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Traffic jams cost average Beijinger $1,126 annually
By Meng Jing (chinadaily.com.cn)
Beijingers（北京人） lost as much as 7,972 Yuan on average to traffic jams last year, the highest in the country, said a report. Published by Didi Kuaidi, China's largest ride-hailing application and its partners, the report revealed Beijingers on average spent 52 minutes travelling 19.2 kilometers daily between their home and office.
White-collar workers in China's mega cities - Beijing, Guangzhou, Shenzhen and Shanghai - were those who lost most money to congestion.
The cost ranged between 7,972 yuan and 6,324 yuan per person in the four cities whose residents are among the best paid employees in China.
Research based on data collected on Didi Kuaidi's online platform showed that not only those in mega cities suffered from poor traffic conditions.
The report said residents in second-tier cities spent 37 minutes on average between home and work with a travelling speed of 23 km/h due to congestion. The speed was even slower than first-tier cities' 24 km/h.
So, ____________________ For instance, the Fourth Ring Road in Beijing in a morning rush hour. City authorities are working on solutions to ease the pressures on traffic in the city.
21. According to the passage, People live in Beijing usually lost about _________ Yuan each month. A. 664.3 B.7,972 C.22.14 D.1,126 22. What is cause the congestion based on the text?
A. Car numebers is increasing. B. Too many people live in the city. C. Drivers don’t obey the laws. D. Poor traffic conditions. 23. What does the underlined sentence ―mega‖ means? ___________.
A. big B. develop C. beautiful D. livable 24. At last paragraph , which sentences can be written in the black?
A. How to ease the pressure in the road? B. People try their best to desrease the pressures on traffic. C. The Fourth Ring Road in Beijing is crowed. D. Citizens lost most money to congestion.
B
It all began with a stop at a red light.
Kevin Salwen was driving his 14-year-old daughter, Hannah, back from a sleepover in 2006 . While waiting at a traffic light, they saw a black Mercedes Coupe on one side and a homeless man begging for food on the other.
―Dad, if that man had a less nice car, that man there could have a meal.‖ Hannah protested. The light changed and they drove on, but Hannah was too young to be reasonable. She pestered（纠缠）her parents about inequity, insisting that she wanted to do something.
―What do you want to do?‖ her mom responded. ―Sell our house?‖
Warning! Never suggest a grand gesture to an idealistic teenager. Hannah seized upon the idea of selling the luxurious family home and donating half the proceeds to charity, while using the other half to buy a more modest replacement home.
Eventually, that’s what the family did. The project —crazy, impetuous （鲁莽的） and utterly inspiring — is written down in detail in a book by father and daughter scheduled to be published next month: ―The Power of Half.‖ It’s a book that, frankly, I’d be nervous about leaving around where my own teenage kids might find it. An impressionable child reads this, and the next thing you know your whole family is out on thestreet.
At a time of enormous needs in Haiti and elsewhere, when so many Americans are trying to help Haitians by sending everything from text messages to shoes, the Salwens offer an example of a family that came together to make a difference — for themselves as much as the people they were trying to help. In a column a week ago, it described neurological （神经生物学的）evidence from brain scans that unselfishness lights up parts of the brain normally associated with more primary satisfaction. The Salwens’ experience confirms the selfish pleasures of selflessness.
Mr. Salwen and his wife, Joan, had always assumed that their kids would be better off in a bigger house. But after they downsized, there was much less space to retreat to, so the family members spent more time around each other. A smaller house unexpectedly turned out to be a more family-friendlyhouse.
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25. What does the underlined word ―inequity‖ most probably mean in Paragraph 3? A. Unfairness. B. Satisfaction.
C. Reasonable statement D. Personal attitude.
26. What does the underlined sentence ―Never suggest a grand gesture to an idealistic teenager.‖ means? ______ A. Don’t respond to a child's demands firmly without consideration. B. Unless a child is realistic, never give an answer immediately. C. Give an answer if the child is reasonable.
D. Never give a quick answer to an idealistic teenager. 27. What can we learn from the last paragraph? A. The Salwens regretted selling their house.
B. The relationship between the family members of the Salwens is much closer. C. Small houses can bring happiness.
D. The Salwens intend to buy another big house.
28. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage? A. Mercedes Coupe is only an ordinary car which is quite cheap.
