江淮十校2016高三第三次联考英语试题

1、“江淮十校2016届高三第三次联考英语第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，并在答题卡上将选项涂黑。AThefollowingfivedestinationshallneverbemissed BlueLagoon（泻潮）：BlueLagoongeothermal（地热）spaisoneofthemostvisitedattractionsinIceland.ThewarmwatersarerichinmineralsandbathingintheBlueLagoonisreput

2、edtohelpsomepeoplesufferingfromskindiseases.ThewatertemperatureinthebathingandswimmingareaoftheLagoonaverages37-39（99F-102F）.TheBlueLagoonalsooperatesaresearchanddevelopmentfacilitytohelpfindcuresforskindiseasesusingthemineral-richwater. Budapest:Budapestholdsthetitle“CityofSpas”sincetheyear1934,asi

3、thasmorehotandmedicinalwaterspringsthananyothercapitalcityintheworld.Thereare118springsinBudapest,providingover70millionlitersofhotwateraday.Thetemperatureofthewatersisbetween22and40. ElTatio:ElTatioisageyser（间歇泉）fieldlocatedwithintheAndesMountainsofnorthernChileat4,320metersabovesealevel.Withover80

4、activegeysers,thesiteisthelargestgeyserfieldinthesouthernhemisphereandthethirdlargestintheworld.ItisamajortouristattractioninChileandisamongthehighest-elevation（高度）geyserfieldsintheworld.Thetemperatureofthewatersgoesbetween70and85.Hokkaido:VisitorstotheJapaneseislandofHokkaidohaveplentyofoptions.The

5、serangefromtopresortswiththermalbathsliketheSpaResortHawaiianstosmalltraditionalinnsthathavetheirownsmallhotpoolswithwatertemperaturecomfortabletoskin.Somebathingspotsareoutdoorsandarenotassociatedwithanyspaorinn.Theclassicforestandmountainlandscapesofthisnature-richislandmakeitagreatchoiceforthoses

6、eekingasciencesettingfortheirbaths.21. Whatisthecommonfeatureofthefourplacesmentionedabove?A.Theyarealllocatedinthesouthernpartoftheglobe.B. Theclimateofalltheseplacesismildmosttimeoftheyear.C. Theyprovidewatercureforpeoplewithhotsprings.D. Theyareallopen-airedandclosetoriversorvalleys.22. Whichsite

7、ofthespringhasthegreatestgapofwatertemperature?A.BlueLagoon.B.Budapest.C.ElTatio.D.Hokkaido.23. Whichofthefollowingcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A. Theword“spa”inthepassagereferstoakindoftreatmentwithwater.B. ElTatioranksthirdinthecoverageofspringswithhighestaltitudeintheworld.C. VisitorstotheJapanese

8、islandofHokkaidocomemerelytoenjoyhotbaths.D. BudapestgetsitsnicknameofCityofSpasbecauseithasmorespringsthananyotherplace.BMyauntdiedbackinabout2003.Shewaseighty-fourandsowasmyuncle.Whenshepassedhefeltmiserable.Theyhadbeenmarriedforover60years.Aftermyauntsdeath,heattendedhischurchmorefrequentlyandhis

9、mourningwasnearlyunbearabletowitness.Hisonlydaughterlivedclearacrossthecountryinthesouthsohehadonlyhimselftomakeacomfort.Mycousintalkedhimintosellingthehousethatheandmyaunthadbuilttogetherabouttwenty-fiveyearsbefore.Itwasveryhardtopartwiththehometheybuilttogether.Onedayhecalledmycousinwhowaslivingin

10、Texasandtoldherthathereconnectedwithaladyfromachurchthatheandmyauntwenttofortyyearspreviously.Sheplayedthepianoandhischurchwaslookingfornewmusic.Herhusbandhaddiedaboutsevenyearspreviously.Hesaidhejustwantedsomeonetogoouttodinnerwithandspendtimewith.Wewerehappyforthembuthadnoideahowitwouldturnout.The

