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　　思南中学2016-2017学年度第一学期半期考试
　　高三年级英语试题
　　注意事项：
　　1本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。
　　2答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在本试卷相应的位置。
　　3.全部答案在答题卡上完成，答在本试卷上无效。
　　第I卷
　　第一部分：阅读理解
　　第一节：阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
　　A
　　Francis Bacon, one of the most important philosophers（哲人）of England, was born in London and educated at Cambridge University. When he was only 15, he went to France to work for the English ambassador（大使）.Two years later he went back to England to study law. At the age of twenty-three he was chosen to parliament（议会）. His ideas about how scientists should study things in nature help to bring the modern way of thinking, called the scientific method.
　　One of Bacon’s best known books was his Essays. Each essay was a short piece of writing in which he tried to give a lesson by discussing sides of a subject such as studying, conversation, friends and healthy living. In many of his books, Bacon explained how scientists should study things as they really existed in nature and then tried to figure out what caused a particular thing. To be as it was. Later, by doing experiments, the scientist could see that any causes would always have the same result. This method, which is called inductive reasoning, is used by all the scientists today, but it was new in Bacon’s time.
　　1. According to the passage we know that _____.
　　A. Francis Bacon was the most important philosopher of England
　　B. Francis Bacon had good education
　　C. Francis Bacon worked for a French ambassador at the age of 15
　　D. Francis Bacon stayed in France until he was 23
　　2. It can be known that Francis Bacon was famous for _____.
　　A. inventing the scientific method of studying things in nature
　　B. his books                C. his Essays    
　　D. being a member of parliament
　　3. His essays gave many useful lessons on _____.
　　A. studying                  B. conversation    
　　C. friends and healthy living     D. all of the above
　　B
　　When I was a kid, my siblings（兄弟姐妹） and I used to have ice cream for dessert.Every day, we would choose which ice cream flavor to have, whether to eat it in a cone or a bowl. Then we would happily wolf down our treat(款待) as fast as we could.
　　Once, though, when I was probably about 10 0r 11, our grandpa came to visit. Grandpa always had a unique view on things. On this particular occasion, my sister and I were making bets as to who could finish their ice cream first. With a smile, Grandpa said, "Why would you want to finish first? If you eat slowly, it will last longer. You should have acompetition to see who can finish last." Even now, I always try to taste my ice cream, but of course this is about more than just dessert.
　　Too often, kids want to scramble（争夺） for more, wh