辽宁省六校届高三英语上学期期初联考试题.docx

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辽宁省六校届高三英语上学期期初联考试题

2017--2018学年度上学期省六校协作体高三期初考试

英语试题

第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

A

KidofTheYearPhotoCompetition

Enteryourkid’sphototodayandwin!

We’regivingaway52weekly$250prizesfromReaders’Choicevotes.Plus,oured

itorswillselectoneentrytowinourgrandprizeof$7,000.

OfficialContestRules:

Nopurchasenecessarytoenterorwin.

ThekidoftheYearPhotoContestentryperiodbeginsat12:

00am,March23,2015,andendsDecember21,2015（the“EntryPeriod”）.Entriesmustbereceivedby9:

00pmonDecember21,2015（“EntryDeadline”）.Entrieswillnotbeacknowledgedorreturned.

SPONSOR:

MeredithCorporation,1716LocustStreet,DesMoines,Iowa.

ENTRY:

Therewillbetwomethodsofentry..

ShareMyEntry:

Visithttp:

\\\photos\photocontest1\kidoftheyearandclickthebuttontoenter.

FacebookEntry:

VisitF\parentsmagazineandclicktheKidof2015tab.

Thencompletetheregistrationformandfollowtheinstructionstouploadonealbumofuptosixphotosofyourchildagedthreemonthstoeightyears.Youmayprovideonedescriptionandonealbumtitlethatwillbeappliedtoallphotos.Photos,withoutanybrandnamesortrademarks,mustbetakenbyparticipants,nonprofessional,unpublishedandmaynothavewonanyprizeoraward.Photosmustbejpegorbmpimageformatsandcannotbeover3MB.

Thispromotionisinnowaysponsored,supportedorrunby,orassociatedwithFacebook.

YouareprovidingyourinformationtoParentsMagazineandnottoFacebook.Theinformationyouprovidewillonlybeusedtorunthepromotionandregisterfor.

Photosmustnotcontainmaterialthatinfringestherightsofanother,includingbutnotlimitedtoprivacy,publicityorintellectualpropertyrights,orthatconstitutescopyrightinfringement.Photosmustnotcontainbrandnamesortrademarks.

LIMIT:

Oneentryperhousehold,pereligiblechild,perweek.Oneweeklyprizeperchild.Forentriesofmorethanoneeligiblechildinthehousehold,theentryprocessmustbecompletedseparatelyforeachchild.Nogroupentries.

21.Toenterthecontest,photosmust_________.

A.havewonsomeprizeorawardB.containparents’personalinformation

C.containbrandnamesortrademarks

D.betakenbynonprofessionalparticipants

22.Linda,amotherwithseven-year-ol

dtwins,wantstoenterthecontest.Shemust_______.

A.completetheentryprocessseparatelyforeachofherkids

B.gotoMeredithCorporationtofillouttheregistrationforms

C.provideadescriptionandanalbumtitleforthekid’sphotos

D.providetheinformationtoFacebookifshechoosesFacebookEntry

23.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat_______.

A.youshouldbuysomethingfirstbeforeyouenterthecontest

B.youshouldsendyourentrybefore9:

00pmonDecember21,2015.

C.yourentrywillnotbereturnedevenifyoudon’twinthecontest

D.theeditorsofthecontestwilldecidewhowillwinthe20,000dollarsinprizes

24.Thepurposeofthepassageis_______.

A.toadvertisethewebsiteF

B.toencourageparentswithchildrentoenteraphotocontest

C.tointroducetwomethodsofenteringaphotocontest

D.toattractphotographers’interestinaphotocontest

B

Itmayhelpyoutoknowthatthereisnosuchthingasaperfectspeech.Atsomepointineveryspeech,everyspeakersayssomethingthatisnotunderstoodexactlyashehasplanned.Fortunately,suchmomentsareusuallynotobvious（明显的）tothelisteners.Why?

Becausethelistenersdonotknowwhatthespeakerplanstosay.Theyhearonlywhatthespeakerdoessay.Ifyouloseyourplaceforamoment,wronglychangetheorderofacoupleofsentences,orforgettopauseatacertainpoint,noonewillbeanythewiser.Whensuchmomentsoccur,don'tworryaboutthem.Justcontinueasifnothinghappened.

Evenifyoudomakeanobviousmistakeduringaspeech,thatdoesn'treallymatter.IfyouhaveeverlistenedtoMartinLutherKing'sfamousspeech---"IhaveaDream",youmaynoticethathestumbles（结巴）overhiswordstwiceduringthespeech.Mostlikely,however,youdon'tremember.Why?

Becauseyouwerefixingyourattentiononhismessageratherthanonhiswayofspeech-making.

Peoplecarealotaboutmakingamistakeinaspeechbecausetheyregardspeech-makingasakindofperformanceratherthanasanactofcommunication（交流）.Theyfeelthelistenersarelikejudgesinanice-skatingcompetition.But,infact,thelistenersarenotlookingforaperfectperformer.Theyarelookingforawell-thought-outspeechthatexpressesthespeaker'sideasclearlyanddirectly.Sometimesamistakeortwocanactuallyincreaseaspeaker'sattractivenessbymakinghimmorehuman.

Asyouworkonyourspeech,don'tworryaboutbeingperfect.Onceyoufreeyourmindofthis,youwillfinditmucheasiertogiveyourspeechfreely.

