高三英语上学期期中试题36.docx

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高三英语上学期期中试题36

2016-2017学年度第一学期高三学年期中考试

英语试卷

考试时间100分钟，满分150分。

第一部分阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分；满分40分）

A

Petownersarebeingencouragedtotaketheiranimalstowork,amovescientistssaycanbegoodforproductivity,workplacemorale（士气）,andthewell-beingofanimals.

 Astudyfoundthat25%ofAustralianwomenwouldliketokeepanofficepet.SueChaselingofPetcareInformationServicesaidthepracticeofkeepingofficepetswasgoodbothforthepeopleandthepets."Onthepets'side,theyarenotleftontheirownandwon'tfeellonelyandunhappy,"shesaid.AstudyofmajorUScompaniesshowedthat73%foundofficepetsbeneficial,while27% experiencedadropinabsenteeism

XarniRiggshastwocatswalkingaroundherGlobalHairSaloninPaddington."Mycustomerslovethem.Theyaretheirfavorites,"shesaid."Theyarenottroublesome.Theyknowwhentogoandhaveasleepinthesun.”

LittleblackBJhasspentnearlyallhistwoyears"working"atPunchGalleryinBalmain.OwnerIain Powellsaidhehadhadcatsatthegalleryfor15years."BJoftenliesintheshopwindowandpeople walkingpasttapontheglass,"hesaid.

MsChaselingsaidcatswerepopularinserviceindustriesbecausetheyenabledapointofconvers

ation.Butshesaidownershadtomakesureboththeirco-workersandthecatswerecomfortable.

1.ThepercentageofAmericancompaniesthatareinfavorofkeepingofficepets is___

A.73%     B.27%     C.25%     D.15%

2.Weknowfromthetextthat"BJ" 

A.worksintheGlobalHairSalon    B.oftengreetsthepassers-by 

C.likestosleepinthesun           D.isatwo-year-oldcat

3.Thebesttitleforthistextwouldbe  ____.

A.PetsHelpAttractCustomers       B.YourFavoriteOfficePets

C.PetsJoi

ntheWorkforce         D.BusyLifeforPets

B

IreallylovemyjobbecauseIenjoyworkingwithsmallchildrenandlikethechallengesandawards fromthejob.Ialsothinkmyworkisimportant.TherewasatimewhenIthoughtIwouldneverhavethat sortofcareer.   

Iwasn’tanexcellentstudentbecauseIdidn’tdomuchschoolwork.InmyfinaltermIstartedthinkingwhatImightdoandfoundIdidn‘thavemuchtooffer.IjustacceptedthatIwasn’tthetypetohavea career.   

Ithenfoundmyselfajob, lookingaftertwolittlegirls.Itwasn’ttoobadatfirst.Buttheproblems beganwhenIagreedtolivein,sothatIwouldbethereifmybosshadtogooutforbusinessinthe evening.WeagreedthatifIhadtoworkextrahoursoneweek，she’dgivemetimeoffthenext.But unfortunately,itdidn’toftenworkout.Iwasgettingextremelytiredandfedup,becauseIhadtoomany latenightsandearlymorningswiththechildren. OneSunday，Iwasintheparkwiththechildren，andmetMeganwhousedtogotoschoolwith me.Itoldheraboutmysituation.ShesuggestedthatIshoulddoacourseandgetaqualificationifIwantedtoworkwithchildren.Ididn‘tthinkIwouldbeacceptedbecauseIdidn’t takemanyexamsinschool.Shepersuadedmetophonethelocalcollegeandtheywerereallyhelpful. MyexperiencecountedforalotandIgotonapart-timecourse.Ihadtoleavemyjobwiththefamily，andgotworkhelpingoutatakindergarten.

NowI’vegotafull-timejobthere.IshallalwaysbethankfultoMegan.IwishIhadknownearlier thatyoucouldhaveacareer，evenifyouaren’ttopof  theclassatschool.

4Whatistheauthor’spresentjob?

A.Workingpart-timeinacollege

B.Takingcareofchildrenforafamily

C.Helpingchildrenwiththeirschoolwork

DLookingafterchildrenatakindergarten

5.Whenstayingwiththetwogirls‘family，theauthor________.

A.waspaidforextrawork    B.oftenworkedlonghours   

C.gotmuchhelpfromherboss    D.tookadayoffeveryotherweek 

 6.Whydidtheauthorleaveherfirstjob？

A.Shefoundafull-timejob.    

B

.Shewasfedupwithchildren.   

C.Shedecidedtoattendapart-timecourse.

D.Sheneededarestafterworkingextrahours.

7.Whathastheauthorlearnedfromherownexperiences？

A.Lesssuccessfulstudentscanstillhaveacareer.   

B.Qualificationsarenecessaryforacareer.   

C.Hardworkmakesanexcellentstudent.  

D.Onemustchoosethejobshelike

C

LastAugust,JoeandMaryMahoneybeganlookingatcollegesfortheir17-year-olddaughter,Maureen.Withachecklistofstandardinhand,theDallasfamilylookedaroundthecountryvisiting halfadozenschools.Theysoughtauniversitythatofferedtheteenager'sintendedmajor,onelocatednearalargecity,andacampuswheretheirdaughterwouldbesafe.

"Thesafetyissueisabigone,"saysJoeMahoney,whoquicklydiscoveredhewasn'taloneinhis worries.Oncampustoursotherparentsvoicedsimilarconcerns,andthesamequestionwasalways asked:

whataboutcrime?

