甘肃省武威六中2018届高三一轮第三次阶段过关英语试卷(含答案)

1、武威六中 2017-2018 学年度高三一轮复习过关考试（三）英语本试题共分第I卷（70分）和第卷（50分），共120分，考试时间100分钟。请将所有答案 写在答题卡上。第I卷（选择题，共70分）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）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。AFour books that will inspire you to travel around the world.There s truly nothing like travel when it come

2、s to gaining perspectives and exposingyourself to other cultures.To get you in the adventuring mood, we asked AmazonSenior Editor Chris Schlep to help us come up with a list of books that transport readers to another time and place. Below, see his list of four books that will inspire you to travel a

3、round the world.ITALY:Beautiful Ruins by Jess WalterThis book written by the popular author Jess Walter is about a love story that beginson the Italian Coast in the early 60s and eventually appears on the screen in Hollywood.As the settings shift from Italy to Edinburgh to Los Angeles, you will find

4、 yourself longing to go as well. Buy it on Amazon.Price:$28.90SEATTLE: Where d You Go, Bernadette by Maria SempleMaria Semple s first novel is not exactly a love story to Seattle, but if you read it, you just might want to come here to see if people are really as self-involved as the characters in h

5、er book. What really shines through is the strange storytelling and the laugh. Buy it on Amazon.Price:$26.60ENGLAND: Wolf Hall by Hilary MantelYou can' t travel to Thomas Cromwell ' s England without a time machine, but readingMantel' s prize -winning novel is the next best thing. It wil

6、l makeyou long to see the ancient buildings and green grass of the English countryside, much of which is still there. Buy it on Amazon.Price:$25.10NANTUCKET: Here s to Us by Elin HilderbrandElin Hilderbrand has built a writing career out of writing about her hometown island of Nantucket. Her latest

7、is Here' s to Us, which, perhaps not surprisingly,is a great beachread. Buy it on Amazon.Price:$30.801. Which book has been adapted for a film according to the text?A.Here' s to Us.B.Wolf Hall.C.Beautiful Ruins.D.Where' d You Go, B ernadette.2. What is the special feature of the Where &#

8、39; d You Go, Bernadette?A. Its low price.B. Its interesting characters.C. Its content about love.D. Its way of telling stories.3. What does the book Wolf Hall inspire you to do?A. Broaden your eyes.B. Know the foreign culture.C. Appreciate the English countryside.D. Experience the joy and sadness o

9、f the self-involved.4. What is the common point about the four books?A. Its price. B. Its author. C. Its content. D. Its sales place.BWhen I told my father that I was moving to Des Moines, Iowa, he told me about the only time he had been there. It was in the 1930s, when he was an editor of the liter

10、arymagazineof Southern Methodist University （SMU in Dallas, Texas. He also worked as a professor at SMU, and there was a girl student in his class who suffered from a serious back disease.She couldn ' t afford the operation because her family was poor.Her mother ran a boardinghouse in Galveston,

11、 a seaside town near Houston, Texas. She was cleaning out the attic（阁楼） one day when she came across an old dusty manuscript（手稿）.On its top page were the words, "By O. Henry ” . It was a nice story, and she sent it to her daughter at SMU, who showed it to my father. My father had never read the

12、 story before, but it sounded like O. Henry, and he knew that O. Henry had once lived in Houston. So it was possible that the famous author had gone to the beach and stayed in the Gainestown boardinghouse, and had written the story there and left the manuscript behind by accident. My father visited

13、an O. Henry expert at Columbia University in New York, who authenticated the story as O. Henry ' s.My father then set out to sell it. Eventfully, he found himself in Des Moines, meeting with Gardner Cowles, a top editor at the Des MoinesRegister . Cowles loves the story andbought it on the spot.

14、 My father took the money to the girl. It was just enough for her to have the operation she so desperately needed.My father never told me what the O. Henry story was about. But I doubt if it could have been better than his own story.5. Who found the O. Henry ' s manuscript?A. The girl ' s mo

15、ther. B. The author ' s father. C. The girl. D. The author.6. Which of the following might explain the fact that the manuscript was found in the attic?A. O. Henry once worked in Houston. B. O. Henry once stayed in Galveston.C. O. Henry once moved to Des Moines. D. O. Henry once taught at SMU.7.

