1、(2017河南郑州毕业班第一次质检)Traveling to Europe to see its famous monuments like the Eiffel Tower in Paris and the Colosseum(古罗马竞技场)in Rome，is not exactly the ideal vacation for kids.Fortunately，Europe has more to offer than lots of old churches and ancient history.You can enjoy some fun with your kids in the
2、 sun at some of the famous beaches of the continent.Mykonos，GreeceThe closer you get to the equator，the longer the beach season is，and Greece is wonderful for that.You can enjoy beautiful green water，public chairs and lovely umbrellas at the beaches in Mykonos.Dubrovnik，CroatiaTheres nothing more at
3、tractive than the beautiful beaches bordering Dubrovnik，Croatias most beautiful city.Its surrounded by stone walls like a castle.It almost makes you feel like youre suntanning(晒黑皮肤)at Hogwarts，where the hero Harry Potter of the story is trained!Sicily，ItalyRabbit Beach on the island of Sicily offers
4、 shallow and crystal clear waters，making it a perfect beach for families with young children.And if you want to add interest to your experience，try snorkeling(徒手潜水)Nice，FranceLined with palm trees and firstclass hotels，the city of Nice，located on the French Riviera，offers a whole coastline of Medite
5、rranean beaches.Because theyre in the heart of the city，these beaches attract a large crowd.So if youre looking for something more private，youll have to travel a few miles outside of the city center.Ribadeo，SpainAt low tide，Playa de las Catedrales in Ribadeo，Spain is the perfect beach to take in the
6、 natural wonders without urban amusements like restaurants，bars or huge crowds.It boasts beautiful wild flowers and unique rock formations making it truly a picture worthy.1What makes Dubrovnik so special?AIt is surrounded by stone walls.BIt has the most attractive coastline.CIt has the longest beac
7、h season.DIt is the training center of Harry Potter.2If you plan to go to a beach in the city，where should you go?AMykonos.BSicily.CNice. DRibadeo.3Which of the following is true about Ribadeo?AVisitors can try snorkeling there.BIt offers visitors firstclass hotels.CIt has restaurants，bars and huge
8、crowds.DVisitors can enjoy unique rock formations there.4What do all the beaches have in common?AThey have beautiful wild flowers.BThey are famous European beaches.CThey are wellknown for their green water.DThey provide visitors with urban amusements.【解题导语】本文主要介绍了几个适合孩子去度假的欧洲旅游胜地。1解析：选A。细节理解题。根据第三段的
9、“Theres nothing more attractive.Its surrounded by stone walls like a castle”可知，Dubrovnik的特别之处就是它像城堡一样被石墙围绕。2解析：选C。细节理解题。根据倒数第二段的第二句“Because theyre in the heart of the city，these beaches attract a large crowd”可知，选C。3解析：选D。细节理解题。根据最后一段的最后一句“It boasts beautiful wild flowers and unique rock formations m
10、aking it truly a picture worthy.”可知，游客们可以欣赏到Ribadeo独一无二的岩石构造。4解析：选B。细节理解题。根据文章第一段多处出现的Europe和“You can enjoy some fun.the continent.”可知，文章介绍的所有景点都在欧洲，结合全文可知，这些景点都是海滩。B(2017山东省部分重点中学高三第一次调研)If you followed the 2016 Olympic Games，you may have noticed that several athletes，including US swimmer Michael P
11、helps，had circular bruises on their bodies.These bruises were the result of “cupping (拔火罐) therapy”，a traditional Chinese medicinal practice that has been around for more than 2,000 years.Many athletes say that they have benefited from the therapy.Phelps used the therapy in the fall of 2014 and has
12、used it about twice a week since，reported ABC News.Another US swimmer，Dana Vollmer，also believes that “it really helps with blood flow”However，some have said that the supposed health effects result from peoples feeling that the treatment works，rather than any physical effect of the treatment.To figu
13、re out cupping therapy has any physical effect，last year researchers from Germany carried out a test in which a false treatment was provided.In the study，the same type of cups was used in the real treatment and the false treatment. But in the false treatment，the cups had a hole at the top so that th
14、ey couldnt create the proper suction(吸力)The tested patients，who suffered from a disorder that caused a lot of pain，were told that they would receive either traditional cupping or “soft cupping”But they were not informed that the socalled “soft cupping” was a false treatment.It turned out that most p
15、atients correctly guessed which kind of cupping they had received.In both groups，patients also experienced about the same reductions in pain. “The results suggest the effects of cupping therapy might come from factors that are not necessarily part of the treatment itself，”the researchers told the Li
