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高三“三模”联考英语科考试题

第I卷

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、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

EDGEWOOD—Everymorningat

DixieHeightsHighschool,customerspourintoaspecialexperiment:

thedistrict’sfirstcoffeeshoprunmostlybystudentswithspeciallearningneeds.

Wellbeforeclassesstart,studentsandteachersorderLattes,CappuccinosandHotChocolates.Then,duringthefirstperiod,teacherscallinordersontheirroomphones,andstudentsmakedeliveries.Byclosingtimeat9:

20a.m.,theshopusuallysells90drinks.“Whoevermadethechitea,Ms.Schatzmansaysitwasgood,”ChristyMcKinley,asecondyearstudent,announcedrecently,afterhangingupwiththeteacher.

TheshopiscalledtheDixiePIT,whichstandsforPowerinTransition.Althoughsomeofthestudentsarenotdisabled,manyare,andthePIThelpsthemprepareforlifeafterhighschool.Theylearnnotonlyhowtorunacoffeeshopbutalsohowtodealwiththeiraffairs.Theykeepatimecardandreceivepaychecks,whichtheykeepincheckregisters.

Special-educationteachersKimChevalierandSueCaseyintroducedtheDixiePITfromasimilarprogramatKennesawMountainHighSchoolinGeorgia.Notthatitwaseasy.Chevalier’sfirstproblemtoovercomewasproduct-related.Shouldschoolsbesellingcoffee?

Whataboutsugarcontent?

KentonCountyFoodServiceDirectorGingerGrayhelped.Shemadesureallthedrinks,whichusenon-fatmilk,fellwithinnutritionguidelines.

21.Thecoffeeshopismostlyrunby_________.

A.allthestudentsB.alltheteachers

C.studentswithspeciallearningneedsD.somespecial-educationteachers

22.Whendoesthecoffeeshopclose?

A.Intheearlymorning.B.At9:

20a.m.C.At9a.m.D.Intheafternoon.

23.TheDixiePITprogramwasintroducedinorderto_________.

A.raisemoneyforschoolaffairsB.dosomeresearchonnutrition

C.supplyteacherswithdrinksD.developstudents’practicalskills

B

Haveyoueverwonderedwherethechocolateinyourfavoritecandybarcomesfrom?

Chocolatecomesfromthecacaotree,whichgrowsinwarm,tropicalareasofWestAfrica,Indonesia,Malaysia,Mexico,andSouthAmerica.Andwhoeatsthedeliciouschocolatemadefromthecacaogrownintheseplaces?

ThemajorityofchocolateisconsumedinEuropeandNorthAmerica.Thisprobablysoundslikeafamiliarstory—developingcountriesproduceinexpensiverawmaterialsthataremanufacturedandsoldasfinishedgoodsindevelopedcountries,andgenerally,thatiswhathappenswithchocolate.Largechocolatecompaniesbuycacaobeansatalowpriceandproducecocoaandchocolateproductstose

llatarelativelyhighprice.

Butthefamiliarstoryhasanewchapter.Beginninginthe1980s,someconsumerslearnedthatcacaofarmerswerelivingdifficultanduncertainlives.Thefarmersreceivedmoneyfortheircropsbasedonworldmarkets,andthemarketpriceforcacaowassometimessolowthatfarmersreceivedlessfortheircropsthanthecropshadcosttoproduce.Inresponse,groupsofconsumersinEuropeandtheUnitedStatesdeveloped“fairtrade”organizationstoguaranteethatfarmersofcacao,aswellascoffeeandtea,wouldreceivefairandconsistentpricesfortheircrops.

Fairtradeorganizationsbenefitfarmersbybuyingcacaobeansorotherproductsfromthemdirectlyathigher-than-marketpricesandeliminating（除去）“middlemen”suchasexporters.Fairtradeorganizationsalsoencouragefarmingtechniquesthatarenotharmfultotheenvironmentortofarmworkers,forexample,growingcacaowithoutchemicalpesticidesorfertilizersintheshadeofrainforesttrees.Oneorganization,EqualExchange,helpsfarmerssetupfarmingcooperativesinwhichtheycanshareresourcesandworkonprojectssuchascommunityschools.Another,FairtradeLabellingOrganizationsInternational（FLO）,guaranteesthatproductsbearingitslabelmeetstandardsthatimprovethelivesofgrowersandproducers.

Theresultsoffairtradeareabetterstandardoflivingforsomefarmersandnicerchocolatebarsmadewithorganicallyproducedcocoathatconsumersdon’tfeelguiltyaboutbuying.Andalthoughfairtradechocolateissomewhatmoreexpensivethanotherchocolateandnowmakesuponly1%ofchocolatesold,thefairtradeideaisspreadingquickly.Youmaysoonseefairtradechocolaterightnexttothemorefamousbarsinyourfavoritestore.

24.Theunderlinedword“that”inPara.1refersto_________.

A.t

heunfairtradebetweencountriesB.thehighpriceofchocolateproducts

C.thetraditionalproductionofrawmaterialsD.themajorconsumptionofthefinishedfood

25.TheorganizationEqualExchangeaimsto_________.

A.promotechocolatesalesB.offersupporttothefarmers

C.reducethecostofgrowingcropsD.increasetheproductionofchocolate

26.Whatdoestheauthorimplyinthelastparagraph?

