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英语浙江省诸暨市牌头中学届高三上学期期中考试英语试题
2017学年第一学期期中考试
高三年级英语试卷
第I卷
第一部分：
听力（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
听下面5段对话。
每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。
听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。
每段对话仅读一遍。
1.Howlongwilltheplaylast?
A.Forty-fiveminutes.B.Sixtyminutes.C.Seventy-fiveminutes.
2.Whodoesthemanthinkismorebeautiful?
A.Lucy.B.Lily.C.Jolie.
3.Whatdayisittoday?
A.Tuesday.B.Wednesday.C.Thursday.
4.Whatdoesthemanmean?
A.Mikehassomeextramoney.
B.Thewomanshouldgetthebag.
C.Hecan’tlendthewomananymoney.
5.Whatdoesthewomanliketodobest?
A.Watchmovies.B.Goshopping.C.Readbooks.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
听下面5段对话或独白。
每段对话或独白后有2至4个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。
听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。
每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6和第7题。
6.Wheredoesthewomanwork?
A.InTokyo.B.InLondon.C.InOxford.
7.Whatarethespeakersgoingtodotogethertomorrow?
A.VisitJane.B.Havedinner.C.Seecustomers.
听第7段材料，回答第8和第9题。
8.WhatistheplanfortheactivityonFriday?
A.Ameetingfollowedbyalunch.
B.Alunchfollowedbyalecture.
C.Alecturefollowedbyameeting.
9.WhattimewillProfessorSmithfinishhistalk?
A.Atabout1:
45.B.Atabout2:
15.C.Atabout2:
45.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10.WhatwillMr.Smithdothisafternoon?
A.Cleanthegarden.B.Gotothecinema.C.Workonhisworkreport.
11.What’stheweatherlikenow?
A.Sunny.B.Cloudy.C.Snowy.
12.Whenwillthespeakersmeet?
A.Aroundthreeo’clock.B.Aroundfouro’clock.C.Aroundfiveo’clock.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13.Whatdoesthemansayaboutthecarpet?
A.Ithasnicecolors.B.It’seasytoclean.C.It’singoodcondition.
14.Whatfurnitureisnotincluded?
A.Thetables.B.Thechairs.C.Thebeds.
15.Howmanybedroomsdoestheapartmenthave?
A.One.B.Two.C.Three.
16.Whatdoesthewomandecidetodointheend?
A.Discusswithherfriend.
B.Bargainwiththeman.
C.Seeanotherdepartmentdowntown.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17.Whatdoweknowaboutthehotel?
A.It’srightinthecenterofthecity.
B.Ithasbeendecoratedrecently.
C.Itprovideslowqualityservice.
18.Whichisconsideredoneofthebest-equippedplacesinthearea?
A.Theswimmingpool.B.Thetenniscourts.C.Thenewly-openedgym.
19.Whichpackageallowsgueststoenjoyallhotels’fitnessequipment?
A.Thetwo-dayone.B.Thethree-dayone.C.Thefive-dayone.
20.Howmuchdoesthefive-daypackagecostperpersonpernight?
A.$52.B.$60.C.$75.
第二部分:
阅读理解（共两节,满分35分）
第一节（共10小题;每小题2.5分,满分25分）
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A,B,C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项.
A
Whatwouldyoudoifcyberbullies（网络欺凌）werebashingyourfriendsonTwitter?
KevinCurwick,an18-year-oldseniorandfootballcaptainatOsseoSeniorHighSchoolinOsseo,Minnesota,startedananonymousTwitterpagecalled@OsseoNiceThings.Kevinusesittotweetpositivethingsabouthisschoolmates,singlingthemoutortheirstrengthsandtalents.
Nowhispagehasthousandsoffollowers,andsimilar“nice”pageshavepoppedupatotherschools.WespoketoKevinabouthowheusesTwittertocombatcyberbullying.
CHOICES:
Whatmadeyoudecideto“tweetnice”?
Therewassomenastytweetinggoingonsayingnegativethingsaboutpeopleatmyschool.SoIcreatedanicepagetohelpthekidswhowerebeingattacked,aswellasrandompeople---justtogivethemaboostinconfidence.
CHOICES:
Howdoesitwork?
Doyougetrequeststomentioncertainpeople?
PeoplesendmeadirectmessageonTwitter,anIkeeptheirmessageanomymous,sothatpeoplecanlookatitandthink,“Wow,thiscouldbeanyonesayingthisaboutme.”
CHOICES:
Haveyourtweetsstoppedthecyberbullying?
Bypraisingotherpeoplebychanceandusingsocialnetworkingorsocialmediatoencourageapositiveattitude,it’smadecyberbullyinguncool.Ithinkthatalotofpeoplearelookingforthepositive,andwhenyougivethemthatoutlet,alltheattentionistakenawayfromthebullies.
CHOICES:
Wereyousurprisedbyallthepositiveresponsesandcelebrityretweetsyou’vegotten?
Ohgosh,yes!
ItdevelopedalotmorethanIexpected.Itwassocooltoseehowotherschoolsnowhavetheirown“nice”pages.
CHOICES:
Howcanotherkidsusesocialmediaforgood?
Performrandomactsofkindness.Insteadoflookingthroughpeople’spicturestotearthemdown,lookatitinadifferentway.Praisepeople.Mostimportantly,ifyoudon’thaveanythingnicetosay,justdon’tsayanythingatall.Butpraisesarewelcomeallthetime.
