汕头市潮阳实验学校2021～2022学年度第一学期
高三摸底考试试题
累吗英语
(测试时间：120分钟满分：130分)
鹅蛋脸的女明星第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）
第一节（共15小题，每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）
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Trucker Gerlock traveled hundreds of thousands of miles with his dog,Holly,who came with him on every route--including his last one．While driving near Dallas,Texas,on the job,the 59-year-old Marylander crashed into a concrete column.Gerlock was killed instantly.Looking in the back of the truck,though,rescue drivers found one survivor.
Rescue workers cut the Chesapeake Bay retriever(切萨皮克海湾寻回犬)--practically untouched--out of the back of the truck,where she’d been sleeping.“It’s amazing that anything survived,”Sandy Nordhoff,friend of Gerlock,told The Kent County News．
Unsure what happened to Holly,Gerlock’s friends from his town of Rock Hall,Maryland,made numerous calls and emails to agencies in order to find out where the dog was.Eventually,they found out she had been staying in Dallas Animal Services shelter and a foster family had taken her in for Thanksgiving.The Rock Hall locals hatched a plan to get her home.
Joe Creighton and Sandy’s husband,Rusll Nordhoff,both lifelong friends of Gerlock, volunteered to make the2,800-mile trip from Rock Hall to Dallas and back,which took two days each way.The friends borrowed Gerlock’s pickup truck for the road,so Holly would feel more comfortable on the journey home,according to The Kent County News.
Back in Rock Hall,some of Gerlock’s friends adopted Holly.Ever since,the dog has been a town icon(偶像),making an appearance in almost every town parade.
“The outpouring of love shown towards Gerlock and Holly was heartwarming,”Rock Hall resident Jamie Elburn tells Reader’s Digest.“It shows how the companionship of‘man’s best friend’and simple kindness can overcome even the most difficult situation!”
4.What does the underlined part in Paragraph2indicate?
A.The trip was extremely tiring.
B.The result was quite satisfying.山羊不吃天堂草
C.The survivor was very smart.
D.The accident was too rious.
5.What happened to Holly after she was saved?
A.She was nowhere to be found.
B.She was put in an animal shelter.
C.She was nt back home immediately.
D.She was adopted by a foster family.
6.What can we infer about the work on getting Holly back home?
A.It was painstaking.
B.It was full of danger.
C.It turned out to be interesting.
D.It required much experience.
7.How did Jamie Elburn feel about the whole story?
A.Sympathetic.
B.Grateful.
C.Shocked.
D.Touched.
C
Animal-rights activists often complain that cute beasts get more sympathy than equally derving ugly ones.If so,one would think a lovely creature like the mink(貂)would be easy to protect.Yet in the Netherlands,mink is the only animal that can still legally be farmed for their fur. That is about to change.On August28th the government brought forward to this year a ban on mink-farming that had
鱼骨辫been scheduled to take effect in2024.The timetable was sped up not becau mink had become more adorable,but becau they can contract covid-19and spread it to humans.
Dutch farmers normally raid about2.5million minks a year,making the Netherlands the world’s fourth-largest producer after Denmark,China and Poland.In April,a couple of minks and the farm hands who tended them were diagnod with covid-19.Genetic tracing showed that at least two workers had probably been infected by mink,rather than the other way around.The affected animals were destroyed and stricter hygiene rules impod,but by summer the virus had spread to a third of the country’s farms.In June,parliament voted to shut down the industry as soon as possible, and the cabinet agreed.
That was a win for the Netherlands Party for the Animals,which has four ats in the 150-memeber parliament.In2013,it helped pass the law that gave mink farmers until2024to get out of the business.
Now the party and its supporters object to the generous compensation(补偿)the government has offered for bringing forward the deadline:$150million,or$1million per farmer.Some members of parliament claim that the compensation paid for destroying the infected minks was higher than the market price for their fur.
Fur farmers claim that modern standards allow minks to be raid humanely,and that they are not a big reason for the spread of the virus.But minks tend to live by themlves instead of living in groups.Animal-rights advocates say they cannot be raid humanely in small cages.As for covid-I9, the worry is that mink could rve as a medium for it to attack human immunization(免疫) programs.The industry’s value is modest(farmers put it at$150million--$200million,activists at under$100million),and polls show the public overwhelmingly oppos it.“In a democratic country,that widespread belief has to translate into a political decision to ban fur farming,”says Esther Ouwehand,leader of the Party for the Animals.The farmers accept they are shutting down. The remaining argument is over money.
8.According to the passage,why did animal-activists have an unexpected win for protecting minks?
