届陕西洛南中学高三第八次模拟考试英语试题解析版.docx

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届陕西洛南中学高三第八次模拟考试英语试题解析版

2018届陕西洛南中学高三第八次模拟考试

英语

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第I卷（选择题）

一、阅读理解

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TEENSGIVINGisanexcitingyearlyeventwherehundredsofNewYorkCityteensgathertogetherannuallyforaremarkabledayofcommunityservice.Thisyear,TEENSGIVINGinSPRING2016participantswillonceagainbetterNewYorkCityandinfluencethousandsoflives!

WhenisTEENSGIVINGinSPRING2016?

Sunday,April20,2016

WhereisTEENSGIVING?

AlloverNewYorkCity.Everyonewillmeetatthe92ndStreetY（92ndandLexington）at9:

00AMfortheeventkick-off.Then,allTEENSGIVINGvolunteerswillgoacrossthecitytoworkwithourpartneringagencieswheretheywillmakeaHUGEdifferenceandhavefun!

WhoparticipatesinTEENSGIVING?

Hundredsofteenagersfromaroundthecity.Teenscomefromthe92ndStreetY,variouscityschools,youthgroups,andorganizationsinthearea.Inaddition,manyadultvolunteers（aged21andolder）willdonatetheirtimetoTEENSGIVINGinSPRING2016.

Whatprojectsdoparticipantsdoattheagencies?

Sampleprojectsincludepaintingparkbenches,plantinggardens,visitingandplayingwithpooranddisabledchildren,assistingatanimalshelters,workingatsoupkitchens,deliveringmealsandcelebratingwithfamiliesathomelessshelters.

DoIgetanythingforparticipatinginTEENSGIV1NG?

Yes!

Everybodybenefits!

Teenvolunteerswillreceive“6hours”ofcommunityservicecredit,goodtowardshonorsociety,highschoolgraduationandcollegeapplicationrequirements.Adultvolunteerswillbethankedwithalightbreakfast,agiftcertificatefortheirtroubles,andthesatisfactionofhelpingourcity’syouthcontributetotheircommunity.Inaddition,allteenandadultvolunteerswillreceiveacoolTEENSGIVINGinSPRING2016T-shirt.

Thissoundsawesome!

HowdoIregisterforTEENSGIVINGinSPRING2016?

Interestedteensand/oradultsshoulde-mailtheTEENSGIVINGCoordinatorJoshHymanatjhyman@92Y.org

jhyman@92Y.org>（subject:

TEENSGIVING）toreceivemoreinformationandtoregisterforthisfantasticevent!

Teenscanalsocontacttheirschool’sCommunityServiceAdvisor.

TEENSGIVINGissponsoredbythe92ndStreetY.

1．TEENSGVINGisaneventwhichisheld.

A.twiceeveryyear

B.everytwoyears

C.onceeveryyear

D.fromtimetotime

2．Whatcantheteenagersdointhisevent?

A.Givethankstotheadults.

B.Takegoodcareofanimals.

C.CleanthestreetsofNewYork.

D.Workforhighschoolsand!

colleges.

3．AnadultvolunteermaygetforhistimedevotedtoTEENSGIVINGinSPRING2016.

A.aT-shirtandagiftcertificate

B.communityservicecreditandaT-shirt

C.ahighschoolcertificateandalightbreakfast

D.agiftcertificateandcommunityservicecredit

4．Thewriter’spurposeinwritingthispassageisto.

A.askreaderstodonatetheiradvicetoTEENSGIVINGinSPRING2016

B.encouragereaderstoaskmorequestionsaboutTEENSGIVING

C.introduceTEENSGIVINGinSPRING2016toreaders

D.informreadersofsomefrequentlyaskedquestions

B

Twoyounggiant-pandatwinsbornintheUnitedStateshavereturnedhometoChina,butarestragglingtoadapttothelanguageandfood.

The3-year-oldsisters,MeiLunandMeiHuan,wensthefirstsurvivingpandatwinstobebornintheUnitedStates,andwerereturnedtoChinafromZooAtlantaonNov.5.ButthepairstillunderstandEnglishbelterthanChinese,andpreferAmericanbiscuitstoChinesebread.

Azoo-keepersaidthathismainconcernisthatthepairaresoaddictedtoAmericanbiscuitsthateverythingtheyeat—frombamboostoapples—hastobemixedwithbiscuits.Theyevenwanttosnackon（零食）biscuitswhendrinkingwater.

Thezoo-keeperistryingtoweanthemofftheirbiscuithabit,graduallyreplacingtheAmericanfoodwithChinesebread.MeiHuanisadapting,butMeiLundoesn’twanttotouchtheunfamiliarbread.

MeiLunisthelivelierofthetwo,oftenjumpingontotheroofandhangingupsidedownfromarail,butherslightlyyoungersisterMeiHuaniscalmer,preferringtositstill,observehernewenvironmentandoccasionallysnackonbamboo.

Alanguagebarrierisalsoreported.Whilethepairrespondtotheirownnames,andunderstandsomeEnglishphrasessuchas“comehere,”theydon’tunderstandtheSichuandialectofChinese.

ThenewscausedsomelaughteronChinesesocialmedia,withsomeuserscommentingthatthepandaswouldsoongetusedtoSichuan’sfamouslyspicycuisine.

5．Basedonthepassage,whichstatementdoyouthinkisright?

A.ThepandatwinscanfitinwellinSichuan.

B.ThepandatwinsareonlyfondofSichuanfoodanddishes.

C.Thepandatwinshavebeenusedtothenewenvironmentveryquickly.

