辽宁省铁岭市协作体届高三上学期第二次联考英语试题 Word版含答案.docx

1、辽宁省铁岭市协作体届高三上学期第二次联考英语试题 Word版含答案铁岭市2016-2017学年度协作体第二次联考试题高三英语试卷（时间100分钟满分120分）第一部分 听力（略）第二部分 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分, 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 Every year more people recognize that it is wrong to kill wildlife for “sport.” Progress in this direction is

2、slow because shooting is not a sport for watching, and only those few who take part realize the cruelty and destruction. The number of gunners, however, grows rapidly. Children too young to develop proper judgments through independent thought are led a long way away by their gunning parents. They ar

3、e subjected to advertisements of gun producers who describe shooting as good for their health and guncarrying as a way of putting redder blood in the veins (血管). They are persuaded by gunner magazines with stories honoring the chase and the kill. In school they view motion pictures which are suppose

4、dly meant to teach them how to deal with arms safely but which are actually designed to stimulate (刺激) a desire to own a gun. Wildlife is disappearing because of shooting and because of the loss of wildland habitat (栖息地). Habitat loss will continue with our increasing population, but can we slow the

5、 loss of wildlife caused by shooting? There doesnt seem to be any chance if the serious condition of our birds is not improved. Wildlife belongs to everyone and not to the gunners alone. Although most people do not shoot, they seem to forgive shooting for sport because they know little or nothing ab

6、out it. The only answer, then, is to bring the truth about sport shooting to the great majority of people. Now, it is time to realize that animals have the same right to life as we do and that there is nothing fair or right about a person with a gun shooting the harmless and beautiful creatures. The

7、 gunners like to describe what they do as character-building, but we know that to wound an animal and watch it go through the agony of dying can make nobody happy. If, as they would have you believe, gun-carrying and killing improve human-character, then perhaps we should encourage war.21. According

8、 to the text, most people do not seem to be against hunting because_.A. they have little knowledge of it B. it helps to build human characterC. it is too costly to stop killing wildlife D. they want to keep wildlife under control22. The underlined word “agony” in the last paragraph probably means_.A

9、. form B. Condition C. pain D. sadness23. According to the text, the films children watch at school actually_.A. teach them how to deal with guns safely B. praise hunting as character-buildingC. describe hunting as an exercise D. encourage them to have guns of their own24. It can be inferred from th

10、e text that the author seems to_.A. blame the majority of people B. worry about the existence of wildlifeC. be in favour of war D. be in support of character-building B Are you an early riser or a night owl? Researchers from Aachen University in Germany believe that about 10 percent of people can be

11、 classified as “morning people”, who feel more active and function best in the morningAround 20 percent are night owlspeople who naturally tend to stay up late and are more tired during the dayAnd the rest of us fall somewhere in between, according to New Scientist.Previous studies have suggested th

12、at early risers are more likely to be happy and healthy while night owls experience worse sleep as well as more depression and anxiety during the day.For a long time, scientists have been trying to find out what causes the differences between the twoA new study suggests that it isnt just peoples hab

13、itsearly risers and night owls actually have different brain structures.Led by Jessica Rosenberg at Aachen University, researchers scanned the brains of 16 early risers, 23 night owls and 20 people with intermediate sleeping hoursThey found that the brains of night owls had less “white matter”which

14、speeds up the transmission(传输) of nerve signals in brain areas associated with depressionAs you know, after people fly in an airplane from one time zone to another, they often suffer from a confused and tired feeling called “jet lag” because their body clocks are out of sync(不同步的) with the new time

15、zoneIt usually takes about a week for their bodies to adjust to the new timeBut night owls always have difficulty syncing their bodies to the right time due to their brain structure“Its like they suffer from permanent jet lag,” said Rosenberg.The good news is that it is possible for night owls to tu

16、rn themselves into morning peopleAccording to the researchers, night owls should try to spend as much time in the sunlight as possible and reduce their exposure to artificial light at night to force their body clocks to shift to a more normal rhythm.25What does the article mainly discuss?AHow to tur

