高一英语下学期期末考试试题7.docx

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高一英语下学期期末考试试题7

兵团二中2018届2015-2016学年（第二学期）

期末考试英语试卷

I．阅读理解（每题2分，共40分）

A

HereareImportantTravelNoticesfromUnitedAirlines,March20,20167:

12AM.Informationisupdatedasitisreceived.

◆1.TravelandtheZikavirus

IfyouhaveaticketfortraveltoacountryaffectedbytheZikavirus（aslistedontheCDCwebsite）andhaveconcerns,pleasecontacttheUnitedCustomerContactCenterwithanyquestionsorchangestoyourreservation.CustomersadvisedtoavoidtheaffectedregionsbasedonCDCguidancemaychangetheirdestinationortraveldatewithoutafeeormaychoosetoreceivearefund（退款）iftheirticketswerebookedbeforeFebruary29,2016.Thenewtraveldatemustbewithinthevalidity（有效期）oftheticket.Additionalchargesmayapplyifthereisadifferenceinfareforthenewtravelroute.

◆2.Longerlinesatsecuritycheckpoints

Procedural（程序上的）changesatTSAcheckpointsthroughouttheUnitedStatesmayresultinlongerlinesatsecuritycheckpoints.Pleaseplanaccordinglyandallowforextratimeattheairport.TheTSAadvisesarrivingattheairporttwohoursbeforeyourflightforUStravelandthreehoursbeforeforinternationaltravel.Tosavetimeatsecurity,weencourageyoutovisitandapplyforTSApre-check.

◆3.NoticeforflightsdepartingtheEuropeanUnion,NorwayandSwitzerland

EURegulation261/2004requiresairlinestoprovidethefollowingnotice:

Ifyouarenotallowedtoboard

orifyourflightiscancelledordelayedforatleasttwohours,askatthecheck-incounterorboardinggatefortheform,statingyourrights,particularlyaboutcompensation（赔偿）andassistance.

1．Travelershavetopayadditionalfeeswhentheywantto.

A．changetheirreservationB．changetraveldateC．receivetheirrefundD．changetoadearerroute

2．WhatdoweknowfromNotice2?

A．SecuritycheckpossiblytakestimeintheUSA.B．Securitycheckpointsarenotavailable.

C．Securitycheckwas

tesalongtime.D．Pre-checkcaneasilyb

edoneonline.

3．Compensationcanbeaskedforwhen.

A．passengersrefusetoboardtheplaneB．passengers’tripiscancelledinadvance

C．pas

sengers’flightisdelayedatleasttwohoursD．passengersmisstheirflightduetotrafficjam

B

TwoofthesaddestwordsintheEnglishlanguageare“ifonly”.Ilivemylifewiththegoalofneverhavingtosaythosewords,becausetheyconveyregret,lostopportunities,mistakes,anddisappointment.

Myfatherisfamousinourfamilyforsaying,“Taketheextraminutetodoitright.”Ialwaystrytolivebythe“extraminute”rule.Whenmychildrenwereyoungandlikelytocauseaccidents,IalwaysthoughtaboutwhatIcoulddotoavoidan“ifonly”moment,whetheritwassomethingminorlikemovingacupfullofhotcoffeeawayfromtheedgeofacounter,orsomethingthatrequiredalittlemoreworksuchastapingpadding（衬垫）ontothesharpcornersofaglasscoffeetable.

Idon’tonlyavoidthose“ifonly”momentswhenitcomestosafety.It’sequallyimportanttoavoid“ifonly”inourpersonalrelationships.Weallknowpeoplewholostalovedoneandregrettedthattheyhadforegoneanopportunitytosay“Iloveyou”or“Iforgiveyou.”WhenmyfatherannouncedhewasgoingtotheeyedoctoracrossfrommyofficeonGoodFriday,ItoldhimthatitwasaholidayformycompanyandIwouldn’tbehere.ButthenIthoughtaboutthefactthathe’s84yearsoldandIrealizedthatIshouldn’tgiveupanopportunitytoseehim.IcalledhimandtoldhimIhaddecidedtogotoworkonmydayoffafterall.

IknowtherewillstillbeoccasionswhenIhavetosay“ifonly”aboutsomething,butmylifeisdefinitelybetterbecauseofmypolicyofdoingeverythingpossibletoavoidthateventuality.Andeventhoughittakesanextraminutetodosomethingright,oritoccasionallytakesanhourortwoinmybusyscheduletomakeapersonalconnection,IknowthatI’mdoingtherightthing.I’mbuyingmyselfpeaceofmindandthat’sthebestkindofinsuranceformyemotionalwell-being.

4.Whichofthefollowingisanexampleofthe“extraminute”rule?

A.Startthecarthemomenteveryoneisseated.

B.Leavetheroomforaminutewiththeironworking.

C.Waitforanextraminutesothatthesteaktastesbetter.

D.Moveanobjectoutofthewaybeforeittripssomeone.

5.TheauthordecidedtogotoherofficeonGoodFridayto______.

A.keepherappointmentwiththeeyedoctorB.meetherfatherwhowasalreadyanoldman

C.joinintheholidaycelebrationofthecompanyD.finishherworkbeforethedeadlineapproached

6.Theunderlinedword“foregone”inParagraph3isclosestinmeaningto______.