B. Unselfishness has nothing to do with people’s primary satisfaction.
C. Hannah asked her parents to do something charitable and they sold their house. D. The writer’s children asked him to sell their house.
C
In modern society there is a great deal of argument about competition. Some value it highly, believing that it is responsible for social progress and prosperity (繁荣). Others say that competition is bad; that itsets one person against another; that it leads to unfriendly relationship between people.
I have taught many children who held the belief that their self-worth relied on how well they performed at tennis and other skills. For them, playing well and winning are often life-and-death affairs. In their single-minded pursuit (追求) of success, the development of many other human qualities is sadly forgotten.
However, while some seem to be lost in the desire to succeed, others take an opposite attitude. In a culture which only values the winner and pays no attention to the ordinary players, they strongly blame competition. Among the most vocal are youngsters who have suffered under competitive pressures from their parents or society. Teaching these young people, I often observe in them a desire to fail. They seem to seek failure by not trying to win or achieve success. By not trying, they always have an excuse: ―I may have lost, but it doesn’t matter because I really didn’t try.‖ What is not usually admitted by them is the belief that if they had really tried and lost, that would mean a lot.
Such a loss would be a measure of their worth. Clearly, this belief is the same as that of true competitors who try to prove themselves. Both are based on the mistaken belief that one’s self-respect relies on how well one performs in comparison with others. Both are afraid of not being valued. Only as this basic and often troublesome fear beginsto dissolve(缓解)can we discover a new meaning in competition.
29.What does this passage mainly talk about?
A．Competition helps to set up self – respect. B．Competition is harmful to personal quality development.
C．Failures are necessary experiences in competition D．Opinions about competition are different among people. 30.Why do some people favor competition according to the passage? A．It improves personal abilities. B．It builds up a sense of duty. C．It pushes society forward. D．It encourages individual efforts.
31.The underlined phrase ―the most vocal‖ in Paragraph 3 means ___________.
A．those who try their best to win B．those who value competition most highly
C．those who are against competition most strongly. D． those who rely on others most for success 32.Which point of view may the author agree to?
A．Fear of failure should be removed in competition. B．Competition should be encouraged. C．Winning should be a life – and – death matter. D．Every effort should be paid back.
D
\"A photograph that one has taken of oneself, typically with a smart phone or webcam and uploaded to a social media website\" is
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the definition of \"selfie\" in the Oxford English Dictionary. In fact, it wasn't even in the dictionary until August of last year. It earned its place there because people are now so obsessed with (对……痴迷) selfies ─ we take them when we try on a new hat, play with our pets or when we meet a friend whom we haven't seen in a while.
But is there any scientific explanation for this obsession? Well, you should probably ask James Kilner, a neuroscientist(神经系统科学家) at University College London.
Through our lifetime we become experts at recognizing and interpreting other people's faces and facial expressions. In contrast, according to Kilner, we have a very poor understanding of our own faces since we have little experience of looking at them ─ we just feel them most of the time.
This has been proved in previous studies, according to the BBC.
Kilner found that mostpeople chose the more attractive picture. This suggests that we tend to think of ourselves as better-looking than we actually are. To further test how we actually perceive our own faces, Kilner carried out another study. He showed people different versions of their own portrait ─ the original, one that had been edited to look less attractive and one that was made more attractive ─ and asked them to pick the version which they thought looked most like them. They chose the more attractive version.
But what does it say about settles? Well, isn't that obvious? Selfies give us the power to create a photograph ─ by taking it from various angles, with different poses, using filters (滤色镜) and so on ─ that better matches our expectations with our actual faces. \"You suddenly have control in a way that you don't have in non-virtual(非虚拟的) interactions,\" Kilner told the Canada-based CTV News. Selfies allow you \"to keep taking pictures until you manage to take one you're happywith\" , he explained. 33. What is the passage mainly about?
A. The definition and fun of taking selfies. B. A study of why people love taking selfies.
C. How taking selfies influences people's daily lives. D. How to interpret people's facial expressions in their selfies. 34. What did Kilner discover from his researches?
A. People interpret others' facial expressions worse than their own. B. People tend to spend more time looking at their faces than at others'. C. People tend to believe they look more attractive than they actually are. D. People who like taking selfies know more about their facial expressions.
