2020-2021學(xué)年陜西省西安市長安一中高一（上）期末英語試卷（附答案詳解）

2020-2021學(xué)年陜西省西安市長安一中高一(上)期末英

語試卷

一、選詞填空-句子(本大題共9小題，共9.0分)

1.Atyourcompanythereareafewmachinessimilartodescribedinthismagazine.

2.wasinNewZealandthatshefirstmetMr.Tom.

3.TheinformationontheInternetgetsaroundmuchmorerapidlythaninthe

newspaper.

4.Thereareonlyhardchocolatesleft；we'veeatenallthesoft.

5.Sugar,when(mix)withwater,dissolvesquickly.

6.(surprise)andhappy,Tonystoodupandacceptedtheprize.

7."Youcan*tcatchme!"Janetshouted,(run)away.

8.Peopletend(need)lesssleepastheygetolder.

9.I(talk)tothedoctorifIwereyou.

二、閱讀理解(本大題共30小題，共60.0分)

A

NicePlacesinAmerica?TheDoaks'HouseinWaterford,Ohiothebellandwaitedforhimto

comebackonhisown,theycouldthenhavetwocandies.

InthesmalltownofWaterford,Ohio,onelocalhouseholdstandsout.OnefallSaturdayevery

otheryearorso,RogerandShirleyDoakopentheirdoorsforfamily,friendsandstrangers.

Sincethe1960s,they'veturnedadaydevotedtomakingapplebutterintoanall-dayevent.

Theystartthefireatdawn,thentaketurnsstirringit,andhaveabuffetuntilsunset.Bytheend

oftheday,they'vecreatedapplebuttertogether.

?PflugervilleHighSchool,Texas

Inaschoolofabout2,300people,studentsloveeachother,regardlessofraceorability.

PerhapstheschoolspiritcomesfromeventslikePayItForwardDay,whichrewardsstudents

forkindnessortheCoatsforKidsDrive,acompetitionchallengingschoolstodonatethemost

coats-whichPflugervillehaswonforthepastsixyears.

?OrioleParkinBaltimore,Maryland

Sure,OrioleParkinBaltimore,Maryland,isafunplacetowatchabaseballgamewithafamily.

But

thisstadiumgoesbeyondrootingforthehometeam；italsorootsforactsofkindness.During

weekendgames,oneoftheniceststudentstocatchoureyewasamiddleschoolboynamed

ThomasMoorewhogrewhishairlongenoughtodonateittochildrenwithcancer.

?RockHall,Maryland

ThesigntoRockHall,Maryland,shouldbeyourfirstmarkthatyou'llbewelcomed.Itshows

offthetown'smotto,"NicePeopleLiveHere."Andtheyaren*tjustemptywords.Takeawalk

aroundthetownandyou'llseesomanykindwavesthatstrangersmustthinkthey'vebeen

mistakenforsomeoneelse.

10.WhatcanyoudowhenyouattendtheeventinthetownofWaterford,Ohio?

A.Donateclothestostrangers.

B.Makeyourfavoriteapplejuice.

C.Experiencethefriendlyschoollife.

D.Watchlocalpeoplemakingapplebutter.

11.WhatcanwelearnaboutthepeopleinRockHall,Maryland?

A.Theyareeasilymistakeninrememberingpeople.

B.Theyoftenignorestrangers.

C.Theyarefriendly.

D.Theylikewalkingaroundthetownwithstrangers.

12.Whichofthefollowingisthemostsuitableplacetoenjoyasportsgame?

A.OrioleParkinBaltimore,Maryland.

B.PflugervilleHighSchool,Texas.

C.TheDoaks*HouseinWaterford,Ohio.

D.RockHall,Maryland.

B

Recently,ascientistdidsomeexperiments.Heleftagroupof4-year-oldsinaroomwithabell

andacandy.Iftheyrangthebell,hewouldcomebackandtheycouldeatthecandy.If,however,

theydidn'tringthebellandwaitedforhimtocomebackonhisown,theycouldthenhavetwo

candies.

