甘肃省武威第十八中学高三第一次模拟考试英语英语.docx
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甘肃省武威第十八中学高三第一次模拟考试英语英语
甘肃省武威第十八中学
2017届高三第一次模拟考试
英语试题
第一节阅读理解(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A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
A
GoodChoice!
ToVisitCanadain2017
Whetheryou´reanadventureseeker,cultureloverorjustoverallcurioustraveler,thisyear,Canadawillappealtoyouwiththeusualamountofhospitality,enthusiasm,andpride.
TocelebrateCanada´s150thbirthday,thegovernmentdepartmentisgivingpeoplethegiftofexperience:
theopportunitytovisitalltheDiscoveryPass.ThispreferentialtermwillbevalidformMay20,2017untilOctober22,2017.Thoughthereareplentyofsplendidsceneryforyoutotour,herearetwositesyoucannotavoidvisiting.
*CanadianRockyMountainParks
InthisareaknowntotheworldastheCanadianRockyMountain,therearefivenationalparks:
BanffNationalPark.ThesespectacularsitesweredeclaredaUNESCOWordHeritageSiteunderthenameCanadianRockyMountainParks.Youcanenjoywatchingwildanimalsandtakingpartinoutdooractivitieslikemountainbiking,hiking,fishinginthesummeraswellasskiing,snowboarding,snowshoeingandsleddinginwinter.
TheusualDiscoveryPasspriceforRockyMountainParks
PerAdult:
$60
Perchild(under16)free
Ticketsareavailableeitheronlineorattheattraction
*NiagaraFallsStatePark
ExperiencethepowerofNiagarafallsclosewhenyouridetheworldfamousMaidoftheMistMoattourorstandendertheBridalVeilFallsintheCaveoftheWinds.Eventhoughtheparkisopen365daysayear,theopeningofourattractionsisbasedoniceconditionsintheNiagaraRiver.SothebesttourtimetovisitNiagaraFallsissummer,whenithasthemosttremendouspower.DoitallwithaNiagaraFallsDiscoveryPassandmakememoriesthatwilllastalifetime!
TheusualDiscoveryPassPriceforNiagaraFalls
Adult(above16yearsold)$40
Child(6-16yearsold)$30
NiagaraFallsoffersFREEadmissiontoalltheattractionstochildrenunder5
BuyyourDiscoveryPassonlineorattheattractions
1.WhatgiftwillCanadiangovernmentgivetothetouristsin2017?
A.FreeAdmissionsforallthefamousattractions.
B.AfreeDiscoveryPassforeachluckytourist.
C.OfferingtastyCanadianfoodforfree.
D.VisitingthefamousCanadianattractionsathalfprice.
2.IfyouvisitRockyMountainParksinJuly,whattouristactivityyoucannottakepartin?
A.HikingB.FishingC.DogsleddingD.Watchingwildanimals
3.ThebestseasontovisitNiagaraFallsissummermainlybecause______.
A.youcanridetheMistBoat
B.theparkisopenonlyinthisseason
C.thereisiceintheriver
D.thefallhasthemosttremendouspower
4.Howmuchwillacouplewithafive-year-oldsonspendatleastiftheyvisitbothtowattractions?
A.$100B.$200C.$260D.$300
B
HemingwaywasanAmericanwriterandjournalist.HewasbornonJuly21,1899.Hiswritingstylehadastronginfluenceon20th-centuryfiction,whilehislifeofadventureandhispublicimageaffectedlatergenerations.
Hemingwayproducedmostofhisworksbetweenthemid-1920sandthemid-1950s,andwontheNobelPrizeforLiteraturein1954.hepublishedsevennovels,sixshortstorycollections,andtwonon-fictionworks.Threenovels,fourcollectionsofshortstories,andthreenon-fictionworkswerepublishedafterhisdeath.
HemingwaywasraisedinIllinois.AfterhighschoolheworkedforTheKansasCityStarforafewmonths,beforeleavingfortheItalianfronttoenlistintheWorldWarIambulancedrivers,where,in1918,hewasseriouslywoundedandreturnedhome.Hemingway’sexperiencesinwartimeformedthebasisforhisnovelAFarewelltoArms,publishedin1929.
In1922,hemarriedRichardson,thefirstofhisfourwives.ThecouplemovedtoParis,whereheworkedasaforeignjournalistandfellundertheinfluenceofthemodernistwritersandartistsofthe1920scalled“LostGeneration”.TheSunAlsoRise,Hemingway’sfirstnovel,waspublishedin1926,withwhichhescoredhisfirstsolidsuccess.
HemingwaymarriedPaulineafterhedivorcedRichardsonin1927.HoweverthismarriagewasalsounsuccessfulandthecoupledivorcedafterHemingwayreturnedfromtheSpanishCivilWar,wherehehadbeenajournalist,andafterwhichhewroteForWhomtheBellTolls,theharvestofhisconsiderableexperienceofSpaininwarandpeace.HemarriedhisthirdwifeGellhornin1940.TheyseparatedwhenhemetWelshinLondonduringTheSecondWorldWar.
ShortlyafterhepublishedTheOldManandtheSeaoneofhismasterpieces,in1952,HemingwaywenttoAfrica,wherehewasalmostkilledinaplanecrashthatlefthiminpainorill-healthformuchoftherestofhislife.HemingwaylivedinFloridaandCubaduringthe1930sand1940s,butin1959hemovedfromCubatoKetchum,Idaho,whereendedhislifeinthesummerof1961.
