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1、广西钦州市高新区20162017学年度第一学期高三英语期末考试试题（满分150分，考试时间120 分钟）第卷第二部分：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50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AA Sydney Pass gives you unlimited and flexible travel on the Explorer Buses: the “red” Sydney Explorer shows you around our exciting city sights while the “blue” Bondi
2、Explorer visits Sydney Harbor bays and famous beaches. Take to the water on one of three magnificent daily harbor cruises(游船). You can also travel free on regular Sydney Buses, Sydney Ferries or City Rail services(limited area), so you can go to every corner of this beautiful city.Imagine browsing a
3、t Darling Harbor, sampling the famous seafood at Watsons Bay or enjoying the city lights on an evening ferry cruise. The possibilities and plans are endless with a Sydney Pass. Wherever you decide to go, remember that bookings are not required on any of our services so tickets are treated on a first
4、 in, first seated basis.Sydney Passes are available for 3, 5 or 7 days for use over a 7 calendar day period. With a 3 or 5 day pass you choose on which days out of the 7 you want to use it. All Sydney Passes include a free Airport Express inward trip before starting your 3, 5 or 7 days, and the retu
5、rn trip is valid(有效的) for 2 months from the first day your ticket was used.Sydney Pass FaresAdultChild*Family*3 day ticket$90$45$2255 day ticket$120$60$3007 day ticket$140$70$350*A child is defined as anyone from the ages of 4 years to under 16 years. Children under 4 years travel free.* A family is
6、 defined as 2 adults and any number of children from 4 to under 16 years of age from the same family.21A Sydney pass doesnt offer unlimited rides on _.Athe Explorer Buses Bthe harbor cruisesCregular Sydney Buses DCity Rail services22With a Sydney Pass, a traveler can _.Asave fares from and to the ai
7、rport Btake the Sydney Explorer to beachesCenjoy the famous seafood for free Dreserve seats easily in a restaurant23If 5day tickets were to be recommended to a mother who travelled with her colleague and her children, aged 3, 6 and 10, what would the lowest cost be? A$225. B$300. C$360. D$420.BOld a
8、ge may not sound exciting. But recent findings offer good news for older people and for people worried about getting older. Researchers found that people become happier and experience less worry after they reach the age of fifty. In fact, they say by the age of eighty-five, people are happier with t
9、heir life than they were when they were eighteen years old.The findings came from a survey of more than three hundred forty thousand adults in the United States. The Gallup Organization questioned them by telephone in 2008. At that time, the people were between the ages of eighteen and eighty-five.
10、The researchers asked questions about emotions like happiness, sadness and worry. They also asked about mental or emotional stress.Arthur Stone in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science at Stony Brook University in New York led the study. His team found that levels of stress were highes
11、t among adults between the ages of twenty-two and twenty-five. The findings showed that stress levels dropped sharply after people reached their fifties.The study also showed that men and women have similar feeling patterns as they grow older. However, women at all ages reported more sadness, stress
12、 and worry than men.Researchers say they do not know why happiness increases as people get older. One theory is that, as people grow older, they grow older, they grow more thankful for what they have and have better control of their feelings. They also spend less time thinking about bad experiences.
13、Professor Stone says the emotional patterns could be linked to changes in how people see the world, or maybe even changes in brain chemistry.The researchers also considered possible influences like having young children, being unemployed or being single. But they found that influences like these did
14、 not affect the levels of happiness and well-being related to age. 24. According to the survey of The Gallup Organization people are most likely to become happier _. A. when they are between ages of 18 and 85B. when they come to their old age C. when they are in their twentiesD. when they are eighte
15、en years old25. According to Arthur Stone, old people _. A. have a positive attitude toward their lifeB. can control their behaviors better C. dream about good things every dayD. have earned a large amount of money26 From the last paragraph we can know that _. A. you must be worried if you have youn
16、g children B. health has nothing to do with your age C. you can be happy even if you are still single D. happiness depends on your family and job27. Which of the following would be the best title for this passage? A. Getting older means getting happierB. The young are happier than the old C. The you
17、nger, the happierD. Women are easier to happy in lifeCBook: No Looking BackAuthor: Shivani GuptaShivani had thrown a party one evening and awoke the next morning in hospital because of a car crash. It took Shivani years of pain, struggle and determination to regain control of her life and her body.
