吉林省松原油田高中高三上期第一次阶段性测试英语卷Word格式.docx

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1．Whydidtheauthorfeelimpatientwhiledriving?

A．Becausehehadalreadydrivenforalongtime.

B．Becauseitwastoofarawayfromhisdestination.

C．Becausehecouldnotoverpassatruckonanarrowroad.

D．Becausesomethingurgenthappenedinhisfamily.

2．Theauthorstoppedatthetrafficlightbecause________.

A．therewerepassers-bycrossingtheroad

B．somepolicemenwereondutyjustatthatpoint

C．therewaspotentialdanger

D．thetrustbetweenpeopleinfluencedtheauthor

3．Whatwouldhappenifpeopledidn'

ttrusteachotherinmostcases?

A．Thesocialsystemwouldbethrownintodisorder.

B．Allthethingswouldrunnormally.

C．Thesocialtraditionswouldbeabandoned.

D．Strictrulesandlawswouldbemade.

4．Whatisthethemeofthepassage?

A．Abirdinhandisworthtwointhebush.

B．MutualTrustisthebestpolicy.

C．Actionsspeaklouderthanwords.

D．Amongtheblindtheone-eyedistheking.

GreatYarmouthisanEnglishseasidetownsituatedatthemouthoftheRiverYare,about120milestothenortheastofLondon.Around5millionpeoplevisitGreatYarmoutheveryyear,makingitoneofBritain’smostpopularseasideresorts.

Formerlythehomeofoneofthemostprofitablefishingindustries,GreatYarmouthisabusyandverypopularseasideresort.Undoubtedly,oneofthemostpopularattractionsisGreatYarmouthPleasureBeach,ahistoricfreeentrypleasurepark,whichdrawsannually1.5millionvisitors.Thetwopiers（码头）,BritanniaPierandWellingtonPier,bothcontainfamily-orientatedentertainment.AswellastheusualthrillsonewouldexpectonaclassicBritishseafront,GreatYarmouthalsohasaquieterside,withafascinatingheritagequartertoexplore.NotmanypeopleknowthatGreatYarmouthhasthemostcompletecitywallsafterYork,withheritagewalkstohelpyoudiscoverthismedieval（中世纪的）attractionalongwithseveralmuseumsandhousesdatingbacktomanycenturies.Ifghostwalksaremoreyourcupoftea,EerieTalesandYarmouthYarnsisthetourforyou.

GreatYarmouthisalsoacentrefortheNorthSeaoilandgasindustryandincreasinglyforoffshorewindpower.TheGreatYarmouthOuterHarbourisahugedevelopmentcurrentlytakingplacewhichcanseelargershipscomingtothetown.TheGreatYarmouthMaritime（海上的）FestivalinSeptembereachyearcelebratesGreatYarmouth’smaritimeheritage.

Overthepastfewyears,GreatYarmouthhasseensignificantconstructionspendingtoimproveandmodernizethepopularseafrontareaandtoensureitislinkedtothetowncentre.RegentRoadhasabrilliantceilingoflightwhichislitupintheeveningsandisnowalovelystreetleadingfromthetowncentretotheseafrontarea.

5．Whatcanweinferaboutthetouroftheheritagearea?

A．Itmustbethrilling.

B．Itisfamily-orientated.

C．Youareadvisedtokeepcalm.

D．Thevisitorsmustlovepeace.

6．Whichofthefollowingismakingrapidprogress?

A．Thefishingindustry.

B．Theoilandgasindustry.

C．Thewindpowerindustry.

D．Thetouristindustry.

7．WhatcanweknowaboutGreatYarmouthfromthelastparagraph?

A．Moneyisspenthandlingthetrafficjams.

B．Effortsaremadetomakeitmoreconvenient.

C．Thehousingconditionsaregreatlyimproved.

D．Theservicequalityisbeingconsidered.

8．What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?

A．Adreamingtouristplace—GreatYarmouth

B．Afishingtownintoamoderncity

C．MainindustriesofGreatYarmouth

D．TheriseofGreatYarmouth

MymomtakesprideinthefactthatIwastalkinginthreeandfourwordsentencesbeforeIwastenmonthsold.Somesayit’sagiftwhileotherssimplythinkItalktoomuch.

