届河南省郑州市思齐实验中学高三月考英.docx

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届河南省郑州市思齐实验中学高三月考英

河南省郑州市思齐实验中学2017-2018届高三10月月考英语试题

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Agroupof1309passengersboardedtheMSBalmoralonSunday,inSouthampton,England,onavoyagetoretrace（重走）thepathoftheTitanic.TheTitanicwasthebiggestshipintheworldwhenitsailedonitsill-fatedfirstvoyageonApril10,1912.Ofthe2227passengersandcrewaboard,morethan1500died.Theship,whichwasheadedforNewYorkCity,carriedtherichandfamousonitsfirstvoyage.ItalsocarriedimmigrantswhowereseekingabetterlifeinAmerica.

RelativesofpeoplewhosailedontheTitanic,historians,authorsandpeoplefascinatedbythestoryoftheunsinkableshipwereontheBalmoral.TheywantedtoremembertheTitanicandthosewhodiedonherfirstandlastvoyage.

TheBalmoralisfollowingTitanic'soriginalroutefromSouthampton.First,themodern-daycruiselinerdocked（进港）intheportofCherbourg,France,wheretheTitanichadpickedupmorepassengers.OnMondayafternoon,theBalmoralstopsinCobh,Ireland,theTitanic'slastportofcallbeforesailingtoNewYork.

TheBalmoralthensailedtheNorthAtlanticOceantothelocationwhereTitanichitaniceberg.OnSunday,April15,at2：

20a.m.---thetimetheTitanicwentdown---passengersandcrewheldamemorialservice.ThenexttwodayswerespentinHalifax,Canada,wheremanyvictimsofthesinkingareburied.Then,theBalmoralwillreachitsfinaldestinationinNewYorkCity,whereTitanicwassupposedtodock—butneverdid.

Sofar,severalteamsofdivershaveexploredthesite.Theyhaverecoveredsomeitemssuchasdishesandsilverwareandputthemonpublicdisplay.Andmoretripsareplannedtothewreckageinthefuture.TheTitanicanditspassengersandcrewhavebeenrememberedinbooks,moviesandTVprograms.Butthere'samuchmoreimportantcontributionthatTitanicgaveus.Aftershesank,lawmakersandshipbuildersmadeshipssafer.Ittookaterribletragedytomakeshiptravelsaferforall.

21．Welearnfromthefirstparagraphthat.

A．about700passengersoftheTitanicsurvived.

B．theTitanicsankonitssecondvoyage.

C．lessthan2000passengersboardedtheTitanic.

D．allthepassengers’hopesoftheTitaniclayinAmerica.

22．WhichofthefollowingshowsthecorrectrouteoftheBalmoral?

a.Halifaxb.NewYorkCityc.Cobhd.Southamptone.Cherbourg

A．e-d-a-b-cB．d-e-c-a-bC．e-c-a-b-dD．d-c-e-a-b

23．WhatmightbethemostimportantcontributionoftheTitanic?

A．Itssiteattractsmoreexploringteams.

B．Itmakesthelatershipsmoresecure.

C．Someofitsitemsareonpublicdisplay.

D．Moretripsareplannedtoitswreckage.

B

Wehaveanamazing99friendsattheageof21--morethanatanyothertimeinourlife,accordingtoanewstudy.Thetypical21-year-old’ssocialcirclenearlyhits100,with13“best”friends,17“close”friendsand70acquaintances.

TheresearchundertakenbyskincarebrandNiveafoundoursocialcirclepeaksat21aswemeetpeopleatworkwhilekeepingintouchwithfriendsfromschoolanduniversity.Butasourworkinglivestakeover，welosecontactwithsomeoldfriendscausingthenumbertodroptoaround68bythetimeweare29yearsold.Althoughthisdeclinecontinuesintooldage，itslowsdownslightlyforpeopleintheir30swhenmanyofthembecomefirst-timeparents.Itisbelievedthatthisisbecausepeopleformnewfriendshipswhileonthematernityward（产科病房），atpost-natal（产后）groupsandwhentakingtheirtoddlers（学步时期的小孩）tonursery.

TheNiveaClosenessReportfoundthebalancebetweenournumbersof“bestfriends”，“closefriends”and“acquaintances”，remainsfairlyconstantthroughoutourlifetime.TheaverageBritonhas18closefriendsandafriendshipcircle，whenallFacebookandothersocialnetworking“friends”areincluded，of208people.Thereportfoundthatmenhavemorethantwicethenumberofclosefriends，witharound27comparedtowomenwhohavejust12.Londonersarealsothemostsociable，with39“closefriends”，whiletheWelshhavejust11.

Theageof21issuchacriticaljunctioninlifeandthat’swhywehavesomanyfriendsthen.Aswegetolderwebecomemoreselectiveandhavefewerclosefriendswithwhomwetalkaboutthethingsthatarereallyimportanttous.Perhapswhenweareyounger，insteadofhavingonetrustedconfidante（知己）wesharedifferentthingswithavarietyofdifferentpeople.

24．AccordingtotheNiveaClosenessReport，whohavethelargestnumberofclosefriends?

A．Canadians.B．TheWelsh.C．Londoners.D．Americans.

25．Olderpeoplehavefewerfriendsthanthe21-year-oldsbecause.

A．theythinkfriendsarenolongerimportantB．theyaremoreselectiveandcautious

C．theyarelessinterestedinmakingfriendsD．theyhavelittletimetomakefriends

26．Theresearchsuggeststhatthenumberoffriendsinone’slatetwentiesreducesbyorso,comparedtothatinone’searlytwenties.

