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英语广东省吴川一中学年高一上学期期末考试
吴川一中2015-2016学年度第一学期期末考试
高一英语(必修Ⅱ)试题
(满分150分,测试时间为120分钟)
第一部分:
阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Rightnow,I’masalesmanatasmalltelephonecompany.Isellcellphoneplansand,totellthetruth,I’mprettygoodatit.Ihavehadthejobforfiveyears,andthisyear,I’llmake$40,000.Thatsoundsgood,butI’mbored.I’mthinkingaboutmakingachange.
IhadajobinterviewlastweekatAT&T,alargetelecommunicationscompany.Thecompanywaslookingforsomeonewithmyexperience.Itmaynotpaythatmuch,butoffersmoreopportunities(机会).Iwouldsellbothnationalandinternationalcellphoneplans.Thecompanyisonlythirtyminutesfrommyhome,soIwon’thavetomove.However,Iwouldworklongerhourseveryday.AndIwouldhavetoalwaystakebusinesstripstootherofficestovisitcustomers(顾客).
Ihaveanotheridea.I’mthinkingaboutopeningmyownbusiness.There’sanice-sizedstoreavailabledowntown.It’srightinourneighborhood.IfI’mmyownboss,I’llbeabletoworkinmyownway.Icanchoosemyownemployees,andmywife,whoisanaccountant(会计),willtakecareofthebillsandthepayrollontheweekend.Iwon’thavetotravelunlessIwantto,andIcansetmyownworkinghours.Inmystore,Iwouldliketosellcellphonesandcomputers.
But,youknow,there’salotofriskinopeningyourownbusiness.I’llneedabankloan(贷款),andI’llhavetopayformyownmedicalinsurance.Myfamilymighthavetousemywife’sinsuranceplanforawhile.Shemayhavetokeepherjobinthebeginning.Thisisaveryimportantdecisionformeandformyfamily.
1.Whatistheauthor’sproblemrightnow?
A.Hedoesnotlikeworkingasasalesman.
B.Heistiredofworkinginasmallcompany.
C.Hehasnoideahowtosellcellphoneplans.
D.Hecannotmakeenoughmoneyforaliving.
2.IftheauthorworkedforAT&T,hewould________.
A.movetoanewcityB.havetotravelalot
C.workfewerhoursD.earnmoremoney
3.Iftheauthorstartedhisownbusiness,hewould_______.
A.openastoredowntownB.neveraskabankloan
C.neveraskhiswifetojoinhimD.sellcomputersinsteadofphones
4.Whenchoosingnewjobs,theauthor_______.
A.oftendoesnotknowwhattodoB.alwaysfindshimselfill-prepared
C.isverycarefultoavoidproblemsD.neverconsidershiswife’sadvice
B
BobRigsby,aBrithishwildlifescientist,hadbeeninVancouver,Canada,givingatalkataconferenceontheenvironment.Whenitwasover,hetraveledtotheRockyMountainsandcheckedintoTheMapleLeafhotel.Hethensetoffonashortwalktolookatthelocalplantandanimallife.Afteracoupleofhours,herealizedhehadtakenawrongturningonthemountainpath,butwassurehecouldeasilygetbacktothehotel.
Afterwalkingforseveralhoursthenextday,itbecamecleartBobthathewasinapredicament.“Ihadmymobilephonewithme,butthebattery(电池)wasalmostdead.IthoughtIcouldprobablymakejustonecallbutIdidn’tknowthenumberofmyhotelandIdidn’twanttoworrymyfamilyunlessIreallyhadto.”Bobcarriedonwalkingforthreemoredays.
OnthefourthdayherealizeditwashopelessanddecidedtocallhiswifeinEngland.“He’dbeenlostafewtimesbefore,butneverforsomanydays,”saysShirley.SheimmediatelyphonedTheMapleLeafhotel,afteraquickcalltotheCanadianembassy(大使馆)inLondontogetitsphonenumber.“We’realwaysworriedifourguestsareawayforalongtime,”saysGregMcCaffrey,thehotel’sowner.“ButthatweekseveralofourEnglishvisitorshadgonetothecityforafewdaystowatchthehockeygames,andwethoughtMr.Rigsbyhadgonetoo.”AssoonasShirleyphoned,thehotelcalledtherescueservice,whichsentoutasearchpartyforthescientist.Theyfoundhiminthemountainssomehourslater.
“I’velearntmylesson,”saysBob.“Iwasstupidtosetofflikethatwithoutaguide(向导).Ineverwantanexperiencelikethatagain!
”
5.BeforecheckingintoTheMapleLeafhotel,Bob_______.
A.walkaroundtheRockyMountainsB.gaveatalkontheenvironment
C.wentonatourofVancouverD.studiedsomeplantsandanimals
6.Theunderlinedpart“inapredicament”inparagraph2probablymeans“_________”
A.atworkB.undertreatmentC.inoperationD.introuble
7.WhatBobsaysinthelastparagraphshowsafeelingof_________.
A.regretB.prideC.peaceD.Doubt
8.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?
A.Vancouver:
abeautifulcityB.BobRigsby:
agreatscientist
C.LostintheRockyMountainsD.RunningTheMapleLeafhotel
C
WhenMikeScott,asinger,readthepageabouthimselfonW,henoticedseveralfactswerewrong.Sohestartedcorrectingthemonline.Whenhegottotheendofthepage,helookedupandsawtheinformationatthetopofthepagewaschangingbackagain.Thenhewroteaboutitinhisblog(博客)andminuteslater,hegotamessagefromastranger.ThepersonexplainedthathewasabigfanofMikeScottandcheckedhispageonWregularly.Ifanyfactschanged,heimmediatelychangedthemback.