Butwhencollegeofficialsalwaysgavethesameanswer,"That'snota problemhere,"--Mahoneybegantofeeluneasy.

"Nocrimewhatsoever?

"commentsMahoneytoday."Ijustdon't buy it."Norshouldhe:

in1999theU.S.Departmentofeducationhadreportsofnearly400,000seriouscrimesonoraroundour campuses."Parentsneedtounderstandthattimeshavechangedsincetheywenttocollege,"says David

Nichols,authorofCreatingaSafeCampus."Campuscrimemirrorstherestofthenation."

Butgettingaccurateinformationisn'teasy.Collegesmustreportcrimestatisticsbylaw,butsomeholdbackforfearofbadpublicity,leavingthehonestoneslookingdangerous."Thetruthmaynotalwaysbeobvious,"warmsS.DanielCarterofSecurityonCampus,Inc,thenation'sleading campussafetywatchdoggroup.

Tohelpconcernedparents,Carterpromisedtovisitcampusesandtalktoexpertsaroundthe countrytofindoutmajorcrimeissuesandeffectivesolutions.

8．TheMahoneysvisitedquiteafewcollegeslastAugust________.

A．toexpresstheopinionsofmanyparents

B．tochoosearightonefortheirdaughter

C．tocheckthecostofcollegeeducation

D．tofindarightonenearalargecity

9．ItisoftendifficulttogetcorrectinformationoncampuscrimebecausesomecollegesA．receivetoomanyvisitorsB．mirrortherestofthenation

C．hidethetruthofcampuscrimeD．havetoomanywatchdoggroups

10．Theunderlinedword"buy"inthethirdparagraphmeans__________.

A．mind         B．admit          C．believe             D．expect

11．Welearnfromthetextthat"thehonestones"inthefourthparagraphmostprobably referstocolleges_________.

A．thatareprotectedbycampussecurityB．thatreportcampuscrimesbylaw

C．thatarefreefromcampuscrimeD．thatenjoyverygoodpublicity

12．Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A．ExactcampuscrimestatisticsB．Crimesonoraroundcampuses

C．EffectivesolutionstocampuscrimeD．Concernsaboutkids'campussafety

D

Animalscanmovefromplacetoplace,butplantscannot.Whenananimalisunderattack，itcanrunaway orfightback.Plantscertainlycannotrunaway,andtheylackteethandclaws.Butplantscandefend themselvesbyusingbothphysicalandchemicalmeans.

Someplantshavetheirownwaystokeepanimalsaway.Forexample,theleavesofthe

hollyplanthave sharpspines（刺）thatdiscouragegrass-eatinganimals.Hollyleaveson

lowerbrancheshavemorespinesthan leavesonupperbranches.Thisisbecausethelowerleavesareeasierformostanimalstoreach.

Someplants,suchastheoaktree,havethickandhardleavesthataredifficultforanimalstoeat.Somegrassesmaycontainasandymaterial;eatingsuchgrasseswearsdowntheanimal’steeth.

Manyplantsalsohavechemicaldefenses.Someplantsproducechemicalsthattastebitterorca

useanunpleasantreaction.Someplantsmayfightagainstanattackbyincreasingtheproductionofthesechemicals.Whenacaterpillar（毛虫）bitesatobaccoleaf,theleafproducesachemicalmessenger.Thismessengersendstotherootstheinformationtoproducemorenicotine（尼古丁）.Thehigherlevelsofnicotinediscouragethecaterpillar.

Manyplantsdependonbothphysicalandchemicaldefenses.AcertainplantinChina,forinstance,hasprickly（多刺的）leaves,andeachpricklecontainspoisonousvenom（毒液）Asingleexperiencewiththiskindofplantwillteachananimaltostayawayfromitinthefuture.

13.Thehollyplanthasmorespinesonthelowerleavesbecausemostanimals______.

A.arenottallenoughB.likethelowerleavesonly 

C.arenotcleverenough D.cangetthelowerleaveseasily

14.Todefendthemselves,oaktreesuse______.

A.chemicalmeansB.physicalmeans 

C.bitterchemicalsD.sandymaterials

15.Howdoestobaccoprotectitselfagainstanattackfromacaterpillar?

A.Itsleavesfightagainsttheattackbyphysicalmeans. 

B.Itsrootssendamessengertodiscouragethecaterpillar. 

C.Itsrootsincreasetheproductionofnicotinewhenitisattacked.

D.Itsleavesproducepoisonoussandtodrivethecaterpillaraway.

E

__16__.

 Homecanbeagreatplaceforchildrentostudy.It’simportanttoprovideaworkspaceoftheirownwheretheycanreadbooksorjustwritealettertotheirfriends.

●Location （位置）

 _17_.  Kitchenanddiningroomarenotsowellsuitedforregularstudy,sincebooksandpensgetinthewayoftheday-to-dayusesofthoseareas.Setupaplacewhereachildcansettleinandleavepapersandpensathandwithouthavingtoclear everythingawayeachnight.Forachildthatlikesbeingalone,setasideacornerofhisbedroom,butkeepitseparatefromthingsl

ikegames,musicandotherhobbiesnotrelatedtostudying.

●KeepingThingsinOrder 

 Parentsshouldencouragetheirchildtospreadout,buttoleaveitneatandorderlywhenheisn’tusinghisworkspace.Ownershipisveryimportantforself-respect.__18_. Theworkplaceshouldbepersonal,butnotanotherpartoftheplayroom.

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