高三英语上学期期末考试题含答案.docx

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高三英语上学期期末考试题含答案

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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。

A

MydaughterAlisawasbornblindinherrighteyeandwasbullied（欺侮）prettyseverelyinschool.SoIquittedmyjobasababysitterandthenschooledmydaughterheartandsoulathome.

Ayearagoaboyof14befriendedmydaughteronFacebookafterreadingsomethingAlisawroteaboutbullying.TodayhemessagedherandaskedifshewouldlikesixticketstoaColoradoRockiesbaseballgame.Theyhavenevermetinpersonbutshesaid,“Sure!

Thatwouldbegreat.”

ThenIreceivedacallfromhismotherexplainingwhyhersonhadchosenmydaughter.Shesaidhethoughtmydaughterdeservedthembecauseofallthegoodshedidinthecommunity.Herson,sheexplained,hadexperiencedasimilarsituationandwasalsohomeschooled.

Whatshesaidistrue.NowmydaughterAlisacontinuestoteachgroupsofgirlsintroubleinourcommunityhowtolookwithinthemselvesforthepositiveandhowtobetheirownperson.

Everythingtakenintoconsideration,wedecidedtomeetthemotherandtheboyatalocalbikeshop.Aftermeeting,theboyapproachedmycarandmydaughtergavehimahugandthankedhimforhisgenerosity.Shetoldhimthatshehadneverbeentoabaseballgameandthatshewasgoingtotakeherentirefamily,includingmyself,herdad,littlesister,hercousinandanauntwhohasbraincancer.

Weallthankedoneanother,gotinourcar,andwentourway.Aswedrovehomemydaughteropenedtheenvelope.Insideitweretheticketsand＄100eachtobuyhotdogs,payforparkingandnothaveanyworriesbutagreattime.

MydaughterhasalwaysbeenthegiverandnowsheandourfamilyarethereceiversandIcannottellyouhowincrediblyhonoredwefeeltobeontheotherend.Whatanincredibleyoungmantohavesuchakindidea.

1.Whatdidtheauthoroncedoaccordingtothepassage?

A.Shewasaticketseller.        B.Shewasaschoolteacher.

C.Shewasababysitter.      D.Shewasasocialworker.

2.Howdidtheboygettoknowtheauthor’sdaughter?

A.Theymetwhenbuyingticketstoabaseballgame.

B.TheygotintouchviatheInternet.

C.Theybecamefamiliarwhentalkingfacetoface.

D.Theywenttothesameschoolandmeteachother.

3.WhydidtheboywanttoofferfreeticketstoAlisa?

A.BecauseAlisaisadisabledgirl.

B.Becausehehasalotmoneytoshare.

C.BecauseAlisaoftenhelpsthoseintrouble.

D.BecausehehasasimilarsituationwithAlisa.

4.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribesthepassage?

A.Goodisrewardedwithgood.       B.Afriendinneedisafriendindeed.

C.Twoheadsarebetterthanone.    D.Wherethereisawill,thereisaway.

B

Electricitybillscanbehighlyexpensiveandthepowerweconsumecomesatanevengreatercosttotheenvironmentwhenyouconsiderthatover85%oftheelectricityproducedintheUnitedStatescomesfromfuels.Whetheryou’reconcernedaboutcleaninguptheenvironmentoryousimplywanttoreduceyourelectricitybill，residentialwindpowergenerators（发电机）couldbeasolution.

Producingwindpowerathomewillnotworkforeveryone.Ifyouliveinaover-populatedresidentialarea，theremaybecertainlawsandzoningrequirementsthatprohibittheuseofwindmills（风车）.Ifyouliveon1acreoflandormore,youprobablywon’thaveanyissuesbutyoushouldinvestigatecarefullytomakesurethatwindpowergeneratorsarebothlegalandpracticalwhereyoulive.Eveniftherearenolawsorregulationsprohibitingwindpowergeneratorsyoustillneedtobeinalocationthatgetsenoughwindonaregularbasis.

Someproducersofwindgeneratorsrecommendthatyouliveinanareawithwindspeedsthataverageatleast10mph.Newermodelshavebeendevelopedrecentlythatcanoperatewithwindspeedsaslowas4mphbutmaximumefficiencyisachievedathigherwindspeeds.Beforeyoufixawindpoweredsystem,youwillhavetodetermineyourpowerrequirements.Willyoubeusingittochargeasmallbatteryforaboatorvehicleorwillyouneedenoughpowertorunyourentirehouseholdandbecompletelyoffthegrid（电网）？

Onceyouknowwhatyourpowerrequirementsare，youcanstartshoppingaroundforasystemthatcanmeetthoseneeds.

Windpowergeneratorsareagreatsolutionforalotofpeople.They’reanidealsolutionforremotelocationswhereitwouldbeimpracticalorsimplytooexpensivetotapintothegrid.Theyarequietandtotallyclean，producingnopollution.Theyrequirenofuelandverylittlemaintenance.Residentialwindpoweroffersalotofbenefitsbutit’snotforeveryone.You’llhavetohavesomemoneyupfronttopayforthesystemandequipment;however,youcouldsavequiteabitofmoneyifyou’reabletodomuchoftheworkyourself.You’llalsoneedtoliveinanareathatgetsenoughwindtomaketheequipmentworthwhile.You’llneedtodoyourhomeworkbeforeyoumakeapurchase,butwindpowergeneratorscouldbeagreatsolutionforproducingclean,low-costenergy.

