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辽宁省届高三英语上学期期中试题
高三英语上学期期中试题
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、D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Ibelieveinthepowerofholdingon.WhatdoImeanbyholdingon?
Hugging,orholdingon,isthepowerwepossesswhenweputourarmsaroundsomeone.Itcanchangerelationships,makesapatientaperson,anacquaintanceafriend.
Mygrandmothertaughtmeaboutholdingon,whenevershegatheredmeinherstrong,lovingIrisharms.Shealwayshuggedevenwhenherbackbecamecurved.Mymotherhugsmychildrenthesameway—heartopenandarmswide,breathingthemintohersoul.
OnceIbecameawareofitspower,Istartedexperimenting:
Iheldmymother-in-lawamomenttoolongthenmovedontomysisters-in-law,aunts,nieces,nephews,andcousins.Itrieditwithafriendwhohadmademyliferichwithlaughter,butIwastooembarrassedtotellher,andacquaintancesthatIwantedtobefriendswith.Somewerebothered,othersaccepting,butallhadonethingincommon—thenexttimeIhuggedthem,theyhuggedmeback.
Forme,holdingonhasbecomemorethanaphysicalinteraction;ithasbecomeawayofthinking.Myanswertolife’sdilemmasandtoughchoices,it’samixtureofacceptance,forgiveness,andpatience—notalwayseasyorunderstoodbutitguidesmetobequietandlisten,lookforthegood,haveasenseofhumorandlaugh,stopworryingandbepatientbecauseifIletit,somethingwillchange.
I’veoftenwonderedhowdifferentmylifewouldhavebeenifIhadn’tlearnedthepowerofholdingon.Ifduringthattimeinmylife,whenIwascrumblingintomyself,mymotherhadstoppedholdingontome,Imighthavemissedsomethingsovitaltomyexistence.Ibelievethatahugislikeabatterycharger—agoodonecankeepmegoingforalongtime.
1.Itcanbelearnedfromthepassagethat________.
A.holdingyourfriends’handsisbeneficial
B.huggingastrangerisaverycommonthing
C.thepowerofholdingonisbeyondexpectation
D.agoodhabitcamedownfromGrandparents
2.Whenhergrandmotherhuggedtheauthor_______.
A.sheknewhergrandmotherwerefromIreland
B.shefoundhergrandmotherolderandolder
C.shecouldsensehergrandmotherwasn’therself
D.shecouldfeelgreatlovefromherlovedone
3Whentheauthorofferedtomakefriendswithothers______
A.shewasmisunderstoodinawayB.shewasrefusedimmediately
C.shewasthoughttobefoolishD.shewasmadefunofatonce
4.Whatisauthor’sattitudetowardsherlife?
A.CompromisingB.OptimisticC.PessimisticD.Unbelievable
B
TheBoyMadeIt!
OneSunday,Nicholas,ateenager,wentskiingatSugarloafMountaininMaine.Intheearlyafternoon,whenhewasplanningtogohome,afiercesnowstormsweptintothearea.Unabletoseefar,heaccidentallyturnedoffthepath.Beforeheknewit,Nicholaswaslost,allalone!
Hedidn’thavefood,water,aphone,orothersupplies.Hewasgettingcolderbytheminute.
Nicholashadnoideawherehewas.Hetriednottopanic.HethoughtaboutallthesurvivalshowshehadwatchedonTV.Itwastimetoputthetipshehadlearnedtouse.
Hedecidedtostopskiing.Therewasabetterchanceofsomeonefindinghimifhestayedput.Thefirstthinghedidwastofindshelterfromthefreezingwindandsnow.Ifhedidn’t,hisbodytemperaturewouldgetverylow,whichcouldquicklykillhim.Usinghisskis,Nicholasbuiltasnowcave.Hegatheredahugemassofsnowanddugoutaholeinthemiddle.Thenhepiledbranchesontopofhimself,likeablanket,tostayaswarmashecould.
Bythatevening,Nicholaswasreallyhungry.Heatesnowanddrankwaterfromanearbystreamsothathisbodywouldn’tlosetoomuchwater.Notknowinghowmuchlongerhecouldlast,Nicholasdidtheonlythinghecould—hehuddled(蜷缩)inhiscaveandslept.
Thenextday,Nicholaswentouttolookforhelp,buthecouldn’tfindanyone.Hefollowedhistracksandreturnedtothesnowcave,becausewithoutshelter,hecoulddiethatnight.OnTuesday,Nicholaswentoutagaintofindhelp.Hehadwalkedforaboutamilewhenavolunteersearcherfoundhim.Aftertwodaysstuckinthesnow,Nicholaswassaved.
NicholasmightnothavesurvivedthissnowstormhaditnotbeenforTV.HehadoftenwatchedGrylls’survivalshowManvs.Wild.That’swherehelearnedthetipsthatsavedhislife.Ineachepisode(一期节目)ofManvs.Wild,Gryllsisabandonedinawildareaandhastofindhiswayout.
WhenGryllsheardaboutNicholas’amazingdeeds,hewassuperimpressedthatNicholashadmadeitsinceheknewbetterthananyonehowhardNicholashadtoworktostayalive.
5.WhathappenedtoNicholasoneSundayafternoon?
A.Hebrokehisskis.B.Hegotlost.
C.HehurthiseyesD.Hecaughtacold.
6.HowdidNicholaskeephimselfwarm?
A.Hefoundashelter.B.Helightedsomebranches.
C.Hebuiltasnowcave.D.Hekeptonskiing.
