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2019学年度上学期期初考试

高三年级英语科试卷

时间：

100分钟满分：

120分*1.25=150分

第I卷

第一部分阅读理解（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

WorldsofFun

Location:

WorldsofFunislocatedoffHighway435inKansasCity,Missouri.

History:

WorldsofFunwasopenedonMay26,1973,atacostof25milliondollars.LooselythemedaroundtheJulesVernebook,AroundtheWorldinEightyDays,theparkwasfoundedbyHuntMidwestCompany.In1982,HuntMidwestboughtanearbywaterpark,OceansofFun.In2013,WorldsofFunandOceansofFunwerecombinedtoaoneticketadmission,providingallguestswithaccessto235acresofamusementandwaterrides.

Hours:

WorldsofFunisopenfromAprilthroughHalloween.

Tickets:

Buyandprintonline.Alwaystrytobuyyourticketsinadvance,tosavetimewhenyougettothepark.

Reservations:

WorldsofFunsells“FastLane”cardsthatsaveriders’timebyallowingthemtobypassthemajorityofwaitformostofridesandattractionsincludingMamba,Prowler,andPatriot.Rideasmanytimesasyouwantalldaylong.

Strategy:

MostvisitorstendtobeginthedaywithProwler,thehottestattractioninthepark.UsethattendencytoyouradvantageandheadtothePatriotfirst.Afterthat,trytheDragons.ThenworkyourwaybacktotheProwler.AfterridingtheProwler,thereisonlyonecoasterleft,Mamba.Hititnext.Iftheparkisnotverycrowded,youcanrideBoomerangonthewaytoMamba.AfterridingMamba,headbackforarideontheWolf.Bythenyouwillhavetriedmostofthepopularride

sandattractionsintheshortestpossibletime.

News:

In2017,WorldsofFunisaddingSteelHawk,aridethatwilltakeguestsup301feetintheairandspinthemata45-degreeanglefora60-secondflight.Waittohaveatry!

21.WhendidHuntMidwest’stwoparksstarttoshareoneticket?

A.In1937B.In1982C.In2013D.In2014

22.Witha“FastLane”card,thevisitorcan_________.

A.savesomemoneyB.avoidliningupforlong

C.buyticketsonlineD.enjoyalltheridesforfree

23.WhatistalkedaboutinthepartofStrategy?

A.Thehottest

attractionsinthepark.

B.Thehighestrideinthepark.

C.Thebestvisitingroute.

D.Themostpopulartourseason.

24.Accordingtothepassage,bybeginningwith______avisitorcantrymostofthe

popularridesandattractionsintheshortestpossibletime.

A.ProwlerB.DragonsC.WolfD.Patriot

B

MymomtakesprideinthefactthatIwastalkinginthr

eeandfourwordsentencesbeforeIwastenmonthsold.Somesayit’sagiftwhileotherssimplythinkItalktoomuch.mythirtiescametoaclose,Ifoundmyselfreflectingonmy

life.I’mveryhappyandhavenosignificantregrets.However,whenIlookedbackonthosetimesofdifficulty,Isawaclearcommondenominator（特征）;Ididn’tseemtoknowwhentostoptalking.Whetheritwashurtingsomeone’sfeelings,orhavingcarelesslytoldasecret,theincidentcouldhavebeenavoidedhadIclosedmymouthsooner.SoIdecidedtopracticethepowerofquiet.

Tota

kethisstep,Ineededtounderstandhowpeoplecouldsitcomfortablyinagroupandnottalk.Whydoesmyhusbandfeelcompletelycontenttosaynothinginaconversation?

He’shighlyintelligentandhaswonderfulopinionsbuthe’llsitquietlyandjustlisten.Evenwhenhe’saskedapointedquestion,he’llanswerwithfewwordswhilestillcommunicatingeffectively.Whatatalent!

Canyouimaginebe

inghappyjustlistening?

InsurveyingthoseIknowwhotalklessthanIdo,Igottwoanswers—theyeitherdidn’tfeelconfidentenoughtospeakup,ortheyjustdidn’tfeeltheneedtoparticipateintheconversation.Ofcoursetherewereotherreasonsfornottalking,butthesewerethetwomostpopularanswers.

Thefirstonedidn’tworkforme.I’mjustfinelettingpeopleknowwhatIthinkaboutthem,andhopefullyitwillmaketheconversationmuchmoreinteresting.Thesecondonedidn’tworkeither.Idofeeltheneedtoparticipate.Ifeelitphysicallylikeanelectricalpulsethroughmybody;sometimesit’ssostrongthatitcausesmetobehavebadlyintheformof

interruptin

gorspeakingin

anunusuallyloudvoice.Ihadtolookfurther.

Aninterestingthinghappenedonthisjourneytothepowerofquiet.D

uringmyweeklyyogaclass,itcametomelikeananswersoclearthatthewordsranginmyheadlikesoft,heavenlybells.

ItalkedtoomuchsopeoplewouldknowIcaredaboutthem.ItwasmywayoftakingcareofthoseIlove.Idecidedbeforemyfortiethbirthday,thatfromthatdayforward,thosearoundmewouldknowIlovedthem,andcaredwhattheythoughtandfelt,butIwasgoingtopracticethepowerofquiet.

