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广东省广雅中学高三届高三月考英语试题
2018届高三上学期12月考试
英语
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第一节(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
阅读下列短文,从短文后每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
TeensForPlanetEarth
Thisisasocialnetworkingsiteforteenagerswhowanttogetinvolvedinprotectingourplanet.Theycanconnectwithothergreen-mindedteens,chooseaprojectorcreatetheirown.TeensForPlanetEarthencouragesyoungfolkstogetbusyintheirowncommunities.Theyofferguidanceonlocalprojectswithcategoriessuchashabitats,animals,waterandeducation.Awardsaregiventoactivemembers.
Meez
AtMeez,teenscancreatetheirownavatars(头像),roomsandvirtualpets.Itisasocialcommunityofcreativepeoplethatcombinesavatars,virtualworldsandgames.Meezofferscontestsandchataswellashomeworkhelp,afashioncentralandawriters’comer,Achatareaforyoungerteensisavailable.Otherareasaremusic,geek(极客)central,artandsports.
Cyberteens
Cyberteensisanothercoolsitethatcelebratestheteenyears.Hereteenagerscanfindcommunity,games,andnews.Thereisalinkcalled“creativity”whereteencansharetheirpoems,stories,photosandartwork.The“coollinks”sectionoffersahugevarietyofoptionstothecuriousteens.Thissitealsohassurveysandhelpswithjobsandschoolwork.
S
Sisaresourcesiteforteensandhighschoolstudents.Itssocialnetworkhasover900,000members.Membersearnpointstowinprizesjustbybrowsingandtheyofferseveralmulti-playergames.Pointsareusedtobuyitemsatauction.Sisfilledwithusefulinformationandarticles.
1.WhatisTeensForPlanetEarthaimedto?
A.Setupaproject.B.Giveadviceonlocalprojects.
C.Getyoungfolksbusy.D.Giveawardstoteens.
2.WhatmakesSspecialamongthesewebsites?
A.Ithasthemostmembers.B.Teenscanplaygamesonit.
C.Teenscanmakepurchasesonit.D.Itoffershelponschoolwork.
3.Whatcanweinferaboutthewebsitesmentionedinthetext?
A.Theyprovidegameplatforms.B.Theyoffervariousstudyguidance.
C.Theyawardoutstandingteens.D.Theybenefitteensintheirsociallife.
B
The“24solarterms”originatedandwasfirstlyusedinChina.Itwascreatedthousandsyearsagoonthebasis
ofpracticalneedsofagriculture.AncientChinesepeopleusedittoguideagricultureproduction,specialclimatesignsandevenhealthylivingtips.Lastyear,the24solartermswasaddedtoUNESCO’sworldintangibleculturalheritagelist.Now,ithasbeenbroughttolifethankstoacreativedesignerfromSouthwestChina’sGuizhouprovince.
Ontheeveofthisyear’sQingmingFestival,ShiChanghongreleasedhisversionofre-producedandpack-agedcharactersforeachsolartermintheformof“movingart”ofgifs.SincetheirinitialreleaseonZecolonMarch29,thegifshavewongreatacclaim(称赞)amongthegeneralpublicandquicklyengulfedsocialmediawithmillionsofhitsduringthefestivalperiod.
Tomaximizepublicity,Shireleasedhisworkinthreeforms:
video,animationandpicture,while,thebackgroundsoundsaddtothebrilliance.
“WhenIwatchtheshortvideo,IcanstronglyfeeltheChinese-styleelementshiddeninthem.AnditisreallycooltorejuvenateChinesetraditionalcultureinsuchauniqueway.”WeChatuserXiaoFeifeisaid.
“Itisreallyacomforttometoseesomanypeoplelikemylatestwork.Tobehonest,itwouldreallysurprisemeiftheworkdoesnotarouseasensationamongChinesepeople.The24solaritemsisadeeplymootedconceptthatencapsulatestheessenceofChinesewisdom.However,onlyasmallportionofpeopleknowallthenamesorthecorrectorderofthoseterms.MyintentionistoincreaseChinesepeople’sselfawarenesstolearnmoreaboutourtraditionalfineculture.Actually,the24solaritemsworkisonlyapartofmywholedesignprogram‘CharmChina’.whichIstartedoverayearago.”ShitoldChinaDaily.
4.Whatdoyouthinktheunderlinedword“Zecol”referto?
A.Anewspaper.B.Awebsite.C.Aradiobroadcast.D.Abillboard.
5.Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?
A.Tointroducethe24solaritemswork.
B.Tointroduceadesignprogram“CharmChina”.
C.TointroduceShiChanghong,acreativedesigner.
D.Tointroducetheoriginofthe24solartermsinChina.
6.WhatdoesShiChanghongimplyinthelastparagraph?
A.The24solaritemsisthemostimportantconceptofChinesetraditionalculture.
B.Hetriedbydesigning“CharmChina”topromoteChinesetraditionalculture.
C.ItreallysurprisedShiChanglongtoseesomanypeoplelikehislatestwork.
D.Mostoldpeopleknowallthenamesofthecorrectorderofthe24solarterms.
7.Whatwillthenextparagraphtalkaboutifthepassagegoeson?
A.TodescribeotherkindsofChinesefinecultures.
B.ToincreaseChinesepeople’sawarenessofsolaritems.
