学届高三上学期期中考试英语试题附答案.docx
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学届高三上学期期中考试英语试题附答案
大同十九中2016~2017学年第一学期阶段性检测
高三年级英语总分150分
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1、阅读理解。
(共20小题,每小题3分)
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YOU might go to a museum to look at old cars or something about an ancient
civilization (文明).Would you like to see ice cream?
Believeitornot,thereisamuseumoficecreaminIowaintheUnitedStates.Visitorscanseeavideothattellsallaboutthehistoryofthedelicioussnack.
Itseemsthaticecreamgoesbacktoabout200BC,whentheChinesemixedtogetherice,milkandsugar.Spendinganafternoonlookingathowtomakeicecreamcanmakeyoualittlehungry.Noproblem,themuseumhasitsownicecreamstore,whereyoucantastesomeofthem.
InEdinburgh,Scotland,thereisamuseumofchildhood.ThemuseumshowsobjectsaboutthelivesofchildreninScotland,pastandpresent.Youcanexpecttoys,dolls,teddybearsandtrainsets.ButtherearealsovideoswhichtellyouwhatitwasliketobeakidinScotlandinoldtimes.
Youcanhearchildrenreadingtheir multiplicationtables (乘法表):
"Sevensevensare49,eightsevensare56."YoucanalsowatchdocumentarymoviesofthegameskidsplayedinEdinburghinthe1950s,lookattheclothestheyworeandgettoknowwhattheirschoolswerelike.
ItwillbewonderfultovisittheChildren'sDiscoveryMuseumin Bangkok (曼谷),Thailand.Themuseum has partsofnature,environment,technologyandkids'activities.Inthismuseum,yougettotakepartinthekids’activities.Youcan dressup tobeafiremaninafiretruck.Itisinteresting.
1.Thepassageisprobablyfromthe_______sectioninanewspaper.
A.classifiedads B.artsandentertainment
C.travelandtourism D.announcements
2.Welearnintheicecreammuseumthat_______.
A. theicecreamwasbecreatedbyChinese
B.icecreamhasahistoryofabout2000years
C. icecreamismadeupofsugarandmilk
D.icecreamoriginatedintheUnitedStates
3.In theChildhoodMuseum,youcandothefollowingthingsexcept____.A.lookatthethingsinchildren’slifeinoldtimes
B. pretendtobeafirefighterinafiretruck
C. watchdocumentarymoviesofthekidsgamesinthe1950s
D.hearchildrenchantingtheirmultiplicationtables
4.Ifyouareanaturelover,youwillgotovisit_______.
A. theAncient CivilizationMuseum
B. the Children's Discovery Museum
C. theIceCreamMuseum
D. the Childhood Museum
B
Whichcitywouldyouprefertovisit,LondonorParis?
Londonhadwelcomed16.8millionforeignvisitorsin2014,comparedwith15.2millionvisitorstoParis,accordingtoanewreportreleasedbyUKresearchfirmEuromonitorInternationalinJanuary.
BorisJohnson,London’smayor,isveryproud.“Withsomanyfascinatingmuseums,thebesttheatersceneintheworld,moregreenspacethananyotherEuropeancity,numeroustopsportingvenues,alowcrimerateandmuchelsebesides,itisnowonderthatpeoplefromallovertheglobeareflocking(蜂拥)toLondoninrecordnumbers.ThesefiguresprovethatLondoniswithoutdoubtthegreatestcityontheplanet,”hetoldTheTelegraph.
However,Paris’mayor,AnneHidalgo,isnotaspleased.“LondonisinsomewaysasuburbofParis,”shesaid.
TheHuffingtonPostusedtheword“bickering”todescribetheseback-and-forthinsults(侮辱).Itreferstoargumentsaboutunimportantthings,likesmallchildrenfightingoveratoy,orloversarguingovertheTVremote.
FranceandBritainareseparatedonlybytheEnglishChannel.Forcenturies,theyfoughtoverterritory(领土).
Butinfact,ParisandLondonareverysimilar.Botharecentersoffashionandthearts.Eventheirmostfamouslandmarksarealittlesimilar---thePalaceofVersaillesoutsideParisandBuckinghamPalaceinLondon,forexample.
That’sthetrouble–they’reasgoodaseachother.AstheDailyMailputit:
LondonandParisare“head-to-head”intheirbattleforsupremacy.Infact,visitorstothesegreatcitieslovethemequally.
HidalgoalsowroteanarticleinTheTelegraph,butchangedherwordsslightly:
“LondonisasuburbofParisandParisisasuburbofLondon.”Doesthismeanthesetwocitiescouldoneday“growup”,stopbickering,andbecomefriends?
5.Welearnfromthepassagethat______.
A.PariswelcomedmoreforeignvisitorsthanLondondidin2014
B.AnneHidalgodidn’trespondtoBorisJohnson’sremarksaboutLondon.
C.BorisJohnsonistoomodestwhentalkingaboutthecharacteristicsofLondon.
D.TheauthorthinksitmeaninglesstoarguewhetherParisisbetterthanLondonorviceversa.
6.Theunderlinedword“bickering”inParagraph3isclosestinmeaningto_____.
A.jealousyB.quarreling
C.embarrassmentD.misunderstanding
7.InherarticleinTheTelegraph,wecaninferAnneHidalgo_______.
A.showedanobjectiveattitudetowardLondonandParis.
B.avoidedcomparingLondonwithParis.
C.displayedParis’beautyinmanydifferentways.
