广东清远第一中学实验学校高三上学期第四次月考英语试题含答案.docx

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广东清远第一中学实验学校高三上学期第四次月考英语试题含答案

清远市第一中学实验学校高三级第四次月考

英语试卷

（本试卷分为第Ⅰ卷选择题和第Ⅱ卷非选择题 试卷总分120分 考试时间120分钟）

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）阅读下列两篇短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

A

Wehavemanytripsforyoutoexploretheworldyourway.Ourtravelideasareasdiverseastheworlditselfandaredesignedtoletyouexperienceit.Pleasestartwiththefollowingfourtrips.

AthensandCreteExplorer

VisitGreek’sfamouscapital,Athens,anditslargestisland,Crete,onthisGreecevacation.InAthens,tourtheiconicAcropolisandheadtonearbyDelphitoseethehomeoftheancientOracle,beforeflyingtotheislandofCretewhereyoucanexploreitscapital,Heraklion,andenjoyitsworld-famousdietofseafoodandcheese.

Duration:

8DaysPricesFrom:

US$892

TripType:

Romance&Honeymoon,Tailor-madeTravelIdeas

LondonforFamilies

Designedtothrillpeopleofallages,thisfamilyLondonvacationexploresthesights,historyandmagicofthisgreatcity.VisittheworldofHarryPotter,theoriginalMadameTussaud’sWaxMuseum,andtaketheOriginalLondonSightseeingTour.

Duration:

9DaysPricesFrom:

US$634

TripType:

FamilyVacations,Stopovers/CityBreaks,Tailor-madeTravelIdeas

Australia&NewZealand

ExplorethetwomostpopularcitiesofAustraliaandNewZealandonthisair-landtour.StartinSydney,whereyou’lltourtheSydneyOperaHouse,sailacrossthefamousharbour,andseekoalasandkangaroosatTarongaZoo.ThenheadontoAucklandwhereyou’llexplorethetwinharbours,learnaboutMaoritraditions,andenjoyunbeatableviewsofthelandscape.

Duration:

11DaysPricesFrom:

US$1,999

TripType:

VacationPackageswithAirfare

ClassicEgypt

ThistourisatrueclassicdesignedtogivethetravelerwithlimitedtimeasuperbintroductiontothecivilizationofAncientEgypt,focusingontheNileanditsimportancetothepeople.TheancientlandofEgyptinspirestheimaginationlikenoother.UnlockthelandofthePharaohsonthis9dayjourneyalongtheNile.

Duration:

9DaysPricesFrom:

US$1,495

TripType:

Classics（Bestsellers）,Tailor-madeTravelIdeas

21.Whichtripismorelikelytakenbyanewly-marriedcouple?

A.LondonforFamilies.B.Australia&NewZealand.

C.ClassicEgypt.D.AthensandCreteExplorer.

22.Fromthetext,itcanbelearntthatallthefourtrips________.

A.havethesametriptypeB.takemorethanoneweek

C.takemorethanUS$1000D.enjoytheirfamousdiet

23.Whereisthetextprobablytakenfrom?

A.Atravelbrochure.B.Asciencefiction.C.Astorybook.D.Atextbook.

B

WilliamLindesayhasbeeninterestedintheGreatWallofChinasinceseeingitinaschoolatlas（地图册）asachildinEngland.Ivividlyrecallseeinginthe"OxfordSchoolAtlas"theGreatWallwithitsbattlementsymbol.Fromthatmoment,IhadinmymindthatwhenIgrewupI'dgotoChinaandwalkalongtheGreatWallfromendtoend.

Lindesay'sabout3,000-kmsolorunalongtheGreatWallbeganin1987.Runningthelengthofthewallwasabraveexpedition,venturingintosparselypopulatedregionswheretherewaslittlechanceofhelpiftherunnerhadanaccident.Duringanothertrip,LindesayandhisteamventureddeepintotheGobiDesertofMongolia.Theexplorersalmostdiedfromdehydration（脱水）.Intotal,Lindesayestimatesinaninterviewthathehasspentabout1,600daysofhislife,orfourfullyears,ontheGreatWallinallseasons.

Lindesayandhiswife,WuQi,whomhegottoknowandfellinlovewithduringhistripsinChina,hadafarmhouseatthefootofthewall.Duringhisexploration,henoticedsomesectionsofthewallwerebadlydamagedandcoveredwithlitter.Modernizationanddevelopmentweremakingthesituationevenworse."Somepeoplesayitwilltakegenerationstochange;Isaywedon'thavegenerationsoftime.It'sgottobemuchquicker,"hesaid.Lindesayalwayscarriesagarbagebagwithhiminthewilderness,pickinglitteralongtheway.Lindesayusesagarbagebagashiscallingcard.TheclothbagbearsasetofninesimpleguidelinesinChinese,whichcallsonpeopletoobservewhiletravelingorcampingoutdoors:

"Takeyourowngarbagehome""Pickup?

litterleftbyothersDon'tdamageplantsorflowers,orpickfruit"andlotsmore.

24.WhatsparkedWilliamLindesay'sdreamofexploringtheGreatWall?

A.SeeingamovieabouttheGreatWall.

B.ExperiencingawarfortheGreatWall.

C.SurfingawebsiteabouttheGreatWall.

D.AdmiringtheGreatWallintheschoolatlas.

25.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"sparsely"mean?

A.Remotely.B.Rarely.C.Frequently.D.Largely.

26.WhatworsenedthesituationoftheGreatWall?

A.Thedestroyedecosystems.B.Wastecausedbyfarms.

C.Theincreasingtourists.D.Modernizationanddevelopment.

