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届湖北省黄冈市黄冈中学高三下学期阶段测试七英语试题
2016届湖北省黄冈市黄冈中学高三下学期阶段测试（七）英语试题
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
2015SavingEndangeredSpeciesYouthArtContest
TheEndangeredSpeciesCoalition（ESC）ispleasedtoannounceour2015SavingEndangeredSpeciesYouthArtContest,whichisopentoK-12gradestudentslivingintheUnitedStates,includingthosewhoarehomeschooledorbelongtoayouthartprogram.Thecontestisabasicpartofthe10thannualnationalEndangeredSpeciesDayonMay15,2015.
ContestGuidelines（准则）
•Teachers,parents,andyouthgroupleadersmustfirstcompletetheonlineregistration.
•Onceyoucompletethat,you’llreceiveanartworkidentificationformbyemail.Printitoutandcompleteaseparateformforeachartworkthatyousubmit.
•AllartworkmustdescribespecieschosenfromoneoftwolistsaslistedinSubjectMatter（below）.
•AllentrieswillbecomethepossessionsoftheEndangeredSpeciesCoalition.Weencourageyoutocopyartworkbeforesubmittingit.
SubjectMatter
•Students’artworkmustdescribealand-orocean-livingspeciesthateitherlivesinormigratesthroughtheUnitedStatesanditswaters,aplant,oraninsectthatisfoundintheU.S.,andiscurrentlythreatenedorendangered.
•Alternatively,studentsmayshowaspeciesthatwaspreviouslyontheendangeredspecieslist,butisconsideredrecovered.
•Westronglyencourageparticipantstohavetheirpiecestellapositivesuccessstoryoftherecoveryofspecies.Anexampleofthiscouldbeapaintingofanendangeredmarinespecieswithpeopleinthebackgroundcleaningupabeach.Judgesparticularlyappreciatespeciesthatareshownintheirhabitats.
SubmittingArtwork
•Usethelabelthatcomeswiththeartworkidentificationform.
•Write“DONOTBEND”ontheenvelope.
•Postmark（盖邮戳于）yourentrybyMarch1,2015.Laterentrieswillnotbejudged.PleasecontactDavidRobinson,EndangeredSpeciesDayDirector,withanyquestions:
Robinson@endangered.org.
21.Toreceiveanartworkidentificationform,youmustfirst __________.
A.presentyourartistictalent
B.proveyourAmericanidentity
C.completetheonlineregistration
D. explaintheideaofyourartwork
22.Whatcanweknowabouttheartcontestfromthetext?
A. TheartcontestisopentoK-12gradestudentsandcollegestudents.
B.Theartworkthatshowsspeciesintheirhabitatsispreferredbyjudges.
C.Theartcontestisabasicpartofthe12thannualnationalEndangeredSpeciesDay.
D.Theartworkonlydescribesendangeredland-livinganimals.
23.Whattypeofwritingisthistext?
A.Anexhibitionguide.
B.Anartcontestreview.
C.Anannouncement.
D.Anofficialreport.
解析：
考点：
应用文短文阅读
难度系数：
2
【文章大意】这是一个关于举办“2015年挽救濒危物种青年艺术大赛”的通知。
通知中涉及到了参赛对象、比赛准则、比赛的主题及作品上交方法等。
21.【答案】C
解析：
细节理解题。
从ContestGuidelines的第一点可以看出C正确。
A项和D项文中未提及，由第一段第一句话可以看出B错误。
22.【答案】B
解析：
细节理解题。
从SubjectMatter的第三点最后一句话中可以判断B项正确。
第一段中说“isopentoK-12gradestudents”，而没有“collegestudents”，因此A错；第一段最后一句中有“the10th”,因此C错；从SubjectMatter的第一，二点中可以看出D错误。
23.【答案】C
解析：
推理判断题。
文章是关于一个参加一个青少年绘画比赛的通知。
B
FrancisMeillandwasafamousFrenchrosegrower,whoproducedthemostcelebratedvarietyofroseintheworld. Butbeforetheybecamefamousandwealthy,Francisandhisfather, PapaMeilland, hadstruggledtomakealivingfromrose-growing. Thenin1934,FranciswenttoAmerica, andcamebackfullofnewideas. Francispersuadedhisfathertoincludeafewcoloredillustrationintheirsimpleblack-and-whitecatalogue（商品目录）.Theyweretheveryfirstrose-growersinEuropetodothis.
