重庆南开中学届高三上学期第一次月考英语.docx

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重庆南开中学届高三上学期第一次月考英语

第Ⅰ卷

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）

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

Inmyveryfirstjobwithsomearchaeologists,Iwasn’tdiggingobjectsoutoftheground,insteadIwasemployedasanartist,drawingwhattheyfound.However,Iwassoonmoreinterestedinthestoriesbehindtheobjectsthanindrawingthemandthat’showmycareerinarchaeologystarted.IstilldrawwhatIfindinmyworkasaspecialistontheSilkRoad,theoldtraderouterunningfromEgypttoMongolia,andIalsoworkonsomeunderwaterprojectstoo.

Inarchaeology,myall-timeheroisanAmericancalledRaphaelPumpelly.IfirstheardabouthimwhenIwasastudentonatriptoTurkmenistan,acountryrightintheheartofAsia.Togetaroundthecountry,IhadtolearnRussiansothatIcouldspeaktothelocalpeople.WhenIgotthereIthought,“Wow!

I’moneofthefirstAmericanshere!

”ThenanoldmantoldmeaboutanAmericanarchaeologist,RaphaelPumpelly,whowastheredoingthesamethingover100yearsago.

Archaeology’sinmyfamily.Mywife’sinthesameprofession,and,althoughourtwoboysaren’tinterestedinthefutureinarchaeologythemselves,we’vebeenonsomegreatdigstogetherandtheylovewhatwedobecausetheygettotravelwithus.Lastsummer,wetookthemtoLakeTiticacainSouthAmerica,inthehighareasoftheAndesmountainrange.MybestexperiencewaswhenIwasdiggingontheEgyptianRedSeacoast.There’sverylittlerainandit’ssodrythateverythingiskeptasitwas.Inanoldhouse,wheretheownerusedtostoregoodsfromtheshipsthatcamein,Ipickedupa700-year-oldmatinfrontofthehouseandthere,underit,afterallthattime,wasthehousekeywiththeowner’snamecarvedonit.Itfeltlikehecouldbeonhiswayhomeanyminute!

AndIthought,“Hey,Idojustthat.Thisman’snotmuchdifferenttome!

”

21.WhileworkinginEgypt,whatdidthewriterfindsointeresting?

A.Thatpeoplefromdifferentcenturiescanbesosimilar.

B.Thefactthatthedoormatwasinsuchgoodcondition.

C.Thewaythepeoplemanagedtoliveinsuchadryplace.

D.Thattherehadbeensomuchtradeinthatarea.

22.Whichentrywillthewriterprobablymakeinhisdiary?

A.Turkmenistanisinteresting.I’mthefirstAmericantocomeherebutI’mgladthisismylasttripaway.

B.Ihavebeendivingtodayandfoundsomeobjectsforanexhibition.I’vejustfinisheddrawingthemformyrecords.

C.Iwishmychildrenweren’tmoreinterestedinarchaeologyandwouldnotworkhardintheopenliketheirparents.

D.It’snearlydarkbutRaphael’sstillbusydigginginthatoldhouse.Hecanbeveryannoying.Hethinkshe’sthemostimportantpersonhere.

23.Whatisthewriter’smainpurposeinwritingthetext?

A.Todescribethelifeofanarchaeologistheadmires.

B.Topersuadepeopletotakeuparchaeologyasacareer.

C.Toexplainwhatheenjoysaboutbeinganarchaeologist.

D.Toshowhowarchaeologistswork.

B

Oneambitioushighschoolstudentknewexactlyhowtoshowhisfamilythathegotacceptedintohisdreamcollege—bysurprisingthemonChristmasDay.

BarringtonLincoln,classpresidentatLutheranHighSchoolNorthinFerguson,gotacceptedintoMorehouseCollegeinAtlantabackonDec.15.Butformonths,heknewhewantedtomakethenewsknowninabigwaytohismotherandaunt,LincolntoldABCNews.“IthoughtofthesurpriseinOctober,”hesaid,addingthatoncehegotacceptedhewouldpurchasetwoschoolT-shirtsfromMorehouse’sonlinestore.

OnChristmasDay,inanowvideoonTwitter,Lincoln,17,giftedhismomLisaMcDonaldandhisauntShirleyGraytheT-shirtswiththeschool’snameonit.Whenthetwosistersopenedthegifts,theyhadnoideawhattheymeant.

Inthevideo,Lincolnnudges（用肘轻推）hisfamily,“Youknowwhatthatmeansright?

Igotin!

”WhileMcDonaldfallsheavilyonthecouchindelight,Grayasks,“You’vebeenholdingoutonus?

”

“Ididn’texpectanythinglikethat,”McDonaldtoldABCNews.“It’ssosatisfyingtoseehimgetthereturnonhisstudying.”“Healwayswantedtobethefirstinlineandhelpeverybodystayinline,”hismotheradded.

McDonaldsaidit’sespeciallysweetsinceshehadtoworkanextrajobtoaffordhisprivateschoolafterhisfather,aformerMarine,passedawayin2015.Lincolnwasonly15.

“Allkidsneedtohavequalityeducation,”themotheradded.“Iamputtinganinvestment（投资）inhisfuture.”

24.WhatdidLincolnchoosetwoT-shirtsforhismotherandauntmainlyfor?

A.Toshowhelovesthemforever.

B.TogivethemaChristmasgift.

C.Totellthemhisacademicsuccess.

D.Toshowhehadgrownupalready.

25.HowdidLincoln’smotherandauntfeelwhentheysawhispresents?

A.Puzzled.

B.Satisfied.

