广东省梅州市蕉岭中学届高三上学期第一次质检英语试题 Word版含答案.docx

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蕉岭中学2017届高三第一次质检英语试题

第I卷

第一部分阅读理解（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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

LeedsCastleisinKent,England5miles（8km）southeastofMaidstone.ItisbuiltonislandsinalakeformedbytheRiverLentothecastofthevillageofLeeds.Ithasbeenopentothepublicsince1976.

Openingtime:

ApriltoSeptember:

10:

00—18:

00OctobertoMarch:

10:

00—17:

00

Tickets:

TicketsarevalidforoneyearfromdateofpurchasegivingfreerepeatvisitstotheCastle,groundsandattractions.ExcludesspecialticketedeventsandChristmasDay.

Adulttickets:

￡24single

Childtickets:

￡16single（4—15yearsold）

Kidticket:

free（under4）

Transportation:

Coachorexpress:

NationalExpressfromLondontoLeedsCastledirectly

Train:

AnytrainfromsoutherncitiestoBearsted,transferbySpotTraveltoLeedsCastle,15minutes’ride,goesbyeachhour.

TheUpstairsTour:

Thursday21stApril,11:

30am

SeetheStatebedrooms,notnormallyonshowtothepublic.Hearabouttheguestsoftheroaring1920s,seethebedroomwhereEdwardandSimpsonstayedandwherePavarottiwasaccommodatedduringhisvisit.

Price:

￡5perperson.Avalidentranceticketisrequiredperperson

Embroidery（刺绣）TasterWorkshop:

Sunday5thJune,10:

30am

LearnthebasicswithexpertsupervisionfrommembersoftheEmbroiderersAssociationandsewyourownsmallpieceofembroiderytolakehomeandframetoturnintoacushionorhandmadegreetingcard.

Price:

￡20perperson.

Avalidentranceticketisrequiredperperson.Includesrefreshmentsandallmaterials.

21.HowmuchshouldanadultwithachildpaytoenterLeedsCastle?

A.￡10.B.￡24.C.￡16.D.￡40.

22.WhatcanvisitorsseeduringtheUpstairsTour?

A.Pavarotti.B.TheStatebedrooms.C.Ashow.D.artworks.

23.TovisittheEmbroideryTasterWorkshop,youhaveto________.

A.getanentranceticketB.showyourgreetingcard

C.knowaboutembroideryD.joinanassociation

B

Yourhousemayhaveaneffectonyourfigure.Expertssaythewayyoudesignyourhomecouldplayaroleinwhetheryoupackonthepoundsorkeepthemoff.Youcanmakeyourenvironmentworkforyouinsteadofagainstyou.Herearesomewaystoturnyourhomeintopartofdietplan.

Openthecurtainsandturnupthelights.Darkenvironmentsaremorelikelytoencourageovereating,forpeopleareoftenlessself-conscious（难为情）whenthey’reinpoorlylitplaces-andsomorelikelytoeatlotsoffood.Ifyourhomedoesn’thaveenoughwindowlight,getmorelampsandfloodtheplacewithbrightness.

Mindthecolors.Researchsuggestswarmcolorsfuelourappetites.Inonestudy,peoplewhoatemealsinablueroomconsumed33percentlessthanthoseinayelloworredroom.Warmcolorslikeyellowmakefoodappearmoreappetizing,whilecoldcolorsmakeusfeellesshungry.Sowhenit’stimetorepaint,goblue.

Don’tforgettheclock-ortheradio.Peoplewhoeatslowlytendtoconsumeabout70fewercalories（卡路里）permealthanthosewhorushthroughtheirmeals.Beginkeepingtrackofthetime,andtrytomakedinnerlastatleast30minutes,Andwhileyou’reatit,actuallysitdowntoeat.Ifyouneedsomehelpslowingdown,turnonrelaxingmusic.Itmakesyoulesslikelytorushthroughameal.

Downsizethedishes.Bigservingbowlsandplatescaneasilymakeusfat.Weeatabout22percentmorewhenusinga12-inchplateinsteadofa10-inchplate.Whenwechoosealargespoonoverasmallerone,totalintake（摄入）jumpsby14percent.Andwe’llpourabout30percentmoreliquidintoashort,wideglassthanatall,skinnyglass.

24.Thetextisespeciallyhelpfulforthosewhocareabout_______.

A.theirhomecomfortsB.theirbodyshape

C.housebuyingD.healthydiets

25.Ahomeenvironmentinbluecanhelppeople_________.

A.digestfoodbetterB.reducefoodintake

C.burnmorecaloriesD.regaintheirappetites

26.Whatarepeopleadvisedtodoatmealtimes?

A.Eatquickly.B.Playfastmusic.

C.Usesmallerspoons.D.Turndownthelights.

27.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetest?

A.IsYourHouseMakingYouFat?

B.WaysofServingDinner

C.EffectsofSelf-ConsciousnessD.IsYourHomeEnvironmentRelaxing?

C

Peoplewhoareobese（肥胖）haveaworsememorythantheirthinnerfriends,asmallstudyshows.

Testson50peopleshowedthatbeingoverweightwaslinkedtoworse“episodicmemory”ortheabilitytorememberpastexperiences.

Thestudyinthe QuarterlyJournalofExperimentalPsychology arguesthatalessvividmemoryofrecentmealsmayleadtoovereating.However,otheraspectsofmemory—suchasgeneralknowledge—shownosigns.

