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1、甘肃省部分普通中学2016高考英语新课标学能专业高阶测控特练试题(十八)注意:本试卷分第卷(选择题)和第卷(非选择题)两部分。满分120分。考试时间100分钟。第卷第一部分: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。AEach morning Grandpa was up early sitting at the kitchen table, reading his book. His grandson wanted to be just like him and tried to copy
2、 him in every way he could.One day the grandson asked, “Grandpa, I try to read the book just like you, but I dont understand it, and I forget what I understand as soon as I close the book. What good does reading the book do?”The grandpa quietly turned from putting coal in the stove and replied, “Tak
3、e this coal basket down to the river and bring me back a basket of water.” The boy did as he was told, but all the water leaked out before he got back to the house. The grandpa laughed and said, “Youll have to move a little faster next time,” and sent him back to the river with the basket to try aga
4、in.This time the boy ran faster, but again the basket was empty before he returned. Out of breath, he told his grandpa that it was impossible to carry water in a basket, so he went to get a bucket instead.The grandpa said, “I dont want a bucket of water; I want a basket of water. Youre just not tryi
5、ng hard enough.” The boy again dipped the basket into the river and ran hard, but when he reached his grandpa the basket was empty again. Out of breath, he said, “Grandpa, its useless!”“So, you think it is useless?” the grandpa said, “Look at the basket.” The boy looked at the basket and for the fir
6、st time he realized that the basket was different. It had been transformed from a dirty old coal basket and was now clean.“Grandson, thats what happens when you read the book. You might not understand or remember everything, but when you read it, youll be changed, inside and out.”21. What puzzled th
7、e grandson most was _.A. whether it was useful to read books B. why he forgot what he read soon C. what kind of book he could understand D. how he could read books like his grandpa22. Why did Grandpa ask his grandson to fetch a basket of water? A. To train him to run faster. B. To clean the dirty ba
8、sket in the river. C. To punish him for not reading carefully. D. To get him to realize the use of reading books.23. What lesson can we learn from the story? A. The old are always wiser than the young. B. It is foolish to carry water with a basket. C. Reading books can change a person gradually.D. Y
9、ou cant expect to remember whatever you read.B Eating too much fatty food, exercising too little and smoking can raise your future risk of heart disease. But there is another factor that can cause your heart problems more immediately: the air you breathe. Previous studies have linked high exposure t
10、o environmental pollution to an increased risk of heart problem, but two analyses now show that poor air quality can lead to heart attack or stroke (中风)within as little as a few hours after exposure. In one review of the research, scientists found that people exposed to high levels of pollutants (污染
11、物)were up to 5% more likely to suffer a heart attack within days of exposure than those with lower exposure. A separate study of stroke patients showed that even air that the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) considers to be of “moderate” quality and relatively safe for our health can rais
12、e the risk of stroke as much as 34% within 12 to 14 hours of exposure. The authors of both studies stress that these risks are relatively small for healthy people and certainly modest compared with other risk factors such as smoking and high blood pressure. However, it is important to be aware of th
13、ese dangers because everyone is exposed to air pollution regardless of lifestyle choices. So stricter regulation by the EPA of pollutants may not only improve environmental air quality but could also become necessary to protect public health.24.The text mainly discusses the relationship between.Ahea
14、rt problems and air qualityBheart problems and exercisingCheart problems and smokingDheart problems and fatty food25.The underlined word “modest” in Paragraph 3 most probably means.Arelatively high Bextremely lowCrelatively low Dextremely high26. What can we learn from the text?AEating fatty food ha
15、s immediate effects on your heart.BThe EPA conducted many studies on air quality.CModerate air quality is more harmful than smoking,DStricter regulations on pollutants should be made.27.Theauthorspurposeofwritingthetextismostlikelyto.A.informB.persuadeC.describeD.entertainCTake Action for a Better World: Volunteers NeededSix months preparation in Denmark: Africa studies, team work combined with social work with risk group teenagers.Six months community work in Malawi inPeople to People Projects: Child Aid, H