高三英语上学期期中试题Word下载.docx
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1.Fromthefirstthreeparagraphs,welearnthat_____.
A.children’sbooksareusuallybestsellers
B.publishersaremaking$3billioneachyear
C.magazinesforteenagershavedrawnpublicattention
D.thereisagrowingneedforwritersofchildren'
sbooks
2.Whenfinishingthecourse,youarepromisedto_____.
A.beasuccessfulpublisher
B.becomeaconfidenteditor
C.finishoneworkforpublication
D.getonestoryorarticlepublished
3.KristiHollmentionsherexperiencemainlyto_____.
A.provesheisagoodinstructor
B.promotethewritingprogram
C.giveheradviceoncoursepreparation
D.showshesoldmorestoriesthanarticles
B
Whenwetalkaboutintelligence,wedonotmeantheabilitytogetgoodscoresincertainkindsoftestsoreventheabilitytodowellinschool.Byintelligencewemeanawayoflivingandbehaving,especiallyinaneworanxioussituation.Ifwewanttotestintelligence,weneedtofindouthowapersonactsinsteadofhowmuchheknowswhattodo.
Forexample,wheninanewsituation,anintelligentpersonthinksaboutthesituation,notabouthimselforwhatmighthappentohim.Hetriestofindoutallhecan,andthenheactsimmediatelyandtriestodosomethingaboutit.Heprobablyisn’tsurehowitwillallworkout,butatleasthetries.And,ifhecan’tmakethingsworkoutright,hedoesn’tfeelashamedthathefails;
hejusttriestolearnfromhismistakes.Anintelligentperson,evenifheisveryyoung,hasaspecialoutlook(人生观)onlife,specialfeelingaboutlife,andknowshowhefitsintoit.
Ifyoulookatchildren,you’llseegreatdifferencebetweenwhatwecall“bright”childrenand“notbright”children.Theyareactuallytwodifferentkindsofpeople,notjustthesamekindwithdifferentamountsofintelligence.Forexample,thebrightchildreallywantstofindoutmoreaboutlife—hetriestogetintouchwitheverythingaroundhim.Buttheunintelligentchildkeepsmoretohimselfandhisowndream–world;
heseemstohaveawallbetweenhimandlifeingeneral.
4.Thispassagemainlytellsusthatintelligenceistheability_________.
A.todowellinschool B.tobehaveimmediately
C.toknowwhattodo D.todealwithlife
5.Intheauthor’sopinionthebiggestdifferencebetween“bright”childrenand
“notbright”childrenliesin____.
A.theamountofintelligence B.thedifferentsituationstheyface
C.thedifferentattitudestolife D.
thebackgroundoflife
6.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?
A.What’srealmeaningofintelligence?
B.What’sthe“bright”children’sbehavior?
C.What’saspecialoutlookonlife?
D.Howtoliveandbehaveinanewsituation?
7.Whatmighttheauthorcontinuetotalkaboutinthepassagethatfollows?
.
A.howtodeterminewhatintelligenceis
B.howanunintelligentpersonshouldbetaught
C.howtojudgewhetherapersonisintelligent
D.howeducationshouldbechanged
C
Ourvillage,Cinderland,wasfoundedin2000.Itisafully-sustainable(可持续的)eco-villageontheBigIslandofHawaiilocatedabout29milessoutheastofHiloand9mileseastofPahoa.Anditiswithineasywalkingdistanceofthecoastline—onemilenorthofHighway132,justoffHighway137.
Solarpowersuppliesourelectricalneeds,andwatercatchmenttanksholdabundantrainwaterforouruse.Fruittreesandvegetablegardensarelocatedthroughoutourtropicallandscapeandcanbeharvestedatanytimebytheresidents(居民)fortheirownpersonalconsumption(消费).
Weacceptalllifestylesandbeliefsystems,andencourageindividualityanddiversity.Agoodattitudeandaneasy-goingmanneraremostimportanttous;
thosequalitiesgoalong,longwayhere!
Tuesdaysareafunandbigdayhere.Inthemorning,weallgettogetherforafewhoursforvariousworkprojects.Intheafternoon,manywillhopinthetruckforatriptothetownofPahoa.Thatevening,wethenarealltreatedtowhatiswell-knownthroughoutthisregionas“TacoTuesday”.Anyoneiswelcometojoinusfromthesurroundingareas,whichmakesforalargegatheringeachweek.It’scertainthatdrummersandothermusicianswillbeplayingaroundthefirepit(坑)each“TacoTuesday”.
