1、广东省佛山市届高三英语上学期月考试题广东省佛山市2018届高三英语上学期11月月考试题本试题卷共8页，全卷满分120分，考试用时120分钟。第I卷第一部分 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。AThroughout history, famous women inventors have played a vital role in the world.Mary Anderson Anyone whos ever driven in a rain or snow
2、storm can prove the extreme importance of windshield wipers. Inventor Mary Anderson received a patent for her car window cleaning device in 1903. However, it was not immediately accepted. Many people thought it would draw drivers attention away, but by 1916 windshield wipers had been standard on mos
3、t vehicles.Barbara AskinsInventor Barbara Askins returned to school after having two children and received both bachelors and masters degrees in chemistry. After completing her education, Askins went to work for NASA, where she was given the task of inventing a way to improve astronomical and geolog
4、ical photos taken from space, which were often unclear and lacked definition. The solution she developed would have a greater influence than anyone could have imagined.Patricia BillingsPatricia Billings, a sculptor, initially sought to create a concrete additive to prevent her sculptures from breaki
5、ng in the 1970s. After years of experimenting, she finally achieved her goal of making an indestructible material. Soon after, she discovered the material was also amazingly resistant to heatwhich opened the door to a larger number of applications. Because the invention is nonpoisonous as well as in
6、destructible and fireproof, it is the worlds first workable replacement for asbestos (石棉)Giuliana TesoroThrough her work and research, she developed processes to prevent static (静电) accumulation in manmade fibers, pioneered improved permanent press characters for textiles (纺织品) and discovered ways t
7、o make new producing projects run at peak operation and efficiency. Tesoro held her more than one hundred and twenty five patents in areas related to organic compounds (有机化合物) and textile processing.1. Why was Mary Andersons invention rejected at first?A. Because of there being little rain or snow i
8、n the US.B. Because of its expensiveness for most people.C. Because of its uselessness on most vehicles.D. Because of its probable disturbance to drivers.2. Who made a great contribution to fire resistant material?A. Patricia Billings. B. Barbara Askins. C. Mary Anderson. D. Giuliana Tesoro.3. From
9、the text, we can infer that Giuliana Tesoro was_A. optimistic B. productive C. generous D. traditionalBWhen I was younger, I was crazy about stories of magic. I enjoyed books where wizards (巫师)and warriors (勇士)battled the powers of darkness in strange worlds. I was excited when they succeeded bringi
10、ng peace and happiness to their lands. I guess like most of the readers of these stories I secretly wished for magical powers for myself. I wanted to be able to magically make my pain disappear, to make my problems go away, and to have power over this world that so often has power over us.As I got o
11、lder, however, I realized that there was no such thing as magic due to the harsh reality of life. I struggled through a long period of poverty. I had daily pain from a back injury that never healed right. I felt sadness and sorrow when both of my sons were diagnosed with Autism (自闭症).I still sometim
12、es daydreamed of magic but in time even, that faded away.Then one day I am not sure when I began to discover a different kind of magic. This magic grew stronger in my heart, soul, and mind day by day and year by year. This magic was called LOVE. It connected me to my own highest self and to all of t
13、he other souls in this world. It didnt remove my poverty but it made every day of my life feel richer. It didnt make my back pain go away but it helped me deal with it so much better. It didnt cure my sons Autism, but it helped me see them as the beautiful, loving, and joyful souls that they truly a
14、re. It didnt make me a wizard or a warrior but it helped me to dispel (驱散）the darkness of this world with my own light.There is such a thing as magic in this world. There is such a thing as magic in each one of us. This magic is called LOVE. May you choose it, share it, and live in it every single d
15、ay of your life. May you use it to help others, to heal this world, and to build a bridge to Heaven.4. What does the underlined word “they” in Paragraph 1 refer to?A. Wizards and warriors. B. Magical powers. C. Stories. D. Readers.5. Why didnt the author believe in magic when he grew older?A. Becaus
16、e he always felt sad. B. Because magic faded away from him.C. Because his problems have gone away. D. Because he experienced the hardship of life. 6. What is considered magic in the authors opinion?A. The highest self. B. The great love. C. Share of pleasure. D. Removal of poverty.7. Whats the autho
