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1、20162017学年第一学期高三第五次模拟考试英语试题本试卷分第卷和第卷两部分。满分120分，考试时间100分钟。命题人： 审题人：第 卷第一部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第1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 I walked to Mrs. Windsors house and waited outside. She was working with another student, and I was not supposed to bother them by ringing the bell. I
2、 stood against the wall and daydreamed what Id rather be doing.I had been tutored enough to read, understand, and even write some musical compositions, but I just didnt have a gift for it. Mrs. Windsor had offered to give me the lessons for free, so I felt my duty to try.The door opened and Wendy Ba
3、rton came out. I walked in, sat down on the piano bench and began to sort through my sheet music. Today Mrs. Windsor introduced her niece Pasha to teach me. With a smile, Pasha sat beside me on the piano bench, opened my sheet music to the beginning page and asked me to play. I arranged my fingers o
4、n the keys. Then I frowned(皱眉) and concentrated to make the notes on the page match the finger movements. I had to admit I was a rather mechanical (呆板的)pianist. After about a page or two, Pasha gently put her hand on top of mine as if to calm my fingers. There was a long pause. “What are you hearing
5、 in the music?” I looked at her rather strangely and admitted I didnt know what she meant. “Like a story. Here, let me try and you listen,” Pasha advised. She closed her eyes and took a deep breath, letting her fingers dance lightly over the keys. Then, she began to play. “See, it begins here beside
6、 some kind of river. Hear the water flowing beside you?” Her fingers rose and fell gently on the keys. “Now the princess appears and shes picking flowers from the waters edge.” A happy piece of music filled the air in time to Pashas dancing fingers. “Oh, but she slips!” The music changed. “And our p
7、rincess is being carried off by the fast-flowing stream. Quickly, the princess horse sees her plight (困境) and races to the rivers edge where he swims out to let her catch hold of him. Luckily, they make it to the bank.” Pasha said. I played many pieces of music that afternoon, finding the stories in
8、 the music and learning that sometimes it takes a friend to pull you out of the river onto dry land again.1. By describing herself as a mechanical pianist, the author meant _. A. she could remember the notes in a short time B. she was playing the piano without emotion C. her fingers couldnt move fre
9、ely D. it had been a long time since she played last time2. Which of the following can best describe Pasha? A. Creative. B. Honest. C. Humorous. D. Brave.3. Pashas magic of playing the piano lies in that she _. A. imagined herself as a princess B. knew its original background story C. had a strong d
10、esire to make a friend D. combined the music with a story4. Which of the following is the best title for the text?A. A Friend Forever B. Never Give up C. A Piano Lesson D. My Favorite Piece of Music B Every year in America, high-school students who want to go to college take a national examination c
11、alled the Scholastic Aptitude Test, or SAT in a shortened way. Their score is an important factor in determining which colleges will admit them or whether any will be admitted at all. The Scholastic Aptitude Test measures ones mathematical ability and use of the English language. Traditionally, the
12、English part involved grammatical questions and paragraphs that test reading comprehension. But the SAT folks have added a single question, to be answered in an essay, hand-written on the spot. Thats an interesting way to test writing ability, but content aside, have you ever seen young peoples hand
13、writing lately? Or anyones for that matter, in this age of computer keyboards? Students write numbers and sign their names on bank checks. They scribble class notes in what can generously be described as the written word. Yet todays kids are asked to write, thoughtfully and clearly, for several minu
14、tes on this SAT Test. Good luck to the text scorers who must work out difficultly the scrawl (潦草的字迹) of young people whove been typing on computers since the age of three! Teachers insist that good handwriting can not only help ones score on the SAT, but also, later on in life, impress potential emp
15、loyers. And dont forget, we all have to turn to handwriting from time to time, as computers go down when power goes out. Then how to improve the handwriting? Well, with a few simple steps you can improve your hand writing. Position the pen. You should hold the pen between the forefinger and the thumb, then rest it near the first knuckle (指节) of the middle finger. The rest of your fingers should be curled (卷曲) under your hand and your hand should remain relaxed. Evaluate your writing. Make changes to your letters till you like how the
