四川省成都市高一英语上学期期末考试试题

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8. What does the man’s wife mostly do at home?

A. She does housework.

games.

9. What will happen later this month?

A. The man’s wife will have a baby.

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B. She writes books.

C.

She

plays

computer

B. Practice English listening. C.

Learn

reading

B. The woman will write a novel.

C. The man’s wife will publish a new book.

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10. What is the relationship between the speakers?

A. Co-workers.

B. A couple.

C. Client and manager.

11. How did the sales director feel about the man's work?

A. Satisfied.

B. Disappointed.

C. Surprised.

12. What will the man probably do tomorrow afternoon?

A. Meet Frank.

B. Travel around the town.

C. Make a presentation.

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13. What is the man doing?

ng a bicycle.

B. Returning a bicycle.

14. What kind of bicycle does the man want?

A. A used one.

B. A sports one.

C. A touring one.

C. Ordering a bicycle.

15. How much should the man pay?

A. $$ 249.5.

B. $$ 220.

C. $$ 185.

16. How will the man pay?

A. By check.

B. In cash.

C. By credit card.

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long does the tour last?

A. Two weeks.

B. Five days.

C. Three days.

will the tourists visit tomorrow afternoon?

A.

China Folk Culture Village. B. Window of the World.

19. Where will the tourists stay on Friday morning?

A.

In Shenzhen.

B. In Hong Kong.

C. In Guangzhou.

C. Dapeng Fort.

20. How will the tourists travel home ?

A.

By coach.

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We all know what a brain is. A doctor will tell you that the brain is the organ of the

body

in

the

head.

It

controls

our

body’s

functions,

movements,

emotions

and

tho

ughts.

But

a brain can mean so much more.

A brain can also simply be a smart person. If a person is called brainy, she is smart

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B. By train.

C. By plane.

and intelligent. If a family has many children but one of them is super smart, you could

say

“She’s

the

brains

in

the

family.”

A

nd

if

you

are

the

brains

behind

an organization,

you are responsible for developing or organizing it.

Brain

trust

is

a

group

of

experts

who

give

advice.

Word

experts

say

the

phrase

“brain

trust”

became

popular

when

Franklin

D.

Roosevelt

first

ran

for

pres

ident

in

1932.

Several

professors

gave

him

advice

on

social

and

political

issues

facing

the

U.S.

These

professors

were called his “brain trust.”

These ways we use the word “brain” all make sense. But other ways we use the word

are not so easy to understand. For example, to understand the next brain expression, you

first need to know the word “drain”. As a verb, to drain means to remove something by

letting it flow away. So a brain drain may sound like a disease where the brain flows out

the

ears.

But,

a

bra

in

drain

is

when

a

country’s

most

educated

people

leave

their

countries

to live in another. The brains are, sort of, draining out of the country.

However, if people are responsible for a great idea, you could say they brainstormed

it.

Here,

brainstorm

is

not

an

act

of

weather.

It

is

a

process

of

thinking

creatively

about

a

complex

topic.

For

example,

business

leaders

may

use

brainstorming

to

create

new

products,

and government leaders may brainstorm to solve problems.

If

people

are

brainwashed,

it

does

not

mean

their

brains

are

nice

and

clean.

To

brainwash

means

to

make

someone

accept

new

beliefs

by

using

repeated

pressure

in

a

forceful

or

tricky

way. Keep in mind that brainwash is never used in a good way.

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．According to the text, if you’re the CEO of Bai

Du you can be called_______ .

A

．

the organ of Bai Du

B

．

the brain drain of Bai Du

D

．Bai Du’s brain trust

C

．

the brains behind Bai Du

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．

Why did Roosevelt successfully win the election according to the passage?

A

．

Because he was the brain trust of Americans.

B

．

Because he got his brain trust.

C

．

Because he was smart at giving advice.

D

．Because word experts say he is “the brain trust”.

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．

Which of the following expressions is always used in an impolite way?

A

．

Brainstorm

B

．

Brain trust

C

．

Brainwash

D

．

Brain drain

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．What’s the main idea of this article？

A

．The origin of the word “brain”.

stories.

C

．

The brain is an important organ of the body. D

．

How

to

use

your

brain

more

effectively.

