2016 届高三综合测试

英 语 2016-5-21

注意事项：

1、本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号和座位号填写在答题卡上。因测试不考听力，第I卷从第二部分的“阅读理解”开始，试题序号从“21”开始。

2、回答第I卷时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。写在本试卷上无效。

3、回答第II卷时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。

4、考生必须保持答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，将答题卡交回。

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

(Ad 1) (Ad 2) (Ad 3) (Ad 4)

21. These ads are ________.

A. to sell their products

B. to attract somebody to join them

C. to inform people of some activities

D. to help people improve themselves

22. For a graduate who just finishes college, which ad is most suitable?

A. Ad 1.

B. Ad 2.

C. Ad 3.

D. Ad 4.

23. If you are a runner of a small company focusing on website service, which ad is most attractive

to you?

A. Ad 1.

B. Ad 2.

C. Ad 3.

D. Ad 4.

B

Winston Churchill is probably the most popular British prime minister ever. Having served his country as a soldier and politician, he is often considered among the greatest of Britons. But while his heroic stand against the Nazis is well known, there are still a few facts about the popular politician that might surprise you.

The classic image of Winston?Churchill?includes?a?giant?cigar?stuck?between?his?lips. However, he?almost?never?took?a?puff,?preferring?to?chew?on?the?end?until?it went out, then relight it and start again.

Although?it’s?somewhat?overshadowed?by?his?political?career,?Winston?Churchill?was?an accomplished writer. He won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1953. His?first?book?was The Story?of?the?Malakand?Field?Force, a first-hand account of a military campaign in what is now Pakistan. Funnily?enough,?there?was an American writer named Winston Churchill active at the same time.

Interestingly,?both?Churchills?published?their?first?books?in?1898, although the American Churchill was the first to become famous for his writing. Unsurprisingly, he?would finally be eclipsed (使黯然失色) by?the?fame?of?his British counterpart and is almost forgotten today. But at the time, the two writers were often confused with each other. To avoid further difficulty, the two Churchills eventually agreed that the British Churchill would publish as “Winston S. Churchill” while the American would simply go by “Winston Churchill”.

In?December?1931,?Churchill?was?in?New?York. While?crossing?the street, he was hit by a car. As it turned out, Churchill had instinctively looked to the right when he wanted to cross. However, since cars drive on opposite sides of the road in America and Britain, he should actually have looked left. Instead, he stepped serenely into the path of an oncoming car.

Fortunately, he played down the severity of the injuries. He also accepted all the blame for the accident, informing the police that the driver was innocent and securing his release. Afterwards, Churchill managed to talk his doctor into writing him a note stating that “The post-accident concussion (撞击) of Winston S. Churchill necessitates the use of alcoholic spirits, especially at meal times.”

24. The underlined word “overshadow” in Paragraph 3 probably means ________.

A. to hide

B. to promote

C. to bring shame on

D. to make… small by comparison

25. Which of the following is true of Churchill?

A. He preferred political career to writing.

B. His first book is about the war against Nazis.

C. His popularity seemed not to be affected by his image of smoking cigar.

D. He had a fight with the American Churchill over the use of their names.

26. From the car accident, we know Churchill was a ________ man.

A. loving

B. careless

C. sympathetic

D. strong-willed

27. What may the paragraph that follows talk about?

A. Churchill’s other kindness.

B. Churchill’s political achievement.

C. Some other anecdotes of Churchill.

D. Churchill’s popularity in international community

C

Nobody likes an old poop (傻子). Developing a sense of humor is part of becoming a mature, emotionally healthy individual. Laughter is good for the soul, builds friendships and relieves stress. It serves as the glue for social situations and as an ice-breaker for sadness and boredom. If you’ve ever been told to “lighten up” or “chill out”, you should save the blue attitude for serious situations and develop your sense of humor.

Forgive the accidental. A sudden fall is humorous not because we like to see people fall, but because it surprises. From a spilled water glass in a meeting to Aunt Rae’s teeth coming off in the Thanksgiving turkey, the embarrassment of accidents can be relieved by humor and a helping hand. After making sure that nobody’s hurt, forgive accidents with a chuckle (咯咯地笑) rather than a scolding.

