英语辽宁省葫芦岛第六高级中届高三上学期第二次阶段期中考试英语试题.docx

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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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

Gypsies

Accordingtothelinguisticandgeneticresearches,ancestorsoftheGypsiesleftthelandofIndiaintheamountthatdidnotgobeyond1,000people.Todaythereareabout10millionGypsiesintheworld.SomescientistsbelievethatGypsieswereEgyptians.

Sumerians

Sumeriansmustbethemysteriouspeopleintheancientworld.Weknownothingabouttheiroriginandnothingabouttheoriginoftheirlanguage.TheSumerianswereratheradvanced—theybecamethefirstintheNearEasttouseawheel,tocreateanirrigationsystemandtheiruniquewriting.Andbesides,theywereimpressivelygoodatmathsandastronomy.

Maya

Somescientistsbelievethattheyareconnectedtolegendaryatlantes（男像柱）,otherssupposetheirancestorswereEgyptians.It’sthoughtthattheMayacreatedanefficientagriculturalsystemandhaddeepastronomyknowledge.TheircalendarwasusedbyotherpeopleofCentralAmerica.Mayaappliedthehieroglyphicwriting（象形文字）system.NowitseemsthattheMayacamefromnowhereanddisappearednowhere.

1.WhoseancestorsdosomescientistsbelievewereEgyptians?

A.GypsiesandMaya.B.MayaandSumerians.

C.GypsiesandSumerians.D.EuropeansandSumerians.

2.TheMayaarethoughtto.

A.existontheearthnowB.have10millionpeople

C.havenowritingsystemD.becreativeinsomefields

3.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?

A.TheorigionoftheMayahasbeendiscoveredbyscientists.

B.TheancestorsoftheGypsiesleftthelandofIndiainthemiddleages.

C.TheEuropeanswerethoughttobethemostmysteriouspeopleintheancientworld.

D.TheSumerianswerethefirsttouseawheelintheirrigationsystemintheNearEast.

B

I’veworkedparttimesincetakingearlyretirementtenyearsago.Iwasinspiredbyanolderfriend.Weworkedforthesamecompany,andheretiredtwoyearsbeforeIwasalsoconsidered“spare”,assomecompaniescallit.

SoonafterIleftwork,wehadlunchtogether.First,heassuredmethattherewaslifeafterwork.Thenherelatedhisownexperience.Hedidn’twanttotakeanotherfull-timejob,soheturnedhisdaughter’soldbedroomintoahomeoffice.Hearrangedforsomeconsultingworkfromouroldcompany,andhepickedupmoreprojectsfromothercontacts.Soonhewasworking20to30hoursaweek.Hewasn’tmakingasmuchmoney.Hiskidsweregrown-up,sohedidn’tneedasmuchincome.“AssoonasIleftthatjob,”hetoldme,“mybackproblemswentaway.Istartedtoeatbetterandgetmoreexercise,Imakehalfasmuchmoney,butIfeeltwiceasgood,andI’mtwiceashappy.”

Idecidedtofollowasimilartrack.Atthetime,myyoungerchildalmostfinishedcollege,somyparentalresponsibilitieswerewindingdown.Wesoldouroldhouseandmovedintoatownhouse.Iwenttoworkformyself.Andtheresult?

TodayI,too,makelessmoney.Butwemakeendsmeet.AndIfeeltwiceasgoodandtwiceashappy.

Ourexperienceisn’tforeverybody.Butalotofpeoplehaveretiredearlyandlivedtotellthetale,whichprovesitpossible.Jack,anotherfriend,wasasalesmanforacommunicationfirm.Hehadalongdistancetoworkanddidalotoftraveling.Hedecidedtoleavethecorporateworld,inpartbecausehehadhealthproblemsandhewantedtospendmoretimewithhisfamily.Later,hequithisjobwithflexiblehoursandwasrestoredtohishealth.Andnowhehasfoundapart-timejob,andhe,togetherwithhisfamily,isleadingamorerelaxinglife.

4.Howdidtheauthorandhisfriendsfeelabouttheirretiredlife?

A.It’sbusybutwealthy.B.It’sflexiblebuttiring.

C.It’shealthyandhappy.D.It’srelaxingandwasteful.

5.Whatdidthewriter’sfriendtrytotellhimatlunchthatday?

A.Heregrettednotleavinghisjobearlier.

B.Helivedamuchbetterlifeafterretiring.

C.Hemademoremoneyafterfindinganewjob.

D.Hislifewasnoteasyforhimafterlosinghisjob.

6.BeforeJacklefthislastjob,he.

A.livedabusylifeB.usedtofindpart-timejobs

C.oftentraveledwithhisfamilyD.workedhardasarealtravelagent

7.Whatdoestheauthormainlyconfirmbywritingthetext?

A.Healthismoreimportantthanwork.

B.Youngpeoplegenerallyliveanexhaustinglife.

C.Moreretiredpeoplearepayingattentiontohealth.

D.Itmaybeagoodchoiceforpeoplewhoretireearlytodoapart-timejob.

C

OnAug29,1988,theUniversityofWisconsin-MadisonjuniorsTimKeckandChristopherJohnsonpublishedthefirst-everissueofTheOnion.Thetwofoundersclaimeditwasthe“finestnewssource”intheUS.25yearslater,thenewshasbecomeoneofthemostestablishedmediapresencesintheUS.Butdon’texpectaccuracyandtimelinessfromit,becauseTheOniononlypublishesfakenewsornewssatire（讽刺）.Itsaimistomakereaderslaughandseethingsfromadifferentangle.

