山西省吕梁地区2019届高三英语上学期第一次阶段性测试试题.doc

1、 1 -2018-2019 学年吕梁市高三第一次阶段性测试题英语（本试卷满分 150分，考试时间 150分钟。答案一律写在答题卡上）注意事项：1.本试题卷分第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）两部分。2.答题前，考生务必用 0.5毫米黑色签字笔填写好自己的姓名、准考证号、考号等信息。3.考试作答时，请将答案正确填写在答题上，写在试题上无效。4.考试结束后，请将答题卡上交。第卷（选择题）第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分 60分）第一节（共 15小题；每小题 3分，满分 45分）阅读下面短文，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。A84，Channg Cr

2、osrfioadby Hefene Hanff192 pageSr Little Brown UK via LBS, S 10.36 Hanff was in scarch of classie Brirish Eiterature titles that she had been unable to find in New York City when she noticed an ad in The Saturday Review of Literature. She first contacted the shop in 1949 and it fell to Doel to fulfi

3、l her requests, In time, a long-distance friendship developed in the form of twenty-year correspondence(通信)between the two and. between Hanfl and other staff members as well，with an eschange of Christmas packages，birthday gifts and food parcels to help with the post-World War II food shortages in Br

4、itain,Fool by Christopher Moore 311 pages. william Morrow.26.99In Fool Christopher Moore takes on Shakespeare, With a retelling of “King Learn”through the eyes of Lears fool named Pocket.The plot and cast of characters are borrowed more or less from the - 2 -original, with several Mooreian additions

5、a second fool, named DrooL, and a refrain (叠句）that could come in for any adapter of Shakespeare, “Theres always a Woody ghost“.A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseinl 372 pages. Btoomsbury，$24,93Mariam is only fifteen when she is sent to Kabul to marry rough Rasheed,who is thirty years her seni

6、or.Nearly two decades later, in a climate of growing unrest, tragedy strikes fifteen-year-old Laila, who must leave her home and join Mariams unhappy household. Laila and Mariam are to find comfort in each other to struggle against starvation, cruelty and fear in a desperate life. Their friendship g

7、rows as deep as the bond between sisters and as strong as the ties between mother and daughter.cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese541 pages. Knopf. $ 26. 95Like his main character, Marion Stone, Abraham Verghese is a doctor born in Ethiopia who immigrated to the United States. Marion and his twin

8、brother, Shuva, were left alone at birth when their mother died, and their father, a doctor, disappeared. Fleeing an act of political violence, Marion lands in New York, at a charity hospital called Our Lady of Perpetual Succour, where the events that happen force him to face his past.1. Which two b

9、ooks mainly focus on friendship?A. Fool and Cutting for Stone.B. 84 , Charing Cross Road and Fool.C. Cutting for Stone and A Thousand Splendid Suns.D. 84, Charing Cross Road and A Thousand Splendid Suns.2. Which book is the best choice to learn more about “King Lear“?A. 84, Charing Cross Road. R Foo

10、l. B.FoodC.A Thousand Splendid Suns. D. Cutting for Stone.3. What do we know about Shiva from the passage?A.He is Mariams husband. B. He is Lailas mother.- 3 -C. He is Vergheses twin brother. D. He is Marions twin brother.4. What can be inferred from the passage?A. Cutting for Stone is published by

11、William Morrow.B. Abraham Verghese was not born in the USA.C. A Thousand Splendid Suns is a book about history.D. Fool is the thinnest book and costs the most.BWhere should an adventurous tourist go? After youve done sightseeing in London, shopping in New York tasted the local food in Paris, and dan

12、ced to your hearts content at the Brazilian carnival, where else can you go? What exotic tourist destination awaits you?Well, Antarctica sounds like the holiday of a lifetime! Its considered the last great wildness on Earth. Just a few scientists in research stations share the icy landscape with pen

13、guins and other animals which can cope with the low temperatures.Tourism began in Antarctica in the 1950s and its still small scale. About 37,000 tourists are expected there this season, but many wont even leave the boat.The BBCs Juliet Rix visited the frozen continent and asked herself if she shoul

14、d be there at all, causing potential problems to such a sensitive environment. Her tour guide admitted that all visitors leave a footprint and they all go to the same places, the accessible coastline, which is also where the penguins and seals go to breed.But some people believe that if carefully co

15、ntrolled, tourism can be good for Antarctica. It has no native population and it needs advocates. Visitors to the icy continent might be ready to support and even to fund its preservation. And theyre likely to engage in the discussion about global warming, which has led to the melting of glaciers.Ac

