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山西省康杰中学届高三月考英语试题Word版含答案
2016.10
第一部分阅读理解(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,从没题所给的四个选项(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
Wearealocalbusinessthathasbeenoperatingfor25yearsandwewouldlovetointroduceyoutothewondersoftheYorkshireDalesunderground.
Wewillmeetyouattheparkingplacenearestthecaveanddirectionswillbegivenonbooking.Everyonewillchangeintothecavingkit(装备)attheroadheadandwalkashortdistancetothecavebeforebeginningyouradventureunderground.Thetripinvolveswalkinginastreamway,somestooping(俯身)andsomecrawling.Therearesomesimpleclimbs,afewdeeppoolsandawaterfalltodealwithtoo.Youjustneedareasonableamountoffitnessandflexibility(柔韧性)tomovethroughthecaveasthereisbendingandsomeshortcrawlingsections.
MinimumAgeis8yearsold.Wearelicensedtotakechildrenwithoutaparentwiththemifnecessary.
Thetripsstartat5.00pmandfinishby8.00pm.
Whatwesupply:
Cavingsuits,helmets,lights,belts,rainboots,andallsafetyequipment.
WhattoWear:
Eachpersonshouldwearwarmclothingi.e.Trousers(NOT.jeans),twopairsofsocks,underwear,twolayersofupper-bodywear(e.g.Sweatshirt/pullover(羊毛衣)
Etc),atleastoneofwhichshouldhavefulllengtharms.Ascertaintimesoftheyear,hat,glovesandascarfarealsorecommended.
Whattobring:
AcompletechangeofclothesandatowelasyouwillgetWET,abagforyourwetclothes.
Whatwewillneedfromyoubeforetheevent:
Acontactnumberforwhenyouareinthearea;thename(s)ofparticipantsandtheirfeetsize,approximateheightandbuild(S,M,L,XL,XXL,etc.).
Theageofanyunder18s:
Wewillprovideyouwithamedicalformorparentalconsent
(同意)formasappropriateonbooking.
Charges:
Adult$25.00,Child$25.00.
Othercharges:
BOOKINGISessential
Forfurtherinformationortobook,contact;
Tel:
01729824455
Email:
Web:
1.Wherewilltheparticipantsinthiseventmeet?
A.Attheentranceofthecave.B.Attheparkingplace.
C.Attheinformationtable.D.Inthecrawlingarea.
2.Beforeyoustartthetrip,youareadvisedto____.
A.ExerciseforacertainperiodoftimeB.Bringyourownsafetyequipment
C.bringextraclothestochangetochangeintoD.bringatleasttwoT-shirts
3.Teenagersunder18yearsold_______.
A.shouldheaccompaniedbytheirparents
B.willbechargedlessthanadults
C.Musthaveasignedmedicalformorparentalconsentform
D.Willgoonadifferentroutespeciallypreparedforthem
B
ThefirsttimeIheardtheactualLondonBridgewasinLakeHavasuCity,Arizona,I
thoughtitwasajoke.Astupidjokeatthat.Imean,whatsortofmoronwouldtakeaperfectlygood,perfectlyfamousbridgeandmoveithalfwayaroundtheworldtosomeno-nametowninnorthwestArizona?
Backin1962whenallthisstarted,LakeHavasuCitywasnothing.Acouple
Ofshops,acoupleofhomes,andnotourismatall.
ItturnsoutRobertMcCullochisthemoroninquestion,andhewasn’tquitethemoronIthoughthewas.His2.45milliondollarinvestmentinthe130-year-oldbridge--whichthe
BritishgovernmentwassellingbecauseitwasabouttofallintotheThames--endedupbeingtheinvestmentofalifetime.YouseeMcCullochwasarealbusinessman,amongotherthings,andhismoneypaidoffbig.HeturnedLakeHavasuintooneofthemostvisitedtouristattractionsinArizona.
Thebridgeisnowapopulartouristattraction,andthere’sevenamini“EnglishVillage”atthefootofthebridgewithsouvenirsandrealBritishfoodsoyoucanhaveagoodoldtime.
NowadaysLakeHavasuisabusytownwithapopulationofabout56,000citizensandanother2.5millionvisitorseachyear.Mostofthatisduringspringbreakwhenthetownoverflowswithenergeticboysandgirls.EvenMTVandtheGirlsGoneWildpeoplegetinontheaction.Allthankstothatlittlebridge.
Idon’tknowaboutyou,butI’msavingmypennies.WhentheFrenchgetsickofthatEiffelTower,I’llbethefirsttoputmoneyonit,It’lllookgreatinmybackyard.
4.Theunderlinedword“moron”inthefirstparagraphmeans______.
A.abravepersonB.afoolishperson
C.afamouspersonD.astrangeperson
6.WhydidtheBritishgovernmentputtheLondonBridgeupforsale?
A.ItpollutedtheThames.B.Itwasnolongerpopular.
C.Itwasgoingtofalldown.D.Itcouldbringthemtheneededmoney.
7.InChilastparagraph,theauthortriestobe。
A.politeB.friendlyC.practicalD.humorous
C
Inthisinformationage.thereareplentyofmindlessactivitiestokeepachildbusy.Yetdespitethecompetition,my8-year-olddaughterAlicewantstospendherleisuretimewritingshortstories.Shewantstoenteroneofherstoriesintoawritingcontest,acompetitionwhichshewonlastyear.
