广东省揭阳一中、潮州金中2017届高三8月联考英语试题(含答案)

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第Ⅰ卷第一部分阅读理解（共两节，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。

AMALE Participants Needed for Social Communication StudyThe Neuropragmatics and Emotion Lab is looing for healthy male volunteers to participate in an EEG eperiment on social communication. You will hear stimuli and mae decisions about stimuli that appear on a screen. With the EEG set-up, the entire participation will tae about 4.5 hours and is conducted at 2001 McGill College Avenue. The compensation will be $10 per hour for your time and inconvenience. You are epected to be a MALE native Canadian English speaer, between 18-30 years old, right-handed and have normal hearing. If interested, please contact b.study@gmail.Pell Lab 514-398-4400MALE Undergraduate Participants NeededThe CASC Lab in the Department of Psychology at McGill University (supervisor Dr. Melanie Dirs) is looing for male McGill undergraduate students between the ages of 18-25 who are willing to complete an interview and a questionnaire about challenging friendship eperiences. The interview will last approimately 2 hours. Participants will also be ased to complete a brief online questionnaire and to reach out to three of their friends who might also be willing to complete the same questionnaire. Participants will be compensated for their time ($ 20). If you are interested, please contact thomas. hullar@mail. mcgill.ca.Thomas. hullar 514-398-3725Participants Needed for Social Communication StudyThe Pell Lab is seeing North American English speaers for a study on social communication. You will judge audio and video clips(片段) showing social interactions while wearing an EEG cap measuring brain activity. The session is about 2 hours and compensation is $ 30 for the eperiment. If you are interested and meet ALL the following criteria, please email pellabtest.eeg@gmail. Please provide your name, email andtelephone number.Age between 18-35 years oldNative North American English speaersNormal hearing and no history of mental and neurological disorderRight-handednesselly Hennegan 514-398-4400 Et. 000101. To meet the requirements for the EEG eperiment, you should be _________.A. between the ages of 18-25B. left-handed with normal hearingC. healthy and able to wor about 4--5 hoursD. a female native Canadian English speaer2. What will the CASC Lab epect participants to do?A. To complete a detailed online questionnaire.B. To do an interview about social communication.C. To as some friends to do an online questionnaire.D. To judge audio and video clips showing social interactions.3. If you want to be paid best per hour, you should contact _____________.A. 514-398-3725B. 514-398-4400 Et00010C. Thomas. hullar@mail.megill.caD. b.study@gmailBOn her first morning in America last summer, my daughter went out to eplore her new neighborhood alone, without even telling my wife or me. Of course we were worried; we had just moved from Berlin, and she was just 8. But when she came home, we realied we had no reason to panic. Beaming with pride, she told us how she had discovered the little par around the corner, and had made friends with a few local dog owners.When this story comes up in conversations with American friends, we usually meet with polite disbelief. Most are horrified by the idea that their children might roam(闲逛) around without adult supervision.A study by the University of California has found that American ids spend 90 per cent of their leisure time at home, often in front of the TV or playing video games. Such narrowing of children's world has happened across the developed world. But German parents are generally much more accepting of letting children tae some riss.“We are depriving(剥夺) them of opportunities to learn how to tae control of their own lives,” writ es Peter Gray, a research professor at Boston College. He argues that this increases the chance that they will suffer from aniety, depression, and various other mental disorders, which have gone up dramatically in recent decades.I am no psychologist lie Professor Gray, but I now I won't be around forever to protect my girls from the challenges life holds in store for them. And by giving ids more control over their lives, they learn to have more confidence in their own capabilities.4. Hearing the author's daughter eploring the new neighborhood alone, his American friends feel________.A. worriedB. proudC. doubtfulD. terrified5. We can conclude from Paragraph 3 that ________.A. American ids enjoy playing at homeB. German parents are less protective than American parentsC. German ids lie taing riss more than American idsD. American parents don't limit their children's activities in their leisure time6. It's implied from Professor Gray's words that ________.A. parents should always be around their children to protect them from rissB. more and more parents suffer from mental problemsC. children are having more opportunities to tae control of their livesD. giving children more freedom is beneficial to their mental development7. Which of the following words can best describe the author's parenting?A. Open-minded.B. Irresponsible.C. Careless.D. Protective.CFilm director James Cameron first became interested in sea eploration when he was a little boy. His love for the ocean grew after he made the 1989 undersea adventure film The Abyss and the 1997 blocbuster Titanic, one of the most successful movies of all time. Following that big success，James Cameron decided to put his film career on hold to become an eplorer.In 2012, James Cameron made a journey to the deepest spot in the Mariana Trench, nown as Challenger Deep. And now the great journey has been made into a documentary(记录片)film, named James Cameron's Deep-sea Challenger 3-D.In James Cameron's fantasy films，such as Avatar and The Abyss, the uneplored areas are decorated in colours and full of danger. But on his dive into Challenger Deep, the reality proved far different white, deserted and dull.“I felt lie I had gone to another planet,” Cameron said after returning from the cold and dar place in the Western Pacific Ocean, nearly 7 miles below the surface. “I really have a sense of being separated and realie how tiny I am down in this big, blac and uneplored place.”Cameron captured(获取)the moon-lie landscape of the deep sea and documented the sea creatures he observed in the ocean.James Cameron's Deep-sea Challenger 3-D tells the story of Cameron's journey. It is a film about determination, danger and the ocean's greatest depths. The movie shows a unique insight into Cameron's world when he maes his dream a reality and maes history by becoming the first person to travel alone to thedeepest point on the planet.It's an eciting film and inspiring reminder that our beautiful planet still has a lot to eplore.8. When did James Cameron become interested in the ocean?A. When he was in his childhood.B. After his films The Abyss and Titanic.C. After he achieved great success in movies.D. When he began to eplore the deep sea alone.9. What is the uneplored ocean lie?A. Colourful and dangerous.B. Boring and deserted.C. White and attractive.D. Small and dull.10. What can we now about James Cameron's Deep-sea Challenger 3-D?A. It is a film about the eploration of ocean creatures.B. It is a story about Cameron's film-maing dream.C. It aims to attract more people to eplore the deep sea.D. It tells us about James' journey into Challenger Deep.11. What is the best title for this passage?A. The Great Dream of a Film DirectorB. A film Director Eploring Deep SeaC. James Cameron and His Documentary FilmD. The First Person to Mae Films About the Deep SeaDThe stories we share with one another are important. They show wisdom and provide inspiration. They are important to our development. But sometimes people choose not to tell.Consider the negative effects of not sharing a story in the news People are wondering if public health officials are holding bac too much information about the recent outbrea of Ebola.There is a danger in holding bac stories that ought to be told. Bobette Buster said it was lie this, “The fact is, history has shown us that stories not told can become lie a dangerous genie (妖怪) left in a bottle. When they are finally uncored, their power to destroy is set free.”There are a number of reasons why we hide parts of our story they often show our weanesses or epose our disadvantages; they require courage and strength to share; and of course, there are some stories that should be ept secret—especially those that embarrass someone else.Most of us have two selves the one we display on the outside and the one we actually are on the inside. And the better we get at hiding the stories that show our true selves, the more damage we may be causing to ourselves and to others.Honesty and openness is important. It proves we are trustworthy. It displays we are human. We are notperfect or better. It highlights the importance of hard wor and personal development. Hard wor may not allow us to overcome our disadvantages completely. But with hard wor, we do not have to be restricted to our mistaes.Does this mean we admit every weaness, every disadvantage, and every secret regret to everybody we meet? No, of course not. There is a time and a place and a certain level of relationship necessary for some stories to be told in an appropriate manner.12. What’s the function of the eample in Paragraph 2?A. It reflects that people are concerned about the spread of Ebola.B. It shows the bad effect caused by sharing a story.C. It proves not sharing a story can cause trouble.D. It concludes that one should share a story at a proper time.13. One of the reasons why people are unwilling to share eperiences is that _______.A. story-sharing highlights the importance of hard worB. people are used to eposing their weanessesC. people sometimes have no courage to share their storiesD. some stories mae people feel sad14. Which is close in meaning to the underlined word “uncored” in Paragraph 3?A. freedB. broenC. unfoldedD. untouched15. The writer aims to convince us to _______.A. be open to people close to you by sharing some secretsB. share stories appropriately for the good of others and ourselvesC. remove the dangers that can be caused by untold storiesD. realie the importance of being honest when maing friends第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项（选项中有两项为多余选项），并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

2015-2016学年度第二学期高三级正月联考英语科试题第一部分阅读理解（共两节，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。

AI sat with my friend in a well-known coffee shop in a neighboring town of Venice. As we enjoyed our coffee, a man called the waiter and placed his order, “Two cups of coffee, one on the wall.” We got interested and observed that he was served with one cup of coffee but he paid for two. As soon as he left, the waiter attached a piece of paper to the wall saying “A Cup of Coffee.” Similar o ccasions took place twice while we were there. It seemed that this gesture was quite normal at this place. However, it was something unique and confusing for us.After a few days, when we again enjoyed coffee there, a man entered. The way this man was dressed did not match the standard or the atmosphere of this coffee shop. Poverty was evident from his looks. As he seated himself, he looked at the wall and said, “One cup of coffee from the wall.” The waiter served coffee to this man with respect and dignity. The man had his coffee and left without paying. We were amazed to watch all this when the waiter took off a piece of paper from the wall and threw it in the dustbin.Now it was no surprise for us; the matter was very clear. The great respect for the needy shown by people in this town moved us to tears.Coffee is not a necessity. However, the point is that when we take pleasure in any blessing, maybe we also need to th ink about those people who also appreciate that specific blessing but cannot afford.Note the waiter, who gets the communication going between the affording and the needy with a smile on his face. Think about the man in need: he enters the coffee shop without having to lower his self-dignity; he has a free cup of coffee without asking or knowing about who has given this cup of coffee to him; he only looked atthe wall, placed an order for himself, enjoyed his coffee and left. Besides, we need to remember the role played by the wall that reflects the generosity and care of people in this town.1. What made the author interested as well as confused?A. The waiter’s making normal gestures.B. Customers’ buying coffee for the needy.C. The waiter’s at taching coffee orders on the wall.D. Customers’ paying for coffee and having i t put on the wall.2. The author thought the man in need was ______.A. obviously poorB. not properly dressedC. not right to leave without payingD. strange to order coffee from the wall3. In the author’s opinion, coffe e is _____.A. necessary in our lifeB. a blessing some can’t affordC. respect shown for the needyD. a blessing everyone should have4. The passage is mainly concerned about ______.A. learning from the waiterB. buying coffee for othersC. caring more about the people in needD. analyzing the characters in the coffee shop【答案】1.D2.A3.B4.C主旨大意题。

