2023-2024學(xué)年四川省成都石室天府中學(xué)高一下學(xué)期入學(xué)考試英語試卷

2023—2024學(xué)年四川省成都石室天府中學(xué)高一下學(xué)期入學(xué)考試英語試卷

一、閱讀理解(★★★★)Wehaveacrisisonourhands.Youmeanglobalwarming?Theworldeconomy?No,thedeclineofreading.Peoplearejustnotdoingitanymore,especiallytheyoung.Who’sresponsible?Actually,it’smorelike,Whatisresponsible?TheInternet,ofcourse,andeverythingthatcomeswithit—Facebook,Twitter.Youcanwriteyourownlist.There’sbeenawarningabouttheupcomingdeathofliteratecivilizationforalongtime.Inthe20thcentury,firstitwasthemovies,thenradio,thentelevisionthatseemedtobringthewrittenworldtoanend.Nonedid.Readingsurvived;infactitnotonlysurvived,ithasflourished.Theworldismoreliteratethaneverbefore—therearemoreandmorereaders,andmoreandmorebooks.Thefactthatweoftengetourreadingmaterialonlinetodayisnotsomethingweshouldworryover.Theelectronicanddigitalrevolutionofthelasttwodecadeshasarguablyshownthewayforwardforreadingandforwriting.Takethearrivalofe-bookreadersasanexample.DeviceslikeKindlemakereadingmoreconvenientandarealotmoreenvironmentallyfriendlythanthetraditionalpaperbook.Astechnologymakesnewwaysofwritingpossible,newwaysofreadingarepossible.Interconnectivityallowsforthepossibilityofareadingexperiencethatwasbarelyimaginablebefore.Wheretraditionalbookshadtomakedowithphotographsandillustrations,ane-bookcanprovidereaderswithanunlimitednumberoflinks:totexts,pictures,andvideos.Inthefuture,thewaypeoplewritenovels,history,andphilosophywillresemblenothingseeninthepast.Ontheotherhand,thereisthedangeroftrivialization.OneTwittergroupisofferingitsfollowerssingle-sentence-long“digests”ofthegreatnovels.WarandPeaceinasentence?Youmustbejoking.Weshouldfearthefragmentation(片段，碎片化)ofreading.Thereisthedangerthatthehigh-speedconnectivityoftheInternetwillreduceourattentionspan—thatwewillbeincapableofreadinganythingoflengthorwhichrequiresdeepconcentration.Insuchafast-changingworld,inwhichrealityseemstoberemadeeachday,weneedtheabilitytofocusandunderstandwhatishappeningtous.Thishasalwaysbeenthefunctionofliteratureandweshouldbecarefulnottoletitdisappear.Oursocietyneedstobeabletoimaginethepossibilityofsomeonecompletelykeepingpacewithmoderntechnologybutalsoabletomakesenseofadynamic,confusingworld.Inthe15thcentury,JohannesGuttenberg’sinventionoftheprintingpressinEuropehadahugeimpactoncivilization.Onceuponatimethephysicalbookwasachallengingthing.Weshouldrememberthisbeforeweassumethattechnologyisouttodestroytraditionalculture.1.Thefollowingareallcitedasadvantagesofe-booksEXCEPT______.

A．multimodalcontentB．environmentalfriendlinessC．convenienceforreadersD．imaginativedesign2.Accordingtothepassage,peopleneedknowledgeofmoderntechnologyand______tosurviveinthefast-changingsociety.

A．goodjudgmentB．highsensitivityC．goodimaginationD．theabilitytofocus3.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

