1、广西钦州市第三中学届高三英语周日测2017学年度高三年级英语周日测第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。ASummer Camps for TeenagersThere are many types of summer camps for teenagers to attend Theyre a great way for teens to make friends and learn valuable lessons about life. If y
2、oure seeking a good summer camp to attend, the first thing you should do is decide what type of camp would be most suitable to your interests and goals.Traditional CampsWhen you just want the sort of camp in classic films, a traditional overnight camp might be just what, you need to grow, learn, and
3、 relax this coming summer. These sorts of camps offer more vigorous outdoors activities. yet often allow campers to customize their camping experiences.Chewonki CampAs one of the best summer camps in the country by Boston Magazine, this camp aims to help teens learn about natural history, and ecolog
4、y, and the campers get treats like sailing trips and hiking excursions, besides formal instruction in such things as kayaking, swimming, ficid sports, and photography:Camp WicosutaAs a top-rated, traditional four-week sleep away camp especially for young ladies, Camp Wicosuta has more than 30 differ
5、ent activities to help teens learn to cook and wash themselves, which aim to help young girls focus on building their self-confidence.Academic CampsMany teens like to advance their education during the summer months while also having fun. There are hundreds of academic camps for them to choose from
6、that specialize in various academic subjects like journalism, languages, law, computers, and sciences.1. You should decide what camp to attend according to .A. camping time and place B. your values and customsC. items and activities D. personal interests and goals2. Which can be the most suitable fo
7、r a person who likes sailing and hiking? A. Traditional Camps. B. Chewonki Camp.C. Camp Wicosuta. D. Academic Camps.3. What is the purpose of the activities that teach teens to cook themselves?A. To let teens learn and get relaxed. B. To help girls learn practical skills.C. To help girls build self-
8、confidence. D. To make teens focus on science.BUniversity the best days of my life! I made lots of friends in my student dorm, went to great parties, joined the debating society. and, well, I did some work too but I must admit that my lecturers were very patient with my tardiness(拖沓)Its easy to look
9、 back at our university days in good ways but the truth is that when we first arrived on campus, most of us were out of our comfort zone, In fact, a survey of students at Imperial College London has revealed that 3 out of 4 students experience high levels of stress, or a mental health condition, dur
10、ing their time at college. The survey, completed by over a thousand students, also found that 70% of those that experience stress do so at least once a week, and 9% of them feel stressed constantly.,Kristy, a student at Exeter University, didnt enjoy her first days in college. She says: When I first
11、 got to university I dont think Id realized that Id forgotten how to make friends, Id been with the same school friends for seven years, and so I was trying to balance social success with academic success while learning how to look after myself at quite at a young age.Dr. Ruth Caleb of the counselin
12、g service at Brunei University in London has some tips that should make life easier for students before they set off for university. She says: Certain things that I think it would be very helpful for students to have put in place are an ability to do the practical things of life to do the washing, t
13、o do the cleaning and so on being able to cook. Budgeting is extremely important in university life. And Caleb adds: You should learn how to spend time on your own comfortably.I graduated and learnt how to take care of myself the hard way. I hope that new students these days remember to acquire some
14、 life skills before they make the big jump.4. How does the writer feel about his university life?A. Challenging but wonderful. B. Busy and tiring. C. Dull and stressful. D. Boring but successful.5. Which is true about students who first enter university?A. They feel as comfortable as they expect.B.
