广东省深圳市宝安区届高三英语上学期期末考试试题.docx

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广东省深圳市宝安区届高三英语上学期期末考试试题

广东省深圳市宝安区2017届高三英语上学期期末考试试题

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第一部分听力（略）

第二部分阅读理解（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

1.SiemReap,Cambodia

SiemReapisafast-growingcitywithplentyofnewhotels,restaurantsandnightclubs.Butmanypeopleareherenotbecauseofthecityitself,butforthethingsnearby:

amazinglywell-preservedancienttemples.Evenifyouhavetheworstjetlag（时差反应）ever,dragyourselfoutofbedtobeatAngkorArchaeologicalParkwhenitopens.ThesunriseoverAngkorWatisworthlosingsleepover.

2.Rome,Italy

Romeisacityofcontrasts（差异）—whereelseonearthcouldbehometoboththeVaticanandLaDolceVita?

Romeisuniqueinthatitoffersagreatcombinationofdifferentart,cultureandfood.Ifyourpreferenceisforsports,thenRomealsohasalottooffer.Intermsofmusicandliveentertainment,alotofthemostfamousItalianandinternationalartistsalsotendtoinclude

RomeonEuropeanandworldtours.

3.NewYork,America

ThefirsttimeyougotoNewYork,goaheadandbeasightseer—everyoneshouldvisittheStatueofLiberty,theMet,TimesSquare,etc.Butonareturntrip,pickaneighborhoodandgodeep.Youwillfindhole-in-the-wallbars,strangeshops...Exploringthenon-touristysideofNewYorkisanextremelyrewardingexperienceforatraveler.

4.Istanbul,Turkey

EuropeandAsiameetinIstanbul.Throughoutthisenergeticcity,youwillfindcenturies-oldchurchesandmarketshappilycoexisting（共存）withmodemrestaurants,galleriesandnightclubs.Thoughnolongeracapital,IstanbulistheheartoftheRepublicofTurkeyandthefinancialcenterwithalargepopulation.

1.WhydopeoplemostprobablyvisitSiemReap?

A.Becauseitisdevelopingfast.

B.Becauseithasmanynewthings.

C.BecauseofthesunriseatAngkorWat.

D.Becauseofthewell-preservedtemplesnearby.

2.WhatdopeopleusuallydoontheirvisittoNewYork?

A.TheStatueofLibertyisagoodchoiceontheirfirstvisit.

B.Theyvisitthenon-touristysideontheirfirsttrip.

C.Theyprefertofindholesinthewallsofshops.

D.Theycanwatchtheamazingsunrise.

3.WhatdoRomeandIstanbulhaveincommon?

A.Bothhaveoldchurchesandmarkets.

B.Bothareacombinationofdifferentculture.

C.Botharefamousforitsfoodanddrinks.

D.Botharethecapitalofthecountry.

4.Whichpartofanewspapercanthistextbereadin?

A.Culture.B.Business.C.Travel.D.Sports.

B

AsIwritethis,youhavebeendeadformorethansixyears.You’vetaughtmesomuch,andyoucontinuetodoso.Thewayyouchosetoleadyourlifehasshapedmyviewsontheworld.

Granny,youareanexampleofwhatawomanshouldbe:

beautiful,braveand,aboveall,passionate（充满热情的）.Youwenttoprisonattheageof24andwereoneofthefirstwhitewomenpoliticalprisonersinSouthAfrica.Yourcourageandcommitmenttojusticeatsuchayoungage,inthefaceofcertainpunishment,neverstoppedamazingme.Decadeslater,youfoughtcancerwiththesamestrengthofpersonality.Youmadeitfarfurtherthanexpected.Youstilldiedtooyoung,butthefightingspiritthatmadeyourlifesoexcellentneverdisappeared,evenwhenyouwerefacedwithdeath.

Grandpa,apartfrommydad,youarethemanIlovemostintheworld.Asajournalist,yourlifemayhavebeenfullofconflictsandstruggles,butyouremainedthegentlest,loveliestpersonanddevotedyourselftoit.Youlovedusallandneverignoredusbecauseofwork.YoulovedGrannywithsinceritythatmostofuscanonlylongfor.Youtookgoodcareofheruntiltheendandthenyoudiedofabrokenheart.

Youbothhavetaughtmewhatitmeanstofightforwhatyoubelieve.Youhavetaughtmethateveryhumanlifeisworthasmuchasthenext.Becauseofyou,Iunderstandsympathy,struggleandthepowerthateverypersonhastochangetheworld.FromyouIalsoknowthemeaningoftruelove.Untiltheveryend,youwerejustinlovewitheachotherasapairofsillyteenagers.

Youarethearchitectsofourfamily,andallofuswouldbelesser（次要的，较差的）peoplehadwenotknownyou.Becauseofyou,Ihavechosentolivemylifewithbravery,emotionanddepth.Youmaybedead,butyouarenotgone.

5.Whydoesthewriterwritethepassage?

A.Toannounceherhopeoflivinganewlife.

B.Topromisetocontinuehergrandparents’cause.

G.Toshowhersadnessforhergrandparents’death.

D.Toexpressthatshemissesandadoreshergrandparents.

6.Fromthepassage,weknowthewriter’sgranny__________.

A.diedinhertwenties

B.sacrificedherfreedomforjustice

C.setagoodexampleforoldwomen

D.sufferedcancerduetothepunishment

7.Whatcanweknowaboutthewriter’sgrandpafromthepassage?

A.Hewasagreatarchitect.

B.Hediedofaheartattack.