Asaresultofthiscatalogue, averylargefirmofferedthemanexcellentcontract（合同）.FrancispersuadedhiscautiousPapatosignit. Butsoon, thefirmcloseddown!
Nootherfirmwasofsuchasizetobuysomanyroses.
Francisrefusedtoacceptthefailure.Hepersuadedhisfathertotakeasecondrisk—upto37,000francs, avastsumofmoneyinthosedays. Thiswasthecostoftonsofcostlycataloguesillustratingincoloreveryoneoftheir30carefullyselectedvarietiesofroses.
Atthattime,theircompetitorshadnotonlysentouttheirblack-and-whitecatalogues, theyhadalso dispatched everyoneoftheirordersandcompletedalltheirsales. Timegrewshorterandshorter.Thepossibilityofsellingtheirhugecropgrewmoreandmoreunlikely.Andtheprintershadstillnotdeliveredthoseexpensivecatalogues.
PapaMeillandgaveFrancisjusttwoweekstogeteverythingready. And,thankheaven,justbeforethattimewasup, theirlocalpostofficewasbusywithcatalogues. Outtheywent, alloverFranceandEurope.23dayslatertheyhadn’tonerose-bushleftforsale. Infact, theyhadtoapologize todisappointedcustomers. Thedisasterhadbecomeaperfectsuccess. PapaMeillandhadthoughtitsounlikelythatanyoneatthatlatemomentwouldstillwanttoorderanewrose-bush. Thispublicity（宣传）campaignhadprovedhimcompletelymistaken.
24.WhatcanwelearnaboutPapaMeillandfromthetext?
A. He’salwaysenergetic. B. He’scarefulinactions.
C.He’salwaysmistakeninbusiness. D. He’snotinterestedinmakingcatalogues.
25.Whichwordcanmostprobablybeusedtoreplacetheunderlinedword“dispatched”inParagraph4?
A.sentB.givenC.cancelledD.lost
26.FromthetextwecanconcludethattheMeillands__________.
A. attractedcustomersbytheblack-and-whitecatalogues
B.helpedoutthefirmthroughthecoloredcatalogues
C. usedblack-and-whitecataloguesbeforetakingthefirstrisk
D. soldoutall30varietiesofcoloredrose-busheswithintwoweeks
27.Thebesttitleforthetextwouldbe__________.
A. PublicityPaidB.TheMeillandsApologize
C.ColoredCataloguesD.PapaMeilland’sMistake
解析：
考点：
记叙文短文阅读
难度系数：
4
【文章大意】本文讲述了以种植玫瑰而谋生的theMeillands一家人如何利用有彩色插图的目录作为宣传从而变成著名而富有的玫瑰商人的。
24.【答案】B
解析：
推理判断题。
第二段第二句话中已指出“hiscautiousPapa”,故选B项。
另外文章中父亲做事小心，严谨，而A、C、D均不符合其特点。
25.【答案】A
解析：
猜测词义题。
句意：
在那时，他们的对手不仅已经寄出了黑白商品目录，也已经寄出了他们的每一份订单并完成了全部销售。
A.发出寄出；B.给；C.取消；D.失去。
故选A。
26.【答案】C
解析：
C推理判断题。
第一段倒数第二句话中说给他们简单的黑白目录中加一些彩色插画，可以推断C正确，而A项错误。
第二段倒数第二句话中说公司倒闭了，故B错误。
从第三段最后一句中看出是23天内卖完所有的花，故D是错误的。
27.【答案】A
解析：
主旨大意题文章写为了进行宣传，冒了两次险，付出了高昂的代价，最终取得了成功，A项能够概括文章内容。
C
Twoofthehardestthingstoaccomplishinthisworldaretoacquirewealthbyhonesteffortand,havinggainedit,tolearnhowtouseitproperly.RecentlyIwalkedintothelockerroomofaratherwell-knowngolfclubafterfinishingaround.Itwasinthelateafternoonandmostofthemembershadleftfortheirhomes.Butahalf-dozenorsomenpastmiddleagewerestillseatedattablestalkingaimlesslyanddrinkingmorethanwasgoodforthem.Thesesamemencanbefoundtheredayafterday.And,strangelyenough,eachoneofthesemenhadbeenamanofaffairsandwealth，successfulinbusinessandrespectedinthecommunity.Ifmaterialprosperitywerethechiefnecessityforhappiness,theneachoneshouldhavebeenhappy.Yet,itseemedtome,somethingveryimportantwasmissing,orelsetherewouldnothavebeentheconstantefforttoescapetherealitiesoflifethroughscotchandsoda.Theyknew,eachoneofthem，thattheirproductivityhadceased（停止）.Whenafruittreeceasestobearitsfruit,itisdying.Anditisevensowithman.
