1、- 1 -甘肃省会宁县第一中学 2019 届高三级第三次月考英 语 试 题第二部分阅读理解(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 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AUnderground City,Montreal,CanadaTake one of the 120 entrances into the largest man-made underground network in the world.Montreals Underground City was first built
2、 in 1962.About 500,000 people a day use its 32 kilometers of shopping malls,apartment buildings,hotels,banks,offices,museums,and universities;there are also two train stations and a bus terminal（终点站）.Mammoth Cave National Park,Kentucky,AmericaPlace names such as Grand Avenue and Frozen Niagara give
3、an idea of whats in the worlds longest underground cave system.The oldest part was formed 10 million years ago,9.5 million years before man made an appearance. Hannans North Mine,Kalgoorlie,AustraliaGo down 30.5 meters in a cage elevator to tunnels dug during Australias 19th-century gold rush.Try yo
4、ur hand at panning for gold（淘金）.Kalgoorlie still produces 10 percent of the worlds gold.Wieliczka Salt Mine,Krakow,PolandIt all started when salt was just like todays oil.Nine centuries of mining has produced miles of undergroud passages and huge caves to a depth of 134 meters.More than one million
5、people a year visit the UNESCO-listed site, which includes lakes and statues made from salt,the worlds largest mining museum and concert halls.Berlin Nuclear Bunker（地堡）,Germany- 2 -Take a few minutes to adjust to the dim（昏暗的） light of this 1971 radiation-proof Cold War bunker.Feel the cold enter you
6、r bones in the deathly silence.The narrow beds for 3,562 people take up most of the space.The bunker could operate for 14 days after a nuclear attack.Its a frightening experience.21.What do the above five attraction have in common?A.They are all man-made. B.They all lie underground.C.They are all ra
7、diation-proof. D.They all date back to the 19th century.22.In Wieliczka Salt Mine,visitors can_. .A.make salt statues B.enjoy the mountain sceneryC.learn about salt mining history D.experience mining salt themselves23.We can infer from the passage that_. .A.Hannans North Mine is out of operationB.Be
8、rlin Nuclear Bunker is well-equipped nowC.Mammoth Cave National Park has the worlds oldest cave systemD.Underground City was built to make citizens life more convenient 24.We can most probably read the passage in a _.A.news report B.history magazine C.travel guide D.research paperBIn China,there are
9、 usually two reasons why people receive messages from friends and relatives from whom they havent heard for a while.The first is about New Year greetings,which are always welcome.The second reason is often less pleasant,however; people are increasingly contacting long lost friends,or even casual acq
10、uaintances,and urging them to cast online votes for their children or grandchildren in competitions.The practice,which has been growing rapidly,has now reached the point where people are becoming tired and may even feel annoyed.The results of a recent survey conducted by the Jinhua Evening News in E
11、ast Chinas Zhejiang Province show that 94 percent of 384 interviewees were once - 3 -asked by friends or relatives to cast votes online for their children.The contests range from the “cutest baby” to dancing competitions,but in many is the people receiving the messages havent heard from the sender f
12、or a long time and have never met the child involved.Although the competitions may appear to be harmless fun,some education professionals are concerned that they could have a negative effect on children.Tang Sulan,a member of the CPPCCs National Committee (全国政协)，proposed a ban on online competitions
13、 featuring children to prevent future psychological issues.She was also concerned that public disclosure of a childs personal information and publication of photos cause a potential risk to the childs safety.Li Hongyan,the mother of an l1-year-old girl and an 18-month-old boy in Beijing,said she has
14、 never urged others to vote for her children.Although on the surface the children are competing among themselves via their parents social networks,the competitions are also about parents seeking a “sense of victory” for themselves,she said. “It feels as though parents are using their babies as tools
15、 to win glory for themselves,rather than truly respecting their kids dignity and nature.” However,despite her dislike of the contests,she has twice voted for the babies of close friends because “it would be embarrassing to say no”.25.What is the best tide for the text?A.Receiving Messages: An Unhapp
16、y Experience B.TO Say No:An Embarrassing Experience C.A Dilemma:Vote or Not D.Childs Safety and Casting Votes on Line26.What does the underlined word “disclosure” in Paragraph 5 probably mean?A.Exposure B.Concern. C.Reputation. D.Competition27.What can be inferred from Li Hongyans words?A.Her childr
17、en dont want to join in those online competitions.B.She urges people to vote for the babies of her close friends.- 4 -C.She agrees to bring the children to their parents social networksD.She opposes the idea of parents seeking votes for children.CWhen others get off the train to finally go home,Leon
