河北衡水中学届高三摸底联考英语试题与答案.docx

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河北衡水中学届高三摸底联考英语试题与答案

中学2017届高三摸底联考英语试题及答案

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

Canyouresistcreamcakes?

Imissmysugar!

I’vedecidedtoloseweightandIhadtogiveupcakes.It’sdifficultbecauseIhaveasweettoothandIlovecreamcakes.

Nothavingtreatscanbegoodforyourhealth.I’veheardthattheBurts,afamilyoffiveinSouthEastEngland，livedsugarfreeforawholeyearaftertheyfoundouttheirdaughterhaddiabetes（糖尿病）.Itwasn’teasy.Toavoidtemptation,Idon’tgotoanybakeries,butthisfamilyactuallyownsone,whichmakesupto3,000cakesaweek.

Theywereinshockwhenthedoctorsaidthattheir16-year-oldLucyhadtocheckherbloodsugarlevelsregularlyandtakeinsulin（胰岛素）.Headvisedhertoeatanormal,balanceddiet,buttheBurtswentfurtherandgotridofsugaraltogether.

Andhowdoesitfeeltolivewithoutsugarforawhile?

JasonBurtsaidthatforamonththeyfeltweak.Butlateronitallchanged.Hesayshefeels“moreawake”andfullofenergy.

AndwhatabouttheBurtfamilybusiness?

Ithadtokeepusinghalfatonofsugaraweekandanycookworthhissaltknowsthatyouhavetotastearecipetoknowifit’sright.Noproblemthere,saysJasonBurt’swife,Clare.Shepointsoutthatshe’sgotlotsofpeopleofferingtotastethecakesforthem.Thefamilyisalsothinkingaboutsellingmoredeliciousproducts.

Iwonderwhatmakesushaveastrongdesireforsweetfood.Anyway,I’vedecidedtoforgetaboutthesweettasteofsugarforawhile.AsBritishmodelKateMosssays：

“Nothingtastesasgoodasskinnyfeels.”

21.Fromthepassage,whatdoweknowabouttheauthor?

A.Theauthorrunsabakery.B.Theauthorhatessweettaste.

C.Theauthorisonadiet.D.Theauthor’sdaughterhaddiabetes.

22.WhatdidtheBurtsdoafterhearingthedoctor’sadvice?

A.Theywereshocked.B.Theywenttoofaraboutit.

C.Theyusedhalfatonofsugaraweek.D.Theyavoidedsugarcompletely.

23.Fromthepassagewecanlearnitisnecessaryforacook       .

A.tomakeupto3,000cakesaweek

B.totastearecipetoknowifit’sright

C.togetlotsofpeopleofferingtotastethecakes

D.tosellingmoredeliciousproducts

24.WhatdoesthesentencebyKateMossmean?

A.Itisworthwhiletoresistfoodtolookskinny.

B.Thereisnothingtastingasgoodassweets.

C.Nothingtastesgoodwhentheskinfeelsterrible.

D.Nobodycanresistthedesireforsweets.

B

Parentswilldoanythingfortheirchildren.Whetheritwouldbethefood,clothes,ortheplacetheylivein,parentswillalwaysmakesuretheirchildrenhavethebestofeverything.Oneofthebiggestconcernsthatparentscurrentlyhaveiseducatingtheirchildren.Theyarefacedwithlotsofdifficultieswhenitcomestoeducationfortheiryoungones.Choicesincludeprivateschool,charterschool,publicschoolorhomeschooling.

Fortunatelyforparents，thereareavarietyofdifferentstrategiesthattheycantakeinordertoincreasetheirchild’soverallintelligence.AccordingtoRossA.Thompson,PhD,professorofpsychologyattheUniversityofCaliforniaatDavis,achild’sbrainwillactuallyreach90%ofitsfullsizebythetimetheystartkindergarten.

ResearchersatNorthwesternUniversityinChicagoconcludedthatplayingamusicalinstrumentdirectlyaffectedthebrainstem,thelowersectionofthebrain.Moreover,childrenthatlearnaninstrumentatanearlyagetendtocontinueitwhentheyareolder.Andnumerousstudiesshowthatawellbalancedmealisessentialforachild’smentalaswellasphysicalhealth.Someotherresearchersrecommendedthatasecondlanguageshouldbetaughtwhenchildrenareinpreschool.Theystatethatthreetofouryearsofageistheperfecttimeandthatanyageunderfourwouldworkperfectlyfineforachild’sbraindevelopment.

Theaveragechildwilllearnhowtoreadbetweenkindergartenandsecondgrade.Manyparentscangivetheirchildrenajumpstartbyteachingthemtoreadbeforetheystartschool.Childrencouldhaveanadequatebackgroundofthealphabetandsoundsofwordsbeforeattendingschool.Thiscanbedonebysimplyreadingtothemwheneveryouwant.Themorecomfortabletheyget,theeasiertheprocesswillbe.

25.Fromthefirstparagraph,wecaninferthat       .

A.parentsfindithardtosatisfytheirkids’variousdemands

B.parentsmeetanewchallengewhenraisingtheirkids

C.parentshavemorechoicesinofferingeducationtotheirkids

D.parentsgetactivelyinvolvedintheprocessoftheirkids’growth

26.Whatsuggestionmaytheresearchersinthepassagemake?

A.Totrainkidsasearlyaspossible.

B.Totryasmanymeansaspossible.

C.Tohelpkidsdevelopasfullyaspossible.

D.Touseasmanyavailableresourcesaspossible.

27.Whatdoesthethirdparagraphmainlydiscussabout?

