黑龙江省双鸭山市第一中学2018届高三上学期期中考试英语试题
双鸭山一中2017—2018学年度第一学期期中检测
高 三 英 语
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、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
I believe in the power of holding on. What do I mean by holding on? Hugging, or holding on, is the power we possess when we put our arms around someone. It can change relationships, makes a patient a person, an acquaintance a friend.
My grandmother taught me about holding on, whenever she gathered me in her strong, loving Irish arms. She always hugged even when her back became curved .My mother hugs my children the same way—heart open and arms wide, breathing them into her soul.
Once I became aware of its power, I started experimenting: I held my mother-in-law a moment too long then moved onto my sisters-in-law, aunts, nieces, nephews, and cousins. I tried it with a friend who had made my life rich with laughter, but I was too embarrassed to tell her, and acquaintances that I wanted to be friends with. Some were bothered, others accepting, but all had one thing in common—the next time I hugged them, they hugged me back.
For me, holding on has become more than a physical interaction; it has become a way of thinking. My answer to life’s dilemmas and tough choices, it’s a mixture of acceptance, forgiveness, and pat
ience—not always easy or understood but it guides me to be quiet and listen, look for the good, have a sense of humor and laugh, stop worrying and be patient because if I let it, something will change.
I’ve often wondered how different my life would have been if I hadn’t learned the power of holding on. If during that time in my life, when I was crumbling into myself, my mother had stopped holding on to me, I might have missed something so vital to my existence. I believe that a hug is like a battery charger—a good one can keep me going for a long time.
1. It can be learned from the passage that________.
A. holding your friends’ hands is beneficial
B. hugging a stranger is a very common thing
C. the power of holding on is beyond expectation
D. a good habit came down from Grandparents
2. When her grandmother hugged the author_______.
A. she knew her grandmother were from Ireland
B. she found her grandmother older and older
C. she could sense her grandmother wasn’t herself
D. she could feel great love from her loved one
3 When the author offered to make friends with others______
A. she was misunderstood in a way B. she was refused immediately
C. she was thought to be foolish D. she was made fun of at once
4. What is author’s attitude towards her life ?
A .Compromising B. Optimistic C. Pessimistic D. Unbelievable
B
The Boy Made It!
One Sunday, Nicholas, a teenager, went skiing at Sugarloaf Mountain in Maine. In the early afternoon, when he was planning to go home, a fierce snowstorm swept into the area. Unable to see far, he accidentally turned off the path. Before he knew it, Nicholas was lost, all alone! He didn’t have food, water, a phone, or other supplies. He was getting colder by the minute.
Nicholas had no idea where he was. He tried not to panic. He thought about all the survival shows he h
ad watched on TV. It was time to put the tips he had learned to use.
He decided to stop skiing. There was a better chance of someone finding him if he stayed put. The first thing he did was to find shelter from the freezing wind and snow. If he didn’t, his body temperature would get very low, which could quickly kill him. Using his skis, Nicholas built a snow cave. He gathered a huge mass of snow and dug out a hole in the middle. Then he piled branches on top of himself, like a blanket, to stay as warm as he could.
By that evening, Nicholas was really hungry. He ate snow and drank water from a nearby stream so that his body wouldn’t lose too much water. Not knowing how much longer he could last, Nicholas did the only thing he could — he huddled (蜷缩) in his cave and slept.
The next day, Nicholas went out to look for help, but he couldn’t find anyone. He followed his tracks
and returned to the snow cave, because without shelter, he could die that night. On Tuesd
ay, Nicholas went out again to find help. He had walked for about a mile when a volunteer searcher found him. After two days stuck in the snow, Nicholaswas saved.
Nicholas might not have survived this snowstorm had it not been for TV. He had often watched Grylls’ survival show Man vs. Wild. That’s where he learned the tips that saved his life. In each episode(一期节目) of Man vs. Wild, Grylls is abandoned in a wild area andhas to find his way out.
When Grylls heard about Nicholas’ amazing deeds, he was super impressed that Nicholas had made it since he knew better than anyone how hard Nicholas had to work to stay alive.
5. What happened to Nicholas one Sunday afternoon?
A. He broke his skis. B. He got lost.
C. He hurt his eyes D. He caught a cold.
6. How did Nicholas keep himself warm?
A. He found a shelter. B. He lighted some branches.
C. He built a snow cave. D. He kept on skiing.
7. On Tuesday, Nicholas ______.
A. returned to his shelter safely B. got stuck in the snow
C. was saved by a searcher D. stayed where he was
8. Nicholas left Grylls a very deep impression because he ______.
A. was very hard-working B. watched Grylls’ TV program regularly
C. created some tips for survival D. did the right things in the dangerous situation
C
Jack Ma’s net worth increased $2.8bn overnight as Alibaba forecast sales growth that topped every analyst’s estimate, despite the fact that China’s economy is slowing down.
Mr. Ma, aged 52 this year, is now the richest person in Asia and 14th wealthiest in the world, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. His net worth has climbed $8.5bn this year to $41.8bn.
The latest surge came after China’s largest e-commerce company forecast 45 to 49 percent revenue(收入) growth in the year ending March, demonstrating how investments beyond online shopping are paying off. Shares in Alibaba, where Mr. Ma is chairman, rose 13 percent to a record high.
Alibaba and Tencent, which dominate online shopping and social media, respectively have