1、2017 届甘肃省高台县第一中学高三第五次模拟测试2017.5.23第一部分 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。 ADo you want to get home from work knowing you have made a real difference in someones life? If yes. dont care about sex or age! Come and join us, then youll make
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6、is job.D. Youll succeed in getting this job.来源:学.科.网3. The volunteers primary responsibility is to help people with learning disabilities _ .A. to get some financial supportB. to properly protect themselvesC.to realize their own importanceD. to learn some new living skills4. Which of the following c
7、an first be chosen as a volunteer?A. The one who can drive a car.B.The one who has patience to listen to others.C. The one who has done similar work before.来源:Zxxk.ComD. The one who can use English to communicate.BCan dogs and cats live in perfect harmony in the same home? People who are thinking ab
8、out adopting a dog as a friend for their cats are worried that they will fight. A recent research has found a new recipe of success. According to the study, if the cat is adopted before the dog, and if they are introduced when still young (less than 6 months for cats, a year for dogs), it is highly
9、probable that the two pets will get along swimmingly. Two-thirds of the homes interviewed reported a positive relationship between their cat and dog.However, it wasnt all sweetness and light. There was a reported coldness between the cat and dog in 25% of the homes, while aggression and fighting wer
10、e observed in 10% of the homes. One reason for this is probably that some of their body signals are just opposite. For example, when a cat turns its head away it signals aggression, while a dog doing the same signals submission.In homes with cats and dogs living peacefully, researchers observed a su
11、rprising behaviour. They are learning how to talk each others language. It is a surprise that cats can learn how to talk dog, and dogs can learn how to talk Cat.Whats interesting is that both cats and dogs have appeared to develop their intelligence. They can learn how to read each others body signa
12、ls, suggesting that the two may have more in common than we previously suspected. Once familiar with each others presence and body language, cats and dogs can play together, greet each other nose to nose, and enjoy sleeping together on the sofa. They can easily share the same water bowl and in some
13、cases groom (梳理) each other.The significance of the research on cats and dogs may go beyond pets to people who dont get along, including neighbors, colleagues at work, and even world superpowers. If cats and dogs can learn to get along, surely people have a good chance.5. Some cats and dogs may figh
14、t when _.A. they misunderstood each others signalsB. they look away from each otherC. they are cold to each otherD. they are introduced at an early age6. What is found surprising about cats and dogs?A. They eat and sleep each other.B. They observe each others behaviors.C. They know something from ea
15、ch others voices.D. They lear n to speak each others language.7. It is suggested in Paragraph 4 that cats and dogs _.来源:学科网A. have common interestsB.are less intelligent than was expectedC. have a common body languageD. are less different than was thought8. What can we human beings learn from cats a
16、nd dogs?A. We should live in peace with animals. B. We should know more about animals.C. We should learn to live in harmony. D. We should learn more body languages.CA year after graduation, I was offered a position teaching a writing class. Teaching was a profession I had never seriously considered,
17、 though several of my stories had been published. I accepted the job without hesitation, as it would allow me to wear a tie and go by the name of Mr. Davis. My father went by the same name, and I liked to imagine people getting the two of us confused. “Wait a minute,” someone might say, “are you tal
18、king about Mr. Davis the retired man, or Mr. Davis the respectable scholar?”The position was offered at the last minute, and I was given two weeks to prepare, a period I spent searching for briefcase (公文包) and standing before my full-length mirror, repeating the words, “Hello, class. Im Mr. Davis.”
19、Sometimes I would give myself an aggressive voice. Sometimes I would sound experienced. But when the day eventually came, my nerves kicked in and the true Mr. Davis was there. I sounded not like a thoughtful professor, but rather a 12-year-old boy.I arrived in the classroom with paper cards designed
20、 in the shape of maple leaves. I had cut them myself out of orange construction paper. I saw nine students along a long table. I handed out the cards, and the students wrote down their names and fastened them to their breast pockets as I required.“All right then,” I said. “Okey, here we go.” Then I
21、opened my briefcase and realized that I had never thought beyond this moment. I had been thinking that the students would be the first to talk, offering their thoughts and opinions on the events of the day. I had imagined that I would sit at the edge of the desk, overlooking a forests of hands. Ever
22、y student would shout to be heard, and I would knock on something in order to silence them. I would yell. “Calm down, youll all get your turn. One at a time, one at a time!”A terrible silence ruled the room, and seeing no other opinions, I instructed the students to pull out their notebooks and writ
23、e a brief essay related to the theme of deep disappointment.9. The author took the job to teach writing because _.A.he had written some storiedB. he wanted to be expectedC. he wanted to please his fatherD. he had dreamed of being a teacher10. What can we learn about the author from Paragraph 2?A. He
24、 would be aggressive in his first class.B.He got nervous upon the arrival of his first class.C. He was well-prepared for his first class.D. He waited long for the arrival of his first class.11. Before he started his class, the author asked the students to _.A. write down their suggestions on the pap
25、er cardsB.write down their names on the paper cards C. cut some cards out of the construction paperD. cut maple leaves out of the construction paper12. The author chose the composition topic probably because _.A. he had prepared the topic before classB. he got disappointed with his first class C. he
26、 wanted to calm down the studentsD. he thought it was an easy topicDWomen are friendly. But men are more competitive. Why? Researchers have found its all down to the hormone oxytocin (荷尔蒙催生素). Although known as the love hormone, it affects the sexes differently.“Women tend to be social in their beha
27、vior. They often share with others. But men lend to be competitive. They are trying to improve their social status ,“ said Professor Ryan.Generally, people believe that the hormone oxytocin is let out in our body in various social situations and our body creates a large amount of it during positive
