冰河世纪3高三上学期英语试题(二)

2021年1月18日发(作者：芦苇荡)

高三上学期英语试题（二）
I 语言知识及应用 (共两节, 满分45分)
第一节：完形填空 (共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意 ，然后从1~15各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，
并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Wishing to encourage her young son’s progress on the piano, a mother took her boy to a Paderewski
concert. After they were 1 , the mother spotted a friend in the audience and walked down the passage to
greet her.
Seizing the 2 to explore the wonders of the concert hall, the little boy rose and 3
explored his way through a door marked “NO ADMITTANCE.” When the house lights dimmed and the
concert was about to begin, the mother returned to her seat and 4 that the child was missing.
Suddenly, the curtains parted and spotlights focused on the impressive Steinway on stage. In 5 ,
the mother saw her little boy sitting at the key-board, 6 picking out Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star.
At that moment, the great piano master made his 7 , quickly moved to the piano, and 8 in
the boy’s ear, “Don’t quit. Keep playing.”
Then 9 over, Paderewski reached down with his left hand and began filling in a bass part. Soon
his right arm reached around to the other side of the child and he added a running obbligato (伴奏). Together,
the old master and the young novice (beginner) transformed a frightening situation into a wonderfully 10
experience. The audience was strongly 11 .
That’s the way it is in life. What we can accomplish on our own is hardly 12 . We try our best, but
the 13 aren’t exactly graceful flowing music. But when we trust in the hands of a Greater Power, our
life’s work 14 can be beautiful.
Next time you set out to 15 great achievements, listen carefully. You can hear the voice of the
Master, whispering in your ear, “Don’t quit. Keep playing.”
1. A. seated B. sat C. dressed D. rested
2. A. fact B. difficulty C. opportunity D. risk
3. A. actually B. occasionally C. fortunately D. eventually
4. A. discovered B. told C. accepted D. offered
5. A. joy B. trust C. horror D. pleasure
6. A. quickly B. personally C. generally D. innocently
7. A. entrance B. disappearance C. arrangement D. opening
8. A. shouted B. repeated C. promised D. whispered
9. A. turning B. bending C. rising D. handing
10. A. creative B. effective C. annoying D. fearing
11. A. addicted B. invited C. attacked D. attracted
12. A. abnormal B. remarkable C. unimportant D. ordinary
13. A. goals B. intentions C. results D. purposes
14. A. luckily B. truly C. slightly D. fortunately
15. A. overcome B. enjoy C. accomplish D. become
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第二节：语法填空 (共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适
当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答卷标号为16～25的相应位
置上。
The task of being accepted and enrolled in a university begins early for some students. Long before
they graduate 16 high school, these students take special courses to prepare for advanced study. They
may also take one or more examinations that test 17 well prepared they are for the university. In the
final year of high school, they complete 18 (apply) and send them, with their student records, to the
universities 19 they hope to enter. Some high school students may be required to have an interview
with people from the university. 20 (neat) dressed and usually very frightened, they are determined to
show that they have a good attitude and the ability to succeed.
After the new students 21 (accept), many colleges and universities offer 22 instruction
program for them. In these programs, they get to know the procedures for registration and students
advising, university rules, the use of the library and all the 23 major services of the university.
Beginning a new life in a new place can be very 24 (puzzle). The more knowledge students have
about the school, the easier 25 will be for them to adapt to the new environment. However , it takes
time to get used to college life.



