学年度上学期高三年级期中考试Word格式.docx

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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

Itisgoodtogetintouchwithyourinnerchildfromtimetotime，andobviouslysomepeoplearewillingtopaybigmoneyforthechancetodosoinaproperenvironment．ABrooklyn-basedadultpreschoolischargingcustomersbetween$333and$999forthechancetoactlikeakidagain．

AtPreschoolMastermindinNewYorkadultsgettoparticipateinshow—and—tell，arts—and—craftssuchasfingerpaint，gameslikemusicalchairsandeventakenaps．Themonth-longcoursealsohasclasspicturedaywheretheadultsareexpectedtohaveafieldtripandaparentday．

30-year-oldMichelleJoniLapidos，thebrainbehindtheadultpreschool，studiedchildhoodeducationandhasalwayswantedtobeapreschoolteacher．She’salwaysonthelookoutfornewwaystogetpeopleintouchwiththefreedomofchildhood．Afriendencouragedhertostartthemastermindcourseinstead．

AccordingtoCandice，herbloggerfriend，PreschoolMastermindgivesadultsachancetorelearnandmasterthethingsthattheyfailedtounderstandaschildren．“Irealizedallthesignificancesofwhatwelearninpreschool，”saidfounderMichelleJoni，“Peoplecomehereandgetintouchwiththeirinnerchild．It’smagical．Wearebringingourselvesbacktoanotherplace，anothertimewithourselveswhenwearemorebelievinginourselves，moreconfidentandreadytotakeontheworld.”

“Oneperson’sherebecausetheywanttolearnnottobesoserious．”Michellesaid．“Another'

sheretolearntobemoreconfident.”Sheexplainedthatmostoftheclasseswereplanned．However，Joniaddedthatwhiletheplannedactivitieswerefun，itwasoftenthespontaneous（自发的）momentsthatattractedstudents．“It’sthethingsyoudon’tplanfor，thesharingbetweenfriendsandlearningfromeachother.’’

21．WhatisthepurposeofPreschoolMastermind?

A．Togiveadultsachancetoreturntochildhood．

B．Tohelpparentsunderstandtheirchildrenbetter．

C．Toprovidepracticaltrainingcoursesforteachers．

D．Tointroducesomewaysofplayingwithchildren．

22．WhatismainlydiscussedaboutPreschoolMastermindinParagraph2?

A．Itscustomers．B．Itsactivities．

C．Itsenvironment．D．Itsschedule.

23．AccordingtoCandice，peoplecometothisprogramto________.

A．enjoyfreedomofthinking

B．realizetheirchildhooddreams

C．discovertheirinnerabilities

D．figureoutchildhoodpuzzles

24．WhatdoweknowaboutMichelleJoni?

A．Sheusedtobeapreschoolteacher．

B．Shelikestomakeplansinadvance．

C．ShefoundedPreschoolMastermind．

D．Shegainedconfidencebysharing．

B

Backin2003an86-year-oldmandrovehisBuickthroughacrowdedfarmers’market.Ninepeoplewerekilled.Morethanfifty-fourpeoplewerehurt,fourteenwithseriousinjuries.Whenhefinallystopped,the86-year-oldmangotouthiscarandscreamedatpeopletogetoutoftheway.Noalcoholordrugswerefoundinhissystem.Apparently,hewasjustoldandconfused.

Thisisafrighteningaccident,anditisnotarareone.Therearemanyexamplesofelderlydriversdrivingintoswimmingpools,houses,storefronts,orworse.

Inourteenageyears,weallheard“drivingisnotaright;

it’saprivilege.”Thatisstilltrue,andtherecomesanagewhendrivingisnolongeraprivilegethatcanbeallowed.Afteracertainage,eyesightanddementia（痴呆）areveryseriousconcerns.Undoubtedly,theseage-relatedproblemsaffectsomeolderadults’drivingability.Bythetimeapersonisbetweeneighty-fiveandninetyyearsold,hisorherdrivingprivilegeshouldbeexamined.

Licensinglawsvarygreatlyfromstatetostate,andit’stimeforanationallawonthemaximumagelimitfordriving.Themotivationforthislawissafety.Anotheroptionistostartwithlawsthatbananyoneovertheageofeighty-fivefromdrivingaftersundown,becausedrivingconditionsarenotassafeasdaylighthours.Stillanotheroptionthatmayallowelderlydriverstocontinuedrivingcouldbenewtechnologylikeavoicewarningsystemthatcautionsdriversonbusystreetsorattrafficlights.Finally,sincetherearelawsagainstdrivingundertheinfluenceofalcoholanddrugs,shouldn’tsomeprescriptiondrugsalsobeincluded?

Theaverageageof85-year-oldisundoubtedlytakingatleastoneprescriptiondrugdaily.

Thethoughtofan86-year-olddriverwithfailingeyesightrunningdowntheroadinatwo-tonpieceofmetalisunsettlingtousall.Drivingatanadvancedageisnotonlychallengingfortheelderlydrivers,butalsoit’sdangerousfortherestofus.

25.Thefirstparagraphiswritteninordertoshow_________.

A.theharmofdrivingatanoldage

B.theimportanceoftrafficsafety

C.trafficaccidentsareontherise

D.manyelderlydriversarecareless

26.Theauthorsuggeststhatthereshouldbenewlawsagainstdriving__________.

