山东省新泰二中届高三英语上学期阶段性测试试题一10230161.docx

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山东省新泰二中届高三英语上学期阶段性测试试题一10230161

山东省新泰二中2020届高三英语上学期阶段性测试试题

（一）

第二部分：

阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）

第一节（共16小题：

每小题2.5分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Knowingwhattodoatcheckoutandproperlypreparingforitcanturnapotentiallyheatedsituationintoaquickthankyouandgoodbye.Belowwemadealistoffivethingsyoushouldrememberathotelcheckout.

Don’tbelatetocheck

Hotelsmayaddanextremelyhighpriceforbeingjustahalfhourlate.Ifyouknowyouwon’tmakethecutofftime,itneverhurtstocallaheadandtrytonegotiateawayapotentialcharge.

Don’tforgettodoublechecktheroomandsafe

Makesureyoudon’tleavethingsbehind.Ifyouhaveanearlyflightorcheckouttime,packupasmuchasyoucanthenightbeforesothatlast-minuterushisn’ttooannoying.Also,besuretotakeoutanythingintheroomsafe.

Don’tforgettotipthehousekeepers

It’salwayspolitetoleavesomemoneyforthepeoplekeepingyourroomclean.

Don’tignorethedetailedbill

Youmaybeinarush,butgivethedetailedbillacarefullooktoseeifthehotelchargeisdifferentfromtherateyouinitiallybooked.

Don’tgetangry

Shootingattheassistantmanagerstandingbehindthefrontdeskprobablywon’thelp.

Whendealingwithanunexpecteditemonthebill,thinkabouthowdifficultitcanbetodealwithannoyedcustomers.Keepcalmandthingsmaybesolvedbetterandsooner.

21.Thehotelwillchargeyoumoremoneyifyou.

A.checkbeforecutofftime

B.donotcallthehotelahead

C.arelateincheckingout

D.negotiatewiththeclerks

22.Whichofthefollowingdoestheauthorsuggestdoing?

A.Leavingsomethingbehind.

B.Beingsuretokeeptheroomclean.

C.Doingthepack-upasearlyaspossible.

D.Tippingthehousekeeperstoshowrespect.

23.Whatisthepurposeofthelastparagraphofthepassage?

A.Tosuggestawaytosolveproblemsproperly

B.Toprovidemoreinformationaboutthehotel.

C.Toshowtheuneasinessofassistantmanagers

D.Toprotectcustomersfromunnecessarydangers.

24.Inwhichsectionofthemagazinecanyouprobablyfindsuchapassage?

A.Fitness.B.Nature.

C.Lifestyle.D.Travel.

B

WithHalloweenjustaroundthecorner,todaywewillexploretheworldofghostsinthisprogram!

TheMerriam-Websteronlinedictionarysaystheword“ghost”goesbackathousandyearstothe“earliestrecordedevidenceofthelanguage.”Thefirstmeaningof“ghost”was“theseatoflifeorintelligence.”Anditstillhasthatmeaninginsomeexpressions.

However,today,theword“ghost”usuallymeansthesoulofadeadperson.Thismeaningisbasedontheideathataperson’sspiritandbodyareseparate.Thespiritcancontinueexistinglongafterthebodyhasdied.

DuringHalloween,kidsdressedasghostsarecommonsights.Thecostumeisverysimple:

justthrowonawhitecloththatcoversyoufromheadtofoot.Butdonotexpecttowinanycostumecompetitions!

Youwouldnothaveaghostofachance.Peopleusethisexpressiontomeanthatsomethingisveryunlikelytohappen.

Thesightmightevenmakeyouturnpaleasaghost.Thisisusedwhenpeoplelosecolorintheirface.Sometimesthishappenswhenapersonisscared.Butabadcoldorflucanalsoturnyouaspaleasaghost.

“Ghost”canalsobeaverb.Inthe1880sthetermghostmeantapersonwhoworksinsecretforanotherperson.Ghostwritersproducespeechesforpoliticians.Theyalsoproducebooksforauthorswhowanttotelltheirlifestoriesbutarenotprofessionalwriters.

Andsometimesghostwritersareinvolvedinaseriesofbooks,likethechildren’sstoriesbasedontheteenagedetectiveNancyDrew.Theseriesbeganin1930.TheauthorgivencreditwasCarolynKeene.Butshewasnotevenreal!

Ghostwritersdidallthework.

Anotherexpressionusing“ghost”asaverbissimplytoghost.Thisdoesnotmeantodie.Itmeanstoleaveaplaceoreventwithoutsaying“goodbye”toanyone.Youcanghostfromyourjob.Youcanghostfromaparty.Youcanevenghostfromarelationship.Thisiswhenyoustopcommunicatingwithsomeonebecauseyouaresimplynolongerinterestedinthem.

ButIwillnotghostfromWordsandTheirStories.

25.Thebasicmeaningoftheword“ghost”nowadaysis___________.

A.thesecretofanotherperson

B.thecolorofone’sface

C.thespiritofadeadperson

D.theoriginofintelligence

26.Ifsomeonesays“youdon’thaveaghostofchancetowinthematch”,hemeans__________.

A.withoutdoubtyouwon’tlosethematch

B.thematchisunlikelytohappen

C.it’simpossibleforyoutowinthematch

D.youaretooscaredtowinthematch

27.Whatcanbeinferredabouttheword“ghost”accordingtothepassage?

A.Kidsdressedinawhiteclothlikeghostscanwinacostumecompetition.

B.Abadcoldcanturnpeopleaspaleasaghostbecausetheyfearillness.

