英语甘肃省天水市一中届高三下学期第四次模拟考试.docx

1、英语甘肃省天水市一中届高三下学期第四次模拟考试甘肃省天水市一中2018届高三下学期第四次模拟考试英语试题本试卷分第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）两部分。第卷注意事项：1.答第卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2.选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号框涂黑。如需改动， 用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号框。不能答在本试卷上，否则无效。第一部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第1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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ASydney Day ToursPort Ste

2、phens Day ToursLabeled “Blue Water Paradise”, Port Stephens is known for its beauty and marine surroundings with over 19 miles of clean, white and sandy beaches. It is home to around 150 bottlenose dolphins and thus called the dolphin capital of Australia.Highlights: Dolphin Watching; Australian Rep

3、tile ParkOperates: Mon, Wed & Sat8 AMAdults: $195 Children: $98Note: Not suitable from Dec. 20th, 2017 to Jan. 9th, 2018 in Christmas & NY period, Feb.14th-22th, 2018 in Chinese NY.Sydney City Day ToursSydney is a big city, filled with lots of landmarks and attractions to see. This can make it a str

4、essful task to plan your own vacation in Sydney. Luckily, our tours are designed to allow you to see all of Sydneys most famous landmarks. You can rest and make sure that you will be seeing all that Sydney has to offer.Highlights: Harbour Bridge; Sydney Opera HouseOperates: Daily8 AMAdults: $129 Chi

5、ldren: $65Blue Mountains ToursThese Blue Mountains Tours from Sydney have been designed for the adventurers and people who like to enjoy bushwalking. Additionally, these Blue Mountains Day Tours include a tough walk from Glenbrook to the Wentworth Falls.Highlights: See Australian wildlife up-close;

6、Guided hike at Wentworth FallsOperates: Daily8AMAdults: $99 Children: $74Note: A good level of fitness is required for the bush walk. Minimum child age is 11 years.1Which one is NOT proper time for the Port Stephens Day Tours?A. Jan. 13th, 2018(Sat.) B. Jan. 15th, 2018(Mon.)C. Jan. 24th, 2018(Wed.)

7、D. Feb. 15th, 2018(Thur.)2What can tourists enjoy on Sydney City Day Tours?A. Marine surroundings B. Harbour BridgeC. Dolphin Watching D. Adventurous activities3Which of the following is true according to the advertisement?A. All the tours are available every day.B. Sydney city has the most landmark

8、s and attractions in the world.C. Children 10 years and under are not permitted on Blue Mountains Tours.D. All the tours are charged and designed only for adventures.BIt was a cold night in Washington, D. C., and I was heading back to the hotel when a man approached me. He asked if I would give him

9、some money so he could get something to eat. Id read the signs in the hotel: “Dont give money to beggars.” So I shook my head and kept walking.The incident bothered me for the rest of the week. I had money in my pocket and it wouldnt have killed me to hand over a dollar or two even if he had been ly

10、ing. Back home, I started to write my weekly garden column for The Anchorage Daily News. All of a sudden, I thought of Beans Caf, the soup kitchen in Anchorage, which feeds hundreds of hungry Alaskans every day. Why not try to get all my readers to plant a row of vegetables in their gardens and dona

11、te them to Beans Caf?In April 1995, the Garden Writers Association of America held their annual meeting in Anchorage and after learning of Anchorages program, Plant a Row for Beans became Plant a Row For The Hungry. The original idea was to have every member of the Garden Writers Association of Amer

12、ica write or talk about planting a row for the hungry sometime during the month of April.Garden editor Joan Jackson, backed by The San Jose Mercury News and Californias nearly year-round growing season, raised more than 30,000 pounds of fruits and vegetables the first year, and showed how the progra

13、m could really work. Today the program continues to boom and grow.4Why didnt the writer give money to the man?A. Because he noticed a warning at that time.B. Because he had no money on him at that time.C. Because he was in a hurry to get back to his hotel.D. Because he didnt know that man.5What insp

14、ired the writer to think of the program to help the poor?A. A beggar B. A hotelC. the Garden Writers Association D. Beans Caf6How does the author feel about the effect of the Plan a Row program?A. Its discouraging B. Its satisfyingC. Its doubtful D. Its challenging7Which might be the best title of t