17、n early risers into night owls.BHow our habits influence our sleep patterns.CWhat causes the differences between early risers and night owls.DWhy early risers are happier and healthier than night owls.26We can learn from the article that night owls _.Amake up almost a third of the human populationBh

18、ave more white matter in their brains than other peopleCare more used to artificial night than sunlightDhave body clocks that are not in agreement with the actual time27Jessica Rosenbergs research suggests that _.Aprevious studies about night owls are wrongBnight owls are affected by jet lag more st

19、rongly than othersCwhite matter helps our brains work more efficientlyDbrain structure might determine peoples chances of suffering from depression C Public bookshelves are appearing across Germany on street corners，city squares and in suburban supermarkets. In these freeforall libraries，people can

20、grab whatever they want to read，and leave behind anything they want for others. Theres no need to register，no due date，and you can take or give as many as you want.“This project is aimed at everyone who likes to read .It is open for everybody，” Michael Aubermann，one of the organizers of the free boo

21、k exchange said. The western city s latest public shelf was put up next to Bayenturm. It is the fourth free shelf that Aubermann s group，the Cologne Citizens Foundation，has placed outside.“We set up our other outdoor shelves last year and its been working really well，” said Aubermann. The public boo

22、kshelves，which are usually financed by donations and cared for by local volunteer groups，have appeared independently of each other in many cities，suburbs and villages. Each shelf holds around 200 books and it takes about six weeks for a complete turnover，with all the old titles replaced by new ones.

23、 Even commercial book stores and online book sellers seem to support the idea of free book exchanges.“We see this project rather as a sales promotion than as competition，”said Elmar Muether.“If books are present everywhere，it helps our business，too.” So far，the Cologne book group has had few problem

24、s with damage or other problems. Aubermann said，“Propaganda (宣传) is the only kind of literature we do not allow here.” At another bookshelf in the Bayenthal neighborhood，the lower shelves are reserved for childrens literature only.“It is important that we make it easy for everyone to participate in

25、this reading culture on the streetfrom old readers to kids to immigrants，”Aubermann said. While most of the shelves have so far been put up in upscale neighborhoods，Aubermann and the 20 volunteers who help look after the project are planning to put up future shelves in poor neighborhoods，where citiz

26、ens often dont have as much access to literature.28.Which of the following is TRUE about the public bookshelves?A. People can take the books and leave their books at will.B. People can t borrow books unless they donate books.C. People can borrow whatever they like after registering.D. People have to

27、 return the books according to the required time.29.According to Aubermann，the public bookshelves_.A. are financed by local volunteersB. have been going well since their birthC. were managed by the local governmentD. will hold more books and take a shorter turnover30.The underlined phrase “upscale n

28、eighborhoods” refers to_.A. communities that have many peopleB. communities that have many tall buildingsC. communities that are free to live inD. communities that are of high grade31.Which might be the best title for the passage?A. Public Reading Becomes Popular WorldwideB. New Trends of Bookshelve

29、s in GermanyC. Public Bookshelves Spread Across GermanyD. Reading Culture on the Street in Europe D“People are ruder today because they are rushed and more time poor than ever before,” says Patsy Rowe, “ Manners have fallen off the radar(雷达).” Due to our strong attraction to electronic equipment it

30、is a wonder more people dont wake up each morning and greet the singing birds with a complaint about the noise. Here are some examples of rudeness. Some people prefer to do almost everything over the internet. To them, dealing with an actual human is like an evolutionary step backward. It feels very

31、 slow because humans dont work at 4G speeds. When you have dinner with friends, you will often notice someone paying more attention to his mobile phone. We have programmed ourselves to think that every new message brings life-changing news, so taking calls and checking our texts are more important t

32、han talking to the people we are with. What is worse, some people even tend to send anonymous（匿名的）rude messages by email.However, rudeness is never acceptable. Dont assume it is OK to be rude if the person youre in touch with wont recognize you. If you have something awful to say, have the courage to face the person and say it, write a letter or email and sign it, or forget it.