1、山西省太原市届高三模拟考试一英语山西省太原市2018届高三3月模拟考试（一）英语试题第二部分 阅读理解本部分共两节，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中（A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AUrban Transportation in CanadaPublic transportation & Transit passesAll cities and most major towns in Canada have a public transportation system with one or more m
2、odes of transportation (bus，subway, train, etc.). The bus is the most common form of urban transportation in Canada. To use public transportation, you must purchase a ticet or a transit pass. Transit passes allow you unlimited use of public transportation for a specific period (one month or more). T
3、hey are usually cheaper than buying many ticets if you plan to use public transportation often. Transportation for people with disabilitiesPublic transportation often has features to assist people with disabilities. In many cities and towns, there are also transportation services available specifica
4、lly for people with limited mobility, such as specially equipped buses. You can find out about these services in the same way you would learn more about other public transportation options.Etiquette on public transportationWhen taing public transportation such as a bus or train, it is important to u
5、nderstand the unspoen rules of conduct in the shared space. Here are a few things to note Be polite and respectful to others around you. For eample, maintain an appropriate noise level when taling or maing a phone call. If you are carrying a bacpac or a large shoulder bag in a crowded public transit
6、 vehicle, eep it close to you, preferably at your feet to avoid hitting people with it as you wal by. Avoid pushing or touching others in order to mae more room for yourself. Sometimes public transit can become very crowded, but it is important to eep calm and give others appropriate personal space.
7、 Have your proof of payment accessible in case you are ased to show it.21. What is the advantage of using transit passes over buying ticets?A. Safer trips. B. Longer service hours.C. Lower costs. D. More use of transport.22. How does the transportation system help people with disabilities?A. By runn
8、ing special transport services.B. By offering fewer transportation options.C. By limiting their mobility on city buses.D. By providing free rides in towns and cities.23. What is considered impolite on public transportation?A. Lowering your speaing voice.B. Placing bacpacs at your feet.C. Staying clo
9、se to other passengers.D. Having your proof of payment at hand.BToday we tal about a time when half the world is waing from the dar, cold winter months. Spring! We often describe “spring” as a time of rebirth, renewal and awaening. Many trees are blossoming and early flowers are pushing through the
10、earth. Things are coming to life!But the word “spring” is not just a season. It is also a verb that means something going on or coming out quicly. When you put “spring” and “life” together, you will get “spring to life”. This epression means something suddenly becomes very active or perhaps seems mo
11、re alive! You may “spring to life” after hearing that a distant friend will be visiting you. Or maybe your favorite soccer team finally “sprang to life” in the second half, played well and won the match.Now, besides being a season and a verb the noun “spring” refers to a metal coil (线圈) that is woun
12、d tightly. When the coil unwinds, it often jumps. So, we often say a person “has a spring in his step” if he is lively and active. He might even appear to jump, or bounce a little when he wals.There is another way we use “spring” as a description. In the case of a “spring chicen”, “spring” means you
13、ng. However, “spring chicen” is also an informal, humorous way to refer to someone who isnt young at all. So, we use this epression in the negative form, as in “no spring chicen”. For eample, lets say you now an 85-year-old man who decides to run a marathon, even though he has never eercised before.
14、 You could say, “Thats amaing! After all, hes no spring chicen.”But be careful when using this epression. It could be a little disrespectful. Lets say your boss shows you a picture of his wife, and you say, “Wow, shes no spring chicen.” That response would be disrespectful and a bad career move.24.
