河南省豫东豫北十所名校届高三下学期阶段性测试四 英语.docx

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河南省豫东豫北十所名校届高三下学期阶段性测试四英语

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，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

IwasinHoustonafewweeksago,andneededtobebackhomeinAustinbymidmorningthenextday.ThoughIusuallyleftintheevening,forsomereasonlasttimeIhadtochoosetosetoffaftermidnight

IwasonmywaybacktoAustinwhenIrealizedIleftanimportantfile,andknewIhadtoreturntogetit.ItookthefirstexitIcould,butWhenIroundedthecorner,an18-wheelerwasstoppeddeadintheexitlane.Iswerved（急转弯）toavoidit,andthenIrealizedthattherewassomethingwrongwithmycarSoIpulledintoasmallparkinglotandunsurprisinglyfoundtheareadesertedat3:

15am.I'velivedinurbanareasmostofmylife.I'mfairlystreet-wiseanddon'tbecomefrightenedeasily,butIknewIwasinaprettytoughneighborhood.

TherewasnooneinHoustontopickmeup.Iimmediatelylockedthedoorsandpickedupmyphonetocallatowtruck.Soonayoungmanknockedonmydriver'ssidewindowandaskedifhecouldhelpmeJudgingfromhisappearance,hewasfarfromamadman,butIknewhewasfarmorelikelytorobthanhelpme.SoIliedtohim.Afterawhile,heaskedagain,butthistimeIpolitelyrefusedandtoldhimthetowtruckwasdueanyminute.Hefinallysaid,"Madam,youneedhelp.AtowtruckinHoustonwillarriveanywherebetween45minutesandapproximatelynever（whichIknewwastrue）,andyouaren'tgoinganywhereuntilyouchangeyourflattire."

Afterconsideringthoroughly,Igotout.Helookedsurprised,butgotrighttowork.Hechangedthetire,returnedtheseattoitsplaceandsaid,"Thankyouforlettingmehelpyou.Yougavemeachancewhenmostpeoplewouldneveropenthedoortosomeonelikeme.WoulditbeokayifIgaveyouahug?

"WhenIrecovered,Igavehimagianthug,Ileftwithanewtireandarenewedfaithinhumannature.

21.What'sthematterwiththeauthor'scar?

A.Itcouldn'tgetstarted.B.Itstireblewout

C.Itwasoutofcontrol.D.Itsoilranout.

22.Whydidtheauthorlietothemanandrefusehishelpinthebeginning?

A.Becauseshethoughtthemanwasplayingjokes.

B.Becauseshethoughtthemanwantedtogetalift.

C.Becauseshethoughtthemanmightbeabadman

D.Becauseshethoughtthe.manwasamadman.

23.Whichofthefollowingcanbest.describetheauthor?

ACautiousandbrave.B.Impoliteanddishonest

C.Stubbornbutbrave.D.Generousbutdishonest.

24.Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.HelpintheDeadofNightB.AttitudeDeterminesEverything

C.TheFightagainstRobbingonMyWayD.AnUnexpectedTrafficAccident

B

FormerSouthAfricanpresidentNelsonMandeladiedon6December2013BeijingtimePresidentJacobZumaannounceditinatelevisedspeechtothenation.

Hewas95.Those95yearswereremarkable.

Attheageofseven,heenteredalocalschool,wherehewasgiventhename"Nelson",afterAdmiralHoratioNelsonoftheRoyalNavy,byateacherWhohaddifficultyinpronouncing

hisAfrican'name.Thatname,Rolihlahla,means"troublemaker".

In1927,whenMandelawasnine,hedecidedtobecome.alawyer,influencedbythecasesthatcameonhisfather.In1942MandelaenteredpoliticsbyjoiningtheAfricanNationalCongress（ANC）,SouthAfrica'smajorliberationmovementandtodaythecountry'srulingparty.Itwasduringthistimethathe,andasmallgroupofmainlyyoungmembersoftheANCgotdowntoatasktransformingthepartyintoamassmovement.

In1952,hewaschargedandbroughttotrialforhisroleinthecampaignoffightingagainstUujustLawsandgivenaprisonsentence.The1950sturnedouttobeatimeofhardshipandsufferingforMandela-hewasbanned,arrestedandimprisoned.

Whileinprison,MandelastudiedbycorrespondencewiththeUniversityofLondon,earningaBachelorofLawdegree.Heneverfacedwithhisteachers,buthisnamewasfamiliartoalltheteachersbymeansofhiswritingletters.

