河南省新野县第三高级中学届高三第二次阶段考英语试题.docx

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河南省新野县第三高级中学届高三第二次阶段考英语试题

河南省新野县第三高级中学2015届高三9月第二次阶段考

英语试题

命题时间：

2014.09.27

第一部分：

阅读理解（共两分，满分40分）

第一节：

共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分

阅读下列短文，从每篇短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

BeforeIhadmyson,Ispenttwoyearsworkingwithchildrenwithdisabilities.Ilearnedthatshoutingandthreatsofpunishmentwouldresultinadisaster.Comingupagainsttheirbehaviourcouldonlymakethejobharderandtheirbehaviourmoreextreme.Ifoundsomethingthatworked,though.

Therewasaverynaughtyboyinthenurseryandateacherwhowasgenerallyveryconfidentwiththechildrenwasaskedtotakechargeofhim.Onedaytheboyjoinedasessionintheroomnexttomine.Hisappearancecreatedanatmosphereoftension.Hespenttheentiresessionrunningaround,hittingandkicking,anddestroyingproperty.

Iwasinthecraftroomworkingwithsomeotherchildrenwhenmyco-workertoldmethatthisboy'steacherwasintears,andcouldnotgetcontrolofthesituation.Asweweretalking,theboyranin.Itoldmyco-workerthatIwouldtakecareofhim.

Iclosedthedoor.Hewasfullofenergy,throwingthingsaroundandmakingahugemess.ButIcouldseethathewasdoingallthesetoannoyme.Heneededconnection,andthiswastheonlywayheknewhowtoaskforit.SoIsatbackdownandkeptquiet.Thenhesloweddownandbeganmakingarocket.Italkedtohimaboutit.WecontinuedlikethisforafewminutesbeforeIslippedintotheconversation:

"Sowhathappenedtoday?

"

Itwaspurelyaquestion,noblameorangerinmytone.IbelievethatifIhadcriticizedhim,thegatethatwasslowlyopeningwouldhaveshutfirmlyclosed.Hetoldmethattheteacherdidn'tlethimdowhatheknewwellduetosafetybutaskedhimtodowhathedisliked.Healsoadmittedthathehadenjoyedmakingherrunaroundandsawitasagame.Iexplainedthathisteacherhadnotseenitasagameandwasveryupset.Thisagainwasstatedsimplyasafact.Isuggestedthatnexttimehehadasession,hetalkaboutwhathehopedtodoatthestart,whichmightbeeasierforeveryone.Heagreedandwasquietforamoment.Thenhelookedatmewithtearsinhiseyesbeforequietlyaskingifhecouldgotofindhisteachertoapologize.

1.Theboymadetroubleforhisteacherbecausehe_______________

A.wasaccusedofdestroyingproperty

B.wastoldnottoyellatotherchildren

C.wasmadetodothingsagainsthiswill

D.wasblamedforcreatinganairoftension

2.Whydidn'ttheauthordoanythingabouttheboy'sbadbehavioratfirst?

A.Shedidn'twanttomakeitworse.

B.Shedidn'tmindthehugemessatall.

C.Shewastiredofshoutingandthreats.

D.Shehadn'tthoughtofacopingstrategy.

3.Theauthormanagedtogettheboytotalktoherby____________________

A.playinggameswithhimB.givinghimagoodsuggestion

C.describinghisteacher'sfeelingsD.avoidingmakingcriticalremarks

4.Whydidtheboyhavetearsinhiseyesintheend?

A.Hewassorryabouthisreputation.

B.Hewasregretfulabouthisbehavior.

C.Hewasfearfuloftheauthor'swarning.

D.Hewassadfortheauthor'smisunderstanding.

B

London'snewestskyscraper（摩天大楼）iscalledtheShardanditcostabout430millionpoundstobuild.Ataheightofalmost310metres,itisthetallestbuildinginEurope.TheShardhascompletelychangedtheappearanceofLondon.However,noteveryonethinksthatitisachangeforthebetter.

TheShardwasdesignedbythefamousItalianarchitectRenzoPiano.WhenhebegandesigningtheShardforLondon,Pianowantedaverytallbuildingthatlookedlikea

spire（尖顶）.Hewantedtheglasssurfacestoreflecttheskyandthecity.Thesidesofthebuildingaren'tregular.Sothebuildinghasanunusualshape.Itlookslikeaverythin,sharppieceofbrokenglass.Andthatishowthebuildinggotthename:

theShard.PianosaysthatthespireshapeoftheShardispartofagreatLondontradition.TheshaperemindshimofthespiresofthechurchesofLondonorthetallmasts（桅杆）oftheshipsthatwereonceontheriverThames.

TheShardhas87floors.Atthetop,thereisanobservatory.Atthemomentthebuildingisempty,buteventuallytherewillbeafive-starhotel.Therewillalsobetopqualityrestaurants,apartmentsandoffices.

Beforebuildingworkbegan,alotofpeopledidn'twanttheShardthoughtheplanswereapproved.NowtheyarestillunhappyabouttheShard.SomecriticssaythatsuchatallskyscrapermightbegoodinacitylikeNewYork,butnotinLondon.TheysaythatthebestthingabouttheShardisitsspireshape.Butthatistheonlything.Thereisnodecoration,onlyflatsurfaces.TheEgyptiansdidthat4,500yearsago.TheyalsothinktheShardistoobigforLondon.Itdestroysthebeautyofthecity.

