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1、2016-2017学年深圳市高级中学高三年级第一次考试试卷英语科试题 注意事项：1.本试卷分第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）两部分。2.答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名，准考证号填写在答题卡相应的位置。3.全部答案在答题卡上完成，答在本试卷上无效。4.考试结束后，只交答题卡。第卷第二部分 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、和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 AThe chance of a snowy holiday season in most American cities is prac
2、tically impossible this year, so any festive atmosphere to be enjoyed will have to be the imaginary sort. Luckily, there are books for that.The Complete Fairy Tales by Hans Christian AndersenAny reader of fairy tales knows Andersens responsible for the snowy scenes in The Snow Queen, the story of ch
3、ildren Kai and Gerda, who must face the goddess-like woman who controls all snowflakes after Kai is kidnapped. Family Life by Akhil SharmaIts a beautiful yet tragic novel about an Indian family immigrating to America, only to face entirely new hardships. Sharmas novel isnt entirely set in the winter
4、time, but his poetic descriptions of winter weather as lovely yet isolating make it a great choice for a December read.Frankenstein by Mary ShelleyGo ahead and give up movie adaptation that has been produced recently and read or re-read the classic itself. You know the story: a scientist driven by h
5、is ambition discovers a method for creating life, and spends two years cobbling together a living creature, who later feels anger about him.An American Childhood by Annie DillardDillards first book is, as its title suggests, about her change from being a self-centered child to being an adult more co
6、ncerned with the world around her than with her own personal concerns. Her parents are key figures in the story. One famous scene takes place during what the author calls “a big snow”, in 1950.1. Who wrote a novel about “The Snow Queen? A. Annie Dillard. B. Donna Tartt. C. Akhil Sharma. D. Hans Chri
7、stian Andersen.2 What do we know about Frankenstein? A. It has been adapted to a movie.B. Its about the secret history. C. Its about an Indian familyD. Its a fairy tale.3. From An American Childhood, we know the main characters are _.A. self-centered children. B. adults. C. scientists. D. Dillards p
8、arents.BThe summer of 2001 saw Australians win the Cycling Tour de France, beat the world at cricket and rugby, and have a player in the final of the Wimbledon Tennis Tournament for the eighteenth time.Many countries would be amazed at that kind of success. For Australia, it was just a typical sport
9、ing summer. At the 2000 Olympics, Australia came fourth in the medals table. That does not sound so great, yet Australia has a population of only 19 million. There are more Olympic medal winners per head of population in Australia than in any other country.What is it that makes Australians a sportin
10、g people? This is a question that many people participating in sports have asked themselves over the years.Some of the answers are simple. Sport needs space. Australians have 7.4 million square kilometers of space to play sports in. Many other countries are either too crowded or too small to encoura
11、ge everybody to take part. Besides that, Australia is a warm, dry country. This encourages people to go outdoors to enjoy themselves. Furthermore, since 85 per cent of Australians live near the sea, they learn water sports early; and since sharks swim off the coasts of Australia, they also learn to
12、swim very fast.Other reasons go deep into the history, culture and economy of the country. When the British first found Australia they decided that it would be a great place to send criminals to. Life for the first Australians was very tough, so they had to be independent and develop a will to win j
13、ust to survive. Yet they also had to be able to trust each other and be willing to help each other out. In other countries, coaches train people in mental toughness and team building. In Australia, these qualities are part of the general social environment.From the cultural perspective, being far aw
14、ay from Europe also meant that Australians were far away from the centres of Western arts and cultures. As a result, sport itself has become a way of cultural expression and part of the Australian nationality. An English football fan wants to see the national team do well, but really cares more abou
15、t his local club. For an Australian, representing the nation is the most important of all. Everything else is just good practice. Being good at sports is part of what it means to be an Australian.4. What can we learn from paragraph 2?A.Australia has the most medal winners in the world.B.The achievement made in 2001 is abnormal for Australia.C. Australia has a smaller population than any other country.D.The performance of Australia in sports is great in relation to its population.5. According to paragraph 4, the following factors make Australians a sporting people EXCEPT _.A. clim
