成都七中届第三次月考英语 试题.docx

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成都七中届第三次月考英语试题

2016高三英语模拟卷

（一）

第二部分阅读理解（共20题，每题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。

A

Whileincomeworryisarathercommonproblemoftheaged,lonelinessisanotherproblemthatagedparentsmayface.Ofallthereasonsthatexplaintheirloneliness,alargegeographicaldistancebetweenparentsandtheirchildrenisthemajorone.Thisphenomenoniscommonlyknownas“EmptyNestSyndrome”（空巢综合症）.

Inordertoseekbetterchancesoutsidetheircountries,manyyoungpeoplehavegoneabroad,leavingtheirparentsbehindwithnoclearideaofwhentheywillreturnhome.Theirparentsspendcountlesslonelydaysandnights,takingcareofthemselves,inthehopethatsomedaytheirchildrenwillcomebacktostaywiththem.ThefactthatmostoftheseyoungpeoplehavegonetoEuropeanizedorAmericanizedsocietiesmakesitunlikelythattheywillholdastightlytothevalueofdutyastheywouldhaveiftheyhadnotlefttheircountries.Whateverthecase,ithasbeennotedthatthevaluestheyholddonotnecessarilymatchwhattheyactuallydo.Thisgeographicalandculturaldistancealsopreventsthegrown-upchildrenfromprovidingresponseintimefortheiragedparentslivingbythemselves.

Thesituationinwhichgrown-upchildrenlivefarawayfromtheiragedparentshasbeendescribedas“distantparentphenomenon”,whichiscommonbothindevelopedcountriesandindevelopingcountries.Oursocietyhasnotyetbeenwellpreparedfor“EmptyNestSyndrome”.21.Accordingtothepassage,thelonelinessofagedparentsismainlycausedby_______.

A.theirearlierexperienceoffeelinglonely

B.theunfavorablelivingconditionsintheirnativecountries

C.thecommonworryabouttheirincome

D.thegeographicaldistancebetweenparentsandchildren

22.Ifyoungpeoplegoabroad,_________.

A.theydonotholdtothevalueofdutyatall

B.theycangivesomehelptotheirparentsbackhome

C.theycannotdowhattheyshouldfortheirparents

 D.theybelievewhattheyactuallydoisright23.Fromthelastparagraph,wecaninferthat________.

A.thesituationsinthedevelopedanddevelopingcountriesaredifferent

B.“EmptyNestSyndrome”hasarrivedunexpectedlyinoursociety

C.childrenwillbecomeindependentassoonastheygoabroad

D.theagedparentsarenotfullypreparedfor“EmptyNestSyndrome”

B

Whenpeoplewerebuildinghouses,theyusedtoconsidernotonlytheclimateoftheareasbutalsothebuildingmaterialsandthefashionsfortheirhouses.However,sinceelectricitybecamemoreandmoreexpensive,peoplebegantopaymuchmoreattentiontotheenergytheycouldgetfortheirhousesandthenewwaystheycouldfindtoprotecttheirhousesfrombothcoldandheat.

Now,housesofanoldyetnewtypehavebeenwidelybuilt.Insomepartsoftheworld,peoplesharetheirhouseswiththeirlivestock（家畜）.Duringcoldweather,theygathertheircows,goats,orotheranimalsandkeepthemonthefirstflooroftheirhouses.Thereasonsarethattheanimalscanbeprotectedfromthecoldandthattheycanhelptoheatthehousesaswell.Thebodyheatgivenoffbytheanimalsrisestothesecondfloorofthehouses,wherepeoplelive.Bysharingtheirhouseswiththeirlivestock,peoplegainasourceofheat.

Peoplewholiveinornearcitiesdonotusuallykeeplivestock.However,homebuildersusethefactthatheatrises.This naturallaw canbeusedinbuildinghousesintheseareas.Insteadofkeepinglivestockonthefirstfloor,buildersfillitwithlargerocks.Astheyareopentothesun’sraysduringcoldweather,theserockstakeinheat.Theyalsogiveofftheheat,and,ofcourse,thewarmairrisesintothelivingareasofthehouses.Sothesehousesareenergy-saving.

House-buildingbecomesagreatchallengetobuildingdesignersandenergyengineers.Theytrytomeetthischallengebylearningfromoldtraditionsandbyusingmoderntechnology.Andsomedayinthefuture,peoplewillbeabletoliveinmoreenergy-savinghouses.

24.Whatdidpeoplebegintoconsideraselectricitywasnolongercheap?

A.Theclimateoftheirareas.B.Theenergyfortheirhouses.

C.Thefashionsfortheirhouses.D.Thebuildingmaterialsfortheirhouses.

25.Peopleinsomeareasgainasourceofheatby________.

A.keepingtheirlivestockdownstairsB.protectingtheirlivestockfromthecold

C.sharingtheirhousesonlywiththeircowsD.livingonthesecondfloorwiththeirlivestock

26.Theunderlinedwords“naturallaw”inthethirdparagraphrefertothefactthat________.

A.heatraisesthetemperatureinthehousesB.heatgoesintheupwarddirection

C.heatgoesupiftemperatureisraisedD.heatincreasesthetemperatureofrocks

27.Fromthepassage,wecanconcludethat________.

