最新西工大高三英语训练7.docx

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最新西工大高三英语训练7

西工大附中2017高三英语训练7

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第一节

A

VACAVILLEPAREMIUMOUTLETS（批发商店）

Date:

SaturdayPlace:

Vacaville,CA

Price:

$3500perperson

GETREADY,GETSET,SHOP!

Don’tworryaboutfindingaparkingspaceandfindingthetraffic;wewilllookafterthatforyou.WewillbetravelingtoVacavillePremiumOutletsforadayofshoppingfun.Eachpersonjoininginwillreceiveabasket,aVIPtreat,adetailedmapofthecenterasagiftfromus,andaspecialreusableshoppingbag.Thefeecoverstransportationbycharterbus（包车）,abreakfastandashoppingbag.YoucanpickupanddropoffatPark&RideLotonBayFarmIsland（300IslandDrive）.

RegistrationDeadline:

FridayNovember25,2016.

Signupearly,spacelimited!

ImportantTripInformation:

●Childrencanonlyjoininaccompaniedbytheirparents.

●Registration（withpayment）isacceptedonafirstcome,firstservedbasis.

●Ifyoucancelwithinaweekofthetrip,youwillbegivenback50%oftheregistrationfee.

●Pleasearrive10minutesearly.

●Returntimeisnotfixed.

●Programinformationmaychange;toursmaybecanceled,iftherearefewpersonsregisteredafterthedate.

●Onlineregistrationisnowofferedatwww.SPREePlay.com.

●Phoneregistrationwillnotbeacceptedifyouareregisteringanyoneunder18yearsofage.

Forfurtherinformation,callAlamedaRecreationandPark,（510）747-7529.RegistrationformswillbegivenattheARPDoffice,226SantaClaraAvenueinAlameda;orvisittheARPDwebsite,www.ci.alameda.ca.us.

21.Whoarethetargetreadersofthepassage?

A.TravelersB.DesignersC.ShoppersD.Advertisers

22.Whichofthefollowingitemisfreeofcharge?

A.AbreakfastB.AshoppingcartC.AmapD.Acharterbus

23.Accordingtothetext,weknowthat______.

A.Childrencan’tjoininthisactivity.

B.Theinformationoftheprogramwillnotbechanged.

C.Ifanyonewantstoknowmoreaboutit,he/shecancall（510）747-7529.

D.AnyonewhowantstojoininitcanregisteronthephoneorontheInternet.

B

Beinganintrovert（性格内向者）cansometimesbeastruggleintoday’ssociety.Asatrueintrovert,weoftenfeelmoreisolated（分离的）andmisunderstoodbythosearoundus.

Introvertsloveitwhenpeopleacceptthemforwhotheyare.Itiswonderfulwhenafriendtriestogettoknowyoubetter.Wemayberubbishathangingout,butthatdoesn’tmeanweloveyouanyless.Ifyouwanttoknowhowatrueintrovertreallyfeels,thenhereareafewthoughtsandfeelingsthatyoucanidentifywith.

WeHopeYouDon’tTakeOurSocialDeclinesPersonally

Weoftenfeelguiltyaboutsayingnotosocialinvitationsandweworrythatwemaycomeacrossasunwillingtosocialize（社交）.Whilethisiscase,it’sneverbecausewedislikepeople,sowetendtoworrythatfriendswilltakeitpersonally.Therealreasonisthatwecanfeeloverwhelmedandmentallytiredfrombeingaroundothers.

WeLoveMeaningfulConversations

Althoughwedon’talwaysliketoparticipateinconversations,whenitcomestodeepandmeaningfultalk,welovegettingtoknowyouonamorepersonallevel----whetherit’saboutyourlifeambitions,dreamsorideasandviewpointsonthings.Wefeelverysatisfiedandhappytobeabletoconnectwithyouonadeeperlevel.Trivial（琐碎的）talkmakesusfeeldisconnectedanditseemspointless.

WeAppreciateThePeopleWhoAcceptOurIntroversion.

It’ssowonderfulwhenpeopleacceptourintroversion.Wefeeltotallyunderstoodandcomfortable.Wedon’tfeeljudgedandcantotallybeourselvesaroundthem.Theygetthatwearen’tnecessarilythe“let’shangoutatthelastminute”typeofperson,butthatwe’restillreliableenoughtobeagoodfriend.

24.Whatdoesitmeanbybeinganintrovert?

A.Beingsociallyinactive.B.Messinghisownlifeup.

C.Isolationfromallpeople.D.Troubleforotherpeople.

25.Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedword“overwhelmed”intheparagraph3?

A.EmbarrassedB.UncomfortableC.IsolatedD.Lonely

26.Whydointrovertsappreciatethosewhoaccepttheirintroversion?

A.Becausetheygetrecognized.B.Becausetheybecomeneeded.

C.Becausetheyremainself-centered.D.Becausetheyfeelrespected.

27.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?

A.Toseekhelp.B.Toofferadvice.

C.Tosharefeelings.D.Tomakecomplaints.

C

ScientistsinBritainhavemanagedtoteachbumblebees（大黄蜂）topullstringstogettofoodandthenpassonwhattheyhavelearnedtoothersintheircolony（群体）一showingahighlevelofintelligencedespitetheirtinybrains.

ResearchersatQueenMaryUniversityofLondonsaidtheexperiments,oftenusedtotesttheintelligenceofapes（猿）andbirds,showedforthefirsttimethatsomeinsectsareuptothetask,andcanalsopassskillsonthroughseveralgenerations.

