河南省郑州市届高三上学期期中考试英语.docx
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河南省郑州市届高三上学期期中考试英语
河南省郑州市盛同学校2018届高三上学期期中考试
英语
一、阅读理解(本大题共15小题,共30.0分)
A
Part-timejobsfor15and16yearsolds
Waiter/Waitress
Ajobasawaiterorwaitressisagoodchoicefor16-year-olds.Notonlycanoneearn9-12anhour,buttheycanalsogetthetips(小费).Mostpeoplethat
visitarestaurantdon'tjusthavegoodfood.Theycomeheretorelaxandhaveagoodtime.Besidesservingfoodquickly,ayoungwaiterwhotalkstothempolitelywithasmileonhisfacewillmakethedinersenjoytheirtimeattherestaurant.
Workinalibrary
Ifoneisfondofbooks,workinginalibraryisanothersuitablechoice.Besidesthepayisgood,itoffersalotoffreetimewhenstudentscanactuallysitdownandfinishtheirhomework.Soonreturninghome,theywouldhavetimetohangaroundwithfriendsorjustrelax.Soworkinginalibraryisanexcellentpart-timejobforteens,especiallyforschoolstudents.
Internetjobs
Therearemanywaysofmakingmoneythroughonlinejobslikeclickingonadvertisements,visitingsitesandsigningupwiththem.However,suchonlinejobsdon'tpaywell.AbetterInternetjobforteensistocompleteonlinesurveys.Thesearequitesimplesurveysthatusuallyaskoneabouthis/heropinionsandideas.Manycompaniesusetheseideastomakeproductsdesignedforteenagers.
1.Whatdoesthewriterthinkofthejobasawaiter/waitress?
______
A.Itneedsaperiodoftraining.
B.Itpaysmuchmorethanotherjobs.
C.Itcanimproveone'sleadershipskills.
D.Makingdinerscomfortableispartofthejob.
2.Astudentwhoisbusywithhisresearchpaperwillprobablychoosetowork______.
A.inarestaurant
B.inalibrary
C.ontheInternet
D.inanITcompany
3.Thewriterwrotethistextto______.
A.tellustheimportanceofdoingpart-timejobs
B.adviseteenagershowtochooseapart-timejob
C.teachyoungpeoplehowtomakelotsofmoney
D.introducehis/herexperienceofdoingpart-timejobs
4.Whydosomecompaniesasktheteenstodosurveys?
______
A.Theteenshavemorefreetime.
B.Theycanpaylesstotheteens.
C.Theyneedadvicetomakeproductsforteens.
D.Theteensusuallyexpresstheirtrueopinions.
B
Justwhatisatigermother?
AmyChuaisalawprofessoratAmerica'sYaleUniversityandherrecentbookonthesubjectismakingwaves.She'sbeencalled"dangerous","outrageous",evena"monster"forherdescriptionsofhowshebroughtuphertwodaughters.
HerbookBattleHymnoftheTigerMotherdescribesfightingwithadaughterforhoursatthepianotoensurethechildgetsapieceofmusicright.Sherejectedbirthdaycardsmadeforherbyhergirlsbecauseshedidn'tthinktheyhadmadeenoughefforts.Shecomparedonechildnegativelywiththeother,threateningtoburntheirtoys.Herrulesinclude:
schoolworkalwayscomesfirst;anA-minusisabadgrade;childrenmustbetwoyearsaheadoftheirclassmatesinmath,andplayingtheviolinorthepianoisamust.
Ms.ChuaconsiderstheChinesehardworkethicasawayofcreatinghappy,successfulchildren-atleastinhercase.Althoughshe'shadalargeamountofflakforhertheories,onethingcan'tbeignored-thesuccessofChinesechildrenintheeducationsystem.
InBritain,shockingresearchshowsthatChinesegirls,forexample,areoutperformingallotherforeigngroupsatGCSE-79percentgetting5ACGrades,comparedwith58percentofwhiteBritishgirls.SowhatisitaboutChineseparentingthat'sleadingtohighachievers?
AndhowdoAmyChua'stheoriesplayintothatsuccess?
Shetoldmethatifherdaughtercamebackfromschoolwith96/100inatest,Chuawouldaskherwhathappenedtotheother4points.It'saboutalwaysknowing"youcandobetter",shetoldme.
Interestingly,inChina,thebirthplaceofthetigermother,peoplearemovingawayfromtraditionalChineseparenting.Theyarefollowingmorewesternparentingstyles.
5.AfterreadingAmyChua'srecentbook,thepublic______.
A.feelverysorryfortheirownchildren
B.considerheraverysuccessfulmother
C.realizetheirmethodsofbringingupchildrenarewrong
D.don'tthinkhighlyofhermethodsofbringingupherchildren
6.WhatcanwelearnaboutAmyChuaaccordingtoParagraph2?
______
A.Sheisverystrictwithherchildren.
B.Shedoesn'tthinkherchildrenareclever.
C.Sheisveryinterestedinplayingthepiano.
D.Sheknowsplayingisimportanttochildren.
7.Paragraph4showsthat______.
A.Chineseparentsdon'tthinkgradesareveryimportant
B.ChinesechildrenareclevererthanBritishchildren
C.Chineseparentsareproudoftheirchildren
D.Chinesechildrendowellintheirstudy
8.Theunderlinedword"flak"inthethirdparagraphprobablymeans"______".
A.attention
B.criticism
C.curiosity
D.contribution.
C
Nearingtheageof101hasnotsloweddownoneJapanesewoman.Infact,intheswimmingpool-sheisonlygettingfaster.
