2019届高三上学期期中考试
英语试题
说明：本试卷分为第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）。满分120分，考试时间100分钟。答案写在答题卡上，交卷时只交答题卡。
第I卷 选择题（共两节，满分70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A、B、C和D中，选出最佳选项。
A
Philadelphia offers a ton of attractions that are suitable for people of every age and here are some family—friendly attractions.
Spruce Street Harbor Par
Spruce Street Harbor Par, one of the best urban beaches in America, is an outdoor heaven on the Delaware River waterfront. Visitors can rela in a hammoc, play on the playgrounds, and play games lie table tennis and giant chess. Don't miss out on the par at night, when colorful LED lights hanging from treetops mae the entire area bright.
Blue Cross RiverRin
Offering ice sating in the winter and roller sating in the summer, Blue Cross RiverRin creates a fun, outdoor eperience for the whole family. Visitors can play on the nine-hole mini-golf course during the summer, and enjoy eats and drins from the on-site bar and restaurant all year round.
Sesame Place
Big Bird, Elmo and the other stars of Sesame Street come out and play at Sesame Place, the only theme par in the nation starring the popular TV show's most lovable characters. A water par, interactive activities, parades, firewors and shows add to the fun.
Once Upon a Nation Storytelling Benches
On summer days, uniformed and professional storytellers at 13 storytelling benches throughout Philadelphia's Historic District entertain visitors with true, free, three-to-five minute tales about the colonial era as part of Once Upon a Nation. Children can pic up a Story Flag at any storytelling bench, and
then collect a star from every storyteller on their journeys. Flags with all the stars can get free rides on the Par Liberty Carousel at Franlin Square.
1. Who would most probably go to Spruce Street Harbor Par? A. People who are fond of colorful treetops. B. People who want a relaing day outdoors. C. People who have a preference for sating. D. People who are interested in water activities.
2. Which place would fans of Big Bird be interested in? A. Sesame Place. B. Blue Cross RiverRin.
C. Spruce Street Harbor Par. D. The Par Liberty Carousel. 3. What can we now about Philadelphia Storytelling Benches? A. It can be visited all year round. B. It is available at a small charge. C. It has educational significance. D. It is aimed at serving the public.
4. What is the tet aimed at? A. Telling what we can do in some places. B. Encouraging people to visit Philadelphia. C. Recommending some places for family fun.
D. Comparing some attractions in Philadelphia.
B
A company has just launched what it calls “the world’s first free standardied English test” recently. Anyone can tae the test for free. The new eam is called the EFSET, which is short for Education First Standardied English Test. The company, Education First, is nown by the letters EF.
It is estimated that there are two billion English language learners worldwide. Many of them are interested in attending an American college or university. To do so, foreign students need to tae the Test of English as a Foreign Language—better nown as TOEFL. However, many foreigners are not wealthy enough to tae the TOEFL. In addition, test-taers often have to travel overnight to reach an official testing site. The World Ban says an average Cambodian worer earns only about $1,000 per year. Approimately the cost of taing the TOEFL is 17.5 percent of the average worer’s yearly wage.
It is not just individuals who find the test pricey. Some governments also find it prohibitive. What’s
more, not everyone needs official results from the TOEFL or IELTS—the International English Language Testing System. In the future, it’s liely that the government may use the EFSET to test millions of employees and students.
Eperts believe that the EFSET meets the highest value in language testing. It uses special computer software that maes the questions easier or harder, depending on one’s performance. The EFSET measures all the English learners’ levels while the IELTS and TOEFL only measure learners’ levels from intermediate to advanced. The EFSET is unique in the sense that it gives free online access to anyone interested in measuring their English level.
There is a 50-minute and a two-hour version of the test, which its developers are calling the EFSET Plus. Both versions test only reading and listening sills. It’s hopeful that speaing and writing sills will be tested in the future. The IELTS and the TOEFL still use humans to rate the speaing and writing sections. It’s a huge deal for students who are in areas where they can’t get to the TOEFL or the IELTS. However, it is too early to now whether the EFSET results are acceptable for colleges and universities in America.
5. Why do many foreign students tae the TOEFL? A. To learn English well. B. To be admitted to ey universities. C. To receive further education in America. D. To find good jobs and earn much money. 6. What can we infer from Paragraph 2?
A. Only wealthy people can tae the TOEFL. B. The cost of taing the TOEFL is very high.
C. There are many official testing sites for the TOEFL around the world. D. Few of the students in Cambodia can afford to tae the TOEFL. 7. What can we learn about the EFSET?
A. It is similar to the TOEFL and the IELTS.
B. Everybody with different English levels can tae it for free. C. It tests the sills of reading, listening, writing and speaing. D. American universities accept the EFSET results for admission.
C
Researchers have created a bacpac that has a computer and medicines in it that can help even untrained soldiers save the lives of wounded troops. Wounded soldiers have a better chance of survival if they get help soon after being hurt and are quicly taen to a hospital or clinic. But soldiers who do not have medical training may not now how to help their injured friends.
Doctors and engineers have developed what they call an “intelligent bacpac”. It has a computer and electronic measuring devices. The bacpac also has robotic instruments and medicines ready to give to injured troops.
About 16 doctors and engineers from the University of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon University and several other places are woring on the project. The U. S. Department of Defense has given money to the project.
Ron Poropatich leads the project. He is a retired army surgeon. He says the bacpac will help soldiers care for those who are injured. The devices included in the bacpac can monitor a person’s heart rate and blood pressure. The robotic instruments can even tell whether the soldier has a collapsed lung.
The intelligent bacpac’s computer can compare information gathered about the injured soldier with thousands of similar cases, and quicly tell the best methods to use to save the soldier’s life.
Sometimes, it is not always possible to quicly remove the injured soldier from the battlefield. So, Dr. Poropatich says, the researchers hope to create a bacpac that will have devices that can eep a soldier alive for a long time. Dr. Poropatich hopes the bacpac and its instruments will be ready for testing animals in about three years.
8. We can learn from Paragraph 1 _________. A. most of the soldiers can’t use the bacpac correctly B. soldiers should have taen medical training C. war or battle has brought harm to the world D. the bacpac can play a big part in the battlefield 9. How many inds of items are mentioned in the bacpac? A. 3 B. 4
C. 2 D. 5
10. According to Ron Poropatich, we now that ________. A. the injurer's heart disease can be cured
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