吉林省长春汽车经济开发区第三中学届高三英语上学期期中试题.docx

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吉林省长春汽车经济开发区第三中学届高三英语上学期期中试题

吉林省长春汽车经济开发区第三中学2019届高三英语上学期期中试题

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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

A

WhetheryouaretryingtoexperiencesomeactivitiesofSanFrancisco,orsimplywantingtoexplorethecityitself,weofferavarietyofattractionsandsightseeingtourstohelpyoumakethemostofyourvacation.

BigBusTour

BigBusTouraimstogiveyouthemostenjoyableandmemorableexperienceofSanFrancisco.Thisuniquecitytourstopsatmostkeypointsofinterestallaroundthisspectacularcity.Learnaboutthecity’shistoryandwitnessthediverseculture,beautifulparksandmagnificentarchitectureonanopenairbus.HoponandoffatyourleisuretocreateyourowncustomizedjourneyaroundSanFrancisco.

WineCountryTour

Winehasalwaysbeenamarkofcivilizationatitsfinest.Localareasproducetheirownwinetosignifytheirvaluetobuyers.Winecountrytourswillgothroughregionsthatdisplaythenaturalbeautyofthecountrysideanditsresources.

FatTireTour

Imaginetravellingeffortlesslythroughthebeautifulparksandalongthewaterfrontwhilereceivinginformativehistoricalandcurrent-dayinformationandlotsofuniqueandfascinatingstoriesfromyourguide.Ourtoursarelimitedinsizesoyoucancountonagreatandintimateexperience.FatTireToursisproudtobethefirstguidedtourusingSegwaysintheworld.

AT&TparkTour

It’stheonlyballparkinAmericawherehomerunscanbe“splashhits”andwheretheeventonthefieldaddsradianceandbeautytothebreathtakingbayviews.Onyourbehind-the-scenesballparktourofsensationalAT&Tpark,thehomeoftheSanFranciscoGiants,youwillhavethechancetogotoplacesonlytheplayersandstaffgoto.

21.Inwhichtourcanyouenjoythemostplacesofinterest?

A.FatTireTour.B.WineCountryTour.

C.BigBusTour.D.AT&TparkTour.

22.WhatisspecialaboutFatTireTour?

A.Thereisaguidetoaccompanyvisitors.

B.Visitorscantravelonavehicle.

C.Visitorscanvisitbeautifulparks.

D.Thereisachancetovisitthecity’smuseums.

23.WhatcanyoudoontheAT&TparkTour?

A.Hithomeruns.B.Enjoyamatch.

C.Travelwithplayers.D.Gotoanationalpark.

B

NextweekEmorywillbecelebratinganewUniversityPresident,Dr.ClaireSterk,ourfirstfemalepresidentwhohasdecidedtobeEmory’s“chiefstory-teller”!

Havingspentover30yearsatEmoryresearchingandpracticingstorytellingwithher,IampleasedPresidentSterkischoosingstorytellingasherthemeasouruniversity’sleader.

Myblogshavefocusedonthevalueoffamilystorytellingfordevelopingidentityinlife.Similarly,collectivestorytellingwithincommunitiesbuildsidentity.

MyEmorycolleaguesandIhavebeeninvolvedintellingtheEmorystoryformanyyears,butonereallyfunplanwebeganafewyearsagowasEmoryStoryCircles.WeorganizedaseriesofstorytellingeventsbuiltonideasfromNPR’SstoryCorpsandgrassrootscommunityorganizers,touseourpersonalandEmorystories,tocreatebonds.Inthesestorycirclesofabout8peopleincludingstudents,staffandcommunitymembers,eachpersontoldapersonalstoryconnectingthemtotheinstitution.

Ourfirststorycirclewasco-ledbySalmanRusdie,thegreatauthor.Hetreatedusallwithstoriesabouthisexperiencesasacollegestudentstudyinghistory.Thenwebrokeintoourownstorycircles,andeachofustoldourownstoryaboutourEmoryexperience.Throughthesestories,connectionsbetweenfacultyandstudents,collegeandcommunity,were

mademoretransparent.

Sincethatfirststorycircle,wehaveorganizedseveralmore.Thoseparticipatinginastorycirclewithus

wentonandorganizedtheirownstorycircleswhicharepowerfulwaysofconnectingeachother.Whenwelistentoothers’stories,welearnsomethingaboutthemandalsoourselves.Welearnwhatisimportantandvaluableinourlives.

SocongratulateDr.ClaireSterk!

Iapplaudhernewroleasthechiefstory-teller,andlookforwardtomyEmorycommunitybecomingmoreunitedthroughourmulti-voicedstories!

24.WhatisEmoryaccordingtothetext?

A.Thenameofauniversity.

B.Thenameofafamousperson.

C.Anorganizationoftellingstories.

D.Aneventtoconnectpeopletogether.

25.WhydoestheauthorexpectDr.ClairSterktobethe“chiefstory-teller”?

A.Sheisthefirstfemalepresident.

B.ShewillmakeEmorymorefamous.

C.Shehasresearchedtellingstoriesforyears.

D.ShewillchoosetellingEmorystoriesasthetheme.

26.Whatwastheresultofthefirststorycircle?

A.Thebirthofabetterorganization.

B.People’sstrongerconnection.

C.People’sbetterunderstandingofhistory.

D.Morecompetitionbetweencommunities.

