广东省揭阳市第一中学届高三上学期第一次段考英语试题.docx

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广东省揭阳市第一中学届高三上学期第一次段考英语试题

揭阳第一中学2015-2016学年度第一学期阶段考试

英语

考试时间：

100分钟

注意事项：

1.本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。

2.答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卷和答题卡相应的位置上。

3.全部答案应在答题卷和答题卡上完成，答在本试卷上无效。

4.考试结束后，将本试卷、答题卷和答题卡一并交回。

第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节阅读理解（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

Well-writtenreviewsofbooks，music，movies，andotherproductscanarousepeople’sinterest.Whenwritingareview，concentrateonexactlywhatyoulikeordon’tlike.Giveexamplesofstrengthsandweaknesses，bedescriptiveandprovidebackgroundinformationonanauthor，director，actorormusician，ifpossible.Findprofessionalreviewsinmagazinesornewspapersandseehowreviewersdealwiththeirtopic，butbesuretoexpressyourownvoiceinyourreview.

GrammarHintforReviews:

Whendescribingabook，movie，albumoranythingelse，usethepresenttense.

BookReviews

Discussanauthor’stechnique，strengthsandweaknessesinsteadoffocusingontheplot.Doesthestoryflow？

Isthereastrongsenseofcharacterandplace？

Didyoustayupuntildawntofinishit？

Isitgoodreadingforteenagers？

Whatinfluencedidithaveonyouandwhy？

Ifyou’vereadotherbooksbythesameauthor，discusshowthisbookcompares.

MovieReviews

ThinkofthemajorOscarcategoriesandconsidertheperformances，music，lightingandsetting，etc.Dotheseworktogether？

Didsomeholdupwhileothersdidn’t？

Ifthemovieisbasedonabook，discusswhetheroneisbetterthantheotherandwhy.Ifthemovieisaremake，comparethefilmtoitsoriginal.Rememberthatawell-writtenmoviereviewshoulddiscussstrengthsandweaknesses.Somereadersmaynothaveseenamovieyet，sodon’tgiveawayanexcitingsceneortheending！

CollegeReviews

Beginbyprovidinganoverviewofthecollege，includinglocation，sizeandadescriptionofthecampusand/ordormlife.Thinkaboutallaspectsofyourcollegevisit.Whatacademic，athleticandafter-classprogramsareavailable？

Whatarethestudentslike？

Whatmakesthecollegedifferentfromothers？

Everyschoolhasstrengthsandweaknesses.Beobjective.Considerwhattheschoolhastoofferandwhomightenjoyorbenefitthemostfromattendingit.

1.Whenwritingareview，you________.

A.cannotrefertoanypreviousreviewB.mustexpressyourownviewsandopinions

C.mustprovidesomeinformationabouttheauthor

D.needn’tgiveanyexamplestosupportyourviews

2.Whichaspectsshouldbeincludedinallthreereviews？

A.Programsandscenes.B.Plotandcharacter.

C.StrengthsandweaknessesD.Locationanddescription.

3.Wherecanyouprobablyfindthepassage？

A.Inapersonaldiary.B.Inanofficialreport.

C.Inapopularmagazine.D.Inatouristguidebook.

Ｂ

Thestorieswesharewithoneanotherareimportant.Theyshowwisdomandprovideinspiration.Theyareimportanttoourdevelopment.Butsometimespeoplechoosenottotell.

Considerthenegativeeffectsofnotsharingastoryinthenews:

PeoplearewonderingifpublichealthofficialsareholdingbacktoomuchinformationabouttherecentoutbreakofEbola.

Thereisadangerinholdingbackstoriesthatoughttobetold.BobetteBustersaiditlikethis，“Thefactis，historyhasshownusthatstoriesnottoldcanbecomelikeadangerousgenie（妖怪）leftinabottle.Whentheyarefinallyuncorked，theirpowertodestroyissetfree.”

Thereareanumberofreasonswhywehidepartsofourstory:

theyoftenshowourweaknessesorexposeourdisadvantages；theyrequirecourageandstrengthtoshare；andofcourse，therearesomestoriesthatshouldbekeptsecret—especiallythosethatembarrasssomeoneelse.

Mostofushavetwoselves:

theonewedisplayontheoutsideandtheoneweactuallyareontheinside.Andthebetterwegetathidingthestoriesthatshowourtrueselves，themoredamagewemaybecausingtoourselvesandtoothers.

Honestyandopennessisimportant:

Itproveswearetrustworthy.Itdisplayswearehuman.Wearenotperfectorbetter.Ithighlightstheimportanceofhardworkandpersonaldevelopment.Hardworkmaynotallowustoovercomeourdisadvantagescompletely.Butwithhardwork，wedonothavetoberestrictedtoourmistakes.

Doesthismeanweadmiteveryweakness，everydisadvantage，andeverysecretregrettoeverybodywemeet？

No，ofcoursenot.Thereisatimeandaplaceandacertainlevelofrelationshipnecessaryforsomestoriestobetoldinanappropriatemanner.

4．What’sthefunctionoftheexampleinParagraph2？

A.ItreflectsthatpeopleareconcernedaboutthespreadofEbola.

B.Itshowsthebadeffectcausedbysharingastory.

C.Itprovesnotsharingastorycancausetrouble.

D.Itconcludesthatoneshouldshareastoryatapropertime.

5．Oneofthereasonswhypeopleareunwillingtoshareexperiencesisthat_______.

