1、2018 届黑龙江省哈尔滨市第六中学高三上学期期中考试 英语（满分 150 分，时间 120 分钟）阅读理解（共两节，每题 2 分，满分 40 分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A 、B、C 和 D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。第一节（共 15 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 30 分）A.A factory tour this summer! Here are some great ones to consider.The Jelly Belly Bean Company Fairfield, CAAt this working factory, gue
2、sts can watch the process of making this famous candy. Have lunch at the Visitor Center Caf, where you can order a jelly bean-shaped pizza or hamburger! It is located an hour north of San Francisco. Theres no admission charge for the 40-minute walking tour. Tours are given most days from 9:00 am to
3、4:00 pm, but come during a weekday to see the candy making in process.Louisville Slugger Baseball Bat MuseumLouisville, KYSee how each bat is carefully carved out at this family-favorite factory tour. Tour visitors leave with a miniature bat souvenir and personalized bats can be ordered when you arr
4、ive and picked up before you leave. Adult tickets are $9. Child tickets are $4. Ages five and under are free. It opens at 9:00 am Mondays through Saturdays. Check the website for specific days and times.E-One Fire Truck Factory Ocala, FL Take this walking tour of a plant in Florida and see for yours
5、elf the technology and skill required to build these emergency vehicles. Tours are offered Monday to Friday, at 9:00 am and 11:00 am. Prices are $8 for adults and $6 for children. Kids under 6 are not permitted on the tour for safety reasons. Reservations are required for all tours. Please call 352-
6、861-3524 to schedule a tour. Firefighters can tour for free!Crayola Crayon CompanyEaston, PANo, this isnt the actual place where the waxy rainbows are made. But its an even-better visitor center where families can not only see how crayons are made, but can explore and use the wide variety of Crayola
7、 art tools and products. Kids can use the latest Crayola products to create masterpieces on site. The visitor center is open most days from 9:30 am to 3:00 pm. The online calendar shows special hours, themes, and daily activities. Tickets are $9.50 each.1. Which of the following is TRUE about the Je
8、lly Belly Bean Company?A. Three meals are prepared for you. B. It lies to the north of San Francisco.C. You have to spend some money visiting it. D. It is open every day. 2. If a five-year-old boy and his parents visit Louisville Baseball Bat Museum, they have to pay _.A. $22 B. $13 C. $17 D. $183.
9、The factory tour this summer involves _. A. politics, economics, science and culture B. diet, sports, traffic and artC. history, literature, education and custom D. health, invention, astronomy and carB.The owl countAnnie slept in the front seat while her father drove through the darkness. “Were alm
10、ost there!” Dad announced cheerfully. “Soon well be observing and counting owls at the state park.” Yawning, Annie nodded and smiled. The time was 4:30 a.m. Looking out into the darkness, Annie remembered learning in school that most owls are active at night, when they hunt for food. During the day
11、they sleep in hard-to-find spots.“Dad, why do you need to count owls?” she asked. “Its important for scientists to have current information about bird populations,” he explained. “We want to know which birds have decreased in number and whether any new kinds of birds are coming into a certain area.
