河北省衡水中学届高三上学期一轮复习周测一英语.docx

1、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 Its rare that you see the words “shyness” and “letter” in the same sentence.After all,the common viewpoint is that those outgoing and sociable guys mae great public speaers an

2、d ecellent networers and that those shy people are not.A survey conducted by USA Today referred to 65 percent of eecutives who believed shyness to be a barrier to leadership.Interestingly,the same article stresses that roughly 40 percent of leaders actually are quite shytheyre just better at adaptin

3、g themselves to situational demands.Bill Gates,Warren Buffet and Charles Schwab are just a few innies.Unlie their outgoing counterparts who are more sensitive to rewards and ris-taing,shy people tae a cautious approach to chance.Rather than the flashy chit-chat that defines social gathering,shy peop

4、le listen attentively to what others say and absorb it before they spea.Theyre not thining about what to say while the other person is still taling,but rather listening so they can learn what to say.Along the same lines,shy people share a common love of learning.They are intrinsically（内在地） motivated

5、 and therefore see content regardless of achieving an outside standard.Being shy can also bring other benefits.Remember being in school and hearing the same ids contribute,until shy little Johnny,who almost never said a word,cut in?Then what happened? Everyone turned around to loo with great respect

6、 at little Johnny actually taling.This is how shy people made good use of their power of presence they own the moment by speaing calmly and purposefully,which translate to a positive image.Shyness is often related to modesty.Not to say that limelight-seeers arent modest,but shy people tend to have a

7、n accurate sense of their abilities and achievements.As a result,they are able to acnowledge mistaes,imperfections, nowledge gaps and limitations.Since shy people have a lower sensitivity to outside rewards than outgoing ones,theyre more comfortable woring with little information and sticing to thei

8、r inner desires.Shy people are also more liely to insist on finding solutions that arent primarily apparent.Dont believe me?Maybe youll believe Albert Einstein,who once said,Its not that Im so smart,its that I stay with problems longer.Obviously,finding certainty where uncertainty is typically popul

9、ar is a huge plus for any successful person.The myth that shy people are less effective leaders than their outgoing fellows is just a misunderstanding.Mae wise use of your personality strengths to lead your business no matter what side of the range you fall on.1.We can learn from Paragraph 2 that_.A

10、.shy people are sensitive to rewards B.shy people care more about contentC.outgoing people are more careful about chances D.outgoing people consider what to learn while listening2.The eample of Johnny shows_.A.shy people are liely to be modest B.hardworing students spea little in publicC.some studen

11、ts eep silent on purpose at school D.shy people may have an advantage in discussion3.We can learn from the underlined sentence in Paragraph 5 that_.A.shyness results in success B.shyness contributes to popularityC.outside reward leads to insistence D.uncertainty counts more than certainty4.The autho

12、r supports his ideas mainly by_.A.giving definitions and presenting research results B.eplaining problems and providing solutionsC.quoting authorities and maing evaluations D.maing contrasts and gibing eamplesB“Cant hold a candle to” is a popular epression.When there wasnt electricity,someone would

13、have a servant light his way by holding a candle.The epression meant that the person who cannot hold a candle to you is not fit even to be your servant.Now,it means such a person cannot compare or compete.Another epression is “hold your tongue.”It means to be still and not tal.“Hold your tongue”is n

14、ot something you would tell a friend.But a parent or teacher might use the epression to quiet a noisy child.“Hold out”is an epression one hears often in sports reports and labor news.It means to refuse to play or wor. Professional football and baseball players “hold out” if their team refuses to pay

15、 them what they thin they are worth.The epression “hold up” has several different meanings.One is a robbery.A man with a gun may say,“This is a hold up.Give me your money.”Another meaning is to delay.A driver who was held up by heavy traffic might be late for wor.Another meaning is for a story to be

16、 considered true after an investigation.A story can hold up if it is proved true.“Hold on” is another epression,which means wait or stop.As you leave for school,your brother may say,“Hold on,you forgot your boo.” It is used to as a telephone caller to wait and not hang up his telephone.Our final epr