C.TointroduceotherpartsofShi’s“CharmChina”.
D.Tocallonyoungpeopletoread24solaritems.
C
Onlyaftertherepairmanhandedmethebillandwavedgoodbye—forthethirdtimeinsixmonths—didIfinallyacknowledgethepainfultruth:
Our20-year-oldclothesdryerwasbusted.
IturnedtoTom,myhusband.“Hesayswe’rethrowinggoodmoneyafterbad,”Isighed.“Ithinkhe’sright.”
“I’mgoingtomissthatguy.”saidTom.“Whendoyouwanttogoshoppingforanewone?
”
“Letmethinkaboutit.”
Iglancedoutofthewindow,appreciatingthesunlightdancingonthebig-leafmaplesinourbackyard.Perfectdryingweather.Suddenly,Ithoughtofmymotherhanginglaundryontheclotheslineduringmychildhood.
“Youknow,wehaveallthethingsadryercangiveusrightinthebackyard:
plentyofwarmth,cleanandfreshair,andlotsofbranchestohangclotheson,”Isaid.
“Anditwouldhelpwiththerisingelectricbill,”notedTom.
Andsoitbegan:
Afterthewashcycle,wedecoratedthemapleswithdampbluejeans,shirts,socks,andtowels.Infact,therewasasecretpleasureinhanginglaundryoutdoors.Itwastheperfectexcusetogetupfromthecomputer.Whilecheckingonthelaundryinthebackyard.Icouldlistentosquirrelstalkingintrees,observeafamilyofwildturkeysbytheroad.I’dreturntomydeskrefreshed.
And,exceptforthesandpapertexture(质地)ofsun-driedbathtowels,thedryingmethodwasacompletesuccess.Butasautumnapproached,I’devaluatetheday’sdryingpotential.OnemorningIsawraincloudsreadytoburst.Ihadaloadofwetclothesinmyarmsandnoplacetoputthem.
Icalledmyhusband.Togetherwehunglaundrythroughoutthehouse.Thenmyhusbandgavemeahugandasmile.“Ithinkit’stimetobuyadryer,”hesaid.“Liketoday.”
“Goodidea,”Isaid,justastherainwasontheway.
8.WhichofthefollowingcanbestreplacetheunderlinedwordinParagraph1?
A.Outofshape.B.Outofwork.C.Outofrepair.D.Outoftrend.
9.Formtheconversationatthebeginning,whatwasthehusband’sattitudetowardshanginglaundryoutside?
A.Grateful.B.Worried.C.Doubtful.D.Supportive.
10.Whatcouldthestraight-talkingrepairmanhavesaidtotheauthor?
A.“Continuetouseiteventhoughitisold.”
B.“Youshouldhavetakenbettercareofyourdryer.”
C.“Justbuyanewdryerevenifit’sveryexpensive.”
D.“Youshouldn’thavewastedmoneyonrepairingyourdryer.”
11.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethathanginglaundryoutside_________.
A.helpedthecoupletodolaundrytogether
B.helpedtoreducethelivingcostmoreorless
C.offeredtheauthoranchancetotalkwithsquirrels
D.helpedtheauthortothinkofherchildhoodoften
D
ShoppersintheUKarespendinglessmoneyontoiletpapertosavemoney,researchhasshown.
PennypinchingUKconsumerschoosecheaperproductsfromdiscounterssuchasAldiandLidiratherthanluxuryalternatives.
Thishaswiped6%offthevalueofthesofttissuepapermarketintheUK.Ithasshrunkfrom£1.19billionin2011to£1.12billionin2015,accordingtoanewreportfrommarketresearchcompanyMintel.Furthermore,thefutureofthemarketlooksfarfromrosy,withsalesexpectedtofallfurtherto£1.11billionin2016.
Inthelastyearalone,despiteanincreaseintheUKpopulationandasubsequentriseinthenumberofhouseholds,salesoftoiletpaperfellby2%withtheaveragehouseholdreducingtheirtoiletrollspendingfrom£43in2014to£41in5015.
Overall,almostthreeinfivepeoplesaytheytrytolimittheirusageofpaper-includingfacialtissueandkitchenroll—tosavemoney.“Strength,softnessandthicknessremaintheleadingindicatorsODMtoiletpaperquality,withjustasmallproportionofconsumerspreferringmoreluxuriousalternatives,suchasthosewithflowerpatternsorperfume,”saidMintelanalystJackDuckett.“Theseextrafeaturesaredeemedunnecessarybythemajorityofshoppers,whichprobablyreflectshowthesetypesofproductsaretypicallymoreexpensivethanregulartoiletpaper,evenwhenonspecialoffer.”
Whileconsumersarespendinglessontoiletpaper,theyremainfussy—intheoryatleast—whenitcomestopaperquality.TopofBritons’toiletpaperwishlistissoftness(57%)followedbystrength(45%)andthickness(36%).
Onein10buyersranktoiletrollsmadefromrecycledpaperamongtheirtopconsiderations,highlightinghowoveralltheenvironmentismuchlessofaconsiderationforshoppersthanproductquality.Inachallengeformanufactures,81%ofpaperproductuserssaidtheywouldconsiderbuyingrecycledtoilettissueifitwerecomparableinqualitytostandardpaper.
12.Whatdoestheauthorthin