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of short stories. He called it “Keeping up with the Joneses” because “Jones” is a very common name in the United States. “Keeping up with the Joneses” came to mean keeping up with rich lifestyle of the people around you. Momand’s series appeared in different newspapers across the country for over 28 years.
People never seem to get tired of keeping up with the Joneses. And there are “Joneses” in every city of the world. But one must get tired of trying to keep up with the Joneses because no matter what one does, Mr. Jones always seems to be ahead.
( ) 64. Some people want to keep up with the Joneses because they ________.
A. want to be as rich as their neighbors
B. want others to know or to think that they are rich C. don’t want others to know they are rich D. want to be happy
( ) 65. It can be inferred (推断) from the story that rich people like to ________.
A. live outside New York City B. live in New York city C. live in apartments D. have many neighbors
( ) 66. Arthur Momand used the name “Jones” in his series of short stories because “Jones”
is _____.
A. an important name B. a popular name in the United States C. his neighbor’s name D. not a good name ( ) 67. According to the writer, it is ________ to keep up with the Joneses.
A. correct B. interesting C. impossible D. good
C
Maybe ten-year-old Elizabeth put it best when she said to her father, “But, Dad, you can’t be healthy if you’re dead.”
Dad, in a hurry to get home before dark so he could go for a run, had forgotten to wear his safety belt- a mistake 75% of the US population make every day. The big question is why. There have been many myths about safety belts ever since their first appearance in cars some forty years ago. The following are three of the most common. Myth Number One: It’s best to be “thrown clear” of a serious accident.
Truth: Sorry, but any accident serious enough to “throw you clear” is also going to be serious enough to give you a very bad landing. And chances are that you’ll have traveled
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学大教育（广州）个性化教研中心
教师：余晓慧 Guangzhou Xueda Education Individual Research center
through a wind shield （挡风玻璃）or door to do it. Studies show that chances of dying after a car accident are twenty-five times greater in cases where people are “thrown clear\ Myth Number Two: Safety belts “trap” people in cars that are burning or sinking in water.
Truth: Sorry again, but studies show that people knocked unconscious（昏迷）due to not wearing safety belts have a greater chance of dying in these accidents. People wearing safety belts are usually protected to the point of having a clear head to free themselves from such dangerous situations, not to be trapped in them.
Myth Number Three: Safety belts aren’t needed at speeds of less than 30 miles per hour. Truth: When two cars traveling at 30 mph hit each other, an unbelted driver would meet the windshield with a force equal to diving headfirst into the ground from a height of 10 meters.
( ) 68. Why did Elizabeth say to her father, “But, Dad, you can’t be healthy if you’re
dead”?
A. He was driving at great speed.
B. He was running across the street. C. He didn’t have his safety belt on. D. He didn’t take his medicine on time.
( ) 69. The reason Father was in a hurry to get home was that he __________, A. wasn’t feeling very well
B. hated to drive in the dark C. wanted to take some exercise D. didn’t want to be caught by the police
( ) 70. According to the text, the “thrown clear” of a serious accident is very dangerous
because you _________.
A. may be knocked down by other cars
B. may get seriously hurt being thrown out of the car C. may find it impossible to get away from the seat D. may get caught in the car door
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学大教育（广州）个性化教研中心
教师：余晓慧 Guangzhou Xueda Education Individual Research center
( ) 71. Some people prefer to drive without wearing a safety belt because they believe
________.
A. the belt prevents them from escaping in an accident
B. they will be unable to think clearly in an accident C. they will be caught when help comes D. cars catch fire easily
( ) 72. what is the advice given in the text? A. Never drive faster than 30 mile an hour. B. Try your best to save yourself in a car accident. C. Never forget to wear the safety belt while driving. D. Drive slowly while you're not wearing a safety belt.
D
“Keep your eyes on the ball.” That is good advice when you are on the playing field, and good advice for everyday life. “Keep your mind on what’s important,” is the way I’d put it. But people are funny. They think too much about the details.
I had a secretary once. She was very hardworking. I ran a school and people used to call up to enroll for courses. Berry used to get angry at the phone. “If they keep on ringing, I’ll never get my typing done!” she’d shout.
People just don’t see the big picture. One evening, after leaving work, I was sitting next to a man on the train. I was feeling tired. My eyes fell on the paper he had spread out in front of him. You know how you feel to read over someone’s shoulder?
