浙江杭州高级中学届高三上学期期末英语试题Word文档下载推荐.docx

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WhenIreachedinsidethefloorboard,myhandtouchedwhatfeltlikeabook.Ipulleditout.Itwasanoldandsmallbook:

Bartlett’sFamiliarQuotations.Iwonderedwhomthequotations（引语）weresupposedtobefamiliarto.WhatIdidknow,thankstoMs.Rattray,myseventh-gradeteacher,wasthecorrectwaytousequotationmarks.Idecidedtoseewhatwasinsidethislittlebook.

Onthetopcornersofeachpagewasawordorphrase,Iopeneditto“comfortanddespair”andthen“doubt”and“light”.I’dneverthoughtabout“light”anyotherwayexceptasalampordaylight.ItturnedoutthatMrBartlettdidn’tfeelalltheseemotionshimself.Hehadgatheredupquotationsfromthousandsofotherpeople.

Iwasrelievedtodiscoverthatthosepeoplewerenotafraidtoexpresswhattheythought,includingthefearsandthattheyhadsomanythoughtsaboutthingsthattroubledme.Beforethis,IwaslonelyandIdidn’tknowwhomtalktoabouttheworldandmyroleinit.

Inninthgrade,Iworkedasanassistantatourlocallibrary.Ioftenhidinthecomer,wherenoonewouldseeme,andIwouldread.ItwasatthislibrarythatIrealizedhowsomeofthoseemotionsI’dfeltwhilereadingBartlett’sFamiliarQuotationscametolifeinthecharactersIhadstarteddiscoveringinnovels.

Ihaveboughtafewofthenewereditions,buttheoriginaloneistheonethathelpedmeexploremyinnerselfandseemorethanyoungmindandheartwereabletounderstand.

1．Howmighttheauthorfeelwhenhefoundthebookbychance?

A．Curious.B．Familiar.C．Thankful.D．Puzzled

2．WhatdoesBartlett’sFamiliarQuotationsmainlyinclude?

A．Bartlett’srealpersonalfeelings.

B．Thoughtsofthousandsofpeople.

C．Emotionalstoriesofotherpeople.

D．Arepresentativewordcollection.

3．Whatdoweknowabouttheauthorinninthgrade?

A．HefoundtimetoreadBartlett’sbooksagain.

B．Hevolunteeredtoworkasaschoollibrarian.

C．Hevividlyunderstoodthecharacters’feelings.

D．HelearnedtoanalyzeBartlett’slifeindepth.

OverHalfofYoungChineseBlockParentsonWeChatMoments

Weallknowthefeeling-youwanttocheckwhatsomeoneyoucareabouthasbeenuptoonsocialmedia,andsuddenlyyoufindyouaredeniedaccesstotheirfeeds.It’saninstantstartofmixedemotionsandspeculations-whendidthishappen?

Diddoanythingwrong?

Whataretheyattemptingtohidefromme?

Andthat’swhathalfofChineseparentshavetodealwithwhentheytrytobrowsetheirchildren’sWeChatMoments,alsoknownas“Friends’Circle”,assuggestedbyarecentsurveyreleasedbyTencent,theChineseInternetgiant.Accordingtothereport,entitledAnnualWhitePaperonFamilyAffectiononWeChatMoments,about52percentofWeChatusersaged18to29blocktheirparentsonMoments,amajorfeatureontheplatformthatallowsuserstoshareeverythingtheylikewiththeirWeChatcontacts.

About62percentoftheyoungintervieweessaidthatparents“areneuroticabouteverything,”alongwithreasonssuchasfearofparents’disapproval,rejectiontoparents’nagging（唠叨）,andseekingprivacy.“Myparentsdon’tknowMomentsverywell,soIjusttoldthemIdon’tuseitanymore,”saidQinJianping,a28-year-oldXieYun,a26-year-old,saidthatwhileshedidn’tblockherparentsentirely,theywereinaspecificgrouptowhichsheonlysharespositiveposts.“Idon’twantmyparentstoseeminorsetbacksinmylife,shesaid.

Thereportalsofoundthatmorethan49percentofChineseparentsuseWeChatasamainchanneltocommunicatewiththeirchildrenWhenaskedhowtheywouldreacttobeingblocked,someparentssaidtheywouldinitiateaconversationwiththeirchildrentofindoutthereason,whileotherssaidtheywouldn’tcare.Andsomeparentsjustoutsmarttheirkidsinthishide-and-seekgameonline.“Ididn’trealizeIwasblockeduntilIcomparedwhatIcouldseeonmyphonetowhatmyson’sauntcouldsee,”saidChen,amotherofa27-year-oldson.IchosetoremainsilentonthisandnowI’mfollowingmyson’spoststhroughhisaunt.”

4．Parentswouldliketoreadtheirchildren’sWeChatMomentsbecausethey_________.

A．aretooemotionalandspeculative.

B．wanttokeepupwiththetrendoftime.

C．areconcernedabouttheirchildren’slives.

D．leavealotofcommentsontheirfeeds.

5．Thechildrenblocktheirparentsto________.

A．protecttheirprivacy.B．learnfromparents’nagging.

C．challengeparentalauthority.D．maintainapositivestate.

6．Theauthorlooksintoparents’beingblockedto________.

A．criticizeparents.B．supporttheyoung.

C．entertainreaders.D．analyseaphenomenon.

