届高三英语第三次模拟考试题三Word下载.docx

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第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）（略）

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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。

A

TajMahal,Agra,India

Asmanyas28differentvarietiesofsemi-preciousandpreciousstoneswereusedtodecoratetheoutsideoftheTajMahai.ConstructionoftheTajMahaitookaround20years,beginninginaround1632andfinishingaround1653.Exactdatesareunknown.Thebuilding,whichwasmadefromwhitemarblefromthequarries（采石场）ofRajasthan,appearspinkinthemorning,whiteinthedayandgoldeninthemoonlight.Thebuildingissymmetrical（对称）ineveryway,andwasbuiltasamemorialtothewifeofMughalemperorShahJahan.Completiondate:

1653.

AkashiKaikyoBridge,AkashiStrait,Japan

Ittook2millionworkers10yearstoconstructtheAkashiKaikyoBridge.ItconnectsthecityofKobe,onjapan'

smainland,withIwayaonAwajiIsland.Beforeitopened,theonlywaytogetbetweenthetwocitieswasbyferry.However,thewaterwaywasoftenstrickenbyseverestormsandwhentwoferriesturnedoverin1955,killing168people,publicangerconvincedthegovernmentoftheneedforabridge.It'

s1,991meterslong.Completiondate:

April5,1998.

PanamaCanal,Panama

Morethan4.5millioncubicyardsofconcretewereusedintheconstructionofthiscanal'

slocksanddams.ThePanamaCanalisa77-kilometerlongwaterwaythatconnectstheAtlanticandPacificOceans.TheearthandrubbleexcavatedtomakewayforitwouldhavebeenenoughtoburyManhattantoadepthoffourmeters.Aseriesoflocksallowsshipstopassthroughthewater;

eachofthemoveablelockdoorsweighs750tonsandeachofthelocksfillswith52milliongallonsofwatertoaccommodatethe15,000shipsthatusethecanaleveryyear.ItwascompletedonJanuary7,1914after10yearsofbuilding.

GrandCanyonSkywalk,Arizona

TheSkywalksfoundationisstrongenoughtosupport71millionpounds.Located1,219metersabovetheColoradoRiver,theGrandCanyonSkywalkconsistsofonemillionpoundsofsteeland83,000poundsofglass.ItwasthecreationofLasVegasbusinessmanDavidJin,whoapproachedtheHualapaiTribewiththeideaofaglasswalkwayovertheGrandCanyonin1996.TheSkywalkwasassembled（ERLE）onsite,withthedrillingalonetakingoverayeartocomplete.Completiondate:

March28,2020.

21.Whichoftheconstructionstookthelongesttimetobuild?

A.TheTajMahal.

B.TheAkashiKaikyoBridge.

C.ThePanamaCanal.

D.TheGrandCanyonSkywalk.

22.TheJapanesegovernmentdecidedtobuildtheAkashiKaikyoBridge______.

A.intheyearof1955

B.followingpublicopinion

C.toshowitsnationalpower

D.todevelopJapan'

seconomy

23.TheGrandCanyonSkywalkisprobablyarealchallengeforthosewho_____.

A.areairsick

B.haterockclimbing

C.haveafearofheights

D.feelilltravellinginboats

B

IdecidedtoskitotheNorthPole.ItwasafterIsawanadvertisementinanewspaperlookingforpeopletojoinateamtoski350milestotheNorthPole.Backin1996,therehadneverbeenawomanfromtheUKwhohadaccomplishedthischallenge.Iwonderedwhatitwouldbeliketosurviveintemperaturescoldenoughtofreezeyourfleshinseconds,soIsentofffortheapplicationform.

Theapplicationformfullofpicturesofmaleexploresarrived.Thewords“Areyoumanenoughfortheultimate（极限的）challenge?

”mademeangryandevenmoredeterminedtogetontheteam.

Over500individualsappliedforaplaceintheteam,andtheselectionprocessincludedphysicalandpsychologicaltestsdesignedtopickthebestgroup.Inonetest,therewasahugeropeladderwehadtoclimb,andIfrozeatthetopbecauseIhaveafearofheights.Ithoughtmyhopeswerefadingasmostotherapplicantssailedpast,leavingmebehind.Buttwoothershelpedmeover,andlaterIfoundoutthattheorganizerswerenotlookingforamazingindividuals,butgreatteamplayers,andthismomenthadshownthemwhowouldtakecareofothersintheteam.

Ihadrevealed（显示）myweakness,andinaplaceliketheArctic,youhavetobeyourself,asthereisnowheretohide.Thesepersonalitiesofaskingforhelpandshowingweaknessarenecessaryforwomentomaster.

Irealizedthatbybeingmyself,Icouldsucceed.Iwasselectedfortheteam.IrealizedthatIcouldachievemorethanIeverimagined—moreimportantly,bysharingmystorywithothers,Icouldinspirethemtotakeastepintothenewworldandrevealmoreoftheirabilities.

24.Howdidtheauthorreactonseeingtheadvertisement?

A.Shegotcross.B.Shewasdetermined.

C.Shegotfrightened.D.Shewashesitating.

25.Whatdidtheorganizersviewasthemostimportantintheselectionofnewhands?

A.Personalquality.B.Individual-ability.

C.Spiritofteamwork.D.Couragetochallenge.

