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2024届高三级11月四校联考英语试题佛山市第一中学、广州市第六中学汕头市金山中学、中山市第一中学试卷总分：120分考试时间：120分钟注意事项：1. 答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。

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第一部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）第一节（共15小题，每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

ABEST BODY FITNESSAbout usYou don’t want just a gym membership. You want a membership that means something. And that means you need support, expert help and a community.Best Body Fitness isn’t just a gym: it’s full-service fitness membership made for you. Here’s how it works:STEP ONE: Your assessmentWe begin with an assessment session. This is a chance for you to see what we do at Best Body. Our assessment plans are no-cost and no-risk. We’ll also make a training plan specifically for you. STEP TWO: Your trainingWhen you decide to become a Best Body member, we show you what to do, how to do it and why you are doing it. After a few sessions with an expert private trainer you will feel comfortable working out on your own.STEP THREE: Your membershipMembership works on a month-to-month basis. There are no sign-up fees and no cancellation fees. Start and stop whenever you want. And the best part? Our fees are the most competitive in the whole downtown area.STEP FOUR: Your communityAt Best Body Fitness, we see everyone as part of a big team. And when you work with a team, you can do great things. Join any of our specialized classes, led by expert trainers. Come to our nutrition classes. Participate in our regular social events. Everything is included in your fee.Finally, we want to share with you some reasons why our members say that they have chosen us over any other fitness centre in the city.It’s so EASYEasy to start, stop, cancel or refund a membership.Easy to access ―we’re open 24/7, we never close.Easy results ― our trainers and equipment give you success, fast.Come and visit us for a personal tour!21. What can one do in the second step?A. Have a full assessment.B. Work with a team.C. Learn from the private trainer.D. Make a training plan.22. If you become a member of this gym, you can ________.A. get refund when you cancel your membershipB. get expert training but you need to pay extra feeC. go to the gym only from 6:00 am to 10:00 pmD. go to the gym only from Monday to Saturday23. What do you think the above passage is?A. A story book.B. A science magazine.C. A TV show.D. An advertisement.BIt’s perhaps the world’s most famous underwater att raction that remained in film and in legend: the Titanic. But now experts say the ocean liner, once a wonder of the high seas, is falling to pieces.Capt. Alfred McLaren, the scientist who in July led the most recent expedition to the ship’s underwater grave, said his team saw clear signs of the accelerating damage of the wreck (残骸). There was damage likely caused by rust and sea life, and the captain’s cabin had collapsed.“I was absolutely astonished,” McLaren said.Worse still, the fallen mast (桅杆) that crushed the ship’s deck is believed by many to be the result of an unapproved salvage (打捞) operation. “It was almost depressing to see how quickly she was getting worse,” McLaren says. “I would be really surprised if there’s very much standing upfrom the bottom, two decades from now.”Ed Kamuda, who runs the Titanic Historical Society in Springfield, Mass., says adventure tourists ― who pay $36,000 each to visit the wreck ― are also contributing to the destruction of it.“This is something I expected. I just didn’t expect it to happen so quickly,” Kamuda said. “People are going down just as an ego trip to say ‘I was there.’ All this takes a fare on the ship.”The Titanic has sat at the bottom of the Atlantic since it sank after hitting an iceberg on its maiden voyage on April 14, 1912. More than 1,500 people died that night. The ship came to rest at the bottom of the freezing North Atlantic, more than 2 miles beneath the waves. The wreck was discovered in 1985, and since then it has been repeatedly visited by treasure hunters.But still some scientists say those divers, and other thrill seekers are not necessarily to blame for the Titanic’s current problems.Capt. Craig McLean of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration went on an expedition to the Titanic in June as part of a government study that is monitoring the condition of the ship. He says it’s unclear what part of the damage is from Mother Nature and which is from human nature.“It’s too early and there isn’t enough evidence to put our fingers on anything,” McLean said.Regardless, most agree there’s little that can be done for this most famous of wrecks. And soon, the mighty Titanic could well be lost again.24.McLaren expected that in twenty years _______.A.Only a minor part of the wreck would remain as it isB.The wreck would be getting worse at a faster speedC.Only salvage operation with the purpose of research would be approvedD.The wreck would be completely destroyed by unapproved treasure hunters25.What is the tourist’s purpose of visiting the w reck, according to Kamuda?A.To contribute to the breaking down of the Titanic.B.To help finance the preservation of the Titanic.C.To satisfy their curiosity and adventurousness.D.To better understand the history of the Titanic.26.Craig McLean is one of the scientists who believe _______.A.Visitors should not be prohibited from the Titanic and other famous wrecksB.The influence of the thrill seekers on the wreck will finally be determinedC.The government should contribute more to the monitoring of the TitanicD.The damage of the Titanic is not necessarily attributed to the adventure tourists27.The author is most likely to agree that the future of the Titanic is _______.A.promisingB. discouragingC. controllableD. vagueCIn department stores and closets all over the world, they are waiting. Their outward appearance seems rather appealing because they come in a variety of styles, patterns, materials, and colors. But they are eventually the biggest deception (欺骗) that exists in the fashion industry today. What are they? They are high heels ― a woman’s worst enemy (whether she knows it or not). High heel shoes are the downfall of modern society. Fashion myths have led women to believe that they are more beautiful or stylish for wearing heels, but in reality, heels succeed in creating short as well as long term troubles. Women should fight the high heel industry by refusing to use or purchase them in order to save the world from unnecessary physical and psychological suffering.For the sake of fairness, it must be noted that there is a positive side to high heels. First, heels are excellent for aerating lawns (草坪通气). Anyone who has ever worn heels on grass knows what I am talking about. A simple trip around the yard in a pair of those babies gets rid of all the need to call for a lawn care specialist, and provides the perfect-sized holes to give any lawn oxygen without all those messy blocks of dirt lying around. Second, heels are quite functional for defending against potential enemies, who can easily be scared away by threatening them with a pair of these sharp, deadly fashion items.Regardless of such practical uses for heels, the fact remains that wearing high heels is harmful to one’s physical health. Talk to any podiatrist (足病医生), and you will hear that the majority of their business comes from high-heel-wearing women. High heels are known to cause problems such as deformed feet and torn toenails. The risk of severe back problems and twisted or broken ankles is three times higher for a high heel wearer than for a flat shoe wearer. Wearing heels also creates the threat of getting a heel caught in a narrow sidewalk gap and being thrown to the ground ― possibly breaking a nose, back, or neck. And of course, after wearing heels for a day, any woman knows she can look forward to a night of pain as she tries to comfort her aching feet.28. Women don’t take the disadvantages of high heels too seriously because of _______.A. their attempt to show off their statusB. the rich variety of high heel stylesC. their wish to improve their appearanceD. the multi-functional use of high heels29. What’s the author’s tone in presenting the positive sides of high heel shoes?A. ironicB. favorableC. sympatheticD. objective30. The writer uses “those babies” (Paragraph 2) to refer to high heels _______.A. to show their fragile characteristicB. to show women’s affection for themC. to emphasize their small sizeD. to indicate their trendy appearance31. It can be inferred from the passage that women should _______.A. refuse to buy the products of the fashion industryB. go to a podiatrist regularly for adviceC. avoid following fashion too closelyD. see through the very nature of fashion mythsDCarried by the wind, dust particles (微粒) from places such as the Sahara Desert can float halfway around the world before settling to the ground. As the plastics abandoned by humans break down into tiny pieces in the environment, they, too, travel through the atmosphere. Now scientists are a step closer to understanding how these microplastics travel in the globe ― both locally and on long-distance flights.Researchers spent more than a year collecting microplastics from 11 national parks and wilderness areas in the western U.S. They examined the particles that settled on dry days and those that fell along with rain or snow. In addition to making clear how microplastics move around, the results, published on Thursday in Science, reveal the seriousness of the problem: more than 1 million kilograms of microplastics ― the weight of 120 million to 300 million plastic water bottles ― fall on protected lands in the country’s western region each year.The new findings add to scientists’ concern over microplastic pollution’s potential impacts o n the environment and human health. “We’re not supposed to breathe in this material,” says Steve Allen, a microplastics researcher at the University of Strathclyde in Scotland, who was not involved in the new study. Plastics in the environment “carry all s orts of pesticides (农药), heavy metals and all the other chemicals that we’ve made over time,” he adds. “They’re going to carry them directly into our lungs.”Since their discovery in oceans in the 1970s, microplastics ― which can be as large as a grain of rice or smaller than a particle of dust ― have been found nearly everywhere researchers have looked: in cities, in Arctic snow, on remote mountaintops. Their presence in areas distant from the place where human live has pointed to them being carried by winds.32.What do the scientists further understand now?A. Why Sahara Desert is expanding to the south of Africa.B. How plastic particles travel on the wind.C. Why it is hard for plastics to break down.D. How dust particles are spreading through the wind.33. What do we know about the new study?A. The results showed the amount of microplastics is huge.B. Researchers collected microplastics across the U.S.C. Researchers focused on plastic particles in dry days.D. Numerous plastic water bottles were found each year.34. What does Steve Allen say about plastics?A. They should be recycled.B. They do harm to weather.C. They can be used to make all sorts of pesticides.D. They carry harmful chemicals to human lungs.35. What would be the best title for the passage?A. Dust Particles Is Harmful to Our LungsB. The Environment Is Threatened by PlasticsC. Microplastics Are Falling from the SkyD. Microplastics Do Harm to Health第二节（共5小题，每小题2.5分，满分12.5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英语上学期期中考试

