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推荐K12内蒙古包头六中届高三英语上学期期中试题

包头六中2018—2019学年第一学期期中考试

高三年级英语试卷

笔试部分

一、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，从每小题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

TheBestPlacestoSeeGiantPandas

DujiangyanPandaBaseBestPandaVolunteerProgram

Location:

DujiangyanPrefecture,67kmor1.5hoursfromChengdu

Activities:

pandaviewing,holdingpandas,andpandakeeperprogram

Suitablefor:

thosewhowantaless-crowdedpandavolunteerprogram

Thoughnewlyestablishedin2014,DujiangyanPandaBaseisquieterandseesfewer

travelersthanBifengxiaPandaCenter,sovolunteershavemoretimeandchancestogetclosetothepandas.Besides,thiscenterboastsaninteractiveexperience:

thePandaKeeperProgramTravelerscanassistcaretakersintakingcareofpandas.

ChengduGiantPandaBreedingCenter-mostPopular

Location:

Chengducityoutskirts,10kmawayfromChengdu,easilyaccessible

Activities:

seeingpandas,watchingpandabreedingmovies

Bestfor:

touristswhohavelimitedtime,andareonlyinterestedinseeingorholdingpandas

Well-equipped,especially,forgiantpandabreeding,thebaseaimstocreateanapproximationofthepanda'swildlivingenvironment,andtotrainthepandastoadapttowildliving,andthenreleasesthemintothewild.

WolongPandaCenter-homeofWildPandas

Location:

SouthwestWenchuanCounty,121kmwestofChengdu

Activities:

seeingpandas,takingcareofpandas,takingaphotowithapanda

Bestfor:

peoplewhowanttotakepartinthevolunteerprogram（takingcareofpandas）

Withcomprehensivenaturalresources,WolongPandaCenterhasbeenopenedafterthe“5．12”earthquake.Visitorscannotonlyseepandas,butalsoparticipateinpandakeeperprogramstoexperiencetakingcareofpandas,andtakephotoswiththem.

21.WhatisspecialaboutDujiangyanPandaBase?

A.Itiseasilyaccessible.

B.Itwasoncedestroyed.

C.Itisthemostpopular.

D.Itislesscrowded.

22.WhichcenterisnearesttoChengduaccordingtothepassage?

A.DujiangyanPandaBase

B.ChengduGiantPandaBreedingCenter

C.WolongPandaCenter

D.BifengxiaPandaCenter.

23.WhyisWolongPandaCenterthehomeofwildpandas?

A.Becauseofitsrichnaturalconditions.

B.Becauseofitsman-madewildenvironment.

C.Becauseofitsconvenienttraffic.

D.Becauseofitsfewervisitors.

B

WhenIwas17,IreadamagazinearticleaboutamuseumcalledtheMcNay,oncethehomeofawatercoloristnamedMarianMcNay.Shehadrequestedthecommunitytoturnitintoamuseumuponherdeath.OnasunnySaturday,SallyandIdroveovertothemuseum.sheasked,"Doyouhavetheaddress?

""No,butI'llrecognizeit,therewasapictureinthemagazine.."

“Oh，stop．Thereitis！

"

Themuseumwasfree.Weentered,excited.Agroupofpeoplesittinginthehallstoppedtalkingandstareatus.

"MayIhelpyou?

"amanasked."No,"Isaid."We'refine,"Tourguidesgotonmynerves.Whatiftheytalkedalongtimeaboutapaintingyouweren'tthatinterestedin?

Sallyhadgoneupstairs.Thepeopleinthehallseemedverynosy（爱窥探的），keepingtheireyesonmewithcuriosity.Whatwastheirproblem?

Isawsomenicesculpturesinoneroom.SuddenlyIsensedamanstandingbehindme."Wheredoyouthinkyouare?

"heasked.Iturnedsharply."TheMcNayArtMuseum!

"Hesmiled,shakinghishead."Sorry,theMcNayisonNewBraunfelsStreet.""what'sthisplace?

"Iasked,stillconfused."Well,it'sourhome."Myheartjolted（震惊），Iracedtothestaircaseandcalledout,"Sally!

Comedownimmediately!

"

"There'ssomereallygoodstuff（艺术作品）upthere."Shesteppeddown,lookingconfused.Ipushedhertowardthefrontdoor,wavingatthefamily,saying"Sorry,pleaseforgiveus,youhaveareallyniceplace."Outside,whenItoldSallywhathappened,shecoveredhermouth,laughing.Shecouldn'tbelievehowlongtheyletuslookaroundwithoutsayinganything.

TherealMcNaywassplendid,butwefeltnervousthewholetimewewerethere.VanGogh,Picasso.Thistime,westayedtogether,incaseanythingelseunusualhappend.

Thirtyyearslater,awomanapproachedmeinapublicplace."Excuseme,didyoueverenteraresidence,longago,thinkingitwastheMcNayMuseum？

”

"Yes.Buthowdoyouknow?

Wenevertoldanyone."

"Thatwasmyhome.Iwasateenagersittinginthehall.Beforeyoucameover,IneverrealizedwhatabeautifulplaceIlivedin.Ineverfeltluckybefore.Youthoughtitwasamuseum.Myfeelingsaboutmyhomechangedafterthat.I'vealwayswantedtothankyou."

24.WhatdoweknowaboutMarianMcNay?

A.Shewasapainter.

B.Shewasacommunityleader.

C.Shewasamuseumdirector.

D.Shewasajournalist.

25.Whydidtheauthorrefusethehelpfromthemaninthehouse?

