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英语甘肃省靖远县届高三第四次联考
甘肃省靖远县2018届高三第四次联考
英语试题
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和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
A
Amsterdamisoneofthemostpopulartraveldestinationsintheworldandfamousforitsbeautifulcanals,topartmuseums,andcyclingculture.ItisthecapitalandmostpopulouscityintheNetherlandsandoftenreferredtoasthe“VeniceoftheNorth”becauseofitswidesystemofbridgesandcanals.HerearesomeofthekeypointstorememberasyouplanyourtriptoAmsterdam.
Must-SeeAttractions
MostvisitorsbegintheirAmsterdamadventureintheOldCentre,whichisfulloftraditionalarchitecture,shoppingcenters,andcoffeeshops.ThetopmuseumstovisitaretheRijksmusuem,theAnnFrankHouse.andtheVanGoghMuseum.TheCanalRingIsaUNESCOWorldHeritageSitethatwasoriginallybuilttoattractwealthyhomeownersandanareaforcelebrityspottingandnightlifetoday.
Transportation
TravelersshouldbeawarethatAmsterdamAirportSchipholisoneofthebusiestairportstheworld,Thisairportislocatedabout15kilometerssouthwestofthecitycenter.YoucancatchatrainfromSchipholtoAmsterdamCentralStation,whichhasmanyconnectingroutes.It’stypicallynotagoodideatodriveacartothecitycenter.Cyclingisincrediblypopularhere,andit’seasytofindcheapbikerentalsaroundthetown.Amsterdamhasaflatterrain(地形)andit’sagoodchoicetoexplorethecityonfoot.
Money-savingTips
●LookforaccommodationsinAmsterdam’sSouthDistrict,whereratesaregenerallycheaperthaninthecitycenter.
●Buytrainticketsatthemachineinsteadofthecountertosaveabitofmoney.
●Insteadofhiringatourguide,jumpontoacanalboat.They’reinexpensiveandwillgiveyouauniquepointofviewofthecity.
Checkathttp:
//www.save70.comtoviewpricecomparisonsforflights,hotels,andrentalcarsbeforeyoubook.
1.WhatcanvisitorsdointheOldCentre?
A.Visitamuseum.
B.Buysomeclothes.
C.Runacoffeeshop.
D.Comeacrossmanyarchitects.
2.Whatsuggestiondoestheauthoroffertouristsinthetext?
A.Hiringatourguide.
B.Visitingthecityonfoot.
C.Goingtothecitycenterbycar.
D.Buyingticketsatthecounter.
3.Whatisthepurposeofthetext?
A.Toencouragemoreoverseastravelling.
B.Tocomparesometouristattractions.
C.Topromotesomefamousmuseums.
D.Toadvertisetravellinginformation.
B
Thecastlehadtwofloors.Weweretenyearsoldandsataroundthecoffeetable,drinkingfromcoffeecupsfilledwithwater,Wetalkedaboutourfuturegoodfriends,girls’dress,make-upsandwell-behavedclassmatesatourdailymeeting.Wepromisedeachotherthatthiswashowourliveswouldbe.
Thenwegotalittleolder,Iwasgraduatingfromtheeighthgrade.Thistimewewereinarealcoffeeshop.Weweregrowingup,drinkinghotchocolateinsteadofwater,butourconversationhadn’tchanged.Weweregoingtogotocollegetogether.Thenwewouldopenabusinessinthecity.Wepromisedeachotherthiswashowitwouldbe.
Myinterestsandareasofstudyhavechangedmanytimes.I’vebecomeinvolvedinmanyactivitiesthathaveopenedmyeyestonewpossibilities.Myfriendsarepartofmylife.Iwoulddoanythingforthem.Iknowtheywoulddothesameforme.Inthecaseofabrokenheart,asillyargument,oradifficulttest,Iamalwaysthefirsttohelp.BeingthereformyfriendscomesfirstnomatterwhatelseIhavetodo.
I’mgrowingupfast.Junioryearhasalmostfinished.Collegeisjustaroundthecorner,butourchildishtalksandplansdon’tseemsolongago,Infact,we’restillhavingthesamediscussions.Weprobablywon’tgotothesamecollegebutwecouldbeinthesamestate.Wewilltalkeveryday,meetonweekendsandcomehomeonholidays.Thisplanisjustasgood.
NowIamreadyforcollege.Iwillmeetnewpeople,havenewexperiencesinnewsurroundingsandliveonmyown.ButIwillnotleavemyfriends.Iwon’tseethemonweekends,butmaybeonholidays.Iwillbemakingnewonesatcollege.IhopeIwillbecomeasclosewiththemasIamwiththoseoldfriends.MaybeifI’mluckyIwillmeetafewwithwhomIcansitandshareacupofcoffee.
4.What’sthetextmainlyabout?
A.Theauthor’sdreams.
B.Theauthor’sachievements.
C.Theauthor’sideasoffriendship.
D.Theauthor’sexperiencesofherstudy.
5.Whatdidtheauthorandherfriendsoftentalkaboutwhentheywerechildren?
A.Theirrapidprogress.
B.Theirchildishplans.
C.Theirgreatimagination.
D.Theirgoodlivingconditions.
6.Whatdoweknowabouttheauthor?
A.Sheislookingforwardtoherfuturecollegelife
B.Sheplanstorunacoffeebarwhenshebeginstowork.
C.Shetookpartinmanyactivitiesinordertomakenewfriends.
D.Sheusedtoaskherfriendstohelpwithherdifficulttests.
