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北京大学附属中学河南分校宇华教育集团学年高一下学期期末考试英语试题 Word版含答案文档格式.docx
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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
ThesunisshiningwhenIgetonNo.151bus.Wepassengerssitjammedtogetherinheavyclothes.Noonespeaks.That’soneoftheunwrittenrulesofChicagocommuting.Althoughweseethesamefaceseveryday,weprefertohidebehindournewspapers.Thephenomenonisstriking:
peoplewhositsoclosetogetherareusingthosethinsheetsofnewsprinttokeeptheirdistance.
AsthebusapproachestheMagnificentMile,avoicesuddenlyringsout:
“Attention!
Attention!
”Papersrattle(发出细小声).Neckscrane(伸长).“Thisisyourdriverspeaking.”
Welookatthebackofthedriver’shead.Hisvoicehasauthority.
“Allofyouputyourpapersdown.”
Thepaperscomedown,aninchatatime.Thedriverwaits.Thepapersarefoldedandplacedonourlaps.
“Now,turnandfacethepersonnexttoyou.Goahead.”
Amazingly,wealldoit.Still,noonesmiles.
Ifaceanolderwoman,herheadwrappedtightlyinaredscarf.Iseehernearlyeveryday.Oureyesmeet.Wewait,unblinking,forthenextorderfromthedriver.
“Now,repeatafterme…”Itisacommand,deliveredinthetonesofadrillsergeant(操练军士).“Goodmorning,neighbor!
”
Ourvoicesareweakandtimid.Formanyofus,thesearethefirstwordswehavespokentoday.Butwesaythematthesametime,likeschoolchildren,tothestrangersbesideus.
Wesmileandcan’thelpit.Wehavesaidit;
thebarrierhasbeenbroken.Goodmorning,neighbor.Itisnotsohardafterall.Someofusrepeatit.Othersshakehands.Manylaugh.
Thebusdriversaysnothingmore.Hedoesn’tneedto.Notasinglenewspapergoesbackup.Ihearlaughter,awarmsoundIhaveneverheardbeforeonbusNo.151.Thisdayisstartingoffbetterthanmost.
21.Onhearingthesuddenutteranceof“Attention!
”,thepassengers___________.
A.stoppedreadingandputdowntheirnewspapersimmediately
B.lookedupfromthenewspaperstoseewhowasspeaking
C.satstillwithoutresponseD.werefrightened
22.Theunderlinedword“commuting”inParagraph1mostprobablymeans___________.
A.dailytravelingbetweenhomeandworkB.long-distanceride
C.communicationtechnologyD.behaviorpatterns
23.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?
A.Thepassengersonthecrowdedbusweresoabsorbedinreadingtheirnewspapersthatnoonespoke.
B.Thepassengerswerephysicallyclosetogetherbutmentallytheykepteachotherataterribledistance.
C.Thepassengersdidn’tfollowthedriver’sinstructionatfirst.
D.Whenthebusdriversaidnothingmore,thepassengerspickedupandreadtheirnewspapersagain.
24.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?
A.TheWarmthofCommunicationB.TheExchangeofInformation
C.ThePowerofObservationD.TheAttitudetoLoneliness
B
Doyoufindgettingupinthemorningsodifficultthatit’spainful?
Thismightbecalledlaziness,butDr.Kleitmanhasanewexplanation.Hehasprovedthateveryonehasadailyenergycycle.
Duringthehourswhenyoulaborthroughyourworkyoumaysaythatyou’re“hot”.That’strue.Thetimeofdaywhenyoufeelthemostenergeticiswhenyourcycleofbodytemperatureisatitspeak.Forsomepeoplethepeakcomesduringtheforenoon.Forothersitcomesintheafternoonorevening.Noonehasdiscoveredwhythisisso,butitleadstosuchfamiliarmonologues(自言自语)asJohntalkstohimself:
“Getup,John!
You’llbelateforworkagain!
”ThepossibleexplanationforthetroubleisthatJohnisathistemperature-and-energypeakintheevening.Muchfamilyquarrellingendswhenhusbandsandwivesrealizewhattheseenergycyclesmean,andwhichcycleeachmemberofthefamilyhas.
Youcan’tchangeyourenergycycle,butyoucanlearntomakeyourlifefititbetter.Habitcanhelp,Dr.Kleitmanbeliev
es.Maybeyou’resleepyintheeveningbutfeelyoumuststayuplateanyway.Adjustyourcycletosomeextentbystayinguplaterthanyouwantto.Ifyourenergyislowinthemorningbutyouhaveanimportantjobtodoearlyintheday,risebeforeyourusualhour.Thiswon’tchangeyourcycle,butyou’llgetupsteam(打起精神)andworkbetteratyourlowpoint.
Beginwithaslowstartwhichsavesyourenergy.Getupwithaslowyawnandstretch.Sitontheedgeofthebedaminutebeforeputtingyourfeetonthefloor.Avoidthetroublesomesearchforcleanclothesbylayingthemoutthenightbefore.Wheneverpossible,dousualworkintheafternoonandspendtimedoingimportantworkforyourhighpeakhours.
25.AccordingtoDr.Kleitmanifyoudon’twanttogetupinthemorning____________.
