安徽省A10十校联盟届高三摸底考试英语试题.docx
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安徽省A10十校联盟届高三摸底考试英语试题
高三英语
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。
A
LondonHeathrowAirport
LondonHeathrowAirportisamajorinternationalairportinwestLondon,England,UnitedKingdom.HeathrowisthebusiestairportintheUnitedKingdomandthebusiestairportinEuropebypassengertraffic.Heathrowisalsothethirdbusiestairportintheworldbytotalpassengertraffic.In2016,ithandledarecord75.7millionpassengers,a1.0percentincreasefrom2015.
Location
Heathrowis14mileswestofcentralLondon.Theairportissurroundedbythebuilt-upareasofHarlington.Harmondsworth,LongfordandCranfordtothenorthandbyHounslowandHattontotheeast.TothesouthlieBedfontandStanwellwhiletothewestHeathrowisseparatedfromColnbrookinBerkshirebytheM25motorway.
History
HeathrowAirportstartedin1929asasmallairfieldonlandsouth-eastofthehamletofHeathrowfromwhichtheairporttakesitsname.Atthattimetherewerefarmsandmarketgardensandorchardsthere.DevelopmentofthewholeHeathrowareaasaverybigairfieldstartedin1944:
itwasstatedtobeforlong-distancemilitaryaircraftboundfortheFarEast.Butbythetimetheairfieldwasnearingcompletion,WorldWarⅡhadended.Thegovernmentcontinuedtodeveloptheairfieldasacivilairport;openedasLondonAirportin1946andrenamedHeathrowAirportin1966.
Facilities
HeathrowAirportisusedbyover90airlinesflyingto170destinationsworldwide.TheairportistheprimaryhubofBritishAirways,andisabaseforVirginAtlantic.OfHeathrow's75.7millionpassengersin2016,93%wereinternationaltravellers;theremaining70%wereboundforUKdestinations.ThebusiestsingledestinationinpassengernumbersisNewYork,withover3millionpassengersflyingbetweenHeathrowandJFKAirportin2016.
21.WecanknowfromthetextthatHeathrowAirportisnamedaftera(n)____.
A.personB.animalC.placeD.plant
22.WhatcanwelearnaboutLondonHeathrowAirportfromthetext?
A.Ithasahistoryorover90years.
B.Ithandledfewerthan70millionpassengersin2016.
C.MostofitspassengersareboundforUKdestinations.
D.Ithasthethirdlargestnumberofpassengersintheworld.
23.Whatisthepurposeofthetext?
A.TointroducebasicinformationaboutHeathrowAirport.B.ToattractmoretravelerstoHeathrowAirport.
C.ToindicatethehistoryofHeathrowAirport.D.ToshowtheconvenienceofHeathrowAirport.
B
Christmaswasnearaseasonthatwetookseriouslyinourhouse.Butaweekorsobeforethe25th,myfatherwouldgiveeachofhischildren$20.Thiswasthe1970s,and$20wasquiteabitofmoney.
ButIsawitdifferently.Myfathertrustedmetohavethesmarttospendmoneywisely.Evenbetter,hegavemethemeanstogetit.Onaverybasiclevel,myfatherwasgivingmeashoppingspree(狂欢)everyyear.Buthewasalsogivingmechargeovermyownfun,trustingmyabilitytomanagemoneyandmakingmefeellikeagrown-up.Hedidn'tbuymeSherlockHolmes,buthegavemethemeanstowalkintothebookstoreandchooseitformyself,soitfeltlikeagiftfromhim.
MymotherhadagiftforgivingmewhatIneeded,usuallyrightatthemomentIneededitmost.ThiswaswhenIwas25,Ifailedatbeinganadultonmyveryfirsttry.Ihadquittedmypreviousjobbuthadnonewone.Butwhenmymotherpaidmeavisit,Iputonagoodshow,tellingherIhadstartedmyowncompany.
MymotherknewthatIwastryinghardandfailingatthattime.Itwasn’tuntilaftersheleftthatInoticedatthefootofmybedanenvelopthickwithcash.SheknewhowdesperatelyIneededit.Sheknewthathadshejustshownupwithgroceries,orofferedtopaymyrent,shewouldhavemademefeelmuchworse.Thecold,hardcashmeantshewashelpingme.And,funnilyenough,thedistancewithwhichshegavethegiftfeltlikeshewasgivingmespacetofixmylifeandpreservemydignity.Mymotherandfatherbothdidthesamething.Onewasgivingmethemeanstotakemyowndecisions,andtheotherwasgivingmeasecondchancewhenthosedecisionshadcostmedearly.
24.Whatcanwelearnabouttheauthorfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?
A.HisfamilyoncecelebratedChristmashappily.
B.Hisfathergavetheauthorchancestomakedecisions.
C.HisbestmemoriesaboutChristmaswereinthe1970s.
D.Heusedtochoosebooksashisfather'sgiftonChristmas..
25.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"it"inParagraph2referto?
A.Moneyofferedbyhisfather.B.Fathergenerouswithmoney.
C.Christmasbeingimportant.D.Themeansofspendingmoney.
26.Whenhewas25yearsold,theauthor_____.
A.plannedtoopenhiscompanyB.becameinterestedinshows
C.gavehismotheragiftD.wasoutofwork
27.Whichwordcanbestdescribetheauthor'smother?
A.Sensitive.B.Optimistic.C.Considerate.D.Determined.
