上學(xué)期高三年級(jí)英語(yǔ)期中考試卷
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高三英語(yǔ)上學(xué)期期中試題閱讀
第Ⅰ卷(選擇題 共85分)
第一部分：聽(tīng)力(共兩節(jié)，滿分20分)
第一節(jié)(共5小題;每小題1分，滿分5分)
聽(tīng)下面5段對(duì)話。每段對(duì)話后有一個(gè)小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽(tīng)完每段對(duì)話后，你都有10秒鐘的時(shí)間來(lái)回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對(duì)話僅讀一遍。
( )1. What is Bob most probably doing?
A. Watching a game. B. Playing basketball. C. Fishing.
( )2. When will the speakers meet?
A. By 5：00. B. By 4：30. C. By 2：30.
( )3. What color is the Tshirt the man likes?
A. Green and white. B. Gray and black. C. Gray and white.
( )4. Why was the woman annoyed?
A. Because the film was too long. B. Because the seats were uncomfortable.
C. Because the people behind were too noisy.
( )5. How does Mary feel today?
A. Nervous. B. Sad. C. Happy.
第二節(jié)(共15小題;每小題1分，滿分15分)
聽(tīng)下面5段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白。每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白后有幾個(gè)小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽(tīng)每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白前，你將有時(shí)間閱讀各個(gè)小題，每小題5秒鐘;聽(tīng)完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時(shí)間。每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白讀兩遍。
聽(tīng)第6段材料，回答第6、7題。
( )6. What does the woman do?
A. A chemist. B. A train driver. C. A nurse.
( )7. What does the woman think of her work?
A. Dangerous. B. Rewarding. C. Demanding.
聽(tīng)第7段材料，回答第8、9題。
( )8. Where are the speakers?
A. In Berlin. B. In Manchester. C. In Rome.
( )9. Why is the woman asking the man for help?
A. Because she mistook the flight. B. Because she left her clothes in a hotel.
C. Because she couldn't find her luggage.
聽(tīng)第8段材料，回答第10至12題。
( )10. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?
A. Fellow workers. B. Classmates. C. Brother and sister.
( )11. What will the woman do this weekend?
A. Go sightseeing. B. Have a barbecue. C. Stay at home.
( )12. What will the man's family celebrate?
A. The birth of a baby. B. A wedding. C. A birthday.
聽(tīng)第9段材料，回答第13至16題。
( )13. Where does the man most probably work?
A. In a zoo. B. In a radio station. C. In an advertisement company.
( )14. What does the woman say about the zoo?
A. It serves too many tourists. B. It should be closed. C. It is badly run.
( )15. What advice will the man probably take?
A. Ask a company for help. B. Advertise the zoo in the newspaper.
C. Find another place to keep animals.
( )16. What are the speakers mainly talking about?
A. How to manage a zoo well. B. How to raise money for a zoo.
C. How to protect endangered animals.
聽(tīng)第10段材料，回答第17至20題。
( )17. When did people begin to take part in adventure racing in large numbers?
A. About 100 years ago. B. In the late 1970s. C. In the early 1990s.
( )18. What makes an adventure race more challenging?
A. The combination with different activities. B. The area it goes through.
C. The long distance.
( )19. How long does it take to do the South Island race?
A. One day. B. Three days. C. Ten days.
( )20. What's the most difficult in long races according to the speaker?
A. Staying awake. B. Saving food and drinks.
C. Carrying all the needed things.
第二部分：英語(yǔ)基礎(chǔ)知識(shí)運(yùn)用(共兩節(jié)，滿分35分)
第一節(jié)：?jiǎn)雾?xiàng)填空(共15小題;每小題1分，滿分15分)
請(qǐng)認(rèn)真閱讀下面各題，從題中所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。
( )21. Effective weight management requires a longterm ________ in order to lose weight for good.
A. establishment B. commitment C. tournament D. assessment
( )22. China will ________ cooperation with countries and regions participating in the Belt and Road Initiative.
A. approve B. justify C. enhance D. tighten
( )23. Fishing in shallow water in autumn, ________ the water temperature is relatively high, does make sense.
A. when B. which C. as D. where
( )24. The society can remain good as long as we are willing to fight for it—and to fight against whatever imperfections ________ exist.
A. shall B. may C. should D. would
( )25. As the population of the world is growing at the disturbing rate of 10，000 people an hour, nature is beginning to ________ us.
A. turn against B. turn up C. turn off D. turn around
( )26. While John Snow attended Queen Victoria, he also thought about helping ordinary people ________ to cholera.
A. exposing B. being exposed C. exposed D. having exposed
( )27. People spend half their time dreaming of getting rich, and the rest of their time thinking about all the things they ________ if they got rich.
A. will do B. did C. do D. would do
( )28. — A young researcher is reported to have died of heart attack, aged only 30.
— ________ I wonder how his family could stand the thought of losing him.
A. How so? B. Forget it. C. Take it easy. D. Really a pity.
( )29. Tea is the main evening meal, traditionally eaten at 5 o'clock in the evening, ________ the diners are not drinking tea.
A. even if B. in case C. as though D. so that
( )30. The pollution is likely to reach its peak on Monday, and some parts ________ heavy air pollution, the environmental watchdog told the newspaper.
A. see B. will see C. would see D. saw
( )31. Throughout its early years, what we now call hip hop ________ without even having a name.
A. evolved B. is evolved C. had evolved D. evolves
( )32. Stephen Hawking's crowning achievement was his prediction in the 1970s ________ black holes can emit energy, despite the classical view that nothing can escape their gravity.
A. when B. what C. how D. that
( )33. Ding Yanyuhang took part in a training session ________ the NBA China game in Shenzhen.
A. in accordance with B. in preparation for
C. in preference to D. in association with
( )34. It might be early to talk about potential ________ colors for next summer when we have just entered autumn, but the fashion world can't wait that long.
A. trendy B. worthy C. hearty D. touchy
( )35. — He spent little money in repairing the roof. Now the rain has ruined half his furniture.
— ________. This is a plain example.
A. A penny saved is a penny gained B. Many a little makes a mickle
C. Penny wise and pound foolish D. From saving comes having
第二節(jié)： 完形填空(共20小題;每小題1分，滿分20分)
請(qǐng)認(rèn)真閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。
I just finished reading Rachel Held Evan's book AYearofBiblicalWomanhood. There was one particular part of the book that really made me think.
She did a bit of __36__ and found that the majority of the world's cocoa beans come from West Africa where there are __37__ working conditions and child slavery. And the children get there by __38__， and once there, they are often __39__ treated. She came to an important __40__， “The coffeeandchocolate experiment forced me to find an __41__ fact to which I think most Americans can __42__： I had absolutely no idea where the majority of my food came from.”
Well, that was going to be a(n) __43__ for me. I have supplies of __44__ to eat. Mike knows to stop on his way from work if I am nearing the __45__. Often he buys me bags of chocolate chips. I __46__ chocolate in other rooms so I don't have to __47__ with my kids. And now I am finding out that the money I spend on my __48__ is actually paying for something I am __49__ to.
I will have to make a __50__. I will have to be more __51__ of where my chocolate comes from (as well as look into other foods and goods I consume). __52__， I live within walking distance from a fair trade shop that has a large and delicious __53__. So far, Divine Milk Chocolate made in the USA is my __54__ choice.
And, maybe it costs a bit more money, and that means I have to __55__. But, as it has been said, “When you know better, you do better.”
( )36. A. research B. explanation C. revision D. prediction
( )37. A. favorable B. permanent C. terrible D. impressive
( )38. A. boycotting B. informing C. appealing D. kidnapping
( )39. A. equally B. badly C. formally D. warmly
( )40. A. agreement B. approval C. conclusion D. definition
( )41. A. unsuitable B. unforgettable C. unchangeable D. uncomfortable
( )42. A. relate B. contribute C. report D. reply
( )43. A. notice B. problem C. failure D. threat
( )44. A. chocolate B. milk C. bread D. fish
( )45. A. day B. shop C. end D. job
( )46. A. pick B. check C. make D. sneak
( )47. A. quarrel B. deal C. share D. reason
( )48. A. addiction B. recreation C. admiration D. collection
( )49. A. accustomed B. opposed C. devoted D. engaged
( )50. A. mess B. mistake C. change D. schedule
( )51. A. ashamed B. informed C. capable D. conscious
( )52. A. Luckily B. Actually C. Previously D. Certainly
( )53. A. element B. selection C. production D. adventure
( )54. A. former B. last C. first D. late
( )55. A. turn up B. pay off C. pay back D. cut back
第三部分： 閱讀理解(共15小題;每小題2分，滿分30分)
請(qǐng)認(rèn)真閱讀下列短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。
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Four Apps to Boost Your Productivity
When working or studying, you can only focus for so long before your mind starts to wander. The Pomodoro Technique(番茄工作法) helps you avoid this issue by breaking your day up into 25`minute focus sessions followed by fiveminute breaks. Here's a quick dive into the Pomodoro Technique, followed by 4 of the best Pomodoro timer apps to help you get started.
Focus Booster (Web, Windows, macOS，iOS, Android)
● It lets you adjust the lengths of your focus and break sessions.
● Your data syncs across Focus Booster's web, mobile, and desktop apps.
PomoDoneApp (Web, Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android)
● It lets you filter your data with powerful reporting options.
● With its Chrome extension, you can blacklist certain websites during your focus period.
Tomatoes (Web)
If you're struggling to stick with the technique and need some additional motivation, Tomatoes offers a solution: motivation via competition.
Get your coworkers involved, and compete against each other. It might even lead to useful data if one person in particular who works from home wins frequently.
Timerdoro (Web)
Sometimes, you need timers for more than just pomodoros. In that case, Timerdoro has a solution.
● It lets you create as many timers as you want to go off throughout the day.
● It reminds yourself to do multiple things throughout the workday.
( )56. We can learn from the passage that ________.
A. Focus Booster helps users switch from focus to break sessions regularly
B. PomoDoneApp is ideal for motivating users to complete multitasks
C. Tomatoes offers assistance to those who prefer to compete with others
D. Timerdoro creates as many timers as possible to blacklist some websites
( )57. Which of the following timer apps can show the advantage of coworkers competing with each other?