A.youmustbealazypersonB.youmustcatchacold
C.yourenergycyclemustbelowD.youshouldstayinbed
26.Whichofthefollowingmayleadtofami
lyquarrelsaccordingtothepassage?
A.Achangeinafamilymember’senergycycle.
B.Familiarmonologues.
C.Unawarenessofenergycycles.
D.Attemptstocontroltheenergycycleofotherfamilymembers.
27.Ifonewantstoworkbetterathislowpointinthemorning,heshould____________.
A.changehisenergycycleB.gotobedearlier
C.overcomehislazinessD.getupearlierthanusual
28.Youareadvisedtorisewithayawnandstretchbecauseitwill_________________.
A.helpyoutocontrolyourtemperearlyintheday
B.helptokeepyourenergyfortheday’swork
C.enableyoutoconcentrateonyourroutinework
D.keepyourenergycycleundercontrolallday
C
AnydiscussionofEnglishconversation,likeanyEnglishconversation,mustbeginwith〝TheWeather〞.Andinthisspiritofobservingtraditionalrule,IshallquoteDrJohnson’sfamouscommentthat“WhentwoEnglishmeet,theirfirsttalkisoftheweather”,andpointoutthatthisobservationisasaccuratenowasitwasovertwohundredyearsago.
This,howev
er,isthepointatwhichmostpeopleeitherstop,ortry,andfail,tocomeupwithaconvincingexplanationfortheEnglish“addiction”
totheweather.
Theyfailbecausetheirpremise(前提)ismistaken:
theyassumethatourconversationsabouttheweatherareconversationsabouttheweather.Inotherwords,theyassumethatwetalkabouttheweatherbecausewehaveakeeninterestinthesubject.MostofthemthentrytofigureoutwhatitisabouttheEnglishweatherthatissofascinating.
BillBryson,forexample,
concludesthattheEnglishweatherisnotatallfascinating,andthatour“addiction”toitisthereforeverydifficulttoexplain:
“Toanoutsider,
themoststrikingthingabouttheEnglishweatheristhatthereisnotverymuchofit.A1lthosephenomenathatelsewheregivenatureanedgeofexcitement,unpredictabilityanddanger—tornados,monsoons,hailstorms—arealmostwhollyunknownintheBritishIsles.”
JeremyPaxmantakesoffenceatBryson’scommentsandarguesthattheEnglishweatheristrulyfascinating:
Brysonmissesthepoint.Theinterestislessinthephenornenathemselves,
butinuncertainty...
oneofthefewthingsyoucansayaboutEnglandwithabsolutecertaintyisthatithasalotofweather.
Itmaynotincludetropicalcyclonesbutlifeattheedgeofanoceanandtheedgeofacontinentmeansyoucanneverbeentirelysurewhatyou’regoingtoget.
MyresearchhasconvincedmethatbothBrysonandPaxmanaremissingthepoint,whichisthatourconversationsabouttheweatherarenotreallyabouttheweatheratall:
Englishweather–speakisaformofcode,developedtohelpusovercomeournaturalreserve(含蓄)andactuallytalktoeachother.Everyoneknows,forexample,that“Niceday,isn’tit?
”,
“Ooh,isn’titcold?
”;
andothervariatio
nsonthethemearenotrequestsforweatherdata:
theyaregreetingsorc
onversation-starters.Inotherwords,Englishweather–speakisaformof“cleaningtalk”——thehumanequivalentofwhatisknownas“socialcleaning”amongourprimate(灵长类的)cousins,wheretheyspendhourscleaningeachother’sfur,evenwhentheyareperfectlyclean,asameansofsocialconnection.
29.Asisstatedinthepassage,mostpeopletrytofindout
.
A.whytheEnglishweatherissounique
B.whethertheEnglishenjoytheirweather
C.whytheEnglisharesointerestedinthetopicofweather
D.whethertheEnglishreallytalkaboutweatherwhentheydoso
30.DisapprovingofBillBryson’sopinion,JeremyPaxmanarguesthat
A.theEnglishtalkabouttheirweatherbecauseitisunpredictable
B.theEnglishdon’ttalkaboutweatherasoftenastheoutsidersthink
C.theEnglishweathercanbeasexcitingasanywhereelse’s
D.theEnglishweathertalkismerelyaformofsmalltalk
31.
Accordingtotheauthor,
Englishweather–speakissimilartoprimates’
socialcleaninginthattheyareboth
A.waysofgreetingB.meanssocialconnection
C.fascinatingtopicsbetweenpeopleD.phenomenadifficulttounderstandtooutsiders
D
ArecentsurveyshowsthatthealarmingrateofchildsuicideinHongKong,raisinglevelsofstressandanxietyamongyoungpeople,increasingconflictsbetweenchildrenandteachers,andchildren’scomplaintsthattheirparentsdonotunderstandtheirproblems—allpointtoadropin“emotionalquotient”(EQ)(情商),theabilitytohandlerelationships.
EQ
isdefinedastheabilitytodealwithoneselfandotherseffectively.HighEQ,psychologistssay,iseasytospot.Someofthegreatesthumanitarian(人道主义的)leadershavehighEQ,alongwithsuccessfulmanagersandinspirationalandrespectedteachers.TheproblemisnothowtospothighEQbuttoimproveonlowEQ,sosocietyasawholecanbe
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