参考兰州第一中学届高三英语上学期期中试题.docx

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参考兰州第一中学届高三英语上学期期中试题

（参考）2019年兰州第一中学2019届高三英语上学期期中试题

英语

说明：

本试卷分为第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）。

满分120分，考试时间100分钟。

答案写在答题卡上，交卷时只交答题卡。

第I卷选择题（共两节，满分70分）

第1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A、B、C和D中，选出最佳选项。

A

Philadelphiaoffersatonofattractionsthataresuitableforpeopleofeveryageandherearesomefamily—friendlyattractions.

SpruceStreetHarborPark

SpruceStreetHarborPark,oneofthebesturbanbeachesinAmerica,isanoutdoorheavenontheDelawareRiverwaterfront.Visitorscanrelaxinahammock,playontheplaygrounds,andplaygamesliketabletennisandgiantchess.Don'tmissoutontheparkatnight,whencolorfulLEDlightshangingfromtreetopsmaketheentireareabright.

BlueCrossRiverRink

Offeringiceskatinginthewinterandrollerskatinginthesummer,BlueCrossRiverRinkcreatesafun,outdoorexperienceforthewholefamily.Visitorscanplayonthenine-holemini-golfcourseduringthesummer,andenjoyeatsanddrinksfromtheon-sitebarandrestaurantallyearround.

SesamePlace

OnceUponaNationStorytellingBenches

Onsummerdays,uniformedandprofessionalstorytellersat13storytellingbenchesthroughoutPhiladelphia'sHistoricDistrictentertainvisitorswithtrue,free,three-to-fiveminutetalesaboutthecolonialeraaspartofOnceUponaNation.ChildrencanpickupaStoryFlagatanystorytellingbench,andthencollectastarfromeverystorytellerontheirjourneys.FlagswithallthestarscangetfreeridesontheParxLibertyCarouselatFranklinSquare.

1.WhowouldmostprobablygotoSpruceStreetHarborPark?

A.Peoplewhoarefondofcolorfultreetops.         

B.Peoplewhowantarelaxingdayoutdoors.

C.Peoplewhohaveapreferenceforskating.         

D.Peoplewhoareinterestedinwateractivities.

2.WhichplacewouldfansofBigBirdbeinterestedin?

A.SesamePlace. B.BlueCrossRiverRink.

C.SpruceStreetHarborPark.D.TheParxLibertyCarousel.

3.WhatcanweknowaboutPhiladelphiaStorytellingBenches?

A. Itcanbevisitedallyearround.           B. Itisavailableatasmallcharge.

C.  Ithaseducationalsignificance.D. Itisaimedatservingthepublic.

4.Whatisthetextaimedat?

A.Tellingwhatwecandoinsomeplaces.         

B

“theworld’sfirstfreestandardizedEnglishtest”

ItisestimatedthattherearetwobillionEnglishlanguagelearnersworldwide.ManyofthemareinterestedinattendinganAmericancollegeoruniversity.Todoso,foreignstudentsneedtotaketheTestofEnglishasaForeignLanguage—betterknownasTOEFL.However,manyforeignersarenotwealthyenoughtotaketheTOEFL.Inaddition,test-takersoftenhavetotravelovernighttoreachanofficialtestingsite.TheWorldBanksaysanaverageCambodianworkerearnsonlyabout$1,000peryear.ApproximatelythecostoftakingtheTOEFLis17.5percentoftheaverageworker’syearlywage.

Itisnotjustindividualswhofindthetestpricey.Somegovernmentsalsofinditprohibitive.What’smore,noteveryoneneedsofficialresultsfromtheTOEFLorIELTS—theInternationalEnglishLanguageTestingSystem.Inthefuture,it’slikelythatthegovernmentmayusetheEFSETtotestmillionsofemployeesandstudents.

’sperformance.TheEFSETmeasuresalltheEnglishlearners’levelswhiletheIELTSandTOEFLonlymeasurelearners’levelsfromintermediatetoadvanced.TheEFSETisuniqueinthesensethatitgivesfreeonlineaccesstoanyoneinterestedinmeasuringtheirEnglishlevel.

Thereisa50-minuteandatwo-hourversionofthetest,whichitsdevelopersarecallingtheEFSETPlus.Bothversionstestonlyreadingandlisteningskills.It’shopefulthatspeakingandwritingskillswillbetestedinthefuture.TheIELTSandtheTOEFLstillusehumanstoratethespeakingandwritingsections.It’sahugedealforstudentswhoareinareaswheretheycan’tgettotheTOEFLortheIELTS.However,itistooearlytoknowwhethertheEFSETresultsareacceptableforcollegesanduniversitiesinAmerica.

5.WhydomanyforeignstudentstaketheTOEFL?

A.TolearnEnglishwell.

B.Tobeadmittedtokeyuniversities.

C.ToreceivefurthereducationinAmerica.

D.Tofindgoodjobsandearnmuchmoney.

6.WhatcanweinferfromParagraph2?

A.OnlywealthypeoplecantaketheTOEFL.

B.ThecostoftakingtheTOEFLisveryhigh.

C.TherearemanyofficialtestingsitesfortheTOEFLaroundtheworld.

D.FewofthestudentsinCambodiacanaffordtotaketheTOEFL.

7.WhatcanwelearnabouttheEFSET?

A.ItissimilartotheTOEFLandtheIELTS.

B.EverybodywithdifferentEnglishlevelscantakeitforfree.

