届高三英语第一次质量考评试题.docx

1、届高三英语第一次质量考评试题20172018学年第一次质量考评高三英语试题（考试时间：100分钟 试卷满分：120分）注意事项： 1答题前，先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在试题卷和答题卡上。 2选择题的作答：每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。写在试题卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。 3非选择题的作答：用签字笔直接答在答题卡上对应的答题区域。写在试题卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。 4考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并上交。第卷第一部分 听力（略）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

2、所给的四个选项（A、B、C、和D）中，选出最佳选项。ATo compete with online sellers, traditional bookstores have tried everything to win customers. And its true that a great bookstore can encourage people to read in many ways. Here are some good bookstores in China and other countries that are worth a visit.Eslite Bookstore,

3、 TaipeiThe Eslite Bookstore is a cultural landmark in Taipei. It has fashion boutiques（精品店）, cafes, galleries and other spaces. It also holds lots of reading-related activities including exhibitions and talks with famous writers.Sanlian Taofen Bookstore, BeijingIt is 11:30 pm and getting late. But t

4、he Beijing Sanlian Taofen Bookstore is still shining brightly. Hundreds of people are staying inside for one thing: to read. The bookstore runs 24 hours a day, and its the first bookstore of its kind in Beijing.Shakespeare & Company, FranceFrance doesnt have Shakespeare but it has Shakespeare & Comp

5、any. Many great writers used to meet here, such as Ezra Pound（US） and Ernest Hemingway（US）. Today, it helps young writers by allowing them to live and work here.Strand Bookstore, US Strand Bookstore is a second-hand bookstore. It sells used books for $2-3 （about 14-21 yuan） each. Sometimes you can f

6、ind very old and rare books at Strand, for example, a Shakespeare book that was published in 1632. The book is worth $125,000 （about 861,000 yuan）!21. Whats special about Sanlian Taofen Bookstore? A. Second-hand books B. Staying open all day C. Special areas for cafes D. The first bookstore in Beiji

7、ng22. Which statement is ture according to the passage?A. You can have a coffee in Eslite Bookstore. B. Shakespeare & Company is located in Britain C. All the books in Strand Bookstore are second-hand and cheap. D. The only thing you can do in Sanlian Taofen Bookstore is to read.23. Which column is

8、this passage most likely to be taken from in a newspaper? A. Sports Space B. Literature & Novel C. Routine Business D. Tourist & DiscoveryBNearly twenty years after the first book came out, it is clear that Rowling still possesses a magical hold on her readers. According to Rowling, it was a liberat

9、ing experience to write a novel for adults without any expectations and to get feedback from readers. Rowlings story is one of rags to riches that began on a train journey from Manchester to London in the. U. K., when the idea of a boy attending a school of wizardry, the characters and situations ca

10、me flooding into her mind. Born as Joanne, Rowling was always fascinated with fantasy stories and started writing them at a young age. Her first story at six was about a rabbit, named Rabbit, which came down with measles（麻疹）and was visited by many friends including the giant Miss Bee. However, as sh

11、e grew older, the task of making a living consumed her as she did different jobs. The passing away of her mother, a failed marriage and a young child had pushed Rowling to the edge of depression, when the magical wizard rescued her. Consumed by the desire to finish the story, she worked in cafes whe

12、n her infant daughter slept. When her first manuscript was completed, Rowling sent it to twelve publishing houses which rejected it. The credit went to a small publisher, who decided to go ahead when his eight-year-old daughter asked for more after reading the first chapter! At the request of the pu

13、blisher who felt that boys may not read a mystery book written by a woman, Joanne changed her name to J. K. Rowling the “K” in the initial stands for her paternal grandmother Katherine. The first book was released in June 1997 and within a year, won the prestigious（有名望的）Book of the Year award in the

14、 U. K. From then on, Rowling had found her calling and her books flew off the shelf within a day of them being released. Harry Potter had become a franchise, and the movies, toys and books have made Rowling into a billionaire.24. We can learn from the passage that _. A. Rowling began writing fantasy

15、 after the failure of her marriage B. Rowlings first story was about a boy attending a school of wizardry C. Rowling was crazy about fantasy stories at a young age D. Rowling thought it not a great experience to write for adults25. What is NOT the cause of Rowlings depression according to the passag

16、e? A. The magical wizard. B. The death of her mother. C. The failure of her marriage. D. The hardship of being a single mother.26. The reason why the small publisher went ahead with Rowlings novel is that _. A. the publisher himself found her novel very attractive B. the publishers daughter requeste

17、d to read more of her story C. the publishers daughter wanted to be the main character of her story D. the publisher wanted to enlarge his publishing business27. What we can learn from this passage about J.K. Rowling? A. J.K. Rowling is his original name. B. Rowling is a determined-minded woman. C.