7.Theauthorwantstomakefriendsinthecollegewiththosewho.
A.likedrinkingcoffee
B.arefromrichfamilies
C.canbeascloseasheroldones
D.studythesamemajorwithher
C
Doyouwanttofindajobthatyoujustneedtositandsleeponasofa?
Itisridiculous,butithappens26-year-oldAnnaCherdantseva,fromthecityofUfa,isafull-timesofatester,spendingupto10hourseverydaytryingoutnewsofasforcomfortandsafety.
Lastmonth,RussianfurnituregiantMZ5Groupannouncedthatitwastakingapplicationforanewposition—fulltimesofatester,Althoughallnewproductsarctestedinaspecializedlaboratory,managementdecidedthatinordertobettermeettheneedsofconsumersitneededsomefeedbackonreal-lifeuseofitssofas.Injustafewdays,MZ5receivedover5,000jobapplicationsfrompeopleeagertospendmostoftheirtimesittingandlyingonsofas.”
“Wewereselectingcandidatesinseveralstages,”MZ5GroupspokespersonAnastasiaRusskihsaid,“Initiallywecheckedtheirresumes,andthenweletthemtelluswhytheywantedthejob.”Eventually,thefurniturecompanyshortlistedjust7candidates,amongwhomAnnaCherdantseva,a26-year-oldmarketingexpert,provedtobethemostsuitableforthejob.
“Ifeltextremecompetition,anditwasarealfightformydreamjob,”Annasaidaftergettingselected.“Ihavealotofideasforimprovingthesofas,butIwouldprefernottotalkaboutthemfornow.Ibelieveitwillallworkoutbetweenmeandthesofas.”
Despitedescribingherselfasanactiveperson,Cherdantsevasaysthatspendingabout10hoursadaysittingonsofasdoesn’tsoundbadatall“OfcourseIwillspendalotoftimeonnewsofas.ThemoretimeIspendonthem,thebetteritwillbeformywork,”shetoldreporters.
AnnaCherdantsevaiscurrentlyonathreemonthprobation(试用期)atMZ5,butthecompanyclaimsthataslongassheprovestobeuptothetask,theyplanonofferingherapermanentpositionasasofatester.Theyoungwomanwillreceiveamonthlysalaryof56,000rubles($1,000)forthefirstthreemonths.It’snotsobadaboutthejob.
8.WhydidMZ5Groupwantasofatester?
A.Becauseitsproductsneedtobetested.
B.Becauseitwantstosavemoneybydoingthat.
C.BecauseAnnaCherdantsevaappliedforthejob.
D.Becauseitwantstosatisfyitsconsumersbetter.
9.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“feedback”inParagraph2mean?
A.Products.
B.Consumers.
C.Praise.
D.Response.
10.WhatdocsAnnaCherdantsevathinkofgettingthejob?
A.Itwasveryeasy.
B.Itwascontroversial.
C.Itwaschallenging.
D.Itwasinteresting.
11.Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?
A.AnnaCherdantsevahasthechancetoworksteadilyforMZ5.
B.Thecompanyfounditdifficulttofindsuitableemployees.
C.Thecompanydoesn’tgiveAnnaCherdantsevaagoodsalarynow.
D.AnnaCherdantsevagotthejobbecauseofhersimilarworkexperience.
D
Scientistssaytheydiscoveredanearth-likeplanetorbitingthestarclosesttoourplanetotherthanthesun.Itistheclosestplaneteverfoundoutsideoursolarsystemthatcouldsupportlifeasweknowit.Thisplanetisjust4.2lightyearsawayfromus.Itissoclosethatspacescientistshavecomparedittoanextdoorneighbor.Theysayitcouldbereachedbyanunmannedspacecraftbeforetheendofthecentury.Thenewly-discoveredplanetisalittlelargerthantheearth.ScientistshavenameditProximab.Itorbitsitssun,ProximaCentauri,onceevery11days.
AlanBossistheChairmanofNASA’sadvisorygroupforplanetexploration.HetoldVOAthatProximabnotonlyconfirmsthediscoveryofaplanet,butalsoincreasesthenumberofotherpossible“earths”byahugeamount.Bosssaiditispossiblethatmoststarsmayhaveatleastoneearth-likeplanetorbitingthem.
Thismakesthepossibilityoflivingorganismsincreasinglylikely.Bosssaidhebelieveshumanbeingswillprovethatthereislifeinplacesotherthantheearthinhislifetime.“Iam65,”hetoldVOA,“ButIexpecttostillbealivewhenithappens.”
PaulButlerworksattheCarnegieInstitutionofWashington.HetoldVOAthatfindingProximab“makesthecaseconcrete”thatthereareotherplanetswherelifecouldexist.PaulButlersaidtheresearchersusedtwotelescopesindifferentcountriestolookforpossibleplanetsliketheearth.DiscoveringProximab,hebelieves,changestheworld.
“Thisworkhasresultedinthediscoveryofhundredsofplanetsaroundtheneareststars,andnowapotentiallyhabitableplanetaroundtheneareststarisinthesky,”Butlersaid.
12.Whichofthefollowingdoesthenewly-discoveredplanetmovearound?
A.ProximaCentauri.
B.Thesun.
C.Proximab.
D.Theearth.
13.WhatviewdobothAlenRossandPoulRutle”bold?
A.Itismostlikelythatlifeexistsonotherplanetsbesidestheearth
B.Proximebcanbeusedtohelppeoplefind