甘肃狮西市通渭县2018届高三英语上学期第一次月考试题

2017－2018学年第一次月考试卷高三英语（时间：100分钟总分：120分）第一部分：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。

AI worked in a day care centre for the elderly. One late autumn morning I woke up late. I immediately got up and went out, to find a strong wind blowing and rain pouring down. Worse still, my car refused to work. I had to run to the bus stop and waited ages for a bus.After I arrived at the day care centre, it was rather late. I helped to serve cups of tea to the old people and served old Elsie last, who was my favourite. I used to sit and chat with her. Elsie was blind and she asked me why I sounded so down that day. I told her why and complained about the terrible weather. Her reply was:“I went blind on a day like this, and as an artist it was very hard for me, but I had such beautiful memories of the world around me.” She then asked me to look out of the window and describe what I could see. I replied that the sky was miserable and grey; the trees had hardly any leaves.Els ie then said, “Imagine you are going to paint what you can see, how would you blend a colour to match the mystical (神秘的) grey of the sky? Do you see any brave leaves clinging tenaciously (顽强地) to the trees? What colours can you see on the fallen leaves? They are not just brown.”I looked again thinking about what Elsie had said and realized what she meant. So many people looked at the world without really seeing it. She was a wise old lady.When it was time to go home I walked her to the door. She asked me to remember, kissed me on the cheek and said, “I will see you later.”Elsie died that night in her sleep. I went to her funeral and when a light wind gently touched my cheek, it was as though I felt her last kiss again, and felt that she really could see me!1. When the author got to the day care centre to work, she .A. immediately cheered upB. pretended to be happyC. was still in low spiritsD. still couldn’t calm down to work2. After hearing Elsie’s words, the author probably .A. began to realize her past mistakesB. became more patient with the elderlyC. began to admire ElsieD. began to look at the world in a different way3. From what Elsie said we can infer that she was .A. optimisticB. anxiousC. funnyD. sympathetic4. The purpose of the author is to tell us about .A. her friendship with an old blind ladyB. her work at a day care centre for the elderlyC. the lesson she learned from an old blind ladyD. an old blind lady at a day care centreBIt was a hot morning when I started my flight training. Nearly two hundred of us stood at attention. We were very excited that on this day, we would finally begin the “hands-on” part of flight training. We had been through thirteen tough weeks of basic training.That morning, we were delighted to wait for the moment to climb into the training plane to actually begin learning to fly. Each of us was convinced that we would soon fly “above the best”.As we stood facing the officers, waiting for instructions, a tiny bird jumped out in front of us. It seemed confused and a little frightened. Suddenly, its mother flew over, as if encouraging it to fly. Everyone’s eyes followed the birds. Evenour officers turned to watch, mesmerized by the scene.Over and over, the tiny bird ran as fast as its little legs could move, but it still failed to fly into the sky no matter how hard it had tried.Completely ignoring the crowd of staring bystanders, the mother bird went on flying to and encouraging her little bird. All two hundred of us watched breathlessly. Each time it made its way across the grass in front of us, we sighed at its failure.Finally, after we had stood at attention for what seemed like hours just watching, those tiny wings could fly at last. You could almost see the little bird feel very pride. Then, we burst into wild cheers. We watched, as the little bird followed its mother to fly into the sky. Our officers turned back to us, smiling. We learned a lot from the little bird.5. Why was the author excited before his flight training?A. Some birds would accompany him during the training.B. His outstanding ability to fly would be proved soon.C. He would begin to get practical experience on planes.D. There would be no boring basic training any more.6. What does the underlined word “mesmerized” in Paragraph 3 mean?A. Attracted.B. Touched.C. Influenced.D. Puzzled.7. What did the author learn from the experience?A. Keeping practice can make a person braver.B. One should not give up when meeting with failure.C. The young must be modest to learn from the old.D. Nothing is more impo rtant than mother’s love.8. What can be the best title for the text?A. My exciting experienceB. Strict flight officersC. A strong-minded birdD. The best flight lessonCWhen I was a child, I had very mixed feelings about my father. Most of the time, he was distant. At meals, he would preach (说教) something to us, his unwilling audience. And he thought he was always right.Usually I would argue with him fiercely, yet still he managed to defeat me every time, leaving me frustrated and angry. Sometimes I just hated him and seldom talked with him. After moving away from home at age 18, I realized that I could change myself by letting go of my need to be right. I wrote dad a letter asking if he was interested in becoming friends. Dad was excited at the idea.Yet after a brief, enjoyable period of about two months, I found those same old patterns again. However, I still held to my decision. Gradually, I learned to hold my tongue. When discussion turned to debate, I would do my very best not to prove him wrong. By the end of six months, I had done it! I could sit through a conversation where dad was telling me how I was wrong and didn’t argue with him.As I got better at this, I could accept and even love my dad. One day when he was again preaching some rules, I simply nodded my head occasionally. Then I heard, “Well, Fred, what do you think?” From that point on, dad and I began having meaningful conversations.I was amazed that once I made the big changes, dad changed, too! From that point on, our relationship gradually grew warmer and deeper.9. Why did the author use to be angry with his father?A. His father talked too much about something unimportant.B. He used to be defeated when arguing about something.C. He thought his father didn’t love him.D. His father expected too much of him.10. The author decided to improve his relationship with his father by being a(n) .A. excellent debaterB. considerate assistantC. patient instructorD. good listener11. What does the underlined part “my decision” in the second paragraph refer to?A. The decision to improve the relationship with my father.B. The decision to help my father to make more friends.C. The decision to argue again with my father.D. The decision to stop talking with my father.12. We can infer from the text that .A. accepting and loving others can help improve people’s relationshipB. insisting on one’s own ideas is important to people of all agesC. giving up something is a wise decision all the timeD. respecting parents is necessary for young peopleDT he world’s first subway was built in London in 1863. At the time, the government was looking for a way to reduce traffic problems in the city of London. The poor areas of the city were so crowded with people that it was almost impossible for horse carriages to get through. The city officials were interested in trying to make it possible for workers to live outside of London and travel easily to work each day. If people had a cheap and convenient way that they could depend on to go to and from work, they would relocate（重新安置）their homes outside of the city. This would help ease(减轻) the pressure of too many people living in the poor parts of London. From these problems，the idea of the London Underground , the first subway system , was born.The plans for building the Underground met with several problems and delays，but the fast track was finally opened in January 1863. A steam train pulled the cars along the fast underground track which was 6 kilometers (3.7 miles) long. About 30，000 people got on the subway the first day. Riders were treated to comfortable seats (standing up while the train was moving was not allowed), and pleasant decorations inside each of the cars. However，the smoke from the engine soon filled the air in the tunnels with ash and soot(煤灰), as well as chemical gases. Fans had to be put in the tunnels later to keep the air clean enough for people to breathe. Even with its problems，riding in the Underground did catch on. It carried 9 million riders in its first year.13.What led the British government to build the London Underground？A. Traffic jams and pollution.B. Population and pollution.C. Overcrowding and traffic jams.D. The poverty and subway problems.14.How did the London Underground solve the smoke problem？A. It made the tunnels larger.B. It put fans in the tunnels.C. It cleaned the chemical gases in the tunnels.D. It reduced the number of passengers riding in the train.15. The underlined phrase “catch on” most probably means “______”.A. be troublesomeB. become popular and fashionableC. keep up withD. seize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。