2016-2017学年度上学期省六校协作体高三期中考试
英语试题
命题人：杜慧清
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第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）（略） 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，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。
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A few years ago I was diagnosed with cancer. It was the most difficult time I have ever faced. I think it was my sense of humor that allowed me to hold on my sanity. Like many people who have gone through chemotherapy. I lost all of my hair and I was bald as a golf ball. I had always enjoyed wearing hats, so I ordered several special hats with the hair already attached. It was easy and I never had to worry about how my hair looked.
I have always been a big golf fan. At one point during my cancer treatments, my husband John and I decided to get away from the cold Minnesota winter and take a trip to Scottsdale, Arizona. There was a senior PGA Tour event called The Tradition being played, which seemed like just the ticket to lift my spirits.
The first day of the tournament brought out a huge crowd. It was a beautiful day, and I was in heaven. I was standing and watching my three favorite golfers in the world approach the tee box: Jack Nicklaus, Raymond Floyd and Tom Weiskoph. Just as they arrived at the tee box, the unimaginable happened. A huge gust of wind came up from out of nowhere and blew my hat and hair right off my head and into the middle of the fairway! The thousands of spectators lining the fairway fell into an awkward silence, all eyes fixed on me. Even my golf idols were watching me, as my hair was right in their flight path. I wasmortified! I knew I couldn’t just stand there. Someone had to do something to get things moving again. So I took a deep breath
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and went out into the middle of the fairway. I grabbed my hat and hair, nestled them back on my head as best I could. Then I turned to the golfers and loudly announced: “Gentlemen, the wind is blowing from left to right.”
They said the laughter could be heard all the way to the nineteenth hole. 21. From the passage, we can see that the author is _____ A. pessimistic B. optimistic C. warm-hearted D. shy 22. What does the underlined word “mortified” in Paragraph 5 mean? A. calm B. excited C. worried D. embarrassed 23. What’s the author’s aim to say the underlined sentence? A. to give a weather report
B. to tell the gentlemen how the unimaginable happened C. to reduce the embarrassment and get things moving again D. It’s just a joke
B
Some cases have been reported in Russia lately of people who can read and detect colors with their fingers, and even see through solid doors and walls. One case is concerning an eleven-year-old girl, who has normal vision but who can also become aware of things with different parts of her skin, and through solid walls. This ability was first noticed by her father. One day she came into his office and happened to put her hands on the door of a locked safe. Suddenly she asked her father why he kept so many newspapers locked away there., and even described the way they were done up in bundles.
Her talent was brought to the notice of a scientific research institute and she was given a series of tests. During these tests she was able to read a newspaper through a screen which was not transparent and strange still, by moving her elbow over a game of Lotto she was able to describe the figures and colors printed on it; in another instance, wearing stockings and slippers, to make out with her foot the outlines and colors of a picture hidden under a carpet. Other experiments showed that her knees and shoulders had a similar sensitivity. During all these tests she was blindfolded; and indeed, except when blindfold she lacked the ability to see things with her skin, It was also found that although she could perceive things with her fingers
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this ability ceased the moment her hands were wet. 24. Solid doors and walls are __________________.
A. invisible to those who can read and detect colors with their fingers. B. no obstacles for people who can read and detect colors with their fingers. C. transparent to those who can read and detect colors. D. concerned in cases reported in Russia recently. 25. The girl’s father _______________.
A. had always known his daughter and her talent.
B. found that his daughter could perceive things with different parts of her skin. C. described the way newspapers were done up in boundless. D. discovered his daughter’s gift by accident. 26. The scientific research institute _______________.
A. made the girl read a newspaper B. set up a game of Lotto with the girl
C. tested the girl thoroughly D. arranged that the girl should undergo a number of experiments. 27. Which of the following statements is true?
A. The girl couldn’t always perceive things with her skin. B. The girl was occasionally blindfold when she did the tests.
