云南省昭通市高三英语上学期期末统一检测试题1259文档格式.docx

云南省昭通市高三英语上学期期末统一检测试题1259文档格式.docx

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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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

An80-year-oldmanwassittingonthesofainhishousealongwithhis45-year-oldhighlyeducatedson.

Suddenlyacrow（乌鸦）perchedonthetreeneartheirwindow.

Thefatheraskedhisson,“Whatisthis?

”

Thesonreplied,“Itisacrow.”

Afterafewminutes,thefatheraskedhissonthesecondtime,“Whatisthis?

Thesonsaid,“Father,Ihavejustnowtoldyou.Itisacrow!

”

Afteralittlewhile,theoldfatheragainaskedhissonthethirdtime,“Whatisthis?

“It’sacrow,acrow,acrow!

”saidthesonloudly.

Alittleafter,thefatheragainaskedhissonthefourthtime,“Whatisthis?

”Thistimethesonshoutedathisfather,“Whydoyoukeepaskingmethesamequestionagainandagain?

‘ITISACROW’.Areyounotabletounderstandthis?

”

Alittlelaterthefatherwenttohisroomandcamebackwithanolddiary,whichhehadkeptsincehissonwasborn.Onopeningapage,heaskedhissontoreadthatpage.Whenthesonreadit,thefollowingwordswerewritteninthediary:

“Todaymylittlesonagedthreewassittingwithmeonthesofa,whenacrowwassittingonthewindow.Mysonaskedme23timeswhatitwas,andIrepliedtohimall23timesthatitwascrow.Ihuggedhimlovinglyeachtimeheaskedmethesamequestionagainandagainfor23times.Ididnotatallfeelannoyed;

Iratherfeltaffectionformyinnocentchild.”

1.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“perched”meaninthepassage?

A.knocked.B.landed.C.hit.D.flew.

2.Whydidthefatheraskthesamequestionagainandagain?

A.Becausehewantedtomakehissonangry.

B.Becausehewastoooldtorememberanything.

C.Becausehewantedtoseehowpatienthissonwouldbe.

D.Becausehecouldn’tunderstandwhathissonsaid.

3.Howoldwastheoldmanwhenhissonaskedhim23times“Whatisthis?

A.35yearsold.B.45yearsold.

C.80yearsold.D.38yearsold.

4.Whatisthemostsuitabletitleforthepassage?

A.ACrow.B.AnOldMan.

C.Father’sLove.D.AnOldDiary.

B

Philadelphia,PennsylvaniaisAmerica’sfifthlargestcity.OnceamajorAmericancolonialcity,itisthehomeofAmerica’sfirstlibrary,itsfirsthospital,anditsfirstzoo.NowitisalsothefirstUScitytobenamedaWorldHeritageCity.OnNovember6,2015,Philadelphiajoinedmorethan260othercitiesthathavebeenrecognizedfortheirinfluenceontheworld.ThesecitiesincludeParis,France,Florence,Italy,andCairo,Egypt.

“TodaymarksthestartofanewandexcitingchapterinthehistoryofPhiladelphia,”remarkedPhiladelphiaMayorMichaelNutterwhentheannouncem

entwasmade.“AsaWorldHeritageCity,Philadelphiaisbeingofficiallyrecognizedontheglobalstageforitswealthofcontributionstotheworld.

TobenamedaWorldHeritageCity,acitymustbehometoaUNESCOWorldHeritagesite.UNESCOWorldHeritagesitesareselectedfortheiruniversalvalueandsignificance.ForPhiladelphia,thesiteisIndependenceHall.

IndependenceHalliswheretwoofthemostimportantdocumentsinUShistory—theDeclarationofIndependenceandtheUSConstitution—wereadopted.TheDeclarationofIndependence,approvedonJuly4,1776,unitedthe13formerBritishcoloniesanddeclaredthemindependentfromBritishrule.TheUSConstitution,signedin1787,establishedtheAmericandemocraticsystemofgovernment.Ademocracyisasystemofgovernmentinwhichthepeopleelecttheirleaders.TheConstitutionlaterspelledoutthebasicfreedomsAmericancitizenshave.

PhiladelphiaDeputyMayorAlanGreenbergersa

ysthecity’sselectionasaWorldHeritageCityalsoreflectsitseducational,cultural,andeconomicachievements.Thecityishometodozensofcollegesanduniversities,andmanymuseums,suchasthePhiladelphiaMuseumofArt.“Philadelphiahasrightf

ullyearneditsplaceasoneofthegreatestcitiesintheworld.”Greenbergersays.

5.WecanlearnfromParagraph1thatPhiladelphia________.

A.ascontributedalottotheglobaleconomy

B.hasbeenfamousasaWorldHeritageCity

C.hasthebestAmericanhospital

D.isknownformanyAmerica’sfirsts

6.InParagraph2,MichaelNutteristalkingabout_________.

A.theWorldHeritageCity

B.thehistoryofPhiladelphia

C.thesignificanceofthecity’sselection

D.thecontributionsofthecity

7.WhatopiniondoesAlanGreenbergerhold?

A.Thecityreallydeservesthehonor.

B.Thehonorwillbringthecityabetterfuture.

C.Itwon’tbelongbeforethecitytakesoff.

D.It’seasyforthecitytowinthehonor.

