精品届高三英语上学期期中试题 新版新人教版.docx

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2019届高三英语上学期期中试题

第二部分阅读理解（共20小题；每题2分，共40分）

第一节：

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

Areyoulookingforsomenewandexcitingplacestotakeyourkidsto?

Trysomeoftheseplaces:

A．Visitartmuseums.Theyofferavarietyofactivitiestoexciteyourkids'interest.Manyofferworkshopsformakingland-madepieces,travelingexhibits,booksigningsbychildren'sfavoritewriter,andevenmusicalperformancesandotherarts.

B．Headtoanaturalhistorymuseum.Thisiswh

erekidscandiscoverthepastfromdinosaur（恐龙）modelstorockcollectionsandpicturesofstarsinthesky.Also,askwhatkindofworkshopsandeducationalprogramsarepreparedforkidsandanyspecialeventsthatarecomingup.

C．GotoaYoutheater.Lookforoneinyourareaofferingplaysforchildandfamilyvisitors.Pre-showplayshopsareconductedbyareaartistsandeducatorswherekidscandiscoverthesecretaboutperformingarts.Puppet（木偶）makingandstagemake-uparejustacoupleofthespecialofferingsyoumightfind.

D．Tryhands-onscience.Visitoneofthemanyhands-onsciencemuseumsaroundthecountry.Thesescienceplay-landsaregreatfunforkidsandgrown-upsalike.They'llkeepyourchildmentallyandphysicallyactivethewholedaythroughwhilepushingbuttons,experimenting,andbuilding.Wheneveryoneistired,enjoyafunfamilyscienceshow,commonlyfoundinthesemuseums.

21.Ifachildisinterestedintheuniverse,heprobablywillvisit

A.aYoutheaterB.anartmuseum

C.anaturalhistorymuseumD.ahands-onsciencemuseum

22.WhatcankidsdoataYoutheater?

A.Lookatrockcollections.B.Seedinosaurmodels.

C.Watchpuppetmaking.D.Giveperformances.

23.Whatdoes"hands-onscience"meaninthelastparagraph?

A.Sciencegamesdesignedbykids.B.Learningsciencebydoingthings.

C.Ashowofkids'sciencework.D.Readingsciencebooks.

24.Wheredoesthistextprobablycomefrom?

A.Asciencetextbook.B.Atouristmap.

C.Amuseumguide.D.Anewsreport.

B

OpenLettertoanEditor

Ihadaninterestingconversationwithareporterrecently–onewhoworksforyou.Infact,he’soneofyourbestreporters.Hewantstoleave.

Yourreportergavemeacopyofhisresume（简历）andphotocopiesofsixstoriesthathewroteforyou.Theheadlinesshowedyouplayedthemproudly.Withgreatenthusiasm,hetalkedabouthowhefindsissues（问题）,approachesthem,andwritesaboutthem,whichtellsmeheisoneofyourbest.I’msureyouwouldhatetolosehim.Surprisingly,yourreporterisnotunhappy.Infact,hetoldmehereallylikeshisjob.Hehasagreatassignment（分工）,andsaidyourunagreatpaper.Itwouldbeeasyforyoutokeephim,hesaid.Heknowsthatthepapervalueshim.Heappreciatestheresponsibilityyou’vegivenhim,takesownershipofhisprofession,andenjoyshisfreedom.

Sowhyishelookingforawayout?

Hetalkedtomebecausehewantshiseditorstodemandsomuchmoreofhim.Hewantstobepushed,challenged,coachedtonewheights.

Thereporterbelievesthatgoodstoriesspringfromgoodquestions,buthiseditorsusuallyask

howlongthestorywillbe,whenitwillbein,whereitcanplay,andwhatthebudgetis.

Helongsforconversationswithaneditorwhowillhelphimturnhisgoodideasintogreatones.Hewantssomeonetogetexcitedaboutwhathe’sdoingandtohelphimturnhisstoryideaupsidedownandinsideout,exploringthebestwaystoreportit.Hewantstobemorevaluableforyourpaper.That’swhatyouwantforhim,too,isn’tit?

Soyourreporterhassetmethinking.

Ourbesthopeinkeepingourbestreporters,copyeditors,photographers,artists-everyone-istoworkhardertomakesuretheygetthehelptheyaredemandingtoreachtheirpotential.Ifwecan’tdoit,they’llfindsomeonewhocan.

25.Whatdoesthewriterthinkofthereporter?

A.Optimistic.B.Imaginative.C.Ambitious.D.Proud.

26.Whatdoesthereporterwantmostfromhiseditorsintheirtalks?

A.Findingthenewsvalueofhisstories.

B.Givinghimfinancialsupport.

C.Helpinghimtofindissues.

D.Improvinghisgoodideas.

27.Whoprobablywrotetheletter?

A.Aneditor.B.Anartist.C.Arep

orter.D.Areader.

28.Theletteraimstoremindeditorsthattheyshould________.

A.keeptheirbestreportersatallcosts

B.givemorefreedomtotheirreporters

C.beawareoftheirreporters’professionaldevelopment

D.appreciatetheirreporters’workingstylesandattitudes

C

PacingandPausing

SaratriedtobefriendheroldfriendSteve’snewwife,butBettyneverseemedtohaveanythingtosay.WhileSarafeltBettydidn’tholdupherendoftheconversation,BettycomplainedtoStevethatSaranevergaveherachancetotalk.Theproblemhadtodowithexpectationsaboutpa

cingandpausing.