11、ywerebothalmosteighty-sevenyearsold.Theywerelikelovebirdsandspentasmuchtimetogetherastheycould.Theybothhadonechildeach,sheason,headaughter.Theconflictintheirrelationshipcameonedaywhentheyneitherwantedtoleavetheirrespectivechurches.Beforetoolongtheyrealizedthattheydidnotwanttobeapart.Theywouldfindane

12、wchurchtogether.Theyplannedtomarry.Whenhetookhertoajewelrystoreandboughtheradiamond,theemployeesweresoimpressedthattheyhadabigwriteupinourownlocalpaper,“TheTruthforValentinesDay.”Theypreparedfortheirwedding.Theymovedtheweddingdateupbecauseneitherwantedtowaitanylongerto“betogether”.Theygotmarriedinhe

13、rhouse,whereherfirstmarriagetookplace.Itwassuchabeautifulrefreshingthingtosee,twopeoplewhoyouwouldhavethoughthadprettymuchlivedtheirlives,werebeginninganewonetogether.24. Whichofthefollowingmayserveasthebesttitleofthepassageabove?A.Loveme,lovemydogB.LoveisnevertoolateC.LoveisblindD.Loveatfirstsight2

14、5. Howmanycharactersarementionedaltogetherinthestory?A.Three.B.Four.C.Five.D.Six.26. Whichofthestatementsistrueofmyuncle?A. Helovedchurchactivitiesmorethananythingelseallhislifetime.B. Helivedinthesouthofthecountry,farawayfromhisdaughterlivinginTexas.C. HisweddingdayfellonValentinesDaywhenheborrowed

15、theladyadiamond.D. Hisconflictwiththeladyaroseinthattheywerebothattachedtotheirownchurches.27. Whichofthefollowingcanbeconcludedfromthepassage?A. Whenmyauntdied,myunclehadbeenmarriedformorethanthreescoreofyears.B. Myuncleandmyauntbuilttheirlove-nestmostprobablyinthelate1980s.C. Whenmyunclegottoknowt

16、heladyforthefirsttime,theywerealreadyintheireighties.D. Aftermyuncleandtheladygotmarried,theylivedinabeautifulnewhouse.CIveoftenwonderedhowexactlysleep,orlackofit,canhavesuchanawfuleffectonourbodiesand,guesswhat,howmuchwesleepswitchesgoodgenes（基因）onandhadgenesoff.Inthefirsthalfof2013,theSleepResearc

17、hCentreattheUniversityofSurreyfoundadirectlinkbetweenhoursspentsleepingandgenes.EverycellinourbodiescarriesgeneticinstructionsinourDNAthatactasakindofoperatinghandbook.However,eachcellonly“reads”thepartofthishandbookitneedsatanygivenmoment.Cansleepaffecthowagenereadsinstructions?ItsaquestionaskedbyP

18、rofessorDerk-JanDijkattheUniversityofSurrey.Hesetupanexperimentandaskedhisvolunteerstospendaweeksleepingaroundsevenandahalfhourstoeighthoursanightandthenextsleepingsixandahalftosevenhours.Bloodsamplesweretakeneachweektocomparewhichgenesinbloodcellswerebeingusedduringthelongandshortnights.Theresultsw

19、ererathersurprising.Severalhundredgeneschangedintheamounttheywerebeingused,includingsomethatarelinkedtoheartdisease,cancer,andType2diabetes.Genestodowithcellrepairandreplacementwereusedmuchless.Sleeprestriction（sixandahalftosevenhoursanight）changed380genes.Ofthese,220genesweredownregulated（theirpowe

20、rwasincreased）.Thoseaffectedincludedbody-clockgeneswhicharelinkedtodiabetes（糖尿病）.Oneofthemostdowngradedgenesisthatwhichhasaroleincontrollinginsulin（胰岛素）andislinkedtodiabetesandinsomnia（失眠）.Themostupgradedgeneislinkedtoheartdisease.Sochangingsleepbytinyamountscanupgradeordowngradegenesthatcaninfluenc

