周口中英文学校2016-2017学年上期高三十月考试英语试题第一部分：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。

AThe life of an actor appears attractive and many young people dream about becoming one. But the truth is, it is very hard work. If you’re successful, there are deadlines to be met, appointments to keep and the press to deal with. If you’re not successful, then life is extremely tough.I remember when I started out, I had to search the advertisement board at my drama school every day to look for acting jobs. Drama school was expensive and I needed extra cash to help pay the fees. I welcomed every small job. I played extras in many crowd scenes and became a confident participant in a lot of TV commercials for hair shampoo, soap and washing powder.I had been working for about two years before I got my lucky break. One day, as I was passing the drama school, I decided to go in to check the notice board. There was nothing on it and I was just leaving when the secretary came along the corridor with a piece of paper. She asked me how I was and I told her life was hard and work was difficult to find. The next moment, she put the paper in my hand and walked away. My hands were shaking asI unfolded the paper, full of expectation. To my surprise, it was an audition (试演) fora clown (小丑) for the Canadian circus. I couldn’t stop myself from laughing. I had expected an audition with a famous director for a new film!When I was at drama school, there had been a course in acrobatics (杂技) and clown tricks.I had gained top marks in this course for originality and daring. Later I went to the audition feeling very strange. This was not what I’d had in mind when I enrolled in drama school. To my surprise, the job as a clown turned out to be exactly what I wanted. I loved every moment of getting dressed up and putting on the make-up. I had the opportunity to travelthe world and I was more than an actor, I was an entertainer as well. I had visited over 32 different countries and entertained millions of people.1. According to paragraph 3, the writer went into the drama school __________.A. to look for a jobB. to see the secretaryC. to collect a piece of paperD. to put a notice on the notice board2. Which of the following can best describe the author’s feeling when he unfolded the paper?A. Extremely frightened.B. Feeling anxious and excited.C. Very worried.D. Trembling with fear.3. From the whole passage, we can tell that the writer is ___________.A. sad that he was not a famous actorB. happy to travel the worldC. feeling very strange to be a clownD. very content with his lifeBEnough may never be enough. As human beings, it seems that once we attain what we think will make us whole, we grow bored quickly and need something new in order to feel satisfied. We are addicted to what we don’t have.You’d better sit down at this very moment and make a list of all the reasons why you’re fortunate and while you’re writing the list, you would want nothing more. You could get together with a group of people whom you care about and discuss ideas. You would feel comfortable with what you have and who you are at that moment or some hours later. The talking heads always tell you that you need to be rich and famous on your television, so your desire for more becomes unquenchable (难抑制的). You forget that you are enough. You find yourself making comparisons between your life and the life of people you assume who have figured it out, and all of your accomplishments are never enough to satisfy you.The issue with this “never enough” me ntality is that we all have it to some degree. We fail to realize that even the people who have figured it out are on some level still as lost and broken as everyone else. Everyone is constantly looking for validation (确认) in the form of likes and comments to give meaning to our sense of self. We honestly believe that as long as we buy into the illusion (错觉) when we are happy, everything is going to be great, we won’t have to face reality.Reality is that we want all the material, social media fame, and worthless validation in order to feel accepted by others. The reason why all of those things bring only temporary satisfaction is that they aren’t the answer. We all keep looking for other people to accept us in order to feel whole. But in fact, it is when we accept ourselves that we can feel really satisfied. We are in a universal competition for acceptance that no one wants a part of, but so few have the courage to stop competing. What will ever be enough?4. After writing down the reasons why you’re f ortunate, you may think ___________.A. you are lucky enoughB. you need something newC. you will grow bored quicklyD. you should discuss ideas with others5. According to Paragraph 2, the people who have “figured it out” refer to those _______.A. who don’t dare to face the realityB. who intend to compare with othersC. who have achieved some kind of successD. who are unlikely to be accepted by others6. People can only get long term satisfaction if __________.A. they can achieve great successB. they believe in their own abilitiesC. they can accept themselves joyfullyD. they stop commenting on others’ behavior7. What’s the writer’s purpose of writing the passage?A. To warn people not to set long-term goals.B. To ask people to appreciate what they have.C. To teach people how to hold a positive attitude.D. To inform people of the importance of comparison.CMany businesses today use conferences as a means of discussing new plans of the company. As people are paying more attention to the