【全国百强校】广东省汕头市金山中学2017届高三上学期期末考试英语试题(解析版)
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汕头市金山中学2016-2017年度高三第一学期期中考英语第一部分: 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。
AThe UK has a well-respected higher education system and some of the top universities and research institutions in the world. But to those who are new to it all, sometimes it can be confusing.October is usually the busiest month in the college calendar. Universities have something called Freshers’ Week for their newcomers. It’s a great opportunit y to make new friends, join lots of clubs and settle into university life.However, having just left the comfort of home and all your friends behind, the prospect of meeting lots of strangers in big halls can be nerve-wracking (令人头痛的). Where do you start? Who should you make friends with? Which clubs should you join?Luckily, there will be thousands of others in the same boat as you worrying about starting their university social life on the right foot. So just take it all in slowly. Don’t rush into anything that you’ll regret for the next three years.Here is some top advice from past students on how to survive Freshers’ Week:●Learn rules. Make sure you know British social etiquette (礼节). Have a few wine glasses and snacks handy for your housemates and friends.●Be kind. Sometimes cups of tea or even slices of toast can give you a head start in making friends.●Be sociable. The more active you are, the more likely you’ll be to meet new people than those who never leave their room.●Bring a doorstop. Keep your door open when you’re in and that sends positive messages to your neighbors that you’re friendly.So with a bit of clever planning and effort, Freshers’ Week can give you a great start to your university life and soon you’ll be passing on your experience to next year’s new recruits．北京天梯志鸿教育科技有限责任公司1. Which of the following statements is FALSE according to the passage?A. October is generally the busiest month for universities.B. It’s a good idea to have a doorstop.C. A bit of planning can make Freshers’ Week easier.D. The first week of your every year at university is called Freshers’ Week.2. We can infer from the 4th paragraph that .A. the newcomers usually miss the days living at homeB. most of the students in the UK spend three years in universitiesC. many freshers are worried about how to fit university lifeD. all the new students will make new friends and join certain clubs3. The main purpose of the passage is to .A. tell the newcomers how to make a new start in universitiesB. introduce something about higher education system of the UKC. discuss something about the Freshers’ Week in the UKD. advise the freshmen how to behave well in the beginningBKieron Williamson: The Art World’s Yo ungest StarMany parents display their children’s artwork on the refrigerator, but Kieron Williamson’s paintings have been on display in professional galleries since he was 6 years old.Kieron’s artwork, though, extends far beyond child-like stick figures or finger painting. In fact, the child from Norfolk, England, has been called “the boy who paints like an old master.”According to his parents, Kieron was a typical toddler who like finding bugs and playing in the mud. But on a 2008 family vacation to the beach, the 5-year-old was inspired by the boats and scenery and asked his parents for a sketch pad. His initial drawings could have been done by any young child, but after the family returned home, Kieron continued drawing and began to display a gift for art.When he started asking about the process of putting a painting together, his parents realized he needed professional instruction. Soon after, he began taking lessons, and his progress amazed everyone as the young boy produced impressive landscapes and watercolors.In 2009, when the 6-year-old had a chance to exhibit his work in a gallery, he sold 19 paintings for 14,000 pounds, becoming famous overnight. From then on, he was surrounded by buyers from France, Japan, Greece and other countries. The young artist held another exhibit three months after the first one and sold 16 paintings for over 17,000 pounds, followed by a third sale, earning 150,000 pounds. For the fourth exhibit, Kieron took the day off from school but ended up returning to school early. His entire collection had sold out in 10 minutes to collectors from around the world. Now he has a waiting list of more than 5,000 people who have ordered his paintings.He has appeared in interviews before millions, and he has been compared to Pablo Picasso. Yet Kieron doesn’t seem to be fazed by all the attention, still making time for football and maintaining excellent grades at school.He does have one goal he gets excited about: “ I’d like the Queen to have a collection of my work.” With his popular ity climbing, this young artist may realize his wish one day.4. According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?A. Kieron’s paintings are just as childish as other children’s.B. Kieron’s initial drawings suggested that he would be an art master.C. Kieron benefited greatly from professional instruction.D. Before displaying a gift for art, Kieron received professional training.5. Why did Kieron go back to school early on the day of his fourth exhibit?A. Because his mind was focused on study.B. Because the exhibit was put off.C. Because he wanted to gain praise from teachers.D. Because his paintings were sold out earlier than expected.6. What does the word “fazed ”probably mean in Paragraph 6?A. frustratedB. affectedC. encouragedD. defeated7. What can be inferred from the last paragraph?A. Kieron respects and admires the Queen very much.B. Kieron likes to earn money from the Queen.C. Kieron is bound to realize his dream.D. Ki eron’s goal is unlikely to come true.CDoes Fame Drive You Crazy?Although being famous might sound like a dream comes true, today’s stars, feeling like zoo animals, face pressures that few of us can imagine. They are at the center of much of the world’s attention. Paparazzi (狗仔队) camp outside their homes, cameras ready. Tabloids (小报) publish thrilling stories about their personal lives. Just imagine not being able to do anything without being photographed or interrupted for a signature.According to psychologist Christina Villareal, celebrities -- famous people -- worry constantly about their public appearance. Eventually, they start to lose track of who they really are, seeing themselves the way their fans imagine them, not as the people they were before everyone knew their names. “Over time,” Villareal says, “they feel separated and alone.”The phenomenon of tracking celebrities has been around for ages. In the 4th century B.C., painters followed Alexander the Great into battle, hoping to picture his victories for his admirers. When Charles Dickens visited America in the 19th century, his sold-out readings attracted thousands of fans, leading him to complain (抱怨) about his lack of privacy. Tabloids of the 1920s and 1930s ran articles about film-stars in much the same way that modern tabloids and websites do.Being a public figure today, however, is a lot more difficult than it used to be. Superstars cannot move about without worrying about photographers with modern cameras. When they say something silly or do something ridiculous, there is always the Internet to spread the news in minutes and keep their “story” alive forever.If fame is so troublesome, why aren’t all celebrities running away from it? The answer is there are still ways to deal with it. Some stars stay calm by surrounding themselves with trusted friends and family or by escaping to remote places away from big cities. They focus not on how famous they are but on what they love to do or whatever made them famous in the first place.Sometimes a few celebrities can get a little justice. Still, even stars who enjoy full justice often complain about how hard their lives are. They are tired of being famous already.8. It can be learned from the passage that stars today__________.A. can no longer have their privacy protectedB. are often misunderstood by the publicC. spend too much on their public appearanceD. care little about how they come into fame9. What is the main idea of Paragraph 3?A. Great heroes of the past were generally admired.B. The problem faced by celebrities has a long history.C. Well-known actors are usually targets of tabloids.D. Works of popular writers often have a lot of readers.10. What makes it much harder to be a celebrity today?A. Availability of modern media.B. Inadequate social recognitionC. Lack of favorable chances.D. Huge population of fans.11. What is the author’s attitude toward modern celebrity?A. Sincere.B. Skeptical.C. Disapproving.D. Sympathetic.DResearchers at the University of Kansas say that people can accurately judge 90 percent of a stranger's personality simply by looking at the person's shoes. "Shoes convey a thin but useful slice of information about their wearers," the authors wrote in the new study published in the Journal of Research in Personality. "Shoes serve a practical purpose, and also serve as nonverbal clues with symbolic messages. People tend to pay attention to the shoes they and others wear."Medical Daily notes that the number of detailed personality traits (特质) detected in the study include a person's general age, income, political tendency, and other personality traits, including someone's emotional stability. Lead researcher Omri Gillath said the judgments were based on the style, cost, color and condition of someone's shoes. In the study, 63 University of Kansas students looked at pictures showing 208 different pairs of shoes worn by the study's participants. Participants in the study were photographed in their most commonly worn shoes, and then filled out a personality questionnaire.So, what do your shoes say about your personality? Some of the results were expected: People with higher incomes most commonly wore expensive shoes, and flashier footwear was typically worn by outgoing people. However, some of the more specific results are interesting. Forexample, “practical and functional” shoes were generally worn by more “friendly” people, while ankle boots were more closely connected with “aggressive” personalities. The strangest of all may be that thos e who wore “uncomfortable looking” shoes tend to have “calm” personalities.And if you have several pairs of new shoes or take exceptional care of them, you may suffer from “attachment anxiety,” spending too much time worrying about what other s think of your appearance. There was even a political calculation in the mix with wearing “shabbier and less expensive” shoes.The researchers noted that some people will choose shoe styles to mask their actual personality traits, but researchers pointed out that volunteers were also likely to be unaware that their footwear choices were revealing deep insights into their personalities.12. By looking at a person’s shoes, it’s possible for people to___________.A. know the wearer thoroughlyB. es timate the wearer’s characterC. have exact cl ues about the wearer’s social statusD. judge the wearer’s educational background13. Which statement is NOT true according to the passage?A. In the study, people’s personality traits were detected.B. In the study, participants wore 208 different shoes.C. In the study, 63 students were asked to fill out questionnaire about personality.D. In the study, judgments were made according to various characteristics of people’s shoes.14. Taking exceptional care of new shoes shows that ____________.A. the owners care much about others’ opinions on their appearanceB. the owners are in a relaxed stateC. the owners are particular about their appearanceD. the owners have too many shoes to choose from15. What is the best title of the passage?A. How To Choose Suitable ShoesB. How To Judge People’s Personality TraitsC. People Are What They WearD. Shoes Reflect People’s Personalities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。
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2017-2018学年度上学期高一期末考英语科试卷参考答案第一卷选择题部分(满分105分)第一部分听力理解（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）1-5 BCAAB 6-10 ACBCA 11-15 BBABC 16-20 CCCBA第二部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分60分）第一节单项选择（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）21-25BDACD 26-30AADAB 31-35CBACB第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）36-40CADCB 41-45BADDC 46-50 CBACA 51-55BBDBC第三部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）56-58 DBC 59-62CADB 63-66 BDBD 67-70CCDB第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分。
）71-75 FGDCB第二卷非选择题部分(满分45分)第一节语法填空（共10小题；每题1.5分，满分15分）76. further 77. decisions 78. its 79. was amazed 80. waiting81. which 82. probably 83. appearance 84. But 85. of第二节单词拼写（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）86. deserves 87. instrument 88. intelligence 89. appreciate 90. reserve91. selected 92. succeeded 93. sensitive 94. invitation 95. responsibility第三节书面表达（满分20分）参考范文：Dear Sir/ Madame,I have learned from a newspaper that six bear species in the world are dying outas a result of human activities, so I’m writing to ask you to take immediate measures to protect the bears.One of the reasons why bears are often killed is that some parts of bears are very expensive as medicine. In addition, many habitats of bears are being destroyed, so they are losing their homes. I t’s high time we took immediate measures to save bears. I think more reserves for them should be set up so that they canyou could take my suggestions into serious consideration/account.Please give a hand to the endangered bears. They need help to survive.Yours sincerely,Li Hua 作文评分标准：17-20分档：.完全完成了试题规定的任务；覆盖所有内容要点。
广东省汕头市金山中学2020届高三上学期期末考试 英语 Word版含答案
汕头市金山中学2017级高三第一学期期末考试英语科参考答案阅读理解21-23 CAA 24-27 BBCA 28-31 DBAB 32-35 CCBD 36-40 ABECD完形填空41-45 BDCBA 45-50 CABDC 51-55 ADBCA 56-60 DABDC语法填空61.universities 62.response 63.previously 64.were given 65.smaller66.what 67.embarrassing 68.stealing 69.But 70.In短文改错：1.light—lightly2. After 后面加入a3.after---before4. while---when5.wondered—wondering6.to—for7.walk with him去掉with te---later9.his---my 10.that---who书面表达：Dear Jack，I am more than delighted to know that you've been admitted into Harvard University. I am writing to offer you my congratulations on your success.To be honest, I plan to study at one of China’s top universities when I graduate from seniorhigh school. I have been working hard for this over the past years. However, with the college entrance examination drawing near, I suddenly find myself losing confidence and feeling afraid thatmy efforts won’t pay off.Have you ever doubted yourself too? I would appreciate it if you could give me some adviceon how to deal with my present situation. I am looking forward to your earliest reply.Y ours,Li Hua1。
2020届广东省汕头市金山中学高三上学期期末考试 英语(PDF版)
汕头市金山中学2017级高三第一学期期末考试英语科试题命题人：陈远贵杨锟2019.11本试卷共三部分，满分135分（120×1.125）。
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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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项AAuctions(拍卖行) are everywhere. Here are just a few standouts and some of the areas they specialize in. All have brick-and-mortar(实体的) sales rooms in addition to online buying.Leslie Hindman AuctioneersHeadquarters: ChicagoFounded: 1982Best bets: contemporary art, jewelryThe founder, Leslie Hindman, has been on an expansion kick from her Chicago base and now runs eight offices across the country. Ms. Hindman said that plenty of items sell at her house for around $500. As in the auction world generally, jewelry and contemporary art receive lots of attention from bidders (出价者)，and in 2017 a diamond ring sold for $97,000.Swann Auction GalleriesHeadquarters: New YorkFounded: 1941Best bets: books, works on paper, African-American artFounded as a rare-book auctioneer, Swann still holds dozens of such sales a year. The president, Nicholas D. Lowry, noted that Swann was the first auction house to sell old photographs, in 1952.Thehouse has also had a department of African-American art for 12 years.Stair GalleriesHeadquarters: Hudson, N.Y.Founded: 2001Best bets: English and Continental furniture and paintings, modern and contemporary artColin Stair, the founder and president, comes from a long line of antiques dealers. Stair is frequented bydealers and bargain hunters, and it's a place to find interesting things like a George I carved walnut wing armchair, coming up as part of a sale on April 28 and 29.Heritage AuctionsHeadquarters: DallasFounded: 1983Best bets: coins, sports memorabilia, movie postersWith roots in coin auctions, Heritage has grown quite large. But their bread and butter are items that the company president, Greg Rohan, calls “he kinds of things that everyone has”"People aren’t buying what were selling for decoration or for resale, “ he added. “They’re buying things they absolutely love."21. At which place can you buy old photographs?A. Stair Galleries.B. Heritage Auctions.C. Swann Auction Galleries.D. Leslie Hindman Auctioneers.22. Who once sold antiques?A. Colin Stair.B. Greg Rohan.C. Leslie Hindman.D. Nicholas D. Lowry23. What can be learned about these auctions?A. They all have online shops.B. They all sell valuable artworks.C. They are all run by local people.D. They are all located in New York.BI walked up to the counter. Behind it was a lady with glasses on the tip of her nose and gray hair on her head.“Excuse me,” I said. She looked up. “You’re that Clements kid,” she said. “I’ m Miss Bee. Come closer and let me get a look at you.” She pushed her glasses up her nose. “I can describe you to the police if something goes missing from the stor e.”“I’ m not a thief!” I s aid. I was seven, too young to be a thief!“From what I can see you’re not much of anything. But I can tell you’ve got potential.” She went back to reading her newspaper.“I need to get these.” I said, holding up my list. “So? Go get them.” Miss Bee pointed to a sign on the screen door. “I’m not your servant, so I suggest you get yourself a basket and start filling.”I visited Miss Bee several times a week that summer. Sometimes she short-changed me. Other times she overcharged. “That can of beans is only twenty nine cents” I corrected her one afternoon. I had watched the numbers change on the cash register closely, and Miss Bee had added 35 cents. She didn't seem embarrassed. She just looked at me over her glasses and fixed the price.But she ever let me declare victory. All summer long she found ways to play tricks on me. No sooner had Ilearned how to pronounce bicarbonate of soda(小苏打) and memorized its location on the shelf than Miss Bee rearranged the shelve and made me hunt for it all over again.One day before I left, she said, “I know what you think of me, but I don't care! Each of us is put on this earth for a reason. I believe my job is to teach every child I meet life lessons. When you get older you'll be glad our paths crossed!” Glad I met Miss Bee？Ha! The idea was absurd…Until one day my daughter asked me to finish her math problems. “If I do it for you how will you ever learn to do it yourself?” I said. Suddenly, I remembered the lady Miss Bee.24. The girl felt __________ when Miss Bee implied she could be a thief.A. surprisedB. shockedC. puzzledD. overexcited25. We can infer from Paragraph 6 that Miss Bee ______________.A .showed no care about her mistakes B. made the girl learn to double-checkC. was always playing tricks on the girlD. was careless and dishonest to do business26. It can be learned from the passage that Miss Bee ______________.A. knew her job was to help every child she metB. asked the girl to shop by herself to test her honestyC. taught the girl many lessons but she didn't understandD. rearranged the shelves to teach the girl to be changeable27. Which is NOT the lesson the writer learnt from shopping?A Treat others kindly and politely. B. Don’t be so q uick to judge others.C. The best teachers aren’t only in school.D. Try our best though the task seems beyond us.CPositive thinking is a significant element of happiness. In order to become a positive thinker, determination and consistency are important. The first thing to know about positive thinking is that everyone can do it. With certain cognitive (认知的) and behavioral changes, we can all become positive thinkers. Another important factor is that being a positive thinker does not mean you become numb to anything that is not working properly in your life or is negative - it just means that you approach life and face challenges with a healthier outlook.Instead of selectively attending to negative events, focus on the positive ones. Then pay attention to the delayed consequences of your behavior rather than the immediate ones. For example, if a job is not going like you want, focus on the fact that you have a job and how you can take your time to make the situation better.Challenge any internal attributions and see if you compare your behavior to standards that are excessively rigid and perfectionistic. If so, change these and be reasonable with your comparisons. For example, if you constantly compare your weaknesses with other people's strengths, then switch this and compare yourself with those who are doing poorer than you as well. Overall, people who focus more on their strengths than theirweaknesses but at the same time are aware of their weaknesses have a healthier self-evaluation result.When faced with too much fear about a situation, imagine the worst case and visualize a solution for it, then let go of fear. This way, you will be prepared for anything and your fear will not block you from being open and creative to different solutions. For example, if you are constantly worried about losing your job up to a point where it is creating a lot of anxiety and fear and is effecting your performance and your happiness negatively, then think of losing your job, visualize how you will handle it, find solutions in your mind and then let go of the thought and the fear attached to it.So positive thinkers are better problem solvers and have better interactions. In addition to that, people who are positive thinkers are happier and more satisfied with their life.28. Why is positive thinking a significant element of happiness?A. It means that one is blind to the troubles and difficulties that exist.B. It means that one constantly compares everything with other people's.C. It means that one is strong in mind and has nothing to be afraid of.D. It means that one approaches life and faces challenges more healthily.29. What does the text suggest about the job you don't like?A. Quitting it and finding a better one.B. Keeping and trying to make it better.C. Being negative and numb to it.D. Challenging yourself with a new outlook.30. What does the author intend to tell us in paragraph 4?A. Be prepared for the worst: and let go of fear.B. Being constantly worried will lose your job.C. Fear will prevent you being open and creative.D. There is nothing to fear if well prepared.31. What can be a suitable title for the text?A. How to focus on the positive eventsB. How to be a positive thinkerC. What to do when faced with fearD. How to have self-evaluationDMicrosoft PowerPoint is the world’s most common presentation tool. It emerged from software company Forethought Inc in the 1980s. Bob Gaskins was the man behind it.“I knew in the early 80s that there were as many as a billion, a thousand million presentation slides being made per year just in America,” Gaskins says,“ but they were all made by hand and almost nobody was using computers to do them.“It was clear to me that here was a huge application worth billions and billions of dollars a year that could be done on computers as soon as there was a revolution in the kinds of computers that we had.”Gaskins was onto something, but it was a hardsell at the time. The soft ware wouldn’t run on any existing personal computers. Anyone wanting to use it had to buy a new machine. Even so, people bought personal computers for the first time in order to be able to use PowerPoint, says Wired magazine journalist Russell Davies.Davies explains that before PowerPoint, people used slides to convey information to groups --- but anyone creating a presentation had to send away to get their materials made. It took a long time to do, was difficult to make changes and because it was so expensive, only the most senior people in an organization got to do it.“PowerPoint,” Davies says，“made it possible for everyone in an organization to standup and say their piece.”PowerPoint has helped turn us all into presenters --- but it’ s also been accuse d of over-simplifying ideas and distracting (干扰)us from clear thinking.Sarah Kaplan is a management professor at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management. She has noticed that, rather than people asking for new analysis or insights in meetings, they were asking for more Power Point slides.Kaplan says that some CEOS, such as Amazon’s Jeff Bezos, have banned its use. “He felt, and I think many people feel, that PowerPoint became such an object of the process that they lost the ideas inside of it and that is the risk.”32. What drove Bob Gaskins to develop PowerPoint?A. His personal needs at the office.B. The support from Forethought Inc.C. The great potential market demand.D. His interest in science and technology.33. What was the proble m with Bob Gaskin’s PowerPoint in the 1980s?A. It was very expensive.B. It was very difficult to use.C. It couldn’t t be used on old computers.D. It was difficult to sell.34. What might be Russell Davies’s attitude to PowerPoint?A. Critical.B. Appreciative.C. Cautious.D. Contradictory.35. Why does Jeff Bezos ban the use of PowerPoint?A. It fails to solve practical problems.B. It fails to convey messages effectively.C. It makes something valuable unavailable.D. It results in creative thinking getting ignored.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自处的最佳选项。
