届广东省揭阳一中潮州金中高三上学期期中联考英语试题及答案.docx
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届广东省揭阳一中潮州金中高三上学期期中联考英语试题及答案
2015—2016学年度第一学期
期中两校联考英语科试题
命题人:
杨燕陈洁玲邱桢瑜
审题人:
蔡丽群
命题学校:
潮州金山中学高三英语备课组
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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
Whentraveling,it’simportanttolearnaboutthecustomsandetiquetteoftheglobalvillage.Whatweconsiderpolitebehaviorathomeisn'talwaysacceptedoutsideourborders.
●EtiquetteofGiftGiving
Giftgivingshouldbeahappy,positiveexperience.WhenselectingapresentforsomeoneinNetherlands,don'tpurchasefancykitchenknivesorscissors.Givingsharp,pointyobjectsasgiftsisconsideredunlucky.BecarefulwhenpresentingflowerstoafriendorabusinesspartnerinRussia.Yellowbloomssuggestcheatorarelationshipbreakup.Traditionally,redcarnationsareplacedonthetombsofthedead.WritingcardsornoteswhilevisitingSouthKorea,bemindfulofyourpen'sinkcolor.Writingaperson'snameinredinktraditionallysuggeststhatthepersonhaspassedaway-animportantpointtorememberwhengivingabirthdaycard.
●EatingCustoms
Beingearlyorontimeisviewedasbeingrude,tooeagerorevengreedyinVenezuela.Ifyouareinvitedtosomeone'shomeforameal,it'srecommendedthatyouarrive10minuteslaterthantherequestedtime.WhenhavingamealinEgypt,don’tusethesaltshaker(盐瓶).It'sinsultingtoyourhosttospreadsaltonyourfood,whichmeansthatyoufindthemealterrible.Japanisaverypolitenation,andtheirfondnessforetiquetteextendstotheuseofchopsticks.AccordingtoJapanesecustom,ifyou'reinthemiddleofeating,usetheoppositeendofyourchopstickstosecurefoodfromasharedplate.WhendoingbusinessinTurkey,it’sthecustomforyourhosttopayforyourmeal.Requeststosplitthebillwon’tbeaccepted.Ifyouwouldliketopayyourfairshare,Turksrecommendinvitingyourhosttoafollow-upmeal.
1.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?
A.GivingafancykitchenknifetoafriendfromRussiaisagoodchoice.
B.YoucanuseblueinktowritenotestoyourfriendfromSouthKorea.
C.DiningwithJapanese,onecanuseeitherendofthechopstickstogetfoodfromsharedplates.
D.Invitedtoameal,oneshouldarriveearliertoshowrespectforthehost.
2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“insulting”inParagraph3referto?
A.Respectful.B.Challenging.C.Indifferent.D.Offensive.
3.Whereisthispassageprobablyfrom?
A.Anewsreport.B.Atravelessay.
C.Aculturecolumn.D.Afoodmagazine.
B
StudentsfromFloridaInternationalUniversityinMiamiwalkedonwaterThursdayforaclassassignment.Todoit,theyworeaquatic(水上的)shoestheydesignedandcreated.
AlexQuinoneswasthefirsttomakeittotheothersideofa175-footlakeoncampusinrecordtime—justoveraminute.Quinones,whoworeoversizedboat-likeshoes,alsowonlastyearandwillreceive$500.Studentshadtoweartheaquaticshoesandmakeitacrossthelakeinordertoearnan“A”ontheassignmentforArchitectureProfessorJaimeCanaves,MaterialsandMethodsConstructionClass.“It'straditionalinaschoolofarchitecturetodoboatsoutofcardboardforaboatrace.Ithoughtourstudentswerealittlebitmorespecialthanthat,”Canavessaid.“Wedecidedtodothewalkonwatereventtotakeittothenextlevel.”
Atotalof79studentscompetedintheracethisyearin41teams.Only10teamsfailedtocrossthelake.Otherswhofellgotbackupandmadeittotheend.Theraceisopentoallstudentsandanyoneinthecommunity.Theyoungestpersontoeverparticipatewasa9-year-oldgirlwhocompetedinplaceofhermother,whiletheoldestwasa67-year-oldfemale.
AlargecrowdoncampusjoinedCanavesashecheeredontheracers.Heshoutedencouragingwords,butalsolaughedassomeunsteadilymadetheirwaytotheend.
“Apartofthisisforthemtohavemoreunderstandingofdesigningandmakeitworkbetter,”hesaid.Itisalsoalessoninlifeforthestudents.
“Anything,includingwalkingonwater,ispossible,ifyoudotheresearch,testitandgothroughthedesignprocessseriously.”
4.Forwhatpurposedidthestudentstakepartintherace?
A.Togoacrossthelaketoschool.
B.Totesttheirbalanceonthewater.
C.TopassProfessorCanaves’class.
D.Towintheprizemoneyof$500.
5.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?
A.ThestudentsworeshoesdistributedbyProfessorCanavestowalkacrossthelake.
B.ThestudentswhofellintothewaterwerecriticizedseriouslybytheProfessor.
