西南名校联盟高三适应性月考卷(八)英语试题+Word版含答案

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A

Lille, France

This charming European town is just one hour from Paris and the most exciting

art destination of the moment. The spring weather here is delightful, ideal for

strolling around on the cobblestoned streets. The city government has poured money

into public art projects such as Lille 3000, a group of indoor and outdoor art

exhibitions, as well as a wonderful modern art museum.

Shanghai, China

The Chinese city continues to grow rapidly, with popular restaurants and bars,

world-class shopping, and five-star hotels. The weather is incredibly pleasant in

May

—

the

spring rains have passed, but the summer humidity is around the corner.

And

come here before the crowds decrease in June for the opening of the Shanghai Disney

Resort, which is sure to be popular for families during the summer break.

Malta

The small European island gained some major screen time recently owing to the

setting for Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s By the Sea( the movie was shot in Malta

and its sister island, Gozo). Stay at the Corinthia Palace, a fantastic home base

for touring the medieval town, beaches, ancient temples, and Maltese vineyards. The

tourists

really

begin

to

decrease

in

June,

so

beat

the

crowds

in

May

to

get

the

beaches

to yourself.

Canggu, Bali

Balis beaches attract all types of sun worshippers, but surfers know to head to

Canggu,

a

t

own

on

the

island’s

southwestern

coast.

Lately,

it’s

become

a

destination

for

more

than

its

breaks,

with

the

opening

of

vegetarian-focused

restaurants,

Australian-style cafes, and fantastic hotels like the Fri Bali Echo Beach. In May,

Deus, a mixed-use space that includes a restaurant, music venue, and art gallery,

hosts a major surf competition, bringing together professionals and amateurs for a

fun-filled weekend.

1. If you want to have fun with your family in Disney Resort, you had better travel

to .

A. Shanghai, China

B. Malta

C. Lille, France

D. Canggu, Bali

2. From the passage we can know that .

A. Lille is the most exciting art destination with the weather delightful all the

year around

B.

The

summer

humidity’s

arrival

makes

Shang

hais

weather

in

May

incredibly

pleasant

C. More tourists go to the beaches in Malta to enjoy themselves in June

D. Canggu is a good destination for surfers to live a happy weekend

3. Which column of a paper can we possibly read this passage in?

A. Sports Column.

B. News Column.

C. Travel Column.

D. Business Column.

B

Stephen Hawking, the world-known physicist, died peacefully at the age of 76 at

his home in Cambridge in the early hours of Wednesday, March 14th, 2018. The British

scientist was famous for his

work with black holes and relativity, and wrote

several

popular

science

books

including

his

most

famous

book,

A

Brief

History

of

Time

,

which

has now shot to the top of the Amazon Best Sellers list.

At the age of 21 Prof Hawking was given only a few years to live after being

diagnosed

with

a

rare

form

of

motor

neurone

disease(

运动神经元病

).

The

illness

left

him

in

a

wheelchair

and

largely

unable

to

speak

except

through

a

voice

synthesizer(

合

成器

).

Prof Hawking was the first to set out a theory of cosmology(

宇宙学

) as a union

of relativity and quantum mechanics(

量子力学

). He also discovered that black holes

leak

energy

and

fade

to

nothing

—

a

phenomenon

that

would

later

become

known

as

Hawking

Radiation.

Through

his

work

with

mathematician

Sir

Roger

Penrose

he

demonstrated

that

Einstein’s

general

theory

of

relativity

implies

space

and

time

would

have

a

beginning

in the Big Bang and an end in black holes.

The scientist also gained popularity outside the academic world and appeared in

several TV shows including

The Simpsons, Red Dwarf and The Big Bang Theory

. He was

portrayed in

both TV and film

—

recently by Oscar winner Eddie Redmayne in

The Theory

of Everything

, which charted his rise to fame and relationship with his first wife,

Jane.

The Motor Neurone Disease Association, of which Prof Hawking had been a sponsor

since 2008, reported that its website had crashed because of an infux of donations

to the charity.

4. From the passage it can be inferred that .

A. Stephen Hawking was diagnosed with a rare form of motor neurone disease in 1942

B. Stephen Hawking had no more than one wife in his whole life

C. Stephen Hawking was left in a wheelchair by his illness more than half a century

D. Stephen Hawking gained popularity nowhere except in the academic world

5. Which of the following sentences is correct?

A. Stephen Hawking was a famous American scientist

B. Stephen Hawking was the first to set out the theory of relativity

C. Hawking Radiation implies space and time would have a beginning in the Big Bang

and an end in black holes

D. Stephen Hawking was a sponsor of the Motor Neurone Disease Association for ten

years

6. The last paragraph implies that Stephen Hawking was .

A. intelligent

B. hard-working

C. affectionate

D. considerate

7. What’s the purpose of t

he passage being written?

A. To let us know Stephen Hawking, the great British scientist, has passed away.

B. To tell us the disabled can achieve as many great things as the healthy.

C. To be in memory of Stephen Hawking and express people’s love to him.

D. To tell us what Stephen Hawking was famous for.

C

Winter

solstice(

冬

至

) ,

an

important

solar

term

in

the

traditional

Chinese

calendar,

as

the

name

implies,

means

the

coming

of

winter.

It

generally

occurs

between

December 21st and 23rd. According to the traditional Chinese calendar, one year is

divided into twenty-four solar terms. On this day, in the Northern Hemisphere the

period

of

daytime

is

the

shortest

of

the

year

and

the

period

of

night

is

the

longest.

In Northern China there is a custom of eating dumplings during winter solstice.

The

tradition

of

eating

dumplings

during

winter

solstice

has

its

origin

in

early

times.

It is said that

dumplings were invented

by Zhang Zhongjing, a well-known doctor from

the Eastern-Han Dynasty.

