1、.阅读理解(2016河南百校联盟高三质监)You may think，salt is just a simple cooking element we shake on our food for a little extra taste. But salt is much more than that. Without salt our muscles would not move. Our nervous systems would not operate. Our hearts would not beat.But do not think rubbing salt in a wound
2、will help. Doing that would be painful and not heal the wound. To rub salt in a wound is an idiom that means to purposefully make a bad situation worse.Early humans got the salt they needed to stay alive from the animals they killed. But advances in agriculture led to a diet low in salt. So，humans n
3、eeded to find other sources. Those who lived near the ocean or other natural sources for salt were lucky. Those who did not had to trade for salt. In fact，people used salt as a method of payment in many parts of the ancient world. The word “salary” comes from the word “salt”Salt also played an impor
4、tant part in population movement and world exploration. Explorers understood that if they could keep food fresh，they could travel longer distances. So they used salt to preserve food and explore the world.Salt was so important that，according to food historians，it was traded poundforpound for gold. T
5、oday，people still use the expressions “to be worth ones salt” or “worth ones weight in salt”. The expressions describe a person of value.A person might also be called salt of the earth. That description means he or she is dependable and trustworthy. However，when you say “I think we should take what
6、he said with a grain of salt” you say you accept it but maintain a degree of doubt about its truth.语篇导读 盐不只是烹饪调味品，没有盐，我们的肌肉就动不了，神经系统不会运转，心脏不会跳动。此外，有关于盐的俗语也在英语中有了很好的体现。1What can we learn from the first paragraph?ASalt plays an important part in our life.BSalt makes food tasty.CSalt is considered to b
7、e part of our muscles.DSalt is sure to damage nervous systems.解析：A细节理解题。从第一段可知，盐不仅是作为调味品，还对我们的身体非常重要。因此盐在我们的生命中起到了重要的作用。2A beggars bread was stolen last night，which means _.Asalt of the earthBrubbing salt in a woundCa diet low in saltDworth his salt解析：B细节理解题。由第二段第三句可知rubbing salt in a wound意思是“伤口撒盐”
8、，即：让情况变得更糟糕，符合题意。3If you describe a person as a great help，you say _.Ahe is called salt of the earthBhe is often taken as a grain of saltChe often uses salt to preserve meatDhe is worth his weight in salt解析：D细节理解题。根据第五段可知，worth ones weight in salt意思是“用来表述一个人的价值”，因此选择D项。4Which of the following is the
9、 best title for the passage?ASalt Is More Than a FourLetter WordBSalt Is a Basic Element in CookingCSalt Is a Word with a Long HistoryDSalt Is Popular with Different Persons解析：A标题归纳题。通读全文可知盐不仅是调料，对人类还有重要的作用，因此文章说明了salt不单单是四个字母表面上的意义。(2016福建厦门一中期中)Living near the beach may come with an extra perk(利益)
10、：better health. A new study analyzed information from more than 48 million people in England and found that the nearer they lived to the coast，the more likely people were to report good health within the past year.“Living near the coast may be associated with better health because the seaside enviro
11、nment reduces stress，” the researchers said.They pointed to another British study that found that people who took trips to the coast experienced more feelings of calmness and relaxation than those who visited urban parks or the countryside.The difference from living near the coast was relatively sma
12、ll. “But a small effect，when applied to an entire population，can have a substantial impact on public health，” said a study researcher Ben Wheeler of Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry in Exeter，England.“However，its too soon to advise people to hit the beach to improve health，” Wheeler said.
13、 The study only found an association，not a causeeffect link，and its possible that other factors could explain the results. “For instance，it could be that people who are wealthier，and therefore healthier，are more able to move to desired locations such as the coast，” Wheeler said，“a phenomenon known a
14、s the migrant effect.” “But the study did find that the association between coastal living and better health was strongest for those living in the poorest areas，which perhaps indicates that wealth cannot explain the results，” Wheeler said.Because the study looked at only Englandan island country in
15、which everyone lives within 72 miles of the coastits not clear whether the findings would apply to other populations. Far from England，a health expert not involved in the study said that while the British research certainly doesnt prove that peoples health and the place they live are linked，its poss
16、ible that proximity to the seas does something for our bodies.If future studies confirm the results，the next step would be to find out it is what coastal environments that can benefit health. Wheeler said it might then be possible to bring those benefits to people living in other areas，through virtu
