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黑龙江省大庆中学学年度下学期开学考试英语试题10页
黑龙江省大庆中学2019-2020学年度下学期开学考试英语试题
高三年级英语试题
本试卷分第Ⅰ卷(选择题)和第Ⅱ卷(非选择题)两部分
第I卷(选择题共100分)
第二部分阅读理解(共两节,每小题2分,满分40分)
第一节阅读理解(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。
A
Haveyoueverrealizedthatthesmallestcountriesintheworldhavesomuchtooffer?
Whetherit’shistoricandculturalheritageorunspoilednature,thesemicrostatesareworthavisit.
Grenada
Grenadaisasmallcountryintheworld.ItislocatedonislandofCaribbean,whichisalsoknownasTheIslandofSpiceforseveralspiceslikecinnamon,gingerandrarenutmeg.Grenadareliesontourism.Itspristinebeaches,warmturquoisewaterandunspoilednaturemakeitawonderfulholidaydestination.Recentlyecotourismhasbeengrowingaswell.
SanMarino
LocatedwithinItalyandsurroundedbytheApennineMountains.SanMarinoisvisitedbyapproximately2milliontouristsannually.It’sabeautifulcountry,whichalsoclaimstobetheoldestsurvivingstateintheworld!
Thereforeitsculturalandhistoricheritageisundoubtedlyfascinating.Althoughverysmall,themicrostatehasalotofarchitecturalattractionsaswellastheRomagna,whichislovedbyItalians,whoareamongthemainguestshere.
Maldives
MaldivesislocatedonthebankofIndianOcean.Maldiveshasarangeofdifferenthabitatsincludingdeepsea,shallowcoast,andreefecosystems,fringingmangroves,wetlandsanddrylands.VisitorstotheMaldivesdonotneedtoapplyforapre-arrivalvisa,regardlessoftheircountryoforigin,providedtheyhaveavalidpassport,proofofonwardtravel,andthemoneytobeself-sufficientwhileinthecountry.
Andorra
It’sapicturesquemicrostatefoundinthePyreneesMountains,borderingSpainandFrance.Over10milliontouristsvisitAndorraeveryyear!
Unliketheneighboringcountries’highprices,thecountryhasaduty-freepolicy,allowingshopperstoenjoylowercosts.Alsotherearewinterandsummerresorts,soyoucanvisitanytime.
1.WhomightbeinterestedinGrenada?
A.Architects.B.Spicelovers.
C.Historians.D.Mountainclimbers.
2.Whichofthefollowingisagoodchoiceforpeoplewholikebuildingdesign?
A.Maldives.B.SanMarino.
C.Andorra.D.Grenada.
3.WhatisnotrequiredforatravelertoMaldives?
A.Money.B.Apassport.
C.Avisa.D.Areturnticket.
B
FlyingHigh
BarringtonIrvingmadehishistoricflightandfoundedaneducationalnon-profit-makingorganization.Hismessageforkids:
“Theonlythingthatseparatesyoufromscientistsisdetermination,hardworkandastronglikingforwhatyouwanttoachieve.”Thesecret,hebelieves,ishavingadreaminthefirstplace,andthatstartswithlearningexperiencesthatinspirekidstobuildcareers.
ThemomentofinspirationforIrvingcameattheageof15inhisparents’bookstore.Onecustomer,aprofessionalpilot,askedIrvingifhe’dthoughtaboutbecomingapilot.“ItoldhimIdidn’tthinkIwassmartenough;butthenextdayhetookmetothecockpit(驾驶舱)ofthecommercialairplaneheflew,andjustlikethatIwashooked.”
Tofollowhisdream,IrvingturneddownafootballscholarshiptotheUniversityofFlorida.Hewashedairplanestoearnmoneyforaflightschoolandincreasedhisflyingskillsbypractisingathomeona$40flightsimulator(模拟)videogame.Thenanotherdreamtookhold:
flyingalonearoundtheworld.Hefacedmorethan50rejectionsforsponsorshipbeforeconvincingsomecompaniestodonateaircraftcomponents.Hetookoffwithnoweatherradar,node-icingsystem,andjust$30inhispocket.“IliketodothingspeoplesayIcan’tdo.”
After97days,26stopsanddozensofthunderstorms,hetoucheddowntoacheeringcrowdinMiami.“Itwasseeingsomanyyoungpeoplewatchingandlisteningthatpushedmeintogivingbackwithmyknowledgeandexperience.”Irvinghasbeendoingiteversince.Hesetuphisnon-profit-makingorganization,ExperienceAviation(航空),aimingtoincreasethenumbersofyouthinaviationandscience-relatedcareers.Kidsattendprogrammesdealingwithhands-onroboticsprojectsandflightsimulatorchallenges.
“Wewanttocreatechancesforstudentstoaccomplishsomethingamazing,”henotes.PerhapsIrving’smostpowerfuleducationaltoolistheexamplehisownlifeprovides.Afterlandinghisrecord-breakingflightatage23,hesaid,“EveryonetoldmeIwastooyoung,thatIdidn’thaveenoughexperience,strength,orknowledge.TheytoldmeitwouldtakeforeverandI’dnevercomehome.Well...guesswhat?
”
4.AccordingtoIrving,whatisthemostimportantinachievingsuccess?
A.Meetingpeoplewhoprovideunexpectedhelp.
B.Gettingachancetostudytechnicalknowledge.
C.Havingsomethingspecificthatyouwanttoaccomplish.
D.Developingcommunicationwithdifferentorganizations.
