甘肃省会宁县届高三英语上学期第一次月考试题.docx

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甘肃省会宁县届高三英语上学期第一次月考试题

2018届高三第一次月考英语试卷

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阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项A、B、C、D中，选出最佳选项。

A

WonderingwheretowatchthefireworksonthefourthFridayofJuly?

Herearesomerestaurantswhereyoucansit,grababitetoeatandwatchtheshow.

TheRoofonWilshireoffersaviewofthecity,sochancesarethatyou’llbeabletocatchafireworksshowwhileyou’reupthere.Therestaurantwillalsoofferanall-you-can-eatmenufor$20thatincludesallbeefhotdogsandsweetpotatochips.Thefestivitieswilltakeplacefrom2to11pm.Reservationsarerecommended.6317WilshireBlvd.,LosAngeles,（323）852-6002.

WhiskeyRed’sislocatedinMarinaDelRey.Beginningat5:

30pm,itwillincludelivemusicfromJackofHearts.Theeventisfreeandopentothepublic.Guestscanmakereservationsfrom5:

30to10pm.Itcosts$59toreserveaseatonthepatio（露台）and$49forindoorseating.Kidsaged5to12need$25foraseatoutsideand$20foranindoorseat.Kidsagedfourandbelowarefree.13813FijiWay,MarinaDelRey,（310）823-4522.

HighRooftoploungeinVeniceatthetopoftheHotelErwinoffersviewsoftheVenicecoastline.Thefireworksshowstartsat9pm.Therooftoplounge（休息室）offersafullmenuofcocktailsandaselectionofsnacks.1697PacificAvenue,VeniceBeach,（800）786-7789.

ThelastoneisCarbonBeachClubattheMalibuInn.Hereyoucanseefireworksfromaseatontherestaurant’soceanfrontbalconyfrom6to9:

30pm.Reservationsarerecommended.22878PacificCoastHwy,Malibu,（310）456-6444.

1.Whichrestaurantwillprovidelivemusicduringfireworks?

A.Wilshire.B.WhiskeyRed’s.

C.HighRooftoplounge.D.CarbonBeachClub.

2.Wherecanyougetanall-you-can-eatmenuwithtwentypounds?

A.Wilshire.B.WhiskeyRed’s.

C.HighRooftoplounge.D.CarbonBeachClub.

3.Whichtelephonenumberwillyoudialifyouwanttoreserveaseatonanoceanfrontbalcony?

A.（323）852-6002.B.（310）823-4522.

C.（800）786-7789.D.（310）456-6444.

B

Teachers'Dayaroundtheworldisnotcelebratedonthesameday.Insomecountries，Teachers'Dayiscelebratedonworkingdays.However，inothercountries，itiscelebratedonholidays.

HerewearegivingyoualistofcountriesthatcelebrateTeachers'Dayonholidays.

China

TheTeachers'Daywasproposed（提议）atNationalCentralUniversityin1931.Itwasadopted（被采纳）bythecentralgovernmentofRepublicofChinain1932.In1939，thedaywassetonAugust27，Confucius'sbirthday.People'sRepublicofChinagovernmentcalleditoffin1951.Itwasreestablishedin1985，andthedaywaschangedtoSeptember10.NowmoreandmorepeoplearetryingtocelebratetheTeachers'DaybacktoConfucius'sbirthday.

India

InIndia，Teachers'DayiscelebratedonSeptember5，inhonorofDrSarvepalliRadhakrishnan，thesecondPresidentofIndia.BecausehisbirthdaywasSeptember5th.Atschoolsonthisday，studentsinIndiacelebratethisdaytoshowtheirrespectandlovetotheirteachers.

Russia

InRussiaTeachers'DayisonOctober5th.Before1994，thisdaywassetonthefirstSundayofSeptember.

USA

IntheUnitedStates，Teachers'DayisaholidayontheTuesdayofthefirstfullweekofMay.

Thailand

January16wasadoptedasTeachers'DayintheThailandbyaresolution（决议）ofthegovernmentonNovember21，1956.ThefirstTeachers'Daywasheldin1957.

Iran

InIran，Teachers'DayiscelebratedonMay2ndeveryyear.ItisinhonorofthefamousIranianprofessorAyatollahMortezaMotahhariwhodiedonMay2，1980.

AlthoughdifferentcountriescelebrateTeachers'Dayondifferentdays，theactivitiespeopletaketocelebrateitjuststaythesame.

4．Thebesttitleofthepassageis________．

A．Teachers'Dayaroundtheworld

B．ThehistoryofTeachers'Day

C．ActivitiesonTeachers'Day

D．HowtocelebrateTeachers'Day

5．Whatwillbediscussedinthenextparagraphofthetext?

A．HowTeachers'Daybecamepopularintheworld.

B．WhichcountryisthefirsttocelebrateTeachers'Day.

C．WhatactivitiespeopletaketocelebrateTeachers'Day.

D．WhichcountryhasthelongestvacationforTeachers'Day.

6．InwhichcountryistheTeachers'Daycelebratedforitsleader?

A．Iran.B．Thailand.C．Russia.D．India.

7．Wecanknowfromthepassagethat________．

A．NotalltheTeachers'Daysarecelebratedonholidays

B．ChinaisthefirstcountrytocelebrateTeachers'Day

C．ThailandfirstcelebratedTeachers'Dayin1956

D．RussiaandUSAcelebrateTeachers'Dayonthesameday

C

ThepopularsmartphoneapplicationInstagram（照片分享）haschangedthewaywelookatphotography,evenourworld.Thephoto-worthymomentsweshareserveasanimportantfunctionincultivatingthephotographicartisticeye.

