甘肃省通渭三中届高三上学期期中考试英语试题.docx

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甘肃省通渭三中届高三上学期期中考试英语试题

通渭三中2015-2016学年度第一学期期中考试试题（卷）

高三英语

第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）

第1节（共20小题;每题2分，满分40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。

A

Sharewithus

Wouldyouliketohaveyourwritingpublishedinthismagazine?

Thenletusknow!

Wepayforstories,anecdotesandjokes:

AnecdotesandJokes

$50

What’smadeyoulaughrecently?

Afunnysign?

Acolleague’sbehavior?

Gotajoke?

SenditinforLaughteristheBestMedicine!

Email:

Juliet@

SmartAnimals

Upto$100

Sendusataleaboutthestrangebehaviorofuniquepetsorwildlifeinup300words.

Email:

audry@

PowerofLove

Upto$150

Actsofgenerositycanchangelivesorjustgiveyouthatwarmfeelingfulloflove.Shareyourmomentsin100—500words.

Email:

susan@

MyStory

$350

Doyouhaveaninspiringorlife-changingstorytotell?

Yourstorymustbetrue,unpublished,originaland800-1000words.

Email:

nanjc@

Formoreinformation,pleasevisit:

http:

//www../share

1.Ifyouwanttoshareastoryofyourpetswiththereaders,youneedtosubmititto.

A.AnecdotesandJokesB.SmartAnimals

C.PowerofLoveD.MyStory

2.Howmuchwillthemagazinepayforajoketobepublished?

A.$50B.$100C.$150D.$350

3.Astoryshowingpeople’sgenerosityshouldbee-mailedtotheeditorat.

A.juliet@B.susan@

C.audrey@D.nanjc@

4.Aninspiringstorysenttothemagazineshould.

A.describestrangebehaviorB.containlessthan800words

C.berealandoriginalD.bepublishedbefore

B

　　LONDON—ABritishjudgeonThursdaysentencedabusinessmanwhosoldfakebombdetectors（探测器）to10yearsinprison,sayingthemanhadn’tcaredaboutpotentialdeadlyconsequences.

ItisbelievedthatJamesMcCormickgotabout$77.8millionfromthesalesofhisdetectors—whichwerebasedonakindofgolfballfinder—tocountriesincludingIraq,BelgiumandSaudiArabia.

McCormick,57,wasconvicted（判罪）ofcheatslastmonthandsentencedThursdayattheOldBaileycourtinLondon.

“Yourcheatingconductinsellingagreatamountofuselessequipmentsimplyforhugeprofitpromotedafalsesenseofsecurityandinallprobabilitymateriallycontributedtocausingdeathandinjurytoinnocentpeople,”JudgeRichardHonetoldMcCormick.“Youhaveneitherregret,norshame,noranysenseofguilt.”

Thedetectors,soldforupto$42,000each,weresaidtobeabletofindsuchdangerous

objectsasbombsunderwaterandfromtheair.Butinfactthey“lackedanygroundinginscience”andwereofnouse.

McCormickhadtoldthecourtthathesoldhisdetectorstothepoliceinKenya,theprison

serviceinHongKong,thearmyinEgyptandthebordercontrolinThailand.

“Ineverhadanybadresultsfromcustomers,”hesaid.

5.WhywasMcCormicksentencedtoprison?

A.Hecheatedinbusiness.B.Hesoldbombs.

C.Hecauseddeathofpeople.D.Hemadedetectors.

6.Whichofthefollowingistrueofthedetectors?

A.TheyhavenotbeensoldtoAfrica

B.Theyhavecausedmanyseriousproblems.

C.Theycanfinddangerousobjectsinwater.

D.Theydon’tfunctiononthebasisofscience.

7.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatMcCormick.

A.selltheequipmentatalowprice

B.waswell-knowninmostcountries

C.hadnotgotsuchhugeprofitasmentionedinthetext

D.didnotthinkhehadcommittedthecrime

C

Foodfestivalsaroundtheworld

StiltonCheeseRolling

MayDayisatraditionaldayforcelebrations,butthe2,000EnglishvillagersofStiltonmustbetheonlypeopleintheworldwhoincludecheeserollingintheirannualplans.Teamsoffour,dressedinavarietyofstrangeandfunnyclothes,rollacompletecheesealonga50-metrecourse.Ontheway,theymustnotkickorthrowtheircheese,orgointotheircompetitors’lane（赛道）.CompetitionisfierceandthechiefprizeisacompleteStiltoncheeseweighingaboutfourkilos（disappointingly,butunderstandablythecheesesusedintheracearewoodenones）.Allthecompetitorsareservedwithbeerorportwine,thetraditionalaccompanimentforStiltoncheese.

FieryFoodsFestival—TheHottestFestivalonEarth

Everyyearmorethan10,000peopleheadforthecityofAlbuquerque,NewMexico.TheycomefromasfarawayasAustralia,theCaribbeanandChina,buttheyallshareacommonaddiction—foodthatisnotjustspicy（辛辣）,buthotenoughtomakeyourmouthburn,yourheadspinandyoureyeswater.TheirdestinationistheFieryFoodandBBQFestivalwhichisheldoveraperiodofthreedayseveryMarch.Youmightliketotryachocolate-coveredhabaneropepper—officiallythehottestpepperintheworld—oranyoneofthethousandsofproductsthatareonshow.Butonething’sforsure—ifyoudon’tlikethefeelingofaburningtongue,thisfestivalisn'tforyou!

