广东省仲元中学学年高三月考英语试题 Word版含答案.docx

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广东省仲元中学学年高三月考英语试题Word版含答案

广东仲元中学2017-2018学年高三英语9月月考

第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

A

2016ExhibitionsintheBritishMuseum

Sunkencities:

Egypt’slostworlds

19May － 27November2016

SainsburyExhibitionsGallery

Adults￡16.50,Members/under16sfree

Sunkenundertheseaforoverathousandyears,twolostcitiesofancientEgyptwerelatelyrediscovered.TheiramazingdiscoveryistransformingourunderstandingofthedeepconnectionsbetweenthegreatancientcivilizationsofEgyptandGreece.Theirstoryistoldforthefirsttimeinthisexhibition.

FrancisTowne’swatercoloursofRome

21January － 14August2016

Room90/OpenlateFridays

Free,justdropin

Comeandexperience18th-centuryRomethroughanastonishingseriesofwatercoloursnotdisplayedtogethersince1805.

Sicily:

cultureandconquest

21April － 14September2016

Room35

Tickets:

Adults￡10,Members/under16sfree

ThisexhibitiontellsSicily’sfascinatingstories － fromthearrivaloftheGreeksandothersettlers,totheextraordinaryperiodofenlightenment（启蒙）underNormanruleinthe11th to13thcenturies.

EarlyBritishexplorationoftheclassicalworld

14March － 27July2016

Room90a/OpenlateFridays

Free,justdropin

ThissmalldisplayfeaturesaremarkableselectionofdrawingsbyBritishexplorersandarchitects,whodiscoveredanddocumentedsomeofSicily’sbestsurvivingclassicalsculptureandarchitecture.

1.WhichplacedoesFrancisTowne’sworkspicture?

A.Egypt.         B.France.         C.Rome.           D.Sicily.

2.WhatartworksarehousedinRoom90a?

A.Drawings.   B.Buildings.  C.Sculptures.    D.Watercolours.

3.WhichexhibitioncanyouattendinOctober?

A.Sicily:

cultureandconquest

B.Sunkencities:

Egypt’slostworlds

C.FrancisTowne’swatercoloursofRome

D.EarlyBritishexplorationoftheclassicalworld

B

AmanwalkedintoasmallIrishpubandorderedthreebeers.Bartenderwassurprised,butheservedthatmanthreebeers.Onehourlaterthemanorderedthreebeersagain.Theverynextdaythatmanorderedthreebeersagainanddrankquietlyatatable.Thisrepeatedseveraltimesandshortlyafterthepeopleofthetownwerewhisperingabouttheman,whowasorderingthreebeersatonce.

Acoupleofweekslater,thebartenderdecidedtoclearthisoutandinquired:

“Idonotwanttopry,butcouldyouexplain,whydoyouorderthreebeersallthetime?

”Themanreplied:

“Itseemsstrange,isn’tit?

Yousee,mytwobrothersliveabroadatthemoment,one–inFranceandanother–inItaly.Wehavemadeanagreement,thateverytimewegotopubeachofuswillorderextratwobeersanditwillhelpkeepingupthefamilybond”.

Soonallthetownhaveheardabouttheman’sanswerandlikeditalot.Themanbecamealocalcelebrity.ResidentsofthetownweretellingthisstorytonewcomersortouristsandeveninvitedthemtothatpubtolookatThreeBeerMan.

However,onedaythemancametopubandorderedonlytwobeers,notthreeasusual.Thebartenderservedhimwithbadfeeling.Allthateveningthemanorderedanddrankonlytwobeers.Theverynextdayallthetownwastalkingaboutthisnews,somepeopleprayforthesoulofoneofthebrothers,othersquietlygrieve.

Whenthemancametopubthenexttimeandorderedtwobeersagain,thebartenderaskedhim:

“Iwouldliketooffercondolencestoyou,duetothedeathofyourdearbrother”.Themanconsideredthisforamomentandthenreplied:

“Oh,youareprobablysurprisedthatIorderonlytwobeersnow?

Well,mytwobrothersarealiveandwell.It‘sjustbecauseofmydecision.Ipromisedmyselftogiveupdrinking.”

4.Themanorderedthreebeersallthetimebecause_______.

A.peoplewerefondofdrinkingbeersinthispub.

B.hemissedhistwobrotherslivingabroadverymuch.

C.itwasanagreementwithhisbrotherstokeepupthefamilybond.

D.thiswouldhelphimbecomealocalcelebrity.

5.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat______.

A.newstraveledfastinthetown.

B.themanbecamefamousinthetownbecausehewasaheavydrinker

C.theman’sbrotherslikeddrinkingbeerverymuch

D.themanwasstrong-mindedtogiveupdrinking

6.Thebartenderservedthemanwithbadfeelingbecause________.

A.hewouldearnlessmoney

B.hethoughtthemanshouldorderthreebeers

C.hethoughtoneoftheman’sbrothershadpassedaway

D.themandecidedtodrinktwobeers

7.Theunderlinedword“condolences”inthelastparagraphcanbereplacedby______.

