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特立中学2020学年第二学期高一英语期中卷

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150分

第一部分阅读理解题（共两节，满分60分）

第一节（共15小题，每小题3分，满分45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。

（　A　）

WalkingtoworklastMonday，Iwasnotinagoodmood，notquiteinabadmood.ThenIpassedawomanwholookedabsolutelymiserable.

SeeinghermademethinkaboutsomethingthatThichNhatHanh，aVietnameseBuddhistmonkwhowasnominated（提名）foraNobelPeacePrize，oncesaid.Heurgedeveryonetopracticemouthyoga（smiling）．Ifyoudoso，hesaid，youwillfeelmorepositive，atpeace.

“Hmm，maybebeinginagoodmoodisachoice，”Ithought.Ican’tpretendtobehappy.Butwhataboutacting“asif”I’mhappy.

Iarrivedatmyofficebuildingandranto

theelevatorbeforeitclosed.“Idon’tknowwhyI’mrunningtomyofficethismorning，”Isaidtoawomanintheelevator.Webothlaughed.Whenshegotoutonthe4thfloor，Ifoundmyselfsaying：

“Keepthatsmileonyourfacetoday.”Sheturnedandsaid，“Icertainlywill.”

ThedoorclosedandIthought，“Metoo.TodayI’mgoingtokeepasmileonmyface，nomatterwhat.”

Later，IfoundthisquotefromMarkHarrison，whowroteinhisblog：

“Weshouldstruggletobethecreatorsofourdestiny，organizingourownexperienceoflife.Everythingstartsinthemindandsetsout...”Inotherwords，happinesscanstartwithalittlemouthyoga.

Theviewofpersonalhappinessisridiculous.Nooneeverfoundhappinessalone，gazingathisnavel（肚脐）．Happinessisnotpersonal.Itisrelational.Ifweimproveourrelationships，wewillsurelyimproveourhappiness.Anobviouslesson，perhaps，butanecessaryone!

21．WhydidThichNhatHanhadvisepeopletopracticemouthyoga？

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A．Smilingbringshealthtothoseweakpeople.

B．Smilinghelpspeopleforgetmiserablethings.

C．Smilingmakespeopleencouragingandpeaceful.

D．Smilinghelpspeoplemakemorefriendsquickly.

22．Whydidtheauthorsaythesewordstothewomaninthelift？

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A．Theywerecolleaguesandkneweachotherwell.

B．Hedecidedtocreateahappyenvironmentonpurpose.

C．Thewomanlookedseriousbutlikedlisteningtojokes.

D．Hecomplainedthebusylifeandworktogainsympathy.

23．Whatkindofpersonshouldthewomantheauthormetintheelevatorbe？

A．Optimistic.　B．Desperate.C．Sensitive.D．Helpful.

24．Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage？

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A．Happinessliesinyourself

B．Chooseagoodmoodatwork

C．Yoursmilecanleadtohappiness

D．Makemorefriendswithallopportunities

（　B　）

Ihaveasimplerule：

nolookingatemails，nocheckingthenews，nocasualphoneorotherformofcommunicationforthefirsthourafterIgetup.Ihavefoundovertheyearsthatthequickestwaytostressmeoutistostartdrillingthroughthedigitalworldinthefirstfewminutesofmyday.Thisis“me”time，andallowsmetorelaxandstartthedayinagoodmanner.Idrinkmycoffee，eatmybreakfast，relaxandgetmythingstogetherbeforehittinganyformofworkor

challengingmybraininanyway，shapeorform.I’m_unplugged.

IpurposelygrabbedanofficespacewithinwalkingdistancetowhereIlivesoit’snostrainonconvenienceintermsofgettingthere.Beingcomposed，alertandreadyforaction，sotospeak，istheultimategoaltowardsbeingpreparedforthesession.CouldIworkfromhome？

Perhaps，butIhavefoundovertheyearsth

atdisconnectingworkandhomejustallowsmetobemoreproductive.Myofficehaseverythinganofficeshouldhave：

computers，monitors，phone，printer，books

andrecords，someplants，andagoodamountofspacesoIneverfeelcramped（狭窄的）．Thebestpartabouttheofficeisitlacksthethingsanofficeshouldn’thave：

awifeaskingyouabouttheweekend（butIloveherverymuch），aTVwithabazillionchannels，leisuremagazines，afullkitchen，oranythingelsethatcanpossiblydistractme.

Ialsogetina“breathing”periodatsomepointbeforeheadingtotheoffice.WhetheritbeafullblownworkoutatthegymorabriskwalkaroundtheneighborhoodIliketogetmybloodflowingandmindactiveforabusydayahead.

Igettotheoffice，checkemails，writesomeresponses，doafavorforafriend，etc.Andit’stimetowork.Asidefromanyhousekeepingthingsassociatedwithmaintainingabusiness，we’llgetintowhatmydaylookslikeintermsofactualtrading.

25．Bysaying“I’munplugged”，theauthormeansthat______.

A．hecan’tfollowhissimpleruleonceinawhile

B．hedoesnothingwithhisworkbeforeheadingtotheoffice

C．hetriestogetreadyforhisworkinthefirstfewminutesofhisday

D．he’slostinthedigitalworldintheearlymorning

26．Itcanbelearnedfromthepassagethat______.

A．theauthorlivesnearhisoffice

B．theauthorusuallybikestowork

C．theauthorhasarelativelysmalloffice

D．theauthormixesworkandhouseholdaffairstogether

27．Accordingtotheauthor，whichofthefollowingmaydrawattentionawayfromhisofficework？

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A．Computersandphone.B.Greenplants.

