届广东省揭阳一中潮州金中高三上学期期中联考英语试题及答案.docx

届广东省揭阳一中潮州金中高三上学期期中联考英语试题及答案.docx

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届广东省揭阳一中潮州金中高三上学期期中联考英语试题及答案

2015—2016学年度第一学期

期中两校联考英语科试题

命题人：

杨燕陈洁玲邱桢瑜

审题人：

蔡丽群

命题学校：

潮州金山中学高三英语备课组

注意事项：

1.本试卷分第

卷（选择题）和第

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2.答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卷相应的位置上。

3.全部答案应在答题卷上完成，答在本试卷上无效。

4.考试结束后，将答题卷交回。

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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。

A

Whentraveling,it’simportanttolearnaboutthecustomsandetiquetteoftheglobalvillage.Whatweconsiderpolitebehaviorathomeisn'talwaysacceptedoutsideourborders.

●EtiquetteofGiftGiving

Giftgivingshouldbeahappy,positiveexperience.WhenselectingapresentforsomeoneinNetherlands,don'tpurchasefancykitchenknivesorscissors.Givingsharp,pointyobjectsasgiftsisconsideredunlucky.BecarefulwhenpresentingflowerstoafriendorabusinesspartnerinRussia.Yellowbloomssuggestcheatorarelationshipbreakup.Traditionally,redcarnationsareplacedonthetombsofthedead.WritingcardsornoteswhilevisitingSouthKorea,bemindfulofyourpen'sinkcolor.Writingaperson'snameinredinktraditionallysuggeststhatthepersonhaspassedaway－animportantpointtorememberwhengivingabirthdaycard.

●EatingCustoms

Beingearlyorontimeisviewedasbeingrude,tooeagerorevengreedyinVenezuela.Ifyouareinvitedtosomeone'shomeforameal,it'srecommendedthatyouarrive10minuteslaterthantherequestedtime.WhenhavingamealinEgypt,don’tusethesaltshaker（盐瓶）.It'sinsultingtoyourhosttospreadsaltonyourfood,whichmeansthatyoufindthemealterrible.Japanisaverypolitenation,andtheirfondnessforetiquetteextendstotheuseofchopsticks.AccordingtoJapanesecustom,ifyou'reinthemiddleofeating,usetheoppositeendofyourchopstickstosecurefoodfromasharedplate.WhendoingbusinessinTurkey,it’sthecustomforyourhosttopayforyourmeal.Requeststosplitthebillwon’tbeaccepted.Ifyouwouldliketopayyourfairshare,Turksrecommendinvitingyourhosttoafollow-upmeal.

1.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.GivingafancykitchenknifetoafriendfromRussiaisagoodchoice.

B.YoucanuseblueinktowritenotestoyourfriendfromSouthKorea.

C.DiningwithJapanese,onecanuseeitherendofthechopstickstogetfoodfromsharedplates.

D.Invitedtoameal,oneshouldarriveearliertoshowrespectforthehost.

2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“insulting”inParagraph3referto?

A.Respectful.B.Challenging.C.Indifferent.D.Offensive.

3.Whereisthispassageprobablyfrom?

A.Anewsreport.B.Atravelessay.

C.Aculturecolumn.D.Afoodmagazine.

B

StudentsfromFloridaInternationalUniversityinMiamiwalkedonwaterThursdayforaclassassignment.Todoit,theyworeaquatic（水上的）shoestheydesignedandcreated.

AlexQuinoneswasthefirsttomakeittotheothersideofa175-footlakeoncampusinrecordtime—justoveraminute.Quinones,whoworeoversizedboat-likeshoes，alsowonlastyearandwillreceive$500.Studentshadtoweartheaquaticshoesandmakeitacrossthelakeinordertoearnan“A”ontheassignmentforArchitectureProfessorJaimeCanaves,MaterialsandMethodsConstructionClass.“It'straditionalinaschoolofarchitecturetodoboatsoutofcardboardforaboatrace.Ithoughtourstudentswerealittlebitmorespecialthanthat,”Canavessaid.“Wedecidedtodothewalkonwatereventtotakeittothenextlevel.”

Atotalof79studentscompetedintheracethisyearin41teams.Only10teamsfailedtocrossthelake.Otherswhofellgotbackupandmadeittotheend.Theraceisopentoallstudentsandanyoneinthecommunity.Theyoungestpersontoeverparticipatewasa9-year-oldgirlwhocompetedinplaceofhermother,whiletheoldestwasa67-year-oldfemale.

AlargecrowdoncampusjoinedCanavesashecheeredontheracers.Heshoutedencouragingwords,butalsolaughedassomeunsteadilymadetheirwaytotheend.

“Apartofthisisforthemtohavemoreunderstandingofdesigningandmakeitworkbetter,”hesaid.Itisalsoalessoninlifeforthestudents.

“Anything,includingwalkingonwater,ispossible,ifyoudotheresearch，testitandgothroughthedesignprocessseriously.”

4.Forwhatpurposedidthestudentstakepartintherace?

A.Togoacrossthelaketoschool.

B.Totesttheirbalanceonthewater.

C.TopassProfessorCanaves’class.

D.Towintheprizemoneyof$500.

5.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.ThestudentsworeshoesdistributedbyProfessorCanavestowalkacrossthelake.

B.ThestudentswhofellintothewaterwerecriticizedseriouslybytheProfessor.

C.Moststudentsfinishedtheclassassignmentsuccessfully.

