大田五中高三年周末测试题

大田五中高三年周末测试题（英语科）

第I卷

第一部分 听力（无）

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）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选择出最佳选项。

A

One day when I was 12, my mother gave me an order: I was to walk to the public library, and borrow at least one book for the summer. This was one more weapon for her to defeat my strange problem— inability to read.

In the library, I found my way into the “Children’s Room.” I sat down on the floor and pulled a few books off the shelf at random. The cover of a book caught my eye. It presented a picture of a beagle. I had recently had a beagle, the first and only animal companion I ever had as a child. He was my secret sharer, but one morning, he was gone, given away to someone who had the space and the money to care for him. I never forgot my beagle. Without opening the book titled Amos, the Beagle with a Plan, I borrowed it from the library for the summer.

Under the shade of a bush, I started to read about Amos. I read very, very slowly with difficulty. Though pages were turned slowly, I got the main idea of the story about a dog who, like mine, had been separated from his family and who finally found his way back home. That dog was my dog, and I was the little boy in the book.

My mother’s call returned me to the real world. I suddenly realized something: I had read a book, and I had loved reading that book. Everyone knew I could not read. But I had read it. Books could be incredibly wonderful and I was going to read them.

I never told my mother about my “miraculous” (奇迹般地) experience that summer, but she saw a slow but remarkable improvement in my classroom performance during the next year. And years later, she was proud that her son had read thousands of books, was

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awarded a PhD in literature, and authored his own books, articles, poetry and fiction. The power of the words has held.

21.The author’s mother told him to borrow a book in order to_____. A. encourage him to do more walking B. help cure him of his reading problem

C. let him spend a meaningful summer D. make him learn more about weapons

22.The book caught the author’s eye because_____. A. it contained pretty pictures of animals B. he found its title easy to understand

C. he was reminded of his own dog D. he liked children’s stories very much 23.What can be concluded from the last paragraph? A. The author’s mother rewarded him with books. B. The author’s mother read the same book. C. The author has become a successful writer. D. The author has had happy summers ever since. 24.Which one could be the best title of the passage? A. My Passion for Reading C. Reunion with My Beagle

B. Mum’s Strict Order D. The Charm of a Book

B

Do you like chocolate? Maybe most people do. A box of it can be a great gift. Buy one for a friend and give it as a surprise. See how happy that person gets.

Say you just got a box of chocolate. Which piece do you pick first? Aman has studied people’s choices. He says they tell something about the person. Did you choose a round piece? You are a person who likes to party. Did you choose an oval shape? You are a person who likes to make things. Picking a square shape shows something else. The person is honest and truthful. You can depend on him or her.

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What kind of chocolate do you pick? Maybe you like milk chocolate. This shows you have warm feelings about the past. Dark chocolate means something else. A person who chooses it looks toward the future. What about white chocolate? Would you choose it? If so, you may find it hard to make up your mind. Some people like chocolate with nuts. These are people who like to help others.

Do you believe these ideas? Can candy tell all these things? It doesn’t really matter. There is one sure thing about eaters of chocolate. They eat it because they like it. 25．This passage mainly tells us ______.

A.why people like chocolate B.almost everyone likes chocolate C.about different kinds of chocolate

D.different choices may show different characters

26．Picking a round shape of chocolate shows that a person ______.

A.likes singing, dancing and drinking B.likes to do something for others C.is good at making things D.can be depended on

27．From this passage we can see that a helpful man may choose chocolate ______.

A.in oval shape C.with nuts

B.in square shape D.with coffee

28．The last paragraph suggests that the writer ______.

A.believes all the information about chocolate B.does not believe the information about candy C.is trying to get you to believe false information D.doesn’t think it important whether you believe the ideas

C

Health experts have long known that vitamin D is important for healthy bones and teeth. It may also help to protect the body against diseases such as diabetes and cancer. And

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now, researchers say vitamin D might help fight brain diseases called dementia (痴呆).

Dementia is a brain disease that damages thinking and memory processes, which scientists call “cognitive (认知) abilities.” Dementia is difficult to treat. Taking care of someone who has dementia is extremely demanding. And the disease is very frightening to sufferers. Chris Roberts suffers from dementia. He says the worst part of living with this disease was getting lost while driving. “The worst thing that I found was getting lost in the car, not just forgetting where I was going— I wouldn’t know where I was.” More than 47 million people around the world suffer from dementia. The World Health Organization reports that 60 percent of them live in low- and middle-income countries.

We get vitamin D from some foods like nuts, lentils (扁豆) and fatty fish. We also get vitamin D from the sun. But that is not dependable. In some parts of the world, there is not enough sunlight to provide enough vitamin D. Also, sunblock prevents the vitamin from entering the body. To add to the problem, the skin’s ability to process vitamin D weakens as a person ages.

Researchers at Rutgers University in New Jersey are exploring the relationship between vitamin D and dementia. The team recently measured vitamin D levels and cognitive ability in older people. Nutritional sciences professor Joshua Miller led the team. He said cognitive abilities differed among the study subjects. He said tests showed that about 60 percent of the group was low in vitamin D.

29.Which of the following is true about vitamin D? A. Vitamin D can decrease people’s risk of heart diseases. B. Vitamin D helps the body fight against cancer. C. Vitamin D is mainly obtained from the sun. D. The need for Vitamin D decreases as people age.

30.What does the underlined word “demanding” mean in Paragraph 2? A. Boring but rewarding. C. Disgusting and stressful.

B. Disturbing and frightening. D. Hard and tiresome.

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