山东省济宁市泗水县届高三英语上学期期中试题Word格式文档下载.docx

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A.Repairthespeakers’lightsanddoors.

B.Lookafterthespeakers’house.

C.Examinethespeakers’eyes.

2.Wherearethespeakersmostlikelytogonow?

A.Atheatre.B.Azoo.C.Astadium.

3.WhathappenedtoJoe?

A.Hewasovercharged.

B.Hebrokethetrafficrules.

C.Hehurthimselfaccidentally.

4.Whatarethespeakersarguingabout?

A.Theimportanceofbeingequal.

B.Thepositionofwomeninsociety.

C.Theplanningforcareer.

5.Whydoesn’tthewomanhireagardener?

A.Tocutdowntheexpenses.B.Tokillthesparetime.C.Tolearngardening.

第二节（共15小题；

每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）

听下面5段对话或独白。

每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；

听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6.Whichgatewillthemanleavefrom?

A.Gate10.B.Gate18.C.Gate20.

7.Whenwilltheplanetakeoff?

A.Atl:

00pm.B.Atl:

30pm.C.At2:

00pm.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.Howdoesthegirlhavetogotoschooltoday?

A.Bytaxi.B.Bybus.C.Bybike.

9.Howwillthespeakersdealwiththebike?

A.Repairitbythemselves.B.Takeittotherepairshop.C.Throwitaway.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Whatisthemandoing?

A.Rentingacar.B.Bookingaroom.C.Checkingout.

11.Howmuchshouldthemanpayfortheroom?

A.￥300.B.￥450.C.￥600.

12.Wheredidthemangolastnight?

A.Aconcert.B.Thebeach.C.Ashoppingmall.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.WhatisJim’snewapartmentlike?

A.Ithasnobalcony.B.It’smoreexpensive.C.It’sfartherfromhisoffice.

14.WhatdoesJimliketodoatnight?

A.Chatonline.B.Dothelaundry.C.Sleepearly.

15.WhatdoesJimthinkofhisnewroommate?

A.Noisy.B.Friendly.C.Hardworking.

16.WhatwillJimprobablydo?

A.Findanotherapartment.

B.Solvetheprobleminanotherway.

C.Complaintothelandlord.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Whoisthespeaker?

A.Brandon’smother.B.Acustomer.C.AnannounceratWal-Mart.

18.WherewasBrandonlastseen?

A.Inthefrozenfoodssection.

B.Inthesportinggoodssection.

C.Inthetoyssection.

19.WhatisBrandonwearing?

A.Awhiteshirtandaredbaseballcap.

B.Bluejeansandablackbaseballcap.

C.Adarkshirtandbluejeans.

20.WhatshouldcustomersdoiftheyseeBrandon?

A.Callthesecuritydepartment.

B.Takehimtotheinformationdesk.

C.Helphimtogettothesecuritydesk.

第二部分：

阅读理解（共两节，满分35分）

第一节（共10个小题；

每小题2.5分，满分25分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Petrolanddieselcarsmaystilldominateourroads,buttheirdaysarenumbered.Arecentuniversitystudyfoundthatcurrentelectriccarscouldbeusedfor87percentofdailycarjourneysintheUS.Thatfigurecouldriseto98percentby2020.

Onehurdletothewidespreadadoptionofelectriccarshasbeen‘rangeanxiety’---drivers'

concernsaboutrunningoutofjuiceonajourney.Whilepetrolstationsareconvenientlylocatedacrossnationalroadsystems,thenecessarynetworkofelectricchargingstationsisstillbeingdeveloped.Thatsaid,chargingpointsarebecomingincreasinglycommonthroughouttheUSA.

Attitudestowardselectricvehicleshavechangedquiteconsiderablyoverthelastfewyears.Notthatlongago,electriccarsweremetwithdistrust,andtheirlargepricetagsdrovecustomersaway.Thankstoimprovementsinbatterycapacity,rechargingtimes,performanceandprice,thecurrentgenerationofelectriccarsarestartingtopersuadecritics.Plug-incarswillsoongiveinternalcombustionenginemodelsarunfortheirmoney.

Aswellasadvancementsontheroad,electricvehiclesaretakingtotheseasandskies.Electricboatsareamongtheoldestmethodsofelectrictravel,havingenjoyedseveraldecadesofpopularityfromthelate19thtotheearly20thcenturybeforepetrol-poweredoutboardmotorstookover.Now,theglobaldriveforrenewableenergysourcesisbringingelectricboatsback.Stepstowardselectricairtravelarealsobeingmade,withAirbusandNASAamongtheorganizationsdevelopingandtestingbatterypoweredplanes.Theexperimentscouldsoonmakecommercialelectricflightareality.

Electricvehiclesdonotproduceanyemissions.WeretheUStoactonthestudy'

sfindingsandreplace87percentofitscarswithelectricvehicles,itwouldreducethenationaldemandforpetrolby61percent.However,becauseoftheproductionprocessesandthegenerationofelectricityrequiredtochargethesevehicles,theycannotclaimtobecompletelyemission-free.Thatsaid,asmanycountriescontinuetoincreasetheiruseofrenewableenergysources,electricvehicleswillbecomeevencleaner.

21.Whichisthebesttitleforthispassage?

