广东省梅州市蕉岭县蕉岭中学2016届高三下学期英语综合试题 Word版含答案

Tayka Hotel De Sal

Where: Tahua, Bolivia

How much: About $95 a night

Why it’s cool: You’ve stayed at hotels made of brick or wood, but salt? That’s something few can claim. Tayka Hotel de Sal is made totally of salt — including the beds (though you’ll sleep on regular mattresses (床垫) and blankets). The hotel sits on the Salar de Uyuni, a prehistoric dried-up lake that’s the world’s biggest salt flat. Builders use the salt from the 4,633-square-mile flat to make the bricks, and glue them together with a paste of wet salt that hardens when it dries. When rain starts to dissolve the hotel, the owners just mix up more salt paste to strengthen the bricks.

Green Magic Nature Resort

Where: Vythiri, India

How much: About $240 a night

Why it’s cool: Riding a pulley(滑轮)-operated lift 86 feet to your treetop room is just the start of your adventure. As you look out of your open window — there is no glass! — you watch monkeys and birds in the rain forest canopy. Later you might test your fear of heights by crossing the handmade rope bridge to the main part of the hotel, or just sit on your bamboo bed and read. You don’t even have to come down for breakfast — the hotel will send it up on the pulley-drawn “elevator”.

Dog Bark Park Inn B&B

Where: Cottonwood, Idaho

How much: $92 a night

Why it’s cool: This doghouse isn’t just for the family pet. Sweet Willy is a 30-foot-tall dog with guest rooms in his belly. Climb the wooden stairs beside his hind leg to enter the door in his side. You can relax in the main bedroom, go up a few steps to the loft in Willy’s head, or hang out inside his nose. Although you have a full private bathroom in your quarters, there is also a toilet in the 12-foot-tall fire hydrant outside.

Gamirasu Cave Hotel

Where: Ayvali, Turkey

How much: Between $130 and $475 a night.

Why it’s cool: This is caveman cool! Experience what it was like 5,000 years ago, when people lived in these mountain caves formed by volcanic ash. But your stay will be much more modern. Bathrooms and electricity provide what you expect from a modern hotel, and the white volcanic ash, called tufa, keeps the rooms cool, about 65℉in summer. (Don’t worry — there is heat in winter.)

21. Which of the following about Tayka Hotel de Sal is true?

   A. The hotel is the cheapest among the four mentioned.

   B. Everything in the hotel is made of salt.

   C. The glue can prevent the rain from dissolving the hotel.

   D. It is located on a prehistoric dried-up lake.

22. What does the underlined part “Sweet Willy” refer to?

   A. The building of Dog Bark Park Inn B&B.

   B. The name of a pet dog of the hotel owner.

   C. The name of the hotel.               

   D. The name of the hotel owner.

23. Which of the hotel makes you have a feeling of living in the far past?

   A. Tayka Hotel De Sal        B. Green Magic Nature Resort

   C. Dog Bark Park Inn B&B    D. Gamirasu Cave Hotel

24. What is the similarity of the four hotels?

   A. Being expensive.          B. Being unique.

   C. Being beautiful.           D. Being natural.

From the very beginning of school we make books and reading a constant source of possible failure and public humiliation (丢脸). When children are little we make them read aloud, before the teacher and other children, so that we can be sure they “know” all the words they are reading. This means that when they don’t know a word, they are going to make a mistake, right in front of everyone. After having taught fifth-grade classes for four years, I decided to try at all costs to rid them of their fear and dislike of books, and to get them to read oftener and more adventurously.

One day soon after school had started, I said to them, “Now I’m going to say something about reading that you have probably never heard a teacher say before. I would like you to read a lot of books this year, but I want you to read them only for pleasure. I am not going to ask you questions to find out whether you understand the books or not. If you understand enough of a book to enjoy it and want to go on reading it, that’s enough for me. Also I’m not going to ask you what words mean.”

The children sat stunned (惊呆的) and silent. Was this a teacher talking? One girl, who had just come to us from a school where she had had a very hard time, looked at me steadily for a long time after I had finished. Then, still looking at me, she said slowly and seriously, “Mr Holt, do you really mean that?” I said just as seriously, “I mean every word of it.”

During the spring she really astonished me. One day, she was reading at her desk. From a glimpse of the illustrations I thought I knew what the book was. I said to myself, “It can’t be,” and went to take a closer look. Sure enough, she was reading Moby Dick, in the edition with woodcuts. I said, “Don’t you find parts of it rather heavy going?” She answered, “Oh, sure, but I just skip over those parts and go on to the next good part.”