C. The girl’s hands had to be wet before she could perceive things through he skin. D. The girl’s knees didn’t have the same sensitivity as her fingers. C
I told my friend Graham that I often cycle two miles from my house to the town centre but unfortunately there is a big hill on the route. He replied, “You mean fortunately.” He explained that I should be glad of the extra exercise that the hill provided.
My attitude to the hill has now changed. I used to complain as I approached it but now I tell myself the following. This hill will exercise my heart and lungs. It will help me to lose weight and get fit. It will mean that I live longer. This hill is my friend. Finally I comfort myself with the thought of all those silly people who pay money to go to a gym and sit on stationery exercise bicycles when I can get the same value for free.
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I have a smile of satisfaction as I reach the top of the hill.
Problems are there to be faced and overcome. We cannot achieve anything with an easy life. Helen Keller was the first deaf and blind person to gain a university degree. Her activism and writing proved inspirational. She wrote, “Character cannot be developed in ease. Only through experiences of suffering can the soul be strengthened, vision cleared, ambition inspired and success achieved.”
One of the main determinants of success in life is our attitude towards adversity. From time to time we all face hardships, problems, accidents and difficulties. Some are of our making but many are no fault of our own. While we cannot choose the adversity, we can choose our attitude towards it.
Douglas Bader was 21 when in 1931 he had both legs cut off following a flying accident．He was determined to fly again and went on to become one of the leading flying aviators in the Battle of Britain with 22 aerial victories over the Germans．He was an inspiration to others during the war. He said, “Don’t listen to anyone who tells you that you can’t do this or that. That’s nonsense. Make up your mind, you’ll never use crutches or a stick, and then have a go at everything. Go to school, and join in all the games you can. Go anywhere you want to. But never, never let them persuade you that things are too difficult or impossible.”
The biographies of great people are full of examples of how they took steps to overcome the difficulties they faced. The common thread is that they did not become depressed. They chose their attitude. They chose to be positive. They took on the challenge. They won. Nevertheless, there is still the problem of how you change your attitude towards adversity.
28. Which of the following is true according to the author of the passage? A. Going to a gym is greatly beneficial to people’s health. B. Climbing hills on bicycles is the best way to take exercise. C. Those who want to achieve success can’t expect to live an easy life. D. People’s attitude to adversity is the only factor of their success. 29. By quoting what Douglas Bader said, the author intends to tell us “.”
A. Failure is the mother of success． B. A bad workman quarrels with his tools. C. If you risk nothing, you will have nothing. D. Nothing is difficult to the man who will try. 30. Following this passage, the author will further talk about .
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A. how his friend helped him to change his attitude towards the adversity he faced B. what steps to take to change your attitude towards the adversity you face C. why it is important to keep optimistic in face of adversity D. what great people have in common
31. Which of the following can best function as the title of the passage? A. Face adversity with a smile B. Different attitudes towards adversity C. Nothing is impossible
D
Adding math talk to story time at home is a winning factor for children’s math achievement, according to a new research from a university. The study from psychologists Sian Beilock and Susan Levine shows a marked increase in math achievement among children whose families used Bedtime Math, an iPad app that delivers engaging math story problems for parents and children to solve together.
Even children who used the app with their parents as little as once a week saw gains in math
D. Life is full of adversity
achievement by the end of the school year. The app’s effect was especially strong for children whose parents tend to be anxious or uncomfortable with math.
Previous research from this group has demonstrated the importance of adults’ attitudes about math for
children’s math success. For example, a recent study found that math-anxious parents who help their children with math homework actually weaken their children’s math achievement.
The new findings demonstrate that structured, positive interactions around math at home can cut the
link between parents’ uneasiness about math and children’s low math achievement.
“Many people experience high levels of anxiety when they have to solve a math problem, with a
majority of adults feeling at least some worries about math,” said Beilock, professor in Psychology and author of Choke, a book about stress and performance. “These math-anxious parents are probably less likely to talk about math at home, which affects how competent their children are in math. Bedtime Math encourages a dialogue between parents and kids about math, and offers a way to engage in high-quality math interactions in a low-effort, high-impact way.”
Study participants included 587 first-grade students and their parents. Families were given an iPad
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