27.WhatsortofmanwasWilliamLindesay?

A.Strong-willedandselfless.B.Determinedandgrateful.

C.Warmheartedandimpolite.D.Considerateandoptimistic.

C

Breathingdirtyaircomesatahighprice.Airpollutionlowerstheaveragelifespans（寿命）byayearworldwideandinmorepollutedpartsofAsiaandAfrica,dirtyairshortenslivesuptotwicethatmuch.ScientistssharedtheirnewfindingsinEnvironmentalScience&TechnologyLetters.Thestudyuseddatagatheredin2016aspartofaprojectknownastheGlobalBurdenofDiseaseandwasthefirstmajorcountry-by-countrylookattheconnectionbetweenthelengthoflifeandwhat'sknownasfinePM.

Airpollutionhasbeenlinkedtomanyhealthproblems.Mostearlierstudieshadlookedathowtinyairpollutantsaffectedratesofillnessordeath.JoshuaApteisanenvironmentalscientistattheUniversityofTexasatAustin.Bylookingatlifeexpectancy（预期寿命），histeamhadhopedtomakethethreateasiertounderstand.PM2.5iswhatscientistscalltinyparticles（颗粒）ofpollutionintheair.HigherlevelsofPM2.5cancausehealthproblemsandcutmonths,ifnotyears,fromtheaveragelengthoflife.Thisanalysisshowshowpollutionaffectslifeexpectancyindifferentpartsoftheworld.

TheWorldHealthOrganization（WHO）recommendslimitingPM2.5to10microgramspercubicmeterofair.Aptc'sgroupcalculatedhowholdingpollutiontothislowlevelwouldhelppeople.Incountrieswithverydirtyair,meetingthisstandardwouldlengthenpeople'slives.However,incountrieswhoseairalreadymeetsthisstandard,thestudyshowsnogaininlifeexpectancy.Inotherwords,meetingtheWHOstandardwon'treducehealthcostsresultingfromdirtyairbecauseevenbelow10microgramspercubicmeter,pollutionstillcausesseriousrisks.Meanwhile,thescientistscomparedhowotherthreatsincludingsmokingandcancershortenthelengthoflifeacrosstheglobe.

28.Whatisspecialaboutthestudy?

A.Itwonrecognitionfromaprofessionaljournal.

B.Itdiscussedhealthproblemscausedbyairpollution.

C.ItgatheredlotsofdatafortheGlobalBurdenofdisease.

D.ItanalyzedthelinkbetweenlifespansandPMbycounty.

29.WhatisJoshuaApte'steamtryingtodo?

A.Helppeoplebetterunderstandairpollution.

B.Studylifeexpectancyindifferentcountries.

C.Knowhowsmallairpollutants（污染物质）affecthealth.

D.Dealwithdifferentkindsofhealthproblems.

30.WhatwillhappenifacountrylimitsPM2.5to10microgramspercubicmeterofair?

A.People'slifespanswillsurelyincrease.

B.ItwillgetstrongsupportfromtheWHO.

C.People'shealthmaynotbemuchimproved.

D.Itwillguaranteepeoplecleanair.

3l.Whatmightbediscussedinthefollowingparagraphs?

A.Howcleaninguptheaircanlengthenlives.

B.Howairpollutionshortenslivesbycountry.

C.Howotherthreatsshortenlifeexpectancy.

D.Howallthecountriesdealwithseverepollution.

D

DutchofficialstoastedonTuesdaytheopeningofwhatisbeingcalledtheworld’sfirst3D-printedconcretebridge,whichismeanttobeusedbycyclists.Therewasapplauseasofficialswearinghardhatsandworkmen’sjacketsrodeoverthebridgeontheirbikesattheopeningceremonyinthesoutheasterntownofGemert.

“Thebridgeisnotverybig,butitwasrolledoutbyaprinterwhichmakesitunique,”TheoSalet,fromtheEindhovenUniversityofTechnology,toldDutchbroadcasterNOS.Workonprintingthebridge,whichhassome800layers,tookaboutthreemonthsafterstartinginJuneanditismadeofpre-stressedconcrete,accordingtotheuniversity.“Oneoftheadvantagesofprintingabridgeisthatmuchlessconcreteisneededthanintheconventionaltechniqueinwhichamould（泥浆）isfilled,”itsaidonitswebsite,adding“aprinterdepositstheconcreteonlywhereitisneeded.”

Theeight-metre（26-foot）bridgecrossesawater-filledchanneltoconnecttworoads,anditwastestedforsafetytobearloadsofuptotwometrictonsincooperationwiththeBAMInfraConstructioncompany.Althoughdesignedforbikes,itcouldtakeupto40trucks,thedesignerssaid.“Wearelookingtothefuture,”saidtheheadofBAM,MarinusSchimmel.“3Dprintingmeantfewerrareresourceswereneededandtherewassignificantlylesswaste,”headded.

TheNetherlandsisamongcountries,withtheUnitedStatesandChina,takingaleadinthecutting-edgetechnologyof3Dprinting,usingcomputersandroboticstoconstructobjectsandstructuresfromscratchwithoutusingmuchtraditionalmanpower.LastyearaDutcharchitectunveiled（揭示）aunique3Dprinterwithwhichhehopestoconstructan“endlessloop”building.AndaDutchstart-upcalledMX3Dhasbegunprintingastainless-steelbridge,ofwhichathirdisalreadycompleted.TheaimistofinishprintingbyMarchandlaythebridgeoveranAmsterdamcanalinthefuture.

32.Accordingtothetext,whatmakesthebridgeunique?

A.Itadopts3Dprinting.B.Itopensonlytocycl