广东省汕头市金山中学2018届高三上学期期末考试英语试卷(含答案)
金山中学2017-2018年度高三第一学期期末考试题英语科本试卷共三部分，满分135分（120×1.125）。
考试时间120分钟。
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。
AWelcome to Washington, D.C.Every year, Washington, D.C. welcomes sixteen million people as visitors to her city. As the nation’s capital city, there are hundreds of attractions to visit. Here are some of the most famous ones.Washington MonumentThe Washington Monument rises 555 feet, following the design of architect Robert Mills, a famous American designer of the 1840s. Construction of the monument began in 1848, but was not completed until 1884, almost 30 years after Mr. Mills’ death. This delay in construction was due to the American Civil War.Constitution Avenue and 15th Street, NW Washington, DC 20560(202) 426-6841U.S. CapitolThe cast-iron dome(圆顶屋) of the United States Capitol, constructed between 1855 and 1866, may well be the most famous man-made landmark in America. The United States Capitol is open to visitors from Monday to Saturday through much of the year, including Federal holidays.First Street, NE Washington, DC(202) 224-3121The White HouseThe White House, is the official residence and workplace of the President of the United States. The West Wing houses the President’s office. The East Wing, which contains additional office space, was add ed to the White House in 1942.6th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20565(202) 737-4215World War II MemorialThe World War II Memorial was opened to the public on April 29, 2004 as a service to the World War II generation. The Memorial is a tribute to the World War II generation to those who served in uniform as well as those who worked in the nation factories and mines manufacturing necessary supplies. The Memorial takes its place between the Lincoln Memorial and Washington Monument.17th Street and Independence Avenue, SW Washington, DC 20006(202) 619-722521. When did Robert Mills probably die?A. In 1800B. In 1848C. In 1855D. In 188422. On what day is the United States Capitol not open to visitors?A. SundayB. MondayC. TuesdayD. Saturday23. Which of the following attractions has the shortest history?A. The Washington MonumentB. The United States CapitolC. The White HouseD. The World War II MemorialBEveryone can try his best to achieve. We don’t need to be the best, but to tough out the limits of what we are capable of. I gained this belief from my third grade teacher, the most special, honored, trustworthy, and loved person in my life.Mr. Myrus was always perfectly dressed and spoke with the belief that talking to eight-year-olds didn’t mean he had to sacrifice proper statements or grammars. And he was demanding but he wasn’t unreasonable or cruel. He simply felt that no matter what your best was, you should achieve it.As luck would have it, I met him again as my eighth grade math teacher. I was not, nor ever will be, gifted in math. I remember my struggles in class. “I don’t know the answer,” I would say, “I can’t do it!” “Perhaps you don’t know the answer,” he would say quietly. “Do you think we might figure it out together? How do you know what you can do until you try?”Mr. Myrus lived around the corner, and I would often stop by to talk while he worked in his garden. I knew there was someone who let me know that if I had really tried, that was enough.“Don’t be so hard on yourself,” he’d say. “Stop blaming yourself. Did you try your best? Well, then you’re not a failure,” he often told me these words.Mr. Myrus died in 1978. I had never thought about his death. He was too young. I felt sorry.But when I think about him now, I don’t feel so sorry. He taught me to be kind, not only to others, but to myself. He taught me my own value. He taught me about honor, about truth, and about doing my best —and that all feelings and beliefs have dignity and deserve respect. And of all the things I know, this I believe: We can’t all be “the best”, but we can, each of us, be our best, and I know that’s true because Mr. Myrus t old me that.24. What can we learn about Mr. Myrus according to the passage?A. He is usually hard on the students.B. He is responsible for his students and his teaching.C. He is a person who isn’t particular about what he wears.D. He sometimes is cruel and unreasonable to his students.25. What does the underlined word “demanding” in Paragraph 2 most probably mean?A. Strict.B. Serious.C. Critical.D. Careful.26. Why did the author think he was a lucky dog?A. He had got a great belief from his teacher.B. Mr. Myrus had been his teacher for eight years.C. He became interested in math because of Mr. Myrus.D. He developed a good relationship with Mr. Myrus.27. What can be inferred from Paragraph 3?A. Mr. Myrus thought it very easy to learn math.B. The author preferred other subjects to math.C. The author was ashamed to admit his poor math.D. Mr. Myrus helped the author build up his confidence.CSelf-driving vehicles will rely on cameras, sensors and artificial intelligence (AI) to recognize and respond to road and traffic conditions, but sensing is the most effective for objects and movement in the neighborhood of the vehicle. Not everything important in a car’s environment will be caught by the vehicle’s camera. Another vehicle approaching a t high speed on a collision (碰撞) track might not be visible until it’s too late. This is why vehicle-to-vehicle communication is undergoing rapid development. Our research shows that cars will need to be able to chat and cooperate on the road, although the technical challenges are considerable.Applications for vehicle-to-vehicle communication range from vehicles driving together in a row, to safety messages about nearby emergency vehicles. Vehicles could alert each other to avoid collisions or share notices about passers-by and bicycles.From as far as several hundred meters away, vehicles could exchange messages with one another or receive information from roadside units (RSUs) about nearby incidents or dangerous road conditions through 4G network. A high level of AI seems required for such vehicles, not only to self-drive from A to B, but also to react intelligently to messages received. Vehicles will need to plan, reason and adapt in the light of information received in real time and to carry out cooperative behaviors. For example, a group of autonomous vehicles might avoid a route together because of potential risks, or a vehicle could decide to drop someone off earlier due to messages received, a foreseen crowding ahead.Further applications of vehicle-to-vehicle communication are still being researched, including how to perform cooperative behavior.28. What is the first paragraph mainly about?A. The reasons for the accidents by self-driving vehicles.B. The research about applications for self-driving vehicles.C. The importance of artificial intelligence of self-driving vehicles.D. The reasons for developing communication between self-driving vehicles.29. What does the underlined word “alert” mean in Paragraph 2?A. Alarm.B. Condemn.C. Ignore.D. Govern.30. What can we learn about roadside units (RSUs)?A. They classify the vehicles on the road.B. They can improve bad road conditions.C. They take over the passing vehicles.D. They serve as efficient information stations.31. What is the best title for the text?A. When do vehicles communicate?B. The reasons why a high level of AI is importantC. Vehicle-to-vehicle communication is comingD. What do applications for vehicle-to-vehicle communication need?DCryin g is one of the rawest human emotions. We cry when we can’t hold inside what we feel. We cry when we’re at our best, and when we’re at our worst. By we, I mean all of us — men included.But we never see other men cry. In no western culture has it ever been acceptable for men to shed more than a single tear, and even then it’s reserved for grand victories, defeats and deaths. Dutch research suggests that women cry between three and five times more than men. Generally men and women cry overthe same things —deaths, break-ups and homesickness, primarily, but researchers believe that men cry more often than women when it comes to positive events.I want to admit, I’m a bit of a cryer. However, having never really experienced deaths in my life, a few weeks ago I experienced what it means to really, truly, pour my heart out in tears.See, my dog — a loyal companion — was killed by a car right outside my house. Being a witness to this painful event left me in shock for a good hour, but then the floodgates opened. Over the next 48 hours, I might have cried 20 times. Once or twice I crouched (蹲) on the floor with my head in my hands and tears were the only outlet.It is suggested in the book Adult Crying: A Biopsychosocial Approach that there’s a certain pleasure in crying. It helps ease stress when there is no other way to express ourselves.In those days after my dog’s death, I remember thinking, “I’ve got to stop this crying”. It felt unmanly. It felt like a sign of weakness. I’ve since realized that tears are for everybody; they’re not gender-specific. They show we have sympathy, allow us to get rid of stress and just feel.32. What does the first paragraph mainly talk about?A. Crying is a raw human emotion.B. Crying is an emotion beyond control.C. Crying is an emotion showing sadness.D. Crying is an emotion showing happiness.33. What’s the difference between men and women in crying according to Dutch research?A. They cry over different matters.B. They cry at different times of life.C. Women cry more often over deaths.D. Men are more likely to have tears of joy.34. What does the author think of his crying over his dog’s death?A. A sign of strength.B. A sign of weakness.C. Behavior of being womanish.D. A way of reducing emotional stress.35. What’s the best title for the text?A. Men, never cry like womenB. Men, it’s OK to cry sometimesC. Crying solves psychological problemsD. Crying explains differences between men and women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，选项中有两项为多余选项。
广东省汕头市金山中学2018届高三上学期期末考试英语含答案
金山中学2017-2018年度高三第一学期期末考试题2017.11英语科命题人：黄晴黄宝荧本试卷共三部分，满分135分（120×1.125）。
考试时间120分钟。
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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。
AWelcome to Washington, D.C.Every year, Washington, D.C. welcomes sixteen million people as visitors to her city. As the nation’s capital city, there are hundreds of attractions to visit. Here are some of the most famous ones.Washington MonumentThe Washington Monument rises 555 feet, following the design of architect Robert Mills, a famous American designer of the 1840s. Construction of the monument began in 1848, but was not completed until 1884, almost 30 years after Mr. Mills’ death. This delay in construction was due to the American Civil War.Constitution Avenue and 15th Street, NW Washington, DC 20560(202) 426-6841U.S. CapitolThe cast-iron dome(圆顶屋) of the United States Capitol, constructed between 1855 and 1866, may well be the most famous man-made landmark in America. The United States Capitol is open to visitors from Monday to Saturday through much of the year, including Federal holidays.First Street, NE Washington, DC(202) 224-3121The White HouseThe White House, is the official residence and workplace of the President of the United States. The West Wing houses the President’s office. The East Wing, which contains additional office space, was added to the White House in 1942.6th Street and Constitution Avenue, NWWashington, DC 20565(202) 737-4215World War II MemorialThe World War II Memorial was opened to the public on April 29, 2004 as a service to the World War II generation. The Memorial is a tribute to the World War II generation to those who served in uniform as well as those who worked in the nation factories and mines manufacturing necessary supplies. The Memorial takes its place between the Lincoln Memorial and Washington Monument.17th Street and Independence Avenue, SW Washington, DC 20006(202) 619-722521. When did Robert Mills probably die?A. In 1800B. In 1848C. In 1855D. In 188422. On what day is the United States Capitol not open to visitors?A. SundayB. MondayC. TuesdayD. Saturday23. Which of the following attractions has the shortest history?A. The Washington MonumentB. The United States CapitolC. The White HouseD. The World War II MemorialBEver yone can try his best to achieve. We don’t need to be the best, but to tough out the limits of what we are capable of. I gained this belief from my third grade teacher, the most special, honored, trustworthy, and loved person in my life.Mr. Myrus was always perfectly dressed and spoke with the belief that talking to eight-year-olds didn’t mean he had to sacrifice proper statements or grammars. And he was demanding but he wasn’t unreasonable or cruel. He simply felt that no matter what your best was, you should achieve it.As luck would have it, I met him again as my eighth grade math teacher. I was not, nor ever will be, gifted in math. I remember my struggles in class. “I don’t know the answer,” I would say, “I can’t do it!” “Perhaps you don’t know the ans wer,” he would say quietly. “Do you think we might figure it out together? How do you know what you can do until you try?”Mr. Myrus lived around the corner, and I would often stop by to talk while he worked in his garden. I knew there was someone who let me know that if I had really tried, that was enough.“Don’t be so hard on yourself,” he’d say. “Stop blaming yourself. Did you try your best? Well, then you’re not a failure,” he often told me these words.Mr. Myrus died in 1978. I had never thought about his death. He was too young.I felt sorry.But when I think about him now, I don’t feel so sorry. He taught me to be kind, not only to others, but to myself. He taught me my own value. He taught me about honor, about truth, and about doing my best — and that all feelings and beliefs have dignity and deserve respect. And of all the things I know, this I believe: We can’t all be “the best”, but we can, each of us, be our best, and I know that’s true because Mr. Myrus told me that.24. What can we learn about Mr. Myrus according to the passage?A. He is usually hard on the students.B. He is responsible for his students and his teaching.C. He is a person who isn’t particular about what he wears.D. He sometimes is cruel and unreasonable to his students.25. What does the underlined word “demanding” in Paragraph 2 most probably mean?A. Strict.B. Serious.C. Critical.D. Careful.26. Why did the author think he was a lucky dog?A. He had got a great belief from his teacher.B. Mr. Myrus had been his teacher for eight years.C. He became interested in math because of Mr. Myrus.D. He developed a good relationship with Mr. Myrus.27. What can be inferred from Paragraph 3?A. Mr. Myrus thought it very easy to learn math.B. The author preferred other subjects to math.C. The author was ashamed to admit his poor math.D. Mr. Myrus helped the author build up his confidence.CSelf-driving vehicles will rely on cameras, sensors and artificial intelligence (AI) to recognize and respond to road and traffic conditions, but sensing is the most effective for objects and movement in the neighborhood of the vehicle. Not everything important in a car’s environment will be caught by the vehicle’s camera. Another vehicle approaching at high speed on a collision (碰撞) track might not be visible until it’s too late. This is why vehicle-to-vehicle communication is undergoing rapid development. Our research shows that cars will need to be able to chat and cooperate on the road, although the technical challenges are considerable.Applications for vehicle-to-vehicle communication range from vehicles driving together in a row, to safety messages about nearby emergency vehicles. Vehicles could alert each other to avoid collisions or share notices about passers-by and bicycles.From as far as several hundred meters away, vehicles could exchange messages with one another or receive information from roadside units (RSUs) about nearby incidents or dangerous road conditions through 4G network. A high level of AI seems required for such vehicles, not only to self-drive from A to B, but also to react intelligently to messages received. Vehicles will need to plan, reason and adapt in the light of information received in real time and to carry out cooperative behaviors. For example, a group of autonomous vehicles might avoid a route together because of potential risks, or a vehicle could decide to drop someone off earlier due to messages received, a foreseen crowding ahead.Further applications of vehicle-to-vehicle communication are still being researched, including how to perform cooperative behavior.28. What is the first paragraph mainly about?A. The reasons for the accidents by self-driving vehicles.B. The research about applications for self-driving vehicles.C. The importance of artificial intelligence of self-driving vehicles.D. The reasons for developing communication between self-driving vehicles.29. What does the underlined word “alert” mean in Paragraph 2?A. Alarm.B. Condemn.C. Ignore.D. Govern.30. What can we learn about roadside units (RSUs)?A. They classify the vehicles on the road.B. They can improve bad road conditions.C. They take over the passing vehicles.D. They serve as efficient information stations.31. What is the best title for the text?A. When do vehicles communicate?B. The reasons why a high level of AI is importantC. Vehicle-to-vehicle communication is comingD. What do applications for vehicle-to-vehicle communication need?DCrying is one of the rawest human emotions. We cry when we can’t hold inside what we feel. We cry when we’re at our best, and when we’re at our worst. By we, I mean all of us — men included.But we never see other men cry. In no western culture has it ever been acceptable for men to shed more than a si ngle tear, and even then it’s reserved for grand victories, defeats and deaths. Dutch research suggests that women cry between three and five times more than men. Generally men and women cry over the same things —deaths, break-ups and homesickness, primarily, but researchers believe that men cry more often than women when it comes to positive events.I want to admit, I’m a bit of a cryer. However, having never really experienced deaths in my life, a few weeks ago I experienced what it means to really, truly, pour my heart out in tears.See, my dog —a loyal companion —was killed by a car right outside my house. Being a witness to this painful event left me in shock for a good hour, but then the floodgates opened. Over the next 48 hours, I might have cried 20 times. Once or twice I crouched (蹲) on the floor with my head in my hands and tears were the only outlet.It is suggested in the book Adult Crying: A Biopsychosocial Approach that there’s a certain pleasure in crying. It helps ease stress when there is no other way to express ourselves.In those days after my dog’s death, I remember thinking, “I’ve got to stop this crying”. It felt unmanly. It felt like a sign of weakness. I’ve since realized that tears are for everybody; they’re not gender-specific. They show we have sympathy, allow us to get rid of stress and just feel.32. What does the first paragraph mainly talk about?A. Crying is a raw human emotion.B. Crying is an emotion beyond control.C. Crying is an emotion showing sadness.D. Crying is an emotion showing happiness.33. What’s the difference between men and women in crying according to Dutch research?A. They cry over different matters.B. They cry at different times of life.C. Women cry more often over deaths.D. Men are more likely to have tears of joy.34. What does the author think of his crying over his dog’s death?A. A sign of strength.B. A sign of weakness.C. Behavior of being womanish.D. A way of reducing emotional stress.35. What’s the best title for the text?A. Men, never cry like womenB. Men, it’s OK to cry sometimesC. Crying solves psychological problemsD. Crying explains differences between men and women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，选项中有两项为多余选项。