15、What does “spring” mean in the epression “spring to life”?A. The season after winter.B. Being young and healthy.C. A tightly wound metal coil.D. To occur or appear quicly.25. What is the passage mainly about?A、The origin of the word “spring”B. The meaning of the season “spring”.C. Some epressions wi
16、th the word “spring”.D. Some characteristics of the season “spring”.26. How does someone feel when he “has a spring in his step”？A. Angry B. Surprised C. Happy D. Frightened27. What can be inferred from the last paragraph?A. Being young is a great advantage in career development.B. Women may feel of
17、fended when described as “no spring chicen”.C. Using “spring-related” epressions in conversations seems impolite.D. Epressions with the word “spring” are always disrespectful to others.CMore than 90 years has passed since Hollywoods official film organiation first proposed plans to build its own mus
18、eum. Those plans are finally becoming a reality, with the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures set to open in 2019.The project is underway at the site of a historic Los Angeles department store built in 1939. Museum officials say visitors will be able to “eperience the magic of cinema” by learning abou
19、t all parts of the film-maing process.Film historian erry Brougher has been named directors of the museum. Brougher says the museum will include 12 million photographs and 80,000 screenplays as well as props (道具), costumes and other objects from famous films. The Academy Museum will also feature Osc
20、ar statuettes (小雕像) donated by actors who won the awards.Brougher says the museum is designed to mae visitors feel lie they are in a movie, too, with many interactive eperiences. “You wont necessarily now whats coming net,” he adds. “Youll be in environments sometimes that mae you feel lie youve gon
21、e bac to the past and that youre in the area that youre actually eploring.” He adds that visitors may even get the chance to wal down a red carpet and accept their own Academy Award.Currently, Hollywood only has a few possibilities for visitors. They can go along the Wal of Fame and visit movie stud
22、ios or see the Dolby Theater, where the Oscars are presented. But beyond these, movie fans have limited possibilities.Eric Garcetti, the mayor of Los Angeles says the Academy Museum will provide visitors the chance to eperience many different parts of the film industry all in one place. Garcetti not
23、es the museum will also serve the hundreds of thousands of local people woring in film-related businesses. He says they, too, will finally be able to visit a place that celebrates their own Hollywood movie industry.28. When was the idea of building a museum in Hollywood first put forward?A. In the 1
24、920s. B. In 1939. C. In the 1990s. D. In 2019.29. What can we learn from Broughers words?A. Photos of visitors will be put on display.B. Settings in the museum will feel quite realC. Most visitors will be presented an award.D. Actors will donate much money to the museum.30. What is Eric Garcettis at
25、titude towards the Academy Museum?A. Supportive. B. Critical. C. Disapproving. D. Cautious.31. What is the best title for the passage?A. The Film-maing Process in Hollywood.B. The Film-maing Process of Hollywood.C. Hollywood Maing Plans of Film Museums.D. Hollywood Getting Its Own Film Museum. DFor
26、your net out-of-this-world vacation, you now have the option of literally going out of this worldbut itll cost you $ 40 million. Then again, can you really put a price tag on having the time of your life? According to a new report from Popular Mechanics, Russia is looing to build a luury hotel in ou
27、ter space. There you will wae up to a breathtaing blue planetthe earth! The hotel is epected to be stationed on the International Space Station (ISS).While space tourism itself isnt eactly a novel idea, the notion of building a hotel out there hasnt been raised before. Really, other companies are st
28、ill focused on the transportation part of the pule after all, a trip to space is enough for most fols.According to Popular Mechanics, the hotel will include a luury orbital suite with big windows, personal hygiene (卫生) facilities, eercise equipment, and yes, WiFi. Because if you cant share your eper
29、ience on social media, did it really even happen?Of course, the reasons behind the hotel arent just for fun and games. Apparently, space tourism might be able to help the Russians pay for another module to add to the international Space Station. Russian space contractor R Energia is currently buildi
30、ng the first such module, which will give scientists a laboratory and power supply station from which to conduct tests.If any of this is going to happen, however, Russia is going to have to hurry. With the ISS epected to be out of use in 2028, theres little time to build the hotel and find wealthy t
31、ourists to actually buy a trip into outer space.So if youve recently come into a fortune and are interested in investing in what could be the time of your life, ISS is calling your name.32. What do we now about the hotel from the first paragraph?A. It is quite affordable.B. It will be built in Russi
32、a.C. It will offer an amaing view.D. It costs $ 40 million to build.33. What does the underlined phrase “the pule” in Paragraph 2 refer to?A. An orbital suite. B. Space tourism.C. Space eploration. D. A creative idea.34. What can be inferred from Paragraph 3?A. Hotel guests wont be able to see into space.B. Visitors are required to tae eercise each day.C. Space travel is not possible without the Internet.D. Tourists