D.It’shardforthepandatwinstogetusedtothenewenvironmentsoon.

6．Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“weanthemoff”inthefourthparagraphmean?

A.helpthemgetridof.

B.helpthemform.

C.helpthemstrengthen.

D.helpthemkeep.

7．Fromthepassagewelearnthatofthetwosisters.

A.MeiHuanmainlyeatsbamboo

B.MeiLunislivingamoreactivelife

C.MeiHuanisnotsmarterthanMeiLun

D.MeiLunisasquietasheryoungersister

C

TheAmericannewspaperhasbeenaroundforaboutthreehundredyears.In1721,theprinterJamesFranklin,Benjamin’solderbrother,startedtheNewEnglandCourant,andthatwaswhatwemightrecognizetodayasarealnewspaper.Hefilledhispaperwithstoriesofadventure,articlesonart,onfamouspeople,andonallsortsofpoliticalsubjects.

ThreecenturiesaftertheappearanceofFranklin’sCourant,fewbelievethatnewspapersintheirpresentprintedformwillremainaliveforlong,Newspapercompaniesarelosingadvertisers,readers,marketvalue,andinsomecases,theirsenseofpurposeataspeedthatwouldnothavebeenimaginablejustseveralyearsago.ThechiefeditoroftheTimessaidrecently,“Atplaceswheretheygather,editorsaskoneanother,‘Howareyou?

’,asiftheyhavejustcomeoutofthehospitaloralostlawcase.”AnarticleaboutthenewspaperappealedonthewebsiteoftheGuardian,undertheheadline“NOTDEADYET.”

Perhapsnot.buttheriseoftheInternet,whichhasmadethedailynewspaperlookslowandoutofstepwiththeworld,hasbroughtaboutarealsenseofdeath,SomeAmericannewspapershavelost42%oftheirmarketvalueinthepastthreeyears.TheNewYorkTimesCompanyhasseenitsstock（股票）dropby54%sincetheendof2004,withmuchofthelosscominginthepastyear.AmanageratDeutscheBanksuggestedthatstock-holderssellofftheirTimesstock.TheWashingtonPostCompanyhaspreventedthetroubleonlybychangingpartofitsbusinesstoeducation;itstestingandtest—preparationservicenowbringsinatleasthalfthecompany’sincome,

8．WhatcanwelearnabouttheNewEnglandCourant?

A.Itismainlyaboutthestockmarket.

B.Itcarriesarticlesbypoliticalleaders.

C.Itmarksthebeginningofnewspapers.

D.ItremainsasuccessfulnewspaperinAmerica.

9．Whatcanweinferaboutthenewspapereditors?

A.Theyoftenacceptreaders’suggestions.

B.Theycawalotabouteachother’shealth.

C.Theystopdoingbusinesswithadvertisers.

D.Theyfacegreatdifficultiesintheirbusiness.

10．Whichofthefollowingfoundanewwayforitsdevelopment?

A.theWashingtonPost.

B.TheGuardian.

C.TheNewYorkTinier.

D.NewEnglandCourant.

11．Howdoestheauthorseemtofeelaboutthefutureofnewspapers”?

A.Satisfied.

B.Hopeful.

C.Surprised.

D.Worried.

D

Moneyistherootofallevil（邪恶）andnewstudyclaimstheremaybesometruthbehindthesaying.ScientistsattheUniversityofCaliforniaBerkeley,US,announcedonFebruary27thatrichpeoplearemorelikelytodoimmoralthings,suchaslieorcheat,thanpoorerpeople.Thescientistsdidaseriesofeightexperiments.TheypublishedtheirfindingsonlineintheProceedingsoftheNationalAcademyofSciences（PNA《美国国家科学院院刊》）.

TheycarriedoutthefirsttwoexperimentsfromthesidewalknearBerkeley.Theynotedthatdriversofnewerandmoreexpensivecarsweremorelikelytocutoffothercarsandpedestriansatcrosswalks.Nearly45percentofpeopledrivingexpensiveearsignoredapedestriancomparedwithonly30percentofpeopledrivingmowmodestcars.

Inanotherexperiment,agroupofcollegestudentswasaskediftheywoulddoimmoralthingsinvariouseverydaysituations.Examplesincludedtakingprinterpaperfromworkandnottellingasalespersonwhenheorshegavebackmorechange.Studentsfromhigher—classfamiliesweremorelikelytoactdishonestly.

Accordingtothescientists,richpeopleoftenthinkmoneycangetthemoutoftrouble.Thismakesthemlessafraidtotakerisks,Italsomeanstheycarelessaboutotherpeople’sfeelings.

Finally,itjustmakesthemgreedier.“Higherwealthstatusseemstomakeyouwantevenmore,andthatincreasedwantleadsyoutobendtherulesorbreaktherulestoserveyourself-interest,”saidPaulPiff,leadscientistofthestudy.

Piffpointedoutthatthefindingsdon’tmeanthatallrichpeopleareuntrustworthyorallpoorpeoplehonest.Hesaidtheexperimentsweretoshowhowpeoplelivingindifferentsocialsituationsexpresstheirinstincts（本能）andvaluesindifferentways.

12．Bysaying“moneyistherootofallevil”,theauthorwantsto.

A.linkwealthwithbadbehavior

B.drawreaders’attentiontotheresearch

C.showhowthesayingprovesthefindings

D.defendrichpeoplewhodoimmoralthings

13．Accordingtothescientists,whichisNOTthefactorthatmakesrichpeopleimmoral?

A.Theywelcomerisks.

B.Theyhavemore