广东省四校届高三第一次联考英语试题.docx

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广东省四校届高三第一次联考英语试题

试题类型：

A

“四校”2015—2016学年度高三第一次联考

英语试题

注意事项：

1.本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。

2.答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号等信息填写在答题卷的相应位置。

3.全部答案在答题卡和答题卷上完成，答在本试卷上无效。

4.本试卷卷面总分为120分，考生最终成绩按总分135分进行折算，折算公式：

最终成绩=卷面成绩（总分120分）×1.125，四舍五入取整数计分。

第I卷

第一部分阅读理解（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。

A

Duringthecoldwinterdays,therearesomeinterestingfestivalsintheworld.Lookatthefollowingones.

HarbinIceandSnowFestival

Place:

China

Time:

January5toFebruary5

Peoplebuildincrediblethingsoutoficeandsnow,decoratingthemwithlights.

TheCarnivalofVenice

Place:

Italy

Time:

betweenFebruaryandMarch

Oneofthemostbeautifulfestivalsintheworld,peoplewearmasksandelaboratecostumestohidedifferencesamongclasses,andtherearecontestsforthebestcostumes.

HoliFestival

Place:

India

Time:

lateFebruary/March,onthelastfullmoonday

HindusandSikhs,inIndia,Nepal,andSriLankacelebratethemaindayofthisincrediblyfun16-dayfestivalbythrowingcoloredpowderandwaterateachother.

SundanceFilmFestival

Place:

Utah,theUS

Time:

endofFebruary

ThelargestindependentfilmfestivalintheUS.Watchbothfeaturefilmsandshorts.Youneedtobuyaticket.

1.Whichofthefollowingfestivalscan’tbecelebratedattheendofFebruary?

A.SundanceFilmFestival.B.HarbinIceandSnowFestival.

C.HoliFestival.D.TheCarnivalofVenice.

2.Ifyouwanttowatchwonderfulfilms,youmaygoto_______.

A.IndiaB.ChinaC.AmericaD.Italy

3.IfyougotoEurope,whichfestivalcanyoucelebrate?

A.SundanceFilmFestivalB.HoliFestival

C.TheCarnivalofVeniceD.HarbinIceandSnowFestival.

B

ThomasJamesHansonwillrememberforalongtimethesnowstormthathitthestateofNewYorkonNovember22.The47-year-oldmanfromNiagaraFallswasstuckinhiscaronthehighwayforalmosteightdaysafterhisvehiclewasaccidentallypushedtothesideoftheroadandcoveredwithsnowbyworkersemployedtoremovethesnowfromthestreets.

DrivingontheInterstateHighway190duringtheworstofthesnowstorm,Mr.Hansondecidedtopulloverhisold1993VolkswagenPassattothesideoftheroadandwaitfortheweatherconditionstoimprove.Heremainedmotionlessforapproximatelyfivehoursbeforeasnowplowarrivedtocleartheway.Unfortunatelyforthepoorman,thedriverofthegiganticsnowremovalvehicledidnotseethesmallcar,pushingitintotheditchandcoveringitwithmorethan2metersofsnow.

Fortunatelyforthefatheroftwochildren,thesnowthatwasstackedoverhisvehiclewasnotverydenseandallowedforenoughfreshairtogetthroughtoenablehimtosurvive.Hewasabletodrinkwaterthatheobtainedbymeltingsnowwithhislighterinanaluminumcoffeecup,andheatethefewitemsofgrocerieshehadboughtbeforegoinghome.

“IfIhadknownIwouldbestuckforeightdays,Iwouldhaveboughtmorethanajarofdillpickles（咸菜）,abottleofketchupandtwosticksofbeefjerky（牛肉干）,”saidthesurvivorwithasmile.

ThomasHansonhadalmostlostallhopeofbeingrescuedwhenhiscarwashitonceagainthismorningbyanothersnowplow,whichrevealedthepoorman’slocation.

4.WhatcausedThomasJamesHansontofallintotheditchaccordingtothepassage?

A.Hisdrunkdriving.B.Thestrongwind.

C.Theslipperyroad.D.Asnowremovalvehicle.

5.Itcanbelearnedfromthepassagethat_______.

A.Mr.Hansonhadboughtsomefoodbeforetheaccident.

B.Mr.HansongotrescuedonNovember22eventually

C.Mr.Hansonhadenoughbottledwatertodrinkinthecar

D.Mr.Hansonwasstuckinthecarwithhischildren.

6.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeThomasJamesHanson?

A.Quick-minded.B.Hard-working.C.HumorousD.Careless

7.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?

A.HeavySnowstormCausedDisastertoNewYork

B.ManFoundAliveafterBeingStuck8DaysunderSnow

C.ThomasJamesHanson–aBlackSheepintheSnow

D.WonderfulEightDaysofExperienceintheSnow

C

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