福建省上杭县第一中学2016届高三下学期期初考试试题及答案

Dear Miss Manners,

    Friends of mine lost their home in a house fire. It was terrible. Another friend set up a “go fund me” type page for friends and to donate and help the couple. Many friends, including me, helped with money, meals, lamprey and their dog while they were getting back on their feet.

   Last week, they sent thank-you notes. My roommate received one addressed to her and I did not. The notes were not in modularized; It was a printed one-size-fits-all message. My roommate realized I didn't receive a thank you note, so she sent a private message to the couple just letting them know I had been left out. I didn't know she had done this until later.

   The next day, I got a text message apologizing and saying that I had been left out because their friend who addressed the notes must have missed me! （Miss Manners, they didn't even address the notes themselves!）It was accompanied by a picture of the thank-you note, which was texted to me with the message, “Here is a thank you just for you.”

   I was a little annoyed. I helped them in their need and didn't get a second thought. I have not responded to her text message. Is it fair of me to consider this friendship over? Should I tell her that I am upset, or should I accept that this rude thank you was better than nothing?

21. For what purpose did Mary write the letter?

  A. To start a public donation for the unlucky couple．

  B. To teach us how to see the true colors of friendship．

  C. To tell us to learn a lesson from her story.

    D. To ask for advice on how to deal with her annoyance．

22. From the letter we can infer that__________.

  A. the couple lost their car in the fire so they had to go everywhere on foot．

  B. so far Mary hasn't received a thank-you-note addressed to her．

  C. Mary's roommate sent the couple a message to blame their carelessness．

   D. the couple left Mary out by accident when they wrote the thank you notes．

23. What does Mary think of the couple she helped?

   A. careless     B. considerate      C . unbelievable．    D. unreliable

24. The letter is most likely taken from  ________ .

   A. a diary     B. a brochure    C. a newspaper     D. a report

Finally, I entered the university. Because of my careful savings, I did not have to work during the school year. Then, summer came and it was time to work harder than ever. I continued working as a waitress at night, instructed tennis camps several mornings a week and worked as a secretary for a few hours in the afternoons. I even decided to take a class at a community (社区) college. This class at the community college saved me $650. It was an extremely tiring summer and made me anxious to return to my relatively easy life at the university.

During my second and third years of undergraduate schooling, I decided to work about five hours per week in the campus (校园) admissions office answering phones. This provided a little spending money and kept me from drawing my savings out. I wanted to go to Israel to study for 3 weeks, but I hesitated in making this decision because it would cost me $1,600 more to get the credits in Israel. About two weeks later my Mom called to tell me that I had $1,600 in the bank that I had forgotten about! One of my concerns about this trip was not only the cost, but the loss of time to make money; however, I made as much that summer in the ten weeks when I was at home as I had made during the fourteen weeks when I was at home the summer before. The way everything worked together to make this trip possible was one of the most exciting things that have ever happened to me.

This experience has shaped me in many important ways. The first thing that I learned was the importance of a strong work ethic (伦理). Working long hours did a lot to develop my character and helped me learn the value of a dollar. It also made me learn how to search for creative ways to settle difficult situations.

25. Where did the writer probably work part-time before attending the university?

A. In a restaurant.             B. In the tennis camps.

C. In a company.              D. In the admissions office.

26. The writer took a class at a community college mainly because _________.

A. she wanted to save money            B. life there was relatively easy

C. summer time was tiring              D. it was required by the university

27. The writer’s major concern about the trip to Israel was that _________.

A. her mother would not agree 

B. she would fail to get credits in Israel 

C. a well-paid summer job would be lost

D. $1,600 couldn’t be drawn out in time

28. The passage is mainly about how the writer _________.

A. made money on the college campus

B. managed to make full use of her vacation

C. was forced to support herself by her mother

D. was shaped by working part-time through college

Culture and Cuisine

The United States is known for jazz and blue jeans．But travel to Paris and ask your average French citizen about American cuisine (烹饪) and he’s likely to answer, “ McDonalds.” Ask the same thing of any American citizen on any American street and I’m afraid you’d get the same answer, or something close to it.

