第九次周练及其答案.docx

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第九次周练及其答案

崇仁一中2015届高三上学期第9次限时训练英语试题

命题人：

王琴审题人：

高三英语备课组

时长：

100分钟满分：

120分

一、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。

A

AsafirefighterinNewYork,betweenalarmsIusedtorushtothecompanyofficetoreadTheNewYorkTimes.Oneday,anarticlecaughtmyeyes,whichItooktobeacalumny（诽谤）onWilliamButlerYeats,myfavoritepoet.AndIdeterminedtowritealettertotheeditoroftheSundayBookReview.Idon’tknowwhyIfeltitmydutytodefendthereputationofthepoet,butIjustknewthatIhadtowritethatletter.

UntilthatpointinmylifeIhadnotwrittenmuchofvalue—afewpoemsandshortstories.Isentsomematerialstovariousmagazinesbutfoundnoonewaswillingtopublishmyworks.Itwasaspecialandunexpecteddelight,then,whenIlearnedsomethingI’dwrittenwouldfinallybeprinted.Ironicallyitwasn’toneofmypoemsorshortstories—itwasmylettertoTheNewYorkTimes.

Later,IreceivedaletterfromTrueMagazineandonefromTheNewYorker,askingforaninterview.IalsoreceivedaphonecallfromafamouspublishinghousethataskedifImightbeinterestedinwritingabookaboutmylife.Ihadlittleconfidenceinmyabilitytowriteawholebook,thoughIthoughtthatmyworkasafirefighterwasaworthysubject.SoIwroteacollectionofstoriesoffirefighters,anditwentontoselltwomillioncopies.

IhadfoundoutthatthewritingwasanaturalresultofthepassionIfelt.One’seducationandexperiencewillguidehimtowardmakingarightdecision,buthispassionwillenablehimtomakeadifferenceinwhateverhedoes.

1.WhydidtheauthorwritealettertoTheNewYorkTimes?

A.Topublishsomearticleshewroteinhissparetime.

B.Toaskforsomeinformationabouthisfavoritepoet.

C.Toexpresshisopinionaboutthearticlehereadinit.

D.Topointoutthemistakesmadebytheeditor.

2.Wecanlearnfromthetextthattheauthor_______.

A.lovedreadingandwriting

B.enjoyedhisworkasafirefighter

C.wantedtobeafamouswriter

D.likedtohelppeopleintrouble

3.Theturningpointintheauthor’slifecamewhen_______.

A.hechosetoworkasafirefighter

B.hislettertoTheNewYorkTimeswaspublished

C.hebegantowritesomepoemsandstories

D.hisbookbecameabest-seller

4.Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?

A.Lifeisfullofuncertainties.

B.Passioncontributestoone’ssuccess.

C.Experienceplaysakeyroleinone’swork.

D.Couragecontributesalottocreativework.

B

TheGiantWaterLilyisnativetoBrazil.Thefloweritselfiswhiteandonlybloomsatnight.Theflowerisnearlythesizeofasoccerball.Themostinterestingthingaboutthisflowerisitslargeleaves.Theleavescangrowupto46centimetersinsizeandcanholdupto136kilograms.

TheGiantWaterLilygrowsintheshallowwaters;initsnativeBrazilandintheAmazonitgrowsallyearlong.Butitdoesnotgrowyearroundinareaswhereitisnotanativespecies;itonlygrowsandreproducesinthesummertimewhentheclimateiswarm.TheGiantWaterLilyadaptstotheenvironmentbygrowingthorns（刺）onthebottomoftheleavestoprotectitselffromfishandotherpredatorsthatmightwanttoeatit.

TherearetwosidestotheGiantWaterLily’seffectonthelivingthings.ThenegativepartisthatnootherplantspeciescanliveundertheGiantWaterLilyduetoitssize.Thewaterlily’sleavesaremassiveinsizeandtheycovermostofthesurfaceofthewater.Thismeansthatnosunlightcanreachtherestofthewater.Thereforenoalgae（海藻）cangrow,andwithnofoodsource,animalsthatfeedonalgaecannotexist.Ontheotherhand,GiantWaterLiliesareveryhelpfultosomespecies,forexample,theLilyTrotter.TheLilyTrotterswalkontheleavesandobtaintheirfoodsource（insects）fromthewaterlily.

Nowresearchersaretryingtodiscovermoreaboutthecharacteristicsofthisparticularspecies.

5.Accordingtothetext,theGiantWaterLily_______.

A.isararewaterplantB.hasverylargeleaves

C.isshapedlikeasoccerballD.isknownforitsvariouscolors

6.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“predators”inParagraph2mean?

A.Attackers.B.Followers.C.Admirers.D.Protectors.

7.Otherplantscan’tliveundertheGiantWaterLilybecause_______.

A.thereisnotenoughspaceforthemtolivein

B.thewaterlilies’leaveshavetoughthorns

C.thereisnosunlightthat’sneededfortheirliving

D.someanimalslackfoodsource

8.Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?

A.TheGiantWaterLilyisfavorabletomanyinsects.

B.TheGiantWaterLilycanprovidesomespecieswithfood.

C.Someinsectspreventthegrowthofotherspecies.

D.SomeinsectstreattheGiantWaterLilyasenemies.

