山西省运城市空港新区17届高三英语模拟考试试题五.docx

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山西省运城市空港新区17届高三英语模拟考试试题五

山西省运城市空港新区2017届高三英语模拟考试试题（五）

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

A

Languagelearnersthinktheyunderstandatopic.Yetwhenaskedtousewhattheylearned,theyarenotabletoremembertheinformation.

Notbeingabletoretrieve（恢复）newideascouldhappenonatestoreveninaconversation.Thebasicproblemisthis:

learnersdidnotlearnsomethingaswellastheythoughttheydid.

Learningtakeseffort.Ittakeseffortbecausethelearningprocesschangesthebrain.Onewayitchangesthebrainisbycreatingconnections.Theseconnectionsarecalleddendrites

（树突）whichareimportantforretrieval.

Themethodtogrowdendriteconnectionsistotestyourself.A

paperintheJournalofAppliedResearchinMemoryandCognitionsays,whenstudentstestthemselvesaspartofstudying,theylearnwhattheydonotknow.Whenstudentsknowwhattheydonotunderstand,theycanpayattentiontoimprovingtheirweaknesses.

Learnersshouldtestthemselvesbythinkingaboutwhattheyhavelearned.Thebenefitsofsuchpracticearenotjustaboutimprovingtheabilitytorememberinformationbutalsoaboutbuildingconfidenceintheskillsonehasdeveloped.Whenyoutestyourself,youwillseehowmuchprogressyouhavemade.Thisprogresswillsatisfyandencourageyoutodomoreinthefuture.

Butwhatcanyoudo?

1.Makeflashcards

Asimplewaytotestvocabularyistocreateflashcardswithcluesononesideandtheanswerontheback.Nowadays,manyonlineservicesallowstudentstocreatedigitalflashcards.ThenexttimeyouarestudyingEnglish,trytotestyourselfinthisway.

2.Askyourselfquestions

Anotherwayistoaskyourselfquestionsattheendoftheday,attheendofastudysession,oratothertimes,suchas,“WhatdidIlearntoday?

Howdoesitwork?

”

Theimportantpointisthis:

effectivelearningtakestime,effortandpractice.Donotjustassumethatyoucanreadsomethingonceortwiceandfullyunderstandit.Afterall,Olympicathletescannotlearnhowtoswimorrunjustfromreadingabook.Theyhavetopracticeswimmingorrunningeverydayforyears.They

oftencompeteinracestotesttheirskills.

21.Whycan’tlanguagelearnersrecallwhattheylearned?

A.Becausetheydidn’tmakeanyeffort.

B.Becausetheydidn’tlearnsowellatall.

C.Becausetheirbrainsdidn’tchangeatall.

D.Becausetheyformedgooddendritesalready.

22.Whatmethodcanyouusedtotestyourselfwhenyoustudyvocabulary?

A.Makeflashcards.B.Askyourselfquestions.

C.Createconnections.D.Improveretrieval.

23.Howshouldlearnerstestthemselves?

A.Byimprovingtheirweaknesses.B.Bybuildingconfidencetheyhavedeveloped.

C.Bygrowingdendriteconnections.D.Byconsideringwhattheyhavelearned.

24.WhydoestheauthormentionOlympicathletesinthelastparagraph?

A.ToshowthatitishardtobeonOlympicathlete.

B.TointroduceawayoflearningEnglish.

C.Totellreaderslearningneedstopracticealot.

D.Totellreadershowtotestthemselves.

B

Yellowstoneishosttomanydifferentspeciesofplants.However,theparkismostspecialbecauseofwhatliesunderneathit.Itsitsontopofanancientsupervolcano,knownasTheYellowstoneCaldera.Thecalderais48by72kilometers.Anditremainsanactivevolcano.Itisbelievedthatthelasttimethevolcanoexplodedwasonehalfmillionyearsago.Theareah

ashadthreemajoreruptionsinthelastthreemillionyears.Expertssayitmayeruptagaininanother1,000to10,000years.Buteachyear,therearethousandsofearthquakesatYellowstone.Mostaretoosmalltobefeltbypeoplevisitingthepark.

Yellowstoneisfilledwiththebeautyofmanythermalorhotwatersprings.Ofallthegeothermalplacesintheworld,halfareinYellowstone.

Inplacesofgeothermalactivity,hotwaterandgasesaretrappedundertheearth’scrust.InplaceslikeYellowstone,theyrushtothesurfaceintheformofhotwaterandsteamtoformgeysers（简歇喷泉）.

TherearemoregeysersandhotspringsinYellowstonethananywhereelseonEarth.ThemostfamousgeyserisOldFaithful.Iteruptsabouteveryhouroranhourandahalf.Theeruptioncanlastfromoneandahalfminutesupto5minutes.Theamountofhotwateritexpelsinthattimecanbeasmuchas31,000litersormore.

Inadditiontoitsbeautyandwonder,Yellowstoneisananimalshelter.ItishometothelargestgroupofwildanimalsintheUnitedStates.Asyoutravelthroughthepark,youcansometimesseethemintheirnaturalhabitatandheartheircallstomateanddefendthemselves.

25.WhatisitthatmakesYellowstonethemostspecialpark?

A.Manydifferentspeciesofplants.B.Thousandsofearthquakesthere.

C.Thehotwaterthere.D.Thesupervolcanocaldera.