Whatistheanswertoalongandhappyexistenceinthisworldofours?
IthinkIfounditlongagoinapassagefromthebookofGenesiswhichcaughtmyeyewhileIwaslookingthroughmyBible.Thewordswerefew,buttheybecamememorablyimpressedonmymind:
“Inthesweatofthefaceshallyoueatthebread.”
Tome,thathasbeenachallengefrommyearliestrecollections（memories）.Infact,thebattleoflife,ofexistence,isachallengetoeveryone.TheimmortalwordsofSt.Paul,too,havebeenandalwayswillbeagreatinspirationtome.AttheendoftheroadIwanttobeabletofeelthatIhavefoughtagoodfight,Ihavefinishedthecourse,Ihavekeptthefaith.
28.Whichofthefollowingisimpliedinthefirstparagraph?
A.Wealthresultsfromhonesteffort.
B.Themenseatedattablesinthelockerroomarelostinthesignificanceoflife.
C.Nowaycanbefoundtoescapetherealitiesof lifeotherthanscotchandsoda.
D.Themenacquirewealthbyplantingfruittrees.
29.Theunderlinedsentence “Inthesweatofthefaceshallyoueatthebread”means“________”.
A.Breadtastesdeliciouswhensweatpoursoffyourface
B.Nopains,nogains
C.Failureisthemotherofsuccess
D.Breadcomesfromthesweatonyourface
30.We learnfromthepassagethattheauthor__________.
A.wasawealthypersoninthecommunity
B.held apositiveattitudetowardsanactivelife
C.wasfondofassociatingwithcelebrities（名人）
D.keptasecretofthereasonwhyhewassoimpressed
31.Whatisimpliedinthepassagebythewriter?
A.Tousewealthproperly, eat, drinkandbemerry.
B.Wherethereisawill, thereisaway.
C.Aslifeisbutlikeadream, amanislikeafruittree.
D.Ifyouceasetostruggle,youceasetolive.
解析：
考点：
关于生活感悟的议论文
难度系数：
4
【文章大意】只有奋斗与付出，才会有收获，生活才会有意义。
如果你停止了奋斗，你就找不到生活的意义了。
28.【答案】B
解析：
推理判断题。
A.财富源于诚实的努力；B.坐在衣帽间桌子旁边的男士迷失在生活的意义中；C.除了威士忌和苏打水，找不到逃避现实生活的方法；D.男士们通过种植果树而获得财富。
通读文章第一段，Butahalf-dozenorsomenpastmiddleagewerestillseatedattablestalkingaimlesslyand…和Yet,itseemedtome,somethingveryimportantwasmissing,orelse…可知道答案选B。
29.【答案】B
解析：
猜测句意题。
A.汗流满面时面包最香；B.一份耕耘，一份收获；C.失败是成功之母；D.面包来自你脸上的汗水。
根据文章中的第三段中的Infact,thebattleoflife，ofexistence,isachallengetoeveryone可知要生存就要奋斗。
故选B。
30.【答案】B
解析：
推理判断题。
A.在社会上是个有钱的人；B.面对积极的生活具有积极的态度；C.喜欢和名人交往；D.保持他为什么印象如此深刻的秘密。
通读全文，并根据文章第一段的最后两句话Attheendoftheroad1wanttobeabletofeelthatIhavefoughtagoodfight,I
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