沈阳铁路实验中学2016-2017学年度上学期期中考试
高三英语
时间：100分钟 分数：120分
本试卷分第I卷和第II卷两部分。考试结束，将本试卷答题纸和答题卡一并交回。 第Ⅰ卷 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。
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Welcome to join us to enjoy the Golden Triangle Tour provided by Journey2India.
Golden Triangle Tour
Day 1: Arrive in Delhi Arrive in Delhi, the national capital of India. Upon arrival at the airport, our company representative will meet and greet you and transfer(换乘)to the hotel for check-in. Rest of the day free for your won activities. Over night at Delhi hotel Day 2: Delhi-Old &New Delhi tour Have breakfast in the hotel at 9:30, the tour guide will meet you at your hotel and later proceed(继续前行)for a full-day guided tour in Delhi starting with old Delhi visiting Raj Ghat, Jama Maszjid, drive pass through Red Fort. Later visit Humayun’s Tomb, India Gate, drive pass through Parliament Street & President House and visit QutubMinar. Overnight at Delhi hotel Day 3: Delhi —Agra（220KMs./ 4.5 hours） Have break fast in hotel. Later frive to Agra, the city of “Taj Mahal”. En-route(在途中) stop at Sikandra for a short photoshot. Later check in at the hotel. Afternoon, proceed for a half-day guided tour in Agra visiting Taj Mahal&Agra Fort. Rest of the day free for shopping & your own activities. 1
Overnight at Agra hotel Day 4:Agra—Jaipur via Fathehpur Sikri(240 Kms./5 hours) After breakfast, drive to jaipur, the capital city of Rajasthan. Jaipur is also known as “Pink City”. En-route visit Fatepur Sikri, known as Ghost Capital. Later continue the drive to jaipur. Upon arrival, check in at the hotel. Evening free for your own activities. Optional: Visit to Chokhi Dhani Village(US$ 25 per person) Overnight at Jaipur hotel Day 5: Jaipur - Full-day tour After breakfast, we’ll proceed for a full-day guided tour in Jaipur starting with a short photoshoot at Hawa Mahal. Later enjoy the Royal Elephant Ride to climb the Amber Fort. After visiting the Amber Fort, return to the city and visit the City Palace & Jntar Mantar observatory. Overnight at Jaipur hotel DAY 6: Jaipur - Delhi(256Kms./05 hours) After breakfast, drive back to Delhi airport. The total distance is 256 kms and you can cover it in 5 hours. Upon arrival at Delhi, board flight to onward journey. Notes: Price Starts with US$215 with:
? Daily Breakfast and beer and packaged drinking water. ? Qualified and experienced English-speaking local guides. ? Elephant ride at Amber Fort. ? Sunset or Sunrise visit to TajMahal.
? All entrance fees to the monuments and train tickets 1．The main purpose of the text is to ________ A. introduce development of tourism in India Tour
C. show good services of Journey2India
D. introduce beautiful scenery in India
B. invite people to take the Golden Triangle
2．A full-day guided tour is provided on _________.
ziyuanku.comA. Day 2 and Day 5 B. Day 3 and Day 4 C. Day 2 and Day 4 D. Day 3 and Day
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3．Ghost Capital is another name of ________. A. Jaipur
B. Sikandra
C. Hawa Mahal
D. Fatehpur Sikri
4．We can learn from the text that _______. A. the whole tour covers 512 kms B. Agra is the capital city of Rajasthan C. India Gate and Qutub Minar lie in New Delhi D. tourists are to visit Taj Mahal and Agra Fort on Day 5
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We thought we had it all—a beautiful house, three healthy children and one more on the way, two cars, a couple of four-wheelers for entertainment — and we loved it. Then, the market turned and my husband’s job at a construction company was gone. The company was closing down for good.
We both started looking for jobs right away, but there weren’t any to be found. With each passing day we were getting increasingly worried and we continued to work together in order to pull our family through. The more we pulled together, the closer we got. I felt feelings of admiration for my husband that I hadn’t felt in years.
That’s why it was so hard for me to watch him blame himself for our present situation. I continually asked him to stop, but he seemed to want to punish himself for not having a job.