WillTracy,TheOnion’seditor-in-chief,toldtheNPRinaninterview.“Thestoriesarepresentedinthatsortofnewsvoicewhichimprovesthenewstoacertainlevelofimportance.Thenewsisn’tactuallyunderstandablebutithasanabilitytoelegantlylocateaproblemwithconciseandplainwords.”Forexample,whenGeorgeW.BushbecametheUSpresidentin2001,TheOnionpublishedasatirepiecepredictingmassivedebtandahugegrowthinmilitaryspending.Theheadlinesaiditall—Bush:

“Ourlongnationalnightmareofpeaceandprosperityisfinallyover”.

Traditionalmediaoutletsarecautiouswhenreportingsensitivetopicssuchasreligionandrace.Tracysays/‘NothingisofflimitsforTheOnion,nomatterhowuncomfortabletheymaymakesomereaders.”ButeditorsatTheOniondostandafineline,asTracyexplains:

“Whatyouhavetobereallycarefulaboutiswhatthetargetofthejokeis.Ifthetargetofthejokeiswrong,thenitdoesn’tfeelrightanditalsodoesn’tfeelfunny.”TheOnionmadethepublicoutrageouswhenearlierthisyear,ittriedtomakefunofa9-year-oldOscar-nominated（奥斯卡提名的）actressbyusinghighlyimpolitelanguage.Itlaterapologized.

8.WhatdoweknowaboutTheOnionfromParagraph1?

A.Itsnewsmaterialsarealltimelyandaccurate.

B.Itoftenmakesfunofthepublicbasedontherealnews.

C.Itaimsatmakingreadersfeelrelaxedandseeproblemsfromdifferentpoints.

D.ItsfirstarticlesonAug29,1988werewrittenbyTimKeckandChristopherJohnson.

9.WhatcanbeinferredfromtheexampleinParagraph2?

A.TheOnionoftenscoldedtheUSpresidentBush.

B.TheOnion,seditorswereveryfamiliarwiththeirnews.

C.TheOnioncouldputtheirsatireintoeffectinsimpleandclearwords.

D.TheAmericanswouldfacelotsofdifficultieswhenBushbecamepresident.

10.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“outrageous”inParagraph3mean?

A.Angry.B.Glad.C.Ambitious.D.Impolite.

11.WhatcanwelearnaboutTheOnionfromthetext?

A.Ithasneverapologizedforwhatitpublished.

B.Itneedstobecautiousaboutthetargetofthejoke.

C.Itenjoystreatingchildrenasthetargetsofthejoke.

D.Itavoidsreportingnewsaboutpolitician,religionandrace.

D

Poundforpound,healthyfoodischeaperthanjunkfood,accordingtoanewresearchfromtheU.K.

TheInstituteofEconomicAffairsfoundthattheaveragecostfora“widerange”ofhealthyfoodswasabout£2perkilogram,comparedwith£3akilogramforless-healthyproductssuchasprocessedandready-madefoods.

Still,studyafterstudyfindsthatcostisoftenabarrierwhenitcomestohealthyeating.Conveniencedrivesconsumerstocareabouthabitsmorethanprices,theU.K.studyconcluded.Tasteandconvenienceoftenplayalargerroleinpeople’sfoodchoicesthanpriceornutritionalquality.

“Processedfoodsareextremelyexpensive,especiallywhenitcomestothenutrientvalue.Someofthehealthiest,mostinexpensivefoodsaren’tsoattractive.Beanscostnexttonothing,especiallywhenboughtdryandingreatamounts.Theytaketimeandsomeskillstoprepare.”saidCiaraFoy,anutritionist.

Instead,busyparentsreachforthechicken.“Youmightbegettingsomethingthathasenoughcaloriestofillyouupbutyou’reactuallynotgettinganynutrients,soyourbody’sgoingtokeepwantingmoreandmorefood,”saidFoy.“Andthat’swhyinNorthAmericawe,reoverfedandundernourished（营养不良的）.”

Makerstendtotrytopromotetheirproductbasedonperceivedhealthbenefits,whichmakesconsumersconfusedattimeswithwhatisahealthyproductandhowmuchyoushouldpayforthosebenefits.Themostexpensiveitems,healthyornot,aretheonesthatendupinthetrash.“Alotofpeoplewastealotoffood,”Foysaid.It’sestimatedthatmorethan$30billionoffoodiswastedinCanadaeveryyear.Foyrecommendstakingalookinyourfridgetoseewhatneedstobeusedupwhenplanningforthenextnight’smeals.“Ifyouactuallycutdownonthewasteyou’llfindthatyoucanaffordhealthyfood,”Foysaid.

12.Intheauthor’sopinion,peoplechoosejunkfoodmainlybecauseofits.

A.qualityandtasteB.priceandnutrition

C.tasteandconvenienceD.advertisementandnutrition

13.Whyarebeansunpopularwithsomepeople?

A.Itisnotconvenienttobuythem.

B.Theyaretooexpensivetoafford.

C.Theymakepeoplewantmoreandmorefood.

D.Itisnotveryeasytopreparethemfordishes.

14.Whatcanbelearnedfromthetext?

A.Healthyfoodmustcostmore.

B.Notwastingfood,wecanaffordhealthyfood.

C.Canadiansaremostfondofeatingjunkfoodnow.

D.Foodmakersalwaystakehealthbenefitsintoconsideration.

15.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.Don’t