届山西省太原市高三模拟考试一英语试题Word版含答案.docx

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届山西省太原市高三模拟考试一英语试题Word版含答案

2018届山西省太原市高三3月模拟考试

（一）英语试题

第二部分阅读理解

本部分共两节，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中（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

UrbanTransportationinCanada

Publictransportation&Transitpasses

AllcitiesandmostmajortownsinCanadahaveapublictransportationsystemwithoneormoremodesoftransportation（bus，subway,train,etc.）.ThebusisthemostcommonformofurbantransportationinCanada.Tousepublictransportation,youmustpurchaseaticketoratransitpass.Transitpassesallowyouunlimiteduseofpublictransportationforaspecificperiod（onemonthormore）.Theyareusuallycheaperthanbuyingmanyticketsifyouplantousepublictransportationoften.

Transportationforpeoplewithdisabilities

Publictransportationoftenhasfeaturestoassistpeoplewithdisabilities.Inmanycitiesandtowns,therearealsotransportationservicesavailablespecificallyforpeoplewithlimitedmobility,suchasspeciallyequippedbuses.Youcanfindoutabouttheseservicesinthesamewayyouwouldlearnmoreaboutotherpublictransportationoptions.

Etiquetteonpublictransportation

Whentakingpublictransportationsuchasabusortrain,itisimportanttounderstandtheunspokenrulesofconductinthesharedspace.Hereareafewthingstonote:

♦Bepoliteandrespectfultoothersaroundyou.Forexample,maintainanappropriatenoiselevelwhentalkingormakingaphonecall.

♦Ifyouarecarryingabackpackoralargeshoulderbaginacrowdedpublictransitvehicle,keepitclosetoyou,preferablyatyourfeettoavoidhittingpeoplewithitasyouwalkby.

♦Avoidpushingortouchingothersinordertomakemoreroomforyourself.Sometimespublictransitcanbecomeverycrowded,butitisimportanttokeepcalmandgiveothersappropriatepersonalspace.

♦Haveyourproofofpaymentaccessibleincaseyouareaskedtoshowit.

21.Whatistheadvantageofusingtransitpassesoverbuyingtickets?

A.Safertrips.B.Longerservicehours.

C.Lowercosts.D.Moreuseoftransport.

22.Howdoesthetransportationsystemhelppeoplewithdisabilities?

A.Byrunningspecialtransportservices.

B.Byofferingfewertransportationoptions.

C.Bylimitingtheirmobilityoncitybuses.

D.Byprovidingfreeridesintownsandcities.

23.Whatisconsideredimpoliteonpublictransportation?

A.Loweringyourspeakingvoice.

B.Placingbackpacksatyourfeet.

C.Stayingclosetootherpassengers.

D.Havingyourproofofpaymentathand.

B

Todaywetalkaboutatimewhenhalftheworldiswakingfromthedark,coldwintermonths.Spring!

Weoftendescribe“spring”asatimeofrebirth,renewalandawakening.Manytreesareblossomingandearlyflowersarepushingthroughtheearth.Thingsarecomingtolife!

Buttheword“spring”isnotjustaseason.Itisalsoaverbthatmeanssomethinggoingonorcomingoutquickly.Whenyouput“spring”and“life”together,youwillget“springtolife”.Thisexpressionmeanssomethingsuddenlybecomesveryactiveorperhapsseemsmorealive!

Youmay“springtolife”afterhearingthatadistantfriendwillbevisitingyou.Ormaybeyourfavoritesoccerteamfinally“sprangtolife”inthesecondhalf,playedwellandwonthematch.

Now,besidesbeingaseasonandaverbthenoun“spring”referstoametalcoil（线圈）thatiswoundtightly.Whenthecoilunwinds,itoftenjumps.So,weoftensayaperson“hasaspringinhisstep”ifheislivelyandactive.Hemightevenappeartojump,orbouncealittlewhenhewalks.

Thereisanotherwayweuse“spring”asadescription.Inthecaseofa“springchicken”,“spring”meansyoung.However,“springchicken”isalsoaninformal,humorouswaytorefertosomeonewhoisn’tyoungatall.So,weusethisexpressioninthenegativeform,asin“nospringchicken”.Forexample,let’ssayyouknowan85-year-oldmanwhodecidestorunamarathon,eventhoughhehasneverexercisedbefore.Youcouldsay,“That’samazing!

Afterall,he’snospringchicken.”

Butbecarefulwhenusingthisexpression.Itcouldbealittledisrespectful.Let’ssayyourbossshowsyouapictureofhiswife,andyousay,“Wow,she’snospringchicken.”Thatresponsewouldbedisrespectfulandabadcareermove.

24.Whatdoes“spring”meanintheexpression“springtolife”?

A.Theseasonafterwinter.

B.Beingyoungandhealthy.

C.Atightlywoundmetalcoil.

D.Tooccurorappearquickly.

25.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A、Theoriginoftheword“spring”

B.Themeaningoftheseason“spring”.

C.Someexpressionswiththeword“spring”.

D.Somecharacteristicsoftheseason“spring”.

26.Howdoessomeonefeelwhenhe“hasaspringinhisstep”？

A.AngryB.SurprisedC.HappyD.Frightened

27.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?

A.Beingyoungisagreatadvantageincareerdevelopment.

B.Womenmayfeeloffendedwhendescribedas“nospringchicken”.