Hamburgers and hotdogs and fries are all fine, but with American malls and other outlets standardizing everything from clothing to food，the sad truth is that American cuisine is becoming more homogeneous― all the same ―no matter where you live. True, many Americans are eating more varied foods these days, but these are largely the cuisines of immigrant groups，and they are quite likely to be affected by homogenization of American cuisine.

So what exactly is American cuisine? Well, to some extent it is a reflection of our melting pot culture，meaning that Europeans made huge contributions in the form of wheat, dairy products, pork, beef and poultry. But American cuisine also includes products that once were known only to the New World, including potatoes, corn, pumpkin，sweet potatoes, and peanuts.

The one region of the country where you still find all these things in daily use is the Deep South．The South lost the Civil War, but children of the southerners are winning the battle to preserve and advance their cooking traditions—and in this case one of the few cuisines can truly be called American, which is why we’re pleased to have Low Country cuisine in this issue of food creation. That’s right, grits and gravy are back in a big way in cities like Charleston and Savannah. Truth is, they never really left, but up until a decade ago Low Country cuisine was more common at home than in restaurants.

In fact, a large number of tourists now go to the lower Atlantic region in order to experience this extraordinary cuisine for themselves. Time will tell whether Low Country cuisine becomes popular in other regions of the country in the way that, say, Italian cuisine has, but it’s amazing and heartening to see one of our true cultural treasures enjoying renewed popularity in these increasingly homogeneous times．

29.According to the passage，American cuisine impresses people as being _______．

A. dull and changeless                B. rich and various

C. popular and delicious              D. disagreeable and unpleasant

30.It can be seen that the writer feels regretful that _______．

A. cuisines of other countries play a more important role in America

B. American cuisine has become increasingly lacking in variety

C. American cuisine tends to vary because of immigration

D. American cuisine is being changed by foreign cuisines

31.From the passage，we know that grits and gravy _______．

A. were cooked with new materials after the Civil War

B. are gaining popularity in the south of America

C. were more popular over ten years ago

D. are seldom served in restaurants

32.What’s the writer’s attitude towards the renewal of Low Country cuisine in America？

A. Concerned and cautious．         B. Hopeless and doubtful．

C. Positive and supportive．          D. Critical and disapproving．

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A. using recommendations                B. offering reasons for this invention

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After the popularity of the Ice Bucket Challenge, another challenge now is hot in India. Indians give rice to their poor neighbors for a charity (慈善) which is called “Rice Bucket Challenge”.   36  It is about giving a bucket of rice to someone who is in need and taking a picture named “Rice Bucket Challenge” to share online. The aim of the activity is to help the poor and hungry people in India, and the movement’s Facebook page has so far clocked up more than 50,000 likes.   37 The activity was started by Manju Latha Kalanidhi, a 38-year-old journalist, who thought the Ice Bucket Challenge was a little strange. She said, “Hunger is a disease anybody would connect.” The challenge has gained a lot of support with students signing up in Indian Institute of Management, and more and more people join in it.38

India is the world’s second-biggest rice consumer, with a storage of 21.2 million tons of the grains.   39 It has    suffered with mass hunger, and last year was ranked 63 of 78 countries on the International Food Policy Research Institute’s global hunger index. How to participate in this activity? First, pick up a bucket of rice from your home and give it to the neighboring people who are in need.  40  At last, invite online all your friends and ask them to take up the challenge. It is important to post back on Facebook because it will inspire all your friends to come forward. All the people get together and make a difference!

A. Besides, hand the rice bucket over to other people who are in need.

B. It is not an activity involving dumping a bucket of rice on someone’s head.

C. The activity raises the public awareness and charitable donations to agriculture.

D. The AirAsia India airline says its staff including senior management will join.

E. Then, take a picture and post it on facebook with “Rice Bucket Challenge”.

F. But it is far from enough for this country.

G. The initial inspiration came from the ice bucket challenge.

   French and American doctors have done an operation together in which the doctors were outside the operating room. This kind of operation  61  (know) as a robotic operation. 

Doctor Marescaux did the operation in __62__ office in New York City last month. However, a sixty-year-old woman patient was in a hospital in Strasbourg, France. 