Conversationisaturn-takinggame.Whenourhabitsaresimilar,there’snoproblem.Butifourhabitsaredifferent,youmaystarttotalkbeforeI’mfinishedorfailtotakeyourturnwhenI’mfinished.That’swhatwashappeningwithBettyandSara.

Itmaynotbecoincidental（巧合）thatBetty,whoexpectedrelativelylongerpausesbetweenturns,isBritish,andSara,whoexpectedrelativelyshorterpauses,isAmerican.BettyoftenfeltinterruptedbySara.ButBettyherselfbecameaninterrupterandfoundherselfdoingmostofthetalkingwhenshemetavisitorfromFinland.AndSarahadahardtimecuttinginonsomespeakersfromLatinAmericaorIsrael.

Thegeneralphenomenon,then,isthatthesmallconversationtechnique

s,likepacingandpausing,leadpeopletodrawconclusionsnotaboutconversationalstylebutaboutpersonalityandabilities.Thesehabitualdifferencesareoftenth

ebasisfordangerousstereotyping（思维定式）.Andthesesocialphenomenacanhaveverypersonalconsequences.Forexample,awomanfromthe

southwesternpartoftheUSwenttoliveinaneasterncitytotakeupajobinpersonnel.WhenthePersonnelDepartmentgottogetherformeetings,shekeptsearchingfortherighttimetobreakin–andneverfoundit.Althoughbackhomeshewasconsideredoutgoingandconfident,inWashingtonshewasviewedasshyandretiring.Whenshewasevaluatedattheendoftheyear,shewastoldtotakeatrainingcoursebecauseofherinabilitytospeakup.

That’swhyslightdifferencesinconversationalstyle-tinylittlethingslikemicrosecondsofpause–canhaveagreateffectonone’slife.Theresultinthiscasewasajudgmentofpsychologicalproblems–eveninthemindofthewomanhe

rself,whoreallywonderedwhatwaswrongwithherandregisteredforassertivenesstraining.

29.WhatdidSarathinkofBettywhentalkingwithher?

A.Bettywastalkat

ive.

B.Bettywasaninterrupter.

C.Bettydidnottakeherturn.

D.BettypaidnoattentiontoSara.

30.Accordingtothepa

ssage,whoarelikelytoexpecttheshortestpausesbetweenturns?

A.Americans.B.Israelis.C.TheBritish.D.TheFinns.

31.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat________.

A.communicationbreakdownresultsfromshortpausesandfastpa

cing

B.womenareunfavorablystereotypedineasterncitiesoftheUS

C.one’sinabilitytospeakupisculturallydeterminedsometimes

D.oneshouldreceivetrainingtobuildupone’sconfidence

32.Theunderlinedword“assertiveness”inthelastparagraphprobablymeans________.

A.beingwillingtospeakone’smind

B.beingabletoincreaseone’spower

C.beingreadytomakeone’sownjudgment

D.beingquicktoexpressone’sideasconfidently

D

Whensomethinggoeswrong,itcanbeverysatisfyingtosay,“Well,it’sso-and-so’sfault.”or“IknowI’mlate,butit’snotmyfault;thecarbrokedown.”Itisprobablyno

tyourfault,butonceyouformthehabitofblamingsomebodyorsomethingelseforabadsituation,youarealoser.Youhavenopowerandcoulddonothingthathelpschangethesituation.However,youcanhavegreatpoweroverwhathappenstoyouifyoustopfocusingonwhomtoblameandstartfocusingonhowtoremedythesituation.Thisisthewinner’skeytosuccess.

Winnersaregreatatovercomingproblems.Forexample,ifyouwerelatebecauseyourcarbrokedown,maybeyouneedtohaveyourcarexaminedmoreregularly.Or,youmightstarttocarryalongwithyoutheusefulphonenumbers,soyoucouldcallforhelpwheninneed.Foranotherexample,ifyourcolleaguecausesyouproblemsonthejobforlackofresponsibilityorability,findwaysofdealingwithhisirresponsibilityorinabilityratherthansimplyblametheperson.Asktoworkwithadifferentperson,ordon’trelyontheperson.Youshouldaeceptthatthepersonisnotreliableandfindcreativewaystoworksuccessfullyregardlessofhowyourcolleaguefailstodohisjobwell.

Thisiswhatbeingawinnerisallabout-creativelyusingyourskillsandtalentssothatyouaresuccessfulnomatterwhathappens.Winnersdon’thavefewerproblemsintheirlives;theyhavejustasmanydifficultsituationstofaceasanybodyelse.Theyarejustbetteratseeingthoseproblemsaschallengesandapportunitiestodeveloptheirowntalents.So,stopfocusingon“whosefaultitis.”Onceyouareconfidentaboutyourpoweroverbadsituations,problemsarejuststeppingstonesforsuccess.

33.Accordingtothepassage,winners_________.

A.dealwithproblemsratherthanblameothers

B.m

eetwithfewerdifficultiesintheirlives

C.haveresponsibleandablecolleagues

D.blamethemselvesratherthatothers

34.Whenyourcolleaguebringsaboutaproblem,youshould________.

A.findabetterwaytohandletheproblem

B.blamehimforhislackofresponsibility

C.tellhimtofindthecauseoftheproblem

D.askamoreablecolleagueforhelp

35.Whichofthefollowingist