.1.24高三英语周练试卷

.1.24高三英语周练试卷

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高三英语周练试卷2018.1.24

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WhenIwasaboytherewerenosmartphones,andourtelevisiononlygotonechannelclearly.Still,Ineverfeltbored.Thefields,hillsandwoodlandsaroundmyhomeweretheperfectplaygroundwhoseadventureswereonlylimitedbymyimagination.Icanrememberoncehikingtoanearbylakeandwalkingslowlyaroundit.AtthebackofitIwasamazedtofindanolddirtroadthatIhadneverseenbefore.Itwasfullofmuddytyretracksanddeepwoodsbordereditonbothsides,butexploringitstillseemedlikeafineadventure.

Iwalkedonandonforwhatseemedlikehours.Iwassuremyguardianangelwaswhisperinginmyear“turnaroundandheadbackhome”,butIwasstubbornandwalkedon.Therewasstillneitheracarnorahouseinsight.InoticedthatthesunwasstartingtogodownandIgrewscared.Ididn’twanttoenduptrappedonthisroad,andIwasworriedthatitwouldbedarkbeforeIcouldmakemywaybacktothelakeagain.

Icontinuedtowalkonwithsomethinggrowinginsideofme.Myheartwaspoundingandmylegswereaching.IwasalmostintearswhenIsawsomethinginthedistance.ItwasahousethatIrecognized.Ijumpedupanddownandlaughedoutloud.Itwasstilloveramileaway,butmylegsfeltlikefeathersandIhurriedbacktomyhouseinnotime.Iwalkedinwithabigsmileonmyfacejustintimefordinner.ThenIendedmyadventurewithagoodnight’ssleep.

Ioftenthoughtofthatexperiencerecently.Actually,inourlife,allroads,nomatterhowtheytwistandturn,canleadushomeagain.Theycanleadustoourhomeshereontheearth.Theycanleadustoourhomesinourhearts.Mayyoualwayswalkyourpathwithlove!

Mayyoualwayshelpyourfellowtravelersalongtheway!

Andmayyourroadsalwaysleadyouhomeagain!

21.Whydidtheauthorhardlyfeelboredwhenhewasyoung?

A.HecouldwatchTVallday.B.Hecouldhavefuninnature.

C.Hehadmanyfriendstoplaywith.D.Heusedtoexploretheolddirtroad.

22.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“something”inParagraph3probablyreferto?

A.Doubt.B.Hope.C.Fear.D.Courage.

23.Howdidtheauthorfeelwhenhewasexploringthedirtroad?

A.Hewascontradictoryinmind.

B.Hewasunconsciousofdangerahead.

C.Hewasworriedtobetrappedinthewoods.

D.Hewasafraidofbeingscoldedbyhisparents.

24.Whatmaybethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.EveryEffortIsWorthwhileB.AllRoadsLeadHome

C.BeDeterminedinYourLifeD.BeBravetoAdventure

B

Adayinthelifeof18-year-oldDavidLansterisfulloftypicalteenagestuff:

school,baseballpracticeandhomework.Andthenhestartscooking.“SomenightsI’mupuntil1:

00a.m.makingpies,orevenlaterifwe’recookingbeef,”saidthestudentatRansomEvergladesHighSchoolinFlorida,US.

Forthepastyear,LansterandKellyMoran,hisclassmate,havebeenhostingfancydinnerpartiesatLanster’sparents’home.Theirmealshave17coursesandareallmadebythem.Theirguestsusedtogivethemgiftstothankthemuntilthepairdecidedtodosomethingniceforcharity（慈善）.“WegotsomereallygreatMiamiHeattickets,anicewatch,andmanykitchengadgets（小器具）,”Lanstersaid.“ButwewantedtomakethissomethingpositiveforpeopleotherthanUS.”

LansterandMoranfocusedonCommonThreads,acharitythataimstoteachkidsinpoorcommunitiestocookandmakehealthyeatingchoices.Theyoungcooksasktheirgueststogivehowevermuchtheywantaspaymentfortheirmeals.ItallgoestoCommonThreadsbecauseLanster’sparentscovertheirfoodcosts.Aftertheirlast12-personevent,LansterandMorangave$1,600tothecharity.

Now,they’retakingtheirshowoutofthekitchenandontheroad.Theyhavestartedtoorganizeprivatedinnerpartieswithasimilarmodel:

thehostpaysfortheingredients,andtheguestsmakeadonationtoacharityoftheirchoice.

Withoutformaltraining,Lanstersaidhehadbeeninterestedincookingsincehehelpedhismominthekitchenwhenhewasveryyoung.HelearnedhowtocookbyreadingcookbooksandwatchingTVprograms.Outsidethekitchen,thetwoarebusypreparingtheircollegeapplications.Neitherofthemissurewhattheywilldointhefuture,butthey’vepromisedtheirparentsthattheywillleaveprofessionalcookingaloneuntiltheyfinishschool.

25.HowisLanster’slifedifferentfromotherteenagers’lives?

A.Heplanstobecomeaprofessionalchef.

B.Heplaysbaseballeverydayafterschool.

C.Hegoestoacookingschoolinhissparetime.

D.Heholdsdinnerpartiesafteranormalschoolday.

26.WhatwillLansterandMoranusuallydoafteraprivatedinnerparty?

A.Receivethank-youcardsfromtheguests.

