清远市届高三上学期期末教学质量检测英语.docx

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清远市届高三上学期期末教学质量检测英语

清远市2017届高三上学期期末教学质量检测

英语

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A

Canadian'smostfamousandsuccessfulwritershaveappearedinthepostwarperiod.Adescriptionofsomeofthebest-knownofthesewritersisasfollows.

MargaretLaurence

ShewasborninManitobabutspentmanyyearslivinginAfricaandbeganwritingthere.WhenshereturnedtoCanada,shewroteaseriesofbookssetinthefictionalsmalltownofManawakainManitoba.Her1974novelinthisseries,TheDiviners,tellsaboutamiddle-agedwoman,herlower-classadoptiveparents,hergrownupchildren,herestrangedhusbandandherlover.

MargaretAtwood

SheisthemostsuccessfulandinternationallyrecognizedofcurrentCanadiannovelists.Perhapsherbest-knownnovelisTheHandmaid'sTale（1985）,afantasysetinthefutureinwhichwomenhavelostallpoliticalrightsaridbecomethepossessionofmen,valuedonlyfortheirabilitytobearchildren.

MichaelOndaatje

HewasborninSriLankaandwenttoschoolinEnglandandmovedtoCanadaasayoungman.Hefirstfoundsuccessinpoet.Butheisnowbest-knownasanovelist,particularlyforTheEnglishPatient,anovelsetinthecountriesaroundtheMediterraneanduringtheSecondWorldWar.Itwasmadeintoaphenomenallysuccessfulfilmin1997.

FarleyMowat

HeisoneofthebiggestsellingauthorsinCanada.HisadventurestoriesforolderchildrenintroducemanyCanadianstothewilderpartsoftheircountry.HisnovelLostintheBarrenstellsthestoryoftwochildrenwhobecomelostinthenorthernwilderness,butthroughdeterminationandbyusingalltheirknowledgeofthenorththeysurvivethewinterandmaketheirwaybacktosafety.

1．InwhichperiodhaveCanadian'smostfamousandsuccessfulwritersappeared?

A．Inthepre-Europeanperiod.B．Intheperiodofnation-building.

C．Intheearlycolonialperiod.D．Inthepostwarperiod.

2．WhatideaismostpowerfullypresentedinMargaretAtwood'swork?

A．Self-analysis.B．Women'sposition

C．Culturaldifferences.D．Politicalenvironment.

3．Whichofthefollowingnovelswasmadeintoanextremelysuccessfulfilmin1997?

A．LostintheBarrens.B．TheDiviners.

C．TheEnglishPatient.D．TheHandmaid'sTale（1985）.

B

MyfirstmemoryofvolunteeringwaswhenIwas7yearsold.Istillrecallthatday:

itwaswarmbutbreezy,everyonewasinagoodmood,andwefinishedaheadofschedule.Certainly,Iwastooyoungtodoanyheavylifting,butIrememberedfeelingawaveofemotionwhenwecompletedtheproject.

Tonow,I'mstilladdictedtothatfeeling.IstilllovegoingbacktotheplaceInowcallhome,theSanFranciscoBayArea.ManyanimalsheltersinCalifornialackstaff,includingthecityofStocktonAnimalShelter.Mybackgroundisinmarketing,andinmysparetime,Iactaswebmastertokeeptheirwebsiteuptodate.

Andwithaloveforanimals,IrecentlyjuststartedatRabbitRescueasarabbitsocializer！

Ispend2hoursaweekhangingoutwithrabbitstomakethemperfectpets.Fromjustsittingwiththemtogetthemusedtohumansorplayingwiththemtogivethemexercise,itistheperfectexcusetogetoutandhelpanimalsinneed!

Asyoucantell,Ihaveasoftspotforanimals.Evenasayoungchild,Iwantedtobethevoiceforthem.AsIgrewolderandgainedmoreprofessionaltalents,skilledvolunteeringiswhereIfoundthegreatestrewardwhenusingmymarketingskillsforgoodandplayingwithrabbits—nowthat'svolunteerheaven!

Manypeopledonotwanttobringworkhome.Butwhatifyouwereusingyour"work"tohelpacase?

ThatiswhyIthinkskilledvolunteeringissoimportantCountlessnonprofitorganizationsdonothavethebudgettohireforeveryskill.Withskilledvolunteering,professionalscansetasideafewhoursamonthforspecifictaskslikegraphicdesigningandaccounting.Nexttimeyou'relookingforavolunteerjob,considerusingyourprofessionalskillstomakeadifference!

4．Wecanlearnfromthefirstparagraphthat.

A．thewriterfinishedtheworkonschedule

B．thewriter'sfirstmemoryofvolunteeringisstillfresh

C．thewriterwasoldenoughtoliftheavythings

D．itwasrathercoldonthefirstdayofthewriter'svolunteering

5．Inhisfreetime,thewriter.

A．worksasawebprofessionalB．learnsmarketing

C．looksforworkersD．worksasarabbitsocializer

6．Inthewriter'seyes,hecanfindthegreatestrewardfrom.

A．trainingrabbitsB．helpinganimals

C．professionaltalentsD．skilledvolunteering

7．Inthelastparagraph,thewriterwantstotellus.