18、Then tragedy struck again. As the newly-married Shivani drove to Manali with her family, a truck crashed into her car. Shivani refused to give in-she wouldnt let her injury keep her from achieving her ambitions.Book: Courage Beyond CompareAuthor: Sanjay SharmaThe 10 sportspersons in the book are cha
19、mpions in diverse fields like athletics, swimming, and badminton, who have brought glory to the country. They overcame their physical limitations to reach the top of their chosen fields.Book：Face to FaceAuthor: Ved MehtaBlind since the age of four, the author led a lonely childhood in India until he
20、 was accepted to the Arkansas School for the Blind, to which he flew alone at 15. America and the school changed his life, leading him to degrees at Oxford and Harvard and a fruitful writing career.Book: This Star Wont Go OutAuthor: Lori and Wayne Earl Diagnosed with cancer at 12, Esther Earl was a
21、bright and talented, but very normal teenager. She lived a hope-filled and generous life. A cheerful, positive and encouraging daughter, sister and friend, Esther died in 2010, shortly after turning 16, but not before inspiring thousands through her growing online presence.28. The book No Looking Ba
22、ck mainly talks about_. A. an unlucky girl who experienced two car accidents B. 10 disabled athletes who are champions in sports field C. a successful author who was blind during his childhood D. an inspiring teenager who died of cancer29. When reading the book written by Sanjay Sharma, we will_. A.
23、 find the author is a sports lover B. get inspired by the sportspersons spirits C. be proud to be a sportsperson D. find sportspersons are full of power30. In which book does the author tell of himself? A. Face to Face.B. This Star Wont Go Out. C. Courage Beyond Compare.D. No Looking Back.31. Which
24、word can best describe the characters of all the four books? A. Intelligent. B. Passionate. C. Inspiring D. Pessimistic DAttention to details is something everyone can and should do especially in a tight job market. Bob Crossley, a human resources expert notices this in the job applications that com
25、e across his desk every day. Its amazing how many candidates eliminate themselves, he says. Resumes arrive with stains. Some candidates dont bother to spell the companys name correctly. Once I see a mistake,! eliminate the candidate. Crossley concludes, If they cannot take care of these details, why
26、 should we trust them with a job?Can we pay too much attention to details? Absolutely. Perfectionists struggle over little things at the cost of something larger they work toward. To keep from losing the forest for the trees, says Charles Garfield, associate professor at the University of California
27、, San Francisco, we must constantly ask ourselves how the details were working on fit into the larger picture. If they dont, we should drop then and move to something else.Garfield compares this process to his work as a computer scientist at NASA. The Apollo IImoon launch was slightly off-course 90
28、percent of the time, says Gaifield, but a successful landing was still likely because we knew the exact position of our goal. This allowed us to make adjustments as necessary. Knowing where we want to go helps us judge the importance of every task we undertake. Too often we believe what accounts for
29、 others success is some special secret or a lucky break. But rarely is success so mysterious. Again and again, we see that by doing little things within our grasp well, large rewards follow.32. According to the passage, some job applicants were rejected because of _. A. failing to give a detailed de
30、scription of their background in their application B. their limited education as shown in their poor spelling in writing a resume C. their carelessness as shown in their failure to present a clear copy of resume D. eliminating their names from the applicant list themselves33. The word perfectionists
31、 ( Para. 3. Line. 1 ) refers to those who _. A. demand others get everything absolutely right B. know how to adjust their goals according to the circumstances C. are capable of achieving perfect results in whatever they do D. pay too much attention to details only to lose their major goals34. The ex
32、ample of Apollo II moon launch is given to illustrate that _. A. keeping ones goal in mind helps in deciding which details can be overlooked B. failure is the mother of success C. adjustments are the key to the successful completion of any work D. minor mistakes may not be noticed in achieving major
