广东省珠海市两校届高三英语上学期期中联考试题.docx

1、广东省珠海市两校届高三英语上学期期中联考试题20172018学年度第一学期期中考试高三年级英语试题考试时间:120分钟，总分120分， 命题人： 注意事项：1、答卷前，考生务必用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将自己的姓名和考生号填写在答题卷指定的位置上。2、选择题每小题选出答案后，用 2B 铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案信息点涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案，答案不能答在试卷上。3、非选择题必须用黑色钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内的相应的位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。4、考生必须保持答题卡的整

2、洁，考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卷一并交回。第卷（满分70 分）第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第1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中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。AWeb Designer NeededWe need the skills of a Web designer to help us redesign our website. The project will be fun and fulfilling, and give much needed visibility (能见性) to our grass-roots p

3、rojects that are serving children and mothers in every corner of the world.Organization: Childrens FundLocation: the United StatesDuration: 3 weeks to 2 monthsLiving MiraclesDoctors and dentists are needed as volunteers at Shechen Medical Clinic in Nepal for two months or longer. In Tibet, we need d

4、octors for only 1-2 months. Dentists can come for one month or longer. Please understand that modern conveniences are not available here.Organization: Dilgo Khyentse FellowshipLocation: NepalDuration: 21 days to 6 years Weekend MiraclesWeekend Miracles give children aged 9 and older in the Childrens

5、 Center the opportunity to visit a host family who partners the child to find the child a permanent family. The host family arranges activities that the child will enjoy and introduces the child to their circle of friendsin order to develop a lasting connection with someone.Organization: Kidsave Int

6、ernationalLocation: the United StatesDuration: 2 days to 6 weeksChimpanzee Sanctuary in CameroonIn Defense of Animals in Africa needs help from highly motivated, mature volunteers who care about the conservation of great apes and are willing to live in an isolated, challenging, French-speaking envir

7、onment for six months to benefit our future generation.Organization: In Defense of Animals in AfricaLocation: CameroonDuration: 6 monthsTeaching English to Children in IndiaThe Salus Foundation, Inc. needs help from volunteers, teachers, college students or recent college graduates trained in ESL, o

8、r who are willing to be trained in ESL to teach English to the students at the Sulaxim School.Organization: The Salus Foundation, Inc.Location: India Duration: 6 weeks to 9 months21. The purpose of Weekend Miracles is mainly to help children _.A. enlarge their circle of friendsB. find a family who i

9、s willing to raise them C. learn more about the outside worldD. get chances to communicate with other children22. We can infer from the passage that _.A. serving children in every corner of the world is the Web designers dutyB. doctors and dentists in Nepal can use advanced equipment such as iPad C.

10、 In Defense of Animals in Africa will not prefer teen volunteers to go to Cameroon D. volunteers teach English in India have to work for over a year23. Which of the following fields is NOT mentioned in the passage?A. Tourism B. Health C. Education D. Wildlife conservationBJoe? Is that you? The woman

11、 speaking to me at the baseball game looked a little familiar. Marci? I asked.It is you ! she exclaimed, smiling broadly. Gosh, its good to see you again !It was good to see Marci, too. Off and on during the past few decades Ive wondered about her. I almost tried to track her down a few years ago af

12、ter talking to a mutual friend who had indicated that the 1990s had been pretty rocky for Marci. So bumping into her at the baseball game was, at the very least, fortuitous.We spent a few minutes catching up on the business of our lives: kids and grandkids, spouses and houses, education and recreati

13、on (its always a little disconcerting to see how few words are required to summarize 32 years of living). We played a little have you seen.? and did you know.? and we reminisced about the good old, bad old days.Then Marci grew quiet for a moment. You know, Joe, she said. Ive always wanted to tell yo

14、u.how.how sorry I am for the way I treated you. You must have been hurt both physically and mentally. I was a little embarrassed. I turned and looked at her. Its OK, I said, No big deal! But I was such a jerk she continued. Yes you were. I thought. We were both pretty young. I smiled. I know. she sa

15、id. But thats no excuse for. She hesitated, then continued.Its just always bothered me, remembering how mean I was to you. And Ive wanted to tell you that Im sorry.The expression on her face was warm and sincere. And there was something in her eyes- it looked a lot like relief. OK, I said. Apology a

