重庆南开中学高三英语期中试题

More than half of all children aged 3-8 said story time was their favourite pastime with their parents.

"The results of our research confirm the traditional activity of storytelling continues to be a powerful learning and emotional resource in children's lives," said child psychologist Richard Woolfson.

Storytelling ranked higher than television or video games among pastimes for kids, and 82 percent said reading a story with their parents helped them sleep better, according the survey of 500 children aged 3-8 in Britain.

The best storytellers were mothers who used funny voices to illustrate different characters or made their own special sound effects to keep the story moving, researchers said.

When mum and dad are not at hand, celebrities will do: over 30 percent of children said they would like to hear a bedtime story from Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe, with teen idols Zac Efron, Miley Cyrus and Emma Watson trailing close behind.

"It can be very difficult for parents to find the time to read with their children, but these moments can help build strong bonds and play a vital part in their child's development," said Woolfson.

60.The underlined word “pastime” in the passage mot probably means .

A.old time B.entertainment C.emotion D.character

61.The author develops the passage mainly by .

A.pointing out similarities and differences

B.following the natural time order

C.comparing opinions from different fields

D.providing examples and statistics

62.Reading a story with their parents helped most kids aged 3-8 .

A.grow stronger B.become more emotional

C.sleep better D.become more powerful

63.What is this passage mainly about?

A.Kids want to hear more bedtime stories.

B.Mother are better at looking after kids than fathers.

C.Kids prefer mothers to fathers.

D.Storytelling ranked higher than television.

C

TEXAS-That’s on small word for astronaut Neil Armstrong, one giant revision for grammar sticklers everywhere.

An Australian computer programmer says he fond the missing “a” from Armstrong’s famous first words from the Moon in 1969, when the world heard the phrase, “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.”

Some historians and cities have dogged(纠缠)Armstrong for not saying the more dramatic

and grammatically correct. "One small step for a man ..." in the version he transmitted to Nasa's Mission Control. Without the missing "a", Armstrong essentially said, "One small step for mankind, one giant leap for mankind."

The astronaut has maintained he intended to say it properly and believes he did. Thanks to some high-tech sound-editing software, computer programmer Peter Shann Ford might have proved Armstrong right, the Houston Chronicle newspaper in Texas reported at the weekend. Mr Ford said he downloaded the audio recording of Armstrong's words from a NASA website and analyzed the statement with software that allows disabled people to communicate through computers using their nerve impulses.

In a graphical(图形的) representation of the famous phrase, he said he found evidence that the missing "a" was spoken and transmitted to NASA.

"I have reviewed the data and Peter Fords analysis of it, and I find the technology interesting and useful." Armstrong said. "I also find his conclusion persuasive. Persuasive is the appropriate word."

64.The underlined word "sticklers " in Paragraph 1 probably means people who

A.enjoy making comments B.are sensitive to mistakes

C.are fond of studying grammars D.start to learn a new language

65.Which of the following is TRUE?

A.Neil Armstrong missed an important word in his famous first words from the moon.

B.Peter Shann Ford might have proved Armstrong right by using a computer program.

C. Neil Armstrong him self was not sure whether he said "a" in that famous sentence.

D.Some historians and critics supported Armstrong's not making a mistake.

66..Where can we most probably read this text?

A.In a newspaper. B.In a short story.

C.In a research paper. D.In a grammar book.

67.The main purpose of the text is to .

A.tell us a story about the famous astronaut

B.show the importance of correct grammar

C.present new ways of doing a scientific research

D.introduce a new finding to readers

D

Stolen treasure?

Ignoring the British Museum's rejection, Egypt is demanding for the return of the Rosetta Stone, which has been on display in the UK since 1802.Should the museum give it back to Egypt?

Ebert USA

As the French found it and the British took it from them it would be fair if it went back to Egypt via France.

George Egypt

Call me old fashioned but people should return stolen things.

Steve UK

Does it really belong to the modern Egypt? I think it is hard to believe that Egyptian have the ownership.It belongs to the ages now.

Bradley UK

I'm quite surprised at the idea that we are more responsible guardians of such heritage(遗产) than countries that we suppose are too 'unstable' to cherish their own history - such as Greece and Egypt.I think we should provide access to these artifacts(工艺品)for the people for whom they hold most significance-i.e. sending Rosetta home to the Egyptians, and the 'Elgin' marbles home to Greece.

Lydia Canada

Imagine yourself as a Briton, having to go to New York to see a picture of Big Ben.How absurd it is to steal and keep artifacts that make up other people's heritage.

Sarah USA

My worry is less about ownership and more about preservation(保存).Not because I think one country is more qualified to care for these treasures than another, but because some of these items are incredibly fragile and difficult to move without causing damage.I would rather preserve these treasures in the "wrong" country than have them.ruined because we insisted on moving them back to the "right" one.

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