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济宁一中2017级2019-2020学年度第一学期第三次阶段性检测（期中考试）
英语试题

（时间：120分钟 满分：150分）
出题人：蔚淑梅 姜红蕊 审题人：徐磊
注意事项：
1．答第I卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。
2．选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。答在本试卷上无效。

第I卷 （共95分）
第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分)
第一节 (共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从试题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. What do we know about the man?
A. He came to a wrong place.
B. He asked by a wrong name.
C. He received an e-mail from Kerry.
2. What does the man suggest the woman do?
A. Call back after 8:00.
B. Try another restaurant.
C. Come at a different time.
3. Why doesn’t the man want to eat?
A. He’s feeling a little sick.
B. He doesn’t like the food.
C. He ate something just now.
4. What is the relationship between the speakers?
A. Mother and son. B. Doctor and patient. C. Coach and player.
5. What do the speakers talk about in general?
A. New year plans. B. A job. C. A course.
第二节 (共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前,你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。
6. What is the woman’s attitude toward the man?
A. Polite. B. Rude. C. Impatient.
7. What will the man probably do with his computer?
A. Return it. B. Have it repaired. C. Exchange it.
听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。
8. What kind of wedding do the speakers decide to have at last?
A. A small one. B. A medium one. C. A big one.
9. When do the speakers decide to hold the wedding ceremony?
A. In April. B. In May. C. In August.
听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。
10. What does Craig do?
A. A reporter. B. A gym teacher. C. A youth center clerk.
11. Why does the woman dislike Craig?
A. He talks too much.
B. He doesn’t work hard.
C. He lacks the sense of humor.
12. What does the woman say about Andy?
A. He is not fun. B. He is impatient. C. He is a music fan.
听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16四个小题。
13. What kind of survey will the speakers do?
A. A street one. B. A telephone one. C. A mail one.
14. How many people will the speakers choose for the survey?
A. 1,000. B. 600. C. 500.
15. What does Professor Walker suggest doing?
A. Finishing the survey in one day.
B. Preparing no more than ten questions.
C. Analyzing the results as soon as possible.
16. What will the speakers do next?
A. Choose a place to do the survey.
B. Go to visit Professor Walker.
C. Decide the questions to ask.
听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。
17. How long is the library open a day?
A. Eight hours. B. Ten hours. C. Fourteen hours.
18. When does the Reception stop working?
A. On Fridays. B. On Saturdays. C. On Sundays.
19. How can a book be renewed?
A. By going to the library personally.
B. By telephoning the library.
C. By e-mailing the library.
20. How much should a student pay if returning a book late for a week?
A. £2. B. £4. C. £6
第二部分 阅读理解 (共两节，满分50分)
第一节 (共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)
阅读下列列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和 D)中，选出最佳选项。并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
A
The best bikes for the beginners
If cycling appeals to you, just come here, When it comes to purchasing your first bike, the choice is endless, making it tough to know what to go for. Here are the best buys on the market right now.
Boardman CX Comp
This is a cross-country bike, and it’s so versatile (多用途的) that you can handle any terrain (地势) on it, making it a great choice for those wanting to try various cycling subjects. If you leave on the thick tires it conics with, it can ride on various paths and can even handle some less demanding mountain bike routes. Alternatively, put on thin, slick tires and treat it as a road bike. It has basket and comes with Shimano Sora gears, which are outstanding for its price.
& 650. Halfords.
Planet X RT-58 v2
Planet X is based in Yorkshire, which means you’d probably have to buy this bike without seeing it. But it’s worth it, because this is an excellent machine at a lower price. Planet X is a highly rated manufacture and this model comes with Shimano Sora gears.
& 439. Planet X
Specialized Allez ES
Specialized is one of the biggest and most popular brands in cycling, and this is its hugely popular primary road bike. It comes with solid components from front to back and you’ll look great out on the road.
& 575. Evans Cycles
Boardman Road Team Carbon
If you can push your budget further still, this bike is worth the extra investment. The frame is made entirely from carbon, which is lighter, faster and more comfortable than the composition metal models above and gives you an all-round more enjoyable ride. It also means that if you get really serious about cycling, you don’t have to upgrade as quickly as you would with a cheaper bike.
& 800, Halfords
21. Compared with other bikes, what is the strength of the Boardman CX Comp?
A. Its outstanding price B. Its Shimano Sora gears
C. Dealing with any terrain D. Putting on very firm tires
22. Which is suitable for you if you want to buy at an economical price but with Shimano Sora gears?
A. Specialized Allez ES B. Boardman Road Team Carbon
C. Boardman CX Comp D. Planet X RT-58 v2
23. What can we know about the bikes mentioned in the text?
A. You should be careful when riding the third.
B. The fourth is very expensive but with special material.
C. The second has sold out so fast.
D. You can only ride the first on the mountainous road.
24. In which column does the text probably appear in the newspaper?
A. Production and marketing B. Travel and culture
C. Health and medicine D. Fashion and lifestyle

