1、2017 届河南省息县第一高级中学高三下学期第三次阶段测试 英语第二部分 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）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A 、B、C 和 D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。ATravelling From Overseas?We understand why you are choosing to come to XUK, an international brand. You want to have fun and be safe in a different country, experienc
2、ing different activities and tasting the English culture. You may also want to improve your English and meet children from different areas and backgrounds.LanguageAt XUK you can improve your English by immersing(沉浸于）yourself in the English culture. This way, all children can enjoy what they are doin
3、g, make the most of their time and naturally learn the language. We encourage all children to speak English throughout their time at camp and to mix with other English children and staff over their summer at XUK.If you would prefer a traditional English school, XUK English is the perfect place.Airpo
4、rt/Train Collection We organise collection from all major airports and train stations in South East England. We meet you at the gate and take you to camp where we11 do everything possible to help you settle in. On departure we take you to the appropriate airport, check you in and make sure you get h
5、ome safely!Wednesday TripsWe make sure that you make the most of your time in England. We include a weekly trip to Cambridge, Norwich or Bury St Edmunds, so if you, re at camp for three weeks youll get to ail three places! Our Wednesday trip is a great chance for children to have a trip off site, ch
6、oose what youd like to do for the day, and get to taste a bit more of the English Culture ( and shops!).For more information, please visit www.xuk. uk.21 .What is XUK intended to do?A. Plan trips in England.B. Help children DIY.C. Improve childrens English.D. Meet foreign friends.22.How is XUKs airp
7、ort and train collection?A. Inconvenient. B. Memorable. C. Confusing. D. Considerate.23.How many trips can children have every week?A. One. B. Two. C. Three. D. Four.BHarper Lee, whose 1961 novel To Kill a Mockingbird on the racial troubles of the American deep south, has died at the age of 89.Until
8、 last year, Lee had been something of a one-book literary legend. To Kill a Mockingbird sold more than 40 million copies around the world and earned her a Pulitzer prize, remaining a towering presence in American literature. Another novel, Go Set a Watchman, was controversially published in July 201
9、5 as a “sequel” to Mockingbird, though it was later confirmed to be Mockingbirds first draft.But from the moment Mockingbird was published to almost instant success, the author consistently avoided public attention. Lee had lived for several years in a nursing home near the house in which she had gr
10、own up in Monroeville, Alabamathe setting for Maycomb of her famous book. Her neighbor for 40 years, Sue Sellers, said, “She was such a private person. All she wanted was privacy, but she didnt get much. There was always somebody following her around.” James Naughtie, BBC Books Editor, commented on
11、the novels of Harper Lee: “I think she stands, particularly among American readers, as someone who shone a light into a very dark place. She was writing at a time when people were beginning to lift the lid on everything in the South which theyd chosen not to understand. That all changed in the 1960s
12、. So I think her status for writing that book in its extraordinarily direct way will remain.”24. What does the underlined part in Paragraph 2 probably mean?A. Lee became successful with stories on American south.B. People owe Lees success to luck to some degree.C. Mockingbird makes Lee a wonder in A
13、merican literature.D. Mockingbird was a bestseller by selling 40m copies.25. What does “Maycomb” in Paragraph 3 probably refer to?A. A nursing home. B. Lees hometown.C. A fictional place. D. A main character. 26. Which best describes Americans attitude towards racial troubles before the 1960s?A. Tol
14、erant. B. Unconcerned. C. Sympathetic. D. Dissatisfied.27. What can we learn from the text?A. Lee based all her stories on her life.B. Lee had to avoid being followed by her fans.C. Lee wrote Go Set A Watchman before Mockingbird.D. Lee lived in the house where she grew up for the whole life.CHave yo
15、u ever found yourself in this situation: You hear a song you used to sing when you were a child-a bit of nostalgia(怀旧)or “blast from the past”, as we say. But it is not a distant childhood memory. The words come back to you as clearly as when you sang them all those years ago.Researchers at the Univ
16、ersity of Edinburgh studied the relationship between music and remembering a foreign language. They found that remembering words in a song was the best way to remember even one of the most difficult languages.Here is what they did. Researchers took 60 adults and randomly divided them into three grou