Thefindingsaddtotheevidencesuggestingtheabilityfor“culturespread”一theabilitytolearnandpassonknowledgeandskills—maynotbeexclusivetohumans.

Intheresearch,publishedinthejournalPLOSBiologyonTuesday,thescientistswereabletotrain23outofagroupof40beestopullstringswiththeirlegsandfeet.

Thestringswereattachedtodiscs—orartificial“flowers”一containingfoodattheircenterbutplacedunderatransparentscreen.Thebees,spottingthefoodbeneaththescreen,learnedtopullthe“flowers”outbypullingthestringwiththeirlegsandfeettobeabletogettoit.

Fromanothergroupofbeesgiventhechancetosolvethetaskwithoutanytraining,onlytwoof110weresuccessful.

Anothergroupofbeeswasthenallowedtoobservethetrainedbeespullingthestrings,and60percentofthemsuccessfullylearnedtheskill.Finally,trainedbeeswereputincolonies,andthescientistsfoundthetechniquespreadsuccessfullytoamajorityofthecolony’sworkerbees.

LarsChittka,aQueenMaryUniversityprofessorwhoguidedtheproject,saidtheteamisinterestedinfiguringoutthebrainprocessesbehindthebees’learningandteachingskills.

28.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“exclusive”inParagraph3probablymean?

A.OrdinaryB.UniqueC.BeneficialD.Widespread

29.Whatdidtheresearchersfindaboutbees?

A.Beeslearnbestininsects.B.Beesareascleverasbirds.

C.Beesareborngoodlearners.D.Beescanbetrainedtolearnskills.

30.Whatmaytheresearchteamfocusonnext?

A.Whatelsebeescando.B.Wherebeeslearnskills.

C.Howbeesteachothers.D.Howbees’brainwork.

31.Whatmaybethebesttitleforthetext?

A.Smallbees,greatabilitiesB.Beescanlearnandteach

C.BeesaresmarterD.Letbeeslearn

D

Youmayhaveheardsomeofthefashionindustryhorrorstories:

modelseatingtissuesorcottonballstoholdoffhunger,andmodelscollapsing（昏倒）fromhunger-inducedheartattacksjustsecondsaftertheystepofftherunway.

Excessivelyskinnymodelshavebeenapointofcontroversyfordecades,andtworesearcherssayamodel'sbodymassshouldbeaworkspacehealthandsafetyissue.InaneditorialreleasedMondayintheAmericanJournalofPublicHealth,KatherineRecordandBrynAustinmadetheircaseforgovernmentregulationofthefashionindustry.

Theaverageinternationalrunwaymodelhasabodymassindex（BMI）under16-lowenoughtoindicatestarvationbytheWorldHealthOrganization'sstandard.AndRecordandAustinareworriednotjustaboutthemodelsthemselves,butaboutthevastnumberofgirlsandwomentheirimagesinfluence.

"Especiallygirlsandtens",saysRecord."Seventypercentofgirlsaged10to18reportthattheydefineperfectbodyimagebasedonwhattheyseeinmagazines."That'sespeciallyworrying,shesays,giventhatanorexia（厌食症）resultsinmoredeathsthandoesanyothermentalillness,accordingtotheNationalInstituteofMentalHealth.

It'scommonlyknownthatcertaindiseasesarelinkedwithoccupationslikelungdiseaseincoalminers.Professionalfashionmodelsareparticularlyvulnerable（脆弱的）toeatingdisordersresultingfromoccupationaldemandstomaintainextremethinness.

Record'ssuggestionistoprohibitagentsfromhiringmodelswithaBMIbelow18.

InApril,Francepassedalawsettinglowerlimitsforamodel'sweight.AgentsandfashionhouseswhohiremodelswithBMIunder18couldpay$82,000infinesandspendupto6monthsinjail.RegulatingthefashionindustryintheUnitedStateswon'tbeeasy,Recordsays.ButwiththenewrulesinFrance,U.S.supportcouldmakeadifference."Adesignercan'tsurvivewithoutparticipatinginParisFashionWeek",shesays,adding,"OurargumentisthatthesamewouldbetrueofNewYorkFashionWeek."

32.WhatdoRecordandAustinsayaboutfashionmodels'bodymass?

　　A.Ithascausedneedlesscontroversy.

　　B.Itaffectsmodels'healthandsafety.

　C.Itisbutamatterofpersonaltaste.

　D.Itisfocusofthemodelingbusiness.

33.WhatdowelearnaboutFrance'sfashionindustry?

　　A.Ithasdifficultyhiringmodels.

　　B.Itallowsgirlsunder18ontherunway.

　　C.IthasovertakenthatoftheUnitedStates.

　　D.Ithasnowanewlawtofollow.　　

34.WhatareRecordandAustinadvocatingintheMondayeditorial?

A.Governmentlegislationaboutmodels'weight.

B.Prohibitionofmodelseatingnon-foodstuff.

C.Achangeinthepublic'sviewoffemalebeauty.

D.Eliminationofforcedweightlossbymodels.

35.WhyareRecordandAustinworriedaboutthelowbodymassindexofmodels?

A.Itcontributestomanymentalillnesses.

B.Itdefinesthefutureofthefashionindustry.

C.Ithasgreatinfluenceonnumerousgirlsandwomen.

D.Itkeepsmanyotherwisequalifiedwomenofftherunaway.

第二节

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