1、庆阳长庆中学高三年级第三次月考题第 I 卷1、阅读理解（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、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AThere are campus museums all over China that offer various collections and make for eye-opening visits.Beijing Air and Space Museum at Beihang UniversityAdmission fee: free (book online at ht
2、tp:/ hours: Tuesday and Saturday, 9 am 12 pmHighlights: Included among the more than 300 historic aircraft and space artifactsare one of the two Northrop P-61 Black Widows in the world and Chinas first lightairliner, Beijing 1.Fudan University MuseumAdmission fee: freeOpening hours: Tuesday to Frida
3、y, 9 am 11:30 am and 1:30 pm 4:30 pmHighlights: A unique collection of native artifacts from the Gaoshan aborigines inTaiwan. Some of them, such as pearl vests, are rarely even seen in Taiwan.China Ichthyic Culture Museum at Shanghai Ocean UniversityAdmission fee: 10 yuanOpening hours: Monday to Fri
4、day, 9 am 11:30 am and 1:30 pm 4 pmHighlights: In this collection of more than 40,000 specimens of about 3,000ocean-dwelling species, the most eye-catching one is an 18.4-meter long sperm whaleskeleton.Yifu Museum of China University of GeosciencesAdmission fee: 40 yuan; half price for studentsOpeni
5、ng hours: Monday to Friday, 8:30 am 12 pm and 2:30 pm 5 pm;weekends and holidays, 9 am 4:30 pmHighlights: It houses a collection of more than 30,000 mineral and rock specimens,more than 2,000 of which are rare ones like the museums well-known dinosaur fossils.China Academy Museum at Hunan University
6、Admission fee: 50 yuanOpening hours: Monday to Sunday 8 am 6:30 pm in summer and 8:30 am 6 pmin winterHighlights: Chinas only museum to feature the history of academies and culturaleducation in the country.21. If you want to visit a museum for free, you should choose _.A. Beijing Air and Space Museu
7、m at Beihang UniversityB. China Ichthyic Culture Museum at Shanghai Ocean UniversityC. Yifu Museum of China University of GeosciencesD. China Academy Museum at Hunan University22. All the museums are open on Saturday EXCEPT _.A. Beijing Air and Space Museum at Beihang UniversityB. Fudan University M
8、useumC. Yifu Museum of China University of GeosciencesD. China Academy Museum at Hunan University23. Those who are interested in dinosaurs should visit _.A. Fudan University MuseumB. China Ichthyic Culture Museum at Shanghai Ocean UniversityC. Yifu Museum of China University of GeosciencesD. China A
9、cademy Museum at Hunan UniversityBIts a land where winter darkness is long, and summers bring continuous sunlight.However, people are very happy in Finland, despite the countrys natural challenges. Last month, the nation was named the happiest on Earth, according to the 2018 World Happiness Report r
10、eleased by the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network.The Finns certainly have a high range of happiness, Eric Weiner wrote in his 2008 book The Geography of Bliss.Theres a stereotype (刻板印象) that Finns are introverted (内向的) and shy, because they often stay silent. But in fact, “for Finns, it i
11、s extremely rude to interrupt someone. This leads to us making pauses or taking our time to talk”, Krista Huhtala-jenks, a senior officer at Finlands Ministry of Transport and Communications, explained to CNN.Perhaps Finlands love for heavy metal music and tango reveals the countrys true personality
12、, however. Indeed, young Finns love heavy metal, while tango remains a huge part of Finnish culture for the older generation. The passionate dance started in Argentina, but its Finland that became the tango capital of the world. Every July, the Finnish town of Seinajoki draws thousands of people fro
13、m all over the world to a four-day tango festival. During the festival, a tango king and queen are chosen.Another trademark (特征) of Finnish culture is the sauna (桑拿). According to CNN, the nation has about 3.5 million saunas roughly one for every 1.6 people. And 99 percent of Finns take at least one
14、 sauna a week, BBC News reported.In Finns eyes, saunas are closely related to well-being. For example, if a person gets sick, he or she will take a sauna. Many women also prefer to give birth in a sauna, because “the walls of traditional smoke saunas were lined with naturally bacteria-resistant soot
15、 (抑菌的煤烟灰 ), making them the cleanest room in the house”, BBC News noted.Medical benefits aside, the sauna is also seen as a place to collect your thoughts. “Sauna is for your mind. It really helps you to calm down in a modern society where it is never quiet,” Jarmo Lehtola from the Finnish Sauna Soc
16、iety, told BBC News. “If somebody wants to understand what it is to be a Finn, they have to understand what a sauna is. If you do not experience sauna, you do not experience Finland.”24. According to Huhtala-jenks, why do Finns often remain silent?A. They are too introverted to talk.B. They prefer t
17、o take time to think.C. They have plenty of time for conversation.D. They believe its impolite to interrupt others.25. How does the author show the saunas popularity in Finland?A. By giving examples.B. By raising questions.C. By presenting data.D. By making a comparison.26. How do Finns believe saun
18、as benefit people?A. They help people to recover from cancer.B. They can reduce the pain of giving birth.C. They help people keep a peaceful mind.D. Theyre a good place to look for inspiration.27. Whats the authors main purpose in writing the article?A. To explore the interesting history of Finland.