26.It’sunlikelyforpeopletosee_____inYellowstone.

A.theeruptionoftheYellowstoneCalderaB.theeruptionofOldFaithful

C.wildanimalsD.differentkindsofplants

27.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.TravelGuideofYellowstoneB.TheEarthquakesofYellowstone

C.Yellowstone,aNaturalandMiraculousPark

D.PlantsandAnimalsinYellowstone

28.Whereisthetextprobablytakenfrom?

A.Asciencefiction.B.Ageographyjournal.

C.Aneducationreport.D.Abookreview.

C

When ChineseWomen’sVolleyballteam tookonSerbiafortheOlympictitle,70percentofChinesefamilieswatchedlivebroadcastonTV,easilybeatingtheaudienceratingforLunarNewYearGala.

Pushedtothefourthplaceingroup,Chinametthepowerfulandtwo-timeOlympicchampionsBrazilwhohadunlimitedsupportfromtheirhomefansinthequarterfinals.

Whenalmostnoonebelievedtheycouldwin,theChineseteamcamerestored

fromtobeatthehost3-2beforetheyavengedtheirgrouplossontheNetherlandsinthesemifinals.

AmongalltheChinesesportsteams,thewomen’svolleyballremainthemostspecialone,whosevictorieshadfueledChineseconfidenceinthe1980sandstillrepresentsthebestthingsthatsportscanoffertotheChinese:

perseverance,courageandunity.

Theyenduredextremelyhardtraininganddisplayed“neversaydie”spirittobecomingworldchampions,whichmadetheChinesebelievethecountrycouldbeasstrongintheworldonedayasthevolleyballplayersareinsports.

Afterover30yearsofreformandopeningupnowadays,Chinabelievesthe“women’svolleyballspirit”isneveroutdated.

“MymomcriedwhenItoldheraboutLangPing’steam’svictoryinRio.SherecalledheryoungdaysandsaidLangwasagreatplayer.Nowsheisagreatcoach,”wroteaninternetuser.

“MyfatherleaptintheairwhenChinawon.Hetoldmewithtearsinhiseyesthatgreatspirithas

beenwiththeChinesevolleyballteamforyears,”wroteanInternetuser.

29.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Chinesefamilieslovesportsmorethanliteraryprograms.

     B.Manypeopledidn’texpectChineseWomen’sVolleyballteamcouldwin.

     C.TheBrazilsportsfansdidgivethebiggestsupporttotheChineseplayers.

     D.ChineseWomen’sVolleyballteambeattheNetherlandsinthequarterfinals.

30.Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedword“fueled”inthe4thparagraph?

A.strengthened   B.weakened     C.fulfilled          D.limited

31.WhatdoesthewriterwanttoshowbyquotinganInternetuser’swordsinthelastparagraph?

A.Thefatherisavolleyballfan.

B.Thefatherisanemotionalperson.

C.ChineseWomen’sVolleyballteamisthegreatestintheworld.

D.ThegreatspiritofChineseWomen’sVolleyballteaminspiresChinesepeople.

D

MyfamilyandIlivedacrossthestreetfromSouthwayParksinceIwasfouryearsold.Thenjustlastyeartheycityputachainlinkfencearoundtheparkandstartedbulldozing（用推土机推平）thetreesandgrasstomakewayforanewapartmentcomplex.WhenIsawthefenceandbulldozers,Iaskedmyself,“Whydon’ttheyjustleaveit

alone?

”

Lookingback,Ithinkwhatsentencedtheparttooblivion（别遗忘）wasthedrought（旱灾）wehadaboutfouryearsago.Upuntilthen,SouthwayParkwasanicegreenparkwithplentyoftreesandapublicswimmingpool.MyfriendsandIrollerskatedonthesidewalks,climbedthetress,andswaminthepoolalltheyearsIwasgrowingup.Theparkwasalmostlikemyownyard.ThenthesummerIwasfifteenthedroughtcameandthingschanged. 

Therehadbeenalmostnorainatallthatyear.Thecitystoppedwateringtheparkgrass.WithinafewweeksIfoundmyselflivingacrossthestreetfromahugebrowndesert.Leavesfellofftheparktrees,andprettysoonthetreesstarteddying,too.Next,theparkswimmingpoolwasclosed.Thecitycutdownontheworkforcethatkeptthepark,andprettysoonitjustgottoouglyanddirtytoenjoyanymore. 

Asthedroughtlastedintothefall,theparkgotworseeverymonth.Therubbishpileduporblewacrossthebrowngrass.Soontheonlypeopleintheparkwerebeggarsandotherpeopledownontheirluck.Peoplesaiddrugswerebeingsoldortradedtherenow.Theparkhadgottenscary,andmymothertolduskidsnottogothereanymore. 

Thedroughtfinallyendedandthingsseemedtogetbacktonormal,thatis,everythingbutthepark.Ithadgottenintosuchbadshapethatthecityjustletitstaythatway.ThenaboutsixmonthsagoIheardthatthecitywasgoingto“redevelop”certainworn-outareasofthecity.Itturnedoutthatthecityhadplannedtogetridofthepark,sellthelandandletsomeonebuildrowsofapartmentbuildingsonit. 

Thechain-linkfencingandthebulldozersdidtheirwork.Nowweliveacrossthestreetfromsixrowsofapartmentbuildings.Eachofthemisthreeunitsh