One winter, he noticed

that many

people’s ears

were

frozen,

which made

him sad.

In order to prevent and cure the freezing injury caused by the cold, he asked his

followers to boil mutton, chilies and other ingredients with medicinal properties

in a pot for fending off cold. After these were boiled, they ladled(

舀取

) the mutton

and other ingredients out of the pot, cut them into pieces, and then wrapped them

with dough skins in the shape of ears. Afterward, they put these into pots to boil

again.

On the day of the winter solstice, the people whose ears were frozen were sent

to eat

the dumplings. People who ate it felt warm from

head to toe

and had their cold

injury healed. Thereafter, every winter solstice people ate dumplings. Then there

became

a

saying

that

if

you

eat

dumplings

d

uring

the

winter

solstice,

then

you

won’t

freeze your ears off.

Afterwards,

Zhang

Zhongjing

died

on

the

day

of

winter

solstice.

In

order

to

honor

him, every year on the day of the winter solstice every household makes dumplings.

8. Which of the following should be the best title of the passage?

A. The Custom Of Eating Dumplings

B. The Inventor Of Dumplings

C. The Importance Of Eating Dumplings

D. The Origin Of Winter Solstice

9. According to the passage, people make dumplings to eat every winter solstice

because .

A.

they

want

to

honor

Zhang

Zhongjing,

who

invented

dumplings

to

cure

peoples

freezing

injury

B.

they

want

to

celebrate

the

important

solar

term

in

the

traditional

Chinese

calendar

C.

dumplings

boiled

with

mutton,

chilies

and

other

ingredients

with

medicinal

properties taste delicious

D. they can feel warm from head to toe and have their freezing injury healed

10. What does the underlined phrase “fending off” in Paragraph 3 probably mean?

A. Put off.

B. Put out.

C. Keep up.

D. Keep out.

11. According to the passage, which is TRUE about the following description?

A. Winter solstice is the most important among twenty-four solar terms.

B. Australia in the Southern Hemisphere has the longest period of daytime on Winter

Solstice.

C. If people

don’t eat dumplings, they will have their ears frozen off.

D. China has the longest period of daytime on Winter Solstice.

D

Airbus is testing a big harpoon(

鱼叉

) to trap rogue (

流氓

) or unnecessary

satellites and pull them out of the sky. The 1m-long projectile(

自动推进武器

) would

be

attached

to

a

chase

spacecraft

through

a

strong

chain.

Once

the

target

was

captured

and

under

control,

the

chase

vehicle

would

then

drag

its

prey

down

into

the

atmosphere

to burn to destruction.

Airbus

has

been

working

on

the

concept

for

a

number

of

years

now,

developing

ever

bigger systems. It is a response to the growing problem of orbital junk

—

old pieces

of hardware that continue to circle the globe and which now cause a collision threat

to working satellites.

Something in the region of 20,000 items of 10cm or larger are currently being

tracked. The latest Airbus harpoon is being designed with the capability to capture

one of the biggest rogue items

—Europe’s defunct Envisat (欧洲环境卫星

)

，

which is

now a rubbish satellite. “This 8

-tonne mo

nster died suddenly in orbit in 2012”，

explained advanced project engineer Alastair Wayman.

The

testing

at

the

aerospace

company’s

facility

in

Stevenage,

UK,

involves

firing

the harpoon, using compressed air(

压缩空气

), into a panel that is representative of

th

e

kinds

of

material

used

to

build

satellite

structures.

“The

harpoon

goes

through

these panels like a hot knife through butter,” said Mr Wayman.

A harpoon is relatively simple. You line up the target and shoot. Whereas, with

the harpoon, all you have to do is to sit a distance away, wait for the target to

spin underneath you, and at the right moment fire your harpoon.

12. Which of the following should be the best title of the passage?

A. Space Junk

B. Solution To Space Junk

C. Use Of Big Harpoon

D. Track Of Satellites

13. Airbus is testing a big harpoon to .

A. get materials to build satellite structures

B. capture and pull those useless and un-working satellites out of the sky

C. pull satellites out of sky to burn them to destruction

D. capture one of the biggest rogue items

—Europe’s defunct Envisat

14. What does the underlined word “prey” in Paragraph 1 probably mean?

A. The captured target.

B. Big harpoons.

C. Working satellites.

D. A chase spacecraft.

15. From the passage we can know that .

A. none of the satellites in the sky is useful

B. Europe’s defunct Envisat has been pulled out of the sky to destruction

C. the harpoon can automatically fire at the right moment when the target spins

D. all satellites in the sky are not useful

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Steps for a Successful College Application

When

it

comes

to

getting

into

the

college

of

your

choice,

your

college

application

is the most important tool you have in your hands. 16, while a bad one can land you

at

the

bottom.

Keep

the

following

tips

in

mind

when

you

are

going

through

the

college

application process and you’ll be on the road to admission.

Be Prepared

17, carefully look over all the questions and requirements. Dedicate a page to

each

college

with

a

checklist

of

everything

you’ll

need

to

submit,

such

as

transcripts,

recommendations, the essay, copies of awards/certificates, etc. 18

Former Records Technician, Carmen Huff, says the best thing students do is to

get their applications early

—

or at

least by the deadline. Colleges and universities receive so many applications that

they don’t have the time to accept late ones. The more time you give the college

or university to process your application, the more time you’ll have to deal wi

th

any problems that might arise, Huff says.

Watch Your GPA and Test Scores

This is the first thing that most universities look at. For example, most four-

year

colleges

don’t

have

a

GPA

requirement,

but

top

Ivy

Leagues(常春藤联盟

)

usually

only accept students

with a 3.5 or higher GPA. However, if your GPA is weak, don’t

give up applying. 19