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高三英语上学期期中试题

2017-2018高三上学期期中考试英语试卷

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120分

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第二部分：

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。

A

ProtectionPublications

CUSTOMERHEALTH:

AGUIDETOINTELLIGENTDECISIONS

Eightsoftcovereditionofleadingcollegetextcoveringallaspectsofbasichealthstrategy（策略）forconsumers.Includesmuchinformationonfoodfashionand“alternativemethods”.Thoroughlyreferenced.ByStephenBarrett,M.D.,WilliamM.London,Ed.D.,RobertS.Baratz,M.D.,D.D.S.,Ph.D.,andManfredKroger,Ph.D.608pages,$23.00

CHIROPRACTIC（手疗法）:

THECREATESTHOAX（骗局）OFTHECENTURY?

L.A.Chotkowski,M.D.,FACP,describesdiscoveriesmadeduringhishalf-centuryofmedicalpractice.Includesreportsofcases;theauthor’sobservationsatNewYorkChiropracticCollege,achiropracticoffice,andachiropracticlecture;anddetailsofcriticalreportsinthemedia.Secondedition,softcover,208pages,$15.

THEWHOLETOOTH

Thefundamentalguidetoprotectingyourdentalhealthandyourpocketbook.Coverspreventivecare,findingagooddentist,dentalrestoring,cosmeticdentistry,dentalquackery（治疗）andfraud（假牙）,anddentalinsuranceprograms,includingmanagedcare.ByMarvinJ.Schissel,D.D.S.,andJohnE.Dodes,D.D.S.Softcover,284pages,$10.

QUACKERYANDYOU

The32-pagesoftcoverbrochurewithspecialviewpointsbyWilliamJarvis,Ph.D.,suitableforwaitingrooms.$1.

Toaboveprices,pleaseadd$3forfirstbookand$1foreachadditionalbookforpostage&handling.Foreigncountriesadd$5perbook.SendorderstoQuackwatch,P.O.Box1747,AllenAvenue,NY18105.ThechecksmustbeinUSdollars.Wecannotprocesscreditcardorders.Pleaseuseourorderformfromandincludeyouremailaddress.

21.Whatdothefourbookshaveincommon?

A.Themeansofcoverpacking.B.Thecontents.

C.Theprices.D.Thedatesofpublication.

22.Whatcanyoudotosearchformoreinformationaboutthebooks?

A.Buythebrochure.B.Writetotheauthor.

C.Visit.D.Telephonethesellers.

23.IfaCanadianwantstobuyallthefourbooks,heshould__________.

A.pay$65intotal.B.pay$69inall.

C.payforthembycreditcard.D.payfortheminCanadiandollars.

24.ForwhomisQUACKERYANDYOUintendedfor?

A.Thosewhoordersomemedicine.

B.Thosewhoholdspecialopinions.

C.Thosestudyingthescienceofmedicine.

D.Thosewaitingtoseethedoctor.

B

Learninganylanguageishard,butlearningEnglishcanbeespeciallychallenging.Why?

Becausenativespeakersusethelanguageinwaysthattextbookscouldneverdescribe.Inparticular,wordsthatBritishpeopleusecausemanylanguagestudentstoscratchtheirheads.

Here’sanexample:

YouoverhearaBritoncallingsomeonea“wazzock”.Butwhatexactlyisawazzock?

Thisword,infact,meansafoolishperson,althoughthere’snothingaboutitthatwouldhelpyouguessthat.TherearemanystrangetermslikethisinBritishEnglish–theOxfordEnglishDictionarywouldbemuchsmallerwithoutthesepeculiar（古怪的）usagesfillingitspages.

Howcantheseoddwordsbeexplained?

PartoftheansweristheBritishsenseofhumor.Britonsdon’tliketotakethingstooseriously,andthisisevidentthroughmanyBritishwordsandphrases.Forexample,to“spendapenny”meanstousethebathroom.Itreferstothedayswhenpeoplehadtopayapennytouseapublictoilet.

InaninterviewfortheBBC’swebsite,BritishlinguistDavidCrystalsuggestedtheremaybehistoricalreasonsforthesheernumberofoddwordsandphrasesinBritishEnglish.Hethinksthattheybeganinthelate16thandearly17thcenturies.Thiswasagreatageforthetheater,whenShakespeareandotherwritersworkedhardtokeepupwiththedemandfornewplays.Thetheater’spopularityalsocreatedanincentive（刺激）toinventnewwords.

Withthisinmind,perhapsShakespeareandhispeersaretoblameforunusualBritishwordssuchas“codswallop”and“balderdash”–whichboth,ironically,mean“nonsense”.

Whilethesestrangewordsmaybeconfusingtonon-nativespeakers,theycertainlymakestudyingEnglishalotmoreinteresting.

25.Accordingtothetext,whymaynon-nativespeakersfindithardtolearnEnglish?

A.Dictionariesdon’texplainoddusagesofmanywords.

B.Agreatmanystrangewordsmakenosensetothem.

C.TheEnglishtextbookstheystudyareusuallyoutofdate.

D.Theyareunabletounderstandthehumorinconversations.

26.Withtheexampleof“spendapenny”,theauthorintendsto_________.

A.explainonereasonofhowsomestrangephraseswerecreated

B.explainthemeaningandbackgroundofthephrase

C.showwhattypicalBritishsenseofhumouris

D.showBritishpeople’sattitudetowardstrangewords

27.AccordingtoDavidCrystal,_________.

