高三英语下学期第一次模拟考试试题.docx

1、高三英语下学期第一次模拟考试试题甘肃省天水市2018届高三英语下学期第一次模拟考试试题考试时间：100分钟 总分：120第1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）ASydney Trains is one of the most economical, reliable and convenient ways to travel throughout Sydney and its surrounds.Our network, the NSW Trains Intercity, covers suburban Sydney and extends to

2、the Hunter, Central Coast, Blue Mountains, Southern Highlands and South Coast regions.The network is made up of several color-coded lines. Trains from different lines can share the same platform, so check display screen and listen to announcements.Ticket prices are generally based on the distance tr

3、aveled. You can visit transportnsw. Info for details.Getting to the City.In Sydney, if youre near a train station, youre on your way to the city. Every rail line leads directly or indirectly to the City Circle. Its the loop around the central business district of Sydney. Most City stations are under

4、ground so look out for the sign on street level.Automatic ticket gatesLarge stations have automatic gates for entry to, and exit from, the station. If you have an Opal card or a ticket which has a magnetic stripe you must use the automatic gates. You may use the wide gate for wheelchair, pram or lug

5、gage access. Station staff will assist you.Night Ride busesMost trains do not operate between midnight and 4:00 a.m. For your convenience a special Night Ride bus service is available between these hours on most Sydney suburban lines.Track workIn order for the tracks to the maintained, we sometimes

6、have to replace train with buses, particularly at weekends, Please check the track work section for the latest service alterations on your line.1To get more information about ticket pries, travelers had better_.A. go to the City Circle B. visit a websiteC. check display screen D. listen to announcem

7、ents2What service is offered to travelers in need at most big stations?A. A free Opal card. B. Earlier entry to the station.C. Help from station workers. D. A ticket with a magnetic stripe.3Which is the best convenient time to travel by Sydney Trains?A. At midnight. B. On Sunday afternoon.C. Between

8、 midnight and 4:00 a.m. D. At 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. B“Ive always loved food,” says Cassie Dawson in the kitchen of her flat in London. “But Ive become bored with eating out. Ive had too many disappointing meals and paid too much money for them! At one point, fed up with my complaint, a friend sugg

9、ested I open my own restaurant. Impossible, I thought. But then I heard about supper clubs.”Supper clubs are a mixture of a restaurant and a dinner party you go to a strangers house and he/she cooks dinner for you. Like a restaurant, you pay for your food, but like a dinner party, you eat at the sam

10、e table as other people. They are advertised through social-networking sites with a menu and little information about where the supper club is until just before the meal.“Its like running a secret restaurant for one night,” says Cassie. “The next morning, I set the tables and chairs aside. I put the

11、 TV back and its my living room again.”Cassie opens her “restaurant” for people about once a month, and she really enjoys the evenings shes had so far. She uses fresh, local ingredients and a typical meal costs about the same as a takeaway much less than a restaurant meal. So how does she make money

12、 out of it?“I dont,” says Cassie. “In fact, at first I was worried about losing money on my club. Im good at cooking but my maths is terrible! But I was surprised by how cheaply I could make a good meal. This isnt about money. Its about a different eating experience.”And what about inviting complete

13、 strangers into her house? Was Cassie ever nervous about that?“Not at all,” she says. “Almost everyone at the supper club is just interested in having a good meal with other interesting people.”4Why did Cassie decide to open her own restaurant finally?A. To earn a living. B. To satisfy her friends n

14、eeds.C. To make friends with strangers. D. To cook cheap and good meals for others.5What does the underlined word “They” in Paragraph 2 refer to?A. Dinner parties. B. Supper clubs. C. Fresh ingredients. D. Invitations to dinner.6We can know that Cassies restaurant _.A. serves meals for free B. only

15、serves takeawaysC. is only open to her friends D. is only open in the evening7How does Cassie feel about her restaurant now?A. Worried. B. Content. C. Annoyed. D. Sensitive. C Many people believe that language belongs to human beings. However, cats have developed a language not for each other, but f

16、or the human beings who have them as pets.When communicating with each other, cats “talk” with a system of signals. Their tails, rather than any kind of “speech”, act as an important way to express themselves. They also touch each other to express s their feelings. With other cats, they will use the

