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届湖北高三年级份质量检测英语试题word版

黄冈市2016年高三年级3月份质量检测

黄冈市教育科学研究院命制

2016年3月15日下午3:

00---5:

00

本试卷共10页，全卷满分150分，考试用时

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分10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,选出最佳选选项.并在答题卡

上将该选项涂黑．

A

Chinahasannouncedit’sabolishingitsone-childpolicy.Whatdifferencehasitmade,statisticallyspeaking?

400millionbirthsprevented

Theone-childpolicy,officiallyinplacesince1979,hasprevented400millionbirths.Parentshavefacedfinesandotherpunishmentsforhavingmorechildren.

ThemajorityofthedecreaseinChina’sfertilityratehappenedinthe1970s.Itdroppedfrom5.8childrenperwomanin1970to2.7in1978.Despitetheone-childpolicytheratehadonlyfallento1.7by2013.

21:

28-babydeathsrate

Sincetheone-childpolicywasintroduced,babygirlshavebecomemorelikelytodiethanboys.

Inthe1970s,accordingtotheUnitedNations,60malesper1,000livebirthsdiedundertheageofone.Forgirlsthefigurewas53.Inthe1980s,aftertheone-childpolicybecameofficial,therateforbothwas36.Bythe1990s,26malesper1,000livebirthsdiedbeforetheageofone-and33girls.The2000ssaw21boysper1,000livebirthsdyingand28girls.

1.16boysbornforeverygirl

SexuallyselectiveabortionshavebeenconsideredasamajorcauseofChina'sunusualimbalance.

Gietel-Basten,associateprofessorinsocialpolicyatOxfordUniversity,saysthebirthsofmanygirlsarenotregisteredifparentshavebrokentherulebyhavingtwochildren,addingofficialsoftenturnablindeye.It'sestimatedtherearenow33millionmorementhanwomeninChina.

4:

2:

1families

WiththeageingofChina'spopulationandthecontinuationoftheone-childpolicy,a“4:

2:

1”homeisthedescriptiongiventohouseholdsinwhichtherearefourgrandparent,caredforbytwoworkingageparents,whothemselveshaveonechild.

By2050,it’spredictedthataquarterofChina'spopulationwillbe65orolder.Thepredicteddeclineinthenumberofpeopleofworkingageisthoughttohavepersuadedthegovernmenttodroptheone-childpolicy.

21.Whenwasthebabydeathsrateforbothboysandgirlsequal?

A.Inthe1970s.B.Inthe1980s.C.Inthe1990s.D.Inthe2000s

22.Whatmakestheone-childpolicyabolishedaccordingtothepassage?

A.Thedeclineofbirthrate.B.Theriseofbabydeathsrate.

C.Thechangeoffamilystructure.D.Thedeclineofworkingagepeople.

23.Thepassagesumsuptheonechildpolicyby________________.

A.numberB.exampleC.contrastD.analysis

B

Mathilda,15,isTurkana,anativepeoplethathassurvivedbyraisingcattleinasemiarid（半干旱）region.Mathilda'sschool,likemostschoolsinthearea,doesn'thaveaccesstocleanwaterandsanitationfacilitiesforitsstudents.Soinsteadofspendingtheirwholeschooldaylearning,Mathildaandherclassmatesstarttheirdaybyspendingtwohourstotheclosestriverfetchingwater---waterthatisanywaymostlikelynotsafetodrink.Theydothesamethingagainintheafternoon,sotheyoftenlosearoundhalfoftheirschooldayfetchingwater.

Mathildahastodothesamethingoutsideofschoolhourstogetthewaterherfamilyneedsathome,leavingherlittletimeforstudying.Becauseofrisingtemperatures,waterhasbecomeharderandhardertofindhere,andpeoplehavetospendmoreandmoretimetryingtofindit.

Thisisjustonesmallexampleofhowclimatechangeismakingithardertorealizepeople’srightstowater,educationandsecurity.Unfortunately,mosthigher-incomecountriesremainedsilentontheissue.

Thisisdespitestudiesshowingthatcommunitiesalreadyfacingmarginalization（边缘化）,suchaswomenandchildren,mostlysufferfromclimatechange.Thisisespeciallythecaseforthoseincountrieswithlimitedresourcesandfragileecosystems.

Meanwhile,womenconsistofthemajorityoftheworld'spoor，andsoaremoredependentfortheirlivelihoodonnaturalresourcesthatarethreatenedbyclimatechange.Andaroundtheworld,womenandgirlsarethemostlikelytoberesponsibleforfetchingwaterfortheirfamilies.

Thisexposesthemtodangerandleavesthemwithlesstimetoattendschool,earnmoney,orsimplytorest.Butthefactisthattheeffectsofclimatechangewillbefeltglobally.

Despitethedifficultiessheisfacing,tryingtogetaneducation,Mathildasaysshehopestoservehercommunityinaleadershiprolewhenshegrowsup.

“Alloftheworld'sleadersneedtoworktogethertosolvethisproblemthatweareallfacing,”shesaid.

24.Mathildahastospend_______fetchingwatereveryschoolday.

A.twohoursB.fourhoursC.morethanfourhoursD.almostawholeday

25.Thefirsttwoparagraphsareintendedtotellus____________.

A.thecauseandeffectoflackofwater

B.oneseriousconsequenceofclimatechange

C.thedifficultiesinfetchingwaterinthesemiaridregion

D.thehardshipoflifeforthepeopleinthesemiaridregion

26.Wecanconcludefromthepassagethat________________.

