贵州省绥阳县郑场镇郑场中学2016届高三上学期期中考试英语试题 Word版含答案.doc

绥阳县郑场中学2015----2016年第一学期高三英语期中考试试题注意事项：1、本试卷分为第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分，满分120分，考试时间100分钟。

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第Ⅰ卷选择题（共两部分，满分70分）第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A 、B 、C 和 D ）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

AIn the fall of 1985, I was a bright-eyed girl heading off to Howard University, aiming at a legal career and dreaming of sitting on a Supreme Court bench somewhere. Twenty-one years later I am still a bright-eyed dreamer and one with quite a different tale to tell.My grandma, an amazing woman, graduated from college at the age of 65. She was the first in our family to reach that goal. But one year after I started college, she developed cancer. I made the choice to withdraw from college to care for her. It meant that school and my personal dream would have to wait.Then I got married with another dream: building my family with a combination of adopted and biological children. In 1999, we adopted our first son. To lay eyes on him was fantastic – and very emotional. A year later came our second adopted boy. Then followed son No. 3. In 2003, I gave birth to another boy.You can imagine how fully occupied I became, raising four boys under the age of 8! Our home was a complete zoo – a joyous zoo. Not surprising, I never did make it back to collegefull-time. But I never gave upon the dream either. I had only one choice: to find a way. That meant taking as few as one class each semester.The hardest part was feeling guilty about the time I spent away from the boys. They often wanted me to stay home with them. There certainly were times I wanted to quit, but I knew I should set an example for them to follow through the rest of their lives.In 2007, I graduated from the University of North Carolina. It took me over 21 years to get my college degree!I am not special, just single-minded. It always struck me that when you’re lookin g at a big challenge from the outside it looks huge, but when you’re in the midst of it, it just seems normal. Everything you want won’t arrive in your life on one day. It’s a process. Remember: little steps add up to big dreams.1. When the author went to Howard University, her dream was to be _______.A. a writerB. a teacherC. a judgeD. a doctor2. Why did the author quit school in her second year of college?A. She wanted to study by herself.B. She fell in love and got married.C. She suffered from a serious illness.D. She decided to look after her grandma.3. What does the author mostly want to tell us in the last paragraph?A. Failure is the mother of success.B. Little by little, one goes far.C. Every coin has two sides.D. Well begun, half done.4. Which of the following can best describe the author?A. Caring and determined.B. Honest and responsible.C. Ambitious and SensitiveD. Innocent and single-mindedBName: Off the Beaten PathCover price: $30.00Our price: $l9.80The best-selling Reader’s Digest travel book has 40% new content including over 200 new sites, over 200 new full-color photographs, and all-new, up-to-date maps. It spotlights over l, 000 of the United States’ most overlooked must-see destinations.Name: Container Gardens by NumberCover price: $l5.95Our price: $9.49A unique book contains 50 easy-to-follow container designs. Each design provides a simple numbered planting plan that shows exactly how to create each display, with an instruction of the finished planter and in-depth plant information. The plans are easy to follow and for any type of living space or garden.Name: Best Weekend ProjectsCover price: $l7.95Our price: $l3.96Choose from 80 unique ideas to create an extraordinary living space. The projects are practical, as well as attractive, and will improve your home and yard and can be made in a weekend. These 80 well-designed projects are presented in a clear, easy-to-follow style that addresses readers in an accessible, user-friendly tone.Name: l80l Home CuresCover price: $40.00Our price: $29.96Plenty of health complaints can be handled at home. Each and every cure will be tested by a doctor to make sure it is safe and sound.Dozens of conditions are covered, from headaches, sunburn, bad breath, and blisters to allergies, and hiccups.5. You can most probably read the passage in a ___________.A. newspaperB. travel guideC. reference bookD. textbook6. How much money could you save if you want to buy a travel book?A. $6.46B. $l3.96C. $l0. 20D. $l9.87. Which of the following could help you to deal with common diseases without a doctor?A. l80l Home Cures.B. Container Gardens by Number.C. Off the Beaten Path.D. Best Weekend Projects.8. What’s the purpose of the passage?A. To share his opinion about the books with readers.B. To advise readers to read more in spare time.C. To share the pleasure of reading with readers.D. To advise readers to buy their books.CMany people write to newspaper and magazines to express their opinions. Letters to the editor must carry the writer’s full name, address and telephone number, although the information is not necessary for publication. This requirement to provide personal particulars is a clear indication that writers are held responsible for what they say. When a writer wants his voice heard, he needs to claim ownership of his voice. Responsibility is the name of the game.