广东吴川一中2015~2016学年度高一第一学期期末考试

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吴川一中2015~2016学年度第一学期期末考试
高一英语(必修Ⅱ试题
(满分150分，测试时间为120分钟

第一部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

ARightnow,I’masalesmanatasmalltelephonecompany.Isellcellphoneplansand,totellthetruth,I’mprettygoodatit.Ihavehadthejobforfiveyears,andthisyear,I’llmake$40,000.Thatsoundsgood,butI’mbored.I’mthinkingaboutmakingachange.IhadajobinterviewlastweekatAT&T,alargetelecommunicationscompany.Thecompanywaslookingforsomeonewithmyexperience.Itmaynotpaythatmuch,butoffersmoreopportunities(机会.Iwouldsellbothnationalandinternationalcellphoneplans.Thecompanyisonlythirtyminutesfrommyhome,soIwon’thavetomove.However,Iwouldworklongerhourseveryday.AndIwouldhavetoalwaystakebusinesstripstootherofficestovisitcustomers(顾客.Ihaveanotheridea.I’mthinkingaboutopeningmyownbusiness.There’sanice-sizedstoreavailabledowntown.It’srightinourneighborhood.IfI’mmyownboss,I’llbeabletoworkinmyownway.Icanchoosemyownemployees,andmywife,whoisanaccountant(会计,willtakecareofthebillsandthepayrollontheweekend.Iwon’thavetotravelunlessIwantto,andIcansetmyownworkinghours.Inmystore,Iwouldliketosellcellphonesandcomputers.But,youknow,there’salotofriskinopeningyourownbusiness.I’llneedabankloan(贷款,andI’llhavetopayformyownmedicalinsurance.Myfamilymighthavetousemywife’sinsuranceplanforawhile.Shemayhavetokeepherjobinthebeginning.Thisisaveryimportantdecisionformeandformyfamily.1.Whatistheauthor’sproblemrightnow?
A.Hedoesnotlikeworkingasasalesman.B.Heistiredofworkinginasmallcompany.C.Hehasnoideahowtosellcellphoneplans.D.Hecannotmakeenoughmoneyforaliving.2.IftheauthorworkedforAT&T,hewould________.A.movetoanewcityB.havetotravelalotC.workfewerhoursD.earnmoremoney3.Iftheauthorstartedhisownbusiness,hewould_______.A.openastoredowntown
B.neveraskabankloanC.neveraskhiswifetojoinhimD.sellcomputersinsteadofphones4.Whenchoosingnewjobs,theauthor_______.
A.oftendoesnotknowwhattodoB.alwaysfindshimselfill-preparedC.isverycarefultoavoidproblemsD.neverconsidershiswife’sadvice



