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广东省茂名市五校联盟学年高一下学期期末考试英语试题含答案
茂名市2020-2021学年度第二学期五校联盟高一期末考试
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第一部分阅读(共两节,满分40分)
第一节(共11小题;每小题2.5分,满分27.5分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
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1.Whicheventcanbearrangedwithmoreflexibletimeaccordingtoyourneeds?
A.UniqueActsB.EventThemes
C.StageShowsD.Kids'Activities
2.WhatcankidsdoinKid'sActivities?
A.Maketheirfantasycometrue.
B.Bookinadvancewithalowercost.
C.Getinvolvedinteractivelywiththeirfamily.
D.Enjoyvariousperformancesfromthecircus.
3.Whatisthepurposeofthetext?
A.Topromotetheevents.
B.Toreporttheevents.
C.Tosharetheexperiencesoftheevents.
D.Toshowtheimportanceoftheevents.
B
WhenIfirstlaunchedmybusinessabout10yearsagoandstartedworkinginMexico,Inoticedco-workersandfriendsgreetingeachotherwithabriefhugandakissonthecheek.SoIstarteddoingthattoo,asIbelieveditwasthecustom,untilonedaymybusinesspartnerpulledmeasideandsaid,"Canyoustophuggingandkissingthereceptionisteverytimeyoucomeintotheoffice?
Ithinkitsendsthewrongmessage."
Ididn'tunderstandtheculturewellenoughtoappreciatetheunwrittenrules.Yet,asCEOofafast-growingmulti-nationalcompany,that'sexactlywhatIneededtolearn——andfast.Inotonlywantedtostopsendingthewrongmessage,butIwantedtostartsendingtherightmessages.IwantedtounderstandhowtotapintothediverseaspectsofLatinoculturewhilestayingtruetothecultureofmyowncountryandbusiness.Expandingtoothergeographiesonlyincreasestheimportanceofsendingtherightmessagesthatsupportamoreopenanddiverseworkforce.
"AsaCEO,it'simportanttolearnsomeofthebasicphrasesinthenativelanguagesofyouremployees——itshowsyourrespectfortheirculture."
Everyculturehasitsownsetofprimaryculturaldrivers.IntheU.S.,wetendtobedrivenbypopularity,successandfinancialreward.Otherregions'driverscanincludefamilyprideorcommunitycontribution.Bylearningthesedriversandhowtheyimpactyourrelationships,youcanbuildtrusttrulywithinyourcompany.Forexample,inNorthernIrelandandMexico,Ilearnedthatfamilyunitsstayclosetogetherandoftenmeeteveryweekforameal,andco-workersareoccasionallyinvitedtothesefamilyfunctions.WhilethisisnotaregularpracticeintheU.S.,Ifoundthatjoiningthesefamilymealswascrucialforbuildingtrustwithmycolleagues.
Overtheyears,I'velearnedtotalkopenlyabouttheseawkwardaspectsofcultureanddiversity.Theyneedtobedealtwithhead-ontocometoasolution.Bydoingso,youcanbuildtrustandbridgelargedifferencesthatleadtobetterproductivity,higherlevelsofinnovation,andamoreenjoyablecompanyculturethatrepresentseveryculturethatmakesupyourbusiness.Asleaders,it'sourjobtoputtheseissuesonthetableandhammerthroughthemsincerely—nomattertheculturaldivide.
4.Theauthormentionshuggingandkissingonthecheekto.
A.demonstratehe/sheisintegratedinMexico.
B.provideanexampleofhismisunderstanding.
C.supporthe/sheisfullyawareofthecustom.
D.comparebodylanguageindifferentcultures.
5.Whatcanwelearnfromthe4thparagraph?
A.PeopleinU.Sbankonfamilyfunctions.
B.PeopleinMexicofocusmoreonsuccess.
C.Culturalmotivationsvarywiththecountry.
D.Buildingtrustmainlyreliesonsocializing.
6.Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedphrase"hammerthrough"inthelastparagraph?
A.tackleB.demandD.illustrateD.repeat
7.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?
A.Whatisculturaldiversity?
B.Whatisproperbodylanguage?
C.Howtosendtherightmessages?
D.Howtobuildtrustinadiverseculture?
C
Researcherssaytheworldhaslostmorethanonefourthofitsland-basedinsectsoverthepast30years.Thefindingcomesfromamajorstudyofinsectpopulationsworldwide.Theresearchersnotedthelossofsuchinsectssuggestsamorecomplexproblemthanearlierresearchhasshown.