D.Thestudentstookpartintheracetochallengetheirphysicalabilities.

6.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

A.AlexQuinonesisatopstudentintheuniversity.

B.It’sacustomforthepeopleinthecommunitytogetinvolvedinstudentactivities.

C.Thestudentwhomadeittotheendintheracewouldsucceedintheirprofessional

career.

D.ProfessorCanavesattachesimportancetohands-onlearningexperience.

7.Thepurposeofthepassageisto___________.

A.showhisapprovaloftheuniqueteachingstyle

B.reportaninterestingassignment

C.inspireteacherstobemorecreative

D.encouragemorepeopletotakepartintherace

C

SinceEdmundHillaryandTenzingNorgayclimbedMountEverest,MountQomolangma’speakisnolongeralonelyplaceandisturningintoatrashheap.

Sofar,morethan350climbershavesuccessfullyreachedthepeak.Andtheyhavecomplainedaboutwaitingforhoursinthebottlenecks（狭窄路段）onthewaytothepeak, asituationthatisn’tjustuncomfortable—it’scoldandwindyupthere— but downrightdangerous.Ifbadweatherstrikes,climberscananddodie.

Asamatteroffact,thedangerouscrowdsaren’ttheonlyproblemonQomolangma.Allthoseclimbersneedtobringalotofgear—andmuchofitendsupbeingleftonthemountain,sometimeseventhepeakitself.MountQomolangmaisbecomingtheworld’slargestdump.Here’smountaineerMarkJenkinswritinginNationalGeographicaboutthestateofQomolangma:

“Thetwostandardroutes,theNortheastRidgeandtheSoutheastRidge,aredisgustinglypollutedwithoxygencansandtorntentseverywhere.”

ButthegoodnewsisthatsomemountaineersaretakingituponthemselvestocleanupQomolangma.MountianeerPaulThelenandhisfriendEberhardSchaafarepartoftheannualEcoEverestExpedition,whichhasbeencleaninguprubbishfrombasecampstothepeaksince2008.Sofarthey’vecollectedover13tonsofgarbage.

Someofthatrubbishisevenbeingusedforahigherpurpose.AspartoftheMountEverest8844ArtProject,agroupof15artistsfromNepalcollected1.5tonsofgarbagebroughtdownthemountainbyclimbers.They’vetransformedthecansandoxygentanks—andinonecase,partoftheremainsofahelicopter—into74piecesofartthathavealreadygoneonexhibitioninNepal’scapital.PartoftheprofitfromsaleswillgototheEverestPeakeersAssociation,whichhashelpedcollecttonsofrubbishontheslopesofthemountain.

8.WhatdowelearnaboutthebottlenecksonthewaytoMountQomolangma’speak?

A.Theyarerelativelysafe.

B.Theyareoftencrowded.

C.Theyareveryeasytopass.

D.Theyaresitesofbasecamps.

9.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“gear”mean?

A.Equipmentforclimbingmountains.

B.Thefoodclimbersbroughtontothemountain.

C.Someimportantmachinesusedforthebottlenecks.

D.Somerubbishfoundonthemountain.

10.Thegroupof15Nepaliartists_________.

A.createdworksofartusingrubbishfromQomolangma

B.wereemployedbytheEverestPeakeersAssociation

C.climbedQomolangmaandcollected1.5tonsoftrash

D.painted74beautifulpicturesofMountQomolangma’speak

11.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.EcoEverestExpeditionProvesSuccessful

B.QomolangmaHasBecomeAHugeMess

C.TestYourselfAgainstQomolangma

D.RecycleRubbishOnQomolangma

D

IwassurethatIwastobekilled.Ibecameterriblynervous.Ifumbled（摸索）inmypocketstoseeiftherewereanycigarettes,whichhadescaped theirsearch.Ifoundoneandbecauseofmyshakinghands,Icouldbarelygetittomylips.ButIhadnomatches.Theyhadtakenthose.Ilookedthroughthebarsattheguard.Hedidnotmakeeyecontactwithme.Icalledouttohim“Haveyougotalight?

”Helookedatme,shruggedandcameovertolightmycigarette.Ashecamecloseandlitthematch,hiseyesunconsciouslylockedwithmine.Atthatmoment,Ismiled.Idon’tknowwhyIdidthat.Perhapsitwasnervousness,perhapsitwasbecause,whenyougetveryclose,onetoanother,itisveryhardnottosmile.Inanycase,Ismiled.Inthatinstant,itwasasthoughasparkjumpedacrossthegapbetweenourtwohearts,ourtwohumansouls.Iknowhedidn’twantto,butmysmileleapedthroughthebarsandcausedasmileonhislips,too.Helitmycigarettebutstayednear,lookingatmedirectlyintheeyesandcontinuingtosmile. 

Ikeptsmilingathim,nowthinkingofhimasapersonandnotjustaguard."Doyouhavekids?

"heasked.“Yes,here,here.”Itookoutmywalletandnervouslyfumbledforthepicturesofmyfamily.He,too,tookoutthepicturesofhisfamilyandbegantotalkabouthisplansandhopesforthem.Myeyeswerefilledwithtears.IsaidthatIfearedthatI’dneverseemyfamilyagain,neverhavethechancetoseethemgrowup.Tearscametohiseyes,too.Suddenly,withoutanotherword,heunlockedmycellandsilentlyledmeout.Outoftheprison,quietlyandbybackroutes,outofthetown.There,attheedgeoftown,hereleasedme.