Instagramhasgotpeopletostartnoticingtheartintheireverydaylife.Ithasalsoallowedustosharetheartfulmomentsinourliveswithoth

ers.Clearly,makingpeoplefocusonbeautifulmomentsintheirlivesandhowtosharethemisapositivetakeawayfromInstagram.

NotonlyhasInstagramchangedthew

aywelookatthingsaroundus,butithasalsochangedthewaypeopleviewprofessionalphotography.Instagramhasturnedeveryonewithasmartphoneintoanartist.Openinguparttothegeneralcommunityisagroundbreaking（创新的）aspectofthisapplication.Makingartisticattemptsaccessibleforeveryonetodiscovertheirartistictalentsandexplorecreativelyissomethingthathasmadepeoplefindthebeautyintheeveryday.However,thisaccessibilityhasalsocreatedquestioningaroundartand

respectdeservedbyprofessionalphotography.

TheartinaprofessionalphotographversusanInstagramcansometimesbehardtonoticeataquickglance.ButphotographstakenbytrueprofessionalphotographersholdsomethingthatInstagram’scannotmatchintermsofphotographicquality,oradvancedcompositionalknowledge.

ThisisnottosayInstagramisalesserart.Aestheticqualitiesofartareapersonalmatterandhowgoodanartworkisdependsonpersonalpreferences.Goodisaveryarbitrarytermintheartworld.Forexample,Imayfindonephotomorepleasingthananother,butnoteveryonehastoagreewithme.

ThepointIamtryingtomakeisthatprofessionalphotographyshouldnotbelost,butinsteadapproachedwit

hanew,enhancedlevelofrespectandadmiration—despitehowaccessible,commonandfunInstagramnowmakesthetakingandsharingofphotos.

8.Whatdoesthewritermainlytellusinthepassage?

A.TheincreasingpopularityofInstagram.

B.TheadvantagesanddisadvantagesofInstagram.

C.ThechangesthatInstagrambringsus.

D.ThedifferencesbetweenInstagramandprofessionalphotography.

9.WhatcanthesmartphoneapplicationInstagramdo?

A.Helppeopletodiscovertrueself.

B.Inspirepeopletofindthebeautyinlife.

C.Encouragepeopletobemorec

ompetitive.

D.Letpeoplegainothers’respectandadmiration.

10.Whydopeoplebegintodoubttheartofprofessionalphotography?

A.Becausecommonpeoplecantakeperfectphotoseasily.

B.Becausetheyshownorespectforprofessionalphotographers.

C.Becausetheartisticlevelofprofessionalphotographyisreducing.

D.BecauseInstagramhaschangedthewaypeoplelookattheworld.

11.Whatdoesthewriterthinkofprofessionalphotography?

A.Useful.B.Valueless.C.Helpless.D.Absurd.

D

Newmercury（汞）t

hreattooceansfromclimatechange

Risingtemperaturescouldboostmercurylevelsinfishbyuptoseventimesthecurrentrates,saidSwedishresearchersinanarticlepublishedinScienceJournal.They’vediscoveredwarmingincreaseslevelsofthetoxin（毒素）inseacreatures.Inexperiments,theyfoundthatextrarainfalldrivesuptheamountoforganicmaterialflowingintotheseas.Thisaltersthefoodchain,addinganotherlayerofcomplexorganismswhichbooststheconcentrationsofmercuryuptheline.

Mercuryisoneoftheworld’smosttoxicmetals,andaccordingtotheWorldHealthOrganization,isoneofthetopten

threatstopublichealth.Thesubstanceathighlevelshasbeenlinkedtodamagetothenervoussystem,paralysisandmentalimpairmentinchildren.

Themostcommonformofexposuretomercuryisbyeatingfishcontainingmethylmercury（甲基水银）,anorganicformofthechemicalwhichformswhenbacteriareactwithmercuryinwater,soilorplants.Levelsofmercuryintheworld’secosystemshaveincreasedbybetween200%and500%

sincetheindustrialrevolutionsayexperts,drivenupbytheuseoffossilfuelssuchascoal.

Inrecentyearstherehavebeenconcentratedeffortstolimittheamountofmercuryenteringtheenvironment,withaninternationaltreaty,calledtheMinamataConvention,signedby136countriesinplacesince2013.

ResearchershopethattheMinamatatreatywillbesuccessfulandcountriesreducetheamountofmercurythatisbeingproduced.Otherwisethisdiscoveryofapreviouslyunknownsourcecouldhaveimpactsforh

umanhealth.

Otherresearchersinthefieldsaythatthenewstudyhighlightsimportantissuesthathavepreviouslybeenlittleknown.

“Thisworkexperimentallyprovesthatclimatechangewillhaveasignificanteffectofmethylmercurybudgetsincoastalwatersanditsaccumulationinfish,”saidMilenaHorvatfromtheJozefStefanInstituteinSlovenia.

“Thisworkwillalsohelpusunderstandtheformationofmercuryinfishandhelpreducemercuryfromemissionsources（primarilyindustrial）.”

12.WheredidSwedishresearchersfindwarmingincreaseslevelsofthetoxin?

A.InthePacificOcean