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甘肃省民乐一中高三英语第一次诊断考试新人教版
民乐一中2014-2015学年高三年级第一次诊断考试
英语试卷
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第Ⅰ卷
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。
A
Ateenagerrealizedherdreamofbecomingaprofessionalmodelthreeyearsafteraseriouscaraccident.
MaritaDavieswasonherwayhomefromapartywhenthecrashhappened.ThecarthatMaritatookasapassengerwasgoingthewrongwayandcrashedintoanothercardrivenbyadrunkendrivernamedDavidHudson,whichleftherwithabrokenlegandback.Ittookthefirefightersmorethantwohourstofreetheteenagerfromthedamagedcarbeforeshewastakentohospital.Maritawasinawheelchairforayearafterbeingbed-riddenforninemonths.
Maritafearedherdreamofamodelingcareerwasover.Shesaid,“IwasextremelyupsetandshockedwhenIknewaboutmyterribleinjuries.Ithoughtmydreamofbecomingamodelwasover.Mylegandbackwerebroken.ThecrashhadbrokenmyconfidenceandIbecamequietandspentlesstimewithotherpeople.Iwas16,andatthatageallIwantedtodowastogooutwithmyfriends.”
Butasherhealthtookaturnforthebetter,Maritafinallycameoutofthewheelchairandlearnedtowalk.Shedecidedshewouldstilltrytofollowherdreams,andsentsomephotosofftosomemodelingagencies.Shedidafewunpaidjobswhilestudyingatcollege.Soon,paidcommercialmodelingjobsstartedcomingin.Maritawasabitdoubtfulatfirst,becausethecrashhadleftherwithhugescarsonherlegandback.Shewasworriedthatpeoplewouldn’twanthertomodelforthem,butthisdidn’tstopher.
Maritahaddoneamazinglywelltoovercomeeverythingthathadbeenthrownatherinthethreeyears.Finally,Maritabecameaprofessionalmodelin2013.ShewassignedupforadvertisingcampaignsandappearedinTVads.、
1.Whendidtheaccidenthappen?
A.In2008.B.In2009.C.In2010.D.In2011.
2.Whoshouldbetoblamefortheaccident?
A.MaritaDavies.
B.DavidHudson.
C.ThedriverofthecarthatMaritatook.
D.Bothofthedriversinvolvedintheaccident.
3.HowdidMaritafeelwhenmodelingjobsbecameavailabletoher?
A.Lucky.B.Satisfied.C.Surprised.D.Unconfident.
4.Thepassageisintendedto______.
A.provemodelingisapromisingcareer.
B.warnpeoplenottodriveafterdrinking
C.suggesthavingadreamisagoodthing
D.praiseMarita’sspiritstoovercomedifficulties
B
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Withafreelibraryofhistorytimeline,philosophystudyguidesandlibrarysummaries,andessays,SparkNoteshascoveredjustaboutanyreading-relatedjamyoufindyourselfin,justrunasearchforthebook,play,orshortsummaryofthematerialyouaresupposedtoread.
♦A
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WhileWikipediaisn'taimedspecificallyatstudents,itisdifficulttothinkofanotherwebsitethatdoesmoretoreducethepainofpaperwritingandresearching.Wikipcdiagivesyouaquickwaytofindsourcesandgetthedetailsofalmostanytopicyouneedtoresearch——-allwithoutwalkingtothelibrary.
5.Thepassagewasmainlywrittento_____.
A.explainsomewebsitesforparents
B.comparesomeeducationalwebsites
C.introducedifferentpartsofawebsite
D.offersomewebsitesthatmayhelpstudents
6.Whileyouaretakinggreatpainstowritearesearchreport,_____canmostprobablybeahelp.
A.FacebookB.SparkNotesC.Amazon.coinD.Wikipedia
7.Whichofthefollowingwillyoumostprobablyreferto,ifyouneedbriefideasforclassdiscussioninreading?
A.Wikipedia.B.Facebook.C.SparkNotes.D.A.
C
Talkingplantsmightsoundlikecharactersinafairytale.Butrecentscientificstudieshaveshownthatplantscommunicatewitheachotherandwithotherlivingthingsinasurprisingnumberofways.Tounderstandthem,scientistssay,wejusthavetolearntheirlanguage.Farmersareespeciallyinterestedinwhatplantshavetosay.
“Plantsareabletocommunicatewithallsortsoforganisms(有机体).Theycancommunicatewithgiantbacteria,withotherplantsandwithinsects.Theydothischemically,”saidCahill,anEcologyProfessoroftheUniversityofAlbertainCanada.
