2017学年第一学期南洋模范中学高三年级版

2017学年第一学期南洋模中学高三年级期中试卷GrammarandVocabularySectionA（10%）Overthelastfewhours,hundredsofdelegatesfromallovertheworldhavebeenarrivingfortheJ12meetingofleadingindustrializednations,whichthisyearistakingplaceinthequietCanadianmountainresortofKanalgirie.TheCanadianPresident(21)____________(deliver)theoperatingaddress(22)__________theconferenceopenstomorrowmorning.TheCanadianpolice,whohavebeenpreparingfortheevent(23)____________latelastyear,aretakinghugesafetymeasurestoavoidtheviolencewhich(24)_________(mark)lastyear’ssummitinBerlin.Theyhavethrown18kmsecuritylinearoundthearea,andlastnighttheywerenotallowing(25)____________topassthrough—includingjournalistswhoactuallyhavefullaccesstothedelegates.Fromtomorrow,policewillalsobeblockingallmobilephonesignalstopreventbombs(26)_____________(set)offbyremotecontrol,apolicespokesmensaidlastnight.“Thepoliticianshereseemtobeisolating(27)_________fromthefreepress,onejournalist.”Therenodoubt’sthatgovernmentsarebecomingmoreandmoresecurityconsciousandlessandlessconcerned(28)____________personalfreedom.It’sgettingharderandharderforustogainaccesstothepeoplewho,(29)________thenextfewdays,willbemakingdecisionswhichwillaffectallourlivesandthat’ssomething(30)___________shouldconcernusall.SectionB(10%)A.alternativeB.attractiveC.determinedG.figuresH.fortunatelyI.grieveJ.originallyK.rescueRidleyScott'snewmovieTheMartian（外星人）isn’tasloyaltoAndyWeir’sbestsellingnovelasitistothesciencethatsupportsthebook.It’hardstofindanyotherscience-fictionfilmthathasstuckso___31_______tothepracticalchallengesoflivingandsurvivinginspacesinceRonHoward’sApollo13.Thefilmmanagestocreateacinematicexperience,anda(an)____32________plotbasedontheideathatmancansurviveonMarsaslongashe’sdonethemath.Itsoundsdry,butRidleyScottpullsitoffwithmagnificence.Duringamonth-longmissiononMars,thefive-mancrewofAres3___33_____astormtheydidn’plantfor,andtheteamiscalledhome.Thecraft’commandersinchiefMellisaLewisordersa(n)___34______withdrawal.Intheprocess,MarkWatney,oneofthefivecrewmembersgetsinjuredbyaflyingcommunicationantenna（天线）.Lostinthestormhisfellowcrewmenleavehimbehindfordead.NASAchiefTeddySandersannouncesMarkWatney’deathstothemedia.Hisfellowcrewmenandguilt-riddencommander____35______forhisloss;theonlyproblemisthatWatneyisverymuchalive.Butthequestionis:forhowlong?Basedonthefoodandwaterthecrewleftbehind,Watney__36______hehassuppliesfor31days.Duetothestorm,hehasnowaytomakecontactwithNASAgroundcontrol.Butthemovie,whichisacelebrationofhuman____37________,makesthisjustanotherchallengeforWatney,acleverandskillfulscientistspecializinginbotany.The_38_______lonersimplydecidestosurviveandworksoutaplantogrowfoodandwateronabare,dustyplanetwherenothinggrows.Meanwhileheisworkingonestablishing___39__________methodsofcommunicationwithEarth.WhenhefinallyreachesNASA,anda(n)___40_____planisworkedout.Buthehastosurviveawholeyearbeforehelparrives.Ontheredplanet,thingscangowrongatanymomentandtheydo.III.ReadingComprehensionShouldwedismissanentiregoodideajustbecausesomepeopleabuseit?Youknowhowthisonegoes:astoryispublishedsomeonewith17childrenwho’slivingonwelfare,and“getting”38000ayear,andthepiecegoesontodiscussthetotalwelfarebill,before____41___that,becausethesystemisbeing“abused”,___42_shouldbeabolished（.