中学届高三上学期期末考试英语试题附答案.docx

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中学届高三上学期期末考试英语试题附答案

哈尔滨市第六中学2018届高三上学期期末考试

英语试题

（满分150分，时间120分钟）

阅读理解（共两节，每题2分，满分40分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

A.

TIMEeditedalistofthetop10moviesintheUSAin2016.Asit’stooextensivealisttogothrough,introducefourofthemasfollows.Youmayaddamovieyouliketoyourplan.

●TOWER（documentary）Nearlyfiftyyearsago,agunmanrodetheelevatortothetwenty-seventhflooroftheUniversityofTexasTowerandopenedfire,killing16people.Combiningfootagewithanimation（cartoon）,TOWERrevealstheaction-packeduntoldstoriesofthewitnesses,heroesandsurvivorsofAmerica’sinitialmassschoolshooting.Theworstinonemanbroughtoutthebestinsomanyothers.

Director:

KeithMaitland.

ReleaseTime:

March13,2016.

Duration:

96m.

●MOONLIGHT（drama）Atimelessstoryofhumanconnectionandself-discovery,Moonlight,recordsthelifeofayoungblackmanfromchildhoodtoadulthood.HestruggledtofindhisplaceintheworldwhilehewasgrowingupinatoughneighborhoodofMiami.

Director:

BarryJenkins.

ReleaseTime:

November18,2016.

Duration:

111m.

●EVERYONEWANTSSOME（comedy）Inthesummerof1980,Jake,afreshman,movedintoanoldcollegehousewithhisnewrowdyteammates.Togethertheymustnavigatetheirwaybetweengirls,partiesandbaseballallinthelastweekendbeforeschoolbegan.Themovieprovesthatgoodtimesnevergetold.

Director:

RichardLinklater.

ReleaseTime:

April7,2016.

Duration:

117m.

●THESHALLOWS（drama）Ayoungwomanwasgrievingoverthelossofhermotherandsurfinginanisolatedareawhenshegotstrandedonabuoyandagiganticgreatwhitesharkcamebetweenherandshore.Theshortjourneytosafetybecametheultimatecontestofwills.

Director:

JaumeCollet-Serra.

ReleaseTime:

June24,2016.

Duration:

86m.

1.Inwhichmovieyoucanseedifferentlifeperiodsoftheleadingrole（s）?

A.TOWER.B.MOONLIGHT.

C.EVERYONEWANTSSOME.D.THESHALLOWS.

2.WhatkindofreaderswillmostprobablychoosetowatchEVERYONEWANTSSOME?

A.Thosewhowanttolearncommunicationskills.

B.Thosewhoaretryingtobebaseballplayers.

C.ThosewhoareinterestedinAmerica’scollegelifeinthe1980s.

D.Thosewholikeromanticmovies.

3.Whatcanwelearnaboutthefourmovies?

A.MOONLIGHTfocusesonarelationshipbetweenablackmanandhisgirlfriend.

B.EVERYONEWANTSSOMEcentersonayear’scollegelifeofseveralfreshmen.

C.THESHALLOWSmainlyshowsayoungwomanfightingagainstthesea.

D.TOWERisadocumentaryshowingAmerica’smassschoolshooting.

4.Inwhichpartareyoumostlikelytofinditifthepassageappearsonthewebsite?

A.Entertainment.B.News.C.Character.D.Art.

B.

Two-year-oldHarleywasasleepwithheryoungersisterintheirhomeinEden,NorthCarolina.Whiletheirparentswereoutsidewelcomingtheiroldersisterhomefromschool,thewiresinthefamily’slaundryroomcaughtfireandbeforeanyoneknewwhatwashappening,thebedroomnextdoorwasconsumedinflames.

Harley’sfatherwasabletorescuehistwoyoungestdaughtersandsavetheirlives,butHarleywasseverelyburnedon80percentofherbodyandherparentsweretoldthatshewaslikelytopassaway.Overthenextseveralmonths,Harleywouldputupwithsurgeryaftersurgeryandremainhookeduptoaventilator（呼吸机）atthehospital.Whenshewasfinallyreleasedtogohome,Harleyhadnoideathatthetoughestbattlehadnotevenbegunyet.

WhenHarleystartedschooljustafewyearslater,sherealizedforthefirsttimehowcruelherpeerscouldbe.Bulliedforherappearanceandcalledhatefulnames,shebegantoconsiderendingherlifewhileonlyinGrade8.Whenherfriendsweregettingtheirfirstboyfriendsandgoingontheirfirstdates,shewassittingathomewonderingifsheshouldendherlife.

Butin2013,somethingchanged.ItwasnotsomethingontheoutsidebutsomethinginsideHarley.Shemadetheconsciousdecisiontobecomemorelikethecarefree,laughing,joyouslittlegirlthatshehadnotseensincethatnightin1997.Soforthefirsttimeinherlife,sheputonabluedressandwalkedoutsideintothelightofdaythrowingcautiontothewindanddaringanyonetotrytorainonherparade.

5.WhatwasthetoughestbattleforHarley?

A.Hersister’sdeath.B.Herpeers’discrimination.

C.Surgeryaftersurgery.D.Heremotionofjealousy.

6.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?

A.IttookHarleyaboutsixteenyearstochangeherattitudetolife.

B.Harleyhadtriedtoendherlifemanytimes.

C.Harleylikedbluedressesandrainydays.

D.In2013,Harleychangedsomethinginsideandoutside.

