福建省厦门市2017届高三3月质量检测英语试卷

Sometimes you meet an ordinary person doing something extraordinary. On a recent trip I met Normand Gallant. Normand is someone you could pass on the street and _______ notice but he is a very special person who___________ recognition.

Norm lives in a remote area far from the _________ big hospital, so when his wife_________ cancer several years ago, Norm was faced with a four hour_______to where she could be treated. That meant lots of_________ for meals, fuel, hotels and so on. But in the end the cancer took his wife _______.

Norm was obviously_________ by his wife's passing, but he was also very angry, _________ he realized that other people were________ the same sorts of hardships. He wanted to do something but he didn't want to give money to the ________ that support cancer research because he didn't know how much would actually get to the researchers. What he did was to __________ parties.

About every three weeks on Saturday evenings, there is a party in Norm's garage. There is music and dancing, and ________ during the evening Norm tells about a family who are having difficulties __________the cost of supporting a cancer patient undertaking __________ far from home. Then a honey-pail is passed around and the money ________, every cent of it goes ________ to that family.

Norm's personal loss has ________ an act of kindness that honors the __________ of the wife he has lost. Wouldn't it be ________if we had more people in the world like Normand Gallant?　 He makes the world a better place.

1.A. often　　 B. ever　　 C. always　　 D. never

2.A. deserves　　 B. dislikes　　 C. avoids　　 D. achieves

3.A. best　　 B. nearest　　 C. cleanest　　 D. cheapest

4.A. discovered　　 B. cured　　 C. examined　　 D. developed

5.A. flight　　 B. walk　　 C. drive　　 D. wait

6.A. trouble　　 B. expense　　 C. efforts　　 D. preparations

7.A. anyway　　 B. somehow　　 C. meanwhile　　 D. instead

8.A. impressed　　 B. stricken　　 C. moved　　 D. terrified

9.A. if　　 B. although　　 C. before　　 D. because

10.A. understanding　　 B. questioning　　 C. facing　　 D. settling

11.A. doctors　　 B. families　　 C. organizations　　 D. hospitals

12.A. attend　　 B. promote　　 C. throw　　 D. enjoy

13.A. at some point　　 B. by this means　　 C. for some reason　　 D. in this case

14.A. calculating　　 B. decreasing　　 C. budgeting　　 D. meeting

15.A. research　　 B. treatment　　 C. responsibility　　 D. risk

16.A. collected　　 B. distributed　　 C. saved　　 D. deposited

17.A. gradually　　 B. smoothly　　 C. directly　　 D. explicitly

18.A. served as　　 B. resulted from　　 C. gone through　　 D. contributed to

19.A. memory　　 B. recovery　　 C. cancer　　 D. kindness

20.A. interesting　　 B. nice　　 C. precious　　 D. meaningful

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Schedule a Tour

University of South Carolina （USC) is famous for its warm southern hospitality（好客）. Schedule a visit and feel it in person. Our walking tours are led by current students, called University Ambassadors, who are looking forward to telling you what it's like to live and study in USC. Our walking tours run Monday through Friday and most are around 2 hours. The university will be closed on Tuesday, July 4, 2017 in observance of the holiday. We welcome your visit year round and will be ready for you, rain or shine. Please refer to the list

below to determine which tour is best for you and remember to book at least two weeks in advance.

1.Why is USC closed to visitors on July 4?

A. To prepare a tour.　　 B. To update its website.

C. To celebrate the holiday.　　 D. To encourage a self-guided walk.

2.Who does Admitted Student Day target?

A. AU visitors to USC.　　 B. Those applying for fall 2017.

C. Independent consultants.　　 D. Those admitted for fall 2017.

3.How can you cancel a scheduled visit?

A. By turning to University Ambassadors.　　 B. By visiting USC Visitor Center.

C. By emailing cvisits@mailbox,sc.edu.　　 D. By registering once again.

4.If a 15-people group requests a summer visit, they need to ________.

