山西省太原市高三模拟考试一英语试题.docx

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山西省太原市高三模拟考试一英语试题

太原市2017年高三年级模拟试题

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第二部分阅读理解

本部分共两节，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，从每题所给的四个选项中（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

JunotDiaz,TheBriefWondrousLifeofOscarWao

ThewinnerinCulturecritics’surveyisJunotDiaz’sfirstnovel,aboutabookwormcalledOscar,whodreamsoffindinglove.Italsowasnamedasthenumber-onebookbythemostcritics.“Itisabigdealformetofallinlovewithabookwhosetopicissciencefiction,fantasyandimagination,”saysElizabethTaylor,theChicagoTribune’sliteraryeditor.

EdwardP.Jones,TheKnownWorld

Setin1855ontheplantationofHenryTownsend——bornaslave,nowaslave-owner---TheKnownWorldisasuccess,leadingreadersintoacomplexmoraltimewithoutmakingsimplejudgments.Facinganearlydeath,Townsendthinksaboutthefutureofhis50-acreVirginiaplantationandtheslaveshetreatsthewayhisformerowner,nowhisteacher,taughthim.

HilaryMantel,WolfHall

Mantel’sboldlyreimaginedlegendof16thCenturyEurope,toldfromthepointofThomasCromwell,winningtheManBookerandNationalBookCriticsCircleawards,wasadaptedtothestageandhasbeenfilmedasanewBBCminiseries（短剧）.MaryAnnGwinn,SeattleTimesbookeditorwrites,“Ihaveneverfeltsocompletelyburiedintoacharacter’smind,nottomentionalongagoandfar-awayplace.”

MarilynneRobinson,Gilead

RevJohnAmes,asmalltownminister,describeshislifeandanti-slaverytraditiontohisyoungsoninbeautifullanguageinthisfirstpartofRobinson’strilogy（alongwithHomeandLila）.“Ican’tthinkofalivingnovelistwhowritesmoreseriouslyandprofoundlyaboutreligiousfaith,whichhasbecomeanalmostforbiddentopicinmodernliterature,”writesDawnRaffel,whorankedGileadfirstonherlist.CriticKarenR.Longsays,“Thismulti-generationalstorytellsadesirefortranscendence（超越），andmakesacaseforspirituallifeinthe21stcentury----itsownkindofmiracle.Gileadwillbereadin100years.”liuxiaoming

21.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Oscarlikesreadingbooks.B.Townsendworkedinachurch.

C.RevJohnAmeslikesfarming.D.ThomasGromwellwonanOscarAward.

22.WhatdoesMaryAnnGwinnthinkofthebook“WolfHall”?

A.Shethinksit’stoodull.B.Shedoesn'tlikethecharacterinthebook.

C.Shethinksit’sfascinating.D.Shedoesn’tlikesomecontentsinthebook.

23.Whichofthefollowingbookswillhaveafar-reachinginfluenceinthefuture?

A.Gilead.B.WolfHall

C.TheKnownWorldD.TheBriefWondrousLifeofOscarWao

B

SomethingFun

ApersonisontrialformurderinasoundroominOklahoma.Thereisstrongevidenceindicatingguilt.However,thebodyisnotfound.

Inthedefense's（辩护）closingstatement,thelawyer,knowingthathisclientisguiltyandthatitlookslikehe'llprobablybeconvicted,resortedtoaclevertrick.

"Ladiesandgentlemenofthejury（陪审团），Ihaveasurpriseforyouall,"thelawyersaysashelooksathiswatch."Withinoneminute,thepersonassumeddeadinthiscasewillwalkintothiscourtroom,"hesaysandhelookstowardsthecourt-roomdoor.Thejury,somewhatsurprised,looksatthedooreagerly.Aminutepasses.Nothinghappens.

Finallythelawyersays,"Actually,Imadeupthepreviousstatement.Butyouallwaitedwithexpectation.I,therefore,putittoyouthatthereisareasonabledoubtinthiscaseastowhetheranyonewaskilledandinsistthatyoureturnaverdict（裁决）ofnoguilty.

Thejury,clearlyconfused,retirestodiscuss.

Averyfewminuteslater,thejuryreturnedandarepresentativepronounsaverdictofguilty.

“Buthow?

”inquiresthelawyer.“Youmusthavehadsomedoubt;Isawallofyoustareatthedoor.”liuxiaoming

Answerstherepresentative,“Oh,wedidlook.Butyourclientdidn’t.”

24.Whywasthepersonontrialaccordingtothepassage?

A.Becausehecouldn’tpayoffthedebts.B.Becausehewasaccusedofmurder.

C.Becausehedidnotpaythetaxintime.D.Becauseheplannedtocheatthejury.

25.Whydidthelawyercomeupwiththetrick?

A.Tofindthebody.B.Toannoythejury.

C.Tohelphisclient.D.Tosavehimself.

26.Whydidthejurylookatthedooreagerly?

A.Thelawyer’swordsmustbetrue.

B.Theyexpectedhisfamilytocomein.

C.Theyweresurprisedandtakeninbythelawyer.

D.Theythoughtthepersonontrialwasescaping.

27.Whatdidtherepresentative’sanswermeaninthelastparagraph?

A.Theyfirmlybelievedthatnobodywaskilled.

B.Thebehavioroftheclientgavehimaway.

C.Thejurystillneededmoreevidencetoproveit.

D.Thelawyer’swordswereworththinkingabout.

C

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