河北省定州中学届高三复习班下学期英语周练试题.docx
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河北省定州中学届高三复习班下学期英语周练试题
百强校河北定州中学2016-2017学年第二学期高四英语周练试题(5.15)
一、阅读理解
Itrynottobebiased(偏见)butIhadmydoubtsabouthiringStevie.Hissocialworkerassuredmethathewouldbeagood,reliablebusboy.ButIhadneverhadamentallyhandicappedemployee.Hewasshort,alittlefat,withthesmoothfacialfeaturesandthick-toguedspeechofDown’sSyndrome(唐氏综合症).IthoughtmostofmycustomerswouldbeuncomfortablearoundStevie,soIcloselywatchedhimforthefirstfewweeks.
Ishouldn’thaveworried.Afterthefirstweek,Steviehadmystaffwrappedaroundhisstubbylittlefinger,andwithinamonthmyregulartruckercustomershadadoptedhimastheirofficialtruckstopmascot.Afterthat,Ireallydidn'tcarewhattherestofthecustomersthoughtofhim.Hewaslikea21-year-oldinbluejeansandNikes,eagertolaughandeagertoplease,butfierceinhisattentiontohisduties.Everysaltandpeppershakerwasexactlyinitsplace,notabreadcrumborcoffeespillwasvisiblewhenSteviegotdonewiththetable.Ouronlyproblemwaspersuadinghimtowaittocleanatableuntilafterthecustomerswerefinished.
Overtime,welearnedthathelivedwithhismother,awidowwhowasdisabled.Moneywastight,andwhatIpaidhimwasprobablythedifferencebetweenthembeingabletolivetogetherandSteviebeingsenttoagrouphome.
That'swhytherestaurantwasagloomyplacethatmorninglastAugust,thefirstmorninginthreeyearsthatSteviemissedwork.HewasattheMayoClinicinRochestergettingaheartsurgery.HissocialworkersaidthatpeoplewithDownsSyndromeoftenhadheartproblemsatanearlyageandtherewasagoodchancehewouldcomethroughthesurgeryingoodshapeandbebackatworkinafewmonths.
Arippleofexcitementranthroughthestafflaterthatmorningwhenwordcamethathewasoutofsurgery,inrecovery,anddoingfine.Frannie,myheadwaitress,didalittledancewhensheheardthegoodnews.BelleRinger,oneofourregulartruckercustomers,staredatherandasked,“Okay,Frannie,whatwasthatallabout?
”
"WejustgotwordthatStevieisoutofsurgeryandgoingtobeokay."
"Iwaswonderingwherehewas.Ihadanewjoketotellhim.Whatwasthesurgeryabout?
"
FranniequicklytoldBelleRingerandtheothertwodriverssittingathisboothaboutStevie'ssurgery,thensighed:
"Yeah,I'mgladheisgoingtobeOK,"shesaid."ButIdon'tknowhowheandhisMomaregoingtohandleallthebills.FromwhatIhear,they'rebarelygettingbyasitis."
BelleRingernoddedthoughtfully,andFranniehurriedofftowaitontherestofhertables.
Afterthemorningrush,Franniewalkedintomyoffice.Shehadacoupleofpapernapkinsinherhand.
"What'sup?
"Iasked.
“IclearedoffthattablewhereBelleRingerandhisfriendsweresittingaftertheyleft,andIfoundthis.Thiswasfoldedandtuckedunderacoffeecup."
Shehandedthenapkintome,andthree$20billsfellontomydeskwhenIopenedit.Ontheoutside,inbig,boldletters,wasprinted"SomethingForStevie".
Thatwasthreemonthsago.TodayisNewYear’sday,thefirstdayStevieissupposedtobebacktowork.Hisplacementworkersaidhehadbeencountingthedaysuntilthedoctorsaidhecouldwork,Iarrangedtohavehismotherbringhimtowork,metthemintheparkinglotandinvitedthembothtocelebratehisdayback.Itookhimandhismotherbytheirarms.“Tocelebrateyoucomingback,breakfastforyouandyourmotherisonme.”
Iledthemtowardalargecornerbooth.Icouldfeelandheartruckcustomersandtherestofthestafffollowingbehindaswemarchedthroughthediningroom.Westoppedinfrontofthebigtable.Itssurfacewascoveredwithcoffeecupsanddinnerplates,allsittingslightlyondozensoffoldedpapernapkins.
"Firstthingyouhavetodo,Stevie,iscleanupthismess,"Isaid.
Stevielookedatme,andthenpulledoutoneofthenapkins.Ithad"SomethingforStevie"printedontheoutside.Ashepickeditup,two$10billsfellontothetable.Steviestaredatthemoney,thenatallthenapkinspeekingfrombeneaththetableware,eachwithhisnameprintedonit.
Iturnedtohismother.“There'smorethan$10,000incashandchecksonthattable,allfromtruckersandtruckingcompaniesthatheardaboutyourproblems.HappyThanksgiving!
”
Whileeverybodyelsewasbusyshakinghandsandhuggingeachother,Stevie,withabig,bigsmileonhisface,wasbusyclearingallthecupsanddishesfromthetable.
1.WhydidtheauthorhavedoubtsabouthiringStevie?
A.Steviewasnotthatreliable.B.Steviewasmentallydisabled
C.Steviewastooshortandfat.D.Steviewasbad-tempered
2.WhatmadetheauthornotfullysatisfiedwithStevie’swork?
A.Thathemadecustomersuncomfortable.B.Thathecouldn’tpayattentiontohisduties.
