山西省太原市届高三英语月总第五次模块诊断试题及参考答案Word格式文档下载.docx

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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。

A

ProfessionaldevelopmentcoursesinLondon

　　●Businesswriting

　　Deliverymethod:

Online,Video

　　Price:

￡49

　　Aboutthecourse:

Manypeoplegetblockedwhenforcedtoputtheirthoughtsintowordsatwork.Thiscoursegivesyouthetoolsandtechniquestoimproveyourwriting,whetherit’satwo-lineemailoratwo-hundred-pagereport.

　　●Travelwritingcourses

Classroom,Seminar

￡115（fullday）;

￡125（eveningclasses）

Doyouwanttobeatravelwriter?

Thencomealongtoaone-daytravelwritingworkshoporafour-weektravelwritingeveningclass.Thecourseshelpparticipantstowritetravelfeaturesandpublishtheminnewspapers,magazinesoronwebsites.

　　●Pre-sessionalprogrammesinCAP

Startingfrom￡1,250

Ourfivepre-sessionalprogrammesinEnglishforacademicpurposesareintendedforinternationalstudentswhoplantostudyatAstonUniversity.Theseprogramm

esaimtoequipyouwiththelanguageandacademicskillsnecessaryforsuccessinyourfuturechosensubjectarea.

　　●Masterclass

Classr

oom,Seminar

Startingfrom￡335

Whetheryouwritefundraisingletters,orforyourwebsite（s）,thiscoursewillhelpyougaintheideas,knowledgeandskillsyouneedtowritefundraisingcopythatproducesmoreimpressiveandprofitableresults.

21.Howisthebusinesswritingcoursedifferentfromtheothers?

A.Itisdeliveredonline.B.Itofferseveningclasses.

C.Itfocusesonreportwriting.D.ItishostedbyAstonUniversity.

22.Whatcanpre-sessionalprogrammesinCAPhelpstudentsdo?

A.Chooseasuitablecollegesubject.B.Preparethemselvesforuniversity.

C.Gotoworld-classuniversities.D.Onlyimprovetheiracademicskills.

23.WhichcoursefitsJohnifhehopestowriteinspiringwordsforfundraisingactivities?

A.Pre-sessionalprogrammesinEAP.B.Travelwritingcourses.

C.Businesswriting.D.Masterclass.

B

TheArcticisnotasafeplacetobebyanystretchoftheimagination.Essentiallyavast,floatingblockofice,withonlyasmallareaofland,thelandscapecanbealmosttotallydifferentfromyeartoyear.Eventhemostexperiencedexplorersareluckytoreturnwithalltheirfingersandtoes,nottomentiontheirlives.

IntothisextremeenvironmentsteppedNabilAlBusaidi.Infact,hedidn’tjuststep—hesteppedandskiedhiswayacross650km,pulling50kgofequipment.HealsocarriedtheflagoftheSultanateofOman,whichheheldintheairattheNorthPole,becomingthefirstArabtoachievethisimpressivefeat（壮举）.

OnthewaytotheNorthPole,Nabilwasdrivenbytherewardofsuccessandthepainatthethoughtoffailure.“Throughthe20-whateverdays,everyminutetherewasadifferentthingthatkeptmegoing,eitherthefearoffailure,thefearofdyingortherewardoffinishingandgettingsomewherewarm.”

Theever-presentcold,averagingaround-40℃butdroppingaslowasarecorded-81℃,ishisoverriding（首要的）memoryoftheexperience.AsanOmani,Nabilhadanadditional20℃dropintemperaturetogetusedto,comparedtohisBritishteammates.Apartfromtheextremecold,polarbearswereacommonfeatureofthejourney,andNabilandtheteamhadtheirfairshareofbearencounters.“Polarbearsaredangerous,buttheyarenotthatthreateningbecausetheydon’tintendtoharmhumans.They’reusuallyeithercuriousorjustdon’tcare.Wesawfivebears,andnonewereaggressive,”saidNabil.

OnefinalproblemNabilfacedwasthestressputonteamrelationsbytheseverityoftheconditions,especiallyduringthefirstthreestagesofthejourney.However,duringthefourthandfinalleg,theteamworkedsowelltogetherthattheytravelled130kminonlytwoandahalfdays.

24.WhatdoesParagraph1show?

A.Nabil’shard-wonsuccess.B.ThevalueofArcticexploration.

C.Nabil’sgoodluck.D.ThechangeoftheArctic.

25.WhichistheproblemNabilfacedonhisjourney?

A.Graduallyrisingsealevel.B.Frequentpolarbearattacks.

C.Constantlychangingclimate.D.Theheavypsychologicalburden.

26.WhatcanweknowaboutNabil?

A.HehadgoneonanArcticjourneybefore.B.HeexploredtheArcticwithprettylightpacks.

C.HefinishedtheexplorationoftheArcticallalone.

D.Hesufferedmorefromextremecoldthanhisteammates.

27.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.LifeintheArctic.B.ClimateoftheArctic.

C.ThefirstArabtostepintotheArctic.D.AchievementsscientistsmadeintheArctic.

C

ThreeyearsagoJennySalgado,aDominicanshopassistant,movedtoHighlandtown,aneighborhoodofBaltimore.WhenshearrivedtheshopsheworksinwasoneofonlyafewSpanishbusinesses.Nowtherearemanymore.“It’sgoodnowifyouspeakSpanish,”shesmiles.