33、 goals35. The best title for this passage would be _. A. Dont Be a Perfectionist B. Details and Major Goals C. Importance of Adjustments D. Hard Work Plus Good Luck第二节：（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从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。 English is one of the most commonly spoken languages in the world. _36_ And
34、all of native English speakers know, its hard to communicate with somebody who has a hard time pronouncing words correctly. That brings us to the secret of fluently speaking EnglishIts all about pronunciation. Definition of Pronunciation Pronunciation is the way you speak a word. Pronunciation is a
35、skill that is learned over time. If you have ever played an instrument, how did you learn? Not by picking it up every once in a while, you learned by practicing daily. _ 37_. _38_ Try it, say a word as you normally word, then say it again while facing you lips into different positions. It mostly lik
36、e will sound like gibberish (乱语)its the same word, but it is not being said(pronounced) in a way that is familiar to us-and therefore not understood. _39_ The way to improve your pronunciation is to practice in front of a mirror. Here is what you do-Grab yourself a dictionary and pick a word at rand
37、om. Say the word in your normal voice pronouncing it the way you normally would. Just watch your mouth-the positions your lips are in while you say the word. Now read it the dictionary says to pronounce it, and watch your lips closely. _40_ This will help you with how to improve English pronunciatio
38、n over time. Practice this technique for a few minutes daily, and you will improve your English pronunciation in no time.A. Ways to improve your EnglishB. How to improve English pronunciationC. Pronunciation is related to the way that your lips move.D. Its the same with pronunciation, which needs pr
39、acticing everydayE. English is spoken in different accents around the world.F. However, as with any language, English requires some practice, patience and hard work to master.G. Note the difference between the way you normally say the word and the way you say it when you read the pronunciation.第三部分英
40、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，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Hope in my armsLast year I was invited to participate in a carnival for Tuesdays Child. An organization that helps children with AIDS. All the children that had _36_ at one particular room could paint a square
41、 on a piece of cloth. Later the squares would be sewn together to _37_ a quiltThe quilt would be _38_ to a man who had devoted his life to the _39_ and would soon be retiring.The kids were given paints in bright colors and asked to paint something that would make the quilt _40_. As I looked around a
42、t all the _41_, I saw pink hearts, blue clouds, orange sunrises and red flowers. The pictures were all bright and _42_. All except one. One boy was painting a heart, _43_ it was dark and lifeless. It _44_ the bright colors that his fellow artists had used.I asked why. He told me he was very sick and
43、 that his _45_ was not ever going to get better. He looked straight into my eyes and said. “There is no _46_ in my life.” I told him I was _47_ and I could understand why he had made his heart a dark color. I told him that even though we couldnt make him better, we can give _48_, which can really he
44、lp when you are feeling _49_. I told him that if he would like, I would be happy to give him one. He crawled into my lap. I thought my own heart would _50_ for this sweet little boy. He sat there for a long time. Finally he _51_ down to finish his coloring. As I was getting ready to _52_ home, I fel
45、t a tug(猛拽) on my jacket. Standing there was the little boy, _53_. He said, “My heart is changing _54_. It is getting brighter, I think those hugs really do _55_.”On my way home I felt my own heart. It too had changed to a brighter color.36. A. behaved B. gathered C. prayed D. hid37. A. fold B. dry
46、C. spread D. make38. A. presented B. sold C. rented D. thrown39. A. education B. ceremony C. organization D. neighborhood40. A. expensive B. comfortableC. beautifulD. loose41. A. squares B. colors C. 1ights D. kids42. A. negative B. puzzling C. abstract D. inspiring43. A. and B. but C. for D. or44. A. filled B. contained C. lacked D. showed45. A. business B. sickness C. skill D. knowledge46. A. effect B. loss C. justice D. hope47. A. sorry B. crazy C. ashamed D. angry48. A. hugs B. smiles C. prizes D. lessons49. A. cool B. sad C. energetic D. proud50. A. ch