云南省曲靖市第二中学届高三英语第一次模拟考试试题.docx

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云南省曲靖市第二中学届高三英语第一次模拟考试试题

云南省曲靖市第二中学2020届高三英语第一次模拟考试试题

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）

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

Therearemanywonderfuldestinationsintheworld.Seoulisamoderncityfullofdeliciousfoodoptionsaswellasgreatattractions,historicalsights,andplacestoshop.

Besttimetovisit

ThebestmonthforsightseeinginSeoulisduringthewarmweatherbetweensummerandearlyfall.

Gettingaround

InSeoul,youhavethreemainformsoftransportation:

train,subway,andtaxi.ThefastestoptiontogetaroundSeoulistheAirportRailroadExpresstrain.Ithastwooptions:

theexpressandtheall-stop.Whiletheall-stopoptionischeaper,it’sabout15minutesslowerthantheexpress.

Seoulhasoneofthelargestsubwaystationsintheworldwith14lines.Itmayseemabitawful,butonceyougetusedtoit,it’sprettyeasy.

AnotheroptiontogetaroundSeoulistorentacar.ThisisoneoftheleastusedoptionsasSeoulhasaconvenientpublictransportationsystem.

Placestovisit

Everland—thelargestthemeparkinKorea.

LotteWorld—agreatthemeparkforkidswithnever-endingthrillrides.

SeoulTower—asymbolicskyscraperwhereyoucantakebreathtakingviewsofthecity.

TrickEye3Dmuseum—ifyoulovephotos,youwillfindstrangephotosinthismuseum.

Wheretostay

TherearelotsofplacestostayatSeoul.Belowareourtoprecommendations:

Myeongdongistourists’popularoption.Ithasgreatshoppingmalls,greatfood,andlivelynightlife.YoucanstayattheAloftSeoulMyeongdong.

Gangnamisanotherpopulardistrict,whichhasbecomefamousthankstothesongGangnam’Style.OneofthebestareasinGangnamisGarosugil,whereyouwillfindcafes,artgalleries,retailstores.AgreathoteloptioninthisareaistheDormyInnPremiumSeoulGarosugil.

1.WhenisthebesttimetovisitSeoul?

A.JanuaryB.FebruaryC.DecemberD.September

2.Wherecanwehaveabird-eyeviewofSeoul?

A.EverlandB.LotteWorldC.SeoulTowerD.Garosugil

3.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?

A.Gangnamhasbecomepopularbecauseofahitsong.

B.Myeongdongisashopfavoredbytourists.

C.RentingcarsisthemostcommonwaytogetaroundSeoul.

D.Theall-stoptrainoffersamorecomfortablebutmoreexpensiveservice.

B

Weallknowfailureisthemotherofsuccessandeachofusfailsfromtimetotime.Ifwearewise,weacceptthesefailuresasa necessarypartofthelearningprocess.Butalltoooftenweconveytoourchildreneitherbywordsorbyactionsthatfailureissomethingtobeashamedof,thatnothingbuttopperformancemeetsourapproval

Donniewasmyyoungestthird-grader.His fearoffailurekepthimfromclassroomgamesthatotherchildrenplayedexcitedly.He seldomansweredquestions—hemightbewrong.Heseldomfinishedhisworkbecauseherepeatedlycheckedwithmetobesurehehadn’tmadeamistake.

Itriedmybesttobuildhisself-confidence.Butnothingchanged until midterm,whenMaryAnne,astudentteacher,wasassignedtoourclassroom.Shewasyoungandpretty,andshelovedchildren.Mypupils,Donnieincluded.Butevenenthusiastic,lovingMarywasbaffledbythislittleboywhofearedhemightmakeamistake. 

Thenonemorningwewereworkingmathproblems.Donniehadcopiedtheproblemsclearlyandcarefully.Pleasedwithhisprogress,IleftthechildrenwithMary.ButwhenIreturned.Donniewasintears.He’dmissedthethirdproblem.

Marylookedatmeindespair.Suddenlyherfacebrightened.Fromthedeskweshared,shegotaboxfilledwithpencils.

“Look,Donnie,”shesaid.“I’vegotsomethingtoshowyou.”Sheremovedthepencilsandplacedthemonhisdesk.“Seethesepencils,Donnie?

”shecontinued.“TheybelongtoMrs.Lindstromandme.Seehowtheerasersareworn?

That’sbecausewemakemistakestoo.Lotsofthem.Butweerasethemistakesandtryagain.That’swhatyoumustlearntodo,too.”

Shekissedhimandcontinued:

“I’llleaveoneofthesepencilson yourdesksoyou’llrememberthateverybodymakesmistakes, eventeachers.”Donnielookedupwithloveinhiseyesandjustaglimmer（少许）ofasmile.

The PencilbecameDonnie’sprizedpossession.That,togetherwithAnne’sfrequentencouragementandpraiseforevenDonnie’ssmallsuccesses,gradually persuadedhimthatit’sallrighttomakemistakes—aslongasyouerasethemandtryagain.

4.WhydidDonnierarelyfinishhiswork?

A.Becauseheseldomansweredthosedifficultquestions.

B.Becausehecouldn’tworktogetherwithhisclassmates.

C.Becausehespenttoomuchtimecheckinghisanswers.

D.Becauseheneverdidhisworkuntiltheverylastminute.

5.Theword“baffled”inParagraph3mostprobablymeans.

