高三英语上学期期中试题.docx

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高三英语上学期期中试题

佛山一中-上学期期中考试高三级英语试题

本试卷共12页，满分为150分，考试时间120分钟

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

DearFriend,

 Therecentsuccessofchildren'sbookshasmadethegeneralpublicawarethatthere'sahugemarketoutthere.

Andthere'sagrowingneedfornewwriterstrainedtocreatethe$3billionworthofchildren'sbooksboughteachyearplusstoriesandarticlesneededbyover650publishersofmagazinesforchildrenandteenagers.

Whoaretheseneededwriters?

They'reordinaryfolkslikeyouandme.

ButamIgoodenough?

Iwasoncewhereyoumightbenow.Mythoughtsofwritinghadbeenpusheddownbyself-doubt,andIdidn'tknowwheretoturnforhelp.

Then,IacceptedafreeofferfromtheInstitutetotestmywritingaptitude（潜能）,anditturnedouttobetheinspirationIneeded.

Thepromisethatpaidoff

TheInstitutemadethesamepromisetomethattheywillmaketoyou,ifyoushowbasicwritingability:

Youwillcompleteatleastonemanuscript（手稿）suitabletohandintoapublisherbythetimeyoufinishourcourse.

Ireallydidn'texpectanypublicationbeforeIfinishedthecourse,butthathappened.Isoldthreestories.AndIsoondiscoveredthatwasnotunusualattheInstitute.

Sincegraduation,Ihaveauthored34nationallypublishedchildren'sbooksandover300storiesandarticles.

Freetestandbrochure

Weofferafreeaptitudetestandwillsendyouacopyofourbrochuredescribingourrecognizedhome-studycoursesonthebasisofone-on-onetraining.

Realizeyourwritingdreamtoday.There'snothingsadderthanadreamdelayeduntilitfadesforever.

Sincerely, 

Kristi

KristiHoll,Instructor

InstituteofChildren'sLiterature

1.Fromthefirstthreeparagraphs,welearnthat_____.

A.children’sbooksareusuallybestsellers

B.publishersaremaking$3billioneachyear

C.magazinesforteenagershavedrawnpublicattention

D.thereisagrowingneedforwritersofchildren'sbooks

2.Whenfinishingthecourse,youarepromisedto_____.

A.beasuccessfulpublisher

B.becomeaconfidenteditor

C.finishoneworkforpublication

D.getonestoryorarticlepublished

3.KristiHollmentionsherexperiencemainlyto_____.

A.provesheisagoodinstructor

B.promotethewritingprogram

C.giveheradviceoncoursepreparation

D.showshesoldmorestoriesthanarticles

B

Whenwetalkaboutintelligence,wedonotmeantheabilitytogetgoodscoresincertainkindsoftestsoreventheabilitytodowellinschool.Byintelligencewemeanawayoflivingandbehaving,especiallyinaneworanxioussituation.Ifwewanttotestintelligence,weneedtofindouthowapersonactsinsteadofhowmuchheknowswhattodo.

　　Forexample,wheninanewsituation,anintelligentpersonthinksaboutthesituation,notabouthimselforwhatmighthappentohim.Hetriestofindoutallhecan,andthenheactsimmediatelyandtriestodosomethingaboutit.Heprobablyisn’tsurehowitwillallworkout,butatleasthetries.And,ifhecan’tmakethingsworkoutright,hedoesn’tfeelashamedthathefails;hejusttriestolearnfromhismistakes.Anintelligentperson,evenifheisveryyoung,hasaspecialoutlook（人生观）onlife,specialfeelingaboutlife,andknowshowhefitsintoit.

　Ifyoulookatchildren,you’llseegreatdifferencebetweenwhatwecall“bright”childrenand“notbright”children.Theyareactuallytwodifferentkindsofpeople,notjustthesamekindwithdifferentamountsofintelligence.Forexample,thebrightchildreallywantstofindoutmoreaboutlife—hetriestogetintouchwitheverythingaroundhim.Buttheunintelligentchildkeepsmoretohimselfandhisowndream–world;heseemstohaveawallbetweenhimandlifeingeneral.

4.Thispassagemainlytellsusthatintelligenceistheability_________.

　A.todowellinschool　B.tobehaveimmediately　　

C.toknowwhattodo　　D.todealwithlife

5.Intheauthor’sopinionthebiggestdifferencebetween“bright”childrenand

“notbright”childrenliesin____.

　A.theamountofintelligence　　B.thedifferentsituationstheyface

　C.thedifferentattitudestolife　　D.

thebackgroundoflife

6.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?

A.What’srealmeaningofintelligence?

B.What’sthe“bright”children’sbehavior?

C.What’saspecialoutlookonlife?

D.Howtoliveandbehaveinanewsituation?

7.Whatmighttheauthorcontinuetotalkaboutinthepassagethatfollows?

.

A.howtodeterminewhatintelligenceis　　

B.howanunintelligentpersonshouldbetaught

　C.howtojudgewhetherapersonisintelligent　　

D.howeducationshouldbechanged

C

Ourvillage,Cinderland,wasfoundedin2000.Itisafully-sustainable（可持续的）eco-villageontheBigIslandofHawaiilocatedabout29milessoutheastofHiloand9mileseastofPahoa.Anditiswithineasywalkingdistanceofthecoastline—onemilenorthofHighway132,justoffHighway137.

