高三英语周末小测试题.docx

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高三英语周末小测试题

高三年级周末小测试题英语科10.22

第I卷

第一部阅读理解（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

OnedaywhenIwas12,mymothergavemeanorder:

Iwastowalktothepubliclibrary,andborrowatleastonebookforthesummer.Thiswasonemoreweaponforhertodefeatmystrangeproblem—inabilitytoread.

Inthelibrary,Ifoundmywayintothe“Children’sRoom.”Isatdownonthefloorandpulledafewbooksofftheshelfatrandom.Thecoverofabookcaughtmyeye.Itpresentedapictureofabeagle.Ihadrecentlyhadabeagle,thefirstandonlyanimalcompanionIeverhadasachild.Hewasmysecretsharer,butonemorning,hewasgone,givenawaytosomeonewhohadthespaceandthemoneytocareforhim.Ineverforgotmybeagle.

Thereonthebook’scoverwasabeaglewhichlookedidentical（相同的）tomydog.Iranmyfingersoverthepictureofthedogonthecover.Myeyesranacrossthetitle,Amos,theBeaglewithaPlan.Unknowingly,Ihadreadthetitle.Withoutopeningthebook,Iborroweditfromthelibraryforthesummer.

Undertheshadeofabush,IstartedtoreadaboutAmos.Ireadvery,veryslowlywithdifficulty.Thoughpageswereturnedslowly,Igotthemainideaofthestoryaboutadogwho,likemine,hadbeenseparatedfromhisfamilyandwhofinallyfoundhiswaybackhome.Thatdogwasmydog,andIwasthelittleboyinthebook.Attheendofthestory,mymindcontinuedthefinalsceneofreunion,onandon,untilmyownlostdogandIwere,inmymind,runningtogether.

Mymother’scallreturnedmetotherealworld.Isuddenlyrealizedsomething:

Ihadreadabook,andIhadlovedreadingthatbook.EveryoneknewIcouldnotread.ButIhadreadit.BookscouldbeincrediblywonderfulandIwasgoingtoreadthem.

Inevertoldmymotheraboutmy“miraculous”（奇迹般地）experiencethatsummer,butshesawaslowbutremarkableimprovementinmyclassroomperformanceduringthenextyear.Andyearslater,shewasproudthathersonhadreadthousandsofbooks,wasawardedaPhDinliterature,andauthoredhisownbooks,articles,poetryandfiction.Thepowerofthewordshasheld.

1..Theauthor’smothertoldhimtoborrowabookinorderto_____.

A.encouragehimtodomorewalking

B.lethimspendameaningfulsummer

C.helpcurehimofhisreadingproblem

D.makehimlearnmoreaboutweapons

2.Thebookcaughttheauthor’seyebecause_____.

A.itcontainedprettypicturesofanimals

B.itremindedhimofhisowndog

C.hefounditstitleeasytounderstand

D.helikedchildren’sstoriesverymuch

3.Whycouldtheauthormanagetoreadthebookthrough?

A.Hewasforcedbyhismothertoreadit.

B.Heidentifiedwiththestoryinthebook.

C.Thebooktoldthestoryofhispetdog.

D.Thehappyendingofthestoryattractedhim.

4.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?

A.Theauthorhasbecomeasuccessfulwriter.

B.Theauthor’smotherreadthesamebook.

C.Theauthor’smotherrewardedhimwithbooks.

D.Theauthorhashadhappysummerseversince.

5.Whichonecouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?

A.TheCharmofaBookB.Mum’sStrictOrder

C.ReunionwithMyBeagleD.MyPassionforReading

B

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Neverallowdogsorotherpetstorunfreelyinareasofnestingbirds,otherwildlife,orwheresignposted.

●Getridofrubbish

Alwaysgetridofyourrubbishproperlyandrecyclewaste（e.g.glass,paper）wherepossible.

●Beconsideratewithotherwaste

Ifusingaportabletoiletalwaysthrowawayyourtoiletwasteataproperwastestation.Inthebackcountry,buryyourtoiletwasteinashallowholeawayfromwaterways.

●KeepNewZealand'swaterclean

Becausesoapsandotherwastescanharmwaterways,becarefulyourwashingwaterdoesn'tpollutethesea,lakesandrivers.

●Takecarewithfire

Alwaysobservedistrictfirebans.Becarefulifyousmokeorhaveanoutdoorfireorbarbecue—makesureashesarecoldbeforeleaving.

●Camporpicniccarefully

Whencampingorpicnicking,usefacilitiesprovided.

●Keeptothetrack

Keeptothetrack,whereoneexists,soyoulessenthechanceofdamagingfragileplants.

●Beconsiderate

Whendriving,minimizenoiseandobservenosmokingsigns.

6.AccordingtotheCode,visitorsshouldact_______.

A.withcareandrespectB.withreliefandpleasure

C.withcautionandcalmnessD.withattentionandobservation

7.WhatareyouencouragedtodowhentravellinginNewZealand?

A.Takeyourowncampingfacilities.B.Buryglassfarawayfromrivers.

C.Followthetrackforthesakeofplants.D.Observesignstoapproachnestingbirds.

