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甘肃省河西五市部分普通高中届高三英语第二次联合考试试题
2016年甘肃省河西五市部分普通高中高三第二次联合考试
英语试卷
本试卷分为第Ⅰ卷和第II卷两部分。
全卷满分120分,考试时间100分钟。
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中(A、B、C、D)中,选出最佳选项。
A
TheLondonEye4DFilmExperiencestartedinAugustandisincludedintheLondonEyeticketprice.Itisafantastic4DfilmtoentertainyoubeforeyourtripontheLondonEye.The4Deffectsaregreat.
NoExtraCosttoYou
That’sright;youbuyyourticketfortheLondonEyeand4Dcinemaexperience.MerlinEntertainments,theLondonEyeowners,spent5millioncreatingthefilmandbuildingthe4Dcinemaandwantedtoimprovethevalueformoneyof
theLondonEye.
WhattoExpect
The4DCinemaentranceisinthetickethall.Soafterbuyingyourticket,gostraighttoit,whereyou’llbegivenapairofglasses.About160visitorswillpassthroughthe4Dcinemaevery8minutessodon’tworryaboutwaitingtime.Peopleinthebrightpinkcinemaareallstandingonfourlevels.Thetoplevelisdesignedforwheelchairs.
LondonEye4DFilm
Putonyourglassesandenjoyyourself.ThestoryisaboutalittlegirlvisitingLondonwithherfatherandshewantstobehighertogetabetterviewsoshecomestotheLondonEye.Itdiffersfromwatchingthe3Dfilmforallyoursensesareinvolved.Whenitsnowsonscreen,youfeelitsnowsinthecinema.Andwhenyouwatchthefireworks,youcanreallysmellthem.
Forashortfilm,lessthanfourminutes,
beforethemainattractionyouthinkyou’vecomefor,youaregoingtolovethisfreeextra.Istoodtherewithmymouthwideopenattheendasmanyothersdid.It’sfantastic!
TheeffectsaretheHollywoodstandardasnoexpenseisspared.IwasluckyenoughtotrythefilmthreetimesonthefirstdayandIstillwanttogobackagain.
1.Whatdoestheauthormainlytellusinthispassage?
A.Hemainlyintroducesthe4DfilmofMerlinEntertainments.
B.HemainlyintroducestheLondonEyeentertainmentcentre.
C.Hemainlytellsushisexpe
rienceswhilecreatingthe4Dfilm.
D.Hemainlyintroducestoushowtotakepartinthe4Dfilm.
2.WhydidtheMerlinEntertainmentsbuildthe4Dfilmcinema?
A.BecauseitwantedtoattractmorevisitorstoLondon.
B.Because
itcouldearnmoremoneyfromthepublicintheUK.
C.Becauseitcouldprovidemoreentertainmentsforvisitors.
D.BecauseitwantedtoincreasethevalueoftheLondonEye.
3.Wherecouldpeoplegetintothe4Dfilmcinema?
A.IntheHollywood.B.Inthetickethall.
C.UndertheLondonEye.D.Intheticketcentre.
4.Whileseeinga4Dfilm,peoplewillfeel________.
A.greatlyfrightenedB.muchworried
C.sweetsmellD.asiftheywereonthescene
B
Wetookara
refamilyroadtriptotheAdirondacksinlateAugust,anditwasasrefreshingandexhaustingasfamilyvacationstendtobe.Towardtheendofourlongdrivehome,eventhekidswereleaningforwardintheirseatsurgingmyleadfooton.Atthatpointinaroadtrip,evensixty-fivemilesperhourfeelsslow.Wehavebecomenumbtoourspeedandnumbtotheroadsignsflashingby.
MyfamilylivesontheedgeofLancasterCounty.Onlythirtymilesfromhome,Ihitthebrakes,andwebegantoroll,slowly,behindahorse-drawncarriage.Webegantoopenoureyesagain.Wesawfamiliargreenhillsandthefarmwiththebestwatermelons.Irolleddownthewindows,
andwebreathedagain.Just-cuthayandabarnfullofdairycattle.
Atfivemilesperhour,yourememberwhatyouforgetatsixty-five.Youarethink
ingaboutaplace,evenwhenyouaremovingfromplacetoplace.
Iamaplacemaker.Ahomemaker,too.Iamamotherofayoungkidathome,andalsoawriterandagardener.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,traveltellsmetheconnectionsbetweenmyplaceand
alltheotherplaces.
5.Whatdoestheauthortrytoexpressinthefirstparagraph?
A.Thetirednessofherpastfamilylife.
B.Herdisappointmentatthefamilyroadtrip.
C.Thefamily’seagernesstoreturnhome.
D.Kids’excitementatdrivingfastontheroad.
6.Whydidtheauthorslowhercarsomemilesfromherhome?
A.Becauseshemadeawayforahorse-drawncarriage.
B.Becausesheenjoyedthesceneryalongtheroad.
