河北省定州中学届高三上学期周练1216英语试题 Word版含答案.docx

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河北定州中学2016-2017学年第一学期高三英语周练试题（12）

一、阅读理解

EveryWednesday,IgotoCantataAdultLifeServices,alocalretirementcommunityinBrookfield,Illinois,US,withmyclassmatestodocommunityservice.

AftermyveryfirstvisittoCantata,mylifechangedforever.Thatmaysoundabitdramatic,butvolunteeringwiththeelderlyhaschangedmyviewsonlife.

Ourvisitslastaboutanhour,andwebring25-30studentseverytime.Weplayboardgamesandcardswiththeresidentswhilewe’rethere.

YoucanwatchallthemoviesandTVshowsyouwantabout“lifebackthen”,butnothingcomparestotalkingtothepeoplewhowereactuallythere.JusthearingtheirstorieshastouchedmeinawayIneverthoughtpossible.

Whetheritwastalkingto98-year-old“HurricaneHilda”aboutherglorydaysasarollerskaterorchattingwithLouaboutthetimesshe

dancedwithafamousactor,Iwascompletelyattractedbyeverysinglememorytheresidentswantedtosharewithme.

Eventheresidentswhodon’thaveamazingmemoriesmaketheexperiencesatisfying.IremembervisitingMrsRobinson.Shecouldn’trecallmuchaboutherpast,butshetoldmeshe’dneverforgethowkindIwasjusttolistentoher“rambling（漫谈）”.Itmademerealizethatit’sthelittlethingsthatmakelifeworthliving.That’ssomethingIwon’tforgetanytimesoon.

Ifthere’sonethingI’verealizedinmythreeyearsofvisitingCantata,it’sthatpresence–justbeingthere–meansmorethananythingtomanyoftheresidents.Anddespitehowbusyourlivesare,there’salwaystimetomakesomeone’sday.

Forme,itfeelsgreattobeasourceofhappiness,asmileonabaddayoralisteningearforoldmemories.Andattheendoftheday,that’sallthatmatters.

It’seasytofeellikeyoudon’thaveanythingincommonwiththeelderly–especiallywhenyou’reateenager.Butthat’snottrueatall.

Ihatetobeoverlyclichéd（陈词滥调的）here,butagereallyisjustanumber.Asyoungadults,it’simportantforustorealizethissoonerratherthanlater.Wecanlearnalotfromtheelderly,andtheycanoftenbenefitfromteenagerstoo.

1．Whatdothevolunteersdoaccordingtothepassage?

A.Theyshareeverythingwiththeresidents.

B.Theyplayboardgamesandcardswiththeresidents.

C.Theywatchtheresidentsplaygames.

D.Theybuygiftsfortheresidents.

2．Accordingtothewriter,whatisthemostimportantthingthatvolunteerscandofortheelderly?

A.Playingwiththem.B.Benefitingfromthem.

C.Helpingthem.D.Beingtherewiththem.

3．Whatdoesthewriterwanttotellusbywritingthispassage?

A.Wedon’thaveanythingincommonwiththeelderly.

B.Ageisjustanumber.

C.Itisimportanttohelptheelderly.

D.Youngadultsandtheelderlycanbenefitfromeachother.

Iranintoalocalstoretodaytopickupafewthings.Withanimportantmeetingtoattend,Iwasinahurry,soIdidn’ttakeacart（手推车）onmywayinside.AsIwalkedbetweentheshelvesinthestore,Ipassedbyayoungcoupleandtheirbaby.Icontinuedgoingthroughthestore,pickedupafewitemsIneededandendedupstandingbehindthiscoupleinthecheckoutline.

Whilewaiting,Inoticedthattheyoungfatherwasholdinghismoneytightlyandnervously.Theyoungmotherwascarryingababyinherarmsandaskedthecashier（收银员）forajobapplication.

Whenthetotalwasrungup,theyhadtopickitemsoutoftheircartbecausetheydidn’thaveenoughmoney.Butalltheiritemswerebasicnecessities（必需品）thattheyneededmost.Itjustbro

kemyhearttowatchthecoupletrytothinkaboutwhattheycoulddowithout.However,theywereabletowhittledowntheiritemsandpaidthebillwiththemoneythatthey

had.

Aftertheyleft,Iquietlyaskedthecashiertoaddthoseitemstomine.Thecashierrangeverythingup,andthengotmeashoppingcart.WeputintheiritemsandIhurriedovertotheircar.“Thisisforyou,”Itoldthem.

Theyoungfatherjustlookedatmewithsuchappreciationandthankedme.Iwillneverforgettheexpressioninhiseyes.AsIwasgettingintomycar,theydroveover.Theyoungmothersaid,“Miss,thankyousomuch.”

Tearswelledupinmyeyes---astheyareagainnow,whileIwritethis.“Youaresowelcome.Payitforwardsomeday,”Ireplied.

4．Theunderlinedphrase“whittledown”inParagraph3probablymeans“__________”.

A.addtoB.breakdown

C.cutdownD.payfor

5．Theauthorfelt__________towatchthecoupletakingsomeitemsout.

A.sadB.angryC.excitedD.interested

6．Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat_________.

A.theyoungfatherfeltsosorrytoaccepthelp

B.theyoungmotherdidn’thaveajobthen

C.thecashiertreatedtheyoungcoupleimpolitely

D.theyoungcoupleboughtsomethingunnecessary

7．Theauthor’smainpurposeinsharingthestoryistotellus__________.

