山西省汾河中学届高三上学期期中考前检测英语试题 Word版含答案.docx

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山西省汾河中学届高三上学期期中考前检测英语试题Word版含答案

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2015-2016学年高三上学期期中考前检测题

英语试题

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第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分60分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题3分，满分45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

Raisedinafatherlesshome,myfatherwasextremelytightfistedtowardsuschildren.Hisattitudedidn’tsoftenasIgrewintoadulthoodandwenttocollege.IhadtoridethebuswheneverIcamehome.Thoughthebusstoppedabouttwomilesfromhome,Dadnevermetme,eveninsevereweather.IfIgrumbled,he’dsayinhisloudestfather-voice,“That’swhatyourlegsarefor!

”

Thewalkdidn’tbothermeasmuchasthefearofwalkingalonealongthehighwayandcountryroads.Ialsofeltlessthanvaluedthatmyfatherdidn’tseemconcernedaboutmysafety.Butthatfeelingwascanceledonespringevening.

Ithadbeenaparticularlydifficultweekatcollegeafterlonghoursinlabs.Ilongedforhome.Whenthebusreachedthestop,Isteppedoffanddraggedmysuitcasetobeginthelongjourneyhome.

Arowofhedge（树篱）edgedthedrivewaythatclimbedthehilltoourhouse.OnceIhadturnedoffthehighwaytostartthelastlapofmyjourney,IalwayshadasenseofrelieftoseethehedgebecauseitmeantthatIwasalmosthome.Onthatparticularevening,thehedgehadjustcomeintoviewwhenIsawsomethinggraymovingalongthetopofthehedge,movingtowardthehouse.Uponcloserobservation,Irealizeditwasthetopofmyfather’shead.ThenIknew,eachtimeI’dcomehome,hehadstoodbehindthehedge,watching,untilheknewIhadarrivedsafely.Iswallowedhardagainstthetears.Hedidcare,afterall.

Onlatervisits,thatspotofgraybecamemywatchtower.IcouldhardlywaituntilIwascloseenoughtowatchforitssecretmovementabovethegreenery.Uponreachinghome,Iwouldfindmyfathersittinginnocentlyinhischair.“So!

Myson,it’syou!

”he’dsay,hisfacelengtheningintopretendedsurprise.

Ireplied,“Yes,Dad,it’sme.I’mhome.”

21.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“grumbled”inParagraph1probablymean.

A.Acceptedhappily.B.Explainedclearly.

C.Agreedwillingly.D.Spokeunhappily.

22.Whatmadetheauthorfeelupsetwas______.

A.thetirednessafterlonghoursinlabs

B.thefearofseeingsomethingmoving

C.thefeelingofbeinglessthanvalued

D.thelonelinessofridingthebushome

23.Theauthor’sfatherwatchedbehindthehedgebecause______.

A.hewasconcernedabouthisson’ssafety

B.hewantedtohelphissonbuildupcourage

C.hedidn’twanttomeethissonatthedoorway

D.hedidn’tthinkhissonwasoldenoughtowalkalone

24.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext

A.MyFather’sSecret.B.TheLifeofMyfather.

C.TerribleJourneyHome.D.RidingBusAlone.

B

Thehumanbodyisdesignedtomove.Butmodernlifestylesandofficejobsrarelygiveusthechancetomovearound.Asweknow.we'rewhilewe'reeating;wesitinthecarandwesitwhilewewatchTV.Andmanyofussitformanyhoursatwork.

Newresearchshowsthatsittinglessthanthreehoursadaymightextendyourlifebytwoyears.PeterKatzmarzyk,ascientistattheUniversityofLouisianainthesouthernUnitedStates,saysthatsittingisubiquitousinourlives,meaningitissomethingwedoallthetime,everywhere.

However,Mr.Katzmarzyksaysthatdoesnotmeanyoucansitfortherestofyourwakinghours.Healsosaysyoumayexerciseoften,"Wecan'tthrowawayphysicalactivity.It'sextremelyimportant.Wehave60yearsofresearchshowingusthat."

Mr.Katzmarzykandhiscoileaguesarepartofanewgenerationofresearchersstudyinghowsittingalldayaffectslengthoflife."Studiesthathaveassessedtherelationshipbetweensittingandmortality（死亡率）ortelevisionviewingandmortalityareveryrare.There'sonlybeenafewofthem,actuallyfiveorsixnow,inthelastfourorfiveyears.''Theyfoundthatcuttingtelevisiontimetolessthantwohoursadaycouldaddone-pointfouryearstolife.

Luckily,changeisalreadycomingtosomeoffices,especiallyinthedesignofdesks.A"standingdesk"letspeoplestandwhiletheywork.Anothernewdesigniscalledthe"treadmilldesk."Atreadmillisanexercisemachinethatletsyouwalkinoneplace.EvensomeU.S.schoolsarebeginningtoexperimentwithdesksthatarepartbicycletokeepchildrenmoving.That'soneofthestrategiesthatmanycompaniesareusingnow.

Mr.Katzmarzykalsosaysstudyingthisproblemhasinspiredhisteamtomakeafewchangesintheirownlives.

25.WhichviewagreeswiththeopinionofMr.Katzmarzyk?

A.Sittingtoolongmayhelpincreaseone'slife.

B.Exerciseisimportantanddon'tsittoolong.

C.WatchingTVisbad,butcanbroadenone'shorizons.

D.StoppingwatchingTVisanecessarybuthardtask.

26.WhatdoesMr.KatzmarzykthinkofhisstudyinParagraph4?