35. According to Kilner, people like taking selfies probably because they think ______. A. it is a good chance to learn more about their actual faces B. it is a way to respond to others' facial expressions correctly C. it enables them to interact with their friends in social media
D. it allows them to satisfy theirexpectations with their appearances 第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10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。
The kitchen is one of the most important parts of the house. You may think that, since it’s only used for cooking, there’s no need to pay much attention to its color. 36 Color influences people’s mood and creates an atmosphere, and surely you want to be in a good mood when you’re cooking.
To decorate a kitchen, first look for a theme which will then influence the color scheme (方案). The most common colors in kitchens are white, yellow and other light colors. Kitchens are usually painted in one color to create a clean and neat look. 37 Also, since kitchens tend to have smaller windows, the light colors help make it brighter. Neutral colors such as gray and cream can also be used to create some contrast.
38 Start with your favorite color, or two light colors that balance each other. Make sure that you test them thoroughly first so that you can be sure they’ll actually work. For more adventurous kitchen owners, three colors next to each other can also work. But these need to be carefully chosen, because one wrong color can ruin the whole look of the kitchen.
When the kitchen color scheme has been chosen, other elements must be considered. Some important things, such as cupboards, in the kitchen can affect its look. Tiles (瓷砖) and the floor must be chosen to fit the look. 39 Last but not least, no matter what color scheme you use, make sure that it really is the one you want. 40
A. Many people want to decorate their kitchens with bright colors. B. Different colors have different effects on people’s mood. C. Otherwise, get advice from other members of the family.
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D. The light colors make the room seem bigger than it is. E. There are different ways to create a color scheme.
F. In a word, kitchen decoration must go together with the color scheme.
G. But in fact, the color schemes of kitchens are as important as those of any other rooms. 第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1. 5分，满分30分）[来源:Zxxk.Com]
Once upon a time in a land far far away, there was a __41__old man who loved everything. Animals, spiders, insects...
One day __42__ walking through the woods the nice old man found a cocoon (茧) of a butterfly. He __43__it home. A few days later, a small __44__appeared; he sat and watched the butterfly for several hours __45__it struggled to force its body through that little hole. Then it seemed to __46__making any progress. It appeared as if it had gotten as far as it could and it could go___47__ farther. Then the man decided to help the __48__ , so he took a pair of scissors and ___49__the remaining bit of the cocoon. The butterfly then came out __50__.
___51__it had a swollen (浮肿的) body and small, shriveled (枯萎的) wings. The man __52__ to watch the butterfly because he expected that, at any moment, the wings would __53__ to be able to support the body, which would contract in time. Neither happened! __54__ , the butterfly spent the rest of its life crawling (爬) around with a swollen body and shriveled wings. It never was able to ___55__.
What the man in his kindness and haste did not understand was that the restricting (限制的) __56__and the struggle required for the butterfly to __57__ the tiny opening were Nature's way of forcing fluid (液体) from the body of the butterfly into its wings so that it would be ready for flight once it achieved its__58__ from the cocoon.
Sometimes __59__ are exactly what we need in our life. If we were allowed to go through our life without any challenges, it would weaken us. We would not be as __60__as what we could have been. And we could never fly.
41. A. cold B. kind C. polite D. tiresome 42. A. unless B. if C. while D. because 43. A. took B. moved C. circulated D. dashed 44. A. sign B. shadow C. shade D. opening 45. A. and B. until C. as D. then 46. A. stop B. prevent C. appeal D. adapt 47. A. any B. more C. no D. much 48. A. bug B. butterfly C. animal D. fly 49. A. take down B. take apart C. cut down D. cut open 50. A. greedily B. easily C. hardly D. quickly 51. A. Generally B. Even C. So D. But 52. A. sought B. lasted C. continued D. began 53. A. enlarge B. shorten C. tighten D. darken
54. A.In conclusion B. In time C. In fact D. In particular 55. A. walk B. fly C. flee D. run 56. A. wing B. tale C. subject D. cocoon 57. A. get out B.get through C. get away D. get down 58. A. freedom B. outcome C. balance D. reliability 59. A. struggles B. passions C. manners D. spirits 60. A. weak B. intelligent C. gifted D. strong
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第三部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
I seldom thought I had a passion. I would sit before the TV all day, thinking 61 nothing but the next shadow. It was not long ago that I first learned how important having a passion is to life.