A.story-sharinghighlightstheimportanceofhardwork

B.peopleareusedtoexposingtheirweaknesses

C.peoplesometimeshavenocouragetosharetheirstories

D.somestoriesmakepeoplefeelsad

6．Whichiscloseinmeaningtotheunderlinedword“uncorked”inParagraph3？

A.freedB.brokenC.unfoldedD.untouched

7.Thewriteraimstoconvinceusto_______.

A.beopentopeopleclosetoyoubysharingsomesecrets

B.sharestoriesappropriatelyforthegoodofothersandourselves

C.removethedangersthatcanbecausedbyuntoldstories

D.realizetheimportanceofbeinghonestwhenmakingfriends

C

“Beautyisonlyskindeep.”Thisexpressionmeansthatbeautyisonlyatemporarysurfacequality.Andsomebeautyproductscancauselastingdamagethatgoesfarbelowthesurfaceoftheskin.

IntheUnitedStates，manypeopleusesunlightandnon-naturallighttodarkentheirskin.Healthexpertsadviseagainstwhatiscalled“tanning”becauseofitslinkstoskincancer.IntheAfricancountryofSenegal（塞内加尔），somewomentakehealthriskstryingtodojusttheopposite.

AnaveragebeautysupplyshopinDakarhasmanykindsofskin-lighteningcreamsandsoaps.TheWorldHealthOrganizationsaysthat25%ofSenegaleseWomenuseskin-lighteningproductiononausualbasis.Theseproductscancontainchemicals，likemercury（汞），hydroquinone（对苯二酚），etc.Thesearedangerousingredientsthatcancausecancerandpossiblyotherphysicaldamagetotheskin.Theycanactuallyburntheeyesandskin.

ShopworkerAdamaDiagneadviseshervisitorstoavoidthestrongerproductsthatpromisefastresults.Sheusesacreamthatismadefromcarrotsandnotthestrongchemical，hydroquinone.

Shesaysthatitisapersonalchoiceandthatnoonepressuresher.Shesaysthatsomewomenwanttobeblackeveryday.Butforher，shelikestobeashadeofbrown.

WomeninSenegalsaytheylightentheirskinforthesamereasonthatwomenallovertheworldmakechangestotheirappearance.Theysaytheywanttolookbeautiful，tofindahusband，ortostandoutinacrowdorsimpletolookgreatforaspecialevent.

ThisthinkingtroublesSenegalesefilm-makerKhardiataPouyeSall.So，shemade“ThisColorThatBothersMe，”afilmaboutthesubjectofskinlightening.Shesaid，“Iusedthemostshockingimagessothatwomenwouldseethedangers.Itishardtounderstandwhyawomansaysthatdarkskinisnotbeautiful.Itisintheirheads.Theywanttopleaseaman，tobelovedortheywanttopleasesociety，tosucceed.”

Ms.Sallsaysthegovernmentneedstobettercontrolthemarketingandsaleofskin-lighteningproducts.Butsheaddsthateducationisthebestwaytopersuadepeopleagainstusingthem.

8.Theunderlinedpart“theopposite”inParagraph2meanssomeSenegalesewomen_____

A.usesunlighttodarkentheirskin.B.trycreamstopreventskincancer

C.useproductstolightentheirskin.D.takehealthriskstobecomebeautiful

9.AccordingtoAdamaDiagne，womenshouldn’tbelieve________.

A.beautyisjustapersonalchoiceB.acreamfromcarrotsishealthier

C.itisbeautifultobeblackeverydayD.aproductcanmakeyoubeautifulquickly

10.WecaninferthatwomeninSenegal________.

A.attractattentionwithshockingimagesB.don’tconsiderdarkskintobebeautiful

C.findithardtounderstandthetruebeautyD.arenotafraidofskincancer.

11.WhatisSall’sattitudetowardsskin-lighteningproducts？

A.UnsupportiveB.CasualC.ResponsibleD.Positive

D

ABritishshopper，EmmaMumford，whowasnamed“theCoupon（优惠券）Queen”hasspentjust£350onaluxury（奢侈）Christmasforherandherfamily—butgot£2，500worthoffood，drinkandpresentsthankstocouponsandoffers.

MsMumfordisaso-called“extremecouponer”andspendshourshuntingoutthebestdealsandbargains.ShehasbeenpreparingforthisChristmassincetheendofthelastone.MsMumfordmadethehugesavingsbycheckingpricecomparisonwebsitesandasaresultcollectedmorepresentsthansheneededforChristmas.Aftersortingoutgiftsforallofherfamily，shehasevenbeenabletodonate£1，000worthofpresentstoherlocalhospital.

“IthasbeensonicetohaveChristmassortedandnothavingtoworryaboutbreakingthebank.Iwantedtogethighqualitypresentsformyfamilyandshowthatyoucandoitwithoutspendingafortune.ThereisamisconceptionthateveryonewhodoescouponingonlygetsvalueproductsbutthroughmycarefulshoppingIhavemanagedtopurchasedesignerperfumes（香水），ahigh-endcoffeemachine.”sheexplained.

Shesaid，“WhatstartedasahobbytohelpmesavemoneyhasturnedintomylifeandIamabletorunabusinesshelpingpeoplesavemoney.Iknowwhatitfeelsliketostruggleasmyex-partnerhadalotofdebtwhichItookonforhim.Wewereinapoorsituationwhereeverypennycounted.That’swhatreallyinspiredme.”

Shehasnowturnedherbargain-huntingaddictioni