Finally, one afternoon I pulled him aside and said, “ We have four healthy children . That’s what’s important. That makes you a rich man.”
“But what if we lose the house? They’ll hate me — you’ll hate me.” he replied.
I smiled at him and put my hands on both sides of his face to make him look me in the eye. “No matter where we live I will be happy—as long as I have you .” I smiled again. In all the struggling together I had found that deep love for him that I had on the day we said “I do” .
I could see his shoulders and neck relaxed. He held me close and we were able to talk and plan and dream together in a way that we hadn’t for quite sometime. It was a turning point for us as a couple and a family.
Ziyuanku.comWe are still struggling for our better life, but I consider us well-off because we have something
that money can’t buy and no one can take away from us.
5．The underlined sentence in the second paragraph means that ________
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A. the couple became closer as they struggled together B. the couple hoped to find jobs in the same company C. neither of the couple had the courage to face difficulties D. the couple were trying to make their relationship closer 6．We can learn from the text that _______. A. the husband found a good job at last
B. the husband was to blame for losing their house C. the couple were anxious to find jobs at first
D. the couple didn’t love each other when they got married
7．Which of the following can best describe the couple’s present life? A. Bitter but quiet. C. Hard but happy.
B. Comfortable and easy. D. Well-off and relaxing.
8．The best title for the text might be ______. A. We Have It All C. A Perfect Couple
B. We Find It Again D. A Hard Time
C
An advance in electronic publishing could make the book you are reading seem as out of date as a silent film. Publishers hope to exploit(充分利用) the growing success of ebooks by releasing versions with added soundtracks and musical accompaniment.
The noise in the first multimedia books—released in Britain—include rain hitting a window in a Sherlock Holmes tale. Works by Oscar Wilde and Rudyard Kipling are also available. When the plot of a book reaches a climax(高潮), background music will create tension. In America, works by Shakespeare and Jane Austen have already been released with music and background noise so that, for example, readers can hear tea cups clinking in Mr Darcy’s garden as they read Pride and Prejudice.
Supporters argue that sound effects are the next logical development for ebooks and will add excitement for younger readers. Critics, however, will argue that the noises will ruin the simple pleasure of having the imagination stimulated(激发) by reading.
Caroline Michel, chief executive of the literary agency PFD, said the new generation of computer-literate readers was used to multiple sensory input. She said: “ Concentration now is
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such that people have split computer screens where they may be watching television and replying to an email at the same time. If that’s what the market wants then we should respond to the market.”
Booktrack’s sound effects work by estimating the user’s reading speed. Each time you “turn” a page, the software reassesses where you have reached in the text and times the sounds to switch on accordingly. If the soundtrack becomes out of synch(同步), a click on any word will re-set it.
Some authors fear a soundtrack could destroy the peace and quiet of libraries and ruin the pleasure of reading. David Nicholls, author of One Day, the bestseller now released as a film, said:” this sounds like the opposite of reading. It would be a distraction. I have enough trouble reading an ebook because I’m constantly disturbed by emails and so I’ve given up on it for the time being.”
Stuart MacBride, the crime writer whose novel Shatter the Bones was an ebook bestseller, sells 18% of his books as electronic downloads. He said: “If I’m reading, I will do the noises in my head. I don’t need someone to tell me what crunching gravel(嘎吱响的石子)sounds like. That would annoy me.”
9．The ebook soundtrack is intended to ________. A. make readers focus on the story
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B. help readers with unknown vocabulary
C. strengthen readers’ impression of characters
D. add tension when the book reaches an exciting point
10．Caroline Michel thinks that computer-literate readers ______. A. ignore the multiple sensory input B. focus on enjoying the pleasure of reading C. are used to doing several things at the same time D. consider the soundtrack’s influence on reading speed 11．What is David Nicholls’ attitude towards the soundtrack? A. Favorable.
B. Doubtful.
C. Disapproving.
D. Neutral.
12．The text is most probably taken from _______. A. a science textbook C. a book review
B. a newspaper report D. a personal diary
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辽宁省沈阳铁路实验中学2017届高三上学期期中考试英语试卷