C.Disappointed.

D.Embarrassed.

26.Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedsentence“You’vebeenholdingoutonus”？

A.You’vebeentellingalietothetwoofus.

B.You’vebeenlongingtotellusthetruth.

C.You’vebeenplayingajokewithtwoofus.

D.You’vebeenkeepingitasecretfromus.

27.Whatcanweinferfromthetext?

A.Lincoln’sparentscouldhardlyaffordhiseducation.

B.Lincoln’smotherfelthereffortspaidoffatlast.

C.LincolnboughttheT-shirtsinthelocalsupermarket.

D.ThevideohadbeenpopularbeforeDecember15.

C

Whatdoyouusuallydowhenyouhavesomefreetime?

Doyoutakepartinanyformofhobby?

Ifyouranswerisno,thenyoushouldthinktwice.Experiencingsometypeofinterestorhobbymightbetheidealwaytodevelopyourbrainandimproveyourcreativethinking.

Hereisacommonproblemthatmanyolderpeoplehave.Theyhavespentsuchagreatdealoftimeraisingtheirfamilythatoncetheirchildrenaregrownandlefthome,theyallofasuddenstarttoexperiencetheirage.Quiteoften,itisnottheiragethatistheconcern.Itisthefactthattheyareunexpectedlyofferedmoretimeontheirhands.

Whenyouputintoomuchtimenotdoinganything,thiscanaffectyourbrain.Thisisjustwheretheexpression“Ifyoudon’tuseit,youloseit”definitelyisthetruth.Yourmindneedsworkingoutmuchlikeanyothermuscleinyourbody.Thisiswhygettingahobbymatters.Itoffersyousomethingtodoandisaperfectwaytomeetnewpeople.

Enjoyingahobbyisalsoaperfectwaytoimprovecreativethinkingatanyage.Evenyoungchildrencanprofitfromtakinganewhobby.Forretiredpeople,enjoyingahobbywhichtheycanfindentertainmentinwiththeirgrandchildrenwillhelpkeepthemactiveandfeelingyoungatheart.

Severalhobbiesthatareterrificforbothyourmindandyoubodyincludeyoga,biking,swimmingandgolf.Ifyouaren’tfondofsports,eventakingawalkregularlyisawonderfulwaytokeepactive.Ithelpsyoutoappreciatefreshsceneryandithasbeensuggestedthatthecolorsgreenandbluehelpmakeyoumorecreative.

Asyoucanseeabove,youcangetprettymuchfromtakingahobby.Withsomanychoiceswaitingforyou,beginyourjourneyrightaway!

28.WhatcanbeimpliedaboutmanyolderpeoplefromParagraph2?

A.Theylockcreativethinking.

B.Theyshoulddeveloptheirbrain.

C.Theyconcernabouttheirage.

D.Theyusedtohavelittlefreetime.

29.Whydoesgettingahobbymatteraccordingtothetext?

A.Itstrengthensone’sbrain.

B.Ithelpsbuildupone’smuscle.

C.Itenablesonetomakefriends.

D.Itimprovesone’slivingconditions.

30.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“terrific”inParagraph5probablymean?

A.Specific.B.Disgusting.

C.Wonderful.D.Fundamental.

31.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.TryingdifferenthobbiesB.Spendingyourfreetime

C.ExperiencingyourhobbynowD.Feelingyoungatheart

D

Theworld’sfirst“SkyPool”hasbeenuncoated（曝光）-andit’llgiveanyoneatouchofdizziness（眩晕）,unlessheorsheisnotbotheredbyheights.

Situatedinthecapital’snewriversidedistrictbesideBatterseaPowerStation,theglasspool,hanging10storeys,or110feetupasabridgebetweentwoapartmentbuildings,is25mlong,5mwideand3mdeepwithawaterdepthof1.2m.Swimmerswillbeabletolookdown35meterstothestreetbelowastheytakeadip,withonly20cmofglassbetweenthemandtheoutsideworld.It’sevengotabar,foldingchairsandanorangegarden.

ThepoolwillbepartofEmbassyGardensatNineElms,ahuge￡15billionbuildingprojectbesidethenewAmericanEmbassyinsouth-westLondon.Theprojectiscreatingthousandsofapartments,thesmallestofwhichareexpectedtocostnearly$1million,andthepoolwillonlybeopentotheapartments’owners.

EmbassyGardenstakesdesigninspirationfromtheMeatpackingDistrictofNewYorkwithfloortoceilingwindowsandbrickfrontages.Thedesigner,SeanMulryan,desiredtopushtheboundariesinthecapabilityofconstructionandengineeringanddosomethingthathadneverbeendonebefore.TheSkyPool’stransparentstructureistheresultofsignificantadvancementsintechnologiesoverthelastdecade.

TheexperienceofthepoolwillbetrulyuniqueanditwillfeellikefloatingthroughtheairincentralLondon.

ThosepeopleluckyenoughtoswimtherewillhaveaperfectviewofthePalaceofWestminsterandtheLondonEye.Itwillbeasellingpointfordeveloperswhenthesecondstageofthedevelopmentisreleasedtomarket.

32.WhocanswimintheSkyPool?

A.AnyoneatNineElms.

B.VisitorstoLondon.

C.PeoplelivinginEmbassyGardens.

D.Thosewhoarenotterrifiedofheights.

33.PeopleluckyenoughtoswimintheSkyPoolcandothefollowingexcept.

A.drinkingwithfriendsB.experiencingdivingandsurfing

C.appreciatingtheLondonEyeD.sittingintheorangegarden

34.Whatdoweknowfromt