2015-2016学年上期高三第二次强化训练

英 语 试 题

时间：120分钟 满分：150分 命题人：高三英语命题组

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，从每题所给的四个选项（A 、B 、C 和 D ）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Alexandra Scott was born to Liz and Jay Scott in Manchester, Connecticut on January 18, 1996, the second of four children. Shortly before her first birthday, Alex was diagnosed with neuroblastoma, a type of childhood cancer.

On her first birthday, the doctors informed Alex's parents that if she beat her cancer it was doubtful that she would ever walk again. Just two weeks later, Alex slightly moved her leg at her parents’ request to kick. This was the first indication that she would turn out to be a courageous and confident child with big dreams and big accomplishments.

By her second birthday, Alex was able to stand up with leg braces (支架).She worked hard to gain strength and to learn how to walk. She appeared to be overcoming the difficulties, until the shocking discovery within the next year that her tumors(肿瘤)had started growing again. In the year 2000, the day after her fourth birthday, Alex received a stem cell transplant (干细胞移植)and informed her mother, “When I get out of the hospital I want to have a lemonade stand.” She said she wanted to give the money to doctors to allow them to “help other kids, like they helped me.” True to her word, she held her first lemonade stand later that year with the help of her older brother and raised an amazing $2,000 for “her hospital”.

People from all over the world, moved by her story, held their own lemonade stands and donated the earnings to Alex and her cause. In August of 2004, Alex passed away at the age of 8, knowing that, with the help of others, she had raised more than $ 1 million to help find a cure for the disease that took her life. Alex’s family — including brothers Patrick, Eddie, and Joey—and supporters around the world are committed to continuing her inspiring cause through Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation (基金会).

21. It can be learned from the text that Alex ______.

A. couldn’t walk until she was four

B. was the only daughter of the Scotts

C. held her first lemonade stand in 2001

D. was born with cancer

22. Why was Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation founded?

A. To promote her lemonade.

B. To set up a children’s hospital.

C. To attract public attention to her disease.

D. To collect money to help children with cancer.

23. What did the public do to support Alex and her cause?

A. They helped her sell lemonade.

B. They provided free stands for her.

C. They donated money to her foundation.

D. They donated stem cells for her operation.

24. Which of the following can best describe Alex?

A. Stubborn. B. Determined. C. Innocent. D. Energetic.

B

Dobson Ranch Housing Association

1000 Sidewinder Road

Mesa, AZ 85202XXK

October 15

Mr and Mrs Fred Deacon 1442 Saddleback Road

Mesa, AX 85205

Dear Mr and Mrs Fred Deacon,

I am writing this letter to congratulate you on your new purchase of a house in the Dobson Ranch area. We feel that this is one of the best neighborhoods of high quality in the city of Mesa, and we are happy to be able to call you neighbors.

For your information, there are a few things we would like to tell you. One is that there are certain duties that go with living in Dobson Ranch. In order to keep property (房地产)values at the highest possible levels, we insist that everyone who lives in Dobson Ranch take care of their property. This means that the grass needs to be cut regularly, branches of the trees and bushes should be cut off, and there should be no unattractive additions to houses, nor should houses be painted in colors like red or blue. If you want to make any additions to your house, you need our permission first.

The people of Dobson Ranch also have monthly meetings to discuss various issues of concern in our community. You are welcome to attend. We typically hold meetings on the first Saturday of every month at 7: 00 PM at the Dobson Ranch Community Center. You will receive a notice via e-mail a few days before every meeting as a reminder. We hope that you will join us as much as you see fit.

Again, welcome to the neighborhood, and I look forward to meeting you soon.

Sincerely,

Juan Sanchez President

Dobson Ranch Housing Association

October 20

Dear Mr Sanchez,

Thank you very much for your letter welcoming us to the neighborhood. My wife and I appreciate your concern, and we also appreciate you letting us know about the various rules that apply to this neighborhood. Please do not worry about us. No matter where we live, we always try to be neighbors taking care to do our work properly. We too are well aware of property values. To be honest, we are actually pleased that there are regulations that must be obeyed. In the past, we have had neighbors who have not taken care of their homes and yards; at least we know that we will not have to worry about that here.

