河北省武邑中学届高三上学期寒假作业英语试题3.docx

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河北省武邑中学届高三上学期寒假作业英语试题3

武邑中学2017-2018学年高三年级寒假作业英语学科（第三期）

完成时间：

2018年2月14日（腊月二十九）星期三班级学号_______学生姓名__________家长签字________

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

A

Say“HongKong”and“greatswimming”aren'texactlythefirstthingthatleaptomind.Shopping,sure,butswimmingpools?

Turnsout,alongwithallitsotherattractions,HongKongisloadedwithpicturesquepools.

TheRitz－Carlton

ThepoolattheRitz－Carltonisbreathtaking,thankstotheview,thealtitudeand,ofcourse,theswim.Onthe118thfloorat484metresabovethestreetinthetallestbuildinginHongKong,it'stheworld’shighestswimmingpool.Theceilingandwallsaremadeupof144LEDscreensdisplayingcoralreefsandothernaturalscenes.

WHotelHongKong

Ifyouhaveonlyoneniceswimsuit,saveitfortheWHotelHongKong.Onlypeoplelivinginthishotelcanenjoythiswonderfulpool,whichisHongKong'shighestrooftoppool.Thehotel'ssignatureWETdeckisfamousforstylishandoccasionallywildpoolsidepartiesinsummer.WETalsofeaturesagoodcocktailbarandaJacuzzi.

HotelIndigo

OneofHongKong'suniqueexperiencesisswimminginHotelIndigo’sglass-bottompool.Thepoolprotrudesfromthehotel,allowingpeoplebelowtoseeswimmersandtheswimmerstodolapswhilecheckingoutthetrafficbelow.Thepoolissmallercomparedtootherlocalgrandhotelsandonlyavailabletothehotelguests.

FourSeasonsHotel

TheFourSeasonsHotelgorgeousinfinitypooloverlooksVictoriaHarbor.Evencooler,thehotelpipesinunderwatermusic,makingtheswimmuchmorewonderful,orannoying,dependingonyourtasteinmusic.Thepoolisopenonlytohotelguests.

21.Whichofthefollowingisthehighestpoolintheworld?

A.TheRitz－Carlton

B.WHotelHongKong

C.HotelIndigo

D.FourSeasonsHotel

22.WhenswimmersareswimminginHotelIndigo,theycan.

A.enjoythebeautifulsky

B.beseenbypeoplebelow

C.checkoutthehotel

D.findthehotelissmall

23.WhocangotoswimintheFourSeasonsHotel?

A.Thepersonswhoaregoodatswimming.

B.Thepersonswhohavetasteinmusic.

C.Thepersonswholoveunderwaterpool.

D.ThepersonswholiveinFourSeasonsHotel.

24.Wheredoesthistextprobablycomefrom?

A.Aresearchpaper.

B.Atouristbrochure.

C.Anofficialannouncement.

D.Afashionmagazine.

B

OnApril14th,2010,myentirelifechangedinaninstant.OnemomentIwasjoyfullyridingthroughthesunshine.Thenextmoment,metal,fleshandbonewerespreadingagainstthepavementinathunderouscrash.Anothercyclist,bikingcarelessly,hadcutmeoffandsentmesupermanningtowardoncomingtraffic.

Asiftosymbolizetheaccidentthathadhitmylife,anotherdisasteralsooccurredonApril14th,2010.Itcosttheairlineindustry＄l.7billion.Tenmilliontravelerswerestuckfordays.Economiesallovertheworldweredisturbed.ThiswastheeruptionofEyjafjallajokull,oneofIceland’smanyvolcanoes.

However,volcanoesarenotallbad.Infact,theyarenecessary.Theyareresponsibleforthebirthofnewearth,andforthecreationofrichsoil.Thiseruptiongaveoff0.15milliontonsofcarbondioxideintotheatmospheredaily.Butcancelling48%oftheworld’sflighttravelsavedabout2.8milliontonsofCO2fromenteringtheatmosphere，temporarilydecreasingourcarbonfootprint.

Similarly,theaccidenthadbadlyaffectedmyemotionbutitalsoallowedmetolookmorecloselyinsidemyselfanddiscoverthingsaboutmyselfIneverwouldhaverealized.Ilearnedhownottojudgemyselfformynewlimitations.

In1973,anotherIcelandicvolcano,Eldfell,brokeout.Icelandersdecidedtobombitwithcoldwateruntilitfrozeandchoseadifferentpath.Aftertheirplanworked，theyusedthegeothermal（地热）energyforthenext15yearstoheattheirhomes.Agoodexampleoflifebringinglemons,andmakinglemonade!

Onemustmoveonfrommisfortunes,focusingonlyonthepresentmomentandbeinghopefulforthefuture.

IranfromApril14th,2010,toeverykindofescape.EventuallyIendedupinuniversityforanew-foundloveinEarthsciences.

25.WhathappenedtothewriteronApril14th,2010?

A.Hewasinvolvedinacarcrash.

B.HewasstuckinIceland’sairport.

C.Hewitnessedavolcaniceruption.

D.Hewasbadlyinjuredonabikeride.

26.WhichwasaneffectoftheeruptionofEyjafjallajokull?

A.Economywasinfluencedgloballybytheeruption.

B.Carbondioxidewasincreasedtemporarily.

C.TheearthinIrelandwasterriblypolluted.

D.Mostoftheworld’splaneswereheldup.

27.WhydidthewritermentiontheEldfellvolcano?

A.ItbrokeoutinIcelandonApril14thaswell.

B.Itsymbolizedtheaccidentthatchangedhislife.

C.Itencouragedhimtoknowmoreabouthimself.

D.Ittoldhimtomakethemostofgivensituation.

28.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.InspirationfromDisastersB.EscapefromVo