河北衡水中学2017届高三摸底联考英语试题(全国卷)

河北衡水中学2017届高三摸底联考英语试题(全国卷)命题人：陈合舜李京华戚华荣第I卷（选择题共100分）第一部分听力（共两节,满分30分）（略）第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题;每小题2分，满分30分）ACanyouresistcreamcakes?Imissmysugar!I’vedecidedtoloseweightandIhadtogiveupcakes.It’sdifficultbecauseIhaveasweettoothandIlovecreamcakes.Nothavingtreatscanbegoodforyourhealth.I’veheardthattheBurts,afamilyoffiveinSouthEastEngland，livedsugarfreeforawholeyearaftertheyfoundouttheirdaughterhaddiabetes(糖尿病).Itwasn’teasy.Toavoidtemptation,Idon’tgotoanybakeries,butthisfamilyactuallyownsone,whichmakesupto3,000cakesaweek.Theywereinshockwhenthedoctorsaidthattheir16-year-oldLucyhadtocheckherbloodsugarlevelsregularlyandtakeinsulin(胰岛素).Headvisedhertoeatanormal,balanceddiet,buttheBurtswentfurtherandgotridofsugaraltogether.Andhowdoesitfeeltolivewithoutsugarforawhile?JasonBurtsaidthatforamonththeyfeltweak.Butlateronitallchanged.Hesayshefeels“moreawake”andfullofenergy.AndwhatabouttheBurtfamilybusiness?Ithadtokeepusinghalfatonofsugaraweekandanycookworthhissaltknowsthatyouhavetotastearecipetoknowifit’sright.Noproblemthere,saysJasonBurt’swife,Clare.Shepointsoutthatshe’sgotlotsofpeopleofferingtotastethecakesforthem.Thefamilyisalsothinkingaboutsellingmoredeliciousproducts.Iwonderwhatmakesushaveastrongdesireforsweetfood.Anyway,I’vedecidedtoforgetaboutthesweettasteofsugarforawhile.AsBritishmodelKateMosssays：“Nothingtastesasgoodasskinnyfeels.”21.Fromthepassage,whatdoweknowabouttheauthor?A.Theauthorrunsabakery.B.Theauthorhatessweettaste.C.Theauthorisonadiet.D.Theauthor’sdaughterhaddiabetes.22.WhatdidtheBurtsdoafterhearingthedoctor’sadvice?A.Theywereshocked.B.Theywenttoofaraboutit.C.Theyusedhalfatonofsugaraweek.D.Theyavoidedsugarcompletely.23.Fromthepassagewecanlearnitisnecessaryforacook.A.tomakeupto3,000cakesaweekB.totastearecipetoknowifit’srightC.togetlotsofpeopleofferingtotastethecakesD.tosellingmoredeliciousproducts24.WhatdoesthesentencebyKateMossmean?A.Itisworthwhiletoresistfoodtolookskinny.B.Thereisnothingtastingasgoodassweets.C.Nothingtastesgoodwhentheskinfeelsterrible.D.Nobodycanresistthedesireforsweets.BParentswilldoanythingfortheirchildren.Whetheritwouldbethefood,clothes,ortheplacetheylivein,parentswillalwaysmakesuretheirchildrenhavethebestofeverything.Oneofthebig-gestconcernsthatparentscurrentlyhaveiseducatingtheirchildren.Theyarefacedwithlotsofdiffi-cultieswhenitcomestoeducationfortheiryoungones.Choicesincludeprivateschool,charterschool,publicschoolorhomeschooling.Fortunatelyforparents，thereareavarietyofdifferentstrategiesthattheycantakeinordertoin-creasetheirchild’soverallintelligence.AccordingtoRossA.Thompson,PhD,professorofpsychol-ogyattheUniversityofCaliforniaatDavis,achild’sbrainwillactuallyreach90%ofitsfullsizebythetimetheystartkindergarten.ResearchersatNorthwesternUniversityinChicagoconcludedthatplayingamusicalinstrumentdirectlyaffectedthebrainstem,thelowersectionofthebrain.Moreover,childrenthatlearnanin-strumentatanearlyagetendtocontinueitwhentheyareolder.Andnumerousstudiesshowthatawellbalancedmealisessentialforachild’smentalaswellasphysicalhealth.Someotherresearchersrecommendedthatasecondlanguageshouldbetaughtwhenchildrenareinpreschool.Theystatethatthreetofouryearsofageistheperfecttimeandthatanyageunderfourwouldworkperfectlyfineforachild’sbraindevelopment.Theaveragechildwilllearnhowtoreadbetweenkindergartenandsecondgrade.Manyparentscangivetheirchildrenajumpstartbyteachingthemtoreadbeforetheystartschool.Childrencouldhaveanadequatebackgroundofthealphabetandsoundsofwordsbeforeattendingschool.Thiscanbedonebysimplyreadingtothemwheneveryouwant.Themorecomfortabletheyget,theeasiertheprocesswillbe.25.Fromthefirstparagraph,wecaninferthat.A.parentsfindithardtosatisfytheirkids’variousdemandsB.parentsmeetanewchallengewhenraisingtheirkidsC.parentshavemorechoicesinofferingeducationtotheirkidsD.parentsgetactivelyinvolvedintheprocessoftheirkids’growth26.Whatsuggestionmaytheresearchersinthepassagemake?A.Totrainkidsasearlyaspossible.B.Totryasmanymeansaspossible.C.Tohelpkidsdevelopasfullyaspossible.D.Touseasmanyavailableresourcesaspossible.27.Whatdoesthethirdparagraphmainlydiscussabout?A.Thepropertimetoteachchildrentolearnlanguages.B.Theeffectivewaystohelpdevelopchildren’sbrains.C.Thevitalfactorstohaveagreateffectonchildren'shealth.D.Thepracticalstepstoarousechildren’sinterestinstudy.28.Wecanreplacethewords“jumpstart”inthelastparagraphwith.A.inspirationB.introductionC.suggestionD.promotionCOneofthegreatestgiftsonegenerationcangivetoothergenerationsisthewisdomithasgainedfromexperience.Thisideahasinspiredtheaward-winningphotographerAndrewZuckerman.Heinterviewedandtookphotosoffiftyover-sixty-five-year-oldsallovertheworld.Hisprojectexploresvariousaspectsoftheirlives.Thephotosandinterviewsarenowavailableonourwebsite.Clickontheintroductionstoreadthecompleteinterviews.Letusnowhaveacultureofpeace.一FedericoMayorZaragoza,SpainFedericoMayorZaragozaobtainedadoctorateinpharmacy(药学）fromtheComplutenseUni-versityofMadridin1958.Aftermanyyearsspentinpolitics,hebecameDirector-GeneralofUNESCOin1987.In1999，hecreatedtheFoundationforaCultureofPe