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山西省平遥县和诚高考补习学校届高三月考英语
和诚学校2017-2018学年高三8月月考
英语试卷
一、阅读理解(共两节,满分60分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题3分,满分45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
October21wasaverydarkdayinTexas.NotonlydidHurricaneHannadestroyhomes,itcausedthelargestbusinessdamageinTexas’shistory.TheworstthingisHanna’sdestructiveforcenearlywipedoutmostpowerpolesandpowerlines.AccordingtoCenterPointEnergy,HurricaneHannaaffected2.15millioncustomers.Currently,morethan4,000ofthemarestillinthedark.Crewshaveworked16-hourshiftstorestorepowertoresidents.
MostofHoustonseemstobereturningtonormal.Schools,restaurants,retailstoresandgasstationsareopen.Smilesareback.Butharder-hitplaces,includingGalveston,willtakemuchlongertorecover.Hundredsofpeoplearestillmissing,andcoastaltownsareamess.SomeruinsfromstormhavedriftedsouthtootherbeachesinTexas.SeveralpublicschoolsinGalvestonareclosedduetowaterdamage.ParentsareregisteringkidsinotherareaschoolswhicharescheduledtobeginclassonNovember13.Manyschoolsuppliesweredestroyed.
ClaraBartonVillageisanemergencyshelterlocatedatAlamoElementarySchoolinGalveston,Texas.ThisiswherePaulaReedandherfamilyarestaying.Believeitornot,PaulaReedandherfamilyconsiderthishurricaneablessing.WhenPaulawasagirl,shewasanorphan,butwastakeninbyherstepmom,AntoniaFlores.ReedlostcontactwithFloresandhadbeentryingdesperatelytolocateherforthepastfewyears.Beforethehurricane,ReedandherfamilymovedawayfromGalvestontoaSanAntonioshelter.There,shereunitedwithFloresafter30longyears!
Themomenttheysaweachother,theirliveswerechanged.
21.What’sthemostseriousdamagecausedbyHurricaneHanna?
A.Hundredsofpeoplearestillmissing.B.Alargenumberofpeoplearehomeless.
C.Powerfacilitiesareseverelydestroyed.D.Factoriesareclosedandmanypeoplejobless.
22.ItcanbeinferredthattheresidentsinHouston________.
A.havefullyrecoveredfromthedisaster
B.werethemostunluckypeopleinthedisaster
C.needalongtimetobringtheirlifebacktonormal
D.sufferedlessfromHannathanpeopleinGalveston
23.KidsinpublicschoolsinotherareasofHoustonwillhavetostayathomefor_______
A.atleastonemonthB.atleastthreeweeks
C.twoweeksatmostD.nearlyhalfamonth
24.PaulaReedandherfamilyconsiderthehurricaneablessingbecause_______
A.theyhadnothinglostafterHurricaneHanna
B.theylivedahappierlifeinSanAntonioshelter
C.Paulawastakengoodcareofintheshelter
D.Paulareunitedwithherstepmotherafterthreedecades
B
TheInternationalPaintingContestonGoogle’shomepagein2015maylookprettystrange,butitspotlightingsaveryseriousissue:
cleanwater,whichisunusualforan11-year-oldfromLongIsland.
AudreyZhang,afifth-graderfromLevittown,N.Y,isthewinnerofthisyear’sDoodle4Googlecontest,risingtothetopofsome100,000entriesonthethemeof“drawonethingtomaketheworldabetterplace.”
Herpiece,titled“BacktoMotherNature,”describesadetailedwater-cleaningmachine.ZhangworkedwithateamofartistsatGoogletoanimate(使……生动)herdrawing.
“Tomaketheworldabetterplace,Icameupwithatransformativewaterpurifier,amachineusedtoremovedirtyorharmfulsubstances,”GooglequotedZhangassaying.“Ittakesindirtyandpollutedwaterfromrivers,lakesandevenoceans,thenmassivelytransformsthewaterintoclean,safeandpurewater.Whenhumansandanimalsdrinkthiswater,theywillliveahealthierlife.”
Shecreatedawholeworldaroundthedevice—onepopulatedbyhumans,awhaleinatophatanddragons.
Zhang,spieceis“sovividandsorichandsofullandsocomplete,’’GoogleDoodleteamleaderRyanGermicktoldtheWashingtonPost.“Everyleafseemedtohavelifeinit.”
AlongwithhavingherartworkfeaturedonGoogle’shomepage,Zhangwinsa$30,000collegescholarship.Inaddition,herschoolwillreceivea$50,000GoogleforEducationtechnologygrant,andthecompanyisdonating$20,000inhernametoacharitydevotedtobringingcleanwatertoschoolsinBangladesh.
OnSunday,thenightbeforeherworkwasrevealedonnet,ZhangtoldNewsdayshewasexcitedbythebigwin,butsaidshewouldn’tbeawakewhenherartfirstwentonlineatmidnight.
“Ihaveschool-tomorrow,soIcan’tstayuplate,”shetoldthepaper.
25.What’sthepassagemainlyabout?
A.Thewinnerandherworkinthepaintingcontest.
B.TheteamofartistsatGoogletoanimatedrawings.
C.ThepaintingcontestofGoogle’shomepagein2015.
D.Thewater-cleaningmachineinthepaintingcontest.
26.Accordingtothepassage,weknowthat______.
A.AudreyZhangiscreativeandself-disciplined
B.awater-cleaningdevicewasmadeinthecontest
C.$50,