辽宁省重点六校协作体届高三上学期期中考试 英语.docx

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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

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。

A

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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Dr.Lickingisknownasthebestdentalcareproviderforanyonewhofearsfacingappointmentswiththedentaloffice.Thestaffgoesoutoftheirwaytomakepatientsfeelcomfortableandatease.Dr.LickingandJudysetthestandardwiththeirsaying,“whensomeonecomestoyourhome,youstandupandwelcomethem,likeanoldfamilyfriend.”

Dr.Licking'sofficehasall.Theyrecentlyrelocatedtoputthenewequipmentintotheirpractice.Theofficeisequippedwithanintra-oralvideocamera,andasapatientyoucangetpicturesofyourteethasyou'rewalkingoutthedoor.

Settinghimselfapartfromotherdentists,Dr.Lickingcontinueshiseducationbeyondwhatisrequired.Forthisreason,heisoneoffewdentistsinthecountrywhooffersozonetreatment.Ozonecannaturallystopdecay（蛀蚀）initstracks.Formoreinformationonthisnewtechnology,visittheirwebsiteat.

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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

In2019,threevirusesmadenews,andtheypresentdifficultproblemsforhealthofficialsintheNewYear.Onevirusthreatensbabiesinmanypartsoftheworld.AnotherhasreappearedinanAfricannation.Andathirdisoneofthedeadliestvirusesofmoderntimes.ThethreevirusesareZika,polioandHIV.However,in2019scientistsandresearchersfromallovertheworldworkedtomakeprogressagainstthosevirusesandtodevelopbetterwaystocontrolthem. 

ThespreadoftheZikaviruscausedpublichealthofficialsinmanynationstoputinplacestrongmeasurestocontrolitsspread.

Brazil,whichhostedthe2019SummerOlympicGames,washithardbythevirus.Healthofficialswarnedpregnantwomenagainsttravelingtothesportingevent.Zikaisusuallyamildillness.Itissomildthatmostpeoplewhoareinfecteddonotknowtheyhaveit.However,inthepasttwoyearsintheWesternHemisphere,Zikahasbeenlinkedtobabies beingbornwithextremelysmallheads.Thisconditioniscalledmicrocephaly.TheinternationalmedicalcommunityfoundthatthislinktobirthdefectsmakesZikaaverydangerousvirus.

ZikafirstappearedinUgandamorethan60yearsago.Itisspreadbymosquitosandbysex.ThevirusrecentlyappearedinBrazil.ThencasesappearedinothercountriestotheNorth.CaseswerereportedintheUnitedStatesinthesouthern

stateofFlorida.HealthofficialsinTexasarealsoconcernedthevirusmightbe

spreadingthere.

Doctorscanonlyadvisewomentobecareful.Theyadvisewomennottotraveltoareaswherethevirusisspreading,toavoidmosquitobitesortodelaypregnancy.CurrentlythereisnovaccineagainstZika.However,onecouldbeavailableby2019. 

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.Pregnantwomenwereforbiddentotraveltothe2019SummerOlympicGames

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.Themostreasonableexplanation