甘肃省永昌县第一中学届高三英语上学期期末考试试题.docx
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甘肃省永昌县第一中学届高三英语上学期期末考试试题
永昌县第一高级中学2014-2015-1期末考试卷
高三英语
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Thisyearsometwenty-threehundredteenagers(youngpeopleagedfrom13—19)fromallovertheworldwillspendabouttenmonthsinU.S.homes.TheywillattendU.S.schools,meetU.S.teenagers,andformimpressionsoftherealAmerica.Atthesametime,aboutthirteenhundredAmericanteenagerswillgotoothercountriestolearnnewlanguagesandgainanewunderstandingoftherestoftheworld.
Hereisatwo-waystudentexchangeinaction.Fred,nineteen,spentlastyearinGermanywithGeorge’sfamily.Inturn,George’ssonMikespentayearinFred’shomeinAmerica.
Fred,alivelyyoungman,knewlittleGermanwhenhearrived,butaftertwomonths’study,thelanguagebegantocometohim.Theschoolwascompletelydifferentfromwhathehadexpected—muchharder.Studentsroserespectfully(尊敬地)whentheteacherenteredtheroom.TheytookfourteensubjectsinsteadofthesixthatareusualintheUnitedStates.Therewerealmostnooutsideactivities.
Familylife,too,wasdifferent.Thefather’swordwaslaw,andallactivitieswerearoundthefamilyratherthantheindividual.Fredfoundthefoodtoosimpleatfirst.Also,hemissedhavingacar.
“Backhome,youpickupsomefriendsinacarandgooutandhaveagoodtime.InGermany,youwalk,butyousoonlearntolikeit.”
Atthesametime,inAmerica,Mike,afriendlyGermanboy,wasalsoforminghisidea.“IsupposeIshouldcriticize(批评)Americanschools,”hesays.“Itisfartooeasybyourlevel.ButIhavetosaythatIlikeitverymuch.InGermanywedonothingbutstudy.Herewetakepartinmanyoutsideactivities.Ithinkthatmaybeyourschoolsarebetterintrainingforcitizens.Thereoughttobesomemiddlegroundbetweenthetwo.”
1.ThisyearteenagerswilltakepartintheexchangeprogrammebetweenAmericaandothercountries.
A.twenty-threehundredB.thirteenhundred
C.overthreethousandD.lessthantwothousand
2.Thewholeexchangeprogrammeismainlyto.
A.helpteenagersinothercountriesknowtherealAmerica
B.sendstudentsinAmericatotravelinGermany
C.letstudentslearnsomethingaboutothercountries
D.haveteenagerslearnnewlanguages
3.WhatisparticularinAmericaschoolsisthat.
A.thereissomemiddlegroundbetweenthetwoteachingbuildings
B.therearealotofoutsideactivities
C.studentsusuallytakefourteensubjectsinall
D.studentsgooutsidetoenjoythemselvesinacar
4.AfterexperiencingtheAmericanschoollife,Mikethought.
A.abettereducationshouldincludesomethinggoodfrombothAmericanandGermany
B.Germanschoolstrainedstudentstobebettercitizens
C.AmericanschoolswerenotasgoodasGermanschools
D.theeasylifeintheAmericanschoolwasmorehelpfultostudents
B
Somepeopleareluckyenoughtobebornwithagoodsenseofdirectionandeveniftheyhaveonlyvisitedaplaceonce,theywillbeabletofinditagainyearslater.
IamoneofthoseunfortunatepeoplewhohavepoorsenseofdirectionandImayhavevisitedaplacetimeaftertimebutIstillgetlostonmywaythere.WhenIwasyoungIwassoshythatIneverdaredaskcompletestrangersthewayandsoIusedtowanderroundincirclesandhopethatbysomechanceIwouldgettothespotIwasheadingfor.
Iamnolongertooshytoaskpeoplefordirection,butIoftenreceiverepliesthatpuzzleme.Oftenpeopledonotliketoadmitthattheydidn’tknowtheirhometownandwillinsistontellingyoutheway,eveniftheydonotknowit;others,whoareanxioustoprovethattheyknowtheirhometownverywell,willgiveyoualonglistofdirectionswhichyoucannotpossiblyhopetoremember,andstillothersdonotseemtobeabletotellbetweentheirleftandtheirrightandyoufindintheendthatyouaregoingintheoppositedirectiontothatinwhichyoushouldbegoing.
Ifanyoneeverasksmethewaytosomewhere,IalwaystellthemIamastrangertothetowninordertoavoidgivingthemwrongdirectionbuteventhiscanhaveembarrassingresults.
OnceIwasonmywaytoworkwhenIwasstoppedbyamanwhoaskedmeifIwoulddirecthimthewaytotheSunlightBuilding.Igavemyusualreply,butIhadnotwalkedonafewstepswhenIrealizedthathehadaskedfordirectionstomyofficebuilding.However,atthispoint,IdecideditwastoolatetoturnbackandsearchforhimoutofthecrowdbehindmeasIwasgoingtomeetwithsomeoneattheofficeandIdidnotwanttokeephimwaiting.
Imaginemyembarrassmentwhenmysecretaryshowedintheverymanwhohadaskedfordirectionsofmyofficeandhisastonishmentwhenherecognizedmeasthepersonhehadasked.
5.Whatisthewritergoingtodowhensomeoneaskshimfordirection?