Inthevideosoftheexperiments,hecouldseethechildrenhidingtheireyes,tryingto

exerciseself-controlsotheycouldwaitandgettwocandies.Theresultsweredifferent.Some

brokedownandrangthebellwithinaminute.Otherslasted15minutes.

ThechildrenwhowaitedlongerwentontogethigherSATscores.Theygotintobettercolleges

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andhadbetteradultsuccess.Thechildrenwhorangthebellquickerweremorelikelytohave

receivedworseteachersandparentalevaluations（評(píng)價(jià)）10yearslaterandweremorelikelyto

havedrugproblemsatage32.

Theexperimentsareworthnotingbecausepeoplespendalotoftimethinkingabouthowto

improveeducation,andhowtobecomerich.Butwhentheresultisnotgood,theywillcome

backtoask"Howdowegetpeopletogetthesortofself-controlthatleadstosuccess?"Thisis

toentertheworldofhumannature.

Sotheseexperiments,alongwitheverydayexperience,tellusthatself-controlisvery

important.Youngpeoplewhocansitthroughboringclassestogetadegreecanworkhardin

ordertolearnalanguagewell.Theycanavoiddrugsandalcohol.Forpeoplewithout

self-controlskills,however,schoolisaseriesofordeals.Nowondertheydropoutandtheir

laterlifeisagroupoffoolishideas,suchasdruguseandstealing.

13.Whatisthepurposeoftheseexperimentsbythescientist?

A.Tofindgoodwaysoftrainingchildrentolearn.

B.Toshowthatchildren'seducationisimportant.

C.Totestchildren'sself-controlandlatersuccess.

D.Totestchildren'sintelligenceofringingthebell.

14.Whatdotheunderlinedwords"brokedown"probablymean?

A.Failedtowait.B.Keptwaiting.

C.Hidthecandy.D.Atethecandy.

15.Howlongdidthescientist'sexperimentslastaccordingtothetext?

A.Just15minutes.B.Within10years.

C.Lessthan14years.D.About28years.

16.Whatwillthechildrenwithoutself-controldoatschoolaccordingtothetext?

A.Theywillimprovetheireducation.

B.Theywillsufferalotfromboringlessons.

C.Theywillbecomeveryrichandsuccessful.

D.Theywillworkhardtocatchupwithothers.

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Doyouwanttofindajobthatyoujustneedtositandsleeponasofa?Itisridiculous,butit

happens.26-year-oldAnnaCherdantsevafromthecityofUfa,isafull-timesofatester,

spendingupto10hourseverydaytryingoutnewsofasforcomfortandsafety.

Lastmonth,RussianfurnituregiantMZ5Groupannouncedthatitwastakingapplicationfora

newposition---full-timesofatester.Althoughallnewproductsaretestedinaspecialized

laboratory,managementdecidedthatinordertobettermeettheneedsofconsumersitneeded

somefeedbackonreal-lifeuseofitssofas.Injustafewdays,MZ5receivedover5,000job

applicationsfrompeopleeagertospendmostoftheirtimesittingandlyingonsofas.

"Wewereselectingcandidatesinseveralstages/MZ5GroupspokespersonAnastasiaRusskih

said,"Initiallywecheckedtheirresumes,andthenweletthemtelluswhytheywantedthejob."

Eventually,thefurniturecompanyshortlistedjust7candidates,amongwhomAnna

Cherdantseva,a26-year-oldmarketingexpert,provedtobethemostsuitableforthejob.

"Ifeltextremecompetition,anditwasarealfightformydreamjob,uAnnasaidaftergetting

selected."Ihavealotofideasforimprovingthesofas,butIwouldprefernottotalkaboutthem

fornow.Ibelieveitwillallworkoutbetweenmeandthesofas.1'

Despitedescribingherselfasanactiveperson,Cherdantsevasaysthatspendingabout10hours

adaysittingonsofasdoesn'tsoundbadatall.nOfcourseIwillspendalotoftimeonnewsofas.

