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三上学期期中考试试题

【名师解析】甘肃省兰州一中2015届高三上学期期中考试英语试题

【题文】A

Doyouwanttogethomefromworkknowingyouhavemadearealdifferenceinsomeone’slife?

Ifyes,don’tcareaboutsexorage!

Comeandjoinus,thenyou’llmakeit!

PositionVolunteerSocialCareAssistant

（NoPaywithFreeMeals）

PlaceManchester

HoursPartTime

Wearenowlookingforvolunteerstosupportpeoplewithlearningdisabilitiestoliveactivelives!

Only4daysleft.Don’tmissthechanceoflendingyourwarmhandstohelpothers!

Role

Youwillprovidepeoplewithlearningdisabilitieswithallaspectsoftheirdailylives.Youwillhelpthemtodevelopnewskills.Youwillhelpthemtoprotecttheirrightsandtheirsafety.Butyourprimaryconcernistoletthemknowtheyarevalued.

SkillsandExperienceRequired

Youwillhavetherightvaluesandgreatlisteningskills.Youwillbehonestandpatient.YouwillhavetheabilitytodriveacarandtocommunicateinfluentwrittenandspokenEnglishsinceyou’llhavetohelpthosepeoplewithdifferentlearningdisabilities.Previouscare-relatedexperiencewillbeagreatadvantageforyou.

1.Thetextismeantto________.

A.leaveanoteB.sendaninvitationC.carryanadvertisementD.presentadocument

2.Whatdoestheunderlinedpartmean?

A.You’llarrivehomejustintimefromthisjob.B.You’llmakeothers’livesmoremeaningfulwiththisjob.

C.You’llearnagoodsalaryfromthisjob.D.You’llsucceedingettingthisjob.

3.Thevolunteers’primaryresponsibilityistohelppeoplewithlearningdisabilities________.

A.togetsomefinancialsupportB.toproperlyprotectthemselves

C.torealizetheirownimportanceD.tolearnsomenewlivingskills

4.Whichofthefollowingcanfirstbechosenasavolunteer?

A.Theonewhohasdonesimilarworkbefore.B.Theonewhocandriveacar.

C.Theonewhohaspatiencetolistentoothers.D.TheonewhocanuseEnglishtocommunicate.

【答案】【知识点】C4广告应用类

【文章综述】本文主要介绍了一则招聘志愿者的广告，主要是为残疾人服务。

【答案解析】

1.C。

解析：

总结题，通读全文可知，文章主要介绍的是一篇广告，故选C。

2.B。

解析：

细节题，根据下文的tosupportpeoplewithlearningdisabilitiestoliveactivelives可知选B。

3.C。

解析：

细节题。

根据Role部分的yourprimaryconcernistoletthemknowtheyarevalued.可知选C。

4.A。

解析：

细节题。

根据最后一段最后一句话Previouscare-relatedexperiencewillbeagreatadvantageforyou可知选A。

【题文】B

Wealthstartswithagoalsavingadollaratatime.Callitthepiggybankstrategy（策略）.Therearelessonsinthattime-honoredcoin-savingcontainer.

Anyhugetaskseemseasierwhenreducedtobabysteps.Ifyouwishedtoclimba12,000-footmountain,andcoulddoitadayatatime,youwouldonlyhavetoclimb33feetdailytoreachthetopinayear.Ifyouwanttotakeareallynicetripin10yearsforaspecialoccasion,tocollectthe$15,000cost,youhavetosave$3.93aday.Ifyoudropthatintoapiggybankandthenonceayearput$1,434inasavingsaccountat1%interestrateafter-tax,youwillhaveyourtripmoney.

WhenIwasachild,myparentsgavemeapiggybanktoteachmethat,ifIwantedsomething,Ishouldsavemoneytobuyit.Weassociatepiggybankswithchildren,butinmanycountries,thelittlecontainersarealsopopularwithadults.Europeansseeapiggybankasasignofgoodfortuneandwealth.Aroundtheworld,manybelieveagiftofapiggybankonNewYear’sDaybringsgoodluckandfinancialsuccess.Ah,butyouhavetoputsomethinginit.

