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高三英语上学期期中试题34

沈阳铁路实验中学2016-2017学年度上学期期中考试

高三英语

时间：

100分钟分数：

120分

本试卷分第I卷和第II卷两部分。

考试结束，将本试卷答题纸和答题卡一并交回。

第Ⅰ卷

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）

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,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

WelcometojoinustoenjoytheGoldenTriangleTourprovidedbyJourney2India.

GoldenTriangleTour

Day1:

ArriveinDelhi

ArriveinDelhi,thenationalcapitalofIndia.Uponarrivalattheairport,ourcompanyrepresentativewillmeetandgreetyouandtransfer（换乘）tothehotelforcheck-in.Restofthedayfreeforyourwonactivities.

OvernightatDelhihotel

Day2:

Delhi-Old&NewDelhitour

Havebreakfastinthehotelat9:

30,thetourguidewillmeetyouatyourhotelandlaterproceed（继续前行）forafull-dayguidedtourinDelhistartingwitholdDelhivisitingRajGhat,JamaMaszjid,drivepassthroughRedFort.LatervisitHumayun’sTomb,IndiaGate,drivepassthroughParliamentStreet&PresidentHouseandvisitQutubMinar.

OvernightatDelhihotel

Day3:

Delhi—Agra（220KMs./

4.5hours）

Havebreakfastinhotel.LaterfrivetoAgra,thecityof“TajMahal”.En-route（在途中）stopatSikandraforashortphotoshot.Latercheckinatthehotel.Afternoon,proceedforahalf-dayguidedtourinAgravisitingTajMahal&AgraFort.Restofthedayfreeforshopping&yourownactivities.

OvernightatAgrahotel

Day4:

Agra—JaipurviaFathehpurSikri（240Kms./5hours）

Afterbreakfast,drivetojaipur,thecapitalcityofRajasthan.Jaipurisalsoknownas“PinkCity”.En-routevisitFatepurSikri,knownasGhostCapital.Latercontinuethedrivetojaipur.Uponarrival,checkinatthehotel.

Eveningfreeforyourownactivities.

Optional:

VisittoChokhiDhaniVillage（US$25perperson）

OvernightatJaipurhotel

Day5:

Jaipur-Full-daytour

Afterbreakfast,we’llproceedforafull-dayguidedtourinJaipurstartingwithashortphotoshootatHawaMahal.LaterenjoytheRoyalElephantRidetoclimbtheAmberFort.AftervisitingtheAmberFort,returntothecityandvisittheCityPalace&JntarMantarobservatory.

OvernightatJaipurhotel

DAY6:

Jaipur-Delhi（256Kms./05hours）

Afterbreakfast,drivebacktoDelhiairport.Thetotaldistanceis256kmsandyoucancoveritin5hours.UponarrivalatDelhi,boardflighttoonwardjourney.

Notes:

PriceStartswithUS$215with:

●DailyBreakfastandbeerandpackageddrinkingwater.

●QualifiedandexperiencedEnglish-speakinglocalguides.

●ElephantrideatAmberFort.

●SunsetorSunrisevisittoTajMahal.

●Allentrancefeestothemonumentsandtraintickets

1．Themainpurposeofthetextisto________

A.introducedevelopmentoftourism

inIndiaB.invitepeopletotaketheGoldenTriangleTour

C.showgoodservicesofJourney2IndiaD.introducebeautifulsceneryinIndia

2．Afull-dayguidedtourisprovidedon_________.

A.Day2andDay5B.Day3andDay4C.Day2andDay4D.Day3andDay5

3．GhostCapitalisanothernameof________.

A.JaipurB.SikandraC.HawaMahalD.FatehpurSikri

4．Wecanlearnfromthetextthat_______.

A.thewholetourcovers512kms

B.AgraisthecapitalcityofRajasthan

C.IndiaGateandQutubMinarlieinNewDelhi

D.touristsaretovisitTajMahalandAgraFortonDay5

B

Wethoughtwehaditall—abeautifulhouse,threehealthychildrenandonemoreontheway,twocars,acoupleoffour-wheelersforentertainment—andwelovedit.Then,themarketturnedandmyhusband’sjobataconstructioncompanywasgone.Thecompanywasclosingdownforgood.

Webothstartedlookingforjobsrightaway,butthereweren’tanytobefound.Witheachpassingdayweweregettingincreasinglyworriedandwecontinuedtoworktogetherinordertopullourfamilythrough.Themorewepulledtogether,thecloserwegot.IfeltfeelingsofadmirationformyhusbandthatIhadn’tfeltinyears.

That’swhyitwassohardformetowatchhimblamehimselfforourpresentsituation.Icontinuallyaskedhimtostop,butheseemedtowanttopunishhimselffornothavingajob.

Finally,oneafternoonIpulledhimasideandsaid,“Wehavefourhealthychildren.That’swhat’simportant.Thatmakesyouarichman.”

“Butwhatifwelosethehouse?

They’llhateme—you’llhateme.”hereplied.

Ismiledathimandputmyhandsonbothsidesofhisfacetomakehimlookmeintheeye.“NomatterwhereweliveIwillbehappy—aslongasIhaveyou.”Ismiledagain.InallthestrugglingtogetherIhadfoundthatdeeploveforhimthatIhadonthedaywesaid“Ido”.

Icouldseehisshouldersandneckrelaxed.Heheldmecloseandwewereabletotalkandplananddreamtogetherinawaythatwehadn’tforquitesometime.Itwasaturningpointforusasacoupleandafamily.