A.peoplewillnolongerconsiderbuildingmaterialsinthefuture

B.almostallpeoplewillmoveintothehousesheatedbylargerocks

C.energy-savingbuildingswillbecomemorepopularinthefuture

D.energyengineerswilldevotethemselvesonlytomoderntechnology

C

PlanningavisittotheUK?

Herewehelpwithwaystocutyourcosts.

AVOIDBIGEVENTSBigsportingevents,concertsandexhibitionscanincreasethecostofaccommodationandmakeithardertofindaroom.AstandarddoubleroomattheThistleBrightononthefinalFridayoftheBrightonComedyFestival（19Oct.）cost£169.15atB.Aweeklater,thesameroomcost£118.15.

Ifyoucanbeflexibleandwanttoknowdatestoavoid—oryou’relookingforabigeventtopassyourtime—checkoutsitessuchasW,whichallowyoutosearchforeventsintheUKbycity,dateandcategory.

STAYAWAYFROMTHESTATIONIftravelingtoyourdestinationbytrain,youmaywanttofindagoodbaseclosetothestation,butyoucouldenduppayingmoreforthesakeofconvenienceatthestartofyourholiday.

Don’tbetoochoosyaboutthepartoftownyoustayin.Bookingtwomonthsinadvance,thecheapestroomatTravelodge’sCentralEustonhotelinLondonforSaturday22Septemberwas£95.95.AroomjustatubejourneyawayatitsCoventGardenhotelwas£75.75.AndatFarringdon,adoubleroomcostjust£62.95.LOOKAFTERYOURSELFReallycentralhotelsincitiessuchasLondon,EdinburghandCardiffcancostafortune,especiallyatweekendsandduringbigevents.Asanalternativeconsidercheckingintoaself-cateringflatwithitsownkitchen.Oftentheseflatsarehiddenawayonthetopfloorsofcitycenterbuildings.AgreatexampleisthehistoricO’NeillFlatonEdinburgh’sRoyalMile,availablefor£420forfivedaysinlateSeptember,withroomsforfouradults.

GETONABIKELondon’s‘Borisbikes’haveattractedthemostattention,butothercitiesalsohavesimilarprogrammersthatletyourentabicycleandexploreatyourownpace,savingyouonpublictransportorcarparkingcosts.

AmongthesmallercitieswiththeirownprogrammersareNewcastle（casualmemberspayaround£1.50fortwohours）andCardiff（freeforupto30minutes,or£5perday）.28.TheBrightonComedyFestivalismentionedmainlytoshowbigeventsmay________.

A.helptravelerspasstime

B.attractlotsoftravelerstotheUK

C.allowtravelerstomakeflexibleplans

D.causetravelerstopaymoreforaccommodation

29.ThepassageshowsthattheO’NeillFlat________.

A.liesonthegroundfloorB.islocatedincentralLondon

C.providescookingfacilitiesfortouristsD.costsover£100onaverageperdayinlateSeptember

30.Cardiff’sprogramallowsafreebikeforamaximumperiodof________.

A.halfanhourB.onehourC.onehourandahalfD.twohours31.Themainpurposeofthepassageis_______.

A.totellvisitorshowtobookinadvance

B.tosupplyvisitorswithhotelinformation

C.toshowvisitorstheimportanceofself-help

D.tooffervisitorssomemoney-savingtips

D

Artisconsideredbymanypeopletobenomorethanadecorativemeansofgivingpleasure.Thisisnotalwaysthecase,however,attimes,artmaybeseentohaveapurelyfunctionalsideaswell.SuchcouldbesaidofthesandpaintingsoftheNavahoIndiansoftheAmericanSouthwest;thesehaveamedicinalaswellasanartisticpurpose.

AccordingtoNavahotraditions,onewhosuffersfromeitheramentaloraphysicalillnesshasinsomewaydisturbedorgetintouchwiththesupernatural--perhapsacertainanimal,aghost,orthedead.Tobreakawayfromthis,theillpersonoroneofhisrelativeswillemployamedicalmancalleda“singer”toperformacuringceremonywhichwillattractapowerfulsupernaturalbeing.Duringtheceremony,whichmaylastfrom2to9days,the“singer”willproduceasandpaintingonthefloor.Onthelastdayoftheceremony,thepatientwillsitonthissandpaintingandthe“singer”willrubthesickorinjuredpartsofthepatient’sbodywithsandfromaspecificfigureinthesandpainting.Inthiswaythepatientabsorbsthepowerofthatparticularsupernaturalbeingandbecomesstrong.Aftertheceremony,thesandpaintingisdestroyedsoitspowerwon’tharmanyone.

Theartofsandpaintingishandeddownfromold“singers”.ThematerialsusedareeasilyfoundwheretheNavahosettle:

brown,red,yellow,andwhitesandstone,whichisground（研磨）muchascornismadeintoflour.The“singer”holdsasmallamountofthissandinhishandandletsitflowbetweenhisfingersontoaclean,flatsurfaceonthefloor,withasteadyhandandgreatpatience.Heisthusabletocreatedesignsofstylizedpeople,snakesandothercreaturesthathavepowerintheNavahobeliefsystem.ThetraditionalNavahodoesn’tallowcopyingsandpaintings,sincehebelievesthesupernaturalpowersthattaughthimthecrafthaveforbiddenthis;however,suchreproductionscaninfactbepurchasedtodayintouristshopsinArizonaandNewMexico