英语甘肃省白银市会宁县第一中学届高三上学期期中考试.docx

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英语甘肃省白银市会宁县第一中学届高三上学期期中考试

会宁一中2017—2018学年度第一学期高三期中考试

英语试卷

第一部分：

阅读理解（共两节，每小题2分，满分40分）

A

TheycrossedinfrontofmeasIwasdrivingoutofthestoreparkinglot（停车场）.Iwouldbedelayedforawholetenseconds.However，Irealizedthatitwasanelderlycouplewhowerebrieflydelayingmydeparture（出发）.Nomoreanger.

Themanleanedonhiswifewhowalkedinfrontofhim.Henotonlyusedherforsupportbutitwasobviousthathewasblind.Shewashiseyesaswell.Thetwoofthemworkedasone—eachneedingtheothertofunctioninthisfast-changingworld.

Thatlittleexampleoftruestrengththatdaychangedmywholepersonalperceptionoflife.SuddenlyIwasn’tsomadabouthavingtoworkafewextrahoursonSaturday.Ihadmystrength，andIwasstillrelativelyyoung.

Thatpictureofthosetwoelderlypeoplewalkingwithdignityandstrengthstayedwithmetheentireweek.Mylifewasn’tsobadafterall.Ihadmyhealthandagoodjob.MywifealwaysgavemegoodadvicewheneverIneededit.Istartedtothink—notonlywasIluckytohaveitall，butsowasthatwonderfuloldcouple，who，despitethetrialsandhardshipsofalonglife，stillhadtheloveandsupportofeachothertocarrythemthroughthisworld.

Therearesomanypeopleouttherejustlikethatcouple.MywifeandIsometimespictureourselvesinouroldage，walkingarm-in-armintothesunset.Thatimagealwaysgivesusawarmfeelingofcomfort.Justremember，noneofuswouldbehereifitweren’tforourelders.Weshouldspendanextraminutetolistenandlearnwhenitcomestohelpingourelderfriends.Theyneedit.

1.Beforemeetingtheoldcouple，theauthorhada（n）________attitudetowardslife.

A.energeticB.enthusiasticC.desperateD.negative

2.Themainmessagethattheauthorwantstogetacrossinthelastparagraphisthat________.

A.everyoneshouldlivewithdignityandstrength

B.weshouldbepatientwhendealingwitholdpeople

C.oldpeoplecanteachusmanyimportantlessons

D.happinessliesinapositiveattitudetowardslife

3.Whatdoweknowabouttheauthor?

A.Heandhiswifeareintheiroldage.

B.Hehasagoodbutbusyjob.

C.Hislifeisverybadactually.

D.Heandhiswifeoftenwalkarm-in-arm.

B

IwasverydisappointednottobeabletogotothejazzconcertlastFriday.

TheadvertisementinthepapersaidthatyoucouldbuyticketsatthetheatreboxinRichlandHillsanydaybetween10：

00and4:

00.SinceIworkfrom9:

00to5:

30,theonlytimeIcouldgotothetheatrewasduringmy45minutelunchbreak.Unfortunately,thetheatreisontheothersideofthetown,andthebusservicebetweenmyofficeandRichlandHillsisnotverygood.Butifyouarelucky,youcanmaketheroundtripin45minutes.

LastMonday,Istoodatthebusstopfor15minuteswaitingforthebus.BythetimeIsawonecomearoundthecorner,therewasnotenoughtimelefttomakethetrip.SoIgaveupandwentbacktotheoffice.ThesamethinghappenedonTuesday,andagainnextday.OnThursday,myluckchanged.Igotonabusrightawayandarrivedatthetheatreinexactly20minutes.WhenIgotthere,however,Ifoundalonglineofpeopleattheboxoffice,Iheardonemansayhehadbeenwaitinginlineforoveranhour.RealizingIwouldnothaveenoughtimetowaitinline,Icaughtthenextbusandheadedbackacrossthetown.ByFridayIrealizedmyonlyhopewastomakethetripbytaxi,itwasexpensive,butIfeltitwouldbeworthittoheartheconcert.Thetripbytaxionlytook10minutes,butfeltlikeanhourtome.WhenIgottothetheatre,Iwasrelievedtoseethatnobodywaswaitinginline.Thereason,however，Iquicklydiscovered,wasthattheyhadalreadysoldallthetickets.

4.Themanlearned________thattherewouldbeaconcertlastFriday.

A.fromhisfriends

B.fromoneofhiswork-mates

C.overtheradio

D.fromthenewspaper

5.Hetriedtogotothetheatreeverydaybutmanagedtogetthereonly________.

A.onceB.twiceC.threetimesD.fourtimes

6.Onedaythemantook________togettothetheatrebybus.

A.forty-fiveminutesB.fifteenminutes

C.justtwentyminutesD.overanhour

7.Theunderlinedword“relieved”maybestbereplacedby________.

A.surprisedB.pleasedC.puzzledD.sorry

C

“Plantswereexpectedtogetlargerwithincreasedcarbondioxideintheatmosphere,butchangesintemperature,humidityandnutrientavailabilityseemtohavetrumpedthebenefitsofincreasedcarbondioxide，”saidresearchersfromtheNationalUniversityofSingapore.

45percentofthespeciesstudiednowreachsmalleradultsizesthantheydidinthepast.Theresearcherspointedoutthatwarmertemperaturesandchanginghabitats,causedbyclimatechange,arepossiblereasonsforshrinkingcreatures.

