高考英语专题综合检测十.docx

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高考英语专题综合检测十

高考英语专题综合检测（十）

1、   TouroperatorshaveseasonaldealsonholidaystoCanada,Australiaandothercountriesinanewyear.

Austravel

   Holidaymakerscansaveupto30%onatriptoAustraliawiththeAustravelsale,whichrunsforaboutamonth.Italsoincludesafourteen-day-longtriptoPerthandawestcoastself-drivetripfrom￡795ppincludingflightsinMayorJuly.

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   CanadianAffairTheleadingUKtouroperatortoCanadawillbeofferingsavingsofupto￡140ppduringitswintersale.Thisincludesathree-nightcitybreaktoToronto,includingreturnflights,forjust￡399,ifyoubookbefore24December.Otherdealscontinueuntil31December.

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   ThomsonandFirstChoiceSomedealsarebeinglaunchedthisweekbyThomsonandFirstChoice,withearlybookingoffersincludingfreeplacesforkids,lowerdepositsandupto￡300offpercoupleonalotofdestinations.

   •thomson.co.uk,firstchoice.co.uk

   Eurocamp

   ThecampingcompanyisofferingthousandsofEasterandMayhalf-termholidaysforunder￡350,suchasanEasterbreakatLaBaumeontheFrenchRivieraforjust￡25anight,basedonastayinatwo-bedroomholidayhome.Earlybookerscansaveupto25%andsecureaholidaywithadepositofjust￡99.

   •Eurocamp.co.uk

   KuoniRunningfromChristmasEve,theKuonisakeincludesawiderangeofoffers.TheseoffersincludetennightsfullboardintheMaldivesfrom￡1,599andsevennightsinPhuket,Thailandfrom￡999perperson—bothincludingflightsandtransfers（换乘）.

   •kuoni.co.uk

1.HowlongmayyoustayinPerthwithAustravel?

A.Onemonth.

B.Twoweeks.

C.Oneweek.

D.Fournights.

2.WhatdoestheauthorsayaboutThomsonandFirstChoice?

A.Itrequiresnodeposit.

B.Itofferscheapreturnflights.

C.Itissuitableforfamilytravel.

D.Itcansaveupto￡300perperson.

3.WhatdoEurocampandKuonihaveincommon?

A.Bothhavevariousoffers.

B.Bothincludeflights.

C.Bothofferadiscountforearlybooking.

D.Bothneedadeposittosecureaholiday.

2、   Undergroundandfloating（漂浮的）citiesareseenasthebestsolutionsashumanitywillbefacingalivingspaceproblemby2115,asurveysuggests.

   Theglobalpopulationisexpectedtoreach11billionin100years.Askedtoratealistof10choicesbyexperts,twofifthsofpeoplesupportbuildingdownwards,whileathirdrelyontheseas.Oneintenofthe2,000surveyedtelltheTVchannel,whichdidthesurveyfortheshowImpossibleEngineeringthattheyexpectwecouldbelivingonMars.

   Thehumanracewillbeforcedtousetheoceansandevendigundergroundtocreatemorelivingspace.Accordingtothecountry-widesurvey,fourintenBritonsbelievediggingdeepbeneaththeearth'ssurfaceistheperfectsolutiontocrowdedconditionsoverground.

   Andathirdthinkbuildingcitiesintheseausingsolarandtida（潮汐的）energywillbetheanswer,whileafifthbelieve“off-the-shelf”3D-printedhomeswillbeacheaperwaytothehousingproblem.

   Andadultswhowereaskedtochoosetheirfavoritesputurban（都市的）farmsinthetopthreewithcropsandanimalsonroofsamongtallcitybuildings.Morethanoneintenofthemfeelspacetravelwillhaveprogressedsofastby2115thatlivingonthemoonorMarswillbeachoice,whileanotheroneintenofthemsayunderwatercitieswillbethebestidea.ThesurveytomarkthebeginningofthenewseriesofImpossibleEngineeringalsofindsfloatingbuildingswiththeirownmicroclimatesarethewaytheworldwillchange.

   “ImpossibleEngineeringshowshowaseriesofseeminglyunrelatedbreakthroughs（突破）canbeputtogethertocreateamazingachievementsofengineering,butanythingcouldhappeninthenext50years,”DrMorgansaid.

1.Howmanypeoplesurveyedchoseundergroundcitiesasthebestsolution?

A.200.

B.400.

C.600.

D.800.

2.Inwhichcountrywasthesurveydone?

A.Britain.

B.America.

C.Canada.

D.China.

3.Urbanfarmsarelikelytoexistin _____.

A.3D-printedhomes

B.outerspacehomes

C.floatinghomes

D.high-risehomes

4.WhatdoesDrMorganthinkofsolvingthelivingspaceprobleminthefuture?

A.Challenging.

B.Promising.

C.Interesting.

D.Worrying.

3、   Atschool,Iwasinthetopsetformaths.MyteachersrecommendedthatIstudyeconomicsandstatisticsasmyA-levelsubjects,butIhadmymindsetonalifefulfilledbythearts.

   Infact,Iwasavictimofagenderstereotypemadestrongersincebirth,thatmendoscienceandmathsandwomendoartsorlanguages.Computerscience,technologyandphysicsjustdidnotfigureinmyteenageworldview.Nobodypopularinmyschoolchosetostudythosesubjects.

   RealitystruckhardwhenIbeganattendingjobinterviewsandinterviewerswouldsay:

“It’sgreatthatyouspeakforeignlanguages,butwhatelsedoyoudo?