A.Thepropertimetoteachchildrentolearnlanguages.

B.Theeffectivewaystohelpdevelopchildren’sbrains.

C.Thevitalfactorstohaveagreateffectonchildren’shealth.

D.Thepracticalstepstoarousechildren’sinterestinstudy.

28.Wecanreplacethewords“jumpstart”inthelastparagraphwith      .

A.inspirationB.introductionC.suggestionD.promotion

C

Oneofthegreatestgiftsonegenerationcangivetoothergenerationsisthewisdomithasgainedfromexperience.Thisideahasinspiredtheaward-winningphotographerAndrewZuckerman.Heinterviewedandtookphotosoffiftyover-sixty-five-year-oldsallovertheworld.Hisprojectexploresvariousaspectsoftheirlives.Thephotosandinterviewsarenowavailableonourwebsite.

Clickontheintroductionstoreadthecompleteinterviews.

Letusnowhaveacultureofpeace.

一FedericoMayorZaragoza,Spain

FedericoMayorZaragozaobtainedadoctorateinpharmacy（药学）fromtheComplutenseUniversityofMadridin1958.Aftermanyyearsspentinpolitics,hebecameDirector-GeneralofUNESCOin1987.In1999，hecreatedtheFoundationforaCultureofPeace,ofwhichheisnowthepresident.Inadditiontomanyscientificpublications,hehaspublishedfourcollectionsofpoemsandseveralbooksofessays.

Writingisadiscovery.

一NadineGordimer，SouthAfrica

Duetoaweakheart,NadineGordimerattendedschoolanduniversitybriefly.Shereadwidelyandbeganwritingatanearlyage.Shepublishedherfirstshortstoryattheageoffifteen,andhascompletedalargenumberofworks,whichhavebeentranslatedintofortylanguages.In1991,GordimerwontheNobelPrizeforLiterature.

Jazzisabouttheonlyformofarttoday.

—DaveBrubeck,USA

DaveBrubeckstudiedmusicattheUniversityofthePacificandgraduatedin1942.AfterWorldWarTwohewasencouragedtoplayjazz.In1951,herecordedhisfirstalbum（专辑）.Brubeck’s1959albumhasbecomeajazzstandard.HereceivedaGrammyLifetimeAchievementAwardin1996.

FormorefiguresCLICKHERE.

29.WhydidAndrewZuckermanchoosethefiftyeldersforhisproject?

A.Becausetheiraccomplishmentsinspiredhim.

B.Becausetheyarephysicallyimpressive.

C.Becausetheirwisdomdeservestobepassedon.

D.Becausetheyhavesimilarexperiences.

30.Accordingtothewebpage,FedericoMayorZaragoza       .

A.haswonmanyawardsforhisworkinpolitics

B.hasservedasthepresidentofauniversity

C.hasdevotedallhislifetothefieldofscience

D.hasmadeachievementsindifferentareas

31.Whomostprobablysaid“Myeducationhasbeenthelibraryandbooks”intheinterviewwhenreflectingonhis/herexperience?

A.AndrewZuckerman.B.FedericoMayorZaragoza.

C.NadineGordimer.D.DaveBrubeck.

32.Whatisthemainpurposeofthiswebpage?

A.TopublicizeZuckerman’sproject.

B.ToshowZuckerman’sawards.

C.Tospreadthewisdomofthethreepeople.

D.Tocelebratetheachievementsofthethreepeople.

D

Asearlyasthemid-18thcentury,somepeoplebeganraisingdoubtsaboutMarcoPolo’stravels.In1995,historianFrancesWoodarguedinherbookDidMarcoPoloGotoChina?

thatthefamousexplorerfromVenicenevermadeittopasstheBlackSea.ShenotedthathistraveljournalleftouttheGreatWallofChina,chopsticksandteadrinkingamongotherdetails.Furthermore,ChinesedocumentsfromPolo’sdaymadenomentionoftheexplorerandhismen.Lastyear,ateamofItalianresearchersbecamethelatesttochallengePolo’saccounts.Theysaidthatevidencedidn’tsupporthisdescriptionofKublaiKhan’sJapaneseinvasions（侵略）.

Now,however,researchbyHansUlrichVogelofGermany’sTubingenUniversitymighthelpproveMarcoPolowastrue.InanewbookMarcoPoloWasinChina，theprofessorofChinesehistorytriestoprovethatMarcoPolospokethetruth.Hesuggests,forexample,thatPolodidn’tincludetheGreatWallinhisbookbecauseitonlyachieveditsgreatimportanceintheMingDynastyseveralhundredyearslater.VogelfurtherexplainsthatChineserecordsfromthe13thand14thcenturiesavoidedsettingdownvisitsfromWesterners.

Historiansbeforehimhavetouchedontheseissues.ButVogelalsoreliesonanotherevidence:

theexplorer’sverydetaileddescriptionsofcurrencyandsaltproductionintheYuanDynasty.AccordingtoVogel,PolodocumentedtheseaspectsofMongolChinesecultureingreaterdetailthananyotherofhistime.ThisisahintthatPoloreliedonhisownpowersofobservation.

WillweeverknowwhetherMarcoPolotraveledtoChina?

Perhapsnot,buttheconsequencesofhisrealorfictionaljourneyarestillfeltacrosstheglobe.Onereaderof ThetravelsofMarcoPolowasChristopherColumbus,whosteppedupontheNewWorldwhilefollowinghisidol’sfootsteps.

33.FranceWooddoubtedMarcoPolo’stravel’stoChinabecausehisdescription       .

A.missedsomeimportantcultureofChinaB.coveredsomuch