广东省东莞市翰林实验学校届高三上学期期中考试英Word格式文档下载.docx

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7:

30pm-1:

00amFreeattheCyclopsTheatre

Doyouknowwho’splayinginyourarea?

We’rebringingyouanexcitingeveningofliverockandpopmusicfromthebestlocalbands.Areyouinterestedinbecomingamusicianandgettingarecordingcontract（合同）?

Ifso,comeearlytothetalkat7:

30pmbyJulesSkye,asuccessfulrecordproducer.He’sgoingtotalkabouthowyoucanfindtherightpersontoproduceyourmusic.

GeeWhizz

8:

30pm-10:

30pmComedyatKaleidoscope

ComeandseeGeeWhizzperform.He’sthefunnieststand-upcomedianonthecomedyscene.Thisjoyfulshowwillpleaseeveryone,fromtheyoungesttotheoldest.GeeWhizzreallyknowshowtomakeyoulaugh!

Ourbarisopenfrom7:

00pmfordrinksandsnacks.

Simon’sWorkshop

5:

00pm-7:

30pmWednesdaysatVictoriaStage

Thisisagoodchanceforanyonewhowantstolearnhowtodocomedy.Theworkshoplooksateverykindofcomedy,andpracticesmanydifferentwaysofmakingpeoplelaugh.Simonisacomedianandactorwhohas10years’experienceofteachingcomedy.Hisworkshopsareexcitingandfun.AneveningwithSimonwillgiveyoutheconfidencetobefunny.

CharlotteStone

00pm-11:

00pmPizzaWorld

Finefoodwithbeautifuljazzmusic;

thisisagreateveningout.CharlotteStonewillperformsongsfromhernewbest-sellingCD,withJamesPickeringonthepiano.ThemenuisItalian,withexcellentmeatandfreshfish,pizzasandpasta（面食）.Bookearlytogetatable.Ourbarisopenallday,andservescocktails,coffee,beer,andwhitewine.

21.Whocanhelpyouifyouwanttohaveyourmusicproduced?

A.JulesSkye.B.GeeWhizz.C.CharlotteStone.D.JamesPickering.

22.Atwhichplacecanpeopleofdifferentagesenjoyagoodlaugh?

A.TheCyclopsTheatre.B.Kaleidoscope.

C.VictoriaStage.D.PizzaWorld.

23.WhatdoweknowaboutSimon’sWorkshop?

A.Itrequiresmembershipstatus.B.Itisfrom8:

00pmto11:

00pm.

C.Itisrunbyacomedyclub.D.ItisheldonWednesdays.

B

MynameisLaura.Attheageof35,Idecidedtoworkontheplaneagainstthewillofmychildren.Aftermyfirstplanerideattheageoffive,IfeltsoexcitedthatIhadadreamofearningmywingsontheplane.Ididn’tearnmuch,butIlovedmyjob.

WewereflyingfromLosAngelestoWashington,D.C,whenIansweredacall.ThenIwenttothecabin（客舱）,Ifoundayoungmotherstrugglingwithherbabyson.

Shetoldmethatshehadnomorediapers（尿布）.WiththesaddesteyesIhaveeverseen,shecontinued.Shesaidshehadtwobabies,butshecouldnolongersupporttwoofthem.ShewastakinghersontoafamilyinNewHampshire.

Asshestoodinfrontofme,crying,Icouldseethehopelessnessonherface.Iwentawayandgotsomediapersfromtheothermothers,andgaveherasweaterofmine.Afterthewomanandhersonhadchangedtheirclothes,Isatwithher,holdingherhand,tryingtoprovidesomesupportandcomfort.Icouldfeelherpainandherloveforherbabyson.Duringthattime,IkeptthinkingofmychildrenwhowerewaitingformeinNewYork.

Oncewelanded,Iwalkedwiththemtotheirnextflight,whichwouldtakethemtotheirfinaldestination.Thewomanthankedmealot,andIreplied,“Thankyou,too.”Atthismoment,Icouldn’twaittoreturnhometoseemychildren.

24.WhatcanwelearnaboutLaurafromthefirstparagraph?

A.Shewantedtoliveanexcitinglife.

B.Itwasherdreamtoflyinthesky.

C.Herchildrenagreedwithherdecision.

D.Shelikedhernewjobbecauseofitshighpay.

25.Laura’sjobontheplanewasto____.

A.helpthepassengerswhentheywereintrouble

B.helpthepilotmanagetheairplane

C.helpthepassengersadventurebyplane

D.ensurethesafetyoftheairplane

26.Whichwasthemotherandson’sfinaldestination?

A.NewYork.B.LosAngeles.C.NewHampshire.D.Washington,D.C.

27.Whydidtheauthorthanktheyoungwoman?

A.Shemadetheauthorseetheimportanceofherwork.

B.Sheprovidedsupportandcomfortfortheauthor.

C.Shehadhelpedalotwhentheauthorwasintrouble.

D.Shemadetheauthorrealizetheimportanceofamother’sloveforthechildren.

C

Doyoufindairportsecurityslowandabitannoying?

!

Ifso,maybea3Dscanningmachinewillmakegoingthroughsecurityalotquickerandeasierinthefuture.

Queuing,unpackingandrepackingoursuitcasesisthepriceofairportsecurity.SuitcasesgothroughanX-rayandanysuspiciousimagemeanstheluggageissentontoasecondmachine,butanew3Dscannermayspeedthingsup.Itwastheresultofacooperationbetweenaglobalcompany,RapiscanSystems,andateamledbyProfessorBillLionheart.

