四川省岳池县2017高考英语三轮冲刺自练3
阅读理解
They were just grasshoppers(蚂蚱). But there were millions of them, which was why dad was so anxious to get rid of them.
“They’re totally destroying our beans, ”he told Mom over lunchtime one Saturday. “I’ve been trying to keep them out of the tomatoes, but I don’t know if I can make it. ”
“Isn’t there something you can do about them? ”Mom asked. She was mostly concerned about the tomatoes. “I think there’s a spray(喷雾)or something, ”Dad said. “I’m going down to the garden center after lunch and see if they have any suggestions. ”
I’m pretty sure that’s what he said. But what I heard was, “While I’m gone, why don’t you and George come up with your own plan for getting rid of the grasshoppers? ”
And so that’s what we did. It was the summer between fifth and sixth grade, so we were feeling pretty clever and mature. Certainly we knew how to get rid of these grasshoppers. That seemed simple enough. Finally Ron and Don joined us but then, things got a little crazy. Before we knew it we were doing terrible experiments. I won’t describe our experiments. Let’s just call it“The Adventures of the Marquis de Orkin”. Dad came home and saw these different deaths. We were laughing, but the laughter quickly turned to silence when we saw the look on my Dad’s face.
“What are you boys doing? ”he asked.
“We’re just sort of helping to get rid of the grasshoppers, ”I said.
“This isn’t getting rid of grasshoppers, ”Dad said. “This is killing. ”
I was confused. I looked at the insecticide he was carrying. “But aren’t you going to kill grasshoppers with that? ”I asked.
“Yes, because it’s something we need to do for the protection of our garden, ”he said seriously. “But I’m not going to enjoy it. ”
【文章大意】本文是一篇记叙文。作者家的菜园遭到蚂蚱的破坏, 天真的作者想帮助父亲除掉蚂蚱, 不想他和同伴使用的方法让父亲很生气, 父亲告诫他们: 不能杀生取乐, 要学会仁慈。
1. It can be inferred from the text that .
A. the tomatoes in the garden were badly damaged by grasshoppers
B. the father was advised to get rid of grasshoppers with insecticide
C. the father asked the author to help catch grasshoppers
D. the author’s way of treating grasshoppers was interesting
【解析】选B。推理判断题。由文章第三段中提到的父亲午饭后要去花卉商店寻求帮助以及倒数第二段中的I looked at the insecticide he was carrying. 可知, 花卉商店建议父亲使用杀虫剂。故选B项。
2. The underlined sentence“And so that’s what we did. ”means that .
A. we killed the grasshoppers for fun
B. we carried out an experiment on the grasshoppers
C. we thought of a way to deal with the grasshoppers
D. we were clever enough to get rid of the grasshoppers
【解析】选C。推理判断题。在上一段中提到作者认为父亲的言外之意是让作者想办法除掉蚂蚱, 因此此句承接上文, 指“我们就是那样做了”, 即“我们自己想出了除掉蚂蚱的办法”。
3. How did the author’s father feel when he saw what the children were doing?
A. Angry. B. Confused.
C. Satisfied.
D. Fearful.
【解析】选A。推理判断题。由文章第五段中的最后一句We were laughing, but the laughter quickly turned to silence when we saw the look on my Dad’s face. 以及文章最后一句But I’m not going to enjoy it. 可知父亲看到孩子们残杀蚂蚱取乐很生气。
4. In which magazine would you most probably find this passage?
A. American Laboratory.
B. Accounts of Chemical Research.
C. Readers’ Digest.
D. Technology.
【解析】选C。文章出处题。本文的主题是“仁慈, 不杀生取乐”。此类题材的文章最有可能来自《读者文摘》这样的期刊。
the tour memo listed "flashlight". Unfortunately; the majority
of our hiking party of nine must have missed the memo, so we
have only four flashlights between us.
