高三英语上学期暑假入学考试试题.docx

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高三英语上学期暑假入学考试试题

2015-2016学年上期高三暑假入学考试

英语试卷

试卷满分：

150分考试时间：

120分钟

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按题号涂卡

第Ⅰ卷（选择题共100分）

第一部分：

听力（共两节，满分30分）（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，共30分）

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳答案。

A

My16-year-oldson,Anton,hadgonetothelocalswimminghole.Mostofthekidsswimthere,andthereareplentyofrocksforthemtouseassafeharbors,soIhadnofearsforhissafety．

Still,thefirefighter'sfirstwords"YouneedtocomeupheretotheStillwaterRiver"mademecatchmybreath,andhisfollow-upwordsgavemerelief:

“YoursonisOK．”

WhenIgottotheriver,Iimmediatelysawthefiretruck,ambulanceandAnton,wrappedwithatowelabouthisshoulders,sittingquietlyonalowplatformofthefireengine．

Ihurriedovertohim."YouOK?

"Iasked．

”Yeah,"wasallhesaid.Butmyeyesbeggedforanexplanation,Ididn'tgetitfrommyson,however,whotendstoplayhiscardsclosetohisvest．

Thestorywasthis:

Awomanwasbeingsweptunderwater.Hearingthecries,AntonandhisfriendTyler,withouthesitation,swamouttoher,andbroughthersafelytoshore．

Inanageinwhichtheword"hero"isbroadcastwithabandonandseeminglyappliedtoanyonewhomakeitthroughtheday,Irealizedtherealthinginmyson.Theteensarestubbornandself-centred,butthatdidn'tmeantheyhavenodesiretodogood．

Stillshockedbymyson'sdaring,Idrovehimhome.Alongtheway,Itriedtodigoutsomemoreinformationfromhim,buthehadpreciouslittletosay.Theonlywordshesaidwere,“What'sforsupper?

"

Ispentsometimealonethatevening,thinkingaboutthetragedythatmighthavebeen.Thenextmorning,whenAntongotup,Ihalfexpectedhimtotellmethestory.Butallhedidwastoastsomebread,pullhimselftogether,andheadforthedoortostartanewday.Watchingfromthewindow,Iwasremindedthatstillwateroftenrunsdeep．

21.Whydidthemotherallowhersontoswimthere?

A.Hewasanexcellentswimmer．B.Thewateroftheriverisshallow．

C.Hewasoldenoughtoswim．D.Therockscanbeofhelpifthere'sdanger．

22.Theunderlinedpart"whotendstoplayhiscardsclosetohisvest"probablymeans________.

A.Antonisaboyfondofsw

immingwithotherkids

B.Antonisunwillingtotellotherswhathethinks

C.Antonalwayshasadesiretohelpothers

D.Antonseldomchangeshismind

23.Inthemother'seyes,whathersondidwas_________.

A.dangerousbutinterestingB.meaningfulbutdifficult

C.unexpectedandcourageousD.awfulandabsurd

24.Whatmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.MySon,MyHeroB.Anton,ASilentBoyC.AGoodDeedD.AProudMother

B

TheCubaniguanaisaspeciesoflizard（蜥蜴）oftheiguanafamily.ItisthelargestoftheWestIndianrockiguanas,oneofthemostendangeredgroupsoflizards.ThisspecieswithredeyesandathicktailisoneofthelargestlizardsintheCaribbean.

TheCubaniguanaisprimarilyherbivorous;95%ofitsdietconsistsoftheleaves,flowersandfruitsfromasmanyas30plantspecies,includingtheseasiderockbushandvariousgrasses.However,Cubaniguanasoccasionallyconsumeanimalmatter,andindividualshavebeenobservedeatingthedeadfleshofbirds,fishandcrabs.TheresearcherswrotethatquiteafewpeopleonIslaMagueyescouldhavecausedthisincident．

TheCubaniguanaisdistributedthroughouttherockysoutherncoastalareasofmainlandCubaanditssurroundingislandswithawildpopulationboomingonIslaMagueyes,PuertoRico.ItisalsofoundontheCaymanIslandsofLittleCaymanandCaymanBrac,whereaseparatesubspeciesoccurs.FemalesguardtheirnestsitesandoftennestinsiteshalfdestroyedbyCubancrocodiles.Toavoidtheattackfromthem,theCubaniguanaoftenmakesitshomewithinornearprickly-pear

cacti（仙人掌）．

Ingeneralthespeciesisindecline,morequicklyonthemainlandthanontheoutlyingislands.Oneofthereasonsfortheirdeclineishabitatdestructioncausedbytheoverconsumingoffarmanimals,housingdevelopment,andthebuildingoftouristresortsonthebeacheswheretheanimalsprefertobuildtheirnests.Althoughthewildpopulationisindecline,thenumbersofiguanashavebeensharplyincreasedasaresultofcaptive-breeding（圈养）andotherconservationprograms．

25.Theunderlinedword"herbivorous"（Paragraph2）probablymeans．

A.dangerousB.gentleC.plant-eatingD.flesh-eating

26.WhydoestheCubaniguanabuilditsnestnearprickly-pearcacti?

A.Tokeepitselfcool．B.Togetthefoodeasily．

C.Tostayawayfrompeople．D.Toavoidcrocodiles'attack．

27.Howmanyreasonsarementionedforthehabitatdestruction?

A.Two．B.Three．C.Four．D.Five．

28.What'stheauthor'spurposeofwritingthetext?