ThemoretimeIspendonthem,thebetteritwillbeformywork/shetoldreporters.

AnnaCherdantsevaiscurrentlyonathree-monthprobation(試用期)atMZ5,butthecompany

claimsthataslongassheprovestobeuptothetask,theyplanonofferingherapermanent

positionasasofatester.Theyoungwomanwillreceiveamonthlysalaryof56,000rubles

($1,000)forthefirstthreemonths.It'snotsobadaboutthejob.

17.WhydidMZ5Groupwantasofatester?

A.Becauseitwantstosavemoneybydoingthat.

B.Becauseitwantstosatisfyitsconsumersbetter.

C.BecauseAnnaCherdantsevaappliedforthejob.

D.Becauseitsproductsneedtobetested.

18.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordnfeedbackninParagraph2mean?

A.Products.B.Consumers.C.Praise.D.Response.

19.WhatdoesAnnaCherdantsevathinkofgettingthejob?

A.Itwasveryeasy.B.Itwascontroversial.

C.Itwaschallenging.D.Itwasinteresting.

20.Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?

A.AnnaCherdantsevahasthechancetoworksteadilyforMZ5.

B.Thecompanyfounditdifficulttofindsuitableemployees.

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C.Thecompanydoesn'tgiveAnnaCherdantsevaagoodsalarynow.

D.AnnaCherdantsevagotthejobbecauseofhersimilarworkexperience.

D

BraziliancocoagrowersarelearninglessonsfromFrenchwinemakers.

LikeproducersofwinefromFrance'sChampagnearea,Brazil'schocolateindustryisusing

geographicalindication,orGIlabelswithgoodresults.Theselabelsshowwherethecocoa

comesfromanditsquality.Thespeciallabelscanleadtohigherpricesonthemarket.

HenriqueAlmeidaisthe63-year-oldownerofafarminCoaraci,inthenortheasternBrazilian

stateofBahia.Heispleasedwiththe"SouthBahia,'geographicalindicationforhiscocoa."The

productionoffinecocoaandthecreationofthegeographicalindicationlabelmakeitpossible

tohaveaprofitablebusinessandpullourregionupwards,"Almeidasaid.

Formanyyears,farmersinBahiahadproducedcommoncocoa,usedwidelyinthechocolate

industry.Butin1989,anoutbreakof"witches*broom"diseasesharplyreducedthe

productivityofBahia'scocoatrees.Thesetreesmakeupto86percentofBrazil'snationalcrop.

Atthetime,Almeida,likeotherproducersinsouthernBahia,chosetoimprovethequalityofhis

cropinordertobeabletocontinuegrowing.

"WhenIboughtthefarm,standardcocoapriceswerelow,andcocoafarmerswereunmotivated

（無動(dòng)機(jī)的）,whilethechocolatemarketwasdoingwell,“hetoldtheFrenchnewsagency

AFP."Istartedgrowingfinecocoatomakemyownchocolateandaddvaluetomyproduct.1'

Thelabelistheresultof10yearsofworkbyAlmeidaandothercocoaproducers,aswellas

cooperativesandresearchers.Together,theycreatedtheSouthBahiaCocoaAssociationto

define（定義）productionrules.TheNationalInstituteofIndustrialPropertyregisteredtheGI

6yearsafterthefirstregisteredGI.

The"SouthBahia'*labelisthesecondGIgiventoBraziliancocoa.TheLinharesregioninthe

stateofEspiritoSantowasthefirstGItoberegisteredin2012.Tome-Acuinthenortheastern

stateofParabecamethethirdin2019.

21.Whatmightbearesultofwitches1broomin1989?

A.ManycocoatreesinBrazildied.

B.Cocoabecamequiteexpensive.

C.Farmersstartedtogrowfinecocoa.

