山西省太原市届高三模拟考试一英语.docx

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山西省太原市届高三模拟考试一英语

山西省太原市2018届高三3月模拟考试

（一）

英语试题

第二部分阅读理解

本部分共两节，满分60分。

第一节：

（共15小题；每小题3分，满分45分）

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

A

UrbanTransportationinCanada

Publictransportation&Transitpasses

AllcitiesandmostmajortownsinCanadahaveapublictransportationsystemwithoneormoremodesoftransportation（bus，subway,train,etc.）.ThebusisthemostcommonformofurbantransportationinCanada.Tousepublictransportation,youmustpurchaseaticetoratransitpass.Transitpassesallowyouunlimiteduseofpublictransportationforaspecificperiod（onemonthormore）.Theyareusuallycheaperthanbuyingmanyticetsifyouplantousepublictransportationoften.

Transportationforpeoplewithdisabilities

Publictransportationoftenhasfeaturestoassistpeoplewithdisabilities.Inmanycitiesandtowns,therearealsotransportationservicesavailablespecificallyforpeoplewithlimitedmobility,suchasspeciallyequippedbuses.Youcanfindoutabouttheseservicesinthesamewayyouwouldlearnmoreaboutotherpublictransportationoptions.

Etiquetteonpublictransportation

Whentaingpublictransportationsuchasabusortrain,itisimportanttounderstandtheunspoenrulesofconductinthesharedspace.Hereareafewthingstonote

♦Bepoliteandrespectfultoothersaroundyou.Foreample,maintainanappropriatenoiselevelwhentalingormaingaphonecall.

♦Ifyouarecarryingabacpacoralargeshoulderbaginacrowdedpublictransitvehicle,eepitclosetoyou,preferablyatyourfeettoavoidhittingpeoplewithitasyouwalby.

♦Avoidpushingortouchingothersinordertomaemoreroomforyourself.Sometimespublictransitcanbecomeverycrowded,butitisimportanttoeepcalmandgiveothersappropriatepersonalspace.

♦Haveyourproofofpaymentaccessibleincaseyouareasedtoshowit.

21.Whatistheadvantageofusingtransitpassesoverbuyingticets?

A.Safertrips.B.Longerservicehours.

C.Lowercosts.D.Moreuseoftransport.

22.Howdoesthetransportationsystemhelppeoplewithdisabilities?

A.Byrunningspecialtransportservices.

B.Byofferingfewertransportationoptions.

C.Bylimitingtheirmobilityoncitybuses.

D.Byprovidingfreeridesintownsandcities.

23.Whatisconsideredimpoliteonpublictransportation?

A.Loweringyourspeaingvoice.

B.Placingbacpacsatyourfeet.

C.Stayingclosetootherpassengers.

D.Havingyourproofofpaymentathand.

B

Todaywetalaboutatimewhenhalftheworldiswaingfromthedar,coldwintermonths.Spring!

Weoftendescribe“spring”asatimeofrebirth,renewalandawaening.Manytreesareblossomingandearlyflowersarepushingthroughtheearth.Thingsarecomingtolife!

Buttheword“spring”isnotjustaseason.Itisalsoaverbthatmeanssomethinggoingonorcomingoutquicly.Whenyouput“spring”and“life”together,youwillget“springtolife”.Thisepressionmeanssomethingsuddenlybecomesveryactiveorperhapsseemsmorealive!

Youmay“springtolife”afterhearingthatadistantfriendwillbevisitingyou.Ormaybeyourfavoritesoccerteamfinally“sprangtolife”inthesecondhalf,playedwellandwonthematch.

Now,besidesbeingaseasonandaverbthenoun“spring”referstoametalcoil（线圈）thatiswoundtightly.Whenthecoilunwinds,itoftenjumps.So,weoftensayaperson“hasaspringinhisstep”ifheislivelyandactive.Hemightevenappeartojump,orbouncealittlewhenhewals.

Thereisanotherwayweuse“spring”asadescription.Inthecaseofa“springchicen”,“spring”meansyoung.However,“springchicen”isalsoaninformal,humorouswaytorefertosomeonewhoisn’tyoungatall.So,weusethisepressioninthenegativeform,asin“nospringchicen”.Foreample,let’ssayyounowan85-year-oldmanwhodecidestorunamarathon,eventhoughhehasnevereercisedbefore.Youcouldsay,“That’samaing!

Afterall,he’snospringchicen.”

Butbecarefulwhenusingthisepression.Itcouldbealittledisrespectful.Let’ssayyourbossshowsyouapictureofhiswife,andyousay,“Wow,she’snospringchicen.”Thatresponsewouldbedisrespectfulandabadcareermove.

24.Whatdoes“spring”meanintheepression“springtolife”?

A.Theseasonafterwinter.

B.Beingyoungandhealthy.

C.Atightlywoundmetalcoil.

D.Tooccurorappearquicly.

25.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A、Theoriginoftheword“spring”

B.Themeaningoftheseason“spring”.

C.Someepressionswiththeword“spring”.

D.Somecharacteristicsoftheseason“spring”.

26.Howdoessomeonefeelwhenhe“hasaspringinhisstep”？

A.AngryB.SurprisedC.HappyD.Frightened

27.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?

A.Beingyoungisagreatadvantageincareerdevelopment.

B.Womenmayfeeloffendedwhendescribedas“nospringchicen”.

C.Using“spring-related”epressionsinconversationsseemsimpolite.

D.Epressionswiththeword“spring”arealwaysdisrespectfultoothers.

C

Morethan90yearshaspassedsinceHollywood’sofficialfilmorganiationfirstproposedplanstobuilditsownmuseum.Thoseplansarefinallybecomingareality,withtheAcademyMuseumofMotionPicturessettoopenin2019.

TheprojectisunderwayatthesiteofahistoricLosAngelesdepartmentstorebuiltin1939.Museumofficialssayvisitorswillbeableto“eperiencethemagicofcinema”bylearningaboutallpartsofthefilm-maingprocess.

FilmhistorianerryBrougherhasbeennameddirectorsofthemuseum.Broughersaysthemuseumwillinclude12millionphotographsand80,000screenplaysaswellasprops（道具）,costumesandotherobjectsfromfamousfilms.TheAcademyMuseumwillalsofeatureOscarstatuettes（小雕像）donatedbyactorswhowontheawards.

Broughersaysthemuseumisdesignedtomaevisitorsfeellietheyareinamovie,too,withmanyinteractiveeperiences.“Youwon’tnecessarilynowwhat’scomingnet,”headds.“You’llbeinenvironmentssometimesthatmaeyoufeellieyou’vegonebactothepastandthatyou’reintheareathatyou’reactuallyeploring.”HeaddsthatvisitorsmayevengetthechancetowaldownaredcarpetandaccepttheirownAcademyAward.

Currently,Hollywoodonlyhasafewpossibilitiesforvisitors.TheycangoalongtheWalofFameandvisitmoviestudiosorseetheDolbyTheater,wheretheOscarsarepresented.Butbeyondthese,moviefanshavelimitedpossibilities.

EricGarcetti,themayorofLosAngelessaystheAcademyMuseumwillprovidevisitorsthechancetoeperiencemanydifferentpartsofthefilmindustryallinoneplace.Garcettinotesthemuseumwillalsoservethehundredsofthousandsoflocalpeopleworinginfilm-relatedbusinesses.Hesaysthey,too,willfinallybeabletovisitaplacethatcelebratestheirownHollywoodmovieindustry.

28.WhenwastheideaofbuildingamuseuminHollywoodfirstputforward?

A.Inthe1920s.B.In1939.C.Inthe1990s.D.In2019.

29.WhatcanwelearnfromBrougher’swords?

A.Photosofvisitorswillbeputondisplay.

B.Settingsinthemuseumwillfeelquitereal

C.Mostvisitorswillbepresentedanaward.

D.Actorswilldonatemuchmoneytothemuseum.

30.WhatisEricGarcetti’sattitudetowardstheAcademyMuseum?

A.Supportive.B.Critical.C.Disapproving.D.Cautious.

31.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.TheFilm-maingProcessinHollywood.

B.TheFilm-maingProcessofHollywood.

C.HollywoodMaingPlansofFilmMuseums.

D.HollywoodGettingItsOwnFilmMuseum.

D

Foryournetout-of-this-worldvacation,younowhavetheoptionofliterallygoingoutofthisworld—butit’llcostyou$40million.Thenagain,canyoureallyputapricetagonhavingthetimeofyourlife?

AccordingtoanewreportfromPopularMechanics,Russiaislooingtobuildaluuryhotelinouterspace.Thereyouwillwaeuptoabreathtaingblueplanet—theearth!

ThehotelisepectedtobestationedontheInternationalSpaceStation（ISS）.

Whilespacetourismitselfisn’teactlyanovelidea,thenotionofbuildingahotelouttherehasn’tbeenraisedbefore.Really,othercompaniesarestillfocusedonthetransportationpartofthepule—afterall,atriptospaceisenoughformostfols.

AccordingtoPopularMechanics,thehotelwillincludealuuryorbitalsuitewithbigwindows,personalhygiene（卫生）facilities,eerciseequipment,andyes,WiFi.Becauseifyoucan’tshareyoureperienceonsocialmedia,diditreallyevenhappen?

Ofcourse,thereasonsbehindthehotelaren’tjustforfunandgames.Apparently,spacetourismmightbeabletohelptheRussianspayforanothermoduletoaddtotheinternationalSpaceStation.RussianspacecontractorREnergiaiscurrentlybuildingthefirstsuchmodule,whichwillgivescientistsalaboratoryandpowersupplystationfromwhichtoconducttests.

Ifanyofthisisgoingtohappen,however,Russiaisgoingtohavetohurry.WiththeISSepectedtobeoutofusein2028,there’slittletimetobuildthehotelandfindwealthytouriststoactuallybuyatripintoouterspace.

Soifyou’verecentlycomeintoafortuneandareinterestedininvestinginwhatcouldbethetimeofyourlife,ISSiscallingyourname.

32.Whatdowenowaboutthehotelfromthefirstparagraph?

A.Itisquiteaffordable.

B.ItwillbebuiltinRussia.

C.Itwillofferanamaingview.

D.Itcosts$40milliontobuild.

33.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“thepule”inParagraph2referto?

A.Anorbitalsuite.B.Spacetourism.

C.Spaceeploration.D.Acreativeidea.

34.WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph3?

A.Hotelguestswon’tbeabletoseeintospace.

B.Visitorsarerequiredtotaeeerciseeachday.

C.SpacetravelisnotpossiblewithouttheInternet.

D.Tourists