湖北省襄阳市普通高中届高三上学期调研统一测试英语.docx

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湖北省襄阳市普通高中届高三上学期调研统一测试英语

高三英语

第二部分：

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，选出最佳答案，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Thesehotelsdon'thaveallthenecessaryfacilities,buteachofthemofferssomethingdifferentDon'tmissthemifyoutraveltoCanada.

SleeponatrainattheTrainStationInn.ThishotelisinanoldtrainstationinNuvaScotianowners,JamesandShelleyLeFresne，usethestationandthetrainasrooms.Therearesevenoldcarsandthereisalsoarestaurantinthediningcar.Pricesarefrom$89to$169perroomcar.

SleepinajailintheCanadiancapital,Ottawa.Here,youcansleepintheolddowntownOldJailHostel.Therearegrouporprivatebedrooms.Therearestillbarsonthedoors!

Price$25to$65,Don’tworry,therearen’tanycriminalsthere!

Sleepinatepee（atentoftheAmericanIndians）ataUNESCOWorldHeritagesiteAtthishotel,thereareguidedtoursandlessonsinlocalculture.Thebestpart：

sleepinginaoutside.Thepriceisaround$300,or$620forafullpackage.

SleepinalighthouseattheQuirponLighthouseInn.ThishotelisonNewfoundland'sQtIsland.Therearegreatviewsoftheoceanfromthewindows.Thereare11privateroomsinPricesarefrom$225forasingleto$350forasuite.Mealsareincludedintherestaurant.Thehasthetraditionallookandfeelofthelighthouse,sothereisnoInternet,TVortelephonesrooms.Therearetoursavailable,andboattourstotheislandareincluded.

21.WhatcanyoudoifyouchoosetheTrainStationInn?

A.Shopintheoldtraincars.B.Learnhowtodrivethetrain.

C.Havemealsinthediningcar.D.EnjoyarailtourofNovaScotia.

22.InwhatwayisstayinginatepeeinAlbertaspecial?

A.Itserveslocalfoodtodiners.B.Youcansleepintheopenair.

C.YoucantourAlbertaforfree.D.itofferslessonsonmakingtepees.

23.WhichisunavailableattheQuirponLighthouseInn?

A.Privaterooms.B.Guidedtours.C.Dailymeals.D.Internet,

24.You’llpaytheleastifyouchoosetosleep.

A.intheOttawaJailHostelB.attheTrainStationInn

C.inatepeeinAlbertaD.attheQuirponLighthouseInn

B

Jason,ourson,wasbornwithcerebralpalsy（脑瘫）.MywifeMargaretand1oftencomfortedhimashefacedmanychallengesinhisearlyyears.

Itwasheartbreakingtoseehimregularlychosenlastforbaseball*buthewasahappychildandwelllikedbyhispeersthroughoutelementaryschool.Hismostdifficulttimecamewhenhebeganhighschool.Oneafternoon,Jasonreturnedhomeintears.Hethrewhisbagonthefloorandshouted:

I’mnevergoingtoschoolagain!

"Hewascoveredwithfoodthatotherkidshadthrownathimontheschoolbusonthewayhome.Jasonlatertolduswhathadhappened.

Afewdaysearlier,Jasonhadsignedupfortheschoolrunningteam.Thatday,afewolderstudentsmade1\mofhisperformanceonthetrackandmadehimthetargetoftheirone-sidedfoodfight.Icalledtheprincipalaboutthehumiliationonthebus,anditneverhappenedagain.Jasonstayedontheteam,eventhoughtheharassment（骚扰）continued.

OnedayinOctober,wehadsnowandfreezingrain.Astheotherkidsexercisedinthegym,theynoticedonelonerunner-Jason-joggingaroundthesnow-coveredtrack.

Afewweekslater,Jasonhadsomethingtotellus."Mom,Dad,sitdown,”hesaid!

wasreadyfortheworst.Hetoldusthateachmonth,studentschosean“athleteofthemonth”.Thecoachwouldlistthetopathletes,andstudentsvotedforthewinner.Jason’snamehadneverbeenlisted.Butthatday,oneofthenomineessaid:

"Sir,IwouldliketonominateJasonforathleteofthemonth."Thecoachlookedsurprised."Heworksharderthananyofus,Sir，"thestudentcontinued."Wewillhavetohavesomeonesecondthenomination,"thecoachreplied.

AtearformedinJason’seyeashetolduswhathappenednext."Mom...Dad...everyoneintheclassputtheirhandsup."HismotherandI,alsointears,lookedonasheproudlydisplayedcertificate.

WheneverIdespair,Ithinkofthisstory.Iremindmyselfthatchallengesarenotovercomeforce,butbypatience,determination,andfaith.

25.Jason’sfirstdaysathighschooldidn’tgowellbecause

A.hemissedhisfriendsfromprimaryschool

B.hewasturneddownbytheschool’srunningteam

C.hewassufferingfromtheaftereffectsofcerebralpalsy

D.hewastreatedbadlybysomeolderstudents

26.Whichoftheblowingcouldreplacetheunderlinedword“humiliation”inParagraph3?

A.defenseB.shadosvC.abuseD.panic

27.Itcanbeconcludedfromthearticlethat.

