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广东省揭阳市第一中学高三英语下学期开学考试正月联考试题
2016-2017学年度高三正月联考英语科试题
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。
A
FortheTravelsection,writersandeditorsselectedspecialitemstoprofilefromadozencities.
Brussels:
Chocolate
NearlyhalfthechocolateconsumedintheworldiseateninEurope,andBelgium—withaverageconsumptionof14.99poundsperpersonayear—certainlycoversitsfairshare.WhileBrussels,thecountry’scapital,ishometohundredsofchocolatemakers,whatmakesavisitnecessaryistherichheritageoftraditionalchocolatemakers.
Budapest:
Paprika(红辣椒)
ThejobofpreparingHungarianpaprikawasonceconsideredtoodangerousformotherstodo.Awomanwhotouchedherchildrenuponreturningfromworkriskedburningthem,soonlytheelderlyandunmarriedwereallowedthedelicatetaskofseparatingtheskin
fromtheflesh.Butbytheearly20thcentury,sweetervarietiesandamachineturnedpaprikaintoacommonfeatureofallHungariancuisine.
Lisbon:
Tiles(瓷砖)
IsthereabluercountrythanPortugal?
TheblueskyandAtlanticOceanembracetheland.ThebluemoodsofFado,thedarkfolkmusic,formthenationalsoundtrack.AndallacrossPortugal,thetypicallybluedesignsofazulejos—ceramictiles—arespreadacrosschurches,castles,palaces,universityhalls,parks...TheresultisabeautifullandofChristiansaints,Portuguesekings,historicalglories,aristocrats(贵族)atleisure,seascapesandsoon.
Madrid:
Guitars
WalkingintooneofMadrid’sstoriedguitarmakers’workshopscanfeellikesteppingintothepast.Curlywoodshavings,fromthepalest
pinetoebony,fallontothefloorasartisans(工匠)turnsomehumblewoodintoworksofart.It’spainstakingwork—alldonebyhand—withclassicalguitarmodelsandthemethodsofmakingthemchanginglittleoverthelastcentury.
1.WhatdoesthejobofpreparingHungarianpaprikasuggest?
A.ThepopularityofHungarianpeppers.
B.Thedifficultyofprocessingpeppers.
C.TheuniquetraditioninBudapest.
D.The
hotlevelofHungarianpeppers.
2.Whichcitycanbeasplendidsettingforafilm?
A.Brussels. B.Budapest. C.Lisbon. D.Madrid.
3.What’sthesimilarityofthefouritems?
A.They’realltreasuresofacity.
B.Theyalldatebackseveralcenturies.
C.Theirproductionprocessesareallpainstaking.
D.TheyallwinpopularityinmostEuropeancountries.
B
About150yearsago,avillagechurchpriest,PatricBronte,
inYorkshire,England,hadthreelovely,intelligentdaughtersbuthishopesfellentirelyontheonlymaleheir,Branwell,ayouthwithremarkabletalentinbothartandliterature.
Branwell’sfatherandsisterssavedtheirpenniestopackhimofftoLondon’sRoyalAcademyofArts,butifartwashiscalling,hedialedawrongnumber.Withinweekshehightailedithome,apennilessfailure.
Hopesstillhigh,thefamilylandedBranwellajobasaprivatetutor,hopingthiswouldfreehimtodevelophisliteraryskillsandachievethesuccessandfamethathedeserved.Failureagain.
Still,theselflesssisterssquelchedtheirowngoals,farmingthemselvesoutasteachersandgovernessesinsupportoftheirincreasinglyindebtedbrother,convincedtheworldmusteventuallyrecognizehisgenius.Asfailuremultiplied,Branwellturnedtoalcohol,thenopium,andeventuallydiedashehadlived:
afailure.Sodiedhopeintheonemale—butwhatofthethreesisters?
DuringBranwell’slastyears,thegirlspublishedabookofpoetryattheirownexpense(underapenname,forfearofreviewers’biasagainstfemales).EvenBranwellmighthavelaughed:
theysoldonlytwocopies.
Theydidn’tgiveup.Instead,theycontinuedintheirsparetime,lateatnightbycandlelight,topourouttheircontainedemotion,writingofwhattheyknewbest,ofwomeninconflictwiththeirnaturaldesiresandsocialcondition,inreality,lessfictionthanautobiography!
And19thcenturyliteraturewastransformedbyAnne’sAgnesGrey,Emily’sWutheringHeights,andCharlotte’sJaneEyre.
ButyearsofsacrificeforBranwellhadeventuallyruinedtheirhealth.Emilytookillatherbrother’sfuneralanddiedwithin3months,aged29;Annedied5monthslater,aged30;Charlottelivedonlytoage39.Ifonlytheyhadbeennurturedinsteadofsacrificed.
NooneremembersBranwell’sname,muchlessofhisartorliterature,buttheBrontesisters’tragicallyshortlivesteachusevenmoreoflifethanliterature.
4.Accordingtothepassage,whatcanwelearnfromthestoryofBranwell?
A.Giftisnotnecessarilyaguaranteeofsuccess.
B.Giftisaburdenforaperson.
C.Aperson’ssuccessislargelyduetothesupportofhisfamily.
D.Toomanychoicesmayleadtosuccessinnone.
5.WhatmightleadtothetragedyofthethreeBrontesisters?