Othercriticsdon'tlikewhattheShardseemstorepresent.TheysaythattheShardshowshowLondonisbecomingmoreunequal.Onlyveryrichpeoplecanaffordtobuytheexpensiveprivateapartmentsandstayinthehotel.ButthepeoplewholiveneartheShardareamongthepoorestinLondon.SotheShardseemsasymbolofthedivisioninsocietybetweentheveryrichandthepoor.

TheShardnowdominatestheLondonskyline.Itisnotcertain,however,thatordinaryLondoncitizenswilleveracceptitasavaluableadditiontothecity.

5.London'snewestskyscraperiscalledtheShardbecauseof_______.

A.itscostB.itssizeC.itsshapeD.itsheight

6.WhenhedesignedtheShard,Pianowanteditto__________.

A.changeLondon'sskylineB.inheritLondon'stradition

C.imitatetheEgyptianstyleD.attractpotentialvisitors

7.ThecriticswhorefertosocialdivisionthinkShard________.

A.isonlypreferredbytherichB.isintendedforwealthypeople

C.isfarawayfromthepoorareaD.ispopularonlywithLondoners

8.Whichwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.TheShard:

CheersandClaps

B.TheShard:

WorkofaGreatArchitect

C.TheShard:

NewSymbolofLondon?

D.TheShard.AChangefortheBetter?

C

Doyouwanttogethomefromworkknowingyouhavemadearealdifferenceinsomeone'slife?

Ifyes,don'tcareaboutsexorage!

Comeandjoinus,thenyou'llmakeit!

Position:

VolunteerSocialCareAssistant

（NoPaywithFreeMeals）

Place:

Manchester

Hours..PartTime

Wearenowlookingforvolunteerstosupportpeoplewithlearningdisabilitiestoliveactivelives!

Only4daysleft.Don'tmissthechanceoflendingyourwarmhandstohelpothers!

Role:

Youwillprovidepeoplewithlearningdisabilitieswithallaspectsoftheirdailylives.Youwillhelpthemtodevelopnewskills.Youwillhelpthemtoprotecttheirrightsandtheirsafety.Butyourprimaryconcernistoletthemknowtheyarevalued.

SkillsandExperienceRequired:

Youwillhavetherightvaluesandgreatlisteningskills.Youwillbehonestandpatient.YouwillhavetheabilitytodriveacarandtocommunicateinfluentwrittenandspokenEnglishsinceyou'llhavetohelpthosepeoplewithdifferentlearningdisabilities.Previouscare-relatedexperiencewillheagreatadvantageforyou.

9.Thetextismeantto___________

A.leaveanoteB.sendaninvitation

C.presentadocumentD.carryanadvertisement

10.Whatdoestheunderlinedpartmean?

A.You'llmakeothers'livesmoremeaningfulwiththisjob.

B.You'llarrivehomejustintimefromthisjob.

C.You'llearnagoodsalaryfromthisjob.

D.You'llsucceedingettingthisjob.

11.Whichofthefollowingcanfirstbechosenasavolunteer?

A.Theonewhocandriveacar.

B.Theonewhohasdonesimilarworkbefore.

C.Theonewhohaspatiencetolistentoothers.

D.TheonewhocanuseEnglishtocommunicate

D

Workingwithagroupofbaboons（狒狒）intheNamibiandesert,Dr.AleciaCarteroftheDepartmentofZoology,CambridgeUniversitysetbaboonslearningtasksinvolvinganovelfoodandafamiliarfood,hiddeninabox.Somebaboonsweregiventhechancetowatchanotherbaboonwhoalreadyknewhowtosolvethetask,whileothershadtolearnforthemselves.Toworkouthowbraveoranxiousthebaboonswere,Dr.Carterpresentedthemeitherwithanovelfoodorathreatintheformofamodelofapoisonoussnake.

Shefoundthatpersonalityhadamajorimpactonlearning.Thebraverbaboonslearnt,buttheshyonesdidnotlearnthetaskalthoughtheywatchedthebaboonperformthetaskoffindingthenovelfoodjustaslongasthebraveonesdid.Ineffect,despitebeingmadeawareofwhattodo,theywerestilltooshytodowhattheexperiencedbaboondid.

Thesameheldtrueforanxiousbaboonscomparedwithcalmones.Theanxiousindividualslearntthetaskbyobservingotherswhilethosewhowererelaxeddidnot,eventhoughtheyspentmoretimewatching.

Thismismatchbetweencollectingsocialinformationandusingitshowsthatpersonalityplaysakeyroleinsociallearninginanimals,somethingthathaspreviouslybeenignoredinstudiesonhowanimalslearntodothings.Thefindingsaresignificantbecausetheysuggestthatanimalsmayperformpoorlyincognitive（知的）tasksnotbecausetheyaren'tcleverenoughtosolvethem,butbecausetheyaretooshyornervoustousethesocialinformation.

Thefindingsmayimpacthowweunderstandtheformationofcultureinsocietiesthroughsociallearning.Ifsomeindividualsareunabletogetinformationfromothersbecausetheydon'tassociatewiththeknowledgeableindividuals,ortheyaretooshytousetheinformationoncetheyhaveit,informationmaynottravelbetweenallgroupmembers,preventingtheformationofaculturebasedonsociallearning.

第二节：

（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

ThereisanEnglishsaying:

"16"Untilrecently,fewpeopletookthesayingseriously.Now,however,doctorsh