高三英语上学期期中试题37.docx
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高三英语上学期期中试题37
红兴隆分局第一高级中学2016-2017学年第一学期期中考
英语学科试题
(注:
卷面分值120分,折合150分;时间:
100分钟)
第一部分阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
第一节(共15小题
;每小题2分,满分30分)
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
Acancer-strickenBritishteenagesaidThursdayshehadbeenmovedbymessagesofsupportfromaroundtheworldafterwritinganonline“BucketList”ofthingsshewantedtodobeforedying.
AlicePyne,15,createdanInternetbloginwhichshedescribedherfightagainstacancerofthewhitebloodcells.“I’vebeenfightingcancerforalmostfouryearsandnowIknowthatthecancerisgainingonmeanditdoesn’tlooklikeI’mgoingtowinthisone,”shewrote.
Forherlist,atthesitewww.alicepyne.B,shehasincludedmakingeveryonesignuptobeabonemarrowdonor(骨髓捐赠者),swimmingwithsharks,meetingboybandTakeThatandgettingapurpleiPadcomputer.
MessagesofsupportandoffersofhelpquicklyfloodedherwebpageanditbecameoneofthemosttalkedaboutsubjectsonTwitter.
“Oh,dear!
IthoughtthatIwasjustdoingalittleblogforafewfriends!
”shewroteafterhersiteattractedhugeattention.“Thankyousomuchforallyourlovelymessagestome.”
Pyne,wholiveswithherfamilyinthenorthwestEnglishtownofUlverston,revealedthemanagementofTakeThathadarrangedforhertoseethebandafterreadingherblog.AgroupoflocallawmakershavealsojoinedforceswiththeAnthonyBloodCancerCharitytoencouragepeopletojoinitsstemcellregister.
1.WhathappenedafterAlicePynewroteher“BucketList”?
A.Peoplesentgiftstoherfromallovertheworld.
B.Peoplearoundtheworldsentmessagestosupporther.
C.Alotofpeopleofferedtodonatebonemarrowtoher.
D.Themediacalledon
peopletohelpher.
2.AlicePynewroteher“BucketList”to________.
A.catchpeople’sattention
B.expressherlastfewwishes
C.givecomforttotwoterminallyillmen
D.saygoodbyetoafewfriends
3.ItcanbeinferredfromthesecondparagraphthatAlicePyne________.
A.isunawareofherownconditions
B.isverysadtoknowthatshewilldie
C.isstillquiteconfidentinfightingagainstcancer
D.iscalmtoknowthatdeathisapproaching
4.WhichofthefollowingisNOTonAlicePyne’s“BucketList”?
A.Toaskpeopletodonatebonemarrow.B.Togetacoolcomputer.
C.Tomeetaboy.D.Toswimwithsharks.
B
It’stheendingof2016,butasUSATodaysays,“it’sn
evertoolatetoplanyour2016travels”.Withsomanyhotdestinationsaroundtheglobe,“whereshouldIgo?
”canbedifficulttoanswer.AccordingtoLonelyPlanet,though,Brazilisafinechoice-onAug.29,thetravelguidenamedthatcountrythetoponetovisitin2016.
“Asifendlessstrandsofcoastandmountains,splashedwithrainforestdidn’talreadyadduptoanunfairshareofheaven(天堂),Brazilwillholdtwoofthegreatestsportingeventsintheworld,beginningwiththe2014FIFAWorldCupandfollowedbythe2016SummerOlympics,”explainedLonelyPlanet.
BrazilisthelargestandmostpopulouscountryinSouthAmerica.Itboasts(自豪拥有)theAmazon,theworld’slargestjungle,whichishometoavarietyofplantsandanimals.Butthegre
atlandscapeisnottheonlythingBrazilianstakepridein.
ThecolorsgreenandyellowmightmakemostpeoplethinkofBrazil’ssoccerteamevenmorethanitsnationalflag.SoccerismorethanasportinBrazil;it’sawayoflife.Infact,theWorldCupbringsBrazilianstogether.Itisinterestingtonote,thatthegeneralelections(大选)inBrazilareusuallyheldduringthesameyearastheWorldCup.Politicalpartiestrytotakeadvantageofthepa
trioticenthusiasmcreatedbysoccertoinspirepoliticalenergy.
Alongsidesoccer,sambaisanothersymbolofBrazil.Thecountry’smosttraditionaldanceishighlightedeveryFebruaryattheRioCarnival,whichisoneoftheworld’sbiggest.
“Brazilhasleftitssecondclassnationstatus,”saidformerBrazilianpresidentLuizInacioLuladaSilvain2009afterRiodeJaneirowasawardedthe2016Olympics.
Brazil’sgrowingeconomy,fueled(刺激)byoilandaircraftfactories,hasmadeitmorethanjustanationofsamba,soccerandbeaches.Thesedays,itmightjustbethebesttouristdestinationintheworld.
5.Whichis
trueaboutBrazil?
A.ItwillholdtheFIFAWorldCupandtheSummerOlympicsin2016.
B.Soccerandsambaaretwosymbolsofthecountry.
C.ItisthelargestcountrywiththelongesthistoryinSouthAmerica.
D.ItsAmazonistheworld’slargestjungle,Brazilianstakeprideinonly.
6.WecantellfromthewordsofLuizInacioLuladaSilvathat________
A.hiscountrywillbethefirstclassnationstatusafterthe2016Olympics.
