高三英语上学期期中试题25.docx

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高三英语上学期期中试题25

辽宁省实验中学分校2017届高三英语上学期期中试题

本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分,考试时间120分钟，满分150分。

第I卷

第一部分：

听力（略）

第二部分：

阅读理解（共两节）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

A

Iamagoodmothertothreechildren.Ihavetriednevertoletmyprofessionstandinthewayofbeingagoodparent.

Inolongerconsidermyselfthecenteroftheuniverse.Ishowup.

Ilisten.Itrytolaugh.Iamagoodfriendtomyhusband.Ihavetriedtomakemarriagevows（誓约）meanwhattheysay.Iamagoodfriendtomyfriends.Andtheytome.Withoutthem,therewouldbenothingtosaytoyoutoday.

Sohere’swhatIwantedtotellyoutoday:

Getalife.Areallife,notadesireofthenextpromotion,thebiggerpaycheck,thelargerhouse.

Getalifeinwhichyouarenotalone.Findpeopleyoulove,andwholoveyou.Andrememberthatloveisnotleisure,itiswork.Pickupthephone.Sendanemail.Writealetter.Andrealizethatlifeisthebestthingandthatyouhavenobusinesstakingitforgranted.

Itissoeasytowasteourlives,ourdays,ourhoursandourminutes.Itissoeasytoexistinsteadoftolive.Ilearnedtolivemanyyearsago.Somethingreally,reallybadhappenedtome,somethingthatchangedmylifeinwaysthat,ifIhadmychoice,itwouldneverhavebeenchangedatall.AndwhatIlearnedfromitiswhat,today,seemstobethehardestlessonofall.

Ilearnedtolovethejourney,notthedestination,IlearnedtolookatallthegoodintheworldandtrytogivesomeofitbackbecauseIbelievedinit,completelyandtotally.AndItriedtodothat,inpart,bytellingotherswhatIhadlearned.

Bytellingthemthis:

Readinthebackyardwiththesunonyourface,Learntobehappy,andthinkoflifeasadeadlyillness,becauseifyoudo,youwillliveitwithjoyandpassionasitoughttobelived.

21.Thebesttitleofthispassageprobablyis_____________.

A.LoveyourfriendsB.Liveareallife

C.Don’twastetimeD.Beagoodmotherandwife

22.Howdidtheauthorformherviewoflife?

A.Throughsocialexperience.B.Bylearningfromherfriends.

C.Throughanunfortunateexperience.D.Fromherchildrenandhusband.

23.Bytheunderlinedsentence“Itissoeasytoexistinsteadoftolive”inthefifthparagraph,theauthorreallymeansthatpeopletendto___________..

A.makealivingratherthanliveareallifeB.workratherthanenjoylife

C.wastealotinlifeD.forgetthemostimportantlessonsinlife

B

ThousandsofpeoplebeganpouringintoPennsylvaniafromotherstates.Theywantedtobuylotterytickets（彩票）.Theticketscostonly$0.9each.Butthatsmallspendingcouldbringthemarewardof$90million.Thatwasthesecondlargestlotteryjackpot（积累奖金）inhistory.

Morethan87millionticketswereboughtforthePennsylvanialotterydrawing.Thosewhoboughtticketshadtochoosesevennumbersfrom1to80．Thechanceofwinningwasonein9.6million,butthatlittlechancecertainlydidn’taffectticketsales.Inthelastfewdaysbeforethedrawing,ticketsweresoldattheunbelievablerateof500persecond.

Expertssaymanypeoplebuylotteryticketsbecausetheyjustwanttohaveapieceoftheaction.Otherssaythelotteryisastockmarketforpoorpeople.Itallowsthemtodreamaboutwealththey’llprobablyneverhave.

Butmanypeoplebelievelotteriesarenobetterthanlegalized（合法化的）gambling（赌博）.Somecriticsnotethatmostpeoplewhoplayarepoorandmaynotbeabletoaffordthetickets.Therearealsomanyaddictswhotakethegameseriously.Theymaypourtheirlifesavingsintolotterytickets.Someclubshavebeenformedtohelpthemkickthehabit.

Politicianslikelotteriesbecausetheyprovidemoneythatwouldotherwisehavetocomefromnewtaxes.Theprofitsfromlotteriesareusuallyusedtopayforeducationorprogramsforseniorcitizens.Butcriticssaythisarrangementjustallowsstatestolegalizevice（恶习）,underthenameofsocialprogress.Nomatterwhetheryouregardstatelotteriesrightornot,youcannotrefusetoac

cepttheirextremepopularitywithmanyAmericans.

24.Theymainideaofthepassageisthat__________.

A.lotteriesareofgreatbenefittoeveryonewhobuysthem

B.playingalotteryisjustlikeinvestinginthestockmarket

C.manypeoplebuylotterytickets,butlotteriescausedisagreement

D.lotteriesar

enothingbutlegalizedvice

25.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Politicianslikelotteriesbecausetheydon’thavetopayextrataxes.

B.ThepopularityoflotteriesinAmericaactuallyissocialprogress.

C.Somecriticsdon’tlikelotteriesbecausemanypoorpeoplewastemoneyonthem.

D.Peoplelovethelotterybecauseitisastockmarket.

