届甘肃省张掖市高三第三次诊断考试英语试题及答案.docx

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届甘肃省张掖市高三第三次诊断考试英语试题及答案

甘肃省张掖市2017届高三第三次诊断考试

英语试题

注意事项：

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2.本卷满分120分。

考试用时100分钟。

3.答案必须写在答题卡上各题目指定区域内相应的位置，试卷上答题无效。

第一卷

第一部分：

阅读理解

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。

A

Allpeopleneedtosleep.Sleepisanecessaryprocessthatpromotesproperbodyfunctioningandcanimprovethequalityofyourlife.Notonlyisthequantityofsleepimportant,butalsothequalityofsleep.

Yourbedroomshouldbeshapedtoyourtasteandallowyoutosleepinapeacefulenvironment.Oneofthebiggestmistakespeoplemakeintheirsleepistousetheirbedroomforactivitiesotherthansleep.Ifyourbedroomalsofunctionsasacommandstationforyourlifeandwork,thelikelihoodofyoursleepingbeingpoorisratherhigh.Bedroomsshouldbedesigned,decoratedandusedforsleepmainly.TVs,computersandotherthingsshouldnotbeinyourbedroomifatallpossible.

Establishingregularsleepingandwakingtimescanhelpimprovethequalityofyoursleepespeciallyforthosesufferingfromsleeplessness.Avoidhotfood,caffeine,sugarandalcoholatleast4to6hoursbeforeyoursleeptime.Developaregularexerciseprogram.Properexerciseandnutritionwillhelpimprovesleepingpatterns.However,avoidexercising2hoursbeforesleeping,sincethismaystimulateyourbodyandmakesleepingmoredifficult.

Establishapre-bedtimerulethatwillhelpyoufocusonsleep.Youcantrydeepthought，readingordeepbreathingandrelaxation.Yourbedtimeruleshouldbeyours.Donotworryaboutitfittingintoaspecificcategory.Dowhatisbestforyou.

Thingssuchasroomtemperature,noiseandlightlevelsandevenyourbedmattress（床垫）canhavealotofeffectonthequalityofsleepthatyouexperience.Blockoutdistractingnoisesandlights.Youareinyourbedroomtosleepandnotbedistractedbyenvironmentalinterferences.

1.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.HowtoDealwithSleepProblems

B.WhatistheProcessofSleep

C.WhereShouldWeSleep

D.HowtoimproveSleepQuality

2.Accordingtotheauthor,

A.Thebedroomhasmanyfunctionsthanexpected

B.Computerscanmakepeoplesleepfast

C.Thebedroomisbetterusedonlyforsleep

D.Amusementsareforbiddeninthebedroombylaw.

3.Ifyouhavesleepproblems,

A.Awell-decoratedbedroomisimportanttoyou

B.You’dbetterhavesteadysleepingandwakingtime

C.Coldfoodandsugararegoodforyou

D.Youneedproperexercisejustbeforesleep

4.Themainideaofthelastparagraphis

A.agoodsleepenvironmentcontributestogoodsleep

B.blindinglightscanmakeforagoodsleep

C.bedmattressplaysakeypartinsleep

D.distractedpeoplearesleepless

Ｂ

　InEnglishthespellingofwordsdoesnotalwaysrepresentthesound.Sopeoplesay/rait/butspellitrightorwrite,orevenrite.Combinationsoflettersmaybepronouncedinmanyways.Andsomewordsjustseemtohavetoomanyletters.

　ForAmericansthingsarealittlebiteasier,thankstotheworkofNoahWebster,ateacherwhograduatedfromYaleUniversityin1778.Asayoungman,hehadfoughtagainsttheBritishintheAmericanWarofIndependence,andhefeltthatwrittenEnglishinthenewlyindependentUnitedStatesshouldhaveadistinctiveAmericanlook.

　SohebeganhisworkonAmericanEnglish.Hisfirstbook,TheElementarySpellingBook,suggestedsimplifyingthespellingofEnglishwords.Thebookwasextremelypopular.Bythe1850s,itwassellingonemillioncopiesayear,makingitoneofthemostpopularschoolbooksever.

　Manyofthesuggestionswerequicklyadopted.Centerinsteadofcentre,programinsteadofprogramme,andflavorinsteadofflavour.Others,however,suchasremovingsilentletterslikesinislandorthefinaleinexamine,werenot.

WebsterisbestknownforhisAmericanDictionaryoftheEnglishlanguage,whichfirstappearedin1828.ItintroducedlotsofnewAmericanwords,withinformationabouttheirpronunciationanduse,and,ofcourse,thenewspelling.TheBritishcriticizedthedictionary,butitquicklybecameastandardreferencebookintheStates.Today,Webster'sdictionaryisstillthenumberonedictionaryforAmericanstudents.　　

5.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

　　A.Websterandhisbestsellers.

　　B.BritishandAmericanEnglish.

　　C.ThehistoryofAmericanEnglish.

　　D.Themanwhomadespellingsimple.

6.Whichistherightorderaccordingtothetext?

　　①WebstergraduatedfromYaleUniversity.

　　②AmericanDictionaryoftheEnglishlanguagecameout.

　　③Webster'sbookwassellingonemillioncopiesayear.

　　④WebstertookpartintheAmericanWarofIndependence.

　　A.②①③④B.③①②④C.④①③②D.①②③④

7.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?

　A.Allthespellingofwordsdoesnotrepresentthesound.