广东省汕头市金山中学2009届高三英语上学期期中考试第一部分听力（共两节，满分35分）第一节： ( 共 15 小题 , 每小题 2 分 , 满分 30 分 )听下面 5 段对话或独白 , 每段对话或独白后有几个小题。

从题中所给出的 A 、 B 、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项, 并标在试卷原相应位置。

听每段对话或独白前, 你将有时间阅读各小题, 每小题 5 秒钟；听完后, 各小题目将给出 5 秒钟的作答时间。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第一段材料 , 回答第 1～3 题。

1. How many women will take part in the Athens Olymics?A. About 50%B. 44% of all participants.C. 38.2% of all participants2. For the Athens Olympics, how many delegations will be all men?A. 26B. 21C. 4 or 5 or even less3.When were women first allowed in the Olympic Games?A. 1896.B.1912.C. 1956.听第二段对话，回答第4～6题。

4. What is the man doing ?A. He is walking on the street.B. He is looking for a bar.C. He is driving in his car.5. Where is the man at the moment ?A. He is on Queen’s Street.B. He is on St. James Street.C. He is in the Q-Bar.6. What is the woman telling the man about ?A. How to find the nearest hotel.B. How to get to her house.C. Where to get an up-to-date map.听第三段对话，回答第7～9题。

2017-2018学年上海市第一学期金山中学期中考试高三英语(解析版)

2017年度第一学期金山中学期中考试高三英语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.(Every year on my birthday, from the time I turned 12, a white gardenia was delivered to my house in Bethesda, Md. No card or note came with it.)......I don’t remember ever slamming my door (21)_____ anger at her and shouting, “You just don’t un derstand!” Because she did understand.One month before my high-school graduation, my father died of a heart attack. My feelings ranged from grief to abandonment, fear and over-whelming anger that my dad was missing some of (22)_____(important) events in my life. I became completely uninterested in my upcoming graduation, the senior-class play and the prom. But my mother, in the midst of her own grief, (23)_____ not hear of my skipping any of those things.The day before my father died, my mother and I (24)_____ (go) shopping for a prom dress. We’d found a spectacular one, with yards of dotted Swiss in red, white and blue. (25)_____ made me feel like Scarlett O’ Hara, but it was the wrong size. When my father died, I forgot the dress.My mother didn’t. T he day before the prom, I found that dress –in the right size –draped majestically over the living room sofa. It (26)_____(present) to me –beautifully, artistically, lovingly. I didn’t care if I had a new dress or not. But my mother did. She wanted her children to feel (27)_____ (love) and lovable, creative and imaginative, imbued with a sense (28)_____there was magic in the world and beauty in the face of adversity. In truth, my mother wanted her children to see (29)_____ much like the gardenia – lovely, strong and perfect – with an aura of magic and perhaps a bit of mystery.My mother died ten days after I was married, I was 22. That was the year the gardenias stopped (30)_____ (come).【答案】21. in 22. the most important 23. would 24. had gone 25. It26. was presented 27. loved 28. that 29. themselves 30. coming【答案解析】：21.in in anger 愤怒、生气22.the most important 一生中最重要的事情23.would 过去时，表推测24.had gone 父亲我去世为过去时，此前应用过去完成时25.It 指代前文中的裙子26.was presented被呈现要用过去时27.loved 被爱28.that 同位语从句29.themselves 做宾语，指代他们自己ing stop doing 停止正在干的事Section BDirections: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.Gender equality has powerful potential to improve the economy, security and the overall well-being of a population.“If the world closed the gender gap in workforce (31)_____, global [Gross Domestic Product] would increase by 28 trillion dollars by 2025... That’s about a quarter of the world’s current GDP, and almost half of the world’s current debt,” said U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women’s Issues C atherine Russell in a recent speech. She also noted that “studies have found that countries with less gender inequality are more secure, and peace (32)_____last longer when women are at the negotiating table.”Nonetheless, no country in the world can (33)_____ that it has achieved full gender equality.“Around the world, women are vastly (34)_____ in politics and the workforce, particularly in leadership positions and other high-paying jobs,” said Ambassador Russell. At the same time, women make up the ma jority of the poor. “I’ve heard people say that poverty has a (35)_____ face,and that makes sense when you consider that women control just one-fifth of global wealth,” said Ambassador Russell.World leaders are beginning to recognize that everyone benefits from (36)_____ gender equality, she said. This is why gender equality is part of U.S. foreign policy. A key part of U.S. efforts focus on educating and empowering girls. In the past 18 months, the United States (37)_____ its global strategy to empower adolescent girls, as well as Let Girls Learn, which is a Presidential initiative that focuses on educating girls.We are also working with numerous countries to remove (38)_____ that keep women from inheriting or owning property, entering the formal job market or accessing banking services.“Gender equality sometimes looks like an impossible task —a (39)_____ without an end,” said Ambassador Russell. “But...we can make progress, and that progress is worth making. Little by little, discussion by discussion, step by step, we can improve the lives of women and girls, men and boys all around the world. And in doing so, we can reach our (40)_____ goals of peace, prosperity, and security.”【答案】31-40 DJABH KFIEC【答案解析】：31.D 指工作场所没有性别歧视32.J peace agreement 和平协议33.A 情态动词后加动词原形，吹嘘，所以选boast34.B 指妇女不受重视35.H 贫穷有一张女人的脸36.K advancing gender equality 指进步的性别平等37.F 发行策略，用launch38.I 移除障碍39.E 指无尽的追求40.C 共享的繁荣。

广东省金山中学高三英语上学期期中考试

广东省金山中学2010届高三上学期期中考试（英语）2009.10全卷满分150分，时间120分钟第一部分听力（共两节，满分35分）做题时，先将答案划在试卷上，录音结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。

第一节听对话或独白（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）听下面五段对话或独白，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。

听第1段材料，回答第1—3题。

1.WHAT IS THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE TWO SPEAKERS?A. MOTHER AND SON.B. TEACHER AND STUDENT.C. AUNT AND NEPHEW.2.WHAT’S THE WOMAN’S REGULAR JOB?A. SHE IS A SECRETARY.B. SHE IS A TEACHER.C. SHE IS A DOCTOR.3. WHAT DOES THE WOMAN DO AFTER WORK?A. SHE STUDIES IN UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON.B. SHE HELPS HER SON FRED WITH HIS ENGLISH.C. SHE DOES A PART-TIME JOB IN AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.听第2段材料，回答第4—6题。

4.WHY DON’T THEY CHOOSE TO GO TO THE FRENCH RESTAURANT?A. IT’S VERY FAR FROM HOME.B. IT’S NOT CONVENIENT.C. IT’S VERY EXPENSIVE.5. WHERE IS THE MEXICAN RESTAURANT LOCATED?A. ON TORTILLA FLAT.B. ON BROADWAY.C. ON HOPE STREET.6. APPROXIMATELY WHEN WILL THE COUPLE ARRIVE AT THE RESTAURANT?A. AT 8:30 P.M.B. AT 8:35 P.M.C. AT 9:00 P.M.听第3段材料，回答第7—9题。

