高三英语-镇江市2016届高三上学期期末考试英语试卷

were there to watch me walk across the stage when I graduated from college and law school and accompanied me to the White House last year as I was honored for my work helping foster youth. I look forward to many more Thanksgivings with my family, and I’m eternally thankful they chose me to be a part of their family.

66. What does the author’s personal experience indicate?

A. It’s rather difficult for older youth to be adopted. B. Older youth bring less joy than babies. C. It’s boring having a bittersweet Thanksgiving. D. An older youth aged 18 is too old to need a family.

67. What contributes to the author’s feeling that she can’t imagine being alone in the world? A. The family’s giving the author a Mickey Mouse as a gift.

B. The author’s spending her Thanksgiving with her extended family for 17 years.

C. The mother’s failing to attend the author’s wedding ceremony for her severe disease. D. The family’ s always sharing happiness and sorrow with her. 68. What does adoption for older youth really mean? A. It means not living alone any longer. B. It means being taken good care of by others. C. It means being successful in career. D. It means being loved and a sense of belonging.

69. The underlined sentence “It’s an opportunity to be rejected once again.” in Paragraph 8 means that ___.

A. older teens take the opportunity to be adopted B. older teens are less likely to be adopted C. older teens create the opportunity to be adopted D. older teens are in danger of being adopted

70. What’s the author’s main purpose of writing the passage? A. To express her appreciation for her family. B. To show sympathy to the unadoptable older youth. C. To appeal to more people to adopt the older youth. D. To persuade the readers not to believe others’ words.

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第四部分：任务型阅读(共10小题, 每小题1分, 满分10分)

请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。

注意：请将答案写在答题卡上相应题号的横线上。每个空格只填一个单词。

A selfie stick is a monopod（单脚架）used to take selfie photographs by positioning a smartphone or camera beyond the normal range of the arm. The metal sticks are typically extendable, with a handle on one end and an adjustable clamp(夹子)on the other end to hold a phone in place. Some have remote or Bluetooth controls, letting the user decide when to take the picture, and models designed for cameras have a mirror behind the viewscreen so that the shot can be lined up. In contrast to a monopod for stabilizing a camera on the ground, a selfie stick’s arm is thickest and strongest at the opposite end from the camera in order to provide better grip（控制）and balance when held high up in the air.

Homemade selfie sticks could date back as early as 1925. A photo from that year shows a man taking a photograph of himself and his wife, with the aid of a long pole which is pointed

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towards the camera and out of frame. Amateur box cameras of the period would not have been able to capture a self-portrait in focus when held at arm’s length, requiring photographers to use remote shutter (快门) devices such as cables or sticks.

The 1983 “Minolta Disc-7” camera had a convex mirror on its front to allow the composition of self-portraits, and its packaging showed the camera mounted on a stick while used for such a purpose. A “telescopic extender” for compact handheld cameras was patented in U.S. in 1983. Canadian inventor Wayne Fromm patented his Quik Pod in 2005, and it became commercially available in the United States the following year. Despite positive reviews for the Quik Pod over the next few years in mainstream press, the term “selfie stick” itself did not become widely used until 2014.

People attach their cell phone or camera to the end of the selfie stick, raise it in front of themselves and then make a sound or press a shutter button on the stick handle which is connected to the camera (usually using a port such as a headphone jack), or press a button on a wireless remote (often via Bluetooth), or use the camera’s built-in timer to take a photo after a number of seconds have passed. The first two methods usually adapt the device’s physical means of pressing the camera shutter such as the volume controls or the dedicated camera button of the device, which are replicated（复制）on headphones with on-cord controls, and are seen by the device as headphone devices.

The device gives more practical use in situations that require assistance for difficult photographs. It allows the user to take photographs in otherwise dangerous situations such as taking a photo over a cliff or from the door of an airplane. The device is sometimes used to take selfies that involve the photographer inside a moving vehicle.

Bans and restrictions on the use of selfie sticks have been imposed across a range of public venues（场所）generally on the grounds of safety and inconvenience to others.

Several concert venues in Australia and the United Kingdom have banned the use of selfie sticks, along with some music festivals in the United States. Organisers have cited their role in the “illegal recording” of bands’ sets, and the inconvenience and safety issues to fellow audience members. The sticks have been banned in some museums, galleries and historical sites because of concerns about possible damage to artworks and other objects.

Theme parks including Walt Disney World Resortand Six Flags have banned selfie sticks. The sticks have always been banned on rides at Disney World for safety reasons, but after a number of instances where rides had to be stopped because of a guest pulling out a selfie stick in mid-ride, such as incidents on California Screamin’ and Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, Disney issued a park-wide ban on the accessorie（配件).

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Some Aspects of a Selfie Stick ●A selfie stick is a one-legged support for a smartphone or camera. It is made of metal and can be made (71) __________. ●A selfie stick’s arm is thickest and strongest at the opposite end when compared to a monopod for keeping a camera (72) __________ on the ground. ●Homemade selfie sticks could date from 1925 when amateur box cameras required photographers (73) __________ use of remote shutter devices. ●A “telescopic extender” for compact handheld cameras was granted a (74) __________ in 1983. ●Although Quik Pod got excellent reviews, the term “selfie stick” was not in (75) __________ until 2014. ●When taking photos, people can press a shutter button on the stick handle or press a button on a wireless (76) __________ control, or use the camera’s built-in timer. ●When taking difficult photos, people can use selfie sticks to (77) _______ themselves away from dangerous situations. ●(78) __________ safety issues and inconvenience, lots of public places restrict the use of selfie sticks. ●The sticks have been prohibited in a wide (79) __________ of sites in case they cause possible damage to other objects. ●After a number of (80) __________ where rides had to be stopped, Disney issued a park-wide ban on the sticks. Definition History Usage Bans and restrictions 第五部分：书面表达（满分25分）

It’s always emotional when a sports superstar announces his or her retirement. And when Kobe Bryant, 37, wrote a poem called Dear Basketball to say goodbye to one of the greatest, most fascinating careers in NBA history, the sadness was overwhelming.

Whether competing in the Finals or making jump shots after midnight in an empty gym, he has an unconditional love for the game. When Team USA was training in Las Vegas months before it headed to London for the 2012 Olympic Games, Bryant started his workout at 5:30 every morning in the gym until team practice began at 11:00 am. During each practice Bryant counted every single shot he hit, and he wouldn’t leave the gym until he had hit at least 400.

This kind of hard work certainly paid off. He won an NBA MVP award, five NBA championships with the Lakers and two Olympic gold medals, making him one of the greatest players in NBA history. 【写作内容】

1. 用约30个词写出上文概要；

2. 用约120个词发表你的观点，内容包括：

(1) 你对“成功源于坚持不懈的努力”的看法；

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(2) 用事例说明你或你朋友是怎么努力的。

【写作要求】

1. 阐述观点或提供论据时，不得直接引用原文语句；

2. 作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。

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