高三英语周练2.docx

1、高三英语周练220162017年度下学期高三第二次周练英语试卷满分：150分 时间：120分钟第一部分听力（略）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。ATime:2017-01-24 From: Editor:cloverThe head of Chinas largest online seller Alibaba does not think China and the United States will have a trade war despit

2、e comments from the Trump administration.Jack Ma is the chairman of the Alibaba Group. At the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland, he said, China and (the) U.S. will never have a trade war. Give Trump some time. Hes open-minded, hes listening.The Chinese billionaire said he would do a

3、ll he could to prevent trade relations between the countries from getting worse.Last week, Ma met with Trump at the Trump Tower in New York City. The Chinese billionaire is said to have discussed a plan to permit one million small U.S. businesses to sell goods on Alibabas online shopping platform.Du

4、ring the campaign and after winning the presidential election, Trump strongly criticized the Chinese governments support for its businesses. He blamed unfair trade policies for taking away U.S. jobs. And he said that China unfairly controls the exchange value of its currency, the yuan.Trump also has

5、 threatened to place import taxes on goods from China and other countries in response to their trade policies.According to the South China Morning Post, Ma said, American international companies made millions and millions of dollars from globalization. He added that the U.S. should not blame the los

6、s of jobs and companies on globalization.However, a new study by an American business group says many U.S. businesses feel unwelcome in China. The companies say the cost of doing business in China is increasing. They add that rules and regulations are unclear or not enforced in a consistent way.The

7、American Chamber of Commerce in China led the study, which looked at responses from 462 companies.William Zarit is chairman of the chamber. He says trade policies in China make it difficult for American companies. He says, we feel that over the last few years that weve been taken advantage of to som

8、e extent, with our open market and the lack of open areas in the Chinese market.Another major concern for U.S. companies in China is fake products. Fake products are copies of the originals that cost businesses with the legal right to sell them millions of dollars each year.Ma defended Alibabas effo

9、rts to fight fake products on its shopping platform. He said his company is doing all it can to fight the problem.Fighting against fake products is a war against human greediness, Ma said.Im Mario Ritter.21. The underline phrase “The Chinese billionaire” refers to_.A. Trump B. Jack Ma C. Mario Ritte

10、r D. Willian Zarit22. The text likely take from the_.A. economic magazine B. trade speech C. website D. global news23. About this passage,the most suitable title is_. A. Chinese Billionaire Does Not See China-US Trade War.B. The American international companies removed most tariffs on products trade

11、d between the U.S and China.C. Group says American businesses in China concerned.D. The war about fighting against fake products.BSports can help you keep fit and get in touch with nature. However, whether you are on the mountains, in the waves, or on the grassland, you should be aware that your spo

12、rt of choice might have great influence on the environment.Some sports are resource-hungry. Golf, as you may know, eats up not only large areas of countryside, but also tons of water. Besides, all sorts of chemicals and huge amounts of energy are used to keep its courses（球场）in good condition. This c

13、auses major environmental effects. For example, in the dry regions of Portugal and Spain, golf is often held responsible for serious water shortage in some local areas.There are many environment-friendly sports. Power walking is one of them that you could take up today. You dont need any special equ

14、ipment except a good pair of shoes; and you dont have to worry about resources and your purse. Simple and free, power walking can also keep you fit. If you walk regularly, it will be good for your heart and bones. Experts say that 20 minutes of power walking daily can make you feel less anxious, sle

15、ep well and have better weight control.Whatever sport you take up, you can make it greener by using environment-friendly equipment and buying products made from recycled materials. But the final goal should be green gyms. They are better replacements（代替物）for traditional health clubs and modern sport

16、s centers. Members of green gyms play sports outdoors, in the countryside or other open spaces. There is no special requirement for you to start your membership. And best of all, its free.24. Which of the following is the author most probably in favor of?A. Playing basketball in a gym B. Motor racin

17、g in the desert.C. Cycling around a lake. D. Swimming in a sports center.25. What do we know about golf from the passage?A. It is popular in Portugal and Spain.B. It needs water and electricity to keep its courses green.C. It pollutes the earth with chemicals and wastes.D. It causes water shortages

