2018-2019学年上学期期中考试高三英语（考试时间：100分钟 试卷满分：120分）第一部分 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） AWhere Is Spring BreakWhere is Spring Break going to be? The options are endless. Do you want to get your blood pumping from thrilling travels? Look no further! These tours and destinations will keep you on your toes all week long.Panama: This underrated destination is a little-known secret of the most travelers! Through this tour youll get to hike, snorkel (浮潜) and explore all the best sights this beautiful country has to offer! Eight days tours for $ 250 / day.Canada: This diverse country is full of options. Explore the East of Canada and visit cities such as Montreal, Quebec or Toronto. If youre feeling adventurous, explore the Western part of the country with a Canadian Rockies Tour. During this twelve days tour you will hike a glacier to beautiful scenery and wander through postcard-worthy villages. Tours to Canada for $200 / day.Iceland: Check off one of the seven wonders of the world with a tour of the Northern Lights and Golden Circle. Spend seven days full of adventure like hiking glaciers, snowshoeing through Thingvellir National Park, relaxing in the Geysir Hot Springs and of course experiencing the glory of the Northern Lights! Seven days tours for $ 300 / day.South Africa: Discover the diverse culture and wildlife that makes up South Africa. Your tour plan includes a journey along the coast known as “Rainbow Nation.” Here you will enjoy beautiful scenery, a hunting travel through Addo Elephant National Park and the wildlife in Tsitsikarnma National Park. Nine days tours for $230 / day.1. What is the common characteristic of the travels mentioned in the text?A. Exciting. B. Risky.C. Educational. D. Environmental.2. According to the text, Panama is a destination which .A. is not as famous as the other threeB. you can go to for enjoying surfingC. offers an option to hike in the parkD. takes the most time of the four tours3. Which destination costs tourists the most money?A. Panama. B. Canada.C. Iceland. D. South Africa.4. What can be learned from the text?A. Tourists can take a hot shower only in Iceland.B. Tourists can hike glaciers in both Canada and Iceland.C. Canada offers Rockies Tour for tourists to explore the East.D. Tourists can enjoy a hunting travel through Tsitsikamma National Park.BWhen Hai started college, he weighed over 250 pounds Healthy food choices were difficult for him, and he was emotionally distraught (忧心忡忡). However, when he left home for college, he was able for the first time to start taking his life and weight into his own hands.He started by shopping at a local farmers market, an experience that inspired him profoundly. The idea that a farmers market represents local, sustainable, healthy food with a human connection where you can interact with the people that grow your produce was extremely appealing to him, and he began to think about the food that people at his university were eating. From what he saw at farmers markets, Hai realized that dining hall food was not “rear” food A lot of it is frozen or processed, and has unhealthy additives. His ideas continued to develop as he started taking classes about food sustainability at university, and after the summer of 2014 during which he cooperated with other students9 he launched into his senior year at the University of California full force with the Real Food Challenge (RFC) campaign, a project he co-founded that aims to reinvest university spending in food that is “real”: ecologically-sound, community-based, humane, and fair; as opposed to those traditional purchases with those unhealthy additives and processed products.Not only has Hai started a movement of change across the university dining system, but he has also grown extremely as an individual，now with strong leadership abilities and great vision. In addition, after he started learning about food sustainability and taking action at university, Hai has lost over 100 pounds, and has been able to start enjoying activities such as backpacking and swimming that were not a possibility for him previously. He is confident instead of distraught now.5. When did Hai get the idea of “rear” food?A. When purchasing the locally-made foodB. When reforming the university dining system.C. When reinvesting university spending in food.D. When organizing the Real Food Challenge campaign.6. What benefit has the campaign brought to Hais occupational development?A. He has been hired by the university. B. He has become an expert in food fieldC. He has got excellent leading ability. D. He has become much thinner than before.7. According to Hai, “real” food is .A. rich in nutrition B. made by expertsC. frozen or processed D. healthy without additivesCScientists have found living organisms trapped in crystals (晶体) that could be