1、综合检测卷时间:120 分钟分数:120 分第二部分阅读(共两节,满分 50 分)第一节(共 15 小题;每小题 2.5 分,满分 37.5 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。ADr Marjorie Seidenfeld AnswersYour Health QuestionsI have such a terrible time falling asleep every night that Im alwaystired and its affecting my schoolwork. What should I do?Mindy in NevadaO
2、ne in every five young people has a sleep problem, so youre notalone. Getting enough sleep has become as important as eating vegetablesand exercising regularly. Its very important for your body.Most young people only get seven hours of sleep each night, when theyactually need nine hours. And making
3、up for lost sleep during the weekby sleeping in on weekends doesnt really work. In fact, sleeping lateon weekends may actually do you more harm than good if you have sleepproblems.What happens if you dont get enough sleep? If your sleep problemscontinue for a few nights, you could suffer serious pro
4、blems. Lack of sleepcan affect learning and memory. Even worse, if your sleep difficultieslast a long time, that could lead to anxiety or depression(抑郁).Therefore, youve got to develop some healthy sleep habits. Beloware some suggestions: Go to bed at the same timeincluding weekends, if possible. Wa
5、ke up around the same time every morning. When you sleep late justone morning during a week, it may disturb your body clock. This will makeit hard for you to fall asleep that night. Do something relaxing before going to bed. Exercise during the day. Dont exercise right before going to bed. Avoid dri
6、nking alcohol. Alcohol makes you excited. This prevents youfrom falling asleep or wakes you up during the night. Dont smoke. Smoking is always bad for the body. Smoking before bedtimekeeps you awake.If trying these tips over a couple of weeks does not help you, speakto your doctor. Do not take any s
7、leeping pills without first asking yourdoctor. Many have strong side effects.21. According to the passage, if you have sleep problems for a few nights,you could be.A. lonelyB. seriousC. forgetfulD. depressed22.Thepassagesuggeststhatpeoplewithsleepproblemsshould.A. eat vegetables and exercise regular
8、lyB. make up for lost sleep on weekendsC. follow a fixed timetable for sleepD. sleep for seven hours every day23. We can learn from the suggestions that.A. getting up earlier one morning makes it easier to fall asleep that nightB. listening to soft music before going to bed may help you fall asleepC
9、. smokers and those who often drink alcohol usually have no sleep problemsD. exercising in the evening will help you get to sleepBParis is the city of dreams. If you plan to head to Paris for a studyperiod, then perhaps a little reality check is in order. But my experiencewas a romantic one.I paved
10、my path to Paris through an exchange programme. On arrivalin Paris, I was constantly reminded of the official processes I had tocompleteforms to fill in, meetings to attend, the list seemed endless.Then the real work began. Once classes were underway, I found myselfvolunteering to do oral presentati
11、ons and assignments first, rather thanlast. This method proved to be very helpful.Once I had finished classes for the week, I had an ever-increasinglist of museums to visit, neighbourhoods to explore, and cafs to sit in.Read books about Paris. Talk to locals and other foreigners living there.But the
12、 one thing that reading a book or talking to someone cannot do isto provide you with the experience of wandering Paris on foot. The peoplewatching, the sounds of the city and the colours as the seasons change,all add to the ecstasy that I experience in Paris as an exchange student.Afterspendingfivem
13、onthswanderingthroughthecharmingneighbourhoods, I fell in love with the atmosphere that came out from everyopen door, and with every spoken word. There is something comforting aboutwalking to the market each Sunday to enjoy the beautiful display of fruits,vegetables and dairy products. There is warm
14、th in saying bonjour to thepassers-by.On my last day in Paris, I confidently said “Bonjour Monsieur” asI passed the little store down the street. I guess the best part aboutgoing on exchange in Paris is falling in love with the city in your ownway. And I know mine is unique and special to me, my own
15、 little piecesof Paris.24. What does the underlined word“ecstasy”in paragraph 4 probably mean?A. Courage.B. Imagination.C. Happiness.D. Reputation.25. What does the passage mainly tell us?A. An exchange students life.B. Charming neighbourhoods.C. An exchange programme.D. A travelling experience.26.