汕头市金山中学高三英语期中试题

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Ⅰ语言知识及应用第一节完形填空阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1—15各题所给出的A、B、c和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

___1___.Theyrusheduptothelake,leaningo vertheclearwater,,but___2__thosewhohadb eenleftbehindattheice-creamstallcamerunni nguptomakesomeannouncementorother,an dtheyall___3___thewateranddashedbackth e___4___,maureen___5___them.whenshesawwhathadbeenrunningfor,___6 ______7______8___fromtheforestofsmall handsinexchangingforlittleboats,plasticdoll s,yellowpencils,___9___,___10___washed againstherfacelikeastrongcurrent,tryingtodr awherin. NonaParkerpushedouttotheedgeofthegroup andlaidwhatshehadbough’s___11___layaboat,___12___forthethingsl ikethatshecouldn’___13______14___eagerlyforsomemoney, ,sheopenedhereyes,butshedidn’___15___,hereyesontheground.’第二节：语法填空阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中的语法的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为16—25的相应位置上。

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。

广东省汕头市2017届高三毕业班教学质量检测英语试卷 Word版含答案

绝密★启用前试卷类型：A 汕头市2016~2017学年度普通高中毕业班教学质量监测试题英语本试卷共三部分，共8页，满分135分(120分×1.125)。

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ASigns of a global economic recovery are glimmering, but are they enough to account for taking a major vacation? Well, the world is always bigger than our wallets. One of the simplest options is to find a place that has a lot to offer but hasn’t yet been hit by the price inflation that come s with mass popularity. To help travelers in search of value, we’ve assembled, with the help of professionals from USA Today, CNN and Lonely Planet, a list of destinations that are worth going to while they’re still cheap.UkraineIts name translates as ―land on the edge‖, and this year Ukraine may be on the edge of discovery for budget travelers in search of rich history. Visitors can enjoy its cultural wealth, the warmth of its people, and the fact that their daily spending is below $50 (307 yuan).The c ountry’s UNESCO World Heritage Sites are cooperating with locals to offer special deals, such as a traditional meal for just a few dollars. It’s the kind of travel experience you will re call once the moment has passed, so now is the time to build those memories.South KoreaSouth Korea is a visitor-friendly country. Not only can budget travelers find the basics —from hotel rooms to great meals —at reasonable prices, but the country also has a ton of free parks,discounts and other services, especially for visitors. For instance, until August 25, a free shuttle bus transports foreign visitors between the capital city of Seoul and Jeonju, a popular tourist destination.A free phone service offers tourists multilingual assistance 24 hours a day.TurkeyTurkey is on the rise, so to get the best of the new at the price of the old, go now. In the last decade, the country’s tourism facilities has grown by 67 percent, according to USA Today, and more recently it has emerged as a global airline hub. This country of ancient ruins, historic towns and beckoning beaches is a destination to watch this summer.EgyptPopular resort areas in Egypt, like Sharm El Sherk, are as relaxing as they ever were — and also less stressful for your wallet. ―The overall sentiment is th at resort areas like Sharm El Sheik are very safe,‖ said Tony Cardoza, president of a US travel agency, in an interview with CNN. ―But most vacationers appear to prefer traveling to places that haven’t seen as much civil unrest.‖ That preference has made E gypt a buyer’s market. Low demand also has another benefit: smaller crowds. ―Clients going now have been able to get pictures of themselves in front of the pyramids with no other tourists blocking the view,‖ Cardoza said.21. What can South Korea especially provide for the tourists?A. rich historyB. free servicesC. ancient ruinsD. free hotels22. If you are interested in history, you can go to ______________.A. Ukraine & EgyptB. Ukraine & South KoreaC. South Korea & EgyptD. Turkey & Ukraine23. What is the advantage of Egypt, compared to other three countries?A. lower priceB. much saferC. fewer touristsD. less stressfulBI always believed that my parents had a good marriage, but just before I, the youngest of four children, turned sixteen, my belief was painfully tested. My father, who used to share in the chores around the house, gradually started becoming downhearted. From the time he came home from his job to the time he went to bed, he hardly spoke a word to my mom or us kids. The strain on my mom and dad’s relationship was very evident. However, I was not prepared for the day that Mom told us that Dad had decided to leave. All that I could think of was that I was going to become a product of a divorced family. It was something I never thought possible, and it grieved me greatly. I kept telling myself that it wasn’t going to happen, and I went totally numb when I knew my dad was really leaving. The night before he left, I stayed up in my room for a long time. I prayed and I cried and I wrote a long letter to my dad. I told him how much I loved him and how much I would miss him. I told him that I was praying for him and wanted him to know that, no matter what, Jesus and I loved him. I told him that I would always and forever be his Krissie...his Noodles. As I folded my note, Istuck in a picture of me with a saying I had always heard: ―Anyone can be a father, but it takes someone special to be a daddy.‖Early the next morning, as my dad left our house, I sneaked out to the car and slipped my letter into one of his bags.Two weeks went by with hardly a word from my father. Then, one afternoon, I came home from school to find my mom sitting at the dining room table waiting to talk to me. I could see in her eyes that she had been crying. She told me that Dad had been there and that they had talked for a long time. They decided that there were things that the both of them could and would change and that their marriage was worth saving. Mom then turned her focus to my eyes.“Kristi, D ad told me that you wrote him a letter. Can I ask what you wrote to him?‖I found it hard to share with my mom what I had written from my heart to my dad. I mumbled a few words and shrugged.A few days later my dad was back. We never talked about the letter, my dad and I. I guess I always figured that it was something that was a secret between us.24. What happened to the author’s parents when she was sixteen?A. They left her alone.B. They got divorced.C. They shared in the chores together.D. They had a good marriage.25. What is the meaning of the underlined word ―grieved‖ in Para.1?A. made sb. angryB. made sb. delightedC. made sb. sadD. made sb. greedy26. What can we learn from the passage?A. The author handed the letter directly to her father.B. Her father wrote back to the author when he finished reading the letter.C. The author’s letter made a difference to her father.D. The author shared what she wrote with her mother.27. What might be the best title for the passage?A. A Promise KeptB. A LetterC. A Broken FamilyD. A Great DaddyCThe history of Teacher’s Day traces back to the Han Dynasty (206 BC－AD 220). According to record, during the Han and Jin dynasties, on August 27 each year, the birthday of Confucius, the emperor would go to Confucius’ temple and pay tribute (敬意) to the ancient philosopher followed by court officials, and would also invite royal teachers to the imperial court for a banquet. On this day, teachers around the nation enjoyed a day's vacation and were given dried meat as gifts.The capital, all states and counties would also hold ceremonies to worship Confucius. Excellent- performing teachers would be chosen from academies and learning institutions nationwide, reporting to the royal court and given 500 liang (两) silver coins as awards.Until the Qing Dynasty, the ceremony, on August 27, was of a larger scale. The teachers’ salaries in schools and academies around the nation were raised, and well-performing teachers would be awarded official titles or promoted to higher positions.Normally, an ancient teacher’s income included salary, accommodation and festival gifts. There was no fixed tuition fee. Generally the parents paid teachers according to their household income. Both money and basic foodstuff could be paid in exchange for tuition.In private schools, teachers always received money or gifts from the host family at certain festivals or at the beginning and end of each semester.The festivals in which teachers received gifts varied from region to region, while the most valued ones were the Duanwu, Mid-autumn and Chinese New Year festivals, as well as Confucius' birthday and the private tutor's birthday.Among all the gift-giving festivals, the first meeting gift was a must. When students met their private tutors for the first time, they had to kneel down to Confucius' spirit tablet and then to their private tutor, before presenting a "gift".28. The passage mainly talks about ____________.A. the teachers in ancient China.B. the Teachers’ Day in ancient Ch inaC. the teachers’ high positions in ancient ChinaD. the teachers’ salaries in ancient China29. How long has the Teachers’ Day been in China?A.1000-2000 yearsB. 2000-3000 yearsC. 3000-4000 yearsD. 4000-5000 years30. What is the special gift for the teachers on the Teachers’ Day during the Han and Jin dynasties?A. a higher positionB. a day freeC. 