河南省周口中英文学校届高三英语上学期期中试题含答案Word文档下载推荐.docx
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Whenpigsfly!
ThisexpressionisoneofmyfavoritesandIuseitallthetime.Itisusedprimarilywhenspeaking,meaningthatsomethingisextremelyunlikelyorimpossible.Forexample,“Iwillforgivehimwhenpigsfly!
”“Whendoyouthinkyouwillgetagymmembership,Lucy?
”“Whenpigsfly!
”
Apennyforyourthoughts?
Thisquestionisusedinasituationwheresomeoneappearsthoughtfulorisveryquietseeminglostinthought.Butrememberthatyoudon’tactuallyhavetopaythemapennyiftheydotellyouwhatisgoingon!
Forexample,“You’vebeenabitquietthisevening,Pete.Apennyforyourthoughts?
It’sthebee’sknees
Thephrasedatesbacktothe1920s,andreferstoanextraordinaryperson,thing,idea,andsoon.Forexample,“Trythischocolate.It’sthebee’sknees.”
Tofeelabitundertheweather
Iusethisexpressioninmanydifferentsituationsbutmostuseittorefertofeelingill,orunwell.Youwouldnotusethisphraseifyouwerefeelingextremelyunwell.Itisonlyforthosetimeswhenyouarefeelingalittleillorsufferingfromsomethingslightlylikeacoldoracough.However,thiscanalsobeusedtorefertofeelingemotionallylow.
21.Whatwillyousayifyouthinksomethingisspecial?
A.Whenpigsfly!
B.Apennyforyourthoughts?
C.Tofeelabitundertheweather.D.It’sthebee’sknees
22.Whichofthefollowingsentencecanreplace“Apennyforyourthoughts?
A.Whatareyouthinkingabout?
B.WhatcanIdoforyou?
C.Howareyoufeeling?
D.Howdoyoulikeit?
23.Whydoestheauthorwritethepassage?
A.Toshowhowtorememberidioms.
B.Tointroducesomeusefulidioms.
C.Totellpeopletheimportanceofidioms.
D.Toarousetheinterestinidioms.
B
MomandDadaretwoofthemostimportantpeopleinyourlife.Youprobablyseeatleastoneofthemeveryday.Ifyourdadworships(崇拜)thePittsburghStealers,you’relikelytogrowupbeingabigfanofthatfootballteam.Andifyourmomlovestoread,youjustmightgrowupcarryingabookwhereveryougo,justlikeshedoes.
Herearefourwaysyoucanstaycloseandbuildastrongrelationshipwithyourparents.
(1)Spenttimetogether.Howmuchtimedoyouspendjustenjoyingeachother’scompany?
InsteadofplayingacomputergameorwatchingTV,maybeyoucanaskyourmomanddadtoplaywithyou.Gooutsidetogether,tryaboardgame,orreadabookout.
(2)Shareyourfeelingsandaskforhelp.Yourmomordadmightnotknowthatyou’rehavingaproblem.Tellaparentifyou’resadorstrugglingwithsomething.
(3)Showyourcare.Somefamiliesarealwayskissing,hugging,andsaying“Iloveyou”.It’simportanttoshowthatyoucareforeachother.Inadditiontokissesandhugs,kidsandparentsshowtheirlovebyrespectingeachother,beingcaring,polite,andthoughtful.
(4)Whateveryoudo,doyourbest!
Youdon’thavetobeperfect,butwhenyoudoyourbest,youmakeyourparentsproud.Itmakesthemhappytoseehowyou’returningintosuchagreatkid.Why?
Becauseitletsthemknow
they’redoingagoodjob.
24.Thefirstparagraphmainlytellsus
.
A.thePittsburghStealersisafamousfootballteam
B.thekidwilllikereadingifhisorhermotherlikes
C.parentsinfluencetheirkidsgreatly
D.weshouldfollowourparents’hobbies
25.Inthethirdparagraph,theauthorsuggeststhat
A.youkeepyourparentscompanyallthetime
B.youstayathomewithyourparents
C.youenjoygameswhenyourparentswatchTV
D.youdosomethingtogetherwithyourparents
26.Theunderlinedpart“they’redoingagoodjob”means
A.theyhaveverygoodjobs
B.theirjobscanbringthefamilymuchmoney
C.theymakeyoubecomeagreatkid
D.theymakeyoufindagoodjob
27.Thetextintendstotellus
A.parentsareimportanttoeveryone
B.howwegetalongwithourparents
C.torespectourparents
D.tosharefeelingswithourparents
C
Whenwethinkofagenerationgapweusuallythinkofconflictingtastesinmusic,orpastimes.Butnowthegenerationgapishandwriting.AfteroneteacherinTennesseediscoveredthatshehadstudentswhocouldn’treadtheassignmentsshewaswritingontheboard,sheposteditontheInternetsayinghandwritingshouldbetaughtinschools.
