辽宁省大石桥市第二高级中学2018届高三英语上学期期初考试试题.doc

1、- 1 -大石桥二高中 2017-2018 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。AWorlds of FunLocation: Worlds of Fun is located off Highway 435 in Kansas City, Missouri.History: Worlds of Fun was opened

2、 on May 26, 1973, at a cost of 25 million dollars. Loosely themed around the Jules Verne book, Around the World in Eighty Days, the park was founded by Hunt Midwest Company. In 1982, Hunt Midwest bought a nearby waterpark, Oceans of Fun. In 2013, Worlds of Fun and Oceans of Fun were combined to a on

3、e ticket admission, providing all guests with access to 235 acres of amusement and water rides. Hours: Worlds of Fun is open from April through Halloween. Tickets: Buy and print online. Always try to buy your tickets in advance, to save time when you get to the park. Reservations: Worlds of Fun sell

4、s “Fast Lane” cards that save riders time by allowing them to bypass the majority of wait for most of rides and attractions including Mamba, Prowler, and Patriot. Ride as many times as you want all day long. Strategy: Most visitors tend to begin the day with Prowler, the hottest attraction in the pa

5、rk. Use that tendency to your advantage and head to the Patriot first. After that, try the Dragons. Then work your way back to the Prowler. After riding the Prowler, there is only one coaster left, Mamba. Hit it next. If the park is not very crowded, you can ride Boomerang on the way to - 2 -Mamba.

6、After riding Mamba, head back for a ride on the Wolf. By then you will have tried most of the popular rides and attractions in the shortest possible time. News: In 2017, Worlds of Fun is adding Steel Hawk, a ride that will take guests up 301 feet in the air and spin them at a 45-degree angle for a 6

7、0-second flight. Wait to have a try! 21. When did Hunt Midwests two parks start to share one ticket?A. In 1937 B. In 1982 C. In 2013 D. In 201422. With a “Fast Lane” card, the visitor can _.A. save some money B. avoid lining up for long C. buy tickets online D. enjoy all the rides for free23. What i

8、s talked about in the part of Strategy?A. The hottest attractions in the park. B. The highest ride in the park.C. The best visiting route. D. The most popular tour season. 24. According to the passage, by beginning with_ a visitor can try most of thepopular rides and attractions in the shortest poss

9、ible time.A. Prowler B. Dragons C. Wolf D. Patriot BMy mom takes pride in the fact that I was talking in three and four word sentences before I was ten months old. Some say its a gift while others simply think I talk too much. my thirties came to a close, I found myself reflecting on my life. Im ver

10、y happy and have no significant regrets. However, when I looked back on those times of difficulty, I saw a clear common denominator(特征); I didnt seem to know when to stop talking. Whether it was hurting someones - 3 -feelings, or having carelessly told a secret, the incident could have been avoided

11、had I closed my mouth sooner. So I decided to practice the power of quiet.To take this step, I needed to understand how people could sit comfortably in a group and not talk. Why does my husband feel completely content to say nothing in a conversation? Hes highly intelligent and has wonderful opinion

12、s but hell sit quietly and just listen. Even when hes asked a pointed question, hell answer with few words while still communicating effectively. What a talent!Can you imagine being happy just listening? In surveying those I know who talk less than I do, I got two answersthey either didnt feel confi

13、dent enough to speak up, or they just didnt feel the need to participate in the conversation. Of course there were other reasons for not talking, but these were the two most popular answers.The first one didnt work for me. Im just fine letting people know what I think about them, and hopefully it wi

14、ll make the conversation much more interesting. The second one didnt work either. I do feel the need to participate. I feel it physically like an electrical pulse through my body; sometimes its so strong that it causes me to behave badly in the form of interrupting or speaking in an unusually loud v

15、oice. I had to look further.An interesting thing happened on this journey to the power of quiet. During my weekly yoga class, it came to me like an answer so clear that the words rang in my head like soft, heavenly bells.I talked too much so people would know I cared about them. It was my way of tak

16、ing care of those I love. I decided before my fortieth birthday, that from that day forward, those around me would know I loved them, and cared what they thought and felt, but I was going to practice the power of quiet. As my forty-second birthday approaches, I can say that deciding to talk less has