A.overeighty-five

B.betweensunsetanddawn

C.withthehelpofvoicewarningsystems

D.undertheinfluenceofprescriptiondrugs

27.Theunderlinedword“unsettling”inthelastparagraphisclosestinmeaningto“________”.

A.disappointingB.worrying

C.touchingD.interesting

28.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.Howtokeepoldpeoplesafeontheroad?

B.Aredriverswellprotectedbylicensinglaws?

C.Shouldtherebeanagelimitforelderlydrivers?

D.Isdrivingarightoraprivilegeforanoldperson?

C

Ifirstcameacrosstheconceptofpay-what-you-cancafeslastsummerinBoone,N.C.,whereIateatF.A.R.M（FeedAllRegardlessofMeans）Café

.Youcanvolunteertoearnyourmeal,paythesuggestedprice（$10）orless,oryoucanoverpay—payingitforwardforafuturecustomer’smeal.Myonlyregretaftereatingtherewasnothavingachancetogivemytime.SoassoonasHealthyWorldCafé

openedinYorkinApril,Isignedupforavolunteershift（轮班）.

F.A.R.MandHealthyWorldarepartofagrowingtrendofcommunitycafé

s.In2003,DeniseCerretaopenedthefirstinSaltLakeCity.CerretanowrunstheOneWorldEverybodyEatsFoundation,helpingotherscopyherpay-what-youcanmodel.

“Ithinkthecommunitycafé

istrulyahandup,notahandout,”Cerretasaid.Sheacknowledgedthatsoupkitchens（施粥所）haveaplaceinsociety,butpeopletypicallydon’tfeelgoodaboutgoingthere.

“Oneofthevaluesofthecommunitycafé

isthatwehaveanotherapproach,”shesaid.“Everyoneeatshere,nooneneedstoknowwhetheryouvolunteered,overpaidorunderpaid.”

Thesuccessfulcafé

snotonlyaddresshungerandfoodinsecuritybutalsobecomenecessarypartsoftheirneighborhood–whetherit’saplacetolearnskillsorhearlivemusic.Someteachcookingtoseniors;

someofferfreeusedbooks.Eatingorworkingthereisareminderthatweareallinthisworldtogether.

My10am---1pmshiftatWorld-Healthy-Café

beganwiththecafé

manager–oneofthetwopaidstaffmembers.Ourvolunteercrewwasn’tthemostorderly,butwemanagedtoprepareandservemealswithalotoflaughsinbetween.Attheendofmyshift,Iorderedmyearnedmealatthecounter,togetherwithothervolunteers.Afterlunch,Iwalkedoutthedoor,withahandfulofnewfriends,musicinmyheadandasatisfiedbellyandheart.

29.WhatdidtheauthordoatF.A.R.MCafé

lastsummer?

A.Sheenjoyedameal.

B.Sheatefreeofcharge.

C.Sheoverpaidforthefood.

D.Sheworkedasavolunteer.

30.Whatistheadvantageofcommunitycafé

scomparedwithsoupkitchens?

A.Peoplecanhavefreefood.

B.Peoplecanmaintaintheirdignity.

C.Peoplecanstayaslongastheylike.

D.Peoplecanfindtheirplacesinsociety.

31.Whyarecommunitycafé

sbecomingpopularintheneighborhoods?

A.Theybringpeopletruefriendships.

B.Theyhelptobringpeopletogether.

C.Theycreatealotofjobopportunities.

D.Theysupportlocaleconomicdevelopment.

32.HowdidtheauthorfeelaboutworkingatHealthyWorldCafé

?

A.Itpaidwell.B.Itchangedher.

C.Itwasbeneficial.D.Itwaseasyforher.

D

WetookararefamilyroadtriptotheAdirondacksinlateAugust，anditwasasrefreshingandexhaustingasfamilyvacationstendtobe．Towardtheendofourlongdrivehome,eventhekidswereleaningforwardintheirseatsurgingmyleadfooton．Atthatpointinaroadtrip，evensixty-fivemilesperhourfeelsslow.Wehavebecomenumbtoourspeedandnumbtotheroadsignsflashingby.

MyfamilylivesontheedgeofLancasterCounty.Onlythirtymilesfromhome，Ihitthebrakes，andwebegantoroll，slowly，behindahorse-drawncarriage.Webegantoopenoureyesagain．Wesawfamiliargreenhillsandthefarmwiththebestwatermelons.Irolleddownthewindows,andwebreathedagain．Just-cuthayandabarnfullofdairycattle．

Atfivemilesperhour，yourememberwhatyouforgetatsixty-five．Youarethinkingaboutaplace，evenwhenyouaremovingfromplacetoplace．

Iamaplacemaker.Ahomemaker,too.Iamamotherofayoungkidathome，andalsoawriterandagardener．But，forme，thoserolesarewrappedupwiththeonebigthingIwanttodowiththerestofmylife：

Iwanttocultivateaplaceandshareitwithothers．

TheplaceImakewithmyfamilyisared-brickfarmhousebuiltinl880.Ithasquiteafewnineteenth-centurybedroomsandafewacresofland，andwelovenothingmorethantofillthemwithneighborsandfriends.Wegrowvegetablesandflowers，keepabaker’sdozenofegg—layingchickens，and，sincewemovedinthreeyearsago，wehaveplantedmany，manytrees．

Livingwithmylife’spurposedoesnotallowformuchtravel.Ineedtobehere，feedingthechickensandwateringthetomatoes.Anyextrainthebudget，andwespend