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百所名校届黑龙江哈尔滨第三中学高三下学期第二次模拟考试英语试题解析版

2018届黑龙江哈尔滨第三中学高三第二次模拟考试

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第I卷（选择题）

一、阅读理解

A

Chinanowhas52sitesincludedontheUNESCOWorldHeritagelist,whichwasestablishedtosafeguarduniqueandirreplaceableculturalandnaturalsitesaroundtheworld.Let’shavealookatsomeofthem,whichmaygiveyousomecluesonyournexttravelplan.

MausoleumoftheFirstQinEmperor

TheMausoleumoftheFirstQinEmperorislocatedinLintongcounty,nearXi’ancity,capitalofShaanxiprovince.Atotalof8,000life-sizeterracottawarriors,chariotsandhorses,andhundredsofbronzeweaponshavebeenunearthedfromit.Manystateleadersandexpertsworldwidebelievethatthediscoveryofthemausoleumisamajorarcheologicalfindandcanbecalledtheeighthwonderoftheworld,parallelingEgypt’spyramids.

Kulangsu,aHistoricInternationalSettlement

GulangyuIsland,knowninthelocaldialectasKulangsu,islocatedontheentryoftheJiulongRiver,facingthecityofXiamen.Theislandwasoccupiedbyatleastadozencountries,includingGreatBritain,FranceandJapan.Asaresult,Westernculturegrewrapidlythereinthe19thcentury,especiallymusic.WithsuchaharmoniousblendofWesternmusicandEasternculture,Gulangyuisnaturallyreferredtoasthe“islandofmusic”.Itisfamousforitsoutstandingmusiciansandmusicalinstruments.

QinghaiHohXil

HohXil,whichmeans“beautifulgirl”inMongolian,islocatedinthenorth-easternendoftheQinghai-TibetanPlateau.HohXilNationalNatureReserveisChina’slargestandtheworld’sthirdlargestuninhabitedarea.Becauseofthehighaltitudeandfierceweather,itisimpossibleforpeopletolivethere,andtherefore,itisaparadiseforwildlifeandhometomorethan230speciesofwildanimalsincludingendangeredspeciessuchastheTibetanantelope,whichisrecognizedastheNationalClassIProtectedanimal.

HuangshanMountain

Huangshan,knownas“theloveliestmountainofChina”,liesinthesouthofAnhuiprovinceineasternChina.Thescenicareacovers154sqkm,andisfamousforitspeaks,rocks,pines,cloudsandsprings.Italsohasarichculturalheritage.XuXiake,afamoustraveleroftheMingDynasty（1368-1644）,visitedHuangshantwice,anddescribeditinapoem,callingitthebestofallmountainsinChina.Todayitholdsthesamefascinationforvisitors,poets,paintersandphotographers.

1．WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothetext?

A.QinghaiHohXilisthelargestuninhabitedareaintheworld.

B.Kulangsuwasoccupiedfornotlessthanadozenyears.

C.MausoleumislocatedinthecapitalcityofShaanxiprovince.

D.HuangshanMountainiswellknownforitsmagnificentscenery.

2．WhyisQinghaiHohXilaparadiseforwildlifelivingthere?

A.Becauseendangeredspeciesarewellprotectedthere.

B.Becauseitislargeinsizewithbeautifulscenery.

C.BecauseitislocatedonQinghai-TibetanPlateau.

D.Becausetoughweatherandenvironmentmakenopeoplelivethere.

3．Wheredoesthepassagemostprobablycomefrom?

A.AtravelguidebookB.Anentertainmentmagazine

C.AsciencefictionD.Ahistorytextbook

B

OnthemorningofMay20,1927,CharlesA.LindberghJr.tookofffromamuddyairfieldinNewYorkandheadedforParis.Duringthefirstfourteenhoursofflying,hehadhadsomeanxiousmoments.Sleethadgatheredonthewingsoftheplaneandthefogwassothickthathecouldhardlyseethetipsofthewings.However,hehadcomeacrossequallydangerousflyingconditionsbefore.Ofcourse,nowthathewasovertheocean,hisparachute（降落伞）wasuseless.Hehadonlyonechoice:

hehadtogoon.

Althoughhehadwaitedalongtimetomakethistrip,hedidnotfeelstrangeornervous.Hewasaccustomedtoflyingalone,andhehadflownthisrouteinhisimaginationmanytimes.TheideaofflyingacrosstheAtlantichadoccurredtohimonenightwhenhehadbeencarryingthemailbetweenSt.LouisandChicago.Thatnight,hetoldhimselfthatasolonon-stopflightbetweenNewYorkandPariswaspossible.Heknewthatairplanescapableofmakingthelongflightovertheoceancouldbebuilt.Amanofskillandendurancecouldmakehisdreamcometrue.

Ashewasrecallingthatnight,hereducedthealtitudeoftheplane.Closetothesurfaceoftheocean,hefoundthattheiceonthewingsbegantomeltandthefogdisappeared.Forthetimebeing,atleast,hewassafe.Thesteadysoundofthemotorseemedlikemusicinhisears.Hehadperfectconfidenceinhisplanebecauseheknewthattherewasnotamoredependableplanethanhis.TheRyanAircraftCompanyhadconstructedtheplanetomeethisspecialneeds.Hehadworkedwiththechiefengineerofthecompany,DonaldHall,toproducetheairplaneasrapidlyaspossible.AlthoughHallhadworkedwiththebasicdesignoftheRyanairplane,hehadhadtomakemanymodifications.Asaresult,itwasaveryspecialairplane.Hehadnamedit“TheSpiritofSt.Louis,”inhonouroftheSt.Louisbusinessmenwhosefinancialbackinghadmadethetrippossible.Besidestheirmoney,hehadinvestedallofhisownsavings,whichcametotwothousanddollars,intheventure.

