届甘肃省天水市秦安县高三第一次模拟考试英.docx

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届甘肃省天水市秦安县高三第一次模拟考试英

天水市秦安县2017-2018届高三第一次模拟考试英语试题

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。

并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑．

A

Asurewaytodestroyyourchancesoflearninghowtowriteskillfullyistobelievethatwritingisa“naturalgift”ratherthanalearnedskill.Peoplewithsuchanattitudethinkthattheyaretheonlyonesforwhomwritingisunbearablydifficult.Theyfeelthateveryoneelsefindswritingeasyoratleasttolerable.Suchpeopleoftensay,“I’mnotanygoodatwriting”or“Englishwasnotoneofmygoodsubjects.”Theyimplythattheysimplydonothaveatalentforwritingwhileothersdo.Theresultofthisattitudeisthatthesepeopletrytoavoidwriting,andwhentheydowrite,theydon’ttrytheirbest.Theirwritingfailschieflybecausetheybelievethattheydon’thavethe“naturaltalent”neededtowrite.Unlesstheirattitudechanges,theyprobablywillnotlearnhowtowriteeffectively.

Arealisticattitudeaboutwritingmustbuildontheideathatwritingisaskill.Itisaskilllikedriving,typing,orcooking;and,likeanyskill,itcanbelearned.Ifyouhavethedeterminationtolearn,youwilldevelopyourwritingskillsbypracticingextensively.

Manypeoplefinditdifficulttodotheactivethinkingthatclearwritingdemands.Itisfrustratingtodiscoverhowmuchofachallengeitistotransferthoughtsandfeelingsfromone’sheadontoasheetofpaper.Butwritingisnotanautomaticprocess:

Wewillnotgetsomethingfornothing—andweshouldnotexpectto.Foralmosteveryone,skillfulwritingcomesfromhardwork—fromdeterminationandsweat.Thegoodnewsisthattheskillofwritingcanbemastered,andifyouarereadytowork,youwilllearnwhatyouneedtoknow.

1.Whydosomepeoplethinkwritingisdifficult?

A.Theyhavenotimetopracticewriting.

B.Theybelievefewpeoplecanwritewell.

C.Theyhavenogoodteacherstohelpthem.

D.Theydon’tthinkwritingcanbelearned.

2.ItcanbeinferredfromPara.1that______.

A.“naturalgift”isthedeterminingfactorinone’ssuccess

B.diligencecanresultinsuccess

C.apersonwithout“naturalgift”issuretofailinwriting

D.attitudedetermineswhatonewillbe

3.Whatisthetopicofthepassage?

A.Whywritingisimportant.B.Whetherwritingisaborngift.

C.Benefitsofessaywriting.D.Howtoimprovewritingskills.

B

Besidescontainingattractiveflowers,treesandotherplantsthatbeautifythecommunity,ecofriendlyraingardensarehealthyfortheenvironmentandthepeoplelivingandworkingnearby.

Araingardenisnotverydifferentfromatraditionalgarden.Itisjustafarmoreecofriendlygarden.Usuallyitisbuiltlowerthantheground.Raingardensmakesmartuseofrainandstormwaterbytemporarilyholdingwaterfromrainandstormsandlettingitsoak（浸入）slowlyintothegroundbeforeitrunsintostreamsorentersthepublicdrinkingwatersupply.

Thus,araingardenkeepsthewater,allowingittobeusedasneededbyplantsintheraingarden,ratherthanflowingimmediatelyintonearbystreamsandgoingunused.Thewaterwillsoakslowlyintothegroundwithinadayortwo.Thiscreatesanadvantagethattheraingardendoesnotallowmosquitoestobreed.Thisisasimple,attractive,andecofriendly“green”waytotreatstormwater.

What’smore,plantingaraingardenhelpsreducepollutionandimprovetheenvironment.Withoutusingexpensivemachineryandchemicals,raingardensremoveharmfulchemicalsintherainwaterandcutdownontheamountofpollutionreachingstreamsandriversbyupto30%.

Nativeplantsarerecommendedforraingardensbecausetheyaremoreusedtothelocalclimate,soil,andwaterconditions.Theymayattractlocalwildlifesuchasnativebirds.Wateryourraingardenimmediatelyafterplantingandonceaweek,unlessyouhavehadatleastaninchofrainduringtheweek.Oncenativeplantsestablishthenecessaryrootsystem,theywillrequirelittlecare.

Often,localgovernmentsandprivatebusinessesdeveloplargeraingardensintheiryardsandinpublicparksasawaytoimprovetheenvironmentandsolvefloodingproblems.However,youdon’tneedtobeaprofessionallyenvironmentalengineertocreatearaingarden.Aslongasyou’reecoconscioushomeowners,youcanhelptheenvironmentbybuildingsmallerraingardensinyouryards.

4.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueforthefunctionofraingardens?

A.Theyaregoodforlivingconditions.B.Theyincreasepollution.

C.Theycanbeautifythecommunity.D.Theyimprovetheenvironment.

5.WhichofthefollowingistheecofriendlyfunctionofraingardensdiscussedinParagraph4?

A.Theycanhelpreducethepollutionproblem.

B.Theycankeeptherainandstormwater.

C.Theycanbehealthyforthepeoplearound.

D.Theycanmaketheenvironmentmorebeautiful.

6.Oneofthemainreasonswhynativeplantsarerecommendedisthat.