A.MyDreamCar

B.HistoryofElectricCars

C.ProblemswithPetrolCars

D.DrivingintotheFuture

22.AsusedinParagraph2,theunderlinedword“hurdle”means________．

A.aimB.barrierC.consequenceD.step

23.WhatisthefunctionofParagraph4?

A.Tointroducethehistoryofelectrictravel.

B.Toexplainwhytheworldneedsmoreelectriccars.

C.Toshowwhymorepeoplehaveinterestinelectriccars.

D.Todescribedifferentwayselectricvehiclescanbeused.

B

Parentswhohelptheirchildrenwithhomeworkmayactuallybebringingdowntheirschoolgrades.Otherformsofparentalinvolvement,includingvolunteeringatschoolandobservingachild’sclass,alsofailtohelp,accordingtothemostrecentstudyonthetopic.

Thefindingschallengeakeyprincipleofmodernparentingwhereschoolsexpectthemtoactaspartnersintheirchildren’seducation.Previousgenerationsconcentratedongettingchildrentoschoolontime,fed,dressedandreadytolearn.

KaithRobinson,theauthorofthestudy,said,“Ireallydon’tknowifthepublicisreadyforthisbuttherearesomewaysparentscanbeinvolvedintheirkids’educationthatleadstodecreaseintheiracademic（学校的）performance.Oneofthethingsthatwasconsistentlynegative（负面的）wasparents’helpwithhomework.”Robinsonsuggestedthatmaybebecauseparentsthemselvesstruggletounderstandthetask.”Theymayeithernotrememberthematerialtheirkidsarestudyingnow,orinsomecasesneverlearntitthemselves,butthey’restillofferingadvice.”

Robinsonassessedparentalinvolvementperformanceandfoundoneofthemostdamagingthingsaparentcoulddowastopunishtheirchildrenforpoormarks.Ingeneral,about20%ofparentalinvolvementwaspositive,about45%negative.

Commonsensesuggestsitwasagoodthingforparentstogetinvolvedbecause“childrenwithgoodacademicsuccessdohaveinvolvedparents”,admittedRobinson.Buthearguedthatthisdidnotproveparentalinvolvementwastherootcauseofthatsuccess.“AbigsurprisewasthatAsian-Americanparentswhosekidsaredoingsowellinschoolhardlyinvolved.Theytookamorereasonableapproach,conveyingtotheirchildrenhowsuccessatschoolcouldimprovetheirlives.”

24.Theunderlinedexpression“parentalinvolvement”inParagraph1probablymeans________.

A.parents’expectationonchildren’shealthB.parents’takingpartinchildren’seducation

C.parents’controloverchildren’slifeD.parents’planforchildren’sfuture

25.WhichofthefollowingsisthemajorfindingofKaithRobinson’sstudy?

A.Modernparentsraisechildreninamorescientificway.

B.Punishingkidsforbadmarksismentallydamaging.

C.Parentalinvolvementisnotsobeneficialasexpected.

D.Parentsarenotabletohelpwithchildren’shomework.

26.TheexampleofAsian-Americanparentsshowsthatparentsshould____________..

A.helpchildrenrealizetheimportanceofschooling

B.setaspecificlifegoalfortheirchildren

C.spendmoretimeimprovingtheirownlives

D.takeamoreactivepartinschoolmanagement

C

Whatexactlyisintelligence?

Therearen’tanyeasyanswers.Despitetheprogressthathasbeenmadeingeneticsandpsychology,humanintelligencehasremainedoneofthemostcontroversialareasofmodernscience，untilnow,thatis,forthediscoveryofagene（基因）linkedtointelligencehasmadetheexpertsthinkagain.

RobertPlominoftheInstituteofPsychiatryinLondonandhiscolleaguesintheUShavebeenlookingintogeneticmake-up.FromtheirresearchtheyhavediscoveredthataslightlydifferentgeneismorecommoninthosewithahighIQ.PlominanalyzedDNAfromtwogroupsof51childrenagedbetween6and15.WhathefoundwasthatthefirstgrouphadanIQof136,puttingtheminthetop5%ofthepopulation,whiletheothergrouphadanaverageIQof103.Ananalysisoftheirgenesshowedthat32%ofchildreninthehighergrouphadthegeneinquestion,whileonly16%inthesecondgroupdid.However,thereisalotmoreresearchtobedone,andPlominhimselfiscautiousatthisearlystage.Hesuggeststhatthereareprobablymanygenesthatcontributetointelligence,ratherthanjustone.

SeveralstudieshaveshownastronglinkbetweenIQandcareersuccess,althoughsomepsychologistsremainunconvincedaboutthis.ProfessorMichaelRowe,whohaswrittenabookcalledGeniusExplained,isoneofthese.“ThepeoplewiththehighestIQsarenotusuallytheoneswhodobestintheircareers.”

Manypsychologistsnowbelievethatwhenitcomestointelligence,IQisn’teverything.Manyalternativeviewshavebeenputforwardrecently.Oneexampleistheideaofmultipleintelligences,whichwasdevelopedinthe1980sbyHarvardpsychologistHowardGardner.ThisoffersamuchbroaderviewthantheIQtheory,includingcreativityandcommunicationskillsasrelevantfa