高三英语综合训练题三.docx

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高三英语综合训练题三

高三英语综合训练题（三）

第I卷

第二部分阅读理解（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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

WelcometoOlympicNationalPark!

TheparkislocatedinthewesternstateofWashington.ItisontheOlympicPeninsula,inthenorthwestpartofthestate.

Theparkcoversmorethan400,000hectares.Ithasseveraldifferentecosystems.Visitorswillfindtemperaterainforests,glacier-coveredmountains,andalmost120kilometersofwildcoastline.

History

TheOlympicPeninsulahasseentravelersfrommanycountriesthroughouthistory,includingMexico,Spain,France,Russia,andEngland.Manytravelersfromthesecountriesarrivedinthelate1700s.Later,inthe1800s,peoplebeganmovingwestacrossNorthAmericatosearchforgold.Thiserawasknownasthe“GoldRush.”

Toprotectthenatureofthearea,PresidentGroverClevelanddeclaredtheOlympicPeninsula'sforestsastheOlympicForestReservein1897.Andin1938,PresidentFranklinRooseveltsignedthebillthatestablishedtheOlympicNationalPark.

People

EightNativeAmericantribesarecloselyconnectedtothearea.AmericancourtsalsogaveNativeAmericantribestherighttocontinuetheirtraditionalfishingpracticesinthearea.TheyworkwiththeNationalParkServicetoprotectthearea'snaturalresources.

Placestogo

OlympicNationalParkhasmeadowsandlakes.Ithasglacier-fedriversandmountainpeaksthatrisemorethan2,300meters.Eachareaoftheparkoffersvisitorssomethingspecial.

TheElwhaValleyisinthecentralpartofthepark.ItistheOlympicPeninsula'slargestwatershed.TheHohRiverisonthewestsideofthepark.TheriverisformedfrommeltedglacialiceontopofMountOlympus.HurricaneRidgeisamountainareainthenorthernpartofthepark.Itiseasytoenter,andprovidesincredibleviewsoftheOlympicMountains.

Aplaceforeveryone

OlympicNationalParkoffersdifficultmountainhikes.Itoffersrelaxingbeaches,andexcitingwalksthroughlushrainforests.TheretrulyissomethingforeveryoneatOlympicNationalPark.

21.Whatcan'tbeseenintheOlympicNationalPark?

A.RainforestsandcoastlineB.Glacialiceandmountains

C.RiversanddesertsD.Meadowsandlakes

22.WhatcanwelearnabouttheOlympicNationalPark?

A.Manytravelersarrivedthereinlater1800s.

B.PresidentGroverstartedtheconstructionofit.

C.NonativeAmericansarelivingthere.

D.Youcanseevariousanimalsandplantsthere.

23.Youcanprobablyreadthepassagein_____.

A.atourbrochureB.anannouncement

C.astorybookD.anofficialdocument

B

DearPrestonThomas,

Youwereheadofthelowerschool,deputyhead,head,andmyA-leveltutorforeconomics,andthereareafewthingsImightusefullygetoffmychest.Theboywhosecretlygaveacandy-shapedlaxative（泻药）tothegreedyclassmatewhowasstealingeveryone’ssweets,causingahygiene（卫生）crisisinHumanities?

Thatwasme.Thewasteofspacewhoquarreledwithanotherpupilspilledfromtheclassroomontothegravelpitchandendedupwithuschasingeachotherincirclesaroundtheplayground,pursuedbythesupplyteacherwhonevercameagain?

Yep,guilty.Iwasoneoftheshadowyfigureswhowereabletoletthemselvesbackintotheschoolintheearlybymeansofastolenskeletonkey.

ItallseemsquitesillynowbutIamsurethatifyouhadbeenabletopulltogetherthevariousstrandsandestablishapattern,youwouldhavedealtwithitinthatcalm,authoritative,sensibleandhumorouswaythatyoudealtwitheverything.Itwasthefunniestthing.Weweren'tscaredofyou;butatthesametime,wethoughtweshouldn'tmesswithyou.YousaidthatIshouldoptforA-leveleconomics,ignoringmyprotestsaboutinabilityinmaths.Youwereright.

Andthenthere'stheoccasionIcarrywithme.ItoccurredinthesixthgradewhenIcommandeeredanemptyclassroomasachangingroomandwaslockedinbyschoolmateswho,inaddition,hadstolenmyshortsandtrousers.Thattooksomeexplainingwhenthemelee（混战）caughtyourattention,butyoudidn’taskforanexplanation.“Youdon’tstopmakingmistakesasyougetolder,”yousaidwithawrysmile.“Youjusthopetomakefewer.”

Hugh

24.WhatcausedahygienecrisisinHumanities?

A.Theauthorcheatedaclassmatetoeatasweet-likelaxative.

B.Theauthorhadaquarrelwithanotherpupil.

C.Theauthorcamebacktoschoolwithastolenskeletonkey.

D.Theauthorhadhisshortsandtrousersstolen.

25.Whichwordcanbestdescribetheauthorinlowerschool?

A.CleverB.NaughtyC.ActiveD.Funny

26.Mr.Thomasdealtwithstudents'tricksby______them.

A.punishingB.toleratingC.blamingD.comforting

27.What'sthepurposeoftheletter?

