英语内蒙古北京八中乌兰察布分校届高三上学期期中考试.docx
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英语内蒙古北京八中乌兰察布分校届高三上学期期中考试
内蒙古北京八中乌兰察布分校2018届高三上学期期中考试
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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
DearSara,
AswedroveofffromColumbia,Iwantedtowritealettertoyoutotellyouallthatisonmymind.First,Iwanttotellyouhowproudweare.GettingintoColumbiaCollegeshowswhatagreatwell-roundedstudentyouare.Youracademic,artistic,andsocialskillshavetrulyblossomedinthelastfewyears.Whetheritisgettingthehighestgradeinmathematics,completingyourelegantfashiondesign,successfullysellingyourpaintedrunningshoes,orbecomingoneofthetopspeakersinModelUnitedNations,youhavebecomeatalentedandaccomplishedyoungwoman.Youshouldbeasproudofyourselfasweare.
Collegewillbethemostimportantyearsinyourlife.Itisincollegethatyouwilltrulydiscoverwhatlearningisabout.Thiswillbetheperiodwhereyougofromteacher-taughttomaster-inspired,afterwhichyoumustbecomeself-learner.Sodotakeeachsubjectseriously,andevenifwhatyoulearnisn’tcriticalforyourlife,theskillsoflearningwillbeimportanttoyouforever.
Followyourpassionincollege.Takecoursesyouthinkyouwillenjoy.Don’tbetrappedinwhatothersthinkorsay.Doyourbestinclasses,butdon’tletpressuregettoyou.YourmotherandIhavenoexpectationsforyourgrades.Ifyougraduateandlearnsomethinginyourfouryears,wewouldfeelhappy.Sopleasedon’tgiveyourselfpressure.
ItoldyourmomI’mwritingthisletter,andaskedwhatshewantedmetosay.Shethoughtandsaid:
“Justaskhertotakecareofherself.”Pleaselistentoyourmotherandtakecareofyourself.
Sopleasetreasureyourcollegeyears,makethebestofyourfreetime,andbecomeanindependentthinker;learnandgrowthroughyoursuccessesandchallenges.
Love,
Dad(&Mom)
1.Sara’performanceinthelastfewyearsmakeshisparents____________.
A.annoyedB.proudC.upsetD.concerned
2.WhatdidFathermainlywriteaboutinParagraph2?
A.Learningskills.B.Collegecourses.
C.Learningattitude.D.Waysofself-learning.
3.WhatdoweknowaboutMornandDadfromtheletter?
A.TheyexpecttoomuchofSara.
B.TheyputlotsofpressureonSara.
C.Theylovetheirdaughterverymuch.
D.TheyadviseSaratomakemorefriends.
B
WinstonChurchillisprobablythemostpopularBritishprimeministerever.Havingservedasasoldierandpolitician,heisoftenconsideredamongthegreatestofBritons.WhilehisheroicstandagainsttheNazisiswellknow,therearestillafewfactsaboutthepopularpoliticianthatmightsurpriseyou.
HisCigars
TheclassicimageofWinstonChurchillincludesagiantcigarstuckbetweenhislips.Churchilldevelopedhisloveofcigarsasayoungman,whenhetraveledtoCuba.Forherestofhislife,hesmokedeightorninecigarseveryday.However,healmostnevertookapuff(吸,抽),preferringtochewontheenduntilitwentout,thenrelightitandstartagain.Topreventthecigarbecomingsoggy(湿软的),Churchillinventedthe“bellybando”,astripofbrownpaperwhichcouldbegluedaroundtheend.
Atanygiventime,Churchillhad3,000to4,000cigarsinhishouse,mostlyhisfavoriteRomeo&Julietbrand.Ononeoccasion,thepresidentofCubapresentedChurchillwith 2,400top-qualitycigars,althoughhissecurityteaminsistedonecigarfromeachboxbesentoffandtestedforpoison.PerhapsthestorythatbestshowshisloveofcigarsoccurredduringWorldWarII,whenhehadaspecialoxygenmaskdesignedsothathecouldstillsmokehiscigaronahigh-altitudeflight.
HisBlackDog
Throughouthislife,Churchillprobablysufferedfromdepression,whichhecalledhis“blackdog”.Attimes,hisdepressionwassoseverethathedidn’tlikestandingclosetoapassingtrainorlookingattheoceanfromashipbecausehefearedthathewouldcommitsuicide.
Whenhewasdepressed,Churchillwouldalmostspendagreatdealoftimeinbedandlosehisabilitytoconcentrate.However,whennotdepressed,Churchillwasfullofenergy,usuallyworkingandtalkinguntiltheearlyhoursofthemorning.Heoftendescribedhow“allthecolorscomebackintothepicture”.
4.WhydidChurchill’ssecurityteaminsistoncheckingthecigars?
A.TotestiftheyweresafeforChurchill.B.Toseeiftheywereofthebestquality.
C.TomakesuretheywereChurchill’sfavorite.D.Toguaranteetheywerenotoutofdate.
5.WhichofthefollowingbestshowsChurchill’sloveofcigars?
A.Hefellinlovewithcigarsatayoungage.
B.Hesmokedmanycigarseveryday.
C.Heinventedthe“bellybando”.
D.Hehadanoxygenmaskspeciallydesignedforsmoking.
6.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraphmean?
A.Churchillbecameenergeticagain.B.Churchillremaineddepressed.
C.Churchilldrewcolorfulpictures.D.Churchilllikedtotalkaboutcolors.
