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高三英语上学期期中试题3
潮南实验学校高中部2016—2017学年第一学期期中考试
高三英语试题
(总分:
120分;考试用时:
120分钟)
第二部分阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
第一节(共15小题:
每小题2分,满分30分)
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。
A
SuddenlyanotherthoughtwentthroughKate’smindlikeanelectricshock.Anexpresstrainwasduetogopastaboutthirtyminuteslater.Ifitwerenotstopped,thatlongtrain,fullofpassengers,wouldfallintothestream.“Someonemustgotothestationandwarnthestation-master,”Katethought.Butwhowastogo?
Shewouldhavetogoherself.Therewasnooneelse.
Inwindandrainshestartedonherdifficultway.SoonshewasatthebridgethatcrossedtheDesMoinesRiver,abridgealsobuiltofwood,justlikethebridgeacrossHoneyCreek.Thestormhadnotwashedthisaway,buttherewasnofootpathacrossit.Shewouldhavetocrossitbysteppingfromsleeper(枕木)tosleeper.Withgreatcareshebeganthedangerouscrossing,sometimesonherhandsandknees,hardlydaringtolookdownbetweenthes
leepersintothewildfloodwatersbelow.Ifsheshouldslip,shewouldfallbetweenthesleepers,intotherapidlyflowingstream.
Atlast-sheneverknewhowlongithadtakenher-shefeltsolidgroundunderherfeet.Buttherewasnotimetorest.Shestillhadtorunmorethanhalfamileandhadonlyafewminutesleft.Unlessshereachedthestationbeforetheexpressdid,many,manyliveswouldbelost.
Shedidreachthestationjustasthetraincameintosight.Fortunatelythestation-masterwasstandingoutside.“Thebridgeisdown!
Stopthetrain!
Oh,plea
sestopit!
”Kateshoutedbreathlessly.
Thestation-masterwentpale.Herushedintothestationbuildingandcamebackwithasignallight.Hewavedtheredlightasthetraincameintothestation.Itwasnotasecondtooearly.
1.WhatdidKatedecidetodo?
A.Stoptheexpresstrain.B.Checkthesignallight.
C.Meetthepassengers.D.Visitthestation-master.
2.WhichofthefollowingwordsbestdescribesKate’sjourney?
A.Fruitless.B.Boring.C.Well-planned.D.Risky.
3.Whydidthestation-masterturnpale?
A.Hesuddenlyfellill.B.Herealizedthedanger.
C.Hediscoveredhismistake.D.Hebecameover-excited.
B
TheCrownePlazaHotelinCopenhagenisofferingafreemealtoanyguestwhoisabletoproduceelectricityforthehotelonanexercisebikelinkedtoagenerator(发电机).Theideaistogetpeoplefitandreducetheircarbonfootprint.Guestswillhavetoproduceatleast10watthoursofelectricity—roughly15minutesofcyclingforsomeoneofaveragefitness.GuestsstayingatPlazaHotelwillbegivenmealticketsworth$36oncetheyhaveproduced10watthoursofelectricity.Thebicycleswillhavesmartphonesattachedtothehandlebarsmeasuringhowmuchpowerisbeinggeneratedforthehotel.
Theplan,aworld-first,willstarton19Aprilandrunforayear.Onlyguestsstayingatthehotelwillbeabletotakepart.FrederikkeToemmergaard,hotelspokeswoman,said,“Manyofourvisitorsarebusinesspeoplewhoenjoygoingtothegym.Theremightbepeoplewhowillcyclejusttogetafreemeal,butgenerallyIdon’tthinkpeoplewilltakeadvantageofourprogramme.”
Copenhagenhasalong-standingcyclingtraditionand36%oflocalscycletoworkeachday,oneofthehighestpercentagesintheworld,accordingtothewebsitevisitcopenhagen.dk.USenvironmentalweb
siterecentlyvotedCopenhagentheworld’sbestcityforcyclists.“BecauseCopenhagenisstronglyconnectedwithcycling,wefeltthebicyclewouldworkwellasasymbolofthehotel’sgreenprofile(形象)."
Ifsuccessful,theelectricbicyclemealprogrammewillbespreadtoallCrownePlazahotelsintheUK,thehotelsaidinastatement.
4.Whatisthemainpurposeofthefreemealprogramme?
A.Topromotethehotel’sgreenconcept.
B.Tomakethecityknowntotheworld.
C.Toattractpeopletothehotelrestaurant.
D.Togetgueststostaylongeratthehotel.
5.Howcanaparticipantgetafreemeal?
A.Bybecomingaprofessionalcyclist.B.Bycyclingtoproducesomeelectricity.
C.Bylinkingasmartphonetoabicycle.D.Bymonitoringhisorhercarbonfootprint.
6.Whoaremost
likelytoenterfortheprogramme?
A.Thepoorlocalpeople.B.Theenvironmentactivists.
C.Health-conscioushotelguests.D.VisitorsfondofCopenhagenfood.
7.Accordingtoparagraph3,Copenhagenhasoneoftheworld’s.
A.bestchainhotelsB.greenestnaturalenvironments
C.longestbikepathsD.highestratesofpeoplecyclingtowork
C
DeepinthewildernessofnorthernKenya,twoboysfoundapairofcryingcheetahcubs(猎豹幼崽).Thecubs'motherhadbeenkilledbyalion.Thecheetahswereonlyafewweeksold.Inthewild,about9outof10cheetahcubsdiebeforetheyarethreemonthsold.Theyarefoodforlions.Butthesecubsweresoluckythattheyweresavedbytheir"heroes",whobroughtthemtoJaneandIanCraig.TheCraigshelpsaveendangeredanimalsattheLewaWildlifeConservancy.