7.Whatcanbeasuitabletitle?

A.TransformingasadgirlintoajoyousgirlB.Howtoovercomedifficulty

C.AbluedressonrainydaysD.Agirlrosefromthedark

C

Oneformofsocialprejudiceagainstolderpeopleisthebeliefthattheycannotunderstandorusemoderntechnology.Activitieslikeplayingcomputergames,goingontheNetanddownloadingMP3sareonlyfortheyoungsters.Isn’titunfairthatolderpeopleenjoyingacomputergameshouldbefrowned（皱眉）uponbytheirchildrenandgrandchildren?

Nowadaysolderpeoplehavemorecontrolovertheirlivesandtheyplayafullpartinsociety.Moreover,betterhealthcarehasleftmorepeopleintheirsixtiesandseventiesfeelingfitandactiveafterretirement.Mentalactivity,aswellasphysicalexercise,cancontributetobetterhealth.Playingcomputergamesisaveryeffectivewayofexercisingthebrain.

Whenpersonalcomputerswerefirstintroduced,mostolderpeopledidn’tbelievetheywouldeverfamiliarizethemselveswithit.Nowcomputershavebeenaroundforafewgenerationsandretiredpeoplehavegraduallybecomemorerelaxedaboutusingthemforfun.Gamersover65preferplayingpuzzlegamesandcardgames.KateStevens,aged72,says:

“Ifinditveryrelaxing.It’snotverydemanding,butyoustillneedtoconcentrate.”

Anotherdevelopmentthathasfavored“greygames”isachangeinthetypeofvideogamesavailableonthemarket.There’sagreatervarietyofgamestochoosefrom,includingmoreintellectualandcomplexstrategy（策略）andsimulation（模拟）games.InternetChessandTrainSimulatorareamongthemostpopularofthese.TrainSimulatorisbasedonreal-worldrailactivities.Playerscanchoosefromavarietyofchallenges,suchaskeepingtoastrict-timetableandusinghelperenginesduringawinterstorm.

Somepeoplearguethat“greygamers”simplydon’thavetheskillsrequiredforcomputergames,andthatteenagersarebetter.Thiscouldn’tbefurtherfromthetruth.Mostcomputergamesrequirethekindofanalyticalthinkingthatimproveswithpractice,whichmeansthatthe“greygamers”maywellbefarbetterthangamershalfacenturyyoungerthanthem.Ingameswherespeedisthemainconsideration,olderpeoplewouldbeatadisadvantagebecausetheymayhaveslowerreactiontimes.Ontheotherhand,“greygamers”haveapreferenceforslowerpaced,mindchallenginggames.

8.Thesecondparagraphisintendedto.

A.showthebestwaytoexercisethebrainB.stresstheimportanceofgoodhealth

C.explainwhygreygamersexistD.teachhowtoplayvideogames

9.Whatwasolderpeople’sattitudetowardspersonalcomputersatfirst?

A.DoubtfulB.ConcernedC.EnthusiasticD.Supportive

10.ThemethodtheauthorusestodevelopParagraph4is.

A.offeringanalysesB.givingexamples

C.makingcomparisonsD.providingdetails

11.Bysaying“Thiscouldn’tbefurtherfromthetruth.”inParagraph5,theauthormeans.

A.mindchallenginggamesarenotsuitableforolderpeople

B.childrenshouldimprovetheirskillswithpractice

C.playingcomputergamesrequiresanalyticalthinking

D.olderpeoplecanperformwellinsomecomputergames

D

Menarespendingmoreandmoretimeinthekitchenencouragedbycelebrity（名人）chefslikeGordonRamsayandJamieOliver,accordingtoareportfromOxfordUniversity.

Theeffectofthecelebrityrolemodels，whohavegivencookingamoremanlypicture，hascombinedwithamoregeneraldrivetowardssexualequalityandmennowspendmorethantwicetheamountoftimepreparingmealsthantheydidin1961.

AccordingtotheresearchbyProf.JonatahnGershuny，whorunstheCentreforTimeResearchatOxford,mennowspendmorethanhalfanhouradaycooking,upfromjust12minutesadayin1961.

Prof.Gershunysaid.“Themaninthekitchenispartofamuchwidersocialtrend.Therehasbeen40yearsofsexualequality,butthereisanother40yearsprobablytocome.”

Women,whoagenerationagospentnearlytwohoursadaycooking,nowspendjustonehourandsevenminutes—agreatfall,buttheystillspendfarmoretimeinthekitchenthanmen.

Someexpertshavenamedthesemeninaprons（围裙）as“Gastrosexuals（menusingcookingskillstoimpressfriends）”,whohavebeeninspiredtopickupakitchenknifebythesuccessofRamsay，OliveraswellasothermalecelebritychefssuchasHughFearnley－Whittingstall,MarcoPierreWhiteandKeithFloyd.

“Iwasmarriedin1974.Whenmyfathercametovisitmeafewweekslater,IwaswearinganapronwhenIopenedthedoor.Helaughed,”saidProf.Gershuny.“Thatwouldneverhappennow.”

Two－thirdsofadultssaythattheycometogethertoshareatleastthreetimesaweek,evenifitisnotnecessarilyaroundakitchenordiningroomtable.Prof.Gershunypointedoutthatthefamilymealwasnowrarelyeatenbyallofitsmembersaroundatable—withmany“familymeals”infacttakenonthesofainthesittingroom,andsharedbyfamilymembers.“Thefamilymealhaschangedalot,and