辽宁省沈阳届高三英语上册期中试题.docx

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辽宁省沈阳届高三英语上册期中试题

沈阳铁路实验中学2018—2018学年度上学期期中考试

高三英语

时间：

100分钟满分：

120分

第I卷（请将答案涂在答题卡上）

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）

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

I'vealwaysfeltaneedtobepreparedforwhateversituationI'vefoundmyselfin．

MymotheroncetookmetoastorewhenIwassevenyearsold．SheandIgottothecheckoutcounter,andsherealizedshehadforgottenacoupleofthingsonhershoppinglist．Sheleftmewiththecartandranofftogetwhatsheneeded．

"I'llberightback．"shesaid．

Shewasgonejustafewminutes,butinthattime,Ihadloadedallthethingsonthebeltandeverythingwasrungup．Iwasleftstaringatthecashier,whowasstaringatme．"Doyouhavemoneyforme,son?

"shesaid．"I'llneedtobepaid．"

Ididn'trealizeshewasjusttryingtoamuseherself．SoIstoodthere,ashamedandembarrassed．

Bythetimemymomreturned,Iwasangry．"Youleftmeherewithnomoney!

Thisladyaskedmeforthemoney,andIhadnothingtogiveher.”

NowthatI'manadult,you'llnevercatchmewithlessthan$200inmywallet．IwanttobepreparedincaseIneedit．

I'vealwaysadmiredpeoplewhoareover-prepared．Incollege,IhadaclassmatenamedNorman．Onedayhewasgivingapresentationonanoverheadprojectorandinthemiddleofhistalk,thelightbulbontheprojectorblewout．Wewouldhavetowaittenminutesuntilsomeonefoundanewprojector．

"It'sOkay."heannounced．"There'snothingtoworryabout."

Wewatchedhimwalkovertohisbagandpullsomethingout．Hehadbroughtalongasparebulbfortheoverheadprojector．Whocouldeventhinkofthat?

Ioftentoldmystudents,"Whenyougointothewilderness,theonlythingyoucandependoniswhatyoutakewithyou．"Andessentially,thewildernessisanywherebutyourhomeoroffice．Sotakemoney．Packalightbulb．Beprepared．

1．Whydidthecashieraskaseven-year-oldboytopayforthepurchases?

A．Theboywasshoppingbyhimself．

B．Theboy'smotheraskedhertodoso．

C．Thecashierwasplayingajokeonhim．

D．Theboy'smotherwasawayforsomethingelse．

2．WhydidNormanbringasparebulbwithhim?

A．Hewasalwayswell-prepared．

B．Hispresentationwasaboutbulbs．

C．Heknewtheclassroomequipmentwasofpoorquality．

D．Hepredictedthebulbontheprojectorwouldblowout．

3．Whatdothetwostoriestellus?

A．Accidentshappenalmosteveryday．

B．Infairweather,prepareforarainyday．

C．Moneyisthekeythatopensalldoors.

D．Chancesfavorthosewhoarewell-prepared．

B

Autumnblues?

Letthesunshinein

Fallingleaves,flowers,andcoldwinds,formanypeoplelateautumncanbeaseasonofdepression.

Thosewhosufferfrom“theautumnblue”areoftenextremelytired,lackenergy,needmoresleep,feelincreasedappetiteandgainweight."Theexactcauseofthiscondition,oftencalledseasonaldepressionorseasonalaffectivedisorder（SAD）,isnotknownyet,"saysChenJue,associateprofessoratShanghaiMentalHealthCenter."Butrecentstudiesindicatethatweatherchangeisinfluentialandstronglysuggestthatthisconditioniscausedbychangesintheavailability（得到）ofsunlight."

Onetheoryisthatwithdecreasedexposuretosunlight,thebiologicalclockthatregulatesmood,sleep,andhormonesisdelayed,runningmoreslowlyinwinter.Exposuretolightmayresetthebiologicalclock.Anothertheoryisthatbrainchemicalsthattransmitinformationbetweennerves,calledneurotransmitters（forexample,serotonin）,maybechangedinindividualswithSAD.Itisbelievedthatexposuretolightcancorrecttheseimbalances."Itisasadseason,butyoucantrytomakeithappy.Remember,springalwayslivesinyourheart,"Chensays.“Goingoutdoorstogetsomesunlightmayreducethetensionthatbringsyouthelowspirits.Relaxatwork.Stretch,breathedeeply.Takeateabreak.Thinkofyournextvacation.Colortreatmentalsoworksinhandlinglowmood.Musicalsoplaysaroleintreatingautumnblues.”

4.Autumnbluesisalsocalledautumn________.

A.sunshineB.depressionC.bluemusicD.coldwinds

5.Fromthethirdparagraphweknowthatthere_______thatcanhelptodealwithautumnblues.

A.isnobiologicalclockB.isarealexampleC.isnopossibilityD.arecertainways

6.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothetext?

A.Peoplefeeltiredinautumn.

B.Weatherdoesn’tchangepeople.

C.Autumnbluescanbefeelingsofhappiness.

D.Therealcauseforautumnbluesisstillunknown.

7.WhichofthefollowingCAN’Tyoudoinordertodealwithautumnblues?

A.Takeoutdooractivitiesorsports.

B.Eatmorefoodverylowincaloriesandsugar.

C.Keepthebalanceofnervesthattransmitinformation.

D.Resetthebiologicalclockregulatingmood,sleepandhormones.

