广东省湛江市四校届高三上学期第一次联考英语.docx

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广东省湛江市四校届高三上学期第一次联考英语

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A

湛江四校2016届高三上学期第一次联考

英语

注意事项：

1.本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。

2.答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号等填写在答题卷相应的位置。

3.全部答案在答题卡和答题卷上完成，答在本试卷上无效。

4.本试卷卷面总分为120分，考生最终成绩按总分135分进行折算，折算公式：

最终成绩=卷面成绩（总分120分）×1.125，四舍五入取整数计分。

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

Duringthecoldwinterdays,therearesomeinterestingfestivalsintheworld.Lookatthefollowingones.

HarbinIceandSnowFestival

Place:

China

Time:

January5toFebruary5

Peoplebuildincrediblethingsoutoficeandsnow,decoratingthemwithlights.

TheCarnivalofVenice

Place:

Italy

Time:

betweenFebruaryandMarch

Oneofthemostbeautifulfestivalsintheworld,peoplewearmasksandelaboratecostumestohidedifferencesamongclasses,andtherearecontestsforthebestcostumes.

HoliFestival

Place:

India

Time:

lateFebruary/March,onthelastfullmoonday

HindusandSikhs,inIndia,Nepal,andSriLankacelebratethemaindayofthisincrediblyfun16-dayfestivalbythrowingcoloredpowderandwaterateachother.

SundanceFilmFestival

Place:

Utah,theUS

Time:

endofFebruary

ThelargestindependentfilmfestivalintheUS.Watchbothfeaturefilmsandshorts.Youneedtobuyaticket.

1.Whichofthefollowingfestivalscan’tbecelebratedattheendofFebruary?

A.SundanceFilmFestival.B.HarbinIceandSnowFestival.

C.HoliFestival.D.TheCarnivalofVenice.

2.Ifyouwanttowatchwonderfulfilms,youmaygoto_______.

A.IndiaB.ChinaC.AmericaD.Italy

3.IfyougotoEurope,whichfestivalcanyoucelebrate?

A.SundanceFilmFestivalB.HoliFestival

C.TheCarnivalofVeniceD.HarbinIceandSnowFestival.

B

ThomasJamesHansonwillrememberforalongtimethesnowstormthathitthestateofNewYorkonNovember22.The47-year-oldmanfromNiagaraFallswasstuckinhiscaronthehighwayforalmosteightdaysafterhisvehiclewasaccidentallypushedtothesideoftheroadandcoveredwithsnowbyworkersemployedtoremovethesnowfromthestreets.

DrivingontheInterstateHighway190duringtheworstofthesnowstorm,Mr.Hansondecidedtopulloverhisold1993VolkswagenPassattothesideoftheroadandwaitfortheweatherconditionstoimprove.Heremainedmotionlessforapproximatelyfivehoursbeforeasnowplowarrivedtocleartheway.Unfortunatelyforthepoorman,thedriverofthegiganticsnowremovalvehicledidnotseethesmallcar,pushingitintotheditchandcoveringitwithmorethan2metersofsnow.

Fortunatelyforthefatheroftwochildren,thesnowthatwasstackedoverhisvehiclewasnotverydenseandallowedforenoughfreshairtogetthroughtoenablehimtosurvive.Hewasabletodrinkwaterthatheobtainedbymeltingsnowwithhislighterinanaluminumcoffeecup,andheatethefewitemsofgrocerieshehadboughtbeforegoinghome.

“IfIhadknownIwouldbestuckforeightdays,Iwouldhaveboughtmorethanajarofdillpickles（咸菜）,abottleofketchupandtwosticksofbeefjerky（牛肉干）,”saidthesurvivorwithasmile.

ThomasHansonhadalmostlostallhopeofbeingrescuedwhenhiscarwashitonceagainthismorningbyanothersnowplow,whichrevealedthepoorman’slocation.

4.WhatcausedThomasJamesHansontofallintotheditchaccordingtothepassage?

A.Hisdrunkdriving.B.Thestrongwind.

C.Theslipperyroad.D.Asnowremovalvehicle.

5.Itcanbelearnedfromthepassagethat_______.

A.Mr.Hansonhadboughtsomefoodbeforetheaccident.

B.Mr.HansongotrescuedonNovember22eventually

C.Mr.Hansonhadenoughbottledwatertodrinkinthecar

D.Mr.Hansonwasstuckinthecarwithhischildren.

6.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeThomasJamesHanson?

A.Quick-minded.B.Hard-working.C.HumorousD.Careless

7.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?

A.HeavySnowstormCausedDisastertoNewYork

B.ManFoundAliveafterBeingStuck8DaysunderSnow

C.ThomasJamesHanson–aBlackSheepintheSnow

D.WonderfulEightDaysofExperienceintheSnow

C

TheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology（MIT）isaprivateresearchuniversityinCambridge,Massachusetts,foundedin1861inresponsetotheincreasingindustrializationoftheUnitedStates.Theinstitutestressedlaboratoryinstructioninappliedscienceandengineering.MIT’searlyemphasisonappliedtechnologyattheundergraduateandgraduatelevelsledtoclosecooperationwithindustry.CurricularreformsunderKarlComptonandVannevarBushinthe1930semphasizedbasicscience.MITwaselectedtotheAssociationofAmericanUniversitiesin1934.Today,theinstitutecomprisesvariousacademicdepartmentswithastrongemphasisonscientific,engineering,andtechnologicaleducationandresearch.

