三维设计2012高考英语专题复习试题--第二部分 专题三 课时跟综检测

1、题组一A(2011·吉林省部分重点中学检测)With their weakening bodies, advanced age or increasing pressure of work or study, people have been advised and usually persuaded to have health care products. Do you remember your first time to take a nutritional supplement(营养补充品)? What was your first impression?Posted by

2、 Amy, Dec. 23, 2010 8：05 PMMadeline on Dec. 24, 2010 7：25 PMYears ago, as a young mom with two small children, I struggled to keep up with the demands of a busy life. One day, I woke up feeling so tired that I knew something had to change!A friend gave me some Royal Jelly an amazing substance from t

3、he beehive(蜂房). I was doubtful, but desperate. so I tried it! In time, I began to experience renewed energy and vitality(活力) like never before! Now, over two decades later, I travel all round the country, sharing my life­changing experience. I'm grateful for the energy to keep up and love t

4、o share this wonderful discovery with others.Blanca on Dec. 25, 2010 7：02 PMTen years ago, when I was 73, my mind wanted to be busy and useful, but my body didn't. I became tired and lethargic(无精打采的). That's when my daughter Madeline tried to persuade me to try her special Royal Jelly. It ma

5、de such a dramatic(巨大的) difference in her life, so she was sure it could help me too! Hesitating for 2 days, I gave in. She was right! I no longer felt worn out. I had a new, youthful zest(热情) for life and I've been OK thanks to Royal Jelly!Lori on Dec. 25, 2010 10：27 PMWhen my mom Madeline was

6、introduced to Royal Jelly, it affected my life, too! Mom gave me some of her fantastic Royal Jelly. Boy, things did turn around! I had more energy and stamina(耐力) and was finally able to keep up with high school and, eventually, college activities. Today, I'm a busy mom in my mid­thirties w

7、ith two active boys and a new business! I have enough energy to do it all! I'm glad I took my mom's advice.语篇解读：这篇文章讲述了三个人的跟帖，她们各自描述了吃营养品Royal Jelly的感受及其对她们生活的影响。1From the text, we learn that _.AMadeline became more than willing to take Royal Jelly at the very beginningBLori was grateful par

8、tly because Royal Jelly helped him to improve his studiesCRoyal Jelly is a product that can help renew a person's energy and vitalityDAmy has benefited from Royal Jelly so she posted a topic about the product解析：推理判断题。由文章三个帖子的内容可知，三个跟帖人都说在食用Royal Jelly(蜂浆)之后比之前更有精力和活力，由此可推知C项正确。答案：C2Which of the

9、following is TRUE of Blanca?AShe replied to the topic on Christmas Eve.BShe tried Royal Jelly without hesitation.CShe is now supposed to be in her seventies.DShe was the second one to reply to the topic.解析：推理判断题。比较三个发帖时间，就可得出答案为D。答案：D3What's the relationship between the Royal Jelly takers?ALori

10、and Blanca are Madeline's grandchildren.BMadeline is Blanca's daughter and Lori's mother.CBlanca is Lori and Madeline's great grandmother.DThey have no blood relationship but friendship.解析：推理判断题。由第二个帖子中的“my daughter Madeline”和第三个帖子中的“my mom Madeline”可知Madeline是Blanca的女儿也是Lori的母亲，故选B。

11、答案：B4Where can we most probably read this text?AIn a sports club.BOn an Internet page.CIn a fiction. DIn a travel magazine.解析：文章出处题。由文章中的“posted.”以及每人发帖的时间可推知本篇文章最有可能是网页上的帖子，故选B项。答案：BB(2011·山西省运城市教学检测)American children aren't the only couch potatoes with nearly one third of children globall

12、y spending three hours a day or more watching TV or on computers, according to the study of over 70,000 teens in 34 nations.From Argentina to Zambia, Regina Guthold of the World Health Organization in Geneva and her colleagues found most children weren't getting enough exercise and that it made

13、no difference if they lived in a rich or a poor country. “With regards to physical activities levels, we did not find much of a difference between poor and rich countries，” Guthold said. “Growing up in a poor country does not necessarily mean that kids get more physical activities.” The study was pu

14、blished in The Journal of Pediatrics, looking at 72,845 schoolchildren aged 13 to 15 from North and South America, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East. The children were surveyed between 2003 and 2007.The researchers defined adequate physical activity as at least an hour of exercise outside of gym cla

15、ss at least five days a week. Children who spent three or more hours a day watching TV, playing computer games, or chatting with friends aside from time in school or time spent doing homework were classified as sedentary.The researchers found only one quarter of the boys and 15 percent of the girls