16、cording to Rix, guidelines are followed when youre about to set foot in Antarctica and tourists have to disinfect(消毒) their boots to make sure no - 4 -alien species are introduced.And once on land, theres no eating or smoking. Rocks, bone fragments - nothing should be taken as a souvenir and nothing

17、 should be left behind. Tourists fortunate enough to visit the Antarctica must be aware that this is not their home and keep their fingers crossed that future generations will also be able to enjoy such breathtaking views.5What can we infer from the second paragraph?A.The Antarctica has become the b

18、est place for people to travelB.only scientists can be allowed to go to AntarcticaC.Antarctica is less affected by human activitiesD.no animals can survive in Antarctica except penguins6.Juliet Rixs travel in Antarctica mentioned in the fourth paragraph indicates that_.A.governments should take meas

19、ures to stop tourists from going to AntarcticaB.whether tourists should go to Antarctica or not should be considered carefullyC.the animals- habitat in Antarctica has been seriously affected by tourismD.only journalists begin to pay attention to the environmental protection in Antarctica7.What does

20、the underlined word“disinfect” in the sixth paragaph prabably mean?A.Clean. B.Move. C.Remove. D.Change.CMost heroes are not super. They dont appear in comic books, on television，or in movies. They just do what they believe needs to be done to make their world a better place. Bike Batmanis one of the

21、m. Bike Batman is a 30-year-old married engineer who lives in Seattle, Washington. Hes a cyclist who also buys and sells bikes as a hobby.About three years ago, he was looking for a bike for his wife. He found one on Craigslist, a website where people list things they want to sell. As he - 5 -often

22、does, he also looked at Bike Index,a popular website that allows users to register their bikes and post reports when theyre taken. The bike, which he was considering purchasing, clearly matched one reported stolen on Bike Index. Then he called the person who claimed to be the bikes owner and arrange

23、d to meet himsupposedly to complete the sale. When the two men met, Bike Batman told the thief, “Youve got two options. You can wait until a police officer gets here, or you can just get out of here.” You can imagine what the thief did. After that first success, Bike Batman developed a safer routine

24、 When he sees questionable bike ads on Craigslist, he cross-references the image with bikes reported on Bike Index. Once he has confirmed it with the owner, he arranges a meet-up with the thief and will call the Seattle police department so that officers can participate in the action. In more than

25、half of the 22 cases in which he has got back and returned bikes, the thieves have been arrested. In one case, Bike Batman even helped a family recover a wide range of prized possessions that suspects had stolen during a home burglary. His nickname came from a discussion with a police officer who su

26、ggested he be called “Robin Hood”. Since he wasnt exactly stealing from the rich and giving to the poor, “Batman” seemed a better fit. The idea of a superhero punishing criminals feels pretty silly to him, but the main reason he continues his work is to keep up Seattles reputation as a friendly city

27、 8. Bike Batman is .A. a superhero. B. a website manager. C. a Seattle citizen. D. a police officer.9. What Bike Batman discovers a questionable bike, be willfirst .A.contact the owner of the stolen bike. B. look up the bikes information on Bike Index.C. lall the police department. D. arrange to me

28、et the thief.10.Bike Batman help find the lost bikes to .- 6 -A. become famous. B. help poor people.C. punish bike thieves. D. build a friendly city.11. From the passage, we learn that .A. Bike Batman felt relieved to see the thieves arrested.B. Bike Batman began his good deeds by accident.C. the po

29、lice failed to perform their duties.D. the thieves refused to return the bikes.DScientists have discovered why the Mona Lisas expression looks so different different people different times. For centuries,art lovers criticshave been confused by and debated the Leonardo Da Vinci paintings gaze slight

30、smile. But new research from the University of California,San Francisco has shed_new_light on the shining and seemingly changing face of the Mona Lisa. Through experiments, they discovered that our emotions really do change how we see a neutral(不带感情色彩的)face.Dr Erika Siegel and her colleagues study h

31、ow our emotions change our perceptions( 感知) of the world around us even when we arent aware that something has changed our feelings. This relies on the modern theory of “the brain as in a predictive organ, instead of a reactive one，”says Dr Siegel. In other words, “we have a lifetime of experience a

32、nd we use those experiences predict what we going to experiencenext. We all have one dominant(占支配地位的）eye and one more passive non dominant one. If each eye is receiving different information, we only consciously perceive what dominant one sees. But nondominantsights can still enter our subconscious.

