甘肃永昌四中高三上学期期末英语 含答案Word文件下载.docx

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（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）

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Amazingnaturallandscapes

VolcanoesandCoastalCliffsinHawaii

Withtheirvolcanoes,valleys,waterfallsandtoweringcoastalcliffs,theislandsofHawaiihavesomeofthemostspectacularlybeautifulsceneryonearth.NowonderHawaii,especiallytheislandofKauai,isHollywood’sfavoritelocationformovies.Don’tforgettoenjoyallthesescenicsplendorsbytakingahelicopterflightandgoinghiking.

Whentovisit:

theoff-season,whenthebestratesareavailableandtheislandsarelesscrowded,isspring（ApriltoJune）andfall（SeptembertoNovember）.

SpectacularMountainsinNepal

ThesmallcountryofNepalissituatedintheHimalayanMountainsatthefootofMountQomolangma.Eightofthe14independentmountainsonearththataremorethan8,000metershighabovesealevelarelocatedinthecountry,offeringstrikinglybeautifulmountainousscenerywithhikingopportunities.

OctoberandNovember,thestartofthedryseason,arethebestmonthstovisitNepal.

MountainsandOceansoftheNationalParksofWesternCanada

DeepintheCanadianRockyMountains,youwillfindworld-classandjaw-droppingscenery,centeredaroundglaciallakes.Wildlifeisabundantintheseareas,especiallyinJasperNationalPark,whichiswell-knownforwildlifeviewingandhometosomeofNorthAmerica’srarestanimalsincludinggrizzlies,bisonsandwolves.

theCanadianRockiesandCanada’sWestCoastarebestvisitedinsummer.Ifyouwanttoavoidthetouristcrowds,travelinJuneorSeptember.

ImpressiveLandscapesofNewZealand

NewZealandisalandofnaturaldiversity.You’llseethingsthatyouwon’tseeanywhereelseintheworld.Withinadayortwo’sdrive,youcanseegreatmountains,subtropicalforests,andmilesofcoastlinewithsandybeaches.Don’tmissAbelTasmanNationalPark.

thebesttimetovisitNewZealandisbetweenOctoberandApril,withhighseason（meaninghighpricesandlowavailabilityforhotels）betweenmid-DecemberandtheendofJanuary.

1．WhenmightbethebesttimetovisittheislandsofHawaii?

A．InJanuary.B．InMay.

C．InJuly.D．InDecember.

2．Whereshouldwildlifeloversgo?

A．TheislandofKauai.B．JasperNationalPark.

C．TheHimalayanMountains.D．AbelTasmanNationalPark.

3．WhatcanbedoneinNewZealand?

A．Shootingfilms.B．Watchinggrizzlies.

C．Touringglaciallakes.D．Exploringsubtropicalforests.

B

DerekRabeloisnottheonlysurfertoconquerHawaii’sfamousPipelinebig-wavebreak,butwhileallothersusetheirsighttodoit,thisyoungprofessionalsurfermustrelyonlyonhisothersenses.That’sbecauseheiscompletelyblind.

WhenDerekwasbornabout24yearsago,hegothisnamefromDerekHo,thefirstHawaiiansurfingworldchampion.Asurfingenthusiasthimself,EmesloRabelodreamedthathissonwouldsharethetalentofhisuncle,aprofessionalsurfer.Unfortunately,Derekwasborncompletelyblind,butthisdidn’tstophisfamilyfrombelievingthathecoulddoanythinghewanted,evenifthatmeantbecomingasurfer.

Atage2,DerekreceivedabodyboardandthebeachesofGuarapari,Brazil,becamehisbackyard.Hewasalwayscomfortableinthewaterandsurfingwasinhisblood,buthedidn’tactuallytryridingawaveuntilheturned17,whenhisfatherboughthimasurfboard.Hisfathertaughthimthebasicsandencouragedhimtokeeppractising,butaftersuccessfullystandinguponthesurfboard,DerekknewheneededtobecomemuchbetterifhewasgoingtoachieveEmeslo’sdreamandbecomeaprofessionalsurfer.SohejoinedthePraiadoMoroosurfschool,wherehestudiedundercoachFabioMaru.

Standinguponasurfboardandconqueringsmallwavesisonething,whilegatheringthecouragetotakeonHawaii’sboard-breakingPipelineisanother.ButthatwasexactlywhatDerekRabelosetouttodojustmonthsafterlearninghowtosurf.Everyonetoldhimitwastoodangerous,buthefelthecoulddoit.Andhedid,earningthepraiseoffamousprofessionalsurferslikeKellySlaterandMickFanning.Now24,RabelohasbeensurfingthePipelineeverywintersince.

4．WhatmakesDereckRabelospecialasaprofessionalsurfer?

A．Heisdisabled.B．Heistalented.

C．Heisfortunate.D．Heishard-working.

5．WhoisDerekHo?

A．DerekRabelo’suncle.B．DerekRabelo’sfather.

C．Asurfschoolcoach.D．Aprofessionalsurftrainer.

6．WhatdoesParagraph3mainlytellusaboutDerekRabelo?

A．Hisdifficultiesinsurfing.B．Hisachievementsinsurfing.

C．Hisdreamtobeaprofessionalsurfer.D．Hisearlylifetobeaprofessionalsurfer.

