届高三第一学期模拟试题三 英语试题.docx

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届高三第一学期模拟试题三英语试题

2016届高三第一学期模拟试题三英语试题

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第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Letusbeginbysayingwhatdoesnotcauseourdreams.Ourdreamsdonotcomefrom“anotherworld”.Theyarenotmessagesfromoutsidesources.Theyarenotalookintothefuture,either.

Allourdreamshavesomethingtodowithourfeelings,fears,longings,wishes,needsandmemories.Ifapersonishungry,ortired,orcold,hisdreamsmayincludeafeelingofthiskind.Ifthecoversonyourbody,suchasaquiltorablanket,haveslippedoffyourbed,youmaydreamthatyouaresleepingontheiceorsnow.Thematerialforthedreamyouwillhavetonightislikelytocomefromtheexperienceyouhavetoday.

Sothesubjectofyourdreamusuallycomesfromsomethingthathasaneffectonyouwhileyouaresleeping（afeelingofcold,discomfort,etc.）anditmayalsouseyourpastexperiencesandthewishes，interestsandanxietyyouhavenow.Thisiswhychildrenarelikelytodreamoffairies（仙子）,prisonersoffreedom,hungrypeopleoffood,homesicksoldiersoftheirfamiliesandolderchildrenofschoolexaminations.

Toshowyouhowthishappenswhileyouareasleepandhowyourneedsandwishescanallbejoinedtogetherinadream,hereisthestoryofanexperiment.Amanwasasleepandthebackofhishandwasrubbedwithapieceofabsorbentcotton（药棉）.Hewoulddreamhewasinhospitalandhischarminggirlfriendwasvisitinghim,sittingonthebedandfeelinghishandgently.

Therearesomescientistswhohavemadeaspecialstudyofwhywedream,whatwedreamandwhatthosedreamsmean.Theirexplanationsofdreams,thoughabitreasonable,arenotacceptedbyeveryone,buttheyofferaninterestingapproachtotheproblem.Theybelievethatdreamsaremostlyexpressionsofwishesthatdonotcometrue.Inotherwords,dreamingisawayofhavingyourwishescarriedout.

1.Fromthepassageweknowthatourdreams___________.

A．areimaginationofourdailylifeB．aremen’scuriouslookintothefuture

C．havenothingtodowithourfeelingsD．areconnectedwithourfeelingstosomedegree

2.Olderchildrenoftendreamofexaminationsprobablybecause___________.

A．theyareeagertohaveexamsB．theyareworriedabouttheirstudies

C．theyhopeforabetterlifeD．theyareafraidofbeingpunished

3.Accordingtothewriter,theexplanationsofdreamsthatsomescientistsmade___________.

A．areconsideredinteresting,butnotreasonabletoall

B．giveagoodanswertothequestionwhywedream

C．hassomevalue,thoughnotfullyconvincing

D．havebeenprovedbythefindingsoftheirstudies

B

Inmychildhood,Iwasgreatlyinfluencedbymyparents,whoranabarbershopthatwasstartedintheEdoPeriod.Myfatherhadalsobeendoingvariouskindsofbusinessesandtaughtmehowtorunabusinesswhilemymothertaughtmekindness.MyfathertoldmetobeNo.1atanythingIdecidedtodo,soIwasseriousabouteverythingfrommyelementaryschooldays.Ihappenedtosellfermentedsoybeans（纳豆）whenIwasstillaschoolboyandfounditinterestingtoworkformoney.

Ienteredatirerecyclingcompanyoperatedbymyfather,whereIstartednewservices,suchasgettingdamagedvehiclesdirectlyfromthesceneofanaccident.ThesuccessofthisledmetoestablishHatoriSogyoCo.,myfirstcompany.ButHatoriSogyosufferedfrombillfraud（欺诈）andwentbankruptwithdebts.Ihadtoworkveryhardtorepaythedebts,sellingusedcars.Ifinishedpayingbackthedebtsafterthreeyearsandcontinuedtoworkintheusedcarbusiness.

IestablishedGulliverinhopesofgettingridoftheterribleimageofusedcarsales.Toreassurecustomers,Imadesalespracticestransparentandhonest.WhenIstartedthecompany,Isetthegoalofopening500shopsinfiveyearsandusedafranchise（特许权）systemtoincreasethenumberofshopsatarapidpace.Inordertoimprovetheviewsofusedcars,Ionlytalkedwithpeopleunrelatedtotheusedcarbusiness,asIthoughtoutsiderswerepreferabletothosealreadyintheindustry.

ThoughGulliverstartedasabusinessthatspecializedinbuyingusedcars,Idon’tintendtolimitourbusinesstoonearea.Nowwehavefirmfoundationinbuyingcars,sowearenowstartingtofocusondevelopingourcar-sellingbusinessaswell.

4.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Theauthor’sdiligencemakeshimwhatheistoday.

B.Theauthor’sfamilythoughtofnothingbutmoney.

C.Theauthorlivedonhisownasachild.

D.Theauthorwasforcedtotakeupbusiness.

5.Whydidtheauthorsellfermentedsoybeans?

A.Becausehewasprovidingmaterialsforthefamily.

B.Becausehewasinterestedinstudyingsoybeans.

C.Becauseheintendedtomakemoney.

D.Becausehewasforcedtodosobyhisfather.

