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高三英语
高三英语限时训练一(7月3日)
(满分120分,考试时间:
90分钟)
第二部分:
阅读理解(共两节,满分35分)
第一节(共10个小题;每小题2.5分,满分25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,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
AcrossBritain,burnttoastwillbeservedtomothersinbedthismorningasoldersonsanddaughtersrushtodelivertheirsupermarketbunchesofflowers.But,accordingtoanewstudy,weshouldbeplacingahighervalueonmotherhoodallyear.
Mothershavelongknownthattheirhomeworkloadwasjustasheavyaspaidwork.Now,thenewstudyhasshownthatiftheywerepaidfortheirparentallabors,theywouldearnasmuchas£172,000ayear.
Thestudylookedattherangeofjobsmothersdo,aswellasthehourstheyareworking,todeterminethefigure.Thiswouldmaketheiryearlyincome£30,000morethanthePrimeMinisterearns.
Byanalyzingthenumbers,itfoundtheaveragemotherworks119hoursaweek,40ofwhichwouldusuallybepaidatastandardrateand79hoursasovertime.Afterquestioning1,000motherswithchildrenunder18,itfoundthat,onmostdays,mumsstartedtheirroutineworkat7amandfinishedataround11pm.
Tocalculatejusthowmuchmotherswouldearnfromthatlabour,itsuggestedsomeoftherolesthatmumscouldtakeon,includinghousekeeper,part-timelawyer,personaltrainerandentertainer.Beingapart-timelawyer,at£48,98anhour,wouldprovetobethemostprofitableofthe“mumjobs”,withpsychologistaclosesecond.
ThestudyshowsmothersmatterallyearlongandnotjustonMother’sDay.Theemotional,physicalandmentalenergymothersdevotetotheirchildrencanbenever-ending,butchildrenarealsosourcesofgreatjoyandhappiness.Investing(投入)intimeforparentingandraisingrelationshipsismoneywellspent.
21.HowmuchwouldamotherearnayearifworkingasthePrimeMinister?
A.£30,000.B.£202,000.C.£172,000.D.£142,000.
22.Whatisstressedinthelastparagraph?
A.mothers’importanceshowsinfamilyallyearlong.
B.Investingtimeinparentingwouldbringafinancialreturn.
C.Mothers’devotiontochildrencanhardlybecalculated.
D.Thesacrificesmothersmakearehugebutworthwhile.
23.Whatcanweconcludefromthestudy?
A.Mothers’workinghoursshouldbelargelyreduced.
B.Mothers’laborisofahighervaluethanitisrealized.
C.Mothersshouldbalancetheirtimeforworkandrest.
D.Mothersshouldbefreedfromhouseworkforsociallife.
B
Ilogontoacomputeratthedoctor’sofficetosayIhavearrivedandthenwaituntilavoicecallsmeintotheexaminationroom.
There,aroboticnursedirectsmeontoadeviceandthentakesmybloodpressure.Sometimelater,instepsthedoctor,whoisalsoarobot.Henotesdownmysymptomsandgivesmeaprescription(处方).Ipayformyvisitusingacreditcardmachineandreturnhomewithouthavingmetanotherhumanbeing.
WhenIcallmydentist’sofficeandactuallygetahumanbeingontheline,Iamthrilled.AndwhenIseetheintroductionofyetmoreself-servicecheckoutstationsatthegrocerystore,Ifeellikeshouting,“Whenitcomestocashiers,makeminehuman,please!
”
Afterall,humancashierssometimesgiveyouastorecoupon(优惠券)foritemsyouarebuying.Evenmorethanthat,real-lifecashiersoftentakeaninterestinparticularlycutechildren,whichcanbrightenayoungmother’sday.Acashiermayalsoshowcompassion(同情)foranelderlypersonstrugglingtogetthatlastpennyoutofherpurse.
Whattechnologicaldevicewoulddoanyofthis?
Idon’twanttogobacktotheStoneAge,butI’malsoworriedaboutaworldrunbymachines.Sometimeswhenyou’rechattingwithsomeone,youdiscoverthingsyouneedtoknow.Maybeareceptionistneedsprayerssaidforasickchild.Maybeasalespersoncanofferabitofencouragementtoacustomerwhoisfeelingtired.
Machinescanbeefficientandcost-effectiveandtheyoftengetthejobdonejustfine.Buttheylackanelementsoimportanttoeverydaylife.
Callitthespirit,thesoulortheheart.Itissomethingnomachinewilleverhave.Itisbeinghumanthatencouragesustosmileatothers,whichmaybewhattheyneedatthatmoment.
24.What’stheauthor’spurposeinwritingthefirsttwoparagraphs?
A.Todescribeapossiblefuturescenewhererobotstakecontrolofourlife.
B.Toindicatehightechnologycanmakeourfuturelifeveryeasy.
C.Towarnreadersofthepossibledangersofroboticnursesanddoctors.
D.Topredicthowtechnologycanaffectthewayweseeadoctorinthefuture.
25.Whydoestheauthorpreferbeingservedbyhumansratherthanbyrobots?
A.Robotsdon’toffertogivestorecoupons.
B.Robotscan’tprovideefficientservices.
C.Robotsareindifferentandemotionless.
D.Robotsareunabletodoajobaswellashumans.
26.What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardsmachines?
A.Hewishesonedaytheywouldcometolife.
B.Heisabsolutelyagainsttheirexistenceinhislife.