16、were getting enough exercise by these definitions. A quarter of boys and nearly 30 percent of girls were sedentary and didn't get enough exercise with girls less active than boys in every country aside from Zambia.Uruguay had the highest percentage of active boys, at 42 percent, while Zambia had

17、 the lowest, at 8 percent. Girls from India were the most active, with 37 percent meeting exercise recommendation, while girls from Egypt were the least active, with just 4 percent getting adequate exercise. Children in Myanmar were the least sedentary, with 13 percent of boys and 8 percent of girls

18、 classified as sedentary. The most sedentary nations were St. Lucia and the Cayman Islands, with 58 percent of boys and 64 percent of girls spending at least three hours a day in sedentary activities.People show deep concern for kids' lack of physical activity in various nations. Why do they hav

19、e a low level of physical activity? Guthold speculated(推测) that urbanization(都市化) could be a factor as well as access to cars and TVs.语篇解读：一项面向34个国家7万多名青少年开展的调查显示，全球近三分之一的儿童每天看电视或玩电脑的时间达到三个小时甚至更多。5If you are sedentary, you _.Aare a diligent student spending much time doing homeworkBhave at least an

20、hour of exercise outdoors every dayClike watching TV and playing computer gamesDspend a lot of time sitting down and not moving解析：推理判断题。第三段提到：除了在学校或做作业的时间外，每天看电视、玩电脑游戏或上网聊天的时间超过三个小时的孩子被定义为“久坐不动的”。由此推断，如果你被认为是“sedentary”，你就是大部分时间坐着不动的人。答案：D6Which statement is TRUE about the finding of the study, led

21、by Regina Guthold?AMost children around the world don't meet the exercise recommendation.BGirls in every country are no more active than boys.CChildren in rich countries relatively get less physical activities.DOnly 4 percent of the girls from Egypt are not active in exercise.解析：推理判断题。根据第二段内容“多数

22、儿童都缺乏锻炼，而且这和他们生活在富国和穷国没有多大关系”及该段提及的调查的范围可推知A项“全球大多数儿童没有达到建议活动量”是正确的。B项可根据第四段末尾排除；C项可根据第二段前三句排除；D项可根据第五段中第二句的后半句排除。答案：A7Which could be the best title of the passage?AAmerican children are addicted to TVs and computers BNearly one third of children globally are couch potatoesCEffects of physical activ

23、ities on healthDUnimaginable standard of physical health解析：主旨大意题。第一段是全文的中心，第一段内容是“一项面向34个国家7万多名青少年开展的调查显示，爱坐在电视机前的并非只有美国儿童，全球近三分之一的儿童每天看电视或玩电脑的时间达到三个小时甚至更多”，由此可知B项正确。答案：B8What would the writer be most likely to discuss in detail in the following paragraphs?AThe suitable amount of physical activities

24、 for students.BSome of the factors for the popularity of cars and TVs among the kids.CThe reasons behind the lack of physical activities.DThe ways to make the most of physical activities.解析：篇章结构题。最后一段提到：人们对各国儿童缺乏身体锻炼表示极大的关注，Guthold分析，除汽车和电视的普及外，都市化也是造成儿童缺乏身体锻炼的一个因素。由此推断接下来作者很可能会详细地讨论儿童缺乏身体锻炼背后的原因。答案

25、：CCLate that afternoon I took the train back to Sydney. There I found another surprise waiting for me. My room at the hotel had been given to somebody else and they had no room for me. Harkin had known my travel plans and had planned everything. How could he have booked the room only for three days?

26、 There was nothing to be done but to find another hotel. The waiters were happy to find me a new hotel, and when I said that I was happy to stay at the airport, thinking it might be cheaper than staying in the city, they suggested the Holiday Inn at the airport. There was one small matter: the room

27、rate was DS| 300 per night. The best hotel in Katoomba had wanted only DS| 145. I asked if there was anything cheaper they might suggest but they warned that most hotels would already be full by this time.The hotel was far from the train station, so I had to take a taxi, as DS| 25. On the way to the

28、 Holiday Inn, we passed a hotel just two blocks from the Holiday Inn that advertised a room rate of DS| 104. At the desk I asked if their room rate could go down a lot. “No, this is a 4­star hotel，” the waiter told me. “In that case，” I replied, “I'll just walk the two blocks to the cheap h

29、otel.” But she warned me that they were probably full and that if I didn't take the room, it might not be available when I came back. Finally, I decided to take the room.The room itself was big, but the air conditioning couldn't keep up with the Australian heat. I couldn't get to sleep u

