1、 - 1 - 2012019 920202020 学年度第一学期期中考试高三学年学年度第一学期期中考试高三学年 英语试题英语试题 满分满分 120120 分时间分时间 100100 分钟分钟 第第 I I 卷选择题（满分卷选择题（满分 7070 分）分） 第一部分第一部分 阅读理解（共两节；满分阅读理解（共两节；满分 4040 分）分） 第一节（共第一节（共 1515 小题；每题小题；每题 2 2 分，满分分，满分 3030 分）分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A. B. C. DA. B. C. D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项四个选项中，选出最佳选项 A A The
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8、Which of the following is not the advantage of the new Gtech Leaf Blower? A .turbofan B. No wire C. The light weight D. Convenient delivery 2. What makes the new Gtech Leaf Blower easy to hold? A. A straight air passage from intake to outlet. B. Reasonable distribution of battery and product weight.
9、 C. The variable trigger on the new Gtech Leaf Blower. D. The removable nozzle on the new Gtech Leaf Blower. 3. The purpose of this passage is _. A. to advise us to buy the new Gtech Leaf Blower B. to introduce to us the convenience of the new Gtech Leaf Blower C. to teach us how to use the new Gtec
10、h Leaf Blower D. to encourage us to talk about the new Gtech Leaf Blower B B A child who suffers bullying(霸凌) usually has low self-esteem and their ability to learn and be successful at school is greatly lessened. Therefore, bullying must be stopped. The best and most obvious way to stop bullying in
11、 schools is for parents to change the way they raise their children at home. Of course, this is much easier said than done and everyone raises their children differently. Bullies, however, come from homes where physical punishment is used and children have been taught that physical violence is the w
12、ay to handle problems and “get their way”. Bullies usually also come from homes where the parents fight a lot, so children have been modeled on such violence. Parental involvement is often lacking in bullies lives and there seems to be little warmth. Early intervention (干预) is truly the best way to
13、stop bullying, but parents of the victims or therapists(治疗师) cant alter the bullys home environment. Some things can be done at the school level, however. Most school programs that address bullying apply a multi-faceted(多层 面的) method to the problem. Hand out questionnaires to all students and teache
14、rs and discuss if bullying is occurring. Define exactly what constitutes(构成) bullying at school. The questionnaire is a wonderful tool that allows the school to see how widespread bullying is and what forms it is taking. It is a good way to start to solve the problem. Get the childrens parents invol
15、ved in a bullying program. If parents of the bullies and the victims are not aware of what is going on at school, then the whole bullying program will not be effective. Stopping bullying in school takes teamwork and concentrated effort on everyones - 3 - part. Bullying also should be discussed durin
16、g parent-teacher conferences and PTA meetings. Parental awareness is the key. In the classroom setting, all teachers should work with the students on bullying. 英语试题第 2 页 （共 8 页） Oftentimes even the teacher is being bullied in the classroom and a program should be set up to teach about bullying. Chil
17、dren understand modeling behaviors and role-play and acting out bullying situations is a very effective tool. Have students role-play a bullying situation. 4.In the authors opinion, bullies usually _. A. Have extremely high self-esteem B. know little of the harm of violence C.Look forward to parenta
18、l involvement D. experience or witness violence at home 5.What does the underlined word “alter” in paragraph 3 mean? A. Understand B. change C. remove D. approach 6.Paragraph 5 suggests that its important to _. A.make a punishment program effective B. let parents know their children are bullies C. f
19、ind the key to improving security at school D. make parents conscious of bullying at school 7. What is the passage mainly about? A. How to stop bullying in school. B. What leads to violence in schools. C. What parents can do to stop bullying. D. How to comfort those who are bullied. C C Gwendolyn Br
20、ooks was the first African American to win a Pulitzer Prize for Poetry. Gwendolyn Brooks wrote hundreds of poems during her lifetime. She was known around the world for using poetry to increase understanding about black culture in America. Her poems described conditions among the poor, racial inequa
21、lity and drug use in the black community. She also wrote poems about the struggles of black women. But her skill was more than her ability to write about struggling black people. She was an expert at the language of poetry. She combined traditional European poetry styles with the African American ex
22、perience. In her early poetry, Gwendolyn Brooks wrote about the South Side of Chicago. The South Side of Chicago is where many back people live. In her poems, the South Side is called Bronzeville. It was A Street in Bronzeville that gained the attention of literary experts in 1945. Critics - 4 - pra
23、ised her poetic skill and her powerful descriptions of the black experience during the time. The Bronzeville poems were her first published collection. In 1950, Gwendolyn Brooks became the first African American to win the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry. She won the prize for her second book of poems cal
24、led Annie Allen. Annie Allen is a collection of poetry about the life of a Bronzeville girl as a daughter, a wife and mother. She experiences loneliness, loss, death and being poor. Ms. Brooks said that winning the prize changed her life. Her next work was a novel written in 1953 called Maud Martha,
25、 Maud Martha received little notice when it was first published. But now it is considered an important 英语试题第 3 页 （共 8 页） work by some critics. Its main ideas about the difficult life of many women are popular among female writers today. In some of her poems, Gwendolyn Brooks described how what peopl
26、e see in life is affected by who they are. One example is this poem, Corners on the Curing Sky. By the end of the 1960s, Gwendolyn Brookss poetry expanded from the everyday experiences of people in Bronzeville. She wrote about a wider world and dealt with important political issues. 8. What does the
27、 text mainly talk about? A. The life of Gwendolyn Brooks. B. The struggles of black women. C. The understanding about black culture. D. The poems of Gwendolyn Brooks. 9. What can we learn about Gwendolyn Brooks from the second paragraph? A. She mainly wrote about the struggles of black women. B. She
28、 was good at using the language of poetry. C. Her writing skills were a little worse than her ability. D. Her poems were mainly about the African experience. 10. The author develops the passage mainly by _. A. providing examples B. using statistics C. comparing opinions D. describing her experiences
