罗定中学2016届高三期中检测卷

英语科 2015. 10

命题：彭玉燕 审题：卢庆惠

注意事项：

1. 本试卷共8页，分选择题和非选择题两部分。满分120分（最终成绩按总分135分进行折算），考试用时120分钟；

2. 答题前，考生务必将自己的学校、班别、姓名、座号及准考证号填写在答题卡相应的位置；

3. 全部答案应在答题卡上完成，答在本试卷上无效；

4. 考试结束后，将答题卡交回。

第Ⅰ卷（选择题，共70分）

第一部分 阅读理解（共两节，40分）

第一节 （共15小题；每小题2分，共30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

After years of study, I have known there are only two types of people in this world：those who get to the airport early and those who arrive as the plane is about to take off.

If there were any justice in this world, the early-airport people would be rewarded for doing the right thing and the late-airport people would be punished. But the early-airport people get ulcers (溃疡), heart attacks and bite their finger-nails to the bone (急得团团转). The late-airport people are hardly aware that they are flying.

A guy of that kind once said, “Don’t hurry. If you miss your flight, it’s because God didn’t want you to go.” This is clearly a guy who is never going to get an ulcer.

Early-airport people suffer another “name”. They are called exactly what they are—wimps (懦夫). I know I am an early-airport person for years. My luggage will get on the plane first, which makes it the last luggage they take off the plane after landing.

Another strange thing: No matter how early I showed up, I was always told that someone had called two or three years ahead of me and asked for the best seat. I figured it was a trick. I figured there was someone in America who called every airline every day and said, “Is that wimp Simon flying somewhere today? If he is, give me his seat.”

After a lifetime arguing with my wife over whether I really have to pack 24 hours in advance and set the alarm clock four hours ahead, I have learned another fact about early-airport people and late-airport people: They always marry each other.

1.We can learn from the passage that________.

A. late-airport persons often get ulcers or heart attacks

B. early-airport persons are always relaxed during the flight

C. early-airport persons get their luggage first after landing

D. late-airport persons always take things easy

2. It could be inferred that the writer’s wife is________.

A. an early-airport woman B. a late-airport woman

C. a hot-tempered woman D. a fascinating woman

3. The writing style of the passage would be best described as ________.

A. serious　　　　　　　 B. simple

C. humorous D. indifferent

B

Dr. Sylvia Earle wants you to stop eating fish. It's not because fish are endangered, though wild fish stocks in many oceans are very low. It's not because they're bad for you, though fish in many areas are exposed to poisonous substances in the water. It’s because they're smart.  "Fish are sensitive, they have personalities," says the marine biologist. For Earle, eating a fish would be like eating a dog or a cat. "I would never eat anyone I know personally."  There's a lot more to fish than meets the eye: they talk to each other, they like to be touched, and they engage in behavior that can seem very human. They can remember things and learn from experience. Earle and a growing number of animal rights activists see these as strong arguments against eating fish altogether.  The activists also point out that fish feel pain and fish suffer horribly on their way from the sea to the supermarket. "While it may seem conspicuous that fish are able to feel pain, like every other animal, some people think of fish as swimming vegetables," says Dr. Lynne Sneddon. " Really, it's kind of a moral question. Is the enjoyment you get from fishing (or eating fish) more important than the pain of the fish?"  Fishermen and (fried) fish lovers are skeptical. "I've never seen a smart fish," says Marie Swaringen as she finishes off a plate of fish at a Seattle seafood restaurant. "If they were very smart, they wouldn't get caught."  "For years, everyone's been telling us to eat fish because it's so good for us," says another diner. "Now I've got to feel guilty while I'm eating my fish? What are they going to think of next? Don't eat salad because cucumbers have feelings?"

4. According to Dr. Sylvia Earle, he would stop eating fish as a result of the following reasons

EXCEPT ___________ .

