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精品届高三英语上学期期中试题新人教版
2019学年度第一学期期中考试
高三年级英语试题
第一部分:
听力(见第11页)
第二部分:
阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2分,共30分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的ABCD四个选项中,选出最佳。
A
Fiveofthemostbeautifulvillages
SidiBouSaidinTunisia
Thisvillageseemstodisappearintothesky.Allthehousesarepaintedwhiteandtheskiesareclear.It'snotsurprisingthatthelifehereisveryrelaxing,anditisalsohometoplentyofcafesandartgalleries.
WengeninSwitzerland
Doyoueverwonderhowtheworldwasbeforecarswereinvented?
ThevillagecalledWengenmightjusthelpyourealizeyourdreams.Carshavebeenbannedfromthisareaforcloseto100years,andeverythinglookslikeitwastakenrightoutofHeidi.ThelocalshavekepttheirSwisscultureundamaged.
Shirakawa-goinJapan
Thisvillageiscertainlyknownforitsunusualhouseswithtriangularroofswhichseemtoresemblehandsjoinedinprayer.It'sdesignedtokeepsnowfrompilingupontopofhouses.Thesehousesarethesymboloftheareabuttherearen'tmanyofthemleftanymore.
EzeinFrance
Franceinitselfispretty,butitsmostattractivevillageisEze.Thiscommunityseemstobefrozenintime.ThisvillageistheperfectmeltingpotofculturesbecauseofitsclosenesstoNice.DuringtheMiddleAges,itwasdesiredbyinvaders(侵略者),andwhilethiswasacauseofsadnessforthelocalpeopleinthepast,todaythevillageenjoysitsrichheritage(遗产).Thearchitecturehereissodiverse.
BiburyinEngland
LocatedontheRiverColnintheWestofEngland,Biburywasdescribedas"themostbeautifulvillageinEngland”.Honey-colored17th-centurystonecottages,theChurchofSt.Maryandastill-working1902farmaresomeoftheancientvillage’smust-sees.ThemostphotographedspotisArlingtonRow,whichisacollectionof14th-centurystonebuildings.
21.Wherecanvisitorsenjoypaintings?
A.InSidiBouSaid.B.InShirakawa-go.
C.InWengen.D.InEze.
22.What'sthesimilaritybetweenWengenandBibury?
A.Theybothsitbyalongriver.
B.Theybothhaveanancientview.
C.Theyarehometomanyinventions.
D.Theyarelocatedinthesamecountry.
23.WhatdoweknowaboutEze?
A.Itspeoplelooksad.
B.Itforbidscarstoenter.
C.Itsarchitectureismodern.
D.Itwasattackedinthepast.
B
ItiscuriousthatStephenKoziatekfeelsalmostasthoughhehastoexplainabouthiseffortstogivehisstudentsabetterfuture.
MrKoziatekispartofsomethingpioneering.HeisateacherataNewHampshirehighschoolwherelearningisnotaboutbooksandtestsandrotememorization(死记硬背),butsomethingpractical.AsKoziatekknows,thereislearninginjustabouteverything.Nothingisnecessarilygainedbyforcingstudentstolearngeometryatadesk.Theycanalsolearngeometrybyputtingtogetherabicycle.
Buthe'salsofoundakindofprejudice.Workingwithyourhandsisseenasalmostamarkofinferiority(低等).Schoolsinthefamilyofvocational(职业的)education“havethatopinion...thatit'sforkidswhocan'tmakeitacademically,”hesays.
Ononehand,thatviewpointisalogicalproductofAmerica'sevolution.Manufacturing(制造业)isnottheeconomicenginethatitoncewas.ThejobsecuritythattheUSeconomyonceofferedtohighschoolgraduateshaslargelydisappeared.Moreeducationisthenewway.Wewantmoreforourkids,andrightfullyso.
Buttheheadlongpushintobachelor'sdegreesforall—andthedevaluingofanythingless—missesanimportantpoint:
That'snottheonlythingtheAmericaneconomyneeds.Yes,abachelor’sdegreeopensmoredoors.
Butevennow,54percentofthejobsinthecountryaremiddle-skilljobs,suchasconstructionandhigh-skillmanufacturing,accordingtotheNationalSkillsCoalition.Butonly44percentofworkersareadequatelytrained.Thereisagapinworking-classjobs,buttheworkerswhoneedthosejobsmostaren'tequippedtodothem.Koziatek'sManchesterSchoolofTechnology(HighSchool)istryingtofillthatgap.
Koziatek'sschoolisawake-upcall.Wheneducationbecomesone-size-fits-all,itrisksoverlookinganation'sdiversityofgifts.
24.What'sthecharacteristicofMr.Koziatek’sschool?
A.Payingattentiontopracticallearning.
B.Lettingstudentsdomanytests.
C.Encouragingstudentstoreadbooks.
D.Forcingstudentstolearnbyrote.
25.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase"thatviewpoint”inParagraph4referto?
A.Vocationaleducationisforacademicallychallengedstudents.
B.Vocationaleducationisundoubtedlyagoodchoice.
C.Notallstudentscanbeadmittedtocollege.
D.Notallstudentscandophysicalwork.
26.Howarepeoplereactingtothedisappearanceofmanufacturing?
A.Theylowertheirexpectations.
B.Theytrytoimprovetheirskills.
C.Theyturntothegovernment.
D.Theycontinuetheireducation.
27.Whatdoestheauthorthinkoftheschool'sgoal?
A.Itneedslotsofeffort.
B.Itisworthachieving.
C.Itisunpractical.
D.Itisadventurous.
