精选高三英语下学期开学摸底考试试题.docx

1、精选高三英语下学期开学摸底考试试题黑龙江省虎林市2017届高三英语下学期开学摸底考试（3月）试题第I卷 （共70分）第一部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40 分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，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黑。AI hate nosy (爱管闲事的) neighbors and its very unlucky that I had one for myself. They moved in a couple of months back and although I never felt that

2、 they were a strange family, Ive always hated the way they get “too close” to me, my house, my garden, and even my garbage cans.One day, my neighbors were mowing their lawn (草坪). My garbage cans were near their lawn. For some strange reason, I found the wife looking through my garbage cans. I felt a

3、ngry but since they were from a different culture, I thought that maybe it was “normal” from their ideas.That afternoon, the couple knocked on my front door. When I opened, they gave me a plastic bag. Inside were my old daily bills, credit cards and bank statements, and an old birthday card that my

4、old uncle sent. They said that they were returning them to me because these documents contained very private information that may be used by others.Ive heard of it before. I asked them how those documents can be used by others and they started telling me their very own experience, which forced them

5、to leave their home and move next door to us. The wife told me that she never destroyed the bills. They also had a “nosy neighbor” who looked through their garbage cans which they actually thought was pretty strange. Little did they know that this “nosy neighbor” was collecting their personal inform

6、ation from their rubbish. Then all their money was taken out from the bank by their neighbor.It was a very painful experience for all of them and they wanted to leave it all behind so they left. I was very thankful. They were not nosy neighbors. They simply didnt want us to experience the same thing

7、 that they did.1What made the author angry?A. His neighbors came to knock at his door at night.B. His neighbors were mowing their lawn one morning.C. His neighbors got too close to his own home.D. His neighbors wife was looking through his rubbish.2Why did the couple come to the authors home?A. To r

8、eturn the documents to the author.B. To get to know each other better.C. To introduce themselves to the author.D. To borrow some money from the author.3Which of the following can we infer from the last paragraph?A. The author was kind and helpful to the neighbors.B. The author changed his idea about

9、 his neighbors.C. The neighbors didnt have enough money.D. The neighbors had to move from place to place.BKings College Summer SchoolKings College Summer School is an annual training program for high school students at all levels who want to improve their English. Courses are given by the teachers o

10、f Kings College and other colleges in New York. Trips to museums and culture centers are also organized. This years summer school will be from July 25 to August 15.More information is as follows:Application dateStudents in New York should send their applications before July 18, 2016.Studentsofotherc

11、itiesshouldsendtheirapplicationsbeforeJuly16,2016.ForeignstudentsshouldsendtheirapplicationsbeforeJuly10,2016.CoursesEnglishLanguageSpoken English: 22 hoursReading and Writing: 10 hoursAmericanHistory:16hoursAmericanCulture:16hoursStepsAletterofself-introductionAletterofrecommendation The letters sh

12、ould be written in English with all the necessary information.CostDailylessons:$200Sportsandactivities:$100Travels:$200Hotelservice:$400You may choose to live with your friends or relatives in the same city.Please write to: Thompson, Sanders 1026 King s Street New York, NY 10016, USA E-mail: KC-Summ

13、er-School yahoo, com5. Which of the following is true about Kings College Summer School? A. Only top students can take part in the program.B. Visits to museums and culture centers are part of the program.C. Kings College Summer School is run every other year. D. Only the teachers of Kings College gi

14、ve courses.6. If you are to live with your relatives in New York, you will have to pay the school _. A. $200 B. $400 C. $500 D. $9007. What information can you get from the text?A. You can write to Thompson only in English.B. The program will last two months. C. As a Chinese student, you can send yo

15、ur application on July 14, 2016. D. You can get in touch with the school by e-mail or by telephone.CAt a primary school in a small town in the east of South Carolina, second-grade teachers Carneau and Lynne are convinced that separating primary boys and girls produces immediate academic improvement

16、in both genders (性别) David Chadwell, South Carolinas coordinator (协调人）of single gender education says, “Boys and girls learn，hear and respond to their surroundings differently. We can teach boys and girls based on what we now know.”Male and female eyes are not organized in the same way, he explains.

