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高三寒假作业
曹县三中2015—2016学年第一学期寒假作业
高三英语试卷
(一)
命题人:
赵根审核人:
朱梅2016-1
第Ⅰ卷
第一部分听力(共两节,每小题1.5分,满分30分)(略)
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)阅读并选出最佳选项。
A
VisitorOystercardsareelectronicsmartcardsthatcomefullychargedwithcredit.Whetheryou'remakingaone-offtriptoLondonoryou’rearegularvisitor,usinganOystertravelsmartcardistheeasiestwaytotravelaroundthecity'spublictransportnetwork.Simplytouchthecardontheyellowcardreaderatthedoorswhenyoustartandendyourjourney.
AdvantagesofaVisitorOysterCard
AVisitorOystercardisoneofthecheapestwaystopayforsinglejourneysonthebus,Tube,DLR,tram,LondonOver-groundandmostNationalRailservicesinLondon:
●Savetime----yourcardisreadytouseassoonasyouarriveinLondon.
●It'smorethan50%cheaperthanbuyingapapertravelcardorsingleticketswithcash.
●Thereisadailypricecap----onceyouhavereachedthislimit,youwon’tpayanymore.
●EnjoyspecialoffersandpromotionsatleadingLondonrestaurants,shopsandentertainmentvenues----plusdiscountsontheEmiratesAirLinecablecarandThamesClippersriverbuses.
BuyaVisitorOystercard
BuyaVisitorOystercardbeforeyouvisitLondonandgetitdeliveredtoyourhomeaddress.Acardcosts£3(non-refundable)pluspostage.OrderonlineandarrivewithyourOysterinhand!
YoucanalsobuyaVisitorOystercardfromGatwickExpressticketofficesatGatwickAirportStationandonboardEurostartrainstravellingtoLondon.
AddCredittoYourVisitorOysterCard
Youcanchoosehowmuchcredittoaddtoyourcard.IfyouarevisitingLondonfortwodays,youcanstartwith£20credit.Ifyourunoutofcredit,addcreditatthefollowinglocations:
●TouchscreenticketmachinesinTube,DLR,LondonOver-groundandsomeNationalRailstations.
●Around4,000OysterTicketStopsfoundinnewsagentsandsmallshopsacrossLondon.
●TFLVisitorandTravelInformationCenters.
●TubeandLondonOver-groundstationticketoffices.
●EmiratesAirLineterminals.
21.WhencanyouuseyourVisitorOysterCard?
A.Afteryoubecomearegularvisitor.B.Onlywhenyouendyourjourney.
C.OnceyouarriveinLondon.D.Beforeyouleavehome.
22.WhatcanwelearnabouttheVisitorOystercard?
A.ItcanreachyoubeforeyourjourneytoLondon.
B.Itrequiresyoutopayasmuchasthedailypricecap.
C.Itcanprovideyoua50%discountataLondonshop.
D.Itcanbedeliveredtoyourhomeaddressfreeofcharge.
23.WherecanyouaddcredittoyourVisitorOystercard?
A.OntheInternet.B.AtaTubestationticketoffice.
C.OnEurostartrains.D.AtGatwickExpressticketoffices.
B
ForCanadians,backpackingEuropeisaspecialceremonysignifyinganewlifestage.Unlikepackagetours,backpackingisastruggle,fullofdiscoveryandchanceconnections.Itisaboutfocusingonsomethingdifferentfromourownlivesandlosingourselvesinanewworld,ifonlyforamoment.
Well,that'swhatbackpackingEuropeissupposedtodo.That’swhatitusedtodobeforemoderncommunications,socialmedia,andcommercialhostelling(旅社).OlderCanadianswouldnotrecognizetheEuropethattheybackpackedinthe1960s,1970sandeventhe1980s.Farfromaroughadventureintoforeigncultures,theEuropeanexperiencehasbeenshatteredinpartbytoday'stechnology.
Afewyearsago,Itookmythen60-year-oldfatheronabackpackingtripacrosspartofEuropeandTurkey.Asheisanexperiencedtravelerandsomeonewhopossessesastrongsenseofadventure,Idecidedthatwe'dtravelonabudget,stayinginhosteldorms.Forhim,backpackingthroughEuropein1969wasaboutindependenceandstruggle.Buttwothingssurprisedhimattheendofourjourney.Firstwashowtechnology-basedbackpackinghadbecome:
Youngpeopleweresodirectlyconnectedtohomethattheywerehardlyawayinanymeaningfulsense.Second,thelackofconnectionswemadewithlocals.Insteadofmakingusfeelclosertoaplace,hefoundcommercialhostellingactuallymadeusmorealienated(疏远的).
Buttherewassomeroomforhope.Whiletechnologytakesourattentionawayfromthebeautyandhistorybeforeus,therewerealsowaysinwhichithelpedustoconnectwithoursurroundings.WebsiteslikeAirbnbhavemadeiteasiertostaywithenthusiasticlocals.CouchSurfinghelpsorganizemeet-upsbetweenlocalsandtravelers.TheonlinemarketplaceDopiosoffersachancetomeetlocalsthroughenjoyableexperienceslikeapersonalizedcitytour.
Backpackingcanneverbethewayitwasforourparents’generation.Butdoingalittlestudyofhistoryandculturebeforeleaving,andbravelygettingridofanyelectronicdeviceswhiletraveling,willhelpgiveyoungtravelersatasteoftheglorydays.
