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高三上学期期中英语试题

2012-2013年东山中学高三第一学期中段考试题

2019-2020年高三上学期期中英语试题

注意事项：

1、答卷前，考生务必用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将自己的姓名和考号填写在答题卡上．用2B铅笔将答题卡试卷类型（A）填涂在答题卡上，并在答卷上填写好“班级”、“姓名”和“座位号”

2、信息匹配的答案”E”涂”AB”,“F”涂”AC”。

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A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Cultureshockisaplextopic,butI'masimplemanwithsimpleperspectives（洞察力）.Somyexperienceofforeigncultureboilsdowntothreebasicstages:

anger,acceptanceandappreciation.

WhenIbeganmylifeinChinaIwasoftenfilledwithfrustrationand1overthewaythingswere.Thingswereseenasclearly“2”andIrejectedtheviewoftherebeingotherwaysofdoingthings.AfterwardsIcameto3differentwaysofdoingthingsbutstillsawmyownwaysassuperior.

Myviewswerestillheavilycoloredby4andIoftenacceptedsituationsIfelt5bysimplycoiningthephrase"That'sChina,"6Chinawasabackwardcountrythatsimplydidn'tdothingscorrectly.Finally,however,Icametounderstandandappreciatethenew7andwaysofdoingthings,sometimesusingthemaseffectivelyasthe8.

Forexample,fishisnever9withtheheadinmycountry,thusmyfeelingswentfrom“Ugh!

Ican’teatthis!

Thefishis10atmesaying,`You'rea11man.'Takethisoffthetable,”to“I’llletmyfriendsenjoy,butI'lljuststickwiththeotherdishes,”andto"WouldanyonemindifIeattheeyeball?

"

Itisnotthesamewitheverywesterner,andsometake12thanotherstogothroughthethreestages.Italldependsonhow13youareandhowtightlyyou14toyourownculture.IttookalittleoverayearoflivinginChinabeforeIfinallyappreciatethenewculture.Now,I'mmore15inChinathaninmyowncountry.

1.A.curiosityB.fearC.purposeD.anger

2.A.wrongB.rightC.wiseD.smooth

3.A.findB.useC.acceptD.refuse

4.A.preferencesB.referencesC.factsD.standards

5.A.necessaryB.importantC.nervousD.stupid

6.A.mentioningB.sayingC.meaningD.referring

7.A.characterB.personalityC.revolutionD.culture

8.A.localsB.foreignersC.researchersD.citizens

9.A.boughtB.soldC.servedD.separated

10.A.glancingB.laughingC.shoutingD.staring

11.A.kindB.cruelC.braveD.unique

12.A.moreB.lessC.furtherD.longer

13.A.adaptableB.considerableC.dependableD.enjoyable

14.A.getB.holdC.catchD.insist

15.A.anxiousB.weledC.fortableD.miserable

第二节语法填空（共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分）

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词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卷标号为16~25的相应位置上。

Untilrecentlydaydreamingwasviewedasawasteoftime,orit___16_____（consider）anunhealthyescapefromreallifeanditsduties.Butnowsomepeoplearetakingafreshlookatdaydreaming.Somethink____17____maybeaveryhealthythingtodo.Someresearchersarefindingthatdaydreamingmaybeimportanttomentalhealth.Daydreaming,theytellus,isagoodmeansof_____18___（relax）.Butitsbenefitsgo19this.Anumberofpsychologistshaveconductedexperimentsandhavereachedsome20（surprise）conclusions.IndustrialistHenryJ.Kaiserbelievedthatmuchofhissuccesswasduetothepositiveuseofdaydreaming.FlorenceNightingaledreamedofbeinganurse.TheyoungThomasEdisonpicturedhimselfas21inventor.Forthesenotableachievers,itappears22theirdaydreamscametrue.Dr.HarryEmersonFosdickofferedthisadvice:

“Holdapictureofyourselfinyourmind’seye,____23____youwillbedrawntowardit.Picture_____24_____vividlyasafailureandthatalonewillmakevictory_____25_____（possible）.”

II阅读（共两节，满分50分）

第一节阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

WhenBorisleftschool,hecouldnotfindajob.Hetriedhardandpestered（纠缠）hisrelatives,buttheyhadproblemsoftheirown.Heansweredadvertisementsuntilhecouldnotaffordtobuyanymorestamps.Borisgrewannoyed,thendepressed,thenalittlehardened.Stillhewentontryingandstillhefailed.Hebegantothinkthathehadnofutureatall.

“Whydon’tyoustartyourownbusiness?

”oneofhisunclestoldhim.“Theworldisamoney-locker.You’dbetterfindawayofopeningit.”

“ButwhatcanIdo?

”

“Getoutandhavealookround,”advisedhisuncleinavaguesortofway.“Seewhatpeop1ewant;thengiveittothem,andtheywillpayforit.”

Borisbegantocyclearoundthetownandfoundasuitablepieceofawastegroundintheend.Thenhesetuphisbusinessasacyclerepairer.Heworkedhard,madefriendswithhiscustomersandgraduallymanagedtobuilduphisgoodwillandprofit.Afewmonthslater,hefoundthathehadmoreworkthanhecoulddealwithbyhimse1f.Hefoundanumberofemptyshopsbuttheywereallnogood:

inthewrongposition,tooexpensiveorwithsomeothersnag（障碍）.Butatlonglast,hemanagedtofindanemptyshoponanewestatewheretherewereplentyofcustomersbutnopetition.

