河南省许昌县第一高级中学届高三下学期第十六次考试英语试题 Word版含答案doc.docx

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许昌县一高高三第十六次考试

英语试题

第二部分阅读理解（共两节,满分60分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题3分，满分45分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳答案，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Well,parents,surprise!

LotsofusareusingTwitterandFacebooktothumbrides,andnotjusttoschool.It’sawkwardtoberefusedwhenyoucallafriendandaskforaride.ButwithTwitter,youjustlookforotherpeopleheadingthesameway.

Itmaysoundrisky,somanyteensstaywithintheirownsocialcirclestofindrides,anddon’tbranchoutbeyondfriendswhenaskingonTwitterjustlikeme,buttosomeyoungpeople,especiallythosetakinglongertrips,strangerdangerislessofaconcern.

“Ithinkthedigitalconnectionofyoungpeopleisreallykey,becauseyoungergenerationsgrewupsharingthingsonline,sharingfiles,photos,music,etc,sothey’vebeenveryusedtosharing,”saidJulietSchor,asociologyprofessoratBostonCollege.

Thesharingeconomygotbigduringtherecession（经济衰退）,allowingpeopletoaccessmoregoods,servicesusingtechnologyandeventosharecosts.Andthattechnology,forme,iswhatthecarwasformymom,agatewaytomorefreedom,likewhatmyfriendEarlsays,“Thesymboloffreedomisn’tthecaranymorebecausethere’stechnologyoutthereconnectingyoutoacar.”

AccordingtotheresearchersattheUniversityofMichigan,30yearsago,eightintenAmerican18-year-oldshadadriver’slicensecomparedtosixintentoday.Soit’snotthatsurprisingthatonmy16thbirthdayIwasn’trushingtogetalicensebutaniPhone.

“Driving,foryoungpeople,doesmeantheyhavetodisconnectfromtheirtechnology,andthat’sanegative.Soiftheycouldsitinthepassagesideandstillbeconnected,that’sgoingtobeaplus.”Schorcontinued.Tome,anotherplusisthatridesharingrepresentssomething,somethingmuchbiggerthantryingtosavemoney.Iseeitasevidencethatpeoplestilldependoneachother.Mygenerationsharestheircarsandapartmentsthewayneighborsusedtosharecupsofsugar.Forthesystemtowork,someofusstillneedourowncars.ButuntilIgetmyownversionofthesilverSuperBeetle,youcanfindmeonTwitter.

1.TheAmericanteensliketheauthor,prefertopossessaniPhoneasabirthdaygiftbecause_______.

A.itismostfashionableandcoolB.theyarefondofbeingconnected

C.theyareboredwithdrivingcarsD.itismuchcheaperthanacar

2.Wecanlearnfromthetextthat_______.

A.Twitterisawebsiteforteenstomakefriendsandachievegoals

B.ridesharingcanbeseenasasignthatpeoplestillcountoneachother

C.drivingcarsforteensmeansaplusandconnectingwithtechnology

D.havingacarandcost-sharingsymbolizemorefreedomfortheauthor’smother

3.ProfessorJulietwouldagreethat_______.

A.youngpeoplewillsitwaitingtobecontactedbyreadingapassage

B.sharingeconomyisboundtoberesponsiblefortherecession

C.youngpeopletendtoshareacarwithstrangersbymeansofTwitter

D.beingconnectedviatechnologycomesfirstforyoungpeople

4.Thebesttitleforthepassageisprobably_______.

A.Twitter,anAwesomeWebsiteB.CarsoriPhone

C.TeensUseTwittertoThumbRidesD.CoolTeensontheGo

B

Wordslike"thanks"and"please"havebecomepetphrasesforNaYuegang.Asoneofthevolunteersatthisyear’sAsia-PacificEconomicCooperation（APEC）forum（论坛），heassistsmorethan100internationalrepresentatives.

ButNaYuegangisnotalone.Morethan600volunteersfrom13universitiesinBeijingcontributetotheAPECmeeting,accordingtoBeijingDaily.

Studentstakeadvantageofopportunitiestoputtheirskillsandintereststoworkattheforum,andinreturntheygainvaluableworkexperienceandconnections.

NaYuegangisaninternationalpoliticsmajoratBeijingLanguageandCultureUniversity,andhe’salanguageenthusiast.InadditiontoEnglish,hespeaksbothThaiandCantonese.Heuseshistalentstohelpdeterminewheredelegatesarefrombasedontheiraccents.Heevengetstousehislanguageskillstocommunicatewithstaffers.

Throughcommunicatingwithdelegates,he’sdevelopedadeeperunderstandingofhiscollegemajor.“Here,Ilearnthemeeting’sagenda,howthedelegateswork,andgetafeelfortheatmosphereofthisinternationalevent.”hesays.

"ThisexperiencehasmadememorecuriousabouttherelationshipbetweenChinaandothernations,"hesays"Iwanttostudytheserelationships,ifpossible.”

