广东省中山市高一下学期期末水平测试英语试题.docx

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广东省中山市高一下学期期末水平测试英语试题

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

Thesedays,tallmodernbuildingsareeverywhere,Butifyouwanttoseehowlifewasbackintheolddays,Chinastillhasmanybeautifulwatertownstovisit.Andnow,CNNhaschosenfiveofthecountry’smostbeautifulones.

ThevillageofZhouzhuanginJiangsucallsitselfthe“oldestwatertowninChina”.Thevillagewasbuiltin1086andiscrossedwithcanals.Takingaboatridethroughtown,theredlanternsmightmakeyouthinkofChina’sromanticpast.

HongcuninAnhuiis900yearsold.Itwasbuilttolooklikeabigox.HuangshanMountainisthehead;thetownisthebodyandthebridgesarelegs.HongcunisfilledwithlakesandbeautifulAnhui-stylebuildings.

FenghuanginHunandoesn’tlooklikeabird,butisnamemans“phoenix”inChinese.Thetownisreallyasbeautifulasthemythicalbird.ThestiltedbuildingsoneachsideoftheTuojiangRivermakethearealooklikeascenefromapostcard.

HuangyaoinGuangxiisknownforitsnaturalfengshui.Thetownliesinariverbend.Peoplesayitcanpreventthevillagers’goodfortunefromflowingaway

Whilemostwatertownsareinthesouth,Shangdong’sTai’erzhuangstandsoutinthenorth.ThetownliesonthebankoftheBeijing-HangzhouGrandCanal.ItwasabusytradingcenterduringtheMingandQingdynasties.Inthetown,thereareancientbridges,acanalandtemples,makingyouthinkofitspastglory.

1.WherearewesupposedtogoifwewanttotastetheancientbeautyofChina?

A.Thewatertowns.B.Themodembuildings.

C.JiangsuProvince.D.Northchina.

2.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothetext?

A.HongcunistheoldesttowninChina.

B.TheriverbendinHuangyaocanprotectitsvillagers.

C.Mostwatertownsarelocatedinthenorth.

D.Tai’erZhuangusedtobeatradingcenter.

3.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.WelcometoChina.B.China’sWaterTowns.

C.TipsforVisitingChina.D.CNN’sChoices.

B

AnupsetlittleboywantedtomeetGod.HethoughtitwasalongtriptowhereGodlived,sohepackedhissuitcasewithabagofpotatochipsandasix-packofrootbeerandstartedhisjourney.

Whenhehadgoneaboutthreeblocks,hemetanoldwomansittingonaparkbenchalone.Theboysatnexttoherandopenedhissuitcase.Hewasabouttodrinkhisrootbeerwhenhethoughtthattheoldladymightbehungry,soheofferedhersomechips.Shegratefullyaccepteditandsmiledathim.Hersmilewassoprettythattheboywantedtoseeitagain,soheofferedherarootbeer.Again,shesmiledathim.Theboywasdelighted!

Theysatthereallafternooneatingandsmiling.

Asduskfell,theboygotuptoleave;butbeforehehadgonemorethanafewsteps,heturnedaround,ranbacktotheoldwomanandgaveherahug.Shegavehimherbiggestsmileever.

Whentheboyopenedthedoortohisownhouse,hismotherwassurprisedbythelookofjoyonhisface.Sheaskedhim,“Whatdidyoudotodaythatmadeyousohappy?

”Hereplied,“IhadlunchwithGod”

Meanwhile,theoldwoman,alsoreturnedtoherhomewithjoy.Hersonwasstunnedbythelookofpeaceonherfaceandheasked,“Mom,whatdidyoudotodaythatmadeyousohappy?

”Shereplied,“IatepotatochipswithGod.”

Toooftenweunderestimatethepowerofatouch,asmile,akindword,alisteningear,anhonestcomplimentorthesmallestactofcaring,allofwhichhavethepotentialtoturnalifearound.

4.Whatistherightorderofthestory?

a.Theboysharedfoodwiththeoldwoman

b.Theboycameacrossanoldwoman

c.TheboysetouttomeetGod

d.Theboyarrivedhomeandsurprisedhismother.

e.Theboyhuggedtheoldwoman.

A.c-b-a-d-eB.c-b-a-e-dC.b-a-c-e-dD.b-d-e-c-a

5.Whichofthefollowingbestexplains“underestimate”underlinedinthelastparagraph?

A.Forget.B.PraiseC.IgnoreD.Support

6.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthistext?

A.Tointroduceakindboywhohelpedanoldwoman.

B.Todescribeamovingstorybetweenaboyandanoldwoman.

C.ToinformusthattheboyandthewomanareGod.

D.Toremindusthatlittleactofkindnesscanmakeadifference.

C

Nightowls,peoplewhostayuplateandstruggletogetoutofbedinthemorning,aremorelikelytodiesoonerthanmorninglarks,thefirststudyintotheirdeathrateshasfound.

NewresearchbytheUniversityofSurreyandNorthwesternUniversityintheUSfoundthatpeoplewhonaturallystayuplatewere10percentmorelikelytodiewithinthesix-and-a-half-yearstudyperiodcomparedtothosewhopreferredthemorning.

Researcherssaythattheongoingstressofoperatinginatraditional9-5societywashavingahugeeffectonmillionsofpeopleandcouldbeshorteningtheirlives.