33、 They showed 43 people two sets flashing images simultanenously,so that the dominant eye saw registered neutral expressions, while nondominant eye “saw”flashes of neutral,or smiling faces, which would only subconsciously - 7 -After be aware of.After viewing flashing faces, the researchers showed be

34、participants options of faces and asked them to pick out which ones hadseen. When their nondominant eyes had seen happy face,they were more likely to think the neutral face had actually been smiling, and the same was true for other expression.This means that “if you see Mona Lisa after you have just

35、 had a screaming fight with your husband, youre going to see the painting differently.”says Dr Siegel. “But if youre having the time of your life at the Louvre,youre going to see the mysterious smile，” she adds. “We are the architects of our own experience. Our brain makes predictions about what it

36、expects to see and uses information from the world to updateits expectations，” Dr Siegel says. 12. What is the purpose of Dr Siegel5 s research?A.To discover why people perceive the same thing differently.B. To help appreciate the Mena Lisa.C. To win a dehate.D. To tell a smiling face from a neutral

37、 face.13.Which of the following is the closest in meaning to “shed new light“ in Paragraph 3 ?A. Made something bright. B.Prided new explanations.C. Added light-colored paints. D.Increased amomount of natuural light. 14. Why did the researchers show the participants two sets of flashing images?A. To

38、 play a game.B. To pick out their dominant and non-dominant eyes.C.To lengthen the effect of the non-dominant eyes. D. To provide images of more expressions.15. Which of the following can be the beat title for the text?A. Effects of Emotions B.Swing h Miring- 8 -C. A Mysisterious Rescareh D.Is Mdna

39、Lisa Smiling?第二节（共 5小题；毎小题 3分，满分 15分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选項中选出能填人空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。The science of papermaking address the methoda,equipment, usee to make paper and cardboard,there being used widely for printing,and packaging among many other purposes and useful products.Today almost all paper is produced

40、 using industrial,16 The method of manual(手工的)papermaking very little over time,despite advances in technologies,17 .Separate the useful fibre from the rest of raw materials.Beat down the fibre into pulp(纸浆).Adjust the color,chemical,biological ,and other properties of the paper.Screen(筛选)the result

41、ing liquid.Press and dry to get the actual paper.18 It is made of stainless materials and set in the a wooden frame similar to that of a window.Then completely bethe it in the liquid and draw it out.Water is removed and the wet mat of fibe is laid on top of a damp cloth.The fairly damp fiber is then

42、 dried.Finally,the paper is then cut to the desired shape and packed.The woodon frame is called a “deckle”(定纸框)。19 The “deckle edges”are one of the indications that the paper was made by hand.Deckle-edged paper is occasionally imitated today to create impression of old-fashioned huxury.20 It is also

43、 used in paper factories to cheek the quality of the production process.The “handsheets”made according to TAPPI Standard T205 are tested for paper characteristcs such as brightness,strengh,and degree of sizing.A.Screening the fibre involves using a special net. B.The process of papermaking is really

44、 complicated.C.It leaves the edges of the paper is slightly irregular and wavy.D. In laboratories handmade paper is prepared to study papermaking.E. However, traditional papermaking in Asia uses the inner skin fibres of plants.- 9 -F.The process of manufacturing handmade paper can be genetalized int

45、o five steps.G.But handmade paper is still appreciated for its distinctive uniqueness and the skilled craft.第二部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分 55分）第一节 完形填空（共 20小题;每小题 2分,满分 40分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C 和 D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。At the very young age of six, my Life was thrown into a downward spiral(旋涡)of c

46、onstant pain, surgeries,sadness and deprasion, I was a car 21 on my way home, being hit by a truck. My left leg get _22 between the wheels.I was left with an exposed bone, lots of pain and the 23 memories of those few moments,which werr forever 24 in ray mind.At first I spent a year and half in the

47、25 .I had dressings every Friday and 26 nights and days. Im sure most of you dont know this because Ive probably never 27 this with anyone. People have questioned so many times and I eveptually got 28 ; I just wore clothes that could 29 my leg. I couldnt do this in school because we had a 30 and of

48、course I was bullied by some and called names, 31 in primary school.Scars shouldnt define a person. My scars are my proof (证明)of my 32 . Many years later I have changed -I began to love and accespt myself. I 33 what I want and I am happy myself myself. I have always risen above my circumstance and m

49、y 34 has never stopped me from pursuing (追求)my dreams.It may have 35 me down but it never took my 36 away.You dont know what Ive 37 but I have been and continue to be 38 for being myself,so when you see me 39 ,dont be quick to judge.Just be glad for me because Im definitely 40 .I am more than my leg and I am more than what people choose to see.21. A.exhibition B.accident C.trip D.company22. A.operated B.examined C.trapped D.lost- 10 -23.A.silly B. terrifying C.fonfttanl D.br