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.docx

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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

英语试卷

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130分时间：

120分钟

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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