友谊届高三英语上学期期中试题.docx

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友谊届高三英语上学期期中试题

2017-2018学年度高三第一学期期中考试

英语学科试卷

注：

卷面分值120分；时间：

100分钟

第I卷（选择题共70分）

第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读短文，掌握其大意，从所给A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑

A

Welcome！

WeareexcitedtohaveyoujoinCircuitofChangeandwelookforwardtomakingyourexperienceasfun,easyandenjoyableaspossible.

BASICS

●Allindoorclassesareconductedwithoutshoes.

●Noshoesarepermittedinthestudioorbathroom.

●Pleasesilenceyourphoneuponenteringthestudio.

●Wehavetwodressingroomsinsidethemainstudio,andonebathroom.

●Weprovidematsforallclasses.

●Wedonotsellbottledwateroroffertowels;however,wedohaveawaterfiltration（过滤）system,sopleasebringyourownbottleoryoumaypurchaseareusableCircuitofChangewaterbottlefor$12atthestudio.

●Tohelpoutthestudio,you'reresponsibleforcleaningyourownmatafterclass.

●CircuitofChangeisnotresponsibleforanylostorstolenitems.

●Weofferteabeforeandafterclassforeveryone.

SIGNINGUP&PURCHASINGCLASSES

Tosignupforclassesyoumustfirstcreateanaccountonourwebsite.VisitClassSchedule/SignInandfollowtheuser-friendlydirections.Thereyouwillgetalltheinformationyouneedonattendingyourfirstclass,andselectingwhichpackageisbestforyou.

CANCELATIONPOLICY

Wehaveatwo-hourcancellationpolicy.Ifyoudon'tcancelwithinthetwohours,theclasswillbeonthego!

WAITLISTPOLICY

Whencreatingyouraccount,makesureyouclickthe"Opt-in"boxtoreceiveemailnoticesfromus.Ifyou'reonthewaitlistforclass,youwillreceiveanauto-emailassoonasaspotopensup.

HAVEFUN!

CircuitofChangeisallabouthavingfunanddoingthework.Listentoyourbody,goatyourownpace,andletthesweatpour!

Welookforwardtomeetingyousoon.

Stillhaveotherquestions?

Contactusat212.255.0053orinfo@.

1.Whichofthefollowingmustyoubring?

A.Thetowels.B.Themats.C.Thewater.D.Thetea.

2.WhatisCircuitofChangeaccordingtothetext?

A.Acampingclub.B.Ahealthwebsite.

C.Afitnesscenter.D.Asportsschool.

3.Whatisthepurposeofthetext?

A.Tomakerulesfornewcomers.B.Towelcomesportslovers.

C.Toentertainsportslovers.D.Toattractnewcomers.

B

Mygrandparentsbelievedthatyouwereeitherhonestoryouwerenot.Theyhadasimplesayinghangingontheirlivingroomwall:

“Lifeislikeafieldofnewlyfallensnow.WhereIchoosetowalkeverystepwillshow.”Theydidn’thavetotalkaboutit;theyshowedthistruthbythewaytheylived.

Theyunderstoodthathonestyisaninnerstandardforjudgingyourbehavior.Unfortunately,honestyisinshortsupplytoday.Butitistherealbottomlineineveryareaofsocietyandadisciplinewemustdemandofourselves.

There’sastorytoldaboutasurgical（外科的）nurse’sfirstdayonthemedicalteamatawell-knownhospital.Shewasresponsibleforallsurgicalinstrumentsandmaterialsduringanoperation.Attheendoftheoperation,thenursesaidtothedoctor,“You’veonlyremoved11sponges（纱布）,andweused12.Weneedtofindthelastone.”

“Iremovedthemall,”thedoctorassuredher.“No,youdidn’t,sir,”insistedthenurse.“Thinkofthepatient.”

Smiling,thedoctorliftedhisfootandshowedthenursethetwelfthsponge.

Sowhenyouknowyou’reright,youcan’tyield.Don’tbeafraidofthosewhomighthaveabetterideaorwhomightevenbemoreintelligentthanyouare.

Self-respectandaclearawarenessofrightandwrongarepowerfulpartsofhonestyandarethebasisforenrichingyourrelationshipswithothers.Honestymeansyoudowhatyoudobecauseit’srightandnotjustfashionableorpoliticallycorrect.Alifeofprinciple,ofnoteasilyyielding,willalwaystakeyouforward.Mygrandparentstaughtmethat.

4.Fromthefirsttwoparagraphs,wecaninferthat_________.

A.theauthor’sgrandparentslikedsnow

B.theauthorisworriedabouttheissueofhonestyintoday’ssociety

C.theauthor’sgrandparentsdidn’tlikechatting

D.honestyisthemostimportantstandardforjudgingone’sbehavior

5.Thenurseinsistedtherewasstillaspongebecause_________.

A.shesawthedoctorhidethetwelfthspongeB.sheknewthepatientwell

C.shethoughtthedoctorwasnotresponsibleD.shebelievedshewasright

6.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“yield”meaninthetext?

A.admit.B.stop.C.givein.D.lookforward.

7.Howdoesthetextmainlydevelop?

A.Byprovidinganexampleofhonesty.

B.Bymakingacomparisonbetweenhonestyanddishonesty.

C.Byexplainingtheauthor’sgrandparents’beliefindetail.

D.Byfollowingtheorderofimportance.

C

Aboutthreedecadesago,Chinawasknownasthe“BicycleKingdom”.Butlateron,bikeswerereplacedbytheirfuel-poweredcompetitors.

