辽宁省大连普兰店市普湾新区2016届高三英语5月月考试卷答案

1辽宁省大连普兰店市（普湾新区）2016届高三英语5月月考试题第I卷(70分)第一部分听力（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）阅读下列短文，从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AYoumayhaveheardalotaboutthepeoplecollectingstampsorcoins.However,haveyouheardaboutpeoplewholiketocollectpapercupsorwrappingpaper,thingsthatweseeeverydaybutmightnothaveforoncelookedatseriously?JeffreyBrown,a32-year-oldNETteacherfromtheUK,wasveryinterestedwhenhefirstsawthepapercupsusedinChinesetearestaurantsinHongKong.“Youcanseetheseorangeandwhiteprettycupsallthetimewhenyoubuytakeawaydrinksatalocaltearestaurant.Thepatternsontheoutsideofthecupsareunique.YetpeopleinHongKongjustseestraightthroughthem,”hesaid.“Theythinkthesepapercupslookallthesame,butinfacteachofthemlooksabitdifferentfromtheothers.Ifyoupayattention,you’llnoticesomeofthesepapercupshavespiral(螺旋)patternsonthem;someofthemhavepatternsofwaves.Thereisalargenumberofvariations.”Jeffreynowownsover200papercups,allinthecolourofwhiteandorangebutwithdifferentdesigns.Whenpeopleoffertobuyhiscups,hesimplyrefuses.Anothercollector,StaceyCheng,likestocollectsweetswrappingpaperandusesittomakedecorativeart.Herworkisamongthemostpopulargoodsinlocalgiftshops.“IstartedcollectingthemwhenIwas4,”shesaidsmiling.“WhenIfinishedasweet,Iwouldn’tletmymumthrowawaythewrappingpaperbecauseitlookedsopretty.”Now,wheneverStaceyentersasnackshop,thefirstthingshedoesistolookfornewproductswithspecialdesigns.“OnceIfinishthesweets,Ikeepthewrappingpaper.SometimesItreatmyfriendstothesnacksjusttogetthewrappingpapersooner,”shesaid.“Theycan’tbehappierwhenIdoso.”221.Youmayfindthistextinamagazineabout________.A.scienceB.travelC.historyD.life22.Whatdoes“variations”inParagraph2mean?A.collectionsB.hobbiesC.differencesD.cups23.Staceycollectsthewrappingpaperbecauseit_______.A.likesitspatternsB.haswonderfuldesignsC.iseasytocollectD.canbeasweetmemory24.Thistextmainlytalksabout_______.A.specialcollectionsB.patternsofwrappingcupsC.peoplewhoenjoyspecialcollectionsD.peoplewhoarefondofwrappingcups.BTeafarmersinKenyaaresufferingbecauseoflowpricesfortheircropthisyear.Sotheyhaveexchangedtheirteabushesforahealthynewpurpleteathattheyhopewillsellforahigherprice.Butthefarmerswhoplantedthebushesareworried.NelsonKibaraisoneofthem.Hesaysthepricesthisyearhavebeensolowthathehasmadealmostnoprofit.Hesayshemustgrowdifferentkindsofteaifheistosurvive.Mr.KibaraandhundredsofotherfarmershavebeenremovingsomeoftheirteabushesandplantinganewkindofteadevelopedbytheTeaResearchFoundationofKenya.Itsleavesarepurpleandbrown.Whentheteaisboiledthedrinkhasapurplecolor.Medicalresearchershavestudiedthehealthbenefitsofthenewtea.Theysayitishealthierthanblackteaandcouldbesoldforapricethatisthreetofourtimeshigherthanthepriceofblacktea.ButMr.Kibarasayshehasnotreceivedahigherpriceforhispurpleteacrop.Hesaysthemarketfortheteaisunstable.Andheisoftenforcedtosellhispurpleteaforthesamepriceasgreentealeaves.Hesaystherearenotenoughbuyerswillingtopaymoreforthepurpleteathanblacktea.StephenMutembeiworksattheTeaResearchFoundation.Hesaysfarmersquicklychangedfromgrowingblackteatogrowingpurpletea.Buthealsoblamestealeafprocessorsfornotmakingchangesmorequickly.Mr.Mutembeisayspurpleteaisanimportantcropforthecountryanditsteafarmers.3HesaysKenyaneedstofindnewproductslikepurpleteatohelpitsteaindustrybecomemorestable.Teaisthecountry'stopcrop.Mr.Mutembeialsosaysthecountry'seconomyistoocloselylinkedtothechangingpriceofblacktea.Hesaysteabuyersanddrinkersmustbepersuadedthattheyshouldpaymoreforpurpleteathanblacktea.25.Whatcanwelearnaboutpurpletea?A.ItisascheapandhealthyastheblackteaB.ItcanmakethedrinkbrownwhenboiledC.IthasbeenplantedinsomeareasofKenyaD.ithashelpedsomeKenyanfarmersearnalotofmoney.26.WhatdoestheauthorwanttotellusinParagraph3?A.ThepurpleteasellswellinthemarketB.ThemarketforpurpleteainKenyaneedstobedevelopedC.ThepriceofthepurpleteaislowerthanthegreenteaD.ThepurpleteaisbecomingpopularwithKenyanpeople27.WhatisStephenMutembei’sattitudetowardsthepurpletea?A.FavourableB.UncaringC.DoubtfulD.Critical28.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.DifferentKindsofTeainKenyaB.KenyanEconomyandTeaCropC.PurpleTeaHasReplacedGreenTeainKenyaD.LowPricesCauseKenyanFarmerstoChangeTeaCropCThedayofmyholidayarrived,butIwasn’tlookingforwardtoit.IhadlittlemoneyandhadonlybeenabletoaffordtostaywithmyAuntRosainSpain.So,Iwasn’treallyexcitedasIknewexactlywhatitwasgoingtobelike;LotsofnoisycousinsandAuntRosabeggedmetotakeherforaride.AfterIhadcheckedin,Imademywayslowlytothedeparturegate.AsIwaswaitingtoboardtheplane,Ikeptthinkingaboutmyidealholidaydestination;Jamaica,withitslong,sandybeachesandcrystalclearwater.4Assoonastheplanetookoff,Ifellfastasleepandonlywoketothesoundoftheannouncement:“Ladiesandgentlemen,pleasefastenyourseatbelts,aswewillshortlybelandinginKingston.”Ifrozeinmyseat.WasIdreaming?Kingston?Jamaica?Ihadboardedthewrongplane!Immediatelyaftertheplanelanded,Iexplainedthesituationtotheauthorities.ItseemstherewerealsothreeofotherpassengersheadingforSpain.Apparentlyithadbeentheairline’sfault,sincetheflightnumbersforSpainandJamaicawereexactlyth