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内蒙古乌兰察布市届高三英语上学期第一次调研考试试题10310126

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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）

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。

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Lessthan60percentofstudentsnowenteringfouryearAmericancollegesarelikelytograduate.Thecompletionrateislowerthanalmostanyotherwealthycountry，andworstfo

rpoorandminoritystudents.

OnTuesdayPresidentObamagaveanationallybroadcastspeechtostudentsabouttheimportanceofstayinginschool.HespokeonthefirstdayofclassesatahighschoolinVirginia.Hetalkedaboutpersonalresponsibility，andtookhimselfasanexampleofsomeonewhoovercamedifficulties.

“MyfatherleftmyfamilywhenIwastwoyearsold，andIwasraisedbyasinglemotherwhohadtoworkandstruggledattimestopaythebillsandwasn’talwaysabletogiveusthingstheotherkidshad.ThereweretimeswhenImissedhavingafatherinmylife.ThereweretimeswhenIwaslonelyandfeltlikeIdidn’tfitin，”saidPresidentObama

.

Buthetoldstudentsthatproblemsintheirownlivesshouldnotstopthemfromlearning.“There’snoexcusefortalkingbacktoyourteacher，orcuttingclassordroppingoutofschool.There’snoexcusefornottrying.”

Thiswasnotthefirstpresidentialspeechtostudents.RonaldReaganspokefromtheWhiteHousein1988.AndGeorgeH.W.Bushspokefroma

schoolinWash

ingtonin1991.

Butmanyconservatives（保守派）criticizedplansforthespeech.Somecalledit“socializededucation”orfederalinterference（干预）inlocalschools.Othersfeareditwouldbetoopolitical.Someschoolsdecidednottoshowthe

speech.ButtheWhiteHousereleased（公布）thetextonMonday，andthatcalmedalotofcritics.

OnSunday，ontheCBSprogram“FacetheNation”，EducationSecretaryArneDuncansaid30percentofstudentsdonotgraduatefromhighschool.Hecalledthedropoutrate“staggering（令人难以置信的）”.Itrepresentsmorethanamillionstudentseveryyearwhoenteredtheninthgradebutdidnotcompletethe12thgrade.

1.PresidentObamagaveanationallybroadcastspeechonTuesdayto.

A.criticizethestudentswhotalkedbacktotheirparents

B.tellthestudentshowhestruggledtogotoschoolinhischildhood

C.encouragestudentstodropout

D.persuadethestudentstogoonwiththeirstudieseveniftheyhaveproblems

2.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.SomepeopleconsideredObama’sspeechtobetoopolitical.

B.GeorgeH.W.BushspoketostudentsfromtheWhiteHousein1990.

C.Obama’smotherlefthimwhenhewastwoyearsold.

D.TheWhiteHousedecidednottoreleasethetextonMonday.

3.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat.

A.thereis40percentofdropoutinhighschool

B.thedropoutrateofAmericanschoolsisamazing

C.onlyonemillionstudentscanfinishthe12thgradeeachyear

D.notallthepeoplesupportthepresident’sspeech

4.Thebesttitleofthepassagecanbe.

A.Obama’sHardChildhood

B.ObamaEncouragesStudentstoCarryonStudies

C.Obama’sSpeechMetCriticism

D.AmazingDropoutRateoftheUS

B

Doyouwantabitofanadventure？

WouldyouliketodiscoverallthecornersoftheUK，ortravelabroad？

Maybeyouhavenevertriedthemotorhomelifestylebefore.Well，readthisarticleandyouwillknowwhyamotorhomeisagoodchoice.

Nothingisbetterthanamotorhome.Ithassomanyusesthatitisconsideredthemostversatilevehicleanditisalsoverycomfortable.Ifyouarethinkingabouthiringamotorhomethissummer，thenthebestchoiceistobookitearly，especiallyifyouareconsideringtheschoolholidays.Themotorhomehireserviceisveryseasonalandmotorhomehirecompanieswillneverhaveextravehiclesavailableinthesummermonths.

TherearealotofcompaniesthroughouttheUK，andsomeofthebigoneshavemotorhomesspreadalloverthecountry.At

present，thelargestnetworkformotorhomehireisprovidedbyMotorh

omewhichisbasedinCambridge.IfyouareintheUK，youmayphone08006128719fordetailsofitsmotorhomehireinformation.Motorhomehasanetworkofover500vehiclesalloverEngland，ScotlandandWales.

Mostpeoplewishingtohireamotorhomearefamiliesthatarelookingforanalternative

toaEuropeanpackageholiday，especiallyasflyingnowhasbecomemoreexpensive，andisconsideredtobeenvironmentallyunfriendly.Thereisnodoubtthattheideaofnoflyholidaysisgoingtobecomemorepopularasfewerpeoplethinkitissafetofly.Thisexplainswhymoreandmorepeoplearechoosingtohireamotorhomefortheirholidays.

5.Themainpurposeofthistextistoexplainwhyitisagoodideato.

A.takeanadventure

B.traveltoEngland

C.tryanewlifestyle

D.hireamotorhome

6.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“versatile”inParagraph2probablymean?

A.Fast.B.Safe.C.Useful.D.Exciting.

7.Whyshouldyoubookamotorhomeearlyifyouwanttobookoneforth

issummer?

A.Bookingearlyismuchcheaper.

B.Summerisusuallyaverybusyseason.

C.Youcanarrangeyourtimebetterthisway.

