecidetostressyoursuccesses.Thatis,makealistifyouneedto,butwritedownallofthegreatthingsyoudoeveryday.Don’tallowdoubtstooccurinit.
Itverywellmightbethatyouareexperiencinganegativeself-imagebecauseyoucan’tmovepastoneflaworweaknessthatyouseeaboutyourself.Well,rollupyoursleevesandmakeachangeofitasyourprimarytask.Ifyouthinkyou’resillybecauseyouaren’tgoodatmath,findatutor.Ifyouthinkyou’reweakbecauseyoucan’trunamile,gettothetrackandpractice.Ifyouthinkyou’redullbecauseyoudon’twearthelatesttrends,buyafewnewclothes.Butremember,justbecauseyouthinkitdoesn’tmeanit’strue.
Thebestwaytogetridofanegativeserf-imageistorealizethatyourimageisfarfromobjective,andtoactivelyconvinceyourselfofyourpositivequalities.Changingthewayyouthinkandworkingonthoseyouneedtoimprovewillgoalongwaytowardspromotingapositiveself-image.Whenyoucanpat(拍)yourselfontheback,you’llknowyou’rewellonyourway.Goodluck!
9.Youneedtobuildapositiveself-imagewhenyou_________.
A.daretochallengeyourselfB.feelithardtochangeyourself
C.areunconfidentaboutyourselfD.haveahighopinionofyourself
10.Accordingtothepassage,ourself-images_________.
A.havepositiveeffectsB.areprobablyuntrue
C.areoftenchangeableD.havedifferentfunctions
11.Howshouldyouchangeyourself-imageaccordingtothepassage?
A.Tokeepadifferentimageofothers.B.Tomakeyourlifesuccessful.
C.Tounderstandyourownworld.D.Tochangethewayyouthink.
12.Whoaretheintendedreadersofthepassage?
A.ParentsB.AdolescentsC.EducatorsD.Peopleingeneral
D
EuropeansshouldtrytostayindoorsifashfromIceland'
svolcanostartssettling,theWorldHealthOrganizationwarnedFridayassmallamountsfellinIceland,ScotlandandNorway.
WHOspokesmanDanielEpsteinsaidthemicroscopic(微小的)ashispotentiallydangerousforpeoplewhenitstartstoreachtheEarthbecauseinhaled(吸入)particlescanenterthelungsandcauserespiratoryproblems.AndhealsosaidEuropeanswhogooutsidemightwanttoconsiderwearingamask.
Otherexperts,however,weren'
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healthandsaidWHO'
swarningswere"
hysterical."
Theysaidvolcanicashwasmuchlessdangerousthancigarettesmokeorpollution.Volcanicashismadeoffineparticlesoffragmentedvolcanicrock.Itislightgraytoblackandcanbeasfineastalcumpowder.Duringavolcaniceruption,theashcanbebreatheddeepintothelungsandcauseirritationeveninhealthypeople.Butonceitfallsfromagreaterdistance—likefromthecloudcurrentlyhoveringaboveEurope—itshealtheffectsareoftenminimal,expertssay.
"
Notallparticlesarecreatedequal,"
saidKenDonaldson,aprofessorofrespiratorytoxicologyattheUniversityofEdinburgh,"
Inthegreatschemeofthings,volcanicashisnotallthatharmful."
AndhesaidmostEuropeans'
exposuretovolcanicashwouldbenegligibleandthatonlythoseintheneardistrictsoftheIcelandicvolcanowouldlikelybeatrisk.
Dr.StephenSpiro,aprofessorofrespiratorymedicineanddeputychairoftheBritishLungFoundation,saidthefurthertheparticlestravel,thelessdangeroustheywillbe."
ThecloudhasalreadypassedovernorthernScotlandandwehaven'
theardofanyilleffectsthere,"
hesaid.Spirosaid