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高三英语中段考试题
2016高三英语中段考试题
总分(120分)
第一部分听力(略)
第二部分阅读理解(共20题,每题2分,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。
A
Thetimemaysooncomewhenwesaygoodbyetomostoftheworld’slanguages.Todayhumansexpressthemselvesinover6,000differentlanguages.Butthatisquicklychanging.Manyscientistssaythatoverhalfoftheselanguageswilldisappearwithinthenext50years.After100years,thelanguagesusedintheworldwillnotbemorethan20.
Why?
Itisbecausepeoplefromdifferentculturesliveandworktogethermuchmoreoftenthanbefore.Thisbringschange.Thelanguagesoftheworld’smainculturesarereplacingthelanguagesofthesmallercultures.
MostinternationaltradetakesplaceinworldlanguagessuchasEnglish.Peoplerespecttheirownculturesandtraditions,butwhenitcomestogettingajob,knowingaworldlanguageisoftennecessary.Itmaymeanthedifferencebetweensuccessandfailure.
Technologyworksonthechangeoflanguagesinanevenmoreamazingway.Modernmediasuchasradioandtelevisiongiveyoungpeopleindevelopingcountriesmuchknowledgeabouttheworld.Butthisknowledgedoesn’tcomeinwordsfromthemouthsoftheirparentsortheeldersintheirneighborhood.Itusuallycomesinthelanguageofadifferentculture.
Peopleindifferentculturesthinkitgoodforthemtoshareapopularlanguage.Theycanquicklyshareideasandworktogether.Knowingthesamelanguagemeanseasiercommunicationandisabasisfortrust.
Isthedeathofasmalllocallanguagesuchaterriblething?
Theanswerismaybe.Manyculturesmayhavewordsformanyusefulthingsweknownothingabout.Iftheirlanguagesdie,theirvaluablewisdommaybelostforever.
Thefutureoftheworld’slanguagesdependsonouractionsnow.Willweprotectendangeredlanguagesorallowedthemtoquietlydisappear?
Timewillhavethelastword.
1.Scientistssaythatwithin50years,perhaps,therewillbeonly_____languagesintheworld.
A.around3,000B.over3,000C.4,000D.nomorethan20
2.In“Thelanguagesoftheworld’smainculturesarereplacingthelanguagesofthesmallercultures,”theverb“replace”means“_____”.
A.touseasecondthinginplaceofthefirstthing
B.toputsomethingbackintoacorrectplace
C.tofindgoodplaceforsomething
D.todecidehowimportantsomethingis
3.Thepassagesaysthatifallthepeopleintheworldknewamajorworldlanguage,_____.
A.radioandtelevisionwouldallusethelanguage
B.peoplewouldrespecttheirownculturemore
C.lessonsatschoolswouldbetaughtinthelanguage
D.itwouldbeeasierforthemtosharetheirideas
4.Also,thepassagesaysthatifnobodyspokethelanguagesofsmallercultures,_____.
A.therewouldbenosmallercultures.
B.knowledgewouldcomefromthemouthsoftheelders
C.peoplewouldhavedifficultinworkingtogether
D.Manyofthewordsforthingswedonotknowwouldbelost.
5.Bysaying“Timewillhavethelastword,”thewritermeans“_____”.
A.itistoolatetodoanythingB.wehavetimetodosomething
C.letuswaitandseeD.itisonlyaproblemoftime
B
Peoplewhoarecheerfulandrelaxedarelesslikelytosufferfromcolds.It’spossiblethatbeingfullofvimandvigorhelpsthebodyfightillnesses,saytheresearchersfromCarnegieMellonUniversity(CMU)inPittsburgh.
“Weneedtotakemoreseriouslythepossibilitythatapositiveemotionalstyleisamajorplayerindiseaserisk,”sayspsychologistSheldonCohen,thestudy’sleadresearcher.
Inapreviousstudy,Cohenandhiscolleaguesfoundthatpeoplewhotendedtobecheerfulandlivelywereleastlikelytodevelopsniffles,coughs,andothercoldsymptoms.
Thosefindingswereinteresting,buttheydidn’tprovethataperson’sattitudeaffectswhetherheorshegetssick.Instead,itwasstillprobablethataperson’sunderlyingpersonalityiswhatmatters.
Evidencesuggests,forinstance,thatcertainpeoplearenaturallymorelikelytobeoutgoingandoptimistic,withhighself-respectandasenseofcontroloverlife.Thiswouldmeanthatwhoweare,nothowwefeel,finallydecidesourchancesofcatchingcolds.
Tofigureoutwhichmatteredmore(personalityoremotions).TheCMUteaminterviewed193healthyadults.Theresearcherstalkedtoeachpersonoverthephoneeveryeveningfor2weeks.Theytoldtheresearchersaboutthepositiveandnegativefeelingsthattheyhadexperiencedthatday.
Theresultsshowedthateveryoneinthestudywasequallylikelytogetinfected.Theirsymptoms,however,differeddependingonthetypesofemotionsthattheyhadreportedovertheprevious2weeks.
Amongthosewhoreportedgoodmoodsandhadbeeninfectedwiththefluvirus,forexample,28percentdevelopedcoughsandstuffy(堵塞)noses.Ontheotherhand,thosesymptomsstruck41percentofpeoplewhohadbeenlesspositive.Scientistsargueaboutwhethernegativeemotionsorpositiveemotionshaveastrongereffectonhowhealthyweare,Fornow,itcannothurttolookonthebrightsidemoreoftenthannot.