“Thisisapublichealthissuethatcannolongerbeignored,”saidMalcolmvonSchantz,aprofessorofchronobiologyattheUniversityofSurrey.“Weshoulddiscussallowingeveningtypestostartandfinishworklater,wherepractical.Andweneedmoreresearchabouthowwecanhelpeveningtypesdealwiththehighereffortofkeepingtheirbodyclockinlinewithsuntime”.

Theresearchinvolvednearly500,000Britsagedbetween38and73andfoundthataroundninepercentconsideredthemselveseveningpeople,while27percentidentifiedasmorningtypes.

Inthenewstudy,Scientistsfoundowlshadhigherratesofdiabetes,psychologicaldisordersandneurologicaldisorders.Buttheteamhaspreviouslyshownthatwhethersomeoneisanowloralarkishalfgeneticandhalfenvironment,meaningtheremaybewaystokeepbodyclockissuesundercontrol.

Theteamrecommendsthatnightowlscanhelpthemselvesbytryingtobecomeexposedtolightearlyinthemorningandnotatnight.Keepingregularbedtimes,maintainingahealthylifestyleandtryingtodotasksearlierinthedaycanhelptoresetbodyrhythms.

ThestudywaspublishedinthejournalChronobiologyInternational.

7.Whatdocstheunderlinedword“their”inParagraph3referto?

A.Nightowls’B.MorninglarksC.Researchers’D.Scientists’

8.WhatcanweknowfromMalcolm’swords?

A.Peoplewhostayuplatemaydiebeforeage7.

B.Stayinguplateisnolongerapublichealthissue.

C.Whenpeopleshouldstartworkwillbediscussedlater.

D.Moreresearchisneededtohelpsolvetheproblem.

9.Whichofthefollowingisnotsuggestedbytheresearchteam?

A.Getupearly.B.Makefulluseofmorninghours.

C.Getexposedtosunlightmoreoften.D.Gotobedatafixedtime.

10.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?

A.Totellthedifferencesbetweentwotypesofpeople.

B.Tointroducereaderstheresultofanewresearch.

C.Towarnnightowlsoftheirbadgenesandenvironments.

D.Toarguemorninglarksusuallylivelongerthannightowls.

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山处的最佳选项。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

Whatdotheworld’smostsuccessfulpeopleallhaveincommon?

TheresearchersfoundthathighachieverslikeRobertMosesturnouttobeallalike:

Busy！

Busy!

11inastudyofgeneralmanagersinindustry,JohnKotterreportedthatmanyofthemworked60to65hoursperweek-whichtranslatesintoatleastsix10-hourdays.Theabilityandwillingnesstoworkdifficultandtiringhourshascharacterizedmanypowerfulfigures.Energyandstrengthprovidemanyadvantagestothoseseekingtobuildpower.

12

Thedifferencebetweensuccessfulpeopleandverysuccessfulpeopleisthatverysuccessfulpeoplesay“no”toalmosteverything.Andthat’swhatgivesthemthetimetoaccomplishsomuch.13.Andfocusmeanssaying“no”toalotofdistractions（分散力）.

Knowwhatyouare

Ignoreweaknessandkeepimprovingyourstrengths.Don’twastetimeexploringskillareaswhereyouhavelittlecompetence.Instead,focuson-andbuildon-yourstrengths.14

15Wisemancreateda“luckschool”totesttheseideas-anditwasasuccess.Intotal,80percentofpeoplewhoattendedluckschoolsaidthattheirluckbadincreased.Onaverage,thesepeoplereportedthattheirluckhadrisenbymorethan40percent.

A.Justsayno！

B.Askformoretime.

C.Strengthsareexactlywhatyouaregoodat.

D.Achievementrequiresconcentrations（注意力）

E.Thismeansknowingwhoyouarcandwhatyouaregoodat.

F.Doesapplyingtheseprinciple（原则）toyourlifeactuallywork?

G.Highachieversneverstopworkingandtheyneverloseaminute.

第二部分英语知识运用（百强校英语解析团队专供）（共两节，满分45分）

第一节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

IknewitwassnowingbeforeIopenedmyeyes.Therewasthatspecialquietintheairthatcomeswhenthecityisheavily16withsnow.Mythirteen-year-oldbigbrother,Lenny,cameinandaskedmeifIwantedtogo17withhiminMadisonSquareGarden.

Ihadnotimeto18.Idressedmyselfinahand-mc-downwintercoat,putonthebootsand19theclasps（搭扣）.Eventually,we20onthetwenty-blockjourneyinthesnow.

Thefirsttwelveblocksweren’t21,butthelongcrosstownstreet22tobeterrible.Thefiercewindsmadeitalmostimpossibleto23forward.Icouldnolonger24mybrother.My25wasuncovered.Myhandsandfeetachedwith26.

Westoppedinadoorwayforarest.Lennytookhishandsoutofhispocketsandbentdowntorefastenthe27metalclaspsofmyboots.28thatLennyhadtotakecareofme,Istaredstraightaheadand29amanwalkingtowardusthroughthesnow.

Iwasunableto30howoldhewasbuthewastall,thin,andhadagentle,31face.Heworenohat.Therewasa32aroundhisneck,andhisovercoat,likeours,wascakedwithsnow.Hekneeleddownbeforemeandwrappedhissoftwine-colored