24.Theunderlinedword“shattered”inParagraph2mostprobablymeans________.
A.broadenedB.relivedC.ruinedD.acquired
25.AftertherecentbackpackingtripinEurope,theauthor’sfatherfinds________.
A.backpackersconnectlesswithlocalsthanbefore
B.youngpeopledislikegettingintouchwiththeirfamily
C.ahostelisaniceplacefortravelerstomeeteachother
D.backpackinginEuropebecomesmoredifficultthanbefore
26What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardstechnology?
A.Negative.B.Objective.C.Uncertain.D.Uninterested.
27.Thetextmainlydiscussestherelationshipbetween________.
A.adventuresandculturesB.technologyandtraveling
C.youngpeopleandtheirfamilyD.CanadiantravelersandEuropeans
C
Thinkaboutthelasttimeyoufeltafraid.Wasitafearofheight?
Didyouoversleeponaweekdayandfearyou’dgetintotroubleattheoffice?
Inanycase,youknowwhatitfeelsliketofeelfear.
Butonewomandoesn’tThewoman,code-named“UM”,gaveherfirst-everinterviewafteryearsofbeingstudiedbyateamofresearchers.Thewomanisgivenacodenamebecausetheresearcherswanttoprotectherfromanyonewhowouldtakeadvantageofherinabilitytofeelafraid.
UMcan’ttellyouwhatfearisbecauseshe’sneverexperiencedit.“Iwonderwhatit’sliketoactuallybeafraidofsomething,”shesaid.TheformalnameforthediseaseisUrbach-Wiethdisease,whichischaracterizedbyahoarse(粗哑的)voice,smallbumpsaroundtheeyes,andcalciumdeposits(钙沉积的)inthebrain.
InthecaseofUM,thediseasehastransformedthepartofherbrainthatcontrolsthehumanresponsetofear.Intheinterview,UMtalksaboutaneventinherlifewhereshewasheldatknifepointandgunpoint,“Iwaswalkingtothestore,andIsawamanonaparkbench.Hesaid.“Comehere,please,”soIwentovertohim.Hegrabbedmebytheshirt,putaknifetomythroatandtoldmehewasgoingtocutme.Itoldhim,“Goaheadandcutme,”Iwasn’tafraidatall.Andforsomereason,heletmego.”
DoctorswhohavebeenstudyingUM’sconditionforyearshavebeentryingdifferentthingsthatcouldstrikefearintoher.Theyfinallyfiguredsomethingout—increasingUM’scarbondioxidelevels.Extracarbondioxideconcentrationinthebloodisknowntocausefearandpanicinhealthindividuals.IncreasingUM’scarbondioxidelevelsdidmanagetogiveherafright.
28.Thetextstartsby_______.
A.challengingthereaderB.solvingdailyproblems
C.listingsituationsD.givingexplanations
29.WhyisthewomanwithUrbach-Wiethdiseasegivenacodename?
A.TotellhercasefromotherpatientsB.Torespectherprivacy
C.Tomeettheresearchers’demandsD.Toensurehersafety
30.FromUM’scase,wecanknowthatUrbach-Wiethdiseasemay________.
A.stopthebrainfromfunctioningnormally
B.leadtoadecreaseincalciumdeposits
C.stopthebrainfromrespondingquickly
D.leadtoanincreaseincarbondioxide
31.WhatwillprobablyhappentoUMfromthelastparagraph?
A.DyingoftheUrbach-Wiethdisease.B.Gettingthesenseofpanic.
C.Experiencinganotherdanger.D.Speakingwithahoarsevoice.
D
Witharound100studentsscheduledtobeinthat9:
00amMondaymorninglecture,itisnosurprisethatalmost20peopleactuallymakeittotheclassandonly10ofthemarestillawakeafterthefirst15minutes;itisnotevenasurprisethatmostofthemarestillintheirpajama’s(睡衣).Obviously,studentsareterribleatadjustingtheirsleepcyclestotheirdailyschedule.
Allhumanbeingspossessabodyclock.Alongwithotheralertingsystems,thisgovernsthesleep/wakecycleandisthereforeoneofthemainprocesseswhichgovernsleepbehaviour.Typically,thepreferredsleep/wakecycleisdelayedinadolescents,whichleadstomanystudentsnotfeelingsleepyuntilmuchlaterintheevenings.Thistypicalsleeppatternisusuallyreferredtoasthe“nightowl”scheduleofsleep.
Thisisopposedtothe“earlybird”schedule,andisakindofdisorderwheretheindividualtendstostayupmuchpastmidnight.Suchapersonhasgreatdifficultyinwakingupinthemornings.Researchsuggeststhatnightowlsfeelmostalertandfunctionbestintheeveningsandatnight.Researchfindingshaveshownthatabout20percentofpeoplecanbeclassifiedas“nightowls”andonly10percentcanbeclassifiedas“earlybirds”------theother70percentareinthemiddle.Althoughthisisclearlynottrueforallstudents,fortheoneswhoaretruenightowls,thisgivesthemanexcellentexcuseformissingtheirlectureswhichunfortunatelyfallbeforemidday.
32.WhatdoestheauthorstressinParagraph1?
A.Manystudentsareabsentfromclass.
B.StudentsareverytiredonMondaymornings.
C.Studentsdonotadjusttheirsleeppatternswell.
D.StudentsarenotwellpreparedforclassonMondays.
33.WhichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtoParagraph2?
A.Moststudentsprefertogetuplateinthemorning.
B.Studen