A.confusedB.impressedC.satisfiedD.encouraged

6.WhichofthefollowingwordsbestdescribeMaryAnneassheisshowninthearticle?

A.PatientandinspiringB.Creativeandmodest

C.DeterminedandstrictD.Considerateandproud

7.Thestorywaswrittenmainlyto

A.telluswhoinfluencedDonniegreatly.

B.givealifelessonaboutfailure.

C.singthepraisesofMaryAnne.

D.showushowtouseerasers.

C

Duringtheholidays,manyfamiliesdon’tconsidertakingproperactiontopreventtheirhomesfromsufferingholidaystealing.Withjustafewsimplesteps,youcanbettermakesureofthesafetyofyourhomeduringalloftheholidaycelebrations.Hereareafewtipsformakingitdifficulttotellyouareawayfromhome.

 ●Eitherhaveatrustedneighborpickupyourmailandnewspapers,ortellyourmailpersontoholdyourmailuntilyoureturn.Nothingsays“Hey,wearenothome!

”likewhenyourpostboxisfilledwithallkindsofmailsandyouhavemanydifferentnewspapersinyourdriveway.

 ●Setseveraldifferentlightsinyourhouseonrandomtimers（随机定时器）.Don’tleaveyouroutdoorlightsonallthetime.Instead,putyouroutsidelightsontimerstobeonduringthenights. Ifanoutdoorlightremainsonfordaysatatime,itmeansthatnobodyishometoturnitoff.

 ●Ifyouhavepetsthatyouarenottakingwithyouonvacation,leavethemwithafriend,ratherthanhavingsomeonecomeintoyourhouseeverydaytotakecareofthem.Whentheftsseeaneighbororfriendenteringyourhouseeveryday,theywillknowyouarenothome.

 ●Closeallyourcurtainswhenyouleavetown.Thisiseffectiveto deter possiblethefts,asnoonecanseewhatisinyourhouse.Iftheydon’tknowwhatthereistotake,thentheriskisevengreaterforthemtobreakin.

 ●Thisarticlejusthassuggestedafewtipstohelpyoukeepyourhousesafewhileyouareonholiday.Nothingcantrulyprotectyourhomeunlessyouhaveitmonitoredbyaprofessionalhomesecuritysystem.

8.Ifyouareonholidayinotherplaces,thelightsinyourhouseshould________

A.bekeptonallthenight.      B.belitinanirregularway.

C.beturnedoffallthetime .    D.beturnedononlyonceoneday.

9.Tomakeyourhomewellprotected,whatdoesthewriteradviseyoutodo?

A.Haveallthecurtainsclosedallthetime.

B.Equipyourhomewithsecuritysystem.

C.Turntoyourcloseneighborsorfriends.  

D.Stopyourmailserviceatonce.

10.Mostofthetipsmentionedinthetextseemto______

A.giveafalseimpressiononstealing. 

B.havenoeffectonpreventingthefts.

C.beverypopularwithfamilies. 

D.bealittlehardtobebroughtintoeffect.

11.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

A.totellushowtopreventthetheftsaroundtheholidays.

B.tolettheoutdoorlightsonallthetime.

C.totellusmanyfamiliessufferingfromthetheftswhiletheyareonholiday.

D.totellyoutohaveyourneighborgotoyourhousetotakecareofyourpet.

D

WiththerapiddevelopmentofChina'seconomy,moreandmoreChineseconsumers’crazyappetiteforluxurygoods（奢侈品）andservicesappearsunstoppable,withjust2percentoftheChinesepopulationresponsibleforone-thirdoftheworld’sluxuryitems.

AsChina’seconomicmiracledevelops,themarketopportunitiesforallsortsofluxurygoodsandservicesareincreasing.LuxuryconsumptioninChinanowextendswaysbeyondwell-knowncar,clothingandjewelrybrands.Forexample,theluxuryjetmarketinChinaisthefastest-growingintheworld,evenoutstrippingthatoftheUnitedStates,withamarketshareof25percent.Thistrendappearstocontinue,with20to30percentgrowthexpectedinChina,comparedwithonly2to3percentintheUS.Butmoreimportantly,China’sluxuryjetmarketgrowthrepresentsamajordevelopmentintheprivateconsumptionofluxuryitems.

China’shigh-qualityredwinemarketalsoprovidesevidenceofthegrowthinprivateconsumptionofluxurygoods.In2013,Chinabecamethelargestmarketforredwineintheworld,evenovertakingFrance,withl.86billionbottlesconsumedinChinalastyear.Overthepastfiveyears,China’sredwineconsumptionhasgrown136percent.

AccordingtomyongoingconsumerresearchinthisareawhileworkingattheUniversityofInternationalBusinessandEconomicsinBeijing,publicconsumptionofsuchexpensivegloballuxurybrandssuchasPradaandArmaniiseasilyexplainedbythedesireto“gainface”andpubliclydisplaysocialclimbingthroughmaterialpossessions.Ontheotherhand,itis“self-reward”thatliesbehindconsumermotivationinthisarea.Chineseconsumerswhohaveexperiencedrapidfinancialandeconomicgainsappearparticularlypronetotheneedtorewardthemselvesfortheirsuccess.Butthishaslittletodowith“gainingface”andimpressingothersandmuchmoretodowiththeneedforpersonalcontentment.

Finally,thegrowthinprivateluxuryconsumptioninChinaissettocontinueinpartduetothematurityoftheChineseconsumerandadv