年揭阳一中、潮州金山中学第四次联考英语试题I . 语言知识及应用（共两节，满分45分）第一节: 完形填空（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）The concept of solitude (独处) in the digital world is almost non-existent. In the world of digital technology, e-mail, social networking and online video games, information is meant to be 1 . Solitude can be 2 to discover once it has been given up. In this respect, new technologies have3 our culture.The desire to be connected has brought solitude to an end. People have become so 4 in the world of networks and connections that one can often be contacted even if they'd rather not be. Today we can talk, text, e-mail, chat and blog, not only from our 5 but from our mobile phones as well.Most developed nations have become 6 on digital technology simply because they've grown accustomed to it, and at this point not using it would make them an outsider. Also , many jobs and careers require people to be 7 . From this point of view, technology has changed the culture of 8 . Being reachable might feel like a 9 to those who may not want to be able to be contacted at all times.I suppose the positive side is that solitude is still possible for anyone who10 wants it. Computers can be shut down and mobile phones can be turned off. The ability to be "connected" and "on" has many 11 , as well as disadvantages. Travelers have ended up 12 on mountains, and mobile phones have saved countless lives. They can also make people feel trapped and 13 to answer unwanted calls or 14 to unwanted texts.Attitudes towards our connectedness as a society 15 across generations. Some find today's technology a gift. Others consider it a curse. Regardless of anyone's view on the subject, it's hard to imagine what life would be like without daily advancements in technology.1. A. updated B. received C. shared D. collected2. A. hard B. easy C. accessible D. available3. A.respected B. shaped C. ignored D.preserved4. A.sensitive B.intelligent C.considerate D.reachable5. A. media B. computers C. databases D. monitors6. A. bent B. hard C. keen D.dependent7. A.connected B. trained C.recommended D. interested8. A. study B. work nguage D. life9. A. pleasure B. benefit C.burden D.disappointment10. A. slightly B. hardly C.merely D. really11. A. aspects B. weaknesses C.advantages D. exceptions12. A. hidden B. lost C.relaxed D. deserted13. A. forced B. excited C.confused D. interested14. A. turn B. submit C.object D. reply15. A. vary B. arise C.spread D. exist第二节: 语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）My most embarrassing moment occurred last month. I was invited to attend an interview 16 a job as a hotel receptionist. I arrived on time and was shown into the manager’s office by an assistant. I was so nervous 17 I d idn’t catch the manager’s name. The interview began. “Do you have any previous experience in hotels?” asked the manager. “No sir,” I said. The manager frowned. “Are you good at using computers?” “Yes, sir. I am familiar 18 most popular kinds of softwar e.” The manager frowned again. He didn’t look a friendly person. The interview continued. Every answer I gave 19 (receive) by a frown from the manager, even though I told him about my20 (communicate) skills, my knowledge of French and so on. Obviously, I was doing very badly. At last, the interview came to a close. “One final question,” said the manager. “How good is21 eyesight?” “Excellent, sir,” I replied. “Very well,” said the manager,“thank you for coming.” I stood up 22 (shake) hands. 23 the manager stood up as well, I realized what I had been doing wrong. The gentleman 24 I had been calling “sir” during the whole interview was wearing a skirt! The manager was a woman! I didn’t get 25 job.II. 阅读（共两节，25题，满分50分）第一节: 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）ADr Wiseman started “the laugh lab” project in September 2001. It is the largest study of humour. Participants（参加者）are invited to log on to the laugh lab website, give a few personal details, tell their favourite jokes and judge the jokes told by other people.The project will last for a year, and the organizers hope to finally discover the world’s funniest joke. But there is also a serious purpose. The researches want to know what people from different nations and cultures find funny. And they want to find out the differences between the male and female sense of humour. The idea is that if we want to understand each other, we have to find out what makes us laugh.This is a subject that has long attracted psychologists and philosophers. Most of the time, people are not completely honest. We do things that societyexpects us to and say things that help us get what we want. But laughing cannot be controlled. When we laugh, we tell the truth about ourselves. By December 2001 over 10, 000 jokes had been submitted. This gave the scientists enough evidence to make early conclusions. It seems that men and women do have different senses of humour, for instance.“Our findings show the major differences in the ways in which males and females use humour, ” said Dr. Wiseman. “Males use humour to appear superior to others, while women are more skilled in languages and prefer word play. ”Researchers also found that there really is such a thing as a national sense of humour. The British enjoy what is usually called “toilet humour”. But the French like their jokes short and sharp: “You’re a high priced lawyer. Will you answer two questions for $500?” “Yes. What’s the second question?”The Germans are famous for not having a sense of humour. But the survey found that German participants were more likely to find submitted jokes funny than any other nationality. Perhaps that proves the point. Is this joke funny? I don’t know, but let’s s ay yes, just to be safe.Dr Wiseman and his workmates also submitted jokes created by computer. But none of those who took part in the survey found any of them amusing. Perhaps this is relief. Computers already seem like they can do everything. At least they should leave the funny stuff to us.26. Scientist started “ the laugh lab” project________A. to find the funniest joke in European countriesB. to know what funny people are like from different nations and culturesC. to find out the differences between the male and female sense of humourD. to get more personal details about participants27. We can infer from the passage that________.A. most of the people all over the world are completely honestB. psychologists and philosophers take inter est in the “laugh lab” projectC. ordinary people are not interested in “the laugh lab” project at allD. people tell the truth about themselves only when they laugh28. According to the passage, we can safely say that ________.A. Jokes created by computer are less appealing to people.B. Men and women have similar senses of humour.C. The project lasted from September, 2001 to December, 2001.D. Scientists have collected enough evidence to make final conclusions.29. The writer gave the examples of the British, the French and the Germans________.A. to show thane French people have a better sense of humourB. to prove the British people have a sense of “toilet humour”C. to show people from different nations have different senses of humourD. to prove that the Germans have no sense of humour30. What is the best title for the passage?A. Funny or not?B. Laugh louder!C. Men laugh better.D. Watch out for the trap in jokes!BTraditional fairytales are being abandoned by parents because they are too scary for their young children, a study found.Research revealed one in five parents has ditched old classics such as Snow White and the Seven Dwarves and Rapunzel in favour of more modern books. One third of parents said their children have been left in tears after hearing the horrible details of Little Red Riding Hood. And nearly half of mothers and fathers refuse to read Rumplestiltskin to their kids as the themes of the story are kidnapping and execution. Similarly, Goldilocks and the Three Bears was also a tale likely to be left on the book shelf as parents felt it forgives stealing.The survey of 2,000 adults was conducted to mark the launch of the hit US drama GRIMM, which starts tonight at 9pm on Watch, and sees six episodes based on traditional fairytales. The poll found a quarter of parents polled wouldn’t consider reading a fairytale to their child until they had reached the age of five, as they prompt too many awkward questions from their offspring.Steve Hornsey, General Manager of Watch, said: “Bedtime stories are supposed to soothe children and send them off to sleep soundly. But as we see in GRIMM, fairytales can be dark and dramatic tales so it’s understandable that parents worry about reading t hem to young children.”“As adults we can see the innocence in fairytales, but a five year old with an over active imagination could take things too seriously. Despite the dark nature of classic fairytales, as we see in GRIMM, good will triumph over evil a nd there is always a moral to the story.”The study also found two thirds of mums and dads try to avoid stories which might give their children nightmares.However, half of parents said traditional tales are more likely to have a strong moral message than a lot of modern kids’ books, such as The Gruffalo, The Hungary Caterpillar and the Mr. Men books.31.Why don’t some parents want to read Rumplestiltskin to their kids?A. Rumplestiltskin is too longB. Rumplestiltskin is too difficultC. Rumplestiltskin forgives stealingD. Rumplestiltskin may have bad influence on Children32.We can learn from paragraph 3 that Grimm is _____A. a fairytales bookB. a movie for childrenC. a play loved by childrenD. a drama based on traditional fairytales33. The underlined word “soothe “in paragraph4 can be replaced by____A. put downB. calm downC. take downD. come down34. Which of the following may Steve Hornsey agree to?A. There is a moral to a classic fairytaleB. Fairytales are darkC. Adults take fairytales too seriouslyD. Fairytales are not good for children’s sleep35.What’s the author’s attitude towards traditional fairytales?A. OptimisticB. Not mentionedC. CasualD. DisapprovingCTeary Joe was a boy with a special ability: he could make himself cry in less than a second. If he disliked something, or things became difficult, Teary Joe would not hesitate to put on a pitiful face and set great big tears running down his cheeks. In this way he managed to get practically everything he wanted, because no one could resist the pity inspired by his tearful little face.But one day, Teary Joe met Pipo. Pipo was asking people in the street for some change, in return for him helping them in any way he could. Pipo was very poor; he had no home and no family, so he made a living however he could. Even so, Pipo always had the biggest smiles on his face.Joe took to Pipo, so he decided to help him out in making some money. He went over next to Pipo, took off his hat, put it face-up on the ground, and started crying with the most pitiful of expressions. In a few minutes, Joe’s hat was full of coins and sweets, but when Joe offered all this to Pipo, Pipo declined. “I prefer deserving what I receive,” answered Pipo with his usual smile, “It’s much more fun making an effort to get things. Maybe I haven’t gotten everything I’ve wanted, but I’ve done a load of interesting things.” Teary Joe didn’t answer; he just walked sadly away. Joe had g ot everything he wanted, but he’d done practically nothing of interest the whole day.That evening, having returned home, Joe requested a delicious cake for his supper. When his mother said no, Joe tried to cry but, remembering Pipo and how joyful he was, he tried to get the cake in some other way. Joe spent the whole evening helping his mother to water the plants and organize the library books.In the end there was no cake. But that wasn’t so bad, because Joe discovered it had been much more fun doing all those things that evening rather than just sitting crying to get a piece of cake that, in the end, wouldn’t have been worth it.36.According to the passage, Teary Joe ______________________.A. relied on others’ sympathy beforeB. was joyful in his lifeC. hated working hardD. was a naughty boy37.Teary Joe sadly walked away because he _________________.A. considered that Pipo was very poorB. realized he shouldn’t change his life styleC. didn’t get delicious cake for supperD. got everything he wanted without delight38.Joe’s attitude towards Pipo’s getting things by making efforts was _______.A. ridiculousB. faultyC. doubtfulD. admirable39.What can be inferred about Teary Joe?A. He doesn’t have home and is poor.B. He still prefers crying to get things.C. He built up true friendship with Pipo.D. He was profoundly influenced by Pipo.40.The author wrote the passage to ask people to __________.A. receive things by crying more.B. get things by making an effort.C. have a biggest smile every day.D. help their mother every dayDThe first step in exercising for most people is determining whether or not they should. This is particularly true with anyone over thirty-five, especially if they have been heavy smokers. Likewise, young adults who have been very inactive should proceed slowly and with caution. A physical evaluation（评价）from a physician is recommended, preferably one that includes an exercise-stress test. While a person is exercising, a stress test detects cardiovascular(心血管的) problems that might not show up when the body is at rest. This is done by monitoring blood pressure, pulse rate, oxygen consumption, and the heart’s electrical activity while exercising.Whatever exercise program is selected, it is important to start with warm-up periods. These should include stretching exercises, jumping jacks, or active walking. The idea is to increase heart rate and circulation slowly without placing a sudden strain on the heart or the muscles that are starting to work.The next phase in developing an exercise program is to determine the amount of exercise that is enough to condition the muscles and cardiovascular system without excessively exhausting the body. This involves taking one’s pulse and finding one’s target zone. This target zone, or safe-training pulse rate, is establ ished by subtracting one’s age from 220 and then taking 60 percent to 80 percent of that total. If you are just starting to exercise, 60 percent is recommended; 80 percent is recommended if you are already in good condition.41. Who is the intended reader of the passage?A. a social workerB. a physician who is in charge of physical checkupsC. any would-be sportsmanD. anyone who wants to take up exercise42. What is NOT mentioned as a part of a stress test in Paragraph 1?A. watching the heart’s el ectrical activity.B. Examining the blood pressure.C. Observing oxygen consumption.D. Increasing blood circulation43. The underlined word “excessively”probably means ____.A. slightlyB. overlyC. attentivelyD. physically44. In order not to place much strain on the body, if you are a beginner and at the age of 45, the safe training pulse rate suggested would be ____.A.105B.220C.140D.17545. The author writes the passage mainly to recommend ____.A. that heavy smokers should quit smoking for the sake of their healthB. that we should do warm-up periods either before or after doing exercisesC. that young adults should live an inactive life instead of doing exercisesD. that we should take up physical exercises according to our physical condition第二节信息匹配（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）五位外国人(Dick, John, Mary, Jane , Bob)想在北京游览，请根据他们各自的情况，推荐相应的北京游套餐。

潮州市绵德中学高三第二次测试英语科试卷第一节完形填空（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）On the course, the first step of the lead usually means the final victory. Therefore, the success and failure of your life may lie in whether you dare to 1 yourself.As a student, I was most 2 to answer questions in class. Whenever the professor asked a question, I always 3 my head, for fear that the professor saw me.In a language class, an expert from the Commercial Bank delivered a lecture. The speaker always 4 someone to be working together with him, so he asked how many students in the classroom learned economics, but no one responded. The expert said with a smile, "Let me tell you a story first.""When I first came to the United States to study, there were often lectures delivered in the university. Before the beginning of every lecture, I found a(n) 5 phenomenon. The students around me always took a cardboard 6 in half, wrote their 7 in bold with the most eye-catching color, then placed it on the seat. So when the speakers need their 8 , he could see and call listeners' names 9 .""I couldn't understand, so I asked the student in front of me. He told me with a smile that the speakers are all top-ranking people, who mean 10 . When your answer is to his satisfaction, it is very likely that he will give you more opportunities. This is a very simple 11 .""The fact was also like that. I really saw a few of my classmates went to 12 in the first-class companies because of the excellent insights (洞察力). It had a great 13 on me. The chance will not 14 you itself. You must show yourself constantly to 15 others' attention第二节语法填空（共10小题; 每小题1.5分，满分15分）To most Chinese students, studying abroad could be a burden. There are lots of difficulties facing them every day---language barrier, culture shock, gaps 16 Eastern and Western lifestyles, expensive tuition fees and endless research projects.To Song Yinan, however, studying abroad was a(n) 17 (forget) experience. In her book, Kiki’s Lond on Diary, she tells her stories in 18 optimistic way.The language barrier is the biggest difficulty Chinese students will meet abroad. In a story 19 (write) at the beginning of her first term in London, Song suffered some 20 (embarrass) during a welcoming party, __21_____ she was introduced to some drink and wine.However, she found that she couldn’t read most of the English names of the drinks and therefore 22 (drink) only cola and fruit juice. She described about 23 red her face was. Song says __24_______ is normal for most Chinese to lose face when they study abroad. And she is happy to share the story with others.Throughout the book, readers can feel the optimism and persistence of this girl. Her study and life experiences are sure to delight any Chinese 25 (study) abroad or who plan to do so.第三节阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）AYou often hear about how to reduce sodium(钠) in your diet. “Choose the low-sodium options,” the doctor suggest. My doctor told me just the opposite. I was to eat at least twice or three times the amount of sodium I had previously been consuming (about 500 mg) if I wished to change my body’s current state of degeneration(衰退).To be honest, I don’t remember w hen I stopped having enough sodium in my diet. The habit began at a very young age. I never ate salty chips or fatty foods, only sweet candies and pretty much anything but salty foods. I never thought much about it. No one ever advises you to get enough sodium, but you hear all about calcium(钙).Dizziness upon standing, extremely low blood pressure and pulse, and clubbing fingers are all indicators that your sodium intake is not enough. I grew up thinking that becoming very dizzy after I stand is just a fact of life-- same with my low blood pressure. Once my fingers started to club and my circulation was very bad, I knew something serious was happening.Later I was recommended to my current doctor who then diagnosed me with POTS (basically I become dizzy upon standing due to low blood pressure). The treatment? Have salty foods to increase blood volume. The funny thing is that my mom was telling me for months that sodium would help. Although I took my mother’s advice, it didn’t really hit home until my doctor recommended the same. What you eat is no laughing matter and it turns out I was doing more harm than good to myself.Bouillon cubes and salty popcorn are my new best friends, along with light Gatorade. I’m still hesitant about the artificial sweeteners in the Gatorade, but hey, it’s a start. I realize that most people have the opposite problem and need to reduce sodium intake, but all I ask is that you do not go to the other extreme either. There is a happy medium when it comes to our diets.26.According to Paragraph 1, what was the writer advised to do by her doctor?A.To eat food that is not salty.B.To consume more sodium than before.C.To avoid doing whatever others often do.D.To consume at least 500 mg sodium each day.27.We infer that when the writer was young, she .A.liked eating all kinds of foodB.didn’t know the importance of calciumC.often received advice from her doctorD.didn’t think lacking sodium would be a problem28.What can we know from Paragraph 3?A.What causes most people to feel dizzy.B.What the harm of having low blood pressure is.C.What will happen if we don’t take in enough sodium.D.When the writer had the habit of taking in little sodium.29. We can infer from the passage that the writer’s mother .A. was very particular about her dietB. didn’t care about the writer’s healthC. knew what was wrong with her daughterD. didn’t think a doctor would help her daughter30. At the end of the passage, the writer concludes that .A. taking in salt is very importantB. people like going to extremesC. people don’t eat healthy food nowadaysD. people should avoid eating something too much or too littleBChinese immigrants have lived and worked in America since the 1800s. Today, Asians are America’s fastest growing minority. Alm ost every major city in the country has an area called “Chinatown.”From San Francisco to New York, people visit Chinatown for restaurants, grocery stores, herbal cures, and other businesses. But many Chinese have moved out of traditional Chinatown neighborhoods and now live in suburbs just outside the inner city. For example, one of the largest mainly Chinese suburbs is just outside Los Angeles, California. But such areas are very different from the old Chinatown.Steve Wong is acting director of the Chinese American Museum in Los Angeles. He says Chinatowns in major American cities are now mainly for tourists. He said, “If you walk around Chinatown today in Los Angeles and many other big cities, you have these facades(外观) of Chinese-ness, which sometimes is real and sometimes it's not. And so you have gift shops and Chinese food which is catering towards American tastes. I don't even call it Chinese food”But at one time, Chinatown was the only place where Chinese immigrants could live. The first Chinese immigrants arrived from southern China in the 1800s as laborers. Many worked on building America's first railroads. Then, in 1882, the United States banned Chinese immigration. Hostility(敌意) toward the Chinese led to the creation of Chinatowns. SteveWong tells about how the neighborhoods developed. He said, “Without being able to bring in families and women, Chinese men weren't able to develop their communities. So they had to turn to the outside and create an economy based on tourism.”Min Zhou is a professor at the University of Southern California Los Angeles. In the past thirty years, Chinese immigrants from China came to America as students and then stayed in the United States. He said, “A lot of them are from middle class, they want to buy or rent hou ses rather than livein apartments and they also want to find good school districts. So Chinatown is not attractive to them.”31.What can we learn from Paragraph 1?A.Most immigrants to the US in the 1800s were Chinese.B.Chinese people in the US mainly live in Chinatowns.C.Most new immigrants to the US are from China.D.Chinatowns are very common in America.32.We learn that after Chinese immigrants in the US moved to the suburbs, they .A.built new Chinatowns to attract tourists thereB.built many traditional Chinese restaurants thereC.didn’t make their new homes look like their old onesD.often visited restaurants, grocery stores and herbal cures downtown33.What is implied about the Chinese food mentioned by Steve Wong?A.It is actually very American.B.Americans don’t li ke it.C.It is too spicy for American people.D.It is catered towards Chinese tastes.34.Chinese immigrants started building Chinatowns because they wanted to .A.make a living on tourismB.develop their communitiesC.build houses for their wivesD.attract more Chinese to live together35.Students who go to America for their further education don’t like living in Chinatowns because .A.they don’t want to be considered ChineseB.everything there is too familiar to themC.they cannot afford expenses thereD.they want to live in better placesCTo prevent crowding on the mountain, some have suggested limiting the total number of climbers permitted per season and the size of each team to no more than ten members. Others are skeptical. “That will not happen,” says Ne w Zealander Guy Cotter, 50, owner of Adventure Consultants, which has led 19 expeditions to Everest. “Everest is big business for Nepal, and it will never turn down the money.”Another way to make the mountain safer is with technology, says Conrad Anker, 50, who led our expedition in 2012. The mountain is already high-tech -- everyone at Base Camp has access to a cell phone or the Internet -- but last summer in a meeting with the Nepaleseministry, Anker advised something new: identification cards issued with every climber.“The Everest ID would contain data that could save the life of a climber or Sherpa,” Anker explains. It would have the climber’s photo, of course, but more importantly, it would also have a QR code—a type of bar code. “Scanned with a s mart phone, the QR code would show information such as age, experience, health history and emergency phone numbers.” Anker says that bureaucrats(官员) just looked at him with blank faces when he tried to explain the benefits of the ID.Despite all the probl ems on the mountain, Everest still stands alone. I’ll never forget the breathtaking view from our place at Camp III, clouds rolling up the Western valley. I’ll always treasure the memory of climbing with friends.Such moments are the reasons why climbers k eep coming back to Everest. It’s not simply about reaching the top but about showing respect for the mountain and enjoying the journey. Now it’s up to us to restore a sense of sanity(理智) and safety to the top of the world.36.Why do some people want to limit the number of climbers?A.Nepal won’t allow more climbers.B.The top of the mountain is high and dangerous.C.Climbers are not environment-friendly.D.Crowding makes the mountain not safe.37.Which of the following shows Nepal’s attitude towards the crowding?A.Nepal does care about it.B.Nepal strongly object to it.C.Nepal prefers to see more climbers.D.Nepal has decided to limit the number.38.Which of the following statements about the Everest ID is NOT true?A.It has the climber’s photo.B.It has a QR code.C.It has all the information of a climber.D.Bureaucrats seem to have no interest in it.39.In the face of the problems on the mountain, climbers .A.take the problems for grantedB.decide to get the Everest IDC.should take safety into considerationD.like to challenge any danger40.What can we learn for the passage?A.Anker’s advice has been adopted.B.The Everest ID shouldn’t be issued.C.Everest brings in lots of money for Nepal.D.The author suggests climbing less frequently.DImproving nutrition is one of the best ways to achieve lasting progress in development. “Ensuring that a child receives enough nutrition, particularly in the critical 1,000-day window from a woman’s pregnancy to her child’s second birthday, can be beneficial for a lifetime. A well-nourished child will perform better at school, more effectively fight off disease, and evenearn more as an adult. Nutrition is central to ending preventable child death,” wrote United States Agency for International Development, or USAID Administrator, Dr Rajiv Shah in a blog posted recently.However, some 165 million children suffer from long-term undernutrition, leading to 3.1 million child deaths every year. It also leaves many of those children that do survive permanently impaired and unable to reach their full potential.A child that suffers from malnutrition tends to suffer childhood illnesses, as well as long-termdiseases such as diabetes(糖尿病), hypertension(高血压) and cancer later in life. Such a child will find learning more difficult. As an adult, he or she will be less productive, will earn less money, and will contribute less to the community and to his or her country.That is why the United States has been offering food aid, agricultural development, and nutrition programming to where it is most needed, from delivering emergency food aid to helping farmers and their families grow and consume greater quantities of nutritious foods. In fact, nutrition is the defining link between the Global Health and Feed the Future Presidential Initiatives.“We have nearly doubled nutrition-specific funding through our global health programs. And we have tripled agriculture funding since 2008, targeting our investment where we can deliver meaningful impact,” said Dr Shah. “We’ve also been a strong supporter of the Global Agriculture and Food Security Program, which funds country priorities in agricultural development and nutrition.”In early June, Dr Shah announced that over years 2012-2014, the United States Government will provide more than $1billion for nutrition-specific interventions, as well as nearly $9 billion for nutrition-sensitive activities. These investments will help prevent stunting(生长迟缓) in some 2 million children.“In a world of plentiful, nutritious foods and advanced science, malnutrition in children is unacceptable,” said Dr Shah. “We can do better. And we can do it together.”41.In paragraph 1, the writer emphasizes that .A.child death is preventable with good nutritionB.children can perform better at school with good careC.nutrition is very important for babies and young kidsD.early education is very important for the future of babies42.What does the underlined word “impaired” in Paragraph 2 mean?A.Cared.B. Needed.C. Harmed.D. Supported.43.We can learn from Paragraph 3 that a child who suffers from malnutrition will .A.have no chance to develop diabetes later in lifeB.be at an increased risk of suffering cancer later in lifeC.have no chance to suffer from hypertension later in lifeD.surely not suffer from long-term diseases with improved nutrition44.What does what Dr Shah says in Paragraph 5 tell us?A.Children will not receive enough nutrition without agricultural development.B.The US has been attaching great importance to nutrition in children.C.The US is the leader in offering food aid to where it is most needed.D.Most countries around the world have attached great importance to nutrition in children.45.What would be the best title for the passage?A.Malnutrition can be harmful to children.B.Children suffer stunting due to malnutrition.C.Provide food aid for countries around the world.D.Make development progress through better nutrition.第四节信息匹配(共5小题；每小题2分，满分l0分)首先，请阅读以下招聘信息。

