2021届广州海珠中学高三英语第一次联考试题及答案解析.pdf
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1、2021 届广州海珠中学高三英语第一次联考试题及答案解析 第一部分 阅读(共两节,满分 40 分)第一节(共 15 小题;每小题 2 分,满分 30 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 A Juanito Estrella has been a housekeeping manager on the US-based large passenger ship Carnival Spirit for 18 months and feels he has found the suitable position in his career(职业).He has a
2、lways wanted to travel.“I guess I am a really restless spirit.I like traveling,so when the chance came,I jumped at it,”he says.The chance came in the form of a newspaper advertisement for work on cruise ships(游船).At the time Estrella was the housekeeping manager at a Melbourne hotel.He applied and,a
3、fter two interviews,a medical check and police clearance,the job was his.Estrella is responsible(负责的)for the cleanliness of the ship,making sure that 160 crew work properly.“I enjoy it because there is no other work-you wake up each day in a different place anda different culture.Its exciting when y
4、ou go to the next country and you dont understand the language,”he says.Estrella likes being busy and getting to know people from all over the world.The 1,000 crew come from 94 countries,and Estrella has learnt Spanish and a little Croatian.But there is adownside.“You cannot get really drunk.because
5、 you have safety responsibilities to yourself and others,”he says.“You dont really think about home.You start to think about home only when you get closer to your vacation and wonder what youll be doing.”Life on the ship is anything but cruising.Estrella and his fellows work at least 10 hours a day,
6、seven days a week.He warns the job is not for everybody.“You have to love being busy and be prepared to work every day-and to give up drinking too much alcohol.”In his spare time,if the ship sails into a port,Estrella explores it,otherwise he works out in the crews gym,goes on the internet or calls
7、home.1.Which of the following is true?A.He has been a housekeeping manager for 18 months.B.He doesnt drink wine now.C.He cannot speak a foreign language.D.He used to be a housekeeping manager.2.The underlined word“downside”in paragraph 5 probably means _.A.disappointment B.disadvantage C.failure D.l
8、oss 3.In the last paragraph,the writer thinks that life on the ship is _.A.not a tiring journey at all B.just an interesting voyage C.far from a voyage for pleasure D.more than a pleasant travel by sea B A lot of us lose lifes tough battles by starting a frontal attackwhen a touch of humor might wel
9、l enable us to win Consider the case of a young friend of mine,who hita traffic jam on his way to work shortly after receiving an ultimatum about beinglate on the job Although there was a good reason for Sams a being lateserious illness at homehe decided that this by-now-familiar excuse wouldnt work
10、 any longerHis supervisor was probably already pacing up and down preparing a dismissal speech Yes,the boss wasSam entered the office at 9:35The place was as quiet as a locker room;everyone was hard at workSams supervisor came up to himSuddenly,Sam forced a grin and stretched out his hand“How do you
11、 do!”he said“Im Sam Maynard Im applying for a job,which,I understand,became available just 35 minutes agoDoes the early bird get the worm?”The room exploded in laughterThe supervisor“clamped off”a smile and walked back to his officeSam Maynard had saved his jobwith the only tool that could win,a lau
12、gh Humor is a most effective,yet frequently neglected,means of handling the difficult situations in our lives It can be used for patching up differences,apologizing,saying“no”,criticizing,getting the other fellow to do what you want without his losingfaceFor some jobs,its the only tool that can succ
13、eedIt is a way to discuss subjects so sensitive that serious dialog may start a quarrelFor example,many believe that comedians on television are doing more today for racial and religious tolerancethan people in any other forum 4.Why was Sam late for his job?A.Because he was ill B.Because he got up l
14、ate C.Because he was caught in a traffic jam D.He was busy applying for a new job 5.The main idea of this passage is _ A.Sam Maynard saved his job with humor B.humor is important in our lives C.early bird gets the worm D.humor can solve racial discriminations 6.The phrase“clamped off”in Paragraph 3
15、means _ A tried to hold back B.tried to set C.charged D.gave out 7.Which of the following statements can we infer from the passage?A.Many lose lifes battles for they are lacking in a sense of humor B.It wasnt the first time that Sam came late for his work C.Sam was supposed to come to his office at
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