Wearestillstrugglingforourbetterlife,butIconsideruswell-offbecausewehavesomethingthatmoneycan’tbuyandnoonecantakeawayfromus

.

5．Theunderlinedsentenceinthesecondparagraphmeansthat________

A.thecouplebecamecloserastheystruggledtogether

B.thecouplehopedtofindjobsinthesamecompany

C.neitherofthecouplehadthecouragetofacedifficulties

D.thecoupleweretryingtomaketheirrelationshipcloser

6．Wecanlearnfromthetextthat_______.

A.thehusbandfoundagoodjobatlast

B.thehusbandwastoblameforlosingtheirhouse

C.thecouplewereanxioustofindjobsatfirst

D.thecoupledidn’tloveeachotherwhentheygotmarried

7．Whichofthefollowingcanbestdescribethecouple’spresentlife?

A.Bitterbutquiet.B.Comfortableandeasy.

C.Hardbuthappy.D.Well-offandrelaxing.

8．Thebesttitleforthetextmightbe______.

A.WeHaveItAllB.WeFindItAgain

C.APerfectCoupleD.AHardTime

C

Anadvanceinelectronicpublishingcouldmakethebookyouarereadingseemasoutofdateasasilentfilm.Publishershopetoexploit（充分利用）thegrowingsuccessofebooksbyreleasingversionswithaddedsoundtracksandmusicalaccompaniment.

Thenoiseinthefirstmultimediabooks—releasedinBritain—includerainhittingawindowinaSherlockHolmestale.WorksbyOscarWildeandRudyardKiplingarealsoavailable.Whentheplotofabookreachesaclimax（高潮）,backgroundmusicwillcreatetension.InAmerica,worksbyShakespeareandJaneAustenhavealreadybeenreleasedwithmusicandbackgroundnoisesothat,forexample,readerscanhearteacupsclinkinginMrDarcy’sgardenastheyreadPrideandPrejudice.

Supportersarguethatsoundeffectsarethenextlogicaldevelopmentforebooksandwilladdexcitementforyoungerreaders.Critics,however,willarguethatthenoiseswillruinthesimplepleasureofhavingtheimaginationstimulated（激发）byreading.

CarolineMichel,chiefexecutiveoftheliteraryagencyPFD,saidthenewgenerationofcomputer-literatereaderswasusedtomultiplesensoryinput.Shesaid:

“Concentrationnowissuchthatpeoplehavesplitcomputerscreenswheretheymaybewatchingtelevisionandreplyingtoanemailatthesametime.Ifthat’swhatthemarketwantsthenweshouldrespondtothemarket.”

Booktrack’ssoundeffectsworkbyestimatingtheuser’sreadingspeed.Eachtimeyou“turn”apage,thesoftwarereassesseswhereyouhavereachedinthetextandtimesthesoundstoswitchonaccordingly.Ifthesoundtrackbecomesoutofsynch（同步）,aclickonanywordwillre-setit.

Someauthorsfearasoundtrackcoulddestroythepeaceandquietoflibrariesandruinthepleasureofreading.DavidNicholls,authorofOneDay,thebestsellernowreleasedasafilm,said:

”thissoundsliketheoppositeofreading.Itwouldbeadistraction.IhaveenoughtroublereadinganebookbecauseI’mconstantlydisturbedbyemailsandsoI’vegivenuponitforthetimebeing.”

StuartMacBride,thecrimewriterwhosenovelShattertheBoneswasanebookbestseller,sells18%ofhisbooksaselectronicdownloads.Hesaid:

“IfI’mreading,Iwilldothenoisesinmyhead.Idon’tneedsomeonetotellmewhatcrunchinggravel（嘎吱响的石子）soundslike.Thatwouldannoyme.”

9．Theebooksoundtrackisintendedto________.

A.makereadersfocusonthestory

B.helpreaderswi

thunkn

ownvocabulary

C.strengthenreaders’impressionofcharacters

D.addtensionwhenthebookreachesanexcitingpoint

10．CarolineMichelthinksthatcomputer-literatereaders______.

A.ignorethemultiplesensoryinput

B.focusonenjoyingthepleasureofreading

C.areusedtodoingseveralthingsatthesametime

D.considerthesoundtrack’sinfluenceonreadingspeed

11．WhatisDavidNicholls’attitudetowardsthesoundtrack?

A.Favorable.B.Doubtful.C.Disapproving.D.Neutral.

12．Thetextismostprobablytakenfrom_______.

A.asciencetextbookB.anewspaperreport

C.abookreviewD.apersonaldiary

D

Apillcostinglittlemorethan£1adaycouldsavethelivesofthousandssufferingfromacommonheartdisease.

Britishdoctorsaresoimpressedwiththe“breakthroughfindings”ofamajorstudythattheyhavedecidedtostartusingthedrug,ivabradine,totreatpatientswithheartfailurestraightaway,eventhoughithasnotyetbeenlicensedforthediseaseintheUK.

Morethan700,000peoplelivewithheartfailure,whichoccurswhentheorganbecomestooweaktopumpbloodefficientlyroundthebody.Thiscanleadtofatigue,breathlessness,increasedheartrateandotherseriouscomplications.Around100,000peopleayeararethoughttodiefromheartfailurea

ndmanypatientsarerepeatedlyadmittedtohospitalbecauseoftheirsymptoms.

Thedramaticresultsfromthetrialof6,500patients—thebiggestofitskind—founda26percentcutinheartfailuredeaths,suggestingthelivesofaround10,000Britishpatientscouldbesavedeachyear.Theresearchalsofoundivabradinewillhelpreducethenumberofhospitaladmissionsb