2016届广东省佛山市顺德一中，顺德李兆基中学，顺德实验学校等六校高三上学期期中考试英语试题及答案.doc

2016届佛山市顺德一中，顺德李兆基中学，顺德实验学校等六校高三上学期期中考试英语试题第一部分：听说训练（略）第二部分：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。a i remember the first time that i was extremely happy. i was about 8 years old when for the first time, there was a computer in the classroom. i remember that my teacher allowed each student to take turns to play various educational games on the computer. one day, i found the source code for one of these games. without knowing or being taught any programming language, i was able to figure out some of the basic code. i just gave myself an infinite number of lives in the game, so i could continue playing it forever. this was also my first introduction to algebra, and i didnt even know it at the time. this was a decisive moment in my life. i was quite excited because of what i was learning and what i was able to do. as a result, i was enthusiastic for the rest of my life about self learning and computers, and i was quite happy doing them too. ive noticed that people who are truly content with life are enthusiastic about what they do. this enthusiasm, along with good health, is the key to being happy. it also leads to self-confidence and content in life too. it may also lead to success, wealth, and achievements. success, wealth, or achievements can also bring some people happiness, yet i know plenty of rich people who are unhappy. i know many people with successful businesses are not happy with what they are doing. i know people who continuously buy themselves new toys, such as cars, computers, and televisions, yet never seem content for too long. please remember, happiness is the journey of life, not the destination.1. what can we know from paragraph 1?a. the author has a great talent for algebra.b. creative thinking is necessary for every child.c. the basic code of the computer is not difficult.d. the authors experience in his childhood changed his life.2. the author wants to tell us through his experience in the school that _. a. interest is the best teacher b. children are the hope of the futurec. young people are fearless d. where theres a will, theres a way3. we can infer from the last paragraph that _.a. people who are rich and successful in career generally feel unhappyb. wealth cant bring people any happiness and comfortc. one will feel unhappy once he has gained all the things that he wantsd. being enthusiastic about what you do is more important than wealthb parents are fuelling bad behavior among their children by attempting to buy their love with expensive gifts nowadays. over recent decades we seem to have created a must have culture among our young people. many mothers and fathers believe they are failing as parents if they are unable to ensure that their children have the latest toy, electronic devices (the lap-top, cell phones, game boy, etc.) along with their friends. in many cases, families also feel pressured to enroll (使加入) children in every interest club or after-school activity that is available to fill up their time like most of the other children. but experts warned that the move might affect precious family time negatively. graham gorton, chairman of the independent schools association, said that parents spent too much time filling their childrens lives, which had a series of negative effects on the very precious family time that exists. it seems that those times when a whole weekend without planned work was seen as a luxury (奢侈) and a perfect opportunity to spend time together and share those valuable moments of childhood are long gone, mr. gorton said. as a child i only once said that phrase that parents feared im bored. immediately my mother took action and produced a list of jobs and then insisted that i complete every one of them. though l didnt think cleaning all the floors could really get rid of my boredom, i enjoyed the feeling of staying at home with my mother and brothers. earlier this year, some researchers suggested that relatively wealthy parents were sometimes guilty of failing to teach basic social skills to children. often, its the rich middle classes that buy off their children through the computer and the tv. that then sets them apart from their family, and then the parents are surprised when their child isn t coming to school. 4. the second paragraph mainly tells us that _.a. todays children have little time to playb. todays children depend on electronic tools too muchc. todays parents feel pressured by the must have cultured. being qualified parents becomes harder for todays young people5. what does the must have phenomenon refer to based on the passage?a. that children must have what other children have.b. that children must have proper pressure to work hard.c. that children must have special skills to ensure a better future.d. that parents must have patience to know their children better.6. which of the following is the best advice you could give to parents based on gortons statement?a. plan fewer activities for their children to improve family time.b. buy their children fewer things that they are fond of.c. give their children more housework to do.d. leave their children alone when the kids feel bored. 