Solarpowersuppliesourelectricalneeds,andwatercatchmenttanksholdabundantrainwaterforouruse.Fruittreesandvegetablegardensarelocatedthroughoutourtropicallandscapeandcanbeharvestedatanytimebytheresidents（居民）fortheirownpersonalconsumption（消费）.

Weacceptalllifestylesandbeliefsystems,andencourageindividualityanddiversity.Agoodattitudeandaneasy-goingmanneraremostimportanttous;thosequalitiesgoalong,longwayhere!

Tuesdaysareafunandbigdayhere.Inthemorning,weallgettogetherforafewhoursforvariousworkprojects.Intheafternoon,manywillhopinthetruckforatriptothetownofPahoa.Thatevening,wethenarealltreatedtowhatiswell-knownthroughoutthisregionas“TacoTuesday”.Anyoneiswelcometojoinusfromthesurroundingareas,whichmakesforalargegatheringeachweek.It’scertainthatdrummersandothermusicianswillbeplayingaroundthefirepit（坑）each“TacoTuesday”.

WiththeexceptionofthefewhoursofworkonTuesdays,residentsarefreetodowhatevertheyplease.Somejustrelax,whileothersmaysnorkel（潜泳）,surf,swim,shop,backpack,camp,gosightseeing,watchthelavaflow,etc.

It’srarethatsomeoneleavesthisareawithoutfeelingitisalife-changingexperience.Therearealsomanywhodecidetomakeittheirpermanenthome.

Weareverywelcoming.Cometogiveusavisit!

Mahalo!

8.WhichofthefollowingshowsthepositionofCinderland?

C=CinderlandB=BigIslandH=HiloP=Pahoa

9.ResidentsinCinderlandgrowfruittreesandvegetablesto.

A.treatguestsB.makemoneyC.satisfytheirownneedsD.attracttourists

10.WhatdoresidentsinCinderlanddoonTuesday?

A.Theyworkmostofthetime.

B.Theyhavefunmostofthetime.

C.Theyhavevariousworkprojectsmostoftheday.

D.TheyspendthewholedayinthetownofPahoa.

11.Wherewillweprobablyfindthetext?

A.Inatravelnote.B.Inanadvertisement.C.Inanewspaperstory.D.Inatextbook

D

EverywhereIlookoutsidemyhome,Iseepeoplebusyontheirhigh-techdevices（装置）,whiledriving,walking,shopping,evensittingontoilets.Whenconnectedelectronically,theyareaway from physicalreality.

Peoplehavebeeninfluencedtobecometechnologyaddicted.Onesurveyreportedthat“addicted”wastheword most commonlyusedbypeopletodescribetheirrelationshiptoiPadandsimilardevices.Onestudyfoundthatpeoplehadahardertimeresistingthe allure ofsocialmediathantheydidforsleep,cigarettesandalcohol.

Themaingoaloftechnologycompaniesistogetpeopletospendmoremoneyandtimeontheirproducts,nottoactuallyimproveourqualityoflife.Theyhavesuccessfullycreatedaculturaldisease.Consumerswillinglygiveuptheirfreedom,moneyandtimetocatchuponthelatestinformation,tokeeppacewiththeirpeersortoappearmodern.

Iseepeopletrappedinaflu-likerelationshipwithtime-suckingtechnology,wheretheyservetechnologymorethantechnologyservesthem.Icallthistechnologyservitude.Iamreferringtoalossofpersonalfreedomandindependencebecauseofuncontrolledconsumptionofmanykindsofdevicesthateatuptimeandmoney.

Whatisa healthy useoftechnologydevices?

Thatisthe vital question.Whoisreallyinchargeofmylife?

Thatiswhatpeopleneedtoaskthemselvesiftheyaretohaveanychanceofbreakingupfalsebeliefsabouttheiruseoftechnology.Whenwecanlivehappilywithoutusingsomuchtechnologyforadayoraweek,thenwecanregaincontrolandpersonalfreedom,becomethe master oftechnologyanddiscoverwhatthereistoenjoyinlifefreeoftechnology.MaeWestisfamousforclaimingthewisdomthat“Toomuchofagoodthingiswonderful.”  Butit’stimetodiscoverthatitdoesnotworkfor  technology.

RichardFernandez,aformerCEOatGoogleacknowledgedthat“wecanbesweptawaybyourtechnologies.”  Tobreakthegranddigitalconnectionpeoplemustconsiderhowlifelongagocouldbefantasticwithouttoday’soverusedtechnology.

12.Theunderlinedword“allure”inParagraph2probablymeans______.

A.advantage             B. attempt C.adaptation         D.attraction

13.Fromthepassage,technologycompaniesaimto______.

A.attractpeopleto buy theirproducts         B.providethelatestinformation

C.improvepeople’squalityoflife           D.dealwithculturaldiseases

14.Itcanbeinferred from thispassagethatpeople______.

A.considertoomuchtechnologywonderful

B.may enjoylifebetterwithoutoverusedtechnology

C.canregainfreedomwithouthigh-techdevices

D. haverealizedtheharmofhigh-techdevices

15.What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardstheoverusingofhigh-techdevices?

A.Objective         B.Positive