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高三英语上学期期中试题
2017---2018学年第一学期高三年级期中考试
英语试卷
第Ⅰ卷
第1部分听力(满分30分)(略)
第2部分阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
第1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A、B、C与D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
A
Amazonhasthefollowingbooksonsalethiscomingweek:
TheSpearThrowerbyPamelaLoveridge
AbouteightythousandyearsagoineasternAfrica,ayoungnativenamedNibuseessomelionskilltheirparentswhilehunting.Itisextraordinarythatevenaftersuchafrighteningevent,Nibuisinspiredtoinventthethrowingspear,whichisfarsuperiortotheoldhandspear.Thisprovestobeanimportantachievementformodernhumansandwillchangeourhistoryforever!
AllTheWayDownbyDavidKearns
Delorean’sbrotherBricklindiesinaminingaccidentinAlamogordo,NewMexico.AfterhelearnsthatBricklin’sdeathisnoaccidentatall.DeloreanHarperwantstofindoutthereasonforhisbrother’sdeath.Meanwhile,Deloreanhasbecomethenexttargetofakillerwhowilldoanythingtocoverhistracks.WillDeloreanbeabletodefeatthecold-bloodedkilleranduncoverthemysteryofhisbrother’sdeathorwillhedie?
TheCardGamebyRichardWhite
Itisahumorousdescriptionofapoker(扑克)gameplayedbyveryinterestingcharactersthataredelightful.Itisashortnovelthatonecan’tputdown---thewayastoryshouldbetold.
TheMakingofaWarriorbyWillEdwards
Perhapsyouarestilllookingforwisdomthatcanmakeadifferenceandpushyouforwardtowardyourgoal.Well,youwillfindsomethingofrealvalueinthislittlebookwhichwaswrittenespeciallyforyou.Thebookcanhelpyoudevelopyourownuniquetalents,abilitiesandinterests.
1.WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeNibu?
A.courageousB.creativeC.educatedD.cruel
2.WhatcanwelearnaboutDelreanHarper?
A.Henarrowlyescapesaminingaccident.
B.Heworksinthesamemineashisbrother.
C.Heriskshisownlifefindingoutthetruth.
D.Hedoesn’tknowheisthetargetofakiller.
3.Whichbookisintendedtoamusereaders?
A.TheSpearThrowerB.AllTheWayDown
C.TheCardGameD.TheMakingofaWarrior
B
Oneofmyfavoritereadingaloudmemoriesismymother’sreadingtheLittleHouseonthePrairiebookstome.Ilovedthosebooks.Thecoziness(舒适)oftheirlivesinspiteofsomuchhardshipandhardwork,andtheclosenessofthefamilylifealwaysmademesohappy.
Duringmymanyyearsasaneducator,I’vehadtheprivilegeofwitnessingtheeffectsofreadingaloud.Likemyownmemories,readingalouddeliversadeepcomfortforachild.Instories,theyfindasafeplacetoreturnto,andtoolstoenjoylife.Booksprovidearisk-freeenvironmenttodealwiththeworld’sbigquestions.
Readingaloudmakesyouandyourchildco-explorers.Itdevelopsachild’srelationshipwithliteratureandcultivatescriticalthinking.Shewillbegintobuildconnections,andapplyhermentaldexterity(灵巧)toreallife.Whenfacedwithhardship,shewillcallupontheseskillsandtheknowledgetofindasolution.
WorldReadAloudDay,whichtakesplaceonthefirstWednesdayinMarcheveryyear,isanopportunityforeveryonetohonorandsharethatpower.SinceLitWorldlaunchedthiscampaignonlyfouryearsago,WRADhasspreadover100countries.Thenumberofpeoplearoundtheworldwhocannotreadorwriteisjustbelow800million.Thereisanurgentneedtoinvestineducationtokeepourworldbenefitingfromhundredsofmillionsofstories.
It’stimetotakeabigstep.Andso,weareaskingtheglobalcommunityto“ReadItForward”.Readitforwardbyreadingaloudtoanyonewhomightlikeit,shareabookwithachildwhomightneedit,shareastorywithsomeonewhowouldtreasureit,listentosomeoneelse’sastheysharewithyou:
givethegiftofstorymagicawayinanywayyoucan.
4.WhatcanweknowfromParagraph2and3?
A.Whattoread.B.Differentreadingskills.
C.Thebenefitsofreadingaloud.D.Howtoreadmoreeffectively.
5.Itismentionedthatthroughreadingaloud,onecan_______.
A.buildabetterrelationshipwithothers.B.haveabetterschoolperformance.
C.learntosolvepracticalproblemsD.makemorelifelongfriends
6.WhatdoweknowaboutWorldReadAloudDay?
A.Ithasalonghistory.B.Ithasawideinfluence.
C.Itiscelebratedbyoldpeople.D.Itwaslaunchedbyateacher.
7.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?
A.Toadvertisesomechildren’sbooks.B.Toencouragepeopletosharestories
C.TointroduceWorldReadAloudDayD.Toshowtheadvantagesofreadingaloud
C
Therearearound6,000livinglanguagesintheworldandatleasthalfoftheseareindanger.Ineverypartoftheworld,languagesaredisappearing.Infact,onescientisthassaidthatlanguagesareinmoredangerofextinctionthanbirdsormammals.ProfessorSteveSutherlandoftheUniversityofEastAngliasaysthatinthepast500years4.5percentoflanguageshavediedout---comparedwith1.3percentofbirds,and1.9percentofmammals.
