1、2 0 1 8 -2 0 1 9学年（下）华文高三英语入学试题第1页共1 2页2018-2019学年（下）深圳耀华实验学校华文部高三入学考试题英 语（考试时间：1 2 0分钟试卷满分：1 0 0分）注意事项：1 .答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2 .回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。第一部分 单项填空（共 20 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 20 分)请从A、B、C和D四个选顶中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项的标号涂
2、黑。例：Acomputer can only do _ you have instructed it to do.A. how B. after C. what D. when答案是C。1. When _ to danger and conflict, men tend to increase blood pressure, feeling nervousor anxious.A. expose B. exposed C. to expose D. exposing2. He felt satisfied; he could the way she looked that if he push
3、ed her hard enoughshe would come in with him.A. care about B. believe in C. tell by D. give up3. Reduce it _ half each month and before you know it, you will not be thinking ofit anymore.A. to B. by C. in D. for4. The more I think about him, the more reasons I find for loving him I did.A. as much as
4、 B. as long as C. as soon as D. as far as5. From 1902 to 1904, Picasso, the twentieth-centurys greatest western artist, painted a series2 0 1 8 -2 0 1 9学年（下）华文高三英语入学试题第2页共1 2页of pictures the main color was blue.A. when B. that C. where D. which6. It wont be long _ self-driving cars appear on the mar
5、ket.A. until B. after C. when D. before7. There was _ accident here yesterday. A car hit a tree and _ driver was badlyinjured.A. an; the B. a; the C. a; a D. an; an8. It _ him over 10 years to work on his one-man helicopter and at last he succeeded.A. spent B. cost C. took D. paid9.After the long jo
6、urney, the three of them went back home, .A. hungry and tiredly B. hungry and tiredC. hungrily and tiredly D. hungrily and tired10. Whats strange is that through the middle of the building _.A. lies a light railway B. does lie a light railwayC. a light railway lies D. does a light railway lie11. Cla
7、ires car wasnt there, so she _ have gone to her mothers.A. would B. should C. can D. must12. Would you mind _ the door? I cant make it with both hands occupied.A. to open B. for me to open C. opening D. my opening13. It was the first time that I _ such a strong typhoon.A. have experienced B. had exp
8、erienced C. experience D. experienced14. If it _ fine tomorrow, we would go boating on the Lianhua Lake.A. were B. is C. will be D. would be15. _ a clear head when in danger and youll protect yourself from serious harm.A. To keep B. If you keep C. Keeping D. Keep16. Ideally we would want _ to be goo
9、d contact between the child and both parents.A. it B. there C. one D. any17. When _, the museum will be open to the public next month.A. to complete B. completes C. completing D. completed18. My brother lent me the money. _ I couldnt have afforded the trip.A. Furthermore B. Nevertheless C. Otherwise
10、 D. Moreover2 0 1 8 -2 0 1 9学年（下）华文高三英语入学试题第3页共1 2页19. - The drum player was certainly loud.- I wasnt bothered by his loudness _ by his lack of skill.A. so much as B. rather than C. as though D. more or less20. - We havent done very well, have we?- _.At least we tried.A. Youre welcome. B. The same t
11、o you. C. Im fine. D. Never mind.第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分 30 分）第一节 （共 15 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 22.5 分）请阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项的标号涂黑。ABecause Skyler and Kreed are speechless teens with autism (自闭症), making friendshasnt always been easy for them. Now that they have each other, their friendship
12、 is strongerthan what any word could ever describe.Aside from having autism, 14-year-old Skyler is currently deaf and is losing his sight.He also has no effective means to communicate. Kreed, 17, uses a device to communicate andhas multiple medical conditions. Once Kreed learned Skyler was also spee
13、chless, theirfriendship began.“We were able to explain to Kreed that Skyler is deaf and also speechless like him,”Kreeds mother, Erin Polk, said. “He seemed to understand and ever since then has wanted tobe with Skyler and calls him his best friend.”The best friends, who live down the street from ea
14、ch other, hang out just like typicalteenagers. They eat pizza and French fries and watch movies together. They also give eachother a helping hand.“Kreed will help Skyler by leading him to places he is afraid to walk into,” Polk said.“We think his lack of good sight makes it scary for him in new plac
15、es, so Kreed will alwaysoffer his hand to help him through those times.”For Kreed, his best friend role has given him confidence. According to his mom, beingable to help others helps him as well.“Skyler has given Kreed more social confidence. By having a friend, he can 100 percent2 0 1 8 -2 0 1 9学年（
16、下）华文高三英语入学试题第4页共1 2页be himself and finally to be able to actually help another peer rather than being the personalways helped,” she said.Even though theyre speechless, the teens communicate in their own way by givingcertain looks or connecting through touch. Kreed doesnt mind if Skyler gets close to
