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1、 高三第16次英语周测时间：15:55-17:25（90分钟） 满分105分阅读理解 （共 15 小题；每小题 2.5 分，满分 37.5 分） AT provides one-stop travel booking services in 19 languages through our website and mobile app. About UsWe are a part of the Ctrip Group, a NASDAQ listed company since 2003 with over 30,000 employees and a membership of more t

2、han 300 million, making it one of the leading online travel agencies in the world. With 1.2 million hotels in 200 countries and regions, weve built an extensive hotel network to give our customers a fantastic choice of accommodation. Our far-reaching flight network has over 2 million individual flig

3、ht routes connecting more than 5,000 cities around the globe. When you combine this with our 24/7 English customer service and various other travel products, you can trust us to take care of your next trip. Why Book With Us？Worldwide Coverage No matter where in the world you want to go, T has got yo

4、ur needs covered. From flights and hotels to rental cars and attraction tickets, our wide network connects all corners of the globe. Competitive Pricing Having over 300 million members means that T can deliver competitive prices, saving you more on travel every day. You can register as a member to r

5、eceive even bigger discounts. Award-Winning Service With T, you can always travel worry free, knowing that we are here if you need us. Our customer service team speaks many different languages, with English service available 24 hours a day via phone, e-mail, or directly through our mobile app.Secure

6、 PaymentData safety is our top concern. Whether you are paying by credit card or via one of the many third-party payment options available, your payment data will always be protected.21. What can people do with T？ A. Search for travel agencies. B. Seek help with language translation.C. Book a hotel.

7、 D. Do online shopping.22. What can we learn from the text？ A. T offers customers English service around the clock. B. Ctrip Group has branches in 200 countries and regions.C. Ctrip Group is trying to be a NASDAQ listed company.D. T is one of the largest companies in the world.23. What does T pay th

8、e greatest attention to？ A. Whether its pricing is competitive.B. Whether its data are secure enough.C. Whether its members are active or not.D. Whether its service covers the whole world.BSevere plantar fasciitis (足底筋膜炎) meant Id been a full-time wheelchair user since I was 12. By the time I was 16

9、, I just wanted my leg off. It took six years for the doctors to operate as they insisted on waiting until I was older and in a good enough place mentally. I held off until I finished my degree. Afterward, with a prosthetic leg (假腿) fitted, the world felt like a different place. Id not walked in yea

10、rs. Suddenly I was a lot taller and no longer in any pain.When I was in a wheelchair, I discovered a real love for sports. I started to compete in wheelchair racing, and soon found I was good at javelin and discus throwing. I started competing in Tough Mudder (an endurance event series), progressing

11、 from walking to running. I now compete in sports internationally and have won the silver medal for adaptive judo at the World Judo Games.At the time of the surgery, I worked as an accountant, but I soon realized I didnt want to be sitting in an office all day as Id been in a wheelchair for so long.

12、 Therefore, as soon as the revision surgery was complete, I handed in my notice.My career took a different path after I was asked to be a guest presenter for the Duke of Edinburghs Awards. Now I speak to schools, colleges and organizations about a wide range of subjects such as disability, discrimin

13、ation, disability in sport and perseverance. I share my own personal stories, whether thats how I lost my leg and what I learned from it, my perseverance or how I followed my dream.Now, most of my income comes from working as a motivational speaker, which Ive been doing full time for a year. I love

14、what I do, and if I continue to inspire others to do what they want to in life, then Im happy. 24. How did the author probably feel after his leg was cut off? A. Anxious. B. Annoyed. C. Hopeless. D. Relieved. 25. What does Paragraph 2 mainly focus on?A. What sports the author is good at. B. The awar

15、ds the author won playing sports. C. The authors passion for sports.D. How the author prepared for Tough Mudder. 26. What do the underlined words “handed in my notice” in paragraph 3 mean?A. Asked for leave. B. Quit the job. C. Got promoted. D. Informed people of the job. 27. Whats the main reason f

16、or the author to be a motivational speaker?A. It was his dream during childhood.B. He enjoys the reputation it brings him.C. He inspires people to care about the disabled. D. It brings him wealth and a sense of fulfillment. CScientists have long sought to prevent sharp memories from dulling with age

