广东省兴宁一中高三英语上学期期中试题.docx

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广东省兴宁一中高三英语上学期期中试题

兴宁一中高三英语中段考试试题

笔试部分（满分135分）

一、完形填空（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Inaworldwherecomparisonshappennon-stop,itisdifficulttolookoutsideyourselfandto everbe__1__withwhoyouare.There'salwayssomeonewho'sabit__2__.TheonlysolutionistoreachinsideandmeasureagainstwhatWarrenBuffettcallsyourowninneryardstick.Thereisnomore　3measureforcomparisonthanwhoyouwereyesterday,lastweekorlast decade,whenyouwereatyour4.

 Nothingusefulevercomesfromcomparisontoothers.Eitheryouseeyourselfasbetterthan someoneandyouget5,oryouseesomeoneelseasbetterthanyouandyoufeellikeallyour hardworkisfor6.Itisafool'sgame.Notoneofusis7alike.Theonlydirectandhonest comparisoniswithinyourself.Everythingelseisapplestooranges.

 Myopinionisthatyouareonly8tocompareyourselftosomeoneelseiftheirlife9isthesameasyourown.Goodluckfindingthatmatch.Andonethingisforsure.Nomatterhow hardyouworkandhow10youare,therewillalwaysbesomeonewhocanrunalittlefaster,jumpalittlehigher,scorealittlebetterorlookalittlenicerinaswimsuit.Andifthere'snot,youcanbetsomeoneiscomingupfastbehindyou.Sohowcanyoualwayswininlife?

Becomeyourbest11.

  Havinganimageofyourmostrecentpastlimitsistheperfectthingto12youtothenextlevel. Ifyouran7flightsofstairsyesterday,thendo8today.Who13iftheguynexttoyoudid15?

It doesn'tmakeabitof14.Youareamorefitpersontodaythanyouwereyesterday.Your ownprogressisallyouneed.

 Ifyou15toaslightlyhigherstandardofyourselfeveryday,youwillalwaysbeatthetopofyourgame.

1.A.patientB.strictC.contentD.concerned

2.A.strongerB.betterC.lazierD.wiser

3.A.usefulB.carefulC.accurateD.powerful

4.A.endB.bestC.sideD.convenience

5.A.satisfiedB.inspiredC.busyD.lazy

6.A.nothingB.funC.sureD.success

7.A.reallyB.exactlyC.fullyD.actually

8.A.instructedB.suggestedC.allowedD.directed

9.A.situationB.positionC.occasionD.accommodation

10.A.diligentB.addictedC.optimisticD.dedicated

11.A.assistantB.competitorC.coachD.teacher

12.A.leadB.exposeC.pushD.cause

13.A.caresB.saysC.wondersD.asks

14.A.effortB.senseC.changeD.difference

15.A.tendB.devoteC.commitD.contribute

二、语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或者用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为16~25的相应位置上。

Theonly16（survive）ofanaccidentinwhichashipissunkatseawaswasheduponasmall,islandwherenobodylived,HeprayedexcitedlythatGodwouldcometo17rescue,andeverydayhescannedthehorizonforhelp,butnoneseemedforthcoming.

Disappointedly,heeventuallymanagedtobuildalittlehutoutofdriftwoodtoprotecthimselfandtostorehisfewpossessions.Butthenoneday,aftersearchingforfood,hearrivedhome,only18（find）hislittlehutinflames,withthesmokerollinguptothesky.Theworsthadhappened;everythingwaslost.Hewasfilled19griefandanger."God,howcouldyoudothistome!

"hecried.Earlythenextday,however,he20（awaken）bythesoundofashipthatwasapproachingtheisland.21hadcometorescuehim."HowdidyouknowIwashere?

"asked22wearymanofhisrescuers."Wesawyoursmokesignal,"theyreplied.

Itiseasytoget23（discourage）whenthingsaregoingbad.Butweshouldn'tloseheart,24Godisatworkinourlives,eveninthemidstofpainandsuffering.Remember,nexttimeyourlittlehutisburningtothegrounditjustmaybeasmokesignalthattellsGodtogiveloveandkindness.Forallthenegativethings25wehavetosaytoourselves,Godhasapositiveanswerforit.

三、阅读（共两节，满分50分）

第一节阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Sparrowisafast-foodchainwith200restaurants.Someyearsago,thegrouptowhichSparrowbelongedwastakenoverbyanothercompany.AlthoughSparrowshowednosignofdeclining,thechainwasgenerallyinanunhealthystate.Withmoreandmorefast-foodconceptsreachingthemarket,theSparrowmenuhadtostruggleforattention.Andtomakemattersworse,itsnewownerhadnoplanstogiveitthefundsitrequired.

Sparrowfailedtogrowforanothertwoyears.UntilanewCEO,CarlPearson,decidedtobuildupitsmarketshare.Hedidasurvey,whichshowedthatconsumerswhoalreadyusedSparrowrestaurantswereextremelypositiveaboutthechain,whilecustomersofotherfast-foodchainswereunwillingtoturnawayfromthem.Sparrowhadtodevelopanewpromotionalcampaign.

