1、2018 届广东省阳春市第一中学高三上学期第三次月考英语试题（解析版）第卷第一部分 阅读理解（共 20 小题；每小题 2 分，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。AAll Summer Camp ProgramsLlandovery, Wales, UKLanguage and Music for Life(LMFL)Founded in 1997, Language and Music for Life offers unique 2-week summer
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5、hat offers a 100% French-speaking environment, making it the ideal location for learning and practicing French.Study programs & classes include: 2 weeks Summer French Programs: For Children & Teenagers (ages 10-17) French & Cooking French & Dance French & HorseRiding French & Music.Cambridge, Englan
6、d, UKReach Cambridge-Academic Camps(RC)RC offers UK & international highschool students the opportunity to gain an invaluable academic experience through a summer course in one of the top educational facilities in the world. We provideunique and academic programs for students ages 14-18.Study progra
7、ms & classes include: 2 & 3-week Summer Camps Chemistry &Medical Sciences Computer Science & Math Economics ESL History &Politics Law. 1. We can learn from the passage that _.A. RC helps kids improve their horse-riding skillsB. kids can enjoy one-to-one training at LMFLC. kids can stay at French hos
8、t families at EID. FLC was founded in 1997 in France2. Why is Quebec the ideal location for learning and practicing French?A. It offers summer French programs.B. It is the only major city in Canada.C. It has a Summer French Language School.D. It has a 100% French-speaking environment.3. If a boy is
9、18 and loves computer science, which summer camp suits him best?A. LMFL. B. FLC.C. EI. D. RC.【答案】1. B 2. D 3. D【解析】这篇文章为读者推荐了一些可供选择的暑假夏令营。1. 细节理解题。根据 provides quality one-to-one training in a wide range of instruments& voice tuition to highly-motivated musicians of all ages.可知在 LMFL，孩子们可以享受一对一的训练，选B
10、。2. 细节理解题。根据 Quebec City is the only major city in Canada that offers a 100% French-speaking environment, making it the ideal location for learning and practicing French.可知 Quebec 是非常理想的学习和练习法语的地方，是因为它是百分百的说法语的环境，选 D。3. 细节理解题。根据 We provide unique and academic programs for students ages 14-18. Study
11、programs & classes include: 2 & 3-week Summer Camps Chemistry&Medical Sciences Computer Science & Math Economics ESL History &可知如果一个男孩 18 岁，并且喜欢计算机科学，RC. 夏令营最适合他，选 D。BTaylor Swift is an American singer-song writer. When Swift first came to the attention of the public, she was a 17-year-old newcomer
12、pursuing a career in country music who loved singing to her guitar. She seemed far more enthusiastic than skillful.A few year later. Swift became a multi-award winner. Her second album, Fearless, became the best-selling album of 2009. The album won four Grammy Awards, with Swift becoming the younges
13、t Album of the Year winner. “Aged only 21. Taylor has already made a major impact on music and has been an unbelievable role model for hopeful artists and young women everywhere,” said Bill Werde, director of Billboard magazine.Werdes words do not come from nowhere. Unlike many pop music singer, esp
14、ecially those who do not write their own material, Swift has the power of turning her ideas into lyrics（歌词）that will set people thinking. “Hidden beneath Taylor Swift s not-a-girl, not-yet-a-woman a sweetness is a very skillful songwriting technique,” wrote Leah Greenblatt in an American magazine.So
15、ngwriting, as Swift explains, is to cope with issues. “I lend to write about things that really impact me most. ” There certainly seems to be something true and honest running through every one of the 16 songs on her fourth album, Red. “Theyre about my heartbreaks and my moving on. But more importan
16、tly, they are about achieving contentment. Youre not always going to be ridiculously happy as you grow up.“For the audience too young to have experienced real passion or heartbreak, Swifts songs are like a potential road map, promising things will work out OK,” commented Dorian Ynskey in a British n
17、ewspaper.With her fifth album, the pop-focused 1989, Taylor Swift became the first woman to win Album of the Year twice. Now she is getting ready lo go further and has so far released three singles of her 2017 album, Reputation.” “Someday when you get where you are going, you look around and you wil
18、l know that it was you and the people who love you who put you there, and that will be greatest feeling in the world “4. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?A. Swift has the ability to write songs with deeper meanings.B. Swift is both enthusiastic and skillful now.
