高三英语周测试题.docx
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高三英语周测试题
虎门中学高三周测英语试题1
第二部分阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
A
ThesmallcoastaltownofBroome,innorthwestAustralia,isaremotevillageinthevastcountryside.
Therearenotrafficjamsandhardlyanyroads.ThereisonlythemassiveAustralianwildland,wheresomehousesare500milesapartandsomedrivewaysare50mileslong.
Thereseemtobeonlytwomainsourcesofentertainmentouthere:
thesunsetatthebeachandSunPictures.
SunPicturesisaverydifferentmovietheater:
Theseatsareparkbenchesanddeckchairs,butyou’realsowelcometositonthegrass.
Itistheworld’soldestoutdoormoviegarden.SunPictureswasbuiltin1916ontheothersideoftheglobefromHollywood.Allthebigfilmswereshippedhereandthelonelycountrywasamazed.
BroomeresidentPearlHamaguchihasnevertraveledfarfromhome.ButintheSunPictureschairs,underthedeepbluenightsky,shehasbeenalmosteverywhere.
“AndwecamebackexcitedaboutGregoryPeck,”sherecalled.
Thisisoneofthefewplacesleftintheworldwhereyoucanseetwosetsofstarsatthesametime-----onesetinthesky,theotherinthefilm.
Eachnight,dozensofpeoplefromaroundtheworldlineupattheoldwoodenstand,withnocomputerinsight,andbuytheirticketstothelatestfilms.
SunPicturesisalsoamuseum,exhibitingprojectors(放映机)thatdatebacktothesilentfilms,aportraitgalleryofthefamouspeoplewhoneverknewaboutthisplace----eventhoughtheycamehereallthetime.
Everyonceinawhile,I’mtold,youmightfindanon-ticketholderinyourseat.That’swhyit’salwaysagoodideatoshakeoutyourchairtomakesuretherearenospidersorscorpions.
“We’veonlyhadacoupleofscorpionincidentsbutnoone’sbeenstungyet,”saidAaronMestemaker,atouristvisitingfromMichigan.
SunPicturesisaholyhallofmoviehistoryandareminderthatairconditioningandcarpetarenomatchforgrassandfreshair---evenwhenthelizardsstealthescene.
21.Thefirsttwoparagraphswanttoshowthat__________.
A.livinginBroomeisinconvenientB.thelifeinBroomeisboring
C.fewpeopleliketoliveinBroomeD.Broomeissimplebutvast
22.SunPicturesisdifferentfromothertheatersbecause_________.
A.itisthemosthistoricaloutdoortheaterintheworld
B.theaudiencecaneithersitonchairsoronthegrass
C.itwasbuiltbysomeconstructorfromHollywood
D.allthefilmswereimportedherefromHollywood
23.GregoryPeckismostprobablythenameof_________.
A.aplaceB.afilmC.amoviestarD.acountryfellow
24.ItcanbeinferredthatthetouristsinBroomearemostattractedby________.
A.itspeacefulnessB.itsbeautifulsunset
C.theSunPicturesD.thegalleryofmoviestars
B
InonlytwodecadesAsianAmericanshavebecomethefastest-growingUSminority.Astheirchildrenbeganmovingupthroughthenation’sschools,itbecameclearthatanewclassofacademicachieverswasforming.Theirachievementsarereflectedinthenation’sbestuniversities,wheremathematics,scienceandengineeringdepartmentshavetakenonadecidedlyAsiancharacter.ThisspeciallikingformathematicsandscienceispartlyexplainedbythefactthatAsian-AmericanstudentswhobegantheireducationsabroadarrivedintheUSwithasolidgroundinginmathematicsbutlittleornoknowledgeofEnglish.Theyarealsoinfluencedbythepromisesofagoodjobaftercollege.Asiansfeeltherewillbelessunfairtreatmentinareaslikemathematicsandsciencebecausetheywillbejudgedmoreobjectively.Andthereturnontheinvestmentineducationismoreimmediateinsomethinglikeengineeringthanwithanartsdegree.
MostAsian-AmericanstudentsowetheirsuccesstotheinfluenceofparentswhoaredeterminedthattheirchildrentakefulladvantageofwhattheAmericaneducationalsystemhastooffer.Aneffectivemeasureofparentalattentionishomework.AsianparentsspendmoretimewiththeirchildrenthanAmericanparentsdo,andithelps.ManyresearchersalsobelievethereissomethinginAsianculturethatcausessuccess,suchasidealsthatstressfamilyvaluesandemphasizeeducation.
BothexplanationsforacademicsuccessworryAsianAmericansbecauseoffearsthattheyfeedatypicalracialimage.ManycanrememberwhenChinese,JapaneseandFilipinoimmigrantswerethevictimsofsocialseparation.Indeed,itwasnotuntil1952thatlawswerelaiddowngivingallAsianimmigrantstherighttocitizenship.
25.Whilemakinggreatachievementsatcollege,Asian-Americanstudents________.
A.feeltheyaremistreatedbecauseoflimitedknowledgeofEnglish
B.areafraidthattheiracademicsuccessesbearastrongAsiancharacter
C.stillworryaboutunfairtreatmentinacademicareas
D.generallyfeelitashametohavetodependontheirparents
26.WhatarethemajorfactorsthatdeterminethesuccessofAsianAmericans?
