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1、2017年河北省五个一名校联盟高三上学期第一次模拟考试试题英语本试卷分第I卷(选择题)和第II卷(非选择题)两部分。卷I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、D)中，选出最佳选项。AWorlds of FunLocation: Worlds of Fun is located off Highway 435 in Kansas City, Missouri.History: Worlds of Fun was opened on May 26, 1973, at a cost of 25 million

2、 dollars. Looselythemed around the Jules Verne book, Around the World in Eighty Days, the park was founded by Hunt Midwest Company. In 1982, Hunt Midwest bought a nearby water park, Oceans of Fun. In2013, Worlds of Fun and Oceans of Fun were combined to a one ticket admission, providing allguests wi

3、th access to 235 acres of amusement and water rides.Hours: Worlds of Fun is open fromApril through Halloween.Tickets: Buy and print online. Always try to buy your tickets in advance, to save time whenyou get to the park.Reservations: Worlds of Fun sells “Fast Lane” cards that save riders time by all

4、owing themto bypass the majority of wait for most of rides and attractions including Mamba, Prowler, andPatriot. Ride as many times as you want all day long.Strategy: Most visitors tend to begin the day with Prowler, the hottest attraction in the park.Use that tendency to your advantage and head to

5、the Patriot first. After that, try the Dragons. Thenwork your way back to the Prowler.After riding the Prowler, there is only one coaster left, Mamba.Hit it next. If the park is not very crowded, you can ride Boomerang on the way to Mamba. After riding Mamba, head back for a ride on the Wolf. By the

6、n you will have tried most of the popularrides and attractions in the shortest possible time.News: In 2017, Worlds of Fun is adding Steel Hawk, a ride that will take guests up 301 feetin the air and spin them at a 45-degree angle for a 60-second flight. Wait to have a try!21. When did Hunt Midwests

7、two parks start to share one ticket?A. In 1937B. In 2013C. In 1982D. In 2014解析：细节题：从文章第二段的句子：In 2013, Worlds of Fun and Oceans of Fun were combinedto a one ticket admission, providing all guests with access to 235 acres of amusement and waterrides.可知Hunt Midwest的两个公园是在2013年共用一张票，选B。答案：B 22. With a “

8、Fast Lane” card, the visitor can _.A. save some moneyB. buy tickets onlineC. avoid lining up for long D. enjoy all the rides for free解析：细节题：从文童第五段的句子：Worlds of Fun sells “Fast Lane” cards that save riders timeby allowing them to bypass the majority of wait for most of rides and attractions including

9、 Mambi可知有了“Fast Lane”卡，可以避免排队很长时间，选C。答案：C23. What is talked about in the part of Strategy?A. The hottest attractions in the park.B. The highest ride in the park.C. The most popular tour season.D. The best visiting route.解析：细节题：从文意最后一段的句子：Most visitors tend to begin the day with Prowler, thehottest a

10、ttraction in the park.可知在Strategy里面主要讨论了最好的参观路线。选D。 答案：D24. According to the passage, by beginning with_ a visitor can try most of the popular ridesand attractions in the shortest possible time.A. ProwlerB. DragonsC. PatriotD. Wolf解析：细节题：从文意倒数第二段的句子：Strategy: Most visitors tend to begin the day with

11、Prowler, the hottest attraction in the park. Use that tendency to your advantage and head to thePatriot first.可知选C。答案：C BWith fuel costs rising and airlines finding more fees to impose on travelers every day, airfareisnt getting any cheaper. Since you cant drive to all your dream destinations, flyin

12、g is the onlyway to go sometimes and, undeniably, the fastest. Luckily, there are plenty of ways to find themost affordable fares and also avoid paying as many extra charges as possible when you planahead.Getting the best fare. Airlines put out their fare sales on Tuesday morning, making this daythe

13、 best day to book a flight for less.Fly during the least popular times. Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday are the slowest days tofly, which means cheaper deals than the rest of the week. You can also find reduced rates on earlymorning flights, since many people dont like to get up before the sun to ge

14、t to the airport. Earlierboarding times can also considerably cut down your chances of getting bumped on an overbookedflight or delayed because of other delayed flights or mechanical issues. Choose your seat later. Some airlines charge you to pick your seat when you book online,adding even more to t

15、he bottom line of your ticket cost. If you show up early on your travel day,you can still get suitable seats. Some of the best seats get held back until flight day, unless othersare willing to pay extra for them ahead of time, so you still have the chance at one of those.Fly on holidays. You already

16、 know that summer is the most expensive time to fly, and even though most other times are more affordable, the days surrounding holidays can be crazy. Save bigif youre willing to travel on major holidays, such as Thanksgiving and Christmas.Dont wait until the last-minute to book. Many travelers dont