17、 him ortouches him, which seems to please Skyler. According to Polks blog, the teens simply wantto be around each other.Its clear that something unites Kreed and Skyler, but its more than their autism orspeechless communication. Its their beautiful friendship - that clearly has no boundaries.21. Fro
18、m the passage, we can learn that Skyler and Kreed _.A. have something in common B. are of the same ageC. are unable to see each other D. have no ability to communicate22. How does Kreed help Skyler?A. By taking him where he dare not go alone.B. By giving him good advice on where to go.C. By taking h
19、im to the places where he used to go.D. By getting rid of his scare on the way to school.23. According to his mother, by helping Skyler, Kreed _.A. has gained confidence B. is also benefitedC. is able to communicate better D. is more outgoing24. We can infer that in Skyler and Kreeds culture, it is
20、the custom for people _.A. to touch each other a lot in small talk B. to talk to each other in close distanceC. to avoid eye contact while chatting D. to keep their distance while chattingBG irls do better at schoolAround the world, girls do better than boys at school. These are the findings of a re
21、centstudy that looked at the test results of 1.5 million 15-year-olds in 74 regions across the globe.The level of gender equality in those regions made no difference to the results. Othercauses, such as the income level of the region also had little impact on the findings. In onlythree regions Colom
22、bia, Costa Rica and the Indian state Himachal Pradesh was theopposite with boys doing better.So what are the causes of girls stronger performance? In the UK, girls outperform boys2 0 1 8 -2 0 1 9学年（下）华文高三英语入学试题第5页共1 2页in exams that are taken at the age of 15 or 16, called GCSEs(普通中等教育证书). Accordingt
23、o education expert Ian Toone, this is down to the way girls and boys are brought up. “Boysare encouraged to be more active from an early age, whereas the restless movements of babygirls are calmed Hence, girls develop the skill of sitting still for longer periods of time,which is useful for somethin
24、g like studying for GCSEs.“He goes on to say that boys often get together in larger groups than girls. Because of thisthey are more likely to be influenced by peer(同龄人) pressure and develop a gang mentality(帮派心态). He says that GCSEs require a lot of personal work and are not viewed as cool ina child
25、ish culture.This is backed up by research in the UK that says girls are out-performing boys at theage of five. So what is the answer? Should girls and boys be educated separately? Or doexams and school curricula need to be changed to better reflect boys skills? These are thequestions facing educator
26、s in many countries.25. What are the two things that made little or no difference to the results?A. Gender equality and intelligence.B. Gender equality and income level.C. Income level and feelings.D. Income level and intelligence.26.According to Ian Toone, girls do better at school than boys becaus
27、e girls _.A. study harder B. are clevererC. can sit still longer D. are more restless27. What does Ian Toone say can influence boys?A. Gang mentality. B. Personal work.C. Peer pressure. D. Childish culture.28. What could be changed to include the skills boys have?A. Exams and school curricula.B. Way
28、s of education and evaluation.C. Outdoor activities and performances.D. Separate education and different curricula.2 0 1 8 -2 0 1 9学年（下）华文高三英语入学试题第6页共1 2页CWhat will the future be like? Good or bad? A lot of science-fiction writing imagines aworld which is dark and scary. In Blade Runner, Harrison Fo
29、rd hunts robots in a chaotic (混乱的) LosAngeles. Planet of theApes shows a hopeless future for humankind.Theres a word to describe the kind of future world which often appears in sciencefiction: dystopia. It means an imagined place where things are unpleasant or bad. Theopposite is utopia. But does to
30、morrows world have to be so disappointing?No. A new project wants to use the power of science fiction to inspire people to create abetter future. Project Hieroglyph brings together writers, scientists, engineers and artists tocreate optimistic stories about things which really could happen in the ne
31、xt 50 years.Its just a matter of making an effort. Experts say its easier to create a dystopia thanwrite a feel-good story. Theres more conflict in a world full of problems, and stories areinteresting when there are a lot of problems to solve. No challenge, no story!But the project produced a book w
32、ith some promising plots. One of them is aboutenvironmentalists who fight to stop entrepreneurs (创业者) from building the first hotel inAntarctica. Well, theres conflict there and it seems reasonable, so it could be a good story.But will these stories actually change anything or just keep us entertain
33、ed? Ed Finn, thebooks editor, thinks the former. He says: “A good science-fiction story can be very powerful.It can inspire hundreds, thousands, millions of people to do something that they want to do.“The influence of science fiction can already be seen in modern research, says ProfessorBraden Alle
