高三英语上学期第三次阶段考试试题2.docx

高三英语上学期第三次阶段考试试题2.docx

《高三英语上学期第三次阶段考试试题2.docx》由会员分享，可在线阅读，更多相关《高三英语上学期第三次阶段考试试题2.docx（12页珍藏版）》请在冰豆网上搜索。

高三英语上学期第三次阶段考试试题2

兰化一中2017届高三第三次月考

英语试卷

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）

A

WithinfifteenyearsBritainandother

nationsshouldbewellonwiththebuildingofhugeindustrialcomplexes（结合）fortherecyclingofwaste.Theword"rubbish"couldloseitsmeaningbecauseeverythingthatgoesintothedumpswouldbemadeintosomethinguseful.Eventhemostdangerousandunpleasantwasteswouldprovideenergyifnothingelse.

Thelatestprojectistotakeacityofaroundhalfamillioninhabitantsanddiscoverexactlywhatrawmaterialsgointoitandwhatgoout.Theaimistofindouthowmuchoftheserawmaterialscouldbeprovidedifaplantforrecyclingwastewerebuiltjustoutsidethecity.Thisplantwouldrecyclenotonlymetalsuchassteel,leadandcopper,butalsopaperandrubber.

Anothernewprojectisbeingsetuptodiscoverthebestwaysofsortingandseparatingtherubbish.Whenthisprojectiscomplete,therubbishwillbeprocessedlikethis:

first,itwillpassthroughsharpmetalbarswhichwilltearopentheplasticbagsinwhichrubbishisusuallypacked;thenitwillpassthroughapowerfulfantoseparatethelightestelementsfromtheheavysolids;afterthatgroundersandrollersbreakupeverythingthatcanbebroken.Finallytherubbishwillpassundermagnets,whichwillremovethebitsofironandsteel;therubberandplasticwillthenbesortedoutinthefinalstage.

Thefirstfull-scalegiantrecyclingplantsare,perhaps,fifteenyearsaway.Indeed,withthegrowingcostoftransportingrubbishtomoredistantdumps,somebigcitieswillbeforcedtobuildtheirownrecyclingplantsbeforelong.

1.Themainpurposeofthepassageis________.

A.toshowusafuturewayofrecyclingwastesB.totelltheimportanceofrecyclingwastes

C.towarnpeoplethedangerofsomewastesD.tointroduceanewrecyclingplant

2.Howmanystagesarethereintherecyclingprocess?

A.3.B.4.C.5.D.6.

3.Whatisthemainreasonforbigcitiestobuildtheirownrecyclingplants?

A.Todealwithwastesinabetterway.B.It’sagoodwaytogainprofits.

C.It’smoreeconomicalthantodumpwastesinsomedistantplaces.

D.Energycanbegotatalowerprice.

4.Thefirstfull-scalehugerecyclingplants________.

A.havebeeninexistencefor15yearsB.takes15yearstobuild

C.can’t

bebuiltuntil15yearslaterD.willremainfunctioningfor15years

B

Inthefallof1985,Iwasabright-eyedgirlheadingofftoHowardUniversity,aimingatalegalcareer

anddreamingofsittingonaSupremeCourtbenchsomewhere.Twenty-oneyearslaterIamstillabright-eyeddreamerandonewithquiteadifferenttaletotell.

Mygrandma,anamazingwoman,graduatedfromcollegeattheageof65.Shewasthefirstinourfamilytoreachthatgoal.ButoneyearafterIstartedcollege,shedevelopedcancer.Imadethechoicetowithdrawfromcollegetocareforher.Itmeantthatschoolandmypersonaldreamwouldhavetowait.

ThenIgotmarriedwithanotherdream:

buildingmyfamilywithacombinationofadoptedandbiologicalchildren.In1999,weadoptedourfirstson.Tolayeyesonhimwasfantasticandveryemotional.Ayearlatercameoursecondadoptedboy.ThenfollowedsonNo.3.In2003,Igavebirthtoanotherboy.

YoucanimaginehowfullyoccupiedIbecame,raisingfourboysundertheageof8.Ourhomewasacompletezoo---ajoyouszoo.Notsurprising,Ineverdidmakeitbacktocollegefull-time.ButInevergaveuponthedreameither.Ihadonlyonechoice:

tofindaway.Thatmeanttakingasfewasoneclasseachsemester.

ThehardestpartwasfeelingguiltyaboutthetimeIspentawayfromtheboys.Theyoftenwantedmetostayhomewiththem.TherecertainlyweretimesIwantedtoquit,butIknewIshouldsetanexampleforthemtofollowthroughtherestoftheirlives.

In2007,IgraduatedfromtheUniversityofNorthCarolina.Ittookmeover21yearstogetmycollegedegree！

Iamnotspecial,justsingle-minded.Italwaysstruckmethatwhenyou’relookingatabigchallengefromtheoutsideitlookshuge,butwhenyou’reinthemiddleofit,itjustseemsnormal.Everythingyouwantwon’tarriveinyourlifeononeday.It’saprocess.Remember:

littlestepsadduptobigdreams.

5．WhentheauthorwenttoHowardUniversity,herdreamwastobe__________.

A.awriterB.ateacherC.ajudgeD.adoctor

6．Whydidtheauthorquitschoolinhersecondyearofcollege?

A.Shewantedtostudybyherself.B.Shefellinloveandgotmarried.

C.Shesufferedfromaseriousillness.D.Shedecidedtolookafterhergrandma.

7．WhatcanwelearnabouttheauthorfromParagraphs4and5?