16、The underlined word aauthenticated " in Paragraph 2 probably means.s father go to Des Moines?A. named B. treated C. proved D. described8. According to the text, why did the authorA. To sell the O. Henry story.B. To meet the author himself.C. To talk with the O. Henry expert.D. To give money to

17、the girl.CIn ancient Egypt, a shopkeeper discovered that he could attract customers to his shop simply by making changes to its environment. Modern businesses have been following his lead, with more tactics （ 策略 ）.One tactic involves where to display the goods. For example, stores place fruits and v

18、egetables in the first section. They know that customers who buy the healthy food first will feel happy so that they will buy more junk food later in their trip. In department stores, the women s shoe section is generally next to the women s cosmetics（ 化妆品 ） section: while the shop assistant is goin

19、g back to find the right size shoe, bored customers are likely to wander over cosmetics they might want to try later.Besides, businesses seek to appeal to customers senses. Stores notice that the smell of baked goods encourages shopping, so they make their own bread each morning and then fan the bre

20、ad smell into the store throughout the day. Music sells goods, too. Researchers in Britain found that when French music was played, sales of French wines went up.When it comes to the selling of houses, businesses also use highly rewarding tactics.They find that customers make decisions in the first

21、few seconds upon walking in the door, and turn it into a business opportunity. A California builder designed the structure of its houses smartly. Whenentering the house, the customer would see the Pacific Ocean through the windows, and then the pool through an open stairway leading to the lower leve

22、l. The instant view of water on both levels helped sell these $10 million houses.9. Why do stores usually display fruits and vegetables in the first section?A. To save customers times. B. To show they are high quality foods.C. To sell them at discount prices D. To help sell junk food.10. According t

23、o Paragraph 3, which of the following encourages customers to buy?A. Opening the store early in the morning.B. Filling the store with the smell of fresh breadC. Inviting customers to play music.D. Displaying British wines next to French ones.11. What is the California builder ' s story intended

24、to prove?A. A good first impression increases salesB. The more expensive the house is, the better it sells.C. An ocean view is much to the customers ' taste.D. The house structure is a key factor customers consider.12. What is the main purpose of the passage?A. To show dishonest business practic

25、es.B. To report researches on customer behavior.C. To introduces how businesses have grown from the past.D. To explain how businesses turn people into their customers.DWarmweather brought by El Ni?o has had mixed effects on animals in usually snowy places in North America, including New England, acc

26、ording to an Associated Press article.Some animals seem to benefit from having a chance to gather more food before winter, and from expending less energy in daily survival mode. Others, like snowshoe hares（雪鞋里予兔），are put at center stage in predators '（捕食者）view when they lack snow for disguising

27、their white fur - not a good thing for them, of course.Black bears, on the other hand, have been keeping busy gathering nuts and apples, when they would normally have settled into their winter homes by now. Vermont and Massachusetts officials have asked residents to wait till snow falls to take out

28、their bird feeders for the sake of their safety, the article said."We suggest waiting for 6 or more inches of snow that lasts before taking out your bird feeders, especially if you have been visitedin the past by bears or if there are sightingsof bears in your neighborhood," Forrest Hammon

29、d,Vermont Fish and Wildlife ' s bear biologist, said in the article. "Due to lack of snow and frozen ground, birds are able to seek food in fields and forests for their natural foods.Snow amounts can also determine how comfortable bears are and how quickly they consume their accumulated fat

30、 during hibernation（冬日民）,noted Hammond in the article. This isbecause snow covers and traps them in their winter homes, and also hides them from predators.13. What may upset snowshoe hares because of El Ni?o?A. Their being caught more easily.B. Their failing to gather more food.C. Their consuming mo

31、re energy.D. Their losing sight of their enemies.14. Why did the officials ask people to keep bird feeders until snow falls?A.They may disturb bears.B. There' s no need to do so.C.To avoid attracting bears.D. For the safety of bears.15. Which of the following is the proper title for the passage?

32、A. Warm Weather Helps Animals SurviveB. Lack of Snow Affects North American AnimalsC. Measures Should Be Taken to Protect WildlifeD. Snow Amounts Determine Animals ' Winter Life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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑， 选项中有两项为多余选项。Bedtime problems improve kids ' math per

33、formance. If a school child ' s parents replace a bedtime story with a math discussion, the child' s math skills may improve markedly, anew study shows. 16 "I think it ' s a fantasticstudy," says James Stigler, an educationalpsychologist at the University of California.17 Some

34、parents think that to help their children develop academically they should read to them. Some parents understand that a little bedtime math is helpful.18 The experiment was madeby Beilock, psychologist Susan Levine, and some colleagues at the University of Chicago. Four hundred and twenty families w

35、ere told to let the children use an app called Bedtime Math. Another 167 families were instructed to use a reading app.math performance atWith a standardized test, the researchers assessed all the subjects the beginning and end of the school year.Not surprisingly, the use of the reading app made lit

