第九次周练及其答案.docx
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第九次周练及其答案
崇仁一中2015届高三上学期第9次限时训练英语试题
命题人:
王琴审题人:
高三英语备课组
时长:
100分钟满分:
120分
一、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。
A
AsafirefighterinNewYork,betweenalarmsIusedtorushtothecompanyofficetoreadTheNewYorkTimes.Oneday,anarticlecaughtmyeyes,whichItooktobeacalumny(诽谤)onWilliamButlerYeats,myfavoritepoet.AndIdeterminedtowritealettertotheeditoroftheSundayBookReview.Idon’tknowwhyIfeltitmydutytodefendthereputationofthepoet,butIjustknewthatIhadtowritethatletter.
UntilthatpointinmylifeIhadnotwrittenmuchofvalue—afewpoemsandshortstories.Isentsomematerialstovariousmagazinesbutfoundnoonewaswillingtopublishmyworks.Itwasaspecialandunexpecteddelight,then,whenIlearnedsomethingI’dwrittenwouldfinallybeprinted.Ironicallyitwasn’toneofmypoemsorshortstories—itwasmylettertoTheNewYorkTimes.
Later,IreceivedaletterfromTrueMagazineandonefromTheNewYorker,askingforaninterview.IalsoreceivedaphonecallfromafamouspublishinghousethataskedifImightbeinterestedinwritingabookaboutmylife.Ihadlittleconfidenceinmyabilitytowriteawholebook,thoughIthoughtthatmyworkasafirefighterwasaworthysubject.SoIwroteacollectionofstoriesoffirefighters,anditwentontoselltwomillioncopies.
IhadfoundoutthatthewritingwasanaturalresultofthepassionIfelt.One’seducationandexperiencewillguidehimtowardmakingarightdecision,buthispassionwillenablehimtomakeadifferenceinwhateverhedoes.
1.WhydidtheauthorwritealettertoTheNewYorkTimes?
A.Topublishsomearticleshewroteinhissparetime.
B.Toaskforsomeinformationabouthisfavoritepoet.
C.Toexpresshisopinionaboutthearticlehereadinit.
D.Topointoutthemistakesmadebytheeditor.
2.Wecanlearnfromthetextthattheauthor_______.
A.lovedreadingandwriting
B.enjoyedhisworkasafirefighter
C.wantedtobeafamouswriter
D.likedtohelppeopleintrouble
3.Theturningpointintheauthor’slifecamewhen_______.
A.hechosetoworkasafirefighter
B.hislettertoTheNewYorkTimeswaspublished
C.hebegantowritesomepoemsandstories
D.hisbookbecameabest-seller
4.Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?
A.Lifeisfullofuncertainties.
B.Passioncontributestoone’ssuccess.
C.Experienceplaysakeyroleinone’swork.
D.Couragecontributesalottocreativework.
B
TheGiantWaterLilyisnativetoBrazil.Thefloweritselfiswhiteandonlybloomsatnight.Theflowerisnearlythesizeofasoccerball.Themostinterestingthingaboutthisflowerisitslargeleaves.Theleavescangrowupto46centimetersinsizeandcanholdupto136kilograms.
TheGiantWaterLilygrowsintheshallowwaters;initsnativeBrazilandintheAmazonitgrowsallyearlong.Butitdoesnotgrowyearroundinareaswhereitisnotanativespecies;itonlygrowsandreproducesinthesummertimewhentheclimateiswarm.TheGiantWaterLilyadaptstotheenvironmentbygrowingthorns(刺)onthebottomoftheleavestoprotectitselffromfishandotherpredatorsthatmightwanttoeatit.
TherearetwosidestotheGiantWaterLily’seffectonthelivingthings.ThenegativepartisthatnootherplantspeciescanliveundertheGiantWaterLilyduetoitssize.Thewaterlily’sleavesaremassiveinsizeandtheycovermostofthesurfaceofthewater.Thismeansthatnosunlightcanreachtherestofthewater.Thereforenoalgae(海藻)cangrow,andwithnofoodsource,animalsthatfeedonalgaecannotexist.Ontheotherhand,GiantWaterLiliesareveryhelpfultosomespecies,forexample,theLilyTrotter.TheLilyTrotterswalkontheleavesandobtaintheirfoodsource(insects)fromthewaterlily.
Nowresearchersaretryingtodiscovermoreaboutthecharacteristicsofthisparticularspecies.
5.Accordingtothetext,theGiantWaterLily_______.
A.isararewaterplantB.hasverylargeleaves
C.isshapedlikeasoccerballD.isknownforitsvariouscolors
6.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“predators”inParagraph2mean?
A.Attackers.B.Followers.C.Admirers.D.Protectors.
7.Otherplantscan’tliveundertheGiantWaterLilybecause_______.
A.thereisnotenoughspaceforthemtolivein
B.thewaterlilies’leaveshavetoughthorns
C.thereisnosunlightthat’sneededfortheirliving
D.someanimalslackfoodsource
8.Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?
A.TheGiantWaterLilyisfavorabletomanyinsects.
B.TheGiantWaterLilycanprovidesomespecieswithfood.
C.Someinsectspreventthegrowthofotherspecies.
D.SomeinsectstreattheGiantWaterLilyasenemies.
