高三英语下学期第一次模拟考试试题.docx

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高三英语下学期第一次模拟考试试题

甘肃省天水市2018届高三英语下学期第一次模拟考试试题

考试时间：

100分钟总分：

120

第1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）

A

SydneyTrainsisoneofthemosteconomical,reliableandconvenientwaystotravelthroughoutSydneyanditssurrounds.

Ournetwork,theNSWTrainsIntercity,coverssuburbanSydneyandextendstotheHunter,CentralCoast,BlueMountains,SouthernHighlandsandSouthCoastregions.

Thenetworkismadeupofseveralcolor-codedlines.Trainsfromdifferentlinescansharethesameplatform,socheckdisplayscreenandlistentoannouncements.

Ticketpricesaregenerallybasedonthedistancetraveled.Youcanvisittransportnsw.Infofordetails.

GettingtotheCity.

InSydney,ifyou’renearatrainstation,you’reonyourwaytothecity.EveryraillineleadsdirectlyorindirectlytotheCityCircle.It’sthelooparoundthecentralbusinessdistrictofSydney.MostCitystationsareundergroundsolookoutforthesignonstreetlevel.

Automaticticketgates

Largestationshaveautomaticgatesforentryto,andexitfrom,thestation.IfyouhaveanOpalcardoraticketwhichhasamagneticstripeyoumustusetheautomaticgates.Youmayusethewidegateforwheelchair,pramorluggageaccess.Stationstaffwillassistyou.

NightRidebuses

Mosttrainsdonotoperatebetweenmidnightand4:

00a.m.ForyourconvenienceaspecialNightRidebusserviceisavailablebetweenthesehoursonmostSydneysuburbanlines.

Trackwork

Inorderforthetrackstothemaintained,wesometimeshavetoreplacetrainwithbuses,particularlyatweekends,Pleasecheckthetrackworksectionforthelatestservicealterationsonyourline.

1．Togetmoreinformationaboutticketpries,travelershadbetter________.

A.gototheCityCircleB.visitawebsiteC.checkdisplayscreenD.listentoannouncements

2．Whatserviceisofferedtotravelersinneedatmostbigstations?

A.AfreeOpalcard.B.Earlierentrytothestation.

C.Helpfromstationworkers.D.Aticketwithamagneticstripe.

3．WhichisthebestconvenienttimetotravelbySydneyTrains?

A.Atmidnight.B.OnSundayafternoon.

C.Betweenmidnightand4:

00a.m.D.At6:

00p.m.onWednesday.

B

“I’vealwayslovedfood,”saysCassieDawsoninthekitchenofherflatinLondon.“ButI’vebecomeboredwitheatingout.I’vehadtoomanydisappointingmealsandpaidtoomuchmoneyforthem!

Atonepoint,fedupwithmycomplaint,afriendsuggestedIopenmyownrestaurant.Impossible,Ithought.ButthenIheardaboutsupperclubs...”

Supperclubsareamixtureofarestaurantandadinnerparty—yougotoastranger’shouseandhe/shecooksdinnerforyou.Likearestaurant,youpayforyourfood,butlikeadinnerparty,youeatatthesametableasotherpeople.Theyareadvertisedthroughsocial-networkingsiteswithamenuandlittleinformationaboutwherethesupperclubisuntiljustbeforethemeal.

“It’slikerunningasecretrestaurantforonenight,”saysCassie.“Thenextmorning,Isetthetablesandchairsaside.IputtheTVbackandit’smylivingroomagain.”

Cassieopensher“restaurant”forpeopleaboutonceamonth,andshereallyenjoystheeveningsshe’shadsofar.Sheusesfresh,localingredientsandatypicalmealcostsaboutthesameasatakeaway—muchlessthanarestaurantmeal.Sohowdoesshemakemoneyoutofit?

“Idon’t,”saysCassie.“Infact,atfirstIwasworriedaboutlosingmoneyonmyclub.I’mgoodatcookingbutmymathsisterrible!

ButIwassurprisedbyhowcheaplyIcouldmakeagoodmeal.Thisisn’taboutmoney.It’saboutadifferenteatingexperience.”

Andwhataboutinvitingcompletestrangersintoherhouse?

WasCassieevernervousaboutthat?

“Notatall,”shesays.“Almosteveryoneatthesupperclubisjustinterestedinhavingagoodmealwithotherinterestingpeople.”

4．WhydidCassiedecidetoopenherownrestaurantfinally?

A.Toearnaliving.B.Tosatisfyherfriend’sneeds.

C.Tomakefriendswithstrangers.D.Tocookcheapandgoodmealsforothers.

5．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“They”inParagraph2referto?

A.Dinnerparties.B.Supperclubs.C.Freshingredients.D.Invitationstodinner.

6．WecanknowthatCassie’srestaurant________.

A.servesmealsforfreeB.onlyservestakeaways

C.isonlyopentoherfriendsD.isonlyopenintheevening

7．HowdoesCassiefeelaboutherrestaurantnow?

A.Worried.B.Content.C.Annoyed.D.Sensitive.

C

Manypeoplebelievethatlanguagebelongstohumanbeings.However,catshavedevelopedalanguagenotforeachother,butforthehumanbeingswhohavethemaspets.