500 liang silver coinsD. days’ vacation31. What’s the main idea of the last four paragraphs?A. Where teachers could get gifts in ancient China.B. Why teachers got gifts in ancient China.C. How teachers were presented gifts in ancient China.D. When teachers received gifts in ancient China.DTurkey has warned its citizens living in or traveling to the United States to avoid ―social tensio ns‖ in major American cities, such as angry protests against Donald Trump’s presidential election victory.The Ankara government on Saturday also advised caution for any visitors who might encounter ―racist‖ outbursts, which many Americans see as the actio n of extremists(极端个体) possibly caused by Trump's comments critical of immigrants.Turkey did not specifically cite post-election political turmoil(混乱)in the United States in connection with either of its warnings.A Turkish Foreign Ministry statement urge d Turks ―to be alert due to the risks linked to current events and social tensions.‖Turkey, which itself has been the subject of frequent travel warnings by Western governments in recent months, also noted ―the increase, over the last few days, of verbal and physical aggression of a xenophobic(恐惧外国人的)or racist nature across the U.S.‖Turkish tourists and those who live in the U.S. were told to watch for possible future announcement on the website of the Turkish Embassy in Washington.The Ankara government regularly condemns violence or threats of violence against Muslims in the United States and Europe, and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan sounded a warning Saturday about prejudice, which he said ―is spreading like the plague in some European countries.‖32. What did Turkey advise its citizens to do?A. To leave America immediatelyB. To keep away from the Anti-Trump ProtestsC. To join the political turmoilD. To stop traveling to the United States33. What can we learn from the passage?A. Trump criticized immigrants severely.B. The Ankara government welcomes Trump’s victory.C. Turkey broadcast a lot of post-election political turmoil in the United States.D. European countries show friendliness to Turkey.34. What is the Turkish Foreign Ministry’s attitude towards Trump’s victory?A. CourageousB. DoubtfulC. OptimisticD. Pessimistic35. Where would this passage most probably appear?A. A textbookB. A newspaperC. A travel guideD. A TV. ad.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学年度第一学期金山中学期中考试高三英语试卷(试卷满分150分，考试时间120分钟)I. Listening Comprehension (25’)Section A (10*1’)Directions: 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. Excited. B. Dissatisfied. C. Bored. D. Exhausted.2.A. 7:00. B. 7:10. C. 9:00. D. 9:10.3.A. A cook. B. A shop assistant. C. A saleswoman. D. A waitress.4.A. At a gas station. B. In a work shop.C. At an art gallery.D.In a department store.5.A. He hasn’t had a chance to meet Kathy yet.B. Kathy had already told him the news.C. He didn’t know that Kathy was being moved.D. His new office will be located in New York.6.A. The woman wants to go to Toronto. B. The man wants to go to Vancouver.C. There are no flights to Toronto.D. There are two direct flights to Toronto.7.A. She should do more careful work.B. She is not concerned about George’s remarks.C. George does not care about her.D. George shouldn’t have said much abou t her.8.A. She can’t afford that much for a trip.B. She is fortunate to have made a lot of money.C. She doesn’t think 15,000 dollars is enough for the trip.D. She considers 15,000 dollars only a small sum of money.9.A. Playing tennis. B. Writing a term paper.C. Gathering materials.D. Holding a meeting.10.A. The man was seriously injured in the car accident.B. The man had poor imagination because of the car accident.C. The man wasn’t wearing the seat belt when the accident happened.D. Th e man’s daughter advised him to wear the seat belt before he left home.Section B (10*1.5’)Directions: In Section B, you will hear two short passages and one conversation. You will be asked three questions on each of the passages and four questions for the conversation. The passages and 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. Future researchers. B. College students.C. Company employees.D. Successful artists.12.A. To teach the listeners how to work hard.B. To enable the listeners to get better salaries.C. To prepare the listeners to get better jobs.D. To encourage the listeners to seize opportunities.13.A. Kindness. B. Diligence. C. Willingness. D. Interest.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14.A. The benefits of walking. B. The importance of keeping fit.C. The way of forming a habit.D. The possibility of excising regularly.15.A. Because it needs much thinking.B. Because people can improve their memory.C. Because it is suitable for everyone.D. Because people needn’t concentrate on it.16.A. It is the easiest way to lose weight.B. It can be made part of people’s life.C. It can make people’s hearts stronger.D. It prevents people suffering from cancers.Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.17.A. He has just been back from South America.B. He has been burnt for a few hours.C. He has been surfing the Internet for long.D. He has been doing school work all night.18.A. To look for something interesting for pleasure.B.To meet new friends in the net chatroom.C. To release pressure from heavy work.D. To look for information for his project.19.A. Quite a few sites are just old event calendars.B. It’s a waste of time to surf the Internet.C. A lot of information can be found.D. A lot of friends can be made on the Internet.20.A. People spend much time talking about other interests.B. It takes long to find things because of many useless sites.C. It is hard to start chatting with others in the chatroom.D. It’s hardly the best source of information available.II. Grammar and Vocabulary (30’)Section A (10*1’)Directions: After reading the passages below, fill in the blanks to make the passages 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.Mystery of the White Gardenia（栀子花）（Every year on my birthday, from the time I turned 12, a white gardenia was delivered to my house. No card or note came with it. ）…I don’t remember ever slamming my door ( 21)__________ anger at her and shouting,“you just don’t understand!”, but she did understand.One month before my high-school graduation, my father died of a heart attack. My feelings ranged from grief to abandonment, fear and overwhelming anger that my dad was missing some of ( 22 )___________( important) events in my life. I became completely uninterested in my upcoming graduation, the senior-class play and the prom. But my mother, in the midst of her own grief, (23)________ not hear of my skipping any of those things.The day before my father died, my mother and I ( 24 ) ____________ ( go ) shopping for a prom dress. We’d found a spectacular one, with yards and yards of dotted Swiss in red, white and blue, ( 25 ) _______ made me feel like Scarlett O’ Hara, but it was the wrong size. When my father died, I forgot about the dress.My mother didn’t. The day before the prom, I found that dress---in the right size---draped majestically over the living-room sofa. It wasn’t just delivered, still in the box. It (26)_____________(present)to me---beautifully, artistically, lovely. I didn’t care if I had a new dress or not. But my mother did.She wanted her children to feel （27）_______ ( love ) and lovable, creative and imaginative, imbued with a sense （28）_______ there was magic in the world and beauty even in the face of adversity. In truth, my mother wanted her children to see （29）________ much like the gardenia---lovely, strong and perfect---with an aura of magic and perhaps a bit of mystery.My mother died ten days after I married. I was 22 years old. That was the yearthe gardenias stopped (30)__________(come).Section B (10*2’)Directions: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.Gender equality has powerful potential to improve the economy, security and the overall well-being of a population.“If the world closed the gender gap in workforce 31 , global [Gross Domestic Product] would increase by 28 trillion dollars by 2025... That’s about a quarter of the world’s current GDP, and almost half of the world’s current debt,” said U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women’s Issues Catherine Russell in a recent speech. She also noted that “studies have found that countries with le ss gender inequality are more secure, and peace 32 last longer when women are at the negotiating table.”Nonetheless, no country in the world can 33 that it has achieved full gender equality.“Around the world, women are vastly 34 in politics and the workforce, particularly in leadership positions and other high-paying jobs,” said Ambassador Russell. At the same time, women make up the majority of the poor. “I’ve heard people say that poverty has a 35 face, and that makes sense when you consider that women control just one-fifth of global wealth,” said Ambassador Russell.World leaders are beginning to recognize that everyone benefits from 36 gender equality, she said. This is why gender equality is part of U.S. foreign policy. A key part of U.S. efforts focus on educating and empowering girls. In the past 18 months, the United States 37 its global strategy to empower adolescent girls, as well as Let Girls Learn, which is a Presidential initiative that focuses on educating girls.We are also working with numerous countries to remove 38 that keep women from inheriting or owning property, entering the formal job market or accessing banking services.