Two doctors in Strasbourg got the patient ready. __63__ placed medical tools and a small video camera in her stomach. Meanwhile, Doctor Marescaux in New York watched her on a video screen and then sent messages to the robot machine __64__ the computer. The robot moved the tools that cut the woman's gall bladder away. __65__(short) after the operation, the woman made a full recovery and left the hospital two days later.

Doctors hold the belief __66__ such a robotic operation will make safer and better operations in the future and will improve doctor training as well. __67__, it will also mean that doctors could do an operation on people in __68__(danger) places far away. More importantly, people could have operations  69  (do) by top doctors without having to travel to the city  70  the doctors work.

Do you ever feel like you are studying a mad rush of one subject after another? When things happen at such a  41

Pace, it is easy to lose sight of what you are learning. It is important to  42  every now and then to think about what you have been learning.

  Self reflection(反思)means stopping the mad rush and  43  yourself so that your brain can evaluate what it has already 44 .Some people prefer to do their self- reflections _45 _, while others keep a journal. Either method can work, depending on what your own personal__ 46 is. 

School textbooks are often divided into units. This can make it _ 47 for someone to begin the process of self- reflection. Watch for the times when you complete a unit of study. Sometimes you are reminded that the unit is _48 because there is some kind of test or quiz. Use these natural 49 as opportunities to stop and reflect.

You should find a 50 place---anywhere without noise is OK. This can even be sitting at your desk at school when you finish something 51 and the other students are still working. If you are going to take notes, take out your journal, write down some notes on things that you _52 learned in this unit. Let your mind think about the notes you have written and make some_ 53 .

Sometimes just pausing to think deeply allows your brain to make connections _ 54 new information can quickly appear when you 55 it again. Next, think about things that you still wonder about._ 56 , maybe you learned about a certain body system, but you don’t_ 57 how it works with the other body systems. Maybe you learned a new way to solve a math problem, but you are not sure when to use it. Writing down your 58 will help you remember to continue seeking answers the next time your 59 the same topic. 

Self- reflection is an essential skill for a 60 student. If you have never taken the time to reflect, try it now. 

41. A. fast                     B. steady               C. relaxing                 D. unique 

42. A. change                   B. check                    C. stop                     D. exercise

43. A. calming              B. enjoying                 C. behaving                 D. helping

44. A. dealt                    B. forgotten                C. found                D. received

45. A. personally               B. mentally                 C. slowly               D. directly

46. A. pace                     B. grade                    C. style                    D. skill

47. A. quick                    B. possible                 C. suitable                 D. easy

48. A finished              B. divided              C. interrupted          D. covered

49. A. units                    B tests                     C. breaks               D. periods

50. A. quiet                    B. familiar                 C. safe .                   D. remote

51. A. early                    B. correctly                C. finally              D. independently

52. A. actively                 B. newly                C. rapidly              D. carefully

53. A. choices              B. decisions                C. connections          D. improvements

54. A. so that                  B. in case              C. even if              D. as though

55. A. seek                     B. share                    C. show                     D. need

56. A. In general               B. Of course                C. For example          D. As usual

57. A. know                     B. doubt                    C. believe              D. remember

58. A. opinions                 B. questions                C. worries              D. methods

59. A come across               B. get through          C. think of                 D. take away

60. A. talented                 B. young                C. serious              D. successful

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处错误。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线( \ )划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

       2.只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。

  My friends Mike has benefited great from humor. He is kind but overweight, that brings him a lot of problems. Once one of my classmates laughed him, “Why are you so fat?” We all stopped to stare at Mike, wonder how he would answer the question. He just said in the calm voice, “Well, because of my size must be large enough to hold my heart of love.” Hearing his word, we all burst into laughter. Not only does Mike take the joke, but he also managed to cope with the embarrassed situation. What an important part humor plays in ours daily life!

  假设你是高三的学生李华，和表弟王强即将参加2016年的高考，在考前的100天，请你结合自己的学习生活，用英语给表弟写一封建议信。要点包括：

1．努力学习

2．调整心态

  3．锻炼身体

  4．其他方面

注意：1。字数100左右

2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3．开头语已经写好。

Dear Wang Qiang,

   How are you doing recently? ________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

                                                                                 Yours,

                                                                                  Li Hua