2017江淮十校高三第三次联考英语试卷

B. to report who is the oldest man alive around the world C. to list reasons why the oldest man wants to die

D. to state how vital a healthy lifestyle is to the elderly

C

A new American weather satellite could save more lives by better predicting extreme weather conditions. The satellite was launched in the state of Florida on November 19, 2016. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, also known as NOAA, has been working with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) on the project.

NOAA officials are calling the new satellite GOES-R. That is short for a much longer name the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-R Series.

NOAA said GOES-R could improve the nation?s ability to observe weather conditions and make weather predictions. It said the satellite?s device would lead to more exact and timely weather forecasts, watches and warnings.

The government agency said the satellite will require testing of its six instruments and will be ready to work “within a year.” One of the six instruments on the satellite is designed to help scientists study lightning strikes and map them. This, NOAA says, will help the agency follow the movement of severe storms and provide more detailed warnings.

“The next generation of weather satellites is finally here,” said NOAA Administrator Kathryn Sullivan. She described GOES-R as one of the most effective Earth-observing machines ever created. Sullivan said its instruments will be able to study Earth five times faster and with four times more detail than any other NOAA satellite currently in operation. A NOAA statement said the greater detail will help improve the agency?s study of ocean storms, as well as “the prediction and warnings of severe weather.” In addition, GOES-R will be able to provide improved rainfall estimates, which will lead to more timely and detailed flood warnings.

Craig Fugate, administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, FEMA in short, says that the GOES-R satellite will improve the ability of people and organizations across America to prepare for, and react to, weather-related disasters. 28. What can we learn about the new weather satellite?

A. It has been put into service for more than 5 months already. B. It is the most effective Earth-observing machine ever made.

C. It works faster and provides more detailed information than any other American satellite. D. It can help America to get prepared for and react to climate catastrophes better. 29. The satellite gets its name directly from______. A. NOAA B. NASA C. GOES-R D. FEMA

30. Why does the reporter quote the words from different people and organizations in the news? A. To show opinions vary from person to person. B. To show the development of the satellite.

C. To convince the readers of superb functions of the satellite. D. To prove they are authorities.

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31. The passage mainly focuses on______.

A. a new American satellite that can be used for military purposes B. what the next generation of American weather satellites will be like

C. the fact that NOAA and NASA work together to develop a new technology D. the comparison between a new satellite and the older ones

D

When asked to name the one invention that would be impossible to live without, Americans did not pick their phone. They didn?t pick their car. They picked their toothbrush, according to the Lemelson-MIT survey. Hold up though. That survey was from 2003. So we conducted an informal survey of HowStuffWorks staffers to find out if the toothbrush would still take the lead 14 years later. It did. The toothbrush got 11 votes, followed by the cell phone (5), computer (3), microwave (2) and car (2).

You probably aren?t amazed. The tiny toothbrush is an important product for a lot of modem cultures, and it comes by its popularity honestly; Versions of the toothbrush have been around since ancient Babylonian times. But note that these were not the boring plastic creations we take out of the box.

“The first tooth cleaning instrument seems to have been the ?toothpick?or more correctly small bones or slivers of bones,” writes Scott Swank, dentist and leader of the National Museum of Dentistry, in an email.

He points out that people used even less technical means, too. “Fingers wrapped in cloth have been used for ages to clean teeth,” he says. “An ancient Greek doctor recommended using a round woolen ball dipped in honey to clean one?s teeth.??But not all recipes (配方) or early toothpaste were so sweet.

“Both the Greeks and Romans had recipes for toothpaste,” says Swank. We?re here for the powerful toothbrush, and Swank says that the first real evidence of that comes from Babylon, around 2500-1800 B. C. The frayed (纤维状散开的) end of a stick or plant was used to brush the teeth.

We have to look much closer to our own times to find a brush we might recognize. “The first device that we would consider people to use the modem toothbrushes was recorded in China in 1500,??says Swank. In 1780, the English merchant William Addis fashioned a modern “toothbrush” and began mass-producing them in England. Sounds too good to be true? “I have no reason to doubt the story as a whole,??Swank says. “It could have become a bit different over time but I think, on the whole, it stands up.”