A. submit Group Visit interest Form　　 B. email visior@mailbox.sc.edu

C. call 800-922-9755　　 D. check out Virtual Tour

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Dearest darling girl,

Today is the beginning of the next stage in your life. We head off to your new home at Stanford. Where do I start in telling you how proud I feel to be called Mummy by you? We've laughed at how you burst into this world with a scowl on your face, how determined you have always been right from feeding yourself to making big decisions for your life. There were days during your illness that I wasn't sure you had the will to make it. Telling you that you needed to want to get better was the hardest and yet the greatest day. From that day you took responsibility and decided you wanted to beat anorexia（厌食症）．

I don't think I've ever felt so proud of you as when you came home to say that you wanted to go to West Africa between school and university. You chose to go alone, and to raise the money yourself. You have such strength of character and determination. It is at times hard to believe that you are only 18. You experienced something in that month that few dare experience in a lifetime.

So, Viv, here are my words of wisdom to you as you start your next big adventure. The world is a beautiful place but often a few things can make it seem difficult. God's temple is made of love. It's man's temple that is built of stones. Open your heart to goodness and never ever let negative people or thoughts take hold of you. As Minor Myers put it, "Go into the world and do we’ll. But more importantly, go into the world and do good:'

It is true that with every passing day, I will grow older and weaker. A day may come when I will become forgetful. But even then, you with your bright smile, will light up my heart.

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 Your Alo

1.What can be learned from the first paragraph?

A. She was once a trouble maker.　　 B. She's a freshman in Stanford.

C. She relies on her parents a lot.　　 D. She was defeated by anorexia.

2.Why did Viv go to West Africa?

A. To do what others dare not.　　 B. To show her determination.

C. To get money for school fees.　　 D. To go on an adventure by herself.

3.What is Alo's advice for Viv?

A. To be a positive and kind person.　　 B. To avoid the negative part of life.

C. To be cautious of cold-hearted people.　　 D. To explore the beauty of the world.

4.How did the author feel when writing the letter?

A. Amused and thankful.　　 B. Pleased and satisfied.

C. Cheerful and relieved.　　 D. Concerned and anxious.

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Life may have evolved on at least three planets within a newly discovered solar system 39 light years from Earth. Astronomers at the NASA have discovered no less than seven roughly Earth-sized worlds orbiting a dwarf star in the system. Scientists had previously identified a tiny number of "exoplanets", which are believed to have the qualities needed to support life. However, the new system contains an unprecedented(前所未有) number of Earth-sized, probably rocky planets, and is being acknowledged as an "accelerated leap forward" in the search for　 extraterrestrial (外星球的)life.

Three of the new planets are said to be particularly promising because there might exist oceans. Thomas Zurbuchen, associate administrator of NASA, told a press conference in Washington: "This gives us a hint that finding a second Earth is not a matter of 'if', but 'when'."

The planets were discovered using NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope, which was able to track how fast each of the planets crossed the star Trappist-l and completed an orbit. From this the　 research team calculated how far the planets were from their star, and therefore how likely they are to be habitable.

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope is already being used to search for atmospheres around the planets. Future telescopes, including the proposed European Extremely Large Telescope and the James Webb Space Telescope, may be powerful enough to discover markers of life, such as oxygen in the atmospheres of exoplanets.

Astronomers believe there could be as many as 40 billion potentially habitable worlds in our galaxy, the Milky Way. Prof Zurbuchen said that now was a "gold-rush phase" in the search for these exoplanets.

1.What makes the new discovery significant?

A. Ample markers of life.　　 B. The potential to support life.

C. Great distance from Earth.　　 D. The search for extraterrestrial life.

2.What helps explore atmospheres around the exoplanets?

A. Spitzer Space Telescope.　　 B. Hubble Space Telescope.

C. European Extremely Large Telescope.　　 D. James Webb Space Telescope.

3.What may be the best title for the text?

A. New Solar System Found　　 B. Second Earth Discovered

C. Why to Explore Outer Space　　 D. Gold-Rush Stage to Come

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Why do we read poetry? First obvious one: because we enjoy it. The only other reason is for academic purposes, and that's not why this is here.

Many of us read poetry simply because we often feel depressed and hopelessly lost, and in poetry we see how beautiful and strange everything is. So in that way poetry calms our anxiety.

There are many different kinds of poems. They are not all calming. Some poems make me anxious, angry, scared, and sad, which is why I value them. As a reader, I want a full meal, not just dessert. I want the sweet and the bitter. Often, I read poetry when I'm already relaxed. In fact, I read more when I'm not stressed out.

