辽宁省铁岭市高三英语上学期第二次联考试题

1、铁岭市2016-2017学年度协作体第二次联考试题高三英语试卷（时间100分钟满分120分）第一部分听力（略）第二部分阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，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、日C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AEvery year more people recognize that it is wrong to kill wildlife for “sport. " Progress in this direction is slow because shooting is not a sp

2、ort for watching, and only those few who take part realize the cruelty and destruction.The number of gunners, however, grows rapidly. Children too young to develop proper judgments through independent thought are led a long way away by their gunning parents.They are subjected to advertisements of gu

3、n producers who describe shooting as go一 odfor their health and guncarrying as a way of putting redder blood in the veins （血管）.They are persuaded by gunner magazines with stories honoring the chaseand the kill.In school they view motion pictures which are supposedlymeant to teachthemhowtodeal with a

4、rms safely but which are actually designed to stimulate （刺激）a desire toown a gun. Wildlife is disappearing because of shootingand because ofthelossofwildland habitat （ 栖息地）.Habitat loss will continue with our increasing population, but can we slow the loss of wildlife caused by shooting? There doesn

5、' t seem to be anychance if the serious condition of our birds is not improved.Wildlife belongs to everyone and not to the gunners alone. Although most people do not shoot, they seem to forgive shooting for sport because they know little or nothing about it. The only answer, then, is to bring th

6、e truth about sport shooting to the great majority of people.Now, it is time to realize that animals have the same right to life as we do and that there is nothing fair or right about a person with a gun shooting the harmlessand beautiful creatures. The gunners like to describe what they do as chara

7、cterbuilding, but we know that to wound an animal and watch it go through the agony of dying can make nobody happy. If, as they would have you believe, gun-carrying and killing improve human-character, then perhaps we should encourage war.21. According to the text, most people do not seem to be agai

8、nst hunting because.A. they have little knowledge of itB. it helps to build human characterC. it is too costly to stop killing wildlifeD. they want to keep wildlife under control22. The underlined word “agony" in the last paragraph probably means.A. form B. ConditionC. painD. sadness23. Accordi

9、ng to the text, the films chiJdren watch at school actually.A. teach them how to deal with guns safelyB. praise hunting as character-buildingC. describe hunting as an exerciseD. encourage them to have guns of their own24. It can be inferred from the text that the author seems to.A. blame the majorit

10、y of peopleB. worry about the existence of wildlifeC. be in favour of warD. be in support of character-buildingBAre yo u an early riser or a night owl? Researchers from Aachen University in Germanybelieve that about 10 percent of people can be classified as“ morning people ” , whofeel more active an

11、d function best in the morning Around 20 percent are night owls people who naturally tend to stay up late and are more tired during the day And therest of us fall somewhere in between, according toNew Scientist .Previous studies have suggested that early risers are more likely to be happy and health

12、y while night owls experience worse sleep as well as more depression and anxiety during the day.For a long time, scientists have been trying to find out what causes the differences between the two A new study suggests thatit isn t just people s habits earlyrisers and night owls actually have differe

13、nt brain structures.Led by Jessica Rosenberg at Aachen University, researchersscanned the brainsof 16early risers, 23 night owls and 20 people with intermediate sleeping hours They foundthat the brains of night owls had less “ white matter ” which speeds up the transmission 传输）of nerve signals - in

14、brain areas associated with depression As you know, after people fly in an airplane from one time zone to another, they often suffer from a confused and tired feeling called“ jet lag ” because their body clocksare out of sync （ 不同步的 ） with the new time zone It usually takes about a week for their bo

15、dies to adjust to the new time But night owls always have difficulty syncingtheir bodies to the right time due to their brain structure“ It s like they sufferfrom permanent jet lag, ” said Rosenberg.The good news is that it is possible for night owls to turn themselves into morning people According

16、to the researchers, night owls should try to spend as much time in the sunlight as possible and reduce their exposure to artificial light at night to force their body clocks to shift to a more normal rhythm.25 What does the article mainly discuss?A How to turn early risers into night owls.B How our

17、habits influence our sleep patterns.C What causes the differences between early risers and night owls.D Why early risers are happier and healthier than night owls.26 We can learn from the article that night owls .A make up almost a third of the human populationB. have more white matter in their brai

18、ns than other peopleC. are more used to artificial night than sunlightD. have body clocks that are not in agreement with the actual time27. Jessica Rosenberg ' s research suggests that.A. previous studies about night owls are wrongB. night owls are affected by jet lag more strongly than othersC.

