山西省平遥县和诚补习学校高三英语月月考试题.docx

1、山西省平遥县和诚补习学校高三英语月月考试题和诚中学2019-2020学年度高三8月月考英语试题考试时间： 100分钟 满分： 150分 第一部分听力（略）第二部分 阅读理解(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（A、B、C、和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ADo you show interest in travelling? The following are famous national parks where travellers mostly like to go in America.Great Smok

2、y Mountains National ParkVisitors: 11,388,893The name “Great Smoky Mountains” comes from the fog over this mountain range situated along the North Carolina-Tennessee border. Established in 1934, it is not just home to a diverse ecosystem of plants and animals, but also home to rich Appalachian cultu

3、res. Visitors there can see over 100 waterfalls, go boating on Fontana Lake and hike the Appalachian Trail. Its also an excellent vantage point to see the leaves change in the fall.Grand Canyon National ParkVisitors: 6,254,238The Grand Canyon is the result of over 70 million years of geological even

4、ts creating the Colorado Plateau, glaciers and valleys, while the Colorado River carved its way through the valleys. It is truly a natural splendor!When President Roosevelt first visited it in 1903, he said, “The Grand Canyon fills me with awe. It is beyond comparison - beyond description? 16 years

5、later, it was signed by President Woodrow Wilson, officially viewing the Grand Canyon a national park.Yosemite National ParkVisitors: 4,336,890In addition to being a national park, Yosemite is designated as a World Heritage Site. Yosemite National Park is in Central California in the western Sierra

6、Nevada. Though it covers around 1,168 square miles of area, visitors spend most of their time in the 5.9 square-mile area of the Yosemite Valley where there are some most famous sites like Yosemite Falls, and Cooks Meadow Loop.Zion National ParkVisitors; 4,504,812Settled in Southwestern Utah is Zion

7、 National Park. It has some of the most unique landscapes packed with mountains, valleys, rivers, desert and forests.Zion National Park is also an important place to study ancient humans who made the area their home about 8,000 years ago. Some of the parks most notable attractions include Angels Lan

8、ding, Kolob Arch, the Narrows, etc.21. How does Great Smoky Mountains National Park get its name?A. With water vapor (蒸气) seen over the mountain range.B. With smoke rising from the volcano in the lake.C. With big forest fire breaking out in the mountain.D. Signed by President Woodrow Wilson.22. When

9、 did Grand Canyon National Park become a national Park?A. In l887 B. In 1903 C. In 1934 D. In 1919 23. What does Yosemite National Park share in common with Zion National Park?A. They are located in the same state.B. They both have the most charming land scenery.C. People can learn about ancient tim

10、es there .D. They were both formed as the result of years of geological events.BMy father and I have been separated for over two years. He was physically violent and emotionally abusive to me throughout my childhood, and I felt that I couldnt forgive him. And yet, now he is dying, unconscious and st

11、ruggling to breathe through an oxygen tube after a major stroke, all I can think of is how much he loved me.How he would hold my fringe (刘海) back and kiss me on the forehead before school. How he bought me a pottery set and roller skates, although we were struggling by on just his salary,and allowed

12、 me to skate to school. How he would play chess and tennis with me, and take me to endless chess and tennis tournaments, even though I never won anything. How he would read the Guardian every day and fill in the quick crossword, but leave a few clues and praise me if I solved them. He kept every one

13、 of my Guardian columns, and every article I ever had published, even during our many estranged (疏远) periods. He gave me a lot of his savings to buy a flat after I became a single mum. And he set my date of birth as the passcode on his phone.Yet Im ashamed to say I blamed him, often, for everything:

14、 my anorexia (厌食症),my cutting, my anxiety, my depression.He was there during the tough times, yet all I could think was that the tough times happened because of him, forgetting that the causes of events are complex, and that plenty of people who had happy childhoods have to deal with mental illness

15、and domestic violence too.I even stopped him from seeing my daughter, then three, the thing that brought him most happiness, because I was scared he would hurt her, and that her life would be like mine. That decision would mean he never spoke to me again.When we spent time together in previous years