19、B. To introduce some aspects of Finnish culture.C. To study Finns true personality.D. To show Finlands love for saunas.C While the dangers of climate change attract more attention than other environmental issues, the problems of waste and toxics (有毒物质) also continue and are worthy of attention and a
20、ction. One of the fastest growing environmental problems of the past decade has been the rapid increase in electronic waste. As society has moved from the iPhone 2 to the iPhone 6, all of those old iPhones have had to go somewhere. Tablets, PCs, old TVs, DVD players and countless other devices are n
21、early always abandoned before their useful life is over. Many of these devices contain small amounts of toxic materials. When they are thrown away, these toxics can enter our garbage system. That system is not designed to handle dangerous waste.Here in New York City, efforts to manage electronic was
22、te began during Mayor Bloombergs PlaNYC program and continue under Mayor de Blasios OneNYC. This past January, New York City and New York State started a ban on disposing (处理) of electronic waste with regular garbage. New Yorkers who throw their iPhone into the garbage could be subject to a $100 fin
23、e.While the city will not pick up electronics for you, 90 locations throughout the city, including Best Buy and Staples stores and the Salvation Army, will accept electronics that are not needed any more. In partnership with Electronic Recyclers International, the city began a collection program in
24、November 2013 at apartment buildings. Buildings provide rooms or large containers for local people who need to throw their old devices away. Buildings can also decide on specific days for collection.However, consumers alone cannot address the issue of electronic waste. The companies that build and s
25、ell these devices must play a key role. Now it isnt the time to get into the short lives of iPhones or whether or not this is planned, but if these products are going to be replaced so often then Apple and its competitors must design the phones to be easily taken apart for raw materials or parts to
26、be used in other devices. This effort to recycle should become part of the design for engineers working on the next generation of electronic toys. In addition, companies should be offering rewards for consumers who trade in their old model to receive a new one. The production chain from producer to
27、market should become a closed loop, with the product going back to an organization that can make some use of it.28. What is the fastest-growing environmental problem of the past decade according to the article?A. Global warming. B. Electronic waste. C. Air pollution. D. Population growth.29. What me
28、asures have been taken in New York City to manage electronic waste?A. New Yorkers who throw away used iPhones now receive a $100 fine.B. The city picks up electronic waste on certain days each month.C. All apartment buildings in the city now provide rooms to collect electronic waste.D. New Yorkers c
29、an now throw away unneeded electronics in specific locations throughout the city.30. Who should play a key role in dealing with electronic waste according to the article?A. Consumers. B. Local governments.C. Production companies. D. International organizations.31. What is the best way to reduce elec
30、tronic waste according to the author?A. Consumers should use electronics up to the end of their useful life.B. Companies should try their best to produce electronics with longer lives.C. Companies should use less dangerous materials when producing electronics.D. Companies should produce electronics
31、that can be easily recycled.DThree Boys and a DadBrad closed the door slowly as Sue left home to visit her mother. Expecting a whole day to relax, he was thinking whether to read the newspaper or watch his favourite TV talk show on his first day off in months. “This will be like a walk in the park,”
32、 hed told his wife. “Ill look after the kids, and you can go visit your mom.”Things started well, but just after eight oclock, his three little “good kids”Mike, Randy, and Alexcame down the stairs in their night clothes and shouted “breakfast, daddy.” When food had not appeared within thirty seconds
33、, Randy began using his spoon on Alexs head as if it were a drum. Alex started to shout loudly in time to the beat（节拍）. Mike chanted “Wheres my toast, wheres my toast” in the background. Brad realized his newspaper would have to wait for a few seconds.Life became worse after breakfast. Mike wore Ran
34、dys underwear on his head. Randy locked himself in the bathroom, while Alex shouted again because he was going to wet his pants. Nobody could find clean socks, although they were before their very eyes. Someone named “Not Me” had spilled a whole glass of orange juice into the basket of clean clothes
35、. Brad knew the talk show had already started.By ten oclock, things were out of control. Alex was wondering why the fish in the jar refused his bread and butter. Mike was trying to show off his talent by decorating the kitchen wall with his colour pencils. Randy, thankfully, appeared to be reading q
36、uietly in the family room，but closer examination showed that he was eating apple jam straight from the bottle with his hands. Brad realised that the talk show was over and reading would be impossible.At exactly 11:17, Brad called the daycare centre (日托所） .“I suddenly have to go into work and my wife
37、s away. Can I bring the boys over in a few minutes?” The answer was obviously “yes” because Brad was smiling.32. When his wife left home. Brad expected to .A. go out for a walk in the park B. watch TV talk show with his childrenC. enjoy his first day off work D. read the newspaper to his children33.
