高三英语上学期期中模拟卷带答案.docx

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高三英语上学期期中模拟卷带答案

高三英语上学期期中模拟卷（带答案）

第I卷（选择题）

一、阅读理解（共15小题;每小题2分，共30分）

A

HisfirstsuccessfulfightwasfortheequalrightsofblackpeopleinSouthAfrica.Then,asthefirstblackpresident,hefoughttounitethecountryandorganizethegovernment.NowNelsonMandelahassethissightsonanewenemy,AIDS.

OnMarch19theformerpresident,hostedhissecondAIDSawarenessconcert.Hewarnedthat25millionpeopleinAfricawerealreadyinfectedwiththefataldisease.

MandelawasborninasmallvillageinSouthAfricain1918.Hewasadoptedbythechiefofhistribeandcouldhavebeenachiefhimselfandlivedahappycountrylife.

Butherefusedtobeachiefwhenhispeoplelivedunderracialdiscrimination（歧视）.HedecidedtofightforequalrightsforallthepeopleinSouthAfrica.Before1990,underthecountry’sRacialSegregationLaw,coloredpeopleandwhitepeoplelivedseparately.Blackpeopleweretreatedunfairlyevenwhentakingabus.Blackshadtostandatthebackofthebustomakeroomforwhitepeopleevenwhentherewereonlyafewofthemonboard.

Forhisoppositiontothesystem,Mandelawasarrestedandspent27yearsinprison.Hewasfreedin1990andbecamethepresidentofthecountryafterthefirstelectionwasheldinwhicheveryonecouldvote.

Mandelawasnotonlyapoliticalfighterwhoattackedwithspeeches.Hewasalsoatrainedboxerandfoughtintheringwhenhewasyoung.

“AlthoughIdidnotenjoytheviolenceofboxing,Iwasinterestedinhowonemovedone’sbodytoprotectoneself,howoneusedastrategybothtoattackandretreat，”hewroteinhisautobiography.

Asaskillfulfighter,hechosemusicashisweaponagainstAIDS.HehopestowinanothervictoryagainstAIDS.

1.WhenwasMandelaarrested?

A.In1963.

B.In1990.

C.Whenherefusedtobeachief.

D.Whenhebecamethepresident.

2.NelsonMandelasucceededindoingthefollowingEXCEPT________.

A.winningtheequalrightsfortheblackpeopleinSouthAfrica

B.unitingSouthAfrica

C.organizingagovernmentinSouthAfrica

D.controllingthespreadofAIDS

3.WhichofthefollowingstatementscanbestdescribethelifeofNelsonMandela?

A.Struggleishislife.

B.Sportsmakehisfame.

C.Fightforequalrights.

D.Agreatfighteragainstthegovernment.

B

Manypeoplehavetriedtosimplify（简化）thespellingofEnglishwords.Unlikeotherlanguages,Englishsometimesspellsthesamesoundsinverydifferentways.Forexample,thereis“light”but“white”,“loan”but“phone”,andthereareatleastsevendifferentwaysofpronouncing“ough”:

“though”,“through”,“bough”,“cough”,“enough”,“ought”and“thorough”.

TheAmericanPresidentTheodoreRooseveltalmostsucceededinsimplifyingEnglishspelling.In1906,AndrewCarnegiestartedtheSimplifiedSpellingBoard.HewasoneoftherichestmenintheUnitedStatesofAmerica.Theboard’splanwastomakethespellingofwordsnearertothewaytheysound.Forexample,theword“though”wouldbespelt“tho”and“through”wouldbecome“thru”.OtherpeopleontheboardwereMelvilDewey,theheadoftheNewYorklibraries,andProfessorBranderMatthewsofColumbiaUniversity.TheyexplainedtheirideatoPresidentRoosevelt,whothoughtthatitwasindeedlogical.Heimmediatelyaskedthegovernmentprintertousesimplifiedspellinginallgovernmentletters.

Butpeopledidn’tlikethechange,evenifitmadelifeeasier.Sothenewsimplerspellingwasnotpopular.Moreimportantly,whentheAmericanpoliticians（政客）discussedtheplan,theydidnotlikeiteither.

BecauseRooseveltdidnotwanttohaveanyproblemswiththepoliticians,hechangedhismindandtoldtheprintertogobacktotheoldwayofspelling.

SincethennooneinanygovernmenthasdaredtosimplifyEnglishspelling.However,peopledosimplifysomewords,mainlyinadvertisements.Forexample,weoftensee“tonite”insteadof“tonight”and“thru”insteadof“through”.

4.ManypeoplehavetriedtosimplifyEnglishspellingbecause________.

A.Englishwordsaretoolongtoremember

B.therearemanymistakesinEnglishwords

C.lotsofwordsarespeltinmanydifferentways

D.sometimesthesamesoundshavedifferentspellings.

5.WhoisNOTamemberoftheSimplifiedSpellingBoard?

A.AndrewCarnegie.

B.MelvilDewey.

C.TheodoreRoosevelt.

D.BranderMatthews.

6.WhatwasTheodoreRoosevelt’sattitudetowardssimplifiedspelling?

A.WorriedB.SupportiveC.UncertainD.Doubtful

7.Accordingtothepassage,simplifiedspelling________.

A.waswelcomedbytheUSpoliticians

B.changedthewaythewordssound

C.hasbeenusedwidelyforoveracentury

D.wasfirstusedinUSgovernmentletters.

C

Aromanticmessage-in-a-bottlediscoveredbyamotheranddaughterataScottishbeachhassparked（触发）amysteryaboutwhetheritcouldhavetravelled5,000milesacrosstheseasfromChina.

