山西省运城市新绛县中学届高三英语月考试题.docx

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山西省运城市新绛县中学届高三英语月考试题

山西省运城市新绛县中学2021届高三英语8月月考试题

第二部分阅读理解（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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

答案写在答题卡上。

A

SummerBoardingCourses

Ages:

8~12Dates:

Monday13July~Monday10August2021

Courses:

GeneralEnglishorJuniorSummerStudy

SBCOxfordSummerSchoolisheldattheworld-renownedDragonSchoolinOxford.TheDragonSchoolisoneoftheUK’stopPrepSchoolsandislocatedinabeautifulareaofleafyOxford.Thesummerschoolisjusta20-minutewalkfromthecentreofthishistoriccity.Oursummerschoolforyounglearnershasonememberofstaffforeveryfivestudents,thusmakingittheidealchoiceforstudentsstudyingawayfromhomeforthefirsttime.

Ages:

13~16Dates:

Saturday4thJuly~Saturday18thJuly2021

Courses:

English,Mathematics,Humanities,STEM（Science,Technology,Engineering,Maths）

EtonCollegeprovidesinternationalstudentswiththeopportunitytostudyatoneoftheworld'smostfamousschools.Foundedin1440byKingHenryVI,EtonCollegehaseducated20BritishPrimeMinistersaswellasnumerousauthors,scientists,actors,andOlympians.

Ages:

15~18Dates:

Monday6July~Monday3August2021

Courses:

Business&Leadership,InternationalRelations,LawandMedicine

CambridgeCollegeSummerSchooltakesplaceatClareCollege,theUniversityofCambridge.ClareCollegewasfoundedin1326andistheuniversity'ssecondoldestremainingcollege.ThepicturesquecampusislocatedonthebanksoftheRiverCamandjust15minutesfromthecentreofCambridge.Thesummercoursesarespecificallydesignedforinternationalstudents.OurcoursesteachEnglishthroughthestudyofspecificacademicsubjectsandpreparestudentsforfurtherstudyorprofessionallifeintheirchosenfield.

21.WhatcanwelearnabouttheDragonSchoolinOxford?

A.Studentsgraduatehereattheageof12.

B.Aclasshereisnobiggerthan5students.

C.It'slocatednotfarfromthecitycenter.

D.It'sofferingsummercoursesforthefirsttime.

22.Whichonewillyouprobablychooseifyouareinterestedinengineering?

A.DragonSchool.B.ClareCollege.

C.OxfordCollege.D.EtonCollege.

23.HowdostudentslearnEnglishatCambridgeCollegeSummerSchool?

A.ThroughthecourseofGeneralEnglish.

B.Throughthestudyofacademicsubjects.

C.Throughfurtherstudyinotherchosenfields.

D.Throughcommunicationwithinternationalstudents.

B

GrowingupinanItalian-Americanhouseholdwas,forme,prettyspecial.Mymother,Gina,animmigrantfromItaly,heldontosomanyofherfamily'straditionsthatattimes,regardlessofthefactthatIwaslivinginAmerica,ourhomefeltlikeinItaly.

Tothisday,mymotheronlyspeakstomeinItalian.ShemayspeakinsomeEnglishtermsandexpressionsfromtimetotime,butourconversationsare,forthemostpart,inhermothertongue.Andmostofthoseconversationsareaboutfood.Forus,food—Italianfoodisanimportantpartofourlives.Thefoodmymotherpreparedformeandmysisteraschildrenisthesamefoodmygrandmothercreatedinhersmallfarmkitchenhighupinthemountains.

Oneofmyfamily'sdishesofheritageImadesuretolearnandperfectismymother'sarancinidiriso（Italianriceballs）.Arancini,inItalian,meanslittleoranges.Afteryourollsomeleftoverriceintoasmallball,placeapieceofmozzarella（马苏里拉奶酪）inthecenter,thenbreadthatandfryit,thegoldenoutsideresemblesoneofourfavoritefruits.Formyfamily,italsoshowcasedmymother'sabilitytoalwaysfindadeliciouswaytoneverletanythinggotowaste:

Lastnight'sgoodricewasrepurposedintothisperfectmid-daysnackordinnerappetizer.

So,whenItakeaperfectlittlearancinioutofthehotoilandcrackitopen,Iamimmediatelytransportedbacktomychildhood:

Iamalittlegirlgettingoffthebusandrunningthroughthebackdoortothesmelloflastnight'sricetransformedintosticky,delicategoodness.Thissmallsnacksymbolizessomanyimportantelementsinmylife:

mymother'swaste-notphilosophy,herabilitytotakeafewsimpleingredientsandtransformthem,andfinally,thewayshecarriedhermother'srecipestotheU.S.inhermindandheartsothecould,yearslater,teachmeaboutmyheritagethroughfood.

Eatingarancini,andalltheotherrecipesmymothercontinuedtomakehereintheU.S.afterleavingItaly,allowedhertoteachmewhoIam,whereIcomefrom,andwhyIshouldbeproudofitall.

24.Whatmakestheauthor'shomefeellikeinItaly?

A.Fruitandsnacks.B.Neighborsandfriends.

C.Namesandholidays.D.Foodandlanguage.

25.Whydoestheauthormakesuretolearnandperfectarancinidiriso?

A.Itsavesvaluablefoodfromgoingtowaste.

B.Itremindstheauthorofherdaysatschool.