C．Leisuremagazines.D.Booksandrecords.

28．What’stheauthorlikelytowriteaboutinthefollowingparagraph？

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A．Importanceofcheckingemails.

B．Waysofdevelopingfriendship.

C．Howtodohousework.

D．Somethingassociatedwithhisbusiness.

（　C　）

TherewasafamoustempleonahighhillinAssam.Thepriest（神父）ofthistemplewaswidelyrespected.Whenhegrewold，hestartedsearchingforayoungerpriesttoreplacehimafterhisdeath.However，muchtohisdisappointment，hecouldnotfindanysuitableperson.Asthepriestlayonhisdeathbed，hecalledhisassistantandtoldhim，“Aftermydeath，makesurethatonlya‘humanbeing’replacesmeasthepriestofthistemple.”Assoonashesaidthesewords，hedied.

Informationsoontravelledfarandwide.Adaywassetfortheselectionofthesuccesso

r（继任者）．Thatday，manypeoplestartedcomingtothetemple.Theroutetothetemplewasfullofthorns（荆棘）andstones.Bythetimemostpeoplereachedthetemple，theyhadhadcutsontheirfeetandhands.

Byafternoon，astheselectionprocesswasabouttoend，oneyoungmanwalkedslowlyintothetemple.Theassistantnoticedhimandsaid，“Youngman，youareverylate.”Themanreplied，“IknowIamlate

，soIwillnotparticipateinthecompetition.

”Buttheassistantwascurioustoknowaboutthisman.Heaskedagain，“Buthowdidyouhurtyourselfsobadly？

Didn’tyoufollowthesamerouteastheothers？

”“Idid，”repliedtheman，“ButIthoughtImustremovethethornsandsharpstonesfromthepathsothatwhenpeoplecometoprayinthistempletheywon’tgethurt.”

Hearingthis，theassistantsmiledandsaid，“Congratulations，youhavebeenchosen.”Thisgreatlyannoyedtheotherparticipants.“Howcanyouchoosehimashehasnotgonethroughanyofthetests？

”theydemanded.

Theassistantreplied，“Ouroldpriestusedtosaythatonlya‘humanbeing’knowshowtowatchforotherpeople’sinterests.Allofyouclimbedthesamepath.Butonlythismanthoughtabouttheothersandclearedthepathsothatnoonewouldgethurt.Bythisdefinition，onlyhequalifiesasa‘humanbeing’andthereforeonlyheshouldbethesuccessortothegreatoldpriest.”

29．Whathappenedimmediatelyaftertheoldpriestdied？

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A．Theassistanttooktheoldpriest’sposition.

B．Manypeopleclimbedtothetempletosaygoodbyetohim.

C．Theassistantshutthetempleandstartedmourningfortheoldpriest.

D．Wordspreadthattherewasanurgentneedfortheoldpriest’ssuccessor.

30．Whywastheyoungmanlateforthecompetition？

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A．Hehadforgottenhiswayandthushadtakenalongerroutetothetemple.

B．Heremovedallthesharpstonesandthornsfromthepathleadingtothetemple.

C．Heofferedwatertotheotherparticipantsontheirwaytothetemple.

D．Hehadforgottenallaboutthecompetitioninthemorning.

31．Whatwastheoldpriest’sdefinitionofa“humanbeing”？

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A．Someonewhocaresaboutotherpeople’sinterests.

B．Someonewhosucceedsinlifeandearnsalotofmoney.

C．Someonewhoremovessharpstonesthatblockthepath.

D．Someonewhoknowshowtomakeotherpeopleenjoylife.

（　D　）

ChargingtheHumanBattery

50WaysToMotivateYourself

ByMacAnderson

Eachofushasdifferenttriggersforselfmotivation.Withinthese50ideastomotivateyourself，youwilllearntosetgoals，welcomeproblemsasopportunities，andfocusonwhat’simportantinyourlife.

Machasauthoredorcoauthored10booksthathavesoldmorethan2millioncopies.Buthesays，“Thisoneisveryspecial.For5yearsChargingtheHumanBatteryhasbeenoneofthetopicsformykeynotespeeches，andnowIgettheopportunitytosharemythoughtswiththerestoftheworld.People，I’vefound，arelikesticksofdynamite...thepower’sontheinside，butnothinghappensuntilthefusegetslit.Therefore，it’smyhopethatasyoureadthislittlebook，therewillbemany‘aha_moments’tolightyourfuse，andkeepitlit，throughgoodtimesandbad.”

ChargingtheHumanBatteryisabookwithuniversalappeal.Everyoneunderstandsthebenefitsofstayingmotivated，andwe’reallhungryfornewideasthatcouldhelpus.Itmakesaterrificgiftforyourfriends，familyandvaluedemployees.

32．WhichofthefollowingCANNOTbeinferredfromthead？

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A．ChargingtheHumanBatteryissuitabletobesenttoyourbeloved.

B．MachasbeenwritingChargingtheHumanBatteryforfiveyears.

C．Alotofpotentialcanbediggedfromthepeopleafterreadingthebook.

D．Macintroducesfiftywaystohelppeopleinspirethemselves.

33．Whatdoestheunderlinedexpression“ahamoment”mean？

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A．It’samomentwhennewideassuddenlyappear.

B．It’samomentwhenyoucanrelaxyourselfbyreading.

C．It’samomentwhenyoufeeltiredandsleepy.

D．It’samomentwhenyoushareyourknowledge.

34．WhatcanwelearnafterreadingChargingtheHumanBattery？

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A．Howtogiveaspeech.

B．Howtochargethecellphonebattery.

C．Howtoloseweight