甘肃省兰州市高三第一次诊断考试英语试题.docx
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甘肃省兰州市高三第一次诊断考试英语试题
2018年甘肃省兰州市高三第一次诊断考试英语试题
2018年甘肃省兰州市高三第一次诊断考试英语试题
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A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
A
Travelexpertsacrosstheglobepublishmuch-anticipatedliststhataimtoexcitereadersaboutupcomingtraveltrends.Hereisa2018listthaturgestravelerstoexplorenewcities,trynewfood,experiencenewculturesandgainnewviews.
Chile
Thislong,skinnysliceofSouthAmericasuccessfullypacksapowerfulpunch,withstrangecharmsinValparaiso,excellentwineintheMaipoValleyanddiverselandscapesacrosstheArcadianDesert,ChileanPatagoniaandEasterIsland.
Flyingisthemostconvenientwaytogetaround,butflightsarenotcheap.Busesaremorewallet-friendly,andChile’sbussystemisefficient,butbusjourneyscaneasilytake17to36hours.
Montenegro
openingonNov.11,2017.Now,loversofartandarchitectureareracingtotheUnitedArabEmirates’capitaltosecitsnewestfeatofmoderndesign-theproductofFrencharchitectJeanNouvel.TheLouvreAbuDhabi’sslogan,“seehumanityinanewlight”,drawsattentiontothemuseum^missiontoemphasizethecommonalitiesandcelebratethedifferencesbetweenEasternandWesternart.
WhileinAbuDhabi,travelerscanalsocheckoutthecity’sotherfamousarchitecturalwonder-SheikhZayedGrandMosque-whichwasratedtheworldssecond-bestlandmarkinTripAdvisor’s2017Travelers’ChoiceAwards.
1.WhichofthefollowingisadisadvantageoftravellingbybusinChile?
A.Itisveryexpensive.B.Itmaynothelpyousavetime.
C.Busesdon’trunatbusyhours.D.Busesarealwaysverycrowded.
2.WhatdoyouknowabouttravellinginMadagascarfromthepassage?
A.It’smuchcheaperlogoaroundbybusthanbyplane.
B.Youcantakeagoodtripalongthebeautifulcoastalroads.
C.Youcanlearnmoreabouttheimpactsofclimatechange,
D.It’sagoodchancetosecgreenmountainsandredrooftops.
3.Ifyouareinterestedinartandarchitecture,youcantravelto________.
A.Chile B.Montenegro C.Madagascar D.AbuDhabi,theUAE
B
Asuccessfulbusinessman,addressingthecommercialclubofhiscity,toldastoryofanorphan(孤儿)namedJim.
Jimwas12yearsold,whowasthelaughingstockofthewholetown.Heneverrememberedhavingakindwordspokentohiminhiswholelife.OnedayasJimwalkeddownthestreet,hesawsomeflowersslipfromalittlelady’sarmsjustinfrontofhim.Jimgathereduptheflowersandreplacedtheminherarms.“Thankyou,dear;youareanicelittleboy.”shesaidkindly,andwentonherwayaftergivinghimabrightsmile.
Jimwasamazed.Thesewerethefirstkindwordshehadeverheardinhiswholetwelveyearsofexistence.Hestoodandstaredafterheruntilshewasoutofsight,thenhemadestraightforastream.Hesatdownonthebankofthestreamanddidsomethinking.“Thankyou,dear;youareanicelittleboy,”hethought.Finallytheboypulledfromhispocketsapieceofbrokenmirrorandlookedathimself.Hesawnothingbutdirt.Hewentdowntothewaterandwashedhisfacecarefully,almostpainfully.Thenhelookedagain.Hescarcelyrecognizedhimself.Hestoodstraightandlookedupinsteadofdownforthefirsttimesincehecouldremember.
Afeedingofself-respectawokewithinhisbeing.Atthatmomentthecourseofhislifewaschanged;adeterminationtobeworthyofthekindwordsspokentohimbythelittlelady,andtopassthemon,tookpossessionofhissoul.AftertellingthisstoryofJim,thespeakerpausedandthenheshockedtheaudiencebysaying,“Gentlemen,Iwasthatboy.Thatgentlewomanimplantedinmylifethefirstseedofkindness.AsatributetohermemoryIhavetoldyouthisstory.”
4.Whatdoestheauthormeanby“thelaughingstock”inparagraph2?
A.Jimlikedplayingjokesonothers.B.Jimwasalwayslaughedatbyothers,
C.Jimwasgoodatmakingothershappy.D.Jimhadinterestintellingfunnystories.
5.Whichofthefollowingwordscanbeusedtodescribethelady?
A.Brave. B.Clever. C.Friendly. D.Honest.
6.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?
A.Jimwantedpeopletosaykindwordstoothers.
B.Theladybecameveryfamousbecauseofthatstory.
C.ItwasthefirsttimeforJimtotellhisstorytoothers.
D.Jimmadeatotofmoneybytellinghisstoriestoothers.
7.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?
A.AStoryofJim B.AGoodLady C.AKindWord D.ASuccessfulBusinessman
C
Childrenallovertheworldwhohavetriedthepotatoorlemonbatteryexperimentsknowthatanelectricalcurrentcanbegeneratedbycreatingareactionbetweenthefoodandtwodifferentmetals.However,researchersattheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnologyhavefoundawaytoharvestpowerfromtrees.Theyusethesamemetalforbothelectrodes(电极)specificallyinordernottoconfusethiseffectwiththepotatoeffect.