12、You and I will write down the kinds of birds that we see today and keep a record of how many times we see each kind. Then well send out a report to a scientific organization that is collecting information about birds from people all over the country.”Dad pulled into the parking lot of the state park
13、. Then, with flashlights in hand, they began their hike into the woods. Annie zipped up her coat and tried to keep from trembling. She had not expected the morning to be so frigid. Luckily her gloves were in her pocket.Suddenly Annies father stopped and gestured for her to be still. Obeying, Annie d
14、id not take another step. She thought she heard a low crying up ahead. “Thats certainly a screech owl,” her father whispered. “Lets get a look at it.” After looking more closely, Annie could see that it was a small owl. Sensing danger, the owl narrowed its eyes and pulled its feathers tightly agains
15、t its body. Annie carefully wrote down in her notebook that they had seen a screech owl.Walking a little farther, they came to a tall oak tree. “This looks like a perfect spot to attract owls,” Dad said. “Im going to play a recording of a common call of the barred owl. Maybe we can get one to answer
16、.” Annie could hardly believe her ears. The recorded call sounded as if the bird were asking ,” Who cooks for you?” Moments later Annie thought she heard a return call in the distance. She held her breath and waited. Suddenly a huge bird landed very quietly on a branch directly above them.Annie had
17、long forgotten how cold it was. She stood in wonder, shining her flashlight on the bird and studying it carefully. The barred owl was nearly two feet tall. Gray feathers surrounded its dark eyes. The bird did not stay long, but it did not matter. Annie would never forget the image of the powerful ba
18、rred owl.4. Why did Annie and her father go to the state park?A. To take a hike in the woods. B. To record the call of barred owls.C. To collect information about birds. D. To protect the environment for wildlife.5. The underlined word “frigid” in Paragraph 3 probably means _.A. dark B. clear C. col
19、d D. nice6. In Paragraph 4, why did Annie s father stop her suddenly?A. He noticed a screech owl. B. He heard somebody crying. C. He sensed they were in danger. D. He reminded her to take down notes.7. How did Annie feel when she saw the barred owl?A. Bored. B. Relaxed. C. Frightened. D. Amazed.C.Wh
20、at did you eat for lunch today? Did you choose this dish because it was healthy，cheap or because it was just very tasty? Are you a particular eater or an adventurous diner?I love exploring trends in food. “Fusion cuisine” is not for everybody. My Italian grandmother would turn her nose up in disgust
21、 at the thought of tandoori pizza with mango topping but this marriage of tastes is perfectly fine in the 21st century. Chef and food writer Ching-He Huang，who presented a series of Chinese Food for the BBC，is a fan of the movement. She says：“Fusion has been happening for centuries，for as long as pe
22、ople have travelled，but with the Internet，and global travel ，the exchange of ideas makes the process much faster.”Wolfgang Puck is seen by many as one of the chefs who made fusion elegant. He got his experience in this aspect in his native Vienna and made a name for himself when he opened his own re
23、staurant in Los Angeles in the 1970s.This European dug into Asian cuisine and became one of the first in a long line of distinguished chefs. He said in an interview with the Wall Street Journal that initially he got negative responses from traditional AmericanChinese restaurant owners but he is not
24、bitter. “I believe authenticity is about evolution，not repeating your grandmothers recipe.” he explains. “Cooking is like painting or writing a song. Just as there are only so many notes or colors. there are only so many flavorsits how you combine them that sets you apart.”My grannys cup of tea woul
25、d be the “Slow Food Movement”. Founded by her countryman Carlo Petrini in the 1980s and still going strong，it seeks to preserve regional cuisine and the use of ingredients that are grown locally. Petrini wants to see farmers connected more directly with consumers.All these trends give us food for th
26、ought. We might be wasting an exciting opportunity to wake up our taste buds when we swallow a sandwich at our desks. Tomorrow，why not find an exotic（外来的）restaurant and enjoy a feast? You dress trendy so eat trendy!8.Fusion cuisine is_.A. a BBC cooking program B. a balanced diet rich in nutritionC.
27、a new trend of global travelling D. a combination of different cooking styles9.What do we learn about Wolfgang Puck?A. He knew little about Asian cuisine. B. He owed his success to his love for painting.C. He was well received by Europeans. D. He was in favor of creation in cooking.10.The Slow Food
28、Movement_.A. aims to keep alive local cuisine B. is favored by old peopleC. promotes local farming D. is founded by Granny11.What can be a suitable title for the text?A. Hungry for new B. Greedy for tasty C. Love for cooking D. Food for thoughtD.In the past, if a shop assistant wanted to know you be
29、tter, he had to rely on a good memory for detail. They came out from behind the counter to give you service and made recommendations. Sometimes their recommendations were made with great accuracy, based on hints they picked up about who you were and what you might want.They were old tricks for winni
30、ng customers. Now, big amounts of computing power are added to those tricks. That is what is happening these days on the Web. On the Web, businesses are working hard to know you better than you may know yourself. It is called personalization. Many e-commerce companies believe that their future depen
