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届14校联考
2017届高三第一阶段教学调研(14校联考)
英语试卷
满分:
140分完成时间:
120分钟
I.ListeningComprehension25%
(略)
II.GrammarandVocabulary20%
SectionA10%
Directions:
Afterreadingthepassagebelow,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.
HecanreciteShakespeare’sHamletfrommemory.HisfavoriteancientmythisTheOdyssey.TomHiddleston,32,couldhavebeenapopularprofessorteachingEnglishLiteratureat(21)university,butthewell-educatedBritishmanchosetodosomethingthathelovesevenmore:
acting.
Heiswell-knownaroundtheworldasthevillainLokifromtheHollywoodfilmsThor(2011),TheAvengers(2012)andnowThor:
TheDarkWorld,whichwillcomeoutinChinaonNov8.Hiddleston’sroleasThor’sevilbrotherhasledhisfans---“Hiddlestoners”--(22)(refer)tohimas“themostcharmingvillain”incinema.
(23)hischarm,Hiddlestonhadatoughtime(24)(persuade)hisscientistfatherthatactingwasaworthwhilejob.AsastudentatEton,aprivateschoolforupper-classkidsinEngland,Hiddlestonperformedinalotofschoolplays.At18,hehappenedonstageattheEdinburghInternationalFestival.”ItwasthefirsttimethatpeopleIknewandlovedandrespectedcameuptomeaftertheshowandsaid:
’Youcouldreallydothis(25)youwantedto‘”HiddlestontoldmetheDailyMall.
Hesaidthatasateenagerhedidn’thavemuchself-esteem,butactinggavehimconfidence.”ItwaswhentheystartedsayingIcoulddoit(26)Ireallycommittedtoitasapossibility,”hecontinued.However,hisfatherdidnotapprove,believinghispoliteandbrightsonshouldbeusinghisbrainsfor(27)else.”You’vebeeneducated,sowhydoyouwanttospendyourlifepretendingtobesomeoneelsewhenyoucouldbeyourownman?
”thefathertoldtheson.
So,insteadofgoingtodramaschool,HiddlestonwentCambridge,(28)hestudiedclassics.There,hecontinuedtoappearinstudentplaysandevenlandedsomerolesonTVandinlocaltheaters.Hemanagedtobalancehisactingandhisstudiessowellthathe“(29)(graduate)withafirst-classdegree.
ButHiddleston’sinternationalbreakthroughcamewhenheauditionedforthe2011filmThor.Hewasdesperatetoplaythetitlesuperhero,butthedirectordecidedthathewas(30)
(suitable)forthepartofthevillain,Loki.
Intheend,hisdarkandpowerfulperformancewonoverhisfather.Italsoearnedhimsomeimportantfansinthefilmindustry:
StevenSpielbergandWoodyAllen.Thetwoworld-famousdirectorsaskedhimtostarintheiraward-winningfilmsWarHorse(2011)andMidnightinParis(2011),respectively.
SectionB10%
Directions:
Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.
A.BoastB.underrepresentedC.sharedD.participationE.pursuitF.launched
G.confirmedH.femaleI.barriersJ.agreementsK.advancing
Genderequalityhaspowerfulpotentialtoimprovetheeconomy,securityandtheoverallwell-beingofapopulation.
“Iftheworldclosedthegendergapinworkforce31,global[GrossDomesticProduct]wouldincreaseby28trilliondollarsby2025...That’saboutaquarteroftheworld’scurrentGDP,andalmosthalfoftheworld’scurrentdebt,”saidU.S.Ambassador-at-LargeforGlobalWomen’sIssuesCatherineRussellinarecentspeech.Shealsonotedthat“studieshavefoundthatcountrieswithlessgenderinequalityaremoresecure,andpeace32lastlongerwhenwomenareatthenegotiatingtable.
Nonetheless,nocountryintheworldcan33thatithasachievedfullgenderequality.
“Aroundtheworld,womenarevastly34inpoliticsandtheworkforce,particularlyinleadershippositionsandotherhigh-payingjobs,”saidAmbassadorRussell.Atthesametime,womenmakeupthemajorityofthepoor.“I‘veheardpeoplesaythatpovertyhasa35face,andthatmakessensewhenyouconsiderthatwomencontroljustone-fifthofglobalwealth,”saidAmbassadorRussell.
Worldleadersarebeginningtorecognizethateveryonebenefitsfrom36genderequality,shesaid.ThisiswhygenderequalityispartofU.S.Foreignpolicy.AkeypartofU.S.effortsfocusoneducatingandempoweringgirls.Inthepast18months,theUnitedStates37itsglobalstrategytoempoweradolescentgirls,aswellasLetGirlsLearn,whichisaPresidentialinitiativethatfocusesoneducatinggirls.
Weareworkingwithnumerouscountriestoremove38thatkeepwomenfrominheritingorowningproperty,enteringtheformaljobmarketoraccessingbankingservices.