D.defendedherideathatParisisbetterthanLondon.
C
Itispolitetoexpressyourgratitude.That’snotupfordebate.Butdoyouknowhowtorespondwhenbeingthanked?
Manypeople,particularlyintheUS,replyto“thankyou”with“you’rewelcome”.However,thishasbeguntochange.AccordingtotheBuzzfeedwebsite,youngpeopleuseandhear“you’rewelcome”sarcastically(讽刺的).Andit’snotjustyoungpeople.Topeoplefromotherpartsoftheworld,“you’rewelcome”cansoundrude.
Britons,forexample,can’thelpbutfeelcondescension(降低身份)whentheyhearit.Thephraseisshortfor“you’rewelcometomyhelp”.“You’rewelcome”cansoundlikeyou’retakingthepolitecommentfromthanker,andbringingattentiontoyourkindness,”Buzzfeednoted.“Tosome,itcansoundlike‘Ididyouafavor,youshouldbethankful’.”
Similarly,thereareproblemswith“noproblem”and“noworries”.Tothosenotusedtohearingthem,theycansound“asthoughtheirgestureofappreciationwastakenasanapologyforbotheringyou”,saidTheHuffingtonPost.
Infact,todaymanyyoungpeopletendtorespondtobeingthankedwith“noproblem”,whicholderpeoplefindrude.Yetitisnotjustagenerationproblem,butalsoalinguistic(语言学的)one.
Both“you’rewelcome”and“noproblem”arephatic(寒暄的)expressions.OftenEnglishspeakersuseaphaticresponsewhentheydon’tknowwhatelsetosay.Theymaysay“I’mOK,”forexample,evenwhentheyarenot.Theyknowpeoplearen’tusuallyaskinghowtheyare,sotheyanswerphatically.But“because‘thankyou’isasincereexpression,manycommonphaticresponsessoundemptycomparedtoit”,Buzzfeednoted.
Sowhatistheappropriatereply?
Buzzfeedgivesananswer.Justreplyto“thankyou”bysaying“thankyou”back.“Thisresponseisstillphatic,butitcan’tbemisunderstood,”saidthewebsite.
8.What’sthemainideaofthetext?
A.Theproperwaytorespondto“thankyou”
B.Howtosay“thankyou”properlytoothers
C.Differentwaystosay“thankyou”
D.Saying“youarewelcome”or“noproblem”isrude
9.Nowadays,“youarewelcome”probablyimplies____________.
A.YoubotheredmebutIdon’tmind
B.Youarewelcometomyhelp
C.Youarekindtothankme
D.YoushouldthankmeforwhatIdidforyou
10.Englishspeakerswouldsay“I’mOK”evenwhenthey’renotbecause_____.
A.Theydon’twantpeopletoworryaboutthem
B.Theyknowpeoplearen’tactuallycarehowtheyare
CTheyareunwillingtotellothersthetruth
D.Theythinkotherexpressionssoundempty
11.Whatisasuggestedreplyto“thankyou”accordingtoBuzzFeed?
A.YouarewelcomeB.NoproblemC.NoworriesD.Thankyou
D.
ThosewhohaveresistedtheurgetojoinFacebookwillsurelyfeeltheyhavemadearightchoicewhentheyreadthelatestresearch.AstudyjustpublishedbythePublicLibraryofScience,conductedbyEthanKrossoftheUniversityofMichiganandPhilippeVerduynofLeuvenUniversityinBelgium,hasshownthatthemoresomeoneusesFacebook,thelesssatisfiedheiswithlife.
ThestudyisthefirsttofollowFacebookusersforanextendedperiod,totrackhowtheiremotionschange.Theresearchersrecruited82Facebookersfortheirstudy.Thesevolunteers,intheirlateteensorearly20s,agreedtohavetheirFacebookactivityobservedfortwoweeksandtoreport,fivetimesaday,ontheirstateofmindandtheirdirectsocialcontacts(phonecallsandmeetingsinpersonwithotherpeople).Thesereportswereremindedbytextmessages,sentbetween10amandmidnight,askingthemtocompleteashortquestionnaireontheInternet.
Analyzingtheresults,theyfoundthatthemoreavolunteerusedFacebookintheperiodbetweentwoquestionnaires,theworsehereportedfeelingthenexttimehefilledinaquestionnaire.Volunteerswerealsoaskedtoratetheirsatisfactionwithlifeatthestartandtheendofthestudy.ThosewhousedFacebookalotweremorelikelytoreportadeclineinsatisfactionthanthosewhovisitedthesiteoccasionally.Incontrast,therewasapositiveassociationbetweentheamountofdirectsocialcontactavolunteerhadandhowpositivehefelt.Inotherwords,themorevolunteerssocialisedintherealworld,themorepositivetheyreportedfeelingthenexttimetheyfilledinthequestionnaire.
AnotherresearchalsofoundthatthemostcommonemotionarousedbyusingFacebookisenvy.Endlesslycomparingthemselveswithpeers(同伴)whohavedoctoredtheirphotographs,amplified(放大)theirachievementscanleaveFacebook’susersmorethanalittlegreen-eyed.Real-lifeexperiences,bycontrast,aremorerealistic.
WhatneitherstudyprovesiswhetherallthisistrueonlyforyoungerusersofFacebook.Olderonesmaybemoremature,andthuslessjealousoftheirfriends’successes,counterfeitorreal.Maybe.
12.WhichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaboutDr.Krossresearch?
A.Thevolunteersareof
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