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高三英语周练2

2016～2017年度下学期高三第二次周练

英语试卷

满分：

150分时间：

120分钟

第一部分　听力（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。

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Time:

2017-01-24From:

Editor:

clover

TheheadofChina'slargestonlinesellerAlibabadoesnotthinkChinaandtheUnitedStateswillhaveatradewardespitecommentsfromtheTrumpadministration.

JackMaisthechairmanoftheAlibabaGroup.AttheWorldEconomicForummeetinginDavos,Switzerland,hesaid,"Chinaand（the）U.S.willneverhaveatradewar.GiveTrumpsometime.He'sopen-minded,he'slistening."

TheChinesebillionairesaidhewoulddoallhecouldtopreventtraderelationsbetweenthecountriesfromgettingworse.

Lastweek,MametwithTrumpattheTrumpTowerinNewYorkCity.TheChinesebillionaireissaidtohavediscussedaplantopermitonemillionsmallU.S.businessestosellgoodsonAlibaba'sonlineshoppingplatform.

Duringthecampaignandafterwinningthepresidentialelection,TrumpstronglycriticizedtheChinesegovernment'ssupportforitsbusinesses.HeblamedunfairtradepoliciesfortakingawayU.S.jobs.AndhesaidthatChinaunfairlycontrolstheexchangevalueofitscurrency,theyuan.

TrumpalsohasthreatenedtoplaceimporttaxesongoodsfromChinaandothercountriesinresponsetotheirtradepolicies.

AccordingtotheSouthChinaMorningPost,Masaid,"Americaninternationalcompaniesmademillionsandmillionsofdollarsfromglobalization."HeaddedthattheU.S.shouldnotblamethelossofjobsandcompaniesonglobalization.

However,anewstudybyanAmericanbusinessgroupsaysmanyU.S.businessesfeelunwelcomeinChina.ThecompaniessaythecostofdoingbusinessinChinaisincreasing.Theyaddthatrulesandregulationsareunclearornotenforcedinaconsistentway.

TheAmericanChamberofCommerceinChinaledthestudy,whichlookedatresponsesfrom462companies.

WilliamZaritischairmanofthechamber.HesaystradepoliciesinChinamakeitdifficultforAmericancompanies.Hesays,"wefeelthatoverthelastfewyearsthatwe'vebeentakenadvantageoftosomeextent,withouropenmarketandthelackofopenareasintheChinesemarket."

AnothermajorconcernforU.S.companiesinChinaisfakeproducts.Fakeproductsarecopiesoftheoriginalsthatcostbusinesseswiththelegalrighttosellthemmillionsofdollarseachyear.

MadefendedAlibaba'seffortstofightfakeproductsonitsshoppingplatform.Hesaidhiscompanyisdoingallitcantofighttheproblem.

"Fightingagainstfakeproductsisawaragainsthumangreediness,"Masaid.

I'mMarioRitter.

21.Theunderlinephrase“TheChinesebillionaire”refersto_________.

A.TrumpB.JackMaC.MarioRitterD.WillianZarit

22.Thetextlikelytakefromthe__________.

A.economicmagazineB.tradespeech

C.websiteD.globalnews

23.Aboutthispassage,themostsuitabletitleis_______.

A.ChineseBillionaireDoesNotSeeChina-USTradeWar.

B.TheAmericaninternationalcompaniesremovedmosttariffsonproductstradedbetweentheU.SandChina.

C.GroupsaysAmericanbusinessesinChinaconcerned.

D.Thewaraboutfightingagainstfakeproducts.

B

Sportscanhelpyoukeepfitandgetintouchwithnature.However,whetheryouareonthemountains,inthewaves,oronthegrassland,youshouldbeawarethatyoursportofchoicemighthavegreatinfluenceontheenvironment.

Somesportsareresource-hungry.Golf,asyoumayknow,eatsupnotonlylargeareasofcountryside,butalsotonsofwater.Besides,allsortsofchemicalsandhugeamountsofenergyareusedtokeepitscourses（球场）ingoodcondition.Thiscausesmajorenvironmentaleffects.Forexample,inthedryregionsofPortugalandSpain,golfisoftenheldresponsibleforseriouswatershortageinsomelocalareas.

Therearemanyenvironment-friendlysports.Powerwalkingisoneofthemthatyoucouldtakeuptoday.Youdon'tneedanyspecialequipmentexceptagoodpairofshoes;andyoudon'thavetoworryaboutresourcesandyourpurse.Simpleandfree,powerwalkingcanalsokeepyoufit.Ifyouwalkregularly,itwillbegoodforyourheartandbones.Expertssaythat20minutesofpowerwalkingdailycanmakeyoufeellessanxious,sleepwellandhavebetterweightcontrol.

Whateversportyoutakeup,youcanmakeitgreenerbyusingenvironment-friendlyequipmentandbuyingproductsmadefromrecycledmaterials.Butthefinalgoalshouldbe"greengyms".Theyarebetterreplacements（代替物）fortraditionalhealthclubsandmodernsportscenters.Membersofgreengymsplaysportsoutdoors,inthecountrysideorotheropenspaces.Thereisnospecialrequirementforyoutostartyourmembership.Andbestofall,it'sfree.

24.Whichofthefollowingistheauthormostprobablyinfavorof?

A.PlayingbasketballinagymB.Motorracinginthedesert.

