河北省定州中学届高三上学期周练1216英语试题 Word版含答案.docx
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河北定州中学2016-2017学年第一学期高三英语周练试题(12)
一、阅读理解
EveryWednesday,IgotoCantataAdultLifeServices,alocalretirementcommunityinBrookfield,Illinois,US,withmyclassmatestodocommunityservice.
AftermyveryfirstvisittoCantata,mylifechangedforever.Thatmaysoundabitdramatic,butvolunteeringwiththeelderlyhaschangedmyviewsonlife.
Ourvisitslastaboutanhour,andwebring25-30studentseverytime.Weplayboardgamesandcardswiththeresidentswhilewe’rethere.
YoucanwatchallthemoviesandTVshowsyouwantabout“lifebackthen”,butnothingcomparestotalkingtothepeoplewhowereactuallythere.JusthearingtheirstorieshastouchedmeinawayIneverthoughtpossible.
Whetheritwastalkingto98-year-old“HurricaneHilda”aboutherglorydaysasarollerskaterorchattingwithLouaboutthetimesshe
dancedwithafamousactor,Iwascompletelyattractedbyeverysinglememorytheresidentswantedtosharewithme.
Eventheresidentswhodon’thaveamazingmemoriesmaketheexperiencesatisfying.IremembervisitingMrsRobinson.Shecouldn’trecallmuchaboutherpast,butshetoldmeshe’dneverforgethowkindIwasjusttolistentoher“rambling(漫谈)”.Itmademerealizethatit’sthelittlethingsthatmakelifeworthliving.That’ssomethingIwon’tforgetanytimesoon.
Ifthere’sonethingI’verealizedinmythreeyearsofvisitingCantata,it’sthatpresence–justbeingthere–meansmorethananythingtomanyoftheresidents.Anddespitehowbusyourlivesare,there’salwaystimetomakesomeone’sday.
Forme,itfeelsgreattobeasourceofhappiness,asmileonabaddayoralisteningearforoldmemories.Andattheendoftheday,that’sallthatmatters.
It’seasytofeellikeyoudon’thaveanythingincommonwiththeelderly–especiallywhenyou’reateenager.Butthat’snottrueatall.
Ihatetobeoverlyclichéd(陈词滥调的)here,butagereallyisjustanumber.Asyoungadults,it’simportantforustorealizethissoonerratherthanlater.Wecanlearnalotfromtheelderly,andtheycanoftenbenefitfromteenagerstoo.
1.Whatdothevolunteersdoaccordingtothepassage?
A.Theyshareeverythingwiththeresidents.
B.Theyplayboardgamesandcardswiththeresidents.
C.Theywatchtheresidentsplaygames.
D.Theybuygiftsfortheresidents.
2.Accordingtothewriter,whatisthemostimportantthingthatvolunteerscandofortheelderly?
A.Playingwiththem.B.Benefitingfromthem.
C.Helpingthem.D.Beingtherewiththem.
3.Whatdoesthewriterwanttotellusbywritingthispassage?
A.Wedon’thaveanythingincommonwiththeelderly.
B.Ageisjustanumber.
C.Itisimportanttohelptheelderly.
D.Youngadultsandtheelderlycanbenefitfromeachother.
Iranintoalocalstoretodaytopickupafewthings.Withanimportantmeetingtoattend,Iwasinahurry,soIdidn’ttakeacart(手推车)onmywayinside.AsIwalkedbetweentheshelvesinthestore,Ipassedbyayoungcoupleandtheirbaby.Icontinuedgoingthroughthestore,pickedupafewitemsIneededandendedupstandingbehindthiscoupleinthecheckoutline.
Whilewaiting,Inoticedthattheyoungfatherwasholdinghismoneytightlyandnervously.Theyoungmotherwascarryingababyinherarmsandaskedthecashier(收银员)forajobapplication.
Whenthetotalwasrungup,theyhadtopickitemsoutoftheircartbecausetheydidn’thaveenoughmoney.Butalltheiritemswerebasicnecessities(必需品)thattheyneededmost.Itjustbro
kemyhearttowatchthecoupletrytothinkaboutwhattheycoulddowithout.However,theywereabletowhittledowntheiritemsandpaidthebillwiththemoneythatthey
had.
Aftertheyleft,Iquietlyaskedthecashiertoaddthoseitemstomine.Thecashierrangeverythingup,andthengotmeashoppingcart.WeputintheiritemsandIhurriedovertotheircar.“Thisisforyou,”Itoldthem.
Theyoungfatherjustlookedatmewithsuchappreciationandthankedme.Iwillneverforgettheexpressioninhiseyes.AsIwasgettingintomycar,theydroveover.Theyoungmothersaid,“Miss,thankyousomuch.”
Tearswelledupinmyeyes---astheyareagainnow,whileIwritethis.“Youaresowelcome.Payitforwardsomeday,”Ireplied.
4.Theunderlinedphrase“whittledown”inParagraph3probablymeans“__________”.
A.addtoB.breakdown
C.cutdownD.payfor
5.Theauthorfelt__________towatchthecoupletakingsomeitemsout.
A.sadB.angryC.excitedD.interested
6.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat_________.
A.theyoungfatherfeltsosorrytoaccepthelp
B.theyoungmotherdidn’thaveajobthen
C.thecashiertreatedtheyoungcoupleimpolitely
D.theyoungcoupleboughtsomethingunnecessary
7.Theauthor’smainpurposeinsharingthestoryistotellus__________.
