辽宁省沈阳市届高三上学期期中考试试题英语版含答案Word格式文档下载.docx
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做题时,先将答案标在试卷上。
录音内容结束后,你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节(共5小题,每小题1.5分,满分7.5分)
听下面5段对话。
每段对话后有一个小题,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。
听完每段对话后,你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。
每段对话仅读一遍。
1.Whatwillthewomando?
A.Havefunwiththeman
B.Gotoabirthdayparty.
C.Goandhaveadrink.
2.WhatdoesLily’sfatherdo?
A.Hebuildsbuildings.
B.Heworksasanofficer.
C.Hecleanswindowsofbuildings.
3.Whatdoesthewomanmean?
A.ShealsowantstogotoMr.Brown’sclass.
B.It’sdifficulttogotoMr.Brown’sclass.
C.Mr.Brown’sclassisnotverypopular.
4.What’sthewoman’sfather?
A.Anofficer.
B.Ateacher.
C.Afarmer.
5.Whatmaythemandonext?
A.Gotocook.
B.Reserveatable.
C.Choosearestaurant.
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至7题。
6.Whyisthemanmovingout?
A.Becausetheapartmentistoofarfromwhereheworks.
B.Becausehecanlivewithafriendforfreesomewhereelse.
C.Becausethereisnoheatintheapartmentandhefeelscold.
7.Whatdayisittoday?
A.Thursday.B.Friday.C.Saturday.
听第7段材料,回答第8至10题。
8.Whendidtheyplantomeetatfirst?
A.At7:
30amtomorrow.
B.At8:
00amtomorrow.
C.At8:
9.WhatwillthewomanandTimmostprobablydotomorrow?
A.Gohiking.
B.Playfootball.
C.Goshoppingforclothes.
10.Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?
A.Atschool.
B.Athome.
C.Overthephone.
听第8段材料,回答第11至13题。
11.WhydoesthewomanlikeStephenBenet’spoems?
A.Becausetheyaremorebeautifulthanotherpoems.
B.BecausetheytellbeautifullovestoriesinAmerica.
C.BecausetheygiveAmericanssomethingtobelievein.
12.WhatdidStephenBenetdoattheageof17?
A.Hepublishedhisfirstbookofpoems.
B.HedroppedoutofYaleUniversity.
C.Hestartedwritingpoems.
13.Whatdoesthewomanusuallywrite?
A.Beautifulpoems.B.Lovestories.C.Storiesaboutgoodness.
听第9段材料,回答第14至17题。
14.WhenwillthemanarriveinLondon?
A.OnAugust6th.B.OnAugust7th.C.OnAugust8th.
15.Whydoesn’tthemanchoosethehotel55?
A.Becauseitisinconvenientforhim.
B.Becausethereisnogarden.
C.Becauseitistoocostly.
16.WhatdoesthemanfindthecostofArranHouseHotel?
A.Low.B.Reasonable.C.Toohigh.
17.Whichhoteldoesthemanchooseintheend?
A.ArranHouseHotel.B.TheJesmondHotel.C.TheHoxton.
听第10段材料,回答第18至20题。
18.Whatmakesthecatchspecial?
A.ItisararefishinAlaska.
B.Itisanextremelybigfish.
C.Itisarecord-settingoldfish.
19.WheredidHenrygetthefish?
A.Inthedeepsea.
B.Onthesurfaceofthesea.
C.InadeepriverinAlaska.
20.HowdidHenrylearnaboutthefish?
A.Throughreadingalocalpaper.
B.Throughtalkingtoaresearcher.
C.Throughreferringtoaguidebook.
第二部分:
阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
A
Raisedinafatherlesshome,myfatherwasextremelytightfistedtowardsuschildren.Hisattitudedidn’tsoftenasIgrewintoadulthoodandwenttocollege.IhadtoridethebuswheneverIcamehome.Thoughthebusstoppedabouttwomilesfromhome,Dadnevermetme,eveninsevereweather.IfIgrumbled,he’dsayinhisloudestfather-voice,“That’swhatyourlegsarefor!
”
Thewalkdidn’tbothermeasmuchasthefearofwalkingalonealongthehighwayandcountryroads.Ialsofeltlessthanvaluedthatmyfatherdidn’tseemconcernedaboutmysafety.Butthatfeelingwascanceledonespringevening.
Ithadbeenaparticularlydifficultweekatcollegeafterlonghoursinlabs.Ilongedforhome.Whenthebusreachedastop,Isteppedoffanddraggedmysuitcasetobeginthelongjourneyhome.
Arowofhedge(树篱)edgedthedrivewaythatclimbedthehilltoourhouse.OnceIhadturnedoffthehighwaytostartthelastlapofmyjourney,IalwayshadasenseofrelieftoseethehedgebecauseitmeantthatIwasalmosthome.Onthatparticularevening,thehedgehadjustcomeintoviewwhenIsawsomethinggraymovingalongthetopofthehedge,movingtowardthehouse.Uponcloserobservation,Irealizeditwasthetopofmyfather’shead.ThenIknew,eachtimeI’dcomehome,hehadstoodbehindthehedge,watching,untilheknewIhadarrivedsafely.Iswallowedhardagainstthetears.Hedidcare,afterall.
Onlatervisits,thatspotofgraybecamemywatchtower.IcouldhardlywaituntilIwascloseenoughtowatchforitssecretmovementabovethegreenery.Uponreachinghome,Iwouldfindmyfathersittinginnocentlyinhischair.“So!