17、, but the problem remains unsettled. Now research published in Scientific Reports suggests virtual reality might help older people recall facts and events based on specific details. The study involved 42 healthy older adults from the San Francisco Bay Area. Half spent a dozen hours over four weeks p

18、laying a virtual-reality game called Labyrinth; they wore headsets and walked in place, walking virtual neighborhoods while completing small tasks. The other half, in the control group, used electronic tablets to play games that did not require recalling details. After 15 sessions (期), the latter pe

19、rformed roughly the same as before on a long-term memory test. But the Labyrinth players gain an improvement in memory through the VR game. A scientist Peter Wais of the University of California said the improvements brought them up to the level of another group of younger adults taking the same mem

20、ory tests.Meredith Thompson, an education researcher, studies learning through VR games but was not involved in the new study. “It would be great to actually follow people over time and see what this type of game does for long-term memory.” She says, adding VR can provide greater involvement than ot

21、her games. Waiss team is now investigating how long the observed effects last and which elements of the training have the most impact.A cognitive (认知) psychologist, Daniel Simons, who was also not involved in the study, notes experiments with other games that claim to train the brain have often fail

22、ed to evaluate this. And it remains unclear how test performance in a laboratory setting might translate to real-world situations. The outcome, Simons notes, “needs to be repeated, ideally with a much larger group, before its treated as a strong finding.”For now, Wais says, the team hopes its studie

23、s with similar-sized groups will help draw funding to test the game in a larger pool of participants.28. What is the passage mainly about?A. Virtual reality improves older adults memory. B. People of different ages should play VR games.C. Virtual reality changes peoples memory.D. Peoples memory grad

24、ually fails as they age.29. What is Meredith Thompsons attitude toward the research?A. satisfied. B. concerned.C. cautious.D. enthusiastic.30. According to the scientists, the research needs to be improved due to _A. the lack of financial support. B. the unsatisfying test performance.C. the limited

25、pool of participants. D. the impractical application in real world.31. Where may the passage come from?A. A novel. B. A review. C. A guidebook. D. A magazine.DThe Gata used to look annoyed when they received power bills that routinely topped $200. Last September the couple moved into a 1,500-square-

26、foot home in Premier Gardens, an area of 95 “zero-energy homes” (ZEH) just outside town. Now theyre actually eager to see their electricity bills. The grand total over the 10 months theyve lived in the three-bedroom house：$75. For the past two months, they havent paid a cent.ZEH communities are the

27、leading edge of technologies that might someday create houses that produce as much energy as they consume. Premier Gardens is one of a half-dozen subdivisions (住宅开发项目) in California where every home cuts power consumption by 50%, mostly by using low power appliances and solar panels. Aside from the

28、panels on the roof, Premier Gardens looks like a community of traditional homes. But inside, special windows cut power bills by blocking solar heat in summer and keeping indoor warmth in winter. The rest of the energy savings comes from the solar units. They dont just feed the home they serve. If th

29、ey generate more power than the home is using, the extra flows into the utilitys power grid (电网). The residents are billed by “ net metering”：they pay for the amount of power that they get from the grid, minus the kilowatts (千瓦) they feed into it. If a home generates more power than it uses, the bil

30、l is zero.That sounds like a bad deal for the power company, but its not. Solar homes produce the most power on the hot sunny afternoons when everyone rushes home to turn up the air conditioner. “It helps us lower usage at peak power times,” says solar expert Mike Keesee. “That lets us avoid buildin

31、g costly plants or buying expensive power at peak usage time.” Whats not to like？Mostly the costs. The special features can add 25,000 or more to the purchase price of a house. Tax breaks bring the cost down, especially in California, but in many states ZEHs can be extremely expensive. For the consu

32、mer, its a matter of paying now for the hardware to save later on the power bill.32. Why is the Gata eager to see their electricity bills now？ A. They want to cut down their utility expenses.B. They want to see how much they have saved. C. They want to know if they are able to pay.D. They want to av

33、oid being overcharged.33. What is special about the ZEH communities？ A. They are built in harmony with the environment.B. They aim to be independent in power supply.C. They are subdivided into half a dozen sections.D. They have created cutting edge technologies.34. What does the “net metering” pract

