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1、考 场考 号班 级姓 名20142015学年度高三上学期期中考试 英 语 试 题满分120分第一部分 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。A As she lay there in the hospital bed, I stared at her sunken face. Her mouth hung open and a moan (呻吟) escaped every so often, an old woman well beyond her 71 years. In four
2、months this is what she has becomedaily exercising, strong willed, world traveling women has been eaten from the inside out by cancer. Four months! It is a shock thats difficult for me to wrap my brain around. It makes me want to tell everyone I love them. I study her face and will her to open her e
3、yes. What will I say if she does? In the 20 years I have known this woman, and I have struggled to understand her, battled her opinions, endured her criticisms, and loved her son beyond measure. I think of all the times I have wanted to make her disappear. All the times I thought about what I would
4、feel when she was gone. Relief, joy, guilt, or nothing? I think my children saved me from truly hating her. Earlier that day, I watched my 12-year-old son Austin, who she loved fiercely, sitting by her bed and studied her face searching for his beloved “Bubbe” and wondering if shed ever return. He o
5、nce caught her awake and looked her right in the eye, saying, “I love you, Bubbe. I hope you get better.” His words pierced my heart for I know she is not getting better. Would she hear my silent plea (恳求) and open her eyes? She is so stubborn and never cares what others think. My mind wanders throu
6、gh the past twenty years. I realize how fragile she was when we first met only one month after her husband had died suddenly. Remembering a story she told me about her husband bringing her daffodils makes me see her through his eyes. I think of the love and attention she showers on my sons and I see
7、 her through their eyes. Her stories of her childhood and her fathers unstable income make me see why she pushes my husband to make more money.1. According to the passage, the old woman is the authors _. A. motherB. grandmotherC. mother-in-lawD. stepmother2. Which of the following is the authors fee
8、ling about the old woman? A. The author thought she was easy to get along well with. B. The author would feel joyful and guilty after her death. C. The author used to hate her because of Austin. D. The author could see that she showed love for her family.3. What do we know about the old woman? A. Sh
9、e had been energetic before she got cancer. B. She lived alone after her husbands death. C. She was closer to Austin than to other people. D. She always lived in a family with unstable income.4. This passage is written to _. A. wake up the old woman from cancer B. show sadness and respect for the ol
10、d woman C. describe the old womans cancer D. remember the old womans kindnessBLiving near the beach may come with an extra perk (利益): better health. A new study analyzed information from more than 48 million people in England and found that the nearer they lived to the coast, the more likely people
11、were to report good health within the past year.Living near the coast may be associated with better health because the seaside environment reduces stress, the researchers said. They pointed to another British study that found that people who took trips to the coast experienced more feelings of calmn
12、ess and relaxation than those who visited urban parks or the countryside.The difference from living near the coast was relatively small. But a small effect, when applied to an entire population, can have a substantial impact on public health, said study researcher Ben Wheeler of Peninsula College of
13、 Medicine and Dentistry in Exeter, England.However, its too soon to advise people to hit the beach to improve health, Wheeler said. The study only found an association, not a cause-effect link, and its possible that other factors could explain the results. For instance, it could be that people who a
14、re wealthier, and therefore healthier, are more able to move to desired locations such as the coast, Wheeler said, a phenomenon known as the migrant effect. But the study did find that the association between coastal living and better health was strongest for those living in the poorest areas, which
15、 perhaps indicates that wealth cannot explain the results, Wheeler said.Because the study looked at only Englandan island country in which everyone lives within 72 miles of the coastits not clear whether the findings would apply to other populations. Far from England, a health expert not involved in
16、 the study said that while the British research certainly doesnt prove that peoples health and the place they live are linked, its possible that proximity to the seas does something for our bodies.If future studies confirm the results, the next step would be to find out it is what coastal environments that can benefit health.