D.Chocolateindustryhadtousecommoncocoa.

22.Whenwasthe"SouthBahia"labeled?

A.In2012.B.In2014.C.In2016.D.In2018.

23.WhatmighthappentoBraziliancocoainthefuture?

A.Anationalcocoaassociationmayappearquickly.

B.Commoncocoamaydisappearsoon.

C.CocoafannersmayapplyformoreGIlabels.

D.Cocoapriceswillbehigherandhigher.

24.What'sthemainideaofthetext?

A.Brazil'scocoaindustrybenefitsfromGIlabels.

B.BrazifscocoafarmersarelearningtomakeFrenchwine.

C.GIlabelsaremakinghigherprofitsforBraziFscocoafarmers.

D.BetterBrazifscocoatreeswillbringfinerBrazil'scocoa.

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Hi,FmAmanda!IwasaskedtosharemoreaboutmyexperienceasanonlinestudentofVirtual

HighSchooltogiveyouabetterideaofwhatit'slike,oratleastwhatitwaslikeforme.Usually

Iwasworkingonfourcoursesatatime,justasifIwereinabricks-and-mortar(實(shí)體的)high

school.Butunlikestudentsinabricks-and-mortarschool?Ididnotworkforasetamountof

timeeachday.SometimesIwouldspendthewholedayonEnglish,andonanotherIwould

studyamongallfour,dependingonhowfocusedIwasorwhatIfeltmotivatedtodo.Iloved

skatingduringmyhighschoolyears,bothasacompetitorandacoach.Belowisanexampleof

whatatypicaldaywaslikeforme.

6：00am-8：00am：Skating

9：00am-10：30am：ReadcontentforEnglish

10：30am-10：45am：Break(usuallyawalkoutside,catchingupwithfriends,etc.)

10：45am-12：00pm：BeginbrainstorminganddoprimaryresearchforEnglishassignments

12：00pm-12：30pm：Lunch

12：30pm-3：30pm：Readcontentformaths,workthroughexercises,startamathsassignment

4：00pm-7：00pm：Skatingandcoaching

AcommonquestionIwouldgetwasJDoyouspendalotoftimeinfrontofthecomputertodo

thecourses?"Theansweris"yes”.Ilisanonlineschool,afterall.Thatdoesnotmeanthatyou

aretiedtoadesk,however.Likestudentsinbricks-and-mortarschools,Itooknotesbyhandso

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thatIwasn'talwaystypingorlookingatascreen.Ioftenwenttothelibrarytofindbooksfor

myresearchandEnglishcourses.

25.HowmanycoursesdidAmandahave?

A.Two.B.Three.C.Four.D.Five.

26.WhendidAmandastudymathsaccordingtotheexampleofatypicalday?

A.Between10：45amand12：00pm.

B.Between12：30pmand3：30Pm.

C.Between12：00pmand2：30pm.

D.Between3：30pmand7：00pm.

27.WhatdidAmandaalwaysdoasanonlinestudent?

A.Shewrotedownnotesbyhand.

B.ShewroteonlineEnglishbooks.

C.Shetookclassesinthelibrary.

D.Shetookhernotesbytyping.

F

RecentlywheneverIturnedonmycomputerormymobilephone,newsaboutthegreateffectof

HurricaneHarvey（哈維颶風(fēng)）onthousandsofpeoplecaughtmyeye.Isawmanyunfortunate

events.However,therewasalsolotsofbrightnewsthatshowedthegoodnessofmankind.Asa

reporter,!reportedmanyhuman-intereststorieswhendoingmyjob.That'swhythestoryabout

theguysinthebakerycaughtmyeye.

WhentheworkersataMexicanbakerychaininHoustonweretrappedinsidethebuildingfor

twodays,theydidn'tsittherefeelingsorryforthemselves.Theyusedtheirtimewiselyafter

floodingcausedbyHurricaneHarvey.Whilewaitingfortheeventualrescuethatcameon

Mondaymorning,thefourworkersdecidedtomakeasmanyloavesofbreadaspossiblefor

peoplearoundtheneighborhood.Theytalkedtotheirmanagerabouttheirplanoverthephone

andthemanageragreed.