A.Therewillbemorefairtradechocolateinthefuture.

B.Fairtradechocolateisnotastastyasotherchocolate.

C.Consumersfeelguiltyaboutbuyingfairtradechocolate.

D.Thereisprobablynoreasontoworryaboutcacaofarmers.

27.Thepassageiswrittento_________.

A.givetipsonhowtoundertakefairchocolatetrade

B.advisepeopletojoininFairtradeorganizations

C.encouragefarmerstoadoptorganicfarming

D.informpeopleoffairtradechocolate

C

Doeshappinesshaveascent?

Whensomeoneishappy,canyousmellit?

Youcanusuallytellwhensomeoneishappybasedonseeingthemsmile,hearingthemlaughorperhapsfromreceivingabighug.Butcanyoualsosmelltheirhappiness?

Surprisingnewresearchsuggeststhathappinessdoesindeedhaveascent,andthattheexperienceofhappinesscanbetransmittedthroughsmell,reportsPhys.org.

Forthestudy,12youngmenwereshownvideosmeanttobringaboutavarietyofemotionswhileresearchersgatheredsweatsamplesfromthem.Allofthemenwerehealthyandnoneofthemweredrugusersorsmokers,andallwereaskedtoabstainfromdrinkingoreatingsmellyfoodsduringthestudyperiod.

Thosesweatsampleswerethengivento36equallyhealthyyoungwomentosmell,whileresearchersmonitoredtheirreactions.Onlywomenwereselectedtosmellthesamples,apparentlybecausepreviousresearchhasshownthatwomenhaveabettersenseofsmellthanmenandarealsomoresensitivetoemotionalsignaling—thoughit'sunclearwhyonlymenwerechosentoproducethescents.

Researchersfoundthatthebehaviorofthewomenaftersmellingthescents—particularlytheirfacialexpressions—indicatedarelationshipbetweentheemotionalstatesofthemenwhoproduce

dthesweatandthewomenwhosniffedthem.

“Humansweatproducedwhenapersonishappybringsaboutastatesimilartohappinessinsomebodywhobreathesthissmell,”saidstudyco-authorGunSemin,aprofessoratKocUniversityinTurkey.

Thisisafascinatingfindingbecauseitnotonlymeansthathappinessdoeshaveascent,butthatthescentiscapableoftransmittingtheemotiontoothers.Thestudyalsofoundthatotheremotions,suchasfear,seemtocarryascenttoo.Thisensurespreviousresearchsuggestingthatsomenegativeemotionshaveasmell,butitisthefirsttimethishasprovedtobetrueofpositivefeelings.

Researchershaveyettoisolate（分离）exactlywhatthechemicalcompoundforthehappinesssmellis,butyoumightimaginewhatthepotentialapplicationsforsuchafindingcouldbe.Happinessperfumes,forinstance,couldbeinvented.Scenttherapies（香味疗法）couldalsobedevelopedtohelppeoplethroughdepressionoranxiety.

Perhapsthemostsurprisingresultofthestudy,however,isourbroadenedunderstandingofhowemotionsgetcommunicated,andalsohowourownemotionsarepotentiallymanagedthroughoursocialcontextandtheemotionalstatesofthosearoundus.

28.Whatisthemainfindingofthenewresearch?

A.Menproducemoresweats.B.Negativeemotionshaveasmell.

C.Pleasantfeelingscanbesmeltout.D.Womenhaveabettersenseofsmell.

29.Theunderlinedpart“abstainfrom”inParagraph

3probablymeans_________.

A.avoidB.practiceC.continueD.try

30Whatistheapplicationvalueofthenewresearch?

A.Perfumescouldhelppeopleunderstandeachother.

B.Somesmellscouldbedevelopedtobetterourmood.

C.Perfumescouldbeproducedtocurephysicaldiseases.

D.Somesmellscouldbecreatedtoimproveourappearance.

31Wecanlearnfromthelastparagraphthat.

A.happinesscomesfromascentofsweat

B.positiveenergycandeepenunderstanding

C.peopleneedmoreemotionalcommunication

D.socialsurroundingscaninfluenceouremotions

D

Conventionalwisdomisamajorbarriertoinnovation（创新）thatthreatensthesurvivalofcompanieseverywhere.It’sbasedontheassumptionthatoldideaswillalwayswork,sotheyshouldn’tbechallenged.Whilethismaybeavalidassumptioninsituationsthatdon’tchange,it’sunlikelytoholdtrueinachangingsituation.Intoday’srapidchangingglobalenvironment,oldmethodsoftendon'twork,andstubbornlyusingthemcanleadtomajorproblems.

Mostpeopleseemtoagreewithconventionalwisdombecauseitgivesoneafalsesenseofsecurity.Ifeveryoneelsebelievesit,thenitmustbetrue.Individualswhouseconventionalwisdomarecertainthattheyareright,andbeingrightisgood.Theywanttocontinueusingoldideasratherthantakeriskswithchangesthatmightnotwork.In1977,KenOlsen,co-founderandCEOofDigitalEquipmentCorporation（DEC）,stated“Thereisnoreasonforanyindividualtohaveacomputerinhishome.”Despitebeingadominantleaderinthecomputerindustry,DECnolongerexists.

Peopleseemtoforgetthatsinceinnovationisachange,therecanbenoinnov