17、al environments，for instance.语篇导读 一项研究显示，住得离海岸越近的人身体就越健康，这可能因为海边环境有助于减压。然而本惠勒指出，此现象只能表明它们存在着联系，具体原因还有待进一步研究。5We can conclude from the first Paragraph that _.Apeople are encouraged to move to the coastBpeople living near the sea may be healthierCpeople pay increasing attention to healthDpeople are wo
18、rried about residential environment解析：B主旨大意题。文章的中心句在首段中，本段提出讨论的话题：距离海滩越近的居民的身体越健康。故选B项。6According to the researchers，living near the sea _.Adoesnt nearly affect the British populationBcan cure some difficult diseases in a wayCcan help get over ones stressDmeans freeing from sadness or trouble解析：C细节理
19、解题。由第二段第一句可知，居住在海滩附近的人身体更健康很有可能是因为海滩环境有助于人们缓解压力，故选C项。7What Ben Wheeler said means _.Athe British public health is decreasingBconcrete evidence favors life near the seaCwealthier people are likely to be healthierDexact reasons are proposed for further research解析：D细节理解题。由第四段第二句可知，之前的研究只能表明海滩环境和身体健康存在着
20、联系，但并非因果关系，很有可能还有其他因素的作用，这还有待进一步地研究，故选D项。8What does the underlined word “proximity” in the passage mean?ABeing close. BBeing distant.CBeing similar.DBeing opposite.解析：A词义猜测题。由第五段第二句可知，一位健康专家认为，虽然英国的研究没有明确地指出人体的健康和居住的环境存在着联系，但是居住在距海近的地方有可能对我们的身体起着作用，故选A项。.语法填空(2016山东淄博高三阶段性诊断)Breaking up large classe
21、s into several smaller ones 1._helps (help) students，but the improvements in many cases come whatever teachers do，a new research suggests.New 2.findings(finding) of the research from four nations，tell an interesting story. Small classes work for children but thats 3.not because of how teachers teach
22、，but because of what students feel they can do: get 4.more(much) face time with their teachers，for instance，or work in small groups with classmates.“These are the same as what researchers have already known，” Gamoran says. There is no good evidence 5.that teachers change their instructions based on
23、changes in class size. Teachers are always strict with their students. Some teachers are making use 6.of small classes and others are not. There are a lot of differences. “Its not like that you reduce classes so teachers do something different and the achievement is higher，” he says.In one study，res
24、earchers 7.closely(close) watched students behaviours and found that students behaved better in smaller classes. They also 8.had(have) more direct communication with teachers and worked more in small groups rather by themselves.One team,9.led(lead) by Ronald Ehrenberg of Cornell University，finds tha
25、t the potential benefits of classsize reduction “may be greater than what we observed” if only a few teachers change their teaching 10.to_fit(fit) the smaller group.1考查主谓一致。动名词短语作主语时，谓语动词用单数。2考查名词的复数形式和意义。因为是四个不同国家的研究发现，故用复数；从下文的谓语动词tell也可以判断这里应用复数形式。3考查固定句式。notbut不是(因为)而是(因为)。4考查比较等级。与以前相比。5考查从句引导词
26、。同位语从句不用which引导，应用that引导。6考查固定搭配。make use of 利用。7考查词性转换。close与closely都可以用作副词作状语，但意义不同，close用作状语时，意为“(位置上的)接近，靠近”；closely意为“(程度上的)密切地”。8考查时态。上下文都用的是过去式，表示曾经的发现，故时态要保持一致性。9考查非谓语动词。此处过去分词用作后置定语，有被动的作用。10考查非谓语动词。不定式用作目的状语，即“为了与相适应”。.短文改错One cold evening during the holiday season，a little boy about six o
27、r seven was standing out in the front of a store window. The little child no shoes and his clothes just in rags. A young woman by saw the little boy and could read the desire in his pale blue eyes. She took the child by the hand and led him into the store. There she bought some new shoes and a compl
28、ete suit of clothing. They came back outside into the street， the woman told the child to go home and have a happy holiday. The little boy looked her and asked she was God. She smiled and replied that she was just one of his .1考查冠词。in the front of指在某物内部的前面；in front of指位置在某物的前面。2考查时态。表示发生在过去的事情，故用一般过
29、去时。3考查主谓一致。主语是his clothes，故谓语动词用复数。4考查非谓语动词。“年轻女士”和“经过”之间是主动关系，故用现在分词作定语。5考查代词。前面说是小男孩。6考查形容词。用形容词修饰名词。7考查连词。此处表示“并且”的意思。8考查固定搭配。“看着”应该说look at。9考查从句引导词。这里含有一个宾语从句，且引导词在从句中不作任何成分，但是有实际意义，表示“是否”，所以用引导词if/whether。10考查名词的数。one of可数名词的复数。.书面表达(2016湖北武汉武昌区高三元调)昨天我校邀请知名校友李先生为高三学生作报告，请你根据以下要点为我校英文期刊Shoots写
30、一篇100字左右的报道：1校友回忆在我校学习的经历；2校友的成功及对母校的感激；3自己听报告后的感想。注意：1.词数100左右；2可以适当增加情节，以使行文连贯；3开头语已为你写好，不计入总词数。Yesterday we invited Mr.Li，a famous scholar and schoolmate of our school，to give a speech to us Senior 3 students.All_of_us_felt_deeply_touched_by_his_lecture_and_proud_of_our_ distinguished_schoolmate.
31、Mr.Li_once_studied_in_this_same_school_many_years_ago_and_later_he_went_to_a_famous_university_in_the_north._After_graduation，he_devoted_his_life_to_teaching_in_the_rural_ areas_of_our_country_for_more_than_30_years._His_devotion_and_selflessness_are_highly_thought_of_by_all_his_students_as_well_as_by_the_society._Meanwhile，he_donated_many_books_ to_our_school_and_showed_deep_affection_to_his_former_teachers_and_his_high_school.As_a_senior_high_school_student，Im_determined_to_learn_from_Mr.Li_and_become_a_ worthwhile_schoolmate_of_our_school.
