河北省衡水中学届高三上学期一轮复习周测一英语.docx

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河北省衡水中学届高三上学期一轮复习周测一英语

衡水中学2018届高三上学期一轮复习周测

英语试题

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。

A

It’srarethatyouseethewords“shyness”and“letter”inthesamesentence.Afterall,thecommonviewpointisthatthoseoutgoingandsociableguysmaegreatpublicspeaersandecellentnetworersandthatthoseshypeoplearenot.AsurveyconductedbyUSATodayreferredto65percentofeecutiveswhobelievedshynesstobeabarriertoleadership.Interestingly,thesamearticlestressesthatroughly40percentofleadersactuallyarequiteshy—they'rejustbetteratadaptingthemselvestosituationaldemands.BillGates,WarrenBuffetandCharlesSchwabarejustafew"innies".

Unlietheiroutgoingcounterpartswhoaremoresensitivetorewardsandris-taing,shypeopletaeacautiousapproachtochance.Ratherthantheflashychit-chatthatdefinessocialgathering,shypeoplelistenattentivelytowhatotherssayandabsorbitbeforetheyspea.They'renotthiningaboutwhattosaywhiletheotherpersonisstilltaling,butratherlisteningsotheycanlearnwhattosay.Alongthesamelines,shypeopleshareacommonloveoflearning.Theyareintrinsically（内在地）motivatedandthereforeseecontentregardlessofachievinganoutsidestandard.

Beingshycanalsobringotherbenefits.Rememberbeinginschoolandhearingthesameidscontribute,untilshylittleJohnny,whoalmostneversaidaword,cutin?

Thenwhathappened?

EveryoneturnedaroundtoloowithgreatrespectatlittleJohnnyactuallytaling.Thisishowshypeoplemadegooduseoftheirpowerofpresencethey"own"themomentbyspeaingcalmlyandpurposefully,whichtranslatetoapositiveimage.

Shynessisoftenrelatedtomodesty.Nottosaythatlimelight-seeersaren'tmodest,butshypeopletendtohaveanaccuratesenseoftheirabilitiesandachievements.Asaresult,theyareabletoacnowledgemistaes,imperfections,nowledgegapsandlimitations.

Sinceshypeoplehavealowersensitivitytooutsiderewardsthanoutgoingones,they'remorecomfortableworingwithlittleinformationandsticingtotheirinnerdesires.Shypeoplearealsomorelielytoinsistonfindingsolutionsthataren'tprimarilyapparent.Don'tbelieveme?

Maybeyou'llbelieveAlbertEinstein,whooncesaid,"It'snotthatI'msosmart,it'sthatIstaywithproblemslonger."Obviously,findingcertaintywhereuncertaintyistypicallypopularisahugeplusforanysuccessfulperson.

Themyththatshypeoplearelesseffectiveleadersthantheiroutgoingfellowsisjustamisunderstanding.Maewiseuseofyourpersonalitystrengthstoleadyourbusinessnomatterwhatsideoftherangeyoufallon.

1.WecanlearnfromParagraph2that_______.

A.shypeoplearesensitivetorewardsB.shypeoplecaremoreaboutcontent

C.outgoingpeoplearemorecarefulaboutchancesD.outgoingpeopleconsiderwhattolearnwhilelistening

2.TheeampleofJohnnyshows______.

A.shypeoplearelielytobemodestB.hardworingstudentsspealittleinpublic

C.somestudentseepsilentonpurposeatschoolD.shypeoplemayhaveanadvantageindiscussion

3.WecanlearnfromtheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph5that______.

A.shynessresultsinsuccessB.shynesscontributestopopularity

C.outsiderewardleadstoinsistenceD.uncertaintycountsmorethancertainty

4.Theauthorsupportshisideasmainlyby______.

A.givingdefinitionsandpresentingresearchresultsB.eplainingproblemsandprovidingsolutions

C.quotingauthoritiesandmaingevaluationsD.maingcontrastsandgibingeamples

B

“Can’tholdacandleto”isapopularepression.Whentherewasn’telectricity,someonewouldhaveaservantlighthiswaybyholdingacandle.Theepressionmeantthatthepersonwhocannotholdacandletoyouisnotfiteventobeyourservant.Now,itmeanssuchapersoncannotcompareorcompete.

Anotherepressionis“holdyourtongue.”Itmeanstobestillandnottal.“Holdyourtongue”isnotsomethingyouwouldtellafriend.Butaparentorteachermightusetheepressiontoquietanoisychild.

“Holdout”isanepressiononehearsofteninsportsreportsandlabornews.Itmeanstorefusetoplayorwor.Professionalfootballandbaseballplayers“holdout”iftheirteamrefusestopaythemwhattheythintheyareworth.

Theepression“holdup”hasseveraldifferentmeanings.Oneisarobbery.Amanwithagunmaysay,“Thisisaholdup.Givemeyourmoney.”Anothermeaningistodelay.Adriverwhowasheldupbyheavytrafficmightbelateforwor.Anothermeaningisforastorytobeconsideredtrueafteraninvestigation.Astorycanholdupifitisprovedtrue.

“Holdon”isanotherepression,whichmeanswaitorstop.Asyouleaveforschool,yourbrothermaysay,“Holdon,youforgotyourboo.”Itisusedtoasatelephonecallertowaitandnothanguphistelephone.

Ourfinalepressionis“holdtheline.”Thatmeanstoeepaproblemorsituationfromgettingworse—toholdsteady.Foreample,thepresidentmaysayhewill“holdthelineontaes.”Hemeanstherewillbenoincreaseintaes.

