甘肃省民乐县届高三英语诊断考试试题Word文件下载.docx

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阅读下列列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中,选出最佳选项。

并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑．

A

BestPlacestoSeeColonialBrazil

Olinda

OlindaissituatedonahillabovethecoastalcityofRecife,Brazil.ItisoneofthebestplacesinBraziltoseecolonialarchitecture.Thissmallcitywasfoundedinthe16thcenturybythePortugueseandlaterflourished（繁荣）withthesugarcaneindustry.Mostofitshistoricbuildingsdatefromthe18thcentury.

Parati,RiodeJaneiro

Parati'

scharmcomesfromthesmallcobblestone（鹅卵石）streetslinedwithsimplecolonialstylehouses,seasidechurches,anditsadvantageousgeographiclocation.Paratihostsseveralfestivalsthroughouttheyear,includingFLIP,awell-knownfestivalofinternationalliteratureheldannuallyinJuly;

theFestivaldaPinga,whichcelebratesthenationalalcoholmadefromsugarcaneinAugust;

andtheFestivaldeNossaSenhoradosRemediosinearlySeptember.

OuroPreto,MinasGerais

TheentiretownofOuroPretoisaUNESCOWorldHeritageSite.ItswindingcobblestonestreetsarejustanoutdoormuseumofcolonialarchitectureofthefinestkindinBrazil.Thesplendidandluxuriantbuildingsheremakeitoneofthemostbeautifultownsinthecountry,butthehistoryandnumberofgrandchurchesmakeitalsooneofthemostinterestingplacestovisit.

Salvador,Bahia

SalvadorisoneofBrazil'

sbestknowncitiesandtouristdestinations.AsoneofcolonialBrazil'

sfinestformercapitals,Salvadorhasalarge,well-preservedhistoriccenter.Thisarea,calledPelourinho,isaUNESCOWorldHeritageSitebecauseofitssuperbBaroquechurches,cobblestonesquaresandstreets,andcolorfulcolonialarchitecture.Inaddition,Salvadoroffersvisitorsaclose-upviewoftheimportanceofmusicinBrazilianculture.

1.Olindabecameflourishedmainlybecauseofits_________.

A.wonderfullandscapeB.sugarcaneindustry

C.longalcoholhistoryD.friendlypeople

2.WhichcitywasoncethecapitalofBrazil?

A.Olinda.B.Parati.C.OuroPreto.D.Salvador.

3.WhichofthefollowingareUNESCOWorldHeritgeSites?

A.OlindaandOuroPreto.B.ParatiandSalvador.

C.OuroPretoandSalvador.D.OlindaandParati.

B

Itistruethattheteacomesfromaplantknownascamellia（茶树）.Thedifferenttypesofteadependupontheregioninwhichitisgrown,harvestingtimeandtheprocedureofprocessing.Basically，therearefourmajorclassesoftea：

white，oolong，greenandblacktea.

Oneoftheleastprocessedandthepurestformsofteaisthewhitetea.Thisteatypehasverylowcontentofcaffeineandappearsalightcolour,asthenamealsoindicates,andamildflavour.Duetothepresenceofhighamountofhealthychemicals,itishelpfulinfightingskin-relatedhealthproblemsandingettingafaircolourofskin.

Anotherteatypeistheoolongtea,alsocalledaswulongteaatsomeplaceswhichhasveryrichflavourandhasasweetfragrance.Itisfermented（酝酿）buttoalimitedlevel，sothecaffeinecontentinitisabout15%ofwhatisinacupofcoffee.Drinkingthisteaprovestobeusefulintreatingobesity,whichisreducingtheweight.

Asopposingtooolongtea,theblackteaisfullyfermented，asaresultofwhichithascaffeineofapproximately200%ofwhatispresentinacupofcoffee.Ifyouconsumeblackteaeveryday,youwillbeabletoregulatethecholesterol（胆固醇）levelsinthebodyandalsokeepyourcirculatorysystemhealthy.Italsoadjustscardiovascular（心血管的）function.

Thelastteatypeisthegreenteathatismostlypreferredbymanypeopleowingtoitsmultiplehealthbenefits.Similartothewhitetea，thisteaalsohaslesscaffeinethatisonly5%—10%ofcaffeineinonecupofcoffee.Thistypeofteaisalsogoodtomaintainthecholesterolandbloodsugarlevelswithintheacceptablerange.Inaddition,theyhelpinpreventingtoothrotandotherteethrelatedillness.So,youcanchoosethatvarietythatyoufindgoodwithregardtoitstasteandhealthbenefits.

4.Whichareyouadvisedtodrinkifyouwanttobecomemorebeautiful?

A．Whitetea.B．Oolongtea.

C．Blacktea.D．Greentea.

5.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“regulate”inParagraph4probablymean?

A．decrease.B．increase.C．improve.D．adapt.

6.Thesimilarityofwhiteteaandgreenteaisthat________．

A．theycanpreventtoothrot

B．theycankeepthecholesterollevels

C．theycancontributetolosingweight

D．theycancontainlowdosesofcaffeine

7.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?

A．ThebenefitsofteaB．Mainvarietiesoftea

C．ThedifferencesofteaD．Mainfunctionsoftea

C

Fifteenyearsago,ItookasummervacationinLecceinsouthernItaly.Afterclimbingupahillforapanoramic（全景的）viewofthebluesea,whitebuildingsandgreenolivetrees,Ipausedtocatchmybreathandthenpositionedmyselftotakethebestphotoofthispanorama.

