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四川省树德中学高一英语上学期阶段性测试题
四川省树德中学2021-2021高一英语上学期10月阶段性测试题
第一节听力部分(每小题1.5分,共30分)
1.Whatdoesthemandislikeaboutthedress?
A.Thesize.B.Thecolor.C.Thestyle.
2.Whydoesthemanwantaridetowork?
A.Hiscarisbeingrepaired.
B.Helenthiscartosomeoneelse.
C.Hedoesn’twanttotakethesubway.
3.Whathappenedtothespaghetti?
A.Themanhaditforlunch.
B.Itwaseatenbythewoman.
C.Ithasgonebadintherefrigerator.
4.Whyisthewomanreturningtheskirt?
A.It’stooshort.B.It’stoolong.C.It’stoodark.
5.Wheredoesthemanworknow?
A.Atafurniturestore.B.Atthepostoffice.C.Atapartysupplystore.
听第6段材料,回答第6至7题。
6.WhydidthewomangotoEngland?
A.Onbusiness.B.Tovisitfriends.C.Forfurtherstudies.
7.WhatwastheweatherlikeinEngland?
A.Rainy.B.Windy.C.Sunny.
听第7段材料,回答第8至9题。
8.Whatdoesthewomannoticefirstabouttheowneroftherestaurant?
A.Herclothes.B.Herhairstyle.C.Hersmile.
9.WhydoestheownergotoItalyeveryyear?
A.Tovisitherfamily.
B.Togetsomeinformationaboutfashion.
C.Tostudythedesignofclothes.
听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。
10.Whydidthemancallthewoman?
A.Topayabill.B.Todepositsomemoney.C.Tocheckhisaccountbalance.
11.Wheredoesthemanlivenow?
A.OnAlstonWay.B.OnBerkshireRoad.C.OnParkviewDrive.
12.Whatisthelastpieceofinformationthemangives?
A.Hisdateofbirth.B.Hisaccountnumber.C.HisSocialSecurityNumber.
听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。
13.Whatisthewoman’sjob?
A.Aneditor.B.Ajournalist.C.Anathleticdirector.
14.Whatdoesthemanwanttowriteabout?
A.Law.B.Girlsinsports.C.Theeconomy.
15.Whatistheman’smother’scareer?
A.Sheisaprofessionalwriter.B.Sheisacriminallawyer.C.Sheisafamilylawyer.
16.Whydoesthewomanapologizetotheman?
A.Sheaskedtoomanypersonalquestions.
B.Shewasnotsupportiveofhiscareerchoice.
C.Shewasaskingquestionsinsteadofhim.
听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。
17.What’sthethemefortoday?
A.Introducingsomefamouswriters.
B.Discussingtheissueforenvironmentprotection.
C.Discussingthegrowthofworld’seconomy.
18.WhatisJessicaFleming’snewbookabout?
A.Theeconomiceffectsofnaturaldisasters.
B.Howpeopleareaffectingtheoceans.
C.Whytreesareimportanttotheplanet.
19.WhatdoesthespeakerlikemostaboutProf.Thomas’sbook?
A.Itiseasytounderstand.
B.Itincludesmanyinterestinginterviews.
C.Ithasevenmoredetailsthanhislastbook.
20.WhatsuggestionswillProf.Thomasgivenext?
A.Howtotalkwithwhales.
B.Howtoprotecttheunderwaterenvironment.
C.Whatthegovernmentshoulddoaboutoilspills.
第二节阅读理解(每小题2分,共30分)
A
Weallknowwhatabrainis.Adoctorwilltellyouthatthebrainistheorganofthebodyinthehead.Itcontrolsourbody’sfunctions,movements,emotionsandthoughts.Butabraincanmeansomuchmore.
Abraincanalsosimplybeasmartperson.Ifapersoniscalledbrainy,heissmartandintelligent.Ifa
familyhasmanychildrenbutoneofthemissupersmart,youcouldsay,“He’sthebrainsinthefamily.”Andifyouarethebrainsbehindsomething,youareresponsiblefordevelopingororganizingsomething.Forexample,BillGatesisthebrainsbehindMicrosoft.
Braintrustisagroupofexpertswhogiveadvice.Wordexpertssaythephrase“braintrust”becamepopular
whenFranklinD.Rooseveltfirstranforpresidentin1932.SeveralprofessorsgavehimadviceonsocialandpoliticalissuesfacingtheU.S.Theseprofessorswerecalledhis“braintrust”.
Thesewaysweusetheword“brain”allmakesense.Butotherwaysweusethewordarenotsoeasyto
understand.Forexample,tounderstandthenextbrainexpression,youfirstneedtoknowtheword“drain”.Asaverb,todrainmeanstoremovesomethingbylettingitflowaway.Soabraindrainmaysoundlikeadiseasewherethebrainflowsouttheears.But,braindrainiswhenacountry’smosteducatedpeopleleavetheircountriestoliveinanother.Thebrainsare,sortof,drainingoutofthecountry.
However,ifpeopleareresponsibleforagreatidea,youcouldsaytheybrainstormedit.Here,brainstormis
notanactofweather.Itisaprocessofthinkingcreativelyaboutacomplextopic.Forexample,businessleadersmayusebrainstormingtocreatenewproducts,andgovernmentleadersmaybrainstormtosolveproblems.
Ifpeoplearebrainwashed,itdoesnotmeantheirbrainsareniceandclean.Tobrainwashmeanstomake
someacceptnewbeliefsbyusingrepeatedpressureinaforcefulortrickyway.Keepinmindthatbrainwashisneverusedinapositiveway.
21.Accordingtothetext,ifyou’retheCEOofBaiduyoucanbecalled.