A.climatechangeiseveryone'sbusiness

B.waterisbecomingrarebecauseofrisingtemperatures

C.fetchingwatertakesupMathilda'shalfofstudyingtime

D.femalesaremoreresponsibleforfetchingwaterfortheirfamilies

27.Thepassageismainlyabouttheproblemcausedby_______________.

A.risingtemperaturesB.fetchingwaterC.climatechangeD.watershortage

C

Iwalkeduptothecounter.Behinditwasaladywithglassesonthetipofhernoseandgrayhaironherhead.

“Excuseme,”Isaid.Shelookedup.“You’rethatClementskid,”shesaid.“I’mMissBee.Comecloserandletmegetalookatyou.”Shepushedherglassesuphernose.“Icandescribeyoutothepoliceifsomethinggoesmissingfromthestore.”

“I’mnotathief!

”Iwasshocked.Iwasseventooyoungtobeathief!

“FromwhatIcanseeyou’renotmuchofanything.ButIcantellyou’vegotpotential.”Shewentbacktoreadinghernewspaper.

“Ineedtogetthese.”Isaid,holdingupmylist.“So?

Gogetthem.”MissBeepointedtoasignonthescreendoor.“I’mnotyourservant,soIsuggestyougetyourselfabasketandstartfilling.”

IvisitedMissBeeseveraltimesaweekthatsummer.Sometimessheshort-changedme.Othertimessheovercharged.“Thatcanofbeansisonlytwentyninecents”Icorrectedheroneafternoon.Ihadwatchedthenumberschangeonthecashregisterclosely,andMissBeehadadded35cents.Shedidn'tseemembarrassed.Shejustlookedatmeoverherglassesandfixedtheprice.

Butsheeverletmedeclarevictory.Allsummerlongshefoundwaystoplaytricksonme.NosoonerhadIlearnedhowtopronouncebicarbonateofsoda（小苏打）andmemorizeditslocationontheshelfthanMissBeerearrangedtheshelveandmademehuntforitalloveragain.

OnedaybeforeIleft,shesaid,“Iknowwhatyouthinkofme,butIdon'tcare!

Eachofusisputonthisearthforareason.IbelievemyjobistoteacheverychildImeetlifelessons.Whenyougetolderyou'llbegladourpathscrossed!

”GladImetMissBee？

Ha!

Theideawasabsurd…

Untilonedaymydaughteraskedmetofinishhermathproblems.“IfIdoitforyouhowwillyoueverlearntodoityourself?

”Isaid.Suddenly,IrememberedtheladyMissBee.

28.Thegirlfelt__________whenMissBeeimpliedshecouldbeathief.

A.surprisedB.shockedC.puzzledD.annoyed

29.WecaninferfromParagraph6thatMissBee______________.

A.showednocareabouthermistakesB.madethegirllearntodouble-check

C.wasalwaysplayingtricksonthegirlD.wascarelessanddishonesttodobusiness

30.ItcanbelearnedfromthepassagethatMissBee______________.

A.knewherjobwastohelpeverychildshemet

B.askedthegirltoshopbyherselftotestherhonesty

C.taughtthegirlmanylessonsbutshedidn'tunderstand

D.rearrangedtheshelvestoteachthegirltobechangeable

31.WhichisNOTthelessonthewriterlearntfromshopping?

ATreatotherskindlyandpolitely.B.Don’tbesoquicktojudgeothers.

C.Thebestteachersaren’tonlyinschool.D.Tryourbestthoughthetaskseemsbeyondus.

D

Anewgraphhasrevealedexactlyhowlongyou’11needtosweatitoutinthegymtoneutralize（抵消）swallowingafavoritefastfood.

Whileeatingfriedchicken,pizzaandburgerswillallentailagymsessionofoveranhourdoingcardio（有氧运动）orliftingweights,womenhaveitfarharderthanmenandmustworkextrahardtobanishcalorie-packedmeals.

AfteraclassicMcDonald'sfavorite,theBigMac,menwouldneedtodo42minutesofcardioor57minutesofweightlifting.

Asforwomen,fiftyoneminutesofcardiowouldhelpcounterthe24gramsoffatinaBigMac---overaquarteroftherecommendeddailyallowance---oranhourandeightminutesofweightlifting.

However,the450gTescochocolatecakewasbyfartheworstoffender.Clockinginatawhopping1,710caloriesand90gramsoffat,onlyahardcoregymsessionisgoingtoshiftthecaloriesyou’veabsorbedfromthisdessert.Theaveragewomanwouldhavetoliftweightsforalmostfourhourstoworkoffthecaloriesinthiscake.

Comparativelyachocolatebarseemshealthy,with237calorieswhichwouldtake25minutesfortheaveragewomantorunoff.Alternativelyyoucouldspendthirtythreeminutesdoingweightliftingexercises.

Menwillhavetocomplete40minutesofcardioand53minutesofweightliftingwhilewomenwillhavetocomplete48minutesofcardioand64minutesofweightliftingagainstthecaloriesinFrenchfries.

32.Thefatoftherecommendeddailyallowanceforwomenis_________grams.

A.18B.20C.24D.30

33.Accordingtothepassage,__________istheunhealthiestfood.

A.FrenchfriesB.theBigMacC.achocolatebarD.Tescochocolatecake

31.Comparedwithmen,womenmustspend___