海淀高三英语期中考试11.docx

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海淀高三英语期中考试11

海淀高三英语期中考试-2015.11

海淀区高三年级第一学期期中练习

英语2015.11

阅读理解（共两节，40分）

A

Oneday,acollegestudentwastakingawalkwithaprofessor.Astheywentalong,theysawlyinginthepathapairofoldshoes.Theysupposedtheshoesbelongedtoapoormanwhowasemployedinafieldcloseby,andwhohadnearlyfinishedhisday’swork.

Thestudentturnedtotheprofessor,saying,“Letusplaythemanatrick:

wewillhidehisshoes,andhideourselvesbehindthosebushes,andwaittoseehisconfusionwhenhecannotfindthem.”

“Myyoungfriend,”answeredtheprofessor,“weshouldneveramuseourselvesattheexpenseofthepoor.Butyouarerich,andmaygiveyourselfamuchgreaterpleasurebytrickingonthepoorman.Putacoinintoeachshoe,andthenwewillhideourselvesandwatchhowthediscoveryaffectshim.”

Thestudentdidso,andtheybothplacedthemselvesbehindthebushescloseby.Thepoormansoonfinishedhiswork,andcameacrossthefieldtothepathwherehehadlefthiscoatandshoes.Whileputtingonhiscoatheslippedhisfootintooneofhisshoes,butfeelingsomethinghard,hebentdowntofeelwhatitwas,andfoundthecoin.Astonishmentandwonderwereseenonhisface.

Hefixedhiseyesonthecoin,turneditround,andlookedatitagainandagain.Hethenlookedaroundhimonallsides,butnopersonwastobeseen.Henowputthemoneyintohispocket,andcontinuedtoputontheothershoe;buthissurprisewasdoubledonfindingtheothercoin.Hisfeelingsovercamehim.Hefelluponhisknees,lookeduptoheavenandcriedasincerethanksgiving,inwhichhespokeofhiswife,sickandhelpless,andhischildrenwithoutbread,whomthetimelyhelp,fromsomeunknownhand,wouldsavefromdying.

Thestudentstoodthere,deeplyaffected,andhiseyesfilledwithtears.“Now,”saidtheprofessor,“areyounotmuchbetterpleasedthanifyouhadplayedyourintendedtrick?

”

Theyouthreplied,“YouhavetaughtmealessonwhichIwillneverforget.”

56.Thestudentwantedtoplaythepoormanatrickto______.

A.findthetruthB.showhiswisdom

C.amusehimselfD.teachhimalesson

57.Afterfindingthetwocoins,themanfelt_________.

A.helplessB.interestedC.peacefulD.thankful

58.Wecanknowfromthepassagethattheprofessoris__________.

A.wiseB.richC.humorousD.serious

59.Whatdoesthestoryintendtotellus?

A.Asmallactofkindnessbringsgreatjoy.

B.Godhelpsthosewhohelpthemselves.

C.Wherethereisawill,thereisaway.

D.Actionsspeaklouderthanwords.

B

TipsforCycleTrips

Cyclinghasmanyadvantagesasaformoftravel,asitisthefastestwaytotravelbyhumanpower,andslowenoughtoallowthetypeoflocalinvolvementthatisimpossiblewithpoweredtravel.Cycletravelisalsoacheapformoftransportation.

Distance

Onlevelterrain（地形）,withoutaheadwind,acyclistofaveragefitnessonatouringbikecancomfortablycover60–120kmaday.Distancesofupto250kmadayarepossible,butanythingmuchbeyond120kmwillrequireconsiderablephysicaltensionandnotallowmanystopstoenjoytheplacesyouvisit.Formany,80–100kmadaywillbethemostsuitabledistancetoaimfor,asitwillgiveasenseofachievementandalsoleaveplentyoftimeformealsandactivities.

Geography

Thegradient（坡度）ofthetripwillreduceyourrange.Abasicruleisthatforevery100metresofaltitudeyouclimb,youshouldaddanextra15minutestoyourjourneytime.Inhillyormountainousareas,theeasiestroutesforcyclingaredownstreamalongmajorrivers,asoveralltheywillbedownhill.Along,roundaboutroutealongariverwillusuallybeeasierthanashort,directrouteoverahillormountainpass.However,itisworthbearinginmindthatthemostscenicroutesoftencomefromhillyterrain.

Eat

Foodchoicedependslargelyonwhereyouare,soseetherespectivesectionsformoreinformationaboutfoods.Asyouwillbeworkinghard,it'simportanttogetenoughenergyinyourfood.Onlongtripsawayfrommajortownstheremaybelittlequalityfoodavailable,sobepreparedtoliveoncandybars,preparedmeatproductsandthelikeiftheneedarises.

Sleep

Whileyoucantakeatentwithyou,manyhotelsandespeciallycampsitescanaccommodatecyclists.However,therearealsosomehotelsthatmaybelessusedtoaccommodatingcyclists.Ifyouareexploringanunfamiliarworld,askingabouttheaccommodationsparesyouthesearchforanewplacetostayafteralongexhaustingdayoftravel.

60.Whichofthefollowingdistancedoestheauthorsuggesttoordinarycyclistsaday?

A.50km.B.90km.C.130km.D.250km.

61.Fromthepassage,wecanlearnthat________.