C.Using“spring-related”expressionsinconversationsseemsimpolite.

D.Expressionswiththeword“spring”arealwaysdisrespectfultoothers.

C

Morethan90yearshaspassedsinceHollywood’sofficialfilmorganizationfirstproposedplanstobuilditsownmuseum.Thoseplansarefinallybecomingareality,withtheAcademyMuseumofMotionPicturessettoopenin2019.

TheprojectisunderwayatthesiteofahistoricLosAngelesdepartmentstorebuiltin1939.Museumofficialssayvisitorswillbeableto“experiencethemagicofcinema”bylearningaboutallpartsofthefilm-makingprocess.

FilmhistorianKerryBrougherhasbeennameddirectorsofthemuseum.Broughersaysthemuseumwillinclude12millionphotographsand80,000screenplaysaswellasprops（道具）,costumesandotherobjectsfromfamousfilms.TheAcademyMuseumwillalsofeatureOscarstatuettes（小雕像）donatedbyactorswhowontheawards.

Broughersaysthemuseumisdesignedtomakevisitorsfeelliketheyareinamovie,too,withmanyinteractiveexperiences.“Youwon’tnecessarilyknowwhat’scomingnext,”headds.“You’llbeinenvironmentssometimesthatmakeyoufeellikeyou’vegonebacktothepastandthatyou’reintheareathatyou’reactuallyexploring.”HeaddsthatvisitorsmayevengetthechancetowalkdownaredcarpetandaccepttheirownAcademyAward.

Currently,Hollywoodonlyhasafewpossibilitiesforvisitors.TheycangoalongtheWalkofFameandvisitmoviestudiosorseetheDolbyTheater,wheretheOscarsarepresented.Butbeyondthese,moviefanshavelimitedpossibilities.

EricGarcetti,themayorofLosAngelessaystheAcademyMuseumwillprovidevisitorsthechancetoexperiencemanydifferentpartsofthefilmindustryallinoneplace.Garcettinotesthemuseumwillalsoservethehundredsofthousandsoflocalpeopleworkinginfilm-relatedbusinesses.Hesaysthey,too,willfinallybeabletovisitaplacethatcelebratestheirownHollywoodmovieindustry.

28.WhenwastheideaofbuildingamuseuminHollywoodfirstputforward?

A.Inthe1920s.B.In1939.C.Inthe1990s.D.In2019.

29.WhatcanwelearnfromBrougher’swords?

A.Photosofvisitorswillbeputondisplay.

B.Settingsinthemuseumwillfeelquitereal

C.Mostvisitorswillbepresentedanaward.

D.Actorswilldonatemuchmoneytothemuseum.

30.WhatisEricGarcetti’sattitudetowardstheAcademyMuseum?

A.Supportive.B.Critical.C.Disapproving.D.Cautious.

31.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.TheFilm-makingProcessinHollywood.

B.TheFilm-makingProcessofHollywood.

C.HollywoodMakingPlansofFilmMuseums.

D.HollywoodGettingItsOwnFilmMuseum.

D

Foryournextout-of-this-worldvacation,younowhavetheoptionofliterallygoingoutofthisworld—butit’llcostyou$40million.Thenagain,canyoureallyputapricetagonhavingthetimeofyourlife?

AccordingtoanewreportfromPopularMechanics,Russiaislookingtobuildaluxuryhotelinouterspace.Thereyouwillwakeuptoabreathtakingblueplanet—theearth!

ThehotelisexpectedtobestationedontheInternationalSpaceStation（ISS）.

Whilespacetourismitselfisn’texactlyanovelidea,thenotionofbuildingahotelouttherehasn’tbeenraisedbefore.Really,othercompaniesarestillfocusedonthetransportationpartofthepuzzle—afterall,atriptospaceisenoughformostfolks.

AccordingtoPopularMechanics,thehotelwillincludealuxuryorbitalsuitewithbigwindows,personalhygiene（卫生）facilities,exerciseequipment,andyes,WiFi.Becauseifyoucan’tshareyourexperienceonsocialmedia,diditreallyevenhappen?

Ofcourse,thereasonsbehindthehotelaren’tjustforfunandgames.Apparently,spacetourismmightbeabletohelptheRussianspayforanothermoduletoaddtotheinternationalSpaceStation.RussianspacecontractorRKKEnergiaiscurrentlybuildingthefirstsuchmodule,whichwillgivescientistsalaboratoryandpowersupplystationfromwhichtoconducttests.

Ifanyofthisisgoingtohappen,however,Russiaisgoingtohavetohurry.WiththeISSexpectedtobeoutofusein2028,there’slittletimetobuildthehotelandfindwealthytouriststoactuallybuyatripintoouterspace.

Soifyou’verecentlycomeintoafortuneandareinterestedininvestinginwhatcouldbethetimeofyourlife,ISSiscallingyourname.

32.Whatdoweknowaboutthehotelfromthefirstparagraph?

A.Itisquiteaffordable.

B.ItwillbebuiltinRussia.

C.Itwillofferanamazingview.

D.Itcosts$40milliontobuild.

33.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“thepuzzle”inParagraph2referto?

A.Anorbitalsuite.B.Spacetourism.

C.Spaceexploration.D.Acreativeidea.

34.WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph3?

A.Hotelguestswon’tbeabletoseeintospace.

B.Visitorsarerequired