安徽省马鞍山市高三毕业班第一次教学质量监测一模英语试题Word文档下载推荐.docx

1、Steve JobsSteve Jobs, who died in 2011, is one of the most important American minds of our time. He was influenced by many books, but Be Here Now by Ram Dass was one of the greatest. Jobs reportedly said of the book, “It changed me and many of my friends for a better life.”Jeff BezosAmazon CEO Jeff

2、Bezos says he learns more from The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro. “If you read The Remains of the Day, which is one of my favorite books, you cant help but think. I learned something about life and about regret,” Bezos told Newsweek.Mark ZuckerbergThis self-made successful businessman sees He

3、nry Kissingers World Order as most helpful in how he deals with business, life, and even parenting. “Its about foreign relations and how we can build peaceful relationships throughout the world,” Zuckerberg wrote for his book club, A Year of Books, on Facebook. “This is important for creating the wo

4、rld we all want for our children, and thats what Im thinking about these days.”Bill GatesNot only is Factfulness by Hans Rosling one of Bill Gates favorite books, but he also says its one of the most important he has ever read. “It explains more clearly than almost anything else Ive read why its so

5、difficult for people to understand progress,” Gates said in an interview with Time.1Who is greatly influenced by The Remains of the Day?ASteve Jobs. BJeff Bezos.CMark Zuckerberg. DBill Gates.2What is Zuckerbergs favorite book mainly about?AForeign relations. BFacebooks system.CPeoples progress. DLif

6、e regret.3What is the best title for the text?ABest Selling Books This Year BWays to Become SuccessfulCBooks Favoured by Self-made DAdvice from the Self-made Washington is home to lots of trees, fireplaces and wood-burning stoves （炉子） too. But what if you lived there and couldnt cut wood or couldnt

7、afford to pay someone to do it? Luckily, Shane McDaniel and his twin sons, Harrison and Henry McDaniel, 21, are happy to give a hand. The three men cut truckloads of wood （数货车木头） and then give it to those in need.It was too much for the McDaniels to use themselves, and when the weather turned cold t

8、hat November, Shane started thinking of others. He posted （发帖子） on Facebook: “If you are in need of firewood and cannot afford it, please message me personally! If you know someone who burns wood, and theyre living in a cold house this holiday season, please help me and my boys make sure no one goes

9、 cold in our neighbourhood.”The response （反响） was quick. One man offered to give a wood-burning stove. Others raced over to add wood for the McDaniels. Single mom Katelyn Ticer, 29, and her four-year-old daughter depend on a wood-burning stove as their only way of heat, so it was a great help to rec

10、eive a truckload of firewood from the McDaniels before the holidays. “To get that much wood brought me to tears,” she told . “So much pressure and worry is off my shoulders. I couldnt be more thankful.”4Why does the McDaniels cut wood?ATo sell it for money. BTo build up their bodies.CTo help those i

11、n need. DTo post on Facebook.5What can we learn from Shanes post on Facebook?AHe wants to spread his help. BWood is expensive in Washington.CHe advertises his wood for sale. DWood is necessary in a holiday season.6What does Ticer think of the firewood from the McDaniels?AIt has much smoke. BIt bring

12、s her pressure.CIt makes her worried. DIt makes her thankful. Have you ever wondered why certain pop songs just make you feel so good? Researchers studying the question found that uncertainty and surprise give listeners the most pleasure. The study included 80,000 chords （和弦） in 745 pop songs betwee

13、n 1958 and 1991.Each song was stripped of its melody （旋律） and lyrics （歌词） so that only chords were left and the results couldnt be misunderstood by other imaginations of the songs that listeners might have had.They found two things. Listeners got great pleasure from unexpected chords when they knew

14、what would happen. However, they still found it pleasant to hear familiar chords when they did not know what would follow.Vincent Cheung, the lead researcher, said, “Pleasant songs are likely those which keep a good balance （平衡） between knowing what is going to happen next and surprising us with som

15、ething we did not expect. Understanding how music starts our pleasure system in the brain could explain why listening to music might help us feel better when we are feeling blue.”Cheung told CNN that pleasure in music is connected to expectation. The study before had looked into the effects of surpr

16、ise on pleasure, but his teams study also paid attention to the uncertainty of listeners expectations.7What does the underlined word in Paragraph 2 mean?ATaken. BAdded.CPlayed. DRecorded.8What does the study find?AExpected music is exciting. BUnexpected chords bring pleasure.CFamiliar music is borin