A.Thattobeawriterwasareallytoughroadtogo
B.Thesocialprejudiceagainstwomeninthosedays
C.Theirpoorfamily
D.Thefailureoftheirbrother.
6.Whichwordistheclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedword“squelched”inparagraph4?
A.carriedoutB.livedoutC.setasideD.stuckto
7.WerePatricBrontealive,whatmightheregretmost?
A.Nottakinggoodcareofhischildren.
B.Intendinghissonforanartistorawriter.
C.Puttingallofhise
ggsinonemalebasket.
D.Sacrificingtoomanypenniesforhisson.
C
Britishscientistshavediscoveredthewillowtrees(柳树)plantedatananglecouldincreasesugarsforbiofuelproduction.
Willowisafast-growingspecies.Itisalreadyusedtoproducefuelsfortherenewableheatingandpowermarket.Infutureitcouldalsohelptoproducebiofueltopow
ervehicles.Ithasbeenknownthatwhenwillowsgrowinginthewildareblownsidewaystheytendtoproducemoresugars.Butforawhileithasnotbeenknownwhythishappens.
ResearchersatImperialCollegeLondon,ledbyDrNicholasBreretonandDrMichaelRayoftheDepartmentofLifeSciences,havenowsolvedthemystery.Whenthetreeisblo
wnsideways,itsgenesproducelargenumbersofsugarmolecules(分子)tostraightenthetreeupwards.
“Thisisanimportantbreakthrough.Ourstudynowshowsthatnaturalgeneticchangesarerelatedtothesedifferences.Andthiscouldwellbethekeytounlockingthefutureforgreenenergyfromwillow,”saidDrBrereton.
Theresearchwascarriedoutunderlabconditions.Thewillowsweregrownatanangleof45degrees.Theywerecomparedtowillowswhichgrownaturallystraightupwards.TheteamthenlookedforthesameeffectamongthewillowsgrowingontheIsleofOrkneywherestrongwindscausethetreestobendatextremeangles.TheydiscoveredthattheOrkneytreesproducefivetimestheamountofsugarsfoundinwillowsgrowninshelteredconditions.
WillowiswidelyplantedacrosstheUK.Theresultsshowthatbiofuelcropssuchaswillowscouldbegrowninclimaticallychallengingconditionswherechancesofgrowingfoodcropsarelimited.
ThestudyispublishedinBiotechnologyforBiofuels.
8.Whatmayhappenwhenwillowsareplantedinstrongwinds?
A.Theystopgrowing.
B.Fewsugarsareproduced.
C.Theytrytogrowsideways.
D.Changesingenestakeplace.
9.TheOrkneywillows______________.
A.areunusuallyrichinsugars
B.grownaturallystraightupwards
C.lookedtallerthanordinarywillows
D.arestrongerthanthosegrowinginlabs
10.Farmerslivinginc
hallengingclimate____________.
A.usebiofuelforheatingandpower
B.areencouragedtogrowbiofuelcrops
C.canplanteddifferentkindsoffoodcrops
D.shouldmaketheirwillowsgrowstraight
11.Wheredoesthispassageprobablycomefrom?
A.Apersonaldiary.B.Anewspaperad.
C.AscientificjournalD.Atravelmagazine
D
Weighingtoomuchcandamageyourhealth,andobesityisagrowingproblemforbothkidsandadultsaroundtheworld.Sleepmightbeoneanswertotheproblem.Anewstudyhasfoundthatelementaryschoolstudentswhoslepttoolittleweremorelikelytogainpounds.IntheUnitedStatestoday,some9millionchildrenovertheageof6areobese.
Paststudieshaveshownalinkbetweensleepinglessandweighingmore,butscientistshavehadatoughtimedetermining"whichcamefirst,thechickenortheegg,"saysJulieC.LumengoftheUniversityofMichiganinAnnArbor.Inotherwords,ithasn'tbeenclearwhetherkidswhoweightoomuchhavetroublesleeping,orwhethersleepinglessleadstoweightgain.Bothscenarios(情况)seemedequallypossible.
Togetabetterideaofwhichcauseswhich,Lumengandhercolleaguesinterviewedtheparentsof785thirdgradersfromaroundtheUnitedStates.Theparentsansweredquestionsabouthowwelltheirkidssleptthatyear.Threeyearslater,theparentsansweredthesamequestions.Bysixthgrade,18percentofkidsinvolvedinthestudywereobese.
Thescientistsfoundnorelationshipbetweenweightandthestudents'raceorgender.Italsodidn'tmatterhowstricttheirparentswere,orwhethertheywereboysorgirls.Obesitystruckallofthesegroupsequally.Instead,sleepseemedtobethekeyfactor.Overthe3yearsoft
hestudy,thechildrenaveragedahealthy9.5hoursofsleepanight.Somekids,however,sleptalotmore—orless—thanothers.Forthesixthgraders,everyhourofsleepabovethe9.5-houraveragewaslinkedtoa20percentlowerriskofbeingobese.Sleepappeareddoublyimportantforthethirdgraders.Everyextrahourofsleeptheygotwaslinkedtoa40percentdropinobesitybysixthgrade.
"Iexpectedwe'dfindthatthis(sleeplinkwithobesity)wasjust abunchofbunk,"saysLumeng,apediatrician.Buttheirfindingswereconvincing.Nomatterhowherteamlookedatthelink,"wecouldn'tmakeit
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