高三英语上学期第二次段考试题.doc

鹤壁高中高三年级上学期第二次段考英语试卷 命题人: 考试时间:2016.10.20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。 AChina has announced its abolishing its one-child policy. What difference has it made, statistically speaking? 400 million births prevented The one-child policy, officially in place since 1979, has prevented 400 million births. Parents have faced fines and other punishments for having more children.The majority of the decrease in Chinas fertility rate(生育率) happened in the 1970s. It dropped from 5.8 children per woman in 1970 to 2.7 in 1978. Despite the one-child policy the rate had only fallento1.7by2013.21:28-babydeathsrateSincetheone-childpolicywasintroduced,babygirlshavebecomemorelikelytodiethanboys.In the 1970s, according to the United Nations, 60 males per 1, 000 live births died under the age of one. For girls the figure was 53. In the 1980s, after the one-child policy became official, the rate for both was 36. By the 1990s, 26 males per 1,000 live births died before the age of one - and 33 girls. The 2000s saw 21 boys per 1,000 live births dying and 28 girls.1.16boysbornforeverygirlSexually selective abortions have been considered as a major cause of Chinas unusual imbalance.Gietel-Basten, associate professor in social policy at Oxford University, says the births of many girls are not registered if parents have broken the rule by having two children, adding officials often turn a blind eye. Its estimated there are now 33 million more men than women in China.4:2:1familiesWith the ageing of Chinas population and the continuation of the one-child policy, a “4: 2 :1” home is the description given to households in which there are four grandparent, cared for by two working age parents, who themselves have one child.By 2050, its predicted that a quarter of Chinas population will be 65 or older. The predicted decline in the number of people of working age is thought to have persuaded the government to drop the one-child policy.1.Whenwasthebabydeathsrateforbothboysandgirlsequal?A.Inthe1970s. B.Inthe1980s.C.Inthe1990s. D.Inthe2000s2.Whatmakestheone-childpolicyabolishedaccordingtothepassage?A.Thedeclineofbirthrate.B.Theriseofbabydeathsrate.C.Thechangeoffamilystructure.D.Thedeclineofworkingagepeople.3.Thepassagesumsuptheonechildpolicyby_.A.number B.example C.contrast D.analysis BDonald Watson was a man who thought very much about the food he ate. He was born in Yorkshire， England , in September 1910. And he died in November 2005, at the age of 95. That is a very great age. Watson explained that it was because he never ate any food from animals.When he was a boy, Watson stayed on a farm. .He loved to see the animals. He said that they gave so much to people. And all the animals were so friendly. Then , one day , he saw a man killing a pig . He was very sad. . From then on, Watson decided that he would never again eat meat .Twenty years later he decided that he wouldnt eat anything from animals, such as milk, cheese or eggs. He became a vegan.Watson formed a group called “The Vegan Society”. In its newspaper, The Vegan Society thought it was terrible and wrong to eat food from animals. At first, there were not many people who agreed with him. They thought it was crazy to do it .Most people thought it was too difficult and unhealthy. However, over time , more and more people began to agree with Watson and The Vegan Society.People become vegans for many reasons. Watson and his friend stopped eating because they loved animals. They believed that it was wrong to hurt another living thing.Now, people also become vegans for environmental reasons. Keeping animals takes a lot of resources， including water and food. Also, in some places, people are cutting down trees to create more land for cows. By avoiding food from animals, vegans hope to protect these forest areas.Finally, just like Watson, some people believe that being a vegan is healthier. They believe that food from animals causes heart problems, a high body weight and many other health problems.4. At first, Watson refused to eat meat_. A. because of his love for animals B. because he has a lot of health problems. C. because of environmental reasons D. because keeping animals needed lots of resources5. The underlined word “vegan” in paragraph 2 refers to a person_. A. likes keeping animals B. protect animals C. doesnt kill any animals D. doesnt eat any product from animals6. At first, most people think eating food from animals is_. A. hard B. reasonable C. ridiculous D. unhealthy7. The best title for the text is :_. A. Donald Watson : a new way to eat B. Animal protection in England C. The Vegan Society：a special group D. Healthy eating habitsCFacial expressions carry meaning that is determined by situations and relationships. For example, in American culture the smile is in general an expression of pleasure. Yet it also hasother uses. A womans smile at a police officer does not carry the same meaning as the smile she gives to a young child. A smile may show love or politeness. It can also hide true feelings. It often causes confusion across cultures. For example, many people in Russia smiling at strangers in public to be unusual and even improper. Yet many Americans smile freely at strangers in public places (although this is less common in big cities). Some