届高三英语上学期期中试题Word文件下载.docx
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阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D中,选出最佳选项。
A
Philadelphiaoffersatonofattractionsthataresuitableforpeopleofeveryageandherearesomefamily—friendlyattractions.
SpruceStreetHarborPark
SpruceStreetHarborPark,oneofthebesturbanbeachesinAmerica,isanoutdoorheavenontheDelawareRiverwaterfront.Visitorscanrelaxinahammock,playontheplaygrounds,andplaygamesliketabletennisandgiantchess.Don'
tmissoutontheparkatnight,whencolorfulLEDlightshangingfromtreetopsmaketheentireareabright.
BlueCrossRiverRink
Offeringiceskatinginthewinterandrollerskatinginthesummer,BlueCrossRiverRinkcreatesafun,outdoorexperienceforthewholefamily.Visitorscanplayonthenine-holemini-golfcourseduringthesummer,andenjoyeatsanddrinksfromtheon-sitebarandrestaurantallyearround.
SesamePlace
BigBird,ElmoandtheotherstarsofSesameStreetcomeoutandplayatSesamePlace,theonlythemeparkinthenationstarringthepopularTVshow'
smostlovablecharacters.Awaterpark,interactiveactivities,parades,fireworksandshowsaddtothefun.
OnceUponaNationStorytellingBenches
Onsummerdays,uniformedandprofessionalstorytellersat13storytellingbenchesthroughoutPhiladelphia'
sHistoricDistrictentertainvisitorswithtrue,free,three-to-fiveminutetalesaboutthecolonialeraaspartofOnceUponaNation.ChildrencanpickupaStoryFlagatanystorytellingbench,andthencollectastarfromeverystorytellerontheirjourneys.FlagswithallthestarscangetfreeridesontheParxLibertyCarouselatFranklinSquare.
1.WhowouldmostprobablygotoSpruceStreetHarborPark?
A.Peoplewhoarefondofcolorfultreetops.
B.Peoplewhowantarelaxingdayoutdoors.
C.Peoplewhohaveapreferenceforskating.
D.Peoplewhoareinterestedinwateractivities.
2.WhichplacewouldfansofBigBirdbeinterestedin?
A.SesamePlace.
B.BlueCrossRiverRink.
C.SpruceStreetHarborPark.D.TheParxLibertyCarousel.
3.WhatcanweknowaboutPhiladelphiaStorytellingBenches?
A.
Itcanbevisitedallyearround.
B.
Itisavailableatasmallcharge.
C.
Ithaseducationalsignificance.D.
Itisaimedatservingthepublic.
4.Whatisthetextaimedat?
A.Tellingwhatwecandoinsomeplaces.
B.EncouragingpeopletovisitPhiladelphia.
C.Recommendingsomeplacesforfamilyfun.
D.ComparingsomeattractionsinPhiladelphia.
B
Acompanyhasjustlaunchedwhatitcalls“theworld’sfirstfreestandardizedEnglishtest”recently.Anyonecantakethetestforfree.ThenewexamiscalledtheEFSET,whichisshortforEducationFirstStandardizedEnglishTest.Thecompany,EducationFirst,isknownbythelettersEF.
ItisestimatedthattherearetwobillionEnglishlanguagelearnersworldwide.ManyofthemareinterestedinattendinganAmericancollegeoruniversity.Todoso,foreignstudentsneedtotaketheTestofEnglishasaForeignLanguage—betterknownasTOEFL.However,manyforeignersarenotwealthyenoughtotaketheTOEFL.Inaddition,test-takersoftenhavetotravelovernighttoreachanofficialtestingsite.TheWorldBanksaysanaverageCambodianworkerearnsonlyabout$1,000peryear.ApproximatelythecostoftakingtheTOEFLis17.5percentoftheaverageworker’syearlywage.
Itisnotjustindividualswhofindthetestpricey.Somegovernmentsalsofinditprohibitive.What’smore,noteveryoneneedsofficialresultsfromtheTOEFLorIELTS—theInternationalEnglishLanguageTestingSystem.Inthefuture,it’slikelythatthegovernmentmayusetheEFSETtotestmillionsofemployeesandstudents.
ExpertsbelievethattheEFSETmeetsthehighestvalueinlanguagetesting.Itusesspecialcomputersoftwarethatmakesthequestionseasierorharder,dependingonone’sperformance.TheEFSETmeasuresalltheEnglishlearners’levelswhiletheIELTSandTOEFLonlymeasurelearners’levelsfromintermediatetoadvanced.TheEFSETisuniqueinthesensethatitgivesfreeonlineaccesstoanyoneinterestedinmeasuringtheirEnglishlevel.
Thereisa50-minuteandatwo-hourversionofthetest,whichitsdevelopersarecallingtheEFSETPlus.Bothversionstestonlyreadingandlisteningskills.It’shopefulthatspeakingandwritingskillswillbetestedinthefuture.TheIELTSandtheTOEFLstillusehumanstoratethespeakingandwritingsections.It’sahugedealforstudentswhoareinareaswheretheycan’tgettotheTOEFLortheIELTS.However,itistooearlytoknowwhethertheEFSETresultsareacceptableforcollegesanduniversitiesinAmerica.
5.WhydomanyforeignstudentstaketheTOEFL?
A.TolearnEnglishwell.
B.Tobeadmittedtokeyuniversities.
