河南省豫南九校联盟学年高三下学期第一次联考英语试题Word版含答案.docx

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河南省豫南九校联盟学年高三下学期第一次联考英语试题Word版含答案

豫南九校2015—2016学年下期第一次联考

高三英语试题

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阅读下列短文，从每题所给A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项；并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Whenyouaretraveling,it’svitaltoknowaboutthecustomsandetiquette（礼仪，礼节）oftheglobalvillage.Whatweconsiderpolitebehaviorathomeisn’talwaysacceptedoutsideourborders.

●EtiquetteofGiftGiving

Giftgivingshouldbeahappy,positiveexperience.WhenselectingapresentforsomeoneinNetherlands,don’tpurchasefancykitchenknivesorscissors.Givingsharp,pointyobjectsasgiftsisconsideredunlucky.BecarefulwhenpresentingflowerstoafriendorabusinesspartnerinRussia.Yellowbloomssuggestcheatorarelationshipbreakup.Traditionally,redcarnationsareplacedonthetombsofthedead.WritingcardsornoteswhilevisitingSouthKorea,bemindfulofyourpen’sinkcolor.Writingaperson’snameinredinktraditionallysuggeststhatthepersonhaspassedaway—animportantpointtorememberwhengivingabirthdaycard.

●EatingCustoms

Beingearlyorontimeisviewedasbeingrude,tooeagerorevengreedyinVenezuela.Ifyouareinvitedtosomeone’shomeforameal,it’srecommendedthatyouarrive10minuteslaterthantherequestedtime.WhenhavingamealinEgypt,don’tusethesaltshaker（盐瓶）.It’sinsultingtoyourhosttospreadsaltonyourfood,whichmeansthatyoufindthemealterrible.Japanisaverypolitenation,andtheirfondnessforetiquetteextendstotheuseofchopsticks.AccordingtoJapanesecustom,ifyou’reinthemiddleofeating,usetheoppositeendofyourchopstickstosecurefoodfromasharedplate.WhendoingbusinessinTurkey,it’sthecustomforyourhosttopayforyourmeal.Requeststosplitthebillwon’tbeaccepted.Ifyouwouldliketopayyourfairshare,Turksrecommendinvitingyourhosttoafollow-upmeal.

21.Whichofthefollowingistreeaccordingtothepassage?

A.YoucanuseblueinktowritenotestoyourfriendfromSouthKorea.

B.GivingafancykitchenknifetoafriendfromRussiaisagoodchoice.

C.DiningwithJapanese,onecanuseeitherendofthechopstickstogetfoodfromshared

plates.

D.Invitedtoameal,oneshouldarriveearliertoshowrespectforthehost.

22.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“insulting”inParagraph3referto?

A.Respectful.B.OffensiveC.Indifferent.D.Challenging.

23.whereisthispassageprobablyfrom?

A.Anewsreport.B.Aculturecolumn.C.Atravelessay.D.Afoodmagazine.

B

IliveinHollywood.Youmaythinkpeopleinsuchanattractive,fun—filledplacearehappierthanothers.Ifso,youhavesomemistakenideasaboutthenatureofhappiness.

Manyintelligentpeoplestillequatehappinesswithfun.Thetrothisthatfunandhappinesshavelittleornothingincommon.Funiswhatweexperienceduringanact.Happinessiswhatweexperienceafteranact.Itisadeeper,morelong—lastingemotion.Goingtoanamusementparkorballgame,watchingamovieortelevision,arefunactivitiesthathelpusrelax,temporarilyforgetourproblemsandmaybeevenlaugh.Buttheydonotbringhappiness,becausetheirpositiveeffectsendwhenthefunends.

IhaveoftenthoughtthatifHollywoodstarshavearoletoplay,itistoteachusthathappinesshasnothingtodowithfun.Theserich,beautifulindividualshaveconstantaccesstoexcitingparties,fancycars,expensivehomes,everythingthatspells“happiness”.Butinmemoir（回忆录）aftermemoir,celebritiesrevealtheunhappinesshiddenbeneathalltheirfun:

depression,alcoholism,dragaddiction,brokenmarriages,troubledchildren,andlong—timeloneliness.Thewaypeopleholdontothebeliefthatafun—filled,pain—freelifeequateshappinessactuallydecreasestheirchancesofeverattainingrealhappiness.Iffunandpleasureareequatedwithhappiness,thenpainmustbeequatedwithunhappiness.But,infact,theoppositeistree:

Moretimesthannot,thingsthatleadtohappinessinvolvesomepain.

Asaresult,manypeopleavoidtheveryeffortsthatarethesourceoftreehappiness.Theyfearthepaininevitablybroughtbysuchthingsasmarriage,raisingchildren,professionalachievement,religiouscommitment,charitableworkandself—improvement.

24.Accordingtothepassage,“funactivities”________.

A.arethethingswedobeforewefindhappiness

B.mayhelpusrelaxandforgetourproblemssometimes

C.willleadustothetreehappiness

D.couldprovidelong—lastpositiveeffects

25.Intheauthor’sopinion,thoseHollywoodstars________.

A.possesshappinessbecausetheyarerichandfamous

B.experiencealmostallkindsofhappythings

C.tellushappinessisn’tequaltofunusingtheirownstories

D.havetosufferalotbeforetheybecomesuccessful

26.Itisdifficultforpeopletofindrealhappinessbecause________.

