广东省汕头市潮南区高三英语上学期入学摸底考试试题.docx

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广东省汕头市潮南区高三英语上学期入学摸底考试试题

2017-2018学年第一学期高三入学摸底考试英语试题

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卷（满分70分）

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

Whilebeachvacationsmaybeagreatwaytotakeyourmindoffwork，lakessurroundedbymountainsmakeforanevengranderexperience．Ifyouarelookingforsomepeaceonyourvacation，wehavesomerecommendationsforyouintheCaucasus（高加索）． 

LakeSevan

LakeSevanissituatedinthecentralpartofArmenia，intheGegharkunikprovince．ItisthelargestlakeinArmenia，located6,200ftabovesealevel．Alongthelakeshore，therearevariousaccommodationssuchasresortsandhotelswithplentyofactivitiestopartakeinsuchaswindsurfing，swimmingandsunbathing．Whilethere，donotforgettovisitoneofthefamousculturalmonuments，theSevanavankMonastery，anditoffersagreatviewofthelakeaswell． 

LakeParavani

LakeParavani，locatedat6,801ftabovesealevel，isinthesouthofGeorgia，neartheJavakhetiplateau．Atthislevel，altitudesicknesscanoccuranditisagoodideatobepreparedtoadapttoitproperly，orbringmedicationforaltitudesickness．Beingavolcaniclakemakesforamoreinterestingexperience．Thelakeisbestknownforfishing．Donotcomehomeduringthewintermonthswhenthelakefreezes． 

LakeCildir

LakeCildirislocatedintheArdahanprovince，EastTurkey，nearthebordersofGeorgiaandArmenia．ItisthesecondlargestfreshwaterlakeofEasternTurkey，andmanytouristsarenotawareofthisbeautifulattraction．LakeCildirissurroundedbymountainsoftheCaucasus．ThelakefreezesduringlateNovember．Ifthewinterisnotextremelycold，youcantrysomelakeactivitieslikeiceskatingandicefishing． 

LakeVan

LakeVanisthemustvisitofalllakesinthislist．ThelargestlakeinTurkey，LakeVanislocatedontheeasternshoreofTurkeyandisalsothemostaccessiblelakehere．It’ssituatedat5，380ftabovesealevel，anduniquetolakesaroundtheworld，thewaterishighinsaltcontent． 

1．Ifyouwanttovisitsomehistoricsitesduringyourtravelbyalake，youcangoto_______ .

A．LakeCildirB．LakeParvaniC．LakeSevanD．LakeVan

2．WhatisspecialaboutLakeVan?

A．Itswaterishighinsalt． B．Itisavolcaniclake． 

C．Itisgloballythelargestlake． D．Itissurroundedbymountains． 

3．WhatchallengearetravelersmostlikelytofacewhilevisitingLakeParavani?

A．Lackofmedicine．B．Volcanoeruptions． 

C．Altitudesickness．D．Lowt

emperaturealltheyear． 

4．Whichdestinationswouldbeattractivetoafishinglover?

A．LakeSevanandLakeParavani． B．LakePravaniandLakeCildir． 

C．LakeCildirandLakeVan． D．LakeSevanandLakeVan． 

B

Inthelatestbeautycraze（狂热）sweepingsocialme

diai

nChina，women--andevensomemen--areboastingthattheyarepaperthin，bypostingphotographsoftheirwaistsbehindavertical（垂直）pieceofA4paper．Toqualify，thewaistmustbeentirelyhiddenbythepaper．ApieceofA4paperis8．3byll．7inches，roughlythesizeofasheetofAmericanletterpaper． 

WiththeA4Waist，thetrendisattractinghundredsofphotographsandthousandsofcommentsonWeiboandothersocialmedianetworkslikeWeixinorWeChat．Beingabnormallythinisawidespreadstandardofbeautyforwomen，onethathasbeencriticizedasanunhealthyidealoffemaleattractiveness． 

ThetinywaisthasalongtraditioninChina，goingbackatleasttoKingLingofChu，whoruledfrom540to529B．C．ManyinChinaknowthepassagefrom theBookofHan，thehistoryoftheWesternHanDynasty：

“TheKingofChulovedanarrowwaist．Manypeopleatcourtstarvedtodeath．’’

SeveralcommentatorshavefoundtheA4trenddisturbing．Inatelephoneinterview，HeXiaobin，seniorfashionfeatureseditorattheChineseeditionofGQmagazine，said，“Ifinditcompletelystupid．Everybodyhasadifferentframeandbodyshape．Usingasinglesizetodefineallhumanbeingsandthinkingyouhavecreatedanewstandardisfoolish．’’TheA4waistchallengeannoyedhim，sayingthatitallowscertainpeopletogainbraggingrights，whileleavingothersindepression． 

Luckily，somewhodonotqualifyareturningtohumorforcomfort．Cantheysubstituteadifferentpapersize，suchasA3，whichis11.7inchesacrossOrmeasureabodypartbesidesthewaist?

5．Whatdoweknowaboutthelatestbeautycraze?

A．WomenwithA4waistsareconsideredbeauties． 

B．Theloveforslimwaistisanewmoderntrend． 

C．A4waistisanoldstandardofbeingsliminChina． 

D．Itisanewmethodtohelppeoplegoonadiet． 

6．AccordingtoHeXiaobin，showingA4waistinsocialmediais_________ .

A．traditionalB．challengingC．disturbingD．instructive

7．Accordingtothelastparagraph，somewhodon’thaveA4waiststakethecrazeasa______.

