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1、2016 年宁夏银川一中高三第一次模拟考试英语 第 卷 (选择题） 阅读理解（共两节，满分 40 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 。 A Guided Walking Week April 2016 Dates: April 30th-May 7th 2016 Location: Abdet, Costa Blanca A week of guided walking in the mountains around Abdet. Highlights include the climbing of Valencias highest s

2、ummit (Sierra de Aitana), traveling completely around the impressive Puig Campana, and several explorations in the Sierra de Aitana. Ancient trails lead through spectacular canyons(峡谷 ) to abandoned settlements situated high in the mountains. You will discover the snow trader routes which lead from

3、the incredible snow holes high in the mountains down to the villages and towns on the coast. These years, golden eagles have made a return to this area, and you may also see other animalswild goats, foxes, wild pigs and red squirrels. As part of the week you are invited to help clear some local walk

4、ing paths. This involves clearing collapsed walls and rocks, cutting back fallen trees. This is of course optional and is just for half a day, its actually great fun! Price:$499 Includes: Accommodation in the beautiful mountain village of Abdet All food-good home cooking Beer, wine, soft drinks Snac

5、ks and post walk treats Packed lunches & drinks(except caf/bar visits) Expert guiding Photos/Videos of your days in the mountains Airport pick-up/return $25 each way(fly to Alicante) ingle room supplement $75 To book or get further information, please contact . 21. What will you find during the guid

6、ed walking? A. Climbing Sierra de Aitana is the most exciting B. Ancient trails have changed into highways. C. The environment in Abdet is getting better. D. Traders live in incredible snow holes. 解析：根 据第一段中 These years, golden eagles have made a return to this area, and you may also see other anima

7、ls 可知在路上你会发现环境得到了改善，故 C 选项正确。 答案： C 22. What may you enjoy if you pay $499? A. Packed lunches including bar visits. B. Good home cooking breakfast only. C. Bus stop pick-up/return each way. D. Pictures and professional guiding 解析： 根据 Expert guiding， Photos/Videos of your days in the mountains 一部分信息可

8、知你可以得到专业导游及摄像服务。可知答案选 D。 答案： D 23. What do the details presented in the ad suggest? A. Clearing walking paths is a must B. People can book the walking online. C. Accommodation conditions are tough. D. The walking ends on April 30th 2016 解析： 根据最后一段中 To book or get further information, please contact

9、infoabdet com可知要预定就要提前联系，故答案 B 正确。 答案： B B It was a hot, humid day, and my brother Walt and I had decided that the only way to survive it would be to go swimming in a deep swimming hole across Mr.Blickezs pasture(牧场 ) and through some woods. The only problem with our plan was that this pasture was g

10、uarded by a huge, mean Hereford bull. Mr.Blickez had told us that Elsie was the meanest bull in the township, maybe even the county, and we believed him. But the hotter it got, the more we thought there was something fishy about his claim. For one thing, we remembered Mr.Blickez liked telling tall t

11、ales; for another, Elsie seemed like an odd name for a bull. Finally, I talked Mom into asking permission for us to walk through the pasture, but then another problem surfaced. Mom said she would talk to Mr.Blickez if we would take our cousin Joanie along with us. Joanie was almost two years older t

12、han me and a head taller. If her teasing ever got around my grade school, it would be all over for me. In fact, I still had a headache from a quarrel with her that morning. “Im not going swimming with that dumb girl cousin.” I told my mom. “Either Joanie goes with, or you stay home alone,” Mom said

13、in her serious tone. I gave in and we set out. On our way across the pasture, Walt yelled suddenly. Elsie had approached him quietly and was licking(舔 ) his back. Joanie and I dove under the wire fence, but while I was on the ground I looked up and saw that Elsie wasnt a big mean bull after all. She

14、 was going to keep licking my brothers back as long as he stood still. We had many good days growing up and visiting our secret swimming hole guarded by the so-called “big mean bull”. And as it turned out, for a girl cousin, Joanie hasnt been too bad. Shes been one of my best friends over the years.

15、 24. Whats the meaning of the underline word “fishy” in Paragraph 2? A. Funny. B. Interesting. C. Doubtful. D. Believable. 解析： 根据第二段中前句 and we believed him 及转折连词 But 可知我们考试怀疑他所说的。故选项 C 正确。 答案： C 25. Whats the second problem the author has to face? A. His mother insisted on his cousin going with him.