A．Technologypushesthewayforwardforreadingandwriting.B．Interconnectivityisafeatureofnewreadingexperience.C．Technologyisanopportunityandachallengefortraditionalreading.D．Technologyoffersagreatervarietyofreadingpractice.(★★★)Whenit'sfiveo'clock,peopleleavetheiroffice.Thelengthoftheworkday,formanyworkers,isdefinedbytime.Theyleavewhentheclocktellsthemthey'redone.Thesedays,thetimeiseverywhere:notjustonclocksorwatches,butoncell-phonesandcomputers.Thatmaybeabadthing,particularlyatwork.Newresearchshowsonthatclock-basedworkscheduleshindermoraleandcreativity.Clock-timersorganizetheirdaybyblocksofminutesandhours.Forexample:ameetingfrom9a.m.to10a.m.,researchfrom10a.m.tonoon,etc.Ontheotherhand,task-timershavealistofthingstheywanttoaccomplish.Theyworkdownthelist,eachtaskstartswhentheprevioustaskiscompleted.Itissaidthatallofusemployamixofboththesetypesofplanning.What,then,aretheeffectsofthinkingabouttimeinthesedifferentways?Doesonemakeusmoreproductive?Betteratthetasksathand?Happier?InexperimentsconductedbyTamarAvnetandAnne-LaureSellier,theyhadparticipintsorganizedifferentactivities-fromprojectplanning,holidayshopping,toyoga-bytimeorto-dolisttomeasurehowtheyperformedunder"clocktime"vs"tasktime".Theyfoundclocktimerstobemoreefficientbutlesshappybecausetheyfeltlittlecontrolovertheirlives.Tasktimersarehappierandmorecreative,butlessproductive.Theytendtoenjoythemomentwhensomethinggoodishappening,andseizeopportunitiesthatcomeup.Theresearchersarguethattask-basedorganizingtendstobeundervaluedandunder-supportedinthebusinessculture.Smartcompanies,theybelieve,willtrytobakemoretask-basedplanningintotheirstrategies.Thismightbeasmallchangetothewayweviewworkandtheoffice,buttheresearchersarguethatitchallengesawidespreadcharacteristicoftheeconomy:workorganizedbyclocktime.Whilemostpeoplewillstillprobablyneed,andbe,tosomeextent,clock-timers,task-basedtimingshouldbeusedwhenperformingajobthatrequiresmorecreativity.It'llmakethosetaskseasier,andthetask-doerswillbehappier.4.Whatdoestheauthorthinkoftimedisplayedeverywhere?

A．Itmakeseverybodyawareoftime.B．Itisaconvenienceforworkandlife.C．Itmayhaveanegativeeffectoncreativework.D．Itclearlyindicatesthefastpaceofmodernlife.5.WhatdidTamarAvnetandAnne-LaureSellierfindintheirexperimentsaboutclock-timers?

A．Theyseizeopportunitiesastheycomeup.B．Theyalwaysgettheirworkdoneintime.C．Theyhavemorecontrolovertheirlives.D．Theytendtobemoreproductive.6.Whatdotheresearcherssayabouttoday'sbusinessculture?

A．Itdoesnotsupportthestrategiesadoptedbysmartcompanies.B．Itdoesnotattachenoughimportancetotask-basedpractice.C．Itplacesmoreemphasisonworkefficiencythanonworkers’lives.D．Itaimstobringemployees'potentialandcreativityintofullplay.7.Whatdotheresearcherssuggest?

A．Task-basedtimingispreferredfordoingcreativework.B．Itisimportanttokeepabalancebetweenworkandlife.C．Performingcreativejobstendstomakeworkershappier.D．Ascientificstandardshouldbeadoptedinjobevaluation.(★★★)AboutamonthafterIjoinedFacebook,IgotacallfromLoriGoler,ahighlyregardedseniordirectorofmarketingateBay.Shemadeitclearthiswasabusinesscall.“IwanttoapplytoworkwithyouatFacebook,”shesaid.“Insteadofrecommendingmyself,Iwanttoaskyou:Whatisyourbiggestproblem,andhowcanIsolveit?”Myjawhitthefloor.Ihadhiredthousandsofpeopleoverthepreviousdecadeandnoonehadeversaidanythingremotelylikethat.Peopleusuallyfocusonfindingtherightroleforthemselves,withtheimplicationthattheirskillswillhelpthecompany.LoriputFacebook’sneedsfrontandcenter.Itwasakillerapproach.Iresponded,“Recruitingismybiggestproblem.And,yes,youcansolveit.”Lorineverdreamedshewouldworkinrecruiting,butshejumpedin.Sheevenagreedtotradeearningsforacquiringnewskillsinanewfield.Lorididagreatjobrunningrecruitingandwithinmonthswaspromotedtohercurrentjob,leadingPeople@Facebook.Themostcommonmetaphorforcareersisaladder,butthisconceptnolongerappliestomostworkers.Asof2010,theaverageAmericanhadelevenjobsfromtheagesofeighteentoforty-sixalone.LorioftenquotesPattieSellers,whocameupwithamuchbettermetaphor:“Careersareajunglegym,notaladder.”AsLoridescribesit,there’sonlyonewaytogettothetopofaladder,buttherearemanywaystogettothetopofajunglegym.Thejunglegymmodelbenefitseveryone,butespeciallywomenwhomightbestartingcareers,switchingcareers,gettingblockedbyexternalbarriers,orreenteringtheworkforceaftertakingtimeoff.Theabilitytocreateauniquepathwithoccasionaldips,detours(彎路),andevendeadendspresentsgreatviewsofmanypeople,notjustthoseatthetop.Onaladder,mostclimbersarestuckstaringatthebuttofthepersonabove.8.WhydidLorimakethecall?

