辽宁省沈阳重点高中届高三上学期期中考试英语试题Word下载.docx

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第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；

每小题2分，满分30分）

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.

ItwasThanksgivingmorning.IwasbusypreparingthetraditionalThanksgivingturkeywhenthedoorbellrang.Iopenedthefrontdoorandsawtwosmallchildreninragshuddlingtogetheronthetopstep.

"

Anyoldpapers,lady?

"

askedoneofthem.

Iwasbusy.Iwantedtosay"

no"

untilIlookeddownattheirfeet.Theywerewearingthinlittle

sandals（凉鞋）,wetwithheavysnow.

ComeinandI'

llmakeyouacupofhotcocoa."

Theywalkedoverandsatdownatthetable.Theirwetsandalsleftmarksuponthefloor.Iserved 

themcocoaandbreadtofightagainstthecoldoutside.ThenIwentbacktothekitchenandstartedcooking.

Thesilenceinthefrontroomstruckme.Ilookedin.Thegirlheldtheemptycupinherhands,

lookingatit.Theboyaskedinaflatvoice,"

Lady,areyourich?

AmIrich?

Pity,no!

Ilookedatmyworn-outslipcovers（椅套）.Thegirlputhercupbackinitssaucer（茶碟）carefullyandsaid,"

Yourcupsmatchyoursaucers"

.Theyleftafterthat,holdingtheirpapersagainstthewind. 

TheyhadremindedmethatIhadsomuchforwhichtobegrateful.

Plainbluechinacupsandsaucerswereonlyworthfivepence.Buttheymatched.

Itastedthepotatoesandstirred（搅动）themeatsoup.Potatoesandbrownmeatsoup,aroofover 

ourheads,mymanwitharegularjob,thesematched,too.

Imovedthechairsbackfromthefireandcleanedthelivingroom.Themuddymarksoflittle 

sandalswerestillwetuponmyfloor.Letthembeforawhile,Ithought,justincaseIshouldbegintoforgethowrichIam. 

1.Thewriterletthetwochildrencomeinandservedthemwellbecause________.

A.shewantedtoselloldpaperstothem.

B.shewantedtoinvitethemtoherThanksgivingparty.

C.sheshowedgreatpityandcareonthem.

D.shehadthesameexperienceastheminthepast.

2.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Thegirlthoughtthewriterwasrichjustbecauseshewantedtomakethewriterhappy.

B.Thewriterhadthoughtshewasn'

trichbecausehersupplieswerenotexpensive.

C.Ifcupsandsaucersmatchwell,theyareabestpaireventhoughcheap.

D.Afterhearingwhattheysaid,thewriterseemedtounderstandwhatarichlifewas.

3.Thewriterleftthemuddymarksoflittlesandalsonthefloorforawhileto________.

A.showthatshewasakindheartedlady.

B.remindherthatsheshouldn'

tforgethowrichshewas.

C.leaveroomforreaderstothinkaboutwhatbeingrichis.

D.provethatshehadunderstoodwhatmeantbeingrich.

4.Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthatwhetheryouarerichdependson________.

A.howmuchmoneyyouhavemade.

B.whatattitudeyouhavehadtowardslife.

C.thewayyouhelpothers.

D.yoursocialrelationship.

B.

Extracts（摘录）FromInformationBookletForCarFerryPassengers

CARDECKS

Cardriversareadvisedtousethehandbrakebeforeleavingtheircars,tolockalldoorsandtotakewiththemallbelongingsthatmaybeneededduringthecrossing.

CURRENCYEXCHANGE

WeregretthattherearenofacilitiesaboardfortheexchangeofchequesofanykindbutmostEuropeancurrenciestogetherwithEurocardsandvarioustypesofinternationalcreditcardsareacceptedforpaymentinrestaurants,shops,cinemas,etc.andtocarryoutothertransactions（交易）onboard.

PASSENGERFACILITIESONBOARD

Thefollowingareasmallselectionofthoseavailable.

PROMENADEDECK（散步甲板）:

Hereyoucanenjoyapleasantstroll,goforajog,orsitorliebackinthesunshineinadaptablerecliningseats（躺椅）.Wewouldhoweversuggestpassengersthatdecksmaybeslipperyinwetorfreezingweather.

VIEWINGBRIDGE:

ThisissituatedbelowtheCaptain'

sBridgeandoffersaviewoverthebowoftheship.Theviewingbridgeisreachedfromthepromenadedeckviatheforemoststairway.

ALACARTERESTAURANT:

Thisservesthesamebreakfastbuffetasthemaindiningroom.Scandinavian（斯堪的纳维亚的）andinternationalspecialtiesareavailableatlunchanddinnertimes.Noreservationsrequired.

DUTY-FREESHOP:

ThisisasupermarketofferingScandinavianandinternationalgoods,foodstuffs,spirits,tobaccogoods,sweetsetc.

OPENINGTIMES:

Theopeningtimesofthevariousshops,restaurantsandotherfacilitiesareshownontherelevantentrancedoorsaswellasontheboardsinthemainhallsonDecks4.

5.Whichofthefollowingcarferrypassengersmighthavetroubleordifficultyontheferry?

A.ABritishstandingontheviewingbridgebelowCaptain'

sBridge.

B.AnAustraliantakingwithhimallhisbelongingsinthecar.