A．howtospendoursparetimeB．theimportanceofskilledvolunteering

C．thewaystobecomeaskilledvolunteerD．howtouseskillstomakeadifference

C

Injustafewmonths,thelatestbuzzwordsfromtheInternethavespreadsomuchthattheycanbefoundeverywhere,fromonlineforums（论坛）tomicroblogs.Somehavebeenevenregisteredascompanies'brands.

TheChineseInternetbuzzword"thinbluemushroom"wasregisteredonOct.13asacompany'sbrandinShenzhen,GuangdongProvince,withregisteredcapitalof500,000RMB.

Whenspokenintheregionaldialect,theChinesefor"sadandfeelinglikeyouwanttocry"（lanshouxiangku）soundssimilarto"thinbluemushroom"（lanshouxianggu）.ThephrasewaspopularizedthankstoavideoinwhichayoungmaninGuanxiexpressedhisdisappointmentinloveaffairs.Afterthevideowasreleasedseveraldaysago,thephrasesoonbecomespopularamongnetizens,nomatterwhethertheyareyoungorold,maleorfemale.Whentheymeetsomethingfrustratingandfeelsad,theywillsay"lanshouxianggu".

Accordingtothenewcompany'sregistrationinformation,thebusinessscopeofThinBlueMushroomcoversawiderangeoffields,includingequipmentmanufacturing,engineeringandtrade.

Beforethis,otherbuzzwordsalsobecameregisteredbrandnamesinChina.Afterthewomen'sbackstrokesemifinalintheRioOlympicGames,ChineseswimmerFuYuanhui'sexaggeratefacialexpressionsandattributionofhersuccessto"prehistoricpowers"gainedhugeacclaimfromnetizens.Justtwodayslater,"PrehistoricPower"wasregistered.

Additionally,WangJianlin,therichestmaninChinaandchairmanofWandaGroup,recentlydiscussedhis"small"goalofearning100,000,000RMB,attractingmanyreactionsacrosssocialmedia.Afteroneweek,acompanynamed"Earning100,000,000RMB"wasregisteredinShenzhen,withcapitalof2,500,000RMB.

8．Wecanentitlethetext.

A．ThinBlueMushroomasaCompany'sBrand

B．TheChineseInternetBuzzwordsArePopular

C．TheChineseInternetBuzzwordsAsCompanies'Brands

D．PrehistoricPowerEarned100,000,000RMB

9．Thephrase"lanshouxianggu"becamepopularafter.

A．ayoungwomanexpressedherbeingdisappointedinherloveaffairs

B．ayoungmanexpressedhisbeingdisappointedinhishometown

C．ayoungmanexpressedhisdisappointmentinhisloveaffairsonTV

D．thevideoshowingayoungman'sdisappointmentathislovewasreleasedonthenet

10．TheChineseInternetbuzzwordsarementionedexcept.

A．DiaosiB．LanShouXiangGu

C．PrehistoricPowerD．Earning100,000,000RMB

11．Fromthetextwemayknowthat.

A．theChineseInternetbuzzwordsarepopularwithonlyyoungpeople

B．ThinBlueMushroomonlycoversthefieldofequipmentmanufacturingandengineering

C．"PrehistoricPower"wasregisteredasthebrandofacompanyinthefieldoftrade

D．Acompanyspent2,500,000RMBregistering"Earning100,000,000RMB"asabrand

D

Oneofthereasonswhyweusepillowshassomethingtodowiththecomplicatedrelationshipbetweenourheads,necksandspines（脊柱）.Whenapersoniswalkinguprightduringtheday,theheadandneckareheldinaverticalline.Duringsleep,however,manyofthesemusclesrelax,causingtheheadtofallbackwardorforwards.Thisplacesadditionalstressontheneckmusclesandspine,whichinturncausesstiffness（僵硬）inthebackmusclesandspines.

Thesolutiontothispainfulsituationistoraisetheheadandneckuntiltheyarebackinlinewithspine,regardlessofsleepposition.Theeasiestwaytoachievethisistouseapillowsothatthehead,neckandspineremainatanangleproperly.Whentheyarebackinaline,apersonshouldbeabletobreatheeasierandimprovecirculation.

Therearedifferentformsofsupportivepillows.Forexample,aneckpillowcanprovideadditionalsupportwhileyouareresting.Someusersfindanimproperlysizedneckpillowcancausetheirheadtofalltoofarforward,affectingbreathingandcreatingmorepressureonthebackoftheneckorupperback.

Historically,thefirstclothpillowswereenjoyedalmostmerelybyroyalfamiliesandotherwealthycitizens.Lower-classcitizensmayhaveold-fashionedpillowsfromstraw,butmorelikelytheyusedtheirownarmstoprovidesupportwhiletheyslept.WidespreaduseofpillowswasnotpossibleuntiltheIndustrialRevolutionmadetheproductionofclothanaffordablereality.

However,certainancientculturesdidnotusepillowsmadefromsoftcloth.Pillowswereoftencarvedfromstoneorwood,whichcouldnotclaimcomfort.Thankfully,modernpillowsarefilledwithfeathersandmanyothersoftmaterials.Thetrickistofindappropriatepillowstoachieveanideallineforacomfortablenight'ssleep.

12．Theunderlinedword"vertical"inParagraph1isclosestinmeaningto“’’．

A．perfectB．fullupC．straightupD．special

13．Apillowduringsleepistohelppeople.

A．adjusttheirsleepingtimeB．achieve