东莞石竹附属学校届高三上学期期中考试英语.docx
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东莞石竹附属学校届高三上学期期中考试英语
东莞石竹附属学校2018届高三上学期期中考试
英语
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1.考试时间120分钟;全卷满分135分,无需折算。
2.考试务必将答案按要求填涂/写在答题卷的相应位置。
第一部分听力(略,广东考生不做此部分)
第二部分阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
第一节(共15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(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
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1.WherecanyoubuyasouveniratPacificScienceCenter?
A.InBuilding1.B.InBuilding3.
C.AtthelastDome.D.AttheDennyWayentrance.
2.WhatdoesPacificScienceCenterdoforschools?
A.TrainScienceteachers.B.Donatesciencebooks.
C.Distributescientificresearch.D.Takesciencetotheclassroom.
3.Whatisthepurposeofthelastpartofthetext?
A.Toencouragedonations.B.Toadvertisecomingevents.
C.Tointroducespecialexhibits.D.TotellabouttheCenter’shistory.
B
IworkwithVolunteersforWildlife,arescueandeducationorganizationatBaileyArboretuminLocustValley.Tryingtohelpinjured,displacedorsickcreaturescanbeheartbreaking,survivalisnevercertain.However,whenitworks,itissimplybeautiful.
IgotarescuecallfromawomaninMuttontown.Shehadfoundayoungowl(猫头鹰)ontheground.WhenIarrived,Isawa2-to3-week-oldowl.Ithadalreadybeenplacedinacarrierforsafety.
Iexaminedthechick(雏鸟)anditseemedfine.IfIcouldlocatethenest,Imighthavebeenabletoputitback,butnoluck.Mynextworkwastoconstructanestandanchoritinatree.
Thehomeownerwasveryhelpful.Awirebasketwasfound.Iputsomepinebranchesintothebaskettomakethisnestsafeandcomfortable.Iplacedthechickinthenest,anditquicklycalmeddown.
Nowallthatwasneededweretheparents,buttheywereabsent.Igavethehomeownerarecordingofthehungerscreamsofowlchicks.Theseadvertisethepresenceofchickstoadults,theymightalsoencourageourchicktostartcallingaswell.Igavetheownerasmuchinformationaspossibleandheadedhometoseewhatnewsthenightmightbring.
Anervousnighttobesure,butsometimesthespiritsofnaturesmileonusall!
Thehomeownercalledtosaythattheparentshadrespondedtotherecordings.Idroveoverandsawthechickinthenestlookinghealthyandactive.Anditwasaccompaniedinthenestbythegreatestsightofall—LUNCH!
Theparentshaddonetheirdutyandwouldprobablycontinuetodoso.
4.Whatisunavoidableintheauthor’srescueworkaccordingtoparagraph1?
A.Effortsmadeinvain.B.Gettinginjuredinhiswork.
C.Feelinguncertainabouthisfuture.D.Creaturesforcedoutoftheirhomes.
5.WhywastheauthorcalledtoMuttontown?
A.Torescueawoman.B.Totakecareofawoman.
C.Tolookatababyowl.D.Tocureayoungowl.
6.Whatmadethechickcalmdown?
A.Anewnest.B.Somefood.
C.Arecording.D.Itsparents.
7.Howwouldtheauthorfeelabouttheoutcomeoftheevent?
A.It’sunexpected.B.It’sbeautiful.
C.It’shumorous.D.It’sdiscouraging.
C
Foranyonewhodoubtswhetherthetextingrevolutionisuponus,considerthis:
Theaverage13-to17-year-oldsendsandreceives3,339textsamonth—morethan100perday,accordingtotheNielsenCo.,themediaresearchfirm.Adultsarecatchingup.Peoplefromages45to54sentandreceived323textsamonthinthesecondquarterof2010,up75%fromayearago,Nielsensays.
Partofwhat'sdrivingthetextingincreaseamongadultsisthepopularityofsocialmedia.SiteslikeTwitter,withpostingsofnomorethan140characters,arecreatingandstrengtheningthehabitofcommunicatinginmicro-bursts.
Economicshasmuchtodowithtexting’spopularity.Textmessagescostcarrierslessthantraditionalmobilevoicetransmissions,andsotheycostusersless.SprintNextelhaschangeditsVirginMobilebrandtosatisfyheavytexters’needs.For$25permonth,usersgetunlimitedtexting,email,socialnetworkingand300talkminutes;foranother$15,theygetanadditional900talkminutes.Thenameofthebrand'snewwirelessplan:
“BeyondTalk.”
