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高三英语上学期第一次质检试题
蕉岭中学2017届高三第一次质检英语试题
注意事项:
1.本试卷分第Ⅰ卷(选择题)和第Ⅱ卷(非选择题)两部分。
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因考试不考听力,第I卷从第二部分的“阅读理解”开始,试题序号从“21”开始。
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第I卷
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
LeedsCastleisinKent,England5miles(8km)southeastofMaidstone.ItisbuiltonislandsinalakeformedbytheRiverLentothecastofthevillageofLeeds.Ithasbeenopentothepublicsince1976.
Openingtime:
ApriltoSeptember:
10:
00—18:
00OctobertoMarch:
10:
00—17:
00
Tickets:
TicketsarevalidforoneyearfromdateofpurchasegivingfreerepeatvisitstotheCastle,groundsandattractions.ExcludesspecialticketedeventsandChristmasDay.
Adulttickets:
£24single
Childtickets:
£16single(4—15yearsold)
Kidticket:
free(under4)
Transportation:
Coachorexpress:
NationalExpressfromLondontoLeedsCastledirectly
Train:
AnytrainfromsoutherncitiestoBearsted,transferbySpotTraveltoLeedsCastle,15minutes’ride,goesbyeachhour.
TheUpstairsTour:
Thursday21stApril,11:
30am
SeetheStatebedrooms,notnormallyonshowtothepublic.Hearabouttheguestsoftheroaring1920s,seethebedroomwhereEdwardandSimpsonstayedandwherePavarottiwasaccommodatedduringhisvisit.
Price:
£5perperson.Avalidentranceticketisrequiredperperson
Embroidery(刺绣)TasterWorkshop:
Sunday5thJune,10:
30am
LearnthebasicswithexpertsupervisionfrommembersoftheEmbroiderersAssociationandsewyourownsmallpieceofembroiderytolakehomeandframetoturnin
toacushionorhandmadegreetingcard.
Price:
£20perperson.
Avalidentranceticketisrequiredperperson.Includesrefreshmentsandallmaterials.
21.HowmuchshouldanadultwithachildpaytoenterLeedsCastle?
A.£10.B.£24.C.£16.D.£40.
22.Whatcanvisitorsseed
uringtheUpstairsTour?
A.Pavarotti.B.TheStatebedrooms.C.Ashow.D.artworks.
23.TovisittheEmbroideryTasterWorkshop,youhaveto________.
A.getanentranceticketB.showy
ourgreetingcard
C.knowaboutembroideryD.joinanassociation
B
Yourhousemayhaveaneffectonyourfigure.Expertssaythewayyoudesignyourhomecouldplayaroleinwhetheryoupackonthepoundsorkeepthemoff.Youcanmakeyourenvironmentworkforyouinsteadofagainstyou.Herearesomewaystoturnyourhomeintopartofdietplan.
Openthecurtainsandturnupthelights.Darkenvironmentsaremorelikelytoencourageovereating,forpeopleareoftenlessself-conscious(难为情)whenthey’reinpoorlylitplaces-andsomorelikelytoeatlotsoffood.Ifyourhomedoesn’thaveenoughwindowlight,getmorelampsandfloodtheplacewithbrightness.
Mindthecolors.Researchsuggestswarmcolorsfuelourappetites.Inonestudy,peoplewhoatemealsinablueroomconsumed33percentlessthanthoseinayelloworredroom.Warmcolorslikeyellowmakefoodappearmoreappetizing,whilecoldcolorsmakeusfeellesshungry.Sowhenit’stimetorepaint,goblue.
Don’tforgettheclock-ortheradio.Peoplewhoeatslowlytendtoconsumeabout70fewercalories(卡路里)permealthanthosewhorushthroughtheirmeals.Beginkeepingtrackofthetime,andtrytomakedinnerlastatleast30minutes,Andwhileyou’reatit,actually
sitdowntoeat.Ifyouneedsomehelpslowingdown,turnonrelaxingmusic.Itmakesyoulesslikelytorushthroughameal.
Downsizethedishes.Bigservingbowlsandplatescaneasilymakeusfat.Weeatabout22percentmorewhenusinga12-inchplateinsteadofa10-inchplate.Whenwechoosealargespoonoverasmallerone,totalintake(摄入)jumpsby14percent.Andwe’llpourabout30percentmoreliquidintoashort,wideglassthanatall,skinnyglass.
24.Thetextisespeciallyhelpfulforthosewhocareabout_______.
A.theirhomecomfortsB.theirbodyshape
C.housebuyingD.healthydiets
25.Ahomeenvironmentinbluecanhelppeople_________.
A.digestfoodbetterB.reducefoodintake
C.burnmorecaloriesD.regaintheirappetites
26.Whatarepeopleadvisedtodoatmealtimes?
A.Eatquickly.B.Playfastmusic.
C.Usesmallerspoons.D.Turndownthelights.
27.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetest?
A.IsYourHouseMakingYouFat?
B.WaysofServingDinner
C.EffectsofSelf-ConsciousnessD.IsYourHomeEnvironmentRelaxing?
C
Peoplewhoareobese(肥胖)haveaworsememorythantheirthinnerfriends,asmallstudyshows.
Testson50peopleshowedthatbeingoverweightwaslinkedtoworse“episodicmemory”ortheabilitytorememberpastexperiences.