34、nby. He asks: “Why are people working on, for example, invisibility cloaks (斗篷)? Well, its Harry Potter, right?“Time will tell how far we can go. Lets dream big and think outside the box. Who knowsthe wonderful things we can come up with?29. The underlined word “utopia” in paragraph 2 most probably
35、means “_.A. a real world where people can do anything they likeB. an imagined place where things are unpleasant or badC. an imaginary perfect world where everyone is happyD. a wild and terrible place where no one can live happily30. Experts say its easier to create a dystopia than a feel-good story
36、because _.A. a dystopia needs less imagination2 0 1 8 -2 0 1 9学年（下）华文高三英语入学试题第7页共1 2页B. a feel-good story is more interestingC. there is no conflict in a feel-good storyD. there are more problems to solve in a dystopia31. Professor BradenAllenby takes “invisibility cloaks” as an example _.A. to caus
37、e readersattentionB. to amuse science fiction readersC. to introduce a science fiction storyD. to show the influence of science fiction32. What is the best title for the passage?A. What is science fiction?B. Can science fiction help us?C. What will man do in the future?D. Shall we live a better life
38、 in the future?DFour out of the 48 self-driving cars on public roads in California have been involved inaccidents in the last eight months, according to the states Department of Motor Vehicles.The agency began issuing permits for the testing of self-driving vehicles in September2014.Three of the fou
39、r cars belonged to Google, the fourth to parts supplier Delphi.Both firms denied their vehicles had been at fault.Under Californian law, details of car accidents remain secret.However, Google said its driverless cars had never been the cause of an accident andthat the majority of “minor fender-bende
40、rs(擦撞)“ had been in the form of rear-end(后尾)collisions from other drivers.“Safety is our highest priority. Since the start of our programme six years ago, wevedriven nearly a million miles automatically, on both freeways and city streets, withoutcausing a single accident,“ said a spokesperson.Delphi
41、 told the BBC its vehicle was hit while still at a crossroads and was in humandriving mode at the time.“A police report indicates the fault of the accident is with the second vehicle, not Delphi.No-one was hurt in the incident,“ said a spokesperson.2 0 1 8 -2 0 1 9学年（下）华文高三英语入学试题第8页共1 2页An unknown s
42、ource told the Associated Press that two of the accidents occurred whilethe vehicles were occupied by human drivers, and all four vehicles were going very slowly atthe time of the collisions.Chris Urmson, director of Googles self-driving car programme, wrote in a blog post thatthere have been 11 acc
43、idents involving Google cars since the project began six years ago butnot one has been caused by one of its vehicles.“Rear-end crashes are the most frequent accidents in America, and often theres little thedriver in front can do to avoid getting hit,“ he said.33. What is the passage mainly about?A.
44、Self-driving car accidents. B. Motor vehicle problems.C. Self-driving vehicle problems. D. Traffic accidents in California.34. We can learn from the passage that the self-driving cars _.A. caused the accidents when driven by human driversB. hit other cars and caused the accidentsC. were responsible
45、for the accidentsD. were knocked into from behind35. The passage intends to tell us that the self-driving cars _.A. are just road killers B. need to be improvedC. are in good quality D. shouldnt be produced第 二 节 （ 共 5 小 题 ； 每 小 题 1.5 分 ， 满 分 7.5 分 ）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。Create Bea
46、uty YourselfIn itself life is neutral (中立的). We make it beautiful, we make it ugly; life is whatenergy we bring to it.36 If you simply sit there and you want it to be beautiful, then it will not be- you have to create beauty. Beauty is not there like an object or a rock. Beauty has to becreated. You
47、 have to give a sight to reality, you have to give color to reality, you have to givea song to reality - then it is beautiful.2 0 1 8 -2 0 1 9学年（下）华文高三英语入学试题第9页共1 2页So whenever you participate in creating beauty, it is there; whenever you stop creating,it is not. 37 Happiness is a creation; so is mi
48、sery. You get only that which you create,and you never get anything else. That is the whole philosophy of karma: 38Life is just a blank cloth-you can paint a beautiful scene, or you can paint black ghosts(鬼) and dangerous people. 39 You can make a beautiful dream or a bad dream.Once this is understo
49、od, things are very simple. You are the master; it is yourresponsibility. Ordinarily we think that life has some objective beauty and objective ugliness.40 It gives you all that is needed: Now do it yourself! It is a do-it-yourself affair.A. You get only that which you do.B. What is beauty?C. If you pour beauty into life, it is beautiful.D. Its up to you.E. No! Life is just an opportunity.F. Life
