届广东省汕头金山中学高三上学期期中考试英语试题及答案文档格式.docx

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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

InOctober2010,IleftmyhometownandfamilyinVirginiaandmovedtoIowasoIcouldbecoachedbyLiangChow.I'

dbeendreamingofanOlympicgoldmedalsinceIwaseight—butgradually,thatdreamseemedlikeamillionmilesaway.

OnJanuary2,2012,whileMomwasvisitingmeinIowa,Itoldher,“Idon'

tlikegymnasticsanymore.Iwanttotrydancing,orbecomeasinger.IcangetajobinVirginia.Ijustwanttocomehome.”

Mom'

seyesnarrowedandherexpressionturnedtostone.“You'

rebreakingmyheart,Brie,”shesaid.“You'

vebeendoinggymnasticsfortenyears,andnowyouwanttoquit?

Haveyoulostyourmind?

”

Ihadn'

tlostmymind,butIhadlostmyfire.It'

sanentirelydifferentthingtopushtowardthatdreamwhenyoufeelalone.

“I'

mnottryingtobreakyourheart,Mom,”Isaid.“Ijustdon'

twanttodoitanymore.”

“Iknowyoumisshome.Butyou'

vesignedacontractthatsaysyouwillrepresentyourcountrytothebestofyourability.You'

vegotaresponsibilitytoyourteammates.Andnowyoujustwanttowalkaway?

Iwillnotletyoubedishonorable.Ifyoudon'

tlikegymnastics,thenattheveryleast,youwillfinishtheseason.”

ThenextafternoonasIdraggedmyselfintoChow'

sgym,IthoughtoftheeffortsMomhadmadeinordertopayformytraining.Ithoughtofmytwosisters:

Arielle,whogaveupballroomdancing,andJoyelle,whostoppediceskatingsothatoursinglemomcouldaffordtokeepmeingymnastics.

Fornow,here'

swhatyouneedtoknow:

Exactly210daysbeforeIeverattemptedmyfirstvault（跳跃）intheLondonSummerOlympics,myleapoffaithcamethisclosetoendinginacrashofdisaster.

1.Theauthorwantedtogiveupgymnasticsbecause_____.

A.shethoughtshelovedmusicmoreB.shewasovercomewithhomesickness

C.anOlympicgoldwasbeyondherreachD.thetrainingfortheOlympicswastoohard

2.Wecaninferfromthepassagethattheauthor_____.

A.wasbornintoanathleticfamilyB.realizedherOlympicdream

C.changedhermindintheendD.hadabadchildhood

3.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.MyleapoffaithB.AquitterC.MymotherD.Adreamcometrue

B

Long-timeexposuretoairpollutioncanleadtophysicalchangesinthebrainandcausetroubleinlearningandmemory,andevenanxiety.Thisissuggestedbytheresultsofnewresearchonmice.

Whileotherstudieshaveshowntheharmfuleffectsofpollutedairinthelungsandheart,thisisthefirsttoshowthenegativeeffectonthebrain.

TheteamofLauraFonken,RandyNelson,fromtheOhioStateUniversity,USA,hasspreadtothebrainapreviouslineofresearchwhichfoundthatfineparticulate（微粒）matterfloatingintheairmainlybecauseofairpollutioncausedbyhumans,causesswellinginmuchofthebody,andmayberelatedtohighbloodpressureproblems,andsomeotherdiseases.

IntheresearchFonkenandhiscolleaguesexposedmicetopollutedairforsixhourseachday,fivedaysaweek,overaperiodof10months,almosthalftheaveragelifelengthofmice.

Pollutedaircontainsfineparticlescreatedbycars,factoriesandnaturaldust.Fineparticlesofthiskindaretiny,about2.5micrometersindiameter,oraboutone-thirtieththewidthofahumanhair.Theseparticlescangodeepintolungsandotherorgans.

Theconcentrationofthisparticulatematerialtowhichtheyexposedmiceisequaltotheconcentrationatwhichpeoplecanbeexposedinsomepollutedurbanareas.

Afteraperiodof10months,theresearchersgottheanimalstohaveaseriesofbehavioraltests.Boththebehaviorofmiceandtheresultsofneurological（神经的）testsdonetothemshowthatthosewithinthepollutedairhadmoreproblemsinlearningandmemory,andhigherlevelsofanxiety.

Theresultssuggestthatlong-timeexposuretopollutedaircanhavemeasurablenegativeeffectsonthehumanbrainandcancauseavarietyofmentalhealthproblems.Thiscouldhaveimportantconsequencesforthoselivingandworkinginpollutedurbanareas.

4．Theresultsofnewresearchonmicefirstsuggestthatpollutedairmainlydoesharmto_________.

A．normalorgansB．lungsandheartC．mentalhealthD．bloodpressure

5．ThebadeffectsoftinyparticlesinpollutedairarethoseExcept___________.

A．highbloodpressureproblemsB．makinghumanhairthinner

C．differentkindsofdiseasesD．swellinginmuchofthebody

6．Fromthelastsentencewecaninferthatpeoplelivinginpollutedurbanareas___________.

