精选甘肃省民乐县高三英语上学期期中试题.docx

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精选甘肃省民乐县高三英语上学期期中试题

2017---2018学年第一学期高三年级期中考试

英语试卷

第Ⅰ卷

第1部分听力（满分30分）（略）

第2部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第1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与D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

Amazonhasthefollowingbooksonsalethiscomingweek:

TheSpearThrowerbyPamelaLoveridge

AbouteightythousandyearsagoineasternAfrica,ayoungnativenamedNibuseessomelionskilltheirparentswhilehunting.Itisextraordinarythatevenaftersuchafrighteningevent,Nibuisinspiredtoinventthethrowingspear,whichisfarsuperiortotheoldhandspear.Thisprovestobeanimportantachievementformodernhumansandwillchangeourhistoryforever!

AllTheWayDownbyDavidKearns

Delorean’sbrotherBricklindiesinaminingaccidentinAlamogordo,NewMexico.AfterhelearnsthatBricklin’sdeathisnoaccidentatall.DeloreanHarperwantstofindoutthereasonforhisbrother’sdeath.Meanwhile,Deloreanhasbecomethenexttargetofakillerwhowilldoanythingtocoverhistracks.WillDeloreanbeabletodefeatthecold-bloodedkilleranduncoverthemysteryofhisbrother’sdeathorwillhedie?

TheCardGamebyRichardWhite

Itisahumorousdescriptionofapoker（扑克）gameplayedbyveryinterestingcharactersthataredelightful.Itisashortnovelthatonecan’tputdown---thewayastoryshouldbetold.

TheMakingofaWarriorbyWillEdwards

Perhapsyouarestilllookingforwisdomthatcanmakeadifferenceandpushyouforwardtowardyourgoal.Well,youwillfindsomethingofrealvalueinthislittlebookwhichwaswrittenespeciallyforyou.Thebookcanhelpyoudevelopyourownuniquetalents,abilitiesandinterests.

1.WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeNibu?

A.courageousB.creativeC.educatedD.cruel

2.WhatcanwelearnaboutDelreanHarper?

A.Henarrowlyescapesaminingaccident.

B.Heworksinthesamemineashisbrother.

C.Heriskshisownlifefindingoutthetruth.

D.Hedoesn’tknowheisthetargetofakiller.

3.Whichbookisintendedtoamusereaders?

A.TheSpearThrowerB.AllTheWayDown

C.TheCardGameD.TheMakingofaWarrior

B

Oneofmyfavoritereadingaloudmemoriesismymother’sreadingtheLittleHouseonthePrairiebookstome.Ilovedthosebooks.Thecoziness（舒适）oftheirlivesinspiteofsomuchhardshipandhardwork,andtheclosenessofthefamilylifealwaysmademesohappy.

Duringmymanyyearsasaneducator,I’vehadtheprivilegeofwitnessingtheeffectsofreadingaloud.Likemyownmemories,readingalouddeliversadeepcomfortforachild.Instories,theyfindasafeplacetoreturnto,andtoolstoenjoylife.Booksprovidearisk-freeenvironmenttodealwiththeworld’sbigquestions.

Readingaloudmakesyouandyourchildco-explorers.Itdevelopsachild’srelationshipwithliteratureandcultivatescriticalthinking.Shewillbegintobuildconnections,andapplyhermentaldexterity（灵巧）toreallife.Whenfacedwithhardship,shewillcallupontheseskillsandtheknowledgetofindasolution.

WorldReadAloudDay,whichtakesplaceonthefirstWednesdayinMarcheveryyear,isanopportunityforeveryonetohonorandsharethatpower.SinceLitWorldlaunchedthiscampaignonlyfouryearsago,WRADhasspreadover100countries.Thenumberofpeoplearoundtheworldwhocannotreadorwriteisjustbelow800million.Thereisanurgentneedtoinvestineducationtokeepourworldbenefitingfromhundredsofmillionsofstories.

It’stimetotakeabigstep.Andso,weareaskingtheglobalcommunityto“ReadItForward”.Readitforwardbyreadingaloudtoanyonewhomightlikeit,shareabookwithachildwhomightneedit,shareastorywithsomeonewhowouldtreasureit,listentosomeoneelse’sastheysharewithyou:

givethegiftofstorymagicawayinanywayyoucan.

4.WhatcanweknowfromParagraph2and3?

A.Whattoread.B.Differentreadingskills.

C.Thebenefitsofreadingaloud.D.Howtoreadmoreeffectively.

5.Itismentionedthatthroughreadingaloud,onecan_______.

A.buildabetterrelationshipwithothers.B.haveabetterschoolperformance.

C.learntosolvepracticalproblemsD.makemorelifelongfriends

6.WhatdoweknowaboutWorldReadAloudDay?

A.Ithasalonghistory.B.Ithasawideinfluence.

C.Itiscelebratedbyoldpeople.D.Itwaslaunchedbyateacher.

7.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?

A.Toadvertisesomechildren’sbooks.B.Toencouragepeopletosharestories

C.TointroduceWorldReadAloudDayD.Toshowtheadvantagesofreadingaloud

C

Therearearound6,000livinglanguagesintheworldandatleasthalfoftheseareindanger.Ineverypartoftheworld,languagesaredisappearing.Infact,onescientisthassaidthatlanguagesareinmoredangerofextinctionthanbirdsormammals.ProfessorSteveSutherlandoftheUniversityofEastAngliasaysthatinthepast500years4.5percentoflanguageshavediedout---comparedwith1.3percentofbirds,and1.9percentofmammals.