environment and green problems, more businessesare looking for ways to reduce their negative effect on the environment. Many businesses do this by using Web conferencing.Web conferencing is a technology that allows people to communicate more effectively over t he Internet. It’s an easy way of hosting and attending conferences without having to leave the office. Each of the people involved in a Web conference will be posted an invitation to the conference with the time and date of the Web conference on it. When the conference is ready to begin, all participants(参与者)must sit at their computers and they will be connected over the Internet.With Web conferencing all participants attend the conference from the comfort of their own desk. Obviously, in doing this no fuel is used in traveling to and from a conference, and less work time is taken up in attending a conference.Any material to be used during Web conferencing is simply e-mailed to all the participants before the conference. Participants can then either choose to print material or read it on screen. This not only saves paper but also greatly reduces mailing costs for the business.As a conference hall or business center isn’t being used, it means that the only power that is used is the power used by the part icipants’ personal computers. Similarly conference organizers don’t have to arrange for food or overnight accommodation(住处)for participants of their conferences. All this means that less energy is used.Often in business some companies actively choose to do business with other companies that do many things to reduce their negative impact on the environment. And Web conferencing helps you show other businesses that you are willing to work hard for the green cause.So Web conferencing is much cheaper and greener and more people are willing to hos t and attend a Web conference.8. What is the passage mainly about?A. Green benefits of Web conferencing.B. Ways of protecting the environment.C. Ways of hosting a Web conference.D. Impact of Web conferencing on costs.9. According to Paragraph 1, many companies use Web conferencing because they .A. are interested in using any new technologyB. believe that Web conferencing is more convenientC. haven’t enough money to hold a traditional conferenceD. want to do something to protect the environment10. The participants of a Web conference .A. will be e-mailed an invitation before the conferenceB. are required to sit in an office togetherC. must have access to the InternetD. will receive many paper materials11. Which of the following words best describes the author’s opinion about a Web conference?A. Environment-friendly.B. Useless.C. Inconvenient.D. Money-consuming.DBabysitters are childcare professionals, who t ypically care for one family’s children for a few hours at a time. While it may not sound like an exciting job, these professionals are valued and trusted family employees, and as such have an enjoyable and well-paid job. Here are some of the top reasons to become a babysitter:-- A driver’s license is not required: While many babysitters are able to increase the fees they charge by driving school-age children to and from school, and to after-class activities, they do not need to be able to drive. The parents pick up the babysitter from her home (or another agreed upon location), and drop her off afterwards.-- Flexible hours: While some babysitters have set jobs, where they babysit for the same children each week at an appointed time, most take jobs as their schedule permits. If the children’s parents call to request a babysitter’s time on an evening and the babysitter is not available until later in the evening, often time, the parent will change their plan to suit her.-- Free time: While some babysitters will tell horror stories about how tired the children may make them during the time of babysitting, the truth is that most children who require babysitters are young and go to bed early. They also take afternoon naps. This means that while babysitting, babysitters have significant free time to watch television or read. Babysitters who are in high school, college or graduate school, enjoy this opportunity to study.-- It is fun: There are not many jobs that will pay you to play hide and go seek, do finger painting, or eat ice cream, but babysitters routinely get to do all that. They also have a built-in reason to watch Disney movies, play video games, blow bubbles, and read children books. Babysitting is a job for those who are young at heart, and are ready and willing to embrace that side of themselves while working.12. According to the passage, babysitters _____________.A. earn little money from the jobB. have to work long hoursC. have much time to do what they wantD. are usually tired and bored13. Which of the following statements is true?A. Babysitters usually have to change their plans to meet their employers’ needs.B. Babysitting can be a very tiring job because the children may be very naughty.C. While babysitting, one can do nothing else but take care of the children.D. babysitters can do a lot of interesting things with the children they take care of.14. The underlined word “them” in Paragraph 4 stands for _____________.A. the babysittersB. the childrenC. the parentsD. the stories15. What is the purpose of this passage?A. To compare babysitting with other jobs.B. To teach people how to be a good babysitter.C. To show some advantages of babysitting.D. To list so me do’s and don’ts when babysitting.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。