25.Theunderlinedpartinthefirstparagraphmeansthatnoonewill______.

A.besmarterthanyouB.noticeyourmistakes

C.dobetterthanyouD.knowwhatyouaretalkingabout

26.Youdon'trememberobviousmistakesinaspeechbecause______.

A.yourattentionisonthecontent

B.youdon'tfullyunderstandthespeech

C.youdon'tknowwhatthespeakerplanstosay

D.youfindthewayofspeech-makingmore

important

27.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat______.

A.givingaspeechislikegivingaperformance

B.oneortwomistakesinaspeechmaynotbebad

C.thelistenersshouldpaymoreattentiontohowaspeechismade

D.themoremistakesaspeakermakes,themoreattractivehewillbe.

28.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.HowtoBeaPerfectSpeakerB.HowtoMakeaPerfectSpeech

C.Don'tExpectaPerfectSpeechD.Don'tExpectMistakesinaSpeech

C

TheIndiangovernmentmayuse3Dpaintingsasvirtualspeedbreakers（减速带）onmajorhighwaysandroads,inordertocheckspeedingandcarelessdriving,andfinallymakeitsdeadlyroadsalittlesafer."Wearetryingout3Dpaintingsusedasvirtualspeedbreakerstoavoidunnecessaryrequirementsofspeedbreakers,"India'stransportministerNitinGadkariwrote.

Theopticalillusions（视觉错觉）aresupposedtoencouragedriverstoslowdownautomatically.Earlier,Indiahadorderedtheremovalofallspeedbreakersfromhighways,whichareconsideredtobeasafetyhazardforhigh-speedvehicles.Indiahasthehighestnumberofroadaccidentdeathsintheworld.AccordingtotheWorldHealthOrganisation,over200,000peoplearekilledbyroadaccidents.

TheuseofopticalillusionsasspeedbreakerswasfirstpioneeredintheAmericancityofPhiladelphiain2008,aspartofacampaignagainstspeedingmotorists.ThetechniquehasalsobeentriedoutinChinatocreatefloating3Dcrossings.InIndia,citiessuchasAhmedabadandChennaihavealreadyexperimentedwith3Dzebracrossingsinthelastoneyear.InAhmedabadforinstance,amotherandherdaughter,bothartists,havepainted3Dcrosswalksinthefirstfewmonthsof2016.Theartistssaytheirmottois"toincreasetheattentionofdrivers",andthattheconcepthasbeen

successfullytestedinaccident-pronezonesonahighway.

However,criticsarguethatoncedriversknowthatthesespeedbreakersarevisualillusions,theymayignorethem.OthersalsopointoutthatIndia'sdecisiondoesnotconsiderthesafetyofalargenumberofpedestrians.Intheend,thenewpolicymaybejustonesteptowardsimprovingroadsafety.

29.Whyare3Dpaintingsusedonmainhighwaysandroads?

A.Tomakethesurroundingsmorebeautiful.

B.Toattracttheattentionoftourists.

C.Toreducetherateoftrafficaccidents.

D.Toshowtheadvancedtechnology.

30.Whichofthefollowingwordsisclosesttothemeaningof“hazard”inparagraph2?

A.ReminderB.ThreatC.RegulationD.Theory

31.WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph3and4?

A.Philadelphia,theU.S.Aisthsecondplacetousevirtualspeedbreakersintheworld.

B.TheideatestedinAhmedabadrecentlyhasbeenafailure.

C.Thenewpolicyof3Dzebracrossingsmustbecarriedoutsmoothly.

D.TheuseofopticalillusionsasspeedbreakersiscontroversialinIndia.

32.Whatdoweknowabout3Dzebracrossingsfromthepassage?

A.TheycanvastlylowerthedeathrateinIndia.

B.TheyhavebeenwidelyusedinIndiasofar.

C.Theyaredesignedtoincreasedrivers’attention.

D.Theyarewelcomedbybothdriversandpedestrians.

D

Iusedtobelievecourtesywasathingofthepast.VeryseldomhaveIencounteredacourteoushumanbeinginthismodernera.

Recently,Ihadtochangemythinking,whenIcamefacetofacewithjustsuchahumanbeinginacoffeeplace,withmytwodaughters.Theplacewascrowdedasusualandwehadtoclimbsteepstairsinordertofindanemptytable.Afterenjoyingcoffeeandsnacks,wewentdownthenarrowstairs,wheretherewashardlyanyspaceforanotherpersontoeitherclimbuporcomedown.

JustasIwasinthemiddleofthestairs,agentlemanenteredthemainentranceoftherestaurantwhichwasrightinfrontofthestaircase.IwassureIwouldbepushedroughlybythismangoingup.IkeptcomingdownasfastasIcould.Mydaughterswerealreadydown,lookingupatmeworriedly,hopingIwouldreachthembeforethestrangerstartedwalkingupthestairs,knowingIwasanervoussort.

Nearlyreachingthem,Inoticedthemanstillstandingnearthedoor.Ireachedmydaughtersandpassedthestrangerattheentrancedoorwhichhekeptholdingopen.Ilookedbackthinkinghewasstillatthedoor,decidingwhethertogoinorfindanotherlesscrowdedplace.Isawhimgoingupthestairs,twoatatime.Itoldmydaughtersaboutitandallthreeofusfeltbadthatwedidnoteventhankthecourteousgentlemanwhowasactuallyholdin