9.Thetextmostprobablycomesfrom_______.

A.abookaboutplantsB.anewsreportaboutplants

C.aresearchpaperonplantsD.acomicbookofscience

C

Recently,acoupleinNewZealandwereforbiddenfromnamingtheirbabyson4Real.EventhoughNewZealandhasquiteliberal（开明的）rulesaboutnamingchildren,namesbeginningwithanumberarenotallowed.TheydecidedtocallhimSupermaninstead.

Inmanycountriesaroundtheworld,unusualnamesforchildrenarebecomingmorepopular,especiallysincetheincreasingtrendforfamouspeopletogivetheirchildrenspecialnames.InBritain,youcancallachildalmostanythingyoulike—theonlyrestrictionsonparentsrelatetooffensivewords.

Someparentschoosenameswhichcomefrompopularcultures.Forexample,therehavebeensixboysnamedGandalfafterthecharacterintheLordoftheRingsnovelsandfilms.Equally,namesrelatingtosportsarefairlycommon—since1984,36childrenhavebeencalledArsenalafterthefootballteam.Otherparentsliketomakeupnames,orcombinenamestomaketheirownuniqueversion,amethoddemonstratedbyJordan,theBritishmodel,whorecentlyinventedthenameTiáamiiforherdaughterbycombiningthenamesTheaandAmy（thetwograndmothers）.

InBritain,somenameswhichwerepreviouslythoughtofasold-fashionedhavebecomemorepopularagain,suchasMaisieorEllaforagirl,orAlfieorNoahforaboy.Butthemostpopularnamesarenotthewackyones.Thetopnamesarefairlytraditional—Jack,CharlieandThomasforboysandGrace,RubyandJessicaforgirls.

Othercountrieshavemuchstricterruleswhenitcomestonamingchildren.CountriesincludingJapan,Denmark,SpainandGermanyhaveanapprovedlistofnamesfromwhichparentsmustchoose.

10.Accordingtothetext,wecanknowthat_______.

A.traditionalnamesarefavoredbyfamouspeople

B.unusualnamesarebecomingmorepopularintheworld

C.namingrulesindifferentcountriesarenearlythesame

D.specialnamesareoftenmadeupbycommonpeople

11.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“wacky”inParagraph4probablymean?

A.Specialanddifficult.B.Funnyandstupid.

C.Strangeandunusual.D.Interestingandinspiring.

12.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.Howtogivechildrenspecialnames.

B.Unusualnamesintheworld.

C.Namingrulesintheworld.

D.Strangenamesandtraditionalones.

D

Morethaneverbefore,today’sstudentsmustequipthemselveswiththeinternationaleducationandskillsrequiredbytoday’sglobalsocietyandeconomy.Affordableaccesstowork,studyandtravelopportunitiesisavitalpartoftheeducationalprocess.

TheInternationalStudentTravelConfederation（ISTC）wasestablishedin1949asanot-for-profitglobalassociationtohelpmemberorganizationsexploreanddevelopnewopportunitiesandservicesforyoungpeoplewishingtoembarkon（着手）educationaltravelexperiences.MembersofISTCarerecognizedintheirmarketasspecialistsinstudenttravelandinternationaleducationservicesandwhoseactivitiesareconsistentwiththeobjectivesofISTC.

ThankstotheISTC,students,youngpeopleandteachingprofessionalshaveaccesstoaglobalnetworkofleadingtravelspecialistsofferinglowpricedflights,traveltickets,insurance,accommodation,workandstudyabroadprogramsaswellasspecialdealsonentertainment,sightseeingandshoppingincountriesallovertheworld.

MemberorganizationsoftheISTCmeetthechangingneedsofstudentsandyouthtravelersbydevelopingandnegotiatingnewandreduced-costproductsandservices.

TheISTCnetworkincludesover5000officesin106countriesworldwide,whichcollectively（共同地）servetheneedsofover10millionstudentandyouthtravelerseachyear.

TheInternationalStudentIdentityCard（ISIC）istheonlyinternationallyacceptedstudentIDcard.Sinceitslaunchin1968,theISIChashelpedover40millionstudentstogetthemostoutoftheirtravelexperience.Withaccesstoaglobalnetworkofaffordableandspecializedstudentservices,theISICisyourpassporttomorethan32,000discountsandbenefitsin106countriesworldwide.AsanISICholder,youbecomepartofaworldwidecommunityofover4.5millionstudentswhoshareapassionfortravel,adventureanddiscovery.

13.Accordingtothetext,wecaninferthattheeducationalprocesstoday_______.

A.haschangedmorerapidlythaneverbefore

B.specificallyreferstostudiesatschool

C.requiresstudentstostudyabroad

D.coversmanyaspectsofpeople’slife

14.WhatdowelearnabouttheISTCfromthetext?

A.Ithasbeenestablishedforlessthanhalfacentury.

B.It’saninternationalorganizationonlyforstudents.

C.Itcanprovideaprofessionalglobalserviceforyouth.

D.Itwasstartedin1968.

15.Accordingtothetext,ifyouwanttoenjoydiscounttravelinEurope,youshould_______.

A.jointheISTCB.applyforapassport

C.useyourstudentIDcardD.beanISICholder

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10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。

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