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集宁一中2018-2019学年第一学期第二次月考
高三年级英语试题
I 阅读理解（40分）
A
Some people will do just about anything to save money. And I am one of them. Take my family’s last vacation. It was my six-year-old son’s winter break form school, and we were heading home from Fort Lauderdale after a week-long trip. The flight was overbooked, and Delta, the airline, offered us $400 per person in credits to give up our seats and leave the next day. I had meeting in New York，So I had to get back . But that didn't mean my husband and my son couldn't stay. I took my nine-month-old and took off for home.
The next day，my husband and son were offered more credits to take an even later flight. Yes, I encouraged-----okay, ordered them to wait it out at the airport, to "earn" more Delta Dollars. Our total take: $1,600. Not bad, huh?
Now some people may think I'm a bad mother and not such a great wife either. But as a big-time bargain hunter, I know the value of a dollar. And these days, a good deal is something few of us can afford to pass up.
I've made living looking for the best deals and exposing the worst tricks . I have been the consumer reporter of NBC's Today show for over a decade. I have written a couple of books including one titled Tricks of the Trade: A Consumer Survival Guide. And I really do what I believe in.
I tell you this because there is no shame in getting your money’s worth. I’m also tightfisted when it comes to shoes, clothes for my children, and expensive restaurants. But I wouldn't hesitate to spend on a good haircut. It keeps its shape longer, and it's the first thing people notice. And I will also spend on a classic piece of furniture. Quality lasts.
1. Why did Delta give the author's family credits?
A. They took a later flight. B Their flight had been cancelled.. [来源:Zxxk.Com]
C. Their flight had been delayed. D. They had early bookings.
2. What can we learn about the author?
A. She rarely misses a good deal. B. She seldom makes a compromise.
C. She is very strict with her children D. She is interested in cheap products.
3. What does the author do?
A. She's a teacher. B. She's a housewife.
C. She's a media person. D. She's a businesswoman.
4. What does the author want to tell us?
A. How to expose bad tricks. B. How to make a business deal.
C. How to spend money wisely, D. How to reserve airline seats.
B
As more and more people speak the global languages of English, Chinese, Spanish, and Arabic, other languages are rapidly disappearing. In fact, half of the 6,000-7,000 languages spoken around the world today will likely die out by the next century, according to the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
In an effort to prevent language loss, scholars from a number of organizations-- UNESCO and National Geographic among them –have for many years been documenting dying languages and the cultures they reflect.
Mark Turin, a scientist at the Macmillan Center, Yale University, who specializes in the languages and oral traditions of the Himalayas, is following in that tradition. His recently published book, A Grammar of Thangmi with an Ethnolinguistic Introduction to the Speakers and Their Culture, grows out of his experience living, working and raising a family in a village in Nepal.[来源:学#科#网]
Documenting the Tangmi language and culture is just a starting point for Turin, who seeks to include other languages and oral traditions across the Himalayans reaches of India, Nepal, Bhutan, and China. But he is not content to simply record these voices before they disappear without record.
At the University of Cambridge Turin discovered a wealth of important materials-- including photographs, films, tap recordings, and field notes---- which had remained unstudied and were badly in need of care and protection.
Now, through the two organizations that he has founded---the Digital Himalaya Project and the World Oral Literature Project---Turin has started a campaign to make such documents, found in libraries and stores around the world, available not just to scholars but to the younger generations of communities from whom the materials were originally collected. Thanks to digital technology and the widely available Internet. Turin notes, the endangered languages can be saved and reconnected with speech communities.
5.Many scholars are making efforts to _____.
A. rescue the disappearing languages B. promote global languages
C. search for language communities D. set up language research organizations.
6.What does “that tradition” in Paragraph 3 refer to?[来源:Zxxk.Com]
A. Having full records of the languages
B. Writing books on language teaching
C. Telling stories about language users
D. Living with the native speakers
7.What is Turin’s book based on?
A. The cultural studies in India. B. The documents available at Yale.
C. His language research in Bhutan. D. His personal experience in Nepal.
8.Which of the following best describes Turin’s Work?
