英语广雅中学届高三级期中考试Word文档格式.docx

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C.BecausehethoughtdoctorswerebadlyneededinChinaatthemoment.

3.WhatdidthewomanthinkofEnglish?

A.Aninterestingsubject.

B.Itisveryimportantforher.

C.Atooltolearntheadvancedscienceandtechnology.

听第二段独白，回答第4--6题。

4.Whydoesthewomancalltheman?

A.Toinformandinquirysomething.

B.Toapologizefordelayinforming.

C.Tosuggestanddemandchanges.

5.HowlongdoesittakethemantogotoBoston?

A.65minutes.B.70minutes.C.75minutes.

6.Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?

A.ThemanwilltaketheFlightNortheast8866.

B.Thenewflightwillsavetheman200miles.

C.Hewillspendlessmoneytowardsfuturetravel.

听第三段对话，回答第7--9题。

7.Whoarethetwospeakers?

A.Fellowteachers.B.Freshmenofauniversity.

C.Second-yearstudents.

8.WhydoesthemanvoteforSydney?

A.Therearemountainsnearby.

B.Hehearditwouldbefuntobethere.

C.Hewantstobeawayfromthehustleandbustle.

9.Whatwillthetwospeakersprobablydonext?

A.Finishtheircoursework.B.Buysomenecessitiesfortheirtrip.

C.Planouttheirholidayindetail.

听第四段对话，回答第10---12题。

10.Whatisthemaintopicoftheman'

sspeech?

A.Socialdevelopment.B.Scientificresearch.

C.Environmentprotection.

11.Whatcanwelearnfromthespeech?

A.AnchorageusedtobethelargestcityinAlaska.

B.ThespeakerisaprofessorborninAnchorage.

C.Anchoragehadapopulationofnearly45thousandin1960.

12.Whatisthemanmostprobablydoingnext?

A.Planningasuggestion.B.Showingsomeslides.

C.Writingalettertothegovernment.

听第五段独白，回答第13--15题。

13.Whatdoes"

Iwouldrathernotspendalotofmoney"

imply?

A.Itwouldtakealongdrivetogethere.

B.Ticketsindowntowntheaterareveryexpensive.

C.Peoplecannothelpbuyingthingsiftheygodowntown.

14.WhydoesthewomansayshedoesnotwanttoseethemovieGoneWithTheWind?

A.Becauseshedoesnotwanttoseeitasecondtime.

B.Beeansethemovietheateristoofaraway.

C.Becauseitisapopularfilmsotheticketswouldbequiteexpensive.

15.Whatmayyouinferfromthedialogue?

A.PeoplearetiredofwatchingTVnowadays.

B.Therearenotanyfilmsworthseeinginlocaltheater.

C.Thewomanisratherhardtoplease.

第二节听取信息（共5小题;

每小题1分，满分5分）

听下面一段对话，请根据题目要求，从所听到的内容中获取必要的信息填入答题卡标号为16至的空格中，听录音前你将有10秒钟的阅题时间。

录音读两遍，你将有80秒钟的作答时间。

Ⅱ语言知识及应用（共两节，满分35分）

第一节完形填空

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21--30各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

LangLangisaworld-classyoungpianistwhogrewupinShenyang.HewenttoapianoschoolinBeijingwhenhewasjusteight."

Youneed21,"

hisfathersaid."

Butifyoudon'

tworkhard,nofortunewillcome."

Whatmadehimsadwas22hispianoteacherinBeijingdidn'

tlikehim."

Youhavenotalent.Youwillneverbeapianist."

Asanine-year-oldboy,LangLangwasbadly23.Hedecidedthathedidn'

twanttobeapianistanymore.Forthenexttwoweeks,hedidn'

ttouchthepiano.Wisely,hisfatherdidn'

tpush,butwaited.

Luckily,thedaycamewhenhisteacheraskedhimtoplaysomeholidaysongs.Hedidn'

twantto,butasheplacedhisfingersonthepianokeys,he24thathecouldshowothersthathehadtalent25.Thatdayhetoldhisfatherwhathehadbeenwaitingtohear--thathewantedtostudywithanewteacher.Fromthatpointon,everythingturnedaround.

Hestarted26competitions.Inthe1994InternationalYoungPianistsCompetition,whenitwas27thatLangLanghadwon,hewastooexcitedtoholdbackhistears.Soon28wasclearthathecouldn'

tstayinChinaforever--hehadtoplayontheworld'

sbigstages.In1997LangLangmovedagain,thistimetoPhiladelphia,USA.Therehespenttwoyearspracticing,andby1999hehadworkedhardenoughforfortunetotakeover.Afterhis29performanceatChicago'

sRaviniaFestival,gigsinLincolnCentreandCarnegieHallstarted30in,LangLangfinallyworkedtoreachtheplacewherefortunespotshim,andletshimshine.

21.A.exerciseB.fortuneC.knowledgeD.wealth

22.A.WhetherB.whyC.whenD.that

23.A.hurtB.weakenedC.ruinedD.frightened

24.A.seemedB.admittedC.noticedD.realized

25.A.inallB.aboveallC.afterallD.atall

26.A.receivingB.acceptingC.winningD.beating

27.A.toldB.mentionedC.announcedD.recognized

28.A.thisB.itC.thatD.what

29.A.successfulB.cheerfulC.respectfulD.meaningful

30.A.pullingB.breakingC.fallingD.pouring

第二节语法填空

阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为31—40的相应位置上。

Inmanycountries,31isnotunusualforfamiliesofdifferentbackgroundstolivetogetherinthesharedspace.32,intheUnitedStates,thisideamaystillbeconsideredodd.

