浙江省台州市高一下英语期末考试.docx

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浙江省台州市高一下英语期末考试

2014-2015年浙江省台州市高一（下）英语期末考试

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一、阅读理解（共15小题；共30分）

A

Bicycleframes（车架）areusuallymadeoutofmaterialslikecarbonfiber.ButinGhana,abusinessmanhasdevelopedanotherwaytomakebicycleframesfromanaturalproduct—bamboo.

BamboodoesnotgetmuchrespectinGhana.Farmersthinkofbambooasanunwantedplantthatneedsclearingfromtheirland.Workersuseittosupportbuildings.ButKwabenaDansothinksbambooismuchmorevaluable.HeoperatesabusinesscalledBooomersInternationalwhichmakesbicycleframesoutofbambooandsellsthemtoothercountries.

KwabenaDansostatesbamboocanhelpGhanainmanyways.Hesayshewantsto,inhiswords,"getthelocalpeopletoknowthatthere'sagreatadvantageofbamboo."Actually,BooomersInternationalprovidesgoodjobstoyoungmenlikeAbdulRazak.Heservesasasupervisor（监工）forthecompany.Mr.Razaksaysthatwithoutthisjob,hewouldstillbelivingathomewithhisparents.Headdsthatthejobhelpshimalot.

KwabenaDansohassoldonlyafewofhisbamboobicycleframeswithinGhana.WalterKudzodziisoneofhiscustomers.Heboughtabicycleearlierthisyear.Mr.Kudzodzisayshisbikegetsalotofattentionwhenheridesaroundhisneighborhood.

"ForexampleoneSaturday,IrodeaboutfivekilometersaroundmyneighborhoodandeverywhereIwent,peoplewerejustlookingatme.Andfromtimetotimeyouhear,'Hey,it'smadeoutofbamboo.Hey,that'sthebamboobicycle.'AndeverytimeIstoptotakeabreak,peoplecomeclosetomeandsay,'Wow,weheardaboutthis,butthisisthefirsttimewe'veseenit.Doesitwork?

'Isay,'Yeah,tryit.'"

Mr.Danso'sbusinesshasreceivedlotsofordersforhisframes.HesaysBooomersisreadyforexpansion（扩展）.Hehopestohavemoreofhisbambooframesnotjustinforeigncountries,butalsoontheroadsofGhana.

1.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat .

A.bambooisavaluableplantintheeyesofthelocalpeople

B.Mr.Dansoexpectslocalbamboostobemadebetteruseof

C.BooomersInternationalisacompanywhichmakesbicycles

D.AbdulRazakthinkslittleofhisjobatBooomersInternational

2.WalterKudzodzi'sattitudeto"thebamboobike"canbebestdescribedas .

A.disappointedB.supportiveC.doubtfulD.serious

3.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat .

A.bamboobikesmayhaveabrightfuture

B.Mr.Danso'scompanyhasmanyfactoriesinGhana

C.bambooframesarespeciallydesignedforforeigners

D.peopleofallagescanfindajobinBooomersInternational

4.Thispassageismostprobablytakenfromthesectionof inanewspaper.

A.employmentB.salesC.fashionD.technology

B

Class501

Shychildrenneedourhelptogetovertheirfears.Inthisclass,we'llcoverthebasics—theoriginsofshyness,strategies（策略）forgettingoverthekindofshynessyourchildexperiences,socialskillsyoucanteachinyourhome,andtipsforworkingwithteacherstohelpyourchildperformwellatschool.

Where

KarmanExecutiveCenter,Bellevue,Washington

When

From7:

00p.m.to9:

30p.m.,onFridaysinMay

Fee

$75.00

Class502

Thisisaspecialclassforchildrendesignedtoteachcommunicationskillsallofusneed,butshypeopleareafraidtouse.We'llcovereverythingfromhowtostartconversationswithstrangerstowaysofkeepingyoucalmwhenyoudo.You'lllearnwhatmakessomepeoplemorepopularthanothersandwhatyoucandotofeelmorelikeyoufitit.

Where

KarmanExecutiveCenter,Bellevue,Washington

When

From6:

30p.m.to8:

30p.m.,onTuesdaysinMay

Fee

$68.00

Class503

Whileaperson'sIQisthoughttoberelativelyfixed,ourEQisbelievedtodevelopoverthecourseofalifetime.Whynotgiveyourchildaheadstart?

ExplorewhatEQisallabout.We'llreviewfiveofthebasicqualitieswhicharebelievedtomakeupEQ.We'lldiscusswaystoidentify（确认）yourchild'semotionalstrengthsandweaknessesandwhatyoucandotoimprovetheiremotionaldevelopment.

Where

KarmanExecutiveCenter,Bellevue,Washington

When

From6:

30p.m.to9:

30p.m.,onWednesday,May8th

Fee

$59.00

Class504

Doyoufindyourselfsearchingforsomethingtosaywhenyoumeetsomeonenewinyourwork?

Thenwhynotjoinusinlearningthesecretofsuccessfulconversation?

Inthisfun-filledevening,wewillsimplifyandpractisetheartofconversationtomakeyourselfandothersathome.

Where

NorthCampus,Bellevue,Washington

When

From6:

30p.m.to9:

30p.m.,onThursday,May23rd

Fee

$49.00

5.Theclassthatcanhelpchildrentocommunicatewithstrangersinpubliccosts .

A.$75.00B.$68.00C.$59.00D.$49.00

6.Whichclassesaredesignedforparentswhowanttohelptheirchildren?

A.Class501andClass502.B.Class502andClass503.

C.Class501andClass503.D.Class503andClass504.

7.Accordingtotheinformationabove,wecanlearnth