恒心届辽宁省丹东五校协作体高三期末考试英语试题及参考答案纯word版Word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
Ilikethisjob,inwhichIstaywithsmallchildrenandfromwhichIgetthechallengesandawards.Ialsothinkmyworkisimportant.TherewasatimewhenIthoughtIwouldneverhavethatsortofcareer.
Iwasn’tanexcellentstudentbecauseIdidn’tdomuchschoolwork.InmyfinaltermIstartedthinkingwhatImightdoandfoundIdidn’thavemuchtooffer.IjustacceptedthatIwasn’tthetypetohaveacareer.
Ithenfoundmyselfajob.Lookingaftertwolittlegirls,itwasn’ttoobadatfirst.ButtheproblemsbeganwhenIagreedtolivein,sothatIwouldbethereifmybosshadtogooutforbusinessintheevening.WeagreedthatifIhadtoworkextrahoursoneweek,she’dgivemetimeoffthenext.Butunfortunately,itdidn’toftenworkout.Iwasgettingextremelytiredandfedup,becauseIhadtoomanylatenightsandearlymorningswiththechildren.
OneSunday,Iwasintheparkwiththechildren,andmetMeganwhousedtogotoschoolwithme,Itoldheraboutmysituation.ShesuggestedthatIshoulddoacourseandgetaqualificationifIwantedtoworkwithchildren.Ididn’tthinkIwouldbeacceptedbecauseIdidn’ttakemanyexamsinschool.Shepersuadedmetophonethelocalcollegeandtheywerereallyhelpful.MyexperiencecountedforalotandIgotonapart–timecourse.Ihadtoleavemyjobwiththefamily,andgotworkhelpingoutatakindergarten.
NowI’vegotafull–timejobthere.IshallalwaysbethankfultoMegan.IwishIhadknownearlierthatyoucouldhaveacareer,evenifyouaren’ttopoftheclassatschool.
21.Whenstayingwiththetwogirls’family,theauthor______.
A.gotmuchhelpfromherbossB.waspaidforextrawork
C.oftenworkedlonghoursD.tookadayoffeveryotherweek
22.Whydidtheauthorleaveherfirstjob?
A.Sheneededarestafterworkingextrahours.
B.Shedecidedtoattendapart–timecourse.
C.Shewasfedupwithchildren.
D.Shefoundafull–timejob.
23.Whathastheauthorlearnedfromherownexperiences?
A.Onemustchoosethejobshelikes.
B.Hardworkmakesanexcellentstudent.
C.Lesssuccessfulstudentscanstillhaveacareer.
D.Qualificationsarenecessaryforacareer.
B
MyLeftFoot(1989)
Imaginebeingaprisonerofyourownbody,unabletomakeanymovementsexcepttomoveyourleftfoot.ThemaincharacterinMyLeftFoot,basedontherealstoryofcerebralpalsy(大脑性麻痹)suffererChristyBrown,canbarelymovehismouthtospeak,butbycontrollinghisleftfoot,he’sabletoexpresshimselfasanartistandpoet.ForhismovingperformanceofBrown,DanielLewiswonhisfirstAcademyAwardforbestactor.
Shine(1996)
Doyouhaveatalentyou’reafraidtosharewiththeworld?
DavidHelfgottseemedmeantfromchildhoodtobe“oneofthetrulygreatpianists,”butthepressuresofperforming(andpleasinghisfather)resultedinacompletebreakdown.Tenyearsinamentalinstitutiondidn’tweakenHelfgott’smusicalgift:
Whenhewasrediscovered,hewasplayingconcertosinabar.ShinereceivedsevenOscarnominations(提名),andGeoffreyRushwonbestactorforhisperformanceofHelfgott.
LifeIsBeautiful(1997)
Nothing’smorepowerfulthanthelovebetweenaparentandachild.InthisheartbreakingItalianfilm,afather(RobertoBenigni)makesanunbelievablesacrificeforhis4-year-oldson:
trappedinaNaziconcentrationcampin1945,theJewishmanconvinceshisboythattheyareplayingacomplicatedgame.Hemanagestosparehimthehorroroftheterriblewar,andeveninhisfinalmomentsoflife,keepshissonsmilingandhopeful.BenigniwonthebestactorOscar.
StandandDeliver(1988)
Fewpeoplecaninspireusmorethanagoodteacher.JaimeEscalante(EdwardJamesOlmosgotOscarnominationforbestactor)isagreatone.Employedatahighschoolwherekidsareexpectedtofail,Escalantechallengeshismathstudentstostruggleforbetterthings,likegettinggoodgradesintheAPexam.Despitetheobstaclesintheirlives,theclassmatesaccomplishtheirgoals,thankstoMr.Escalante’ssupport.TherealJaimeEscalante,theBestTeacherinAmerica,saysthatStandandDeliveris“90%truth,10%drama.”
24.Theunderlinedpartinthepassagemeans_________.
A.ThemaincharacterinMyLeftFootcan’tcontrolhiswholebody
B.ThemaincharacterinMyLeftFootistrappedbyothers
C.ThemaincharacterinMyLeftFootisaprisoner
D.ThemaincharacterinMyLeftFootisadisabledperson
25.Ifyouwanttowatchamovieaboutwars,whichmaybeoneofyourchoices?
A.LifeIsBeautiful.B.StandandDeliver.C.Shine.D.MyLeftFoot.