A.theycostlessandaremucheasiertoget

B.theymayattractlocalwildlifetocome

C.theyrequirelittlecarefromthelocalgardener

D.theyaremoreusedtothelocalgrowingconditions

7.Whatdoweknowaboutraingardens?

A.Theyneedlittlewaterafteralltheplantsareplanted.

B.Theymayattractlocalbirdsandchangethelocalclimate.

C.Theyusuallyneedatleastaninchofrainwateraweek.

D.Theymayreducethewaterpollutionproblemby70%.

C

 ItwasreportedlastweekthatdeveloperscouldtakephotosfromApplemobileandGoogleAndroiddeviceswithoutthephoneownersknowingthattheimageswerebeingtaken.InApple’scase,developerscanalsoobtainthelocationinformationforeachphoto.

Senator（参议员）CharlesSchumersaidinatelephoneinterviewthathisofficehadspokenwithofficialsatbothAppleandGoogleonMonday.

“WeaskedthemiftheycouldfindawayontheirowntopreventApplefromhavingaccesstoprivateinformation,”Mr.Schumersaid.“Theywerefriendlyandopentotheideathatthisoughttobechanged.”

OnSunday,Mr.SchumersaidthatheplannedtosendalettertotheFederalTradeCommissionaskingtheagencytoinvestigateAppleandGoogleaftertheprivacyconcernscametolight.ClaudiaBourneFarrell,anF.T.C.spokeswoman,saidtheagencyhadreceivedtheletterbutshecouldnotcommentfurther.

“Itworriespeopletothinkthatone’spersonalphotos,addressbook,andwhoknowswhatelsecanbeobtainedandevenpostedonlinewithoutpermission,”Mr.SchumerwroteinhislettertotheF.T.C.“Ifthetechnologyexiststoopenthedoortothiskindofprivacyinvasion,thensurelytechnologyexiststocloseit,andthat’sexactlywhatmusthappen.”

Mr.SchumersaidifAppleandGooglecouldnotcometoanagreementtofixtheproblem,thenhewouldbeforcedtotaketheissuefurther.

Hesaidothercompanieshadbeenwillingtoworkwithhisofficetofixissues.“I’moptimisticthatwecangetthischangedwithoutanyregulation,”hesaid.“Ifit’snotchanged,thenwe’llturntotheF.T.C.,andifthatdoesn’tworkthenwe’llconsiderlegislativeapproach.”

TheF.T.C.haswarnedcompaniestotrytobemorevigilant（警醒的）intheireffortstoprotectconsumerswhenitcomestoprivacy.

8.ThesenatorsspokewithofficialsatbothAppleandGoogle_______.

A.tourgethemnottoinvadeconsumers’privacy.

B.todiscusswhetheritisillegaltohaveaccesstoprivateinformation.

C.tostopthemfromdevelopingthetechnologyoftakingphotos.

D.tokeepthemfromobtainingthelocationinformationforeachphoto.

9.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTrue?

A.PrivacyinvasionfromApplehasexistedforalongtime.

B.Mr.SchumertakestheprivacyconcernscausedbyAppleandGoogleseriously.

C.PrivacyinvasionfromGooglehasexistedforalongtime.

D.AppleandGooglehavedecidedtomakeachange.

10.Mr.Schumer’slettertotheF.T.C.mainlyshowsthatthetechnologytoopenthedoortoprivacyinvasion_______.

A.causesprivacyinvasiontohappenfrequently.         

B.canbeusedifpermitted.

C.causespeopletoworryaboutthesafetyoftheirpersonalinformation. 

D.causespersonalinformationtobepostedonlinewithoutpermission.

11.Wherecanwereadaboutthepassage?

A.Inanewspaper.  B.Inamagazine. 

C.Inasciencereport. D.Inatextbook.

D

Asicklittlegirlisbeingkeptalivethankstoherbestfriend—adogwhocarriesheroxygentankonhisback.Alida’sfaithfuldogcompanionMrGibbshasbeenspeciallytrainedtoshepherdthethree-year-old,whobreathesthroughatubemostofthetime.Hefollowshercloselyassheplaysinherfamily’sten-acrelandinLouisville,usestheslideorevenridesherbike.

Alidawasdiagnosedwithneuroendocrinehyperplasiaofinfancy（NEHI）whenshewasjusteightmonthsold.Herrareconditionhasjusteighthundreddocumentedsufferersthroughouttheworld,andcausesdiseasedpiecesofthelungstofilteroxygenthroughextralayersofcells,makingithardoralmostimpossibletobreathe.ForAlidaandherparents,itmeantthatevenawalkintheparkwasverydifficultbecauseoxygenequipmentwastooheavyfortheyoungstertobeabletocarryherself.Asparents,theywantedtodosomethingtohelptheirdaughtersurvivedespitehavingatubefollowingherallthetime.Thecouplefoundoutabout“servicedogs”fromaTVprogramandrealizedananimaltrainedtohelptheblindcouldbetrainedtohelpAlida.Theyfinallyfoundhelpintheshapeofgoldendoodle—aretrievercrossedwithapoodle-dogMrGibbs.NowthankstotrainerAshleighKinsley—AlidaandMrGibbslovenothingmorethanplayingandrunningaroundtogetherwiththedogactingasAlida’slifesaver.

12.WhatisMrGibbs?

A.Apetdog.B.Apoliceman.C.Adoctor.D.Afirefighter.

13.WhendidthedoctorknowAlidacaughtt