Afterspending27yearsinprison,MandelabecameSouthAAfrica'sfirstdemocraticallyelectedpresidentin1994.Heunitedafearfulcountry,bringingtogetherblacksandwhitesinharmonyWhenSouthAfricawaslivingthroughviolentandtroubledtimes.Afterservingafiveyeartermaspresidentofthecountry,heretiredfrompubliclife,thoughnotfromthepubliceye.

Heisthegreatestsonofthenationandagreatfatherofhispeople.Morethanl,115awardsandhonors,eventheNobelPeacePrizehadbeenonhim.Morethan85streets,roads,avenues,bridges,highwayshadbeennamedafterMandela.

25.WhydidtheteachergiveMandelathename"Nelson"?

A.BecauseMandelarespectedAdmiralHoratioNelson.verymuch

B.BecauseMandelawasverynaughtyatschool.

C.BecauseMandelahadnoformalnameatschool.

D.Becausehisoriginalnamewashardfortheteachertopronounce.

26.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat

A.Mandelahatedwhitepeopleandthegovernmentforwhitepeople

B.Mandelatriedhisbesttosetupagovernmentruledbyblackpeople

C.Mandelawantedblacksandwhitestoliveequallyandpeacefully

D.MandelasetuptherulingpartyofAfricanNationalCongress

27.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Mandelabecamealawyerinordertohelptheblack.

B.Mandelakeptonstudyinglawsevenwhenhewasinprison.

C.Mandeladisappearedfromthepubliceyeafterheretired.

D.Mandelanamedmanystreetsandotherbuildingsinhisnation.

28.HowoldwasMandelawhenheretired?

A.95.B.91.C.81.D.76.

C

Somelightcolorshumansareexposedtolateatnightcouldcausesymptomsofdepression.Thatistheconclusionofastudythatbuildsonpreviousfindingsthatindividualsexposedtolowlevelsoflightsovernightcandevelopsignsofclinicaldepression.

Investigators,curiousastowhetherthecoloroflightcontributedtodepressivesymptomsinHumans,designedanexperimentthatexposedhamsters（仓鼠）todifferentcolors.Hamsterssleepduringthedayandareactiveatnight,inreverse,humanssleepatnightandareactiveduringtheday.Thatiswhytheychosehamsterstodotheexperiment.

Thefirstgroupofhamsters（G1）waskeptinthedarkduringtheirnighttimeperiod.Thesecondgroupofhamsters（G2）wasexposedtobluelightandthethirdgroup（G3）sleptinthepresenceofwhitelight.Thefourthgroupofhamsters（G4）wasexposedtoredlight.

Afterfourweeks,researchersnotedhowmuchsugarywaterthehamstersdrank.RandyNelson,chairofOhioStateUniversity'sDepartmentofNeuroscienceandco-authorofthestudy,saidanimalsthatsleptinblueandwhitelightappearedtobethemostdepressed.

"Whatwesawistheseanimalsdidn'tshowanysleepdisruptionsatallbuttheydidhavedisturbedthebiologicalclockgenesandtheydidshowdepressivesymptoms.However,iftheywereinthedimredlight,theydidnot,"Nelsonsaid.

Nelsonsaidthere'salotofblueinwhitelight,andthistypeoflightissimilartodaylight,convincingthebrainthatitisstilldaytime,whichexplainedwhyhamstersseemedmoredepressedinbluelightandwhitelightthanhamstersexposedtoredlightordarkness

Nelsonhadsuggestionsforso-called"nightowls"orpeoplewhoworkthenightshift.

"MyrecommendationisthatyoushouldliveatypicalmostlyactivelifeduringthedayandThemostlyinactiveatnightYoushouldlimitexposuretoTVswhicharequitebluishinthelighttheygiveoffandcomputerscreensandthingslikethat,"statedNelson."Ofcourse,youcanalsoinstallprotectiveglassonyourcomputerscreen."

29.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase"inreverse"inParagraph2probablymean?

A.asaresultB.onthecontrary

C.inadditionDinotherwords

30.Itcanbelearntfromthepassagethat_______

A.hamstersinG2andG4areinfluencedmostbylightcolors.

B.lightcolorshavenothingtodowithhamsters'biologicalclockgenes

C.Nelsonsuggestedthose"nightowls"watchTVmoreatnight

D.theexperimentprovedhamstersinG2andG3weremoredepressed

31.Theexperimentonhamstersshowsthat

A.lightcolorsaffecttheirmoodB.lightcolorsdisturbtheirsleep

C.lightcolorsinfluencetheirdietD.lightcolorschangetheirhabit

32.Inwhichpartofawebsitecanyoumostprobablyfindthispassage?

A.BusinessB.Sports.C.Health.D.Travel.

D

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