17、g. DUnfamiliar chords are hard to follow.9What can we learn about pleasant songs from Cheungs words?AThey can explain human nature. BThey can improve our pleasure system.CThey make some people feel blue. DThey balance expectation and surprise.10What is the purpose of the text?ATo introduce a scienti

18、fic studys finding. BTo show musics importance in our life.CTo compare different studies on music. DTo experiment music in science.二、七选五 Children should spend at least one hour playing and spending time in nature each day, according to the Wildlife Trusts （野生生物基金会）. The UK organization speaks for 46

19、 groups and 2,300 nature protection areas. 11The calling comes from a study by University College London. Its 451 students in the study were 8 or 9 years of age. 12 The activities were run by the Wildlife Trusts over the course of several weeks, such as learning about plants and trees.13 And they al

20、so showed a sense of connection with the natural world and high levels of enjoyment. 90 percent said they learned something new about the natural world; 79 percent felt the experience would help their schoolwork; 14 Perhaps most importantly, 79 percent mentioned they would believe more in themselves

21、.However, parents on their own arent giving kids that time. 15 A 2017 report found that less than 10 percent British kids enjoys themselves in nature, compared to 40 percent of adults when they were younger years ago. To improve the situation, the organization is calling on the government to free up

22、 a daily hour for nature time for kids.AParents care much about their kids nature time.BAnd the time has been reducing greatly in recent years.CThe children showed a great increase in personal health.DThey were interviewed before and after nature activities.E.81 percent said they had better relation

23、ships with their teachers.F.The students are asked to study in University College London for one day.G.It is now calling on the government to include nature time into daily school life.三、完形填空 With such a long history and rich culture, Egypt has always attracted me. However, Ive had no plan of travel

24、ing to Egypt because of the stories Id heard of women having 16 experiences there. But later I 17 some writings about Cairo and I wanted to have a try there by myself. Then when my 18 came, I gave myself a birthday present and booked a 19 to Cairo.I spent 10 days in Egypt and, to my great 20 , every

25、thing was fine and smooth, even if 21 at times.I flew to Cairo at the end of April which I think is a pretty good time. The best times to visit Egypt are spring and autumn when the days are at their 22 . The summers can get rather hot in Egypt, and 23 you visit in July or August, the heat is unbeara

26、ble, making it difficult to 24 .Most people picture pyramids when they 25 Egypt. Just a few minutes south of Cairo on the west bank of the Nile, the Pyramids of Giza （吉萨金字塔群） 26 in the desert. Built about 5,000 years ago, the three large Pyramids of Giza are the most 27 places of interest in Egypt,

27、as well as one of the most well-known 28 on the planet. By the way, its a（n） 29 experience to ride camels while visiting.Egypt was worth all the efforts and I 30 myself there very much, even though on most of the days I was completely tired.16Ahard Bpleasant Ccheerful Dhopeful17Aincluded Bread Ccorr

28、ected Dcopied18Agraduation Bstruggle Cbirthday Dworkday19Atrain Bcar Cflight Dship20Asurprise Bsadness Canger Dfear21Aexciting Bchallenging Cforgettable Dvaluable22Acoldest Bhottest Cworst Dnicest23Abefore Bafter Calthough Dif24Aattack Bexplore Corganize Darrange25Aturn over Bsuffer from Cset up Dth

29、ink about26Aland Bdisappear Cstand Dfight27Aattractive Bpeaceful Cnatural Dexpensive28Asystems Bdestinations Cdynasties Dmountains29Auseless Bscientific Cextraordinary Dendless30Aenjoyed Borganized Charmed Dquestioned四、用单词的适当形式完成短文阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Shanghai Disneyland said on Wednesday

30、 it would build the worlds first Zootopia-themed （疯狂动物城为主题） land earlier this year. 31 Dec. 10, it started building its Zootopia-themed land, 32 will bring characters （人物） from the popular animated film （动画片） to the park, its operator said. Zootopia once broke Chinas box office records and 33（become

31、） the countrys No.1 animated film.It 34 （be） expected to be the first-ever Zootopia-themed land at any Disney park worldwide, and the 35 （eight） themed land at Shanghai Disneyland. The 36（develop） of the land follows the success of the animated film on the Chinese mainland, which made 1.53 billion yuan in 2016, until it 37 （top） b