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广东肇庆市届高三英语月考
广东省肇庆市2018届高三英语10月月考试题
本试卷满分135分;考试用时120分钟
第I卷
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)
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
2016ExhibitionsintheBritishMuseum
Sunkencities:
Egypt’slostworlds
19May - 27November2016
SainsburyExhibitionsGallery
Adults£16.50,Members/under16sfree
Sunkenundertheseaforoverathousandyears,twolostcitiesofancientEgyptwerelatelyrediscovered.TheiramazingdiscoveryistransformingourunderstandingofthedeepconnectionsbetweenthegreatancientcivilizationsofEgyptandGreece.Theirstoryistoldforthefirsttimeinthisexhibition.
FrancisTowne’swatercoloursofRome
21January - 14August2016
Room90/OpenlateFridays
Free,justdropin
Comeandexperience18th-centuryRomethroughanastonishingseriesofwatercoloursnotdisplayedtogethersince1805.
Sicily:
cultureandconquest
21April - 14September2016
Room35
Tickets:
Adults£10,Members/under16sfree
ThisexhibitiontellsSicily’sfascinatingstories - fromthearrivaloftheGreeksandothersettlers,totheextraordinaryperiodofenlightenment(启蒙)underNormanruleinthe11th to13thcenturies.
EarlyBritishexplorationoftheclassicalworld
14March - 27July2016
Room90a/OpenlateFridays
Free,justdropin
ThissmalldisplayfeaturesaremarkableselectionofdrawingsbyBritishexplorersandarchitects,whodiscoveredanddocumentedsomeofSicily’sbestsurvivingclassicalsculptureandarchitecture.
1.WhichplacedoesFrancisTowne’sworkspicture?
A.Egypt. B.France. C.Rome. D.Sicily.
2.WhatartworksarehousedinRoom90a?
A.Drawings. B.Buildings. C.Sculptures. D.Watercolours.
3.WhichexhibitioncanyouattendinOctober?
A.Sicily:
cultureandconquest
B.Sunkencities:
Egypt’slostworlds
C.FrancisTowne’swatercoloursofRome
D.EarlyBritishexplorationoftheclassicalworld
B
Whenthesandbegankickingupandhittingourfaces,Istartedtoworrythatmaybewehadmadeamistake.
Thatafternoon,mydadhadstoodonthedeck(露台)ofourhomeandlaughedasourneighborspackeduptheircarsandheadedinland.Theylefttospendthenightinmotelsoratfriends’homesthatwereoutofrangeofapproachingsummerstorm.
Challengingtheweatherthatthreatenedtodampingourspirits,welitafireonthebeach.Dadtoldjokesandwehadagoodtime.Whenitwas6:
30p.m.,alllaughterdisappeared.Oureyesweredrawntothesky.Atornado(龙卷风)washeadedstraightforus!
Inaflash,wewereallonourfeet.Thewindstartedscreamingandnowwewererunningtothecottage.Mymomstoppednexttothefrontdoor.“Wherecanwego?
”Sheshoutedatmydad.
MostcottagesonthispartofLakeMichiganhadbeenbuiltwithoutbasements.Ourswasnoexception.Thehugewindowsandthecottageitselfwouldn’toffersafetyfromhighwind.
“Followme!
”mydadyelled.Wecrawled(爬)beneaththedeck,pressingourselvesagainstthefoundationofthecottage.Betweenthedecksupports,wewatchedtheapproachingstorminsilentterror.
Mydadshouted,“Holdon!
”andsomethingelseIcouldn’thearoverthescreamingwind.Ithinkhewaspraying.Bythetimeitreachedourcottage,itwasnothingmorethanastrongwind.Therestofthestormlastedforanhourandthensimplyblewaway.
“Nexttime,we’llstayinlandatGrandma’s.Okay?
”mydadsaid.
4.Whatdidthefamilydobeforethestormcame?
A.Theyleftthemotels.B.Theystayedonthebeach.
C.Theypackedupthecars.D.Theyvisitedtheirneighbors.
5.Whatwasthefamily’simmediateactionwhentheysawthetornadoapproach?
A.Runningawayatonce.B.Prayinginsilentterror.
C.Crawlingontheground.D.Closingtheireyestightly.
6.Wheredidthefamilystayinthestorm?
A.Insidethecar.B.Inabasement.C.Underadeck.D.Behindadoor.
7.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?
A.LifeonthebeachB.SurvivingaStorm
C.AnUnusualCottageD.MyAdmirableFamily
C
Chinausedtobecalledthe“KingdomofBicycles”,butsincethen,carshavetakenoverthecountry.Therearetoomanyvehiclesandpedestriansinthestreetnow,sotheroadsarecrowdednearlyallthetime,andevengoingafewkilometerscantakeuptoanhour,whichcanexplainthefactthatit’sverydifficulttotravelacrossmajorChinesecities.
Now,newappsthathelppeopleregisterandfindbikesarebeingusedmoreandmoreacrosscitieslikeBeijing.Thenewappsthatletpeoplesharebicyclesareeasing,traffic,andreducingpollution.ChengListartedusingbikeshareservicesaboutsixmonthsago.Hesaidnowheisusingthecarlessandthebikemore.ForZhangJian,thebikesharerevolutionmakeshimrecollecttheolddays.“Now,whenwe’reridinghomefromwork,especiallyintheevening,whenit’snotrushed,itfeelslikewe’rerelivingthepast,”Zhangsaid.