BBobRigsby,aBrithishwildlifescientist,hadbeeninVancouver,Canada,givingatalkataconferenceontheenvironment.Whenitwasover,hetraveledtotheRockyMountainsandcheckedintoTheMapleLeafhotel.Hethensetoffonashortwalktolookatthelocalplantandanimallife.Afteracoupleofhours,herealizedhehadtakenawrongturningonthemountainpath,butwassurehecouldeasilygetbacktothehotel.Afterwalkingforseveralhoursthenextday,itbecamecleartBobthathewasinapredicament.“Ihadmymobilephonewithme,butthebattery(电池wasalmostdead.IthoughtIcouldprobablymakejustonecallbutIdidn’tknowthenumberofmyhotelandIdidn’twanttoworrymyfamilyunlessIreallyhadto.”Bobcarriedonwalkingforthreemoredays.
OnthefourthdayherealizeditwashopelessanddecidedtocallhiswifeinEngland.“He’dbeenlostafewtimesbefore,butneverforsomanydays,”saysShirley.SheimmediatelyphonedTheMapleLeafhotel,afteraquickcalltotheCanadianembassy(大使馆inLondontogetitsphonenumber.“We’realwaysworriedifourguestsareawayforalongtime,”saysGregMcCaffrey,thehotel’sowner.“ButthatweekseveralofourEnglishvisitorshadgonetothecityforafewdaystowatchthehockeygames,andwethoughtMr.Rigsbyhadgonetoo.”AssoonasShirleyphoned,thehotelcalledtherescueservice,whichsentoutasearchpartyforthescientist.Theyfoundhiminthemountainssomehourslater.“I’velearntmylesson,”saysBob.“Iwasstupidtosetofflikethatwithoutaguide（向导）.Ineverwantanexperiencelikethatagain!”
5.
BeforecheckingintoTheMapleLeafhotel,Bob_______A.walkaroundtheRockyMountainsB.gaveatalkontheenvironmentC.wentonatourofVancouverD.studiedsomeplantsandanimals6.Theunderlinedpart“inapredicament”inparagragh2probablymeans“_________”
A.atworkB.undertreatmentC.inoperationD.introuble7.WhatBobsaysinthelastparagraphshowsafeelingof_________.
A.regretB.prideC.peaceD.Doubt8.
Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.Vancouver:abeautifulcityB.BobRigsby:agreatscientistC.LostintheRockyMountains
D.RunningTheMapleLeafhotelC
WhenMikeScott,asinger,readthepageabouthimselfonWikepedia.com,henoticedseveralfactswerewrong.Sohestartedcorrectingthemonline.Whenhegottotheendofthepage,helookedupandsawtheinformationatthetopofthepagewaschangingbackagain.Thenhewroteaboutitinhisblog(博客andminuteslater,hegotamessagefromastranger.ThepersonexplainedthathewasabigfanofMikeScottandcheckedhispageonWikepedia.comregularly.Ifanyfactschanged,heimmediatelychangedthemback.Inrecentyears,manypeoplehavefoundthattheironlinebiogragphies（传记）containwronginformation.TerryMillstone,aweb-basedreporter,says,“Wikipediaseemslikeagreatideabutactually1
it’squiteadangerouswebsite.”Noteveryoneagreeswiththisview.PeteMorley,anotherreporter,says,“Peoplefindfaultwith（挑……毛病）Wikipediabecausethey’reafraidofit.There’snoothersourceofinformationthatissoup-to-dateandfree.”
So,isitabetterideatoplaceourtrustinwhatwereadinmagazines,newspapersandbooks?Therehavebeenanumberofshockingeventsinthepublishingworldovertheyears,butoneofthemostextremewasthestoryofStephenGlass.Atonly25,hewasacelebratedreporterworkingforawell-knownUSmagazine,TheNewRepublic.AllthatendedinMay1998whenitwasdiscoveredthatoneofGlass’sbiggestarticleswasfake（假的）.Later,itwasfoundthatGlasshadmadeupfactsin27ofthe41articleshewroteforthemagazine.So,howdoweknowwhattobelieve?Wordshavealwayshadthepowertoinfluencepeopleand,rightlyorwrongly,wearemorelikelytotrustprintedwords.ButwiththeriseoftheInternet,thattrustisatgreaterriskthanever.9.
ThestrangerwhowrotetoMikeScott________.A.writesarticlesregularlyonlineB.getsalongwellwithMikeScottC.knowsallthefactsaboutMikeScottD.likesMikeScott’ssongsverymuch10.WhatdoesPeteMorleythinkofWikipedia?A.Hethinkshighlyofit.B.Heisworriedaboutit.C.Heisuncertainaboutit.D.Heshowsnointerestinit.11.
ThestoryofStephenGlassismentionedtoshowthat________.A.TheNewRepublicisverypopularB.itisnoteasytobeanewsreporterC.printedwordscanalsobeuntrueD.newspapersareindangerofdyingout12.
Whichofthefollowingdoestheauthorprobablyagreewith?A.Weliveinaworldfulloflies.B.Bedoubtfulwhileyou’rereading.C.TheInternetmakesourlifebetter.
D.Readbooksratherthanlearnonline.DGoodafternnon,listeners.GeoffBeckfromLunaMobilesherewith“Technologyandyou”.Letmetellyouaboutfournewproducts!First,theLuna500.Thislittlebeautyhassomegreatgames,acamera,theInternetandavoicerecorder.It’sfashinable（时尚的）,too!Itcomesinred,green,blueandpink.Thepriceofthisbeautyis$850.Now,that’snotcheapbutyou’llloveit.It’sverygoodvalueformoney.
Secondly,theAquila50.Itismydaughter’sfavourite!Itdoesn’thavesomanyfeatures（特色）astheLunabutitisslimmerandlighter.Ithasexcellentgames,anda5.0megapixel（500万像素）camera,soyougetreallybeautifulpictures.TheAquilacosts$750.Notcheapbutgoodvalue,especiallyforthatcamera.
Now,ifyoudon’twanttopayalotofmoneybutyouneedtogiveagoodphone,theHermes580couldbethephoneforyou.Thislittlethingsitscomfortablyinyourhand.Ithassomegoodgamesandacamera.Youcanbuythisoneforjust$395.Compareitwiththeoneyou’vegotnow.Isn’tittimeyougota

