高三年级上学期期中考试.docx

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高三年级上学期期中考试

高三年级上学期期中考试

英语

本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分,考试时间120分钟。

第Ⅰ卷

第一部分阅读理解（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，选出最佳选项，并写在答题卡上。

A

WhenmyfamilymovedtoAmericain2010fromasmallvillageinGuangdong,China,webroughtnotonlyourluggage,butalsoourvillagerules,customsandculture.Oneoftherulesisthatyoungpeopleshouldalwaysrespect（尊敬）elders.Unluckily,thisruleledtomyveryfirstembarrassmentintheUnitedStates.

Ihadapart-timejobasawaiterinaChineserestaurant.Onetime,whenIwasservingfoodtoamiddle-agedcouple,thewifeaskedmehowthefoodcouldbeservedsoquickly.ItoldherthatIhadmadesuretheygottheirfoodquicklybecauseIalwaysrespecttheelderly.AssoonasIsaidthat,herfaceshowedgreatdispleasure.Mymanager,whohappenedtohearwhatIsaid,tookmeasideandgavemealonglectureabouthowsensitive（敏感）Americansareandhowtheydislikethedescription“old”.Ithenwalkedbacktothetableandapologizedtothewife.Afterthecoupleheardmyreason,theyunderstoodthattheproblemwascausedbyculturaldifferences,sotheylaughedandwerenolongerangry.

　　InmyvillageinChina,peopleareproudofbeingold.Notsomanypeoplelivetobeseventyoreighty,andpeoplewhoreachsuchanagehavethemostknowledgeandexperience.Youngpeoplealwaysrespectolderpeoplebecausetheyknowtheycanlearnfromtheirrichexperience.

　　However,intheUnitedStates,peoplethink“growingold”isaproblemsince“old”showsthatapersonisgoingtoretireorthatthebodyisnotworkingwell.Heremanypeopletrytokeepthemselvesawayfromgrowingoldbydoingexercisesorjogging,andwomenputonmakeup,hopingtolookyoung.WhenItoldthecoupleintherestaurantthatIrespecttheelderly,theygotangrybecausethiscausedthemtofeeltheyhadfailedtostayyoung.Ihadtoldthemsomethingtheydidn’twanttohear.

　　Afterthat,IchangedthewayIhadbeenwitholderpeople.ItisnotthatIdon’trespectthemanymore;Istillrespectthem,butnowIdon’tshowmyfeelingsthroughwords.　　ByJack

　1.Jackbroughtthecoupletheirfoodveryfastbecause_______.

　　A.themanageraskedhimtodoso

　　B.herespectedtheelderly

　　C.thecouplewantedhimtodoso

　　D.hewantedmorepay

　　2.WhenJackcalledthecouple“elderly”,theybecame_______.

　　A.nervous　　B.satisfied

　　C.Unhappy　　D.excited

　　3.InJack’shometown,_______.

　　A.peopledislikebeingcalled“old”

　　B.peopleareproudofbeingold

　　C.manypeoplereachtheageofseventyoreighty

　　D.theelderlyarethefirsttogetfoodinrestaurants

　　4.Afterthisexperience,Jack_______.

　　A.losthisjobintherestaurant

　　B.madefriendswiththecouple

　　C.nolongerrespectedtheelderly

D.changedhiswaywitholderpeople

B

LindaEvanswasmybestfriend—likethesisterIneverhad.Wedideverythingtogether:

pianolessons,movies,swimming,horsebackriding.

WhenIwas13,myfamilymovedaway.LindaandIkeptintouchthroughletters,andwesaweachotheronspecialtime—likemywedding（婚礼）andLinda’s.Soonwewerebusywithchildrenandmovingtonewhomes,andwewrotelessoften.OnedayacardthatIsentcameback,stamped“Address（地址）Unknown.”IhadnoideahowtofindLinda.

　　Overtheyears,ImissedLindaverymuch.Iwantedtoshare（分享）happinessofmychildrenandthengrandchildren.AndIneededtosharemysadnesswhenmybrotherandthenmotherdied.TherewasanemptyplaceinmyheartthatonlyafriendlikeLindacouldfill.

　　OnedayIwasreadinganewspaperwhenInoticedaphotoofayoungwomanwholookedverymuchlikeLindaandwhoselastnamewasWagman—Linda’smarriedname.“TheremustbethousandsofWagmans,”Ithought,butJstillwrotetoher.

　　Shecalledassoonasshegotmyletter.“MrsTobin!