A.theorganofBaiDuB.thebraindrainofBaiDu
C.thebrainsbehindBaiDuD.BaiDu’sbraintrust
22.Rooseveltsuccessfullywontheelectionprobablybecause.
A.hegothisbraintrustB.hegotthehelpofwordexperts
C.hewassmartatgivingadviceD.hewasthebrainsbehindAmerica
23.
Fromthepassage,wecaninferthat.
A.todrainalakemeanstofillitwithalotofwater
B.brainyandbrainwashareneverusedinanegativeway
C.brainstormingisnotagoodchoiceforapoliticalleaderforlackofcreativity
D.acountrysuffersa“braindrain”wheneducatedpeoplemovetoothercountries
B
WhenIwassevenmyfathergavemeaTimex,myfirstwatch.Ilovedit,woreitforyears,andhaven’thadanotheronesinceitstoppedtickingadecadeago.Why?
BecauseIdon’tneedone.IhaveamobilephoneandI’malwaysnearsomeonewithaniPodorsomethinglikethat.Allthesedevicestellthetime—whichiswhy,ifyoulookaround,you’llseelotsofemptywrists;salesofwatchestoyoungadultshavebeengoingdownsince
2007.
Butwhilethewisehaverealizedthattheydon’tneedthem,others—apparentlyincludingsomedistinguishedmenofourtime—arespendingtotalfortunesonthem.BrandssuchasRolex,PatekPhilippeandBreitlingcommandshockingprices,upto£250,000forapiece.
Thisisridiculous.Expensivecarsgofasterthancheapcars.Expensiveclotheshangbetterthancheap
clothes.Butthesedaysallwatchestellthetimeaswellasallotherwatches.Expensivewatchescomewithextrafunctions—butwhoneedsthem?
Howoftendoyoudiveto300metersintotheseaorneedtofindyourdirectionintheareaaroundtheSouthPole?
Sowhypaythatmuchoffiveyears’schoolfeesforwatchesthatallowyoutodothesethings?
Ifjusticeweredone,theSwisswatchindustryshouldhavecloseddownwhentheJapanesediscoveredhow
tomakeaccuratewatchesforafive-poundnote.Instead,theSwissreinventedthewatch,withtheaidofmillionsofpounds’worthofadvertising,asamessageaboutthemanwearingit.Rolexesareforthosewhospendtheirweekendsclimbingicymountains;aPatekPhilippeisforonefromarichornoblefamily;aBreitlingsuggestsyouliketopilotplanesacrosstheworld.
Watchesarenowclassifiedas“investments”.A1994Philipperecentlysoldfornearly£350,000,while
1960sRolexeshavegonefrom£15,000to£30,000plusinayear.Butawatchisnotaninvestment.It’satoyforself-satisfaction,amatteroffashion.Pricesmaykeepgoingup—they’vebeenrisingfor15years.Butwhenfashionmoveson,theownerofthe£350,000beautywillsuddenlyfindhisprideandjoyisnomoreagoodinvestmentthanmychildhoodTimex.
24.Thesalesofwatchestoyoungpeoplehavefallenbecausethey__________.
A.haveotherdevicestotellthetimeB.thinkwatchestooexpensive
C.prefertowearaniPodD.havenosenseoftime
25.Itseemsridiculoustothewriterthat__________.
A.peopledive300metersintothesea
B.expensiveclothessellbetterthancheapones
C.cheapcarsdon’trunasfastasexpensiveones
D.expensivewatcheswithunnecessaryfunctionsstillsell
26.WhatcanbelearntaboutSwisswatchindustryfromthepassage?
A.Ittargetsrichpeopleasitspotentialcustomers
B.It’shardfortheindustrytobeatitscompetitors
C.Itwastesahugeamountofmoneyinadvertising
D.It’seasyfortheindustrytoreinventcheapwatches
27.Whichwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?
A.TimexorRolex?
B.MyChildhoodTimex
C.Watches?
NotforMe!
D.Watches—aValuableCollection
C
“Imovedhim,”theoldmansaid.“Imovedhimthen.”Hefeltfaintagainnowbutheheldonthegreatfish
allthestrengththathecould.Imovedhim,hethought.MaybethistimeIcangethimover.Pull,hands,hethought.Holdup,legs.Lastforme,head.Lastforme.Youneverwent.ThistimeI’llpullhimover.
Butwhenheputallofhisefforton,startingitwelloutbeforethefishcamealongsideandpullingwithall
hisstrength,thefishpulledpartwayoverandthenrightedhimselfandswamaway.
“Fish,”theoldmansaid.“Fish,youaregoingtohavetodieanyway.Doyouhavetokillmetoo?
”
Thatwaynothingisaccomplished,hethought.Hismouthwastoodrytospeakbuthecouldnotreachfor
thewaternow.Imustgethimalongsidethistime,hethought.Iamnotgoodformanymoreturns.Yes,youare,hetoldhimself.You’regoodforever.
Onthenextturn,henearlyhadhim.Butagainthefishrightedhimselfandswamslowlyaway.Youare
killingme,fish,theoldmanthought.Butyouhavearightto.NeverhaveIseenagreater,ormorebeautiful,oracalmerormorenoblethingthanyou,brother.Comeonandkillme.Idonotcarewhokillswho.
Nowyouaregettingconfusedinthehead,hethought.Youmustkeepyourheadclear.Keepyourhead
clearandknowhowtosufferlikeaman.Orafish,hethought.
“Clearup,head,”hesaidinavoicehecouldhardlyhear.“Clearup.”
Twicemoreitwasthesameontheturns.
Idonotknow,theoldmanthought.Hehadbeenonthepointoffeelinghimself