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届福建省厦门市双十中学高三上学期期中考试英语试题解析版
2022届福建省厦门市双十中学高三上学期期中考试英语试题
第二部分∶阅读理解（共20小题;每小题分，满分50分）
第一节（共15小题;每小题分，满分分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
AttractionsforKidswithDinosaurFever
Whilethereareplentyofmoviesandbooksthatcanteachyourlittleoneallaboutdinosaurs,thefollowingchildren'sattractionswillallowthemtocomeface-to-facewiththeirfavoritedinosaursandlearninaninteractive,funenvironment.
1.DinosaursAliveatCedarPoint
Sandusky,OH
Seethe“ageofdinosaurs”cometolifewithinteractiveexhibitsbasedonrealfossilevidence.AttheDinosaursAlivesectionofCedarPointpark,visitorscanwalkamongmorethan50life-sizeddinosaurswhichmoveandroar.Seethesegiganticlizardsupcloseandlearnmoreaboutthemostfearsomeperiodoftheearth'shistory.
2.TheChicagoChildren'sMuseum
Chicago,IL
TheChicagoChildren'sMuseumisfilledwithplentyofactivitiesforkidsofallages,butoneofthecoolesthastobetheDinosaurExhibition.Atthisexhibit,childrencanspendtimediggingfordinosaurbonesatanexcavationsite,lookingatdinosaurfossils,andlearningwhatlifeislikeforrealarchaeologists.
3.CarnegieMuseumofNaturalHistory
Pittsburgh,PA
Inadditiontoplentyofexhibitsaboutwildlife,theCarnegieMuseumofNaturalHistoryhasoneofthefinestdinosaurfossilcollectionsintheworld.VisitorscanseeexpertsworkwithrealdinosaurfossilsinthePaleoLab.MakesuretosnapaphotoinfrontofDippy,thescarf-lovingdinosaurguardingthefrontofthemuseum!
4.TheChildren'sMuseumofIndianapolis
Indianapolis,IN
Fromthedinosaursexplodingoutofthesideofthebuildingtothefossilswithin,theChildren'sMuseumofIndianapolisisfilledwithfunthingstodo.KidscantoucharealT-rexboneandseereconstructeddinosaurskeletonsupclose.
1.Whoaretheattractionsmainlyintendedfor?
A.Archaeologists.B.Parents.
C.Children.D.Volunteers.
2.Inwhichmuseumcanvisitorsdigfordinosaurbones?
A.DinosaursAliveatCedarPoint.
B.TheChicagoChildren'sMuseum.
C.CarnegieMuseumofNaturalHistory.
D.TheChildren'sMuseumofIndianapolis.
3.WhatarevisitorsadvisedtodoinPittsburgh,PA?
A.ToucharealT-rexbone.
B.TakeaphotoinfrontofDippy.
C.Seereconstructeddinosaurskeletons.
D.Seeexpertsworkwithrealdinosaurfossils.
【答案】1.C2.B3.B
【解析】
【分析】本文是一篇应用文。
文章主要介绍了四个与恐龙有关的旅游景点。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。
根据第一段第一句中的“thefollowingchildren’sattractionswillallowthemtocomeface-to-facewiththeirfavoritedinosaurs（下面的景点将让孩子们与他们最喜欢的恐龙面对面）”可知，文章介绍的这些景点主要是为孩子们准备的。
故选C。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。
根据第三段第二句中的“Atthisexhibit,childrencanspendtimediggingfordinosaurbonesatanexcavationsite（在这个展览中，孩子们可以花时间在挖掘现场挖掘恐龙骨头）”可知，在芝加哥儿童博物馆中，游客们可以挖掘出恐龙的遗骨。
故选B。
【3题详解】
细节理解题。
根据第四段最后一句中的“MakesuretosnapaphotoinfrontofDippy（一定要在Dippy面前照张相）”可知，当游览位于匹兹堡的卡内基自然历史博物馆时，作者建议游客们在名为Dippy的恐龙化石前拍照。
故选B。
B
InShakespeare’sHAMLET,Poloniusaskstheprince,“Whatareyoureading,myLord?
