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广东省佛山市届高三英语上学期月考试题

广东省佛山市2018届高三英语上学期11月月考试题

本试题卷共8页，全卷满分120分，考试用时120分钟。

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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Throughouthistory,famouswomeninventorshaveplayedavitalroleintheworld.

MaryAnderson

Anyonewho'severdriveninarainorsnowstormcanprovetheextremeimportanceofwindshieldwipers.InventorMaryAndersonreceivedapatentforhercarwindowcleaningdevicein1903.However,itwasnotimmediatelyaccepted.Manypeoplethoughtitwoulddrawdrivers'attentionaway,butby1916windshieldwipershadbeenstandardonmostvehicles.

BarbaraAskins

InventorBarbaraAskinsreturnedtoschoolafterhavingtwochildrenandreceivedbothbachelor'sandmaster'sdegreesinchemistry.Aftercompletinghereducation,AskinswenttoworkforNASA,whereshewasgiventhetaskofinventingawaytoimproveastronomicalandgeologicalphotostakenfromspace,whichwereoftenunclearandlackeddefinition.Thesolutionshedevelopedwouldhaveagreaterinfluencethananyonecouldhaveimagined.

PatriciaBillings

PatriciaBillings,asculptor,initiallysoughttocreateaconcreteadditivetopreventhersculpturesfrombreakinginthe1970s.Afteryearsofexperimenting,shefinallyachievedhergoalofmakinganindestructiblematerial.Soonafter,shediscoveredthematerialwasalsoamazinglyresistanttoheat—whichopenedthedoortoalargernumberofapplications.Becausetheinventionisnonpoisonousaswellasindestructibleandfireproof,itistheworld'sfirstworkablereplacementforasbestos（石棉）．

GiulianaTesoro

Throughherworkandresearch,shedevelopedprocessestopreventstatic（静电）accumulationinmanmadefibers,pioneeredimprovedpermanentpresscharactersfortextiles（纺织品）anddiscoveredwaystomakenewproducingprojectsrunatpeakoperationandefficiency.Tesoroheldhermorethanonehundredandtwentyfivepatentsinareasrelatedtoorganiccompounds（有机化合物）andtextileprocessing.

1.WhywasMaryAnderson'sinventionrejectedatfirst?

A.BecauseoftherebeinglittlerainorsnowintheUS.

B.Becauseofitsexpensivenessformostpeople.

C.Becauseofitsuselessnessonmostvehicles.

D.Becauseofitsprobabledisturbancetodrivers.

2.Whomadeagreatcontributiontofireresistantmaterial?

A.PatriciaBillings.B.BarbaraAskins.C.MaryAnderson.D.GiulianaTesoro.

3.Fromthetext,wecaninferthatGiulianaTesorowas________．

A.optimisticB.productiveC.generousD.traditional

B

WhenIwasyounger,Iwascrazyaboutstoriesofmagic.Ienjoyedbookswherewizards（巫师）andwarriors（勇士）battledthepowersofdarknessinstrangeworlds.Iwasexcitedwhentheysucceededbringingpeaceandhappinesstotheirlands.IguesslikemostofthereadersofthesestoriesIsecretlywishedformagicalpowersformyself.Iwantedtobeabletomagicallymakemypaindisappear,tomakemyproblemsgoaway,andtohavepoweroverthisworldthatsooftenhaspoweroverus.

AsIgotolder,however,Irealizedthattherewasnosuchthingasmagicduetotheharshrealityoflife.Istruggledthroughalongperiodofpoverty.Ihaddailypainfromabackinjurythatneverhealedright.IfeltsadnessandsorrowwhenbothofmysonswerediagnosedwithAutism（自闭症）.Istillsometimesdaydreamedofmagicbutintimeeven,thatfadedaway.

ThenonedayIamnotsurewhenIbegantodiscoveradifferentkindofmagic.Thismagicgrewstrongerinmyheart,soul,andminddaybydayandyearbyyear.ThismagicwascalledLOVE.Itconnectedmetomyownhighestselfandtoalloftheothersoulsinthisworld.Itdidn’tremovemypovertybutitmadeeverydayofmylifefeelricher.Itdidn’tmakemybackpaingoawaybutithelpedmedealwithitsomuchbetter.Itdidn’tcuremysons’Autism,butithelpedmeseethemasthebeautiful,loving,andjoyfulsoulsthattheytrulyare.Itdidn’tmakemeawizardorawarriorbutithelpedmetodispel（驱散）thedarknessofthisworldwithmyownlight.

Thereissuchathingasmagicinthisworld.Thereissuchathingasmagicineachoneofus.ThismagiciscalledLOVE.Mayyouchooseit,shareit,andliveiniteverysingledayofyourlife.Mayyouuseittohelpothers,tohealthi

sworld,andtobuildabridgetoHeaven.

4.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“they”inParagraph1referto?

A.Wizardsandwarriors.B.Magicalpowers.C.Stories.D.Readers.

5.Whydidn’ttheauthorbelieveinmagicwhenhegrewolder?

A.Becausehealwaysfeltsad.

B.Becausemagicfadedawayfromhim.

C.Becausehisproblemshavegoneaway.

D.Becauseheexperiencedthehardshipoflife.

6.Whatisconsideredmagicintheauthor’sopinion?

A.Thehighestself.B.Thegreatlove.

C.Shareofpleasure.D.Removalofpoverty.

7.What’stheauthor’spurposeinwritingthearticle?

A.Totellastory.B.Tointroduceabookofmagic.