21、eourhealthandthediseaseswesufferfromwhenwesleeptoolittle.Theimportantmessageisthatgettingclosetoeighthoursofsleepanightcanmakeadramaticdifferencetoourhealthinjustafewdaysthroughthewayitlooksafterourgenes.28. Whatkindofrelationisdirectlydiscussedinthepassage?A.Sleepinghoursandchangesofgenes.B.Sleepin

22、ghoursanddiseases.C.Changesofgenesanddiseases.D.Genesandhealth.29. WhatcanwelearnaboutProfessorDerk-JanKijksexperiment?A. Theexperimentwascarriedouttofindtheanswertohowgenesaffectsleep.B. Theexperimenttookaperiodofmorethantwoweekstoreachaconclusion.C. Hisvolunteersweredividedintotwogroupswithtwodiff

23、erentsleepingpatterns.D. Bloodsamplesofthevolunteerswerecheckedafterwardstodecidehowmanygeneschangedinsleeping.30. Whichofthefollowingmaybeconcludedfromthepassage?A. TheexperimentwasperformedattheUniversityofSurreyinearly2013.B. Body-clockgenesareassociatedwithheartdisease,cancerandType2diabetes.C.

24、Sleeprestrictionsmaycontributetodiseaselikediabetes,insomnia,andheartdisease.D. 7.58hourssleeppatternmakeslittledifferencecomparedwith6.57hourssleeppattern.31. Whichofthefollowingcanbeinferredfromthefindingsofthesleepresearch?A. Whenthereisasleeprestriction,genestodowithcellrepairandreplacementfunct

25、ionless.B. Inasleep,severalhundredgeneschangeintheamount.Themorechanges,theworseresults.C. Whengenesareupregulated,theydogoodtohealth;whengenesaredownregulated,theydoharmtohealth.D. Eighthoursofsleepadaycanbebeneficialtoourhealthinthatitlooksafterourgenes.DWhenyoumeetsomeoneforthefirsttime,doyouputa

26、crossagoodimpression?Andwhatdowemeanby“good”inthecontext?AccordingtoPresence,anewbookbyHarvardBusinessSchoolprofessorAmyCuddy,peopleassessyouontwomaincriteriawhentheyfirstmeetyou:1.CanItrustthisperson?2.CanIrespectthisperson?Yourleveloftrustworthiness,orwarmth,isthemostimportantfactorinhowpeopleinit

27、iallyadmireyou,Cuddysaysyetmanymistakenlybelievethatthesecondfactor,characterisedascompetence,ismoreimportant.“Fromanevolutionaryaspect,”Cuddywrites,“itismoreimportanttooursurvivaltoknowwhetherapersondeservesourtrust.”Whiledisplayingcompetenceiscertainlybeneficial,particularlyinaworksetting,Cuddywar

28、nsthatfocusingonwinningpeoplesrespect,whilefailingtowintheirtrust,canbackfireacommonproblemforyoungprofessionalsattemptingtomakeagoodimpressionearlyonintheircareers.“Ifsomeoneyouretryingtoinfluencedoesnttrustyou,yourenotgoingtogetveryfar”,Cuddysays,“Awarm,trustworthypersonwhoisalsostrongelicits（博得）a

29、dmiration,butonlyafteryouveestablishedtrustdoesyourstrengthbecomeagiftratherthanathreat.”InCuddysbookshealsoexplainssomeofthesciencethatcanhelpyouspotaliar.Whenapersonislyingthereislikelytobedifferencesbetweenwhattheyaresayingandwhattheyaredoing,shesuggests.“Lyingishardwork,”shewrites,“Weretellingon

30、estorywhilesuppressinganother,andmostofusareexperiencingpsychologicalguiltaboutdoingthis,whichwerealsotryingsuppress.Wejustdonthavethebrainpowertomanageitallwithoutlettingsomethinggowithoutleaking.”“Itsabouthowwellorpoorlyourmultiplechannelsofcommunicationsfacialexpressions,posture,movement,vocalqua

