云南省曲靖市第二中学届高三第一次模拟考试英语试题 Word版含答案.docx
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云南省曲靖市第二中学届高三第一次模拟考试英语试题Word版含答案
曲靖市第二中学2020届高三第一次模拟考试
英语
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,thegrowthinprivateluxuryconsumptioninChinaissettocontinueinpartduetothematurityoftheChineseconsume