高三英语下学期周练试题承智班.docx

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高三英语下学期周练试题承智班

河北省定州市2017届高三英语下学期周练试题（承智班，4.9）

一、阅读理解

TheAmericannewspaperhasbeenaroundforaboutthreehundredyears.In1721,theprinterJamesFranklin,Benjamin'solderbrother,startedtheNewEnglandCourant,andthatwaswhatwemightrecognizetodayasarealnewspaper.Hefilledhispaperwithstoriesofadventure,articlesonart,onfamouspeople,andonallsortsofpoliticalsubjects.

ThreecenturiesaftertheappearanceofFranklin'sCourant,fewbelievethatnewspapersintheirpresentprintedformwillremainaliveforlong.Newspapercompaniesarelosingadvertisers,readers,marketvalue,andinsomecases,theirsenseofpurposeataspeedthatwouldnothavebeenimaginablejustseveralyearsago.ThechiefeditoroftheTimessaidrecently,"Atplaceswheretheygather,editorsaskoneanother,‘Howareyou?

’,asiftheyhavejustcomeoutofthehospitaloralostlawcase."AnarticleaboutthenewspaperappearedonthewebsiteoftheGuardian,undertheheadline"NOTDEADYET."

Perhapsnot,buttheriseoftheInternet,whichhasmadethedailynewspaperlookslowandoutofstepwiththeworld,hasbroughtaboutarealsenseofdeath.SomeAmericannewspapershavelost42%oftheirmarketvalueinthepastthreeyears.TheNewYorkTimesCompanyhasseenitsstock（股票）dropby54%sincetheendof2004,withmuchofthelosscominginthepastyear.AmanageratDeutscheBanksuggestedthatstock-holderssellofftheirTimesstock.

TheWashingtonPostCompanyhaspreventedthetroubleonlybychangingpartofitsbusinesstoeducation;itstestingandtest-preparationservicenowbringsinatleasthalfthecompany'sincome.

1．WhatcanwelearnabouttheNewEnglandCourant?

A.Itismainlyaboutthestockmarket.

B.Itcarriesarticlesbypoliticalleaders.

C.Itmarksthebeginningofnewspapers.

D.ItremainsasuccessfulnewspaperinAmerica.

2．Whatcanweinferaboutthenewspapereditors?

A.Theyoftenacceptreaders'suggestions.

B.Theycarealotabouteachother'shealth.

C.Theystopdoingbusinesswithadvertisers.

D.Theyfacegreatdifficultiesintheirbusiness.

3．Whichofthefollowingfoundanewwayforitsdevelopment?

A.TheWashingtonPost.B.TheGuardian.

C.TheNewYorkTimes.D.NewEnglandCourant.

4．Howdoestheauthorseemtofeelaboutthefutureofnewspapers?

A.Satisfied.B.Hopeful.C.Surprised.D.Worried.

Twonewstudieshaveinvestigatedwhyfewerwomen,comparedtomen,studyandworkintheso-calledSTEMsubjectsintheUnitedStates:

science,technology,engineeringandmathematics.

TheAmericanAssociationofUniversityWomen（AAUW）examinedexistingresearch.Itsreport“WhySoFew?

”suggestedwaystointerestmoregirlsandwomenintheSTEMfields.Theresearchersfoundthatculturalandenvironmentalfactorsmakeadifference.

ResearcherChristianeCorbettsaysmoreboysthangirlsscoreveryhighonmathtestsinmostcountries,butIcelandandThailandareexceptions.“Thisissomethingthatwepointoutinourreport—thatculturalfactorsandsocietalfactorscanmakeadifferenceinwhoachievesattheveryhighlevelsandwhethergirlsareachievingornot.”

AnotherstudycarriedoutbytheCamposCompanyfortheBayerCorporationintheUnitedStatesaskedmorethan1,000womenandminoritymembersoftheAmericanChemicalSocietyabouttheirexperiences.77%saidnotenoughwomenandminoritiesareworkinginSTEMtoday,becausetheywerenotencouragedtostudythosesubjectsinschool.

Thestudy,producingresultssimilartotheAAUWresearchshowedthere’sstillalotofworktobedone.“Theysaytheirinterestinsciencebeginsbeforetheageofeleven.Soweneedprogramsthatgetinfrontofkidswhilethey’reyounginelementaryschool.”

Increasingdiversityinprofessionsleadstobetterproducts,betterscience.Anddevelopingthisscienceandengineeringworkforceisimportanttothenation’seconomicdevelopment.

“Nomatterwhatcareeryo

ugointo,whetherit’saccounting,humanresourcesorsciencecareer,it’simportantthatyoucanthinkcreatively,youcanworkinteams,youcanadapttochangeandthat’simportantforeverybody,”saysRebeccaLucore.

5．WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutthesituationinIcelandandThailand?

A.Boysscorehigherinmathteststhangirls.

B.Girlsaregivenmoreexceptionalattentionthanboys.

C.Moregirlsscorehigherinmaththanboys.

D.Boysaremorecreativethangirls.

6．WhichofthefollowingarementionedasimportantfactorsforwomentogointotheSTEMfieldsaccordingtothepassage?

A.Genderandage.B.Cultureandenvironment.

C.Studyandworkexperience.D.Familybackground.

7．What’stheimportanceofhavingmorewomenengagedinSTEMsubjects?

A.Womencanhelpmeninscienceandengineeringwork.

B.W

omenarewiserandmorecooperativethanmen.