广东省汕头金山中学2017届高三上学期期末考试英语试题
汕头市金山中学2016-2017年度高三第一学期期末考试本试卷共三部分，共8页，满分135分。
考试时间120分钟。
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。
AThe editor of the new Cool Camping Britain guide chooses some of his favorite new finds in England, Wales and Scotland.Cleadale, Isle of Eigg, Inner HebridesIs this Britain’s most beautiful campsite? From the grassy point looking seaward to the mountains, it’s not hard for campers to see how the island inspired The Lord of the Rings author’s fantasy landscapes. The campsite itself is as wild and wonderful as its setting.Open April - September, from ￡5 per tent per night.Swattesfield, Thornham Magna, SuffolkDeep in the wilds of north Suffolk, this seven-acre campsite has only been open for a few years, with two fields separated by a lake and surrounded by woodland. The position is perfect. It’s a great place to do nothing but get into nature. You can put up your tent in t he bottom field or the woodland beyond.Open Easter - October, from ￡10 per tent per night.Pleasant Streams Farm, near St Austell, CornwallThis site, by a lake, is all about simple pleasures. Located in the former mining village, it has a summerhouse(凉亭) with books and games for a rainy day. There are many animals including pigs, hens, goats and ducks on the farm and a pub just a 10- minute stroll away. There’s very little to do here, no bells and no whistles. Campfires are encouraged.Open Easter - September, from ￡10 per tent per night.Troytown Campsite, St Agnes, Isles of SciilyIts only campsite, Troytown, couldn’t be in a more remote position. Isolation is its greatestadvantage —so bring plenty of books to read and don’t expect a phone signal. B ut at least one of life’s necessities is available. Lying on the hillside overlooking the bay and near the island of the Gugh, it might just win the prize for best beer garden view in England.Open March - October, from ￡7. 50 per tent per night,1. Which of the following is TRUE about Cleadale, Isle of Eigg, Inner Hebrides?A. It has been open for a few years.B. A beautiful lake surrounds it.C. It offers the longest service.D. The rent of a tent per night is the lowest.2. Which place can you choose if you like a simple farm life?A. Cleadale, Isle of Eigg, Inner Hebrides.B. Swattesfield, Thornham Magna, Suffolk.C. Pleasant Streams Farm, near St Austell, Cornwall.D. Troytown Campsite, St Agnes, Isles of Scilly.3. In Troytown C ampsite, St Agnes, Isles of Scilly, you can’t ________.A. contact others by phonesB. view the bay from the hillsideC. get everyday necessitiesD. relax yourself by readingBPerhaps Van Gogh（1853-1890）isn’t the most famous artist in the world, but his personal story is probably the most well known. The paintings he created didn’t become famous until after he died. Last year marked the 125th anniversary of his death. An art exhibition was in Beijing till Dec. 6, in which more than 3,000 photos of the artist’s masterpieces were shown. However, the paintings that made him famous after his death did little for him when he was alive.Van Gogh was born into a rich family in the Netherlands. He started his career working for an art dealer. But then he tried other things like teaching in England. He also tried to become a priest, but failed the exams.Finally, he found something else to believe in while he was living in a small mining town in Belgium—art. He returned to his childhood love of painting and drawing.He was an important and great artist in a generation that challenged the Impressionist style. Post-Impressionists, like Van Gogh, wanted to show the world as it felt to them, not always as it looked.Van Gogh used different forms and colors to make his art more abstract. The way he usedcolors was especially impressive. In Wheatfield with Crows (1890), the colors are very intense. Corn is yellow, grass is green, and crows are black. But the colors are used in such a way that it looks better than a photograph.Unfortunately, Van Gogh’s art wasn’t very popular while he was alive. He was poor and was thought to have mental problems, which led him to cut off his ear and eventually die by shooting himself. Arguably, it wasn’t the art tha t gave him mental problems. What made him so sad may have been the difficulty of working as an artist in a practical world.4. What can we know about Van Gogh from the passage?A. He was born into a rich family in the Netherlands 125 years ago.B. He was a teacher, a priest and a miner before he became an artist.C. He did not get much wealth or fame from his works before he died.D. He decided to be an artist when he worked as an art dealer.5. According to the passage, Van Gogh impressed people deeply by ________.A. how he used colors in his paintingsB. how he became famous for his paintingsC. how he showed the world exactly as it lookedD. how he began to love art while living in Belgium6. What might have caused Van Gogh’s mental probl ems?A. The art of painting.B. The loss of one of his ears.C. Pressure from his family.D. Not being accepted or recognized.7. What can be the best title of this passage?A. Wheatfield with CrowsB. An Artist’s Sad StoryC. Childhood of Van GoghD. An Art Exhibition of Van GoghCTimes are a little tough at our house right now. Neither of us makes a lot of money, but years of experience have taught us how to walk between the raindrops and make it from one month to the next with a fair amount of grace. I cook a lot at home, more when we're facing lean times. When I know that I have to keep us fed on not much money, I fall back on my grandmother's recipes. She taught me to cook.When I was a kid, my twin brother and I spent long summer weeks and Christmas vacationswith my mother's parents in the mountains of North Carolina. Rather than go hunting with my grandfather on frozen mornings, I found myself more and more in the kitchen with my grandmother, watching her making a lemon cheese pie with her soft hands.My great-grandmother died when my grandmother was 11 years old. As the eldest daughter, she was expected to take on all of the housework while attending school. Throughout the Great Depression, she learned how to make a little food go a long way. Vegetables were cheap, so she cooked a lot of them, mostly only using small amounts of meat for seasoning. Roast beef was a twice-a-month luxury, but there was nothing she couldn't do with a chicken, every part of it. Nothing went to waste.Now I understand that her food was sacred. I feel connected to my grandmother and to hundreds of years of family when I'm in my kitchen making country food. In the delicious smells is a long tale of victory over hard times, of conquering starvation—of not just surviving, but finding joy and pleasure in every meal of every day.From grandmother I learned to take real satisfaction in feeding people. My grandmother would beam with pleasure over a heavily laden table and say, “Do you know what this would cost at the restaurant? ” I never knew what restaurant in particular she had in mind, but I knew that the question was totally not fair, because no restaurant anywhere can cook like a grandmother. But now, thanks to her guidance and years of practice, I can.8. According to the passage, the author cooks a lot at home because__________.A. she wants to try out her grandmother’s recipesB. she and her husband are quite particular about foodC. she enjoys cooking at homeD. she and her husband are embarrassed financially9. What does the underlined word “lean” mean in the first paragraph?A. with a bad harvestB. with little moneyC. with little energyD. with little work10. According to the passage, the author’s grandmother__________.A. learnt to cook throughout the Great DepressionB. was careful in budgetingC. preferred chicken to beefD. was careful in cooking vegetables11. Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?A. Cook like My GrandmotherB. My Gran dmother’s Sacred FoodC. My Grandmother’s RecipeD. Joy and Pleasure in CookingDImagine you’re at a party full of strangers. You’re nervous. Who are these people? How do you start a conversation? Fortunately, you’ve got a thing that sends out energy at tiny chips in everyone’s name tag. The chips send back name, job, hobbies, and the time available for meeting-whatever. Making new friends becomes simple.This hasn’t quite happened in real life. But the world is already experiencing a revolution using RFID technology.An RFID tag with a tiny chip can be fixed in a product, under your pet’s skin, even under your own skin. Passive RFID tags have no energy source-batteries because they do not need it. The energy comes from the reader, a scanning device, that sends out energy (for example, radio waves) that starts up the tag immediately.Such a tag carries information specific to that object, and the data can be updated. Already, RFID technology is used for recognizing each car or truck on the road and it might appear in your passport. Doctors can put a tiny chip under the skin that will help locate and obtain a patient’s medical records. At a nightclub in Paris or in New York the same chip gets you into the VIP section and pays for the bill with the wave of an arm.Take a step back: 10 or 12 years ago, you would have heard about the coming age of computing. One example always seemed to surface: Your refrigerator would know when you needed to buy more milk. The concept was that computer chips could be put everywhere and send information in a smart network that would make ordinary life simpler.RFID tags are a small part of this phenomenon. “The world is going to be a loosely coupled set of individual small devices, connected wirelessly,” predicts Dr. J. Reich. Hum an right supporters are nervous about the possibilities of such technology. It goes too far tracking school kids through RFID tags, they say. We imagine a world in which a beer company could find out not only when you bought a beer but also when you drank it. And how many beers. Accompanied by how many biscuits.When Marconi invented radio, he thought it would be used for ship-to-shore communication. Not for pop music. Who knows how RFID and related technologies will be used in the future. Here’s a wild gue ss: Not for buying milk.12. The article is intended to .A. warn people of the possible risks in adopting RFID technologyB. explain the benefits brought about by RFID technologyC. convince people of the uses of RFID technologyD. predict the applications of RFID technology13. We know from the passage that with the help of RFID tags, people .A. will have no trouble getting data about othersB. will have more energy for conversationC. will have more time to make friendsD. won’t feel shy at parties any longer14. Why are some people worried about RFID technology?A. Because children will be tracked by strangers.B. Because market competition will become more fierce.C. Because their private lives will be greatly affected.D. Because customers will be forced to buy more products.15. The last paragraph implies that RFID technology .A. will not be used for such matters as buying milkB. will be widely used, including for buying milkC. will only be used for buying milkD. will probably not be widely used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。
广东省汕头金山中学2017届高三上学期期中考试英语试题(含答案)
汕头市金山中学2016-2017年度高三第一学期期中考英语王文贞陈少焕本试卷共三部分，共7页，满分135分（120×1.125）。
考试时间120分钟。
注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔填写答题卡上的班级、姓名和试室号、学号，用2B铅笔将学号对应的数字涂黑。
2．选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案，答案不能答在试卷上。
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。
AThe UK has a well-respected higher education system and some of the top universities and research institutions in the world. But to those who are new to it all, sometimes it can be confusing.October is usually the busiest month in the college calendar. Universities have something called Freshers’ Week for their newcomers. It’s a great opportunity to make new frie nds, join lots of clubs and settle into university life.However, having just left the comfort of home and all your friends behind, the prospect of meeting lots of strangers in big halls can be nerve-wracking (令人头痛的). Where do you start? Who should you make friends with? Which clubs should you join?Luckily, there will be thousands of others in the same boat as you worrying about starting their university social life on the right foot. So just take it all in slowly. Don’t rush into anything that you’ll regret for the next three years.Here is some top advice from past students on how to survive Freshers’ Week:●Learn rules. Make sure you know British social etiquette (礼节). Have a few wine glasses and snacks handy for your housemates and friends.●Be kind. Sometimes cups of tea or even slices of toast can give you a head start in making friends.●Be sociable. The more active you are, the more likely you’ll be to meet new people than those who never leave their room.●Bring a doorstop. Keep your door open when you’re in and that sends positive messages to your neighbors that you’re friendly.So with a bit of clever planning and effort, Freshers’ Week can give you a great start to your university life and soon you’ll be passing on your experience to next year’s new recruits．1. Which of the following statements is FALSE according to the passage?A. October is generally the busiest month for universities.B. It’s a good idea to have a doorstop.C. A bit of planning can make Fresher s’ Week easier.D. The first week of your every year at university is called Freshers’ Week.2. We can infer from the 4th paragraph that .A. the newcomers usually miss the days living at homeB. most of the students in the UK spend three years in universitiesC. many freshers are worried about how to fit university lifeD. all the new students will make new friends and join certain clubs3. The main purpose of the passage is to .A. tell the newcomers how to make a new start in universitiesB. introduce something about higher education system of the UKC. discuss something about the Freshers’ Week in the UKD. advise the freshmen how to behave well in the beginningBKieron Williamson: The Art World’s Youngest StarMany parents display their c hildren’s artwork on the refrigerator, but Kieron Williamson’s paintings have been on display in professional galleries since he was 6 years old.Kieron’s artwork, though, extends far beyond child-like stick figures or finger painting. In fact, the child f rom Norfolk, England, has been called “the boy who paints like an old master.”According to his parents, Kieron was a typical toddler who like finding bugs and playing in the mud. But on a 2008 family vacation to the beach, the 5-year-old was inspired by the boats and scenery and asked his parents for a sketch pad. His initial drawings could have been done by any young child, but after the family returned home, Kieron continued drawing and began to display a gift for art.When he started asking about the process of putting a painting together, his parents realized he needed professional instruction. Soon after, he began taking lessons, and his progress amazed everyone as the young boy produced impressive landscapes and watercolors.In 2009, when the 6-year-old had a chance to exhibit his work in a gallery, he sold 19 paintings for 14,000 pounds, becoming famous overnight. From then on, he was surrounded by buyers from France, Japan, Greece and other countries. The young artist held another exhibit three months after the first one and sold 16 paintings for over 17,000 pounds, followed by a third sale, earning 150,000 pounds. For the fourth exhibit, Kieron took the day off from school but ended up returning to school early. His entire collection had sold out in 10 minutes to collectors from around the world. Now he has a waiting list of more than 5,000 people who have ordered his paintings.He has appeared in interviews before millions, and he has been compared to Pablo Picasso. Yet Kieron doesn’t seem to be faz ed by all the attention, still making time for football and maintaining excellent grades at school.He does have one goal he gets excited about: “ I’d like the Queen to have a collection of my work.” With his popularity climbing, this young artist may realize his wish one day.4. According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?A. Kieron’s paintings are just as childish as other children’s.B. Kieron’s initial drawings suggested that he would be an art master.C. Kieron benefited greatly from professional instruction.D. Before displaying a gift for art, Kieron received professional training.5. Why did Kieron go back to school early on the day of his fourth exhibit?A. Because his mind was focused on study.B. Because the exhibit was put off.C. Because he wanted to gain praise from teachers.D. Because his paintings were sold out earlier than expected.6. What does the word “fazed ”probably mean in Paragraph 6?A. frustratedB. affectedC. encouragedD. defeated7. What can be inferred from the last paragraph?A. Kieron respects and admires the Queen very much.B. Kieron likes to earn money from the Queen.C. Kieron is bound to realize his dream.D. Kieron’s goal is unlikely to come true.CDoes Fame Drive You Crazy?Although being famous might sound like a dream comes true, today’s stars, feeling like zoo animals, face pressures that few of us can imagine. They are at the center of much of the world’s atten tion. Paparazzi (狗仔队) camp outside their homes, cameras ready. Tabloids (小报) publish thrilling stories about their personal lives. Just imagine not being able to do anything without being photographed or interrupted for a signature.According to psychologist Christina Villareal, celebrities -- famous people -- worry constantly about their public appearance. Eventually, they start to lose track of who they really are, seeing themselves the way their fans imagine them, not as the people they were before every one knew their names. “Over time,” Villareal says, “they feel separated and alone.”The phenomenon of tracking celebrities has been around for ages. In the 4th century B.C., painters followed Alexander the Great into battle, hoping to picture his victories for his admirers. When Charles Dickens visited America in the 19th century, his sold-out readings attracted thousands of fans, leading him to complain (抱怨) about his lack of privacy. Tabloids of the 1920s and 1930s ran articles about film-stars in much the same way that modern tabloids and websites do.Being a public figure today, however, is a lot more difficult than it used to be. Superstars cannot move about without worrying about photographers with modern cameras. When they say something silly or do so mething ridiculous, there is always the Internet to spread the news in minutes and keep their “story” alive forever.If fame is so troublesome, why aren’t all celebrities running away from it? The answer is there are still ways to deal with it. Some stars stay calm by surrounding themselves with trusted friends and family or by escaping to remote places away from big cities. They focus not on how famous they are but on what they love to do or whatever made them famous in the first place.Sometimes a few celebrities can get a little justice. Still, even stars who enjoy full justice often complain about how hard their lives are. They are tired of being famous already.8. It can be learned from the passage that stars today__________.A. can no longer have their privacy protectedB. are often misunderstood by the publicC. spend too much on their public appearanceD. care little about how they come into fame9. What is the main idea of Paragraph 3?A. Great heroes of the past were generally admired.B. The problem faced by celebrities has a long history.C. Well-known actors are usually targets of tabloids.D. Works of popular writers often have a lot of readers.10. What makes it much harder to be a celebrity today?A. Availability of modern media.B. Inadequate social recognitionC. Lack of favorable chances.D. Huge population of fans.11. What is the author’s attitude toward modern celebrity?A. Sincere.B. Skeptical.C. Disapproving.D. Sympathetic.DResearchers at the University of Kansas say that people can accurately judge 90 percent of a stranger's personality simply by looking at the person's shoes. "Shoes convey a thin but useful slice of information about their wearers," the authors wrote in the new study published in the Journal of Research in Personality. "Shoes serve a practical purpose, and also serve as nonverbal clues with symbolic messages. People tend to pay attention to the shoes they and others wear."Medical Daily notes that the number of detailed personality traits (特质) detected in the study include a person's general age, income, political tendency, and other personality traits, including someone's emotional stability. Lead researcher Omri Gillath said the judgments were based on the style, cost, color and condition of someone's shoes. In the study, 63 University of Kansas students looked at pictures showing 208 different pairs of shoes worn by the study's participants. Participants in the study were photographed in their most commonly worn shoes, and then filled out a personality questionnaire.So, what do your shoes say about your personality? Some of the results were expected: People with higher incomes most commonly wore expensive shoes, and flashier footwear was typically worn by o utgoing people. However, some of the more specific results are interesting. For example, “practical and functional” shoes were generally worn by more “friendly” people, while ankle boots were more closely connected with “aggressive” personalities. The strangest of all may be that those who wore “uncomfortable looking” shoes tend to have “calm” personalities.And if you have several pairs of new shoes or take exceptional care of them, you may suffer from “attachment anxiety,” spending too much time worry ing about what others think of your appearance. There was even a political calculation in the mix with wearing “shabbier and less expensive” shoes.The researchers noted that some people will choose shoe styles to mask their actual personality traits, but researchers pointed out that volunteers were also likely to be unaware that their footwear choices were revealing deep insights into their personalities.12. By looking at a person’s shoes, it’s possible for people to___________.A. know the wearer thoroughlyB. estimate the wearer’s characterC. have exact cl ues about the wearer’s social statusD. judge the wearer’s educational background13. Which statement is NOT true according to the passage?A. In the study, people’s personality tra its were detected.B. In the study, participants wore 208 different shoes.C. In the study, 63 students were asked to fill out questionnaire about personality.D. In the study, judgments were made according to various characteristics of people’s shoes.14. Taking exceptional care of new shoes shows that ____________.A. the owners care much about others’ opinions on their appearanceB. the owners are in a relaxed stateC. the owners are particular about their appearanceD. the owners have too many shoes to choose from15. What is the best title of the passage?A. How To Choose Suitable ShoesB. How To Judge People’s Personality TraitsC. People Are What They WearD. Shoes Reflect People’s Personalities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。
