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山西省运城市夏县中学届高三上学期第一次月考英语试题1
山西省运城市夏县中学2018届高三上学期第一次月考
英语试题
第一部分:
阅谈理解(共两节,满分60分)
第一节(共15小题,每小题3分,满分45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,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
WhenyougotoSt.Petersburg,thenumberofattractionscanseemlarge.Ifyouareshortoftime,orjustwanttomakesuretohitthehighlights,thesearethetopmust-seesightsinSt,Petersburg.
●TheHermitageMuseum
TheHermitageMuseumisoneofthemostimportantsightstoseeforanyvisitortoSt.Petersburg.TherearelotsofdifferentpaintingsbytheoldmastersintheHermitage.Preparetocomeface-to-facewithclassicWesternartists.
●KizhiIsland
KizhiIslandisanopen-airmuseumofwoodenarchitecturefromtheKareliaRegionofRussia.Theseimpressivestructuresaremadeentirelywithoutnails-thewoodfitstogetherwithjointsandgrooves(沟槽).
●Peterhof
Peterhofisasbeautifulasitisfun.You’llbechargedforadmission,butgotoPetethofwhenthefountainsareworking-duringthedayinthesummer.Theyareshutoffinwinterevenings,
●TheChurchofOurSaviorontheSpiltBlood
Loveitorhaleit,theChurchofOurSaviorontheSpiltBloodinSt.Petersburgisanenthrallingmust-seesight.Thebeautifullookmaymakeyoureyesbrighten,andthepaintinginsidethechurchwillmakeyousay“Wow!
”
●TheBronzeHorsemanStatue
Theso-calledBronzeHorsemanisapartofRussiancultureandasymbolofSt,Petersburg.MadefamousbyAlexanderPushkin,thisstatueofPetertheGreatsittingonhishorsecantrulyshowPetertheGreat’sinfluenceontheRussianideaofgreatness.
1.Ifyouareinterestedinpaintings,you'dbettergoto______
A.PeterhofaridKizhiIsland
B.theHernatageMuseumandPeterhof
C.KizhiIslandandtheChurchofOurSaviorontheSpiltBlood
D.thehermitageMuseumandtheChurchofOurSaviorontheSpiltBlood
2.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat______
A.visitorscanvisitPeterhofforfree
B.thebuildingsofKizhiIslandaremadeofwood
C.thefountainsinPeterhofcanbeseenallyearround
D.thelargestcollectionofRussianartsisintheHermitageMuseum
3.Themainpurposeofthepassageisto______
A.showthewonderfulhistoryofRussia
B.persuadeartiststostudySt.Petersburg
C.recommendthefamousbuildingsinRussia
D.introducethemust-seesightsinSt.Petersburg
【答案】1.D2.B3.D
【解析】这篇文章在圣彼得堡观光必去的四个景点特点。
1.细节题。
根据TheHermitageMuseum部分中“TherearelotsofdifferentpaintingsbytheoldmastersintheHermitage”在Hermitage有许多绘画大师的不同作品,以及TheChurchofOurSaviorontheSpiltBlood部分中“thepaintinginsidethechurchwillmakeyousay“Wow!
””在教堂里的这幅画会让你说“哇!
”,可知这两个地方的绘画作品最有名。
故选D。
3.推理题。
文章第一段是文章主旨,其中“thesearethetopmust-seesightsinSt.Petersburg.”这些都是在圣彼得堡前必看的景点,可知文章介绍了这些必看景点特点。
故选D。
B
Ourplanetishometoaboutsevenbillionpeople.Sincethe1990s,populationexpertshavepredictedthenumberwouldgrowtoninebillionbeforeitbeginstoslowdownandpossiblydecrease.