A. Focus Booster. B. PomoDoneApp. C. Tomatoes. D. Timerdoro.
B
Before 1815 producing in the United States had been done in homes or shops by skilled artisans(工匠). As master craft workers, they passed on the knowledge of their trades to apprentices and journeymen. In addition, women often worked in their homes parttime, making finished articles from raw material supplied by merchant capitalists. After 1815 this older form of producing began to give way to factories with machinery tended by unskilled or semiskilled laborers. Cheap transportation networks, the rise of cities, and the availability of capital and credit all stimulated(刺激) the shift to factory production.
The factory changed that. Goods produced by factories were not as finished or elegant as those done by hand, and pride in craftsmanship(工藝) gave way to the pressure to increase rates of productivity. The new methods of doing business involved a new and stricter sense of time. Factory life necessitated a more rigid schedule, where work began at the sound of a bell and workers kept machines going at a constant pace.
The first generation to experience these changes did not adopt the new attitudes easily. The factory clock became the symbol of the new work rules. One mill worker who finally quit complained revealingly about “obedience(服從) to the dingdong of the belljust as though we are so many living machines”. With the loss of personal freedom also came the loss of standing in the community.
In this newly appearing economic order, workers sometimes organized to protect their rights and traditional ways of life. Craft workers such as carpenters, printers, and tailors formed unions, and in 1834 individual unions came together in the National Trades' Union. The labor movement made progress in the decade before the Panic of 1837, but in the depression that followed, labor's strength collapsed. During hard times, few workers were willing to strike or engage in collective action. And skilled craft workers, who led the union movement, did not feel a particularly strong bond with semiskilled factory workers and unskilled laborers. More than a decade of agitation(抗議) did finally bring a workday shortened to 10 hours to most industries by the 1850's, and the courts also recognized workers' right to strike, but these gains had little immediate impact.
Workers were united in feeling angry or upset about the industrial system and their loss of status, but they were divided by ethnic and racial antagonisms(對(duì)立), gender, conflicting religious perspectives, occupational differences, political party loyalties, and disagreements over tactics(策略). For them, the factory and industrialism were not agents of opportunity but reminders of their loss of independence and a measure of control over their lives. As United States society became more specialized and differentiated, greater extremes of wealth began to appear. And as the new markets created fortunes for the few, the factory system lowered the wages of workers by dividing labor into smaller and less skilled tasks.
( )58. What can be inferred from the passage about articles produced before 1815?
A. They were primarily produced by women.
B. They were generally produced in shops rather than in homes.
C. They were produced mostly in large cities with large transportation networks.
D. They were produced with more concern for quality than for speed of production.
( )59. What does the complaint from a mill worker in Paragraph 3 convey?
A. Clocks did not have a useful function in factories.
B. It was difficult for workers to adjust to working in factories.
C. Factories were most successful when workers revealed their complaints.
D. Workers sometimes quit because of the loud noise made by factory machinery.
( )60. The author identifies political party loyalties, and disagreements over tactics as two of several factors that ________.
A. created divisions among workers
B. caused work to become more specialized
C. encouraged workers to demand higher wages
D. increased worker's complaint of the industrial system
C
Chemists have sped up evolution, harnessing a process that can take millions of years in the natural world and using it—in months or weeks—to make unusual molecules that today are used for everything from “green” biofuels(生物燃料) to cancer drugs. Today that speed and efficiency was rewarded with the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
Frances H. Arnold won half of the 2018 prize for directing evolution in a test tube, speeding up the natural selection of the most productive enzymes(酶) to drive chemical reactions. The other half of the prize went to George P. Smith and Sir Gregory P. Winter.
All three scientists took Charles Darwin's idea of natural selection, in which molecules(分子) or organisms accumulate mutations(突變) in a slow, random process, and figured out ways to identify and select specific mutations that improve the ability of molecules such as proteins and enzymes. By picking and choosing enzymes with improved abilities and repeatedly refining them, Arnold ended up with one that performed 256 times better than the original.
“This was a revolution based on evolution，” says Claes Gustafsson, a member of the Nobel Committee for Chemistry. “Now you can use these enzymes to speed up reaction and to replace poisonous chemicals.”
Arnold began her line of research in the early 1990s. In a speech several years ago she said the notion of improving on the natural course of evolution was an idea that needed to come from an outsider. “Twentyfive years ago it was considered the lunatic fringe(狂熱者，極端分子)，” Arnold said in 2014. “Scientists didn't do that. Gentlemen didn't do that. But__since__I'm__an__engineer__and__not__a__gentleman.__I__had__no__problem__with__that.”
Smith's research, begun in the 1980s，used a bacteriophage(噬菌體). Genes code for proteins, and Smith got his phages to display those proteins on their outer coats. He then used antibodies to fish out the proteins he was interested in. This process is called phage display. The ability to select specific proteins, cycle their genes back through the phage, and again fish out the best ones sped up natural selection.
Winter put the genes for antibodies inside phages，got the phages to produce antibodies on their coats, and used a small molecule to fish out only antibodies that had a particular kind of binding site(結(jié)合部位), so Winter had developed a way of producing highly efficient antibodies in a short period of time. Because of this, Claes says, “Now we can use antibody drugs with greater efficiency and fewer side effects.” Of the 15 mostsold drugs on the planet, she says, 11 are now made by processes based on this method.
( )61. Why does the Nobel Prize in Chemistry go to Frances H. Arnold?
A. She followed Charles Darwin's idea of natural selection.
B. She found ways to use viruses to produce powerful proteins.
C. She developed a way of producing highly efficient antibodies.
D. She directed evolution and accelerated the natural selection of enzymes.
( )62. What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 5 imply?
A. She was regarded as a lunatic fringe.
B. She dared to break through conventional idea.
C. She took advantage of her gender(性別).
D. She was supported by other scientists.
( )63. What attitude does Claes Gustafsson hold towards the use of antibody drugs?
A. Critical. B. Ambiguous. C. Casual. D. Favorable.
( )64. What's the best title for the passage?
A. Revolution in Evolution Wins 2018 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
B. Three Scientists Speeding up the Natural Selection of the World
C. Charles Darwin's idea of natural selection becoming outdated
D. Scientists Finding a New Method for Wresting with Cancer
D
To learn to think is to learn to question. Those who don't question never truly think for themselves. These are simple rules that have governed the advancement of science and human thought since the beginning of time. Advancements are made when thinkers question theories and introduce new ones. Unfortunately, it is often the great and respected thinkers who end up slowing the progress of human thought. Aristotle was a brilliant philosopher whose theories explained much of the natural world, often incorrectly. He was so esteemed by the scientific community that even 1，200 years after his death, scientists were still trying to build upon his mistakes rather than correct them!
Brilliant minds can intimidate upandcoming thinkers who are not confident of their abilities. They often believe they are inferior to the minds of giants such as Aristotle, leading many to accept current paradigms instead of questioning them.
I, like many thinkers of the past, once believed in my mental inferiority. I was certain that my parents, my teachers—adults in general—were always right. They were like a textbook to me; I didn't question what was written on those pages. I respected them, and accepted whatever they told me. But that attitude soon changed. My mind's independence was first stimulated in the classroom.
A stern, 65yearold elementaryschool science teacher once told me that light is a type of wave. I confidently went through years of school believing that light is a wave. One day，however I heard the German exchange student mention that light could be made up of particles. As the others laughed at his statement, I started to question my beliefs.
Maybe the teachers and textbooks hadn't given me the whole story. I went to the library, did some research and learned of the lightasawave versus lightasaparticle debate. I read about Einstein's discovery of the dual nature of light and learned the facts of a paradox(悖論) that puzzles the world's greatest thinkers to this day. Light behaves as both a particle and a wave, it is both at once. I realized I had gone through life accepting only half of the story as the whole truth.
Each new year brought more new facts, and I formulated even more questions. I found myself in the library after school, trying to find my own answers to gain a more complete understanding of what I thought I already knew. I discovered that my parents and teachers are incredible tools in my quest for knowledge, but they are never the final word. Even textbooks can be challenged. I learned to question my sources, I learned to be a thinker. I once believed that everything I learned at home and at school was certain, but I have now discovered to reexamine when necessary.
Questions are said to be the path to knowledge and truth, and I plan to continue questioning. How many things do we know for sure today that we will question in the future? At this moment, I know that our sun will burn for another five billion years, and I know nothing can escape the gravity of a black hole. This knowledge, however, may change in the next 20 years—maybe even in the next two. The one thing we can control now is our openness to discovery. Questions are the tools of open minds, and open minds are the key to intellectual advancement.
( )65. In the first paragraph, Aristotle is taken as an example to show that ________.
A. he is the greatest and respected philosopher of all time
B. huge influence of great thinkers may block human thought
C. advancements are made when thinkers question theories
D. great thinkers often make mistakes and then correct them
( )66. What does the underlined word “intimidate” in Paragraph 2 mean?
A. Frighten. B. Encourage. C. Strength. D. Persuade.
( )67. The author began to question his previous beliefs because ________.
A. what he learned from textbooks before turned out to be wrong
B. he was inspired by the different ideas from an exchange student
C. he was laughed at by other students for his unacceptable statement
D. he was not satisfied with his life and desperate to achieve success
( )68. According to the passage, the author ________.
A. looks down upon great thinkers all the time
B. never doubts what he has learned in the textbook
C. always throws himself into the laboratory
D. determines to be a thinker and questioner
( )69. We can conclude from the last paragraph that ________.
A. the author is not quite sure about his future
B. we human beings don't dare to predict future
C. questioning is necessary to promote advancement
D. the theory of black holes will change in two years
( )70. What does the passage mainly talk about?
A. Following rules. B. Challenging yourself.
C. Questioning giants. D. Predicting future.
第Ⅱ卷(非選擇題 共35分)
第四部分：任務(wù)型閱讀(共10小題;每小題1分，滿分10分)
請(qǐng)認(rèn)真閱讀下面短文，并根據(jù)所讀內(nèi)容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一個(gè)最恰當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~。注意：每個(gè)空格只填1個(gè)單詞。
Pretending you're someone else can make you creative
One great irony(諷刺) about our collective fascination with creativity is that we tend to frame it in uncreative ways. That is to say, most of us marry creativity to our concept of self: We are either “creative” people or we aren't，without much of a middle ground.
Pillay, a tech businessman and Harvard professor has spent a good part of his career destroying these ideas. Pillay believes that the key to unlocking your creative potential is to dismiss the conventional advice that urges you to “believe in yourself”. In fact, you should do the exact opposite: believe you are someone else.
