湖北省荆门市高三调研考试英语.docx

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湖北省荆门市高三调研考试英语

2017年湖北省荆门市高三1月调研考试英语

本试卷分第I卷和第II卷两部分，共10页。

满分150分。

考试用时120分钟。

第I卷（选择题，满分100分）

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。

A

TwoyearsagoIfelloffthestepsofabuswhileclimbingdownandtwistedmyankle.WhatfollowedwastheusualwaythatiscommonintheUS.AfewhourslaterIwastreatedanddischarged.WhatwasuncommonwasthatIreceivedextracarewhilegoingtoER（emergencyroom）andwhileIwasinthehospital.

Peoplewerekindtome,menandwomenalike.Theywheeledmeintoaprivateroominsteadofmakingmewaitinthecrowdedwaitingroom.SomeonecameandaskedmeifthetemperatureisOK.WhenIsaidIwascold,hebroughtmeablanketandsomemagazines,incaseIgotbored.Thenursesstoppedby,makingpleasantchatswithme.PeoplealwayscametoaskmeifIwasintoomuchpainandifIneededanything…

TherewereotherpeoplewhowerebroughtinwhileIwaswaiting.Patientsgroaninginpainweregiventhecaretheyneededandthenignored.Myinjurywasnotthepriority,sowhileIwasnotpushedtothefrontoftheline,myseveralhours’stayinthehospitalwasmadeaspleasantaspossible.Whywouldpeopledothat?

Theygaveotherscare,whileIgotkindness.

Likeanyothergoodlooking,healthy,independentperson,manorwoman,itlooksasiftheworldisnicertorichpeople,andtheworldisnicertoattractivepeople.I’mnotinthedatingworld.It’snotaboutfreedrinksandgifts.It’saboutpeoplebeingnice.

I’mgratefulforanypositivebehaviorbecauseIknowthisistemporary.EventuallyIwilljointhegroupsoftheelderly,theweakandtheseeminglyunattractive.OnethingIrefusetodoistomakeexcusesforbeingattractive.Iknowit’stemporary.Iknowit’stheluckofthedrawandIknowthatI’mjustoneofthemany.Doesitmattertomyhusband,mymotherandmykidswhatIlooklike?

No.AndIwouldn’thaveitanyotherway.

21.Whatcausedtheauthorintodeepthought?

A.Shewasgivenlesscareinthehospital.

B.Patientswereonlygivenphysicalcareinthehospital.

C.Shedidn’tgettreatmentimmediatelyinthehospital.

D.Otherpatientsinthehospitaldidn’tgetthesamekindnessasher.

解析：

推理判断题。

根据第二、三段的描述可知作者受到了非常好的关心和照顾，而其他的病人却没有，这让她陷入思考。

选D。

答案：

D

22.Whatcanweknowabouttheauthor?

A.Sheisanattractivelady.

B.Sheshowsgreatpitytooldpatients.

C.Shedoesn’tlikefreedrinksorgifts.

D.Shewastreatedunequallyinthehospital.

解析：

推理判断题。

根据倒数第二段itlooksasiftheworldisnicertorichpeople,andtheworldisnicertoattractivepeople.再结合作者是坐公交车，肯定不是有钱人，故选另外一种情况，长得好看，选A。

答案：

A

23.Whichofthefollowingdoestheauthoragreewith?

A.Thehospitalshouldtreatattractivepatientsinpreferencetoothers.

B.Thepositivebehaviorthatbeingattractivebringscanlastlong.

C.Oldpatientsshouldgetmuchmorecarefromthehospital.

D.Beingattractivemeansnothingtothepeopletrulyimportanttoyou.

解析：

推理判断题。

根据最后一段的描述，结合最后一句Doesitmattertomyhusband,mymotherandmykidswhatIlooklike?

