届甘肃省甘谷县第一中学高三第三次检测考试英语试题.docx

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届甘肃省甘谷县第一中学高三第三次检测考试英语试题

甘谷一中2016——2017学年高三级第三次检测考试

英语试题

第1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3分，满分45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。

A

Anewgenerationaddictionisquicklyspreadingallovertheworld．Weboholism，atwentiethcenturydisease，affectspeoplefromdifferentages．TheysurftheNet，usee-mailandspeakinchatrooms．Theyspendmanyhoursonthecomputer，anditbecomesacompulsivehabit．Theycannotstop,whichaffectstheirlives．

Decadesago，noonethoughtthatusingcomputercouldbecomecompulsivebehaviorthatcouldaffectthesocialandphysicallifeofcomputerusers．Thisobsessionalbehaviorhasaffectedteenagersandcollegestudents．Theyarelikelytologoncomputersandspendlonghoursatdifferentwebsites．

Theybecomehookedoncomputersandgraduallytheirsocialandschoollifeisaffectedbythisaddiction．Theyspendalltheirfreetimesurfingandcan’tconcentrateonhomework，sothisaddictioninfluencestheirgradesandsuccessatschool．Becausetheycanfindeverythingonthewebsites，theyhangoutthere．Moreover，thisaddictiontowebsitesinfluencestheirsociallife．

Theyspendmoretimeinfrontofcomputersthanwiththeirfriends．Therelationwiththeirfriendschanges．Thevirtuallifebecomesmoreimportantthantheirreallife．Theyhaveanewlanguagethattheyspeakinthechatroomsanditcausesculturalchangesinsociety．

Becauseofthechangeintheirbehavior，theybegintoisolate（脱离）themselvesfromtherealsocietyandlivewiththeirvirtualfriends．Theysharetheiremotionsandfeelingswithfriendswhotheyhavenevermetintheirlife．Althoughtheyfeelconfidentonthecomputer，theyarenotconfidentwithreallivefriendstheyhaveknownalltheirlife．Itisaproblemforthefuture．Thisaddictivebehaviorisbeginningtoaffecttheentireworld．

1．Themainideaofthepassageisabout_______．

A．thecauseofweboholismB．theinfluenceofweboholism

C．theadvantageofweboholismD．thepopularityofweboholism

2．Wecaninferfromthepassagethat_______．

A．weboholismhasthegreatesteffectonteenagers

B．peopleareaddictedtogamesontheInternet

C．studentscanhardlybalancerealandvirtuallife

D．virtuallifeismorevividandattractiveanyway

3．Theauthor’sattitudetowardsweboholismisthatofbeing_____．

A．optimisticB．indifferentC．acceptableD．critical

B

Whatifyoucouldhaveyourwholebackpackatthetouchofyourfingertips?

InthefirstmonthoftheAppleiPadsrelease，25millionweresold!

PeopleacrosstheworlduseiPadsforallsortsofdifferentthings,butoneoftheirfinestqualitiesistheabilitytobeatextbook．

SchoolshaveeveryreasontodoawaywiththeirschoolbooksandswitchtoiPads．

Tobeginwith，iPadsarelessexpensive．Textbooksbecomeoutdatedandschoolshavetobuynewbooks,butwithaniPadschoolscanupdatethemforfree．Therefore，theycanusethesavedmoneyforotherprograms．Schoolsdon’thavetospend$500everyyearforiPadsbecausetheylastawhileandcanbeupdated．

Moreover，inhighschool，textbookshaveanaverageof4.8poundseach．Studentsusuallyhavemultipleclasses，whichresultsinmultipletextbooks．Heavybackpacksfilledwithbookscancausebackproblem．AsolutiontothatisaniPad，whichonlyweighs1.33poundsandcanholdallofastudent’stextbooks．

Third,schoolsshouldgetridoftheirtextbooksandgetiPadsbecausetheyhavemorecapabilitiesorfunctions．Somemightthinkalloftheappsaredistracting（分心）,buttheappsactuallymakeiPadsmoreefficient．IPadsabsorbtheneedtobuycalculators，dictionaries，andotheritemsthatarefoundwithinthedevice.Textbookscannotdothosetasks，butiPadscaneasilydothemwithjustatapofthefingertip．

Lastly,iPadsareabetterchoiceforschoolsinsteadoftextbooksbecausethesedevicesallowstudentstoaccesstheirlearninganywhereatanytime．Thesetablets（平板）areperfectforbusystudents．WithiPads，theyfinditeasiertogettheirhomeworkdone．

Inconclusion，schoolsshouldgetridoftheirclumsytextbooksandswitchtoiPads．IPadshaveallowedthisgenerationtohavetheirentirebackpackinthepalm（手掌）oftheirhands．

4．Whatwilltheauthoragreeon?

A．ThesalessituationofAppleiPadsisnotgood．

B．TherewillbesomefeesforupdatingiPads．

C．Thenumberofstudents’textbooksislargebecauseofmanydifferentclasses．

D．Alloftheappsaredistracting．

5．Accordingtothepassage，thereasonwhyiPadsareabetterchoiceforstudentsisthat_________．

A．theycanmakestudentsfeelhappy

B．theirqualityisbetterthantextbooks

C．theycansolveeverydifficulttask

D．itismoreconvenientforstudentstostudywithiPads

6．Inthelastparagraph，theunderlinedword“clumsy”mostprobablymeans“_________”．

A．awkwardB．difficultC．handyD．impressive

7．What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?

