高一上學期周練（十）英語試題

第1頁/共1頁中學英語周練（十）一、閱讀理解(共14小題;每小題2.5分，滿分35分)AItalyhasmoremust-seesightsthanyoucouldsqueezeintoalifetime.Withsomuchtodoandsee,mostvisitorscan’twaittowanderaround,takingineverything.Fortunately,gettingaroundthisslender,boot-shapedcountryiseasy,thankstosuperbtransportservices.Here’swhatyouneedtoknowaboutgettingaroundinItaly.TravelbytrainforthestunningviewsinItalyItalyboastsanextensiverailnetworkspanningthelengthofthecountry,meaningmostmajorcities-includingRome,Florence,Naples,BolognaandPalermo-areconnectedbyregulartrainservices.Bestofall,youcansitbackandsoakinthegorgeoussceneryinbetweenthem.BusesarethemostinexpensivewaytoexploreItalyThoughslowerthantrains,busesareacheaperformoftransportinItaly,andtheyprovideaccesstosmallertownsandvillagesnotservedbyItaly’srailnetwork.Busesarerunbyprivatecompanieswithawebofroutesthatstretchestomostplacesofthecountry.GettingaroundbycarmeansmaximumfreedomHavingaprivatevehicleinItalymeansyoucantravelatyourownpaceandvisitregionswithminimalpublictransport,whichisparticularlyhandyinthemountains.Parkingcanbehardtofindinurbanareasandlocaldrivershaveareputationforbeingimpatientandquicktousetheirhorns.CyclingisagreatwaytoexplorethecountrysideinItalyCyclingisagreatwaytoexploreeverycornerofvillagesandbackroadsinthecountryside.It’sverypopularinnorthernItaly,includingintheAlpsandDolomites,butlesssointhesouth.Bikesarenotallowedonmotorwaysbuttheycanbecarriedonsomeferries,andonregionaltrainsdisplayingthebicyclelogo.ClickheretogetmoreinformationabouttravelinginItaly.21.Whichmeansoftransportcantakevisitorstomostmajorcities?A.Takingatrain. B.Takingabus.C.Drivingacar. D.Ridingabicycle.22.WhatcantravelersdobybikeinItaly?A.Crosscitiesinaconvenientway. B.Explorethecountrysideindepth.C.Traveleverywhereattheirownpace. D.Admirenaturalscenerywithcomfort.23.Whereisthetextmostprobablytakenfrom?A.Atransportguide. B.Atravelwebsite.C.Ageographytextbook. D.Atourismadvertisement.BIworkatacompanythathasalargenumberofemployees.Ican’tsaythatIknowthemallbyname,butIknowmyfairshareofthemandalmostallofthemknowme.I’dsaythat’sthereasonI’vebeenabletoreachthisfarinmycareer.It’sallbasedononesimpleprinciple:Ibelievethateverysinglepersonshouldberecognized,howeversmallorsimplethatgreetingis.WhenIwasabouttenyearsold,Iwaswalkingdownthestreetwithmymother.ShestoppedtospeaktoMr.LeewhileIwasbusythrowingarocktowardsthestopsign.IknewIcouldseeMr.Leeanytimearoundtheneighborhood,soIdidn’tpayanyattentiontohim.AfterwepassedMr.Lee,mymotherstoppedmeandsaidsomethingthathasstuckwithmefromthatdayuntilnow.Shesaid,“Promisemethiswillbeyourlasttimetowalkbysomebodyandnotopenupyourmouthtospeak,becauseevenadogcanwagitstailwhenitpassesyouonthestreet.”Thatphrasesoundssimple,yetinfluentialenoughtoshapewhoIam.Atwork,Ialwaysusedtosayhellotothefounderofthecompanyandaskhimhowourbusinesswasdoing.Afterafewyearsofpassingbythefounder,IhadthecouragetoaskhimhowfarhethoughtIcouldgoinhiscompany.Hesaid,“Ifyouwantto,youcangetallthewaytothisseat.”NowI’vebecomevicepresidentbutthathasn’tchangedthewayIapproachpeople.Istillfollowmymother’sadvice.IspeaktoeveryoneIsee,nomatterwhereIam.I’velearnedthatspeakingtopeoplecreatesapathwayintotheirworld,anditletsthemcomeintomine,too.Thedayyouspeaktosomeonewhohastheirheaddownbutliftsitupandsmiles,yourealizehowpowerfulitisjusttoopenyourmouthandsay,“Hello.”24.WhydidtheauthorpaynoattentiontoMr.Lee?A.Hehadrudemanners. B.HecouldmeetMr.Leeregularly.C.Hewasshywithadults. D.Hefocusedonthrowingarockbusily.25.Whatdidthemother’swordsimply?A.Itwasnecessarytobringadog.B.Neverspeaktostrangersonthestreet.C.ItwasworthwhiletobefriendMr.Lee.DNeverpassanybodywithoutgreetings.26.Whatdotheunderlinedwords“thisseat”inparagraph3referto?A.Anemptyseatintheoffice.B.Animportantbusinessdeal.C.Thepostofvicepresidentontheboard.D.Thepositionofthefounderofthecompany.27.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A.ThePowerofHello B.MyRoadtoSuccessC.TheInfluencefromMyMom D.MyAdviceonCareerCArecentstudyconductedbytheNationalCollegiateAthleticAssociation(NCAA)showedthatwhilesportsmanshipamongplayershasimprovedovertheyears,sportsmanshipinthefansandparentshasreduced.Ithasalwaysinterestedmewhypeopleinthestandsoftenfeeltheyhaveinvestedmorethantheactualparticipants.Isitthetimeandmoneyinvestedintoprivatelessonsandtravelteams?Isitthecollegescholarshipweneedourchildrentoearn?Isitthefearofseeingourkidsfail?Inanyevent,we,asparentsandfans,shouldalltakeastepbackanddetermineifwearehelpingourkids,orunderminingtheexperience.Asafatheroffourkidswhoenjoysparticipatinginathletics,Ihavetoremindmyselfthatitisokaywhenmykidmissesashot,strikesout,ordoesn’tplaygoodenoughdefense.Thatfactis,itistheirgameandtheirexperience,andmyplayingdaysareover.AgoodreminderformewhenIfeelthatmykidneedsmyadvicefromthestandscomesfromthegreatJohnWooden,basketballplayerandheadcoachattheUniversityofCaliforniaatLosAngeles.Heoncesaid,“Youngpeopleneedmodels,notcritics(批判者).”Insteadofbeingupsetwithwhatmykidisnotdoingwell,orhowanofficialhas“cheated”ourteam,Ishouldfocusonhelpingmykidlearntorespecttheotherteam.Ishouldwatchmylanguageandthenegativecommentsthatcouldcomefrommymouth.Ishouldrespecttheofficialsandnotargueeverycallthatismade.Perhapsmostimportantly,Ishouldsupportmykids’team,winorlose.Lifeistough,andlifeisnotfair.Likelife,sportsaretoughandnotalwaysfair.Yetsportscanbeawonderfultraininggroundforlife’schallenges.Justlikewewinsomeandlosesomeinsports,wealsodealwithplentyofsuccesses,challengesandfailuresinourlives.Let’strytobegoodsportsinboththewinningandlosingsituationsandduringoursuccesses,challengesandfailures.28.WhydoestheauthormentionNCAA’srecentstudy?A.Tointroducethetopicofsportsmanship.B.Toprovethereductionofsportsmanship.C.TostresstheexperienceofsportsmanshipD.Toshowtheimprovementofsportsmanship29.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“invested”meaninparagraph1?A.Profited.B.Absorbed.C.Devoted.D.Harvested.30.Whatshouldparentsdotoencouragesportsmanshipaccordingtothetext?A.Expressdeepconcernabouttheotherteams’skills.B.Makepositivecommentsontheirkids’performance.C.Backtheirkids’teamwhatevertheresultofathleticsis.D.Respecttheotherplayers’honorwhatevercheatinghappens.31.Whichwordscanbestdescribetheauthor?A.Modestanddemanding. B.Strictandresponsible.C.Kindandwarm-hearted. D.Understandingandbroad-minded.DTheideaofhumanscausingearthquakesmayseemstrangeatfirst.Afterall,youcanrunaroundyourbackyardandjumpupanddownallyouwant,andthegroundisn’tgoingtostartshaking.However,scientistshaveidentifiedover700placeswherehumanactivityhasbroughtaboutearthquakesoverthelastcentury.Whilemanyhuman-causedearthquakesaremildanddon’tcausemuchdamage,someofthemcanbeseriousanddangerous.Infact,scientistsbelievehumanactivityhascausedearthquakeswithmagnitudesashighas7.9ontheRichterscale.Scientistsbelievemosthuman-causedearthquakesaretheresultofmining.AscompaniesdrilldeeperanddeeperbelowEarth’ssurfacetotakeoutnaturalresources,holesleftbehindcancauseinstabilitywhichleadstoasuddenfallingdownthatcausesearthquakes.Buildinglargedamscanalsocauseearthquakes.Forexample,about80,000peoplediedinChinain2008asaresultofa7.9-magnitudeearthquakecausedby320milliontonsofwaterthathadbeencollectedintheZipingpuReservoirafteralargedamwasbuiltoveraknownfaultline(斷層線).Antherhumanactivityleadingtoearthquakesishydraulicfracturing(水力壓裂)foroilandgas.Inthisprocess,water,sand,andchemicalsareforcedtoflowundergroundunderhighpressuretofracturerockstoletnaturalresourcesout.Asthoseresources,suchasoilandnaturalgas,maketheirwaytothesurface,sodothewaterandchemicalsthatwereinjectedtobegintheprocess.Thiswastewateriscollectedandoftentransportedtodeepundergroundagain.Boththefrackingprocessandwastewaterhavebeenshowntocauseearthquakes.Thesearen’ttheonlyhumanactivitiesthatcancauseearthquakes,though.Scientistspointoutthatearthquakescanalsobecausedbyotherhumanactivities.32.Howdoeshumanactivitycauseearthquakesaccordingtothetext?A.Largedamsarebuiltawayfromthefaultline.B.Thewastewaterofhydraulicfracturingjoinslargerivers.C.MiningleadstothedeeperholesleftbelowtheEarth’ssurface.D.Hydraulicfracturingmakesnaturalresourcesflowunderground.33.Howdoestheauthororganizethetext?A.Bygivingexamples. B.Bymakingcomparisons.C.Bypresentingopinions. D.Byprovidinginstructions.34.Whatisthewritingpurposeofthetext?A.Toremindpeopletostoptheabove-mentionedactivities.B.Toinformreadersofhumanactivitiescausingearthquakes.C.Toexplainthereasonsformanyearthquakesinrecentyears.D.Topresentthedamageofhuman-causedearthquakestotheearth.二、七選五(共5個小題：每小題2分，滿分10分)Itisabigstrugglewhenweencounterproblemsinschool.Whetheritisapersonaloracademicproblem,itcanreallyaffectyourperformancewhenitcomestoyourschoolworkandweardownyourwill.___35___Herearefourwaystoovercomethebarrierstoyouracademicsuccessandhelpyouachieveyourgoalsinlife.Manageyourtimewell.Balancingyourtimewellcanbeabighelpindoingyourschoolwork.Donotletyoursocialrelationshipstakeoverallofyourtime.Don’tlosesightofdoingwellinschoolespeciallywhenyouhavegoalsinlife.Whentombetweenhangingoutwithfriendsandyourschoolwork,makesurethatyouhavesetaschedulewhenmeetingupwiththem.___36___Makefullpreparations.Nothingcanbeatapersonwhoisprepared.___37___Youcanalsoavoidrushingwhenyouhavealistofwhatprojectyoushoulddofirst.Thiswillalsohelpyoutobelessstressedwhenevertherearealotofthingstodo.___38___Lifecanmakeyoufeeldiscouragedandlonelybutalwayskeepinmymindthatitwillallgetbetterintheend.Beingoptimisticcanhelpyoufeellessworriedandstartlookingforwardtothefuture.Anegativemindorthinkingwillnotgiveyouapositivelife.Lifecanbereallyhardbutthereisalwaysalightattheendofthetunnel.Focusonthethingsthatareimportantandwillmakeyouachieveyourdreamsinlife.Rewardyourselfwhenyouhaveachievedsomething,whetherbigornot.Youshouldrewardyourselfonceinawhilefordoingwell.Inthatway,youwouldnotfeelburnedoutinstudyinganddoingschoolwork.