”Nobodyaskedmyfriendswhohadstudiedscienceortechnologythosequestions.

   Asurveyrecentlyshowedthatthreeofthebest-paidjobsforwomenareinthetechnologysector.It’sasectorthatreallycanchangetheworld.Wemustshowgirlsthattechnologyhasaneffectoneveryindustryoutthere,fromfashiontoarchitecturetojournalism.Anybodycanlearntocodeandthesedaysit’sasimportantasreadingandwriting.I’verealizedthatatuniversityI’dachievedthewrongkindofliteracy.Notbeingabletocodelimityourimpactontheworldfarmorethananignoranceofgreatliterature.

   NowIhaveafive-year-olddaughter.Idon’twanthertoblindlyfollowgenderrolesthewayIdid.Iwanthertoknowthefactthatascienceortechnicaldegreewillnotlimithercreativitybutexpanditandbroadenherhorizonsfarmorethanmyartsbackgroundcould.I’mexposinghertoMinecraftandapps,whichhelpimproveanalyticalthinkingandproblemsolvingskills.I’mhopingthatmydaughterwilldiscoverandacceptherpotentialsinscienceandwanttochangetheworld.

1.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“genderstereotype”inParagraph2referto?

A.Personallearningstyle.

B.Sexcharacteristic.

C.Conventionalsexconcept.

D.Professiondifference.

2.Accordingtotheauthor,whichmaybethebenefitoflearningscience?

A.Increasingjobpossibility.

B.Winningpopularity.

C.Improvinglanguagecompetence.

D.Enrichingimagination.

3.Howdidtheauthorfeelforhermajorchoice?

A.Satisfied.

B.Active.

C.Discouraged.

D.Regretful.

4.Whatmaybethebesttitleforthetext?

A.ArtorScience,EitherisOK

B.GoodSubjects,GoodFuture

C.Girls,ChooseMoreWisely

D.CatchChances,ChangetheWorld

4、   Isdarkchocolatehealthy?

Yes,darkchocolatehascompounds（化合物）thatofferhealthbenefitsandcanbeenjoyedwithoutguilt,evenonadailybasis.Buttheamountmatters,sincetoomanybitescancontributetoextrafat,sugarandcaloriesandgetridofitshealthbenefits.

Darkchocolateisrichincocoa,whichcontainscompoundsknownasflavanols（黄烷醇）.Athighlevels,cocoaflavanolshavebeenshowntohelplowerbloodpressureandtheriskofdiabetes.Darkchocolatehasthehighestamountofcocoaflavanols:

milkchocolatehaslens,andwhitechocolatehasnone.

   Butwhilecocoaflavanolsindarkchocolatemakeitahealthfultreattheygiveitabiterflavor.Producersmayprocesschocolatetomakeitmoredelicious,butdoingsocanremovesomeofthesebeneficialcompounds,saidMattHartings,anAmericanprofessor.Inspiteofthis,darkchocolateisstillahealthierchoicethanmilkchocolate,whichtendstohavemoresugar.Additionally,cocoapowdercontainsminerals.Soyoucanenjoyapieceofdarkchocolateevenafterameal.Justkeepthefollowinginmind.

   First,buychocolatethathasatleast60%cocoa."Generallyspeaking,thehigherthepercentage,themoreflavanols.Thesehigher-percentagechocolateshavetheaddedbenefitoverthelowerpercentagesandmilkandwhitechocolatesbecausetheycontainlesssugarandlessfat,”Hartingssaid.

   Second,ifpossible,choosenaturalcocoaoverDutchprocessedcocoa,whichistreatedwithanalkali（碱）.Thisgiveschocolateamilderflavorbutremoveshealthfulflavanols.

   Andfinally,tokeepweightincheck,limitto30gramsofdarkchocolatedaily,orabout150calories.

1.Darkchocolateishealthymainlybecauseoftheexistenceof _______.

A.richminerals

B.lesssugar

C.cocoaflavanols

D.fewercalories

2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“treat”inParagraph3mean?

A.Somethingenjoyable.

B.Asalt-freediet.

C.Foodpaidbyothers.

D.Acureforanillness.

3.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?

A.Cocoaflavanolsleadstohighbloodpressure.

B.Whitechocolateisgoodforhealth.

C.Onecanfeelfreetoeatdarkchocolate.

D.Alkalicanaffectflavanols’content.

4.What’stheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?

A.Toshowhislovefordarkchocolate..

B.Topromotethesalesofchocolate.

C.Toprovidefactsaboutdarkchocolate.

D.Tomakeadistinctionamongchocolates.

5、   Weallknowthatahot,milkydrinkandawarmbatharesupposedtorelaxyoubeforebed,butmanyofusstillcan'tslipintosleep.Herearesometipstohelpyougotosleep.

   •Breatheinthroughyourleftnostril（鼻孔）

   ①__________SleepspecialistPeterSmithsays,“Lieonyourleftside,restingafingeronyourrightnostriltocloseit.Startslow,deepbreathingintheleftnostril.f,Peter,authorofSleepBetterWithNaturalTherapies,saysthistechniqueisparticularlygoodwhenoverheartingispreventingsleep.

   •②__________

   Relaxingallyourmusclescanprepareyourbodyforsleep.AnxietyexpertCharlesLindensays:

“Lyingonyourback,takeadeep,slowbreathinthroughyournoseand,thesametime,squeezeyourtoestightlyasifyouaretryingtocurlthemunderyourfoot,thenloosenthemslowly.Breatheagain,contractyourlegmuscles,