取销）Thethingis,ifwetalkedaboutabolishingeverythingthatwasabused,thenwherewouldwestop?WewouldhaveabolishedtheHousesofParliamentduringthepoliticalscandals.Likewiseschools,giventheamountofabusethathashappenedthere,bothstateand_____43____.We’dbetalkingaboutabolishingmarriage,becausewomenareabused,in____44_______.Likewiseparenthood,giventhenumbersofparentswhoabusetheir_____45______.Thesimpletruthis,peoplewillabuseany_____46____.Thereportionof’saprohumanitythatwillalwaysplaythesystem,whateveritis.That’swhathumansdo.We’rejustmonkeys,_____47_____asticktopokeinaholetogetants.Ormonkeyswhowill_____48____someoneelse’sstick,andants.Thequestionis:isthefundamentalconceptthatisbeing____49____good?Right?Moral?Youdon’tjust___50______whenpeopleabusesystema.Instead,youmakethesystembetter.Anyonewantingto____51__aperfectlydecentidea—indeed,anecessary,moralandtransformativeone—becausesomeoneelsetook___52____ofitisbasicallysaying,“Iamtoo____53____todoalltheadmintoimprovethis.I’withpaperwork.Iamstayingawayfrommanagementchangein___54_____ofSETTINGFIRETOEVERYTHINGANDRUNNINGAWAY.”Wemustnever___55____anyonewhoconfuses“anidea”with“howthatideawaspredictablyabusedbyatinypercentageofthepopulation.”D.concludingD.interstD.globalD.loversD.relationD.LookingatD.adoptD.abusedD.giveinB.revengeonC.giverisetoD.participateinB.benefitC.operationD.advantageB.moralC.lazyD.consciousB.exchangeC.oppositionD.judgementB.listentoC.seethroughD.looktoSection(B)(A)Therewasatime,notthatlongago,whenwomenwereconsideredsmartiftheyplayeddumb(愚笨的)togetaman,andwomenwhowenttocollegeweremoreinterestedingettinga“Mr.Degree”thanbachelor’学s(士)。Eventoday,itisnotunusualforawomantogetwhisperedandunrequestedadvicefromhergrandmotherthatanadvanceddegreecouldhurtherinthemarriagemarket.“ThereweresomanymisunderstandingsoutthereabouteducationandmarriagethatIdecidedtosortoutthefacts,”saideconomistBetseySteveson,andassistantprofessorattheWhartonSchoolattheUniversityofPennsylvania.SoalongwithWhartoncolleagueAdamIsen,Stevesoncalculatednationalmarriagedatafrom1960to2008andfoundthatthemarriagepenalty(处罚)womenoncepaidforbeingwelleducatedhaslargelydisappeared.”otherInwords,thedifferenceinmarriageratesbetweenthosewithcollegedegreesandthosewithoutisverysmall,”saidSteveson.Thenewanalysisalsofoundthatwhilehigh-schooldropouts(辍学学生)hadthehighestmarriageratesinthe1960s,todaycollege-educatedwomenaremuchmorelikelytomarrythanthosewhodon’tfinishhighschool.Ofcourse,expectationhavechangeddramaticallyinthepastfiftyyears.”theIn1960s,alotofwomenthoughttheyneededtomarryrightaway,”Stevesonsaid,”wageswererisingsoquicklythatmenintheir20scouldaffordtomarryearly.Buttheydidn’twantawomanwhowastheirequal.Menneededandwantedsomeonewhoknewless.”Infact,shesaid,researchpublishedin1959documentedthat40percentofcollegewomenadmittedtoplayingdumbondates.’’Thesedays,fewwomenfeeltheneedtoplaydowntheirintelligenceorachievements.’’Stevesonsaid.Thenewresearchhasmoremoregoodnewsforcollegegraduates.Stevesonsaidthedateindicatethatmoderncollege-educatedwomenaremorelikelytodescribetheirmarriageas“happy”.Themarriageofwell-educatedwomentendtobemorestablebecausethebridesareusuallyolderaswellaswiser,Stevesonsaid.56.Notthatlongago,itwasbelievedthatwomenwenttocollegeinorderto______.’sdegree57.WhatdidBetseyStevesonfindaboutwell-educatedwomeninthepast?Theyweremorelikelytogetmarriedearly.Theyweremorelikelytomarryamanwhowastheirequal.Theirmarriageratewaslowerthanatpresent.Theirdivorceratewashigherthanatpresent.58.BetseyStevesonpointedoutthat,inthepastfiftyyears,______.womenhavegotmorechancesforeducation.Womenhavefoughthardforequalitywithmen.People’swagelevelshavesharplyrisen.People’soutlookhasgreatlychanged.Accordingtothelastparagraph,theeffectofeducationonmarriagehasbeenfoundtobe.D.extensive（B）BookcreatorWiththebookcreatoryoucancreateabookcontainingwikipagesofyourchoice.Youcanexportthebookindifferentformats(forexamplePDForODF)ororderaprintedcopy.SeeHelp:Bookformoreinformation.UsingthebookcreatorAfterthebookcreatorhasbeenenabled,theboxasseenbelowisshownaboveeachwikipage.Afterthebookcreatorhasbeenenabled,theboxasseenbelowisshownaboveeachwikipage.AddthispagetoyourbookAddsthecurrentlyviewedarticle(page)toyourbook.ShowbookOpensanewpagewhichwillshowalistofallarticles(pages)thatyouaddedtoyourbook.Onthatpage,youcanchangetheorderofthearticlesinyourbookandstructurethemusingchapters.Further,youcandownloadthebooksasaPDForODF,ororderaprintedbook.SuggestpagesThistoolanalyzesthecurrentsetofpagesinyourbookandsuggestsarticlesthatmightbealsorelevanttotheoveralltopicofyourbook.Thistoolallowstocreatebooksquickly.DisableThiswilldisabletheBookcreatoranddeleteyourbook(unlessyousaveditfirst).AddingpageswithoutvisitingthemAquickwaytoaddpagesistosimplyhoveronalinkedarticle.Ifyouwaitaboutonesecond,asmallboxwillpopupwiththemessage“Addlinkedwikipagetoyourbook”.Clickonthislink,andthelinkedarticlewillbeaddedtoyourbook.AddingwholecategoriesIfyouareviewingacategorypage,youcanaddallthepagesinthatcategoryatonce.TheAddthispagetoyourbooklinkwillhavechangedintoAddthiscategorytoyourbook.Clickonthisnewlink,andallthearticlesinthatcategorywillbeaddedtoyourbook.RelevantcategoriesmaybefoundattheverybottomofWikipediaarticles.Categoriescanalsobeaddedbyhoveringcategorylinks.60.Accordingtothearticle,whatisthebookcreator?Apersonwhoeditsthepagesonthewikiencyclopedia.AbookwhichisexportedinPDForODFformats.Atoolwhichaidstocreateabookcontainingwikipages.Alinkwhichallowstheadditionofwikipagestoabook.Ifyouwanttoreorganizethearticlesinyourbook,whichfunctionshouldyouuse?D.Addthispagetoyourbook62.Howmanywaysarementionedtoaddwikipagestoyourbook?D.four(c)Therearedesertplantswhichsurvivethedryseasonintheformofinactiveseeds．Therearealsodesertinsectswhichsurviveasinactivelarvae（幼虫）．Inaddition，difficultasitistobelieve，therearedesertfishwhichcansurvivethroughyearsofdrought（干旱）intheformofinactiveeggs．Thesearetheshrimps（虾）thatliveintheMojaveDesert，anextremelydryplaceinthesouthwestoftheUnitedStateswhereshadetemperaturesofover℃50areoftenrecorded．TheeggsoftheMojaveshrimpslooklikegrainsofsandbothinsizeandappearance．Whenenoughspringrainfallstoformalake，onceeverytwotofiveyears，theseeggshatch．Thenthewaterissoonfilledwithmillionsoftinyshrimpsaboutamillimetrelongwhichfeedontinyplantandanimalorganisms（有机物）whichalsogrowinthetemporarydesertlake．Withinaweek，theshrimpsgrowfromtheiroriginal1millimetretoalengthofabout1.5centimetres．Throughoutthetimethattheshrimpsarerapidlymaturing，thewaterinthelakeequallyrapidlyevaporates（蒸发）．Therefore，fortheshrimpsitisaraceagainsttime．Bythetwelfthday，however，whentheyareabout3centimetrelong，hundredsoftinyeggsformontheunderbodiesofthefemales．Usuallybythistime，allthatremainsofthelakeisalarge，muddypatchofwetsoil．Onthe13thday，theshrimpslaytheireggsinthemud．Then，havingensuredthattheirspecieswillsurvive，theshrimpsdieasthelastofthewaterevaporates．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