学年辽宁省沈阳市育才外国语学校高一上学期期中考试英语试题.docx
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学年辽宁省沈阳市育才外国语学校高一上学期期中考试英语试题
2017-2018学年度上学期高一年级英语学科期中测试题
测试时间:
100分钟满分:
120分
第一部分阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
阅读理解(共15小题:
每小题2分,满分30分)
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Aroundfouryearsago,Ireceivedacallfromtheprincipalofourschoolastothe“ParentsView”talkthenextmorning.Heaskedmetospeaktothegroup.Afterthecall,mywholebodybecamefeverishandpanicky.Thetimefromhiscalltothenextmorningseemedlikeyears.Thewholenight,Icouldnotsleepwithmanyominousapprehensionsinmind.OneofthemwastocalltheprincipalwithregretandtellhimthatIcouldnotcome.Finally,Igatheredsomecourage.Ithought,“IfImissthisopportunity,surelytheschoolwillneverinvitemeagaintoanyoftheirprograms.”
Ireachedtheschoolintime.Beforemyturncame,mywholebodywastrembling.WhenmyturncameandIstartedspeaking,myheartbeatincreasedandmymouthwentdry.Iwasn’tevenabletoreadthewrittenspeechproperly.IwasnotawareofwhereIwasstandingandwhatIwasreading.ThatwasthedaywhenIrealizedmybiggestweakness,PublicSpeaking.
Aftermyspeech,Imetwiththeprincipalandexplainedwhathappenedtome.Hetoldmethatthishappenstoeveryone.Evengreatspeaker,facedthesamethingswhentheystarted.HesuggestedthatIcomeagainnexttime.
Aroundonemonthlater,IwasinvitedtorefertoatopiconMotivation.ThistimeIwasfeelingcomfortable.Myspeechwasnotonlyappreciatedbytheprincipalaswellastheteachers,becauseIwasabletogetmyideaacrosstothem.Theyencouragedandpraisedmyefforts.
Afterdeliveringissuccessfully,Ibecamemoreconfident.Isaidtomyself,“IfIcanspeakinfrontofsuchalearnedaudience,liketheprincipalwhoeducatesothers,Icannowspeakinfrontofotherstoo.”
Istarteddeliveringlecturesinmyplant,onvarioustopicslikeSelf
Motivation,PersonalityDevelopment,PersonalExcellence,SpokenEnglishandPresentationSkills.Thishasbecomeapassionforme.Ilearnedthateverythingispossibleifwehavethecouragetotakethefirststep.
21.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?
A.PracticeMakesaManaBetterSpeechmaker.
B.PublicSpeakingMakesaManEmbarrassed.
C.PrincipalProvidestheBestChances.
D.SpokenEnglishDevelopsinMaltingSpeeches.
22.Theauthorhadbadfeelingsbeforethespeechbecause______.
A.hedislikedtheideaofgivingalecture
B.hehadgotahighfeverbeforethat
C.heregrettedacceptingtheinvitation
D.hefearedhecouldn’tperformitproperly
23.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“ominousapprehensions”inthefirstparagraphmean?
A.Unluckyopportunities.B.Negativeideas.
C.Curiousviews.D.Happycomments.
24.Whatcanweconcludefromthepassage?
A.Nothingistobegotwithoutpainsbutpoverty.
B.Knowledgemakeshumble;ignorancemakesproud.
C.Ajourneyofathousandmilesbeginswithasinglestep.
D.Necessityisthemotherofinvention.
B
DeltaCollegestartsStreetFair
SanJoaquinDeltaCollegewillintroduceitsnewSummerStreetFair,whichrunsfromnoonto8p.m.everyFridaystatingthisweekthroughAug.9inDelta’sL-lparkinglotnearPacificAvenueandMarchLane.ThefairgoeswithDelta’sweekendfleamarket.
Thisweek’sfeaturedperformersareguitaristTravisMatsumotofromnoonto
3p.m.,andJulioandhisJazzTriofrom3to6p.m.
LodeFarmersMarketopens
TheAngelsCampCertifiedFarmersMarketbeginsitsyearlyrunfrom5p.m.toduskthisFridayinUticaParkindowntownAngelsCamp.Openingnightwillfeaturewinetastingfromaward-winningFourWindsCellars,andlivemusicbyguitaristNicholasLeffler.Visitorswillfindfresh,locallygrownproduceandspecialtyfoods.TherewillalsobebarbecueandCalifornia-Mexicanfusioncuisine.
JoinRiverRaftingforagoodcause
WhitewaterenthusiastscanparticipateinMokelumneRive,RaftingAdventuresonJune16inMokelumneHill.LocaloutfitterO.A.R.S.isdonatingitsservicestohelpwiththeevent.Departuresareat8a.m.,noon,or4p.m.Thetripshouldlastaboutthreehours.
Thetripisappropriateforthose7andolder,andtheabilitytoswimisnotrequired.Thecostis$70perperson.
Filmscenteronpaddlingwater
Thefestivalisanannualcontestthatawardswinningfilmsthatfocusonpaddlinginrivers,lakesandoceansinavarietyoflocales.Ticketstothefilmfestivalare$12inadvanceand$15atthedoor,andarealsoavailableonlineat
Theeveningalsoincludesadrawing.PrizesincludewhitewatertripsontheSouthForkoftheAmericanRiver.
25.IfyouwanttogototheSummerStreetFair,.