广东省揭阳市2017届高三第二次模拟考试英语试卷第Ⅰ卷第二部分阅读理解（共两节,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,并在答题卷上将该项涂黑.AGet kids excited about reading and writing.Enter our writing and drawing contest for a chance to win great prizes. Brought to you by Reader’s digest and Weekly Reader and noted children’s author Mary Pope Osborne （The Magic Tree House series）.Prizes:A $500 U. S. Savings BondA library of books （valued at $ 125）Great Leap Frog prizes including the Tag Reading SystemA certificate signed by contest judge Mary Pope OsborneYour submissions posted on Readers Digest. Com.How to enterChildren aged 5-12should respond in words and/or pictures to the questions, “Your favour ite has jumped out of the book to spend the day with you. Tell us: What happens next?”One winner will be chosen for each age group:Ages 5~6:Please submit a drawing no larger than 8.5cm x11cm and an essay written in child’s own words—may be dictated to an adult – of up to 50 words. Essay must be typed or written in blue or black ink.Ages 7~9: Please submit an essay of up to 150 words. Essay must be typed or written in blue or black ink. Drawings welcome （but optional）. Must be no larger than 8.5cm x 11cm.Ages 10~12: Please submit an essay of up to 350 words. Essay must be typed or written in blue or black ink. Drawings welcome （but optional）. Must be no larger than 8.5cm x11cm.Entry should be mailed along with their name, age, mailing address and e-mail address to:Read, Write, Win! ContestReader’s Digest Magazine260 Madison Avenue, 5th Floor, New York, NY 10016All entries must be postmarked by October 31, 2016.21．What’s the purpose of the text? ______A．To persuade readers to attend the contest.B．To give information about the contest.C．To get kids excited about reading and writing.D．To give kids a chance to earn money.22．Whoever wins the contest can ______.A．gain a total of $625in cashB．get a library of books valued at $ 500C．see his work on Readers Digest. ComD．win a certificate to go to library23．What’s the difference between Ages 7-9 and Ages 10-12 in request of entry? ______A．The word number of the essay.B．The color of the submission.C．The size of the submission.D．The form of the essay.BDespite gains in recent years, women still fall behind men in some areas of math achievement, and the question of why has caused heated argument. Now, a study of first and second graders suggests what may be part of the answer: Female primary school teachers who are concerned about their own skills could be passing that along to the little girls they teach.Young students tend to model themselves after adults of the same sex, explained Beilock, an associate professor in psychology at the University of Chicago. Little girls may learn to fear math from the women who are their earliest teachers. Beilock and her colleagues studied 52boys and 65girls in classes taught by 17different teachers. Ninety percent of the US primary school teachers are women, as was all of those in this study.Students’ math ability was not related to teachers’ math anxiety at the start of the school year, but at the end of the year, the more anxious teachers were about their own skills, the more likely their female students—but not the boys—were to agree to that “boys are good at math and girls are good at reading”. In addition, the girls who answered that way scored lower on math tests than either the classes’ boys or the girls who had not developed such a belief, the researchers found.After seeing the results, the researchers recommended that the math requirements for obtaining a primary education teaching degree should be rethought. “If the next generation of teachers, especially primary school teachers, is going to teach their students more effectively, more care needs to be taken to develop both strong math skills and positive math attitudes in these educators,” the researchers wrote.“Girls who grow up believing females lack math skills wind up avoiding h arder math classes. It keeps girls and women out of a lot of careers, particularly in science technology,” Beilock said.24．We can learn from the first three paragraphs that ______.A．teachers in US primary schools are mostly femalesB．the students involved in the study are starters at primary schoolC．young students usually follow example of their female teachersD．it’s true that boys do well in math while girls do well in reading25．We can we infer from the text? ______A．Beilock’s study will bring about a primary education revolution.B．Girls’ lack of confidence in math skills affects their future jobs.C．The performance of the students changed little during the process of the study.D．The researchers argued that current primary school education needed improving.26．What’s the suggested solution to the phenomenon mentioned in the text? ______A．Using different approaches to excite students’ interest in math.B．Reducing the number of situations that make teachers anxious.C．Creating more chances for boys and girls to work together in class.D．Improving teachers’ math skills and changing their math attitudes.27．What’s the main idea of the text? ______A．Girls may learn math anxiety from female teachers.B．Boys are free from the math anxiety of female teachers.C．Primary school teachers have a far-reaching influence on students.D．Students should learn how to hold positive attitudes towards math.CThe word “OK” is the most frequently spoken all-purpose expression on the planet-and it's turning 176years old on March 23, 2015. The term was born during a 19th-century abbreviation（缩写）craze and went on to international fame with its own hand gesture.Last year, Henry Nass, a 64-year-old retired English teacher, a New Yorker, had spent the last few weeks hand ing out cards championing “Global OK Day” in advance of the coming anniversary.“No matter where people are from they use the word ‘OK’, but they don't know where it comes from,” says Nass. “The problem is because it's just, you know, OK.”The word is OK, perhaps, but its history is definitely better than average. Late etymologist Allen Walker Read traced the two-letter word to 1839, when editors at the Boston Morning Post signed off on articles as “all correct” with a simple word “OK”.The word made it into print on March 23of that year, in an article against a rival editor in Providence who had stated wrongly that a band of Bostonians heading to New York would pass through the Rhode Island capital （Providence）.“We said not a word about our team passing ‘through the city’ of Providence,” the Morning Post reported.” OK—all correct.”The humor of the Providence-Boston joke has been lost to history — but the word OK took off from there, soon connoting（隐含）agreement, acceptance, averageness, quality or likability.By 1840, it served as a slogan for President Martin V an Buren's unsuccessful reelection campaign. “Old Kinderhook is OK,” posters stated, a reference to the eighth president's birthplace and his supporters' belief in his satisfactory performance.28．Why did Henry Nass hand out cards? ______A．To let people understand the history of the word “OK”.B．To call on people to use the word “OK” properly.C．To appeal to people to celebrate OK Day.D．To attract people’s attention.29．What does the author want to convey in Paragraph 4? ______A．The history of the word “OK” is known to average people.B．The history of the word “OK” is unfamiliar to people.C．People frequently use the word “OK” in history.D．People are fond of the word “OK” in history.30．What does the underlined phrase “took off” in Paragraph 7 probably mean? ______A．Got offB．Set upC．Moved offD．Became popular31．We can learn from the text that Kinderhook is of the eighth American president. ______A．the nameB．the birthplaceC．the policyD．the beliefDAlmost every day we come across situations in which we have to make decisions one way or another. Choice, we are given to believe, is a right. But for a good many people in the world, in rich and poor countries, choice is a luxury, something wonderful but hard to get, not a right. And for those who think they are exercising their right to make choices, the whole system is merely an illusion, a false idea created by companies and advertisers, hoping to sell their products.The endless choice g ives birth to anxiety in people’s lives. Buying something as basic as a coffee pot is not exactly simple. Easy access to a wide range of everyday goods leads to a sense of powerlessness in many people, ending in the shopper giving up and walking away, or just buying an unsuitable item（商品）that is not really wanted. Recent studies in England have shown that many electrical goods bought in almost every family are not really needed. More difficult decision-making is then either avoided or trusted into the hands of the professionals, lifestyle instructors, or advisors.It is not just the availability of the goods that is the problem, but the speed with which new types of products come on the market. Advances in design and production help quicken the process. Products also need to have a short lifespan so that the public can be persuaded to replace them within a short time. The typical example is computers, which are almost out-of-date once they are bought. This indeed makes selection a problem. Gone arethe days when one could just walk with ease into a shop and buy one thing; no choice, no anxiety.32．What does the author try to argue in Paragraph l? ______A．The practice of choice is difficult.B．The right of choice is given but at a price.C．Choice and right exist at the same time.D．The exercise of rights is a luxury.33．Why do more choices of goods give rise to anxiety? ______A．People are likely to find themselves overcome by business persuasion.B．Shoppers may find themselves lost in the broad range of items.C．Companies and advertisers are often misleading about the range of choice.D．Professionals find it hard to decide on a suitable product.34．By using computers as an example, the author wants to prove that_____.A．products of the latest design flood the marketB．competitions are fierce in high-tech industryC．everyday goods need to be replaced oftenD．advanced products meet the needs of people35．What is this passage mainly about? ______A．The opinions on people's right in different countries.B．The problems about the availability of everyday goods.C．The helplessness in purchasing decisions.D．The variety of choices in modern society.第二节（共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分）根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项,选项中有两项为多余选项,并在答题卷上将该选项涂黑.When you’re dealing with a stressful situatio n or going through a hard time, people in your life can help you. When someone who cares knows what you’re going through, it helps you feel understood and not so alone.36 .Problems seem smaller when you talk about them with the right person. You can do better and find out solutions more easily when you share your problems.There are lots of different ways to get and give help. 37 .Other times you need advice on things. Help can be very easy, like a homework project. Or it can go on for a while, like teaching to bring up a failing grade or advising to get through a difficult personal situation.It’s likely that you remember times someone helped you. 38 .Friends helped you get through sadness or deal with disappointment. Teachers might have guided you through the college application process. 39 .You might give a hand to your classmate who met difficulty.Friends, parents, teachers and other adults can be great resources when you need help. There are also times when you need the extra help that a professional can provide best. Doctors can offer specialized help for a healthproblem.40A．Having a right person means a lot.B．Parents taught you to stop a bad habit.C．Difficulties are everywhere in your life.D．You need to learn to give help in the right way.E．Sometimes you just want to hear an encouraging word.F．Turn to the professional people for help when you need.G．And you can also remember times when you helped others.第三部分英语知识运用（共两节,满分45分）第一节完形填空（共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分）阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A,B,C,D）中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卷上将该项涂黑.“Don’t talk to strangers.” That is probably one of the 41 pieces of advice handed down from our parents. Yeah, they 42 well. Since there are bad people out there, it seems to be a good idea in order to help 43 us. And over the years we’ve learned how to keep our eyes 44 .We are used to making no eye contact with strangers.45 ,the price that we pay for this 46 is that we grow up suspicious（表示怀疑的）of others and their motives. We tend to have a（n）47 of strangers, which is neither necessary nor 48 as we grow older.Most people out there are not sociopaths（反社会者）. 49 , most people are quite 50 .What once protected us from bad people is now preventing us from establishing relationships with 51 people!In general, you know that the random stranger standing next to you is very 52 to kidnap（绑架）you, yet the emotion of fear is 53 associated with talking to them. So you 54 do it. But you miss out on a lot by closing yourself off to new people like this.Instead, you should actively 55 that people in general are friendly. Why? Because they are. Most people actually are nice. We are 56 creatures, and we welcome interactions with others. Think about it: when a stranger starts a（n）57 with you, how do you usually 58 ?Besides, you never know who you might 59 .The person standing behind you in a line could one day be your best friend. It 60 .But even if it's not that extreme, you never know if that person has a job opportunity for you, or is just a cool person who you would enjoy having a brief conversation with.41．A．shortest B．worst C．longest D．best42．A．meant B．planned C．spoke D．worked 43．A．inspire B．instruct C．change D．protect44．A．up B．open C．down D．shut45．A．Especially B．Thankfully C．Unfortunately D．Uncertainly 46．A．safety B．health C．power D．delight47．A．anger B．pain C．shame D．fear 48．A．important B．obvious C．humorous D．reasonable49．A．In case B．In fact C．At times D．At first50．A．brave B．friendly C．smart D．patient51．A．bad B．famous C．good D．common 52．A．ready B．unlikely C．eager D．unwilling53．A．still B．never C．only D．even54．A．always B．often C．sometimes D．seldom55．A．doubt B．assume C．guess D．decide56．A．living B．complex C．unique D．social 57．A．meeting B．experiment C．argument D．conversation 58．A．listen B．connect C．react D．devote59．A．hurt B．forget C．meet D．benefit 60．A．happens B．depends C．affects D．fails第Ⅱ卷第三部分英语知识运用（共两节,满分45分）第二节（共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分）阅读下面材料,根据上下文在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式.请将答案填写在答题卷的相应位置上.Like the native Chinese, some foreigners have started to join their Chinese friends 61 sending or grabbing virtual red packets during the Spring Festival and other special 62 （occasion）. Attracted by the unique way of interacting with people as well as the culture that gave birth to the phenomenon, many foreigners say competing with friends to grab red packets in 63 WeChat group can be a lot of fun.Mattias Klement, 27, a Swede who has been living in China for years, said more foreigners have started to take part in this 64 （active）because of the popularity of WeChat wallet.“I think it is 65 （main）because more and more places now allow paying with WeChat. It’s also fun to just involve 66 （you）in the culture of it,” said Klement. Two years ago, when some friends 67 （send）him 5.20 or 8.88yuan red packets, he had no clue about the 68 （hide）meanings. Now, he is not only quite familiar with them 69 has also been used to sending some.“It’s nice to be able to say ‘I love you’ with 5.20 yuan, I guess, “he said, laughing.” I also remember 70 （try）to tick some of my friends off by paying back 99.99instead of 100 just for fun.”第四部分写作（共两节满分35分）第一节短文改错（共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文,请你修改你同桌写的以下作文.文中共有10处语言错误,每句中最多有两处.每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改.增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号（）,并在其下面写出该加的词.删除:把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉.修改:在错的词下划一横线,并在该词下面写出修改后的词.注意:1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;2．只允许修改10处,多者（从第11处起）不计分.Mistakes are unavoidable in life. But attitudes towards them may have a big difference. I still remember that my spoken English improved. In beginning, I always kept silent in the oral class to prevent myself from make mistakes. Before long my teacher knew about his situation. He encouraged me to speak out what I wanted to say regardless on mistakes. Whenever I have made mistakes and felt discouraged, my teacher and classmate would help me figure out how I could avoid them in the future. With time going by, I built up my confidence and now I can talk fluent in English. However, we just need to learn a lesson from the mistakes in order to improve our English. 第二节书面表达（满分25分）假定你是李华,计划高考后暑假期间到美国University of California学习英语,为期两个月,学习期间想找一份兼职工作.请给你的美国的朋友Mary写信求助,要点如下:1．你的暑期安排;2．做兼职的原因;3．打算找的兼职工作:餐厅服务员、汉语教师等.注意:1．词数100左右;2．可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯.广东省揭阳市2017届高三第二次模拟考试英语试卷答案21~25．BCAAB 26~30．DACBD 31~35．BABAC 36~40．AEBGF41~45．BADCC 46~50．ADDBB 51~55．CBADB 56~60．DDCCA61．in62．occasions63．a64．activity65．mainly66．yourself67．sent68．hidden69．but70．TryingMistakes are unavoidable in life. But attitudes towards them may have（have改为make）a big difference. I still remember that (that改为how) my spoken English improved. In(加上the) beginning, I always kept silent in the oral class to prevent myself from make(make改为making) mistakes. Before long my teacher knew about his(his改为my) situation. He encouraged me to speak out what I wanted to say regardless on(on改为of) mistakes. Whenever I have(删掉have) made mistakes and felt discouraged, my teacher and classmate(改为classmates) would help me figure out how I could avoid them in the future. With time going by, I built up my confidence and now I can talk fluent(fluent改为fluently) in English. However(改为Therefore), we just need to learn a lesson from the mistakes in order to improve our English.Dear Mary,How are you doing? I am writing to ask you a favour. I’m planning to go to the USA to take a two-month English course at California University after the college entrance examinations in June. I will absolutely benefit from it but the expenses are rather high for me.To help cover the cost of my study, I aim to find a part-time job．Not only is it a good way to practice my oral English, it can also help me develop a better understanding of the American society. So I am wondering if you could ask around your neighborhood to see if anyone wants a waiter in the restaurant or a Chinese teacher. I would appreciate it very much if you could do me this favour. (120 words)Looking forward to your reply.Yours,Li Hua。

