2017届武进区高三英语期中试卷 growth and reduce waste. 7 Indeed, government policy to reduce waste more generally would make a huge difference. The FAO says that about a third of food is lost due to bad harvesting practices, poor storage and slow transport. Changing that would take another big bite out of the 70% increase. 8 Despite all the barriers, in the six years following the FAO analysis production rose by 11%. If growth like that continues, it should not only be possible to feed the 10 billion, but to feed them well.
61. The factors responsible for the output plateau don’t include _____. A. over-farming of prairies Para 3 B. global rising temperatures Para 3 C. lack of farmable land Para 3 D. no new strains or chemicals Para 2 62. What’s the key message that Paragraph 5 and 6 convey? Para 5-6 A. Agricultural technology is undergoing great changes. B. Great progress in genetic modification will increase output. C. Crops that can resist drought and heat have been developed. D. Technology application is the top priority to the developing world. 63. The underlined phrase in Para 7 is closest in meaning to “_____”. Para 7 A. have a bad effect on B. make great reductions in C. make contributions to D. rule out the possibility of 64. What can be the best title for the passage? Para 1&8 A. Reach an output plateaus B. Feed the ten billion C. Encourage productivity growth D. Apply agricultural technology
D
1 I was sent, at an early age, to a public school against my mother’s wishes, but my father insisted that it was the only way to make boys hardy. The school was kept by a responsible person of the ancient system; that is to say, we were flogged (鞭打) soundly when we did not get our lessons. We were put into classes and flogged on in groups along the highways of knowledge, in the same manner as cattle are driven to market, where those that are heavy in pace or short in leg have to suffer for the superior quickness or longer legs of their companions.
2 For my part, I admit it with shame, I was quite poor in lessons. I have always had the poetical feeling. I used to get away from my books and school whenever I could, and wander about the fields.
3 In spite of all the floggings I suffered at that school to make me love my book, I cannot but look back upon the place with fondness. Indeed, I considered this frequent flogging as the regular mode in which scholars were made. My kind mother used to be sad about my details of the painful trials I underwent in the course of learning; but my father turned a deaf ear to her disapproval. He had been flogged through school himself, and swore there was no other way of making a man of (many) parts (多才多艺的、多面手); though, let me speak it with all due respect, my father was but an indifferent illustration of his own theory, for he was considered quite a stupid.
4 My poetical temperament (气质) showed itself at a very early period. The Village church was attended every Sunday by a neighboring squire (庄园主), whose park stretched quite
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to the village, and whose spacious country seat seemed to take the church under its protection. Indeed, you would have thought the church had been devoted to him instead of to the God. He always entered a little late, striking his cane (敲着拐杖) emphatically (断然、明显的) on the ground, and looking proudly to the right and left. The priest never began service until he appeared. He sat with his family in a large church bench, reading lessons and lowliness of spirit out of prayer-books. Whenever the priest spoke of the difficulty of a rich man’s entering the kingdom of heaven, I thought the squire seemed pleased with the application.
5 The aristocratical (贵族的) air of the family struck my imagination wonderfully, and I fell desperately in love with a little daughter of the squire’s about twelve years of age. It made me more absent from my studies than ever. I used to wander about the squire’s park, and would wait secretly near the house to catch glimpses of this girl at the windows.
6 I was not brave enough to take the risk to express my love until I read one or two of Ovid’s Metamorphoses, when I pictured myself as some wood god, and she a shy wood goddness, whom I was in pursuit of. There is something extremely delicious in these early awakenings of the loving passion. I now began to read poetry. I carried about in my chest a book of poems by Waller, and I applied to my little fair one all the admiration given to Sacharissa.
7 At length (详尽地、最终地) I danced with her at a school ball. I was so awkward that I dared scarcely speak to her; but I was so inspired that my poetical temperament for the first time broke out in poetry. I slipped (把…塞进…) the poem, trembling and blushing (脸红), into her hand the next Sunday as she came out of church. She handed them to her mamma; the mamma handed them to the squire, the squire, who had no soul for poetry, sent them in anger to the school-master; and the school-master gave me a sound flogging.
65. The author’s father sent his son to a public school mainly _____. Para 1 A. to learn more knowledge B. to develop his responsibility C. to toughen the boy up D. to meet upper class people
66. The schooling is compared to driving cattle to market to make the point that _____. Para 1 A. students’ individuality was discouraged B. students were punished for poor performances C. students are grouped according to ability D. students were treated inhumanely
67. It can be inferred from Paragraph 3 that _____. Para 3 A. the author believed one had to be punished to learn well B. the author’s father got on well in school in his youth D. the author had great respect for his father D. the author’s parents were on bad terms
68. Which best describes the author’s tone in introducing the squire? Para 4 A. admiring B. sceptical C. ironical (讽刺的) D. approving 69. The name Sacharissa is _____. Para 6 A. the name of wood godness in Ovid’s Metamorphosis B. the first name of the girl with whom the author falls in love C. a name invented by the author because he didn’t know the girl’s real name
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2017届武进区高三英语期中试卷 D. the woman to whom the poet Waller wrote love poems 70. Which of the following best describes the author’s feelings in the passage? Para 3 A. Glad that those years are gone B. Bitter about the way he was treated by adults C. Amused by the trials of growing up D. Regretful for the days of his boyhood 四、任务型阅读
1 Friends do your health so many favors (71). They protect your health as much as quitting smoking and a great deal more than exercising.
