辽宁省五校协作体高三英语上学期期初考试试题Word文档格式.docx

1、第一节（共15小题；每题2分，满分30分）AMy name is Chelsea Chowderhead. A chowder is a kind of soup. I was laughed at because of my last name as soon as I started school. So when my family moved to South Carolina, I asked my dad if I could change my name. “You shouldnt change who you are. Let people get to know you f

2、irst and your name later. When you meet someone new, ask them a good question, something youre really interested in. Once people start talking about themselves, they dont judge you.” Two days later I headed to my new school for the first day of class. At lunch, I noticed that there were twin brother

3、s who were talking to each other. I remembered my dads advice, so I decided to try. I noticed that their lunchboxes were identical. “Whats it like being a twin?” I asked. They looked surprised. Then one said, “No one has ever asked us that!” “Most of the time its good,” the other said. “When youre a

4、 twin you always have someone to talk to and have lunch with.” In no time we were laughing and talking. Then one of the brothers said, “Im Nicholas, and this is my brother, Nathaniel. Whats your name? I took a deep breath and said, “Im Chelsea Chowderhead.” “Chowder? Like the soup?” asked Nathaniel.

5、 “Yes,” I replied, looking down. “Hey, cool! Do you want to come over after school and play basketball with us?” Nathaniel asked. I nodded. And that is how I became friends with the twin brothers.21. Why did the writer want to change his name? APeople made fun of it. BHe wanted to make more friends.

6、 CIt was hard to remember. DHe wanted to be cool in the new school.22. The underlined word “identical” in Paragraph 4 probably means _. Abig Bbeautiful Csame Dfull 23. When the twin brothers asked his name, the writer felt _.A surprised Bnervous Cangry Dproud 24. Which of the following is TRUE accor

7、ding to the passage? AAt last the writer changed his name. BThe twins said hello to the writer first. CThe twins also didnt like the writers name.DOne can order a chowder in some restaurants.BA new study shows students who write notes by hand during lectures perform better on exams than those who us

8、e laptops（笔记本电脑）.Students are increasingly using laptops for note-taking because of speed and legibility （清晰度）. But the research has found laptop users are less able to remember and apply the concepts they have been taught.Researchers performed experiments that aimed to find out whether using a lapt

9、op increased the tendency to make notes “mindlessly” by taking down word for word what the professors said.In the first experiment, students were given either a laptop or pen and paper. They listened to the same lectures and were told to use their usual note-taking skills. Thirty minutes after the t

10、alk, they were examined on their ability to remember facts and on how well they understood concepts.The researchers found that laptop users took twice as many notes as those who wrote by hand. However, the typists performed worse at remembering and applying the concepts. Both groups scored similarly

11、 when it came to memorizing facts.The researchers report said, “While more notes are beneficial, if the notes are taken mindlessly, as is more likely the case on a laptop, the benefit disappears.”In another experiment aimed at testing long-term memory, students took notes as before but were tested a

12、 week after the lecture. This time, the students who wrote notes by hand performed significantly better on the exam.These two experiments suggest that handwritten notes are not only better for immediate learning and understanding, but that they also lead to superior revision in the future.25. More a

13、nd more students favor laptops for note-taking because they can_. A. understand lectures better B. digest concepts betterC. get higher scores D. write more notes26. While taking notes, laptop users tend to be_.A. mindless B.thoughtful C. skillful D. tireless27. The author of the passage aims to_.A.

14、stress the benefit of taking notes by hand B. promote the use of laptopsC. explain the process of taking notes D. examine the importance of long-term memory28. The passage is likely to appear in_.A .a computer textbook B. a science magazineC. a newspaper advertisement D. a finance reportCFour Simple

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