英语山西省汾河中学届高三上学期第五次练考.docx

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英语山西省汾河中学届高三上学期第五次练考

汾河学校2015—2016学年度高三第五次练考

英语试卷

本试卷分第

卷（选择题）和第

卷（非选择题）两部分。

满分150分，考试用时120分钟。

第

卷（选择题）

第二部分：

阅读理解（共两节，满分60分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题3分，满分45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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

The2015AlamedaCountyFair

The2015AlamedaCountyFairrunsWednesday,June17throughSunday,July5.ItisopenTuesdaythroughSundayfrom11a.m.to11p.m.FairFavoriteswillincludehorseracing,exhibits,animals,food,rides,games,pigraces,kids’attractions,specialeventdaysandmore.

◆Activities:

BigOTiresFREEConcerts:

8p.m.-9:

15p.m,nightly.Specialeffectsshowwithvideotributetolocalheroes,immediatelyfollowingconcerts.

HorseRacing:

ThursdaythroughSunday,June18～21,June25～28,andJuly2～5.

FansoffairfoodcanalsolookforwardtothereturnoftheSNACKDOWN,wherefoodvendorsofferupnewmenuitemstocompetefortheprizedchampionshipbelt.AlivejudgingeventtodecidethechampionshipswillbeheldattheFaironFriday,June21at4p.m.

The4thofJulyofFireworksShowcomesbackingrandstyle,thistime,settolivemusicperformedbytheOaklandEastBaySymphony.TheBluesFestivalrunsalldayfrom1p.m.to9p.m.,followedbytheFireworksShowat9:

30p.m.TheFairwillcelebrateFather’sDay,Sunday,June21,withspecialattractionsandpromotionsjustfordads,includingBrewHaven,acraftbeerfestivalheldduringthefirstweekoftheFair.

◆Address:

AlamedaCountyFairgrounds,4501PleasantonAve.,Pleasanton,CA94566,（925）426-7600

◆GateAdmission:

Adults（13～61）—$12;

Kids（6～12）—$8;

Children（under6）—FREE;

Purchaseinadvance（beforeJune16）andsaveupto30%.

21.OnJune21,visitorstotheFaircanNOT_______.

A.joinillHorseRacingB.celebrateFather’sDay

C.enjoywatchingpigracesD.watchalivejudgingeventonfood

22.Acouplewiththeirsonaged7,bookingticketstotheFaironJune15,shouldpayabout________.

A.$20B.$22C.$32D.$14

23.Whattypeofwritingisthistext?

A.Atouristguide.B.Anewsreport.

C.Anofficialreport.D.Ascientificresearch.

B

Mystudentsoftentellmetheydon’thave“enoughtime”todoalltheirschoolwork.Myreplyisoftenbrief–Youhaveasmuchtimeasthepresident.Iusuallycarryonabitabouttherebeing24hoursperdayforeveryone,andsuggestthat“notenoughtime”isnotanacceptableexplanationofnotgettingsomethingdone.

Onceingraduateschool,ItriedtojustifymyselftooneofmyprofessorsbysayingthatIwasworking.Hisanswertomewas,“That’sirrelevant.What’simportantisthequalityofyourwork.”SincethenIhavehadtimetoreflectonthe“hardworker”dodge（伎俩）,andIhavecometosomeconclusions–allrelevanttotheissueofhowmuchtimewehave.

Ifyoulookatthematteranalytically,youcanidentifytwopartsoftheproblem.Thereis,ofcourse,thematterof“time”,whichwecanthinkofasfixed.Thenthereistheissueof“work”duringthattime,whichcanvaryinintensity.But,asmyprofessorsuggested,it’snotdiligencebutthequalityoftheproductthatisimportant.

Thatledmetoanewidea,thequalityofwork.ThatconceptisperhapsbestexplainedbyasignIoncesawonthewallinsomeone’soffice–Don’tworkharderbutworksmarter!

There’salotofsenseinthatidea.

Ifyoucan’tgetmoretime,andfewofuscan,theonlysolutionistoimprovethequalityofwork.Thatmeansthinkingofwaysofgettingmoreoutofthesametimethanwemightotherwiseget.Thatshouldleadustoananalysisofourworkhabits.Since“work”forstudentsusuallymeans“homework”,theexpression“workhabits”shouldbereadas“learninghabits”.

Then,asasmartstudent,youwillseektoimprovethoseskillsthatyouuseinstudy,chieflyreadingandwriting.Ifyoulearntoreadbetterandwritebetter,therearebigbenefitsthatpayoffacrosstheboardinallyourstudies.

24.Fromthepassage,weknowthattheauthoris_____.

A.apoetB.aneducatorC.aneditorD.adirector

25.Wecaninferfromthefirsttwoparagraphthatwestudents_____.

A.haveenoughtimeB.canmeetthepresident

C.getsomethingdonewellD.shouldaccepttheexplanation

26.TheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph2means_____.

A.ThatisimpossibleB.Thatisnotimportant

C.ThatisunbearableD.Thatisnotacceptable

27.Themainpurposeofwritingthepassageistogive_____.

A.informationB.encouragementC.criticismD.advice

C

GregoryKloehndigsthroughdustbinseveryday,butnotforthereasonthatmostpeoplewouldthink.Heisn’thomeless.Infactheistryingtohelpthehomeless.

Gregorybeganhislifeasasculptor.Butheoftenfeltthathissculptures,whichjuststoodinrichpeople’shousesforyears,lackedameaningfulpurpose.Soin2011,hedecidedtoputhisartisticenergiesintocreatinghomestosell—notordinaryhomesbutsmallstructuresbuiltentirelyfromrecycledmaterials.

