贵州省贵阳市花溪清华中学届高三月考英语试题Word格式.docx

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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.TerribleElectricalAccidentB.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.reasonableuseofchemicalsB.frequentwatering

C.regularcuttingoftheplantsD.looseningthesoil

10.Howmanyprocessingstepsarementionedinthelastparagraph?

A.ThreeB.FourC.FiveD.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.

A.bothinthebikeshopandyourcomputer

B.eitherinasecuritycompanyoryouruniversity

C.byyourselfandinasecuritycompanyaswell

D.inthepolicestationaswellasamarketingcompany

15.Whichofthefollowinginformationmaynotbenecessarilyrecorded?

A.yourpostcodeandpersonaldetails

B.boththetypeofthebikeanditspicture

C.thesigningnumberofthebikeaswellasyouraddress

D.yourpersonalinformationand