2021届高三英语三星级阶梯阅读练习8

1、本资料为共享资料 来自网络 如有相似概不负责2020届高三英语星级阶梯阅读练习 三星级 8AHaving a hobby helps to make you a more interesting person and gives you something fascinating to talk about with others. It can also help you to avoid feeling bored and often provides the opportunity to meet new people with similar interests. Learning s

2、omething new is always good for keeping the mind alert and active, as is maintaining a long-term interest in something that attracts you. This will also make your more of an interesting person than a person who is addicted to MySpace, watching TV, or doing other time wasting and unhealthy tasks. Thi

3、nk of a hobby that might interest you. It might be an interest that you always wished you had time to explore, but never had the time or money required to pursue your interest.Collect things for a fashion magazine. Look at the walls in your post office, and think about collecting stamps and what you

4、 might need to do to start and maintain a stamp collection. Think of other items you might like to collect, for example, coins, dolls or chocolate wrappers. _. Have you ever gone to a museum, looked at the paintings on the walls, and wondered if you could do the same thing? How about trying painting

5、 for yourself - in oils or watercolors? Or maybe try drawing with charcoal or colored pencils. Enjoy sport as a hobby. Watch soccer, basketball, golf, athletics or tennis tournaments on television or at your local sports ground. Do you feel that a sport is something that you would love to learn? Thi

6、nk about what it would cost, and the time it would take to learn and play. Do you have the funds available for this type of hobby? Would you have the patience it would take to really learn to play or train for any of these sports? Would you rather play a team sport or an individual sport? Maybe ther

7、e are friends or family members who already have equipment and uniforms you can have, as well as tips for how to begin your chosen sport. Ask them about their experiences and listen to their suggestions.56. It is implied in the first paragraph that _. A. having a hobby will waste a lot of time. B. h

8、aving a hobby will do you good a lot C. a hobby is no more than a time-killing activity D. a hobby will mean a lot of unexpected chances57. Which of the following is most suitable for the blank?A. Make art in your own community. B. Learn art in a museum.C. Discover art for a hobby. D. Copy art from

9、other painters. 58. The questions in the 5th paragraph are used to _.A. present some advice for you to consider. B. show the curiosity of the writer about sports.C. express the doubt of the writer about sports. D. provide some choices on sports activity.59. The purpose of writing this passage is to

10、_.A. introduce the importance of a hobby B. teach us how to find a hobby C. explain how a hobby is developed D. prove the effect of a hobby on a person BShakespeares Birthplace and Exhibition of Shakespeares World Welcome to the world-famous house where William Shakespeare was born in l564 and where

11、 he grew up. The property (房产) remained in the ownership of Shakespeares family until 1806.The House has welcomed visitors traveling from all over the world for over 250 years.Enter through the Visitors Centre and see the highly-praised exhibition Shakespeares World, a lively and full introduction t

12、o the life and work of Shakespeare.Stand in the rooms where Shakespeare grew up. Discover examples of furniture and needlework from Shakespeares period.Enjoy the traditional English garden, planted with trees and flowers mentioned in the poets works.The Birthplace is within easy walking distance of

13、all the car parks shown on the map; nearest is Windsor Street (3 minutes walk).The House may present difficulties, but the Visitors Centre, its exhibition hall, and the garden are accessible (可进入的) to wheelchair users. The Shakespeare Coffee House(opposite the Birthplace). 60. How much is the admiss

14、ion for a family of two grown-ups and two children？A.9.80. B.12.00. C.14.20. D.16.40. 61. Where is the nearest parking place to Shakespeares Birthplace？A. Behind the exhibition hall. B. Opposite the Visitors Centre. C. At Windsor Street. D. Near the Coffee House. 62. A wheelchair user may need help

15、to enter _. A. the House B. the garden C. the Visitors Centre D. the exhibition hall63. Which of the following is true according to the passage?A. The property (房产) remained in the ownership of Shakespeare until 1806.B. The house began to open to the visitors around the world from 1806.C. Any visito

16、r can visit the house before 4:00 pm any day.D. Visits can enjoy all kinds of flowers ever loved by Shakespeare. C Do you still remember the interesting question: why did the chicken cross the road? To get to the other side. Most people know this joke. But recently, some people have been much more c

17、oncerned with how the grizzly bear and mountain lion can cross the road. Millions of animals die each year on US roads, the Federal Highway Administration reports. In fact, only about 80 ocelots, an endangered wild cat exist in the US today. The main reason? Road kill. “Ecopassages” may help animals

18、 cross the road without being hit by cars. They are paths both over and under roads. These ecopassages can be extremely useful, so that wildlife can avoid human conflicts, said Jodi Hilty of the Wildlife Conservation Society.But do animals actually use the ecopassages? The answer is yes. Paul Beier

