衡水中学高三期中考试原版.docx

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衡水中学高三期中考试原版

2016～2017学年度上学期高三年级期中考试

英语试卷

本试卷分为第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分,共150分。

考试时间120分钟。

第I卷 （共90分）

第一部分 听力（共两节，满分20分）（略）

第二部分 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

  Itisgoodtogetintouchwithyourinnerchildfromtimetotime，andobviouslysomepeoplearewillingtopaybigmoneyforthechancetodosoinaproperenvironment．ABrooklyn-basedadultpreschoolischargingcustomersbetween$333and$999forthechancetoactlikeakidagain．

  AtPreschoolMastermindinNewYorkadultsgettopartic

ipateinshow—and—tell，arts—and—craftssuchasfingerpaint，gameslikemusicalchairsandeventakenaps．Themonth-longcoursealsohasclasspicturedaywheretheadultsareexpectedtohaveafieldtripandaparentday．

  30-year-oldMichelleJoniLapidos，thebrainbehindtheadultpreschool，studiedchildhoodeducationandhasalwayswantedtobeapreschoolteacher．She’salwaysonthelookoutfornewwaystogetpeopleintouchwiththefreedomofchildhood．Afriendencouragedhertostartthemastermindcourseinstead．

  AccordingtoCandice，herbloggerfriend，PreschoolMastermindgivesadultsachancetorelearnandmasterthethingsthattheyfailedtounderstandaschildren．“Irealizedallthesignificancesofwhatwelearninpreschool，”saidfounderMichelleJoni，“Peoplecomehereandgetintouchwiththeirinnerchild．It’smagical．Wearebringingourselvesbacktoanotherplace，anothertimewithourselveswhenwearemorebelievinginourselves，moreconfidentandreadytotakeontheworld.”

 “Oneperson’sherebecausetheywanttolearnnottobesoserious．”Michellesaid．“Another'sheretolearntobemoreconfident.” Sheexplainedthatmostoftheclasseswereplanned．However，Joniaddedthatwhiletheplannedactivitieswerefun，itwasoftenthespontaneous（自发的）momentsthatattractedstudents．“It’sthethingsyoudon’tplanfor，thesharingbetweenfriendsandlearningfromeachother.’’

21．WhatisthepurposeofPreschoolMastermind?

A．Togiveadultsachancetoreturntochildhood．

B．Tohelpparentsunderstandtheirchildrenbetter．

C．Toprovidepracticaltrainingcoursesforteachers．

D．Tointroducesomewaysofplayingwithchildren．

22．WhatismainlydiscussedaboutPreschoolMastermindinParagraph2?

A．Itscustomers．    B．Itsactivities．    C．Itsenvironment．D．Itsschedule.

23．AccordingtoCandice，peoplecometothispr

ogramto________.

A．enjoyfreedomofthinking       

B．realizetheirchildhooddreams

C．discovertheirinnerabilities      

D．figureoutchildhoodpuzzles

24．WhatdoweknowaboutMichelleJoni?

A．Sheusedtobeapreschoolteacher．   

B．Shelikestomakeplansinadvance．

C．ShefoundedPreschoolMastermind．  

D．Shegainedconfidencebysharing．

B

  Backin2003an86-year-oldmandrovehisBuickthroughacrowdedfarmers’market.Ninepeoplewerekilled.Morethanfifty-fourpeoplewerehurt,fourteenwithseriousinjuries.Whenhefinallystopped,the86-year-oldmangotouthiscarandscreamedatpeopletogetoutoftheway.Noalcoholordrugswerefoundinhissystem.Apparently,hewasjustoldandconfused.

Thisisafrighteningaccident,anditisnotarareone.Therearemanyexamplesofelderlydriversdrivingintoswimmingpools,houses,storefronts,orworse.

  Inourteenageyears,weallheard“drivingisnotaright;it’saprivilege.”Thatisstilltrue,andtherecomesanagewhendrivingisnolongera privilegethatcanbeallowed.Afteracertainage,eyesightand dementia（痴呆）areveryseriousconcerns.Undoubtedly, theseage-relatedproblemsaffectsomeolderadults’drivingability.Bythetimeapersonisbetweeneighty-fiveandninetyyearsold,hisorherdrivingprivilegeshouldbeexamined.

  Licensinglawsvarygreatlyfromstatetostate,andit’stimeforanationallawonthemaximumagelimitfordriving.Themotivationforthislawissafety.Anotheroptionistostartwithlawsthatbananyoneovertheageofeighty-fivefromdrivingaftersundown,becausedrivingconditionsarenotassafeasdaylighthours.Stillanotheroptionthatmayallowelderlydriverstocontinuedrivingcouldbenewtechnologylikeavoicewarningsystemthatcautionsdriversonbusystreetsorattrafficlights.Finally,sincetherearelawsagainstdrivingundertheinfluenceofalcoholanddrugs,shouldn’tsomeprescriptiondrugsalsobeincluded?

Theaverageageof85-year-oldisundoubtedlytakingatleastoneprescriptiondrugdaily.

  Thethoughtofan86-year-olddriverwithfailingeyesightrunningdowntheroadinatwo-tonpieceofmetalisunsettling tousall.Drivingatanadvancedageisnotonlychallengingfortheelderlydrivers,butalsoit’sdangerousfortherestofus.

25.Thefirstparagraphiswritteninordertoshow_________.