26.Injustonehourinthelastfewdays,

thePennsylvanialotterysoldticketstotaling_______.

A.$1.62millionB.$1.82millionC.$9.6millionD.$87million

27.Peoplewhoareaddictedtoplayinglotteriesshould__________.

A.joinasupportgroupB.kickthehabitC.winthelotteryD.saveeverycent

C

Therearesomeverygoodthingsaboutopeneducation.Thiswayofteachingallowsthestudentstogrowaspeople,andtodeveloptheirowninterestsinmanysubjects.Openeducationallowsstudentstoberesponsiblefortheirowneducation,astheyareresponsibleforwhattheydoinlife.Somestudentsdobadlyintraditionalclassrooms.Theopenclassroommayallowthemtoenjoylearning.Somestudentswillbehappierinanopeneducationschool.Theywillnothavetoworryaboutgradesorrules.Forstudentswhoworryaboutthesethingsalot,itisagoodideatobeinanopenclassroom.

Butmanystudentswillnotdowellinanopenclassroom.Forsomestudents,therearetoofewrules.Thesestudentswilldolittleinschool.Theywillnotmakegooduseofopeneducation.Becauseopeneducationissodifferentfromtraditionaleducation,thesestudentsmayhaveaproblemofgettingusedtomakingsomanychoices.Formanystudents

itisimportanttohavesomerulesintheclassroom.Theyworryabouttherulesevenwhentherearenorules.Evenafewruleswillhelpthiskindofstudents.Thelastpointaboutopeneducationisthatsometraditionalteachersdonotlikeit.Manyteachersdonotbelieveinopeneducation.Teacherswhowanttohaveanopenclassroommayhavemanyproblemsattheirschool.

Younowknowwhatopeneducationis．Someofitsgoodpointsandbadpointshavebeenexplained.Youmayhaveyourownopinionaboutopeneducation.Thewriterthinksthatopeneducationisagoodidea,butonlyintheory.Inactualfact,itmaynotworkverywellinarealclassorschool.Thewriterbelievesthatmoststudents,butofcoursenotallstudentswantsomestructureintheirclasses.Theywantandneedtohaverules.Insomecases,theymustbemadetostudysomesubjects.Manystudentsarepleasedtofindsubjectstheyhavetostudyinteresting.Theywouldnotstudythosesubjectsiftheydidnothaveto.

28.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisNOTthereasonwhysomestudentslikeopeneducation?

A.Theopenclassroommayallowthemtoenjoylearning．

B.Openeducationallowsstudentstoberesponsiblefortheirownfuture.

C.Openedu

cationallowsthestudentstodeveloptheirowninterests.

D.Openeducationhasfewerrules.

29.Fromthepassagewecanlearnthat_______.

A.thewriterbelievesthatallstudentsdon’twantsomestructureintheirclasses

B.thewriterbelievesthatallstudentswantsomestructureintheirclasses

C.nearlyallteacherslikeopeneducation

D.onlythestudentsthatworryaboutrulesorgradesalotliketobeinanopenclassroom

30.Somestudentswilldolittleinanopenclassroombecause_______.

A.therearetoofewrulesB.theyhateactivities

C.openeducationissimilartotraditionaleducationD.theyworryabouttherules

31.WhichisNOTmentionedaccordingtothepassagegiven?

A.someadvantagesaboutopeneducation.

B.somedisadvantagesaboutopeneducation.

C.somestudents’feelingsinanopeneducationschool.

D.thewriter’sopinionaboutopeneducationisthesameasallthestudents’.

D

32.ThemainaimofEnvironmentAwarenessWeekisto_______.

A.educatethepubliconprotectingtheenvironment

B.discussglobalwarmingandotherenvironmentalproblems

C.explainwaysforproducingfreshwatertosavetheenviro

nment

D.learnaboutrenewableenergysourcesthatprotecttheenvironment

33.Theorganizeroftheeventis_______.

A.GlobalGaiaNetworkB.CleanEnergyAgency

C.GreenEarthFoundationD.InternationalEnvironmentFund

34.Ifyouareinterestedinren

ewableenergysources,youshouldgoto_______.

A.Hall1B.Hall2C.Hall3D.Hall4

35.The"3Rs"standfor_______.

A.Read,RealizeandRememberB.Reduce,ReuseandRecycle

C.GreenEarthFoundationD.GlobalGaiaNetwork

第二节根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

PersonalizedExercise

Asthestartofeveryyear,manyofuspromiseourselvesthatacertainnumberoftimesaweekwewillgotothegymorattendanexerciseclass.Butfinallymanyofusjuststruggletofitexerciseintoourlives,orstartoffwellandthengiveup.Whydowehaveagoodplanatthebeginningandfailtoachieveitintheend?

Howcanwedealwiththeproble

m?

71

Itisimportanttodetermineyourmotivationfirst.Areyoumainlyinterestedinde-stressingoringettingfitter?

Ifyourgoalisrelaxation,thenaskyourselfifyouwanttodoitenergetically.72Ifyouhaveacalmerstyle,youcandosomethingquitedifferent.Youcouldchoosesolitaryexercise,suchaswalkingthedogordoingsomegardening.73Therearequitealotofthem,suchaswalkingandrunninggroups,danceclasses,etc.Onyour