Asawriter.Iknowaboutwinningcontests一andaboutlosingthem.IknowwhatitisliketoworkhardonastoryonlytoreceivearejectionSharlenefromthepublisher.IalsoknowthepressureofTryingtoliveuptoareputationcreatedbypreviousvictories.Whatifshedoesn'twinthecontestagain?
That'sthestrangethingaboutbeingaparent.Somanyofourownpastscarsanddestroyedhopescanresurfaceinourchildren.
Arevelation(启示)camelastweekwhenIaskedher,“Don'tyouwanttowinagain?
”“No”shereplied.“Ijustwanttotellthestoryofanangelgoingtofirstgraded”
1hadjustspentweekscorrectingherstoriesasshespontaneously(自发地)toldthem.TellingmyselfthatIwasanexperiencedwriterguidingtheyoungwriteracrossthehall,Iofferedsuggestionsforcharacters,conflictsandendingsforhertales.Thestoryaboutafearfulangelstartingfirstgradewasquickly“guided”bymeintothetaleofalittlegirlwithawildimaginationtakingherfirstmusiclesson.Ihadturnedhercontestintomycontestwithoutevenrealizingit.
Stayingbackandgivingkidsspacetogrowisnotaseasyasitlooks.BecauseIknowverylittleaboutfarmanimalswhousetoolsorangelswhogotofirstgrade,IhadtoacceptthefactthatIwasco-opting(借鉴)mydaughter'sexperience.
9.WhydidAlicewanttoenterthisyear'swritingcontest?
A.ShewantedtoshareBiterstorieswithreaders.
B.Shehadwonaprizeinthepreviouscontest.
C.Shebelievedshepossessedrealtalentforwriting.
D.Shewassureofwinningwithhermother'shelp.
10.Theauthortookgreatpainstoimproveherdaughter'sstoriesbecause__
A.shewasafraidthatRcbecca'simaginationmightrunwildwhilewriting
B.shedidnotwanttodisappointRecapwhoneededherhelpsomuch
C.shewantedtohelpRcbeccarealizeherdreamofbecomingawriter
D.shebelievedshehadtheknowledgeandexperiencetoofferguidance
11.Whatdoesthewritermeantotellusinthelasttwoparagraphs?
A.Childrenneedmoreroomtodevelop.
B.Parentsshouldco-optchildren'sexperience.
C.Childrenshouldbeprovidedenoughhelp.
D.Parentsneedtoremindtheirchildrenoftheirownchoices.
D
Inmodemsocietythereisagreatdealofargumentaboutcompetition.Somevalueithighly,believingthatitisresponsibleforsocialprogressandprosperity(繁荣).Othersaythatcompetitionisbad;thatitSetsonepersonagainstanother;thatitleadstounfriendlyrelationshipbetweenpeople.
Ihavetaughtmanychildrenwhoheldthebeliefthattheirsedf-worthreliedonhowwelltheyperformedattennisandotherskills.Forthem,pityingwellandwinningareoftenlife-and-deathaffairs.Intheirsingle-mindedpursue(追求)ofsuccess,thedevelopmentofmanyotherhumanqualitiesissadlyforgotten.
However,whilesomeseemtobelostinthedesiretosucceed,otherstakeinoppositeattitude.InaculturewhichonlyvaluesthewinnerandpaysnoAttentiontotheordinaryplayers,theystronglyblamecompetition.AmongthosewhoArtaghastcompetitionarcyoungpeoplewhohavesufferedundercompetitivepressuresfromtheirparentsorsociety.Somethingtheseyoungpeople.Ioftenobserveinthemadesiretofall.TheyseemtoseekfailurebynottryingtowinorachievesuccessBynottrying.Theyalwayshaveanexcuse:
“Imayhavelost,butitdoesn'tminerbecauseIreallydidn'ttry.”Whatisnotusuallyadmittedbythemisthebeliefthatiftheyhadreallytriedandlost,thatwouldmeanalot.
13.Whichofthefollowingwilltheauthorprobablyagreewith?
A.Oneshouldtreatcompetitionasalife-and-deathaffair.
B.Oneshouldmakeeveryefforttoavoidcompetition.
C.Oneshouldgetridofthefearoffailureincompetition.
D.Oneshouldbegivenrewardsaftercompetingwithothers.
14.Thetruecompetitorsandthosewithadesiretofailbothbelieve.
A.one'sself-worthcomesfromhowwellheperformsincomparisonwithothers
B.one'sdreamcanbeachievedifhehasmasteredgoodcommunicationskills
C.one'sfailurehappenswhenheissufferingfromemotionalproblems
D.one'ssuccessisbasedonhowhardhehastried
15.Whatisthebesttitleofthispassage?
A.Competition!
WhyFriendsTurnintoEnemies
B.Competition!
WhatSelf-respectDependson
C.NewMeaningFoundinCompetition
D.TwoMistakenBeliefsaboutCompetition
第二节(共5小题:
每小题3分,满分15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.
Walkingdownthestreet,younoticetheplain,boringwallsoneithersideofyou.Asyoucontinuewalking,younoticeonewallbeginningtolookmorecolorful,andfeelingmorealive.Ablacklineofpaintcurves(弯曲)onthewall,suddenlyturningintoacolorfulsmilingcat一thelinewasthetail.16.
Graffiti(涂鸦)artisdrawingandwritingthathasbeenpaintedontowalls,usuallyinpublicspaces.Becauseit'ssimpletodo,graffitihasbeenaroundforcenturies,withdrawingsbeingfoundonancientbuildings.
Butmoderngraffitiwasbornoutofthe1980ship-hopculture,mainlyinNewYork.
17.