In a recent column for Harvard Business Review, Pillay pointed to a 2016 study showing the impact of stereotypes(刻板印象)on one's behavior. The authors, education psychologists Denis Dumas and Kevin Dunbar, divided their collegestudent subjects into three categories, instructing the members of one group to think of themselves as “eccentric(古怪的) poets” and the members of another to imagine they were “rigid librarians”(people in the third category, the control group, were left alone for this part). The researchers then presented participants with 10 ordinary objects，including a fork, a carrot, and a pair of pants, and asked them to come up with as many different uses as possible for each one. Those who were asked to imagine themselves as “eccentric poets” came up with the widest range of ideas for the objects, while those in the “rigid librarian” group had the fewest. Meanwhile, the researchers found only small differences in students' creativity levels across academic majors—in fact, the physics majors inhabiting(寄生) the personas(偽裝的外表) of “eccentric poets” came up with more ideas than the art majors did.
These results, write Dumas and Dunbar, suggest that creativity is not an individual quality, but a “malleable(可塑的) product of context and perspective.” Everyone can be creative, as long as they feel like creative people.
Pillay's work takes this a step further: He argues that identifying yourself with creativity is less powerful than the creative act of imagining you're somebody else. This exercise, which he calls “psychological halloweenism”， refers to the conscious action of inhabiting another persona—an inner costuming of the self. It works because it is an act of “conscious unfocus”， a way of positively stimulating the default mode(默認(rèn)模式) network, a collection of brain regions that spring into action when you're not focused on a specific task or thought.
Most of us spend too much time worrying about two things: How successful/unsuccessful we are, and how little we're focusing on the task at hand. The former feeds the latter—an unfocused person is an unsuccessful one, we believe. Thus, we force ourselves into quiet areas, buy noisecanceling headphones, and hate ourselves for taking breaks.
What makes Pillay's argument stand out is its healthy, forgiving realism: According to him, most people spend nearly half of their days in a state of “unfocus”. This doesn't make us lazy people—it makes us human. The idea behind psychological halloweenism is: What if we stopped judging ourselves for our mental down time, and instead started using it? Putting this new idea on daydreaming means addressing two problems at once: You're making yourself more creative, and you're giving yourself permission to do something you'd otherwise feel guilty about. Imagining yourself in a new situation, or an entirely new identity, never felt so productive.
Title: Pretending you're someone else can make you creative
Some misleading ideasabout creativity ●Most of us are (71)______ with the idea that we are either creative or we are not: there doesn't exist a middle ground in between.●(72)______ to popular belief，Pillay's suggestion is that you should believe you are someone else.
Dumas and Dunbar's study ●One group were asked to think of themselves as “eccentric poets”，another “rigid librarians” and a third (73)______ as the control group.●The former two groups were required to come up with as many different uses as possible for each (74)______ object.
●The level of students' (75)______ is not always in direct proportion to the type of academic majors.
●Therefore, creativity is probably a product of context and perspective rather than something (76)______.
Pillay's further study ●The exercise of “psychological halloweenism” refers to the conscious action of being others by (77)______ stimulating the default mode network.●Pillay (78)______ firmly to the idea of imaging you're someone else and advises us not to worry about how successful/unsuccessful we are.
The (79)______
significance of
the exercise ●We should start using it instead of stopping judging ourselves for our mental down time.●We have every right to (80)______ ourselves for being unfocused because it is not only human but also makes us more creative and productive.
第五部分：書(shū)面表達(dá)(滿分25分)
請(qǐng)閱讀下面文字，并按照要求用英語(yǔ)寫(xiě)一篇150詞左右的文章。
More than 100，000 volunteers in 132 cities spent a weekend picking up plastic and other waste across the country, in a joint worldwide effort to clean up the planet.
To celebrate the 10th World Cleanup Day on Sept 15，some 700 nonprofit NGOs (nongovernmental originations) and social groups held activities aimed at cleaning up the environment and tackling the waste crisis throughout China, mobilizing an estimated 1 millionplus people.
From snowcapped mountains to vast oceans, people united in taking action to remove waste from the environment to raise awareness of the severity of the crisis.
“Where there is a will, every day can be and should be ‘Cleanup Day’， says Ma Yongjian, a volunteer from Beijing who recently did “plogging”—jogging while picking up trash—with his friends in Yudong Park in the northwest of the city.
“We must change the way of living we are used to, to reduce waste from its source，” says Joe Harvey, a British national and promoter of “zero waste” lifestyles in China. He and his girlfriend Carrie Yu created The Bulk House, a brand that provides zerowaste solutions for daily living. They are urging people to reduce or eliminate the use of plastic and singleuse disposables, such as plastic utensils，bags and beverage bottles.
Sounding a note of caution, Mao Da, a specialist in environmental history at Beijing Normal University, says: “In recent years, the massive consumption and materialistic craze have worsened the waste situation as trash has been produced at a faster pace and in greater quantities.”
【寫(xiě)作內(nèi)容】
1. 以約30個(gè)詞概括文章大意;
2. 以約120個(gè)詞就“世界清理日”這個(gè)主題發(fā)表你的看法，內(nèi)容要包括如下要點(diǎn)：
(1) 你對(duì)于“世界清理日”及類(lèi)似活動(dòng)有哪些看法?
(2) 你覺(jué)得要采取哪些措施來(lái)保持環(huán)境整潔?
【寫(xiě)作要求】
1. 可以使用實(shí)例或其他論述方法支持你的論點(diǎn)，也可以參照閱讀材料的內(nèi)容，但不得直接照抄原文;2. 標(biāo)題自定。
【評(píng)分標(biāo)準(zhǔn)】 概括準(zhǔn)確、語(yǔ)言規(guī)范、內(nèi)容合適、篇章連貫。
英語(yǔ)參考答案
聽(tīng)力
1～5 CCACB 6～10 CBACB 11～15 BAACA 16～20 BCBAA
單項(xiàng)填空
21～25 BCDBA 26～30 CDDAB 31～35 ADBAC
完形填空
36～40 ACDBC 41～45 DABAC 46～50 DCABC 51～55 DABCD
閱讀理解
56～57 AC 58～60 DBA 61～64 DBDA 65～70 BABDCC
任務(wù)型閱讀
71. fascinated/impressed 72. Contrary 73. worked/acted/served/functioned 74. given
75. creativity 76. individual/personal 77. positively 78. subscribes 79. realistic/practical 80. forgive
書(shū)面表達(dá)
One possible version：
A great many volunteers throughout the country made joint efforts to pick up rubbish scattered around so as to bring the severity of environmental crisis into the public focus.
The past decades have witnessed the development of economy, but we pay a high price for it, damaging the environment. To observe the 10th World Clean Up Day, the Chinese participate in this worldwide action. Some organizations have carried out various programs targeted at cleaning up our surroundings and awakening people's awareness of environmental protection. In response to the campaigns launched, people do their bits to help sustain the planet where we coexist.
As for individuals, we can start from minor things as follows. To begin with, we can use energysaving products as much as possible. In the second place, we cannot throw rubbish at will and we can eliminate using plastic and disposable chopsticks. Only when we all enhance the ecofriendly awareness can we enjoy a healthier life.
關(guān)于高三英語(yǔ)上學(xué)期期中試卷
第Ⅰ卷(選擇題 共85分)
第一部分：聽(tīng)力(共兩節(jié)，滿分20分)
第一節(jié)(共5小題;每小題1分，滿分5分)
聽(tīng)下面5段對(duì)話。每段對(duì)話后有一個(gè)小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽(tīng)完每段對(duì)話后，你都有10秒鐘的時(shí)間來(lái)回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對(duì)話僅讀一遍。
( )1. What does Jim do?
A. A teacher. B. A student. C. An employee.
( )2. Where are the speakers going after dinner?
A. A park. B. A shopping center. C. An icecream shop.
( )3. What is the man's suggestion?
A. Going to a show. B. Going to the concert.
C. Visiting the National Exhibition.
( )4. How long has the rain lasted?
A. Five days. B. Six days. C. Seven days.
( )5. What does the woman imply?
A. She has to post a letter instead. B. She's not sure if the computer is fixed.
C. She can't send the message right now.
第二節(jié)(共15小題;每小題1分，滿分15分)
聽(tīng)下面5段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白。每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白后有幾個(gè)小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽(tīng)每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白前，你將有時(shí)間閱讀各個(gè)小題，每小題5秒鐘;聽(tīng)完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時(shí)間。每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白讀兩遍。
聽(tīng)第6段材料，回答第6、7題。
( )6. What are the speakers doing?
A. Having dinner. B. Watching a movie. C. Making soup.
( )7. What makes the man unhappy?
A. The woman doesn't cook very well.
B. The woman seldom talks to him at dinner.
C. The woman watches too many commercials.
聽(tīng)第7段材料，回答第8至第10題。
( )8. Why did Mary call?
A. To see how her parents were going. B. To tell her father some good news.
C. To invite her parents to her home.
( )9. Who is Tom probably?
A. Mary's son. B. Mary's husband. C. Mr Davis' friend.
( )10. How many children does Mary have?
A. One son and one daughter. B. Two sons and one daughter.
C. Two daughters and one son.
聽(tīng)第8段材料，回答第11至第13題。
( )11. What's wrong with the man?
A. His throat is burning. B. His chest is hurting. C. He is coughing.
( )12. When did the man fall in illness?
A. About seven days ago. B. About four days ago. C. The other day.
( )13. How often at most does the doctor suggest taking the painkillers?
A. Once a day. B. Four times a day. C. Six times a day.
聽(tīng)第9段材料，回答第14至第16題。
( )14. Why didn't the man go to sleep?
A. He was waiting for the woman. B. He had a habit of staying up.
C. He had some work to do.
( )15. What is the news about the man?
A. He will take a free holiday. B. He has got a promotion. C. He is offered a job.
( )16. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?
A. A couple. B. Net friends. C. Brother and sister.
聽(tīng)第10段材料，回答第17至第20題。
( )17. What does the speaker say about Shakespeare and Company?
A. It only sells famous books. B. It is only open to famous writers.
C. It is not only a bookstore but also a library.
( )18. Why was Ms Beach's bookstore closed?
A. She moved to Germany. B. It was closed due to the war.
C. Her business went from bad to worse.
( )19. What do we know about Mr Whitman?
