届广东省海珠区高三第一学期调研测试一英语试题.docx
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届广东省海珠区高三第一学期调研测试一英语试题
海珠区2017届第一学期高三调研测试
(一)
英语
注意事项:
1.本试卷分第I卷(选择题)和第II卷(非选择题)两部分。
第I卷1页至8页,
第II卷9页至10页。
2.答题前,考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡相应的位置。
3.全部答案在答题卡上完成,答在本试卷上无效。
4.考试结束后,将答题卡交回。
第I卷
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
Doyoulikeshopping?
Ordoesthethoughtofwanderingaroundtheshopsfillyouwithterror?
Forsomeofus,shoppingisanenjoyablewayofspendingoursparetimeandourmoney.Forme,it’s
somethingIwouldratheravoid.ThankgoodnessfortheInternet!
It’smoreconvenienttobuyCDs,
electricalitems,evenfoodfromthecomfortofyoursofa.Butthat’snottheonlyreason:
priceisan
importantfactor.Wecanbuygoodsandservicescheaperonline.Butsometimestheproblemis
knowingwhattobuy.Thishasledtoatypeofshoppingcalled“showrooming”.
ShowroomingissomethingI’vedone.Iwillgotoashoptosee,touchandtryoutproductsbut
thengohomeandbuythemonlineataknock-downprice.I’mnotaloneindoingthis.Researchby
acompanycalledFoolproof,found24%ofpeopleshowroomedwhileChristmasshoppingin2013.
AmyCashman,headofTechnologyatTNSUK,saysthereasonsforthisnewshoppinghabit
arethat“peoplearelackingtime,lackingmoneyandtheywantsecurityabouttheproductstheyare
buying”.Sheexplainsthatconsumersarenotonlyshoppingonlineathomebuttheyareusingthe
Internetinstoreorontheirsmartphonestoshoparound.
Butdoesthismeantechnologywillkillshops?
Certainlyshopswillchange.Theywillhaveto
offermorecompetitivepricesorencouragepeopletobuymorebygivingin-storediscountsorfree
gifts.
Wemustn’tforgetthatbuyinginashopmeansyoucangetexpertadvicefromthesales
assistantandyoucangetgoodaftercare.It’sgoodtospeaktoarealhumanratherthanlookata
facelesscomputerscreen,butatleastbyshowrooming,yougetthebestofbothworlds!
1.ThetwoquestionsinParagraph1areraisedto________________.
A.introducethetopic B.givetwoexamples
C.comparedifferentopinions D.getanswersfromreaders
2.AccordingtoAmyCashman,whichisnotthereasonforshowrooming?
A.Thelackoftime.
B.Thecomfortofthesofa.
C.Theshortnessofmoney.
D.Thesecurityoftheproduct.
3.Theauthor’sattitudetowardsshowroomingis__________________.
A.critical B.neutral C.casual D.supportive
B
ThereisaveryinstructiveincidentinvolvingthelifeofAlexandertheGreat,KingofGreek.
Alexander,afterconqueringmanykingdoms,wasreturninghome.Ontheway,hefellillandittook
himtohisdeathbed.Withdeathstaringhiminhisface,Alexanderrealizedhisconquests,hisgreat
army,hissharpswordandallhiswealthwereofnoconsequence.So,helayhelplesslywaitingto
breathehislast.Hecalledhisgeneralsandsaid,“Iwilldepartfromthisworldsoon,andIhavethree
wishes.Pleasecarrythemoutwithoutfail.”
“Myfirstdesireisthat,”saidAlexander,“Myphysiciansalonemustcarrymycoffin.”Aftera
pause,hecontinued,“Secondly,Idesirethatwhenmycoffinisbeingcarriedtothegrave,thepath
leadingtothegraveyardbespreadwithgold,silverandpreciousstoneswhichIhavecollected.”
Thekingcontinued,“Mythirdandlastwishisthatbothmyhandsshouldbekepthangingoutofmy
coffin.”Alexander’sfavouritegeneralkissedhishandandpressedittohisheart.“Oh,King,we
assureyouthatyourwisheswillallbefulfilled.Buttelluswhydoyoumakesuchstrangewishes?
”
Alexandertookadeepbreathandsaid,“IwouldliketheworldtoknowofthethreelessonsI
havejustlearnt.Iwantmyphysicianstocarrymycoffinbecausepeopleshouldrealizethatno
doctorcanreallycureanybodies.Theyarepowerlessandcannotsaveapersonfromtheclutchesof
death.Soletpeoplenottakelifeforgranted.”
“Thesecondwishofspreadinggold,silverandotherrichesonthewaytothegraveyardisto
tellpeoplethatnotevenabitofgoldwillcomewithme.Ispentallmylifeearningrichesbutcannot
takeanythingwithme.Letpeoplerealizethatitisjustawasteoftimetochasewealth.”
“Andaboutmythirdwishofhavingmyhandshangingoutofthecoffin,Iwishpeopletoknow
thatIcameempty-handedintothisworldandempty-handedoutofthisworld.”Withthesewords,
theKingclosedhiseyes.Soonheletdeathconquerhimandbreathedhislast.
4.ThefirstparagraphsuggeststhatAlexander________________.
A.wantedtoleavetheworldashecameempty-handed
B.realizedthatwhathegotinhislifewasnothingtohimatall
C.wasspendingalottimeconqueringmanykingdomsandhadearnedagreatamountofwealth
D.regardedhisconquests,hisgreatarmy,hissharpswordandallhiswealthasthemostimportant
things
5.Theunderlinedword“clutches”inParagraph3means“___________”.
