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届贵州省七校联盟高三第一次联考英语试题及答案精品
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贵州省七校联盟2015届高三第一次联考试卷
英语
命题学校:
贵阳六中审卷学校:
清华中学
联考学校:
贵阳六中清华中学遵义四中凯里一中都匀一中都匀二中安顺一中
本试卷分为第I卷(选择题)和第II卷(非选择题)两部分,满分120分,考试用时100分钟。
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第Ⅰ卷
第一部分阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分,满分40分)
第1节阅读下列短文,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。
(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
A
Havingexperiencedashockingelectricalaccident,whichcausedhimtobecomebothblindanddeaf,JamesFranco’sworldbecamecompletelydarkandquietforalmosttenyears.Thelossofsightandhearingthrewhimintosuchsorrowthathetriedafewtimestoputanendtohislife.Hisfamily,especiallyhiswife,didtheirbesttotendandcomforthimandfinallyheregainedthewilltolive.
Onehotsummerafternoon,hewastakingawalkwithasticknearhishousewhenathunderstormstartedallatonce.Hestoodunderalargetreetoavoidgettingwet,buthewasstruckbythelightning.Witnessesthoughthewasdeadbuthewokeup20minuteslater,lyingfacedowninmuddywater.Hewastremblingbadly,butwhenheopenedhiseyes,hecouldhardlybelievewhathesaw:
atreeandamuddyroad.WhenMrs.Francocamerunninguptohim,shoutingtotheirneighborstocallforhelp,hecouldseeherandhearhervoiceforthefirsttimeinnearlytenyears.
ThenewsofJamesregaininghissightandhearingquicklyspreadandmanydoctorscametoexaminehim.Mostofthemsaidthatheregainedhissightandhearingfromtheshockhegotfromthelightning.However,noneofthemcouldgiveacompellentanswerastowhythisshouldhappen.Theonlyreasonableexplanationgivenbyonedoctorwasthat,sinceJameslosthissightandhearingasaresultofasuddenshock,perhaps,theonlywayforhimtoregainthemwasbyanothersuddenshock.
1.ThereasonwhyJamesattemptedtokillhimselfwasthat_________.
A.aterribleelectricalaccidenthappenedtohim
B.hehadtoliveinadarkandsilentworld
C.hewasstruckbythelightningoncemore
D.nobodyintheworldcaredabouthim
2.WhatwasJamesdoingwhenhewasstruckbythelightning?
A.ShelteringfromtherainunderatreeB.Puttinganendtohislife
C.TakingawalkwithastickD.Lyingontheground
3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“compellent”inparagraph3mean?
A.wrongB.convincingC.unexplainedD.true
4.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?
A.ATerribleElectricalAccidentB.JamesFrancoandHisWife
C.AnUnforgettableExperienceD.WhataSuddenShock
B
Thelargestlandanimalremainingontheearth,theAfricanelephant,isofmuchimportancetoAfricanecosystem.Unlikeotheranimals,theAfricanelephantistoagreatextentthebuilderofitsenvironment.Asagiantplant-eater,itsignificantlyshapestheforest-and-savanna(大草原)surroundingsinwhichitlives,thereforedecidingtheconditionsofexistenceformillionsofotheranimalsthatliveinitshabitat.
Itistheelephant’sgreatdesireforfoodthatmakesitbothadisturberoftheenvironmentandanimportantbuilderofitshabitat.Initscontinuoussearchforthe300poundsofplantsitmusthaveeveryday,itkillssmalltreesandunderbushes,aswellaspullsbranchesoffbigtrees.ThisresultsinnumerousopenspacesinnotonlydeeptropicalforestsbutalsothewoodlandsthatcoverpartoftheAfricansavannas.Intheseopenspacesarenumerousplantsinvariousstagesofgrowth,whichattractavarietyofotherplant-eaters.
Taketherainforestsforexample.Intheirnaturalstate,thespreadingbranchesoverheadshutoutsunlightandpreventthegrowthofplantsontheforestfloor.Bypullingdowntreesandeatingplants,elephantscreateopenspaces,allowingnewplantstogrowontheforestfloor.Insuchsituations,theforestsbecomesuitableforlarge-hoofedplant-eaterstomovearoundandforsmall-sizedplant-eaterstoobtaintheirfoodaswell.
ScientistsareworriednowthattheAfricanelephanthasbecomeanendangeredspecies.Iftheelephantdiesout,scientistssay,manyotheranimalswillalsodisappearfromvastareasofforestandsavanna,greatlychangingandworseningthewholeecosystem.
5.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethattheAfricanelephant.
A.isnowthelargestanimalontheearth
B.determineslifeanddeathofmillionsofotheranimalsinitshabitat
C.hasfar-reachingimpactonitshabitatasagiantanimal-eater
D.makesgreatcontributionstoitsenvironmentlikeotheranimals
6.TheAfricanelephantinfluencestheecosysteminthefollowingwaysexceptthat.
A.itcreatesopenareasindeeptropicalforestsaswellaswoodlands
B.itpullsoffthebranchesandleaves,shuttingoutthesunshine
C.itseatinghabitcanbemadeuseofbylarge-hoofedandsmall-sizedanimals
D.itencouragessomekindsofplantsgrowinginanindirectway
7.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?