15、he passage?A. Everybody Can Make a Big Difference to the WorldB. A Campaign to Remove PovertyC. Plant a Row for the HungryD. How to Help People in Need CIf you thought pilots dimmed（调暗）the lights before takeoff to give you some shuteye, think again. Believe it or not, the dim lighting could actually

16、 help save your life in case of a plane emergency.The dimmed lights before taking off the runway and landing are a flight precaution used to help passengers eyes adjust quicker during an emergency escape. “Going from a brightly lit environment to one thats completely dark would require some time for

17、 our eyes to focus and see the escape slide,” Alice Theriault, service director for Air Canada wrote in a press statement. “Since we need to have all the seconds on our side in the event of an emergency, dimming the lights is one of many steps we take to ensure the safety of our customers.”The pheno

18、menon that your eyes see those strange speckles (小斑点) as your sight adjusts to a dark place after being in a light place is called dark adaptation. It normally takes our eyes about 20 to 30 minutes to see best in a dark room. The brighter the lights, the longer it takes for our eyes to adjust, which

19、 is why dimming the plane lights could shorten your “dark adaptation” time since you havent been sitting under fluorescent bulbs (荧光灯) all flight.Not only does dimming lights add valuable time to the escape process, it reduces the tension on your eyes if you need to look outside, or see the emergenc

20、y lighting along the passage. “It helps keep you in the right direction.” Patrick Smith, an airline pilot and author of Cockpit Confidential told The Telegraph. “It also makes it easier for flight attendants to assess any outside risks, such as fire or debris, that might affect an escape.” So next t

21、ime a pilot dims the lights, just know its for your safety, even though it creates a gentle atmosphere for your takeoff into the sky.8The lights are turned down before takeoff to help passengers to_.A. take a short breakB. escape in time of emergencyC. create a warm atmosphereD. adapt their eyes to

22、the bright environment9What is one of the roles of shortening “dark adaptation” time?A. Slowing down the landing. B. Adjusting the plane lights.C. Keeping passengers calm. D. Helping the crew judge outside risks.10What does the underlined word “It” in the last paragraph refer to?A. Dimming lights. B

23、. The escape process.C. Reducing tension. D. The passage.11What is the text mainly about?A. A tip of air travel.B. An emergency event on a plane.C. A warning message on a plane.D. An explanation of an airline safety measure.DNowadays, social media like Instagram, Facebook, Snapchat and Twitter are b

24、ecoming increasingly popular. People have completely made social media part of their daily lives. As a result, many people have developed an Internet personality.The Internet personality I am talking about is the one we shape on our social media sites. We are always posting information about ourselv

25、es for other people to know even when it can be completely untrue. Some people even go so far as to spend money in buying flowers or “likes” or buying a very expensive camera for their friends to take photos of them. I find it unbelievable. The time and energy spent on these silly things can only ma

26、ke us want to be accepted by more people.Social media are also a modem cause of depression: People see the perfect lives of others and consider their own imperfect lives as bad. Even kids deal with this. They dont realize that the reason why they struggle to love themselves is that they spend all da

27、y receiving untrue information.I find that many people spend more time and energy in making sure that their online personality is worth accepting than caring for their real presence. So many times I have seen confident and beautiful girls on social media. But in the real world, they are extremely sh

28、y. They hardly talk to anyone and spend all their time using the phone.Social media have gone so far as to even negatively affect marriages. This is because of the fact that there are now “Instagram husbands”people whose use is to take perfect photos of their partners throughout the day. They spend

29、a lot of time doing that whether they like it or not. Needless to say, social media likely influence relationships in a negative way.I think everyone should not use social media at least for a few months to experience the difference it makes to them. They may find life is very different and much bet

30、ter.12What does “the Internet personality” in the passage refer to?A. The hope to develop a better personality.B. The personality developed through social media.C. The true personality shown by us on social media.D. The information we get about others on social media.13Why are social media a modem c

31、ause of depression?A. We may read some upsetting news.B. We have to try very hard to be accepted.C. We cant really find much useful information.D. We feel sad about ourselves through comparing.14The example given in Paragraph 4 shows that _.A. shy people can also become confident.B. social media mak

32、e people become more energetic.C. social media make people ignore their true presence.D. people today dont consider their presence important.15Whats most probably the authors attitude towards peoples using social media?A. uninterested. B. negative. C. uncertain. D. supportive.第2节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项是多余选项。How to Survive Dorm LifeLiving on campus is ju