广东省广州市培才高级中学届高三月考英语试题.docx

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广东省广州市培才高级中学届高三月考英语试题

016--2017学年第一学期10月英语科考试

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卡相应的位置。

第I卷

第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（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

TheCambridgeScienceFestivalCuriosityChallenge

DaretoTaketheCuriosityChallenge!

TheCambridgeScienceFestival（CSF）ispleasedtoinformyouofthesixthannualCuriosity

Challenge.Thechallengeinvites,evendaresschoolstudentsbetweentheagesof5and14tocreateartworkorapieceofwritingthatshowstheircuriosityhowitinspiresthemtoexploretheirworld

.

Studentsarebeingdaredtodrawapicture,writeanarticle,takeaphotoorwriteapoemthatshowswhattheyarecuriousabout.Toenterthechallenge,allartworkorpiecesofwritingshouldbesenttotheCambridgeScienceFestival,MITMuseum,265MassAvenue,

StudentswhoentertheCuriosityChallengeandareselectedaswinnerswillbehonorataspecialceremonyduringtheCSFonSunday,April21st.Guestspeakerswillalsopresentprizestothestudents.Winningentrieswillbepublishedinabook.Studententrieswillexhibitedandprizeswillbegiven.Familiesofthosewhotakepartwillbeincludedincelebrationandbrunchwillbeserved.

BetweenMarch10thandMarch15h,eachwinnerwillbegiventhespecificsoftheclosingceremonyandtheCuriosityChallengecelebration.Theprogramguidelinesandotherrelatedinformationareavailableat:

http:

//cambridgesciencefestival.org.

1.WhocantakepartintheCuriosityChallenge?

A.Cambridgelocals.B.Schoolstudents.C.CSFwinners.D.MITartists.

2.Whenwilltheprize-givingceremonybeheld?

A.OnApril21st.B.OnMarch15thC.OnMarch10th.D.OnFebruary8th.

3.Whattypeofwritingisthistext?

A.Anexhibitionguide.B.Anartshowreview.

C.Anofficialreport.D.Anannouncement.

B

Fiveyearsago,whenItaughtartataschoolinSeattle,IusedTinkertoysasatestatthebeginningofatermtofindoutsomethingaboutmystudents.IputasmallsetofTinkertoysinfrontofeachstudent,andsaid:

”MakesomethingoutoftheTinkertoys.Youhave45minutestoday-and45minuteseachdayfortherestoftheweek.”

Afewstudentshesitatedtostart.Theywaitedtoseetherestoftheclasswoulddo.Severalotherscheckedtheinstructionsandmadesomethingaccordingtooneofthemodelplansprovided.Anothergroupbuiltsomethingoutoftheirownimaginations.

OnceIhadaboywhoworkedexperimentallywithTinkertoysinhisfreetime.Hisconstructionsfilledashelfintheartclassroomandagoodpartofhisbedroomathome.Iwasdelightedatthepresenceofsuchastudent.Herewasanexceptionallycreativemindatwork.HispresencemeantthatIhadanunexpectedteachingassistantinclasswhosecreativitywouldinfect（感染）otherstudents.

Encouragingthiskindofthinkinghasadownside.Irantheriskoflosingthosestudentswhohadadifferentstyleofthinking.Withoutfailonewoulddeclare,”ButI’mjustnotcreative.”

“Doyoudreamatnightwhenyou’reasleep?

”

“Oh,sure.”

“Sotellmeoneofyourmostinterestingdreams.”Thestudentwouldtellsomethingwildlyimaginative.Flyingintheskyorinatimemachineorgrowingthreeheads.“That’sprettycreative.Whodoesthatforyou?

”

“Nobody.Idoit.”

“Really-atnight,whenyou’reasleep?

”

“Sure.”

“Trydoingitinthedaytime,inclass,okay?

”

4.TheteacherusedTinkertoysinclassinorderto________?

A.makethelessonsmoreexcitingB.knowmoreaboutthestudents

C.raisethestudents’interestinartD.teachthestudentsabouttoydesign

5.WhatdoweknowabouttheboymentionedinParagraph3?

A.HewasimaginativeB.Hepreferredtostudyalone.

C.Hewasactiveinclass.D..Helikedtohelphisteacher.

6.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“downside”inParagraph4probablymean?

A.Mistake.B.Difficulty.C.Drawback.D.Burden.

7.Whydidtheteacheraskthestudentstotalkabouttheirdreams?

A.Tofindoutabouttheirwaysofthinking.B.Tofindoutabouttheirsleepinghabits.

C.Tohelpthemtoimprovetheirmemory.D.Tohelpthemtoseetheircreativity.

C

Atypicalliontamer（驯兽师）inpeople’smindisanentertainerholdingawhip（鞭）atachair.Thewhipgetsalloftheattention,butit’smostlyforshow.Inreality,it’sthechairthatdoestheimportantwork.Whenaliontamerholdsachairinfrontofthelion’sface,theliontriestofocusonallfourlegsofthechairatthesametime.Withitsfocusdivided,thelionbecomesconfusedandisunsureaboutwhattodonext.Whenfacedwithsomanyoptions,thelionchoosestofreezeandwaitinsteadofattackingthemanholdingthechair.

Howoftendoyoufindyourselfinthesamepositionasthelion?

