山东省新泰二中届高三英语上学期阶段性测试试题一Word文档下载推荐.docx

1、Dont forget to double check the room and safeMake sure you dont leave things behind. If you have an early flight or checkout time, pack up as much as you can the night before so that last-minute rush isnt too annoying. Also, be sure to take out anything in the room safe.Dont forget to tip the housek

2、eepersIts always polite to leave some money for the people keeping your room clean.Dont ignore the detailed billYou may be in a rush, but give the detailed bill a careful look to see if the hotel charge is different from the rate you initially booked.Dont get angryShooting at the assistant manager s

3、tanding behind the front desk probably wont help.When dealing with an unexpected item on the bill, think about how difficult it can be to deal with annoyed customers. Keep calm and things may be solved better and sooner.21. The hotel will charge you more money if you .A. check before cutoff timeB. d

4、o not call the hotel aheadC. are late in checking outD. negotiate with the clerks22. Which of the following does the author suggest doing?A. Leaving something behind.B. Being sure to keep the room clean.C. Doing the pack-up as early as possible.D. Tipping the housekeepers to show respect.23. What is

5、 the purpose of the last paragraph of the passage?A. To suggest a way to solve problems properlyB. To provide more information about the hotel.C. To show the uneasiness of assistant managersD. To protect customers from unnecessary dangers.24. In which section of the magazine can you probably find su

6、ch a passage?A. Fitness. B. Nature.C. Lifestyle. D. Travel.BWith Halloween just around the corner, today we will explore the world of ghosts in this program! The Merriam-Webster online dictionary says the word “ghost” goes back a thousand years to the “earliest recorded evidence of the language.” Th

7、e first meaning of “ghost” was “the seat of life or intelligence.” And it still has that meaning in some expressions.However, today, the word “ghost” usually means the soul of a dead person. This meaning is based on the idea that a persons spirit and body are separate. The spirit can continue existi

8、ng long after the body has died.During Halloween, kids dressed as ghosts are common sights. The costume is very simple: just throw on a white cloth that covers you from head to foot. But do not expect to win any costume competitions! You would not have a ghost of a chance. People use this expression

9、 to mean that something is very unlikely to happen.The sight might even make you turn pale as a ghost. This is used when people lose color in their face. Sometimes this happens when a person is scared. But a bad cold or flu can also turn you as pale as a ghost.“Ghost” can also be a verb. In the 1880

10、s the term ghost meant a person who works in secret for another person. Ghostwriters produce speeches for politicians. They also produce books for authors who want to tell their life stories but are not professional writers.And sometimes ghostwriters are involved in a series of books, like the child

11、rens stories based on the teenage detective Nancy Drew. The series began in 1930. The author given credit was Carolyn Keene. But she was not even real! Ghostwriters did all the work.Another expression using “ghost” as a verb is simply to ghost. This does not mean to die. It means to leave a place or

12、 event without saying “goodbye” to anyone. You can ghost from your job. You can ghost from a party. You can even ghost from a relationship. This is when you stop communicating with someone because you are simply no longer interested in them.But I will not ghost from Words and Their Stories.25.The ba

13、sic meaning of the word “ghost” nowadays is _.A.the secret of another personB.the color of ones faceC.the spirit of a dead personD.the origin of intelligence26.If someone says “you dont have a ghost of chance to win the match”, he means_.A.without doubt you wont lose the matchB.the match is unlikely

14、 to happenC.its impossible for you to win the matchD.you are too scared to win the match27.What can be inferred about the word “ghost” according to the passage?A.Kids dressed in a white cloth like ghostscan win a costume competition.B.A bad cold can turn people as pale as a ghost because they fear i

15、llness.C.It was Carolyn Keene who ghostwrote the childrens stories.D.A person devoted to his job is unlikely to ghost from his job.28.This passage is likely to appear in _.A.a Halloween posterB.a radio programC.a fashion magazineD.a newspaper advertisementCI visited Elba last June, joining Mary and

