届高三上学期期中考试英语试题附答案3.docx

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届高三上学期期中考试英语试题附答案3

汕头市金山中学2016-2017年度高三第一学期期中考

英语

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

TheUKhasawell-respectedhighereducationsystemandsomeofthetopuniversitiesandresearchinstitutionsintheworld.Buttothosewhoarenewtoitall,sometimesitcanbeconfusing.

Octoberisusuallythebusiestmonthinthecollegecalendar.UniversitieshavesomethingcalledFreshers’Weekfortheirnewcomers.It’sagreatopportunitytomakenewfriends,joinlotsofclubsandsettleintouniversitylife.

However,havingjustleftthecomfortofhomeandallyourfriendsbehind,theprospectofmeetinglotsofstrangersinbighallscanbenerve-wracking（令人头痛的）.Wheredoyoustart?

Whoshouldyoumakefriendswith?

Whichclubsshouldyoujoin?

Luckily,therewillbethousandsofothersinthesameboatasyouworryingaboutstartingtheiruniversitysociallifeontherightfoot.Sojusttakeitallinslowly.Don’trushintoanythingthatyou’llregretforthenextthreeyears.

HereissometopadvicefrompaststudentsonhowtosurviveFreshers’Week:

●Learnrules.MakesureyouknowBritishsocialetiquette（礼节）.Haveafewwineglassesandsnackshandyforyourhousematesandfriends.

●Bekind.Sometimescupsofteaorevenslicesoftoastcangiveyouaheadstartinmakingfriends.

●Besociable.Themoreactiveyouare,themorelikelyyou’llbetomeetnewpeoplethanthosewhoneverleavetheirroom.

●Bringadoorstop.Keepyourdooropenwhenyou’reinandthatsendspositivemessagestoyourneighborsthatyou’refriendly.

Sowithabitofcleverplanningandeffort,Freshers’Weekcangiveyouagreatstarttoyouruniversitylifeandsoonyou’llbepassingonyourexperiencetonextyear’snewrecruits．

1.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisFALSEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Octoberisgenerallythebusiestmonthforuniversities.

B.It’sagoodideatohaveadoorstop.

C.AbitofplanningcanmakeFreshers’Weekeasier.

D.ThefirstweekofyoureveryyearatuniversityiscalledFreshers’Week.　　

2.Wecaninferfromthe4thparagraphthat　　　　.

A.thenewcomersusuallymissthedayslivingathome

B.mostofthestudentsintheUKspendthreeyearsinuniversities

C.manyfreshersareworriedabouthowtofituniversitylife

D.allthenewstudentswillmakenewfriendsandjoincertainclubs

3.Themainpurposeofthepassageisto　　　　.

A.tellthenewcomershowtomakeanewstartinuniversities

B.introducesomethingabouthighereducationsystemoftheUK

C.discusssomethingabouttheFreshers’WeekintheUK

D.advisethefreshmenhowtobehavewellinthebeginning

B

KieronWilliamson:

TheArtWorld’sYoungestStar

Manyparentsdisplaytheirchildren’sartworkontherefrigerator,butKieronWilliamson’spaintingshavebeenondisplayinprofessionalgalleriessincehewas6yearsold.

Kieron’sartwork,though,extendsfarbeyondchild-likestickfiguresorfingerpainting.Infact,thechildfromNorfolk,England,hasbeencalled“theboywhopaintslikeanoldmaster.”

Accordingtohisparents,Kieronwasatypicaltoddlerwholikefindingbugsandplayinginthemud.Butona2008familyvacationtothebeach,the5-year-oldwasinspiredbytheboatsandsceneryandaskedhisparentsforasketchpad.Hisinitialdrawingscouldhavebeendonebyanyyoungchild,butafterthefamilyreturnedhome,Kieroncontinueddrawingandbegantodisplayagiftforart.

Whenhestartedaskingabouttheprocessofputtingapaintingtogether,hisparentsrealizedheneededprofessionalinstruction.Soonafter,hebegantakinglessons,andhisprogressamazedeveryoneastheyoungboyproducedimpressivelandscapesandwatercolors.

In2009,whenthe6-year-oldhadachancetoexhibithisworkinagallery,hesold19paintingsfor14,000pounds,becomingfamousovernight.Fromthenon,hewassurroundedbybuyersfromFrance,Japan,Greeceandothercountries.Theyoungartistheldanotherexhibitthreemonthsafterthefirstoneandsold16paintingsforover17,000pounds,followedbyathirdsale,earning150,000pounds.Forthefourthexhibit,Kierontookthedayofffromschoolbutendedupreturningtoschoolearly.Hisentirecollectionhadsoldoutin10minutestocollectorsfromaroundtheworld.Nowhehasawaitinglistofmorethan5,000peoplewhohaveorderedhispaintings.

Hehasappearedininterviewsbeforemillions,andhehasbeencomparedtoPabloPicasso.YetKierondoesn’tseemtobefazedbyalltheattention,stillmakingtimeforfootballandmaintainingexcellentgradesatschool.

Hedoeshaveonegoalhegetsexcitedabout:

“I’dliketheQueentohaveacollectionofmywork.”Withhispopularityclimbing,thisyoungartistmayrealizehiswishoneday.

4.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

A.Kieron’spaintingsarejustaschildishasotherchildren’s.