36、tle difference to the children' smath performance. 19 Children who used Bedtime Math two or more times per week did better than those whose family rarely used it.Why the technique was so effective remains to be determined.20A. Educational experts generally applaud the new work.B. But Beilock say

37、s she thinks the key is talking to your child about math.C. In contrast, a little bedtime math had a significant effect.D. Some parents think that it ' s good to do nothing before going to bed.E. To evaluate the effects of a little bedtime math, they made an experiment.F. No one thinks it has an

38、y significant effect except the educational psychologists.G. As for this, opinions vary from parents to parents.第二部分英语知识运用（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。My father brought home a sailboat when I was ten, and almost each Sunday in summers we would

39、 go sailing. Dad was quite skilled in sailing, but not good at 21 . As for me, I 22 both before twelve because of living close to Lake Ontario.The last time Dad and I set sail together is really 23 . It was a perfect weekendafter I graduated from university. I came home and 24 Dad to go sailing. Out

40、 we set soonon the 25 lake. Dad hadn ' t sailed for years, but everything26 well with the tiller（舵柄）in his hands.When we were in the middle of the lake, a 27 wind came all of a sudden. The boat was hit 28 . Dad was always at his best in any 29, but at this _moment he 30 . "John! 31 !” he sh

41、outed in a trembling voice, with the tiller still in his hands.In my memory he could fix any 32 . He was the one I always 33for strength and security.Before I could respond, a 34 of water got into the boat. I rushed to the tiller 35of him.it was too late. Another huge wall of water 36 the boat in a

42、minute. We were thrown intothe water, and Dad was struggling aimlessly. At that moment, I felt fiercely 37I swam to Dad 38 and assisted him in climbingonto the hull（船壳）ofthe boat. Uponsitting on the hull, Dad was a little awkward abouthis flash of39“It's all right,Dad. We are safe now, “ I comfo

43、rted him.That was the first time Dad had counted on meina moment of emergency.More importantly,21.A.boatingB. runningC. swimmingD. teaching22.A.enjoyedB. desiredC. hatedD. learned23.A.unforgivableB. unforgettableC. cheerfulD. regretful24.A.sentB. orderedC. invitedD. allowed25.A.calmB. icyC. stormyD.

44、 thundery26.A.finishedB. wentC. seemedD.sounded27.A.strongB. gentleC. coldD. hot28.A.respeatedlyB. lightlyC. hardlyD. violently29. A. dangerB. placeC. sportD. job30. A. sufferedB. fellC. frozeD. withdrew31. A. lookB. HelpC. RunD. Jump32. A. problemB. relationship C. machineD. boat33. A. turned toB.

45、lived with C. argued withD. objected to34. A. fountainB. streamC. showerD. wave35. A. ifB. forC. afterD. but36. A. got throughB. poured into C. turned overD. lifted up37. A. ashamedB. protectiveC. tiredD. afraid38. A. hopelesslyB. quicklyC. slowlyD. helplesslyI found it was my turn to start 40 for m

46、y father.39. A. painB. angerC. fearD. shame40. A. making upB. getting ready C. paying offD. looking out第二节 (共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分) 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的词或者括号内单词的正确形式。I live in a small village in the country. I live a very41 (peace) life. Some maysay it is boring,42 I love it. We have plenty of time to stop

47、 and chat. I have plentyof time to pursue my hobbies, such as gardening, fishing, and walking in the countryside.I love the outdoor life, which43 (make) me realize how beautiful our world is. But itwasn' t always like this. I used to have44 really stressful job, working till late inthe office ev

48、ery evening and often 45 (bring) my work homeat the weekend. The advertising world is very 46 (compete) and when I look 47 , I can not imagine how I stayed in it.I had no time for the really important things in life. Because48 the pressure of thejob, I was addicted to 49 (smoke). The day finally cam

49、e when my wife left me. She complained that she seldom saw me and I had no time for family life. This made me realize what was really important to me. I talked things through with her and we decided50 (start) anew and better life together.第三部分 写作（共两节，满分35分）第一节 （共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）文中共有10处语言错误。错误涉及一个单词

50、的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加上一个漏字符号（A）,并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词。2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第10处起）不记分。Last summer vacation my parents and I went to the West Lake, it lies in the city ofHangzhou. It attracts hundreds of travelers at home and at abroad. Wearrived there at abo

51、ut ten o' clock. My parents and I walked along th e West Lake, enjoy the green trees and beautiful flowers on the banks. I have never seen a lake beautiful than this before. In the afternoon, we were shown around a lake. They took many pictures there or bought some post cards forour friends. Wereally had a wonderful time. The West Lake was such bea