A.Numerousgrownplantsarethefavoritesofplant-eaters.
B.TheextinctionoftheAfricanelephanthasnothingtodowiththeecosystem.
C.QuantitiesofplantsareconsumedbyAfricanelephants,includingbranchesandunderbushes.
D.Theforestfloorinrainforestsisscarcelydottedwithnewshoots.
8.Thepassageisdevelopedmainlyby.
A.presentingthechangesintimeorder
B.makingcomparisonsandgivingexamples
C.classifyingsimilaritiesanddifferences
D.showingtheeffectandthenexplainingthereasons
C
TeaproductioninSriLankahasthrivedfordecades.TheteagardensinHatton,SriLankaareactuallylargeteaestates.Thebestteausuallycomesfromplantsgrownonhighgrounds,thecoolhilltopswithrowsandrowsofteaplants.Theplantsareaboutonemeterapart.Theplantisoftenprunedsothatitremainsonly60to90centimetershigh.Pruningisimportantbecauseitencouragesthegrowthoftendershoots,oryoungleaves.Itisfromtheseshootsthatthebestteaisgot.
Practicallyalltheteapickersarewomen.Theestatesprefertoemploywomenpickersbecausetheyaremorecareful.Theirthinfingerscaneasilyremovethetwinleavesandnewshootsfromtheplant,whicharethepartsusedforprocessingtea.Thepickerscarrylargebasketsintowhichtheythrowtheirpickings.Askilledworkercanharvestbetween9to14kilogramsoftealeavesaday.Usuallynewshootscanbepickedfromtheplantsabouteverytenorfifteendays.
Processingteashootsintoourfamiliardrytealeavesrequiresgreatcareandskill.Therearevariousmethodsofprocessingdependingonthetypeoftearequired.Forblacktea,theyounggreenleavesarefirstspreadoutshelvestodry.Thisprocessremovesmuchofitswaterandtheleavesbecomesoft.Afterthis,theleavesarepassedthroughheavyrollers.Thisoperationwillpresstheleavesforjuiceswhichgivetheteabothitscolorandtaste.Thentheleavesarespreadoutonfloorsandlefttoferment(发酵)underwetconditions.Fermentationdevelopstherichtasteofblacktea.Thefermentedleavesarethendriedwithahot-airbloweruntiltheybecomerolled-upblackleaves.Thefinalstepistosortandgradethembeforetheblackteaisreadyforsaletocountriesallovertheworld.
9.Theunderlinedword“pruning”means“”.
A.reasonableuseofchemicals B.frequentwatering
C.regularcuttingoftheplants D.looseningthesoil
10.Howmanyprocessingstepsarementionedinthelastparagraph?
A.Three B.Four C.Five D.Six
11.Whatdoestheauthorimplyinthepassage?
A.Fermentationisamusttoenrichtheflavourofblacktea.
B.TeaproductionhaslongbeenprosperousinSriLanka.
C.Womenpickersarewelcomedbecausetheycaneasilyfindthetwinleaves.
D.Teapickingscanbedonebiweekly.
D
Lily,astudentofCambridgeUniversity,hasboughtabicycleandisworriedaboutsafety.Herfriend,Cathryn,foundthisarticleandsentittoher.
Howtomakeyourbicyclesafe?
Anumberofcrimesareagainstbicycles.About150,000bicyclesarestoleneveryyearandmostareneverfound.Youcanpreventthisfromhappeningbyfollowingafewcarefulsteps.
BasicSecurity
Neverleaveyourbicycleinout-of-the-wayplaces.Alwayslockyourbicyclewhenyouleave.Secureittolamppostsortrees.Takeoffsmallerpartsandcarrythemwithyou,forexamplelightsandsaddles(车座).
Locks
Therearevarioustypesoflocks.Buyonethathasbeentestedagainstattack.Askforarecommendationfromabikeshopowner.
Marking
Securitymarkingyourbikecanactasanobstructiontothieves,whichcanalsohelpthepolicefindyourbicycle.Yourpostcodeandyourhouseorflatnumbershouldbeincludedandclearlyrecorded.Thiswillprovideasimplewaytoidentifyyourbicycle.
Registration
Therearemanycompaniesthatwillsecuritymarkyourbicycle.Theywillthenstoreyourregistrationnumberandpersonaldetailsintheircomputerdatabase.Ifyourbicycleisfound,itwillbeeasytocontactyou.
Attention
Keeparecordofthebicyclebyyourself:
itsproduction,modelandregistrationnumber.Youcaneventakeaphotographofit.Thiswillprovethebicyclebelongstoyou.
12.Whichpartofthearticlegivestheinformationonhowtolockyourbicyclewhenyouleave?
A.BasicSecurityB.LocksC.MarkingD.Registration
13.Whichoneiswrongaboutthesecuritymarkingofabicycle?
A.Itcanensurethatthethieveswon'tstealthebike.
B.Somecompaniescanassistyouindoingthis.
C.Itcanhelpthepolicetofindandidentifythelostbike.
D.Asecuritymarkingdatabasemakesiteasytogetintouchwiththeowner.
14.Thearticleadvisesyoutokeeparecordofyourbicycle