7. from the passage we can infer that _.a. wealthy parents dont like teaching basic social skills to childrenb. parents should be much more strict with their children at homec. children should not be brought up in a wealthy and pleasant environmentd. only satisfying childrens material needs is not a good way of parentingc there is some unwelcome news for students preparing for exams and officers putting in long hours-you dont need the break as much as you may think that makes you feel less tiredscientists have long assumed that willpower is a limited resource, which is why you feel the need to have a rest, have a snack and come back to a task when youre feeling better. they argued that the only way to restore willpower was by rest, food or entertainment.but psychologists have challenged this theory, saying weak willpower is all in your head. they found that peoples beliefs in willpower determine how long and how well theyll be able to work on a tough mental exercise. if you think of willpower as something thats limited, youre more likely to be tired when you perform a difficult task, said prof. veronika job. but if you think of willpower as something that is not easily used up, you can go on and on. the researchers designed four experiments to test students-beliefs in willpower. after a tiring task, those, who believed or were led to believe that willpower is a limited resource, performed worse on standard concentration tests than those who thought of willpower as something they had more control over. they also found that leading up to final exam week, students who believed the limited resource theory ate junk food 24 percent more often than those who believed they had more control in resisting temptation (诱惑). mr. job said. the theory that willpower is a limited resource is interesting, but it has had unintended consequences. students who may already have trouble studying are being told that their power of concentration is limited, and they need to take frequent breaks. but a belief in willpower as a non-limited resource makes people stronger in their ability to work through challenges. the findings could help people who are battling temptation. willpower isnt driven by a biologically based process as much as we used to think. the belief in it is what influences your behavior.8. the theory that willpower is limited supports that _. a. people must eat snacks when they feel tired b. people do need a break to restore their willpower c. theres no way to strengthen peoples willpower d. weak willpower doesnt affect peoples life much 9. what have the scientists long believed regarding willpower? a. it is in the charge of people. b. it is a limited resource.c. there is no way to restore willpower. d. it doesnt easily run out.10. which of the following best helps the students to prepare better for their exams?a. push themselves even if they want to take a break.b. dont eat fast food while studying.c. remind themselves willpower is not limited.d. stay in a comfortable and quiet place. 11. whats the best title for the passage? a. a new theory about willpower b. how to build strong willpower c. the great influence of willpower d. willpower doesnt last long dwe know that hugs make us feel easy inside. and this feeling, it turns out, could actually ward off stress and protect r the immune (免疫) system, according to a new research from carnegie mellon university.its a well-known fact that stress can weaken the immune system. in this study, the researchers sought to determine whether hugs-like social support more broadly -could protect individuals from the increased sensitivity to illness brought on by the particular stress that come with interpersonal conflict.“we know that people experiencing ongoing conflicts with others are less able to fight off cold viruses. we also know that people who report having social support are partly protected from the effects of stress on psychological states, such as depression and anxiety, “the studys lead author, psychologist dr. sheldon cohen , said in a statement. “we tested whether awareness of social support is equally effective in protecting us from sensitivity to infection caused by stress and also whether receiving hugs might partially account for those feeling of support and thus protect a person against infection.”in the experiment , over 400 healthy adults filled out a questionnaire about their perceived (感知) social support and also participated in a nightly phone interview for two weeks . they were asked the frequency they engaged in interpersonal conflicts and received bugs that day.then, the researchers exposed the participants to a common cold virus, and monitored them to assess signs of infection. they found that both perceived social support and more frequent hugs reduced the risk of infection associated with experiencing interpersonal conflict. regardless of whether or not they experienced social conflicts, infected participants with greater perceived social support and more frequent hugs had less severe illness symptoms.“this suggests that being hugged by a trusted person may act as an effective means of conveying support and that increasing the frequency of hugs might be an effective means of reducing the effects of stress,” cohen said. “the apparent protective effect of hugs may result from the physical contact itself or hugging being a behavioral indicator of support and closeness. either way, those who receive more hugs are somewhat more protected from infection.”if you need any more reason to go wrap your arms around someone special, consider this: hugs also lower blood pressure, reduce fearsome around death and dying, improve heart health and decrease feeling of loneliness.12. in paragraph 1, the underlined words “ward off “can be replaced by _.a. produce b. increase c. prevent d. support13. dr. sheldon cohens experiment shows that _.a. hugs can hide serious illness symptomsb. social conflicts can monitor signs of infectionc. social support can reduce the risk of having a coldd. depression and anxiety result from less social support14. the passage aims to convey that _.a. hugs can have protective effectsb. social support can sure diseases c. interpersonal conflicts cause infectionsd. stress can weaken our immune system15. the passage is most likely to be found in _.a. a social science magazineb. a commercial brochure c. a medical reportd. an academic essay 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。