This is exactly what reading should be and in school so seldom is — an exciting, joyous adventure. Find something, dive into it, take the good parts, skip the bad parts, get what you can out of it, go on to something else. How different is our mean-spirited, picky insistence that every child get every last little scrap of “understanding” that can be dug out of a book.

25. According to the passage, children’s fear and dislike of books may result from ________.

   A. reading little and thinking little           B. reading often and adventurously

   C. being made to read too much             D. being made to read aloud before others

26. Upon hearing the teacher’s talk, the children probably felt that ________.

   A. it sounded stupid                      B. it was not surprising at all

   C. it sounded too good to be true            D. it was no different from other teachers’ talk

27. Which of the following statements about the girl is TRUE according to the passage?

   A. She skipped over those easy parts while reading.

   B. She had a hard time finishing the required reading tasks.

   C. She learned to appreciate some parts of the difficult books.

   D. She turned out to be a top student after coming to this school.

28. From the teacher’s point of view, _________ .

   A. children cannot tell good parts from bad parts while reading

   B. children should be left to decide what to read and how to read

   C. reading is never a pleasant and inspiring experience in school

   D. reading involves understanding every little piece of information

    In the United States alone, over 100 million cell-phones are thrown away each year. Cell-phones are part of a growing mountain of electronic waste like computers and personal digital assistants. The electronic waste stream is increasing three times faster than traditional garbage as a whole.

    Electronic devices contain valuable metals such as gold and silver. A Swiss study reported that while the weight of electronic goods represented by precious metals was relatively small in comparison to total waste, the concentration (含量) of gold and other precious metals was higher in so-called e-waste than in naturally occurring minerals.

    Electronic wastes also contain many poisonous metals. Even when the machines are recycled and the harmful metals removed, the recycling process often is carried out in poor countries, in practically uncontrolled ways which allow many poisonous substances to escape into the environment.

    Creating products out of raw materials creates much more waste material, up to 100 times more, than the material contained in the finished products. Consider again the cell-phone, and imagine the mines that produced those metals, the factories needed to make the box and packaging (包装) it came in. Many wastes produced in the producing process are harmful as well.

    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency notes that most waste is dangerous in that “the production, distribution, and use of products — as well as management of the resulting waste — all result in greenhouse gas release.” Individuals can reduce their contribution by creating less waste at the start — for instance, buying reusable products and recycling.

    In many countries the concept of extended producer responsibility is being considered or has been put in place as an incentive (动机) for reducing waste. If producers are required to take back packaging they use to sell their products, would they reduce the packaging in the first place?

    Governments’ incentive to require producers to take responsibility for the packaging they produce is usually based on money. Why, they ask, should cities or towns be responsible for paying to deal with the bubble wrap (气泡垫) that covered your television?

    From the governments’ point of view, a primary goal of laws requiring extended producer responsibility is to transfer both the costs and the physical responsibility of waste management from the government and tax-payers back to the producers.

29. By mentioning the Swiss study, the author intends to tell us that _________ .

   A. the weight of e-goods is rather small

   B. E-waste deserves to be made good use of

   C. natural minerals contain more precious metals

   D. the percentage of precious metals is heavy in e-waste

30. The responsibility of e-waste treatment should be extended _________ .

   A. from producers to governments              B. from governments to producers

   C. from individuals to distributors              D. from distributors to governments

31. What does the passage mainly talk about?

   A. The increase in e-waste.                    B. The creation of e-waste.

   C. The seriousness of e-waste.                 D. The management of e-waste.

   Suppose you become a leader in an organization. It’s very likely that you’ll want to have volunteers to help with the organization’s activities. To do so, it should help to understand why people undertake volunteer work and what keeps their interest in the work.

   Let’s begin with the question of why people volunteer. Researchers have identified several factors that motivate people to get involved. For example, people volunteer to express personal values related to unselfishness, to expand their range of experiences, and to strengthen social relationships. If volunteer positions do not meet these needs, people may not wish to participate. To select volunteers, you may need to understand the motivations of the people you wish to attract.

