广东省梅州市届高三下学期一检英语试题含答案.docx

广东省梅州市届高三下学期一检英语试题含答案.docx

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广东省梅州市届高三下学期一检英语试题含答案

梅州市2017届第一次质检考试试题（2017.3.）

英语

本试卷分为第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分，满分120分（最终成绩按135分进行折算，即120*1.125=135分）。

全卷共8页，考试用时120分钟。

注意事项：

1.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标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案，答案不能答在试卷上。

不按要求填涂的，答案无效。

考生必须保持答题卡的整洁。

2.非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上；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。

笔试部分（共120分）

第I卷

第一部分  阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

（A、B、C、D四篇短文共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

A

What’sOn?

TroubleinMind

AliceChildresswonanOff-Broadwayawardin1956forthisstoryofablackactressrehearsingaplaywithawhitedirectorwhoincreasinglyfindsitimpossiblefortheshowtogoon.TanyaMoodieandJosephMarcellstarintheplaydirectedbyLaurenceBoswell.

8.30p.m.—10.30p.m,TheatreRoyal.Boxoffice:

01225448844.

Lazarus

Inspiredbythesci-fi（sciencefiction）novelandmovie,TheManWhoFelltoEarth,thismusicaldealswithahero,ThomasNewton.Likelytobetheautumn’shottestticket,thescoreincludesnewsongscomposedbyBowie.

7.00p.m.—9.00p.m.,King’sCrosstheatre.Boxoffice:

08448717604.

TheGaul

Onthenightof8February1974,afishermanFVGauldisappearedoffthecoastofNorway.Forpeopleonboard,waitingfornewswasgreatsuffering.Theoriesbegantocomeup,includingthepossibilitythattheboathadfallenvictimtocoldwar.Evenwhenhewasdiscovered,manystillfelttherewerequestionsthatremainedunanswered.MarkBabychdirectsJanetPlater’splay.

8.00p.m.—11.00p.m.,RoyalShakespearetheatre.Boxoffice:

01482323638.

TheSuppliantWomen

ItisanewversionofAeschylus’s2,500-year-oldplayaboutagroupofwomenseekingshelterwhomakethelongjourneytoescapeforcedmarriage.ItwaswrittenbyDavidGreiganddirectedbyRaminGray.Anancientpieceasksacontemporaryquestion:

whenweareintrouble,whowillopentheirdoorsandgiveusaharbor?

8.30p.m.—10.00p.m,Hampsteadtheatre.Boxoffice:

01312484848.

1.InwhichtheatrecantheaudienceenjoyJosephMarcell’sperformance?

A.Hampsteadtheatre.B.RoyalShakespearetheatre.

C.King’sCrosstheatre.D.TheatreRoyal.

2.Whichonewillprobablysellbest?

A.TroubleinMind.B.Lazarus.

C.TheGaul.D.TheSuppliantWomen.

3.WhodirectedtheplayaboutthestoryinNorway?

A.Bowie.B.RaminGray.C.MarkBabych.D.LaurenceBoswell.

B

“HiDave,howareyoutoday?

JustthoughtI’dletyouknowwhatI’mdoing,”thee-mailwouldread.Or“Sorryyou’regoing.I’vehadagoodtimeandthatwouldprobablyhavehadsomethingtodowithyou,sothanks.”

Insomeways,therelaxedattitudewasshocking,saysMelville.Butitwasasignofhowstudents’understandingoftheirrolehaschanged.“Theyhaveamoreindependentviewoftheuniversity,andtheyfeelfreetocomment,”saidMelville.

Acommittee,ledbyMelville,wassetupearlierthisyeartoexplorethechangeinstudents’attitudestowardsteachers.

“Thisissomethingbeingdrivenbyyoungpeople,”saidMelville.“Theylivesurroundedbydifferentkindsofelectronicresources.TheyusesocialnetworkingtoolsandthingslikeWikipedia.Thefirstgroupofthesestudentsisnowatuniversity.”

Studentsdonotregardteachingstaffinthesamewayaspreviousstudentsdid.“BecauseWeb2.0,Google,Wikipediaareallaboutbeingabletochangethingsyourself,studentsexpecttobeabletodothisaswell,”saidMelville.

Therehavebeenotherchangesinthestudent-teacherrelationship.Ifstudentschoosetostudythroughasocialnetworkinggroup,theyareincontrol.Theydon’talwaysmakestaffwelcome,andtheyarefreetodecidewhichstaffmemberstheyallowin.

“Almosteverybodywhogetsintousingthesekindsoftechnologies,itappears,becomesmuchshallowerintheirresearch,”saidMelville.

4.WhoisDavemostprobablyinthefirstparagraph?

A.ahighschoolstudentB.auniversitystudent

C.ateacherD.anonlinepenfriend

5.Wecanfindthefollowingchangesinthestudent-teacherrelationshipEXCEPT

_____.

A.itbecomesmuchmorerelaxedthanbefore

B.studentsaremoreateasetocomment

C.studentshavethesayinchoosingteacherstowelcomeintotheirsocialgroup

D.teachersarenolongerregardedasknowledgeableandnecessary

6.WhatisthechangeinattitudesrootedinaccordingtoMelville?

A.Thefirstgroupofstudentsatuniversity.

B.Theelectronicresources.

C.Thesociety.

D.Wikipedia.

7.Whatmaybethedisadvantagesofusingthetechnologies?

A.Studentshavemoreinformationresourcesbesidesfromteachers.

B.Technologieskeepthemfromdoingdeepresearch.

C.Teacherscannotcontrolorinfluencetheirstudentsatall.

D.Studentsspendtoomuchtimeononlinegames.