Asmythirtiescametoaclose,Ifoundmyselfreflectingonmylife.I’mveryhappyandhavenosignificantregrets.However,whenIlookedbackonthosetimesofdifficulty,Isawaclearcommondenominator（特征）;

Ididn’tseemtoknowwhentostoptalking.Whetheritwashurtingsomeone’sfeelings,orhavingcarelesslytoldasecret,theincidentcouldhavebeenavoidedhadIclosedmymouthsooner.SoIdecidedtopracticethepowerofquiet.

Totakethisstep,Ineededtounderstandhowpeoplecouldsitcomfortablyinagroupandnottalk.Whydoesmyhusbandfeelcompletelycontenttosaynothinginaconversation?

He’shighlyintelligentandhaswonderfulopinionsbuthe’llsitquietlyandjustlisten.Evenwhenhe’saskedapointedquestion,he’llanswerwithfewwordswhilestillcommunicatingeffectively.Whatatalent!

Canyouimaginebeinghappyjustlistening?

InsurveyingthoseIknowwhotalklessthanIdo,Igottwoanswers—theyeitherdidn’tfeelconfidentenoughtospeakup,ortheyjustdidn’tfeeltheneedtoparticipateintheconversation.Ofcoursetherewereotherreasonsfornottalking,butthesewerethetwomostpopularanswers.

Thefirstonedidn’tworkforme.I’mjustfinelettingpeopleknowwhatIthinkaboutthem,andhopefullyitwillmaketheconversationmuchmoreinteresting.Thesecondonedidn’tworkeither.Idofeeltheneedtoparticipate.Ifeelitphysicallylikeanelectricalpulsethroughmybody;

sometimesit’ssostrongthatitcausesmetobehavebadlyintheformofinterruptingorspeakinginanunusuallyloudvoice.Ihadtolookfurther.

Aninterestingthinghappenedonthisjourneytothepowerofquiet.Duringmyweeklyyogaclass,itcametomelikeananswersoclearthatthewordsranginmyheadlikesoft,heavenlybells.

ItalkedtoomuchsopeoplewouldknowIcaredaboutthem.ItwasmywayoftakingcareofthoseIlove.Idecidedbeforemyfortiethbirthday,thatfromthatdayforward,thosearoundmewouldknowIlovedthem,andcaredwhattheythoughtandfelt,butIwasgoingtopracticethepowerofquiet.

Asmyforty-secondbirthdayapproaches,Icansaythatdecidingtotalklesshasbeenmoreaboutfocusingonqualityratherthanquantity.I’vefoundthatlisteningmoreshowsthosewhoIcareaboutthatIreallydocarehowtheyfeel.NowwhenIbreakin,itmeansmoretothem.Oh,sure,Istillhavemyshortperiodsoftalkingtoomuch,butforthemostpartthishasbeenoneresolutionthatIcancallasuccess.

9．InParagraph3thewritermentionsherhusbandmainly______.

A．toshowhowonecommunicateseffectively

B．toexplainthereasonforhissilenceinaconversation

C．togiveanexampleofthosewhohavethepowerofquiet

D．togiveherhighopinionofhiscommunicationskills

10．By“Ihadtolookfurther”,thewritermeansshehadto______.

A．lookintothefutureinordertosucceedinpracticingthepowerofquiet

B．tryhardertopreventherselffromtalkingtoomuch

C．surveypeopleinotherareaswhotalklittle

D．findoutotherreasonswhysheshouldtalkless

11．Whichofthefollowingbestdescribethewriter’scharacter?

A．Kindbutpessimistic.B．Lovingandactive.

C．Selflessbutproud.D．Stubbornandsensitive.

Asurveyhasshownthatwhatyoudoonaplanecanbedeterminedbywhichnationalityislistedonyourpassport.

Accordingtotheresultsofaninternationalpassengersurvey,Australiansarethebiggestdrinkersonboardwith36percentchoosingtodownthehatch,comparedto35percentofAmericansand33percentofBrits.

TheAirlinePassengerExperienceAssociation（APEX）spoketoaround1,500people,aged18andolder,whohavetraveledbyplaneatleastonceduringthelastthreemonthsandwerelivingintheUnitedStates,UnitedKingdom,Germany,Japan,China,Singapore,AustraliaandBrazil.

TheresultsfoundChinesetravelersaremostlikelytonodoffoncetheseat-beltsignswitchesoff.Theyarealsothefirsttotakeouttheircreditcardforsomein-flightshoppingandthebigges