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山西省太原市届高三模拟考试一英语试题
太原市2017年高三年级模拟试题
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第二部分阅读理解
本部分共两节,满分60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中(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
JunotDiaz,TheBriefWondrousLifeofOscarWao
ThewinnerinCulturecritics’surveyisJunotDiaz’sfirstnovel,aboutabookwormcalledOscar,whodreamsoffindinglove.Italsowasnamedasthenumber-onebookbythemostcritics.“Itisabigdealformetofallinlovewithabookwhosetopicissciencefiction,fantasyandimagination,”saysElizabethTaylor,theChicagoTribune’sliteraryeditor.
EdwardP.Jones,TheKnownWorld
Setin1855ontheplantationofHenryTownsend——bornaslave,nowaslave-owner---TheKnownWorldisasuccess,leadingreadersintoacomplexmoraltimewithoutmakingsimplejudgments.Facinganearlydeath,Townsendthinksaboutthefutureofhis50-acreVirginiaplantationandtheslaveshetreatsthewayhisformerowner,nowhisteacher,taughthim.
HilaryMantel,WolfHall
Mantel’sboldlyreimaginedlegendof16thCenturyEurope,toldfromthepointofThomasCromwell,winningtheManBookerandNationalBookCriticsCircleawards,wasadaptedtothestageandhasbeenfilmedasanewBBCminiseries(短剧).MaryAnnGwinn,SeattleTimesbookeditorwrites,“Ihaveneverfeltsocompletelyburiedintoacharacter’smind,nottomentionalongagoandfar-awayplace.”
MarilynneRobinson,Gilead
RevJohnAmes,asmalltownminister,describeshislifeandanti-slaverytraditiontohisyoungsoninbeautifullanguageinthisfirstpartofRobinson’strilogy(alongwithHomeandLila).“Ican’tthinkofalivingnovelistwhowritesmoreseriouslyandprofoundlyaboutreligiousfaith,whichhasbecomeanalmostforbiddentopicinmodernliterature,”writesDawnRaffel,whorankedGileadfirstonherlist.CriticKarenR.Longsays,“Thismulti-generationalstorytellsadesirefortranscendence(超越),andmakesacaseforspirituallifeinthe21stcentury----itsownkindofmiracle.Gileadwillbereadin100years.”liuxiaoming
21.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?
A.Oscarlikesreadingbooks.B.Townsendworkedinachurch.
C.RevJohnAmeslikesfarming.D.ThomasGromwellwonanOscarAward.
22.WhatdoesMaryAnnGwinnthinkofthebook“WolfHall”?
A.Shethinksit’stoodull.B.Shedoesn'tlikethecharacterinthebook.
C.Shethinksit’sfascinating.D.Shedoesn’tlikesomecontentsinthebook.
23.Whichofthefollowingbookswillhaveafar-reachinginfluenceinthefuture?
A.Gilead.B.WolfHall
C.TheKnownWorldD.TheBriefWondrousLifeofOscarWao
B
SomethingFun
ApersonisontrialformurderinasoundroominOklahoma.Thereisstrongevidenceindicatingguilt.However,thebodyisnotfound.
Inthedefense's(辩护)closingstatement,thelawyer,knowingthathisclientisguiltyandthatitlookslikehe'llprobablybeconvicted,resortedtoaclevertrick.
"Ladiesandgentlemenofthejury(陪审团),Ihaveasurpriseforyouall,"thelawyersaysashelooksathiswatch."Withinoneminute,thepersonassumeddeadinthiscasewillwalkintothiscourtroom,"hesaysandhelookstowardsthecourt-roomdoor.Thejury,somewhatsurprised,looksatthedooreagerly.Aminutepasses.Nothinghappens.
Finallythelawyersays,"Actually,Imadeupthepreviousstatement.Butyouallwaitedwithexpectation.I,therefore,putittoyouthatthereisareasonabledoubtinthiscaseastowhetheranyonewaskilledandinsistthatyoureturnaverdict(裁决)ofnoguilty.
Thejury,clearlyconfused,retirestodiscuss.
Averyfewminuteslater,thejuryreturnedandarepresentativepronounsaverdictofguilty.
“Buthow?
”inquiresthelawyer.“Youmusthavehadsomedoubt;Isawallofyoustareatthedoor.”liuxiaoming
Answerstherepresentative,“Oh,wedidlook.Butyourclientdidn’t.”
24.Whywasthepersonontrialaccordingtothepassage?
A.Becausehecouldn’tpayoffthedebts.B.Becausehewasaccusedofmurder.
C.Becausehedidnotpaythetaxintime.D.Becauseheplannedtocheatthejury.
25.Whydidthelawyercomeupwiththetrick?
A.Tofindthebody.B.Toannoythejury.
C.Tohelphisclient.D.Tosavehimself.
26.Whydidthejurylookatthedooreagerly?
A.Thelawyer’swordsmustbetrue.
B.Theyexpectedhisfamilytocomein.
C.Theyweresurprisedandtakeninbythelawyer.
D.Theythoughtthepersonontrialwasescaping.
27.Whatdidtherepresentative’sanswermeaninthelastparagraph?
A.Theyfirmlybelievedthatnobodywaskilled.
B.Thebehavioroftheclientgavehimaway.
C.Thejurystillneededmoreevidencetoproveit.
D.Thelawyer’swordswereworththinkingabout.
