甘肃定西市通渭届高三英语上学期第一次月考.docx

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甘肃定西市通渭届高三英语上学期第一次月考

2017－2018学年第一次月考试卷

高三英语

（时间：

100分钟　总分：

120分）

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。

A

Iworkedinadaycarecentrefortheelderly.OnelateautumnmorningIwokeuplate.Iimmediatelygotupandwentout,tofindastrongwindblowingandrainpouringdown.Worsestill,mycarrefusedtowork.Ihadtoruntothebusstopandwaitedagesforabus.

AfterIarrivedatthedaycarecentre,itwasratherlate.IhelpedtoservecupsofteatotheoldpeopleandservedoldElsielast,whowasmyfavourite.Iusedtositandchatwithher.ElsiewasblindandsheaskedmewhyIsoundedsodownthatday.Itoldherwhyandcomplainedabouttheterribleweather.Herreplywas:

“Iwentblindonadaylikethis,andasanartistitwasveryhardforme,butIhadsuchbeautifulmemoriesoftheworldaroundme.”ShethenaskedmetolookoutofthewindowanddescribewhatIcouldsee.Irepliedthattheskywasmiserableandgrey;thetreeshadhardlyanyleaves.

Elsiethensaid,“Imagineyouaregoingtopaintwhatyoucansee,howwouldyoublendacolourtomatchthemystical（神秘的）greyofthesky?

Doyouseeanybraveleavesclingingtenaciously（顽强地）tothetrees?

Whatcolourscanyouseeonthefallenleaves?

Theyarenotjustbrown.”

IlookedagainthinkingaboutwhatElsiehadsaidandrealizedwhatshemeant.Somanypeoplelookedattheworldwithoutreallyseeingit.Shewasawiseoldlady.

WhenitwastimetogohomeIwalkedhertothedoor.Sheaskedmetoremember,kissedmeonthecheekandsaid,“Iwillseeyoulater.”

Elsiediedthatnightinhersleep.Iwenttoherfuneralandwhenalightwindgentlytouchedmycheek,itwasasthoughIfeltherlastkissagain,andfeltthatshereallycouldseeme!

1.Whentheauthorgottothedaycarecentretowork,she.

A.immediatelycheeredupB.pretendedtobehappy

C.wasstillinlowspiritsD.stillcouldn’tcalmdowntowork

2.AfterhearingElsie’swords,theauthorprobably.

A.begantorealizeherpastmistakes

B.becamemorepatientwiththeelderly

C.begantoadmireElsie

D.begantolookattheworldinadifferentway

3.FromwhatElsiesaidwecaninferthatshewas.

A.optimisticB.anxiousC.funnyD.sympathetic

4.Thepurposeoftheauthoristotellusabout.

A.herfriendshipwithanoldblindlady

B.herworkatadaycarecentrefortheelderly

C.thelessonshelearnedfromanoldblindlady

D.anoldblindladyatadaycarecentre

B

ItwasahotmorningwhenIstartedmyflighttraining.Nearlytwohundredofusstoodatattention.Wewereveryexcitedthatonthisday,wewouldfinallybeginthe“hands-on”partofflighttraining.Wehadbeenthroughthirteentoughweeksofbasictraining.

Thatmorning,weweredelightedtowaitforthemomenttoclimbintothetrainingplanetoactuallybeginlearningtofly.Eachofuswasconvincedthatwewouldsoonfly“abovethebest”.

Aswestoodfacingtheofficers,waitingforinstructions,atinybirdjumpedoutinfrontofus.Itseemedconfusedandalittlefrightened.Suddenly,itsmotherflewover,asifencouragingittofly.Everyone’seyesfollowedthebirds.Evenourofficersturnedtowatch,mesmerizedbythescene.

Overandover,thetinybirdranasfastasitslittlelegscouldmove,butitstillfailedtoflyintotheskynomatterhowhardithadtried.

Completelyignoringthecrowdofstaringbystanders,themotherbirdwentonflyingtoandencouragingherlittlebird.Alltwohundredofuswatchedbreathlessly.Eachtimeitmadeitswayacrossthegrassinfrontofus,wesighedatitsfailure.

Finally,afterwehadstoodatattentionforwhatseemedlikehoursjustwatching,thosetinywingscouldflyatlast.Youcouldalmostseethelittlebirdfeelverypride.Then,weburstintowildcheers.Wewatched,asthelittlebirdfolloweditsmothertoflyintothesky.Ourofficersturnedbacktous,smiling.Welearnedalotfromthelittlebird.

5.Whywastheauthorexcitedbeforehisflighttraining?

A.Somebirdswouldaccompanyhimduringthetraining.

B.Hisoutstandingabilitytoflywouldbeprovedsoon.

C.Hewouldbegintogetpracticalexperienceonplanes.

D.Therewouldbenoboringbasictraininganymore.

6.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“mesmerized”inParagraph3mean?

A.Attracted.B.Touched.C.Influenced.D.Puzzled.

7.Whatdidtheauthorlearnfromtheexperience?

A.Keepingpracticecanmakeapersonbraver.

B.Oneshouldnotgiveupwhenmeetingwithfailure.

C.Theyoungmustbemodesttolearnfromtheold.

D.Nothingismoreimportantthanmother’slove.

8.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.MyexcitingexperienceB.Strictflightofficers

C.Astrong-mindedbirdD.Thebestflightlesson

C

WhenIwasachild,Ihadverymixedfeelingsaboutmyfather.Mostofthetime,hewasdistant.Atmeals,hewouldpreach（说教）somethingtous,hisunwillingaudience.Andhethoughthewasalwaysright.

