甘肃武威市届高三英语上学期第二次阶段性过关考试.docx

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甘肃武威市届高三英语上学期第二次阶段性过关考试

2017-2018学年度高三一轮复习过关考试

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英语

本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。

考试结束后，将答题卡交回。

注意事项：

1．答第I卷前考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。

2．选出每小题答案前，用蓝色或黑色笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。

不按要求答题者不得分。

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

Researchhasshownthat85percentofcommunicationisnonverbal,sochoosingwhattoweartoaninterviewisclearlyanimportantpartofyouroverallpresentation.Itwon’tmakeupforweakanswers,butitcancommunicatesomepositivethingsaboutyourpersonalityandwhatyoumightbeliketoworkwith.

Blue:

Youcan’tgowrongwithdarkershadesofblue,especiallynavy.Choosingfromthispowerfulcolorwillprojectanimageofsomeonewhoisincontrol.Fromtheinterviewer’spointofview,thecolorbluesuggestscalm,stability,trust,truth,confidenceandsecurity.Theseareallgreatmessagestosendwithoutsayingaword.

Gray:

Afterblue,grayisthesecondmostpopularcolortowearforaninterview.Likedarkerblue,it’snotadistractingcolortotheinterviewer,whichmeansthey’llbefocusedmoreonwhatyou’resayingandhowyou’resayingit.Graymeanssophistication（老成）,souseittoyouradvantage.

Black:

Thisisacommandingcolorandrepresentsauthority.Blackalsosuggestsexcitement,souseitcarefullywhenputtingtogetheryourinterviewoutfit.Youmaywanttouseitasanaccent（着重色）—likeinascarfortie,forinstance—ratherthanastheprimarycolor.

Red:

Thisisanextremelypowerfulcolor.It’ssostrongthatyoushouldonlyuseitasanaccentcolor.Redsareassociatedwithenergy,passion,desire,powerandaggression.Peoplethinkofintensity（紧张）andpassionwhentheyseethecolorred,souseitcarefullyoritcouldsendthewrongmessagetotheinterviewer.

White:

Whiteshirtsandblousesarealwaysappropriate.Itsendsthemessageofsimplicity,cleanliness,precision（精细）andgoodness.

1.Whyisitimportanttochoosewhattoweartoaninterview?

A.Becauseitwillmakeupforyourweakanswers.

B.Becauseitsuggestssomethingaboutyourpersonality.

C.Becauseitwillmakeyoufeelbetter.

D.Becausetheinterviewerjudgesapersonbyhisappearance.

2.Basedonthepassage,whichofthefollowingarethemessagesfrom“Blue”?

①stability②energy③power④confidence⑤security

A.①②③B.②③④C.①④⑤D.②③⑤

3.Ifyouwanttoleaveanimpressionofbeingsimpleandclean,youshouldbein_____.

A.grayB.redC.blackD.white

4.Fromthepassagewecaninferthat_______.

A.jobintervieweesshouldthinktwicebeforewearingredclothes.

B.thecolorscansendallthemessagesyouwanttoconvey.

C.youcanwearwhiteclothesifyouwanttoappearactive.

D.grayisthemostpopularcolortowearforaninterview.

B

Canexerciseduringchildhoodprotectyouagainstmemorylossmanydecadeslater?

Exerciseearlyinlifeseemstohavelifelongbenefitsforthebrain,inratsatleast.

"Thisisananimalstudy,butitshowsthatphysicalactivityatayoungageisveryimportant一notjustforphysicaldevelopment,butforthewholelifelongtrackofcognitive（认知的）developmentduringageing,"saysMartinWojtowiczoftheUniversityofToronto,Canada."Inhumans,itmaydelaytheappearanceofAlzheimer'ssymptoms（阿兹海默氏症）,possiblytothepointofpreventingthem."

Wojtowicz'steamdivided80youngmaleratsintotwoequalgroups,andplacedrunningwheelsinthecagesofonegroupforaperiodofsixweeks.Aroundfourmonthslater—whentheratshadreachedmiddleage—theteamtaughtalltheratstoconnectanelectricshockwithbeinginaspecificbox.Whenplacedinthebox,theyfrozewithfear.

Twoweekslater,theteamtestedtheratsinthreesituations:

exactlythesameboxinthesameroom,thesameboxwiththeroomarrangeddifferently,andacompletelydifferentboxinadifferentroom.

Theratswithoutaccesstoarunningwheelwhentheywereyoungnowfrozethesamepercentageoftimesineachofthesesituations,suggestingtheycouldn'trememberwhichonewasdangerous.Butthosethathadbeenabletorunintheiryouthfroze40to50percentlessinbothchangedboxsettings.

“Theresultssuggesttheamountofphysicalactivitywhenwe'reyoung,atleastforrats,hasinfluenceonbrainandcognitivehealth—intheformofbettermemories—whenwe'reolder,"saysArthurKramerofNortheasternUniversityinBoston,whohasfoundthat,inhumans,exercisepromotesthegrowthofnewbraincells.

5.Thestudyshowsthat______.

A.physicalactivityisimportantforphysicalhealth

B.usingtherunningwheelsisofbenefittotherats'growth

C.physicalactivitycanpreventhuman'sAlzheimer'ssymptoms

D.themoreexercisearathaswhenyoung,thebettermemoryitwillpossesswhenolder

6.HowareParagraph3and4mainlydeveloped?