Here are the main reasons I respond to poetry, as far as I can tell. Metrical(格律的) poems are about setting up rules and then bending them. Usually, this is done by setting up a rhythm and then violating it or almost violating it. And then returning to it again. This satisfies my desire for order and also my desire for testing boundaries.

Poetry plays with language and often slams words together in surprising ways, which is thrilling the way food can be when the chef has paired ingredients you never thought would taste good together but somehow do.

Many poems are dense. Words mean two or three things at once and lots of suggestions are packed between the lines. This is intellectually inspiring and it allows me to read the same poem over and over always finding new things in it.

And, of course, there's the subject matter. It interests me just as it would if the same subject was explored in a story or essay. Not all poems interest me in this way, but then not all stories and essays do, either.

1.What kind of poems does the author probably enjoy reading?

A. Academic poems.　　 B. Valuable poems.

C. Poems that calm readers down.　　 D. Poems that arouse feelings.

2.What does the underlined word "it" in Paragraph 4 refer to?

A. Setting up a rhythm.　　 B. Poetry.　　 C. Violating rules.　　 D. Rhythm.

3.Why does poetry appeal to the author'?

A. It plays with words.　　 B. It sounds surprising.

C. It is rich in meaning.　　 D. It is filled with new ideas.

4.What can we infer from the text?

A. The author doesn't like all the essays.　　 B. Reading poems requires patience.

C. The subject counts a lot to the author.　　 D. Writing poems is similar to cooking.

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根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

How to Write Product Descriptions Like a Professional

Whenever you sell any type of product, you have to convince someone why they should make a purchase. 1. You can hire a product description writing service or you can deal with it yourself We believe writing a convincing copy is the key. Here's how to write product descriptions like a professional.

●Read the Best Copy

You can't write a description until you know how experts are doing it. 2. Using Amazon is an ideal method to find the best-sellers in your category. If they've reached the list of best-sellers they're doing something right

●3.

Normally, the specifications provided by the producer give you the bare facts about the product and nothing else.4.Ask the producer to talk to you about their product. Get the facts from a human and you'll discover the heart behind the product. This is what you need to present to potential customers.

●Cut Down

5. It doesn't matter if you produce a long story about how smooth the materials are or how the product is created in detail. It's always easier to cut everything down. Of course it always takes practice to get this right.

Writing a persuasive product description requires a lot of time and effort. Multiple drafts are often needed to find the best words for the job.

A. Consult the producer

B. Begin the first draft carefully

C .There's no soul to these statistics

D. Speak to someone you trust about your ideas

E. Look at your chosen field and find the best-sellers

F. Don't write a 50-word product description immediately

G .You need to get your product description right in order to do this

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阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Little Free Library is a nonprofit organization that inspires a love for reading and builds community. It is also referred to 1. neighborhood book exchanges around the world. This is a creative idea 2. (think) up by Todd Bol and Rick Brooks in 2009, which seeks 3.(put) small book exchange boxes right in front of a house or on a street corner to offer free books to 4.(member) of the local community. Mini libraries of all shapes and sizes exist, from a5.(bright) painted wooden house to a library based on Doctor Who's TARDIS.

6.makes the idea so special? Their website states: "Little Free Libraries have a unique, personal touch and there is an understanding that people are sharing their favorite books with their community. These are not just any old books 7.a carefully organized collection. Besides, the library 8. (it) is a piece of neighborhood art!"

Through Little Free Libraries, millions of books9.(exchange) each year among readers of all ages and backgrounds. They also play an important role in remote areas by10.(provide) access to books and encouraging a love for reading.

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假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号( )，并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

I liked cycling very much. At age of twelve, my father bought me a bike as a birthday gifts and taught me how to ride. Every time my father took him out for practice, my little brother would come along. One day, we were practicing while suddenly my brother screamed to help. When we rushed to him, we saw a snake wind around a frog tightly. I beg my father to save the frog. Immediate he picked it up a long stick, trying to drive the snake away. About two minutes later, the frog was set loose, what made us so happy.

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假定你是李华，你校在3月22日“世界水日”来临之际将举办系列活动。请写封邮件给学校英语外教Green，请他为本校学生开设讲座。邮件的内容包括：

1．讲座主题：废水处理与利用：

2．讲座目的：

3．讲座时间及时长。

注意：

1．词数100左右：

2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3．不得透露考生本人所在学校及个人真实信息。

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