A.highqualityfoodiseasytogetonlongtrips

B.hotelsseldomprovideaccommodationforcyclists

C.cyclingoveramountainischallengingbutworthy

D.ittakescyclists15minutestoclimb100mofaltitude

62.Wecanprobablyreadthispassagein.

A.ageographybookB.aresearchreport

C.asciencefictionD.atravelmagazine

C

TimeTravel

Ifyoucouldtravelintime,wherewouldyougo?

PerhapsyouwouldwatchanoriginalperformanceofaShakespeare’splayinElizabethanEngland?

WhatabouthangingoutwithLaoziintheSpringandAutumnPeriod?

Ormaybeyou'dvoyagefaraheadofthepresentdaytoseewhatthefutureholds.

Thepossibilityoftimetravelisindeedappealing.Storiesexploringthesubjecthavebeenaroundforhundredsofyears.PerhapsthebestknownexampleissciencefictionnovelTheTimeMachine,whichwaswrittenbyH.G.Wellsandpublishedin1895forthefirsttime.Itwasadaptedintoatleasttwofeaturefilmsofthesamename,aswellastwotelevisionversions,andalargenumberofcomicbookadaptations.Itisgenerallycreditedwiththepopularizationoftheconceptoftimetravelusingavehiclethatallowsanoperatortotravelpurposefullyandselectively.Theterm"timemachine",coinedbyWells,isnowuniversallyusedtorefertoavehicletransportingpeopleintothefarfuture.

Butcouldtimetravelactuallybepossible?

Somescientistssayyes,intheory.Theyproposeusingcracksintimeandspacecalled“wormholes”,whichcouldbeusedasshortcutstootherperiods.Einstein’stheoryofrelativityallowstimetravelinextremecircumstances.AndBritishphysicistStephenHawkingsaysyoucouldtravelintothefuturewithareallyfastspaceship—goingatnearlythespeedoflight.Thoughbuildingsuchaspaceshipwouldofcoursebenosimpletask.

Evenifyoucouldtravelintothepast,thereissomethingcalledthe“grandfatherparadox”.Itaskswhatwouldhappenifatimetravelerweretogobackintimeandhavehisowngrandfatherkilledforsomereason,andthereforepreventhimselffrombeingborn.Ifthetimetravelerwasn’tborn,howwouldhetravelbackintime?

Andwouldyoureallyliketovisitthefuture?

InH.G.Wells’book,themaincharactertravelsintodistanttimewherehearrivesatabeachandisattackedbygiantcrabs.Hethenvoyages30millionyearsintothefuturewheretheonlylivingthingisablackobjectwithtentacles（触角）.

Ifthat’swhat’sinstore,maybewearebetterjustlivinginthepresentdayafterall.

63.ThenovelTheTimeMachinementionedinParagraph2aimstoshow______.

A.people’sinterestintimetravelB.thespecialfeatureofthebook

C.thelonghistoryoftimetravelD.thecontributionofH.G.Wells

64.Einstein’sandHawking’stheories_____.

A.havesimilaritiesinmanyways

B.pushtheinventionofthefirstspaceship

C.haveprovedwrongbysometimetravelers

D.suggestthepossibilitytoinventthetimemachine

65.InParagraph4,“grandfatherparadox”probablyreferstotheideathat______.

A.thetravelerispreventedfrommeetinghisgrandfather

B.thetravelergoesbackintimetoseekforhisgrandfather

C.thegrandfather’sdeathmakesthetraveler’sbirthimpossible

D.thereunionofthetravelerandhisgrandfatherbringshappiness

66.Accordingtothepassage,whatisprobablytheauthor’sattitudetowardstimetravel?

A.Unclear.B.Skeptical.C.Supportive.D.Unconcerned.

D

Speed-readingisanecessaryskillintheInternetage.Weskimoverarticles,e-mailsandWeChattotrytograspkeywordsandtheessentialmeaningofacertaintext.Surroundedwithinformationfromourelectronicdevices,itwouldbeimpossibletocopeifwereadwordbyword,linebyline.Butanewtrendcallsonpeopletounplugandenjoyreadingslowly,listingbenefitsbeyondtheintelligentstimulation.

ArecentstoryfromTheWallStreetJournalreportedonabookclubinWellington,NewZealand,wheremembersmeetinacafeandturnofftheirsmartphones.Theysinkintocozychairsandreadinsilenceforanhour.Unliketraditionalbookclubs,thepointoftheslowreadingclubisn’texchangingideasaboutacertainbook,buttogetawayfromelectronicdevicesandreadinaquiet,relaxedenvironment.AccordingtotheJournal,theWellingtonbookclubisjustoneexampleofamovementstartedbybookloverswhomisstheold-fashionedwayofreadingbeforetheInternetandsmartphones.

Slowreaders,suchasTheAtlantic’sMauraKelly,sayaregularreadinghabitsharpensthemind,improvesconcentration,reducesstresslevelsanddeepenstheabilitytosympathize.AnotherstudypublishedlastyearinScienceshowedthatreadingnovelshelpspeopleunderstandothers’mentalstatesandbeliefs,afundamentalskillinbuildingrelationships.

Yettechnologyhasmadeuslessattentivereaders.Screenshavechangedourreadingpatternsfromthestraight,left-to-rightsequencetoawildskimmingandskippingpatternaswehuntforimportantwordsandinformation.Readingtextpunctuatedwithlinksleadstoweaker