C.Itteststheskillsofreading,listening,writingandspeaking.

D.AmericanuniversitiesaccepttheEFSETresultsforadmission.

C

Doctorsandengineershavedevelopedwhattheycallan“intelligentbackpack”

About16doctorsandengineersfromtheUniversityofPittsburgh,CarnegieMellonUniversityandseveralotherplacesareworkingontheproject.TheU.S.DepartmentofDefensehasgivenmoneytotheproject.

RonPoropatichleadstheproject.Heisaretiredarmysurgeon.Hesaysthebackpackwillhelpsoldierscareforthosewhoareinjured.Thedevicesincludedinthebackpackcanmonitoraperson’sheartrateandbloodpressure.Theroboticinstrumentscaneventellwhetherthesoldierhasacollapsedlung.

Theintelligentbackpack’’slife.

Sometimes,itisnotalwayspossibletoquicklyremovetheinjuredsoldierfromthebattlefield.So,Dr.Poropatichsays,theresearchershopetocreateabackpackthatwillhavedevicesthatcankeepasoldieraliveforalongtime.Dr.Poropatichhopesthebackpackanditsinstrumentswillbereadyfortestinganimalsinaboutthreeyears.

8.WecanlearnfromParagraph1_________.

A.mostofthesoldierscan’tusethebackpackcorrectly

B.soldiersshouldhavetakenmedicaltraining

C.warorbattlehasbroughtharmtotheworld

D.thebackpackcanplayabigpartinthebattlefield

9.Howmanykindsofitemsarementionedinthebackpack?

A.3B.4C.2D.5

10.AccordingtoRonPoropatich,weknowthat________.

A.theinjurer'sheartdiseasecanbecured

B.thedevicescanadjustsoldiers’bloodpressure

C.theroboticinstrumentscanmonitorlungs

D.theprojectgotsupportfromthewholeworld

11.Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.EmergencyMedicalCareinaBackpack.

B.RoboticDevicesUsedintheBattlefield.

C.MedicalCareTestedontheWoundedSoldiers.

D.ResearchersandTheirWonderfulDiscovery.

D

   Throughtheyears,Ihavewitnessedtheworld’      WhatmakestheTrayvonMartintravesty（歪曲）ofjusticesopainfultome,personally,istheknowledgethatTrayvon’smotherlovedherbabynolessthanIlovemine.Thevariouspicturesofmomentsthroughoutahappychildhoodthathavenowfoundahomeonnationwidenewscastsprovidesclearevidenceofthat.Yetnoamountofloveandcare,andnowordsofadvicecouldhavesavedhersonfromthecruelkillinghefacedatthehandsofaself-appointedneighborhoodwatch-dog.Andperhapsevenworse,nothingcouldhavepreparedherfortheinhumanwayhersonhasbeentreatedbyofficialsevenindeath.Tothinkforthreelongdays,hisparentssearchedforhimwhileofficialsfailedtoinformthemofhisfateandinstead,performeddrugandalcoholtestsonhislifelessbody,whilefailingtodothesameforhisattacker—theonlyoneofthetwowhoindeedhadacriminalpastisfrankly,unforgivable.Toknowthatthewordsofherson'skillerweregivenmoreweightthaneye-witnessesandtapedevidenceofherchild’sscreamsandeventualdeathmustbeheartbreaking.Buttoalsohavetolivewiththefactthathisattackerstillbreathesfreewhilehersonlaysburiedundergroundiscertainlymorethananysorrowfulparentshouldhavetoendure（忍受）.

   ItisthistypeofpainthatisnotunfamiliartotheBlackexperienceinAmerica,forthisistheBlackmothers’burden.Aburdenwehaveenduredforcenturies.Yet,thereisstilltherightfulexpectation,thatinmodern-dayAmerica,thewheelsofjusticewouldnotbestopped.

Sotoday,itismyhopethatTrayvon’

Wewillnotgiveup.Wewillnotforget.Wewillcontinuethefightuntiljusticeisdone.

12.WhatdoyouknowaboutSybrinaFulton?

A. Shewasanxiousaboutherson.            B. Shewaspainfultoloseherson.

C. Shehadtroubleinraisingherson.                D. Shehadthesamedreamasthewriter.

13.By“keepbothhandsonthewheelatalltimes”inParagraph3,thewritermeanshersonshould__________.

A. getreadytoresist                                           B. remainwhereheis

C. pretendtobescared                                        D. showhisinnocence

14.FromthestoryofTrayvonMartin,wecaninferthat__________.

A. hewaskilledsimplybecauseofhiscolorofskin         

B. hewasaccusedoftakingdrugevenafterhisdeath

C. hekeptsilentevenwhenhewasbeingattacked         

D. thepolicefailedtofindstrongevidenceagainsttheattacker

15.Thearticleismainlyintendedto______.

A. drawattentiontothefactsaboutkillings         B.  appealfortheendtotheterriblesituation        D. displayhatredforterriblephenomena

第2节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容，从选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

Foodproduction

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Sustainability

Accordingtoanewstudy,theglobalpopulationisexpectedtogrowto9.6billionby2050,andsomeanalystsestimatethatfoodproductionwillneedtoberaisedby50percenttomaintaincurrentlevels.183Dfoodprintingcouldprobablycontributetothesolution.3Dprintingcanreducefueluseandemissions.Grocerystoresofthefuturemightstock"food"thatlastsyearsonend,freeingupshelfspaceandreducingtransportationandstoragerequirements