A.theharmofdrivingatanoldage      

B.theimportanceoftrafficsafety

C.trafficaccidentsareontherise       

D.manyelderlydriversarecareless

26.Theauthorsuggeststhatthereshouldbenewlawsagainstdriving__________.

A.overeighty-five                       

B.betweensunsetanddawn

C.withthehelpofvoicewarningsystems     

D.undertheinfluenceofprescriptiondrugs

27.Theunderlinedword“unsettling”inthelastparagraphisclosestinmeaningto“________”.

A.disappointing  B.worrying     

C.touching        D.interesting

28.Which of thefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?

 A.Howtokeepoldpeoplesafeontheroad?

B.Aredriverswellprotectedbylicensinglaws?

C.Shouldtherebeanagelimitforelderlydrivers?

D.Isdrivingarightoraprivilegeforanoldperson?

C

  I firstcameacrosstheconceptofpay-what-you-cancafeslastsummerinBoone,N.C.,whereIateatF.A.R.M（FeedAllRegardlessofMeans）Café.Youcanvolunteertoearnyourmeal,paythesuggestedprice（$10）orless,oryoucanoverpay—payingitforwardforafuturecustomer’smeal.Myonlyregretaftereatingtherewasnothavingachancetogivemytime.SoassoonasHealthyWorldCaféopenedinYorkinApril,Isignedupforavolunteershift（轮班）.

  F.A.R.MandHealthyWorldarepartofagrowingtrendofcommunitycafés.In2003,DeniseCerretaopenedthefirstinSaltLakeCity.CerretanowrunstheOneWorldEverybodyEatsFoundation,helpingotherscopyherpay-what-youcanmodel.

 “Ithinkthecommunitycaféistrulyahandup,notahandout,”Cerretasaid.Sheacknowledgedthatsoupkitchens（施粥所）haveaplaceinsociety,butpeopletypicallydon’tfeelgoodaboutgoingthere.

 “Oneofthevaluesofthecommunitycaféisthatwehaveanotherapproach,”shesaid.“Everyoneeatshere,nooneneedstoknowwhetheryouvolunteered,overpaidorunderpaid.”

Thesuccessfulcafésnotonlyaddresshungerandfoodinsecuritybutalsobecomenecessarypartsoftheirneighborhood–whetherit’saplacetolearnskillsorhearlivemusic.Someteachcookingtoseniors;someofferfreeusedbooks.Eatingorworkingthereisareminderthatweareallinthisworldtogether.

  My10am---1pmshiftatWorld-Healthy-Cafébeganwiththecafémanager–oneofthetwopaidstaffmembers.Ourvolunteercrewwasn’tthemostorderly,butwemanagedtoprepareandservemealswithalotoflaughsinbetween.   Attheendofmyshift,Iorderedmyearnedmealatthecounter,togetherwithothervolunteers.Afterlunch,Iwalkedoutthedoor,withahandfulofnewfriends,musicinmyheadandasatisfiedbellyandheart.

29.WhatdidtheauthordoatF.A.R.MCafélastsummer?

A.Sheenjoyedameal.         

B.Sheatefreeofcharge.

C.Sheoverpaidforthefood.          

D.Sheworkedasavolunteer.  

30.Whatistheadvantageofcommunitycaféscomparedwithsoupkitchens?

A.Peoplecanhavefreefood.            

B.Peoplecanmaintaintheirdignity.

C.Peoplecanstayaslongastheylike.     

D.Peoplecanfindtheirplacesinsociety.

31.Whyarecommunitycafésbecomingpopularintheneighborhoods?

A.Theybringpeopletruefriendships.     

B.Theyhelptobringpeopletogether.

C.Theycreatealotofjobopportunities.    

D.Theysupportlocaleconomicdevelopment.

32.HowdidtheauthorfeelaboutworkingatHealthyWorldCafé?

A.Itpaidwell.       B.Itchangedher.      

C.Itwasbeneficial. D.Itwaseasyforher.

D

  WetookararefamilyroadtriptotheAdirondacksinlateAugust，anditwasasrefreshingandexhaustingasfamilyvacationstendtobe．Towardtheendofourlongdrivehome,eventhekidswereleaningforwardintheirseatsurgingmyleadfooton．Atthatpointinaroadtrip，evensixty-fivemilesperhourfeelsslow.Wehavebecomenumbtoourspeedandnumbtotheroadsignsflashingby.

  MyfamilylivesontheedgeofLancasterCounty.Onlythirtymilesfromhome，Ihitthebrakes，andwebegantoroll，slowly，behindahorse-drawncarriage.Webegantoopenoureyesagain．Wesawfamiliargreenhillsandthefarmwiththebestwatermelons.Irolleddownthewindows,andwebreathedagain．Just-cuthayandabarnfullofdairycattle．

  Atfivemilesperhour，yourememb

erwhatyouforgetatsixty-five．Youarethinkingaboutaplace，evenwhenyouaremovingfromplacetoplace．

Iamaplacemaker.Ahomemaker,too.Iamamotherofayoungkidathome，andalsoawriterandagardener．But，forme，thoserolesarewrappedupwiththeonebigthingIwanttodowiththerestofmylife：

Iwanttocultivateaplaceandshareitwithothers．

  TheplaceImakewithmyfamilyisared-brickfarmhousebuiltinl880.Ithasquiteafewnineteenth-centurybedroomsandafewacresofland，andwelovenothingmorethantofillthemwithneighborsandfriends.Wegrowvegetablesandflowers，keepabaker’sdozenofegg—layingchickens，and，sincewemovedinthreeyearsago，wehaveplanted many，many