安徽省滁州市民办高中高三英语下学期第三次模拟考试试题.docx

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安徽省滁州市民办高中高三英语下学期第三次模拟考试试题

滁州市民办高中2018年下学期高三第三次模拟考试卷

英语试题

全卷满分150分，考试用时120分钟。

第I卷（选择题100分）

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、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Thefamousdirectorofabigandexpensivemovieplannedtofilmabeautifulsunsetovertheocean,sothattheaudiencescouldseehisheroandheroineinfrontofitattheendofthefilmastheysaidgoodbyetoeachotherforever.Hesenthiscameracrewoutoneeveningtofilmthesunsetforhim.

Thenextmorninghesaidtothemen,“Haveyouprovidedmewiththatsunset?

”

“No,sir,”themenanswered.

Thedirectorwasangry.“Whynot?

”heasked.

“Well,sir,”oneofthemenanswered,“we’reontheeastcoasthere,andthesunsetsinthewest.Wecangetyouasunriseoverthesea,ifnecessary,butnotasunset.”

“ButIwantasunset!

”thedirectorshouted.“Gototheairport,takethenextflighttothewestcoast,andgetone.”

Butthenayoungsecretaryhadanidea.“Whydon’tyouphotographasunrise,”shesuggested,“andthenplayitbackwards?

Thenit’lllooklikeasunset.”

“That’saverygoodidea!

”thedirectorsaid.Thenheturnedtothecameracrewandsaid,“TomorrowmorningIwantyoutogetmeabeautifulsunriseoverthesea.”

Thecameracrewwentoutearlythenextmorningandfilmedabrightsunriseoverthebeachinthemiddleofabeautifulbay.Thenatnineo’clocktheytookittothedirector.“Hereitis,sir,”theysaid,andgaveittohim.Hewasverypleased.

Theyallwentintothestudio.“Allright,”thedirectorexplained,“nowourheroandheroinearegoingtosaygoodbye.Runthefilmbackwardssothatwecanseethe‘sunset’behindthem.”

The“sunset”began,butafteraquarterofaminute,thedirectorsuddenlyputhisfaceinhishandsandshoutedtothecameracrewtostop.

Thebirdsinthefilmwereflyingbackwards,andthewavesontheseaweregoingawayfromthebeach.

21.Oneevening,thedirectorsenthiscameracrewout________.

A.tofilmasceneontheseaB.tofindanactorandanactress

C.towatchabeautifulsunsetD.tomeettheaudience

22.Whydidthedirectorwanttosendhiscrewtothewestcoast?

A.Becausehechangedhismindaboutgettingasunset.

B.Becausehewasangrywithhiscrew.

C.Becausehewantedtogetasceneofsunset.

D.Becauseitwashissecretary’ssuggestion.

23.Thedirectorwantedtofilmasunsetovertheoceanbecause________.

A.itwentwellwiththeseparationoftheheroandheroine

B.whentheyarrivedatthebeachitwasalreadyintheevening

C.itwasmoremovingthanasunrise

D.theoceanlookedmorebeautifulatsunset

24.Afterthe“sunset”began,thedirectorsuddenlyputhisfaceinhishands________.

A.becausehewasmovedtotears

B.ashesaweverythinginthefilmmovingbackwards

C.asthesunrisedidnotlookasbeautifulashehadimagined

D.becausehewasdisappointedwiththeperformanceoftheheroandheroine

B

ThesplendidauroralightdisplaysthatappearinEarth’satmospherearoundthenorthandsouthmagnetic（磁的）poleswereoncemysteriousphenomena.Now,scientistshavedatafromsatellitesandground-basedobservationsfromwhichweknowthattheaurorabrillianceisamassiveelectricaldischargesimilartothatoccurringinaneonsign.

Tounderstandthecauseofauroras,firstpicturetheEarthenclosedbyitsmagnetosphere（磁层）,ahugeregioncreatedbytheEarth’smagneticfield.Outsidethemagnetosphere,rushingtowardtheearthisthesolarwind,aspeedilymovingbodyofionized（离子化的）gaseswithitsownmagneticfield.Chargedparticles（粒子）inthissolarwindspeedearthwardalongthesolarwind’smagneticlinesofforce.TheEarth’smagnetosphereisabarriertothesolarwinds,andforcesthechargedparticlesofthesolarwindtoflowaroundthemagnetosphereitself.Butinthepolarregions,themagneticlinesofforceoftheEarthandofthesolarwindgathertogether.Heremanyofthesolarwind’schargedparticlesbreakthroughthemagnetosphereandenterEarth’smagneticfield.TheythenrushbackandforthbetweentheEarth’smagneticpolesveryrapidlyandionizeandexcitetheatomsoftheupperatmosphereoftheEarth,causingthemtoproduceauroraradiationsofvisiblelight.

Thecolorsofanauroradependontheatomsproducingthem.Theleadinggreenish-whitelightcomesfromlowenergyexcitationofoxygenatoms.Duringhugemagneticstormsoxygenatomsalsoundergohighenergyexcitationandproducepinklight.Excitednitrogen（氮）atomscontributebandsofcolorvaryingfrombluetoviolet.Viewedfromouterspace,aurorascanbeseenasdimlyshiningbeltswrappedaroundeachoftheEarth’smagneticpoles.Eachaurorahangslikeacurtainoflightstretchingoverthepolarregionsandintothehigherlatitudes.Whenthesolarflares（闪光）thatresultinmagneticstormsandauroraactivityareverystrong,auroradisplaysmayextendasfarasthesouthernregionsoftheUnitedStates.

