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福建三明市届高三英语上学期第一次周考
2017-2018学年高三上期第一次周考
英语试题
第Ⅰ卷(选择题共70分)
第二部分阅读理解(共2节,满分40分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
请阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
A
Canyouresistcreamcakes?
Imissmysugar!
I’vedecidedtoloseweightandIhadtogiveupcakes.It’sdifficultbecauseIhaveasweettoothandIlovecreamcakes.
Nothavingtreatscanbegoodforyourhealth.I’veheardthattheBurts,afamilyoffiveinSouthEastEngland,livedsugarfreeforawholeyearaftertheyfoundouttheirdaughterhaddiabetes(糖尿病).Itwasn’teasy.Toavoidtemptation,Idon’tgotoanybakeries,butthisfamilyactuallyownsone,whichmakesupto3,000cakesaweek.
Theywereinshockwhenthedoctorsaidthattheir16-year-oldLucyhadtocheckherbloodsugarlevelsregularlyandtakeinsulin(胰岛素).Headvisedhertoeatanormal,balanceddiet,buttheBurtswentfurtherandgotridofsugaraltogether.
Andhowdoesitfeeltolivewithoutsugarforawhile?
JasonBurtsaidthatforamonththeyfeltweak.Butlateronitallchanged.Hesayshefeels“moreawake”andfullofenergy.
AndwhatabouttheBurtfamilybusiness?
Ithadtokeepusinghalfatonofsugaraweekandanycookworthhissaltknowsthatyouhavetotastearecipetoknowifit’sright.Noproblemthere,saysJasonBurt’swife,Clare.Shepointsoutthatshe’sgotlotsofpeopleofferingtotastethecakesforthem.Thefamilyisalsothinkingaboutsellingmoredeliciousproducts.
Iwonderwhatmakesushaveastrongdesireforsweetfood.Anyway,I’vedecidedtoforgetaboutthesweettasteofsugarforawhile.AsBritishmodelKateMosssays:
“Nothingtastesasgoodasskinnyfeels.”
21.Fromthepassage,whatdoweknowabouttheauthor?
A.Theauthorrunsabakery.
B.Theauthorhatessweettaste.
C.Theauthorisonadiet.
D.Theauthor’sdaughterhaddiabetes.
22.WhatdidtheBurtsdoafterhearingthedoctor’sadvice?
A.Theywereshocked.
B.Theywenttoofaraboutit.
C.Theyusedhalfatonofsugaraweek.
D.Theyavoidedsugarcompletely.
23.Fromthepassagewecanlearnitisnecessaryforacook.
A.tomakeupto3,000cakesaweek
B.totastearecipetoknowifit’sright
C.togetlotsofpeopleofferingtotastethecakes
D.tosellingmoredeliciousproducts
24.WhatdoesthesentencebyKateMossmean?
A.Itisworthwhiletoresistfoodtolookskinny.
B.Thereisnothingtastingasgoodassweets.
C.Nothingtastesgoodwhentheskinfeelsterrible.
D.Nobodycanresistthedesireforsweets.
B
Parentswilldoanythingfortheirchildren.Whetheritwouldbethefood,clothes,ortheplacetheylivein,parentswillalwaysmakesuretheirchildrenhavethebestofeverything.Oneofthebig-gestconcernsthatparentscurrentlyhaveiseducatingtheirchildren.Theyarefacedwithlotsofdiffi-cultieswhenitcomestoeducationfortheiryoungones.Choicesincludeprivateschool,charterschool,publicschoolorhomeschooling.
Fortunatelyforparents,thereareavarietyofdifferentstrategiesthattheycantakeinordertoin-creasetheirchild’soverallintelligence.AccordingtoRossA.Thompson,PhD,professorofpsychol-ogyattheUniversityofCaliforniaatDavis,achild’sbrainwillactuallyreach90%ofitsfullsizebythetimetheystartkindergarten.
ResearchersatNorthwesternUniversityinChicagoconcludedthatplayingamusicalinstrumentdirectlyaffectedthebrainstem,thelowersectionofthebrain.Moreover,childrenthatlearnanin-strumentatanearlyagetendtocontinueitwhentheyareolder.Andnumerousstudiesshowthatawellbalancedmealisessentialforachild’smentalaswellasphysicalhealth.Someotherresearchersrecommendedthatasecondlanguageshouldbetaughtwhenchildrenareinpreschool.Theystatethatthreetofouryearsofageistheperfecttimeandthatanyageunderfourwouldworkperfectlyfineforachild’sbraindevelopment.
Theaveragechildwilllearnhowtoreadbetweenkindergartenandsecondgrade.Manyparentscangivetheirchildrenajumpstartbyteachingthemtoreadbeforetheystartschool.Childrencouldhaveanadequatebackgroundofthealphabetandsoundsofwordsbeforeattendingschool.Thiscanbedonebysimplyreadingtothemwheneveryouwant.Themorecomfortabletheyget,theeasiertheprocesswillbe.
25.Fromthefirstparagraph,wecaninferthat.
A.parentsfindithardtosatisfytheirkids’variousdemands
B.parentsmeetanewchallengewhenraisingtheirkids
C.parentshavemorechoicesinofferingeducationtotheirkids
D.parentsgetactivelyinvolvedintheprocessoftheirkids’growth
26.Whatsuggestionmaytheresearchersinthepassagemake?
A.Totrainkidsasearlyaspossible.
B.Totryasmanymeansaspossible.
C.Tohelpkidsdevelopasfullyaspossible.
D.Touseasmanyavailableresourcesaspossible.
27.Whatdoesthethirdparagraphmainlydiscussabout?
