陕西省西安市届高三下学期第一次模拟英语原卷版.docx

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陕西省西安市届高三下学期第一次模拟英语原卷版

西安市2017届高三年级模拟试题

（一）

英语

第I卷（选择题共100分）

第二部分阅读理解（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

TEENSGIVINGisanexcitingyearlyeventwherehundredsofNewYorkCityteensgathertogetherannuallyforaremarkabledayofcommunityservice.Thisyear,TEENSGIVINGinSPRING2016participantswillonceagainbetterNewYorkCityandinfluencethousandsoflives!

WhenisTEENSGIVINGinSPRING2016?

Sunday,April20,2016

WhereisTEENSGIVING?

AlloverNewYorkCity.Everyonewillmeetatthe92ndStreetY（92ndandLexington）at9:

00AMfortheeventkick-off.Then,allTEENSGIVINGvolunteerswillgoacrossthecitytoworkwithourpartneringagencieswheretheywillmakeaHUGEdifferenceandhavefun!

WhoparticipatesinTEENSGIVING?

Hundredsofteenagersfromaroundthecity.Teenscomefromthe92ndStreetY,variouscityschools,youthgroups,andorganizationsinthearea.Inaddition,manyadultvolunteers（aged21andolder）willdonatetheirtimetoTEENSGIVINGinSPRING2016.

Whatprojectsdoparticipantsdoattheagencies?

Sampleprojectsincludepaintingparkbenches,plantinggardens,visitingandplayingwithpooranddisabledchildren,assistingatanimalshelters,workingatsoupkitchens,deliveringmealsandcelebratingwithfamiliesathomelessshelters.

DoIgetanythingforparticipatinginTEENSGIVING?

Yes!

Everybodybenefits!

Teenvolunteerswillreceive"6hours"ofcommunityservicecredit,goodtowardshonorsociety,highschoolgraduationandcollegeapplicationrequirements.Adultvolunteerswillbethankedwithalightbreakfast,agiftcertificatefortheirtroubles,andthesatisfactionofhelpingourcity'syouthcontributetotheircommunity.Inaddition,allteenandadultvolunteerswillreceiveacoolTEENSGIVINGinSPRING2016T-shirt.

Thissoundsawesome！

HowdoIregisterforTEENSGIVINGinSPRING2016?

Interestedteensand/oradultsshoulde-mailtheTEENSGIVINGCoordinatorJoshHymanatjhyman@92Y.org

jhyman@92Y.org>（subject:

TEENSGIVING）toreceivemoreinformationandtoregisterforthisfantasticevent!

Teenscanalsocontacttheirschool'sCommunityServiceAdvisor.

TEENSGIVINGissponsoredbythe92ndStreetY.

1.TEENSGIVINGisaneventwhichisheld________.

A.twiceeveryyearB.everytwoyears

C.onceeveryyearD.fromtimetotime

2.Whatcantheteenagersdointhisevent?

A.Givethankstotheadults.B.Takegoodcareofanimals.

C.CleanthestreetsofNewYork.D.Workforhighschoolsandcolleges.

3.Anadultvolunteermayget________forhistimedevotedtoTEENSGIVINGinSPRING2016.

A.aT-shirtandagiftcertificate

B.communityservicecreditandaT-shirt

C.ahighschoolcertificateandalightbreakfast

D.agiftcertificateandcommunityservicecredit

4.Thewriter’spurposeinwritingthispassageisto________.

A.askreaderstodonatetheiradvicetoTEENSGIVINGinSPRING2016

B.encouragereaderstoaskmorequestionsaboutTEENSGIVING

C.introduceTEENSGIVINGinSPRING2016toreaders

D.informreadersofsomefrequentlyaskedquestions

B

Twoyounggiant-pandatwinsbornintheUnitedStateshavereturnedhometoChina,butarestrugglingtoadapttothelanguageandfood.

The3-year-oldsisters,MeiLunandMeiHuan,werethefirstsurvivingpandatwinstobebornintheUnitedStates,andwerereturnedtoChinafromZooAtlantaonNov.5.ButthepairstillunderstandEnglishbetterthanChinese,andpreferAmericanbiscuitstoChinesebread.

Azoo-keepersaidthathismainconcernisthatthepairaresoaddictedtoAmericanbiscuitsthateverythingtheyeat—frombamboostoapples—hastobemixedwithbiscuits.Theyevenwanttosnackon（零食）biscuitswhendrinkingwater.

Thezoo-keeperistryingtoweanthemofftheirbiscuithabit,graduallyreplacingtheAmericanfoodwithChinesebread.MeiHuanisadapting,butMeiLundoesn'twanttotouchtheunfamiliarbread.

MeiLunisthelivelierofthetwo,oftenjumpingontotheroofandhangingupsidedownfromarail,butherslightlyyoungersisterMeiHuaniscalmer,preferringtositstill,observehernewenvironmentandoccasionallysnackonbamboo.

Alanguagebarrierisalsoreported.Whilethepairrespondtotheirownnames,and

understandsomeEnglishphrasessuchas"comehere,"theydon'tunderstandtheSichuandialectofChinese.

ThenewscausedsomelaughteronChinesesocialmedia,withsomeuserscommentingthatthepandaswouldsoongetusedtoSichuan'sfamouslyspicycuisine.

5.Basedonthepassage,whichstatementdoyouthinkisright?

A.ThepandatwinscanfitinwellinSichuan.

B.ThepandatwinsareonlyfondofSichuanfoodanddishes.

C.Thepandatwinshavebeenusedtothenewenvironmentveryquickly.