17、 know that theres a sweet spotfor booking and getting the best price on your tickets. Book too early or too late and you could endup paying more than you need to. The best time to book is between three months and six weeksfrom when you want to travel.Avoiding extra fees Airlines will charge for just

18、 about anything these days. Some have eventoyed around with charging customers for using the restroom. All those extra fees can certainlyadd up, but theres no reason to pay them if you dont have to. Here are some tips to keep moneyin your wallet once you get to the airport.Avoid the upgrade its not

19、necessary. Sometimes upgrades are free, but mostly you will becharged for seeking a last-minute bump to first class, and the cost can be hefty.Fly carry-on only. Baggage fees vary wildly, but almost all airlines charge them and charge big. Why pay for your clothes to fly with you? If everyone in you

20、r travel party checks a bag, yourbill can be astronomical before you ever even get to your destination. Its easy to reduce theamount of stuff you pack: Make sure all your clothing coordinates, so you can take less and stillmake more outfit combinations, take only two pair of shoes, plan to do a bit

21、of laundry on yourtrip and bring only travel-sized toiletries.Pack your own snacks. Unless youre flying internationally, its rare your flight comes with afree meal. Snacks on the plane are not cheap and almost never healthy. Dont rely on whats on thesmall menu and instead tuck some of your own snack

22、s granola bars, homemade muffins, fruitand trail mix all make fantastic travel foods into your bag and eat a lot better, and cheaper, thanother passengers.Do you have a tried and true method of getting the best deal on your flights? Let us know.25. Tuesday is the best to book a ticket at a lower cos

23、t for _.A. fewer people travel on Tuesday. B. the flights are slower than usual.C. fare sales are usually announced on Tuesday.D. flights are seldom delayed on Tuesday.解析：细节理解题。根据第二段Getting the best fare. Airlines put out their fare sales on Tuesdaymorning, making this day the best day to book a fli

24、ght for less.可知票价通常在星期二公布。故选C。答案：C26. Which of the following will help to cost you less for a flight?A. Book your flight on Thursday.B. Travel surrounding Christmas.C. Pick your seat the moment you book onlineD. Book early morning flights 解析：细节理解题。根据第三段第三句You can also find reduced rates on early mor

25、ning flights,since many people dont like to get up before the sun to get to the airport.可知预订早班航班将有助于你花费更少的飞行。故选D。答案：D 27.The underlined word “hefty” here has the same meaning as _A. largeB. heavyC. fierceD. acceptable解析：词义猜测题。根据倒数第四段中Sometimes upgrades are free, but mostly you will becharged for see

26、king a last-minute bump to first class, and the cost can be hefty.升级座位只是有时候免费，但是大多数情况下，你会被要求为最后一分钟寻找头等舱，由此推知费用可能是大的，故选A。答案：A28. To save the cost for the flight, you should _.A. check whether the upgrade is free before you bump to the first class. B. make sure your clothes and shoes are fit for a lot

27、 of walk.C. share your own snacks with other passengers.D. plan to do the washes on flight.解析：推理判断题。根据倒数第四段Sometimes upgrades are free, but mostly you will becharged for seeking a last-minute bump to first class, and the cost can be hefty.升级座位只是有时候免费，意味着要在升级前确认。答案：A CMy mom takes pride in the fact t

28、hat I was talking in three and four word sentences before Iwas ten months old. Some say its a gift while others simply think I talk too much. As my thirtiescame to a close, I found myself reflecting on my life. Im very happy and have no significantregrets. However, when I looked back on those times

29、of difficulty, I saw a clear common denominator(特征); I didnt seem to know when to stop talking. Whether it was hurtingsomeones feelings, or having carelessly told a secret, the incident could have been avoided had Iclosed my mouth sooner. So I decided to practice the power of quiet.To take this step

30、, I needed to understand how people could sit comfortably in a group and nottalk. Why does my husband feel completely content to say nothing in a conversation? Hes highlyintelligent and has wonderful opinions but hell sit quietly and just listen. Even when hes asked apointed question, hell answer wi

31、th few words while still communicating effectively. What atalent!Can you imagine being happy just listening? In surveying those I know who talk less than Ido, I got two answersthey either didnt feel confident enough to speak up, or they just didntfeel the need to participate in the conversation. Of

32、course there were other reasons for not talking,but these were the two most popular answers.The first one didnt work for me. Im just fine letting people know what I think about them, and hopefully it will make the conversation much more interesting. The second one didnt workeither. I do feel the nee

33、d to participate. I feel it physically like an electrical pulse through my body;sometimes its so strong that it causes me to behave badly in the form of interrupting or speakingin an unusually loud voice. I had to look further.An interesting thing happened on this journey to the power of quiet. Duri

