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山西省汾河中学届高三上学期第五次练考英语试题
汾河学校2015—2016学年度高三第五次练考
英语试卷
本试卷分第
卷(选择题)和第
卷(非选择题)两部分。
满分150分,考试用时120分钟。
第
卷(选择题)
第二部分:
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
The2015AlamedaCountyFair
The2015AlamedaCountyFairrunsWednesday,June17throughSunday,July5.ItisopenTuesdaythroughSundayfrom11a.m.to11p.m.FairFavoriteswillincludehorseracing,exhibits,animals,food,rides,games,pigraces,kids’attractions,specialeventdaysandmore.
◆Activities:
BigOTiresFREEConcerts:
8p.m.-9:
15p.m,nightly.Specialeffectsshowwithvideotributetolocalheroes,immediatelyfollowingconcerts.
HorseRacing:
ThursdaythroughSunday,June18~21,June25~28,andJuly2~5.
FansoffairfoodcanalsolookforwardtothereturnoftheSNACKDOWN,wherefoodvendorsofferupnewmenuitemstocompetefortheprizedchampionshipbelt.AlivejudgingeventtodecidethechampionshipswillbeheldattheFaironFriday,June21at4p.m.
The4thofJulyofFireworksShowcomesbackingrandstyle,thistime,settolivemusicperformedbytheOaklandEastBaySymphony.TheBluesFestivalrunsalldayfrom1p.m.to9p.m.,followedbytheFireworksShowat9:
30p.m.TheFairwillcelebrateFather’sDay,Sunday,June21,withspecialattractionsandpromotionsjustfordads,includingBrewHaven,acraftbeerfestivalheldduringthefirstweekoftheFair.
◆Address:
AlamedaCountyFairgrounds,4501PleasantonAve.,Pleasanton,CA94566,(925)426-7600
◆GateAdmission:
Adults(13~61)—$12;
Kids(6~12)—$8;
Children(under6)—FREE;
Purchaseinadvance(beforeJune16)andsaveupto30%.
21.OnJune21,visitorstotheFaircanNOT_______.
A.joinillHorseRacingB.celebrateFather’sDay
C.enjoywatchingpigracesD.watchalivejudgingeventonfood
22.Acouplewiththeirsonaged7,bookingticketstotheFaironJune15,shouldpayabout________.
A.$20B.$22C.$32D.$14
23.Whattypeofwritingisthistext?
A.Atouristguide.B.Anewsreport.
C.Anofficialreport.D.Ascientificresearch.
B
Mystudentsoftentellmetheydon’thave“enoughtime”todoalltheirschoolwork.Myreplyisoftenbrief–Youhaveasmuchtimeasthepresident.Iusuallycarryonabitabouttherebeing24hoursperdayforeveryone,andsuggestthat“notenoughtime”isnotanacceptableexplanationofnotgettingsomethingdone.
Onceingraduateschool,ItriedtojustifymyselftooneofmyprofessorsbysayingthatIwasworking.Hisanswertomewas,“That’sirrelevant.What’simportantisthequalityofyourwork.”SincethenIhavehadtimetoreflectonthe“hardworker”dodge(伎俩),andIhavecometosomeconclusions–allrelevanttotheissueofhowmuchtimewehave.
Ifyoulookatthematteranalytically,youcanidentifytwopartsoftheproblem.Thereis,ofcourse,thematterof“time”,whichwecanthinkofasfixed.Thenthereistheissueof“work”duringthattime,whichcanvaryinintensity.But,asmyprofessorsuggested,it’snotdiligencebutthequalityoftheproductthatisimportant.
Thatledmetoanewidea,thequalityofwork.ThatconceptisperhapsbestexplainedbyasignIoncesawonthewallinsomeone’soffice–Don’tworkharderbutworksmarter!
There’salotofsenseinthatidea.
Ifyoucan’tgetmoretime,andfewofuscan,theonlysolutionistoimprovethequalityofwork.Thatmeansthinkingofwaysofgettingmoreoutofthesametimethanwemightotherwiseget.Thatshouldleadustoananalysisofourworkhabits.Since“work”forstudentsusuallymeans“homework”,theexpression“workhabits”shouldbereadas“learninghabits”.
Then,asasmartstudent,youwillseektoimprovethoseskillsthatyouuseinstudy,chieflyreadingandwriting.Ifyoulearntoreadbetterandwritebetter,therearebigbenefitsthatpayoffacrosstheboardinallyourstudies.
24.Fromthepassage,weknowthattheauthoris_____.
A.apoetB.aneducatorC.aneditorD.adirector
25.Wecaninferfromthefirsttwoparagraphthatwestudents_____.
A.haveenoughtimeB.canmeetthepresident
C.getsomethingdonewellD.shouldaccepttheexplanation
26.TheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph2means_____.
A.ThatisimpossibleB.Thatisnotimportant
C.ThatisunbearableD.Thatisnotacceptable
27.Themainpurposeofwritingthepassageistogive_____.
A.informationB.encouragementC.criticismD.advice
C
GregoryKloehndigsthroughdustbinseveryday,butnotforthereasonthatmostpeoplewouldthink.Heisn’thomeless.Infactheistryingtohelpthehomeless.
Gregorybeganhislifeasasculptor.Butheoftenfeltthathissculptures,whichjuststoodinrichpeople’shousesforyears,lackedameaningfulpurpose.Soin2011,hedecidedtoputhisartisticenergiesintocreatinghomestosell—notordinaryhomesbutsmallstructuresbuiltentirelyfromrecycledmaterials.
