学年江苏省南通市如皋高一上学期教学质量调研三英语试题word版.docx

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学年江苏省南通市如皋高一上学期教学质量调研三英语试题word版

2018-2019学年江苏省南通市如皋高一上学期教学质量调研（三）

英语试题

（考试时间:

120分钟试卷满分:

150分）

本试卷由四个部分组成.其中，第一、二部分和第三部分的第一节为选择题.第三部分的第二节和第四部分为非选择题。

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30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A.B.C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上讲该项涂黑。

A

It’sarinkwhichhasbecomesynonymouswithahealthylifestyle-butisgreenteathemagicalpotionmanyheathsiteswouldhaveusbelieve?

GreenteahasbeenpopularinChinaforcenturiesandhasbeenusedintraditionalChinesemedicinetotreatanumberofhealthissues-includingdepression.

Itsvirtueshavealsobeenextolledbycelebritiesandso-calledheathexpertsforanumberofreasons.Theseincludeitsabilitytohelpweight-lossaswellascontainingantioxidantswhicharebelievedtohelpcombatdifferenttypesofcancer.heartdiseaseandAlzheimer's.Giventheseclaims,it’seasytoseegreenteaassortofmagicalelixir.

1.Greenteaandweightloss

GreenteacontainsBvitamins,folate（naturallyoccurringfolicacid）,manganese,potassium,magnesium,caffeineandotherantioxidants,suchascatechins.It’scatechinsalongwithgreentea’snaturallyoccurringcaffeinewhicharethoughttohelpthebodyburnmorecalories.Weight-lossproductscontaininggreenteahaveahigherconcentrationofcatechinsandcaffeinethanthetypicalgreenteabeverage.However,there'ssomebadnews.Areviewfrom2012of18studiesinvolving1,945peoplefoundnosignificanteffectofweightlossfromdrinkinggreentea.

2.Greenteaandcholesterol

Thanksagaintothecatechins,inareputablereviewfrom2013of11studiesinvolving821people,itwasfounddailyconsumptionofgreenandblacktea（asadrinkoracapsule）couldhelplowercholesterolandbloodpressure.

It'simportanttonote,however,thattheauthorsofthestudypointedoutthetrialswereshort-term,andcautionedlonger-termtrialswouldbeneededtosubstantiatetheirfindings.Thesewerebackupbyanearlierreviewin2011,whichfounddrinkinggreenteaenrichedwithcatechinsledtoasmall-reductionincholesterol,amaincauseofheartdiseaseandstroke.

Thoughnoonecouldsayforcertainhowmuchgreenteaapersonwouldneedtodrinktoreapthebenefits.

3.Greenteaandcancer

OnthistheNHSisclear.Thereisnoevidencedrinkinggreenteaprotectsagainstdifferenttypesofcancer.

21.What'sthemeaningoftheunderlinedwordinthesecondparagraph?

A.CriticizedB.CommentedC.PraisedD.Exaggerated（夸张）

22.Peoplethinktheingredientsingreenteathatcanburnmorecaloriesare_______.

①vitamins②folate③catechins④magnesium⑤caffeine

A.①②B.④⑤C.③⑤D.②⑤

23.AccordingtoPart2,wecaninferthat______

A.furtherresearchesareneededtoprovethefindings

B.theshort-termresearchisnotright

C.thelong-termresearchisnotintheworks

D.overdrinkinggreenteabenefitshealth

【答案】21.C22.C23.A

B

InthemovieJurassicPark（1993）abillionairecreatesathemeparkfilledwithdinosaurs,broughtbackfromextinctionthroughcloningbyateamofscientists.

Althoughthefilmisofcoursefictional,themethodsusedinittobringanimalsbackfromthedeadmaysoonbecomereality.

ScientistsfromHarvardUniversityintheUSarecurrentlyworkingonresurrectingthewoollymammoth,amammalthatbecameextinctaround4,000yearsago.

However,itwouldn'tbeanexactcopyofthehairybeast."Ouraimistoproduceahybridelephant-mammothembryo,”ProfessorGeorgeChurch,headoftheteamofscientists,toldTheGuardian.

“Actually,itwouldbemorelikeanelephantwithanumberofmammothtraits.We'renotthereyet,butitcouldhappeninacoupleofyears."

Theteamishopingtomakea“mammophant”-amixbetweenanelephantandamammoth.Itwouldbelikearegularelephantbuthavefeaturesfromthemammoththatwouldmakeitmoreadaptabletocoldweather.

Smallears,athicklayerofbodyfatand,ofcourse,longhairarewhathelpedthemammothliveinfreezingtemperatures.

Sowhygothroughalltheeffortandexpensetobringbackananimalthatdiedoutthousandsofyearsago?

Theanswerliesinclimatechange.

It'shopedthatthecreatureswillstopfrostintheworld'stundrafrommeltingandreleasinghugeamountsofharmfulgreenhousegasesintotheatmosphere.

Mammothsusedtokeepthetundrafromthawingbypunchingthroughsnowandallowingcoldairtocomein,"saidChurch.Inthesummer,theyknockeddowntreesandhelpedthegrassgrow."ChurchandhisteamareattemptingtomixmammothDNA,recoveredfromfrozensamplesoftheanimalfoundinSiberia,withthatoftheAsianelephant,whichisitsclosestrelative.

Therearecriticswhobelievethatthemediahasgotcarriedawaywiththestorythough,afterseveralwebsitesranheadlinessuchasWoollymammothswillberoamingEarthagainwithintwoyears.