16、 B. His cousin made jokes on him in his grade school. C. He quarreled with his cousin and had a headache. D. His mother failed to ask permission for him. 解析： 根据第三段 In fact, I still had a headache from a quarrel with her that morning一句，可知母亲让堂姐跟着他。故答案选 A。 答案： A 26. What does the author think of Elsie

17、in the end? A. Aggressive. B. Unkind. C. Bad-tempered. D. Friendly. 解析： 根据倒数第二段中 I looked up and saw that Elsie wasnt a big mean bull after all She was going to keep licking my brothers back as long as he stood still可知答案 D 正确。 答案： D 27. Whats the passage mainly about? A. The bull guarding Mr.Blickez

18、s farm. B. The story of visiting the swimming hole. C. How friendly the so-called mean bull was. D. How the author changed his attitude to Joanie. 解析： 通读全文可知，本文主要是介绍了作者一行去游泳池的故事。故答案 B 正确。 答案： B C Last year my summer holiday was spoiled by my bringing along a modern convenience that was too convenien

19、t for my own good: the iPad. Instead of looking at nature, I checked my e-mail. Instead of paddling a small boat, I followed my Twitter feed（推特简讯） . Instead of reading great novels, I stuck to reading four newspapers each morning. I was behaving as if I were still in the office. My body was on vacat

20、ion, but my head wasnt. So this year I made up my mind to try something different: withdrawal from the Internet. I knew it wouldnt be easy, since Im bad at self-control. But I was determined. I started by giving the iPad to my wife. The cellphone signal at our house was worse than in the past, makin

21、g my attempts at cheating an experience in frustration （沮丧） . I was trapped, forced to go through with my plan. Largely breaking away from e-mail, Twitter and my favorite newspaper websites, I had few ways to connect to the world except for the radioand how much radio can one listen to, really? I ha

22、d to do what I had planned to do all along: read books. This experience has had a happy ending. With determination and the strong support of my wife, I won in my vacation struggle against the Internet, realizing finally that it was I, not the iPad, that was the problem. I knew I had won when we pass

23、ed a Starbucks and my wife asked if I wanted to stop to use the Wi-Fi. “I dont need it,” I said. However, as we return to post-vacation life, a harder test begins: Can I continue when Im back at work? There are times when the need to know whats being said right now is great. I have no intention of g

24、iving up my convenience completely. But I hope to resist the temptation to check my e-mail every five minutes, which leads to checking my Twitter feed and a website or two. I think a vacation is supposed to help you rest your brain to become more productive. Here I hope this one worked. 28. What do

25、we know about the authors last summer vacation? A. He was determined to enjoy the beautiful view. B. His iPad ruined his plan of finishing a great novel. C. He hated himself for acting as if he were working on vacation. D. He felt satisfied that he had stuck to his usual timetable. 解析： 根据第一段中 I was

26、behaving as if I were still in the office可知作者对于自己在假期里玩手机上瘾，而导致就和在办公室上班一样而感到生气。故 C 选项正确。 答案： C 29 What did the author do to keep away from the Internet this year? A. He cut off his cellphone signal. B. He handed his iPad to his wife. C. He refused to cheat in his house. D. He listened to the radio mo

27、st of the time. 解析： 根据第二段 I started by giving the iPad to my wife一句，可知作者首先就把手机交给了自己的妻子。故答案选 B。 答案： B 30. When back at work, the author will probably choose to _. A. keep control of when and how to use the Internet B. continue to road more and more books C. stay away from the Internet for ever D. sto

28、p checking what is being said right now completely 解析： 根据第六段中 I have no intention of giving up my convenience completely But I hope to resist the temptation to check my e-mail every five minutes 一句可知答案 A 正确。 答案： A 31. What is the authors opinion of a great vacation in the passage? A. A vacation is h

29、aving nothing to do but read all day. B. A vacation proves that a life of pleasure is overvalued. C. A vacation means a change of pace to make one more creative. D. A vacation is a period of time to do whatever one wishes to. 解析： 根据最后一段 I think a vacation is supposed to help you rest your brain to b

30、ecome more productive.可知假期就是换个节奏，让大脑可以休息以便于更有创造力，故答案 C 正确。 答案： C D Before I studied psychology, I used to think that people would laugh when funny things occurred. While I was right about that, I discovered there are lots of other psychological factors that make people laugh other than the funny par

31、t of a joke. When someone laughs at a joke, there will usually be more than one reason that makes him laughand the more reasons there are, the more powerful the joke will be. I was attending a stand-up comedy show in Egypt, and when the man started to make fun of pedestrians crossing streets, everyo

32、ne laughed their hearts out. The main reason those people strongly laughed was that almost all of them felt angry towards pedestrians who crossed streets carelessly. The joke wasnt only funny, it also made the audience feel that they were right about being angry at those pedestrians. That is, people

33、 were laughing both because of the funny joke and because of the happiness experienced as a result of the psychological support they got. The better a joke makes a person feel, and the more it includes other psychological factors, the more the person will like it. For example, if you envy one of you