A. He was Ms Beach's neighbor.
B. He has followed in Ms Beach's footsteps.
C. He used to work at Ms Beach's bookstore.
( )20. When did Mr Whitman name his bookstore Shakespeare and Company?
A. In 1941. B. In 1951. C. In 1964.
第二部分：英語(yǔ)基礎(chǔ)知識(shí)運(yùn)用(共兩節(jié)，滿分35分)
第一節(jié)：?jiǎn)雾?xiàng)填空(共15小題;每小題1分，滿分15分)
請(qǐng)認(rèn)真閱讀下面各題，從題中所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。
( )21. In less than two months, the world ________ the UAE Asian Cup.
A. was watching B. watched C. will be watching D. has been watching
( )22. —How do you find your new boss, you guys?
—Oh, I think he has earned our wide respect ________ he treats everyone fairly.
A. in that B. so that C. even though D. as though
( )23. Yangzhou Half Marathon, ________ popularity is growing stronger and stronger, has become the city's annual sport gala.
A. which B. whose C. of which D. its
( )24. The European members are afraid that the new deal will upset the ________ balance of political interests.
A. ambitious B. arbitrary C. delicate D. compulsory
( )25. It was only after all his debts were discovered that everyone knew the great financier also had ________.
A. green fingers B. feet of clay
C. the salt of the earth D. cool cucumbers
( )26. —What do you think of Cristiano Ronaldo's signing for Juventus?
—His experience and range of skills will add a new ________ to the team.
A. extension B. foundation C. occupation D. dimension
( )27. Richard sticks to principles and at the same time has flexibility, so he is to negotiate with the competitors ________ the community.
A. on behalf of B. on account of
C. in favor of D. in terms of
( )28. An earthquake struck the Indonesian island, ________ about 5，000 people out to sea.
A. sweeping B. to sweep C. swept D. having swept
( )29. When having meals, more young people would like to ________ the expenses, fifty to fifty.
A. cut B. cover C. split D. spare
( )30. —Did George pass the interview?
—I'm afraid not. If so, he ________ me in the first place.
A. informed B. had informed
C. would inform D. would have informed
( )31. Employees who refuse to ________ the company's regulations will be dismissed.
A. adjust to B. cater to C. turn to D. submit to
( )32. “When I take a step back and look at ________ we are today, as compared to a year ago，” he says, “the numbers indicate that our economy is becoming better.”
A. when B. where B. why D. what
( )33. He took up the post of general manager, little knowing how this appointment ________ his life.
A. has changed B. had changed C. was to change D. was changing
( )34. If you leave within 15 minutes, you ________ park your car at the roadside temporarily.
A. would B. should C. must D. can
( )35. —Which movie do you think is better, ShadoworProjectGutenberg?
—________. Both have highlights and flaws.
A. It's hard to say B. It all depends
C. You can't be serious D. I wouldn't mind that
第二節(jié)： 完形填空(共20小題;每小題1分，滿分20分)
請(qǐng)認(rèn)真閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。
On my daughter Norah's fourth birthday, we stopped at the supermarket after school. Norah waved at a man a couple of steps away, “Hi, old person! It's my birthday today!” __36__ I could ask the earth to __37__ me whole, he turned to us and his rigid expression __38__ as he replied, “Well, hello, little lady! And how old are you today?” They chatted and he told us to call him Dan. We were __39__ other shoppers and we said sorry, but they didn't care. There was __40__ happening in the supermarket that day.
I posted the story and a photo on my Facebook later that night. Soon I received a message from a __41__ reader who__42__ Mr Dan. I asked for Mr Dan's phone number and called him a few days later. He had been __43__ since his wife had gone. I was certain his heart was __44__ by my little girl and that he needed that __45__.
We visited Mr Dan's tidy house—__46__ of his wife still __47__ displayed everywhere. He was patient and kind with my talkative, constantly moving girl. He __48__ a child's table, blank paper and crayons for Norah to draw some pictures for him to display on his refrigerator.
Norah asks about Mr Dan every day. She wants him to feel __49__. Mr Dan thinks about Norah, too. After another recent visit, he __50__ that he hadn't had an __51__ night's sleep since his wife died. He told me that he had slept __52__ every night since meeting my girl. “Norah has __53__ me，” he said.
That left me __54__ and my cheeks wet with tears.
He has been __55__ into my family, and just as Norah said, we're going to love him all up.
( )36. A. When B. Before C. Once D. Although
( )37. A. swallow B. cover C. chew D. hide
( )38. A. strengthened B. weakened C. softened D. toughened
( )39. A. avoiding B. gathering C. inviting D. blocking
( )40. A. magic B. friction C. panic D. glory
( )41. A. practical B. local C. critical D. typical
( )42. A. recognized B. appreciated C. discovered D. admitted
( )43. A. merry B. annoyed C. stubborn D. lonely
( )44. A. shaken B. switched C. touched D. broken
( )45. A. caution B. connection C. unrest D. separation
( )46. A. decorations B. designs C. reminders D. materials
( )47. A. randomly B. proudly C. casually D. loosely
( )48. A. set out B. left out C. let out D. made out
( )49. A. moved B. protected C. loved D. respected
( )50. A. related B. swore C. yelled D. joked
( )51. A. impressive B. unbelievable C. incomparable D. uninterrupted
( )52. A. constantly B. soundly C. thoroughly D. quietly
( )53. A. controlled B. protected C. inspired D. healed
( )54. A. restless B. sleepless C. helpless D. speechless
( )55. A. classified B. equipped C. absorbed D. released
第三部分： 閱讀理解(共15小題;每小題2分，滿分30分)
請(qǐng)認(rèn)真閱讀下列短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。
A
CIRCLE ROLLS By Barbara Kanninen. Illustrated by Serge Bloch.
In this delightful sneaklesson in geometry, physics, and helping your friends when they're in a jam, some colorful shapes have a bangup time when Circle starts rolling.
32 pages. Phaidon. $16.95. Ages 3 to 5.
A HOUSE THAT ONCE WAS By Julie Fogliano. Illustrated by Lane Smith.
Two kids walking in the woods find an abandoned house. Who lived there? What happened? Accompanied by Lane's art that suggests layers of history, Fogliano's story turns this childhood story into a brilliant poem about the mysteries of other people and the wonderfulness of home.
42 pages. Roaring Brook. $18.99. Ages 3 to 7.
FOREVER OR A DAY Written and illustrated by Sarah Jacoby.
In Jacoby's first elegant performance, time is both a riddle and a poem: “Perhaps it is a ghost/ it can come and go/ and you never even notice it was there，” she writes. Her soft illustrations, in lovely sunrise, sunset and moonlight colors, capture both wideopen spaces and the enduring bonds of family love.
40 pages. Chronicle. $17.99. Ages 3 to 7.
JEROME BY HEART By Thomas Scotto. Illustrated by Olivier Tallec.
It's rare to find a book about friendship between boys this heartfelt. His parents laugh at the intensity of it all, but Raphael wants to spend every minute with Jerome—his schooltrip buddy, his defender against mean kids, the friend who always makes him laugh. Both the words and the sweet illustrations capture the spirit behind childhood bonds.
32 pages. Enchanted Lion. $16.95. Ages 4 to 8.
( )56. It can be seen that “Phaidon” might be the name of ________.
A. a writer B. a publisher C. a book D. a subject
( )57. Which of the books mentions school violence?
A. CIRCLE ROLLS B. A HOUSE THAT ONCE WAS
C. FOREVER OR A DAY D. JEROME BY HEART
B
Breeders(飼養(yǎng)者) have long found that puppies become their cutest selves at the eightweek mark; any older, and some breeders offer a discount to arouse wouldbe owners' weakened desire. Such preferences might seem arbitrary, even cruel. But recent research indicates that peak puppy cuteness serves important purposes—and might play a fundamental role in binding dog and owner together.
In a study published this spring, Wynne, the head of Arizona State University's caninescience laboratory, and his colleagues sought to pin down, scientifically, the timeline of puppy cuteness. Their finding largely matched that of breeders: People consistently rated dogs most attractive when they were six to eight weeks old. This age, Wynne says, coincides with a crucial developmental milestone: Mother dogs stop nursing their young around the eighth week, after which pups rely on humans for survival. (Puppies without human caretakers face death rates of up to 95 percent in their first year of life) Peak cuteness, then, is no accident—at exactly the moment when our involvement matters most, puppies become irresistible to us.
It doesn't hurt that humans seem to be especially defenseless to cute things. Oxytocin, the socalled love hormone, has been found to rise in dogs and their owners after they look in each other's eyes—setting off the same feedback loop(反饋回路) that exists between human mothers and their babies. In other words, the more dogs get us to look at them, the more tightly bonded to them we grow.
Born blind and basically deaf, puppies aren't interactive in their first weeks of life, and Wynne notes that many people find animals in this stage alien and unappealing. A recent study focused on humans showed that, similar to sixweekold puppies, sixmonthold babies are seen as significantly cuter than newborns. As the psychologists Gary Sherman and Jonathan Haidt have proposed, the delayed appearance of cuteness in human babies can also bring about a flood of social interactions, such as petting, playing, and babytalking. These acts are developmentally crucial to puppies as well, but they can't be carried out very effectively with the extremely young. And so “one is not born cute，” Sherman and Haidt conclude. “One__becomes__cute.”
( )58. What did Wynne find in his study?
A. Human care reduces puppies' death rate compared with mother dogs' nursing.
B. Mother dogs refuse to raise puppies as humans offer to help with the nursing.
C. Puppies' attractiveness reaches its peak between six and eight weeks after birth.
D. Puppies present their cuteness to us because we participate in their survival.
( )59. The bond between dogs and humans builds up when ________.
A. oxytocin increases in both dogs and their owners
B. dogs give us more looks than we do to them
C. humans are able to feel dogs' cuteness at first sight
D. dogs and humans receive negative responses
( )60. The conclusion “One becomes cute.” implies that ________.
A. newly born babies or puppies seldom show cuteness
B. cuteness serves for puppies' survival and growth
C. even blind puppies can become cute through practice
D. it is a challenge for cuteness to be passed down
C
Since 2016, the U=U(Undetectable=Untransmittable) campaign, started by Bruce Richman, who was diagnosed with HIV in 2003，has teamed up with 570 other organizations in 71 countries to share the message: “In most of these countries people have been taught to fear HIV and people with HIV. Now we're turning a corner.”
