2018届高三第一次模拟考试英语试题

2021年1月26日发(作者：toilet怎么读)
惠州市
2018
届高三第一次模拟考试

英

语

























































2018.4
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注意事项：

1.
本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。答卷前，考生
必将自己的姓名、考生号、考场号和座位号填写在答题卡上。因考试不考
听力，第
I
卷从第二部分的“阅读理解”开始，试题序号从“
21
”开始。

2
．回答第
I
卷时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答题标
号涂黑。 如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。写在本试卷
上无效。

3.
回答第
II
卷时，将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。













4.
考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。


第
I
卷

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，并在答
题卡上将该项涂黑。

A
From American Express, wedding guests will
，
on average
，
spend $$673 on each wedding they
attend this year. It includes airfare ($$225), hotel ($$170), dining out ($$116) and dressing up ($$95)
and the gift. If you have weddings to attend this year, here are some tips for you to avoid breaking
the bank.

1. Book flights in advance
The moment you decide to attend a wedding is the time to check flight prices at the best time.
Plane fares are higher in the summer, especially in July and August. Booking in advance will save
you money, as will watch for sales on lower-cost carriers like JetBlue and Frontier. You can check
Google Flights for a calendar of prices showing the cheapest days to fly from apps like Hopper to
get real-time alerts when a fare is at its lowest price point.
2. Don't blow your budget on the gift
If you've got the money, an expensive gift is lovely. But there's no need to take out loans to
prove
your
love
for
the
happy
couple.
Skip
an
expensive
necklace
by
giving
(an
appropriate
amount of) cash instead. To save on the gift, consider making one: A photo album or scrapbook of
memories with the bride and groom shows how much you care. You could also share the gift with
other guest(s) or even make gifts with DIY ideas by yourself to save money.
3. Use old dresses and suits
You don't always have to be on a new dress for a wedding. While men have the option of
repeating
their
suits,
women
are
more
likely
to
spend
money
on
new
clothes
for
the
special
occasion.
But
before
you
take
out
your
wallet,
consider
reinventing
something
already
in
your

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closet. Belts, colorful scarves, shoes can bring life to any outfit.
21. How much does a wedding guest spend on the gift on average?
A. $$673











B. $$225








C. $$67








D. $$95
22. What can be inferred from the last paragraph?
A. People always wear their new clothes at the wedding.
B. Men are more likely to wear new clothes to attend a wedding.
C. It saves you money to creatively wear old clothes.
D. Ladies tend to wear their favorite suits for a wedding.
23. What is the purpose of the passage?
A. To help people save money while holding their weddings.
B. To give some tips on saving money to attend a wedding.


C. To introduce general expenses of attending a wedding.
D. To state some aspects to be considered while holding weddings.

B
It had been a long winter. Bitter cold, snowy days had hit us again and again. On the warmer
days there had been little sunshine, but only cold, icy rain. The sun had become such a rare sight
that I had to look at a picture of it on my wall calendar from time to time to remember what it
looked
like.
The
grass
had
remained
brown
and
dormant
(
潜伏的）
in
the
grassland.
My
own
backyard had turned into a muddy mess that tried to steal the shoes right off my feet as I walked
on it. My heart ached and longed for spring, and my own good cheer had trouble rising up against
the continuous, cold, gray days.
The rain poured down on me as I walked my dogs, holding their leashes in my icy fingers. I
looked up at the sky hoping to see the sun smiling down with its warm, golden face. But it was no
use. It was then, however, that
I saw it. It wasn’t the smiling face of the sun in the sky but a little,
yellow face peeking(
微露出
) through the mud. It was a tiny flower, and it filled
my heart with
hope and joy. I smiled and thanked God for this little sign that winter would soon be over and that
spring would arrive. I felt my good cheer rising up at last and I promised God that I would share it
with everyone I could.
One day that
tiny
flower’s
seeds
will
fill
the
grassland
with
little,
yellow
faces
smiling
up
from the ground. Its work will make this world a better and more beautiful place. May we all do
the same. May we all shine our light and share our love even on the coldest and grayest days. May
we
all
help
to
share
a
bit
of
spring
in
winter.
May
we
all
work
to
make
this
world
better
and
brighter even when it is at its darkest.
24. Why did the author look at a picture of sun on a wall calendar from time to time?
A. Because
she hadn’t seen sunshine for a long time.

B. Because she wanted to check how long the cold winter would last.
C. B
ecause she couldn’t go out.

D. Because she looked forward to spring.
25. The author felt _______ before she found the tiny flower.
A. worried








B. angry








C. hopeful






D. frustrated
26. What can be inferred from the passage?
A. The tiny flo
wer was found in the author’s backyard.

B. The tiny flower inspired the author very much.

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C. The author would share the tiny flower with others.
D. The author would never mind the cold weather.
27. What can be the best title of the passage?
A. A Cold Winter






















B. A Tiny flower




C. Sharing Makes the World













D. Hopes Make Our Life



C
Chinese
has
overtaken
French,
Spanish
and German
to become
one
of
the
most
promising
foreign languages for job seekers in the UK. Research shows graduates in Chinese earn an average
yearly salary of 31,000 pounds or more.
Chinese students set themselves up for a different university experience from others who take
traditional
subjects.
While
an
English
student
may
have
as
little
as
six
hours
of
a
week,
those
studying
Chinese
are
in
class
for
most
of
the
day.“I
had
a
lot
of
friends
on
other
courses
who
didn’t do much in first or second year. You can’t
play at
Chinese. You have to spend hours and
hours
writing
characters,”
says
Hannah,
who
graduated

in
Chinese
Studies
from
Sheffield
University.“The first year was really difficult. Most of my friends admitted at one point to crying
because of the pressure. I was almost told at one point that I might want to reconsider and drop
out.”