17、ir voices only to express pain. Unbelievable, all of that changes when a human walks into the room. Cats use many different kinds of vocal (声音的) expressions when they communicate with a person. Since these vocal expressions are not used to communicate with other cats, it seems that cats developed th

18、is “language” to communicate with their human owners.This fact is shown more clearly when watching rooms that have only one cat and those with several cats. An only cat is usually very vocal, since the only creature(动物)around with whom the cat can communicate is its owner. Cats with other cats, thou

19、gh, are much quieter. If they want to have a conversation, they only need go to other cats and communicate in their natural way.Since cats learned to meow(喵喵叫)for the only purpose of communicating with human owners should take the time to learn what their different meows mean. If an owner knows, to

20、name just a few examples, which meow means the cat is hungry, which means the cat wants to be petted, and which means the cat wants to have a little “conversation”, the relationship between cat and owner will be closer.8If a cat among other cats finds part of its body hurts, it may express its pain

21、with its_.A. tailB. eyesC. voiceD. head9When a human enters a room full of cats, they_.A. begin to use vocal expressionsB. use their tails to show loveC. stop making any noise anD. stop communicating with each other10What are cat owners advised to do?A. Encourage cats to talk with each other.B. Comm

22、unicate more with cats.C. Learn to meow in different ways.D. Teach cats to understand human language.11What is the text mainly about?A. Communication among catsB. pets different expressions.C. Advice on keeping petsD. The language of cats.DHow much weight a baby gains during its first month could de

23、termine its IQ, as a new research suggests. The study found that children who gain more weight, and whose heads grow quickly during the first month of life, tend to have a higher IQ when they start school.Researchers at the University of Adelaide, in Australia studied 13,800 children who were born a

24、t full-term. They found that those who put on 40% of their birth weight in the first four weeks had an IQ 1.5 points higher than those who only put on 15% of their birth weight. Those who experienced the biggest growth in head circumference (头围) also had the highest IQs by the age of six.“Head circu

25、mference is an indicator of brain volume, so a greater increase in head circumference in a newly-born baby suggests more rapid brain growth,” says the led author of the study, Dr. Lisa Smithers.She added, “Overall, newly-born children who grew faster in the first four weeks had higher IQ scores late

26、r in life. Those children who gained the most weight scored especially high on verbal (言语) IQ at age 6. This may be because the neural (神经的) structures for verbal IQ develop earlier in life, which means the rapid weight gain during the first month could be having a direct cognitive benefit for the c

27、hildren.”Previous studies have shown the association between early postnatal (产后的) diet and IQ, but this is the first study of its kind to focus on the IQ benefits of rapid weight gain in the first month of life. Dr. Smithers says the study further highlights the need for successful feeding of newly

28、-born babies. “We know that many mothers have difficulty establishing breastfeeding in the first week of their babies life,” Dr. Smithers said.“The findings of our study suggest that if babies are having feeding problems, there needs to be early intervention (干预) in the management of that feeding.”1

29、2The study mainly shows that _.A. head circumference is certainly connected to IQ.B. babies heads grow quickly during the first month.C. full-term babies tend to be cleverer than premature babies. (早产儿)D. the more weight newly-born babies gain, the higher IQ they are likely to have.13How did the res

30、earchers get their conclusion from the study?A. By asking questions.B. By making comparison.C. By having a discussion.D. By referring to documents.14According to Dr. Lisa Smithers, we can learn that _.A. a kids verbal IQ scores reach its highest at age six.B. this study helps parents find feeding pr

31、oblems.C. quick weight gain benefits newly born babies on verbal IQ.D. this study reminds parents of the need for breastfeeding.15The study differs from previous ones that _.A. it associates early postnatal diet with IQ.B. it pays attention to the IQ of newly-born babies.C. it emphasizes the signifi

32、cance of successful feeding.D. it first focuses on the relation between IQ and weight gain in the first month of life.第二节 阅读七选五（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）Many people find it hard to lose weight and have to go starvation. Now, Id like to offer some tricks to help lose weight.Put out a large vegetable plate. Eating water-rich foods such as tomatoes during meals reduces calorie consumption. Other water-rich foods include soups and