高三下学期英语限时练8.docx

高三英语限时练（8）一、阅读 AWhile a healthy diet has always been considered necessary for overall wellness, historically, many hospitals have overlooked its powerful potential for healing. In some areas, thats beginning to change. In Pennsylvania four years ago, St. Lukes Hospital partnered with Rodale Institute to start an organic produce farm at the hospitals campus in Easton. Since its first season, the St.Lukes farm has expanded to grow 100 fruits and vegetables on 11-12 acres.Today, St. Lukes sends all new mothers home with a basket of organic produce.New moms arent the only ones benefiting from the farms bounty, which is also served to patients, cooked up in cafeterias operated by the hospitals six-camp us network, and sold at nearby farmers markets.Hospital farms are part of a broader movement to make organic, locally produced food accessible to the general population. Some hospitals are making it a priority to source food from nearby farms, while others are turning unused land on their grounds into community gardens. By making organic produce easily accessible to the patients and visitors alike, these hospitals hope to inspire lifelong changes for better health. Even though most hospital farms arent growing enough to completely supply their staff and patient food needs, providing even a small amount of fresh produce makes an educational statement about how healthy (and delicious)a plant-rich diet can be.While the farm-to-hospital movement continues to gain traction, its encountering some challenges along the way. For one, health workers dont necessarily know how to grow food. This means that most hospitals need to hire a full-time farmer and other farm labor to manage the property, which can be expensive. It takes between 3 and 5years for most hospital farms to break even, much less save money on food costs. Nonetheless, participating hospitals believe that the benefits are worthwhile. As the movement continues to expand, you might soon experience a farm-fresh meal at a hospital near you.1What is the purpose of the farm-to-hospital movement?ATo teach patients how to grow food.BTo provide the financial supports for hospitals.CTo solve the social problems of farm labor.DTo promote its powerful potential for healing.2Why does the writer mention the example of ”new mothers“ in paragraph 2?AIt shows the benefits of the farm-to hospital movement.BIt tells us St.Lukes Hospital which cares for new mothers.CIt emphasizes the importance of a healthy diet for new mothers.DIt proves organic,locally produced food accessible to the general population.3What does the underlined phrase“gain traction”mean in the last paragraph?AbenefitBdevelopCshrinkDend4What can we learn about the movement from the last paragraph?AIt is challenging but promising. BIt goes smooth.CIt has gained popularity at present. DIt is expensive and unworthy.BOur perception of hoe food tastes is influenced by cutlery like knives, forks, and spoons, research suggests.“Size, weight, shape and color all have an effect on flavor,” says a University of Oxford team. Cheese tastes saltier when eaten from a knife rather than a fork; while white spoons make yoghurt taste better, experiments show.The study in the journal Flavour suggests the brain makes judgments on food even before it goes in the mouth. More than 100 students took part in three experiments looking at the influence of weight, color and shape of cutlery on taste. The researchers found that when the weight of the cutlery is consistent with expectations, this had an influence on how the food tastes. For example, food tasted sweeter on the small spoons that are traditionally used to serve desserts.Color contrast was also an important factor-white yoghurt eaten from a white spoon was rated sweeter than white yoghurt tasted on a black spoon. Similarly, when testers were offered cheese on a knife, spoon, fork or toothpick, they found that the cheese on a knife tasted saltiest.“How we experience food is a multisensory experience involving taste, feel of the food in our mouths, pleasant smells, and the feasting of our eyes,” said Pro. Charles Spence and Dr. Vanessa Harrar. “Even before we put food into our mouths, our brains have made a judgment about it, which affects our overall experience.”Past research has shown that china can change our perception of food and drink. For example, people generally eat less when food is served on smaller plates. “The new research into how the brain influences food perception could help dieters or improve gastronomic（美食的）experiences at restaurants,” said Pro. Spence. He told BBC News: “Theres a lot more to food than whats on the plate. Many things we thought didnt matter do. Were going to see a lot more of neuroscience（神经科学）design around mealtimes.”5According to the text, we know that the cheese used in the experiment is _.Asalty Bsour Csweet Dbitter6What do we know about the weight of the cutlery in paragraph 3?AIt is important for people. BPeople usually dont care about it.CIt affects how the food tastes. DIt is always different from peoples expectation.7What does the underlined word “multisensory” in Paragraph 5 probably mean?AComing from the senses. BInvolving many different senses.CAble to feel or perceive. DEasily affected by other feelings.8What can we learn from the last paragraph?AResearch on cutlery is of great importance.BResearch on food will be continued in the future.CResearch on the effect of nerves on the taste of food will be done.DResearch on plates and food will be carried out in the near future.