英语广东省广州实验中学届高三上学期第二次阶段性考试.docx

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英语广东省广州实验中学届高三上学期第二次阶段性考试

广东实验中学2015—2016学年（上）高三级阶段考

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英语

本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，共8页，满分120分，考试用时120分钟。

注意事项：

1．答卷前，考生务必用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将自己的姓名、考号填写在答题卷上。

2．选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案。

3．非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在另发的答题卷各题目指定区域内的相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液.不按以上要求作答的答案无效。

4．考生必须保持答题卷的整洁，考试结束后，将答题卷和答题卡收回。

第一部分阅读理解（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

Giveitfiveminutes

Iusedtobeahothead.Wheneveranyonesaidanything,I’dthinkofawaytodisagree.I’dpushbackhardifsomethingdidn’tfitmyworld-view.

It’slikeIhadtobefirstwithanopinion — asifbeingfirstmeantsomething.ButwhatitreallymeantwasthatIwasn’tthinkinghardenoughabouttheproblem.Thefasteryoureact,thelessyouthink.Notalways,butoften.

Thiscametoaheadbackin2007.IwasspeakingattheBusinessInnovationFactoryconferenceinProvidence,RI.SowasRichardSaulWurman.AftermytalkRichardcameuptointroducehimselfandcomplimentmytalk.Thatwasverygenerousofhim.Hecertainlydidn’thavetodothat.

AndwhatdidIdo?

Ipushedbackathimaboutthetalkhegave.Whilehewasmakinghispointsonstage,IwastakinganinventoryofthethingsIdidn’tagreewith.Andwhenpresentedwithanopportunitytospeakwithhim,Iquicklypushedbackatsomeofhisideas.Imusthaveseemedlikesuchanasshole.

Hisresponsechangedmylife.Itwasasimplething.Hesaid“Man,giveitfiveminutes.”Iaskedhimwhathemeantbythat?

Hesaid,it’sfinetodisagree,it’sfinetopushback,it’sgreattohavestrongopinionsandbeliefs,butgivemyideassometimetosetinbeforeyou’resureyouwanttoargueagainstthem.“Fiveminutes”represented“think”,notreact.Hewastotallyright.Icameintothediscussionlookingtoprovesomething,notlearnsomething.

Thiswasabigmomentforme.

Richardhasspenthiscareerthinkingabouttheseproblems.He’sgivenit30years.AndIgaveitjustafewminutes.Now,certainlyhecanbewrongandIcouldberight,butit’sbettertothinkdeeplyaboutsomethingfirstbeforebeingsocertainyou’reright.

There’salsoadifferencebetweenaskingquestionsandpushingback.Pushingbackmeansyoualreadythinkyouknow.Askingquestionsmeansyouwanttoknow.Askmorequestions.

Learningtothinkfirstratherthanreactquickisalife-longpursuit.It’stough.IstillgethotsometimeswhenIshouldn’t.ButI’mreallyenjoyingallthebenefitsofgettingbetter.

Ifyouaren’tsurewhythisisimportant,thinkaboutthisquotefromJonathanIveregardingSteveJobs’reverence（respect）forideas:

AndjustasStevelovedideas,andlovedmakingstuff,hetreatedtheprocessofcreativitywitharareandawonderfulreverence.Yousee,Ithinkhebetterthananyoneunderstoodthatwhileideasultimatelycanbesopowerful,theybeginasfragile,barelyformedthoughts,soeasilymissed,soeasilycompromised,soeasilyjustsquished.

That’sdeep.Ideasarefragile.Theyoftenstartpowerless.They’rebarelythere,soeasytoignoreorskipormiss.

Therearetwothingsinthisworldthattakenoskill:

1.Spendingotherpeople’smoneyand2.Dismissinganidea.

Dismissinganideaissoeasybecauseitdoesn’tinvolveanywork.Youcanscoffatit.Youcanignoreit.Youcanpuffsomesmokeatit.That’seasy.Thehardthingtodoisprotectit,thinkaboutit,letitmarinate,exploreit,riffonit,andtryit.Therightideacouldstartoutlifeasthewrongidea.

Sonexttimeyouhearsomething,orsomeone,talkaboutanidea,pitchanidea,orsuggestanidea,giveitfiveminutes.Thinkaboutitalittlebitbeforepushingback,beforesayingit’stoohardorit’stoomuchwork.

Thosethingsmaybetrue,buttheremaybeanothertruthintheretoo:

Itmaybeworthit.

1.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribesthewordhotheadfromthefirstparagraph?

A.SupportiveB.FastC.NervousD.Aggressive

2.WhatdidtheauthordowhileRichardwastalkinginthebusinessconference?

A.Hekeptnotesforthingsthathedidnotagreewith.

B.HepushedRichardandbeathim.

C.Hewaspreparingforhisownspeech.

D.Hewasgettingreadytocomplimenthim.

3.WhichofthefollowingisthereasonforquotingJonathanIve?

A.TheauthorthinksSteveJobsisthebestwhenitcomestocreativity.

B.TheauthorisinspiredbySteveJob'sattitudetowardsnewideas.

C.TheauthorrespectsSteveJobbecauseheiscreativeandhelikesideas.

D.TheauthorthinksSteveJobhasideasthatarestrongandpowerfulandarehardtomiss.

4.Whatisthecoreargumentthattheauthorputforward?

A.Dismissingideasisaneffortlessthingtodosoyoushouldalwaysprotectideascarefully.

B.Therightideaalwaysstartsfromawrongideaandyouneedtoprotectitfrombeingdismissed.

C.Oneshouldbecarefulwhenitcomestojudg