2013-2014年学年度揭阳一中与潮州金山中学第三次联考英语试题I . 语言知识及应用（共两节，满分45分）第一节完形填空(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1~15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Most people give little thought to the pens they write with, especially since the printers in modern homes and offices mean that very 1 things are handwritten. All too often，people buy a pen based only on 2 , and wonder why they are not satisfied once they begin to use it. However，buying a pen that you'll enjoy is not 3 if you keep the following in mind.First of all, a pen should fit 4 in your hand and be easy to use. The thickness of the pen is the most important characteristic 5 comfort. Having a small hand and thick fingers, you may be comfortable with a thin pen. If you have a 6 hand and thicker fingers, you may 7 a fatter pen. The length of a pen can also influence comfort. A pen that is too 8 can easily feel top-heavy and unstable.Then, the writing point of the pen should 9 the ink to flow evenly(均匀地) while the pen remains in touch with the paper. This will make it possible for you to create a 10 line of writing. The point should also be sensitive enough to 11 ink from running when the pen is lifted. A point that does not block the 12 may leave drops of ink，as you pick the pen up and put it down again.13 , the pen should make a thick，dark line. Fine-line pens may make up for 14 handwriting, but fine(very thin or narrow), delicate lines do not attract 15 next to printed text, as, for example, a signature on a printed letter. A broader line, on the other hand, gives an impression of confidence and authority．1．A. many B．few C．pleasant D．important2．A. looks B．reason C．value D．advantages3．A. convenient B．practical C．strange D．difficult4．A. carefully B．comfortably C．hard D．safely5．A. taking B．finding C．determining D．seeking6．A. stronger B．weaker C．smaller D．larger7．A. prefer B．recommend C．prepare D．demand8．A. thick B．light C．long D．soft9．A. change B．allow C．reduce D．press10．A .thin B．rough C．black D．smooth11．A. prevent B．free C．protect D．remove12．A. way B．sight C．flow D．stream13．A. Meanwhile B．Generally C．Afterwards D．Finally14．A. good B．clear C．clean D．bad15．A. attention B．support C．respect D．Admission第二节语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卷标号为16-25的相应位置上。

绝密★启用前2017届广东省揭阳市高三第一次模拟考试英语试卷（带解析）试卷副标题考试范围：xxx ；考试时间：27分钟；命题人：xxx学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________注意事项．1．答题前填写好自己的姓名、班级、考号等信息 2．请将答案正确填写在答题卡上第I 卷（选择题）一、阅读理解（题型注释）The term “to extend an olive(橄榄) branch” means to make an offer of peace orreconciliation(和好). This term has Biblical(圣经的) origins, coming from the section of the Old Testament that deals with the flood; the sign that the flood is over is an olive branch brought back to the ark(方舟) by a dove. Olive branches were also symbols of peace in Ancient Greece and Rome, and they continue to be used in various works of art that are meant to suggest peace.Some people have suggested that the olive was a very deliberate and well-considered choice as a metaphor(比喻) for peace, because olive trees famously take years to mature. War is typically very hard on the trees because people cannot take the time to nurture them and plant new ones. Therefore, the offer of an olive branch would suggest that someone is tired of war, whether it is an actual war or a falling out between friends.In Ancient Greek and Roman times, people would offer actual olive branches. In Rome, for example, defeated armies traditionally carried olive branches to indicate that they were giving in, and the Greeks used them into weddings and other ceremonies. In the modern era, the试卷第2页，共10页branch is usually metaphorical, rather than actual, not least because the plants can be a bit difficult to obtain.Many people agree that peace negotiations at all levels of society are a good idea. Between nations, obviously, it is important to extend an olive branch to ensure mutual safety and to help the world run more smoothly. This act can also be important on a personal level, as resolving conflict and learning to get along with others is viewed as an important life skill in many cultures.At some point in their lives, many people will be advised to extend an olive branch to settle a dispute or resolve an issue. Some people believe that it takes an immense amount of courage to take this action, as it often comes with an admission of wrongdoing and regret. 1、According to the Bible, ________. A ．an olive branch suggests flood is coming B ．the ark is made of olive tree wood C ．an olive branch means flood is over D ．a dove loves to settle on the olive branch2、The olive is considered a good choice as a metaphor for peace for the following reasons EXCEPT _______.A ．olive trees famously take years to matureB ．olive branches make people tired of warC ．war is typically very hard on the treesD ．people cannot take the time to nurture them while at war 3、Why are actual olive branches seldom used in modern times?A ．Olive trees are being protected now.B ．Olive trees are planted only in certain countries.C ．Olive trees can be far to seek.D ．There is no need to use real olive branches.4、It can be learned from the text that to extend an olive branch________. A ．is not important on a personal level B ．is only important between nations C ．takes a lot of courageD ．is an important life skill in many culturesYou can tell a lot about people by looking at their hair — not just whether they brush, spray or blow-dry. Scientists have found a way to use hair to figure out where a person is from and where that person has been. The finding could help solve crimes, among other useful applications.Water is central to the new technique. The liquid makes up more than half an adult human‟s body weight. Our bodies break water down into hydrogen(氢) and oxygen. Atoms of these two elements end up in our tissues, fingernails, and hair.But not all water is the same. Hydrogen and oxygen atoms can vary in how much they weigh. In the case of hydrogen, for example, there are three types according to their weights. Each type is called a hydrogen isotope(同位素). And depending on where you live, tap water contains different isotopes.Can hair record this information? That‟s what James R. Ehleringer, an environmental chemist at the University of Utah, wondered. To find it out, he and his colleagues collected hair from hair stylists in 65 cities across the United States. Even though people drink a lot of bottled water these days, the researchers have found that people‟s hair has the same isotopes as found in local tap water. That‟s probably because people usually cook their food with the local water. Authorities can now use the information to analyze hair samples from criminals or crime victims and narrow their search for clues. For example, one hair sample used in Ehleringer‟s study came from a man who had moved from San Francisco to Salt Lake City. As his hair grew, it reflected his change in location.5、What do we know about the hydrogen isotopes according to Paragraph 3?A．They are classified by size.B．Each type of them differs in weight.C．They can improve the quality of tap water.D．Some of them cannot combine with oxygen.6、Why is it possible to know where people are from by analyzing their hair?A．People use the same bottled water.B．People wash their hair in different ways.C．People‟s hair is affected by the weather of the places they stay.D．People‟s hair indicates the type of water in the places they stay.7、The last paragraph is mainly to show _______.A．how to recognize criminals B．how to collect hair samplesC．the usefulness of hair analysis D．the process of Ehleringer‟s study8、Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?A．Water composition B．Change your hairC．Hair detectives D．No way out试卷第4页，共10页In agrarian(农业的), pre-industrial Europe, “you‟d want to wake up early, start working with the sunrise, have a break to have the largest meal, and then you‟d go back to work,” says Ken Albala, a professor of history at the University of the Pacific. “Later, at 5 or 6, you‟d have a smaller supper.”This comfortable cycle, in which the rhythms of the day helped shape the rhythms of the meals, gave rise to the custom of the large midday meal, eaten with the extended family. “Meals are the foundation of the family,” says Carole Couniban, a professor a t Millersville University in Pennsylvania, “so there was a very important interconnection between eating together and strengthening family ties.”Since industrialization, maintaining such a slow cultural metabolism has been much harder, with the long midday meal shrinking to whatever could be stuffed into a lunch bucket or bought at a food stand. Certainly, there were benefits. Modern techniques for producing and shipping food led to greater variety and quantity, including a tremendous increase in the amount of animal protein and dairy products available, making us more energetic than our ancestors. Yet plenty has been lost too, even in cultures that still live to eat. Take Italy. It‟s no secret that the Mediterranean diet is healthy, but it was also a joy to prepare and eat. Italians, says Counihan, traditionally began the day with a small meal. The big meal came at around 1 p.m. In between the midday meal and a late, smaller dinner came a small snack. Today, when time zones have less and less meaning, there is little tolerance for offices‟ closing for lunch, and worsening traffic in cities means workers can‟t make it home and back fast enough anyway. So the formerly small supper after sundown becomes the big meal of the day, the only one at which the family has a chance to get together. “The evening meal carries the full burden that used to be spread over two meals,” saysCounihan.9、What does Professor Carole Counihan say about pre-industrial European families eating meals together ？A ．It was helpful to mainta ining a nation‟s tradition.B ．It brought family members closer to each other.C ．It was characteristic of the agrarian culture.D ．It enabled families to save a lot of money.10、What does “cultural metabolism”（Line 1, Para. 3) refer to ？ A ．Evolutionary adaptation.B ．Changes in lifestyle.C．Social progress.D．Pace of life.11、What does the author think of the food people eat today?A．Its quality is usually guaranteed.B．It is varied, abundant and nutritious.C．It is more costly than what our ancestors ate.D．Its production depends too much on technology.12、What does the author say about Italians of the old days?A．They enjoyed cooking as well as eating.B．They ate a big dinner late in the evening.C．They ate three meals regularly every day.D．They were expert at cooking meals.For families on vacation, a playground provides a welcome break. It can also provide a glimpse into the local culture, from the setup of the park to the ways families interact. Here are the designs that live up to that challenge.Fruit and Scent Playground, StockholmIs there a picky eater on a steady diet of chicken fingers and cheese? Perhaps a trip to Sweden‟s Fruit and Scent Playground will change his or her culinary(烹饪的) tune. This playground features a banana slide, an orange seesaw, pear huts, a watermelon jungle gym and a pair of cherry swings, all designed by public artist Johan Ferner Strom. Now, who can say you can‟t play with your food?Nishi Rokugo Park, TokyoLocated between central Tokyo and the city of Kawasaki, Nishi Rokugo combines recycled rubber tires(橡胶轮胎) with traditional playground equipment. In total, more than 3,000 tires of different sizes are used to create tunnels, bridges, tall sculptures for climbing and, of course, tire swings. There‟s little shade, so you can visit here in the early morning or late afternoon for the most comfortable weather, and be sure to wear your play clothes.Bicentennial Children‟s Park, Santiago, ChileBicentennial Children‟s playground in Metropolitan Park was built to celebrate 200 years of Chilean independence and improve the lives of Santiago citizens. Dozens of slides are built into the slope, creating a design completely complementary(互为补充的) of the surroundinglandscape. Fountains offer some relief from the sun, and ample seating gives parents a place to试卷第6页，共10页relax.13、What can be learned about Fruit and Scent Playground? A ．It is located in Tokyo, Japan. B ．Its design was led by some artists. C ．It is aimed at balancing people‟s diet. D ．Its facilities are modeled after fruits.14、When visiting Nishi Rokugo Park, it is better to ________. A ．wear thick protective clothes B ．avoid moments when it‟s hot C ．take umbrellas and raincoats D ．watch out for the equipment15、Why does the author recommend Bicentennial Children‟s P ark? A ．It becomes part of the surroundings. B ．It was built to improve people‟s lives. C ．It amuses kids and helps parents get relaxed. D ．It provides slides for both children and adults.二、完形填空（题型注释）I had been staring at the white walls of the video game store for about 2 hours since lunch. It was a very_________day. I glanced at the table in front of the store,and my heart _________. It was the donation table for the victims of Typhoon Yolanda and even though I had donated what I could, I_________ felt sad whenever I saw the people on the TV suffering. I was broken out of my _________when the doors got open. Customers,_________! She was a small girlabout 10 or 11. Her mother was accompanying her with a few plastic bags. I_________her mom. When I was selling cigarettes on the street, I saw her selling clothes she_________herself at the market.The daughter just had a _________and her mom finally had_________ money to buy a PS3 and some games.The girl half-jogged, half-skipped to my counter. She __________her backpack and pulled out a console(操纵板). Her mom handed me the bag full of games.“Can I __________this?”“Sure sweetie, no problem.”I inspected the console and the games, and nothing was opened. According to our __________, I returned the __________to the mom. She handed it to the girl. And the girl ran off as fast as her little feet could take her. I was about to ask when the mom, seeing my __________, explained, “She wants to sell her birthday __________, so she can donate to the __________.”She was __________to give up what was supposed to be hers and gave to those __________. That's real generosity out there.________I was watching her talking to the girl at the donations table, I was reminded that even though there are a lot of __________ people in the world, there are still those people just like that little girl.16、A．good B．cold C．warm D．slow17、A．beat B．ached C．ran D．sank18、A．almost B．also C．still D．never19、A．moods B．dreams C．pains D．thoughts20、A．firstly B．finally C．quickly D．excitedly21、A．greeted B．found C．recognized D．told22、A．wore B．made C．washed D．bought23、A．date B．job C．birthday D．disease24、A．enough B．little C．easy D．big25、A．carried B．opened C．sold D．left26、A．buy B．change C．return D．donate27、A．plan B．decision C．discussion D．regulation28、A．money B．backpack C．games D．receipt29、A．smile B．expression C．unhappiness D．difficulty30、A．card B．cake C．surprise D．gift31、A．victims B．workers C．charities D．typhoons32、A．grateful B．willing C．unhappy D．afraid33、A．poor B．unfortunate C．in danger D．in need34、A．Since B．Until C．While D．Although35、A．selfish B．unlucky C．poor D．rich试卷第8页，共10页第II 卷（非选择题）三、短文改错（题型注释）36、假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改同桌写的以下作文。

揭阳、金中2017届高三级两校三模联考英语第I卷第二部分阅读理解（共两节，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、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