31、ds on it. In this new digital marketplace the “shop manager” may actually be a machine. It searches in its memory of information about you, analyzes it, and creates a clear picture of what you are likely to buy and do in the future. But this new use of computers unsettles some computer users. They a
32、re afraid that files about them might be put to ill use somehow, or shared with the wrong people. Sometimes they just dont like being watched.Advertisers can track you without your knowledge. They do that in several ways. One way is through IP addresses. While many computers receive a new address ev
33、ery time they log onto the Web, others have a single address. Such an address provides websites with a ready way to target a particular person or family.Now the use of a “ cookie” is a far more common method. A cookie is a string of code individually placed about a cookie itself. Websites rely on th
34、em to operate efficiently, giving you a perfect experience as you go from Web page to Web page.But the code can also enable advertisers and website operators to watch your every move online. If you share your name and other identifying information, some of these companies can link off-link informati
35、on to cookie files. This could include what you buy, how much you spend and where you live.12. What is happening on the Web these days according to the passage?A. Businesses know their customers better. B. Online shop managers give more discounts.C. Businesses are working hard to know each other bet
36、ter. D. E-commerce companies are replacing traditional companies.13. The underlined word “unsettles” in Paragraph 3 probably means” _”A. puzzles B. upsets C. attracts D. benefits14. According to the text, a cookie is _A. a sign of getting connected to the network. B. an electronic place for people t
37、o surf the WebC. a string of code used to identify your computer D. an IP address used to target a particular customer15. Advertisers can track you without your knowledge by _. A. finding your e-mail address B. changing their IP addressesC. tracking you down on the telephone D. linking off line info
38、rmation to cookie files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。According to statistics published by the University of Scranton, about 45 percent of Americans usually make New Years resolutions（决心） and the most popular resolution is losing weight. Of those who make resolut
39、ions, a mere 8 percent achieve them.16 Are we just setting ourselves up for failure? Learn how to make realistic resolutions and how to overcome the roadblocks along the way.Setting a resolution to lose pounds isnt a goal thats achievable now. It may be a good long-term goal. 17 Registered dietitian
40、 Elisa Zied says “To be real when you make a resolution. Its okay to shoot for the stars like making a resolution, but why not set a smaller goal and train smart?”The same concept applies to weight loss. 18 These goals should help develop healthy habits that will finally help achieve your long-term
41、resolution.Notice that these goals are simple and achievable. “Instead of going from zero to 60, from never going to the gym to going four to five times a week, why not start with three days a week, get consistent and build from there,” Zied says. Set yourself up for success and map out your course
42、by making appointments with yourself to be active. 19 You also need to be aware of your current exercise and eating habits to make achievable goals. Keeping a diary of your food and exercise habits can help. Record everything you eat and drink for three to five days and review it. 20 For example, if
43、 you notice a tendency to snack on unhealthy fare, set a goal to eat a fruit or vegetable with each snack. Building on these smaller goals over time can help you achieve your long-term goal.A. So why do so many of us fail to achieve our goals? B. Once you notice your not-so-good habits, start fixing
44、 them.C. Set one to three weekly goals that you want to achieve.D. Resolutions usually involve a commitment to sticking to your goals.E. However, in order to reach it, you need to take baby steps to get it down.F. If you treat your goals like set appointment, youre more likely to achieve them.G. Los
45、ing weight, as well as getting a better job, is among the most popular resolutions for adults.完型填空：共两节（每题 1.5 分，共 60 分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A 、B、C 和 D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AWe are unique family, two white parents adopting a brown son and a black daughter both with special needs. When we go o
46、ut together we stand out.This was one of those tiring days. We were ready to go home from shopping, hurried and 21 . My husband was pushing the cart as fast as he could to leave the store before the situation got 22 . Sweat was 23 on my forehead, caused in part by my embarrassment, but 24 from runni
47、ng through Trader Joes with 18-pound Arsema fastened to my chest and Mareto screaming behind me. I felt like a hot mess.I rushed to get to the car 25 hoping that no one was looking at us too closely, when a voice behind me 26 my steps. “Maam!” She called out. I stopped and 27 to find a young woman,
48、with a bright smile 28 her face, running toward me. Recognizing her shirt, l realized that she 29 in the store and assumed I must have dropped something. I looked at her, 30 my tears，waiting. “I just wanted you to have this bouquet” and I looked down to see the flowers in her handsShe explained., “I was 31 as a baby and it has been a wonderful thingWe need more 32 like yours ”I stared at her，shocked. Didnt she see that I was a failure as a mother, 33 able to keep the family together? I just want to hide far away from the 34 stares. As she handed me the flowers I managed t