31、lities,speechco-operate,”sheadds.“Whenwereconsciouslylookingforsignsofcheatortruth,wepaytoomuchattentiontowordsandnotenoughtotheexternalbodylanguage,”theprofessoradds.“Truthrevealsitselfmoreclearlythroughactionsthanitdoesthroughourwords.32. AccordingtoAmyCuddy,whichismostsignificantinputtingacrossag

32、oodimpression?A.Levelofknowledge.B.Levelofreliability.C.Levelofcompetence.D.Levelofflexibility.33. Whatisthemeaningoftheunderlinedword“backfire”inthepassage?A. Causesomethingunpleasanttohappen.B. Addmorefueltomakeabiggerfire.C. Haveanunexpectedandundesiredeffect.D. Walkbackwardsandmakeafire.34. Whic

33、hofthefollowingisNOTtrueofProfessorCuddysconcepts?A. Trustismoreimportantthanrespecttowinagoodimpressioninmeetingpeopleforthefirsttime.B. Youngpeopletendtowinpeoplesrespectinsteadofwinningpeoplestrustearlyintheircareers.C. Howfarawayapersongoesdependsonwhetherheorsheestablishestrustamongpeoplearound

34、.D. Liarsareunlikelytobeidentifiedinthattheirwordsmatchtheiractionswell.35. Whatcanbelearnedaccordingtothepassage?A. Somepeopletendtothinkdisplayingcompetencetogainrespectmakesagoodimpression.B. Aliaralwaysexperiencesafeelingofguiltwhenalieisleaked.C. Whenmultiplechannelsofcommunicationco-operatepoo

35、rly,aliarcanhardlybespotted.D. Wordsandactionsareequallysignificantindecidingwhetherapersonistrustworthy.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。HowtoImproveYourStudyHabitsPerhapsyourareanaveragestudentwithaverageintelligence.Youdowellenoughinschool,butyouprobablythinkyouwillne

36、verbeatopstudent.36Yes,evenstudentsofaverageintelligencecanbetopstudentswithoutadditionalwork.Herearesometipsforyou:1. Planyourtimecarefully.Makealistofyourweeklytasks.Thenmakeascheduleorchartofyourtime.Fillincommittedtimesuchaseating,sleeping,meetings,classes,etc.Thendecideongood,regulartimesforstu

37、dying.37It'simportanttosetasidetimeforrelaxation,hobbies,andentertainmentaswell.Furthermore,itwillenableyoutoplanyouractivitiessothatyouhaveadequatetimeforbothworkandplay.2. Findagoodplacetostudy.Chooseoneplaceforyourstudyarea.Itmaybeadeskorachairathomeorintheschoollibrary,butitshouldbecomfortab

38、le,anditshouldnothavedistractions.Whenyoubegintowork,youshouldbeabletoconcentrateonthesubject.3. 38Listeningtowhattheteachersaysinclassmeanslessworklater.Sitwhereyoucanseeandhearwell.Takenotestohelpyourememberwhattheteachersays.4. Studyregularly.39Reviewimportantpointsmentionedinclassaswellaspointsy

39、ouremainconfusedabout.Ifyoureviewyournotesandtextbookregularly,thematerialwillbecomemoremeaningfulandyouwillrememberitlonger.Regularreviewleadstoimprovedperformancesontest.5. Developagoodattitudeabouttests.Thepurposeofatestistoshowwhatyouhavelearnedaboutasubject.Theworldwon'tendifyoudon'tpas

40、satest,sodon'tworryexcessivelyaboutasingletest.Testsprovidemorethangrades.40A. Bevolunteertoraisequestions.B. Makegooduseofyourtimeinclass.C. Gooveryournotesassoonasyoucanafterclass.D. Thosewhomakethebestoftheirtimestudywithmoreease.E. Theyalsoletyouknowwhatyouneedtospendmoretimestudyingon.F. Of