25.Whatisitthatdirectlygivesoffauroralight?

A.TheEarth’smagneticfield.

B.Thesolarwind’smagneticfield.

C.TheEarth’sionizedparticles.

D.Thesolarwind’schargedparticles.

26.Whatdoesthethirdparagraphmainlydiscuss?

A.TheappearanceofaurorasaroundtheEarth’spoles.

B.Theperiodicchangeinthedisplayofauroras.

C.Thefactorsthatcausethevarietyofcolorsinauroras.

D.Thecoveringareaofaurorasbasedontheircolors.

27.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

A.Themagnetosphereincreasesthespeedofparticlesfromthesolarwind.

B.Thecolorofgreenish-whiteappearsleastfrequentlyinanauroradisplay.

C.Earth’smagneticfieldcontributestothevarietyanddifferenceofaurora’scolors.

D.Thestrengthofthesolarflareshasapositiveeffectontheextendingdistanceofaurora.

C

AnewretailphenomenonfromJapanwhichallowscustomerstowalkawaywithfreeproductsistolaunchinBritain.Fromtomorrow,visitorstoSampleTrend’scentralLondonstorecantryanythingonitsshelves,andalloftheproductscanbetakenhomewithoutcharge.

Foranannualmembershipfeeof£60，usersarefreetoentertheshoponceamonthandhelpthemselvestonolessthan£250worthofgoodseveryyear.Theonly‘catch’isthatshoppersareaskedtocompleteasimplequestionnaireabouteachproducttheytry.Knownas‘try-vertising’，theconceptallowsmanufacturerstotestproductsandreceiveconsumerfeedback（反馈）beforelaunchingontotheopenmarket.ItisalreadyasensationinJapanandnowlookssettotransformthefortunesoftheembattledUKretailindustry.Ifeverythinggoeswell,countriessuchasGermanyandFrancewillgiveitatry.Accordingtonewfigures,storesarefacingaChristmascrisiswiththeweakesthighstreettradingforsixmonths.MichaelGhosh,thefounderbehindSampleTrend,said,“TheconceptbehindSampleTrendisuniqueintheUK.Itallowsshopperstheopportunitytowalkawaywithanumberofreal,full-sizeproductsoftheirchoosingwithouthandingoverapenny.”Theconceptofin-storetry-vertisingissimplebuteffective.Businessesacrossallsectorsfromcosmeticmanufacturerstobeveragemakers,placenewproductsontheshelvesatSampleTrendandwaitforconsumerstotrythemout.

Customerscompleteashort10-pointquestionnaireabouttheproduct.Thefeedbacktheyprovideisusedtomakeanyfinishingtouchesbeforetheproductisbroughtofficiallytomarket.TheSampleTrendstorestockseverythingfromcosmetics,foodanddrink,andhouseholdgoods.Ghosh,theformeradvertisingandsalesdirectorforDisneyEurope,saidsuchfeedbackmayalsobuildbrandloyaltyfromtheoutset—aparticularlyappealingprospectfornewbusinesses.

28.Themostattractivepartoftheideaforcustomersisthat_____.

A.theyonlypay£60foralife-longmembership

B.theycanhelptomaketheproductsbetter

C.itwon’ttakemuchtimetofinishthequestionnaire

D.theycantakethingshomewithoutpayingforthem

29.Theideaof‘try-vertising’originatesfrom_____.

A.GermanyB.BritainC.JapanD.France

30.Thepurposeof‘try-vertising’isto_____.

A.getfeedbackfortheirnewproducts

B.sellmoreproductsatChristmastime

C.encouragepeopletobuymoreproducts

D.givecustomersfreeproductsasgifts

31.WhatdoesMichaelGhoshthinkofthisbusinessidea?

A.Puzzling.B.Unpractical.

C.Promising.D.Surprising.

D

Nowmanyyoungpeoplearetravelingaroundtheworldontheirown，notbecausetheyhavenoonetotravelwith，butbecausetheyprefertogoalone.

KristinaWegscheiderfromCaliforniafirsttraveledalonewhenshewasatcollegeandbelievesthatitissomethingeveryoneshoulddoatleastonceintheirlife.“Itopensupyourmindtonewthingsandpushesyououtofyourcomfortzone.”Wegscheiderhasvisited46countriescoveringallsevencontinents.

Inforeigncountries，withnoonetohelpyoureadamap，lookafteryouifyougetill，orlendyoumoneyifyourwalletisstolen，itischallenging.Thisiswhatdrivesyoungpeopletotravelalone.Itisseenascharacterbuildingandachancetoprovethattheycanmakeitontheirown.

ChrisRichardsondecidedtoleavehissalesjobinAustraliatogotravelinglastyear.Hesetupawebsite，TheAussieNomad，todocumenthisadventures.Hesayshewishedhehadtraveledaloneearlier.“Thepeopleyoumeet，theplacesyouvisit，orthethingsyoudo，everythingisuptoyouanditforcesyoutogrowasaperson，”saidthe30yearoldman.

Richardsondescribestravelingalonelike“ashotinthearm”，which“makesyouamoreconfidentpersonthatisreadytodealwithanything”．Hesaid，“ThefeelingofhavingconqueredsomethingonmyownisamajorpartofwhatdrivesmeeachdaywhenI’mdealingwithadifficulttask.”“IwalkaroundwithmyheadupbecauseIknowdeepdowninsidethatnothingisim