26.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofwomen’sshowingweakness?

A.Beneficial.B.Shameful.C.Merciful.D.Disturbing.

27.What’stheintentionoftheauthorinwritingthispassage?

A.Toinspireustoprepareforourfuturegoal.

B.Toadvisewomenhowtoturntoothers.

C.Tomakesuggestionstoherteammembers.

D.Toencouragepeopletoexploretheunknown.

C

Like“Titanic（1997）”andanotherrecord-breaking“Avatar（2020）”,theveryfirstfilmtohitonebillionyuanatChina’sboxoffice,bothdirectedbyJamesCameron,AmericanfilmsareanunavoidablepartandholdplentyofappealforChinesefilm-goers,includingme.However,whileAmericanmovieshavegainedgreatinfluenceinChinaandbecomepartofeverydaypopularculture,ChinesefilmshavefailedtowinanequalamountofrecognitionintheU.S.market.

Hollywood,knownasaremarkablefilmproductioncenter,exportedthebiggestnumberofmainstreammoviesaroundtheglobe.Bothitsmarvelousstorytellingtechniquesandsmoothproductionprocesshavemadeitthemostsuccessfulfilmindustryintheworld,gainingglobalacceptance.IthasitsownstandardsaboutthescriptwritingformatthroughoutitsfilmmakingprocesswhileChinahasnosuch.Moreover,inHollywood,abreakduringtheproductionperiodisamustforallcrewmemberswhereasmostChinesefilmcrewdonotevenallowtheirproductionteamtimetorestontheweekend.

Besidesproduction,contentisanotherimportantaspectofHollywood’sculturalexportation.TheUnitedStatesisknownasameltingpot,asitisacountryofimmigrants.Itsculture,inaway,ismorediversifiedthanothers’.AndwecanseeanincreaseddiversityinHollywoodmoviesovertheyears,especiallysince2000.Forexample,in2020,Hollywoodblockbuster（大片）“Coco（2020）”tellsthestoryofaMexicanboywhodreamsofbeingamusician.FullofelementsoftheMexicanculture,themoviecausedaglobalfeverforMexicanmusicatthetime.ItalsoachievedgreatresultsinChina,rankingasthe10thhighestgrossing（最高票房）filminthecountryin2020,withtheboxofficebeingoveronebillionyuan.

Incontrast,China’shighestgrossingfilmof2020,“WolfWarrior2”,despitehavingcreatedanewrecordinthecountry’sboxoffice,didnotgettoomuchattentionintheU.S.market.Infact,thereishardlyanyChinesemoviethathasbecomeablockbusterinforeignmarkets.OneofthereasonsmaybethatmostChinesefilmsonlytelldomesticstorieswithstrongdomesticelements,whichisnotwrongbutmakesithardtoattractforeignviewersduetothenarrowthemes.

WhileseekingtotellChinesestoriesthatareabletogainglobalpopularityisstillaquestionforChinesefilmmakers,fortunately,thetechnicalaspectintheChinesefilmindustryhasbeenimprovingthankstotheabundantcashflowinthemarket.Whenthatdaycomes,morepeoplewillgetachancetolearnmoreaboutChina,oneofthemostbeautifulplacesontheplanet,whichremindsmeofthefamousquotefrom“TheShawshankRedemption（1994）”,“Hopeisagoodthing,maybethebestofthings.Andnogoodthingeverdies.”

28．Whatcanweconcludefromthepassage?

A．ChinesefilmsarenotwellworthwatchingcomparedwithHollywoodmovies.

B．Chinesefilmsareinasensenotaspopulargloballydespiteabundantcashflow.

C．WhodirectedChina’shighestgrossingfilmof2020,“WolfWarrior2”isevident.

D．AmericanfilmsglobalacceptanceisboundtoworsentheChinesefilmindustrygreatly.

29．WhydomostChinesefilmshardlyattractforeignviewers?

A．BecausetheyhavenoknowledgeofChinesefilmmakers.

B．BecausetheChinesecultureismorediversifiedthanothers’.

C．BecausetheyonlytellsChinesestorieswithstrongdomesticelements.

D．BecauseinChinathereisnounusuallysuccessfulhitlikeHollywoodBlockbuster.

30．Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

A．AmericanfilmshavegainedgreatinfluenceinChina.

B．HowChinesestoriesaffecttheAmericanfilmmarket.

C．TheoutlineaboutthehistoryanddevelopmentofHollywood.

D．WhyChinesefilmsfailtogainmuchrecognitionintheU.Smarket.

31．Whatistheauthor’sopiniontowardsthepresentsituationofChinesefilms?

A．Contradictory.B．Objective.

C．Doubtful.D．Indifferent.

D

DuringAmsterdam’schaoticrushhour,nine-year-oldLottaCrokcyclestoaverybusyjunction.“Look,”shesays.“There’strafficcomingfromeverywhere.Fourtramsfromfourdifferentdirections.Forachildonabikethat’sreallyconfusing!

”

LottaisthefirstjuniorcyclemayorintheworldandherworkingareaistheDutchcapital.Youwouldthinkthischallengewouldbesuperfluousinacityknownasthebicyclecapitaloftheworld.ThenumberofbicyclesinAmsterdamisestimatedat81,000-morethanthecity’s