41、course,studyingshouldn'toccupyallofthefreetimeontheschedule.G. Thisisnotnecessarythecase,however.Youcanreceivebettergradesifyouwantto.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、BCD）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将改题涂黑。Ourcharacter,41,isacombinationofourhabits."Sowathough

42、t,harvestanaction;sowanaction,harvestahabit;sowahabit,harvestacharacter;sowacharacter,harvesta42,"thesayinggoes.Habitsarepowerfulfactorsinourlives.Becausetheyareconsistent,oftenunconscious43,theyconstantly,dailyexpressourcharacterandproduceoureffectivenessorineffectiveness.AsHoraceMann,thegreat

43、educator,once44it,"Habitsarelikearope.Weweaveastringofiteverydayandsoonitcannotbebroken."Ipersonallydonotagreewiththelastpartofhis45.Iknowhabitscanbelearnedandunlearned.ButIalsoknowitisn'ta（an）46fix.Itinvolvesa47andafaithfulcommitment.ThoseofuswhowatchedthelunarvoyageofApolloIIwerequit

44、eamazedaswesawthefirstmenwalkonthemoonandreturntoearth.48togetthere,thoseastronautsobviouslyhadtobreakoutofthehugegravitypulloftheearth.49energywasspentinthefirstfewminutesof50inthefirstfewmilesoftravel,thanwasusedoverthenextseveraldaystotravelhalfamillionmiles.Habits,51,havehugegravitypullmorethanm

45、ostpeoplerealizeorwould52.Breakingdeeply53habitssuchasdelay,hesitation,impatience,criticalness,orselfishnessthatgoagainstbasicprinciplesofhumaneffectiveness54morethanalittlewillpowerandafewminorchangesinourlives."Liftoff”55agreateffort,butoncewebreakoutofthegravitypull,ourfreedom56awholenewdime

46、nsion.57anynaturalforce,gravitycanwork58usoragainstus.Thegravitypullofsomeofourhabitsmay59bekeepingusfromgoingwherewewanttogo.Butitisalsogravitythatpullthatkeepsourworldtogether,thatkeepstheplanetsintheirorbitsandouruniverseinorder.Itisapowerfulforce,andifweuseiteffectively,wecanusethegravitypullofh

47、abittocreatethecooperationand60necessarytoestablisheffectivenessinourlives.41.A.basicallyB.theoreticallyC.naturallyD.personally42.A.successB.hopeC.fateD.Moral43.A.stylesB.patternsC.methodsD.ways44.A.toldB.putC.saidD.thought45.A.truthB.mottoC.expressionD.sentence46.A.urgentB.slowC.quickD.convenient47

48、.A.processB.progressC.periodD.devotion48.A.butB.becauseC.asD.if49.A.MuchB.MoreC.LessD.Most50.A.launchingB.raisingC.travelingD.lifting51.A.howeverB.thoughC.tooD.otherwise52.A.sayB.predictC.admitD.assume53.A.rootedB.laidC.grownD.planted54.A.callsoncallsinB.callsforC.callsoffD.55.A.makesB.takesC.doesD.

49、brings56.A.takesonturnsoutB.carriesonC.givesawayD.57.A.AswellaslikeB.AsforC.AswithD.As58.A.onB.byC.aroundD.with59.A.permanentlypresentlyB.instantlyC.constantlyD.60.A.communicationB.patienceC.successD.Order第II卷第二节(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)阅读下面材料，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。Almosteveryonesuffersfromaheada

50、che61(occasional).Butsomepeoplesufferfromrepeated,frequentheadaches.Whatisheadache?Whatcausesit?Whatcanyoudoneaboutaheadache?Whatresearchisbeingdoneonheadaches?Thedictionarydefinesheadachesimply62“apaininthehead”.63mostpeoplemeanbyheadache64(be)apainthatlastsseveralminutesorhours.Itcoversthewholehead,oronesideofit,orperhapsthefrontorthebackofthehead.Toaddtotheconfusionaboutadefinition,somepeoplecall