An hoar later,we are on the trail. It is dark, foggy, wet and the rocks are alippery.We alternate places between the flashlights "haves" and "have-nots". As we march, the only voices heard are from the "haves": "Step up, step down, watch out for the rock on your left."
We reach Intipunku with only 15 minutes to spare. The view at sunrise is not what we were told in the travel brochures. Three feet in front of our faces is a white substance called "fog".
As we walk towards the Machu Picchu ruins, my anticipation is mounting. When will the fog lift? Slowly, as if someone is cranking up a curtain, Huayna Picchu begins to appear,overlooking Machu Picchu. First there are fleeting glimpses, and then finally, there is, in its full splendor.
When I envisioned going to Machu Picchu, I always thought of mysterious ruins and the famous postcard picture looking toward Huayna Picchu. But there is more to this man-made / natural wonder of the World. It is the adventure of getting there. I knew I wanted to experience the feel of the Inca culture and the energy of this sacred valley, I also knew I didn't want to take the train, but needed to hike. Depending on your starting point,the Inca Trail is 25 to 33miles of semi-arid desert, breathless mountain passes and stunning tropical cloud forest. Our hike took us four nights and 25 miles to finish.
Our local guide MaurO keeps telling us "no worries, the hike is 90 percent mental and only 10 percent physical. "I am not convinced that the physical percentage is correct, but I definitely become more and more excited as we are now getting closer to Machu Picchu.By getting myself into good shape, running 20 miles and hiking a 500-foot-high hill five to seven times per week before I left for Peru, I was able to enjoy the beauty of the hike and not worry much about aching muscles and lungs.
1. About flashlights, which of the following statements is true?
A. The local guide had asked them to take flashlights for the hike.
B. They had taken enough flashlights for the hike.
C. Before they got to Intipunku, they depended a lot on their flashlights.
D. They used flashlights all the time.
2. Put the following events into the right order.
a. They reached Intipunku,
b. They read the travel brochures.
c. They walked on the trail in the dark.
d. They advanced to get closer to Maehu Picchu.
e. They enjoyed the splendor of Huayna Picchu.
A. ebade
B. bacde
C. abced
D. bcaed
3. What does the underlined word "anticipation" in Paragraph Four mean?
A. expectation
B. excitement
C. disappointment
D. enthusiasm
4. What can NOT be inferred from the text?
A. The writer made good preparation for the tour.
B. The Inca Trail took them four nights.
C. Machu Picchu is in the country of Peru.
D. They reached Intipunku ahead of time.
5. According to the writer, what attracted him most in the tour?
A. Mysterious ruins.
B. The famous post-card picture.
C. The hiking.
D. The Inca culture.
【参考答案】1—5、CDABC
阅读理解。
Electric ears are dirty.In fact, not only are they dirty, they might even be more dirty than their gasoline-powered cousins.
People in California love to talk about "zero-emissions vehicles", but people in California seem to be clueless about where electricity comes from. Power plants mostly use fire to make it. Aside from the new folks who have their roofs covered with solar cells, we get our electricity from generators. Generators are fueled by something---usually coal, oil,but also by heat generated in nuclear power plants. There are a few wind farms and geothermal plants as well, but by far we get electricity mainly by burning something.
In other words, those "zero-emissions" cars are likely coal-burning cars. It's just because the coal is burned somewhere else that it looks clean. It is not. It's as if the California Greens are. covering their eyes---"If I can't see it, it's not happening." Gasoline is an incredibly efficient way to power a vehicle; a gallon of gas has a lot of energy in it.But when you take that gas (or another fuel) and first use it to make electricity, you waste a nice part of that energy, mostly in the form of wasted heat---at the generator, through the transmission lines, etc.
A gallon of gas may propel your car 25 miles. But the electricity you get from that gallon of gas won't get you nearly as far---so electric cars bum more fuel than gas-powered ones. If our electricity came mostly from nukes; or geothermal,or hydro, or solar, or wind,then an electric car truly would be clean. But for political, technical,and economic reasons,we don't use much of those energy sources.