19、C. Swift became a multi-award winner when she began to sing on the stage.D. Swifts album Red has 16 songs.5. What does writer mean by saying “Werdes words do not come from nowhere” in paragraph 3?A. Swift stands out as a singer and songwriter.B. Only Swift writes her own songs.C. Swift begins to tak
20、e interest in singing.D. Swift decides to deal with problems in her new album6. Taylor Swifts fourth album mainly records .A. dream und reality B. heartbreak and deathC. pain and growth D. problems and society7. What is the best title for the passage?A. Swift comes to peoples attentionB. Swift rises
21、 to fameC. Swift wins many awardsD. Swift experiences real passion【答案】4. C 5. A 6. C 7. B【解析】本文主要讲了 Swift 是如何从一个名不经传的小歌手成为名声大振的歌星的。4. 细节理解题。根据 A few year later. Swift became a multi-award winner.可知 Swift 在登上舞台几年以后，才成为了一个多种奖项的获得者，选 C。6. 细节理解题。由“Theyre about my heartbreaks and my moving on. But more i
22、mportantly, they are about achieving contentment. Youre not always going to be ridiculously happy as you grow up.“可知 Taylor Swift 的第四张专辑主要记录了自己的痛苦和成长，选 C。7. 主旨大意题。本文主要讲了 Swift 是如何从一个名不经传的小歌手成为名声大振的歌星的，选 B。CThe Indian government may use 3D paintings as virtual（虚拟的）speed-breakers on major highways and
23、 roads, in order lo check speeding and careless driving, and finally make its deadly roads a little safer. “We are trying out 3D paintings used as virtual speed breakers to avoid unnecessary requirements of speed breakers,“ Indias Transport Minister Nitin Gadkan said.The visual illusions（视觉幻象）are su
24、pposed to encourage divers to slow down automatically. Earlier this month, India had ordered the removal of all speed breakers from highways, which are considered to be a danger to safety for high-speed vehicles.India has the highest number of road accident deaths in the world. According to the Worl
25、d Health Organization, over 200,000 people are killed by road accidents due to poor application of road safety laws. This is considerably higher than its official figures of 141,526 for 2014.The use of visual illusions as speed breakers was first pioneered in the American city of Philadelphia in 200
26、8, as part of a campaign against speeding motorists. The technique has also been cried out in China to create floating 3D crossings.In India, cities such as Ahmedabad and Chennai have already experimented with 3D zebra crossings in the last one year. In Ahmedabad, for instance, two artists, mother a
27、nd her daughter have primed 3D crosswalks in the first few months of this year. The artists say their motto is “to increase the attention of drivers”, and that the concept has been successfully tested in zones where accidents easily occur on a highway.However, critics argue that once drivers know th
28、at these speed breakers are visual illusions, they may ignore them. Others also point out that Indias decision does not consider the safety of a large number of walkers. In the end, the new polity may be just one step towards improving road safety.8. According to the passage, 3D paintings as virtual
29、 speed breakers in India aims to .A. Replace all speed breakers from highways.B. Encourage essential requirements of speed breakers.C. Cheek speeding and careless driving on all highways.D. Remind divers to speed down voluntarily for road safely.9. What caused the high number of road accident deaths
30、 in India?A. Speeding motorists.B. Floating 3D crossings.C. Free use of visual illusions.D. Bad application of traffic laws.10. The author explains the experiment of 3D zebra crossings in India by .A. giving examples. B. analyzing causes.C. providing figures. D. making comparisons11. Whats the autho
31、rs altitude towards 3D zebra crossings?A. Subjective B. ObjectiveC. Supportive D. Critical【答案】8. D 9. D 10. A 11. B【解析】本文叙述了印度政府用 3D 图画作为主要路段的减速器，目的是使危险的路段变得更安全。但有人也对此种方法的有效性表示怀疑。8. D 推理判断题。根据第一段第一句 The Indian government may use 3D paintings as virtual speed-breakers on major highways and roads, in
32、an attempt to check speeding and careless driving, and eventually make its deadly roads a little safer 可知，印度政府用 3D 图画作为主要路段的减速器目的是提醒司机自动地减速从而使公路更安全。故选 D。9. D 细节理解题。根据第三段第二句 According to the World Health Organisation, over 200,00 people are killed by road accidents due to poor application of road saf
33、ety laws.(根据世界卫生组织统计数据，道路安全法规的不规范实施每年导致 20 多万印度人死于交通肇事。)可知，故选 D。10. A 推理判断题。根据第四段 The use of visual illusions as speed breakers was first pioneered in the American city of Philadelphia in 2008, as part of a campaign against speeding motorists. The technique has also been tried out in China to create
34、 floating 3D crossings.可知，作者通过例子来解释 3D 斑马线的实验。故选 A。11. B 推理判断题。根据最后一段 However, critics argue that once drivers know that these speed breakers are visual illusions, they may ignore them. Others also point out that Indias decision does not consider the safety of a large number of walkers. In the end,
