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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