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友好三中高三试题
高三十月考试英语试题
(满分150分,时间120分钟)
第一部分阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
A
Somepeoplebringoutthebestinyouinawaythatyoumightneverhavefullyrealizedonyourown.Mymomwasoneofthosepeople.
MyfatherdiedwhenIwasninemonthsold,makingmymomasinglemotherattheageofeighteen.WhileIwasgrowingup,welivedaveryhardlife.Wehadlittlemoney,butmymomgavemealotoflove.Eachnight,shesatmeonherlapandspokethewordsthatwouldchangemylife,“Kemmons,youarecertaintobeagreatmanandyoucandoanythinginlifeifyouworkhardenoughtogetit.”
Atfourteen,IwashitbyacarandthedoctorssaidIwouldneverwalkagain.Everyday,mymotherspoketomeinhergentle,lovingvoice,tellingmethatnomatterwhatthosedoctorssaid,IcouldwalkagainifIwantedto.ShedrovethatmessagesodeepontomyheartthatIfinallybelievedher.Ayearlater,Ireturnedtoschool—walkingonmyown!
WhentheGreatDepression(大萧条)hit,mymomlostherjob.ThenIleftschooltosupportthebothofus.Atthatmoment,Iwasdeterminednevertobepooragain.Overtheyears,Iexperiencedvariouslevelsofbusinesssuccess.ButtherealturningpointoccurredonavacationItookwithmywifeandfivekidsin1951.Iwasdissatisfiedwiththesecond-classhotelsavailableforfamiliesandwasangrythattheychargedanextra$2foreachchild.ThatwastooexpensivefortheaverageAmericanfamily.ItoldmywifethatIwasgoingtoopenamotel(汽车旅馆)forfamiliesthatwouldneverchargeextraforchildren.Therewereplentyofdoubtersatthattime.
Notsurprisingly,momwasoneofmystrongestsupporters.Sheworkedbehindthedeskandevendesignedtheroomstyle.Asinanybusiness,weexperiencedalotofchallenges.Butwithmymother’swordsdeeplyrootedinmysoul,Ineverdoubtedwewouldsucceed.Fifteenyearslater,wehadthelargesthotelsystemintheworld—HolidayInn.In1979mycompanyhad1,759innsinmorethanfiftycountrieswithanincomeof$1billionayear.
Youmaynothavestartedoutlifeinthebestsituation.Butifyoucanfindataskinlifeworthworkingforandbelieveinyourself,nothingcanstopyou.
1.WhatcausedKemmonstostartamotelbyhimself?
A.Hispreviousbusinesssuccess.
B.Histerribleexperienceinthehotel.
C.Hismom'ssupport.
D.Hiswife'ssuggestion
2.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesKemmons’mother?
A.Modest,helpful,andhard-working.
B.Careful,helpfulandbeautiful.
C.Loving,supportiveandstrong-willed.
D.Strict,sensitiveandsupportive.
3.WhichofthefollowingledtoKemmons’successaccordingtothepassage?
A.Apoorfamily,highereducation,self-confidenceandhardwork.
B.Mom’sencouragement,apoorfamily,highereducation,andopportunities.
C.Mom’sencouragement,apoorfamily,highereducation,andcleargoals.
D.Mom’sencouragement,cleargoals,self-confidenceandhardwork.
B
ClaudeMonetwasbornonNovember14,1840,inParis,buthespentmostofhischildhoodinLeHavre,acityofsouthernFrance.BythetimehewasfifteenMonethadbecomepopularasacaricaturist(漫画家).Throughanexhibitionofhisdrawingsatalocalframeshopin1858,MonetmettheFrenchlandscapepainterEugeneLouisBoudin,whointroducedMonettooutdoorpainting,anactivitythatsoonbecamehislife’swork.
By1859MonethadcommittedhimselftoacareerasanartistandbegantospendasmuchtimeinPairsaspossible.Duringthe1860shemetEdouardManet.WithotherambitiousFrenchpainters,theyformedtheimpressionistschool.Workingoutside,Monetpaintedsimplelandscapesandhebegantohavesomesuccess.Ashisstyledeveloped,however,Monetbrokeonetraditionalartisticconvention(常规)afteranother.Hisexperimentswithbrightcolorbecamemoreandmoredaring,andheseemedtocuthimselfofffromthepossibilityofasuccessfulcareerasaconventionalpaintersupportedbytheartestablishment.
In1874Monetandhiscolleaguesdecidedtoorganizetheirownexhibition.Theycalledthemselvesindependents,butthepresssoonlabeledthemimpressionistsbecauseoneofMonet’spaintingshadbornethetitleImpression:
Sunrise.Thenthenamestuck.
Bythemid-1880s,Monet,generallyregardedastheleaderoftheimpressionistschool,hadachievedsignificantrecognitionandfinancialsecurity.In1890hewasabletopurchasesomepropertyinthevillageofGiverny,notfarfromParis,andtherebebegantoconstructawatergarden—awaterlily(百合花)pondwithaJapanesebridge.Beginningin1906,paintingsofthepondandthewaterliliesoccupiedhismindfortherestofhislife.HisfamousseriesWaterLilies,paintedbetween1990and1926,Clearlyshowstheartist’sstronginterestincolorandproducesaremarkable(不寻常的)visualeffect.Despitefailingeyesight,Monetcontinuedtopaintalmostuptothetimeofhisdeath,onDecember5,1926,atGiverny.