34、ice mean to the power company？ A. Reduced operational costs. B. More pressure at peak time.C. Increased electricity output. D. Less profits in the short term.35. The author believes that buying a house in a ZEH community _ .A. contributes to environmental protection B. is but a dream for average con

35、sumersC. gives the owner great tax benefits D. is worthy in the long run 七选五（共5小题;每小题2. 5分，满分12. 5分） We all do little things to boost the way we feel and think throughout the day. Something as simple as taking a walk or eating a piece of chocolate can brighten your mood almost instantly, thanks to c

36、ertain chemical reactions that occur in the brain. 36 If youre going through something complex, you need a more permanent practice. Thats where writing comes in.As Mental Health Awareness Month begins, its worth learning about the ways that you can use writing to support your mental well-being. 37 Y

37、ou can use writing for mindfulness. Mindfulness is a tried-and-true technique for improving mental wellness, but can writing have the same effect? 38 By focusing on a particular moment and getting it all out there on the page, you can free yourself from any of the other concerns that are crowding yo

38、ur mind.This way, you can use writing as an approach to mindfulness and as a way of relieving stress.Another benefit to writing is its ability to clear your mind of worries, negative thoughts, or sources of pain. 39 Fortunately, writing can speed up the process of restoring mental clarity. 40 People

39、 are more likely to talk to others about a painful event after writing about it privately, which powerfully suggests that writing can indirectly lead to reaching out for support, which can mean even greater healing and relief.Through the process of populating a blank page with letters and words, wri

40、ting can be a useful mental health tool that both records your experiences and allows you to work through them.A. Become more self-aware.B. These pleasures are just temporary, however.C. Theres real power behind the pen heres why.D. Writing is also the best method of healing yourself.E. Clearing you

41、r brain of negative thoughts can be really tough work.F. Actually, the act of writing for merely 20 minutes each day can work.G. This is because writing tends to stimulate questions about your life and direction.完形填空（共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分）My mother and I are making spring rolls in her kitchen. This is m

42、y favorite 41 from her native Vietnam, and weve been making them together since I was a child. As she works, she sings a song in Vietnamese. As usual, I dont 42 a word. The song reminds me of another one she used to sing when I was a child. I begged her to sing it over and over, but I 43 asked her w

43、hat the words meant. My mother was 44 to become an American. Except for making spring rolls, she acted like a typical American and insisted that we should speak only English at home. I didnt realize then that she was 45 me having an opportunity to learn Vietnamese, and thus to be 46 to my roots. As

44、a child, I didnt care to 47 my mother better. She took care of me, and that was 48 . As an adult, I cant know her well enough. 49 her still heavily accented English, my mother often seems to summarize her 50 , editing out things that are too difficult to say. When I ask why she didnt speak Vietnames

45、e to me when I was young, she says, “Why 51 ? Youre American!”Yes, but I am also half-Vietnamese. Without the 52 , I am strongly aware that I am only half -never any more. Lately, Ive been asking my mother to translate phrases into Vietnamese so I can 53 them.Back in her kitchen, our first batch (炉)

46、 of spring rolls is 54 . “Count them,” my mother commands, “so I know how many more to make.” I shake my head and ask, “Can you do it in Vietnamese?” She smiles and 55 , “Mt, hai, ba, bn .” With that, we are back where we began.41. A. songB. pictureC. treatD. gift42. A. writeB. understandC. missD. b

47、elieve43. A. alwaysB. alreadyC. everD. never44. A. determinedB. embarrassedC. scaredD. confused45. A. preventingB. protectingC. imaginingD. minding46. A. sentB. comparedC. connectedD. added47. A. helpB. describeC. thankD. know48. A. allB. hardC. trueD. cool49. A. Trying outB. Referring toC. Relying onD. Laughing at50. A. strengthsB. thoughtsC. courseD. life51. A. continueB. botherC. fightD. hesitate52. A. goalB. approvalC. languageD. knowledge53. A. acceptB. discussC. guessD. learn54. A. soldB. doneC. eatenD. damaged55. A. leavesB. turnsC. stopsD. agre