8.Whatcouldbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.PhiladelphiaMakesaDifference

B.PhiladelphiaMakesHistory

C.PhiladelphiaDevelopsaLot

D.PhiladelphiaWinsGlobalRespect

C

Bynow,weareallawarethatsocialmediahashadatremendousinfluenceonourculture,inbusiness,ontheworld-at-large.SocialmediawebsitesrevolutionizedthewaypeoplecommunicateandsocializeontheWeb.However,asidefromseeingyourfriends’newbabyonFacebook,orreadingaboutJustinBieber’slatestconflictwiththelawonTwitter,whataresomeoftherealinfluences?

Socialnetworksoffertheopportunityforpeopletore-connectwiththeiroldfriendsandacquaintances,makenewfriends,shareideasandpictures,andmanyotheractivities.Userscankeeppacewiththelatestglobalandlocaldevelopments,andparticipateincampaignsandactivitiesoftheirchoice.ProfessionalsusesocialmediasiteslikeLinkedIntoenhancetheircareerandbusinessdevelopment.Studentscanworktogetherwiththeirpeerstoimprovetheiracademicandcommunicationskills.

Unfortunately,thereareafewdownsidestootosocialnetworking.Ifyouarenotcareful,immoralpeoplecantargetyouforcyberbullyinganddisturbanceonsocialsites.Schoolchildren,younggirls,andwomencanfallvictimtoonlineattackswhichcancreatetensionandsuffering.Ifyouareavictimofcyberbullying,donottakeitlyingdown,buttrytotakeappropriatelegalactionagainsttheattacker.

Manycompanieshaveblockedsocialn

etworksasaddictedemployeescandistractthemselvesonsuchsites,insteadoffocusingonwork.Infact,studiesshowthatBritishcompanieshavelostbillionsofdollarsperyearinproductivitybecauseofsocialmediaaddictionamongemployees.

Also,whatyoucarelesslypostontheNetcancomebacktotroubleyou.Revealing（泄露）personalinformationonsocialsitescanmakeusersvulnerable（易受伤害的）tocrimeslikeidentitytheft,stalking,etc.ManycompaniesperformabackgroundcheckontheWebbeforehiringanemployee.Ifapotentialemployeehaspostedsomethingembarrassingonsocialmedia,itcangreatlyaffecttheirchancesofgettingthejob.Thesameholdstrueforourrelationshipstoo,asourlovedonesandfriendsmaygettoknowifwepostsomethingundesirableonsocialnetworks.

Socialmediahasitsadvantagesanddrawbacksa

seachcoinhastwosides.Itisuptoeachusertousesocialsiteswiselytoenhancetheirprofessionalandsociallife,andexercisecautiontoensuretheydonotfallvictimtoonlinedangers.

9.Paragraph2mainlyshowsthatsocialnetworks_________.

A.helpstudentsfinishtheirhomework

B.offerprofessionalsgoodchances

C.guideuserstomakerightchoicesuserstomakerightchoices

D.benefitusersinvariousways

10.Facedwithproblemscausedbysocialmedia,somecompanies________.

A.forbidtheuseofsocialnetworksduringworktime

B.avoidpostingembarrassinginformation

C.refusetohirepotentialaddictedemployees

D.takelegalactionagainsttheattackers

11.Themainpurposeofthispas

sageisto_________.

A.shareexperiencesinusingsocialmedia

B.remindpeopletowiselyusesocialmedia

C.raisepublicawarenessofsocialproblems

D.providesomeadviceonsocialproblems

D

JoannewasstuckinatrafficjamincentralBirminghamat5:

30andat6:

30shewasexpectedtobechairingameetingofthetennisclub.Atlast，thetrafficwasmoving.Sheswungquicklyracingtoherhouse.Assheopenedthedoor，shenearlytrippedoverSheba．

“Hey,Sheba,”shesaid,“I’vegotnotimeforyounow,butI’lltakeyououtassoonasIgetbackfromtennisclub.”ThenshenoticedShebaseemedtobecoughingorchoking.Obviously，shecouldhardlybreathe．Immediately,Joannerealizedshewouldhavetotakehertothevet（兽医）.

Whenshegotthere，thevetwasjustabouttoclosefortheday.SeeingthestateofSheba,Dr.Sternebroughtherquicklyintohisoffice．

“Listen，doctor，I’mreallyinarushtogettoameeting.CanIleaveherwithyou，andgoandgetchanged?

I’llbebackintenminutestopickherup，andthenI'

lltakeherontothemeetingwithme.IsthatOK?

“Sure.”saidthedoctor.

Joannemadethequicktripbacktoherhouseinacoupleofminutes’.Asshewasoncemoreenteringthehallway，thephonebythedoorbegantoring．

“ThisisDr．Sterne,”saidinananxiousvoice．“Iwantyoutogetoutofthathouseimmediately,”saidthedoctor’svoice.“I’mcomingroundrightaway,andthepolicewillbethereanytimenow.Waitoutside!

Atthatmoment，apolicecarscreechedtoastopoutsidethehouse．Twopoli

cemengotoutandranintothehouse.Joannewasbynowcompletelyconfusedandveryfrighte

ned.Thenthedoctorarrived．

“Where’sSheba?

IssheOK?

”shoutedJoanne．

“