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河南省中原名校即豫南九校学年高一上学期期中联考英语试题
第I卷
第一部分阅读理解(共两节;每小题2分,满分40分)
第一节(共15小题,每小题2分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
SanFranciscoisawonderfulvacationdestinationthatoffersmanydifferentthingstoseeandtodo.Thebestwayforatravelertogetafeelforthecityistotakeoneofthemanydifferenttoursthere.
Foot.Whentouringthecitybywalking,youaren’tgoingtowalkmuch.Therearefarmorebenefitstotouringthecityonfoot,though.Thiskindoftourallowsyoutoseemanyofthebuildings.Itusuallymakesyouseeamorelocalizedneighborhoodlevel.
Water.ThewatersofSanFranciscoBayhaveplayedanimportantroleinthecity’sdevelopmentoverthelastcentury.TouringSanFranciscobywaterisacompletelyuniquewayforyoutoseethiswonderfulcity.
Bus.Ifyouwanttogetagreatfeelforthelayoutofthecity,oneofthebestthingsyoucoulddoisbookatourthroughourcompany.AbustourofSanFranciscoisoneofthemostcompletewaystoexperiencethecity.
Air.WhileitisthemostexpensivewaytoseeSanFrancisco,itisalsooneofthemostuniqueandthrillingwaystoseethecity.Seeingthecityfromhighaboveallowsyoutogetagoodfeelforthelayoutofthecityastourguidespointoutlandmarksandattractions.IfyoudecidetotourSanFranciscofromtheair,you’llgetmemoriesthatyouwon’tforgetforever.
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1.WhichofthefollowingisthemostexpensivewaytoexperienceSanFrancisco?
A.TakingafoottourB.Takingawatertour
C.TakinganairoutD.Takingabustour
2.Whatdotravellingbywaterandtravellingbyairhaveincommon?
A.Theywillmakeyoufeelthrilledandtired
B.Theywillmakeyouexperiencetheworkofpilots
C.Theyletyouseeamorelocalizedneighborhoodlevel
D.Theyarethemostspecialwaystovisitthiscity
3.Whatdoestheauthorwritethenextmainlyfor?
A.IntroducingSanFranciscoB.ShowingwhattodoinSanFrancisco
C.PersuadingpeopletovisitSanFranciscoD.Showinghisorhercompany’sservice
B
Someofusfriendsaremakingbigdecisionsintheirlife:
Whichuniversitiesshouldtheyapplyto?
IalsonoticedthatmanyhighschoolstudentsinChinaarethinkingofstudyingatuniversitiesabroad.Unluckily,fromwhatI’veseen,theinformationgivenbysomewebsitesandothermediaaboutstudyingabroadisverylimitedandsometimesevenwrong.
ThereareonceaChinesegirlwhohopedthatshecouldgotoColumbiaUniversityintheUSbecauseshewantedtomajorin(主修)journalism.Columbiahasaveryfamousgraduate(研究生)programinjournalism.However,theyhavenojournalismprogramattheundergraduate(本科生)level!
What’smoreinbothCanadaandtheUS,it’snotsuggestedthatstudentsthrowthemselvesintojournalismrightafterhighschool.Schoolsaythatstudentsshouldtakeinmoreknowledgeabouttheworldandwritingbeforeenteringthatfield.
TheUniversityofWaterloo,aCanadauniversityfamousforitsengineeringprogram,isanotherexample.Theemphasis(重视)ofengineeringinthisschoolmaygobeyondyourexpectations.Accordingtoourteachers,thisuniversityspentmillionsofdollarsbuildingalibraryjustforengineeringstudents.Theschool’scomputerscience,mathematicsandaccountingarealsogreatprogramsforstudents.
But,tobehonest,accordingtomyfriendswhohavevisitedthisuniversity,thecampusandthefoodarenotverynice.Maybethisisbecausetheschoolstressesitsacademic(学术的)strengthstoomuch,therebypayinglittleattentiontopersonalcomforts.
Nowyousee,choosingauniversityisreallynotthateasy.Weneedtodogoodresearchandconsultasmanypeopleaspossiblebeforemakingadecision.
4.Forhighschoolstudentsit’sveryimportantto____________.
A.chooseaproperuniversityB.studyatAmericanuniversities
C.learntheinformationaboutwebsitesD.supplytheinformationaboutstudyingabroad
5.WhocanmajorinjournalismprograminColumbiaUniversity?
A.ChinesegirlsB.GraduatesC.UndergraduatesD.Highschoolstudents
6.FromParagraph3and4wecanlearnintheUniversityofWaterloo_____________.
A.engineeringprogramisasfamousascomputerscience
B.engineeringstudentsarethemostintelligent
C.thecampusisverysmallanddirty
D.thelibraryforengineeringstudentsisverygood
7.What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?
A.Choosingauniversityisnoteasy
B.Howtostudyatuniversityabroad
C.AChinesegirlandColumbiaUniversity
D.AcademicstrengthsoftheuniversityofWaterloo
C
OnJuly1,2017,Canadaturned150.Thatday,morethanhalfamillionpeoplevisitedOttawaforthecountry’sbiggestbirthdaycelebrationever.Atthesametime,hundredsofparties,fireworksdisplays,andperformancestookplaceacrossCanadatomarktheoccasion.