No.AndIwouldn’thaveitanyotherway.可知作者认为长得好看对重要的人来说没有任何意义。

选D。

答案：

D

B

MostpenguinsdiedafterahugeiceberggroundedneartheirhabitatinAntarctica,forcingthemtomakealongwaytofindfood,scientistssayinanewlypublishedstudy.TheB09Biceberg,measuringabout100squarekilometers,groundedinCommonwealthBayinEastAntarcticainDecember2010,theresearchersfromAustraliaandNewZealandwroteinthe“AntarcticScience”journal.

TheAdeliepenguinpopulationatthebay’sCapeDenisonwasmeasuredtobeabout160,000inFebruary2011butbyDecember2013ithaddecreasedtoabout10,000,theysaid.Theiceberg’sgroundingmeantthepenguinshadtowalkmorethan60kilometerstofindfood,preventingtheirbreedingattempts,saidtheresearchersfromtheUniversityofNewSouthWales’（UNSW）ClimateChangeResearchCentreandNewZealand’sWestPenguinTrust.

“TheCapeDenisonpopulationcoulddisappearcompletelywithin20yearsunlessB09Brelocatesorthefasticewithinthebaybreaksout,”theywroteintheresearchpublishedin.Fasticeisseaicewhichformsandstaysalongthecoast.DuringtheirsurveyinDecember2013,theresearcherssaid“hundredsofabandonedeggswerenoted,andthefreeze-drieddeadbodiesofpreviousseason’slittlepenguinslayeverywhereontheground.”

“It’sstrangelysilent,”UNSW’sChrisTurney,wholedthe2013exploration,toldthe“SydneyMorningHeraldFriday”.“TheonesthatwesawatCapeDenisonwereterriblylow-spirited,almostunawareofyourexistence.Theonesthataresurvivingareclearlystruggling.Theycanhardlysurvivethemselves,letalonegivebirthtothenextgeneration.Wesawlotsofdeadbirdsontheground.”

Incontrast,penguinslivingontheeasternedgeofthebayjust8kilometersfromthefasticeedgewerefullofvigour,thescientistssaid.TheresearcherssaidthestudyhadimportantinfluenceonthewiderEastAntarcticifthecurrentsituationofincreasingseaicecontinued.SeaicearoundAntarcticaisincreasing,incontrasttotheArcticwhereglobalwarmingiscausingicetomeltandicebergstodecrease.ScientistsbelievethegrowthinAntarcticseaiceislikelytobedrivenbychangesinwindandlocalconditionsbeforelong.

24.What’sthemainreasonwhytheAdeliepenguinpopulationdecreased?

A.ManyAdeliepenguinsdiedfromthecoldweatherinAntanctic.

B.Theydidn’thaveenoughtimetogivebirthtoandraisebabies.

C.Theiceberg’sgroundingkilledanumberofAdeliepenguins.

D.Adeliepenguinslosttheirhabitatssotheycouldn’tbreed.

解析：

推理判断题。

根据第二段Theiceberg’sgroundingmeantthepenguinshadtowalkmorethan60kilometerstofindfood,preventingtheirbreedingattempts,可知企鹅得花更多的时间去觅食，因而没有时间去繁衍后代，故选B。

答案：

B

25.Whichstatementiscorrectaccordingtothepassage?

A.ThelifeofpenguinsinCapeDenisonwasveryhard.

B.PenguinsinCapeDenisonwereafraidofhumans.

C.TheseaiceinAntarcticaisdecreasingfasterthanbefore.

D.HumanactivitiescausedmuchdamagetoCapeDenison.

解析：

推理判断题。

根据倒数第二段TheonesthatwesawatCapeDenisonwereterriblylow-spirited,almostunawareofyourexistence.Theonesthataresurvivingareclearlystruggling.Theycanhardlysurvivethemselves,letalonegivebirthtothenextgeneration.可知企鹅的生存很艰难，选A。

26.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“vigour”inthelastparagraphmean?

A.Trouble.

B.Food.

C.Energy.

D.Joy.

