山东省潍坊市2018届高三上学期期中考试英语试题及答案.doc

山东省潍坊市2018届高三上学期期中考试英语试题及答案.doc

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山东省潍坊市2018届高三上学期期中考试英语试题及答案

第一部分听力（略）

第二部分阅读理解（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

TheFirstCityYouShouldVisitNextYear

It’sabouttimetomaketravelplansfor2018,andtheexpertsatLonelyPlanetsayonecityshouldbefirstonyourlist.

Seville,Spaintooktophonorsinthetravelsite’sannualBestinTravelroundup（简报）.SevillerankedfirstduetoitsrelativelynewnetworkofbikingpathsandasetofspeciallocalactivitiesrelatedtotheanniversaryoflegendarypainterBartolomeEstebanMurillo.Thecityhasalsoenjoyedsomescreenlovelately.Sevillewasfeaturedon“GamesofThrones”thisyearandwillhosttheEuropeanFilmAwardsin2018,makingitaprimetimetovisitthisbrillianthistoricalhangout.

Evenifyoudon’tstopbynextyear,Sevilledeservesaspotonyourtravelbucketlist.Thecityisknownforitsrichhistory,superbarchitectureandauthenticculturethatincludesplentyoftapastastingandFlamencodancing.

Must—seesincludeSeville’scentralcathedral（大教堂）,aUNESCOworldheritage（遗产）site.TheAlcazar’spalaceandgardenswerebuiltovera100-yearspan.Offthebeatentrack,you’llfindcharmingneighborhoods,bars,marketsandchurcheswaitingforyourexploration.

USATodaysaysit’sbesttovisitSevilleinspring,whenweatheriswarmandthecitycelebratesboththeEasterHolyWeekanditsannualfair.

21.Whatdotheunderlinedwords“GamesofThrones”inParagraph2referto?

A.Anactivity. B.ATVseries. C.Apalace. D.Apainting.

22.WhatdoweknowaboutSevillefromthethirdparagraph?

A.It’sdiverse. B.It’sconservative. C.It’sfashionable. D.It’scontroversial.

23.WhenisprobablythebesttimetovisitSeville?

A.January. B.April. C.September. D.November.

B

InaworldfullofKatesandSarahs,youmightthinkit’dbenicetohaveauniquenametohelpmestandoutinacrowd.BeingnamedStacia（pronouncedstay-shy）isnotsoluckytome.I’llgettheoccasional“Yournameissopretty”afterintroducingmyself,buteventuallymynamecausesmemorefrustrationthanhappiness.Forexample,MicrosoftWordalwaystriestotellmemynameisn’tarealword.IwasneverabletobuyacheesyMickeyMousekeychainfromDisneylandasakid（inotherwords,Ididn’thaveachildhood）.Icouldn’tevenpronouncemyownnamecorrectlyuntilIwasfive.

Ioncehadaprofessorwhopronouncedmynamedifferentlyeachclass.AfterawhileIstoppedcorrectinghim,andthat’sbeenmyreactiontostrangerseversince.Inothercases,I’drathertellthecashiermynameisStaciandsavebothofus,aswellasthepeoplestandingbehindmeinline,valuabletime.

Meetingnewpeoplegivesmeanxiety,andI’verealizedit’seasierjusttolieaboutmynamealtogetherincertaincases.ActuallyIdid—somanytimesthatBrittanyisnowmychosen“goingout”name.Itmayhavecausedsomeconfusionwithmyfriendsatfirst,whowouldletoutasmalllaughorconfusedlook,butI’vetrainedthemtokeepastraightfacewheneverIcameupwiththisfake（假的）name.NowgoingoutonweekendsmeansIgettohaveashiftofidentity.

Frustrationsaside,beingtheownerofauniquenamehasmademeappreciatethelittlethingsinlife.Someonepronouncingorspellingmynamecorrectlyonthefirsttrybringsmemorejoythanitprobablyshould.IalsolovewhenImeetanotherStaciaandwegettobondoveroursharedstruggles.

ToanyotherStaciasreadingthis—Ifeelyou,girl.P.S.IapologizetoanyrealBrittanysoutthere.Thanksforlettingmeborrowyourname!

24.Howdoestheauthoroftenfeelabouthername?

A.Annoyed. B.Happy. C.Disappointed. D.Proud.

25.Whydoestheauthoruseafakename?

A.Toenjoyadifferentidentity. B.Tostandoutinacrowd.

C.Tosavetimeandtrouble. D.Tomakeafoolofherself.

26.What’sthereactionofherfriendsto“Brittany”finally?

A.Theyarelaughingather. B.Theyareusedtoit.

C.Theyarestronglyagainsther. D.Theyareconfusedaboutit.

27.Howdoestheauthorsoundwhentellingthestory?

A.Guilty. B.Cautious. C.Curious. D.Humorous.

C

Whenwasthelasttimeyousentapostcard?

TheUK’sfamily-ownedoldestpostcardfirm,whichhasbeenpublishingpostcardsandcalendarssince1880,willclosethisDecember.Thereason?

Itsaysinsteadofpenningacard,peopleareputtingphotosuponFacebookorInstagramorusingWhatsApptoshowfriendsandfamilyathomejusthowmuchfunthey’rehaving.

Ifyougetapostcardfromsomeonewho’sawaysomewhere,it’sasmuchthethoughtthatthey’vegonethroughthebassle（麻烦）ofchoosingapostcard,workingoutwheretogetastampfrom,findingapostboxandthenthepostcardmakingthatjourneythroughtoyou.That’sthevalueofthepostcard.Butthattimehasgone.

BrothersCharlesandHarrySalmon,thefifthgenerationofthefamil