17、 been more about focusing on quality rather than quantity. Ive found that listening more shows those who I care about that I really do care how they feel. - 4 -Now when I break in, it means more to them. Oh, sure, I still have my short periods of talking too much, but for the most part this has been

18、 one resolution that I can call a success.25. In Paragrap2 the writer mentions her husband mainly _.A. to show how one communicates effectivelyB. to explain the reason for his silence in a conversationC. to give an example of those who have the power of quietD. to give her high opinion of his commun

19、ication skills26. By “I had to look further”, the writer means she had to _.A. look into the future in order to succeed in practicing the power of quietB. try harder to prevent herself from talking too muchC. survey people in other areas who talk littleD. find out other reasons why she should talk l

20、ess 27. Which of the following best describe the writers character?A. Kind but pessimistic. B. Loving and active. C. Selfless but proud. D. Stubborn and sensitive.CDuring my high school years, the most important thing was what I was wearing to the Friday night dance and who I was taking. Although co

21、llege was talked about, it was the least of my worries.When I was graduating eighth grade and starting high school, my older brother was graduating twelfth grade and going onto college. For my graduation, he gave me a card in which he wrote, “Enjoy your four years, they go by fast.” I remember not b

22、elieving him then, but looking back, he was right. Those four years shaped who I was as a person, pushed me to my limit and encouraged me to become an adult.However, I was so completely absorbed in my junior and senior years of high - 5 -school, that when someone spoke of college I brushed it off. I

23、 wasnt ready to leave my comfort zone of having all of my closest friends together and knowing what every single day was going to be like . Studying was something I did only AFTER I nailed my half-time dance performance. I knew my parents wanted me to go to college, so I told them I would go to comm

24、unity college and I didnt worry about my SAT scores.When my senior year passed and everyone graduated and went off to their own college ,I started to wish I had done the same. My friends were living away, meeting new people, discovering new places, and I was living at home and driving to and from cl

25、ass every day. It seemed exactly like high school. I hated it! I thought college was supposed to be different! Why didnt I take more time to research colleges and do the same? I ended up loving college and wishing I had four years to enjoy the campus atmosphere instead of two.My advice to anyone thi

26、nking about attending college is to think about it very seriously and look into all of your choices well ahead of time. Now I have graduated and I am working full time and I would do anything to go back to my high school days for a second chance!28Why didnt the author worry about his SAT scores?AHe

27、had a gift for dance.BHe believed his brother would help him.CHe was well prepared for the exam.DHe wanted to go to community college 29When in high school, the author _ .Aburied himself in his study all the timeBdrove to and from class every day Cenjoyed talking about future college lifeDlived in t

28、he school except on holidays30What did the authors brother mean by “Enjoy your four years, they go by fast.”?AHe encouraged the author to leave his comfort zone.- 6 -BHe advised the author to value the years.CHe wished the author to have more dance.DHe suggested the author aim at a community college

29、.31Talking of his high school years, the author feels .Aregretful BLonely Cangry DpleasedDThe new two-child policy is making job hunting more difficult for women when about 40 percent of them said they were asked whether they planned to have a second child during job interviews, according to a repor

30、t in Chongqing.China dropped its decades-long one-child policy in October and allowed each family to have two children. The country now has about 270 million married women of childbearing age. This change has put millions of career women in a dilemma between family and career. Employers also face bi

31、g challenges as more female workers will have two childbearing leaves, seven to eight months altogether.A human resources website conducted a survey among 500 employers and 5,000 job seekers about how the two-child policy affects the job market.Though two thirds of employers said the policy would m

32、ake no difference to their recruitment(招聘), the survey showed that more than 70 percent of job seekers believe that bearing a second child will make women less popular in the job market. Forty percent of employers said they will give priority to married women with two children, according to the surv

33、ey.Lin Xia, 29, quit her job after giving birth to her first child. She is now preparing to return to work. After several inquiries at a job fair, she found that the employers are concerned about future birth plans. “I thought it would be easier to find a job after giving birth,“ she was quoted as s

