高三英语第一次模拟考试试题VIII.docx

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高三英语第一次模拟考试试题VIII

2019-2020年高三英语第一次模拟考试试题（VIII）

第一节阅读理解（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

GoodChoice!

ToVisitCanadain2017

Whetheryou´reanadventureseeker,cultureloverorjustoverallcurioustraveler,thisyear,Canadawillappealtoyouwiththeusualamountofhospitality,enthusiasm,andpride.

TocelebrateCanada´s150thbirthday,thegovernmentdepartmentisgivingpeoplethegiftofexperience:

theopportunitytovisitalltheDiscoveryPass.ThispreferentialtermwillbevalidformMay20,2017untilOctober22,2017.Thoughthereareplentyofsplendidsceneryforyoutotour,herearetwositesyoucannotavoidvisiting.

*CanadianRockyMountainParks

InthisareaknowntotheworldastheCanadianRockyMountain,therearefivenationalparks:

BanffNationalPark.ThesespectacularsitesweredeclaredaUNESCOWordHeritageSiteunderthenameCanadianRockyMountainParks.Youcanenjoywatchingwildanimalsandtakingpartinoutdooractivitieslikemountainbiking,hiking,fishinginthesummeraswellasskiing,snowboarding,snowshoeingandsleddinginwinter.

TheusualDiscoveryPasspriceforRockyMountainParks

PerAdult:

＄60

Perchild（under16）free

Ticketsareavailableeitheronlineorattheattraction

*NiagaraFallsStatePark

ExperiencethepowerofNiagarafallsclosewhenyouridetheworldfamousMaidoftheMistMoattourorstandendertheBridalVeilFallsintheCaveoftheWinds.Eventhoughtheparkisopen365daysayear,theopeningofourattractionsisbasedoniceconditionsintheNiagaraRiver.SothebesttourtimetovisitNiagaraFallsissummer,whenithasthemosttremendouspower.DoitallwithaNiagaraFallsDiscoveryPassandmakememoriesthatwilllastalifetime!

TheusualDiscoveryPassPriceforNiagaraFalls

Adult（above16yearsold）＄40

Child（6-16yearsold）＄30

NiagaraFallsoffersFREEadmissiontoalltheattractionstochildrenunder5

BuyyourDiscoveryPassonlineorattheattractions

1.WhatgiftwillCanadiangovernmentgivetothetouristsin2017?

A.FreeAdmissionsforallthefamousattractions.

B.AfreeDiscoveryPassforeachluckytourist.

C.OfferingtastyCanadianfoodforfree.

D.VisitingthefamousCanadianattractionsathalfprice.

2.IfyouvisitRockyMountainParksinJuly,whattouristactivityyoucannottakepartin?

A.HikingB.FishingC.DogsleddingD.Watchingwildanimals

3.ThebestseasontovisitNiagaraFallsissummermainlybecause______.

A.youcanridetheMistBoat

B.theparkisopenonlyinthisseason

C.thereisiceintheriver

D.thefallhasthemosttremendouspower

4.Howmuchwillacouplewithafive-year-oldsonspendatleastiftheyvisitbothtowattractions?

A.＄100B.＄200C.＄260D.＄300

B

HemingwaywasanAmericanwriterandjournalist.HewasbornonJuly21,1899.Hiswritingstylehadastronginfluenceon20th-centuryfiction,whilehislifeofadventureandhispublicimageaffectedlatergenerations.

Hemingwayproducedmostofhisworksbetweenthemid-1920sandthemid-1950s,andwontheNobelPrizeforLiteraturein1954.hepublishedsevennovels,sixshortstorycollections,andtwonon-fictionworks.Threenovels,fourcollectionsofshortstories,andthreenon-fictionworkswerepublishedafterhisdeath.

HemingwaywasraisedinIllinois.AfterhighschoolheworkedforTheKansasCityStarforafewmonths,beforeleavingfortheItalianfronttoenlistintheWorldWarIambulancedrivers,where,in1918,hewasseriouslywoundedandreturnedhome.Hemingway’sexperiencesinwartimeformedthebasisforhisnovelAFarewelltoArms,publishedin1929.

In1922,hemarriedRichardson,thefirstofhisfourwives.ThecouplemovedtoParis,whereheworkedasaforeignjournalistandfellundertheinfluenceofthemodernistwritersandartistsofthe1920scalled“LostGeneration”.TheSunAlsoRise,Hemingway’sfirstnovel,waspublishedin1926,withwhichhescoredhisfirstsolidsuccess.

HemingwaymarriedPaulineafterhedivorcedRichardsonin1927.HoweverthismarriagewasalsounsuccessfulandthecoupledivorcedafterHemingwayreturnedfromtheSpanishCivilWar,wherehehadbeenajournalist,andafterwhichhewroteForWhomtheBellTolls,theharvestofhisconsiderableexperienceofSpaininwarandpeace.HemarriedhisthirdwifeGellhornin1940.TheyseparatedwhenhemetWelshinLondonduringTheSecondWorldWar.

ShortlyafterhepublishedTheOldManandtheSeaoneofhismasterpieces,in1952,HemingwaywenttoAfrica,wherehewasalmostkilledinaplanecrashthatlefthiminpainorill-healthformuchoftherestofhislife.HemingwaylivedinFloridaandCubaduringthe1930sand1940s,butin1959hemovedfromCubatoKetchum,Idaho,whereendedhislifeinthesummerof1961.

5.HowmanyHemingway’snovelswerepublishedintotal?

