2018届高三下学期 月考 英语试卷

2018届高三下学期3月第二次周考英语试卷

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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和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

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Few of us haven’t read Cinderella, the story of a young woman living in poverty who meets theprince of her dreams. Some might not want to admit it, but there is a hidden Cinderella in everyone’s heart—we all wish we could achieve recognition or success after a period of obscurity (默默无闻).

Mary Santiago has that secret dream, too. Her story is featured in Another Cinderella Story, afilm set in a US high school.

Mary is shy but loves to dance. Compared with other girls, she is invisible. However, her worldchanges completely when a famous teenager pop singer, Joey Parker, appears.

Joey is everything the rest of the boys in her class are not—kind, handsome and desirable. Maryand Joey’s paths cross at a ball. They meet and fall in love with each other. But when Mary has torush back home, she leaves behind her MP3 player, which becomes the only clue Joey has to find thegirl of his dreams. Of course, there is a wicked stepmother, who turns out to be Dominique Blatt andshe takes in Mary after her dancer mother dies. Dominique treats Mary like a maid and doeseverything she can to make sure Mary doesn’t get into the top danc e school. Her two daughters areequally determined to stop Joey falling for Mary, even if that means embarrassing her.

The story, though it mostly follows Cinderella, does add a few modern day twists to the classicfairy tale. Refreshingly, the film, unlike many high school films, does not focus on looks, althoughthe actors are all beautiful. There is also a lot less materialism in Another Cinderella Story than inmany similar movies.

―The movie takes the Cinderella fairytale as its jumping off point,‖ writes movie critic AmberWilkinson. ―Yet the focus is firmly on following your dream.‖

21. The first paragraph is mainly to _________.

A. inform us of the importance to marry a prince

B. remind us why Cinderella is popular all the years

C. build interest and lead us to Mary’s secret dream

D. tell us how interesting the fairy tale Cinderella is

22. What can we infer from the passage?

A. Joey is just like other boys in Mary’s class.

B. The MP3 player helps Joey in finding Mary.

C. Not many people have a dream to be realized.

D. Mary’s mother influences her a lot in singing.

23. What does movie critic Amber Wilkinson mean by his words about Another Cinderella Story?

A. The movie is exactly another copy of the Cinderella fairytale.

B. The movie is as good as the story Cinderella.

C. The movie and Cinderella both focus on following your dream.

D. The movie is based on the story Cinderella while a little different from it.

24. The passage is mainly about _________.

A. an introduction to Mary Santiago

B. a review about a film

C. an essay about dreams

D. an advertisement of Cinderella

B

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25. What do we know about Alvernia's Summer Session?

A. It offers courses in three forms.

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C. It takes place in three countries.

D. It's open to students only.

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D. You may complete a semester ahead.

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C. Check the course schedule.

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28. In which column of a website may we read the passage?