2015—2016学年辽宁省大石桥市二高三年级上学期期末教学质检英语

2015—2016学年辽宁省大石桥市二高三年级上学期期末教学质检英语试卷试卷说明：试卷分为试题卷和答题卷，试题卷中第I卷为选择题，答案选项填在答题卷选择题答题表中，用答题卡的学校涂在答题卡相应题号上；第II卷为非选择题，答案一律答在答题卷相应位置上。考试时间100分钟，满分120分。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，从所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ATheSpringFestivalissupposedtobeaperiodoftimeentirelyforfamilyreunion.However,aspeople’senthusiasmfordigitalhongbaoincreased,theamountofthetimetheyspendwithfamilymembersduringtheholidaydecreases.Therehasbeenwidespreadcriticism(批评)overdigitalhongbaothatithasalienatedfamilyreunion.“IusedtodiscussprogramsintheSpringFestivalGala(春晚)withmyfamilymembers,butthisyear,IhardlyhadthetimetowatchthegalabecauseIwasstaringatmycellphoneallthetime,”saidKang,a30–yearoldradiostationeditor.“IwenttoKaraokewithmycousinsduringtheholiday,andIwasgraspingdigitalhongbaothewholetime,evenwhenIwassingingKaraoke.”“Onthelastdayoftheholiday,Istartedtoregretspendingtoomuchtimeonthesedigitalhongbao.Therefore,insteadoffightingforhongbao,IwatchedTVwithmymomthatnight.Ilefthomefeelingsorry!Ishouldhavespentmoretimewithmyparents.”“ButKangsaidregretcamewithasenseofachievementwhenhemanagedtobringclassmatestogether.“Nextyear,Iwillstillplaythegame,butwithlessmoneyandforasmalleramountoftime,”Kangsaid.DongChenyu,ateacherfromBeijingForeignStudiesUniversity,saiditunfairtoblamehongbaofordestroyingfamilyreunion.“Whentelevisionwasinvented,peopleaccuseditofstandinginthewayofface-to-facehumancommunication.Thesameaccusationcameupontelephoneandtextmessageserviceswhentheywerefirstinvented.Thesamegoeswithdigitalhongbao,”Dongsaid.“Itdoesnothingbutoffersanewwayofhumancommunication.Therestispeople’schoice.Aslongasnooneexpectstoearnmoneyfromthisandtakesthisasameansofgambling(赌博),it’sagoodwaytoimprovehumanconnections,”Dongsaid.1.Theunderlinedword“alienated”inParagraph1mostprobablymeans____.A.encouragedB.reservedC.separatedD.improved2.HowdidMr.KangfeelaboutdigitalhongbaoaccordingtoParagraph2?A.Hefeltregrettedinspendingtoomuchmoney.B.Hewashappytospendtoomuchofhistime.C.Hehadastrongpreferenceforit.D.Hefeltasenseofguiltyingettingit.3.WhatcanweinferfromwhatMr.Dongsaidaboutdigitalfelt____.A.Itwillbringustroubleinholidayreunion.B.Itwillbeoutoffashionsooninfuture.C.Lotsofpeoplewilluseittoearnmoney.D.Mr.Dongisinfavorofthedigitalhongbao.4.What’smainlydescribedinthepassage?A.TheSpringFestivalisthebesttimeforfamilyreunion.B.DigitalHongbaoisadouble-edgedsword.C.People’sholidayenthusiasmhasdecreased.D.Digitalhongbaohasbecomeapopularwaytomakemoney.BIneighthgrade,Idecidedtotryoutformyschoolmusical.Ionlymadeitthroughthefirstverse(节)beforethedramateacherstoppedme.ItgoeswithoutsayingthatmyChristmassongdidn’tgetmeanyrole.AmIembarrassed?NO.Notjustbecauseitwastenyearsago,butalsobecauseit’ssuchagreatstorytoshare.Why?Ithinkthemainreasonisthatadmittingmistakesmakesyoueasiertorelateto.Interestinglyenough,scienceconfirmsthistheory.Researchershaveconductedmanystudiesandhaveconcludedthatwhensomeonemakesamistakeoractsinaclumsyway,theyarefoundtobemorelikeable.Inotherwords,ifyou’reabletodowellandthenyoumessup,itshowsyourhumanside.Thisallowsotherstoconnectandrelatetoyou,whichinturnmakesthemlikeyoumore.Growingup,IwastypeofstudentwhohadtogetstraightA’sandthetypeofathletewhoalwayshadtoperformatthetopofthegame.TheproblemwasthatmystandardsweresoridiculouslyhighthatIwasneverhappy.ItwasonlywhenIlearnedtoletgoandforgivemyselfformymistakesthatItrulyfeltrelaxed.Whenoneofyourclosefriendsorfamilymembersmakesamistake,areyouquicktoforgiveandforget?Sadly,manyofusoftenexpressmoresympathyforothersthanourselves.Witheachmistakecomingalesson,youwillbebetterequippedtohandlelife’schallengesgoingforward.Moreimportantly,ifyouarealwaysworriedaboutlookingsilly,youwillneverbeabletogetimproved.Evenifyoumakeafoolofyourself,itisn’ttheendoftheworld.Thinkaboutit:What’stheworstthatcanhappen?Inmanycases,therewardoftenoutweighstherisk.5.Bywritingthepassage,theauthorwantstotellus____.A.itistimetoforgiveothersB.everyonemaymakemistakesC.it’sokaytomakemistakesD.whatcanbedonetoforgiveourmistakes6.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“thistheory”probablyreferto?A.Amistakemakesyoumorelikeable.B.Anembarrassedpersontendstoactclumsily.C.peoplemessupinlifeattimes.D.It’sgoodtoshareagreatstorywithothers7.Accordingtothepassage,weknowtheauthor____.A.ispleasedwithherhardworkB.wasonceapersonwhowantsthingstobeperfectC.washappywithherhighstandardD.neverforgivesherselfforthemistakesshemade8.Whatmessageisdeliveredinthelasttwoparagraphs?A.Makingafoolofyourself.B.Viewingmistakesaslearningopportunities.C.Admittingmistakesisrisky.D.Peopletendtofeelsorryforthemselves.CPlantedfortheirsweetsmellandbeauty,roseshavebeenthecenterofmuchpraiseandarethesymbolofloveandlife.Asthephrasegoes,sometimesyoudohaveto“stopandsmelltheroses”.Althoughyoumaythinkthatthisisjustafancywayofsayingtakingsometimetohavepleasurefromlife,perhapswehavedismissedrosesfortoolong.Seriously,youshouldpaymoreattentiontothoseroses.Theycouldgreatlyimproveyourlife,thatis,ifyouareoneofthemillionsofpeopleintheUSwhosufferfromarthritis(关节炎)diseases.Resultsfromtwodifferentarthritisstudieshav