30、ntil about 1：00 am.语篇解读：文章讲述了作者在澳洲因预订房间的期限已到而不得不艰难地再找旅店的经历。9Why did the writer have to look for another hotel?AHe didn't book early. BHarkin made a mistake.CHe was short of money. DHe wasn't well received.解析：细节理解题。根据文章第一段中的Harkin had known my travel plans and had planned everything. How coul

31、d he have booked the room only for three days？可知，Harkin犯了一个错误，房间预订的时间比计划短了。答案：B10How did the writer feel when hearing the room rate at the Holiday Inn?ANervous. BHappy.CSurprised. DRelaxed.解析：推理判断题。根据第一段中的There was one small matter: the room rate was DS| 300 per night. The best hotel in Katoomba had

32、 wanted only DS| 145.可推断作者感到惊奇。答案：C11What was the weather like at that moment?ACool. BWarm.CCold. DHot.解析：细节理解题。根据文章第三段中的The room itself was big, but the air conditioning couldn't keep up with the Australian heat.可知，当时的天气很热。答案：D12Why did the writer take a room in the Holiday Inn finally?AIt'

33、s a 4­star hotel.BIt's around the station.CIt was mid­night then.DThe room was in great demand.解析：推理判断题。根据文章第二段中的.they were probably full and that if I didn't take the room, it might not be available when I came back.可知，应选D项。答案：D13What does the text mainly talk about?AA hotel hunti

34、ng experience.BAn unforgettable day.CA warm­hearted waiter.DAn introduction to hotels.解析：主旨大意题。本文主要讲述作者寻找旅店的过程。答案：A题组二A(2011·宁夏三市模拟)When editors considered the possible demand for “Autobiography(自传) of Mark Twain”， they kept their expectations within 7,500 copies. However, the book reached

35、 the No.7 on The New York Times' best­seller list published on Nov.28. On Friday afternoon it was No.4 on the BN. com best­seller list.It is a hit across the country, landing on best­seller lists and going back to press six times, for a total of 275,000 so far. The publisher canno

36、t print copies quickly enough, leaving some bookstores and online retailers(零售商) hopeless without copies just as the holiday shopping season begins. “It's frustrating，” said Rona, the owner of the BookMark. “In this age of instant books, why does it take so long to reprint it？” Kris, an owner of

37、 a bookstore said：“It was sold right out. There's a lasting love affair with Mark Twain, especially around here. Anybody within a stone's throw of the Mississippi River has a Twain attachment.” Mr. Ingram said：“I'm sure every bookseller in the world is saying, I_should_have_been_sharper.

38、 I should have thought this one through more carefully.”Earlier this week, the book was sold out at a handful of bookstores. Some booksellers said they had been told, much to their disappointment, that they would not receive reorders until mid­December or even January.Many booksellers said the

39、book has a holiday­gift quality, which has a unique story behind its publication. Twain ordered that the book be published a century after his death. It is more political than his previous works, being frank, funny, angry and full of memories from his childhood. It's literary, but not too t

40、ough to read. The content, itself, is very readable. It can be easily picked up and read without the worry of continuity(连贯性). “I've only had a chance to look at it, but from what I did see, it looked like the kind of book you would never finish, and you would never even think of reading from th

41、e beginning to the end，” said Mr. Ingram of Prairie Lights. “It's the kind of book you would read a little bit every day of your life.”“He was a wonderful showman. And he was cool. Let's face it. That's part of it.” Mr. Kettmann said. “We feel America's kind of excited about a litera

42、ry icon，” said Ms. Dahne. “There's something very sweet about the fact that people are interested in a 736­page scholarly book about Mark Twain.”语篇解读：本文是一则报道，马克·吐温自传受到人们的追捧，登上了纽约时报畅销书榜单第七名。1We can find this article in a _.Anewspaper BbrochureCnovel Dguidebook解析：文章出处题。从全文可知，这是一篇介绍马克

43、3;吐温自传畅销的新闻报道，所以文章最有可能来自于报纸，答案选A项。答案：A2“I should have been sharper” here means that booksellers _.Ashould raise the price of the bookBwere not smart enough to notice the situationCshould print more copies of the bookDwere quite clear about the situation解析：细节理解题。语意表示“我本该眼光更敏锐些”，再结合语境可知该句隐含着书商对形势估计不足，

44、从而产生一种惋惜和自责的情绪，所以句意同B项较一致。答案：B3“Autobiography of Mark Twain” is a book that _.Awill be easily put down once readBis hard for us to understandCis only suitable to be a holiday giftDshould be read in small bites解析：细节理解题。从文章第三段最后一句我们不难发现，马克·吐温自传需要读者仔细阅读，点滴阅读，所以答案选D项。答案：D4The article intends to tel

