山西省届高三模拟英语试题.docx

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山西省届高三模拟英语试题

山西省2017届高三模拟英语试题

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分60分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题3分，满分45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

AmazingFactsAboutElfOwls

TheelfowlismostlyfoundinthesouthwesternpartsoftheUnitedStatesandMexico.Duringthespringandsummerseasons,itmovestoArizonaandNewMexico.ItreturnstoMexicoforthewinter.Theelfowldoesn’tbuilditsownnest.Itlivesintreeholes.

Theelfowlisayellowbirdwithdarkwings.Itseyesarebrightyellowanditsfeetarelarge.Itisthesmallestowlofthespecies,onlyabout12.5-14.5centimeterslong.Itisalsotheworld’slightestowl,weighingnotmorethanfortygrams.Ingeneral,femaleelfowlsweighmorethanmaleones.

Thefemaleusuallylaysthreeeggsatatime.Aftertheyoungelfowlsareborn,theirmotherwillfeedthemwithwormsforuptothreetofourweeks.After10weeks,theyoungonesarefullygrownandreadytotakeflight.

Theelfowlsarenotaggressivebirds.Whendangercomes,theywillflyawayintheotherdirection,ratherthanstayingandfacingthedangerortheirenemies.Besidesflying,theelfowlcanalsowalkandclimblikeaparrot.Theelfowlismostactiveafterdusk,duringthenightandjustbeforedawn.Itcanproducemanydifferentkindsofsounds.Itcanliveforthreetosixyearsinthewild.Iftheyarekeptincages,theycanlivefortentofourteenyears.Theelfowlsarenowindangerbecauseofthelossofhabitat.Cuttingdowntreeswillresultinlackofplacesforthemtolivein.

21.Accordingtothefirsttwoparagraphs,theelfowlmay______.

A.liveinMexicoinwinter.

B.haveyellowwings.

C.havebiganddarkeyes.

D.builditsnestintrees.

22.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?

A.Thefemaleelfowllaysoneeggatatime.

B.Theelfowlcanlivenolongerthansixyears.

C.Theelfowlsleepsatnightandsearchesforfoodduringthedaytime.

D.Thefemaleelfowlprovidesheryoungwithfoodforthreetofourweeks.

23.Whatisacharacteristicoftheelfowl?

A.Itpreferstoliveincages.

B.Ithasagentlecharacter.

C.Itisnot-goodatclimbing.

D.Itismostactiveduringtheday,

24.Wherecanwemostprobablyfindthetext?

A.Inasciencefiction.

B.Inatouristguide.

C.Onashoppingwebsite.

D.Inawildlifemagazine.

B

Everyyear,billionsofkilogramsoffreshproducearewastedintheUnitedStates.Meanwhile,millionsofpoorAmericansgohungry,withoutaccesstohealthy,affordablemeals.

EvanLutzisenthusiasticaboutcorrectingthatsocialinjustice:

Andhecombinesthatgoalwithenthusiasmforbusiness.LutzisCEOandfounderofHungryHarvest,abusinesswhichcollectsandsells“ugly”produce.Thesearefruitsandvegetablesthatmostfoodcompanieswouldthrowaway.Morethansixbillionpoundsarewastedeachyearduetosurfaceimperfections.

“SoI’llgiveyouanexample.”Lutzsays,“Ifyougotoagrocerystoreyouwillseealltheproducelineupshiny,perfect,ofthesamesizeandcolor.Butonafarm,everythingdoesn’tgrowthesameway.Soallthatstuffthatdoesn’tgrowthesamewayoftengetsthrownout.Andwhatwedoistakeallthatnormallygetsthrownoutbecauseofitsoddsizeorshape,boxitupanddeliverittoourcustomersonceaweek.”

ForEvanLutz,givingbacktootherscamefromhisupbringing.

“WhenIwasgrowingupmyparentstaughtmethevaluesofgivingback,andgivingisalotmorepowerfulthanreceiving.Wesellproducewithapurposeandthatdoesn’tjustmeanwereducefoodfromgoingtowaste.Wehirepeoplethatwereformerlyinprisonorwereformerlyinjuredorsicklivinginhomelessshelters.Theyreallywantedtogetbackontheirfeetforasecondchanceinlife.”

EvanLutzisreallyhappytoberealizinggreatmissionthathethinkscanreallyrevolutionizethefoodindustryinAmerica.

25.ThesocialinjusticeinParagraph2referstothefactthat_______.

A.vegetablesandfruitsthatdon’ttastegoodgetwasted.

B.muchproducegetswastedwhilemanyAmericansstarve.

C.grocerystoresonlysellproduceofthesamesize.

D.poorAmericanscannotaffordhealthyfood.

26.WhatbusinessdoesHungryHarvestmainlydo?

A.Deliverfoodforfree.

B.Raisemoneyforthepoor.

C.Collect“ugly”produceandsellit.

D.Buy“ugly”produceandprocessit.

27.WhydoesEvanLutzhirethosepeoplementionedinParagraph5?

A.Tolowerlaborcosts.B.Toincreaseproductivity.

C.Toofferthemajob.D.Toenjoyabetterreputation.

28.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthepassage?

A.CreatingMoreJobsfortheLessFortunate.

B.PuttingHealthyFoodonDinnerTable.

C.MakingProfitsfromShinyProduce.

D.GivingUnusedProduceaPurpose.