18、She was diagnosed with measles when she was six. D. She was famous enough for writing to make a living at a young age.C Are you an optimist（乐观主义者）or a pessimist（悲观主义者）? It seems that young people in China are more optimistic than youth in other countries. Varkey Foundation, a UK non-profit organizat

19、ion, did a survey between last September and October. It asked 20,000 young people in 20 countries including China, the United States and the United Kingdom how they think and feel about the world. The survey found that 53 percent of those questioned in China think the world is becoming a better pla

20、ce, the highest percentage among the countries surveyed. When asked why they felt hopeful for the future, 93 percent of Chinese youth think its because of advances in technology. Medicine, renewable energy and computing may make life in the future easier. Some 64 percent of Chinese youth also think

21、China is a good place to live. The biggest reason（29 percent）is that China is “a country in which anyone is able to get on if they work hard”. The survey also found young people in emerging economies are more hopeful about the future than those in developed countries. Following China, Indian youth w

22、ere the second most optimistic（49 percent）. Those in France, Italy and Turkey are the most pessimistic. The rise of global terrorism worries them most. However, Chinese young people seem to worry about something else. As much as 82 percent of them worry about climate change. China is the only countr

23、y out of the 20 in which climate change was the biggest cause of fear for future. Vikas Pota of the Varkey Foundation took this as a good thing. Chinese youths are more aware than anyone of how serious the climate problem is and will be pressing for change, he told the South China Morning Post.28. I

24、n the survey, about _ felt hopeful about the world. A. 20 countries B. 10,600 Chinese youth C. 20,000 young people D. 53 percent of Chinese youth questioned29. Which is NOT the reason why Chinese young felt hopeful for the future? A. Technology advances quickly in China. B. They have more abilities.

25、 C. China is a good place to live. D. Working hard always helps in China.30. What else did the survey find? A. Young people in developed countries are more optimistic. B. The Indian youth is the most pessimistic in the survey. C. Global terrorism worries the young in countries like Italy. D. About 8

26、0 percent of Chinese youth care most about jobs.31. The main idea of this passage is to tell us that _. A. Chinese young people are more optimistic. B. The life in the future in China is easier. C. Chinese young people worry climate change most. D. The young people in developed countries are worried

27、 about terrorism.D Do you always struggle to understand others feelings? Perhaps you should listen to your heart. According to a team of scientists at Anglia Ruskin University in the UK, people who are more aware of their own heartbeat are better at understanding others emotions. Researchers have lo

28、ng suspected that this ability is important for understanding others thoughts and feelings. To test this theory, the British team asked 72 volunteers to count their own heartbeats without feeling a pulse（脉搏）. This aimed to see how aware they were of the feelings inside their own bodies. Then, the vo

29、lunteers were shown video clips of social interactions（互动）, which tested their ability to read the minds of the characters. During the clips, they were asked questions that required an understanding of the emotions of a certain character - for example, “What is Sandra feeling?” In addition, they wer

30、e asked questions that did not involve any emotions, such as “What is Michael thinking?” They were also asked non-social questions, like “What was the weather like that evening?” The results showed that those who had counted their heartbeats most accurately were better at answering questions relatin

31、g to the characters emotions. However, there was no link between the ability to feel whats going on inside your body and questions that did not involve any emotions. Punit Shah, lead author of the study, used an example to explain this: If your colleague Michael is rude toward Sandra in public, your

32、 body processes（处理）this by increasing your heart rate. This may make you feel anxious and allow you to understand that Sandra is embarrassed. “If you do not feel your heart rate increase, it may reduce your ability to understand that situation and respond appropriately,” Shah told The Telegraph. Researchers believed their findings mean it could be possible to make people more empathetic by training them to listen to their hearts. This also lends support