LaTomatina—TheWorld'sBiggestFoodFight

OnthelastWednesdayofeveryAugust,theSpanishtownofBunolhostsEaTomatina—theworld'slargestfoodfight.Aweek-longcelebrationleadsuptoanexcitingtomatobattleasthehighlightoftheweek'sevents.Theearlymorningseesthearrivaloflargetruckswithtomatoes—officialfight-startersgetthingsgoingbycastingtomatoesatthecrowd.

Thebattlelastslittlemorethanhalfanhour,inwhichtimearound50,000kilogramsoftomatoeshavebeenthrownatanyoneoranythingthatmoves,runs,orfightsback.Theneveryoneheadsdowntotherivertomakefriendsagain—andforamuch-neededwash!

8.IntheStiltoncheeserollingcompetition,competitorsoneachteammust.

A.rollawoodencheeseintheirownlane

B.wearvariousformalclothes

C.kickorthrowtheircheese

D.usearealcheeseweighingaboutfourkilos

9.WhereistheFieryFoodandBBQFestivalheld?

A.InNewMexico.B.IntheCaribbean.C.InAustralia.D.InChina.

10.ThecelebrationofLaTomatinalasts.

A.threedaysB.lessthanthreedaysC.sevendaysD.morethansevendays

11.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.ThechiefprizefortheStiltoncheeserollingcompetitionisbeerorportwine.

B.Morethan10,000ChinesetakepartintheFieryFoodandBBQFestival.

C.ThousandsofspicyfoodsareonshowintheFieryFoodandBBQFestival.

D.AnexcitingtomatobattletakesplaceatthebeginningofLaTomatina.

D

Somepeoplethinkthatsuccessisonlyforthosewithtalentorthosewhogrowupintherightfamily,andothersbelievethatsuccessmostlycomesdowntoluck.I’mnotgoingtosayluck,talent,andcircumstancesdon’tcomeintoplaybecausetheydo.Somepeoplearebornintotherightfamilywhileothersarebornwithgreatintelligence,andthat’sjusttherealityofhowlifeis.

However,tosucceedinlife,onefirstneedstosetagoalandthengraduallymakeitmorepractical.And,inadditiontothat,inordertogetreallygoodatsomething,oneneedstospendatleast10,000hoursstudyingandpracticing.Tobecomegreatatcertainthings,it’llrequireevenmoretime,timethatmostpeoplewon’tputin.

Thisisabigreasonwhymanysuccessfulpeopleadviseyoutodosomethingyoulove.Ifyoudon’tenjoywhatyoudo,itisgoingtofeellikeunbearablepainandwilllikelymakeyouquitwellbeforeyoueverbecomegoodatit.

Whenyouseepeopleexhibitingsomegreatskillsorhavingachievedgreatsuccess,youknowthattheyhaveputinahugepartoftheirlifetogetthereatahugecost.It’ssometimeseasytothinktheygotluckyortheywerebornwithsomeraretalent,butthinkingthatwaydoesyounogood,andthere’sahugechancethatyou’rewronganyway.

Whateveryoudo,ifyouwanttobecomegreatatit,youneedtoworkdayinanddayout,almosttothepointofaddiction,andoveralongperiodoftime.Ifyou’renotwillingtoputinthetimeandwork,don’texpecttoreceiveanyrewards.Consistent,hardworkwon’tguaranteeyouthelevelofsuccessyoumaywant,butitwillguaranteethatyouwillbecomereallygoodatwhateveritisyouputallthatworkinto.

12.Paragraph1mainlytalksabout__________.

A.theimportanceofsuccessB.themeaningofsuccess

C.thestandardsofsuccessD.thereasonsforsuccess

13.Paragraph2,theunderlinedword“that”refersto__________.

A.beinggoodatsomethingB.settingapracticalgoal

C.puttinginmoretimeD.succeedinginlife

14.Successfulpeoplesuggestdoingwhatonelovesbecause_____________.

A.workmakesonefeelpainB.ittakesalotoftimetosucceed

C.onegivesuphisworkeasilyD.onetendstoenjoyhiswork

15.WhatcanweinferfromParagraph4?

A.Successfulpeopleliketoshowtheirgreatskills.

B.Peopleneedtoachievesuccessatthecostoflife.

C.Peoplesometimessucceedwithoutluckortalent.

D.Ithelpstothinkthatluckortalentleadstosuccess.

16.Whatisthemainthemeofthepassage?

A.Havingagoalisvitaltosuccess.

B.Beinggoodisdifferentfrombeinggreat.

C.Onecannotsucceedwithouttimeandpractice.

D.Luck,talentandfamilyhelptoachievesuccess.

E

Singles'Day----theChineseoppositeofValentine’sDayhasturnedintoamassiveonlineshoppingevent.Itisadaywhensinglepeoplearesupposedtobuythemselvespresents.ButtherearesociologicalreasonsbehindChina's“celebration”ofsinglelife.Andtheimbalancecouldhavebigconsequencesforthecountry.

Therewere34millionmorementhanwomeninChinain2011.Partofthatisnatural–usuallythereare105boysbornforevery100girls.ButtheChinesegenderratio（性别比例）atbirthismuchmoreobvious.Itwas116boysto100girlsin2012.Theonechildpolicyislargelytoblame.Broughtintolimitpopulationexpansion,thepolicyallowsonlyonechildperfamily.Butbecausemalechildrenareseenasmorevaluable,