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1、陕西省西安地区八校届高三第一次联考英语试题精校Word解析版陕师大附中、西安高级中学、西安高新一中、西安交大附中 西安市八十三中、西安市一中、西安铁一中、西安中学、西工大附中2018西安市八校第一次联考英语第二部分 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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AGet ready to fill your days full of fun and adventure. West Dorset, an area of outstanding natural beauty,

2、 is always a place to go and there is always something going on. The following are some of the star attractions.Mapperton House &GardensImpressive valley gardens surrounded by wooded landscape.Gardens open: Daily 11am-5pm except Saturdays, March to October included.Booking through Tel: (01308) 86264

3、5 or Bridport MuseumLocal history museum detailing the towns famous rope and net trade with additional changing temporary displays. We also have a year round Local History Gentre nearby where you can complete local and family history research.Open: Monday-Saturday, April to October included.Booking

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6、September included.Booking through www.visit-For all the latest information about attractions including opening times, prices and also some great discounts and special offers, please go to www.visit-.1. Where can you learn about wine making?A. At Mapperton House & Gardens B. At Old Crown Court and C

7、ellsC. At Bridport Museum D. At Furleigh Estate2. Which website should you visit if you want to get a good price?A. www.furleighestate.co.uk B. www.visit-.C. www.bridportmuseum.co.uk D. 3. On what day of the week can you visit all the four places?A. Monday B. Tuesday C. Friday D. SaturdayBI can neve

8、r forget the stamp incident which happened when I was a primary school pupil.My best friend, Apple, was a stampcollector. He tried every way to get stamps and spent every penny he had on them. Once he obtained a beautiful orpreciousstamp he would be more than happy. I was always his companion in his

9、 search for stamps.One day Apple whispered to me mysteriously that he had found a most wonderful stamp on a letter addressed to our youngarithmeticteacher, who was a very pretty and kind-hearted girl. Apple wanted that stamp badly the idea of stealing the letter occurred to him. I was frightened and

10、 begged him not to do that.That evening Apple hurried to my home and showed me a letter. It was a mans handwriting. In the letter the manimploredour teacher to forgive him and asked her to meet him at the gate of Central Park at eight that evening. If not, hed take it that she would never forgive hi

11、m, and it mean the end of their relationship.The teacher asked me if there was any letter for her this afternoon. You see, she knows I am a stamp-collector and always wander about the place where letters are delivered. When I said No, she looked rather sad, Apple told me. We were completely at a los

12、s. Too frightened to go to the teacher, we decided to go to the meeting place ourselves.At the park gate, we saw a tall young man with glasses, walking back and forth as if he was waiting for someone. I did not know how long we had been there. Finally, the man left, looking very worried and disappoi

13、nted.A few days later, Apple ran to me with stamps in his hand and tears in his eyes. He told me that these were from our teacher. She said that she once had a friend who was a stamp-collector too, but she had lost him forever, so the stamps she had collected for him were no longer useful.4. How did

14、 the author feel about Apples plan that day?A. Excited B. ScaredC. Anxious D. Regretful5. Why did the man write to the authors teacher?A. To apologize to her B. To ask about the letterC. To show his forgiveness D. To end their relationship6. What happened to the teacher and the man at last?A. They s

15、topped collecting stamps B. They forgave AppleC. They solved their problem D. They broke up7. What could be the most appropriate ending paragraph for the text?A. From then on, Apple never collected any more stamps; neither did IB. From then on, Apple and I tried to avoid meeting that man at our scho

16、olC. From then on, the man would ask Apple to send messages to my teacherD. From then on, my teacher would give to Apple the stamps on all her lettersCBabbage, born in London in 1791, was a great mathematical genius. He was a natural inventor.When he finished school, he went to study mathematics at

17、Cambridge University. Later, he got a job teaching at the university. While working there, he designed his “first difference engine”. This was, basically, a hand-operated mechanical calculator.He took nine years to build a part of the machine. This machine can make complex mathematical calculations.

