高三英语上学期期中试题25.docx

1、高三英语上学期期中试题25辽宁省实验中学分校2017届高三英语上学期期中试题本试卷分第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）两部分,考试时间120分钟，满分150分。第I卷第一部分：听力 (略)第二部分：阅读理解（共两节）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）AI am a good mother to three children. I have tried never to let my profession stand in the way of being a good parent.I no longer consider myself the center of the univer

2、se. I show up. I listen. I try to laugh. I am a good friend to my husband. I have tried to make marriage vows (誓约)mean what they say. I am a good friend to my friends. And they to me. Without them, there would be nothing to say to you today. So heres what I wanted to tell you today: Get a life. A re

3、al life, not a desire of the next promotion, the bigger paycheck, the larger house. Get a life in which you are not alone. Find people you love, and who love you. And remember that love is not leisure, it is work. Pick up the phone. Send an email. Write a letter. And realize that life is the best th

4、ing and that you have no business taking it for granted. It is so easy to waste our lives, our days, our hours and our minutes. It is so easy to exist instead of to live. I learned to live many years ago. Something really, really bad happened to me, something that changed my life in ways that, if I

5、had my choice, it would never have been changed at all. And what I learned from it is what, today, seems to be the hardest lesson of all. I learned to love the journey, not the destination, I learned to look at all the good in the world and try to give some of it back because I believed in it, compl

6、etely and totally. And I tried to do that, in part, by telling others what I had learned. By telling them this: Read in the backyard with the sun on your face, Learn to be happy, and think of life as a deadly illness, because if you do, you will live it with joy and passion as it ought to be lived.2

7、1. The best title of this passage probably is _. A. Love your friends B. Live a real life C. Dont waste time D. Be a good mother and wife22. How did the author form her view of life? A. Through social experience. B. By learning from her friends.C. Through an unfortunate experience. D. From her child

8、ren and husband.23. By the underlined sentence “It is so easy to exist instead of to live” in the fifth paragraph, the author really means that people tend to _. . A. make a living rather than live a real life B. work rather than enjoy life C. waste a lot in life D. forget the most important lessons

9、 in lifeBThousands of people began pouring into Pennsylvania from other states. They wanted to buy lottery tickets (彩票). The tickets cost only $ 0.9 each. But that small spending could bring them a reward of $ 90 million .That was the second largest lottery jackpot (积累奖金) in history . More than 87 m

10、illion tickets were bought for the Pennsylvania lottery drawing. Those who bought tickets had to choose seven numbers from 1 to 80The chance of winning was one in 9.6 million, but that little chance certainly didnt affect ticket sales. In the last few days before the drawing, tickets were sold at th

11、e unbelievable rate of 500 per second . Experts say many people buy lottery tickets because they just want to have a piece of the action. Others say the lottery is a stock market for poor people. It allows them to dream about wealth theyll probably never have. But many people believe lotteries are n

12、o better than legalized (合法化的) gambling（赌博） . Some critics note that most people who play are poor and may not be able to afford the tickets. There are also many addicts who take the game seriously. They may pour their life savings into lottery tickets. Some clubs have been formed to help them kick

13、the habit. Politicians like lotteries because they provide money that would otherwise have to come from new taxes. The profits from lotteries are usually used to pay for education or programs for senior citizens. But critics say this arrangement just allows states to legalize vice (恶习), under the na

14、me of social progress. No matter whether you regard state lotteries right or not, you cannot refuse to accept their extreme popularity with many Americans. 24. They main idea of the passage is that _. A. lotteries are of great benefit to everyone who buys them B. playing a lottery is just like inves

15、ting in the stock market C. many people buy lottery tickets , but lotteries cause disagreement D. lotteries are nothing but legalized vice 25. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A. Politicians like lotteries because they dont have to pay extra taxes. B. The popularity of lotter

16、ies in America actually is social progress. C. Some critics dont like lotteries because many poor people waste money on them. D. People love the lottery because it is a stock market. 26. In just one hour in the last few days, the Pennsylvania lottery sold tickets totaling_. A. $ 1.62 million B. $ 1.