A.abandonedB.tookC.avoidedD.wasted

7.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.TheEmotionalWell-beingB.TheTwoSaddestWords

C.TheMostUsefulRuleD.ThePeaceofMind

C

InthedepthsoftheFrenchGuianeserainforest,therestillremainunusualgroupsofindigenous（土著的）people.Surprisingly,thesepeoplelivelargelybytheirownlawsandtheirownsocialcustoms.Andyet,peopleinthisareaareinfactFrenchcitizensbecauseithasbeenacolony（殖民地）oftheFrenchRepublicsince1946.Intheory,thattheyshouldlivebytheFrenchlawisoftenignoredorunknown,thusmakingthemintoaninterestingareaof“lawlessness”intheworld.

ThelivesofthesepeoplehavefinallybeenrecordedthankstotheeffectsofaFrenchmanformPari

scalledGin.Ginspentfivemonthsinearly2015exploringthemostremotecornersofthisarea,whichsitsontheedgeoftheAmazonrainforest,withhalfitspopulationofonly250,000livinginitscapital,Cayenne.

“IhaveaspeciallovefortheFrenchGuianesepeople.Ihaveworkedthereonandoffforalmosttenyears,”saysGin.“I’vebeenabletokeepfirmfriendshipswiththem.ThusIhavebeenallowedtogainaccess

totheirlivingenvironment.Idon’tseeitasalawlessland.ButratherIseeitasanareaoffreedom.”

“Iwantedtoshowtheaudienceaphotographicrecordtouchingupontheuncivilizedlife,”continuesGin.“Iprefertoworkinblackandwhite,whichallowsmetoshowdifferentspecificworldsmoreclearly.”

Hisblack-and-whitepicturespresentaworldalmostlostintime.Thesepicturesshowpeopleseeminglypushedintoaworldthattheywereunpreparedfor.Theselocalcitizensnowhavetobalancetheirtraditionalself-supportinghuntinglifestylewiththelifestyleofferedbythemodernFrenchRepublic,whichbringswithitnotonlynecessarystatewelfare,butalsoalcoholism,betrayalandevensuicide.

8.WhydoestheauthorfeelsurprisedabouttheindigenouspeopleinFrenchGuiana?

A.TheyseldomfollowtheFrenchlaw.B.TheyoftenignoretheGuianeselaw.

C.Theyareseparatedfromthemodernworld.D.TheyarebothGuianeseandFrenchcitizens.

9.Ginintroducedthespecialworl

doftheindigenousGuianeseas_________.

A.atourguideB.ageographerC.afilmdirectorD.aphotographer

10.WhatisGin’sattitudetowardsthelivesoftheindigenousGuianese?

A.Cautious.B.Doubtful.C.Uninterested.D.Appreciative.

11.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inthelastparagraphreferto?

A.ThemodernFrenchlifestyle.B.Theself-supportinghunting.

C.Theuncivilizedhunting.D.TheFrenchRepublic.

D

WhenJohnwasgrowingup,otherkidsfeltsorryforhim.Hisparentsalwayshadhimweedingthegarden,carryingoutthegarbageanddeliveringnewspapers.ButwhenJohnreachedadulthood,hewasbetteroffthanhischildhoodplaymates.Hehadmorejobsatisfaction,abettermarriageandwashealthier.Mostofall,hewashappier.Farhappier.

Thesearethefindingsofa40-yearstudythatfollowedthelivesof456teenageboysfromBoston.Thestudyshowedthatthosewhohadworkedasboysenjoyedhappierandmoreproductivelivesthanthosewhohadnot.“Boyswhoworkedinthehomeorcommunitygainedcompetence（能力）andcametofeeltheywereworthwhilemembersofsociety,”saidGeorgeVaillant,thepsychologist（心理学家）whomadethediscovery.“Andbecausetheyfeltgoodaboutthemselves,othersfeltgoodaboutthem.”

Vaillant’sstudyfollowedthesemalesingreatdetail.Interviewswererepeatedatages25,31and47.UnderVaillant,theresearcherscomparedthemen’smental-healthscoreswiththeirboyhood-activityscores.Pointswereawardedforpart-timejobs,housework,effortinschool,andabilitytodealwithproblems.

Thelinkbetweenwhatthemenhaddoneasboysandhowtheyturnedoutasadultswassurprisinglyclearanddefinite.Thosewhohaddonethemostboyhoodactivitiesweretwiceaslikelytohavewarmrelationswithawidevarietyofpeople,fivetimesaslikelytobewellpaidand16timeslesslikelytohavebeenunemployed.TheresearchersalsofoundthatIQandfamilysocialandeconomicclassmadenorealdifferenceinhowtheboysturnedout.Working----atanyage----isimportant.Childhoodactivitieshelpachilddevelopresponsibility,independence,confidenceandcompetence---theunderpinnings（基础）ofemotionalhealth.Theyalsohelphimunderstandthatpeoplemustcooperateandworktowardcommongoals.Themostcompetentadultsarethosewhoknowhowtodothis.Yetworkisn’teverything.AsTolstoyoncesaid,“Onecanlivemagnificentlyinthisworldifoneknowshowtoworkandhowtolove,toworkforthepersononelovesandtoloveone’swork.”

12.WhatdoweknowaboutJohn?

A.Heenjoyedhiscareerandmarriage.B.Hehadfewchildhoodplaymates.

C.Hereceivedlittlelovefromhisfamily.D.Hewasenviedbyothersinhischildhood.

13.Vaillant’swordsinParagraph2serveas_____.

A.adescriptionofpersonalvaluesandsocialvalues

B.ananalysisofhowworkwasrelatedtocompetence（能力）

C.anexampleforparents’expectationsoft

heirchildren