甘肃省永昌县第一中学届高三英语上学期期末考试试题.docx

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甘肃省永昌县第一中学届高三英语上学期期末考试试题

永昌县第一高级中学2014-2015-1期末考试卷

高三英语

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A

Thisyearsometwenty-threehundredteenagers（youngpeopleagedfrom13—19）fromallovertheworldwillspendabouttenmonthsinU.S.homes.TheywillattendU.S.schools,meetU.S.teenagers,andformimpressionsoftherealAmerica.Atthesametime,aboutthirteenhundredAmericanteenagerswillgotoothercountriestolearnnewlanguagesandgainanewunderstandingoftherestoftheworld.

Hereisatwo-waystudentexchangeinaction.Fred,nineteen,spentlastyearinGermanywithGeorge’sfamily.Inturn,George’ssonMikespentayearinFred’shomeinAmerica.

Fred,alivelyyoungman,knewlittleGermanwhenhearrived,butaftertwomonths’study,thelanguagebegantocometohim.Theschoolwascompletelydifferentfromwhathehadexpected—muchharder.Studentsroserespectfully（尊敬地）whentheteacherenteredtheroom.TheytookfourteensubjectsinsteadofthesixthatareusualintheUnitedStates.Therewerealmostnooutsideactivities.

Familylife,too,wasdifferent.Thefather’swordwaslaw,andallactivitieswerearoundthefamilyratherthantheindividual.Fredfoundthefoodtoosimpleatfirst.Also,hemissedhavingacar.

“Backhome,youpickupsomefriendsinacarandgooutandhaveagoodtime.InGermany,youwalk,butyousoonlearntolikeit.”

Atthesametime,inAmerica,Mike,afriendlyGermanboy,wasalsoforminghisidea.“IsupposeIshouldcriticize（批评）Americanschools,”hesays.“Itisfartooeasybyourlevel.ButIhavetosaythatIlikeitverymuch.InGermanywedonothingbutstudy.Herewetakepartinmanyoutsideactivities.Ithinkthatmaybeyourschoolsarebetterintrainingforcitizens.Thereoughttobesomemiddlegroundbetweenthetwo.”

1.ThisyearteenagerswilltakepartintheexchangeprogrammebetweenAmericaandothercountries.

A.twenty-threehundredB.thirteenhundred

C.overthreethousandD.lessthantwothousand

2.Thewholeexchangeprogrammeismainlyto.

A.helpteenagersinothercountriesknowtherealAmerica

B.sendstudentsinAmericatotravelinGermany

C.letstudentslearnsomethingaboutothercountries

D.haveteenagerslearnnewlanguages

3.WhatisparticularinAmericaschoolsisthat.

A.thereissomemiddlegroundbetweenthetwoteachingbuildings

B.therearealotofoutsideactivities

C.studentsusuallytakefourteensubjectsinall

D.studentsgooutsidetoenjoythemselvesinacar

4.AfterexperiencingtheAmericanschoollife,Mikethought.

A.abettereducationshouldincludesomethinggoodfrombothAmericanandGermany

B.Germanschoolstrainedstudentstobebettercitizens

C.AmericanschoolswerenotasgoodasGermanschools

D.theeasylifeintheAmericanschoolwasmorehelpfultostudents

B

Somepeopleareluckyenoughtobebornwithagoodsenseofdirectionandeveniftheyhaveonlyvisitedaplaceonce,theywillbeabletofinditagainyearslater.

IamoneofthoseunfortunatepeoplewhohavepoorsenseofdirectionandImayhavevisitedaplacetimeaftertimebutIstillgetlostonmywaythere.WhenIwasyoungIwassoshythatIneverdaredaskcompletestrangersthewayandsoIusedtowanderroundincirclesandhopethatbysomechanceIwouldgettothespotIwasheadingfor.

Iamnolongertooshytoaskpeoplefordirection,butIoftenreceiverepliesthatpuzzleme.Oftenpeopledonotliketoadmitthattheydidn’tknowtheirhometownandwillinsistontellingyoutheway,eveniftheydonotknowit;others,whoareanxioustoprovethattheyknowtheirhometownverywell,willgiveyoualonglistofdirectionswhichyoucannotpossiblyhopetoremember,andstillothersdonotseemtobeabletotellbetweentheirleftandtheirrightandyoufindintheendthatyouaregoingintheoppositedirectiontothatinwhichyoushouldbegoing.

Ifanyoneeverasksmethewaytosomewhere,IalwaystellthemIamastrangertothetowninordertoavoidgivingthemwrongdirectionbuteventhiscanhaveembarrassingresults.

OnceIwasonmywaytoworkwhenIwasstoppedbyamanwhoaskedmeifIwoulddirecthimthewaytotheSunlightBuilding.Igavemyusualreply,butIhadnotwalkedonafewstepswhenIrealizedthathehadaskedfordirectionstomyofficebuilding.However,atthispoint,IdecideditwastoolatetoturnbackandsearchforhimoutofthecrowdbehindmeasIwasgoingtomeetwithsomeoneattheofficeandIdidnotwanttokeephimwaiting.

Imaginemyembarrassmentwhenmysecretaryshowedintheverymanwhohadaskedfordirectionsofmyofficeandhisastonishmentwhenherecognizedmeasthepersonhehadasked.

5.Whatisthewritergoingtodowhensomeoneaskshimfordirection?