“Gender equality sometimes looks like an impossible task — a 39 without an end,” said Ambassador Russell. “But...we can make progress, and that progress is worth making. Little by little, discussion by discussion, step by step, we can improve the lives of women and girls, men and boys all around the world. And in doing so, we can reach our 40 goals of peace, prosperity, and security.”III. Reading Comprehension (45’)Section A (15*1’)Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with word or phrase that best fits the context. Rewards and punishments are used in different ways by different communities to maintain social order and preserve cultural values. In all cultures, parents must teach their children to ____41____ the community’s moral rules and to avoid danger. Adults also condition（训练）each other’s observance of social norms, using methods ranging from ____42____ forms of disapproval such as looking away when someone makes an inappropriate remark, to putting to death individuals for behavior considered abnormal or dangerous. The caning（鞭打）of American teenager Michael Fay in Singapore in 1994 brought wide media attention to ____43____ differences in the application of punishment. Faced with increasing violence at home, many Americans prove Singapore’s puni shment to maintain social ____44____. Was Fay’s punishment effective? Whether he ____45____ avoids vandalism（故意破坏公物）is unknown, but the punishment did apparently lead to his avoidance of Singapore –which he left promptly. The techniques societies use to maintain social control ____46____ in part with the dangers and threats that confront them. The Gusii of Kenya, with a history of tribal warfare, face threats not only from outsiders but also from natural forces, including wild animals. Gusii parents tend to rely more on punishment and fear than on ____47____ in conditioning appropriate social behavior in their children. Caning,food deprivation, and ___48____ shelter and protection are common forms of punishment. ____49____, the Mixtecans of Juxtlahuaca, Mexico, are a highly cohesive（有凝聚力）community, with little internal conflict, and social norms that encourage ____50____. Their social patterns appear ____51____, for the Mixtecans are dominated by the nearby Spanish Mexicans, who control the official government and many economic resources in their region. The Mixtecans do not generally impose fines or jail sentences or use physical punishment to prevent aggression. Social rejection is the most feared punishment, and social ties within the community are very strong, so responses that ____52____ these ties are effective in maintaining social order. In the United Sates, ____53____ of social rejection was once a more powerful force in maintaining control over antisocial behavior, especially in small communities. Today, even imprisonment does not appear to be an adequate ____54____ to many forms of crime, especially violent crime. Although one reason is the inconsistent application of punishment, another may be the fact that imprisonment no longer carries the ____55____shame it once had, so thatprison is no longer as an effective punishment.41. A. learn B. challenge C. observe D. revise42. A. routine B. traditional C. critical D. mild43. A. moral B. cultural C. historical D. religious44. A. service B. order C. welfare D. respect45. A. dramatically B. purposefully C. consequently D. specifically46. A. vary B. match C. cope D. meet47. A. threats B. conflicts C. rewards D. praise48. A. dominating B. neglecting C. preventing D. withdrawing49. A. For example B. On the contrary C. In contrast D. In fact50. A. competition B. bravery C. creativity D. cooperation51. A. adaptive B. simple C. orderly D. casual52. A. threaten B. strengthen C. loosen D. lengthen53. A. extent B. problem C. fear D. experience54. A. check B. clue C. impact D. judgment55. A. occasional B. weak C. constant D. intenseSection B (11*2’)Directions: 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)Reading Your MindModern technology allows scientists to look inside a living human brain to see what is happening. These procedures are safe and painless. By understanding the normal brain activity, doctors and scientists are better able to assess the brain’s behavior during times of injury, d isease, and mental illness.CT or CAT scans: Computed tomography (CT) or computerized axial tomography (CAT) shows images of the brain by passing multiple X-ray beams through the brain tissue.CT or CAT scans show a cross-section of the brain. These scans can be used to find brain tumors.MRI scans: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) uses powerful magnet to cause the atoms of the brain to shake. MRI sensors pick up the signals emitted ([i'mit] 发出) from the brain’s atoms and a computer interprets them as a p icture. MRIs show more detail than CT or CAT scans can. They are especially useful in finding brain tumors that grow on the back of the brain, between the ears.PET scans:Positron emission tomography (PET) is different from other scans because it shows ho w the brain functions. After a person’s bloodstream is injected with a small dose of glucose (葡萄糖), which is what gives the brain energy, scanners around the head detect where the glucose moves. The PET scan shows which part of the brain use a lot of glucose, which are the more active parts. PET scans are helpful for diagnosing strokes, studying mental illness, and learning how the brain process language.56.How can doctors and scientists understand the brain’s reaction to injury, disease,or mental illness?A.By contrastingit with normal brain activities.B.By passing the X-Ray beams through the brain tissue.C.By picking up the signals emitted from the brain’s atoms.D.By being injected with glucose and detecting where it moves.57. By Which two scans mentioned are helpful for diagnosing brain tumors?A. CT / CAT and PETB. MRI and PETC. CT/CAT and MRID. CT and CAT58. If a person suffers from defect in speaking, which scan will a doctor be most likely to suggest?A. CT / CATB. MRIC. PETD. Any one of them(B)Science is not always so seriousDid you know that if you attach a weighted stick to the back of a chicken, it walks like a dinosaur?No, you did not know (or care to know) such things, but now you do! Thanks to this year’s win ners of the Ig Nobel Prizes! Now in its 25th year, the Ig Nobel is the goofy younger cousin of the honored Nobel Prize. It applauds achievements in the fields of medicine, biology, physics, economics, literature, etc. Every September at Harvard University, awards are presented in 10 categories that change year to year, depending on —according to the organization —what makes the judges “laugh, then think”.The ceremony officially begins when audience members launch paper airplanes at an assigned human target on the stage, then speakers only have 60 seconds to present their research. In previous years, the one-minute rule was imposed by a young girl —nicknamed Miss Sweetie Poo —who would go up to the platform and repeat the words: “Please stop, I’m bored,” in a sharp tone until the speaker left the stage.Fortunately for candidates though, the Ig Informal Lectures are held afterwards on Saturday to give presenters more time to explain the crazy things they’re working on.The research can seem more like the brainchildren of teenage boys than of respectable adults. Justin Schmidt won the physiology Ig for creating the “Sting Pain Index,” which rates the pain people feel after getting stung (蛰) by insects. Smith pressed bees against 25 different parts of his body until they stung him. Five stings a day for 38 days, Smith concluded that the most painful sting locations were the nostril (鼻孔) and the upper lip. Ouch.As silly as they sound, not all of the Ig awards lack scientific applicability.A group of scientists from 12 different countries won in the medicine category for accurately diagnosing patients with appendicitis (阑尾炎) based on an unusual measurement: speed bumps (减速带). They found that patients are more likely to have appendicitis if they report pain during bumpy car rides.All these weird experiments have just one thing in common. They’re improbable. It can be tempting to assume that “improbable” implies more than that —implies bad or good, worthless or valuable, trivial or important. Something improbable can be any of those, or none of them, or all of them, in different ways. And what you don’t expect can be a powerful force for not only entertaining science, but also for the boundary-pushing science we call innovation.59. The underlined word “goofy” in Paragraph 2 probably means __________.A. timidB. funnyC. gloriousD. warm-hearted60. According to the passage, what can we know about the awarding ceremony of Ig Nobel?A. It is held at a fixed place.B. Candidates should know how to fold paper planes.C. Miss Sweetie Poo is one of the hostesses.D. Ig Informal Lecture gives presenters 60 seconds to finish their speeches.61. The example in Paragraph 6 is used to illustrate that Ig Nobel __________.A. celebrates the diligent work of researchersB. offers another opportunity to those who miss the Nobel PrizesC. serves as a platform for the creative and practical achievementsD. amuses the audience62. Among the four candidates below, who is most likely to win an Ig Nobel?A. A chemist who invents a chemical method to partially un-boil an egg.B. A novelist who criticizes social injustice severely.C. A physicist who studies the origin of the universe.D. An economist who achieves a breakthrough in the study of international trade.