西南名校联盟届高三适应性月考卷八英语试题Word版含答案.docx
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西南名校联盟届高三适应性月考卷八英语试题Word版含答案
第一部分:
阅读理解(百强校英语解析团队专供)(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。
A
Lille,France
ThischarmingEuropeantownisjustonehourfromParisandthemostexcitingartdestinationofthemoment.Thespringweatherhereisdelightful,idealforstrollingaroundonthecobblestonedstreets.ThecitygovernmenthaspouredmoneyintopublicartprojectssuchasLille3000,agroupofindoorandoutdoorartexhibitions,aswellasawonderfulmodernartmuseum.
Shanghai,China
TheChinesecitycontinuestogrowrapidly,withpopularrestaurantsandbars,world-classshopping,andfive-starhotels.TheweatherisincrediblypleasantinMay—thespringrainshavepassed,butthesummerhumidityisaroundthecorner.AndcomeherebeforethecrowdsdecreaseinJunefortheopeningoftheShanghaiDisneyResort,whichissuretobepopularforfamiliesduringthesummerbreak.
Malta
ThesmallEuropeanislandgainedsomemajorscreentimerecentlyowingtothesettingforBradPittandAngelinaJolie’sBytheSea(themoviewasshotinMaltaanditssisterisland,Gozo).StayattheCorinthiaPalace,afantastichomebasefortouringthemedievaltown,beaches,ancienttemples,andMaltesevineyards.ThetouristsreallybegintodecreaseinJune,sobeatthecrowdsinMaytogetthebeachestoyourself.
Canggu,Bali
Balisbeachesattractalltypesofsunworshippers,butsurfersknowtoheadtoCanggu,atownontheisland’ssouthwesterncoast.Lately,it’sbecomeadestinationformorethanitsbreaks,withtheopeningofvegetarian-focusedrestaurants,Australian-stylecafes,andfantastichotelsliketheFriBaliEchoBeach.InMay,Deus,amixed-usespacethatincludesarestaurant,musicvenue,andartgallery,hostsamajorsurfcompetition,bringingtogetherprofessionalsandamateursforafun-filledweekend.
1.IfyouwanttohavefunwithyourfamilyinDisneyResort,youhadbettertravelto.
A.Shanghai,China
B.Malta
C.Lille,France
D.Canggu,Bali
2.Fromthepassagewecanknowthat.
A.Lilleisthemostexcitingartdestinationwiththeweatherdelightfulalltheyeararound
B.Thesummerhumidity’sarrivalmakesShanghaisweatherinMayincrediblypleasant
C.MoretouristsgotothebeachesinMaltatoenjoythemselvesinJune
D.Cangguisagooddestinationforsurferstoliveahappyweekend
3.Whichcolumnofapapercanwepossiblyreadthispassagein?
A.SportsColumn.
B.NewsColumn.
C.TravelColumn.
D.BusinessColumn.
B
StephenHawking,theworld-knownphysicist,diedpeacefullyattheageof76athishomeinCambridgeintheearlyhoursofWednesday,March14th,2018.TheBritishscientistwasfamousforhisworkwithblackholesandrelativity,andwroteseveralpopularsciencebooksincludinghismostfamousbook,ABriefHistoryofTime,whichhasnowshottothetopoftheAmazonBestSellerslist.
Attheageof21ProfHawkingwasgivenonlyafewyearstoliveafterbeingdiagnosedwitharareformofmotorneuronedisease(运动神经元病).Theillnesslefthiminawheelchairandlargelyunabletospeakexceptthroughavoicesynthesizer(合成器).
ProfHawkingwasthefirsttosetoutatheoryofcosmology(宇宙学)asaunionofrelativityandquantummechanics(量子力学).Healsodiscoveredthatblackholesleakenergyandfadetonothing—aphenomenonthatwouldlaterbecomeknownasHawkingRadiation.ThroughhisworkwithmathematicianSirRogerPenrosehedemonstratedthatEinstein’sgeneraltheoryofrelativityimpliesspaceandtimewouldhaveabeginningintheBigBangandanendinblackholes.
ThescientistalsogainedpopularityoutsidetheacademicworldandappearedinseveralTVshowsincludingTheSimpsons,RedDwarfandTheBigBangTheory.HewasportrayedinbothTVandfilm—recentlybyOscarwinnerEddieRedmayneinTheTheoryofEverything,whichchartedhisrisetofameandrelationshipwithhisfirstwife,Jane.
TheMotorNeuroneDiseaseAssociation,ofwhichProfHawkinghadbeenasponsorsince2008,reportedthatitswebsitehadcrashedbecauseofaninfuxofdonationstothecharity.
4.Fromthepassageitcanbeinferredthat.
A.StephenHawkingwasdiagnosedwitharareformofmotorneuronediseasein1942
B.StephenHawkinghadnomorethanonewifeinhiswholelife
C.StephenHawkingwasleftinawheelchairbyhisillnessmorethanhalfacentury
D.StephenHawkinggainedpopularitynowhereexceptintheacademicworld
5.Whichofthefollowingsentencesiscorrect?
A.StephenHawkingwasafamousAmericanscientist
B.StephenHawkingwasthefirsttosetoutthetheoryofrelativity
C.HawkingRadiationimpliesspaceandtimewouldhaveabeginningintheBigBangandanendinblackholes
D.StephenHawkingwasasponsoroftheMotorNeuroneDiseaseAssociationfortenyears
6.ThelastparagraphimpliesthatStephenHawkingwas.