Theideaisthatthebagscouldhaveathree-dimensionalscanandbeviewedfromanyangle,allowingthesecuritypeopletogetamuchbetterideaofthecontentsofapieceofluggagemuchfaster.“Theyhadinventedittomakeitveryfast,”saysProfessorLionheart,“buttheyhadn’tthoughtabouthowtomakethethree-dimensionalpicture.”Despitethedifficulties,Lionheartandhisteamwhodesignedthemachinefinallymanagedtomakeonebasedoncomplexmathematicalcalculations,whichtheoperatorcanlookatinanydirection.

Theresultingmachine,theRTT80（RealtimeTomography）3DscannerwonafamousprizeandhasbeeninexperimentaluseintheUSandinGermanywithaviewtobeingputintoproductionifitmeetsthenecessarystandards.Themathematicsthey’veusedforthescannerisalsoastartingpointforotherapplications. 

RapiscanalsomakemetaldetectorswhichmadeProfessorLionheartthinkthatthereareperhapsnewwaysofthinkingaboutlandmines（地雷）.

“It’snotaproblemwehaveintheUK,”saysLionheart,“butintheFarEastandAfrica,itwilltakehundredsofyearstoclearthemines.Wearehopingthatthismetaldetectorprojectwillleadtoprojectswherewecanclearuplandminesmuchquicker.”Lionheartbelievesthatmathematicsisparticularlygoodatworkingacrossdifferentengineeringproblems.“YoustartlookingatX-raysinairportsecurity,thenapplythesamethingstomaterialscience,inventingdetectors,andyourealisethesamemathematicscouldbeappliedtolandminedetection.Wetendtomakebridgesacrossdifferentdisciplinesbecausethemathematicsisshared.”

28.What’sthefunctionofParagraph1?

A.Toleadinthetopicofthepassage.

B.Tointroducethebackgroundofthepassage.

C.Tosuggesthighspeedisimportanttoourlives.

D.Toshowpeople’sconcernaboutairportsecurity.

29.Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutthenew3Dscanner?

A.Itisaresultofyearsofexperiments.

B.Ithasalreadybeenputonthemarket.

C.Itmanagestoreachtherequiredstandards.

D.Itcanimprovetheefficiencyofairportsecurity.

30.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inthelastparagraphbutonereferto?

A.Theprize.B.Theproduction.

C.The3Dscanner.D.Theexperimentaluse.

31.WhatdoweknowaboutmathematicsfromLionheart’swords?

A.ItinspiresLionhearttodesignthe3Dscanner.

B.Ithaswideapplicationintheengineeringfield.

C.Itacceleratesthesolvingthelandmineproblem.

D.Itcanreducethedifferencesbetweenscientificfields.

D

Eventhehardestdayscontainlessonsthatwillhelpyoubeabetterperson．Feelingdown?

Considerthesethingstorememberwhenyou’rehavingabadday．

Noonepromisedlifewouldbeperfect．Ifyoulookforperfection，you’llneverbecontent．Don’tconditionyourhappinessonmeetingeveryexpectationyousetforyourself．Itisgoodtobeambitious，butyou’llneverbeperfect．Ifyouexpectotherwise，yourlifewillbefilledwithdisappointments．

Successdoesn’thappenovernight．Treesthatareslowtogrowbearthebestfruit．Don’tkidyourselfintothinkingsuccesswillcomequickly．Itisn’teasytobepatient，butanythingworthdoingrequirestime．Ifyougetfrustrated，remindyourselfwhyyourgoalisimportant．

Thereisalessonineverystruggle．Andoncethestormisover，youwon’trememberhowyoumadeitthroughorhowyoumanagedtosurvive．Butonethingiscertain．Whenyoucomeoutofthestorm，youwon’tbethesamepersonwhowalkedin．That’swhatthisstorm’sallabout．Don’tcomplainabouthowterribleyourlifeis．Ifyousearchforthelessoninyourpresentstruggle，you’llbeabletomakepositivechangesthatwouldpreventsimilarsituationsinthefuture．

Withouthardtimes，youwouldn’tappreciatethegoodones．Strengthdoesnotcomefromwinning．Yourstrugglesdevelopyourstrengths．Whenyougothroughhardshipsanddecidenottogivein，thatisstrength．Itishardtofindmuchtosmileaboutwhenyoufail，buthowelsewouldyouimproveyourself?

Ifyoulookatfailureasapartofyourevolutionaryprocess，you’llstaypositiveandpursueyourgoalsforaslongasittakes．

32．WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph3mean?

A．Successwillcomequickly.B．Hardworkleadstosuccess.

C．Successcallsforpatience.D．Confidenceisthefirststeptosuccess.

33．WecanlearnfromParagraph4that____________．

A．1essonsfromstrugglesmakeusstronger

B．allthingsaredifficultbeforetheyareeasy

C．weshouldforgethowwemanagedtosurvive

D．similarsituationsinthefuturewillneverappear

34．WhatcanweinferfromParagraph5?

A．Hardtimesmakeusloseheartandbeshortofcourage.

B．Perseverance（持之以恒）intimeofhardshipsdevelopsourstrengths．

C．Smileswhenyoufailwillnothelptoimproveyourself．

D．Weshouldtrytoavoidfailuresintheevolutionaryprocess.

35．Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthispassage?

A．Struggleleadstosuccess.B．Success