C.Thatheoftenspilledcupsofcoffee.D.Thatheusuallycleanedthetabletooearly.
3.BysayingtheunderlinedwordsinParagaraph3,theauthormeantthatthemoneyshepaidStevie.
A.couldhelpStevieoutofthetroubleB.couldsendStevietoagrouphome
C.couldn’tthoroughlysolveStevie’sproblemD.couldmakeagreatdifferencetoStevie’slife
4.WhydidtheauthoraskStevietocleanupthemessonthetable?
A.Steviecouldpickupthemoneythatwasgiventohim.
B.Thetablewassodirtythatitneededcleaning.
C.ItwasStevie’sdutytocleanthetable.
D.ShewantedtocongratulateStevieonhiscomingback.
5.WhatmadeSteviepopularamongthestaffandcustomersintherestaurant?
A.Hisspecialappearance.B.Hishardworkandoptimism.
C.Hisfunnyspeechesandactions.D.Hiskind-heartedbehaviour.
Whengoingthroughmajorlifechanges,likechangingcareers,IwouldchangethepeoplewithwhomIspentthemosttime.We’veallgonethroughperiodswhenthepeopleinourliveshavechanged—graduation,movingtoanewcity,gettinganewjob,joininganewclub,etc.Idon’tthinkIneedtoconvinceyoujusthowmuchinfluenceotherpeoplecanhaveoveryouridentity.Ifyou’veeverexperiencedamajorswitchinyourpeopleenvironment,thenyouknowthatyouchangeaswell.
Mostpeopledon’tmakethesechoicesconsciously,though.Youmightconsciouslydecidetospendmoretimewithacertainfriend,oryoumayasksomeoneoutonadatetobeginanewrelationship.Butfewpeoplechoosetheirexistingfriendshipsdeliberately.
There’sno“gettingridofpeople”.Peoplearealwaysdroppingintoandoutofeachother’slives.Associationsgrowintofriendships,andfriendshipsfadeintoassociations.Youdon’tgetridofanyone.Thetruthisthatinordertomakeroomfornewpeopleandnewexperiences,youmayneedtoloosenupsomeofyourexistingconnections.
Whataboutloyalty?
Shouldn’tyoualwaysbeloyaltoyourfriends?
Onceyouhaveaclosefriend,evenifhisinfluenceonyouisslightlyharmful,shouldn’tyoustickbyhim?
Loyaltytoafriendsometimesmeanshavingtoletgo.Itmeansbeingloyaltohishighestandbestselfaswell.Ifsomeoneisdestroyinghishealthbysmoking,forexample,youaren’tshowingloyaltybysmokingrightalongwithhim.Trueloyaltysometimesrequiresthatyoubreakdamagingconnections,getyourselfbackonsolidground,andthendecidewhatyoucanreallydotohelpyourfriend.
Itcantakealotofcouragetotellsomeone,“I’msorry,butIcan’thaveyouinmylifeanymore.”Buteventhoughthismightseemlikeaselfishactattimes,it’softenthebestthingfortheotherperson,too.Ifarelationshipisholdingyoubackinsomeway,understandthatit’salsohurtingtheotherperson.Forexample,ifyouworkforaviolentboss,youracceptanceofthatsituationisconsideredtobesilentapproval,encouragingyourbosstocontinuetobehaveviolently.
6.Whenexperiencingmajorlifechanges,peoplemay_______.
A.joinanewsocialcommunity
B.influencetheirfriendaround
C.choosetheirfriendshipspurposely
D.havetheirpeopleenvironmentchanged
7.WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph3mean?
A.Everyonehasatleastonefriend.
B.Itisunnecessarytomakenewfriends.
C.Friendshipsstillexistthoughtherearefewerconnections.
D.Yououghttotreatyouroldandnewfriendsequally.
8.Whatistheauthor’sopinionontheloyaltytofriends?
A.Neverbetrayyourclosefriendswhateverhappens.
B.Correcttheirmistakeswhileyouguardtheirgoodness.
C.Stickbyyourfriendseventhoughtheydoharmtoyou.
D.Breakupwithyourfriendsimmediatelyiftheysmoke.
9.Howshouldwebehavewhenemployedbyaviolentboss?
A.Weshouldacceptwhatwearetoldtodo.
B.Weshouldstaysilentandbeinfavorofhim.
C.Weshouldbravelydisobeyhimifheiswrong.
D.Weshouldgiveourbosscouragetocontinue.
10.EverywhereIlookoutsidemyhomeIseepeoplebusyontheirhigh-techdevices,whiledriving,walking,shopping,evensittingintoilets.Whenconnectedelectronically,theyareawayfromphysicalreality.
Peoplehavebeeninfluencedtobecometechnologyaddicted.Onesurveyreportedthat“addicted”wasthewordmostcommonlyusedbypeopletodescribetheirrelationshiptoiPadandsimilardevices.Onestudyfoundthatpeoplehadahardertimeresistingtheallureofsocialmediathantheydidforsleep,cigarettesandalcohol.
Themaingoaloftechnologycompaniesistogetpeopletospendmoremoneyandtimeontheirproducts,nottoactuallyimproveourqualityoflife.Theyhavesuccessfullycreatedaculturaldisease.Consumerswillinglygiveuptheirfreedom,moneyandtimetocatchuponthelatestinformation,tokeeppacewiththeirpeersortoappearmodern.
Iseepeopletrappedinapathological(病态的)relationshipwithtime-suckingtechnology,wheretheyservetechnologymorethantechnologyservesthem.Icallthistechnologyserv
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