A．ShehelpedFacebooktosolvethebiggestproblem.B．ShewantedtomakeabusinessdealwithFacebook.C．ShetriedtoaskforapayriseinFacebook.D．ShewantedtobecomeanemployeeinFacebook.9.Whatimpressed“I”byLori?

A．Loriwasgoodatrunningrecruiting.B．LoriattachedgreatimportancetoFacebook’sneeds.C．LorijumpedinFacebookwithnoadequateexperience.D．LoriwasskilledinmarketingateBay.10.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

A．Nowallpeopledon’ttendtoclimbtheladder.B．Noneontheladdercanenjoythegreatviews.C．Junglegymsofferlimitedexplorationforemployees.D．Apregnantwoman,jobless,benefitslittlefromthejunglegyms.11.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?

A．It’saJungleGym,NotaLadder.B．Facebook’sBiggestProblem.C．ApplyingforaJobinFacebook.D．AJungleGymisBetterthanaLadder.(★★★)Celebrity(名人)hasbecomeoneofthemostimportantrepresentativesofpopularculture.Fansusedtobecrazyaboutaspecificfilm,butnowthepublictendstobaseitsconsumption(消費(fèi))ontheinterestofcelebrityattachedtoanygivenproduct.Besides,fashionmagazineshavealmostabandonedthepracticeofputtingmodelsonthecoverbecausetheydon’tsellnearlyaswellasfamousfaces.Asaresult,celebritieshaverealizedtheirunbelievablypowerfulmarketpotential,movingfromadvertisingforothers’productstodevelopingtheirown.Celebrityclothinglinesaren’tacompletelynewphenomenon,butinthepasttheyweretypicallyaimedattheordinaryconsumers,andlimitedtoafewTVactresses.Todaythey’restartedbyfirst-classstarswhoseproductsenjoyequalfamewithsomeworldtopbrands.Themostsuccessfulstart-upshavebeenthosebycelebritieswithspecificpersonalstyle.Ascelebritiesbecomemoreandmoreexperiencedatthemarket,theyexpandtheirproductionscalerapidly,coveringalmostalltheproductsofdailylife.However,foreverysuccessstory,there’sarelatedwarningtaleofacelebritywhoovervaluedhisconsumerappeal.Nomatterhowfamoustheproduct’soriginis,ifitfailstoimpressconsumerswithitsownqualitiesitbeginstoresembleanexerciseinself-promotionalmarketing.Andoncetheinitial(最初的)attentiondiesdown,consumerinterestmightfade,loyalty(忠誠)returningtotried-and-truelabels.Today,celebritiesfaceevenmoresevereembarrassment.Thepop-culturalcirclemightbebiggerthanever,butitsrateofturnoverhasspeededupaswell.Eachmisstepthreatenstoreduceacelebrity’sshelflife,andthesamenewspaperormagazinethatoncebroughthimfamehasnoproblempickinghimtopieceswhentheopportunityappears.Still,theego’s(自我的)potentialforexpansionislimitless.Havingalreadyachievedgreatwealthandpublicrecognition,manycelebritiesseefashionasthenextfrontiertobeconquered.Asthesayinggoes,successandfailurealwaysgohandinhand.Theirsuccessasdesignersmightlastonlyashorttime,butfashion—likecelebrity—hasalwaysbeentemporary.12.Fashionmagazinestoday.