“People today prefer living together to putting their signatures on a marriage certificate because they refuse to accept responsi bility for the relationship,” said social worker Ken Yip, “and this is what is causing a lot of family problems.” When we sign a paper, for example, a business contract or a bank document, the signature is a seal of consent, an agreement to take the matter seriously. Most governments and many organizations will not process written complaints if they do not bear the writer’s signature. The absence of a signature, they explain, tells us that the writer cannot be too serious and therefore does not deserve a reply.There are people who wish to remain anonymous（匿名的）for various reasons.Multi-billionaire Mr. King donates generously to charity several times a year. He gives simply because he wants to help but not for the publicity his donations may bring, and he does not want his good deeds to make news. In other cases, people insist on anonymity because they are afraid of the consequences of revealing their identity. Crime witnesses may be willing to assist the police, but most are unwilling to give their names when reporting a crime.Name or no name? The answer is very personal and lies in how much we want to get involved. We all have a name. It is a matter if responsibility to use it when we make a statement, a claim or an accusation. We all want to honor our own name, and it is only by stamping our expression of an opinion with our own name that we honor what we say.9. What does the writer mean by saying “Responsibility is the name of the game”?A. Writers need to provide their personal information in the game.B. Publication must bear the writer’s full name, address and phone number.C. Writers should be responsible for their names.D. Names are required to indicate writers’ responsibility for what they say.10. The second paragraph suggests that a paper without a signature may _______.A. help to end a relationshipB. not get a replyC. be accepted all the sameD. become a family problem11. Some people don’t want their names known because they are ________.A. hesitant to make a donationB. unwilling to draw public attentionC. afraid of an accusationD. ready for involvement12. The passage is mainly about _______.A. honor and writersB. identity and signatureC. signature and responsibilityD. anonymity and signatureDI know what you're thinking: pizza? For breakfast? But the truth is that you can have last night's leftovers in the a.m. if you want to.I know lots of women who skip breakfast(不吃早餐), and they have a ton of different excuses for doing it . Some say they don't have time. others think they're "saving" calories, still others just don't like breakfast food.But the bottom line is that eating in the morning is very important when you're trying to lose weight. "Eating just about anything from 300 to 400 calories would be better than nothing at all," says Katherine Brooking, R.D., who developed the super-easy eating plan for this year's "SELF CHALLENGE". And even pizza can be healthy if it's loaded with vegetables, and you stick to one small piece.Breakfast is one meal I never miss, and the same goes for most weight loss success stories. Research shows that eating breakfast keeps you from overeating later in the day. Researchers at the University of Southern California found that breakfast skippers have a bigger chance of gaining weight than those who regularly have a morning meal.So eat something in the morning, anything. I know plenty of friends who end up having no breakfast altogether, and have just coffee or orange juice. I say, try heating up last night's leftovers -- it may sound crazy, but if it works for you, do it! I find if I tell myself, "You can always eat it tomorrow," I put away the leftovers instead of eating more that night. Try it... you may save yourself some pre-bedtime calories. And watch your body gain the fat-burning effects.13. The word "leftovers" in Paragraph 1 probably means ________.A. food remaining after a mealB. things left undoneC. meals made of vegetablesD. pizza topped with fruit14. What can we infer from the text?A. Working women usually have breakfast in a hurry.B. Many people have wrong ideas about breakfast.C. There are some easy ways of cooking a meal.D. Eating vegetables helps save energy.15. According to the last paragraph, it is important to ________.A. eat something for breakfastB. be careful about what you eatC. heat up food before eating itD. eat calorie-controlled food第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10 分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。