A．TheUsageofiPadsB．iPadsorTextbooks

C．AppleiPads’ReleaseD．iPads’Popularity

C

DoesFameDriveYouCrazy?

Althoughbeingfamousmightsoundlikeadreamcometrue，today’sstars，feelinglikezooanimals，facepressuresthatfewofuscanimagine．Theyareatthecenterofmuchoftheworld’sattention．Paparazzi（狗仔队）campoutsidetheirhomes，camerasready．Tabloids（小报）publishthrillingstoriesabouttheirpersonallives.Justimaginenotbeingabletodoanythingwithoutbeingphotographedorinterruptedforasignature!

AccordingtopsychologistChristinaVillarreal，celebrities--famouspeople–worryconstantlyabouttheirpublicappearance．Eventually,theystarttolosetrackofwhotheyreallyareseeingthemselvesthewaytheirfansimaginethem，notasthepeopletheywerebeforeeveryoneknewtheirnames.“Overtime，”Villarrealsays，“theyfeelseparatedandalone．”

Thephenomenonoftrackingcelebritieshasbeenaroundforages．Inthe4thcenturyB．C．，paintersfollowedAlexandertheGreatintobattle，hopingtopicturehisvictoriesforhisadmirers．WhenCharlesDickensvisitedAmericainthe19thcentury，hissold-outreadingsattractedthousandsoffans，leadinghimtocomplainabouthislackofprivacy．Tabloidsofthe1920sand1930sranarticlesaboutfilm-starsinmuchthesamewaythatmoderntabloidsandwebsitesdo．

Beingapublicfiguretoday，however，isalotmoredifficultthanitusedtobe．Superstarscannotmoveaboutwithoutworryingaboutphotographerswithmoderncameras．Whentheysaysomethingsillyordosomethingridiculous，thereisalwaystheInternettospreadthenewsinminutesandkeeptheir“story”aliveforever．

Iffameissuchabadheadache,whyaren’tallcelebritiesrunningawayfromit?

Theansweristhattherearestillwaystodealwithit．Somestarsstaycalmbysurroundingthemselveswithtrustedfriendsandfamilyorbyescapingtoremoteplacesawayfrombigcities．Theyfocusnotonhowfamoustheyarebutonwhattheylovetodoorwhatevermadethemfamousinthefirstplace．

Sometimesafewcelebritiescangetalittlejustice．Still,evenstarswhoenjoyfulljusticeoftencomplainabouthowhardtheirlivesare．Theyhatebeingfollowedandspied.Theyaretiredofbeingfamousalreadytoday．

8．Itcanbelearnedfromthepassagethatstarstoday________.

A．areoftenmisunderstoodbythepublic

B．cannolongerhavetheirprivacyprotected

C．spendtoomuchontheirpublicappearance

D．carelittleabouthowtheyhavecomeintofame

9．WhatisthemainideaofParagraph3?

A．Greatheroesofthepastweregenerallyadmired．

B．Well-knownactorsareusuallytargetsoftabloids．

C．Theproblemfacedbycelebritieshasalonghistory．

D．Worksofpopularwritersoftenhavealotofreaders．

10．Whatmakesitmuchhardertobeacelebritytoday?

A．Availabilityofmodernmedia．B．Inadequatesocialrecognition．

C．Lackoffavorablechances．D．Hugepopulationoffans．

11．Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardmoderncelebrity?

A．Sincere．B．Sceptical（怀疑的）．

C.Disapproving．D．Sympathetic．

D

Awarmdrinkofmilkbeforebedhaslongbeenthebestchoiceforthosewantingagoodnight’ssleep．Butnowastudyhasfounditreallydoeshelppeoplenodoff---itismilkedfromacowatnight．

Researchershavediscoveredthat“nightmilk”containsmoreelatonin（褪黑激素），whichhasbeenproventohelppeoplefeelsleepyandreduceanxiety.

Thestudy，conductedbyresearchersfromSeoul，SouthKorea,involvedmicebeingfedwithdriedmilkpowdermadefromcowsmilkedbothduringthedayandatnight．

Thosegivennightmilk，whichcontained10timestheamountofmelatonin，werelessactiveandlessanxiousthanthosefedwiththemilkcollectedduringdaytime，accordingtothestudypublishedinTheJournalofMedicinalFood．

Nightmilkquickenedthestartofsleepandcausedthemicetosleeplonger．

Whiletheeffectofcowsmilkharvestedatdifierenttimehasnotbeentestedonhumansuptonow，takingmelatonindrugshasbeensuggestedtothosewhoarestrugglingtofallasleepatnight．

Previousstudieshavealsoindicatedthatmilkcanbeexcellentforhelpingsleepbecauseofthecalciumcontent，whichhelpspeopletorelax．

Milkisalsosugar-freeandadditive-freewithnutritionistsrecommendingskimmedmilkasthebestchoicebeforebedasitistheleastfattening．Themorefatyoutakeinbeforebedtime，thegreaterburldenyouwillputonyourbodyatnight．

12．Accordingtothetext，themicefedwithdaytimemilk______．

A．startedsleepmoreeasilyB．weremoreanxious

C．werelessactiveD．wokeuplater

13．Whichofthefollowingistrueofmelatoninaccordingtothetext?

A．It’sbeentestedonmicefortentimes．B．Itcanmakepeoplemoreenergetic．

C．It’susedinsleepingdrugs．D．Itexistsinmilkingreatamount．

14．Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A．NightMilkandSleepB．Fat，SugarandHealth

C．AnExperimentonMiceD．Mil