17、ps of 20. Then they gave the groups three different types of “listen-and-repeat” learning conditions. Researchers had one group simply speak the words. They had the second group speak the words to a rhythm, or beat. And they asked the third group to sing the words.All three groups studied words from
18、 the Hungarian language for 15 minutes. Then they took part in a series of language tests to see what they remembered.Why Hungarian, you ask? Researchers said they chose Hungarian because not many people know the language. It does not share any roots with Germanic or Romance languages, such as Itali
19、an or Spanish. After the tests were over, the singers came out on top. The people who learned these new Hungarian words by singing them showed a higher overall performance. They did the best in four out of five of the tests. They also performed two times better than those who simply learned the word
20、s by speaking them.Dr. Katie Overy says singing could lead to new ways to learn a foreign language. The brain likes to remember things when they are contained in a catchy 3, or memorable 4, tune 5.Dr. Ludke said the findings could help those who struggle to learn foreign languages. On the University
21、 of Edinburghs website Dr. Ludke writes, “This study provides the first experimental evidence that a listen-and-repeat singing method can support foreign language learning, and opens the door for future research in this area.”28. The “song” mentioned in the first paragraph is intended to_.A. recall
22、the past B. attract the readersC. introduce the topic D. compare the childhood with the present29. According to the passage which language doesnt share the same root with Germanic or Romance languages?A. Hungarian B. Spanish C. Italian D. English30. Based on the last two paragraphs, we can conclude
23、that _A. singing is the best way to learn a language.B. the brain probably works best when the foreign language learners sing the words.C. a listen-repeat method is very effective for any language learner.D. Dr. Katie Overy and Dr. Ludke disagree with each other.31. In which situation can the findin
24、g of the research be applied?A. A mother is going to teach her baby how to speak.B. A child is going to have his first music lesson.C. A student is going to learn a new English song.D. An American is going to learn some Chinese.DWe have got a lot of things from our families. Maybe we have our father
25、s eyes or out grandmothers hair color. But there are other features of our personalities such as behaviors and viewpoints that we pick up by modeling our parents. Researchers at the university of Michigan believe there may be a specific viewpoint that we can thank our parents for the way we view wor
26、k. The researchers referred to previous studies that identified three main ways of viewing work. First, there are job-oriented people, who tend to see their job as simply a way to make money. They look forward to clocking out （打卡下班）every day and pursuing fun activities outside the office. If you hav
27、e a job-oriented father, you may view work this way. However, if you grow up close to your mother, you probably will not hold this viewpoint. Second, there are career-oriented people who see their job as a place to find achievement and gain a sense of identity. These are the people who dont mind wor
28、king overtime. In fact, some people love their jobs so much that they become workaholics. They are more comfortable in the office than at home. According to the study, being close to a career-oriented father while growing means there is a good chance you will share his viewpoint. Strangely, having a
29、 mother with this viewpoint seems to have little influence. Third, there are calling-oriented people who view their job as a way to make a positive impact upon the world. They are more concerned with improving the world around them than earning a large salary. In the study, those who expressed a str
30、ong calling orientation came from homes where both parents were calling-oriented. This suggests that teenagers need the support of both parents in order to have the confidence to put personal ideas first and career success second. 32. Which can best describe job-oriented people?A. They are eager to
31、go to work every day. B. They seldom have fun doing after-working activities. C. They dont spend time talking to their children. D. They view their job as only a way to earn money. 33. What can be inferred from the third paragraph?A. The career-oriented people dont mind working extra hours. B. The c
32、areer-oriented people feel more comfortable at home.C. The career-oriented people are deeply affected by their mothers. D. The career-oriented people think of their job as a resting place. 34. How are the calling-oriented teenagers different from others according to the last paragraph?A. They dont n
33、eed support from their parents. B. They are much eager to make a big fortune. C. They value career success more than personal ideals. D. They desire to change the world for the better. 35. What kind of family may a calling-oriented teenager come from?A. The one where the father is calling-orientedB.
