青海省平安县第一高级中学届高三上学期期末考试英语试题.docx

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青海省平安县第一高级中学届高三上学期期末考试英语试题

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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

Allyouhaveiswhatyoubringwithyou

I’vealwaysfeltaneedtobepreparedforwhateversituationI’vefoundmyselfin.

MymotheroncetookmetoastorewhenIwassevenyearsold.SheandIgottothecheckoutcounter,andsherealizedshehadforgottenacoupleofthingsonhershoppinglist.Sheleftmewiththecartandranofftogetwhatsheneeded.

“I’llberightback.”shesaid.

Shewasgonejustafewminutes,butinthattime,Ihadloadedallthethingsonthebeltandeverythingwasrungup.Iwasleftstaringatthecashier,whowasstaringatme.“Doyouhavemoneyforme,son?

”shesaid.“I’llneedtobepaid.”

Ididn’trealizeshewasjusttryingtoamuseherself.SoIstoodthere,ashamedandembarrassed.

Bythetimemymomreturned,Iwasangry.“Youleftmeherewithnomoney!

Thisladyaskedmeforthemoney,andIhadnothingtogiveher!

”

NowthatI’manadult,you’llnevercatchmewithlessthan$200inmywallet.IwanttobepreparedincaseIneedit.

I’vealwaysadmiredpeoplewhoareover-prepared.Incollege,IhadaclassmatenamedNorman.Onedayhewasgivingapresentationonanoverheadprojectorandinthemiddleofhistalk,thelightbulb（灯泡）ontheprojectorblewout.Wewouldhavetowaittenminutesuntilsomeonefoundanewprojector.

“It’sOkay.”heannounced.“There’snothingtoworryabout.”

Wewatchedhimwalkovertohisbagandpullsomethingout.Hehadbroughtalongasparebulbfortheoverheadprojector.Whocouldeventhinkofthat?

Ioftentoldmystudents,“Whenyougointothewilderness,theonlythingyoucandependoniswhatyoutakewithyou.”Andessentially,thewildernessisanywherebutyourhomeoroffice.Sotakemoney.Packalightbulb.Beprepared.

1.Whydidthecashieraskaseven-year-oldboytopayforthepurchases?

A.Theboywasshoppingbyhimself.

B.Theboy’smotheraskedhertodoso.

C.Thecashierwasplayingajokeonhim.

D.Theboy’smotherwasawayforsomethingelse.

2.Whywastheboyangrywithhismother?

A.Hismotherlefthimalone.

B.Helostfaceinfrontofthecashier.

C.Hismotherforgottobuysomething.

D.Hehadjustquarreledwiththecashier.

3.WhydidNormanbringasparebulbwithhim?

A.Hewasalwayswell-prepared.

B.Hispresentationwasaboutbulbs.

C.Heknewtheclassroomequipmentwasofpoorquality.

D.Hepredictedthebulbontheprojectorwouldblowout.

4.Whatdothetwostoriestellus?

A.Accidentshappenalmosteveryday.

B.Moneyisthekeythatopensalldoors.

C.Infairweather,prepareforarainyday.

D.Chancesfavorthosewhoarewell-prepared.

B

Sportsarethebaseofmylife,nexttomymotherwhoraisedmewhenmydadleftus.IhavebeenintosportssinceIwassixyearsold.Ihaveknownmanycoachesandheardhundredsoftheirtips,buttheyusuallyfocusedondrillstodevelopmyskillsandreachthenextlevelofplay.

WhenIwasinSeniortwo,Imetthenewschoolbasketballcoach,BrianPawloski.IthoughtIwascertaintobeselectedfortheschoolteamsinceIhadbeeninittheyearbefore.Ishoweduptothetryouts（选拔赛）andputoutabout90%effortsinceIthoughtI’dmakeitwithnoproblem.Thatwasabigmistake.

