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辽宁省重点六校协作体届高三上学期期中考试英语含答案
辽宁省重点六校协作体2019届高三上学期期中考试
英语试卷
命题学校:
北镇高中
阅读理解,共15小题,每题2分,共计30分。
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Afterafewmoments,mypassengerstartedaconversation.Itbeganordinarilyenough:
“Howdoyoulikedrivingacab?
”
“It’sOK,”Isaid.“Imakealivingandmeetinterestingpeoplesometimes.Howaboutyou?
Hisreplyintriguedme.
“IwouldnotchangejobsevenifIcouldmaketwiceasmuchmoneydoingsomethingelse.”
I’dneverheardthatbefore.“Whatdoyoudo?
’’
“I’mintheneurologydepartmentatNewYorkHospital.”
ThenIdecidedtoaskforthisman’shelp.Wewerenotfarfromtheairport.
“CouldIaskabigfavorofyou?
Ihaveason,15,agoodkid.Hewantsajob,buta15-year-oldcan’tgethiredunlesshisoldmanknowssomeonewhoownsabusiness,andIdon’t.”Ipaused.“Isthereanypossibilitythatyoucouldgethimsomekindofsummerjob?
”
Hedidn’trespondforawhile.Finally,hesaid:
“Well,themedicalstudentshaveasummerresearchproject.Maybehecouldfitin.Havehimsendmehisschoolrecord.”Itoreoffapiece ofmybrownlunchbag,andhescribbledhisnameonitandpaidme.ItwasthelasttimeIeversawhim.
AfterInagged,yelled,andfinallythreatenedtocutoffhispocketmoney,mysonRobbiesentoffhisgradestotheguythenextmorning.
Twoweekslater,whenIarrivedhomefromwork,mysonwasbeaming.Hehandedmealetterfrommypassenger,sayinghewastocallmypassenger’ssecretaryforaninterview.
Robbiegotthejob.Hedidminortasks,unpaid,buthefitinwell.Thefollowingsummer,heworkedatthehospitalagainwithmoreresponsibility.Ashighschoolgraduationneared,DrPlumwaskindenoughtowritelettersofrecommendationforRobbieandhewasacceptedbyBrownUniversity.Finally,DrRobertStern,thesonofataxicabdriver,becameOB-GYNchiefpresidentatColumbia-PresbyterianMedicalCenter.
Somemightcallitfate,andIguessitwas.Butitshowsthatsomethingasordinaryasataxiridecanchangeyourlife.
21.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“intrigued”inthesecondparagraphmean?
A.interested
B.confused
C.benefited
D.challenged
22.Aftertheauthorgotthepassenger’sname,he___________.
A.foundthathissongotthesummerjobimmediately.
B.foundhissonwasn’tinterestedingettingasummerjob.
C.haddifficultypersuadinghissontosendhisschoolrecord.
D.askedforhishelpmorethanonce.
23.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothearticle?
A.Theauthorloveshisjobanddevoteshimselftoit.
B.RobbiewasveryeagertoworkatNewYorkHospital.
C.ThesmallsummerjobledtoRobbie’scareer.
D.Dr.Plumpromisedtohelptheauthorwithouthesitation.
24.Theauthordevelopsthearticlemainlyby________.
A.providingexamples
B.followingthenaturaltimeorder
C.makingcomparisons
D.presentingcausesandeffects
B
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25.Whatisspecialaboutthedentaloffice?
A.Itusesthemostadvancedequipment.
B.ItisdecoratedlikeDisneyland.
C.Ithasacaringenvironment.
D.Itprovidesserviceforbothkidsandoldpeople.
26.WhatdoweknowaboutDr.Licking?
A.Hehasdevelopedozonetreatment.
B.Heisthebestdentistalloverthecountry.
C.Hehasbeenstudyingdentistrycontinuously.
D.Hehasworkedasadentistfornearly38years.
27.Thepassageiswrittento______.
A.introduceafamousdentist
B.showanewtreatmentfortoothdecay
C.advisepeopletohavetheirteethexamined
D.invitepeopletovisitDr.Licking'soffice
C
In2016,threevirusesmadenews,andtheypresentdifficultproblemsforhealthofficialsintheNewYear.Onevirusthreatensbabiesinmanypartsoftheworld.AnotherhasreappearedinanAfricannation.Andathirdisoneofthedeadliestvirusesofmoderntimes.ThethreevirusesareZika,polioandHIV.However,in2016scientistsandresearchersfromallovertheworldworkedtomakeprogressagainstthosevirusesandtodevelopbetterwaystocontrolthem.