A.theybelievehappinessisthefunlifewithoutpain

B.theyfindpainequalsunhappiness

C.theyfeartolosewhattheyalreadyhaveinlife

D.theyareafraidalltheireffortswereinvain

27.Themainpurposeofthetextisto________.

A.describethedifferencebetweenhappinessandfun

B.showthetruemeaningofhappiness

C.encouragepeopletopursuefunactivities

D.advisepeopletofindtheirreallife

C

Tinymonitoringdeviceshavebecomeanincreasinglycommonwayforscientiststostudyelusiveanimalsthataredifficulttotrackonaday-to-daybasis.However,nowitseemsthatsmart.sealshavecaughtontothetrickandareusingittotheiradvantagetocatchfish!

Tofindoutifthatistrue,ateamofresearchersfromtheUniversityofSt.AndrewsinScotlandselectedagroupoftenyounggreysealsthathadneitherencounteredtheoceannorbeenexposedtoanykindofacoustic（声音的）tags.Theresearchersthenplacedthesealsoneatatime,insideapoolthatcontained20foragingboxes,onlytwoofwhichhousedfish—onewithtagsandtheotherwithout.

Eachsealwasallowedtoexploretheboxestwentyseparatetimes.Inordertoensurethatmammalwasnotdependingonitsmemory,thefishweremovedtodifferentboxeseachtime.Atfirst,therewasnodifferenceintheamountoftimeittookthesealstodiscoverthetaggedanduntaggedfish.However,aftertheyhadbeeninthepoolafewtimes,theystartedlocatingthetaggedfishmuchfaster.

Toconfirmthatthisindeedwasthecase,theresearchersconductedasecondexperimentusingtwoboxes—onewithpiecesoffishandtheotherwithjustacoustictags.Sureenough,thesealswereallattractedtotheonethatwassendingoutsignals.

Whilethisexperimentinvolvedonlyseals,theresearchersbelievethatothermarinemammalsmayalsobeusingtheinformationtocatchprey.Sadly,predatorslikesharksthathavebeentaggedbyscientistsmaybenegativelyaffected,aspingstheyemitcouldwarntheirpreyoftheirpresence.Besidespotentiallymessingupnature’sfoodchain,the“dinnerbell”effectoftheacoustictagscouldalsomeanthattheconclusionsreachedbypreviousfishstudiesmaynotbecorrect.Nowthatthesecretisout,scientistswillhavetocomeupwithanotherwaytoconducttheirstudies—onethatisnotdetectablebythecraftymarineanimals.

28.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“thetrick”inParagraph1referto?

A.Attachingtinymonitoringdevicestoseaanimals.

B.Followingthesoundthatfishmake.

C.Trackingseaanimalsonaday-to-daybasis.

D.Lookingforwaystocatchfish.

29.Whatisimpliedaboutthetenyounggreyseals?

A.Theyhaveacoustictagsattachedtothem.

B.Theyhavebetterhearingthannormalseals.

C.Theyhavebeentrainedtorecognizeacoustictags.

D.Theywerenotbornintheocean.

30.Afterdoingthetwoexperimentstheresearchersmostprobablyconcludedthat________.

A.it’sreallyeasyforsealstofindtheirprey

B.sealscanbeeasilyfooledbyacoustictags

C.sealsaremuchclevererthanmostoftheotherseaanimals

D.sealscanreallymakeuseoftheacousticsignalstoprey

31.Theresearchersseemtobelievethatsharkstaggedbyscientists________.

A.maybenefitfromthetagsB.mayattractsealsbymistake

C.mayfindithardtofindpreyD.maybeannoyedbytheemittedpings

D

Hey,ladies!

It’ssummeragainandit’stimeforanewyou!

Nomoremake-up,nomorepretending!

Yes,that’sright!

It’stimetostopmakingourselvesbeautifulforthecamera,andstartpostingconfidentpictureswithoutallthemake-upandextratricksweaddontoourselvesinthehopeofappearingmoreattractiveandbeautiful.Becausebelieveitornot,wealreadyare!

Afterwewashourfaceandgotobed,itisnotsoperfect.Youknowitthefaceweshouldconfidentlybeshowingtotheworld!

Whocaresifyouhavepimples（面痕）oryoureyeslooksmall,orifyouhavecrow’sfeet?

Guesswhat?

Thoseareactuallywhatmakeyousuchabeautifullygrownwoman.Andanypersonwhodoesn’tthinksoisjustnotasstrongasyou.

Nowadayswearesopronetodoanythingandeverythingtomakeuslookasyoungandperfectaspossible.Yetthetrothis,bydoingthis,weareactuallymakingourtreeskingetworseandbadlyaffectedbyallthejunkweputon.Wearemakingourselvesbelievethatbychangingourappearancewewillbemoreacceptedandseemmoreattractivetootherpeople.Andyet,ourfinalgoalistofindthatwithoutallofthemake-up.Whatkindoftwisted（扭曲的）gamearewereallyplayingwithourselves?

SoIwouldliketomakeasuggestionforallwomenouttheretogiveyourselfabreakatleastthissummer.Takeacoupleofpictureswithoutallofthatmake-upon.Youdo