2017學年第一學期期中考試高三英語 筆試試題第口卷( 100分)PartAA.Inasupermarket.C.Inatravelagency.A.Frightening.C.Easytounderstand.PartAA.Inasupermarket.C.Inatravelagency.A.Frightening.C.Easytounderstand.A.Servantandmaster.C.Waiterandcustomer.B.Inalibrary.D.Inabank.B.BoringD.HardtofollowB.farmerandlandlord.D.Shopassistantandconsumer.A.Shedoesn’tlikewatchingmatcheslikethat.B.Shedoesn’tfeellikegoingtothematchtonight.Sheissurprisedthatthemanhastheticket.Sheisn’tsurewhethertogotothematchwiththeman.A.Themandislikeslivetheatre.Thewomanloveslivetheatremost.C.Theywillfindsomethingbetterinfuture.D.Theyholddifferentviewstowardslivetheatre.A.Hethinksthatheisfoolish.B.Heneedacomputertohelphim.C.Hecan’tsurftheInternet. D.Hecan’tcallRachcelatthemoment.A.Themanhasn’tseenGeorgerecently.ThemanandGeorgeknoweachotherwell.Thewomanhasn’tseenGeorgerecently.ThewomanandGeorgehavesomecontact.A.Shewantstocheeruptheman.B.Shewon’tcomearoundforthepractice.Sheworksharddespitetheweather.Shedoesn’tfeelverywellrecently.A.Theyweretalkingaboutaterriblyproducedmovie.Themanwasforcedtostopwatchingthefilmhalfway.Themandidn’tlikethefilmbecauseitwashorrifying.Theydidn’tlikethefilmbecausetheyhadtoleavehalfway.A.Shehasfoundtheidealplacetosettledown.B.ShewillliveinthegreatplacewithPaulforever.C.ShelovestheplacePaulwritesaboutinhisnovel.D.Sheisgladtoliveatthisplaceforsometime.PartBQuestions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.A.AberdeenB.Dumfries C.EdinburghD.GlasgowA.Therewi11bejustalittlerainandafewshowers.Therewi11beinlowcloudformuchoftheday.Therewi11poorvisibilityontheroads.Therewi11benorainorsnowyet.A.Aweatherman. B.AjournalistC.Atravelguide. D.Ateacher.Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.A.Shewasactuallybornthere.B.Hermotherwasfromthere.C.Herfatherhadtoworkthere.D.Shewenttouniversitythere.A.Theplaceswhereshehadtraveledandworked.Thereasonswhyshecouldspeakseverallanguages.C.Thelanguagesshetaughttoprivatestudentsasateacher.D.Thefamilymembersshehadandthestoriesbetweenthem.A.ThespeakerlearnedtospeakFrenchduringhislongstayinParis.B.ThespeakerspokeItalianbecausehersistertaughtherinItaly.C.ThespeakerlearnedtospeakGermanwhilestudyinginMunich.D.ThespeakeroncehadastarstudentwhowasanItalianprince.Questions17through18arebasedonthefollowingpassage.A.Tobookfilmtickets.Tomakecommentsonafilm.