A.SolidfoundationinbasicmathematicsandAsianculture.
B.Hardworkandintelligence.
C.HardworkandalimitedknowledgeofEnglish.
D.AsiancultureandtheAmericaneducationalsystem.
27.FewAsian-Americanstudentsmajorinhumansciencesmainlybecause_________.
A.theirEnglishisnotgoodenough
B.theyareafraidtheymightmeetwithunfairjudgmentintheseareas
C.thereisawidedifferencebetweenAsianandWesterncultures
D.theyknowlittleaboutAmericancultureandsociety
28.Theauthor’stoneinthispassageis__________.
A.sympatheticB.doubtfulC.criticalD.objective
C
Thereseemsnevertohavebeenacivilizationwithouttoys,butwhenandhowtheydevelopedisunknown.Theyprobablycameaboutjusttogivechildrensomethingtodo.
Intheancientworld,asistoday,mostboysplayedwithsomekindsoftoysandmostgirlswithanother.Insocietieswheresocialrolesarestrictlydetermined,boyspatterntheirplayaftertheactivitiesoftheirfathersandgirlsafterthetasksoftheirmothers.Thisistruebecauseboysandgirlsarebeingprepared,eveninplay,tostepintotherolesandresponsibilitiesoftheadultworld.
Whatisremarkableaboutthehistoryoftoysisnotsomuchhowtheychangedoverthecenturiesbuthowmuchtheyhaveremainedthesame.Thechangeshavebeenmostlyintermsofskill,mechanics,andtechnology.Itistheuniversalityoftoyswithregardtotheirdevelopmentinallpartsoftheworldandtheirinsistencetothepresentthatisamazing.InEgypt,theUS,China,JapanandamongtheArcticpeoples,generallythesamekindsoftoysappeared.Variationsdependedonlocalcustomsandwaysoflifebecausetoysreflecttheirsurroundings.Nearlyeverycivilizationhaddolls,littleweapons,toysoldiers,tinyanimalsandvehicles.
Becausetoyscanbegenerallyregardedasakindofartform,theyhavenotbeenaffectedbytechnologicalquickdevelopmentthatcharacterizeinventionsforadultuse.Theprogressfromthewheeltotheox-carttotheautomobileisadirectlineofahievement.Theprogressfromarattle(拨浪鼓)usedbyababyin3000BCtooneusedbyababytoday,however,isnotcharacterizedbyinventiveness.Eachrattleistheproductoftheartistictastesoftimesandsubjecttothelimtationsofavailablematerials.
29.Thereasonwhythetoysmostboysplaywitharedifferentfromthosethatgirlsplaywithisthat_________.
A.theirsocialrolesarestrictlydetermined
B.mostboyswouldliketofollowtheirfathers’professions
C.boysliketoplaywiththeirfatherswhilegirlswiththeirmothers
D.theylikechallengingactivities
30.Whichofthefollowingistheauthor’sviewonthehistoricaldevelopmentoftoys?
A.Themakingskillsintoyshasremainedessentiallyunchanged.
B.Toyshaveremainedbasicallythesameallthroughthecenturies.
C.Thetoyindustryhaswitnessedgreatimprovementintechnologyinrecentyears.
D.Toysareplayinganincreasinglyimportantroleinshapingachild’scharacter.
31.Regardedasakindofartform,toys________.
A.followadirectlineofachievement
B.alsoappealgreatlytoadults
C.arenotcharacterizedbytechnologicalprogress
D.reflectthepaceofsocialprogress
32.Theauthorusestheexampleofarattletoshowthat________.
A.intoy-makingthereisacontinuityintheuseofmaterials
B.eventhesimplesttoyscanreflecttheprogressoftechnology
C.itoftentakesalongtimetointroducenewtechnologyintotoy-making
D.evenasimpletoycanmirrortheartistictastesofthetime
D
Iwasworkingwithaclientwhowascompletelyburnedoutonhercareerandlifeandthenreadyforacareerchange.Asweweretalking,shesaid,“IjustwishIhadmeaningfulwork.Idon’tfeellikeIammakingadifference.Iamjustwastingmylife.”ThisisthethemeIhearmostoftenfromclientswhohavebeenintheworkforceawhile.Allofuswanttofeellikewearemakingadifference.Wewanttobelieveourworkmeanssomething.Theproblemcomesindefining“meaningfulwork”.Whatisit?
Thatanswerisdifferentforeveryone.Forsomemeaningfulworkmightbehelpingothersorganizetheiroffice.Forothersitmaymeanmakingamilliondollars.
Whatreallymattersishowyouseeit.Whatismeaningfulworktoyou?
Takeoutapieceofpaperandanswerthesequestions.Howdoyoudefinemeaningfulwork?
Whendoyoufeellikeyouarereallymakingadifference?
Whatworkhaveyoudonesofarthatfeelsthemostmeaningful?
Writedownwhatevercomestomind.
Whatyouwanttodoismeaningful.Itisveryeasytostartjudgingyourselfasbeingselfish.Stop!
Allowyourselftobehonest.ThefactiswhenPicassopainted;hewasdoingitbecausehelikedtopaint.Hewasnotthinking,“Oh,Ihopethisbringsjoytoothers’lives.”Hepaintedbecausehewantedt
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