“Genderequalitysometimeslookslikeanimpossibletask--a39withoutanend,”saidAmbassadorRussell.“But...wecanmakeprogress,andthatprogressisworthmaking.Littlebylittle,discussionbydiscussion,stepbystep,wecanimprovethelivesofwomenandgirls,menandboysallaroundtheworld.Andindoingso,wecanreachour40goalsofpeace,prosperity,andsecurity.
III.ReadingComprehension45%
SectionA15%
Directions:
ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.
“AchievementGap”ClosingSlightlyforYoungStudentsinU.S.
Withinmanyeducationsystems,wealthierstudentsoftentestbetterthanpoorerones,which,toeducationexperts,isoftencalledthe“achievementgap.”
SeanReardonisaprofessorofpovertyand41ineducationatStanford.Hestudiedchildrenandhowtheyprepareforkindergartenclasses.Healsolookedathowtheirpreparationhaschangedsincethe1990s.Hefound42thatfrom1998to2010theachievementgapclosedalittle.
Onewaytoreducethegapistoofferpre-kindergarten43toveryyoungchildren.
Educationexpertsandsomepoliticianshavelong44forpre-kindergartenclassesforallyoungchildren.Infact,ithasbeena45heardonthepoliticalcampaigntrail--universalper-kindergartenclassesforall-3-and4-year-olds.
SuchclassesarealreadybeingofferedinsomeareasaroundtheUnitedStates,includingtheU.S.capital,Washington,D.C.46,educationreformersmaywanttolooktoWashingtonasarolemodel.
VincentGray,formermayoroftheDistrictofColumbia,wrotethelegislationforuniversalpre-KwhenhewaschairmanoftheD.C.Council.His47gaveparentsofallchildreninWashingtonthechoicetobeginschoolateitherage3or4.Thepre-Kprogramsarenota48inthecity.Parentscanstillchoosewhatisbestfortheirfamily.Butmanyparentsarechoosingeducation.
However,therearetheoriesthatsayachilddoesnotneedschoolingattheageof3or4.Ifwearelookingattestresults,Finland49theUnitedStatesandmostothercountriesinmathematics,readingandscience.YetFinnishchildrendonotstartschooluntilage7.
Perhapsthereisnotaone-size-fits-allanswer.Perhapsdifferentchildrenneedschoolatdifferenttimes.Generally,wealthierparentshavemore50resourcestohelptheirchildren.Educatedparents-wealthyornot-mayknowhowtousetheresourcesthatareavailabletothem.Forexample,theymaytaketheirchildrentofreeeventsatapubliclibraryorrecreationcenter.WashingtonD.C.alsohasmanymuseumswithfree51.
Perhapschildrenwhogrowupwiththesetypesofactivitiesdon’tneedtostartattendingschoolatage3.However,childrenwhoaregrowingupinwhatVincentGraycallssocio-economically52situationsmaynothaveaccesstosuchactivities.Forsomefamilies,hesays,startingschoolatage3canbeagamechanger.
Pre-kindergartenclassesdomorethan53thechild.Theyalsobringparentsandcaregiversintotheschools.Thispointofcontact,explainsGray,isavaluabletimetoeducatefamilies.
Afederalstudyfoundthat,54,parentinvolvementincreasedwithsuchcontacts.Butitincreasedevenmoreamong55parents.Itshowsschoolsofferaplacewhereconversationswiththeseparentscanhappen.
41.A.efficiencyB.inequalityC.convenienceD.independence
42.A.criticallyB.terriblyC.firmlyD.surprisingly
43.A.projectsB.actionsC.programsD.materials
44.A.desiredB.pushedC.demandedD.promoted
45.A.promiseB.potentialC.possibilityD.proportion
46.A.InfactB.ForexampleC.AsaresultD.Onthecontrary
47.A.figureB.measureC.featureD.portrait
48.A.freedomB.optionC.requirementD.need
49.A.beatsB.winsC.conquersD.overcomes
50.A.economicalB.politicalC.naturalD.financial
51.A.permissionB.admissionC.expressionD.impression
52.A.richB.secureC.challengingD.dangerous
53.A.supportB.entertainC.exciteD.educate
54.A.generallyB.especiallyC.definitelyD.rarely
55.A.well-paidB.high-cultivatedC.well-educatedD.low-income
SectionB22%
Directions:
Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouhavejustread.
(A)
Sciencenotalwayssoserious
Didyouknowthatifyouattachaweightedsticktothebackofachicken,itwalkslikeadinosaur?
No,youdidnotknow(orcaretoknow)suchthings,butnowyoudo!
Thankstothisyear’swinnersoftheIgNobelPrizes!
Nowinits25thyear,theIgNobelisthegoofyyoungercousinofthehonoredNobelPrize.Itapplaudsachievementsinthefieldsofmedicine,biology,physics,economics,literature,etc.EverySeptemberatHarvardUniversity,awardsarepresentedin10categoriesthatchangeyea