Whyisapigusedasasymbolofsaving?

Whynotanelephantbank,whichisbiggerandholdsmorecoins?

IntheMiddleAges,beforemodernbankingandcreditinstruments,peoplesavedmoneyathome,afewcoinsatatimedroppedintoajarordish.Potters（制陶工）madetheseinexpensivecontainersfromanorange-coloredclay（黏土）called“pygg,”andfolkssavedcoinsinpyggjars.TheMiddleEnglishwordforpigwas“pigge”.WhiletheSaxonspronouncedpygg,referringtotheclay,as“pug”,eventuallythetwowordschangedintothesamepronunciation,soundingthe“i”asinpigorpiggy.Asthewordbecamelessassociatedwiththeorangeclayandmorewiththeanimal,acleverpotterfashionedapyggjarintheshapeofapig,delightingchildrenandadults.Thepiggybankwasborn.

Originallyyouhadtobreakthebanktogettothemoney,bringinginasenseofseriousnessintosavings.Whilepiggybanksteachchildrenthewisdomofsaving,adultsoftenneedtorelearnchildhoodlessons.Thinkaboutthethingsinlifethatrequirelargeamountsofmoney---collegeeducation,weddings,cars,medicalcare,startingabusiness,buyingahome,andfunstufflikegreattrips.Sowhenyouhavemoney,takeoffthetop10%,putitaside,saveandinvestwisely.

5.Whatisthepiggybankstrategy?

A.Paying1%incometaxatatime.B.Settingagoalbeforemakingatravelplan.

C.Puttingasidealittlemoneyregularlyforfutureuse.D.Aiminghighevenwhendoingsmallthings.

6.Whydidthewriter’sparentsgivehimapiggybankasagift?

A.Todelighthimwiththelatestfashion.B.Toencouragehimtoclimbmountains.

C.ToteachhimEnglishpronunciation.D.Tohelphimformthehabitofsaving.

7.Thepiggybankoriginallywas________.

A.acheapclaycontainerB.apotter’sinstrumentC.ananimal-shapeddishD.apig-liketoyforchildren

8.Thelastparagraphtalksabout________.

A.theseriousnessofeducatingchildrenB.theenjoymentoftakingagreattrip

C.thedifficultyofstartingabusinessD.theimportanceofmanagingmoney

【答案】【知识点】C7社会生活类

【文章综述】本文主要介绍了由储蓄罐演变成了储蓄银行，主要介绍人们应平时储蓄小钱，以备将不时之需。

【答案解析】

5.C。

解析：

细节题，根据第二段的Ifyoudropthatintoapiggybankandthenonceayearput$1,434inasavingsaccountat1%interestrateafter-tax,youwillhaveyourtripmoney可知该储蓄银行就是为了现在储蓄将挣钱。

故选C。

6.D。

解析：

细节题，根据第三段的WhenIwasachild,myparentsgavemeapiggybanktoteachmethat,ifIwantedsomething,Ishouldsavemoneytobuyit可知选D。

7.A。

解析：

细节题。

根据第四段的Potters（制陶工）madetheseinexpensivecontainersfromanorange-coloredclay（黏土）called“pygg,”andfolkssavedcoinsinpyggjars.TheMiddleEnglishwordforpigwas“pigge”.可知选A。

8.D。

解析：

细节题。

根据最后一段最后一句话Sowhenyouhavemoney,takeoffthetop10%,putitaside,saveandinvestwisely可知选D。

【题文】C

Thebehaviourofabuilding’susersmaybeatleastasimportantasitsdesignwhenitcomestoenergyuse,accordingtonewresearchfromtheUKEnergyResearchCentre（UKERC）.TheUKpromisestoreduceitscarbonemissions（排放）by80percentby2050,partofwhichwillbeachievedbyallnewhomesbeingzero-carbonby2016.Butthisreportshowsthatsustainablebuildingdesignonitsown—thoughextremelyimportant-isnotenoughtoachievesuchreductionsthebehaviourofthepeopleusingthebuildinghastochangetoo.