A.intelligent
B.hard-working
C.affectionate
D.considerate
7.What’sthepurposeofthepassagebeingwritten?
A.ToletusknowStephenHawking,thegreatBritishscientist,haspassedaway.
B.Totellusthedisabledcanachieveasmanygreatthingsasthehealthy.
C.TobeinmemoryofStephenHawkingandexpresspeople’slovetohim.
D.TotelluswhatStephenHawkingwasfamousfor.
C
Wintersolstice(冬至),animportantsolarterminthetraditionalChinesecalendar,asthenameimplies,meansthecomingofwinter.ItgenerallyoccursbetweenDecember21stand23rd.AccordingtothetraditionalChinesecalendar,oneyearisdividedintotwenty-foursolarterms.Onthisday,intheNorthernHemispheretheperiodofdaytimeistheshortestoftheyearandtheperiodofnightisthelongest.
InNorthernChinathereisacustomofeatingdumplingsduringwintersolstice.Thetraditionofeatingdumplingsduringwintersolsticehasitsorigininearlytimes.ItissaidthatdumplingswereinventedbyZhangZhongjing,awell-knowndoctorfromtheEastern-HanDynasty.
Onewinter,henoticedthatmanypeople’searswerefrozen,whichmadehimsad.Inordertopreventandcurethefreezinginjurycausedbythecold,heaskedhisfollowerstoboilmutton,chiliesandotheringredientswithmedicinalpropertiesinapotforfendingoffcold.Afterthesewereboiled,theyladled(舀取)themuttonandotheringredientsoutofthepot,cutthemintopieces,andthenwrappedthemwithdoughskinsintheshapeofears.Afterward,theyputtheseintopotstoboilagain.
Onthedayofthewintersolstice,thepeoplewhoseearswerefrozenweresenttoeatthedumplings.Peoplewhoateitfeltwarmfromheadtotoeandhadtheircoldinjuryhealed.Thereafter,everywintersolsticepeopleatedumplings.Thentherebecameasayingthatifyoueatdumplingsduringthewintersolstice,thenyouwon’tfreezeyourearsoff.
Afterwards,ZhangZhongjingdiedonthedayofwintersolstice.Inordertohonorhim,everyyearonthedayofthewintersolsticeeveryhouseholdmakesdumplings.
8.Whichofthefollowingshouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?
A.TheCustomOfEatingDumplings
B.TheInventorOfDumplings
C.TheImportanceOfEatingDumplings
D.TheOriginOfWinterSolstice
9.Accordingtothepassage,peoplemakedumplingstoeateverywintersolsticebecause.
A.theywanttohonorZhangZhongjing,whoinventeddumplingstocurepeoplesfreezinginjury
B.theywanttocelebratetheimportantsolarterminthetraditionalChinesecalendar
C.dumplingsboiledwithmutton,chiliesandotheringredientswithmedicinalpropertiestastedelicious
D.theycanfeelwarmfromheadtotoeandhavetheirfreezinginjuryhealed
10.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“fendingoff”inParagraph3probablymean?
A.Putoff.
B.Putout.
C.Keepup.
D.Keepout.
11.Accordingtothepassage,whichisTRUEaboutthefollowingdescription?
A.Wintersolsticeisthemostimportantamongtwenty-foursolarterms.
B.AustraliaintheSouthernHemispherehasthelongestperiodofdaytimeonWinterSolstice.
C.Ifpeopledon’teatdumplings,theywillhavetheirearsfrozenoff.
D.ChinahasthelongestperiodofdaytimeonWinterSolstice.
D
Airbusistestingabigharpoon(鱼叉)totraprogue(流氓)orunnecessarysatellitesandpullthemoutofthesky.The1m-longprojectile(自动推进武器)wouldbeattachedtoachasespacecraftthroughastrongchain.Oncethetargetwascapturedandundercontrol,thechasevehiclewouldthendragitspreydownintotheatmospheretoburntodestruction.
Airbushasbeenworkingontheconceptforanumberofyearsnow,developingeverbiggersystems.Itisaresponsetothegrowingproblemoforbitaljunk—oldpiecesofhardwarethatcontinuetocircletheglobeandwhichnowcauseacollisionthreattoworkingsatellites.
Somethingintheregionof20,000itemsof10cmorlargerarecurrentlybeingtracked.ThelatestAirbusharpoonisbeingdesignedwiththecapabilitytocaptureoneofthebiggestrogueitems—Europe’sdefunctEnvisat(欧洲环境卫星),whichisnowarubbishsatellite.“This8-tonnemonsterdiedsuddenlyinorbitin2012”,explainedadvancedprojectengineerAlastairWayman.
Thetestingattheaerospacecompany’sfacilityinStevenage,UK,involvesfiringtheharpoon,usingcompressedair(压缩空气),intoapanelthatisrepresentativeofthekindsofmaterialusedtobuildsatellitestructures.“Theharpoongoesthroughthesepanelslikeahotknifethroughbutter,”saidMrWayman.
Aharpoonisrelativelysimple.Youlineupthetargetandshoot.Whereas,withtheharpoon,allyouhavetodoistositadistanceaway,waitforthetargettospinunderneathyou,andattherightmomentfireyourharpoon.
12.Whichofthefollowingshouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?
A.SpaceJunk
B.SolutionToSpaceJunk
C.UseOfBigHarpoon
D.TrackOfSatellites
13.Airbus