黑龙江省牡丹江市届高三英语上学期期中试题.docx

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黑龙江省牡丹江市届高三英语上学期期中试题

2017年高三学年上学期期中英语试题

第I卷

第一部分（共两节，满分40分）

第一节阅读理解（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。

并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑

A

JonathanCranwellsatonahardbenchbehindthelongnarrowdeskandwatchedthefliesflylazilyinthesun.ThedroneoftheyoungerboysreadinglettersandtheolderboysrecitingLatinverbsmadehimsleepy.Jonathanhadtoforcehiseyestostayopen.Hewantedtolearnsomethingnew!

Helookedupattheschoolmaster’shighdeskinthefrontoftheroom.ThenewteacherwasfromHarvardCollege.Jonathan’sfatherhadbeenimpressedwithhim.Theboyshadalreadyhadseveralotherteachers,butnoneofthemseemedtoinspireJonathan.Sofar,therewasnothingtoshowthatthisonewasspecial,thoughhe’donlybeentheretwodays.

“It’stoohottositandmemorizelessons,”theschoolmastersaid.“We’llmoveoutdoorsforthenextpartofourlesson.”Heledthegroupofboysintotheschoolyard.“Youyoungerboys,digforgrubsandbeetles（幼虫和甲虫）.Counttheirfeet.Seeifyoucandescribetheirshells”

Jonathanwatchedtheteachersurroundedbylaughingyoungstudents.Noonehadeverusedtheschoolyarditselfforaclassroom.“Whatnext?

”hethought.Hedidn’thavetimetothinkabouttheyoungerboys,forhewasrunningafterbutterfliesanddragonflieshimself.

Jonathanandhisfriendslikedthisnewwayoflearning.

“Itwillbeaclearnighttonight.Gooutsideandlookatthesky,”saidtheschoolmaster.“Lookatthestarsandnoticetheirbrightnessandthepatternstheymake.ThesepatternshavenamesfromGreekmythology（神话）,nameslikeOrion,Aries,andothers.Tomorrowwewilllearnabouttheancientstoriesonthem.”

“Howisthenewschoolmaster?

”askedJonathan’sfatherthatevening,whenJonathanannouncedhewasgoingouttolookatthesky.

“He’sdifferentfromanyotherschoolmasterwe’vehad,”Jonathanadmitted.“Heseemsinterestedineverythingaroundhim,andhewantsustobecurioustoo.Heevenusedtheschoolyardasaclassroom!

”

“SoMr.JohnAdamsandhisnewwaysmakeschoolusefultoyouafterall,”jokedJonathan’sfather.

“Ibelievehehas,”saidJonathan.“IknowIwon’tforgetthelessonshehastaughtus!

”

1.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“drone”inParagraph1mean?

A.ClearspeakingvoicesB.Continuouslowdullsounds

C.EnthusiasticresponsesD.Highspirits

2.Whichstatementshowsthatthenewschoolmasterunderstoodthechildren?

A.“Gooutsideandlookatthesky,…”

B.“Seeifyoucandescribetheirshells.”

C.“It’stoohottositandmemorizelessons,…”

D.“Tomorrowwewilllearnabouttheancientstories…”

3.Fromthelastbutoneparagraph,wecanlearnthat__________.

A.Mr.Cranwellhadmetthenewschoolmaster

B.Jonathanhadpreviouslycomplainedaboutschool

C.Mr.Cranwellwasnotsatisfiedwiththenewways

D.Jonathanhadshownhisfatherhishomework

4.Whatisthemainideaofthisstory?

A.Scienceisallaroundus.B.Schoolprovidesuswiththebesteducation.

C.Homeworkisanimportantpartofeducation.D.Thereismorethanonewaytolearn.

B

Forthebusinesstravelerwhoisallaboutefficiency:

Checkoutthesehotelsthatwillgetyouinandoutwithaminimumoftrouble.Whenyouarepressedfortimeonabusinesstrip,nothingcaninfuriateyoumorethanaslowhotelcheck-inprocess.Onyournexttrip,trythesehotelsthatofferaspeediercheck-inprocess.

1.YotelNewYork

Theself-servicekiosksatthishigh-techNewYorkhotelworkjustliketheonesyou’dseeatanairport.Therearejustfive-stepstoregisterandobtainyourcardkey.Thereisevenaroboticluggagebellboy.Youtapinthenumberofbagsyouarecarryingandsizes,thenwaitforarobotarmtoswingdownandstoreyourluggageinalocker（say,foradaytrip）.Thisalsospeedsupthecheck-inprocessifthefirstthingyouneedtodo,likeme,isheadtoaseriesofmeetings.

2.MarriottDetroitAirport

Anotheroptionforbusinesstravelersinahurry:

Marriottisrollingoutitsmobilecheck-inappto325hotelsthisyear,includingtheMarriottDetroitAirporthotel.（I’vetestedtheappitselfbutnotforarealvisitquiteyet.）Hereisthebasicidea:

youdownloadtheiphoneorAndroidapp.Thenightbefore,youcan“check-in”virtually.Whenyouarrive,yougetanalertthattheroomisreadyandyourkey,whichisalreadytiedtoyourreservation,iswaitingforyouatthedesk.

3.HyattRegencyMinneapolis

Ihappenedtostayatthishotelrecentlyandlikedhowfastthekioskcheck-inworks.LiketheYotel,thekioskasksyoutoinsertyourcreditcard,similartoanairportterminal.Thewholeprocesstookaboutthreeminutes,whenIleft,Iwasequallyimpressedwiththefastcheck-out.Anagentmeetsyouinthelobbywithanipadandasksforanemailtouseforareceipt.Thebigadvantage:

youneverhavetowaitinline.

