福建省厦门市高三第二次质检英语试题文档格式.docx

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Idon’thaveanything,”hesaid.“We’resopoor.”

We’reonly“poor”becausewerefusetobuyhimthephonehewantsforChristmas,whichwouldalsorequireamonthlytextingcharge.

“You’renotsopooryouhavenothingtogive,”Ifoundmyselfsayingtohim,aphrasemymotheroftenusedonme.

Atworkthenextday,oneofmystudentssaid,“Ididn’tspellyournameright,”asshehandedmeaChristmasgift—aboxofchocolates.Nowondershehadn’tspelleditright—Ihadonlyworkedatthecenterforacoupleofmonths,andmynameisnoteasytopronounce,eveninEnglish,whichisthiswoman’ssecondlanguage.

Ihadn’texpectedagift—Iworkedatanadulteducationcenter,wherewedealtwithpeoplewhostruggleeconomically.WhenIwashired,mybosstoldmeshetriestokeepsnacksaroundthecenterandcooks“stonesoup”onceaweek,wherewhoevercanbringsomethingindoes,because“Youwillheargrowlingbellieshere.Theygivetheirfoodtothechildrenbeforetheythemselveseat.”

Andyetthesepeople,sogratefulforasecondchanceatgettinganeducation,unabletosometimesevenaffordthegasmoneytocomein,managetodosomethingforusnearlyeveryweek.Somebringinfood;

othersdochoresaroundthecenter.Theyhelpandencourageoneanother,andus.Theygivewhattheyareabletogive.

1．Whodoestheeducationcenterintendtohelp?

A．Localpeopleoutofwork.

B．Adultstudentsunabletospell.

C．Immigrantsonemptystomachs.

D．Poorpeopleeagerforeducation.

2．Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?

A．Studentslearntodochoresatthecenter.

B．Theboywasunwillingtosharehistoys.

C．ThecenterofferschocolateasaChristmasgift.

D．Theauthorhashighexpectationsofherstudents.

3．Whatmaybethebesttitleforthetext?

A．NeverTooPoortoGive

B．NeverTooLatetoLearn

C．ASecondChancetoSeize

D．AnUnexpectedGifttoTreasure

Jumpingoffrandomcliffs（悬崖）intotheseaisnotclever.However,asasport,coasteeringuseslocalexpertstohelpgroupstravelaroundthecoastsotheycanthenjumpsafelyandhavealotoffunintheprocess.Butcoasteeringisalsosomuchmorethancliffjumping.

Ausualday’scoasteeringwillinvolveswimming,climbing,scrambling（攀岩）andcliffjumping.Alltripsbeginwithasafetybriefandequipmentcheck.Youwillbeequippedwithahelmet,wetsuitandlifevest.Youwillneedtowearsomeoldsneakersyoudon’tmindgettingwet.

Fromhereitcouldbeashortswimtothefirstjumpsite.Followinganinstructor,youswimthroughrockpools,aroundroughrocksandrightuptothenextjumpspot.Abriefclimbandyou’llbestandingontheedgewondering,“WhythehelldidIagreetothis?

”Then,andtotheyellofyourfriends,you’releapingin,withasmilethat’sguaranteedtolasttherestoftheday.

Coasteeringiscertainlymorethancliffjumping.Ifeverasportcouldclaimtobeconfidencebuilding,thisisit.Andit’salsoaperfectactivityforgroupsoffriendsorforadventurousfamilieswhowanttoexplorethecoast.Manycompaniesofferdailytrips,soevenifyouareonyourownoracoupleyoucanjoininwithalargegroup.Companiesusetrainedguideswithmuchknowledgeoflocaltidesandweatherconditions.Thesepeopleleadtheshowandarequalifiedlifesaversaswell.

CoasteeringisalreadypopulararoundtheUK.Atleastnowyouwon’thavetoask“Whatiscoasteering?

”ifsomeoneyouknowgivesitago.

4．Whatiscoasteering?

A．Adailysightseeingtrip.

B．Anon-expertguideddiving.

C．Acliffandwaterbasedsport.

D．Agroupactivityofclimbing.

5．Whatisthebenefitofcoasteering?

A．Buildingconfidence.

B．Developingindependence.

C．Improvingguidingskills.

D．Enrichinglifesavingexperience.

6．WhatcanweinferfromtheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph3?

A．Youfeltscaredandregretful.

B．Youbecametotallytired.

C．Youdiscoveredyourpotential.

D．Yougainedcompleterelief.

7．Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?

A．Tointroducecoasteering.

B．Toorganizecoasteering.

C．Toadvertisespotsforcoasteering.

D．Totraincoasteering-lovers.

AguidingprincipleformastercellistYo-YoMaisthat“theintersection（交汇）ofculturesiswherenewthingsappear.”Certainlyhisbiographyisanintersectionofcultures.HewasborntoChineseparentsinParis,France;

bothhisparentsweremusicians.Whenhewasseven,hisfamilymovedtotheUnitedStates.Giftedforhisage,MaattendedJuilliard,theworldfamousmusicinstitute.HethenchosetoearnaliberalartsdegreeatHarvardratherthanfocusingonlyonmusic.