34、r friends, and someone tells a joke that is funny and, at the same time, makes your friend seem stupid, then you will probably laugh at it louder than if you werent jealous of him. In short, we dont laugh only when we hear something funny; we also laugh when we experience some kind of happiness that

35、 results from the other psychological factors involved in the joke. I strongly discourage making fun of anyone or belittling someone to make someone else laugh. All I want to explain is that if your joke supports a persons emotions, he will certainly like it a lot. 32. What did the author find out a

36、fter studying psychology? A. Only good jokes make people laugh B. Many factors lead to people laughing. C. Funny things can make people laugh. D. Laughter can make people healthy. 解析： 根据第一段中 While I was right about that, I discovered there are lots of other psychological factors that make people lau

37、gh other than the funny part of a joke 一句可知作者发现有很多因素导致人们发笑，故 B 选项正确。 答案： B 33. Why did the audience laugh loud at the pedestrians? A. They played a trick on the pedestrians. B. The pedestrians behaved in a funny way. C. They could feel the pedestrians happiness. D. Their emotion was approved of by t

38、he show. 解析： 根据第二段 That is, people were laughing both because of the funny joke and because of the happiness experienced as a result of the psychological support they got一句，可知人们在感到好笑的同时，也体会到自己被认同，故答案选 D。 答案： D 34. What does the underlined word “belittling” probably mean? A. Annoy B. Blame C. Look do

39、wn on D. Make up to 解析： 根据前面 making fun of（取笑）可知此处为贬义词，故选 C。 look down on 瞧不起。 答案： C 35. Which of the following best shows the structure of the passage? A. B. C. D. 解析： 通读全文可知，本文第一段一出话题，第二、三段进行举例阐述，最后一段进行总结，故答案 B 正确。 答案： B 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。 High sc

40、hool can be quite the stressful time for any student. There are numerous stresses to deal with and the pressure can be more intense as you enter your senior year. _36_ The answer is as follows. _37_ Adjust your approach to your specific situation. For instance, if youre active in your community and

41、your school and have a large family, you may feel depressed by having all these people involved in your life on a daily basis. _38_ You just may need a moment to be alone and collect your thoughts before moving on to the challenges that face you. _39_ If your stress persists and you cant figure out

42、a way to handle it, you may want to try speaking to your school counselor(顾问 ). If you dont feel comfortable speaking to your counselor, try getting some other types of counseling. Realize your limits, and plan around them. Dont take on more than you can handle. If you take on too many things, you w

43、ill be spread too thin and wont be able to perform at your best in anything. _40_ You will definitely feel more at ease! A Seek professional counseling. B Why does the stress come into being? C Try thinking of alternative ways to deal with stress. D When you feel relieved, you can have a happier lif

44、e. E Taking some time out to be alone may be the best way to handle such stress. F But how on earth can you reduce some of the stress? G Evaluate what tasks and activities are most important and leave others behind. 36. 解析： 考查上下文的理解判断能力。前句提到进入高年级压力会加大，且根据后句后意：答案如下，可知 F 项正确。但是 你究竟怎样才能减少压力呢？ 答案： F 37.

45、 解析： 考查上下文的理解判断能力。后句提到要根据具体情况调整方法，故可知解决压力时要有备用的方法。 答案： C 38. 解析： 考查上下文的理解判断能力。后句提到你需要有个时候独处，故可得知 E 项正确。 答案： E 39. 解析： 考查上下文的理解判断能力。根据后句 you may want to try speaking to your school counselor(顾问 )可知本段主要是建议寻求专家的建议。故选 A。 答案： A 40. 解析： 考查上下文的理解判断能力。后句句意：你一定会感到轻松。故可推知 G 项正确。 G项意为：评估什么任务和活动最重要，把其它的舍弃。 答案：

46、G 第三部分 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，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 When I was eighteen, I couldnt wait to get my first job, which meant I made the first step toward adulthood. But it was difficult to get a work permit. One day I was dropped

47、off by my parents at the 41 , where applicants took their physical tests for work permits. Although I had night blindness, my vision was clearer during the day, which helped me walk 42 by myself. Then the doctor began the 43 . He looked into my eyes with a bright light. “I suggest your parents take

48、you to an eye specialist,” he said, “I 44 you have a retinal(视网膜 ) disease. If you do, youll never 45 a day in your life” My parents did take me to specialists. After much time and money spent seeking an 46 result, it was determined that I had an eye disease that slowly 47 a person of sight. But sti

49、ll, during daylight, I could walk without 48 . I could read, but not for hours. My eyes began to 49 and words slipped off the page when I read more than a few pages. However, no matter how tired my eyes became, I never gave up reading. I knew the 50 of great writers as well as the most popular music stars. Their words were powerful, which