辽宁省铁岭市协作体届高三上学期第二次联考英语试题 Word版含答案.docx

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辽宁省铁岭市协作体届高三上学期第二次联考英语试题Word版含答案

铁岭市2016-2017学年度协作体第二次联考试题

高三英语试卷

（时间100分钟满分120分）

第一部分听力（略）

第二部分阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分,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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Everyyearmorepeoplerecognizethatitiswrongtokillwildlifefor“sport.”Progressinthisdirectionisslowbecauseshootingisnotasportforwatching,andonlythosefewwhotakepartrealizethecrueltyanddestruction.

Thenumberofgunners,however,growsrapidly.Childrentooyoungtodevelopproperjudgmentsthroughindependentthoughtareledalongwayawaybytheirgunningparents.Theyaresubjectedtoadvertisementsofgunproducerswhodescribeshootingasgoodfortheirhealthandguncarryingasawayofputtingredderbloodintheveins（血管）.Theyarepersuadedbygunnermagazineswithstorieshonoringthechaseandthekill.Inschooltheyviewmotionpictureswhicharesupposedlymeanttoteachthemhowtodealwitharmssafelybutwhichareactuallydesignedtostimulate（刺激）adesiretoownagun.Wildlifeisdisappearingbecauseofshootingandbecauseofthelossofwildlandhabitat（栖息地）.Habitatlosswillcontinuewithourincreasingpopulation,butcanweslowthelossofwildlifecausedbyshooting?

Theredoesn’tseemtobeanychanceiftheseriousconditionofourbirdsisnotimproved.

Wildlifebelongstoeveryoneandnottothegunnersalone.Althoughmostpeopledonotshoot,theyseemtoforgiveshootingforsportbecausetheyknowlittleornothingaboutit.Theonlyanswer,then,istobringthetruthaboutsportshootingtothegreatmajorityofpeople.

Now,itistimetorealizethatanimalshavethesamerighttolifeaswedoandthatthereisnothingfairorrightaboutapersonwithagunshootingtheharmlessandbeautifulcreatures.Thegunnersliketodescribewhattheydoascharacter-building,butweknowthattowoundananimalandwatchitgothroughtheagonyofdyingcanmakenobodyhappy.If,astheywouldhaveyoubelieve,gun-carryingandkillingimprovehuman-character,thenperhapsweshouldencouragewar.

21.Accordingtothetext,mostpeopledonotseemtobeagainsthuntingbecause___________.

A.theyhavelittleknowledgeofit

B.ithelpstobuildhumancharacter

C.itistoocostlytostopkillingwildlife

D.theywanttokeepwildlifeundercontrol

22.Theunderlinedword“agony”inthelastparagraphprobablymeans___________.

A.formB.ConditionC.painD.sadness

23.Accordingtothetext,thefilmschildrenwatchatschoolactually__________.

A.teachthemhowtodealwithgunssafely

B.praisehuntingascharacter-building

C.describehuntingasanexercise

D.encouragethemtohavegunsoftheirown

24.Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthattheauthorseemsto_____________.

A.blamethemajorityofpeople

B.worryabouttheexistenceofwildlife

C.beinfavourofwar

D.beinsupportofcharacter-building

B

Areyouanearlyriseroranightowl?

ResearchersfromAachenUniversityinGermanybelievethatabout10percentofpeoplecanbeclassifiedas“morningpeople”,whofeelmoreactiveandfunctionbestinthemorning．Around20percentarenightowls—peoplewhonaturallytendtostayuplateandaremoretiredduringtheday．Andtherestofusfallsomewhereinbetween,accordingtoNewScientist.

Previousstudieshavesuggestedthatearlyrisersaremorelikelytobehappyandhealthywhilenightowlsexperienceworsesleepaswellasmoredepressionandanxietyduringtheday.

Foralongtime,scientistshavebeentryingtofindoutwhatcausesthedifferencesbetweenthetwo．Anewstudysuggeststhatitisn’tjustpeople’shabits—earlyrisersandnightowlsactuallyhavedifferentbrainstructures.

LedbyJessicaRosenbergatAachenUniversity,researchersscannedthebrainsof16earlyrisers,23nightowlsand20peoplewithintermediatesleepinghours．Theyfoundthatthebrainsofnightowlshadless“whitematter”—whichspeedsupthetransmission（传输）ofnervesignals–inbrainareasassociatedwithdepression．

Asyouknow,afterpeopleflyinanairplanefromonetimezonetoanother,theyoftensufferfromaconfusedandtiredfeelingcalled“jetlag”becausetheirbodyclocksareoutofsync（不同步的）withthenewtimezone．Itusuallytakesaboutaweekfortheirbodiestoadjusttothenewtime．Butnightowlsalwayshavedifficultysyncingtheirbodiestotherighttimeduetotheirbrainstructure．“It’sliketheysufferfrompermanentjetlag,”saidRosenberg.

Thegoodnewsisthatitispossiblefornightowlstoturnthemselvesintomorningpeople．Accordingtotheresearchers,nightowlsshouldtrytospendasmuchtimeinthesunlightaspossibleandreducetheirexposuretoartificiallightatnighttoforcetheirbodyclockstoshifttoamorenormalrhythm.

25．Whatdoesthearticlemainlydiscuss?

A．Howtoturnearlyrisersintonightowls.