　B.TheElementarySpellingBookwaspublishedinthe1850s.

　C.Webster'ssuggestionswereacceptedcompletely.

　D.Webster'sdictionaryisthebestallovertheworld.

8.WhatattitudedotheBritishhavetowardsWebster'sdictionary?

　A.Theythoughthighlyofit.

　B.Theyfoundfaultwithit.

　C.Theyarguedbitterlyaboutit.

D.Theyfollowedtheexamplesofit.

C

　　TheCouchSurfingnetworkisanonlinecommunitystretchingacrosstheglobewithoveroneandahalfmillionmembers.Thebasicconceptistoprovideaplatformfortravelerstocontactpeoplewhoarewillingtoputthemupfreeofcharge.Travelersconnectwithpotentialhostsonlineand,iftheylikeeachother,exchangedetailstomakefartherarrangements.

　　BasilisonetravelerfromSwitzerlandwhoiscurrentlycouchsurfingwithaChinesehostinBeijing."IthoughtstayinginhostelisnicebutyoumostlymeetforeignersandspeakEnglish.IfyouuseCouchSurfingyouhavechancetomeetpeoplelivinghereandreallygetachancetoknowthelifeoftheplaceyouvisit."BasilwasspeakingduringaregularmeetingofBeijingnetworkofCouchSurfingwithamembershipofalmost2,000.

　　Althoughsomepeoplemayhaveconcernsaboutmeetingcompletestrangersandgivingthemfullaccesstoyourhouse,BeijinggroupmemberFredSharpfromCaliforniasaysthattheCouchSurfingcommunityisonethatgenerallyattractstrustworthypeople.

　　"Ihaveneverhadaproblemwithguests.I'dsaythatthisCouchSurfingcommunityworldwideisafairlytrustworthycommunitylikeIsay,alwaysbecautious,makesurethatyoureadeveryone'sprofilethatyou'reconsideringhosting,andifitdoesn'tfeelrightjustsay'no',it'sOK."

　　OriginallylaunchedintheUSasanon-profitorganizationin2004,CouchSurfingisgrowingfastacrosstheworld.Chinaisnoexceptionwitharound30,000membersandhundredsmoresigningupeachweek.OneofthemisBeijingresidentHaiYanwhojoinedinNovember2009.Shesaysthefirsttimeshehostedaguestwasaverypositiveexperience."MyfirstguestwasfromItaly.Hewasverykindandhelpful.HeboughtmeapresentfromItaly,ahandbag.It'safamousbrand!

"

　　Astheorganizationgrowsfromstrengthtostrength,hotelownersacrosstheworldwillbewatchingverycloselyandpossiblythinkingtwiceaboutraisingtheirpricestoohigh.

9.TheCouchSurfingnetworkisintendedto__________.

A.offertravelersconveniencetofindsuitablehostsforfreeaccommodations

B.providepeoplewithaplatformtocontacteachother

C.findpotentialhostswhowanttosupplytravelerswithcouches

D.givereliableinformationabouthotels

10.AccordingtoFredSharp,______________.

A.couchsurferscanfullyrelyonCouchSurfingcommunity

B.CouchSurfingcommunityenablesyoutomeetdifferentpeople

C.CouchSurfingcommunityistrustedbyallcouchsurfers

D.Hostsmayformajudgmentoncouchsurfersandmakeafinaldecision

11.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat________________.

A.CouchSurfinghasalonghistory

B.HaiYanissatisfiedwithherhost

C.CouchSurfingisgettingpopularinChina

D.BasilworksattheBeijingNetwork

12.Thelastparagraphsuggeststhathotelswill___________.

A.bereplacedbytheorganizationB.probablynotchargetoomuch

C.notconsiderraisingtheirpricesD.shownoconcernabouttheorganization

D

WikipediaTheOnlineKnow-It-All

Ifyouwanttofindoutapieceofinformationaboutanything,thebestplacetosearchforitisWikipedia.Thename“Wikipedia”isfromtheHawaiianwordwiki,meaning“quick”.Thisonlineencyclopedia（百科全书）iswrittenbythousandsofpeoplearoundtheworld.AnyonewithInternetaccesscanwrite,addormakechangestoWikipediaarticlesifheorshefindsitincorrectornotwellwritten.Inthisway,peoplewhoknowalotaboutacertainsubjectcanwriteaboutiteveniftheyarenotuniversityprofessors.ButcontributionscannotdamageWikipediabecausemanyexperiencededitorsarewatchingpagesandtechies（技术专家）canwriteeditingprogramstokeeptrackoforcorrectbadedits.Wheretherearedisagreementsonhowtopresentfacts,editorsworktogethertoarriveatanarticlethatfairlyrepresentscurrentexpertopiniononthesubject.

Wikipediaisquitedifferentfrompaper-basedreferencesourcesinimportantways.Unlikeprintedencyclopedias,itiscontinuallycreatedandupdated,witharticlesonhistoriceventsappearingwithinminutes,ratherthanmonthsoryears.

What’smore,Wikipediaincludesarticleswritteninabout285languages.ThisfactmakesitoneofthefewwebsitesontheInternetthataretrulyinternational.Itwasstartedin2001byLarrySangerandJimmyWales,asafreeonlineEnglish-languageencyclopediaproject.Sinceitscreation,ithasgrownrapidlyintooneofthelargestreferencewebsites,attractingnearly500 millionuniquevisitorsmonthly.Therearemorethan77,000 a