16、ccepted! Overcome by the sweetness of the moment, I reached an arm around her and gave her a quick hug. Just then, the crowd erupted with a huge cheer, and Marci and I both returned our attention to the game. By the time I looked over to where she had been, she was gone. But the warm, wonderful feel

17、ing of our brief exchange was still there, and continues to this day whenever I think about it.Of course, it isnt enough to just say 1m sorry and Youre forgiven. But when those words are truly felt and sincerely expressed, they can open the door to miracles of the heart and soul. Forgiveness can bri

18、ng peace to an injured soul-even years after the fact. Even at a baseball game.24. What kind of life did Marci live during the late 20th century according to the passage?A. Happy. B. Busy. C. Hard. D. Simple.25. What does the underlined word jerk in the third paragraph mean?A. A humorous person. B.

19、A cruel person.C. A careless person. D. An honest person.26. Why did Maori look in relief after talking with the author?A. Because her favorite team won the game.B. Because she learned Joe was living a good life.C. Because she made an apology to the author.D. Because she found she was not mean any l

20、onger.27. What might be the best title for the passage?A. Excitement of A Baseball Game B. Mental Burden of A WomanC. Relief of finding A friend D. Miracles of ForgivenessCThe oddness of life in space never quite goes away. Here are some examples.First consider something as simple as sleep. Its posi

21、tion presents its own challenges. The main question is whether you want your arms inside or outside the sleeping bag. If you leave your arms out, they float free in zero gravity, often giving a sleeping astronaut the look of a funny balled（芭蕾）dancer. “Im an inside guy,” Mike Hopkins says, who return

22、ed from a six-month tour on the International Space Station. “I like to be wrapped up.”On the station, the ordinary becomes strange. The exercise bike for the American astronauts has no handlebars. It also has no seat. With no gravity, its just as easy to pedal violently. You can watch a movie while

23、 you pedal by floating a microcomputer anywhere you want. But station residents have to be careful about staying in one place too long. Without gravity to help circulate air, the carbon dioxide you exhale has a tendency to form an invisiblecloud around you head. You can end up with what astronauts c

24、all a carbon-dioxide headache.Leroy Chiao, 54, an American retired astronaut after four flights, describes what happens even before you float out of your seat,”Your inner ear thinks yourre falling . Meanwhile your eyes are telling you youre standing straight. That can be annoyingthats why some peopl

25、e feel sick.” Within a couple days truly terrible days for some astronauts brains learn to ignore the panicky signals from the inner ear, and space sickness disappears.Space travel can be so delightful but at the same time invisibly dangerous. For instance, astronauts lose bone mass. Thats why exerc

26、ise is considered so vital that National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) puts it right on the workday schedule. The focus on fitness is as much about science and the future as it is about keeping any individual astronauts return home, and, more importantly, how to maintain strength and f

27、itness for the two and a half years or more that it would take to make a round-trip to Mars.28.What is the major challenge to astronauts when they sleep in space?A. Deciding on a proper sleep positionB. Choosing a comfortable sleeping bagC. Seeking a way to fall asleep quicklyD. Finding a right time

28、 to go to sleep.29.The astronauts will suffer from a carbon-dioxide headache when _.A. they circle around on their bikesB. they use microcomputers without a stopC. they exercise in one place for a long timeD. they watch a movie while pedaling30.Some astronauts feel sick on the station during the fir

29、st few days because _.A. their senses stop workingB. they have to stand up straightC. they float out of their seats unexpectedlyD. whether they are able to go back to the station31.One of the NASAs major concerns about astronauts is _.A. how much exercise they do on the stationB. how they can remain

30、 healthy for long in spaceC. whether they can recover after returning homeD. whether they are able to go back to the stationDIn todays difficult economic time, its natural to rethink your goal of studying abroad. Does the benefit outweigh the cost? The answer, in fact, is yes, when you look at the r

31、oad ahead.When the economy becomes more challenged, competition for the workforce increases, and employers look for employees with the best credentials (凭证). Having an overseas degree from a university where strong English skills are required can make you more qualified for many jobs. In fact, as co

32、rporations become more globalized, having overseas experience becomes more important.The lifelong impact of studying abroad has been proven in several ways:A 50-year study of 3,400 students abroad shows that studying abroad is usually a defining moment in a young persons life and continues to impact the participants life for years after the experience.