“Sofar,scientistshavemanagedtoincorporatetraitsofthemammothintoelephantDNA.Inafewyears,theyhopetomakeanembryo,butthat'salongwayfromcreatingaviableembryo,"PopularSciencemagazinewrote.

Somehaveevengonesofarastocallthestory“fakenews".Paleoanthropologist（古人类学家）JohnHawkswroteonblogplatformMedium:

Isthisjustanothercaseofthemediasensationalizing（大肆渲染）whatisotherwiseagoodsciencestory?

"

Althoughwemaynotbeseeingwoollymammothsatthezooanytimeinthenearfuture,it'sstillexcitingtoknowthatthereisstillthepossibilityofarealJurassicParksomeday,howevertinythatpossibilitymaybe.

24.Theunderlinedword“resurrecting”inParagraph3probablymeans__________.

A.makingsomethingadaptabletocurrentcondition

B.studyingasampleofsomething

C.bringingsomethingbacktolife

D.producingahybridembryoofsomething

25.Whatwouldamammophantlooklikeaccordingtothetext?

A.Itwouldbeacombinationofelephant,mammothanddinosaur.

B.Itwouldbeanexactcopyofthewoollymammothwithlonghair.

C.Itwouldlooklikeanormalelephantbutalsosharesomemammothtraits.

D.Itwouldbelikeabiggersizedelephantwithsmallearsandshorthair.

26.WhatisthemainpurposeofproducingmammophantsaccordingtoChurch?

A.Toimprovebiodiversity.

B.Tohelpfightglobalwarming.

C.Toremovefrostinthetundra.

D.Tohelpgrassgrowinthetundra.

27.Whatcanbeconcludedfromthetext?

A.Themediaholdsacautiousattitudetowardthemammophantprogram.

B.Ahybridelephant-mammothembryoislikelytobeproducedwithintwoyears

C.ThemethodusedtoproducemammophantswasborrowedfromthemovieJurassicPark,

D.Scientistsstillhavealongwaytofulfillthegoalsofthemammophantprogram.

【答案】24.C25.C26.B27.D

C

Goodnewsforpeoplewhohavedifficultyinrememberingthings.AmemorytechniqueinventedbytheancientGreekshasrecentlybeenprovedtobeabletogreatlyimproveordinarypeople'smemoryability.Youmayevenbecomeamemorychampionifyoupracticehardenough.

ThisisaccordingtoastudypublishedinthejournalNeuron.Researchersfro

RadboudUniversityMedicalCenterintheNetherlandsfoundthatmemorychampionsaren'tallthatdifferenttous.Peoplewithanaveragememorycangreatlyimprovetheirmemoryabilitybyusingwhat'sknownasthe“mindpalace”method.

Themethodisthesecretweapon（武器）ofthefictional（虚构的）characterSherlockHolmes.

Inordertodothis,youneedtopictureaplaceyou'refamiliarwith,suchasyourlivingroom.Then,youhavetorememberthisplaceinasmuchdetailaspossibleasthisisyourownmindpalace.

Supposeyouwanttorememberashoppinglist.Youcanstartbyspreadingoutalltheitemsaroundyourlivingroominyourmind.Thismeanseachitemonyourlistisconnectedwitharememberedplaceinyourlivingroom.Youtraveltothatrememberedplaceasyourecallthelist.

Toexploretheeffectsofthismethodonthebrain,researchersgathered51participantswithaveragememorylevelsandnopreviousmemorytraining.After40daysofdaily30-minutetrainingsessions（一段时间）,participantsdoubledtheamountofwordstheycouldremember-theywentfromrecallinganaverageof26wordsoutof72,toanimpressive62.Fourmonthslater,evenwithoutcontinuedtraining,theirrecallperformanceremainedhigh.

“Onceyouarefamiliarwiththesestrategiesandknowhowtoapplythem,youcankeepyourperformancehighwithoutmuchfurthertraining,”MartinDresler,assistantprofessorfromRadboudUniversityMedicalCenter,toldtheDailyMail.

Inaddition,thetrainingalsoaffectsthewayourbraincellsconnect.Aftertraining,thewaythattheparticipants'braincellsconnectbegantobelikethoseofmemorychampionscomparedtoscans（扫描检查）takenbeforetraining.Researchersbelievethiscouldberesponsiblefortheirincreasedmemory.

Butwhatmakesthisresearchsofascinatingisthatitseemstoprovethatthetalenttostorethingsinyourmindisn'tdowntogenes.Dreslerfoundtherewasnodeferenceinbrainstructurebetweenmemorychampionsandnormalpeople,whichmeansmemorychampionsarenotbornwithdifferentbrains.

“They,withoutasingleexception,trainedformonthsandyearsusingmethodstoachievethesehighlevelsofperformance,”DreslertoldScienceDaily.

It’sclearthatmorestudiesareneededtofindoutwhat'sgoingonhere,butthe“mindpalace”methodmightbeyourbestbettoneverforgetanimportantname,dateorappointmenteveragain.

28.Themainpurposeofthetextisto_____

A.presentaresearchonamemoryimprovementstrategy

B.explorethesecretsofmemorychampions

C.arguewhethergoodmemoryisnaturalortrained

D.explainhowamemoryimprovementstrategyworks.

29.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaboutthe“mindplace”method?

A.ThemethodbecamepopularbecauseofSherlockHolmes.

B.Peopleneed