新疆库尔勒市届高三英语周测15.docx

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新疆库尔勒市届高三英语周测15

新疆库尔勒市2017届高三英语周测15

第一部分：

阅读理解（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）

A

ItwasanearlySeptemberday,coolandbrightandjustrightforrunning,andIwasinthefirstfewmilesofa10-mileraceoveracourse（路线）withafewhighhills.Still,Ifeltenergetic;despitethehillsitwasgoingtobeafinerun.

JustaheadofmewasPeggyMimno,ateacherfrom MountKiseo, NewYork.Shetoowasrunningeasily,movingalongatmyspeed.Thepacefeltcomfortable,soIdecidedtostaywhereIwas;whypayattentiontopacewhenshewassettingsuchaniceone?

I'dovertake（追上）herlateronwhenshewastired.

SoIranbehindher.Thecourseheadednorthformiles,wanderedwestforahillymile,thenturnedsouthagainalongawindingroad.Theracewasgettingharder.Wehad fourmilesleftandalreadyitwasbeginningtoberealwork.

Peggyovertookayoungrunner.Sheseemedtoknowhim,fortheyexchangedafewcheerfulwordsasshepassedhim.Theirexchangeworriedme.Youdon’tchatduringaraceunlessyouarefeelinggood,andPeggyplainlywas.

Still,Iwascloseenoughtoovertakeherifshewastired,soIdidn’tgiveuphopecompletely.Weweregettingnearertoalong,punishinghillnowanditwouldbethetest.Wewereamilefromthefinishline,sowhateverhappenedonthehillwouldalmostdeterminewhocrosseditfirst.

AsImovedupthehill,myattentionwanderedforafewminutes.WhenIlookedup,Peggywasmovingaway—firstfiveyards,thenten,thenmore.Finallyitwasclearthattherewasnohelpofcatchingher.Shebeatmesoundly.

Thereisanimportantlessoninthatrace.Womenarethoughttobeweaker,slowerandnotnearlyasskilledinsport.YetasPeggyMimnosoclearlyshowed,thesimilaritiesbetweenmenandwomenrunnersaremoreimportantthandifferences.Ihaverunwithanumberofwomen,andIcansayitisoftenhardwork.

1.WhatworriedthewriterwhenPeggygreetedtheyoungrunner?

A.Peggyovertooktheyoungrunner.B.Peggywasrunningenergetically.

C.Peggywaslaughingasthewriter.D.Peggypaidnoattentiontothewriter.

2.Bysaying “along,punishinghill”（Paragraph5）,thewriterimpliesthat_______.

A.PeggywouldfailtoreachthehilltopB.menaremoreskilledatclimbinghills

C.overtakingPeggywouldbeeasyD.climbingthehillwouldbeademandingtask

3.Whatlessondoesthewriterlearnfromtherace?

A.Womenareasgoodasmeninsport.B.Womenarebetteratclimbinghills.

C.Heshouldhavemoretraininginarace.D.Heshouldsetaquickerpaceatthebeginning ofarace.

B

Anappthatdoesnothingbutsendasimplenotification（通知）of“Yo”torecipients（接收者）isthemostpopularapprightnowintheUS.

Theapp，namedYo，reachedNo.1intheAppleAppStoreintheUSlastweek，afterTheFinancialTimesbrokethestoryonJune18thattheapphasreceived$1million（6.23millionyuan）ininvestmentfunding.

CreatedinjusteighthoursbyOrArbel，a32yearoldappdeveloperfromTelAviv，Israel，Yoclaimstobethe“simplestandmostefficientcommunicationtoolintheworld”．Withasingletap，userscansendtheword“Yo”tooneanotherinavoicenotification—andnothingelse.

YowaslaunchedonAprilFools'Daythisyearbutmanypeoplestillseetheappasajokenow，includingsometechnologyexperts，likePollyMosendzfromTheWireandJuddLegumfromThinkProgress.

DavidShapiro，fromTheNewYorker，saysnowwhenhethinksaboutsomeone，hejust“Yos”theminsteadofspendingtimestartingandcarryingonaconversation.Hesaysit'sagreatwayofsaying：

“I'mthinkingaboutyoubutIdon'thaveanythinginparticulartosay.”Socialmediaconstantlydemandsourtimeandattention.Notreplyingtotextmessagesandemailscanhurtrelationships.But，Shapirosays，a“Yo”doesn'tseemtodemandareply.“Whatarelief，”hesays.

AndrewLeonard，fromTheSalon，says“Yo”also“expressesourmostessentialhumanity”．Hesaysthattheword“Yo”is“adeclaration（宣言），first，thatIexistinthisworld，andsecond，thatIseekconnectionandcommunitywithsomethingoutsidemyself.”It'slikesaying：

“Yo...Iamhere.Isanybodyoutthere？

”

4.Accordingtothepassage，weknow________.

A.noteveryoneisinfavorofYoB.YowaslaunchedonAprilFools'Daytofoolpeople

C.Yohasbeenusedwidely

D.noteveryonecanaffordtheapp

5.AccordingtoParagraph5,wecanconcludeDavidShapiro________.

A.doesn'tlikeusingYoB.thinksYocansavetime

C.thinksit'spolitenottoreplytotextmessagesD.dislikesusinglatestequipment

6.WhatAndrewLeonardsaysmeansYo______.

A.isthesimplestcommunicationtoolB.willbepopular

C.canexpresssomethingdeeperD.willbesoldallovertheworld

7.Fromthepassage，wecaninfer________.