7．WhatwordscanbestdescribeDerekaccordingtothelastparagraph?

A．Skillfulandproud.B．Braveandconfident.

C．Considerateandreliable.D．Carefulandstrong-willed.

C

Withsomanypeopleintheworldtellinguswecan’tsucceed,weneedtohearpeopletellinguswecan.IremembermyhighschoolEnglishteachertellingmenottoapplytoCornellUniversitybecausetheywouldn’tacceptmeandeveniftheydidIwouldn’tbeabletodothework.Ialmostdidn’tapplybutafewdayslaterIsawIvanFoldfarb,aformerteacher,inthehallwayandaskedhimaboutCornell.Hesaid,“Ifyougetin,thenyougo.Youcandoit.”Hiswordsmadeallthedifference.Iappliedandwasaccepted.

Toooftenwethinkit’sourroletoinject（注入））adose（一次剂量）of“reality”intosomeone’slife.Wethinkwemustpointouthowbadtheeconomyisandhowhorriblethejobmarketisandhowtheskyisfalling.

Isaythereareenoughpessimistsand“realists”intheworld.Theworldneedsmoreoptimists,encouragers,andinspirers.Theworldneedsmorepeopletospeakintotheheartsofothersandsay“Ibelieveinyou.”“Ifyouhavethedesirethenyoualsohavethepowertomakeithappen.”“Evenifyoufail,itwillleadtosomethingevenbetter.”

WhenitcomestoencouragementIknowthateveryoneofuslovesworkingforandwithpeoplewhobringoutthebestinus.Welovebeingaroundpeoplewhoupliftusandmakeusfeelgreat.

Andwhilewe’llalwaysrememberthenegativepeoplewhotolduswecouldn’taccomplishsomething,wewillalwayscherishandholdaspecialplaceinourheartforthosewhoencouragedus.

TodayIwanttoencourageyoutobeanencourager.Todaydecidetobethatpersonwhoinstillsapositivebeliefinsomeonewhoforthatneedstohearyourencouragingwords.Encouragesomeonewhoisfeelingdown.Fuelyourteamwithyourpositiveenergy.Shareencouragement.Itmattersandweallneedit.

8．Whydidtheauthor’sEnglishteachertellhimnottoapplytoCornellUniversity?

A．Becausetheauthorhadnotalent.

B．Becausetheauthorwasabadstudent.

C．Becausetheteacherthoughtlittleoftheauthor.

D．Becausetheteacherdidn’twanttheauthortoattenduniversity.

9．WhatcanweinferfromParagraph3?

A．Theworldislackof“reality”.

B．Theeconomyisbecomingworseandworse.

C．Wehavetofaceanegativeworldeveryday.

D．Wetakeitforgrantedthatweshouldshow“reality”.

10．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“uplift”inParagraph4mean?

A．toincreasesomething.

B．toraisesomethingtoahigherposition.

C．togivehopeorencouragementtosomebody.

D．tomakesomebodyunhappyordisappointed.

11．What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?

A．Beanencourager.B．Alwaysbeoptimistic.

C．Failureisthemotherofsuccess.D．Getawayfromnegativepeople.

D

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At$29.95each,notliketheexpensiveGPSsystems,orwithTrackRPackpurchasedeals,youcan’taffordnottohaveone!

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SimplyattachtheTrackRtowhateveryoudon’twanttolose.Theentireprocessofsettingituponlytakes5minutesorless.

IfyouhavethehardTrackR,youcanjusthideitunderyourcar’sfloormat（垫子）,inthetrunkorsomewhereitwon’tbefoundifyourcargetsstolen.Ifyouforgetwhereyouparkedyourcar,takeoutyoursmartphoneandopentheTrackRapp.Taponthe“lostitem”icononthescreenandtheappwilltellyouexactlywhereitis.

Youcanalsoattachittoyourpet.Putitontheircollar（项圈）,andtheproblemofsearchingforthemastheyrunofftonearbyplaceswillbeover!

Attachittoyourkeysandwallet,andneverwasteaminutesearchingthewholehouseforit.TheaffordableTrackRevencomeswithadoublesidedadhesive（黏合剂）soyoucanstickittoyourlaptoporunderyourbikeseat.Trackdownandpunishthethieveswhostealyourexpensivethings!

TheconvenienceandtheabilitytofindactuallyanyobjectmeansthattheTrackRisoneofthemostusefularticlesthatyou’llfindforanyprice.However,thebestthingitcangiveispeaceofmind,anditdoesn’tgetanybetterthanthat.

12．WhatisParagraph2mainlyabout?

A．HowtheTrackRworks.B．ThefeaturesoftheTrackR.

C．WhytheTrackRisinvented.D．TheadvantagesoftheTrackR.

13．WhatcantheTrackRhelppeopledo?

A．Walktheirpetsnearby.B．Recognizethethieves.

C．Seektheirmisplacedcar.D．Findthemaparkingplace.

14．WhatcanweinferabouttheTrackRaccordingtothethirdparagraph？

A．It’sfarfromaffordable.B．It’sonsaleworldwide.

C．Itcanbeeasilyfolded.D．It’ssmallinsize.

15．What’sthebesttitleforthetext?

A．TrackR—nolimitsB．TrackR—noworries

C．TrackR—youritem