Thestudyinthe QuarterlyJournalofExperimentalPsychology arguesthatalessvividmemoryofrecentmealsmayleadtoovereating.However,otheraspectsofmemory—suchasgeneralknowledge—shownosigns.
Testsonratshavepreviouslyshownthatwithburgeoningwaistlinescomepoorerperformancesinmemorytests,buttheevidenceinhumanshasbeenmixed.
FiftypeoplewithaBodyMassIndex(BMI)rangingfrom18(healthy)to51(veryobese)tookpartinamemorytest—a
bitlikedoingatreasurehuntonyourown.Theyhadto“hide”objectsatdifferenttimesandondifferentscenesdisplayedonacomputerscreen.Theywerelateraskedtorecallwhattheyhadhidden,whenandwhere.Theresultsshowedobesepeople’sscoreswere15%lowerthanthinnerpeople.
Dr.LucyCheke,fromtheUniversityofCambridge,toldtheBBCNewswebsite,“Thesuggestionwe’remakingisthatahigherBMIishavingsomereductiononthevividnessofmemory,butthey’renotdrawingblanksandhavingamnesia(失忆症).Asamatteroffact,iftheyhavealessstrongmemoryofarecentmeal,withalessstrongimpactinthemind,thentheymayhavelessabilitytoregulatehowmuchtheyeatlateron.”Hungerhormones(激素)playahugeroleinhowmuchweeat,butithasalreadybeenrecognizedthatourmindshaveakeyroletoo.
Dr.Chekeconcluded,“Itistooearlytotalkintermsofadvice,butwearecertainlybeginningtoobservehowobesitycausesitselftocontinue.”
28.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“burgeoning”inParagraph4referto?
A.changing.B.declining.C.swinging.D.increasing.
29.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEabouttheexperiment?
A.TheresearcherscomparetheperformancesofpeoplewithvariousBMIs.
B.Fiftysubjectsarerequiredtoseekforobjectshiddenbytheresearchers.
C.Allaspectsofmemorywillbeinfluencedbyobesity.
D.Thenumberofratstestedisthesameasthatofpeople.
30.Dr.LucyCheke’swordsindicatethat_______.
A.it’shightimethattheyprovidedsuggestionsondealingwithobesity
B.it’sourmindsratherthanhungerhormonesthatplayanimportantrole
C.havingahigherBMIhasanegativeinfluenceonmemorytosomeextent
D.ifsufferingfromweakmemory,peoplecannotregulatebehaviors
31.Wheredoesthistextprobablycomefrom?
A.Anentertainmentmagazine.B.Asciencereport.
C.Anadvertisement.D.Sciencefiction.
D
Forthousandsofyears,peoplethoughtofglassassomethingbeautifultolookat.Onlyrecentlyhavetheycometothinkofitassomethingtolookthrough.Storesdisplaytheirgoodsinlargeglasswindows.Glassbottlesandjarsthatholdfoodanddrinkallowustoseethecontents.Glassisusedtomakeeyeglasses,microscopes,telescopes,andmanyotherextremelyusefulandnecessaryobjects.
UntiltheSecondWorldWar,mostoftheglassusedforopticalinstr
umentswasimportedfromEurope.However,duringthewarAmericanscouldnotgetEuropeanglass,andtheywereforcedtomaketheirown.Asaresult,newkindsofglassesweredevelopedthathadbeenpreviouslyunknown.Theseneweffectswereachievedbymixingotherchemicalelementswiththesand.Someofthesenewglassesareverystrongandcanresistmanykindsofshocks.LegendhasitthataveryhardglasswasinventedbyaRomanwhoshowedhisdiscoverytotheEmperor.WhentheEmperorsawtheglasshefearedthatitwouldbecomemorevaluablethangoldandsilver,makinghistreasureworthless.Therefore,hehadtheglassmakerkilled,andthesecretwasnotdiscoveredagainforhundredsofyears.
Inthepresentcentury,safetyglasswasinventedforuseinmoderncarsandplanes.Safetyglassismadebyplacingalayerofplasticbetweentwolayersofplateglass.Whentheoutsidelayerofglassisbroken,thepiecesdonotscatter( 散开)andinjurepeople.Someglassofthetypeisstrongenoughtoresistbullets.
Althoughinrecentyearsplasticshavereplacedglassunderconditionswhereglassmightbeeasilybroken,therearenewusesbeingdeveloped,forthegreatestadvantageofglassisthatitscomponentpartsareinexpensiveandcanbefoundallovertheworld.
32.Withthepassageoftime,glass_________.
A.isregardedastransparent
B.isnolongerseenasdecoration
C.isusedtomakethingslookpleasant
D.iswidelyusedtoreplacesteelinmakingcontainers
33.WhydidAmericansmaketheirownglassduringtheSecondWorldWar?
A.Thewarblockedthewayofglassimport.
B.TheyrefusedtousetheEuropeanglass.
C.TheglassmadeinEuropewasoutofdate.
D.Theywereabletomakeanewkindofglass.
34.Bytellingthelegend,theauthorwantsto_________.
A.provethattheRomanwasthefirstinventorofhardglass
B.supportthattheAmericanswereascleverastheRomans
C.givesomeinterestinginformationabouthardglass
D.provideahistoricaleventconcernedwithhardglass
35.Newusesofglassarebeingdevelopedonthegroundthat_________.
A.glassisnotassafeasplastics
B.glassisnotasstronganddurableasplastics
C.glassiseasi