届高三英语上学期第十次双周考试题.docx

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届高三英语上学期第十次双周考试题

河南省中牟县第一高级中学2019届高三英语上学期第十次双周考试题

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IwassurethatIwastobekilled.Ibecameterriblynervous.Ifumbled（摸索）inmypocketstoseeiftherewereanycigarettes,whichhadescapedtheirsearch.Ifoundoneandbecauseofmyshakinghands,Icouldbarelygetittomylips.ButIhadnomatches;theyhadtakenthose.Ilookedthroughthebarsattheguard.Hedidnotmakeeyecontactwithme.Icalledouttohim“Haveyougotalight？

”Helookedatme,shruggedandcameovertolightmycigarette.Ashecamecloseandlitthematch,hiseyesunconsciouslylockedwithmine.Atthatmoment,Ismiled.Idon'tknowwhyIdidthat.Perhapsitwasnervousness;perhapsitwasbecause,whenyougetveryclose,onetoanother,itisveryhardnottosmile.Inanycase,Ismiled.Inthatinstant,itwasasthoughasparkjumpedacrossthegapbetweenourtwohearts,ourtwohumansouls.Iknowhedidn'twantto,butmysmileleapedthroughthebarsandcausedasmileonhislips,too.Helitmycigarettebutstayednear,lookingatmedirectlyintheeyesandcontinuingtosmile.

Ikeptsmilingathim,nowthinkingofhimasapersonandnotjustaguard.“Doyouhavekids？

”heasked.“Yes,here,here.”Itookoutmywalletandnervouslyfumbledforthepicturesofmyfamily.He,too,tookoutthepicturesofhisfamilyandbegantotalkabouthisplansandhopesforthem.Myeyeswerefilledwithtears.IsaidthatIfearedthatI'dneverseemyfamilyagain,neverhavethechancetoseethemgrowup.Tearscametohiseyes,too.Suddenly,withoutanotherword,heunlockedmycellandsilentlyledmeout.Outoftheprison,quietlyandbybackroutes,outofthetown.There,attheedgeoftown,hereleasedme.Andwithoutanotherword,heturnedbacktowardthetown.

21．Whathadhappenedtothemanbefore?

A．Hehadbeenbadlytreated.B．Hehadkilledsomeone.

C．Hehadbeensearched.D．Hehadbeenforbiddentogetintouchwithanyone.

22．Whydidthemanwanttosmokecigarettes?

A．Becausehewassurehewastobekilled.B．Becausehewantedtoeasehisnervousness.

C．Becausehewantedtotalktotheguard.D．Becausehewasusedtosmokingcigarettes.

23．Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?

A．Themanwasaheavysmoker.

B．Themansmiledtopleasetheguard.

C．Theguardsetthemanfreewithpermission.

D．Themanhadn'tthoughttheguardwouldsethimfree.

24．Whatdoyouthinkfinallysavedtheman'slife?

A．Thesmile.　　B．Thecigarette.C．Thetears.D．Thewallet.

B

TheeditorofthenewCoolCampingBritainguidechoosessomeofhisfavoritenewfindsinEngland,WalesandScotland.

Cleadale,IsleofEigg,InnerHebrides

IsthisBritain’smostbeautifulcampsite?

Fromthegrassypointlookingseawardtothemountains,it’snothardforcamperstoseehowtheislandinspiredTheLordoftheRingsauthor’sfantasylandscapes.Thecampsiteitselfisaswildandwonderfulasitssetting.

OpenApril—September,from￡5pertentpernight.

Swattesfield,ThornhamMagna,Suffolk

DeepinthewildsofnorthSuffolk,thisseven-acrecampsitehasonlybeenopenforafewyears,withtwofieldsseparatedbyalakeandsurroundedbywoodland.Thepositionisperfect.It’sagreatplacetodonothingbutgetintonature.Youcanputupyourtentinthebottomfieldorthewoodlandbeyond.

OpenEaster—October,from￡10pertentpernight.

PleasantStreamsFarm,nearStAustell,Cornwall

Thissite,byalake,isallaboutsimplepleasures.Locatedintheformerminingvillage,ithasasummerhouse（凉亭）withbooksandgamesforarainyday.Therearemanyanimalsincludingpigs,hens,goatsandducksonthefarmandapubjusta10-minutestrollaway.There’sverylittletodohere,nobellsandnowhistles.Campfiresareencouraged.

OpenEaster—September,from￡10pertentpernight.

TroytownCampsite,StAgnes,IslesofSciily

Itsonlycampsite,Troytown,couldn’tbeinamoreremoteposition.Isolationisitsgreatestadvantage—sobringplentyofbookstoreadanddon’texpectaphonesignal.Butatleastoneoflife’snecessitiesisavailable.LyingonthehillsideoverlookingthebayandneartheislandoftheGugh,itmightjustwintheprizeforbestbeergardenviewinEngland.

OpenMarch--October,from￡7.50pertentpernight,

25.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutCleadale,IsleofEigg,InnerHebrides?

A.Ithasbeenopenforafewyears.B.Abeautifullakesurroundsit.

C.Itoffersthelongestservice.D.Therentofatentpernightisthelowest.

26.Whichplacecanyouchooseifyoulikeasimplefarmlife?

A.Cleadale,IsleofEigg,InnerHebrides.B.Swattesfield,ThornhamMagna,Suffolk.

C.PleasantStreamsFarm,nearStAustell,Cornwall.

D.TroytownCampsite,StAgnes,IslesofScilly.