A．seldomputmodelsonthecoverB．nolongerputmodelsonthecoverC．neednotworryaboutcelebrities’marketpotentialD．judgethemarketpotentialofeverycelebritycorrectly13.Achangeintheconsumermarketcanbefoundtodaythat.

A．priceratherthanbrandnameismoreconcernedB．producersprefermodelstocelebritiesforadvertisementsC．producerspreferTVactressestofilmstarsforadvertisementsD．qualityratherthantheoutsideofproductsismoreconcerned14.TheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph4indicatesthatanywrongstepwillpossibly.

A．decreasethepopularityofacelebrityandthesalesofhisproductsB．damagetheimageofacelebrityintheeyesofthegeneralpublicC．cutshorttheartisticcareerofacelebrityinshowbusinessD．influencethepriceofacelebrity’sproducts15.Thepassageismainlyabout.

A．celebrityandpersonalstyleB．celebrityandmarketpotentialC．celebrityandfashiondesignD．celebrityandclothingindustry(★★★)LostinthePostHowwouldyoufeeliftheletteryoupennedcarefullyandpostedtoyourfavoritestarendedupintherecyclingbin?That'swhereunopenedfanmailsenttosingerTaylorSwiftwasfoundinNashville.16Swift’smanagementsaiditwasanaccident,butdealingwithpilesoflettersisaburdenformostpublicfigures.AccordingtotheBBCreporterJonKelly,attheheightofhisfame,JohnnyDeppwassaidtoreceiveupto10,000lettersaweek.17ThedawnofthedigitalageinwhichpublicfigureswithaTwitteraccountcanbemessageddirectlyhasmadetheprocesseasier.TheWhiteHousesaysitdealswith20,000messagesaddressedtoPresidentBarackObamaeachday.Somecelebritiesdon’twantletters.In2008,BeatlesdrummerRingoStarrsaidthathewouldthrowthemoutbecausehewastoobusy.18RobertPattinson,staroftheTwilightfilms,claimsthathereadstonsandtonsoflettersfromfans,whichtakesupalmostallhisfreetime.Manyartists,however,outsource(外包)thetaskofopening,readingandreplying.Sylvia“Spanky”Taylor,58,hasrunaserviceinCaliforniathatdoesjustthatsince1987.19Mostlettersaresimplydeclarationsofaffectionandadmiration,shesays.Afewaskformoney.Asmallnumbercontainthreatswhichrequirehertocontactthecelebrity’ssecurityteamandlawenforcement.ThebiggestproblemforTaylorisworkingouthowtodealwiththecorrespondence(通信).Presentssuchassofttoysaresenttolocalhospitals,andmostofthelettersjustgetshreddedandrecycled.20Forsome,thisisenough,accordingtoLynnZubernis,anexpertatWestChesterUniversity.Shesaysthattherelationshipbetweenfanandcelebritymayexistonlyinthemindoftheformerbutitcomesfromadeeply-rootedhumanneedforcommunity.