Texting’sriseoverconversationischangingthewaywecommunicate,socialscientistsandresearcherssay.Wetendtotexttodeliverdifficultinformation.Westareatourphonewhenwewanttoavoideyecontact.Ratherthanmakeplansinadvance,weareoccupiedbywhatresearchershavenamed“micro-coordination”—“I’lltxtuin10minswhenIknowwh/restrnt.”
Textingsavesustime,butitstealsfromquietreflection.“Whenpeoplehaveamobiledeviceandhaveevenalittleextratime,theywillcommunicatewithsomeoneintheirlife,”saysLeeRainie,directorofthePewInternetandAmericanLifeProject.
Andthephoneconversationwillneverbecompletelyoutdated.Dealmakersandotherprofessionalsstillspendmuchofthedayonthephone.Researcherssaypeoplearemorelikelytousetext-basedcommunicationsatthebeginningstagesofprojects.Thephonecomesintoplaywhentherearemultiplechoicestoconsiderorimportantdecisionstobemade.
8.Atthebeginningofthepassage,whatistheauthor’spurposeofusingfigures?
A.Introduction.B.Comparison.C.Explanation.D.Transition.
9.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedasacausefortexting’spopularity?
A.Promotionofcheaperwirelesspackages.
B.Increaseinthenumberofadulttexters.
C.Redesignofmobiledevices.
D.Riseofsocialmedia.
10.Accordingtothepassage,whatcantextinghelppeople?
A.facedifficultsituationsB.makeappointmentsinadvance
C.communicatewithstrangersD.avoidawkwardsituations
11.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?
A.Texting’spopularityandeffect.B.Roleoftextinginbusiness.
C.Preferencetotextingoverthinking.D.Innovationofmobiledevices.
D
Lifeoftenrequirespeopletoparticipateinunpleasantsituations.Ratheroften,theseunpleasantsituationsdonotoccurontheirown,butratherhappenbecauseofotherpeople’sactionsandwords.Fortunately,thereareusefulwaystodealwithconflicts.
Thebestwaytosolveaconflictisnottoletithappen.Nothingbeneficialcomesoutofaconflict.Itisatotalwasteoftimeandenergyforbothsidesandthuseveryindividualshouldtryhisbesttopreventconflict.Youshouldtakeaconsciousposition,seekingoutareasofpotentialconflicts.Todothis,youwillneedtolearnthepointsofviewyourpotentialopponents(对手)shareandthebenefitsofunderstandingpeoplearoundyou.
Iftheconflicthasalreadyarisen,oneofthebestmethodstosettledisagreementsistotreatthesituationwithhumor.Itdoesnotmean,however,thatyoumustignoreyouropponent’sargumentsandmakejokesaboutthem;itmeansthatyoushouldpreserveafriendlyatmosphere,sayingseriousanddifficult-to-expressthingswithabitofhumor.Humorwillhelpyoudischargeanger,reducetension,re-thinkproblemstomakethemlookeasiertosettle,andsetyouopponent’smindtoworkingonaproblemwithyou,notagainstyou.Justrememberthatyoushouldlaughwithyouropponent,notatthem.Thisway,aconflictcanbecomeanopportunityforbuildingagreaterconnectionbetweenyouandyouropponent.
Ifthesituationturnsverballyabusive,putastoptoit.Firmlybutcalmlystate:
“You’reveryangryrightnowandyou’resayingthingsyoudon’tmean(givethemthebenefitofthedoubt).I’mgoingtoexcusemyself.Wecantalkagainafteryoucalmdown.”Thenleavetheroomoraskthemtoleave.
12.Whatcanwelearnaboutconflictprevention?
A.Itdoesgoodtobothsides.
B.Itprovidesabettersolution.
C.Itresultsinverbalarguments.
D.Itcausessomemisunderstandings.
13.Howcanyoudealwithyouropponentwithhumor?
A.Playatrickonhim.
B.Laughathimseriously.
C.Overlookhisangrywords.
D.Explaintohimamusingly.
14.Whatwillyoudowhenyouareunderverbalattackfromaman?
A.Saysorryandleavehim.
B.Makeanexcusetoendit.
C.Putthemanbeneathhisdignity.
D.Dealwithhimashedealswithyou.
15.Whatmaybethebesttitleofthepassage?
A.HumorandConflicts.B.ConflictsandCompromise.
C.WaystosettleConflicts.D.HowtopreventConflicts.
第二节(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)
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。
选项中有两项为多余选项。
HowCanIFightLaziness?
Lazypeoplewillnevergainanythinginlife.However,lazinesscanbedefeatedonceafewchangeshavebeenmadeinyourmind.
16Manypeoplelacksleepconstantly,sincetheystayuptoolateandgetuptooearlytoprepareforwork.Thesepeoplehavelittlemotivationoncetheyarrivehome.Lazin
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