A.Becau mink's cute appearance won people’s heart.
B.Becau the minks could act as a host for an infectious dia.
C.Becau the government carried out an act earlier than planned.
D.Becau the farmers stopped raising minks,considering the great reward.
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9.What does the writer mean by saying“the other way around”in paragraph2?
A.The farm-raid minks were born with the virus.
涉猎广泛B.The farmers were infected with covid-I9by minks.
C.The minks contracted covid-19from their caregiver.
D.The affected minks had contact with the virus in nature.
10.Esther Ouwehand and his party members supported the following statements EXCEPT ________.
A.Minks can be easily bred by humans without bringing any harm to them.
B.It is acceptable to shut down mink fur industry becau it isn’t profitable.
C.Objection to fur industry is a main reason behind this governmental decision.
D.The amount of money to make up for the loss of the mink farmers was too high.
11.Which of the following might be the best title of the passage?
A.Cuteness Wins
B.An Unexpected Win
C.Winter for Minks口算训练
D.Farmers v.s.Activists
D
According to a recent study in the Journal of Consumer Rearch,both the size and consumption habits of our eating companions can influence our food intake.And contrary to existing rearch that says you should avoid eating with heavier people who order large portions(份),it’s the beanpoles with big appetites you really need to avoid.
To test the effect of social influence on eating habits,the rearchers conducted two experiments.In the first,95undergraduate women were individually invited into a lab to ostensibly(表面上)participate in a study about movie viewership.Before the film began,each woman was asked to help herlf to a snack.An actor hired by the rearchers grabbed her food first. In her natural state,the actor weighed105pounds.But in half the cas she wore a specially designed fat suit which incread her
weight to180pounds.
Both the fat and thin versions of the actor took a large amount of food.The participants followed suit,taking more food than they normally would have.However,they took,significantly more when the actor was thin.
For the cond test,in one ca the thin actor took two pieces of candy from the snack bowls.In the other ca,she took30pieces.The results were similar to the first test:the participants followed suit but took significantly more candy when the thin actor took30pieces.
The tests show that the social environment is extremely influential when we’re making decisions.If this fellow participant is going to eat more,so will I.Call it the“I’ll have what she’s having”effect.However,we’ll adjust the influence.If an overweight person is having a large portion,I’ll hold back a bit becau I e the results of his eating habits.But if a thin person eats a lot,I’ll follow suit.If he can eat much and keep slim,why can't I?
12.What is the recent study mainly about?
A.Food safety.
B.Movie viewership.
C.Consumer demand.
D.Eating behavior.
13.What does the underlined word“beanpoles”in paragraph1refer to?
A.Big eaters.
B.Overweight persons.
C.Picky eaters.
D.Tall thin persons.
14.Why did the rearchers hire the actor?
A.To e how she would affect the participants.
B.To test if the participants could recognize her.
C.To find out what she would do in the two tests.
D.To study why she could keep her weight down.
15.On what basis do we“adjust the influence”according to the last paragraph?
A.How hungry we are.
B.How slim we want to be.
C.How we perceive others.
D.How we feel about the food.
第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5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。
Criticism from others can be difficult to take,especially if the person delivering the criticism isn’t exactly subtle(含蓄的)about it．So how should we deal with it?16__________.
Try to parate the criticism from the environment in which it was given.17__________. However,you should also try to calmly look at what’s being said and e if there are clues for your personal growth.Pretend the person isn’t talking about you,and try to read between the lines.
18__________.This is where you listen and say“okay，that makes n,”or“I can come up with a plan to do that.”Remember,haters gonna hate,but even they sometimes hate for reasons worth considering.All you need to do is keep what’s applicable and ignore the rest.
Turn tho uful opinions into goals.19__________.If someone complains that your writing is too long,for example,t a to-do to remove the fat from your work.If your boss complains you always wait until the last minute to complete tasks,t your due-dates a day earlier than they’re really due,so you get to work sooner.
Adjust your attitude.You can do all of this and still get depresd when someone tells you how you can improve.Attitude is the key here.20__________.It’s easier said than done,but knowing your strengths and being ready to hear and accept your weakness is the most powerful thing you can do.
A.Focus on the meaningful part of the criticism.
B.Look at criticism as a chance to grow and get better.
C.Here are some ways you can get benefits from criticism.
D.How you react to criticism depends on its intention.
E.It’s important to never let the opportunity for criticism pass you by.
F.It’s normal to be defensive when criticized and to react accordingly.
G.Once you have specific,practical tips,turn them into measurable to-dos.
