鄂东南省级示范高中教育教学改革联盟学校 2019 届第一次模拟考试英语试题(解析版)

鄂东南省级示范高中教育教学改革联盟学校 2019 届第一次模拟考试

高三英语试卷

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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 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

Here are some fancy items highly recommended to you to enrich or improve your daily life.

Beauty of mushrooms

Artist and photographer Jill Bliss will change your view of mushrooms with her photos, which you can find at http://bit.ly/mushroomphotos. Bliss arranges mushrooms and other objects she sees in nature almost like bunches of flowers.

Out in the Storm

All the components of great pop music — exciting songwriting, a commanding singer, and a band that plays with total commitment —are there and shining like diamonds on Waxahatchee’s new album, Out in the Storm. In what’s turning out to be a very impressive year for female bandleaders, writer/singer Katie Crutchfield and her rocking

all-female band are experiencing one success after another.

Circa

If you’re tired from your international flight, trying to remember if the kids will still be awake for your call or to schedule a conference call for work, the app Circa can help you keep track of time in different time zones of the world. It’ll give you one less thing to worry about. The app is $3.99 for iOS and free for Android users.

Their Finest

The movie Their Finest, set during World War Ⅱ, centers on the film division of the British Ministry of Information, where Catrin Cole (Gemma Arterton) is employed, making movies that appeal to women. Film critic

Peter Rainer writes that “the film’s best comic character is Ambrose Hilliard … performed with plenty of playful fun by that great scene-stealer Bill Nighy.” Their Finest is available on DVD and Blu-ray.

21. What do we know about Katie Crutchfield’s band?

A. It performs folk music.

B. Its target audience is women.

C. It is an overnight success.

D. Its members are female.

22. What is the main function of the app Circa?

A. To tell world time across different places.

B. To record users’ important meetings.

C. To remind users of international calls.

D. To recommend overseas flights to users.

23. Which of the following is one of the characters in the movie Their Finest?

A. Gemma Arterton.

B. Ambrose Hilliard.

C. Peter Rainer.

D. Bill Nighy.

【答案】21. D 22. A 23. B

21. D本题考点细节理解。具体根据第三段最后一句In what’s turning out to be a very impressive year for female bandleaders, writer/singer Katie Crutchfield and her rocking all-female band are experiencing one success after another.可知Katie Crutchfield的乐队成员都是女性。所以正确答案是D。

22. A本题考点细节理解。具体根据文章第四段第一句the app Circa can help you keep track of time in different time zones of the world.可知Circa APP可以帮助你追踪和记录世界上不同时区的时间，所以正确答案是A。23. B本题考点细节理解。具体根据最后一段Film critic Peter Rainer writes that “the film’s best comic character is Ambrose Hilliard可知Their Finest电影中最出色的喜剧角色之一是Ambrose Hilliard。所以正确答案是B。

B

A math and physics teacher from rural Kenya, who gives away 80% of his monthly income to help the poor, has won a $1 million prize.

Peter Tabichi was awarded the Global Teacher Prize on Sunday. He teaches at a rural Kenyan school in Pwani Village, with only one computer, poor Internet and a student-teacher ratio (比率) of 58:1. Nearly all his students are from poor families, and almost a third of them have no parents or only one parent alive.