内蒙古北方重工第三中学届高三上期中考试英语试题及答案Word格式文档下载.docx

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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

Amother,whowishedtoencourageherson’sprogressinplayingthepiano,boughtticketsforaperformancebythegreatPolishp

ianistIgnacePaderewski.Whentheeveningarrived,theyfoundtheirseatsnearthefrontoftheconcerthallandeyedtheimpressiveSteinwaywaitingonthestage.Notlongaftertheyarrived,themothercameacrossafriendinthehallandtheybegantotalkwitheachother.Meanwhiletheboyslippedawayandcouldbefoundnowhere.

Ateighto’clock,thelightsintheconcerthallbegantofail,andthenthespotlights（聚光灯）cameon.Onlythendidtheynoticetheboywhowasuponthepianobench,innocentlypickingout“Twinkle,TwinkleLittleStar”.Seeingthis,hismotherwasshockedandembarrassed.Butbeforeshecouldbringhersonback,themasterappearedonthestageandquicklymovedtothekeyboard.

Hewhisperedgentlytotheboy,“Don’tquit.Keepplaying.”Learningover,Paderewskireacheddownwithhislefthandandbeganfillinginthebass（低音的）part.Soonhisrightarmreachedaroundtheothersideandperformedadelightfulaccompaniment（伴奏）.Together,theoldmasterandtheyoungboyperformedsowonderfullyandharmoniouslyonthestageandtheyheldtheattentionofthecrowdwiththeirbeautifulmusic.

Inallourlives,wereceivehelpinghandsfromtimetotime—somewenotice;

somewedon’t.Equallyweourselveshavecountlessopportunitiestoofferhelpinghands—sometimeswewantourassistancetobenoticed,sometimeswedon’t.Littleofwhatweallachieveiswithoutlearningfromothersandwithoutsupportfromothers.Wearesupposedtohandoutwhatwehavereceived.

1.Wecanlearnfromthetextthatthemother___________.

A.waspleasedtoseehersonplayingthepianoonthestage

B.admiredthemastersomuchthatshewenttowatchhisperformance

C.encouragedhersontoplaythepianoonthestage

D.wastalkingwithafriendwhenhersonslippedontothestage

2.Seeingtheboyplayingthepiano,thegreatmaster___________.

A.feltveryshockedandangry

B.encouragedhimtocontinue

C.askedhismothertotakehimaway

D.shoutedattheboy

3.Theauthorwrotethistextinorderto__________.

A.showhowpatientthegreatmasterwas

B.tellthereadersaveryinterestingstory

C.reportanincidentinaconcerthall

D.urgeustoreachouttothoseinneed

B

Outdoorairpollutionisanobviousdangerbecauseit’shardtomiss.Autog

ases,industrialwaste,citysmog—everyoneknowsthey’reahealthhazard（危险）andacallforsolutionsisoneveryone’slips.Butthere’sanotherthreatjustasperilous—ahiddenthreat（威胁）weareusuallyunawareof.We’respeakingaboutthethreatofindoorairpollution.

Thedangerscausedbyindoorairpollutionaretoooftenunderestimated（低估）andoverlooked.Accordingtoarecentstudy,indoorairpollutioncanbemanytimeshigherthanoutdoorairpollution.AsimilarstudybytheEnvironmentalProtectionAgencyshowsthat,ingeneral,theairinourhomesandofficesistwotofivetimesmorepollutedthanoutdoorair.

Scientificstudieshavefoundthatindoorairpollutionexacerbates（恶化）thesymptomsofasthma（哮喘）,andcontributestocausingnausea（恶心）,headachesanddamagetothecentralnervoussystem.Evidencehasevenbeenfoundlinkingpoorindoorairqualitytocertaincancers.Childrenwhospendeightypercentoftheirtimeinsideareparticularlyaffectedbyindoor

airpollution.

Cigarettesmoke,chemicalfertilizers（肥料）,perfumesandclothingthathasbeendry-cleanedmaycontributetoindoorairpollution.Buildingmaterials—includingpaintandglue—arealsocontributors.

Andhomesaren’ttheonlyindoorareasaffectedbythisdanger.Officesareaffectedtoo—sometimesmoreso—withtheircopymachinesandprinters,inksandprocessingsolutions（显影液）andsoon.

Fortunatelytherearemanywaystoreduceindoorairpollutionandimproveindoorairqualityinyourhomeandoffice.Amajorfirststepwouldbetheuseofanairpurifier（净化器）.

4.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“perilous”mean?

A.Nervous.B.Similar.C.Obvious.D.Dangerous.

5.TheauthormentionssomestudiesinParagraph2toshowindoorairpollution__________.

A.isrecentlyoverestimatedB.isverycommonandserious

C.hasdrawnpeople’sattentionD.islinkedtomanyseriousdiseases

6.Whichofthefollowingistheusualcontributorofairpollutioninourhomes?

A.Smoking.B.Printing.C.Copymachines.D.Processingsolutions. 

7.Whatwouldbediscussedintheparagraphthatfollows?

A.Anintroductiontotheairpurifier.

B.Otherdangersofindoorairpollution.

C.Othersourcesofindoorairpollution.

D.Moresolutionstotheproblemofairpollution.

