2019-2020学年浙江杭州江干区杭州高级中学钱江校区高一上学期期末英语试卷.docx

1、2019-2020学年杭州高级中学钱江校区高一上学期期末英语试卷Anotherperson'senthusiasm(热情)waswhatsetmemovingtowardthesuccessIhaveachieved.ThatpersonwasmystepmotherIwasnineyearsoldwhensheenteredourhomeinthecountrysideofVirginia.Myfatherintroducedmetoherwiththesewords,"Iwouldlikeyoutomeetthefellowwhoiswellknownforbeingth

2、eworstboyinthiscountyandwillprobablystartthrowingrocksatyounolaterthantomorrowmorning."Mystepmotherwalkedovertome,raisedmyheadslightlyupward,andlookedatmerightintheeye.Thenshelookedalmyfatherandreplied,"Youarewrong.Thisisnottheworstboyatall,butthesmartestonewhohasn'tyetfoundawaytogiveo

3、uthisenthusiasm."Thatstatementbeganafriendshipbetweenus.Noonehadevercalledmesmart.Myfamilyandneighborshadbuiltmeupinmymindasabadboy.MystepmotherchangedallthatShechangedmanythings.Shepersuadedmyfathertogotoadentalschool,fromwhichhegraduatedwithhonors.Shemovedourfamilyintothecountyseal,wheremyfat

4、her'scareercouldbemoresuccessfulandmybrotherandIcouldbebettereducated.WhenIturnedfourteen,sheboughtmeasecondhandtypewriter,andtoldmethatshebelievedthatIcouldbecomeawriter.Iknewherenthusiasm,andIsawhowithadalreadyimprovedourlives.Iacceptedherbeliefandbegantowriteforlocalnewspapersandfinallyreache

5、dthegoalshesetforme./wasn'ttheonlybeneficiary.Myfatherbecamethewealthiestmanintown.Mybrotherandstepbrothersbecameaphysician,adentist,alawyer,andacollegepresident.(1) Whatdoestheauthormeanby'7wasn'ttheonlybeneficiary"?A. NotonlyhebutalsohisfamilygainedfromhisstepniothefsenthusiasmB.

6、Hisstepmotherboughttypewritersforotherfamilymembers,tooC. Otherfamilymembers'enthusiasmhasgreateffectsonhisstepmotherD. Therewereotherboyswhobehavedasbadlyashedid.(2) Theauthor'sstepmotherdidallthefoilowingEXCEPT.A. praisinghimfromthebottomofherheartB. moving山efamilyintothecentreofthecountyC

7、. planningthefutureforeachfamilymemberD. givingsomewritinglessonstohimathoincWhichofthefollowingbestservesasthetideofthepassage?A. Enthusiasm,aSourceofAuthorityB.Enthusiasm,aGiftfrommyfatherC.Enthusiasm,aPowerforSuccessD.Enthusiasm,aTrendinFamiliesInmodernsocietythereisagreatdealofargumentaboutcompe

8、tition.Somevalueithighly,believingthatitisresponsibleforsocialprogressandprosperity;otherssaythatcompetitionisbad;thatitsetsonepersonagainstanother;thatitleadstounfriendlyrelationshipbelweenpeople.Ihavetaughtmanychildrenwhoheldthebelief(hattheirself-worthreliedonhowwelltheyperformedattennisandothers

9、kills.Forthem,playingwellandwinningareoftenlife-and-deathaffairs.Intheirsingle-mindedpursuitofsuccess,thedevelopmentofmanyotherhumanqualitiesissadlyforgottenHowever,whilesonicseemtobelostinthedesiretosucceed,otherstakeanoppositeattitude.Inaculturewhichvaluesonlythewinnerandpaysnoattentiontotheordina

10、ryplayers,theystronglyblamecompetition.Amongthemostvocalareyoungsterswhohavesufferedundercompetitivepressuresfromtheirparentsorsociety.Teachingtheseyoungpeople,Ioftenobserveinthemadesiretofail.Theyseemtoseekfailurebynottiyingtowinorachievesuccess.Bynottrying,山eyalwayshaveanexcuse:"Imayhavelost,

11、butitdoesn'tmatterbecauseIreallydidn'ttry."Whatisnotusuallyadmittedbythemselvesisthebeliefthatiftheyhadreallytriedandlost,thatwouldmeanalot.SuchalosswouldbeameasureoftheirworthClearly,thisbeliefisthesameasthatofthetruecompetitorswhotrytoprovethemselves.Botharebasedon(hemistakenbelieftha

