1、高三英语上学期期中试题34沈阳铁路实验中学2016-2017学年度上学期期中考试高三英语 时间：100分钟 分数：120分本试卷分第I卷和第II卷两部分。考试结束，将本试卷答题纸和答题卡一并交回。 第卷 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。AWelcome to join us to enjoy the Golden Triangle Tour provided by Journey2India.Golden Triangle TourDay 1:
2、Arrive in DelhiArrive in Delhi, the national capital of India. Upon arrival at the airport, our company representative will meet and greet you and transfer(换乘)to the hotel for check-in. Rest of the day free for your won activities.Over night at Delhi hotelDay 2: Delhi-Old &New Delhi tourHave breakfa
3、st in the hotel at 9:30, the tour guide will meet you at your hotel and later proceed(继续前行)for a full-day guided tour in Delhi starting with old Delhi visiting Raj Ghat, Jama Maszjid, drive pass through Red Fort. Later visit Humayuns Tomb, India Gate, drive pass through Parliament Street & President
4、 House and visit QutubMinar.Overnight at Delhi hotelDay 3: Delhi Agra（220KMs./4.5 hours）Have break fast in hotel. Later frive to Agra, the city of “Taj Mahal”. En-route(在途中) stop at Sikandra for a short photoshot. Later check in at the hotel. Afternoon, proceed for a half-day guided tour in Agra vis
5、iting Taj Mahal&Agra Fort. Rest of the day free for shopping & your own activities.Overnight at Agra hotelDay 4:AgraJaipur via Fathehpur Sikri(240 Kms./5 hours)After breakfast, drive to jaipur, the capital city of Rajasthan. Jaipur is also known as “Pink City”. En-route visit Fatepur Sikri, known as
6、 Ghost Capital. Later continue the drive to jaipur. Upon arrival, check in at the hotel. Evening free for your own activities.Optional: Visit to Chokhi Dhani Village(US$ 25 per person)Overnight at Jaipur hotelDay 5: Jaipur - Full-day tourAfter breakfast, well proceed for a full-day guided tour in Ja
7、ipur starting with a short photoshoot at Hawa Mahal. Later enjoy the Royal Elephant Ride to climb the Amber Fort. After visiting the Amber Fort, return to the city and visit the City Palace & Jntar Mantar observatory.Overnight at Jaipur hotelDAY 6: Jaipur - Delhi(256Kms./05 hours)After breakfast, dr
8、ive back to Delhi airport. The total distance is 256 kms and you can cover it in 5 hours. Upon arrival at Delhi, board flight to onward journey.Notes: Price Starts with US$215 with: Daily Breakfast and beer and packaged drinking water. Qualified and experienced English-speaking local guides. Elephan
9、t ride at Amber Fort. Sunset or Sunrise visit to TajMahal. All entrance fees to the monuments and train tickets1The main purpose of the text is to _A. introduce development of tourism in India B. invite people to take the Golden Triangle TourC. show good services of Journey2India D. introduce beauti
10、ful scenery in India2A full-day guided tour is provided on _.A. Day 2 and Day 5 B. Day 3 and Day 4 C. Day 2 and Day 4 D. Day 3 and Day 53Ghost Capital is another name of _.A. Jaipur B. Sikandra C. Hawa Mahal D. Fatehpur Sikri4We can learn from the text that _.A. the whole tour covers 512 kmsB. Agra
11、is the capital city of RajasthanC. India Gate and Qutub Minar lie in New DelhiD. tourists are to visit Taj Mahal and Agra Fort on Day 5BWe thought we had it alla beautiful house, three healthy children and one more on the way, two cars, a couple of four-wheelers for entertainment and we loved it. Th
12、en, the market turned and my husbands job at a construction company was gone. The company was closing down for good.We both started looking for jobs right away, but there werent any to be found. With each passing day we were getting increasingly worried and we continued to work together in order to
13、pull our family through. The more we pulled together, the closer we got. I felt feelings of admiration for my husband that I hadnt felt in years.Thats why it was so hard for me to watch him blame himself for our present situation. I continually asked him to stop, but he seemed to want to punish hims
14、elf for not having a job.Finally, one afternoon I pulled him aside and said, “ We have four healthy children . Thats whats important. That makes you a rich man.” “But what if we lose the house? Theyll hate me youll hate me.” he replied.I smiled at him and put my hands on both sides of his face to ma
15、ke him look me in the eye. “No matter where we live I will be happyas long as I have you .” I smiled again. In all the struggling together I had found that deep love for him that I had on the day we said “I do” .I could see his shoulders and neck relaxed. He held me close and we were able to talk an
16、d plan and dream together in a way that we hadnt for quite sometime. It was a turning point for us as a couple and a family.We are still struggling for our better life, but I consider us well-off because we have something that money cant buy and no one can take away from us.5The underlined sentence
17、in the second paragraph means that _A. the couple became closer as they struggled togetherB. the couple hoped to find jobs in the same companyC. neither of the couple had the courage to face difficultiesD. the couple were trying to make their relationship closer6We can learn from the text that _.A.