(C)The psychology of innovationWhy are so few companies truly innovative?Innovation is key to business survival, and companies put substantial resources into inspiring employees to develop new ideas. There are, nevertheless, people working in luxurious, state-of-the-art centers designed to stimulate innovation who find that their environment doesn’t make them feel at all creative. And there are those who don’t have a budget, or much space, but who innovate succes sfully.For Robert B. Cialdini, Professor of Psychology at Arizona State University, one reason that companies don’t succeed as often as they should is that innovation starts with recruitment. Research shows that the fit between an employee’s values and a company’s values makes a difference to what contribution they make and whether, two years after they join, they’re still at the company.One of the most famous photographs in the story of rock’n’roll emphasizes Cialdini’s views. The 1956 picture of singers Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins, Johnny Cash and Jerry Lee Lewis jamming at a piano in Sun Studios in Memphis tells a hidden story. Sun’s ‘million-dollar quartet’ could have been a quintet. Missing from the picture is Roy Orbison, a greater natural singer than Lewis, Perkins or Cash. Sam Phillips, who owned Sun, wanted to revolutionize popular music with songs that fused black and white music, and country and blues. Presley, Cash, Perkins and Lewis instinctively understood Phillips’s ambition and believed in it. Orbison wasn’tinspired by the goal, and only ever achieved one hit with the Sun label.Managing innovation is a delicate art. It’s easy for a company to be pulled in conflicting directions as the marketing, product development, and finance departments each get different feedback from different sets of people. And without a system which ensures collaborative exchanges within the company, it’s also easy for small ‘pockets of innovation’ to disappear. Innovation is a contact sport. You can’t brief people j ust by saying, ‘We’re going in this direction and I’m going to take you with me.’Cialdini believes that this ‘follow-the-leader syndrome’ is dangerous, not least because it encourages bosses to go it alone. ‘It’s been scientifically proven that three people will be better than one at solving problems, even if that one person is the smartest person in the field.’ To prove his point, Cialdini cites an interview with molecular biologist James Watson. Watson, together with Francis Crick, discovered the structure of DNA, the genetic information carrier of all living organisms. ‘When asked how they had cracked the code ahead of an array of highly accomplished rival investigators, he said something that stunned me. He said he and Crick had succeeded because they w ere aware that they weren’t the most intelligent of the scientists pursuing the answer. The smartest scientist was called Rosalind Franklin who, Watson said, “was so intelligent she rarely sought advice”.’Writing, visualizing and prototyping can stimulate the flow of new ideas. Cialdini cites scores of research papers and historical events that prove that even something as simple as writing deepens every individual’s engagement in the project. It is, he says, the reason why all those competitions on breakfast cereal packets encouraged us to write in saying, in no more than 10 words: ‘I like Kellogg’s Corn Flakes because… .’ The very act of writing makes us more likely to believe it.Authority doesn’t have to inhibit innovation but it often does. Many theori st believe the ideal boss should lead from behind, taking pride in collective accomplishment and giving credit where it is due. Cialdini says: ‘Leaders should encourage everyone to contribute and simultaneously assure all concerned that every recommendation is important to making the right decision and will be given fullattention.’ The frustrating thing about innovation is that there are many approaches, but no magic formula. However, a manager who wants to create a truly innovative culture can make their job a lot easier by recognizing these psychological realities.63. The example of the ‘million-dollar quartet’ underlines the writer’s point aboutA. recognizing talent.B. working as a team.C. having a shared objective.D. being an effective leader.64. James Watson suggests that he and Francis Crick won the race to discover the DNA code because theyA. were conscious of their own limitations.B. brought complementary skills to their partnership.C. were determined to outperform their brighter rivals.D. encouraged each other to realize their joint ambition.65. The writer mentions competitions on breakfast cereal packets as an example of how to____________________.A. inspire creative thinking.B. generate concise writing.C. promote loyalty to a group.D. strengthen commitment to an idea.66. In the last paragraph, the writer suggests that it is important for employeesto_______________________.A. be aware of their company’s goals.B. feel that their contributions are valued.C. have respect for their co-workers’ achievements.D. understand why certain management decisions are made.Section C (4*2’)Directions: Complete the following passage by using the sentences given below. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need.Many people go through life's usual phases of ups and downs，which are common and normal stages in life, but when your self-esteem is low, you may need to know how to boost your self-esteem, since it can lead to problems you may not have thought of.Self-esteem is the measurement or the value of how a person knows his worth and its effects are life-changing and dramatic, since it makes up a person’s attitude and outlook towards life. (67) ____________________But when self-esteem is low, you can either sulk and be sad or be afraid to try out new things or take risks and chances with your love-life, career, relationships and self-improvement.Self-esteem plays a key role in the maturity of a person, especially when trying toget away from a dangerous situation, going through a series of trials in life. Our normal responses to these circumstances and situations are governed by how we value ourselves and how our decisions are dictated by how we value ourselves and how our decisions are dictated by these conditions.Faced with tough decisions in life, the more self-esteem one has, the better. It is for that person to make sound decisions, even in the face of peer pressure orstress at work and at home. Let us try to look into some of the common and best practices which have been tried and tested to help boost self-esteem.Always compliment yourself daily, especially by trying to look for specific tasks you did well for that day and congratulate yourself for it. (68) ____________________ List down all things you are good at doing and achieving, be it a talent, skill, sport or building up other people.You can add more focus to these good points and fuel our passion to do better and make you not only understand yourself more, but also give you the true meaning and measurement of self worth and this is how you see yourself as important.Appreciation of on e’s physical appearance and bearing can also be your source of self-esteem, be it the size and shape of your body, your overall physical structure or unique features. Your body can be your source of pride and will help you understand how you would like others to see you, or work on your physical appearance to boost self-morale and satisfaction.Sometimes when you tend to see things in a different light or perspective from others, don’t focus too much on making sure that what you think will cause things to change. (69) ________________________When you have good self-esteem you will realize that what you did was right and was made under your own food judgment, sound principles and concepts based on your personal outlook and attitude towards life.Do not let negative feedback affect you. Of course, one cannot help but feel bad about negative comments or reactions, but you have to consider that these are tests against your character and personality. (70) ________________________ So try to look at yourself and see, and if you feel less important or are not satisfied with how you see and look at things, then think about ways on how to boost your self-esteem. You’ll thank yourself for it.IV. Summary (10’)Directions: Read the passage carefully. Then write an English summary within 60 words in your own words according to the passage given below.Fishing is probably the world’s most popular sport. People spend many dollars each year on items like boats and four-wheel-drive vehicles. In addition, they spend money on fishing equipment, bait, fuel and boat repairs. And you can see that fishing can be an expensive pastime. Fishing lovers believe that their hobby is worth it. Others say that fishing is spoiling the environment and that it is a cruel hobby.Supporters of fishing say that it is a nice hobby. Firstly, of the millions of people who fish for fun, most only catch enough fish to feed their families. They catch fish that are found in large numbers, so there is little danger to the species.Secondly, recreational fishermen contribute to the economy. They spend money on equipment and other items, and they also spend it indirectly by paying taxes on their equipment and fuel. Those who travel to fishing spots pay for accommodation and airfares. This money keeps people in work and provides new jobs each year.Thirdly, fishing is relaxing and fun so it lessens stress. Instead of turning to drugs or alcohol, it is far better to go fishing. People who are relaxed are generally healthier and much nicer to be near—except for the smell of the bait!Those who disagree with fishing say that there are too many fish thoughtlessly taken from rivers, lakes, streams and oceans. This could lead to the dying out of some species. Modern cars and boats mean that people can fish in remote areas of the world, so no place is safe from greedy fishermen who take both males and females, leaving few fish to produce young.Those against fishing also say that it is a blood sport, which means that an animal must die so that a human can have fun. Many of the fish caught for sport are not suitable for eating, so they are thrown away. Once hooked, fish have no chance of escape.V. Translation (3’+4’+4’+5’=15’)Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.71. 店主在卖这台空气净化机时向你开价多少？（charge）72. 参加社区服务对提高青少年的综合能力有好处。