Asweallknow,nativepeopleliketheInuithavelivedinCanadaforthousandsofyears.About500yearsago.FrenchandBritishpeoplestartedarrivingthere.Theyclaimedsomeofthelandfortheircountries.Thetwocountriesoftenfoughtovercontroloftheland.TheBritishwonfullcontroloftheareain1763.ButFrenchremainsoneoftheofficiallanguages,alongwithEnglish.CanadabecamefullyindependentofBritainin1982.
Overtheyears,itisnowthesecond-largestcountryintheworld.Atmorethan5,500miles,itsborderwiththeUSisthelongestborderbetweenthetwonations.
Canadiansareproudoftheircountry.Canadaevenmadethelistofthe10happiestcountries,accordingtoa2017UnitedNationsreport.LocatednotfarfromtheNorthPole,itscoldandicynorthishometoabouttwo-thirdsoftheworld’spolarbears.Itsicyandsnowylandalsohelpsexplainwhysomeofitspopularsportsareicehockey,skiingandcurling(冰壶)
Theyarealsoveryproudofthecountry’shistoryofwelcomingpeoplefromaroundtheworldandofthediversepopulation.“Itremindsusofthevaluesthatuniteus—openness,anddeeprespectforourdifferences,”saysPrimeMinisterTrudeau.“Today,andeveryday,letuscelebratethedifferencesthatmakeCanadastrong,diversandproud.”
8.Whatdoesthesecondparagraphmainlytalkabout?
A.HowCanadacameasanationB.TheofficiallanguagesofCanada
C.WhyexplorerscametoCanadaD.ThepeoplewhocontrolCanada.
9.WhatmakesthesportsinCanadasodifferent?
A.ItsspecialfoodB.Itsspecialhistory
C.ItsgeographiclocationD.Itsvariousculture.
10.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“they”inthelastparagraphreferto?
A.BeatsB.CanadiansC.PlayersD.Americans
11.Whatisthetone(语气)ofTrudeau’swordsinthelastparagraph?
A.SurprisingB.PraisingC.OrderingD.Encouraging
D
Fouryearsago,ChrisNageledidwhatmanyothertechnologyCEOhavedonebefore—hemovedhisteamintoanopenconceptoffice.
Hisstaffhadbeenworkingfromhome,buthewantedeveryonetobetogether.Itquicklybecameclear,though,thatNagelehadmadeahugemistake.Everyonewasdistracted,productivity(生产率)sufferedandthenineemployeeswereunhappy,nottomentionNagelehimself.
InApril2015,aboutthreeyearsaftermovingintotheopenoffice,Nagelemovedthecompanyintoa10,000-squarefootofficewhereeveryonenowhastheirownspace—completewithclosingdoors.
Numerouscompanieshaveacceptedtheopenoffice.Butwe’re15%lessproductive,wehavegreattroubleconcentrating.
Sincemoving,Nagelehimselfhasheardfromothersintechnologywhosaytheylongfortheclosedofficelifestyle.It’sunlikelythattheopenofficeconceptwillgoawayanytimesoon,butsomecompaniesarefollowingNagele’sexampleandmakingareturntoprivatespaces.
There’sonebigreasonwe’dallloveaspacewithfourwallsandadoorthatshuts:
focus.Thetruthis, wecan’tmultitask(多任务化) andsmalldistractionscancauseustolosefocusforupwardsof20minutes.
What’smore,certainopenspacescannegativelyimpactourmemory.Weretain(保留)moreinformationwhenwesitinonespot,saysSallyAugustin,anenvironmentalanddesignpsychologistinLaGrangePark,Illinois.It’snotsoobvioustouseachday,butweoffload(卸下)memories—oftenlittledetails—intooursurroundings,shesays.
Besidethecheapercost,onemainargumentfortheopenworkspaceisthatitincreasesteamwork.However,it’swelldocumented(记载)thatwerarelybrainstormbrilliantideaswhenwe’rejusttalkcasuallyinacrowd.
12.HowdidNagelefeelthreeyearsaftermovingintothenewoffice?
A.HefeltsatisfiedwithitB.Hefeltdoubtfulaboutit
C.HeregrettedhisdecisionD.Hewasconfusedaboutit
13.WhatmadeNagelemorethecompanyinApril2015again?
A.ThesuggestionsfromhisfriendsB.Thecheapercostofthenewoffice
C.ThecomplaintsfromhisemployeesD.Thenegativeresultsoftheopenoffice
14.Whatcanwelearnaboutofficesfromthetext?
A.ThemajorityofUScompanieschooseopenoffices
B.Nageleinfluencedsomecompaniestomoveoffices
C.ManyUScompaniesaremovingintoprivateoffices
D.Openofficeswillsoonbereplacedbytraditionalones
15.Whatwillhappenwhenweworkinanopenofficeaccordingtothetext?
A.WewillretainmoreinformationB.Wewillbecomemoreproductive
C.WewillobtainmorebrilliantideasD.Wewillhavetroubleconcentrating
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。
Waystosay“Happybirthdaytome”
Tomorrowismybirthday,andI’matanagewhennoteveryonelooksforwardtocakesandpresents.16Italwaysmakesmefeelexcitedtobealiveandgratefulformylifeandmyfamily.SoIthinkevenifyourbirthdayisaregularolddayatworkorhome,therearesomeeasywaystoraiseittothespecialoccasion.
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