C
WhenIwaseleven,myparentsgavemethefirstbookIeverowned—“TheTalesofEdgarAllanPoe”.Idistinctlyrememberopeningit,readingthefirstlinesof"TheCaskofAmontillado,”andremarkingtomyself,"Sothisiswhatreadingis!
”Mydelightwasunbounded.LittledidIknowatthetimethatIwasatthebeginningofalifelongjourney.
So,ifIreadmyfirstrealbookattheadvancedageof11,whatwasIreadingbeforethen?
Inaword,readers:
relativelyplotless,repetitiveifwell-intentionedattemptstoteachchildrentorecognizelettersandtheirsoundsandtobuildtheirvocabularies.Beingadutifulboy,IwentthroughthemotionsandIlearnedwhatwordswere.ButIhadnoideawhatwritingwas.UntilPoe.InPoe'sstories,thesentencesweremorecomplexandstylishthananythingIhadeverreadbefore.
Poe,inshort,wasastart.Myparentsgavemethatfirstbook,butthenIwentoffonmyown.Ilikedscience,whichledmetodiscoverJulesVerneandH.G.Wells.Otherwritersfollowedquicklyoneafteranother:
IsaacAsimov,RayBradbury,ArthurC.Clarke.ButIdidn'tlimitmyselftosciencefiction.Othertitlesthatdeeplyimpressedmeearlyon,andwhichIhavecarriedonmylife'sjourney,include:
“TheYearling,"“Shane”“Ivanhoe,"“OfMiceandMen,""ToKillaMockingbird,"and“TheGoodEarth”.
Itwentonfromthere.Ibecamethatkidwho,longafterhisparentstoldhimtoturnthelightsoff,hidunderthecoverswithaflashlightandabook,hisgreatestfearofbeingdiscoveredandhavinghisflashlighttakenaway.IrealizethatmyparentsmusthaveknownIwasdefying(违背)them.Butintheirwisdomtheypretendedtobeignorantofit.AndsoIowemystartasareadertomyparents.
28.Whatdoesthefirstparagraphmainlytalkabout?
A.Theauthor'sgoodmemories.
B.Theauthor'schildhoodbefore11.
C.Theauthor'sparents'readinghabits.
D.Theauthor'saffectionforhisfirstbook.
29.Whatwastheinfluenceofplotlessreadingontheauthor?
A.Hedidn'taccumulateenoughvocabularies.
B.Hedidn'tknowwhatrealwritingwas.
C.Hecouldn'treadcomplexsentences.
D.Hecouldn'twriteagoodarticle.
30.Whatistheattitudeoftheauthor'sparentstohisreadingunderthecovers?
A.Indifferent.
B.Tolerant.
C.Anxious.
D.Objective.
31.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?
A.HowIwroteagoodbook
B.HowIfoundmyfavoritebooks
C.HowIlearnedfrommyparents
D.HowIbecameareaderofbooks
D
Atonerecently-openedrestaurantinJapan,dinersarewarnedthattheyverywellmightnotgetwhattheyordered—butsurprisingly,itseemsfewcustomersarecomplaining.
That'sbecausewaitersattherestaurant,whichiscalled“TheRestaurantofOrderMistakes,allhavedementiaandAlzheimer's(痴呆和阿尔茨海默症).Thefoundersoftheuniquediningspothopethateatingtherewillhelpchangeopinionsaboutdementiaandteachcustomerstobemorepatientwiththosewhosufferfromit.
Yahoo!
JapanfirstreportedthattherestaurantopenedinTokyo'sToyosudistrictonJune2andclosedafterJune4,butwillre-openaroundWorldAlzheimer'sDayinSeptember.Therestaurant’snameisatwistonthetitleofa1924storybyKenjiMiyazawacalledTheRestaurantofManyOrders.
Therestaurantideawasoriginallythoughtofbyafewlike-mindedpeople,includingtheownersofMaggie'sTokyo.Thefoundershopetospreadamessageaboutinclusivity(包容),andteachpeopletobemoreunderstandingtowardelderswithdementia.TherestaurantalsoservestopointoutthatdementiaandAlzheimer'ssuffererscanstillbefunctioningmembersofsociety.It'salsoafunwaytocelebratehumanmistakes.
Itdoesn'tallrunsmoothly,though.Therestaurantreadilywarnsthatwaitersmaybringcustomersthewrongorder.Theyalsomayforgettobringdrinksorotheritems.
MizuhoKudo,aJapanesefoodeditor,tweeted(发推特)aboutherstopattherestaurant.Sheorderedahamburgersteakbutwasgivengyozadumplingsinstead,buteverythingturnedouttobeunexpectedlydeliciousandshesaidshe"laughedalot”duringthemeal.Shealsonotedthatthewaiterwerefullofsmilesandseemedtobehavingalotoffun,laughingandexcitedlyattendingtotheircustomerswithdeliciousfood.Hertweetabouttheexperiencehasbeenlikedover160,000times,andmanycommentersseemedimpressedbytheidea.
32.Inwhatwayistherestaurantspecial?
A.Itswaitersallsufferfromabraindisease.
B.Itonlyprovidestraditionalfoods.
C.ItsserviceisthebestinJapan.
D.ItopensonlyinSeptember.
33.What’sonepurposeoftherestaurant?
A.Toshowdementiasuffererscanstillcontributetosociety.
B.Toraisemoneyforpeoplesufferingfrommentalillness.
C.Toeducatetheyoungtounderstandtheelders.
D.Toshowpeopleanewtypeofrestaurant.
34.WhatdidMizuhoKudodoafterhavingamealintherestaurant?
A.
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