A．arelikelytosufferfrommentalproblemsB．canmeasurethenegativeeffectonthem

C．showlittleconcernforairpollutionD．canbeexposedtopollutedairlonger

7．Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A．Long-timeExposuretoAirPollutionB．EvidenceandConcernofAirPollution

C．MeasurableEffectonHumanBrainD．MentalProblemsCausedbyAirPollution

C

Fromtheverybeginningofschoolwemakebooksandreadingaconstantsourceofpossiblefailureandpublichumiliation.Whenchildrenarelittlewemakethemreadaloud,beforetheteacherandotherchildren,sothatwecanbesurethey“know”allthewordstheyarereading.Thismeansthatwhentheydon’tknowaword,theyaregoingtomakeamistake,rightinfrontofeveryone.Afterhavingtaughtfifth-gradeclassesforfouryears,Idecidedtotryatallcoststoridthemoftheirfearanddislikeofbooks,andtogetthemtoreadoftenerandmoreadventurously.

Onedaysoonafterschoolhadstarted,Isaidtothem,“NowI’mgoingtosaysomethingaboutreadingthatyouhaveprobablyneverheardateachersaybefore.Iwouldlikeyoutoreadalotofbooksthisyear,butIwantyoutoreadthemonlyforpleasure.Iamnotgoingtoaskyouquestionstofindoutwhetheryouunderstandthebooksornot.Ifyouunderstandenoughofabooktoenjoyitandwanttogoonreadingit,that’senoughforme.AlsoI’mnotgoingtoaskyouwhatwordsmean.“

Thechildrensatstunnedandsilent.Wasthisateachertalking?

Onegirl,whohadjustcometousfromaschoolwhereshehadhadaveryhardtime,lookedatmesteadilyforalongtimeafterIhadfinished.Then,stilllookingatme,shesaidslowlyandseriously,“Mr.Holt,doyoureallymeanthat?

”Isaidjustasseriously,“Imeaneverywordofit.”

Duringthespringshereallyastonishedme.Oneday,shewasreadingatherdesk,FromaglimpseoftheillustrationsIthoughtIknewwhatthebookwas.Isaidtomyself,“Itcan’tbe,”andwenttotakeacloserlook.Sureenough,shewasreadingMobyDick,ineditionwithwoodcuts.Isaid,“Don’tyoufindpartsofitratherheavygoing?

”Sheanswered,“Oh,sure,butIjustskipoverthosepartsandgoontothenextgoodpart.”

Thisisexactlywhatreadingshouldbeandinschoolsoseldomis—anexciting,joyousadventure.Findsomething,diveintoit,takethegoodparts,skipthebadparts,getwhatyoucanoutofit,goontosomethingelse.Howdifferentisourmean-spirited,pickyinsistencethateverychildgeteverylastlittlescrapof“understanding”thatcanbedugoutofabook.

8.Accordingtothepassage,children’sfearanddislikeofbooksmayresultfrom________.

A.readinglittleandthinkinglittleB.readingoftenandadventurously

C.beingmadetoreadtoomuchD.beingmadetoreadaloudbeforeothers

9.Uponhearingtheteacher’stalk,thechildrenprobablyfeltthat________.

A.itsoundedstupidB.itwasnotsurprisingatall

C.itsoundedtoogoodtobetrueD.itwasnodifferentfromotherteachers'

talk

10.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutthegirlisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Sheskippedoverthoseeasypartswhilereading.

B.Shehadahardtimefinishingtherequiredreadingtasks.

C.Shelearnedtoappreciatesomepartsofthedifficultbooks.

D.Sheturnedouttobeatopstudentaftercomingtothisschool.

11.Fromtheteacher'

spointofview,_________.

A.childrencannottellgoodpartsfrombadpartswhilereading

B.childrenshouldbelefttodecidewhattoreadandhowtoread

C.readingisneverapleasantandinspiringexperienceinschool

D.readinginvolvesunderstandingeverylittlepieceofinformation

D

Ifyouknowexactlywhatyouwant,thebestroutetoajobistogetspecializedtraining.Arecentsurveyshowsthatcompanieslikegraduatesinsuchfieldsasbusinessandhealthcarewhocangotoworkimmediatelywithverylittleon-the-jobtraining.

　That’sespeciallytrueofboomingfieldsthatarechallengingforworkers.AtCornell’sSchoolofHotelAdministration,forexample,bachelor’sdegreegraduatesgetanaverageoffourorfivejoboffersandplentyofchancesforrapidadvancement.Largecompanies,especially,likeabackgroundofformaleducationcoupledwithworkexperience.

　　Butinthelongrun,toomuchspecializationdoesn’tpayoff.Business,whichhasbeenfloodedwithMBAs,nolongerconsidersthedegreeanautomaticstampofapproval.TheMBAmayopendoorsandcommandahighersalaryinthefirstplace,buttheimpactofadegreewashesoutafterfiveyears.

　　Asfurtherevidenceoftheerosion（销蚀）ofcorporate（公司的）faithinspecializeddegrees,MichiganState’sScheetzstatesapatternincorporatehiringpractices,althoughcompaniestendtotakeonspecialistsasnewhires,theyoftenseekoutgeneralistsformiddleandupper-levelmanagement.“Theywantsomeonewhoisn’tlimitedbynutsandboltstolookatthebigpic