山西省平遥县和诚补习学校高三英语月月考试题.docx

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山西省平遥县和诚补习学校高三英语月月考试题

和诚中学2019-2020学年度高三8月月考

英语试题

考试时间：

100分钟满分：

150分

第一部分　听力（略）

第二部分阅读理解（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（A、B、C、和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Doyoushowinterestintravelling?

ThefollowingarefamousnationalparkswheretravellersmostlyliketogoinAmerica.

GreatSmokyMountainsNationalPark

Visitors:

11,388,893

Thename“GreatSmokyMountains”comesfromthefogoverthismountainrangesituatedalongtheNorthCarolina-Tennesseeborder.Establishedin1934,itisnotjusthometoadiverseecosystemofplantsandanimals,butalsohometorichAppalachiancultures.Visitorstherecanseeover100waterfalls,goboatingonFontanaLakeandhiketheAppalachianTrail.It'salsoanexcellentvantagepointtoseetheleaveschangeinthefall.

GrandCanyonNationalPark

Visitors:

6,254,238

TheGrandCanyonistheresultofover70millionyearsofgeologicaleventscreatingtheColoradoPlateau,glaciersandvalleys,whiletheColoradoRivercarveditswaythroughthevalleys.Itistrulyanaturalsplendor!

WhenPresidentRooseveltfirstvisiteditin1903,hesaid,“TheGrandCanyonfillsmewithawe.Itisbeyondcomparison-beyonddescription?

16yearslater,itwassignedbyPresidentWoodrowWilson,officiallyviewingtheGrandCanyonanationalpark.

YosemiteNationalPark

Visitors:

4,336,890

Inadditiontobeinganationalpark,YosemiteisdesignatedasaWorldHeritageSite.YosemiteNationalParkisinCentralCaliforniainthewesternSierraNevada.Thoughitcoversaround1,168squaremilesofarea,visitorsspendmostoftheirtimeinthe5.9square-mileareaoftheYosemiteValleywheretherearesomemostfamoussiteslikeYosemiteFalls,andCook’sMeadowLoop.

ZionNationalPark

Visitors;4,504,812

SettledinSouthwesternUtahisZionNationalPark.Ithassomeofthemostuniquelandscapespackedwithmountains,valleys,rivers,desertandforests.

ZionNationalParkisalsoanimportantplacetostudyancienthumanswhomadetheareatheirhomeabout8,000yearsago.Someofthepark’smostnotableattractionsincludeAngel’sLanding,KolobArch,theNarrows,etc.

21.HowdoesGreatSmokyMountainsNationalParkgetitsname?

A.Withwatervapor（蒸气）seenoverthemountainrange.

B.Withsmokerisingfromthevolcanointhelake.

C.Withbigforestfirebreakingoutinthemountain.

D.SignedbyPresidentWoodrowWilson.

22.WhendidGrandCanyonNationalParkbecomeanationalPark?

A.Inl887B.In1903C.In1934D.In1919

23.WhatdoesYosemiteNationalParkshareincommonwithZionNationalPark?

A.Theyarelocatedinthesamestate.

B.Theybothhavethemostcharminglandscenery.

C.Peoplecanlearnaboutancienttimesthere.

D.Theywerebothformedastheresultofyearsofgeologicalevents.

B

MyfatherandIhavebeenseparatedforovertwoyears.Hewasphysicallyviolentandemotionallyabusivetomethroughoutmychildhood,andIfeltthatIcouldn’tforgivehim.Andyet,nowheisdying,unconsciousandstrugglingtobreathethroughanoxygentubeafteramajorstroke,allIcanthinkofishowmuchhelovedme.

Howhewouldholdmyfringe（刘海）backandkissmeontheforeheadbeforeschool.Howheboughtmeapotterysetandrollerskates,althoughwewerestrugglingbyonjusthissalary,andallowedmetoskatetoschool.Howhewouldplaychessandtenniswithme,andtakemetoendlesschessandtennistournaments,eventhoughIneverwonanything.HowhewouldreadtheGuardianeverydayandfillinthequickcrossword,butleaveafewcluesandpraisemeifIsolvedthem.HekepteveryoneofmyGuardiancolumns,andeveryarticleIeverhadpublished,evenduringourmanyestranged（疏远）periods.HegavemealotofhissavingstobuyaflatafterIbecameasinglemum.Andhesetmydateofbirthasthepasscodeonhisphone.

YetI’mashamedtosayIblamedhim,often,foreverything:

myanorexia（厌食症）,mycutting,myanxiety,mydepression....Hewasthereduringthetoughtimes,yetallIcouldthinkwasthatthetoughtimeshappenedbecauseofhim,forgettingthatthecausesofeventsarecomplex,andthatplentyofpeoplewhohadhappychildhoodshavetodealwithmentalillnessanddomesticviolencetoo.

Ievenstoppedhimfromseeingmydaughter,thenthree,thethingthatbroughthimmosthappiness,becauseIwasscaredhewouldhurther,andthatherlifewouldbelikemine.Thatdecisionwouldmeanheneverspoketomeagain.

Whenwespenttimetogetherinpreviousyears,myfatherhuggedmealotyetnevertalkedmuch.Bornin1930sAmericaduringtheDepression,hewasamanoffewwords,asilentromanticwhosignedhisemptyValentine’scardstomymotherwithonlyhisfirstinitial.IknowhethoughtItalkedtoomuch;ironically,InevertoldhimwhatIneededto.Knowinghewasold,Itriedtogetbackintouchseveraltimestomakethingsright,butmymothersaidhedidn’twanttohearfromme.Iunderstandthat.Whywouldhewanttohearfromthedaughterwhowasneverabletoforgivehimforhismistakes;whobroughtthemuptimeaftertime,unabletoaccepthisapologies?

