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甘肃省民勤县第一中学届高三英语上学期第一次月考试题
民勤一中2018-2019学年度第一学期第一次月考试卷
高三英语
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A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳答案。
A
IJustForgotByMercerMayerPrice:
$3.99
InthisappealingpicturebookaboutMayer’spopularcharacter,LittleCritterstruggletorememberwhatheissupposedtodoeachday.Onrainydaysheremembershisraincoatbutforgetshisboots.Onschooldayshegetstoschoolontimebutforgetshislunchbox.Athomehetakesabathbutforgetstousesoap.PoorLittleCritter!
Hetrieshardbuthasn’tquitemasteredtheartofhowtogetthroughtheday.
ZeitounByDaveEggersPrice:
$3.99
IttellsthetruestoryofonefamilycaughtbetweentwoofAmerica’sbiggestpolicydisasters:
thewaronterrorandtheresponsetoHurricaneKatrian.InthedaysfollowingHurricaneKatrianZeitountravelsthecitybycanoe,feedingabandonedanimalsandhelpingelderlyneighbors.ThenpoliceofficersarrestZeitouninhishome.Zeitounisanaccountofonefamily’sunthinkablestrugglewithforcesbeyondwindandwater.
HowElectronicThingsWorkByRobertGoodmanPrice:
$25.12
Withthisfullyillustrated,simple-to-useguide,youwillgetagraspoftheworkingsoftheelectronicsworldthatsurroundsyouandevenlearntomakeyourownrepairs.Thisbookfeatureshowtounderstandandfix:
colorTVS,CDplayers,faxmachinesetc.
TheNewYorkTimesBookofNaturalDisastersByNicholasWadePrice:
$16.95
Thebookgatherstogetherthepaper’sfinestarticlesabouthumankind’squesttounderstandnaturaldisasters.Possibl
ecausesandeffortsofglobalwarmingarestudied,asisthesurprisingforceofnature’sviolentexcitementinsuchphenomenaashurricanes,forestfiresandothers.
1.Ifyoulikereadingfunnystories,youcanchoose.
A.ZeitounB.IJustForgot
C.TheNewYorkTimesBookofNaturalDisastersD.HowElectronicThingsWork
2.WelearnfromZeitounthat.
A.Zeitoun’sfamilyarearrestedbythepolice.
B.Zeitountriestobehelpfulafterthestorm.
C.RobertGoodmanistheauthorofZeitoun.
D.powerfulpoliticalforcescauseZeitountogivein.
3.Whoeditsthearticlesfromthenewspaper?
A.MercerMayerB.DaveEggersC.NicholasWadeD.RobertGoodman
4.Whatisthepurposeofthetext?
A.TotellsomestoriesB.Tomakesomemoney
C.TocomparethepricesofbooksD.Tointroducesomeinterestingbooks.
B
TheWorldHealthOrganizationwarnsthatmillionsofpeoplearedyingeveryyearfromindoorairpollution.Nearlythreebillionpeopleareunabletousecleanfuelsandtechnologiesforcooking,heatingandlighting.
Thesefindingsshowthattheuseofdeadlyfuelsininefficientstoves,spaceheatersorlightsistoblameformanyofthesedeaths.
WHOofficialssayindoorpollutionleadstoearlydeathsfromstroke,heartandlungdisease,childhoodpneumonia(小儿肺炎)andlungcancer.Womenandgirlsarethemainvictims.Thesediseasescanoftenresultfromtheburningofsolidfuels.Thesefuelsincludewood,coal,animalwaste,cropwasteandcharcoal.
TheUnitedNationsfoundthatmorethan95percentofhouseholdsinsub-SaharanAfricadependonsolidfuelsforcooking.ItsayshugepopulationsinIndia,ChinaandLatinAmericancountries,suchasGuatemalaandPeru,arealsoatrisk.
NigelBraceisaprofessorofPublicHealthattheUniversityofLiverpool.Hesaysresearchersaredevelopinggoodcook-stovesandotherequipmenttoburnfuelsinamoreefficientway.Therearealreadymultipletechnologiesavailableforuseincleanfuels.Thereisreallyquiteaneffectiveandreasonablylow-costalcoholstovemadebyDometic(aSweden-basedcompany)thatisnowbeingtestedout.LPG(LiquefiedPetroleumGas)cookisobviouslywidelyavailableandeffortsareunderwaytomakethoseefficient.Anotherinterestingdevelopmentiselectricinductionstoves(电磁炉).WHOexpertsnotethatsomenew,safeandlow-costtechnologiesthatcouldhelparealreadyavailable.InIndia,youcanbuyaninductionstoveforabout$8.00.AndinAfricayoucanbuyasolarlampforlessthan$1.00.
Butthis,theagencysays,isjustastart.Itisurgingdevelopingcountriestousecleanerfuelsandincreaseaccesstocleanerandmoremoderncookingandheatingappliances
5.Whatdoestheindoorpollutionmainlyresultfrom?
A.PoisonousfuelsB.HightechnologyC.SpaceheatersD.Solarenergy
6.HowisParagraph3mainlydeveloped?
A.ByshowingdifferencesB.Bydescribingaprocess
C.BymakingalistD.Byanalyzingdata.
7.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?
A.Indoorpollutionresultsinsomedeaths
B.Mostofthedeathsareindevelopingcountries
C.Thesolidfuelsareusedinmoreefficientways.
D.Thereisnoindoorpollutionindevelopedcountries.
8.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?
A.LPGcooksarebeingtestedout.
B.Alcoholstovesarewidelyusednow.