4.Radisson:

LaCrosse

TheRadissonistryingtomakethekioskprocessevenfaster,atafewselecthotelsliketheRadissonLacrosseinWisconsin,youuseamobileapptoregisterandthenreceiveabarcodebyemailortext.Whenyougettothekiosk,youscanthebarcodetogetyourkeywithoutanyotherstepsrequired.It’ssuperfast.Youcanfindthisnewcheck-insystemattheRadissonhotelsinSaltLakeCity,Seattle,andPhoenixaswell.

5．Whichtwohotelsofferamobileappforcustomerstocheckin?

A.YotelNewYorkandMarriottDetroitAirport.

B.MarriottDetroitAirportandRadisson:

LaCrosse.

C.MarriottDetroitAirport.andHyattRegencyMinneapolis.

D.HyattRegencyMinneapolisandRadisson:

LaCrosse.

6．Whichhotelwillsendyouareceiptbyemail?

A.YotelNewYork.B.MarriottDetroitAirport.

C.Radisson:

LaCrosse.D.HyattRegencyMinneapolis.

7．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.AtYotelNewYork,arobotwillhelpyouwithallthecheck-inprocess.

B.Withitscheck-inapp,youmayenteryourroominMarriottwithoutakey.

C.ThebarcodeyoureceivefromRadissoncontributestothefastcheck-in.

D.HyattRegencyMinneapolisisclosetoanairportterminal.

C

Youmaythink,saltisjustasimplecookingelementweshakeonourfoodforalittleextrataste.Butsaltismuchmorethanthat.Withoutsalt ourmuscleswouldnotmove.Ournervoussystemswouldnotoperate.Ourheartswouldnotbeat.

Butdonotthinkrubbingsaltintoawoundwillhelp.Doingthatwouldbepainfulandnothealthewound. “Torubsaltintoawound”isanidiomthat meanstopurposefullymakeabadsituationworse.

Earlyhumansgotthesalttheyneededtostayalivefromtheanimalstheykilled.Butadvancesinagricultureledtoadietlowinsalt.So,humansneeded tofindothersources.Thosewholivedneartheoceanorothernaturalsourcesforsaltwerelucky.Thosewhodidnothadtotradeforsalt.Infact,peopleusedsaltasamethodofpaymentinmanypartsoftheancientworld.Theword“salary”comesfromtheword“salt”.

Saltalsoplayedanimportantpartinpopulationmovementandworldexploration.Explorersunderstoodthatiftheycouldkeepfoodfresh,theycouldtravellongerdistances.Sotheyusedsalttopreservefoodandexploretheworld.

Saltwassoimportantthat,accordingtofoodhistorians,itwastradedpound-for-poundfor gold. Today, peoplestillusetheexpressions“worthone'ssalt”or“worthone'sweightinsalt”.Theexpressionsdescribeapersonofvalue.

Apersonmightalsobecalled“saltoftheearth”.Thatdescriptionmeansheorsheisdependableandtrustworthy.However,whenyousay“Ithinkweshouldtakewhathesaidwithagrainofsalt”youmeanyouacceptitbutmaintainadegreeofdoubtaboutitstruth.

8.Whatcanwelearnfromthefirstparagraph?

A.Saltplaysanimportantpartinourlife.B.Saltmakesfoodtasty.

C.Saltisconsideredtobepartofourmuscles.D.Saltissuretodamagenervoussystems.

9.Abeggar’sbreadwasstolenlastnight,whichmeans_________.

A.saltofthe earthB.rubbingsaltinawound

C.adietlowinsaltD.worthhissalt

10.Ifyoudescribeapersonasa greathelp,youmean_________ .

A.herubssaltinawoundB.heisoftentakenasagrainofsalt

C.heoftenusessalt topreserve meatD.heisworthhisweightinsalt

11.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.SaltIsMoreThanaFour-letterWord.B. SaltIsaBasicElementinCooking.

C.SaltIsaWordwithaLongHistory.D.SaltIsPopularwithDifferentPeople.

D

Anewstudyhasdiscoveredthatmeditation（冥想）andoxygensporttogetherreducedepression.TheRutgersUniversitystudyfoundthatthismindandbodycombination,donetwiceaweekforonlytwomonths,reducedthesymptomsforagroupofstudentsby40percent.

“Weareexcitedbythefindingsbecausewesawsuchameaningfulimprovementinbothclinicallydepressedandnon-depressedstudents,”saidleadauthorDr.BrandonAlderman.“Itisthefirsttimethatbothofthesetwobehavioralwayshavebeenlookedattogetherfordealingwithdepression.”

Researchersbelievethetwoactivitieshaveaninteractiveeffecton combatingdepression.AldermanandDr.TraceyShorsdiscoveredthatacombinationofmentalandphysicaltraining（MAP）enabledstudentswithmajordepressivedisordernottoletproblemsornegativethoughtsdefeatthem.

Rutgersresearcherssaythosewhoparticipatedinthestudybeganwith30minutesoffocusedattentionmeditationfollowedby30minutesofoxygensport.Theyweretoldthatiftheirthoughtsdriftedtothepastorthefuturetheyshouldrefocusontheirbreathing,enablingthosewithdepressiontoacceptmoment-to-momentchangesinattention.

Shors,whostudiestheproductionofnewbraincellsinthehippocampus—partofthebraininvolvedinmemoryandlearning—saysscientists