Ants,bees,butterfliesandotherland-basedinsectshavebeensufferingpopulationdropsofaboutninepercentevery10yearsorso.Thenumberofinsectsonaveragehasdeclinedintheair,inthegrassandsoil,butnotintreesorunderground,theresearchersfound.Someestimatesshowthatland-basedinsectswillfaceapopulationdropof24percentinthenext30years.Theresearchersdidnotfindalinktoclimatechangeinthelossofinsects.Buttheydidnotethatwidespreadeffectsofgrowingcitiesandlossofunderdevelopedareastoagriculture.
However,freshwaterinsects,suchasdragonfliesandmosquitoes,havebeenadifferentstory.Theseinsectswerefoundtohaveexperiencedapopulationincreaseofabout1percentevery10years.Freshwatercoversonly2.5percentoftheEarth'ssurface,sothemajorityofinsectslivemainlyonland.Theresearcherssaidclean-waterpoliciesestablishedinrecentyearswereresponsiblefortheincreaseinfreshwaterinsects.
“Thedeclineacrossinsectordersonlandisverysurprising,"saidNickHaddad,anexpertonbutterfliesatMichiganStateUniversity.Hewasnotinvolvedinthestudy.Ongoingdeclineonlandatthisratewillbeextremelydamagingforecologicalsystemsandforhumans,HaddadtoldtheAssociatedPress.Henotedthatinsectsarepollinators(传粉昆虫).Theymovepollenfrompartoftheflowerofaplanttoanotherpart.Thiscausestheplanttoproducefruitorseeds.Insectsalsohelptobreakdowndeadplantsandanimals.NickHaddadaddedthatinsectsalsoserveasfoodtomanyanimals,makingthemveryimportanttotheearth'secosystems.
Otherscientistssaidthefindingsmadesense.Theywouldgoonwiththestudywithmoreaccuratedata.
8.Whatisthefindingofthestudymainlyabout?
A.Thedisturbanceoftheearth'secosystems.
B.Thediversityofcreaturesintheworld.
C.Thecomplexityofstudyingland-basedinsects.
D.Thechangeinthenumberofinsectsworldwide.
9.Whatwasthemaincauseoftheinsects'situationaccordingtotheauthor?
A.HumanactivityB.Climatechange
C.AlackoffreshwaterD.Frequentnaturaldisasters
10.Whydoestheauthorsayfreshwaterinsectshavebeenadifferentstory?
A.Theyreproduceveryquickly.
B.Theirhabitathasbeenprotected.
C.Theirpopulationisintheminority.
D.Theycanlivebothonlandandinwater.
11.WhatisParagraph4mainlyabout?
A.Therelationshipbetweeninsectsandplants.
B.Theimportanceofinsectstotheecosystems.
C.Thesignificanceoffurtherstudyinginsects.
D.Human’sinfluenceonthedeclineofwildlife.
第二节(共5小题:
每小题2.5分,满分12.5分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
选项中有两项为多余选项。
PersonalDevelopmentisnotjustasimplepersonalityimprovementplan,butalsoaprocesstoimproveyourlife.Theoutcomeofthishelpsyoufightallthosechallengestodealwithanyoftheuncontrollableaspectsofyourpersonality.Thisisaprocessthathelpsbuildthebasetohandleanyoftheoff-tracksituations12.
Developpositiveattitude:
13.Thishelpsyoubehaveandmaintainyour
personalitytraits(特性)toanormallevel,evenintheextremeconditions.Thismakesaveryusefulingredienttowardsbuildingthepositiveattitudeinlife.
Communicateeffectively:
Ourpersonalityisbasicallyidentifiedonthebasisofthetypeofcommunicationweareabletoperform.Apersonisshyifhe/shelacksaneasyopencommunication.14.Thus,apersonaldevelopmentplanhelpsimproveonthecommunicationgroundsaswell.
15:
Whenoneisconfidentaboutoneself,theconfidenceiswellreflectedinwhateverwedo.AfinelycreatedPersonalDevelopmentProgramisaboosterdosetothis
self-confidence,therebyaddingagreatervaluetoinnerstrength.
Bringoutyourhiddentalents:
PersonalGrowthandDevelopmentprogramsaredesignedinsuchformstobringoutthehiddenyetbeneficialpersonalitycharacteristicswithineveryperson.Thishelpsinmovingaheadinlifeandattainingtheexpectedgoalseasily.
Thus,PersonalDevelopmentcanhelpextractthevitaltraitsoutofapersonalityandaddvaluetootherneededtraits.16.
A.Raiseyourself-respect
B.Developinnerstrengthandconfidence
C.Butaconfidentpersonisabletofightforhis\herdream
D.Apositivepersonalityhelpsandmotivatesyourinnerself
E.Herearethereasonswhypersonaldevelopmentisimportant
F.However,anoutgoing