Eveninhisearliestperformingyears,Yo-YoMahadastrongbeliefthatitwasimportanttosharemusicwithallkindsofpeople.Storiesaretoldabouthowheonceperformedinthehallwayofalargebuildingforpeoplewhowereunabletogetticketstohisconcert.HeremainedinterestedinmakingmusicaccessibletodiverseaudiencesandfurtheredhisinterestindifferentcultureswhenhevisitedtheBushmenoftheKalahari.HedevelopedavehicletofurthertheseidealswhenhefoundedtheSilkRoadProject.

Ashehassaid,theSilkRoadisametaphor（隐喻）foranumberofthings:

astheInternetofancienttimes,therouteswereusedfortrade,byreligiouspeople,adventurers,scientists,storytellers.EverythingfromalgebratoIslammovedalongtheSilkRoad.It’sthelocal-globalthing.Intheculturalworld,youwanttomakesurethatvoicesdon’tgetlost,thatrichtraditionscontinuetolive,withoutbecomingcommon.

ThislessonexploresthephilosophybehindYo-YoMa’sfoundingoftheSilkRoadEnsemble（乐团）,hisbeliefthatthearts,andparticularlymusic,canmaketheworldbetter,andthatthroughcooperation,onecanbothpreservetraditionandshapeculturalevolution.Studentsalsoexploretheirownattitudestowardthearts,writingreflectiveessaysonhowtheartshaveplayedaroleintheirownlives.

8．WhatdowelearnaboutYo-YoMaaccordingtoParagraph1?

A．HestudiedmusicinFrance.

B．HestartedhiscareerinHarvard.

C．Heshowedgreatmusicaltalent.

D．HeearnedaliberalartsdegreeinJulliard.

9．Whichofthefollowingcanbestreplacetheword“vehicle”inParagraph2?

A．Car.B．Medium.

C．Skill.D．Project.

10．WhatdoesYo-YoMathinkoftheSilkRoad?

A．Therouteiskeytomusicaldevelopment.

B．Ithassignificantinfluenceontheworld.

C．Itsimplyhelpswiththespreadofreligions.

D．Traditionsarepassedonthroughtheroute.

11．WhydidYo-YoMafoundtheSilkRoadEnsemble?

A．Tofostercooperationinbusiness.

B．Torecordthevoicesalongtheroute.

C．Toexplorepeople’sattitudetowardthearts.

D．Tosharemusicandpromoteculturaldevelopment.

TheWomen’sInstituteisurgingsupermarketstodomoretohelpconsumersreducetheirhomefoodwaste,afterasurveyofitsownmembershipshowedwidespreadconfusionabout“bestbefore”and“useby”labeling（标签）onpackaging.

Itsnewanalysisofproductsonsupermarketshelvesfoundthat“once-opened”instructionswereoftencontradictoryandoftenfailedtomakeclearwhethertheywereaguidetofoodsafetyorquality.Only45%of5,000WImemberssurveyedunderstoodthatbest-beforedateswereasignoffoodquality,while26%didnotunderstandthatthemoreimportantuse-bydateswereadecisiveguidetofoodsafety.

Initsreportonfoodwaste,theWIsaidsupermarketswere“potentiallycontributingtohomefoodwastebyleadingcustomerstobuymorefoodthantheyneed,andgivingconflictingandconfusingon-packinformationthatleavescustomersunsureabouthowlongaproductremainssafetoeatinthehomesetting”.The42-pagereportispartoftheWI’songoingcampaigntoreducefoodwaste.Tounderlinethepointaboutconflictinginformation,itcites（引用）acanofSainsbury’sown-brandsweetcornadvisingconsumerstoeatitwithinonedayofopening,whileasimilartinfromWaitrosegaveconsumerstwodaystofinishit.GreenGiantsweetcorn,however,hasnospecifieddateforeatingonceopened.

MarylynHainesEvans,chairoftheWomen’sInstitute’spublicaffairssaid:

“WImembersaresomeofthemoreinformedmembersofsocietyaboutfoodandcookery,buttheyarestillconfusedaboutfoodlabellingand‘once-opened’information.Sowewouldlikesupermarketstoextendtheamountoftimethatconsumershavetouseaproductintheirhomesbymakingalloftheironce-openedinstructionsonproductpackagingconsistent,andcompletelyremoveonce-openedinstructionsonproductswherefoodsafetyisnotanissue.”

12．WhatmainlyleadstofoodwasteaccordingtoWI?

A．Poorqualityoffood.

B．Attractivepackagingofproducts.

C．Competitionamongsupermarkets.

D．Consumers’confusionabouton-packinformation.

13．Whichofthefollowingcaninformyouoffoodsafety?

A．

B．

C．

D．

14．WhyarethethreesupermarketsmentionedinParagraph3?

A．Toattractmoreconsumers.

B．Tocomparetheirproducts.

C．Tocommentontheirservice.

D．TomakeWI’sreportconvincing.

15．WhatdoesEvanssuggestsupermarketsdoaboutreducingfoodwaste?

A．Extendlifeofaproduct.

B．Turntowell-informedWImembers.

C．Giveconsistentonce-openedinstructions.

D．Removeinstructionsonproductpackaging.

二、七选五

HowtoCreateaMindMap

Mostofusthinkvisuallybutwewritetextually.16．Italsomakestheinformationwelistmoredifficulttoprocess,remember,andshare.

17．Itcombinesthebrain’svisualnaturewithourtendencytowritedownwords.Weendupwithadiagramthatcombineslogicandorderinalessstructuredmanner.Thispromotesclea