selfiesocial media and the mobile web have given rise to a strange phenomenon called the selfieit refers to a picture of yourself, usually shared on any social networking website 16 some selfies are extreme close-ups, and others show part of an arm held straight outwarda few of them even feature the subject standing in front of a bathroom mirroreveryone takes selfies, but the younger crowd seems to be especially involved in the trendyoung people are relatively heavier digital usersthey are interested in staying connected to their friends 17 there are also kinds of psychological factors driving people to take a selfie and upload it to a social networking site 18 a quick and easy way to attract others attention is to get likes and comments from friendssecondly, its human nature to show off your own great achievementswhen you feel good about yourself or look good, its far too easy to take out your phone and document it all through one or several selfi es 19_ thats rightsometimes people are bored at work, bored at school, bored at home and even bored on the toiletlast but not least, social media is about being social! if that means uploading as many selfies as possible, then so be itits fun, and its a cool way to sort of document your own lifefinally, there are things to be mindful of when youre postingits easy to think youre sharing a photo with a few people 20 so dont post anything online, selfie especiallyathere are lots of selfie stylesbthe rise of selfies has become universalcsocial media, to some extent, is the driving force of their selfie activitydthe desire to take, post and get likes on selfies goes back to a biological behaviorebut the whole world of social media is public and every individual can get access to itfthere are also people who will take selfies because they have nothing else better to dogthe leading factor is that people want to get attention from as many people as possible第三部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）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，从短文后每题所给的四个选项（a、b、c和d）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。a few years ago my mother asked me to go shopping with her because she needed a new dress. i dont 21 like to shop with others, and im not a 22 person. however, we 23 for the mall together at last.we visited nearly every 24 , and she tried on dress after dress, 25 them all. as the day went on, i grew tired and my mother grew 26 . 27 , at our last shop, my mother tried on a lovely blue three-piece dress. the blouse had a bow at the neckline. as i stood in the 28 room with her, i watched as she tried, with much 29 , to tie it. her hands were so badly crippled from arthritis(关节炎) that she couldnt do it. immediately, my impatience 30 to an overwhelming(无法抗拒的) wave of sympathy for her. i turned away to hide the 31 that came up involuntarily. regaining my calmness, i turned back to tie the bow for her. the dress was beautiful, and she bought it. our shopping trip was 32 , but the event was etched(铭刻) in my memory. for the rest of the day, my 33 kept returning to that moment in the dressing room and to the 34 of my mothers hands trying to tie that bow. those 35 hands that had fed me, bathed me, dressed me, comforted me, and, 36 , prayed for me, were now touching me in a remarkable 37 . later in the evening, i went to my mothers room, 38 her hands in mine, kissed them and, much to her 39 , told her that to me they were the most 40 hands in the world.21. a. simply b. finally c. hopefully d. normally22. a. patient b. honest c. respectful d. trustworthy23. a. took off b. kept off c. got off d. set off24. a. person b. store c. assistant d. boss25. a. remembering b. buying c. rejecting d. recommending26. a. frustrated b. worried c. tired d. upset27. a. immediately b. finally c. traditionally d. quietly28. a. sitting b. dining c. dressing d. waiting29. a. time b. pride c. experience d. difficulty 30. a. gave off b. gave away c. gave way d. gave up31. a. tears b. money c. expression d. feeling32. a. offb. out c. on d. over33. a. head b. mind c. heart d. brain34. a. sense b. belief c. vision d. consciousness35. a. loving b. lively c. live d. alive36. a. first of all b. most of all c. all in all d. after all37. a. style b. fashion c. manner d. form38. a. took b. made c. removed d. replaced39. a. sorrowb. disappointment c. regret d. surprise40. a. commonb. effective c. beautiful d. useful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。yesterday, as i approached the front door of our public library, a white-haired gentleman stepped back to hold the door for me. you see, i have to go everywhere these days with a walker, and folks are 41_ (constant) holding or opening doors for me, so this was not unusual.however, i told the gentleman that the door had 42_ automatic opener, and he did not need to stay to hold it open. he said “here i thought i would have an opportunity to be 43_ (help).”at