中原名校学年上期第一次摸底考试.docx

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中原名校学年上期第一次摸底考试

中原名校2014-2015学年上期第一次摸底考试

高三英语试题

编审：

联谊会英语命题工作组责任学校：

漯河高中

（考试时间：

120分钟　　试卷满分：

150分）

第I卷

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）

A

DearHighlights

Askaquestion!

E-mailittoLetters@H.

GiftGiving

I’mgoingtoChina,andeveryoneinmyclassisaskingmetobuythemsomething.WhatshouldIdo?

ReplyfromtheHighlightsEditors

Yourclassmatesareprobablyjustexcitedaboutyourtrip.Mostlikelytheydon’texpectyoutobuygiftsforeveryone.Sendingafewpostcardstotheentireclassduringyourtripwouldbeawonderfulwaytoshareyourexperiences.Thepicturesonthecardsandyourwordsofdescriptionwillbethebestgiftofall.

DogBegging

Mydogalwaysbegsforfoodatthedinnertable.Ireallywanttofeedhim,butmymomsaysIcan’t.I’mafraidhewon’tlikemeanymore.WhatshouldIdo?

ReplyfromtheHighlightsEditors

Yourdoglovesyouformanymorereasonsthanjustforwhatyoufeedhim.Youcanshowhimthatyoucareabouthimbyplayingwithhim,bypettinghimandspeakingkindlytohim,andbymakingsurehehasfreshwater.Itmightbebestifyourdogisnotnearthedinnertablewhileyouareeating.Youcouldteachhimtostayinanotherroom.

BeingBilingual（会说双语的）

Myauntinsiststhatwespeakourlanguage（Tagalog）athomeandEnglishoutsidethehouse.Doyouthinksheisright?

ReplyfromtheHighlightsEditors

Itisagreatgifttohavesomeoneinyourfamilywhoiswillingtotakethetimetoteachyouanotherlanguage.It’sgoodwaytokeepfamilytraditionsalive,andithelpstodevelopyourlanguageskills.YourabilitytousebothEnglishandTagalogwillhelpyoulearnathirdandfourthlanguagelaterinlife.Soitsoundslikeagreatidea!

1.TheHighlightseditorssuggestthestudentwhoisgoingtoChina_______

A.sendpostcardsasthegiftstotheclass

B.giveeachclassmateapictureasagift

C.buygiftsforsomeoftheclassmates

D.makephonecallstoalltheclassmates

2.AccordingtotheHighlightseditors,ifyourdogbegsforfoodatthedinnertable,you'dbetter

A.feedhimimmediatelyB.speakloudlytohim

C.providehimwithfreshwaterD.teachhimtostayinanotherroom

3.WhatistheHighlightseditors'attitudetowardsbeingbilingual?

A.OpposedB.TolerantC.SupportiveD.Doubtful

4.TheHighlightseditorsgivetherepliesto_______

A.showtheirreadershowtowriteagoodstory

B.offertheirreadersadviceonpersonalproblems

C.helptheirreaderstosolveproblemsinwriting

D.telltheirreadersabouttheirinterestingwork

B

AlbertSzent-GyorgyiwasborninBudapestonSeptember16,1893.In1911heenteredhisuncle’slaboratorywherehestudieduntiltheoutbreakofWorldWarOne,whenhejoinedthearmy.HeservedontheItalianandRussianfronts,andhewaspermittedtoleavethearmyin1917afterbeingwoundedinaction.HecompletedhisstudiesinBudapestbeforehewenttoHamburgforatwo-yearcourseinphysicalchemistry.In1920hebecameanassistantatauniversityinLeiden,theNetherlandsandfrom1922to1926heworkedwithH.J.HamburgeratthePhysiologyInstitute,Groningen,theNetherlands.

In1926,Szent-Gyorgyiwasreadytoendhisownlifeafteranembarrassingprobleminhiscareer.Thescientist,thirty-two,hadwrittenapaperandhandedittohisbossforapprovaltopublish.Hisbossthrewitinthedustbin.Concludinghislifewasafailure,theyoungresearcherquit.Unabletosupporthiswifeandchild,hesentthemhometoherparents.Hisfinalwishwastoattendonelastscientificmeeting,tobeamongscientists,tohaveonelastgoodtime.Sohewenttothe1926InternationalPhysiologicalSocietyCongressinSweden.

Sittingintheaudience,lostinself-pity,Szent-Gyorgyilistenedtothepresidentofthesociety,SirFrederickGowlandHopkins,refertothefineworkofaresearcher:

Szent-Gyorgyi!

Afterthespeech,collectinghiscourage,heintroducedhimselftoHopkins.ThegreatmaninvitedtheyoungscientisttoCambridgetodofurtherwork.

Szent-Gyorgyi’slifechanged.Hediscoveredtheoxidation-preventing（防氧化的）actionofvitaminC.HewontheNobelPrizeinPhysiologyorMedicinein1937.Heaccountedforhissuccessbysayingthatdiscoveryisseeingwhateveryoneelsehasseenbutthinkingwhatnobodyelsehasthought.

5.WhichofthefollowingisthecorrectorderoftheeventsrelevanttoSzent-Gyorgyi?

afinishedhisstudiesinBudapestb.servedduringWWI

c.workedwithHopkinsd.studiedinHamburg

A.b.c.a.dB.b.ad.cC.ac.d.bD.ab.d.c

6.WhydidSzent-Gyorgyiwanttoendhisownlifein1926?