34、ng my weekly yoga class, it came to me like an answer so clear that the words rang in my head like soft, heavenlybells.I talked too much so people would know I cared about them. It was my way of taking care ofthose I love. I decided before my fortieth birthday, that from that day forward, those arou

35、nd mewould know I loved them, and cared what they thought and felt, but I was going to practice thepower of quiet.As my forty-second birthday approaches, I can say that deciding to talk less has been moreabout focusing on quality rather than quantity. Ive found that listening more shows those who Ic

36、are about that I really do care how they feel. Now when I break in, it means more to them. Oh,sure, I still have my short periods of talking too much, but for the most part this has been oneresolution that I can call a success.29. In Paragraph 3 the writer mentions her husband mainly _. A. to show h

37、ow one communicates effectivelyB. to explain the reason for his silence in a conversationC. to give her high opinion of his communication skillsD. to give an example of those who have the power of quiet解析：细节理解题。根据第三段Why does my husband feel completely content to say nothing ina conversation? Hes hig

38、hly intelligent and has wonderful opinions but hell sit quietly and justlisten. Even when hes asked a pointed question, hell answer with few words while stillcommunicating effectively.作者发现丈夫有一种可以少说话也能有效交流的能力，而正是她所没有的，因此是为了举例说明那些有安静力量的人，故选D。答案：D30. By “I had to look further”, the writer means she had

39、 to _.A. look into the future in order to succeed in practicing the power of quiet B. try harder to prevent herself from talking too muchC. find out other reasons why she should talk lessD. survey people in other areas who talk little解析：细节理解题。根据第五段作者说明话少的人两种原因都不适合自己，因此自己需要继续寻找，自然是寻找话少的原因，故选C。答案：C31.

40、 Which of the following best describe the writers character?A. Kind but pessimistic.B. Selfless but proud.C. Loving and active.D. Stubborn and sensitive.解析：推理判断题。根据文中在谈话中作者话多，也很在意周围的人，表明她是个爱人的、 积极的人。故选C。答案：C DA team of engineers at Harvard University has been inspired by Nature to create the first r

41、obotic fly. The mechanical fly has become a platform for a series of new high-tech integratedsystems. Designed to do what a fly does naturally, the tiny machine is the size of a fat housefly. Itsmini wings allow it to stay in the air and perform controlled flight tasks.“Its extremely important for u

42、s to think about this as a whole system and not just the sum ofa bunch of individual components (元件),” said Robert Wood, the Harvard engineering professorwho has been working on the robotic fly project for over a decade. A few years ago, his team gotthe go-ahead to start piecing together the compone

43、nts. “The added difficulty with a project likethis is that actually none of those components are off the shelf and so we have to develop them allon our own,” he said.They engineered a series of systems to start and drive the robotic fly. “The seemingly simplesystem which just moves the wings has a n

44、umber of interdependencies on the individualcomponents, each of which individually has to perform well, but then has to be matched well toeverything its connected to,” said Wood. The flight device was built into a set of power, computation, sensing and control systems. Wood says the success of the p

45、roject proves that theflying robot with these tiny components can be built and manufactured.While this first robotic flyer is linked to a small, off-board power source, the goal iseventually to equip it with a built-in power source, so that it might someday performdata-gathering work at rescue sites

46、, in farmers fields or on the battlefield. “Basically it should beable to take off, land and fly around,” he said.Wood says the design offers a new way to study flight mechanics and control at insect-scale.Yet, the power, sensing and computation technologies on board could have much broaderapplicati

47、ons. “You can start thinking about using them to answer open scientific questions, youknow, to study biology in ways that would be difficult with the animals, but using these robotsinstead,” he said. “So there are a lot of technologies and open interesting scientific questions thatare really what dr

48、ives us on a day to day basis.” 32.The difficulty the team of engineers met with while making the robotic fly was that_.A. they had no model in their mindB. they did not have sufficient timeC. they had no ready-made componentsD. they could not assemble the components解析：细节理解题。根据第二段的“The added difficu

49、lty with a project like this is that actuallynone of those components are off the shelf and so we have to develop them all on our own”意为类似这样的质目的一个额外的困难就是，这些组成部件从来就没有现成的，我们不得不靠自己去幵发，从中可知，困难就是没有现成的组成部件，即C项。答案：C33. It can be inferred from paragraphs 3 and 4 that the robotic fly _. A. consists of a flight device and a control systemB. can just fly in limited areas at the present timeC. can collect information from many sourcesD. has been put into wide application解析：推理判断题。根据第三段的“he flight device was built into a set of power, computat