28、social interactions (互动) such as falling in love or giving birth.But in a previous experiment Professor Ryan found that the hormone is also let out in our body during negative social interactions such as envy.Further researches showed that in men the hormone oxytocin improves the ability to recogniz
29、e competitive relationships, but in women it raises the ability to recognize friendship. Professor Ryans recent experiment used 62 men and women aged 20 to 37. Half of the participants（参与者） received oxytocin. The other half received placebo (安慰剂).After a week, the two groups switched with participan
30、ts. They went through the same procedure with the other material.Following each treatment, they were shown some video pictures with different social interactions. Then they were asked to analyze the relationships by answering some questions. The questions were about telling friendship from competiti
31、on. And their answers should be based on gestures, body language and facial expressions.The results indicated that, after treatment with oxytocin, mens ability to correctly recognize competitive relationships improved, but in women it was the ability to correctly recognize friendship that got better
32、.Professor Ryan thus concluded: “Our experiment proves that the hormone oxytocin can raise peoples abilities to better distinguish different social interactions. And the behavior differences between men and women are caused by biological factors (因素) that are mainly hormonal.“13. What can we learn f
33、rom Professor Ryans previous experiment?A. Our body produces oxytocin when we feel unhappy about others success.B. Our body lets out oxytocin when we are deep in love.C.Oxytocin affects our behavior in a different way.D.Oxytocin improves our abilities to understand peoples behavior differences.14. W
34、hy did Professor Ryan conduct the recent experiment?A. To know peoples different abilities to answer questions.B. To know the differences between friendship and competition.C.To test the effect of oxytocin on the ability to recognize social interactions.D. To test peoples understanding of body langu
35、age.15. The author develops the text by_.A. discussing research experimentsB. describing his own experiencesC. distinguishing sexual differencesD.explaining peoples behaviors 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。Everyone can benefit a lot from reading books. The follo
36、wing is about the various benefits of reading books.16 Whenever you read something, you learn information that you otherwise wouldnt have known. It can be a fact about history or a theory you didnt know existed. If you want to learn new words, reading books is a great way to enlarge your vocabulary.
37、来源:学+科+网17 _ Similar to solving puzzles, reading books allows your mind to practice its processing skills. Going without books for too long will turn your mind into a whirl(混乱).One of the primary benefits of reading books is its ability to develop your critical thinking skills. _18_ Wherever you are
38、 faced with a similar problem in real life, your mind is able to put its mystery-solving skills to a test.One of the real benefits of reading books is that the information in it can be accessed over and over again. For example, reading a cookbook allows you the luxury of reviewing the procedures whe
39、never you need to._19_ _ Dont even think about writing the information down because you may lose the paper you wrote down on sooner or later.These are just some of the wonderful benefits of reading books. _20 If you cant even go outside, you can download free e-books on line and read them on your co
40、mputer. That way, you can set how advantageous reading can be for yourself. A. Reading books keeps your mind active.来源: 学科网B. You can improve your memory by reading.C. Reading books provides you with new knowledge.D. Following a recipe from a cooking show will be difficult.E. Reading mystery novels，
41、for example，sharpens your mind.F. Reading keeps your mind in good condition.G. Why dont you drop by the bookstore or library and pick a book up? 第 二 部 分 : 英 语 知 识 运 用 （ 共 两 节 ， 满 分 45 分 ）第一节: 完形填空（ 共 20 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 30 分）阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（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。As I held my fat
42、hers hands one night, I couldnt help but notice their calluses(老茧）and roughness. His hands tell the story of his life as a 21 , including all his struggles.One summer, I remember, a drought (旱灾) hit Ontario, turning it into a 22 desert. On one of those hot mornings I was picking sweet corn with my d
43、ad to fill the last 23 from the grocery store. Fifty dozen was all we needed, which 24 took twenty minutes. That morning, however, the process didnt 25 quickly .After forty minutes of aimlessly walking in the field, we 26 needed twenty dozen. I was completely frustrated and 27 .Dropping the basket h
44、eavily, I declared, “If the store wants its last twenty dozen, they can pick it themselves! ” Dad 28 . “Just think, my little girl, only ten dozen left for each of us and then were 29 .” Such is Dad-whatever problem he 30 , he never gives up.31 , the disastrous effects of the drought were felt all o
45、ver our county. It was a challenging time for everyone, 32 Dad remained optimistic .He 33 to be grateful for other things like good health and food on our plates. Only then did I truly begin to 34 Dad and his faith that guided us through the hard times.Dad is also a living example of real 35 .From d
46、awn to dusk, he works countless hours to 36 our family. He always puts our happiness 37 his own, and never fails to cheer me on at my sports games 38 his exhaustion after long days. His loving and selfless nature has inspired me to become more sympathetic and 39 , putting others first.Dad, the life
47、40 I have learned from you will stay with me forever. You are my father, teacher, friend and, most importantly, my hero.21. A . farmer B. gardener C.teacher D. grocer22. A. stormy B. lively C.burning D. disappearing23. A. form B. order C. gap D. position24. A. repeatedly B. finally C. normally D. re
48、ally25. A. begin B. go C. occur D. change26. A. yet B. even C. still D. nearly27. A. surprised B. nervous C.frightened D.angry28. A. laughed B. cried C. complained D. apologized29 A. lost B. touched C. gone D.done30. A. works out B. brings up C. meets with D. thinks about31. A. Thankfully B. Hopeful
49、ly C. Unfortunately D. Strangely32. A .but B. for C. so D. or33. A. happened B. seemed C.aimed D. continued34. A. face B.examine C. appreciate D. question35. A. pride B.love C. friendship D. honesty36. A. support B. settle C. start D. impress37. A. before B. after C. beside D. under38. A.in terms of B. in spite of C. in control of D.