5.Theepression“can’tholdacandleto”canbeusedwhen_______.

A.somefootballersrefusetoplayagameB.someoneelseiswantedonthephone

C.someoneisnotqualifiedforapositionD.someonewasdelayedbyheavytraffic

6.Thetuneofthephrase“holdyourtongue”isprobablyalittle_______.

A.amusingB.politeC.unfriendlyD.offensive

7.Ifsometeachers“holdout”,theyprobably______.

A.changetheirattitudeB.refusetoworC.maeacompromiseD.showtheirdevotion

8.Whichofthefollowingsentencescanconveypositivemeanings?

A.IwaslateasIwasheldupbyaholdup.B.Holdon!

Youhavetopaythebill,sir.

C.Youcan’tevenholdacandletoMichael.D.Ipromisetoholdthelineonhouseprices.

C

Howcanwereducetheris?

Therearefourgeneralapproachestodealingwithvolcanic（火山似的）dangers.Wecantrytoeepthedangerfromoccurring—oftenanimpossibletas.Wecantrytochangeitspathorreduceitsimpactoneistingdevelopment.Wecantaestepstoprotectfuturedevelopment.Wecanalsodoourbesttohavedisasterresponseplansinplacebeforetheyareneeded.

RemovingtheThreat

Clearly,thereisnowaytostopaneruption.Wecan,however,attempttoreducetheeruption’seffectsbystrengtheningstructures,foreample,buildingprotectiveworssuchaswallstomaelava（熔岩）flowawayfromdevelopedareas.Sucheffortscanbeandhavebeensuccessful,butareoflimiteduseinalarge-scale（范围）eruption.

PlanningfortheFuture

Protectingfuturedevelopmentfromvolcanicdangersisasimpletas.Beforebuildinghouses,weshouldjudgetheris.Iftherisseemstoogreat,asaferlocationshouldbefound.Thistypeofplanningisveryeffective,butalltoooften,peoplearedrawntothelush（葱郁的）,rollinglandofaquietvolcano.

DisasterPreparedness（预案）

Whenavolcanocomestolife,afewweesmaynotbeenoughtoavoidatragedy.Planningistheeytosavinglives.Wellbeforethewarningsignsoccur,peoplemustbeeducatedaboutvolcanicdangers.Escapeplansmustbeinplacemunicationbetweenscientists,officials,themedia,andthegeneralpublicshouldbepracticed.Emergencymeasuresmustbethoughtoutandagreedupon.

Ifyoudoubttheimportanceoftheseefforts,taeanotherlooatpastvolcanictragedies,suchastheeruptionofNevadodelRuimunicationfailuresleftthetownofArmerounpreparedforescape.Whenadeadlymudflowcamedowntheslope（斜坡）,21,000people—90percentofthetown’speople—died.

9.Thepassageisintendedfor_______.

A.thegeneralpublic             B.architectsC.adventurers                    D.geographers

10.Whenbuildinghouses,peopletendto______.

A.judgevolcanicdangerscarefullyB.taevolcanicdangersseriously

C.livenearaquietvolcanoD.findasaferplacefarawayfromavolcano

11.ThewritermentionedNevadodelRuitoprove______.

A.thefailuretoeepvolcanicdangersfromhappeningB.theimportanceofpreparingforavolcaniceruption

C.thebraveryofthepeopleinArmeroTownD.theuncertaintyofvolcano’sdamage

D

IwasbornandraisedinMinnesota,theUSA,butusanadultIhavemostlylivedinEuropeandAfrica.Iteachcross-culturalmanagementattheInternationalBusinessSchoolnearParis.Forthelast15years,I’vestudiedhowpeopleindifferentpartsoftheworldbuildtrust,communicate,andmaedecisionsespeciallyintheworplace.

WhiletravelinginToyorecentlywithJapanesecolleague,Igaveashorttaltoagroupof20managers.Attheend,Iasedwhethertherewereanyquestionsorcomments.Nohandswentup,soIwenttositdown.Mycolleaguewhisperedtome,“Ithinthereactuallyweresomecomments,Erin.DoyoumindifItry?

”Iagreed,butIguesseditawasteofbreath.Heasedthegroupagain,“Anycommentsorquestions?

”

Still,nooneraisedahand,butthistimehelooedverycarefullyateachpersoninthesilentaudience.Gesturingtooneofthem,hesaid,“Doyouhavesomethingtoadd?

”Tomyamaement,sheresponded“Yes,thanyou.”andasedmeaveryinterestingquestion.Mycolleaguerepeatedthisseveraltimes,looingdirectlyattheaudienceandasingformorequestionsorcomments.

Afterthesession,Iasedmycolleague,“Howdoyounowthatthosepeoplehadquestions?

”Hehesitated,notsurehowtoeplainit,andthensaid,“Ithastodowithhowbrighttheireyesare.”

Hecontinued,“InJapan,wedon’tmaeasmuchdirecteyecontactasyoudointheWest.Sowhenyouasediftherewereanycomments,mostpeoplewerenotlooingdirectlyatyou.Butafewpeopleinthegroupwerelooingrightatyou,andtheireyeswerebright.Thatindicatesthattheywouldbehappytohaveyoucallonthem.”

IthoughttomyselfIwouldneverhavelearnedfrommyupbringinginMinnesota.Sincethen,ItrytofocusonunderstandingbehaviorinotherculturesIencounter