17、 The composition of the male eye makes it sensitive to motion and direction. “Boys interpret (理解)the world as objects moving through space,”he says.The male eye is also drawn to cooler colors like silver and black. Its no accident that boys tend to create pictures of moving objects instead of drawin

18、g the happy colorful family, as girls do in class.The female eye, on the other hand, is drawn to warmer colors like red, yellow and orange. To attract girls, Chadwell says, the teacher doesnt need to move as much as in boys class. Using descriptive phrases and lots of colors in presentations or on t

19、he blackboard gets their attention.Boys and girls also hear differently. “When someone speaks in a loud tone，girls interpret it as yelling,”says Chadwell.“They think youre mad and can shut down.” Girls are more sensitive to sounds. He advises girls teachers to watch the tone of their voices. Boys te

20、achers should sound more forceful, even excited.A boys nervous system causes him to be more cautious when he is standing, moving, and the room temperature is around 6F. Stress in boys，he says, tends to increase blood flow to their brains, a process that helps them stay focused. Girls are more focuse

21、d when they are seated in a warmer room around 75F. Girls also respond to stress differently. When exposed to threat and conflict, blood goes to their guts (内脏), leaving them feeling nervous or anxious.Thesedifferences can be applied in the classroom, Chadwelladds.“Single gender programs are about m

22、aximizing the learning.”8. What is David Chadwells attitude towards separating primary boys and girls while learning? A. Pessimistic. B. Supportive. C. Neutral.D. Indifferent.9. Which of the following shows the proper organization of the passage?(=Paragraph 1 = Paragraph 2 =Paragraph 3 =Paragraph 8)

23、10. Which of the students is most likely to stay focused?A. A boy sitting in a warm room. B. A girl facing a lot of pressure.C. A girl standing in a cold room. D. A standing boy faced with stress.11. Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?A. Different Ways Of Attracting Boys An

24、d GirlsB. The Differences Between Boys And GirlsC. How Boys And Girls Learn DifferentlyD. How To Teach More EffectivelyDAdding math talk to story time at home is a winning factor for childrens math achievement, according to a new research from a university. The study from psychologists Sian Beilock

25、and Susan Levine shows a marked increase in math achievement among children whose families used Bedtime Math, an iPad app that delivers engaging math story problems for parents and children to solve together. Even children who used the app with their parents as little as once a week saw gains in mat

26、h achievement by the end of the school year. The apps effect was especially strong for children whose parents tend to be anxious or uncomfortable with math.Previous research from this group has demonstrated the importance of adults attitudes about math for childrens math success. For example, a rece

27、nt study found that math-anxious parents who help their children with math homework actually weaken their childrens math achievement. The new findings demonstrate that structured, positive interactions around math at home can cut the link between parents uneasiness about math and childrens low math

28、achievement.“Many people experience high levels of anxiety when they have to solve a math problem, with a majority of adults feeling at least some worries about math,” said Beilock, professor in Psychology and author of Choke, a book about stress and performance. “These math-anxious parents are prob

29、ably less likely to talk about math at home, which affects how competent their children are in math. Bedtime Math encourages a dialogue between parents and kids about math, and offers a way to engage in high-quality math interactions in a low-effort, high-impact way.” Study participants included 587

30、 first-grade students and their parents. Families were given an iPad installed with a version of the Bedtime Math app, with which parents and their children read stories and answer questions involving math, including topics like counting, shapes and problem-solving. A control group received a readin

31、g app that had similar stories without the math content and questions related to reading comprehension instead. Childrens math achievement was assessed at the beginning and end of the school year. Parents completed a questionnaire about their nervousness with math. The more times parents and childre

32、n in the math group used the app, the higher childrens achievement on a math assessment at the end of the school year. Indeed, children who frequently used the math app with their parents outperformed similar students in the reading group by almost three months in math achievement at years end.12. Bedtime Math is an iPad app that _.A. req