6.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?
A.Howtogetridofcolds.B.Smilesturnawaycolds
C.Attitudedetermineslife..D.Differentopinionsaboutcolds.
7.Thephrase”fullofvimandvigor”underlinedinParagraph1probably
means___________.
A.ignorantB.Well-informedC.inlowspiritsD.energetic
8.Accordingtotheresearch,personswhoarelikelytocatchcoldsshouldbe
those__________?
A.Whohavetroublewiththeirnoses
B.Whoareveryemotionalandoptimistic.
C.Whoareopen-mindedandoutgoing.
D.Whohavenegativeattitudetowardstheirlife.
9.Thelastparagraphimpliesthat__________.
A.positiveandnegativeemotionshavegoodaspects.
B.peoplewhohavebeenlesspositivetendtocatchcolds.
C.Keepinganoptimisticstateofmindisgoodforhealth.
D.positiveemotionshaveastrongereffectonhealth.
C
ComicStrips(连环漫画)
Forhundredsofyears,artistshaveusedcartoonstocriticizebadrulersorlandowners.Asearlyasthe19thcentury,peopleproducedandreadbooksofdrawing.Inmanyways,theyweresimilartomoderncomics.Theycontainedstoriesofnaughtychildrenandplayfulanimals.Theowl(猫头鹰)andtheelephantwereusuallywiseanimals,readytogiveadvice.Thelionandthetigerwerebrave.Thefoxandthewolfwerecunning(狡猾的)greedy(贪婪的)anddangerous.
Acenturyago,anAmericannewspaperpublishedthefirstfull-colourcomicstrip.Itwassopopularthatsalesofthenewspaper,MorningJournal,increasedquickly.Sincethen,newspapersthroughouttheworldhaveincludedcomicstrips.
Inmoderntimes,comicsarepopularinChina,Japan,theUSAandalmosteverywhere.NotevenvideogamesorCD-ROMshavereducedtheirpopularity.NamessuchasSnoopy,WoodstockandGarfieldarewellknownindozensofcountries.ThePeanutscomicstripappearsinover2,000newspapersandinmorethan25languages.Peoplebelievethatitscreator,CharlesM.Schultz,earnedUS$60millionayear.
Perhapsoneday,youmayliketocreateyourowncomicstripandbecomeamillionaire.First,youmustthinkofagoodplot.Itshouldbefunny,excitingorinterestinginsomeway.Itshouldhaveplentyofaction.Moreover,thelanguagemustberealisticandsimple.Thewordsshouldsuitthecharactersinyourstory.Onetypeofpersonmightsay,“Pleasebequietandlistentowhatwehavetosay.”Butanothertypeofcharactermightsimplysay,“Shutupandlisten!
”
Furthermore,thecharactersinyourstorymustbecleartoreaders.Theyshouldbeobviouslygoodorbad----andnotamixtureofboth.Aleadermustbestrongerorclevererthanhisorherfollowers.Inmanycomicstrips----especiallythoseshowingcrimeofadventure----thereshouldalsobeaheroorheroine.Thiswillattractthereadertokeeponreadingthestory.
10.Theunderlinedword“plot”issimilarinmeaningto_____.
A.storyB.stripC.placeD.character
11.WhichofthefollowingisNOTthenameofacartoonCharacter?
A.Peanuts.B.Snoopy.C.Woodstock.D.Garfield.
12.Inthe19thcentury,thewolfinthecartoonswasNOT_____.
A.dangerousB.braveC.greedyD.cunning
D
Meetingsdon’tjusteatuptimeintheworkplace;theyactuallymakegroupsofpeoplestupider,saysnewresearch.
Workinginagroupmakespeopleperformworseonintelligencetests,assomegroupmembersaresoanxiousaboutdoingwellthatthey“divert”theirbraintowardsmaintainingtheirsocialstatusinthegroup.
Youmayjokeabouthowcommitteemeetingsmakeyoufeelbraindead,butourfindingssuggestthattheymakeyouactbraindeadaswell,saidReadMontaguethestudyleaderatVirginiaTech.
GroupsofvolunteersshowedmeasurabledropsinIQwhenaskedtoperformintelligencetestssocially,withtheresultsbroadcasttothegroup.Somepeopleperformedwellinthe“social”tests,butotherswereaffectedbadly---andoverall,performancedropped.
Womenappeartofeelthispressuremorethanmen---onlythreeoutof13femalevolunteersperformedwellinasocialenvironment,with10outof13findingthattheirperformancedropped.
Theresearchersusedamagneticresonanceimaging(MRI)scannertomonitorhowpeople’sbrainsresponded---andfoundthatbadperformerstendedtoshowactivityinpartsoftheirbrainthatdealtwithemotionsandanxiety.
“WestartedwithindividualswhowerematchedfortheirIQ,”saidMontague.“Yetwhenweplacedtheminsmallgroups,rankedtheirperformanceontasksagainsttheirpeers,andbroadcasttherankings,wesawdramaticdropsintheabilityofsomestudysubjectstosolveproblems.”
“Ourstudyhighlightstheunexpectedanddramaticconsequencesevensubtlesocialsignalsingroupsettingsmayhaveontheindividual,”saidleadaut
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