AHere are the best travel sites we’ve found to help you get the best bargains on airfares.1) scours (搜索) hundreds of online sources for the cheapest fare. The more flexible you are on time, the better you have the chances of finding a great bargain. Search for dates up to three days before or on any weekends in the next year. And with the site’s explore tool, you can scan a world map for all the places you can reach within a specified per-ticket price range.Kayak can also forecast whether fares will go up or down with its “price predictor”. Enter your desired travel plan and the site will return a list of flight options, along with a recommendation to either buy now or wait for a fare drop.2) AirfareWatchdog works best for travelers ready to take off at the drop of a deal. The site has actual people hiding on airline Web sites expecting fare sales. They sign up for rewards programs to get promotional codes and discount offers that can be passed on to AirfareWatchdog users. Also, in November 2014, the site added a new service, Hotelwatchdog, which fetches hotel listings that offer great values, meaning they have prices lower than similar nearby hotels.3) will help you build an inexpensive, overseas flight plan by using local, budget airlines --- a great way to save on international travel. Select your overseas starting point, end point or both, and the site will list airlines you’ve probably never heard of. For example, if you search for flights from Bangkok to Beijing, you’ll get options from China Eastern and Hainan Airlines.21. How can you get the best bargain by using ?A. Get the promotional codes and discount offers.B. Leave plenty of time to book your ticket.C. Buy a round-trip ticket.D. Select your starting point and end point in advance.22. Which of the following is the new service provided by AirfareWatchdog?A. A list of hotels with the lowest priceB. Promotional codes and discount offers.C. A list of local budget airlines for foreign travelers.D. Advice on buying the ticket now or wait for a drop.23. The passage is written for ____.A. people who want to know where to travelB. people who don’t have promotional codesC. people who plan to buy airplane ticketsD. people who work in an airline companyBI was just in France to visit my grandmother who is very dear to me. I don’t get to cross the Atlantic very often, an d she’s now 96 years old, so every time I visit her, the two of us are very aware that it might be the last time we see each other.Last year, I did a series of short video interviews about her life. I asked her what it was like growing up with her father in the 1910s, and living alone with two young children. I asked her about her greatest memories, and her favorite books, foods, etc. I learned a lot of amazing new things about her I had never known before. These were very intimate conversations, which made me better know her.This year, I did not really have questions and I only had a great desire to make her know how much I loved her. I cooked for her and read her stories. I gave her a foot massage (按摩)，which was her first ever!Before leaving, I was looking for a way to leave something meaningful behind besides the memory of our time together. Therefore, I wrote her five different love notes, and hid them in different places where I knew she would eventually find them.I left really joyously knowing that these cards would surely cheer her up after I left. She called me as I was travelling back to Paris to catch my plane back to the US and said, “I found your cards! By the time I discovered the last one, I was laughing out loud! Thank you so much, my sweeth eart!” I smiled to myself, knowing she still had two more to go! It was Sunday, so my guess was that she had not checked her mailbox and had not yet driven her car!24. The underlined word “intimate” in Paragraph 2 probably means ____A. closeB. inspiringC. impressiveD. usual25. What can be inferred from the passage?A. The author went to France to visit her grandmother very frequently.B. The author didn’t expect her grandmother to find all the five cards.C. The author and her grandmother enjoyed the time they stayed together.D. The author’s home is not far from her grandmother’s.26. From the last paragraph, we know that ____A. grandmother found all the cards immediately the author left.B. grandmother had not checked her mailbox before the call.C. grandmother always calls the author before she gets on the airplaneD. grandmother does exercises by finding the cards.27. What might be the best title of the passage?A. The wonderful time with grandmotherB. The meaningful love notesC. The person who influences me mostD. The family has an old, a treasureCIt is believed that the success of humans as a species depends to a large extent on our ability to cooperate in groups. Much more so than any other animal, people are able to coordinate and join their forces and actions to produce mutual（共同的）benefits.New research involving Dr Lucas Molleman, an expert at the University of Nottingham,suggests that successful cooperation in groups depends on how people gather information about their peers, and how they base their cooperative decisions on it.Biologists wonder how cooperation could have developed by natural selection: It is puzzling how cooperation can be beneficial when it is possible to behave selfishly and take advantage of the cooperative efforts of your group. Psychologists and economists try hard to understand why many people are willing to sacrifice their own welfare to benefit their social environment.Dr Molleman, from the center for Decision Research and Experimental Economics, said, “The question that our research tries to answer is: ‘How do people make decisions when their actions can affect the welfare of others?’ More specifically, we want to know how people determine their be havior when they have to cooperate in groups.” In these situations, a beneficial outcome for the whole group can be achieved if everyone cooperates. Individually, however, people might be better off by making selfish choices. It is possible that people pay close attention to their fellow group mates when they make decisions. For instance, they cooperate if others also cooperate, but act selfishly when others do not cooperate.Dr Pieter Van Den Berg from the University of Groningen said, “From previous resea rch we know that some people are ‘majority-oriented (以多数人为方向的)’ and tend to look at the behavior of the majority in their group, whereas others are ‘success-oriented’ and try to find out what kind of behavior pays off best for themselves.”Dr Molleman said, “It turns out that behavior in groups of success-oriented people was much more selfish than it in groups of majority-oriented people. As a consequence, the people in the majority-oriented groups tended to earn more money in the experiment since they cooperated more.”28. According to the passage, what is special about human being?A. They are likely to communicate well with others.B. They are capable of working together with others.C. They are strong to survive some natural disasters.D. They are easy to get access to various information.29. What does the underlined word “it” in paragraph 2 refer to?A. Research.B. Cooperation.C. Information.D. Group.30. The author writes Paragraph 4 to _____.A. let us know how people make cooperative decisionsB. show us the importance of cooperative decisionsC. tell us how to make other people cooperate in a groupD. remind us of the advantages of cooperating with each other31. From the passage, we can infer that ____.A. people are more concerned about which group they are supposed to selectB. the efforts of success-oriented people are more likely to pay offC. people make a wise decision based on observing others’ behaviors carefullyD. people perform differently when they make decisionsDA principal in Manhattan informed parents that there would be no more homework for the public school’s students. And then came the arguments --- not from teachers, but from parents. Some said they would transfer their children to another school. Some said they were findingonline sources of homework for their children. They were not convinced by the explanation from Principal Jane Hsu about the negative effects of homework on young children, including lack of time for other activities and family time, and loss of interest in learning. Hsu suggested children should spend their time on activities that had been found to be good for their academic, social and emotional development.As a supporter of Hsu’s approach, I wonder how many of the p arental arguments occur not because of what children will miss out on, but because parents themselves no longer feel confident about their ability to help their children develop without highly structured activities to guide them.I’m reminded of a meeting at the school my younger daughter was about to start when she was 6. The head of the school met with parents to say that she was also considering doing away with homework. One mom objected because homework was her “special time” each day with her child when they could sit down together to go through the work. The head of the school appeared surprised at this. She gently suggested that the mother should read to her child, or that they should cook dinner together.It’s been sad to see that kids, between their structured soccer practices and their homework, have very little time to play. But it’s even sadder to see the parental nervousness around what might happen to a third-grader who has more time to create, think, read, interact with others, or imagine. What might happen, I believe, must be more happiness, more energy and better physical fitness.32. From the passage, we know ____.A. teachers are strongly opposed to giving no homework to their studentsB. the idea of no homework has led to a heated debateC. children greatly benefit from the idea of no homeworkD. other activities have taken the place of the homework33. Why did one mom object to the idea of no homework for kids?A. Her child might lose interest in learning.B. Her child might have less time to think.C. She enjoyed the time doing homework with her child.D. Homework is good for children’s academic development.34. What is the author’s attitude towards Principal Jane Hsu’s suggestion?A. Indifferent.B. Positive.C. Negative.D. Critical.35. The passage is mainly about ____.A. whether the parents should transfer their children to public schoolB. the benefits of doing homeworkC. the necessity of changing the education systemD. whether the students should do homework after school第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，共10分）根据短文内容,从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

揭东一中2017届高三级第二学期第一次月考英语试题第Ⅰ卷第一部分听力（共两节，满分30 分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下面5段对话，每段对话后有一个小题。

从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

例：How much is the shirt?A. £ 19. 15B. £ 9. 18C. £ 9. 15答案是C。

1. What will Lucy do at 11:30 tomorrow?A. Go out for lunch.B. See her dentist.C. Visit a friend.2. What is the weather like now?A. It’s sunny.B. It’s rainy.C. It’s cloudy.3. Why does the man talk to Dr. Simpson?A. To make an apology.B. To ask for help.C. To discuss his studio4. How will the woman get back from the railway station?A. By train.B. By carC. By bus.5. What does Jenny decide to do first?A. Look for a job.B. Go on a trip.C. Get an assistant.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对话或独白。

每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6. What time is it now?A. 1:45.B. 2:10.C. 2:15.7. What will the man do?A. Work on a project.B. See Linda in the library.C. Meet with Professor Smith.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题.8. What are the speakers talking about?A. Having guests this weekend.B. Going out for sightseeing.C. Moving into a new house.9. What is the relationship between the speakers?A. Neighbors.B. Husband and wife.C. Host and visitor.10. What will the man do tomorrow?A. Work in his garden.B. Have a barbecue.C. Do some shopping.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题.11. Where was the man born?A. In Philadelphia.B. In Springfield.C. In Kansas.12. What did the man like doing when he was a child?A. Drawing.B. Traveling.C. Reading.13. What inspires the man most in his work?A. Education.B. Family love.C. Nature.听第9段材料，回答第14至17题.14. Why is Dorothy going to Europe?A. To attend a training program.B. To carry out some research.C. To take a vacation.15. How long will Dorothy stay in Europe？A. A few days.B. Two weeks.C. Three months.16. What does Dorothy think of her apartment?A. It’s expensive.B. It’s satisfactory.C. It's inconvenient.17 What docs Bill offer to do for Dorothy?A. Recommend her apartment to Jim.B. a new apartment for her.C. Take care of her apartment.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题.18.What are the tourists advised to do when touring London?A.Take their tour scheduleB. Watch out for the trafficC. Wear comfortable shoes.19. What will the tourists do in fifteen minutes?A. Meet the speaker.B. Go to their rooms.C. Change some money.20. Where probably is the speaker?A. In a park.B. In a hotel.C. In a shopping centre.第二部分阅读理解（共两节，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。

2016-2017学年度高三级两校摸底考英语科试题第一部分阅读理解（共两节，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。

AWanted, Someone for a KissWe’re looking for producers to join us on the sound of London Kiss 100 FM.You’ll work on the station’s music programmes. Music production experience in radio is necessary, along with rich knowledge of modern dance music. Please apply in writing to Producer V acancies, Kiss 100.Father ChristmasWe’re looking for a very special person, pre ferably over 40, to fill our Father Christmas suit.Working days: Every Saturday from Novemb er 24 to December 15 and every day from December 17 to December 24 except Sundays, 10:30-16:00.Excellent pay.Please contact(联系) the Enterprise Shopping Centre, Station Parade, Eastbourne.Accountants AssistantWhen you join the team in our Revenue Administration Unit, you will be providing assistance within all parts of the Revenue Division, dealing with post and other general duties. If you are educated to GCSE grade C level we would like to talk to you. This position is equally suitable for a school leaver or for somebody who has office experience.Wealden District CouncilSoftware TrainerIf you are aged 24-45 and have experience in teaching and training, you could be the person we are looking for. You should be good at the computer and have some experience in programme writing. You will be allowed to make your own decisions, and to design courses as well as present them. Pay upwards of ￡15,000 for the right person. Please apply bysending your CV(简历) to MrsR. Oglivie, Palmlace limited.21. We learn from the ads that the Enterprise Shopping Center needs a person who______.A. is aged between 24 and 40B. may do some training workC. should deal with general dutiesD. can work for about a month22. Which position is open to recent school graduates?A. Producer, London KissB. Father ChristmasC. Accountants AssistantD. Software Trainer23. What kind of person would probably apply to Palmlace Limited?A. One with GCSE grade C levelB. One with some office experience.C. One having good computer knowledgeD. One trained in producing music programmes.BPeanuts to ThisProudly reading my words, I glanced around the room, only to find my classmates bearing big smiles on their faces and tears in their eyes. Confused, I glanced toward my stone-faced teacher. Having no choice, I slowly raised the report I had slaved over, hoping to hide myself. “What could be causing everyone to act this way?”Quickly, I flashed back to the day Miss Lancelot gave me the task. This was the first real talk I received in my new school. It seemed simple: go on the Internet and find information about a man named George Washington. Since my idea of history came from an ancient teacher in my home country, I had never heard of that name before. As I searched the name of this fellow, it became evident that there were two people bearing the same name who looked completely different! One invented hundreds of uses for peanuts, while the other led some sort of army across America. I stared at the screen, wondering which one my teacher meant. I called my grandfather for a golden piece of advice; flip (掷) a coin. Heads—the commander, and tails—the peanuts guy. Ah! Tails, my report would be about the great man who invented peanut butter, George Washington Carver.Weeks later, standing before this unfriendly mass, I was totally lost. Oh well, I lowered the paper and sat down at my desk, burning to find out what I had done wrong. As a classmate began his report, it all became clear, “My report is on George Washington, the man who started the American Revolution.” The whole world became quite!How could I know that shemeant that George Washington?Obviously, my grade was awful. Heartbroken but fearless, I decided to turn this around.I talked to Miss Lancelot, but she insisted: No re-dos; no new grade. I felt that the punishment was not justified, and I believed I deserved a second chance. Consequently, I threw myself heartily into my work for the rest of the school year. Ten months later, that chance unfolded as I found myself sitting in the headmaster’s office with my grandfather, now having an entirely different conversation. I smiled and flashed back to the embarrassing moment at the beginning of the year as the headmaster informed me of my option to skip the sixth grade. Justice is sweet!24. What did the author’s classmates think abo ut his report?A. Controversial.B. Ridiculous.C. Boring.D. Puzzling.25. Why was the author confused about the task?A. He was unfamiliar with American history.B. He followed the advice and flipped a coin.C. He forgot his teacher’s instruction.D. He was new at the school.26. The underlined word “burning” in Para. 3 probably means _______.A. annoyedB. ashamedC. readyD. eager27. In the end, the author turned things around _______.A. by redoing his taskB. through his own effortsC. with the help of his grandfatherD. under the guidance of his headmasterCYou may have heard adults say they are uncomfortable in the morning without a cup of coffee. One reason they may feel that way is that coffee contains caffeine(咖啡因). Caffeine occurs naturally in coffee, tea, and cocoa beans, which are used to make chocolate. But now food makers are adding it to many products, from potato chips to water.The US government is especially worried about the problem. That’s why the Foo d and Drug Administration (FDA) is studying the health effects of caffeine on young people. Studies show that too much caffeine can make people nervous and unable to sleep. What’s more, caffeine is habit-forming. Those who consume it regularly and stop suddenly may experience headaches and feel tired.One of the biggest concerns is the large amount of caffeine added to so-called energy drinks, like Red Bull. A 12-ounce can of cola has about 35 milligrams of caffeine. A similar serving of Red Bull contains more than three times that amount.The Institute of Medicine is also working on caffeine-safety measures. “Teenagers should not drink beverages that contain caffeine. They should be aware of caffeine’s effects on health and on how the brain works. Take, for example, t eenagers who consume caffeine to stay awake and study for a test. They will remember less of what they just studied,” said Stallings, a member of the institute.Companies that make products with added caffeine claim they do not advertise them to kids. However, there is no law to stop children from buying them. So the FDA needs to set limi ts on caffeine, especially in energy drinks. As for added caffeine in foods, the government should just say no. If not, the amount of caffeine should be printed on food labels to remind consumers. The government must do that.Doctors say kids should avoid caffeine. If you need extra energy, try these natural boosters: eat right, exercise, and get plenty of sleep.28. What is the US government particularly concerned about?A. The fact that coffee contains caffeine.B. The practice of adding caffeine to foods.C. The measures of avoiding caffeine’s effects.D. The practice of using caffei ne to make chocolate.29. Red Bull is listed in the third paragraph as an example of _____.A. caffeine’s effects on healthB. teenagers’ addiction to caffeineC. drinks which contain much caffeineD. people’s concern about teenagers’ health30. Paragraph 5 is mainly about _____.A. the measures of protecting teenagers from caffeine’s effectsB. the process of the government’s controlling the use of caffeineC. the government’s responsibility of taking care of teenagersD. the risk of buying products containing caffeine nowadays31. The author may agree that _______.A. headaches and feeling tired are common in teenagersB. food makers don’t add much caffeine to many products nowC. caffeine is good and useful for teenagers’ studyD. getting enough sleep can make people energeticDTexting（发短信）walkers aren't just an annoyance to other walkers, Australian researchers armed with movie special-effects technology have determined scientifically that they're threats to themselves. Using motion-capture technology similar to that used for films, researchers concluded that texting while walking not only affects balance but also the ability to walk in straight line.“Some people like checking emails while walking to work in the morning” said the study co-author Hoorn, “but they may not know it has a serious effect on the safety of themselves”. Other facts have also proved this. A tourist from Taiwan walked off a pier near Melbourne last month while checking Facebook, bringing a sudden and icy end to a penguin-watching visit. Another person who was too wrapped up in his phone to notice dangers walked straight into the fountain in front of a shopping mall.The Australian study involved 27 volunteers, a third of whom admitted having knocked into objects while texting. They were asked to walk 8.5 meters three times—once without phones, once while reading text and once while writing text, when eight cameras recorded their actions.They found the volunteers using the phone walked slower, and, more seriously, they locked their arms and elbows in like “robots”, which forced their heads to move more, throwing themselves off balance. “In a pedestrian（步行的）environment, inability to maintain a straight path would be likely to increase potential for traffic accidents”, said Mr. Hoorn. “The best thing to do is to step aside and stop, or keep off the phone.” Authorities world-wide have taken note. Signs on Hong Kong's subway system advise passengers in three languages to keep their eyes off their phones. Police and transport authorities have highlighted the danger in Singapore, where the Straits Times newspaper recently declared cellphone-distracted road crossing as “bad habit No. 2” contributing to the rising number of road deaths. Some U.S. states, including New York and Arkansas, are considering bans on what they're calling phone jaywalking.32. According to the passage, people texting while walking usually____________.A. do not influence other walkersB. do harm to their eyesC. put themselves in dangerD. can still walk straight33. Which of the following words has the closest meaning to “wrapped up” in Paragraph2?A. absent-mindedB. annoyedC. confusedD. absorbed34. About the Australian study, we know that___________.A. the volunteers using phones while walking moved normallyB. ten volunteers admitted having bumped into things while textingC. the volunteers were divided into three groups during the studyD. texting walkers are exposed to greater possibility of traffic accidents35. The last paragraph suggests that_________.A. actions have been taken against texting while walkingB. Hong Kong’s subway system forbids texting walkers to take the trainC. New York has made laws to ban phone jaywalkingD. cellphone-distracted road crossing is considered the worst habit in Singapore第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