6.Whatdidtheauthor’ssecondcompanydealin?

A.acceptedafranchisesystemeffectively

B.talkedwithpeopleunrelatedtothebusiness

C.madesalespracticesmuchmorepractical

D.informedallhisstaffofhisplan

7.Whatcanweinferbyreadingthepassage?

A.Theauthorisonlyinterestedinused-carbusiness.

B.Theauthorisanambitiousperson.

C.Theauthordoesn’tcareaboutcharitywork.

D.Theauthorhasoutstandingtalentsinbusiness.

C

Someparentsthinkthatoncetheirchildrenareatschool,theycanrelaxthemselves.Butthisisnotthecaseatall.Assomeresearchshows,parentshaveanevengreaterinfluenceontheirchildren’sacademicresultsthantheschooldoes.Mostofachild’sabilityisformedfromhome.

Themassofparentsdon’trealizehowtheycanhelptheirchildrenathome.Thingsareassimpleasbakingacake.Anexampleofhelpingyoungchildrenwiththeirmathsissimplyplanningabirthdayparty.Theyhavetodecidehowmanypeopletoinvite,howmanyinvitationstheywillneed,howmanyprizes,balloonsneedtobebought,andsoon.Childrenoftenfindthatreallifeexperienceshelpthemtodotheirmathsmoreeasily.

Anotherwaythatparentscanhelptheirchildrenwiththeirmathsistogivethempocketmoney.Thisnotonlyteachesthemaboutthevalueofmoney,butalsotheymayneedtousebasicmathstoworkouthowlongtheywillhavetosavetobuythespecialtoythattheywant.

Readingtochildrenatanearlyagecangivethemaheadstartwhentheystartschool.Butparentsshouldnotstopreadingtochildrenwhentheydostartgoingtoschool.Theystillliketobereadto,anditcanhelptoincreasetheirsightvocabularyaswell.

Providingchildrenwiththerightequipmentcanhelpwiththeireducation.Givingthemaquietplacewheretheycanwork,readanddohomework,withagoodreadinglightandacomfortablechairanddesk,isjustsomeoftheseimportantthings.Parentscanalsohelptheirchildrenbyprovidingthemwithsomereferencebooks,andanyotherrelevantlearningmaterialstheymightneed.

Evidently,parentsdonotneedtotakeanactiveroleintheeducationoftheirchildren.Ifparentswanttheirchildrentodowellatschool,theymustbepreparedtohelpeducatetheirchildrenathome.

8.Thepassagemainlytellsusthat___________.

A.educationstartsathomeB.parentscancontroltheirchildren

C.abilitiesaffectachild’sacademicresultD.goodequipmentleadstogoodgrades

9.Ifyouwanttoimproveyourchild’smathsability,youcan__________.

A.prepareyourchild’sbirthdaypartyasbigaspossible

B.leavethethingsusedforthepartydonebyyourchild

C.purchaseallthethingsneededbyyourself

D.letyourchildrencountthecupsandsoon

10.Fromthepassage,wecanknowthat__________.

A.childrencangetalotofpocketmoneybyworking

B.parentsusuallyreadtopreschoolchildren

C.parentsprefertoofferpocketmoneyratherthantoread

D.childrenwouldratherreadbythemselvesafterstartingschool

11.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothetext?

A.Readingtochildrencanhelpthemrecitemorewords.

B.Parentsmustpreparereferencebooksasmanyaspossible.

C.Aquietstudyareaisofgreathelpforchildren.

D.Parentscanteachtheirchildrenathomeinsteadofatschool.

D

Thereisnosuchthingasanaturalrobot.Robotsaren’talive,theydon’tgrow,andtheyneedpeopleandtechnologytogetaround.Butengineers,thehumaninventorsofthesemachines,don’tignorenature.Infact,theseresearchersareofteninspiredbynaturalevents.TheinventorsofanewrobotcalledGoQBotdrewinspirationfromcaterpillars（毛毛虫）.Toescapeenemiesorotherdangeroussituations,somecaterpillarsrollaway.Theydothistrickinasecond----reachingthespeedofnearly8inchespersecond.

“Youfeeltheanimalandyoudon’tknowwhereit’sgone.It’ssofast.”LininventedGoQBotwhileworkingatTuftsUniversityinMedford,Mass.HeisnowaresearcheratHarvardUniversity.

Ontheoutside,Lin’sGoQBotlooksalotlikealargecaterpillars.It’slightgreenandjustunderfourincheslong.Ontheinside,however,GoQBotlookslesslikeitsinspiration.Acaterpillar’sbodycontainsintestines（肠）andothersmallorgans.GoQBotismadeofmetalcoils（圈）inside.

Whenelectricalcurrentstravelthroughthosemetalcoils,GoQBottakesaction.Likethecaterpillar,therobotrollsupandracesaway.Robotsthatcrawlonmanylegsaresloweddownbecausetheyhavesomanyjoints.Jointsarespotswheredifferentpartscometogether,likepeople’sknees.Arobotthatrolls,ontheotherhand,canreachhighspeedsquickly.

Thenewrobotisanexampleofbiomimetic（仿生物的）technology,whichincludesdevicesthatimitatesomethinginnature.LininventedGoQBottobetterunderstandhowcaterpillarsmove.Inarecentstudy,heandhiscolleaguesreportthattheyhavealreadystartedtolearnaboutthebugs’ability