A．lieB．jokeC．dreamD．Target

C

Whilewealltrytofindhappiness,sometimeswestillendupfeelinglow.Whilemostpeoplecancontrolthisfeeling,lowmoodscanstaywithsome,leadingtodepression.About322millionpeoplesufferedfromdepressionin2015,accordingtoareportbytheWorldHealthOrganizationinFebruary.Thisismorethan4percentoftheworld’spopulation.

DepressionisdescribedbytheWHOasamentaldisorder.Ithasseveralsymptomsinclu

dingsadness,lossofinterestandfeelingsoflowself-worth.Inseverecases,depressionmayevenleadtosuicide.

Thenumberofpeoplelivingwithdepressionisincreasing.TheWHOreportedariseof18.4percentbetween2005and2015.Youngpeopleareagroupknowntosufferwithdepression.“Thepressuresontoday’syoutharelikenoothergeneration,perhaps,”DanChisholm,anofficialofWHO,toldReuters.

InChina,depressionamongyoungpeopleisontherise,ZhuZhuohong,apsychologyprofessorwiththeChineseAcademyofSciences,toldXinhuaNewsAgency.Competitiontooutperformothers,especiallyineducation,cancausealotofpressureforChineseyouth.

Almost1.2millionChinesepeopleaged15to24sufferfromdepression,accordingtoareportreleasedbyBritishsciencejournalTheLancetinMay.

Luckily,moreandmoreeffortsarebeingmadetodealwiththisproblem.Thisyear’sWorldHealthDay,heldonApril7,willfocusondepression.Thedaywillhighlight（强调）the“Depression:

let’stalk”campaign.Thecampaignaimstomakesurethatpeoplewithdepressionbothseekandgethelp.

8．Accordingtothepassage,whatwasthepopulationoftheworldin2015?

A.about322millionB.about128.8million

C.about8050millionD.about18.4million

9．Whichsymptomistheworstamongseveralsymptoms?

A.suicideB.lossofinterestC.sadnessD.feelingsoflowself-worth

10．Whatdoesthe3rdparagraphtellus?

A.Thepressuresontoday’syoutharethesameasothergenerations.

B.Thepressuresontoday’syoutharenotthesameasothergenerations.

C.Thepressuresontoday’syoutharebiggerthanothergenerations.

D.Thepressuresontoday’syoutharenotbiggerthanothergenerations.

11．WhatcausealotofpressureforChineseyouth?

A.Competitionbetweenyounggenerations

B.Competitiontooutperformothers

C.Competitiontoperformbetterthanothersineducation

D.Educationtoavoiddisorders

D

WetookararefamilyroadtriptotheAdirondacksinlateAugust，anditwasasrefreshingandexhaustingasfamilyvacationstendtobe．Towardtheendofourlongdrivehome,eventhekidswereleaningforwardintheirseatsurgingmyleadfooton．Atthatpointinaroadtrip，evensixty-fivemilesperhourfeelsslow.Wehavebecomenumbtoourspeedandnumbtotheroadsignsflashingby.

MyfamilylivesontheedgeofLancasterCounty.Onlythirtymilesfromhome，Ihitthebrakes，andwebegantoroll，slowly，behindahorse-drawncarriage.Webegantoopenoureyesagain．Wesawfamiliargreenhillsandthefarmwiththebestwatermelons.Irolleddownthewindows,andwebreathedagain．Just-cuthayandabarnfullofdairycattle．

Atfivemilesperhour，yourememberwhatyouforgetatsixty-five．Youarethinkingaboutaplace，evenwhenyouaremovingfromplacetoplace．

Iamaplacemaker.Ahomemaker,too.Iamamotherofayoungkidathome，andalsoa

writerandagardener．But，forme，thoserolesarewrappedupwiththeonebigthingIwanttodowiththerestofmylife：

Iwanttocultivateaplaceandshareitwithothers．

TheplaceImakewithmyfamilyisared-brickfarmhousebuiltinl880.Ithasquiteafewnineteenth-centurybedroomsandafewacresofland，andwelovenothingmorethantofillthemwithneighborsandfriends.Wegrowvegetablesandflowers，keepabaker’sdozenofegg—layingchickens，and，sincewemovedinthreeyearsago，wehaveplantedmany，manytrees．

Livingwithmylife’spurposedoesnotallowformuchtravel.Ineedtobehere，feedingthechickensandwateringthetomatoes.Anyextrainthebudget，andwespenditontrees．

ButIlearnedsomethingattheendofourfamilyroadtrip．Travelcanhelpmeinthetaskofcaringformyownplace．WhenIslowdownandpayattentiontotheroadbetweenhereandthere，traveltellsmetheconnectionsbetweenmyplaceandalltheotherplaces．

12．Whatdoestheauthortrytoexpressinthefirstparagraph?

A．Thetirednessofherpastf

amilylife．

B．Herdisappointmentatthefamilyroadtrip．

C．Thefamily’seagernesstoreturnhome．

D．Kids’excitementatdrivingfastontheroad．

13．Whydidtheauthorslowhercarsomemilesfromherhome?

A．Becauseshemadeawayforahorse-drawncarriage．

B．Becausesheenjoyedthesceneryalongtheroad．

C．Becausesheneededabreakafterthelongdrive．

D．Becauseshewantedtogetridofafast-pacedlife．

14．Theunderlinedword“placemaker”inthe4thparagraphreferstosomeonewho_______.

A．devotesmostofhisenergyandtimetobuildinghishouse

B．is