高三英语上学期阶段考试试题.docx

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高三英语上学期阶段考试试题

2017—2018学年度上学月考试题

高三英语

时间：

100分钟满分：

150分

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

IwasbornandraisedinEnglandinaculturewhereprivacyand“keepingyourselftoyourself”werevaluedtraditions.Speakingtostrangerswasnotencouraged.Peopleweremosthospitable（好客的）andfriendly.

However,IhavebeenluckyenoughtospendsometimeinbothItalyandtheUS,whereIfoundtraditionsofhospitalityandpolitenesstobeverydifferent.

IexperiencedItalianhospitalityfirst-handonacrowdedrailwaycarriagetravelling,oneafternoon,fromGenoatoFlorence.Sinkinggratefullyintoanemptyseat,IwasscoldedinrapidItalianbyagentlemanwhowasreturningtothisseat-ithadnotbeen“spare”afterall.IapologizedinEnglish,andgotuptoallowhimbackintotheseat.ThegentlemanobviouslyhadnounderstandingoftheEnglishlanguage,buthe,too,realizedmygenuinemistake.Hesmiledandgesturedformetoremainintheseat,andhehimselfremainedstandinginthecorridorfortheremainderofthejourney.Theotheroccupantsofthecarriagesmiledandnoddedatmeandmademefeelquitewelcomeamongstthem.IfeelthatifthishadbeeninEngland,aforeignerwhomadeamistakewouldnotalwaysbesokindlytreated.

TransportalsofeaturedinthedifferencesInoticedbetweenEnglishandAmericanculture.IflewtoNewYorkonaplanewithmainlyEnglishpassengers.Wesattogetherinnearsilence.Nobodyspoketomenor,asIexpected,toanyoneelsetheydidnotknow.Theyfeltitwasnotpolitetointrudeonsomeoneelse’sprivacy.However,whenItravelledacrosstheUnitedStates,whetherbyplaneorGreyhoundbus,Iwasnevershortofconversation.Conversationwasgoingonallaroundmeandwhoeversatnexttomewashappytointroducethemselvesandaskmeaboutmyself.Theyobviouslyfeltitwouldhavebeenrudenottospeaktoanotherperson,whethertheywerestrangersornot.

1.WhatdoweknowabouttheoccupantswhentheauthorwastravellinginItaly?

A.Theywereallonthesideofthegentleman.

B.Theyalllaughedattheauthorforhismistake.

C.Theywouldnotbearamistakeliketheauthor’sinpublic.

D.Theyshowedtheirunderstandingoftheauthor’smistake.

2.HowdoestheauthorprobablybelievestheItalianpeopleare?

A.ColdB.RudeC.HelpfulD.Hospitable

3.WhydidEnglishpassengerssitinnearsilenceaccordingtothelastparagraph?

A.Theyweretootiredtospeak.

B.Theywereallstrangerstoeachother.

C.PrivacywasavaluedtraditioninEngland.

D.Everybodywasdeeplylostinthought.

4.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.DifferentWaysofHospitalityandPoliteness

B.MyUnforgettableTravellingExperienceAbroad

C.Co-understandingEachOther

D.TheImportanceofPrivacy

B

Thesharingeconomy,representedbycompanieslikeAirbnborUber,isthelatestfashioncraze.Butmanysupportershaveoverlookedtherealitythatthisnewbusinessmodelislargelybasedonescapingregulationsandbreakingthelaw.

AirbnbisanInternet-basedservicethatallowspeopletorentoutspareroomstostrangersforshortstays.UberisanInternettaxiservicethatallowsthousandsofpeopletoanswerriderequestswiththeirowncars.Therearehundredsofothersuchservices.

Thegoodthingaboutthesharingeconomyisthatitpromotestheuseofunderusedresources.Millionsofpeoplehavehousesorapartmentswithemptyrooms,andAirbnballowsthemtoprofitfromtheseroomswhileallowingguestsaplacetostayatpricesthatareoftenfarlessthanthosechargedbyhotels.Uberofferspricesthatarecompetitivewithstandardtaxipricesandtheirdriversareoftenmuchquickerandmoretrustworthy.

Butthedownsideofthesharingeconomyhasgottenmuchlessattention.Mostcitiesandstatesbothtaxandregulatehotels,andthetouristswhostayinhotelsareusuallyanimportantsourceoftaxincome.ButmanyofAirbnb’scustomersarenotpayingthetaxesrequiredunderthelaw.

Airbnbcanalsoraiseissuesofsafetyforitscustomersandtroubleforhosts’neighbors.Hotelsareregularlyinspectedtoensurethattheyarenotfiretrapsandthattheydon’tformotherrisksforvisitors.Airbnbhostsfacenosuchinspections.

SinceAirbnbisallowingpeopletoescapetaxesandregulations,thecompanyissimplypromotingthefts.Othersintheeconomywilllosebybearinganadditionaltaxburdenorbeingforcedtolivenexttoanapartmentunitwithanever-endingseriesofnoisyvisitors.

ThesamestorymayapplywithUber.Uberiscurrentlyindisputesoverwhetheritscarsmeetthesafetyandinsurancerequirementsimposedonstandardtaxis.Also,ifUberandrelatedservicesfloodthemarket,theycouldharmalltaxidrivers’abilitytoearnaminimumwage.

Thisdownsideofthesharingneedstobetakenseriously,butthatdoesn’tmeanthecurrenttaxandregulatorystructureisperfect.