18、 Its a basic mechanical computer.Babbage dreamed, however, of more complicated machines. In fact, he didnt only dream; he began to design them. The result was a series of “analytical engines” which were in fact powerful computers!His designs contained processors, control units, a memory, and an inpu

19、t/output system. These are the four essential parts of a modern mathematical computer!Alas! His “second difference engine” couldnt use electricity since this hadnt yet become a usable source of power, so Babbage had to make do with mechanical systems. For this reason, the machine was big, complicate

20、d and expensive. Though Babbage produced complete plans for the machine, he couldnt build it. It was too advanced for its age!It was not until almost 160 years later that Babbages “second difference engine” was finally manufactured. The first working version of this machine was built by the Science

21、Museum in London, for the Babbage bicentenary in 1991. A second machine was then built for an American high-tech millionaire, who put it in the Computer History Museum, in California.Babbages analytical engines would have used “programs” like those used in the textile(纺织)industry to make complicated

22、 patterns, but they were never built. This brilliant mathematician really was too far ahead of his time!8. Where did Babbage plan his “first difference engine”?A. In London B. At high schoolC. At Cambridge D. In Science Museum9. What do we know about his “second difference engine”?A. It took him nin

23、e years to build itB. It was far ahead of its timeC. Its deign came out in his dreamsD. Its power source was electricity10. The “second difference engine” was built to work in 1991 _.A. for an American millionaireB. in memory of BabbageC. to test its ability to use electricityD. for textile industry

24、 to make patterns11. What can we infer from the text?A. Babbages engines didnt run on programsB. Textile patterns are produced with programsC. Babbage can be seen as the father of computersD. Babbages analytical engines were never builtDWhen youre out with a friend and take a photo of yourselves, do

25、 you know that you are also creating a work of art? Or that you are competing with Vincent van Gogh himself? Probably not. Your idea might be to show off your selfie(自拍照) on WeChat or QQ, but you probably dont think of the Internet as a gallery or of yourself as an artist.But the chief executive of

26、Londons Saatchi Gallery, Nigel Hurst, thinks that the casual pictures we take of ourselves have something in common with self-portraits by the great masters. In support of the idea, the Saatchi Gallery has a new exhibition called From Selfie to Self-Expression.It features well-known self-portraits f

27、rom artists including Dutch painters Van Gogh (1853-1890) and Rembrandt (16061669). It also has selfies on show that have “quickly become icons of the digital era.” These include one taken by US celebrity(名人) Kim Kardashian and another of former US President Barack Obama with former UK Prime Ministe

28、r David Cameron, according to the BBC.The gallery is even encouraging visitors to add their own selfies to the show.Hurst is perhaps not being 100 percent serious. He isnt claiming that a snap you take of yourself in your favorite restaurant can be compared with a self-image painted by Van Gogh. But

29、 he does make a serious point. Once upon a time, it was only artists who could make images of themselves. They were the only ones, as Hurst told The Guardian, who “had the skills, materials and tools to create self-portraits.” Today, however, we “all have that ability through our smartphones.”The po

30、pularity of the selfie rocketed after smartphones started to become widely used. In 2013, Oxford Dictionaries named “selfie” as its word of the year. As Pamela Rutledge, a professor at the Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology, told Vogue magazine: “the cult (热潮)of the selfie celebrates re

31、gular people”.12. What does the underlined word “features” in paragraph 3 most probably mean?A. informs B. showsC. sells D. misses13. Nigel Hursts attitude to the smartphone selfie is_.A. casual B. mixedC. favorable D. negative14. Who shares opinions with Nigel Hurst?A. Kim Kardashian B. Barack Obam

32、aC. David Cameron D. Pamela Rutledge15. Which of the following would be the best title for the text?A. Selfies as Self-portraits B. Age of SmartphonesC. Age of Selfie Artists D. Selfies of Celebrities第二节 （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。选项中有两项为多余选项。What will happen to you when you start reading more nonfiction books?Youll learn valuable life lessons. You c