5.Whatisthemainideaofthefirstparagraph？

A.Electricitybillscanbehighlyexpensive.

B.MostoftheelectricityintheUScomesfromfuels.

C.Generatingelectricitydoesharmtotheenvironment.

D.Residentialwindpowergeneratorsareusefulandnecessary.

6.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage？

A.windpowergeneratorsenjoyalotofbenefits.

B.youcanplacewindpowergeneratorswhereveryouwant.

C.windpowergeneratorsareaffordabletomostfamilies.

D.windpowergeneratorsareanidealsolutionforeveryone.

7.Whatattitudemightthewriterholdtowardsresidentialwindpowergenerators？

A.Negative     B.Supportive    C.Skeptical        D.Cautious

8.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage？

A.WaysofFullyUsingWindPower

B.HowtoReduceYourElectricityBill

C.AlternativeSolution-WindPower

D.FunctionofWindPowerGenerators

C

TheWinterOlympicGamesareamajorinternationalsportingeventthatoccursonceeveryfouryears.UnliketheSummerOlympics,theWinterOlympicsfeaturesportspracticedonsnowandice.ThefirstWinterOlympics,the1924WinterOlympics,washeldinChamonix,France.TheGameswereheldeveryfouryearsfrom1924until1936,afterwhichtheywereinterruptedbyWorldWarII.TheOlympicsresumedin1948andwasagainheldeveryfouryears.Until1992,theWinterandSummerOlympicGameswereheldinthesameyear.

  TheWinterGameshaveevolvedsinceitsbeginning.Sportsanddisciplineshavebeenaddedandsomeofthem,suchasshorttrackspeedskating,freestyleskiing,haveearnedapermanentspotontheOlympicprogram.Othershavebeendiscontinuedandlaterreintroduced.Stillothers,suchasspeedskiing,bandyandskijoring,weredemonstrationsportsbutneverincorporated（合并）asOlympicsports.TheriseoftelevisionasaglobalmediumforcommunicationenhancedtheimpressionoftheGames.Itcreatedanincomestream,viathesaleofbroadcastrightsandadvertising.Thisallowedoutsideinterests,suchastelevisioncompaniesandcorporatesponsors.

BeijinghasbecomethefirstcitytohostbothSummerandWinterOlympicGamesafterbeatingKazakhstan’sAlmatytoholdthe2022WinterOlympics.Withafully-preparedfinalpresentationbyanall-starteam,Beijinghassuccessfullyconvincedthecommitteemembersthatthe2008OlympicshostcityisamorefavoredcandidatefortheWinterGames.BeijingwasthesafechoicebecauseithadalreadyproveditcouldstagetheGamesandsaiditwouldtakewintersportsintothebackyardoftheworld’smostpopulatedcountry.

9.WhyweretheWinterOlympicGamesnotheldfor12years?

 A.Becauseoftheeconomiccrisis        B.Becauseofculturedifference

 C.BecauseoftheSecondWorldWar      D.Becauseofcountries’lackofinterest

10.WhichofthefollowingisasportseventoftheWinterGames?

A.Speedskiing     B.Freestyleskiing      C.Bandy    D.Skijoring

11.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“enhanced”inparagraphtwomean?

 A.Improved    B.Reduced       C.Paused         D.Balanced

12.Beijingwontherighttohostthe2022WinterOlympicGamesmainlydueto______.

A.itsrichexperience                  B.itslargepopulation 

C.itssafety                          D.itsabilitytostagetheGames

D

Haveyoueverpickedajobbasedonthefactthatyouweregoodatitbutlaterfounditmadeyoufeelveryuncomfortableovertime?

Whenyouselectyourcareer,there’sawholelotmoretoitthanassessingyourskillsandmatchingthemwithaparticularposition.Ifyouignoreyourpersonality,itwillhurtyoulong-termregardlessofyourskillsorthejob’spay.Thereareseveralareasofyourpersonalitythatyouneedtoconsidertohelpyoufindagoodjob.Hereareafewofthosemainareas:

1）Doyoupreferworkingaloneorwithotherpeople?

Thereareisolatingjobsthatwilldriveanoutgoingpersoncrazyandalsointeractivejobsthatwillmakeashypersonuneasy.Mostpeoplearenotextremesineitherdirectionbutdohaveatendencythattheyprefer.Therearealsopositionsthataresometimesacombinationofthetwo,whichmaybebestforsomeoneinthemiddlewhoadaptseasilytoeithersituation.

2）Howdoyouhandlechange?

Mostjobsthesedayshavesomeelementsofchangetothem,butsomearemorethanothers.Ifyouneedstabilityinyourlife,youmayneedajobwherethechangesdon’thappensooften.Otherpeoplewouldbeboredofthesamedailyroutine.

3）Doyouenjoyworkingwithcomputers？

Idoseethisasakindofpersonalitycharacteristic.Therearepeoplewhoarehappytospendmorethan40hoursaweekonacomputer,whilethereareotherswhoneedalotofhumaninteractionthroughouttheday.Again,theseareextremesandyou’lllikelyfindalotofpositionssomewhere