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高三一模英语试题

2018届中山市华侨中学高三第一次模拟考试英语试题

考试时间：

120分钟满分：

120分（2017.8.28）

第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的

A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Inspiringyoungminds!

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1.WhyisTOKNOWaspecialmagazine?

A.Itentertainsyoungparents.

B.Itprovidesseriousadvertisements.

C.Itpublishespopularsciencefictions.

D.Itcombinesfunwithcomplexconcepts.

2.WhatdoesTOKNOWofferitsreaders?

A.Onlinecourses.

B.Articlesonnewtopics.

C.Lecturesonabalancedlife.

D.Reportsonscientificdiscoveries.

3.Howmuchshouldyoupayifyoumakea12-monthsubscriptiontoTOKNOWwithgiftpackfromChina?

OneofmywonderfulmemoriesisaboutaChristmasgift.Unlikeothergifts,it

camewithoutwrap.

OnSeptember11th,1958,MumgavebirthtoRichard.Aftershebroughthimhome

fromhospital,sheputhiminmylap,saying."Ipromisedyouagift,andhereitis.

anhonor!

Iturnedfouramonthearlierandnoneofmyfriendshadsuchababydollof

theirown.Iplayedwithitdayandnight.Isangtoit.Itolditstories.ItolditoverandoverhowmuchIlovedit!

Onemorning,however,Ifounditsbedempty.Mydollwasgone!

Icriedforit.Mumweptandtoldmethatthepoorlittlethinghadbeensenttoahospital.Ithadafever.Forseveraldays,IheardMumandDadwhisperingsuchwordsas"hopeless","pitiful",and"dying",whichsoundedominous.

Christmaswascoming."Don'texpectanypresentsthisyear."Dadsaid,pointingatthesocksIhunginthelivingroom."Ifyourbabybrotherlives,that'llbeChristmasenough."Ashespoke,hiswereeyesfilledwithtears.I'dneverseenhimcrybefore.

ThephonerangearlyonChristmasmorning.Dadjumpedoutofbedtoanswerit.

Frommybedroom,Iheardhimsay."What?

He'sallright?

"Hehungupandshoutedupstairs."ThehospitalsaidwecanbringRichardhome!

""ThankGod.'"IheardMumcry.

Fromtheupstairswindow,Iwatchedmyparentsrushouttothecar.Ihadnever

seenthemsohappy.AndIwasalsofullofjoy.Whatawonderfulday!

Mybabydoll

wouldbehome.Irandownstairs.Mysocksstillhungthereflat.ButIknewtheywerenotempty;theywerefilledwithlove!

4.WhathappenedtotheauthoronSeptember11,1958?

A.HegotababybrotherB.HegotaChristmasgift

C.HebecamefouryearsoldD.Hereceivedadoll

5.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“ominous”inParagraph3probablymea？

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A.impossible.B.boringC.difficultD.fearful

6.WhichwordcanbestdescribethefeelingofthefatherwhenChristmaswascoming?

A.excitement.B.happiness.

C.sadness.D.disappointment.

7.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.AsadChristmasdayB.Lifewithalovelybaby

C.AspecialChristmasgift.D.Memoriesofahappyfamily

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MinutesafterthelastmovieendedyesterdayatthePlazaTheater,employeeswerebusysweepinguppopcornsandgatheringcokecups.Itwasascenethathadbeenrepeatedmanytimesinthetheater'7s5-yearhistory.Thistime,however,thecleanupwasalittledifferent.Asonegroupofworkerscarriedouttherubbish,anothergroupbeganremovingseatsandothertheaterequipmentinpreparationforthebuilding'send.

ThefilmclassicTheLastPictureShowwasthelastmovieshownintheoldtheater.Thoughthemovieis30yearsold,mostofthe250seatswerefilledwithteary-eyed

audiencewantingtosaygood-byetotheoldbuilding.TheaterownerEdBradfordsaidhechosethemoviebecauseitseemedappropriate.Themovieissetinasmalltownwheretheonlymovietheaterispreparingtoclosedown.

Bradfordsaidthatlargemoderntheatersinthecitymadeitimpossibleforthe

Plazatocompete.Headdedthatthetheater'slocationwasalsoareason.“Thisused

tobethecenteroftown,”hesaid.“Nowtheareaismostlyofficebuildingsandwarehouses.”

Lastweeksomecityofficialssuggestedthecitymightbeinterestedinturningthe

oldtheaterintoamuseumandpublicmeetingplace.However,theseplanswereabandonedbecauseoffinancialproblems.Bradfordsoldthebuildingandlandtoalocaldevelopmentfirm,whichplanstobuildashoppingcomplexonthelandwherethetheaterislocated.

Thetheateraudiencesaidgood-byeasBradfordlockedthedoorsforthelasttime.