35、the new policy may be just one step towards improving road safety.（不过，也有人持反对意见，因为司机一旦熟悉这种 3D 斑马线带来的幻觉，他们就可能会直接忽略这些装置。还有人指出，印度政府的决定没有考虑到广大行人的安全。这种提高道路安全的新政策可能只是一时有效而已。）可知，作者以客观的态度去认识 3D 斑马线。故选 B。DWhen people find out that I am a journalist, they often ask me: What do you think about the future of new
36、spapers?I tell them that I think the future of communications is moving online. People expect me to be fearful for the future of print. After all, in some peoples minds I wouldnt be able to build a career in journalism if it all moves online. However, strangely enough, Im actually comforted by the f
37、act that online journalism is becoming usual. I am a blogger who has always been able to find a home for my writing online.Since I began writing blogs, I have become aware of how many people you can reach with online writing. Compare this to the newspapers circulation base, and you will have a stron
38、g reason for online journalism.In her successful blog post titled The Job I have spent the last year learning is not the one I will have, author Jenny Surane states, “Print is an expensive product to love. And general managers, publishers and editors must now figure out a profitable way to get their
39、 news into readers heads.” She goes on to state that people dont feel like picking up a newspaper now and would rather scroll(滚屏) through their Twitter feed, and get news from many different sources.If print is dying, then a new form of communicating information is being born. The need for informati
40、on has not died. If anything, it has increased. What has died, rather, is the way in which information is presented.Now more than ever, in this age of information, there is a desire for stories on the same topic from different points of view. The printing industry can keep pate with the need of prov
41、iding a variety of sources, if it chooses to.Is the future of print grim? Maybe, But is the future of journalism of communicating information to people, grim as well? Definitely not.12. According to Paragraph 2, the author feels .A. confident about the future of his careerB. worried about the future
42、 of printC. tired of being a newspaper journalistD. embarrassed about online writing13. What information is conveyed in Jennys blog post?,A. Twitter is not very popularB. It is hard to manage online journalismC. Prim still has its advantagesD. People have more choices to get information14. What does
43、 the underlined word “grim” in the last paragraph probably mean?A. Promising B. DepressingC. Unforgiving D. Encouraging15. What is the authors purpose in writing the text?A. To explore the future of journalismB. To analyze the cause of print declineC. To explain the bright future of a journalistD. T
44、o introduce a successful blog post about print【答案】12. A 13. D 14. B 15. A【解析】本文作者是一名记者，在此篇文章中作者探索了新闻业的未来，认为新闻传播业的未来不一定悲观，但印刷媒体的未来不看好。12. A 推理判断题。根据第二段最后两句 However, strangely enough, Im actually comforted by the fact that online journalism is becoming usual. I am a blogger who has always been able to
45、 find a home for my writing online可知，作者对他事业的未来充满信心。故 选 A。13. D 推理判断题。根据第四段中“Print is an expensive product to love. And general managers, publishers and editors must now figure out a profitable way to get their news into readers heads,” She goes on to state that people dont feel like picking up a new
46、spaper now and would rather scroll(滚屏) through their Twitter feed, and get new from many different sources.可知，人们有更多获得信息的选择，看印刷品是一种，滑动手机也是一种，故选 D。14. B 词义猜测题。根据文章最后一段 Is the future of print grim? Maybe. But is the future of journalism of communicating information to people, grim as well? Definitely n
47、ot.第一句问的是关于印刷业的未来，印刷业的未来可能是严峻的；第二句问的是关于新闻传播业的未来，新闻传播业的未来不一定严峻。but 表示转折，表示前后两种回答的相反。A. Promising 有发展前途的；B. Depressing严峻的；C. Unforgiving 不原谅认的；D. Encouraging 令人鼓励的。A、D 表示积极的、鼓励性的，不正确；C 项更与问题无关，根据整篇文章，只有 B 项 Depressing（严峻的）符合文意，故选 B。15. A 推理判断题。根据第一段 When people find out that I am a journalist, they of
48、ten ask me: What do you think about the future of newspapers?再根据最后一段 Is the future of print grim? Maybe. But is the future of journalism of communicating information to people, grim as well? Definitely not.可知，作者写这篇文章的目的是为了探索新闻业的未来。故选 A。第二节 （共 5 小题，每小题 2 分，共 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
49、余选项。Stop Negative Talk“Im so fat,” one of your friends says. The girl next to her joins in. “Welf, I hate my hair today.” Without thinking, you respond “No, you ate not fat! I am fat. And my hair is flat and boring.” _16_It is easy for people to engage in self-critical conversations, and once it starts there is often pressure for you to join in. _17_Maybe it is because “just talking” feels