15、They find it hard to manage their life.C. They fail to balance social and academic life.D. Most of them suffer from constant stress.6. Dr. Ruth Caleb thinks budgeting is of great importance because it .A. helps students put everything in placeB. helps students live independentlyC. makes students uni
16、versity life easierD. does good to students social relationships7. Which is closest in meaning to the underlined part in the last paragraph?A. Become very successful. B. Make great progress.C. Get used to university life. D. Go to university. CIn 1974, when I was 18,1 took up hang-gliding and paragl
17、iding. Today Im a professional hang-glide instructor, but at the time I was one of only about a dozen in the country doing it. I was lucky to survive: the sport was so new and dangerous then. In 1997 I heard about the Birdman competition, in which participants(参与者) compete to fly the furthest distan
18、ce; I thought it sounded like fun. I felt that a hang-glider, which usually travels around 90 metres, could go as far as 100 metres one day. The first leap was frightening: a huge crosswind meant I had to take off at almost 90 degrees and it was difficult to manage. But I came back, and now particip
19、ate in the various Birdman competitions that take place across the country, attracting serious and silly competitors alike .Its taken 17 years to break the 100 metre barrier, and I was the first to do it. When I broke the world record in 2014, I took off from Worthing pier(码头) and didnt touch down f
20、or 20 seconds. It was the longest ever flight from a pier, carrying me 159.8 metres until I touched the water. Twenty seconds is a long time when youre doing 45 miles an hour, flying over the waves. Though I still hold the distance record, I didnt Win the 2015 Birdman competition. This past year has
21、 been more difficult. Im nearly 60 now. Competitors have always joked about how theyll probably be throwing me off the pier. I had operations on my knees, and then three weeks before this years competition at Bognor Regis, I had a mild heart attack. I managed to compete again, but I didnt feel right
22、. My wife was obviously very concerned, but I keep fit. As long as I dont overwork myself; and prepare properly for the event, theres no reason I cant do it for the next 12, 13 years. Next year, Im going to win it again.8. The passage mainly talks about the writers .A. enthusiasm about a sport B. kn
23、owledge about hang-glidingC. difficulties in his career D. records in Birdman competitions9. What can be learned about hang-gliding in 1974?A. It was quite popular. B. It was full of risks. C. It had a record of 100 meters. D. It had about 12 instructors.10. The writer failed to win the competition
24、in 2015 because he .A. didnt take it seriously enough B. was too proud of his record C. was thrown off the pier by others D. was in a poor physical condition11. Which of the following best describes the writer?A. Considerate. B. Humorous. C. Determined. D. Patent DYouve heard of Charles Darwin, righ
25、t? The famous scientist who put forward a tkeory of evolution. You might have just also heard of Alfred Russel Wallace, who worked together with Darwin on the revolutionary work On the Origin of Species published in 1859. But what about Patrick Matthew? Patrick who? you might ask. Well, Darwin and W
26、allace got the fame but Matthew did the legwork too.This British horticulturalist(园艺种植家)actually thought about evolution first, as DrMike Weale, geneticist at Kings College London, explains. He says: Matthew published a brief outline of the idea of species being able to change into other species thr
27、ough natural selection. And he die that 27 years before Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace. And they recognized that he did so but other people since have simplified the story and tended to concentrate just on Darwin.So Patrick Matthews relative obscurity(默默无名)may simply be down to us the general publ
28、ic wanting to simplify things. But Dr. Patricia Fara, senior tutor at Clare College Cambridge, points out that Darwins work might have received more attention because he had powerful friends.Dr. Patricia Fara explains that Darwin had the most famous, most outstanding members of the scientific societ
29、y in Victorian times, who were pushing on his behalf. Having a scientific theory being accepted is not just a matter of whether the theorys right.”Maybe it is time for us to remember Patrick Matthew, a pioneer of the story of survival through adaptation that is at the heart of evolution.12. What mak
30、es Darwin and Wallace famous?A. Their great relationship. B. Their work with Matthew.C. Their extraordinary theory D. Matthews legwork.13. What did Matthew do before the book On the Origin of Species was published?A. He worked with a horticulturalist. B. He published the idea of evolution.C. He simp
31、lified a story. D. He concentrated on Darwin.14. According to Dr. Patricia Fara, Matthews obscurity was the result of .A. his lack of powerful friends B. his lack of peoples attentionC. his special characteristics D. peoples tendency of simplification15. What does the underlined sentence suggest? A.
32、 Friends help Darwins theory get accepted. B. A theory will be accepted if ifs right. C. People know very little about Matthew. D. We should try to remember Matthew. 第二节(共5小题,每小题2分,满分10分)根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项,选项中有两项为多余选项。Bad breath can be a major problem. The good news is that it can often be prevented some simple steps. Bad breath
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