XuHan,21,anEnglishmajoratBeijingUniversityofTechnology,isapproachingtheconferencefromadifferentangle.HerjobistointroducedelegatestoChina’stechnologicalinnovationslike3DprintingmachinesproducedbytechnologicalcompanyTiertime.SheisalsoinchargeofshowingoffculturalrelicsandshedoesitallinEnglish.

Once,shedidalotofpreparationfortheprocessbehindacarvedlacquerware（漆器制品）techniquetomeetaThairepresentative'scuriosity.Inonlyfourdays,shereadmorethan100pagesofnotes.

Shedidherownresearchonlineaswell.Throughherownresearchshe'sgainedtheabilitytospeakaboutthesubjectwithconfidence.

She'sconstantlyonthelookoutforopportunitiestogrow.

5.Themainpurposeofthistextisto

A.makeabriefintroductionoftheAPECforum

B.praisethestudentvolunteersattheAPECforum

C.showthestudents'hardworkattheAPECforum

D.encouragestudentstotakepersonaldevelopmentopportunities

6.FromthetextwecanlearnthatNaYuegang

A.majorsinEnglishlanguage

B.canspeakmorethanthreelanguages

C.helpsmanyrepresentativeswiththeirdailywork

D.startstotakeinterestininternationalrelationship

7.WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeXuHan?

A.DeligentandskillfulB.Smartandcreative

C.HonestandkindD.Proudandtalktive

8.Whatwouldbethebesttitle?

A.APECForum

B.StudentsWorkHardatAPECMeeting

C.StudentsMakeaHitatAPECForum

D.ExperienceComesfromPractice

C

Peopleturntomagicchieflyasaformofinsurance—thatis,theyuseitalongwithactionsthatactuallybringresults.Forexample,huntersmayuseahuntingcharm（咒语）.Buttheyalsousetheirhuntingskillsandknowledgeofanimals.Thecharmmaygivehunterstheextraconfidencetheyneedtohuntevenmoresuccessfullythantheywouldwithoutit.Iftheyshootalotofgame（猎物）,theycreditthecharmfortheirsuccess.Manyeventshappennaturallywithoutmagic.Cropsgrowwithoutit,andsickpeoplegetwellwithoutit．Butifpeopleusemagictobringagoodharvestortocureapatient,theymaybelievethemagicwasresponsible.

Peoplealsotendtoforgetmagic’sfailuresandtobeimpressedbyitssurfacesuccess.Theymayconsidermagicsuccessfulifitappearstoworkonly10percentofthetime.Evenwhenmagicfails,peopleoftenexplainthefailurewithoutdoubtingthepowerofthemagic.Theymaysaythatthemagicianmadeamistakeinrecitingthespellorthatanothermagiciancastamorepowerfulspellagainstthemagician.

Manyanthropologists（人类学家）believethatpeoplehavefaithinmagicbecausetheyfeelaneedtobelieveinit.Peoplemayturntomagictoreducetheirfearanduncertaintyiftheyfeeltheyhavenocontrolovertheoutcomeofasituation.Forexample,farmersuseknowledgeandskillwhentheyplanttheirfields.Buttheyknowthatweather,insects,ordiseasesmightruinthecrops.Sofarmersinsomesocietiesmayalsoplantacharmorperformamagicrite（仪式）toensureagoodharvest．

9.Whichofthefollowingcanbestserveasthetitleofthepassage?

A.MagicAndHunting.B.MagicAndFarming.

C.WhyMagicFailsD.WhyPeopleBelieveinMagic

10.Theunderlinedword“spell”（Paragraph2）mostlikelymeans______.

A.magicwordsB.magiceventsC.magicendsD.magicians

11.Peoplebelieveinmagicbecause________.

A.magicpowersaregreaterthannaturalpowersB.magiccanturndreamsintoreality

C.theyarenotsureofthemselvesD.magiccanbringgoodresults

12.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Eventhoughmagicfails,believersinmagicwillexplainthereason.

B.Believersinmagicusuallyoverstatethepowerofmagic.

C.Peopleusemagictoreducetheiruncertaintyandgivethemconfidence.

D.Magiccansolveproblemspeoplecan’tdealwithinanaturalway.

D

（A）.YouandMe,Baby

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（B）.Ruff!

Ruff!

Where'sScruff?

Readinglevel:

Baby-Preschool

Hardcover:

16pagesLanguage:

English

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BookDescription:

It’sbathtimeforScruff.Butdoesanyoneknowwherehe’shiding?

Havethecowsseenhim?

Moo-no!

Howaboutthepigs?

Oink-no!

Lookingforthatdogisjusttootough!

Butnotfortoddlers.Iftheylookcarefully,they’llfindScruffhidingoneverypop-uppage!

（C）.TheGivingTree

Readinglevel:

Ages4-8Hardcover:

64pages

Language:

EnglishPrice:

$11.55

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D.WheretheWildThingsAre

Readinglevel:

Ages6-10HardcoverComic:

62pages

Language:

En