佛山市高三英语三模试题及解析.docx

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佛山市高三英语三模试题及解析

2017--2018学年佛山市普通高中高三教学质量检测（三）

第I卷

第二部分阆读理解（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A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。

A

Whenyou’relookingforwardtotakingaholidayinEgypt，you’recertainlynotshortofchoices.Thecountryhassomanytoseethatyou’llprobablynotwanttolimityourselftojustonecity.

Hurghada—AWaterSportsParadise

With250hotelsrankingfromcomfortable3-starhotelsupto5-staraccommodation,themainattractionofstayinghereistheactivitiesinandonthewarmwaters.Ithasbecomeaninternationalcentreforwatersports,allowingvisitorstotakepartinsurfing,sailinganddeep-seafishing.Thewatersarealsohometoahugevarietyofcoralandfish,makingitadreamspotfordiving.Ifallthatisn’tenough,Hurghadaishometosomeoftheworld’sfinestunderwatergardens.

Luxor—AnOpen－airMuseumofAncientHistory

ForthosewithaninterestinEgyptianhistory,LuxorisanexcellentplacetostayandisbuiltuponthesiteoftheancientEgyptiancityofThebes.IfyoumakethisthebaseforyourEgyptholiday,you’rebasicallystayinginanopen－airmuseum!

ThemoderncityofLuxorhastheruinsofKarnak.AcrosstheNileliemanymoremonuments,templesandtombsincludingtheValleyoftheKingsandtheQueens.TheNilesailingisnecessaryforthosewithaninterestinthecountry’sancienthistory.

Cairo—TheCapitalCity

Finally,ofcourse,there’sCairo.It’sdefinitelyastartingpointformostofEgyptholidaymakers.Cairooffersanexcellentmixofculture,art,cookingandsightseeingchances.Withthefamouspyramids，varioustemplesandsomefascinatingmuseums，Cairoisafantasticchoiceifyoucancometothecity.

1．VisitorsfloodtoHurghadamainlybecauseitcanofferthem________．

A．thefunniestbotanicgardensB．choicesofwateractivities

C．abriefhistoryofEgyptD．themixofcultureandart

2．WhichofthefollowingcitiesdomosttouristsvisitfirstinEgypt?

A．Cairo.B．Luxor.C．Thebes.D．Hurghada.

3．Thispassageismostprobablytakenfrom________．

A．ahistoricaldocumentB．asciencemagazine

C．atravelguideD．abookreview

B

Inthemid1950s，Iwasasomewhatboredearlyadolescentmalestudentwhobelievedthatdoinganymorethannecessarywaswastedeffort.Oneday,thisapproachthrewmeintoembarrassment.

InMrsTotten'seighthgrademathclassatCentralAvenueSchoolinAnderson,Indiana,wewerelearningtoaddandsubtractdecimals（小数）．

Ourteachertypicallyassigneddailyhomework，whichwouldberecitedinclassthefollowingday.Onmostdays,ourgradeswerebasedonouroralanswerstohomeworkquestions.

MrsTottenusuallywalkedupanddowntherowsofdesksrequestinganswersfromstudentafterstudentintheorderthequestionshadappearedonourhomeworksheets.Shewouldstarteitheratthefrontorthebackoftheclassroomandworktowardtheotherend.

SinceIwasseatednearthemiddleofabout35students,itwaseasytofigureoutwhichquestionsImighthavetoanswer.Thisparticulartime,Ihadcompletedmyusualtwoorthreeproblemsaccordingtomycalculations.

WhatIfailedtoexpectwasthatseveralstudentswereabsent,whichthrewoffmyestimate.AsMrsTottenmadeherwayfromthebeginningoftheclass,IdesperatelytriedtodeterminewhichmathproblemIwouldget.Itriedtoworkitoutbeforeshegottome,butIhadbrainfreezeandcouldn'tfunction.

WhenMrsTottenreachedmydesk，sheaskedwhatanswerI'dgotforproblemNo.14.“I...Ididn'tgetanything，”Ianswered，andmyfacefeltwarm.

“Correct,”shesaid.

Itturnedoutthatthecorrectanswerwaszero.

WhatdidIlearnthatday？

First,alwaysdoallyourhomework.Second,inreallifeitisn'talwayswhatyousaybuthowyousayitthatmatters.Third,Iwouldnevermakeitasamathematician.

IfIcouldchooseoneschooldaythattaughtmethemost,itwouldbethatone.

4．WhatdoestheunderlinedpartinParagraph1indicate?

A．Itiswisetovalueone'stime.B．Itisimportanttomakeaneffort.

C．Itisrighttosticktoone'sbelief.D．Itisenoughtodothenecessary.

5．Usually，MrsTottenaskedherstudentsto________．

A．recitetheirhomeworktogether

B．gradetheirhomeworkthemselves

C．answertheirhomeworkquestionsorally

D．checktheanswerstotheirhomeworkquestions

6．Theauthorcouldworkoutwhichquestionstoanswersincetheteacheralways________．

A．askedquestionsinaregularway

B．walkedupanddownwhenaskingquestions

C．chosetwoorthreequestionsforthestudents

D．requestedherstudentstofinishtheirusualquestions

7．Theauthorfailedtogetthequestionshehadexpectedbecause________．

A．theclassdidn'tbeginasusual

B．severalstudentsdidn'tcometoschool

C．hedidn'ttryhardtomakehisestimate

D．MrsTottendidn'tstartfromthebackoftheclass

C

Stopwastingyourtimethinkingofreasonsforyourfailuresandshortcomings.Instead,realizethattheseedsofsuccesswereplantedwithinyouwhenyouwereborn.Onlyyouhavethepowertomakethoseseedsgrow.