A．70B．20C．30D．200

27．Whydoesthenumberofone’sfriendsdecreaseslowlywhenheisabout30yearsold?

A．Becausetheyachievesuccessinbusinessandgetacquaintedwithmorecolleagues.

B．Becausemanyparentsmakefriendswithpeoplewhohavesimilarexperiencesinbringingupchildren.

C．BecausetheymakemorefriendsthroughFacebookortheInternet.

D．Becauseastheygrowolder,theyhavemoreconfidantesinsteadofacquaintances.

C

Today’smuseumsincludeplentyofhighculture,butyoucanstillfindshrines（圣地）totheextraordinary.Here’salookatfivecuriousmuseumstopsacrossCanada.

VancouverPoliceMuseum

Thesetting,terribleenough,istheoldCoroner’s（验尸官）Courtandforensicslab,includingthemorgue（roomwheredeadbodiesarekept）.Artifacts,fromthe1870son,includebadges,uniforms,policeequipment,itemsfromcriminals,andevenpreservedorgans—allinallanarrestingexperience.

VulcanTourism&TrekStation

Designedtoresembleaspacecraft,theTreckStationcelebratesVulcan’scoincidentalrelationshiptoMr.Spock’splanet,Gotoabuildingthatfeaturesan800-piececollectionofStarTrekmemorabilia—includingSpock’searsandfloor-to-ceilingspacepaintings.Ifyouwanttoknowmoreaboutit,clickherehttp//www.Vulcantourism.com

Accordion（手风琴）Museum

Throughinstruments,photosandrecordings,themuseumtracesthehistoryoftheaccordionanditsinfluenceonQuebecculture.They’veevenacquiredAsianinstrumentsthatshowtheuseofthefreereed—callthemancientancestorsoftheaccordion—thatdateback4000years.

ChocolateMuseum

It’schocoholicheaven—wholemuseumfeaturingdisplaysonhowchocolateismade,hands-onexhibits,collectionsofhistoricchocolateboxes,andantiquecandy-makingequipmentand,ofcourse,lotsofchocolatetreats,locatedinanoldcandyfactorybuilding.Clickbelowtolearnallabouttheirhoursandadmissionrates.http//www.Chocolatemuseum.ca

Potatomuseum

A14--foothighpotatogreetsyouatwhat’sbilledastheworld’slargestexhibitofpotatoartifacts.Explorethehumblepotato’sroleintheeconomy,acollectionoffarmtoolsrelatedtogrowingandharvestingpotatoes,HallofFame.

28．Ifyouareveryinterestedinthrillingmovies,youwillprobablybeattractedby.

A．potatoMuseumB．ChocolateMuseum

C．VancouverPoliceMuseumD．AccordionMuseum

29．Wecaninferfromthepassagethattheancestorsofaccordionoriginatedin.

A．CanadaB．AmericaC．AfricaD．Asia

30．Peoplehavingasweettoothmayprefervisiting.

A．AccordionMuseumB．PotatoMuseum

C．ChocolateMuseumD．VulcanTourism&TrekStation

31．Thepassageismostlikelytobetakenfrom.

A．amagazineB．awebsiteC．anewspaperD．abrochure

D.

Shenzhen’stransportpolicerecentlydeclaredapolicemana“star”memberofstaff,afterhecontinuedtoserveinhispostevenafterlosinghisnewbornson.Afteranetizenmadethatknown,internetusersweremercilessintheircriticism,claimingSunhadsacrificedhissonforhiscareerandwasunqualifiedtobeafatherorevenahumanbeing.ThoughSun’swifesaidviahermicrobloghewasthebesthusbandandfatherintheworld,itdidn’tstopthetideofcondemnation.

Ifeeldeeplysorryforthisman.It’snotthatheshouldhavereceivedtheaward.It’straditionalinChinaforindividualstomakesacrificesforagrouporthecountry,whichremainstobequestioned.Whatannoysmeisthenetizenspouringangeronthefatherinsteadofshowingsympathy.Whyaretheysoquicktoclaimthemoralhighgroundandsetthemselvesupasjudges?

Whetherthefatheraccompaniedhissonuntilthelastmomentornotisapersonalaffair.ThetreatmentofSunisacaseinpoint—ofthe“tyranny（专制）ofthemajority”.Andthemajorityisnotalwayscorrectorfair.

MicroblogshavebeenagrowingtrendinChinainthelastfewyears,becomingachannelforordinarypeopletoexpresstheiropinions,whichwaspreviouslythepreserveofelites（精英）andthemedia.Thepositivesideofthishasbeenpraisedenough.ButwealsoneedtoexaminethedownsideSelf-proclaimed（自诩的）onlinearbitersofwhatisrightandwrongformanothertypeofunfairrulerunningcruellyoveropinionsthatdon’tmatchtheirown.Withoutknowingenoughdetailsandwithoutanyseriousthought,theypronouncetheirjudgmentasopinionofthe“majority”.

Weshouldquestionthisexpressionofpersonalopinionandthecommonnessofgroupattacks.Whatweneedisreal,independentcriticalthinkinginsteadofanInternetmob（暴徒）.

IhavenoideahowtochangethesituationbutIdohopeithappens.

32．Whatdoweknowaboutthepolicemanreferredto?

A．Hewasamodelpolicemanbutafailureasafather.

B．Hecaredlittleaboutthelossofhisnewbornson.

C．Hewasseverelyunderverbal（言语上的）attackofthenetizens.

D．Hedidnotevenhavehiswife’sunderstanding.

33．Thewriterofthepassageprobablywillagree