山西省太原市高三英语月考试题 2.docx

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山西省太原市高三英语月考试题2

太原市外国语学校高三10月考试卷（英语）

第一部分阅读理解。

（共两节，满分60分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题3分，共45分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项A、B、C、D中，选出最佳选项。

A

Herearesomefamousromanticplacesintheworldthatyoucan’tmiss.

Paris

Therankingforthe“mostromanticcity”quiterightlyleadstoParis.Thecityoflighthaslongbeenfamousasacityoflove.Thisisdefinitelythebestplaceforlove,wineandfood.Parisisrichwithhistory.YoucantakeawalkthroughtheLouvre,gotoacaféacrosstheChampsElysees,havedinnerattheEiffelTowerorvisitthePalaceofVersail

les.

Venice

Undoubtedly,VeniceisthemostromanticcityofItaly.Fromtheamazingarchitecture,thehistoriccityoperaandtypicalrestaurantscreatearomanticmoodandmemorableatmosphere.DuringtheballseasoninVienna,onecanenjoythecity’spast,themaskedwaltzandromance.

Prague

PragueiscalledtheheartofEurope.Thecity,datingfromthe9thcentury,isindeedarealarchitecturalwonder.Prague’sfamouscastleisthelargestancientcastleintheworld,builtearlyin1257.Foramoreromanticexperience,takeyourlovedonestothetopofthe60-footobservat

oryandwatchtheslowsunsetoverPrague.

Maldives

Therearequietislands,warm,clearwaterwithexcellentvisibility,ahugeamountofreefsandanincrediblediversityofmarinelife.TheMaldivesistheplacetoshootallthosebeautifulpostcardpicturesofcouplesonadesertbeach.Mostislandsarenotmorethan1kminarea,whichmakesthemparticularlysuitableforprivacy,honeymoonsandlove.

1.Thecityoflightrefersto________.

A.ParisB.VeniceC.PragueD.Vienna

2.InVienna,visitorscan________.

A.gototheannualcarnival

B.admirethetypicalFrencharchitecture

C.seethewaltzintheballseason

D.takebeautifulpicturesofreefs

3.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.ViennaisknownastheheartofEurope.

B.Praguehasthelargestancientcastleintheworld.

C.ParisiscalledthecradleofEuropeanculture.

D.MostoftheislandsoftheMaldivesaremorethan1kminarea.

B

OnemorningwhenIwas11,Iexploredthetown’sabandonedroundgrainbarn（谷仓）.Ifoundachainedslidingdoorthatwaswideenoughformetopassthrough.

Inside,therewasaheavysmellofdeadmiceinthedark.Aftermyeyesadjusted,Inoticedashaft（升降机井）thatroseallthewaytothetopofthebarn.Ononesidewasaone-manelevatorwithalongropeandroller.

Isteppedontotheplatformandgavetheropeadragandtheelevatorbeganslidinguptheshaft,butstoppedhalfway.Afterabriefpanicattack,Inoticedholesinthewallatregularintervals,formingaladder.Forreasonsknownonlytoan11-year-old,Idecideditwouldbebettertogoupthandown.So,withshakinghands,Ibeganclimbingthewall.

Afterwhatseemedlikeforever,Ireachedthetopoftheshaft.Istoodup,dustedmyselfoffandfoundabsolutelynothingofinterest.It

wasjustanemptyroomwithaladderleadinguptotheroof.Iclimbedallthewayuphereforthis?

ThenInoticedafireextinguisher（灭火器）,whichI’dalwayswantedtoshootoff.Sothiswasthechanceofalifetime.Itriedit,and,muchtomysurprise,thethingworked!

Itshotoutathickcloudofpowderthatinstantlyfilledtheroom.Icouldn’tbreathe.Iwasgoingtochoketodeath,andthey’dprobablyneverevenfindmybody.

Luckily,Irememberedtheladdertotheroof.Iclimbedup,poppedthestrawroofandsawabrightbluesky.

Isuddenlyrealizedthedustandpowderpouringoutofthetopcoulddrawattention.Sowhenthedusthadsettled,Iclimbeddownandslippedoutofthechaineddoor.I’mnotsureifIwasmoreexcitedaboutbeingaliveoraboutnotbeingcaught,butIranallthewaybackhome.

4.Whentheauthorgotinsidethebarn,he_______.

A.noticedamanontheelevator

B.openedthechainedslidingdoor

C.sawmanydeadmiceinthedark

D.foundashaftleadingtothetop

5.Whichofthefollowingistherightorderoftheauthor’sadventure?

a.Theelevatorstoppedhalfway.

b.Heenteredtheroundgrainbarn.

c.Heclimbedtothetopoftheshaft.

d.Hefoundafireextinguisherandshotitoff.

A.b-a-c-dB.a-c-b-dC.c-a-d-bD.b-c-a-d

6.Aftergettingoutofthechaineddoor,theauthormightfeel_______.

A.inspiredB.relievedC.surprisedD.disappointed

7.Fromthepassage,wecanlearnthattheauthorwasprobablyaboyfullof__

_____.

A.passionsB.dreamsC.curiosityD.imagination

C

Hiddeninoursubconsciousness（潜意识

）isaperfectmentalpicture.Weseeourselvesonalongtripthatgoesacrossthecontinent.Wearetravelingbytrain.Outthewindows,wethinkinthepassingsceneofcarsonnearbyhighways,ofchildrenwavingatacrossing,ofcattlefeedingonadistanthillside,ofsmokepouringfromapowerplant,orrowuponrowofcornandwheat,offlatlandsandvalleys,ofmountainsandrollinghills,ofcityskylinesandvillagehalls.