C.Moststudentsfinishedtheclassassignmentsuccessfully.
D.Thestudentstookpartintheracetochallengetheirphysicalabilities.
6.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?
A.AlexQuinonesisatopstudentintheuniversity.
B.It’sacustomforthepeopleinthecommunitytogetinvolvedinstudentactivities.
C.Thestudentwhomadeittotheendintheracewouldsucceedintheirprofessional
career.
D.ProfessorCanavesattachesimportancetohands-onlearningexperience.
7.Thepurposeofthepassageisto___________.
A.showhisapprovaloftheuniqueteachingstyle
B.reportaninterestingassignment
C.inspireteacherstobemorecreative
D.encouragemorepeopletotakepartintherace
C
SinceEdmundHillaryandTenzingNorgayclimbedMountEverest,MountQomolangma’speakisnolongeralonelyplaceandisturningintoatrashheap.
Sofar,morethan350climbershavesuccessfullyreachedthepeak.Andtheyhavecomplainedaboutwaitingforhoursinthebottlenecks(狭窄路段)onthewaytothepeak, asituationthatisn’tjustuncomfortable—it’scoldandwindyupthere— but downrightdangerous.Ifbadweatherstrikes,climberscananddodie.
Asamatteroffact,thedangerouscrowdsaren’ttheonlyproblemonQomolangma.Allthoseclimbersneedtobringalotofgear—andmuchofitendsupbeingleftonthemountain,sometimeseventhepeakitself.MountQomolangmaisbecomingtheworld’slargestdump.Here’smountaineerMarkJenkinswritinginNationalGeographicaboutthestateofQomolangma:
“Thetwostandardroutes,theNortheastRidgeandtheSoutheastRidge,aredisgustinglypollutedwithoxygencansandtorntentseverywhere.”
ButthegoodnewsisthatsomemountaineersaretakingituponthemselvestocleanupQomolangma.MountianeerPaulThelenandhisfriendEberhardSchaafarepartoftheannualEcoEverestExpedition,whichhasbeencleaninguprubbishfrombasecampstothepeaksince2008.Sofarthey’vecollectedover13tonsofgarbage.
Someofthatrubbishisevenbeingusedforahigherpurpose.AspartoftheMountEverest8844ArtProject,agroupof15artistsfromNepalcollected1.5tonsofgarbagebroughtdownthemountainbyclimbers.They’vetransformedthecansandoxygentanks—andinonecase,partoftheremainsofahelicopter—into74piecesofartthathavealreadygoneonexhibitioninNepal’scapital.PartoftheprofitfromsaleswillgototheEverestPeakeersAssociation,whichhashelpedcollecttonsofrubbishontheslopesofthemountain.
8.WhatdowelearnaboutthebottlenecksonthewaytoMountQomolangma’speak?
A.Theyarerelativelysafe.
B.Theyareoftencrowded.
C.Theyareveryeasytopass.
D.Theyaresitesofbasecamps.
9.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“gear”mean?
A.Equipmentforclimbingmountains.
B.Thefoodclimbersbroughtontothemountain.
C.Someimportantmachinesusedforthebottlenecks.
D.Somerubbishfoundonthemountain.
10.Thegroupof15Nepaliartists_________.
A.createdworksofartusingrubbishfromQomolangma
B.wereemployedbytheEverestPeakeersAssociation
C.climbedQomolangmaandcollected1.5tonsoftrash
D.painted74beautifulpicturesofMountQomolangma’speak
11.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?
A.EcoEverestExpeditionProvesSuccessful
B.QomolangmaHasBecomeAHugeMess
C.TestYourselfAgainstQomolangma
D.RecycleRubbishOnQomolangma
D
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”Helookedatme,shruggedandcameovertolightmycigarette.Ashecamecloseandlitthematch,hiseyesunconsciouslylockedwithmine.Atthatmoment,Ismiled.Idon’tknowwhyIdidthat.Perhapsitwasnervousness,perhapsitwasbecause,whenyougetveryclose,onetoanother,itisveryhardnottosmile.Inanycase,Ismiled.Inthatinstant,itwasasthoughasparkjumpedacrossthegapbetweenourtwohearts,ourtwohumansouls.Iknowhedidn’twantto,butmysmileleapedthroughthebarsandcausedasmileonhislips,too.Helitmycigarettebutstayednear,lookingatmedirectlyintheeyesandcontinuingtosmile.
Ikeptsmilingathim,nowthinkingofhimasapersonandnotjustaguard."Doyouhavekids?
"heasked.“Yes,here,here.”Itookoutmywalletandnervouslyfumbledforthepicturesofmyfamily.He,too,tookoutthepicturesofhisfamilyandbegantotalkabouthisplansandhopesforthem.Myeyeswerefilledwithtears.IsaidthatIfearedthatI’dneverseemyfamilyagain,neverhavethechancetoseethemgrowup.Tearscametohiseyes,too.Suddenly,withoutanotherword,heunlockedmycellandsilentlyledmeout.Outoftheprison,quietlyandbybackroutes,outofthetown.There,attheedgeoftown,hereleasedme.