A.Hispridewashurtbyhisboss

B.Hewasnotsatisfiedwithhispaper

C.Hecouldn'tsupporthiswifeandchild

D.Hisbossstoppedhimattendingaconference

7.WhatinspiredSzent-Gyorgyitocontinuewithhisresearchwork?

AThegreatlabsinCambridgeB.WinningtheNobelPrize

C.ThepublicationofhisworkD.Hopkins'praise

8.Thetextisorganizedinthepatternof______

AcauseandeffectB.comparisonandcontrast

C.timeandeventsD.definitionandclassification

C

Wildanimalencountersaren'trareinsouthernIdaho,butonetypestandsoutasespeciallyspecial.AlmosteveryonewhohaslivedinMagicValleyhashadcloseencounterswithaskunk-ablackandwhiteanimalwithrelativelyshort，well-muscledlegsandlongfrontclawsfordigging,whichgivesoffanunpleasantsmellingliquidifitisfrightenedorattacked.

Thestruggleagainstskunksisnothingnew.TwinFalls，residentDennisHaynes，remembersanencounterwhenheworkedinthepoliceoffice.Oneafternoonhenoticedababyskunk,cuteenoughandkittenlike,wanderingintohisofficethroughanopendoor.Hequicklycaughtthebabyandthendecidedtotakeithometosurprisehiswifeanddaughters.

Hiswifewouldn'tlethimintothehousewiththeskunkwhichbithisfingerafterhisbarkingdogfrightenedit.Hetookittohissisterswheretheyputitinabasket.WhenHaynestriedtostoptheskunkfromescaping，itspurtedhisuniformandshoes.Hisuniformsmeltsobadthatheburieditinhisbackyardunderafootofdirt.

Soundsannoying?

Infact,skunksarereluctanttousethisweapon,astheycarryjustenoughofthechemicalforfiveorsixuses-about15cc-andrequiresometendaystoproduceanothersupply.Skunkstendtobeveryfriendly，loving，entertainingandplayful,thatisquitemild-tempered,andonlydefendthemselvesonlywhencorneredorattacked.What'smore.Skunksarealsobeneficialtofanners,gardeners,andlandownersbecausetheyfeedonlargenumbersofagriculturalandgardenpests.

9.InsouthernIdaho,skunksare______.

A.commonB.well-protectedC.rareanimalsD.dyingout

10.Haynesburiedhisuniforminhisbackyardbecause_____

A.Hisuniformwasbrokenintopieces'

BItisdifficulttogetridoftheskunk'ssmell

C.Hewasafraidofbeingblamedbyhisleader

D.Thesmellfromtheskunkwouldprobablyspreaddisease

11.Whatdoweknowaboutskunksaccordingtothepassage?

A.Skunksareeasytoattackpeople

B.Skunksusuallyusehisbacklegstodig

C.Skunkscaneasilydealwithasmanyastenenemiesonce

D.Skunksarepopularwithlocalfarmers,gardenersandlandowners

12.Theunderlinedexpression"spurted"（paragraph3）probablymeans_________.

A.bitB.kickedC.sprayedD.felt

D

ShouldIheatthewateronthestoveorintheelectrickettle?

DoIstartthewashingmachineintheafternoonorafter10atnight?

HowdoIlowerCO2emissions（排放）bythewayIuseenergy?

Answerstosuchandsimilarquestionsareprovidedbytheonlinegame“RED”--whichistheshortformfor“RenewableEnergyDrama.”ResearchersfromIDMTinErfurt,Germany,havedevelopedtheWebapplication.Theexpertsseegreatpotentialinonlinegamesforteachingthesubjectof"Savingelectricityathome"inanentertainingmannerandtoshowthatone'sownbehaviorcanaffecthowmuchelectricitycosts.

Thesoftwareisaimedatadultsandyoungpeopleinterestedinrenewableenergieswhowanttoknowhowtheycansaveenergy.“Howmuchenergydoindividualhouseholdappliancesconsume?

whichonesarethe“energyrobbers”andarethehighbillstheresultsofpriceincreases?

REDsuppliestheanswers.Theuserdoesnotevenhavetospendagreatdealoftimeforthegametakesonlyabouttento15minutes,"saysaresearcher.

REDleadsyouthroughthedailylifeofanimaginaryfamilyofthree.Thescreenshowsalltheroomsinahouse.Theusergoesintoeachroomandisable.viamouseclick,todotheregularhouseworksuchascookingfoodordoinglaundry.

Inasecondmodule,theonlinegameinformsthe-usershowtheycansaveelectricitybyusing"SmartMeters."Takingthetimeofdayintoaccount,theymeasuretheexactactualusageofelectricityThisishowtheconsumerscanfindoutthepotentialforsavingsandstarthisdishwasheronlyatnight-whenelectricityisparticularlycheap.

The“Savingelectricityathome”modulewillgoonlinesoonandsowillthesecondREDmodule—“SavingelectricitywithSmartMeters."Theonlinegamecanbeplayedatwww.residens-projectandisfreeofcharge.

13.WhatdoweknowaboutRED?

A.ItisafreeonlinegameB.Itisdesignedforstudents

C.IthasalreadygoneonlineD.Ittakesaslongastenminutes

14.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"they"（paragraph5）mostprobablyreferto?

A.UsersB.ConsumersC.ResearchersD.Meters

15.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?

ASavemoneyathomeB.TipsforloweringCO2emissions

C.SavingelectricitywhileplayingD.Tipsforsavingenergy

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

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