Unfortunately,justasItookoutmycamera,awomanapproachedfrombehind,andplantedherselfrightinfrontofmyview.Likeme,thiswomanwasheretostop,sighandappreciatetheview.

PatientasIwas,afterabout15minutes,mycamerascanningthesunandreviewingtheshotIwouldeventuallytake,Igrewdiscouraged.WasittoomuchtoaskhertomovesoIcouldtakejustonepictureofthelandscape?

Sure,Icouldhaveaskedher,butsomethingpreventedmefromdoingso.Sheseemedsocontentinherobservation.Ididn'

twanttomesswiththat.

Another15minutespassedandIgrewbored.Thewomanwasstillthere.Idecidedtotakethephotoanyway.AndnowwhenIlookatit,Ithinkherpresenceinthephotoiswhatmakestheimageinteresting.Thelandscape,beautifulonitsown,somehowcomestolifeandbreathesbecausethiswomanisengagingwithit.

Thisphoto,withtheuniquebeautythatunfoldedbeforemeandthatwomanwho“ruined”it,nowhangsonawallinmybedroom.Whatwouldshethinkifsheknewthatherfigureiscaptured（捕捉）andfrozenonsomestranger'

sbedroomwall?

Abedroom,afterall,isaveryprivatespace,inwhichsomewomanIdon'

tevenknowhasbeenimmortalized（使……永存）.Insomeways,shelivesinmyhouse.

Perhapsweallliveineachothers'

spaces.Perhapsthisiswhatphotosarefor:

toremindusthatweallappreciatebeauty,thatweallshareacommondesireforpleasure,forconnection,forsomethingthatisgreaterthanus.

Thatphotoisareminder,acapturedmoment,anunspokenconversationbetweentwowomen,separatedonlybyathinsquareofglass.

8．Whathappenedwhentheauthorwasabouttotakeaphoto?

A．Hercamerastoppedworking.B．Awomanblockedherview.

C．Someoneaskedhertoleave.D．Afriendapproachedfrombehind.

9．Accordingtotheauthor,thewomanwasprobably________．

A．enjoyingherselfB．losingherpatience

C．waitingforthesunsetD．thinkingaboutherpast

10．Intheauthor'

sopinion,whatmakesthephotosoalive?

A．Therichcolourofthelandscape.B．Theperfectpositioningofthecamera.

C．Thewoman'

sexistenceinthephoto.D．Thesoftsunlightthatsummerday.

11．Thephotoonthebedroomwallenablestheauthortobetterunderstand________．

A．theneedtobeclosetonatureB．theimportanceofprivatespace

C．thejoyofthevacationinItalyD．thesharedpassionforbeauty

12．Thepassagecanbeseenastheauthor'

sreflectionsupon________．

A．aparticularlifeexperienceB．thepleasureoftravelling

C．theartofphotographyD．alostfriendship

D

ThereisnodoubteCommerceisgrowing,anditwillcontinuetogrow.However,physicalstoreswouldnotdieasaresultoftheriseofeCommerce,atleastnotinthenearfuture.TheideathateCommerceistakingoverphysicalstoreshasalreadymisguidedmanypeople.Physicalstoresarefarfromvanishing,andtherearesomesolidreasonsforit.

Theprojectionforonlinespendingisoptimisticwith110billionexpectedtobespentinthecomingthreeyears,yetwearealsoexpecting300billioninspendingatphysicalstoresinthesameduration.DoyoustillthinkthatphysicalstoreshoppingistoosmalltosustaintheeCommerceblow?

Eventhoughconsumersarestayingawayfromphysicalstoresthatfollowolderconcepts,yetweareseeingtheriseoffreshconceptstoresallaroundtheUS.Weareseeinginnovativeandattractivesuccessstoriesofphysicalstores,rangingfromclothesstorestorestaurantstohealthspas.Itwouldbeeasytoassumethatthistrendwillcontinue.

Indeed,manyshoppingmallsaredying,yettherearestillthoseshoppingcentresthatareperformingwell.Youcanseethisforyourselfbyvisitingshoppingmallsnearyou.WhatIwanttoemphasizehereisthatnotallshoppingcentresaremadeequal,justlikenotalleCommerceretailersaremadeequal.BothshoppingmallsandeCommercesitescanlosebusinessiftheyfailtomaintainproductivitythroughimprovementsandinnovations.Whenyouvisitshoppingcentresthatareseriousabouttheirbusiness,youwouldseetheirshopsandparkinglotscrowdedwithpeopleandvehicles.

Ontheotherhand,evenetailerslikeAmazonhaveexperimentedwithpopupshoppingconcepts.Itisimportanttobearinmindthatconsumerspreferfacetofaceinteractionsinsteadofonlineinteractionsduringshopping,meaningthatphysicalstoresaregoingtostaythere.

Still,eCommerceretailersareseeingalloftheirexcitementdisappearastheysettlethesalestaxproblemassociatedwithetailing.Asofnow,fivestatesofAmericahavealreadyimposedsalestaxonpurchasesthrougheCommercesites,andetailersinthosestateshavealreadywitnessed6to12percentdecreaseinsales.

Thisreinforcesthefactthatphysicalstoresareheretostay,andifyouarestillundervaluingtheirgrowth,youareomittingahugec