27.InTroytownCampsite,StAgnes,IslesofScilly,youcan’t________.

A.contactothersbyphonesB.viewthebayfromthehillside

C.geteverydaynecessitiesD.relaxyourselfbyreading

C

Australia，thelastcontinent，wasdiscoveredbyshipsbelongingtosomeEuropeannationsintheseventeenthcentury，thesenationswerelessinterestedinchangingitintoacolony（殖民地）thaninexploring（勘探）it．AsintheearlyhistoryoftheUnitedStates，itwastheEnglishwhosetupthesettlements（新拓展地）inAustralia．ThishistoryandthegeographyofthesetwoBritishcolonieshavesomeotherthingsincommonaswell．

AustraliaandtheUnitedStatesareaboutthesameinsize，andtheirwesternlandsarebothnotrichinsoil．ItwastheeasterncoastofAustraliaandAmericathattheEnglishfirstsettled，andbothcoloniessoonbegantodeveloptowardsthewest．However，thiswestwardmovementtookplacemorebecausetheEnglishweresearchingforbetterlandthanbecausethepopulationwasincreasing．SettlementsofthewesternpartofbothcountriesdevelopedquicklyaftergoldwasdiscoveredinAmericain1849andinAustraliatwoyearslater．

Althoughthedevelopmentofthesetwocountrieshasalotincommon，thesearesomestrikingdifferencesaswell．TheUnitedStatesgaineditsindependencefromEnglandbyrevolutionwhileAustraliawonitsindependencewithouthavingtogotowar．Australia，unliketheUnitedStates，wasfirstlyturnedintoacolonybyEnglishprisonersanditseconomicdevelopmentwasinwheatgrowingandsheepraising．By1922，forexample，Australiahadfifteentimesmoresheepthanithadpeople，oralmosthalfasmanysheepasthepeoplethereintheUnitedStates．Yet，inspiteoftheseandothermaindifferences，AustraliaandtheUnitedStateshavemoreincommonwitheachotherthaneitheronehaswithmostoftherestoftheworld．

28.WhoturnedAustraliaintoacolony？

A．Britain．B．SeveralEuropeancountries．

C．TheUnitedStatesofAmerica．D．Noneoftheabove．

29.IntheearlyhistoryofAmericaandAustralia,bothcoloniesdevelopedtowardsthewestfirstlyforthereasonthat　　．

A．thepopulationwasincreasingrapidlyintheeast

B．theEnglishthoughttheremightbericherlandthere

C．goldwasdiscoveredthere

D．fewerpeoplelivedthere

30.Intheearly1920s　　．

A．Australiahadonefifteenthasmanypeopleassheep

B．thereweremoresheepinAustraliathanintheUnitedStates

C．thepopulationinAustraliawasgreaterthanthatoftheUnitedStates

D．theUnitedStateshadtwiceasmanysheepaspeople

31.Thelastsentenceinthelastparagraph“AustraliaandtheUnitedStateshavemoreincommonwitheachotherthaneitheronehaswithmostoftherestoftheworld”means　

A．theUnitedStatesandAustraliadonothaveanymaindifferences

B．theUnitedStatesandAustraliahavemuchmoreincommonthantheyhavewithothercountries

C．theUnitedStatesandAustraliahavenothingincommonwiththerestoftheworld

D．incommonwiththerestoftheworld，theUnitedStatesandAustraliahavealotofdifferences

D

Toalargedegree，themeasureofourpeaceofmindisdeterminedbyhowmuchweareabletoliveinthepresentmoment.Inspiteofwhathappenedyesterdayorlastyear,andwhatmayormaynothappentomorrow,thepresentmomentiswhereyouare—always!

Withoutquestion,manyofushavemasteredtheneurotic（神经兮兮的）artofspendingmuchofourlivesworryingaboutavarietyofthings—allatonce.Weallowpastproblemsandfutureconcernstodominateourpresentmoments,somuchthatweendupanxious,frustrated,depressed,andhopeless.Ontheotherhand,wealsodelayourhappiness,oftenconvincingourselvesthat"someday"willbemuchbetterthantoday.Unfortunately,thesamementaldynamicsthattellustolookfowardtothefuturewillonlyrepeatthemselvessothat"someday"neveractuallyarrives.JohnLennononcesaid，"Lifeiswhatishappeningwhilewearebusymakingotherplans."Whenwearebusymaking"otherplans"，ourchildrenarebusygrowingup，thepeoplewelovearemovingawayanddying,ourbodiesaregettingoutofshape,andourdreamsareslippingaway.Inshort,wemissoutonlife.

Manypeopleliveasiflifewereadressrehearsal（排演；预演）forsomelatedate.Itisn't.Infact,noonehasaguaranteethatheorshewillbeheretomorrow.Nowistheonlytimewehave，andtheonlytimethatwehaveanycontrolover.Whenourattentionisinthepresentmoment,wepushfearfromourminds.Fearistheconcernovereventsthatmighthappeninthefuture—wewon’thaveenoughmoney，ourchildrenwillgetintotrouble,wewillgetoldanddie,whatever.

Tocombatfear，thebeststrategyistolearntobringyourattentionbacktothepresent.MarkTwainsaid,“Ihavebeenthroughsometerriblethingsinmylife，someofwhichactuallyhappened.”Idon'tthinkIcansayitanybetter.Practicekeepingyourattentiononhereandnow.Youreffortswillpayoff.

32.Inthefirstparagraph,theauthortellsustofocuson_________.

A.thepastB.th