C.Toexplainadreamofmagic.D.Topromoteakindofmagic—love.

C

Iturned16onFriday,buttheDriver’sLicenseOfficeinmysmallhometownwasonlyopenonTuesday,soIhadtowaitthroughthatextremelylongweekendandanendlessMondaybeforegoinginformyexamination.

IcametotheDriver’sLicenseOfficehalfanhourearlierthatTuesdaymorning,pacingbackandforthonthewornporchwaitingfortheofficetoopenateight.Ireviewedthedriver’smanualforthehundredthtime.Iwasready.Iknewthemanualbackwardandforward;Ihadmadean“A”inmydriver’strainingcourse,andIwasageniusbehindthewheel.

Finally,thedooropenedandatired-lookingmaninabrownuniformletmein.

“Letmeguess.Youwanttotakethedriver’stest.”hisvoicewasnotenthusiastic.

“Yes!

”Iansweredinexcitement.

“Ok,fillthisout,andifyoupasswe’llgoforadrive.”

IgrabbedthetestandrushedtothedeskwhereIfilleditoutinrecordtime.Aquickcheckshowedthatmypaperwasperfect.

“Let’sgetinthecar.”Hegavemeasetofkeys,andIslidbehindthewheel.Everythingwasgoingsmoothlyaswepulledoutoftheemptyparkinglot.Isignaledarighthandturn,andwewereonadesertedstreet.Thiswasgoingtobeeasy.

“TurnleftandgoupYoungBloodHill,”heordered.Myhometownisinthemountains,andYoungBloodHillwasalmostvertical（垂直的）.AsIeasedupthesteephillandcametoastopatthetop,Iheardthecar’senginedie.Myheartsank.Iwouldhavetostartitagainwithoutrollingbackdownthehill.Iswallowedhardandturnedthekey;asImovedmyfootfromthebrake,thecarbegantoroll.IsupposeIcouldhaverolledallthewaybacktothebottomexceptforonething.Therewassomethingbehindmewhichstoppedmyrollwitharoughshakeandcrashofglass—apolicecar.

ThepolicemanwrotemeaticketasIlookedoverthedamage,andthemanfromtheDriver’sLicenseOfficeslidbehindthewheel.IwaiteduntilwehadparkedbeforeIaskedhowlongapersonhadtowaitbeforetakingthetestagain.

8.Whatdoes“ageniusbehindthewheel”mean?

A.Someonewhoknowsmuchaboutwheels.

B.Someonewhoisintelligentinacar.

C.Someonewhoisverygoodatdriving.

D.Someonewhocanpassthedrivingtest.

9.HowdidtheauthorfeelbeforeYoungBloodHill?

A.Worried.B.Confident.C.Bored.D.Moved.

10.Whydidn’tthecarrollbacktothebottom?

A.Ithitapolicecar.B.Theenginedied.

C.Thewriterbrakedithard.D.Anofficerstoodbehindme.

11.Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?

A.ThemanfromtheDriver’sLicenseOfficewasfined.

B.Thepolicemandrovethecarawayaftertheaccident.

C.Thewriterfailedthedrivingtestunfortunately.

D.Thewritercouldn’ttakethedrivingtestagain.

D

Inmodernsocietythereisagreatdealofargumentaboutcompetition.Somevalueithighly,believingthatitisresponsibleforsocialprogress.Otherssaythatcompetitionisbad;thatitsetsonepersonagainstanother;thatitleadstounfriendlyrelationshipbetweenpeople.

Ihavetaughtmanychildrenwhoheldthebeliefthattheirself-worthdependedonhowwelltheyperformedattennisandotherskills.Forthem,playingwellandwinningareoftenlife-and-deathaffairs.Thedevelopmentofmanyotherhumanqualitiesissadlyforgotten.

However,whilesomeseemtobelostinthedesiretosucceed,otherstakeanoppositeattitude.Inaculturewhichvaluesonlythewinnerandpaysnoattentiontotheordinaryplayers,theystronglyblamecompetition.Amongthemostvocalareyoungsterswhohavesufferedundercompetitivepressuresfromtheirparentsorsociety.Teachingtheseyoungsters,Ioftenobserveinthemadesiretofail.Theyseemtoseekfailurebynottryingtowinorachievesuccess.Bynottrying,theyalwayshaveanexcuse:

“Imayhavelost,butitdoesn'tmatterbecauseIreallydidn’ttry.”Whatisnotusuallyacceptedbythemselvesisthebeliefthatiftheyhadreallytriedandlost,thatwouldmeanalot.Suchalosswouldbeameasureoftheirworth.Clearly,thisbeliefisthesameasthatofthetruecompetitorswhotrytoprovethemselves.Botharebasedonthemistakenbeliefthatone’sself-worthreliesonhowwelloneperformsincomparisonwithothers.Bothareafraidofnotbeingvalued.Onlyasthisbasicandoftentroublesomefearbeginstodisappearcanwediscoveranewmeaningincompetition.

12.Whatdoesthispassagemainlytalkabout?

A.Competitionhelpstosetupself-respect.

B.Competitionisharmfultopersonalqualitydevelopment.

C.Opinionsaboutcompetitionaredifferentamongpeople.

D.Failuresarenecessaryexperienceincompetition.

13.Whydosomepeoplefavorcompetitionaccordingtothepassage?

A.Itbuildsupasenseofpride.

B.Itpushessocietyforward.

C.Itimprovespersonalabilities.

D.Itdevelopspeople’sr