Whopreventedhimfromseeinghisgranddaughter?

Whoscoldedhimforhisfaults,yetneveracknowledgedhisnumerouskindnesses?

It’smuchtoolatenow.WhenIsitbyhishospitalbedandholdhislargewrinkledhand,fartoowarm,andaskhimtosqueezeitifhecanhearme,hedoesn’t.SoItellhimafewofthethingsIshouldhavetoldhimwhenhewasconscious,thoughit’shardtosaythewords:

thatIlovehimverymuch,andthatI’msorryabouttheestrangement（疏远）.AnditremindsmeofwhatI’veknownforalongtime:

thatmydaddidn’tknowhowtobeafathertomewhenIwasyoung,becausehisfatherwasabusivetohimasachild.Hisfatherdiedestrangedfromhisson;myfatherisdyingestrangedfromhisdaughter.

IneverthoughtthatI’dfeelthisbrokenatlosinghim.Ifantasize（幻想）thathiseyeswillopen,andthathewillbeconsciousagainforjustafewdays.IwillgivehimaletterthankinghimforallthethingsIhaverememberedwhilewritingthispiece,andapologizingforallthewaysIhavewrongedhim.AndwhenIdelivertheletter,Iwillbringmyfive-year-olddaughterwithme,sohecanseeherhappinessandsweetness,andlearnthatthechainofhurtthathasbeenpasseddownfromgenerationtogenerationhasfinallybeenbroken.

24.TheseparationbetweenFatherandthedaughterismainlycausedby______.

A.Father’scrueltytowardsthedaughter.

B.Father’sirresponsibilityforthefamily.

C.thedaughter’smisunderstandingofherfather.

D.thedaughter’sprotectionofherkidfromharm.

25.Fatherrejectedhisdaughter’soffertogetintouchwithhimbecause______.

A.hewastooashamedtofacehisdaughter.

B.hecouldn’tpardonhisdaughter’signorance.

C.hecouldn’tsupporthisdaughteranymore.

D.hewascontenttoliveawayfromhisdaughter.

26.Theauthor’sfathercanbedescribedas______.

A.generous,coldandstubborn.B.strict,caringandstubborn.

C.generous,strictandinconsiderate.D.caring,coldandinconsiderate.

27.Whatmessagedoestheauthorwanttoconveyintheunderlinedpart?

A.Thepreviouswayoffamilyeducationwillnolongercontinue.

B.Thegranddaughterwillbreakthefamilychaintolivefreely.

C.Therewillbenorestrictioninthefamilyfromthatmomenton.

D.Fatherwillleavetheworldwithoutanyregretsandsufferings.

C

Haveyouevernoticedthatafterabout6monthsyourperfectlynew1，000dollarsmartphonebeginstoslowdown?

WhatifItoldyouthatit’sasalesstrategythatprettymuchallphonecompaniesusetoforcepeopleintobuyingnewphones?

Inlate2015，whenLisaYoungwasinchargeofiOSsecurityandbetasoftwaretestingteams，herbossrevealedadarksecrettoher，sayingthattheywereusinganewstrategythatwouldpurposelyslowdownolderphoneseverytimethephonewouldupgradetothelatestoperatingsystem.Thisnewmethodwouldforcecustomerstobuythelatestphonemodel,increasingsalesby70％．

Shewasalittledisturbedtohearthenews,butshejustkeptherheaddownandcontinuedtodoherjob.Afterawhile,theguiltofbeinginvolvedwithsuchashadysalesmodelstartedtoweighheavyonher．“Howcouldamulti—billiondollarcorporationcontinuetotakeadvantageofthepubliclikethis?

”shethought．InMarchof2017，shecontactedareporterfromCNNtofinallyleaktheinformationconcerningAppleslowingdownphones．

Thescandal（丑闻）wentviralovernight,andeverymediaoutletintheworld,ineverylanguagewastalkingaboutit,makingitoneofthebiggestcontroversiesinconsumerelectronicshistory.Aweeklater,shewassecretlyletgoafterher8yearsofservice.Althoughshewastakingahugeriskgoingagainstoneofthemostpowerfulcorporationsintheworld,shefeltasenseofreliefexposingthem.Thepublicdeservedtoknowandthefearbecamehermotivationtofindawaytodestroytheirshadysalesmodel．

Severalofhercolleagueswerefiredwithher.Theyquietlyunited,andafterayearofextensiveresearchtheydesignedauniqueproductcalledCircaChargethatwouldreversethenegativeeffectsof“softwareupdates”.Phonecompanieshaverecentlycaughtwind（嗅出）oftheirovernightsuccesswithCircaChargeandaretryingtodoeverythingtheycantomakethisproductillegalandbanitforever.Lisaandherteamhavemadeunbelievableprogressinincreasingbatterylife,batteryhealth,andoptimizing（使最优化）phoneperformance,andtheywillcontinuetodevelopnewtechnologythatwillbeatphonecompaniesattheirowngameuntiltheychangetheirways．

28.Whatcanwelearnaboutthenewmethodmentionedinparagraph2?

A.Itisessentialinthe1atestoperatingsystem．

B.Itbenefitsusersinupgradingtheiroldpho