1、山东省枣庄市届高三英语阶段性自测试题山东省枣庄市2017届高三英语4月阶段性自测试题学校:_姓名：_班级：_考号：_一、阅读理解AAlmost every day we come across situations in which we have to make decisions one way or another. Choice, we are given to believe, is a right. But for a good many people in the world，in rich and poor countries, choice is a luxury, some
2、thing wonderful but hard to get, not a right. And for those who think they are exercising their right to make choices, the whole system is merely an illusion, a false idea created by companies and advertisers, hoping to sell their products.The endless choice gives birth to anxiety in peoples lives.
3、Buying something as basic as a coffee pot is not exactly simple. Easy access to a wide range of everyday goods leads to a sense of powerlessness in many people, ending in the shopper giving up and walking away, or just buying an unsuitable item(商品) that is not really wanted. Recent studies in Englan
4、d have shown that many electrical goods bought in almost every family are not really needed. More difficult decision-making is then either avoided or trusted into the hands of the professionals, lifestyle instructors, or advisors.It is not just the availability of the goods that is the problem, but
5、the speed with which new types of products come on the market. Advances in design and production help quicken the process. Products also need to have a short lifespan so that the public can be persuaded to replace them within a short time. The typical example is computers, which are almost out-of-da
6、te once they are bought. This indeed makes selection a problem. Gone are the days when one could just walk with ease into a shop and buy one thing; no choice, no anxiety.1What does the author try to argue in Paragraph l?A. The practice of choice is difficult.B. The right of choice is given but at a
7、price.C. Choice and right exist at the same time.D. The exercise of rights is a luxury.2Why do more choices of goods give rise to anxiety?A. People are likely to find themselves overcome by business persuasion.B. Shoppers may find themselves lost in the broad range of items.C. Companies and advertis
8、ers are often misleading about the range of choice.D. Professionals find it hard to decide on a suitable product.3By using computers as an example, the author wants to prove that_.A. products of the latest design flood the marketB. competitions are fierce in high-tech industryC. everyday goods need
9、to be replaced oftenD. advanced products meet the needs of people4What is this passage mainly about?A. The opinions on peoples right in different countries.B. The problems about the availability of everyday goods.C. The helplessness in purchasing decisions.D. The variety of choices in modern society
10、.BThe next time you go grocery shopping, try speaking to other customers. One summer day, I took a smile and a warm heart into a small store in Oregon and got far more than groceries.I love fresh produce(农产品) in the store, and not just for the amazing colors provided by summers bounty (慷慨) or the ch
11、ance to joy over new choices from other countries. Its also because I just love watching people pick their produce.The day I was there I found a sale on amazing cherry tomatoesalong with a woman in her late 70s. Despite the fact that we were strangers, we began to discuss apples. She noted a problem
12、 with the Pink Ladies. They tasted like I was eating an unripe green apple from the tree, she said, twisting her face as if still tasting the sour apple.I wondered if this is something most of my generation can even remember doing. I surely do. I mentioned that I often could not resist the green yet
13、 tempting fruit swinging from an apple tree. This was the start for a series of discussions as we shopped-covering such topics as nutrition, new foods and the quality of produce.By this time a third woman had joined in our conversation. The three of us continued along, unexpected friends, chatting a
14、bout family size and the troubles a mom might have serving healthful foods that please the whole family.Eventually we all went our separate ways, but in the dairy(奶制品) section I heard a small voice say, I finally caught up with you. It was the first woman Id talked to, extending a bag of apricots(杏)
15、 to me. I dont know if your family will eat these, she added, but they have a super deal on them.Again I was brought back to my childhood, when I also ate apricots straight from the tree. My mouth watered at the remembered flavor.The old lady didnt realize that shed given me far more than produce. W
16、ith that offering came a sense of community, a flashback to days when it was OK to talk to a stranger. She brought back memories of summer fruits right from the treeand a feeling that somehow those apricots were a thank-you for sharing my time with her in a very unlikely place.5One reason the author
17、 likes fresh produce in grocery shop is that _.A. she enjoys observing people selecting fresh produceB. she likes watching people tasting fresh produceC. she produces fresh produce herselfD. she sells fresh produce herself6What might be the problem with the Pink Ladies noted by the old lady?A. Their
18、 price was too high.B. Their color was too green.C. Their taste was too sour.D. Their size was too small.7Why did the old lady bring a bag of apricots to the author?A. She found the apricots were on sale in the shop.B. She learned that the author wanted to buy apricots.C. She wanted to send the apri
19、cots as a gift to the author.D. She knew that the authors family liked eating apricots.8According to the author, what is the extra value of grocery shopping?A. It adds flavor and color to her boring daily life.B. It helps her to see the importance of family life.C. It gives her a chance to learn abo
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27、size linked to longer life in deerThe size of a female animals brain may determine whether they live longer and have more healthy offspring (后代), according to new research led by the University of Cambridge.The study, published in the Royal Society Open Science journal, shows that female red deer wi
28、th larger brains live longer and have more surviving offspring than those with smaller brains. Brain size is passed down through the generations. This is the first extensive study of individual differences in brain size in wild mammals and draws on data comparing seven generations of deer.Across spe
29、cies of mammals, brain size varies widely. This is thought to be a consequence of specific differences in the benefits and costs of a larger brain. Mammals with larger brains may, for example, have greater cognitive abilities that enable them to adapt better to environmental changes or they may have
30、 longer lifespans (寿命) . But there may also be disadvantages: for instance, larger brains require more energy, so individuals that possess them may show reduced fertility (繁殖力).The researchers, based at the University of Cambridges Zoology Department and Edinburgh Universitys Institute of Evolutiona
31、ry Biology, wanted to test if they could find more direct genetic or non-genetic evidence of the costs and benefits of large brain size by comparing the longevity (长寿) and survival of individuals of the same species with different sized brains. Using the skulls of 1,314 wild red deer whose life hist
32、ories and breeding success had been monitored in the course of a long-term study on the Isle of Rum, they found that females with larger endocranial volumes (脑腔容量) lived longer and produced more surviving offspring in the course of their lives.Lead author Dr Corina Logan, a Gates Cambridge Scholar, says, “The reasons for the association between brain size and longevity are not known, but other studies have