A.Hewilldirecttherightwaytothepersonwillingly.

B.Hewillreplytoitbythemeansofbeingastrangertothetown.

C.Hewillgivetheverypersonlonglistofdirection.

D.Heisgoingtoshowthemananoppositedirection.

6.Whydidthewriterconsiderhimselftobeanunluckydog?

A.Becauseofhispoorsenseofdirection.B.Becausehealwaysforgotthewayhome.

C.Becausehedidnothaveanyfriend.D.Becauseheusedtobeshyanddarednotaskotherstheway.

7.Howdidthevisitorfeelwhenhewasshowedintotheveryroom?

A.Hefeltstrange.B.Hefeltembarrassed.

C.Hefeltverysad.D.Hefeltastonished.

8.Whoshowedtherightwaytotheintervieweeaccordingtothepassage?

A.Someonewedon’tknow.B.Thewriterdiditforhimself.

C.Thesecretarydidso.D.Awarm-heartedoldladydidsuchathing.

C

Greeksoldierssentmessagesbyturningtheirshields（盾）towardthesun.Theflashesreflectedbylightcouldbeseenseveralmilesaway.Theenemydidnotknowwhattheflashesmeant,butotherGreeksoldierscouldunderstandthemessages.

Romansoldiersinsomeplacesbuiltlongrowsofsignaltowers.Whentheyhadamessagetosend,thesoldiersshouteditfromtowertotower.Iftherewereenoughtowersandenoughsoldierswithloudvoices,importantnewscouldbesentquicklyoverdistance.

InAfrica,peoplelearnedtosendmessagesbybeatingonaseriesoflargedrums（鼓）.Eachdrumwaskeptwithinhearingdistanceofthenextone.Thedrumbeatsweresentoutinaspecialwaythatallthedrummersunderstood.Thoughthemessagesweresimple,theycouldbesentatgreatspeedforhundredsofmiles.

Intheeighteenthcentury,aFrenchengineerfoundanewwaytosendshortmessages.Inthisway,apersonheldaflagineachhandandthearmsweremovedtovariouspositionsrepresentingdifferentlettersofthealphabet.Itwaslikespellingoutwordswithflagsandarms.

Overalongperiodoftime,peoplesentmessagesbyallthesedifferentways.However,notuntilthetelephonewasinventedinAmericainthenineteenthcenturycouldpeoplesendspeechsoundsoveragreatdistanceinjustafewseconds.

9.Accordingtothispassage,theRomanwayofcommunicationdependedverymuchupon______.

A.fineweatherB.hightower

C.thespellingsystemD.armmovements

10.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

A.NeithertheGreeksoldiersnortheirenemycouldunderstandthemessage.

B.Africansoldiersshoutedfromtowertotowertopassmessage.

C.TelephonewasinventedbyaFrenchengineer.

D.Onlybyusingtelephonecouldpeoplesendspeechsoundsquickly.

11.The______wayofcommunicationmadeuseofvisiblesigns.

A.FrenchB.Roman

C.AfricanD.American

D

Stopwastingyourtimethinkingofreasonsforyourfailuresandshortcomings. Instead,realizethattheseedsofsuccesswereplantedwithinyouwhenyouwereborn. Onlyyouhavethepowertomakethoseseedsgrow. 

Theseeds,andthepowertogrowthem,arecontainedinthemostawesomemachineevercreated:

thehumanmind.Successisachoiceandnotachance. Youwerebornawinner.Youwerebornrich. Youcanbeasuccessifonlyyoumaketherightchoice.

Youcannotbesuccessfulwithoutfirstdevelopingyourself-esteem（自信心）. Yourlevelofself-esteemisalwaysbasedonthedegreeofcontrolthatyouareabletoexerciseoveryourself,andthusoveryourlife. Peoplewithlowself-esteemarepeoplewhodonotbelievethattheyhaveanypower,orresponsibilityfortheirlives. Theyarealwaysvictims. Theyareleavestossed（摇摆）bythewindsofchanceblownaboutwithanysuddenchangeintheweather.

Youcanexercisecontroloveryourlifeonlytothedegreethatyoubelieveyouareresponsibleforeverythingthathappensinyourlife. Failuresthinkthateverythinghappensbyaccidentandchance. Successfulpeoplerealizethattheyareresponsible.

Everythinghappensasaresultofsomething. Ifwecanidentifythecause,wecancontroltheeffect. Weareresponsibleforwhatwechoosetothinkandbelieve. Onegenerallyrisestothelevelthatoneexpects. Weareresponsibleforsettingourexpectations.Oursuccessisdependentuponourlevelofconfidence. 

Ifyouassociatewithpositive-thinkingpeople,youaredefinitelygoingtoachievesuccess. Onthecontrary,theoppositehappens.Weareresponsibleforfinding,planting,andnurturing（培育）theseedsthatcontainfuturevictory,bornfromsetbacks（挫折）. 

Inshort,inallareasofyourlife,whethertheyarefinancial,physical,emotional,orspiritual,youareresponsible. Onceyourecognizethis,acceptit,andfirmlybelieveit.Youareontheroadtosuccess. 

12.Peoplewithlowself-esteemarecomparedtoleavesbecausethey______.

A.can’texercisecontroloverthemselvesB.areeasilyaffectedbywindyweather

C.don’thavethepowertofacetheirfateD.a