B
If you have a big brother, you are much luckier than those who don’t as having an older brother comes with plenty of benefits. Big brothers tend to look out for their counterparts, and despite the occasional rocky moment here and there, many siblings enjoy life-long close relationships. However, a new study finds an interesting downside: children with older brothers take longer when it comes to developing language skills.
Conducted by a group of researchers in Paris, France, the study builds upon prior research that had already established that having older siblings is associated with poor linguistic development. Now, researchers say they have refined those findings to come to a more specific conclusion: only children with an older brother exhibit these linguistic difficulties.
It is assumed that children with older brothers would grow up around more conversation on a daily basis, thus speeding up their language development. Yet researchers say such children actually take longer than their older brothers to begin developing these skills.
According to researchers, they studied more than 1,000 children from birth to the age of five-and-a-half years old. Each child's language skills were tested at ages 2, 3, and 5.5, using tests specially designed to measure numerous aspects of language development such as vocabulary, syntax, and verbal reasoning.
What the research team discovered was significant: children with an older brother had, on average, a two-month delay in their language development compared to studied children with an older sister.
As far as explaining this phenomenon, researchers have proposed two hypotheses. The first is that older sisters tend to talk more often than older brothers, which would compensate for parents potentially being less present than they were for their first child. The second hypothesis is that older sisters usually compete with their siblings less than older brothers for their parents' attention.
As of now, the study's authors say they can't say for certain why children with older brothers have a harder time developing language skills. In the future they would like to investigate if culture or location impacts the prevalence of these results.
25. According to the passage, what does the underlined word in Paragraph 1 mean?
A. one or two copies of a legal document
B. siblings
C. favorite toys
D. something that is copied or similar
26. What is the main idea of this passage?
A. Children with sisters are lucky.
B. Older sisters usually compete with their siblings less than older brothers for their parents’ attention.
C. Older brothers sometimes bully younger siblings.
D. Children with older brothers may have difficulty developing language skills.
27. Which of the following is True according to the passage?
A. Children with older brothers can get along quite well with each other all the
time.
B. Culture or location does impact the prevalence of these results.
C. When it comes to language learning, parents should talk more to their children.
D. Older sisters can substitute their parents.

