高三英语九月模拟试题含答案解析.docx

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高三英语九月模拟试题含答案解析

高三英语九月模拟试题

第一篇完形填空

KindnessatFastfoodRestaurant

ItwassummerandIhadgottenoneofthefewjobsa14yearoldcanfind，workingatBurgerKing，afastfoodrestaurant.It1wasn’tagoodjob，butitmeantmoney，2wassomethingIneeded.

Oneday，Iwasworkingbehindthefrontcounter，taking3.Thecustomerswerecomingandgoing，andthewomanwho4didn’tseemanydifferentfrommostothers.

SheorderedhermealandItoldherthetotal.Asshesearched5herpursetofindsomechange，thewomansoon6thatshewasaboutadollarshort.“I’m7tosaythis，butIguessIwon’tbeabletomakemypurchase8，”shesaidsadly.That’swhenIhadtheideaofpayingthedifferenceforher.Sherefusedatfirst，butafterI9，sheagreed.Shethankedmeandmovedtotheendofthecounterto10herorder.Icontinuedwithmyworkandthought11moreofit.Aboutanhourlater12hadsloweddownandIwaswaitingformynextcustomer.ThenIglancedovertowardsthe13andsawthesamewomanwhomI’dhelpedwiththemoneyenteringagain.I14recognizedher.

Shewalkedstraightuptomeandsaid，“Iwanttothankyouagainforwhatyoudid.Yousee，I’madiabetic（糖尿病患者），and15Ineedtoeatsomethingrightaway.That’s16Icameinearlier.Ifyouhadn’thelpedmeasyoudid，I17havefainted.Thankyou.”

Shehandedmetwodollars，18I’dgivenher.19thewomanwalkaway，IrealizedthatGodhadusedmetohelpme.Intheend，Iwas20notonlywithmoneybutalsowiththesatisfactionofknowingthatI’dhelpedsomeoneoutofatightspot.

1．A.firstlyB．roughlyC．certainlyD．strictly

2．A.whichB．whatC．thatD．it

3．A.menusB．ordersC．serviceD．food

4．A.reachedB．movedC．presentedD．approached

5．A.throughB．forC．aboutD．across

6．A.recognizedB．realizedC．admittedD．said

7．A.guiltyB．disappointedC．embarrassedD．regret

8．A.aboveallB．firstofallC．inallD．afterall

9．A.insistedonB．insistedC．stucktoD．stuck

10．A.pickupB．pickoutC．carryoutD．bringout

11．A.noneB．anythingC．nothingD．something

12．A.customersB．ordersC．pressureD．business

13．A.entranceB．restaurantC．counterD．window

14．A.suddenlyB．immediatelyC．surelyD．completely

15．A.atatimeB．attimeC．sometimeD．sometimes

16．A.whenB．whereC．whyD．how

17．A.shallB．mayC．mightD．need

18．A.twicethatB．twicewhatC．thattwiceD．whattwice

19．A.WatchingB．LookingC．ObservingD．Noticing

20．A.awardedB．honoredC．returnedD．rewarded

阅读理解

A

An“applepolisher”isonewhogivesgiftstowinfriendshiporspecialtreatment.Itisnotexactlyabribe（贿赂），butisclosetoit.

Allsortsofpeopleareapplepolishers，includingpoliticiansandpeopleinhighoffices—justabouteverybody.OliverCromwell，thegreatEnglishleader，offeredmanygiftstowinthesupportofGeorgeFoxandhisparty，butfailed.

Thereareotherphrasesmeaningthesamethingas“applepolishing”—“softsoaping”or“butteringup”．Agiftisjustonewayto“softsoap”somebody，orto“butterhimup”．Anotherthatisjustaseffectiveisflattery，givingsomeonehighpraise—tellinghimhowgoodhelooks，orhowwellhespeaks，orhowtalentedandwiseheis.

Endlessarethewaysofflattery.Whodoesnotlovetohearit？

Onlyanunusualmancanresistthethrillofbeingtoldhowwonderfulheis.Intruth，flatteryisgoodmedicineformostofus，whogetsolittleofit.

Weneedittobemoresureofourselves.Itcannothurtunlesswegetcarriedawaybyit.Butifwejustlapitupforitsfoodvalueandnourishment，asacatlapsupmilk，thenwecanstillremaintruetoourselves.

Sometimes，however，flatterywillgetyounothingfromonewhohashadtoomuchofit.Agoodexampleisthefamous12thcenturylegendofKingCanuteofDenmarkandEngland.Thekinggottiredoflisteningtoendlesssickeningflatteryofhiscourtiers（朝臣）．Theyoverpraisedhimtotheskies，asamanoflimitlessmight.

Hedecidedtoteachthemalesson.Hetookthemtotheseashoreandsatdown.Thenheorderedthewavestostopcomingin.Thetidewastoobusytolistentohim.Thekingwassatisfied.Thismightshowhisfollowershowweakhispowerwasandhowemptytheirflattery.

21．Whichofthefollowingactivitieshasnothingtodowith“applepolishing”？

A．Aboytellshisgirlfriendhowprettyshelooks.

B．Anemployeetellsherbosshowgoodheisatmanagement.

C．Akingissaidtobeoflimitlesspowerbyhisfollowers.

D．Ateacherpraisesherstudentsfortheirtalentandwisdom.

22．WhatdoesthewriterwanttoprovewithCromwell’sexample?

A．Everybodycanbeanapplepolisher.

B．Cromwellwasnotagoodapplepolisher.

C．GeorgeFoxandhispartywerenotapplepolishers.

D．Therearepeoplewhodon’tlikebeingapplepolished.

23．WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutflatteryisTRUEaccordingtotheauthor?

