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广东省揭阳市第一中学届高三下学期开学考试正月联考英语试题Word版含答案

2016-2017学年度高三正月联考英语科试题

揭阳第一中学高三备课组

第一部分阅读理解（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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

FortheTravelsection,writersandeditorsselectedspecialitemstoprofilefromadozencities.

Brussels:

Chocolate

NearlyhalfthechocolateconsumedintheworldiseateninEurope,andBelgium—withaverageconsumptionof14.99poundsperpersonayear—certainlycoversitsfairshare.WhileBrussels,thecountry’scapital,ishometohundredsofchocolatemakers,whatmakesavisitnecessaryistherichheritageoftraditionalchocolatemakers.

Budapest:

Paprika（红辣椒）

ThejobofpreparingHungarianpaprikawasonceconsideredtoodangerousformotherstodo.Awomanwhotouchedherchildrenuponreturningfromworkriskedburningthem,soonlytheelderlyandunmarriedwereallowedthedelicatetaskofseparatingtheskinfromtheflesh.Butbytheearly20thcentury,sweetervarietiesandamachineturnedpaprikaintoacommonfeatureofallHungariancuisine.

Lisbon:

Tiles（瓷砖）

IsthereabluercountrythanPortugal?

TheblueskyandAtlanticOceanembracetheland.ThebluemoodsofFado,thedarkfolkmusic,formthenationalsoundtrack.AndallacrossPortugal,thetypicallybluedesignsofazulejos—ceramictiles—arespreadacrosschurches,castles,palaces,universityhalls,parks...TheresultisabeautifullandofChristiansaints,Portuguesekings,historicalglories,aristocrats（贵族）atleisure,seascapesandsoon.

Madrid:

Guitars

WalkingintooneofMadrid’sstoriedguitarmakers’workshopscanfeellikesteppingintothepast.Curlywoodshavings,fromthepalest

pinetoebony,fallontothefloorasartisans（工匠）turnsomehumblewoodintoworksofart.It’spainstakingwork—alldonebyhand—withclassicalguitarmodelsandthemethodsofmakingthemchanginglittleoverthelastcentury.

1.WhatdoesthejobofpreparingHungarianpaprikasuggest?

A.ThepopularityofHungarianpeppers.

B.Thedifficultyofprocessingpeppers.

C.TheuniquetraditioninBudapest.

D.The

hotlevelofHungarianpeppers.

2.Whichcitycanbeasplendidsettingforafilm?

A.Brussels.                B.Budapest.               C.Lisbon.                  D.Madrid.

3.What’sthesimilarityofthefouritems?

A.They’realltreasuresofacity.

B.Theyalldatebackseveralcenturies.

C.Theirproductionprocessesareallpainstaking.

D.TheyallwinpopularityinmostEuropeancountries.

B

About150yearsago,avillagechurchpriest,PatricBronte,

inYorkshire,England,hadthreelovely,intelligentdaughtersbuthishopesfellentirelyontheonlymaleheir,Branwell,ayouthwithremarkabletalentinbothartandliterature.

Branwell’sfatherandsisterssavedtheirpenniestopackhimofftoLondon’sRoyalAcademyofArts,butifartwashiscalling,hedialedawrongnumber.Withinweekshehightailedithome,apennilessfailure.

Hopesstillhigh,thefamilylandedBranwellajobasaprivatetutor,hopingthiswouldfreehimtodevelophisliteraryskillsandachievethesuccessandfamethathedeserved.Failureagain.

Still,theselflesssisterssquelchedtheirowngoals,farmingthemselvesoutasteachersandgovernessesinsupportoftheirincreasinglyindebtedbrother,convincedtheworldmusteventuallyrecognizehisgenius.Asfailuremultiplied,Branwellturnedtoalcohol,thenopium,andeventuallydiedashehadlived:

afailure.Sodiedhopeintheonemale—butwhatofthethreesisters?

DuringBranwell’slastyears,thegirlspublishedabookofpoetryattheirownexpense（underapenname,forfearofreviewers’biasagainstfemales）.EvenBranwellmighthavelaughed:

theysoldonlytwocopies.

Theydidn’tgiveup.Instead,theycontinuedintheirsparetime,lateatnightbycandlelight,topourouttheircontainedemotion,writingofwhattheyknewbest,ofwomeninconflictwiththeirnaturaldesiresandsocialcondition,inreality,lessfictionthanautobiography!

And19thcenturyliteraturewastransformedbyAnne’sAgnesGrey,Emily’sWutheringHeights,andCharlotte’sJaneEyre.

ButyearsofsacrificeforBranwellhadeventuallyruinedtheirhealth.Emilytookillatherbrother’sfuneralanddiedwithin3months,aged29;Annedied5monthslater,aged30;Charlottelivedonlytoage39.Ifonlytheyhadbeennurturedinsteadofsacrificed.

NooneremembersBranwell’sname,muchlessofhisartorliterature,buttheBrontesisters’tragicallyshortlivesteachusevenmoreoflifethanliterature.

4.Accordingtothepassage,whatcanwelearnfromthestoryofBranwell?

A.Giftisnotnecessarilyaguaranteeofsuccess.

B.Giftisaburdenforaperson.

C.Aperson’ssuccessislargelyduetothesupportofhisfamily.

D.Toomanychoicesmayleadtosuccessinnone.

5.WhatmightleadtothetragedyofthethreeBrontesisters?