Myson,it’syou!
”he’dsay,hisfacelengtheningintopretendedsurprise.
Ireplied,“Yes,Dad,it’sme.I’mhome.”
21.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“grumbled”inParagraph1probablymean?
A.Admittedreadily.B.Explainedclearly.
C.Agreedlamely.D.Spokeunhappily.
22.Whatmadetheauthorfeeluncomfortablewas________.
A.thetirednessafterlonghoursinlabs
B.thefearofseeingsomethingmoving
C.thefeelingofbeinglessthanvalued
D.thelonelinessofridingthebushome
23.Theauthor’sfatherwatchedbehindthehedgebecause________.
A.hewasconcernedabouthisson’ssafety
B.hewantedtohelphissonbuildupcourage
C.hedidn’twanttomeethissonatthedoorway
D.hedidn’tthinkhissonwasoldenoughtowalkalone
24.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?
A.MyFather’sSecret.B.MyCollegeLife.
C.TerribleJourneyHome.D.RidingBusAlone.
B
IhavebeenteachinganimalbehaviorattheBoulderCountyPrisoninColoradofor10years.Thecourseisoneofthemostpopularintheprison.Prisonershavetoearntherighttoattendthecourseandtheyworkhardtogetin.
Onereasonwhythecourseissopopularisthatmanyprisonersfinditeasiertoconnectwithanimalsthanwithpeople,becauseanimalsdon’tjudgethem.Theytrustanimalsinwaystheydon’twithhumans.
Yet,theyholdamisunderstandingofhowanimalstreatoneanother.Manyadmitthattheirown“animalbehavior”iswhatgotthemintotroubleinthefirstplace.Iteachthatthoughthereiscompetitionandaggressionintheanimalkingdom,thereisalsoalotofcooperationandsympathy.
Manyofthestudentswanttobuildhealthyrelationships,andtheyfindthattheclasshelpsthem.Iuseexamplesofthesocialbehaviorofgroup-livinganimalssuchaswolvesasamodelfordevelopingandmaintainingfriendshipsamongpeoplewhomustworktogetherfortheirowngoodandalsoforthegoodofthegroup.
It’sclearthatscienceinspiresthestudentshereanditalsogivesthemhope.Iknowsomestudentshavegonebackintoeducationaftertheirbeingsetfreewhileothershavegonetoworkforhumanesocietiesorcontributedtimeandmoneytoconservationorganizations.Onewentontoreceiveamaster’sdegreeinnaturewriting.
Scienceandhumaneeducationhelptheprisonersconnectwithvaluesthattheyotherwisewouldnothavedone.Itopensthedoortounderstanding,trust,cooperationandhope.There’salargepopulationofpeopletowhomsciencecouldmeanalot,ifonlytheycouldhaveaccesstoit.Theclasshelpsme,too.Igetasmuchoutofitasthestudentsandithasmademeabetterteacher.
25.Theauthor’scourseiswelcomedbytheprisonersbecause______.
A.theyconsideranimalstheirbestfriends
B.theyarecuriousaboutanimalkingdom
C.theyfeeliteasiertogetalongwithanimals
D.theyaremorefamiliarwithanimalbehavior
26.Theauthorusedwolvesasanexampleto______.
A.providetheprisonerswithmoreknowledge
B.explainthecruelsideofgroup-livinganimals
C.helptheprisonersrealizetheimportanceofteamwork
D.informtheprisonersthatanimalsgetpeopleintotrouble
27.Wecaninferfromthetextthatsomeprisoners______.
A.haveturnedoveranewleaf
B.arerequiredtoattendthecourse
C.arewillingtolearnworkingskills
D.preferhumaneeducationtoscience
C
Yourheartvs.Yourmind
Youwatchasadfilmandgetcaughtupinyouremotions.Youcryyoureyesoutatthedramaticplots—youfeelsadforthecharactersiftheysuffer,orhappyforthemwhentheyaresuccessful.Itisonlywhenthemovieisoverthatyourealizethatwhatyouwerewatchingisnotreal.
Butwhycouldn’tyouacceptthatwhenyouweresoabsorbedinthemovie?
ItwasreportedinScienceDailythisweekthatscientistsatCaseWesternReserveUniversity,US,discoveredthatpeoplesimplycannotthinkemotionallyandlogicallyatthesametime.
Ithaslongbeenknownthatsomethingdifferentgoesoninourbrainwhenweuselogic,ratherthanrespondingtosomethingemotionally.Thinkinglogicallyisastep-by-stepprocess,inwhichpeoplemakedecisionsthroughreasoningandfindanswers.Whenwethinkemotionally,welookatthingsfromsomeoneelse’spointofviewandtrytofeeltheirpain.
Nowscientistshavefoundthatthinkinglogicallyandemotionallyarelikethetwoendsofaseesaw(跷跷板)whenwe’rebusythinkingemotionally,thepartofthebrainusedforcold,hardanalysisisprevented.Andit’salsotruetheotherwayround.
Tocometothisconclusion,scientistsgathered45people—menandwomen—totakebrainscansastheysolveddifferentkindsofpuzzles.Someofthepuzzlesweretoughandinvolvedmathandphysicsandothersweresocialproblemsthatrequiredparticipantstoputthemselvesinotherpeople’sshoes.
Scientistsfoundthatwhenparticipantsweredoingamathprobl