广东省深圳市宝安区届高三英语上学期期中试题.docx

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广东省深圳市宝安区届高三英语上学期期中试题

广东省深圳市宝安区2017届高三英语上学期期中试题

第Ⅰ卷

第一部分听力（略）

第二部分阅读理解（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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

TeachingmaterialsforlearningChineseareprovidedhere．Therearesiteswhereyoumayfindinterestinginstructionssuitableforyou．Herearesomesitestobeginyoursurfing．

　　Youmaystartwiththesepagesfromthiswebsite－justtogetalittletasteofitwithoutworkingtoohard．

　　●AIsForLove

　　FlashcardsforlearningafewChinesewords.

　　●ListeningtothesoundofChinese

　　PlayafewwordsofChineseonyourcomputer．

　　●AfewChinesewords

　　Eachwordisenlargedforeasystudy．

　　IfyouarestudyingChinese,thesetoolscanhelp．

　　●Zhongwensite

　　Morethanadictionary!

　　●ClavisSinica

　　ExcellentprogrambyProfessorDavidPorter．ItdisplaysawholedocumentinChinese[GB]or[BIG5]，andgivesindividualword'sdefinition,pronunciationaswellasmuchmoreinformationwhenyouclickonthatword．IfyouarestudyingChinese,thisisaveryusefultool．

　　●ChineseCharacterVisualDictionary

　　Ifyouliketoknowmore,gotothefollowingsitesontheInternet．

　　●TheChineseOutpost

　　Pronunciation，CharacterandGrammarByMarkAndrewBaker．Thebest．Amust-visitsite．

　　●LearnCantonese/MandarinOnline

　　●InternetBasedChineseTeachingandLearning

　　●RainlandKidsdiscoverChinese－SiteisinGermany

　　IfyouwanttohaveabetterunderstandingofChina,gotothisone．

　　●WanfangData

AsanaffiliateofChineseMinistryofScience&Technology,WanfangDatahasbeentheleadinginformationproviderinChinasince1950s．Withawiderangeofdatabaseresourcesandvalue-addedservices,WanfangDatahasbecomeagatewaytounderstandingChineseculture,medicine,business,science,etc．

21.Thispassageismostprobablyfrom______.

A.aTVprogrammeB.ateacher’slectureC.anewspaperD.theInternet

22.IfyouwanttoknoweachChinesecharacter’sdefinition,pronunciationandmuchmoreinformation,you’dbettersurf______.

A.ZhongwensiteB.AIsForLove

C.ClavisSinicaD.AfewChinesewords

23.IfyouwanttoknowChinaaboutitsculture,medicine,business,science,you’d

bettersurf______.

A.LearnMandarinonlineB.WanfangData

B.C.RainlandkidsdiscoverChineseD.TheChineseOutpost

24.Theunderlinedword“gateway”inthelastparagraphprobablyrefersto______.

A.anopeninginawallthatcanbeclosedbyagate.

B.aplacethroughwhichyoucangotoanotherplace.

C.thespacewhenadoorisopen.

D.ameansofgettingorachievingsomething.

B

Justwhatisatigermother？

AmyChuaisalawprofessoratAmerica'sYaleUniversityandherrecentbo

okonthesubjectismakingwaves.She'sbeencalled“dangerous”，“outrageous”，evena“monster”forherdescriptionsofhowshebroughtuphertwodaughters.

　　HerbookBattleHymnoftheTigerMotherdescribesfightingwithadaughterforhoursatthepianotoensurethechildgetsapieceofmusicright.Sherejectedbirthdaycardsmadeforherbyhergirlsbecauseshedidn'tthinktheyhadmadeenoughefforts.Shecomparedonechildnegativelywiththeother，threateningtoburntheirtoys.Herrulesinclude：

schoolworkalwayscomesfirst;anA-minusisabadgrade;childrenmustbetwoyearsaheadoftheirclassmatesinmath，andplayingtheviolinorthepianoisamust.

　　Ms.ChuaconsiderstheChinesehardworkethicasawayofcreatinghappy，successfulchildren—atleastinhercase.Althoughshe'shadalargeamountofflakforhertheories，onethingcan'tbeignored—thesuccessofChinesechildrenintheeducationsystem.

　　InBritain，shockingresearchshowsthatChinesegirls，forexample，are

outperformin

gallotherforeigngroup

satGCSE—79percentgetting5ACGrades，comparedwith58percentofwhiteBritishgirls.SowhatisitaboutChineseparentingthat'sleadingtohighachievers？

AndhowdoAmyChua'stheoriesplayintothatsuccess?

　　Shetoldmethatifherdaughtercamebackfromschoolwith96/100inatest，Chuawouldaskherwhathappenedtotheother4points.It'saboutalwaysknowing“youcandobetter”，shetoldme.

　　Interestingly，inChina，thebirthplaceofthetigermother，peoplearemovingawayfromtraditionalChineseparenting.Theyarefollowingmorewesternparentingstyles.

25．AfterreadingAmyChua'srecentbook，thepublic_

_____.

A．feelverysorryfortheirownchildren

B．considerheraverysuccessfulmother

C．realizetheirmethodsofbringingupchildrenarewrong

D．don'tthinkhighlyofhermethodsofbringingupherchildren

26．WhatcanwelearnaboutAmyChuaaccordingtoParagraph2?

A．Sheisverystrictwithherchildren.

B．Shedoesn'tthinkherchildrenareclever.

C．Sheisveryinterestedinplayingthepiano.

D．Sheknowsplayingisimportanttochildren.