II 阅读 (共两节；满分50分)
第一节：阅读理解 (共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
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Without having a nature experience, kids can turn out just fine, but they are missing out a huge
enrichment of their lives. That applies to everything from their physical health and mental health, to stress
levels, creativity and cognitive (认知的) skills. Experts predict modern kids will have poorer health than
their parents---and they say a lack of outside play is surely part of it. Research suggests that kids do better
academically in schools with a nature component and that play in nature develop leadership by the smartest,
not by the toughest. Even a tiny outdoor experience can create wonder in a child. The three-year-old turning
over his first rock realizes he is not alone in the world. A clump of trees on the roadside can be the whole
universe in his eyes. We really need to value that more.
Kids are not to blame. They are overprotected and frightened. It is dangerous out there from time to
time, but repetitive stress from computers is replacing breaking an arm as a childhood rite of passage.
Everyone, from developers to schools and outdoorsy citizens, should help regain for our kids some of
the freedom and joy of exploring, taking friendship in fields and woods that strengthen love, respect and
need for landscape. As parents, we should devote some of our energies to taking our kids into nature. This
could yet be our greatest cause.
26. The main idea of Paragraph 2 is that____.
A. Kids are missing the sense of wondering outdoors
B. Parks are in danger of being gradually encroached
C. Richard Louv is the author of Last Child in the Woods
D. Children are expected to develop into protectors of nature
27. According to the passage, children without experiencing nature will ____.
A. keep a high sense of wonder
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B. be over-protected by their parents
C. be less healthy both physically and mentally
D. change wild places and creatures for the better
28. According to the author, children’s breaking an arm is ____.
A. the fault on the part of their parents
B. the natural experience in their growing up
C. the result of their own carelessness in play
D. the effect of their repetitive stress from computers
29. What does “sea of technology” mean in the first paragraph?
A. The technology of TV and computer games.
B. The technology of food.
C. The technology of sea food.
D. The technology of catching animals in the sea.
30. In writing this passage, the author mainly intends to ____.
A. blame children for getting lost in computer games
B. encourage children to protect parks from encroachment
C. show his concern about children’s lack of experience in nature
D. inspire children to keep the sense of wonder about things around

B
Beauty has always been regarded as something praiseworthy. Almost everyone thinks
attractive people are happier and healthier, have better marriages and have more respectable
occupations. Personal consultants give them better advice for finding jobs. Even judges are softer on
attractive defendants (被告). But in the executive (行政管理的) circle, beauty can become a liability.
While attractiveness is a positive factor for a man on his way up the executive ladder, it is harmful to a
woman.
Handsome male executives were considered as having more integrity than plainer men; effort and
ability were thought to lead to their success.
Attractive female executives were considered to have less integrity than unattractive ones; their success
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was attributed not to ability but to factors such as luck.
All unattractive women executives were thought to have more integrity and to be more capable than
the attractive female executives. Interestingly, though, the rise of the unattractive overnight successes was
attributed more to personal relationships and less to ability than that of the attractive overnight successes.
Why are attractive women not thought to be able? An attractive woman is considered to be more
feminine and an attractive man more manly than the less attractive ones. Thus, an attractive woman has an
advantage in traditionally female jobs, but an attractive woman in a traditionally manly position appears to
lack the
This is true even in politics.
differently,
candidates. She asked 125 undergraduate students to rank two groups of photographs, one of men and one
of women, in order of attractiveness. The students were told the photographs were of candidates for political
offices. They were asked to rank them again, in the order they would vote for them.
The results showed that attractive males completely defeated unattractive men, but the women who had
ranked most attractive invariably received the fewest votes.

31. The underlined word
A. disadvantage B. advantage C. misfortune D. trouble
32. In traditionally female jobs, attractiveness
A. makes women look more honest and capable
B. strengthens the feminine qualifies required
C. is of no importance to women
D. often enables women to succeed quickly
33. Bowman's experiment shows that when it comes to politics, attractiveness
A. turns out to be a disadvantage to men
B. is more of a disadvantage than an advantage to women
C. affects men and women alike
D. has as little effect on men as on women
34. It can be inferred from the passage that people's views on beauty are often
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A. practical B. supportive C. old-fashioned D. one- sided
35. The author writes this passage to .
A. give advice to job-seekers who are attractive
B. discuss the disadvantages of being attractive
C. demand equal rights for women
D. state the importance of appearance

C

looking at it. The boy asked in a flat voice,

I looked at my worn-out slipcovers(椅套). The girl put her cup back in its saucer carefully
and said,
had reminded me that I had so much for which to be grateful.
Plain blue china cups and saucers were only worth five pence. But they matched.
I tasted the potatoes and stirred the meat soup. Potatoes and brown meat soup, a roof over our heads,
my man with a regular job, these matched, too. I moved the chairs back from the fire and cleaned the living
room. The muddy marks of little sandals were still wet upon my floor. Let them be for a while, I thought,
just in case I should begin to forget how rich I am.
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