Butthistypeofhousing,33（call）co-housing,isgaining34（popular）intheUnitedStates,too.Co-housingcomplexesarepoppingupacrossthecountry.Formanypeople,thiswayoflifeisarelieftothebusymodemlifestyle.Aco-housingcommunityhas35（private）ownedhousesandsharedland.Thereisoftena"

commonhouse"

withakitchenanddiningroom,meetingroom,andmaybeaworkshop,ofbraryormusicroom.About25co-housingcommunities36（build）inrecentyears,and150morearelanned.

Aco-housingcomplexisaplace37residentsshop,cook,andeattogether.Residentsofao-housingcomplexlikeitssenseofsharedcommunity.Childrenhaveotherkidstoplay38,39manyfamilieslike.Otherresidentslikethefeelingoflivingina"

village"

.Residentsalsosaythatneycanliveinco-housingfor40moneythantheywouldpayfornearbyapartments.

Ⅱ阅读（共两节，满分40分）

第一节阅读理解（共15小题：

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

AmericanswearblackformourningChinesewearwhite.Westernersthinkofdragonsasmonsters.ChinesehonorthemassymbolsofGod.Chinesecivilizationhasoftenshownsuchpolarities（极性）withtheWest,asthougheachstandsatextremeendsofaglobalstring.NowintheUniversityofCalifornia,Berkeley,psychologisthasdiscovereddeeperpolaritiesbetweenChineseandAmericancultures--polaritiesthatgototheheartofhowwereasonanddiscovertruth.

HisfindingsgofartowardexplainingwhyAmericanculturesseemtocontentiousandChineseculturessopassive,whencomparedtoeachother.Moreimportantly,theresearchopensthewayforthepeoplesoftheEastandtheWesttolearnfromeachotherinfundamentalways.TheChinesecouldloammuchfromWestern

methodsfordeterminingscientifictruth,saidKaipingPeng,aformerBeijingScholar,whoisnowaUCBerkeleyassistantprofessorofpsychology.AndAmericanscouldprofitenormouslyfromtheChinesetoleranceforacceptingcontradictionsinsocialandpersonallife,hesaid.

"

Americanshaveaterribleneedtofindoutwhoisrightinanargument,"

saidPeng."

Theproblemisthatattheinterpersonallevelyoureallydon'

tneedtofindthetruth,ormaybethereisn'

tany."

Chinesepeople,saidPeng,arefarmorecontenttothinkthatbothsideshaveflawsandvirtues,becausetheyhaveaholisticawarenessthatlifeisfullofcontradictions.TheydofarlessblamingoftheindividualthandoAmericans,headded.

Instudiesofinterpersonalargument,forexample,whensubjectswereaskedtodealwithcontradictoryinformationstemmingfromconflictbetweenamotherandadaughterorastudentandaschool,PengfoundthatAmericanswere"

non-compromising,blamingoneside--usuallythemother--forthecausesofthe

problems,demandingchangesfromonesidetoattainasolutionandofferingnocompromise"

indealingwiththeconflict.Comparedtothisangry,blamingAmericanstance,theChinesewereparagons（模范）ofcompromise,findingfaultonbothsidesandlookingforsolutionsthatmovedbothsidestothemiddle.

41.InParagraph1,theauthorsetsexamplesinorderto_____.

A.exposethecontradictionbetweenChineseandAmericans

B.showthedifferencesbetweenChinesecultureandAmericanculture

C.findthereasonforthedifferences

D.generalizethemainideaofthepassage

42.Theunderlinedword"

contentious"

inParagraph2probablymeans____.

A.conservativeB.aggressiveC.objectiveD.optimistic

43.ComparedwithAmericans,Chineseare_________.

A.likelytofredthetruthinlife

B.reluctanttoadmittheirownfailure

C.reluctanttohaveageneralideaofthings

D.likelytoknowadvantagesanddisadvantagesofthings

44.Thestudiesshowthat_______.

A.anAmericantreatshisorhermotherbadly

B.differentideasoftreatingtheaged

C.differentpersonalifyofChineseandAmerican

D.differentconflictsofAmericansandChinese

45.Themainideaofthepassageis________.

A.polaritiesbetweenAmericanandChineseculture

B.prioritiesofAmericanculturetoChinese

C.differentattitudestowardstheaged

D.differentmannersinsocialoccasions

B

Theearth'

smostrichresource--waterhasbecomeoneofthemostpreciousresourcesintheUnitedStatesasrivers,lakes,andfreshwaterreservoirsareincreasinglyexploitedforhumanuse.Consequently,usingprecisefarmingtechniquestorefine"

irrigationscheduling"

isaresearchareaofparticularinterestto

SusanMoran,aresearcherwiththeUSdepartmentofAgriculture.Sheexplainsthatinthesouthwest,irrigationisbothdifficultandexpensive.There,shesays,farmershaveaten