山西省运城市空港新区届高三英语模拟考试试题三.docx

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山西省运城市空港新区届高三英语模拟考试试题三

山西省运城市空港新区2017届高三英语模拟考试试题（三）

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分60分）

第一节（共15小题;每小题3分，满分45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

More than 10 years ago, it was difficult to buy atasty pineapple （菠萝）. The fruitsthatmadeit to theUK were green on the outside and，more often thannot, hard with anunpleasanttastewithin.Then in1996, the Del Monte Gold pineapple produced inHawaiifirsthitourshelves.

The new type of pineapple looked more yellowy-goldthan green.It was slightly  softer 

onthe outside andhad a lot of juice inside. But the most importantthing about this new type 

of pineapple was that it was twice as sweet as the hit-and-misspineapples we had known. In 

notime, the Del Monte Gold took the market by storm, rapidlybecoming the world’s best-selling

pineapple variety, and delivering natural levels of sweetnessin the mouth, up until then only 

found in tinned pineapple.

In nutrition （营养） it was all good news too. This nice tasting pineapple contained four

timesmore vitamin C （维生素C） than the old green variety.Nutritionists said that it was

notonly fullofvitamins, but also good against some diseases. People were understandably

eager to be ableto buy this wonderful fruit. The new type of pineapple was selling fast, and

the Del Monte Goldpineapple rapidly became a fixture in the shoppingbasket of the healthy

eater.

Seeing the growing market for its winning pineapple, Del Monte tried to keep the market

to itself.But other fruit companies developed

similarpineapples. Del Monteturned tolawfor

help,butfailed.Those companies argued successfully that Del Monte’s attempts to keep the

golden pineapplefor itself were 

just a w

ay to knock them out ofthe market.

21. We learn from the text that the new type of pineapple is __________.

A. green outside and sweet inside

B. good-looking outside and soft inside

C. yellowy-gold outside and hard inside

D. a little soft outside and sweet inside

22. The underlined word “fixture” in Paragraph 3 probably refers to something _________.

A. that people enjoy eating B. that is always 

present

C. that is difficult to get D. that people use as a gift

23. We canlearn from the last paragraph that Del Monte _________.

A. allowed other companies to develop pineapples

B. succeeded in keeping the pineapple for itself

C. tried hard to control the pineapple market

D. planned to help the other companies

B

Ilovecharity（慈善）shopsandsodolotsofotherpeopleinBritainbecauseyoufindquiteafewofthemoneveryhighstreet.ThecharityshopisaBritishinstitution,sellingeverythingfromclothestoelectricgoods,allatverygoodprices.Youcangetthingsyouwon’tfindintheshopsanymore.ThethingIlikebestaboutthemisthatyourmoneyisgoingtoagoodcauseandnotintothepocketsofprofit-drivencompanies,andyouarenotdamagingtheplanet,butfindinganewhomeforunwantedgoods.

Thefirstcharityshopwasopenedin1947byOxfam.Thefamouscharity’sappealtoaidpostwarGreecehadbeensosuccessfulithadbeenfloodedwithdonations（捐赠物）.Theydecidedtosetupashoptosellsomeofthesedonationstoraisemoneyforthatappeal.Nowthereareover7,000charityshopsintheUK.MyfavouritecharityshopinmyhometownistheRedCrossshop,whereIalwaysfindchildren’sbooks,all10or20penceeach.

Mostofthepeopleworkinginthecharityshopsarevolunteers,althoughthereisoftenamanagerwhogetspaid.Over90%ofthegoodsinthecharityshopsaredonatedbythepublic.Everymorningyouseebagsofunwanteditemsoutsidethefrontofshops,althoughthey

don’tencouragethis,ratheraskpeopletobringthingsinwhentheshopisopen.

Theshopshaveverylowrunningcosts:

allprofitsgotocharitywork.Charityshopsraisemorethan￡110millionayear,funding（资助）medicalresearch,overseasaid,supportingsickandpoorchildren,homelessanddisabledpeople,andmuchmore.Whatbetterplacetospendyourmoney?

Yougetsomethingspecialforaverygoodpriceandagoodmoralsense.Youprovidefundstoagoodcauseandtreadlightlyontheenvironment.

24.Theauthorlovesthecharityshopmainlybecauseof_______.

A.itsconvenientlocationB.itsgreatvarietyofgoods

C.itsspiritofgoodwillD.itsniceshoppingenvironment

25.ThefirstcharityshopintheUKwassetupto_______.

A.sellcheapproductsB.dealwithunwantedthings

C.raisemoneyforpatientsD.helpaforeigncountry

26.Whichofthefollowingmaybethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.WhattoBuyaCharityShops.

B.CharityShop:

ItsOrigin&Development.

C.CharityShop:

WhereYouBuytoDonate.

D.ThePublic’sConcernaboutCharityShops.

C

Boilerroomsareoftendirtyandsteamy,butthisoneiscleanandcool.FoxPointisaverynew47-unitlivingbuildinginSouthBronx,oneofthecity’spoorestareas.Two-thirdsofthepeoplelivingthereareformerly（以前）homelesspeople,whoserentispaidbythegovernment.Therestarelow-incomefamilies.Theboilerroomhasspecialequipment,whichproducesenergyforelectricityandheat.Itreusesheatthatwouldotherwisebelosttotheair,reducingcarbonemissions（碳排放）whilealsocuttingcosts.