34、aying by the - 7 -website. “I had to answer whether I will have a second child before I could get a chance for a job interview.“Liang Siqi, 23, a college graduate, said although employers did not ask her the child question yet, she will not plan to have two children. “It (having two children) will d

35、efinitely affect my career and personal life, so I will have only one,“ she said.Zhou Jiansong, who is in charge of human resources at a large private high-tech group in Chongqing, said the company will discuss birth issues with interviewees in order to make a better work plans. “We fully respect a

36、womens right to bear a child or two,“ he said. “But you dont want them to go on a childbearing leave soon after they join your company.“ The experts expect more labor dispute cases concerning childbearing leave rights when bearing a second child in future.32. As for the influence of the new policy o

37、n working women, which of the following is TRUE?A. They will find it more difficult to ask for a leave in a company.B. Most of them will be forced to choose to have two children.C. Those who have two children may find it easier to get a job. D. Many of them will stay at home instead of working outsi

38、de.33. In the opinion of Zhou Jiansong, what will employers probably do when interviewing women interviewees?A. They will pay no attention to womens right to have a child or two.B. They will let women interviewees make a future plan.C. They may expect more labor debate cases about interviewees secon

39、d-child plan.D. They may hope to know more about women interviewees childbearing plan. 34. What can we infer from the report in the passage?A. All the women surveyed in the passage are married.B. Bearing a second child affects the womens career to some degree.- 8 -C. About 70 percent of the women we

40、re asked whether they planned to have a second child.D. The women bearing a second child get the same chance as before to get a job.35. What is the writers attitude towards the new two-child policy?A. Positive B. Critical C. Indifferent D. Neutral 第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项

41、中有两项为多余选项。Today we eat on the go, at our desks and even in front of computers. We eat takeout, delivered and packaged meals, _36_“Over the past three decades, people have started eating out more than ever before and purchasing more prepared foods at the grocery store, which tend to contain more fat,

42、 salt and sugar than their home-made foods,” noted US healthy living website SparkPeople._37_ It encourages us to value the time we spend preparing, sharing and consuming food, as a recent USA Today article put it. It all started in 1986 with the efforts of Slow Foods founding father, Italian activi

43、st Carlo Petrini, who wanted to bring back food varieties and flavors that had gone dark in the face of industrialization._38_ Now, his idea is almost the mainstream.Starting at the table, the movement promotes an unhurried way of life founded on the idea that everyone has a right to cooking pleasur

44、e, and that everyone must also take responsibility to “protect the heritage (遗产) of food, tradition and culture that make this celebration of the senses possible”, wrote The Phnom Penh Post.“ _ 39_ It means turning down the speed at which we eat and increasing the amount of time we spend dining toge

45、ther with other people,” Althea Zanecosky, spokeswoman for the American Dietetic Association, told The Huffington Post. “ _40_ Dinner table conversations keep families - 9 -together,” noted the Belgian non-profit organization Greenfudge.A. It is a way to bring back the social togetherness of yesterd

46、ay.B. It seems that we have adapted our foods to our fast-paced lives.C. So, the Slow Food Movement has occurred against this fast-food trend.D. Slow Food doesnt necessarily mean food that takes a long time to cook.E. It is based on the idea that we should spend as much time as possible on cooking.F

47、. Its not only the food itself but also the time we spend dining together that matters.G. At that time, he asked people to follow a more sustainable (可持续的) living model.第 II 卷第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节 完形填空（共 20 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 30 分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和 D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。One day,

48、 I went to my favorite cafe for lunch. I 41 a burger and went to the outdoor seats. While waiting for my meal, a homeless man on a bicycle stopped to ask if there was a grocery store nearby. After I gave him 42 , he asked if I had 43 from Santa Clara University. (I was wearing a SCU T-shirt. )I told

49、 him, yes. Little did I know that this 44 response would lead to a 90-minute conversation. The man, Michael, told me he was very intelligent. 45 , drug use had ruined both his formal education and his pursuit of 46 in his work. He drifted from one topic to another, 47 the fact that 1 was ready for my lunch.He clearly had more of a 48 to talk than I did. I made every 49 to