A. Fish are sensitive and have personalities

B. He knows fish very well

C. Fish are dangerous to eat because the water is polluted

D. Fish are clever

5. Dr. Lynne Sneddon describes the behavior of eating fish in a(n) _______ tone.

A. opposed B. optimistic C. indifferent D. supportive

6. Which word below can take the place of the underlined word “conspicuous” in Paragraph 4?

A. obvious B. easy C. impossible D. necessary

7. What was the author’s purpose when writing this passage?

A. To advise people to stop eating fish.

B. To introduce a topic of whether people should eat fish.

C. To advise people not to stop eating fish.

D. To tell us that fish will feel pain when caught and transported.

C

Do you know what kind of learner you are? You can compare the following learning styles which will help you determine your learning style so that you can organize your study to best suit your particular way of learning.

Visual learning style

These learners like to draw, build, design and make things. They like looking at pictures and enjoy jigsaw puzzles and mazes. They tend to think in pictures rather than words.

Verbal learning style

These learners are very good at listening and are often very good speakers and story tellers. They think in words rather than pictures. They like to read and write, and usually have good memories for such things as names, dates and places.

Logical learning style

These learners are very logical. They easily recognize numerical and word patterns and look for logical connections between ideas. They like to figure things out for themselves and love solving problems. They enjoy working with abstract(抽象) ideas.

Bodily learning style

These learners like to move around a lot and to touch objects and people. They often wave their hands around when they are talking. They are good at physical activities, such as sport and dancing, and they enjoy making things with their hands.

Naturalistic learning style

These learners love to be outside. They are interested in nature and are usually fond of animals. They are often involved with nature conservation groups. They are excellent at planning picnics and other outdoor activities. They like to understand how things in nature work.

Music learning style

These learners appreciate music. They are usually good at singing or playing musical instruments and can often compose(作) music. They are often very sensitive to noises around them and are sometimes easily distracted(分散注意力) by background noises.

Interpersonal learning style

These learners like to be surrounded by people. They usually have lots of friends and like to join groups and clubs. They are often the leaders of any group they join and they are very good peace makers.

Intrapersonal learning style

These people are quite happy in their own company. They spend a lot of time thinking about things such as their dreams and hopes and their relationships with other people. They prefer to work alone and to follow their own interests.

8. If a person usually puts things into categories and sorts when thinking, he is most probably ________.

A. a logical learner B. a bodily learner

C. a visual learner D. a verbal learner

9. Naturalistic learners learn best_________.

A. in the condition that there is loud natural noise

B. through music and rhythm(旋律)

C. with pets around them

D. in a natural setting rather than a built environment

10. An intrapersonal learner may be different from an interpersonal learner in the way that _______.

A. he(she)is slow in thinking out the answers to problemsgkstkCom

B. his(her)individual ability is rather good

C. he(she)is not good at communicating with others

D. his(her)relationship with others is always bad

11. The best title for this passage would be____________.

A. How to Learn Best B. Learning Styles

C. How to Choose Your Style D. How Should You Learn

D

Some colors people see late at night could cause signs of the condition mental health experts call clinical depression(临床抑郁症). That was the finding of a study that builds on earlier study findings. They show that individuals who live or work in low levels of light overnight can develop clinical depression.

Doctors use the word clinical depression to describe severe form of depression. Signs may?include loss of interest or pleasure in?most?activities, low energy levels and thoughts of death or suicide.

In the new study, American investigators designed an experiment that exposed hamsters（仓鼠）to different colors. The researchers chose hamsters because they are nocturnal, which means they sleep during the?day?and are active at night. The animals were separated into four groups. One group of hamsters was kept in the dark during their night-time period. Another group was placed in front of a blue light, a third group slept in front of a white light, while a fourth was?put?in front of a red light. After four weeks, the researchers noted how much sugary water the hamsters drank. They found that the most depressed animals drank the least amount of water.

Randy Nelson, at Ohio State University, says animals that slept in blue and white?light?appeared to be the?most?depressed. “ What we?saw?is that these animals didn’t show any sleep interruptions at all but they did mess up biological clock (生物钟) genes and they did show depressive sign but if they were in the dim red light, they did not.” He says there’s a lot of blue in white?light. This explains why the blue light