C

Asthetrainstartedtomove,Ilookedaroundinthecarfrommyseat.Smallbagshungfromtheluggageshelves，swingingfromsidetosidealongwiththemovingofthetrain.Thelightswereweak.Thesmellsofoils,sweat，tobacco,socksandtoiletsfilledthecar.Thewindowcurtainsseemedtohavebeenpickedupfromagarbagecan.Blackandyellowmarksdottedthem.Thewoodenedgeofthewindowbymyseathadcomeoffandwasoilylikeabutcher’scounter.Brownanddryapplebites,breadbitsandmelonseedsmixedwithbeeroutofthecanlayonthesmalltableinfrontofme，sowasausednewspaperbesideoneusedchopstick.

Ilookeddown.Fiveorsixpassengerssatonthefloor，andonechildevenlayunderaseat,stickinghisfeetout.Movingaroundthecarwouldbecomeadisaster.Evenabrilliantballetdanceronhertiptoemightfindithardtoputherfeeton.Mostofthosesittingonthefloorwereasleep,orhalf-sleep.Fromtimetotimetheyopenedtheireyes，takingalookattheirluggage,andmovedtheirbodiestokeeptheirterritory（领地）inviolate.

Therewerealsonoises.Therewaslaughterandargumentsoffourmenintheirpokergame.Twowomen,standingbeside,quarreled.Aboy,excited,blewhiswhistleshard.Anoldladyseemedtolecturehergrandson,whotoreaholeinhistrousers.

Suddenly,thetraincametoastop.Anappleflewawayfromahangingbag,bouncedoffawoman’sshoulder,andhittheheadofamansittingonthefloor.Bottleswerebroken.Swearing,cryingandshoutingallcameintoanexplosion.

29.Whichofthefollowingcanbestdescribetheenvironmentonthetrain?

A.Warm,comfortablebutnoisy.

B.Messy，dirtyandcrowded.

C.Quiet,harmoniousbutsmelly.

D.Bright,busyandpleasant.

30.Whatdidtheauthorseeonthecoach?

A.Aballetdancerstandingonthefloor.

B.Atableshapedlikeabutcher’scounter.

C.Anewspaperandachopsticklyingonthetable.

D.Thetraincurtainspickedupfromatrashcan.

31.Howdoestheauthordevelopthepassage?

A.Bydescribingrealscenes,

B.Byfollowingspaceorder.

C.Bycomparingdifferentbehaviors.

D.Byfollowingtimeorder.

D

WhenpeoplefindoutthatIamajournalist,theyoftenaskme:

Whatdoyouthinkaboutthefutureofnewspapers?

ItellthemthatIthinkthefutureofcommunicationsismovingonline.Peopleexpectmetobefearfulforthefutureofprint.Afterall,insomepeople’smindsIwouldn’tbeabletobuildacareerinjournalismifitallmovesonline.However,strangelyenough,I’mactuallycomfortedbythefactthatonlinejournalismisbecomingusual.Iamabloggerwhohasalwaysbeenabletofindahomeformywritingonline.

SinceIbeganwritingblogs,Ihavebecomeawareofhowmanypeopleyoucanreachwithonlinewriting.Comparethistothenewspaperscirculationbase，andyouwillhaveastrongreasonforonlinejournalism.

InhersuccessfulblogposttitledThejobIhavespentthelastyearlearningisnottheoneIwillhave,authorJennySuranestates，“Printisanexpensiveproducttolove.Andgeneralmanagers,publishersandeditorsmustnowfigureoutaprofitablewaytogettheirnewsintoreaders’heads.”Shegoesontostatethatpeopledon’tfeellikepickingupanewspapernowandwouldratherscroll（滚屏）throughtheirTwitterfeed,andgetnewsfrommanydifferentsources.

Ifprintisdying,thenanewformofcommunicatinginformationisbeingborn.Theneedforinformationhasnotdied.Ifanything,ithasincreased.Whathasdied，rather,isthewayinwhichinformationispresented.

Nowmorethanever,inthisageofinformation,thereisadesireforstoriesonthesametopicfromdifferentpointsofview.Theprintingindustrycankeeppacewiththeneedofprovidingavarietyofsources，ifitchoosesto.

Isthefutureofprintgrim?

Maybe.Butisthefutureofjournalismofcommunicatinginformationtopeople，grimaswell?

Definitelynot.

32.AccordingtoParagraph2，theauthorfeels______.

A.confidentaboutthefutureofhiscareer.

B.worriedaboutthefutureofprint.

C.tiredofbeinganewspaperjournalist.

D.embarrassedaboutonlinewriting.

33.WhatinformationisconveyedinJenny’sblogpost?

A.Twitterisnotverypopular.

B.Itishardtomanageonlinejournalism.

C.Printstillhasitsownadvantages.

D.Peoplehavemoreoptionstogetinformation.

34.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“grim”inthelastparagraphprobablymean?

A.Promising.B.Depressing.C.Unforgiving.D.Encouraging.

35.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?

A.Toexplorethefutureofjournalism.

B.Toanalyzethecauseofprintdecline.

C.Toexplainthebrightfutureofajournalist.

D.Tointroduceasuccessfulblogpostaboutprint.

第二节（共5小题；每小题3分，满分15分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

ConflictResolution（解决）

Conflictisanormalpartofanyhealthyrelationship.Afterall,twopeoplecan’tbeexpectedtoagreeoneverythingallthetime.___36___

Conflictsmayberesolvedinpositiveornegativeways.Whenthey’rehandledinapositiveway，they