C.Women

playamoreimp

ortantpartinscientificresearch.

D.Havingbothwomenandmeninscienceandengineeringcanproducebetterscientificachievement.

It’scoldanddarkoutside,andyourbedissowarmandcomfortable.Goingforarunseemslikesuchabadidea.Butbeforeyouhideyourrunningshoes,itmightbeworthgivingthatcrazyideaago.

AccordingtoTheHuffingtonPost,anoutdoorruninwinter,asopposedtooneonatreadmill（跑步机）,burnsmorecaloriesbecausethebodyisworkinghardtoregulate（调节）itscoretemperature.Furthermore,researchshowsthatracetimesarefasterincoldweatherthaninwarmertemperatures—andquickerrunsburnmorecalories.Similarly,coldweatheralsomakestheheartworkhardertodistributebloodthroughthebody,makingthatvitalmuscleevenstronger.

Outdoorexercisealsoturnsupyourenergyandridsyouofthestressanddepressionthatbuildupeveryday.Theheatandhumidityinthesummercandragyoudownandtireyoufaster,butcoldweatherisrefreshing.Itadjustsyoutoyoursurroundings,makingyoufeelalive.

Ofcourse,thethreatofsmoginsomebuilt-upareasisafurtherhurdletowinterexercise.Heartattacks,stroke,lungcancerandasthmaarealldangersofrunninginsmog.Thecombinationofairpollutionandexerciseincreasesthepotentialproblems.Ifyoudochoosetorunoutsideonsmoggydays,takeapathinaparkorresidentialareatoavoidcarexhaust（尾气）,andgoearlyinthemorning,beforerushhour.Butstayinginsideonsmoggydaysandwaitingforthenextcleardaytorunisbest.

8．Howdoescoldweatherbenefitrunners,comparedwithwarmweather?

A.Theycanrunmoreslowly.

B.Theycantakeinmorecalories.

C.Theirheartscanfunctionharder.

D.Theirbodytemperaturecangetlower.

9．Howdoessummeraffectrunners?

A.Itbuildsuptheirenergyquickly.B.Itmakesrunnerstiredeasily.

C.Itlessensrunners’stress.D.Itcausesheartattack.

10．Whataretherunnerssupposedtodoonsmoggydays?

A.Stopdrivingcars.B.Domoreexercise.

C.Avoidoutdoorexercise.D.Runlateinthemorning.

11．Whatcanbethebesttitleofthetext?

A.RefreshwithaWinterRunB.TakeOutdoorExerciseinSummer

C.GotoRuninaParkD.FollowtheTipstoReduceStress

AshasbeenalltooapparentinrecentdaysatBalcombe,fewissuescausegreaterconcernthanenergypolicy.Manyvillagecommunitiesfeeltheircountrysideisbeingruinedbythepower-producingmachineso

fwindfarms;yettheynevertake"directaction",eventhoughtheplanninglawsputthemataseveredisadvantage.Andthegeneroussubsidies（财政补贴）,whichencouragetheexpansionofwindpower,arenotfavorabletothevillagecommunitiesandsetlandownersinconflictwithotherresidents（居民）.

Thosewhodisagreewiththerapidexpansionofwindfarmsstatethatthedamagetheycauseisoutofproportion（比例）tothebenefitstheybring,becausetheirenergyoutputcannotmatchthatofthecarbon-basedpowerstationstheyaresupposedtoreplace.Supportersinsistthatwindmustbepartofamixofrenewables,nuclearandcarbon,andthatthecountryiscommittedtomeetingEU（EuropeanUnion）targetsfornon-carbonenergygeneration.

Againstthisbackground,thefactthatthereisanargumentwithintheGovernmentoverwhethertopublishanofficialreportonwindfarms'impactonthecountrysidebecomesevenmoreextraordinary.Thetwopartiesinthecoalition（联合）governmentareindisagreementoverwhatitshouldsay.

Wehavesomeadviceforthetwoparties:

publishthereport,andletthecountrybethejudge.Evenifitcontainsevidencethatwindfarmsareharmful,itwillhardlybeapleasantsurprisetopeoplewhodonotlikethem.Equally,supportersmustarguetheircasebyacknowledgingtheconcernsandexplainingwhytheyareeithermisplacedorworthyofmuchattention.

Thesuggestionthatfurthernegotiationsaretotakeplacetoproducean"acceptable"reportsuggeststhatthepoliticsofcoalitiongovernmentaredoingthecountryharminacertainway.Giventhesensitivitiesinvolved,

alltheinformationshouldbeavailablesothatpeoplecanreachtheirownconclusions,ratherthanbeingleftwiththesuspicion（猜疑）thatfactsarebeingreplacedbypoliticalbeliefs.

12．Wecanlearnfromthefirstparagraphthat__________.

A.manyvillagecommunitiesaresatisfiedwiththesubsidies

B.theresidentsareinfavoroftheexpansionofwindfarms

C.energypolicycatchesmuchattentionofthepublic

D.theplanninglawsoffergreatbenefitstotheresidents

13．Supportersthinkthattheexpansionofwindpower____.

A.ismorerapidthanthatofcarbon-basedpower

B.agreeswithEUtargetsfornon-carbonenergygeneration

C.isexpectedtobemuchbetterthanthatofnuclearpower

D.guaranteesanincreaseinenergyoutput

14．Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat____.

A.anofficialreportwillsettletheenergyproblem

B.thetwopar