5.Whatisthepositivethingaboutthesharingeconomy?

A.Itisaglobaltrend.

B.Itisbeyondregulations.

C.Itdrawsonspareresources.

D.Itbringsinmodestprofits.

6.WhatistheproblemwithAirbnbcustomersaccordingtothepassage?

A.Theyarenotregularlyinspected.

B.Theyarelikelytocommitthefts.

C.Theyareallowednottopaytaxes.

D.Theycanbenoisytohosts’neighbours.

7.WhatistheargumentoverUberaccordingtothepassage？

A.Whetheritguaranteescustomers’safety.

B.Whetheritprovidesreliableservices.

C.Whetheritlowerscustomers’expenses.

D.Whetheritcancompetewithstandardtaxis.

8.Whatwillbetalkedaboutinthefollowingparagraphs?

A.Existingregulationsandlaws.

B.Necessaryimprovementsofcurrentlaws.

C.FurtherdevelopmentofAirbnbandUber.

D.MoredownsidesofAirbnbandUber.

C

Thisweeklyfour-dayphysicalactivityschedulewillgetyourkidsexcitedaboutbeingactive.

Tuesday

Whenthekidsgethomefromschool,don’tletthemgostraighttotheTVandgetsettledin.Encouragethemtogetmovingandgetoffthecouch（沙发）bygivingthemapedometer（计步器）.Pedometersarethemostfunwhenparentsalsouseonebecausethatturnsstepping,walkingandrunningintoagametoseewhocangetthemoststeps.

Thursday

Thekidshavedoneagreatjobsofarthisweek,butnowtheylongforalittlemoreTVtime.Insteadofturningoncartoons,letthemwatchfitnessmoviesmadejustforkids.Thesemoviesencouragewatcherstogetupanddancealongtokid-friendlymusic. 

Saturday

Getthewholefamilyoutofthehousetogetherandovertoapark.Bringlotsofsportsequipment,packahealthypicnicandhaveafamilycompetitivesportsday.Kidsandadultsgetintogroupsandplayagainsteachotherintennis,basketballorsoccer.Aftereveryonehasplayedhardforacoupleofhours,stopforapicnicandthenifyourfamilyisn’ttootired,gobackandplaysomemore.

Sunday

EverychildlovestoplayvideogamesandthereisnobettertimetoallowkidstoplaythemthanonSundaywhennohomeworkisdue.Butdon’tletthemplayagamethatforcesthemtositdownforhours.Dancegameswithafloormat（垫子）tohelpkidsfollowthedancemovesarepopulartokids.

9.Parentsareadvisedtouseapedometertogetherwiththeirkidsbecause_______.

A.theycangivetheirkidssomeadviceaboutwalking

B.itcanpreventthemfromwatchingTVtoomuch

C.theirkidswillnotuseitiftheydon’t

D.thiswillallowthemandtheirkidstohaveafuncompetition

10.OnThursdaywhenakidwantstowatchTV,hisparentsshould_______.

A.lethimwatchitforashorttime

B.showfitnessmoviestohim

C.takehimoutforawalkinstead

D.watchcartoonswithhim

11.Accordingtotheauthor,thebesttimeforakidtoplayvideogamesis_______.

A.SundayB.TuesdayC.SaturdayD.Thursday

D

Afterfoursilentyears,the27-year-oldBritishsingerAdeleAdkinshasfinallyintroducedherselftotheworldagainwithHello,theopeningsongfromherthirdalbum25,whichwillcomeoutonNov.20.

AlthoughAdeleisaverysuccessfulsingernow,musicwasn’talwayswhatshesawherselfdoing.Atage10,whenshesawhergrandmother’spainoverthedeathofAdele’sgrandfather,shepicturedherselfasaheartsurgeon.

“Iwantedtofixpeople’shearts,”shetoldtheUKmusicwebsitei-D,rememberingthechildhoodinterestshe’dhadinbiologyclassesuntilshefoundoutthatherrealtalentwasforsinging.

Adeledidn’tgotomedicalschool,butmanywouldagreethatshestillhashealing（治愈）powers.Hersongsfindthekindofmemoryeverylistenerholdssomewhereintheirheart.ThiskindoffeelingiswhatpeoplehavealwayslikedinAdele,”saidTheTelegraph.“Shewritesapopdiary，sharingthesimplesecretsofherheart.”

Mostsuccessfulpopstarsmakealbumsatafastpace,butnotAdele.Afterhersecondalbum21wonthe2012GrammyAwardforAlbumoftheYear,shemadeitclearwithherlabelthatshewouldspend“fourorfiveyears”makinghernextalbum.Shetoldmagazine.“Iwon’tcomeoutwithnewmusicuntilit’sbetterthan21.”

Insteadofseekingfame,Adeleremainedsilentandmovedtothecountryside.Inherfreetime,shelovedtowatchTVseriesTeenMom,AmericanHorrorStory,andTheWalkingDead.

Livinglifeasnormallyaspossibleisimportanttothesinger’sart.“Nobodywantstolistentoarecordfromsomeonewho’snotlivingintherealworld,”Adeletoldi-D.“SoIlivealow-keylifeformyfans.”

12.Whatdoesthetextmainlytellus?

A.ThepopularityofAdele’salbum25.

B.ThehealingpowersofAdele’smusic.

C.ThesecretsofAdele’ssuccessinmusic.

D.ThereasonforAdele’sbecomingasinger.

13.WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph2probablymean?

A.Adelewasn’tinterested