山西省太原外国语学校届高三上学期半月考英语试题 Word版含答案doc.docx

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高三年级周考试卷（英语）

第I卷

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）（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

Summerschoolissomethingakidwillneverforget.Forsome,it’sawaytoadvancepasttheirclassmates.Formost,summerschoolisarequirementinordertograduatewiththeirclassmates.Icanrememberbeingforcedintotakingasummerschoolcourse.Itwasnottheschoolthatforcedmeintothisawkwardsituation,itwasmymother.

Iwasa16-year-oldkidinanewschool.MyschooldidnotoffersummercoursessoIhadtotakemycourseatanalternativeschoolinthecity.ItwasanexperienceIwillneverforget.Iwasnotconcernedwithmakingfriends.IwastheretogetcreditforacoursethatIshouldhavereceivedfortheprevioussemester.ItwasmydoingthatlandedmeinthesituationanditwasimportantthatIunderstoodthis.

Thefeeswerelowestbuttheexperiencewasamazing.IenjoyeditsomuchthatIdidn’tmissaday.ThecoursewasfromMondaytoFridayforanentiremonth.IpassedthecoursewithanA.Iwasthrownintoanawkwardsituationandactuallyenjoyedit.Myfriendsdidn’tevenknowItookthecourse.Mostofthemwerestillsleepingbythetimemycourseendedeachday.

Awkwardsituationsaresoimportantforpersonalgrowth.Thissituationmademefeelmoreindependent.Imadefriends.Ifinallyunderstoodwhatsacrificeandhardworkwereallabout.Whileattendingcollege,IrememberedhowmuchIenjoyedsummerschoolandIchosetotakesummerschoolinmyfirstthreeyearsofcollege.Somekidsgetpushedtoomuchbutsomedon'tgetpushedenough.Iwasneverpushedenough.

Enableyourchildrentostruggleforsuccess.Ifyourchildneedssummerschoolyouexplaintothemwhyit’simportant.Someparentsaresurprisedbythesituationandmaywanttobemoreinvolvedintheirchildren'seducation.Followthroughandfollowup.

21.Moststudentsgotothesummerschoolinorderto___________________.

A.findgoodjobsgraduationB.becometopstudentsintheirclass

C.haveachancetomakemorefriendsD.graduatesuccessfullyontime

22.WhichofthefollowingwasNOTthebenefitgotbytheauthorthroughattendingsummerschool?

A.Ithelpedhimgetridofbadhabits.B.Ithelpedhimmakenewfriends.

C.Ithelpedhimunderstandwhatsacrificeandhardworkwere.

D.Itincreasedhisindependence.

23.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofsummerschool?

A.Hethinksitisawkward.B.Hethinksitissignificant.

C.Hedoesn'tthinkitissuitable.D.Hethinksnothingofit.

B

Europeishometoavarietyofculturaltreasures.LonelyPlanet,theworld’slargesttravelguidepublisher,hasofferedpairsofcitiesforculturehungrybuttimepoortravelers.

LondonandParis

IttakesyouabouttwohourstotravelfromLondontoParisbyEurostar,ahighspeedrailwayservice.Thetwocapitalcitieshavebeencompetinginfashion,artandnightlifefordecades－buteachsecretlylooksuptotheother.

NoonecandoubtthegrandandimpressivebeautyofParis'LouvreMuseum,butifyouwanttosavemoney,youcannotskiptheBritishMuseumfreetovisit.ComparedwithLondon,ParishasmoreoutdoorattractionssuchasthebeautifulgreenwalkwayLaPromenadePlantee.

InParis,you'llseedinerslingeroverredwine.WhileinLondon,youcantrysomeafternoontea,eatfishandchipsorsaltedcake.

ViennaandBratislava

AustriancapitalViennaandSlovakiacityBratislavaareanhourapartbytrain.ButsincetheyarelinkedbytheDanubeRiver,thebestwaytotravelisbyship.Atourofthetwocitiesistheperfectwaytoexperienceeverythingfrom17thcentury’sHabsburgdynastysplendortoscifirestaurants.

ViennaisfamousforMozartandimperialpalaces.YoucanappreciatetheperfectblendingofarchitectureandnatureinthegrandSchonbrunnPalace,andrewardyourselfwithacupofViennacoffee,whichhasmadeitswaytotheworld'sculturalheritagelist.

Bratislavaisbestknownforitsfinedining－theremarkableUFOrestaurant.Youcanenjoyameatladendinnerhereinanamazingsetting.

24.What’stherelationshipbetweenLondonandParisaccordingtothetext?

A.Theyhelpeachother.　　　　　B.Theyattackeachother.

C.Theyadmireeachother.D.Theydon'tlikeeachother.

25.WhataretheadvantagesofParismentionedinthearticle?

a.TheLouvreMuseumb.Freeaccesstomuseums

c.Moreoutdoorattractionsd.Betterwinesandperfumes

A.ac　　　　B.cd　　　C.acd　　　D.bcd

26.Whichofthecitiesshouldyouchooseifyouareinterestedinscifirestaurants?

A.London.B.Paris.C.Glasgow.D.Bratislava.

27.LonelyPlanetrecommendsthesetwopairsofcitiesbecause________.