“Wedonotyetknowthemechanismsinvolved,orwhysomeorganismaregettingsmallerwhileothersareunaffected，”theresearcherssaid.“Untilweunderstandmore,wecouldberiskingnegativeconsequencesthatwecan’tyetquantify.”

Thechangewasbigincoldbloodedanimals.Onlytwodecadesofwarmertemperatureswereenoughtomakereptiles（爬行动物）smaller.Anincreaseof1degreecentigradecausednearlya10percentincreaseinmetabolism（新陈代谢）.Greateruseofenergyresultedintinytortoisesandlittlelizards.Fisharesmallernowtoo.Thoughoverfishinghasplayedapartinreducingnumbers,experimentsshowthatwarmertemperaturesalsostopfishgrowth.Thereisarecentreportonwarmertemperatures’negativeeffectsonplankton（浮游生物）,thebaseofthemarineecosystem.

Warm-bloodedanimalsweren’timmunefromthesizechangecausedbyclimatechange.Manybirdsarenowsmaller.Mammalshavebeenminiaturizedtoo.Soaysheeparethinner.Reddeerareweaker.Andpolarbearsaresmaller,comparedwithhistoricalrecords.ThisisnotthefirsttimethishashappenedinEarth’shistory.

55millionyearsago,awarmingeventsimilartothecurrentclimatechangecausedbees,spidersandantstoshrinkby50to75percentoverseveralthousandyears.Thateventhappenedoveralongtimethanthecurrentclimatechange.

Thespeedofmodernclimatechangecouldmeanorganismsmaynotrespondoradaptquicklyenough,especiallythosewithlonggenerationtimes.So,itislikelythatmorenegativeinfluencesofclimatechangewillbeshowninfuture.

8.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.WhydoSomeSpeciesBecomeSmaller?

B.HowdoesTemperatureChangeinEarth’sHistory?

C.ClimateChangeHasManyNegativeEffects

D.SpeciesBecomeSmallerasClimateWarms

9.Theunderlinedword“trumped”inthefirstparagraphcanbereplacedby________.

A.beatenB.increasedC.strengthenedD.equaled

10.ResearchersfromtheNationalUniversityofSingaporebelievethat________.

A.toomanystudiesonanimals’sizehavebeendone

B.alltheanimalsontheearthhavebecomesmaller

C.howclimatechangeaffectsanimals’sizehasnotbeenfoundclearly

D.climatechangehasmorenegativeeffectsonwarm-bloodedanimals

11.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Birdhavesufferedmorefromclimatechangethanfish.

B.Climatechangehaveevenaffectedplanktonnegatively.

C.Coldbloodedanimalsbecomesmallerbecauseofthelackoffood.

D.ThewarmingeventhasneverhappenedinEarth’shistorybefore.

D

HowwillyoucelebrateNewYear’sEve?

Byhavingapartywithyourclassmates?

Goingtothekaraokeforasingingcompetition?

Manypeoplearoundtheworldcelebratetheday.Let’shavealookatwhatpeopleinothercountriesdo.

　　IntheUnitedStates,thousandsofpeoplejamintoTimesSquareinNewYorktowelcomeinthenewyearatmidnight.ThechangefromNewYear’sEveandNewYear’sDayisveryexciting.Peoplecountdown（倒计时）thesecondstowelcomethenewdayastheNewYearballslowlygetsdownandlightsupthearea.

　　InSpain,whentheclockstrikesmidnight,everyoneeats12grapes.Theyeatonegrapeforeachtoll（钟声）tobringgoodluckforthenext12monthsofthenewyear.

　　InScotland,fireworksaresetoffinfrontoftheEdinburghCastle.Immediatelyaftermidnight,peoplesingAuldLangSyne.ThewordsareinScottishandmean“daysgoneby”.ThefamousScottishpoetRobertBurnswrotethesong.

　　InBrazil,mostpeoplewearwhiteclothesonNewYear’sEvetobringgoodluckforthenewyear,Iftheylivenearabeach,aftermidnight,peoplegothere,lightcandlesinthesand,throwflowersintheseaandmakeawish.Theysaythatthegoddesswhoprotectstheseawillmaketheirwishescometrue.

　　Didyouknow?

　　ThedateJanuary1waspickedbytheRomanleaderJuliusCaesar（凯撒大帝）asthechangeoftheyearwhenheestablishedhisowncalendarin46BC.ThemonthofJanuarywasnamedaftertheRomangod,Janus.Heispicturedwithtwoheads.Oneheadlooksforwardandtheotherback.Theyrepresentabreakbetweentheoldandnew.

12.What’sthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.TheHistoryofNewYear

B.NewYearJoyAllAroundtheWorld

C.WheretoCelebratetheNewYear’sEve

D.12Grapes,12Months

13.InScotland,youwillprobablysee_________.

A.thefamouspoetRobertBurnssingstheAuldLangSyne

B.mostpeoplewearwhiteclothes

C.peoplegoforasingingcompetition

D.fireworkssetoffinfrontoftheEdinburghCastle

14.Wecanlearnfromthelastparagraphthat__________.

A.Janusestablishedthecalendar

B.JuliusCaesarmadethemonthofJanuarythestartofayear

C.thecalendarbefore46BCwasthesameastheonetoday

D.JuliusCaesarwastheRomangod

15.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“jam”inthesecondparagraphmean?

A.Comeinalargenumber.B.Walkupanddown.

C.Rushfromtimetotime.D.Comenowandthen.

E

Therearemanyfactorswhichmayhaveaninfluenceonadultsand