21.Itcanbeinferredthatthetextmaybe___________.
A.anadvertisementB.aplayscriptC.aninterviewD.apersonaldiary
22.HowdidKevinCurwickdealwithothers’messages?
A.Withanintentiontokeeparecord.
B.Inordertokeepitasecret.
C.Withthepurposeofspreadinginpublic.
D.Withoutmakinganameknowntoall.
23.Kevinadvisedotherkidstousesocialmedia___________.
A.toofferasmanypraisesaspossible
B.tolookthroughothers’pictures
C.tosaysomethingatleast
D.tocreateTwitterpage
B
Cycling or even walking in city areas can be alittledangerous,thankstothefactthatoneissharingtheroadwithvehiclesthatareincreasinglygettinglargerandheaviver.Arecentstudyprovesthatofthe 1.27 million people that dieinroadtrafficcrasheseachyear,abouthalfarewalkers,motorcyclistsandcyclists.Nowtheremaybeasolutionthatcouldprovideatleastsomehelptoprotectthishelplessgroup---anairbag!
If you are worried that this safety measure will involveyoutakingaroundaheavypackageorworsestill,wrappingyourselfinsideanuglyplasticbag,thebagisfittednotonthehuman,butonthe outside of the vehicle.And,while there areseveralversionsoftheideaintheworks,theonemostrecentlyunveiledbyDutchcarcompanyTNO,seems to be the mostadvancedandreadytogointoproduction.
Intheworkssince2011,theairbagcoversonlythelowerpartofthewindshield.Thiswillprovidethemuchneededbufferbetweentheperson’sheadandthepaneofglasshe/shewouldotherwisemeet.
Thechain of events leading to an airbag cause are quitesimple---acamerafittedbeneaththerear-viewmirrormonitorsthevehicle’sclosenesstoawalkerorcyclist.Anycontactwitheitheroneofthemsetsoffthesensorsinthecar’sbumperandquicklyblowsuptheairbag.Inadditiontothatthesensorsalsosetoffthecar’sautomaticbrake,reducingthechancesofanevenworseinjury.
Intestsconducted using a model,the success of not gettinginjuredafterbeinghitbyacar traveling at about 40km/h wasabout50-50!
Whilenotperfect,itwillstillresultinreducingthe number of deaths by a huge amount.
With TNO ready to license its technology to car makersandmanymorecompaniestryingtodevelop similar concepts,wewouldnotbesurprisedifouterairbagsbecomeastandardfeatureineverycarprettysoon!
24.Why does the airbag cover the lower part of the windshield?
A.To protect the windshield from being destroyed.
B.To make the vehicle look beautiful.
C.To reduce the weight of walkers.
D.To prevent people's head crashing on the glass.
25.The fourth paragraph is mainly about___________.
A.how the airbag works
B.where the airbag is fixed
C.why the airbag is safe
D.what the airbag is made up of
26.The writerthinksthe airbag of TNO________.
A.perfect B.pactical C.expensiveD.useless
27.What is the main idea of the passage?
A.Airbags are a new standard feature in cars.
B.Airbags are much safer for drivers now.
C.Airbags are safe for walkers and cyclists.
D.Airbags are a solution to higher car accident rates.
C
Whenever something looks interesting or beautiful,there’s a natural desire for us to capture andpreserve it---whichmeans,in this day and age,that we are likely to reach for ourphonestotakeapicture.
Thoughthiswouldseemtobeanidealsolution,therearetwobigproblemsassociatedwithtakingpictures.Firstly,wearelikelytobesobusytakingpicturesthatweforgettolookattheworldwhosebeautyandinterestencouragesustotakeaphotographinthefirstplace.Andsecondly,becausewefeelthepicturesaresafelystoredonourphones,wenevergetaroundtolookatthem,sosurearewethatwe’llgetaroundtothemoneday.
ThefirstpersontonoticetheproblemwastheEnglishartcritic,Johnruskin.Hewasakeentravelerwhorealizedthatmosttouristsmakeapoorjobofnoticingorrememberingthebeautifulthingstheysee.Hearguedthathumanshaveanaturaltendencytorespondtobeautyanddesiretohaveit,buttherearebetterandworseexpressionsofthisdesire.Atworse,wegetintobuyingsouveniorsortakingphotographs.ButinRuskin’seyes,there’sjustonethingweshoulddo---attemptingtodrawtheinterestingthings we see,regardless of whether wehappentohaveanytalentfordoingso.
Ruskin said,"Drawing can teach us to see:
to noticeproperlyratherthangazeabsent-mindedly.Intheprocessofrecreatingwithourownhandwhatliesbeforeoureyes,wenaturallymovefromapositionofobservingbeautyinaloosewaytoonewhere we acquire a deep understanding of itsparts.”
Ruskin deplored the blindness and hurry of moderntourists,especiallythosewhopridedthemselvesontravellingaroundthewholeEuropeinaweekbytrain,“Nochangingofplacesatahundredmileanhourwillmakeusstronger,happier,orwiser.Therewasalwaysmoreintheworldthanmencouldseeiftheyeverwalkedslowly;theywillseeitnobetterforgoingfast.Thereallypreciousthingsarethoughtsandsights,no
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