广东省汕头市金山中学2017届高三上学期摸底考试英语试卷
汕头市金山中学2016-2017年度高三第一学期摸底考试英语命题人：许志军、郑世炳本试卷共三部分，满分135分（120×1.125）。
考试时间120分钟。
注意事项：1、答卷前，考生务必用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔填写答题卡上的班级、姓名和试室号、学号，用2B铅笔将学号对应的数字涂黑。
2、选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案，答案不能答在试卷上。
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，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
AThese are words that attempt to express the unique trip of a lifetime. Experience the Grand Canyon as eagles do soaring, turning, rising, descending. Don’t miss this experience. The following helps you book your helicopter tour.Helicopter Aerial TourExplore the Grand Canyon from the eyes of the eagle. A wonderful 12-15-munite helicopter tour will soar through the canyon for an aerial experience of wonderful views. Our GCW aerial tour is not available anywhere else in the world! Ticket $120 per person plus 10% tax. Please call us at 1-888-868-9378 for seasonal rates, specials or to book by phone.Helicopter -Pontoon TourHelicopter tour starts at Grand Canyon, West Rim. Take a 4000-foot descent to the Colorado River below. Helicopters descend 4000 feet from the canyon rim to the banks of the Colorado River where visitors can enjoy a 15-20-munite pontoon boat ride down the Colorado. Ticket: $150 per person plus 10% tax.Champagne Helicopter TourExperience the beauty of the Grand Canyon: Soar above the Hoover Dam and the dead volcanoes. You go aboard a million-dollar helicopter with all forward facing seats allowing 180 degrees of views in air-conditioned comfort. You will see the Hoover Dam, the Colorado River, the Grand Canyon and more! You land to have a romantic champagne picnic lunch at the Grand Canyon.Las Vegas Adventure TourHelicopter tour to Grand Canyon West include a wonderful Las Vegas Adventure Tour. Aerial sightseeing tours originating in Las Vegas, Nevada include breathtaking views of Lake Mead, the Mohave Desert, and the west rim of the Grand Canyon. Aerial tours including round trip as well as combination tours attract many visitors.Visitors arriving at the Hualapai Nation’s Grand Can yonWestAirport may select one from activities above.1.How much should be paid if a couple wants to take a 13-minute helicopter tour?A. 132 dollarsB. 264 dollarsC. 300 dollarsD. 120 dollars2. If the helicopter lands on the banks of the Colorado River you will ___________.A. visit the Hoover DamB. have a romantic picnic lunchC. enjoy a pontoon boat rideD. catch sight of Lake Mead3. Which tour may be the most comfortable?A. Helicopter Aerial TourB. Las Vegas Adventure TourC. Champagne Helicopter TourD. Helicopter –Pontoon TourBAt the Beijing Olympic Shelly-Ann swept away any doubts about her ability to perform consistently by becoming the first Jamaican woman ever to win the 100 meters Olympic gold.Shelly-Ann is a little woman with a big smile. She has a mental toughness that did not come about by chance. Her journey to becoming the fastest woman on earth has been anything but smooth and effortless. She grew up in Waterhouse, one of Jamaica’s toughest and poorest inner-city communities and also a really violent and overpopulated place. Her mother Maxime, one of a family of fourteen, had been an athlete herself as a young girl but, like so many other girls in Waterhouse, had to stop after she had her first b aby. Maxime’s early entry into the adult world with its responsibilities gave her the determination to ensure that her kids would not end up in Waterhouse's roundabout of poverty. One of the first things Maxime used to do with Shelly-Ann was taking her to the track, and she was ready to sacrifice everything.It didn't take long for Shelly-Ann to realize that sports could be her way out of Waterhouse. On a summer evening in Beijing in 2008, all those long, hard hours of work and commitment finally bore fruit. The barefoot kid who just a few years previously had been living in poverty, surrounded by criminals and violence, had written a new chapter in the history of sports.But Shelly-Ann’s victory was far greater than that. The night she won Olympic gold in B eijing, the routine murders in Waterhouse and the drug wars in the neighbouring streets stopped. The dark cloud above one of the world’s toughest criminal neighbourhoods simply disappeared for a few days. ―I have so much fire burning for my country,‖ Shelly said. She plans to start a foundation for homeless children and wants to build a community centre in Waterhouse. She hopes to inspire the Jamaicans to lay down their weapons. She intends to fight to make it a woman’s as well as a man’s world.As Muhammad Ali puts it, ―Champions aren't made in gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them. A desire, a dream, a vision.‖ One of the things Shelly-Ann can be proud of is her understanding of this truth.4. What made Maxime decide to train her daughter on the track?A. Her success and lessons in her career.B. Her interest in Shelly-Ann’s quick profit.C. Her wish to get Shelly-Ann out of poverty.D. Her early entrance into the sprinting world.5. What can we infer from Shelly-Ann's statement underlined in Paragraph 4?A. She was highly rewarded for her efforts.B. She was eager to do more for her country.C. She became an athletic star in her country.D. She was the envy of the whole community.6. By mentioning Muhammad Ali’s words, the aut hor intends to tell us that__________.A. players should be highly inspired by coachesB. great athletes need to concentrate on patienceC. hard work is necessary in one’s achievementsD. motivation allows great athletes to be on the top7. What is the best title for the passage?A. The Making of a Great AthleteB. The Dream for ChampionshipC. The Key to High PerformanceD. The Power of Full ResponsibilityCOne evening in February 2007, a student named Paula Ceely brought her car to a stop on a remote road in Wales. She got out to open a metal gate that blocked her path. That’s when she heard the whistle sounded by the driver of a train. Her Renault Clio was parked across a railway line. Seconds later, she watched the train drag her car almost a kilometre down the railway tracks.Ceely’s near miss made the news because she blamed it on he GPS (导航仪). She had never driven the route before. It was dark and raining heavily. Ceely was relying on her GPS, but it made no mention of the crossing. ―I put my c omplete trust in the device and it led me right into the path of a speeding train,‖ she told the BBC.Who is to blame here? Rick Stevenson, who tells Ceely’s story in his book When Machines Fail Us, points the finger at the limitations of technology. We put our faith in digital devices, he says, but our digital helpers are too often not up to the job. They are filled with small problems. And it’s not just GPS devices: Stevenson takes us on a tour of digital disasters involving everything from mobile phones to wireless keyboards.The problem with his argument in the book is that it’s not clear why he only focuses on digital technology, while there may be a number of other possible causes. A map-maker might have left the crossing off a paper map. Maybe we should blame Ceely for not paying attention. Perhaps the railway authorities are at fault for poor signaling system. Or maybe someone has studied the relative dangers and worked out that there really is something specific wrong with the GPS equipment. But Stev enson doesn’t say. It’s a problem that runs through the book.The game between humans and their smart devices is amusing and complex. It is shaped by economics and psychology and the cultures we live in. Somewhere in the mix of those forces there may be a way for a wiser use of technology.If there is such a way, it should involve more than just an awareness of the shortcomings of our machines. After all, we have lived with them for thousands of years. They have probably been fooling us for just as long.8.What did Paula Ceely think was the cause of her accident？A. She was not familiar with the road.B. It was dark and raining heavily then.C. The railway workers failed to give the signal.D. Her GPS device didn’t tell her about the crossing.9. The phrase“near miss” (Paragraph 2) can best be replaced by______.A. close hitB. heavy lossC. narrow escapeD. big mistake10. Which of the following would Rick Stevenson most probably agree with?A. Modern technology is what we can’t live without.B. Digital technology often falls short of our expectation.C. Digital devices are more reliable than they used to be.D. GPS error is not the only cause for Ceely’s accident.11. What is the real concern of the writer of this article?A. The major causes of traffic accidents and car thefts.B. The relationship between human and technology.C. The shortcomings of digital devices we use.D. The human unawareness of technical problems.DFailure is probably the most exhausting experience a person ever has. There is nothing more tiring than not succeeding.We experience this tiredness in two ways: as start-up fatigue(疲惫) and performance fatigue. In the former case, we keep putting off a task because it has either too boring or too difficult. And the longer we delay it, the more tired we feel.Such start-up fatigue is very real, even if not actually physical, not something in our muscles and bones. The solution is obvious though perhaps not easy to apply: always handle the most difficult job first.Years ago, I was asked to write 102 essays on the great ideas of some famous authors. Applying my own rule, I determined to write them in alphabetical(按字母顺序), never letting myself leave out a tough idea. And I alwaysstarted the day’s work with the difficult task of essay-writing. Experience proved that the rule works.Performance fatigue is more difficult to handle. Though willing to get started, we cannot seem to do the job right. Its difficulties appear so great that, however hard we work, we fail again and again. In such a situation, I work as hard as I can — then let the unconscious take over.When planning Encyclopedia Britannica (《大英百科全书》), I had to create a table of contents based on the topics of its articles. Nothing like this had ever been done before, and day after day I kept coming up with solutions, but none of them worked. My fatigue became almost unbearable.One day, mentally exhausted, I wrote down all the reasons why this problem could not be solved. I tried to convince myself that the trouble was with the problem itself, not with me. Relived, I sat back in an easy chair and fell asleep.An hour later, I woke up suddenly with the solution clearly in mind. In the weeks that followed, the solution which had come up in my unconscious mind proved correct at every step. Though I worked as hard as before, I felt no fatigue. Success was now as exciting as failure had been depressing.Human beings, I believe, must try to succeed. Success, then, means never feeling tired.12. What does the author recommend doing to prevent start-up fatigue?A. Writing essays in strict order.B. Building up physical strength.C. Leaving out the toughest ideas.D. Dealing with the hardest task first.13. On what occasion does a person probably suffer from performance fatigue?A. Before starting a difficult task.B. When all the solutions fail.C. If the job is rather boring.D. After finding a way out.14. According to the author, the unconscious mind may help us__________.A. ignore mental problemsB. get some nice sleepC. gain complete reliefD. find the right solution15. What could be the best title for the passage?A. Success Is Built upon FailureB. How to Handle Performance FatigueC. Getting over Fatigue: A Way to SuccessD. Fatigue: An Early Sign of Health Problems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。
英语---广东省汕头市金山中学2017-2018学年高一上学期期末考试试题
广东省汕头市金山中学2017-2018学年高一上学期期末考试英语试题本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，满分150分，考试用时120分钟。
第一卷选择题部分(满分105分)第一部分听力（共20小题；每题1分, 满分20分）第一节听下面5段对话。
每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。
听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。
每段对话仅读一遍。
1. What did the man do yesterday afternoon?A. He wrote some letters to his secretary.B. He typed some business letters.C. He read some business letters.2. What did the man lose?A. A book.B. A schoolbag.C. A jacket.3. Where is the man going?A. The station.B. The airport.C. The shop.4. How much does the pen cost?A. 13 yuan.B. 20 yuan.C. 7 yuan.5. What is the man’s plan?A. To make money.B. To visit China.C. To finish his study.第二节听下面5段对话或独白。
每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。
听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。
每段对话或独白读两遍。
听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个题。
6. What is the woman’s native language?A. Korean.B. English.C. Chinese.7. How does the man practice his German?A. He often travels to Berlin.B. He uses German a lot in his work.C. He speaks to his neighbor from German.听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个题。
2017级高三第一学期期末考试英语科试题答案
汕头市金山中学2017级高三第一学期期末考试英语科参考答案阅读理解21-23 CAA 24-27 BBCA 28-31 DBAB 32-35 CCBD 36-40 ABECD完形填空41-45 BDCBA 45-50 CABDC 51-55 ADBCA 56-60 DABDC语法填空61.universities 62.response 63.previously 64.were given 65.smaller66.what 67.embarrassing 68.stealing 69.But 70.In短文改错：1.light—lightly2. After 后面加入a3.after---before4. while---when5.wondered—wondering6.to—for7.walk with him去掉with te---later9.his---my 10.that---who书面表达：Dear Jack，I am more than delighted to know that you've been admitted into Harvard University. I am writing to offer you my congratulations on your success.To be honest, I plan to study at one of China’s top universities when I graduate from senior high school. I have been working hard for this over the past years. However, with the college entrance examination drawing near, I suddenly find myself losing confidence and feeling afraid that my efforts won’t pay off.Have you ever doubted yourself too? I would appreciate it if you could give me some advice on how to deal with my present situation. I am looking forward to your earliest reply.Yours,Li Hua1 / 1。
2017届高三上学期摸底考试英语试题(附答案)
汕头市金山中学2016-2017年度高三第一学期摸底考试英语本试卷共三部分，满分135分（120×1.125）。
考试时间120分钟。
注意事项：1、答卷前，考生务必用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔填写答题卡上的班级、姓名和试室号、学号，用2B铅笔将学号对应的数字涂黑。
2、选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案，答案不能答在试卷上。
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，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
AThese are words that attempt to express the unique trip of a lifetime. Experience the Grand Canyon as eagles do soaring, turning, rising, descending. Don’t miss this experience. The following helps you book your helicopter tour.Helicopter Aerial TourExplore the Grand Canyon from the eyes of the eagle. A wonderful 12-15-munite helicopter tour will soar through the canyon for an aerial experience of wonderful views. Our GCW aerial tour is not available anywhere else in the world! Ticket $120 per person plus 10% tax. Please call us at 1-888-868-9378 for seasonal rates, specials or to book by phone.Helicopter -Pontoon TourHelicopter tour starts at Grand Canyon, West Rim. Take a 4000-foot descent to the Colorado River below. Helicopters descend 4000 feet from the canyon rim to the banks of the Colorado River where visitors can enjoy a 15-20-munite pontoon boat ride down the Colorado. Ticket: $150 per person plus 10% tax.Champagne Helicopter TourExperience the beauty of the Grand Canyon: Soar above the Hoover Dam and the dead volcanoes. You go aboard a million-dollar helicopter with all forward facing seats allowing 180 degrees of views in air-conditioned comfort. You will see the Hoover Dam, the Colorado River, the Grand Canyon and more! You land to have a romantic champagne picnic lunch at the Grand Canyon. Las Vegas Adventure TourHelicopter tour to Grand Canyon West include a wonderful Las Vegas Adventure Tour. Aerial sightseeing tours originating in Las Vegas, Nevada include breathtaking views of Lake Mead, the Mohave Desert, and the west rim of the Grand Canyon. Aerial tours including round trip as well as combination tours attract many visitors.Visitors arriving at the Hualapai Nation’s Grand CanyonWestAirpor t may select one from activities above.1.How much should be paid if a couple wants to take a 13-minute helicopter tour?A. 132 dollarsB. 264 dollarsC. 300 dollarsD. 120 dollars2. If the helicopter lands on the banks of the Colorado River you will ___________.A. visit the Hoover DamB. have a romantic picnic lunchC. enjoy a pontoon boat rideD. catch sight of Lake Mead3. Which tour may be the most comfortable?A. Helicopter Aerial TourB. Las Vegas Adventure TourC. Champagne Helicopter TourD. Helicopter –Pontoon TourBAt the Beijing Olympic Shelly-Ann swept away any doubts about her ability to perform consistently by becoming the first Jamaican woman ever to win the 100 meters Olympic gold. Shelly-Ann is a little woman with a big smile. She has a mental toughness that did not come about by chance. Her journey to becoming the fastest woman on earth has been anything but smooth and effortless. She grew up in Waterhouse, one of Jamaica’s toughest and poorest inner-city communities and also a really violent and overpopulated place. Her mother Maxime, one of a family of fourteen, had been an athlete herself as a young girl but, like so many other girls in Waterhouse, had to stop after she had her first baby. Maxime’s early entry into the adult world with its responsibilities gave her the determination to ensure that her kids would not end up in Waterhouse's roundabout of poverty. One of the first things Maxime used to do with Shelly-Annwas taking her to the track, and she was ready to sacrifice everything.It didn't take long for Shelly-Ann to realize that sports could be her way out of Waterhouse. On a summer evening in Beijing in 2008, all those long, hard hours of work and commitment finally bore fruit. The barefoot kid who just a few years previously had been living in poverty, surrounded by criminals and violence, had written a new chapter in the history of sports.But Shelly-Ann’s victory was far greater than that. The night she won Olympic gold in Beijing, the routine murders in Waterhouse and the drug wars in the neighbouring streets stopped. The dark cloud above one of the world’s toughest criminal neighbourhoods simply disappeared for a few days. “I have so much fire burning for my country,” Shelly said. She plans to start a foundation for homeless children and wants to build a community centre in Waterhouse. She hopes to inspire the Jamaicans to lay down their weapons. She intends to fight to make it a woman’s as well as a man’s world.As Muhammad Ali puts it, “Champions aren't made in gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them. A desire, a dream, a vision.” One of the things Shelly-Ann can be proud of is her understanding of this truth.4. What made Maxime decide to train her daughter on the track?A. Her success and lessons in her career.B. Her interest in Shelly-Ann’s quick profit.C. Her wish to get Shelly-Ann out of poverty.D. Her early entrance into the sprinting world.5. What can we infer from Shelly-Ann's statement underlined in Paragraph 4?A. She was highly rewarded for her efforts.B. She was eager to do more for her country.C. She became an athletic star in her country.D. She was the envy of the whole community.6. By mentioning Muhammad Ali’s words, the author intends t o tell us that__________.A. players should be highly inspired by coachesB. great athletes need to concentrate on patienceC. hard work is necessary in one’s achievementsD. motivation allows great athletes to be on the top7. What is the best title for the passage?A. The Making of a Great AthleteB. The Dream for ChampionshipC. The Key to High PerformanceD. The Power of Full ResponsibilityCOne evening in February 2007, a student named Paula Ceely brought her car to a stop on a remote road in Wales. She got out to open a metal gate that blocked her path. That’s when she heard the whistle sounded by the driver of a train. Her Renault Clio was parked across a railway line. Seconds later, she watched the train drag her car almost a kilometre down the railway tracks. Ceely’s near miss made the news because she blamed it on he GPS (导航仪). She had never driven the route before. It was dark and raining heavily. Ceely was relying on her GPS, but it made no mention of the crossing. “I put my complete trust in the device and it led me right into the path of a speeding train,” she told the BBC.Who is to blame here? Rick Stevenson, who tells Ceely’s story in his book When Machines Fail Us, points the finger at the limitations of technology. We put our faith in digital devices, he says, but our digital helpers are too often not up to the job. They are filled with small problems. And it’s not just GPS devices: Stevenson takes us on a tour of digital disasters involving everything from mobile phones to wireless keyboards.The problem with his argument in the book is that it’s not clear why he only focuses on digital technology, while there may be a number of other possible causes. A map-maker might have left the crossing off a paper map. Maybe we should blame Ceely for not paying attention. Perhaps the railway authorities are at fault for poor signaling system. Or maybe someone has studied the relative dangers and worked out that there really is something specific wrong with the GPS equipment. But Stevenson doesn’t say. It’s a problem that runs through the book.The game between humans and their smart devices is amusing and complex. It is shaped by economics and psychology and the cultures we live in. Somewhere in the mix of those forces there may be a way for a wiser use of technology.If there is such a way, it should involve more than just an awareness of the shortcomings of our machines. After all, we have lived with them for thousands of years. They have probably been fooling us for just as long.8.What did Paula Ceely think was the cause of her accident？