A.Thepropertimetoteachchildrentolearnlanguages.
B.Theeffectivewaystohelpdevelopchildren’sbrains.
C.Thevitalfactorstohaveagreateffectonchildren’shealth.
D.Thepracticalstepstoarousechildren’sinterestinstudy.
28.Wecanreplacethewords“jumpstart”inthelastparagraphwith.
A.inspirationB.introductionC.suggestionDvpromotion
C
Oneofthegreatestgiftsonegenerationcangivetoothergenerationsisthewisdomithasgainedfromexperience.Thisideahasinspiredtheaward-winningphotographerAndrewZuckerman.Heinterviewedandtookphotosoffiftyover-sixty-five-year-oldsallovertheworld.Hisprojectexploresvariousaspectsoftheirlives.Thephotosandinterviewsarenowavailableonourwebsite.
Clickontheintroductionstoreadthecompleteinterviews.
Letusnowhaveacultureofpeace.
—FedericoMayorZaragoza,Spain
FedericoMayorZaragozaobtainedadoctorateinpharmacy(药学)fromtheComplutenseUni-versityofMadridin1958.Aftermanyyearsspentinpolitics,hebecameDirector-GeneralofUNESCOin1987.In1999,hecreatedtheFoundationforaCultureofPeace,ofwhichheisnowthepresident.Inadditiontomanyscientificpublications,hehaspublishedfourcollectionsofpoemsandseveralbooksofessays.
Writingisadiscovery.
—NadineGordimer,SouthAfrica
Duetoaweakheart,NadineGordimerattendedschoolanduniversitybriefly.Shereadwidelyandbeganwritingatanearlyage.Shepublishedherfirstshortstoryattheageoffifteen,andhascompletedalargenumberofworks,whichhavebeentranslatedintofortylanguages.In1991GordimerwontheNobelPrizeforLiterature.
Jazzisabouttheonlyformofarttoday.
—DaveBrubeck,USA
DaveBrubeckstudiedmusicattheUniversityofthePacificandgraduatedin1942.AfterWorldWarTwohewasencouragedtoplayjazz.In1951,herecordedhisfirstalbum(专辑).Brubeck’s1959albumhasbecomeajazzstandard.HereceivedaGrammyLifetimeAchievementAwardin1996.
FormorefiguresCLICKHERE.
29.WhydidAndrewZuckermanchoosethefiftyeldersforhisproject?
A.Becausetheiraccomplishmentsinspiredhim.
B.Becausetheyarephysicallyimpressive.
C.Becausetheirwisdomdeservestobepassedon.
D.Becausetheyhavesimilarexperiences.
30.Accordingtothewebpage,FedericoMayorZaragoza.
A.haswonmanyawardsforhisworkinpolitics
B.hasservedasthepresidentofauniversity
C.hasdevotedallhislifetothefieldofscience
D.hasmadeachievementsindifferentareas
31.Whomostprobablysaid“Myeducationhasbeenthelibraryandbooks”intheinterviewwhenre-flectingonhis/herexperience?
A.AndrewZuckerman.B.FedericoMayorZaragoza.
C.NadineGordimer.D.DaveBrubeck.
32.Whatisthemainpurposeofthiswebpage?
A.TopublicizeZuckerman’sproject.
B.ToshowZuckerman’sawards.
C.Tospreadthewisdomofthethreepeople.
D.Tocelebratetheachievementsofthethreepeople.
D
Asearlyasthemid-18thcentury,somepeoplebeganraisingdoubtsaboutMarcoPolo’stravels.In1995,historianFrancesWoodarguedinherbookDidMarcoPoloGotoChina?
thatthefamousexplorerfromVenicenevermadeittopasstheBlackSea.ShenotedthathistraveljournalleftouttheGreatWallofChina,chopsticksandteadrinkingamongotherdetails.Furthermore,ChinesedocumentsfromPolo’sdaymadenomentionoftheexplorerandhismen.Lastyear,ateamofItalianresearchersbecamethelatesttochallengePolo’saccounts.Theysaidthatevidencedidn’tsupporthisdescriptionofKublaiKhan’sJapaneseinvasions(侵略).
Now,however,researchbyHansUlrichVogelofGermany’sTubingenUniversitymighthelpproveMarcoPolowastrue.InanewbookMarcoPoloWasinChina,theprofessorofChinesehistorytriestoprovethatMarcoPolospokethetruth.Hesuggests,forexample,thatPolodidn’tincludetheGreatWallinhisbookbecauseitonlyachieveditsgreatimportanceintheMingDynastyseveralhun-dredyearslater.VogelfurtherexplainsthatChineserecordsfromthe13thand14thcenturiesavoidedsettingdownvisitsfromWesterners.
Historiansbeforehimhavetouchedontheseissues.ButVogelalsoreliesonanotherevidence:
theexplorer’sverydetaileddescriptionsofcurrencyandsaltproductionintheYuanDynasty.Accord-ingtoVogel,PolodocumentedtheseaspectsofMongolChinesecultureingreaterdetailthananyoth-erofhistime.ThisisahintthatPoloreliedonhisownpowersofobservation.
WillweeverknowwhetherMarcoPolotraveledtoChina?
Perhapsnot,buttheconsequencesofhisrealorfictionaljourneyarestillfeltacrosstheglobe.OnereaderofThetravelsofMarcoPolowasChristopherColumbus,whosteppedupontheNewWorldwhilefollowinghisidol’sfootsteps.
33.FranceWooddoubtedMarcoPolo’stravel’stoChinabecausehisdescription.
A.missedsomeimportantcultureofChinaB.coveredsomuchabouttraders’life
C.wasfullofobviousm
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