C

Cursive（草书）writingisabouttobecomeextinct.Doweraisetheredflag?

Toteachornottoteachcursivewritingisaquestionthatseveralstateeducationdepartmentsaremeetingwith.

Beforeyoureadthistext,doasimpleexercise.Pickapenandpaperandstartwritingincursive.Yes,thatfancyhandwritingthatyoulearnedingradeschool.Youmaynothaveforgottenthegoodtimesyouhadwhilewritingcurly（弯曲的）MsandNs.However,thechancesarethatyouwon’tbeablet

owriteitasexcellentlyasyouusedto.Somepeoplearegoodatmakingtheperfectcurls,whilesomearebad.Iamstillterribleatit.

Cursivewritingishardlyusedbykidsanymoreasevenadultsdon’twriteinthisstyle,unlesstheyareusingitfortheirsignature.Learningitwasausualpracticeinschoolforseveraldecades.However,in2011,theIndianaDepartmentofEducationmadeitoptional（可选择的）forschoolstoteachcursivewritingtothestudents.Infact,thereare46morestatesthathavealsodonethesame.

Therearesomewhobelievethatitishightimeforcursivewritingtoretirefromschoolcurriculum.Afterall,ifwedon’tleavethepastbehind,wecannotmakewayfornewthings.Ifyouwalkintoanyclassroom,youwouldfindchildrenusingkeyboardstocommunicateinthewrittenform.Ontheotherhand,fansofcursivewritinginsistonitsusefulness.Theyremindusthatifwestopteachingandlearningcursivewritinginschool,verysoonmostofourhistoricaldocumentswillbecomehardtous.Wheredowestandonthissubject?

Isittherighttimetoeraseanalmostforgottenwritingstyleandliveinthekeyboardingworld?

Orcanwedobothwithoutcompromisingonourschoolcurriculum?

Letmeknowyourthoughtsonthismatterbyleavingacommentinthesectionbelow.

8.Fromthesecondparagraph,weknowthattheauthor___________.

A.didn’tlearncursivewritingingradeschool

B.ispooratmakingtheperfectcurls

C.oftenwritesincursive

D.oftendoesphysicalexercise

9.InIndianaschools,children___________.

A.mustlearncursivewriting

B.areinterestedincursivewriting

C.canchoosetolearncursivewriting

D.learncursivewritingeveryday

10.Itcanbeinferredthattheauthor__________.

A.preferstolearncursivewriting

B.isacursivewritingteacher

C.welcomespeopletoshowtheiropinions

D.isaveryfamousexpertineducation

11.Whichofthefollowingcouldbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.Iscursivewritingnecessary?

B.Isthekeyboardingworldgood?

C.Howtowriteincursive

D.Howtoimprovecursivewriting

D

Moviescomingsoon

TheCroods

Lengthoftime:

1hour32minutes

Style:

Family,Action

Releasedate（上映日期）:

November22,2014

Directors:

KirkDeMicco,ChrisSanders

Starring:

NicolasCage,EmmaStone,RyanReynolds

Summary

Aprehistoricfamilyareforcedtofleetheircaveafterit’sdestroyedbyadisasterthatthreatenstochangetheirlivesforeverinthisanimated（动画制作的）filmfeaturingthevoicesofNicolasCageandEmmaStone.Asaprotectivecavemanfatherleadshisfamilyoutofharm’sway,theclan（家族）crossespathswithacleverteennamedGuy（voiceofRyanReynolds）,whoofferstohelpthemreachadistantlandwheretheywillbesafefromaterribledisasterthatwillsoonchangetheentireworld.

Admission

1hour47minutes

Comedy

Releasedate:

Director:

PaulWeitz

TinaFey,PaulRudd,NatWolff

TinaFeyandPaulRuddstarindirectorPaulWeitz’scomedyaboutanhonestPrincetonadmissionsofficer.Theofficermeetsateenagerwhomaybeherlong-lostsonwhilerecruiting（招收）studentsfromanalternativehighschool.Yearsago,PortiaNathan（Fey）quietlygavehernewbornsonupforadoption.Nowshe’sgotagreatcareerrecruitingstudentsforPrincetonuniversity.Then,oneday,shereceivesanunexpectedcallfromherclosecollegeclassmateJohnPressman（Rudd）,whorunsanalternativehighschoolthatishometosomeverygiftedstudents.OnesuchstudentisJeremiah（NatWolff）,whoJohnbelievescouldbethesonthatPortiagaveupforadoptionbackinheryouth.Meanwhile,asPortiaputshercareerindangerbychangingJeremiah’stranscript（成绩单）,anunexpectedlovestorybeginstohappen.

12.Whoisafilmdirector?

A.PaulWeitz.B.EmmaStone.C.PaulRudd.D.NicolasCage.

13.InthemovieTheCroods,theescapingfamilyisledby____________.

A.RyanReynoldsB.asmar

tteenC.thefatherD.themother

14.ItcanbeinferredthatJohnPressman____________.

A.isplayedbyNatWolffB.hasadoptedPortia’schild.

C.changesJeremiah’stranscriptD.knowsaboutPortia’sexperience

15.Inwhichsectionofanewspapercanwemostprobablyreadthetext?

A.Newmovies.B.Moviereviews.C.Adventuremovies.D.MovieStars