D.Studentsusuallybookthemtoearnmoney.

8.Thelastparagraphtellsustheadvantagesofhiringamotorhomeby.

A.tellingusastory

B.givingdetaileddata

C.comparingitwithflyin

g

D.showingtheresultsofastudy

C

Areyouhavingtoomuchsalt？

Youmightnotthinkso，butpeopleinChinaeatonaverageabout12gramsofsalteachday，thatismuchhigherthanthe6gramssuggestedbytheWorldHealthOrganization.Youcouldbeeatingtoomuchwithoutrealizingit，becauseabout75%ofthesaltweeatisalreadyinthefoodwebuy，suchasbread，sauces，soupsandsausages.

Whatproblemscaneatingtoomuchsaltcause？

Toanswerthatquestion，firstlet’stakealookatwhatsaltis.

Saltisachemicalpound.Itismadeofsodium（钠）andchloride（氯化物）.Saltisusedtokeepandflavorfoods.Asmallamountofsaltisimportantforgoodhealthbecauseourbodiesneedsodiumandchloridetowork.

Butpaststudieshavefoundthatpeoplewhoeatmoresaltthantheyneedtendtohavehighbloodpressure.Eatingtoomuchsalthasalsobeenconnectedwithotherconditions，suchasheartandkidney（肾）problems.

Ifyouwanttocutdownonsalt，thegoodnewsis，thereareplentyofsimplethingstodo.Herearesometips：

Cutbackonhighsaltfoods.

Mostfoodscontainsomesalt.Butsomefoodssuchascheese，bacon，pickles（泡菜），smokedfishandchipsarealmostalwayshighinsaltbecauseofthewaytheyaremade.Youcanstillenjoythem，buttrytohavetheseinsmalleramounts，oreatthemlessoften.

Choosereducedsaltbreadandbreakfastcereals（谷物）.

Breadandbreakfastcerealsaremajorsourceofsaltinthediet，notthatthey’renecessarilyhighinsaltbutbecauseweeatalotofthem.Forthesefoods，therecanbeareallybigdifferencebetweendifferenttypesandbrands.Sonexttimeyou’reshopping，takethetimetoparethesaltlevelsonafewsimilarproducts.Andalwaystrytochoosetheoneslowerinsalt.

Avoidaddingsalttocookingandattable.

Instead，youcoulduseherbsandspices（香料）suchasgarlic（大蒜）andlemonjuicetoaddflavortomeals.

9.ManypeopleinChinadon’trealizetheyareeatingtoomuchsaltbecause.

A.saltyfoodstastebetterthanreducedsaltfood

B.theydonotcalculatetheamountofsalttheyeat

C.about3/4ofthesaltweeatisalreadyinthefoodwebuy

D.fewpeopleexperienceproblemsfromeatingtoomuchsalt

10.Forahealthierlife，theauthor’ssuggestionisto.

A.cutbackonfoodwithlesssalt

B.eatlessheavilysaltedfood

C.eatasmuchreducedsaltbreadasiswanted

D.stopeatingbreadandbreakfastcereals

11.Whatisthepurposeofthearticle?

A.Towarnpeopleoffoodcontainingtoomuchsalt.

B.Toinformpeopleoftherightamountofsalttakeneachday.

C.Toadvisepeopletobecarefulabouttheamountofsalttheyeat.

D.Topromotetherightwaytomakereducedsaltfood.

D

Somekindsofmentalskillsnaturallydecreaseaspeoplegetolder.Yetresearchseemstoshowthatsometrainingcanimprovesuchskills.Arecentlypublishedstudyalsoappearstoattestthatthegoodeffectsoftrainingcanlastformanyyearsafterthattraininghasended.

ResearchersatJohnsHopkinsUniversityinMarylandwantedtolearnhowlongmemoryandthinkingskillswouldlastinolderpeoplewhoweretrainedtokeepthem.Thepeoplewerepartofthetenyearresearchproject.Theyweretaughtmethodsmeanttoimprovetheirmemory，thinkingandabilitytoperformeverydaytasks.

Morethan2,800volunteeredforthestudycalledACTIVE—shortforAdvancedCognitiveTrainingforIndependentandVitalElderly.Mostwerestudiedwhentheyweremorethan70yearsold.

Thevolunteerstookoneofseveralshorttrainingclassesmeanttohelpthemkeeptheirmentalabilities.Oneclasstrainedparticipantsinskillsincludinghowtorememberwordlists.Anothergrouptrainedinreasoning.Athirdgroupreceivedhelpwithspeedofprocessing—speedofreceivingandunderstandinginformation.Afourthgroup—thecontrolgroupdidnotgetanytraining.

Earlierresultshadestablishedthatthetraininghelpedtheparticipantsforuptofiveyears.Now，leadingstudywriterGeorgeReboksays，theresearchshowedmostofthetrainingremainedeffectiveafulltenyearslater.

ProfessorRebokandhisteamfoundthatthepeopletrainedinreasoningandspeedofprocessingdidbetteronteststhanthecontrolgroup.

“Wearewonderingwhetherthoseeffectswhichenduredovertimewouldstillbetheretenyearsfollowingthetraining，andinfact，that’sexactlywhatwefound.

Theeffectonmemory，however，seemednottolastaslong.Still，theoldpeopleinanyofthethreeclassesgenerallyreportedlessdifficultyinperformingdailyactivitiesthanthecontrolgroup.Thetotaltrainingtimefortheol