广西钦州市高新区届高三上学期期末考试英语试题 W.docx

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广西钦州市高新区届高三上学期期末考试英语试题W

广西钦州市高新区2016—2017学年度第一学期高三英语期末考试试题

（满分150分，考试时间120分钟）

第Ⅰ卷

第二部分：

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50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

A

ASydneyPassgivesyouunlimitedandflexibletravelontheExplorerBuses:

the“red”SydneyExplorershowsyouaroundourexcitingcitysightswhilethe“blue”BondiExplorervisitsSydneyHarborbaysandfamousbeaches.Taketothewaterononeofthreemagnificentdailyharborcruises（游船）.YoucanalsotravelfreeonregularSydneyBuses,SydneyFerriesorCityRailservices（limitedarea）,soyoucangotoeverycornerofthisbeautifulcity.

ImaginebrowsingatDarlingHarbor,samplingthefamousseafoodatWatsonsBayorenjoyingthecitylightsonaneveningferrycruise.ThepossibilitiesandplansareendlesswithaSydneyPass.Whereveryoudecidetogo,rememberthatbookingsarenotrequiredonanyofourservicessoticketsaretreatedonafirstin,firstseatedbasis.

SydneyPassesareavailablefor3,5or7daysforuseovera7calendardayperiod.Witha3or5daypassyouchooseonwhichdaysoutofthe7youwanttouseit.AllSydneyPassesincludeafreeAirportExpressinwardtripbeforestartingyour3,5or7days,andthereturntripisvalid（有效的）for2monthsfromthefirstdayyourticketwasused.

SydneyPassFares

Adult

Child*

Family**

3dayticket

$90

$45

$225

5dayticket

$120

$60

$300

7dayticket

$140

$70

$350

*Achildisdefinedasanyonefromtheagesof4yearstounder16years.Childrenunder4yearstravelfree.

**Afamilyisdefinedas2adultsandanynumberofchildrenfrom4tounder16yearsofagefromthesamefamily.

21．ASydneypassdoesn'tofferunlimitedrideson________.

A．theExplorerBusesB．theharborcruises

C．regularSydneyBusesD．CityRailservices

22．WithaSydneyPass,atravelercan________.

A．savefaresfromandtotheairportB．taketheSydneyExplorertobeaches

C．enjoythefamousseafoodforfreeD．reserveseatseasilyinarestaurant

23．If5dayticketsweretoberecommendedtoamotherwhotravelledwithhercolleagueandherchildren,aged3,6and10,whatwouldthelowestcostbe?

A．$225.B．$300.C．$360.D．$420.

B

Oldagemaynotsoundexciting.Butrecentfindingsoffergoodnewsforolderpeopleandforpeopleworriedaboutgettingolder.Researchersfoundthatpeoplebecomehappierandexperiencelessworryaftertheyreachtheageoffifty.Infact,theysaybytheageofeighty-five,peoplearehappierwiththeirlifethantheywerewhentheywereeighteenyearsold.

Thefindingscamefromasurveyof

morethanthreehundredfortythousandadultsintheUnitedStates.TheGallupOrganizationquestionedthembytelephonein2008.Atthattime,thepeoplewerebetweentheagesofeighteenandeighty-five.Theresearchersaskedquestionsaboutemotionslikehappiness,sadnessandworry.Theyalsoaskedaboutmentaloremotionalstress.

ArthurStoneintheDepartmentofPsychiatryandBehavioralScienceatStonyBrookUniversityinNewYorkledthestudy.Histeamfoundthatlevelsofstresswerehighestamongadultsbetweentheagesoftwenty-twoandtwenty-five.Thefindingsshowedthatstresslevelsdroppedsharplyafterpeoplereachedtheirfifties.

Thestudyalsoshowedthatmenandwomenhavesimilarfeelingpatternsastheygrowolder.However,womenatallagesreportedmoresadness,stressandworrythanmen.

Researcherssaytheydonotknowwhyhappinessincreasesaspeoplegetolder.Onetheoryisthat,aspeoplegrowolder,theygrowolder,theygrowmorethankfulforwhattheyhaveandhavebettercontroloftheirfeelings.Theyalsospendlesstimethinkingaboutbadexperiences.

ProfessorStonesaystheemotionalpatternscouldbelinkedtochangesinhowpeopleseetheworld,ormaybeevenchangesinbrainchemistry.

Theresearchersalsoconsideredpossibleinfluenceslikehavingyoungchildren,beingunemployedorbeingsingle.Buttheyfoundthatinfluenceslikethesedidnotaffectthelevelsofhappinessandwell-beingrelatedtoage.

24.AccordingtothesurveyofTheGallupOrganizationpeoplearemostlikelytobecomehappier___________.

A.whentheyarebetweenagesof18and85B.whentheycometotheiroldage

C.whentheyareintheirtwentiesD.whentheyareeighteenyearsold

25.AccordingtoArthurStone,oldpeople________.

A.haveapositiveattitudetowardtheirlifeB.cancontroltheirbehaviorsbetter

C.dreamaboutgoodthingseverydayD.haveearnedalargeamountofmoney

26Fromthelastparagraphwecanknowthat________.

A.youmustbeworriedifyouhaveyoungchildren

B.healthhasnothingtodowithyourage

C.youcanbehappyevenifyouarestillsingle

D.happinessdependsonyourfamilyandjob

27.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?

