化州市届高考第一次模拟考试英语.docx

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化州市届高考第一次模拟考试英语

化州市2018届高考第一次模拟考试

英语

本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分,共10页，三大题，满分120分（最终成绩

按总分120分×1.25=150折算）,考试用时120分钟。

注意事项：

1.本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。

2.答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名，准考证号填写在答题卡相应的位置。

3.全部答案应在答题卡上完成，答在本试卷上无效。

4.考试结束后，将答题卡交回。

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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

InnovationforEveryone-CareerSkillsforLife

InvitationtoAlumni（校友）NetworkingEventOrganized

byUniversityofWarwickandBritishCouncil.

Wearedelightedtoinviteyoutoanalumninetworkingevent

onTuesday14March,7-9pmattheLeRoyalMeridienHotel,

Shanghai.TheeventisorganizedbytheUniversityofWarwick

andtheBritishCouncilandisopentoallalumni.

Comeandjoinusforrefreshments,followedbyfourshortpresentationsontheimportanceofinnovationandentrepreneurship（创业）skillsinyourcareerandthelaunchofnewcareerinitiativesforstudentsandalumni,beforespendingtimenetworkingwithfriendsandotherUKalumnioverabuffetdinner.

TheplaceforthiseventistheLeRoyalMeridienHotel,No.789NanjingEastRoad,HuangpuDistrict,Shanghai.TheLeRoyalMeridienHotelislocatedinPeopledSquareinShanghaiandiseasilyaccessedbysubway,busortaxi.

DATEANDTIME

Tue14March2017

19:

00-21:

00CST

LOCATION

LeRoyalMeridienHotel

No.789NanjingEastRoad

HuangpuDistrict

Shanghai

PROGRAMME

7:

00pm

Registrationandwelcomerefreshments

7:

15-7:

25pm

“AnoverviewofGraduateEmployability（就业能力）amongUK-educatedChineseAlumniandBritishCouncilActivitiestoSupportAlumniCareerDevelopment”,CathyHe,HeadofEducationServices,BritishCouncil

7:

25-7:

35pm

“TheImportanceofCareerPlanning:

fromtheSJTUViewpoint”,MrShen,ShanghaiJiaoTongUniversityCareers

7:

35-7:

45pm

“TheImportanceofInnovationSkillsThroughoutYourCareer:

AnEmployerViewpoint”,JohnHung,ManagingPartner,ChinaConsumer&IndustrialProductsIndustryandAutomotiveSector,Deloitte,China

7:

45-7:

55pm

“NewResourcestoEnhancetheEmployabilityofChineseStudentsandGraduates”,EstherdePerlaky,InternationalManager,UniversityofWarwick

8:

00-9:

00pm

Networkingandbanquetbuffetdinner

Freebutupto80tickets,pleaseregisterviaREADMORE.

1.Theadvertisementisprobablyfrom.

A.amagazineB.awebpageC.anewspaperD.abook

2.Themainpurposetoholdthisalumninetworkingeventis.

A.tolaunchnewcareerinitiativesforthealumni

B.tohelpthealumnifindandimproveemployment

C.toimprovetheemployabilityincareerdevelopment.

D.tomakecareerplanningandtrainthealumni’sinnovationskills.

3.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

A.Admissiontotheeventisfree.

B.TheLeRoyalMeridienHotelisfarawayfromdowntown.

C.ThepeopleattendingtheeventaremostprobablythoseUK-educatedAlumniandtheirfriends

D.Thefourshortpresentationsmainlytalkabouthowtoimprovetheemployabilityofthealumni.

B

DorisLessingwasbornin1919inPersia,movingasachildwithher

familytosouthernRhodesia,nowZimbabwe,whereshestayedinschool

onlytotheageof14.

AyearaftermovingtoLondon,shepublishedherfirstnovelin

1950.TheGrassisSingingexaminesunbridgeableracialconflict

incolonialAfricathroughtheeyesofawhitefarmer’swifeand

herblackservant.

Herliterarybreakthroughcamein1962withpublicationofTheGoldenNotebook,seenbymany,thoughnotnecessarilyLessing,asapioneeringworkofmodemfeminism（女权运动）.Aseparatedstudyofthemindofthemaincharacter,AnnaWulf,thenovelexploresherthoughtsaboutAfrica,politics,relationshipswithmenandsex.

Lessing’sthemeschangedtopsychologyinherworksfromthe1960s,andbythe1970sshewasinterestedintheIslamicmystictraditionofSufism（苏菲教派）.HerturntowardsciencefictionwiththeCanopusseriesintheearly1980swasnotwarmlyreceivedbytraditionalcritics,butshehascontinuedtobepopularwithnewreadersandnumerousliteraryawards,includingtheDavidCohenBritishLiteraryPrizeandtheCompanionofHonourfromtheRoyalSocietyofLiterature,bothin2001.

Followingtheannouncement,theHoraceEngdahltoldVOAwhyhewaspersonallysopleasedwithLessing’sselection.

“Sheisoneofthetrulygreatwriters—ofnovels,shortstories,fictionandnon-fiction,”Engdahlsaid.“Sheisoneofthefewwriterswhohavehadthecouragetoupholdtheprincipleofequalitybetweenthemaleandfemaleexperience,andshehasgiventheimpulsetonumbersofotherwomenwriters.Andsheisreallythemotherofaschoolthatisoneofthemostimportantinourcontemporaryliterature.”

At87,DorisLessingistheoldestNobelLiteraturewinnersincethefirstprizeswereawardedin1901.

4.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?

