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辽宁省沈阳市届高三英语阶段测试试题1136
辽宁省沈阳市2018届高三英语11月阶段测试试题
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120分考试时间:
80分钟
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卷(选择题,共70分)
第一部分听力(略)
第二部分阅读理解(共20小题,每小题2分,满分40分)
第一节阅读下列短文,从每题中的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳答案。
A
King'sCollegeSummerSchool
King'sCollegeSummerSchoolisanannualtrainingprogramforhighschoolstudentsatalllevelsthatwanttoimprovetheirEnglish.TheteachersofKing’sCollegeandothercollegesinNewYorkgivecourses.Tripstomuseumsandculturecentersarealsoorganized.Thisyear'ssummerschoolwillbefromJuly25toAugust15.Moreinformationisasfollows:
Application(申请)date
●StudentsinNewYorkshouldsendtheir
applicationsbeforeJuly18,2017.
●Studentsofothercitiesshouldsendtheir
applicationsbeforeJuly16,2017.
●Foreignstudentsshouldsendtheirapplications beforeJuly10,2017.
Courses
●EnglishLanguage
SpokenEnglish:
22hours
ReadingandWriting:
10hours
●AmericanHistory:
16hours
●AmericanCulture:
16hours
Steps
●Aletterofself-introduction
●Aletterofrecommendation
●ThelettersshouldbewritteninEnglishwithall thenecessaryinformation.
Cost
●Dailylessons:
$200
●Sportsandactivities:
$100
●Travels:
$200
●Hotelservice:
$400
●Youmaychoosetolivewithyourfriendsorrelativesinthesamecity.
1.Youcanmostprobablyreadthetextin_____.
A.anewspaperB.atravelguideC.atextbookD.atelephonebook
2.WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutKing'sCollegeSummerSchool?
A.Onlytopstudentscantakepartintheprogram.
B.OnlytheteachersofKing'sCollegegivecourses.
C.King'sCollegeSummerSchoolisruneveryotheryear.
D.Visitstomuseumsandculturecentersarepartoftheprogram.
3.IfyouaretolivewithyourrelativesinNewYork,youwillhavetopaytheschool_____.
A.$200B.$400C.$500D.$900
4.Whatinformationcanyougetfromthetext?
A.Theprogramwilllasttwomonths.
B.YoucanwritetoThompsononlyinEnglish.
C.Youcangetintouchwiththeschoolbye-mailorbytelephone.
D.AsaChinesestudent,youcansendyourapplicationonJuly14,2017.
B
Inhisnewshow,EvanRuggieroplaysguitar,singspopstandardsandshowseverybodyhisfinefootwork.WhatmakesalloftheseespeciallyunusualisthatRuggiero,24,hasonlyoneleg.
Whenhewasa19-year-oldmusicaltheaterstudentatNewJersey'sMontclairStateUniversity,Ruggierohadararebonecancerinhisrightleg.Finallyhislegwouldhavetobeamputated(截)belowtheknee.
Suchasetbackcouldhaveeasilyendedthecareerofalesstoughperson,butRuggiero,whohasbeendancingsincehewasfive,nowputstheexperienceintohisperformance.Hisshow,"TheOne-LeggedSongandDanceMan:
Volume3",explainshowhereturnedtodancejust18monthsaftertheamputation.Hisdancenowreliesontheuseofapegleg(假肢),heexplains.
Thesecrettohissurprisingsuccess,hesays,wasbeinga"stubborn"patientwhorefusedtogiveuponhisdanceandperformingstudies,despitetheadviceofhisdoctor.
“Itwasarealsetback,butafteritwasallover,Isaid,'Youknowwhat?
IneedtopickuprightwhereIleftoffandcontinuemycareer,'”Ruggierosaid.
Ruggierohascometoviewhispeglegasaninstrument."Tapdancers-they'realwayscallingthemselvesmusicians,andtheirfeetaretheirinstrument,"hesaid.
Notingthatmanyaudiencememberswillneverhaveseenaone-leggeddancerbeforecomingtohisshow,Ruggierosayshewon'tshyawayfromthephysical"weakness"hisperformanceshowsbecauseofhiscondition.
"Alotofpeoplehavecomeuptome,andtheyalwayssay,'You'resucharolemodelandaninspiration,'"hesaid."I'mhonoredwhenpeoplesaythat,ofcourse,butI'mjusttryingtogetonwithmylife."
5.WhatmakesRuggiero'snewshowunusual?
A.One-leggeddance.B.Hisownartworks.
C.Theuseofinstrument.D.Songsofpopstandard.
6.Accordingtothepassage,itistruethat__________.
A.Ruggieroisatoughpersonwithastrongwill
B.thesetbackhasendedRuggiero'sdancecareer
C.Ruggieroisdancingrelyingonothers'support
D.hisdoctoragreedhekeptondancingandstudying
7.Whenaudienceattendhisperformance,theymaynotice_______.
A.Ruggieroplayspiano,singsanddances
B.Ruggieroisadancerwiththehelpofapegleg
C.therearemanytapdancersintheperformance
D.Ruggieropretendstobeaphysicallynormalperson
8.What'stheauthor'sattitudetoEvan?
A.WorryB.SympathyC.EncouragementD.Pity
C
Itistruethatgoodwritersrewriteandrewriteandthenrewritesomemore.Butinordertoworkupthedesiretorewrite,itisimportanttolearntolikewhatyouwriteattheearlystage.