Butanewreportpredictstheworld’spopulationislikelytoincreasetoalmost11billionby2100.Basedonthemostmodemstatisticaltools,thenewreportmakesuseofgovernmentrecordsandconsidersexpertpredictions,includingdeathrates,birthratesandinternationalmigration,orpeoplemovingacrossborders.Thereportsaysduringtherestofthiscentury,Africa’spopulationwillgrowfromabout3.5billionto5.1billionoverthenext85years.
JohnisdirectoroftheUnitedNationsPopulationDivision.Hesaysthatinthepast,researchersthoughtpopulationgrowthinAfricawouldbesimilartothatofotherareas.Theyexpectedslowergrowthratesasbirthcontrolusebecamemorewidespread.Buthesaysthoseideaswerewrong.
“Thelevelofcontraceptionusehascontinuedtoincreasebutslowly—moreslowlythanexpected,andbirthratethereforehasbeenfallinglessrapidlythanexpected,andthepopulationthereforecontinuestogrowsomewhatmorerapidlythanweexpected.
ThenewfindingsarebasedonajointresearchprojectoftheUnitedNationsandtheUniversityofWashington,
TheresearchersbelievethepopulationofAsiawillreachfivebillionby2050.Thatisupfromthecurrent4.4billion.Andthenbegindecline.TheresearchersalsobelievethatNorthAmerica,Europe,LatinAmericaandtheCaribbeanareawillhaveatotalpopulationofbelowonebillion.
Johnsaysthepressureoffeedingtherisingpopulationislikelytobelessthanthatmightbeexpected.
“Therelativelygoodnewsisthattheworldhasbeenwinningtheracebetweenpopulationgrowthandfoodproduction.Ifyoulookbackhistoricallyoverthelast50years,certainlyfortheworldasawholeandformany,mostindividualcountriesandregions,theincreaseinfoodproductionhasoutpacedtheincreaseofpopulation.”
4.Whichareawillexperiencethelargestincreaseinpopulationattheendofthecentury?
A.Asia.B.Africa.
C.Europe.D.NorthAmerica.
5.“Contraceptionuse”inthefourthparagraphrefersto________.
A.amethodofexpertpredictions
B.awayofavoidinggrowthinpopulation
C.ajointresearchintotherisingpopulation
D.apotentialtechnologyforfoodproduction
6.WhyisthepressureoffeedingtherisingpopulationlessthanexpectedaccordingtoJohn?
A.Expertpredictionsarenotexactlylikewhatthefactshappen.
B.Birthrateshavealwaysbeenfallinglessrapidlythanweexpected.
C.Thepopulationgrowslessrapidlythanpopulationexpertsexpected.
D.Theincreaseinfoodproductionhasoutpacedtheincreaseofpopulation,
7.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?
A.Theworld’spopulationwillincreaseconstantly.
B.ThepopulationofAsiawillriseby5billionby2050.
C.Johnisoptimisticaboutfeedingtherisingpopulation,
D.PopulationgrowthinAfricawasmuchslowerthanexpected.
【答案】4.B5.B6.D7.C
【解析】
4.B细节理解题。
根据文中Thereportsaysduringtherestofthiscentury,Africa'spopulationwillgrowfromabout3.5billionto5.1billionoverthenext85years,可知选项B正确。
5.B细节理解题。
根据文中Thelevelofcontraceptionusehascontinuedtoincreasebutslowly,可知这是关于减少人口增加的方法,故选B。
6.D细节理解题。
根据文中mostindividualcountriesandregions,theincreaseinfoodproductionhasoutpacedtheincreaseofpopulation,可知选项D正确,粮食生产增长的速度超过了人口增长,故选D。
7.C推理判断题。
根据最后一段分析可知,约翰对于人口增长这个问题是保持比较积极乐观的态度的,故选C。
C
AsInternetusersbecomemoredependentontheInternettostoreinformation,arepeoplerememberless?
Ifyouknowyourcomputerwillsaveinformation,whystoreitinyourownpersonalmemory,yourbrain?
ExpertsarewonderingiftheInternetischangingwhatwerememberandhow.
