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河南省届高三英语下学期开学考试试题
高三英语下学期开学考试试题
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。
A
StudentScholarships
5StrongScholarship
ApplicationDeadline:
August20th
ScholarshipDescription:
The5StrongScholarshipFoundationisateamofexperiencededucatorsthathaveover30yearsofexperienceinhelpingminoritynationalitystudentsgetintocollege.Wehaveteameduptoformafoundationthat’sgoingtobedevotedtobuildinggroupsof5collegereadyscholarsandplacingthemonthecampusesofHistoricallyBlackCollegesandUniversities.
Contact:
AndrewH.Ragland;770-873-6621
$1,000CollegeJumpStartScholarship
ApplicationDeadline:
October8th
ScholarshipDescription:
The$1,000CollegeJumpStartScholarshipisavirtue-basedcompetitionthatisopento7th-12thgradersandcollegestudentsandnon-traditionalstudents.Applicantsmustbejuniorsorseniorsoradultstudents.
Contact:
AdrianMonk;650-319-8441
ACFAndrewPiechMemorialScholarship
ApplicationDeadline:
July9th
ScholarshipDescription:
OneormorescholarshipsareawardedeachyeartoNewMexicograduatinghighschoolseniorsandcontinuingcollegestudents.Studentsmustgoafteradegreeorcertificatefromanon-profitpublicortechnicalprofessionalinstitutionincludingcommunitycollege.
Contact:
DanielWhite;505-883-6240
"SpeciesOnTheEdge2.0"SocialScholarship
ApplicationDeadline:
September19th
ScholarshipDescription:
ConserveWildlifeFoundationinviteshighschoolstudentfromacrossthestatetosubmitanoriginalsocialmediacampaignshowingwhywildlifeisimportanttoprotect.Thefunandeducationalcontestprovidesstudentswiththeopportunitytoshowtheirtalent,creativityandlovefornature.Thestudentsmaygetscholarshipsiftheyperformwell.
Contact:
StephanieDalessio;609-984-6021
21.What’sthe$1,000CollegeJumpStartScholarshipmainlybasedon?
A.Virtue.B.Certificate.C.Protectingwildlife.D.Helpingblackstudents.
22.Whocanminoritynationalitystudentscallforhelpiftheywanttogetascholarship?
A.AndrewH.Ragland.B.AdrianMonk.
C.DanielWhite.D.StephanieDalessio.
23.WhichofthefollowingisintendedforNewMexicanstudents?
A.5StrongScholarship.
B.$1,000CollegeJumpStartScholarship.
C.ACFAndrewPiechMemorialScholarship.
D.“SpeciesOnTheEdge2.0”SocialScholarship.
B
AbunchofstrangersshowedupatthegymintheearlymorningofthelastSundayofApril.Afewathleteswerealreadystretchingtheirarms,butmostofuscouldbarelyfocus.AsIwasburningofflastnight’swrongdecision—abigmeal,Ispottedaposteraboutagym’s21-dayworkoutchallenge,andIimmediatelysignedup.Ialwayswantedtotrainforamarathon,soIconsideredthisasmywarm-up.Besides,Ineededtostopbeinglazyandthiswasmychancetomakeachange.
Itwaseasytopromiseonpaper,butthreeweeksofrecommendedexerciseroutinesanddietrestrictionswouldn’tbeeasy.Istucktoworkingout30minutesaday,andIdidn’tdisturbmynormalroutine.Instead,Ihadtobefacedwiththetoughworkofbeingmorecreativeinmysparetime,thusbreakingsomebadhabits.
Overcomingweaknesseswithwillpowerwasmygoalforthenextpartofthejourney.Butthedifficultpartaboutmakingachallengeisrealizingthat“wanting”and“doing”aretwoverydifferentthings.Justlikeacareer,youhavetophysicallyworkforitratherthanjustwaitforittohappen.Butthat’shard.Throughoutthe21days,Ioftentoldmyselfthatthechallengewasmeaninglessandtriedtosabotagemyselffromexercising.However,finallyIovercamethatnegativethoughtandkeptworkingout.
Attheendofthechallenge,Ilearnedsomethingevenmoreimportant:
Feelingtheresultsisbetterthanseeingthem.Ihadfewerheadachesandmoreenergy,andwassimplyhappier.IevenfeltalittlesmarterasIresearchedwhichfoodswerebetterformybody,andlearnedhowtomakehealthiermeals.Ifeltasenseofaccomplishment,too,becauseeventhoughIwantedtogiveupdozensoftimes,Ididn’t.Ifeltmywaistgotsmallerandmyarmsgotstronger,andInolongerfeltguiltyafterhavingapieceofcakeoradrink.
24.Whatwastheauthor’swrongdecision?
A.Goingtothegymearly.B.Trainingforamarathon.
C.Eatingalotthepreviousnight.D.Stoppingbeinglazyforachange.
25.Whatisparagraph2mainlyabout?
A.Someoftheauthor’sbadhabits.
B.Somewaysoftheauthor’skillinghissparetime.
C.Theimportanceofstickingtothenormaldailyroutine.
D.Thedifficultyoftheauthor’skeepingonwiththeworkoutplan.
26.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“sabotage”inparagraph3probablymean?
A.Improve.B.Hear.C.Prevent.D.Distinguish.
27.Whatdidtheauthorlearnfromtheworkoutchallenge?
A.Eatinghealthyfoodismoreimportantthanexercising.