5.WhatIrvingrepliedtothepilotinthebookstoresuggestedthat______.
A.hefeltembarrassedtorefusetheoffer
B.hewasdoubtfulabouthisownabilities
C.heknewhiseffortswouldberewarded
D.herealizedimmediatelyhowluckyhewas
6.WhatcanwelearnaboutIrvinginParagraph3?
A.Hechosetoreducehisbudgetaslowaspossible.
B.Hewasfinallygivenenoughmoneytokeepgoing.
C.Hegotthemostusefulflyingtipsfromhisvideogame.
D.Hetookonafurtherchallengeafterheknewhowtofly.
7.Irvingsetuphisnon-profit-makingorganizationbecause______.
A.hehopedtobecomeapublicfigure
B.heexpectedtostartabusinessinotherfields
C.hesawtherewasgreatinterestinwhathewasdoing
D.hethoughthecouldteachmorethanflightschoolscould
C
AcompanyinSanFrancisco,California,hasfoundawaytoturnusedplasticbottlesintowomen’sshoes.
Everyday,millionsofAmericansdrinkwaterandotherliquidsfromplasticbottles.Morethan60millionofthemarethrownawayeachday.Manyoftheplasticbottlesendupinlandfillsorareburnedwithotherwasteproducts.
ASanFranciscostart-upcompanycalledRothy’s,however,turnsthisplasticwasteintoenvironmentallyfriendlyshoes.RothMartinisthecompany’sco-founder.Heexplainshowtheyturnplasticintosoftmaterialforwomen’sfeet.Theytaketheplastic,cleanit,andbreakitdownintosmallpieces.Thentheypressthemthroughadevicethatmakessoftfibers.Thosefibersarethencombinedtogether.Thisisdonebya3Dmachine.Itisdesignedtoreducewastewhilemakingtheshoes.Theknittedstuffandtheinnerpartoftheshoearethenattachedtotheshoe’souterpart,calledthesole(鞋底).Thisoutersoleisalsomadefromenvironmentallyfriendlymaterial:
responsiblysourcedno-carbonrubber.
Rothy’sshoesaresoldonline.Theyareflatshoes,witheitheraroundedorpointedtoe.Theycomeindifferentcolorsanddesigns.Theycosteither$125or$145perpair,dependingonthedesign.AfterAmericanactressGwynethPaltrowdiscoveredthemlastyear,thedemandfortheshoesgrew.Martinsaysthereisnoshortageofmaterialtofillthatdemand.“We’renotgoingtorunoutofwaterbottlesanytimesoon.Sowehavealimitlesssupplyofmaterial,andIthinkthatisagoodsignforourfuture.”Whentheenvironmentallyfriendlyshoeswearout,customerscanreturnthematnocosttoacompanythatusestherecycledmaterialstomakeotherproducts.
Fornow,theshoesareonlyavailabletobeshippedintheUnitedStates.However,thecompanysaysitwilladdinternationalshippinginthenearfuture.
8.Howareusedplasticbottlesusuallydealtwith?
A.Theyareburiedorburned.
B.Theyareusedtomakeshoes.
C.Theyarechangedintosoftmaterials.
D.Theyarcreturnedtofactoriesforreuse.
9.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordknittedinthethirdparagraphmean?
A.Attached.B.Fixed.
C.Combined.D.Repaired.
10.WhichofthefollowingdirectlyhelpedtoincreasethesalesofRothy’sshoes?
A.Thedesignandcolor.B.Thereasonableprice.
C.Thecompany’sadvertisement.D.ThestarpowerofGwynethPaltrow.
11.Whatisthepurposeofthetext?
A.Toadvertiseanewkindofshoes.
B.Todescribetheprocessofmakingshoes.
C.Tointroduceanewwayofrecyclingplasticwaste.
D.Tostresstheimportanceofenvironmentalprotection.
D
SincethefirstEarthDayin1970,Americanshavegottenalot“greener”towardtheenvironment.“Wedidn’tknowatthattimethereevenwasanenvironment,letalonethattherewasaproblemwithit,”saysBruceAnderson,presidentofEarthDayUSA.
Butwhatbeganasnothingimportantinpublicaffairshasgrownintoasocialmovement.Businesspeople,politicalleaders,universityprofessors,andespeciallymillionsofgrass-rootsAmericansaretakingpartinthemovement.“Theunderstandinghasincreasedmany,manytimes,”saysGaylordNelson,theformergovernorfromWisconsin,whothoughtupthefirst.AccordingtoUSgovernmentreports,emissions(排放)fromcarsandtruckshavedroppedfrom10.3milliontonsayearto5.5tons.ThenumberofcitiesproducingCObeyondthestandardhasbeenreducedfrom40to9.Althoughseriousproblemsstillremainandneedtobedealtwith,theworldisasaferandhealthierplace.Akindof“Greenthinking”hasbecomepartofpractices.
Greatimprovementhasbeenachieved.In1988therewereonly600recyclingprograms;todayin1995thereareabout6,600.Advancedlights,motors,andbuildingdesignshavehelpedsavealotofenergyandthereforepreventedpollution.
Twenty–fiveyearsago,therewerehardlyanyeducationprogramsforenvironment.Today,it’shardtofindapublicschool,university,orlawschoolthatdoesnothavesuchakindofprogram.“Untilwedothat,nothingelsewillchange!
”sayBruceAnderson.
12.AccordingtoAnderson,before1970,Americanshadlittleideaabout___.
A.thesocialmovementB.recyclingtechniques
C.environmentalproblemsD.theimp