A.Hewilldirecttherightwaytothepersonwillingly.
B.Hewillreplytoitbythemeansofbeingastrangertothetown.
C.Hewillgivetheverypersonlonglistofdirection.
D.Heisgoingtoshowthemananoppositedirection.
6.Whydidthewriterconsiderhimselftobeanunluckydog?
A.Becauseofhispoorsenseofdirection.B.Becausehealwaysforgotthewayhome.
C.Becausehedidnothaveanyfriend.D.Becauseheusedtobeshyanddarednotaskotherstheway.
7.Howdidthevisitorfeelwhenhewasshowedintotheveryroom?
A.Hefeltstrange.B.Hefeltembarrassed.
C.Hefeltverysad.D.Hefeltastonished.
8.Whoshowedtherightwaytotheintervieweeaccordingtothepassage?
A.Someonewedon’tknow.B.Thewriterdiditforhimself.
C.Thesecretarydidso.D.Awarm-heartedoldladydidsuchathing.
C
Greeksoldierssentmessagesbyturningtheirshields(盾)towardthesun.Theflashesreflectedbylightcouldbeseenseveralmilesaway.Theenemydidnotknowwhattheflashesmeant,butotherGreeksoldierscouldunderstandthemessages.
Romansoldiersinsomeplacesbuiltlongrowsofsignaltowers.Whentheyhadamessagetosend,thesoldiersshouteditfromtowertotower.Iftherewereenoughtowersandenoughsoldierswithloudvoices,importantnewscouldbesentquicklyoverdistance.
InAfrica,peoplelearnedtosendmessagesbybeatingonaseriesoflargedrums(鼓).Eachdrumwaskeptwithinhearingdistanceofthenextone.Thedrumbeatsweresentoutinaspecialwaythatallthedrummersunderstood.Thoughthemessagesweresimple,theycouldbesentatgreatspeedforhundredsofmiles.
Intheeighteenthcentury,aFrenchengineerfoundanewwaytosendshortmessages.Inthisway,apersonheldaflagineachhandandthearmsweremovedtovariouspositionsrepresentingdifferentlettersofthealphabet.Itwaslikespellingoutwordswithflagsandarms.
Overalongperiodoftime,peoplesentmessagesbyallthesedifferentways.However,notuntilthetelephonewasinventedinAmericainthenineteenthcenturycouldpeoplesendspeechsoundsoveragreatdistanceinjustafewseconds.
9.Accordingtothispassage,theRomanwayofcommunicationdependedverymuchupon______.
A.fineweatherB.hightower
C.thespellingsystemD.armmovements
10.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?
A.NeithertheGreeksoldiersnortheirenemycouldunderstandthemessage.
B.Africansoldiersshoutedfromtowertotowertopassmessage.
C.TelephonewasinventedbyaFrenchengineer.
D.Onlybyusingtelephonecouldpeoplesendspeechsoundsquickly.
11.The______wayofcommunicationmadeuseofvisiblesigns.
A.FrenchB.Roman
C.AfricanD.American
D
Stopwastingyourtimethinkingofreasonsforyourfailuresandshortcomings. Instead,realizethattheseedsofsuccesswereplantedwithinyouwhenyouwereborn. Onlyyouhavethepowertomakethoseseedsgrow.
Theseeds,andthepowertogrowthem,arecontainedinthemostawesomemachineevercreated:
thehumanmind.Successisachoiceandnotachance. Youwerebornawinner.Youwerebornrich. Youcanbeasuccessifonlyyoumaketherightchoice.
Youcannotbesuccessfulwithoutfirstdevelopingyourself-esteem(自信心). Yourlevelofself-esteemisalwaysbasedonthedegreeofcontrolthatyouareabletoexerciseoveryourself,andthusoveryourlife. Peoplewithlowself-esteemarepeoplewhodonotbelievethattheyhaveanypower,orresponsibilityfortheirlives. Theyarealwaysvictims. Theyareleavestossed(摇摆)bythewindsofchanceblownaboutwithanysuddenchangeintheweather.
Youcanexercisecontroloveryourlifeonlytothedegreethatyoubelieveyouareresponsibleforeverythingthathappensinyourlife. Failuresthinkthateverythinghappensbyaccidentandchance. Successfulpeoplerealizethattheyareresponsible.
Everythinghappensasaresultofsomething. Ifwecanidentifythecause,wecancontroltheeffect. Weareresponsibleforwhatwechoosetothinkandbelieve. Onegenerallyrisestothelevelthatoneexpects. Weareresponsibleforsettingourexpectations.Oursuccessisdependentuponourlevelofconfidence.
Ifyouassociatewithpositive-thinkingpeople,youaredefinitelygoingtoachievesuccess. Onthecontrary,theoppositehappens.Weareresponsibleforfinding,planting,andnurturing(培育)theseedsthatcontainfuturevictory,bornfromsetbacks(挫折).
Inshort,inallareasofyourlife,whethertheyarefinancial,physical,emotional,orspiritual,youareresponsible. Onceyourecognizethis,acceptit,andfirmlybelieveit.Youareontheroadtosuccess.
12.Peoplewithlowself-esteemarecomparedtoleavesbecausethey______.
A.can’texercisecontroloverthemselvesB.areeasilyaffectedbywindyweather
C.don’thavethepowertofacetheirfateD.a
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