郑州市高三英语上学期期中试题.docx

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郑州市高三英语上学期期中试题

2017-2018学年高三上学期期中考试

英语试题

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一、阅读理解（本大题共15小题，共30.0分）

A

Part-timejobsfor15and16yearsolds

Waiter/Waitress

Ajobasawaiterorwaitressisagoodchoicefor16-year-olds．Notonlycanoneearn9-12anhour，buttheycanalsogetthetips（小费）．Mostpeoplethat

visitarestaurantdon'tjusthavegoodfood．Theycomeheretorelaxandhaveagoodtime．Besidesservingfoodquickly，ayoungwaiterwhotalkstothempolitelywithasmileonhisfacewillmakethedinersenjoytheirtimeattherestaurant．

Workinalibrary

Ifoneisfondofbooks，workinginalibraryisanothersuitablechoice．Besidesthepayisgood，itoffersalotoffreetimewhenstudentscanactuallysitdownandfinishtheirhomework．Soonreturninghome，theywouldhavetimetohangaroundwithfriendsorjustrelax．Soworkinginalibraryisanexcellentpart-timejobforteens，especiallyforschoolstudents．

Internetjobs

Therearemanywaysofmakingmoneythroughonlinejobslikeclickingonadvertisements，visitingsitesandsigningupwiththem．However，suchonlinejobsdon'tpaywell．AbetterInternetjobforteensistocompleteonlinesurveys．Thesearequitesimplesurveysthatusuallyaskoneabouthis/heropinionsandideas．Manycompaniesusetheseideastomakeproductsdesignedforteenagers．

1.Whatdoesthewriterthinkofthejobasawaiter/waitress？

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A.Itneedsaperiodoftraining．

B.Itpaysmuchmorethanotherjobs．

C.Itcanimproveone'sleadershipskills．

D.Makingdinerscomfortableispartofthejob．

2.Astudentwhoisbusywithhisresearchpaperwillprobablychoosetowork______．

A.inarestaurant

B.inalibrary

C.ontheInternet

D.inanITcompany

3.Thewriterwrotethistextto______．

A.tellustheimportanceofdoingpart-timejobs

B.adviseteenagershowtochooseapart-timejob

C.teachyoungpeoplehowtomakelotsofmoney

D.introducehis/herexperienceofdoingpart-timejobs

4.Whydosomecompaniesasktheteenstodosurveys？

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A.Theteenshavemorefreetime．

B.Theycanpaylesstotheteens．

C.Theyneedadvicetomakeproductsforteens．

D.Theteensusuallyexpresstheirtrueopinions．

B

Justwhatisatigermother？

AmyChuaisalawprofessoratAmerica'sYaleUniversityandherrecentbookonthesubjectismakingwaves．She'sbeencalled"dangerous"，"outrageous"，evena"monster"forherdescriptionsofhowshebroughtuphertwodaughters．

HerbookBattleHymnoftheTigerMotherdescribesfightingwithadaughterforhoursatthepianotoensurethechildgetsapieceofmusicright．Sherejectedbirthdaycardsmadeforherbyhergirlsbecauseshedidn'tthinktheyhadmadeenoughefforts．Shecomparedonechildnegativelywiththeother，threateningtoburntheirtoys．Herrulesinclude：

schoolworkalwayscomesfirst；anA-minusisabadgrade；childrenmustbetwoyearsaheadoftheirclassmatesinmath，andplayingtheviolinorthepianoisamust．

Ms．ChuaconsiderstheChinesehardworkethicasawayofcreatinghappy，successfulchildren-atleastinhercase．Althoughshe'shadalargeamountofflakforhertheories，onethingcan'tbeignored-thesuccessofChinesechildrenintheeducationsystem．

InBritain，shockingresearchshowsthatChinesegirls，forexample，areoutperformingallotherforeigngroupsatGCSE-79percentgetting5ACGrades，comparedwith58percentofwhiteBritishgirls．SowhatisitaboutChineseparentingthat'sleadingtohighachievers？

AndhowdoAmyChua'stheoriesplayintothatsuccess？

Shetoldmethatifherdaughtercamebackfromschoolwith96/100inatest，Chuawouldaskherwhathappenedtotheother4points．It'saboutalwaysknowing"youcandobetter"，shetoldme．

Interestingly，inChina，thebirthplaceofthetigermother，peoplearemovingawayfromtraditionalChineseparenting．Theyarefollowingmorewesternparentingstyles．

5.AfterreadingAmyChua'srecentbook，thepublic______．

A.feelverysorryfortheirownchildren

B.considerheraverysuccessfulmother

C.realizetheirmethodsofbringingupchildrenarewrong

D.don'tthinkhighlyofhermethodsofbringingupherchildren

6.WhatcanwelearnaboutAmyChuaaccordingtoParagraph2？

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A.Sheisverystrictwithherchildren．

B.Shedoesn'tthinkherchildrenareclever．

C.Sheisveryinterestedinplayingthepiano．

D.Sheknowsplayingisimportanttochildren．

7.Paragraph4showsthat______．

A.Chineseparentsdon'tthinkgradesareveryimportant

B.ChinesechildrenareclevererthanBritishchildren

C.Chineseparentsareproudoftheirchildren

D.Chinesechildrendowellintheirstudy

8.Theunderlinedword"flak"inthethirdparagraphprobablymeans"______"．

A.attention　　　　　　　

B.criticism

C.curiosity

D.contribution．

C

Nearingtheageof101hasnotsloweddownoneJapanesewoman．Infact，intheswimmingpool-sheisonlygettingfaster．

