学年高三英语上学期第一学段考试试题doc文档格式.docx

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Christmaswasnearaseasonthatwetookseriouslyinourhouse.Butaweekorsobeforethe25th,myfatherwouldgiveeachofhischildren$20.Thiswasthe1970s,and$20wasquiteabitofmoney.

ButIsawitdifferently.Myfathertrustedmetohavethesmarttospendmoneywisely.Evenbetter,hegavemethemeanstogetit.Onaverybasiclevel,myfatherwasgivingmeashoppingspree（狂欢）everyyear..Buthewasalsogivingmechargeovermyownfun,trustingmyabilitytomanagemoneyandmakingmefeellikeagrown-up.Hedidn’tbuymeSherlockHolmes,buthegavemethemeanstowalkintothebookstoreandchooseitformyself,soitfeltlikeagiftfromhim.

MymotherhadagiftforgivingmewhatIneeded,usuallyrightatthemomentIneededitmost.ThiswaswhenIwas25,Ifailedatbeinganadultonmyveryfirsttry.Ihadquittedmypreviousjobbuthadnonewone.Butwhenmymotherpaidmeavisit,Iputonagoodshow,tellingherIhadstartedmyowncompany.

MymotherknewthatIwastryinghardandfailingatthattime.Itwasn’tuntilaftersheleftthatInoticedatthefootofmybedanenvelopethickwithcash.SheknewhowdesperatelyIneededit.Sheknewthathadshejustshownupwithgroceries,orofferedtopaymyrent,shewouldhavemademefeelmuchworse.Thecold,hardcashmeantshewashelpingme.And,funnilyenough,thedistancewithwhichshegavethegiftfeltlikeshewasgivingmespacetofixmylifeandpreservemydignity.Mymotherandfatherbothdidthesamething.Onewasgivingmethemeanstotakemyowndecisions,andtheotherwasgivingmeasecondchancewhenthosedecisionshadcostmedearly.

4.Whatcanwelearnabouttheauthorfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?

A.HisfamilyoncecelebratedChristmashappily.

B.Hisfathergavetheauthorchancestomakedecisions.

C.HisbestmemoriesaboutChristmaswereinthe1970s.

D.Heusedtochoosebooksashisfather’sgiftonChristmas.

5.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph2referto?

A.moneyofferedbyhisfather.B.fathergenerouswithmoney.

C.Christmasbeingimportant.D.themeansofspendingmoney.

6.Whenhewas25yearsold,theauthor.

A.plannedtoopenhiscompanyB.becameinterestedinshows

C.gavehismotheragiftD.wasoutofwork

7.Whichwordcanbestdescribetheauthor’smother?

A.sensitive.B.optimistic.C.considerate.D.determined.

C

ThepopularsmartphoneapplicationInstagram（照片分享）haschangedthewaywelookatphotography,evenourworld.Thephoto-worthymomentsweshareserveasanimportantfunctionincultivatingthephotographicartisticeye.

Instagramhasgotpeopletostartnoticingtheartintheireverydaylife.Ithasalsoallowedustosharetheartfulmomentsinourliveswithothers.Clearly,makingpeoplefocusonbeautifulmomentsintheirlivesandhowtosharethemisapositivetakeawayfromInstagram.

NotonlyhasInstagramchangedthewaywelookatthingsaroundus,butithasalsochangedthewaypeopleviewprofessionalphotography.Instagramhasturnedeveryonewithasmartphoneintoanartist.Openinguparttothegeneralcommunityisagroundbreaking（创新的）aspectofthisapplication.Makingartisticattemptsaccessibleforeveryonetodiscovertheirartistictalentsandexplorecreativelyissomethingthathasmadepeoplefindthebeautyintheeveryday.However,thisaccessibilityhasalsocreatedquestioningaroundartandrespectdeservedbyprofessionalphotography.

TheartinaprofessionalphotographversusanInstagramcansometimesbehardtonoticeataquickglance.ButphotographstakenbytrueprofessionalphotographersholdsomethingthatInstagram’scan’tmatchintermsofphotographicquality,oradvancedcompositionalknowledge.