Recently,a100-year-oldJapanesewomanbecametheworld'sfirstcentenariantocompletea1,500-meterfreestyleswimmingcompetitionina25-meterpoo1.
HernameisMiekoNagaoka.Ms.NagaokasetaworldrecordforheragegroupatarecentJapanMastersSwimmingAssociationeventinthewesterncityofMatsuyama.Sheswamtheracein1hour,15minutesand54seconds.
Bycomparison,theoverallfemaleworldrecordholdercompletedthesamedistanceinjustunder15andahalfminutes.Butthatswimmer,KatieLedecky,isonly17yearsold.AndMs.Nagao.kawasnotcompetingagainsther.Infact,Ms.Nagaokawastheonlycompetitorinthe100-104yearoldcategory.Herracewasnotaraceofspeedbutofendurance,ornotgivingup.
BreakingswimmingrecordsisnothingnewtoMs.Nagaoka.Sofarshehasbroken25records.Butshebegancompetingwhenshewasmuchyounger-at88.
Ms.Nagaokasufferredakneeinjuryinher80s,soshebeganswimmingtohelpherbodyrecover.Sinceherfirstinternationalswimmingcompetition,shehasn'tlookedback,exceptmaybetoseeifhercompetitioniscatchingup.
In2002.atamastersswimmeetinNewZealand,Ms.Nagaokatookthebronzemedalinthe50-meterbackstroke.In2004,shewonthreesilvermedalsatanItalianswimmeet.
Mastersswimmingisaspecialclassofcompetitiveswimmingtopromotehealthandfriendshipamongparticipants.Swimmerscompetewithinagegroupsoffiveyears.
Japanhasalargenumberofpeoplewholivebeyond100yearsold.Untilshepassedawaythismonth,theoldestpersonintheworldwasalsofromJapan.MisaoOkawawasbornin1898.Shesaidhersecretsforlongevity,orlonglife,weregoodgenes,regularsleep,sushiandexercise.
9.Theunderlinedword"centenarian"referstosomeonewhois______.
A.fromJapan
B.100orolder
C.anoldcompetitor
D.anewswimmer
10.Whichispossiblytheagecategoryofthemastersswimmingcompetition?
______
A.82to87yearsold.
B.93to97yearsold.
C.95to99yearsold.
D.106to110yearsold.
11.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat______.
A.somepeoplearebornwithlongevitygenes
B.peoplewholikeswimminglivelonger
C.theJapaneseareinterestedinswimming
D.womanusuallylivemuchlongerthanmen
12.WhichcanbestexplainthespiritofMs.Nagaoka?
______
A.Nottoadvanceistogoback.
B.Afterastormcomesacalm.
C.Theearlybirdcatchestheworm.
D.Keepongoing,nevergiveup.
D
DoesFameDriveYouCrazy?
Althoughbeingfamousmightsoundlikeadreamcometrue,today'sstars,feelinglikezooanimals,facepressuresthatfewofuscanimagine.Theyareatthecenterofmuchoftheworld'sattention.Paparazzi(狗仔队)campoutsidetheirhomes,camerasready.Tabloids(小报)publishthrillingstoriesabouttheirpersonallives.Justimaginenotbeingabletodoanythingwithoutbeingphotographedorinterruptedforasignature!
AccordingtopsychologistChristinaVillarreal,celebrities-famouspeople-worryconstantlyabouttheirpublicappearance.Eventually,theystarttolosetrackofwhotheyreallyare,seeingthemselvesthewaytheirfansimaginethem,notasthepeopletheywerebeforeeveryoneknewtheirnames."Overtime,"Villarrealsays,"theyfeelseparatedandalone."
Thephenomenonoftrackingcelebritieshasbeenaroundforages.Inthe4thcenturyBC,paintersfollowedAlexandertheGreatintobattle,hopingtopicturehisvictoriesforhisadmirers.WhenCharlesDickensvisitedAmericainthe19thcentury,hissold-outreadingsattractedthousandsoffans,leadinghimtocomplainabouthislackofprivacy.Tabloidsofthe1920sand1930sranarticlesaboutfilm-starsinmuchthesamewaythatmoderntabloidsandwebsitesdo.
Beingapublicfiguretoday,however,isalotmoredifficultthanitusedtobe.Superstarscannotmoveaboutwithoutworryingaboutphotographerswithmoderncameras.Whentheysaysomethingsillyordosomethingridiculous,thereisalwaystheInternettospreadthenewsinminutesandkeeptheir"story"aliveforever.
Iffameissotroublesome,whyaren'tallcelebritiesrunningawayfromit?
Theansweristherearestillwaystodealwithit.Somestarsstaycalmbysurroundingthemselveswithtrustedfriendsandfamilyorbyescapingtoremoteplacesawayfrombigcities.Theyfocusnotonhowfamoustheyarebutonwhattheylovetodoorwhatevermadethemfamousinthefirstplace.
Sometimesafewcelebritiescangetalittlejustice.Still,evenstarswhoenjoyfulljusticeoftencomplainabouthowhardtheirlivesare.Theyaretiredofbeingfamousalready.
13.Itcanbelearnedfromthepassagethatstarstoday______.
A.areoftenmisunderstoodbythepublic
B.cannolongerhavetheirprivacyprotected
C.spendtoomuchontheirpublicappearance
D.carelittleabouthowtheyhavecomeintofame
14.WhatisthemainideaofParagraph3?
______
A.Greatheroesofthepastweregenerallyadmired.
B.Theproblemfacedbycelebritieshasalonghistory.
C.
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