高三英语下学期开学第一次模拟考试试题.docx

1、高三英语下学期开学第一次模拟考试试题贵州省凯里市第一中学2018届高三英语下学期开学（第一次模拟）考试试题第一部分 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，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D) 中，选出最佳选项。AAs a loving parent, you want to buy a book for your kid but are you upset that you dont have a clue? Here are some bestsellers for you to choose from. Love You Fore

2、ver Paperback(平装书)September 1, 1995by Robert Munsch(Author), Sheila McGraw(Illustrator)4.8 out of 5 stars 5,771customer reviewsHardcover (精装书)$11.91183 Used from $1.1148 New from $9.102 Collectible from $24. 95Paperback$5.39590 Used from $0.25 11 8 New from $2. 842 Collectible from $ 19. 00A young w

3、oman holds her newborn sonAnd looks at him lovingly. Softly she sings to him:Ill love you foreverIll like you for alwaysAs long as Im livingMy baby youll be. So begins the story that has touched the hearts of millions worldwide. Since publication in 1986, Love You Forever has sold more than 15millio

4、n copies in paperback and the regular hardcover edition (as well as hundreds of thousands of copies in Spanish and French)Were All Wonders HardcoverMarch 28, 2017by R. J. Palacio(Author)4.5 out of 5 stars 15 customer reviews#1New Releasein Childrens Special Needs BooksHardcover$12.3620 Used from $8.

5、2048 New from $8.621Collectible from $17. 00Paperbackfrom $8.423 New from $8.42Over 5 million people have fallen in love with Wonder and have joined the movement to Choose Kind. Now younger readers can meet Auggie Pullman, an ordinary boy with an extraordinary face, and his beloved dog, Daisy. Count

6、less fans have asked R. J. Palacio to write a book for younger readers. With Were All Wonders, she makes her first picture-book as both author and artist, with a spare, powerful text and striking, richly imagined illustrations. Palacio shows readers what its like to live in Auggies worlda world in w

7、hich he feels like any other kid, but hes not always seen that way. 1. What is the first book mainly about?A. How a young woman holds her son. B. The value of reading a good book. C. A mothers true love for her son. D. How to sell a book successfully. 2. Whats the price of a new copy of the second b

8、ook in hardcover?A. At least $12.3620.B. Less than $8.2048. C. Exactly $8.423. D. At least $8.621. 3. What do we know about R. J. Palacio?A. She is the writer and illustrator of the second book. B. She is the major character of the second book. C. She illustrated and reviewed the first book. D. She

9、wrote and illustrated the first book. 4. What is the writers purpose of writing the text?A. To recommend two bestsellers. B. To introduce two textbooks. C. To tell parents how to educate kids. D. To show how to love our kids. BThe United States recently honored thirteen outstanding women from around

10、 the globe for their perseverance and leadership in helping promote justice in their communities. First Lady Melania Trump presented the Women of Courage Awards. “Their lives remind us of the boundless capacity of the human spirit when guided by moral clarity and desire to do good,” she said, “Their

11、s are the stories of human greatness that will continue to inspire, and therefore must be told far and wide. These honorees, who have fought on the front lines against injustice, are true heroes. Their stories of individual bravery remind us that there is always hope whenever the human spirit is bro

12、ught to bear in the service of others, and that healing and personal empowerment (赋予权力)are often born from such deeds.”Two of the thirteen awardees were from the Africa region. Arrested at the age of 22 for peacefully calling for credible elections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rebecca Ka

13、bugho became one of the youngest female prisoners of conscience in the world. Upon her release in 2016, she emerged as a voice demanding democratic reform and social change. United Nations Peacekeeper Major Aichatou Issaka Ousmane of Niger works on the front lines of conflict and peace-building: hel

14、ping survivors of terror and bringing social services to those affected by violence from groups such as Boko Haram. “These women are truly leading the charge to fight for those who cannot fight for themselves,” said Ms. Trump. “Together, we must declare that the era of allowing the violence against

15、women and children is over, while affirming(断言)that the time for empowering women around the world is now. ”5. Why did the thirteen women win an honor?A. They presented First Lady Melania Trump with a gift.B. They helped promote justice in their communities. C. They formed an organization around the

16、 globe. D. They supported perseverance and leadership. 6. What can be inferred from Ms. Trumps words?A. She is fighting bravely for herself now. B. She is calling on other women to fight with men. C. She spoke highly of the thirteen womens behavior. D. She thought any kind of violence was over alrea

