届福建省三明北大附属实验学校高三上学期第一次周考英语试题.docx

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届福建省三明北大附属实验学校高三上学期第一次周考英语试题

2017-2018学年高三上期第一次周考

英语试题一

第Ⅰ卷（选择题共70分）

第二部分阅读理解（共2节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

请阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

Canyouresistcreamcakes?

Imissmysugar!

I’vedecidedtoloseweightandIhadtogiveupcakes.It’sdifficultbecauseIhaveasweettoothandIlovecreamcakes.

Nothavingtreatscanbegoodforyourhealth.I’veheardthattheBurts,afamilyoffiveinSouthEastEngland，livedsugarfreeforawholeyearaftertheyfoundouttheirdaughterhaddiabetes（糖尿病）.Itwasn’teasy.Toavoidtemptation,Idon’tgotoanybakeries,butthisfamilyactuallyownsone,whichmakesupto3,000cakesaweek.

Theywereinshockwhenthedoctorsaidthattheir16-year-oldLucyhadtocheckherbloodsugarlevelsregularlyandtakeinsulin（胰岛素）.Headvisedhertoeatanormal,balanceddiet,buttheBurtswentfurtherandgotridofsugaraltogether.

Andhowdoesitfeeltolivewithoutsugarforawhile?

JasonBurtsaidthatforamonththeyfeltweak.Butlateronitallchanged.Hesayshefeels“moreawake”andfullofenergy.

AndwhatabouttheBurtfamilybusiness?

Ithadtokeepusinghalfatonofsugaraweekandanycookworthhissaltknowsthatyouhavetotastearecipetoknowifit’sright.Noproblemthere,saysJasonBurt’swife,Clare.Shepointsoutthatshe’sgotlotsofpeopleofferingtotastethecakesforthem.Thefamilyisalsothinkingaboutsellingmoredeliciousproducts.

Iwonderwhatmakesushaveastrongdesireforsweetfood.Anyway,I’vedecidedtoforgetaboutthesweettasteofsugarforawhile.AsBritishmodelKateMosssays：

“Nothingtastesasgoodasskinnyfeels.”

21．Fromthepassage,whatdoweknowabouttheauthor?

A．Theauthorrunsabakery.

B．Theauthorhatessweettaste.

C．Theauthorisonadiet.

D．Theauthor’sdaughterhaddiabetes.

22．WhatdidtheBurtsdoafterhearingthedoctor’sadvice?

A．Theywereshocked.

B．Theywenttoofaraboutit.

C．Theyusedhalfatonofsugaraweek.

D．Theyavoidedsugarcompletely.

23．Fromthepassagewecanlearnitisnecessaryforacook.

A．tomakeupto3,000cakesaweek

B．totastearecipetoknowifit’sright

C．togetlotsofpeopleofferingtotastethecakes

D．tosellingmoredeliciousproducts

24．WhatdoesthesentencebyKateMossmean?

A.Itisworthwhiletoresistfoodtolookskinny.

B．Thereisnothingtastingasgoodassweets.

C．Nothingtastesgoodwhentheskinfeelsterrible.

D．Nobodycanresistthedesireforsweets.

B

Parentswilldoanythingfortheirchildren.Whetheritwouldbethefood,clothes,ortheplacetheylivein,parentswillalwaysmakesuretheirchildrenhavethebestofeverything.Oneofthebig-gestconcernsthatparentscurrentlyhaveiseducatingtheirchildren.Theyarefacedwithlotsofdiffi-cultieswhenitcomestoeducationfortheiryoungones.Choicesincludeprivateschool,charterschool,publicschoolorhomeschooling.

Fortunatelyforparents，thereareavarietyofdifferentstrategiesthattheycantakeinordertoin-creasetheirchild’soverallintelligence.AccordingtoRossA.Thompson,PhD,professorofpsychol-ogyattheUniversityofCaliforniaatDavis,achild’sbrainwillactuallyreach90%ofitsfullsizebythetimetheystartkindergarten.

ResearchersatNorthwesternUniversityinChicagoconcludedthatplayingamusicalinstrumentdirectlyaffectedthebrainstem,thelowersectionofthebrain.Moreover,childrenthatlearnanin-strumentatanearlyagetendtocontinueitwhentheyareolder.Andnumerousstudiesshowthatawellbalancedmealisessentialforachild’smentalaswellasphysicalhealth.Someotherresearchersrecommendedthatasecondlanguageshouldbetaughtwhenchildrenareinpreschool.Theystatethatthreetofouryearsofageistheperfecttimeandthatanyageunderfourwouldworkperfectlyfineforachild’sbraindevelopment.

Theaveragechildwilllearnhowtoreadbetweenkindergartenandsecondgrade.Manyparentscangivetheirchildrenajumpstartbyteachingthemtoreadbeforetheystartschool.Childrencouldhaveanadequatebackgroundofthealphabetandsoundsofwordsbeforeattendingschool.Thiscanbedonebysimplyreadingtothemwheneveryouwant.Themorecomfortabletheyget,theeasiertheprocesswillbe.

25．Fromthefirstparagraph,wecaninferthat.

A．parentsfindithardtosatisfytheirkids’variousdemands

B．parentsmeetanewchallengewhenraisingtheirkids

C．parentshavemorechoicesinofferingeducationtotheirkids

D．parentsgetactivelyinvolvedintheprocessoftheirkids’growth

26．Whatsuggestionmaytheresearchersinthepassagemake?

A．Totrainkidsasearlyaspossible.

B．Totryasmanymeansaspossible.

C．Tohelpkidsdevelopasfullyaspossible.

D．Touseasmanyavailableresourcesaspossible.