18、around the world.26. The author uses power walking as an example mainly because .A. it uses fewer resources B. it improves our healthC. it is an outdoor sport D. it is recommended by experts27. The author writes the passage to _ .A. show us the function of major sportsB. encourage us to go in for gr

19、een sportsC. discuss the major influence of popular sportsD. introduce different types of environment-friendly sportsC Standing in line for the latest iPhone at the Apple store, queueing for tickets to Wimbledon or even just waiting at the post office might just have got a lot easier. Japanese car-

20、maker Nissan announces that it has just the thing to relieve the painful legs of tired queuers. The new system of“self-driving,”chairs is designed to detect when someone at the front of the queue is called, and automatically move everyone else one step forward in line. The newinvention is shown off

21、in a company video, which shows a busy restaurant with customerswaiting outside. In the video, diners are sitting in a row of chairs, but will not have to stand when the next hungry diner is called to a table. Instead; the chairs, equipped with autonomous technology that detects the seat ahead, move

22、 along a path toward the front of the line. When the person at the front of the queue is called, the empty chair at the front can sense it is empty and so moves out of pole position. Cameras on the remaining chairs then sense the it and follow automatically. The system, which is similar to the kin u

23、sed in Nissan s autonomous vehicle technology,will be tested at select restaurants in Japan this year, Nissan said. It appeals to anyone who has queued for hours outside a crowded restaurant: it eliminates the boredom and physical pain of standing in line, Nissan added. Although Tokyo has some 160,0

24、00 restaurants, long queues are not uncommon. Chosenrestaurants that meet the criteria will be able to show the chairs outside their restaurants next year. Nissan also released a short video showing the chairs being used in an art gallery, moving slowly in front of the various paintings to let viewe

25、rs appreciate the art without the need to stand up.28. What can we know about the “self-driving chairs from the text 7 A. They are in hot demand like iPhones. B. They are intended for queueing diners. C. They are the invention of a car company. D. They are completely different, from vehicle technolo

26、gy.29. What enables the chairs to detect the seat ahead? A. Pole position. B. Autonomous technology. C. Cameras equipped on them. D. Sensors equipped along the path.30. Which of the following can replace the underlined word“ eliminates in Paragraph 4? A. rids B. ignores C. steals D. hides31. What ca

27、n Joe inferred from the last two paragraphs? A. Queueing is a rare scene outside Japanese restaurants. B.“Self-driving chairs are the most useful in art galleries. C. Japanese people prefer eating in restaurants to at home. D. Self-driving chairs haven t been in official use in restaurants.DOne of m

28、y first memories as a child in the 1950s was a discussion I had with my brother in our tiny bedroom in the family house in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.We had heard in school about a planet called Pluto. It was the farthest, coldest, and darkest thing a child could imagine. We guessed how long it would t

29、ake to die if we stood on the surface of such a frozen place wearing only the clothes we had on. We tried to figure out how much colder Pluto was than Antarctica, or than the coldest day we had ever experienced in Pennsylvania.Pluto, which famously was downgraded from a “major planet” to a “dwarf pl

30、anet”（矮星）in 2006, captured our imagination because it was a mystery that could complete our picture of what it was like at the most remote corners of our solar systemPlutos underdog discovery story is part of what makes it so attractive. Clyde Tombaugh was a Kansas farm boy who built telescopes out

31、of spare auto parts, old farm equipment and self-ground lenses. As an assistant at Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, Tombaughs task was to search millions of stars for a moving point of light, a planet that the observatorys founder thought existed beyond the orbit of Neptune. On February 18，

32、1930，Tombaugh found it. Pluto was the first planet discovered by an American, and represented a moment of light in the midst of the Great Depressions dark encroachment (入侵).Pluto is much more than something that is not a planet. Its a reminder that there are many worlds out there beyond our own and that the sky isnt the limit at all. We dont know what kinds of fantastic variations on a theme nature is capable of making