As for the meetings, thank you for your kind invitation, but I’m afraid that you probably won’t see us too often. My work takes me out of town, so when I’m not traveling, I prefer to stay home. Similarly, my wife works long hours at the hospital and prefers to spend her days off relaxing at home. However, if we have the time, we will try to make it to a meeting. Again, thank you for welcoming us.

Sincerely,

Fred Deacon

25. Why do people who live in Dobson Ranch need to take care of their homes?

A. To ensure that no one complains about how the area looks.

B. To make the neighborhood look as good as possible.

C. To keep the property worth as much as possible.

D. To be good neighbors.

26. What does Fred Deacon think about the rules at Dobson Ranch?

A. He agrees to them.

B. He thinks they require too much.

C. He would like to discuss them later.

D. He feels that they are not severe enough.

27. For the invitation to the monthly meetings, Fred Deacon responds that ______.

A. he will attend regularly

B. he will attend with his wife

C. his wife will attend alone

D. neither he nor his wife will attend very often

C

For many years, machines have been doing work that people once did, including some difficult jobs. Search and rescue operations in dangerous environments are often seen as the first areas that will employ high technology robots. But there is another area where they may soon take jobs traditionally held by human beings: the restaurant industry.

Teams from around the world competed in early June at the DARPA Robotic Challenge Finals in California. A team from South Korea and its robot, called DRC-Hubo, won the first place in the competition. The second and third place winners were from the United States. The robots were required to drive a vehicle, climb up steps and do mechanical work. Such activities are easy for humans to perform, but more difficult for machines. Not all of the competitors were successful. The failures showed how difficult it is to design effective walking machines.

Akihiro Suzuki works at Yaskawa Electric, a company that develops robots. He says robots cannot do everything a human can? but they are able to work without becoming tired. He says robots cannot taste food, change heating levels or seasonings to get the best flavor (风味).But he says if a food can be easily prepared, a robot can repeat the same movement to reproduce the same meal.

One Japanese woman who saw the robots working wanted to bring them home. Masayo Moti says she would like to have a husband who could work like a robot. Suzumo Machinery showed its sushi (寿司)maker robot. It performs the often difficult work of wrapping the popular Japanese food. Hiroshi Monden is an official with the company. He says people all over the world now eat sushi, but there are not enough skilled workers to prepare it. He says his machine can help anyone make sushi.

28. In Paragraph 1, the author tells us ______.

A. robots just do difficult jobs

B. robots are sometimes dangerous

C. robots are widely used in our life

D. robots are gradually replacing humans

29. Why did some teams fail at the DARPA Robotic Challenge Finals?

A. Their robots cannot be applied at home.

B. Preparing food is really difficult for robots.

C. Their robots can just repeat the same movement.

D. They failed to design effective walking robots.

30. We can infer from the last paragraph that ______.

A. Japanese men are lazy

B. robots are popular in Japan

C. Japan has advanced high technology

D. robots usually take the job of making sushi in Japan

31. In which column can we probably see the text?

A. Education. B. Culture. C. Health. D. Science.

D

Zheng Penyu: Interest is the best teacher. Classrooms that weren’t fixed could give students the chance to explore their interests. At the same time, they would be able to learn on their own because they would have to make their own decisions. All in all, the new system would be a good chance to inspire students’ passion for studying.

Sun Yao: Despite its benefits, I’m worried about whether the new system would work. Going to different classrooms would take up a big part of our break time and we would have less time to relax after class. Also, not all schools could offer so many diversified classes.

Shi Zhenhan: I support students learning in different classes. It would solve the problem of some students thinking the classes are too easy while some think they are too difficult. Teachers could also teach more effectively. What’s more, friendships built while in different classes might be a pleasant surprise.

Zhou Qingqing: in my opinion, studying in different classrooms might affect students’ psychological(心理的)development. They might find it difficult to develop deep and strong friendships with other students if they had to change classrooms constantly. They would also lose their sense of belonging to a certain class.

Hu Qile: I applaud the idea. It would help teachers set up special teaching plans for different classes. For students, making choices b