Thefloodwaterroseinthestreetoutside.Theytookadvantageoftheiremergencypower

supplytobakebread.Theyusedmorethan4,200poundsofflour（面粉）tocreatehundreds

ofloavesandsheetsofsweetbread.Althoughthewaterkeptrising,theycontinuedbakingto

helpmorepeople.Bythetimethemanagermanagedtogettothem,theyhadmadesomuch

breadthattheytooktheloavestolotsofemergencycentersacrossthecityforpeopleaffected

bythefloods.

Thestoremanager,BrianAlvarado,toldTheIndependent,"They'vedonemorethantheyshould

havedone.Andwhattheyhaddonehaslitalightforpeople.Ifeelluckytohavethemworkin

thebakery."

Wheneveradisasteroccurs,nobodyshouldfeelforlorn.Instead,weshouldstayhopefuland

takepositiveactiontosaveourselvesandhelpothers.Ouractsofkindnesswillmakeabig

differencetothepeopleintheworldaswellastheworlditself.

28.Whydidthestoryinthebakerydrawtheauthor'sattention?

A.Itwashelpfulinchoosingagoodjob.

B.Itmadehim/herinterestedinbaking.

C.Itcouldbringhim/hermuchmoney.

D.Itshowedthegoodnessofmankind.

29.Whatdidtheguysinthebakerydointhedisaster?

A.Theytriedtogetpeopleoutofwater.

B.Theysetupemergencycenterstohelp.

C.Theyofferedtomakebreadforpeople.

D.Theylethomelesspeopleliveinthebakery.

30.WhatdoesBrianAlvaradothinkofthefourworkers?

A.Hefoundthemlucky.B.Hewasproudofthem.

C.Theywereexperienced.D.Theywereshybutbrave.

31.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordnforlorn"inthelastparagraphprobablymean?

A.Hopeless.B.Confident.C.Serious.D.Angry.

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JapanesebusinessmanKatsuoInouechoseItalyforhissummervacationthisyear.Heenjoyed

theviewsofFlorenceandRome--withouteverleavingJapan.

Inoueandhiswife"flew"toItalyonFirstAirlines,acompanyknownforentertainment,not

transportation.TheTokyo-basednewcompanyenteredthefastgrowingonlinetourismearly

thisyearasmanycountrieshavestoppedacceptingforeigntourists.

"Ioftengotoothercountriesonbusiness,butIhaven'tbeentoItaly,"Inouesaid.nMy

impressionwasreallygoodbecauseIgotasenseofactuallyseeingthingsthere.FirstAirlines

evengaveuslifejacketsandoxygenmasks（氧氣罩）1”

The"passengers"onFirstAirlinessitinthefirst-orbusiness-classareasofanairplanemodel.

Workersservemealsanddrinksaslargescreensshowpassingcloudsandotherviewsoutside

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theairplane.The"travelers*'thenreceiveglassesthatprovidevirtualrealitytoursofplaceslike

Paris,NewYork,HawaiiandRome.

Thecountry'sbiggestairline,ANAHoldings,saidthatthenumbersofpassengersflyingto

foreigncountriesfellby96percentsinceJunewhenJapanstoppedmosttravelinandoutofthe

country.TheInternationalAirTransportAssociation(IAIA)andTheInternationalTourism

Association(ITA)saidlastmonththatinternationaltravelswouldn'tbeabletorecoveruntil

2024.Buttheysaidtheonlinetravelshavebeengrowingveryfast.

Thepresident,HiroakiAbe,said,"Sincewestartedouronlinetourthisyear,ourbusinesshas

beenincreasingby50percenteachmonth.Mostofourcustomersusuallytraveltoother

countrieseveryyearandtheycannowexperiencesomeofthatherewhentheyareunabletogo

totherealattractions.'*

32.WhatcanwelearnaboutFirstAirlines?