A.Shewasbusyyethappywithherfamilylife.B.Sheignoredherguiltyfeelingforhersons.

C.Shewantedtoremainafull-timehousewife.D.Shewastooconfusedtomakeacorrectchoice.

8．Whatdoestheauthormostlywanttotellusinthelastparagraph?

A.Failureisthemotherofsuccess.B.Littlebylittle,onegoesfar.

C.Everycoinhastwosides.D.Wellbegun,halfdone.

C

Decision-thinkingisnotunlikepoker—itoftenmattersnotonlywhatyouthink,butalsowhatothersthinkyouthinkwhatyouthinktheythinkyouthink.Thementalprocesissimilar.Naturally,thiscardgamehasoftenbeenofconsiderableinteresttopeoplewhoare,byanystandards,goodthinkers.

ThegreatmathematicianJohnvonNeumannwasoneofthefoundersofgametheory.Inparticular,heshowedthatallgamesfallintotwoclasses;therearewhathecalledgamesof'perfectinformation',gameslikechesswheretheplayerscan'thideanythingorplaytricks;theydon'twinbychance,butbymeansoflogicandskills.Thentherearegamesof'imperfectinformation',likepoker,inwhichitisimpossibletoknowinadvancethatonecourseofactionisbetterthananother.

Onemistakenideaaboutbusinessisthatitcanbetreatedasagameofperfectinformation.QuitethereverseBusiness,lifeitselfaregameswhichwemustnormallyplaywithveryimperfectinformation.Businessdecisionsareoftenmadewithmanyunknownandunknowablefactors（因素）,bestp

okerplayers.Butfewbusinesspeoplefinditcomfortabletoadmitthattheyaretakingachance,andmanystillprefertobelievethattheyareplayingchess,notpoker.

9．Thesubjectdiscussedinthistextis_________.

A.theprocessofreachingdecisionsB.thedifferencebetweenpokerandchess.

C.thesecretofmakinggoodbusinessplansD.thevalueofinformationinwinninggames

10．Animportantfactorinagameofimperfectinformationis___________.

A.rulesB.luckC.timeD.ideas

11．Whichofthefollowingcanbeusedinplaceof"Quitethereverse"inparagraph3?

A.Quiteright.B.Trueenough.C.Mostunlikely.D.Justtheopposite.

12．Inthewriter'sopinion,whenmakingbusinessdecisionsoneshould___________.

A.putperfectinformationbeforeimperfectinformationB.accepttheexistenceofunknownfactors

C.regardbusinessasagameofchessD.mixknownandunknownfactors

D

Therearetwomethodsbywhichhydrogen（氢）canbeusedtopowercars.Thefirstwayistousehydrogentodrivetheengine,inmuchthesamewayasmanycarsusegas.Thesecondmethodistousethereactionofhydrogenwithoxygeninabattery,makingthecarakindofelectricone.

Thedreamofproducinghydrogeninthecarwhiledrivingalongbyelectrolyzing（电解）waterisalongwayoff,sowearestillattheperiodofbatteriesandfillingthetankwithhydrogengas.Thisisthedifficultyforpotentialcarusersandproducers.ThereareonlysixteenhydrogenfillingstationsinLosAngelesandnonein99%ofothercitiesworldwide.

Indeed,someofthebignameautomobileproducershavepulledoutoftheracetoputthefirstpracticalhydrogencaronthestreets.FordandGMhaveannouncedthattheyarepullingoutinAmericaandsohasRenaultinFrance.

However,theJapanesecompaniesarepressingon.Infact,Hondaintroduceditsfirsthydrogenfuelcellcarin1999.TheyarenowproducingsecondgenerationhydrogencarknownastheFCXClarity.Guesswheretheyareavailableforsale?

Inonlyonecitybecauseofitsfillingstations.

Hondathinksthattheycouldgointofull-scaleproductionoftheFCXClarityby2020iftheworldispreparedforthembythen.

Thentherearehydrogen-poweredbusesinseveralEuropeancitiesincludingAmsterdam,Barcelona,Hamburg,London,LuxembourgandMadrid.Lo

tus,themakersofLondontaxis,haveannouncedthattheyproposetomanufacturehydrogen-poweredtaxisintimefortheLondonOlympics.

So,thehydrogenvehicleisoutthereandthenumberswillbegrowingfairlysoon.Thebusesgobacktotheirbusstation,whereanelectrolyzingmachinechangeswaterintofuelforthemtofilluponandthesame

willbethecaseformanyofLondon’staxis.

Unfortunately,gettingfuelisnottheonlydifficultyfortheaveragemotorist,anumberofthesevehiclescostabout$300,000each.

13．Accordingtothetext,hydrogen-poweredbuses________.

A.caneasilybefilledupwithgas.B.arelikelytosellwellinthefuture.

C.aremainlyusedintheUnitedStatesD.won’tbeusedintheLondonOlympics

14．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“them”inparagraph5referto?

A.Ja

panesecompaniesB.Hydrogenbuses

C.TheFCXClarityD.Fillingstations

15．Wecanlearnfromthetextthat________.

A.therearesixtyhydrogenfillingstationsallovertheworld

B.hydrogenvehiclesfueledbywaterwillbeveryexpensive

C.Hondawillmass-producetheFCXClarityby2012

D.Hondaproduceditsfirsthydrogencarin1989

阅读理解第二节（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。

Asisknowntoall,nothingismoreimportantthanhealth.ThereisanEnglishsaying,“Laughte