A.DorisLessingWritesTheGoldenNotebook

B.DorisLessing,aPioneerofModemFeminismwrittenbyDorrisLessing

C.DorisLessing,winnerofNobelPrizeWinnerforLiterature

D.DorisLessing’sConcernaboutAfrica

5.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutDorisLessingisNOTtrue?

A.Shereceivedlittleregularschooleducation.

B.Sheisalwayswarmlywelcomeamongcritics.

C.SheistheoldestNobelLiteraturewinnerever.

D.shewinsmanyawardsduetohernovel-writing.

6.Itcanbeinferredfromthethirdparagraphthat.

A.Lessing’ssciencefictionwonreaders

B.LessingbegantobelieveinChristinthe1970

C.DorisLessingisstronglyagainsttraditionalcultureinAfrica

D.lifeinAfricainherearlyagelaysasolidfoundationforherwriting

7.AccordingtotheHoraceEngdahl,LessingwinsNobelPrizemainlybecause.

A.shehasrichexperienceinlivinginAfrica

B.sheisaheadmasterofanimportantschool

C.sheencourageswomenwriterstostruggleagainstmen

D.shemakesgreatcontributionstoequalrightsforwomen

C

“I’mReid.Idothetrees.”hesaid.

“I’llbebackinafewdays.Ican’tspraythetreestillthebeesarethroughandthepetalsstarttofall.”

WhenMr.Reidreturned,Ibegantolearnwhatitmeantto“do”thetrees.Hesprayedtwicemoreassummerprogressed,andastheapplesmatured,hethinnedthem.Sometimeshe“did”theenormousmaples（槭树）,whichlookedlikeparkspecimens.

Mr.Reid“did”ourtreesforthenext12year.Buthedidfarmore.Mychildrenbecamehisdevotedhelpers,andhetaughtthemmanythingsabouttreesandbirdsandinsects,butalsoaboutworkandrespect,dignityandtrust.Whenhepruned,heshowedthemhowtocutlargebranchesintofireplacelogsandhowtobindsmallerbranchesintofagots（柴把）.Bitsofhiswisdombecametheirwisdom-andmine.

“Mr.Reidsaysatreegivesbacksomethingforeverythingyoudoforit,”myyoungersonremarkedoneeveningaswesatbeforeablazingfire.“Hesayswemustneverwasteanythingatreegivesus,”Icouldhearhimsayingit.Somethinginthewayhesaid“tree”,thewayheranhishandalongabranchwasclosetorespect.

“Youdotreesthesamewayyouraiseyoungsters,”hesaidonedaywhenIcommentedonthecarewithwhichhechiseled（凿）awayanawkwardknotsothebarkcouldgrowacrossthewound.“Youcan’tprotectthemfromtheelements,butyoucanunderstandwhatthey’reupagainstandguidethemsothey’llbendandnotbreak.”Hestoodbacktosurveythetree,andthencarefullyremovedselectedbranches.“Youfindoutwherethestrengthis，whattheyhaveabent（天赋）for.Thenyoutakeawaywhateverinterfereswiththatbentsoitcandevelopnaturally.”

Findoutwhattheyhaveabentforandremovewhateverinterferes.Iwishhecouldknowhowmanytimesthatthoughtguidedmeasmychildrengrewthroughtheirteenageyears.Mr.Reid“did”infinitelymorethanjustourtrees.

8.WhatdoReid’swords“I’llbebackinafewdays.Ican’tspraythetreestillthebeesarethroughandthepetalsstarttofall”mostprobablysuggestabouthim?

A.Hethinksthetreedoesn’tneedsprayingforthemoment.

B.Hewon’thavetimetillseveraldayslater.

C.Heshowsconcernforthesafetyofthebees.

D.Hethinksthepetalsarcstillhealthyandfine.

9.Whatdoestheauthormostprobablyimplyinthelastparagraph?

A.Understandtreesbetterandhelpthemgrowbetter.

B.Findoutourchildren’sstrengthsandweaknesses.

C.Findoutwhatourchildrenbendforandremovethem.

D.Findoutourchildren’sstrengthsandhelpthemdevelop.

10.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesMr.Reidaccordingtothearticle?

A.hardworking,respectful,wise

B.caring,respectful,fullofwisdom

C.youngatheart,hardworking,thrifty

D.knowledgeable,careful,protective

11.Whichstatementisthemainideaofthisarticle?

A.Mr.Reiddidourtreesanddidfarmorethanthat.

B.Mr.Reidisagoodfriendofmykids.

C.Weneedtounderstandtreesandhelpthemdevelopnaturally.

D.Treesgivebacksomethingforeverythingyoudoforthem.

D

Itishardtopredicthowscienceisgoingtoturnout,andifitisreallygoodscienceitisimpossibletopredict.Ifthethingstobefoundareactuallynew,theyarebydefinitionunknowninadvance.Youcannotmakechoiceinthismatter.Youeitherhavescienceoryoudon’t,andifyouhaveityouareobligedtoacceptthesurprisinganddisturbingpiecesofinformation,alongwiththeneatandpromptlyusefulbits.

TheonlysolidpieceofscientifictruthaboutwhichIfeeltotallyconfidentisthatweareprofoundlyignorantaboutnature.Indeed,Iregardthisasthemajordiscoveryofthepasthundredyearsofbiology.Itis,initsway,anilluminatingpieceofnews.Itwouldhaveamazedthebrightestmindsofthe18thcenturyEnlightenment（启蒙运动）tobetoldbyanyofushowlittleweknowandhowbewilderingthewayaheadseems.

Itisthissuddenconfrontationwiththedepthandscopeofig