山西省45校届高三第一次联考英语试题.docx

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山西省45校届高三第一次联考英语试题

山西省45校2018届高三第一次联考英语试题

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一、阅读选择

Oneofthebeststudentcities:

Boston

Boston,MassachusettsistheunofficialstudentcapitaloftheUnitedStates.ThegreaterBostonareacontainssomeofthemostfamousuniversitiesintheworld，includingHarvardandtheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology（MIT）.Withtheirreputationattractingsomeofthebrighteststudentsfromaroundtheglobe,theheartofNewEnglandisyoung,energeticandactive.

Bestspots

TheFenwayarea—homeoftheBostonRedSoxbaseballteam—attractsstudentsfromnearbyschools.Ongamedays,theneighborhood’smanysportsbarsarepackedwithcollegestudents.

TheHarvardSquareisalsoapopulargatheringspotforHarvardandMITstudents,withseveralrestaurantsservingupaffordableandtastyfood.

Studentactivities

Boston’smostpopularcollegeeventsaretheuniversities’annualmusicfestivals—likeYardfestatHarvardandSpringFlingatTuftsUniversity—duringwhichbig-namestarsperformfreeconcertsbeforethespringsemesterends.

TheBerkleeCollegeofMusic,whichattractstopinternationaltalentandcountsthebandPassionPitamongitsalumni（男校友）,oftenorganizesfreestudentperformancesinsuchpicture-perfectlocationsastheBostonHarborNationalPark.Thefree-to-watchboatingracesontheCharlesRiverarealsowell-attendedonfair-weatherracedays,whenstudentscheerontheirclassmates.

Studentdiscounts

TheMuseumofFineArts,oneofBoston’sleadingculturalinstitutions,isfreeforstudentscarryingIDfromoneofthemanyschoolsinthecityandthemuseum’sspecialexhibitsandfilmscreeningsarediscountedforstudents.

ThehistoricIsabellaStewartGardnerMuseumandtheNewEnglandAquariumofferdiscountsforalluniversitystudents,whileadmissiontoHarvard’smuseumisfreeforHarvardstudentsanddiscountedforallothercollegekids.EvenmovietheatreslikeRegalCinemasFenwayandAMCLoewsBostonCommoncutstudentsadiscount.

1．Theunderlinedpart“theheartofNewEngland”inparagraphonerefersto.

A．BostonB．Massachusetts

C．HarvardD．theMIT

2．TheFenwayareamostprobablyattractsstudentswhohaveinterestin.

A．foodB．sports

C．musicD．science

3．WelearnfromthetextthattheBerkleeCollegeofMusic.

A．oftengivesfreeperformances

B．ofteninvitesbigstarstoperform

C．organisesperformancesalongtheCharlesRiver

D．attractstalentedteacherssuchasthePassionPitmembers

4．WhichofthefollowingisfreeforstudentscarryingIDfromoneoftheschoolsinBoston?

A．TheIsabellaStewartGardnerMuseum.

B．TheNewEnglandAquarium.

C．TheMuseumofFineArts.

D．RegalCinemasFenway.

Knownas“wolfgirl”atherWestWarwick,R.I.,school,AlyssaGraysonhasspentmuchofheryounglifeteachingotherstoprotectandrespectanimals.Afterstartingawolfclubinsecondgrade,Alyssalearnedallshecouldaboutherfavoriteanimals.Today,shegivespresentationsaboutprotectingwolvesatlibrariesandschools—she’sevenspokenatauniversity.Infact,she’sbecomesuchawolfexpertthatshewasappointedasthefirstjunioradvisortotheNationalWolfwatcherCoalition.

Whenshe’snotteachingothersaboutwolves,Alyssacanbefoundvolunteeringatherlocalanimalshelter,takingcareofdogsandcats.She’salsotrainedasacitizenscientistforFrogWatchUSA．Inshort,AlyssaGraysonprovesthatyouarenevertooyoungtomakeadifferenceforanimals.

Whenaskedhowshegotinterestedinsavingwolves,Alyssasays,“I’velovedwolvessinceIsawtheminamoviewhenIwas2or3yearsold.ThenonedayIsawacommercialaboutwolfhunting.Iaskedmymotherwhypeopledothis,andshetoldmebecausepeopledon’tlikewolves.IdecidedfromthenthatIwantedtosavewolves.”

Today,wolvesarehunted,trapped,orpoisoned.Hunterschasewolvesformilesinanairplaneuntilthewolvesaretooexhaustedtorunanymore.Thentheyshootthem.Theanimaldoesn’thaveachancetoescape.Animalsarealsotrappedfortheirfur.Theyarelefttosufferinatrapwithnofood,water,orshelter.Alyssathinksthefurlooksbetterontheanimalinthewild,whereit’smeanttobe,thanonahuman.

Alyssabelieveswolvesareimportanttoourworlds.Shesays,“Wolvesareanapexpredator,whichmeanstheyareatthetopofthefoodchain.Removingthemfromtheecosystemisabigmistake.Theecosystemislikeachainofdominoes（多米诺骨牌）—withtheapexpredatorastheoneinfront.Ifyouweretoknockdownthatdomino,therestofthechainwouldgodowntoo.”

Peopleusuallythinkof“theBigBadWolf”whentheyhearaboutwolves.However,Alyssasays,“Iftheywouldbasetheirthoughtsonfacts,notfairytales,wewouldn’thavepeoplewantingtokillwolves.”

5．Alyssaisknownas“wolfgirl”atherschoolbecause.