19、 white matter helps our brains work more efficientlyD. brain structure might determine people' s chances of suffering from depression business , too.”Public bookshelves are appearingacross Germany on streetcorners , city squaresand in suburban supermarkets. In these freeforall librariespeople ca

20、n grab whateverthey want to read , and leave behind anything they want for others. Theres no need toregister , no due date , and you can take or give as many as you want.“This project isaimed at everyone who likes to read .It is open for everybodyMichael Aubermann ,one of the organizers of the free

21、book exchange said.The western citys latest public shelf was put up next to Bayenturm. It is thefourth free shelfthat Aubermann' s group , the Cologne Citizen ' s Foundation , hasplaced outside.“We set up our other outdoor shelves last year and it's been workingreally well ,”said Auberma

22、nn. The public bookshelves, which are usually financed bydonations and cared for by local volunteer groups,have appeared independently of eachother in many cities,suburbs and villages. Each shelf holds around 200 books and ittakes about six weeks for a complete turnover, with all the old titles repl

23、aced by newones.Even commercial book stores andonline book sellers seem to support the ideaoffree book exchanges. " We see thisproject rather as a sales promotion thanascompetition , " said Elmar Muether.“If books are present everywhere , it helpsourSo far , the Cologne book group has had

24、few problems with damage or other problems.Aubermann said , “ Propaganda （宣传）is the only kind of literature we do not allow here."At another bookshelf in the Bayenthal neighborhood, the lower shelves are reservedfor children ' s literature only. "It is important that we make it easy fo

25、r everyone t一oparticipate in this ' reading culture on the street ' - from old readers to kids to immigrants , " Aubermann said.While most of the shelves have so far been put up in upscale neighborhoods , Aubermann and the 20 volunteers who help look after the project are planning to pu

26、t up future shelves in poor neighborhoods , where citizens often don ' t have as much access to literature.28. Which of the following is TRUE about the public bookshelves?A. People can take the books and leave their books at will.B. People can ' t borrow books unless they donate books.C. Peo

27、ple can borrow whatever they like after registering.D. People have to return the books according to the required time.29. According to Aubermann , the public bookshelves.A. are financed by local volunteersB. have been going well since their birthC. were managed by the local governmentD. will hold mo

28、re books and take a shorter turnover30. The underlined phrase a upscale neighborhoods " refers to.A. communities that have many peopleB. communities that have many tall buildingsC. communities that are free to live inD. communities that are of high grade31. Which might be the best title for the

29、 passage?A. Public Reading Becomes Popular WorldwideB. New Trends of Bookshelves in GermanyC. Public Bookshelves Spread Across GermanyD. Reading Culture on the Street in EuropeD“People are ruder today because they are rushed and more ' time poor ' than ever before, " says Patsy Rowe, “

30、Manners have fallen off the radar（雷达）." Due to ourstrong attraction to electronic equipment it is a wonder more people don' t wake upeach morning and greet the singing birds with a complaintabout the noise. Here aresome examples of rudeness.Some people prefer to do almost everything over th

31、e internet. To them, dealing with an actual human is like an evolutionary step backward. It feels very slow because humans don' t work at 4G speeds. When you have dinner with friends, you will often notice someone paying more attention to his mobile phone. We have programmed ourselves to think t

32、hat every new message brings life-changing news, so taking calls and checking our texts are more important than talking to the people we are with. What is worse, some people even tend to send anonymous（匿名的） rude messages by email.However, rudeness is never acceptable. Dont assume it is OK to be rude

33、 if the personyou ' re in touch with won t recognize you. If you have something awful to say, have the courage to face theperson and say it, write a letter or email andsign it, orforget it. Upsetting people with unsigned messages is cruel and annoying.We shouldn t blame technology for our shortc

34、omings. Technology is here to help us, butwe should not allow itto take over our lives. An important step is admitting ourshortcomings. People spend a lot of time pointing out bad manners but it would be even more helpful if we ' d publicly recognize good manners when we see them.32. What can be

35、 inferred from the underlined sentence in Paragraph 1?A. People can tell good from bad behavior.B. Radar is able to observe human behavior.C. People care little about their behavior.D. Radar can be used to predict human behavior.33. Some people are less willing to deal with humans because.A. they ar

36、e becoming less patientB. they are growing too independentC. they have to handle many important messagesD. they have to follow an evolutionary step backward.34. The author thinks sending unsigned awful messages isA. ridiculous B. hateful C. acceptable D. reasonable35. What can we learn from the last

37、 paragraph?A. We should praise good behavior.B. Technology can never be blamed.C. We should keep pointing out mistakes.D. Technology will take over our lives one day.第二节（共5个小题；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。Everyone knows that the Frenchmen are romantic, the Italians are fashio

38、nable and theGermans are serious. Are these just stereotypes（亥U板象 ）or is there really such athing as national char acter? And if there is, can it affect how a nation succeed or fail?At least one group of people is certain that it can. A recent survey of the top500 entrepreneurs （ 企业家）in the UK found

39、 that 70% felt that their efforts were notappreciated by the British public. Britain is hostile （敌意的 ）to success, they said.It has a culture of jealousy（嫉妒）. 36_ Jealousy is sometimes known as the“green 一eyed monster " and the UK is its home.Scientists at Warwich University in the UK recently t

40、ested this idea. They gathered a group of people together and gave each an imaginary amount of money._37_Those given a little were given the chance to destroy the large amount of money givento others- butat the cost oflosingtheir own.Two thirds of thepeople testedagreed to do this._38_. Butthere is