45、l us _.AAmericans like reading books very muchBMark Twain's autobiography is well receivedCmany booksellers are crazy about Mark TwainDthe business of American bookstores is good解析：写作目的题。全文主要向读者介绍了马克·吐温自传受到人们的追棒，畅销于世，所以选B项。答案：BBThe website “FarmersO” calls itself an online dating and friend

46、ship finder. The idea started in the mind of a man, Jerry Miller in Ohio. He wondered how farmers could meet new people who understand the life of a farmer. Jerry Miller is not a farmer but he represents a lot of farmers.As he tells it, the idea for the site was planted when a farmer told him one da

47、y that she was recently divorced and would like to date. But_someone_would_invite_her_to_meet_for_coffee_at_nine_o'clock_at_night,_when_she_had_to_start_her_day_at_five_the_next_morning.So, in 2005, Jerry Miller launched his website. “You don't have to be a farmer to be on FarmersO， but you

48、do have to have the good old­fashioned traditional values of America's heartland.”You also have to live in the United States or Canada to be a member of the site. Some services are free, but a full membership costs fifty dollars for a year. As of last week the site listed more than 58,000 m

49、embers. Many of them are farmers in the United States. Others are students or workers involved in some way with agriculture. Jerry Miller tells us about thirty marriages in the last year have resulted from his website.Some farmers have also found love through a group, Singles in Agriculture, which w

50、as formed as a nonprofit organization in 1986. It organizes gatherings that usually end with a dance, but is not a dating service. The purpose is to support educational and social activities that offer people a chance for friendship. Its website, “singlesinag. org”， says there are more than 1,000 me

51、mbers across the nation and as far away as France.语篇解读：乡村生活的作息规律让农民的社交生活受到了限制，受此启发，专门为农民创办的网络约会与交友的网站应运而生。5Jerry Miller started “FarmersO” in order to _.Ahelp farmers Bsupport traditionsCunderstand farmers Drepresent farmers解析：推理判断题。Jerry Miller是在听完一位女性农民的苦衷后才创办了这个网站，以便为农民网上约会和交友提供方便，由此可推断他创办网站的目的是帮

52、助农民。答案：A6What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 indicate?AShe dislikes city lifestyle.BShe prefers late night coffee.CCountry life isn't well understood.DIt's tiring to get up early.解析：细节理解题。有人邀请她在晚上九点喝咖啡，可是她必须在第二天早上五点起床，由此可推断乡村生活没有被很好地理解。答案：C7Which of the following is TRUE of “sin

53、”？AIts services are free.BIt provides dating services.COnly farmers can become its members.DFarmers in France can't benefit from it.解析：推理判断题。根据最后一段第一句中的“a nonprofit organization”可知这是一个非营利性机构，它创办的网站提供的是免费服务。答案：A8The author of the text intends to _.Aadvertise for the two websitesBintro

54、duce two websitesCencourage social activitiesDurge readers to help farmers解析：作者意图题。作者只是客观地介绍了Jerry Miller创办的网站，顺便提及了另外一个网站，并没有发表自己的观点，所以作者意在对两个网站进行介绍。答案：B9It can be inferred from the text that _.Aall farmers desire marriageBfarmers are easy to meet new peopleCmore farmers get divorced in the USADthe

55、 Internet helps improve farmers' social life解析：推理判断题。由文中介绍的这两个关于农民社交的网站可推知因特网有助于提高农民的社交生活。答案：DC(2011·福建质量检测)As demand for power and fuel grows steadily in the coming decades, we must consider every possible energy source on hand if we're to meet the world's needs. And because clean

56、natural gas is found in great plenty, there is little doubt that it will play a major role on the world energy stage in this century, much like oil did in the last. But, like oil, gas reserves are concentrated in just a few places in the world, usually far from where they're needed most. And tha

57、t's only part of the challenge. The world has had well over 100 years to search for oil and to build the necessary facilities(设施) to bring it to market; the natural gas facilities, particularly when it comes to liquefied(液化的) natural gas (LNG), are not nearly as developed.So what needs to be don

58、e? On the supply side, producing nations need policies that allow better development of their natural gas in an open, stable business environment, not one in which the rules of the game change without warning. The governments of consuming nations, on the other hand, must make policies for sustainable (可持续的) development to ensure they'll have enough supplies in the future. That means building the related facilities, including LNG stations. This, in turn, will req