12、tone'sself-respectreliesonhowwelloneperformsincomparisonwithothers.Bothareafraidofnotbeingvalued.OnlywhenthisbasicandoftentroublesomefearbeginstodisappearcanwediscoveranewmeaningancompetitionWhatdoesthispassagemainlytalkabout?A. Competitionhelpstosetupself-respectB. Competitionisharmfultopersona

13、lqualitydevelopmentC. OpinionsaboutcompetitionarcdifferentamongpcoplcD. Failuresarcnecessaryexperiencesincompctition.(1) Whatisthesimilarbeliefofthetruecompetitorsandthosewithadesiretofail?A. One'ssuccessincompetitionneedsgrealefforls.B. One'sworthliesinhisperformancecomparedwithothers.C. On

14、e'ssuccessisbasedonhowhardhehastriedD. One'sachievementisdeterminedbyhispailicularskillsWhichpointofviewmaytheauthoragrccto?A. Everyeffortshouldbepaidback.B. Fearoffailureshouldberemovedincompetilion.C. Winningshouldbea1ife-and-deathmatterD. Competitionshouldbeencouraged.AlibabaGroupHoldingi

15、ssparingnoefforttoturnitsannualSingles*Dayshoppingfestivalintoauniversalcelebration.ThechallengeforbillionaireJackMa's(MaYun)onlinekingdomistobreakanothersalesrecordafteradecadeofrapiddevelopments.WithrisingstrongcompetitionfromsmallerplatformssuchasJD.comInc.andPinduoduoInc.,Alibabaisseekingtoa

16、ddnewgrowthenginesNowtheretail(W®cclebrationonNov.1lhasbecomeaniniportantsignalnotjustforthecompany,butalsothcworld'ssecondlargesteconomy,China.Thisycar,shoppcrsinChinahavebrokenlastyear'srecordbymakingthesumof$30.8billioninsales,asthetraditionmarkedits1Othyear,"singles*Dayhasnowbe

17、comeastageforAlibabatopresentitspoweracrossallitsplatforms."DanielZhang(ZhangYong),chiefexecutiveofficer(CEO),saidatanOctobernewsconferenceinBeijing.He'stakingoverafterMastepsdownasexecutivechairmannextyear.ItwasZhangwhocameupwiththeideaofturningsingles,Dayintoashoppingfestivaladecadeago.No

18、wthatthisyear'sone-dayfairwillbeMa'slastaschairmanZhangwillneedtoprovehecancarryonthewonder."Wcthink1bpackswillbecomeadailyeventinthefuture."hesaidTofuelgrowth,AlibabaisspeedingupitsglobalexplorationElcme,thecompanyittookcontrolofthisyear,willprovideservicesforselectedStarbucksstor

19、esacross11citiesinChinaRuralTaobao,aimingatthecustomersinthecountrysidewillofferspecialdiscounts(折扣)fbrgoodsacross800countiesAlthoughit'sbeenthreeyearssinceMasaidhewantstomakesingles'Dayaglobalshoppingevent,thathasn'thappenedyet.InternationalexpansionwillbeakeypartofZhang*splantokeepbrea

20、kingsalesrecords.(1) Accordingtoparagraph1,AlibabaisexploringmoregrowthcngincsbccauscA. othercompaniesarecompetingforthemarketB. ithasbrokenanewsalesrecordC. JackMa'sdreamhascometrueD. ithasdevelopedswiftlyinthelasttenyearsItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat_.A. shoppersinChinadoubtedwhetherZhangw

21、illbeasuccessfuiCEOB. thesingles'DayshoppingfestivalstartedovertenycarsagoC. theideaoftheretailcelebrationonNov.IIwasputforwardbyJackMaD. Zhanghasalongway(ogobeforehesetsanothersalesrecordThewriterexpressestheideainparagraph4byA.givinganexplanationB.makingacomparisonC.listingexamplesD.offeringda

22、taFromtheauthor'spointofview,Alibaba'sfuturcisA.challengingandhopelessB.challengingbuthopefulC.worryinganddoubtfulD.worryingbulpromisingHappinesshasbecomeabigdealinthepasttenyears.Hundredsofbooks,lecturesandeventhemediatellusthathappinessiswithinourreach.Allwehavetodoisfollowsomesimplesteps,

23、likemeditation,livinginthemomentanddoingyoga.Infact,feelingdeeplysadisanormalpartofthchealing（，台愈）processIt'ssaidthatifyouaregoingthroughahardtime,it'simportanttodowhatyoucantofeelbetter.2Perhapstheycanworkforyoutoo.3Butifyou'renotanywherenearanocean,lakeorriver,lookingatimagesofmovingwa