ThisisnottosayInstagramisalesserart.Aestheticqualitiesofartareapersonalmatterandhowgoodanartworkisdependsonpersonalpreferences.Goodisaveryarbitrarytermintheartworld.Forexample,Imayfindonephotomorepleasingthananother,butnoteveryonehastoagreewithme.

ThepointIamtryingtomakeisthatprofessionalphotographyshouldnotbelost,butinsteadapproachedwithanew,enhancedlevelofrespectandadmiration—despitehowaccessible,commonandfunInstagramnowmakesthetakingandsharingofphotos.

8.Whatdoesthewritermainlytellusinthepassage?

A.TheincreasingpopularityofInstagram.

B.TheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofInstagram.

C.ThechangesthatInstagrambringsus.

D.ThedifferencesbetweenInstagramandprofessionalphotography.

9.Whydopeoplebegintodoubttheartofprofessionalphotography?

A.Becausecommonpeoplecantakeperfectphotoseasily.

B.Becausetheyshownorespectforprofessionalphotographers.

C.Becausetheartisticlevelofprofessionalphotographyisreducing.

D.BecauseInstagramhaschangedthewaypeoplelookattheworld.

10.Whatdoesthewriterthinkofprofessionalphotography?

A.useful.B.valueless.C.helpless.D.absurd.

第二节（共5小题；

每小题2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最住选项。

选项中有两项是多余选项。

Lotsofpeoplefindithardtogetupinthemorningandputtheblameonthealarmclock.Infact,thekeytoeasymorningwake-upliesinrestingyourbodyclock16Hereishowtomakeone.

•17Inordertomakeachange,youneedtodecidewhyit’simportant.Doyouwanttogetupintimetohavebreakfastwithyourfamily,getinsomeexerciseorjustbebetterpreparedforyourday?

Onceyouareclearaboutyourreason,tellyourfamilyorroommatesaboutthechangeyouwanttomake.

•Rethinkmornings.Nowthatyouknowwhyyouwanttowakeup,considerre-arrangingyourmorningactivities.Ifyouwanttimetohavebreakfastwithyourfamily,savesometimethenightbeforebysettingoutclothes,shoes,andbags.18That’saquarter-hourmoreyoucouldbesleepingifyouboughtacoffeemakerwithatimer.

•Keepyoursleep/wakescheduleonweekends.Ifyou’retiredoutbyFridaynight,sleepinginonSaturdaycouldsoundwonderful.Butcompensating（弥补）ontheweekendsactuallyfeedsintoyoursleepinessthefollowingweek,arecentstudyfound.19

•Keeparecordandevaluateitweekly.Keeptrackofyoureffortsandwritedownhowyoufeel.Afteryou’vetriedanewmethodforaweek,takealookatyourrecord.20Ifrot,takeanotherlookatothermethodsyoucouldtry.

A.Gelasleepspecialist.

B.Findtherightmotivation.

C.Abetterplanforsleepcanhelp.

D.Andconsidersettingasecondalarm.

E.Ifthestepsyoutakearcworking,keepitup.

F.Slicktoyoursetbedtimeandwake-uptime,nomattertheclayitis.

G.Reconsiderthe15minutesyouspendinlineatthecafé

togetcoffee.

第二部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节完形填空（共20小题；

每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

ThedaybeforeChristmasIpulledintoastoreparkinglotandcountedmymoneyagain.Itwasn’tmuch.I21beingpoor,nothavingenoughto22mysmallchildrenafewsimpletoys.AsIwas23InoticedtheSalvationArmy（救世军）bellringeratthe24.IfeltbadagainbecauseIdidn’tfeelIcould25anythingtogivehim.Istartedwalkingtowardstheentrance26twocarsenteredemptyparkingspacesinfrontofme.Thefirstwasa27,newCadillacwhichbecamethe28ofmethemomentIsawit.“How29Ithought,“woulditbetohaveenoughmoneytobuyacarlikethat!

”Thesecondcar,30,wasanancientcarmoreshabbythantheoneIwasdriving.

A