C

Sciencehasalotofuses.Itcanuncoverlawsofnature,curediseases,makebombs,andhelpbridgestostandup.Indeedscienceissogoodatwhatitdoesthatthere’salwaysatemptation（诱惑）todragitintoproblemswhereitmaynotbehelpful.DavidBrooks,authorofTheSocialAnimal:

TheHiddenSourcesofLove,Character,andAchievement,appearstobethelatestinalonglineofwriterswhohavefailedtoresistthetemptation.

Brooksgainedfameforseveralbooks.HislatestbookTheSocialAnimal,however,ismoreambitiousandseriousthanhisearlierbooks.Itisanattempttodealwithasetofweightytopics.Thebookfocusesonbigquestions:

Whathassciencerevealedabouthumannature?

Whatarethesourcesofcharacter?

Andwhyaresomepeoplehappyandsuccessfulwhileothersaren’t?

Toanswerthesequestions,Brookssurveysawiderangeofdisciplines（学科）.Consideringthis,youmightexpectthebooktobeadryrecitationoffacts.ButBrookshasstructuredhisbookinanunorthodox（非常规的）,andperhapsunfortunate,way.Insteadofintroducingscientifictheories,hetellsastory,withinwhichhetriestomakehispoints,perhapsinordertokeepthereader’sattention.SoasHaroldandErica,theheroandheroineinhisstory,livethroughchildhood,wehearaboutthescienceofchilddevelopmentandastheybegintodatewehearaboutthetheoryofsexualattraction.Brookscarriesthisthroughtothedeathofoneofhischaracters.

Onthewhole,Brooks’sstoryisacceptableifuninspired.Asonewouldexpect,hiswritingismostlyclearand,tobefair,somechaptersstandoutabovetherest.Ienjoyed,forinstance,thechapterinwhichHarolddiscovershowtothinkonhisown.WhileHaroldandEricaarecertainlynotstrongormemorablecharacters,themoreseriousproblemswithTheSocialAnimallieelsewhere.TheseproblemspartlyinvolveBrooks’sattempttotranslatehistaleintoscience.

8.Theauthormentionsthefunctionsofscienceatthebeginningofthepassageto__________.

A.illustratewheresciencecanbeapplied

B.demonstratethevalueofBrooks’snewbook

C.remindthereaderoftheimportanceofscience

D.explainwhymanywritersusescienceintheirworks

9.Accordingtotheauthor,whichofthefollowingcouldbeastrengthofthebook?

A.Itsstrongbasis.

B.Itsconvincingpoints.

C.Itsclearwriting.

D.Itsmemorablecharacters.

10.Whatistheauthor’sgeneralattitudetowardsthebook?

A.Contradictory.B.Supportive.C.Cautious.D.Critical.

11.Whatistheauthorlikelytowriteaboutafterthelastparagraph?

A.Problemswiththebook.

B.Brooks’slifeexperience.

C.Deathofthecharacters.

D.Brooks’stranslationskills.

D

IleftuniversitywithagooddegreeinEnglishLiterature,butnosenseofwhatIwantedtodo.Overthenextsixyears,Iwastreadingwaterjusttryingtoearnanincome.Itriedjournalism,butIdidn’tthinkIwasanygood,thenfinance,whichIhated.Finally,Igetajobasarightsassistantatafamouspublisher.Ilovedworkingwithbooks,althoughthejobthatIdidwasdull.

Ihadenoughsavingstotakeayearoffwork,andIdecidedtotrytosatisfyadeepdownwishtowriteanovel.AttendingaNovelWritingMAcoursegavemethestructureIneededtowritemyfirst55,000words.

Ittakesconfidencetomakeanewstart－there’sadarkperiodinbetweenwhereyou’reneitheronethingnortheother.You’reoutfordinnerandpeopleaskwhatyoudo,andyou’retooashamedtosay,“Well,I’mwritinganovel,butI’mnotquitesureifI’mgoingtogetthere.”Myconfidencedived.Believingmynovelcouldnotbepublished,Iputitaside.

ThenImetanagentwhosaidIshouldsendmynovelouttoagents.So,Ididand,tomysurprise,gotsomewonderfulfeedback.IfeltalittlehopethatImightactuallybecomeapublishedwriterand,aftersigningwithanagent,Ifinishedthesecondhalfofthenovel.

Thenextproblemwasfindingapublisher.Aftertwoandahalfyearsofnoincome,justwaitingandwondering,apublisherofferedmeabookdeal－thatpublisherturnedouttobetheoneIonceworkedfor.

Itfeelslikeanunbelievablestrokeofluck—offate,really.Whenyousetouttodosomethingdifferent,there'snoendinsight,sotofindmyselfinapositionwhereInowhavemyownnameonacontractofthepublisher—tobeapublishedwriter—isunbelievablyrewarding．

12.WhatdoestheunderlinedpartinParagraph1mean?

A．Iwaswaitingforgoodfortune.

B．Iwastryingtofindanadmirablejob.

C．Iwasbeingaimlessaboutasuitablejob.

D．Iwasdoingseveraljobsformorepayatatime.

13.Theauthordecidedtowriteanovel________.

A．tofinishthewritingcourse

B．torealizeherowndream

C．tosatisfyreaders’wish

D．toearnmoremoney

14.Howdidthewriterfeelhalfwaywiththenovel?

A．Disturbed.B．Ashamed.C．Confident.D．Uncertain.

15.Whatdoestheauthormainlywant