精品届高三英语上学期期中试题 新人教版.docx

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精品届高三英语上学期期中试题新人教版

2019学年度第一学期期中考试

高三年级英语试题

第一部分：

听力（见第11页）

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，共30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的ABCD四个选项中，选出最佳。

A

Fiveofthemostbeautifulvillages

SidiBouSaidinTunisia

Thisvillageseemstodisappearintothesky.Allthehousesarepaintedwhiteandtheskiesareclear.It'snotsurprisingthatthelifehereisveryrelaxing,anditisalsohometoplentyofcafesandartgalleries.

WengeninSwitzerland

Doyoueverwonderhowtheworldwasbeforecarswereinvented?

ThevillagecalledWengenmightjusthelpyourealizeyourdreams.Carshavebeenbannedfromthisareaforcloseto100years,andeverythinglookslikeitwastakenrightoutofHeidi.ThelocalshavekepttheirSwisscultureundamaged.

Shirakawa-goinJapan

Thisvillageiscertainlyknownforitsunusualhouseswithtriangularroofswhichseemtoresemblehandsjoinedinprayer.It'sdesignedtokeepsnowfrompilingupontopofhouses.Thesehousesarethesymboloftheareabuttherearen'tmanyofthemleftanymore.

EzeinFrance

Franceinitselfispretty,butitsmostattractivevillageisEze.Thiscommunityseemstobefrozenintime.ThisvillageistheperfectmeltingpotofculturesbecauseofitsclosenesstoNice.DuringtheMiddleAges,itwasdesiredbyinvaders（侵略者）,andwhilethiswasacauseofsadnessforthelocalpeopleinthepast,todaythevillageenjoysitsrichheritage（遗产）.Thearchitecturehereissodiverse.

BiburyinEngland

LocatedontheRiverColnintheWestofEngland,Biburywasdescribedas"themostbeautifulvillageinEngland”.Honey-colored17th-centurystonecottages,theChurchofSt.Maryandastill-working1902farmaresomeoftheancientvillage’smust-sees.ThemostphotographedspotisArlingtonRow,whichisacollectionof14th-centurystonebuildings.

21.Wherecanvisitorsenjoypaintings?

A.InSidiBouSaid.B.InShirakawa-go.

C.InWengen.D.InEze.

22.What'sthesimilaritybetweenWengenandBibury?

A.Theybothsitbyalongriver.

B.Theybothhaveanancientview.

C.Theyarehometomanyinventions.

D.Theyarelocatedinthesamecountry.

23.WhatdoweknowaboutEze?

A.Itspeoplelooksad.

B.Itforbidscarstoenter.

C.Itsarchitectureismodern.

D.Itwasattackedinthepast.

B

ItiscuriousthatStephenKoziatekfeelsalmostasthoughhehastoexplainabouthiseffortstogivehisstudentsabetterfuture.

MrKoziatekispartofsomethingpioneering.HeisateacherataNewHampshirehighschoolwherelearningisnotaboutbooksandtestsandrotememorization（死记硬背）,butsomethingpractical.AsKoziatekknows,thereislearninginjustabouteverything.Nothingisnecessarilygainedbyforcingstudentstolearngeometryatadesk.Theycanalsolearngeometrybyputtingtogetherabicycle.

Buthe'salsofoundakindofprejudice.Workingwithyourhandsisseenasalmostamarkofinferiority（低等）.Schoolsinthefamilyofvocational（职业的）education“havethatopinion...thatit'sforkidswhocan'tmakeitacademically,”hesays.

Ononehand,thatviewpointisalogicalproductofAmerica'sevolution.Manufacturing（制造业）isnottheeconomicenginethatitoncewas.ThejobsecuritythattheUSeconomyonceofferedtohighschoolgraduateshaslargelydisappeared.Moreeducationisthenewway.Wewantmoreforourkids,andrightfullyso.

Buttheheadlongpushintobachelor'sdegreesforall—andthedevaluingofanythingless—missesanimportantpoint:

That'snottheonlythingtheAmericaneconomyneeds.Yes,abachelor’sdegreeopensmoredoors.

Butevennow,54percentofthejobsinthecountryaremiddle-skilljobs,suchasconstructionandhigh-skillmanufacturing,accordingtotheNationalSkillsCoalition.Butonly44percentofworkersareadequatelytrained.Thereisagapinworking-classjobs,buttheworkerswhoneedthosejobsmostaren'tequippedtodothem.Koziatek'sManchesterSchoolofTechnology（HighSchool）istryingtofillthatgap.

Koziatek'sschoolisawake-upcall.Wheneducationbecomesone-size-fits-all,itrisksoverlookinganation'sdiversityofgifts.

24.What'sthecharacteristicofMr.Koziatek’sschool?

A.Payingattentiontopracticallearning.

B.Lettingstudentsdomanytests.

C.Encouragingstudentstoreadbooks.

D.Forcingstudentstolearnbyrote.

25.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase"thatviewpoint”inParagraph4referto?

A.Vocationaleducationisforacademicallychallengedstudents.

B.Vocationaleducationisundoubtedlyagoodchoice.

C.Notallstudentscanbeadmittedtocollege.

D.Notallstudentscandophysicalwork.

26.Howarepeoplereactingtothedisappearanceofmanufacturing?

A.Theylowertheirexpectations.

B.Theytrytoimprovetheirskills.

C.Theyturntothegovernment.

D.Theycontinuetheireducation.

27.Whatdoestheauthorthinkoftheschool'sgoal?

A.Itneedslotsofeffort.

B.Itisworthachieving.

C.Itisunpractical.

D.Itisadventurous.