Whileprovingthattreescanprovideasourceofpowerisasignificantstep,akeyquestionremains:
canthetinyvoltage(电压)producedbyatreebeusedforanythinguseful?
Nowscientistsaredebatingoverhowtousethispowersourceforhumanbenefits.
Themostpracticalthingisfirealarmforforestdepartment,originatingfromthetreeitself.Treeselectricpowercanchargeabattery.Thisbatteryinturnwillbeconnectedtoasmallsensor.Thissensorwillpowerabriefradiotransmission(传送).Thatradiosignalwilltransportdailysoilandairconditionmeasurementstoanetworkofmuchlarger,solarpoweredForest-Serviceenvironmentalmonitoringstations.Thosesensorswiltalsogiveoutacrisissignalintheeventofasuddenrisein-airtemperature-thatmightindicatetheoutbreakofaforestfire.
“Itrulybelieveithaspotential,”saidVictoriaHenderson,branchchiefforequipmentandchemicalsattheForestServicedNationalInteragencyFireCenter.“Ifthiscanenhance(提高)ourexistingtechnologytoadegreethatwouldgainusalotmorefireprotection,thenwe’dlookataplantopurchaseitforournationwideinfrastructure(基础设施),whichishuge.”
ResearchershavediscoveredthatthegreaterthepHdifferencebetweenthetreeandthesoilthemoretheenergywillbeproduced.Someresearchersalsoadmitthat“treepower”isn’taspracticalassolarenergy,butbelievethatthesystemcouldbescaled-upasalow-costoptionforpoweringtreesensorsthathelpdetectenvironmentalconditionsorforestfires,Usingtheelectronicoutputtokeeptrackofatree’shealthisanotherpossibility.
8.Whydoestheauthormentionthepotatobatteryexperimentinthefirstparagraph?
A.Toexplainwhatitis.
B.Tostresstheimportanceofelectricity.
C.Tointroducethepowersourcefromtrees.
D.Toencouragepeopletotrythisexperiment.
9.Whatdoweknowaboutthefirealarmmentionedinthethirdparagraph?
A.Thefirealarmcanmakeaveryloudsound.
B.Smokefromafirecancausethealarmtogooff.
C.Theelectricpoweritneedscomesfromthetree.
D.Ithasbeenwidelyusedintheforestdepartment.
10.What’sVictoriaHenderson’sattitudetowardsthefirealarmsystem?
A.Cautious. B.Favorable. C.Disapproving. D.Unconcerned,
11.Whatcausestreestocreateelectricalcurrents?
A.Thesensorimplantedinthetree.B.Thenewwayadoptedbytheresearchers.
C.Thespecialmetalusedinthebatteryexperiment.D.ThepHdifferencebetweenthesoilandthetrees.
D
Inthelastfewyears,youmayhavenoticedtheterra“microplastics”inthenews.Microplasticsaretinypiecesofplasticfromdiscarded(丢弃的)plasticbottles,bagsandcontainersthatendupinrivers,lakesandoceans.Becausetheyaresotinyandhardtosee,researcherssetsailtocollectwatersamplesandestimatetheamountofplasticintheocean.The5GyresInstitute,anorganizationaimedatreducingplasticspollutioninouroceans,estimatesthat296,000tonsofplasticarefloatingintheworld’soceans.But,ifyouthinkthatoceansaretheonlywaterbodieswithamicropiasticsproblem,thinkagain-theproblemisalsoreportedintheChesapeakeBay,inourownbackyard.
Inapartnershipwiththe5GyresInstitute,TrashFreeMarylandtooktotheChesapeakeBayinNovembertostudythepresenceofmicropiasticsinthewater.SettingoutfromDeale,Md.,theresearchteamcollectedsevensamplesbydraggingatrawl(拖网)foranhouratatime.Thetrawlwasfittedwithacone-shaped(锥形的)net,whoseholesmeasure330microns(微米)wide,aboutthewidthoftwotothreestrandsofhumanhair.Waterflowsthroughthemainopeningandthefinemesh(网眼)ofnetensuresanythingsuspendedmthewateristrappedbehind.
Insevensamples,thenetpickedupalgae(海藻)trash,foamandplastic.Accordingtothe5GyresInstituterepresentative,thefirstsamplecollectedcontainedalmost10timestheamountofplasticthanwouldbecollectedinatypicaloceansample.TheplasticfoundintheChesapeakeBaysamplesincludedbitsofbags,sheeting,fishinglineandmicrobeads,whicharesmallplasticscrubbersmmfoundinfacewash,toothpasteandcleaningproducts.Microbeadsinparticularareamajorsourceofmicroplasticspollutionworldwide.Theyaresmallenoughtobypasswatertreatmentsystems’filters(过滤器)andendupinwaterways.Scientistswarnthatchemicalsandtoxins(毒素)absorbedbymicrobeadsandothermicropiasticscouldbepassedontoorganismswhomistakethemforfoodandeatthem,andcouldthenbepasseduphigherandhigheronthefoodchain,eventuallyreachinghumans.
12.Whatisthesecondparagraphmainlyabout?
A.Thedescriptionofthetrawl.B.Thebasicdataofthewatersamples.
C.Theprocessofcollectingwatersamples.D.Theintroduc
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