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揭阳市学年度高中三年级学业水平考试英语试题
揭阳市2015-2016学年度高中三年级学业水平考试
英语
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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
Sunday,October5Clear,69°F
Mywife,Eleanor,andItookthetrainfromParistoStrasbourg,whereweweremetbyourdriverandguide,andtheminibuswhichgoesalongwiththeboat.WestoppedoffinBarnforanhourontheway.ThenweweretakentoNancywheretheboatwaskept.
Aftertheotherpassengersarrived,wehadourfirstdinnerontheboat.AfterdinnerwewalkedintodowntownNancy,avillagewithalargesquareandwoodenhouses.
Monday,October6Rainedlastnight,cloudyinthemorning,69°F
WespentabouttwohoursinNancy,thensailedontheCanaldelaMarneauRhine.Kindofalazyday.Eatingbreakfast,lunch,anddinner.AfterdinnerwewatchedatapeonBaccarat,whichwewillvisittomorrow.
Itwaspleasanttositoutondeckandwatchthescenerygobyatabout3mph.
Tuesday,October7Lightrain,64°F
ThismorningwedroveovertoBaccaratandtoureditsmuseumandthechurch,whichhasthisunbelievablelampthatisgoingonaworldtourthenextday.Wedidlotsofshopping,thenwalkedacrossthebridgetoseeavery,verymodernCatholicchurchwithspecialBaccaratwindows.
WedrovetothetopoftheVogesMountainsandstarteddowntheeasternside.Later,wedrovetoSorrenbourgtoseethe13thcenturychurchattheCordeliers.ItcontainsthelargestwindowbyMar.
Wednesday,October8Cloudy,65°F
TodaywesailedfromSchneckenbushtoSaverne.Wewentthroughtwocaves,anextremelyunusualpartofthejourney.Thisriversceneryisverydifferent.Wewereinamountainvalleywithgrasslandononesideandaforestbeginningtoshowsomecolorontheother.
Thursday,October9Cloudy,66°F
Ourdependableminibuswaswaitingtoloadtheluggageandtakeustothehotelwhereeveryonewenttheirseparateways.Ourboatingdaysareoveruntilnexttime.
1.Wheredidtheauthorgetoffthetrain?
A.ParisB.StrasbourgC.NancyD.Barn
2.On which days did the tourists spend most of their time on the boat?
A. Monday and Tuesday. B. Tuesday and Wednesday.
C. Wednesday and Thursday.D. Monday and Wednesday.
3.From the text, we learn that Baccarat and Sorrenbourg are the names of_________.
A. towns B. churches C. museums D. mountains
B
It’sjustasmall,whiteenvelopestuckamongthebranchesofourChristmastree.Noname,noaddress.Ithaspeekedthroughthebranchesofourtreeforthepast10years.
ItallbeganbecausemyhusbandMikehatedChristmas.Hedidn’thatethetruemeaningofChristmas,butthecommercialaspectsofit:
overspending,runningaroundatthelastminutetogetatieforUncleHarryandpowderforGrandma…
Knowinghefeltthisway,Idecidedoneyeartobypasstheusualshirts,sweaters,tiesandsoforth.IreachedforsomethingspecialforMike.Theinspirationcameinanunusualway.
OursonKevin,at12thatyear,waswrestlingatthejuniorlevelattheschoolheattendedandbeforeChristmas,therewasanon-leaguematchagainstateamsponsoredbyaninner-citychurch,mostlyblack.
Asthematchbegan,Iwasalarmedtoseethattheotherteamwaswrestlingwithoutheadgeartoprotectawrestler’sears.Theyobviouslycouldnotafford.
Mikeshookhisheadsadly,“Iwishjustoneofthemcouldhavewon,”hesaid.“Theyhavealotofpotential,butlosinglikethiscouldtaketheheartrightoutofthem.”
Mikelovedkids—allkids—andheknewthem,havingcoachedlittleleaguefootball,baseballandlacrosse.That’swhentheideaforhispresentcame.
Thatafternoon,Iwenttoalocalsportinggoodsstoreandboughtanassortmentofwrestlingheadgearandshoesandsentthemanonymouslytotheinner-citychurch.
OnChristmasEve,Iplacedtheenvelopeonthetree,thenoteinsidetellingMikewhatIhaddoneandthatthiswashisgiftfromme.HissmilewasthebrightestthingaboutChristmasthatyear.ForeachChristmas,Ifollowedthetradition.
TheenvelopebecamethehighlightofourChristmas.ItwasalwaysthelastthingopenedonChristmasmorningandourchildren,ignoringtheirnewtoys,wouldstandwithwide-eyedanticipationastheirdadliftedtheenvelopefromthetreetorevealitscontents.
Thetraditionhasgrownandsomedaywillexpandevenfurtherwithourgrandchildrenstandingaroundthetreewithwide-eyedanticipationwatchingastheirfatherstakedowntheenvelope.Mike’sspirit,liketheChristmasspirit,willalwaysbewithus.
4.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“bypass”mean?
A.giveupB.buyC.throwawayD.change
5.WhydidMikehateChristmasaccordingtothepassage?
A.Hedidn’tlikethetruemeaningofChristmas.
B.Hedidn’tlikepeoplespendingtoomuchmoneyonpresents.
C.HehatedbuyingpresentsforUncleHarryandGrandma.
