高明一中学2017-2018学年度高三第二学期 考前模拟 (三)
本试卷8页，满分120分。考试用时120分钟。
注意事项：
1. 答卷前考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号、考场号、和座位号填写在答题卡上。用2B铅笔将试卷类
型（A）填涂在答题卡相应位置上。将条形码横贴在答题卡右上角“条形码粘贴处”。因笔试不考听
力， 选择题从第二部分的阅读理解开始， 试题序号从“21”开始。
2. 作答选择题时 选出每小题答案后， 用2B铅笔在答题卡上对应题目选择的答案信息点涂黑；如需
要改动， 用橡皮擦干净后， 再选涂其它答案。答案不能答在试卷上。
3. 非选择题必须用个黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答 答案必须写在答题卡个题目所指定区域内相应位
置上；如需改动，现划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求 作答无效。
考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。考试结束后， 将试卷和答题卡一并交回 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。
A
Welcome to Olympic National Park!
The park is located in the western state of Washington. It is on the Olympic
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Peninsula, in the northwest part of the state.
al different ecosystems.
The park covers more than 400,000 hectares. It has sever
Visitors will find temperate rainforests, glacier-covered mountains, and almost 120 kilometers of wild coastline.
History
The Olympic Peninsula has seen travelers from many countries throughout history, including Mexico, Spain, France, Russia, and England. Many travelers from these countries arrived in the late 1700s. Later, in the 1800s, people began moving west across North America to search for gold. This era was known as the “Gold Rush.”
To protect the nature of the area, President Grover Cleveland declared the Olympic Peninsula's forests as the Olympic Forest Reserve in 1897. And in 1938, President Franklin Roosevelt signed the bill that established the Olympic National Park.
People
Eight Native American tribes are closely connected to the area. American courts also gave Native American tribes the right to continue their traditional fishing practices in the area. They work with the National Park Service to protect the area’s natural resources.
Places to go
Olympic National Park has meadows and lakes. It has glacier-fed rivers and mountain peaks that rise more than 2,300 meters. Each area of the park offers visitors something special.
The Elwha Valley is in the central part of the park. It is the Olympic Peninsula's largest watershed. The Hoh River is on the west side of the park. The river is formed from melted glacial ice on top of Mount Olympus. Hurricane Ridge is a mountain area in the northern part of the park. It is easy to enter, and provides incredible views of the Olympic Mountains.
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A place for everyone
Olympic National Park offers difficult mountain hikes. It offers relaxing beaches, and exciting walks through lush rainforests. There truly is something for everyone at Olympic National Park.
21. What can’t be seen in the Olympic National Park? A. Rainforests and coastline C. Rivers and deserts
B. Glacial ice and mountains
D. Meadows and lakes
22. What can we learn about the Olympic National Park? A. Many travelers arrived there in later 1800s. B. President Grover started the construction of it. C. No native Americans are living there.
D. You can see various animals and plants there. 23. You can probably read the passage in _____ . A. a tour brochure C. a story book
B
Dear Preston Thomas,
You were head of the lower school, deputy head, head, and my A-level tutor for economics, and there are a few things I might usefully get off my chest. The boy who secretly gave a candy-shaped laxative(泻药) to the greedy classmate who was stealing everyone’s sweets, causing a hygiene（卫生） crisis in Humanities? That was me. The waste of space who quarreled with another pupil spilled from the classroom on to the
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B. an announcement
D. an official document
gravel pitch and ended up with us chasing each other in circles around the playground, pursued by the supply teacher who never came again? Yep, guilty. I was one of the shadowy figures who were able to let themselves back into the school in the early by means of a stolen skeleton key.
It all seems quite silly now but I am sure that if you had been able to pull together the various strands and establish a
pattern, you would have dealt with it in that
calm, authoritative, sensible and humorous way that you dealt with everything. It was the funniest thing. We weren’t scared of you; but at the same time, we thought we shouldn’t mess with you. You said that I should opt for A-level economics, ignoring my protests about inability in maths. You were right.
And then there’s the occasion I carry with me. It occurred in the sixth grade when I commandeered an empty classroom as a changing room and was locked in by schoolmates who, in addition, had stolen my shorts and trousers. That took some explaining when the melee（混战） caught your attention, but you didn’t ask for an explanation. “You don’t stop making mistakes as you get older,” you said with a wry smile. “You just hope to make fewer.”
Hugh
24. What caused a hygiene crisis in Humanities?
A. The author cheated a classmate to eat a sweet-like laxative. B. The author had a quarrel with another pupil.
C. The author came back to school with a stolen skeleton key. D. The author had his shorts and trousers stolen. 25. Which word can best describe the author in lower school? A. Clever
B. Naughty
C. Active
D. Funny
26. Mr. Thomas dealt with students’ tricks by ______ them.
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A. punishing B. tolerating C. blaming D. comforting
27. What’s the purpose of the letter? A. To recall what happened in lower school B. To admit what the author did in lower school C. To praise the teacher D.To say sorry to the teacher C
Somali pirates robbed three Thai fishing ships with 77 sailors on board nearly 1,200 miles off the Somali coast, the farthest-off-shore attack to date, an officer said Tuesday.
Pirates have gone farther south and east in answer to increased patrols(巡逻) by warships off the Somali shore. The robbing of the three ships Sunday was about 600 miles outside the normal operation area for the international force, said a spokesman.
The spokesman said the attack so far out at sea was a clear sign that the international patrols against pirates were having a “marked effect on pirate activity in the area”.
“Once they start attacking that far out, you're not even really talking about the Somali basin or areas of water that have any connection with Somalia.” said an officer, Roger Middleton. “Once you're that far out, it's just the Indian Ocean，and it means you're looking at trade going from the Gulf to Asia, from Asia to South Africa.”
“This is the farthest robbing to date. They are now operating near the Maldives and India.” said another officer.
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