Butuppermostinourmindsisthefinaldestination.Onacertaindayatacertainhour,wewillpullintothestation.Bandswillbeplayingandflagswaving.Oncewegetthere,somanywonderfuldreamswillcometrueandthepiecesofourliveswillfittogetherlikeacompletedjigsaw（拼图玩具）puzzle.Howrestlesslywepacetheaisles（通道）,condemning（指责）theminutesforhangingaround--waiting,waiting,waitingforthestation.

“Whenwereachthestation,thatwillbeit!

”wecry.“WhenI’m38.”“WhenIbuyanew450SLMercdesBenz!

”“WhenIputthel

astkidthroughcollege.”“WhenIhavepaidofftheloan!

”“WhenIgetapromotion.”“WhenIreachtheageofretirement,Ishalllivehappilyeverafter!

”

Soonerorlater,wemustrealizethereisnostation,nooneplacetoarriveatonceandforall.Thetruejoyoflifeisthetrip.Thestationisonlyadream.Itconstantlybeatsus.

“Relish（appreciate）themoment”isagoodmotto,actuallyitisn’ttheburdensoftodaythatdrivemanmad.Itistheregretoveryesterdayandthefearoftomorrow.Regretandfeararetwinthieveswhorobusoftoday.

Sostoppacingtheaislesandcountingthemiles.Instead,climbmoremountains,eatmoreicecream,swimmorerivers,watchmoresunsets,laughmoreandcryless.Lifemustbelivedaswegoalong.Thenthestationwillcomesoonenough.

8.Whydoestheauthordescribethementalpicture?

A．Toleadusintoaperfectworld.

B．Toletpeopleenjoythescenery.

C．Tointroduceanactualtripofhis.

D．Tocompareittoourlife’sjourn

ey.

9.Howdopeoplefeelwhenthey’reontheirtrip?

A．Puzzled.B．Happy.C．Relaxed.D．Impatient.

10.Whatdoestheauthormeanby“Regretandfeararetwinthieveswhorobusoftoday”inLine2Paragraph5?

A．Regretandfearareresponsibleforthelossoftoday.

B．Wemustbecarefulofthetwothieves:

regretandfear.

C．Regretandfearstopusfromenjoyingourpresentlife.

D．We’refrequentlychallengedbythetwo:

regretandfear.

11.Whydoestheauthorwritethepassage?

A．Toteachusagoodlesson.

B．Totellustherightattitudetolife.

C．Toadviseustoforgetourworries.

D．Tostopuswanderingalongtheaisles.

D

Wikipediaisanonlineencyclopedia（百科全书）.Thisnameisacombinationof“wiki"and“encyclopedia".WikiistheHawaiianwordforquick.Wikiwebsitesaredesignedtoenableuserstomakeadditionoreditanypageofthesite．

Wikipediahasbeenaccusedofshowingsystemicprejudiceandmistakes.CriticsarguethatWi

kipedia'sopennatureandalackofpropersourcesformuchoftheinformationmakesitunreliable.

MentionWikipediawithinthewallsofacademyandyou'llfindnoshortageofopinions.That’snosurprise.Cananonlineencyclopediathatiseditedbyanyonebetrustedasareliableinformationsource?

Shoul

dstudentsbeencouragedtousethistool?

Andisitevenpossibletodiscourageitsusers?

Tofindout,weperformedasimpleexperiment.Weselected100termsfromtheU．S．historytextbooks.WechoseamixofitemsthatstudentsmightbeaskedtoresearchforatestorpaperandweenteredeachitemintoGoogletofindoutwhichwebsitesthesearchenginesuggestsasthemostusefullinks.Theresultsareshocking.GooglelistedWikipediaasthenumberone:

87

timesoutof100．

Severalconclusionscanbedrawnfromthisfinding.First,peoplesearchingforinformationaboutthesehistoricaltermsarefindingtheentriesfromWikipediahelpful.Second,“banning"theuseofWikipediaappearshopelesslysimple-minded.JimmyWales,oneofWikipedia'sfounders,toldtheNewYorkTimes,"Theymightaswellsuggestnotlisteningtorock&rolleither"．

Toouruntrainedeyes,theinformationfromWikipediaappearedjustasreliable.Thereasonwhythecontentismostlyreliableisprobablythatthesetermsarerathermainstream．Thehigh-schoollevelcontentislesslikelytobewrongthanthesubjectsstudiedingraduateschools.Sowhenprimaryandsecondarystudentsareresearchinghistory,Wikipediaisstillaproperplacetostart．

12.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeWikipedia?

A.WikipediaisfromtheHawaiianlanguagewiththemeaningofprejudiceandmistakes．

B.Wikipediaisanonlineencyclopediaeditedfreely．

C.Wikipediaisanencyclopediaunderpublicattack．

D.Wikipediaisatoolforenjoyingrock&roll．

13.Whatdoes"it"inthesecondparagraphreferto?

A..Wikipedia'sopennature．

B.Wikipedia'slackofpropersources．

C.Wikip

edia

D.InformationontheInternet．

14.Whatdoesthewriterimplyinthelastparagraph?

A.Wikipediacanbeusefulincertainaspects．

B.StudentsshouldbediscouragedfromusingWikipedia．

C.TheinformationfromWikipediaistotallyreliable．

D.Wikipediacannotbetrustedatall．

15.Whatcouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.Wikipedia-----APerfec