17、82 million C. $ 9.6 million D. $ 87 million 27. People who are addicted to playing lotteries should _. A. join a support group B. kick the habit C. win the lottery D. save every cent CThere are some very good things about open education. This way of teaching allows the students to grow as people, an

18、d to develop their own interests in many subjects. Open education allows students to be responsible for their own education, as they are responsible for what they do in life. Some students do badly in traditional classrooms. The open classroom may allow them to enjoy learning. Some students will be

19、happier in an open education school. They will not have to worry about grades or rules. For students who worry about these things a lot, it is a good idea to be in an open classroom. But many students will not do well in an open classroom. For some students, there are too few rules. These students w

20、ill do little in school. They will not make good use of open education. Because open education is so different from traditional education, these students may have a problem of getting used to making so many choices. For many students it is important to have some rules in the classroom. They worry ab

21、out the rules even when there are no rules. Even a few rules will help this kind of students. The last point about open education is that some traditional teachers do not like it. Many teachers do not believe in open education. Teachers who want to have an open classroom may have many problems at th

22、eir school.You now know what open education isSome of its good points and bad points have been explained. You may have your own opinion about open education. The writer thinks that open education is a good idea, but only in theory. In actual fact, it may not work very well in a real class or school.

23、 The writer believes that most students, but of course not all students want some structure in their classes. They want and need to have rules. In some cases, they must be made to study some subjects. Many students are pleased to find subjects they have to study interesting. They would not study tho

24、se subjects if they did not have to. 28. According to the passage, which of the following is NOT the reason why some students like open education?A. The open classroom may allow them to enjoy learningB. Open education allows students to be responsible for their own future.C. Open education allows th

25、e students to develop their own interests.D. Open education has fewer rules.29. From the passage we can learn that_.A. the writer believes that all students dont want some structure in their classes B. the writer believes that all students want some structure in their classes C. nearly all teachers

26、like open education D. only the students that worry about rules or grades a lot like to be in an open classroom 30. Some students will do little in an open classroom because _. A. there are too few rules B. they hate activitiesC. open education is similar to traditional education D. they worry about

27、 the rules31. Which is NOT mentioned according to the passage given?A. some advantages about open education.B. some disadvantages about open education.C. some students feelings in an open education school.D. the writers opinion about open education is the same as all the students.D 32. The main aim

28、of Environment Awareness Week is to _. A. educate the public on protecting the environment B. discuss global warming and other environmental problems C. explain ways for producing freshwater to save the environment D. learn about renewable energy sources that protect the environment33. The organizer

29、 of the event is _. A. Global Gaia Network B. Clean Energy Agency C. Green Earth Foundation D. International Environment Fund34. If you are interested in renewable energy sources, you should go to _. A. Hall 1 B. Hall 2 C. Hall 3 D. Hall 435. The 3 Rs stand for _. A. Read, Realize and Remember B. Re

30、duce, Reuse and Recycle C. Green Earth Foundation D. Global Gaia Network第二节 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项， 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。Personalized ExerciseAs the start of every year, many of us promise ourselves that a certain number of times a week we will go to the gym or attend an exercise class. But

31、 finally many of us just struggle to fit exercise into our lives, or start off well and then give up. Why do we have a good plan at the beginning and fail to achieve it in the end? How can we deal with the problem? 71 It is important to determine your motivation first. Are you mainly interested in d

32、e-stressing or in getting fitter? If your goal is relaxation, then ask yourself if you want to do it energetically. 72 If you have a calmer style, you can do something quite different. You could choose solitary exercise, such as walking the dog or doing some gardening. 73 There are quite a lot of them, such as walking and running groups, dance classes, etc. On your o