2016～2017学年度两校联合体高三级摸底考试理科综合本试题分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。

全卷满分300分，考试用时150分钟。

可能用到的相对原子质量：H 1 C 12 N 14 O 16 Cl 35.5 K 39Cr 52 Fe 56 Cu 64 Br 80 Ag 108 I 127命题：揭阳一中理科综合备课组第Ⅰ卷一、选择题：本题共13小题，每小题6分。

在每小题给出的四个选项中，只有一项是符合题目要求的。

1.下列关于真核细胞的结构与功能的叙述，正确的是A．细胞间的信息交流必需依赖于细胞膜上的受体B. 细胞内由许多囊泡参与物质运输，而内质网在其中起重要的交通枢纽作用C．细胞核是细胞代谢和遗传的控制中心D. 性激素可通过胞吐的方式从细胞中分泌出来2.下列关于ATP的说法正确的是A．一个ATP分子中有三个高能磷酸键，最容易水解的是远离A的那个键B．细胞中的放能反应一般与A TP的合成相联系C．ATP脱去两个磷酸基团后成为DNA的单体D．蓝藻细胞只能通过呼吸作用合成A TP3.如图为有关真核细胞分裂的概念图，下列说法不．正确的是A．蛙的红细胞通过①过程增殖，分裂过程没有染色体的出现B．在②过程中，染色体与核DNA分子的数目上表现出平行关系C．精原细胞以②或③的方式增殖D．基因的分离与自由组合定律只发生在③过程中4.下列关于神经调节的说法不．正确的是A．效应器由传出神经末梢和它所支配的肌肉或腺体等组成B．在特定情况下，突触释放的神经递质也能使肌肉收缩和某些腺体分泌C．对外部世界的感知、控制机体的反射活动属于人脑的高级功能D．长期记忆与大脑皮层下一个形状像海马的脑区有关5.下列关于种群、群落和生态系统的相关叙述正确的是A．种群密度不能反映种群数量的变化趋势B．一定环境中所有的动物种群和植物种群共同构成群落C．发生在裸岩、沙丘、火灾过后的草原上的群落演替都是初生演替D．输入生产者的能量，一部分在呼吸作用中以热能形式散失，另外一部分都流入第二营养级6.下图所示的中心法则揭示了生物遗传信息由DNA向蛋白质传递与表达的过程，下列相关叙述不．正确的是A．a、b、c、d、e过程都遵循碱基互补配对原则B．b、e过程所需要的酶分别是RNA聚合酶和逆转录酶C．噬菌体在大肠杆菌细胞内可以发生a、b、d过程D．若进行a过程时某基因发生基因突变，则生物的性状也一定会改变7．下列说法错误．．的是A．将煤气化后再作为能源，可减少PM2.5引起的危害B．农作物秸秆处理起来麻烦，利用价值低，适于就地露天焚烧C．雾霾是一种分散系，分散剂是空气，带活性炭口罩防雾霾的原理是吸附原理D．“地沟油”经过加工处理后，可以用来制肥皂和生物柴油，可以实现厨余废物合理利用8．设N A为阿伏伽德罗常数的值，下列叙述正确的是A．在50g质量分数为46%的乙醇水溶液中，含有氢原子数为3N AB．15.6g Na2S和Na2O2固体混合物中，含有的阴离子数为0.2N AC．1L 1mol/L的盐酸中含有HCl分子数为N AD．标准状况下，22.4 L甲醇中含有的C—H的数目为3N A9．合成导电高分子材料PPV的反应：下列说法正确的是A．合成PPV的反应为加聚反应B．PPV与聚苯乙烯具有相同的重复结构单元C．和苯乙烯互为同系物D．通过质谱法测定PPV的平均相对分子质量，可得其聚合度10．短周期主族元素W、X、Y、Z的原子序数依次增大。

广东省揭阳市两校联考2024-2025学年高三上学期8月月考英语试题一、阅读理解Jobs for Organic ChemistsWelcome to the Organic Chemistry Portal Job Market! Here you can browse recent job openings worldwide, and find jobs in research and development both in industry and academia. Some tips for your career as an organic chemist and the application process in particular can be found further down on this page.Educational RequirementsStudying is an essential component of becoming a chemist. To become a chemist, you will need to complete a formal education program that provides you with a strong foundation in chemistry, mathematics, physics, or other related sciences.Networking OpportunitiesTo find an interesting job, you should occasionally interact with industrial chemists and make personal contacts. This is best done at scientific conferences or via the social medium Linked In, where the Organic Chemistry Portal is also represented. This gives you interesting insights and allows you to focus your job search on suitable topics and companies. On the other hand, some people already know you and under some circumstances you already have references that could be listed in the application.Acquire More KnowledgeFor special fields, you can deepen your knowledge beforehand in order to show off some details in job interviews. Studying a specific textbook or reading journals in the field is suitable for this purpose. In some companies, you also have to talk to chemists during the application process, who ask for some basic or detailed knowledge. Name reactions in particular can be queried.The Application ProcessThe application process for a job vacancy can vary depending on the company and the role you are applying for, but in general, it usually involves some common steps. Click here for moredetails.→Application Materials：Cover Letter, Resume1．What education background is needed for a student to become a chemist?A．Evening school of Sciences.B．Self study of chemistry.C．College education of Maths.D．High school optional course of Physics. 2．What should you do to increase the chance of finding a good job?A．Attend some job hunting fairs.B．Give detailed personal information.C．Chat with chemists via social media.D．Pursue further education in related sciences.3．Where will you find this advertisement?A．A website.B．A magazine.C．A newspaper.D．A brochure.How long will it take you to read this article? On average, adults read about 240 words a minute, but I always take longer. I should probably feel embarrassed—but instead, I take joy in it.I got the habit of reading for pleasure from my mum. Reading is what I do first thing in the morning and last thing at night. But it’s always taken me a long time. When I started reviewing books, I was averaging 20 pages an hour. I have improved to about 30 pages, but that’s still slow, according to some literary critics.Book reviewers aren’t the only ones under pressure to read quickly. Pictures of “all the books I read this month” are all over social media. And reading has become a way of keeping up with the world. It is understandable that we try to make sense of events, but it can also fuel the idea that reading is a chore, which it absolutely is not.Why would pleasure be equal to pace? My slow reading seems to be down to a combination of slower processing speeds, and “subvocalizing” —sounding out words as I read them. But especially when it comes to the latter, I wouldn’t want to train myself to go faster. It was news to me that not everyone subvocalises, because one of my favourite things about reading is hearing the language in my mind. Without subvocalising, I wouldn’t have caught the music of those words.Recently, I finished a book of poetry. For two years, I read the poems each morning in the four minutes it took my coffee to be ready. It was a wonderful reminder that reading is never about quantity and always about the quality of time you spend with a text.So when you read, don’t stick a number on it—resolve to read for pleasure, not as a chore. 4．Why does the author like slow reading?A．It wins her fame online.B．It is a delightful practice.C．It comes from her mom.D．It helps her reach goals.5．What do fast readers focus on?A．Quantity.B．Quality.C．Content.D．Sound. 6．What’s the author’s attitude towards reading under pressure?A．Unclear B．Appreciative C．Supportive D．Opposed7．What would the author agree with?A．Reading is a demanding fask.B．Pace equals reading pleasure.C．Beauty of words needs tasting.D．Poetry takes no effort to digest.The science of why insects gather around lights at night has never been nailed down. Popular theories propose that moths and other insects navigate (导航) by the moon and mistake lamps for moonlight, or that the insects fly towards light to escape coming danger. Now researchers believe they have a more convincing answer: contrary to current theories, insects are not attracted to light from far away, but become trapped if they fly close to an artificial light source.According to Dr Sam Fabian, study co-author and Imperial College London entomologist, moths and many other insects that fly at night evolved to tilt (倾斜) their backs to wherever is brightest. For hundreds of millions of years, this was the sky rather than the ground. The trick told insects which way was up and ensured they flew level. But then came artificial lighting. Moths found themselves tilting their backs to street lamps. This caused them to circle around the lamps endlessly, the insects trapped by their evolution.Fabian and his colleagues filmed insect flight paths around lights in the lab. The videos reveal that time and again, moths and dragonflies turned their backs to artificial lights, which appeared to greatly change their flight paths. If the light is above them, they might start orbiting it,but if it’s behind them, they start tilting backwards and end up flying in circles or diving toward the ground.Researchers have long warned that light pollution is a big driving force in the dramatic decline in insect populations. Moths and other insects that become trapped around lamps become easily caught by bats. The artificial lighting can also fool them into thinking it is daytime, causing them to bed down and skip a night’s feeding.There are, Fabian believes, helpful lessons from the research. “What this tells us is that the direction of artificial light matters. Could we change lighting environments to not trap insects? For we’re facing a massive decline in insects around the world, and artificial light at night is one of the factors that could potentially be leading to this decline,” Fabian said.8．What do the underlined words “nailed down” in paragraph 1 mean?A．Popularized widely.B．Discussed openly.C．Defined accurately.D．Explored academically.9．Fabian’s study found that moths circle around the lamps endlessly because ______.A．they can’t keep their balance.B．they use improper flight attitude.C．they lose track of which way is up.D．they are attracted to lights from far away.10．What is the significance of the research finding?A．It may lead to better conservation of insects.B．Natural enemies of insects will be got rid of.C．Artificial lighting will be greatly reduced at night.D．It may raise concerns for insects’ eating behavior.11．What is the text mainly about?A．Why insects lose their ability to fly at night.B．Why artificial light and evolution trap insects.C．How artificial light impacts insect populations.D．How insects evolved distinct strategies of flight.Two and a half millennia ago, Socrates complained that writing would harm students. Witha way to store ideas permanently and externally, they would no longer need to memorize. However, studies today have found that writing on paper can improve everything from recalling a random series of words to better understanding complex concepts.For learning material by repetition, the benefits of using a pen or pencil lie in how the motor and sensory memory of putting words on paper reinforces that material. The scribbling (涂鸦) on a page feeds into visual memory: people might remember a word they wrote down in French class as being at the bottom-left on a page.One of the best-demonstrated advantages of writing by hand seems to be in note-taking. Students typing on computers wrote down almost twice as many words directly from lectures, suggesting they were not understanding so much as rapidly copying the material. However, handwriting forces note-takers to process and organize ideas into their own words. This aids conceptual understanding at the moment of writing, resulting in better performance on tests.Many studies have confirmed handwriting’s benefits, and policymakers have taken note. Though America’s curriculum from 2010 does not require handwriting instruction past first grade (roughly age six), about half the states since then have required more teaching of it. In Sweden there is a push for more handwriting and printed books and fewer devices. England’s national curriculum already includes the teaching of basic cursive writing (连写体) skills by age seven.However, several school systems in America have gone so far as to ban most laptops. This is too extreme. Some students have disabilities that make handwriting especially hard. Nearly all will eventually need typing skills. Virginia Berninger, professor of psychology at the University of Washington, is a longtime advocate of handwriting. But she is not a purist; she says there are research tested benefits for “manuscript” print-style writing but also for typing.Socrates may or may not have had a point about the downsides of writing. But no one would remember, much less care, if his student Plato had not noted it down for the benefit of future generations.12．According to the text, why does writing on paper have benefits for learning?A．It provides visual enjoyment in class.B．It improves the effect of memorization.C．It promotes the motor and sensory ability.D．It helps to remember the information forever.13．How does the author show the emphasis on handwriting instruction at school?A．By giving examples.B．By providing statistics.C．By making comparisons.D．By making classification.14．What is paragraph 5 mainly about?A．Difficulties faced by the disabled.B．Unreasonableness of forbidding typing.C．The research-tested benefits of typing.D．The longtime advocacy for handwriting.15．Why does the writer mention Socrates and Plato in the last paragraph?A．To thank Plato for his efforts.B．To defend Socrates’ point of view.C．To show people’s indifference to typing.D．To confirm the importance of handwriting.In today’s fast-paced world, where screen time is a fact of life, the thought of taking your kids to an art gallery — and them actually enjoying the experience — might seem a thankless and impossible challenge. 16 Surely a child won’t have the patience to stare at something outside the screen.In fact, art galleries serve as invaluable educational and instructional resources. They invite young viewers to interpret and connect with the artwork on a personal level. This exposure not only broadens their artistic horizons but also encourages them to appreciate different ways of seeing the world. So art galleries are packed with nutrition for mind, heart, and soul. But many kids are picky eaters, and take galleries as appetising as yesterday’s porridge (粥). 17 Allow your children to fit in on their own terms. Who said that walking around a gallery bad to be slow and methodical, stopping to look at every picture? 18 If they want to head straight for a certain display, it’s no big deal. If something catches their eye on the other side of the room, far away from the Picasso or Constable in the spotlight, that’s absolutely fine.While it might sound like I’m not being an art enthusiast, the particular work of art is simply not important. What really matters is that children build a connection with art. 19 Involve older children, either with or without a reward, in simple quizzes such as, “Who can guessthe artist?” or, ”Who can identify the period it was made?”20 Ask questions such as, “What exhibit did you find most exciting or boring?” or, “How did that painting make you feel?” and discuss your different impressions of the same works. As an added bonus, it will deepen the connection between you and your children. By taking this approach, art is no longer dull but something alive and relevant to young people, and even a rewarding and fascinating pursuit that will last a lifetime.A．You can make it into a game.B．How can they find enjoyment?C．It always enhances their interest.D．Instead, let them control the pace.E．Talk to children in the language of emotions as this also works.F．Limiting your visit to 45 minutes is perfect for stopping boredom.G．After all, galleries are for quiet reflection and observation, right?二、完形填空On a hot summer day when I was 13, I was bored in my attic (阁楼) bedroom. Thinking about how to 21 that boredom, I leaned (斜靠) sideways, and my hand landed on a floorboard, which 22 up and almost hit me in the head.When I looked inside the open space 23 , there was something like a book. I 24 it out. It was old and small: Bartlett’s Familiar Quotations. I wondered whom these quotations were supposed to be 25 to, because I’d never heard of this book. And 26 I was bored, I decided to see what was inside the book. I started to 27 the pages, reading about different 28 . I learned about comfort, hope, love and even loneliness.I began spending all my free time reading Bartlett’s. It felt like a new world 29 before me. I learned about different quotes and phrases, and I got to 30 how language could be used to 31 complex emotions. I also realized how those emotions I’d felt while reading Bartlett’s became 32 in the characters I encountered in novels.When I went to college, Bartlett’s came with me. Over the years, I’ve kept my 33 copy, which I still often refer to. I’ve bought a few of the newer 34 , but the first one isthe one that 35 me, that helped me escape from the boredom, and see more than my young mind and heart could understand.21．A．relieve B．knock C．experience D．defend 22．A．picked B．turned C．popped D．came 23．A．curiously B．patiently C．aimlessly D．secretly 24．A．let B．pulled C．reached D．kicked 25．A．challenging B．familiar C．important D．acceptable 26．A．although B．after C．supposing D．since 27．A．leaf through B．check over C．look for D．tear off 28．A．cultures B．emotions C．themes D．lessons 29．A．changing B．marching C．unfolding D．passing 30．A．mess B．grasp C．expect D．question 31．A．identify B．hide C．control D．express32．A．a live B．misty C．mixed D．weak 33．A．original B．special C．handheld D．complete 34．A．works B．styles C．products D．editions 35．A．shocked B．sheltered C．liberated D．defined三、语法填空阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

