学年河南省中原名校即豫南九校高一上学期期中联考英语试题.docx

学年河南省中原名校即豫南九校高一上学期期中联考英语试题.docx

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学年河南省中原名校即豫南九校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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