山西省重点中学协作体届高三第二次模拟考试英语试题含答案Word文件下载.docx
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C.Hehasbeenhiredbysomeoneelse.
2.Whendoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?
A.IntheeveningB.IntheafternoonC.Inthemorning
3.Whatdoesthemantellthewoman?
A.Theirregularpricesareabargain.
B.Theirspecialsareonlyonline.
C.Theirdiscountsontiresjustended.
4.Whatdoesthemanprobablygivetothewoman?
A.AbunchofflowersB.AnecklaceC.Asurpriseparty
5.WhatwillthewomandoonSaturdaynight?
A.SeeafilmB.GoouttoeatC.Lookafterherlittlebrother
第二节(共15小题;
每小题1.5分,满分22.5分)
听下面5段对话或独白。
每段对话或独白后有几个小题,从题中所给的ABC三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。
听每段对话或独白前,你将有时间阅读各个小题,每小题5秒钟;
听完后,每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。
每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料,回答6-7题
6.WhatistheboygoingtobeforHalloween?
?
A.AwolfB.AprinceC.Afighterwithamask
7.WhatdoesthegirlthinkofPrinceElsa?
A.She’sverystrongB.ShehascoolerhairC.Sheisforyoungkids
听第7段材料,回答8-9题
8.Howoldistheman’sdaughter?
A.Fouryearsold
B.Threeyearsold
C.Twoyearsold
9.Whowasanimportantinfluenceonthewoman?
A.HerfatherB.HergrandfatherC.Hermother
听第8段材料,回答10-12题
10.WhomightMr.Gibsonbe?
A.Anartdealer.B.AnartteacherC.Aprofessionalartist
11.Wheredidtheyoungwomangettheideaforherpainting?
A.FromnatureB.FromatelevisionshowC.Fromherownimagination
12.Intheman’sopinion,whatisthemostimportantthing?
A.Gettingnewskillsevenwhenyou’reolder
B.Exploringasmanytypesofartaspossible
C.Allowingyourselftobecreativefromthestart
听第9段材料,回答13-16题
13.Howlongwasthewomaninthemountains?
A.ForsixdaysB.ForfivedaysC.Fortwonights
14.Whatwasthewoman’sfavoritepartofhertrip?
A.ThefreshairB.ThesoundsofnatureC.Goingfishingintheriver
15.WhatdoesthemansayaboutHawaiianpeople?
A.TheyareallattractiveB.TheyareverybusyC.Theyareverywelcoming
16.Whatdothespeakershaveincommon?
A.They’vebothbeencampingbeforeB.They’vebothbeentoHawaiibefore
C.Theybothspentthebreakwiththeirparents
听第10段材料,回答17-20题
17.Whatistheplane’sfinaldestination?
A.DallasB.MiamiC.Seattle
18.Whatistrueabouttheemergencyexitrows?
A.Anyonecansitthereifthey’reopen
B.Theyarereservedforfamilieswithchildren
C.Flightstaffmayaskpeoplesittingthereforhelp
19.Whatistotherightofthespeaker?
A.Thespeaker’sco-worker
B.Aplacetocheckinextrabaggage
C.Theareawherethelineshouldform
20.Whowillbeabletoboardtheplanefirst?
A.Seniorcitizen
B.Kidsundertheageof15
C.PassengerswithanAontheirboardingpasses
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。
(A)
Earlyonemorning,morethanahundredyearsago,anAmericaninventorcalledEliasHowefinallyfellasleep.Hehadbeenworkingallnightonthedesignofasewingmachinebuthehadrunintoaverydifficultproblem:
Itseemedimpossibletogetthethreadtorunaroundtheneedlewithoutanyproblems.
Thoughhewastired,Howesleptbadly.Heturnedandturned.Thenhehadadream.Hedreamtthathehadbeencaughtbyterriblesavageswhosekingwantedtokillhimandeathimunlesshecouldbuildaperfectsewingmachine.Whenhetriedtodoso,Howeranintothesameproblemasbefore.Thethreadkeptgettingcaughtaroundtheneedle.ThekingflewintothecageandorderedhissoldierstokillHowe.Theycameuptowardshimwiththeirspearsraised.Butsuddenlytheinventornoticedsomething.Therewasaholeinthetipofeachspear.Theinventorawokefromthedream,realizingthathehadjustfoundtheanswertotheproblem.Insteadoftryingtogetthethreadtorunaroundtheneedle,heshouldmakeitrunthroughasmallholeinthecenteroftheneedle.ThiswasthesimpleideathatfinallymadeHowedesignandbuildthefirstreallypractisedsewingmachine.
EliasHowewasnottheonlyoneinfindingtheanswertohisprobleminthisway.ThomasEdison,theinventoroftheelectriclight,saidhisbestideascameintohimindreams.SodidthegreatphysicistAlbertEinstein.CharlotteBrontealsodrewinherdreamsinwritingJaneEyre.
Toknowthevalueofdreams,youhavetounderstandwhathappenswhenyouareasleep.Eventhen,apartofyourmindisstillworking.Thisunconscious(无意识的),butstillactivepartunderstandsyourexperiencesandgoestoworkontheproblemsyouhavehadduringtheday.Itstoresallsortsofinformationthatyoumayhaveforgottenorneverhavereallynoticed.Itisonlywhenyoufallasleepthatthispartofthebraincansendmessagestothepartyouusewhenyouareawake.However,theunconsciouspartactsinaspecialway.Itusesstrangeimageswhichtheconsciouspartmaynotunderstandatfirst.Thisiswhydreamsaresometimescalled“secretmessagestous”.