C.Itplaysamajorroleincontinuingfamilytradition.

D.Itshowcasesthecookingskillsoftheauthor'smother.

26.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“goodness”inparagraph4referto?

A.Arancinidiriso.B.Mother'skindness.

C.TheItalianlanguage.D.Amazingcookingskills.

27.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.Whylearningtocookisimportantforamother.

B.Howthefamilyheritageistaughtthroughfood.

C.Howchildhoodexperienceschangeone'slife.

D.Whymothersareimportantinchildren'seducation.

C

Facedwithgreatercompetition,movietheatershavetriedmultipleexperimentstoupgradethecinematicexperience,includingbiggerandbrighterscreensandrumbling（折叠）seats.Butamajorchallengeforexhibitorsistomaketheexperiencemoreattractivewithoutdependingontricks.

Onelocaltheater,RegalL.A.Live,isexperimentingwithanideathatmanagerssaystrikestherightbalancebetweenso-calledincreaseandsensoryoverload.ThedowntownL.A.theaterplanstointroduceImmersiveCinemaExperienceknownasICEtechnologyinoneofitsauditoriums（礼堂）thisfall.

The190-seatauditoriumwillfeatureatraditionalscreenatthefront,likeanyothertheater.ButtheaudiencewillalsohavefiveLEDscreensonbothsidesthatwillfloodmoviegoers'peripheral（周围的）visionwithlightsandcolorsbasedonwhat'splayingonthemainscreen.Forexample,ifyou'rewatchingascenethattakesplaceintheAfricandesert,theLEDmightshowertheaudiencewithenvelopingcolorsofsky-blue,sun-likeyellowsand.Butimportantly,viewerswon'thavetoturntheirneckstocatchanyadditionalonscreenaction.“Whenyou'rewatchingthemovie,youactuallyfeelveryabsorbedintothefilm,”saidShelbyRussell,amanageratL.A.Live.“Itstrengthensthemoodofeachofthescenes.”

RegalL.A.LivewillbethefirstU.S.theatertoemploythetechnology.Managersdidnotsayhowmuchticketswillcost,butlikeotherpreviousformatssuchasImax,theywillbemoreexpensivethanstandardadmissions.

Othercinemashavetriedtointroducesomeotherformatsastheatersfacegrowingthreatsfrompopularmedia.Resultshavebeenmixed,though.4DX,whichusesseatmovements,waterandscenteffects,operatesinmorethan620theatersaroundtheworld.Ontheotherhand,BarcooEscape,aoncepromisingideaforathree-screentheatricaldesign,failedtocatchon.ShelbysaidthesuccessofICEtheatersinFrance,whereitcompeteswithImax,indicateswellforitsU.S.expansion.“Theproblemwithotherformatsisthattheydistractthemoviegoerfromthefilm,”Shelbysaid.“ICEappealstoaverylargeaudience.”

28.Whatleadscinemastoexperimentwithnewtechnology?

A.Expensiveadmissions.B.Growingcompetition.

C.Mixedresultsofpreviousformats.D.Theincreasingnumberofmoviegoers.

29.WhatdoesICEusetoupgradecinematicexperience?

A.Brightercolors.B.Rumblingseats.

C.Multiplescreens.D.Sweet-scentedeffects.

30.HowdoaudiencefeelwhenwatchingfilmsinanICEcinema?

A.Absorbedintothemovie.B.Distractedfromthescreens.

C.Overloadedwithexcitement.D.Tiredfromturningtheirnecks.

31.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?

A.ImaxfailedtocatchoninFrance.B.ICElookspromisingintheU.S.

C.BarcooEscapeispopulardesign.D.Theuseof4DXisonthedecline.

D

AsWilsonGuarinwatchedthehelicopterroaringabove,hewonderedifthemenbeingliftedintotheskyfelttheriskhadbeenworthit.

Momentsearlier,GuarinandhischildrenhadhikedtoHermitFallsinAngelesNationalForest,oneofthemostpopularwaterfallsintheLosAngelesarea.Soonaftertheyarrived,theysawamandislocatehisshoulderwhenhejumpedintotherockpoolatthebaseofHermitFalls.Lessthanaminutelater,anothermanjumpedandappearedtobreakbothhislegs.Guarinsaidthecliffjumpers'intentionswereobvious.Theywantedtogetavideoofthemselvesandpostittosocialmedia.

Athirstamonghikers,ofteninexperiencedandunder-prepared,tocollect“likes”andsharesonInstagramandothersocialmediasiteshasledtoasignificantincreaseinrescuemissionsbyfirstresponders.

TheLosAngelesCountySheriff'sDepartment'sSearchandRescueteamsconducted681missionsin2021,thelargestnumberinfiveyears.It'sa38%increasefromthe491rescuestheydidin2013.

Theteams'leaderssaythesinglelargestfactorforthatincreaseispeoplepostingvideosofextremeactivitiesonline.Then,withoutanythoughtaboutthedifficulty,otherstrytorecreatetheirown15-secondversionofglory.

OnInstagram,postsfromvisitorsventuringtowaterfallsandswimmingholesinAngelesNationalForestandotherrecreationareasshowhikerschangedintomodels,strikingseeminglythesameposesinthesameplaces.

Weshouldn'tdiscouragepeoplefromenjoyingtheoutdoors.Butmanyaccidentsareavoidableandhappeneitherwhenpeoplegoofftrailorignoreofficialwarningsa