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辽宁省大连渤海高中高三上期中考试英语试题word版附答案

辽宁省大连渤海高中高三上期中考试英语试题

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

AsaleadingChineselanguageschoolandaculturalexchangeInstituteinChina,GlobalExchangeEducationCenterhasbeenprovidingMandarinlanguagecoursesandculturalexchangeprogramsforadecade.

Howtoapplyforourprograms

■Inordertoapplyforallofourprograms,youmustbe

atleast18yearsold.

ingoodhealth.

aseniorhighschoolgraduate.

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Step2.Sendus$60applicationfeeafterreceivingouremailconfirmation.

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■ApplicationProcedureforChineseBusinessInternship（实习）Program

Step1.SendusacompletedapplicationformwithyourCVandpersonalstatementfortheprogrambyemailorfax.

Step2.Sendus$310,including$60applicationfeeand$250internshipplacementdeposit,afterreceivingourletterofacceptancefortheprogram.

Step3.Arrangefinalpaymenttransferafterreceivingoursecondconfirmation.

Step4.PlanthetriptoBeijing.

■PersonalStatementforapplicantsforChineseBusinessInternshipProgram

Youshouldstatewhyyouwanttotakethisprogramandwhatyourexpectationsoftheprogramare.Howyouwillmakeuseofthisprograminyourfuturecareer.

■ApplicationDeadlines

Theapplicationsformostprogramsarereviewedonarollingbasis.Youareencouragedtosubmityourapplicationaheadoftheapplicationdeadlines.

■Confirmation

Havingreceivedyourapplication,GlobalExchangeEducationCenterusuallysendsoutanemailconfirmationforthebookingwithin2-5workingdays.Pleaseclickhereformoreinformation.

21..Thetextisprobablywrittenfor.

A.juniorhighgraduatesB.languagetrainers

C.jobseekersD.internationalstudents

22.Ifyouapplyforbothoftheprograms,thetotalapplicationfeeswillbe.

A.$310B.$120C.$250D.$370

23.Wherecanyoupossiblyreadthispassage?

A.posterB.internetC.brochureD.newsreport

B

Christmaswasnearaseasonthatwetookseriouslyinourhouse.Butaweekorsobeforethe25th,myfatherwouldgiveeachofhischildren$20.Thiswasthe1970s,and$20wasquiteabitofmoney.

ButIsawitdifferently.Myfathertrustedmetohavethesmarttospendmoneywisely.Evenbetter,hegavemethemeanstogetit.Onaverybasiclevel,myfatherwasgivingmeashoppingspree（狂欢）everyyear..Buthewasalsogivingmechargeovermyownfun,trustingmyabilitytomanagemoneyandmakingmefeellikeagrown-up.Hedidn’tbuymeSherlockHolmes,buthegavemethemeanstowalkintothebookstoreandchooseitformyself,soitfeltlikeagiftfromhim.

MymotherhadagiftforgivingmewhatIneeded,usuallyrightatthemomentIneededitmost.ThiswaswhenIwas25,Ifailedatbeinganadultonmyveryfirsttry.Ihadquittedmypreviousjobbuthadnonewone.Butwhenmymotherpaidmeavisit,Iputonagoodshow,tellingherIhadstartedmyowncompany.

MymotherknewthatIwastryinghardandfailingatthattime.Itwasn’tuntilaftersheleftthatInoticedatthefootofmybedanenvelopethickwithcash.SheknewhowdesperatelyIneededit.Sheknewthathadshejustshownupwithgroceries,orofferedtopaymyrent,shewouldhavemademefeelmuchworse.Thecold,hardcashmeantshewashelpingme.And,funnilyenough,thedistancewithwhichshegavethegiftfeltlikeshewasgivingmespacetofixmylifeandpreservemydignity.Mymotherandfatherbothdidthesamething.Onewasgivingmethemeanstotakemyowndecisions,andtheotherwasgivingmeasecondchancewhenthosedecisionshadcostmedearly.

24.Whatcanwelearnabouttheauthorfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?

A.HisfamilyoncecelebratedChristmashappily.

B.Hisfathergavetheauthorchancestomakedecisions.

C.HisbestmemoriesaboutChristmaswereinthe1970s.

D.Heusedtochoosebooksashisfather’sgiftonChristmas.

25.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph2referto?

A.moneyofferedbyhisfather.B.fathergenerouswithmoney.

C.Christmasbeingimportant.D.themeansofspendingmoney.

26.Whenhewas25yearsold,theauthor.

A.plannedtoopenhiscompanyB.becameinterestedinshows

C.gavehismotheragiftD.wasoutofwork

27.Whichwordcanbestdescribetheauthor’smother?

A.sensitive.B.optimistic.C.considerate.D.determined.

C

In2013aloneatleast20,000Africanelephantswerekilledfortheirteeth.InSouthAfricaoverthelasttwoyearsmorethan2,200rhinoswerekilledfortheirhorns.Thesenumbersarealarming,becausecurrentratesofillegalhuntingarefasterthanbirthrates,whichcouldleadtoextinctionfortheseecologicallyimportantcreaturesintheirenvironment.Indeed,someelephantandrhinopopulationsareontracktobelocallyextinctwithinthenextdecade.