Baltimorehasbeenlosingpeoplefor60years.Toaddressthis,itsformermayor,StephanieRawlings-Blake,wantedtomakeitthemostimmigrant-friendlycityintheworld.ItslibrariesprovideSpanish-languageexerciseclasses.Tohelpthosewithnopapers,thecityisintroducingmicro-loans（小额贷款）whichrequirenocreditchecks.Citypolicewouldnolongerroutinelychecktheimmigrationstatusofc

itizensorenforceanyfederalimmigrationlawunlessrequiredto.Thethengovernor,MartinO'

Malleymadeitpossibleforillegalimmigrantstogetdrivinglicenses.Suchwelcomingpoliciesarespreading.SuchcitiesasCleveland,DaytonandPhiladelphiaalleagerlytrytopleaseimmigrants.RickSnyder,GovernorofMichigan,hasaskedthefederalgovernmenttooffer50,000visastopeoplewhoagreetoliveinDetroit.Hisadministrationhasmadeiteasierforskilledmigrantstogetprofessionallicenses.

Whenacity’spopulationfalls,bothtaxreceiptsandservicesfall.Half-desertedneighborhoodsbreed（滋生）crime,drivingyetmorepeopletoleave. 

Nocityhasescapedthiswithoutattractingnewresidents,saysSteveTobocmanofGlobalDetroit.Severalstudiessuggestthatwhenimmigrantsarrive,crimegoesdown,schoolsimproveandshopsopenup.InDetroit,immigrantslivingnearthetinyseparatecityofHamtramckhaveformedlocalwatchestoguardagainstthieves.Theirneighborhoodsarenotjustsafer;

theyarealsoamongtheonlyplaceswhereitisaseasytobuyfreshvegetablesasdrugsandalcohol.

Butattractingnewimmigrantstothecitieswhichmostneedthemishard,arguesAudreySingeroftheBrookingsInstitution.Theycareaboutthesamethingsaseveryoneelse:

safestreets,goodschoolsandjobs.Citieswhichhavelostpopulationfordecadesstrugglewithallofthese.

28.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“address”mean?

A.Accountfor.B.Dealwith.

C.Getthroughto.D.Takeawayfrom.

29.WhichcanbestdescribethesituationmentionedinParagraph3?

A.Aconstantmatter.B.Adilemma.

C.Aclassiccase.D.Adeathcircle.

30.Whatisthetopicofthelastbutoneparagraph?

A.Thepositiveroleimmigrantsplay.B.Problemscausedbyimmigrants.

C.Thelivingconditionsofimmigrants.D.DifficultiesimmigrantsfaceinDetroit.

31.WhichstatementmayAudreySingeragreewith?

A.Attractingimmigrantstocitieslosingpeopleisdemanding.

B.Immigrantshavehigherexpectationsofacitythanitslocals.

C.Thereisnoneedtoencouragesuchimmigrant-friendlypolicies.

D.Attractingimmigrantshelpspreventacityfromlosingpopulation.

D

The“swim-with-dolphins”touristindustryisbecomingmorepopulareveryyear.Afterall,itcancostalargeamountofmoneytohavethiskindofholidayexperience.Sotouroperatorstrytoplaceeagerswimmersasnearaspossibletothedolphinsbytryingtopredictwherethedolphinswillbe.

Researchhasshownthatwhiledolphinscanmoveawayiftheydonotwanttointeract（交流）withhumanswimmers,theydonotlikeitatalliftheswimmersslipintothewaterdirectlyontopofthemorifhumansareintheirpathoftravel.However,ifswimmersenterthewatertoonesideofthem,thedolphinsdonotavoidtheswimmerstothesameextent.

Inallcases,thedolphins

seemtohavebecomemoresensitivetothepresenceoftheswimmers.Fordolphins,swimmingamongstorwithhumansisnotnecessarilyahighpriority.Thisresearchhasshownthatonly19%ofanygroupofdolphinswillparticipateininteraction.Youngdolphinsarethemostlikelytointeract;

theydoseemcuriousaboutbeingwithhumans.Itisbelievedthattheyseehumansas“entertainment”andthattheinteractionisanewandunusualexperienceforthem.

Itisfrequentlyaskedwhether“swim-with-dolphins”tourismshouldbediscontinued.Theadviceisthatdolphinsshouldbegivenenoughperiodsoftimethroughoutthedaywhentheyarenotexposedtotourism.Permittedinteractionsshouldnotbeto

odisturbingtothedolphinssincetherecouldbemothersandcalves（幼崽）presentindolphingroups.Thereshouldalsobeeducationalcampaignsaboutthecreaturesandwhatislikelytocausedangertothem.

Iti

snoteasytoexplaintosomeonethattheycannotfulfilltheirlifelongdreamsbecausethedolphinsareresting,orthatamotherdolphinandcalfareinthearea.Butifwearetoenjoytheseremarkableanimalsandnotjustusethemforourentertainment,thenwemustcarefullymonitorthe“swim-with-dolphins”industryworldwide.

32.Whatmakes“swim-with-dolphins”tourismpopular?

A.Thelocalgovernment’sencouragement.B.Theimprovementofpeople’slivingstandard.

C.Theincreasingnumberoftourists.D.Thehighprofitsoftheindustry.

33.Whyareyoung