高三上册英语期中试卷及答案。

高三上册英语期中试卷及答案第一部分: 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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

AIn October 2010, I left my hometown and family in Virginia and moved toIowa so I could be coached by Liang Chow. I d been dreaming of an Olympic goldmedal since I was eight —but gradually, that dream seemed like a million milesaway.On January 2, 2012, while Mom was visiting me in Iowa, I told her, “I don tlike gymnastics anymore. I want to try dancing, or become a singer. I can get ajob in Virginia. I just want to come home.”Mom s eyes narrowed and her expression turned to stone. “You re breaking myheart, Brie,”she said. “You ve been doing gymnastics for ten years, and now youwant to quit? Have you lost your mind?”I hadn t lost my mind, but I had lost my fire. It s an entirely differentthing to push toward that dream when you feel alone.“I m not trying to break your heart, Mom,”I said. “I just don t want to doit anymore.”“I know you miss home. But you ve signed a contract that says you willrepresent your country to the best of your ability. You ve got a responsibilityto your teammates. And now you just want to walk away? I will not let you bedishonorable. If you don t like gymnastics, then at the very least, you willfinish the season.”The next afternoon as I dragged myself into Chow s gym, I thought of theefforts Mom had made in order to pay for my training. I thought of my twosisters: Arielle, who gave up ballroom dancing, and Joyelle, who stopped iceskating so that our single mom could afford to keep me in gymnastics.For now, here s what you need to know: Exactly 210 days before I everattempted my first vault (跳跃) in the London Summer Olympics, my leap of faithcame this close to ending in a crash of disaster.1. The author wanted to give up gymnastics because _____.A. she thought she loved music moreB. she was overcome withhomesicknessC. an Olympic gold was beyond her reachD. the training for the Olympicswas too hard2. We can infer from the passage that the author _____.A. was born into an athletic familyB. realized her Olympic dreamC. changed her mind in the endD. had a bad childhood3. What would be the best title for the passage?A. My leap of faithB. A quitterC. My motherD. A dream come trueBLong-time exposure to air pollution can lead to physical changes in thebrain and cause trouble in learning and memory, and even anxiety. This issuggested by the results of new research on mice.While other studies have shown the harmful effects of polluted air in thelungs and heart, this is the first to show the negative effect on the brain.The team of Laura Fonken, Randy Nelson, from the Ohio State University,USA, has spread to the brain a previous line of research which found that fineparticulate (微粒) matter floating in the air mainly becauseof air pollutioncaused by humans, causes swelling in much of the body, and may be related tohigh blood pressure problems, and some other diseases.In the research Fonken and his colleagues exposed mice to polluted air forsix hours each day, five days a week, over a period of 10 months, almost halfthe average life length of mice.Polluted air contains fine particles created by cars, factories and naturaldust. Fine particles of this kind are tiny, about 2.5 micrometers in diameter,or about one-thirtieth the width of a human hair. These particles can go deepinto lungs and other organs.The concentration of this particulate material to which they exposed miceis equal to the concentration at which people can be exposed in some pollutedurban areas.After a period of 10 months, the researchers got the animals to have aseries of behavioral tests. Both the behavior of mice and the results ofneurological (神经的) tests done to them show that those within the polluted airhad more problems in learning and memory, and higher levels of anxiety.The results suggest that long-time exposure to polluted air can havemeasurable negative effects on the human brain and can cause a variety of mentalhealth problems. This could have important consequences for those living andworking in polluted urban areas.4.The results of new research on mice first suggest that polluted airmainly does harm to _________ .A.normal organsB.lungs and heartC.mental healthD.blood pressure5.The bad effects of tiny particles in polluted air are those Except___________ .A.high blood pressure problemsB.making human hair thinnerC.different kinds of diseasesD.swelling in much of the body6.From the last sentence we can infer that people living inpolluted urbanareas ___________ .A.are likely to suffer from mental problemsB.can measure the negativeeffect on themC.show little concern for air pollutionD.can be exposed to polluted airlonger7.Which of the following is the best title for the passage?A.Long-time Exposure to Air PollutionB.Evidence and Concern of AirPollutionC.Measurable Effect on Human BrainD.Mental Problems Caused by AirPollutionCFrom the very beginning of school we make books andreading a constantsource of possible failure and public humiliation. When children are little wemake them read aloud, before the teacher and other children, so that we can besure they “know”all the words they are reading. This means that when they don’tknow a word, they are going to make a mistake, right in front of everyone. Afterhaving taught fifth-grade classes for four years, I decided to try at all coststo rid them of their fear and dislike of books, and to get them to read oftenerand more adventurously.One day soon after school had started, I said to them,“Now I’m going tosay something about reading that you have probably never heard a teacher saybefore. I would like you to read a lot of books this year, but I want you toread them only for pleasure. I am not going to ask you