The impact of this and other prevention strategies and campaigns has begun to reduce new infection rates. As is reported, the number of new diagnoses in San Francisco has dropped by more than 50 percent since 2006, in large part because of this “treatment as prevention” approach, also known as TasP.
But more work is needed, for example, on a vaccine. For some other viruses, vaccines work by mimicking(模仿) the biochemistry of people who seem to be naturally protected from infection. “For HIV, we don't have a good naturally protective correlate to work with，” says Lundgren, an official in UNAIDS. Another difficulty is the lack of a good animal model for human HIV infections. Potential vaccines that show promise in monkeys infected with the similar simian immunodeficiency virus have not been successful in human clinical trials.
There are also hopes for an HIV cure, but this has been harder to come by than expected. The main problem with trying to cure HIV is that there is a hidden reservoir of the virus in the body. That is why the leading strategy in the hunt for a cure is the “kick and kill” approach. This aims to kick HIV out of cells that act as a reservoir and then kill the virus.
While focusing on such scientific problems to make a cure a possibility in future, researchers at pharmaceutical company Gilead are also making progress when it comes to the potential for longeracting treatments. At the moment, antiretroviral(抗逆轉(zhuǎn)錄病毒的) drugs must be taken on a daily basis and this can prove difficult for some.
Winston Tse, a senior scientist at Gilead, is working on a treatment that looks to be particularly effective and could take the form of a longacting injection. He and his colleagues have set their sights on a protein that surrounds and protects the HIV RNA genome which is essential to viral(病毒的)life including its ability to infect new cells. The team is developing compounds that interfere with this protein and so prevent the virus to reproduce.
It is this focus on prevention and treatment that makes the UNAIDS goal potentially achievable—removing AIDS as a public health risk by 2030. “I would love a cure, but I'm investing my time into the strategy of testing, treating and prevention, because I think that's the way to end this disease，” says Richman.
( )61. What is the purpose of “U=U campaign”?
A. To call on more countries to fight HIV. B. To offer help to people with HIV.
C. To appeal to people to face HIV. D. To promote the TasP approach.
( )62. Researchers have difficulty in trying vaccines because ________.
A. many people are scared of HIV B. animal trials don't work on humans
C. monkeys are infected with viruses D. there is a hidden reservoir in the body
( )63. What do we know about the “kick and kill” approach?
A. It is less effective than expected. B. It destroys the reservoir of the virus.
C. It kills the virus out of the cells. D. It belongs to the antiretroviral drugs.
( )64. What can we infer from the UNAIDS goal?
A. AIDS will become a public health risk by 2030.
B. A cure for AIDS is more important than prevention.
C. Doing more trials is the solution to stopping AIDS.
D. Researchers are confident in preventing AIDS in future.
D
A stout old lady was walking with her basket down the middle of a street in Petrograd to the great confusion of the traffic and with no small danger to herself. It was pointed out to her that the pavement was the place for pedestrians, but she replied: “I'm going to walk where I like. We've got liberty now.” It did not occur to the__dear__old__lady that if liberty allowed the pedestrian to walk down the middle of the road, then the end of such liberty would be universal chaos. Everybody would be getting in everybody else's way and nobody would get anywhere. Individual liberty would have become social anarchy(無(wú)政府主義).
There is a danger of the world getting libertydrunk in these days like the old lady with the basket, and it is just as well to remind ourselves of what the rule of the road means. It means that in order that the liberties of all may be preserved, the liberties of everybody must be curtailed(削減). When the policeman, say, at Piccadilly Circus steps into the middle of the road and puts out his hand, he is the symbol not of tyranny(專制), but of liberty. You may not think so. You may, being in a hurry, and seeing your car pulled up by this rude officer, feel that your liberty has been outraged. How dare this fellow interfere with your free use of the public highway? Then, if you are a reasonable person, you will reflect that if he did not interfere with you, he would interfere with no one, and the result would be that Piccadilly Circus would be in chaos that you would never cross at all. You have to curtail your private liberty in order that you may enjoy a social order which makes your liberty a reality.
Liberty is not a personal affair only, but a social contract. It is an accommodation of interests. In matters which do not touch anybody else's liberty, of course, I may be as free as I like. If I choose to go down the road in a dressinggown who shall say me no? You have liberty to laugh at me, but I have liberty to be indifferent to you. And if I have a fancy for dyeing my hair, or wearing an overcoat and sandals, or going to bed late or getting up early, I shall follow my fancy and ask no man's permission. I shall not inquire of you whether I may eat mustard with my mutton. And you will not ask me whether you may follow this religion or that, whether you may prefer Ella Wheeler Wilcox to Wordsworth.
In all these and a thousand other details you and I please ourselves and ask no one's leave. We have a whole kingdom in which we rule alone, can do what we choose, be wise or ridiculous, harsh or easy, conventional or odd. But directly we step out of that kingdom, our personal liberty of action becomes qualified by other people's liberty. I might like to practice on the trumpet from midnight till three in the morning. If I went on to the top of Everest to do it, I could please myself, but if I do it in my bedroom my family will object, and if I do it out in the streets the neighbors will remind me that my liberty to blow the trumpet must not interfere with their liberty to sleep in quiet. There are a lot of people in the world, and I have to accommodate my liberty to their liberties.
We are all likely to forget this, and unfortunately we are much more conscious of the imperfections of others in this respect than of our own. A reasonable consideration for the rights or feelings of others is the foundation of social conduct.
It is in the small matters of conduct, in the observance of the rule of the road, that we pass judgment upon ourselves, and declare that we are civilized or uncivilized. The great moments of heroism and sacrifice are rare. It is the little habits of commonplace intercourse that make up the great sum of life and sweeten or make bitter the journey.
( )65. The author might regard his “rule of the road” as ________.
A. not walking in the middle of the road B. following the orders of policemen
C. behaving considerately in public D. doing what you like in private
( )66. By saying “the dear old lady”， the author thinks that the lady is ________.
A. ridiculous B. impolite C. intolerable D. irresponsible
( )67. The underlined word “qualified” in Paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to “________”.
A. accepted B. prohibited C. educated D. limited
( )68. The author believes that he may be as free as he likes ________.
A. when he stays in his own home B. if he doesn't interrupt others' liberty
C. if he doesn't go against the law D. when no one pays attention to him
( )69. In the author's opinion, ________ is the best way to maintain social orders.
A. obeying the authorities B. correcting others' improper acts
C. making personal sacrifices D. being thoughtful in small things
( )70. Which of the sentences best sums up the author's main point?
A. “Individual liberty would have become social anarchy.” (Paragraph 1)
B. “There is a danger of the world getting libertydrunk…” (Paragraph 2)
C. “A reasonable consideration for the rights or feelings…” (Paragraph 5)
D. “The great moments of heroism and sacrifice are rare.” (Paragraph 6)
第Ⅱ卷(非選擇題 共35分)
第四部分：任務(wù)型閱讀(共10小題;每小題1分，滿分10分)
請(qǐng)認(rèn)真閱讀下面短文，并根據(jù)所讀內(nèi)容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一個(gè)最恰當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~。注意：每個(gè)空格只填1個(gè)單詞。
According to TheNewYorkTimes, kids from ages 8 to 18 spend more than seven and a half hours a day on electronic devices and social network. Parents who have trouble tearing their teens away from the computer or smart phone may wonder whether their teenager is addicted to technology.
One big change that has come with new technology and especially smart phones is that we are never really alone. Kids update their status, sharing what they're watching, listening to, and reading at all times. The result is that kids feel connected with each other all the time, never getting a break from them. That, in and of itself, can produce anxiety. It's also surprisingly easy to feel lonely and depressed in the middle of all that connection.
Today kids are missing out on very critical social skills. In the past kids were more likely to chat and hang out in person. Through realtime interactions, they were experimenting and trying out skills. In a way, texting and online communicating puts everybody in a nonverbal disabled context, where body language, facial expression, and even the smallest kinds of vocal reactions are invisible.
Peer acceptance is a big thing for adolescents, and their image matters a lot to them. Who wouldn't want to make herself look cooler if she can? So kids can spend hours beautifying their online identities, trying to project an idealized image.
Social media also can have a positive effect, however. Some research has found that social media can be a resource for teens to find social support when they are struggling with life issues, and that introvert kids can use the different online platforms as a way to express themselves. So they are able to build friendships and relationships through the interaction they have with others on the Internet.
Social networking makes kids more peerbased. Teens interact and receive feedback from one another. They are motivated to learn more from each other than from adults. Teachers and adults are no longer the only sources of knowledge.
Whether technology is good or bad largely depends on the person who uses it. Parents are role models for their children. They should cut down their own consumption first, and limit the amount of time their kids spend on social media. It is also suggested that sites like Instagram and schools teach safe social media use.
The use of social mediaamong teens Many teens seem (71)______ to social media nowadays.
(72)______ effects of socialmedia on teens ●Longtime connection may cause (73)______ problems in teens.
●Teens are losing social skills for (74)______ of realtime interactions.
●In order to be (75)______ by peers, teens spend too much time (76)______ their online images.
●Teens can seek help online with their problems in life.
●Social media offers more (77)______ for teens to acquire knowledge.
Suggestions on the useof social media ●Parents should set a good (78)______ for their children.
●A time (79)______ should be set for teens' use of social media.
●Sites and schools should offer (80)______ education.
第五部分：書(shū)面表達(dá)(滿分25分)
請(qǐng)閱讀下列材料，并按要求用英語(yǔ)寫(xiě)一篇150詞左右的文章。
People use more than one exclamation mark (“Sounds good!!!”), and all caps (“GREAT IDEA!”), and repetition of letters (“soooo tired”) in social media. These are the three main ones that show enthusiasm, according to Deborah Tannen, a professor at Georgetown University. It is the same for the Chinese character “ 哈(ha)”， which we use to represent laughter. We usually text two, three or more of these characters to indicate how happy or amused we are. Using many of these kinds of symbols and characters is clearly becoming a cultural phenomenon.
“HEY STEVE!” someone recently emailed me. Both my name and “Hey” were in caps, and all five sentences in the message ended with exclamation marks. At first glance I assumed the message was a loved one writing from a plane that was going down. It turned out to be someone I hardly knew, discussing minor household chores and thanking me for something that had taken no effort on my part.
I hate it, that if we don't put six exclamation marks in an email or text we sound like a 13yearold girl. But when used too much, the exclamation mark makes no sense to the receiver, losing its intended meaning.