32. According to the passage, how many HowStuffWorks staffers at most took part in the survey? A. 5 B. 11 C. 12 D.23 33. The underlined words in the second paragraph probably refer to_. A. different techniques of making the toothbrush B. different steps to make the toothbrush

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C. different periods of making the toothbrush D. different makes of the toothbrush

34. Which of the following can NOT be inferred from the passage? A. The survey was conducted in the year of 2017.

B. The most recent survey showed the toothbrush is still considered an important invention. C. Records showed the Chinese people were the first to use modem toothbrushes. D. Scott Swank didn?t at all believe the way modem toothbrushes got spread. 35. What may well serve as the title of the passage? A. What was used to make the toothbrush? B. How long was the history of the toothbrush? C. How was the toothbrush historically developed? D. Why was the toothbrush chosen as a daily necessity? 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。

Too often an inappropriate view gets around us that it is our physical conditions that make us happy or unhappy. As a consequence, physical conditions have been overstated.

36___, that is, good standard of living, high goals that we want to obtain, surrounding ourselves with a nice house, nice car, nice clothes, etc. 37___. But many times once we obtain our goals and are surrounded by what we thought would make us happy, we are still unhappy.

Also on the other end of the stick, many, many people are unhappy now, because they have not obtained their goals and 38___, which, consequently, adds to their dissatisfaction with life.

So this is why so many people keep themselves for most of their lives in a state of “incompleteness” and unhappiness, and this is why so many super successful people still aren?t happy. The reason is that 39___. They think that the Universe should give them what they want first and then they?ll be happy. But that just puts a barrier in between them and happiness, because of the way the Universe is set up.

The message here is to understand that your desires tell you where you want to put your focus in your life, however, 40___. You make yourself happy from the inside out. Not the outside in. Do not require certain conditions be met for your happiness, because it won?t work anyway.

A. We have different ways to get what really makes us happy B. they don?t have what they want in life

C. We set out to get happy by trying to control all the wonderful conditions around ourselves D. they are never there to be found in life

E. they should not control your happiness in this moment F. We may think this is the key to our happiness G. they don?t realize how to get happy

第三部分: 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

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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。

Mildred Webinga Freeman was an English teacher at the new middle school I attended in the ninth grade. She wasn?t my 41___ teacher; she was the adviser to the safety patrol (巡逻) on which I 42___ I loved being around her and enjoyed her sense of humor and kind 43___. She was also a good listener.

At the end of the year, she 44___ that she was moving to Florida, and I was broken down with the announcement. We exchanged addresses and became pen pals. I could tell her anything 45___, and she treated me with respect 46___ I was a teenager.

In Florida, Mrs. Freeman became a Realtor (房屋中介 ), but she managed to find time to write letters, often 47___ “sitting on” a model home awaiting customers. She wrote amusing stories and always took my concerns 48___.

She had given me a (an) 49___ invitation to visit, and I missed her so much. When I wrote to take her up on the 50___, she answered, “Get your shoes on and your bags packed! You are welcome 51___!

I spent three weeks with her in Miami, 52___ to do anything from washing dishes to 53___ houses with her. Her love of poetry, music, and creative writing encouraged me to pursue these efforts. One day while hanging sheets on the clothesline, she 54___ and said, “You know, the sky is fuel for the soul.” I have never looked at the clouds since 55___ hearing those words.

Two years later she surprised me by attending my 56___ school graduation. Later that year, my family decided to spend Christmas in Florida and I couldn?t wait to see my friend again. When I arrived at her house I had hoped to talk to her about school, but she was 57___ in a hospital bed in the guest room. She had cancer of the liver, and family members were caring for her. I was in 58___.

A month after we got back home, we received a call that Mrs. Freeman had 59___. To this day, more than 50 years later, I still see her smile and think about the advice she gave me. 60___ I reread her letters, and I remember the importance of her smile and her companionship. 41. A. qualified B. normal C. actual D. regular 42. A. stood B. joined C. supported D. served 43. A. identity B. dignity C. personality D. responsibility 44. A. voiced B. noted C. talked D. spoke 45. A. with ease B. at will C. on purpose D. in secret 46. A. now that B. even though C. as though D. as for 47. A. if B. since C. as D. while 48. A. seriously B. kindly C. generously D. possibly 49. A. effective B. secret C. open D. practical 50. A. help B. offer C. advice D. decision 51. A. anytime B. at one time C. this time D. at times

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