广东省平冈中学学年高一英语上学期期中试题文档格式.docx

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ThetimetablesaysthattherearebusesfromSoukRoadtotheairporteverytenminutes.Ifthisisso,whydoIhavetowaithalfanhourforabusnearlyeveryday?

Theregulations（规章）saythatifthereareemptyseatsonabus,thebusmuststopateverystopwherepeoplearewaiting.Whydothehalf-emptybusesgostraightpastmewhenIamstandingatthebusstop?

Theregulationssaythatnobusmaycarrymorethan40seatedpassengersand20standingpassengers.YesterdayIwasthefirsttogetoffthebuswhenitreachedtheairport.Icountedtheotherpassengersastheygotoff.Therewere129ofthem.

Itisclearthatourbuscompaniesbreaktheregulationsandthinklittleoftheirpassengers.Cannothingbedonetomakeyourservicebetter?

Yours,

Tiredpassenger

1.ThewriterhastotakeBusNo.49because______.

A.itarrivesontimeB.itisnotalwaysfull

C.ittravelsfasterD.ithasfewerseatsonit

2.Theregulationssaythateachbusmaycarry______passengersatmost.

A.20B.40C.60D.129

3.Fromthepassagewecaninferthatthewriteroftheletterisprobably______.

A.anairportworkerB.abusdriver

C.averytiredtravelerD.anEnglishteacher

4.Whatkindofletteristhispassage?

A.It’saletterofthanksB.It’saletterofapology

C.It’saletterofintroductionD.It’saletterofcomplaint

B

Jeanisabrightyoungwomanwhocomesfromarichandfamousfamily.Shegoestoagooduniversity,andshehaseverythingthatmoneycanbuy.Well,almosteverything.TheproblemisthatthepeopleinJean'

sfamilyaresobusythattheycanhardlyfindtimetobewithher.Infact,Jeanisquitelonely.

SoJeanspendsalotofhertimeonQQ.Shelikesbeinganonymous（不知姓名的）,talkingtopeoplewhodonotknowaboutherfamousfamilyandherrichlife.SheusesthenameLindaonQQandhasmadealotoffriendswhoshecontactsquiteoften.

LastyearJeanmadeaveryspecialfriendonQQ.HisnamewasDavidandhelivedinSanFrancisco.Davidwasfullofstoriesandjokes.HeandJeanhadacommoninterestinrockmusicandmoderndance.SoitalwaystookthemhourstotalkhappilyonQQandsometimestheyevenforgotthetime.Ofcourse,theywantedtoknowmoreabouteachother.Davidsentapictureofhimself:

Hewasatall,good-lookingyoungmanwithbig,happysmile.Astimewentby,theybecamegoodfriendsandoftensentcardsandsmallthingstoeachother.

WhenJean'

sfathertoldherthathewasgoingonbusinesstriptoSanFrancisco,sheaskedhimtolethergowithhim,sothatshecouldgiveDavidasurpriseforhisbirthday.ShewouldtakehimthelatestDVDoftheirfavoriterocksinger.ButwhenJeanknockedonDavid'

sdoorinSanFrancisco,shefoundthatthespecialfriendshehadwrittentowasatwelve-year-oldboynamedJim.

5.JeanspendsalotofhertimeonQQbecausesheis_________.

A．richB．famousC．youngD．lonely

6.Jeanthought"

David"

wasspecialbecause______.

A．"

madeherquitehappyonQQ

B."

wasfromSanFrancisco

C."

sentherapictureofhimself

D."

wastall,good-looking

7.Whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.Jeanhasgoteverythinginherlife

B.Both"

andJeanenjoyrockmusic.

didn'

ttellJeanhisrealaddress.

D.Jean'

sfamilymembersoftengettogether.

8.What'

sthemainideaofthispassage?

A.Don'

tbelievethoseyougettoknowonQQsoeasily.

B.Peopledon'

tusetheirrealnamesonQQsooften.

C.Don'

tgotomeetthoseyougettoknowonQQ.

D.PeopleshouldtelltheirrealnamestoothersonQQ.

C

Abouttenmenineveryhundredsufferfromcolorblindnessinsomeway.Womenareluckier;

onlyaboutoneintwohundredisaffectedinthismatter.Perhaps,afterall,itissafertobedrivenbyawoman!

Therearedifferentformsofcolorblindness.Insomecasesamanmaynotbeabletoseedeepred.Hemaythinkthatred,orangeandyellowareallshadowsofgreen.Sometimesapersoncannottellthedifferencebetweenblueandgreen.Inrarecasesanunluckymanmayseeeverythinginshadesofgreen--astrangeworldindeed.

Colorblindnessinhumanbeingsisastrangethingtoexplain.Inasingleeyetherearemillionsofverysmallthingscalled"

cones"

.Thesehelpustoseeinabrightlightandtotellthedifferencebetweencolors.Therearealsomillionsof"

rods"

buttheseareusedforseeingwhenitisneardark.Theyshowusshapebutnocolor.

