1、新疆克拉玛依市第十三中学届高三英语月考试题20152016学年第一学期高三英语9月测试试卷一、阅读理解（20 x 2= 40）AMars was the first planet that humans attempted to get to. Since the 1960s，scientists have been working to learn more information about the Mars past. We now know that Mars was once a warm，wet place with great oceans and deep rivers. We
2、 also know that about 3.7 billion years ago，all that water disappeared when the planet lost its air. But why did the atmosphere on Mars change so greatly? NASA had launched the MAVEN spacecraft in the hope of answering that very question. MAVEN will study the remains of Mars air and help scientists
3、figure out what became of the rest of it. The spacecraft was launched on Monday，November 18，2013，from Cape Canaveral，Florida. The trip to Mars takes about 10 months and MAVEN is scheduled to go into orbit in September 2014.It is the first spacecraft created with the purpose of studying Mars atmosphe
4、re. Its wingspan(翼展)measures 37.5 feet not quite the length of a school bus, and it weighs 1991 pounds about the same amount as a small car. MAVEN is equipped with eight different tools to measure and study the planets atmosphere. To collect information，it will fly in orbit as fast as 3278 miles per
5、 hour，and as slow as 93 miles per hour. Once it arrived at Mars，MAVEN will have plenty of company. The spacecraft Curiosity is still walking around the planets rocky surface，studying the geology，chemistry and possible biology there. NASA currently has a number of spacecrafts getting unique views of
6、Mars with powerful cameras and telescopes. These missions are all slow, steady steps forward to discover Mars secret past. While the results may not be revealed for some time，an exciting exploration is on the way. 1. We can learn from the first paragraph that_A. all the scientists wanted to live on
7、MarsB. spaceships have been sent up to Mars since 1960sC. people have had a better knowledge of Mars nowadaysD. all the water on Mars has been gone for ten billion years2. The MAVEN spacecraft has been launched with the purpose of_A. assisting Curiosity in studying the geology of Mars.B. analyzing t
8、he change of the atmosphere on MarsC. checking whether water still exists on MarsD. analyzing what is contained in Mars air 3. What do we know about MAVEN according to the text?A.I t weighs almost as much as a small school bus.B. It is scheduled to go into orbit in December 2014.C. It is the second
9、spacecraft to study Mars atmosphere.D. It will explore Mars atmosphere with eight different tools.4. It can be inferred from the text that_.A. more wonderful things about Mars will be found in the futureB. more spacecraft will be sent up to Mars from now onC. many different tasks will be given to MA
10、VEN when it lands on MarsD. many spacecrafts are working around Mars to get more information5. What is the best title of this text?A. A new discovery on MarsB. A new spacecraft sent to MarsC. The rapid development of MarsD. The great change of the Mars atmosphereB DELAYED BAGGAGE REPORTUNITED PRINTE
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16、Center of United Airlines. C. Baggage Resolution Center. D. Information Center of the Airport.7. To make the customer informed of the process, the staff at the Baggage Resolution will A. file the customers Delayed Baggage Report B. contact the customer on the telephone once a day C. update the proce
17、ss information online every day D, access the customer s records quickly8. The main purpose of the passage is _. A. to tell passengers the news that their baggage was delayed B. to provide information about the location of the delayed baggage C. to inform the passengers of the time when the delayed
18、baggage can be delivered D. to instruct how to get back the delayed baggageC Two of the hardest things to accomplish in this world are to acquire wealth by honest effort and, having gained it, to learn how to use it properly. Recently I walked into the locker room of a rather well known golf club af
19、ter finishing a round. It was in the late afternoon and most of the members had left for their homes. But a half - dozen or so men past middle age were still seated at tables talking aimlessly and drinking more than was good for them. These same men can be found there day after day, and, strangely e
20、nough, each one of these men had been a man of affairs and wealth, successful in business and respected in the community If material prosperity were the chief necessity for happiness, then each one should have been happy. Yet, it seemed to me, something very important was missing, else-there would n
21、ot have been the constant effort to escape the realities of life through scotch and soda. They knew, each one of them, that their productivity had ceased(停止). When a fruit tree ceases to bear its fruit, it is dying. And it is even so with man. What is the answer to a long and happy existence in this
22、 world of ours? I think I found it long ago in a passage from the book of Genesis which caught my eye while I was looking through my Bible. The words were few, but they became memorably impressed on my mind. In the sweat. of the face shall you eat the bread. To me, that has been a challenge from my
23、earliest recollections (memories). In fact, the battle of life, of existence, is a challenge to everyone. The immortal words of St. Paul, too, have been and always will be a great inspiration to me. At the end of the road I want to be able to feel that I have fought a good fight, I have finished the
24、 course, I have kept the faith. 9. The underlined sentence In the sweat of the face shall you eat the bread means _ A. Bread tastes delicious when sweat pours off your face B. No pains, no gains C. Failure is the mother of success D. Bread comes from the sweat on your face 10. We learn from the pass
25、age that the author_ . A. was a wealthy person in the community B. held a positive attitude towards an active life C. was fond of associating with celebrities (名人) D. kept a secret of the reason why he was so impressed11. What is implied in the passage by the writer? A. To use wealth properly, eat,
26、drink and be merry. B. Where there is a will, there is a way. C. As life is but like a dream, a man is like a fruit tree. D. If you cease to struggle, you cease to live.D We know the famous ones-the Thomas Edison and the Alexander Graham Bells -but what about the less famous inventors? What about th
27、e people who invented the traffic light and the windshield wiper (雨刮器) ? Shouldn t we know who they are? Joan Mclean thinks so. In fact, Mclean, a professor of physics at Mountain University in Range, feels so strongly about this matter that she s developed a course on the topic. In addition to lear
28、ning who invented what , however, Mclean also likes her students to learn the answers to the why and how questions. According to Mclean, When students learn the answers to these questions, they are better prepared to recognize opportunities for inventing and more motivated to give inventing a try. H
29、er students agree. One young man with a patent for an unbreakable umbrella is walking proof of McLeans statement. If I had not heard the story of the windshield wiper s invention, said Tommy Lee, a senior physics major. I never would have dreamed of turning my bad experience during a rain storm into
30、 something so constructive. Lee is currently negotiating to sell his patent to an umbrella producer. So, just what is the story behind the windshield wiper? Well, Mary Anderson came up with the idea in 1902 after a visit to New York City. The day was cold and stormy, but Anderson still wanted to see
31、 the sights, so she jumped aboard a streetcar. Noticing that the driver was struggling to see through the snow covering the windshield, she found herself wondering why there couldn t be a built - in device for cleaning the window. Still wondering about this when she returned home to Birmingham, Alab
32、ama, Anderson started drafting out solutions. One of her ideas, a lever (操作杆) on the inside of a vehicle that would control an arm on the outside, became the first windshield wiper. Today we benefit from countless inventions and innovations. It s hard to imagine driving without Garrett A. Morgan s traffic light. Its equally impossible to picture a world without Katherine J. Blodgett s innovation that makes glass invisible. Can you picture life wi