Asmyforty-secondbirthdayapproaches,Icansaythatdecidingtotalklesshasbeenmoreaboutfocusingonqualityratherthanquantity.I’vefoundthatlisteningmoreshowsthosewhoIcareaboutthatIreallydocarehowtheyfeel.NowwhenIbreakin,itmeansmoretothem.Oh,sure,Istillhavemyshortperiodsoftalkingtoomuch,butforthemostpartthishasbeenoneresolutionthatIcancallasuccess.

25.InParagrap2thewritermentionsherhusbandmainly______.

A.toshowhowonecommunicateseffectively

B.toexplainthereasonforhissilenceinaconversation

C.togiveanexampleofthosewhohavethepowerofquiet

D.togiveherhighopinionofhiscommunicationskills

26.By“Ihadtolookfurther”,thewritermeansshehadto______.

A.lookintothefutureinordertosucceedinpracticingthepowerofquiet

B.tryhardertopreventherselffromtalkingtoomuch

C.surveypeopleinotherareaswhotalklittle

D.findoutotherreasonswhysheshouldtalkless

27.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribethewriter’scharacter?

A.Kindbutpessimistic.B.Lovingandactive.

C.Selflessbutproud.D.Stubbornandsensitive.

C

Duringmyhighschoolyears,themostimportantthingwaswhatIwaswearin

gto

theFridaynightdanceandwhoIwastaking.Althoughcollegewastalkedabout,itwastheleastofmyworries.

WhenIwasgraduatingeighthgradeandstartinghighschool,myolderbrotherwasgraduatingtwelfthgradeandgoingontocollege.Formygraduation,hegavemeacardinwhichhewrote,“Enjoyyourfouryears…,theygobyfast.”Iremembernotbelievinghimthen,butlookingback…,hewasright.ThosefouryearsshapedwhoIwasasaperson,pushedmetomylimitandencouragedmetobecomeanadult.

However,Iwassocompletelyabsorbedinmyjuniorandsenioryearsofhighschool,thatwhensomeonespokeofcollegeIbrusheditoff.Iwasn'treadytoleavemycomfortzoneofhavingallofmyclosestfriendstogetherandknowingwhateverysingledaywasgoingtobelike.StudyingwassomethingIdidonlyAFTERInailedmyhalf-timedanceperformance.Iknewmyparentswantedmetogotocollege,soItoldthemIwouldgotocommunitycollegeandIdidn’tworryaboutmySATscores.

Whenmysenioryearpassedandeveryonegraduatedandwentofftotheirowncollege,IstartedtowishIhaddonethesame.Myfriendswerelivingaway,meetingnewpeople,discoveringnewplaces,andIwaslivingathomeanddrivingtoandfromclasseveryday.Itseemedexactlylikehighschool.Ihatedit!

Ithoughtcollegewassupposedtobedifferent!

Whydidn’tItakemoretimetoresearchcollegesanddothesame?

IendeduplovingcollegeandwishingIhadfouryearstoenjoythecampusatmosphereinsteadoftwo.

Myadvicetoanyonethinkingaboutattendingcollegeistothinkaboutitveryseriouslyandlookintoallofyourchoiceswellaheadoftime.NowIhavegraduatedandIamworkingfulltimeandI

woulddoanythingtogobacktomyhighschooldaysforasecondchance!

28．Whydidn’ttheauthorworryabouthisSATscores?

A．Hehadagiftfordance.

B．Hebelievedhisbrotherwouldhelphim.

C．Hewaswellpreparedfortheexam.

D．Hewantedtogotocommunitycollege

29．Wheninhighschool,theauthor__________________.

A．buriedhimselfinhisstudyallthetime

B．drovetoandfromclasseveryday

C．enjoyedtalkingaboutfuturecollegelife

D．livedintheschoolexceptonholidays

30．Whatdidtheauthor’sbrothermeanby“Enjoyyourfouryears…,theygobyfast.”?

A．Heencouragedtheauthortoleavehiscomfortzone.

B．Headvisedtheauthortovaluetheyears.

C．Hewishedtheauthortohavemoredance.

D．Hesuggestedtheauthoraimatacommunitycollege.

31．Talkingofhishighschoolyears,theauthorfeels.

A．regretfulB．LonelyC．angryD．pleased

D

Thenewtwo-childpolicyismakingjobhuntingmoredifficultforwomenwhenabout40percentofthemsaidtheywereaskedwhethertheyplannedtohaveasecondchildduringjobinterviews,accordingtoareportinChongqing.

Chinadroppeditsdecades-longone-childpolicyinOctoberandallowedeachfamilytohavetwochildren.Thecountrynowhasabout270millionmarriedwomenofchildbearingage.

Thischangehasputmillionsofcareerwomeninadilemmabetweenfamilyandcareer.Employersalsofacebigchallengesasmorefemaleworkerswillhavetwochildbearingleaves,seventoeightmonthsaltogether.

Ahumanresourceswebsiteconductedasurveyamong500employersand5,000jobseekersabouthowthetwo-childpolicyaffectsthejobmarket.

Thoughtwothirdsofemployerssaidthepolicywouldmakenodifferencetotheirrecruitment（招聘）,thesurveyshowedthatmorethan70percentofjobseekersbelievethatbearingasecondchildwillmakewomenlesspopularinthejobmarket.Fortypercentofemployerssaidtheywillgiveprioritytomarriedwomenwithtwochildren,accordingtothesurvey.

LinXia,29,quitherjobaftergivingbirthtoherfirstchild.Sheisnowpreparingtoreturntowor