【正文】 佛山一中 20202020 學(xué)年度上學(xué)期期中考試高三級(jí)英語(yǔ)試題 本試卷共 12頁(yè)，滿(mǎn)分為 150分，考試時(shí)間 120分鐘 第一部分 閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿(mǎn)分 40分） 第一節(jié) （共 15小題；每小題 2分，滿(mǎn)分 30分） 閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（ A、 B、 C和 D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。 A Dear Friend, The recent success of children39。s books has made the general public aware that there39。s a huge market out there. And there39。s a growing need for new writers trained to create the $3 billion worth of children39。s books bought each year plus stories and articles needed by over 650 publishers of magazines for children and teenagers. Who are these needed writers? They39。re ordinary folks like you and me. But am I good enough? I was once where you might be now. My thoughts of writing had been pushed down by selfdoubt, and I didn39。t know where to turn for help. Then, I accepted a free offer from the Institute to test my writing aptitude（潛能） , and it turned out to be the inspiration I needed. The promise that paid off The Institute made the same promise to me that they will make to you, if you show basic writing ability: You will plete at least one manuscript（手稿） suitable to hand in to a publisher by the time you finish our course. I really didn39。t expect any publication before I finished the course, but that happened. I sold three stories. And I soon discovered that was not unusual at the Institute. Since graduation, I have authored 34 nationally published children39。s books and over 300 stories and articles. Free test and brochure We offer a free aptitude test and will send you a copy of our brochure describing our recognized homestudy courses on the basis of oneonone training. Realize your writing dream today. There39。s nothing sadder than a dream delayed until it fades forever. Sincerely, Kristi Kristi Holl, Instructor Institute of Children39。s Literature 1. From the first three paragraphs, we learn that_____. A. children’s books are usually bestsellers B. publishers are making $3 billion each year C. magazines for teenagers have drawn public attention D. there is a growing need for writers of children39。s books 2. When finishing the course, you are promised to_____. A. be a successful publisher B. bee a confident editor C. finish one work for publication D. get one story or article published 3. Kristi Holl mentions her experience mainly to_____. A. prove she is a good instructor B. promote the writing program C. give her advice on course preparation D. show she sold more stories than articles B When we talk about intelligence, we do not mean the ability to get good scores in certain kinds of tests or even the ability to do well in school. By intelligence we mean a way of living and behaving, especially in a new or anxious situation. If we want to test intelligence, we need to find out how a person acts instead of how much he knows what to do. For example, when in a new situation, an intelligent person thinks about the situation, not about himself or what might happen to him. He tries to find out all he can, and then he acts immediately and tries to do something about it. He probably isn’t sur e how it will all work out, but at least he tries. And, if he can’t make things work out right, he doesn’t feel ashamed that he fails。 he just tries to learn from his mistakes. An intelligent person, even if he is very young, has a special outlook(人生觀 ) on life, special feeling about life, and knows how he fits into it. If you look at children, you’ll see great difference between what we call “bright” children and “not bright” children. They are actually two different kinds of people, not just the same kind with different amounts of intelligence. For example, the bright child really wants to find out more about life — he tries to get in touch with everything around him. But the unintelligent child keeps more to himself and his own dream– world。 he seems to have a wall between him and life in general. 4. This passage mainly tells us that intelligence is the ability_________ . A. to do well in school B. to behave immediately C. to know what to do D. to deal with life 5. In the author’s opinion the biggest difference between “bright” children and “not bright” children lies in ____. A. the amount of intelligence B. the different situations they face C. the different attitudes to life D. the background of life 6. What’s the main idea of the passage? A. What’s real meaning of intelligence? B. What’s the “bright” children’s behavior? C. What’s a special outlook on life? D. How to live and behave in a new situation? 7. What might the author continue to talk about in the passage that follows? . A. how to determine what intelligence is B. how an unintelligent person should be taught C. how to judge whether a person is intelligent D. how education should be changed C Our village, Cinderland, was founded in 2020. It is a fullysustainable(