18、ie Muller stays behind.Thats because she is already home: The train is her apartment,and she says she likes it that way.The German college student gave up her apartment in spring.“It all started with an argument I had with my landlord,”Muller told The Washington Post via e-mail.“I immediately decide
19、d I didnt want to live there anymore and then I realized: Actually,I didnt want to live anywhere anymore.”Instead,she bought a subscription (会员费) that allows her to board every train in the country for free.Now, Muller washes her hair in the train bathroom and writes her college papers while traveli
20、ng at a speed of up to 190 mph.She says that she enjoys the freedom since she gave up her apartment.“I really feel at home on trains.Its like being on vacation all the time,”Muller said.“I want to inspire people to question their habits and the things they consider to be normal,” Muller told The Pos
21、t.“There are always more opportunities than one thinks there are.The next adventure is waiting just around the corner-provided that you want to find it.”Muller frequently travels late at night,although she tries to sleep at the apartments of relatives or friends. Often, she is accommodated by her bo
22、yfriend,her mother or grandmother.“Normally,we would have to have a long-distance relationship,but living on a train enables me to see him all the time,” Muller told German TV station SWR regarding her boyfriend.“Most of my friends really like the idea,although some consider it to be quite adventuro
23、us. Others, however,have reacted more negatively.They feel offended by the fact that I question the ordinary way of life and living.”The only problem? “Possessing a headset that reduces most surrounding noises is important,” she said.- 5 -28.What do we know about the direct reason for Mullers choice
24、 to live on trains?A.She had an argument with her landlord. B.She wanted to visit more people on the way.C.She had to finish her graduate paper on the topic. D.She planned to act against tradition.29.According to Muller,which is one of the advantages of living on trains?A.She can have more holidays.
25、 B.She can escape from college life.C.She can possess a headset. D.She can see her boyfriend more often.30.What does Muller want to express in Paragraph 3?A.There are opportunities everywhere in life. B.The next adventure is coming soon.C.People need to make changes in their life. D.People need to f
26、ollow in her footsteps to live on trains.31.What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 4 refer to?A.The ordinary way of life and living. B.The thought of living on a train.C.German TV station SWR. D.A long-distance relationship.DThe 2016 Nobel Prize in Physics is shared by three scientists,the
27、Royal Academy of Sciences announced in Stockholm on Tuesday.The Nobel Prize in Physics 2016 was divided,with one half awarded to David J.Thouless,the other half jointly to F.Duncan M.Haldane and J.Michael Kosterlitz “for theoretical discoveries of topological phase transitions and topological phases
28、 of matter.(物质拓扑相变和拓扑相).”Haldane said he was “very surprised” at the news,adding that he was glad that their discoveries found something previously unnoticed by many,and that they revealed “more possibilities for looking for new materials.” He particularly pointed out that a lot of work was still on
29、going.- 6 -The years prize amount is 8 million Swedish krona (0.93 million US dollars),and will be split properly between the three winners.The winners are given a sum of money when they receive their prizes,in the form of a document confirming the amount awarded.The amount of prize money depends up
30、on how much money the Nobel Foundation (基金会) can award each year.The purse has increased since the 1980s,when the prize money was 880,000 SEK per prize.In 2009, the monetary award was 10 million SEK (US$1.4 million).In June 2012,it was lowered to 8 million SEK.If there are two winners of a particula
31、r prize,the award money is divided equally between the winners.If there are three,the awarding committee can choose to divide the money equally,or award one-half to one winner and one-quarter to each of the others.It is common for winners to donate prize money to benefit scientific,cultural,or chari
32、table causes.32.How much prize money does Thouless get?A.8 million Swedish krona. B.6 million Swedish krona.C.4 million Swedish krona. D.2 million Swedish krone.33.According to the passage,Haldane thought that his work_.A.was far from ending B.was based on many previous studiesC.had perfectly been c
33、ompleted D.had surprised the whole world34.The amount of prize money _.A.has been ever increasing since the 1980s B.has been ever decreasing since the 1980sC.remains 880,000 SEK each year after 2012 D.differs according to the Noble Foundations affordability35.What does the last paragraph talk about?