A. She was not familiar with the road.B. It was dark and raining heavily then.C. The railway workers failed to give the signal.D. Her GPS device didn’t tell her about the crossing.9. The phrase “near miss” (Paragraph 2) can best be replaced by______.A. close hitB. heavy lossC. narrow escapeD. big mistake10. Which of the following would Rick Stevenson most probably agree with?A. Modern technology is what we can’t live without.B. Digital technology often falls short of our expectation.C. Digital devices are more reliable than they used to be.D. GPS error is not the only cause for Ceely’s accident.11. What is the real concern of the writer of this article?A. The major causes of traffic accidents and car thefts.B. The relationship between human and technology.C. The shortcomings of digital devices we use.D. The human unawareness of technical problems.DFailure is probably the most exhausting experience a person ever has. There is nothing more tiring than not succeeding.We experience this tiredness in two ways: as start-up fatigue(疲惫) and performance fatigue. In the former case, we keep putting off a task because it has either too boring or too difficult. And the longer we delay it, the more tired we feel.Such start-up fatigue is very real, even if not actually physical, not something in our muscles and bones. The solution is obvious though perhaps not easy to apply: always handle the most difficult job first.Years ago, I was asked to write 102 essays on the great ideas of some famous authors. Applying my own rule, I determined to write them in alphabetical(按字母顺序), never letting myself leave out a tough idea. And I always started the day’s work with the difficult task of essay-writing. Experience proved that the rule works.Performance fatigue is more difficult to handle. Though willing to get started, we cannot seem to do the job right. Its difficulties appear so great that, however hard we work, we fail again and again. In such a situation, I work as hard as I can — then let the unconscious take over.When planning Encyclopedia Britannica (《大英百科全书》), I had to create a table of contents based on the topics of its articles. Nothing like this had ever been done before, and dayafter day I kept coming up with solutions, but none of them worked. My fatigue became almost unbearable.One day, mentally exhausted, I wrote down all the reasons why this problem could not be solved. I tried to convince myself that the trouble was with the problem itself, not with me. Relived, I sat back in an easy chair and fell asleep.An hour later, I woke up suddenly with the solution clearly in mind. In the weeks that followed, the solution which had come up in my unconscious mind proved correct at every step. Though I worked as hard as before, I felt no fatigue. Success was now as exciting as failure had been depressing.Human beings, I believe, must try to succeed. Success, then, means never feeling tired.12. What does the author recommend doing to prevent start-up fatigue?A. Writing essays in strict order.B. Building up physical strength.C. Leaving out the toughest ideas.D. Dealing with the hardest task first.13. On what occasion does a person probably suffer from performance fatigue?A. Before starting a difficult task.B. When all the solutions fail.C. If the job is rather boring.D. After finding a way out.14. According to the author, the unconscious mind may help us__________.A. ignore mental problemsB. get some nice sleepC. gain complete reliefD. find the right solution15. What could be the best title for the passage?A. Success Is Built upon FailureB. How to Handle Performance FatigueC. Getting over Fatigue: A Way to SuccessD. Fatigue: An Early Sign of Health Problems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。
2017学年第一学期金山高三英语一模试卷+答案
金山区2017学年第一学期质量监控高三英语试卷（时间120分钟，分值140分）2017年12月I. Listening ComprehensionSection ADirections:In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.1. A. At home. B. In a hotel.C. In a library.D. At a bank.2. A. Librarian and reader. B. Teacher and student.C. Boss and secretary.D. Shop-assistant and customer.3. A. Tuesday. B. Thursday.C. Friday.D. Saturday.4. A. The museum schedule. B. Library hours.C. A part-time job.D. School hours.5. A. Stop the bus. B. Walk to the zoo.C. Cross the street.D. Call the police.6. A. Reasonable. B. Bright.C. Serious.D. Ridiculous.7. A. Move to a neat dormitory. B. Find a person to share their apartment.C. Clean the room with the roommate.D. Write an article about their roommate.8. A. He talks too fast. B. He seldom talks.C. He likes to use big words.D. He doesn’t speak in a direct way.9. A. The girl’s favorite sweets are chocolates and candies.B. The girl should go to the supermarket with him together.C. It’s time for the girl to try something sweet.D. The girl’s teeth are in bad condition.10. A. Smith will keep the surprise party a secret.B. Lucy hasn’t got any promise from Smith.C. They shouldn’t have told Lucy about the party.D. There’s no secret between Smith and Lucy.Section BDirections:In Section B, you will hear two short passages and one longer conversation, and you will be asked several questions on each of the passages and the conversation. The passages and the conversation will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.11. A. Morris Michtom. B. President Roosevelt.C. A newspaper artist.D. One of Roosevelt’s friends.12. A. Because he didn’t want to please his friends.B. Because he wanted an artist to draw a picture for the bear.C. Because he thought shooting a bear tied to a tree was unfair.D. Because he thought it was uninteresting.13. A. The biography of Teddy Roosevelt. B. The founding history of a toy store.C. The experience of a newspaper artist.D. The origin of Teddy Bears.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. At least 20% of the population is at least 65 years old.B. There are fewer working-age people to replace the retired ones.C. The older workers are more than the younger ones.D. Aging population changes are taking place quickly.15. A. Aging will increase the household savings rates.B. Aging will reduce the household savings rates.C. Aging will balance the household investment rates.D. Aging will increase the household investment rates.16. A. The problem of aging population in the world.B. The increasing population around the world.C. The situation of labour market in Europe.D. The discussion about the retiring age in Asia.Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.17. A. To fix his broken cellphone. B. To buy a spare battery for his cellphone.C. To get a brand-new cellphone.D. To change his cellphone.18. A. He thinks it has fewer functions. B. He likes its color display.C. He thinks its price is suitable.D. He can’t afford it.19. A. She thinks Haier model is much better than the man thought.B. She thinks Nokia model is good enough for the man.C. She is not satisfied with Haier model.D. She thinks Haier model is of low quality.20. A. $2420. B. $2300. C. $2010. D. $1890.II. Grammar and VocabularySection ADirections:After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.At first glance, these impressive images look like moment captured by a talented photographer. But you cannot always believe what you see. These pictures, with their incredible photographic details, are in fact the creations ____21___ (draw) by Scottish hyper-realist Paul Cadden.With often nothing more than a pencil in hand, the 47-year-old artist produces elaborate drawings that could easily ___22___ (mistake) for the work of any modern digital camera. From the wrinkles on a woman’s face and beads of water, to a breath of smoke from a cigarette, Cadeen is able to capture ___23___ (complicated) features of his subjects in such painstaking detail that the images look astonishingly real.Cadden said he began drawing at a very young age and has always been interested in art. With some experience in animation and graphic design, he moves into hyper-realism ___24___ he has a special gift for capturing details.His creations reflect his love for details, with a single image __25_____ (take) up to six weeks to produce. Working with pencil, graphite and white chalk, Cadden is able to create seven poster-size pieces a year, ___26__ sell for up to $5,000 each.The artist explained that he does not want people to focus completely on the techniques involved in his pieces. “I want them to think about the work and ___27____ I’m actually drawing,” he said, “I prefer to study the internal aspect of the subject ___28___ _______ focus solely on the external part.”Now, Cadden is planning to take his pieces to more foreign countries, and to hold exhibitions in China, Cuba and Brazil. He hopes to get established enough __29____ (make) a living from his work. “I want to be doing lots of exhibitions in five years’time. To have a successful solo show is a long-cherished dream of mine,” he said. “It’s such a fantastic feeling ___30___ somebody buys your paintings and you know the paintings are sitting somewhere in their houses.”Section BDirections:Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can be usedA large-scale cultural exploration program《国家宝藏》made its first show on CCTV on Sunday night . In the first episode, the Palace Museum in Beijing showcased three treasures.As a ___31___ variety show, the National Treasure aims to showcase the background stories of national treasures and ___32___ various art forms. In the show, "national treasure keepers" acted by famous and common people will present treasures, telling their stories with the collections and interpreting the historical ___33___. The show aims to inspire the ancient Chinese civilization and make the national treasures "come alive".This is not the first time for the Palace Museum in Beijing to be ___34___ welcomed online in China, thanks to its efforts in cultural products and self-promotion in recent years.Last year, the museum ___35___ so much attention because of the huge success of the three-episode TV documentary,Masters in the Forbidden City and a movie with the same name. Over the last few years, the museum has ___36___ 495 signposts and 1,400 new chairs have been provided. In addition, the Palace Museum opened a (an) ___37___ online store on e-commerce platform Taobao, selling related products. It also started their self-promotion through new media, publishing articles to promote the culture of the museum. It ___38___ swept the Internet by its humorous style and interesting content. At the same time, the Palace Museum has published several mobile apps, one of which saw over 200,000 downloads just two weeks after its ___39___ in 2013. Its self-promotion has achieved great results. In 2012, the museum saw 15 million visitors. And it received 16 million visitors last year.The museum is also a popular ___40___ among foreign leaders. For example, US President Donald Trump and his wife visited the Palace Museum on Nov 8.III. Reading ComprehensionSection ADirections: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.AlphaGo has struck again, defeating Ke Jie, the wo rld’s number one Go player, 3-0. After his defeat, the young Chinese prodigy said AlphaGo sees the ___41___ of Go while he could only see a small area around him. This win, coupled with last year’s victory over Lee Se-dol, shines a light on the awe-inspiring ___42___ of technology and places AlphaGo among the greatest Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems created to date.The AI industry is certainly making great advancements, constantly surprising the public with new and interesting tools and making life ___43___. Twenty years ago, just connecting to the Internet was a ___44___. Now, we can do just about anything on our phones, from online banking to ___45___ shows. The shifting sands of technology have placed so many paths in front of humanity that it is hard to ___46___ even the immediate future.We may talk about how AI can make our lives better, but we also consider the risks. Many stories and films ___47___ around the theme of AI vs. human. One that comes to my mind now is The Terminator. The film is about an AI system called Skynet, which was ___48___ to protect humans. What the programmers did not expect was that Skynet began to think. It came to the conclusion that humans were a danger to its existence, so it started a global nuclear war and tried to “___49___” humanity.AlphaGo’s recent achievements highlight the ___50___ that technology and AI can bring about. They also serve to remind us of the ___51___ and risks we may not have had time to think about. Some of us used to ___52___ the possibility of creating an actual “thinking” AI system, or believe that humans will always be able to ___53___ an AI system, but certain facts have now been placed in front of us. All that’s left to be done is to ___54___ the actual “thinking” part of advanced AI systems like AlphaGo to more fields. Once that happens, human beings will be pretty much ___55___. If we do not fully understand the risks of AI systems, we might be flying too close to the “sun”, and like Icarus in Greek mythology, we will fall.41. A. fun B. secret C. universe D. potential42. A. intelligence B. advancements C. risks D. threats43. A. easier B. slower C. harder D. faster44. A. mess B. headache C. loss D. leisure45. A. live B. instant C. immediate D. direct46. A. tell B. frame C. predict D. encounter47. A. reveal B. reverse C. resolve D. revolve48. A. processed B. modified C. introduced D. developed49. A. help B. isolate C. terminate D. investigate50. A. benefits B. possibilities C. signals D. incident51. A. questions B. tragedies C. treasures D. disasters52. A. analyze B. develop C. doubt D. preview53. A. outsmart B. overhead C. outnumber D. overtake54. A. adopt B. shrink C. adapt D. control55. A. intelligent B. powerful C. patriotic D. outdatedSection BDirections:Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.(A)In many countries of the world, people can confidently tell you the meaning of their town or city, but most people who live in Manchester, Oxford or Birmingham would not be able to explain what the name of their city means. The name of every British town and city, however, has a long history.Two thousand years ago, most people living in Britain were Celts. Even the word “Britain”is Celtic. Then the Romans arrived and built camps which became cities called “castra”. This is why there are so many place names in England which end in “-chester” or “-caster”–Manchester, for example.The Romans never reached Wales or Scotland, and many place names there are Celtic. For example, Welsh place names that begin with “Llan” come from the Celtic word for church.After the Romans left Britain, it was attacked by tribes called the Anglo-Saxons who were from the area of Europe that is now Germany and Holland. Without the Roman army, it was impossible to protect the country from these people. The names of their villages often ended in “-ham”or “-ton”. Some got their name from the leader of the village, so Birmingham, for example, means “Beormund’s village”.The Anglo-Saxons were farmers and the landscape was very important to them, so we have villages called Upton (“village on a hill”–a good place to build a village) and Moreton (“village by lake”, where floods could make life tough). Place names that end in “-ford” (a place where you could cross a river) also describe the location of Anglo-Saxon villages.Twelve hundred years ago, the Vikings came to England from Scandinavia. They traded with the Anglo-Saxons but lived in their own villages. These often ended in “-by” or “-thorpe”. The name “Kirkby” means “a village with a church” and Scunthorpe was the village of a man called Skuma.Finally, in 1066, England became Norman –the Normans gave us the place name “grange”,which means farm.And how about London? Experts cannot agree. The Romans called the city Londinium, but they were not the first inhabitants. People once believed that the United Kingdom’s capital city got its name from the castle of a King called Lud, but this is very unlikely. Our best guess today is that the name comes from a Celtic word meaning a fastflowing river. Like a number of British place names, its history is lost in time.56. The origin of British place names are unfamiliar to many local people because of _______.A. the death of the country’s ancient languages.B. the long lost history of the names.C. their lack of interest in the names.D. the frequent changes to the names.57. According to the article, Stratford-upon-Avon is most likely a town _______.A. on a hillB. near a castleC. built beside a riverD. with a church58. Which of the following shows the correct order of the arrival of inhabitants in Britain?A. The Celts –The Romans – The Vikings –The Normans –The Anglo SaxonsB. The Romans –The Celts –The Vikings –The Anglo Saxons–The NormansC. The Celts –The Romans –The Anglo Saxons–The Vikings –The NormansD. The Romans –The Anglo Saxons–The Celts –The Normans –The Vikings59. According to the text, where did the name for London come from?A. It is puzzling and hard to confirm for sure.B. It comes from the term for a fast-flowing river.C. The name is short for Londinium.D. The name is from the castle of a King.(B)Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District 2016 High School Video ContestHere’s the Scoop on Pet Waste!60. What does the underlined word “Eligibility” probably mean?A. Age.B. Qualification.C. Location.D. Grade.61. When entering the contest, ________.A. one must ask his or her teacher to sign the entry form.B. winners can earn at least $750 as a prize.C. one can invite friends from other schools to act in the video.D. participants had better add some humor and fun to the video.62. Where should the participants upload their videos?A. participants’ school websites.B. .C. YouTube.D. kvaIlianos@.(C)For many years, humans have tried to find the secret to staying young. Although it has yet to be discovered, we may be closer than ever to finding a way that can slow down the aging process.A recent study by researchers from Duke University in the US found that cutting one’s daily intake of calories could slow down biological aging, which means you might be able to hang on to your youthful looks a little longer.Previous research has shown that calorie restrictions slow aging in worms, flies and mice. So researchers wondered if it could have the same effect on people.To find out, Daniel Belsky and her team examined data from a study by the National Institute on Aging, based in the US, which involved 220 people. During the two-year study, 145 people in the restriction group cut their calorie intake by 25 percent. Meanwhile, 75 people in the control group maintained their normal diets.At the start of the study, the two groups had no difference in biological age. The average participant was 38 years old, with a biological age of 37. However, after each 12-month period, participants in the restriction group saw an increase in biological age by an average of 0.11years. Meanwhile, those in the control group saw a rise by an average of 0.71 years.The researchers believe the difference between these groups shows that cutting calories does slow biological aging.Although they didn’t explain the reason behind this, researchers at Brigham Young University in the US provided an explanation after they carried out a similar study on mice.They believe fewer calories slow down a mechanism in cells called the ribosome (核糖体), at least in mice. The mechanism is responsible for making vital proteins in cells, but with fewer calories it slows down, giving it more time to repair itself.The ribosome is complex like a car, and it needs to replace the parts that wear out thefastest from time to time, according to John Price, a biochemistry professor at Brigham Young University.“When tires wear out, you don’t throw the whole car away and buy new ones. It’s easier to replace the tires,” Price told VOA.But this doesn’t mean that people who want to look younger should start skipping meals, especially given the study’s early stage. Proper nutrition is important, Price explained.“Food isn’t just material to be burned –it’s a signal that tells our body and cells how to respond,” he told Science Daily.63. The purpose of the research was to _________.A. find the most efficient way to control calorie intake.B. explain why people have to maintain a normal diet.C. test the influence of calorie restrictions on aging.D. invent technology that keeps people young and healthy.64. Which of the following statements is TRUE about the experiment?A. All the participants were of the same biological age at the start.B. The biological age of people in the control group increased more than those in therestriction group.C. Flies and mice were used to compare the results of the human test with.D. Some participants were asked to double the amount of food they ate.65. According to John Price, ________.A. the ribosome is an important cell that controls the aging process.B. a higher level of calorie intake means more healthy proteins.C. the fewer calories one takes in, the better the ribosome works.D. reducing calorie intake could allow the ribosome to repair itself better.66. We can infer from the text that ________.A. those who want to stay young are advised to skip meals.B. people should keep a record of the energy they burn every day.C. maintaining a balanced diet is not as difficult as people imagine.D. we could slow our pace of biological aging by changing our eating habits.Section CDirections: Read the following passage. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than youPlus-size women might be socially frowned upon(不赞成) and openly avoided by the fashion industry. ___67___A study done a few years ago by Plunkett Research, a market-research firm, found that 67% of American women were “plus-size,” meaning size 14 or larger. That figure might not have changed much, but in 2016, only 18% of clothing sold was plus-size, according to NPD Group, another research firm.Designers and retailers have long thought of the plus-size as high-risk. Predicting what these customers will buy can be difficult, as they tend to be more cautious about styles. Making larger clothes is more expensive; but higher costs for fabric cannot always be passed on to consumers. ___68___ “We have money but nowhere to spend it,” says Kristine Thompson, who runs a blog which has nearly 150,000 followers on Instagram.At last, that is changing. Fast-fashion brands, including Forever 21 and a fashion line sold in partnership with Target, a giant retailer, have expanded their plus-size collections. ___69___ Revenue in the plus-size category increased by 14% between 2013 and 2016, compared with growth of 7% for all apparel (服装). Takings (营业额) were $21.3 billion last year. Social media has played an important role in changing attitudes in the fashion business, says Madeline Jones, editor and co-founder of PLUS Model Magazine.Nonetheless, designer brands still hold back. ___70___ For those that are willing to take a chance, several internet startups (创业公司) that deliver personally styled outfits to individuals, including plus-size women, offer data to “straight-size” designers.Not all plus-size shoppers are convinced. Laura Fuentes, a hairstylist from Abilene, Texas, says that many upmarket(高端市场的) department stores still keep their plus-size clothing sections poorly organized, badly stocked and dimly lit, if they stock larger clothes at all. Yet such complaints should be taken with a pinch of salt (有所保留), says Ms. Thompson. “We’re nowhere near where we should be but we’ve made progress,” she says.Directions:Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main point(s) of the passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible.Sales strategiesHow can a company improve its sales? One of the keys to more effective selling is for a company to first decide on its “sales strategy”. In other words, what is the role of the sales person? Is the salesperson’s job narrative, suggestive, or consultative?The “narrative” sales strategy depends on the salesperson moving quickly into a standard sales presentation. His or her pitch highlights the benefit for the customer of a particular product or service. This approach is most effective for customers whose buying motives are basically the same.The “suggestive” approach is tailored more for the individual customer. The salesperson must be in a position to offer alternative recommendation s that meet a particular customer’s needs. One key aspect of the suggestive approach is the need for the salesperson to engage the buyer in some sort of discussion. The salesperson can then use the information from the customer to suggest an appropriate product or service.The final strategy demands that a company’s sales staff act as “consultants” for the buyer. In this role, the salesperson must acquire a great deal of information about the customer. They do this through market research, surveys, and face-to-face discussions. Using this information, the salesperson makes a detailed presentation t ailored to a consumer’s needs. More and more sales teams are switching from a narrative or a suggestive approach to a more consultative strategy. As a result, corporations value creativity and analytical skills.V. TranslationDirections: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.72．越来越多的高中生开始关注他们的职业生涯规划。