ButrecentmonthshaveseenarecoveryofthehumblebikeacrossChina,withanincreasingnumberofpeoplechoosingcyclinginsteadofdrivingtoschools,toworkplacesortodosightseeing.Theintroductionofbike-sharingschemes,pioneeredbystart-upslikeOfoandMobike,hasbroughtthetrendtoanewlevel.

Peoplecanunlockthesharedbikesbysimplyusingtheirsmartphones.ThebikesareequippedwithGPSandcanbeleftanywhereinpublicforthenextuser.They’repopularamongmanyChinesepeopleastheyprovideaneffectivesolutiontothe“lastmile”problem,whichreferstothefinallegofaperson’sjourney.

“Inplaceswherethesubwaydoesn’textend,whereit’sdifficulttochangefromonekindoftransporttoanother,it’ssoeasytogetwhereyouwanttogowithMobike,”HuHong,29,toldAFP.Shepedals（骑车）toherShanghaireal-estatejob.

However,theschemeshavealsoledtoproblemssuchasillegalparking,vandalism（故意毁坏）andtheft.Lastmonth，twonursesinBeijingwereplacedunderadministrativepunishmentforfivedaysforputtinglocksontwosharedbikes.AndinDecember,amanwhostoleasharedbikewassentencedtoa3-monthdetention（拘留），andfined1,000yuanbytheShanghaiMinhangPeople’sCourt.

“Bike-sharingisagreenermethodoftransportationandprovidesauser-friendlyexperience，”saidLiuXiaoming,vice-ministeroftransport.

“Butit’sacombinationofonlineandofflinebusiness.Operatorsareusuallystronginonlineservices,butlackofflinebusinessexperience,whichcausesproblems.”

Now,Chineseserviceoperatorsaretryingtohandletheproblems.Forexample,abike-sharingcompanycalledMobikesetsa100-pointcreditscoreforeachuser,withpointstakeninthecaseofbadbehavior.Onceascoredropsbelow80，bikerentalisincreasedto100yuanper30minutes,upfrom0.5-1yuan.

8.Whichofthefollowingbelongstothe“lastmile”problem?

A.Missingthebusinessplaneforthetrafficjam.B.Togettosomewherethesubwaycanreach.

C.Havingtroublesinchangingfrombustotaxi.D.Toremovethelastrockintheway.

9.Whatreasoncausesmanyproblemsinbike-sharing?

A.Somepeoplemakedamagetothebikesonpurpose.B.Operatorslackofflinebusinessexperience.

C.Thebike-sharingbusinessistoocomplicatedtorun.D.Therearenorelativelawsonthisbusiness.

10.Whydothebike-sharingsystemscatchon?

A.Theyareveryeffective.B.Theycanbepickedupanywhere.

C.TheyareequippedwithGPS.D.Theyhelpsolvethelastmileproblem.

11.What’sthebesttitleforthispassage?

A.BikesPedalingBackIntoStylesB.ANewWayofTransportation

C.RidingaMobicycleforFreeD.BicycleKingdomBecameFamousAgain

D

ManyShoppingmallsnowhavespecialareasthatoffershopperstheirfirstchancetoexperience“VRtechnology”.Youmayhaveenteredoneoutofcuriosity,oryoumaythinkitisjustanotherpieceofuselesstechnology.Whateveryouropinion,VR,orvirtualreality,isgoingtobecomeabigpartofourlivesverysoon.

 2016sawtheintroductionofmanyfancyproductsintheworldofVR,includingMicrosoft'sHoloLensandSamsung'sGearVR.AllofthemofferanexcitinglookatthenewrealitiesandopportunitiesthatVRbrings.

These,however,aretheearlydaysofatechnologythatisexpectedtogofromstrengthtostrength.And2017lookslikeitisgoingtobetheyearinwhichVRtechnologyreallytakesoff.

Forastart,usingVRwillbecomemorenormalin2017.MicrosoftandIntelhavealreadydiscussedtheirplansforsimplerandlessexpensiveVRheadsets.

“TheideaofVRwillstopbeingasci-fi（science-fiction）idea,andinsteaditwillturnintoanindustryofrealproductsusedaswaystoshowoffimagination.”saidAndrew,adesigneratUSVRCompany,Survios.

ItisalsoexpectedthatVRproductswillplayapartinmorecommonandreal-lifefieldslikefashionandfilm.Forexample,toenjoytheatmosphereandenergyofthefrontrowexperienceatafashionshow,fanswillnolongerhavetogoalongintheflesh.InsteadpeoplewillbeabletoenjoytheexperiencebyjustwearingaVRheadsetathome.

YoucanalsoexpectVRmirrorsandfitting-roomssoonerratherthanlater.“Thisisanespeciallygoodopportunityforbrandslookingtoofferverypersonalizedexperiences.”saidRoyDeYoungfromUS-basedmarketingagency,PMX.

Astimegoeson,therewillbelessdiscussionaboutwhetherpeoplewillacceptVRtechnology.Itwillsimplybeadiscussionofwhen.

12.WhydomanyshoppingmallshaveareasforVRexperiences?

A.Tocollectshoppers'opinions.B.Tomeetthedemandsofshoppers.

C.Tointroducethenewtechnologytoshoppers.D.Toentertainshopperswithnewtechnology.

13.Theunderlinedphrase“intheflesh”canbereplacedby__________.

A.intimeB.inpersonC.inlineD.inorder

14.WhatcanwelearnaboutVRproductsfromthepassage?

A.TheyarecheapforthetimebeingB.Theyare