After75yearsthePlazaTheaterhasshownitslastmovie.Thetheaterwillbemissed.

8.Inwhatwaywasyesterday'scleanupatthePlazaspecial?

A.Itmaderoomfornewequipment.

B.Itsignaledtheclosedownofthetheater.

C.Itwasdonewiththehelpoftheaudience.

D.Itmarkedthe75thanniversaryofthetheater.

9.WhywasTheLastPictureShowputon?

A.Itwasanall-timeclassic.

B.Itwasaboutthehistoryofthetown.

C.Theaudiencerequestedit.

D.Thetheaterownerfounditsuitable.

10.Whatwillprobablyhappentothebuilding?

A.Itwillberepaired.

B.Itwillbeturnedintoamuseum.

C.Itwillbeknockeddown.

D.Itwillbesoldtothecitygovernment.

11.Whatcanweinferabouttheaudience?

A.TheyaredisappointedwithBradford.

B.Theyaresadtopartwiththeoldtheater.

C.Theyaresupportiveofthecityofficials.

D.Theyareeagertohaveashoppingcenter.

D

CaliforniaCondor'sShockingRecovery

CaliforniacondorsareNorthAmerica'slargestbirds,withwing-lengthofupto3meters.Inthe1980s,electricallinesandleadpoisoning（铅中毒）nearlydrovethemto

dyingout.Now,electricshocktrainingandmedicaltreatmentarehelpingtorescuethesebigbirds.

Inthelate1980s,thelastfewcondorsweretakenfromthewild,andthereare

nowmorethan150flyingoverCaliforniaandnearbyArizona,UtahandBajainMexico.

justdon'tseethepowerlines,

电死）iftheytouchtwolinesat

saysBruceRideoutofSanDiegoZoo.Theirwingscanbridgethegapbetweenlines,resultinginelectrocution（once.

Soscientistshavecomeupwithashockingidea.Tallpoles,placedinlargetrainingareas,teachthebirdstostayclearofelectricallinesbygivingthemapainfulbutundeadlyelectricshock.Beforethetrainingwasintroduced,66%ofset-freedcondorsdiedofelectrocution.Thishasnowdroppedto18%.

Leadpoisoninghasprovedmoredifficulttodealwith.Whencondorseatdead

bodiesofotheranimalscontaininglead,theyabsorblargequantitiesoflead.Thisaffectstheirnervoussystemsandabilitytoproducebabybirds,andcanleadtokidney（肾）failuresanddeath.SocondorswithhighlevelsofleadaresenttoLosAngelesZoo,wheretheyaretreatedwithcalciumEDTA,achemicalthatremovesleadfromthebloodoverseveraldays.Thisworkisstartingtopayoff.Theannualdeathrateforadultcondorshasdroppedfrom38%in2000to5.4%in2011.

Rideout'steamthinksthattheCaliforniacondors'averagesurvivaltimeinthewild

isnowjustundereightyears.“Althoughthesemeasuresarenoteffectiveforever,they

arevitalfornow,”hesays.“Theyaretrulygoodbirdsthawtaoretheveryeffortweputintorecoveringthem.”

12.Californiacondorsattractresearchers'interestbecausethey.

A.areactiveatnight

B.hadtobebredinthewild

C.arefoundinCalifornia

D.almostdiedoutinthe1980s

13.Researchershavefoundelectricallinesare

A.blockingcondors'journeyhome

B.bigkillersofCaliforniacondors

C.restplacesforcondorsatnight

D.usedtokeepcondorsaway

14.AccordingtoParagraph5,leadpoisoning

A.makescondorstoonervoustofly

B.haslittleeffectoncondors'kidneys

C.canhardlybegottenridoffromcondors'blood

D.makesitdifficultforcondorstoproducebabybirds

15.Thepassageshowsthat.

A.theaveragesurvivaltimeofcondorsissatisfactory

B.Rideout'sresearchinterestliesinelectricengineering

C.theeffortstoprotectcondorshavebroughtgoodresults

D.researchershavefoundthefinalanswerstotheproblem

第二节（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。

TheScienceofRisk-Seeking

Sometimeswedecidethatalittleunnecessarydangerisworthitbecausewhen

weweightheriskandthereward,theriskseemsworthtaking.16Someofus

enjoyactivitiesthatwouldsurpriseandscaretherestofus.Why?

Expertssayitmayhavetodowithhowourbrainswork.

Thereasonwhyanyofustakeanyrisksatallmighthavetodowithearlyhumans.Risk-takerswerebetterathunting,fighting,orexploring.17Asthequalityofrisk-takingwaspassedfromonegenerationtothenext,humansendedupwithasenseofadventureandatoleraneeforrisk.

Sowhyaren'twealljumpingoutofairplanesthen?

Well,even200,000yearsago,toomuchrisk-takingcouldgetoneki