4.WeknowfromthepassagethatMonet ________.
A.spendmostofhischildhoodinParis
B.wasgreatlyinfluencedbyBoudin
C.chieflyreliedontraditionalpaintingskills
D.devotedhiswholelifetopaintingportraits
5.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutimpressionists?
A.Theyformedaninfluentialartisticschoolinthe1850s.
B.TheygotthenamepartlybecauseofapaintingofMonet’s.
C.Theyareconventionalpainters.
D.Theyarefondofusingdarkcolor.
6.What’stherightorderoftheeventsrelatedtoMonet?
a.MonetboughtahouseinthevillageofGiverny.
b.MonetgottoknowEdouardManet.
c.Monetbecametheleaderoftheimpressionistschool.
d.Monetbegantopainthispondandwaterlilies.
A.abdc B.cbda C.dbac D.bcad
7.ItcanbelearnedfromthelastparagraphthatMonet________ .
A.continuedtopaintwhenhebecameold
B.changedhispaintingstylemanytimes
C.spenttherestofhislifeinLeHavre
D.wasunknownuntilmanyyearsafterhisdeath
C
Everyparentwantstheirchildtogrowuptoenjoylifeandbesuccessful.Eachandeveryoneofushassomethingthatwedon’twantourchildrentoexperienceastheygetolder.Weprotectthemhopingtheywillneverexperiencehurt,yetastheygetoldertheycomeacrosstheirownstruggles.
Weoftendoeverythingwecantokeepthemfrommakingthemistakesthatwehavemade.Yourchildrenarenotyou.Theyareincrediblelittlebeingsthatchooseyoutoexperiencelifewith.Theyarenotlittle“minime’s”thatwillmakethesamemistakeswehavemadeorlearnthewaywelearnfromourownexperiences.Theygotoschool,haveexperiencesthattheyonlytellusabout,andunderstandtheexperiencesthroughtheirownthoughtsandfeelingsmixedinwithfamilybehavioralpatterns.Thisiswhereyoucanmakeadifference.Beanexample.
Teachyourchildhowtolivelifebybeingthepersonyouwouldwantthemtobe—helpingothers,lovingyourselfandmakingnojudgmentsaboutotherpeople.Asyoulearnthisinyourownselfandapplyit,yourchildwon’tneedyoutospeakaword.IflittleJoanniedoesn’twanttosharewithanotherchild,showthemhowtoshare.Showbyexample.Ifyoudon’twantotherto walkalloveryou,treatothersasyouwanttobetreatedbecausethereisachildlearningbehaviorsfromyou.Betheexampleofwhatyouwantyourchildtobethroughyourownpositivethoughtsandfeelings.Itisthebestthingyoucandoforyourchildandyourselftoensureyourchildfeelacceptedandlovedastheygetolder.
8.Wecaninferfromthesecondparagraphthat________.
A.childrenarelikelytomakemistakestheirparentsmade
B.childrendon’twanttospendtimewiththeirfamily
C.childrenareliketheirparentsinmanyways
D.childrenbasetheiractionsontheirthoughts
9.Theunderlinedphrase“walkalloveryou”inthelastparagraphprobablymeans“________ ”.
A.seeyourweaknesses
B.knowyourthoughts
C.learnyoursecrets
D.treatyoubadly
10.Inthepassage,theauthorexpresses________.
A.hisconcernfortheroleparentsplayinfamilies
B.hissupportforchildren’sindependence
C.hiswonderatthepotential(潜力)ofchildren
D.hissurpriseatparents’stubbornness
11.Whichofthefollowingwillbethebesttitleforthepassage?
A.Makenojudgmentsaboutothers
B.Betheexampleinyourchild’slife
C.Treatothersasyouwanttobetreated
D.Keepyourchildfrommakingyourmistakes
D
RarebirdsintheUKhavebeenlivingfarbetterthanthemorecommonbirdsoverthelastdecadeduetotheeffortsofconservationorganizations,accordingtoanewassessment.
Theresearchshowsalmost60%ofthe63rarebirdsthatliveintheUKhaveincreasedoverthelast10years.
Bycontrast,onlyaboutonethirdofcommonspecieshaveincreasedoverthesameperiod,comparedwithfouroutofevery10commonbirds.Therarebirdsdescribedintheassessmentwithincreasingpopulationsincludetheospreyandcorncrake.Allofthesebirdsaresubjecttoconservationaction.
Thedecliningcommonbirdsincludethenightingale,swift,housesparrowandredgrouse.Thesearesufferingdeclinesforavarietyofreasons,includingchangesinfarmingpractices.DrDavidNoble,fromtheBritishTrustforOrnithology,said:
“Thatsomeofourrarerbirdshaverespondedtotargetedconservationactionisgreatnews.Itshowsjustwhatcanbeachieved.Whatweneedtodonowistocontinuethegoodworkandusesomeofthelessonswehavelearnedtohelpourmorecommonbirds.”
DrMarkAvery,theconservationdirectoroftheRoyalSocietyfortheProtectionofBirds(RSPB),said:
“Overthelastdecadewe’veenjoyedsomegreatconservationsuccesses,includingremovingsomethreatenedspeciesfromtheWorldConservationUnion’sRedListofThreatenedAnimalsandincreasingthepopulationsofredkite,osprey,etc.However,these