A.theyarenotexpensivetovisit　　　　B.theyarebestknowntotheworld

C.theyarealwaysenemiesbetweeneachother

D.theyareclosebutdifferentinmanyaspects

C

Itmaysurprisebookworms,butapparentlymasterpiecessuchasJaneEyrearelackinginsomething—soundeffects.Anelectronic-bookfirmisaddingbackgroundnoisesandmusictotheworksofCharlotteBronte,SirArthurConanDoyleandWilliamShakespeareinthehopeofattractingyoungerreaders.Inoneexample,adescriptionofrainlashingagainstawindowinaSherlockHolmesstorywillbe“enhanced”withmatchingnoises.

Thefirstmultimediae-books—withsoundstoaccompanynovels—willbeavailablethisFridayintheUK.TheBooktrackreleasesareavailabletoiPadusers,withothertabletcomputerversionstofollow.TheconceptisalreadyinuseintheU.S.,wheretheclassicscomewithaddedsoundeffects.ReadersforexamplecanhearthechinacupschinkinginMr.Darcy’sgardenastheyreadPrideAndPrejudice.

AstorybyBookerPrizewinnerSalmanRushdiewillbereleasedlaterintheyearwithaspeciallycraftedorchestralscore.Rushdie’sstoryInTheSouthwillbereleasedwithasoundtrackprovidedbytheNewZealandSymphonyOrchestra.

ThePowerOfSixbyPittacusLore,anovelforyoungadults,isoneofthefirsttobetestedwithasoundtrackwhichbuildsinsuspenseinkeepingwiththeplot.Itworksbytimingthespeedofeachreaderandthesoftwaremeasuresthe“turning”ofapageandmovesthemusicorsoundsalongaccordingly.IthasbeencreatedbyBooktrackwhichsynchronizes（使同步）musictoeachnovel.ItisfundedbyPeterThiel,aco-founderofPayPal.

Mr.Thielsaid,“It’salwaysexcitingtowitnessthecreationofanewformofmedia.Thetechnologypromisestocaptivatereadersinadifferentway.”

However,theyhavebeengreetedwithhorrorbytraditionalists,whosaythetechnologytakesawaythepleasureofhavingone’simaginationstimulatedbyastory.Theyalsoraisetheprospect（预期）ofhavingtoaskanoverlyeagerreadertoturntheirbookdown.DavidNicholls,whosebestsellerOneDaywasrecentlyturnedintoafilmstarringAnneHathaway,said,“Thissoundsliketheoppositeofreading.Itwouldbeadistraction.”

28.What’sthepurposeoftheelectronic-bookfirmaddingsoundeffectstomasterpieces?

A.Toaddsomecreativefactorstothee-books.B.Toarouseinterestofthereaders.

C.Tosatisfythereaders’greatneed.D.Topromotethetechnologyprogress.

29.Wherewastheideathatsoundsareaddedtoaccompanynovelsfirstputforward?

A.Britain.B.Australia.C.NewZealand.D.America.

30.Thefollowingshouldbedonetomakeasoundtrackwork,EXCEPT_________.

A.measuringhowlongeachreaderspendsinreading

B.increasingthevolumeofthemusicorsounds

C.makingoutthereadingspeed

D.changingthemusicorsoundswithpagesturned

31.What’sMr.Thiel’attitudetothefutureofthenewformofmedia?

A.Doubtful.B.Indifferent.C.Hopeful.D.Pessimistic.

D

Iheardmanyparentscomplainingthattheirteenagechildrenarerebelling.Iwishitwereso.Atyourageyououghttobegrowingawayfromyourparents.Youshouldbelearningtostandonyourowntwofeet.Buttakeagoodlookatthepresentrebellion.Itseemsthatteenagersaretakingthesamewayofshowingthattheydisagreewiththeirparents.Insteadofstrikingoutboldlyontheirown,mostofthemareclutching（紧握）atoneanother’shandsforreassurance.

Theyclaimtheywanttodressastheyplease.Buttheyallwearthesameclothes.Theysetoffinnewdirectionsinmusic.Butsomehowtheyallenduphuddled（聚在一起）roundlisteningtothesamerecord.Theirreasonforthinkingoractinginthus-and-suchawayisthatthecrowdisdoingit.Theyhavecomeoutoftheircocoon（蚕茧）intoalargercocoon.

Ithasbecomeharderandharderforateenagertostandupagainstthepopularitywaveandtogohisorherownway.Industryhasfirmlycarvedoutateenagemarket.Thesedayseveryteenagercanlearnfromtheadvertisementswhatateenagershouldhaveandbe.Andmanyoftoday’sparentshavecometoawardhighmarksforthepopularityoftheirchildren.Allthisaddsuptoagreatbarrierfortheteenagerwhowantstofindhisorherownpath.

Butthebarrierisworthclimbingover.Thepathisworthfollowing.Youmaywanttolistentoclassicalmusicinsteadofgoingtoaparty.Youmaywanttocollectrockswheneveryoneelseiscollectingrecords.Youmayhavesomethoughtsthatyoudon’tcaretoshareatoncewithyourclassmates.Well,gotoit.Findyourself.Beyourself.Popularitywillcome–withthepeoplewhorespectyouforwhoyouare.Thatistheonlykindofpopularitythatreallycounts.

32.Inthispassage,theauthorwantstotell_______.

A.teenagerstotrytopursuetheirrealselves

B.readerstotrytobepopularwithpeoplearound

C.parentstotrytocontrolandguidetheirchildren

D.peopletotrytounderstandandrespecteachother

33.Theau