2019-2020学年汕头市金山中学高三英语上学期期末考试试题及答案解析
2019-2020学年汕头市金山中学高三英语上学期期末考试试题及答案解析第一部分阅读（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A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项AOur Teen Summer Spanish Program is two weeks of fun, educational excitement that helps students learn Spanish fast. Our Spanish summer program allows our students to learn from highly trained, certified teachers and be absorbed in the language and theculture of Costa Rica.Features include:* Intensive(强化的) daily Spanish classes* Extracurricular classes in dance, cooking, music, and handiwork* Outdoor activities including hiking, camping, rafting, and ziplining(高空滑索)* Homestay with a local Costa Rican family* Volunteer work in needy neighborhoodsOur Teaching Methods:We are proud to use TPRS---Total Physical Response Storytelling---in our curriculum. This innovative method uses strange and amusing stories to teach new vocabulary, increase fluency, and get students involved by giving them the opportunity to alter the details themselves. Because of the silliness, creativity, and repetition involved, TPRS allows students to learn easily and remember information effortlesslyMemorizing vocabulary and listening to lectures on grammar are slow, inefficient ways to learn a new language. The best way to truly learn and commit new material to memory is through conversation. In our Spanish classes, students can expect to speak up to 80% of each class. By speaking in the new language freely and consistently, students can see progress faster because they are using the new grammar and vocabulary that they have learned at the same time. This helps the brain remember the new words and grammar structures for future use, making it much easier to progress.1.What does the program do?A.It offers weekly Spanish classesB.It focuses more on outdoor activitiesC.It gives teachers a chance to receive trainingD.It provides activities about the Spanish culture2.What is the best way to learn a language according to the text?A.Memorizing a larger vocabularyB.Speaking more in the new language.C.Mastering more grammar structuresD.Writing stories to share with others3.What is the purpose of the text?A.To employexperienced Spanish teacherB.To hire foreign volunteers for a programC.To attract teen foreigners to a programD.To introduce language learning methodsBMove over, helicopter parents. “Snowplow (扫雪机) parents” are the newest reflection of an intensive (强化的) parenting style that can include parents booking their adult children haircuts, texting their college kids to wake them up so they don’t sleep through a test, and even calling their kids’ employers.Helicopter parenting the practice of wandering anxiously near one’s children, monitoring their every activity, is so 20th century. Some rich mothers and fathers now are more like snowplows: machines moving ahead, clearing any difficulties in their children’s path to success, so they don’t have to suffer failure, frustration (挫折) or lose opportunities.It starts early, when parents get on wait lists for excellent preschools before their babies are born and try to make sure their kids never do anything that may frustrate them. It gets more intense when school starts: running forgotten homework to school or calling a coach to request that their children make the team.Rich parents may have more time and money to devote to making sure their children don’t ever meet with failure, but it’s not only rich parents practicing snowplow parenting. This intensive parenting has become the most welcome way to raise children, regardless of income, education, or race.Yes, it’s a parent’s job to support the children, and to use their adult wisdom to prepare for the future when their children aren’t mature enough to do so. That’s why parents hide certain toys from babies to avoid getting angry or take away a teenager’s car keys until he finishes his college applications.But snowplow parents can take it too far, some experts say. If children have never faced a difficulty, what happens when they get into the real world?“Solving problems, taking risks and overcoming frustration are key life skills,” many child development experts say, “and if parents don’t let their children experience failure, the children don’t acquire them.”4. What do we know about snowplow parenting?A. It appeared before helicopter parenting.B. It costs parents less than helicopter parenting.C. It was a typical phenomenon of the 20th century.D. It provides more than enough services for children.5. What is mainly discussed about snowplow parenting in Paragraph 4?A. Its cost.B. Its benefits.C. Its popularity.D. Its ending.6. Why does the author mention parents’ taking away car keys?A. To show teenagers are no better than babies.B. To advise teenagers not to treat their cars as toys.C. To advise parents not to buy cars for their teenagers.D. To show it’s appropriate to help children when necessary.7. What’s the possible result of snowplow parenting according to the experts?A. Children lacking problem-solving ability in reality.B. Children mastering more key life skills than parents.C. Children gaining great success in every aspect of life.D. Children meeting no problems or frustration after growing up.CKamikatsu, a small town in Japan, has shown the world that our garbage has far-reaching effects, and not just on our environment.Theexperiment in going zero waste started when the town built a new incinerator 20 years ago. But almost immediately, the incinerator was determined to be a health risk due to the poisonous gases when garbage was burned in it. It was too expensive to send waste to other towns, so locals had to come up with a new plan. Then the Zero Waste Academy was born, which helped perform this plan.Now Kamikatsu people separate their waste into 45 different categories. But in the beginning, it wasn't easy to convince local people to do all this work, and there was somepushback. Only after that initial education period did most residents come on board.This is all great news for waste reduction of course, but it has also had some unexpected social benefits aswell. Like much of Japan, Kamikatsu's population is aging, and about 50 percent of the locals are elderly. The fact that the whole community takes their trash in to be recycled has created a local action and interaction between generations.That idea has been purposefully expanded to include a circular shop where household goods are dropped off and others can take them, and a tableware "library" where people can borrow extra cups, glasses, silverware and plates for celebrations."The elderly see this not as a waste-collection service, but an opportunity to socialize with the younger generation and to chat. When we visit them, they prepare lots of food and we stay with them for a while, we ask how they are," Sakano, the founder of the Zero Waste Academy, said.Sakano's ideas are truly revolutionary if you think about it. She's proving that community can be found through handling the stuff we no longer want and need.8. What is mainly talked about in paragraph 2?A. What harmful effects garbage burning has.B. Why garbage sorting is necessary in Japan.C. How the idea of zero waste was put forward.D. What the Zero Waste Academy functions as.9. What does the underlined word "pushback" probably mean?A. Inactive response.B. Generous reward.C. Bitter suffering.D. Beneficial guidance.10. What is a bonus of the zero waste project?A. Reducing waste.B. Creating community.C. Increasing people's income.D. Developing a new technology.11. Which part of a newspaper is this text most likely from?A. Technology.B. Health.C. Workplace.D. Lifestyle.DThere have been many fine films over the past several years aboutcharacters struggling with Alzheimer’s disease. But few of them have gone as deeply and frighteningly into the corners of adeterioratingmind as The Father,a powerful new drama built around a spellbinding performance from Anthony Hopkins.At this point in his long career,Hopkinswould seem to have exhausted his ability to surprise us, but his work here is nothing short of astonishing. His character, also named Anthony, is 80 years old and has dementia. At thebeginning of the movie, his daughter, Anne — played by Olivia Colman — stops by hisLondonapartment to check on him. Her father's condition has taken a turn for the worse, and his temper has become severe enough to send his latest live in nurse packing. Anthony is stubborn and defiant and insists that he can manage on his own. But that's clearly not the case, given his habit of misplacing his things and his inability to remember names and faces, Anne's included.As The Father goes on, the more it becomes clear that it's his own mind that's playing tricks on him. What makes the movie so unsettling is the way it wires us directly into his subjective experience, so that the foundations of the story seem to shift at random from scene to scene. A man suddenly appears in the apartment, claiming to be Anne's husband, which is odd, since just a few moments earlier, Anne seemed to be single. Anne goes out shopping for groceries, but when she returns, she's played not by Olivia Colman but by another actress, Olivia Williams. Even the apartment itself begins to shift. You notice puzzling differences-wasn't there a lamp on that hallway table just a moment ago?The story in The Father may be complicated but it's also heartbreakingly simple: man grows old and loses his memory, and his daughter, after lifetime of love and devotion, must begin the long painful process of saying goodbye.Hopkinsshows us Anthony's struggle to keep his sense about him. It's a striking performance-and an impossible one to forget.12. What does the underlined word “deteriorating” mean in the first paragraph?A. Worsening.B. Narrowing.C. Recovering.D. Improving.13. What do we learn about the character Anthony in the movie?A. He can take care of himselfB. He drives away the nurses.C. He is easy-going and forgetful.D. He lives with his daughter all the time.14. The shift of scenes in the movie is designed to .A. build the dramatic tension in the family.B. show off the well-designed story line.C. frighten the movie-goers with mysterious plot.D. involve the viewers into thedisordered memories.15. What does the author think ofHopkins?A. He has run out of his talent.B. He is not suitable for the roleC. He masterly plays the old man.D. He presents an odd performance.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
广东省汕头市金山中学高三校模英语试题参考答案
百度文库．．．． -． 让每个人平等地提升自我．．．．．．．．．．．．．广东省．．．汕头市金山中学高三校模．．．．．．．．．．．英语．．试题．．&．参考答案．．．．本试卷共三部分，满分．．．．．．．．．．135．．．分（．．120×1.125．．．．．．．．．）。
考试时间．．．．．．120．．．分钟。
．．．注意事项：．．．．．1．．答卷前，考生务必分别将答题卷上的姓名、考试号用黑色字迹的签字笔填写，．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．用．2B ．．铅笔将考试号对应的信息点涂黑。
．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．2．．选择题每小题选出答案后，用．．．．．．．．．．．．．．2B ．．铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．点涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案，答案不能答在试卷．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．上。
．．第一部分．．．．: ．阅读理解．．．． （共两节，满分．．．．．．．40．．分）．．第一节．．． （共．．15．．小题．．; ．每小题．．．2．分，满分．．．．30．．分）．．阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．A ．、．B ．、．C ．和．D ．）中，选出最佳选项，．．．．．．．．．．并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
．．．．．．．．．．．．A ．A Language Programme for Teenagers ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．Welcome to Teenagers Abroad! We invite you to join us on an amazing journey of ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．language ．．．．．．．．learning.．．．．．．．．．Our Courses ．．．．．．．．．．Regardless of your choice of course, you’ll develop your language ability both ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．quickly and effectively. Our Standard Course guarantees a significant increase in your ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．confidence in a foreign language, with focused teaching in all 4 ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．skill areas ．．．．．．．．．．----．．．．speaking, ．．．．．．．．．listening, reading and writing. Our Intensive Course builds on our Standard Course, ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．with 10 additional lessons per week, guaranteeing the fastest possible language ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．learning (see table below).．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．百度文库．．．． -． 让每个人平等地提升自我．．．．．．．．．．． 14．．．．．．．．．．．．Students are placed into classes according to their current language skills. The ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．majority of them take on ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．． online language test before starting their programme. ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．However, if this is not available, students sit the exam on the first Monday of their ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．course. Learning materials are provided to students throughout their course, and there ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．will never be more than 15 p ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．articipants in each class.．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．Arrivals and Transfer ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．Our programme offers the full package ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．—．students are taken good care of from the ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．start through to the very end. They are collected from the airport upon arrival and ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．brought to their accommodation in comfort. W ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．e require the student’s full details at least ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．4 weeks in advance. ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．Meals/Allergies(．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．过敏．．)/Special Dietary Requirements ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．Students are provided with breakfast, dinner and either a cooked or packed ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．lunch(which consists of a sandwich, a drink and a dessert). ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．Snacks outside of mealtimes ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．may be purchased by the student individually.．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．We ask that you let us know of any allergies or dietary requirements as well as ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．information about any medicines you take. Depending on the type of allergies and/ or ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．dietary requireme ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．nts, an extra charge may be made for providing special food.．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．1.How does Intensive Course differ from Standard Course?．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．A. It is less effective. ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．B. It focuses on speaking.．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．C. It includes extra lesson. ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．D. It g ．．．．．ives you confidence.．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．2.Before starting their programme, students are expected to _____.．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．A. take a language test ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．B. have an online interview ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．C. prepare learning materials ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．D. report their language levels ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．3.With ．．．．．． the full package, the programme organizer is supposed to_____.．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．百度文库．．．． -． 让每个人平等地提升自我．．．．．．．．．．． 14．．A. inform students of their full flight details ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．B. look after students throughout the programme ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．C. offer students free sightseeing trips ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．D. collect students’ luggage in advance ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．B ．One day when ．．．．．．．．．．I was 12, my mother gave me an order: I was to walk to the public ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．library, and borrow at least one book for the summer. This was one more weapon for her ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．to defeat my strange problem inability to read.．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．In the library, I found my way into the "Children's ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．Room." I sat down on the floor ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．and pulled a few books off the shelf at random. The cover of a book caught my eye. It ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．presented a picture of a beagle. I had recently had a beagle, the first and only animal ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．companion I ever had as a child. He was my secret s ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．harer, but one morning, he was ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．gone, given away to someone who had the space and the money to care for him. I never ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．forgot my beagle.．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．There on the book's cover was a beagle which looked identical to my dog. I ran my ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．fingers over the picture of the dog on t ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．he cover. My eyes ran across the title ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．：．Amos, the ．．．．．．．．Beagle with a Plan. Unknowingly, I had read the title. Without opening the book, I ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．borrowed it from the library for the summer.．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．Under the shade of a bush, I started to read about Amos. I read very, very slow ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．ly ．．with difficulty. Though pages were turned slowly, I got the main idea of the story about ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．a dog who, like mine, had been separated from his family and who finally found his ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．way back home. That dog was my dog, and I was the little boy in the book. At the ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．end of ．．．．．the story, my mind continued the final scene of reunion, on and on, until my own lost ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．dog and I were, in my mind, running together.．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．My mother's call returned me to the real world. I suddenly realized something: I ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．had read a book, and I had loved rea ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．ding that book. Everyone knew I could not read. ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．But I had read it. Books could be incredibly wonderful and I was going to read them.．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．I never told my mother about my "miraculous"．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．（奇迹般地）．．．．．．experience that summer, ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．but she saw a slow but remarkable improvement in ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．my classroom performance during ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．the next year. And years later, she was proud that her son had read thousands of books, ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．