NicolaMacFarlane,41,anddaughterLucy,four,fromPortobello,nearEdinburgh,werelookingfordriftwood（浮木）onPortobelloBeachwhentheycameacrossanoldglassbottlecontaininganoteinsidewritteninMandarin.NowthefamilyaretryingtoworkoutiftheletterhasmanagedtheextraordinaryjourneyacrossthePhilippineSea,intotheIndianOceanandthroughboththeSouthAtlanticandtheNorthAtlanticOcean’sbeforewashingupontheshoresofGreatBritain.ItwaswrittenonChineseValentine’sDayorQixiFestivalasitismoretraditionallyknown,lunarJuly7,2012,soitsentoffasrecentlyassixdaysagobecauseitfollowedthemoderncalendar,whichcelebratedtheoccasiononAugust23.NicolawasstillexcitedtoreadabouttheChineselovestoryafterhavingittranslated.

“IreallydohopethatitisfromChinabutevenitisfromnearertohome,it’sstillalovelygestureandaninspiringfind.It’salovestoryregardlessofwhereitcamefrom.Nicola,whorunsabeachartbusinessinPortobello,added,“I’malwaysatthebeachlookingforbitsofdriftwoodbutI’venevercomeacrossanythinglikethisbefore.WeknewitwasChinese,butwehadnoideawhatitsaid.”

UnabletoreadtheMandarintext,NicolaturnedtotheinternetandherAustralianfriend,JulieGould,whosedaughterattendedaChineseschoolinSydney.

SeveralhourslaterJuliereturnedwiththenewsthatitwasinfactaloveletter.

Thetranslatedletterreads,“DaHai（Ocean）,Ihopeno-onewillgetthisbottle,aswejustwishyoucanhearourvoice,andgetyourblessing.TodayistheChineseValentine’sDay,wepraythatourrelationshipwilllastforeverandwewillhavealonghappylifetogether…”

Nicolasaid,“Itsoundstomelikethecoupleareinlovebutcannotbetogethersotheyhavesentthemessagetotelltheworldoftheirlove.”

8.WhendidNicolaandherdaughtercomeacrossthemessage-in-bottle?

A.OnJuly15,2012.B.OnAugust29,2012.

C.OnAugust31,2012.D.OnSeptember2,2012.

9.WhatwereNicolaandherdaughterprobablydoingwhentheyfoundthebottle?

A.Theywerewalkingonthebeach.

B.Theywerewashinghandsandfeet.

C.Theywerelookingforthedriftwoods.

D.Theywerelyingonthebeachresting.

10.Theunderlinedword“Mandarin”probablymeans“”.

A.ScottishB.BritishC.EnglishD.Chinese

11.WecanlearnfromthepassagethatNicola__________.

A.thinkstheletterwaswrittentoshowlove

B.hadexpectedtogetsomethingunusual

C.knowsalittleChinese

D.foundthebottlewasfromanearbyplaceD

TIMEisanAmericanweeklynewsmagazinepublishedinNewYorkCity.Itwascreatedin1923byBritonHaddenandHenryLuce,makingitthefirstweeklynewsmagazineintheUS.Haddenwasconsideredcarefree,likedtoteaseLuceandsawTIMEasimportantbutalsofun.Thataccountedforitsheavycoverageofcelebrities（includingpoliticians）,theentertainmentindustry,andpopculture—criticizedastoolightforseriousnews.

Ittellsthenewsthroughpeople,andformanydecades,themagazine’scoverdepictedasingleperson.OnHadden’sdeathin1929,LucebecamethemostimportantmanatTIMEandamajorfigureinthehistoryof20th-centurymedia.

TIMEisalsoknownforitssignatureredborder,firstintroducedin1927.Ithasonlychangedfourtimessincethen.TheissuereleasedshortlyaftertheSeptember11attacksontheUnitedStatesfeaturedablackbordertosymbolizemourning.However,thiseditionwasaspecial“extra”editionpublishedquicklyforthebreakingnewsoftheevent;thenextregularlyscheduledissuecontainedtheredborder.Additionally,theApril28,2008EarthDayissue,dedicatedtoenvironmentalissues,containedagreenborder.ThenextchangeinborderwasintheSeptember19,2011issue,commemoratingthe10thanniversaryoftheSeptember11attackswithametallicsilverborder.Themostrecentchange（againwithasilverborder）wasintheDecember31,2012issue,notingBarackObama’sselectionasManoftheYear.

TIMEhasadivisionmagazine,TIMEFORKIDS（TFK）,whichisespeciallypublishedforchildrenandismainlydistributedinclassrooms.TFKcontainssomenationalnews,a“CartoonoftheWeek”,andavarietyofarticlesconcerningpopularculturethattheyoungerU.S.citizensareinterestedin.AllthestoriesinTFKarewrittenbyyoungreporters.

Insomeadvertisingcampaigns,themagazinehassuggestedthatthelettersTIMEstandfor“TheInternationalMagazineofEvents”.

12.TIMEhasahistoryof_______.

A.about50yearsB.about70yearsC.about90yearsD.about150years

13.WhydidsomepeopledislikeTIMEinthebeginning?

A.Ithadkeptitscoverthesamesincethe1920s.

B.Itdidn’thaveaserioustoneforimportantevents.

C.Itdidn’treportimportanteventsquicklyenough.

D.HenryLucewasinchargeofthemagazinefortoolong.

14.WhydidTIMEchangeitsredborderforthefirsttime?

A.Torememberthe10thanniversary