UsuallyIwouldarguewithhimfiercely,yetstillhemanagedtodefeatmeeverytime,leavingmefrustratedandangry.SometimesIjusthatedhimandseldomtalkedwithhim.Aftermovingawayfromhomeatage18,IrealizedthatIcouldchangemyselfbylettinggoofmyneedtoberight.Iwrotedadaletteraskingifhewasinterestedinbecomingfriends.Dadwasexcitedattheidea.Yetafterabrief,enjoyableperiodofabouttwomonths,Ifoundthosesameoldpatternsagain.However,Istillheldtomydecision.Gradually,Ilearnedtoholdmytongue.Whendiscussionturnedtodebate,Iwoulddomyverybestnottoprovehimwrong.Bytheendofsixmonths,Ihaddoneit!

IcouldsitthroughaconversationwheredadwastellingmehowIwaswronganddidn’targuewithhim.

AsIgotbetteratthis,Icouldacceptandevenlovemydad.Onedaywhenhewasagainpreachingsomerules,Isimplynoddedmyheadoccasionally.ThenIheard,“Well,Fred,whatdoyouthink?

”Fromthatpointon,dadandIbeganhavingmeaningfulconversations.

IwasamazedthatonceImadethebigchanges,dadchanged,too!

Fromthatpointon,ourrelationshipgraduallygrewwarmeranddeeper.

9.Whydidtheauthorusetobeangrywithhisfather?

A.Hisfathertalkedtoomuchaboutsomethingunimportant.

B.Heusedtobedefeatedwhenarguingaboutsomething.

C.Hethoughthisfatherdidn’tlovehim.

D.Hisfatherexpectedtoomuchofhim.

10.Theauthordecidedtoimprovehisrelationshipwithhisfatherbybeinga（n）.

A.excellentdebaterB.considerateassistant

C.patientinstructorD.goodlistener

11.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“mydecision”inthesecondparagraphreferto?

A.Thedecisiontoimprovetherelationshipwithmyfather.

B.Thedecisiontohelpmyfathertomakemorefriends.

C.Thedecisiontoargueagainwithmyfather.

D.Thedecisiontostoptalkingwithmyfather.

12.Wecaninferfromthetextthat.

A.acceptingandlovingotherscanhelpimprovepeople’srelationship

B.insistingonone’sownideasisimportanttopeopleofallages

C.givingupsomethingisawisedecisionallthetime

D.respectingparentsisnecessaryforyoungpeople

D

Theworld’sfirstsubwaywasbuiltinLondonin1863.Atthetime,thegovernmentwaslookingforawaytoreducetrafficproblemsinthecityofLondon.Thepoorareasofthecityweresocrowdedwithpeoplethatitwasalmostimpossibleforhorsecarriagestogetthrough.ThecityofficialswereinterestedintryingtomakeitpossibleforworkerstoliveoutsideofLondonandtraveleasilytoworkeachday.Ifpeoplehadacheapandconvenientwaythattheycoulddependontogotoandfromwork,theywouldrelocate（重新安置）theirhomesoutsideofthecity.Thiswouldhelpease（减轻）thepressureoftoomanypeoplelivinginthepoorpartsofLondon.Fromtheseproblems，theideaoftheLondonUnderground,thefirstsubwaysystem,wasborn.

TheplansforbuildingtheUndergroundmetwithseveralproblemsanddelays，butthefasttrackwasfinallyopenedinJanuary1863.Asteamtrainpulledthecarsalongthefastundergroundtrackwhichwas6kilometers（3.7miles）long.About30，000peoplegotonthesubwaythefirstday.Ridersweretreatedtocomfortableseats（standingupwhilethetrainwasmovingwasnotallowed）,andpleasantdecorationsinsideeachofthecars.However，thesmokefromtheenginesoonfilledtheairinthetunnelswithashandsoot（煤灰）,aswellaschemicalgases.Fanshadtobeputinthetunnelslatertokeeptheaircleanenoughforpeopletobreathe.Evenwithitsproblems，ridingintheUndergrounddidcatchon.Itcarried9millionridersinitsfirstyear.

13.WhatledtheBritishgovernmenttobuildtheLondonUnderground？

A.Trafficjamsandpollution.

B.Populationandpollution.

C.Overcrowdingandtrafficjams.

D.Thepovertyandsubwayproblems.

14.HowdidtheLondonUndergroundsolvethesmokeproblem？

A.Itmadethetunnelslarger.

B.Itputfansinthetunnels.

C.Itcleanedthechemicalgasesinthetunnels.

D.Itreducedthenumberofpassengersridinginthetrain.

15.Theunderlinedphrase“catchon”mostprobablymeans“______”.

A.betroublesomeB.becomepopularandfashionable

C.keepupwithD.seize

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

Inourhomeitwasnaturaltofearourfather.Evenourmotherwasafraidofhim.Aschildren,mysisterandIthoughteveryfamilywaslikethat.16Wediscoveredwecoulddrawpictureswithchalkonourwoodenfrontdoor.Wecouldhavelotsoffun,sowestarteddrawingandmakinglotsofprettypicturesalloverit.Wehadagreattime.Wedecidedtofinishourpictures,knowingMomwouldloveit.

17Wedidnotunderstandwhy,butweknewallaboutanger,andwewerei