PearsonfacedabattleoverthefutureoftheSparrowbrand.Thechain’sownernowfavoredrebrandingSparrowasMarcy’srestaurants.Pearsonresisted,arguingforanadvertisingcampaigndesignedtoconvincecustomersthatvisitstoSparrowrestaurantswerefun.Suchanattempttoestablishapositiverelationshipbetweenacompanyandthegeneralpublicwasunusualforthattime.Pearsonstronglybelievedthatnumberswerethekeytosuccess,ratherthancustomers’speedingpower.Finally,theowneracceptedhisidea.

Thecampaignitselfchangedthetraditionaladvertisingstyleofthefast-foodindustry.TheTVadsofSparrowfocusedonentertainmentandfeaturedoriginalsongsperformedbyavarietyofstars.Insteadofshowingthesuperiorityofaspecificproduct,theintentionwastoputSparrowintheheartsofpotentialcustomers.

PearsonalsomadeotherdecisionswhichhebelievedwouldcontributetothenewSparrowimage.Forexample,heofferedtolowertherentofanyrestaurantswhichachievedacertainincreaseintheirturnover（营业额）.

Theseeffortspaidoff,andSparrowsoonbecameoneofthemostsuccessfulfast-foodchainsintheregionswhereitoperated.

26.WhichwasoneoftheproblemsSparrowfacedbeforePearsonbecameCEO?

A.Thenumberofitscustomerswasdeclining

B.Itwasinneedoffinancialsupport

C.Itscustomersfoundthefoodunhealthy

D.Mostofitsrestaurantswereclosed

27.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“them”inParagraph2referto?

A.CustomersofSparrowrestaurantsB.otherfast-foodchains

C.Customersofotherfast-foodchainsD.Sparrowrestaurants

28.ForwhatpurposedidPearsonstarttheadvertisingcampaign?

A.Toleanaboutcustomers’spendingpower.

B.TostresstheunusualtraditionofSparrow

C.Tobuildagoodrelationshipwiththepublic

D.TomeetthechallengefromMarcy’srestaurants.

29.TheTVadsofSparrow________.

A.changedpeople’sviewsonpopstars

B.amusedthepublicwithoriginalsongs

C.focusedonthesuperiorityofitsproducts

D.influencedtheeatinghabitsoftheaudience

30.WhatwasPearson’sachievementasaCEO?

A.HemanagedtopayoffSparrow’sdebts.

B.HemadeSparrowmuchmorecompetitive

C.HehelpedSparrowtakeoveracompany

D.HeimprovedthewelfareofSparrowemployees

B

"Noair-conditioning?

Howcanyousleep?

"afriendasks,horrified.I'vejusttoldhimthatmyfamilyhasdecidedtoshuttheair-conditioneroff,andcutourelectricbill.

Onthisfirstnightofourcost-cuttingadventure,it'sonlyeighty-fivedegrees.We'renotgoingtosuffer,butthethreekidsgrumbleanyway.

"It'stoohottosleep."mythirteen-year-olddaughtercomplains.

"I'mabouttodiefromthisheat."herbrothersays.

"Justtryittonight."Itellthem.Intruth,I'mtootiredtoargueforlong.Myfaceissweaty.ButIliequietly,listeningtothecricket（蟋蟀）choirs（合唱）outside.Thatremindsmeofchildhood.

Ithinkaboutgrandma,wholivedtoninety-twoandwasstillinchargeofmymother'sgardenuntilafewweeksagobeforeshedied.AndthenI'mbackthereinherhouseandthesummerheatofmychildhood.Imovedmypillowtothefootofmygrandmother'sbed,andangledmyfacetowardtheopenwindow.Iturnedthepillowover,huntingforthecoolerside.

Grandmasawmestruggling,"Ifyoujustwatchforthebreeze（lightwind）,"shesaid,"you'llcooloffandfallasleep."

Shecrankedup（拉起）theVenetianblinds（百叶窗）.Istaredatthewhitecurtain,willingittomove.Lyingstillinwaiting,Isuddenlynoticedlifeoutsidethewindow,thebug（虫子）choruses,neighbors,porch-sittinglate,speakinginsoftwordsthatcomfortedme.

"Mom,didyouhearthat?

"myseven-year-oldasks,"Ithinkit'sanowl（猫头鹰）family."

"Probably."Itellhim,"Justkeeplistening..."

Withoutthenoisyair-conditioner,thehouseisstrangelypeaceful,andthenightnoisesseemcloseenoughtotouch.IhopeI'mawaketonight,whenthefirstbreezesneaksin.

31.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"grumble"mean?

A.shoutB.losetemperC.giveupD.complain

32.Theauthormentionsherchildhoodto_____.

A.memorizeherconsiderateandkindgrandmother

B.suggestawayofhandlinganightwithoutair-conditioning

C.shareherchildhoodexperienceofgoingwithoutair-conditioning

D.convincethereadersofthepossibilityoflifewithoutair-conditioning

33.Howdidtheauthor'sgrandmotherhelptheauthorfeelcooler?

A.Sheopenedthewindowsanddrewthecurtains.

B.Sheaskedtheauthortoobservethesoftwind.

C.Shefoundthecoolersideofpillowfortheauthor.

D.Shepersuadedtheauthortolistentothenoiseoutside.

34.Finally,thechildrenfeel________withouttheair-conditioneron.

A.peacefulB.intolerableC.boredD.unimaginable

35.Whatisthebesttitleofthispassage?

A.Lifewithnoair-conditionerB.Anightfullofmemory

C.WaitingforthebreezeD.Achildhoodmemory

C

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