2017学年浙江省高中三年级“五校联考”第一次考试

2017学年浙江省高三“五校联考”第一次考试

英语试题卷

命题学校：杭州高级中学

第二部 4分：阅读理解（共两节，满分35分）

第一节（共10个小题：每小题2.5分，满分25分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A，B，C，D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卷上将该选项涂黑。

A

At 27, after serving in World War II, I dreamed of owning a piece of land. So I moved from central Illinois to Shelbina, Missouri, and bought 236 acres for $6,000. The plot of land was situated on a dirt road and was half farmland and half trees, with an old house that had no running water or electricity. Obviously, it was not what you’d call prime real estate. But it was mine.

I was alone for the first time in my life, and I found it liberating. My days were filled from dawn until dusk with plowing and planting corn. Dinnertime came and went, and I barely remembered to eat.

I wouldn’t say I was a great success at farmi ng in Missouri. However, when I went to the store to buy some plowshares, I met a nice woman named Claudette working behind the counter. I also ran into her at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Shelbina each week. I found out later that her manager kept asking her about “that tall boy (and eligible bachelor) from Illinois living out in the country in an old house with no water, no electricity and no housekeeper.”

Claudette and her sister soon visited my farm and put up some curtains. To show my appreciation, I took Claudette out for a ride in my 2 ⅟2-ton Studebaker truck. We married in 1954 and have now been together for more than 62 years!

I later sold the Missouri farm for a $3,500 profit and bought 40 acres in Illinois. For many reasons, buying the Missouri farm was a good idea. I will always cherish memories of owning the farm and meeting my beloved.

1. When the author bought the plot of land in Shelbina, ________.

A. it was well equipped

B. he was unsatisfied with it

C. it was not a real estate

D. he worked very hard on it

2. The underlined word “liberating” in paragraph 2 can be replaced by the word ________.

A. upset

B. interesting

C. free

D. boring

3. The author regards buying the Missouri farm as a good idea because _______.

A. he was able to sell it at the price of $3,500

B. he could recall plenty of experiences in his own farm

C. he got the chance to meet his wife working at a church in Shelbina then

D. he could purchase another house in Illinois as a result of successful farming 【答案】1.D 2.C 3.B

B

Ninety percent of Americans drive to work every day although working from home is on the rise. If you’re lacking for topics of conversation at a party, chatting about your commute is a pretty safe bet.

According to a recent study, driving for more than two hours each day can steadily decrease the IQ of middle aged drivers. The Sunday Times of London detailed the study, which looked into the lifestyle choices of over 500,000 Britons between the ages of 37 and 73.

When looking at the data of the 93,000 participants who drove more than two to three hours per day, the study found a noticeable dropoff in brainpower, measured by intelligence and memory tests. The study found similar results with participants who took part in several hours similarly sedentary (久坐的) activity, like television watching.

As it turns out, stimulating activity stimulates your brain, while

non-stimulating activity, well, doesn’t stimulate your brain.

“Cognitive (认知的) decline is measurable over five years because it can happen fast in middle-aged and older people. This is associated with lifestyle factors such as smoking and bad diet —and now with time spent driving,” Kishran Bakrania, a medical epidemiologist at the University of Leicester told the Times.

Fortunately for most Americans, the average commute time was recorded at approximately 26.5 minutes according to the 2015 United States Census.

And if you think that the way to pump up your IQ is through brain games, think again. Just try and avoid those long hours on the road if possible, and if you happen to have free time on your commute, be sure to use it wisely.

1. According to the passage, which of the following may be of help to our brainpower?

A. Watching TV.

B. Having sports.

C. Driving long time

D. Sleeping.

2. Why does the writer mention “results with people participating in similarly sedentary activities” in para3?

A. To make a contrast.

B. To give an example.

C. To make a description.

D. To give more evidence.

3. We can infer from the passage that ________.

A. long time drive may decrease the driver’s IQ

B. smoking and bad diet can cause cognitive decline

C. people should participate in more stimulating activities

D. an increasing number of Americans drive to work every day

【答案】1.B 2.D 3.C

C