A.gratitudeB.appreciationC.surpriseD.sympathy

C

OnSaturday17September2016,youmaycatchsightofhundredsofapes（猩猩）runningaroundthestreetsofLondon.They’llhavebeenfilminganewPlanetoftheApesmovie,you’llprobablythink.Butinfact,whenthestarter’spistolsoundsfortheGreatGorillaRunnextyear,thishighlypopulareventwillhavebeenraisingmoneyforthirteenyears.Peoplefromallovertheworldwillrun,jogorwalk8kmingorillacostumesthroughthecapital’sstreets,passingsuch iconic landmarksasTheTowerofLondonandStPaul’sCathedral.Bythetimethelastapecrossesthefinishingline,therunnerswillhaveraisedmillionsforendangeredspeciesandeducationprojectsinCentralAfrica.

Unusualcharityeventssuchastheseareahuge trend forraisingmoneyfor worthwhilecauses.If,however,you’relookingtoreallyliketheidea ofrunningthroughmudandfreezingcoldice,thenTheToughMudderisperhapswhatyou’vebeensearchingfor.Inthis difficultandtiring teamevent,participantsfinisha10to12-milebarriercoursethattestsphysicalstrengthandmentalcourage.It’smoreaboutfriendship thanwinning.Over150sucheventsworldwidehaveraised£5million.

Butfundraisingdoesn’thavetoinvolvephysical effort.StudentsataschoolinIllinoisplayedJustinBieber’ssong‘Baby’overloudspeakersandurgedfellowstudentstopaytostopthesong.Theyneededtoraise$1,000inoneweektoachievethis.Beyondexpectations,theyexceeded（超过）thegoalwithinthreedays.Eventeachers chippedin.

IfyouwanttojointheranksofgorillasnextSeptember,youonlyhavetopay£60toregister.Thisincludesthegorillasuit,whichyoucankeep.Ifyoutakepart,notonlywillyouhavebeenhelpingthegorillasandpeoplewhodependontheirhabitat,you’llneverhavetobuyanothersetoffancyclothesagain!

8.WhatistheGreatGorillaRunheldfor?

A.TofilmanewPlanetoftheApesB.TocollectmoneyforCentralAfrica

C.TomakeastudyoftheoriginofmanD.ToenjoyfamoussenicspotsinLondon

9.WhatcanwelearnabouttheToughMudder?

A.ItisdisgustingB.Itisunique

C.ItiscompetitiveD.Itischallenging

10.Whatdoesthephrase“chippedin”inthethirdparagraphreferto?

A.JoinedinsingingB.Madeacontribution

C.ScoldedtheorganizersD.Interruptedtheactivity

11.Whichcanbeasuitabletitleforthepassage?

A.GoingCrazyforCharity!

B.ProtectingOurRareAnimals!

C.CompetinginUnusualEvents!

D.WatchingOutforAggressiveAnimals!

D

ArecenthousingprojectinHelsinkioffersremarkablycheapapartmentsforthoseundertheageof25.Theymustcommittospendingtimewiththeirolderneighbors. 

Helsinkioffers247-suqare-footstudioapartmentswithabathroom,storagespace,kitchen,andbalconyforonly$272everymonth---aboutathirdoftheaveragepriceforastudiointhecity.Theapartmentisinsidehomesfortheelderly,andtheyoungrentermustspendbetweenthreetofivehourswiththeirelderlyneighborseachweek.

Likeprettymuchallothermajorcitiesintheworld,Finland’scapitalofHelsinkihasfacedrapidpopulationgrowthinrecentyears.Andwithpopulationgrowth,comesaninevitableriseinthecostofliving,andofcourse,sharpincreaseinrent.Currently,Helsinkiisranked14thonthelistof theworld’smostexpensivecities.Forthoseyoungandfreshlyindependent,thiscausesterribleproblems–evenhomelessness.

"It'saveryexpensivecitytolivein,"Mr.BostromwritesinanemailtoCNN’sEoghanMacguire."Ifyoumanagetogetanapartmentthatthecityowns,itcanbequiteaffordable.Thescreeningcriteriaincludedtheabilitytoparticipateinavarietyofactivities,suchascookingorplayinginstruments,butthenumberofapplicantsforthoseapartmentsissohighthatwaitinglisttakesforever,”hesays.

AccordingtoHelsinki’sYouthHousingAssociation,theycitycouncilaimstoensurethateveryyoungpersonwillhaveahomeby2018.MikiMielonen,arepresentativeoftheyouthdepartment,saysthisproject,currentlyinitstrialstages,willhelpoutyoungpeoplewhileofferingsocialbenefitstoseniorcitizens.“IthinkthereisquitearigidopinioninFinlandwithmanypeoplethinkingyoungoftheoldideasthatwearegoingtobreakdown.”

12.Helsinkiprobablyrentsacheapapartmenttoayoungmanwho________.

A.reachestheageof25B.hasfinancialproblems

C.promisestoaccompanytheelderlyD.agreestoshareitwithhisneighbor

13.WhichistherootreasonforthehousingproblemsinHelsinki?

A.ThepopulationexplosionB.Thehighlivingstandard

C.World’spriciestapartmentrentD.Lowemploymentofcollegegraduates

14.AccordingtoMrBostrom,thecheapapartmentsare_______.

A.well-decoratedB.difficulttoafford

C.inshortsupplyD.popularwithtechnicians

15.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?

A.TheyounginHelsinkiaremostlyhomeless

B.Helsinkiwillovercomepeople’sprejudice

C.Theprojectwillbeexperimentalinfuture

D.Theprojectismorebeneficialtotheyoung

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

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