38、 Which of the following did Randy do? A. Drawing on the wall B. Eating apple jamC. Feeding the fish. D. Reading in a room34.Why did Brad ask the daycare centre for help?A. Because he wanted to clean up his house.B. Because he suddenly had to go to his officeC. Because he found it hard to manage his
39、boys home.D. Because he had to take his wife back35. This text is developed .A. by space B. by comparison C. by process D. by time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。Secret codes (密码)keep messages private. Banks, companies, and government agencies use secret codes in
40、doing business, especially when information is sent by computer.People have used secret codes for thousands of years. 36 Code breaking never lags(落后) far behind code making. The science of creating and reading coded messages is called cryptography.There are three main types of cryptography. 37 For e
41、xample, the first letters of “My elephant eats too many eels” Spell out the hidden message “Meet me.”38 You might represent each letter with a number, for example. Lets number the letters of the alphabet, in order, from 1 to 26. If we substitute a number for each letter, the message “Meet me” would
42、read “13 5 5 20 13 5.”A code uses symbols to replace words, phrases, or sentences. To read the message of a real code, you must have a code book. 39 For example, “bridge” might stand for “meet” and “out” might stand for “me.” The message “Bridge out” would actually mean “Meet me.”40 However, it is a
43、lso hard to keep a code book secret for long. So codes must be changed frequently.A. It is very hard to break a code without the code book.B. In any language, some letters are used more than others.C. Only people who know the keyword can read the message.D. As long as there have been codes, people h
44、ave tried to break them.E. You can hide a message by having the first letters of each word spell it out.F. With a code book, you might write down words that would stand for other words.G. Another way to hide a message is to use symbols to stand for specific letters of the alphabet.二、完形填空（共 20 小题；每小题
45、 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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。A few years ago, I was working in a small organization. Everyone was busy working on projects all day, 41 a lot from stress. One particular week, I decided to make people smile. So one evening, I wrote up a few quotes that ha
46、ve 42 me over the years. The next morning, I went to work a bit early and quickly 43 them up by the mirrors in the office restroom. Maybe someone else would enjoy the 44 as much as I had, and perhaps they might just 45 their day, I thought.For the next few months, some of the quotes got taken down,
47、but I noticed that a couple 46 . So perhaps others 47 them, too. Eventually, I 48 my contract (合同) with that organization and conditions brought me to other company. A couple years passed, during which Id get an email update from my 49 boss and teammates every so often.A few months ago, I was 50 to
48、a reunion with my colleagues to hear 51 on how the project I had worked on was going. Although I 52 worked in this office building, I had really enjoyed working with my team, and was 53 to see them all again. Towards the end of the event, I went to the 54 , and found the quote that I had written two
49、 and a half 55 earlier was still up in the same spot by the mirror! It 56 :“The real voyage of 57 consists not in seeking new lands, but in seeing with new eyes.“ Marcel ProustIt was a(n) 58 moment to find it still stood out as a shining reminder each time someone went to the restroom. We never 59 how long a seed planted will take to bloom and give fruitbut simply keep sowing seeds of 60 from