Thethoughtofcreatinghomesforthehomelessdidn’toccurtohimuntiltheyear2013,whenahomelesscoupleaskedhimforatarp（防水布）.Insteadofatarp,Gregoryofferedthemsomethingbetter:

asmallhomewithawatertank,akitchenandatrapforwaste.TheyweresogratefulthatGregorydecidedtofocushiseffortsonhelpinghousethehomelesspopulationinhiscity.Andsoonhis“HomelessHomesProject”wasstarted.

Beforestartinganewhome,Gregory,goeshuntingformaterialsbydiggingthroughdustbins.Everythinghefindsisusable—refrigeratordoorsbecomehousedoors;washingmachinedoorsoftenserveaswindows,andthetopsofcarsbecomestrongroofs.Heputwheelsatthebottomforuserstomovetheirhomesaroundeasily.Eachhometakestwotothreedaystomake.

SofarGregoryhasdonateddozensofhomestothecity’smostneedy.Whilehissmalllow-costmobilehomesarenotthefinalsolutiontotheproblemofhomelessness,theyarereallypracticalanddoprovideawarmandsafeplaceforthehomelesstostayin.Theyaresimplyawayforonemantodosomethingniceforthoseinneedofsomehelp.

GregoryhaswrittenabooktitledHomelessArchitecture,whereheexplainstechniquestobuildthosehomesandheisnowworkingonweekendworkshops.“AlotofpeoplewhohearaboutwhatI’mdoingwanttogetinvolved,”hesaid.“Maybewecanmeetsomeplaceandputacoupleofhomestogether.”

28.WhydidGregoryturnfrommakingsculpturestocreatinghomes?

A.Hehadnohometolivein.B.Hehadtomakemoremoney.

C.Helostinterestinsculpture.D.Hewantedtohelpthehomeless.

29.TheauthormentionsthestoryinParagraph3totellus____________.

A.Gregory’ssmallhomeswerepopularamongthehomeless

B.howGregorygottheideaof“HomelessHomesProject”

C.thehomelesscoupleaskedGregorytoproducemorehomes

D.housingthehomelessinacitywasnotaneasytask

30.WhatcanweconcludefromParagraph4?

A.Gregoryhasgreattroublehuntingformaterialsforhissmallhouses．

B.IttakesGregoryalongtimetoproduceahome．

C.Gregory’sworkrequiresimaginationandcreativity

D.EverythinginthedustbinswillbeusedinGregory’swork．

31.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?

A.Gregory’sprojectwillhelpmorehomelesspeople.

B.Gregorydoesn’tneedtomakesmallhomesnow.

C.Gregory’sworkwillcompletelysolvethehomelessnessproblem.

D.Asinglepersoncanmakenodifferencetosocialproblems.

D

ThousandsofhungrybirdsleftthecountrysideofBritaininthebitterwintertofindfoodandwarmthinurbangardens.Themoveincludedspeciessuchastheredwingandthefieldfare,almostunknownoutsideruralareas.

ThehardsituationoffarmlandbirdshasbeenrevealedinthelatestsurveyofbirdpopulationsfromtheRoyalSocietyfortheProtectionofBirdsreleasedtoday.

Theredwinghasanobviousstripeovertheeyeandaredflashontheflanks（侧翼）,whilethefieldfarehasagreyhead,apeachunderbelly,andadistinctivedarkbandonthetail.

GrahamMadge,thesociety'sspokesman,says,“Formanyurbanbirdwatchersthesightofthesestrikingspeciesisarealtreat.Manypeoplehaveneverimaginedtherebeingsuchanamazingchance.”

“Frozengroundpreventedthemfromgettingfoodinthecountrysideandtheyhavebeensavedfromstarvationintowns，”headded.

Hesaystheunusualsightthisyearsomewhattemperedthefrustrationfeltatthesufferingofsmallgardenbirdssuchasrobinsandwrens.Thesebirdsaresensitivetocoldandmusteatalmostcontinuouslytostayalive.Datafrompeoplewhotookpartinthesociety'sBigGardenBirdwatchrecordedsightingsin280，000gardensduringthelastweekendofJanuary,withthegoldcrestdown75percent,thelongtailedtitdown27percent,andthecoaltitdown20percent.Thestudyhighlightedtheneedforfoodtobeleftoutforbirdsduringwinter.

Theredwingandthefieldfarearerelativelyunknownoutsidetheeasternpartofthecountry.Theresearchshows,however,thattheymovedtotheothersideofthecountrywheretheclimateisgenerallymildinwinterandthatmanyforthefirsttimehavereachedCornwallandIslesofScilly.Thenumberofredwingsightingswasup185percent,thoseofthefieldfare73,andoftheyellowhammer68.

Anothersurprisegarden“guest”thisyearwastheblackcap.Thisrobinsized,silvergreybirdwasrareinBritain50yearsago,butincreasingnumbersnowarriveeachyearfromGermanyandAustria.

32.Howdidtheurbanbirdwatchersprobablyfeelwhenseeingthehungrybirds?

A.Excited.B.Worried.C.Annoyed.D.Motivated.

33.Whichofthefollowingcanbestreplacetheunderlinedword“tempered”？

A.Prevented.B.Relieved.C.Explained.D.Increased.

34.Accordingtothepassage,Cornwallisperhaps________．

A.avillageinea