Russians believe that Americans smile in the wrong places; some Americans believe that Russians dont smile enough. In Southeast Asian culture, a smile is frequently used to cover painful feelings. Vietnamese people may tell a sad story but end the story with a smile. Our faces show emotions, but we should not attempt to “read” people from another culture as we would “read” someone from our own culture. The fact that members of one culture do not express their emotions as openly as do members of another does not mean that they do not experience emotions. Rather, there are cultural differences in the amount of facial expressionspermitted. For example, in public and in formal situations many Japanese do not show their emotions as freely as Americans do. When with friends, Japanese and Americans seem to showtheir emotions similarly. It is difficult to generalize about Americans and facial expressiveness because of personal and cultural differences in the United States. People from certain cultural backgrounds in the United States seem to be more facially expressive than others. The key is to try not to judge people whose ways of showing emotion are different. If we judge according to our own cultural habits, we may make the mistake of “reading” the other person incorrectly. 8. What does the smile usually mean in the U.S.? A. Love. B. Politeness.C. Joy. D. Thankfulness9. The author mentions the smile of the Vietnamese to prove that smile can _ . A. show friendliness to strangers. B. be used to hide true feelings . C. be used in the wrong places. D. show personal habits. 10. What should we do before attempting to “read” people? A. Learn about their relations with others. B. Understand their cultural backgrounds. C. Find out about their past experience. D. Figure out what they will do next. 11. What would be the best title ? A. Cultural Differences B. Smiles and Relationship C. Facial Expressiveness D. Habits and EmotionsDHere is an astonishing and significant fact: Mental work alone cant make us tire. It sounds absurd. But a years ago, scientists tried to find out how long the human brain could labor without reaching a stage of fatigue (疲劳). To the amazement of these scientists, they discovered that blood passing through the brain, when it is active, shows no fatigue at all! If we took a drop of blood from a day laborer, we would find it full of fatigue toxins(毒素) and fatigue products. But if we took blood from the brain of an Albert Einstein, it would show no fatigue toxins at the end of the day. So far as the brain is concerned, it can work as well and swiftly at the end of eight or even twelve hours of effort as at the beginning. The brain is totally tireless. So what makes us tired? Some scientists declare that most of our fatigue comes from our mental and emotional(情绪的) attitudes. One of Englands most outstanding scientists, J.A. Hadfield, says, “The greater part of the fatigue from which we suffer is of mental origin. In fact, fatigue of purely physical origin is rare.” Dr. Brill, a famous American scientist, goes even further. He declares, “One hundred percent of the fatigue of sitting worker in good health is due to emotional problems.” What kinds of emotions make sitting workers tired? Joy? Satisfaction? No! A feeling of being bored, anger, anxiety, tenseness, worry, a feeling of not being appreciated-those are the emotions that tire sitting workers. Hard work by itself seldom causes fatigue. We get tired because our emotions produce nervousness in the body. 12. What surprised the scientists a few years ago? A. Fatigue toxins could hardly be found in a laborers blood. B. Albert Einstein didnt feel worn after a days work.C. The brain could work for many hours without fatigue.D. A mental workers blood was filled with fatigue toxins. 13. According to the author, which of the following can make sitting workers tired? A. Challenging mental work. B. Unpleasant emotions. C. Endless tasks. D. Physical labor 14. Whats the authors attitude towards the scientists idea? A. He agrees with them. B. He doubts them. C. He argues against them. D. He hesitates to accept them. 15. We can infer from the passage that in order to stay energetic, sitting workers need to _. A. have some good food. B. enjoy their work C. exercise regularly D. discover fatigue toxins第二节 (共 5 小题，每小题 2 分，满分 10 分)根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。 There is an old Spanish saying which states, “Tomorrow is often the busiest day of the week.” How many times have we put off our dreams tomorrow? _16_ We have to go for them now!l Tomorrow is not promised. Nobody likes to talk about death, but everybody is going to die at one point. None of us know the day or the hour. _17_ Dont go to your tomb(坟墓) with unrealized dreams. Make the decision to go after every dream, big or small right now.l _18_ One of the biggest dream killers is fear. Many people could have achieved amazing things if only they werent afraid. Just think about all the things youve wanted to go, but allowed fear to convince you that you werent talented, or good enough. Fear is not real. It is a product of thoughts you create.l Take action to realize your dream. You can dream about writing a great play, but its never going to happen unless you actually put pen to paper. You can dream about finding a cure for cancer, but it will never happen unless you actually become equipped with the necessary tools to find that cure. _19_l Possibilities are waiting on you. There are so many amazing opportunities and people waiting on you. How do you get to them? Simple! Follow your dream. _20_ Youll never see those doors if you sit around waiting on a dream to happen, instead of actually working to make it happen.A. Dont let fear win.B. In other words, dreams dont work unless you do.C. Our dreams should not, and cannot wait.D. Therefore, today is all we have.E. Youll be much happier if you go for it.F. You were born into the world with a unique gift, which nobody can copy.G. Doors that you couldnt imagine open up when you go after what you want.