广东省汕头市金汕中学高三英语模拟试题含解析

广东省汕头市金汕中学高三英语模拟试题含解析一、选择题1. John sold the camera yesterday which his brother him as a birthday present from Japan.A. has sentB. had sentC. was sendingD. would send参考答案：B2. Jim wanted to keep fit, so he spent as much time as he_______ exercise.A. could takingB. tookC. to takeD. could take参考答案：A3. A warm thought suddenly came to me I might substitute her son to buy some flowers for her 50th birthday.A．if B．when C．that D．which参考答案：C4. You can not imagine a child ________so cruelly.A．to treat B．treating C．being treated D．to be treated参考答案：C5. If you ______ a fresh mind for an interview, be sure to have a good sleep the night before it.A. will haveB. have hadC. are havingD. are to have参考答案：D6. —We’re late. The play has started.—I wonder how long ago .A．it began B．did it begin C．was it beginning D．it has begun参考答案：A7. China’s new era will be an era of building on past successes to further the cause of the CPC and the country.A. announceB. accompanyC. advanceD. accumulate参考答案：C8. After ___ more chatter, the lady returned home.A. a good deal ofB. a good dealC. a lot ofD. a good many参考答案：B略9. The first textbooks ______ for teaching English as a foreign language came out in the16th century.A. to be writtenB. writtenC. being writtenD. having written参考答案：B10. 35．（2011·辽宁卷）29．He had no sooner finished his speech the students started cheering．A．since B．as C．when D．than参考答案：C略11. As the first character of the Chinese expression “Suan Ni Hen” carried the same ______ as garlic in Chinese, people used it to satirize(讥讽) the soaring garlic and food prices this winter.A. pronunciationB. parallelC. presentationD. privilege参考答案：A略12. Mrs Green is ________ an outstanding teacher _______ we all love and respect.A. such; thatB. so; thatC. such; asD. so; as参考答案：C13. He loves his parents so much that his mum has the prime position in his mind after his dad ＿＿＿＿＿ .A.passed downB.passed throughC.passed byD.passed out参考答案：D14. The chief manager has decided to put he thinks is energetic, clever, and has good qualities in the position of the leadership of the company．A. whoB. whoeverC. whomeverD. [anyone参考答案：B15. True happiness does not _____________ the possession of money,but the joy of achievement．A．contribute to B．lie in C．result in D．add to参考答案：B16. In recent years, parents have been _______ a great deal of importance to the education of their children.A. attachingB. attractingC.attacking D. assigning参考答案：A 17. －Which city do you expect to live in?－I don’t mind where I live _____ there is my favourite job.A. so thatB. in caseC. as far asD. so long as参考答案：D18. ____of danger in the street at night, she had to go home, with a friend ___ her.A. Warned; accompaniedB. Warning; accompanyingC. Having warned; accompaniedD. Having been warned; accompanying参考答案：D二、短文改错19. 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）假如英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的一篇作文。

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）。

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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。

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城郊中学2016-2017学年度第一学期期中考试高三英语试题第I卷第一部分：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中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

AShanghai Disney Resort Now Open!Starting on June 16, 2016, Chinese Guests of all ages now have the chance to immerse themselves again and again within one of the most spectacular and innovative Disney theme parks in history.Opening hoursJune & August: Monday—Thursday 09:00—21:00Friday—-Sunday 08:00—22:00September: Monday—Friday 10:00—19:00Weekends 09:00—21:00 AttractionsAs the sixth in the world and the second in China (after Hong Kong Disneyland), Shanghai Disneyland creates many records among the existing Disney parks:the tallest theme Castlethe first garden-designed zonethe first pirate-themed gardenIt also combines movie figures with Chinese culture, like the Chinese Zodiac Murals（生肖壁画）in the Gardens of Imagination. With inspiring music, the movie figures put on interesting performances on the street and give guests an unforgettable great time. Besides, visitors can enjoy classical musicals and stage plays, like Tarzan: Call of the Jungle, Frozen: A Sing-along Celebration, and the Lion King. TicketsOne-day Ticket:CNY 370 on ordinary days;CNY 499 on weekends, public holidays, July and August. Two-day Ticket:A 5% discount on the basis of the original price. Note:Children below 3.3 feet (1 meter) can enter for free when accompanied by an adult.Children between 3.3 and 4.6 feet (1 - 1.4 meters) and seniors above 65 years old can enjoy a 25% discount. TransportationBy Subway:Take Subway Line 11 and get off at Disneyland Park Station. By Bus:Take bus line Pudong 50, Pudong 51 or Pudong 52 and get off at South Public Transit Hub.Visitors can book tickets on the official website of the park or by calling 400-180-0000 or 86-21-31580000. Let the magic begin!1. When did Shanghai Disneyland Park open officially?A. On July 16th, 2016.B. On June 16th, 2016.C. On June 30th, 2016.D. On March 29th, 2016.2. What can we know about Shanghai Disneyland Park?A. You can take bus Line 11 there.B. It has the biggest theme Castle in China.C. You can enjoy classical films like Tarzan.D. Many records are created in Shanghai Disneyland.3. If a couple want to visit Shanghai Disneyland on August 27-28, 2016, how much should they pay?A. About CNY 1400.B. About CNY 15000.C. About CNY 1900.D. About CNY 2200.4. What type of writing is this text?A. A travel journal.B. A news report.C. An advertisement.D. An exhibition review【答案】BDCC【解析】1.事实细节题。

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2013-2014学年度第一学期金山中学高三期中考试试卷英语I．语言知识及应用（共两节，满分45分）第一节完形填空（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1—15各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上涂黑。

One effective way of destroying happiness is to look at something and focus on even the smallest fault. It’s like lo oking at the tiled (铺瓦的) ceiling and concentrating on the space where one tile is 1 .Once I heard a bald man said, “Whenever I enter a room, all I see is hair.” Once you’ve 2 what your missing tile is, explore whether acquiring it will 3 make you happy. Then do one of the three things: get it, replace it with a different 4 , or forget about it and 5 the tiles in your life that are not missing. ks5uWe all know people who have had a relatively 6 life, yet are essentially unhappy, while people who have suffered a great deal generally remain happy.The first 7 is gratitude. All happy people are grateful. Ungrateful people cannot be happy. We tend to think that being unhappy leads people to 8 , but it’s truer to say that complaining leads to people becoming unhappy.The second secret is awareness. We should 9 that happiness is a byproduct (副产品) of something else. The most obvious 10 are those pursuits ( 追求) that give our lives purpose---anything from studying insects to playing baseball. The more passions we have, the more happiness we are 11 to experience.Finally, the belief that something permanent goes beyond us and that our 12 has some larger meaning can help us to feel happier. We need a spiritual faith, or a philosophy of life. Whatever your philosophy is, it should 13 this truth: if you choose to find the 14 in every situation, you will be blessed, and if you choose to find the awful, you will be cursed. As for happiness itself, this 15 depends on your decision to make.【文章大意】本文叙述了幸福的秘诀。

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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。

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广东省汕头市金山中学2019届高三英语上学期期中试题本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，满分135 （120X 1.125 ）分，考试用时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（每题2分，满分40分）第一节（共15题，每题2分，满分30分）阅读下列四篇短文，从每题所给的A、B C D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。

