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英语广东省惠州市学年高一下学期期末质量检测试题word版附答案
广东省惠州市2017-2018学年高一下学期期末质量检测
英语试题
本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分。
满分150分,考试用时120分钟。
第I卷
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,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Uber
Uberisavailableinover70citiesthroughout40countriesworldwide.YoucaneitherchooseatypicalUberunmarkedcaroraregulartaxi.Theappcanshowyouwheredriversare,soyouknowhowlongyou’llbewaiting.Youcanalsogetfarequotes(报价)inadvance.Yourpaymentsourceislinkedtotheappandisautomaticallycharged,sonophysicalmoneyiseverneeded.
Lyft
LyftisaservicethatisalsoavailableinmanylargecitiesintheUS.However,itofferssomethingdifferent,oneofwhichisLyftLine.Withthisservice,youcanfindpeoplethattakethesamerouteonadailybasisasyouandsplitthefarewiththem.Lyft’sregularserviceletsyoueasilyseewhereridesare,catchone,andeasilypayrightwithintheapp.
EasyTaxi
EasyTaxiisavailablein86citiesacross26countriesandletsyouquicklybrowsethroughmapsandfindlocationsyou’dliketobepickedupat.Fromthere,justmakesuretherearetaxisinyourarea.ConfirmyourrideandthenpayforitwithintheEasyTaxiapp.Onceyoubookaride,youshouldseethetaxi’splatenumberandphonenumberappearonthemap,makingiteasyforyoutopickoutboththecarandthedriver.
Didi
Didi,knownasTaxiMagic,iscurrentlyavailableinmorethan60citiesacrossChina.Ittiesinwithtaxicompaniesandtheirdrivers.Asyourtaximakesitswaytoyourlocation,you’llbeabletotrackitsprogressinsidetheapp.YoucanlinkapaymentaccounttoDiditopayyourfarethroughtheapp.Youcanalsopayincash.
1.Whichappisavailableinthemostcountries?
A.Uber.B.Lyft.C.EasyTaxi.D.Didi.
2.What’sthespecialserviceofLyft?
A.Youcanpaythefareincash.
B.Youcanseewhereyourrideis.
C.Youcangetfarequotesinadvance.
D.Youcanfindsomeonetosharethefare.
3.Whatdothefourappshaveincommon?
A.Theyareavailableworldwide.
B.Theyaretiedtotaxicompanies.
C.Theyallowuserstopayviaapp.
D.Theycanidentifyyourlocation.
B
IamPeterHodes,avolunteerstemcouriercell.SinceMarch2012,I’vedone89trips——ofthose,51havebeenabroad,Ihave42hourstocarrystemcells(干细胞)inmylittleboxbecauseI’vegottwoicepacksandthat’showlongtheylast.Inall,fromthetimethestemcellsareharvestedfromadonor(捐献者)tothetimetheycanbeimplantedinthepatient,we’vegot72hoursatmost.SoIamalwaysconsciousoftime.
IhadonetriplastyearwhereIwascaughtbyahurricaneinAmerica.IpickedupthestemcellsinProvidence,RhodeIsland,andwasmeanttoflytoWashingtonthenbacktoLondon.ButwhenIarrivedatthecheck-indeskatProvidence,theladyonthedesksaid:
“Well,I’mreallysorry,I’vegotsomebadnewsforyou-therearenoflightsfromWashington.”SoItookmyboxandputitonthedeskandIsaid:
“Inthisboxaresomestemcellsthatareurgentlyneededforapatient-please,please,you’vegottogetmebacktotheUnitedKingdom.”Shejustdroppedeverything.Shearrangedforaflightonasmallplanetobeheldforme,re-routed(改道)methroughNewarkandgotmebacktotheUKevenearlierthanoriginallyscheduled.
Forthiscourierjob,you’reconsciouslyawarethatinthatboxyou’vegotsomethingthatispotentiallygoingtosavesomebody’slife.
4.Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedword“courier”inParagraph1?
A.provider.B.deliveryman.
C.collector.D.medicaldoctor.
5.WhydoesPeterhavetocompletehistripwithin42hours?
A.Hecannotstayawayfromhisjobtoolong.
B.Thedonorcanonlywaitforthatlong.
C.Theoperationneedsthatmuchtime.
D.Theicewon’tlastanylonger.
6.WhichflightdidthewomanputPeteronfirst?
A.ToLondon.B.ToNewark.
C.ToProvidence.D.ToWashington.
7.Accordingtoparagraphtwo,whichofthefollowingwordcanbeusedtodescribethewoman?
A.helpful.B.selfish.
C.Easy-going.D.optimistic.
C
Oneformofsocialprejudice(偏见)againstolderpeopleisthebeliefthattheycannotunderstandorusemodemtechnology.Activitieslikeplayingcomputergames,goingontheInternetanddownloadingMP3sarconlyfortheyoung.Isn’titunfairthatolderpeopleenjoyingacomputergameshouldbefrowned(皱眉)uponbytheirchildrenandgrandchildren?
Nowadaysolderpeoplehavemorecontrolovertheirlivesandtheyplayafullpartinsociety.Moreover,betterhealthcarehasleftmorepeopleintheirsixtiesandseventiesfeelingfitandactivealterretirement.Mentalactivity,aswellasphysicalexercise,cancontributetobetterhealth.Playingcomputergamesisaveryeffectivewayofexercisingthebrain.