B.Overcomingachallengecouldbringgoodfeelingstohim.
C.It’smoreimportanttoseewhathelikesthanjustfeelit.
D.Therewasnoneedtofeelguiltyaboutthingshedislikedtodo.
C
Anewstudyshowsthatairpollutioncancauseahugereductioninourintelligence.ThestudywasaprojectinvolvingresearchersatPekingUniversityinChinaandYaleUniversityintheUnitedStates.
Theresearchersreportedthatlong-termexposuretoairpollutioncanaffectaperson’smentalabilitiesintwoareas:
Languageandmath.
Theresearchersstudiedabout25,000peoplefromacrossChina.Between2010and2014,theseChinesemen,womenandchildrenweregivenlanguageandmathtests.Thenresearcherscomparedthetestresultswithmeasurementsofpollutionintheair,namelynitrogendioxideandsulfurdioxide(二氧化硫).
XiChenoftheYaleSchoolofPublicHealthledthestudy.Heandhisteamfoundthatbreathingpollutedaircanreduceaperson’seducationlevelbyaboutoneyear.
Chensaidthattheeffectgenerallyisworseforthoseover64yearsofage,formenandforthosewithlittleornoeducation.
"Theolderpersons-theyaremoreaffected.Andwefind,quiteamazingly,malesaremoreaffectedthanfemales.Andpeopleworkingoutdoorsaremoreaffectedthanpeopleworkingindoors."
Henotedthattheyoungestpeopleinthestudywere10yearsold,whiletheoldestwas90yearsold.TheycamefromChina’s33provinces.Inhiswords,thedataandfactsareconvincingandthisrangeofagesandlocationsacrossthecountryprovidedareal,objectiveandrepresentativesample.
Theresearchersnotedthattheeffectofairpollutiononverbalabilityisevenmoreseriousaspeopleage,especiallyamongmenandthelesseducated.Theresearchersalsostressedthateverycountry,whetherdeveloped,developingorpoor,shouldfocusonairpollutionorhumanswillfaceabadsituation.
28.Whatistheresultofthestudy?
A.Femalesaremoreaffectedbyairpollutionthanmales.
B.Airpollutionhasabadeffectonpeople’sintelligence.
C.AmericansaremoreaffectedbyairpollutionthanChinese.
D.Peopleworkingindoorsareactuallynotaffectedbyairpollution.
29.WhatdidChensayaboutthestudy?
A.Itisdoubtful.B.Itisextremelyunfair.
C.Itiscommonandnotrepresentative.D.Itisrelativelyobjectiveandpersuasive.
30.Whatdidtheresearchersemphasizeinthelastparagraph?
A.Thedatafromthe33provincesisconvincing.
B.Thewholeworldshouldpayattentiontoairpollution.
C.Thelesseducatedtakemoreresponsibilityforairpollution.
D.Airpollution’sinfluenceonverbalabilityislessseriousaspeopleage.
31.Whereisthetextmostlikelytakenfrom?
A.Alifediary.B.Aguidebook.C.Abiography.D.Asciencemagazine.
D
Storiesaresharedinmanyways.Theyaredescribedinbooksandmagazines.Theyarereadaroundthecampfireatnight.Theyarerandomlydistributedfromstand-alonebooths.Butwhatelse?
Torevive(复兴)literatureintheeraoffastnewsandsmartphoneaddiction,ShortEdition,aFrenchpublisherofshort-formliterature,hassetupmorethan30storydispensers(分发机)intheUSAinthepastyearstodeliverfictionatthepushofabuttonatrestaurants,universitiesandgovernmentoffices.
FrancisFordCoppola,thefilmdirectorandwinemaker,likedtheideasomuchthatheinvestedinthecompanyandplacedadispenserathisCaféZoetropeinSanFrancisco.Lastmonthpubliclibrariesinsomeothercitiesannouncedtheywouldbesettingthemup,too.ThereisoneonthecampusatPennState.AfewcanbefoundindowntownWestPalmBeach,Fla.AndShortEditionplanstoannouncemore,includingattheLosAngelesInternationalAirport.
"Everythingoldisnewagain,"saidAndrewNurkin,thedirectoroftheFreeLibraryofPhiladelphia,whichisoneofthelibrariesthatsetupthedispensers.“Wewantpeopletobeeasilyexposedtoliterature.Wewanttoadvanceliteracyamongchildrenandinspiretheircreativity.”
Here’showadispenserworks:
Ithasthreebuttonsontopindicatingchoicesforstoriesthatcanbereadinoneminute,threeminutesorfiveminutes.Whenabuttonispushed,ashortstoryisprinted.Thestoriesarefree.Theyarechosenfromacomputercategoryofmorethan100,000originalsubmissionsbywriterswhoseworkshavebeenevaluatedbyShortEdition’sjudges,andtransmittedoveramobilenetwork.Offeringscanbetailoredtospecificinterests,likechildren’sfictionorromance.ShortEditiongetsstoriesforitscategorybyholdingwritingcontests.
ShortEditionsetupitsfirstboothin2016andhas150machinesworldwide.“Theideaistomakepeoplehappy,”saidKristanLeroy,directorofShortEdition,“Thereistoomuchunhappinesstoday.”
32.Whatdoweknowaboutthestoriessentbydispensers?
A.Theyareexpensive.B.Theyareshortinform.
C.Theycanbereadonsmartphones.D.Theyaremainlytakenfrommagazine