   People also volunteer because they are required to do so. To increase levels of community service, some schools have launched compulsory volunteer programs. Unfortunately, these programs can shift people’s wish of participation from an internal (内在的) factor (e.g., “I volunteer because it’s important to me”) to an external (外在的) factor (e.g., “I volunteer because I’m required to do so”). When that happens, people become less likely to volunteer in the future. People must be sensitive to this possibility when they make volunteer activities a must.

    Once people begin to volunteer, what leads them to remain in their positions over time? To answer this question, researchers have conducted follow-up studies in which they track volunteers over time. For instance, one study followed 238 volunteers in Florida over a year. One of the most important factors that influenced their satisfaction as volunteers was the amount of suffering they experienced in their volunteer positions. Although this result may not surprise you, it leads to important practical advice. The researchers note that attention should be given to “training methods that would prepare volunteers for troublesome situations or provide them with strategies for coping with the problem they do experience”.

   Another study of 302 volunteers at hospitals in Chicago focused on individual differences in the degree to which people view “volunteer” as an important social role. It was assumed that those people for whom the role of volunteer was most part of their personal identity would also be most likely to continue volunteer work. Participants indicated the degree to which the social role mattered by responding to statements such as “Volunteering in Hospital is an important part of who I am.” Consistent with the researchers’ expectations, they found a positive correlation (正相关) between the strength of role identity and the length of time people continued to volunteer. These results, once again, lead to concrete advice: “Once an individual begins volunteering, continued efforts might focus on developing a volunteer role identity... Items like T-shirts that allow volunteers to be recognized publicly for their contributions can help strengthen role identity”.

32. People volunteer mainly out of ______ .

   A. academic requirements                    B. social expectations

   C. financial rewards                         D. internal needs

33. What can we learn from the Florida study?

   A. Follow-up studies should last for one year. 

   B. Volunteers should get mentally prepared.

   C. Strategy training is a must in research.      

   D. Volunteers are provided with concrete advice.

34. What is most likely to motivate volunteers to continue their work?

   A. Individual differences in role identity.         B. Publicly identifiable volunteer T-shirts.

   C. Role identity as a volunteer.                 D. Practical advice from researchers.

35. What is the best title of the passage?

   A. How to Get People to Volunteer              B. How to Study Volunteer Behaviors

   C. How to Keep Volunteers’ Interest             D. How to Organize Volunteer Activities

This Way to Dreamland

Daydreaming means people think about something pleasant, especially when this makes them forget what they should be doing. Daydreamers have a bad reputation for being unaware of what’s happening around them. They can seem forgetful and clumsy．  36   They annoy us because they seem to be ignoring us and missing the important things.

But daydreamers are also responsible for some of the greatest ideas and achievements in human history.   37   Can you imagine what kind of world we would have without such ideas and inventions?

So how can you come up with brilliant daydreams and avoid falling over tree roots or otherwise looking like a fool?

First, understand that some opportunities for daydreaming are better than others. Feeling safe and relaxed will help you to slip into daydreams.   38   And if you want to improve your chances of having a creative idea while you’re daydreaming, try to do it while you are involved in another task — preferably something simple, 1ike taking a shower or walking, or even making meaningless drawings.

It’s also important to know how to avoid daydreams for those times when you really need to concentrate．“Mindfulness”, being focused, is a tool that some people use to avoid falling asleep.   39   

Finally, you never know what wonderful idea might strike while your mind has moved slowly away.   40   

Always remember that your best ideas might come when your head is actually in the clouds.

A.  Having interesting things to think about also helps．

B.  They stare off into space and wander by themselves．

C.  Without wandering minds, we wouldn’t have relativity, Coke or Post-it notes．

D.  At one time, daydreaming was thought to be a cause of some mental illnesses．

E.  It involves slow, steady breathing for self-control that helps people stay calm and attentive．

F.  Daydreams are often very simple and direct, quite unlike sleep dreams, which may be hard to understand．

G.  Therefore, it’s a good idea to keep a notebook or voice recorder nearby when you’re in the daydream zone．

Mr. Johnson lived in the woods with his wife and children. He owned a farm, which looked almost   61   (abandon).   62   (lucky), he also had a cow which produced milk every day. He sold or exchanged some of the milk in the towns nearby for other food and made cheese and butter for the family with what   63   (leave). The cow was their only means of support, in fact. One day, the cow was eating grass   64   it began to rain heavily. While making great efforts to run away, she  65  (fall) over the hill and died. Then the Johnsons had to make a living  66   the cow. In order to support his family, Mr Johnson began to plant herbs and vegetables. Since the plants took a while to grow, he started cutting down trees   67   (sell) the wood. Thinking about his   68   (children) clothes, he started growing cotton, too. When harvest came around, he was already selling herbs, vegetables and cotton in the market   69   people from the towns met regularly. Now it occurred to   70   (he) that his farm had much potential and that the death of the cow was a bit of luck.