7.OnTuesday,Nicholas______.
A.returnedtohissheltersafelyB.gotstuckinthesnow
C.wassavedbyasearcherD.stayedwherehewas
8.NicholasleftGryllsaverydeepimpressionbecausehe______.
A.wasveryhard-workingB.watchedGrylls’TVprogramregularly
C.createdsometipsforsurvivalD.didtherightthingsinthedangeroussituation
C
JackMa’snetworthincreased$2.8bnovernightasAlibabaforecastsalesgrowththattoppedeveryanalyst’sestimate,despitethefactthatChina’seconomyisslowingdown.
Mr.Ma,aged52thisyear,isnowtherichestpersoninAsiaand14thwealthiestintheworld,accordingtotheBloombergBillionairesIndex.Hisnetworthhasclimbed$8.5bnthisyearto$41.8bn.
ThelatestsurgecameafterChina’slargeste-commercecompanyforecast45to49percentrevenue(收入)growthintheyearendingMarch,demonstratinghowinvestmentsbeyondonlineshoppingarepayingoff.SharesinAlibaba,whereMr.Maischairman,rose13percenttoarecordhigh.
AlibabaandTencent,whichdominateonlineshoppingandsocialmedia,respectivelyhaveventured(冒险)deeperintonewareasfromcloudcomputingservicestostreamingmusicandvideoasthecountry’seconomyslows.Alibabaiscapturingmoredigitaladvertisingspendingbyincorporating(合并)socialelementssuchasvideoinitsshoppingsites.
Alibabaisholdingmeetingswithinvestorsthisweek.OnFriday,theformerEnglishteachersaidhewasn’tgoingtodiscusscorporateforecasts.Hetookthestageinsteadtodescribehowhiscompanyhadbecomeeffectivelytheworld’s22ndlargesteconomy—justafterArgentina—intermsoftransaction(交易)byneverfearingtothinkbig.Mr.Ma,whosaidAlibabarevises10-yearplansannually,foresawthecompanybecomingthefifth-largesteventuallyby2036byservingaburgeoningChinesemiddleclasses,takingadvantageofglobaltradeandmakinguseofitsvaluabledata.
Ma’scommentsabouttheevolutionofdata-driventechnologyechoedMasayoshiSon,ChairmanofJapan’sSoftBank.SoftBank—Alibaba’slargestshareholder—hasinvestedbillionsincompaniessuchasARMwiththeintentionofstakingoutaleadingpositioninthefutureInternetofThings.
“TheInternetofThingsisgoingtobebigbecauseinthepast,machinesdrinkelectricity,”Mr.Matoldinvestors.“Inthenext20years,machineswilldrinkdata.Inthefuture,nocompany,nocountry,nobusinesscansurvivewithoutdata.”
9.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?
A.JackMahasbecometherichestpersonintheworld.
B.China’seconomyisnotsatisfying.
C.onlineshoppinggrowsrapidlyworldwide.
D.Alibabaisthelargestcompanyintheworld.
10.Theunderlinedword“surge”inParagraph3probablymeans_____.
A.uncertaintyB.rapiddeclineC.deadtimeD.suddenincrease
11.WhatdoweknowaboutAlibaba?
A.Ithasbeenprovidingcloudcomputingservices.
B.Itmakesprofitsmainlyfromdigitaladvertising.
C.ItisChina’slargestsocialmediacompany.
D.Itaimstoresearchintostreamingmusicandvideo.
12.WhatdoesJackMastressinthelastparagraph?
A.Theimportanceofthedata.
B.Theinvestmentofglobaltrade
C.Thenecessitysharinginformation.
D.ThefutureoftheInternetofThings.
D.
Mostnationshaveatleastonetypeoffoodthatpeoplefromothercountriesthinkisunusualorunethical(不道德的)toeat.InFrance,peopleeathorsemeatandfroglegs.InSouthKoreaandpartsofChina,restaurantsservedogmeat.AndinAustralia,it’scommontocookkangaroomeatonthebarbecueanduseemu(鸸鹋)eggstomakepancakes.
ThekangarooandemuarenativetoAustralia.BothanimalsareimportanttothenationalimageofAustraliaandappearontheAustraliancoatofarms.They’realsocentralfiguresinthehistoryoftheindigenous(土生土长的)AustralianAboriginals(土著人).However,Aboriginaltribesstillhunttheseanimalsfortheirmeat,furandfat.
Today,Australianpeoplecontinuetoeattheseanimals.Oneofthereasonspeopleeatkangaroomeatisthatit’shighinproteinandlowinfat,soeatingkangarooisagoodoptionforanyoneonadiet.It’salsocheapertoeatkangaroomeatthanotherredmeats.Becauseofthis,alotofuniversitystudentschoosetobuykangaroomeat.BBCNewsalsoreportedthatAustralianscientistsbelievethateatingkangaroomeatisgoodfortheenvironment--kangarooshavedifferentdigestivesystemsthancowsandsheep,meaningtheyproducelessmethane(甲烷),thesecondbiggestcontributortoglobalwarming.
WhileemumeatishighinironandvitaminC,mostpeopledon’tthinkittastesgood.Forthisreason,theypreferemueggs.Oneeggislargeenoughtomakesevenomelettes(煎蛋).Andwhileit’sillegaltocollectemueggsfromthewild,theycanbeboughtfromemufarms.Ratherthancrackingthebeautifuldarkshell,it’sbettertodrainitbyputtingasmallholeateachendandblowing.Afterwards,youcanevencarveadesignintot