C
Workingwellinateamrequiresfullcooperation.It’sanimportantskillforalmosteveryemployeetohave.Yourabilitytodoyourjobisdependentuponothersgettingyourworkdone,andothersdependonyoutogettheirworkdone.
Communicatewell.Lackofcommunicationisoneofthebiggestreasonsofateam’sfailure.Seekinputfromteammemberssotheyfelllikeavaluablepartoftheteam.Communicationestablishestrustamongteammembers.Inaddition,communicatingwellcanhelppreventandresolveconflict.Meetregularlytokeepmembersinvolvedandawareofyourworkprogress.Postdecisionswhereeveryoneintheteamcanseethem.
Beflexible.Inteamwork,prioritiesandresponsibilitycanchangeinstantly.Stayreadytoshiftfocus.Trainingteammemberstobeabletodopartsofotherteammember’sjobscanbeavaluablepartofteamwork;beingflexiblehelpstobuildappreciationforallthepartsoftheteam.
Meetdeadlines.Workhardtoensureyoumeetestablisheddeadlineswhenyouworkinateamenvironment.Othersaredependingonyourwork.Negotiatetimelineswithyourteammatesatthestartofaproject.Doingsoallowsyoutohaveasayinhowworkgetsaccomplished.
Establishaccountability.Allteammembersmustberesponsibleforthesuccessandfailureoftheproject.Althougheveryteamdoesn’tneedaleader,teamsrequireaformalwaytoensureeverybodydoeshispart.Tryusingmeetingstoreportonprogress.
Celebrateaccomplishmentsandencouragetheteam.Seniorexecutivesmaynotalwaysrecognizetheimportanceofsometeammembers’work.Sharecongratulationsatteammeetingsandtalkaboutwhoseworkareinvaluableinhelpingyougetyourworkdone.
28.Whatcanyouconcludefromthefirstparagraph?
A.Workinginateammeansyourworkisseparate.
B.Workinginateammeansyourworkiseffective.
C.Beingamemberofateammeansyourworkisindependent.
D.Beingamemberofateammeansyourworkisinterdependent.
29.whichofthefollowingdeedsdoesnotcontributetoeffectiveteamwork?
A.Keepingsilentinateamdiscussion.
B.Beingabletodopartsofothers’job.
C.Acknowledgingothers’workpublicly.
D.Holdingmeetingstoreportonprogress.
30.whatdoestheunderlineword“accountability”refertointhefifthparagraph?
A.SuccessB.Responsibility
C.InsuranceD.community
31.whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?
A.HowtoSucceedinCommunicatingwithOthers
B.HowtoWorkEffectivelyinaTeamEnvironment
C.WaystoWorkWellinCompletingProjects
D.WaystoImprovetheEfficiencyofEmployees
D
Researcherssaycurrentexerciseguidelinesareunrealisticandarguethatdoctorsshouldsometimesadvisesmallincreasesinactivityinstead.Theywarnthe150-minuteweeklytargetisbeyondthereachofsomepeople-particularlyolderindividuals.Andstrivingtoreachthesegoalscouldmeanthebenefitsoflighterexerciseareoverlooked.Butpublichealthofficialssaycurrentrecommendationshaveprovenbenefitsinloweringtheriskofheartdisease.
Thereisincreasingevidencethatinactivityislinkedtoheartdisease,Type2diabetes(糖尿病)andsometypesofcancer.UKguidelinesforadultsrecommendatleasttwo-and-a-halfhoursofmoderateactivityaweek,inshortperiodsof10minutesormore.
ButintwoseparatearticlesintheBMJ,expertsarguethemessageneedstochange,withgreateremphasisonmakinginactivepeoplemovemore.ProfPhilipedeSoutoBarretoattheUniversityHospitalofToulouse,advisespeoplewhoaresedentary(久坐的)tomakesmallincrementalincreasesintheiractivitylevels-ratherthanpushingtoachievecurrentgoals.Hepointstopreviousstudieswhichshowevenshortperiodsofwalkingorjust20minutesofvigorousactivityafewtimesamonthcanreducetheriskofdeath,comparedtopeoplewhodonoexercise.
Inthesecondarticle,ProfPhillipSparlingoftheGeorgiaInstituteofTechnology,saysdoctorsshouldtailortheiradvice---particularlyforolderpatients.HesuggestsusingGPvisitsforpeopleover60todiscuss"realisticoptions"toincreaseactivity---suchasgettingpeopletostandupandmoveduringTVcommercialbreaks.
ProfKevinFentonatPublicHealthEngland,says:
"Everyoneneedstobeactiveeveryday–--shortperiodsof10ormoreminutesofphysicalactivityhaveprovenhealthbenefits,butgetting150minutesormoreofmoderateactivityeveryweekistheamountweneedtopositivelyimpactonawiderangeofhealthconditions."Thisincludesreducingtheriskofheartdiseaseandtype2diabetes."liuxiaoming
32.Whatisthecurrentexercisegoalmentionedinthepassage?
A.10-minuteexerciseB.20-minuteexercise
C.60-minuteexerciseD.150-minuteexercise
33.Whatcanwelearnfromthesecondparagraph?
A.A10-minuteexercisehaslittleeffectonthehealth.
B.Heartdiseaseshappeneasilytotheoldinactivity.
C.Two-and-a-halfhoursofexerciseisnotnecessary.
D.Inactivityeasilybringsaboutmanyseriousdiseases.
34.WhatisthesuggestionofProf.PhilipedeSoutoBarretoaccordingtothethirdparagrap