9.Thetextmostprobablycomesfrom_______.
A.abookaboutplantsB.anewsreportaboutplants
C.aresearchpaperonplantsD.acomicbookofscience
C
Recently,acoupleinNewZealandwereforbiddenfromnamingtheirbabyson4Real.EventhoughNewZealandhasquiteliberal(开明的)rulesaboutnamingchildren,namesbeginningwithanumberarenotallowed.TheydecidedtocallhimSupermaninstead.
Inmanycountriesaroundtheworld,unusualnamesforchildrenarebecomingmorepopular,especiallysincetheincreasingtrendforfamouspeopletogivetheirchildrenspecialnames.InBritain,youcancallachildalmostanythingyoulike—theonlyrestrictionsonparentsrelatetooffensivewords.
Someparentschoosenameswhichcomefrompopularcultures.Forexample,therehavebeensixboysnamedGandalfafterthecharacterintheLordoftheRingsnovelsandfilms.Equally,namesrelatingtosportsarefairlycommon—since1984,36childrenhavebeencalledArsenalafterthefootballteam.Otherparentsliketomakeupnames,orcombinenamestomaketheirownuniqueversion,amethoddemonstratedbyJordan,theBritishmodel,whorecentlyinventedthenameTiáamiiforherdaughterbycombiningthenamesTheaandAmy(thetwograndmothers).
InBritain,somenameswhichwerepreviouslythoughtofasold-fashionedhavebecomemorepopularagain,suchasMaisieorEllaforagirl,orAlfieorNoahforaboy.Butthemostpopularnamesarenotthewackyones.Thetopnamesarefairlytraditional—Jack,CharlieandThomasforboysandGrace,RubyandJessicaforgirls.
Othercountrieshavemuchstricterruleswhenitcomestonamingchildren.CountriesincludingJapan,Denmark,SpainandGermanyhaveanapprovedlistofnamesfromwhichparentsmustchoose.
10.Accordingtothetext,wecanknowthat_______.
A.traditionalnamesarefavoredbyfamouspeople
B.unusualnamesarebecomingmorepopularintheworld
C.namingrulesindifferentcountriesarenearlythesame
D.specialnamesareoftenmadeupbycommonpeople
11.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“wacky”inParagraph4probablymean?
A.Specialanddifficult.B.Funnyandstupid.
C.Strangeandunusual.D.Interestingandinspiring.
12.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?
A.Howtogivechildrenspecialnames.
B.Unusualnamesintheworld.
C.Namingrulesintheworld.
D.Strangenamesandtraditionalones.
D
Morethaneverbefore,today’sstudentsmustequipthemselveswiththeinternationaleducationandskillsrequiredbytoday’sglobalsocietyandeconomy.Affordableaccesstowork,studyandtravelopportunitiesisavitalpartoftheeducationalprocess.
TheInternationalStudentTravelConfederation(ISTC)wasestablishedin1949asanot-for-profitglobalassociationtohelpmemberorganizationsexploreanddevelopnewopportunitiesandservicesforyoungpeoplewishingtoembarkon(着手)educationaltravelexperiences.MembersofISTCarerecognizedintheirmarketasspecialistsinstudenttravelandinternationaleducationservicesandwhoseactivitiesareconsistentwiththeobjectivesofISTC.
ThankstotheISTC,students,youngpeopleandteachingprofessionalshaveaccesstoaglobalnetworkofleadingtravelspecialistsofferinglowpricedflights,traveltickets,insurance,accommodation,workandstudyabroadprogramsaswellasspecialdealsonentertainment,sightseeingandshoppingincountriesallovertheworld.
MemberorganizationsoftheISTCmeetthechangingneedsofstudentsandyouthtravelersbydevelopingandnegotiatingnewandreduced-costproductsandservices.
TheISTCnetworkincludesover5000officesin106countriesworldwide,whichcollectively(共同地)servetheneedsofover10millionstudentandyouthtravelerseachyear.
TheInternationalStudentIdentityCard(ISIC)istheonlyinternationallyacceptedstudentIDcard.Sinceitslaunchin1968,theISIChashelpedover40millionstudentstogetthemostoutoftheirtravelexperience.Withaccesstoaglobalnetworkofaffordableandspecializedstudentservices,theISICisyourpassporttomorethan32,000discountsandbenefitsin106countriesworldwide.AsanISICholder,youbecomepartofaworldwidecommunityofover4.5millionstudentswhoshareapassionfortravel,adventureanddiscovery.
13.Accordingtothetext,wecaninferthattheeducationalprocesstoday_______.
A.haschangedmorerapidlythaneverbefore
B.specificallyreferstostudiesatschool
C.requiresstudentstostudyabroad
D.coversmanyaspectsofpeople’slife
14.WhatdowelearnabouttheISTCfromthetext?
A.Ithasbeenestablishedforlessthanhalfacentury.
B.It’saninternationalorganizationonlyforstudents.
C.Itcanprovideaprofessionalglobalserviceforyouth.
D.Itwasstartedin1968.
15.Accordingtothetext,ifyouwanttoenjoydiscounttravelinEurope,youshould_______.
A.jointheISTCB.applyforapassport
C.useyourstudentIDcardD.beanISICholder
第二节(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)
根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。
选项中有两项为多余选项。
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