重庆市第一中学届高三上学期半期考试试题 英语Word版含答案.docx

1、重庆市第一中学届高三上学期半期考试试题 英语Word版含答案秘密启用前2016年重庆一中高2017级高三上期半期考试 英 语 试 题 卷 2016.11英语试题卷共9页。满分150分。考试时间120分钟。第I卷第二部分 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。 AWhat is “Dads Make a Difference”?A service-learning opportunity for teens that deals with fatherhood, parenting, a

2、nd so on.Older teens, grades 1012, teach younger teens, grades 69, about the importance of fathers in childrens lives, the legal and financial responsibilities of parenting.Teen teacher training goals & objectivesThe goal of the teen teacher training is to better understand the complex problems surr

3、ounding legal fatherhood in our society. By discussing what makes healthy families, explaining the meaning of paternity（父亲的身份）, and examining the risks people take in their lives, teens will develop the skills needed to make informed decisions in their own relationships and, finally, teach this info

4、rmation to others.Whats in it for me?An opportunity to:Learn life skills like communication, decision making, and problem solving.Get the chance to use knowledge in meaningful and effective ways.Develop leadership, planning, teamwork, time management, and organizational skills to help you in every a

5、spect of your life.Forming lasting relationships with adult mentors（导师）.Comments from teen teachers“ Dads Make a Difference made me realize how permanent and expensive parenthood is.”“Speaking in form of groups and directing people in activities, I feel, is a valuable skill to have that I will use t

6、hroughout my life.”“I wish I would have gone through this program when I was in Junior High. I know it would have helped me to really think about the future and to make good decisions.”“ Dads Make a Difference has helped me to know the effects of my actions before I take them and I know what risks n

7、ot to take to protect my future.”21. “Dads Make a Difference” is a(n)_.A. name of a schoolB. training centerC. social organizationD. education program22. “Dads Make a Difference” can _.A. provide teens a chance to be a teacher in Junior High B. help teens learn more about parents C. help teens devel

8、op their life skills D. advise teens how to avoid risks in life23. According to the passage, who will benefit most from “Dads Make a Difference”?A. fathers and sonsB. mothers and daughtersC. teen teachers and adult mentorsD. teens and societiesBInternet use appears to cause a decline in psychologica

9、l well-being（安康）, according to research at Carnegie Mellon University.Even people who spent just a few hours a week on the Internet experienced more depression and loneliness than those who logged on less frequently, the two-year study showed. And it wasnt that people who were already feeling bad sp

10、ent more time on the Internet, but that using the Net actually appeared to cause the bad feeling. Researchers are puzzling over the results, which were completely contrary to their expectations. They expected that the net would prove socially healthier than television, since the Net allows users to

11、choose their information and to communicate with others. The fact that Internet use reduces time available for family and friends may account for the drop in well-being, researchers suggested. Faceless, bodiless “virtual”（虚拟的）communication may be less psychologically satisfying than actual conversat

12、ion, and the relationship formed through it may be shallower. Another possibility is that exposure to the wider world via the Net makes users less satisfied with their lives. “But its important to remember this is not about the technology per se; its about how it is used,” says psychologist Christin

13、e Riley of Intel, one of the studys sponsors. “It really points to the need for considering social effects in terms of how you design applications and services for technology.”24. The best title for this passage would be _.A. Internet may Cause DepressionB. The Dark Side of InternetC. How to Use Tec

14、hnology ProperlyD. The Importance of Psychological Well-being25. Internet use may cause a decline in psychological well-being because _.A. people who were already feeling bad spend more time on the InternetB. Internet users thought the world was wider than it really wasC. people were too eager to tu

15、rn the “virtual” communication into realityD. people have less time for actual communication with their family and friends26. What does the underlined Latin word “per se” (in Para. 5) mean?A. probablyB. absolutelyC. oneselfD. itself27. Whats the tone of the passage?A. Optimistic.B. Critical.C. Objec