Theseeds,andthepowertogrowthem,arecontainedinthemostawesomemachineevercreated:

thehumanmind.Successisachoiceandnotachance.Youwerebornawinner.Youwerebornrich.Youcanbeasuccessifonlyyoumaketherightchoice.

Youcannotbesuccessfulwithoutfirstdevelopingyourself-esteem（自信心）.Yourlevelofself-esteemisalwaysbasedonthedegreeofcontrolthatyouareabletoexerciseoveryourself,andthusoveryourlife.Peoplewithlowself-esteemarepeoplewhodonotbelievethattheyhaveanypower,orresponsibilityfortheirlives.Theyarealwaysvictims.Theyareleavestossed（摇摆）bythewindsofchanceblownaboutwithanysuddenchangeintheweather.

Youcanexercisecontroloveryourlifeonlytothedegreethatyoubelieveyouareresponsibleforeverythingthathappensinyourlife.Failuresthinkthateverythinghappensbyaccidentandchance.Successfulpeoplerealizethattheyareresponsible.

Everythinghappensasaresultofsomething.Ifwecanidentifythecause,wecancontroltheeffect.Weareresponsibleforwhatwechoosetothinkandbelieve.Onegenerallyrisestothelevelthatoneexpects.Weareresponsibleforsettingourexpectations.Oursuccessisdependentuponourlevelofconfidence.

Ifyouassociatewithpositive-thinkingpeople,youaredefinitelygoingtoachievesuccess.Onthecontrary,theoppositehappens.Weareresponsibleforfinding,planting,andnurturing（培育）theseedsthatcontainfuturevictory,bornfromsetbacks（挫折）.

Inshort,inallareasofyourlife,whethertheyarefinancial,physical,emotional,orspiritual,youareresponsible.Onceyourecognizethis,acceptit,andfirmlybelieveit.Youareontheroadtosuccess.

8．Whypeoplewithlowself-confidencearecomparedtoleavesinParagraph3?

A.Becausetheycan’texercisecontroloverthemselves.

B.Becausetheyareeasilyaffectedbywindyweather.

C.Becausetheydon’thavethepowertofacetheirfate.

D.Becausetheyarereadytochangetheirminds.

9．Accordingtothepassage,whatwouldlosersthink?

A.Successistheresultofhardwork.

B.Workinghardwillleadtosuccess.

C.Theyfailonlybecauseofbadluck.

D.Theydon’tmakeeffortstosucceed.

10．Itcanbeinferredfromthefifthparagraphthat________.

A.settingourexpectationsisessentialbeforetakingaction

B.knowingcauseandeffectisthekeytofuturesuccess

C.thoughtsandbeliefsaretheresultofcreativemind

D.whetherwewillsucceeddependsonourattitudes

11．Whatdoesthelastparagraphserveas?

A.Theproofoftheauthor’spoints.B.Theconclusionoftheargument.

C.Anintroductiontoanothertopic.D.Acomparisonbetweentwoviews.

D

Accordingtothemostrecentcount,morethan6500homelesspeoplesleeponthestreetorinsheltersinSanFrancisco,andthereareonlyeightshowerfacilities（设施）specificallyavailabletothehomeless,andmostofthesehavejustoneortwostalls（淋浴间）andaren'topeneveryday.NowSanFranciscobasedcompanyLavaMae,istryingtochangethatwithasimplebutsmartidea—turningretiredcitybusesintomobileshowersforthehomeless.TheideaknownasLavaMae,isaresponsetotheneedofthehomelessinthecity.

ItallstartedtwoyearsagowhenSandovalgotinacabafterameetingintheSoMadistrictofSanFrancisco,wherethehomelessmainlylived.“Mydriverturnedaroundandsaid,‘Welcometothelandofbrokendreams.’”ThenSandovalawokefromherimaginationandstartedreallylookatthepeoplearoundher.“AwomanIpassedwascryingandsayingthatshewouldneverbeclean,”Sandovalsaid.Shetookwhatthewomansaidasasignthatsheshouldfocusontheproblemofhygiene（卫生）,oneofthemostpressingneedsforthehomeless.

Afterdoingsomeresearch，Sandovalhitontheideaofamobileunitthatcouldbeequippedwithshowerfacilities.Accordingtothecompany'sfounderDonieceSandoval,everybuswillberenewedandequippedwithtwoseparateprivateareas,eachwithashowerstall,sink,changingareas,toiletandbench.Sandovalsaysthatifeveryonestickstoafive-minuteshower,asingleLavaMaebuscouldprovideserviceforabout100peopleduringeach8-to-10-hourshift.

Theprojecthasbeenseveralyearsinthemakingasithasnotbeeneasytogetofficialstoagree.Inaddition,itisalsodifficulttoaskthebuscompanytodonatebuses.Nowshehasreachedanagreementwithabuscompany,whichwilldonatethebusesbeingretiredinthenextfouryears.

WhileLavaMaeisnowfocusedonthecityofSanFrancisco,thereisnoreasonthattheideacannotbespreadallovertheworld.

12．Themainideaofthispassageisthat________.

A．thehomelesslivedacomfortablelifeinSanFrancisco

B．thebuscompanyshowsgreatsupporttoLavaMae

C．LavaMaecreatesshowerservice