19、of Northern Arizona University found foot marks left by mountain lions on an ecopassage that went under a highway. This showed that the lion used the passage. Builders of some ecopassages try to make them look like a natural part of an area by planting trees on and around them. Animals seem to be ca

20、tching on. Animals as different as salamanders and grizzly bears are using the bridges and underpasses. The next time you visit a park or drive through an area with a lot of wildlife, look around.You might see an animal overpass!64.The writer uses the example of ocelots to show that _.A. wild animal

21、s have become more dangerousB. the driving conditions have improved greatlyC. the measure for protecting wildlife fails to workD. an increasing number of animals are killed in road accidents65. From the news story, we know an ecopassage is _ .A. an underground path for carsB. a fence built for the s

22、afety of the areaC. a bridge for animals to get over a riverD. a pass for animals to cross the road66.When the writer says that animals seem to be catching on, he means _.A. animals begin to realize the danger on the road B. animals begin to learn to use ecopassagesC. animals are crossing the road i

23、n groups D. animals are increasing in number67.The writer asks visitors and drivers to look around when traveling because .A. wild animals may attack cars B. wild animals may jam the roadC. they may see wild animals in the park D. they may see wild animals on ecopassagesDHow would you like to sleep

24、with one half your brain asleep and the other half awake? Dolphins sleep this way. Recently, scientists at Indiana State University have discovered that ducks sleep this way too. They found that ducks sleep half awake so they can rest and watch for danger at the same time.After putting their ducks i

25、n a row and videotaping them, some researchers found ducks on the end of each row spent more time asleep with one eye open, apparently looking for predators.“The more the ducks felt threatened, the more they slept with one eye open,” said lead author Niels C. Rattenborg, a graduate student at Indian

26、a State University,Terre Haute. “The unique aspect is not that they do it, but that they control it. When they sleep at the edge of a group, they tend to realize greater danger, so they spend more time sleeping with one half of their brain.” Ducks with one eye open were still awake enough to detect

27、predators, said the authors of the study, which appears today in the journal Nature.The researchers studied four groups of four ducks held in plastic boxes, which were arranged in a row. Ducks on the end were found to sleep with one eye open 31.8 per cent of the time, compared to 12.4 percent of the

28、 time for ducks in the central position.Also, ducks in the central position did not open one eye more than the others, while ducks on each end kept the eye facing away from the group open 86.2 per cent of the time. Brain wave readings of the ducks showed that the half of the brain receiving signals

29、from the closed eye indicated that half of the brain was sleeping. Signals from the half of the brain receiving signals from the open eye showed a state between fully awake and asleep.68. It was discovered that .A. most people would like to be half asleep B. ducks can sleep half awakeC. dolphins sle

30、ep on their way D. ducks have different sleeping habits from each other 69. The under lined word “predator” is most likely to mean .A. an animal that hunts, kills and eats other animalsB. a human being who looks after and feeds ducksC. a scientist who does research work on animalsD. an animal that i

31、s likely to be friends with ducks 70. Ducks at the end of each row sleep with one eye open because .A. they are looking for food B. they want to enjoy the sceneryC. they are watching out for danger D. they are unique in their sleeping habit 71. Which of the following is true according to the passage

32、?A. Ducks on the northern end of a row would keep their eye facing the south open.B. Ducks with less sense of duty usually choose to stay in the center of a row.C. Ducks with one eye open at the edge can still enjoy a certain degree of sleep.D. A video tape recorder was the only electronic device us

33、ed in the experiment. EMouth bacteria grow fast in airless conditions. Oxygen rich saliva(唾液) keeps their numbers down. When we sleep, for example, the saliva stream slows, and sulfur(硫) producing bacteria gains the upper hand, producing classic “morning breath”. Alcohol drinking, too much talking,

34、breathing through the mouth during exercise, anything that dries the mouth produces bad breath. So can stress, though its not understood why. Some peoples breath turns sour every time they go on a job interview. Saliva flow gradually slows with age, which explains why the elderly have more bad breat

35、h trouble than younger people do. Babies, however, who make plenty of saliva and whose mouths contain relatively few bacteria have characteristically sweet breath. For most of us, the simple, dry mouth variety of bad breath is easily cured. Eating or drinking starts saliva and sweeps away many of th

36、e bacteria. Breakfast often stops morning breath. Those with constant dry mouth find that it helps to keep gum, hard candy, or a bottle of water or juice around. Brushing the teeth wipes out dry mouth bad breath because it clears away many of the offending bacteria.Surprisingly, one thing that rarely works is mouthwash. The liquid can mask bad breath smell with its own smell, but the effect lasts no more than an hour. Some mouthwas