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1、福建师大附中20182019学年第一学期期中测试高三英语 （满分：150分，考试时间：120分钟） 第卷 (共90分)第一部分 听力(共两节，满分20分) 第一节听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10 秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。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。 A Someone sent me an email urging me to a
2、cquire a lot more resources, suggesting that I could do so much more good if I had an 8 or 9 figure net income (净收入) instead of 6 like Ive been doing for years. He claimed to have acquired a great deal of wealth himself and found it highly beneficial to fueling his path with a heart.As I consider hi
3、s suggestion, I find myself not having much clarity (清晰的思维) as to what Id do with 1 million or 10 million more money flowing through my life. I put so much attention on creativity, fulfillment, exploration, relationships, etc. that I find it difficult to intelligently imagine how more financial reso
4、urces could provide extra fuel for that, except in small ways or in ways that arent particularly meaningful to me.Lately Ive been considering what it would be like to deliberately reduce my income for a while and see if I could live on much less, just for the experience. What if I capped my net pers
5、onal income at $10,000 per year, for instance? That isnt such a big deal to me, though, since I already went through a period of low income like that during the 1990s, and I learned that I could still do what I love regardless of income.Ive never worked in a business environment the only job Ive eve
6、r had was working for $ 6/hour in a video game store while I was in college. So Ive never seen how larger operations allocate resources. Thats probably why I havent pushed myself to acquire more. As I mentioned in my book Money and Your Path With a Heart, my main financial goal in life was to make m
7、oney irrelevant in my life.Im not interested in building an empire. What interests me is exploring personal growth and sharing what I learn along the way. In some ways I feel that acquiring and allocating more resources could become a big distraction. Im already doing what I want to be doing, so why
8、 risk distracting myself to acquire more resources, especially when I lack the idea about how I should treat such resources? I like having freedom and flexibility, and I dont really see how more resources would meaningfully improve that.21. Why did the man email the author? A. To ask the author to f
9、uel his path.B. To lend some money to the author. C. To share his opinion about wealth.D. To urge the author to earn more money.22. Which of the following can describe the authors personality?A. Optimistic and devoted.B. Independent and cooperative.C. Unfortunate but positive.D. Wealthy but hardhear
10、ted.23. What does the underlined word “capped” in Paragraph 3 probably mean? A. Increased B. SpentC. LimitedD. Distributed24. The following are true EXCEPT _.A. the author might be a professional writerB. the author is good at designing video gamesC. the author is interested in exploring his persona
11、l growthD. the author might be a person who likes sharing his knowledge BIf youre secretly worried about your smartphone addiction, then the new NoPhone might be just the thing you need. Its the perfect smartphone comfort it looks and feels exactly like a smartphone, but it does nothing. Its just a
12、piece of plastic that you can carry around in your hand to fool yourself.NoPhone is currently a prototype (模型) that will cost merely $12 once it hits the market. Its makers are trying to raise $30,000 in order to cover production and marketing costs. They describe the device as a “technology-free al
13、ternative to constant hand-to-phone contact that allows you to stay connected with the real world”.Dutch designer Ingmar Larsen, who helped create the NoPhone, said that he regarded the idea as a joke along with his friends Van Gould and Ben Langveld. To their great surprise, the idea received a lot
14、 of attention online and people from all over the world started placing requests for NoPhones of their own. So thats when the three friends decided to turn to Kickstarter to fund for mass production.The NoPhone is 5.5 inches high, 2.6 inches wide and 0.29 inches thick, bringing it quite close to the
15、 latest smartphone on the market. The Kickstarter slogan is quite amusing to read. Theyve mentioned things like “battery free”, “no upgrades necessary”, and “waterproof”. Their FAQs address the most important question: “Is this a joke?”, to which their answer is, “No.”“Phone addiction is real,” they
16、 insist. “And its everywhere. Its ruining your dates. Its distracting you at concerts. Its disrupting you in cinemas. Now, there is a real solution.” “With a thin, light and completely wireless design, the NoPhone acts as a substitute to any smart mobile device, enabling you to always have a rectangle of smooth, cold plastic to hold without