24、teronTVcanmakeyoufcclpcaccfulWehavetogetourhappinesswherewecanfindit.Ifyouhavelosttheabllltytofindany,pleasureinyourdailylifeor（hepeoplearoundyou,somethingdeeperisgoingon.4Thinkaboutthetimesyouwereatyourhappiest.Thatmaysoundalittlestrange._5Wecan'tallowricithemeither.Theymustbeprocessed,sowecanm

25、oveon.A. Gettingclosetonaturecanhelpcheeryouup.B. You'dbettergetyourselfcheckedoutbyamedicaldoctor.C. Butdoingthisactuallysendschemicalstoyourbrain,anditcanmakeyoufeelbetterHerearesomewaysthathavehelpedmeandmanypeople.D. Talkwithyourfriendsandtrytofindyourhappinessfromthem.E. Butifyouaregoingthr

26、oughareallydifficulttime,noneofthesemayfeelrightLookingatwaterwhileinnaturecanbecalmingI washavingaperiodofbadhealth.Ihadoneoperationafteranother.Iwasfallingj.fasterthanthedoctorscouldputmebacktogether.ButIjustcouldn'tbeartheoperation,thehospitalstay,thelongrecoveryandthephysicaltherapy（®治疗

27、）ItoldmydoctorIwasgoingtotryelse.I'ddiscoveredthatwalkinggavemealittle3.SoIstartedwalking.Thefirstday,mywife4offoursteepSilverLakehilltoaflatstreet.Shegotmeoutofthecar,andIwalkedabouttwoblocks_5askingtobetakenhome.Thenextday,Iwalkedaboutfour6Slowly,feelingalittle7everyday,Ibegantowalkamileormore

28、.Ieven_8somehillstomyrouteInterestedinthenetworkofpublicstairwaysaroundSilverLake,Imadea9ofitandwalkedeverypublicstaircaseinSilverLake.Thatwentprettywell,soI10ontoEchoPark.Iwasfeelingbetter,soIkeptgoing.Thesearchfinally11"'SecretStairs:AWalkingGuidetotheHistoricStaircasesofLosAngeles'&q

29、uot;abook12inthespringof2010.Bythen,Ihad13.I'dbeenwalkingatleastanhouradayforthreeyears.Mylife14returned(onormalInthreeyearsofwalks,I'vemetdozensofpeoplewho'dhad15experiencesofrebirthorrecovery.Onemantoldmehe'dlost80poundswalkingthesecretstairsandwasdatingforthefirsttimeinadecade.One

30、womantoldmeshe'd16kneeoperationAnothertoldmeshe'dbeen17tostartballroomdancingagain.AllI'd18fromthewalkswasrelieffrompain.WhatIgotwas19,communityandawholenewexperienceofmycity.Outof(hecar,onmyfeetandmovingatwalkingpace,20LosAngelesforthefirsttime.1.A.awayB.asleepC.apartD.about2A.everythin

31、gB.somethingC.nothingD.anything3.A.courageB.confidenceC.happinessD.relief4.A.droveB.tookC.setD.gave5.A.before8.thenC.untilD.while6A.milesB.kilometersC.streetsD.blocks7.A.happierB.strongerC.fasterD.calmer8.A.foundB.challengedC.addedD.climbed9.A.search8.reviewC.goalD.task10.A.brought8.workedC.carriedD

32、.moved11.A.putinto8.knockedintoC.turnedintoD.brokeinto12.A.publishedB.formedC.boughtD.created13.A.keptup8.broughtupC.wentupD.pickedup14.A.generally8.graduallyC.recentlyD.effectively15.A.same8.particularC.similarD.extra16.A.receivedB.stoodC.sufferedD.avoided17.A.worriedB.ableC.likelyD.anxious18.A.ben

33、efitedB.triedC.soughtD.dreamed19.A.friendship8.neighborhoodC.successD.home20.A.caughtsightofB.fellinlovewithC.thoughthighlyofD.settleddowninHurricancIrcnchitsouthcastcrnFloridaonFridaynight,causingdamagcanddcstructioneverywhere.Thestormpoured1_(inch)ofrainonthearea.ThehighwindsthalblewuDlo85milesDer

34、hour2(be)responsiblefbrmostofthedamagetothearea.Thewindsknockeddowntreesandpowerlines,brokehotelwindows,anddamagedroofs.Thewindsalsoresulted_3tenseriousinjuriesandseveralcaraccidents.Muchofthecitywaswithoutelectricityandwaterthismorning.Thehurricanecausedsevereflooding.Hundredsofpeoplelost_4(they)homesorofficesbecauseofhighwindsandheavyrains.SomeoftheworstfloodingwasinMiami,_5policesometimesneededboatstogetthroughupto4feetofstandingwaterThousandsofacresofcrops