C.ItwasCarolynKeenewhoghostwrotethechildren’sstories.

D.Apersondevotedtohisjobisunlikelytoghostfromhisjob.

28.Thispassageislikelytoappearin__________.

A.aHalloweenposter

B.aradioprogram

C.afashionmagazine

D.anewspaperadvertisement

C

IvisitedElbalastJune,joiningMaryandJohnonabicyclingvacation.Theymadethearrangementsforthecar,hotelandbicycles.Istudiedthehistoryoftheisland,whichofcourseparticularlyfeaturesNapoleon.

Napoleon（nowIknow）pickedElbaasaplaceforpeacewhenhewasforcedtogiveupthethrone（王权）asEmperorofFrancein1814.Farfrombeingaprisonisland,Elbaisbeautifulwithtoweringmountains,thickforestsandsweepingbaysandbeaches.

Itisalsoanislandfilledwithtreasure.Veryearlyonthisisland,localsdiscoveredrichdepositsofiron.Soonoutsiders,too,discoveredtheironand150othervaluablemineralsonthislittlepieceofland.LongbeforeEtruscansandotherGreekssetfootonit,DorianshadmovedinbythetenthcenturyB.C.andwereminingtheisland.TheRomansrulednext,obtainingthemineralsandbuildinggrandhousesoverlookingthesea.Fromthetwelfthcenturyuntilthenineteenth,theislandwastradedbackandforthandwaspassedtoFrancein1802.ThencameNapoleon,thenewrulerofElba.

IwaseagertovisithishouseinPortoferraio.TheEmperorlivedwithhiscourtandhismother,buthiswife,MarieLouisehadensconcedherselfinthesplendidViennesepalaceofherfather,EmperorofAustria.Shelivedsafelythereandshowedlittleinterestinvisitingherhusbandinhismini-kingdom.Apparently,Napoleonwasn’ttroubledmuchbythis.Hewastoobusyridingeverywhereonhorseback,buildingroads,modernizingagricultureand,aboveall,sharpeninghistinyarmyandnavyintoreadinessforhisescape.

IntheformalgardensbehindthehouseitseemedtomethatIcouldimaginetheexiled（流放的）conqueror’sanxiousthoughts.HemightgazeoverwhereIstoodnow,towardthelighthouseoftheStellafort,thesandybay,andacrossit,thegreenmountainsoftheTuscancoast.NapoleonspentonlytenmonthsherebeforemakinghisvictoriousreturntoFranceandthethrone.

29.WhatdidtheauthordoforthevisittoElba?

A.Hedidresearchonitspast.

B.Hearrangedtransportation.

C.Heplannedbicyclingroutes.

D.Hebookedaccommodation.

30.WhomightbetheearliestoutsiderstoElbaaccordingtothetext?

A.Napoleonandhisarmy.B.EtruscansandotherGreeks.

C.Dorians.D.Romans.

31.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“ensconced”probablymean?

A.Settled.B.Locked.

C.Cured.D.Controlled.

32.Whatcametotheauthor’smindduringhisvisittoNapoleon’sgardens?

A.BeautifulviewsonElba.

B.TerriblelivingconditionsonElba.

C.Napoleon’sambitiontoregainpower.

D.HardshipofNapoleon’sreturntoFrance.

D

SkyscrapersarethesymbolofUrbanlife.Citypeopleareusedtoseeingtallbuildingsandapartments.Farms,ontheotherhand,areassociatedwithrural（农村的）life.However,thereareexpertswhothinkskyscrapersshouldbecomefarmstomeettheincreasingfoodneeds.

Bythemiddleofthiscentury,somescientistssuggest,almost80%oftheearth'spopulationcouldliveincities.Inaddition,thepopulationcouldincreaseto9.1billionpeopleduringthattimeyettheamountoflandavailableforfarmingwillbethesame.Ifcurrentfarmingpracticesdon'tchange,wewillneedanareaofnewlandtoproduceenoughfoodfortheplanet.

Verticalfarms,whereurbanfarmerscouldgrowcropsinenvironmentallyfriendlyskyscrapers,couldbethesolution.Inspiteofconcernsoverhighcosts,expertswanttomakeitarealityandusetheseskyscraperstogrowcrops.

Verticalfarmswouldhavemanyadvantages,supporterssay.Unliketraditionalfarming,verticalfarmingcouldbefreeofchemicalsanddiseases.Besides,cropswouldnotsufferfromproblemslikeflooding.Finally,verticalfarmswouldreducethecostandnegativeeffectsoftransportingfoodoverlongdistances.

Somearguethatalthoughcropsgrowinginatallglassbuildingwouldgetnaturalsunlightduringtheday,itwouldn'tbeenough.Forthisreason,verticalfarmswouldneedadditionallightsources（来源）,suchasartificiallight.

Anotherwayofgrowingfreshfoodistobuildurbanfarmsonrooftops.Thismorepracticalapproachmaybemoreachievablethantheideaoffarmsinskyscrapers,researcherssuggest.Expertsagreethatinnovative（革新的）farmingpracticesareneededtosupporttheneedformorefoodataffordablecosts,bothtothefarmerandtotheconsumer,butthebestideascouldbeyettocome.

33.Whatprimaryproblemcouldverticalfarmingsettle?

A.Poorstateofrurallife.

B.Shortageoffoodsupply.

C.Highcostfortransportingcrops.

D.Environmentalpollutionbytransitionalfarmings

34.Whatistheadvantageofverticalfarming?

A.Itcanproduceorganicfood.

B.Itrequireslittlecare.