was awarded a PhD in literature, and authored his own books, articles, poetry and ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．fiction. The power of the words has held.．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．百度文库．．．． -． 让每个人平等地提升自我．．．．．．．．．．． 14．． 4.The author ．．．．．．．．．．．'s mother told him to borrow a book in order to ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．． .． A. encourage him to do more walking ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．B. let him spend a meaningful summer ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．C. help cure him of his reading problem ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．D. make him learn more about ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．weapons ．．．．．．． 5．.Why could the author manage to read the ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．book through?．．．．．．．．．．．．A. He was forced by his mother to read it.．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．B. He identified with the story in the ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．book.．．．．．C. The book told the story of his pet dog.．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．D. The happy ending of the story ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．attracted him.．．．．．．．．．．．．． 6.What can be inferred from the last paragraph?．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．A.The author ．．．．．．．．．．．has become a successful writer.．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．B.The author’s mother saw ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．his ．．． remarkable improvement.．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．C.The author’s mother rewarded him with books.．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．D.The author has had happy summers ever since.．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．7.Which one could be the best title of the passage?．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．A. My Passion for Readin ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．g ．B. Mum’s Strict Order ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．C. Reunion with My Beagle ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．D. The Charm of a Book ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．C ．A new study has discovered that meditation and oxygen sport together reduce ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．depression ．．．．．．．．．．．．The Rutgers University study found that this mind and body ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．combination, ．．．．．．．．．．．．done twice a week for only two months ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．，．reduced the symptoms for a group of students ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．by 40 percent.．．．．．．．．．．．．“We are excited by the findings because we saw such a meaningful ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．improvement in both clinically depressed and non ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．-．depressed students ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．，．”said lead ．．．．．．．．． author Dr ．．．．．．．．．．Brandon Alderman ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．“It is the first time that both of these two behavioral ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．ways have been looked at together for dealing with depression ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．”．Researchers ．．．．．．．．．．． believe the two activities have an interactive effect in ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．combating ．．．．．．．．． depression ．．．．．．．．．．．．Alderman and ．．．．．．．．．．．Dr.Tracey ．．．．．．．．． Shors discovered that a combination of mental ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．百度文库．．．． -． 让每个人平等地提升自我．．．．．．．．．．． 14．． and physical training (MAP)enabled students with major depressive disorder not to let ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．problems or negative thoughts defeat them ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．Rutgers researchers say those who participated in the study began ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．with 30 ．．．．．．minutes of focused attention meditation followed by 30 minutes of oxygen sport ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．They ．．．．were told that if their thoughts drifted to the past or the future they should refocus on ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．their breathing ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．，．enabling those with depression to accept moment ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．-．to ．．-．moment ．．．．．．changes ．．．．．．．in attention ．．．．．．．．．．．．．Shors ．．．．．，．who studies the production of new brain cells in the ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．hippocampus ．．．．．．．．．．．—．part of the brain involved in memory and learning ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．—．says scientists have ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．shown in animal models that oxygen sport exercise keeps a large number of certain ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．cells al ．．．．．．．ive ．．．．．The idea for the human intervention(．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．干预．．)came from her laboratory studies ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．，．she says ．．．．．．．，．with the main goal of helping individuals acquire new skills so that they can ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．learn to recover from stressful life events ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．By learning to focus their attention and ex ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．ercise ．．．．．．，．people who are fighting ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．depression can acquire new learning skills that can help them process information and ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．reduce the overwhelming recollection of memories from the past ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．，．Shors says ．．．．．．．．．．．“We know these treatments can be practiced over a lifetime ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．and that they will ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．be effective in improving mental health ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．”said Alderman ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．“The good news is that this ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．intervention can be practiced by anyone at any time and at no cost ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．”．8．．．What made the research so different?．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．A ．．．Adopting a way of meaningful talk ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．B ．．．B ．．．Combining ．．．．．．．．． the two ways to treat depression ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．C ．．．C ．．．Treating depression with special medicine ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．D ．．．D ．．．Comparing the depressed with the non ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．-．depressed ．．．．．．．．．．．9．．．The underlined word “combating” in Paragraph 3 can be replaced by______．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．． A ．．．fighting ．．．．．．．．B ．．．identifying ．．．．．．．．．．．C ．．．distinguishing ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．D ．．．examining ．．．．．．．．．百度文库．．．． -． 让每个人平等地提升自我．．．．．．．．．．． 14．．1．0．．．What did the participants do in the research?．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．A ．．．They did oxygen sport half an hour before thinking ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．B ．．．They thought quietly and then took exercise ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．C ．．．They took exercise longer than they thought ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．D ．．．They took exercise while thinking quietly ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．1．1．．．What is Shors’ main purpose of her studies?．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．A ．．．To find out certain brain cells of humans ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．B ．．．To study the production of new brain cells ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．C ．．．To offer people a new method to treat stress ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．D ．．．To decide the links between stress and exercise ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．D ．Why I’ve taken a ．．．．．．．．．．．．．break from holidays ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．It is a wonderful morning ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．，．as I write this ．．．．．．．．．．．．：．hot ．．．，．but without being too hot. Outside ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．my window ．．．．．．．．，．I can see the sunniest sky of the year reflected in a huge natural expand of ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．water. It is the kind of sun that makes you well aware of summer’s ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．． temporary nature ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．—．a ．reminder that if I am ever to go around to book this year's holiday ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．，．time is running out .．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．． It is now close to four years since I last took a holiday. This is because I have come to ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．the conclusion, over the course of my adult life, th ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．at I am not very good at it.．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．． You might ．．．．．．．．say this sounds like saying you are not very good at drinking tea or listening to ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．music.．．．．．． What could possibly be difficult about the natural act of putting your working ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．life on hold for a couple of weeks and going some ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．where to do nothing?．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．I was a model holidaymaker as a kid ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．However ．．．．．．．，．the problems started during my ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．twenties ．．．．．．．．．．A trip to the south of France was ended after just two days ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．，．mainly because ．．．．．．．．．．．．．I had an urge to check my e ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．-．mails ．．．．．．．Similarly ．．．．．．．．．，．my honeymoon was cut short by ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．48 ．．hours ．．．．．—．not because my wife and I weren’t enjoying ourselves ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．，．but because we were ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．missing our cats ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．百度文库．．．．-．让每个人平等地提升自我．．．．．．．．．．．14．．So what is my problem? On the surface ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．，．I’m probably a bit of a．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．homebody．．．．．．．．．．And I just find the pressure of being on holiday too severe．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．：．it always feels．．．．．．．．．．．．．like．．．．having a gun held to my head and being forced to have fun．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．Somehow．．．．．．．，．packing a．．．．．．．．list of possessions and meeting a scheduled flight has none of the excitement of ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．suddenly deciding to take a day off and driving somewhere for the fun of it ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．Thankfully．．．．．．．．．．，．I’m not a．．．．．．．lone．．．．．．This summer．．．．．．．．．．，．most of my friends have decided not．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．to have a break．．．．．．．．．．．．．．And a recent survey proved the downside of holidays．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．，．with the results．．．．．．．．．．．．．．showing that nearly two thirds of people found that the calming effects of a holiday ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．wore off within 24 hours ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．，．as stres．．．．．．．s levels returned to normal．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．And this year The Idler．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．magazine published its Book of Awful Holidays ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．Here you will find a list of the five．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．most ecologically．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．-．damaging vacations it’s possible to take．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．，．along with 50 painful．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．holiday experiences voted for on The Id ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．ler website．．．．．．．．．．．．What interests me is what the concept of a “holiday” says about our lives．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．For．．．me．．，．the point of living is to have a life you enjoy for 52 weeks a year．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．The more I like．．．．．．．．．．．．my life and the better I structure it ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．，．the less I want to go away．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．Maybe I’m．．．．．．．．an unusual．．．．．．．．．person for not liking holidays ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．，．but I just feel the time when I’m not working is too．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．valuable to waste on them．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．12．．.According to the first paragraph we can know that the writer ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．A.has a strong desire to book a holiday ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．B.wishes that the．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．weather would change．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．C.finds it is too late to enjoy the sunshine ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．D.realizes it's time to decide whether to go on a holiday ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．13．．.What can be inferred from the sentence underlined in the second paragraph?．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．A.．．people may find the man unbelievable．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．B.．．People thin．．．．．．．．．．k traveling is not so easy an act as drinking tea．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．C. The writer often regrets not taking a holiday ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．D.．．The writer doesn't like drinking tea or listening to music．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．百度文库．．．． -． 让每个人平等地提升自我．．．．．．．．．．． 14．．1．4．.What does the author think of holidays ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．？．A.They are often well organized in order to please ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．other people ．．．．．．．．．．．．．B.He feels embarrassed when other people are having fun but he isn’t ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．C.He tends to be made responsible for too much of the organization of them ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．D.They are less enjoyable than breaks that have not been planned in advance ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．1．5.The writer takes ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．． the book of Awful Holidays as an example to ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．． ．． A.damage the reputation of the magazine ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．B. prove the idea of living an easy, lazy life to be wrong ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．C. indicate that his dislike of holidays is widely shared ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．D. focus entirely on bad personal experiences of ．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．．． holidays ．．．．．．．．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。
广东省汕头市金山中学2017届高三英语上学期摸底考试试题
汕头市金山中学2021-2021年度高三第一学期摸底考试英语本试卷共三局部，总分值135分〔〕。
考试时间120分钟。
考前须知：1、答卷前，考生务必用黑色字迹钢笔或签字笔填写答题卡上班级、姓名与试室号、学号，用2B铅笔将学号对应数字涂黑。
2、选择题每题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项答案信息点涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案，答案不能答在试卷上。
第一局部阅读理解〔共两节，总分值40分〕第一节〔共15小题；每题2分，总分值30分〕阅读以下短文，从每题所给四个选项〔A、B、C与D〕中，选出最正确选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
AThese are words that attempt to express the unique trip of a lifetime. Experience the Grand Canyon as eagles do soaring, turning, rising, descending. Don’t miss this experience. The following helps you book your helicopter tour.Helicopter Aerial TourExplore the Grand Canyon from the eyes of the eagle. A wonderful 12-15-munite helicopter tour will soar through the canyon for an aerial experience of wonderful views. Our GCW aerialtour is not available anywhere else in the world! Ticket $120 per person plus 10% tax. Please call us at 1-888-868-9378 for seasonal rates, specials or to book by phone.Helicopter -Pontoon TourHelicopter tour starts at Grand Canyon, West Rim. Take a 4000-foot descent to the Colorado River below. Helicopters descend 4000 feet from the canyon rim to the banks of the Colorado River where visitors can enjoy a 15-20-munite pontoon boat ride down the Colorado. Ticket: $150 per person plus 10% tax. Champagne Helicopter TourExperience the beauty of the Grand Canyon: Soar above the Hoover Dam and the dead volcanoes. You go aboard a million-dollar helicopter with all forward facing seats allowing 180 degrees of views in air-conditioned comfort. You will see the Hoover Dam, the Colorado River, the Gr and Canyon and more! You land to have a romantic champagne picnic lunch at the Grand Canyon. Las Vegas Adventure TourHelicopter tour to Grand Canyon West include a wonderful Las Vegas Adventure Tour. Aerial sightseeing tours originating in Las Vegas, Nevada include breathtaking views of Lake Mead, the Mohave Desert, and the west rim of the Grand Canyon. Aerial tours including round trip as well as combination tours attract manyvisitors.Visitors arriving at the Hualapai Nation’s Grand CanyonWestAirport may select one from activities above.1.How much should be paid if a couple wants to take a 13-minute helicopter tourA. 132 dollarsB. 264 dollarsC. 300 dollarsD. 120 dollars2. If the helicopter lands on the banks of the Colorado River you will ___________.A. visit the Hoover DamB. have a romantic picnic lunchC. enjoy a pontoon boat rideD. catch sight of Lake Mead3. Which tour may be the most comfortableA. Helicopter Aerial TourB. Las Vegas Adventure TourC. Champagne Helicopter TourD. Helicopter –Pontoon TourBAt th e Beijing Olympic Shelly-Ann swept away any doubts about her ability to perform consistently by becoming the first Jamaican woman ever to win the 100 meters Olympic gold.Shelly-Ann is a little woman with a big smile. She has a mental toughness that did not come about by chance. Her journey to becoming the fastest woman on earth has been anything but smooth and effortless. She grew up in Waterhouse, one of Jamaica’s toughest and poorest inner-city communities and also a really violent and overpopulated place. Her mother Maxime, one of a family of fourteen, had been an athlete herself as a young girl but, like so many other girls in Waterhouse, had to stop after she had her first baby. Maxime’s early entry into the adult world with its responsibilities gave her the d etermination to ensure that her kids would not end up in Waterhouse's roundabout of poverty. One of the first things Maxime used to do with Shelly-Ann was taking her to the track, and she was ready to sacrifice everything.It didn't take long for Shelly-Ann to realize that sports could be her way out of Waterhouse. On a summer evening in Beijing in 2021, all those long, hard hours of work and commitment finally bore fruit. The barefoot kid who just a few years previously had been living in poverty, surrounded by criminals and violence, had written a new chapter in the history of sports.But Shelly-Ann’s victory was far greater than that. The night she won Olympic gold in Beijing, the routine murders in Waterhouse and the drug wars in the neighbouring streets stopped.The dark cloud above one of the world’s toughest criminal neighbourhoods simply disappeared for a few days. “I have so much fire burning for my country,〞Shelly said. She plans to start a foundation for homeless children and wants to build a community centre in Waterhouse. She hopes to inspire the Jamaicans to lay down their weapons. She intends to fight to make it a woman’s as well as a man’s world.As Muhammad Ali puts it, “Champions aren't made in gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them.A desire, a dream, a vision.〞One of the things Shelly-Ann can be proud of is her understanding of this truth.4. What made Maxime decide to train her daughter on the trackA. Her success and lessons in her career.B. Her interest in Shelly-Ann’s quick profit.C. Her wish to get Shelly-Ann out of poverty.D. Her early entrance into the sprinting world.5. What can we infer from Shelly-Ann's statement underlined in Paragraph 4A. She was highly rewarded for her efforts.B. She was eager to do more for her country.C. She became an athletic star in her country.D. She was the envy of the whole community.6. By mentioning Muhammad Ali’s words, the author intends to tell us that __________.A. players should be highly inspired by coachesB. great athletes need to concentrate on patienceC. hard work is necessary in one’s achievementsD. motivation allows great athletes to be on the top7. What is the best title for the passageA. The Making of a Great AthleteB. The Dream for ChampionshipC. The Key to High PerformanceD. The Power of Full ResponsibilityCOne evening in February 2007, a student named Paula Ceely brought her car to a stop on a remote road in Wales. She got out to open a metal gate that blocked her path. That’s when she heard the whistle sounded by the driver of a train. Her Renault Clio was parked across a railway line. Seconds later, she watched the train drag her car almost a kilometre down the railway tracks.Ceely’s near miss made the news because she blamed it on he GPS (导航仪). She had never driven the route before. It was dark and raining heavily. Ceely was relying on her GPS, but it made no mention of the crossing. “I put my complete trust in the dev iceand it led me right into the path of a speeding train,〞she told the BBC.Who is to blame here Rick Stevenson, who tells Ceely’s story in his book When Machines Fail Us, points the finger at the limitations of technology. We put our faith in digital devices, he says, but our digital helpers are too often not up to the job. They are filled with small problems. And it’s not just GPS devices: Stevenson takes us on a tour of digital disasters involving everything from mobile phones to wireless keyboards.Th e problem with his argument in the book is that it’s not clear why he only focuses on digital technology, while there may be a number of other possible causes. A map-maker might have left the crossing off a paper map. Maybe we should blame Ceely for not paying attention. Perhaps the railway authorities are at fault for poor signaling system. Or maybe someone has studied the relative dangers and worked out that there really is something specific wrong with the GPS equipment. But Stevenson doesn’t say. It’s a problem that runs through the book.The game between humans and their smart devices is amusing and complex. It is shaped by economics and psychology and the cultures we live in. Somewhere in the mix of those forces there may be a way for a wiser use of technology.If there is such a way, it should involve more than just an awareness of the shortcomings of our machines. After all, we have lived with them for thousands of years. They have probably been fooling us for just as long.8.What did Paula Ceely think was the cause of her accident？