A. Write ,sell and donate. B. Record, repair and reward.
C. Collect, protect and reconnect. D. Design, experiment and report.
C
Once when I was facing a decision that involved high risk, I went to a friend. He looked at me for a moment, and then wrote a sentence containing the best advice I’ve ever had: Be bold and brave — and mighty (强大的) forces will come to your aid.
Those words made me see clearly that when I had fallen short in the past, it was seldom because I had tried and failed. It was usually because I had let fear of failure stop me from trying at all. On the other hand, whenever I had plunged into deep water, forced by courage or circumstance, I had always been able to swim until I got my feet on the ground again.
Boldness means a decision to bite off more than you are sure you can eat. And there is nothing mysterious about the mighty forces. They are potential powers we possess: energy, skill, sound judgment, creative ideas — even physical strength greater than most of us realize.
Admittedly, those mighty forces are spiritual ones. But they are more important than physical ones. A college classmate of mine, Tim, was an excellent football player, even though he weighed much less than the average player. “In one game I suddenly found myself confronting a huge player, who had nothing but me between him and our goal line,” said Tim. “I was so frightened that I closed my eyes and desperately threw myself at that guy like a bullet (子弹) — and stopped him cold.”
Boldness — a willingness to extend yourself to the extreme—is not one that can be acquired overnight. But it can be taught to children and developed in adults. Confidence builds up. Surely, there will be setbacks (挫折) and disappointments in life; boldness in itself is no guarantee of success. But the person who tries to do something and fails is a lot better off than the person who tries to do nothing and succeeds.
So, always try to live a little bit beyond your abilities — and you’ll find your abilities are greater than you ever dreamed.
9.Why was the author sometimes unable to reach his goal in the past?
A. He faced huge risks. B. Failure blocked his way to success.
C. Fear prevented him from trying. D. He lacked mighty forces.
10.What is the implied meaning of the underlined part?
A. Swallow more than you can digest. B. Act slightly above your abilities.
C. Develop more mysterious powers. D. Learn to make creative decisions.
11.What was especially important for Tim’s successful defense in the football game?
A. His spiritual force B. His basic skill.
C. His real fear. D. His physical strength.
12.What can be learned from Paragraph 5 ?
A. Confidence grows more rapidly in adults
B. Trying without success is meaningless
C. Repeated failure creates a better life
D. Boldness can be gained little by little
D
Failure is probably the most exhausting experience a person ever has. There is nothing more tiring than not succeeding.
We experience this tiredness in two ways: as start-up fatigue(疲惫) and performance fatigue. In the former case, we keep putting off a task because it is either too boring or too difficult. And the longer we delay it, the more tired we feel.
Such start-up fatigue is very real, even if not actually physical, not something in our muscles and bones. The solution is obvious though perhaps not easy to apply: always handle the most difficult job first.
Years ago, I was asked to write 102 essays on the great ideas of some famous authors. Applying my own rule, I determined to write them in alphabetical(按字母顺序)order, never letting myself leave out a tough idea. And I always started the day’s work with the difficult task of essay---writing. Experience proved that the rule works.
Performance fatigue is more difficult to handle. Though willing to get started, we cannot seem to do the job right. Its difficulties appear so great that, however hard we work, we fail again and again. In such a situation, I work as hard as I can---then let the unconscious take over.
When planning Encyclopaedia Britannica (《大英百科全书》), I had to create a table of contents based on the topics of its articles. Nothing like this had ever been done before, and day after day I kept coming up with solutions, but none of them worked. My fatigue became almost unbearable.
One day, mentally exhausted, I wrote down all the reasons why this problem could not be solved. I tried to convince myself that the trouble was with the problem itself, not with me. Relived, I sat back in an easy chair and fell asleep.
An hour later, I woke up suddenly with the solution clearly in mind. In the weeks that followed, the solution which had come up in my unconscious mind provided correct at every step. Though I worked as hard as before, I felt no fatigue. Success was now as exciting as failure had been depressing.
Human beings, I believe must try to succeed. Success, then, means never feeling tired.