”Hamletreplies,“Words,words,words.”Either,asislikely,Hamletwasn’tinterestedinwhathewasreading,or,lesslikely,hedidn’tunderstandthewordshewasreading.Inthiscase,PoloniusshouldhavelentHamletagooddictionary.
Dictionariesareessentialtoolsforpeoplewholiketoread.TherearesomanywordsinEnglishthateventhemosteducatedpersonwillsometimesmeetanunfamiliarwordandhavetolookitup.Languageskeepchanging,too,withnewwordsconstantlybeingaddedandnewmeaningsbeingappliedtooldwords.Forexample,the12theditionofXinhuaDictionary,themostpopulardictionaryinChina,hasaddednewwordssuchas“chuxin”“fensi”“erweima”etc.Asfornewmeanings,“girl”oncemeant“asmallchildofeithersex”.And“naughty”didn’tmeanyouwere“enjoyingplayingtricks”;itmeantyouwerepoor.
Aprinteddictionarycan’tkeeppacewithallthechanges,whichiswhymostdictionarieshavewebsitesandappstohelpyoukeepup-to-date.However,Istillpreferprinteddictionariesbecausetheygiveyoumoredefinitionsandmoreexamplesofhowawordisused.Evenasimpleword,suchas“set”,has430meanings（themostofEnglishwords）butanonlinedictionarywouldonlyoffertwoorthree.Aprinteddictionaryalsogivesyoutheopportunitytodiscovernewwordsasyourunyourfingerdownthepagelookingforthewordyouwant.
Thereisno“official”Englishdictionary,buttheOxfordEnglishDictionaryisconsideredtobethebest.ForEnglishlanguagelearners,however,IwouldrecommendtheCollinsCOBUILDDictionaryforAdvancedLearners.Hamlet,bytheway,wasDanishandacollegestudent.HewouldhaveappreciatedtheCollinsDictionarytohelphimselfwithhiswords,words,words.Thisdictionaryhasover40,000wordsandgivesyoufull-sentencedefinitionswithgoodexamplesofhowwordsareused.
4.What’sthefunctionofparagraph1?
A.Tointroducethetopic.
B.ToletthereadersknowmoreaboutHAMLET.
C.Toarousereaders’interestinShakespeare.
D.Toexplainwhenit’snecessarytouseadictionary.
5.Whydoestheauthormention“girl”inparagraph2?
A.ToshowhowpowerfulXinhuaDictionaryis.
B.Tosupporttheidea:
languageskeepchanging.
C.Toprovenewwordsarebeingaddedtodictionaries.
D.Toimply“girl”alsomeans“boy”insomecases.
6.What’stheauthor’sattitudetoprinteddictionaries?
A.Favorable.B.Ambiguous.C.Negative.D.Critical.
7.What’stheauthor’spurposeofwritingthelastparagraph?
A.Tointroducethehistoryofdictionaries.
B.Tocallonlearnerstousedictionaries.
C.TorecommendCollinsDictionary.
D.ToexplainwhyHamletlikesCollins.
【答案】4.A5.B6.A7.C
【解析】
【分析】本文是一篇议论文。
文章主要论述了词典的重要作用以及作者偏爱纸质词典的原因。
【4题详解】
推理判断题。
通读全文尤其是第一段最后一句“Inthiscase,PoloniusshouldhavelentHamletagooddictionary.（在这种情况下，普罗尼尔斯应该借给哈姆雷特一本好词典。
）”可知，作者在第一段通过引用《哈姆雷特》中的一段对话引出了文章的主题——“dictionary”。
故选A。
【5题详解】
推理判断题。
根据第二段第三句“Languageskeepchanging,too,withnewwordsconstantlybeingaddedandnewmeaningsbeingappliedtooldwords.（语言也在不断变化，新词不断被添加，旧词被赋予新的含义。
）”可知，随着新词不断出现，旧词的新义不断增加，语言也一直在变化。
由此可推知，作者提及“girl”这个旧词的新义是为了支撑“语言在不断变化”这个论点。
故选B。
【6题详解】
推理判断题。
通读第三段尤其是第二句中的“However,Istillpreferprinteddictionaries（然而，我还是更喜欢纸质词典）”可知，作者更喜欢使用纸质词典。
故选A。
【7题详解】
推理判断题。
通读最后一段尤其是第二句“ForEnglishlanguagelearners,however,IwouldrecommendtheCollinsCOBUILDDictionaryforAdvancedLearners.（然而，对于英语学习者，我推荐柯林斯高阶英语词典。
）”可知，作者写最后一段的目的是向读者推荐柯林斯高阶英语词典。
故选C。
C
"Thereallyfrighteningthingaboutmiddleage,"theactorDorisDayissaidtohavejoked,“isthatyouknowyou’llgrowoutofit."Wemaybravelytrytoclaimthatlifebeginsat40-butformanypeople,itcanfeelmorelikethebeginningoftheend.
