甘肃省民乐一中届高三英语第一次诊断考试新人教版Word文件下载.docx

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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

Whetheryou'

rehavingproblemswithyourhomeworkoryou’repreparingforyourtermpaper,thesestudent-focusedwebsitescanhelpyouwithanythingyouneed.Thekeytogettingthemostoutoftheseonlineresourcesistoknowhowtheycanbestbeusedtoyouradvantage.

♦Facebook

AlthoughFacebookcanbeoneofyourbiggesttime-wastersanddistractions（干扰）whenyouaresupposedtobegettingworkdone,itcanalsobeoneofyourmostvaluableresources.MostofyourclassmateswillprobablyhaveaFacebookaccount,soanyoneyouneedtoconnectwithaboutaclassyoumissedoraboutaproblemisusuallyjustafewclicksaway.

♦SparkNotes

Withafreelibraryofhistorytimeline,philosophystudyguidesandlibrarysummaries,andessays,SparkNoteshascoveredjustaboutanyreading-relatedjamyoufindyourselfin,justrunasearchforthebook,play,orshortsummaryofthematerialyouaresupposedtoread.

♦A

Doyoufinisheverytermwithmanyexpensivetextbooksyouwillneveropenagain?

Insteadoflettingthemoneyspentgotowaste,getbacksomeofyourcashbysellingyourbooksonAmazon.

♦Wikipedia

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.