So
are
the
evenings
in
learning
characters
while
your
friends
are
at
the
student
bar
really
worth
it?
Despite
the
painful
studying
experience,
most
of
the
graduates
think
so.
They
use
Chinese in their chosen careers, and would not have been in the jobs they do now without their
knowledge of the language.
Liberty now works for the civil service in Beijing. She earned a place on the Department for
International
Development
graduate
scheme
with
a
salary
of
over
30,000
pounds
within
two
years.“The degree was absolutely worth it.

Looking around at people I know who have studied
French or Spanish at university, there’s not such a chance to use it in the workplace.”

Hannah has set her apart in the workplace, but she warns ambitious students to think about
whether
they
would
really
want
to
live
in
China
in
the
future
before
setting
their
sights
on
a
profitable
career
path.
“Some
people
think
they
are
going
to
learn
Chinese
and
then
be
a
big
success, but I think it’s important to be quite realistic about that.”

28. What does the underlined phrase
“play at”
probably mean in Paragraph 2?
A. Treat seriously



















B. Learn lazily






C. Talk amusingly



















D. Cheat cleverly
29. What can you learn from Liberty’s and Hannah’s career experience?

A. Chinese degree helped them to find satisfying jobs.
B. There are students learning characters at the student bar.
C. Graduates with French or Spanish degree have no chance to find jobs.
D. By learning Chinese, people are to have a successful career.
30.
What’s Hannah’s a
ttitude to choosing Chinese as a possible career?
A. Doubtful







B. Indifferent






C. Puzzled






D. Objective
31. What is the main idea of the text?
A. Many foreign college students come to China to seek jobs.
B. Some college students consider dropping out Chinese because of its pressure.
C. Chinese is difficult and college students should be realistic about choosing it.

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D. Chinese degree needs painful working, but it is worthy in job seeking.








































D
The world's oceans are sick, and getting sicker every day. Two new studies show the warming
of Earth's atmosphere is removing oxygen from ocean waters.

Oxygen is necessary for all life in the oceans, except for a few extremely small organisms.
And researchers said oxygen levels are low enough to threaten all the ocean life that depends on it.
Denise
Breitburg
is
an
ocean
scientist
at
the
Smithsonian
Environmental
Research
Center.
She is also a member of the Global Ocean Oxygen Network, a team of scientists organized by the
United Nations to study the issue. She told the Associated Press,
matters. That pretty much describes
it
.
Scientists with the Global Ocean Oxygen Network reported that more than 32 million square
kilometers of ocean are low in oxygen. These affected areas reach a depth of about 200 meters.
This
area
is bigger
than Africa,
the
second
largest
continent.
The
scientists
say
the
area
of
low
oxygen levels has grown about 16 percent since 1950.
The Global Ocean Oxygen Network's report is the widest reaching look at decreasing oxygen
levels
in
the
world's
seas
so
far.
Lisa
Levin
is
a
professor
at
the
Scripps
Institution
of
Oceanography
and
a
co-author
of
the
report.
In
her
words,

low
oxygen
problem
is
the
biggest unknown climate change consequence out there.
Levin
said
past
research
had
shown
low
oxygen
areas
that
were
the
result
of
agricultural
pollution. She said past studies also showed how warmer waters had created a lack of oxygen. But
Levin
said
this
latest
study
shows
how
both
problems
are
connected
by
common
causes
and
possible solutions.
Co-author Denise Breitburg said that some low oxygen levels in the world's ocean are natural,
but not to the extent found. Wind patterns and ocean currents, believed caused by global warming,
are
preventing
oxygen
from
sinking
below
the
surface
of
the
water.
In
addition,
warmer
water
does not hold as much oxygen and less oxygen mixes into the water, she said.
32. Why are the world’s oceans sick?

A. Because the ocean life is sick.


B. Because the Earth’s atmosphere is becoming warmer.

C. Because the oxygen is being removed from ocean waters.
D. Because there is too much oxygen to threaten the ocean life.
33. What does the underlined word
“it”
in Paragraph 3 refer to?
A. Oxygen being essential to ocean life.







B. Oceans being sicker and sicker.
C. Oxygen being not enough in the ocean.


D. Atmosphere removing oxygen from ocean waters.
34. About _______ million square kilometers of ocean are lack of oxygen in 1950.
A. 32













B. 27.6











C. 37








D. 200
35. From the passage we can learn that_______.
A. all life in the ocean depends on oxygen to live
B. oxygen levels in the ocean are likely to climb



C. air pollution leads to low oxygen levels in oceans
D. cold water holds more oxygen than warm water


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