C
When Medicine Hat, a city in southern Alberta, Canada, promised to put an end to homelessness in 2009, there were many people doubtful about it. A good six years later, the city says it has fulfilled its promise with the help of a surprisingly simple idea: giving every homeless person a home with no strings attached.
While traditional housing programs ask that potential participants shouldn’t have crime record and seek psychological treatment before they are admitted into the system, the Housing First approach makes the homeless free from such things. Whoever is in need of a permanent place to stay will get help, no matter what their circumstances are. “ we thought that people are worthy of a home and it is a fundamental human right to have a shelter and a roof over their heads,” Jamie Rogers, who ran the Housing First program in Medicine Hat told the BBC.“Of course it is recovery-oriented and we help and support people in making different choices in their life, but we don’t withhold (抑制) housing because of who they choose to be.” Since April 2009, the community of about 65,000 collectively housed 1,013 homeless individua1s: 705 adults and 30 children. Apart from the obvious success of getting people out of the street, Housing First also brought with it a number of unexpected positive effects. In Medicine Hat, emergency room visits and run-ins with police have dropped while at the same time court appearances went up. Once people felt that somebody cared about them, they gathered the necessary motivation to begin dealing with their past in a positive way.
Medicine Hat didn’t just carry out Housing First (which is also being used in other cities with varying levels of success) but rather changed its whole approach to homelessness. Rather than building, or relying only on subsidized (补贴的) housing, the city built a relationship of trust with landlords, property management companies, and local communities as a whole. Fear and prejudice towards the homeless have been replaced by the realization that they are simply people down on their luck and nowadays landlords call up city hall to offer their apartments to the program.
Medicine Hat’s inspiring success proves to us all that if we put aside our fears and differences and instead come together as a community, nothing is impossible.
28. What can we know about the homeless in Medicine Hat?
A. They needn’t sleep in the street any longer.
B. Most of them have been offered shelters
C. They only need to pay a little for the shelters
D. They have gained great help from local charity.
29. Compared with the traditional one, the Housing First approach .
A. houses the homeless with fewer requirements
B. gives the homeless shelters regardless of their backgrounds
C. cares less about the homeless people's crime record
D. cares more about the homeless people's psychological health
30. What didn’t Medicine Hat expect when carrying out the Housing First approach?
A. The work would cost so much money.
B. The task would take so much time.
C. Public security would improve.
D. Conflicts among people were nearly removed
31. What does Paragraph 3 mainly tell about?
A. Medicine Hat’s work summary.
B. Medicine Hat’s achievements.
C. Medicine Hat’s plan for the future.
D. Medicine Hat’s working with police

D
The essential factor of success or failure—at work and in life—is self­awareness, the ability to understand who we are, how others see us, and how we fit into the world.
For millions of years, the ancestors of humans evolved painfully slowly.However, about 150,000 years ago there was an explosive development in the human brain where, among other things, we gained the ability to examine our own thoughts, feelings and behaviors, as well as to see things from another’s point of view. Not only did this transformation create the foundation for art, spiritual practices and language, but it came with a survival advantage for our ancestors, who had to work together in order to survive.
Though we may not face the same day­to­day threats to our existence, self­awareness is no less critical. There is strong scientific evidence that people who know themselves and how others see them are happier. They are smarter, superior students. They raise more mature children. They also tend to be more creative, confident and less aggressive.
But for most people it is easier to choose self­delusion(自我欺瞒) rather than the cold hard truth. Our increasingly “me” focused society makes it easier to fall into this trap. Recent generations have grown up in a world obsessed with self­esteem(自负), constantly being reminded of their special qualities. Not only are our assessments often flawed(有缺陷), but we are usually terrible judges of our own performance and abilities—from leadership skills to achievements at school and work. What's scary is that the least competent people are usually the most confident in their abilities.
How can we avoid this fate? We must work on two specific types of insight. Internal self­awareness is an inward understanding of our passions and aspirations, strengths and weaknesses and so on. And external self­awareness, knowing how others see you, means understanding yourself from the outside.
It would be easy to assume that someone with internal self­awareness would also be externally aware—that being in touch with our feelings and emotions helps us turn into how we're seen. Strangely, research has often shown no relationship between the two— some studies have even revealed an inverse(相反的) one.
For those looking to gain true insight, remember that other people often see us more objectively than we see ourselves and that self­examination can have hidden pitfalls(陷阱) that make insight actually impossible.
32. The first three paragraphs center around ________．
A. the significance of self­awareness in human survival and advancement
B. the sharp contrast between self­awareness of today and the past
C. the necessity of a shift in self­awareness to satisfy the needs today
D. the intellige