___39___Youdeservedit.A.Sticktoyourdream.B.Haveapositiveattitude.C.Weshouldthinkaboutthewayofrewardingourselves.D.Thiscanalsobeyourwayofrelaxingafterallthestressyou’vemet.E.Butalwayskeepinmindthattherearewaystoovercomethesechallenges.F.Youcanmakeato-dolistwhichcanbeabighelpindoingyourschoolwork.G.Inthatway,youwillnothavetorushintofinishingyourschoolworkthatneedstobedone.三、完形填空(共20個小題：每小題1分，滿分20分)DrivingonacountryroadinCostaRicainCentralAmerica,weweremilesfromanywhere.Westoppedalongtheroadto__40__aphotoofthebrightyellowSlothCrossingsignwhensomethingmovedintheyardofarun-down__41__.Aspidermonkey__42__camerunningonthegroundtowardme,butitsheadwaspulledback.Icouldn’tbelievewhatIwas__43__.Thesmallfemalewastiedtoaclothesline.Shelookedintomyeyesandseemedto__44___metodosomething.Anything.Thehouselookeddeserted.Wehadnophoneandfelt__45__.Thoughweknewitwas__46__toholdmonkeysincaptivity,wewereinaforeigncountry,withnooneto___47__andjustafew__48__untilwehadtoleave.__49__wedidtheonlythingwecouldthinkof:Tookphotosofhercaptivity,notedthe__50__ofthemonkey.Then,webeggedher__51__forhavingtoleaveherbehind.Assoonaswearrivedattheairport,I___52___ourfriendsattheJaguarRescueCenterwhowereexpertsin__53___monkeys.Iwascertaintheycouldhelp.Afterwegothomeweekspassedwithno__54__,untilonedayanemailcamethankingmeforour__55__forhelp.They’dfollowedmylocationandfoundthemonkey,__56__tiedtoherclothesline.Afterweeksof__57__,theylethergobackintothejungle.Sometimesjustwhenyouthinkthere’s__58__youcandotochangeanimpossiblesituation,thesimpleactofreachingoutcanmakeallthe__59__.40.A.buy B.process C.develop D.shoot41.A.church B.castle C.house D.reserve42.A.particularly B.suddenly C.gradually D.immediately43.A.seeing B.hearing C.tracking D.recording44.A.force B.order C.beg D.allow45.A.threatened B.aimless C.confused D.helpless46.A.impolite B.unlucky C.illegal D.informal47A.dealwith B.lookfor C.dropby D.turnto48.A.hours B.weeks C.months D.years49.A.Because B.So C.But D.Or50.A.image B.location C.character D.sound51.A.company B.agreement C.forgiveness D.support52.A.signed B.phoned C.texted D.emailed53.A.rescuing B.observing C.identifying D.hunting54.A.schedule B.impression C.word D.topic55.A.contact B.donation C.fund D.supply56.A.even B.still C.just D.yet57.A.care B.attempt C.exchange D.adventure58.A.everything B.nothing C.something D.anything59.A.progress B.achievement C.contribution D.difference四、課內語法填空(共10個小題：每小題1分，滿分10分)TheChinesewritingsystemhasbeenoneofthemainfactorsforthesurvivalofChina’sancient___60___(civilise).Atthebeginning,writtenChinesewasapicture-basedlanguage,___61___datesbackseveralthousandyearstotheuseofLonggu.Symbols___62___(carve)onanimalbonesandshellsbyancientChinesepeople.Thesesymbolshadbecomeawell-developedwritingsystem.Overtheyears,therewasatimewhentheChinesepeopleweredividedgeographically,leadingtomany___63___(variety)ofthedialectsandcharacters.This,___64___,changedunderEmperorQinshihuangwhounitedthesevenmajorstatesintooneunifiedcountry,___65___(make)theChinesewritingsystembegintodevelopinonedirection.Itwas___66___greatimportanceinunitingtheChinesepeopleandculture.EventodaynomatterwhereChinesepeopleliveorwhatdialecttheyspeak,theycancommunicatein___67___(write)Chinese.Nowadays,Chinesewritingsystemissti