2021年江西省九校高三下学期联考英语试卷

2021年江西省九校高三下学期联考英语试卷学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________

一、阅读选择

1．One of the benefits mentioned in HD Magazines is that____________.

A．you can read Kindle Magazines with a 30-day free trial

B．readers can read magazines at any time and at any place

C．readers can only look through just a few magazines given

D．readers can take back issues home free of charge

2．What do you think of Ian Fleming?

A．A seller. B．A film. C．A book. D．A writer. 3．How much will the reader probably save if he or she wants to buy Kindle eTextbooks at most?

A．20 %. B．50%. C．58%. D．80%.

The highlight of my journey was to be Paris，the city I'd always longed to see．But now I was frightened to travel without a companion．I steeled myself and went anyway．I arrived at the train station in Paris panicked．Pulling my red suitcase behind me，I was pushed by sweaty travelers . On my first Metro ride, I encountered a clumsy pickpocket．I melted him with a look，and he eased his hand from my purse to fade into the crowded car. At my stop，I carried my heavy suitcase up the steep stairs and froze in confusion．Somewhere in this confusing city my hotel was hidden，but suddenly I couldn’t read my own directions．I stopped two people．Both greeted me with that Parisian face that said："Yes, I speak English，but you'll have to struggle with your French if you want to talk to me."

When I finally found the hotel，my heart was pounding. Then when I saw my room．I couldn't stay．Could I? The wallpaper looked like it had been through a fire．The bathroom was down the hall，and the window looked out onto the brick wall of another building．Welcome to Paris．It was my third week away from home and my kids，and I had arrived in the most romantic city in the world, alone, lonely and very scared．

The most important thing I did in Paris happened at that moment．I knew that if I didn't go out，right then，and find a place to have dinner，I would hide in this place my entire time in Paris.

I might never learn to enjoy the world as a single individual．So I went out．Evening in Paris was light and warm．I strolled along a winding path，listening to birds sing，watching children float toy sailboats in a huge fountain．Paris was beautiful．And I was here alone but suddenly

not lonely．My sense of accomplishment at overcoming my fear had left me feeling free，not abandoned．

During my week's stay in Paris．I did everything there was to do，and it was the greatest week of my European vacation．I returned home a believer in the healing power of solitary travel．Traveling alone makes up for its problems by demanding self－reliance and building the kind of confidence that serves the single life well．Certainly Paris became my metaphor(比喻说法）foraddressinglife's challenges on my own．Now when I meet an obstacle I just say to myself: If I can go to Paris，I can go anywhere．

4．How did the two Parisians respond when the author turned to them?

A．They warmly offered her help.

B．They asked her to speak French.

C．They thought she should struggle to learn French.

D．They showed they were only willing to communicate in French.

5．Which of the following statements is NOT true ?

A．Her purse was stolen on her first Metro ride.

B．She had great trouble finding the hotel she had booked.

C．She might have felt abandoned before she decided to explore alone.

D．Her stay in Paris was the most memorable part of her journey.

6．The underlined word in the last paragraph probably means_________

A．make up for B．deal with

C．come across D．believe in

7．What did the author learn from her solitary trip in Paris?

A．Solitary travel can heal people’s wounds.

B．Traveling alone brings about many problems.

C．Traveling alone helps people become independent and confident.

D．Solitary travel in Paris makes it not a challenge to go anywhere.

Greg Evans started to study film at Ryerson University, but had a change of heart and switched to social work at George Brown College in second year．Yet the college recognized only one of Evans' general-interest credits（学分）from Ryerson , and also made him take English all over again although he had passed it at university．

“So I spent time and money taking a course I had already taken before”, complained