MITisoneofthemostselectivehigherlearninginstitutions,andreceived18,357undergraduateapplicantsfortheclassof2018—onlyadmitting1,419,anacceptancerateof7.73%.

MIT’s168-acrecampusspansapproximatelyamileofthenorthsideoftheCharlesRiverbasininthecityofCambridge.ThecampusisdividedroughlyinhalfbyMassachusettsAvenue,withmostdormitoriesandstudentlifefacilitiestothewestandmostacademicbuildingstotheeast.MIT’son-campusnuclearreactorisoneofthemostpowerfuluniversity-basednuclearreactorsintheUnitedStates.In1999BillGatesdonated$20milliontoMITfortheconstructionofcomputerlaboratorynamedthe“WilliamH.GatesBuilding”.WhileMicrosofthadpreviouslygivenfinancialsupporttotheinstitution,thiswasthefirstpersonaldonationreceivedfromGates.Othernotablecampusfacilitiesincludeapressurizedwindtunnelandatowingtankfortestingshipandoceanstructuredesigns.

8.Fromthepassage,weknowMIT_______.

A.isapublicresearchuniversityinCambridge,Massachusetts.

B.becameamemberoftheAssociationofAmericanUniversitiesin1934

C.wasfoundedtoimprovethedevelopmentofagricultureoftheUnitedStates

D.atpresentputsemphasisonappliedtechnology

9.Ifthereare30,000undergraduatesapplyingforadmissiontoMIT,onlyabout______ofthemwillsucceed.

A.1,319B.2,319C.3,319D.4,319

10.OnMIT’scampus,youcan’tfind_______.

A.MassachusettsAvenueB.anuclearreactor

C.apressurizedwindtunnelD.theCharlesRiver

11.Thepassageiswrittenmainlyto_______.

A.presentBillGate’scontributionstoMIT

B.encouragemorestudentstoapplytoMIT

C.giveabriefintroductionofMIT

D.attractmorevisitorstoMassachusetts

D

SeeacellphonecoverthatyoulikeonTaobao?

Forgetaboutplacinganorder,payingthebillonlineandwaitingfordaysforittobedeliveredtoyou.Inthenearfuture,you'llbeabletogetitinminutesjustbyhitting“print”onyourcomputer.　　Youmightfindithardtobelievethatyoucouldactually“print”anobjectlikeyouwouldapicture.Butitisnotthathardtounderstandhowitwouldwork.Justasatraditionalprintersprays（喷）inkontopaperlinebyline,modern3Dprintersspreadmaterialontoasurfacelayerbylayer,fromthebottomtothetop,graduallybuildingupashape.　　Insteadofink,thematerialsthe3Dprinterusesaremainlyplastic,resin（树脂）andcertainmetals.Thethinnereachlayeris—fromamillimetretolessthanthewidthofahair—thesmootherandfinertheobjectwillbe.　　Thismaysoundlikeacompletelynewtechnology,butthetruthisthat3Dprintinghasbeenaroundsincethelate1980s.Backthen,itwasbarelyaffordableformostpeople,sofewknewaboutit.Lastyear,though,sawabigchangeinthe3Dprintingindustry—printersbecamemuchcheaper.Forexample,10yearsagoadesktop3Dprintermighthavecost￡20，000,whilenowtheycostonlyabout￡1，000,accordingtotheBBC.　　Takenoutofthefactoryandintroducedtomorediverseandcommonuses,3Dprintingcancreatejustaboutanythingyoucanthinkof—flutes（笛子）,bikinis,jewelry,aircraftpartsandevenhumanorgans.Infact,scientistsfromCornellUniversityinNewYorkhavejustmadeanartificialearusinga3Dprinter,accordingtoScienceDaily.Thefakeearlooksandactsexactlylikeanaturalone.　　However,as3Dprintingbecomesmorecommon,itmaybringaboutcertainproblems—suchaspiracy.“Onceyoucandownloadacoffeemaker,orprintoutanewsetofkitchenutensils（餐具）onyourpersonal3Dprinter,whowillvisitaretail（零售的）storeagain？

”anexpertin3DprintingtoldForbesNews.Evenmorefrightening,whatifanyoneintheworldcouldusea3Dprintertoprintoutafullyfunctioninggun?

12.Accordingtothearticle,inthefuture,the3Dprintingtechnologywill_______.　A.enablepeopletomakebetterpurchasesonline　B.changethewaywemakemanyproducts　C.beappliedaswidelyinourdailylifeascomputers　D.shortenthetimeittakesforpeopletogetwhattheybuyonline13.Whathappenedinthe3Dprintingindustrylastyear?

　A.The3Dprintingtechnologywastakenoutofthefactory.　B.The3Dprintingtechnologybegantobeusedinvariousfields.　C.The3Dprinterwasusedformedicaltreatmentforthefirsttime.　D.The3Dprinterbecamemoreaffordableforconsumers.14.Howisthelastparagraphdeveloped?

　A.Bygivingexamples.　B.Bymakingcomparisons.　C.Byanalyzingthecauseandeffect.　D.Bypresentingresearchfindings.15.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?

　A.GreatDemandfor3DPrinters　　B.TechnologyintheFuture　　C.OnlineShoppingDisappearing　　D.PrintingoutEverything

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。

（注意：

选E涂AB，选F涂CD，选G涂AC）

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