BrianPawloskiisthehardest-workingcoachIhaveevermet.Hedidn’texpect100%effort,heexpected200%effort.Oneexample:

heoncemadeusdo40suicidedrillsforthe40lay-ups（投篮）wemissedinagame.Somethinkthisiscrazy,butitisn’t.Afterthisconditioningpractice,asweweregettingacupofcoldwatertodrink,Isaid,“Coach,thatwasthebestpracticeIeverhad.”Iwascompletelysincere.Thismanwasandisthepersonwhoinfluencedmemostatmyhighschool.Heexpectsustobeexcellentnotjustonthecourtbutintheclassroom.IfIamnotworkingonbasketball,Iamreadingabookthathethinkswillhelpusbetterunderstandlife’schallenges,includingWooden,Coach,andTheScrewtapeLetters.

InthefirsttwoyearsIslackedoff,notputtingforthmyfullpotential.Now,unlikethecoachesofmyyouth,thismanwasinterestedinhowwedidoffthecourt.HealwaysmadesureIkeptupwithmystudiesandwasabletobetrusted.Icanhonestlysaythatnoothercoachhasgivenmesomuchadviceonhowtosucceedinbasketball,butmoreimportantly,inlife.Myschoolisluckytohavesuchagreatpersontoteach,coachandinfluencetheirstudents.Iwillalwaysremembermyhigh-schoolbasketballdaysasoneofthehardesttimesIhaveeverworkedinmylifenotonlyinbasketballbutinmygrowthasanindividual.

5.Differentfromothercoaches,CoachBrian_____________.

A.concentratedonskilltraining

B.trainedtheteamtotheedgeofdeath

C.expectedtheteamtodowellintheirstudies

D.askedtheteamtodomorereadingthantraining

6.Theunderlinedphrase“slackedoff”inthelastparagraphprobablymeans______________.

A.paidnoattentionB.showednointerestC.hadlesspassionD.madelesseffort

7.Intheauthor’seyes,CoachBrianis____________.

A.strictandhelpfulB.hardworkingandhonest

C.skilledandcruelD.professionalandserious

C

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A.Inasciencefiction.B.Inanewspaper

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A.Satisfied.B.Troublesome.C.Useless.D.Terrible.

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D

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“We’reatthebeginningofagoldenageofaudio,”saidUS-basedpodcasterAlexBlumberginanarticleinTheSydneyMorningHerald.Inthelastmonthalone,15percentofUSadultslistenedtoaradiopodcast（播客）.Thesestatistics,releasedbyEdisonResearch,showthesuccessfulevolutionoftraditionalradiobroadcaststothepresentday’sdigitalpodcastformat.Theterm“podcast”wasinventedin2004,butthetrendonlystartedgainingmainstreampopularityinrecentyears.Withthesharpincreaseinconsumerdemandforsmartphonesandtablets,podcastsaleshavejumped.

Theappealofthepodcastpartlyliesinitsmultiplatformdeliveryandon-demandcapabilities（功能）.Youcanlistenduringthoseextraminutesofthedaywhenyou’rewalkingtotheshops,waitinginaqueueorridingthesubway.Similartotelevisionshows,podcastsaregenerallyfreetodownloadandmostoffernewcontenteveryweek.

DonnaJackson,22,SydneyUniversitymediagraduate,listenstopodcaststwoorthreetimesaweek,viaiTunes.“IlistenwhileI’mwanderingaroundthehousedoingsomethingelse.Itmakescompletingaboringtaskmuchmoreenjoyable…Andit’saneasywayofkeepingintouchwithwhat’sgoingonintherestoftheworld,”shesaid.“ImainlylistentoBBCpodcasts,butrecentlyI’vealsobeenlisteningtoThisAmericanLifeandSerial.Theyhaveaspecialskilltoreallydrawyouin.”

Unliketelevisionandmusic,theaudioformathasthepotentialtocreateadeepimpressiononreaders.Blumbergsaysthisowestothepodcast’sability“tocreatecloserelationshipandemotionalconnection.”SydneyUniversityundergraduateHazelProust,majoringinsocialworkandarts,agrees.“Whenyou’relistening,itfeelsasifthevoiceofthepodcast’sstorytelleristalkingdirectlytoyou.It’scomforting,”saidProust.

Itseemstheage-oldtraditionofverbalstorytellingisverymuchaliveandwell.

12.Fromthefirsttwoparagraphs,wecanlearnthat_________.

A.traditionalbroadcasthascomeback

B.Americanslovelisteningtotheradio

C.podcastshavebecomeverypopula