29、 11. In the next part, the author would most probably talk about _. A. the difficulties Gwendolyn Brooks would meet B. the poems related to political issues C. the awards Gwendolyn Brooks gained - 5 - D. the racial inequality the black had to face D When you need a job very much, you may end up taki
30、ng one for which you are over qualified. Although you were initially grateful just to have the work, you now feel bored and depressed. Is there any way to change that? Start by changing your opinion, says Caitlin Kelly, the author of Malled, a book based on her experience as a sales clerk after losi
31、ng her job in journalism. “Dont focus on what youre not getting but what you are getting,” she says. “Be patient and work attentively with a wide range of people. It doesnt matter what the job is there are always things you can learn and skills you can develop.” Hilary Pearl, the founder of a coachi
32、ng firm, says, “Tell yourself the current situation isnt the end of your career. Dont overdramatize（过分夸大）the negative aspects but try to view the situation more philosophically: life has a series of stages, and this is one of them. Dont forget to study even in the worst stage.” Consider that because
33、 youre overqualified, you may be able to learn or do things on the job that might not have been possible. 英语试题第 4 页 （共 8 页） Of course, you may seek tasks and responsibilities that force you to learn something new or to work harder. “You may be operating on autopilot（习惯性地）right now, but chances are t
34、hat people above you are stressed,” Sarah Hathorn says. “ Take things off your bosss plate and let him know which projects or tasks you want to learn more about.” Always express your request positively, saying that you love new challenges, rather than complaining that youre bored and underused, says
35、 Ethun, the president of the Park Avenue Group. In your down time, educate yourself about the company and its industry. “Read corporate information, analyst reports and related news articles,” she says. “If your boss accepts your suggestions, it will make you a more valuable employee.” 12.According
36、to Caitlin Kelly, _. A. one should be willing to do some small things B. being a salesman is not as important as being a journalist C. performing your regular duties well is important D. doing a simple job well will bring you a sense of success - 6 - 13.What Hilary Pearl intends to express is that _
37、. A. work is just a stage of our whole life B. the present job doesnt matter to us in a long run C. one should be satisfied with his present situation D. one should look forward instead of complaining about the present situation 14.The underlined words “take things off your bosss plate” mean_. A. dr
38、aw your bosss attention B. share your bosss burdens C. give your boss useful advice D. ask your boss for a better position 15.What is the common view about careers of the people mentioned in this passage? A. One should start his career from doing a simple job. B. One should improve himself and help
39、others as well. C. One should keep learning new things to improve himself. D. One should pay much attention to the relationship with the boss. 第二节（共 5 小题；每题 2 分，满分 10 分） 根据短文内容，从短文中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项。 Some Some Steps for Breaking Through Your Comfort ZoneSteps for Breaking Through Your Com
40、fort Zone A comfort zone is a self-imposed boundary where a person will refuse to push past. Doing so usually fills him or her with nervousness and anxiety. So lets talk about breaking out of this comfort zone. Get information. To break through your comfort zone you need to first educate yourself. Y
41、our goal here is to find out about whatever skill youre pursuing. Youll talk to people who have done the same thing. 16 . And youll check out articles on the Internet about this subject. 英语试题第 5 页 (共 8 页） Have a plan. After educating yourself its important to create a plan of action. With this step
42、youre going to write down a step by step blueprint for how youre going to break through your comfort zone. 17 . Then you create a plan to get to each level. In this plan you need to create benchmarks. These are mini goals that put you one step close to pushing past your comfort zone. 18 . This is an
43、 important step because the people in your life will keep you on track. You want them to give you that “push” as youre pushing your boundaries. They will make it hard for you to quit because you know youll look foolish if you did. - 7 - Remain positive. There will be times when you experience a nega
44、tive outcome, something that shakes your confidence and makes you feel scared. The trick is to not let anything prevent you from blasting past the point of comfort. Recognize that you will have negative outcomes. 19 . Keep expanding your comfort zone. 20 . Find stuff that you never imagined you woul
45、d do. Like teaching a class on the subject that once filled you with fear. Or you could work on a related skill. A. Look for new challenges. B. You cant become an overnight success. C. Have people around you know of your plan. D. You first start with the easiest thing to do. E. Its a natural part of
46、 the process. F. You wont have time to think about your fear. G. Youll read books on the subject. 第二部分第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节；满分英语知识运用（共两节；满分 4545 分）分） 第一节第一节 完型填空（共完型填空（共 2020 小题；每题小题；每题 1.51.5 分，分， 满分满分 3030 分）分） Over the last 15 years, as a doctor, I have had heart-to-heart conversations with countless p
47、atients near the end of their lives. The most common emotion they express is 21 . And thats 22 I came up with a project to encourage people to write a(n) 23 letter to their loved ones. Its a lesson I learned years ago from a memorable 24 patient. He was a retired 25 , who had believed in Semper Fi (
48、永远忠诚) all his life. He, a proud and silent man, was 26 to the hospital for unbearable pain from cancer. Every day, his wife spent many hours at his bedside watching him watch TV. She explained to me he had never been much of a 27 in their 50 years of marriage. But he seemed quite 28 to share his ide
49、as with me, especially when it became clear his days were 29 . He spoke of his deep regret for not having spent enough time with his wife, whom he loved very much, and of his great 30 in his son, who had joined the army in his fathers footsteps. One afternoon, when I mentioned these 31 to his wife and son, they looked disbelievingly at each other and then 32 at me. They thanked me for being so