A.manyofthewordsthatShakespeareinventedwerenonsense

B.Shakespeare’sworksareboringbecauseoftheoddwordsinvolved

C.thetheatre’ssuccessinthe17thcenturyinspiredthebirthofmanyoddwords

D.theoddwordsinShakespeare’splayscontributedalottothetheatre’spopularity

28.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.ThedevelopmentoftheBritishEnglish.

B.Shakespeare’sinfluenceonBritishEnglish.

C.TheoriginandmeaningsofBritishhumour.

D.SomereasonsforthelargenumberofoddwordsinBritishEnglish.

C

Inavideopostedonline,aUnitedAirlinespassenger,whoisanAsian,isshownwithabloodyfaceafterhewasforcedoffanoverbookedflightonApril9,2017,makingthealreadytroubledairlineearnmorebadpress.

Overbookingonflightshappensallthetime.Emptyseatscostairlinesmoney,sotheyoffset（抵消）thenumberofpassengerswhomissflightsbysellingseveralmoretickets.Inthiscase,theproblemarosebecauseUnited（美联航）decidedatthelastminutetoflyfouremployeestoaconnectionpointandneededfourpassengerstomakewayforthem.

Normally,whenthere'sanoverbookingissue,airlineswilloffercompensation（赔偿）tothepassengerswhoarewillingtotakealaterflight.Atfirst,theywereoffered$400,ahotelroomforthenight,andaflightthefollowingafternoon.Whennoonetooktheoffer,theamountwasuppedto$800.Stillnovolunteers.Soamanagerboardedtheflightandinformedpassengersthatfourpeoplewouldbeselectedtoleavetheflight.

Acouplewhowereselectedagreedtoleavetheplanevoluntarily.However,Amanrefused,sayinghewasadoctorandhadtoseepatientsinthemorning.Anairlinemanagertoldhimthatsecuritywouldbecalledifhedidnotleave.Then,securityofficerscametospeaktohim.Theirconversationendedwiththemanbeingyanked（猛拉）fromhisseatontotheflooranddraggedoff,bloodvisibleonhisface.

Thisincidentcausedastirinpublic.ManycriticizedUnited'sracismandcruelty.Someevencalledforaboycottoftheairline.Thecompanyisfacingincreasingpressurearoundtheworld.Unitedisalsosufferingfrombroaderworriesamonginvestors（投资人）aboutUSairlineperformance.

29.Whatcanwelearnaboutoverbookingonflights?

A.Itrarelyoccurs.B.Itmakesmoremoney.

C.It'sforemployees.D.Italwayscausesproblems.

30.Whatdoairlinesusuallydofirstwhenthere'sanoverbookingissue?

A.Selectsomepassengersrandomlyandaskthemtoleave.

B.Callthesecurityandforcesomepassengerstoleave.

C.Findsomevolunteersandofferthemcompensation.

D.Requirethelastfewpassengersnottoboardtheplane.

31.Whydidthemanrefusetoleavetheplane?

A.Hewasunsatisfiedwiththecompensation.

B.Hewasfrightenedbythesecurityofficers.

C.Hehadgotanappointmentthenextday.

D.Hewasbadlyinjuredandwasbleeding.

32.Whatcanbelearnedfromthelastparagraph?

A.Thecompany'sreputationisgreatlydamaged.

B.Thecompanyhasalreadylostmanyinvestors.

C.Incidentslikethiswillnothappenagain.

D.NopassengerswilltakeUnited'sflights.

D

Mostnationshaveatleastonetypeoffoodthatpeoplefromothercountriesthinkisunusualorunethical（不道德的）toeat.InFrance,peopleeathorsemeatandfroglegs.InSouthKoreaandpartsofChina,restaurantsservedogmeat.AndinAustralia,it’scommontocookkangaroomeatonthebarbecueanduseemu（鸸鹋）eggstomakepancakes.

ThekangarooandemuarenativetoAustralia.BothanimalsareimportanttothenationalimageofAustraliaandappearontheAustraliancoatofarms.They’realsocentralfiguresinthehistoryoftheindigenous（土生土长的）AustralianAboriginals（土著人）.However,Aboriginaltribesstillhunttheseanimalsfortheirmeat,furandfat.

Today,Australianpeoplecontinuetoeattheseanimals.Oneofthereasonspeopleeatkangaroomeatisthatit’shighinproteinandlowinfat,soeatingkangarooisagoodoptionforanyoneonadiet.It’salsocheapertoeatkangaroomeatthanotherredmeats.Becauseofthis,alotofuniversitystudentschoosetobuykangaroomeat.BBCNewsalsoreportedthatAustralianscientistsbelievethateatingkangaroomeatisgoodfortheenvironment--kangarooshavedifferentdigestivesystemsthancowsandsheep,meaningtheyproducelessmethane（甲烷），thesecondbiggestcontributortoglobalwarming.

WhileemumeatishighinironandvitaminC,mostpeopledon’tthinkittastesgood.Forthisreason,theypreferemueggs.Oneeggislargeenoughtomakesevenomelettes（煎蛋）.Andwhileit’sillegaltocollectemueggsfromthewild,theycanbeboughtfromemufarms.Ratherthancrackingthebeautifuldarkshell,it’sbettertodrainitbyputtingasmallholeateachendandblowing.Afterwards,youcanevencarveadesignintotheeggshell.

33.Theauthormentionedthemeat-eatingcustomsofdifferentcountriesatthebeginning

ofthearticleto__________.

A.presentdifferentcultures’meat-eatin