     Since finishing my studies at Harvard and Oxford, I’ve watched one friend after another land high-ranking, high-paying Wall Street jobs. As executives (高级管理人员) with banks, consulting firms, established law firms, and major corporations, many are now  41  on their way to impressive careers. By society’s  42  , they seem to have it made.

On the surface, these people seem to be very lucky in life. As they left student life behind, many had a  43  drink at their cheap but friendly local bar, shook hands with longtime roommates, and  44  out of small apartments into high buildings. They made reservations at restaurants where the cost of a bottle of wine  45  a college year’s monthly rent. They replaced their beloved old cars with expensive new sports cars.

The thing is, a number of them have   46  that despite their success, they aren’t happy. Some  47   of unfriendly coworkers and feel sad for eight-hour workweeks devoted to tasks they  48  . Some do not respect the companies they work for and talk of feeling tired and  49 . However, instead of devoting themselves to their work, they find themselves working to support the  50  to which they have so quickly become  51 .

People often speak of trying a more satisfying path, and  52   in the end the idea of leaving their jobs to work for something they   53   or finding a position that would give them more time with their families almost always leads them to the same conclusion: it’s  54  . They have loans, bills, a mortgage（抵押贷款）to  55  , retirement to save for. They recognize there’s something   56   in their lives, but it’s   57   to step off the track.

In a society that tends to   58   everything in terms of dollars and cents, we learn from a young age to consider the costs of our  59   in financial terms. But what about the personal and social costs   60   in pursuing money over meaning? These are exactly the kinds of costs many of us tend to ignore — and the very ones we need to consider most.

41. A. much                         B. never                       C. seldom                     D. well

42. A. policies                  B. standards                 C. experiments             D. regulations

43. A. last                        B. least                        C. second                    D. best

44. A. cycled                          B. moved                  C. slid                         D. looked

45. A. shared                   B. paid                         C. equaled                    D. collected

46. A. advertised               B. witnessed               C. admitted                  D. demanded

47. A. complain                B. dream                   C. hear                        D. approve

48. A. distribute                B. hate                         C. applaud                   D. overlook

49. A. calm                         B. guilty               C. warm                            D. empty

50. A. family                   B. government              C. lifestyle                   D. project

51. A. accustomed                   B. appointed                 C. unique                     D. available

52. A. yet                         B. also                         C. instead                    D. rather

53. A. let out                      B. turn in                     C. give up                    D. believe in

54. A. fundamental            B. practical                  C. impossible               D. unforgettable

55. A. take off                  B. drop off                   C. put off                    D. pay off

56. A. missing                  B. inspiring                  C. sinking                    D. shining

57. A. harmful                  B. hard                        C. useful                      D. normal

58. A. measure                 B. suffer                             C. digest                      D. deliver

59. A. disasters                 B. motivations              C. campaigns                      D. decisions

60. A. assessed                 B. involved                   C. covered                   D. reduced

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2. 只允许修改10处，多着（从第11处起）不计分。

  My soccer coach retired in last week．I wanted to do anything special for him at his retirement party．My mum makes the better biscuits in the world，so I decide to ask her for help．Mum taught me some basic step of baking．I insisted on doing most of the baking myself. I thought the biscuits were really well．My only mistake was that I dropped some on the floor after I was packing them up．

  At a party, my coach, with a biscuit in his mouth, asked surprisingly who made them and joked,“I might have to retire again next year just get some more of these biscuits.”

 My favorite picture at the party is of my coach and me enjoy the biscuits with happy laughter!

    假如你是育才中学的一名英国交换生Tom。为了放松心情、结交朋友并了解中国的风土人情，你计划这个假期去云南大理、丽江旅游。请根据以下要点撰写一篇博文寻找中国学生作为旅游伙伴：

1．时间：8月2 1日-8月26日；

2．对旅伴的要求；

3．联系方式：电话：13012345678; E-mail:tommy1999@163.com.

注意：

1．词数100左右；

2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3．开头已为你写好，不计入总词数。

I'm Tom, a British exchange student at Yucai High School.                           

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