A.sentenceB.attentionC.controlD.shadow
6.Theauthorintendsto________________.
A.tellusthestoryofAlexander
B.stressthepowerofAlexandertheGreat
C.persuadepeopletorealizedwhatAlexandersaid
D.introducereaderstotheinstructivelessonsofAlexander
7.Whatwouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?
A.TheDeathofAlexander
B.TheGreedofAlexander
C.ThreewishesofAlexander
D.TheLifeofAlexander
C
Anewstudyshowsstudentswhowritenotesbyhandduringlecturesperformbetteronexams
thanthosewhouselaptops.
Studentsareincreasinglyusinglaptopsfornote-takingbecauseofspeedandlegibility(清晰
度).Buttheresearchhasfoundlaptopusersarelessabletorememberandapplytheconceptsthey
havebeentaught.
Researchersperformedexperimentsthataimedtofindoutwhetherusingalaptopincreasedthe
tendencytomakenotes“mindlessly”bytakingdownwordforwordwhichtheprofessorssaid.
Inthefirstexperiment,studentsweregiveneitheralaptoporpenandpaper.Theylistenedto
thesamelecturesandweretoldtousetheirusualnote-takingskills.Thirtyminutesafterthetalk,
theywereexaminedontheirabilitytorememberfactsandonhowwelltheyunderstoodconcepts.
Theresearchersfoundthatlaptopuserstooktwiceasmanynotesasthosewhowrotebyhand.
However,thetypistsperformedworseatrememberingandapplyingtheconcepts.Bothgroups
scoredsimilarlywhenitcametomemorizingfacts.
Theresearchers’reportsaid,“Whilemorenotesarebeneficial,ifthenotesaretaken
mindlessly,asismorelikelythecaseonalaptop,thebenefitdisappears.”
Inanotherexperimentaimedattestinglong-termmemory,studentstooknotesasbeforebut
weretestedaweekafterthelecture.Thistime,thestudentswhowrotenotesbyhandperformed
significantlybetterontheexam.
Thesetwoexperimentssuggestthathandwrittennotesarenotonlybetterforimmediate
learningandunderstanding,butthattheyalsoleadtosuperiorrevisioninthefuture.
8.Moreandmorestudentsfavorlaptopsfornote-takingbecausetheycan____________.
A.writemorenotes
B.digestconceptsbetter
C.gethigherscores
D.understandlecturebetter
9.Whiletakingnotes,laptopuserstendtobe________________.
A.skillfulB.tirelessC.thoughtfulD.mindless
10.Theauthorofthepassageaimsto_________________.
A.examinetheimportanceoflong-termmemory
B.stressthebenefitoftakingnotesbyhand
C.explaintheprocessoftakingnotes
D.promotetheuseoflaptops
11.Thepassageislikelytoappearin_________________.
A.afinancereport
B.acomputertextbook
C.asciencemagazine
D.anewspaperadvertisement
D
Ifyoudon’tthinktechnologycanimproveyourtrip,meetJudyWilliams.Whensheandher
husbandrecentlycheckedintoBluHotelinZurich,aclerkaskedthemtosignthedottedlineona
roomratehundredsofdollarshigherthantheironlineoffer.
“Itwasnotacheapstay,”saysWilliams,alawyerfromBillings,Mont.Butitbecamemoreof
oneafterherhusbandfireduptheBapphe’dusedtobooktheirroomonhissmartphone.
“Assoonasweshowedhimthecost,hehonoredit,”Williamssays.
Technologymaycreatechallengesfortravelersbutitcanalsosolvethem.It’smorethan
makingsureofahotelcost.ThelatestBcanhelpusersselecthotelsbylocation,makea
securebookingandviewtheconfirmed(已确认的)costsotheyneverneedtore-discusstheirhotel
price.
Anotherpainpointfortravelersistrafficthateatsawaypreciousvacationtime.There’sanew
appcalledCommutewhichisaimedatuserswhohavetomakethesametripeveryday.Butif
you’reheadedtoLosAngelesorHonolulu,wherevisitorscaneasilygetstuckinhoursofheavy
traffic,Commutecanhelp.
Justinputbasicinformationaboutyourdestinationandexpectedleavingtime,andtheapp
willstartsendingyoutrafficinformation15minutesbeforeyouleave.TestingCommuteprovedto
beachallengeforme,becausemyhomeaddressisabout900milesfrommyplaceofwork.Butif
youhaveonlyashortdistancetotravelthroughaheavilypopulatedarea,youcanuseCommuteto
avoidtrafficjams.
Anothersourceoftravel-relatedproblemsismoney.That’sparticularlytruewhenyou’re
dealingwithaforeigncurrency.ThelatestTravelMoneyTrackerhelpstravelerspreventcurrency
mix-ups.Itimmediatelychangesacountry’snativecurrencytoyours,soyouknowexactlyhow
muchthatEspresso(浓咖啡)inMilancostsindollars.Itcanalsowarnyouwhenyou’re
overspending,whichcansometimesbeaproblemwhenyou’reonvacation.Theonlycatch,of
course,isthatyouhavetoremembertorecordallyourpurchases.
Takentogether,theseappssolvesomeofthemostcommontravelproblems.Butnotallof
them.Somethings,nosmartphonecanfix,which
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