A.Thattobeawriterwasareallytoughroadtogo

B.Thesocialprejudiceagainstwomeninthosedays

C.Theirpoorfamily

D.Thefailureoftheirbrother.

6.Whichwordistheclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedword“squelched”inparagraph4?

A.carriedoutB.livedoutC.setasideD.stuckto

7.WerePatricBrontealive,whatmightheregretmost?

A.Nottakinggoodcareofhischildren.

B.Intendinghissonforanartistorawriter.

C.Puttingallofhise

ggsinonemalebasket.

D.Sacrificingtoomanypenniesforhisson.

C

Britishscientistshavediscoveredthewillowtrees（柳树）plantedatananglecouldincreasesugarsforbiofuelproduction.

Willowisafast-growingspecies.Itisalreadyusedtoproducefuelsfortherenewableheatingandpowermarket.Infutureitcouldalsohelptoproducebiofueltopow

ervehicles.Ithasbeenknownthatwhenwillowsgrowinginthewildareblownsidewaystheytendtoproducemoresugars.Butforawhileithasnotbeenknownwhythishappens.

ResearchersatImperialCollegeLondon,ledbyDrNicholasBreretonandDrMichaelRayoftheDepartmentofLifeSciences,havenowsolvedthemystery.Whenthetreeisblo

wnsideways,itsgenesproducelargenumbersofsugarmolecules（分子）tostraightenthetreeupwards.

“Thisisanimportantbreakthrough.Ourstudynowshowsthatnaturalgeneticchangesarerelatedtothesedifferences.Andthiscouldwellbethekeytounlockingthefutureforgreenenergyfromwillow,”saidDrBrereton.

Theresearchwascarriedoutunderlabconditions.Thewillowsweregrownatanangleof45degrees.Theywerecomparedtowillowswhichgrownaturallystraightupwards.TheteamthenlookedforthesameeffectamongthewillowsgrowingontheIsleofOrkneywherestrongwindscausethetreestobendatextremeangles.TheydiscoveredthattheOrkneytreesproducefivetimestheamountofsugarsfoundinwillowsgrowninshelteredconditions.

WillowiswidelyplantedacrosstheUK.Theresultsshowthatbiofuelcropssuchaswillowscouldbegrowninclimaticallychallengingconditionswherechancesofgrowingfoodcropsarelimited.

ThestudyispublishedinBiotechnologyforBiofuels.

8.Whatmayhappenwhenwillowsareplantedinstrongwinds?

A.Theystopgrowing.

B.Fewsugarsareproduced.

C.Theytrytogrowsideways.

D.Changesingenestakeplace.

9.TheOrkneywillows______________.

A.areunusuallyrichinsugars

B.grownaturallystraightupwards

C.lookedtallerthanordinarywillows

D.arestrongerthanthosegrowinginlabs

10.Farmerslivinginc

hallengingclimate____________.

A.usebiofuelforheatingandpower

B.areencouragedtogrowbiofuelcrops

C.canplanteddifferentkindsoffoodcrops

D.shouldmaketheirwillowsgrowstraight

11.Wheredoesthispassageprobablycomefrom?

A.Apersonaldiary.B.Anewspaperad.

C.AscientificjournalD.Atravelmagazine

D

Weighingtoomuchcandamageyourhealth,andobesityisagrowingproblemforbothkidsandadultsaroundtheworld.Sleepmightbeoneanswertotheproblem.Anewstudyhasfoundthatelementaryschoolstudentswhoslepttoolittleweremorelikelytogainpounds.IntheUnitedStatestoday,some9millionchildrenovertheageof6areobese.

    Paststudieshaveshownalinkbetweensleepinglessandweighingmore,butscientistshavehadatoughtimedetermining"whichcamefirst,thechickenortheegg,"saysJulieC.LumengoftheUniversityofMichiganinAnnArbor.Inotherwords,ithasn'tbeenclearwhetherkidswhoweightoomuchhavetroublesleeping,orwhethersleepinglessleadstoweightgain.Bothscenarios（情况）seemedequallypossible.

    Togetabetterideaofwhichcauseswhich,Lumengandhercolleaguesinterviewedtheparentsof785thirdgradersfromaroundtheUnitedStates.Theparentsansweredquestionsabouthowwelltheirkidssleptthatyear.Threeyearslater,theparentsansweredthesamequestions.Bysixthgrade,18percentofkidsinvolvedinthestudywereobese.

Thescientistsfoundnorelationshipbetweenweightandthestudents'raceorgender.Italsodidn'tmatterhowstricttheirparentswere,orwhethertheywereboysorgirls.Obesitystruckallofthesegroupsequally.Instead,sleepseemedtobethekeyfactor.Overthe3yearsoft

hestudy,thechildrenaveragedahealthy9.5hoursofsleepanight.Somekids,however,sleptalotmore—orless—thanothers.Forthesixthgraders,everyhourofsleepabovethe9.5-houraveragewaslinkedtoa20percentlowerriskofbeingobese.Sleepappeareddoublyimportantforthethirdgraders.Everyextrahourofsleeptheygotwaslinkedtoa40percentdropinobesitybysixthgrade.

     "Iexpectedwe'dfindthatthis（sleeplinkwithobesity）wasjust abunchofbunk,"saysLumeng,apediatrician.Buttheirfindingswereconvincing.Nomatterhowherteamlooked