Recently，a100-year-oldJapanesewomanbecametheworld'sfirstcentenariantocompletea1，500-meterfreestyleswimmingcompetitionina25-meterpoo1．

HernameisMiekoNagaoka．Ms．NagaokasetaworldrecordforheragegroupatarecentJapanMastersSwimmingAssociationeventinthewesterncityofMatsuyama．Sheswamtheracein1hour，15minutesand54seconds．

Bycomparison，theoverallfemaleworldrecordholdercompletedthesamedistanceinjustunder15andahalfminutes．Butthatswimmer，KatieLedecky，isonly17yearsold．AndMs．Nagao．kawasnotcompetingagainsther．Infact，Ms．Nagaokawastheonlycompetitorinthe100-104yearoldcategory．Herracewasnotaraceofspeedbutofendurance，ornotgivingup．

BreakingswimmingrecordsisnothingnewtoMs．Nagaoka．Sofarshehasbroken25records．Butshebegancompetingwhenshewasmuchyounger-at88．

Ms．Nagaokasufferredakneeinjuryinher80s，soshebeganswimmingtohelpherbodyrecover．Sinceherfirstinternationalswimmingcompetition，shehasn'tlookedback，exceptmaybetoseeifhercompetitioniscatchingup．

In2002．atamastersswimmeetinNewZealand，Ms．Nagaokatookthebronzemedalinthe50-meterbackstroke．In2004，shewonthreesilvermedalsatanItalianswimmeet．

Mastersswimmingisaspecialclassofcompetitiveswimmingtopromotehealthandfriendshipamongparticipants．Swimmerscompetewithinagegroupsoffiveyears．

Japanhasalargenumberofpeoplewholivebeyond100yearsold．Untilshepassedawaythismonth，theoldestpersonintheworldwasalsofromJapan．MisaoOkawawasbornin1898．Shesaidhersecretsforlongevity，orlonglife，weregoodgenes，regularsleep，sushiandexercise．

9.Theunderlinedword"centenarian"referstosomeonewhois______．

A.fromJapan

B.100orolder

C.anoldcompetitor

D.anewswimmer

10.Whichispossiblytheagecategoryofthemastersswimmingcompetition？

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A.82to87yearsold．

B.93to97yearsold．

C.95to99yearsold．

D.106to110yearsold．

11.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat______．

A.somepeoplearebornwithlongevitygenes

B.peoplewholikeswimminglivelonger

C.theJapaneseareinterestedinswimming

D.womanusuallylivemuchlongerthanmen

12.WhichcanbestexplainthespiritofMs．Nagaoka？

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A.Nottoadvanceistogoback．

B.Afterastormcomesacalm．

C.Theearlybirdcatchestheworm．

D.Keepongoing，nevergiveup．

D

DoesFameDriveYouCrazy？

Althoughbeingfamousmightsoundlikeadreamcometrue，today'sstars，feelinglikezooanimals，facepressuresthatfewofuscanimagine．Theyareatthecenterofmuchoftheworld'sattention．Paparazzi（狗仔队）campoutsidetheirhomes，camerasready．Tabloids（小报）publishthrillingstoriesabouttheirpersonallives．Justimaginenotbeingabletodoanythingwithoutbeingphotographedorinterruptedforasignature!

AccordingtopsychologistChristinaVillarreal，celebrities-famouspeople-worryconstantlyabouttheirpublicappearance．Eventually，theystarttolosetrackofwhotheyreallyare，seeingthemselvesthewaytheirfansimaginethem，notasthepeopletheywerebeforeeveryoneknewtheirnames．"Overtime，"Villarrealsays，"theyfeelseparatedandalone．"

Thephenomenonoftrackingcelebritieshasbeenaroundforages．Inthe4thcenturyBC，paintersfollowedAlexandertheGreatintobattle，hopingtopicturehisvictoriesforhisadmirers．WhenCharlesDickensvisitedAmericainthe19thcentury，hissold-outreadingsattractedthousandsoffans，leadinghimtocomplainabouthislackofprivacy．Tabloidsofthe1920sand1930sranarticlesaboutfilm-starsinmuchthesamewaythatmoderntabloidsandwebsitesdo．

Beingapublicfiguretoday，however，isalotmoredifficultthanitusedtobe．Superstarscannotmoveaboutwithoutworryingaboutphotographerswithmoderncameras．Whentheysaysomethingsillyordosomethingridiculous，thereisalwaystheInternettospreadthenewsinminutesandkeeptheir"story"aliveforever．

Iffameissotroublesome，whyaren'tallcelebritiesrunningawayfromit？

Theansweristherearestillwaystodealwithit．Somestarsstaycalmbysurroundingthemselveswithtrustedfriendsandfamilyorbyescapingtoremoteplacesawayfrombigcities．Theyfocusnotonhowfamoustheyarebutonwhattheylovetodoorwhatevermadethemfamousinthefirstplace．

Sometimesafewcelebritiescangetalittlejustice．Still，evenstarswhoenjoyfulljusticeoftencomplainabouthowhardtheirlivesare．Theyaretiredofbeingfamousalready．

13.Itcanbelearnedfromthepassagethatstarstoday______．

A.areoftenmisunderstoodbythepublic

B.cannolongerhavetheirprivacyprotected

C.spendtoomuchontheirpublicappearance

D.carelittleabouthowtheyhavecomeintofame

14.WhatisthemainideaofParagraph3？

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A.Greatheroesofthepastweregenerallyadmired．

B.Thep