A.It'salynewareaofstudy.      B.It'sahotsubjectstudiedbyexperts.

C.It'sastudythatbeginstoolate.         D.It'snotignoredbymanyexperts.

27.Whyarethedesksofallkindsdesignedforthosewhositmore?

A.Togivethemmorecomfort.           B.Toimprovetheirworkefficiency.

C.Toofferthemthechancetoexercise.    D.Toseekpleasurewhileworking.

C

Alaska’sArcticlakesnowfreezelaterandmeltearlierintheyearthanin1950，leavingthemeasytosufferwaterlossfromevaporation（蒸发）andpossiblyaddingtolocalwarming，anewstudyfinds．ThewintericeseasonnearBarrow，Alaska，isshorterthanin1950,researchersreportedJan.30inthejournalTheCryosphere.

Lakeiceisalsothinnereachwinter．Thescientistssurveyed402lakesontheNorthSlope，wherepermafrost（permanentlyfrozenground）andshallowlakesdominatethearea．In2011，thelakeicewas38percentthinnerthanin1950，and22percentfewerlakesfrozethroughtotheirbottoms．

“Whenwesawtheactualnumberswewereshockedathowdramaticthechangehasbeen，”leadstudyauthorCristinaSurdu，oftheUniversityofWaterlooinCanada，saidinastatement．Surduandherco-authorsanalyzedthechangesinlake—icethicknessandicecoverwithsatelliteimagesandclimatemodelsimulations（satelliteimagesareonlyavailablefrom1991）．

TheclimatemodelssuggesttheArcticlakesfrozealmostsixdayslaterandbrokeupabout18daysearlierinthewinterof2011comparedwiththewinterof1950．“ThechangesiniceandtheshortenedwinteraffectNortherncommunitiesthatdependoniceroadstotransportgoods，”Surdusaid．Forexample，everywinter，oilcompaniesbuildroadsoverfrozenlakestocarrysuppliestoPrudhoeBay．

‘‘Thedramaticchangesinlakeicemayalsocontributetofurtherwarmingoftheentireregion，becauseopenwateronlakescontributestowarmerairtemperatures，”Surdusaid．TheArcticiswarmingtwiceasfastastherestoftheplanet，forreasonsthatmayincludeitslayeredatmosphere，whichtrapsheat，andthelossofseaiceandsnowcover，whichhelpreflectthesun’senergywhenpresent．

28．Whatdoesthetextmainlytellus?

A．Arctic1akesnowfreezeearlierandmelt1ater．

B．Alaska’slocalwarmingisdecreasingsharply．

C．Arcticlakesarelosingice．

D．Arcticlakesholdmorefleshwaterthanbefore．

29．Accordingtothetext，thegreatchangesofAlaska’sArcticlakes________．

A．aretotallybeyondSurdu’sexpectations

B．arecompletelywithinSurdu’sexpectations

C．comeasnosurprisetoSurduandherco-authors

D．comeasagreatexcitementtoSurdu

30．HowmanydayswasthewintericeseasonofArctic1akesin2011shorterthanthatin1950?

A．6days．B．12days．C．18days．D．24days．

31．WhatisthelastparagraphmainlyaboutaccordingtoSurdu?

A．Whatreflectsthesun’senergy．

B．Howitslayeredatmospheretrapsheat．

C．Whyourplanetiswarming．

D．WhytheArcticregionisbecomingwarmer．

D

Stopwastingyourtimethinkingofreasonsforyourfailuresandshortcomings. Instead,realizethattheseedsofsuccesswereplantedwithinyouwhenyouwereborn. Onlyyouhavethepowertomakethoseseedsgrow. 

Theseeds,andthepowertogrowthem,arecontainedinthemostawesomemachineevercreated:

thehumanmind.Successisachoiceandnotachance. Youwerebornawinner.Youwerebornrich. Youcanbeasuccessifonlyyoumaketherightchoice.

Youcannotbesuccessfulwithoutfirstdevelopingyourself-esteem（自信心）. Yourlevelofself-esteemisalwaysbasedonthedegreeofcontrolthatyouareabletoexerciseoveryourself,andthusoveryourlife. Peoplewithlowself-esteemarepeoplewhodonotbelievethattheyhaveanypower,orresponsibilityfortheirlives. Theyarealwaysvictims. Theyareleavestossed（摇摆）bythewindsofchanceblownaboutwithanysuddenchangeintheweather.

Youcanexercisecontroloveryourlifeonlytothedegreethatyoubelieveyouareresponsibleforeverythingthathappensinyourlife. Failuresthinkthateverythinghappensbyaccidentandchance. Successfulpeoplerealizethattheyareresponsible.

Everythinghappensasaresultofsomething. Ifwecanidentifythecause,wecancontroltheeffect. Weareresponsibleforwhatwechoosetothinkandbelieve. Onegenerallyrisestothelevelthatoneexpects. Weareresponsibleforsettingourexpectations.Oursuccessisdependentuponourlevelofconfidence. 

Ifyouassociatewithpositive-thinkingpeople,youaredefinitelygoingtoachievesuccess. Onthecontrary,theoppositehappens.Weareresponsibleforfinding,planting,andnurturing（培育）theseedsthatcontainfuturevictory,bornfromsetbacks（挫折）. 

Inshort,inallareasofyourlife,whethertheyarefinancial,physical,emotional,orspiritual,youareresponsible. Onceyourecognizethis,acceptit,andfirmlybelieveit.Youareontheroadtosuccess