Thethoughtofcreatinghomesforthehomelessdidn’toccurtohimuntiltheyear2013,whenahomelesscoupleaskedhimforatarp(防水布).Insteadofatarp,Gregoryofferedthemsomethingbetter:
asmallhomewithawatertank,akitchenandatrapforwaste.TheyweresogratefulthatGregorydecidedtofocushiseffortsonhelpinghousethehomelesspopulationinhiscity.Andsoonhis“HomelessHomesProject”wasstarted.
Beforestartinganewhome,Gregory,goeshuntingformaterialsbydiggingthroughdustbins.Everythinghefindsisusable—refrigeratordoorsbecomehousedoors;washingmachinedoorsoftenserveaswindows,andthetopsofcarsbecomestrongroofs.Heputwheelsatthebottomforuserstomovetheirhomesaroundeasily.Eachhometakestwotothreedaystomake.
SofarGregoryhasdonateddozensofhomestothecity’smostneedy.Whilehissmalllow-costmobilehomesarenotthefinalsolutiontotheproblemofhomelessness,theyarereallypracticalanddoprovideawarmandsafeplaceforthehomelesstostayin.Theyaresimplyawayforonemantodosomethingniceforthoseinneedofsomehelp.
GregoryhaswrittenabooktitledHomelessArchitecture,whereheexplainstechniquestobuildthosehomesandheisnowworkingonweekendworkshops.“AlotofpeoplewhohearaboutwhatI’mdoingwanttogetinvolved,”hesaid.“Maybewecanmeetsomeplaceandputacoupleofhomestogether.”
28.WhydidGregoryturnfrommakingsculpturestocreatinghomes?
A.Hehadnohometolivein.B.Hehadtomakemoremoney.
C.Helostinterestinsculpture.D.Hewantedtohelpthehomeless.
29.TheauthormentionsthestoryinParagraph3totellus____________.
A.Gregory’ssmallhomeswerepopularamongthehomeless
B.howGregorygottheideaof“HomelessHomesProject”
C.thehomelesscoupleaskedGregorytoproducemorehomes
D.housingthehomelessinacitywasnotaneasytask
30.WhatcanweconcludefromParagraph4?
A.Gregoryhasgreattroublehuntingformaterialsforhissmallhouses.
B.IttakesGregoryalongtimetoproduceahome.
C.Gregory’sworkrequiresimaginationandcreativity
D.EverythinginthedustbinswillbeusedinGregory’swork.
31.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?
A.Gregory’sprojectwillhelpmorehomelesspeople.
B.Gregorydoesn’tneedtomakesmallhomesnow.
C.Gregory’sworkwillcompletelysolvethehomelessnessproblem.
D.Asinglepersoncanmakenodifferencetosocialproblems.
D
ThousandsofhungrybirdsleftthecountrysideofBritaininthebitterwintertofindfoodandwarmthinurbangardens.Themoveincludedspeciessuchastheredwingandthefieldfare,almostunknownoutsideruralareas.
ThehardsituationoffarmlandbirdshasbeenrevealedinthelatestsurveyofbirdpopulationsfromtheRoyalSocietyfortheProtectionofBirdsreleasedtoday.
Theredwinghasanobviousstripeovertheeyeandaredflashontheflanks(侧翼),whilethefieldfarehasagreyhead,apeachunderbelly,andadistinctivedarkbandonthetail.
GrahamMadge,thesociety'sspokesman,says,“Formanyurbanbirdwatchersthesightofthesestrikingspeciesisarealtreat.Manypeoplehaveneverimaginedtherebeingsuchanamazingchance.”
“Frozengroundpreventedthemfromgettingfoodinthecountrysideandtheyhavebeensavedfromstarvationintowns,”headded.
Hesaystheunusualsightthisyearsomewhattemperedthefrustrationfeltatthesufferingofsmallgardenbirdssuchasrobinsandwrens.Thesebirdsaresensitivetocoldandmusteatalmostcontinuouslytostayalive.Datafrompeoplewhotookpartinthesociety'sBigGardenBirdwatchrecordedsightingsin280,000gardensduringthelastweekendofJanuary,withthegoldcrestdown75percent,thelongtailedtitdown27percent,andthecoaltitdown20percent.Thestudyhighlightedtheneedforfoodtobeleftoutforbirdsduringwinter.
Theredwingandthefieldfarearerelativelyunknownoutsidetheeasternpartofthecountry.Theresearchshows,however,thattheymovedtotheothersideofthecountrywheretheclimateisgenerallymildinwinterandthatmanyforthefirsttimehavereachedCornwallandIslesofScilly.Thenumberofredwingsightingswasup185percent,thoseofthefieldfare73,andoftheyellowhammer68.
Anothersurprisegarden“guest”thisyearwastheblackcap.Thisrobinsized,silvergreybirdwasrareinBritain50yearsago,butincreasingnumbersnowarriveeachyearfromGermanyandAustria.
32.Howdidtheurbanbirdwatchersprobablyfeelwhenseeingthehungrybirds?
A.Excited.B.Worried.C.Annoyed.D.Motivated.
33.Whichofthefollowingcanbestreplacetheunderlinedword“tempered”?
A.Prevented.B.Relieved.C.Explained.D.Increased.
34.Accordingtothepassage,Cornwallisperhaps________.
A.avil
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