Testsonratshavepreviouslyshownthatwithburgeoningwaistlinescomepoorerperformancesinmemorytests,buttheevidenceinhumanshasbeenmixed.

FiftypeoplewithaBodyMassIndex（BMI）rangingfrom18（healthy）to51（veryobese）tookpartinamemorytest—abitlikedoingatreasurehuntonyourown.Theyhadto“hide”objectsatdifferenttimesandondifferentscenesdisplayedonacomputerscreen.Theywerelateraskedtorecallwhattheyhadhidden,whenandwhere.Theresultsshowedobesepeople’sscoreswere15%lowerthanthinnerpeople.

Dr.LucyCheke,fromtheUniversityofCambridge,toldtheBBCNewswebsite,“Thesuggestionwe’remakingisthatahigherBMIishavingsomereductiononthevividnessofmemory,butthey’renotdrawingblanksandhavingamnesia（失忆症）.Asamatteroffact,iftheyhavealessstrongmemoryofarecentmeal,withalessstrongimpactinthemind,thentheymayhavelessabilitytoregulatehowmuchtheyeatlateron.”Hungerhormones（激素）playahugeroleinhowmuchweeat,butithasalreadybeenrecognizedthatourmindshaveakeyroletoo.

Dr.Chekeconcluded,“Itistooearlytotalkintermsofadvice,butwearecertainlybeginningtoobservehowobesitycausesitselftocontinue.”

28.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“burgeoning”inParagraph4referto?

A.changing.B.declining.C.swinging.D.increasing.

29.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEabouttheexperiment?

A.TheresearcherscomparetheperformancesofpeoplewithvariousBMIs.

B.Fiftysubjectsarerequiredtoseekforobjectshiddenbytheresearchers.

C.Allaspectsofmemorywillbeinfluencedbyobesity.

D.Thenumberofratstestedisthesameasthatofpeople.

30.Dr.LucyCheke’swordsindicatethat_______.

A.it’shightimethattheyprovidedsuggestionsondealingwithobesity

B.it’sourmindsratherthanhungerhormonesthatplayanimportantrole

C.havingahigherBMIhasanegativeinfluenceonmemorytosomeextent

D.ifsufferingfromweakmemory,peoplecannotregulatebehaviors

31.Wheredoesthistextprobablycomefrom?

A.Anentertainmentmagazine.B.Asciencereport.

C.Anadvertisement.D.Sciencefiction.

D

Forthousandsofyears,peoplethoughtofglassassomethingbeautifultolookat.Onlyrecentlyhavetheycometothinkofitassomethingtolookthrough.Storesdisplaytheirgoodsinlargeglasswindows.Glassbottlesandjarsthatholdfoodanddrinkallowustoseethecontents.Glassisusedtomakeeyeglasses,microscopes,telescopes,andmanyotherextremelyusefulandnecessaryobjects.

UntiltheSecondWorldWar,mostoftheglassusedforopticalinstrumentswasimportedfromEurope.However,duringthewarAmericanscouldnotgetEuropeanglass,andtheywereforcedtomaketheirown.Asaresult,newkindsofglassesweredevelopedthathadbeenpreviouslyunknown.Theseneweffectswereachievedbymixingotherchemicalelementswiththesand.Someofthesenewglassesareverystrongandcanresistmanykindsofshocks.LegendhasitthataveryhardglasswasinventedbyaRomanwhoshowedhisdiscoverytotheEmperor.WhentheEmperorsawtheglasshefearedthatitwouldbecomemorevaluablethangoldandsilver,makinghistreasureworthless.Therefore,hehadtheglassmakerkilled,andthesecretwasnotdiscoveredagainforhundredsofyears.

Inthepresentcentury,safetyglasswasinventedforuseinmoderncarsandplanes.Safetyglassismadebyplacingalayerofplasticbetweentwolayersofplateglass.Whentheoutsidelayerofglassisbroken,thepiecesdonotscatter（ 散开）andinjurepeople.Someglassofthetypeisstrongenoughtoresistbullets.

Althoughinrecentyearsplasticshavereplacedglassunderconditionswhereglassmightbeeasilybroken,therearenewusesbeingdeveloped,forthegreatestadvantageofglassisthatitscomponentpartsareinexpensiveandcanbefoundallovertheworld.

32.Withthepassageoftime,glass_________.

A.isregardedastransparent

B.isnolongerseenasdecoration

C.isusedtomakethingslookpleasant

D.iswidelyusedtoreplacesteelinmakingcontainers

33.WhydidAmericansmaketheirownglassduringtheSecondWorldWar?

A.Thewarblockedthewayofglassimport.

B.TheyrefusedtousetheEuropeanglass.

C.TheglassmadeinEuropewasoutofdate.

D.Theywereabletomakeanewkindofglass.

34.Bytellingthelegend,theauthorwantsto_________.

A.provethattheRomanwasthefirstinventorofhardglass

B.supportthattheAmericanswereascleverastheRomans

C.givesomeinterestinginformationabouthardglass

D.provideahistoricaleventconcernedwithhardglass

35.Newusesofglassarebeingdevelopedonthegroundthat_________.

A.glassisnotassafeasplastics

B.glassisnotasstronganddurableasplastics

C.glassiseasilyobtainableandinexpensive

D.glassismoreandmorewidelyused

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的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。

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