C.Electricinductionstovesareexpensive
D.SolarlampsareverycheapinAfrica.
C
I’vespentoverayearinIndia,andinthose365plusdays,I’velearnedalotaboutgettingaroundIndiancities.Mybiggestlessonshavebeenlearnedthroughbeingcheated,particularlybytaxiandrickshaw(人力车)drivers,butthatdoesn’tmeanthosearebadwaystotravel,aslongasyouknowwhatyou’redoing.BelowarethebestwaystogetaroundthecityofDelhi,India,andtipsforhowtokeepfrombeingthevictimofscams(欺骗).
TakingtaxisisagreatwaytogetaroundthecityofDelhiandchancesare,ifyouarriveinDelhibyplane,assoonasyoumakeitthroughcustoms,you’llbeswarmedbyIndiantaxidrivers.AttheDelhiairport,besuretoarrangeforataxitoyourhotelatoneofthetwoDelhiTrafficPoliceTaxiBooths.Oneisinsidetheairport,andoneisoutside.Thekeyistomakesuretogotoaboothrunbythepolice,ratherthanbyindependenttaxidrivers.
RickshawsareoneofmyfavoritewaystogetaroundIndiancities,inpartbecauseit’showthelocalsoftentravel.Auto-rickshawsaremorecommon,butbicyclerickshawsarestillusedinOldDelhi.Ifyoudohaveachancetotakeabicyclerickshaw,youshoulddoitatleastonceforauniqueexperiencethatshouldonlysetyoubackabout15rupees.Auto-rickshawratesaroundDelhirangebetween30and80rupees,dependingondistance.
IfyoureallywanttotravelaroundDelhilikethelocals,takeapublicbus.Indianbusesbecomeverycrowdedandmostdonothaveairconditioning.Theyare,however,verycheap.Abustripwon’tsetyoubackanymorethan15rupees,aslongasyoustaywithinthecitylimits.SinceIndianbusesgetsocrowded,trytoboardthebusatthestartoftheroutesoyoucangetaseat.
ThetrainisagreatwaytogetaroundwithinthecityofDelhi.Faresarereasonable,betweensixand22rupees.AlldepartureannouncementsareinbothHindiandEnglish,andtokenscanbepurchasedforbetweensixand22rupees.
9.Toavoidbeingcheated,yououghtto______ifyouwanttotakeataxiattheDelhiairport.
A.paymoretothedriverstokeepsafeB.showyourtickettothedriver
C.gotoapolice-runboothD.gooutoftheairport
10.Theauthorsuggeststakingarickshawinorderto____________________.
A.savesomemoneyB.enjoythecomfortabletrip
C.gainsomeuniqueexperienceD.helpthelocalrickshawdrivers
11.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?
A.Youwon’thavetopaymuchifyoutravelaroundbybusinIndia.
B.Itwillbedifficultforyoutogetaseatifyougetonthebushalfway.
C.Arickshawdriveronlychargeswhateveramountyougivehim.
D.You’llhavetospeakEnglishifyoutravelaroundinIndia.
12.Whichmaybethetopicthatfollows?
A.HotelrecommendationsinDelhi.B.WeatherconditionsinDelhi.
C.FoodanddrinkinDelhi.D.CarrentalsinDelhi.
D
Myfatherwasn’taking,hewasataxidriver,butIamaprince-PrinceRenatoII,ofthecountryPontinha,anislandfortonFunchalharbour.It’sinMadeira,Portugal,whereIgrewup.Itwasdiscoveredin1419.
In1903,thekingofPortugalsoldthelandtoawealthyBritishfamily,theBlandys,whomakeMadeirawine.Fourteenyearsagothefamilydecidedtosellitforjust£25,000,butnobodywantedtobuyiteither.ImetBlandyataparty,andheaskedifI’dliketobuytheisland.OfcourseIsaidyes,butIhadnomoney-Iwasjustanartteacher.Itriedtofindsomebusinesspartners,whoallthoughtIwascrazy.SoIsoldsomeofmypossessions,putmysavingstogetherandboughtit.Ofcourse,myfamily,myfriends-allthoughtIwasmad.
WhentheKingoriginallysoldtheisland,hesignedadocument,sellingallthe“possessionsandthedominions”oftheisland.ItmeansIcandowhatIwantwithit-Icouldstartarestaurant,oracinemabutnobodythoughtsomeonewouldstartacountry.Sothat’swhatIdid:
Idecideditwouldbemyisland,aboutthesizeofaone-bedroomhouse.
IhavebothaPortuguesepassportandoneforPontinha(wheremypassportnumberis0001).Therearefourcitizens:
me,mywife,mysonandmydaughter.Iamthepolice,thegardener,everything.IamwhateverIwanttobe-that’sthedream,isn’tit?
IfIwanttohaveanationalflag,itcouldbebluetoday,redtomorrow.Icanchangeitanytime.Ofcourse,mypowerisonlyabsolutehere,whereIamthetruesovereign.
Idon’tliveinmycountryfulltime,butIamoftenthere.Myfamilysometimesdropsby,andotherpeoplecomeeverydaybecausethecountryisfreefortouriststovisit;Inevercloseforbadweather.SometimesIcomeherewhenI’mfeelinglively,afterafewdrinks.
Madeiraissurroundedbywater,butforsomereasonweallhavetopaytoswimintheoceannow,attheswimmingspots.However,Ihavemyisland,whichmeansIcancomeswimmingwheneverIwant-it’sasifsomeonehasgivenmethekeytothewaters.
Ourlivesaregoneinaflash.Allchangeinthew