FoxPointisoperatedby

Palladia,agroupthatspecializesinprovidinghousingandservicestoneedypeople.PalladiareceivedsupportfromEnterpriseCommunityPartners（ECP）,whichhelpsbuildaffordablehousingbyprovidingsupporttohousingdevelopers.

ECPhascreatednationalstandardsforhealthy,environmentally（环境方面）cleverandaffordablehomeswhicharecalledtheGreenCommunitiesStandards.Thesestandardsincludewaterkeeping,energysavingandtheuseofenvironmentallyfriendlybuildingmaterials.Meetingthestandardsincreaseshousingconstructioncostsby2%,whichisrapidlypaidbackbylowerrunningcosts.Eventhepositioningofawindowtogetmostdaylightcanhelpsaveenergy.

MichaelBloomberg,NewYork'smayor,planstocreate165,000affordablehousingunitsfor500,000NewYorkers.Almost80%ofNewYorkCity’sgreenhouse-gasemissionscomefrombuildings,and40%ofthosearecausedbyhousing.Soherecentlyannouncedthatthecity’sDepartmentofHousingandPreservationandDevelopment（DHPD）,whosedutyistodevelopandkeepthecity’ssupplyofaffordablehousing,willrequireallitsnewprojectstofollowECP’sgreenstandards.

SimilarmeasureshavebeentakenbyothercitiessuchasClevelandandDenver,butNewYork’sDHPDisthelargestcitydeveloperofaffordablehousinginthecountry.

27.Whatisthepurposeofdescribingtheboilerroominthefirstparagraph?

A.Toexplainthemeasuresthecitytakestocareforpoorpeople.

B.Tosuggestthataffordablehousingispossibleinallareas.

C.Toshowhowtheenvironment-friendlybuildingworks.

D.Tocompareoldandnewboilerrooms.

28.WhatisanadvantageofthebuildingsmeetingtheGreenCommunitiesStandards?

A.Lowerrunningcosts.

B.Costinglessinconstruction.

C.Lessairtobelostinhotdays.

D.Betterpricesforhomelesspeople.

29.Itcanbelearnedfromthetextthat.

A.NewYorkCityisseriouslypolluted

B.people’sdailylifecausesmanycarbonemissionsinNewYorkCity

C.agreatnumberofpeopleinNewYorkCitydon'thavehousestolivein

D.someothercitieshavedevelopedmoreaffordablehousingthanNewYorkCity

30.Whatisthemainpurposeofthistext?

A.Tocallonpeopletopaymoreattentiontohousingproblems.

B.Toprovethatsomestandardsareneededforaffordablehousing.

C.Toasksocietytohelphomelesspeopleandlow-incomefamilies.

D.Tointroducehealthy,environmentallycleverandaffordablehousing.

D

TheDietZone:

ADangerousPlace

Diet

Coke,dietPepsi,dietpills,no-fatdiet,vegetablediet…Wearesurroundedbytheword“diet”everywherewelookandlisten.Wehavesoeasilybeenattractedbythepromiseandpotentialofdietproductsthatwehavestoppedthinkingaboutwhatdietproductsaredoingtous.Wearepayingforproductsthatharmuspsychologicallyandphysically（身体上）.

Dietproductssignificantlyweakenuspsychologically.Ononelevel,wearenotallowingourbraintoadmitthatourweightproblemslienotinactuallylosingtheweight,butincontrollingtheconsumptionoffatty,high-calorie,unhealthyfoods.Dietproductsallowustojumpoverthethinkingstageandgostraightforthescale（秤）instead.Allwehavetodoistoswalloworrecognizetheword“diet”infoodlabels.

Onanotherlevel,dietproductshavegreaterpsychologicaleffects.Everytimewehaveazero-caloriedrink,wearetellingourselveswithoutourawarenessthatwedon’thavetoworktogetresults.Dietproductsmakepeoplebelievethatgaincomeswithoutpain,andthatlifecanbewithoutresistanceandstruggle.

Thedangerofdietproductsliesnotonlyinthepsychologicaleffectstheyhaveonus,butalsointhephysicalharmthattheycause.Dietfoodscanindirectlyharmourbodiesbecauseconsumingtheminsteadofhealthyfoodsmeanswearepreventingourbodiesfromhavingbasicnutrients（营养成分）.Dietfoodsanddietpillscontainzerocalorieonlybecausethedietindustryhascreatedchemicalstoproducethesewonderproducts.Dietproductsmaynotbenutritional,andthechemicalthatgointodietproductsarepotentiallydangerous.

Nowthatweareawareoft

heeffectsthatdietproductshaveonus,itistimetoseriouslythinkaboutbuyingthem.Losingweightliesinthep

owerofminds,notinthepowerofchemicals.Oncewerealizethis,wewillbemuchbetterabletoresistdietproducts,andthereforepreventthepsychologicalandphysicalharmthatcomesfromusingthem.

31.FromParagraph1,welearnthat________.

A.dietproductsfailtobringoutpeople’spotential

B.peo