newone?Atthatpriceyoucan’tlose.
Asimilarphone,butevenlessexpensive,istheRivaA65.You’lllovethisone.Thisistheoneforpeoplewhosaytome,”IfIwantacamera,I’llbuyacamera!Iwantacellphone!”Thisisthephoneforyou.Itdoesn’thaveexpensivefeatures,butasaphoneit’sgreat.Fashionable,goodqualityandeasytocarry.It’sonly$150.
13.WhichofthefollowingcellphonesmayGeoffBeck’sdaughterbuy?
A.TheLuna500.B.TheAquila50.C.TheHermes580.D.TheRivaA65.14.BoththeAquila50andtheHermes580allowtheirusersto_________.A.playgamesandtakephotosB.watchmoviesontheInternetC.seethepersontheyaretalkingtoD.recordvoicesand;lookatthetime15.
Wheredoesthistextprobablycomefrom?A.Atravelmagazine.B.Anewspaperreport.C.Ageographytextbook.D.Anadvertisingprogram.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的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。
ErinBrockovichErinBrockovich,anAmericanwoman,wasbornin1960inKansas.Shestudiedatabusinesscollegeforayear.ThenshemovedtosouthernCaliforniaandmarriedarestaurantmanager.16Alawcompanyhelpedheraftertheaccident,andlatershestartedtoworkforthem.Herjobwastoorganizepapers.OnedayErinrealizedthattherewerelotsofpapersaboutsomeverysickpeopleinatowncalledHinkley.17

Erinworkedveryhardforfiveyears.ShevisitedlotsofsickpeopleinHinkleyandlistenedtotheirstories.18ItwasownedbythePacificGasandElectriccompany.Shediscoveredthattherewasachemical（化学物质）calledchromiuminthelocalwater.ItwasfromthefactoryandErinbelievedthatthepeopleweresickbecauseofthechromiumintheirdrinkingwater.Sheplannedtohelpthem.ErinandherbossstartedalawcaseagainstthePacificGasandElectriccompany.19Theydidn’tagreethatthepeoplewereillbecauseofthewater,butin1996thejudgeorderedthePacificGasandElectriccompanytopaythepeopleinHinkley$500,000each.20

In2000,therewasafilmaboutErinBrockovich.JuliaRobertsplayedErinandthefilmwasverysuccessful.NowErinisfamous--shehasherowncompanyandshegivestalksallovertheworld.A.Allthepeoplelivednearabigfactory.B.Thecompanywasn’thappyaboutthis.
C.Shestartedtolookformoreinformationanoutthetown.D.Whenshewasthirtyyearsold,Erinwasinacaraccident.E.ShestudiedatKansasStatesUniversity,inManhattan,Kansas.F.
Therewereover600sickpeople,sothatwas$300millionintotal.2

广东吴川一中2015~2016学年度高一第一学期期末考试

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