【寫(xiě)作內(nèi)容】
1. 用約30個(gè)單詞寫(xiě)出上文概要;
2. 用約120個(gè)單詞發(fā)表你的觀點(diǎn)，內(nèi)容包括：
(1) 支持或反對(duì)在交際中出現(xiàn)的這一現(xiàn)象;
(2) 用2—3個(gè)理由或論據(jù)支撐你的觀點(diǎn)。
【寫(xiě)作要求】
1. 可以支持文中任一觀點(diǎn)，但必須提供理由或論據(jù);
2. 闡述觀點(diǎn)或提供論據(jù)時(shí)，不能直接引用原文語(yǔ)句;
3. 作文中不能出現(xiàn)真實(shí)姓名和學(xué)校名稱;
4. 不必寫(xiě)標(biāo)題。
【評(píng)分標(biāo)準(zhǔn)】
內(nèi)容完整，語(yǔ)言規(guī)范，語(yǔ)篇連貫，詞數(shù)適當(dāng)。
英語(yǔ)參考答案及聽(tīng)力材料
聽(tīng)力
1～5 BCAAC 6～10 ABABA 11～15 CACAC 16～20 BCBBC
單項(xiàng)填空
21～25 CABCB 26～30 DAACD 31～35 DBCDA
完形填空
36～40 BACDA 41～45 BADCB 46～50 CBACA 51～55 DBDDC
閱讀理解
56～57 BD 58～60 CAB 61～64 CBCD 65～70 CADBDC
任務(wù)型閱讀
71. addicted 72. Mixed 73. emotional/mental/psychological 74. lack 75. accepted/recognized 76. beautifying/idealizing/perfecting 77. sources/help 78. example 79. limit 80. safety
書(shū)面表達(dá)
Possible version 1(支持)：
Today there goes a cultural phenomenon that people use many exclamation marks, caps and repeated letters or characters to express their strong emotions in social media. Some people support it while others don't.
Generally, I'm totally in favor of this phenomenon. To begin with, using these symbols and repetition of letters or characters contribute to a better mutual communication among people, because it shows how close and concerned you are. Moreover, it can mirror the genuine sincerity while chatting with your friends or colleagues in social media because there is no need for you to be that formal, otherwise your emotions like enthusiasm and happiness would in a sense not be smoothly and fully expressed and accepted. Last but not least, we should be open to new expression to keep up with fashion trends.
So it's quite safe to conclude that this phenomenon makes for an effective and sincere communication.
Possible version 2(反對(duì))：
With people using many exclamation points, caps and repeated letters or characters to express their strong emotions in social media, the public are divided into two opposite groups: “For” and “Against”.
I tend to take the “Against” side for three reasons. Firstly, using these symbols and repetition of letters or characters, senders may make it difficult for receivers to understand what they really want to convey, especially when they are not very familiar with each other. Secondly, we will definitely leave others an impression that we are so naive when communicating with others in this way. Thirdly, it's a kind of offence to receivers especially on a very formal occasion because it is not that widely accepted.
In short, not only will the practice cause misunderstandings among users, but it will even sound a little bit offensive to the receivers.
聽(tīng)力材料
Text 1
M: Can I leave now?
W: Sure, Jim. But remember to pay more attention to your work, or you won't pass the final exams.
Text 2
W: I want to have some icecream later. But the icecream shop may be closed by the time we finish dinner. We could go for a walk in the park instead.
M: Actually, I know an icecream shop near a shopping center that stays open late.
W: Really? Let's go then.
Text 3
W: What should we do today? Do you have any idea?
M: Why don't we go to the National Exhibition? I heard that there's a good show going on. We can see a lot of things.
Text 4
M: It's been raining since Monday, but the weather report says that tomorrow will be clear and sunny.
W: That's really good news. You know I always play football on Saturday, and I like to play in good weather.
Text 5
M: Jessica, could you forward this email to all the club members?
W: Sorry, the computer broke down this morning. I'll do it for you as soon as I have it fixed.
Text 6
M: This soup is delicious. What's in it, Mary?
W: I am sorry, what?
M: You know sometimes I think you watch too much TV.
W: Oh, I hardly ever watch TV.
M: Are you serious?
W: Well, sometimes I watch the morning shows and I usually watch the late movies.
M: And you always have dinner in front of the TV. I mean, you never talk to me.
W: Yes, I do. I talk to you during commercials.
Text 7
M: Hello.
W: Hello, Dad?
M: Yes... Mary! How are you? Is there anything wrong?
W: Oh, no. I'm just calling to see if everything is OK with you and Mom. It's been quite a while since I saw you last time.
M: Oh, we're both fine. Your mother is shopping at the new shopping center. How's Tom?
W: He's fine. He likes his work and was given a raise last month by Mr Davis. We were all pretty pleased about that.
M: Yes, I think you should be. And how are your children?
W: Well, Billy's at home from school today. It's nothing serious, just a bad cold. He can go to school tomorrow. Sally's still taking dancing lessons.
M: She must be pretty good by now. Well, it's certainly good to hear your voice. Call again soon.
W: Goodbye. Dad.
Text 8
M: Doctor, whenever I cough I have a burning feeling in my throat and my chest hurts.
W: Are you coughing up anything?
M: Yes, and it smells terrible.
W: I hear wheezing sounds. Do you have difficulty breathing?
M: Yes, I do.
W: How long have you been like this?
M: About a week.
W: Have you got the medicine yet?
M: Yes, I've been given so much that I simply don't know what to do with it at all.
W: Well, these are for internal use. You take a packet each time, four times a day.
M: What about these?
W: They're painkillers. You take one tablet when you feel pain, but not more than once every four hours.
M: I see. Thank you, doctor.
Text 9
W: It must be so late where you are. What time is it?
M: Just after 2 am.
W: What's wrong? Can't sleep?
M: Nope, actually I was just waiting for you. I have big news to tell you.
W: Really? What is it?
M: I have an offer to work for a company in your city today.
W: I can't believe it! Is it real? You're moving here?
M: I haven't accepted the position yet and with the upcoming holiday I think it's the perfect chance to visit the city and take a good look at the company before decision. If you have time I think we could get together in person.
W: Just give me the dates and I'll make sure I'm free. You know after all these chatting online, it will be great to meet you in real life. I look forward to seeing you soon.
M: Me too. But I think I am going to bed now. My head is getting heavy. Have a nice day there!
W: Thanks. This is so exciting. Sleep tight and sweet dreams!
M: Talk to you later.
Text 10
M: If you enjoy reading. Don't miss Shakespeare and Company when you visit the city of Paris. It is a famous Englishlanguage bookstore on the left bank of the river Seine. The first Shakespeare and Company in history was opened in 1919 by an American, Sylvia Beach. Ms Beach did more than sell books. Her bookstore was also a library, and she even prepared beds for writers visiting there. Ms Beach was not only kind to people but also good at choosing books, so her bookstore was often visited by writers like Ernest Hemingway and James Joyce. But in 1941, after the Germans took power in Paris, Ms Beach was told to close her bookstore. In 1951, another American, George Whitman, opened in Paris another Englishlanguage bookstore, Librairie Mistral. Since then, just as Ms Beach did, Mr Whitman has also made his bookstore a library for people to borrow books, and a free hotel for writers to stay in. To remember Ms Beach, Mr Whitman changed the name of his bookstore to Shakespeare and Company in 1964, two years after Ms Beach died. Next time when you are in Paris, don't forget to visit this friendly bookstore, and see if you can spend a night there.
高三英語(yǔ)上學(xué)期期中試卷參考
第一部分聽(tīng)力(共兩節(jié)，滿分30分)
第一節(jié)(共5小題;每小題1.5分，滿分7.5分)
聽(tīng)下面5段對(duì)話。每段對(duì)話后有一個(gè)小題，從題中所給的A, B, C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽(tīng)完每段對(duì)話后，你都有10秒鐘的時(shí)間來(lái)回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對(duì)話僅讀一遍。
1. Where does the conversation probably take place?
A. At a restaurant. B. In a shop. C. In a hotel.
2. What’s Mary’s plan for the weekend?
A. Watching a new movie. B. Going over her lessons. C. Doing some housework.
3. What’s the time now?
A.10:15. B.10:05. C.9:55.
4. When did the man make the same call?
A. This morning. B. Yesterday morning. C. Last night.
5. Which subject is the man sure that he failed?
A. French. B. History. C. Chinese.
第二節(jié)(共15小題;每小題1.5分，滿分22.5分)
聽(tīng)下面5段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白。每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白后有幾個(gè)小題，從題中所給的A, B, C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽(tīng)每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白前，你將有時(shí)間閱讀各個(gè)小題，每小題5秒鐘;聽(tīng)完后各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時(shí)間。每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白讀兩遍。
聽(tīng)第6段材料，回答第6、7題。
6.Which flight does the woman’s cousin take?
A.Flight MU202. B. Flight MU212. C. Flight MU220.
7.How does the woman describe her cousin?
A.A man of medium height and heavy weight.
B.A man of above-average height and average weight.
C.A man with short hair and a beard.
請(qǐng)聽(tīng)第7段材料，回答第8至9題。
8.Why does the woman come to Boston?
A.To take some courses. B. To have a holiday. C. To have a business trip.
9.What do we know about the woman?
A. She has been to Boston before.
B. She will stay in Atlanta for three months.
C. She has run out of her money.
請(qǐng)聽(tīng)第8段材料，回答第10至12題。
10.What does the first apartment have?
A.A bedroom, a dining room, a kitchen and a bathroom.
B.A bedroom, a living room, a bathroom and a study.
C.A bedroom, a living room, a kitchen and a bathroom.
11.Where is the second apartment located?
A. On Tongchuan Road. B. Beside Meichuan Park. C. Near Yunan Road.
12.What does the woman think of the owner of the second apartment?
A. Stubborn. B. Mean. C. Easy-going.
請(qǐng)聽(tīng)第9段材料，回答第13至16題。
13.What does the woman say about foreigners?
A. They usually don’t have much time at night.
B. They like mahjong as much as their old card games.
C. They are still very poor at playing mahjong.
14.What was the man crazy about?
A. Stamp collecting and reading.
B. Driving and riding bicycles.
C. Playing computer games and surfing.
15.How does the woman feel about the man’s hobbies?
A. Popular. B. Boring. C. Beneficial.
16.Where is the woman right now?