解析：

词义猜测题。

根据Incontrast是把两个不同地方的企鹅进行对比，后者生活好，因而企鹅们充满活力，energy，精力，活力，故选C。

答案：

C

27.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Globalwarmingcausedpenguins’death.

B.Icebergharmedpenguins’life.

C.Penguinsneedmorehabitats.

D.Antarcticextremeweathercausedpenguins’death.

解析：

主旨大意题。

本文主要是讲述冰山给企鹅带来的负面作用，选B。

答案：

B

C

Inonestudy,collegestudentswhohadimportantandreality-basedconversationsweremorecontentthantheirpeerswhochangedmereamusingremarks.Butdon’tdenysmalltalksjustyet.

Psychologistshavelongsaidthatconnectingwithothersisimportanttowell-being,butjusthowmuchconversationwerequireisunderinvestigation.Inonestudy,researchersoverheard（偷听）undergraduatesforfourdays,andthencatalogedeachoverheardconversationaseither”smalltalks”（“Whatdoyouhavedone?

Popcorn?

Yummy!

”）or“substantive”（实质性的交流）（“Sodidtheygetdivorcedsoonafter?

”）.Theyfoundthatthesecondtypecorrelated（相关）withhappiness—thehappieststudentshadroughlytwiceasmanysubstantivetalksastheunhappiestones.Smalltalks,meanwhile,madeuponly10percentoftheirconversation,versusalmost30percentoftheirconversationamongtheleastcontentstudents.

Butdon’tdenysmalltalksjustyet.Scientistsbelievethatsmalltalkscouldpromotebonding.Researchersfoundthatasmalltalkmaintainsclosenesswithlovedonesafterstudyingring-tailedlemurs’（环尾弧猴）call-and-responseconversations,similartohumansmalltalks.Still,jokingwithstrangerscouldbrightenyourmorning.Inaseriesofexperiments,thosebus-takerstoldtochatwithothersarereportedamorepleasantjourneythanthosetoldto“enjoyyoursolitude”ortodowhatevertheynormallywould.Smalltalkscanalsohelpusfeelconnectedtooursurroundings.Peoplewhosmiledat,madeeyecontactwith,andbrieflyspokewiththeirStarbucksbaristas（咖啡师）reportedagreatersenseofbelongingthanthosewhorushedthroughthetransaction.

Ofcourse,someofusarebetterthanothersatturningsmalltalksintosomethingbigger.Allthedifferencescometowhatresearcherscall“acuriousmindset”.

Sogoaheadtotalkandinquire.Smalltalksneedn’tbeidle.Andbeingcuriousaboutothers’businessisn’tallbad.

28.Accordingtothesecondparagraph,wecanknowthat___________.

A.wecandenysmalltalksbecausesubstantivetalksaremoreimportant.

B.Peoplewhomakemoresmalltalksaremuchhappierthanthosemakingsubstantivetalks.

C.thewell-beingisbuiltlargelyduetothepercentageofoursubstantivetalks.

D.theleastcontentstudentshavetwicetheamountofsmalltalksthanthosecontentstudents.

解析：

细书理解题。

根据第二段第一句Psychologistshavelongsaidthatconnectingwithothersisimportanttowell-being,butjusthowmuchconversationwerequireisunderinvestigation.以及Theyfoundthatthesecondtypecorrelated（相关）withhappiness—thehappieststudentshadroughlytwiceasmanysubstantivetalksastheunhappiestones.可知实质性的交流程虔对健康的影响很大。

故选C。

答案：

C

29.ThebenefitsofsmalltalksarethefollowingEXCEPT___________.

A.Itcanmakethebondingbetweenpeoplemuchcloser

B.Itcanshortenthedistancebetweenstrangersandmakethejourneypleasant

C.Itmakesusfeelconnectedwiththesurroundings

D.YoucangetmorefreecupsofcoffeefromStarbucksbaristas

解析：

细节理解题。

根据第三段的描述可知，只有D项是错误的，故选D。

答案