21.TheproblemHowewastryingtosolvewas________.
A.whatkindofthreadtouse
B.howtodesignaneedlewhichwouldnotbreak
C.wheretoputtheneedle
D.howtostopthethreadfromgettingcaughtaroundtheneedle
22.ThomasEdisonisspokenofbecause________.
A.healsotriedtoinventasewingmachine
B.hegotsomeofhisideasfromdreams
C.hewasoneofHowe’sbestfriends
D.healsohaddifficultyinfallingasleep
23.Dreamsaresometimescalled“secretmessagestoourselves”because________.
A.strangeimagesareusedtocommunicateideas
B.imageswhichhavenomeaningareused
C.wecanneverunderstandtherealmeaning
D.onlyspeciallytrainedpeoplecanunderstandthem
(B)
The“meltingpot”inAmericancuisine(菜肴。
烹饪法)isamyth,notterriblyunliketheideaofameltingpotofAmericanculture,noteschefDanBarber.“Mostculturesdon’tthinkabouttheircuisineinsuchmonolithic(统一的)terms,”hesays.“French,Mexican,Chinese,andItaliancuisineseachconsistofdozensofdistinctregionalfoods.AndIthink‘American’cuisineismovinginthesamedirection,becomingmorelocalized,notglobalized.”
Americancuisineisshapedbythenaturalwealthofthecountry.Havingneverfacedagriculturalhardship,Americansdon’thavetorelyonrotatingcrops,suchastheJapanese,whosefoodculturenowshowcasesbuckwheat(荞麦)alongsiderice,ortheIndians,ortheFrenchandItalians,whofeaturebeansalongsidewheat.“Thatkindofnegotiationwiththelandforcedpeopletoincorporate(接受)thosecropsintotheculture,”saysBarber.AndsoeatingsobanoodlesbecomespartofwhatitmeanstobeJapanese,andeatingbeansbecomespartofwhatitmeanstobeFrench.
Soifwhatweeatiswhatweare,whatareAmericans?
Well,meat.“IfAmericanshaveanyunifyingfoodidentity,Iwouldsayweareamostlywhitemeatculture,”saysBarber.“Theprotein-centricdinnerplate,whetheryou’retalkingaboutabonelesschickenbreast,ora16-ouncesteak,asaneverydayexpectationissomethingthatAmericareallycreated,andnowexportstotherestoftheworld.”
Everysinglecultureandreligionusesfoodaspartoftheircelebrations,saysEllenGustafson,co-founderoftheFEEDProjectandThe30Project,whichaimstodealwithbothhungerandoverweightissuesglobally.“Thecelebratorynatureoffoodisuniversal.Everyseason,everyharvest,andeveryholidayhasitsownfood,andthisistrueinAmericaaswell.Ithelpsdefineus.”
24.Accordingtothefirstparagraph,Americancuisine________.
A.consistsofvarietiesofregionalfoodsB.isbecomingmoreandmoreglobalized
C.hasabsorbedalotfromChinesecuisineD.isnotasunifiedasitsculture
25.WhathasmadeAmericancuisinedifferentfromothercuisinesaccordingtothearticle?
A.RelyingonrotatingcropsB.Thedifficultyofplantingcrops
C.TheUS’meltingpotcultureD.TheUS’agriculturalwealth
26.Wecanconcludefromthearticlethat_____hasbecomepartofwhatitmeanstobeAmerican.
A.eatingriceB.eatingbeansC.eatingwhitemeatD.eatingsobanoodles
27.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothearticle?
A.Americancuisineishealthierthanothercuisines.
B.Americancuisinehasn’tchangedmuchovertime.
C.Americansusefoodaspartoftheircelebrations.
D.Americansarequiteproudoftheirowncuisine.
(C)
Inatimewhenadangerousnumberofpeopleareoverweight,manypeopleseemtohaveforgottenthemostimportantwaytokeephealthyandslim---exercise.Andasanewstudycarriedoutonmiceinthelabhasshown,exercisedoneearlyinlifecanrewardyouinyouradultyears.
AteamofresearchersattheUniversityofCaliforniastudiedtheeffectsofearlyexerciseonadultphysicalactivity,bodymassandeating.Theyfoundthatearly-ageexerciseinmicehaspositiveeffectsonadultlevelsofvoluntaryexerciseinadditiontoreducingbodymass.
“Theseresultsmayhaveaneffectontheimportanceofregularphysicaleducationinelementaryandmiddleschools,”saidTheodoreGarland,aprofessorofbiology,wholedtheresearchproject.“Ifkidsexerciseregularlythroughtheirschoolyears,thentheymaybemorelikelytoexerciseasadults,whichcouldhavefar-reachingpositiveeffectsonhumanhealthandwell-being.”
Althoughthepositiveeffectsofearly-lifeexerciselastedforonlyoneweek,itisimportanttonotethatoneweekinthelifeofamouseisthesameasaboutninemonthsforhumans.“Ourresultssuggestthatanypositiveeffectsofearly-lifeexerciseonadultexercisewillneedtobekeptupiftheyaretobelong-lasting.”
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