One day I went with Mum todrop my sister off at the gym. Then, 62 Mum stopped at a red light, someone on the roadside caught my eyes. It was a man 63 (dress) in rags, homeless. That didn’t interest me, for I 64 (see) many like him before. But the man wasn’t sitting down with a sad 65 (express). He had a radio in his hand and was dancing 66 (merry) to the music. 第 4 页 共 6 页
The radio seemed to be the most precious thing 67 he had. ―Mum, why does that man have a radio even though he’s homeless?‖ I asked. ―He bought 68 ,‖ she replied.
―But if he’s homeless, why doesn’t he use the money to buy food or clothes? He wasted it on something he doesn’t need.‖ ―Well, Sarah, sometimes food and clothes aren’t 69 only important things. We need happiness, too.‖
―I see.‖ The man must caretoo much about music, so he bought a radio instead of food and clothes. I realized that happiness is the key to life. 70 it, there’s nothing to look forward to. A passion gives a person the happiness they need to keep going!
第一节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） It appear that people don't need phone boxes any longer. In a small British village, people decided to turning a red phone box into a library. Now, the phone box is one of the country smallest libraries. About 150 books sit on shelves in a phone box. Villagers there can take whatever they want and leave their own books for exchanges. They can use the library around the clock when it's open 365 days a year and 24 hours a day. Since the library opened its bright door, people from allparts of the village paid it a visit. Among it there're senior citizens living in the neighbourhood, children getting off school buses and university students are stopping by late at night. It is convenient for them to use such a wonderfully library.
The mobile phone has been part of our life. Mobile phones bring us much convenience. However, more and more phubbers, especially young people, would like to stare at their screen, surfing or playing games, no matter whether they are on a bus or a train, and no matter how far the journey is. And even they will not miss the chance to surf the in internet when crossing the street. They never care about what happened around.
As far as I am concerned, phubbing on a moving bus does harm to their eyes. Besides, phubbing is also dangerous while crossing the street. Wish phubbers hold up their heads to enjoy surroundings.
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2016届高三上学期第三次联考英语试卷
英语参考答案
第一部分：听力(共两节，满分30分)
1-5 CABAB 6-10 ACCAA 11-15 CBBCB 16-20 ACBBA 第二部分 阅读理解
第一节（共20 小题；每小题2 分，满分30 分）
21. A 22.D 23. A 24. B 25.A 26. A 27. B 28. C 29.D 30.C 31.C 32.A，33.B 34.C 35.D
第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分） 36.G, 37.D 38.E 39.F 40.C
第三部分 英语知识运用 (共两节, 满分45分)
第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1. 5分，满分30分）
41．B 42．C 43．A 44．D 45．C 46．A 47．C 48．B 49．D 50．B 51．D 52。C 53．A 54．C 55．B 56．D 57．B 58．A 59．A 60．D 第二节 语法填空（共10小题; 每小题1.5分，满分15分）
61． about / of 62． as / when 63． dressed 64． had seen 65． expression 66． merrily 67． that 68． it 69． the 70． Without 第四部分 写作（共两节，满分35分）
第一节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） It appear that people don’t need phone boxes any longer. In a small British village, people appears decided to turning a red phone box into a library. Now, the phone box is one of the country turn country’s smallest libraries. About 150 books sit on shelves in a phone box. Villagers there can take the whatever they want and leave their own books for exchange. They can use the library around the in clock when it’s open 365 days a year and 24 hours a day. Since the library opened its bright door, because / since / as / for people from all parts of the village ∧ paid it a visit. Among it there’re senior citizens living in have them / those the neighborhood, children getting off school buses and university students are stopping by late at night. It is convenient for them to use such a wonderfully library. wonderful 第二节 书面表达（满分25分） 【范文】
The mobile phone has been part of our life. Mobile phones bring us much convenience. However, more and more phubbers, especially young people, would like to stare at their screen, surfing or playing games, no matter whether they are on a bus or a train, and no matter how far the journey is. And even they will not miss the chance to surf the in internet when crossing the street. They never care about what happened around.
As far as I am concerned, phubbing on a moving bus does harm to their eyes. Besides, phubbing is also dangerous while crossing the street. Wish phubbers hold up their heads to enjoy surroundings.
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