C

AsaleadingChineselanguageschoolandaculturalexchangeinstituteinChina，GlobalExchangeEducationCenterhasbeenprovidingMandarin（orPutonghua）languagecoursesandculturalexchangeprogramsforoveradecade.

Howtoapplyforourprograms

■Inordertoapplyforallofourprograms,youmustbe 

atleast18yearsold. 

ingoodhealth, 

aseniorhighschoolgraduate. 

■ApplicationProcedureforChineseLanguagePrograms

Step1.Sendusacompletedapplicationformbyemailorfax. 

Step2.Sendus$60applicationfeeafterreceivingouremailconfirmation. 

Step3.Arrangethepaymenttransfer. 

Step4.PlanthetriptoBeijing. 

■ApplicationProcedureforChineseBusinessInternship（实习）Program 

Step1.SendusacompletedapplicationformwithyourCVandpersonalstatementfortheprogrambyemailorfax.

Step2.Sendus$310,including$60applicationfeeand$250internshipplacementdeposit,afterreceivingourletterofacceptancefortheprogram. 

Step3.Arrangefinalpaymenttransferafterreceivingoursecondconfirmation. 

Step4.PlanthetriptoBeijing. 

■PersonalStatementforapplicantsforChineseBusinessInternshipProgram

Youshouldstatewhyyouwanttotakethisprogramandwhatyourexpectationsoftheprogramare.Howyouwillmakeuseofthisprograminyourfuturecareer.

■APPLICATIONDEADLINES

Theapplicationsformostprogramsarereviewedonarollingbasis.Youareencouragedtosubmityourapplicationaheadoftheapplicationdeadlines.

■Confirmation

Havingreceivedyourapplication,GlobalExchangeEducationCenterusuallysendsoutanemailconfirmationforthebookingwithin2-5workingdays.

8.Thetextisprobablywrittenfor______.

A．juniorhighgraduatesB．jobseekers

C．internationalstudentsD．languagetrainers

9.Ifyouapplyforbothoftheprograms,thetotalapplicationfeeswillbe______.

A．$120B．$310C．$25D．$370

10.IfyouwanttoapplyforChineseBusinessInternshipprogramsuccessfully,you'll______.

A．sendtheapplicationformbypostB．sendpersonalstatementandCVonly

C．havetogetconfirmedatleasttwiceD．havetomakeatravelplaninBeijing

11.Whichofthefollowingisnotnecessarilyincludedinapplicants，personalstatement?

A．Theirpurposesoftakingtheprogram.B．Theirexpectationsoftheprogram.

C．Theirfuturepracticeoftheprogram.D．Theirfeedbacksontheprogram.

D

"Oh,myGod!

DidIreallyjustsendthattext?

"Mostpeoplehavesaidsomethingthattheywishtheycouldtakeback.Andiftheyhadpausedtothinkaboutitfirst,theyprobablywouldhaveacteddifferently.Pausingdoesn'tpayoffjustwhenyouspeak.Scientificstudieshaveshownthatmakingahabitofpausingbeforeyoudosomethingcanactuallyhaveabigimpactonhowyourlifeturnsout.

Inmakingdecisionswerelyontwoareasofthebrain.Oneareacreatesandprocessesemotions;theothergovernslogicalthought.Thetypeofdecision,howwefeelaboutit,andhowpreparedwearetohandleithelpdeterminewhichbrainareahasthemostinfluence.

 Butouragealsoplaysanimportantrole.Thinkingthroughtheconsequencesofone'sactionsisactuallyharderforteensbecausetheareacontrollinglogical（逻辑的）thoughtisnotfullydevelopeduntilaroundage25.Thisiswhyteensoftenfeelanintenseemotionaldrivetoactimpulsively（冲动地）---it'showtheirbrainsarestructured!

Thoughthistendencytoactwithoutconsideringtheoutcomescanleadto problematicsituations,impulsivityduringthedevelopmentalyearsevolvesbecauseitmakesteensmoreopentonewexperiencesandideas.Thisopennesshelpsteenstobecomeindependentadults.

Thekeytomakingimpulsivityworkforyouinsteadofagainstyouistotrainyourbrainbypracticingpausing.Thisdoesn'tmeanyoustoptakingrisksorbeingopentonewexperiences.Butyouwon'tknowiftheriskisworthituntilyouthinkitthrough.Decidingtotakeariskbasedonlogicshowsself-control,notimpulsivity.

 Whataredifferentwaystopause?

Youmighttakeadeepbreath,countto10,orask"Isthisworthit?

"differentstrategiesworkfordifferentpeople.Whateverworksforyou,keepdoingit!

Bypracticingpausing,youcanactuallychangeyourbrain.Thismeansthatovertime,pausing,insteadofimmediatelyreacting,becomesyour"natural"response.

 Andwiththischange,peopleareontheirwaytoenjoyingtheliferewardsthatcomewithhighlevelsofself-control---eveniftheyweren'tnatural-bornpausers!

12.Whatchallengesteenagers?

   A.Givingnaturalresponse.              B.Makinglogicaldecision.

   C.Actingbeforethoroughthinking.       D.Choosingbrain-trainingstrategies.

 13.Animpulsivepersontendsto____.

   A.consideroracceptnewideas         B.changeideasfrequently

   C.thinkthroughariskinadvance       D.showhighlevelofself-control

14.Accordingtothepassage,bytrainingone'sbrain,onecan____.

  A.stoptakingrisks                    B.fullydevelopone'sbrain