Opponentsclaimthathandwritinghasbecomeoutoftimeinourmodernworld.Typedwordshavebecomeaprimaryformofcommunication.Onceapracticalskill,handwritingisnolongerusedbythevastmajorityofAmericans.Itisnolongertaughtinschools,andsomeclaimthatthetimethatitwouldtaketoteachitcouldbeputtobetteruse,forinstance,byteachingthetechnicalskills.
Butevenintoday’sworldtherearestillplentyofreasonstopickupapenandapplyittopaper.ManyAmericaninstitutionsstillrequireoriginalsignatures,forinstance,signingforaregisteredletterandbuyingahouse.Andoriginalsignaturesaremuchmoredifficulttoforge(伪造)thantheirdigitalcounterparts.Thereisalsostrongevidencethatwritingbyhandisgoodforthemind.Itactivatesadifferentpartofthebrain,andimprovesfinemovingskillsinyoungchildren.Peoplealsotendtorememberwhattheywritebyhandmorethanwhattheytype,andtheprocessofwritingbyhandhasbeenshowntostimulateideas.Notonlythat,studieshaveshownthatkidswhowritebyhandlearntoreadandspellearlierthanthosewhodon’t.Nottomention,handwritingispleasing,asisevidencedbythefactthatnoonehasevertypedaloveletter.Andhandwritingremainspopularasanartform.
Yesweliveinamodernworld,butweliveinamodernworldthatisbasedonfundamentalvalues.
28.Whatdidtheteacherfindinherclass?
A.Herstudentshadabiggenerationgapwithher.
B.Herhandwritingwastooterribletounderstand.
C.Somestudents’handwritingontheblackboardwastoodifficulttotell.
D.Somestudentscouldnotrecognizeherhandwritingontheblackboard.
29.Whydosomepeopleagreetoteachhandwritinginschool?
A.Handwritingisbeneficialtothebrain.
B.Handwritingisveryeasytoremember.
C.Handwritingcanhelponebuyahouse.
D.Handwritingisanartformoutoftime.
30.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?
A.Loversoftenwriteloveletterstoeachother.
B.Whatpeoplewritebyhandisnoteasytofake.
C.Handwritingisunnecessaryinourmodernsociety.
D.Technicalskillsaremoreimportantthanhandwriting.
31.Whatistheauthorsattitudetowardsteachinghandwritinginschool?
A.Opposed.B.Objective.C.Supportive.D.Unconcerned.
D
ChinaofficiallyinformedtheWorldTradeOrganizationonTuesdaythatitwillbantheimportof24differenttypesofsolidwastebytheendofthisyearaspartofacampaigntodealwithenvironmentalpollutionandprotectpeople’shealth.
Inresponsetogrowingpublicconcernsoverthepotentialenvironmentalandhealthdangercausedbytheincreasingamountsofsolidwasteimportedintothecountryforrecyclingandtreatment,Chinapassedaspeciallawin1995tocontrolimportsofwastematerials,suchasplastics,slagfromsteelmaking,unsortedscrappaperanddiscardedtextilematerials.
Ayearlater,thecountrypublishedalistforsolidwasteimportsandbeganimplementingapermitsystemtocontroltheimportvolumesandtypesofwasteimported.
However,duetothelackofeffectivesupervision(监管)andthefailureofrelevantdepartmentstofulfilltheirduties,solidwasteimportshavenotbeeneffectivelycontrolled.
Sofar,Chinaistheworld’slargestimporterofsolidwaste.AccordingtotheMinistryofEnvironmentalProtection,Chinaimported7.3millionmetrictonsofplasticwasteworth$3.7billionin2016,accountingfor56percentofglobalimportsofsolidwaste.
Correctrecyclingofsolidwastematerialsisanimportantpartoftheglobaleconomy,andmoderateimportsofscrapplastic,scrappaperandscraprubberproducts,suchasvehicletires,cantosomeextent,makeupforChina'
sshortageofvariousrawmaterials.
However,thelackofsupervisionhasresultedinthecountry’sseveresoilandenvironmentalworsening.
GiventhatChina’scontinuingeffortstopushforindustrialtransformationandupgradinghaveresultedinanoticeabledeclineinthedemandforthematerialsrecycledfromsolidwasteimports.Itisrightforthecountrytorestrictsuchimportsforthesakeoftheenvironmentandpublichealth,andtobetteradapttothechangedindustrialstructure.
32.WhywillChinabantheimportofsomewastematerials?
A.Theamountofimportedsolidwasteisincreasing.
B.Thedemandforimportedsolidwasteisindecline.
C.Peoplearemoreconcernedabouttheenvironmentandhealthnow.
D.Somesolidwastehasdamagedtheenvironmentandpublichealth.
33.Whichphrasehasthesamemeaningastheunderlinedword?
A.Puttingoff.B.Carryingout.C.Callingoff.D.Fightingagainst.
34.WhatistheproblemwhenChinadealswiththeimportedwaste?
A.Someimportedwasteisdifficulttocontrol.
B.Somedepartmentshaven’tshouldere