高考生对于英语的复习离不开做题提升，以下是2016届辽宁大连第二十高级中学高三上学期期末考试英语试卷，供练习。

第一节 (共15小题;每小题2分，满分30分)

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

The Healthy Habits Survey shows that only about one third of American seniors have correct habits. Here are some findings and expert advice.

1. How many times did you brush your teeth yesterday?·Finding: A full 33% of seniors brush their teeth only once a day.

·Step: Remove the 300 types of bacteria in your mouth each morning with a battery-operated toothbrush. Brush gently for 2 minutes, at least twice a day.

2. How many times did you wash your hands or bathe yesterday?

·Finding: Seniors, on average, bathe fewer than 3 days a week. And nearly 30% wash their hands only 4 times a day---half of the number doctors recommend.

·Step: We touch our faces around 3,000 times a day---often inviting germs(病菌)to enter our mouth, nose, and eyes. Use toilet paper to avoid touching the door handle. And, most important, wash your hands often with hot running water and soap for 20 seconds.

3. How often do you think about fighting germs?

· Finding: Seniors are not fighting germs as well as they should.

· Step: Be aware of germs. Do you know it is not your toilet but your kitchen sponge(海绵)that can carry more germs than anything else? To kill these germs, keep your sponge in the microwave for 10 seconds. 21. What is found out about American seniors?

A. Most of them have good habits.

B. Nearly 30% of them bathe three days a week.

C. All of them are fighting germs better than expected.

D. About one third of them brush their teeth only once a day

22. Doctors suggest that people should wash their hands .

A. eight times a day B. three times a day C. four times a day D. twice a day

23. Which of the following is true according to the text?

A. We should keep from touching our faces.

B. There are less than 300 types of bacteria in the mouth.

C. A kitchen sponge can carry more germs than a toilet.

D. We should wash our hands before touching a door handle.

24. The text probably comes from .

A. a guide book B. a popular magazine C. a book review D. an official document

B

The wedding took place in a Birmingham hotel. The bride and her father arrived in a new black American sport car. Her father looked nervous and uncomfortable in front of the cameras. The bride wore a silk wedding dress. She smiled nervously at the waiting photographers and went to a room on the first floor where she met her future husband for the very first time.

Carla Germaine and Greg Cordell were the winners of a radio station’s competition. The aim of the competition was to find two strangers prepared to marry without having met each other. Miss Germaine, 23, is a model. Mr. Cordell, 27, is a TV salesman. They were among the two hundred people who entered a special “experiment” organized by BMRB radio in Birmingham, England, Greg, and Carla were among eight finalists who were interviewed live on a radio. They took a lie detector(测谎仪) test and the station also spoke to their friends and family about their personalities. The competition judges include an astrologer(占星家) who declared that they were suited.

The couple celebrated their wedding with a wedding breakfast and a party for 100 guests in the evening, but not everyone shared their joy. Miss Germaine’s mother looked anxious throughout the wedding and Mr. Cordell’s parents are reported to be less than delighted.

Organizations, including the marriage guidance Service Relate, have criticized the marriage. As one person put it, “We have enough problems getting young people to take marriage seriously without this. Marriage should always be about love.”

The couple are now on a Caribbean honeymoon followed by journalists. Their other prizes include a year’s free use of a wonderful apartment in the center of Birmingham, and a car. But will it last?

25. How did the couple’s parents react to the wedding?

A. The bride’s mother shared their joy.

B. The bride’s father felt uncomfortable about the wedding.

C. The bridegroom’s parents were not that joyful.

D. The bridegroom’s parents were quite delighted.

26. Some experts believe that _____.

A. marriage without the couple’s meeting each other first ends up in divorce(离婚)

B. young people nowadays are too careless about marriage

C. taking a lie detector test can not solve all the marriage problems

D. most young people take marriage seriously except this couple

27. One of the prizes for the couple is _____.

A. to spend their honeymoon wherever they like B. to use an apartment free for some time

C. to have a wedding dress free D. to own an American sports car

28. Which of the following is the best title of the passage?

A. A well-matched couple B. A wedding based on love

C. A short-lived marriage D. Two strangers and a wedding