B.Kieron’sinitialdrawingssuggestedthathewouldbeanartmaster.

C.Kieronbenefitedgreatlyfromprofessionalinstruction.

D.Beforedisplayingagiftforart,Kieronreceivedprofessionaltraining.

5.WhydidKierongobacktoschoolearlyonthedayofhisfourthexhibit?

A.Becausehismindwasfocusedonstudy.

B.Becausetheexhibitwasputoff.

C.Becausehewantedtogainpraisefromteachers.

D.Becausehispaintingsweresoldoutearlierthanexpected.

6.Whatdoestheword“fazed”probablymeaninParagraph6?

A.frustratedB.affectedC.encouragedD.defeated

7.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?

A.KieronrespectsandadmirestheQueenverymuch.

B.KieronlikestoearnmoneyfromtheQueen.

C.Kieronisboundtorealizehisdream.

D.Kieron’sgoalisunlikelytocometrue.

C

DoesFameDriveYouCrazy?

Althoughbeingfamousmightsoundlikeadreamcomestrue,today’sstars,feelinglikezooanimals,facepressuresthatfewofuscanimagine.Theyareatthecenterofmuchoftheworld’sattention.Paparazzi（狗仔队）campoutsidetheirhomes,camerasready.Tabloids（小报）publishthrillingstoriesabouttheirpersonallives.Justimaginenotbeingabletodoanythingwithoutbeingphotographedorinterruptedforasignature.

AccordingtopsychologistChristinaVillareal,celebrities--famouspeople--worryconstantlyabouttheirpublicappearance.Eventually,theystarttolosetrackofwhotheyreallyare,seeingthemselvesthewaytheirfansimaginethem,notasthepeopletheywerebeforeeveryoneknewtheirnames.“Overtime,”Villarealsays,“theyfeelseparatedandalone.”

Thephenomenonoftrackingcelebritieshasbeenaroundforages.Inthe4thcenturyB.C.,paintersfollowedAlexandertheGreatintobattle,hopingtopicturehisvictoriesforhisadmirers.WhenCharlesDickensvisitedAmericainthe19thcentury,hissold-outreadingsattractedthousandsoffans,leadinghimtocomplain（抱怨）abouthislackofprivacy.Tabloidsofthe1920sand1930sranarticlesaboutfilm-starsinmuchthesamewaythatmoderntabloidsandwebsitesdo.

Beingapublicfiguretoday,however,isalotmoredifficultthanitusedtobe.Superstarscannotmoveaboutwithoutworryingaboutphotographerswithmoderncameras.Whentheysaysomethingsillyordosomethingridiculous,thereisalwaystheInternettospreadthenewsinminutesandkeeptheir“story”aliveforever.

Iffameissotroublesome,whyaren’tallcelebritiesrunningawayfromit?

Theansweristherearestillwaystodealwithit.Somestarsstaycalmbysurroundingthemselveswithtrustedfriendsandfamilyorbyescapingtoremoteplacesawayfrombigcities.Theyfocusnotonhowfamoustheyarebutonwhattheylovetodoorwhatevermadethemfamousinthefirstplace.

Sometimesafewcelebritiescangetalittlejustice.Still,evenstarswhoenjoyfulljusticeoftencomplainabouthowhardtheirlivesare.Theyaretiredofbeingfamousalready.

8.Itcanbelearnedfromthepassagethatstarstoday__________.

A.cannolongerhavetheirprivacyprotectedB.areoftenmisunderstoodbythepublic

C.spendtoomuchontheirpublicappearanceD.carelittleabouthowtheycomeintofame

9.WhatisthemainideaofParagraph3?

A.Greatheroesofthepastweregenerallyadmired.

B.Theproblemfacedbycelebritieshasalonghistory.

C.Well-knownactorsareusuallytargetsoftabloids.

D.Worksofpopularwritersoftenhavealotofreaders.

10.Whatmakesitmuchhardertobeacelebritytoday?

A.Availabilityofmodernmedia.B.Inadequatesocialrecognition

C.Lackoffavorablechances.D.Hugepopulationoffans.

11.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardmoderncelebrity?

A.Sincere.B.Skeptical.C.Disapproving.D.Sympathetic.

D

ResearchersattheUniversityofKansassaythatpeoplecanaccuratelyjudge90percentofastranger'spersonalitysimplybylookingattheperson'sshoes."Shoesconveyathinbutusefulsliceofinformationabouttheirwearers,"theauthorswroteinthenewstudypublishedintheJournalofResearchinPersonality."Shoesserveapracticalpurpose,andalsoserveasnonverbalclueswithsymbolicmessages.Peopletendtopayattentiontotheshoestheyandotherswear."

MedicalDailynotesthatthenumberofdetailedpersonalitytraits（特质）detectedinthestudyincludeaperson'sgeneralage,income,politicaltendency,andotherpersonalitytraits,includingsomeone'semotionalstability.LeadresearcherOmriGillathsaidthejudgmentswerebasedonthestyle,cost,colorandconditionofsomeone'sshoes.Inthestudy,63UniversityofKansasstudentslookedatpicturesshowing208differentpairsofshoeswornbythestudy'sparticipants.Participantsinthestudywerephotographedintheirmostcommonlywornshoes,andthenfilledoutapersonalityquesti