小初高学习届高三英语上学期期中试题.docx

小初高学习届高三英语上学期期中试题.docx

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小初高学习届高三英语上学期期中试题

包头四中2016-2017学年度第一学期期中考试

高三年级英语试题

本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）。

第I卷1至12页，第II卷12至15页。

考试结束，将答题卡交回。

第I卷

注意事项：

1.答第I卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。

2.选出每小题答案后，用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，再选涂其他答案标号。

不能答在本试卷上，否则无效。

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）

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，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

A

Haveyoueverheardofanoldsaying?

Intelligenceisabornabilitywhilegoodnessisachoice.Giftsareeasy—they’regivenafterall.Choicecanbehard．

IgottheideatostartAmazon16yearsago.IcameacrossthefactthattheInternetusagewasgrowingat2300percentperyear.I’dneverseenorheardofanythingthatgrewthatfast,andtheideaofbuildinganonlinebookstorewithmillionsoftitleswasveryexcitingtome.Ihadjustturned30yearsold,andI’dbeenmarriedforayear.ItoldmywifeMacKenziethatIwantedtoquitmyjobandgotodothiscrazythingthatprobablywouldn’tworksincemoststart-upsdon’tandIwasn’tsurewhattoexpect．MacKenzietoldmeIshouldgoforit．Asayoungboy，I’dbeenagarageinventor．I’dalwayswantedtobeaninventor，andshewantedmetofollowmypassion．

IwasworkingatafinancialfirminNewYorkCitywithabunchofverysmartpeopleandIhadabrilliantbossthatImuchadmired.IwenttomybossandtoldhimIwantedtostartacompanysellingbooksontheInternet.HetookmeonalongwalkinCentralPark，listenedcarefullytome，andfinallysaid，“Thatsoundslikeareallygoodidea，butitwouldbeanevenbetterideaforsomeonewhodidn’talreadyhaveagoodjob．”Thatlogicmadesomesensetome，andheconvincedmetothinkaboutitfor48hoursbeforemakingafinaldecision．Seeninthatlight,itreallywasadifficultchoice，butfinally，IdecidedIhadtogiveitashot．Ididn’tthinkI’dregrettryingandfailing．AndIsuspectedIwouldalwaysbehauntedbyadecisiontonottryatall.

Aftermuchconsideration，Itookthelesssafepathtofollowmypassion，andI’mproudofthatchoice.Forallofus,intheend,weareourchoice．

21．Whatinspiredtheauthorwiththeideaofbuildinganonlinebookstore?

A.Hisdreamofbeinganinventor．B.Thesupportofhiswife．

C.ThegreatlyincreasingusageoftheInternet．D.Millionsofexcitingtitles.

22.Whichofthefollowingisclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedsentence?

A.Theideaofnottryingwouldkeepcomingtohismindanddisturbhim．

B.Hewouldbeveryexcitedifhetrieditout．

C.Hewouldbealwayshavingadoubtifhedidn’ttry．

D.Thedecisiontonottrytheonlinebookstorewouldterrifyhim．

23.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.ClevernessandKindnessB.TheStartingofAmazon

C.FollowingMyPassionD.WeAreWhatWeChoose

24.Wecanknowfromthepassagethat_______．

A.thebossthoughttheideawassuitablefortheauthor

B.theauthorwantedsomeoneelsetotrytheidea

C.theauthormightnotregretifhefailedtheidea

D.theauthormightgobacktohisbossifhefailed

B

Withthedevelopmentofmodernsociety,humanbeingsareincreasinglyinvadingwildanimals’habitataswellasthewildplants’.Nearlyathirdoftheworld’scacti（仙人掌）arefacingthethreatofextinction,accordingtoashockingglobalassessmentoftheeffects.

Cactiareanimportantprovideroffoodandwatertodesertwildliferangingfromwolvesanddeertotortoises,batsandbirds,andthesefaunaspreadtheplants’seedsinreturn.

ButtheInternationalUnionfortheConservationofNature（IUCN）’sfirstworldwidehealthcheckoftheplantssaysthattheyarecomingunderhugepressurefromhumanactivitiessuchaslandusechanges,commercialandresidentialdevelopmentsandshrimpfarming.Butthepapersaidthedriverofcactispeciesextinctionwasthe“uncontrolledcollectionofliveplantsandprivatedecoratingcollections,andannualagriculture.”

Thefindingsweredescribedas“disturbing”byIngerAnderson,theIUCN’sdirector-general.“Theyconfirmthatthescaleoftheillegalwildlifetrade,includingthetradeinplantsismuchgreaterthanwehadpreviouslythought,andthatwildlifeillegaltradeconcernsmanymorespeciesthantheelephantswhichtendtoreceiveglobalattention.”

Cactiarealmostalwaysdeliciousbutunlikemostothers,theystorewaterintheirstemsalone,enablingthemtosurviveextremedraughts.Theplantscanbeassmallasonecentimeterindiameterandgrowabove19metersinheight.Welloverhalfofthespeciesareusedbyhumansfordisplaydecoration,foodormedicine.Almost1,500typesofcactiweresurveyedbytheIUCNspecialistsoverafive-yearperiod,mostlyinAmerica.

Dealingwiththeillegaltradeisahardtaskastheycanbehiddeninsuitcasesorevensocks.WhilecountriessuchasPeruhavemadeprogressinblockingtheillegaltrade,theIUCNiscallingformorestrictlycarryingouttheConventiononInternational