高三英语上学期期中模拟卷带答案.docx
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高三英语上学期期中模拟卷带答案
高三英语上学期期中模拟卷(带答案)
第I卷(选择题)
一、阅读理解(共15小题;每小题2分,共30分)
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HisfirstsuccessfulfightwasfortheequalrightsofblackpeopleinSouthAfrica.Then,asthefirstblackpresident,hefoughttounitethecountryandorganizethegovernment.NowNelsonMandelahassethissightsonanewenemy,AIDS.
OnMarch19theformerpresident,hostedhissecondAIDSawarenessconcert.Hewarnedthat25millionpeopleinAfricawerealreadyinfectedwiththefataldisease.
MandelawasborninasmallvillageinSouthAfricain1918.Hewasadoptedbythechiefofhistribeandcouldhavebeenachiefhimselfandlivedahappycountrylife.
Butherefusedtobeachiefwhenhispeoplelivedunderracialdiscrimination(歧视).HedecidedtofightforequalrightsforallthepeopleinSouthAfrica.Before1990,underthecountry’sRacialSegregationLaw,coloredpeopleandwhitepeoplelivedseparately.Blackpeopleweretreatedunfairlyevenwhentakingabus.Blackshadtostandatthebackofthebustomakeroomforwhitepeopleevenwhentherewereonlyafewofthemonboard.
Forhisoppositiontothesystem,Mandelawasarrestedandspent27yearsinprison.Hewasfreedin1990andbecamethepresidentofthecountryafterthefirstelectionwasheldinwhicheveryonecouldvote.
Mandelawasnotonlyapoliticalfighterwhoattackedwithspeeches.Hewasalsoatrainedboxerandfoughtintheringwhenhewasyoung.
“AlthoughIdidnotenjoytheviolenceofboxing,Iwasinterestedinhowonemovedone’sbodytoprotectoneself,howoneusedastrategybothtoattackandretreat,”hewroteinhisautobiography.
Asaskillfulfighter,hechosemusicashisweaponagainstAIDS.HehopestowinanothervictoryagainstAIDS.
1.WhenwasMandelaarrested?
A.In1963.
B.In1990.
C.Whenherefusedtobeachief.
D.Whenhebecamethepresident.
2.NelsonMandelasucceededindoingthefollowingEXCEPT________.
A.winningtheequalrightsfortheblackpeopleinSouthAfrica
B.unitingSouthAfrica
C.organizingagovernmentinSouthAfrica
D.controllingthespreadofAIDS
3.WhichofthefollowingstatementscanbestdescribethelifeofNelsonMandela?
A.Struggleishislife.
B.Sportsmakehisfame.
C.Fightforequalrights.
D.Agreatfighteragainstthegovernment.
B
Manypeoplehavetriedtosimplify(简化)thespellingofEnglishwords.Unlikeotherlanguages,Englishsometimesspellsthesamesoundsinverydifferentways.Forexample,thereis“light”but“white”,“loan”but“phone”,andthereareatleastsevendifferentwaysofpronouncing“ough”:
“though”,“through”,“bough”,“cough”,“enough”,“ought”and“thorough”.
TheAmericanPresidentTheodoreRooseveltalmostsucceededinsimplifyingEnglishspelling.In1906,AndrewCarnegiestartedtheSimplifiedSpellingBoard.HewasoneoftherichestmenintheUnitedStatesofAmerica.Theboard’splanwastomakethespellingofwordsnearertothewaytheysound.Forexample,theword“though”wouldbespelt“tho”and“through”wouldbecome“thru”.OtherpeopleontheboardwereMelvilDewey,theheadoftheNewYorklibraries,andProfessorBranderMatthewsofColumbiaUniversity.TheyexplainedtheirideatoPresidentRoosevelt,whothoughtthatitwasindeedlogical.Heimmediatelyaskedthegovernmentprintertousesimplifiedspellinginallgovernmentletters.
Butpeopledidn’tlikethechange,evenifitmadelifeeasier.Sothenewsimplerspellingwasnotpopular.Moreimportantly,whentheAmericanpoliticians(政客)discussedtheplan,theydidnotlikeiteither.
BecauseRooseveltdidnotwanttohaveanyproblemswiththepoliticians,hechangedhismindandtoldtheprintertogobacktotheoldwayofspelling.
SincethennooneinanygovernmenthasdaredtosimplifyEnglishspelling.However,peopledosimplifysomewords,mainlyinadvertisements.Forexample,weoftensee“tonite”insteadof“tonight”and“thru”insteadof“through”.
4.ManypeoplehavetriedtosimplifyEnglishspellingbecause________.
A.Englishwordsaretoolongtoremember
B.therearemanymistakesinEnglishwords
C.lotsofwordsarespeltinmanydifferentways
D.sometimesthesamesoundshavedifferentspellings.
5.WhoisNOTamemberoftheSimplifiedSpellingBoard?
A.AndrewCarnegie.
B.MelvilDewey.
C.TheodoreRoosevelt.
D.BranderMatthews.
6.WhatwasTheodoreRoosevelt’sattitudetowardssimplifiedspelling?
A.WorriedB.SupportiveC.UncertainD.Doubtful
7.Accordingtothepassage,simplifiedspelling________.
A.waswelcomedbytheUSpoliticians
B.changedthewaythewordssound
C.hasbeenusedwidelyforoveracentury
D.wasfirstusedinUSgovernmentletters.
C
Aromanticmessage-in-a-bottlediscoveredbyamotheranddaughterataScottishbeachhassparked(触发)amysteryaboutwhetheritcouldhavetravelled5,000milesacrosstheseasfromChina.