A.whatagreatplanshemade

B.totakeacartwhileshopping

C.howtopickoutbasicnecessities

D.tohelpthosewhoareinneed

MalkaandShaindlearesisters.Althoughtheyliveanhour'sdrivefromeachotheranddon’tseeeachotheroften,theyareintouch.Malkahasalargefamily.Shaindle,however,hashaddifficultyhavingchildren.

Malkahadjustgivenbirthtoanotherson.Shaindle,marriedthreeyearsandstillchildless,wasreceivingfertility（生育）treatments.Involvedwithwork,doctor’svisits,andmedicaltr

eats,shewasunabletomakethetriptovisithersisteraftershehadgivenbirth.

Malkaknewhersister’sproblemandwasquiteunderstanding.ShaindleandherhusbandFeivelwouldbeatthehaptismal（洗礼）ceremony，ofcourse.

Onthedayofthehaptism,ShaindleandFeivelarrivedearly,earlierthanMalkaandherfamily.Malka’smother-in-law,Yehudit,wasalreadyatthehall.“Hello,”saidShaindlecheerfully,neverthinkingwhatwasabouttohappen.

Yehuditturnedtoherangrilyandsaid,“Whataselfishsisteryouare!

NeveroncedidyouseefittovisitMaklathisentireweek!

Nowonderyouhavenochildren!

”

Shaindlewentintoshockatherwords.Sheturnedaway,hereyesfilledwithtears.Theaccusation（控诉）hadcutShaindlelikeaknife.Shewaspsychologicallybleeding.PoorShaindlecouldn’tcalmdown.Ittookawhilebeforeshecouldregainhercalmness.Shecouldn’tlookatYehudit;itwasjusttoopainfulforhertodoso.

TheminutethewordshadescapedYehudit’smouth,sheknewshehadcrossedaredline.Shehadsteppedonveryrawtoesandfeltregrettedforherwords–butitwastoolate.Herattemptstoapologizewereineffective.Thecelebrationhadsuddenlyturnedsourinjustamatterofseconds.Afteralltheseyears,thememoryofthathappeninglingerson…

8．Shaindledidn’tvisithersisterafterhersistergavebirthbecause______________.

A.shewasjealousofhersister

B.shelivedfarfromhersister

C.shewastoobusytovisither

D.shedidn’tfeelquiteherself

9．Theunderlinedpart“steppedonveryrawtoes”probablymeans_____________.

A.makefunofsomebody

B.hurtsomebodydeeply

C.meetsomebodybyaccident

D.beimpolitetosomebody

10．Wecanlearnfromthelastparagraphthat_____________.

A.Shaindledidn’tforgiveYehuditformanyyears

B.ShaindleburstoutangeratMalka’smother-in-law

C.Yehuditdidn’trealizehowherwordscouldaffectShaindle

D.Shaindlecouldn’tgetridofthebadmemoryformanyyears

11．Thepurposeofthepassageistotellus___________.

A.wordssometimescanreallyhurtus

B.sistersshouldcareforeachother

C.weshouldforgetunpleasantthings

D.twosisters’differentexperiences

Everyoneofusgetssousedtopunctuationmarksthatnotmanyofusgivethemasecondthought．Actually,theancientGreekswrotethisway．Thelackofpunctuationmarksprobablydidn’tbothergoodreaders,though．Astheyread,theyjustputpauseswheretheyfitbest．Alsoatthistime,sentencesswitcheddirections．Asentencereadfromlefttoright．Thenextonereadrighttoleft,andthenlefttorightagain,etc．TheancientRomanssometimespunctuatedlikethis:

Theyputsomethingthatcanseparatewordsinasentence．Thewordpunctuationactuallycomesfromthi

sideaandtheLatinwordpunctum,whichmeansadot.

Whenthe5thcenturyarrived,therewerejusttwopunctuationmarks:

spacesandpoints．Thespacesseparatedwordswhilethepointsshowedpausesinreading．Theninthe13thcentury,aprinternamedAldusManutiustriedtostandardizepunctuation．Healwaysusedaperiodforacompletestopattheendofasentence．Heusedaslash（/）toindicateashortpause．Overtime,thatslashwasshortenedandcurled,anditbecamethemoderncomma（逗号）.

Sincethattime,othermarkshaveenlargedthepunctuationfamily．Theexclamationmark（感叹号）comesfromtheLatinwordio．Itmeans“exclamationofjoy.”ThequestionmarkoriginallystartedoutastheLatinwordquestio,meaningquestion．Eventually,scholarsputitattheendofasentencetoshowaquestion.

Punctuationevenkeepschangingnowadays．Newmarksarecomingintoexistence,andoldpunctuationmarksareusedinnewways．Takeforexamplethe“interrobang”．This1962inventioncombinesthequestionmarkandexclamationmarkfortimeswhenwriterswantboth．Forexample,“Shedidwhat?

”or“Howmuchdidyoupayforthatdress?

”Obviously,theinterrobangisnotwidelyusedorrecognizedyet,butitsinventionshowsthatEnglishisnotyetfinishedwithitspunctuation.

12．Fromthefirstparagraph,wecanknowthat_______.

A．goodreadershadtroublereadingwithoutpunctuationmarks

B．asentencealwaysreadfromlefttorightinancientGreece

C．ancientGreeksswitchedthedirectionofpunctuationmarks

D．theuseofpunctuationmarkscandatebacktoancienttimes

13．Thepassageisdeveloped_______.

A．bytimeB．bys