A.thecoathdidn'tbelieveJasonwasworthyofthenomination

B.Jason'seffortswerewidelyrecognizedbyhisfellowstudents

C.itdidn'ttakelongforJasontobethebestrunnerintheschool

D.the"athlete0fthemonth"awardwasusuallygiventothebestperformer

C

EducatorsacrosstheUSarecallingformajorchangestotheadmissionprocessinhighereducation.TheNationalCenterforEducationalStatisticsreportedthatUScollegesanduniversitiesreceivedmorethan9millionapplicationsbetween2013and2014.Theschoolsadmittedmorethan5millionstudentsinthattime.

Butanewreportsaysthattheproblemisnotaboutthenumberofstudentsthatarebeingadmitted,butratherhowstudentsareselected.TheHarvardSchoolofGraduateEducation,alongwithgQ0^“schoolsandorganizations,releasedthereportinJanuary2016，called“TurningtheTide—MakingCaringCommon".Thereportarguesthattheprocessschoolsusetochoosestudentscausesmajorproblems.

DavidHawkins,theExecutiveDirectorforEducationalPolicy，saysthatmostcollegesanduniversitiesrequiremanythingsfromstudentswhentheyapply.Schoolsusuallyaskforanessaydescribingastudent'sinterestsorwhytheywanttostudyatthatschool.Theschoolsalsoaskforlettersfromteachersorotherresponsibleadultsdescribingwhyastudentisagoodcandidate.But，Hawkinssays,theareathatschoolsaremostconcernedwithisastudent’shighschoolgradesandstandardizedtestresults.

Thereportsuggeststhatpayingattentiontoacademicsuccessoverotherqualitiesworkswellforsomestudentsbuthurtsothers.Inaddition,Academicsuccessisnotthemostimportantqualityastudentshouldhave.Moreattentionshouldbepaidtoshowingwhetherornotastudentwantstodogoodintheworld.Thereportalsosuggeststhatschoolsshouldaskforevidencethatstudentscareaboutotherpeople.Movingattentionawayfromacademicabilitywillmaketheprocesslessaboutcampetition,thereportsays.Studentswillfeellessstressaboutmeetinghigherandhigherandhigherexpectations.

Butthereporthaveitscritics.BobSchaeffer,PublicEducationDirector,saidthateveryfewyears,someonemakessameargumentforchange.Hesaidthatnorealchangehashappenedyetthatevenmanyoftheschoolsthatagreewithmereportstillmakenochanges."Manyoftheinstutionsthathavesupportedthefindingsinthereportaretheveryinstitutionsthathavethemostcompetitiveadmissionprocessesinthecountry，”Schaeffersaid.

28.Whatistheproblemoftheadmissionprocessaccordingtothereport?

A.Theschoolsasksocialresponsibilitiesfromtheapplyingstudents.

B.Theschoolsattachimportancetostudents'academicrecords.

C.Thenumberofstudentsgettingadmittedistoosmall.

D.Admissionofficersonlyconsiderpersonalqualities.

29.Whichofthefollowingdocollegesaskofapplicantsexcept?

A.Theirreasonstoattendtheschool.

B.Adescriptionoftheirinterests.

C.Recommendationlettersfromadults.

D.Evidencethatstudentscareaboutothers.

30.Whatdoestheauthor’sattitudetothereportoftheadmissionprocess?

A.Supportive.B.DoubtfulC.Neutral.D.Negative.

31.Thecritic,BobSchaefter,thinksthat.

A.someschoolsdon'tdowhattheybelieveisright

B.thelargestschoolsareexpectedtomakechangesfirst

C.notenoughschoolscurrentlyagreewiththereport

D.historyhasprovedthatallchangesaregood

D

Thereisnodenyingthatsomepeoplelivetobeolderthanothers.Followedarethestandardexplanations:

keepingamoderatediet,engaginginregularexercise,etc.Butwhateffectdoesyourpersonalityhaveonyourlongevity（长寿）？

Arethereanykindsofpersonalitiescontributingtolongerlives?

AnewstudyintheJournaloftheAmericanGeriatricsSocietylookedatthesequestionsbyexaminingthepersonalitycharacteristicsof246childrenofpeoplewhohadlivedtobeatleast100.

Accordingtothestudy,thosewholivethelongestaremoreoutgoing,moreactiveandlessneurotic（神经质的）thanotherpeople.Long-livingwomenarealsomorelikelytobesympatheticandcooperativethanwomenwithanormallifespan.ThesefindingsareinagreementwithYouwouldexpectfromtheevolutionarytheory:

thosewholiketomakefriendsandhelpotherscangatherenoughresourcestomakeitthroughtoughtimes.

Interestingly,however,othercharacteristicsthatyoumightconsideradvantageoushadnoimpactonwhetherstudyparticipantswerelikelytolivelonger.Thosewhoweremoreself-discipline^f0rinstance,werenomorelikelytolivetobeveryold.Also,beingopentonewideashadnorelationshiptolonglife,whichmightexplainallthosebad-temperedoldpeoplewhoarefixedintheir

Whetheryoucansuccessfullychangeyourpersonalityasanadultisthesubjectofalongstandingpsychogicaldebate.Butthenewpapersuggeststhatifyouwantlonglife,youshouldstrivetobeasoutgoingaspossible.

Unfortunately,anotherrecentstudyshowsthatyourmother'spersonalitymayalsohelpdetermineyourlongevity.Thatstudylookedatnearly28,000Norwegianmothersandfoundthatthosemomswhoweremoreanxious,depressedandangryweremor