A.Torecallwhathappenedinlowerschool

B.Toadmitwhattheauthordidinlowerschool

C.Topraisetheteacher

D.Tosaysorrytotheteacher

C

Mostpeoplewoulddescribeadollarmillionaireasrich,yetmanymillionaireswoulddisagree.Theydonotcomparethemselveswithteachersorshopassistantsbutwiththeotherparentsattheirchildren'sprivateschools.Tocountthenumberofrichpeopleintheworld,however,anarbitrarycut-offpointisneeded,and$1misasgoodasany.Capgeminidefinesanyonewithinvestablepropertyof$1mormoreasa“high-net-worthindividual”,consultant-speakforrich.Bythismeasuretheplanethasabout10mmillionaires,accordingtoCapgeminiandMerrillLynch,abank.

CreditSuisse,anotherbank,usesalessstrictdefinition:

amillionaireisanyonewhosenetassetsexceed$1m.Thatincludeseverything:

ahome,anartcollection,eventhevalueofanas-yet-inaccessiblepensionscheme.TheCreditSuisse“GlobalWealthReport”estimatesthattherewere24.2msuchpeoplein2015,about0.5%oftheworld'sadultpopulation.Bythismeasure,therearemoremillionairesthanthereareAustralians.Theycontrol$69.2trillioninproperty,morethanathirdoftheglobaltotal.

Howdidthesepeoplegrowrich?

Mostlythroughtheirownefforts.Only16%inheritedtheirstash.Themostcommonwaytogetrichistostartabusiness:

nearlyhalf（47%）oftheworld'swealthypeopleareentrepreneurs.

Youdonothavetobeageniustobuildamillion-dollarbusiness,butithelpsifyouareintelligentandextremelyhard-working.Intheirbook“TheMillionaireNextDoor”,ThomasStanleyobservedthatatypicalAmericanmillionaireissurprisinglyordinary.Hedoesnotliveinthefanciestpartoftown-whywastemoneythatyoucaninvest?

Andhistastesaresoplainthatyoucanbarelytellhimapartfromhisneighbours.Hebuys$40shoes,andhiscarofchoiceisaFord.

Another23%oftheworld'smillionairesgotrichthroughpaidwork,estimatesCapgemini.Afewvaulteasilyoverthemillion-dollarbar.GregoryMaffei,thebossofLibertyMedia,earned$87,095,882in2010.Themedianpayforchiefexecutivesatthe456largestpubliclyquotedfirmsinAmericawas$7.23m,accordingtotheHayGroup,aconsultancy.Butthevastmajorityareskilledprofessionalsormanagerswhohavebeencarefulwiththeirmoney.AnorthodontistinAmericamakesabout$200,000ayear.Hemayleavemedicalschoolheavilyindebt,butafteralifetimeofearning,savingandinvesting,hecanprobablyamass$1m.

28.Thosewithamilliondollarsdon'tconsiderthemselvesrichbecause______.

A.theyaretoogreedyformoneytobesatisfied

B.theyknowmanywhoaremorewealthy

C.theytendtocomparethemselveswithricherpeople

D.theycaremoreabouttheirrolesasparents

29.Whichofthefollowingstatementsaboutmillionairesiscorrect?

A.Theylikecollectingworksofartandinvestment

B.Theyaccountforonethirdofthetotalpopulation

C.Manyofthemmadegreatfortuneovernight

D.Manyofthembecamerichbytrade

30.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethattobeamillionaire,onehasto_____.

A.bewiseinmoneymattersB.buildupgoodrelationship

C.learnfromothersD.becomeskilledprofessionals

31.Thebesttitleofthepassageis_____.

A.TheDefinitionofMillionaireB.WhatMakesaMillionaire

C.AmericanMillionaireD.EveryoneCanBeaMillionaire

D

Abiologistoncecriticizedforstealingeggsfromthenestsoftherarestbirdintheworldhasbeenawardedthe“NobelPrize”ofconservationafterhismethodssavedninespeciesfromextinction.

ProfessorCarlJoneswonthe2016IndianapolisPrize-thehighestaccoladeinthefieldofanimalconservation-forhis40yearsofworkinMauritius,wherehesavedanendangeredkestrelfrombecomingthenextGreatAuk.

Whenthe61-year-oldfirsttravelledtotheeastAfricanislandinthe1970s,hewastoldtoclosedownaprojecttosavetheMauritiuskestrel.Atthetimetherewerejustfourleftinthewild,makingittherarestbirdonEarth.Howeverhestayed,usingthetechniquesofcaptivebreeding（人工繁殖）,whichinvolvedsnatchingeggsfromthebirds’nestsandhatching（孵化）themunderincubators,promptingthemotherstolayanothersetofeggsinthewild.

Adecadelater,thenumberofMauritiuskestrelshadsoaredtoover300andtodaytherearearound400inthewild.Thebiologisthasalsobeennecessaryineffortstobringotherrarespeciesbackfromtheedgeofextinction,includingthepinkpigeon,echoparakeetandRodrigueswarbler.

ProfJones,wasawardedthe$250,000（£172,000）prizeataceremonyinLondon.

“Asayoungmaninmy20s,Icertainlydidn'tenjoythestressandthetensionofthecriticismIreceived,”Reflectingonthestartofhiscareer,hesaidtheMaurutiuskestrelprojecthadbeenseenasa“deadloss”atthetime.Inthe1970stherewasfierceoppositiontothecaptivebreedingtechniques,withcriticsarguingthattheyweretooriskyandtooktheemphasisoffbreedinginthewi