Someinsectshavefavoritecolors.Mosquitoes（蚊子）preferbluetoyellow.Aredlightwillnotattractinsects,butabluelampwill.Inasimilarwayhumanbeingsalsohavefavoritecolors.Yetwearelucky.Withtheaidoftheconesinoureyeswecanseemanybeautifulcolorsbyday,andwiththeaidoftherodswecanseeshapesatnight.Onedaywemayevenlearnmoreabouttheinvisible（看不见的）colorsaroundus.

9.Thepassageismainlyabout.

A.coloranditssurprisingeffects

B.womenbeingluckierthanmen

C.dangercausedbycolorblindness

D.colorblindness

10.Whydosomepeoplesayitissafertobedrivenbywomen?

A.Womenaremorecareful.

B.Therearefewercolor-blindwomen.

C.Womenarefonderofdrivingthanmen.

D.Womenareweakerbutquickerinthinking.

11.Accordingtothepassage,withthehelpofthe"

wecan.

A.telldifferentshapes

B.seeinaweaklight

C.killmosquitoes

D.tellorangefromyellow

12.Wecanattractandkillmosquitoesbyusinga.

A.redlightB.yellowlight

C.bluelightD.greenlight

D

Didyoutakepartinacampthissummer?

Therearesomanysummercampsandnotallofthemarethesame.Tochoosewhichcampisbestforyou,firstyoumustdoabitofresearch.

Maybeyou’veneverthoughtaboutitbefore,buteverygreatsummercamphasthesamemaingoals---opportunity,challengeandgrowth.

Opportunitymeansyouaregivenachancetodosomethingspecial.Italsomakesyouspecialbecauseotherkidsdon’thavethesameopportunity.Forexample,ifyouareinterestedinwriting,thenyoucanchoosetojoinajournalismcamp.Youmayhavetheopportunityofmeetingfamousjournaliststhere.

Challengemeansyouaregivenatask.Youmustfinishthetaskandsucceedinovercomingthechallenge.Thenyouwillhaveasenseofaccomplishment.Forexample,youcouldtakealifeguardcourseatsomesummercamps.Ifyoupasstheexam,thenyouwillreceiveacertificatetobecameareallifeguard.

Thisalsoleadstothethirdandmostimportantgoalofeverygreatsummercamp---personalgrowth.Itdoesn’tmeangrowingtallerandstrongerormorebeautiful.Itmeansseeingyourselfimprove,learningsomethingnewanddoingsomethingyoudidn’tknoworbelieveyoucoulddobefore.Italsomeansbecomingmoreconfidentinyourself.

Sointhefuturewhenchoosingyournextsummercamp,remembertoaskyourself:

isitaspecialopportunity?

Isitchallenge?

WillIgrow?

Butwhataboutfriendship,funandjoy?

Thesewillallhappennaturallywhenyouhavetherightgoalsatsummercamps!

13.Whichisthewriter’sopinion?

A.Allthesummercampsarethesame

B.Summercampshelpyouunderstandyourresearch

C.Allgreatsummercampshavethesamemaingoals

D.Therearetoomanysummercampsnowadays

14.Whatisthemostimportantthingsforachildtolearnfromcamps?

A.Heknowshowtotakeopportunities

B.Hegetstolearnnewlife-savingskills

C.Hewillgrowtallerandstronger

D.Hecanimproveandbecomemoreconfident

15.Whatdoesthelastparagraphtellus?

A.It’shardtomakerealfriendsatsummercamps

B.Withtherightgoals,youcanhavefunwhilelearningatcamp

C.Youcan’thavefunifyoudonothaveothergoals

D.Summercampsareallabouthowtohavefun

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白处的最佳选项。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

Whydopeopletravel?

Therearemanyreasonsonecanthinkofwhenaskedquestionslikethis.

Totravelfarenoughtomeetyourself

Sometimesyoufindyourselfinthemiddleofnowhere16____________.Youfindoutyourabilities.Whenyouareofferedadifferentlifestyle,youcanfindoutwhatyouaremadeof.Thefartheryougofromyourhome,theneareryoucometoyourtrueself.

17.______________

Ifyoulookbackatalltheamazingmemoriesofyourlife,youwillrealizethatmostofthemwereoutofyourcomfortzone.Travellingisdangerous,fulloflifethreateningpossibilitiesandwillnotalwaysbecomfortable,butatthesamething,itgivesirreplaceablememories.

Toslowdownandrelax

Awisemanoncesaidthatnevergetsobusymakingalivingthatyouforgettomakealife.Moneyisworthnothingifyoucannotspenditonalittleadventure.Whilewearedeeplyinvolvedinmakingmoney,weforgetthattimeisgoingthroughourfingers.18.__________.Thefeelingofbeingawayyourworkplaceispurehappiness.Thefeelingofnothavingtoworryabouttheneverendingpilesoffilesispurejoy.19_____________

Tocelebratelife

Lifeisshortandtheworldiswide.Onedayyoumightwakeupandrealizethatyoudon’thavetimetodoeverythingthatyouhavealwayswantedtodo,anymore.Onceinawhile,maketimetoappreciatethefactthatyouarealive,young,freeandhealthy.20.____________

A.Tobecomeastoryteller

B.Travellingletsyoudiscoveryourself

C.Tobreakthroughyourcomfortzone

D.So,gotravellingtocelebrateli