C
AndrewJacksonhasbeensittingprettyonthe$20billfor87years.Isittimetobringsomenewbloodtothebanknote?
Thenon-profitorganizationcalledWomenon20siscampaigningtoputawoman'sfaceonAmericanmoney.BarbaraOrtizHoward,thecompany'sfounder,wouldliketoseeawomanonthe$20billby2020.Thatyearmarksthe100-yearanniversaryofthe19thAmendmenttotheUnitedStatesConstitution,whichgavewomentherighttovote.
Howardgottheideawhensherealizedthatherdaughterhadnoeverydayremindersoffamouswomeninhistory.SheaskedherfriendSusanAdesStone,ajournalist,tojoinhercause."Partoftheaimistoeducateasmanypeopleaspossibleaboutasmanywomenaspossible,"Adessays."Wewanttoseehowmanypeoplewecanreach."
Americanmoneyvaluesthesuccessesofformerpresidentsandfoundingfathers.Currently,thereareonlytwowomenonmoney:
SusanB.Anthonyisthefaceoftheraredollarcoin,andSacagaweacanbeseenonthegolddollarcoin.Therearenowomenonpaperbills.
Withhelpfromwritersandhistorians,HowardandStonecameupwithavotinglistfeaturing15importantwomen.Adessaysthereisastandardforchoosingcandidates.Theylookatthewomen'scontributionstoourworld,andatwhatchallengestheyfaced.
Morethan72,000peoplehavevotedsofarinthepoll.Adessaysthecompetitionhasnarrowedtoa"verycloserace",butwon'tsaywho'sinthelead.Aftertworoundsofvoting,Womenon20swillsendtheircampaigntotheWhiteHouseforconsideration.ThefinaldecisionisuptotheTreasurySecretary,JackLew.Lewisunlikelytomakeachangewithoutthepresident'sapproval.Butlastyear,whenalittlegirlaskedthepresidentwhytherearen'tanywomenonUScurrency,hesaidthataddingawomanisa"prettygoodidea".
28.WhendidAmericanwomenbegintoenjoyvotingrights?
A.Inthe1920s.B.Inthe19thcentury.
C.Fewerthan20yearsago.D.Morethan200yearsago.
29.Wecanknowfromthetextthat_______.
A.HowardandStonedecidedthevotinglistontheirownB.Howard'sideahassomethingtodowithherdaughter
C.sofarnoAmericanwomenhaveappearedoncoinsD.formerpresidentsruleAmericanmoney
30.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?
A.Adeshasannouncedthevictorofthevoting.B.It'simpossibleforJackLewtomakeachange.
C.Thepresidentwillprobablysupportsuchachange.D.Thefinaldecisionisduetobemadebythepresident.
31.Whatcanbethebesttitleofthetext?
A.ThefuturefacesofmoneyB.Differentfaceschosenonmoney
C.ConstantchangesinmoneyfacesD.Acampaignforwomen'sfacesonmoney
D
RedwolvesusedtobeacommonsightacrossthesoutheasternUnitedStates.Buttoday,therearejust50leftinthewild.
Theredwolfisoneofthemostendangeredwildcaninespecies(犬科动物)intheworld.Inthepastfiveyears,thespecies'populationinthewildhasdroppedbyhalf.TheUSFishandWildlifeServicehadbeenworkingfordecadestoreintroducethespeciesintothewild,buttheorganizationrecentlyputtheprogramonhold.
AccordingtoCindyDohner,thesoutheastregionaldirectorfortheFishandWildlifeService,theagencyisfocusingon"ourcommitmenttogetthesciencerightandrebuildtrustwithourneighborsinthosecommunitiesasweaddressproblemsregardingtherecoveryoftheredwolf."Buttheanimal-rightsgroupDefendersofWildlifesaidonitswebsitethatthedecisionmadebytheFishandWildlifeService"fallswellshortofwhatisneededtocontinueredwolfrecovery."
Theredwolfwasdeclaredanendangeredspeciesin1967.By1980,ithadbeenhuntedtoextinction(灭绝)inthewild.Somehuntersthoughttheredwolveswerecoyotes(土狼),somostpeoplekilledthembecausetheybelievedwolvesweredangerousandwouldattackpeople.Thiswrongbeliefhasmadeitdifficulttorestorethespecies,becausepeopleareafraidtohaveredwolvesreintroducednearhumancommunities.
Expertssaythatonewaytofightthesefearsissimplytoteachpeopleaboutredwolves.Inreality,theyareshyanimalsthattheydon'tgetclosetohumansandhuntmostlyatnight.AccordingtotheFishandMildlifeService,captivebreedingcentersintheUSarehometoabout200redwolves.Butwithoutcontinuedeffortsfromthegovernmentandprivategroups,redwolveswillcontinuetosuffer.
32.Theunderlinedphrase"put...onhold"inParagraph2probablymeans“”.
A.pausedB.promotedC.overlookedD.accomplished
33.WhatdoesDefendersofWildlifethinkoftheFishandWildlifeService'sdecision?
A.Practical.B.Annoying.C.Satisfactory.D.Disappointing.
34.Thetroubleinreintroducingredwolvesnearhumancommunitiesliesin____.
A.humans'over-huntingB.fearsinhumanbeings
C.shortageoffoodinthewildD.lackofgovernmentalsupport
35.Whatcanweknowaboutredwolvesfromthetext?
A.Theydon'thuntinthedaytimeatall.B.Theirtotalpopulationintheworldisonly50.
C.Theykeepawayfromhumansd
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