WiththeexceptionofthefewhoursofworkonTuesdays,residentsarefreetodowhatevertheyplease.Somejustrelax,whileothersmaysnorkel(潜泳),surf,swim,shop,backpack,camp,gosightseeing,watchthelavaflow,etc.
It’srarethatsomeoneleavesthisareawithoutfeelingitisalife-changingexperience.Therearealsomanywhodecidetomakeittheirpermanenthome.
Weareverywelcoming.Cometogiveusavisit!
Mahalo!
8.WhichofthefollowingshowsthepositionofCinderland?
C=CinderlandB=BigIslandH=HiloP=Pahoa
9.ResidentsinCinderlandgrowfruittreesandvegetablesto.
A.treatguestsB.makemoneyC.satisfytheirownneedsD.attracttourists
10.WhatdoresidentsinCinderlanddoonTuesday?
A.Theyworkmostofthetime.
B.Theyhavefunmostofthetime.
C.Theyhavevariousworkprojectsmostoftheday.
D.TheyspendthewholedayinthetownofPahoa.
11.Wherewillweprobablyfindthetext?
A.Inatravelnote.B.Inanadvertisement.C.Inanewspaperstory.D.Inatextbook
D
EverywhereIlookoutsidemyhome,Iseepeoplebusyontheirhigh-techdevices(装置),whiledriving,walking,shopping,evensittingontoilets.Whenconnectedelectronically,theyareaway
from
physicalreality.
Peoplehavebeeninfluencedtobecometechnologyaddicted.Onesurveyreportedthat“addicted”wastheword
most
commonlyusedbypeopletodescribetheirrelationshiptoiPadandsimilardevices.Onestudyfoundthatpeoplehadahardertimeresistingthe
allure
ofsocialmediathantheydidforsleep,cigarettesandalcohol.
Themaingoaloftechnologycompaniesistogetpeopletospendmoremoneyandtimeontheirproducts,nottoactuallyimproveourqualityoflife.Theyhavesuccessfullycreatedaculturaldisease.Consumerswillinglygiveuptheirfreedom,moneyandtimetocatchuponthelatestinformation,tokeeppacewiththeirpeersortoappearmodern.
Iseepeopletrappedinaflu-likerelationshipwithtime-suckingtechnology,wheretheyservetechnologymorethantechnologyservesthem.Icallthistechnologyservitude.Iamreferringtoalossofpersonalfreedomandindependencebecauseofuncontrolledconsumptionofmanykindsofdevicesthateatuptimeandmoney.
Whatisa
healthy
useoftechnologydevices?
Thatisthe
vital
question.Whoisreallyinchargeofmylife?
Thatiswhatpeopleneedtoaskthemselvesiftheyaretohaveanychanceofbreakingupfalsebeliefsabouttheiruseoftechnology.Whenwecanlivehappilywithoutusingsomuchtechnologyforadayoraweek,thenwecanregaincontrolandpersonalfreedom,becomethe
master
oftechnologyanddiscoverwhatthereistoenjoyinlifefreeoftechnology.MaeWestisfamousforclaimingthewisdomthat“Toomuchofagoodthingiswonderful.”
Butit’stimetodiscoverthatitdoesnotworkfor
technology.
RichardFernandez,aformerCEOatGoogleacknowledgedthat“wecanbesweptawaybyourtechnologies.”
Tobreakthegranddigitalconnectionpeoplemustconsiderhowlifelongagocouldbefantasticwithouttoday’soverusedtechnology.
12.Theunderlinedword“allure”inParagraph2probablymeans______.
A.advantage
B.
attempt
C.adaptation
D.attraction
13.Fromthepassage,technologycompaniesaimto______.
A.attractpeopleto
buy
theirproducts
B.providethelatestinformation
C.improvepeople’squalityoflife
D.dealwithculturaldiseases
14.Itcanbeinferred
thispassagethatpeople______.
A.considertoomuchtechnologywonderful
B.may
enjoylifebetterwithoutoverusedtechnology
C.canregainfreedomwithouthigh-techdevices
D.
haverealizedtheharmofhigh-techdevices
15.What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardstheoverusingofhigh-techdevices?
A.Objective
B.Positive
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