C.Healwayskeptgoodrelationshipswitheveryone.

D.Hecaredaboutbothhisworkandfamily.

8.Whatdothewriter’sgrandparentshaveincommon?

A.Theybothfoughtfortheirbeliefs.

B.Theybothhelpedpoorpeopleoutoftrouble.

C.Theybothhadsympathyforpeoplewithcancer.

D.Theybothfoughtfortheirfreedom.

C

Inmygeneration，mostpeopleassume.Weassumethataftergettingadriver’slicense,weshouldseeabrandnewcarsittinginourdriveway.WeassumethatthelatestiPhoneproductshouldbeinourhandsassoonassomethinggoeswrongwithouroldone.Wealsoassumethatcollege,beingasexpensiveasitis,isgiven.However,whatwedon’trealizeisthatallofthesethingsareveryspecialprivileges.

Newcars,thelatesttechnologyandcollegefeesaresomethingthatmostpeoplehaveintheplacewhereIlive.Tmnotnecessarilycomplainingaboutthis.Iliveinaveryfortunatearea,andItrytoremindmyselfofthateveryday.

Gettingnicethingsisgreat,butsometimes,thecompetitionthatrulesourlivesgetstoofierce.Whensomeoneelsegetssomethinggreat,youbegintothink,“Whycan’tIhavethat?

”Wheneveryonearoundyougoestocollege,youthinkthatonedayyouwillobviouslydothesame,becausewhodoesn’t?

Evennow,beingalmostdonewithmyfirstyearofcollege,Iconstantlyseepeoplewhoforgetwhywe’rehere,andhowluckywearetobeonthiscampus.Allofthedistractions（使人分心的事物）cansurelykeepyoufromdoingyourbest,andtheycaneasilymakeyouforgetyourrealpurposeatcollege.Theparties,friends,events,andoverallsociallifecanmoveyouintoanever-endingwhirlpool（旋涡）ofnotdoingschoolwork.Havingfunisapartoflife,butbalanceisthekeywhenitcomestocollege.

Appreciationnowadaysisslowlyfadingintoadistantthought.Weconstantlyforgethowluckywearetohavethethingsandthelifethatwedo.Surely,whodoesn’tdreamofanewcarwaitingforthem,orthatbrandnewiPhonethatyouseeinallofthecommercials?

Butwantingsomethingisdifferentfromexpectingit.Settingyourselfupwithan“Ishouldgetthis”attitudewillonlypushappreciationfurtheraway.

Appreciatewhatyouhave,butdon’texpectwhatyoudon’thave.Saythankyoutothosewhohelpandsupportyou,andrealizethatwhoeveryouare,you9reluckyinagreatway.

9.Whichofthefollowingmaytheauthoragreewith?

A.Assumingshouldbeforbidden.

B.Peopleofhisgenerationarelazy.

C.Whatwehavemaybeprivileges.

D.Collegeeducationshouldn’tbeexpensive.

10.Whatdoweknowabouttheauthor?

A.Heistoopoortoaffordanewcar.

B.Heissurethateveryonecangotocollege.

C.Heisafortunatesecond-yearstudent.

D.Heisgratefulforhiscollegeeducation.

11.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofthesocialactivitiesatcollege?

A.Theyshouldbebalancedinstudents’life.

B.Theyaretotallyawasteoftimeandmoney.

C.Theymakestudentsconfusedabouttheirlife.

D.Theyareusefulforstudentsaftergraduation.

12.Accordingtothefifthparagraph,peoplenowadays_________.

A.don’texpectnewcarsorcellphones

B.don’tseemtoappreciatewhattheyhave

C.alwayssetupbiggoalsinlife

D.oftencomplaintheyareunlucky

D

It'seasytotakeoutyourphone,pushafewbuttons,andhaveataxiinfrontofyourdoorwithinminutes.Itisalsoeasytopressafewcomputerkeysandfindthebestplacetosleepinforafewdays.It’seasyonthewalletandtakeslittletime.

However,thisneweconomicmodelcouldservetobenefitmorethantheaveragesmartphone-usingconsumers.Apaperpublishedearlierthisyearfoundthatthosewiththemosttogainarethelow-incomeparticipants（参与者）inthisneweconomy.

“Wegivespecialattentiontothisfindingbecauseitspeakstothetruepromiseofthesharingeconomy.Thesharingeconomyisawaytoprovidepeoplewithahigherstandardofliving,”theresearcherswroteinthepaper,whichanalyzeddatafromacarrentalapp.

Twobignamescometomindwhenwearethinkingofthesharingeconomy:

ridesharingcompanyUberandhousingrentalcompanyAirbnb.Thelatterallowspeopletorentouttheirhomesasanalternativetohotels.Rentingoutthingsisawayinwhichthosewithlowincomecanbenefitalot.

"Low-incomeconsumersalsostandtogainthemostfromrentingouttheirgoodsontheseplatforms,EmilyBadgerwroteinTheWashingtonPost.“Theabilitytomakeextraincomeoffexpensivethingsmakesthosethingslessexpensive.Forexample,Badgernotes,anextra$20forawaitressrentingouthercarcouldreallyincreaseawaitress’sincome.Intherealworld,largenumbersoflow-incomeconsumersareactuallytakingadvantageofsuchservices.

Forindividuals（个人），thesharingeconomyishelpingtosave—orevencreate—moneyandtimeforconsumers.Itmayevenhelpthosewithlessmoneythemost.However,accordingtotherelatedresearchanddata,thenewmodelissonewthatithasn’t