questions to find outwhether you understand the books or not. If you understand enough of a book toenjoy it and want to go on reading it, that’s enough for me. Also I’m not goingto ask you what words mean. “The children sat stunned and silent. Was this a teacher talking? One girl,who had just come to us from a school where she had hada very hard time, lookedat me steadily for a long time after I had finished. Then, still looking at me,she said slowly and seriously, “Mr. Holt, do you really mean that?”I said justas seriously, “I mean every word of it.”During the spring she really astonished me. One day, she was reading at herdesk, From a glimpse of the illustrations I thought I knew what the book was. Isaid to myself, “It can’t be,”and went to take a closer look. Sure enough, shewas reading Moby Dick , in edition with woodcuts. I said, “Don’t you find partsof it rather heavy going?”She answered, “Oh, sure, butI just skip over thoseparts and go on to the next good part. ”This is exactly what reading should be and in school so seldom is—anexciting, joyous adventure. Find something, dive into it, take the good parts,skip the bad parts, get what you can out of it, go on to something else. Howdifferent is our mean-spirited, picky insistence that every child get every lastlittle scrap of “understanding”that can be dug out of a book.8. According to the passage, children’s fear and dislike of books mayresult from________.A. reading little and thinking littleB. reading often andadventurouslyC. being made to read too muchD. being made to read aloud beforeothers9. Upon hearing the teacher’s talk, the children probably feltthat________.A. it sounded stupidB. it was not surprising at allC. it sounded too good to be trueD. it was no different from otherteachers talk10. Which of the following statements about the girl is TRUE according tothe passage?A. She skipped over those easy parts while reading.B. She had a hard time finishing the required reading tasks.C. She learned to appreciate some parts of the difficult books.D. She turned out to be a top student after coming to this school.11. From the teacher s point of view,_________ .A. children cannot tell good parts from bad parts while readingB. children should be left to decide what to read and how to readC. reading is never a pleasant and inspiring experience in schoolD. reading involves understanding every little piece of informationDIf you know exactly what you want, the best route to a job is to getspecialized training. A recent survey shows that companies like graduates insuch fields as business and health care who can go towork immediately with verylittle on-the-job training.That’s especially true of booming fields that are challenging for workers.At Cornell’s School of Hotel Administration, for example, bachelor’s degreegraduates get an average of four or five job offers and plenty of chances forrapid advancement. Large companies, especially, like a background of formaleducation coupled with work experience.But in the long run, too much specialization doesn’t pay off. Business,which has been flooded with MBAs, no longer considers the degree an automaticstamp of approval. The MBA may open doors and command a higher salary in thefirst place, but the impact of a degree washes out after five years.As further evidence of the erosion (销蚀) of corporate (公司的) faith inspecialized degrees, Michigan State’s Scheetz states a pattern in corporatehiring practices, although companies tend to take on specialists as new hires,they often seek out generalists for middle and upper-level management. “Theywant someone who isn’t limited by nuts and bolts to look at the big picture, ”says Scheetz.Time and again labor-market analysts mention a need fortalents thatliberal-arts majors are thought to have: writing and communication skills,organizational skills, open-mindedness and adaptability, and the ability toanalyze and solve problems, David Birch claims he does not hire anybody with anMBA or an engineering degree, “I hire only liberal-arts people because they havea less-than-canned way of doing things,”says Birch. Liberal-arts means anacademically thorough and strict program that includes literature, history,mathematics, economics, science, human behavior—plus a computer course or two.With that under your belt, you can feel free to specialize, “A liberal-artsdegree coupled with an MBA or some other technical training is a very goodcombination in the marketplace,”says Scheetz.12. What kinds of people are in high demand on the job market?A. Students with a bachelor’s degree in humanities.B. People with an MBA degree front top universities.C. People with formal schooling plus work experience.D. People with special training in engineering.13. By saying “... but the impact of a degree washes out after five years”,the author means ________.A. most MBA programs fail to provide students with a solid foundationB. an MBA degree does not help promotion tomanagerial positionsC. MBA programs will not be as popular in five years’time as they arenowD. in five years people will forget about the degree the MBA graduates havegot.14. David Birch claims that he only hires liberal-arts people because________.A. they are more capable of handling changing situationsB. they can stick to established ways of solving problemsC. they are thoroughly trained in a variety of specialized fieldsD. they have attended special programs in management.15. Which of the following statements does the author support?A. Specialists are more expensive to hire than generalists.B. Formal schooling is less important than job training.C. On-the-job training is, in the long run, less costly.D. Generalists will do better than specialists in management.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。