C

SandraBullockturned51lastmonth.ButbecauseshelooksexactlythesameasshedidinMissCongeniality,amoviefilmedbackinthe20thcentury,everyonecallsher“ageless.”Bullockisjustoneofanumberofstarsintheir40sand50swho’vehadbirthdaysrecentlybuthavenotgottenolder,unliketherestofusintheiragegroup.HalleBerry,forexample.Onewebsiteputaphotoofher20yearsagonexttooneofthenewly49-year-oldBerryanddaredustochoosewhichwaswhich.“ThisIsWhat49LooksLike,”itsaid.Seriously,ifthat’swhat49lookslike,Imustbe71.However,evenagenerationago,famousfacesevolved.LookatapictureofGraceKellyatage52intheearly1980s.Shelookslikeabeautifulmiddle-agedwoman.Todayshe’dlookoldforherage.

Thegoalnowistopreventagingwhileyouarestillyoung,usingallthemagicalnonsurgicaloptionsmedicinehastooffer.Eventuallythesetechniqueswillbecomelessexpensive,andordinarypeopleofmydaughter’sagewillhavethem.Alreadyanti-agingisstartingtobeconsideredmaintenance,likecoloringyourhair.MyfriendsandIfindourselvesopenlydebatingtechniquesthatweusedtomakefunof.Doesfat-freezingwork?

Howmuchtimedoyouhavetospendinthegymtokeepthebodyofa35-year-oldafter50?

It’sallsoexhausting.Butmembersofthenextgenerationhaveittougher.They’llhavetoaskthemselveswhethertheywanttospendtheiryouthtryingnottogetold.I’vealreadyseen“Sexyat70”headlines.Willeveryonebeexpectedtogototheirgraveslookinghot?

Ialsohavetowonderwhatelseweareslowingalongwithage.Howdoyoumoveonifyou’reworkingsohardtostaythesame?

Andbesides,ifyou’veknowntheacheofwatchingadaughterpackupforcollege,youknowyoucan’tstoptheclock.

8.Intheauthor’seyes,SandraBullock_____.

A.doesn’tdeserveherfame

B.doesn’tlookherageatall

C.behaveslikeayoungwoman

D.looksyoungerthanHalleBerry

9.TheexampleofGraceKellyisgiventoshow_____.

A.physicalbeautyneverlastslong

B.thereisnosuchthingasagelessness

C.people’sattitudetowardsaginghaschanged

D.starspaytoomuchattentiontotheirappearance

10.Wheredotheauthor’sconcernsaboutanti-agingtechniqueslie?

A.Theyexposepeopletodanger.

B.Theymakepeoplefeelstressed.

C.Theyaretooexpensiveforordinarypeople.

D.Theyencouragecomparisonsamongpeople.

11.What’sthepurposeofthetext?

A.Toshowtheburdenofyouth.

B.Tooffertipsonhowtolookhot.

C.Toadvisepeopletoacceptaging.

D.Tocommentonsomefamousstars.

D

IT’Salwaysexcitingtothinkaboutthefutureandwhatkindoftechnologymightexistinyearstocome.Butwhatifthatfutureiscloserthanyouthink?

ThenameMagicLeapisstartingtospreadacrosstheInternet,andforagoodreason.TheMagicLeaptechnologycompanyintheUShasbeenworkingonsomethingnewandexciting,keepingitsosecretthateventhepeopleworkingontheprojecthavebeenhiddenfromthemedia.Butrecentlytheyhavestartedtoreleasemoreinformation,anditseemslikethefutureofcomputingisabouttochangedramatically.

MagicLeap’spreviewshowsthepossibilityofaclassroomwhereyoucaninteractwithaminiature3-Dmanandwatchanimalsfloatinginfrontofyoureyes.Youcouldcomefacetofacewithfiercecreaturesliketigersandsharks,andmoremightbepossibleverysoon.

Thecompanyhopestocreatenewtechnologythatmixesrealityandvirtualrealitycomputing.Thismeansthatthewayweinteractwithcomputerscouldchangecompletely,andsocouldthegamingindustry.

Imagineagameinwhichyoucannotonlylookafteradragononascreen,butalsoseeitwalkingaroundyourhome,feeditandplaywithit.Thisisaworldwheremovieswillmakeyoujumpasthingscome,flyingatyou.RioCaraeff,thecompany’schiefcontentofficer,saidthatinsteadofstaringataphonescreen,“theworldbecomesyourscreen”.

AllofthiscouldbethenextstepforMagicLeap,andtheirnewly-releasedvideosuggestsso.Thevideoshowsasmallelephantfloatinginthehandsofitsuser,avirtualrealitypetthattheusercaninteractwith.Excitingtothinkabout,no?

Itseemsthattheexcitementhasinspiredothercompanieswhoarelininguptojoininonthisnewproject.Thetechnology,calledCinematicReality,isattractingtheattentionoflargecompanieslikeGoogle,whoarealreadyinvestinglargesumsofmoneyintheprojecthopingtoseeitbecomeareality.

12．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEabouttheMagicLeaptechnologycompany?

A.Thecompanykeepsupdatingthemediaonitsprogress.

B.Thecompanyhasjustdiscoveredawaytomixrealityandvirtualreality

computing.

C.Thecompanyisworkingonnewtechnologythatcouldimprovethefutureof

computing.

D.Thecompany’snewlyreleasedvideoisabouttheinteractionbetweenadragon

petanditsuser.

13.Whatcouldaclassroominthefuturelooklike,accordingtoMagicLeap?

A.Aminiature3Dmancouldtaketheplaceofteachers.

B.Studentscouldinteractwith​virtualrealityan