5.HowmanyHemingway’snovelswerepublishedintotal?
A.SixB.SevenC.TenD.Thirteen
6.Hemingway’snovelAFarewelltoArmswasbasedonhisexperiencesof________.
A.hishighschoolB.TheKansasCityStar
C.WorldWarID.WorldWarII
7.WhichofthefollowingistherightorderthatHemingwaycreatedhisnovels?
a.AFarewelltoArmsb.TheSunAlsoRises
c.ForWhomtheBellTollsd.TheOldManandtheSea
A.a---b—d---cB.a—b—c---dC.b---a---d---cD.b---a---c---d
8.WecandrawaconclusionthatHemingway__________.
A.sufferedalotduringhislifetime
B.livedahappyandpeacefullifeinAmerica
C.passedawaysoonaftertheplanecrash
D.affectedthemodernistwritersandartistsofthe1920s
C
FrenchwriterFrantzFanononcesaid:
“Tospeakalanguageistotakeonaworld,aculture.”Sincetheworldchangeseveryday,sodoesourlanguage.
Morethan300newwordsandphraseshaverecentlymadeitintotheonlineOxfordDictionary,andinonewayoranothertheyareallreflectionsoftoday’schangingworld.
Afterayearthatwaspoliticallyunstable,it’snothardtounderstandthefactthatpeople’spoliticalviewsareoneofthemaindrivesofourexpandingvocabulary.Oneexampleis“clicktivism”,acompoundof“click”and“activism”.Itrefersto“armchairactivists”–peoplewhosupportapoliticalorsocialcause,butonlyshowtheirsupportfrombehindacomputerorsmartphone.And“otherize”isaverbfor“other”thatmeanstoalienate(使疏远)peoplewhoaredifferentfromourselves–whetherthatbedifferentskincolor,religiousbelieforsexuality.
“WehadallthewordsaroundBrexitinthelastupdateandwearenowstartingtoseeallthewordsaroundTrumpcomingintothedictionary,”AngusStevenson,OxfordDictionaries’headofcontentdevelopment,toldTheGuardian.
Lifestyleisalsochangingourlanguage.Forexample,“fitspiration”–acompoundof“fit”and“inspiration”–referstoapersonorthingthatencouragesonetoexerciseandstayfitandhealthy.Thephrase“climaterefugee”–someonewhoisforcedtoleavetheirhomeduetoclimatechange–reflectspeople’sconcernfortheenvironment.
AccordingtoStevenson,socialmediawasthemainsourceforthenewexpressions.“Peoplefeelmuchfreertocointheirownwordsthesedays,”hesaid.
Butstill,notallnewly-inventedwordsgetthechancetomaketheirwayintoamainstreamdictionary.Ifyouwanttocreateyourownhitwords,Stevenson’ssuggestionisthatyoushouldnotonlymakesurethattheyareexpressiveandmeaningful,butalsohaveanattractivesoundsothatpeoplewillenjoysayingthemoutloud.
9.What’sthepurposeofthequotationfromFrenchwriterFrantzFanon?
A.Toserveasthetopicofthepassage.
B.Topresentoneofthemajorviewsofthesociety.
C.Toshowthefactthatlanguagemirrorsthecultureinaway.
D.Toleadtothetopicofthewholepassage.
10.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“coin”inthesecond-to-lastparagraphprobablymeans?
A.useB.recordC.createD.change
11.Howisthearticlemainlydeveloped?
A.Bygivingexamples.
B.Bymakingcomparisons.
C.Byfollowingatimeline.
D.Bypresentingresearchfindings.
12.AccordingtoStevenson,tomakethewordsyouinventpopular,theyshould_______.
A.beeasytoremember
B.haveuniqueandexpressivemeanings
C.havetheattractivesound
D.bemeaningfulandsoundcatchy
D
EveryWednesday,IgotoCantataAdultLifeServices,alocalretirementcommunityinBrookfield,Illinois,US,withmyclassmatestodocommunityservice.
Ourvisitslastaboutanhour,andwebring25—30studentseverytime.Weplayboardgamesandcardswiththeelderlywhilewe’rethere.
YoucanwatchallthemoviesandTVshowsyouwantabout“lifebackthen”,butnothingcomparestotalkingtothepeoplewhowereactuallythere.JusthearingtheirstorieshastouchedmeinawayIneverthoughtpossible.
Whetheritwastalkingto98-year-old“HurricaneHilda”aboutherglorydaysasarollerskaterorchattingwithLouaboutthetimesshedancedwithafamousactor,Iwascompletelymesmerizedbyeverysinglememorytheelderlywantedtosharewithme.Eventhosewhodon’thaveamazingmemoriesmaketheexperiencefulfilling(充实的).IremembervisitingMrsRobinson.Shecouldn’trecallmuchaboutherpast,butshetoldmeshe’dneverforgethowkindIwasjusttolistentoher.Itmademerealizethatit’sthelittlethingsthatmakelifeworthliving.
Ifthere’sonethingI’verealizedinmythreeyearsofvisitingCantata,it’sthatpresence——justbeingthere—meansmorethananythingtomanyofthem.Anddespitehowbusyourlivesare,there’salwaystimetomakesomeone’sday.
13.WhydoestheauthorgotoCantataAdultLifeServicesregularly?
A.Toplayboardgames.
B.Tovisittheelderly.
C.Towatchmovies.
D.Tosharestories.
14.Theunderlinedword“mesmerized”inParagraph4isclosestinmeaningto“_______”.
A.confusedB.annoye
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