D.It'shardforthepandatwinstogetusedtothenewenvironmentsoon.

6.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart"weanthemoff"inthefourthparagraphmean?

A.helpthemgetridof.B.helpthemform.

C.helpthemstrengthen.D.helpthemkeep.

7.Fromthepassagewelearnthatofthetwosisters,________.

A.MeiHuanmainlyeatsbamboo

B.MeiLunislivingamoreactivelife

C.MeiHuanisnotsmarterthanMeiLun

D.MeiLunisasquietasheryoungersister

C

TheAmericannewspaperhasbeenaroundforaboutthreehundredyears.In1721,theprinterJamesFranklin,Benjamin'solderbrother,startedtheNewEnglandCourant,andthatwaswhatwemightrecognizetodayasarealnewspaper.Hefilledhispaperwithstoriesofadventure,articlesonart,onfamouspeople,andonallsortsofpoliticalsubjects.

ThreecenturiesaftertheappearanceofFranklin'sCourant,fewbelievethatnewspapersintheirpresentprintedformwillremainaliveforlong.Newspapercompaniesarelosingadvertisers,readers,marketvalue,andinsomecases,theirsenseofpurposeataspeedthatwouldnothavebeenimaginablejustseveralyearsago.ThechiefeditoroftheTimessaidrecently,"Atplaceswheretheygather,editorsaskoneanother,‘Howareyou?

’,asiftheyhavejustcomeoutofthehospitaloralostlawcase."AnarticleaboutthenewspaperappearedonthewebsiteoftheGuardian,undertheheadline"NOTDEADYET."

Perhapsnot,buttheriseoftheInternet,whichhasmadethedailynewspaperlookslowandoutofstepwiththeworld,hasbroughtaboutarealsenseofdeath.SomeAmericannewspapershavelost42%oftheirmarketvalueinthepastthreeyears.TheNewYorkTimesCompanyhasseenitsstock（股票）dropby54%sincetheendof2004,withmuchofthelosscominginthepastyear.AmanageratDeutscheBanksuggestedthatstock-holderssellofftheirTimesstock.

TheWashingtonPostCompanyhaspreventedthetroubleonlybychangingpartofitsbusinesstoeducation;itstestingandtest-preparationservicenowbringsinatleasthalfthecompany'sincome.

8.WhatcanwelearnabouttheNewEnglandCourant?

A.Itismainlyaboutthestockmarket.

B.Itcarriesarticlesbypoliticalleaders.

C.Itmarksthebeginningofnewspapers.

D.ItremainsasuccessfulnewspaperinAmerica.

9.Whatcanweinferaboutthenewspapereditors?

A.Theyoftenacceptreaders'suggestions.

B.Theycarealotabouteachother'shealth.

C.Theystopdoingbusinesswithadvertisers.

D.Theyfacegreatdifficultiesintheirbusiness.

10.Whichofthefollowingfoundanewwayforitsdevelopment?

A.TheWashingtonPost.B.TheGuardian.

C.TheNewYorkTimes.D.NewEnglandCourant.

11.Howdoestheauthorseemtofeelaboutthefutureofnewspapers?

A.Satisfied.B.Hopeful.C.Surprised.D.Worried.

D

Moneyistherootofallevil（邪恶）andnewstudyclaimstheremaybesometruthbehindthesaying.ScientistsattheUniversityofCaliforniaBerkeley,US,announcedonFebruary27thatrichpeoplearemorelikelytodoimmoralthings,suchaslieorcheat,thanpoorerpeople.Thescientistsdidaseriesofeightexperiments.TheypublishedtheirfindingsonlineintheProceedingsoftheNationalAcademyofSciences（PNA《美国国家科学院院刊》）.

TheycarriedoutthefirsttwoexperimentsfromthesidewalknearBerkeley.Theynotedthatdriversofnewerandmoreexpensivecarsweremorelikelytocutoffothercarsandpedestriansatcrosswalks.Nearly45percentofpeopledrivingexpensivecarsignoredapedestriancomparedwithonly30percentofpeopledrivingmoremodestcars.

Inanotherexperiment,agroupofcollegestudentswasaskediftheywoulddoimmoralthingsinvariouseverydaysituations.Examplesincludedtakingprinterpaperfromworkandnottellingasalespersonwhenheorshegavebackmorechange.Studentsfromhigher-classfamiliesweremorelikelytoactdishonestly.

Accordingtothescientists,richpeopleoftenthinkmoneycangetthemoutoftrouble.Thismakesthemlessafraidtotakerisks.Italsomeanstheycarelessaboutotherpeople'sfeelings.

Finally,itjustmakesthemgreedier."Higherwealthstatusseemstomakeyouwantevenmore,andthatincreasedwantleadsyoutobendtherulesorbreaktherulestoserveyourself-interest,"saidPaulPiff,leadscientistofthestudy.

Piffpointedoutthatthefindingsdon'tmeanthatallrichpeopleareuntrustworthyorallpoorpeoplehonest.Hesaidtheexperimentsweretoshowhowpeoplelivingindifferentsocialsituationsexpresstheirinstincts（本能）andvaluesindifferentways.

12.Bysaying"moneyistherootofallevil",theauthorwantsto________.

A.linkwealthwithbadbehavior

B.drawreaders'attentiontotheresearch

C.showhowthesayingprovesthefindings

D.defendrichpeoplewhodoimmoralthings

13.Accordingtothescientists,whichisNOTthefactorthatmakesrichpeopleimmoral?

A.Theywelcomerisks.

B.Theyhavemoredesires.

C.Theybelievemoneytalks.

D.Theybecomemoreselfish.

14.Why