16、John on a bicycling vacation. They made the arrangements for the car, hotel and bicycles. I studied the history of the island, which of course particularly features Napoleon.Napoleon （now I know） picked Elba as a place for peace when he was forced to give up the throne （王权） as Emperor of France in 1

17、814. Far from being a prison island, Elba is beautiful with towering mountains, thick forests and sweeping bays and beaches.It is also an island filled with treasure. Very early on this island, locals discovered rich deposits of iron. Soon outsiders, too, discovered the iron and 150 other valuable m

18、inerals on this little piece of land. Long before Etruscans and other Greeks set foot on it, Dorians had moved in by the tenth century B. C. and were mining the island. The Romans ruled next, obtaining the minerals and building grand houses overlooking the sea. From the twelfth century until the nin

19、eteenth, the island was traded back and forth and was passed to France in 1802. Then came Napoleon, the new ruler of Elba.I was eager to visit his house in Portoferraio. The Emperor lived with his court and his mother, but his wife, Marie Louise had ensconced herself in the splendid Viennese palace

20、of her father, Emperor of Austria. She lived safely there and showed little interest in visiting her husband in his mini-kingdom. Apparently, Napoleon wasnt troubled much by this. He was too busy riding everywhere on horseback, building roads, modernizing agriculture and, above all, sharpening his t

21、iny army and navy into readiness for his escape.In the formal gardens behind the house it seemed to me that I could imagine the exiled （流放的） conquerors anxious thoughts. He might gaze over where I stood now, toward the lighthouse of the Stella fort, the sandy bay, and across it, the green mountains

22、of the Tuscan coast. Napoleon spent only ten months here before making his victorious return to France and the throne.29. What did the author do for the visit to Elba?A. He did research on its past.B. He arranged transportation.C. He planned bicycling routes.D. He booked accommodation.30. Who might

23、be the earliest outsiders to Elba according to the text?A. Napoleon and his army. B. Etruscans and other Greeks.C. Dorians. D. Romans.31. What does the underlined word “ensconced” probably mean?A. Settled. B. Locked.C. Cured. D. Controlled.32. What came to the authors mind during his visit to Napole

24、ons gardens?A. Beautiful views on Elba.B. Terrible living conditions on Elba.C. Napoleons ambition to regain power.D. Hardship of Napoleons return to France.DSkyscrapers are the symbol of Urban life. City people are used to seeing tall buildings and apartments. Farms, on the other hand, are associat

25、ed with rural（农村的） life. However, there are experts who think skyscrapers should become farms to meet the increasing food needs.By the middle of this century, some scientists suggest, almost 80% of the earths population could live in cities. In addition, the population could increase to 9.1 billion

26、people during that time yet the amount of land available for farming will be the same. If current farming practices dont change, we will need an area of new land to produce enough food for the planet.Vertical farms, where urban farmers could grow crops in environmentally friendly skyscrapers, could

27、be the solution. In spite of concerns over high costs, experts want to make it a reality and use these skyscrapers to grow crops.Vertical farms would have many advantages, supporters say. Unlike traditional farming, vertical farming could be free of chemicals and diseases. Besides, crops would not s

28、uffer from problems like flooding. Finally, vertical farms would reduce the cost and negative effects of transporting food over long distances.Some argue that although crops growing in a tall glass building would get natural sunlight during the day, it wouldnt be enough. For this reason, vertical fa

29、rms would need additional light sources（来源）, such as artificial light.Another way of growing fresh food is to build urban farms on rooftops. This more practical approach may be more achievable than the idea of farms in skyscrapers, researchers suggest. Experts agree that innovative（革新的） farming prac

30、tices are needed to support the need for more food at affordable costs, both to the farmer and to the consumer, but the best ideas could be yet to come.33. What primary problem could vertical farming settle?A. Poor state of rural life.B. Shortage of food supply.C. High cost for transporting crops.D. Environmental pollution by transitional farmings34. What is the advantage of vertical farming?A. It can produce organic food.B. It requires little care.C. It