A．Toomuchflatterycancarryusaway.

B．Flatteryistooemptytodopeopleanygood.

C．Flatterycangetyounothingbutexcessive（过度的）pride.

D．Flatteryisoneofthewaystoapplepolishpeople.

24．WhydidKingCanuteofDenmarkandEnglandtakehisfollowerstotheseashore?

A．Becausehewassickofhisnormallife.

B．Becausehedislikedbeingoverpraisedanymore.

C．Becausehewantedthemtorealizehowwisehewas.

D．Becausehewantedthemtoseehowweakhewasasaking.

B

WelcometoFrance！

HerearesomeplacesofinterestinParis.

LouvreMuseum

ThecollectionoftheLouvreMuseumwasfirstestablishedinthe16thcenturyastheprivatecollectionofKingFrancisⅠ.OneoftheworksofarthepurchasedwasthenowfamousMonaLisapainting.Thecollectiongrewsteadilythankstodonationsandpurchasesbythekings.In1793，duringtheFrenchRevolution，theLouvrebecameanationalartmuseumandtheprivateroyalcollectionopenedtothepublic.Themuseumhasacollectionofover1millionworksofart，ofwhichabout35,000areondisplay，spreadoutoverthreewings（侧厅）oftheformerpalace.Themuseumhasadiversecollectionrangingfromancienttimesuptothemid19thcentury.

WineTasting

FrenchWineTastinginParis：

whetheryouareawinebeginnerorarealexperiencedone，oneofthesetastingsisforyou！

YouwilltasteawonderfulvarietyofFrenchwines：

fromAlsacetoBordeaux，fromBurgundytoChateauneufduPape.Withanunusualapproach，focusedonfunandjoy，yourFrenchsommelier（侍酒师）willallowyoutolearnandenjoythepleasuresofwine!

Therearedifferentwaysoftastingtochoosefromandeachisunique，likeWineAppreciationClass，FrenchWineRegionsPresentation，ReadingaFrenchLabelandthepossibilitytobuywine.YourWineTastingtakesplaceataFrenchsommelier’shome，inabeautifulloft（阁楼）withairconditioning.

LidoShow

ThiseveningwillbeginwiththeabundantrecipeswhichhavebeenstyledincooperationwiththefamousFrenchchef，PaulBocuse.Theorchestrainvitesyoutothedancefloor.At9：

30pmtheLido’scurtainrisesforanonstophourofmagic...asperformanceafterperformanceburstsontothestage.Afterdinner，you’lldiscovertheLido’suniqueshow.Specialeffects，incrediblesettings，magnificentcostumes，thedisplayoflights，musicrhythmsandexceptionalentertainmentsareallpureenchantment.BookyourticketsfortheLidodinnershowinadvanceonourwebsite.

25．WhendidtheLouvreMuseumbecomeopentothepublic?

A．Inthe16thcentury.

B．Inthe17thcentury.

C．Inthe18thcentury.

D．Inthe19thcentury.

26．WhichisNOTthewaymentionedinthepassagetoappreciatewineinParis?

A．FrenchWineRegionsPresentation.

B．WineAppreciationClass.

C．DatingwiththeFrenchsommelier.

D．ReadingaFrenchLabel.

27．What’stheclosestmeaningoftheunderlinedword“enchantment”inthelastparagraph?

A．Charm.B．Shock.

C．Disappointment.D．Puzzle.

C

Thebabyisjustonedayoldandhasnotyetlefthospital.Sheisquietbutalert（警觉）．Twentycentimetersfromherfaceresearchershaveplacedawhitecardwithtwoblackspotsonit.Shestaresatitcarefully.Aresearcherremovesthecardandreplacesitbyanother,thistimewiththespotsdifferentlyspaced.Asthecardschangefromonetotheother,hergaze（凝视）startstoloseitsfocus—untilathird,withthreeblackspots,ispresented.Hergazereturns:

shelooksatitfortwiceaslongasshedidatthepreviouscard.Canshetellthatthenumbertwoisdifferentfromthree,just24hoursaftercomingintotheworld?

Ordonewbornssimplyprefermoretofewer?

Thesameexperiment,butwiththreespotsshownbeforetwo,showsthesamereturnofinterestwhenthenumberofspotschanges.Perhapsitisjustthenewness?

Whenslightlyolderbabieswereshowncardswithpicturesofobjects（acomb,akey,anorangeandsoon）,changingthenumberofobjectshadaneffectseparatefromchangingtheobjectsthemselves.Coulditbethepatternthattwothingsmake,asopposedtothree?

Noagain.Babiespaidmoreattentiontosquaresmovingrandomlyonascreenwhentheirnumberchangedfromtwotothree,orthreetotwo.Theeffectevencrossesbetweensenses.Babieswhowererepeatedlyshowntwospotsbecamemoreexcitedwhentheythenheardthreedrumbeatsthanwhentheyheardjusttwo;likewise（同样地）whentheresearchersstartedwithdrumbeatsandmovedtospots.

28．TheexperimentdescribedinParagraph1isrelatedtothebaby's________.

A．senseofhearingB．senseofsight

C．senseoftouchD．senseofsmell

29．Babiesaresensitivetothechangein________.

A．thesizeofcardsB．thecolourofpictures

C．theshapeofpatternsD．thenumberofobjects

30．Whydidtheresearcherstestthebabieswithdrumbeats?

A．Toreducethedifficultyoftheexperiment.

B．Toseehowbabiesrecognizesounds.

C．Tocarrytheirexperimentfurther.

D．Tokeepthebabies'interest.

31．Wheredoesthistextprobablycomefrom?

A．Sciencefiction.

B．Children'sliterature.

C．Anadvertisement.

D．Ascien