B.VisitthepoorchildrenatCommonThreads.

C.Askthegueststodonatemoneytothecharity.

D.Coverthefoodcostswiththemoneycollected.

27.WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeLansterandMoran?

A.Ambitious.B.Generous.C.Creative.D.Optimistic.

C

ThehitmovieNottingHill（诺丁山）beginswithafamousscene.HughGrantbumpsintoJuliaRobertsandspillsorangejuicealloverher.Afterthecollision,Grantrepeatedlysays,“I’msosorry.I’msosorry.”

HisactionsinthissceneareveryBritish.IfRoberts’characterwerefromBritain,thenshewouldprobablyapologizerepeatedlyaswell—evenifthecrashwerenotherfault.Butthisdoesn’thappeninthemovie,asRobertsisfromtheUS.

AreportinTheTelegraphoncesaidthatthreequartersofBritishpeopleapologizewhentheybumpintosomeoneinthestreet—regardlessofwhethertheyareresponsibleornot.Infact,Britonsuse“sorry”inmanysituations.Forexample,iftheymishearsomeone,theysay“Sorry?

”Thepersontheyaretalkingtowillalsoapologizebyreplying,“No,Iamsorry!

”Thiscangoonforuptofiveminutesastheycompeteoverwhoisthemostsorry.

WhyareBritonssosorry?

MarkTyrell,apsychologywriterintheUK,thinksthattheirapologetictendenciesarerootedinBritishclasssystem.“WesaysorrybecausehistoricallythenewmiddleclassinBritainhadtoapologizefornotbeingtheworkingclass,butalsofornotreallybeingtheupperclass.”Anothertheoryisthattheyapologizetoavoidconflicts.Forexample,iftheybumpintosomeone,hemightgetangry.Toavoidthis,theyinstantlysay“Sorry!

”

Truemannersareaboutbeingconsiderate,andtoday’sconstantuseofapologizingshowsthatweareperhapsnotasthoughtfulasweoncewere.Theword“sorry”haslostsomeofitsmeaning.Doyouseemypoint?

Sorry,itmightjustbeaBritishthing.

28.WhydoestheauthormentionasceneinthemovieNottingHillatthebeginning?

A.TogiveanexampleofBritishmodesty.

B.Tointroducedifferentwaysofsayingsorry.

C.ToshowwhatkindofmenareconsideredgentlemenintheUK.

D.TodrawourattentiontowhenandhowBritishpeoplesaysorry.

29.WhichofthefollowingstatementsmightMarkTyrellagreewith?

A.Peopleshouldnotapologizeiftheyarenotresponsible.

B.AmericanscarelessaboutmannersthanBritishpeopledo.

C.ThatBritishpeopleapologizesomuchislinkedtotheclasssystem.

D.Britishpeoplecaretoomuchaboutwhichsocialclasstheyarefrom.

30.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?

A.It’sunnecessaryforBritishpeopletobesopolite.

B.TheoveruseofapologizingshowsBritonsaretrulysincere.

C.Peopleshouldnotsticktothetraditionaluseoftheword“sorry”.

D.Using“sorry”moredoesn’tnecessarilymeanpeoplearemorepolite.

31.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthispassage?

A.Toexplorethebestwayofsayingsorry.

B.ToexplainwhyBritonsoverusetheword“sorry”.

C.Toshowhowsayingsorryhaschangedovertime.

D.TosuggestmanyBritishpeoplelacktraditionalmanners.

D

Imagineyou’restandinginlinetobuyasnackatastore.Youstepuptothecounterandthecashierscansyourfood.Next,youhavetopay.ButinsteadofscanningaQRCode（二维码）withyoursmartphone,youjustholdoutyourhandsothecashiercanscanyourfingerprint.Or,acamerascansyourface,youreyesorevenyourear.

Now,thistypeoftechnologymightnotbefaraway.Astechnologycompaniesmoveawayfromthetraditionalpassword,biometric（生物特征识别的）security,whichincludesfingerprint,faceandvoiceID,isbecomingincreasinglypopular.

In2013,AppleintroducedtheiPhone5s,oneofthefirstsmartphoneswithafingerprintscanner.Sincethen,usingone’sfingerprinttounlockaphoneandmakemobilepaymentshasbecomecommonplace,bringingconveniencetoourlives.Andsince2016,Samsunghasfeaturedeye-scanningtechnologyinitstopsmartphones,whileApple’snewiPhoneXcanevenscanauser’sface.Butdespiteitspopularity,expertswarnthatbiometricsmightnotbeassecureasweimagine.“Biometricsisideallygoodinpractice,notsomuch,”saidJohnMichener,abiometricsexpert.

WhenintroducingthenewiPhone’sfaceIDfeature,PhilSchiller,Apple’sseniorvice-president,said,“ThechancethatarandompersoninthepopulationcouldlookatyouriPhoneXandunlockitwiththeirfaceisaboutoneinamillion.”Butit’salreadybeendone.InavideopostedonacommunitywebsiteReddit,twobrothersshowedhowtheywereeachabletounlockthesameiPhoneXusingtheirownface.Andtheyaren’teventwins.

“Wemayexpecttoomuchfrombiometrics,”AnilJain,acomputerscienceprofessoratMichiganStateUniversity,toldCBSNews.“Nosecuritysystemsareperfect.”

Earlierlastyear,Jainfoundawaytotrickbiomet