16、ve Science website.The question of whether cupping therapy works still needs to be answered.“But because the treatment is relatively safe and it could be helpful for some people，the therapy can be used as part of a comprehensive treatment program involving other exercises，nutritional choices and lif
17、estyle changing，”Dr Brent Bauer, director of the US Complementary and Integrative Medicine Program at Mayo Clinic，told Live Science.5Why is Michael Phelps mentioned in the passage?ATo give athletes a new way to swim faster.BTo provide athletes with a new way of treatment.CTo introduce the topic on c
18、upping therapy.DTo show swimmers suffer from disorders.6The purpose of the test by researchers from Germany was to_.Apromote the health effects of cupping therapyBsee whether cupping therapy has a physical effectCcompare traditional cupping with soft cuppingDcompare cupping therapys effects on diffe
19、rent groups of people7What can be learned from the passage?ADifferent people need different types of cupping therapy.BThe real treatment and false treatment almost have the same effects.CThe results show that cupping therapy is not part of the treatment.DCupping therapy is only effective when used w
20、ith lifestyle changing.8According to Dr Brent Bauer，cupping therapy_.Ais a fast and easy treatment for people to carry outBis a newly invented way to cure some diseasesCneeds a long period of time to take effectDcan be used together with other treatments【解题导语】本文主要介绍了中国传统医疗方式拔火罐的实际疗效问题。5解析：选C。考查推理判断。
21、根据文章前两段的整体内容可推知，提到运动员菲尔普斯是为了导入文章的话题，即拔火罐疗法是否有效。故选C。6解析：选B。细节理解题。根据第四段“To figure out cupping therapy has any physical effect，last year researchers from Germany carried out a test in which a false treatment was provided.”可知，实验的目的是验证拔火罐是否真的有效。A项错在promote，文中并没有提到推广拔火罐的健康效应；C项是实验的具体策略和过程，并不是真正的目的；D项错在on
22、different groups of people，文中并没有区分不同的实验病人。7解析：选B。细节理解题。根据倒数第二段的“In both groups，patients also experienced about the same reductions in pain”可知，实验表明两种不同的拔火罐方法效果是一样的。文章中并没有讲不同的人需要不同类型的拔火罐，A项错误；根据倒数第二段的“The results suggest the effects of cupping therapy might come from factors that are not necessarily p
23、art of the treatment itself”可知，C项错误；根据最后一段中的“But because the treatment is.lifestyle changing”可知，拔火罐可以和改变生活方式一起作为综合治疗的方法，两者之间并没有必然的联系，D项错误。8解析：选D。细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“But because the treatment is .lifestyle changing”可知，Dr Brent Bauer认为拔火罐可以和其他方法一起配合治疗。A项错在a fast and easy treatment，文中并没有得出这样的结论；B项的a newly i
24、nvented way，与文中的“a traditional Chinese medicinal .2,000 years”不符，且文中并没有提到拔火罐能治愈疾病；C项错在needs a long period of time，文章中并没有提到拔火罐的起效问题。【难句分析】The tested patients，who suffered from a disorder that caused a lot of pain，were told that they would receive either traditional cupping or“soft cupping”分析：本句是一个复合句
25、。who引导非限定性定语从句，在从句中作主语，先行词为patients；第一个that引导定语从句，在从句中作主语，修饰先行词disorder；第二个that引导宾语从句，在从句中不作句子成分。译文：那些因身体紊乱而遭受痛苦的实验病人被告知要么接受传统的拔火罐治疗要么接受“软火罐”治疗。C(2017湖南长沙高考模拟)Even after his death，Mitchell Whisenhunt has found a way to surprise and bring comfort to his wife and young daughter，with some letters desig
26、nated to be opened on certain dates.Mitchell lost his battle with Marfan syndrome at 26.The rare genetic disorder affects the bodys connective tissue，which is used to hold together organs，cells and tissue.Ashley Whisenhunt,22，cared for her husband until his death but said she was astonished when she
27、 discovered the 30 letters he left for her，their 18monthold daughter Brynleigh and the community.The little girl will grow up with a letter every year from her second to 18th birthday from a man she didnt get to spend much time with but who left no doubt that he loved her unconditionally.“Through hi
28、s testimony，there is so much she is going to learn，”Ashley told ABC News.One letter was also addressed to their Longview，Texas，community，thanking them for their support.“It just blows my mind，”Ashley said of her husbands secret gesture.“He thought about everybody else instead of himself.”Ashley said
29、 she would respect her husbands wishes and open each letter as he planned，however there was one special surprise left for her that she said hit her the hardest.In a spiral notebook that Ashley used before she dropped out of college to care for her husband，he wrote a letter to her asking that she pub
30、lish a book of poetry he had written.Mitchell Whisenhunt even planned his own funeral，and the funeral director said he couldnt tell Ashley because it was Mitchells plan and secret.Ashley said she couldnt help but wonder what other surprises her husband had in store.“There are ones we still dont know
