届高三上学期期中考试英语试题附答案3Word格式文档下载.docx
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1.Whatdoesthewriterthinkofthejobasawaiter/waitress?
______
A.Itneedsaperiodoftraining.
B.Itpaysmuchmorethanotherjobs.
C.Itcanimproveone'
sleadershipskills.
D.Makingdinerscomfortableispartofthejob.
2.Astudentwhoisbusywithhisresearchpaperwillprobablychoosetowork______.
A.inarestaurant
B.inalibrary
C.ontheInternet
D.inanITcompany
3.Thewriterwrotethistextto______.
A.tellustheimportanceofdoingpart-timejobs
B.adviseteenagershowtochooseapart-timejob
C.teachyoungpeoplehowtomakelotsofmoney
D.introducehis/herexperienceofdoingpart-timejobs
4.Whydosomecompaniesasktheteenstodosurveys?
A.Theteenshavemorefreetime.
B.Theycanpaylesstotheteens.
C.Theyneedadvicetomakeproductsforteens.
D.Theteensusuallyexpresstheirtrueopinions.
B
Justwhatisatigermother?
AmyChuaisalawprofessoratAmerica'
sYaleUniversityandherrecentbookonthesubjectismakingwaves.She'
sbeencalled"
dangerous"
,"
outrageous"
,evena"
monster"
forherdescriptionsofhowshebroughtuphertwodaughters.
HerbookBattleHymnoftheTigerMotherdescribesfightingwithadaughterforhoursatthepianotoensurethechildgetsapieceofmusicright.Sherejectedbirthdaycardsmadeforherbyhergirlsbecauseshedidn'
tthinktheyhadmadeenoughefforts.Shecomparedonechildnegativelywiththeother,threateningtoburntheirtoys.Herrulesinclude:
schoolworkalwayscomesfirst;
anA-minusisabadgrade;
childrenmustbetwoyearsaheadoftheirclassmatesinmath,andplayingtheviolinorthepianoisamust.
Ms.ChuaconsiderstheChinesehardworkethicasawayofcreatinghappy,successfulchildren-atleastinhercase.Althoughshe'
shadalargeamountofflakforhertheories,onethingcan'
tbeignored-thesuccessofChinesechildrenintheeducationsystem.
InBritain,shockingresearchshowsthatChinesegirls,forexample,areoutperformingallotherforeigngroupsatGCSE-79percentgetting5ACGrades,comparedwith58percentofwhiteBritishgirls.SowhatisitaboutChineseparentingthat'
sleadingtohighachievers?
AndhowdoAmyChua'
stheoriesplayintothatsuccess?
Shetoldmethatifherdaughtercamebackfromschoolwith96/100inatest,Chuawouldaskherwhathappenedtotheother4points.It'
saboutalwaysknowing"
youcandobetter"
,shetoldme.
Interestingly,inChina,thebirthplaceofthetigermother,peoplearemovingawayfromtraditionalChineseparenting.Theyarefollowingmorewesternparentingstyles.
5.AfterreadingAmyChua'
srecentbook,thepublic______.
A.feelverysorryfortheirownchildren
B.considerheraverysuccessfulmother
C.realizetheirmethodsofbringingupchildrenarewrong
D.don'
tthinkhighlyofhermethodsofbringingupherchildren
6.WhatcanwelearnaboutAmyChuaaccordingtoParagraph2?
A.Sheisverystrictwithherchildren.
B.Shedoesn'
tthinkherchildrenareclever.
C.Sheisveryinterestedinplayingthepiano.
D.Sheknowsplayingisimportanttochildren.
7.Paragraph4showsthat______.
A.Chineseparentsdon'
tthinkgradesareveryimportant
B.ChinesechildrenareclevererthanBritishchildren
C.Chineseparentsareproudoftheirchildren
D.Chinesechildrendowellintheirstudy
8.Theunderlinedword"
flak"
inthethirdparagraphprobablymeans"
______"
.
A.attention
B.criticism
C.curiosity
D.contribution.
C
Nearingtheageof101hasnotsloweddownoneJapanesewoman.Infact,intheswimmingpool-sheisonlygettingfaster.
Recently,a100-year-oldJapanesewomanbecametheworld'
sfirstcentenariantocompletea1,500-meterfreestyleswimmingcompetitionina25-meterpoo1.
HernameisMiekoNagaoka.Ms.NagaokasetaworldrecordforheragegroupatarecentJapanMastersSwimmingAssociationeventinthewesterncityofMatsuyama.Sheswamtheracein1hour,15minutesand54seconds.
Bycomparison,theoverallfemaleworldrecordholdercompletedthesamedistanceinjustunder15andahalfminutes.Butthatswimmer,KatieLedecky,isonly17yearsold.AndMs.Nagao.kawasnotcompetingagainsther.Infact,Ms.Nagaokawastheonlycompetitorinthe100-104yearoldcategory.Herracewasnotaraceofspeedbutofendurance,ornotgivingup.