Whencommunicatingwitheachother,cats“talk”withasystemofsignals.Theirtails,ratherthananykindof“speech”,actasanimportantwaytoexpressthemselves.Theyalsotoucheachothertoexpressstheirfeelings.Withothercats,theywillusetheirvoicesonlytoexpresspain.Unbelievable,allofthatchangeswhenahumanwalksintotheroom.Catsusemanydifferentkindsofvocal（声音的）expressionswhentheycommunicatewithaperson.Sincethesevocalexpressionsarenotusedtocommunicatewithothercats,itseemsthatcatsdevelopedthis“language”tocommunicatewiththeirhumanowners.

Thisfactisshownmoreclearlywhenwatchingroomsthathaveonlyonecatandthosewithseveralcats.Anonlycatisusuallyveryvocal,sincetheonlycreature（动物）aroundwithwhomthecatcancommunicateisitsowner.Catswithothercats,though,aremuchquieter.Iftheywanttohaveaconversation,theyonlyneedgotoothercatsandcommunicateintheirnaturalway.

Sincecatslearnedtomeow（喵喵叫）fortheonlypurposeofcommunicatingwithhumanownersshouldtakethetimetolearnwhattheirdifferentmeowsmean.Ifanownerknows,tonamejustafewexamples,whichmeowmeansthecatishungry,whichmeansthecatwantstobepetted,andwhichmeansthecatwantstohavealittle“conversation”,therelationshipbetweencatandownerwillbecloser.

8．Ifacatamongothercatsfindspartofitsbodyhurts,itmayexpressitspainwithits________.

A.tailB.eyesC.voiceD.head

9．Whenahumanentersaroomfullofcats,they________.

A.begintousevocalexpressions

B.usetheirtailstoshowlove

C.stopmakinganynoisean

D.stopcommunicatingwitheachother

10．Whatarecatownersadvisedtodo?

A.Encouragecatstotalkwitheachother.

B.Communicatemorewithcats.

C.Learntomeowindifferentways.

D.Teachcatstounderstandhumanlanguage.

11．Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.Communicationamongcats

B.pets'differentexpressions.

C.Adviceonkeepingpets

D.Thelanguageofcats.

D

HowmuchweightababygainsduringitsfirstmonthcoulddetermineitsIQ,asanewresearchsuggests.Thestudyfoundthatchildrenwhogainmoreweight,andwhoseheadsgrowquicklyduringthefirstmonthoflife,tendtohaveahigherIQwhentheystartschool.

ResearchersattheUniversityofAdelaide,inAustralia^studied13,800childrenwhowerebornatfull-term.Theyfoundthatthosewhoputon40%oftheirbirthweightinthefirstfourweekshadanIQ1.5pointshigherthanthosewhoonlyputon15%oftheirbirthweight.Thosewhoexperiencedthebiggestgrowthinheadcircumference（头围）alsohadthehighestIQsbytheageofsix.

“Headcircumferenceisanindicatorofbrainvolume,soagreaterincreaseinheadcircumferenceinanewly-bornbabysuggestsmorerapidbraingrowth,”saystheledauthorofthestudy,Dr.LisaSmithers.

Sheadded,“Overall,newly-bornchildrenwhogrewfasterinthefirstfourweekshadhigherIQscoreslaterinlife.Thosechildrenwhogainedthemostweightscoredespeciallyhighonverbal（言语）IQatage6.Thismaybebecausetheneural（神经的）structuresforverbalIQdevelopearlierinlife,whichmeanstherapidweightgainduringthefirstmonthcouldbehavingadirectcognitivebenefitforthechildren.”

Previousstudieshaveshowntheassociationbetweenearlypostnatal（产后的）dietandIQ,butthisisthefirststudyofitskindtofocusontheIQbenefitsofrapidweightgaininthefirstmonthoflife.Dr.Smitherssaysthestudyfurtherhighlightstheneedforsuccessfulfeedingofnewly-bornbabies.“Weknowthatmanymothershavedifficultyestablishingbreastfeedinginthefirstweekoftheirbabies’life,”Dr.Smitherssaid.

“Thefindingsofourstudysuggestthatifbabiesarehavingfeedingproblems,thereneedstobeearlyintervention（干预）inthemanagementofthatfeeding.”

12．Thestudymainlyshowsthat________.

A.headcircumferenceiscertainlyconnectedtoIQ.

B.babies’headsgrowquicklyduringthefirstmonth.

C.full-termbabiestendtobeclevererthanprematurebabies.（早产儿）

D.themoreweightnewly-bornbabiesgain,thehigherIQtheyarelikelytohave.

13．Howdidtheresearchersgettheirconclusionfromthestudy?

A.Byaskingquestions.B.Bymakingcomparison.C.Byhavingadiscussion.D.Byreferringtodocuments.

14．AccordingtoDr.LisaSmithers,wecanlearnthat________.

A.akid’sverbalIQscoresreachitshighestatagesix.

B.thisstudyhelpsparentsfindfeedingproblems.

C.quickweightgainbenefitsnewlybornbabiesonverbalIQ.

D.thisstudyremindsparentsoftheneedforbreastfeeding.

15．Thestudydiffersfrompreviousonesthat_________.

A.itassociatesearlypostnataldietwithIQ.

B.itpaysattentiontotheIQofnewly-bornbabies.

C.itemphasizesthesignificanceofsuccessfulfeeding.

D.itfirstfocusesontherelationbetweenIQandweightgaininthefirstmonthoflife.

第二节阅读七选五（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）

Manypeoplefindithardtoloseweightandhavetogostarvation.Now,I’dliketooffersometrickstohelploseweight.

Putoutalargevegetableplate.Eatingwater-richfoodssuchastomatoesduringmealsreducescalorieconsumption.Otherwater-richfoodsincludesoupsand