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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
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’tWa