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内蒙古北方重工第三中学届高三上期中考试英语试题及答案
北重三中2014-2015学年度第一学期高三期中考试
英语试卷
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第一节(共15小题,每小题2分,满分30分)
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A
Amother,whowishedtoencourageherson’sprogressinplayingthepiano,boughtticketsforaperformancebythegreatPolishp
ianistIgnacePaderewski.Whentheeveningarrived,theyfoundtheirseatsnearthefrontoftheconcerthallandeyedtheimpressiveSteinwaywaitingonthestage.Notlongaftertheyarrived,themothercameacrossafriendinthehallandtheybegantotalkwitheachother.Meanwhiletheboyslippedawayandcouldbefoundnowhere.
Ateighto’clock,thelightsintheconcerthallbegantofail,andthenthespotlights(聚光灯)cameon.Onlythendidtheynoticetheboywhowasuponthepianobench,innocentlypickingout“Twinkle,TwinkleLittleStar”.Seeingthis,hismotherwasshockedandembarrassed.Butbeforeshecouldbringhersonback,themasterappearedonthestageandquicklymovedtothekeyboard.
Hewhisperedgentlytotheboy,“Don’tquit.Keepplaying.”Learningover,Paderewskireacheddownwithhislefthandandbeganfillinginthebass(低音的)part.Soonhisrightarmreachedaroundtheothersideandperformedadelightfulaccompaniment(伴奏).Together,theoldmasterandtheyoungboyperformedsowonderfullyandharmoniouslyonthestageandtheyheldtheattentionofthecrowdwiththeirbeautifulmusic.
Inallourlives,wereceivehelpinghandsfromtimetotime—somewenotice;somewedon’t.Equallyweourselveshavecountlessopportunitiestoofferhelpinghands—sometimeswewantourassistancetobenoticed,sometimeswedon’t.Littleofwhatweallachieveiswithoutlearningfromothersandwithoutsupportfromothers.Wearesupposedtohandoutwhatwehavereceived.
1.Wecanlearnfromthetextthatthemother___________.
A.waspleasedtoseehersonplayingthepianoonthestage
B.admiredthemastersomuchthatshewenttowatchhisperformance
C.encouragedhersontoplaythepianoonthestage
D.wastalkingwithafriendwhenhersonslippedontothestage
2.Seeingtheboyplayingthepiano,thegreatmaster___________.
A.feltveryshockedandangry
B.encouragedhimtocontinue
C.askedhismothertotakehimaway
D.shoutedattheboy
3.Theauthorwrotethistextinorderto__________.
A.showhowpatientthegreatmasterwas
B.tellthereadersaveryinterestingstory
C.reportanincidentinaconcerthall
D.urgeustoreachouttothoseinneed
B
Outdoorairpollutionisanobviousdangerbecauseit’shardtomiss.Autog
ases,industrialwaste,citysmog—everyoneknowsthey’reahealthhazard(危险)andacallforsolutionsisoneveryone’slips.Butthere’sanotherthreatjustasperilous—ahiddenthreat(威胁)weareusuallyunawareof.We’respeakingaboutthethreatofindoorairpollution.
Thedangerscausedbyindoorairpollutionaretoooftenunderestimated(低估)andoverlooked.Accordingtoarecentstudy,indoorairpollutioncanbemanytimeshigherthanoutdoorairpollution.AsimilarstudybytheEnvironmentalProtectionAgencyshowsthat,ingeneral,theairinourhomesandofficesistwotofivetimesmorepollutedthanoutdoorair.
Scientificstudieshavefoundthatindoorairpollutionexacerbates(恶化)thesymptomsofasthma(哮喘),andcontributestocausingnausea(恶心),headachesanddamagetothecentralnervoussystem.Evidencehasevenbeenfoundlinkingpoorindoorairqualitytocertaincancers.Childrenwhospendeightypercentoftheirtimeinsideareparticularlyaffectedbyindoor
airpollution.
Cigarettesmoke,chemicalfertilizers(肥料),perfumesandclothingthathasbeendry-cleanedmaycontributetoindoorairpollution.Buildingmaterials—includingpaintandglue—arealsocontributors.
Andhomesaren’ttheonlyindoorareasaffectedbythisdanger.Officesareaffectedtoo—sometimesmoreso—withtheircopymachinesandprinters,inksandprocessingsolutions(显影液)andsoon.
Fortunatelytherearemanywaystoreduceindoorairpollutionandimproveindoorairqualityinyourhomeandoffice.Amajorfirststepwouldbetheuseofanairpurifier(净化器).
4.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“perilous”mean?
A.Nervous.B.Similar.C.Obvious.D.Dangerous.
5.TheauthormentionssomestudiesinParagraph2toshowindoorairpollution__________.
A.isrecentlyoverestimatedB.isverycommonandserious
C.hasdrawnpeople’sattentionD.islinkedtomanyseriousdiseases
6.Whichofthefollowingistheusualcontributorofairpollutioninourhomes?
A.Smoking.B.Printing.C.Copymachines.D.Processingsolutions.
7.Whatwouldbediscussedintheparagraphthatfollows?
A.Anintroductiontotheairpurifier.
B.Otherdangersofindoorairpollution.
C.Othersourcesofindoorairpollution.
D.Moresolutionstotheproblemofairpollution.