A.youmustbeastudentfromDeltaCollege
B.youcangothereontheafternoonofFriday
C.youshouldlivenearthePacificAvenue
D.youmustgiveaperformanceinthemarket
26.Ifyouwanttoenjoythetastyfoods,youcangoto____.
A.thenewSummerStreetFairofDeltaCollege
B.LodeFarmersMarket
C.MokelumneRiverRaftingAdventures
D.thefilmfestivalcenteringonpaddlingwater
27.Ifyouareinterestedinpaddlinginrivers,.
A.youcanknowalltheAmericanrivers
B.youmusttryhardtogetmanyprizes
C.youcangetticketsfromawebsite
D.youmustkeepsilentintheevening
C
Robotsmakemenervous-especiallytheoneswhichseemtothinkforthemselves.IwasembarrassedtoadmitthistillIheardthatBillGales,thefounderofMicrosoft,feltthesameway.GatessaidinaninterviewwiththewebsiteReddit:
“Iaminthecampthatisconcernedaboutsuperintelligence.Firstthemachineswilldoalotofjobsforusandnotbesuperintelligent.Thatshouldbepositiveifwemanagewell.Afewdecadesafterthatthoughtheintelligenceisstrongenoughtobeaconcern.”
Well,maybeIdon’thavetoworryaboutmylaptopandkitchenappliancesyet.AfterIusethemIcanalwayspulltheplug.Butinthefuture,machinesmightfindawaytopreventusfromswitchingthemoff.There’sascarythought!
ProfessorStephenHawkingwarnedafewmonthsagoaboutthepossibilitythatartificialintelligencecouldevolveandendupbeyondhumancontrol.Hesuggestedthatmachinescould“spelltheendofthehumanrace”.
Maybetheproblemwithcomputerstoocleverforusisnotthattheyareevilorrebellious.Whatcouldputusindangeristhattheymightbetooefficient.That’swhatphilosopherNickBostromfromtheFutureofHumanityInstituteatOxfordUniversitybelieves.Hesaysthatmachinesareindifferenttohumansandinpursuitoftheirowngoals,thedestructionofpeoplemightbejustcollateral(附带的)damage.Amachinewouldnottakepityonyou.
I’mgladmymachinesathomeare“dumb”.Allmyvacuumcleanerwantstotake
overisthecarpetinmylivingroom.Let’shopetheydon’tcreateanappliance
whichwantstotakeovertheworld!
28.WecanconcludefromGates’statementsthat_________.
A.heisembarrassedthatheisafraidofrobots
B.hedoesn’tthinkmachinesareintelligent
C.machinesshouldbefullyemployed
D.machines’superintelligenceshouldbeaconcern
29.Theunderlinedword“spell”inParagraph3isclosestinmeaningto________.
A.recordB.causeC.explainD.develop
30.WhyarecomputersdangerousaccordingtoNickBostrom?
A.Theyaretooevilandrebellious.B.Theyareindifferenttohumans.
C.Theyshowpityonhumans.D.Theyaretoocleverandefficient.
31.Whatcanbeinferredabouttheauthor?
A.Hedoesn’tagreewithBillGates.
B.Heisnotcontentwiththepresentkitchenappliances.
C.Heisscaredaboutthesuperintelligenceofmachines.
D.Heexpectsthatmachineswilltakeplaceofhumans.
D
Alotofsmallbusinessownersputthemselvesinanembarrassedpositionintheirowncompanies.Considerthisscene:
thecompanyownerwhohasthirtyindividualsworkingforhiminthebusinessdoesallthework.
Stoptheactualwrongbeliefthatyou’retheonlyonewhocandotheJOB!
Youareanindividual.Arobotormachinemustrest,orbechanged.Thebestwaytoreplaceyourselfisnotthroughsomeoneelse,butwithaSystem!
Asystemorprogramdoesn’talwaysmakereferencetosomethinghigh-tech.It’smoreabouttheactualadministrationprocessflowthatgetsissuesrunningsmoothly.
Systemizingyourbusinessisvitallyimportantforthesuccessofthecompany.About80%ofwhat’scompletedinyourbusinesscanbesystemized.Takeamomenttodeterminealloftheroutinethingsthataredoneinyourcompany.Nowrecordthebestwaytoachievetheseduties.
However,creatingsystemsisn’tenough.Youhavetoensurethatthemethodsaresimpletofollow,andeasytocomplete.Ifyoudonotallowittobeeasy,itwon’tbedone,oratbestitwon’tbeconsistent.
Withsystemsandprocessesinposition,it’ssimplyusingafewpeopletooperateindividualsystems.Agreatnumberofcompaniesthatpossessestablishedsystemshavemadegreatachievementsthroughtheyears.BurgerKingisagoodactuallifeexample.
Toconstructagreatbusiness,replaceyourselfwithagoodprogramrightnow!
32.Whatdoes“anembarrassedposition”inParagraph1referto?
A.Theemployeesaremadetodoallthework.
B.Businessownersgetcaughtinthetrapofdoingeverything.
C.Nobodywouldliketoworkforbusinessowners.
D.Therearenotenoughemployeesinthecompany.
33.WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph3imply?
A.It’snecessaryforthecompanyownertodoallthework.
B.Arobotormachineshallnotkeepworking.
C.Thecompanyownershouldlearntorest.
D.Asystemisimportantforthecompany.
34.Whichofthefollowingistrueabout“Asystem”?
A.Itcandealwitha11theroutinesinthebusiness.
B.Itissimpletofolloworcompleteasystem.
C.Yourcompanywillbesuccessfulsolongasyouhaveasystem.
D.Itwill
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