However,thereisnowalotofcompetitionamongbikeshareprovidersbecauseoftheirpopularity.Someprovidersaretryingtofloodthestreetswithbikestobemorevisible.Sometimestherearesomanybikesthattheycompletelyblockthesidewalks.Thishasbecomeaproblemforcitygovernments.Itisnotuncommonforbikeuserstoleavebikesinthemiddleofthestreetoronthesidewalk.Thisblockscarsandpeopleinalreadycrowdedcities.
InBeijing’ssoutherndistrictofDaxing,officialshavebeentryingtofixtheproblembyseizingillegallyparkedbikes.VOAspoketoawomanwhosaid,“Bikesharingisreallyconvenient,butnooneistakingcareoftheproblemofillegallyparkedbikes.”Behindherwereseveralthousandseizedbikes.
ManypeopleinChinafeelthatbikesharesarehelpingreducethecountry’stransportationproblemsandpollutedair.However,theyalsohopecompanieswilldomoretoimprovetheirserviceandavoidfloodingthestreetswithbikes.8.WhichisthecauseoftrafficjamsinmajorChinesecities?
A.Theboomingofcars.B.Lackofbikeshareservices.
C.Poorroadconditions.D.Lackofparkinglots.
9.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“recollect”inParagraph2probablymean?
A.Stepforward.B.Backoff.C.Lookback.D.Slideaway.
10.Whatdoesparagraph3mainlywanttotellusaboutthebikeshares?
A.Theirpopularity.B.Theirproblems.
C.Theircompetition.D.Theiradvantages.
11.Whatdoyouthinkwillbediscussedaboutthebikesharesinthefollowingparagraph?
A.Theycreatebikerevolution.B.Theysolvethetrafficproblems.
C.Theybringaboutpollutedair.D.Theyneedfurtherimproving.
D
Foodproductiondoesgreatharmtoourenvironment.Therearemanyproceduresinvolvedinthemanufactureoffoodthatresultingreenhousegasesandotherpollutants.Someproceduresrequiretheconsumptionoflargeamountsoffossilfuels,suchasthetransportationandstorageoffoodproducts.Otherfactorsthatcausegreatdamagetoourenvironmentincludetheoveruseoffreshwater.
Theproductionofbeefismoredamagingtotheenvironmentthanthatofanyotherfoodweconsume,Raisinglargenumbersofcattlerequirestheproductionoflargeamountsoffoodfortheanimals.It’sestimatedthatproducingonepoundofbeefrequiressevenpoundsoffeed.
Landuseisalsoaproblem.Ifthecattlearefree-rangecattle,largeareasoflandarerequiredforthemtoliveon.Thishasledtodisastrousforestcuttingandthelossofrareplantsandanimalspecies,particularlyintropicalrainforestsinCentralandSouthAmerica.
Anotherproblemspecifictobeefproductionismethaneemissions(甲烷排放).Althoughmanypeopleareawareofthedamagingeffectsofcarbondioxide,theydon’trealizemethane’sglobalwarmingpotentialis25timesworse,makingitamoredireproblem.
Unfortunately,beefconsumptionisgrowingrapidly.Thisistheresultofsimplesupplyanddemandfactors.Specifically,therearetwomaincausesofdemandthatareencouragingtheproductionofmoresupply.First,theincreaseintheworldpopulationmeanstherearemorepeopletoconsumemeat.Thesecondfactorissocioeconomicadvancement.Ascitizensindevelopingnationsbecomefinanciallystable,theycanaffordtobuymoremeat.
Therefore,onewaytoreducethegreenhousegasemissionsisforpeoplearoundtheworldtosignificantlycutdownontheamountofbeeftheyeat.
12.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?
A.Raisingfree-rangecattleiseco-friendly.
B.Peoplecutdowntreesforanimalhabitats.
C.Producingbeefcandamagetheenvironment.
D.Carbondioxidecausesfarmoreharmthanmethane.
13.Theunderlinedword“dire”inPara.4means.
A.urgentB.commonC.typicalD.avoidable
14.Beefproductionisgrowingrapidlybecause.
A.morepeopleareindemandofbeef
B.developingcountriesraisemorecattle
C.morelandisavailabletoraisecattle
D.thecostofraisingcattleisrelativelylow
15.Theauthorwritesthisarticleto.
A.describetheboomingofthebeefproduction
B.emphasizetheadvantagesofbeefproduction
C.condemnthedeforestationoftherainforest
D.argueforadecreaseinbeefconsumption
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。
Inhighschool,it’simportanttostayhealthy.____16____Howcanyoustudywellifyou’resick?
Soyoushouldpayattentiontoyourhealthinordertostudywellinhighschool.Inordertoenjoygoodhealth,youshouldhavesomegoodhabits.Herearesometipsforyou.
Drinkwaterregularlyeveryday.
Somestudentsdon’tlikedrinkingwater.Theyonlydrinkwaterwhentheyareextremelythirsty.___17___Youshoulddrinkwaterregularlysothatyourbodyandbraincanfunctionwell.Avoidsportdrinksandsodawhenyouarethirsty.Theyarenotgoodforyourhealth.
_____18_____
Somestudentsdon’teatthreemealsaday.Nomatter