27.WhatdoweknowaboutEmorystorycircles?

A.Itsoriginalcreativeideaswerecopiedfromothers.

B.Itmakessomecommunitiesmoretransparent.

C.Eightstaffandcommunitymembershavejoinedit.

D.Studentscanhelpothersstudybetterthroughit.

C

MartinLewisexplainedyoumightbeowedtensofthousands,aslongasyouclaim（索赔）beforeAugust2019.HerevealedonGoodMorningBritainthatanewmethodofPaymentProtectionInsurance（PPI）reclaimingknownasthePlevinrulingmeantmanymorepeoplecouldreceivecompensationthaneverbefore.

Hesaid,“Newsthisweekreportedthatbankscouldhavetopayout£18billionmoreinPPI,afterajudgeinManchesterCountyCourtruledthatacoupleMr.andMrs.Doranshouldreceiveallofthe76percentcommission（提成）theypaidontheirPPIpolicyratherthanjusttheamountover50percentplusinterest.”

ThisisallaboutthenewesttypeofPPIreclaimingcalledthePlevin.Ifthelenderdidn’ttellyouthecommissionitwasreceivingforsellingPPI,thentheregulatorhassai

difthecommissionwasover50%,youshouldgetbacktheamountabovethat（thetypicalamountwas66%somanyareowedjustforthisalone）.

However,hewarnedyouneedtoactfasttoputinaclaim,withtheperiodtodosoendinginsummernextyear.“We’renowonlyalittlebitmorethanayearawayfromthedeadlineforPPIreclaiming—thelasttimetoputaclaiminisAugust2019.”

Hesaid,“Soanyonewhohashadaloan,creditorstorecard,catalogueaccount,overdraftorcarfinanceevershouldcheckifyouweresoldtheextrainsurance,andifyouwere,youshouldlooktoreclaimit.Youdon’tneedtopayanyonetodoitbecausethere’sfreehelponline.YoucanuseMartin’sfreePPIreclaimingtoolandtheregulatorhasahelplineon08001018800ifyou’restruggling.”

28.WhyisthecoupleMr.andMrs.Doranmentionedinparagraph2?

A.Tostresstheregulatorisright

B.ToexplainwhatPPIisabout.

C.TogiveasuccessfulcaseofthePlevin.

D.Tointroduceanewtopicforthediscussion.

29.WhatisthekeyforacustomertomakeaPPIclaimaccordingtoMartinLewis?

A.Gettingintouchwithhim.

B.Gettingfreehelponline.

C.Lendingmoney.

D.Actingfast.

30.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?

A.MartinLewiscanmakeafortunebeforeAugust2019.

B.ThePPIwillbeputintoeffectbeforeAugust2019.

C.Compensationismucheasiertogetthaneverbefore.

D.ThePlevinrulingisnotfamiliartomanypeople.

31.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.Addasmallamountintoyoursavingaccount

B.Avoidlosing55%ofyourpension

C.HowtosaveonPPIpolicy

D.HowtomakeaPPIrule

D

Weathercouldpowerthenextgenerationofsmartwindows.Researchershavecreatedgl

assbyharvestingenergyfromwindandprecipitation（降水）.Theapproachoffersanalternativetoothersmartwindowspoweredbybatteries,solarpanels,andevenst

andardpoweroutlets.“Thecreationrepresentsanewkindofrenewableenergysource,”saysLimingDai,ananomaterialengineeratCaseWesternReserveUniversityinCleveland,Ohio,whowasnotinvolvedintheresearch.

Smartglass,whichchangesitscharacteristicstoblockoutlightorheat,hasbeenaroundfordecades.Commonexamplesincludeglarefightingrearview（后视）carmirrorsandwindowsthatchangecolorforenergysavingsandprivacy.Butmanyareexpensive,andpeoplearestilllookingforeco-friendlywaystopowerthewindows.Batteriesandplug-inoutletsaren’tapparently“green”,andbuilt-insolarpanelscancloudorhidepartsoftheglass.

Inexperiments,theglassproducedupto130milliwattspersquaremeter,enoughtopowerapacemakerorasmartphonewhileit’sasleep,theteamreportedonlinelastmonthinACSNano.Thisoutputmightsuitmanyapplications,suchasbeingapowersourceforhomeorofficeelectronics,saysco-developerandscientistZhongWangoftheGeorgiaInstituteofTechnologyinAtlanta.Sincetheirfirstprojectin2012,alight-upsidewalkpoweredbyfootsteps,heandhiscolleagueshaveminiaturizedtheirgeneratorstocreateeverythingfromself-cleaningkeyboardstosensorsforsecuritysystems.

ButWangandcolleaguesstillhavemoreworktodobeforethissmartglassisreadyforcommercialization.Now,theglasshasnowaytostoretheenergyitcreates.Tosolvethisproblem,Daisays,transparentsupercapacitors（超级电容器）couldbeplacedintotheglasswithoutdecreasingvisibility.

Fornow,theteamwantstoimprovetheenergyefficiencyoftheirnanogenerators（主发电机）.Thesetinypowerplantscanconvertabout60%ofthemechanicalenergythattheyencounterintoelectricity.“Theoutputpowerisaconstantgoal,”Wangsays.“Freeenergysurrou

ndsus,andanythingcanhappenifyoutakecontrolofit.”

32.Whatisuniqueaboutthesmartg