16、tive.D. Pessimistic. CIn cities with rent control, the city government sets the maximum rent that a landlord (房东) can charge for an apartment. Supporters of rent control argue that it protects people who are living in apartment. Their rent cannot increase; therefore, they are not in danger of losing

17、 their homes. However, the critics say that after a long time, rent control may have negative effects. Landlords know that they cannot increase their profits. Therefore, they invest in other businesses where they can increase their profits. They do not invest in new buildings which would also be ren

18、t-controlled. As a result, new apartments are not built. Many people who need apartments cannot find any. According to the critics, the end result of rent control is a shortage of apartments in the city. Some experts argue that the minimum wage law can cause problems in the same way. The federal gov

19、ernment sets the minimum that an employer must pay workers. The minimum helps people who generally look for unskilled, low-paying jobs. However, if the minimum is high, employers may hire fewer workers. They will replace workers with machinery. Therefore, other things being equal, the number of work

20、ers that employers want decreases. Thus, critics hold the opinion that an increase in the minimum wage may cause unemployment. Some poor people may find themselves without jobs instead of with jobs at the minimum wage. Supporters of the minimum wage say that it helps people keep their dignity. Becau

21、se of the law, workers cannot sell their services for less than the minimum. Furthermore, employers cannot force workers to accept jobs at unfair wages. Economic theory predicts the results of economic decision, such as decisions about farm production, rent control, and the minimum wage. The predict

22、ions may be corrected only if “other things are equal”. Economists do not agree on some of the predictions. They also do not agree on the value of different decisions. Some economists support a particular decision while others criticize it. Economists do agree, however, that there are no simple answ

23、ers to economic questions.28. There is the possibility that setting maximum rent may _.A. cause a shortage of apartmentsB. worry those who rent apartments as homes.C. increase the profits of landlords.D. encourage landlords to invest in building apartments.29. We can safely say that rent control _.A

24、. will always benefit those who rent apartments.B. is unnecessary.C. will probably bring inactive effects in the long run.D. is necessary under all conditions30. There will be the problem of unemployment if _.A. the minimum wage is set too high.B. the minimum wage is set too early.C. the workers are

25、 unskilled.D. the maximum wage is set for poor workers.31. The passage tells us about _.A. the relationship between supply and demand.B. the possible results of government controls.C. the necessity of government control.D. the urgency of getting rid of government control.DThe concept of culture has

26、been defined many times, and although no definition has achieved universal acceptance, most of the definitions include three central ideas: that culture is passed on from generation to generation, that a culture represents a ready-made principle for living and for making day-to-day decisions, and, f

27、inally, that the components of a culture are accepted by those in the culture as good, and true, and not to be questioned. The eminent anthropologist George Murdock has listed seventy-three items that characterize every known culture, past and present.The list begins with Age-grading and Athletic sp

28、orts, runs to Weaning and Weather Control, and includes on the way such items as Calendar, Fire making, Property Rights, and Tool making. I would submit that even the most extreme advocate of a culture of poverty viewpoint would readily acknowledge that, with respect to almost all of these items, ev

29、ery American, beyond the first generation immigrant, regardless of race or class, is a member of a common culture. We all share pretty much the same sports. Maybe poor kids dont know how to play polo, and rich kids dont spend time with stickball, but we all know baseball, football, and basketball. D

30、espite some misguided efforts to raise minor dialects to the status of separate tongues, we all, in fact, share the same language.There may be differences in diction and usage, but it would be ridiculous to say that all Americans dont speak English. We have the calendar, the law, and large numbers o

31、f other cultural items in common. It may well be true that on a few of the seventy-three items there are minor variations between classes, but these kinds of things are really slight variations on a common theme.There are other items that show variability, not in relation to class, but in relation t

32、o religion and ethnic background funeral customs and cooking, for example. But if there is one place in America where the melting pot is a reality, it is on the kitchen stove; in the course of one month, half the readers of this sentence have probably eaten pizza, hot pastrami, and chow mein. Specific differences that might be identified as signs of separate cultural identity are relatively insignifi