Howoftendoyouhavesomethingyouwanttoachieve（e.g.loseweight,startabusiness,travelmore）—onlytoendupconfusedbyalloftheoptionsinfrontofyouandnevermakeprogress?

Thisupsetsmetonoendbecausewhilealltheexpertsarebusydebatingaboutwhichoptionisbest,thepeoplewhowanttoimprovetheirlivesareleftconfusedbyalloftheconflictinginformation.Theendresultisthatwefeellikewecan'tfocusorthatwe’refocusedonthewrongthings,andsowetakelessaction,makelessprogress,andstaythesamewhenwecouldbeimproving.

Itdoesn’thavetobethatway.Anytimeyoufindtheworldwavingachairinyourface,rememberthis:

Allyouneedtodoisfocusononething.Youjustneedtogetstarted.Startingbeforeyoufeelreadyisoneofthehabitsofsuccessfulpeople.Ifyouhavesomewhereyouwanttogo,somethingyouwanttoaccomplish,someoneyouwanttobecome…takeimmediateaction.Ifyou’reclearaboutwhereyouwanttogo,therestoftheworldwilleitherhelpyougetthereorgetoutoftheway.

8.Whydoestheliontameruseachair?

A.Totrickthelion.B.Toshowoffhisskills.

C.Togetreadyforafight.D.Toentertaintheaudience.

9.Inwhatsensearepeoplesimilartoalionfacingachair?

A.TheyhavetodosomethingforshowB.Theyholdontothewrongthings.

C.Theyfindithardtomakechanges.D.Theyfeelpuzzledoverchoices.

10.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardstheexpertmentionedinParagraph3?

A.Tolerant.B.Respectful.C.Doubtful.D.Supportive.

11.Whentheworldis“wavingachairinyourface”,you’readvisedto_____

A.waitforabetterchanceB.breakyouroldhabits

C.makeaquickdecisionD.askforclearguidance

D

Failureisprobablythemostexhaustingexperienceapersoneverhas.Thereisnothingmoretiringthannotsucceeding.

Weexperiencethistirednessintwoways:

asstart-upfatigue（疲惫）andperformancefatigue.Intheformercase,wekeepputtingoffataskbecauseitiseithertooboringortoodifficult.Andthelongerwedelayit,themoretiredwefeel.

Suchstart-upfatigueisveryreal,evenifnotactuallyphysical,notsomethinginourmusclesandbones.Thesolutionisobvious,thoughperhapsnoteasytoapply:

alwayshandlethemostdifficultjobfirst.

Yearsago,Iwasaskedtowrite102essaysonthegreatideasofsomefamousauthors.Applyingmyownrule,Ideterminedtowritetheminalphabetical（按字母顺序）,neverlettingmyselfleaveoutatoughidea.AndIalwaysstartedtheday’sworkwiththedifficulttaskofessay-writing.Experienceprovedthattheruleworks.

Performancefatigueismoredifficulttohandle.Thoughwillingtogetstarted,wecannotseemtodothejobright.Itsdifficultiesappearsogreatthat,howeverhardwework,wefailagainandagain.Insuchasituation,IworkashardasIcan-thenlettheunconscioustakeover.

WhenplanningEncyclopaediaBritannica（《大英百科全书》）,Ihadtocreateatableofcontentsbasedonthetopicsofitsarticles.Nothinglikethishadeverbeendonebefore,anddayafterdatIkeptcomingupwithsolutions,butnoneofthemworked.Myfatiguebecamealmostunbearable.

Oneday,mentallyexhausted,Iwrotedownallthereasonswhythisproblemcouldnotbesolved.Itriedtoconvincemyselfthatthetroublewaswiththeproblemitself,notwithme.Relived,Isatbackinaneasychairandfellasleep.

Anhourlater,Iwokeupsuddenlywiththesolutionclearlyinmind.Intheweeksthatfollowed,thesolutionwhichhadcomeupinmyunconsciousmindprovidedcorrectateverystep.ThoughIworkedashardasbefore,Ifeltnofatigue.Successwasnowasexcitingasfailurehadbeendepressing.

Humanbeings,Ibelievemusttrytosucceed.Success,then,meansneverfeelingtired.

12.Peoplewithstart-upfatiguearemostlikelyto.

A.seekhelpB.workhardC.delaytasksD.acceptfailure

13.Onwhatoccasiondoesapersonprobablysufferfromperformancefatigue?

A.Beforestartingadifficulttask.B.Whenallthesolutionsfail.

C.Ifthejobisratherboring.D.Afterfindingawayout.

14.Accordingtotheauthor,theunconsciousmindmayhelpus.

A.ignorementalproblemsB.getsomenicesleep

C.gaincompletereliefD.findtherightsolution

15.Whatcouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.SuccessIsBuiltuponFailureB.HowtoHandlePerformanceFatigue

C.GettingoverFatigue:

AWaytoSuccessD.Fatigue:

AnEarlySignofHealthProblems

第二节（共共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的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。

TipsforcookingonaTightSchedule

Frommyexperience,therearethreemainreasonswhypeopledon’tcookmoreoften:

ability,moneyandtime,____16__MoneyisatopicI’llsaveforanotherday.SotodayIwanttogiveyousomewisdomabouthowtomakethemostofthetimeyouspendinthekitchen.Herearethreetipsforgreatcookingonatightschedule:

1.Thinkahead.ThemomentswhenIthinkcookingisapainarewhenI’malreadyhungryandth