At12:

10ontheafternoonofMay21,LindberghcaughtsightofthecoastofIreland.Nowthattheflightwasalmostover,hebegantorelaxalittle.Finally,afterthirty-fourhoursintheairwithoutsleep,hearrivedatLeBourgetField,inParis.

4．AccordingtoParagraph2,LindberghJr.didn’tfeelnervousabouttheflightbecauseofthefollowingreasonsEXCEPTthat_________.

A.hewasusedtoflyingalone

B.hehadwaitedalongtimeforthetrip

C.hehadimaginedflyingtheroutemanytimes

D.hisplanewasspeciallydesigned

5．WhatcanweinferfromParagraph3?

A.Thepilotlistenedtomusicashereducedthealtitudeoftheplane.

B.Thetripwasmadepossiblethankstothefinancialsupportfromsomebusinessmen.

C.Theplanegotitsnameinmemoryofanon-stoptrip.

D.Thechiefengineerdesignedtheairplaneindependentlytomeetthepilot’sneeds.

6．WhatdoestheunderlinedwordinParagraph3mean?

A.beautifuldecorationsB.regularrepairs

C.smallchangesD.carefularrangements

7．Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitle?

A.WingsAcrosstheAtlantic

B.ASoloNon-stopFlightof24Hours

C.TheSpiritofSt.Louis

D.AnOutstandingPilot—CharlesA.LindberghJr.

C

Thediscussiononrenewableenergyhasbeengoingonforatleastadecadeandpeoplehavereliedonfossilfuelsalmostentirelyformorethanacentury.However,thesituationwhenfossilfuelswerethemostefficientandthecheapestsourceofenergyhasbeenleftfarinthepast.ManycountriessuchasGermanyandSwedenhavealreadymadesignificanteffortstofixthissituation,employingnumerouspowerplantsworkingontherenewableresourcesofenergy.Themosteffectiveamongtheseresourcesisgeothermal（地热的）energy.

Geothermalenergydoesnotdependontheworld’seconomicandpoliticalsituationasstronglyasfossilfuelsdo.Besides,extracting（提炼）fossilfuelsaddstothepriceofenergyproducedfromthem.Therefore,geothermalenergyismuchcheaperthantraditionalones,savingupto80%ofthecostsoverfossilfuels.

Beingarenewableresource,geothermalenergyproduceslesswasteandpollutionthantraditionalenergysources.Ingeothermalsystems,carbondioxidemakesupabout10%ofairproduced.Overall,inordertoproducetheelectricitythatcanbeusedforonehour,thegeothermalsystemsproduce0.1poundofcarbondioxideandotherharmfulgases.Foracomparison,apowerplantproducingfromgasproducesupto2poundsofcarbondioxideintotheatmosphere,andthosepowerplantsthatworkoncoal（煤）produceanastonishing3.6poundsofgreenhousegases.

Lowcostsisanotherreasonwhyusinggeothermalpowerplantsshouldbethefirstchoiceformanycountries.Geothermalheatsystemsrequire25%to50%lessenergyforworkcomparedwiththetraditionalsystemsforheatingorcooling.Besides,geothermalequipmentislessbig:

duetotheverynatureofgeothermalenergy,geothermalpowerplantshaveonlyafewmovingparts,allofwhichcanbeeasilyshelteredinsidearelativelysmallbuilding.What’smore,thelifespanofgeothermalequipmentisratherlong.Allthesemakegeothermalpowerstationseasytobuildandkeep.

8．Fossilfuelsaremoreexpensivethangeothermalenergypartlybecause_______.

A.itisfreetousegeothermalenergy

B.theproductionoffossilfuelscostsalot

C.fossilfuelsarenearlyusedup

D.geothermalenergydoesn’tdependonpoliticalsituation

9．AccordingtoParagraph3,whatcanbeconcludedfromthecomparison?

A.Geothermalenergyisenvironmentallyfriendly.

B.Gasandcoalareoftenusedtoproduceelectricity.

C.Coalismuchmoreefficientthangas.

D.Thegeothermalsystemsdon’tproduceharmfulgases.

10．Geothermalequipmentisusuallynotasbigasthatoftraditionalenergybecauseof______.

A.thelifespanofgeothermalequipment

B.geothermalpowerplants

C.thenatureofgeothermalenergy

D.thesmallbuildings

11．Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?

A.Manycountrieshavebenefitedfromgeothermalenergy.

B.Geothermalenergyiswellaccepted.

C.Fossilfuelsarebeingrunoutof.

D.Geothermalenergyhasmanyadvantages.

D

Oneevening,authorNeil’ssonwasangry.Neilhadsaidoneofthosethingsthatparentssay,like“isn’tittimeyouwereinbed.”Hissonlookedupathim,angryandsaid,“IwishIdidn’thaveadad!

IwishIhad…agoldfish!

”ThatconversationgavebirthtoNeil’sbook,“TheDayISwappedMy