”shesaidexcitedly,“LindaEvansWagmanismymother.”

　　MinuteslaterIheardavoicethatIknewverymuch,evenafter40years,laughedandcriedandcaughtuponeachother’slives.Nowtheemptyplaceinmyheartisfilled.Andthere’sonethingthatLindaandIknowforsure:

Wewon’tloseeachotheragain!

　　　5.ThewriterwenttopianolessonswithLindaEvans_______.

　　A.attheageof13　　B.beforeshegotmarried

C.aftertheymovedtonewhomes

　　D.beforethewriter’sfamilymovedaway

　　6.Theydidn’toftenwritetoeachotherbecausethey_______.

　　A.gotmarried　　B.hadlittletimetodoso

　　C.didn’tlikewritingletters

　　D.couldseeeachotheronspecialtime　

　　7.Thewriterwashappywhenshe_______.

　　A.readthenewspaper

　　B.heardLinda’svoiceonthephone

　　C.metayoungwomanwholookedalotlikeLinda

　　D.wrotetothewomanwhoselastnamewasWagman

　8.Theyhaven’tkeptintouch_______.

　　A.forabout40years　　B.forabout27years

　　C.sincetheygotmarried

D.sincethewriter’sfamilymovedaway

C

Jeanisabrightyoungwomanwhocomesfromarichandfamousfamily.Shegoestoagooduniversityandhaseverythingthatmoneycanbuy.Well,almosteverything.TheproblemisthatthepeopleinJean’sfamilyaresobusythattheycanhardlyfindtimetobewithher.Infact,Jeanisquitelonely.

　SoJeanspendsalotoftimeonherQQ.Shelikesbeinganonymous（匿名）,talkingtopeoplewhodonotknowaboutherfamousfamilyandherrichlife.SheusesthenameLindaonQQandhasmadealotoffriendswhoshekeepsintouchwithquiteoften.

LastyearJeanmadeaveryspecialfriendonQQ.HisnamewasDavidandlivedinSanFrancisco.Davidwasfullofstoriesandjokes.HeandJeanhadacommon（共同的）interestinrockmusicandmoderndance.SoitalwaystookthemhourstotalkhappilyonQQandsometimestheyevenforgottheirtime.Ofcourse,theywantedtoknowmoreabouteachother.Davidsentapictureofhimself:

Hewasatall,good-lookingyoungmanwithabig,happysmile.Astimewentby,theybecamegoodfriendsandoftensentcardsandsmallthingstoeachother.

　　WhenJean’sfathertoldherthathewasgoingonabusinesstriptoSanFrancisco,sheaskedhimtolethergowithhimsothatshecouldgiveDavidasurpriseforhisbirthday.ShewouldtakehimthelatestDVDoftheirfavoriterocksinger.ButwhensheknockedonDavid’sdoorinSanFrancisco,shefoundthatherspecialfriendwasatwelve-year-oldboynamedJim!

　　　9.JeanspendsalotofhertimeonQQbecausesheis_______.

　　A.richB.famous　　C.youngD.lonely

　　10.Jeanthought“David”wasspecialbecausehe_______.

　　A.madeherquitehappyonQQB.wasfromSanFrancisco

C.sentherapictureofhimselfD.wastallandgood-looking

11.WhenJeanand“David”metandintroducedthemselvestoeachother,whofeltsurprised?

　　A.“David”.B.Both“David”andJean.

　　C.Jean.D.Neither“David”norJean.

　　12.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?

　　A.Don’tbelievethoseyougettoknowonQQsoeasily.

　　B.Peopledon’tusetheirrealnamesonQQsooften.

　　C.Don’tgotomeetthoseyougettoknowonQQ.

　　D.PeopleshouldtelltheirrealnamestoothersonQQ.

D

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第二节（共5小题,每小题3分,满分15分）

根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项．选项中有两项为多余。

Forgiveness

Toforgiveisavirtue,butnoonehaseversaiditiseasy.Whensomeonehasdeeplyhurtyou,itcanbeextremelydifficulttoletgoofyourhate.However,forgivenessispossible,anditcanbesurprisinglybeneficialtoyourphysicalandmentalhealth.Peoplewhoforgiveshowlesssadness,angerandstressandmorehopefulness,accordingtoarecentresearch.

 16:

Trythefollowingsteps.

Calmyourelf.17:

Youcantakeacoupleofbreathsandthinkofsomethingthatgivesyoupleasure:

abeautifulsceneinnatureorsomeoneyoulove.

Don’twaitforanapology