16、Beyond reading books, which experience would the author treasure most?A. Enjoying coffee in his spare time.B. Greeting people in French in the street.C. Buying vegetables at the market.D. Hanging around in Paris.27. According to the passage, what left the author the deepest impression?A. The friendl
17、y people he met in Paris.B. The special culture he experienced in the city.C. The academic achievement he made in his study.D. The presentations and assignments he did in class.CSince the earliest days of the United States, Americans began theirdays by eating whatever was most easily available. Thes
18、e foods oftenincluded instant cereals, pancakes or leftoversfood left over from thenight before.Today, ease is still an important factor when it comes to breakfast.However, what people eat has changed over time. And some of todays commonbreakfast foods, such as cereal, are the result of very effecti
19、vemarketing.“Advertising was practically invented to sell cereal,” says HeatherArndt Anderson. She is the writer of the bookBreakfast:A History. ArndtAnderson adds, “One of the first ways advertising was successfully oreffectively used was to convince mothers that it was okay for theirchildren to ea
20、t these instant cereals. It offered working mothers a chanceto let kids take care of themselves in the morning.”Advertising also played an important part in orange juice becominga morning drink. In 1916, farmers grew more oranges than usual, soadvertisers began saying, “Drink an orange.” They aimed
21、to persuadepeople that drinking orange juice was a healthy way to start the day. Twoyears later, a worldwide flu epidemic caused people to drink more orangejuice for its health benefits.As for coffee, it might have the 1773 Boston Tea Party to thank forits popularity in the United States. In that ye
22、ar, American colonistsprotested British taxation by throwing tea into Boston Harbor. In time,coffee became so popular that people travelling to the American West inthe 1830s made sure to carry coffee beans on the journey.Pancakes have also been around for a very long time. Researchersbelieve the wor
23、ld s oldest naturally-preserved human mummy ate apancake-like food as one of his last meals. Researchers think pancakesmay have been made in the morning because they are much quicker to preparethan bread. Cooks could then have time to make fresh bread for dinner.28. Why did the mothers prefer instan
24、t cereals at that time?A. Because they were the only available food in the morning.B. Because they could be effectively digested in kids bodies.C. Because instant cereals were much healthier than other foods.D. Because mothers could free themselves from cooking for their kids.29. What plays a vital
25、role in making cereal and orange juice popular?A. Ease.B. Marketing.C. Campaigns.D. Health.30. What can we know from the last two paragraphs?A. The 1773 Boston Tea Party made coffee popular.B. Bread could be made much quicker in the morning.C. Pancakes could be kept for a long time during old times.
26、D. Cooks made pancakes popular in the morning.31. Where is this text most likely from?A. A technology report.B. A fiction story.C. A fashion magazine.D. A journal of health and food.DA new study has found North American migratory birds have been gettingsmaller over the past 40 years. Researchers say
27、 the finding suggests awarming climate could be affecting bird growth in North America and acrossthe world.The study was recently published inEcology Letters. It involved dataon nearly 80,000 birds killed from 1978 to 2016 in the city of Chicago,Illinois. Researchers measured the size of the birds.
28、The birds includedin the study had died after crashing into buildings during the spring andfall migrations. Fifty-two species of birds were studied. Most weredifferent kinds of songbirds. These birds reproduce in cold areas of NorthAmerica and spend their winters in areas south of Chicago. Over the
29、40-yearperiod, body size decreased in all 52 species. The average body mass fellby 2.6 percent. Leg bone length dropped by 2.4 percent.The only one area of growth was the wingspan(翼幅), which increasedby 1.3 percent. The researchers said the wing growth likely happened topermit the birds to continue
30、making long migrations with smaller bodies.The study considered a world-famous principle known as Bergmannsrule, in which individuals within a species grow smaller in warmer areasand grow larger in colder ones. Brian Weeks is a biologist at theUniversity of Michigan. He helped lead the research. He
31、told the Reutersnews agency that he believes the results show a clear link between awarming climate and the growth of the birds. “In other words, climatechange seems to be changing both the size and shape of these species,”he said.Dave Willard works with Chicagos Field Museum, which was in chargeof
32、measuring all the birds. He said nearly “everyone agrees that theclimate is warming, but examples of just how that is affecting the naturalworld are only now coming to light”. The researchers plan to continuestudying the Field Museum data in an effort to find additional evidenceto support their find
33、ings.32. What does the study mainly focus on?A. Accidental deaths of birds.B. Directions of bird migration.C. Various factors affecting bird growth.D. Relationship between climate and birds size.33. Whats the reason of the birds wingspan growth?A. To support the growing body weight.B. To reduce the
