【名校版】江苏省苏州市2019届高三上学期期末考试英语试卷(Word版,含答案)

into his very face， into his eyes， into his brave heart.

Druse grew pale； he shook in every limb(四肢)，turned faint. His hand fell away from his weapon， his head slowly dropped until his face rested on the leaves in which he lay.

The duty of the soldier was plain—the man must be shot dead. But no—there is a hope； he may have discovered nothing—perhaps he is but admiring the beauty of the landscape. Druse turned his head and looked through the deeps of air downward. He saw some foolish commander was permitting the soldiers to water their beasts in the open！

Druse withdrew his eyes from the valley and fixed them again upon the group of man and horse in the sky， and again it was through the sights of his gun. But this time his aim was at the horse. In his memory rang the words of his father，“Whatever may occur， do what you consider to be your duty.”

He fired.

Ten minutes had passed when a Federal officer crept cautiously to him. “Did you fire？” the officer whispered. “Yes.”

“At what？”

“A horse. It was standing on the rock， pretty far out. You see it is no longer there. It went over the cliff.”

The man's face was white， but he showed no other sign of emotion. Having answered， he turned away his eyes and said no more. The officer did not understand.

“See here， Druse，” he said， after a moment's silence，“it's no use making a mystery. I order you to report. Was there anybody on the horse？”

“Yes.”

“Well？” “My father.”

( )61. What can we learn from the first paragraph？

A. The soldier was thought to be dead. B. The soldier was watching attentively.

C. The soldier was punished for his crime. D. The soldier was sleeping on his duty.

( )62. What can be concluded from Paragraphs 2 and 3？ A. The father discouraged the son.

B. The son decided to fight for his belief.

C. Both the son and the father survived the war. D. The mother was critical about her son's decision.

( )63. Why did Carter Druse fire in the end？ A. He did his duty. B. He was cold-blooded.

C. He recognized the horse rider. D. He pulled the trigger accidentally.

( )64. The writer wrote this story mainly to show Ｗ. A. the greatness of the father B. the inner thoughts of a soldier C. the cruelty of the war D. the bravery of a soldier

D

When Stephen Dennis， a retired homebuilder in Bellevue， was raising his two sons in the 1980s， he never heard the phrase “screen time”， nor did he worry much about the hours his kids spent with technology. When he bought an Apple Ⅱ Plus computer， he considered it an investment in their future and encouraged them to use it as much as possible.

But things have changed with his grandkids and their Snapchat and Twitter.

“It almost seems like an addiction，” said Mr. Dennis，“In the old days you had a computer and you had a TV and you had a phone but none of them were linked to the outside world but the phone. You didn't have this omnipresence(无所不在) of technology.”

True， the anxieties these days seem particularly severe-as， of course， they always have. Smartphones have a highly customized， 24/7 presence in our lives that feeds parental fears of antisocial behavior and stranger danger.

What hasn't changed， though， is a general parental fear of what kids are doing out of sight. In previous generations， this often meant kids wandering around on their own or slipping out at night to drink. These days， it might mean hiding in their bedroom， chatting with strangers online.

Less than a century ago， the radio set off similar fears. “The radio seems to find parents more helpless than did the funnies， the automobile， the movies and other earlier invaders of the home， because it cannot be locked out or the children be locked in，” Sidonie Matsner Gruenberg， director of the Child Study Association of America， told TheWashingtonPost in 1931. She added that the biggest worry radio gave parents was how it interfered with other interests-conversation， music practice， group games， and reading. In the early 1930s a group of mothers from Scarsdale， N.Y.， pushed radio broadcasters to change programs they thought were too “overstimulating， frightening， and emotionally overpowering” for kids， said Margaret Cassidy， a media historian at Adelphi University in New York.

Then television burst into the public consciousness with incomparable speed. By 1955， more than half of all US homes had a black-and-white set， according to Mitchell Stephens， a media historian at New York University.

The hand-wringing started almost as quicklyＷ. A 1961 Stanford University study on 6，000 children， 2，000 parents， and 100 teachers found that more than half of the kids studied watched “adult” programs such as crime shows， and shows that featured “emotional problems”.

Researchers were shocked at the TV violence present even in children's programming.

By the end of that decade， Congress had authorized $1 million (about $7 million today) to study the effects of TV violence， moving “literally thousands of projects” in the following years， Professor Cassidy said. That eventually led the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) to adopt， in 1984， its first recommendation that parents limit their kids' exposure to technology. The medical association argued that television sent unrealistic messages around drugs and alcohol， could lead to overweight， and might fuel violence.

Video games presented a different challenge. Decades of study have failed to confirm the most widespread fear， that violent games encourage violent behavior. But from the moment the games appeared as a cultural force in the early 1980s， parents were anxious about the way kids could lose themselves in games as simple and repetitive as “ Space Invaders”. Some cities sought to restrict the spread of arcades (游戏厅)； Mesquite， Texas， for instance， insisted that the under-17 group needed parental monitoring.

Initially， the internet—known as an “information superhighway” that could connect kids to the world's knowledge—got a similar pass for helping with homework and research. Yet as the internet began linking people together， often in ways that connected previously lonely people， familiar concerns soon reappeared.

( )65. What's the author's purpose in using the example in the first 3 paragraphs？

A. To explain the confusion of Dennis.

B. To show stable ways of teaching children. C. To reveal the change of parents' anxiety. D. To introduce the development of technology.

( )66. Why do the anxieties seem so serious nowadays？ A. Children go out to drink in pubs at night. B. Children always slip out to meet strangers. C. Children often stay out with friends too late. D. Children are deeply influenced by technology. ( )67. What may be the worry about the radio for parents in the past？ A. Listening to the radio everywhere. B. Disturbing the people's daily routine.

C. Broadcasting too many sad programs. D. Making children become more selfish.

( )68. The underlined part in Paragraph 8 means Ｗ.

A. kids watched too many TV programs B. many anxieties followed very fast

C. researchers conducted studies widely D. violent programs appeared

constantly

( )69. What challenge did video games present？

A. Worries about video games could last long. B. Violence could result from violent games. C. The spread of arcades was out of control. D. ids could be addicted to video games.

( )70. What does the passage mainly talk about？ A. Technology is harmful to the growth of kids. B. Good old days are gone with the technology.

C. Concern about technology is a long-time affair. D. Technology is actually like a two-edged sword.

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Public Speaking

Public speaking can be defined as the act of making a speech in front of a group of listeners. Compared with conversation， usually public speaking is more of a “one-way” talking.

There are three types of public speaking. An informative speech has a purpose to inform， or give knowledge to its audience about something that they probably did not know of before. The important thing to watch about is not to put in too much information. Besides， the speaker would try to change the mindset， perception， or behavior of the audience for their own good. The speaker needs to look for common ground with the audience and try to relate to what they might agree on. Third， and the last type is a ceremonial speech. It tends to be less formal and more personal than the other types of speeches. No matter how well you know the person you are giving speech about， try not to say bad things about them， even if it is meant to be a joke.

The key of perfecting anything is through practice， including public speaking. Aside from it， a speaker is to know who the audience will be. Try to get as much information as possible regarding this particular area. nowing the “battlefield” in advance will give the speakers a huge advantage. They would be able to plan beforehand， for example， where they want to stand， and how they are going to face the audience. Last， as is mentioned above， practice is necessary. Sparing some time to practice will help build confidence and help determine how long the presentation will last. Language is the main aspect a speaker needs to pay attention to while giving a speech. It needs to be used clearly. A speaker needs to choose their words carefully and make it clear to the audience what they mean by it. Often， when given a speech， the audiences look up to the speaker to