C
Cursive(草书)writingisabouttobecomeextinct.Doweraisetheredflag?
Toteachornottoteachcursivewritingisaquestionthatseveralstateeducationdepartmentsaremeetingwith.
Beforeyoureadthistext,doasimpleexercise.Pickapenandpaperandstartwritingincursive.Yes,thatfancyhandwritingthatyoulearnedingradeschool.Youmaynothaveforgottenthegoodtimesyouhadwhilewritingcurly(弯曲的)MsandNs.However,thechancesarethatyouwon’tbeablet
owriteitasexcellentlyasyouusedto.Somepeoplearegoodatmakingtheperfectcurls,whilesomearebad.Iamstillterribleatit.
Cursivewritingishardlyusedbykidsanymoreasevenadultsdon’twriteinthisstyle,unlesstheyareusingitfortheirsignature.Learningitwasausualpracticeinschoolforseveraldecades.However,in2011,theIndianaDepartmentofEducationmadeitoptional(可选择的)forschoolstoteachcursivewritingtothestudents.Infact,thereare46morestatesthathavealsodonethesame.
Therearesomewhobelievethatitishightimeforcursivewritingtoretirefromschoolcurriculum.Afterall,ifwedon’tleavethepastbehind,wecannotmakewayfornewthings.Ifyouwalkintoanyclassroom,youwouldfindchildrenusingkeyboardstocommunicateinthewrittenform.Ontheotherhand,fansofcursivewritinginsistonitsusefulness.Theyremindusthatifwestopteachingandlearningcursivewritinginschool,verysoonmostofourhistoricaldocumentswillbecomehardtous.Wheredowestandonthissubject?
Isittherighttimetoeraseanalmostforgottenwritingstyleandliveinthekeyboardingworld?
Orcanwedobothwithoutcompromisingonourschoolcurriculum?
Letmeknowyourthoughtsonthismatterbyleavingacommentinthesectionbelow.
8.Fromthesecondparagraph,weknowthattheauthor___________.
A.didn’tlearncursivewritingingradeschool
B.ispooratmakingtheperfectcurls
C.oftenwritesincursive
D.oftendoesphysicalexercise
9.InIndianaschools,children___________.
A.mustlearncursivewriting
B.areinterestedincursivewriting
C.canchoosetolearncursivewriting
D.learncursivewritingeveryday
10.Itcanbeinferredthattheauthor__________.
A.preferstolearncursivewriting
B.isacursivewritingteacher
C.welcomespeopletoshowtheiropinions
D.isaveryfamousexpertineducation
11.Whichofthefollowingcouldbethebesttitleforthetext?
A.Iscursivewritingnecessary?
B.Isthekeyboardingworldgood?
C.Howtowriteincursive
D.Howtoimprovecursivewriting
D
Moviescomingsoon
TheCroods
Lengthoftime:
1hour32minutes
Style:
Family,Action
Releasedate(上映日期):
November22,2014
Directors:
KirkDeMicco,ChrisSanders
Starring:
NicolasCage,EmmaStone,RyanReynolds
Summary
Aprehistoricfamilyareforcedtofleetheircaveafterit’sdestroyedbyadisasterthatthreatenstochangetheirlivesforeverinthisanimated(动画制作的)filmfeaturingthevoicesofNicolasCageandEmmaStone.Asaprotectivecavemanfatherleadshisfamilyoutofharm’sway,theclan(家族)crossespathswithacleverteennamedGuy(voiceofRyanReynolds),whoofferstohelpthemreachadistantlandwheretheywillbesafefromaterribledisasterthatwillsoonchangetheentireworld.
Admission
Lengthoftime:
1hour47minutes
Style:
Comedy
Releasedate:
November22,2014
Director:
PaulWeitz
Starring:
TinaFey,PaulRudd,NatWolff
Summary
TinaFeyandPaulRuddstarindirectorPaulWeitz’scomedyaboutanhonestPrincetonadmissionsofficer.Theofficermeetsateenagerwhomaybeherlong-lostsonwhilerecruiting(招收)studentsfromanalternativehighschool.Yearsago,PortiaNathan(Fey)quietlygavehernewbornsonupforadoption.Nowshe’sgotagreatcareerrecruitingstudentsforPrincetonuniversity.Then,oneday,shereceivesanunexpectedcallfromherclosecollegeclassmateJohnPressman(Rudd),whorunsanalternativehighschoolthatishometosomeverygiftedstudents.OnesuchstudentisJeremiah(NatWolff),whoJohnbelievescouldbethesonthatPortiagaveupforadoptionbackinheryouth.Meanwhile,asPortiaputshercareerindangerbychangingJeremiah’stranscript(成绩单),anunexpectedlovestorybeginstohappen.
12.Whoisafilmdirector?
A.PaulWeitz.B.EmmaStone.C.PaulRudd.D.NicolasCage.
13.InthemovieTheCroods,theescapingfamilyisledby____________.
A.RyanReynoldsB.asmar
tteenC.thefatherD.themother
14.ItcanbeinferredthatJohnPressman____________.
A.isplayedbyNatWolffB.hasadoptedPortia’schild.
C.changesJeremiah’stranscriptD.knowsaboutPortia’sexperience
15.Inwhichsectionofanewspapercanwemostprobablyreadthetext?
A.Newmovies.B.Moviereviews.C.Adventuremovies.D.MovieStars