17、dy. 7. Which of the following can replace the underlined word “emerged” in Paragraph 3 ?A. survivedB. came outC. disappeared D. accepted an idea8. What do we know about Aichatou Issaka Ousmane?A. She works for Boko Haram. B. She majors in peace in the United Nations. C. Shes the youngest female pris

18、oner in the world. D. She helps those affected by terror and violence. COn a sunny March afternoon, Fan Shenghua sits in front of a big metal basin in his workshop, heating up fresh West Lake Longjing tea leaves. Every morning, workers climb. up a mountain to pick tea leaves behind Longwu village, o

19、ne of the most famous places for for growing West Lake Longjing tea. In the afternoon, he heats up the collected leaves, a procedure that stops oxidation(氧化)shortly after harvest and seals in the botanical magic. West Lake Longjing tea is one of Chinas top teas and is grown only in Hangzhou, Zhejian

20、g Province. Properly heating the leaves, known as panning, is essential to the quality of the tea, and it was listed as a national-level intangible (非物质的)cultural heritage in 2008. The Fan family has grown and produced Longjing tea for generations. “I started to learn the tea-panning skill when I wa

21、s 14. And I havent skipped a year yet. ”the 56-year-old master said proudly. Panning tea is physically hard work. Fan shows a photo of his hands, with blisters (水泡)and peeling on the palms and fingers. He has to do it with bare hands in a metal basin with temperatures up to 260. “You have to touch t

22、he leaves with your hands to determine how much water is being removed.” Fan said. “The length of time depends on when the leaves are picked, the weather and the drying time. ”It takes him four to five hours to complete all the processes for each batch of finished tea, and he can process up to 10 ki

23、lograms in one day.9. What does Fan Shenghua do in the afternoon?A. He sits in a big metal basin and has a rest. B. He climbs up a mountain to pick tea leaves.C. He just sits drinking West Lake Longjing tea. D. He heats up the collected West Lake Longjing tea leaves. 10. What do we know about pannin

24、g?A. It means properly picking tea leaves. B. Its a method of producing big metal basins.C. Its one of the world intangible cultural heritages. D. Its very important to the quality of West Lake Longjing tea. 11. What can be inferred from the text?A. Panning tea makes people comfortable. B. The teapa

25、nning skill is difficult to learn. C. Fan Shenghua is also good at taking photos. D. Fan Shenghua processes Biluochun tea as well. DTens of thousands of years ago, not a single human being lived in the Americas. This only changed during the last Ice Age. It was a time when most of North America was

26、covered with a thick sheet of ice, which made the Americas difficult to inhabit. But at some point during this time, adventurous humans started their journey into a new world. There is still debate about when these first Americans actually arrived and where they came from. But we are now getting clo

27、ser to uncovering the original story, and finding out who these first Americans really were. During the peak of the last Ice Age about 20,000 years ago, a journey from Asia into the Americas would not have been particularly desirable. North America was covered in icy permafrost (永冻层)and tall glacier

28、s. But, paradoxically (很矛盾的是)，the presence of so much ice meant that the journey was, in a way, easier than it would be today. The abundance of ice meant that sea levels were much lower than they are now, and a stretch of land appeared between Siberia and Alaska. Humans and animals could simply walk

29、 from Asia to North America. The land bridge was called Beringia. At some point around this timeknown as the Last Glacial Maximumgroups of hunter-gatherers moved east from what is now Siberia to set up camp there. These people did well to seek refuge there. Central Beringia was a much more desirable

30、 environment than the icy lands they had left behind. The climate was a bit damper. Plants, in the form of woody bushes, would have given them access to wood that they could burn to keep warm. Beringia was also an ideal environment for large mammals eating grass, giving early hunter-gathers somethin

31、g to hunt. 12. What happened during the last Ice Age?A. All kinds of animals started into a new world. B. Human beings began to enter North America. C. Not a single human being appeared on the earth. D. North America began to be covered with ice and snow. 13. According to the writer, what was contra

32、dictory?A. Abundant ice made the journey easier than it would be today. B. A journey from Asia into the Americas was desirable. C. Lack of ice made the Americas easier to reach. D. Humans and animals walked to the Americas. 14. What was an advantage in living in Central Beringia?A. A much more suitable environment. B. The climate being less damp. C. Plants being in the form of grass. D. Small mammals eating grass