A.Shedislikedpeoplewhowerenosy

BShefeltnervouswhentalkingtostrangers.

CSheknewmoreaboutartthantheman

DShemistookhimforatourguide.

26.WhydidtheauthordescribetherealMcNaymuseuminJustafewwords?

A.Therealmuseumlackedenoughartworktointeresther.

B.Shewastooupsettospendmuchtimeattherealmuseum.

C.TheMcNaywasdisappointingcomparedwiththehouse

D.Theeventhappeninginthehousewasmoresignificant

27.Whatcouldwelearnfromthelastparagraph?

A.Peopleshouldhavegoodtastetoenjoylife.

BPeopleshouldspendmoretimewiththeirfamily.

C.Peopletendtobeblindtothebeautyaroundthem.

D.Peopletendtoeducateteenagersatamuseum.

C

Sleeprepairsthebodyandthemindandhelpspreventdiseasebystrengtheningtheimmunesystem.However,manyadultsdonotgeteighthoursofsleepeachnight.Theaverageadulttodaygetsonly6.4hoursofsleep.Onlyinrecentyearshavehealthprofessionalsbeguntorealizetheseriousnessofsleepdeprivationintheworkingpopulation.Asignificantnumberofpeopleworkatnight,worklonghours,orsufferfromsleeplessnessorjetlag.

Studiesshowthatthebrainisnegativelyaffectedbysleepdeprivationbecausecertainpatternsofelectricalandchemicalactivitythatoccurduringsleepareinterruptedandthebraincannotfunctionnormally．Inonestudy，thirteenhealthyadultsubjects（实验对象）whousualIyhadnormalsleeppatternswerekeptawakeandcarefullymonitoredinalabduringaperiodof35hours.Duringtheexperiment,thesubjectswereaskedtoperformseveraltasks,suchasmathematicsandwordproblems,whileundergoingscansoftheirbrainactivity.Theresearchersfoundthatthetemporallobe（颞叶）ofthebrain,theregioninvolvedinlanguageprocessing，wasactiveduringspeechtasksinrestedsubjectsbutnotinsubjectswholackedenoughsleep.

Afterseveralhourswithoutsleep,therewasnoactivitywithinthisregion.

Severalstudiesshowthatgettingfewerthansixhoursofsleepcandamageshort-termmemoryandreactiontime----thuscausingaseriousriskofaccident.Inonestudyofdrivers,researchersreportedthatsleepdeprivationhadthesameeffectsasbeingdrunk.Theyfoundthatpeoplewhodroveafterbeingawakefor17hoursperformedworsethanthosewithabloodalcohollevelof0.5percent,thelegallimitfordrunkdrivinginmostwesternEuropeancountries.Theresearchersconcludedthatcountrieswithdrunkdrivinglawsshouldconsidersimilarrestrictionsagainstsleep-depriveddriving.

28.Theunderlinedword"deprivation"inthefirstparagraphisclosestinmeaningto

A.weaknessB.Ioss.C.discomfort.D.pain

29.ThepassagementionsallofthefollowingascausesofsleepdeprivationEXCEPT__________.

A.jetlag.B.longworkhours.C.boringworkD.workingatnight

30.ThepurposeofthestudydescribedinParagraph2wastodetermine_______

A.howmanyhourspeoplecansurvivewithoutsleep

B.howpeoplereactwhentheirsleepisinterrupted

C.thechangesinbrainactivitythatoccursduringsleep

D.theeffectsofsleepdeprivationonbrainactivity

31.WhydoestheauthormentionbloodalcohollevelinParagraph3?

A.Toshowhowsleepdeprivationreducesthebloodalcohollevel.

B.Toshowthatsleepdeprivationhasthesamedangerouseffectsasbeingdrunk.

C.Tosuggestthatsleep-depriveddriversarealsolikelytodrink

D.Toargueagainstraisingthelegallimitfordrunkdriving.

D

Encouraginglifetobloom（兴旺）inthemiddleofadesertisnoeasytask.ButonecompanyintheUnitedArabEmirateshascomeupwithaplantoprovidedrinkingwaterforthestate'scitizens.ThecompanyintendstodragicebergsfromAntarcticatothegulfcoastinordertoharvestitsfreshwater.

ThecompanyplanstosourcethemassiveblocksoficefromHeardIsland,around600milesoffthecoastofmainlandAntarctica.Itwillthentransportthemaround5,500milestoFujarrah,onepartoftheUAE.Oneicebergcouldprovideenoughwaterforonemillionpeopleoverfiveyears,accordingtothecompany.

Thecompany'sdirectorsaystheyhavealreadytravelledthetransportationrouteandcheckedthepossibilityofthescheme,accordingtoreportsinGulfNews.SpeakingtothesiteaboutwhatheiscallingtheUAEIcebergProject,AbdullahMohammadSulaimanAlShehisaid,"Wehavemadethetechnicalandfinancialplan.Wewillstarttheprojectatthebeginningof2018.Wewantitmainlyforthewater.Itcouldalsobegoodfortourismandtheweather."

TheUAEisoneofthedriestcountriesintheworldduetoitsextremelyaridclimatewhichreceiveslessthanfourinchesofrainfallperyear.Despitethat,itconsumesmorewaterthandoubletheglobalnationalaverage,puttingthecountryatsevereriskofdroughtsoverthenext25years.

Anaverageicebergcontainsmorethan20billiongallonsofwater,accordingtothecompany.Theicebergtakesalongtimetomeltas80percentofitisunderwater,whilethewhiteiceabovereflectssunlightanddeflects（转移）itsheat.Blocksoficewillbe