Toaskaboutthepriceoffilmtickets.Toconfirmwhattobringtothecinema.A.Twelveminutes. B.Sixhoursandtenminutes.Ahundredandthirty-nineminutesD.Twenty-fiveminutes.Questions19through20arebasedonthefollowingpassage.A.FitnessCenterC.BodyMatters.A.FitnessCenterC.BodyMatters.A.PricesandfacilitiesC.NamesandlocationsB.SweatshopD.FitnessFristB.Distanceandcoaches.D.Phonenumbersandclasses.口.GrammarandVocabulary（20分）SectionAWhenthefirealarmwokeherat6:50amlastWednesday,CloeWoodsimmediatelytookaction.The5-year-oldgirljumpedoutofbed,openedthedoorofherroomandfoundherself（21） （surround）withthicksmoke.Remembering（22） she’dlearnedlastOctoberonaschoolfieldtriptothelocalfiredepartmentinKenner,Louisiana,shewenttowakeupherblindgrandmother,ClaudiaArceneaux,76,（23） hadlosehersightninemonthsearlier.Cloetoldhergrandmatoholdhershoulderastheycrawledoutoftheirhometosafety.Shemadesurehergrandmawassafeoutside（24） runningfromdoortodoorintheneighborhoodtolookforwater,thinkingshecouldputthefireout（25） .Theneighborsallcametoheraidanddialed911immediately.Thefirewaseventuallyputout.Oneofthefirefighterssaiditcouldhaveendedbadly（26） ithadn’tbeenforCloe’sbravery.Thefamilyiscurrentlyatahotelwhiletheirhouse（27） （repair）.Meanwhile,Cloe’sschoolhassetupaGoFundMetoraisemoneytohelpthefamilyrecover.It’sthanks,inpart,tothelessonsCloelearnedbackinOctoberduringthevisittothelocalfirestation.“Weowegreatthanks（28） Cloe’sschoolforprovidingCloewiththeopportunitytolearnaboutfiresafety.”saidShone.“Cloe’smumtakesmuchprideinherdaughter,andso（29） we,”saidSharonLowe,fromCloe’sschool.“thankstotheKennerFireDepartmentforwelcomingourstudentstotheirfirestationandteachingthemaboutfiresafety.Ibelievetheywillbehavemorecalmlythanbefore（30） theyarecaughtinafire.SectionBA.acceptanceB.qualityC.contributeD.commitmentAB.selectingAC.essentiallyAD.optimisticallyBC.priceBD.identitiesCD.recognizedABC.promoteBrandnamegoodsusuallygohandinhandwithhighprices.Consumersgenerallybuyoff-brandsfor31benefits.Brandnamescostsomuch,butwhydotheystillbuythem?Thereareavarietyofreasons.Consumersgenerallybuyaproductforthefirsttimeinthehopethatitprovidesa32experience.Theyhopeacomputerworkseffectivelyandhelpsthemperformpersonalorworktakeseffectively.Theybuyfoodhopingforgoodtasteornutritionalvalue.Typically,33brandnameshaveshownconsistency,inproductquality.Often,consumersrelyonearlierexperiencesorpublicwordofmonthwhen34brands.Peoplehaveadesiretofitin,whetheratworkorinsocialcircles.Forthisreason,peoplesometimesbuybrandsbecausetheybelievethebrandswillresultingreatersocial35.Thisisespeciallytrueinfashion.Consumersoftenbuybrandclothesthatareeitherrecognizedasfashionabletrendy,orthatfitintoaparticularcultureorgroup.Overtime,consumersdeveloployaltytobrandsthatprovideaconsistenthigh-qualityexperience,whichis36anemotionalattachmenttoabrand.Somecarbuyershavea37toChevrolet,WhileothershaveastrongpreferenceforFord.Brandloyaltybringsinconveniencetoconsumersorcausesthemtospendmoreonaparticularbrand.Developingastrongcompanybrandorcarryingdesiredproductbrandsleadstomorecustomerloyaltyandlong-termbusinessbenefits.Justascompaniesorproductbrandshave38peopledoaswell.Manyyoungpeopletodaycareaboutthewaytheylook.Somepeoplebuycertainbrandsto39theirpersonalorprofessionalimage.SomeconsumersbuyAppletechnologytocorrelate（使關聯口Withadesiretoberecognizedasa“techie”.BuyingaLexusorotherhigher-pricedcarbrandsorArmanisuitscan40toyourimageasahigh-classorprofessional.D.ReadingComprehension!15+22+8=45分)SectionAIfyoufeelsleepyeverymorning,don’tblameyourself.Yourworkschedulecouldbetoblame.Agrowingfieldofresearchnowshowsthat,formanyofus，ourworkschedulesdonot41ournaturalbodyclocks--andexpertsareurgingemployerstotakenotice.Sleepisa“strategicresource”thatmostcompaniesare42,accordingtoawhitepaperbyChristopherBarnes,amanagementprofessorattheUniversityofWashingtonintheUS.