Look for the unexpected. The kid who used to look at you with his eyes closed during a test had the idea. Parents who serve green eggs and ham to their children on graduation day get the idea. Unexpected actions lighten an atmosphere and relax people.

Learn to laugh with your kids. Most of what children say and do is funny. Help them learn that accidents are sometimes funny and sometimes occasions for joining in and helping another human being. By sharing laughs and attempting to explain humor, you develop your sense of humor, as well as help kids develop their own sense of humor.

28. If you’ve ever been told to “lighten up” or “chill out”, it means ________.

A. you are blue

B. you are funny

C. you lack humor

D. you are humorous

29. According to Paragraph 2, when your friend falls, you can ________.

A. chuckle

B. scold him

C. laugh at him

D. feel embarrassed

30. In the author’s opinion, if your mother serves green eggs and ham to you on your graduation day, she is ________.

A. boring

B. serious

C. humorous

D. considerate

31. What is the best title for the passage?

A. The Function of Humor

B. Proper Attitudes towards Humor

C. How to Develop a Sense of Humor

D. Ways to Become a Healthy Individual

D

The regular use of text messages and e-mails can lower the IQ more than twice as much as smoking marijuana (大麻). That is the statement of researchers who have found that tapping away on a mobile phone or computer keypad or checking for electronic messages temporarily knocks up to 10 points off the user’s IQ. This rate of decline in intelligence compares unfavorably with the four-point drop in IQ associated with smoking marijuana, according to British researchers, who have described the phenomenon of improved stupidity as “infomania”. The research conducted by Hewlett Packard, the technology company, has concluded that it is mainly a problem for adult workers, especially men.

It is concluded that too much use of modern technology can damage a person’s mind. It can cause a constant distraction of “always on” technology when employees should be concentrating on what they are paid to do. Infomania means that they lose concentration as their minds remain fixed in an almost permanent state of readiness to react to technology instead of focusing on the task in hand. The report also added that, in a long term, the brain will be considerably shaped by what we do to it and by the experience of daily life. At a microcellular level, the complex networks of nerve cells that make up parts of the brain actually change in response to certain experiences.

Too much use of modern technology can be damaging not only to a person’s mind, but to their social relationship. 1,100 adults were interviewed during the research. More than 62 per cent of them admitted that they were addicted to checking their e-mails and text messages so often that they scrutinized work-related ones even when at home or on holiday. Half said that they always responded immediately to an email and will even interrupt a meeting to do so. It is concluded that infomania is increasing stress and anxiety and affecting one’s characteristics. Nine out of ten thought that colleagues who answered e-mails or messages during a face-to-face meeting were extremely rude.

The effects on IQ were studied by Dr Glenn Wilson, a psychologist at University of London. “This is a very real and widespread phenomenon,” he said. “We have found that infomania will damage a worker’s performance by reducing their mental sharpness and changing their social life. Companies should encourage a more balanced and appropriate way of working.”

32. We can learn from the passage that “infomania” ________.

A. has a positive influence on one’s IQ

B. results in the change of part of the brain

C. lies in the problem of lack of concentration

D. is caused by too much use of modern technology

33. The research mentioned in the passage is most probably about ________.

A. the important function of advanced technology

B. the damage to one’s brain done by unhealthy habits

C. the relevance between IQ and use of modern technology

D. the relationship between intelligence and working effectiveness

34. The underlined word “scrutinized” probably means “________”.

A. copied patiently

B. corrected quickly

C. answered hurriedly

D. examined carefully

35. What is the main idea of this passage?

A. Modern technology can damage a person’s mind.

B. Electronic messages have side effects on the user’s life.

C. The regular use of text messages and e-mails can harm your IQ.

D. The regular use of text messages and e-mails can be compared to smoking marijuana.

第二节 （共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容，从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。

What is a shopaholic (购物癖)?

36 While the media sometimes use the word casually, shopaholics suffer from a real, and sometimes very frightening, lack of self-control.

Without a doubt, we live in a ‘spend-happy’ society. Most people live beyond their means and are in debt. 37 They take weekend-long shopping excursions, spend money