中学高三摸底联考英语试题(全国卷)第I卷（选择题共100分）第一部分听力（共两节,满分30分）（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）ACanyouresistcreamcakes?Imissmysugar!I’vedecidedtoloseweightandIhadtogiveupcakes.It’sdifficultbecauseIhaveasweettoothandIlovecreamcakes.Nothavingtreatscanbegoodforyourhealth.I’veheardthattheBurts,afamilyoffiveinSouthEastEngland，livedsugarfreeforawholeyearaftertheyfoundouttheirdaughterhaddiabetes(糖尿病).Itwasn’teasy.Toavoidtemptation,Idon’tgotoanybakeries,butthisfamilyactuallyownsone,whichmakesupto3,000cakesaweek.Theywereinshockwhenthedoctorsaidthattheir16-year-oldLucyhadtocheckherbloodsugarlevelsregularlyandtakeinsulin(胰岛素).Headvisedhertoeatanormal,balanceddiet,buttheBurtswentfurtherandgotridofsugaraltogether.Andhowdoesitfeeltolivewithoutsugarforawhile?JasonBurtsaidthatforamonththeyfeltweak.Butlateronitallchanged.Hesayshefeels“moreawake”andfullofenergy.AndwhatabouttheBurtfamilybusiness?Ithadtokeepusinghalfatonofsugaraweekandanycookworthhissaltknowsthatyouhavetotastearecipetoknowifit’sright.Noproblemthere,saysJasonBurt’swife,Clare.Shepointsoutthatshe’sgotlotsofpeopleofferingtotastethecakesforthem.Thefamilyisalsothinkingaboutsellingmoredeliciousproducts.Iwonderwhatmakesushaveastrongdesireforsweetfood.Anyway,I’vedecidedtoforgetaboutthesweettasteofsugarforawhile.AsBritishmodelKateMosssays：“Nothingtastesasgoodasskinnyfeels.”21.Fromthepassage,whatdoweknowabouttheauthor?A.Theauthorrunsabakery.B.Theauthorhatessweettaste.C.Theauthorisonadiet.D.Theauthor’sdaughterhaddiabetes.22.WhatdidtheBurtsdoafterhearingthedoctor’sadvice?A.Theywereshocked.B.Theywenttoofaraboutit.C.Theyusedhalfatonofsugaraweek.D.Theyavoidedsugarcompletely.23.Fromthepassagewecanlearnitisnecessaryforacook.A.tomakeupto3,000cakesaweekB.totastearecipetoknowifit’srightC.togetlotsofpeopleofferingtotastethecakesD.tosellingmoredeliciousproducts24.WhatdoesthesentencebyKateMossmean?A.Itisworthwhiletoresistfoodtolookskinny.B.Thereisnothingtastingasgoodassweets.C.Nothingtastesgoodwhentheskinfeelsterrible.D.Nobodycanresistthedesireforsweets.BParentswilldoanythingfortheirchildren.Whetheritwouldbethefood,clothes,ortheplacetheylivein,parentswillalwaysmakesuretheirchildrenhavethebestofeverything.Oneofthebig-gestconcernsthatparentscurrentlyhaveiseducatingtheirchildren.Theyarefacedwithlotsofdiffi-cultieswhenitcomestoeducationfortheiryoungones.Choicesincludeprivateschool,charterschool,publicschoolorhomeschooling.Fortunatelyforparents，thereareavarietyofdifferentstrategiesthattheycantakeinordertoin-creasetheirchild’soverallintelligence.AccordingtoRossA.Thompson,PhD,professorofpsychol-ogyattheUniversityofCaliforniaatDavis,achild’sbrainwillactuallyreach90%ofitsfullsizebythetimetheystartkindergarten.ResearchersatNorthwesternUniversityinChicagoconcludedthatplayingamusicalinstrumentdirectlyaffectedthebrainstem,thelowersectionofthebrain.Moreover,childrenthatlearnanin-strumentatanearlyagetendtocontinueitwhentheyareolder.Andnumerousstudiesshowthatawellbalancedmealisessentialforachild’smentalaswellasphysicalhealth.Someotherresearchersrecommendedthatasecondlanguageshouldbetaughtwhenchildrenareinpreschool.Theystatethatthreetofouryearsofageistheperfecttimeandthatanyageunderfourwouldworkperfectlyfineforachild’sbraindevelopment.Theaveragechildwilllearnhowtore...