IamsurprisedatthenumberoffamouswritersIknowwhosaythattheysodislikereadingtheirownwritinglaterthattheyevenhatetolookoverthepublishers'opinions.Onereasonwemaydislikereadingourownworkisthatwe'reoftendisappointedthattherichideasinourmindsseemverythinandplainwhenfirstwrittendown.JerryFodorandStevenPinkersuggestthatthisfactmaybearesultofhowourmindswork.
Differentfrompopularbelief,wedonotusuallythinkinthewordsandsentencesofordinarylanguagebutinsymbolsforideas(knownas‘mentalese’),andwritingourideasdownisanactoftranslationfromthatsymboliclanguage.Butwhilementalesecontainsourthoughtsintheformofacomplextapestry(织锦),writingcanonlybecomposedonethreadatatime.Thereforeitshouldnotbesurprisingthatourfirstattemptatexpressingideasshouldlooksosimple.Itisonlybyrepeatedlyrewritingthatweproducenewthreadsandconnectthemtogetclosertotheideasformedinourminds.
Whenpeoplewriteasifsomestrictcriticsarelookingovertheirshoulder,theyaresoworriedaboutwhatthiscriticmightsaythattheygetstuckbeforetheyevenstart.PeterElbowmakesanexcellentsuggestiontodealwiththisproblem.Whenwritingweshouldhavetwodifferentminds.Atthefirststage,weshouldseeeveryidea,aswellasthewordsweusetoexpressit,aswonderfulandworthputtingdown.Itisonlyduringrewritesthatweshouldexaminewhatweexcitedlywroteinthefirststageandcheckforweaknesses.
9.Whatdowelearnfromthetextaboutthosefamouswriters?
A.Theyoftenregretwritingpoorworks.
B.Someofthemwritesurprisinglymuch.
C.Manyofthemhatereadingtheirownworks.
D.Theyarehappytoreviewthepublishers'opinions.
10.Whatdopeoplegenerallybelieveaboutthewayhumanmindswork?
A.Peoplethinkinwordsandsentences.
B.Humanideasaretranslatedintosymbols.
C.Peoplethinkbyconnectingthreadsofideas.
D.Humanthoughtsareexpressedthroughpictures.
11.Whatcanweconcludefromthetext?
A.Mostpeoplebelievewethinkinsymbols.
B.Lovingourownwritingisscientificallyreasonable.
C.Thewritersandcriticscanneverreachanagreement.
D.Thinkingandwritingaredifferentstagesofmindatwork.
D
Energyindependence.Ithasaniceringtoit.Doesn’tit?
Ifyouthinkso,you’renotalone,becauseenergyindependencehasbeenthedreamofAmericanpresidentfordecades,andnevermoresothaninthepastfewyears,whenthemostrecentoilpriceshockhasbeenpartlyresponsibleforkickingoffthegreatrecession(经济衰退).
“Energyindependence”anditsrhetorical(修辞的)companion“energysecurity”are,however,slipperyconceptsthatarerarelythoughthrough.Whatisitwewantindependencefrom,exactly?
Mostpeoplewouldprobablysaythattheywanttobeindependentfromimportedoil.Buttherearereasonsthatwebuyallthatoldfromelsewhere.
Thefirstreasonisthatweneedittokeepoureconomyrunning.Yes,thereisatrickle(涓涓细流)ofbiofuel(生物燃料)available,andmoremaybecomeavailable,butmostbiofuelscauseeconomicwasteandenvironmentaldestruction.
Second,Americanshavebasicallydecidedthattheydon’treallywanttoproducealltheirownoil.Theyvaluetheenvironmentalqualitytheypreserveovertheiroilimportsfromabroad.VastareasoftheUnitedStatesareoff-limitstooilexplorationandproductioninthenameofenvironmentalprotection.TowhatextentareAmericansreallywillingtoenduretheenvironmentalimpactsofdomesticenergyproductioninordertocutbackimports?
Third,therearebenefitstotrade.Itallowsforeconomicefficiency,andwhenwebuythingsfromplacesthathavelowerproductioncoststhanwedo,webenefit.Andalthoughyoudon’treadaboutthismuch,theUnitedStatesisalsoalargeexporterofoilproducts,sellingabout2millionbarrelsofpetroleumproductsperdaytoabout90countries.
ThereisnoquestionthattheUnitedStatesimportsagreatdealofenergyand,infact,reliesonthatsteadyflowtomaintainitseconomy.Whenthatflowisinterrupted,wefeelthepaininshortsuppliesandhigherprices,Atthesametime,wederivemassiveeconomicbenefitswhenwebuythemostaffordableenergyontheworldmarketandwhenweengageinenergytradearoundtheworld.
12.WhatdoestheauthorsayaboutenergyindependenceforAmerica?
A.Itsoundsveryattractive.C.Itwillbringoilpricesdown.
B.Itensuresnationalsecurity.D.Ithaslongbeeneveryone’sdream.
13.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofbiofuels?
A.TheykeepAmerica’seconomyrunninghealthily.
B.Theyprovetobeagoodalternativetopetroleum.
C.Theydonotprovideasustainableenergysupply.
D.Theycauseseriousdamagetotheenvironment.
14.WhydoesAmericarelyheavilyonoilimports?
A.Itwantstoexpanditsstorageofcrudeoil.
B.Itsownoilreservesarequicklyrunningout.
C.Itwantstokeepitsownenvironmentundamaged.
D.Itsownoilproductionfallsshortofdemand.
15.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthepa