届陕西省西安市长安区第五中学高三上学期期中考试英语试题Word文件下载.docx
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C.Shewenttosleeplate.
3.Whatisthewomandoingnow?
A.Bakingcookies.B.Makingalist.C.Shoppingforgroceries.
4.Howdoesthewomanfeelaboutthezoo?
A.Sad.B.Impressed.C.Disappointed.
5.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?
A.Youngpeoplelosetheirjobseasily.
B.Youngpeoplearetooquickinmakingdecisions.
C.Youngpeopleseldomstaylonginthesamejob.
第二节(共15小题;
每小题1分,满分15分)
听下面5段对话或独白。
每段对话或独白后有几个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。
听每段对话或独白前,你将有时间阅读各个小题,每小题5秒钟;
听完后,各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。
每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料,回答第6、7题。
6.Whenwillthemanstarthisnewjob?
A.Tomorrow.B.Nextweek.C.Nextmonth.
7.Whyisthemanpayingforthewoman’slunch?
A.Shehelpedhimalot.
B.Itishisturntopay.
C.Hewantstocongratulateher.
听第7段材料,回答第8至10题。
8.WhatisAnna’schemistrygradenow?
A.B.B.B+.C.D.
9.WhendoesAnna’sstudygroupmeet?
A.Afterschool.
B.Ontheweekends.
C.Duringlunchhour.
10.WhoisAnnaspeakingto?
A.Astudygroupmember.
B.Herteacher.
C.Herfather.
听第8段材料,回答第11至13题。
11.HowoldwasJonathan’smotherwhenshestarteddoinglaundry?
A.8yearsold.B.10yearsold.C.16yearsold.
12.WhichtemperaturewillJonathanusefornow?
A.Hot.B.Cold.C.Warm.
13.Whatisthe“light”spincycleusedfor?
A.Jeansandtowels.
B.MostofJonathan’sclothes.
C.Sheetsandpillowcases.
听第9段材料,回答第14至16题。
14.Whichdecorationsareonthesofa?
A.TheChristmasones.
B.TheHalloweenones.
C.TheThanksgivingones.
15.Whatdidthemanusetogettheboxout?
A.Apole.B.Achair.C.Aladder.
16.Wheremighttheconversationtakeplace?
A.Inthebasement.
B.Inthebedroom.
C.Inthelivingroom.
听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。
17.WhatdoestheGoldenRuleaskpeopletodo?
A.Developpersonalrules.
B.Respecttheirfamiliesandancestors.
C.Treatothersastheywishtobetreated.
18.WhichisateachingofConfucius?
A.Governmentsshouldbemoral.
B.Husbandsshouldrespectwives.
C.Peopleshouldmemorizerulesofbehavior.
19.HowdidConfuciusteachlessons?
A.Througharguments.
B.Throughreasoning.
C.Throughpersonalexamples.
20.WhatdoesthespeakersayaboutConfucius’influence?
A.Heusedtobeevenmoreimportant.
B.Hehasinfluencedmanycultures.
C.Hehaslittleeffectonpeopletoday.
第二部分阅读理解(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A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
A
Rainbeatagainstthewindow,matchingmymood.Ishouldhaveknownthatmynewjobatthehospitalwastoogoodtobetrue.Throughouttheday,rumors(传言)warnedthatthenewestemployeefromeachdepartmentwouldbelaidoff.Iwasthenewestoneinthetrainingdepartment.
Mybossappeared.“Youprobablyknowwe’recuttingback,”hesaid.“Administrationwantsustoofferoutplacementclassestohelpthoseemployeesfindotherjobs,showingthemhowtoactinaninterview,forexample.”“Fine,”Iansweredunwillingly,notknowingwhatelsetosay.
Idecidedtogohomeearlythatday.Inthehall,ImettheladywhobroughtuscookieseveryFriday.Shewasalittlewomanwithgrayhair.Onlyherheadandthetopofhergreenapronwerevisibleoverthecart(小车)loadedwithcleaningsupplies.Atleastshehadajob!
Atthefinalmeeting,laid-offworkersformedalineatthedoor.Acolleaguewhispered,“Ican’tbelieveourCookieLadyisbeinglaidoff.We’llmissherasmuchaswe’llmisshercookies.”WhenthecolleaguespoketoherinSpanish,IknewmyclasseswouldbeuselessforherandIrealizedhowmuchbetteroffwasthanthispoorwoman.
Idecidedtodosomethingforher.IwrotetoanewspaperexpressinghowIfeltabouttheunselfishnessoftheCookieLadywhoneededajob.Afewdayslater,myarticleappearedinthenewspaperandtheCookieLadywasallowedtostayinherposition.Onthesameday,Ireceivedaletter,whichseemedsounlikelythatIreadittwice.“Aneditorofalocalmagazinelikesyourpieceandwantsyoutocallhernexttimeyou’relookingforwork…”
21.Howdidtheauthorfeelonthatrainyday?
A.Nervous.B.Excited.C.Awkward.D.Proud.
22.Whatwastheauthoraskedtodo?
A.Takecareofpatients.B.Leaveearlierthatday.
C.Resignfromthehospital.D.Helpthelaid-offworkers.
23.HowdidtheauthorhelptheCookieLady?
A.Heofferedherahigh-paidjob.
B.Hegaveheradviceonjobhunting.
C.Hemadeherstoryknowntoothers.
D.Hetaughtherhowtopassaninterview.
24.Whatdoesthestorytellus?
A.Gooddeedshavetheirrewards.
B.Afriendinneedisafriendindeed.
C.Littlepeoplecanmakeabigdifference.
D.Lovebringsmorejoytopeoplethanworkdoes.
B
Atyournextmeeting,waitforapauseinconversationandtrytomeasurehowlongitlasts.
AmongEnglishspeakers,chancesarethatitwillbeasecondortwoatmost.Butwhilethispatternmaybeuniversal,ourawarenessofsilencediffersdramaticallyacrosscultures.
Whatonecultureconsidersaconfusingorawkwardpausemaybeseenbyothersasavaluablemomentofreflectionandsignofrespectforwhatthelastspeakerhassaid.ResearchinDutchandalsoinEnglishfoundthatwhenasilenceinconversationstretchestofourseconds,peoplestarttofeeluneasy.Incontrast,aseparatestudyofbusinessmeetingsfoundthatJapanesepeoplearehappywithsilencesof8.2seconds—nearlytwiceaslongasinAmericans’meetings.
InJapan,itisrecognizedthatthebestcommunicationiswhenyoudon’tspeakatall.It’salreadyafailuretounderstandeachotherbyspeakingbecauseyou’rerepairingthatfailurebyusingwords.
IntheUS,itmayoriginatefromthehistoryofcolonial(殖民地)Americaasacrossroadsofmanydifferentraces.Whenyouhaveacomplexofdifference,it’shardtoestablishcommonunderstandingunlessyoutalkandthere’sunderstandablyakindofanxietyunlesspeopleareverballyengagedtoestablishacommonlife.ThisappliesalsotosomeextenttoLondon.
Incontrast,whenthere’smorehomogeneity,perhapsit’seasierforsomekindsofsilencetoappear.Forexample,amongyourclosestfriendsandfamilyit’seasiertositinsilencethanwithpeopleyou’relesswellacquaintedwith.
25.Whichofthefollowingpeoplemighthavethelongestsilenceinconversation?
A.TheDutch.B.Americans.C.TheEnglish.D.TheJapanese.
26.WhatmighttheJapaneseagreewithinaconversation?
A.Speakingmoregivestheupperhand.
B.Speakoutwhatyouhaveinyourmind.
C.Greatmindsthinkalikewithoutwords.
D.Theshortertalkingsilence,thebetter.
27.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?
A.Afoursecondsilenceinconversationisuniversal.
B.It’shardforAmericanstoreachacommonagreement.
C.EnglishspeakersaremoretalkativethanJapanesespeakers.
D.Thecloserweandourfamilyare,theeasierthesilenceappears.
28.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“homogeneity”inthelastparagraphmean?
A.Similarity.B.Contradiction.C.Diversity.D.Misunderstanding.
C
Nextmonth,I’mtravelingtoaremoteareaofCentralAfricaandmyaimistoknowenoughLingala—oneofthelocallanguages—tohaveaconversation.Iwasn’tsurehowIwasgoingtomanagethis—untilIdiscoveredawaytolearnallthevocabularyI’mgoingtoneed.ThankstoMemrise,theappI’musing.Itfeelsjustlikeagame.
“Peopleoftenstoplearningthingsbecausetheyfeelthey’renotmakingprogressorbecauseitallfeelsliketoomuchhardwork,”saysEdCooke,oneofthepeoplewhocreatedMemrise.“We’retryingtocreateaformoflearningexperiencethatisfunandissomethingyou’dwanttodoinsteadofwatchingTV.”
Memrisegivesyouafewnewwordstolearnandtheseare“seeds”whichyouplantinyour“greenhouse”.Whenyoupracticethewords,you“wateryourplants”.Whentheappbelievesthatyouhavereallyrememberedaword,itmovesthewordtoyour“garden”.Andifyouforgettologon(登录),theappsendsyouemailsthatremindyouto“wateryourplants”.
Theappusestwoprinciplesaboutlearning.Thefirstisthatpeoplerememberthingsbetterwhentheylinkthemtoapictureintheirmind.Memrisetranslateswordsintoyourownlanguage,butitalsoencouragesyoutouse“mems”.Forexample,Imemorizedmotele,theLingalawordfor“engine”,usingamemIcreated—Iimaginedanoldengineinamotel(汽车旅馆)room.
Thesecondprincipleisthatweneedtostopafterstudyingwordsandthenrepeatthemagain
later,leavingtimebetweenstudysessions.Memrisehelpsyouwiththis,becauseit’sthekindofappyouonlyuseforfiveortenminutesaday.
I’velearnthundredsofLingalawordswithMemrise.Iknowthiswon’tmakemeafluentspeaker,butIhopeI’llbeabletodomorethanjustsmilewhenImeetpeopleinCongo.Now,IneedtogoandwatermyVocabulary!
29.WhatdoesEdCookemakeanefforttodowithMemrise?
A.Creatememorableexperiences.
B.Makeprogresswithhardwork.
C.Masterlanguagesthroughgames.
D.Combinestudywithentertainment.
30.Whatdotheunderlinedwords“wateryourplants”inParagraph3referto?
A.Learningnewwords.
B.BeingaMemriseuser.
C.Loggingontotheapp.
D.Takingcareofyourgarden.
31.HowdoesMemrisework?
A.Bylinkingdifferentmemstogether.
B.Byputtingknowledgeintopractice.
C.Byofferinghumantranslationservices.
D.Byapplyinganassociativememoryapproach.
32.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsMemrise?
A.Posi