Languagescomeandgo,andthousandshavedoneexactlythatwithoutleavinganytrace.Onlyaveryfew---Basque,GreekandLatinamongthem---havelastedmorethan2,000years.Butitseemsthatthepaceoftheirdisappearanceisbecomingquicker.

Languagesmaybelostthroughmigration（迁移），aspeoplemovefromsmalltownstocitycenters,orwhenenvironmentsaredestroyedbythesearchforoilorwood.Naturaldisasterscanalsodevastatepopulations,andalongwiththem,theirlanguage.Governmentalsoplayaroleintheextinctionoflanguages.Theneedtoestablish“officiallanguages”,foracountrytoeducateitschildrenandcarryoutitsbusiness,hadadisastrouseffectonmanysmalllanguages.

Whatislostifalanguageislost?

Somepeoplearguethatlanguagedieasthehumanracedevelops.Obviouslytherecouldbegreatbenefitsifeveryoneintheworldspokethesamelanguage---someindustriesalreadyreflectthis,withEnglishessentialforpilotsandairtrafficcontrollers.Buttherearemoreimportantthingsthanconvenience.Aslanguagesarelost,wholewaysoflifeandknowledgemaybelostalongwiththem.

Toputitsimply,languageexpressessomethingaboutidentity,aboutourplaceintheworld.AniRauhihi,aMaoriteacherinNewZealand’sNorthIsland,sumsitup:

“ifyougrowupspeakingourlanguage,youwon’tknowwhoyouare.”

8.Whatdothefiguresmentionedinparagraph1suggest?

A.Mostlanguageshavediedoutcompletely.

B.Languagesareingreatdangerofextinction.

C.Animalsaredisappearingfasterthanlanguages.

D.Languagesaredisappearingslowerthanbefore

9.Theunderlinedword“devastate”canbereplacedby“____”.

A.increaseB.controlC.destroyD.improve

10.Ifalanguageislost,______.

A.therewillbegreattrouble.

B.thereisnoneedtoworryaboutit.

C.itscultureandknowledgewillalsobelost.

D.peoplewillbeabletocommunicatewithothersconveniently.

11.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?

A.Languagesreflectouridentity.

B.Peoplewillspeakthesamelanguageoneday.

C.Fewerpeoplewillremembertheirownlanguages.

D.AniRauhihicareslessaboutlanguagesdyingout.

D

Depressionissecondmostcommoncauseofdisabilityworldwideafterbackpain,accordingtoareviewofresearch.Thediseasemustbetreatedasaglobalpublichealthpriority（优先权）,expertsreportinthejournalPLOSMedicine.Thestudycomparedclinicaldepressionwithmorethan200otherdiseasesandinjuriesasacauseofdisability.Globally,onlyasmallpartofpatientshaveopportunitiestobetreated,theWorldHealthOrganizationsays.

Depressionwasranksatnumbertwoasaglobalcausedisability,butitseffectsvariesindifferentcountriesandregions.Forexample,ratesofmajordepressionwerehighestinAfghanistanandlowestinJapan.

Dr.AlizeFerrarifromtheUniversityofQueensland’sSchoolofPopulationHealthledthestudy.“Depressionisabigproblemandwedefinitelyneedtopaymoreattentiontoitthanwearenow,”shetoldBBCnews.“There’sstillmoreworktobedoneintermsofawarenessthediseaseandalsocomingupwithsuccessfulwaysoftreatingit.Theburdenisdifferentbetweencountries,soittendstobehigherinlowandmiddleincomecountriesandlowerinhighincomecountries.Policy-makershadmadeanefforttobringdepressiontotheforefront,buttherewasalotmoreworktobedone.”

“There’slotsofstigma（恶名）weknowrelatedtomentalhealth,”Dr.AlizeFerrariexplained.“Whatonepersonrecognizeasdisablingmightbedifferenttoanotherpersonandmightbedifferentacrosscountriesaswell.Therearelotsofculturaleffectsandexplanationsthatcomeinplace,whichmakesitallthemoreimportanttoraiseawarenessofthesizeoftheproblemandhowtofinddepression.”

Thedata---fortheyears2010---followssimilarstudiesin1990and2000lookingattheglobalburdenofdepression.Commentingonthestudy,Dr.DanielChisholm,ahealtheconomistatthedepartmentformentalhealthandsubstanceabuseattheWHOsaiddepressionwasaverydisablingcondition.

“It’sabigpublichealthchallengeandabigproblemtobethoughtbutnotenoughisbeingdone.Aroundtheworldonlyatinypartofpeoplegetanysortoftreatmentordiagnosis.”Dr.DanielChisholmsaid.

TheWHOrecentlylaunchedaglobalmentalhealthactionplantoraiseawarenessofdepressionamongpolicy-makers.

12.Accordingtothepassage,backpainranksNO._________

A.1B.2C.3D.4

13.Whatcanwelearnfromparagraph1?

A.Depressionhasbeentreatedasaglobalpublichealthpriority.

B.PLOSMedicineisawebsitedealingwithmedicalproblem.

C.Thestudyonlyanalyzesthedepressionallovertheworld.

D.Mostpatientswithdepressionhaven’tbeentreated.

14.WhoisAlizeFerrari?

A.Sheisadoctor