26.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothefourmovies’information?
A.MyLeftFootwasdirectedbyChristyBrown’s
B.GeoffreyRushstayedinamentalinstitutionfortenyears
C.EdwardJamesOlmosreceivednominationforbestactorOscar
D.JaimeEscalantehasatalentforplayingthepiano
27.Whatdothefourmovieshaveincommon?
A.Theyareallbasedonrealstories.
B.Themaincharactersareallsicktosomedegreebutsucceed.
C.ThemaincharactersallwonAcademyAwardforBestActor.
D.Theyareallinspiringstoriesthatmakeadifference.
C
It’sroughlyestimatedthatthereare450milliondisabledpeopleintheworld.Nooneknowsexactlyhowmanydisabledpeoplethereareintheworld.ThenumberofdisabledpeopleinIndiaaloneisprobablymorethandoublethetotalpopulationofCanada.
IntheUnitedKingdom,aboutoneintenpeoplehavesomedisability.Disabilityisnotjustsomethingthathappenstootherpeople:
aswegetolder,manyofuswillbecomelessmobile,hardofhearingorhavefailingeyesight.
Disablementcantakemanyformsandoccuratanytimeoflife.Somepeoplearebornwithdisabilities.Manyothersbecomedisabledastheygetolder.Therearemanyprogressivedisablingdiseases.Thelongertimegoeson,theworsetheybecome.Somepeoplearedisabledinaccidents.Manyothersmayhaveaperiodofdisabilityintheformofamentalillness.Allareaffectedbypeople'
sattitudetowardsthem.
Disabledpeoplefacemanyphysicalbarriers.Nexttimeyougoshoppingortoworkorvisitfriends,imaginehowyouwouldmanageifyoucouldnotgetupsteps,orontobusesandtrains.Howwouldyoucopeifyoucouldnotseewhereyouweregoingorcouldnothearthetraffic?
Butthereareotherbarriers:
prejudicecanbeevenhardertobreakdownandignoranceinevitablyrepresentsbyfarthegreatestbarrierofall.Itisalmostimpossiblefortheable-bodiedtofullyappreciatewhattheseverelydisabledgothrough,soitisimportanttodrawattentiontothesebarriersandshowthatitistheindividualpersonandtheirabilitynottheirdisabilitythatcount.
28.Thefirstparagraphpointsoutthat______.
A.thenumberofdisabledpeopleinIndiaisthegreatest
B.IndiahasmuchmoredisabledpeoplethanCanada
C.therearemanydisabledpeopleintheworld
D.itisimpossibletogetanexactfigureoftheworld'
sdisabledpeople
29.Thelastwordofthepassage"
count"
mostprobablymeans_____.
AbenumberedB.beincluded
C.beconsideredD.bemostimportant
30.Whichofthefollowingstatementsisnottrue?
A.About10percentofpeopleintheUKaredisabled.
B.Eventheable-bodiedmaylosesomeoftheirbodyfunctionswhentheygetolder.
C.Therestillexistsprejudiceagainstthedisabledwhichresultsmainlyfromignorance
D.Thewholesocietyshouldpaydueattentiontothebarriersfacedbythedisabledpeople
31.Itcanbeconcludedfromthepassagethat____.
A.bothphysicalandmetalbarriersarehardtobreakdown
B.weshouldtakeaproperattitudetowardsthedisabled
C.weshouldtryourbesttopreventdisablement
D.theable-bodiespeoplewillneverfullyunderstandthedisabled
D
Iftheearth'
spopulationisingrowthatthisrate,therewillnotbeenoughresources.Bythemiddleofthe21stcentury,ifpresenttrendscontinue,wewillhaveusedupalltheoilthatdrivesourcars,forexample.Evenifscientistsdevelopnewwaysoffeedingthehumanrace,thecrowdedconditionsontheearthwillmakeitnecessaryforustolookforopenspacesomewhereelse.Butnoneoftheotherplanetsinoursolarsystemarecapableofsupportinglifeatpresent.Onepossiblesolutiontotheproblem,however,hasrecentlybeensuggestedbyAmericanscientist,ProfessorCarlSagan.
Saganbelievesthatbeforetheearth'
sresourcesarecompletelyexhausteditwillbepossibletochangetheatmosphereofVenusandsocreateanewworldalmostaslargeastheearthitself.ThedifficultisthatVenusismuchhotterthantheearthandthereisonlyatinyamountofwaterthere.
Saganproposesthatalgaeorganisms(海藻有机体)thatcanliveinextremelyhotorcoldatmospheresandatthesametimeproduceoxygen,shouldbebredinconditionsimilartothoseonVenus.Assoonasthishasbeendone,thealgaewillbeplacedinsmallrockets.SpaceshipwillthenflytoVenusandfiretherocketsintotheatmosphere.Inafairlyshorttime,thealgaewillbreakdownthecarbondioxideintooxygenandcarbon.
Whenthealgaehavedonetheirwork,theatmospherewillbecomecooler,butbeforemancansetfootonVenusitwillbenecessaryfortheoxygentoproducerain.ThesurfaceoftheplanetwillstillbetoohotformantolandonitbuttherainwilleventuallyfallandinafewyearssomethinglikeearthwillbereproducedonVenus.
32.Inthelongrun,themostdifficultproblemcausedbypopulationgrowthontheearthwillprobablybethelackof______.
A.oilB.foodC.resourcesD.space