In addition,electric cars' batteries which are poisonous for a long time will eventually end up in a landfill.And finally, When cars are the polluters, the pollution is spread across all the roads. When it's a power plant, though, all the junk is in one place. Nature is very good at cleaning up when things are too concentrated, but it takes a lot longer when all the garbage is in one spot.
6. What does "clueless" mean in paragraph 2?
A. People are seeing the California Greens everywhere.
B. People in California love to talk about zero-emissions vehicles.
C. People in California love to have their roofs covered with solar cells.
D. People there have no idea that so far electricity mainly comes from burning
coal, oil,etc.
7. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Electric cars are not clean at all
B. Electric cars are better than gasoline-powered ones.
C. People cast doubts on electric cars' batteries.
D. Gasoline is an efficient way to powera vehicle.
8. The electricity we get from a gallon of gas may make our ear run
A. not less than 25 miles
B. more than 25 miles
C. no more than 25 miles
D. not more than 25 miles
9. According to the passage, electric cars
.
A. do not burn fuel and more environmentally-friendly
B. are toxic because it is difficult for nature to clean it up when their
batteries are buried in one spot.
C. are very good at cleaning up when things are not too concentrated
D. are poisonous for a long time and will eventually end up in a landfill
10. It can be inferred from the passage that
A. being green is good and should be encouraged in communication
B. electric cars are not clean in that we get electricity mainly by burning
something
C. zero-emissions vehicles should be chosen to protect our environment
D. electric cars are now the dominant vehicle compared with gasoline-powered
Cousins
【参考答案】6—10、 DADBB
（2017福建卷）第二节 书面表达（满分25分）
如何理解“成功”，不同的人有不同的看法。请认真阅读下面的引语( quotation)，按要求用英语写一篇短文。
“Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."
- Sir Winston, Churchill
内容要求：
1．你对该引语的理解：
2．你的相关经历：
3．恰当的结尾。
注意：
1．短文开头已给出，不计入总词数：
2．文中不能出现考生的具体信息：
3．词数：120左右。
This quotation from Winston Churchill tells us that _____________.
【考点】考察开放性作文
【写作指导】
本文属于开放性作文，要求考生根据丘吉尔的名言“Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm."发表自己的理解，并举例说明。属于议论文的一种，主要使用第三人称和一般现在时。在讲述各人经历时可以使用过去时。要点：1.该名言告诉我们：面对失败，我们不应该泄气，相反我们应该鼓足勇气充满热情继续努力。2.各人经历：学习骑自行车的例子。3.如果我们不尝试，我们就不可能成功，最重要的是我们要坚持下去。
本文对于考生的综合能力要求较高，要求考生有很强的谋篇布局的能力和组织要点的能力。在完成开放性作文时，首先要选择自己熟悉的短语或者句型，在你的能力范围之内，选择句式时要赋予变化，因为这样你才可以更好的驾驭。
【一句多译】
回顾这一切，我感觉如果我失去信心，我就不能学会骑自行车了。
（1）Looking back, I feel I wouldn't be able to ride a bike had I lost heart.
（2）When I looked back, I feel I wouldn't be able to ride a bike If I had lost heart.
【参考范文】
This quotation from Winston Churchill tells us that we shouldn't get discouraged right after failures. Rather, we should keep trying with enthusiasm. Success consists in the ability to continue efforts through failures.
At the age of twelve, I got a nice bike as a birthday gift. So excited was I that I couldn't wait to try my hand at riding it. However, it was harder than expected. The bike seemed too heavy and difficult to control. Worse still, I took many falls off the bike. I was about to give up when my father came and encouraged me to keep going. With more practice, I did better and better.
Looking back, I feel I wouldn't be able to ride a bike had I lost heart.
Actually, we can't succeed in everything we try. What's important is that we should stick at it.