A. In her office. B. In her house. C. At the restaurant.
請(qǐng)聽(tīng)第10段材料，回答第17至20題。
17.What made Houdini’s career take off?
A. Magical escapes. B. Theater acting. C. Traditional magic.
18.Where did Houdini first introduce his escape?
A. In New York. B. In St. Louis. C. In England.
19.What do we know about Houdini’s second escape mentioned in the text?
A. He was put under water, upside down and locked.
B. He freed himself and escaped from the milk can.
C. His arms were fastened by a piece of string.
20.When did Houdini make an elephant disappear from stage?
A. In 1908. B. In 1913. C. In 1918.
第二部分：閱讀理解(共兩節(jié)，滿分40分)
第一節(jié)(共15小題;每小題2分，滿分30分)
閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)(A，B，C和D)中，選出最佳答案。
A
Passport Control(護(hù)照驗(yàn)證處)
If you are arriving at London Heathrow Airport and are not transferring to another flight outside Britain or Northern Ireland, you must pass through Passport Control and Customs immediately after leaving your plane. If you are not Britain or a citizen of the European Community(歐共體)，you must fill out a special form before your passport is examined. This form is called a landing card and should be given to you during the flight to London.
After landing, follow the ARRIVALS signs. Make sure you are in the right channel when you reach Passport Control. There is one channel for holders of European Community Passports, and a second channel marked “Other Passports”.
Baggage Reclaim Area(取行李處)
After passing through the Passport Control, follow the signs to the Baggage Reclaim Area. If you have luggage which is carried in the aircraft hold, it will be delivered to you in the Baggage Reclaim Area. Look for the sign with your flight number. If you have only hand luggage, go directly through the Baggage Reclaim Area to the Customs.
Customs
All passengers must pass Customs after Passport Control. There is a choice of two channels: Green and Red. If you have nothing to declare, go through the Green Channel. If you are not sure about your Duty Free allowance(免稅限額)or if you have something to declare, go through the Red Channel. Information about Duty Free allowance can be found on special notice boards in the Baggage Reclaim Area. You should study this information carefully whether you are going through the Red Channel or not. Please note that if you go through the Green Channel, you may be stopped and asked to open your luggage for inspection.
21. All passengers arriving at Heathrow from outside Britain ______.
A. must go through either Passport Control or Custom
B. must go through Customs, but not Passport Control
C. must go through Passport Control and Customs
D. don’t have to be examined
22. At Heathrow when reaching Passport Control .
A. all passengers go through the same channel
B. passengers of the European Community and those from other countries go through different channels
C. British people and passengers from other countries go through different channels
D. All European passengers go through the channel
23. If you have only hand luggage, __________.
A. you may go through the Baggage Reclaim Area to customs
B. you should go to the Baggage Reclaim Areas
C. it isn’t necessary for you to go through the Baggage Reclaim Area
D. it isn’t necessary for you to do anything
24.If you have duty free goods, __________.
A. you don’t have to go through the Green Channel
B. you may go through the Green Channel
C. you must go through the Red Channel
D. you should go through both Green and Red Channel
B
I have a younger brother. To me, he is a fourteen-year-old kid named Joe, with blond hair and blue eyes. To others, he is different. Where I see a kid who just needs a lot more attention, others see a mentally disabled boy, a kid who cannot walk or talk or think for himself. I see someone who just makes daily routine a bit less routine. Others see an annoyance, I a bother.
This is not to say that I have never felt resentful(怨恨的) toward Joe. He is my brother, and with that comes responsibility. “Gina, could you stay in tonight and watch your brother?” “Gina, do me a favor and feed him dinner and change his diaper(尿布) later, please?” “Could you come home right after school today and get Joe off the bus?”
These are phrases that I have heard since I was twelve. And sure, they have made me resent my brother to a certain extent. I would think: that’s not fair! Everyone else can stay after and be a member of this club, or get extra help from that teacher. Or, all my friends are going out tonight, why can’t I? And, how come I have to feed him? He is not my son!
However, the small amount of resentment I feel toward my brother is erased a thousand times over by what I have learned from him. Besides making me responsible from a young age, and helping me be more accepting of all kinds of people, he has taught me to be thankful for what I have.
I know that there are moments in my life that I should cherish and that Joe will never experience. He will never laugh so hard that he cries. He will never feel the glory of a straight-A report card. He will never comfort a best friend crying on his shoulder. And he will never know how much his family love him.
Because he will never know, it is up to me to know, every second, how lucky I am. It is up to me to realize that life should be lived to its fullest, and that you should always, always be grateful that God, or whoever are the powers that be, gave you the ability to live your life the way you were meant to live it.
25. We know from the first paragraph that Gina's brother __________.
A. causes trouble to neighbours B. pays more attention to others
C. lives with mental disability D. considers daily routine a bother
26. If Mother asks Gina to look after her brother now, what will she probably answer?
A. I'm afraid not. B. No problem! C. It depends. D. It's not fair!
27. The passage intends to tell us that we should _____________.
A. value the glory of success B. appreciate what life gives us
C. comfort unfortunate people D. treasure meaningful moments
C
It's rare that you see the words "shyness" and "leader" in the same sentence. After all, the common viewpoint is that those outgoing and sociable guys make great public speakers and excellent net-workers and that those shy people are not. A survey conducted by USA Today referred to 65 percent of executives who believed shyness to be a barrier to leadership. Interestingly, the same article stresses that roughly 40 percent of leaders actually are quite shy—they're just better at adapting themselves to situational demands. Bill Gates, Warren Buffet and Charles Schwab are just a few "innies".
Unlike their outgoing counterparts who are more sensitive to rewards and risk-taking, shy people take a cautious approach to chance. Rather than the flashy chit-chat that defines social gathering, shy people listen attentively to what others say and absorb it before they speak. They're not thinking about what to say while the other person is still talking, but rather listening so they can learn what to say. Along the same lines, shy people share a common love of learning. They are intrinsically(內(nèi)在地) motivated and therefore seek content regardless of achieving an outside standard.
Being shy can also bring other benefits. Remember being in school and hearing the same kids contribute, until shy little Johnny, who almost never said a word, cut in? Then what happened? Everyone turned around to look with great respect at little Johnny actually talking. This is how shy people made good use of their power of presence：they "own" the moment by speaking calmly and purposefully, which translate to a positive image.
Shyness is often related to modesty. Not to say that limelight-seekers aren't modest, but shy people tend to have an accurate sense of their abilities and achievements. As a result, they are able to acknowledge mistakes, imperfections, knowledge gaps and limitations.
Since shy people have a lower sensitivity to outside rewards than outgoing ones, they're more comfortable working with little information and sticking to their inner desires. Shy people are also more likely to insist on finding solutions that aren't primarily apparent. Don't believe me? Maybe you'll believe Albert Einstein, who once said, "It's not that I'm so smart, it's that I stay with problems longer." Obviously, finding certainty where uncertainty is typically popular is a huge plus for any successful person.
The myth that shy people are less effective leaders than their outgoing fellows is just a misunderstanding. Make wise use of your personality strengths to lead your business no matter what side of the range you fall on.
28. We can learn from Paragraph 2 that ___________.
A. shy people are sensitive to rewards
B. shy people care more about content
C. outgoing people are more careful about chances
D. outgoing people consider what to learn while listening
29. The example of Johnny shows ____________.
A. shy people are likely to be modest
B. hardworking students speak little in public
C. some students keep silent on purpose at school
D. shy people may have an advantage in discussion
30. We can learn from the underlined sentence in Paragraph 5 that ____________.
A. success results from devotion B. shyness contributes to popularity
C. outside reward leads to insistence D. uncertainty counts more than certainty
31. The author supports his ideas mainly by ____________.
A. giving definitions and presenting research results
B. explaining problems and providing solutions
C. quoting authorities and making evaluations
D. making contrasts and giving examples
D
Runners who encounter visual and auditory(聽(tīng)覺(jué)的) distractions may be more likely to suffer leg injuries, according to a research by the Association of Academic Physiatrists in Las Vegas. Runners often seek distractions from the task at hand. Whether it is music, texting, daydreaming, taking in the sights, or propping a book up on the treadmill(跑步機(jī)), more often than not a distraction is welcome. But, researchers from the University of Florida have recently discovered that those distractions may lead to injury.
Daniel Herman, MD, PhD, assistant professor at University of Florida, and his team conducted a research on the effect of visual and auditory distractions on 14 runners to determine what effect, if any, these distractions would have on things such as heart rate, how much a runner breathes per minute, how much oxygen is consumed by the body, the speed in which runners apply force to their bodies, and the force the ground applies to the runners’ bodies when they come in contact with it.
The runners were all injury free at the time of the study and ran 31 miles each week. Dr. Herman’s team had each participant run on a treadmill three separate times. The first time was without any distractions. The second time added a visual distraction, during which the runners concentrated on a screen displaying different letters in different colors with the runners having to note when a specific letter-color combination appeared. The third time added an auditory distraction similar to the visual distraction, with the runners having to note when a particular word was spoken by a particular voice.
When compared to running without distractions, the participants had faster application of force to their left and right legs, called loading rate, with auditory and visual distractions. They also experienced an increased amount of force from the ground on both legs, called ground reaction force, with auditory distractions. Finally, the runners tended to breathe heavier and have higher heart rates with visual and auditory distractions than without any distractions at all.
“Running in environments with different distractions may unfavorably affect running performance and injury risk,” explains Dr. Herman. “Sometimes these things cannot be avoided, but you may be able to minimize potentially cumulative(累積的) effects. For example, when running a new route in a noisy environment such as during a destination marathon, you may want to skip listening to something which may require more attention—like a new song playlist.”
Dr. Herman’s team will continue to investigate the potential relationship between distracted running and leg injuries, and any effect this relationship has on different training techniques that use auditory or visual cues(暗示).
32. Paragraph 2 tells us the research ______.
A. process B. results C. questions D. reflection
33. Based on the research, runners with auditory distractions tended to ______.
A. breathe heavier and have lower heart rates
B. get an increased amount of ground reaction force
C. apply more force with less oxygen consumption
D. gain a faster speed with slower loading rates
34. What can we infer from the passage?
A. Running with distractions becomes uncommon nowadays.
B. Listening to a new song while running guarantees performance.
C. Runners are more likely to get injured in an environment without distractions.
D. Runners are advised to minimize distractions in a destination marathon.
35. What is probably the next task for Dr. Herman’s team?
A. What determines training techniques.
B. How distractions should be used in training.
C. Why runners use auditory and visual cues.
D. What effective ways can cure leg injuries.
第二節(jié)(共5小題;每小題2分，共10分)
根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的七個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。
Where did your family eat dinner last night? In the car on the way to sport? At McDonald’s? Or at the dinner table? A survey taken a few years ago found that 28% families ate dinner together at home seven nights a week. Another quarter said they ate together three or fewer nights a week.