C.Cyclingaroundalake.D.Swimminginasportscenter.

25.Whatdoweknowaboutgolffromthepassage?

A.ItispopularinPortugalandSpain.

B.Itneedswaterandelectricitytokeepitscoursesgreen.

C.Itpollutestheearthwithchemicalsandwastes.

D.Itcauseswatershortagesaroundtheworld.

26.Theauthorusespowerwalkingasanexamplemainlybecause.

A.itusesfewerresourcesB.itimprovesourhealth

C.itisanoutdoorsportD.itisrecommendedbyexperts

27.Theauthorwritesthepassageto________.

A.showusthefunctionofmajorsports

B.encourageustogoinforgreensports

C.discussthemajorinfluenceofpopularsports

D.introducedifferenttypesofenvironment-friendlysports

C

StandinginlineforthelatestiPhoneattheApplestore,queueingforticketstoWimbledonorevenjustwaitingatthepostofficemightjusthavegotaloteasier.Japanesecar-makerNissanannouncesthatithasjustthethingtorelievethepainfullegsoftiredqueuers.

Thenewsystemof“self-driving,”chairsisdesignedtodetectwhensomeoneatthefrontof

thequeueiscalled,andautomaticallymoveeveryoneelseonestepforwardinline.Thenew

inventionisshownoffinacompanyvideo,whichshowsabusyrestaurantwithcustomers

waitingoutside.

Inthevideo,dinersaresittinginarowofchairs,butwillnothavetostandwhenthenexthungrydineriscalledtoatable.Instead;thechairs,equippedwithautonomoustechnologythatdetectstheseatahead,movealongapathtowardthefrontoftheline.Whenthepersonatthefrontofthequeueiscalled,theemptychairatthefrontcansenseitisemptyandsomovesoutofpoleposition.Camerasontheremainingchairsthensensetheitandfollowautomatically.

Thesystem,whichissimilartothekinusedinNissan'sautonomousvehicletechnology,

willbetestedatselectrestaurantsinJapanthisyear,Nissansaid.Itappealstoanyonewhohasqueuedforhoursoutsideacrowdedrestaurant:

iteliminatestheboredomandphysicalpainofstandinginline,"Nissanadded.

AlthoughTokyohassome160,000restaurants,longqueuesarenotuncommon.Chosen

restaurantsthatmeetthecriteriawillbeabletoshowthechairsoutsidetheirrestaurantsnextyear.Nissanalsoreleasedashortvideoshowingthechairsbeingusedinanartgallery,movingslowlyinfrontofthevariouspaintingstoletviewersappreciatetheartwithouttheneedtostandup.

28.Whatcanweknowaboutthe“self-driving"chairsfromthetext7

A.TheyareinhotdemandlikeiPhones.

B.Theyareintendedforqueueingdiners.

C.Theyaretheinventionofacarcompany.

D.Theyarecompletelydifferent,fromvehicletechnology.

29.Whatenablesthechairstodetecttheseatahead?

A.Poleposition.

B.Autonomoustechnology.

C.Camerasequippedonthem.

D.Sensorsequippedalongthepath.

30.Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedword“eliminates"inParagraph4?

A.ridsB.ignoresC.stealsD.hides

31.WhatcanJoeinferredfromthelasttwoparagraphs?

A.QueueingisararesceneoutsideJapaneserestaurants.

B.“Self-driving"chairsarethemostusefulinartgalleries.

C.Japanesepeopleprefereatinginrestaurantstoathome.

D."Self-driving"chairshaven'tbeeninofficialuseinrestaurants.

D

Oneofmyfirstmemoriesasachildinthe1950swasadiscussionIhadwithmybrotherinourtinybedroominthefamilyhouseinBethlehem,Pennsylvania.

WehadheardinschoolaboutaplanetcalledPluto.Itwasthefarthest,coldest,anddarkestthingachildcouldimagine.Weguessedhowlongitwouldtaketodieifwestoodonthesurfaceofsuchafrozenplacewearingonlytheclotheswehadon.WetriedtofigureouthowmuchcolderPlutowasthanAntarctica,orthanthecoldestdaywehadeverexperiencedinPennsylvania.

Pluto,whichfamouslywasdowngradedfroma“majorplanet”toa“dwarfplanet”（矮星）in2006,capturedourimaginationbecauseitwasamysterythatcouldcompleteourpictureofwhatitwaslikeatthemostremotecornersofoursolarsystem

Pluto’sunderdogdiscoverystoryispartofwhatmakesitsoattractive.ClydeTombaughwasaKansasfarmboywhobuilttelescopesoutofspareautoparts,oldfarmequipmentandself-groundlenses.AsanassistantatLowellObservatoryinFlagstaff,Arizona,Tombaugh'staskwastosearchmillionsofstarsforamovingpointoflight,aplanetthattheobservatory’sfounderthoughtexistedbeyondtheorbitofNeptune.OnFebruary18，1930，Tombaughfoundit.PlutowasthefirstplanetdiscoveredbyanAmerican,andrepresentedamomentoflightinthemidstoftheGreatDepression’sdarkencroachment（入侵）.

Plutoismuchmorethansomethingthatisnotaplanet.It’sareminderthattherearemanyworldsouttherebeyondourownandthattheskyisn’tthelimitatall.Wedon’tknowwhatkindsoffantasticvariationsonathemenatureiscapableofmaking