Languagescomeandgo,andthousandshavedoneexactlythatwithoutleavinganytrace.Onlyaveryfew---Basque,GreekandLatinamongthem---havelastedmorethan2,000years.Butitseemsthatthepaceoftheirdisappearanceisbecomingquicker.
Languagesmaybelostthroughmigration(迁移),aspeoplemovefromsmalltownstocitycenters,orwhenenvironmentsaredestroyedbythesearchforoilorwood.Naturaldisasterscanalsodevastatepopulations,andalongwiththem,theirlanguage.Governmentalsoplayaroleintheextinctionoflanguages.Theneedtoestablish“officiallanguages”,foracountrytoeducateitschildrenandcarryoutitsbusiness,hadadisastrouseffectonmanysmalllanguages.
Whatislostifalanguageislost?
Somepeoplearguethatlanguagedieasthehumanracedevelops.Obviouslytherecouldbegreatbenefitsifeveryoneintheworldspokethesamelanguage---someindustriesalreadyreflectthis,withEnglishessentialforpilotsandairtrafficcontrollers.Buttherearemoreimportantthingsthanconvenience.Aslanguagesarelost,wholewaysoflifeandknowledgemaybelostalongwiththem.
Toputitsimply,languageexpressessomethingaboutidentity,aboutourplaceintheworld.AniRauhihi,aMaoriteacherinNewZealand’sNorthIsland,sumsitup:
“ifyougrowupspeakingourlanguage,youwon’tknowwhoyouare.”
8.Whatdothefiguresmentionedinparagraph1suggest?
A.Mostlanguageshavediedoutcompletely.
B.Languagesareingreatdangerofextinction.
C.Animalsaredisappearingfasterthanlanguages.
D.Languagesaredisappearingslowerthanbefore
9.Theunderlinedword“devastate”canbereplacedby“____”.
A.increaseB.controlC.destroyD.improve
10.Ifalanguageislost,______.
A.therewillbegreattrouble.
B.thereisnoneedtoworryaboutit.
C.itscultureandknowledgewillalsobelost.
D.peoplewillbeabletocommunicatewithothersconveniently.
11.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?
A.Languagesreflectouridentity.
B.Peoplewillspeakthesamelanguageoneday.
C.Fewerpeoplewillremembertheirownlanguages.
D.AniRauhihicareslessaboutlanguagesdyingout.
D
Depressionissecondmostcommoncauseofdisabilityworldwideafterbackpain,accordingtoareviewofresearch.Thediseasemustbetreatedasaglobalpublichealthpriority(优先权),expertsreportinthejournalPLOSMedicine.Thestudycomparedclinicaldepressionwithmorethan200otherdiseasesandinjuriesasacauseofdisability.Globally,onlyasmallpartofpatientshaveopportunitiestobetreated,theWorldHealthOrganizationsays.
Depressionwasranksatnumbertwoasaglobalcausedisability,butitseffectsvariesindifferentcountriesandregions.Forexample,ratesofmajordepressionwerehighestinAfghanistanandlowestinJapan.
Dr.AlizeFerrarifromtheUniversityofQueensland’sSchoolofPopulationHealthledthestudy.“Depressionisabigproblemandwedefinitelyneedtopaymoreattentiontoitthanwearenow,”shetoldBBCnews.“There’sstillmoreworktobedoneintermsofawarenessthediseaseandalsocomingupwithsuccessfulwaysoftreatingit.Theburdenisdifferentbetweencountries,soittendstobehigherinlowandmiddleincomecountriesandlowerinhighincomecountries.Policy-makershadmadeanefforttobringdepressiontotheforefront,buttherewasalotmoreworktobedone.”
“There’slotsofstigma(恶名)weknowrelatedtomentalhealth,”Dr.AlizeFerrariexplained.“Whatonepersonrecognizeasdisablingmightbedifferenttoanotherpersonandmightbedifferentacrosscountriesaswell.Therearelotsofculturaleffectsandexplanationsthatcomeinplace,whichmakesitallthemoreimportanttoraiseawarenessofthesizeoftheproblemandhowtofinddepression.”
Thedata---fortheyears2010---followssimilarstudiesin1990and2000lookingattheglobalburdenofdepression.Commentingonthestudy,Dr.DanielChisholm,ahealtheconomistatthedepartmentformentalhealthandsubstanceabuseattheWHOsaiddepressionwasaverydisablingcondition.
“It’sabigpublichealthchallengeandabigproblemtobethoughtbutnotenoughisbeingdone.Aroundtheworldonlyatinypartofpeoplegetanysortoftreatmentordiagnosis.”Dr.DanielChisholmsaid.
TheWHOrecentlylaunchedaglobalmentalhealthactionplantoraiseawarenessofdepressionamongpolicy-makers.
12.Accordingtothepassage,backpainranksNO._________
A.1B.2C.3D.4
13.Whatcanwelearnfromparagraph1?
A.Depressionhasbeentreatedasaglobalpublichealthpriority.
B.PLOSMedicineisawebsitedealingwithmedicalproblem.
C.Thestudyonlyanalyzesthedepressionallovertheworld.
D.Mostpatientswithdepressionhaven’tbeentreated.
14.WhoisAlizeFerrari?
A.Sheisadoctorworking