BreakingswimmingrecordsisnothingnewtoMs.Nagaoka.Sofarshehasbroken25records.Butshebegancompetingwhenshewasmuchyounger-at88.
Ms.Nagaokasufferredakneeinjuryinher80s,soshebeganswimmingtohelpherbodyrecover.Sinceherfirstinternationalswimmingcompetition,shehasn'
tlookedback,exceptmaybetoseeifhercompetitioniscatchingup.
In2002.atamastersswimmeetinNewZealand,Ms.Nagaokatookthebronzemedalinthe50-meterbackstroke.In2004,shewonthreesilvermedalsatanItalianswimmeet.
Mastersswimmingisaspecialclassofcompetitiveswimmingtopromotehealthandfriendshipamongparticipants.Swimmerscompetewithinagegroupsoffiveyears.
Japanhasalargenumberofpeoplewholivebeyond100yearsold.Untilshepassedawaythismonth,theoldestpersonintheworldwasalsofromJapan.MisaoOkawawasbornin1898.Shesaidhersecretsforlongevity,orlonglife,weregoodgenes,regularsleep,sushiandexercise.
9.Theunderlinedword"
centenarian"
referstosomeonewhois______.
A.fromJapan
B.100orolder
C.anoldcompetitor
D.anewswimmer
10.Whichispossiblytheagecategoryofthemastersswimmingcompetition?
A.82to87yearsold.
B.93to97yearsold.
C.95to99yearsold.
D.106to110yearsold.
11.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat______.
A.somepeoplearebornwithlongevitygenes
B.peoplewholikeswimminglivelonger
C.theJapaneseareinterestedinswimming
D.womanusuallylivemuchlongerthanmen
12.WhichcanbestexplainthespiritofMs.Nagaoka?
A.Nottoadvanceistogoback.
B.Afterastormcomesacalm.
C.Theearlybirdcatchestheworm.
D.Keepongoing,nevergiveup.
D
DoesFameDriveYouCrazy?
Althoughbeingfamousmightsoundlikeadreamcometrue,today'
sstars,feelinglikezooanimals,facepressuresthatfewofuscanimagine.Theyareatthecenterofmuchoftheworld'
sattention.Paparazzi(狗仔队)campoutsidetheirhomes,camerasready.Tabloids(小报)publishthrillingstoriesabouttheirpersonallives.Justimaginenotbeingabletodoanythingwithoutbeingphotographedorinterruptedforasignature!
AccordingtopsychologistChristinaVillarreal,celebrities-famouspeople-worryconstantlyabouttheirpublicappearance.Eventually,theystarttolosetrackofwhotheyreallyare,seeingthemselvesthewaytheirfansimaginethem,notasthepeopletheywerebeforeeveryoneknewtheirnames."
Overtime,"
Villarrealsays,"
theyfeelseparatedandalone."
Thephenomenonoftrackingcelebritieshasbeenaroundforages.Inthe4thcenturyBC,paintersfollowedAlexandertheGreatintobattle,hopingtopicturehisvictoriesforhisadmirers.WhenCharlesDickensvisitedAmericainthe19thcentury,hissold-outreadingsattractedthousandsoffans,leadinghimtocomplainabouthislackofprivacy.Tabloidsofthe1920sand1930sranarticlesaboutfilm-starsinmuchthesamewaythatmoderntabloidsandwebsitesdo.
Beingapublicfiguretoday,however,isalotmoredifficultthanitusedtobe.Superstarscannotmoveaboutwithoutworryingaboutphotographerswithmoderncameras.Whentheysaysomethingsillyordosomethingridiculous,thereisalwaystheInternettospreadthenewsinminutesandkeeptheir"
story"
aliveforever.
Iffameissotroublesome,whyaren'
tallcelebritiesrunningawayfromit?
Theansweristherearestillwaystodealwithit.Somestarsstaycalmbysurroundingthemselveswithtrustedfriendsandfamilyorbyescapingtoremoteplacesawayfrombigcities.Theyfocusnotonhowfamoustheyarebutonwhattheylovetodoorwhatevermadethemfamousinthefirstplace.
Sometimesafewcelebritiescangetalittlejustice.Still,evenstarswhoenjoyfulljusticeoftencomplainabouthowhardtheirlivesare.Theyaretiredofbeingfamousalready.
13.Itcanbelearnedfromthepassagethatstarstoday______.
A.areoftenmisunderstoodbythepublic
B.cannolongerhavetheirprivacyprotected
C.spendtoomuchontheirpublicappearance
D.carelittleabouthowtheyhavecomeintofame
14.WhatisthemainideaofParagraph3?
A.Greatheroesofthepastweregenerallyadmired.
B.Theproblemfacedbycelebritieshasalonghistor
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