C.Heisafraidtheywouldtaketheplaceofhumanbeings.
D.Hedoesn’tliketheyaffecthislifetoomuch.
C
Theworld’smostpopularbananaisfacingamajorhealthcrisis.Accordingtoanewstudy,adiseasecausedbyapowerfulfungus(真菌)iskillingtheCavendishbanana,whichaccountsfor99%ofthebananamarketaroundtheglobe.Thedisease,calledTropicalRace4(TR4),hasaffectedbananacropsinsoutheastAsiafordecades.Inrecentyears,ithasspreadtotheMiddleEastandtheAfricannationofMozambique.NowexpertsfearthediseasewillshowupinLatinAmerica,wherethemajorityoftheworld’sbananasaregrown.
OnceabananaplantisinfectedwithTR4,itcannotgetwaterandnutrients.TR4livesinsoil,andcaneasilyenduponaperson’sboots.IfthecontaminatedbootsarethenwornonafieldwhereCavendishbananasaregrown,thediseasecouldbetransferred.“Onceafieldhasbeencontaminatedwiththedisease,youcan’tgrowCavendishbananasthereanymore,”Ploetzsays.
Cavendishbananasarepopularamongconsumers.Ploetzsays,“ConsumerslikethewayCavendishlooksandtastes.”
ButCavendishisalsoparticularlyattackedbyTR4.“Andtheyarealleasilyinfectedwiththisdisease.Soonceoneplantgetsinfected,itjustrunslikewildfirethroughoutthatentireplantation.”
Bananashavefacedthiskindofcrisisbefore.Inthemid-1900s,themostpopularbananaatthetimewasnearlywipedoutbyanearlierversionofTR4.
Onesolutiontotheproblem,Ploetzsays,istotrytodevelopnewbananasthatcanresistTR4.“Itreallyneedstobedone,butwedon’thaveityet.”HenotesthatwestillhavetimebeforeweneedtoworryabouttheCavendishbananadisappearing.
27.Theunderlinedword“contaminated”inParagraph2canbereplacedby“______”.
A.replacedB.suppliedC.preventedD.infected
28.IfabananaplantisinfectedwithTR4,thebananaplantwillprobablydieof____.
A.thirstB.coldC.heatD.poison
29.Wecaninferthatthedisease,calledTR4can________.
A.lastforalongtimeinthesoilB.becuredeasilywithchemicals
C.bepreventedfromspreadingeasilyD.damageaperson’sboots
30.whichofthefollowingisthebesttitle?
A.Hello,Bananas!
B.SayNotoBananas!
C.BananasorTR4?
D.Bye-Bye,Bananas?
第二节(共5个小题;每小题2分,满分10分)
根据短文内容,从选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。
选项中有两项为多余选项。
Ecotourism
31Itisanewtermintoday’stourismindustry.Butinanageofgrowingenvironmentalawareness,itisnottoodifficultforustoimagineandunderstandthisnewformofholiday.
Ecotourism,whichisconsideredasakindofresponsibletourism,istypicallydefined(定义)astraveltoplaceswherespecialandunusualplants,animalsandculturalheritages(遗产)arethemainattractions.32Therefore,programsconcerningtheprotectionofsomenaturalandculturalspotsalsoformapartofecotourism.
Ecotourismisdevelopingatgreatspeed.AccordingtoarecentreportbytheWorldTourismOrganization,ecotourisminrecentyearshasenjoyedanannualgrowthofabout5%worldwide.33Theyincludebirdwatching,hiking,diving,photographyandtakingpartinvariouskindsoflocalculturalevents.
Ifyoulovebeingclosetonature,protectingtheenvironmentorimprovingthelivesofpeoplethenecotourismisanexcellentwaytoseenewandexcitingplaces.34However,itlookslikesomesmallertownsandcountryareasmaywellbecomethenewdestinationsforpeopletovisittomorrowbecausetheyarerichinecological,culturalandhistoricalresources.
Ecotourismhasbeengainingincreasingrecognitionandpopularitymainlyfortherelaxing,naturalandvividexperienceitofferstotourists.Peopleareattractedtonatureandlongtobeclosetoit.However,aconflictbetweennatureandhumanbeingsisunavoidable.35
A.Ittakesecologyandcultureintoconsideration.
B. Bigcitiesarestillthemajorplacesthatattracttouristsinoursocietytoday.
C. Peoplecanhavegreatfunenjoyingnaturethroughecotourism.
D. Howtoprotectnaturalresourceswhiletakingadvantageofthemisofgreatimportance.
E.Youmaynotbeveryfamiliarwith“ecotourism”.
F.Thedefinitionofecotourismisbeyondwords.
G.Morethan80activitieshavebeenlistedforecotourism.
第三部分:
语言运用(共两节,满分45分)
第一节:
完形填空(共20个小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出可以填入最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
ProfessorMihaly,fromtheUniversityofChicago,hasinterviewedthousandsofpeoplewhohaveahappylifetofindouthowtheydoit.“I’vebeenstudying 36 forover30years,”saysMihaly.“My 37 inthesubjectcamefrommyownexperienceasachildduringWorldWarII,whenIsawmanyadults 38 bytheterribleevents.Buttherewerealwaysafewwho 39 theircourage,helpedothers,andwereabletogiveasenseof 40 andmeaningtotheirlives.Iwantedtofindouthowapersoncould 41 afulfilling(愉快)and