Inarecentstudy,ProfessorBetsySparrowconductedsomeexperiments.SheandherresearchteamwantedtoknowtheInternetischangingmemory.Inthefirstexperiment,theygavepeople40unimportantfactstotypeintoacomputer.Thefirstgroupofpeopleunderstoodthatthecomputerwouldsavetheinformation.Thesecondgroupunderstoodthatthecomputerwouldnotsaveit.Later,thesecondgrouprememberedtheinformationbetter.Peopleinthefirstgroupknewtheycouldfindtheinformationagain,sotheydidnottrytorememberit.
Inanotherexperiment,theresearchersgavepeoplefactstoremember,andtoldthemwheretofindtheinformationantheInternet.Theinformationwasinaspecificcomputerfolder(文件夹).Surprisingly,peoplelaterrememberthefolderlocation(位置)betterthanthefacts.WhenpeopleusetheInternet,theydonotremembertheinformation.Rather,theyrememberhowtofindit.Thisiscalled“transactivememory(交互记忆)”
AccordingtoSparrow,wearenotbecomingpeoplewithpoormemoriesasaresultoftheInternet.Instead,computerusersaredevelopingstrongertransactivememories;thatis,peoplearelearninghowtoorganizehugequantitiesofinformationsothattheyareabletoaccessitatalaterdate.Thisdoesn’tmeanwearebecomingeithermoreorlessintelligent,butthereisnodoubtthatthewayweusememoryischanging.
8.Thepassagebeginswithtwoquestionsto________.
A.introducethemaintopicB.showtheauthor’saltitude
C.describehowtousetheInterneD.explainhowtostoreinformation
9.Whatcanwelearnaboutthefirstexperiment?
A.Sparrow’steamtypedtheinformationintoacomputer.
B.Thetwogroupsrememberedtheinformationequallywell.
C.Thefirstgroupdidnottrytoremembertheformation.
D.Thesecondgroupdidnotunderstandtheinformation.
10.Intransactivememory,people________.
A.keeptheinformationinmind
B.changethequantityofinformation
C.organizeinformationlikeacomputer
D.rememberhowtofindtheinformation
11.WhatistheeffectoftheInternetaccordingtoSparrow'sresearch?
A.Weareusingmemorydifferently.
B.Wearebecomingmoreintelligent.
C.Wehavepoorermemoriesthanbefore.
D.Weneedabetterwaytoaccessinformation.
【答案】8.A9.C10.D11.A
【解析】试题分析:
文章主要讲的是互联网给人类的记忆带来的影响。
互联网使用者越来越依赖互联网来储存信息,人们这样做是否会丧失记忆事物的能力呢?
专家怀疑互联网可能正在改变人们的记忆内容和方式。
8.A写作意图题。
根据第一段“ExpertsarewonderingiftheInternetischangingwhatwerememberandhow.”可知,作者使用两个问句是为了引出要讨论的话题。
9.C细节理解题。
根据第二段“Peopleinthefirstgroupknewtheycouldfindtheinformationagain,sotheydidnottrytorememberit.”可知答案。
10.D细节理解题。
根据倒数第二段“Rather,theyrememberhowtofindit.Thisiscalled"transactivememory(交互记忆)"”可知,在交互记忆里,人们记得怎样找到信息。
11.A细节理解题。
根据最后一段“butthereisnodoubtthatthewayweusememoryischanging”可知,互联网对人们的记忆产生的影响是它改变了我们使用记忆力的方式。
【考点定位】心理类短文阅读
D
Woulditsurpriseyoutolearnthat,likeanimals,treescommunicatewitheachotherandpassontheirwealthtothenextgeneration?
UBCProfessorSimardexplainshowtreesaremuchmorecomplexthanmostofuseverimagined.AlthoughCharlesDarwinthoughtthattreesarecompetingforsurvivalofthefittest,Simardshowsjusthowwronghewas.Infact,theopposite