广东省肇庆市鼎湖中学届高三年级月考英语试题.docx

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广东省肇庆市鼎湖中学届高三年级月考英语试题

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肇庆鼎湖中学2017-2018学年第一学期统一检测试题

高三英语

2017．10．

本试卷满分135分；考试用时120分钟

注意事项：

1.本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。

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第I卷

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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

2016ExhibitionsintheBritishMuseum

Sunkencities:

Egypt’slostworlds

19May － 27November2016

SainsburyExhibitionsGallery

Adults￡16.50,Members/under16sfree

Sunkenundertheseaforoverathousandyears,twolostcitiesofancientEgyptwerelatelyrediscovered.TheiramazingdiscoveryistransformingourunderstandingofthedeepconnectionsbetweenthegreatancientcivilizationsofEgyptandGreece.Theirstoryistoldforthefirsttimeinthisexhibition.

FrancisTowne’swatercoloursofRome

21January － 14August2016

Room90/OpenlateFridays

Free,justdropin

Comeandexperience18th-centuryRomethroughanastonishingseriesofwatercoloursnotdisplayedtogethersince1805.

Sicily:

cultureandconquest

21April － 14September2016

Room35

Tickets:

Adults￡10,Members/under16sfree

ThisexhibitiontellsSicily’sfascinatingstories － fromthearrivaloftheGreeksandothersettlers,totheextraordinaryperiodofenlightenment（启蒙）underNormanruleinthe11th to13thcenturies.

EarlyBritishexplorationoftheclassicalworld

14March － 27July2016

Room90a/OpenlateFridays

Free,justdropin

ThissmalldisplayfeaturesaremarkableselectionofdrawingsbyBritishexplorersandarchitects,whodiscoveredanddocumentedsomeofSicily’sbestsurvivingclassicalsculptureandarchitecture.

1.WhichplacedoesFrancisTowne’sworkspicture?

A.Egypt.         B.France.         C.Rome.           D.Sicily.

2.WhatartworksarehousedinRoom90a?

A.Drawings.   B.Buildings.  C.Sculptures.    D.Watercolours.

3.WhichexhibitioncanyouattendinOctober?

A.Sicily:

cultureandconquest

B.Sunkencities:

Egypt’slostworlds

C.FrancisTowne’swatercoloursofRome

D.EarlyBritishexplorationoftheclassicalworld

B

Whenthesandbegankickingupandhittingourfaces,Istartedtoworrythatmaybewehadmadeamistake.

Thatafternoon,mydadhadstoodonthedeck（露台）ofourhomeandlaughedasourneighborspackeduptheircarsandheadedinland.Theylefttospendthenightinmotelsoratfriends’homesthatwereoutofrangeofapproachingsummerstorm.

Challengingtheweatherthatthreatenedtodampingourspirits,welitafireonthebeach.Dadtoldjokesandwehadagoodtime.Whenitwas6:

30p.m.,alllaughterdisappeared.Oureyesweredrawntothesky.Atornado（龙卷风）washeadedstraightforus!

Inaflash,wewereallonourfeet.Thewindstartedscreamingandnowwewererunningtothecottage.Mymomstoppednexttothefrontdoor.“Wherecanwego?

”Sheshoutedatmydad.

MostcottagesonthispartofLakeMichiganhadbeenbuiltwithoutbasements.Ourswasnoexception.Thehugewindowsandthecottageitselfwouldn’toffersafetyfromhighwind.

“Followme!

”mydadyelled.Wecrawled（爬）beneaththedeck,pressingourselvesagainstthefoundationofthecottage.Betweenthedecksupports,wewatchedtheapproachingstorminsilentterror.

Mydadshouted,“Holdon!

”andsomethingelseIcouldn’thearoverthescreamingwind.Ithinkhewaspraying.Bythetimeitreachedourcottage,itwasnothingmorethanastrongwind.Therestofthestormlastedforanhourandthensimplyblewaway.

“Nexttime,we’llstayinlandatGrandma’s.Okay?

”mydadsaid.

4.Whatdidthefamilydobeforethestormcame?

A.Theyleftthemotels.B.Theystayedonthebeach.

C.Theypackedupthecars.D.Theyvisitedtheirneighbors.

5.Whatwasthefamily’simmediateactionwhentheysawthetornadoapproach?

A.Runningawayatonce.B.Prayinginsilentterror.

C.Crawlingontheground.D.Closingtheireyestightly.

6.Wheredidthefamilystayinthestorm?

A.Insidethecar.B.Inabasement.C.Underadeck.D.Behindadoor.

7.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.LifeonthebeachB.SurvivingaStorm

C.AnUnusualCottageD.MyAdmirableFamily

C

Chinausedtobecalledthe“KingdomofBicycles”,butsincethen,carshavetakenoverthecountry.Therearetoomanyvehiclesandpedestriansinthestreetnow,sotheroadsarecrowdednearlyallthetime,andevengoingafewkilometerscantakeuptoanhour,whichcanexplainthefactthatit’sverydifficulttotravelacrossmajorChinesecities.