17、ession is “hold the line.”That means to eep a problem or situation from getting worseto hold steady.For eample,the president may say he will “hold the line on taes.”He means there will be no increase in taes.5.The epression “cant hold a candle to” can be used when _. A.some footballers refuse to pla

18、y a game B.someone else is wanted on the phoneC.someone is not qualified for a position D.someone was delayed by heavy traffic6.The tune of the phrase “hold your tongue” is probably a little_. A.amusing B.polite C.unfriendly D.offensive7.If some teachers “hold out”,they probably_. A.change their att

19、itude B.refuse to wor C.mae a compromise D.show their devotion8.Which of the following sentences can convey positive meanings? A.I was late as I was held up by a hold up. B.Hold on!You have to pay the bill,sir.C.You cant even hold a candle to Michael. D.I promise to hold the line on house prices.CHo

20、w can we reduce the ris?There are four general approaches to dealing with volcanic（火山似的）dangers.We can try to eep the danger from occurringoften an impossible tas.We can try to change its path or reduce its impact on eisting development. We can tae steps to protect future development.We can also do

21、our best to have disaster response plans in place before they are needed.Removing the ThreatClearly,there is no way to stop an eruption.We can,however,attempt to reduce the eruptions effects by strengthening structures,for eample,building protective wors such as walls to mae lava（熔岩）flow away from d

22、eveloped areas.Such efforts can be and have been successful,but are of limited use in a large-scale（范围）eruption.Planning for the FutureProtecting future development from volcanic dangers is a simple tas.Before building houses,we should judge the ris.If the ris seems too great,a safer location should

23、 be found.This type of planning is very effective,but all too often,people are drawn to the lush（葱郁的）,rolling land of a quiet volcano.Disaster Preparedness（预案）When a volcano comes to life,a few wees may not be enough to avoid a tragedy.Planning is the ey to saving lives.Well before the warning signs

24、 occur,people must be educated about volcanic dangers.Escape plans must be in placemunication between scientists,officials,the media,and the general public should be practiced.Emergency measures must be thought out and agreed upon.If you doubt the importance of these efforts,tae another loo at past

25、volcanic tragedies,such as the eruption of Nevado del Ruimunication failures left the town of Armero unprepared for escape.When a deadly mudflow came down the slope（斜坡）,21,000 people90 percent of the towns peopledied.9.The passage is intended for_.A.the general public B.architects C.adventurers D.ge

26、ographers10.When building houses,people tend to_.A.judge volcanic dangers carefully B.tae volcanic dangers seriouslyC.live near a quiet volcano D.find a safer place far away from a volcano11.The writer mentioned Nevado del Rui to prove_.A.the failure to eep volcanic dangers from happening B.the impo

27、rtance of preparing for a volcanic eruptionC.the bravery of the people in Armero Town D.the uncertainty of volcanos damageDI was born and raised in Minnesota,the USA,but us an adult I have mostly lived in Europe and Africa.I teach cross-cultural management at the International Business School near P

28、aris.For the last 15 years,Ive studied how people in different parts of the world build trust,communicate,and mae decisions especially in the worplace.While traveling in Toyo recently with Japanese colleague,I gave a short tal to a group of 20 managers.At the end,I ased whether there were any questi

29、ons or comments.No hands went up,so I went to sit down.My colleague whispered to me,“I thin there actually were some comments,Erin.Do you mind if I try?”I agreed,but I guessed it a waste of breath.He ased the group again,“Any comments or questions?”Still,no one raised a hand,but this time he looed v

30、ery carefully at each person in the silent audience.Gesturing to one of them,he said,“Do you have something to add?”To my amaement,she responded “Yes,than you.” and ased me a very interesting question.My colleague repeated this several times,looing directly at the audience and asing for more questio

31、ns or comments.After the session,I ased my colleague,“How do you now that those people had questions?”He hesitated,not sure how to eplain it,and then said,“It has to do with how bright their eyes are.”He continued,“In Japan,we dont mae as much direct eye contact as you do in the West.So when you ase

32、d if there were any comments,most people were not looing directly at you.But a few people in the group were looing right at you,and their eyes were bright.That indicates that they would be happy to have you call on them.”I thought to myself I would never have learned from my upbringing in Minnesota.Since then,I try to focus on understanding behavior in other cultures I encounter