27．Whatdoesthethirdparagraphmainlydiscussabout?

A．Thepropertimetoteachchildrentolearnlanguages.

B．Theeffectivewaystohelpdevelopchildren’sbrains.

C．Thevitalfactorstohaveagreateffectonchildren’shealth.

D．Thepracticalstepstoarousechildren’sinterestinstudy.

28．Wecanreplacethewords“jumpstart”inthelastparagraphwith.

A．inspirationB．introductionC．suggestionDvpromotion

C

Oneofthegreatestgiftsonegenerationcangivetoothergenerationsisthewisdomithasgainedfromexperience.Thisideahasinspiredtheaward-winningphotographerAndrewZuckerman.Heinterviewedandtookphotosoffiftyover-sixty-five-year-oldsallovertheworld.Hisprojectexploresvariousaspectsoftheirlives.Thephotosandinterviewsarenowavailableonourwebsite.

Clickontheintroductionstoreadthecompleteinterviews.

Letusnowhaveacultureofpeace.

—FedericoMayorZaragoza,Spain

FedericoMayorZaragozaobtainedadoctorateinpharmacy（药学）fromtheComplutenseUni-versityofMadridin1958.Aftermanyyearsspentinpolitics,hebecameDirector-GeneralofUNESCOin1987.In1999，hecreatedtheFoundationforaCultureofPeace,ofwhichheisnowthepresident.Inadditiontomanyscientificpublications,hehaspublishedfourcollectionsofpoemsandseveralbooksofessays.

Writingisadiscovery.

—NadineGordimer，SouthAfrica

Duetoaweakheart,NadineGordimerattendedschoolanduniversitybriefly.Shereadwidelyandbeganwritingatanearlyage.Shepublishedherfirstshortstoryattheageoffifteen,andhascompletedalargenumberofworks,whichhavebeentranslatedintofortylanguages.In1991GordimerwontheNobelPrizeforLiterature.

Jazzisabouttheonlyformofarttoday.

—DaveBrubeck,USA

DaveBrubeckstudiedmusicattheUniversityofthePacificandgraduatedin1942.AfterWorldWarTwohewasencouragedtoplayjazz.In1951,herecordedhisfirstalbum（专辑）.Brubeck’s1959albumhasbecomeajazzstandard.HereceivedaGrammyLifetimeAchievementAwardin1996.

FormorefiguresCLICKHERE.

29．WhydidAndrewZuckermanchoosethefiftyeldersforhisproject?

A．Becausetheiraccomplishmentsinspiredhim.

B．Becausetheyarephysicallyimpressive.

C．Becausetheirwisdomdeservestobepassedon.

D．Becausetheyhavesimilarexperiences.

30．Accordingtothewebpage,FedericoMayorZaragoza.

A．haswonmanyawardsforhisworkinpolitics

B．hasservedasthepresidentofauniversity

C．hasdevotedallhislifetothefieldofscience

D．hasmadeachievementsindifferentareas

31．Whomostprobablysaid“Myeducationhasbeenthelibraryandbooks”intheinterviewwhenre-flectingonhis/herexperience?

A．AndrewZuckerman.B．FedericoMayorZaragoza.

C．NadineGordimer.D．DaveBrubeck.

32．Whatisthemainpurposeofthiswebpage?

A．TopublicizeZuckerman’sproject.

B．ToshowZuckerman’sawards.

C．Tospreadthewisdomofthethreepeople.

D．Tocelebratetheachievementsofthethreepeople.

D

Asearlyasthemid-18thcentury,somepeoplebeganraisingdoubtsaboutMarcoPolo’stravels.In1995,historianFrancesWoodarguedinherbookDidMarcoPoloGotoChina?

thatthefamousexplorerfromVenicenevermadeittopasstheBlackSea.ShenotedthathistraveljournalleftouttheGreatWallofChina,chopsticksandteadrinkingamongotherdetails.Furthermore,ChinesedocumentsfromPolo’sdaymadenomentionoftheexplorerandhismen.Lastyear,ateamofItalianresearchersbecamethelatesttochallengePolo’saccounts.Theysaidthatevidencedidn’tsupporthisdescriptionofKublaiKhan’sJapaneseinvasions（侵略）.

Now,however,researchbyHansUlrichVogelofGermany’sTubingenUniversitymighthelpproveMarcoPolowastrue.InanewbookMarcoPoloWasinChina，theprofessorofChinesehistorytriestoprovethatMarcoPolospokethetruth.Hesuggests,forexample,thatPolodidn’tincludetheGreatWallinhisbookbecauseitonlyachieveditsgreatimportanceintheMingDynastyseveralhun-dredyearslater.VogelfurtherexplainsthatChineserecordsfromthe13thand14thcenturiesavoidedsettingdownvisitsfromWesterners.

Historiansbeforehimhavetouchedontheseissues.ButVogelalsoreliesonanotherevidence:

theexplorer’sverydetaileddescriptionsofcurrencyandsaltproductionintheYuanDynasty.Accord-ingtoVogel,PolodocumentedtheseaspectsofMongolChinesecultureingreaterdetailthananyoth-erofhistime.ThisisahintthatPoloreliedonhisownpowersofobservation.

WillweeverknowwhetherMarcoPolotraveledtoChina?

Perhapsnot,buttheconsequencesofhisrealorfictionaljourneyarestillfeltacrosstheglobe.OnereaderofThetravelsofMarcoPolowasChristopherColumbus,whosteppedupontheNewWorldwhilefollowinghisidol’sfootsteps.

33．FranceWooddoubtedMarcoPolo’stravel’stoChinabecausehisdescription.

A．missedsomeimportantcultureofChinaB．coveredsomuchabouttraders’li