A.Itprovidestransportationtotourists.

B.ItisanItaly-basedcompany.

C.Ithasbeeninbusinessformanyyears.

D.Itisanewonlinetourismcompany.

33.WhatdoesKatsuoInouethinkofhistour?

A.Itisverycool.B.Itisboring.

C.Itisdangerous.D.Itisfrightening.

34.Whyhasonlinetourismbeengrowingveryfastthisyear?

A.Customerscanhavemorechoices.

B.Itisabletoprovidemuchbetterservices.

C.Itismuchcheaperthanthetraditionaltravels.

D.Peoplecannotactuallytravelaroundthisyear.

35.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"we"inthelastparagraphreferto?

A.IATA.B.ITA.

C.FirstAirlines.D.ANAHoldings.

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Whatyoudoafterstudyingcouldplayabigpartinhowwellyoulearnandremember.Today

onEducationTips,wewillexploretwono-costwaysthatcanhelpyouimproveyourlearning：

wakefulrestandsleep.

Whenmanystudentsfinishstudying,theyoftengostraighttoanotheractivity.Perhapsthey

lookattheirphoneorcomputer.Theymightevenplayavideogameorwatchtelevision.But

researchsuggeststhatrestingafteryourstudymayhelpyourememberwhatyouhavestudied.

Thebasicideaisthis：bystoppingyouractivityafterthestudy,yourbraingetsachancetorest.

Restingisdifficultwhenyouareplayingcomputergames.

Whilethismightsoundunusualtoyou,manystudieshaveexploredthebenefitsofrestingafter

learning---whichiscalled"wakefulrest".

A2019studyfoundthatbothyoungandolderadultswereabletobetterrememberinformation

theylearnedafterdoingwakefulrest.

Ifyouwanttogive"wakefulrest"atry,hereareafewsimplethingstodo.Restquietlyforfive

totenminutes.Donotlookatyourphone,readstoriesorplaygames.Ilisreallythateasy!

Besideswakefulrest,sleepisalsoimportantforlearning.TheDivisionofSleepMedicineat

HarvardMedicalSchool(HMS)notesthatsleephelpspeopletolearnintwoways.Areport

ontheschooFswebsiteexplainsthat"asleep-deprived(錄lj奪)personcannotfocusattention

wellandthereforecannotlearnwell".Italsosays,"Sleepitselfhelpsustomemorizeandthat

memorizingisveryimportantforlearningnewinformation.0

TheNationalSleepFoundation(NSF)suggeststhatadultsbetweentheagesof20and64get

between7and9hoursofsleepperday.Teenagersmayneedalittlebitmore,andpeopleover

theageof65mayneedalittleless.

Trytogetsome"wakefulrest'*afterastudy.Thentrytogetagoodnighfssleep.That'sit--a

simple,no-costwaytohelpyourememberwhatyoulearn.

36.Whatisparagraph3mainlyabout?

A.Theimportanceofsleep.

B.Thegoodwaystogetarest.

C.Thereasonfbrhavingarest.

D.Thetypesofrestingactivities.

37.Whichactivitymightberecommendedshortlyafterstudying?

A.Readinganewspaper.B.Playingavideogame.

C.Sittingtheredoingnothing.D.Havinganicesleepatnight.

38.HowlongshouldteenagerssleepeachdayaccordingtoNSF?

A.Lessthan7hours.B.Just7hours.

C.Nomorethan9hours.D.Around9hours.

39.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

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A.Low-costTipsonWorking

B.WhattoDoAfterYourStudy

C.WhyDoWeNeedtoHaveaGoodSleep?

D.HowLongShouldWeRestAfterLearning?