Whenpersonalcomputerswerefirstintroduced,mostolderpeopledidn’tbelievetheywouldeveroperateit.Nowcomputershavebeenaroundforafewgenerationsandretiredpeoplehavegraduallybecomemorerelaxedaboutusingthemforfun.Gamersover65preferplayingpuzzlegamesandcardgames.KateStevens,aged72,says:
“Ifinditveryrelaxing.It’snotverychallenging,butyoustillneedtoconcentrate.”
Anotherdevelopmentthathasfavored“greygames”isachangeinthetypeofvideogamesavailableonthemarket.There’sagreatervarietyofgamestochoosefrom,includingmoreintellectualandcomplexstrategy(策略)andsimulation(模拟)games.InternetChessandTrainSimulatorareamongthemostpopular.TrainSimulatorisbasedonreal-worldrailactivities.Playerscanchoosefromavarietyofchallenges,suchaskeepingtoastrict-timetableandusinghelperenginesduringawinterstorm.
Somepeoplearguethat“greygamers”simplydon’thavetheskillsrequiredforcomputergames,andthatteenagersarebetter.Thiscouldn’tbefurtherfromthetruth.Most.computergamesrequirethekindofanalyticalthinkingthatimproveswithpractice,whichmeansthatthe“greygamers”maywellbefarbetterthangamershalfacenturyyoungerthanthem.Ingameswherespeedisthemainconsideration,olderpeoplewouldbeatadisadvantagebecausetheymayhaveslowerreactiontimes.Ontheotherhand,“greygamers”haveapreferenceforslowerpaced,mindchallenginggames.
8.7hesecondparagraphisintendedto.
A.showthebestwaytoexercisethebrain
B.stresstheimportanceofgoodhealth
C.explainwhygreygamersexist
D.teachhowtoplayvideogames
9.Whatwasolderpeople’sattitudetowardspersonalcomputersatfirst?
A.DoubtfulB.ConcernedC.EnthusiasticD.Supportive
10.ThemethodtheauthorusestodevelopParagraph4is.
A.offeringanalysesB.givingexamples
C.makingcomparisonsD.providingdetails
11.Bysaying“Thiscouldn’tbefurtherfromthetruth.”inParagraph5,theauthormeans.
A.mindchallenginggamesarenotsuitableforolderpeople
B.childrenshouldimprovetheirskillswithpractice
C.playingcomputergamesrequiresanalyticalthinking
D.olderpeoplecanperformwellinsomecomputergames
D
Iwasanintrovert(内向的人)bynature.ForaslongasIremember,puttingonasinceresmilewhenmeetingsomeonehadneverbeeneasy.Thekeytoasinceresmilehowever,issimple.It’sforsomeonetofeelexcited.Butthat’sthesourceoftheproblem.Whenmeetingpeople,insteadofbeingexcited,Ioftenfeltupset.
Butweallknowfriendsareimportant.Themorefriendsyouhave,themoreopportunitiesyouwillget,whetherit’sjobopportunities,aromanticrelationship,orbusinesspartners.Soasmileisimportanttomakeothersfeelcomfortable.MotherTeresasaid,“Everytimeyousmileatsomeone,itisanactionoflove,agifttothatperson,abeautifulthing.”
ThesmileI’mnowtalkingaboutisnottomakeafacetocashiers(收银员)orwaiters.I’mtalkingaboutthosewidesmilesyoumakewhenmeetingoldfriends.SoI’vediscoveredatrick.AndIcallthistechnique(技巧)“Oh,it’sJamie!
”WhenImeetsomeone,IimagineanoldfriendofminecalledJamiewhowasmyfirstfriendwhenwewerestillkids.It’snosecretwhymysmileisaswideasIcanpossiblymake.Andit’snotjustthesmile,butmytoneandattitudethatturnwarmaswell.
Andthebestpart,wheneveryou’refriendlytoothers,theyturnfriendlyinreturn.You’renothearingthisfromme.Someresearchdonebyscientistsactuallybacksthisclaim.Sodoremembertogiveitatry.
Threeyearsagoattheageof23,ItookalonghardlookatmylifeanddecidedthatIwasnothing.Tiredofmylife,IsetaboutmakingdramaticchangesandnowIhavebecomeapopularwriter.Mysuccessreflects(显示)thatnothingistoodifficultifyoutrybravely.
12.FromParagraph1welearnthattheauthor.
A.founditdifficulttoshowasinceresmiletopeople
B.feltexcitedbutnervouswhenmeetingpeople
C.becameanintrovertbecauseofhissurroundings
D.didn’twanttosmileatothers
13.WhatdoweknowfromMotherTeresa’swordsinParagraph2?
A.Wecan’tlivewithoutthehelpofourfriends.
B.Asmileisimportanttomakeothersfeelcomfortable.
C.Manypeopledon’tknowtheimportanceofasmile.
D.Peoplewhoalwayssmilearesuretohavemanyfriends.
14.Whichofthefollowingsayingscanweinferfromthepassage?
A.Afriendinneedisafriendindeed.B.EveryroadleadstoRome.
CAgoodbeginningishalfsuccess.D.Tryandtry,neversaydie.
15.Theauthorwritesthispassagemainlyto.
A.tellushowtomakefriendsB.tellushowheachievessuccess
C.encourageustoperfectoursmileD.describewhatasinceresmileis
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。
AHugThatLeadsToAMiracle
We’veallheardaboutthemagicalpowe