A.whatagreatplanshemade
B.totakeacartwhileshopping
C.howtopickoutbasicnecessities
D.tohelpthosewhoareinneed
MalkaandShaindlearesisters.Althoughtheyliveanhour'sdrivefromeachotheranddon’tseeeachotheroften,theyareintouch.Malkahasalargefamily.Shaindle,however,hashaddifficultyhavingchildren.
Malkahadjustgivenbirthtoanotherson.Shaindle,marriedthreeyearsandstillchildless,wasreceivingfertility(生育)treatments.Involvedwithwork,doctor’svisits,andmedicaltr
eats,shewasunabletomakethetriptovisithersisteraftershehadgivenbirth.
Malkaknewhersister’sproblemandwasquiteunderstanding.ShaindleandherhusbandFeivelwouldbeatthehaptismal(洗礼)ceremony,ofcourse.
Onthedayofthehaptism,ShaindleandFeivelarrivedearly,earlierthanMalkaandherfamily.Malka’smother-in-law,Yehudit,wasalreadyatthehall.“Hello,”saidShaindlecheerfully,neverthinkingwhatwasabouttohappen.
Yehuditturnedtoherangrilyandsaid,“Whataselfishsisteryouare!
NeveroncedidyouseefittovisitMaklathisentireweek!
Nowonderyouhavenochildren!
”
Shaindlewentintoshockatherwords.Sheturnedaway,hereyesfilledwithtears.Theaccusation(控诉)hadcutShaindlelikeaknife.Shewaspsychologicallybleeding.PoorShaindlecouldn’tcalmdown.Ittookawhilebeforeshecouldregainhercalmness.Shecouldn’tlookatYehudit;itwasjusttoopainfulforhertodoso.
TheminutethewordshadescapedYehudit’smouth,sheknewshehadcrossedaredline.Shehadsteppedonveryrawtoesandfeltregrettedforherwords–butitwastoolate.Herattemptstoapologizewereineffective.Thecelebrationhadsuddenlyturnedsourinjustamatterofseconds.Afteralltheseyears,thememoryofthathappeninglingerson…
8.Shaindledidn’tvisithersisterafterhersistergavebirthbecause______________.
A.shewasjealousofhersister
B.shelivedfarfromhersister
C.shewastoobusytovisither
D.shedidn’tfeelquiteherself
9.Theunderlinedpart“steppedonveryrawtoes”probablymeans_____________.
A.makefunofsomebody
B.hurtsomebodydeeply
C.meetsomebodybyaccident
D.beimpolitetosomebody
10.Wecanlearnfromthelastparagraphthat_____________.
A.Shaindledidn’tforgiveYehuditformanyyears
B.ShaindleburstoutangeratMalka’smother-in-law
C.Yehuditdidn’trealizehowherwordscouldaffectShaindle
D.Shaindlecouldn’tgetridofthebadmemoryformanyyears
11.Thepurposeofthepassageistotellus___________.
A.wordssometimescanreallyhurtus
B.sistersshouldcareforeachother
C.weshouldforgetunpleasantthings
D.twosisters’differentexperiences
Everyoneofusgetssousedtopunctuationmarksthatnotmanyofusgivethemasecondthought.Actually,theancientGreekswrotethisway.Thelackofpunctuationmarksprobablydidn’tbothergoodreaders,though.Astheyread,theyjustputpauseswheretheyfitbest.Alsoatthistime,sentencesswitcheddirections.Asentencereadfromlefttoright.Thenextonereadrighttoleft,andthenlefttorightagain,etc.TheancientRomanssometimespunctuatedlikethis:
Theyputsomethingthatcanseparatewordsinasentence.Thewordpunctuationactuallycomesfromthi
sideaandtheLatinwordpunctum,whichmeansadot.
Whenthe5thcenturyarrived,therewerejusttwopunctuationmarks:
spacesandpoints.Thespacesseparatedwordswhilethepointsshowedpausesinreading.Theninthe13thcentury,aprinternamedAldusManutiustriedtostandardizepunctuation.Healwaysusedaperiodforacompletestopattheendofasentence.Heusedaslash(/)toindicateashortpause.Overtime,thatslashwasshortenedandcurled,anditbecamethemoderncomma(逗号).
Sincethattime,othermarkshaveenlargedthepunctuationfamily.Theexclamationmark(感叹号)comesfromtheLatinwordio.Itmeans“exclamationofjoy.”ThequestionmarkoriginallystartedoutastheLatinwordquestio,meaningquestion.Eventually,scholarsputitattheendofasentencetoshowaquestion.
Punctuationevenkeepschangingnowadays.Newmarksarecomingintoexistence,andoldpunctuationmarksareusedinnewways.Takeforexamplethe“interrobang”.This1962inventioncombinesthequestionmarkandexclamationmarkfortimeswhenwriterswantboth.Forexample,“Shedidwhat?
”or“Howmuchdidyoupayforthatdress?
”Obviously,theinterrobangisnotwidelyusedorrecognizedyet,butitsinventionshowsthatEnglishisnotyetfinishedwithitspunctuation.
12.Fromthefirstparagraph,wecanknowthat_______.
A.goodreadershadtroublereadingwithoutpunctuationmarks
B.asentencealwaysreadfromlefttorightinancientGreece
C.ancientGreeksswitchedthedirectionofpunctuationmarks
D.theuseofpunctuationmarkscandatebacktoancienttimes
13.Thepassageisdeveloped_______.
A.bytimeB.bys
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