Inrecentyears,manypeoplehavefoundthattheironlinebiogragphies(传记)containwronginformation.TerryMillstone,aweb-basedreporter,says,“Wikipediaseemslikeagreatideabutactuallyit’squiteadangerouswebsite.”Noteveryoneagreeswiththisview.PeteMorley,anotherreporter,says,“Peoplefindfaultwith(挑……毛病)Wikipediabecausethey’reafraidofit.There’snoothersourceofinformationthatissoup-to-dateandfree.”
So,isitabetterideatoplaceourtrustinwhatwereadinmagazines,newspapersandbooks?
Therehavebeenanumberofshockingeventsinthepublishingworldovertheyears,butoneofthemostextremewasthestoryofStephenGlass.Atonly25,hewasacelebratedreporterworkingforawell-knownUSmagazine,TheNewRepublic.AllthatendedinMay1998whenitwasdiscoveredthatoneofGlass’sbiggestarticleswasfake(假的).Later,itwasfoundthatGlasshadmadeupfactsin27ofthe41articleshewroteforthemagazine.
So,howdoweknowwhattobelieve?
Wordshavealwayshadthepowertoinfluencepeopleand,rightlyorwrongly,wearemorelikelytotrustprintedwords.ButwiththeriseoftheInternet,thattrustisatgreaterriskthanever.
9.ThestrangerwhowrotetoMikeScott________.
A.writesarticlesregularlyonlineB.getsalongwellwithMikeScott
C.knowsallthefactsaboutMikeScottD.likesMikeScott’ssongsverymuch
10.WhatdoesPeteMorleythinkofWikipedia?
A.Hethinkshighlyofit.B.Heisworriedaboutit.
C.Heisuncertainaboutit.D.Heshowsnointerestinit.
11.ThestoryofStephenGlassismentionedtoshowthat________.
A.TheNewRepublicisverypopularB.itisnoteasytobeanewsreporter
C.printedwordscanalsobeuntrueD.newspapersareindangerofdyingout
12.Whichofthefollowingdoestheauthorprobablyagreewith?
A.Weliveinaworldfulloflies.B.Bedoubtfulwhileyou’rereading.
C.TheInternetmakesourlifebetter.D.Readbooksratherthanlearnonline.
D
Goodafternoon,listeners.GeoffBeckfromLunaMobilesherewith“Technologyandyou”.Letmetellyouaboutfournewproducts!
First,theLuna500.Thislittlebeautyhassomegreatgames,acamera,theInternetandavoicerecorder.It’sfashinable(时尚的),too!
Itcomesinred,green,blueandpink.Thepriceofthisbeautyis$850.Now,that’snotcheapbutyou’llloveit.It’sverygoodvalueformoney.
Secondly,theAquila50.Itismydaughter’sfavourite!
Itdoesn’thavesomanyfeatures(特色)astheLunabutitisslimmerandlighter.Ithasexcellentgames,anda5.0megapixel(500万像素)camera,soyougetreallybeautifulpictures.TheAquilacosts$750.Notcheapbutgoodvalue,especiallyforthatcamera.
Now,ifyoudon’twanttopayalotofmoneybutyouneedtogiveagoodphone,theHermes580couldbethephoneforyou.Thislittlethingsitscomfortablyinyourhand.Ithassomegoodgamesandacamera.Youcanbuythisoneforjust$395.Compareitwiththeoneyou’vegotnow.Isn’tittimeyougotanewone?
Atthatpriceyoucan’tlose.
Asimilarphone,butevenlessexpensive,istheRivaA65.You’lllovethisone.Thisistheoneforpeoplewhosaytome,”IfIwantacamera,I’llbuyacamera!
Iwantacellphone!
”Thisisthephoneforyou.Itdoesn’thaveexpensivefeatures,butasaphoneit’sgreat.Fashionable,goodqualityandeasytocarry.It’sonly$150.
13.WhichofthefollowingcellphonesmayGeoffBeck’sdaughterbuy?
A.TheLuna500.B.TheAquila50.C.TheHermes580.D.TheRivaA65.
14.BoththeAquila50andtheHermes580allowtheirusersto_________.
A.playgamesandtakephotosB.watchmoviesontheInternet
C.seethepersontheyaretalkingtoD.recordvoicesand;lookatthetime
15.Wheredoesthistextprobablycomefrom?
A.Atravelmagazine.B.Anewspaperreport.
C.Ageographytextbook.D.Anadvertisingprogram.
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。
ErinBrockovich
ErinBrockovich,anAmericanwoman,wasbornin1960inKansas.Shestudiedatabusinesscollegeforayear.ThenshemovedtosouthernCaliforniaandmarriedarestaurantmanager.
16Alawcompanyhelpedheraftertheaccident,andlatershestartedtoworkforthem.Herjobwastoorganizepapers.OnedayErinrealizedthattherewerelotsofpapersaboutsomeverysickpeopleinatowncalledHinkley.17
Erinworkedveryhardforfiveyears.ShevisitedlotsofsickpeopleinHinkleyandlistenedtotheirstories.18ItwasownedbythePacificGasandElectriccompany.Shediscoveredthattherewasachemical(化学物质)calledchromiuminthelocalwater.Itwasfromthe