Once upon a time the situation was different. 36 Plates, forks and spoons would be laid out. As dinner time approached, an increasing number of hungry mouths would begin to appear with the question, “What’s for dinner”?
37 The data seems to point to two main issues: overworked parents and over-scheduled children. When mum or dad do get home in the evening, they are soon in the car again to send the children to soccer, music, tutoring, and a host of other events.
This nightly ceremony around the dinner table is both vital and fruitful; it is what keeps a family together. Sure, the conversation is not always significant and children argue. And sometimes the deepest and most meaningful times in a family are not at the table at all. 38 The dinner table is the place where a family builds an identity. Stories are passed down, jokes are exchanged and the wider world is examined through the lens(鏡頭) of a family’s values. Children pick up vocabulary and a sense of how conversation is structured. 39 Dinner time is “family time”. Coming back daily to the same place helps gain familiarity.
The significance of dinner time is more than above. Studies show that the more families eat together, the less likely the children are to smoke, drink, get depressed, and develop eating disorders, and the more likely they are to do well in school and learn how to socialize. One professor at Rutgers University in New Jersey stated, “A meal is about civilizing children. 40 ”
So start by planning some stay at home family dinners together. Just family talk.
A. It’s a time to teach them to be a member of their culture.
B. Each night the dining table would be set with a simple cloth.
C. Why not cut back on a few activities and have dinner with your family?
D. What accounts for this decline in families eating together today though?
E. They also learn good table manners, something that will benefit them for life.
F. It was important for children and parents to sit down together and get to know each other.
G. However, there is still something unique about the time a family spends around the dinner table.
第三部分 英語(yǔ)知識(shí)運(yùn)用(共兩節(jié)，滿分45分)
第一節(jié) 完型填空(共20小題;每小題1.5分，共30分)
The snow was falling and the roads had become dangerous. The schools were dismissed early, but much to my surprise, my 41 wasn’t canceled. So I went, feeling especially heroic. As far as I could see, I was risking my life to keep my 42 . Snow or no snow, I would be on time for my scheduled donation at the local 43 center.
When I got there, I discovered I wasn’t 44 . Four more “hero-types” were already lying back in donor chairs with lines 45 to their veins, and machines quietly pumping away to 46 their lifesaving gifts.
Seeing my fellow donors honoring their own commitments, I realized why I was there. I lay back in my donor chair, ready to make a difference in the life of someone I would never 47 .
To be honest, I’d never really thought about why I donate. I just do it. But a few months ago, during one of my 48 donations I learned that my blood was specifically for a cancer patient and for a newborn baby—both patients needed what I would give in order to live. I’ve viewed my visits to the blood center 49 ever since.
My wife Karen is a 50 , too. And more importantly, she has been on the bone marrow (骨髄) list for fifteen years, ever since she signed up to provide bone marrow to a kindergartner with leukemia (白血病). That little girl died before Karen’s bone marrow could help her, 51 Karen was called again recently. Her test results were still on file, and it turned out she was a potential 52 for someone else. The caller asked Karen if she would still be willing to become a bone marrow donor. “Yes,” she said and then immediately began answering questions on the pages of paperwork for further testing. It was a race 53 time.
I wish I could say that this 54 was won. It wasn’t. The caller later thanked Karen for her participation and asked a few more questions—including whether or not she’d 55 on the donor list. “Of course,” Karen answered.
Last week Karen gave blood and next week I’ll make my usual donation. I’ll 56 an afternoon from my schedule and make an appointment. I don’t know whose life my donation may 57 . Most likely it will be a 58 , but on any day the person needing a blood product could be you or me or maybe a loved one. It is worthwhile to 59 our time to donate.
I really do feel 60 every time I donate. And I like the feeling.
41. A. appointment B. class C. meeting D. flight
42. A. secret B. balance C. shape D. word
43. A. service B. shopping C. blood D. care
44. A. alone B. welcome C. late D. lucky
45. A. exposed B. attached C. applied D. added
46. A. examine B. produce C. collect D. clean
47. A. meet B. forget C. miss D. recognize
48. A. regular B. unexpected C. special D. pleasant
49. A. wisely B. differently C. hesitantly D. carefully
50. A. receiver B. doctor C. patient D. donor
51. A. or B. but C. and D. for
52. A. risk B. customer C. match D. partner
53. A. beyond B. with C. against D. of
54. A. honor B. test C. prize D. race
55. A. rank B. sign C. appear D. remain
56. A. clear B. separate C. lose D. remove
57. A. touch B. affect C. create D. enrich
58. A. child B. stranger C. hero D. friend
59. A. spend B. save C. kill D. take
60. A. empty B. grateful C. proud D. nervous
第二節(jié)(共10小題;每小題1.5分，滿分15分)
閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。
According to a recent survey, violence did exist in schools. Students showed their fear and parents 61____ teachers also expressed their great concern about it. Experts suggest more attention 62____ (pay) to it by the whole society for the mental health of adolescents.
Nowadays, school violence is 63_____hot issue. I think this is a phenomenon, 64_____ calls for our great concern. We should try every effort 65_____(prevent) violence happening at school for more and more students would drop out of school if their personal 66_____(safe) could not be guaranteed. In fact, violence can be learned. Children learn violent behavior from adults or from 67 _____they see on television or on the Internet.
If I meet with school violence, I will not answer violence 68_____violence, for it will result in 69 _____(much)fighting. I will tell my teachers or parents about it. I think they will help me deal with it well and they will protect me from the bad guys.
All in all, every student should behave 70_____(he)and keep away from violence.
第四部分 寫(xiě)作(共兩節(jié)，滿分35分)
第一節(jié) 短文改錯(cuò)(共10小題;每小題1分，滿分10分)
假定英語(yǔ)課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請(qǐng)你修改你同桌寫(xiě)的以下作文。文中共有10處語(yǔ)言錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯(cuò)誤僅涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。
增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)(∧)，并在其下面寫(xiě)出該加的詞。
刪除：把多余的詞用斜線(\)劃掉。
修改：把錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫(xiě)出修改后的詞。
注意：1.每處錯(cuò)誤及其修改均僅限一詞;
2.只允許修改10處，多者(從第11處起)不計(jì)分。
Everyone tends to have many problems while gaining a knowledge. Therefore, your willingness to deal with these problems will eventually enable you to work it out. What I’d like to share is my approaches to solve the problems.
First，you must focus on which you are faced with. There seems to be a lot of attractive things，like computers or games. To stay focused，you can list these things and tell yourself you should not touch them before finishing your work. Second，believe to yourself. There is no doubt that each of us might make mistakes or come across some tough problems in learning, it can never be a reason for the loss of confident. Last，keep modest. Never feel embarrassing to turn to your teachers or classmates. Everyone in your surroundings can be your teacher.
第二節(jié):書(shū)面表達(dá) (滿分 25分)
假設(shè)你是晨光中學(xué)的學(xué)生會(huì)主席李華。為弘揚(yáng)中國(guó)文化，學(xué)生會(huì)將圍繞“中國(guó)文化”舉辦每年一度的英語(yǔ)演講比賽，以向外國(guó)友人介紹中國(guó)文化為中心。作為組織者，你將在演講比賽開(kāi)始前發(fā)言，請(qǐng)你根據(jù)以下提示用英語(yǔ)寫(xiě)一篇發(fā)言稿。
※ 說(shuō)明活動(dòng)的主題及意義;
※ 介紹中國(guó)文化的博大精深，包括語(yǔ)言文字、民族藝術(shù)、傳統(tǒng)節(jié)日等;
※ 預(yù)祝演講比賽活動(dòng)圓滿成功,感謝大家的積極參與。
注意：
?、?請(qǐng)使用規(guī)范英語(yǔ)，詞數(shù)不少于100;
?、?可適當(dāng)加入細(xì)節(jié)，以使內(nèi)容充實(shí)、行文連貫;
?、?開(kāi)頭和結(jié)尾已給出，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)。
參考詞匯：博大精深extensive and profound
Ladies and gentlemen,
Good afternoon! Welcome to this year's English speech competition.__________
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
That’s all! Thank you!
英語(yǔ)答案
【聽(tīng)力】
1-5 CBCAA 6-10 CBBAC 11-15 BABAC 16-20 BABAC
【閱讀】
21-35 CBAB CBB BDAD CBDB 36-40 BDGEA
【完型】
41. ADCAB CAA BD 51. BCCDD ABBDC
【填空】
61. and 62. (should) be paid 63.a 64.which 65. to prevent 66.safety 67. what 68.with 69. more 70. himself
【改錯(cuò)】
Everyone tends to have many problems while gaining a knowledge. Therefore, your willingness to deal with these problems will eventually enable you to work it out. What I’d like to share is my approaches to solve the problems.
First，you must focus on which you are faced with. There seems to be a lot of attractive things，like computers or games. To stay focused，you can list these things and tell yourself you should not touch them before finishing your work. Second，believe to yourself. Though there is no doubt that each of us might make mistakes or come across some tough problems in learning，but it can never be a reason for the loss of confident. Last，keep modest. Never fee1 embarrassing to turn to your teachers or classmates. Everyone in your surroundings can be your teacher.
(刪去a ,However, them, solving, what, seem, in, 加but, confidence, embarrassed)
【書(shū)面表達(dá)】
One possible version:
Ladies and gentlemen,
Good afternoon! Welcome to this year’s English speech competition. As the chairman of the Student Union, I am greatly honored to share some aspects about it with you as follows:
Firstly, the theme of this speech competition is Chinese culture, which should be mainly introduced to the foreigners. And it goes without saying that holding this activity is very meaningful to us. By doing so, not only can we carry forward Chinese culture, but also it can enhance cultural confidence.
In addition, we are supposed to introduce that Chinese culture is extensive and profound. For one thing, we have unique language and our national arts are colorful. For another, Chinese traditional festivals have a long history.
In the end, I sincerely hope that this year’s activity will be held very successfully. And thank you for your active participation.
That’s all! Thank you!
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