2016—2017学年度第一学期高三级8月联考文科综合试题命题人：潮州市金山中学本试卷共12 页，43 题，试卷满分300分。

考试时间150分钟。

注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、班级、座号填写在答题卷密封线内。

2．非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答。

3．答案一律写在答题区域内，不准使用铅笔和涂改液，不按以上要求作答的答案无效。

第I卷（选择题共140分）一、本卷共35小题，每小题4分，共计140分。

在每小题列出的四个选项中，只有一项是最符合题目要求的。

读某科考工作者在我国北疆盆地（85°E）拍摄到的夏日景观照片。

据此完成1～3题。

1．拍摄此景观照片时北京时间可能是A．6：40 B．12：30 C．17：20 D．20：052．从照片上的景观信息可推断该地比较丰富的资源是A．生物资源 B．地下水 C．砂金矿 D．石油3．在照片景观的中部修一条贯穿南北的沙漠公路，可推断该公路不会受到A．风蚀和沙埋危害 B．盐渍土和暴雪危害C．冻胀、翻浆危害 D．洪水和排水沟危害下图为世界某区域经纬网图，图中箭头为地球自转方向，阴影为黑夜，此时在丙地正好可以看到日落的景观。

读图完成4～5题。

4．若此刻丙地地方时是17：30，同时正好有一架飞机从乙地取最短路径飞往甲地，行程用了2小时30分钟，则下列说法正确的是A．飞机先向东北后向东南飞 B．飞机先向西南后向西北飞C．抵达甲地时，当地时间为当日17：20 D．抵达甲地时，当地时间为当日17：40 5．此时，下列叙述可信的是A.北印度洋海水向东流B．长江中下游处于伏旱期C. 黄河正处于枯水期 D．南极高压正处于强盛期北美圣劳伦斯河中游，日出和日落时刻水位较高。

冬季的日出前后，在一些河段上空常见几十米高的“雾墙”。

大西洋普拉蒙鱼入冬后开始逆流洄游到支流圣安娜河。

圣诞节后一个半月的冰钓期间，该支流河畔圣安娜德村建起数百小木屋，以满足众多冰钓者享受冰钓的乐趣。

揭阳第一中学2016-2017学年度第一学期时期考试英语杨晓华吴湛蓝考试时刻：100分钟注意事项：1. 本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部份。

2. 答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卷和答题卡相应的位置上。

3. 全数答案应在答题卷和答题卡上完成，答在本试卷上无效。

4. 考试终止后，将本试卷、答题卷和答题卡一并交回。

第一部份阅读明白得（共两节，总分值40分）第一节阅读明白得（共15小题；每题2分，总分值30分）阅读以下短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最正确选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

AHOLIDAY FUN AT THE POWERHOUSE500 HARRIS STREET ULTIMO TELEPHONE(02) 92170111Join in the holiday fun at the Powerhouse this month linked to ourt new exhibition. Evolution & Revolution: Chinese dress 1700s to now. DON’T FROGET our other special event, the Club Med Circus School which is part of the Circus (马戏团)! 150 years of circus in Australia exhibition experience!C hinese Folk Dancing: Colorful Chinese dance and musical performances by The Chinese Folk Dancing School of Sydney. Dances include :the Golden stick dance and the Chinese drum dance. A feature will be the Qin dynasty Emperor’s court dance. Also included is a show of face painting for Beijing opera performance.Sunday 29 June and Wednesday 2 July in the Turbine Hall, at 11.30 am & 1.30 pm.A ustralia Chinese Children’s Arts Theater: Well-known children’s play experts from Shanghai lead this dynamic youth group. Performances include Chinese fairy tales and plays.Thursday 3 to Sunday 6 July in Turbine Hall, at 11.30 am & 1.30 pm.C hinese Youth League: A traditional performing arts group featuring performance highlights such as the Red scarf and Spring flower dances, and a musician playing Er Hu.Sunday 6 to Tuesday 8 July in the Turbine Hall, 11.30 am to 1.30pm.K ids Activity:Make a Paper Horse: Young children make a paper horse cut-out. (The horse is a frequent theme in Chinese painting, including a kind of advancement.) suitable for ages 8-12 years.Saturday 28 June to Tuesday 8 July in the Turbine Hall, 12.30 pm to 1.00pm.C lub Med Circus School: Learn circus skills, in cluding the trapeze, trampolining and magic. Note only for children over 5. There are 40 places available in each 1 hour session and these must be booked at the front desk, level 4, on the day.Tuesday 1 to Saturday 5 July at 11.30 am & 1.00 pm.Enjoy unlimited free visits and many other benefits by becoming a family member of the Powerhouse. Our family memberships cover two adults and all children under the age of 16 years at the one address. Members receive Powerline, our monthly magazine, discounts in the shops and the restaurants, as well as free admission to the Museum. All this for as little as $50.00 a year! Call (02)9217 0600 for more details.1.When can you watch the Chinese drum dance?A. On July 2.B. On July 3.C. On July 6.D. On July 8.2. To learn the magic tricks, you can go to ________.A. Kids Activity.B. Chinese Youth LeagueC. Club Med Circus SchoolD. Children’s Arts Theatre3. What is required if you want to enjoy free visits to the Museum?A. Calling (02) 9217 0600B. Gaining family membership.C. Coming for the holiday fun.D. Paying Powerline $50.00 a year.4. What is the main purpose of the text?A. To attract visitors.B. To present schedules.C. To report the performances.D. To teach kids Chinese arts.BI was never very neat, while my roommate Kate was extremely organized. Each of her objects had its place, but mine always hid somewhere. She even labeled (贴标签) everything. I always looked for everything. Over time, Kate got neater and I got messier. She would push my dirty clothing over, and I would lay my books on her tidy desk. We both got tired of each other.War broke out one evening. Kate came into the room. Soon, I heard her screaming, “ Take your shoes away! Why under my bed!”Deafened, I saw my shoes flying at me. I jumped to my feet and started yelling. She yelled back louder.The room was filled with anger. We could not have stayed together for a single minute but for a phone call. Kate answered it. From her end of the conversation, I could tell right away her grandma was seriously ill. When she hung up, she quickly crawled (爬) under her covers, sobbing. Obviously, that was something she should not go through alone. All of a sudden, a warm feeling of sympathy rose up in my heart.Slowly, I collected the pencils, took back the books, made my bed, cleaned the socks and swept the floor, even on her side. I got so into my work that I even didn’t notice Kate had sat up. She was watching, her tears dried and her expression one of disbelief. Then, she reached out her hands to grasp mine. I looked up into her eyes. She smiled at me, “Thanks.”Kate and I stayed roommates for rest of the year. We didn’t always agree, but we learned the key to living together: giving in, cleaning up and holding on.5. What made Kate so angry one evening?A. She couldn’t find her books.B. She heard the author shouting loud.C. She got the news that her grandma was ill.D. She saw the author’s shoes beneathher bed.6. The author tidied up the room most probably because _________.A. She was scared by Kate’s anger.B. She hated herself for being so messy.C. She wanted to show her care.D. She was asked by Kate to do so.7. What might be the best title for the story?A. My Friend KateB. Hard Work Pays OffC. How To Be OrganizedD. Learning To Be RoommatesCHaving good etiquette at the workplace is very important to be a favorite in an office. However, it’s observed that many people aren’t aware of the workplace etiquette and this creates a very bad impression in the office. So it’s important to know some workplace etiquette tips.Among all the workplace etiquette guidelines, the most important is to be punctual to your office. Though going late due to an emergency is okay, habitual late comers are never appreciated in any organization. By arriving at your office on time, you show that you’re aware of your responsibilities and have respect for the organization. In case you feel that you would be late, call the concerned authority and report the matter to him or her.Also, a proper knowledge of the workplace email etiquette is a must. In the official emails, you need to mention the subject concisely (简练地), while at the same time include all the important details which are to be shared. You should use good and grammatically correct language while writing emails.A knowledge of telephone etiquette in the workplace is very important as well. While talking on the telephone, be polite and listen to what they’re saying carefully. Only then should you say what you feel. Speak in a voice which would be heard clearly at the other end.The workplace guidelines are important even while you’re dining or celebrating with yourco-workers. If you get a call in between, receive it after you’re permitted by the others by saying “excuse me”. Don’t talk loudly while eating. Greet people well and try to make them feel comfortable, while being in your company.These guidelines will help you become the best employee of a company. All the best!8.The intended readers of the text are ________.A. managers in charge of a companyB. students of a business classC. people who are out of workD. general readers9. How should you write an official email?A. Write the subject clearly and simply.B. Include all the details in the email.C. Make the language as beautiful as possible.D. Make emails as brief as possible.10. Which of the following is considered NOT acceptable about making phone calls?A. Using polite languages.B. Listening with patience and care.C. Speaking clearly.D. Answering a call in a loud voice.11. In the write r’s opinion, workplac e etiquette _____________.A. is easy to masterB. is considered important by all employees.C. can be helpful in doing your work well.D. will bring you good luck and good salaries.D“Just ate chicken feet for lunch. ” These were the words I wrote on my blog yesterday. By the next day there were hundreds of comments from my friends. They ranged from “OH MY GOD! That is so disgusting! ” to “What were they like?” to “Why can’t you eat sandwiches like everyone else?”To Chinese people, chicken feet are a normal snack. To my friends in Britain, the thought of eating a chicken’s foot is——well, weird (怪僻的). As weird, in fact, as eating a bullfrog, scorpion(蝎子), snake, or turtle.But if there are two things I love more than anything else in life, they are : trying new things and foodI arrived in Beijing five months ago. Since then, I’ve searched for the “weirdest” foods so I can try them, then treat my friends to some “virtual（虚拟的）eating” on my blog.One weekend, I went to Wangfujing, Beijing’s “snack street”. The trip gave me tons of blog material.“I chose a stick with three live, wriggling(扭动的) scorpions on it,”I wrote. “And it was pretty good. The scorpion was warm and crispy. The legs did have a tendency to get stuck between on e’s teeth, however. What’s more, I am sure scorpion number two stung me with its tail in revenge(报复).”Next came snake: “A bit like a cross between fish and chicken, with a slightly rubbery texture and meaty taste.”Some people were actually angry when I ate turtle soup——especially when I posted pictures showing the poor little guy’s head staring sadly up at us from the bowl. “ I am never speaking to you again,” wrote one (former) friend.Still, I will continue my culinary quest.Next on my list is starfish, though I feel I should have some vegetables too——algae, maybe.So what am I eating, tonight, you may ask. Pizza. Well, a girl’s gotta have a break sometimes.12. What does the writer like most in life?A. Trying new things and food.B. Traveling.C. Walking.D. Shopping.13. Where did the writer get her blog material?A. From his friends.B. From Wangfujing, Beijing’s “snack street”.C. From Shopping.D. From the Internet.14. What is the writer’s friends’ attitude toward her trying “weird” foods?A. They are satisfied.B. They are happy.C. They are surprised and even angry.D. They are sorry.15. Which of the following “weirdest” foods is the one writer hasn’t tried?A. Chicken’s feet.B. Bullfrog.C. Scorpion.D. Chicken’s head.笫二节（共5小题；每题2分，总分值10分）依照短文内容，从短文后的选项当选出能填人空白处的最正确选项。

揭阳一中、潮州金山中学2017届高三上学期暑假联考英语试题Ⅰ语言知识及应用（共两节，满分45分）第一节: 完形填空（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从 1―15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

As a general rule, all forms of activity lead to boredom when they are performed on a routine(常规)basis. As a matterof fact, we can see this 1 at work in people of all ages. For example, on Christmas morning, children are 2 about playing with their new toys. But their 3 soon wearsoff and by January those same toys can be found put away in the basement. The world is full of 4 stamp albums and unfinished models, each standing as a monument to someone’s 5 interest. When parents bring home a pet, their child 6 bathes it and brushes its fur. Within a 7 time, however, the burden of caring for the animal is handed overto the parents. Adolescents enter high school with great excitement but are soon looking forward to 8 . The sameis true of the young adults going to college. And then, how many 9 , who now complain about the long drives to work,10 drove for hours at a time when they first 11 their driver’s license ? Before people retire, they usually 12 to do a lot of 13 things, which they never had time to do while working. But soon after retirement, the golfing, the fishing, the reading and all of the other pastimes (消遣) become as boring as the jobs they 14 . And, like the children in January, they go searching for ‚new 15 ‛ .1. A. principle B. habit C. weaknessD. power2. A. surprised B. moved C.excitedD. satisfied3. A. confidence B. interest C. anxietyD. sorrow4. A. well-organized B. colorfully-printed C. newly- collected D. half-filled5. A. missing B. passing C. developingD. falling6. A. silently B. impatiently C. gladlyD. worriedly7. A. interesting B. short C. longD. boring8. A. graduation B. independence C. responsibilityD. success9. A. children B. students C.adults D. retirees10. A. carefully B. eagerly C. nervouslyD. bravely11. A. required B. obtained C. noticedD. discovered12. A. need B. learn C. startD. plan13. A. great B. strong C. difficultD. correct14. A. lost B. chose C. leftD. quit15. A. pets B. toys C. friendsD. colleagues第二节:语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面短文,按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求,在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空,并将答案填写在答题卡标号为16—25的相应位置上。

高三“三模”联考英语科考试题第I卷第二部分阅读理解（共两节，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、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