7.Whatisprobablythebesttitleofthepassage?
A.AchievementsofChurchillB.AnecdotesaboutChurchill
C.PersonalitiesofChurchillD.HobbiesofChurchill
C
Ifyou’reeverreadingabookorwatchingamovieandgettheclearfeelingthatyou’vecomeacrossthestorybefore-orevenbetter,canpredictexactlywhat’sgoingtohappennext—therecouldbeagoodreasonforthat.
ResearchersfromtheComputationalStoryLaboratoryattheUniversityofVermontstudiedthecompletetextofsome1,737fictionworksavailableonProjectGutenberg,anonlinecollectionofmorethan50,000digitalbooksinthepublicarea.TheydiscoveredthatEnglishliteratureconsistofjustsixkindsofemotionalarcs(情感弧线)thatmakeupnearlyallofthemostwell-knownstories.Byanalyzingthesentiment(情感)oflanguageusedinthesetexts,theresearcherswereabletoshowtheemotionalupsanddownsforthestoriesasawhole.Theydiscoveredthatnegativewordslike“poverty”,“dead”,and“punishment”draggedtheemotiondown,whilepositivetermslike“love”,“peace”,and“friend”broughtitup.
Accordingtotheresearchers,thosesixcoreemotionalarcsare:
●“Ragstoriches”(Anongoingemotionalrise)
●“Tragedy,orrichestorags”(Anongoingemotionalfall0
●“Maninahole”(afallfollowedbyarise)
●“Icarus”(Arisefollowedbyafall)
●“Cinderella”(Rise-fall-rise)
●“Oedipus”(Fall-rise-fall)
Interestingly,basedondownloadstatisticsfromProjectGutenberg,theresearcherssaythemostpopularstoriesareonesthatusemorecomplexemotionalarcs,withtheCinderellaandOedipusarcsregisteringthemostdownloads.Alsopopularareworksthatcombinethesecorearcstogetherinnewwayswithinonestory,suchastwo“Maninahole”arcsstucktogether,orthe“Cinderella”arecoupledwithatragicending.
8.Readersoftenfeelfamiliarwhenreadinganewstorybecausestorieshavesimilar_______.
A.beginningsB.endingsC.charactersD.emotionalarcs
9.Howdidresearcherscarryouttheirstudy?
A.Byconductingsurveysamongreaders.
B.Byreadingbooksborrowedfromlibraries.
C.Byanalyzingworksfromanonlinecollection.
D.Byinterviewingauthorsofthewell-knownstories.
10.Whichsetofwordsmaydragemotiondown?
A.Hope,fortuneandriches.B.Disease,murderandwar.
C.Smile,healthandbeauty.D.Cold,earthquakeandspring.
11.Accordingtothelastparagraph,whichkindofworksaremostpopularamongreaders?
A.Workswithanongoingemotionalrise.
B.Workswithanongoingemotionalfall.
C.Workswitharisefollowedbyafall.
D.Workswithmorethanoneriseandfall.
D
GivingManyPoppins’smagicumbrellasomeseriouscompetitionistheallhigh-tech“Oombrella”—notonlycanitpredicttheweather,it’salsoimpossibletolose.Thesmartumbrellasyncs(同步进行)withasmartphoneapp,sendingusersupdatesaboutweatherconditions30minutesinadvance,andremindersiftheyhappentoleavethedevicebehind.Andhere’stheaddedbonus—itwon’teverflipinside-out.
DesignedbyFrenchcompanyWezzoo,therainbow-coloredumbrellacomesintwoversions—classicandmodern.Theclassicis3.1-ftlongwithacurvedhandle,whilethemodernversionis0.8-ftlongwithastraighthandle.Thecompanydescribesthedeviceasa‘portableweatherstation’,madeofareflectivesurfacewithbuiltinsensorsthatrecordreal-timedatasuchaslight,humidity,pressure,andtemperature.Theumbrellacollectsandprocessesthisdataaswellasinformationfromasocialmediacommunitybeforesendingoutalertsaboutwhenit’sgoingtostartraining.
Andiftheuserhappenstoaccidentallyforgetitathomeonapotentiallyrainyday,orleavesitinarestaurant,similaralertswillbesentoutusingGPStechnologytomakesureyoudon’tloseit.
“Wewantedtomakethisumbrellaunforgettableintermsofdesign,too,”explainsAlexandre,ofEscabodesignstudio.“Wedevelopedanexclusivematerial.Itmakesyoufeelyouareholdinganauroraborealis(北极光)inyourhands.Ithaseffectsthatareamazingwiththelightandalwayschanging.Itreallymakestheumbrellaspecial.”The‘capsule’thatintegratesallthetechnology,makingtheumbrellasmart,islocatedinthehandle.
Theumbrellaisallsettohitglobalonlineandphysicalstoresthisfall.Accordingtoacompanyspokesperson,itwillretailat€79($86),buttheearlybirdpriceonKickstarteris€59($64).Forthosewhoareratherattachedtotheircurrentumbrellas,thecompanywillalsoreleasean‘Oombrellacapsule’thatcantransformanyumbrellaintoasmartdevice.Now,ifonlyitcouldmakeusflylikeMaryPoppins!
12.WhatdoesParagraph1mainlytellusaboutOombrella?
A.ItsspecialdesignB.Itsworkingprinciple
C.ItsfunctionsD.Itsstructure
13.WhichofthefollowingbestshowshowOombrellawor
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