Thestudysuggeststhatthewaysthatpeopleuseandliveintheirhomeshavebeenlargelyignoredbyexistingeffortstoimproveenergyefficiency（效率），whichinsteadfocusonarchitecturalandtechnologicaldevelopments.

‘Technologyisgoingtoassistbutitisnotgoingtodoeverything,’explainsKatyJanda,aUKERCseniorresearcher，‘consumptionpatternsofbuildinguserscandefeatthemostcarefuldesign.’Inotherwords，oldhabitsdiehard,eveninthebest-designedeco-home.

Anotherpartoftheproblemisinformation.Householdsandbill-payersdon’thavetheknowledgetheyneedtochangetheirenergy-usehabits.Withoutspecificinformation，it’shardtoestimatethecostsandbenefitsofmakingdifferentchoices.Feedback（反馈）facilities,likesmartmetersandenergymonitors，couldhelpbridgethisinformationgapbyhelpingpeopleseehowchangingtheirbehaviourdirectlyaffectstheirenergyuse;somestudieshaveshownthathouseholdscanachieveupto15percentenergysavingsusingsmartmeters.

Socialscienceresearchhasaddedafurtherdimension（方面），suggestingthatindividuals’behaviourinthehomecanbepersonalandcannotbepredicted—whetherpeoplethrowopentheirwindowsratherthanturndownthethermostat（恒温器）,forexample.

Jandaarguesthateducationisthekey.Shecallsforafocusedprogrammetoteachpeopleaboutbuildingsandtheirownbehaviourinthem.

9.Astoenergyuse,thenewresearchfromUKERCstressestheimportanceof________.

A.thebehaviourofbuildingusersB.zero-carbonhomes

C.sustainablebuildingdesignD.thereductionofcarbonemissions

10.WhatareKatyJanda’swordsmainlyabout?

A.Thenecessityofmakingacarefulbuildingdesign.B.Theimportanceofchangingbuildingusers’habits.

C.Thevarietyofconsumptionpatternsofbuildingusers.D.Theroleoftechnologyinimprovingenergyefficiency.

11.Theinformationgapinenergyuse_______.

A.affectsthestudyonenergymonitorsB.canbebridgedbyfeedbackfacilities

C.bringsaboutproblemsforsmartmetersD.willbecausedbybuildingusers’oldhabits

12.Whatdoesthedimensionaddedbysocialscienceresearchsuggest?

A.Thesocialscienceresearchistobefurthered.B.Theeducationprogrammeisunderdiscussion.

C.Thebehaviourpreferenceofbuildingusersissimilar.D.Thebehaviourofbuildingusersisunpredictable.

【答案】【知识点】C7社会生活类

【文章综述】本文主要介绍了建筑使用者的行为习惯和建筑设计一样重要。

【答案解析】

9.A。

解析：

细节题，根据第一段的Thebehaviourofabuilding’susersmaybeatleastasimportantasitsdesignwhenitcomestoenergyuse,accordingtonewresearchfromtheUKEnergyResearchCentre（UKERC）可知UKERC的研究强调建筑使用者的行为。

故选A。

10.B。

解析：

细节题，根据第三段的oldhabitsdiehard,eveninthebest-designedeco-home可知积习难改，旧习惯可能会毁掉最好的建筑设计，故选B。

11.B。

解析：

细节题。

根据第四段的Feedback（反馈）facilities,likesmartmetersandenergymonitors，couldhelpbridgethisinformationgapbyhelpingpeopleseehowchangingtheirbehaviourdirectlyaffectstheirenergyuse;somestudieshaveshownthathouseholdscanachieveupto15percentenergysavingsusingsmartmeters可知选B。

12.D。

解析：

细节题。

根据第五段……suggestingthatindividuals’behaviourinthe