16、, my father hugged me a lot yet never talked much. Born in 1930s America during the Depression, he was a man of few words, a silent romantic who signed his empty Valentines cards to my mother with only his first initial. I know he thought I talked too much; ironically, I never told him what I needed

17、 to. Knowing he was old, I tried to get back in touch several times to make things right, but my mother said he didnt want to hear from me. I understand that. Why would he want to hear from the daughter who was never able to forgive him for his mistakes; who brought them up time after time, unable t

18、o accept his apologies? Who prevented him from seeing his granddaughter? Who scolded him for his faults, yet never acknowledged his numerous kindnesses?Its much too late now. When I sit by his hospital bed and hold his large wrinkled hand, far too warm, and ask him to squeeze it if he can hear me, h

19、e doesnt. So I tell him a few of the things I should have told him when he was conscious, though its hard to say the words: that I love him very much, and that Im sorry about the estrangement（疏远）. And it reminds me of what Ive known for a long time: that my dad didnt know how to be a father to me wh

20、en I was young, because his father was abusive to him as a child. His father died estranged from his son; my father is dying estranged from his daughter.I never thought that Id feel this broken at losing him. I fantasize（幻想） that his eyes will open, and that he will be conscious again for just a few

21、 days. I will give him a letter thanking him for all the things I have remembered while writing this piece, and apologizing for all the ways I have wronged him. And when I deliver the letter, I will bring my five-year-old daughter with me, so he can see her happiness and sweetness, and learn that th

22、e chain of hurt that has been passed down from generation to generation has finally been broken.24.The separation between Father and the daughter is mainly caused by _.A. Fathers cruelty towards the daughter. B. Fathers irresponsibility for the family.C. the daughters misunderstanding of her father.

23、D. the daughters protection of her kid from harm.25.Father rejected his daughters offer to get in touch with him because _.A. he was too ashamed to face his daughter. B. he couldnt pardon his daughters ignorance.C. he couldnt support his daughter any more. D. he was content to live away from his dau

24、ghter.26.The authors father can be described as _.A. generous, cold and stubborn. B. strict, caring and stubborn.C. generous, strict and inconsiderate. D. caring, cold and inconsiderate.27.What message does the author want to convey in the underlined part?A. The previous way of family education will

25、 no longer continue.B. The granddaughter will break the family chain to live freely.C. There will be no restriction in the family from that moment on.D. Father will leave the world without any regrets and sufferings.CHave you ever noticed that after about 6 months your perfectly new 1，000 dollar sma

26、rtphone begins to slow down? What if I told you that its a sales strategy that pretty much all phone companies use to force people into buying new phones? In late 2015，when Lisa Young was in charge of iOS security and beta software testing teams，her boss revealed a dark secret to her，saying that the

27、y were using a new strategy that would purposely slow down older phones every time the phone would upgrade to the latest operating system. This new method would force customers to buy the latest phone model, increasing sales by 70She was a little disturbed to hear the news, but she just kept her hea

28、d down and continued to do her job. After a while, the guilt of being involved with such a shady sales model started to weigh heavy on her“How could a multibillion dollar corporation continue to take advantage of the public like this?” she thoughtIn March of 2017，she contacted a reporter from CNN to

29、 finally leak the information concerning Apple slowing down phonesThe scandal(丑闻)went viral overnight, and every media outlet in the world, in every language was talking about it, making it one of the biggest controversies in consumer electronics history. A week later, she was secretly let go after

30、her 8 years of service. Although she was taking a huge risk going against one of the most powerful corporations in the world, she felt a sense of relief exposing them. The public deserved to know and the fear became her motivation to find a way to destroy their shady sales modelSeveral of her collea

31、gues were fired with her. They quietly united, and after a year of extensive research they designed a unique product called Circa Charge that would reverse the negative effects of “software updates”. Phone companies have recently caught wind（嗅出） of their overnight success with Circa Charge and are t

32、rying to do everything they can to make this product illegal and ban it forever. Lisa and her team have made unbelievable progress in increasing battery life, battery health, and optimizing（使最优化） phone performance, and they will continue to develop new technology that will beat phone companies at their own game until they change their ways28. What can we learn about the new method mentioned in paragraph 2 ?A. It is essential in the 1atest operating system B. It benefits users in upgrading their old pho