名师指津届高考英语 高效备考月考卷三Word文件下载.docx

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高效备考新模式》高三英语月考卷三

第I卷（100分）

第一部分听力（略）

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和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

ATherewasoncealonelygirlwholongedsomuchforlove.Onedaywhileshewaswalkinginthewoodsshefoundtwostarvingsongbirds.Shetookthemhomeandputtheminasmallcage,caringthemwithlove.Luckily,thebirdsgrewstronglittlebylittle.Everymorningtheygreetedherwithawonderfulsong.Thegirlfeltgreatloveforthebirds.Onedaythegirlleftthedoortothecageopenaccidentally.Thelargerandstrongerofthetwobirdsflewfromthecage.Thegirlwassofrightenedthathewouldflyaway.Soasheflewclose,shegraspedhimwildly.Herheartfeltgladathersuccessincapturinghim.Suddenly,shefeltthebirdgoweak,sosheopenedherhandandstaredinhorroratthedeadbird.Itwasherdesperatelovethathadkilledhim.Shenoticedtheotherbirdmovingbackandforthontheedgeofthecage.Shecouldfeelhisstrongdesire—needingtoflyintotheclear,bluesky.Unwillingly,sheliftedhimfromthecageandthrewhimsoftlyintotheair.Theluckybirdcircledonce,twice,threetimes.Thegirlwatcheddelightedlyatthebird.Herheartwasnolongerconcernedwithherloss.Whatshewantedtoseewasthatthebirdcouldflyhappily.Suddenlythebirdflewcloserandlandedsoftlyonhershoulder.Itsangthesweetesttunethatshehadeverheard.Remember,thefastestwaytoloseloveistoholdonittootight;

thebestwaytokeeploveistogiveitwings!

21.Afterthegirlfoundthetwobirds,she________.A.becamefrightenedatonceB.begantotreatthembadlyC.greetedthemhappilyD.fedthemandraisedthem22.Whydidthegirlgraspthestrongerbirdwildly?

A.BecausethegirldislikedthebirdanylongerB.Becausethebirdwantedtoflyalone.C.Becausethegirllovedthebirddeeply.D.Becausethebirdintendedtofindsomefood.23.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Catchwhatyoucancatchonyourwaytosuccess.B.Goingtoofarisasbadasnotgoingfarenough.

C.Abirdinthehandisworthtwointhebush.D.Eastorwest,homeisbest.

BConsideringAustralia’ssizeandthefactthatearlysettlementswerefarapart,Australiansocietyisremarkablyhomogeneous（同种的）.Itscitizensarefundamentallyprosperousandthewayoflifeinthemajorcitiesandtownsismuchthesamehowevermanymilesdividethem.Ittakesasharpeartoidentifyregionalaccents.However,thereissomedifferenceinlifestylebetweencitysettlersandthecountrypeople.Almost90percentofthepopulationlivesinthefast-pacedcitiesalongthecoastandhaslittlemorethanapassingfamiliaritywiththedesert.Themajorcitiespreserveimagesofcolonialheritage,buttheoverallimpressionismodem,withnewbuildingsreflectingthecountry’syouth.Incontrast,theruralcommunitiestendtobeslow-movingandconservative.Formanyyears,Australiawassaidtohave“riddenonthesheep’sback”,areferencetowoolbeingthecountry’smainmoneyearner.However,itisnolongerdominant（主宰的）.MuchofAustralia’srelativelysoundeconomyisnowachievedfromnaturalcoalandwheat,andbybeingthelargestdiamondproducerintheworld.Newerindustriessuchastourismandwinemakingarealsoincreasinglyimportant.Australiansaregenerallyfriendlyandrelaxed,withamodestsenseofhumor.Yet,contrarytowidespreadbelief,veryfewAustralianshavetrueprisonerorigins.WithinonlyonegenerationofthearrivaloftheFirstFleetin1788,Australiahadbecomeanationofimmigrants.OriginallycomingalmostentirelyfromtheBritishIsles,todayoneinthreeAustralianscomesfromelsewhere.Australia’sliberalpostwarimmigrationpoliciesledtoaflowingofsurvivorsfromwar-tornEurope,mostnotablyGreeks,Italians,PolesandGermans.TheemphasishasshiftedinrecentyearsandtodaythemajorityofnewimmigrantsarefromSoutheastAsia.TodayAustraliaisa“mixtureofnations”andalthoughsomeracismexists,ithasgenerallybeenasuccessfulexperimentandthecountryisreasonablyproudtohaveoneofthemostharmoniousmulticulturalcommunitiesintheworld.24.Whatdoesthewritermeanbysaying“haslittlemorethanapassingfamiliaritywiththedesert”inthesecondparagraph?

A.Themajorpopulationhasacloserelationshipwiththedesert.B.Thefast-pacedcitiesarejustlocatedbythedesert.C.Themajorpopulationknowslittleaboutthedesert.D.Themajorpopulationisfamiliarwiththepeoplelivinginthedesert.25.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Thepaceoflifeinthecityisdifferentfromthatinthecountry.B.OnethirdofpeoplelivinginAustraliacomefromEurope.C.TheAustralianeconomyisdependentonsheepexports.D.MostAustralianshaveancestorswhowereprisoners.26.WhatusedtobeAustralia’smainmoneyearner?