B．Howourhabitsinfluenceoursleeppatterns.

C．Whatcausesthedifferencesbetweenearlyrisersandnightowls.

D．Whyearlyrisersarehappierandhealthierthannightowls.

26．Wecanlearnfromthearticlethatnightowls_______________.

A．makeupalmostathirdofthehumanpopulation

B．havemorewhitematterintheirbrainsthanotherpeople

C．aremoreusedtoartificialnightthansunlight

D．havebodyclocksthatarenotinagreementwiththeactualtime

27．JessicaRosenberg’sresearchsuggeststhat____________.

A．previousstudiesaboutnightowlsarewrong

B．nightowlsareaffectedbyjetlagmorestronglythanothers

C．whitematterhelpsourbrainsworkmoreefficiently

D．brainstructuremightdeterminepeople’schancesofsufferingfromdepression

C

PublicbookshelvesareappearingacrossGermanyonstreetcorners，citysquaresandinsuburbansupermarkets.Inthesefreeforalllibraries，peoplecangrabwhatevertheywanttoread，andleavebehindanythingtheywantforothers.There’snoneedtoregister，noduedate，andyoucantakeorgiveasmanyasyouwant.“Thisprojectisaimedateveryonewholikestoread.Itisopenforeverybody，”MichaelAubermann，oneoftheorganizersofthefreebookexchangesaid.

Thewesterncity’slatestpublicshelfwasputupnexttoBayenturm.ItisthefourthfreeshelfthatAubermann’sgroup，theCologneCitizen’sFoundation，hasplacedoutside.“Wesetupourotheroutdoorshelveslastyearandit’sbeenworkingreallywell，”saidAubermann.Thepublicbookshelves，whichareusuallyfinancedbydonationsandcaredforbylocalvolunteergroups，haveappearedindependentlyofeachotherinmanycities，suburbsandvillages.Eachshelfholdsaround200booksandittakesaboutsixweeksforacompleteturnover，withalltheoldtitlesreplacedbynewones.

Evencommercialbookstoresandonlinebooksellersseemtosupporttheideaoffreebookexchanges.“Weseethisprojectratherasasalespromotionthanascompetition，”saidElmarMuether.“Ifbooksarepresenteverywhere，ithelpsourbusiness，too.”

Sofar，theColognebookgrouphashadfewproblemswithdamageorotherproblems.Aubermannsaid，“Propaganda（宣传）istheonlykindofliteraturewedonotallowhere.”

AtanotherbookshelfintheBayenthalneighborhood，thelowershelvesarereservedforchildren’sliteratureonly.“Itisimportantthatwemakeiteasyforeveryonetoparticipateinthis‘readingcultureonthestreet’—fromoldreaderstokidstoimmigrants，”Aubermannsaid.

Whilemostoftheshelveshavesofarbeenputupinupscaleneighborhoods，Aubermannandthe20volunteerswhohelplookaftertheprojectareplanningtoputupfutureshelvesinpoorneighborhoods，wherecitizensoftendon’thaveasmuchaccesstoliterature.

28.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutthepublicbookshelves?

A.Peoplecantakethebooksandleavetheirbooksatwill.

B.Peoplecan’tborrowbooksunlesstheydonatebooks.

C.Peoplecanborrowwhatevertheylikeafterregistering.

D.Peoplehavetoreturnthebooksaccordingtotherequiredtime.

29.AccordingtoAubermann，thepublicbookshelves________.

A.arefinancedbylocalvolunteers

B.havebeengoingwellsincetheirbirth

C.weremanagedbythelocalgovernment

D.willholdmorebooksandtakeashorterturnover

30.Theunderlinedphrase“upscaleneighborhoods”refersto________.

A.communitiesthathavemanypeople

B.communitiesthathavemanytallbuildings

C.communitiesthatarefreetolivein

D.communitiesthatareofhighgrade

31.Whichmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.PublicReadingBecomesPopularWorldwide

B.NewTrendsofBookshelvesinGermany

C.PublicBookshelvesSpreadAcrossGermany

D.ReadingCultureontheStreetinEurope

D

“Peoplearerudertodaybecausetheyarerushedandmore‘timepoor’thaneverbefore,”saysPatsyRowe,“Mannershavefallenofftheradar（雷达）.”Duetoourstrongattractiontoelectronicequipmentitisawondermorepeopledon’twakeupeachmorningandgreetthesingingbirdswithacomplaintaboutthenoise.Herearesomeexamplesofrudeness.

Somepeopleprefertodoalmosteverythingovertheinternet.Tothem,dealingwithanactualhumanislikeanevolutionarystepbackward.Itfeelsveryslowbecausehumansdon’tworkat4Gspeeds.Whenyouhavedinnerwithfriends,youwilloftennoticesomeonepayingmoreattentiontohismobilephone.Wehaveprogrammedourselvestothinkthateverynewmessagebringslife-changingnews,sotakingcallsandcheckingourtextsaremoreimportantthantalkingtothepeoplewearewith.Whatisworse,somepeopleeventendtosendanonymous（匿名的）rudemessagesbyemail.

However,rudenessisneveracceptable.Don’tassumeitisOKtoberudeifthepersonyou’reintouchwithwon’trecognizeyou.Ifyouhavesomethingawfultosay,havethecouragetofacethepersonandsayit,writealetteroremailandsignit,orforgetit.