34、A.The purpose of the award money. B.The number of winners per prize.C.How the winners are selected. D.How the award money is dealt with.- 7 -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。Black Friday in the United StatesBlack Friday is the day after Thanksgiving Day in the US
35、A, falling on the Friday after the fourth Thursday in November.36 Many people have a day off work or choose to take a day from their annual leave on Black Friday.Some people use this to make trips to see family members or friends who live in other areas or to go on vacation.Shopping for Christmas pr
36、esents is popular on Black Friday.Many stores have special offers and lower their prices on some goods, such as toys.Public life37 .Many people take a day off on the day after Thanksgiving Day.Many organizations also close for the Thanksgiving weekend.Public transit systems may run on their normal s
37、chedule or may have changes.Some stores extend their opening hours on Black Friday. 38 .BackgroundBlack Friday,the day after Thanksgiving Day, is one of the busiest shopping days in the USA. 39 .One theory is that the wheels of vehicles in heavy traffic on the day after Thanksgiving Day left many bl
38、ack marking on the road surface,leading to the term “Black Friday”.The other theory is that the term “Black Friday”comes from an old way of recording business accounts. 40 . Many businesses,particularly small businesses,started making profits before Christmas.Many hoped to start showing a profit,mar
39、ked in black ink,on the day after Thanksgiving Day.More recently,Black Friday has been exported to nations outside of North America such as the United Kingdom by major online retailers like Amazon or Apple.In 2011, IBM reported online Black Friday sales were up by 24.3%, according to a study that in
40、cludes 500 retailers.- 8 -A.Peoples activities.B.History of Black Friday.C.Losses were recorded in red ink and profits in black ink.D.A.busy shopping day is a holiday in some states.E.There can also be jams on roads to popular shopping destinations.F.There are two popular theories as to why it is ca
41、lled Black Friday.G.Black Friday is not a federal holiday but a public one in some states第三部分 语言知识运用(共两节，满分 45 分)第一节完形填空(共 20 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 30 分)阅读下面的短文，从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中，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。As a child,Jane was fond of animals.As a consequence,when she was growing up,all she ever he
42、ard was as follows,“Jane,you should be a 41 .Youre going to achieve great success in that field.Thats the very thing you should do in the future.“So when she got to the Ohio State University, she took biology,chemistry and some other 42 ,studying hard to be a vet.Later on,she won a Rotary Ambassador
43、ial Scholarship,which allowed her to spend her 43 year studying abroad in Manchester,England.Away from the family and the 44 from them,she found herself one day sitting at her desk,surrounded by biology books and staring out the window,when it suddenly hit her:“Im in total 45 .I dont want to be a ve
44、t!” 46 she thought back over all the things shed done in her life and what had made her happy.And then it hit her it was all of the youth leadership conferences that she had volunteered at 47 the communications and leadership course she had taken as selective course back at Ohio State.“How could I h
45、ave been so 48 ?Here I am in my fourth year at school and just finally 49 that Im on the wrong path. I just never took the time to 50 it until now,“she thought.- 9 -51 by her new thought, Jane spent the rest of her year in England taking courses in communications and media studies.When 52 to Ohio St
46、ate,she was 53 able to convince the administration to let her create her own program in “leadership studies,“ 54 it took her 2 years longer to finally graduate.She 55 to become a senior management adviser in leadership training and development for the Pentagon. She 56 founded a drug-prevention organ
47、ization that 57 the message,“ Lead your own life with the skill and the 58 to say no.”So,never 59 someone elses dreams.If you limit your 60 only to what seems possible or reasonable,you disconnect yourself from what you truly want.41.A.engineer B.programmer C. doctor D.vet42.A. subjects B.objects C.
48、 projects D.programms43.A.first B.second C. final D.past44.A. promise B. stress C.complaint D.press45.A. vain B. misery C. delight D.surprise46.A.Then B. Instead C. Perhaps D.Seldom47.A.but B.or C. and D.so48.A.disturbed B.ignorant C. intelligent D.inspired49.A.aware B.unconscious C.afraid D.satisfi
49、ed50.A.complete B.accomplish C.permit D.admit51.A.Inspired B. Disappointed C. Embarrassed D.Confused52.A.relating B.returning C.responding D.referring- 10 -53.A. eventually B.especially C.hardly D.desperately54.A.if B.as C.although D.despite55.A.managed B. failed C.tried D.attempted56.A.still B.never C.again D.also57.A. proves B.conveys C. concludes D.warns58.A.fact B.chance C.will D.truth59.A.ignore B. break C.strengthen D.live60.A.smiles B.cho