B.hiscountryhasbeenleftbehindbyothersecond-classnations.
C.heisconfidentthathiscountryhasdevelopedveryfast.
D.the2016Olympics,notsambaorsoccer,hasmadehiscountrythefirstclass
7.Theauthor’spurposeinwritingthearticleisto________.
A.provethatLonelyPlanet’srecommendationisright
B.giveanintroductionofBrazilasatouristdestination
C.giveanobjectivereviewofBrazilasanation
D.explainwhyBrazilwillbeholdingthetwosportingevent
s
C
ThemainreasonpeoplecometoAmericaissaidtobethattheycanchasetheAmericanDream.Everyonehasheardofit,andmanyhavediedfightingforit.TheonlythingisthatthereisnocleardefinitionoftheAmericanDream.Itisnotdefinedbyonedream,butbyalltheopportunitiesthattheUnitedStatesoffers.SincethefoundingoftheUnitedStates,peoplehavebeenstrivingtodefinetheAmericanDream.
IntheplayDeathofaSalesman,everycharacteristryingtorealizehisownversionoftheAmericanDream.Willyfeelsthathehasdoneso.Hehasspenthiswholelifeasanotverysuccessfulsalesman.Ashegetsolder,hestartshavingconflictswitheveryoneinhislife,andfeelsthatonlybykillinghimselfwillthepeoplearoundhimbeabletofinallybehappy.
Bernard,ontheotherhand,feelsthattheAmericanDreamcanonlybeachievedthroughcareersuccess.Heshowsthatthroughhardworkanddedicationhewillbecrownedwithsuccess.
ThedialogueofthecharactersrevealsthedifferentattitudestheyhavetowardtheAmericanDream,andthereactionofWillytothefactthatBernardisverysuccessfulwhilehe
isnot.
ManypeopletrytoachievetheAmericanDream,butfewactuallydoso.Aswithanygoal,ittakeshardworkanddedicationtoachievetheAmericanDream.InDeathofaSalesman,allaspectsofthisgoalareexamined.Forthegoaltobeachieved,thedreammustbeanattainableonewhichisworthworkingtoward.Italsomustbeadreamthattheprofessionalworldacceptsandfindsuseful.
8.Theunderlinedword“striving”probablyhasthesamemeaningas“_________”.
A.tryinghardB.givingupC.bendingdownDstandingstill
9.Accordingtothetext,DeathofaSalesmantriestotellus_________.
A.whattheAmericanDreamislikeB.whyWillydecidestokillhimself
C.aboutBernard’sdedicationtohiswork?
D.thelifestoriesofWillyandBernard
10.Accordingtotheauthor,Bernardissuccessfulbecause_________.
A.heunderstandstherealworld
B.heknowshowtotakeadvantageofhisknowledge
C.heworkshardtoachievehisgoals
D.heispopulararoundtheworld
11.Whatwouldbethecorrectstructureofthetext?
D
Whetheryouareenteringthejobmarketforthefirsttimeoryouarealreadyatwork,youhavetoknowthevariousfieldswhereyoucanworkandthetypesofjobsavailableperfield.Nowitistimethatyougainedbasicknowledgeabouttencommonfieldsofworkandsometypesofjobsinthatfield.Heretheyare:
TechnologyJobs
Thetechnologyfieldisalwaysgrowingveryfast
sojobgrowthinthefieldisalsoconstantlybooming.Here,youarealwaysinthecutting-edge.However,youalwayshavetoupdateyourskillswhenyouareworkingintechnology.EngineeringandITgraduatesarepeoplewhoprimarilydoworkrelatedtotechnology.
EducationJobs
Hereisafieldwhichallowsyoutoshareyourknowledgewithothers.Youneedsubject-matterknowledgeandteachingskillstobeinthisfield.Mostofall,youneedplentyofhearts.Whiletheeverydaylifeteachersmaybetiring,educationisoneofthemostfulfilling(令人满意的)fieldstoenter.Youmayneedsomecertifications,though.
HealthcareJobs
Healthcareprofessionsenableyoutouseagreatknowledgebaseofthehumanbodyandoflatesthealthadvancessoyoucansavelives,providecomfort,cureillness,andmaintainpeople’shealth.Workhereisoftendoneinhospitalsandprivateclinics.
ScienceandMathematics
Discoveringnewknowledgeistheprimarytaskofscientistsandmathematicians.Trainingheretakesalongtimeandgoesbeyondgettingabachelor’sdegree.However,theworkwillbefulfilling,especiallythatyouma
ybeattheedgesofrevolutionarydiscoveries.Youcanalsouseanyexperienceandresearchskillsacquiredineitherfieldtoworkinregularemploymentsettings.
12.Ifyouwanttobecomeateacheryoushouldbe___
____________.
A.efficientB.unwilling
C.patientD.pessimistic
13.Thefeatureofworkingintechnologyisthat__________________.
A.youarealwaysinadangeroussituation
B.youhavetodealwithdifficultproblems
C.youneedtooftenlearnnewknowledge
D.youhavetogetonwellwithothers
14.Ifyoutakeinterestinmedicineyouwillchoose___________.
A.ScienceandMathematics
B.EducationJobs
C.TechnologyJobs
D.HealthcareJobs
15.Whatisthefirstaimofscientistsandmathematicians?
A.Trainingforalongtime.
B.Usingexperienceandresearchskills.
C.Discoveringnewknowledge.
D.Gettingabachelor’sdegree.
第二节(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)
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