A．Othersdoattempttogetthroughitthemselves.B．Infact,thereisnoalternativetodealwiththeproblem.C．Howcouldhehaveenoughtimetoskimthroughtheselettersonebyone?D．Typically,correspondenceisacknowledgedbyaphotowithaprinted“signature”.E．Accordingly,thecorrespondenceproblemhasbeendifficultforthecomputertoautomate.F．Sheandherstaffdealwithupto20,000itemsofmailamonthonbehalfof26celebrities.G．Thisincidenthascausedawidepublicconcernabouthowthepublicfiguresdealwiththelettersormailsfromthefans.二、完形填空(★★★)IamveryluckybecauseIenjoymyworkverymuch.I’mafitnessinstructoratagymnearwhereIlive.I_________sixaerobics(有氧運(yùn)動)classesaweekandalsotellmystudentsabout________andnutrition.Astheysay,“Youarewhatyou________.”Tobehonest,Iworryaboutthe________thatmanypeoplehavetoday.Somanypeopleareoverweight.Becausetheyeatthe________foodsandtheydon’tdoanyexercise.Whenyouworkinanofficeallday,Iknowitisdifficulttofind________tokeepfit,butyouonlyneedtodo20minutesaday!It’salsoveryimportanttohavea________diet,startingwithbreakfastinthemorning.It’snotagoodideato________breakfastalthoughmanyofusjusthaveacupofteaorcoffee.Eatasmuch________foodaspossible—lotsoffruitandvegetables—and________nottoeattoomuchfriedfood.One________whyalotofpeoplefeellessthan100%fitisthattheydon’tdrinkenoughwater.Youneedtodrinktwoliters(升)aday—andwater________water,nottea,coffeeorsugarydrinks.Keepingfitisfun.However,alotofpeoplethinkit’sboringtogojoggingorcycling.Theyjustwantto________theirfood.Well,ofcourse,it’sfinetohavecakesandicecream,butnoteveryday!Iwouldsaywelikewhatourbodies________andifyoueatmorehealthyfood,overtime,youmightfindyourselfwantingtoeatthemmorethananythingelse.Tryit,Ithinkyou’llbe________!21.A．designB．teachC．shareD．choose22.A．tasteB．cookingC．healthD．wealth23.A．eatB．wearC．speakD．think24.A．ideaB．habitC．dietD．goal25.A．cheapB．properC．deliciousD．wrong26.A．spaceB．moneyC．timeD．courage27.A．specialB．poorC．simpleD．balanced28.A．makeB．missC．getD．order29.A．freshB．driedC．fastD．expensive30.A．promiseB．begC．decideD．try31.A．reasonB．excuseC．resultD．opinion32.A．meansB．includesC．needsD．produces33.A．enjoyB．showC．prepareD．research34.A．settledowntoB．a(chǎn)reburiedinC．a(chǎn)remadeofD．a(chǎn)reusedto35.A．movedB．surprisedC．troubledD．worried三、語法填空(★★★)閱讀下列短文，根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容或括號內(nèi)所給詞的恰當(dāng)形式填空。ARelayEventBringsDiverseCulturesTogetherWhenHermanKambugureceivedthegoodnewshewasexpecting,hedidsomethingunusual.Heranfor32kmin36(celebrate).Kambugu,whoworksfortheStandardCharteredBank(StanChart)inUganda,wasamongtheover86,000employeesaroundtheworldwhohadattempted37(take)partinarelayacrossBeltandRoadcountriesasawaytoseehowtheBeltandRoadInitiative(“一帶一路”倡議)isdeveloping.Kambuguandsevenmoreofhisco-workersinStanChart'sofficesaroundtheworldvisited44destinationsalongtheBeltandRoadroutes,38helpedthemunderstandtheinitiativebetter.Kambugu39(witness)howtheBeltandRoadInitiativeischanginglifefor40betterinEastAfricainthepastfewyears.“TheMombasa－NairobiRailwayhasnotonlyshortenedtransportationtime,butalsocreatedover20,000jobsforlocalpeopleinKenya,”hesaid.SerenaLeungfromtheHongKongofficesaid41shehadseenduringherjourneyimpressed42(she).Insomeplaces,peoplegreetedtheminMandarin.Theyspokeit43(fluency)thansomepeoplefromHongKong,shesaidjokingly.“Byrunningtogether,werunfurther,”addedThereseNeo,acustomermanagerfromtheSingaporeoffice.Asshesawit,thecountries44(participate)intheBeltandRoadInitiativewerelikethe45(runner).Whentheyjoinforces,theyhaveabettersharedfuture.四、單詞拼寫(★★★)46.Theunpaidv________dotheworkbecausetheyloveit.(根據(jù)首字母單詞拼寫)(★★★)47.Intheire________tofindasolutionquickly,theymayhaveoverlooked