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1、兰州一中2018-2019-2学期期中考试试题高一英语说明：本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。满分120分，考试时间100分钟。答案写在答题卡上，交卷时只交答题卡。第一部分：阅读理解（共两节,满分30分）第一节（共10小题，每小题2分，满分20分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AAskingforhelpisasignofstrengthratherthanweakness.InAmericanculture,theindependentindividualisseenastheirideal.AstheUniversityofMis
2、souriatSt.LouisstatesonitswebsiteundertheheadingKeyAmericanValues,“Americanshavebeentrainedsinceveryearlyintheirlivestoconsiderthemselvesasseparateindividualswhoareresponsiblefortheirownsituationsinlifeandtheirowndestinies.”Thevaluealsomakesthemthinktheycandoeverythingthemselves,andmakesthemfeelba
3、dlyaboutaskingforhelpwhentheyneedit.Andwhenitestoworksituations,whentheythinkaboutaskingforhelpthere,sometimestheyfearthatarequestforhelpwouldmakethemlookinept.Whilethishasalwaysbeentrueformen,manywomenintheworkplacehavefelttheneedtotrytwiceashardastheirmalecolleaguesanddotwiceasmuchtogetjustasfar
4、andtoprovetheirworth.Sometimeswhenwethinkaboutaskingforhelp,ourinnervoicestellus,“See,ifyouadmityoucan’tdothisonyourown,they’llseeyoufortheimposter(骗子)youreallyare.”Butthefactis,eventhoughindividualismisontherise,wecan’tdoeverythingbyourselvesandweshouldn’ttry.ApplefounderSteveJobsoncetoldtheSanta
5、ClaraValleyHistoricalAssociationaboutthepowerofaskingforhelp,andhowhe“neverfoundanybodywhodidn’twanttohelpmewhenIaskedthemforhelp”.Hesaid,attheageof12,hecalledBillHewlett,co-founderofHewlett-Packard,onthephoneaftergettinghisnumberfromthephonebookandaskinghimforsparepartssohecouldbuildafrequencycou
6、nter(计频器).AndHewlettagreedandofferedyoungJobsasummerjobassemblingfrequencycounters.“Ifyou’reafraidoffailing,youwon’tgetveryfar,”Jobssaid.1.Whatisthefirstparagraphmainlyabout?A.WhatkeyAmericanvaluesare.B.WhyAmericansrefusetoaskforhelp.C.Askingforhelpisasignofstrength.D.Americansareresponsibleforthe
7、irlife.2.Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedword“inept”inParagraph2?A.impoliteB.identicalC.inpetentD.inappropriate3.WhatcanbelearnedfromthisUSculturalphenomenon?A.Americanssufferalotfrommutualdistrust.B.Am