C.ACanadianwithonlybanknotesfromhisowncountry.

D.AGermangoingforawalkonpromenadedeck.

6.Accordingtotheinformationgiven,thepromenadedeckcanbeusedfor_____.

A.exerciseandrelaxation

B.enjoyingtheviewoverthesea

C.takingexerciseinallkindsofweather

D.spendingthenight

7.PassengerstotheALaCarterestaurant_______.

A.canenjoyabuffetfreeofcharge.

B.needn’treserveaplaceforlunchordinner.

C.canhavethefullmenuwhenevertheylike.

D.cansitwherevertheylikewhentheycomein.

C.

InaclassthispastDecember,afterIwrotesomedirectionsontheboardforstudentsabouttheirfinalexamination,oneyoungwomanquicklytookapictureoftheboardusinghersmartphone.WhenIlookedinherdirection,sheapologized:

“Sorry.Wasitwrongtotakeapicture?

”

“Ican’treadmyownhandwriting,”theyoungwomanexplained.“It’sbestifItakeapictureofyourwritingsoIcanunderstandthenotes.”

Thatremarkstartedaclass-wideconversationabouttakingapictureinsteadoftakingnotes.Forthoseinthephoto-takingcamp,motivationsextendedbeyondtheirinabilitytocomprehendtheirownhandwriting.Sometookpicturesofnotesbecausetheyknewtheirphonewasasafeplacetostorematerial.Theymightlosepaper,theyreasoned,buttheywouldn’tlosetheirphones.SometookphotosbecausetheywantedtorecordexactlythemannerinwhichIhadnotedinformationontheboard.Otherstoldmethatduringclasstheylikedtobeabletolistentothediscussionattentively.

Yettheuseofcamerasasnotetakers,thoughitmaybeconvenient,doesraisesignificantquestionsfortheclassroom.Isapictureaneffectivereplacementfortheprocessofnote-taking?

Instructorsencouragestudentstotakenotesbecausetheactofdoingsoismorethanmerelyrecordingnecessaryinformation—ithelpspreparethewayforunderstanding.Encouragingstudentstotakenotesmaybeanold-fashionedinstructionalmethod,butjustbecauseamethodhasalonghistorydoesn’tmeanit’soutofdate.Writingthingsdownengagesastudent’sbraininlistening,visual,andkinesthetic（触觉的）learning—aviewsupportedbyalongstandingresearch.Theactofwritingdowninformationenablesapersontobegincommittingittomemory,andtoprocessandcombineit,establishingthebuildingblocksoflearningnewconcepts.

Takingapicturedoesindeedrecordtheinformation,butitdeletessomeofthenecessarymentalengagementthattakingnotesemploys.Socanthetwobeequallyeffective?

I’mnotsurehowtomeasuretheeffectivenessofeithermethod.Fornow,Iallowstudentstotakenoteshowevertheyseefit—handwrittenorphotographed—becauseIfigurethatsomenotes,nomatterthemethodofnote-taking,arebetterthannone.

8.Thewomanapologizedintheclassbecauseshe_________.

A.tookapictureoftheboard

B.missedtheteachers’directions

C.hadthebadhandwriting

D.disturbedotherstudents’learning

9.Studentsrefusetotakenotesbyhandbecause__________.

A.theyareunabletotakenotes

B.theyaremorelikelytolosenotes

C.theyareinterestedinusingtheirphones

D.theyhaveagoodmemoryofteachers’instructions

10.Accordingtothepassage,takingnotesbyhand__________.

A.requiresstudentstothinkindependently

B.isunsuitableforstudentstolearnnewideas

C.helpsstudentsactivelyparticipateinlearning

D.provestobeanoldanduselesslearningmethod

11.Whatmightbethebesttitleforthispassage?

A.Amodernwayofnote-takinginclass.

B.Willnote-takingbyhandinclassbereplaced?

C.Aninterestingthinghappenedinclass.

D.Theimportanceofnote-taking.

D.

AtaprimaryschoolinasmalltownintheeastofSouthCarolina,second-gradeteachersGarneauandLynneareassuredthatseparatingelementary-ageboysandgirlsproducesimmediateacademicimprovementinbothgenders（性别）．

DavidChadwell,SouthCarolina’sexpertofsinglegendereducationsays,“Boysandgirlslearn,hearandrespondtotheirsurroundingsdifferently．Wecanteachboysandgirlsbasedonwhatwenowknow．”

Maleandfemaleeyesarenotorganizedinthesameway,heexplains．Theorganizationofthemaleeyemakesitsensitivetomotionanddirection．“Boysunderstandtheworldasobjectsmovingthroughspace,”hesays．

Themaleeyeisalsodrawntocoolercolorslikesilverandblack．It’snoaccidentthatboystendtocreatepicturesofmovingobjectsinsteadofdrawingthehappycolorfulfamily,likegirlsdointheirclass．

Thefemaleeye,ontheotherhand,isdrawntowarmercolorslikered,yellowandorange．Toattractgirls,Chadwellsays,theteacherdoesn’tneedtomoveasmuchasinboy’sclass．Usingdescriptivephrasesandlotsofcolorsinpresentationsorontheblackboardgetstheirattention．

Boysandgirlsalsoheardifferently．“Whensomeonespeaksinaloudtone,girlsunderstanditasyelling,”Chadwellsays．“Theythinkyou’remad