A．shekeepswolvesaspets

B．shewasraisedbywolves

C．shedoesalottoprotectwolves

D．shestartedawolfclubatherschool

6．Accordingtothefirstandsecondparagraphs,Alyssa.

A．gainedknowledgeaboutwolvesatlibraries

B．caresaboutotheranimalsbesideswolves

C．startedtogivepresentationssincesecondgrade

D．isthefirstjuniorcitizenscientistforFrogWatchUSA

7．Paragraphfourismainlyabout.

A．whywolvesarekilled

B．whywolvesaretrapped

C．thetoolsusedtohuntwolves

D．howwolvesaretreated

8．FromthelastparagraphwecaninferthatAlyssa.

A．doesn’tneedfairytales

B．doesn’tbelieveinfairytales

C．encouragespeopletofindoutthefactsaboutwolves

D．believesthatmorepeoplewillworktosavewolves

ThevalueoftheU.S.pennyhasbeendroppingforyears.Manycountrieshavestoppedusingpennies.IsittimefortheU.S.todothesame?

ThosewhothinkweshouldkeeptheU.S.pennyofferthefollowingargumentstosupporttheirpositions:

Priceswillincrease.Ifwegetridofthepenny,everythingwillhavetoberoundedtothenickel（五分硬币）,costingusmoreforeverythingwebuy.

Charitiesneedpennies.Therearethousandsofsmallcharitiesthatdependonpenniestobringindonations.Peoplethinknothingofpouringouttheiroldpennyjarstosupportcharity,buttheywon’tpartwithnickelssoeasily.

Nickelscostevenmoretomake.Ifwegetridofthepenny,wewillneedmorenickelsincirculation.Nickelscost7.7centstomake,2.7centsoverfacevalue,asopposedto0.26centsoverfacevaluetomakeapenny.Sincethepennycosts0.26morethanfacevaluetomake,theMint（铸币厂）canmake5penniesandstillloselessmoneythanmaking1nickel.

Peoplewhowanttoretirethepennyalsohavesomepersuasivearguments,includingthese:

Pennieswastetime.TheaverageAmericanwastes2.4hoursayearhandlingpennies,orwaitingforpeoplewhohandlethem.Thisstatisticsistheresultofcollectinganumberofpenny-handlingrelatedevents,includingthe30-secondperiodwesometimesspendwaitingforsomeonewhojusthastodigthroughtheirpocketsorpursetofindthatlastcentsotheycanpayforsomethingwithexactchange（probablysotheydon’tgetstuckwithanymorepennies）.

Makingpennieswastestaxpayers’money.ItcoststheU.S.Mint1.26centstomakeeach1centcoin,meaningthattaxpayersarelosing0.26ofacentforeachoneofthe7.4billionpenniestheMintproduceseachyear.

Historywillrepeatitself.In1857,theMintstoppedmakingthehalf-centcoin,partlybecausethecostofmakingitwasconsideredtobenolongerneeded.Yet,commercecontinuedwithoutanycatastrophiceffects.Historyhasshownusthatupdatingthemonetarysupplyincountrieswherethecurrency（货币）isverystablehashadlittle,ifany,negativeeffectontheeconomy,oronpeople’sacceptanceofthecoinage.

9．Accordingtopeoplewhowanttokeepthepenny,gettingridofthepenny.

A．isgoodforordinaryconsumers

B．isespeciallybadforrichpeople

C．willbeconvenientforthem

D．mayleadtofewerdonationstosmallcharities

10．Whydopennieswastetime?

A．Becauseconsumersdon’talwayshaveenoughchange.

B．Becauseittakestimeforpeopletogetthemfromtheirpocketsorpurse.

C．Becausepenniesarenoteasytotake.

D．Becausepenniesaredifficulttocollect.

11．Theunderlinedword“catastrophic”inthelastparagraphcanbereplacedby“”.

A．directB．positive

C．importantD．disastrous

12．Thetextismainlydevelopedby.

A．givingexamples

B．settingdowngeneralrules

C．comparingdifferentopinions

D．followingthenaturaltimeorder

TodaywethinkofAbrahamLincolnasagreatleader.Whatmostofusdon’tknowisthathewasawell-knownhumoristandstorytellerinhisday.

Lincolnlearnedtotelljokesandstoriesfromhisfather.WhenLincolnbecamealawyer,heusedhisjokesandstoriestogainthegoodwillofthejury（陪审团）,andmorethanoncehisopposinglawyerwouldcomplaintothejudgethatLincoln’sstorieswereirrelevantanddistracting（转移、分心）tothejury.ThetroubleforthemwasthatJudgeDavidDavislovedLincoln’sjokesmorethananyoneelseinthecourtroom.

Asapolitician,Lincolnmadeexcellentuseofhishumorousstories.HislongtimepoliticalopponentStephenA．Douglascomplainedthat“Nothingelse—notanyofhisargumentsoranyofhisrepliestomyquestions—disturbsme.Butwhenhebeginstotellastory,IfeelthatIamtobeovermatched.”MorethanonceDouglasandotherpoliticalopponentsofLincoln’ssawtheirwellpresentedargumentsforgottenbytheaudienceafterLincolnfolloweduptheirspeecheswithahomelystory.

AstheresponsibilitiesoftheofficeofPresidentbecamegreaterandheavier,Lincolnusedhumortofindrelief.Hewantedtoreducethestressesinhimselfandthosearoundhim.OneofLincoln’sneighborstoldthatoneday,hesawLincolnwalkingpastwithtwoyo