C.Becausesheneededabreakafterthelongdrive.
D.Becauseshewantedtogetridofafast-pacedlife.
7.Theunderlinedword“placemaker’’inthe4thparagraphreferstosomeonewho.
A.devotesmostofhisenergyandtimetobuildinghishouse
B.isreadytohelpanyoneinneedinthecommunity
C.makesacreativedesignforothers’houses
D.isgoodatcultivatingaplaceandsharingitwithothers
8.Whatcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?
A.OntheWayHomeB.NeverTravelagain
C.EscapefromaFamilyLifeD.LifeontheFarm
C
Wecanstayyoungforever.ThatisthemessageDr.ShenZiyinwantstogivetheworld.AndtheChinesedoctorclaimsthathehasfoundananswertotheproblemsofaging.
Hissolutionisaherbalmedicinetoslowtheprocessofaging.
Dr.ShenZiyinhasbeentrainedinWesternmedicine.AtthesametimehestudiedtraditionalChinesemedicine.And,hehasbeenworkingforthepastfortyyearstoputtogetherthebestofbothandfindacureforaging.HehastakenahintfromtheancientChinesemedicinesystemcalled“shen”.
AccordingtoShen,itisthekidneywhichadjuststhefunctioningofthebodyaswellasitsagingprocess.Itisresponsibleforthelevelofactivitythatthehumanbodiesgothrough.StudiesconductedbyDr.Shenshowthatherbalmedicinebasedontheshensystemslowtheagingprocess,saysareportinTheTelegraphnewspaper.
Wenoticethatwhenpeoplegrowold,theyhavereducedstrength,lossofhair,backache,weaknessingeneral,andwrinkles,amongothers.Thishappensbecausewhenpeoplegrowold,theirbodiesproduceT-cells.TheseT-cellscontainaparticularsubstancecalledFas.Fasmakesthecellsinthebodydestructthemselves.
SotheonlywaytoslowdownagingistoslowtheproductionofT-cellsinthebody.Thiscanhappenifpeopleeatlowcaloriefood.ThenthebodyisnotactiveenoughtoproduceextraT-cells.But,isgoinghungryallthetimeagoodpricetopayforstayingyoung?
ThisiswhereDr.Shen’sherbalmedicinecomesin.Buthoweffectiveitwillbe,onlytimecantell.
9.HowdidDr.Shenfindthesolutiontotheproblemofaging?
A.BystudyingWesternmedicine.
B.BylearningtraditionalChinesemedicine.
C.BydoingresearchonbothWesternandChinesepeople.
D.BycombiningbothWesternandChinesemedicine.
10.WhatplaysthemostimportantroleinkeepingpeopleyoungaccordingtoShen?
A.Medicaltreatment.B.People’sgoodkidney.
C.Levelofpeople’sactivity.D.Positivelifeattitude.
11.Thereasonwhypeoplebecomeoldisthat_________.
A.theirbodiesareunabletofightdiseases
B.theirbodiesproduceT-cells
C.theyhavereducedstrength,lossofhair
D.theybecomeweakerandweaker
12.Wecanprobablylearnfromthepassagethat_________.
A.peopleshouldtrytoquickentheproductionofT-cellsinthebody
B.themoreChineseherbalmedicinepeopledrink,thebetterforhealth
C.itremainsunknownhoweffectiveDr.Shen’sherbalmedicineis
D.producingmorelowcaloriefoodallowspeopletokeepyoung
D
Atmostschools,“goinggreen”meansgeneratinglesstrashormakinganattempttorecycle.ButatNewYork’sRiverdaleCountrySchool,itmeansbeingencouragedtorunandevenjumpinthehallway.That’sbecausetheschoolwasthefirsttoinstall(安装)thespecially-designedPavegenfloortiles(地砖)inAmerica.
Thetilesusekineticenergy(动能)expandedbythekidsandtransformitintoelectricitythatcanbeusedtopowerclassroomlights,scienceprojectsandchargeelectronicdevices.ThefirstUSinstallationofPavegentilesneartheschool’sstudentcenteristhanksto14-year-oldZachHalem,whomanagedtoconvincetheofficialstopurchasethem.
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Madelargelyfromrubberandotherrecycledmaterialsthetilesareinventedbythe26-year-oldBritishindustrialdesignerLaurenceKembell-Cook.WhilenewtotheUS,theyhavebeeninstalledinnumerousplacesinEurope,rangingfromaLondonundergroundstationtoamarathontrackinParis.However,
itwasnotuntilPavegenstartedgettingpopularinLondonschoolsthatLaurencerealizedthathisinventionnotonlysavedenergy,butwasalsofun!
Thoughtheyounginventorwillnotgivetoomanydetailsaboutthetechnologybehindthisgreentile,hesaysthatitisverydifferentfromotherkineticenergyharvestingsystems.
Whateverthesecret,let’shopemoreUSschoolsdecidetoinstallthesef