A.SixB.SevenC.TenD.Thirteen

6.Hemingway’snovelAFarewelltoArmswasbasedonhisexperiencesof________.

A.hishighschoolB.TheKansasCityStar

C.WorldWarID.WorldWarII

7.WhichofthefollowingistherightorderthatHemingwaycreatedhisnovels?

a.AFarewelltoArmsb.TheSunAlsoRises

c.ForWhomtheBellTollsd.TheOldManandtheSea

A.a---b—d---cB.a—b—c---dC.b---a---d---cD.b---a---c---d

8.WecandrawaconclusionthatHemingway__________.

A.sufferedalotduringhislifetime

B.livedahappyandpeacefullifeinAmerica

C.passedawaysoonaftertheplanecrash

D.affectedthemodernistwritersandartistsofthe1920s

C

FrenchwriterFrantzFanononcesaid:

“Tospeakalanguageistotakeonaworld,aculture.”Sincetheworldchangeseveryday,sodoesourlanguage.

Morethan300newwordsandphraseshaverecentlymadeitintotheonlineOxfordDictionary,andinonewayoranothertheyareallreflectionsoftoday’schangingworld.

Afterayearthatwaspoliticallyunstable,it’snothardtounderstandthefactthatpeople’spoliticalviewsareoneofthemaindrivesofourexpandingvocabulary.Oneexampleis“clicktivism”,apoundof“click”and“activism”.Itrefersto“armchairactivists”–peoplewhosupportapoliticalorsocialcause,butonlyshowtheirsupportfrombehindaputerorsmartphone.And“otherize”isaverbfor“other”thatmeanstoalienate（使疏远）peoplewhoaredifferentfromourselves–whetherthatbedifferentskincolor,religiousbelieforsexuality.

“WehadallthewordsaroundBrexitinthelastupdateandwearenowstartingtoseeallthewordsaroundTrumpingintothedictionary,”AngusStevenson,OxfordDictionaries’headofcontentdevelopment,toldTheGuardian.

Lifestyleisalsochangingourlanguage.Forexample,“fitspiration”–apoundof“fit”and“inspiration”–referstoapersonorthingthatencouragesonetoexerciseandstayfitandhealthy.Thephrase“climaterefugee”–someonewhoisforcedtoleavetheirhomeduetoclimatechange–reflectspeople’sconcernfortheenvironment.

AccordingtoStevenson,socialmediawasthemainsourceforthenewexpressions.“Peoplefeelmuchfreertocointheirownwordsthesedays,”hesaid.

Butstill,notallnewly-inventedwordsgetthechancetomaketheirwayintoamainstreamdictionary.Ifyouwanttocreateyourownhitwords,Stevenson’ssuggestionisthatyoushouldnotonlymakesurethattheyareexpressiveandmeaningful,butalsohaveanattractivesoundsothatpeoplewillenjoysayingthemoutloud.

9.What’sthepurposeofthequotationfromFrenchwriterFrantzFanon?

A.Toserveasthetopicofthepassage.

B.Topresentoneofthemajorviewsofthesociety.

C.Toshowthefactthatlanguagemirrorsthecultureinaway.

D.Toleadtothetopicofthewholepassage.

10.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“coin”inthesecond-to-lastparagraphprobablymeans?

A.useB.recordC.createD.change

11.Howisthearticlemainlydeveloped?

A.Bygivingexamples.

B.Bymakingparisons.

C.Byfollowingatimeline.

D.Bypresentingresearchfindings.

12.AccordingtoStevenson,tomakethewordsyouinventpopular,theyshould_______.

A.beeasytoremember

B.haveuniqueandexpressivemeanings

C.havetheattractivesound

D.bemeaningfulandsoundcatchy

D

EveryWednesday，IgotoCantataAdultLifeServices，alocalretirementmunityinBrookfield，Illinois，US，withmyclassmatestodomunityservice．

Ourvisitslastaboutanhour，andwebring25—30studentseverytime．Weplayboardgamesandcardswiththeelderlywhilewe’rethere．

YoucanwatchallthemoviesandTVshowsyouwantabout“lifebackthen”，butnothingparestotalkingtothepeoplewhowereactuallythere．JusthearingtheirstorieshastouchedmeinawayIneverthoughtpossible．

Whetheritwastalkingto98-year-old“HurricaneHilda”aboutherglorydaysasarollerskaterorchattingwithLouaboutthetimesshedancedwithafamousactor，Iwaspletelymesmerizedbyeverysinglememorytheelderlywantedtosharewithme．Eventhosewhodon’thaveamazingmemoriesmaketheexperiencefulfilling（充实的）．IremembervisitingMrsRobinson．Shecouldn’trecallmuchaboutherpast，butshetoldmeshe’dneverforgethowkindIwasjusttolistentoher．Itmademerealizethatit’sthelittlethingsthatmakelifeworthliving．

Ifthere’sonethingI’verealizedinmythreeyearsofvisitingCantata，it’sthatpresence——justbeingthere—meansmorethananythingtomanyofthem．Anddespitehowbusyourlivesare，there’salwaystimetomakesomeone’sday．

13.WhydoestheauthorgotoCantataAdultLifeServicesregularly?

A.Toplayboardgames.

B.Tovisittheelderly.

C.Towatchmovies.

D.Tosharestories.

14.Theunderlinedword“mesmerized”inParagraph4isclosestinmeaningto“_______”.

A.confusedB.annoyedC.encouragedD.attracted

15.What