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届华南师大附中高三综合测试二英语
2016届华南师大附中高三综合测试
(二)
英语
本试卷分第I卷(选择题)和第II卷(非选择题)两部分。
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第I卷
第一部分阅读理解(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
ScientistsinArgentinahavecreatedtheworld’sfirstcowwithtwohumangenesthatwillenableittoproducehuman-likemilk.
Geneticengineeringwasusedtointroducethe“mothers’milk”genesintotheanimalbeforebirth,accordingtotheNationalInstituteofAgribusinessTechnologyinBuenosAires.
Asanadulttheclonedcow“willproducemilkthatissimilartohumans”inwhatwillprove“adevelopmentofgreatimportanceforthenutritionofinfants”,saidtheinstitute.“Theclonedcow,namedRositaISA,isthefirstintheworldthatincorporatestwohumangenesthatcontaintheproteinspresentinhumanmilk,”saidthestatement.
TheArgentineteamsaidtheChineseonlyintroducedonehumangene,whiletheirresearchinvolvedtwo,meaningthemilkwillmorecloselyresemblethatofhumans.
“Ourgoalwastoraisethenutritionvalueofcows’milkbyaddingtwohumangenes,whichdogoodtotheimmunesystemoftheinfants.”saidAdrianMutto,fromtheNationalUniversityofSanMartinwhichworkedwiththeinstitute.
CristinaKirchner,PresidentofArgentina,saidthatthescientificinstitute“makesallArgentinesproud.”Shealsorejectedthatshehadrejectedthe“honour”ofhavingthecownamedafterher.“TheycametotellmethatthenameisCristina,butwhatwomanwouldliketohaveacownamedafterher?
ItappearedtometobemorepropertocallitRosita.”
1.WhydidthescientistsinArgentinaintroducetwohumangenesintotheclonedcow?
A.BecausetheChineseengineersonlyintroducedonegeneintheirresearch.
B.BecauseCristinaKirchner,PresidentofArgentinaexpectedthemtoincorporatetwogenes.
C.Becausetwohumangenesenabledthecowtoproducemorenutritiousmilkfortheinfants.
D.BecauseMutto,fromtheNationalUniversityofSanMartinthoughttheycouldbethefirst
toincorporatetwogenesinthecow.
2.WhatcanbeinferredfromCristinaKirchner’sstatements?
A.Shewasquitesatisfiedwiththeresearchdonebytheinstitute.
B.Sheconsidereditanhonortonamethespecialcow.
C.Shefeltitimpropertobenamedafterthecow.
D.Sherefusedtogiveanametothecowoutofself-respect.
3.WhichofthefollowingcanbestreplacetheunderlinedexpressioninParagraph4?
A.havemorevarietiesthanB.bemoresimilarto
C.havemorenutritionthanD.bemoredifferentfrom
4.What’sthepassagemainlyabout?
A.Theimportanceofgeneticengineering.
B.Waystoimprove“mother’smilk”.
C.Aclonedcowtoproducehuman-likemilk.
D.AdvancedagriculturaltechnologyinArgentina.
B
WhenIaskedmymother-in-lawtoselectwhichmealsshe’dlikemetoorderfromthehome-deliverymenu,sheonlychosetheonesherhusbandwouldlike.Thisgoeswaybeyondpoliteness.Sheisactuallyfeelinguncomfortablevoicingwhatshewants.ShedevelopedthemainsymptomofAsker’sSyndromethatone’sunabletoaskforwhatonewants.
It’snotjustolderwomenwhohavethisproblem.Asker’sSyndromecanstriketheyoung.Ihavesinglefriendswhowon’taskamanoutonadatebecausetheyfearbeingconsidered“tooforward”.Myfive-year-olddaughterVioletisshowingtheearlystagesofAsker’sSyndrome.She’slearnedthatwomendon’task,butratherdrophints.She’llsay,“RememberlastSundayafternoonwewenttothepark?
”ratherthan“Canwegotothepark?
”
Apartfromwomenandgirls’problematicrelationshipwithappetite,foodanddating,it’swidelyreportedthatwomenarelesslikelythanmentoaskforpayrisesandpromotions.Instead,theywithdraw,hopingthatsomebodyelsewilldecidetheyareworthyandmakethempromoted.
Nodoubt,manywomendevelopAsker’sSyndromeasadefensivemeasurebecausethey’vebeenlabeledaspushyorrudeforsimplyaskingforwhattheywant.Butinthelongterm,choosingnottoexpressourdesiresdoesn’tserveuswell.
It’stimetocureourselvesandourgirlsofAsker’sSyndrome.Idon’twanttoraiseafuture‘burntchopmother’whodeniesherwishforfood,powerandsuccessandanythingelse.Iinsistthatsheaskforwhatshewantsdirectly.
Forwomeninourculture,askingisaskillthatweneedtolearnandpractice.Andifwealldoit,thenwomenaskingwillbecomethenormratherthantheexception.
5.Theauthor’smother-in-lawismentionedinParagraph1to_______.
A.introducetheoldladyB.setanexample
C.talkaboutherillnessD.leadinatopic
6.WhichisTRUEaboutAsker’sSyndromeaccordingtothepassage?