ThespreadoftheZikaviruscausedpublichealthofficialsinmanynationstoputinplacestrongmeasurestocontrolitsspread.
Brazil,whichhostedthe2016SummerOlympicGames,washithardbythevirus.Healthofficialswarnedpregnantwomenagainsttravelingtothesportingevent.Zikaisusuallyamildillness.Itissomildthatmostpeoplewhoareinfecteddonotknowtheyhaveit.However,inthepasttwoyearsintheWesternHemisphere,Zikahasbeenlinkedtobabies beingbornwithextremelysmallheads.Thisconditioniscalledmicrocephaly.TheinternationalmedicalcommunityfoundthatthislinktobirthdefectsmakesZikaaverydangerousvirus.
ZikafirstappearedinUgandamorethan60yearsago.Itisspreadbymosquitosandbysex.ThevirusrecentlyappearedinBrazil.ThencasesappearedinothercountriestotheNorth.CaseswerereportedintheUnitedStatesinthesouthern
stateofFlorida.HealthofficialsinTexasarealsoconcernedthevirusmightbe
spreadingthere.
Doctorscanonlyadvisewomentobecareful.Theyadvisewomennottotraveltoareaswherethevirusisspreading,toavoidmosquitobitesortodelaypregnancy.CurrentlythereisnovaccineagainstZika.However,onecouldbeavailableby2018.
28.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?
A.ThevirusofZika
B.Threevirusesmadethenews
C.ThecauseofZika
D.Thecausesofthethreeviruses
29.IfapregnantwomanisinfectedwithZika,theresultwillprobablybe__.
A.thatsheisdyingsoon
B.thatshewillgivebirthtoadeadbaby
C.thatshewillbeseriouslyill
D.thatshewillhaveababywithaverysmallhead
30.Allofthefollowingarerightexcept_______________.
A.HIVisoneofthemostdeadliestvirusesofmoderntimes
B.ManycountrieshavetakemeasurestocontrolthespreadofZika
C.Pregnantwomenwereforbiddentotraveltothe2016SummerOlympicGames
D.PeoplearenoteasytofeelinfectedwithZikaintheverybeginning
31.Whatwillbepossiblytalkedaboutafterthepassage?
A.somethingaboutthevirusPolio
B.somethingaboutthevirusHIV
C.somethingaboutBrazil
D.somethingaboutUganda
D
Researcherscontinuetoshowthepowerbehindoursenseofsmell.Recentstudieshavefound,amongotherthings,thatthesmelloffoodslikepizzacancauseuncontrollableangerindriversonroads.
Thereviewexplainsthatsmellisuniqueinitseffectsonthebrain.AccordingtoConradKing,theresearcherwhocarriedoutthereview,“morethananyothersenses,thesenseofsmellgoesthroughthelogicalpartofthebrainandactsonthesystemsconcernedwithfeelings.Thisiswhythesmellofbakingbreadcandestroythebestintentionsofadieter.”
Smell,whichdictates(决定)theunbelievablecomplexityoffoodtastes,hasalwaysbeentheleastunderstoodofoursenses.Ournosesareabletodetectupto10,000distinctsmells.Ourabilitytosmellandtastethisextremelylargerangeofsmellsiscontrolledbysomethinglike1,000genes(基因),whichmakeupanamazing3%ofthehumangenome.ResearchersRichardAxelandLindaBuck
weretogetherawardedaNobelPrizein2004fortheirground-breakingresearch
onthenatureofthisextraordinarysense.Thesetwoscientistswerethefirstto
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describethefamilyof1,000olfactory(嗅觉)genesandtoexplainhowourolfactorysystemworks.
Accordingtoonestudyintheresearchreview,smellingfreshpizzaoreventhepackagingoffastfoodscanbeenoughtomakedriversfeelimpatientwithotherroadusers.Theyarethenmorelikelytospeedandexperienceuncontrollableangeronroads.Themostreasonableexplanati