BritishanthropologistsRussellHillandRobertBartonoftheUniversityofDurham,afterstudyingtheresultsofone-on-oneboxing,taekwondo,Greco-RomanwrestlingandfreestylewrestlingmatchesattheOlympicGames,concludethatwhentwocompetitorsareequallymatchedinfitnessandskill,theathletewearingredismorelikelytowin.

HillandBartonreportthatwhenonecompetitorismuchbetterthantheother,colourhasnoeffectontheresult.However,whenthereisonlyasmalldifferencebetweenthem,theeffectofcolourisenoughtotipthebalance.Theanthropologistssaythatthenumberoftimesredwinsisnotsimplybychance,butthattheseresultsarestatisticallysignificant.

JoannaSetchell,aprimate（灵长目动物）researcherattheUniversityofCambridge,hasfoundsimilarresultsinnature.ShestudiesthelargeAfricanmonkeysknownasmandrills.Mandrillshavebrightrednosesthatstandoutagainsttheirwhitefaces.Setchell’sworkshowsthatthepowerfulmales—theoneswhoaremoresuccessfulwithfemales—haveabrighterrednosethanothermales.

AswellasthestudiesonprimatesbySetchell,anotherstudyshowstheeffectofredamongbirds.Inanexperiment,scientistsputredplasticringsonthelegsofmalezebrafinchesandthisincreasedthebirds’successwithfemalezebrafinches.Zebrafinchesalreadyhavebrightredbeaks（鸟喙）,sothisstudysuggeststhat,aswithOlympicathletes,anextraflashofredissignificant.Infact,researchersfromtheUniversityofGlasgowsaythatthebirds’brightlycolouredbeaksareanindicatorofhealth.JonathanBlount,abiologist,andhiscolleaguesthinktheyhavefoundproofthatbrightredororangebeaksattractfemalesbecausetheymeanthatthemalesarehealthier.Nothinginnatureissimple,however,becauseinspeciessuchasthebluefootedbooby,acompletelydifferentcolourseemstogivethemalebirdsthesameadvantagewithfemales.

Meanwhile,whataboutthoseathleteswhowinintheireventswhilewearingred?

Dotheirclothesgivethemanunintentionaladvantage?

RobertBartonacceptsthat“thatistheimplication”oftheirfindings.Isittimeforsportsauthoritiestoconsidernewregulationsonsportsclothing?

7．Accordingtotheirresearch,HillandBartonconcludethat_____.

A．thecolourofclothinghasaneffectonmostsportevents

B．redshouldbethechoiceofcolourforclothinginsports

C．redplaysarolewhencompetitorsareequallycapable

D．athletesperformbetterwhensurroundedbybrightred

8．Theunderlinedword“tip”inParagraph2isclosestinmeaningto_____.

A．achieveB．seekC．keepD．change

9．Theexampleofthebluefootedboobyprovesthat_____.

A．malebirdsusedifferentbodypartstodrawattention

B．redisnottheonlycolourtoattractfemalebirds

C．bluegivesfemalebirdsthesameadvantage

D．bluecanindicatehowhealthyabirdis

10．Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A．WhatColourImpliesMorePower?

B．ATiponClothing.

C．NeedtoChangetheRulesinSports?

D．RedIsforWinners.

二、七选五

Whatisthedifferencebetweenhappypeopleandunhappypeople?

11．ReadthefollowinglistofthingsthatHAPPYpeopledodifferentlyfromUNHAPPYpeopleandyouwillknow.

Well,Icantellyouforsurethatthosepeoplewhoarereallyhappy,FEARlessandLOVEalotmore.Theyseeeachmoment,eachchallenge,eachpersonasanopportunitytodiscovermoreaboutthemselvesandtheworldaroundthem12．

Happypeopleunderstandthatyoucan’treallychangeasituationbyresisting（反抗）it.Buttheycanfeelbetterbyunderstandingthattheremightbeareasonforitsexistence（存在）.13．Butrather,theyaskthemselvesquestionslike:

WhatcanIlearnfromthis?

HowcanImakethisbetter?

Theyalwaysseemtobepleasantandhopefulnomatterwhathappenstothem.

Theydothethingstheydobecauseofthemeaningitbringsintotheirlivesandbecausetheygetasenseofpurposebydoingso.

14．Theycaremoreaboutlivingalifefullofmeaningratherthan,whatinourmodernsocietywewouldcall,livingasuccessfullife.Thefacthereisthatmostofthetimetheygetboth,successandmeaning,justbecausetheychoosetofocusondoingthethingstheylovethemost.

15．Theymakesurethattheiractionsbringmeaningandhappinessinthelivesofmany.Theylookforwaystogiveandtosharethebestofthemselveswiththeworldandtomakeotherpeoplehappy.

A．Theyhaveanideallivingandabalancedlife.

B．Whatarethethingsthatthesepeopledodifferently?

C．Theyarekindtothemselvesandothersandtheyunderstandthepoweroflove.

D．Thethingshappypeopledoarenotforthemselves,butforthegoodofothers.

E.Theyarereadytoembracewhateverliesinfrontofthem.

F.Theyunderstandthat“Doingwhatyouloveisthemostimportantforlivingafulllife”.

G.Whensomethingunpleasanthappenstothem,theydon’ttrytofightit,knowingthatthiswillmakethesituationevenworse.

三、完形填空

OnThursday,IdroppedmykidoffatschoolandwasonmywaytoSanFrancisco.Onacurve,Ipassedwhatlookedtobea16hawkinthemidd