A.Byanalyzingcauses.B.Bygivinganexample.

C.Bydescribingtheprocess.D.Byshowingdifferences.

7.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"it"inParagraph2referto?

A.Exercise.B.Development.C.Benefit.D.Study.

8.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardstheanimalstudy?

A.Negative.B.Objective.C.Critical.D.Doubtful.

C

The“BoomerangKids”—youngadultswholeavetogotocollege,getmarriedorjustshowofftheirindependence—aremovingbackinwithmomanddad.BoomerangKidscanbeamixedblessingforparents,bothemotionallyandfinancially.

Especiallyduringhardeconomictimes,adultchildrenheadforhome.Accordingtoasurvey,about40percentof2017graduatesstilllivewiththeirparents.Moreover,42percentofthe2015graduatessurveyedsaidtheyarestilllivingathome.

Thereasonsaremany,thefirstbeingeconomics.WhiletherecessionhastouchedAmericansofallages,ithasbeenveryhardforyoungadults.Thishassentmanykidsbackhome.Plus,thereisthematterofdebt,especiallycollegeloans.Formanyrecentgraduates,itmakessmarteconomicsensetomovebackinwiththeirparentswherelifeiscomfortableandrentiseitherlowornonexistent.Then,ofcourse,somereturnforpersonalreasons,suchasrecoveringfromadivorceoranillness.

Parentsareoftengladtohelpout,bothemotionallyandfinancially.Asaresult,thearrangementoftenworkstoeveryone’ssatisfaction.However,therearerisks,especiallyfortheparents.Theseincludenotonlyfamilytensionandmisunderstandings,butalsomoney.Thereturntothefamilycanbecomeafinancialburdenthatcanaffecttheparents’plansandtheirfinancialfuture,especiallytheirretirement,astheytrytodotoomuchfortheirchildren.

9.BoomerangKidsarethosewho.

A.liketoshowofftheirindependence

B.haveproblemwiththeirmarriage

C.graduatefromcollegeinadvance

D.returntolivewithparentsaftergraduation

10.TheunderlinedwordsinParagraph1meansomethingthat.

A.hasadvantagesanddisadvantages

B.isveryusefulandbeneficial

C.willhaveagoodresult

D.worriespeoplealot

11.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Itisatoughchoiceforyoungadultstomovebackhome.

B.Parentsmayhavetodealwithextrafinancialburden.

C.Childrenfacefewerfinancialproblemsthanever.

D.Mostgraduateschoosetolivewiththeirparents.

D

ElephantsscoredabigwininDohar,Qatar,onMarch22.Peoplefrom175countriesmetintheMiddleEasterncountry.Theyvotedtocontinueabanonthesaleofivory（象牙）.TwoAfricannations,TanzaniaandZambia,hadaskedtoopenuptheivorytrade.

Peoplefearedthatweakeninga21-year-oldbanonthesaleofivorywouldencourageillegalhuntingandhurtelephantpopulations.Africanelephantsoncenumberedinthemillions.Today,therearefewerthan500,000.

“Peoplebornin100yearsshouldbeabletoseeanelephant,”saidNoahWekesa,Kenya’sministerofforestandwildlife.Hiscountryvotedtokeeptheban.

Inthe1980s,asmanyas1millionelephantswerekilledthroughoutAfrica.Hunterskilledtheanimalsfortheirivorytusks,whichwereusedtomakejewelryandotherthings.“TheslaughterofelephantsinAfricawasterrible,”saysPaulToddoftheInternationalFundforAnimalWelfare.Thegroupworkstoprotectanimals.

Theivorywarscontinueduntil1989,whentheUnitedNationsvotedtobanalltradeinivory.Withtradecontrolled,demandforivoryfell.Governmentspunishedhunters.Elephantpopulationsbeganslowlytoincrease.

TanzaniaandZambiaaskedtoallowivorysalesfromgovernmentstockpiles（库存）.Ivoryissoexpensivethatit’sknownas“whitegold”.Tanzaniaholdsalmost200,000poundsofivory,whichisworthasmuchas＄20million.Zambiahas48,000poundsofthewhitegold.Thecountriessaidtheyneedthemoneytheivorywouldbring.Theysayitwastakenfromhuntersorcamefromanimalsthatdiednaturally.

Expertsbelievethattradingivoryencouragesillegalhunting.Theyfelthappyaboutthedecisionwhichforbidsthesales.“Thisisararevictoryforelephants,”saidJasonBell.Heworkstoprotectanimals.

12.TanzaniaandZambiaaskedtoopenuptheivorytradeto____________.

A.sellelephantsB.selljewelrymadefromivory

C.selltheirstockedivoryD.continuehuntingforivory

13.Theunderlinedword“slaughter”inparagraph4mostprobablymeans___________.

A.protectingB.killingC.increasingD.searching

14.Ivoryisknownas“whitegold”because___________.

A.itisasrareaswhitegoldB.ithasthesamevalueaswhitegold

C.itlookslikewhitegoldD.itisasvaluableasgold

15.Thetextismainlyabout____________.

A.protectingendangeredanimalsaroundtheworld

B.theeffectsoftheivorywarsofthe1980s

C.thelifeofelephantsinthewild

D.continuingabanontheivorysaletoprotectelephants

第二节七选五（每空2分，共10分）

Summeristheperfecttimetorelax.Asyouplanforyourtrip,herearesometi