A.Itoftencausesproblemswithappetiteandfood.
B.Olderwomendevelopmoreofitssymptoms.
C.Morewomensufferfromitthanmenintheircareer.
D.Womendenyaskingforwhattheywantbecausetheyaretoopolite.
7.Thepassageiswrittento_______.
A.listsymptomsofAsker’sSyndromeB.encouragewomentoexpresstheirdesires
C.explainthecausesofrefusingtoaskD.suggestwaystoaskformore
C
MoneyspentonadvertisingismoneyspentaswellasanyIknowof.Itservesdirectlytoassistarapiddistributionofgoodsatreasonableprices,therebyestablishingafirmhomemarketandsomakingitpossibletoprovideforexportatcompetitiveprices.Bydrawingattentiontonewideasithelpsenormouslytoraisestandardsofliving.Byhelpingtoincreasedemanditensuresanincreasedneedforlabour,andisthereforeaneffectivewaytofightunemployment.Itlowersthecostsofmanyservices:
withoutadvertisementsyourdailynewspaperwouldcostfourtimesasmuch,thepriceofyourtelevisionlicensewouldneedtobedoubled,andtravelbybusortubewouldcost20percentmore.
Andperhapsmostimportantofall,advertisingprovidesaguaranteeofreasonablevalueintheproductsandservicesyoubuy.Apartfromthefactthattwenty-sevenActsofParliamentgovernthetermsofadvertising,noregularadvertiserdarepromoteaproductthatfailstoliveuptothepromiseofhisadvertisements.Hemightfoolsomepeopleforalittlewhilethroughmisleadingadvertising.Hewillnotdosoforlong,formercifullythepublichasthegoodsensenottobuytheinferiorarticlemorethanonce.Ifyouseeanarticleconsistentlyadvertised,itisthesurestproofIknowthatthearticledoeswhatisclaimedforit,andthatitrepresentsgoodvalue.
AdvertisingdoesmoreforthematerialbenefitofthecommunitythananyotherforceIcanthinkof.
ThereisonemorepointIfeelIoughttotouchon.RecentlyIheardawell-knowntelevisionpersonalitydeclarethathewasagainstadvertisingbecauseitpersuadesratherthaninforms.Hewasdrawingexcessivelyfinedistinctions.Ofcourseadvertisingseekstopersuade.
Ifitsmessagewereconfinedmerelytoinformation—andthatinitselfwouldbedifficultifnotimpossibletoachieve,forevenadetailsuchasthechoiceofthecolourofashirtissubtlypersuasive—advertisingwouldbesoboringthatnoonewouldpayanyattention.Butperhapsthatiswhatthewell-knowntelevisionpersonalitywants.
8.Bythefirstsentenceofthetexttheauthormeansthat_______.
A.heisfairlyfamiliarwiththecostofadvertising
B.everybodyknowswellthatadvertisingismoneyconsuming
C.advertisingcostsmoneylikeeverythingelse
D.itisworthwhiletospendmoneyonadvertising
9.Inthetext,whichofthefollowingisNOTincludedintheadvantagesofadvertising?
A.Securinggreaterfame.B. Providingmorejobs.
C.Enhancinglivingstandards. D. Reducingnewspapercost.
10.Theauthorthinksthatthewell-knownTVpersonalityis_______.
A.verypreciseinpassinghisjudgementonadvertising
B.interestedinnothingbutthebuyers’attention
C.correctintellingthedifferencebetweenpersuasionandinformation
D.obviouslypartialinhisviewsonadvertising
11.Intheauthor’sopinion,______.
A.advertisingcanseldombringmaterialbenefittomanbyprovidinginformation
B.advertisinginformspeopleofnewideasratherthanwinsthemover
C.thereisnothingwrongwithadvertisinginpersuadingthebuyer
D.thebuyerisnotinterestedingettinginformationfromanadvertisement
D
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45inthemorningwhenthevotewasfinallytaken.Aftersixmonthsofarguingandfinal16hoursofhotparliamentarydebates,AustraliansNorthernTerritorybecamethefirstlegalauthorityintheworldtoallowdoctorstotakethelivesofincurablyillpatientswhowishtodie.Themeasurepassedbytheconvincingvoteof15to10.AlmostimmediatelywordflashedontheInternetandwaspickedup,halfaworldaway,byJohnHofsess,executivedirectoroftheRighttoDieSocietyofCanada.Hesentitonviathegroup’son-lineservice,DeathNET.SaysHofsess:
“Wepostedbulletinsalldaylong,becauseofcoursethisisn’tjustsomethingthathappenedinAustralia.It’sworldhistory.”
Thefullimportmaytakeawhiletosinkin.TheNTRightsoftheTerminallyIlllawhasleftphysiciansandcitizensaliketryingtodealwithitsmoralandpracticalimplications.Somehavebreathedsighsofrelief,others,includingchurches,right-to-lifegroupsandtheAustralianMedicalAssociation,bitterlyattackedthebillandthehasteofitspassage.Butthetideisunlikelytoturnback.InAustralia—whereanagingpopulation,life-extendingtechnologyandchangingcommunityattitudeshaveallplayedtheirpart—otherstatesaregoingtoconsidermaki