13. People with start-up fatigue are most likely to .
A. accept failure B. work hard C. seek help D. delay tasks
14. What does the author recommend doing to prevent start-up fatigue?
A. Writing essays in strict order. B. Building up physical strength.
C. Leaving out the toughest ideas. D. Dealing with the hardest task first.
15. What could be the best title for the passage?
A. Success Is Built upon Failure B. How to Handle Performance Fatigue
C. Getting over Fatigue: A Way to Success D. Fatigue: An Early Sign of Health Problems[来源:学科网ZXXK]
E
A major source of teen stress is school exams，and test anxiety is not uncommon. When you recognize your teen is under stress，how can parents help your teen stay calm before an exam?
Be involved . Parents need to be involved in their teen’s work. 16 .What they look for is your presence—to talk，to cry，or simply to sit with them quietly. Communicate openly with your teen. Encourage your teen to express her worries and fears，but don’ t let them focus on those fears.
Help them get organized. 17Together，you and your teen can work out a schedule in which she can study for what she knows will be on the test.
Provide a calm environment. Help your teen set up a quiet place to study and protect his privacy．Give them a nutritious diet. It is important for your teen to eat a healthy，balanced diet during exam times to focus and do her best. 18 If this happens，encourage your teen to eat light meals or sandwiches. A healthy diet，rather than junk food，is best for reducing stress.
19 . Persuade your teenager to get some sleep and/or do something active when she needs a real break from studying. Making time for relaxation，fun, and exercise are all important in reducing stress. Help your teen balance her time so that she will feel comfortable taking time out from studying to spend time with friends or rest.
Show a positive attitude. 20 Your panic，anxiety and blame contribute to your teen’s pressure. Make your teen feel accepted and valued for her efforts. Most importantly，reassure (安慰) your teen that things will be all right, no matter what the results are.
A．Encourage your teen to relax.
B．Exam stress can make some teens lose their appetite．
C．They will only make the situation worse.
D．A parent’s attitude will influence their teen’s emotions.
E．The best thing is simply to listen.
F．Help your teen think about what she has to study and plan accordingly.
G．Your teen may also make negative comments about themselves.
II.完形填空（30分）
Hannah Taylor is a schoolgirl from Manitoba, Canada. One day, when she was five years old, she was walking with her mother in downtown Winnipeg. They saw a man21out of a garbage can. She asked her mother why he did that, and her mother said that the man was homeless and hungry. Hannah was very 22.She couldn't understand why some people had to live their lives without shelter or enough food. Hannah started to think about how she could 23,but, of course, there is not a lot one five-year-old can do to solve the problem of homelessness.
Later ,when Hannah attended school, she saw another homeless person. It was a woman, 24 an old shopping trolley（购物车）which was piled with25 It seemed that everything the woman owned was in them. This made Hannah very sad, and even more26 to do something. She had been talking to her mother about the lives of homeless people27 they first saw the homeless man. Her mother told her that if she did something to change the problem that made her sad, she wouldn’t 28as bad.
Hannah began to speak out about the homelessness in Manitoba and then in other provinces. She hoped to 29her message of hope and awareness. She started the Ladybug Foudation ,an organization aiming at getting rid of homelessness. She began to 30 “Big Bosses” lunches, where she would try to persuade local business leaders to 31to the cause. She also organized a fundraising(募捐)drive in “Ladybug Jars” to collect everyone`s spare change during “Make Change” month. More recently, the foundation began another 32 called National Red Scarf Day—a day when people donate $20 and wear red scarves in support of Canada`s 33 and homeless.
There is an emergency shelter in Winnipeg called “Hannah`s Place”, something that Hannah is very 34 of. Hannah`s Place is divided into several areas, providing shelter for people when it is so cold that 35 outdoors can mean death. In the more than five years since Hannah began her activities, she has received a lot of 36 . For example, she received the 2007 BRICK Award recognizing the 37 of young people to change the world. But 38 all this, Hannah still has the 39 life of a Winnipeg schoolgirl, except that she pays regular visits to homeless people.
Hannah is one of many examples of youn
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