18、the husband found a good job at lastB. the husband was to blame for losing their houseC. the couple were anxious to find jobs at firstD. the couple didnt love each other when they got married7Which of the following can best describe the couples present life?A. Bitter but quiet. B. Comfortable and ea
19、sy.C. Hard but happy. D. Well-off and relaxing.8The best title for the text might be _.A. We Have It All B. We Find It AgainC. A Perfect Couple D. A Hard TimeCAn advance in electronic publishing could make the book you are reading seem as out of date as a silent film. Publishers hope to exploit(充分利用
20、) the growing success of ebooks by releasing versions with added soundtracks and musical accompaniment.The noise in the first multimedia booksreleased in Britaininclude rain hitting a window in a Sherlock Holmes tale. Works by Oscar Wilde and Rudyard Kipling are also available. When the plot of a bo
21、ok reaches a climax(高潮), background music will create tension. In America, works by Shakespeare and Jane Austen have already been released with music and background noise so that, for example, readers can hear tea cups clinking in Mr Darcys garden as they read Pride and Prejudice. Supporters argue t
22、hat sound effects are the next logical development for ebooks and will add excitement for younger readers. Critics, however, will argue that the noises will ruin the simple pleasure of having the imagination stimulated(激发) by reading.Caroline Michel, chief executive of the literary agency PFD, said
23、the new generation of computer-literate readers was used to multiple sensory input. She said: “ Concentration now is such that people have split computer screens where they may be watching television and replying to an email at the same time. If thats what the market wants then we should respond to
24、the market.”Booktracks sound effects work by estimating the users reading speed. Each time you “turn” a page, the software reassesses where you have reached in the text and times the sounds to switch on accordingly. If the soundtrack becomes out of synch(同步), a click on any word will re-set it.Some
25、authors fear a soundtrack could destroy the peace and quiet of libraries and ruin the pleasure of reading. David Nicholls, author of One Day, the bestseller now released as a film, said:” this sounds like the opposite of reading. It would be a distraction. I have enough trouble reading an ebook beca
26、use Im constantly disturbed by emails and so Ive given up on it for the time being.”Stuart MacBride, the crime writer whose novel Shatter the Bones was an ebook bestseller, sells 18% of his books as electronic downloads. He said: “If Im reading, I will do the noises in my head. I dont need someone t
27、o tell me what crunching gravel(嘎吱响的石子)sounds like. That would annoy me.”9The ebook soundtrack is intended to _.A. make readers focus on the story B. help readers with unknown vocabularyC. strengthen readers impression of characters D. add tension when the book reaches an exciting point10Caroline Mi
28、chel thinks that computer-literate readers _.A. ignore the multiple sensory inputB. focus on enjoying the pleasure of readingC. are used to doing several things at the same timeD. consider the soundtracks influence on reading speed11What is David Nicholls attitude towards the soundtrack?A. Favorable
29、. B. Doubtful. C. Disapproving. D. Neutral. 12The text is most probably taken from _.A. a science textbook B. a newspaper reportC. a book review D. a personal diaryDA pill costing little more than 1 a day could save the lives of thousands suffering from a common heart disease.British doctors are so
30、impressed with the “breakthrough findings” of a major study that they have decided to start using the drug, ivabradine, to treat patients with heart failure straight away, even though it has not yet been licensed for the disease in the UK.More than 700,000 people live with heart failure, which occur
31、s when the organ becomes too weak to pump blood efficiently round the body. This can lead to fatigue, breathlessness, increased heart rate and other serious complications. Around 100,000 people a year are thought to die from heart failure and many patients are repeatedly admitted to hospital because
32、 of their symptoms.The dramatic results from the trial of 6,500 patients the biggest of its kindfound a 26 per cent cut in heart failure deaths, suggesting the lives of around 10,000 British patients could be saved each year. The research also found ivabradine will help reduce the number of hospital admissions by