Borisandhisassistanttaughtthemselveshowtorepairscootersandmotor-cycles.Slowlybutsurelytheprofitsincreasedandthebusinessdeveloped.Atlast,Borishadmanagedtoopenthemoney-lockerandfoundbanknotesandgoldcoinsinside.

26.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.Goodwillisthekeytosuccess.B.Theworldisamoney-locker.

C.Noeducation,nofuture.D.Difficultyofstartingasmallbusiness.

27.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesBoris’jobhuntingexperience?

A.Surprising.B.Encouraging.C.Boring.D.Disappointing.

28.Borisstartshiscareerby.

A.cyclingaroundthetownB.developingawasteground

C.repairingcyclesD.buyingemptyshops

29.Borisfinallychoseanemptyshoponanewestatebecause.

A.itwasnotsoexpensiveB.hehadalotofoldcustomersthere

C.hecouldmakegooduseofhisskillsthere

D.thereweregoodopportunitiesthere

30.WecaninferfromthelastparagraphthatBoris.

A.stillcouldn’tmakegoodprofits

B.setoffinasuccessfulcareer

C.foundalotofgoldcoinsbyaccident

D.hadgreatdifficultyrunninghisbusiness

B

IneverthoughtIwouldhavealife-changingexperienceatWal-Mart.

Althoughmythoughtswereonlyonspeed,thecheckoutlineIwasstandinginwasn’tmovingasquicklyasIwanted,andIglancedtowardthecashier.

Therestoodamaninhisseventies,wearingglassesandanicesmile.Ithought,well,he’sanoldguy!

ForthenextfewminutesIwatchedhim.Hegreetedeverycustomerbeforescanningtheitems.Sure,hiswordsweretheusual,“How’sitgoing?

”Buthedidsomethingdifferent----heactuallylistenedtopeople.Thenhewouldrespondtowhattheyhadsaidandengagetheminbriefconversation.

Ithoughtitwasodd.IhavegrownaccustomedtopeopleaskingmehowIwasdoingsimplyoutofroboticconversationalhabit.Afterawhile,youdon’tgiveanythoughttothequestionandjustmumblesomethingback.Icouldsay,“IjustfoundoutIhavesixmonthstolive,”andsomeonewouldreply,“Haveagreatday!

”

Butthatwasn’ttheend.

Hegavethemthechange,walkedaroundthecounter,andextendedhisrighthandinanactoffriendship.Helookedthecustomersintheeyes.“Isurewanttothankyouforshoppingheretoday,”hetoldthem.“Youhaveagreatday.Bye-bye.”

Thelooksonthefacesofthecustomerswerepriceless.Thereweresmilesandsomesheepishgrins.Allhadbeentouchedbyhissimplegestureandinaplacetheyneverexpected.Theywouldgathertheirthingsandwalkout,smiling.

Ofcourse,hedidthesametomeandIgottoknowhisname.Marty.

Whowasthatguy?

ItwasasifSamWaltonhadebackfromthedeadandinvadedthisoldguy’sbody.

Ihadneverwalkedawayfromthatshopfeelinglikethat.

31．Thecheckoutlinethewriterwasstandinginmovedslowerthanexpectedbecause.

A．thecashiercouldn’tworkasfastasothers

B．thereweresomebigpurchases

C．thecashierdidmorethanscanningtheitems

D．thewriterwasnotpatientenough

32．Accordingtothewriter,whenmonpeopleaskyou“How’sitgoing?

”.

A．theydon’treallycarewhatyoumayanswer

B．theyarejustpracticingtheirconversationability

C．theyareinquiringaboutyourprivateinformation

D．theydon’texpecttohearanynegativeanswers

33．Whatwasmostcustomers’reactiontoMarty’sbehaviors?

A．Theythoughtitpriceless.B．Theywereinsomewaymoved.

C．Theythoughtitawfulandodd.D．Theyfeltsomewhatoffended.

34．WhatcanweinferaboutSamWalton?

A．HemightbeMarty’sfatherorgrandfather.

B．HemightbefriendlyanddevotedtoWal-Mart.

C．Hemighthavediedwhileworkinginthemarket.

D．Hemighthaveebackfromthedeadoncebefore.

35．Whatdoesthewriterintendtoexpressthroughthetext?

A．Oureverydaylifeisalwaysfullofsurprises.

B．Mostcustomersenjoybeingtreatedthisway.

C．Beingdifferentisagoodwayofdoingbusiness.

D．Alittlepositiveactioncanmakeabigdifference.

C

DearChickenSoupfortheTeenageSoul,

Mostpeopledon’treallyknowwhatpressuresatypicalteenagerhastogothrough.Sure,ourparentsandgrandparentswereonceteens,butthingsaresodifferentnow．Ithasneverbeentoughertoateenager.

Ithadneverbeenmoreimportanttobeinthe“rightgroup”ortohavethe“rightbrand”ofshoes.Andthosearetheeasythingstodealwith．Wealsofaceproblemswithfamily,friends,relationshipsandschoolpressures．

Whenitgetstobetoomuch,Iturntomyfriends．OnefriendIcouldnotlivewithoutisChickenSoupfortheTeenageSoul．YourbookshavebeensoinspiringtomeandhavehelpedmetodealwithandunderstandtheproblemsIgothrough．

Forexample,Iwentthroughaconfusingtimewithmyfriendswhenwegottojuniorhigh．Ihadknownthesefriendssincekindergarten,a