二、七选五Travelling with some of your favourite people is an exciting experience. If done well, group travelling can be the most thrilling experience ever, filled with games, laughter, and unforgettable memories. _1_ Read on for some of the things you need to note and do for an enjoyable experience._2_Ideas are usually exciting when they are fresh. The longer you delay, the more youll find excuses not to go. Let all interested parties meet as soon as possible to decide on dates, locations and budget. Its best to plan the trip three or four months in advance.Assign rolesFor the trip to be successful, it has to be well organized. Youre going on a trip far from home, not the shopping mall. This is why the group should assign a leader who would be responsible for planning and organizing the trip. _3_ Break them down further. For example, choose someone to handle booking a hotel and another person to take care of the meal.Budget pool_4_ You can do a weekly or monthly payment plan before your trip. Once you decide how much would fund the trip, members can start contributing the money weekly or monthly. The leader would then use the money to pay for accommodations, meals, transportation and more while youre on vacation. If theres money left in the end, split it up or go wild one last night.Create a flexible itinerary（行程）An easy way to create and share an itinerary is through Google Docs. Add the group members to the document and give them permission to edit it. Suggest one or two optional activities per day which do not require advance bookings, such as a local hike or museum. _5_AStart early.BGet fresh ideas.CSo how do you plan for your group trip?DCollect a set amount from everyone before your trip.EDont forget to create room for something unexpected.FAlso, divide the other responsibilities as they arise so that everyone participates.GThe group leader generally keeps in contact with everyone, handling most of the detailed work.三、完形填空 No two snowflakes are alike?Wilson ABentley, a farmer and amateur meteorologist, sought to answer that question, dedicating himself to_1_flakes of snow for 50 years.Bentley was born in 1865 and_2_on a farm.On his 15th birthday,Bentleys mother gave him an old_3_.It was snowing that day, and the boy_4_getting a glimpse of a six-sided snowflake with the_5_. When he was 17, Bentley asked his parents to buy him a new, better microscope and a camera.His father argued that it was a waste of time. Finally, his father gave in. Bentley built a wooden frame to_6_the new equipment and then spent 2 years figuring out how to take a picture of a snowflake_7_a microscope. On January 15,1885,he did it,creating the worlds first photo of snowflake. Every winter for the rest of his life, Bentley studied snowflakes in a(n)_8_room in the back of the house. The process was difficult and cold. (Outdoors, he collected snowflakes on a wooden tray that was painted_9_to observe it. Whenever it snowed, Bentley caught and captured flakes, sometimes working all night. He found that most snowflakes had six sides, _10_others looked like triangles, or columnsno two were alike.Bentley_11_his snowflakes with anyone who was interested. He wrote articles for scientists and for_12_such as National Geographic. Occasionally, he felt_13_that few people seemed to care about his work.Still,he_14_stopped.In 1920,Bentley was elected as one of the first members of the American Meteorological Society, which later_15_him its first research grant in 1924.1AcreatingBproducingCobservingDcleaning2AworkedBraisedCranDhelped3AbagBcameraCmicroscopeDtray4Asucceeded inBturned inCgave upDgave in5AtimeBframeCinstructionDinstrument6AholdBfixCadjustDbuy7AwithoutBalongCunderDabove8AoldBunheatedCsmallDcozy9AblackBwhiteCnewDodd10AorBandCsoDbut11AsoldBsharedCcarriedDpresented12AmagazinesBnewspaperCcollegesDcompanies13AamazedBexcitedCdiscouragedDencouraged14AalwaysBonceCeverDnever15AowedBawardedCpraisedDconsidered四、语法填空Himalayan snow leopards, about which little _1_ (know), live in harsh, remote, mountainous landscapes with threats including habitat loss, conflict with people and illegal trade. Climate change is also adding additional _2_ (press). With as few as 4,000 individuals _3_ (remain) in the wild across 12 range countries, additional research is critical.WWF is supporting research in the snow leopard range countries, in collaboration (合作) with national governments and other organizations, _4_ (build) a more accurate picture of the snow leopards global status. _5_ spring 2021, a dedicated team of WWF conservationists started a 10-day expedition in the western part of the Khangchendzonga National Park, India. Trekking (徒步旅行) high into the mountainous area of the Himalaya, they checked the 28 camera traps _6_ had been positioned just a few months _7_ (early) at altitudes between 4000m and 4800m and _8_ (look) for signs of snow leopard prey species.Remarkably, images recorded by the camera traps _9_ (confirm) the presence of snow leopards in at least 3 locations so far, including an incredible sighting of a mother with two cubs. _10_ team will continue analysing the thousands of images, using this important data to gain vital information on the presence, distribution, population and prey of snow leopards.1DABA 5 A  CBCCAFDE21C    22B    23C    24A    25D    26A    27C    28B    29A    30D    31B    32A    33C    34D    35B36is known    37pressure    38remaining    39to build    40In    41which#that    42earlier    43looked    44have confirmed    45The学科网（北京）股份有限公司学科网（北京）股份有限公司