A.Wheat.B.Wool.C.Tourism.D.Diamond.27.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat________.

A.immigrantsfromEuropehavebroughtracialproblemsB.nothingaboutAustralia’scolonialpartinmodemcitiescanbeseenbyvisitorsC.tourismandwinemakingresultedinfastdevelopmentinruralcommunitiesonlyD.Australia’srecentimmigrationpolicyencouragesimmigrantsfromSoutheastAsia

CBritishsingerSarahBrightmanbegantrainingfora2015flighttotheInternationalSpaceStationwhereshehopestobecomethefirstprofessionalmusiciantosingfromspace,thecompanyarrangingthetripsaidonTuesday.Brightman,afamedsoprano（女高音）whostarredinAndrewLloydWebber’s“PhantomoftheOpera”,willpayabout$52millionfora10-daystayaboardtheorbitaloutpost,TomShelley,presidentofprivatelyownedSpaceAdventures,said.Brightman,whowillbecometheeighthprivatelyfundedspacetourist,isscheduledtoflyinSeptember2015.HertrainingtoflyonaRussianSoyuzcapsulebeganlastfall.Brightmanhasplannedtobethefirstprofessionalmusiciantosingfromspace.ButshefacescompetitionfromLadyGaga,who,accordingtomediareportslatelastyear,intendstobethefirstwhensheperformsonesonginspaceinearly2015onaVirginGalacticflight.VirginGalactic,partofRichardBranso’sVirginGroup,planstooffersuborbital（亚轨道的）spaceflights.Brightmansaidin2012thatshewouldtraveltothespacestation,butherplanshaven’tbeenconfirmeduntilnow.Sofar.SpaceAdventureshasarrangedfornineprivatemissionstothespacestation,a$100billionresearchlaboratorythatfliesabout260milesabovetheearth.Microsoftco-founderCharlesSimonyimadetwotrips.BrightmanwillbethefirstprivatecitizentovisitthestationsinceCirqueduSoleilfounderGuyLalibartepaidabout$35millionforan11-daystayinSeptember2009.Googleco-founderSergeyBrinhasanoptiontoflyonthenextavailableSoyuzseatafterBrightman,whichmostlikelywillbein2017,ShelleytoldReuters.28.Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?

A.TopraiseBrightman.B.TopersuadethereadersthatBrightmanismorefamousthanLadyGaga.C.Toinstructthereadershowtobeginaspaceflight.D.TogivesomeinformationaboutBrightman.29.WhendidBrightmanstarttrainingforherspacetravel?

A.Lastwinter.B.Lastautumn.C.Nextspring.D.Nextsummer.30.Theunderlinedword“she”inParagraph4refersto________.A.BrightmanB.LadyGagaC.AndrewLloydWebberD.TomShelley31.Thefifthparagraphismainlycarriedout________.A.intimeorderB.inspaceorderC.bygivingexamplesD.bycomparison

DSomekindsofmentalskillsnaturallydecreaseaspeoplegetolder.Yetresearchseemstoshowthatsometrainingcanimprovesuchskills.Arecentlypublishedstudyalsoappearstoattestthatthegoodeffectsoftrainingcanlastformanyyearsafterthattraininghasended.ResearchersatJohnsHopkinsUniversityinMarylandwantedtolearnhowlongmemoryandthinkingskillswouldlastinolderpeoplewhoweretrainedtokeepthem.Thepeoplewerepartoftheten-yearresearchproject.Theyweretaughtmethodsmeanttoimprovetheirmemory,thinkingandabilitytoperformeverydaytasks.Morethan2,800volunteeredforthestudycalledACTIVE—shortforAdvancedCognitiveTrainingforIndependentandVitalElderly.Mostwerestudiedwhentheyweremorethan70yearsold.Thevolunteerstookoneofseveralshorttrainingclassesmeanttohelpthemkeeptheirmentalabilities.Oneclasstrainedparticipantsinskillsincludinghowtorememberwordlists.Anothergrouptrainedinreasoning.Athirdgroupreceivedhelpwithspeed-of-processing—speedofreceivingandunderstandinginformation.Afourthgroup—thecontrolgroupdidnotgetanytraining.Earlierresultshadestablishedthatthetraininghelpedtheparticipantsforuptofiveyears.Now,leadingstudywriterGeorgeReboksays,theresearchshowedmostofthetrainingremainedeffectiveafulltenyearslater.ProfessorRebokandhisteamfoundthatthepeopletrainedinreasoningandspeed-of-processingdidbetteronteststhanthecontrolgroup.“Wearewonderingwhetherthoseeffectswhichenduredovertimewouldstillbetheretenyearsfollowingthetraining,andinfact,that’sexactlywhatwefound.”Theeffectonmemory,however,seemednottolastaslong.Still,theoldpeopleinanyofthethreeclassesgenerallyreportedlessdifficultyinperformingdailyactivitiesthanthecontrolgroup.Thetotaltrainingtimefortheolderpeoplewasbetween10and15hours.32.Whichstatementisfalseaccordingtothetext?

A.Thiskindoftrainingcanonlyhaveeffectsonpeopleforafewyears.B.Thepeopleweretrainedduringaperiodoftenyears.C.Mostofthepeoplewhowerestudiedweremorethan70yearsold.D.Thefirstgroupweretrainedhowto