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B

．

The

word

“brain”

and

its

B

The

following

are

three

of

the

best

TV

shows

in

Britain,

on

Wednesday,

February

17th,

2016

25. What kind of person is Mary Portas

？

A. A woman of big trouble.

C. A woman with great love.

B. A woman of new fashion.

D. A woman with strong determination.

26. The on-going drama Dickensian is pieced together by _________.

A. Tony Jordan’s novel opinion

B. Charles Dickens’s books

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C. Inspect Bucket’s murder charge

D. Stephen Rea’s particular treat

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. What can be concluded from “Three Days of Terror”?

A. The survivors will no longer live in Paris. B. Cartoons are not to be drawn in the

magazine.

C. Islamist fanatics may commit more crimes. D. The witnesses helped catch the killers.

C

I first came across the concept of pay-what-you-can cafes last summer in Boone, N.C.,

where

I ate

at F.A.R.M (Feed All Regardless

of Means)

Café. You

can

volunteer

to earn your

meal, pay the suggested price($$10) or less, or you can overpay

—

paying it forward for a

future

customer’s

meal.

My

only

regret

after

eating

there

was

not

havi

ng

a

chance

to give

my

time.

So

as

soon

as

Healthy

World

Café

opened

in

York

in

April,

I

signed

up

for

a

volunteer

shift(

轮班

).

F.A.R.M

and

Healthy

World

are

part

of

a

growing

trend

of

community

cafés.

In

2003,

Denise

Cerreta opened the first in Salt Lake City. Cerreta now runs the One World Everybody Eats

Foundation, helping others copy her pay-what-you can model.

“I think the community café is truly a

hand up, not a hand

out,” Cerreta said. She

acknowledged

that

soup

kitchens(

施粥所

)

have

a

place

in

society,

b

ut

people

typically

don’t

feel good about going there.

“One

of

the

values

of

the

community

café

is

that

we

have

another

approach,”

she

said.

“Everyone

eats

here,

no

one

needs

to

know

whether

you

volunteered,

overpaid

or

underpaid.”

The successful cafés not

only address hunger and food insecurity but also become

necessary

parts

of

their

neighborhood

–

whether

it’s

a

place

to

learn

skills

or

hear

live

music. Some teach cooking to seniors; some offer free used books. Eating or working there

is a reminder that we are all in this world together.

My 10 am---1pm shift at World- Healthy-

Café began with the café manager –

one of the

two paid staff members. Our volunteer crew wasn’t the most orderly, but we managed to

prepare and serve meals with a lot of laughs in between. At the end of my shift, I ordered

my earned meal at the counter, together with other volunteers. After lunch, I walked out

the door, with a handful of new friends, music in my head and a satisfied belly and heart.

28. What did the author do at F.A.R.

M Café last summer?

A. She enjoyed a meal.

B. She ate free of charge.

D. She worked as a volunteer.

C. She overpaid for the food.

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. What is the advantage of community cafés compared with soup kitchens?

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A. People can have free food.

B. People can maintain their dignity.

C. People can stay as long as they like.

society.

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. Why are community cafés becoming popular in the neighborhoods?

A. They bring people true friendships.

B. They help to bring people together.

They

support

local

economic

D.

People

can

find

their

places

in

C. They create a lot of job opportunities.

D.

development.

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. How did the author feel about working at Healthy World Café?

A.

It

paid

well.

B.

It

changed

her.

C.

beneficial.

D. It was easy for her.

D

Back in 2003 an 86-year-

old man drove his Buick through a crowded farmers’ market.

Nine people were killed. More than fifty-four people were hurt, fourteen with serious

injuries.

When

he

finally

stopped,

the

86-year-old

man

got

out

his

car

and

screamed

at

people

to get out of the way. No alcohol or drugs were found in his system. Apparently, he was

just old and confused.

This is a frightening accident, and it is not a rare one. There are many examples of

elderly drivers driving into swimming pools, houses, storefronts, or worse.

In our teenage years, we all heard “driving is not a right; it’s a privilege（特

权）.” That is still true, and there comes an age when driving is no longer a privilege

that can be allowed. After a certain age, eyesight and dementia(

痴呆

) are very serious

concerns.