34、 The one where the mother is calling-orientedC. The one where both parents are calling-orientedD. The one where all the members are calling-oriented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，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。Most students have experienced or suffered from procrastination(拖延症).
35、Here are some tips to help you reduce procrastination.Set GoalsStudents often procrastinate because they think that they can put off the work for a while and enjoy their time at the moment. 36 , when the deadline becomes one day away and the essay has yet to be started. In order to stay on track, yo
36、u should constantly set and update goals. It can be beneficial to mark all deadlines in a planner and think about how much time you need to meet them all. Update your plan for the upcoming two weeks so that you do not get overwhelmed, and continue to update as other assignments and events arise. Add
37、itionally, make a daily schedule in order to reach necessary goals before going to bed.Reward yourselfIt can become extremely difficult to work for hours straight in order to finish school work. In order to keep productivity, set breaks at the end of a period of time or once you finish a section of
38、your work so that you can reward yourself with some deserved, scheduled, and controlled procrastination-like activities 37 . Breaks like these are proven to increase productivity and keep you focused, and they will make the process of studying much more bearable!Remind yourself of what youre doingSo
39、metimes you may begin to think that what you are working on has little to do with what you ultimately want to do. You may consider some work or a class pointless and not useful to your further studies. However, when these thoughts arise ,remind yourself what the ultimate goal of your schooling is. R
40、emind yourself why you wanted to go to school and take this program in the first place. 38 .Turn off the Internet_39 . If you do not need the Internet to do your work, turn it off so that you are not receiving notifications while completing your work, and you are not as tempted to search for sites.
41、The same goes for your cell phone; you can take a break from being connected to the cyber world in order to do your school work. If you feel the need to check messages and websites often, set times when you will allow yourself to do so rather than constantly staying connected.40 Being productive for
42、 all hours of every day does not work you do need breaks, and as a student you are entitled to have a lot of fun. So, in order to balance productivity and amusement, plan times to go out with friends or do something relaxing. But ideally, social and relaxation plans should be made for after a signif
43、icant portion of work is complete. This way, while you are working, you can keep in mind that once you are finished your work you can go out and not worry about your assignments.A. Enjoy every minute in schoolB. Have something to look forward toC. The Internet has become an essential part of our dai
44、ly lifeD. You may understand why you should focus on completing your workE. This thought tends to make things worse, thoughF. Some of the most common distractions are those found on the InternetG. You may have coffee with a friend, cook, or watch an episode of a television show第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分 45
45、分）第一节完形填空（共 20 小题；每小题 1.5 分，共 30 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，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。One Monday evening, I received a direct message from a boy who had someone write a mean message in his locker. He took a picture of it and sent it to me asking for 41 . I asked him to meet me the followi
46、ng morning.A few hours later I 42 on the Internet that he had posted the picture of the mean note and asked if anyone 43 who it was. I thought it was 44 of the boy to reach out via social media.The next day the boy came to me and another 45 was with him. The boy showed me another note he had 46 But
47、this was a beautiful, heartfelt 47 I asked him if he knew who had done it. And the boy who came with him 48 , “It was me. I dont know why I did it, 49 I know it was wrong and not at all kind. So I wrote him this note. I also wrote 150 notes with 50 sayings and put them in all the lockers. I just 51
48、to do something to make up for my 52 .”My heart felt full of pride and love for this 53 boy. I told him how courageous It was for him to come 54 and how amazing it was that he did something kind in return to try to balance his 55 turned to the boy who received both notes and asked him if he also 56 the bravery and could forgive. Without 57 he said, “Yes, definitely. And 58 anyone tries to be mean to him for making a bad choice, I will stand up to him.“These two boys 59 me that coming forward when we need help is important, and coming forward t