第三部分 英语知识运用 (共两节，满分 45)第一节 完形填空(共 20 小题;每小题 1.5 分，满分 30 分)阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C 和 D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Mac was cycling along a road in Canadas Yukon, halfway through a 2,750-mile bike tour to Prudhoe Bay, Alaska. He was carrying a 30-pound camping bag,21he wasnt moving very fast. Suddenly he heard loud breathing behind him. “Man, thats a big dog!” he thought. He looked to the side, but to his great22, he saw that it wasnt a dog, but a wolf, running hard to23him. Macs heart jumped. He reached for the24from his bag. With one hand on the handle bar, he25the spray. A bright red cloud covered the wolf26, and it fell back, shaking its head. But a minute later it was by his side again. He sprayed a second time, and the wolf fell27 again, but only to quickly restart its28. The wolf was getting closer and closer,29a dozen yards away. Mac waved and yelled at passing motorists, but meanwhile_30_hard. He knew clearly that he must be31not to slow down. Otherwise, he would become a32of the wolf. Paul and Becky were driving along the same road. From a distance, they spotted what they33 was a dog running after a man on a bike. As they got34 ,they realized it was a wolf. Mac heard a car coming up behind him, and he slowed down. The car veered (改变方向)around the35, then suddenly stopped in front of him. Mac36off his bike and dashed for the back37of the car. It was locked. Paul quickly38the door soas to let Mac in, and the39man dived in, shutting the door behind him. It was quite a while before Mac became40and cried out: “I thought I was going to die!” And Paul and Becky were glad that they had given a helping hand to people in need.21. A. butB. soC. forD. or22. A. regretB. disappointmentC. fearD. anger23. A. catch up withB. break away from C. give in toD. come back to24. A. hamB. stickC. gunD. spray25. A. droppedB. firedC. threwD. held26. A. in turnB. at lastC. in timeD. at random27. A. backB. downC. behindD. over28. A. flightB. raceC. journeyD. attack29. A. stillB. justC. alsoD. even30. A. kickedB. rodeC. hitD. pressed31. A. crazyB. wrongC. carefulD. fair32. A. victimB. competitorC. killerD. protector33. A. decidedB. declaredC. assumedD. found34. A. fasterB. closerC. strongerD. wiser35. A. climberB. motoristC. cyclistD. runner36. A. sentB. fellC. turnedD. jumped37. A. windowB. seatC. doorD. wheel38. A. bentB. struckC. blockedD. unlocked39. A. frightenedB. worriedC. discouragedD. confused40. A. braveB. calmC. optimisticD. confident第卷第三部分 英语知识运用第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分)阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。I was driving home late at night _41_ my car lost momentum(冲力) and got slower and slower. Nothing I did seemed to make any _42_ (different). “It cant be the fuel,” I thought. The petrol gauge(汽油量表) was showing I had plenty _43_(leave).” Then my car died completely after I _44_ (manage) to roll to the side of the road. It was an extremely dark, lonely country road. Neither a single person _45_ any traffic was in sight at all. I felt like an idiot. I should not have left without charging my cell phone. The battery was dead _46_I was alone without any way to contact my family. Time dripped slowly like a leaking tap. “God, help me!” I begged anxiously. “Is there someone who will be kind enough to stop and help me out?” _47_, there was no sign of anyone. I was starting to panic, _48_ (feel) completely abandoned. Suddenly I saw a faint light _49_ the distance. I waved my white scarf as hard as possible. It was a huge lorry. The driver stopped and kindly drove me to the nearest hotel, _50_ I had a rest, and then I called my family and explained what had happened. How lucky I was! When he stopped for me, I felt as if I had just found a million dollars.第四部分 写作(共两节,满分35分)第一节 短文改错(共10小题;每题1分,满分10分)假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文,请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文 中共有10处语言错误,每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(),并在其下面写出该加的词。删除:把多余的词用斜线(划掉。修改:在错的词下画一横线,并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意:1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;2.只允许修改10处,多者(从第11处起)不计分We may have different opinion in organizing class activities. We may have various ways to dealing with such a situation. When I have a better idea, I would choose to stick to them. By doing so, I can not only share good ideas with others and also learn to express myself clear. Once we were discussing why to go for an outing. Most of my c