AEDGEWOOD — Every morning at Dixie Heights High school, customers pour into a special experiment: the district’s first coffee shop run mostly b y students with special learning needs.Well before classes start, students and teachers order Lattes, Cappuccinos and Hot Chocolates. Then, during the first period, teachers call in orders on their room phones, and students make deliveries. By closing time at 9:20 a.m., the shop usually sells 90 drinks. “Whoever made the chi tea, Ms. Schatzman says it was good,”Christy McKinley, a second year student, announced recently, after hanging up with the teacher.The shop is called the Dixie PIT, which stands for Power in Transition. Although some of the students are not disabled, many are, and the PIT helps them prepare for life after high school. They learn not only how to run a coffee shop but also how to deal with their affairs. They keep a timecard and receive paychecks, which they keep in check registers.Special-education teachers Kim Chevalier and Sue Casey introduced the Dixie PIT from a similar program at Kennesaw Mountain High School in Georgia. Not that it was easy. Chevalier’s first problem to overcome was product-related. Should schools be selling coffee? What about sugar content? Kenton County Food Service Director Ginger Gray helped. She made sure all the drinks, which use non-fat milk, fell within nutrition guidelines.21. The coffee shop is mostly run by _________.A. all the studentsB. all the teachersC. students with special learning needsD. some special-education teachers22. When does the coffee shop close?A. In the early morning.B. At 9:20 a.m.C. At 9 a.m.D. In the afternoon.23. The Dixie PIT program was introduced in order to _________.A. raise money for school affairsB. do some research onnutritionC. supply teachers with drinksD. develop st udents’ practical skillsBHave you ever wondered where the chocolate in your favorite candy bar comes from? Chocolate comes from the cacao tree, which grows in warm, tropical areas of West Africa, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico, and South America. And who eats the delicious chocolate made from the cacao grown in these places? The majority of chocolate is consumed in Europe and North America. This probably sounds like a familiar story—developing countries produce inexpensive raw materials that are manufactured and sold as finished goods in developed countries, and generally, that is what happens with chocolate. Large chocolate companies buy cacao beans at a low price and produce cocoa and chocolate products to se ll at a relatively high price.But the familiar story has a new chapter. Beginning in the 1980s, some consumers learned that cacao farmers were living difficult and uncertain lives. The farmers received money for their crops based on world markets, and the market price for cacao was sometimes so low that farmers received less for their crops than the crops had cost to produce. In response, groups of consumers in Europe and the United States developed “fair trade”organizations to guarantee that farmers of cacao, as well as coffee and tea, would receive fair and consistent prices for their crops.Fair trade organizations benefit farmers by buying cacao beans or other products from them directly at higher-than-market prices and eliminating (除去) “middle men”such as exporters. Fair trade organizations also encourage farming techniques that are not harmful to the environment or to farm workers, for example, growing cacao without chemical pesticides or fertilizers in the shade of rain forest trees. One organization, Equal Exchange, helps farmers set up farming cooperatives in which they can share resources and work on projects such as community schools. Another, Fairtrade Labelling Organizations International (FLO), guarantees that products bearing its label meet standards that improve the lives of growers and producers.The results of fair trade are a better standard of living for some farmers and nicer chocolate bars made with organically produced cocoa that consumers don’t feel guilty about buying. And although fair trade chocolate is somewhat more expensive than other chocolate and now makes up only 1% of chocolate sold, the fair trade idea is spreading quickly. You may soon see fair trade chocolate right next to the more famous bars in your favorite store.24. The underlined word “that” in Para. 1 refers to _________.A. t he unfair trade between countriesB. the high price of chocolate productsC. the traditional production of raw materialsD. the major consumption of the finished food25. The organization Equal Exchange aims to_________.A. promote chocolate salesB. offer support to the farmersC. reduce the cost of growing cropsD. increase the production of chocolate26. What does the author imply in the last paragraph?A. There will be more fair trade chocolate in the future.B. Fair trade chocolate is not as tasty as other chocolate.C. Consumers feel guilty about buying fair trade chocolate.D. There is probably no reason to worry about cacao farmers.27. The passage is written to _________.A. give tips on how to undertake fair chocolate tradeB. advise people to join in Fair trade organizationsC. encourage farmers to adopt organic farmingD. inform people of fair trade chocolateCDoes happiness have a scent?When someone is happy, can you smell it?You can usually tell when someone is happy based on seeing them smile, hearing them laugh or perhaps from receiving a bighug. But can you also smell their happiness? Surprising newresearch suggests that happiness does indeed have a scent, and that the experience of happiness can be transmitted through smell, reports .For the study, 12 young men were shown videos meant to bring about a variety of emotions while researchers gathered sweat samples from them. All of the men were healthy and none of them were drug users or smokers, and all were asked to abstain from drinking or eating smelly foods during the study period.Those sweat samples were then given to 36 equally healthy young women to smell, while researchers monitored their reactions. Only women were selected to smell the samples, apparently because previous research has shown that women have a better sense of smell than men and are also more sensitive to emotional signaling — though it's unclear why only men were chosen to produce the scents.Researchers found that the behavior of the women after smelling the scents — particularly their facial expressions —indicated a relationship between the emotional states of the men who produce d the sweat and the women who sniffed them.“Human sweat produced when a person is happy brings about a state similar to happiness in somebody who breathes this smell,” said study co-author Gun Semin, a professor at Koc University in Turkey.This is a fascinating finding because it not only means that happiness does have a scent, but that the scent is capable of transmitting the emotion to others. The study also found that other emotions, such as fear, seem to carry a scent too. This ensures previous research suggesting that some negative emotions have a smell, but it is the first time this has proved to be true of positive feelings.Researchers have yet to isolate (分离) exactly what the chemical compound for the happiness smell is, but you might imagine what the potential applications for such a finding could be. Happiness perfumes, for instance, could be invented. Scent therapies (香味疗法) could also be developed to help people through depression or anxiety.Perhaps the most surprising result of the study, however, is our broadened understanding of how emotions get communicated, and also how our own emotions are potentially managed through our social context and the emotional states of those around us.28. What is the main finding of the new research?A. Men produce more sweats.B. Negative emotions have a smell.C. Pleasant feelings can be smelt out.D. Women have a better sense of smell.29. The underlined part “abstain from”in Paragraph 3 probably means _________.A. avoidB. practiceC. continueD. try30 What is the application value of the new research?A. Perfumes could help people understand each other.B. Some smells could be developed to better our mood.C. Perfumes could be produced to cure physical diseases.D. Some smells could be created to improve our appearance.31 We can learn from the last paragraph that .A. happiness comes from a scent of sweatB. positive energy can deepen understandingC. people need more emotional communicationD. social surroundings can influence our emotionsDConventional wisdom is a major barrier to innovation（创新） that threatens the survival of companies everywhere. It’s based on the assumption that old ideas will always work, so they shou ldn’t be challenged. While this may be a valid assumption in situations that don’t change, it’s unlikely to hold true in a changing situation. In today’s rapid changing global environment, old methods often don't work, and stubbornly using them can lead to major problems.Most people seem to agree with conventional wisdom because it gives one a false sense of security. If everyone else believes it, then it must be true. Individuals who use conventional wisdom are certain that they are right, and being right is good. They want to continue using old ideas rather than take risks with changes that might not work. In 1977, Ken Olsen, co-founder and CEO of Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC), stated “There is no reason for any individual to have a computer in his home.”Despite being a dominant leader in the computer industry, DEC no longer exists.People seem to forget that since innovation is a change, there can be no innovation without change. Unfortunately, conventional wisdom prevents leaders, followers and companies from changing and therefore innovating. If companies don’t innovate, but their competitors do, the future is likely to be problematic. Breaking from conventional wisdom has led to many of the most innovative companies and products in history across many industries, so it has a powerful effect on business success.Ted Turner (founder of CNN) knew little, if anything, about the news business, but he knew it was inconvenient to watch news only at the dinner hour, as was common before CNN. Turner’s solut ion was to create a cable channel dedicated to news 24 hours a day. The news establishment reflected conventional wisdom at the time, and predicted his idea would fail because no one wanted to watch the news all day. However, it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to understand that viewers don’t have to watch the news all day for the CNN to work. Viewers just have to watch when they want to get information. Due to conventional thinking, the critics failed to recognize th e opportunity that was clear to Ted. They assumed that only what was familiar to them could work in the future.Conventional wisdom prevents creativity, flexibility and risk-taking, so unconventional leaders enthusiastically break from it. To survive, thrive (茁壮成长) and maintain competitive advantage, companies must be flexible when reacting to change.32. DEC has disappeared probably because ___________.A. the consumers didn’t like its productsB. the leaders lacked the sense of securityC. the CEO stuck to the conventional ideasD. the employees took many risks with changes33. The founding of CNN is used as an example to prove _________.A. missing opportunities could lead to failureB. changing could contribute to business successC. watching news at the dinner hour is convenientD. conventional wisdom influences business success34. What does the underlined part probably mean?A. Rocket scientists can ensure the CNN works properly.B. Most of the viewers don’t like to watch the news at work.C. It’s necessary to understand when people watch the news.D. It’s easy to know people needn’t watch the news all the time.35. The passage is mainly written to tell us that __________.A. old methods are changing with timeB. opportunities lead to business successC. conventional wisdom limits innovationD. successful companies need wise leaders第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，共10分）根据短文内容,从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

揭阳联考英语试题及答案一、听力理解（共20分）1. What does the woman mean?A. She’s not interested in the job.B. She wants to know more about the job.C. She’s decided to take the job.2. Where does the conversation most likely take place?A. In a restaurant.B. In a library.C. In a bookstore.3. What is the man’s opinion about the movie?A. It’s too long.B. It’s very exciting.C. It’s boring.4. What does the woman suggest doing?A. Going to the beach.B. Going to the mountains.C. Going to the cinema.5. How much will the man pay for the tickets?A. $20.B. $30.C. $40.二、阅读理解（共30分）Passage 16. What is the main topic of the passage?A. The importance of sleep.B. The effects of sleep deprivation.C. The benefits of taking naps.7. According to the passage, which of the following is a sign of sleep deprivation?A. Feeling energetic.B. Experiencing mood swings.C. Being highly focused.8. What does the author suggest to improve sleep quality?A. Drinking coffee before bed.B. Exercising regularly.C. Avoiding screens before sleep.Passage 29. What is the purpose of the article?A. To advertise a new product.B. To discuss the history of a company.C. To explain the process of making a product.10. When was the company founded?A. In 1980.B. In 1995.C. In 2002.11. What is the company’s main product?A. Electronic devices.B. Organic food.C. Handmade crafts.12. Where can customers find more information about the company?A. On social media.B. In local newspapers.C. On their official website.三、完形填空（共20分）13. A. althoughB. becauseC. unless14. A. surprisedB. disappointedC. excited15. A. decidedB. hesitatedC. refused16. A. immediatelyB. finallyC. slowly17. A. laughedB. criedC. shouted18. A. askedB. toldC. warned19. A. leftB. arrivedC. passed20. A. safelyB. quietlyC. happily四、语法填空（共15分）21. If it ________ (not rain) tomorrow, we will go for a picnic.22. She ________ (be) a teacher for ten years by the time she retires next year.23. The book ________ (write) in simple English so thatbeginners can understand it.24. ________ (not forget) to bring your ID card to the exam.25. The children ________ (play) in the park when it started to rain.五、短文改错（共15分）26. She doesn’t like to travel by plane because it’s too expensive.27. I used to get up early, but now I’m used to get up late.28. There are a lot of people are waiting for the bus at the station.29. The teacher asked us what was the matter with us.30. I would rather stay at home than go out in such bad weather.Answer Key:一、听力理解1-5: B A C B A二、阅读理解6-12: B B B A C B A C三、完形填空13-20: A B A A B C B A四、语法填空21. doesn’t rain22. will have been23. is written24. Don’t forget25. were playing五、短文改错26. doesn’t → did not27. get → getting28. are → is29. was → were30. would → will。

2016-2017学年度高三正月联考英语科试题第一部分阅读理解（共两节，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。

AFor the Travel section, writers and editors selected special items to profile from a doen cities.Brussels ChocolateNearly half the chocolate consumed in the world is eaten in Europe, and Belgium — with average consumption of 14.99 pounds per person a year —certainly covers its fair share.While Brussels, the country’s capital, is home to hundreds of chocolate maers, what maes a visit necessary is the rich heritage of traditional chocolate maers.Budapest Papria (红辣椒)The job of preparing Hungarian papria was once considered too dangerous for mothers to do. A woman who touched her children upon returning from wor rised burning them, so only the elderly and unmarried were allowed the delicate tas of separating the sin from the flesh.But by the early 20th century, sweeter varieties and a machine turned papria into a common feature of all Hungarian cuisine.Lisbon Tiles (瓷砖)Is there a bluer country than Portugal? The blue sy and Atlantic Ocean embrace the land.The blue moods of Fado, the dar fol music, form the national soundtrac. And all across Portugal, the typically blue designs of aulejos — ceramic tiles — are spread across churches, castles, palaces, university halls, pars... The result is a beautiful land of Christian saints, Portuguese ings, historical glories, aristocrats (贵族) at leisure, seascapes and so on.Madrid GuitarsWaling into one of Madrid’s storied guitar maers’ worsh ops can feel lie stepping into the past. Curly wood shavings, from the palest pine to ebony, fall onto the floor as artisans (工匠) turn some humble wood into wors of art. It’s painstaing wor —all done by hand —with classical guitar models and the methods of maing them changing little over the last century.1. What does the job of preparing Hungarian papria suggest?A. The popularity of Hungarian peppers.B. The difficulty of processing peppers.C. The unique tradition in Budapest.D. The hot level of Hungarian peppers.2. Which city can be a splendid setting for a film?A. Brussels.B. Budapest.C. Lisbon.D. Madrid.3. What’s the similarity of the four items?A. They’re all treasures o f a city.B. They all date bac several centuries.C. Their production processes are all painstaing.D. They all win popularity in most European countries.BAbout 150 years ago, a village church priest, Patric Bronte, in Yorshire, England, had three lovely, intelligent daughters but his hopes fell entirely on the only male heir, Branwell, a youth with remarable talent in both art and literature.Branwell’s father and sisters saved their pennies to pac him off to London’s Royal Academy of Arts, but if art was his calling, he dialed a wrong number. Within wees he hightailed it home, a penniless failure.Hopes still high, the family landed Branwell a job as a private tutor, hoping this would free him to develop his literary sills and achieve the success and fame that he deserved. Failure again.Still, the selfless sisters squelched their own goals, farming themselves out as teachers and governesses in support of their increasingly indebted brother, convinced the world must eventually recognie his genius. As failure multiplied, Branwell turned to alcohol, then opium, and eventually died as he had lived a failure. So died hope in the one male — but what of the three sisters?During Branwell’s last years, the girls published a boo of poetry at their own epense (under a pen name, for fear of reviewers’bias against females). Even Branwell might have laughed they sold only two copies.They didn’t give up. Instead, they continued in their spare time, late at night by candlelight, to pour out their contained emotion, writing of what they new best, of women in conflict with their natural desires and social condition, in reality, less fiction than autobiography! And 19th century literature was transformed by Anne’s Agnes Grey, Emily’s Wuthering Heights, and Charlotte’s Jane Eyre.But years of sacrifice for Branwell had eventually ruined their health. Emily too ill at her brother’s funeral and died within 3 months, aged 29; Anne died 5 months later, aged 30; Charlotte lived only to age 39. If only they had been nurtured instead of sacrificed.No one remembers Branwell’s name, much less of his art or literature, but the Bronte sisters’ tragically short lives teach us even more of life than literature.4. According to the passage, what can we learn from the story of Branwell?A. Gift is not necessarily a guarantee of success.B. Gift is a burden for a person.C. A person’s success is largely due to the support of his family.D. Too many choices may lead to success in none.5. What might lead to the tragedy of the three Bronte sisters?A. That to be a writer was a really tough road to goB. The social prejudice against women in those daysC. Their poor familyD. The failure of their brother.6. Which word is the closest in meaning to the underlined word “squelched” in paragraph 4?A. carried outB. lived outC. set asideD. stuc to7. Were Patric Bronte alive, what might he regret most?A. Not taing good care of his children.B. Intending his son for an artist or a writer.C. Putting all of his eggs in one male baset.D. Sacrificing too many pennies for his son.CBritish scientists have discovered the willow trees (柳树) planted at an angle could increase sugars for biofuel production.Willow is a fast-growing species. It is already used to produce fuels for the renewable heating and power maret. In future it could also help to produce biofuel to power vehicles. It has been nown that when willows growing in the wild are blown sideways they tend to produce more sugars. But for a while it has not been nown why this happens.Researchers at Imperial College London, led by Dr Nicholas Brereton and Dr Michael Ray of the Department of Life Sciences, have now solved the mystery. When the tree is blown sideways, its genes produce large numbers of sugar molecules (分子) to straighten the tree upwards.“This is an important breathrough. Our study now shows that natural genetic changes are related to these differences. And this could well be the ey to unlocing the future for green energy from willow,” said Dr Brereton.The research was carried out under lab conditions. The willows were grown at an angle of 45 degrees. They were compared to willows which grow naturally straight upwards. The team then looed for the same effect among the willows growing on the Isle of Orney where strong winds cause the trees to bend at etreme angles. They discovered that the Orney trees produce five times the amount of sugars found in willows grown in sheltered conditions.Willow is widely planted across the U. The results show that biofuel crops such as willows could be grown in climatically challenging conditions where chances of growing food crops are limited.The study is published in Biotechnology for Biofuels.8. What may happen when willows are planted in strong winds?A. They stop growing.B. Few sugars are produced.C. They try to grow sideways.D. Changes in genes tae place.9. The Orney willows ______________.A. are unusually rich in sugarsB. grow naturally straight upwardsC. looed taller than ordinary willowsD. are stronger than those growing in labs10. Farmers living in challenging climate ____________.A. use biofuel for heating and powerB. are encouraged to grow biofuel cropsC. can planted different inds of food cropsD. should mae their willows grow straight11. Where does this passage probably come from?A. A personal diary.B. A newspaper ad.C. A scientific journalD. A travel magaineDWeighing too much can damage your health, and obesity is a growing problem for both ids and adults around the world. Sleep might be one answer to the problem. A new study has found that elementary school students who slept too little were more liely to gain pounds. In the United States today, some 9 million children over the age of 6 are obese .Past studies have shown a lin between sleeping less and weighing more, but scientists have had a tough time determining "which came first, the chicen or the egg," says Julie C. Lumeng of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. In other words, it hasn't been clear whether ids who weigh too much have trouble sleeping, or whether sleeping less leads to weight gain. Both scenarios (情况) seemed equally possible.To get a better idea of which causes which, Lumeng and her colleagues interviewed the parents of 785 third graders from around the United States. The parents answered questions about how well their ids slept that year. Three years later, the parents answered the same questions. By sith grade, 18 percent of ids involved in the study were obese.The scientists found no relationship between weight and the students' race or gender. It also didn't matter how strict their parents were, or whether they were boys or girls. Obesity struc all of these groups equally. Instead, sleep seemed to be the ey factor. Over the 3 years of the study, the children averaged a healthy 9.5 hours of sleep a night. Some ids, however, slept a lot more—or less—than others. For the sith graders, every hour of sleep above the 9.5-hour average was lined to a 20 percent lower ris of being obese. Sleep appeared doubly important for the third graders. Every etra hour of sleep they got was lined to a 40 percent drop in obesity by sith grade."I epected we'd find that this (sleep lin with obesity) was just a bunch of bun," says Lumeng, a pediatrician. But their findings were convincing. No matter how her team looed at the lin, "we couldn't mae it go away."12. What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 imply?A. Scientists have found the eact causes of children’s obesity.B. There is always something difficult to understand through theory.C. The cause-effect relationship between weight and sleep isn’t clear.D. A person’s weight has something to do with the amount of his sleep.13. What did the interview find out?A. 9.5 hours of sleep a night is enough for children.B. The more a child sleeps, the healthier he will be.C. Sith graders need more sleep than third graders.D. One’s race or gender has nothing to do with his weight.14. How does the author develop the passage?A. By listing figures.B. By comparing different opinions.C. By providing eamples.D. By conducting a survey.15. What is the suitable title for the passage?A. The benefits of enough sleep for the childrenB. Sleeping less increases the ris of obesityC. Which comes first, little sleep or obesity?D. How many hours of sleep do children need?第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。