34、impact of a warming climate.C. To better adapt to the long-distance migration.D. To allow birds to protect themselves from cold.34. What can we know about Bergmanns rule?A. It attaches importance to protecting wild animals.B. Its only accepted by a small number of researchers.C. It describes the cha
35、nges in the shape of wild animals.D. Its a principle related to the education systems.35. What can we infer from the last paragraph?A. Global air pollution is becoming more and more serious.B. It s hard for researchers to find more evidences to support their ideas.C. Researchers have different views
36、 about how to protect our environment.D. More and more examples of climate change affecting the natural worldwill emerge.第二节(共 5 小题;每小题 2.5 分,满分 12.5 分)阅读下面短文,从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。If you want to give something to your kids, give them science.36,and many science activities are hands-on
37、and exciting. Get your childrenaway from the TV set this summer with these chemistry activities forkids.Colour Changing MilkThis activity is a great idea for showing mixtures. Warm up some milkand pour into a cup. Add drops of food colouringyou can even make a designlike a triangle.37. The soap brea
38、ks up the fat in the milk, and thefood colouring swirls(打旋) into places the fat used to be.38Teach the properties of matter with this activity. Start by adding4 teaspoons of vinegar to 1 cup of milk. After a few minutes, you willsee clumps of a solid substance called curd(凝乳), and there will alsobe
39、liquid called whey(乳清).39. Collect and feel the curd, which issimilar to that of rubber. Form the curd into shapes; allow it to dry,and you will have a hardened shape that looks like plastic.Growing CrystalsMake your own crystals while also learning about solutions(溶液).First create the solution by d
40、issolving two cups of sugar in one cup ofwater. Stir the sugar and water over the stove until the sugar appearsto be completely gone. Place the liquid in a clear jar.40. Use thepencil to hold the string in place by placing it across the top of thejar. Allow the jar to sit undisturbed for several day
41、s; when you come back,your string will be full of sugar crystals!A. BubblesB. Milk PlasticC. Science teaches us about the way things workD. You must monitor your kids to prevent any accidentsE. Tie a string around a pencil and dip the end of the string in theliquidF. Through the chemical reaction, y
42、ou have separated the milk intopartsG. Put a drop of soap in the middle of the design and watch what thefood colouring does第三部分语言运用(共两节,满分 30 分)第一节(共 15 小题;每小题 1 分,满分 15 分)阅读下面短文,从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Half a year before graduating from college, my son began to seek ajob.41the financial
43、crisis(危机), fewer companies would like to42new staff. My son targeted a company that was intended to hire onlyone person43there were more than twenty people filling theirrsums(简历).After the first round, there would be only 3 who could enter the finalround, which would later44one person to be employe
44、d. Everythingseemed to go quite45and my son passed the first round and enteredthe final round in a week.On the day of the final round, my son and the other two candidatesarrived at the interview place on time,46the test. Unexpectedly,the interview was unbelievably47. The interviewer only said to the
45、m,“All of you are very super. Please go home and wait for our notice. Wewill tell you the48in 3 days. Good luck to all of you!” On themorning of the third day, my son received a text from the company shortlyafter breakfast that he was not employed. We all felt very49.In nightfall that day, my son su
46、ddenly told me50on the phone,“Dad, I have been employed!” Greatly surprised, I could not wait to askhim, “Whats the whole51?” My son told me that he received anothertext saying that he was employed. Actually the first text sent to my sonwas also a(n)52of the test in the interview. Three men received
47、 thesame text that morning and only my sons reply was “Thank you” whilethe others said “Goodbye”.Only then did I know that my sons “hope”53in that way. Thatis, when you feel disappointed, do not forget to say “Thank you” to theone who disappoints you. Saying “Thank you” shows respect for otherswork
48、and shows your grand54. Therefore, while under the samecondition, you will get the upper hand in terms of55compared withothers!41. A. As toB. Due toC. Instead ofD. Contrary to42. A. promoteB. trainC. employD. discover43. A. whileB. sinceC. thoughD. if44. A. meetB. attractC. decideD. represent45. A.
49、slowlyB. smoothlyC. secretlyD. silently46. A. waiting forB. watching overC. thinking aboutD. looking into47. A. formalB. simpleC. funnyD. strange48. A. resultB. choiceC. markD. idea49. A. annoyedB. puzzledC. disappointedD. shocked50. A. doubtfullyB. excitedlyC. calmlyD. worriedly51. A. matterB. caus
50、eC. conclusionD. interview52. A. middleB. endingC. partD. course53. A. changedB. grewC. cameD. developed54. A. generosityB. curiosityC. dignityD. personality55. A. abilitiesB. strengthsC. challengesD. opportunities第二节(共 10 小题;每小题 1.5 分,满分 15 分)阅读下面短文,在空白处填入 1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Weve all turned to sad
