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1、2016-2017学年度高三正月联考英语科试题第一部分 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。A For the Travel section, writers and editors selected special items to profile from a dozen cities.Brussels: ChocolateNearly half the chocolate consumed in the world is eaten in Europe
2、, and Belgium with average consumption of 14.99 pounds per person a year certainly covers its fair share. While Brussels, the countrys capital, is home to hundreds of chocolate makers, what makes a visit necessary is the rich heritage of traditional chocolate makers.Budapest: Paprika (红辣椒)The job of
3、 preparing Hungarian paprika was once considered too dangerous for mothers to do. A woman who touched her children upon returning from work risked burning them, so only the elderly and unmarried were allowed the delicate task of separating the skin from the flesh. But by the early 20th century, swee
4、ter varieties and a machine turned paprika into a common feature of all Hungarian cuisine.Lisbon: Tiles (瓷砖)Is there a bluer country than Portugal? The blue sky and Atlantic Ocean embrace the land. The blue moods of Fado, the dark folk music, form the national soundtrack. And all across Portugal, th
5、e typically blue designs of azulejos ceramic tiles are spread across churches, castles, palaces, university halls, parks. The result is a beautiful land of Christian saints, Portuguese kings, historical glories, aristocrats (贵族) at leisure, seascapes and so on.Madrid: GuitarsWalking into one of Madr
6、ids storied guitar makers workshops can feel like stepping into the past. Curly wood shavings, from the palest pine to ebony, fall onto the floor as artisans (工匠) turn some humble wood into works of art. Its painstaking work all done by hand with classical guitar models and the methods of making the
7、m changing little over the last century.1. What does the job of preparing Hungarian paprika suggest?A. The popularity of Hungarian peppers. B. The difficulty of processing peppers.C. The unique tradition in Budapest. D. The hot level of Hungarian peppers.2. Which city can be a splendid setting for a
8、 film?A. Brussels. B. Budapest. C. Lisbon. D. Madrid.3. Whats the similarity of the four items?A. Theyre all treasures of a city.B. They all date back several centuries.C. Their production processes are all painstaking.D. They all win popularity in most European countries.BAbout 150 years ago, a vil
9、lage church priest, Patric Bronte, in Yorkshire, England, had three lovely, intelligent daughters but his hopes fell entirely on the only male heir, Branwell, a youth with remarkable talent in both art and literature.Branwells father and sisters saved their pennies to pack him off to Londons Royal A
10、cademy of Arts, but if art was his calling, he dialed a wrong number. Within weeks he hightailed it home, a penniless failure.Hopes still high, the family landed Branwell a job as a private tutor, hoping this would free him to develop his literary skills and achieve the success and fame that he dese
11、rved. Failure again. Still, the selfless sisters squelched their own goals, farming themselves out as teachers and governesses in support of their increasingly indebted brother, convinced the world must eventually recognize his genius. As failure multiplied, Branwell turned to alcohol, then opium, a
12、nd eventually died as he had lived: a failure. So died hope in the one male but what of the three sisters?During Branwells last years, the girls published a book of poetry at their own expense (under a pen name, for fear of reviewers bias against females). Even Branwell might have laughed: they sold
13、 only two copies.They didnt give up. Instead, they continued in their spare time, late at night by candlelight, to pour out their contained emotion, writing of what they knew best, of women in conflict with their natural desires and social condition, in reality, less fiction than autobiography! And
14、19th century literature was transformed by Annes Agnes Grey, Emilys Wuthering Heights, and Charlottes Jane Eyre.But years of sacrifice for Branwell had eventually ruined their health. Emily took ill at her brothers funeral and died within 3 months, aged 29; Anne died 5 months later, aged 30; Charlot
15、te lived only to age 39. If only they had been nurtured instead of sacrificed.No one remembers Branwells name, much less of his art or literature, but the Bronte sisters tragically short lives teach us even more of life than literature.4. According to the passage, what can we learn from the story of
16、 Branwell?A. Gift is not necessarily a guarantee of success.B. Gift is a burden for a person.C. A persons success is largely due to the support of his family.D. Too many choices may lead to success in none.5. What might lead to the tragedy of the three Bronte sisters?A. That to be a writer was a really