Plantscientistsarejustbeginningtounderstandthischemical“language”.Cahillsaysstudieshaveshown,forexample,thatplantscanevaluate(评估)conditionsintheirimmediateenvironmentandtakeappropriateactions.Plantshaveanability,forexample,tosignalpainordiscomfortcausedbyanythingfromtemperatureextremestoaninsectattack.JackSchultz,aprofessorofchemicalecologyattheUniversityofMissouri,sayswhenaplantsensesthatit'sbeingeaten,itcannotwalkawayfromtrouble;onthecontrary,itwillreleaseachemicalvapor(蒸汽)thatalertsotherplantsnearby.
“Theirlanguageisachemicallanguage,anditinvolveschemicalsthatmovethroughtheairthatareeasytobechangeable,andmostofallaresmellsthatwearefamiliarwith,”Schultzexplained.
“Allplantsrespondedtotheattackbychangingtheirchemistrytodefendthemselves,”Schultzrecalled.“Butwewerequitesurprisedtofindthatnearbyplantsalsochangedtheirchemistrytodefendthemselves,eventhoughtheywerenotpartoftheexperiment.”
Studieshavealsoshownthatplantsunderattackreleasepleasantchemicals.Thosechemicalsattractfriendlyinsectsthatattackthepestseatingtheplant.
Intheend,plants'abilitytocommunicatetheirneeds—andourabilitytounderstandthem—couldhelpfarmersreducetheuseofpoisonouschemicals,cutoperatingcostsandlimitdamagetotheenvironment.
8.Therecentscientificstudieshaveshownthatplantscan______.
A.communicatewithotherlivingthingsinachemicalway
B.hardlyreacttoanysuddenchangeintemperature
C.useaveryspecialchemica1languagewhichisfamiliartous
D.respondtotheattackbygivingoffpoisonouschemicals
9.Whenbeingeatenbyaninsect,theplantwill________.
A.walkawayfromtrouble
B.changeitschemistrytokilltheinsect
C.releaseachemicalvaporto“ask”otherplantsforhelp
D.giveoffnicechemicalstoattractfriendlyinsectskillingthepest
10.Theunderlinedword“alert”mostprobablymeans“______”.
A.warn B.protectC.threatenD.allow
11.Whichwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?
A.CommunicationbetweenPlants
B.AChemical“Language”
C.PlantsCanTalk
D.HowPlantsProtectThemselves
D
ScientistsinMexicohavejustbegunanewstudyofoneoftheworld’sbiggestpyramids:
thePyramidoftheSun,northofMexicoCity.They’reputtinglotsofsmall,high-techmachinesunderthepyramidtotrytounlocksomeofitssecrets.Forthousandsofyears,peoplehavetriedtouncoverthesecretsofthepyramids.
Thepeoplewhobuiltthepyramidsmadelotsofsecretdoorsandroomstostoprobbersfromfindingthetreasuresinside.However,therealwayshavebeensomesmartthievesinhistory.Now,almostallofEgypt’spyramidshavebeenrobbed,includingtheGreatPyramidofKhufu,whichisthelargestpyramidintheworld.Itistheonlyoneoftheancientwondersoftheworldthatisstillstanding.
InAD820,anArabkingnamedAbdullahALManumgotagroupofworkerstodigtheirwayintotheGreatPyramidandhavealook.Insidethepyramid,theyfoundthreerooms—theQueen’sChamber,theGrandGalleryandtheKing’sChamber.Buttotheirsurprise,themendidn’tfindthetreasurestheywanted.TheQueen’sandKing’sChamberswerebothempty!
WhereweretheKing’smummyandhistreasures?
Hadsomeonealreadytakenthemaway?
Thehugestonedoorsatthepyramid’sentrancewerestillclosedwhenALManum’smenwentinside.Howhadthethievesgotinandout?
Sincethen,manypeoplehavegoneinsidetheGreatPyramidtohavealookortotrytotakethings.Butstill,nootherchambersorwalkwayshavebeenfound.
In2002,anAmericanteammadethemostrecentvisittotheGreatPyramid.Scientistssentarobotintothepyramid,buttheyonlyfoundamysteriouslockedstonedoor.
12.Thefirsttwoparagraphswerewrittentoshowthat____.
A.ancientEgyptianemperorswerecruel
B.thePyramidoftheSunisanunusualhistoricbuilding
C.constructionworkersledahardlifeinancientEgypt
D.thesecretsofthepyramidsremaintobeuncovered
13.Whatisthepurposeofmakingsomesecretdoorstothepyramids?
_______.
A.Totrytounlocksomeofitssecrets
B.Tostoprobbersfromfindingthetreasuresinside
C.Torefusesomevisitorsallovertheworldintoit
D.Totellthetruthtothepeopleinthefuture
14.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtruetotheGreatPyramidofKhufu?
A.Itisthelargestpyramidintheworld.
B.Itistheonlyoneoftheancientwondersthatisstillstanding.
C.AbdullahALManumtooktheKing’smummyandhistreasuresaway.
D.ScientistsfoundamysteriouslockedstonedoortotheGreatPyramid.
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