17、rs purpose in writing the article? A. To tell a story. B. To introduce a book of magic. C. To explain a dream of magic. D. To promote a kind of magic love.CI turned 16 on Friday, but the Drivers License Office in my small hometown was only open on Tuesday, so I had to wait through that extremely lon
18、g weekend and an endless Monday before going in for my examination.I came to the Drivers License Office half an hour earlier that Tuesday morning, pacing back and forth on the worn porch waiting for the office to open at eight. I reviewed the drivers manual for the hundredth time. I was ready. I kne
19、w the manual backward and forward; I had made an “A” in my drivers training course, and I was a genius behind the wheel.Finally, the door opened and a tired-looking man in a brown uniform let me in.“Let me guess. You want to take the drivers test.” his voice was not enthusiastic.“Yes!” I answered in
20、 excitement.“Ok, fill this out, and if you pass well go for a drive.”I grabbed the test and rushed to the desk where I filled it out in record time. A quick check showed that my paper was perfect.“Lets get in the car.” He gave me a set of keys, and I slid behind the wheel. Everything was going smoot
21、hly as we pulled out of the empty parking lot. I signaled a right hand turn, and we were on a deserted street. This was going to be easy.“Turn left and go up Young Blood Hill,” he ordered. My hometown is in the mountains, and Young Blood Hill was almost vertical (垂直的). As I eased up the steep hill a
22、nd came to a stop at the top, I heard the cars engine die. My heart sank. I would have to start it again without rolling back down the hill. I swallowed hard and turned the key; as I moved my foot from the brake, the car began to roll. I suppose I could have rolled all the way back to the bottom exc
23、ept for one thing. There was something behind me which stopped my roll with a rough shake and crash of glassa police car. The policeman wrote me a ticket as I looked over the damage, and the man from the Drivers License Office slid behind the wheel. I waited until we had parked before I asked how lo
24、ng a person had to wait before taking the test again.8. What does “a genius behind the wheel” mean?A. Someone who knows much about wheels.B. Someone who is intelligent in a car.C. Someone who is very good at driving. D. Someone who can pass the driving test.9. How did the author feel before Young Bl
25、ood Hill? A. Worried. B. Confident. C. Bored. D. Moved. 10. Why didnt the car roll back to the bottom?A. It hit a police car. B. The engine died.C. The writer braked it hard. D. An officer stood behind me. 11. What can we learn from the last paragraph?A. The man from the Drivers License Office was f
26、ined.B. The policeman drove the car away after the accident.C. The writer failed the driving test unfortunately.D. The writer couldnt take the driving test again.DIn modern society there is a great deal of argument about competition. Some value it highly, believing that it is responsible for social
27、progress. Others say that competition is bad; that it sets one person against another; that it leads to unfriendly relationship between people.I have taught many children who held the belief that their self-worth depended on how well they performed at tennis and other skills. For them, playing well
28、and winning are often life-and-death affairs. The development of many other human qualities is sadly forgotten.However, while some seem to be lost in the desire to succeed, others take an opposite attitude. In a culture which values only the winner and pays no attention to the ordinary players, they
29、 strongly blame competition. Among the most vocal are youngsters who have suffered under competitive pressures from their parents or society. Teaching these youngsters, I often observe in them a desire to fail. They seem to seek failure by not trying to win or achieve success. By not trying, they al
30、ways have an excuse: “I may have lost, but it doesnt matter because I really didnt try.” What is not usually accepted by themselves is the belief that if they had really tried and lost, that would mean a lot. Such a loss would be a measure of their worth. Clearly, this belief is the same as that of
31、the true competitors who try to prove themselves. Both are based on the mistaken belief that ones self-worth relies on how well one performs in comparison with others. Both are afraid of not being valued. Only as this basic and often troublesome fear begins to disappear can we discover a new meaning
32、 in competition. 12. What does this passage mainly talk about?A. Competition helps to set up self-respect.B. Competition is harmful to personal quality development. C. Opinions about competition are different among people.D. Failures are necessary experience in competition.13. Why do some people favor competition according to the passage?A. It builds up a sense of pride.B. It pushes society forward.C. It improves personal abilities.D. It develops peoples r