A.YoisfarfromsatisfactoryB.Yohasmanyfunctions

C.YoreceivedlittleinvestmentD.it'seasytooperateYo

C

Beautyhasalwaysbeenregardedassomethingpraiseworthy.Almosteveryonethinksattractivepeoplearehappierandhealthier,havebettermarriagesandhavemorerespectablejobs.Personaladvisorsgivethembetteradviceforfindingjobs.Evenjudgesaresofteronattractivedefendants.Butintheexecutive（主管的）circle,beautycanbecomealiability.

Whileattractivenessisapositivefactorforamanonhiswayuptheexecutiveladder,itisharmfultoawoman.

Handsomemaleexecutiveswereconsideredhavingmorehonestythanplainermen;effortandabilitywerethoughttoleadtotheirsuccess.

Attractivefemaleexecutiveswereconsideredtohavelesshonestythanunattractiveones;theirsuccesswasconnectednotwithabilitybutwithfactorssuchasluck.

Allunattractivewomenexecutiveswerethoughttohavemorehonestyandtobemorecapablethantheattractivefemaleexecutives.Interestingly,though,theriseoftheunattractiveovernightsuccesseswasconnectedmoretopersonalrelationshipsandlesstoabilitythanthatoftheattractiveovernightsuccesses.

Whyareattractivewomennotthoughttobeable?

Anattractivewomanisconsideredtobemorefeminine（女性的，娇柔的）andhasanadvantageintraditionallyfemalejobs,butanattractivewomaninatraditionallymanlypositionappearstolackthe“manly”qualifiesrequired.

Thisistrueeveninpolitics,“Whentheonlyclueishowheorshelooks,peopletreatmenandwomendifferently,”saysAnneBowman,whorecentlypublishedastudyontheeffectsofattractivenessonpoliticalcandidates（候选人）.Sheasked125undergraduatestudentstoranktwogroupsofphotographs,oneofmenandoneofwomen,inorderofattractiveness

.Thestudentsweretoldthephotographswereofcandidatesforpoliticaloffices.Theywereaskedtorankthemagain,intheordertheywouldvoteforthem.

Theresultsshowedthatattractivemalescompletelydefeatedunattractivemen,butthewomenwhohadrankedmostattractiveunchangeablyreceivedthefewestvotes.

8.Theunderlinedwordinthefirstparagraph“liability”mostprobablymeans.

A．disadvantageB．advantageC．misfortuneD．trouble

9.Bowman’sexperimentshowsthatwhenitcomestopolitics,attractiveness.

A.turnsouttobeadisadvantagetomenB.ismoreofadisadvantagethananadvantagetowomen

C.hasaslittleeffectonmenasonwomenD.affectsmenandwomenalike

10.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatpeople’sviewsonbeautyareoften.

A．practicalB．supportiveC．old-fashionedD．one-sided

11.Theauthorwritesthispassageto.

A.giveadvicetojob-seekerswhoareattractiveB.discussthedisadvantagesofbeingattractive

C.demandequalrightsforwomenD.statetheimportanceofappearance

D

WhenIwassmallandmygrandmotherdied,Icouldn'tunderstandwhyIhadnotears.Butthatnightwhenmydadtriedtocheermeup,mylaughsturnedintocrying.

Soitcameasnosurprisetolearnthatresearchersbelievecryingandlaughingarecontrolledbythesamepartofthebrain.Justaslaughinghasmanyhealthadvantages,scientistsarediscoveringthatsodoescrying.

Whateverhelpsustoreducepressureisimportanttoouremotionalhealth,andcryingseemstoworkwell.Onestudyfoundthat85percentofwomenand73percentofmenreportfeelingbetteraftercrying.

Besides,tearsattracthelpfromotherpeople.Researchersagreethatwhenwecry,peoplearoundusbecomekinderandfriendlierandtheyaremorereadytoprovidesupportandcomfort.Tearsalsoenableustounderstandouremotionsbetter;sometimeswedon'tevenknowwe'reverysaduntilwecry.Welearnaboutouremotionsthroughcrying,andthenwecandealwiththem.

Justascryingcanbehealthy,notcrying---holdingbacktearsofanger,painorsuffering---canbebadforphysicalhealth.Studieshaveshownthattoomuchcontrolofemotionscan1eadtohighbloodpressure,heartproblemsandsomeotherillness.Ifyouhaveahealthproblem,doctorswillcertainlynotaskyoutocry.Butwhenyoufeelli

kecrying,don'tfightit.It'sanatural,healthyandemotionalresponse.

12.Whydidn'ttheauthorcrywhenhergrandmotherdied?

A.Becauseherfatherdidnotwanthertofeeltoosad.B.Becauseshedidnotlovehergrandmother.

C.Becauseshewastooshytocryatthattime.

D.Theauthordoesn'tgivetheexplanation.

13.Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthat.

A.therearetwowaystokeephealthy

B.emotionalhealthhasacloserelationshiptophysicalhealth

C.cryingandlaughingplaythesameroles

D.cryingdoesmoregoodtohealththanlaughing

14.Whatmightbethemostsuitabletitleforthetext?

A.WhyWeCryB.HowtoKeepHealthyC.PowerofTearsD.NewScientificDiscovery

15.Whatistheauthor'sattitudeto"crying"?

A.Positive.B.Negative.C.Touched.D.Upset.

第二部分：

完形填空（共20小题；每小题l.5分,满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1—20各题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

（基础、提高班）

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