三、閱讀七選五(本大題共10小題，共20.0分)

FourHabitstoHelpYouSucceedNobodywouldliketoexperiencefailure.Weallwantto

succeed.Forthosewhohavetriedandfailed,

successseemsdifficulttounderstand.(1)

?Knowyourvalues.

Findingyourvaluesisinlinewithcreatingmotivation.(2)Pickahandfulofthings

andwrit

themdown.Remindyourselfofyourvalueseverydayandreflectonwhetheryouarehonoring

thosevaluesthroughyourwork.

?Pickagoalandfocusonit.

Chooseonegoaltostartsomethinglargeenoughthatwillgiveyouasenseofachievement,

whileadjustingwelltoyourvalues.Ifyouwanttoachieveyourgoal,focusisthekeyhere.(3)

Ifyouperformmanytasksatatime,youmightneverfinishyourprojectsbecausethey

willtakefartoolong.

,Setadateforsuccess.

Knowwhenyouhopetorealizeyourgoal.(4)Bysettingatimelimit,youaremaking

theprocessrealistic.

?(5)_____

Failurecan'tbeavoidedwhenyoutakerisks.Byitsverydefinition,thedesiretosucceedmeans

youareriskingfailure.Manypeopletendtogiveupfartooearly.Don'tfallintothistrap!Use

failure.Treatitasagoodthing,andgoon.

A.Maketherightdecision.

B.Themorefocusedyouareononegoal,thehigherchanceyouwillhaveofsuccess.

C.Ihavemadealistoffourhabitstohelpyousetgoalsandrealizethem.

D.Keepitrealistic,whilenotgivingyourselftoomuchtime.

E.Don'tgiveupbecauseoffailure.

F.Sitandreflectonwhatyouvaluemost.

G.Pushyourselftobecourageous,andtakethatnextstep.

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Nowadays,moreandmorepeoplechoosetolearnanewlanguage.(1)However,by

followingcertaintips,youcanbefluentinthelanguageyoulearn.

Listentothelanguage.Nomatteritisthroughmoviesortelevisionshows,throughaudio

languagecoursesormusic,listeningtothelanguagecanhelpyourememberthewordsyou're

tryingtolearn.Justlisteningwon'thelp,though.(2)

Readinyourchosenlanguage.Startoffwithsimplerbooks.Children'sbooksareagreatplace

tostart.Sinceyouarejuststartingout,youwillwanttostartsomewhereeasy.(3)

Challengeyourselftoreadwithoutadictionaryandletyourselfpuzzlethemeaningsoutby

yourself.

(4)Ifyoudon'tspeakthelanguage,youareunlikelytolearnitwellandkeepitin

yourmemory.Thereareprogramsthatlinkpeoplelearningalanguageandnativespeakersvia

Skype.Ifyoucan'tdothat,lookaroundyourcityortown.Chancesarethatsomeonewillbe

abletodirectyoutoanativespeakerwhocanhelpyoupractice.Alanguageschoolwith

foreignteachersisagoodplacetostart.

Practiceasmuchasyoucan.Trytospeakthelanguageinpublic.(5)Also,don'tbe

ashamedtoallowotherpeopletocorrectyouifyoupronouncesomethingwrong.Nooneis

perfect.Welcomeusefuladvice.Testyourknowledgewheneveryou'vegotachance.

A.Speakwithnativespeakers.

B.Practicingspeakingitonyourown.

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C.It'snothardtolearnaforeignlanguage.

D.Sure,there'snoeasywaytolearnitwell.

E.Itwillbehelpfulinimprovingyourmastery.

F.Asyougetbetter,moveontomoredifficultones.

G.Youneedtorepeatthewordsandspeakthemout.

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四、完形填空（本大題共40小題，共60.0分）

"Itwasallhisownidea,"saysPat,thewifeofCaliforniahighschoolfootballcoachBobPeters.

Bobhad(1)madea"motherhoodcontract(合同)”---declaringthatfor70daysthis

summerhewould

(2)thecareoftheirfourchildrenandallthehou