C

WhenIwaseleven,myparentsgavemethefirstbookIeverowned—“TheTalesofEdgarAllanPoe”.Idistinctlyrememberopeningit,readingthefirstlinesof"TheCaskofAmontillado,”andremarkingtomyself,"Sothisiswhatreadingis!

”Mydelightwasunbounded.LittledidIknowatthetimethatIwasatthebeginningofalifelongjourney.

So,ifIreadmyfirstrealbookattheadvancedageof11,whatwasIreadingbeforethen?

Inaword,readers:

relativelyplotless,repetitiveifwell-intentionedattemptstoteachchildrentorecognizelettersandtheirsoundsandtobuildtheirvocabularies.Beingadutifulboy,IwentthroughthemotionsandIlearnedwhatwordswere.ButIhadnoideawhatwritingwas.UntilPoe.InPoe'sstories,thesentencesweremorecomplexandstylishthananythingIhadeverreadbefore.

Poe,inshort,wasastart.Myparentsgavemethatfirstbook,butthenIwentoffonmyown.Ilikedscience,whichledmetodiscoverJulesVerneandH.G.Wells.Otherwritersfollowedquicklyoneafteranother:

IsaacAsimov,RayBradbury,ArthurC.Clarke.ButIdidn'tlimitmyselftosciencefiction.Othertitlesthatdeeplyimpressedmeearlyon,andwhichIhavecarriedonmylife'sjourney,include:

“TheYearling,"“Shane”“Ivanhoe,"“OfMiceandMen,""ToKillaMockingbird,"and“TheGoodEarth”.

Itwentonfromthere.Ibecamethatkidwho,longafterhisparentstoldhimtoturnthelightsoff,hidunderthecoverswithaflashlightandabook,hisgreatestfearofbeingdiscoveredandhavinghisflashlighttakenaway.IrealizethatmyparentsmusthaveknownIwasdefying（违背）them.Butintheirwisdomtheypretendedtobeignorantofit.AndsoIowemystartasareadertomyparents.

28.Whatdoesthefirstparagraphmainlytalkabout?

A.Theauthor'sgoodmemories.

B.Theauthor'schildhoodbefore11.

C.Theauthor'sparents'readinghabits.

D.Theauthor'saffectionforhisfirstbook.

29.Whatwastheinfluenceofplotlessreadingontheauthor?

A.Hedidn'taccumulateenoughvocabularies.

B.Hedidn'tknowwhatrealwritingwas.

C.Hecouldn'treadcomplexsentences.

D.Hecouldn'twriteagoodarticle.

30.Whatistheattitudeoftheauthor'sparentstohisreadingunderthecovers?

A.Indifferent.

B.Tolerant.

C.Anxious.

D.Objective.

31.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.HowIwroteagoodbook

B.HowIfoundmyfavoritebooks

C.HowIlearnedfrommyparents

D.HowIbecameareaderofbooks

D

Atonerecently-openedrestaurantinJapan,dinersarewarnedthattheyverywellmightnotgetwhattheyordered—butsurprisingly,itseemsfewcustomersarecomplaining.

That'sbecausewaitersattherestaurant,whichiscalled“TheRestaurantofOrderMistakes,allhavedementiaandAlzheimer's（痴呆和阿尔茨海默症）.Thefoundersoftheuniquediningspothopethateatingtherewillhelpchangeopinionsaboutdementiaandteachcustomerstobemorepatientwiththosewhosufferfromit.

Yahoo!

JapanfirstreportedthattherestaurantopenedinTokyo'sToyosudistrictonJune2andclosedafterJune4,butwillre-openaroundWorldAlzheimer'sDayinSeptember.Therestaurant’snameisatwistonthetitleofa1924storybyKenjiMiyazawacalledTheRestaurantofManyOrders.

Therestaurantideawasoriginallythoughtofbyafewlike-mindedpeople,includingtheownersofMaggie'sTokyo.Thefoundershopetospreadamessageaboutinclusivity（包容）,andteachpeopletobemoreunderstandingtowardelderswithdementia.TherestaurantalsoservestopointoutthatdementiaandAlzheimer'ssuffererscanstillbefunctioningmembersofsociety.It'salsoafunwaytocelebratehumanmistakes.

Itdoesn'tallrunsmoothly,though.Therestaurantreadilywarnsthatwaitersmaybringcustomersthewrongorder.Theyalsomayforgettobringdrinksorotheritems.

MizuhoKudo,aJapanesefoodeditor,tweeted（发推特）aboutherstopattherestaurant.Sheorderedahamburgersteakbutwasgivengyozadumplingsinstead,buteverythingturnedouttobeunexpectedlydeliciousandshesaidshe"laughedalot”duringthemeal.Shealsonotedthatthewaiterwerefullofsmilesandseemedtobehavingalotoffun,laughingandexcitedlyattendingtotheircustomerswithdeliciousfood.Hertweetabouttheexperiencehasbeenlikedover160,000times,andmanycommentersseemedimpressedbytheidea.

32.Inwhatwayistherestaurantspecial?

A.Itswaitersallsufferfromabraindisease.

B.Itonlyprovidestraditionalfoods.

C.ItsserviceisthebestinJapan.

D.ItopensonlyinSeptember.

33.What’sonepurposeoftherestaurant?

A.Toshowdementiasuffererscanstillcontributetosociety.

B.Toraisemoneyforpeoplesufferingfrommentalillness.

C.Toeducatetheyoungtounderstandtheelders.

D.Toshowpeopleanewtypeofrestaurant.

34.WhatdidMizuhoKudodoafterhavingamealintherestaurant?

A.