NicolaMacFarlane,41,anddaughterLucy,four,fromPortobello,nearEdinburgh,werelookingfordriftwood(浮木)onPortobelloBeachwhentheycameacrossanoldglassbottlecontaininganoteinsidewritteninMandarin.NowthefamilyaretryingtoworkoutiftheletterhasmanagedtheextraordinaryjourneyacrossthePhilippineSea,intotheIndianOceanandthroughboththeSouthAtlanticandtheNorthAtlanticOcean’sbeforewashingupontheshoresofGreatBritain.ItwaswrittenonChineseValentine’sDayorQixiFestivalasitismoretraditionallyknown,lunarJuly7,2012,soitsentoffasrecentlyassixdaysagobecauseitfollowedthemoderncalendar,whichcelebratedtheoccasiononAugust23.NicolawasstillexcitedtoreadabouttheChineselovestoryafterhavingittranslated.
“IreallydohopethatitisfromChinabutevenitisfromnearertohome,it’sstillalovelygestureandaninspiringfind.It’salovestoryregardlessofwhereitcamefrom.Nicola,whorunsabeachartbusinessinPortobello,added,“I’malwaysatthebeachlookingforbitsofdriftwoodbutI’venevercomeacrossanythinglikethisbefore.WeknewitwasChinese,butwehadnoideawhatitsaid.”
UnabletoreadtheMandarintext,NicolaturnedtotheinternetandherAustralianfriend,JulieGould,whosedaughterattendedaChineseschoolinSydney.
SeveralhourslaterJuliereturnedwiththenewsthatitwasinfactaloveletter.
Thetranslatedletterreads,“DaHai(Ocean),Ihopeno-onewillgetthisbottle,aswejustwishyoucanhearourvoice,andgetyourblessing.TodayistheChineseValentine’sDay,wepraythatourrelationshipwilllastforeverandwewillhavealonghappylifetogether…”
Nicolasaid,“Itsoundstomelikethecoupleareinlovebutcannotbetogethersotheyhavesentthemessagetotelltheworldoftheirlove.”
8.WhendidNicolaandherdaughtercomeacrossthemessage-in-bottle?
A.OnJuly15,2012.B.OnAugust29,2012.
C.OnAugust31,2012.D.OnSeptember2,2012.
9.WhatwereNicolaandherdaughterprobablydoingwhentheyfoundthebottle?
A.Theywerewalkingonthebeach.
B.Theywerewashinghandsandfeet.
C.Theywerelookingforthedriftwoods.
D.Theywerelyingonthebeachresting.
10.Theunderlinedword“Mandarin”probablymeans“”.
A.ScottishB.BritishC.EnglishD.Chinese
11.WecanlearnfromthepassagethatNicola__________.
A.thinkstheletterwaswrittentoshowlove
B.hadexpectedtogetsomethingunusual
C.knowsalittleChinese
D.foundthebottlewasfromanearbyplaceD
TIMEisanAmericanweeklynewsmagazinepublishedinNewYorkCity.Itwascreatedin1923byBritonHaddenandHenryLuce,makingitthefirstweeklynewsmagazineintheUS.Haddenwasconsideredcarefree,likedtoteaseLuceandsawTIMEasimportantbutalsofun.Thataccountedforitsheavycoverageofcelebrities(includingpoliticians),theentertainmentindustry,andpopculture—criticizedastoolightforseriousnews.
Ittellsthenewsthroughpeople,andformanydecades,themagazine’scoverdepictedasingleperson.OnHadden’sdeathin1929,LucebecamethemostimportantmanatTIMEandamajorfigureinthehistoryof20th-centurymedia.
TIMEisalsoknownforitssignatureredborder,firstintroducedin1927.Ithasonlychangedfourtimessincethen.TheissuereleasedshortlyaftertheSeptember11attacksontheUnitedStatesfeaturedablackbordertosymbolizemourning.However,thiseditionwasaspecial“extra”editionpublishedquicklyforthebreakingnewsoftheevent;thenextregularlyscheduledissuecontainedtheredborder.Additionally,theApril28,2008EarthDayissue,dedicatedtoenvironmentalissues,containedagreenborder.ThenextchangeinborderwasintheSeptember19,2011issue,commemoratingthe10thanniversaryoftheSeptember11attackswithametallicsilverborder.Themostrecentchange(againwithasilverborder)wasintheDecember31,2012issue,notingBarackObama’sselectionasManoftheYear.
TIMEhasadivisionmagazine,TIMEFORKIDS(TFK),whichisespeciallypublishedforchildrenandismainlydistributedinclassrooms.TFKcontainssomenationalnews,a“CartoonoftheWeek”,andavarietyofarticlesconcerningpopularculturethattheyoungerU.S.citizensareinterestedin.AllthestoriesinTFKarewrittenbyyoungreporters.
Insomeadvertisingcampaigns,themagazinehassuggestedthatthelettersTIMEstandfor“TheInternationalMagazineofEvents”.
12.TIMEhasahistoryof_______.
A.about50yearsB.about70yearsC.about90yearsD.about150years
13.WhydidsomepeopledislikeTIMEinthebeginning?
A.Ithadkeptitscoverthesamesincethe1920s.
B.Itdidn’thaveaserioustoneforimportantevents.
C.Itdidn’treportimportanteventsquicklyenough.
D.HenryLucewasinchargeofthemagazinefortoolong.
14.WhydidTIMEchangeitsredborderforthefirsttime?
A.Torememberthe10thanniversary
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