Now,newappsthathelppeopleregisterandfindbikesarebeingusedmoreandmoreacrosscitieslikeBeijing.Thenewappsthatletpeoplesharebicyclesareeasing,traffic,andreducingpollution.ChengListartedusingbikeshareservicesaboutsixmonthsago.Hesaidnowheisusingthecarlessandthebikemore.ForZhangJian,thebikesharerevolutionmakeshimrecollecttheolddays.“Now,whenwe’reridinghomefromwork,especiallyintheevening,whenit’snotrushed,itfeelslikewe’rerelivingthepast,”Zhangsaid.

However,thereisnowalotofcompetitionamongbikeshareprovidersbecauseoftheirpopularity.Someprovidersaretryingtofloodthestreetswithbikestobemorevisible.Sometimestherearesomanybikesthattheycompletelyblockthesidewalks.Thishasbecomeaproblemforcitygovernments.Itisnotuncommonforbikeuserstoleavebikesinthemiddleofthestreetoronthesidewalk.Thisblockscarsandpeopleinalreadycrowdedcities.

InBeijing’ssoutherndistrictofDaxing,officialshavebeentryingtofixtheproblembyseizingillegallyparkedbikes.VOAspoketoawomanwhosaid,“Bikesharingisreallyconvenient,butnooneistakingcareoftheproblemofillegallyparkedbikes.”Behindherwereseveralthousandseizedbikes.

ManypeopleinChinafeelthatbikesharesarehelpingreducethecountry’stransportationproblemsandpollutedair.However,theyalsohopecompanieswilldomoretoimprovetheirserviceandavoidfloodingthestreetswithbikes.8.WhichisthecauseoftrafficjamsinmajorChinesecities?

A.Theboomingofcars.B.Lackofbikeshareservices.

C.Poorroadconditions.D.Lackofparkinglots.

9.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“recollect”inParagraph2probablymean?

A.Stepforward.B.Backoff.C.Lookback.D.Slideaway.

10.Whatdoesparagraph3mainlywanttotellusaboutthebikeshares?

A.Theirpopularity.B.Theirproblems.

C.Theircompetition.D.Theiradvantages.

11.Whatdoyouthinkwillbediscussedaboutthebikesharesinthefollowingparagraph?

A.Theycreatebikerevolution.B.Theysolvethetrafficproblems.

C.Theybringaboutpollutedair.D.Theyneedfurtherimproving.

D

Foodproductiondoesgreatharmtoourenvironment.Therearemanyproceduresinvolvedinthemanufactureoffoodthatresultingreenhousegasesandotherpollutants.Someproceduresrequiretheconsumptionoflargeamountsoffossilfuels,suchasthetransportationandstorageoffoodproducts.Otherfactorsthatcausegreatdamagetoourenvironmentincludetheoveruseoffreshwater.

Theproductionofbeefismoredamagingtotheenvironmentthanthatofanyotherfoodweconsume,Raisinglargenumbersofcattlerequirestheproductionoflargeamountsoffoodfortheanimals.It’sestimatedthatproducingonepoundofbeefrequiressevenpoundsoffeed.

Landuseisalsoaproblem.Ifthecattlearefree-rangecattle,largeareasoflandarerequiredforthemtoliveon.Thishasledtodisastrousforestcuttingandthelossofrareplantsandanimalspecies,particularlyintropicalrainforestsinCentralandSouthAmerica.

Anotherproblemspecifictobeefproductionismethaneemissions（甲烷排放）.Althoughmanypeopleareawareofthedamagingeffectsofcarbondioxide,theydon’trealizemethane’sglobalwarmingpotentialis25timesworse,makingitamoredireproblem.

Unfortunately,beefconsumptionisgrowingrapidly.Thisistheresultofsimplesupplyanddemandfactors.Specifically,therearetwomaincausesofdemandthatareencouragingtheproductionofmoresupply.First,theincreaseintheworldpopulationmeanstherearemorepeopletoconsumemeat.Thesecondfactorissocioeconomicadvancement.Ascitizensindevelopingnationsbecomefinanciallystable,theycanaffordtobuymoremeat.

Therefore,onewaytoreducethegreenhousegasemissionsisforpeoplearoundtheworldtosignificantlycutdownontheamountofbeeftheyeat.

12.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.Raisingfree-rangecattleiseco-friendly.

B.Peoplecutdowntreesforanimalhabitats.

C.Producingbeefcandamagetheenvironment.

D.Carbondioxidecausesfarmoreharmthanmethane.

13.Theunderlinedword“dire”inPara.4means.

A.urgentB.commonC.typicalD.avoidable

14.Beefproductionisgrowingrapidlybecause.

A.morepeopleareindemandofbeef

B.developingcountriesraisemorecattle

C.morelandisavailabletoraisecattle

D.thecostofraisingcattleisrelativelylow

15.Theauthorwritesthisarticleto.

A.describetheboomingofthebeefproduction

B.emphasizetheadvantagesofbeefproduction

C.condemnthedeforestationoftherainforest

D.argueforadecreaseinbeefconsumption

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。

Inhighschool,it’simportanttostayhealthy.____16____Howcanyoustudywellifyou’resick?

Soyoushouldpayattentiontoyourhealthinordertostudywellinhighschool.Inordertoenjoygoodhealth,youshouldhavesomegoodhabits.Herearesometipsforyou.

Drinkwaterregularlyeveryday.

Some