Midlifewasn'talwaysseenthisway.Itisn’tclearwhywehaveamorenegativeviewtoday,butMargieLachman,directorofthelifespandevelopmentlabatBrandeisUniversityinMassachusetts,suggestsitmaybelinkedtothepressuresthatbeginpilingupinour30s.“Midlifeisaperiodofhighstresstoday,moresothaninthepast,"shesays."Oneisexactlyinthemiddleofworkandfamilycareers.Thiscanaffectone'sabilitytofocusorone'sownwell-being."
Thereare,however,manyreasonstofeelpositiveaboutthiscrucialperiod.Inaseriesofexperiments,LauraGermineatHarvardMedicalSchoolhastestedtensofthousandsofpeopletoexaminethedifferencesincognitiveabilitiesbetweenagegroups.Germine'sstudieshaveincludedthefamous"mindintheeyes"test,forinstance,whichgetspeopletoinferemotionalstatesfromsmalldifferencesinfacialexpressions.Shefoundthatpeoplentheirlate40sscoredhighest.Thismaybeduetopractice,shesuggests."Whenyouthinkabouttheamountofsocialdifferencesthatonehastolearnacrossthelifespan—that'swherewethinkthatcomesfrom.'
Germinefoundsimilarpatternsinataskdemandingcontinuousattention.Inthis,theparticipantshadtowatchdifferentscenesfadeintooneanotherandadapttheirresponseaccordingtowhattheysaw—pressingabuttonwhentheysawacityandreleasingitwhentheysawamountain.40-somethingsfounditmucheasierto"getintothezonethanyoungerpeople.
Itisinterestingtonotethatmiddle-agedpeoplefrequentlybringinthemostsuppliesintraditionalhunter-gatherersocieties.Accordingtovariousstudies,hunter-gatherersoftentakedecadestolearntheirskills,andtheseabilitiescontinuetogrowintotheir40s.
Therearesomedownsidestohittingthisage,ofcourse.Ourskintendstobecomelooseandourbodyfatstartstoberedistributedaroundthemidriff.Butafteradropinlifesatisfaction,happinessisalreadysettoriseattheendofthisdecadeandthebeginningofthenext.
Contrarytopopularopinion,humansseemtohaveevolvedtoflourishintomiddleageandbeyond.
8.Whatcanweinferfromthefirstparagraph?
A.DorisDayfeltexcitedinher40s.B.It'sbelievedthatlifebeginsat40.
C.Lotsofpeoplefeelworriedat40.D.Wearesupposedtobebraverat40.
9.WhichofthefollowingsisTRUEaccordingtothetext?
A.Peopleintheir40sattachmoreimportancetotheirwell-being.
B.Thereseemtobereasonsforustobeoptimisticaboutmiddleage.
C.Theparticipantsintheir40sdidbadlyinGermine'sexperiments.
D.Humans'physicalappearancedefinitelygetsworseintheir40s.
10.Theunderlinedword"flourish"inthelastparagraphisclosestinmeaningto
A.ProsperB.Panic
C.ContinueD.Decline
11.Whereisthetextprobablytakenfrom?
A.AtextbookB.Anartreview.
C.Asciencemagazine.D.Abiography.
【答案】8.C9.B10.A11.C
【解析】
【分析】本文是一篇议论文。
文章论述的是“人到中年后的担忧”。
很多人在40岁时对自己的未来感到担心，但与流行的观点相反，人类似乎已经进化到中年甚至更老才会成功。
【8题详解】
推理判断题。
根据第一段中“Wemaybravelytrytoclaimthatlifebeginsat40-butformanypeople，itcan
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