Undoubtedly,

these

age-

related

problems

affect

some

older

adults’

driving

ability.

By

the

time

a

person

is

between

eighty-five

and

ninety

years

old,

his

or

her

driving

privilege should be examined.

Licensing laws vary greatly from state to state, and it’s time for a national law on

the maximum age limit for driving. The motivation for this law is safety. Another option

is

to

start

with

laws

that

ban

anyone

over

the

age

of

eighty-five

from

driving

after

sundown,

because driving conditions are not as safe as daylight hours. Still another option that

may

allow

elderly

drivers

to

continue

driving

could

be

new

technology

like

a

voice

warning

system that cautions drivers on busy streets or at traffic lights. Finally, since there

are

laws

against

driving

under

the

influence

of

alcohol

and

drugs,

shouldn’t

some

prescription drugs also be included? The average age of 85-year-old is undoubtedly taking

at least one prescription drug daily.

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It

was

The thought of an 86-year-old driver with failing eyesight running down the road in

a two-ton piece of metal is unsettling to us all. Driving at an advanced age is not only

challenging for the elderly drivers, but also it’s dangerous for the rest of us.

32. The first paragraph is written in order to show_________.

A. the harm of driving at an old age

B. the importance of traffic safety

D. many elderly drivers are careless

C. traffic accidents are on the rise

33. The author suggests that there should be new laws against driving __________.

A. over eighty-five

D. between sunset and dawn

B.

under

the

influence

of

prescription

drugs

C. with the help of voice warning systems

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. The underlined word “unsettling” in the last paragra

ph is closest in meaning to

“________”.

A. disappointing B. worrying C. touching D. interesting

35. Which of the following would be the best title for the text?

A. How to keep old people safe on the road?

B. Are drivers well protected by licensing laws?

C. Should there be an age limit for elderly drivers?

D. Is driving a right or a privilege for an old person?

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根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多 余选项。

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Do

you

want

to

know

how

to

live

an

environmentally

friendly

lifestyle?

Here

is

a short

list of ways that you can help protect the environment.

Prevent energy leaks

（泄漏）

at home.

Heating and cooling can make up to 50 percent of your energy bill each month. 36 So

you'll save money and reduce your influence on the environment.

Plant trees in your yard and community.

Everyone knows that planting trees can help the environment. 37 Trees cool your

home,

reducing

the

energy

used

for

cooling.

Trees

improve

mental

health.

Trees

reduce

noise

pollution.

38____________________.

If you use ceiling fans during hot summer days, you can create a cooling environment.

A few ceiling or regular fans properly placed in your home can reduce the amount of time

you spend with the air conditioning on.

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Use solar energy more often.

39 There are lots of inexpensive solar products you can try out. For example,

solar-powered lights. How about solar cell phone chargers? Additionally, there are many

forms of passive solar energy that can help you take advantage of the sun.

Think about green transportation.

Just

sit

and

think

about

a

few

environmentally

friendly

ways

you

can

get

from

one

place

to another. ___40 You can walk or bike to the corner store. Walking instead of driving

to a store is a great way to help the environment!

A. Trees have many good influences.

B. Use natural wind to dry your clothes.

C. There are many ways to use solar power.

D. Use ceiling fans to cool off in summer.

E. You can take a bus when going to the movie theater.

F. Turn off lights and electronic devices when you're not using them.

G. You can heat and cool your home more efficiently by fixing leaks.

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选项。

the

BFG

(Big

Friendly

Giant),

humans

see

breaking

wind

as

impolite

while

giants

find

it fun. ( )

the

Pooh

became

popular

after

the

end

of

World

War

I

because

Pooh

was faultless.

( )

an high school students are unable to switch courses once they have taken them.

( )

secretary-general of the UN is directly appointed by the Security Council. ( )

g your mind go blank for five minutes every day is good for your health. ( )

ing to a report released by China Education Online, among the Chinese people

studying abroad, high school and college students are taking up a bigger share. ( )

Spartan Race is named after the great Spartan warriors from Ancient Greece. ( )

like

Tough Mudder

, marathons, adventure racing, etc., make ordinary people do

extraordinary things. ( )

prevent the power being overly concentrated, the UN secretary-

general can’t be

elected from five permanent UN Security Council members. ( )

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