A.GettingoldermeansgettinghappierB.Theyoungarehappierthantheold

C.Theyounger,thehappierD.Womenareeasiertohappyinlife

C

Book:

NoLookingBack

Author:

ShivaniGupta

Shivanihadthrownapartyoneeveningandawokethenextmorninginhospitalbecauseofacarcrash.IttookShivaniyearsofpain,struggleanddeterminationtoregaincontrolofherlifeandherbody.Thentragedystruckagain.Asthenewly-marriedShivanidrovetoManaliwithherfamily,atruckcrashedintohercar.Shivanirefusedtogivein-shewouldn'tletherinjurykeepherfromachievingherambitions.

Book:

CourageBeyondCompare

Author:

SanjaySharma

The10sportspersonsinthebookarechampionsindiversefieldslikeathletics,swimming,andbadminton,whohavebroughtglorytothecountry.Theyovercametheirphysicallimitationstoreachthetopoftheirchosenfields.

Book：

FacetoFace

Author:

VedMehta

Blindsincetheageoffour,theauthorledalonelychildhoodinIndiauntilhewasacceptedtotheArkansasSchoolfortheBlind,towhichheflewaloneat15.Americaandtheschoolchangedhislife,leadinghimtodegreesatOxfordandHarvardandafruitfulwritingcareer.

Book:

ThisStarWon’tGoOut

Author:

LoriandWayneEarl

Diagnosedwithcancerat12,EstherEarlwasabrightandtalented,butverynormalteenager.Shelivedahope-filledandgenerouslife.Acheerful,positiveandencouragingdaughter,sisterandfriend,Estherdiedin2010,shortlyafterturning16,butnotbeforeinspiringthousandsthroughhergrow

ingonlinepresence.

28.ThebookNoLookingBackmainlytalksabout_________________.

A.anunluckygirlwhoexperiencedtwocaraccidents

B.10disabledathleteswhoarechampionsinsportsfield

C.asuccessfulauthorwhowasblindduringhischildhood

D.aninspiringteenagerwhodiedofcancer

29.WhenreadingthebookwrittenbySanjaySharma,wewill_______.

A.findtheauthorisasportslover

B.getinspiredbythesportspersons'spirits

C.beproudtobeasportsperson

D.findsportspersonsarefullofpower

30.Inwhichbookdoestheauthortellofhimself?

A.FacetoFace.B.ThisStarWon’tGoOut.

C.CourageBeyondCompare.D.NoLookingBack.

31.Whichwordcanbestdescribethecharactersofallthefourbooks?

A.Intelligent.B.Passionate.C.InspiringD.Pessimistic

D

Attentiontodetailsissomethingeveryonecanandshoulddoespeciallyinatightjobmarket.BobCrossley,ahumanresourcesexpertnoticesthisinthejobapplicationsthatcomeacrosshisdeskeveryday."It'samazinghowmanycandidateseliminatethemselves,"hesays.

"Resumesarrivewithstains.Somecandidatesdon'tbothertospellthecompany'snamecorrectly.OnceIseeamistake,!

eliminatethecandidate."Crossleyconcludes,"Iftheycannottakecareofthesedetails,whyshouldwetrustthemwithajob?

"

Canwepaytoomuchattentiontodetails?

Absolutely.Perfectionistsstruggleoverlittlethingsatthecostofsomethinglargertheyworktoward."Tokeepfromlosingtheforestforthetrees,"saysCharlesGarfield,associateprofessorattheUniversityofCalifornia,SanFrancisco,"wemustconstantlyaskourselveshowthedetailswe'reworkingonfitintothelargerpicture.Iftheydon't,weshoulddropthenandmovetosomethingelse.

GarfieldcomparesthisprocesstohisworkasacomputerscientistatNASA."TheApolloIImoonlaunchwasslightlyoff-course90percentofthetime,"saysGaifield,"butasuccessfullandingwasstilllikelybecauseweknewtheexactpositionofourgoal.Thisallowedustomakeadjustmentsasnecessary.Knowingwherewewanttogohelpsusjudgetheimportanceofeverytaskweundertake."

Toooftenwebelievewhataccountsforothers'successissomespecialsecretoraluckybreak.Butrarelyissuccesssomysterious.Againandagain,weseethatbydoinglittlethingswithinourgraspwell

largerewardsfollow.

32.Accordingtothepassage,somejobapplicantswererejectedbecauseof________.

A.failingtogiveadetaileddescriptionoftheirbackgroundintheirappli

cation

B.theirlimitededucationasshownintheirpoorspellinginwritingaresume

C.theircarelessnessasshownintheirfailuretopresentaclearcopyofresume

D.eliminatingtheirnamesfromtheapplicantlistthemselves

33.Theword"perfectionists"（Para.3.Line.1）referstothosewho________.

A.demandothersgeteverythingabsolutelyright

B.knowhowtoadjusttheirgoalsaccordingtothecircumstances

C.arecapableofachievingperfectresultsinwhatevertheydo

D.paytoomuchattentiontodetailsonlytolosetheirmajorgoals

34.TheexampleofApolloIImoonlaunchisgiventoillustratethat________.

A.keepingone'sgoalinmindhelpsindecidingwhichdetailscanbeoverlooked

B.failureisthemotherofsuccess

C.adjustmentsarethekeytothesuccessfulcompletionofanywork

D.minormis