A.TogiveusabriefintroductiontotheCubaniguana．

B.ToshowheisconcernedabouttheCubaniguana．

C.ToexplainreasonsfortheCubaniguana'sdecline．

D.Todrawpeople'sattentiontotheendangeredCubaniguana．

C

It'stimeforyourfamilytorelaxandhavefun!

Thefollowingfamilyadventureshavelinksforyoutogetmoreinformation．

TaketheRidesofYourLife

VisitCedarPointinSandusky,Ohio,toseekthrills"Eventhoughit'slocatedoffthebeatentrack,expertsregularlypraiseCedarPointasthebestoverallthemeparkofthecountry,"says.News&WorldReport.Theparkcallsitselftherollercoastercapitaloftheworld,andwith16tochoosefrom,it'shardtoargue.It'sopendailyfromMay10throughLaborDay;weekendsonlyfromLaborDaythroughNovember2．

Ticketsstartat$perpersonifpurchasedonline．

WanderFreeonaDudefarm

DustoffyourcowboybootsandreadyyourcowboyhatsforavisittothisRockyMountainsparadise.LocatedinAugusta,Montana,"Thefarmhaseverythinganaspiringcowboyorgirlcouldlongfor,"saysSunsetmagazine,includinghikingtrails,fishingtrips,campfireswithsing-alongs,and,ofcourse,horsebackrides.ThelargefarmoperatesfromJunethroughSeptember;kids-onlyandadults-onlyprogramsareavailable．

Totalcoststartsat$1,360peradult,$1,276perteen,and$1,168perchild．

DigforDinosaurs

Mostkids（andadults）lovedinosaurs,andtomaketheirwildestdreamscometrue,headtoFruita,Colorado.TheMuseumofWesternColoradooffersDinoDigsforchildrenagesfiveandolder.Youcanchoosefromone-,three-,andfive-dayexpeditions."Imaginehowyourchildwillfeelwhenshehelpsunearththefossilized（化石）bonesofancientspecies,"saysOutsidemagazine.ItlastsfromMaytoOctober．

Digsstartat$125perperson．

SurfSandDunes

Swapyoursnowboardforasand-board,andheadtoSandMasterParkinFlorence,Oregon.RealSimplerecommendslearningthebasicsatthisprivatedunepark,"whichoffersboardrentalsandlessons----oftentaughtbyworld-championsandboarders."Thenyoucanhitthe"slopes"totestyourskills.FromMarchtoJune,andSeptembertoNovember．

Rentalsforasand-boardstartat$10perday;lessonsstartat$45anhourperperson．

/'WhatisspecialaboutCedarPoint?

A.YoucanvisitCedarPointonweekends．

B.Ithas16rollercoastersforyoutochoosefrom．

C.Youcanhelpunearththefossilizedbonesofdinosaurs．

D.Itofferslessonstaughtbyworld-championsandboarders．

30.Ifyouhavea3-dayholidayinApril,whichofthefollowingmayinterestyoumost?

A.TaketheRidesofYourLifeB.WanderFreeonaDudefarm

C.DigforDinosaursD.SurfSandDunes

31.Wherewillyouprobablyfindthispassage?

A.Asciencefiction．B.Anadventurestorybook．

C.Atravelmagazine．D.Athemeparkadvertisement．

D

Weknowthatcigarettesmokingkills.So,producersmadeelectroniccigarettesasasafersmokingchoice----saferthantobacco.Althoughe-cigarettescontainthedrugnicotinelikecigarettes,theydonotusetobaccoandyoudonotlightthem.Theyarepoweredbybattery.

However,ife-cigarettesaresosafe,whyhastheUnitedStatesCenterforDiseaseControl（CDC）seenanincreaseintelephonecallsaboute-cigarettepoisonings?

Theanswerischildren.Mostofthecallsarefrompeopleworriedaboutchildrenwhohaveplayedwiththedevices.Intheperiodofonemonththisyear,theCentersaid215peoplecalledtheCenterwithe-cigaretteconcerns.Morethanhalfofthesecallswereforchildrenagedfiveandyounger.Thedeviceshadmadethemsick.

TimMcAfeeisdirectoroftheCenter'sOfficeonSmokingandHealth.Hesaystheproblemisregulation,meaning,theU.S.federalgovernmentdoesnotcontrole-cigaretteseventhoughtheycontainliquidnicotine.Mr.McAfeeaddsthatliquidnicotineisawell-knowndanger.Mr.McAfeeexplainsthatnicotinepoisoninghappenswhenitgetsintotheskin,getsintotheeyesorisswallowed.Itcancausestomachpainorasenseofunbalance.Andtoomuchnicotinecankill.

TimMcAfeesayse-cigarettesdonotcreatethelevelofrisktopeoplethattobaccoproductsdo.Henotesthatalmost500,000Americansdieeachyearfromcigarettes."So,cigarettesarethewinnerinthatcontest."E-cigarettesd

onotcontainhundredsofharmfulchemicalsthatarefoundinrealcigarettes.So,theU.S.SurgeonGeneralBorisD.Lushniakhassuggestedthate-cigarettesmaybeausefultoolforadultstryingtoendtheirtobaccouse.

ButMcAfeeworriesthatteenagersmaythinkelectroniccigarettesareharmless.Theycouldbecomeaddictedtothenicotineandthenstartsmokingrealcigarettes.Inotherwords,hefearsthatforyoungpeoplefakee-cigarettescouldbea"gateway"totherealthing.

32.Whatdotheproducersthinkofe-cigarettes?

A.Dangerous．

B.Expensive．C.Safer．D.Cheaper．

33.WhydidtheCDCreceivesomanycallsaboute-cigarettes?

A.Parentsfearedthattheirchildrenmightgetpoisoned