27．Paragraph4showsthat______.

A．Chineseparentsdon'tthinkgradesareveryimportant

B．ChinesechildrenareclevererthanBritishchildren

C．Chineseparentsareproudoftheirchildren

D．Chinesechildrendowellintheirstudy

28．Theunderlinedword“flak”inthethirdparagraphprobablymeans“______”．

A．attention　　　　　　　B．criticism

C．curiosityD．contribution

C

SCSGlobalServices（SCS）hasevaluatedanewmethodologyformeasuringthecarbonsequestration（封存）abilityofsoilundertheVerifiedCarbonStandard（VCS）,aleadinggreenhousegas（GHG）accountingsystem.Themethodology,developedbyTheEarthPartners,willallowlandmanagerswhosequesterGHGsingrasslandsandfarmlandstoproducecarboncreditsforsaleinthevoluntarymarket.

Managersofgrasslandsandfarmlandscanincreasecarbonsequestrationinsoilbypracticessuchaschanginggrazing（放牧）practicesandoperatingtreatmentsdesignedtoimprovethevarietyandproductivityofplantgroups.TheEarthPartnersispresentlypilotingthismethodologywithfarmersacrosssevenmillionacresofthePalouseRiverandColumbiaPlateauregionsinthePacificNorthwest.

“TheVCSprogramhasachievedanimportantmilestoneinnowcombininggrasslandandrangelandcarbonoffsetprojects,"saidDr.RobertJ.Hrubes,ExecutiveVicePresidentofSCS."SCSlooksforwardtoapprovingandverifyingagriculturalcarbonoffsetprojectsthatusethisverypowerfulnewmethodology."

TheVM0021SoilCarbonQuantificationMethodologyisbasedondecadesofsoilcarbonresearchandtestingconductedbytopsoilscientists.ThemethodologywasdevelopedbyTheEarthPartnersandverifiedbyEnvironmentalServices,Inc.aswellasSCSGlobalServices.ItisthefirstsoilcarbonmethodologytobeapprovedforuseundertheVCS.

"Thiswidelytestedmethodologyisthefirsttospeciallydealwithsoilsinamarket,"saidStevenI.Apfelbaum,ChairmanofAppliedEcologicalServices,Inc.andDirectorofSciencewithTheEarthPartners.AccordingtoApfelbaum,soilsrepresentthesecondlargestlivingsinkofcarbonontheplanet.

29.Thenewmethodologyisassessedaccordingto　________.　　　　

A.TheEarthPartners　　　　B.theVerifiedCarbonStandard

C.EnvironmentalServices,Inc.　　　　D.AppliedEcologicalServices,Inc.

30.Carbonsequestrationinsoilcanbestrengthenedby　_______.　　　　

A.sellingcarboncreditsinthevoluntarymarket

B.changinggrazingpracticesandoperatingtreatments

C.reducingthevarietyandproductivityofplantgroups

D.decreasingfarmlandsinthePacificNorthwest

31.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?

________

A.TheVCSprogramprovestobesuccessfulincarbonoffsetprojects.

B.ManysoilCarbonMethodologieshavealreadybeenapprovedforuse.

C.Thenewmethodologyhasbeentestedinmanyfieldsincludingsoil.

D.Soilsseemtobethelargestlivingsinkofcarbonontheplanet.

D

DoesFameDriveYouCrazy?

　Althoughbeingfamousmightsoundlikeadreamcometrue,today'sstars,feelinglikezooanimals,facepressuresthatfewofuscanimagine.Theyareatthecenterofmuchoftheworld'sattention.Paparazzi（狗仔队）campoutsidetheirhomes,camerasready.Tabloids（小报）publishthrillingstoriesabouttheirpersonallives.Justimaginenotbeingabletodoanythingwithoutbeingphotographedorinterruptedforasignature!

　AccordingtopsychologistChristinaVillarreal,celebrities—famouspeople—worryconstantlyabouttheirpublicappearance.Eventually,theystarttolosetrackofwhotheyreallyare,seeingthemselvesthewaytheirfansimaginethem,notasthepeopletheywerebeforeeveryoneknewtheirnames.“Overtime，”Villarrealsays,“theyfeelseparatedandalone.”

　Thephenomenonoftrackingcelebritieshasbeenaroundforages.Inthe4thcenturyBC,paintersfollowedAlexandertheGreatintobattle,hopingtopicturehisvictoriesforhisadmirers.WhenCharlesDickensvisitedAmericainthe19thcentury,hissold-outreadingsattractedthousandsoffans,leadinghimtocomplainabouthislackofprivacy.Tabloidsofthe1920sand1930sranarticlesaboutfilm－starsinmuchthesamewaythatmoderntabloidsandwebsitesdo.

　Beingapublicfiguretoday,however,isalotmoredifficultthanitusedtobe.Superstarscannotmoveaboutwithoutworryingaboutphotographerswithmoderncameras.Whentheysaysomethingsillyordosomethingridiculous,thereisalwaystheInternettospreadthenewsinminutesandkeeptheir“story”aliveforever.

　Iffameissotroublesome,whyaren'tallcelebritiesrunningawayfromit?

Theansweristherearestillwaystodealwithit.Somestarsstaycalmbysurroundingthemselveswithtrustedfriendsandfamilyorbyescapingtoremoteplacesawayfrombigcities.Theyfocusnotonhowfamoustheyarebutonwhattheylovetodoorwhatevermadethemfamousinthefirstplace.

　Sometimesafewcelebritiescangetalittlejustice.Still,evenstarswhoenjoyful