1、2013-2014学年度高三寒假作业英语试卷（4）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ALast week Jay McCarroll and The HSUS (The Humane Society of the United States) made a bold fur-free statement on the runway, marking a new chapter for the fashion industry and animal protection. The encouraging response to McCarrolls sh
2、ow confirmed that change is happening in fashion.McCarroll has good reasons for rejecting fur. Each year, tens of millions of amimals, including dogs and cats, needlessly suffer and die to fuel the fur industry. But what did Jay McCarroll use in place of fur?“I have patchwork pieces that contain all
3、 sorts of combinations of fabrics. The rest is cotton, nylon, polyesteryou name it. I even have some stuff made out of bamboo / cotton blend. Anything but fur and leather,”he told Fashion Wire Daily.“So many people want to protect animals and live their lives without causing unnecessary cruelty. Mor
4、e than two thirds of Americans have pets, and we share a bond with animals every day. Saying no to fur can help millions of animals, and we want to show our respect to leading designers like Jay who embrace compassion(同情) as the fashion,”said Michael Markarian, executive vice president of The HSUS.“
5、It is great to see leaders in the fashion industry recognizing that the animals need their fur more than we do.”【小题1】Which of the following is true about Jay McCarroll?A. He is a famous fashion designer.B. He is the executive vice president of the HSUS.C. He is an editor of Fashion Wire Daily.D. He
6、is the head of an animal protection organization.【小题2】What does“a new chapter”in line 2,paragraph 1 mean?A. A new unit of a book. B. The beginning of a new trend.C. The latest issue of a magazine. D. A newly established organization.【小题3】Which of the following is NOT recommended for clothing by Jay
7、McCarroll?A. Polyester. B. Bamboo. C. Leather. D. Patchwork pieces.【小题4】What do we learn from this passage?A. Human beings depend emotionally on animals.B. Fashion can go hand in hand with compassion for life.C. Fur is more effective than bamboo/cotton blend for clothing.D. Fur is more expensive tha
8、n other materials for fashion designers.第一节 任务型读写（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）阅读下列短文，根据所读内容在表格中的空白处填入恰当的单词。注意：每个空格只填一个单词。The reason why science exists is to improve our lives. Sometimes science can ruin our small guilty pleasures we nature to be happier, though. These four little truths are just some of those
9、. Sleeping with pets is a good way to catch the plague(瘟疫), or some other bacterial infections, as is claimed in the study done in February 2011 in Emerging Infectious Diseases magazine. The study shares a case of a nine-year-old boy whose cat caught the plague and gave it to its owners while they w
10、ere sharing a bed. A regular visit to the vet can greatly reduce the risk of your pet catching any disease that may infect the owner as well. A recent study done on 200,000 people has shown that vitamin supplements do nothing to improve our lives, and what is worsethey actively increase our death ri
11、sk. This conclusion from 2010 was so unbelievable that it made researchers do even more studies. Each study had the same result. People who choose vitamin supplements over fruit and vegetables are the same as people who choose to eat a burger over a healthy salad. People who use the solarium(日光浴室)ex
12、perience certain changes to their brains that are very similar to many caused by drug addiction. According to a study, our brain can in fact recognize the difference between the natural UV light and the solarium. Long exposure to artificial light during the night is directly linked to a higher risk
13、of breast cancer, obesity and depression. Exposure to artificial light before sleeping disturbs the natural biorhythms(生物节奏)of our bodies, which leads to restriction on the hormone(荷尔蒙)melatonin, which is the hormone that helps us fall asleep. Title: Four scientific【小题1】_Passage outline Supporting d
14、etailsSharing bed with your pet is a terrible idea*You will probably be infected with【小题2】_.*To reduce such risk, you should take your pet to visit the vet【小题3】_.Be【小题4】_about vitamin supplementsVitamin supplements actively increase the risk of【小题5】_.You can become【小题6】_ to solariumsThe solarium may
15、 bring about changes to the【小题7】_just like drugs do.【小题8】_long exposure to artificial lights*You are likely to【小题9】_from breast cancer, obesity and depression after long exposure to artificial lights.*The natural biorhythms of your bodies will be disturbed and you will find it not【小题10】_to fall asleep.答案：4.Facts/truths bacteria regularly careful/cautious death addicted Brain Avoid suffer easy ABCB