I read the page and leaned back. I guessed I was waiting for him to turn it. After a while, I realized—he wasn’t turning the page. He just kept on reading.
Now if you knew the page he was reading, you’d know that there weren’t many words on the page to read anyway. The layout was mostly pictures. So I turned to the man and said,” You know, you really read very slowly.”
“What do you mean?” he asked. “Well,” I told him, “I read the page in about a minute, and you have taken about ten. And you are still reading. You know,” I went on “If you learned to read faster, you could get more reading done.” He remained silent for a minute or two. “If I read too fast, my paper wouldn’t last me to my station.”
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学大教育（广州）个性化教研中心
教师：余晓慧 Guangzhou Xueda Education Individual Research center
( ) 73. The writer wasn’t satisfied with his secretary because ___.
A. she didn’t put first thing first B. she was too busy
C. she was easy to get angry D. she couldn’t finish her work on time ( ) 74. The train rider read newspaper ___.
A. to take in information B. to enjoy pictures C. to save time D. to kill time
( ) 75. The writer thinks that people seem to need a sense of ___.
A. what to read first B. how to read fast
C. what is important D. what is funny
( ) 76. The passage is mainly about the writer’s opinion on people’s ___.
A. judgment B. work C. life
D. habits
E
Long ago in a small town, there was a place known as the House of 1,000 Mirrors. A small, happy little dog learned of this place and decided to visit.
When he arrived, he bounced(跳) happily up the stairs to the doorway of the house. He looked through the doorway with his ears lifted high and his tail wagging as fast as it could. To his great surprise, he found himself staring at 1,000 other happy little dogs with their tails wagging just as his. He smiled a great smile, and was answered with 1,000 great smiles just as warm and friendly. As he left the house, he thought to himself, “ This is a wonderful place. I will come back and visit often.”
In this same village, another little dog, who was not quite as happy as the first one, decided to visit the house. He slowly climbed the stairs and hung his head low as he looked into the door. When he saw the 1,000 unfriendly looking dogs staring back at him, he growled at them and was horrified to see 1,000 little dogs growling back at him. As he left, he thought to himself, “This is a horrible place, and I will never go back there again.”
All the faces in the world are mirrors. What kind of reflections do you see on the faces of the people you meet?
( ) 77. Why did the first dog like the house?
A. Because there were 1,000 mirrors in the house.
B. Because he thought he could keep himself warm in the house. C. Because he liked everything presented to him. D. Because he felt he was welcome here.
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学大教育（广州）个性化教研中心
教师：余晓慧 Guangzhou Xueda Education Individual Research center
( ) 78. The underlined word “ growl” probably means ______.
A. make an unfriendly noise B. smile C. say hello D. stare
( ) 79. The passage tells us ________.
A. we must look at ourselves in a mirror as often as possible B. we must look at ourselves in a mirror like the first little dog C. We can see ourselves in the faces of the people we meet D. we are treated in the same way as other people
( ) 80. Which of the following is the most suitable title for the passage?
A. A Small happy Little Dog B. The House of 1,000 Mirrors
C. The Wonderful Place and the Horrible Place. D. Two Little Dogs
第三部分：写作 （共二节，满分50分）
第一节：根据句意写出完整的单词 （首字母已给，每题1分， 共10分） 81.The sun gives us energy in the f________ of light and heat. 82. He is g________ information that is needed for the new research. 83. Once more we s___________ in sending a satellite into space last month. 84. A b________ diet contains lots of fruits and green vegetables. 85. The little boy begged for his mother’s p _________ to watch TV. 86. It’s good m________ for Arabs to stand close when they are talking. 87. On the trip to the hill, I was b_______________ on the leg by a snake. 88. Eating too many candies can be h_______________ to children’s teeth. 89. Henry Adams is not a millionaire. On the c_________, he is penniless in London. 90. What p________ me is why he left the country without telling anyone. 第二节：短文改错 （共10小题；每题1分，共10分）
下面短文中有10处语言错误.请在错误的地方增加,删除或修改某个单词。 增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写上该加的词。 删除：把多余的词用斜线（/）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面与上修改后的词。 注意：1。每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
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2024广州市高一下英语期末考