A. She was not familiar with the road.B. It was dark and raining heavily then.C. The railway workers failed to give the signal.D. Her GPS device didn’t tell her about the crossing.9. The phrase“near miss〞(Paragraph 2) can best be replaced by______.A. close hitB. heavy lossC. narrow escapeD. big mistake10. Which of the following would Rick Stevenson most probably agree withA. Modern technology is what we can’t live without.B. Digital technology often falls short of our expectation.C. Digital devices are more reliable than they used to be.D. GPS error is not the only cause for Ceely’s accident.11. What is the real concern of the writer of this articleA. The major causes of traffic accidents and car thefts.B. The relationship between human and technology.C. The shortcomings of digital devices we use.D. The human unawareness of technical problems.DFailure is probably the most exhausting experience a person ever has. There is nothing more tiring than not succeeding.We experience this tiredness in two ways: as start-up fatigue(疲惫) and performance fatigue. In the former case, we keep putting off a task because it has either too boring or too difficult. And the longer we delay it, the more tired we feel.Such start-up fatigue is very real, even if not actually physical, not something in our muscles and bones. The solution is obvious though perhaps not easy to apply: always handle the most difficult job first.Years ago, I was asked to write 102 essays on the great ideas of some famous authors. Applying my own rule, I determined to write them in alphabetical(按字母顺序), never letting myself leave out a tough idea. And I always started the day’s work with the difficult task of essay-writing. Experience proved that the rule works.Performance fatigue is more difficult to handle. Though willing to get started, we cannot seem to do the job right. Its difficulties appear so great that, however hard we work, we fail again and again. In such a situation, I work as hard as I can — then let theunconscious take over.When planning Encyclopedia Britannica (大英百科全书), I had to create a table of contents based on the topics of its articles. Nothing like this had ever been done before, and day after day I kept coming up with solutions, but none of them worked. My fatigue became almost unbearable.One day, mentally exhausted, I wrote down all the reasons why this problem could not be solved. I tried to convince myself that the trouble was with the problem itself, not with me. Relived, I sat back in an easy chair and fell asleep.An hour later, I woke up suddenly with the solution clearly in mind. In the weeks that followed, the solution which had come up in my unconscious mind proved correct at every step. Though I worked as hard as before, I felt no fatigue. Success was now as exciting as failure had been depressing.Human beings, I believe, must try to succeed. Success, then, means never feeling tired.12. What does the author recommend doing to prevent start-up fatigueA. Writing essays in strict order.B. Building up physical strength.C. Leaving out the toughest ideas.D. Dealing withthe hardest task first.13. On what occasion does a person probably suffer from performance fatigueA. Before starting a difficult task.B. When all the solutions fail.C. If the job is rather boring.D. After finding a way out.14. According to the author, the unconscious mind may help us__________.A. ignore mental problemsB. get some nice sleepC. gain complete reliefD. find the right solution15. What could be the best title for the passageA. Success Is Built upon FailureB. How to Handle Performance FatigueC. Getting over Fatigue: A Way to SuccessD. Fatigue: An Early Sign of Health Problems第二节〔共5小题；每题2分，总分值10分〕根据短文内容，从短文后选项中选出能填入空白处最正确选项。
2019-2020学年汕头市金山中学高三英语上学期期末试卷及答案解析
2019-2020学年汕头市金山中学高三英语上学期期末试卷及答案解析第一部分阅读（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A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项AIn the 1994 filmForrest Gump, there’s a famous saying, “Life is like a box of chocolates; you never know what you’re gonna get.” The surprise is part of the fun. Now blind box toys are bringing the magic of surprise to online shopping.A blind box toy is hidden inside uniform packaging but invisible from the outside. You don’t know what will be inside, although the toys typically come from pop culture, ranging from movies to comics and cartoons.Blind boxes have caught on since they were first introduced fromJapantoChinain 2014. According to a 2019 Tmall report, the mini-series of Labubu blind box, designed byHong Kong-born Kasing Lung, was named Champion of Unit Sales with 55,000 sold in just 9 seconds during the Singles Day shopping event. Most customers for blind boxes are young people aged 18 to 35.According to The Paper, blind box toys are popular in part because of their cute appearances. The typically cute cartoon figurines come in miniature sizes, making them suitable for display almost anywhere.Even if blind boxes are not their top choice for decorations, the mystery and uncertainty of the process also attracts people. It’s the main reason why people buy blind boxes one after another.“Fear of the unknown is always a part of the box-opening process,” said Miss Cao, 24, who lives and works inShenyang. Speaking to Sina News, she said: “Until you open all the boxes, you cannot know what it is inside.”Opening a blind box is a delightful little surprise for our mundane daily lives, something small but fun to wait for each day, week or month. When people open this simple little box, they may be disappointed, but the uncertainty is part of the fun. People will open more blind boxes and hope for a better outcome.When someone re-makesForrest Gump, don't be surprised if he says, “Life is like a blind box...”1. Why is the famous saying in the filmForrest Gumpquoted at the beginning?A. To arouse the readers’ interest.B. To present the writer’s view.C. To introduce the topic.D. To highlight the fun of blind boxes.2. Which of the following is the main feature that makes blind box so popular?A. Miniature sizes.B. Cute appearances.C. Fear of the unknown.D. Mystery and uncertainty.3. What can we learn from the passage?A. Blind box became popular in 2019 after being first introduced fromJapantoChina.B. Blind box toys typically originated in pop culture, varying from movies to cartoons.C. Blind box toys was designed and named by Hong Kong-born Kasing Lung.D. When people open this simple little box, they will feel disappointed.BRecycling plastic has always been a stop-start effort, and the wide variety of plastics we produce, the pollution from waste, and other limitations make recycling an economic(经济) problem. It’s estimated(估计)only 9% of plastic ever created has been recycled. But with the help of a chemical process, Canadian Miranda Wang and her company BioCellection want to change that.Stability is one of plastic greatest qualities and downside. There's limited evidence that some plastics can biodegrade (生物降解)but largely photo-plastics degrade in the sun. It’s a long process, and the truth is that we can only estimate how long it takes. Wang is looking to break the inaction and BioCellection's task is to make most plastic waste recyclable.She outlines two current methods. One is to take plastics like water bottles, wash them, cut them, melt and reconstitute them. “That's a very limited process” she says, due to the requirement that plastics be “clean” . The other, which can handle dirtier plastics and a level of pollution, is called hydrolysis(热解). Intense heat is applied to break down plastics so they can be reused as oils for energy, but “it’s not economical,’’ she says.BioCellection’s solution builds on research from over ten years ago, Wang explains, when a US studydiscovered pure polyethylene powder (聚乙烯粉)could be broken down by a catalyst (催化剂). Wang and her co-founder Jean hit upon a bacterium being able to eat plastic. In the years since, they engineered a comparable catalyst capable of doing the same job, only faster, which even works on plastics no one else can recycle at present. “We have now found a catalyst that is much cheaper than the one that was used before, Wang says.Currently focusing on plastic films like shopping hags, the three-hour process breaks clown plastic into chemicals that can act as the building blocks for more complex plastic products.“Right now we’re able to achieve about 70% transformation from plastic waste material to these chemicals,” she adds, saying they’re working to increase that figure.4. Why has so little plastic been recycled?A. Plastic is chemically stable.B. Recycling plastic led to pollution.C. We produced various plastics.D. Most photo-plastics degrade in the sun.5. What does Wang think of the two current methods?A. Highly effective and dynamic.B. Expensive and pollution-causing.C. Limited and energy-consuming.D. Widely used and recognized.6. What did BioCellection find effective to recycle plastics?A. Polyethylene powder.B. Chemical products.C. Plastic films.D. A catalyst.7. What is the text mainly about?A. Miranda Wang and her company.B. A new plastic recycling method.C. The greatest downside of plastic.D. Transformation of plastic waste.CA Bridge Linking Art and the AudienceAccording to a 2018 report, people aged between 16 and 24 make up about 15 percent of the population but only 10 percent of museum-goers. Similarly, people aged over35 go half as much as you would expect from their population size. We have reached the point of recognising the disconnection between art and the audience but haven’t yet determined how to bridge the gap. Two answers to tackling this challenge lie in telling a greater diversity of art histories and communicating these stories in more accessible ways.In 2018, a radio program called Art Matters was started with the aim of discussing art from a pop-culture viewpoint with topics that would engage younger and more diverse audience. It offers an accessible pathway to art history with conversations on different topics. Art history is about storytelling; art content shines when there is an effort to bring audience along for the discussion.More traditional institutions are paying attention. Recently theGettyMuseumissued a social-media challenge for people to recreate paintings using items they had at home. Users displayed incredible creativity, and the museum was flooded with submissions. This reaction proves that there is a potential desire for the audience to engage with art topics if the format is appealing. Since many people feelintimidatedand think that there’s a base level of understanding required to join the conversation, the Getty initiative serves as a reminder that there are many pathways to engaging with it.Another result of the Getty challenge was the exposure given to a diversity of artworks. The famous opera singer Peter Brathwaite, for example, made scores of attractive recreations highlighting centuries of black paintings. His efforts opposed the idea that there were not many historical paintings of black figures. It isextremely important that we do a better job of showing the complex and diverse stories that are represented in art.Social media have offered a platform for people who have not traditionally had a seat at the table. Anyone can recognise a gap in the field and address it. Accounts have gathered tens of thousands of followers. They are the proof that there is hunger to hear these art histories, and these themes work brilliantly for museum programming.But there is only so much that can be done without the museums and galleries changing meaningfully from within. We need to see a better balance of these stories represented in permanent collections. We also need a much wider diversity of people and interests represented on board. Ensuring that art-and writing and talking about art-is able to continue on the rising generation of storytellers, inside and outside of institutions, getting the funding and support they need to paint a brighter picture for the part.8. What challenge is the author trying to tackle?A. People doubt a great diversity of artworks.B. Fewer and fewer young people go to museums.C. Art appears too distant from common audience.D. Adult audience has a different understanding of art.9. What does the underlined word “intimidated” in Paragraph 3 probably mean?A. Tired.B. Worried.C. Annoyed.D. Surprised.10. In the author’s opinion, the museums and galleries should ________.A. make the art history stories accessible in a traditional way.B. change meaningfully for activities like the Getty challenge.C. limit the number of storytellers both in and out of institutions.D. improve the permanent collections by adding famous artworks.11. We can conclude from the passage that common audience ________.A. lacks the channels to understand and talk about art history.B. prefers to view artworks and hear art stories on social media.C. feels satisfied with people and interests represented on board.D. refuses to engage with diverse art topics and art history stories.DNina Wygant, 11, sits in front of a long table in a classroom that looks more like a trendy coffee shop than anelementary school classroom. Some of her fifth-grade classmates at Hopewell Memorial Junior High School sit on high-top chairs at counters. Others choose to sit in club chairs or soft bean bags in comfortable. "I like it because it gives us an environment we like or need to settle down and read a book that we would like to concentrate on instead of having desks and being all quiet," said Vivian Garcia, 10. “You can just space out and have your own little area. I find it very amazing that you can pick your own books instead of being told what to read.”That’s the end goal, said teacher Heather Shadish. Reading has always been a passion for this English language arts and science teacher, a passion she instills（灌输）in her pupils. Back then, in her literature class in graduate school at Chatham University, a professor read aloud the first chapter ofBecause of Winn-Dixieby Kate DiCamillo, a Newbery Medalist. "That was the moment I knew I wanted to some day teach reading. There was a spark there. I just felt these are the kind of books I need to share with kids ---the books that are going to make them feel something and make them fall in love with reading instead of reading being achore.”But information in children's workbooks is limited, so they open tablets and connect to Epic - a digital library that's free to educators and librarians, but $7.99 a month for parents — giving kids unlimited access to approximately 35,000 books（both print and audio）, quizzes and videos to enhance learning.“Epic gives students access to information not found in a textbook and presents it in a more interesting way," she said.12. What does Vivian think of the reading experience?A. She favors club chairs and free discussion.B. She feels comfortable to be told what to read.C. She enjoys the environment and reading choice.D. She finds it easy to pick a book in a crowded area.13. What does the underlined word “chore" in paragraph 2 mean?A. Task.B. Process.C. Habit.D. Skill.14. What can children get from Epic?A. Free audio books.B. Tasks on reading levels.C. Advice from educators.D. Useful learning resources.15. Which of the following is the best title of the passage?A. A Teacher's New Reading MethodB. Pupils' love of Reading RoomC. Options of Teaching ReadingD. Easy Access to Digital Reading第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
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汕头市金山中学2016-2017年度高三第一学期期末考试英语命题人：张志虹黄晓洁本试卷共三部分，共8页，满分135分（120×1.125）。
考试时间120分钟。
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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。
AThe editor of the new Cool Camping Britain guide chooses some of his favorite new finds in England, Wales and Scotland.Cleadale, Isle of Eigg, Inner HebridesIs this Britain’s most beautiful campsite? From the grassy point looking seaward to the mountains, it’s not hard for campers to see how the island inspired The Lord of the Rings author’s fantasy landscapes. The campsite itself is as wild and wonderful as its setting.Open April - September, from ￡5 per tent per night.Swattesfield, Thornham Magna, SuffolkDeep in the wilds of north Suffolk, this seven-acre campsite has only been open for a few years, with two fields separated by a lake and surrounded by woodland. The position is perfect. It’s a great place to do nothing but get into nature. You can put up your tent in the bottom field or the woodland beyond.Open Easter - October, from ￡10 per tent per night.Pleasant Streams Farm, near St Austell, CornwallThis site, by a lake, is all about simple pleasures. Located in the former mining village, it has a summerhouse(凉亭) with books and games for a rainy day. There are many animals including pigs, hens, goats and ducks on the farm and a pub just a 10- minute stroll away. There’s very little to do here, no bells and no whistles. Campfires are encouraged.Open Easter - September, from ￡10 per tent per night.Troytown Campsite, St Agnes, Isles of SciilyIts only campsite, Troytown, couldn’t be in a more remote position. Isolation is its greates t advantage — so bring plenty of books to read and don’t expect a phone signal. But at least one of life’s necessities is available. Lying on the hillside overlooking the bay and near the island of the Gugh, it might just win the prize for best beer garden view in England.Open March - October, from ￡7. 50 per tent per night,1. Which of the following is TRUE about Cleadale, Isle of Eigg, Inner Hebrides?A. It has been open for a few years.B. A beautiful lake surrounds it.C. It offers the longest service....D. The rent of a tent per night is the lowest.2. Which place can you choose if you like a simple farm life?A. Cleadale, Isle of Eigg, Inner Hebrides.B. Swattesfield, Thornham Magna, Suffolk.C. Pleasant Streams Farm, near St Austell, Cornwall.D. Troytown Campsite, St Agnes, Isles of Scilly.3. In Troytown Campsite, St Agnes, Isles of Scilly, you can’t ________.A. contact others by phonesB. view the bay from the hillsideC. get everyday necessitiesD. relax yourself by reading【答案】1. D 2. C 3. A【解析】试题分析：本文为大家提供了四则有关露营圣地的信息。
1. D细节理解题。
根据第一则信息中Open April — September, from ￡5 per tent per night．一句，结合其他几则信息可知，D选项正确。
2. C细节理解题。
根据第三则信息This site, by a lake, is all about simple pleasures．可知在Pleasant Streams Farm, near St Austell, Cornwall你可以享受得到简单的农场生活，可知答案选C。
3. A细节理解题。
根据最后一则中so bring plenty of books to read and don’t expect a phone signal可知在Troytown Campsite, St Agnes, Isles of Scilly无法打电话，故答案B正确。
【学法指导】关于广告类阅读考点：考查广告布告类阅读BPerhaps Van Gogh（1853-1890）isn’t the most famous artist in the wo rld, but his personal story is probably the most well known. The paintings he created didn’t become famous until after he died. Last year marked the 125th anniversary of his death. An art exhibition was in Beijing till Dec. 6, in which more than 3,000 phot os of the artist’s masterpieces were shown. However, the paintings that made him famous after his death did little for him when he was alive.Van Gogh was born into a rich family in the Netherlands. He started his career working for an art dealer. But then he tried other things like teaching in England. He also tried to become a priest, but failed the exams.Finally, he found something else to believe in while he was living in a small mining town in Belgium—art. He returned to his childhood love of painting and drawing.He was an important and great artist in a generation that challenged the Impressionist style. Post-Impressionists, like Van Gogh, wanted to show the world as it felt to them, not always as it looked.Van Gogh used different forms and colors to make his art more abstract. The way he used colors was especially impressive. In Wheatfield with Crows (1890), the colors are very intense. Corn is yellow, grass is green, and crows are black. But the colors are used in such a way that it looks better than a photograph.Unfortunately, Van Gogh’s art wasn’t very popular while he was alive. He was poor and was thought to have mental problems, which led him to cut off his ear and eventually die by shooting himself. Arguably, it wasn’t the art that gave him mental problems. What made him so sad may have been the difficulty of working as an artist in a practical world.4. What can we know about Van Gogh from the passage?A. He was born into a rich family in the Netherlands 125 years ago.B. He was a teacher, a priest and a miner before he became an artist.C. He did not get much wealth or fame from his works before he died.D. He decided to be an artist when he worked as an art dealer....5. According to the passage, Van Gogh impressed people deeply by ________.A. how he used colors in his paintingsB. how he became famous for his paintingsC. how he showed the world exactly as it lookedD. how he began to love art while living in Belgium6. What might have caused V an Gogh’s mental problems?A. The art of painting.B. The loss of one of his ears.C. Pressure from his family.D. Not being accepted or recognized.7. What can be the best title of this passage?A. Wheatfield with CrowsB. An Artist’s Sad StoryC. Childhood of Van GoghD. An Art Exhibition of Van Gogh【答案】4. C 5. A 6. D 7. B【解析】文章主要介绍了著名画家梵高的悲惨生活。