河南省名校2015届高三上学期期中考试英语试题及答案

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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AWhenIwas11,IthrewaglanceintoDad’slunchboxandmadetheunexpecteddiscoverythatmymotherstillshowedherlovetowardsmyfather.Theevidence,anapkinrestingontopofthesandwichespackedinwaxpaper,wascertain“Loveyou!”shehadwrittenonthenapkin.“Meatloafforsupper!”MompennedallkindsofmessagestoDadonthosepapernapkins,andhesavedawholepileofthem.Whatembarrassedmeasakidhasbecomeapreciousmemoryofmyparents.Italsostartedmyownbrandoflunchboxnotes.Whenmykidswereyoung,I’dgluelittledrawingsontheirlunches.Lotsofsketches(素描)ofourdog,Max,alongwithsmilingflowers.Whentheywereteenagers,I’dcopywordsofwisdomfromgreatpeople,Einstein,forexample,orBruceSpringsteen.Then,mykidsgrewupmakingtheirownhandwrittennotes.Andmyhusbandwritesmelovenotesonrecycledpaper,becausehe’sallaboutbeinggreen.Friendswhoknowaboutmylunchboxnoteseagerlysharestoriesoftheirownfamilytraditions.Somanyfocusonfood.Maura’smomalwaysdrewheartsontheshellsofhard-boiledeggs.Melindawrotemessagesonherkids’bananas.We’reintothethirdgenerationoflunchboxnotesinourhome.Whenevermy3-year-oldgrandson,Clayton,spendsthenight,heknowshislunchisgoingtohaveanapkinnotefromGrandmainthemorning.Lastweek,Idrewapictureofme,wavingwidelyandshoutinghisname.Hetookonelookatitandscreamed,“Where’sGrandpa?”Iaddedamaninacleanshirt.“Youforgothistie,”hesaid.Iquicklydrewalineofstripes(条纹)downthefrontoftheshirt.Claytonsmiled.“Grandpa,”hewhispered,runninghisfingersacrossthenapkin.“It’syou!”21.WhentheauthorfirstsawDad’slunchboxnotes,shefelt______.A.movedB.awkwardC.proudD.nervous22.Whatdidtheauthorputinthelunchboxeswhenherkidswereintheirteens?A.Wordsoflove.B.Picturesofflowers.C.Drawingsoftheirfavoriteanimals.D.Famouswordsofwisdom23.Itcanbeinferredthat________.A.theauthor’sgrandsonlikesdrawingpicturesonnapkins.B.theauthor’schildrendislikemakinglunchboxnotes.C.theauthor’shusbandisanenvironmentalist.D.theauthor’sfriendsallhadtheirbrandoflunchboxnotes.24.What’sthebesttitleforthetext?A.Oldgeneration’swayofexpressinglove.B.Differentbrandsoflunchboxnotes.C.Lunchespackedwithlove.D.Someinterestingfamilytraditions.BLivingnearthebeachmaycomewithanextraperk(利益):betterhealth.Anewstudyanalyzedinformationfrommorethan48millionpeopleinEnglandandfoundthatthenearertheylivedtothecoast,themorelikelypeopleweretoreportgoodhealthwithinthepastyear.Livingnearthecoastmaybeassociatedwithbetterhealthbecausetheseasideenvironmentreducesstress,theresearcherssaid.TheypointedtoanotherBritishstudythatfoundthatpeoplewhotooktripstothecoastexperiencedmorefeelingsofcalmnessandrelaxationthanthosewhovisitedurbanparksorthecountryside.Thedifferencefromlivingnearthecoastwasrelativelysmall.Butasmalleffect,whenappliedtoanentirepopulation,canhaveasubstantialimpactonpublichealth,saidstudyresearcherBenWheelerofPeninsulaCollegeofMedicineandDentistryinExeter,England.However,it’stoosoontoadvisepeopletohitthebeachtoimprovehealth,Wheelersaid.Thestudyonlyfoundanassociation,notacause-effectlink,andit’spossiblethatotherfactorscouldexplaintheresults.Forinstance,itcouldbethatpeoplewhoarewealthier,andthereforehealthier,aremoreabletomovetodesiredlocationssuchasthecoast,Wheelersaid,aphenomenonknownasthemigranteffect.Butthestudydidfindthattheassociationbetweencoastallivingandbetterhealthwasstrongestforthoselivinginthepoorestareas,whichperhapsindicatesthatwealthcannotexplaintheresults,Wheelersaid.BecausethestudylookedatonlyEngland—anislandcountryinwhicheveryoneliveswithin72milesofthecoast—it’snotclearwhetherthefindingswouldapplytootherpopulations.FarfromEngland,ahealthexpertnotinvolvedinthestudysaidthatwhiletheBritishresearchcertainlydoesn’tprovethatpeople’shealthandtheplacetheylivearelinked,it’spossiblethatproximitytotheseasdoessomethingforourbodies.Iffuturestudiesconfirmtheresults,thenextstepwouldbetofindoutitiswhatcoastalenvironmentsthatcanbenefithealth.Wheelersaiditmaythenbepossibletobringthosebenefitstopeoplelivinginotherareas,throughvirtualenvironments,forinstance.25.Wecanconcludefromthepassagethat______.A.peopleareencouragedtomovetothecoastB.peoplelivingneartheseamaybehealthier.C.peoplepayincreasinglyattentiontohealthD.peopleareworriedaboutresidentialenvironment26.Accordingtotheresearchers,livingnearthesea______.A.doesn’tnearlyaffecttheBritishpopulationB.cancuresomedifficultdiseasesinawayC.canhelpgetoverone’sstressD.meansfreeingfromsadnessortroubles27.WhatBenWheelersaidmeans______.A.theBritishpublichealthisdecreasingB.concreteevidencefavorslifeneartheseaC.wealthierpeoplearelikelytobehealthierD.exactreasonsareproposedforfurtherresearch28.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“proximity”inthepassagemean?A.beingcloseB.beingdistantC.beingsimilarD.beingoppositeCAsweknow,JulianBeeverisaninternationalwell-knownsidewalkchalkartistwhosedrawingshaveappearedonthestreetsofLondon,BuenosAires,Paris,NewYork,andcountlessothercitiesaroundtheworld.Beevercreatesdrawingsthatlookcompletelythree-dimensionalwhenseenfromthecorrectangle.Now,inhisbook,Pavementchalkartist:Thethree-dimensionaldrawingsofJulianBeever,theartists