2 “Strong social relationships support mental health, and that ties into better immune function, reduced stress and less cardiovascular (心血管) activation (活化),” says Dr. Debra Umberson, a sociologist at the University of Texas, Austin. Umberson says emotional support is just one of a dozen ways friends may safeguard your health and extend your life.
3 However, unfortunately many of us don’t have enough of them. According to data from the General Social Survey, the number of Americans who say they have no (74) close friends has roughly tripled (三倍) (73) in recent decades. “Zero” is also the most common response when people are asked how many confidants they have. And adult men seem to be especially (75) bad at keeping and cultivating friendships.
4 That may seem strange in the era of Facebook, Twitter and boundless digital connectivity (72) . But the “friends” orbiting at the farthest reaches of your digital galaxy (星系) aren’t the ones that matter when it comes to your health and happiness.
5 The vital friendships — the friends you hug and laugh and cry with (76) — are the ones who have the greatest impact on your health and happiness. You need between three and five of them for the best wellbeing, suggests research from Dr. Robin Dunbar, an evolutionary psychologist at the University of Oxford.
6 Dunbar recognized that the size of a human’s social network might be limited by (77) the size of a certain part of the human brain called the neocortex (新大脑皮层), a critical site for higher brain functions. After some complicated study, he came up with a figure now known as “Dunbar’s number”, the approximate size of a person’s social circle. Dunbar’s research shows that your brain can’t hold a close connection with more than 150 (78). Within that group, your closest 15 relationships — including family members or relatives — seem to be most crucial when it comes to your mental and physical health.
7 But that’s not to say a brother or sister offers you the same benefits as a close friend, Dunbar says. While your relatives are more likely to be there for you when you need help, your good friends tend to fire up your nervous system and cause the release of feel-good neuropeptides (神经肽) called endorphins (脑内啡). Whether you’re laughing with your friend or feeling him or her touch your shoulder in sympathy, the resulting rush of endorphins seems to “tune” up your immune system, protecting you from disease (79), Dunbar explains.
8 So yes, for the sake of your health, you need friends — ideally the really close kind you see face-to-face on a regular basis (80).
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2017届武进区高三英语期中试卷 Present situation of friendship Dr. Robin Dunbar’s related research Although digitally (72) connected/ linked/ associated with each other, many of us still don’t have enough of strong social relationships. ● American people without close friends have (73) increased/ risen/ grown by three times in recent decades. ● It is common for people to have (74) no/ zero confidants. ● Adult men in (75) particular are inferior in keeping and cultivating friendships. ● To ensure your wellbeing, you need between three and five friends who can (76) share your joy and sorrow. ● Human’s social network might (77) depend on the size of neocortex. ● Your brain can hold a close connection with 150 people at (78) most, of which the closest 15 are vital to your heath. ● Different from relatives, good friends are likely to produce endorphins to make you happy and (79) resistant to disease. It is much better to have a close friend who you can see face-to-face (80) reguarly. Conclusion 五、书面表达
阅读下面的短文，然后按要求写一篇150字左右的英语短文。
Should parents leave all of their money to children and let them live a carefree life without even the necessity of earning money to support themselves? Here are two pieces of news about two celebrities:
Bill Gates: Bill Gates has promised to give all of his $ 58 billion fortune to charity he has set up with his wife, The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, which funds health and education projects around the world. He wanted to make a positive contribution to the world.
Zuckerberg: We will give 99% of our Facebook shares during our lives to advance human potential and promote equality. We know this is a small contribution compared to all the resources and talents of those already working on these issues. But we want to do what we can, working alongside many others.
Many world-famous wealthy businessmen choose to donate almost all of their possessions to the charity instead of leaving their fortune to their children. In their opinion, it is better to develop the quality of independence of their children, making them possess the competence of living by themselves. 【写作内容】
1、以约30个词概括上述材料的主要内容。
2、以约120个词谈谈你对“授之以鱼，授之以渔”的看法，内容包括： ① 你是否赞同这些名人的做法以及你的理由；
② 请你就父母如何培养孩子的独立性方面，谈谈你的看法。
Writing precedures
Step One: Make an outline based on requirements Para One: Write a summary of the short passage
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Para Two: Give your point of view on the decisions made by these
celebrities and present the reasons for your idea.
Para Three: How should parents cultivate the quality of independence
of children.
Step Two: Make a summary of the short passage
● Find out key information by asking three W-questions
Who: Many world-famous celebrities, such as Bill Gates and Zuckerberg.
What: donate most of their fortune to the charity, instead of leaving it to their children.
Why: to make a postive contribution to the world/ to develop the quality of independence of their children.
● Organize the key information into a paragraph
Many world-famous businessmen, including Bill Gates and Zuckerberg, choose to donate most of their fortune to the charity, instead of leaving it to their children to make a postive contribution to the world and develop the quality of independence of their children. ● Polish up the sentence, using different sentence structures and different words with the same meaning. ① Many celebrities choose to contribute almost all their money to the charity, in order that/ so that they can do their small part to the world and cultivate the spirit of independence of their children.
② Many celebrities prefer to contribute almost all their money to the charity rather than leave it to their children, with the purpose of/ with the intention of/ in the hope of doing their part to the world and educate their children to be independent.
Step Three: Give your own idea and reasons for it
● Topic sentence: 我赞同这些名人的决定、做法；我反对这些名人的做法、决定。
① I am in complete agreement with …; I am in total support of …; I am in approval of …; I am in favor of …; I am for …; I agree with …; I subscribe to …; I support …;
② I am against …; I am in disagreement with …; I am opposed to …; I oppose …; I object to …; I disapprove of …;
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