31、 about，”she said.9How many letters will Ashley Whisenhunt receive from her husband?A30.B22.C12. D13.10. The underlined word “ones” in the last paragraph refers to_.Abooks BpoemsCnotebooks Dsurprises11Whats the best title for the passage?ALove from Heaven BFight Against DiseasesCRespect for Father DS
32、ecrets in Store【解题导语】本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了Mitchell在患马方综合征死后，仍给他的妻子和女儿以惊喜和安慰。他生前给她们写了一些信，并且指定在特定的日子打开。9解析：选C。数字计算题。根据第三、四、六段的内容可知，他一共写了30封信，其中给女儿17封，社区1封，所以给妻子应是12封，故选C。10解析：选D。词义猜测题。根据上文的“Ashley said she couldnt help but wonder what other surprises her husband had in store.”可知，她禁不住想知道丈夫还有什么其他的惊喜，所以ones应表示“惊喜
33、”，故选D。11解析：选A。标题归纳题。根据第一段可知，Mitchell在他死后用信的方式给家人以安慰，所以选A项“来自天堂的爱”。D(2017河北石家庄高三质检一)The fact that ants are fascinating insects has been known for some time.Now，scientists have discovered a large number of wood ants living in an abandoned underground storehouse in Templewo，Poland，despite having no obv
34、ious source of food.Polish zoologist Wojciech Czechowski and his team began studying the underground colony in 2013.They found the ants built a 60 cm high nest in the soil directly over the storehouses vertical air pipe.As years passed，the metal covering on the pipe eroded，leaving behind a hole that
35、 thousands of worker ants accidentally slip into each day as they go about their daily chores.The scientists say that there are no sources of food in the storehouse.This means that the insects live in a state of near starvation.In July 2015，the researchers disturbed part of the ant nest in search of
36、 larvae (幼虫)，empty cocoons (茧)，and queens.They found nothing，leading them to suspect that the lack of food and cold temperatures made reproduction impossible and that the group tending the nest is entirely made up of nonreproductive female workers.Their population is refilled every year，by a new rai
37、n of unfortunate ants that slide down the hole.The researchers say that when they returned in January 2016，the nest had been repaired.It appears that despite the terrible conditions，the worker ants do not stop constructing their nest.Wood ants are known for their ability to adapt to bad living condi
38、tions.In this case，the millions of worker ants trapped in the storehouse have no choice.But instead of losing hope，they are making the best of the situationa classic example of “when life gives you lemons，make lemonade”12How did the wood ants arrive in the storehouse?AThey fell down there by acciden
39、t.BThe research team brought them there.CThe storehouse builders left them there.DThey were attracted by the environment.13What does the underlined word “eroded” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?AExpanded. BRotted.CExploded. DMelted.14What did the researchers find in the nest?ALarvae. BCocoons.CA queen.
40、 DWorker ants.15Why did the population of wood ants remain steady?AThey had enough food.BThey were able to reproduce.CThey adapted to the conditions.DThey had new comers to join them.【解题导语】本文是一篇科普说明文。科学家在波兰的一个废弃的地下储藏室发现了大量的蚂蚁；研究发现，这些蚂蚁是在寻食时偶然滑进来的；这里没有足够的食物，它们是饿着肚子生存的。12解析：选A。细节理解题。根据第二段的“As years pa
41、ssed，the metal covering on the pipe eroded，leaving behind a hole that thousands of worker ants accidentally slip into each day as they go about their daily chores.”可知，工蚁在日常寻食时偶然滑进通向地下储藏室的管道。故A项正确。13解析：选B。词义猜测题。根据该句中的“As years passed，the metal covering on the pipe”以及“leaving behind a hole”可以判断，年复一年，管
42、道外的金属被腐蚀了，留下了一个洞口使得工蚁们在日常寻食时偶然滑进了里面。据此可知，画线词意为“腐蚀”，故B项正确。A项意为“扩大”，C项意为“爆炸”，D项意为“融化”，都与语境不符。14解析：选D。细节理解题。根据第三段的第一、二句可知，研究人员在蚁穴里寻找幼蚁、茧和蚁后，却一无所获；他们只发现工蚁。故D项正确。15解析：选D。细节理解题。根据第三段的“Their population is refilled every year，by a new rain of unfortunate ants that slide down the hole.”及第二段的“the insects live
43、 in a state of near starvation”可知，有许多不幸的工蚁滑进这个洞穴，使得蚁群的数量保持稳定。故D项正确。根据第一段的“having no obvious source of food”及第二段的“the insects live in a state of near starvation”可知，地下储藏室没有足够的食物，故A项错误；根据第三段的“made up of nonreproductive female workers”可知，蚁穴里是不能繁殖的工蚁，故B项错误；C项与第三段第三句不符。【难句分析】As years passed，the metal cove
44、ring on the pipe eroded，leaving behind a hole that thousands of worker ants accidentally slip into each day as they go about their daily chores.分析：该句为主从复合句。句中that thousands of worker ants accidentally slip into each day as they go about their daily chores为that引导的定语从句，修饰先行词hole；该定语从句中又含有时间状语从句as they go about their daily chores；句中leaving behind a hole为现在分词短语作结果状语。译文：年复一年，管道外的金属被腐蚀了，留下的洞口使工蚁们在日常寻食时偶然滑进了里面。