Ifyouarereadingthis,youmayalreadybeawareofthesefacts.Butyoumightnotknowthatwildlifetrafficking（走私）notonlythreatenstheexistenceofelephantsandrhinosbutisalsoleadingtoextinctionofotherspecies,suchastigers,tortoises,seaturtles—andtheworld’smosttraffickedmammal—pangolins（穿山甲）.

Pangolinsaretheonlymammalsthatareentirelycoveredintoughscales（鳞）,whichmakesthemlookverystrong.Butactuallytheyareendangeredmammals.Thereareeightdifferentspeciesofpangolins,fourinAsiaandfourinAfrica,andallarethreatenedwithextinction.Althoughpangolinsareprotectedthroughoutmostofthecountrieswheretheylive,highdemandinEastAsia,wherethedeliciouspangolinmeatisconsideredadelicacyandwheretheirscalesareusedintraditionalmedicines,isdrivinganillegaltradeinbothliveanimalsandpangolinparts.Thenumberofpangolintraffickingisshocking.Expertsbelievethatoverthelast10yearsmorethan1millionpangolinsweretakenfromthewild.Itisestimatedthatbetween40,000and81,250pangolinswerekilledfortheillegaltradein2013alone.

InFebruary,theUnitedStatesreleasedaplantodealwithwildlifetrafficking,whichlaysoutthestepswewilltaketofighttheillegaltradeinwildlife,includingpangolins.Wearestrengtheningthecarryingoutoftheplan;buildinginternationalcooperationandcontributiontoprotectwildlife;raisingawarenesstodrivedownthedemandthatisfuelingtheillegaltrade.

GetinvolvedandrememberWorldWildlifeDay（March3）byspreadingtheplan.Usesocialmediaandtelleveryonethatnowisthetimetogetseriousaboutwildlifecrimeandendthedemandthatthreatensspecies,bigandsmall,fromthehugeelephanttotheshypangolin.

28.Howmanyendangeredcreaturesarementionedinthepassage?

A.4.B.5.C.6.D.7.

29.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtoParagraph3?

A.Eightspeciesofpangolinsliveonthesamecontinent.

B.Pangolinsarenotprotectedinmostoftheirnaturalhabitats.

C.Thescalesofpangolinscanbeusedasaningredientforcooking.

D.HighdemandcontributestotheillegaltradeofpangolinsinEastAsia.

30.WhatcanweknowabouttheplanreleasedbytheUS?

A.SocialmediawillbeusedtospreadWorldWildlifeDay.

B.Whethertheplanwillbeworkedoutremainstobeseen.

C.HighdemandcontributestotheillegaltradeofpangolinsinEastAsia.

D.TheUSwillworktogetherwithothercountriestoprotectwildlife.

31.Whatistheauthor’sintentionofwritingthepassage?

A.ToinformussomethingaboutWorldWildlifeDay.

B.Toraiseawarenessofprotectingendangeredwildlife.

C.ToexplainwhypangolinsareillegallytradedinEastAsia.

D.ToshowhowtheUnitedStatesistofighttheillegaltradeinwildlife.

D

Whengoingthroughmajorlifechanges,likechangingcareers,IwouldchangethepeoplewithwhomIspentthemosttime.We’veallgonethroughperiodswhenthepeopleinourliveshavechanged—graduation,movingtoanewcity,gettinganewjob,joininganewclub,etc.Idon’tthinkIneedtoconvinceyoujusthowmuchinfluenceotherpeoplecanhaveoveryouridentity.Ifyou’veeverexperiencedamajorswitchinyourpeopleenvironment,thenyouknowthatyouchangeaswell.

Mostpeopledon’tmakethesechoicesconsciouslythough.Youmightconsciouslydecidetospendmoretimewithacertainfriend,oryoumayasksomeoneoutonadatetobeginanewrelationship.Butfewpeoplechoosetheirexistingfriendshipsdeliberately.

There’sno“gettingridofpeople”.Peoplearealwaysdroppingintoandoutofeachother’slives.Associationsgrowintofriendships,andfriendshipsfadeintoassociations.Youdon’tgetridofanyone.Thetruthisthatinordertomakeroomfornewpeopleandnewexperiences,youmayneedtoloosenupsomeofyourexistingconnections.

Whataboutloyalty?

Shouldn’tyoualwaysbeloyaltoyourfriends?

Onceyouhaveaclosefriend,eveniftheirinfluenceonyouisslightlyharmful,shouldn’tyoustickbythem?

Loyaltytoafriendsometimesmeanshavingtoletgo.Itmeansbeingloyaltotheirhighestandbestaswell.Ifsomeoneisdestroyinghishealthbysmoking,forexample,youaren’tshowingloyaltybysmokingrightalongwithhim.Trueloyallysometimesrequiresthatyoubreakdamagingconnections,getyourselfbackonsolidground,andthendecidewhatyoucanreallydotohelpyourfriend.

Itcantakealotofcouragetotellsomeone,“I’msorry,butIcan'thaveyouinmylifeanymore."Buteventhoughthismightseemlikeaselfishactattimes,it'softenthebestthingfortheotherpersontoo.Ifarelationshipisholdingyoubackinsomeway,understandthatitsalsohurtingtheother