“ Whenworkschedulesagreewithpeople ’ s naturalsleeppatterns,they43higherqualityand moreinnovativeworkbecausetheyaremorefocused,lessstressedandgenerallyhealthier,”hewrote.Theoppositeis44true--whenemployeesaresleepdeprived,theyaremorelikelytomakemajormistakesandsufferfromworkplaceinjuries.Hisresearchhasevenshownthatnightowlsbehavemore_45_inthemorningthanatnight.Butit’snotjustabouttheamountofsleepyouget.Whetheryoucanbe_46_at8A.M.dependsoncircadian ! 生 理 的 )rhythm.Everyorganismfromprimitivebacteriatohumanbeingshasaninternalbodyclock.Andthatclockcan47greatlydependingonindividuals.“It‘slikefeet,”saidChristopherBarnes. “ Somepeoplearebornwithbigfeetandsomewithsmallfeet,butmostpeoplearesomewhereinthe48.”Manycompaniesstarttheworkdayat8A.M.or9A.M.,puttingtheirworkschedulesin49withtheiremployees ’bodyclock.Thatmismatch,50thepressurefromworkatallhoursofthedayandnight,meansthatmanypeoplesufferfrom“socialjetlag”.51theirbodiesarealwaysinthewrongtimezone.Itisestimatedthatmorethan70%ofpeoplegetupearlierthantheyshould,thusmakingthemneither52performbest.“Thereisanoldsayingthatsleepisfortheweak,”saidChristopherBarnes.“Butnow,Idofeellikethereisashifthappeningwherepeoplerealizeitdoesn’thelp

tohave53 sleep.Sleepisatopicthatcompanieswanttohearabout.Workerswhoadjusttheir workscheduletotheir54biologicalclocksaremoreproductive,healthierandlesstriedbothatworkandintheirfreetime.Mostoftheworkingpopulationissti11gettinguptoearly.”What’sthe55timeforyoutoarriveforwork?41.A.matchB.attractC.selectD.Achieve42.A.sharingB.distributingC.ignoringD.Requiring.43.A.produceB.establishC.conductD.reject.44.A.hardlyB.possiblyC.alsoD.occasionally45.A.ActivelyB.poorlyC.aggressivelyD.normally46.A.optimisticB.outgoingC.athleticD.energetic47.A.varyB.improveC.decreaseD.suffer48.A.mediumB.backC.middleD.front49.A.HarmonyB.disagreementC.contractD.comparison50.A.exceptforB.ratherthanC.suchasD.alongWith51.A.InthemeanwhileB.ForexampleC.InotherwordsD.Onthecontrary52.A.prepareB.restC.estimateD.proceed53.A.shortenedB.abundantC.brokenD.peaceful54.A.complexB.futureC.perfectD.individual55.A.usualSectionBB.traditional（C.RegularA）D.idealWhydoyousomepeoplelivetobeolderthanothers？Youknowthestandardexplanations:keepingamoderatediet,engaginginregularexercise,etc.Butwhateffectdoesyourpersonalityhaveonyourlongevity（長壽）?Dosomekindsofpersonalitiesleadtolongerlives?AnewstudyintheJournaloftheAmericanGeriatricsSocietylookedatthisquestionbyexaminingthepersonalitycharacteristicsof246childrenofpeoplewhohadlivedtobeatleast100.Thestudyshowsthatthoselivingthelongestaremoreoutgoing,moreactiveandlessneurotic（神經質的口thanotherpeople.Long-livingwomanarealsomorelikelytobesympatheticandcooperativethanwomanwithanormallifespan.Thesefindingsareinagreementwithwhatyouwouldexpectfromtheevolutionarytheory:thosewholiketomakefriendsandhelpotherscangatherenoughresourcestomakeitthroughtoughtimes.Whetheryoucansuccessfullychangeyourpersonalityasanadultisthesubjectofalongstandingpsychologicaldebate.Butthenewpapersuggeststhatifyouwantlonglife,youshouldstrivetobeasoutgoingaspossible.Unfortunately,anotherrecentstudyshowsthatyourmother’spersonalitymayalsohelpdetermineyourlongevity.Thatstudylookedatnearly2800ONorwegianmothersandfoundthatthosemomswhoweremoreanxious,depressedandangryweremorelikelytofeedtheirkids