TheCraigsnursedthecheetahcubsbacktohealth—feedingthemwithbottles,sleepingwiththem,andcomfortingthem.TheynamedthecubsSambuandToki.Butwhatwouldbecomeofthesecubs?
Howwouldtheysurviveontheirown?
Inthewild,cubsstaywiththeirmothersuntiltheyarealmost2yearsold.Duringthattime,cheetahmothersteachtheiryounghowtohuntandhowtoprotectthemselves.TheCraigswouldn'tbeabletofindacheetahmothertoteachthecubs.SotheyturnedtoamannamedSimonKing.
Kinghasspentmorethantwentyyearsstudyingcheetahs.Hegavethemanodofapprovalwhenhearingaboutthis,thoughtakingcareoftwobabycubswouldtakeahugeamountoftime.Fortwoyears,hewouldneedtohavethemathissidemostofthetime.Buthefelttherewasnootherchoice.Andso,whenthebrotherswereonemonthold,Kingbecametheirfather.
ThebrothersfollowedKingeverywhere.Iftheysawlargedangerousandfiercemammals,Kingwouldgrowlatthecubsthewayamothercheetahwouldhave,whichwasasignalforthecubstostayaway.Theylearnedquickly.KingtaughtthecheetahstohuntusingatoyrabbitasKingpulleditaroundonarope.Withmorelessonsandtraining,thebrothersbegantohuntontheirown.Kingisoneproudfathernow.
8.Whatdoweknowaboutthetwocheetahcubs?
A.TheyliketheCraigsverymuch.
B.Theirliveswereindangerinthewild.
C.Theirmotherwaskilledbyhumans.
D.Theywerenotafraidoflions.
9.WhatworriedtheCraigs?
A.Therewasnocheetahmothertoteachthecubs.
B.Thecubsweredangerous.
C.Theyhadnotimetotakecareofthecubs.
D.Therewasnolivingplaceforthecubs.
10.Thecheetahbrotherslearnthuntingskillsfrom________.
A.SimonKingB.theboys
C.theCraigsD.theirmother
11.Inwhichpartofamagazinewouldweexpecttofindthistext?
A.HistoryB.Science
C.NewsreportD.Nature
D
Adultsarehappytotelltheirchildrenthatcrusts(面包皮)willgivethemcurlyhair,carrotswillhelpthemseeinthedark,andspinachwillmakethemstrong.Eventhoughadultsknowit'snottotallytrue,theythinkit'sgoodfortheirchildren'shealth,astudyhadfound.
Inastudyabout31percentofadultssaidtheyoncetoldtheirchildrenthecurlyhairtale,and36percentsaidthey'dbeentoldthesamethingbytheirmother
orfather.Amongtheover-50s,almosthalfsaidthey'dbeenpromisedcurlyhairiftheyatetheircrusts.Aquarterofthe2,000adultsquestionedinthestudytoldtheirchildrencarrotswouldhelpthemseeinthedark.ThiscouldbetruetosomeextentbecauseofthehighlevelsofvitaminAandbeta-caroteneinrootvegetables.
Anotherfavoriteamongparentsisthatmilkwillmakeonestrong.Athirdsurveyedsaidtheirparentstoldthemthis,andabout29percentsaidtheytoldtheirchildrenthesamething.Butwhilethereisplentyofevidencetosuggestmilkisgoodforpeople'shealth,therearealsoalotofscientificpaperssayingitisn't.
ThankstoPopeye,spinachisalsofedtochildren,alongwiththeideathatitwillmakethemstrong.Whilethereisalsosometruthinthisone,scientistsnowbelieveitisnottheiron,buttheinorganicnitrates(无机硝酸盐)thatimprovephysicalpower.
Oneinsevenofthesurveyedadmittedtellingtheirlittleonesthatru
nnerbeanswillmakethemrunfaster,whichisnothingmorethanwordplayandhasnobasisinscience.Almostoneinfiveadultsweresubjectedtothesame
taleinchildhood.
Justoveronein10parentstoldtheirchildrengreenfoodwouldturnthemintoasuperhero,andaquarteradmittedhidingvegetablesinmeals.
LyndsayJones,spokesmanforPersilWashingUpLiquid,said,"It'sclearthatthemostpersuasivestoriesaboutfoodarepassedonfromgenerationtogeneration.Ourresearchshowsthattheideascontinue,andwetellourkidsthesamethingsourparentstoldus,evenifthey'renotalwaysentirelytrue."
Crustsmaynotmakeyourhaircurly,butthere'splentyofresearchthatsayscrustscontainmoreofthegoodnessthantherestofaloaf.Hopefully,asaresultofourCookwithKidspromise,moreparentswillbeencouragedtospendtimewiththeirchildreninthekitchenandteachthemthetruthaboutfood.
12.WecanknowfromParagraph3that________.
A.athirdpeopleareforcedtodrinkmilkbytheirparents
B.milkisbeneficialtochildren'sphysicalstrength
C.thereisdoubtwhethermilkishelpfultopeople'shealth
D.about29percentpeoplewishtheirchildrengoodhealth
13.WhichofthefollowingdoesLyndsayJonesagree?
A.Adultsarewillingtoteachtheirchildrenastheirparentsdid.
B.Mostpersuasivestoriesaboutfoodarefalse.
C.Stori
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