ABest Western Ilford HotelBest Western Ilford is just 20 minutes away from Central London via subway or train,putting you within touching distanee of all that the capital has to offer!It is a 3-star hotel, offering luxury as well as comfort. From the stylish, convenientsetting to the latest multi- media facilities, we ' re well connected in more ways thanone!Our multi-lingual （多语言的）staff will do everything they can to make your stay asmemorable as possible and you might pick up some handy new phrases along the way! If you want to see the sights and get the most out of London while you ' re here, they ' ll behappy to recommend the city ' s best bits, and tell you the best way to get there too.Even though near c entral London, there ' s more countryside scenery near the hotel.Just minutes away, you can enjoy the beautiful Epping Forest and ride a horse along the famous Centenary Walk path. The En glish lakes and garde ns in the n earby Vale nti nes Park are simply stunning （极好的）,and the popular Fairlop Waters is perfect for birdwatchers!•Locati on:3-5 Argyle Road, Ilford, En gla nd, IG1 3BH, Uni ted Kin gdom•Getti ng there:Nearest motorway: M11, Ja406, 2.4kilometresNearest train stati on: Ilford, 0.8 kilometresNearest tube station: Gants Hill, 70 kilometresNearest airport: London City, 4.5 kilometres•Meet ing, Conferences and EventsThe meeting and conferences facilities at the Best Western Ilford are second to none. We can cater for bus in ess meeti ngs, training sessi ons, sem inars and product laun ches, so be our guest!•For your reference:Twenty-Four Hour Service. No Lift. Hotel does not sell alcohol; however, soft drinks are available.1. What do we know about the staff in Best Western Ilford Hotel?A. They will communicate with you only in English.B. They can show you around Central London freely.C. They can teach you English for days free of charge.D. They do everything they can for you and offer best service.2. Which of the following places is the farthest away from the hotel?A. Argyle Road.B. Epping Forest.C. Gants Hill.D. Valentines Park.3. What is the purpose of the last paragraph of the text?A. To draw your special attention.B. To introduce their best service.C. To advertise the soft drinks.D. To tell about the hotel 's history.BThat cold January night, I was growing sick of my life in San Francisco. There I was, walking home at one in the morning after a tiring practice at the theater. With opening night only a week away, I was still learning my lines. I was having trouble dealing with my part-time job at the bank and my acting at night at the same time. As I walked, I thought seriously about giving up both acting and San Francisco. City life had become too much for me.As I walked down empty streets under tall buildings, I felt very small and cold. I began running, both to keep warm and to keep away any possible robbers. Very few people were still out except a few sad-looking homeless people under blankets.About a block from my apartment, I heard a sound behind me. I turned quickly, half expecting to see someone with a knife or a gun. The street was empty. All I saw was a shining streetlight. Still, the noise had made me nervous, so I started to run faster. Not until I reached my apartment building and unlocked the door did I realize what the noise had been. It had been my wallet falling to the sidewalk.Suddenly I wasn 't cold or tired anymore. I ran out of the door and back to where I'd heard the noise. Although I sear ched the sidewalk anxiously for fifteen minutes,my wallet was nowhere to be found.Just as I was about to give up the search, I heard the garbage truck pull up to the sidewalk next to me. When a voice called from the inside, “Alisa Camacho? ”I thoughtI was dreaming. How could this man know my name? The door opened, and out jumped a small red- haired man with an amused look in his eyes. “Is this what you 're looking for? ”he asked, holding up a small square shape.It was nearly 3 a. m. by the time I got into bed. I wouldn 't get much sleep thatnight, but I had got my wallet back. I also had got back some enjoyment of city life.I realized that the city couldn 't be a bad place as long as people were willing to helpeach other.4. How did the writer feel when she was walking home after work?A. Cold and sickB. Lucky and hopefulC. Satisfied and cheerfulD. Disappo in ted and helpless 5. From the first paragraph, we lear n that the writer was busy __ .similar to frien dship. However, the mother and daughterrelati on shiphas uniquecharacteristics that dist in guish it from a frien dship. These characteristics in clude ahierarchy （等级）of respon sibility and uncon diti on al love, which preclude mothers anddaughters from being best frien ds.Marina, 27 years old, says, "I love spe nding time with my mom,but I would n't con sider her my best friend. Best friends don't pay for your wedd ing. Best friends don't remind you how they carried you in their body and gave you life! Best friends don't tell you how wise they are because they have bee n alive at least 20 years Ion ger tha n you.” Thisdoes n't mean that the mother and daughter relati on shipcan't be very close and satisfy ing.While some adult relati on ships are still troubled, many find them to be extremely reward ing. This gen eratio n of mothers and adult daughters has a lot in com mon which in creases the likelihood of shared compa nion ship. Mothers and daughters have always shared the com mon experie nee of being homemakers, resp on sible for maintaining and pass ing on family values and traditi ons. Today con temporary mothers and daughters also share the experie nee of the workforce and tech no logy, which may bring them even closer together.Best friends may or may not continue to be best frien ds, but for better or worse, the mother and daughter relati on ship is perma nent, even if for some unfortun ate reas onthey aren't speak ing. The mother and child relati on ship is closer tha n any other. There is not an equal relati on ship. Daughters should not feel resp on sible for their mother's emotional well- being. It isn ' t that they don't care deeply about their mothers. It'sjust that they should n't be burde ned with their mother's well being.The mother and daughter relati on ship is a relatio nship that is not replaceable by any other. Mothers never stop being mothers, which includes frequently wanting to protectA. solv ing her problem at the bank activities C. lear ning act ing in an eve ning school show 6. On her way home the writer ____A. lost her wallet unknowin gly driverC. was robbed of her wallet by a man with her 7. From the text, we can infer that the writer ____A. would stop work ing at ni ghtB. tak ing part in various cityD. prepari ng for the first ni ghtB. was stopped by a garbage truck a knife D. found somehomeless people followingB. would stay on in San Fran ciscoC. would make friends with the manD.would give up her job at the bankCThere is an old Chinese proverb that states“ One Generation plants the trees; anothergets the shade, ” and this is how it should be with mothers and daughters. The relati on ship betwee n a mother and daughter is sometimes confusin g. If close, the relati on ship can betheir daughters and ofte n feeli ng resp on sible for their happ in ess. Mother always "trumps"（王牌）friend.8. The underlined word “preclude ” in Paragraph 1 probably means “ ____________A. differB. preve ntC. ben efitD. cha nge9. What do we know from the passage?A. The mother and daughter relati on ship can be replaced by a best friend.B. A mother ' s love brings her and her daughter a close friendship.C. The mother and daughter relati on ship goes bey ond best friends ' frien dship.D. Mari na has a troubled relati on ship with her mother.10. The author proves his statements mainly by _________ .A. listi ng dataB. givi ng expla nati onsC. quoti ng say ingsD. makingexamples11. What is the best title for the passage?A. How to be a good mother and daughter ?B. Who is a mother ' s best friend?C. Mother or friend?D. Can a mother be a daughter ' s best friend?DBei ng sociable looks like a good way to add years to your life. Relati on ships with family, friends, neighbours, even pets, will all do the trick, but the biggest Iongevity（长寿）boost seems to come from marriage or a n equivale nt relati on ship. The effect was firstno ted in 1858 by William Farr, who wrote that widows and widowers（鳏夫）were at a much higher risk of dying tha n their married peers. Studies since the n suggest that marriage could add as much as seven years to a man ' s life and two to a woman ' s. The effect holdsfor all causes of death, whether ill ness, accide nt or self-harm.Even if the odds are stacked against you （the conditions are not favourable）, marriage can more than compensate. Linda Waite of the University of Chicago has found that a married older man with heart disease can expect to live n early four years Ion ger tha n an un married man with a healthy heart. Likewise, a married man who smokes more tha n a pack a day is likely to live as long as a divorced man who doesn' t smoke. There' s a flip side , however,as part ners are more likely to become ill or die in the couple of years follow ing their spouse' s death, and cari ng for a spouse with ment al disorder can leave you with someof the same severe problems. Even so, the odds favour marriage. In a 30-year study of more than 10,000 people, Nicholas Christakis of Harvard Medical School describes how all kinds of social n etworks have similar effects.So how does it work? The effects are complex, affected by socio-ec ono mic factors, health-service provisi on, emoti onal support and other more physiological mecha ni sms（机制）.For example, social contact can boost developme nt of the brain and immune system, leading to better health and less chanee of depression later in life. People in supportive relati on ships may han dle stressbetter. The n there are the psychological ben efits of a supportive part ner.A life part ner, childre n and good friends are all recomme nded if you aim to live to100.The best social network is still being mapped out, but Christakis says: “ People are interconnected, so their health is interconnected. ”12. Which one of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. The married men live seven years longer than the unmarried.B. Marriage can help make up for ill health,C. The unmarried are more likely to have heart disease than the married old men.D. Unmarried people are likely to suffer in later life13. It can be inferred from the contex t that the “ flip side ” in Paragraph 2 refersto _______ .A. the disadvantages of being marriedB. The emotional problems arising from marriageC. The responsibility of taking care of one ' s familyD. The consequence of a broken marriage14. What does the author say about social networks?A. They contribute a great deal to longevity.B. They help develop people ' s community spirit.C. They provide timely support for those in need.D. They help relieve people of their life ' s burden15. What can be inferred from the last paragraph?A. It ' s important that we develop a social network when young.B. To stay healthy, one should have a proper social network.C. Getting a divorce means risking a reduced life span.D. We should share our social networks with each other. 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。

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