D.Hedidn’twanttoreceivegiftslikeshirts,sweatersorties.
6.WhatwasMike’sreactiontothenon-leaguematch?
A.Mikehopedthathissonwouldwinthematch.
B.Mikethoughtthatthechurchshouldhavegiventheblackboysmoremoney.
C.Mikethoughttheblackboysweretooproud.
D.Mikefeltsympathyfortheteamofblackboys.
7.Thewriter’spurposeofwritingthepassageisto_______.
A.showtheimportanceofcoaching
B.illustratehowadifficultlifetheblackboysled
C.tellastoryofaspecialChristmaspresent
D.showherprideinherboy’sgoodperformance
C
Scientistssaythatplayingwiththeopportunitytobecreativeisoneofthebasicneedsforchildren’sdevelopment,andthedesiretoplayisanchoredinchildren’spersonality.
Howdochildrenplay?
DokidstodayplaydifferentlyfromthewaysIusedtoplay?
WhenIwasachild,Ididn’thavemanytoys.AdollhousethatIoncegotforChristmaswasthegreatestgiftIcouldimagine.Mysiblings(兄弟姐妹),myfriendsandIplayed“MomandDad”withthedollhouseandourdollsagainandagain,nevergettingtiredofit.ThefirstLegoblockscameupreplacingthetraditionalwoodenbuildingblocks.Thelackofready-to-use-toysinspiredustocreateourownusingmanykindsofmateriallikepapertofoldintoshipsorhats,orwoodtocarvetoys.
IfIcomparethewaysIusedtoplaywiththewaysmychildrenplaynow,therearemanydifferences.Theirroomsarefilledwithtoys,andneverthelesstheysometimeshavenoideawhattoplay.Havingtoomanychoicesmakesthemfeeloverwhelmed,unabletotakeadvantageofeachsingleone.
Also,thetoysthemselveshavechangeddramatically.Iseemanyplastictoysreadytouse;thereisnoneedforchildrentocreatetheirownideasandinventtheirowntoys.Electronictoysareontherise,displacingclassicaltoys.Childrendon’tneedtobecreative;playingdoesnotinvolvemuchimagination.Nowtheyexpectsomekindofsimulationandentertainment.Electronictoysrequiremorepassivereactionsandlogicalthinking.Playingoutdoorshasbecomelessinterestingasthiswouldkeepthemawayfromtheirvideogamesandplaystations.
8.Accordingtothewriter,whatheplayedinhisboyhoodwas________.
A.boringB.simpleC.easyD.creative
9.Theunderlinedsentenceinthefirstparagraphprobablymeans“_________”.
A.thedesiretoplayhasbadeffectsonachild’spersonality
B.thedesiretoplayisthenatureofallchildren
C.thedesiretoplaylimitsthedevelopmentofachild
D.thedesiretoplaybecomesstrongerasachildgrows
10.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueabouttheauthor’schildhood?
A.Theyhadfewtoystoplaywith.
B.Theymadesometoysbythemselves.
C.Itwasahardtimeforthemforlackoftoys.
D.Theyoftenplayedthe“MomandDad”game.
11.Whichofthefollowingmaytheauthoragreewith?
A.Moderntoysoughttobeabandoned.
B.Toysshouldencouragecreativity.
C.Today’schildrenconsiderplayingoutdoorsmoreinteresting.
D.Moderntoysaremoreadvancedthanoldones.
D
Acancer-strickenBritishteenagegirlsaidThursdayshehadbeenmovedbymessagesofsupportfromaroundtheworldafterwritinganonline“BucketList”ofthingsshewantedtodobeforedying.
AlicePyne,l5,createdanInternetbloginwhichshedescribedherfightagainstacancerofthewhitebloodcells.“I’vebeenfightingcancerforalmostfouryearsandnowIknowthatthecancerisgainingonmeanditdoesn’tlooklikeI’mgoingtowinthisone,”shewrote.
Forherlist,theteenagertookinspirationfromthe2007film“TheBucketList”inwhichtwomenwhoarebadlyill,drawupalistofthingstheywishtodobeforetheydie.
Onherlist,atthesite,shehasincludedmakingeveryonesignuptobeabonemarrowdonor(骨髓捐赠者),swimmingwithsharks,meetingboybandTakeThatandgettingapurpleiPadcomputer.
MessagesofsupportandoffersofhelpquicklyfloodedherwebpageanditbecameoneofthemosttalkedaboutsubjectsonTwitter.
“Oh,dear,andIthoughtthatIwasjustdoingalittleblogforafewfriends!
”shewroteafterhersiteattractedhugeattention.“Thankyousomuchforallyourlovelymessagestome.”
Pyne,wholiveswithherfamilyinthenorthwestEnglishtownofUlverston,revealedthemanagementofTakeThathadarrangedforhertoseethebandafterreadingherblog.AgroupoflocallawmakershavealsojoinedforceswiththeAnthonybloodcancercharitytoencouragepeopletojoinitsstemcellregister.
12.WhathappenedafterAlicePynewroteher“BucketList”?
A.Peoplearoundtheworldsentmessagestosupporther.
B.Peoplesentgiftstoherfromallovertheworld.
C.Alotofpeopleofferedtodonatebonemarrowtoher.
D.Themediacalledonpeopletohelpher.
13.AlicePynewroteher“BucketList”to.
A.catchpeople’sattention
B.saygoodbyeto