41、alsoopposite evidence. The Organizationfor EconomicCooperation and Development recently reported that the UK is now the world's fourthlargest economy. That is not bad for people who are supposed to hate success. People in the UK also work longer hours than anyone else in Europe. So the British p

42、eople are not lazy, either.“ It is not really success that the British dislike, ” says Carey Cooper, a professor of management at the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology. “ It s people using their success in a way that seems proud or unfair or which separates them from their

43、 roots.”_39_ They set out to do things in their way. They work long hours. By their ownefforts they become millionaires._40_ It hardly seems worth following their example.If they were more friendly,people would like themmore.And more people want to be like them.A. This seems to prove that the entrep

44、reneurs were right to complain.B. The one who owns most money in the end is the winner.C. As a result, the survey said, entrepreneurs were “ unloved, unwanted and misunderstood. ”D. It is not true that British people are born jealous of others' success.E. Some were given a little, others a great

45、 deal.F. But instead of being happy they complain that nobody loves them.G. Perhaps it is the entrepreneurs who are the problem.第三部分：英语知识运用 （ 共两节，满分45 分）第一节：完型填空（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 和 D） 中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选 项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Once there was a king who received a gift of tw

46、o magnificent falcons （猎鹰 ） They werethe most beautiful birds he had ever seen He gave the _41_ birds to his head falconer to be _42_.Months passed, and one day the head falconer informed the king that _43_ one of the falcons was flying high in the sky, the other bird had not _44_ from its branch si

47、nce the day it had arrived.The king ordered healers from all the land to _45_ the falcon, but no one could make the bird fly He _46_ the task to the members of his court, _47_ the next day, the king saw _48_ the palace window that the bird had still not moved from its branch.Having 49everything else

48、, the king thought to himself,“ Maybe I need someonemore _50_ the countryside to understand the nature of this problem.” So he criedout to his court,“ Go and get a _51_.”In the morning, the king was _52_ to see the falcon flying high above the palace garden He said to his court,“_53_ me the doer of

49、this miracle. ”The court quickly located the farmer, who came and stood before the king The king asked him,“ _54_ did you make the falcon fly? ”With his head _55_, the farmer said to the king,“ It was very easy I _56_cut the branch where the bird was sitting.”We are all made to fly to realize our _5

50、7_ potential as human beings But instead of doing that, we sit on our branches, hanging on to the things that are _58_ to us The possibilities are _59_, but for most of us, they remain undiscovered We _60_ to the familiar, the comfortable, the boring So for the most part, our lives are mediocre （ 平

51、庸 的 ） instead of exciting, thrilling and fulfilling.41 A curiousB preciousC expensiveD clever42 A testedB exhibitedC appreciatedD trained43 A asB ifC thoughD since44. A. eatenB.sungC.movedD.waken45. A. tend to46. A. reducedB47. A. untilB48. A. through49. A. learned50. A. beneficial to B51. A. farmer

52、B52. A. embarrassed B53. A. TellB54. A. WhenB55. A. stretched56. A. simplyB57. A. unavoidable B58. A. proper59. A. endless60. A. applyBBBBBB.watch for C.presented C.soC.across C.tried.fit for C.gardener C.thrilled C.AwardCWhyC.stuck.narrowly C.virtual.familiar C.limited CB . refer.drive away D.remov

53、edD.but.beyondDC . prepared.friendly with D.falconerD.anxiousD.CreateD.HowDC . bowed.necessarily DC . imaginary.unusualD.changeable DC . directDDD.pick upbrought.as.behind.understood.familiar with.healerrelaxedBringWhereD . turned.nearly.unbelievable similar.uncertainD . stick第二节：语法填空（共第n卷10个小题;每小题1

54、.5分，满分15分）阅读卜回物科，住至口处填入适当的内容（1个母4可）或持号内单词时止确形式。World Read Aloud Day is celebrated each year on the first Wednesday of March. It 61 (start) by the LitW website in 2010 and has now reached 65 countries. 62 aim is to encourage people worldwide who cannot read to enjoy the benefits of a book.The

55、 website asks everyone 63 (celebrate) the day by taking a book, finding an audience, and reading out aloud. It is about taking action to show the world that the right to read and write64(belong) to all people.The website asks visitors to join in the movement to reduce 65 number of illiterate (不识字的 )

56、people in the world. It is 66 (absolute) necessary to help11 / 18those who cannot read. The website says, "It's time to start by reading aloud to _ 67 might like it. Share a book with a child who might need it, share a story with someone who would treasure it, listen patiently 68 someone el

57、se's story as they share with you." TheUnited Nationssays, "Literacyinvolvesa variety of learningindividuals to achievetheirgoals, todeveloptheir knowledge,participate fully in society." In that way, World Read Aloud Day does help make a 70 (different).in enabling69 to61 62 63 64 6566 67 68 69 70第四部分：写作（共两