C.ToreceivefurthereducationinAmerica.
D.Tofindgoodjobsandearnmuchmoney.
6.WhatcanweinferfromParagraph2?
A.OnlywealthypeoplecantaketheTOEFL.
B.ThecostoftakingtheTOEFLisveryhigh.
C.TherearemanyofficialtestingsitesfortheTOEFLaroundtheworld.
D.FewofthestudentsinCambodiacanaffordtotaketheTOEFL.
7.WhatcanwelearnabouttheEFSET?
A.ItissimilartotheTOEFLandtheIELTS.
B.EverybodywithdifferentEnglishlevelscantakeitforfree.
C.Itteststheskillsofreading,listening,writingandspeaking.
D.AmericanuniversitiesaccepttheEFSETresultsforadmission.
C
Researchershavecreatedabackpackthathasacomputerandmedicinesinitthatcanhelpevenuntrainedsoldierssavethelivesofwoundedtroops.Woundedsoldiershaveabetterchanceofsurvivaliftheygethelpsoonafterbeinghurtandarequicklytakentoahospitalorclinic.Butsoldierswhodonothavemedicaltrainingmaynotknowhowtohelptheirinjuredfriends.
Doctorsandengineershavedevelopedwhattheycallan“intelligentbackpack”.Ithasacomputerandelectronicmeasuringdevices.Thebackpackalsohasroboticinstrumentsandmedicinesreadytogivetoinjuredtroops.
About16doctorsandengineersfromtheUniversityofPittsburgh,CarnegieMellonUniversityandseveralotherplacesareworkingontheproject.TheU.S.DepartmentofDefensehasgivenmoneytotheproject.
RonPoropatichleadstheproject.Heisaretiredarmysurgeon.Hesaysthebackpackwillhelpsoldierscareforthosewhoareinjured.Thedevicesincludedinthebackpackcanmonitoraperson’sheartrateandbloodpressure.Theroboticinstrumentscaneventellwhetherthesoldierhasacollapsedlung.
Theintelligentbackpack’scomputercancompareinformationgatheredabouttheinjuredsoldierwiththousandsofsimilarcases,andquicklytellthebestmethodstousetosavethesoldier’slife.
Sometimes,itisnotalwayspossibletoquicklyremovetheinjuredsoldierfromthebattlefield.So,Dr.Poropatichsays,theresearchershopetocreateabackpackthatwillhavedevicesthatcankeepasoldieraliveforalongtime.Dr.Poropatichhopesthebackpackanditsinstrumentswillbereadyfortestinganimalsinaboutthreeyears.
8.WecanlearnfromParagraph1_________.
A.mostofthesoldierscan’tusethebackpackcorrectly
B.soldiersshouldhavetakenmedicaltraining
C.warorbattlehasbroughtharmtotheworld
D.thebackpackcanplayabigpartinthebattlefield
9.Howmanykindsofitemsarementionedinthebackpack?
A.3B.4C.2D.5
10.AccordingtoRonPoropatich,weknowthat________.
A.theinjurer'
sheartdiseasecanbecured
B.thedevicescanadjustsoldiers’bloodpressure
C.theroboticinstrumentscanmonitorlungs
D.theprojectgotsupportfromthewholeworld
11.Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?
A.EmergencyMedicalCareinaBackpack.
B.RoboticDevicesUsedintheBattlefield.
C.MedicalCareTestedontheWoundedSoldiers.
D.ResearchersandTheirWonderfulDiscovery.
D
Tobehonest,IdonotknowSybrinaFulton.NorcanIclaimtounderstandthedepthofherpain.Yet,weshareadeepconnection.AcommonfeatureexperiencedbythosewomenwhofacethechallengeofraisingaBlackmalechildinanationthatfartoooftenviewsBlackmalebodiesthroughfear.Yousee,Ms.Fultonislivingmynightmare(噩梦).Aconstantworrythathasstayedinthebackofmymindsincethebirthofmyeldestson,somesixteenyearsago.
Throughtheyears,Ihavewitnessedtheworld’sreactiontomysonevolveashehasgrownfromasmallboytoayoungman.Inhisearlyyears,hiseasysmileandlovablecharacterwerenothinglessthanmagnetic(有磁性的).Completestrangerswouldapproachhiminthestreet,drawhimintoconversation,andfindthemselveseasilystruckbyhislivelyspirit.EvenatthattimeIworried,howwouldmysonreactwhenintheyearstocomesomeofthosewhofoundthemselvessoimpressedbythiscute,intelligentboy,mightgrasptheirpursetighterashewalkedby.
OvertheyearsIhavesoughttoprotecthisspiritfromthehurtthatcomesfromundeservedhatred.Ihavealsosoughttoarmhimwiththeknowledgethatcouldonedaysavehislife.Heknows,forexample,thatifheiseverpulledoverbythepolice,thatheistokeepbothhandsonthewheelatalltimesandonlyreachforhislicensewhentheofficerisspecificallyobservinghisactions.Heknows,eveninlessthreateningsituations,thatroughplayandloudinteractionswithhisbuddiesofanycolorwillbeviewedverydifferentlywhenhedoesit,thanwhenhiswhitefriendsdisplaytheverysamebehavior.Still,thetruthofthematteris,noamountofadviceorvoicelessbehaviorovercomesthephysical,immovablefactofthecolorofhisskin.Hisintelligence,easysmile,andlovablecharacterwon'
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