山西省永济中学2020届高三英语上学期开学模拟训练试题

永济中学2019—2020学年度高三第一学期开学模拟训练英语试题第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分60分）第一节（共15小题，每小题3分，共45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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AThezebrabelongstothehorsefamily.Oneofnature’sgreatmysteriesiswhythezebrahasstripes.Onetheoryisthatthestripeshelpthezebracooldown.Onhotdaystheblackstripesgetalothotterthanthewhiteareaofthezebraandundertheblackstripestherearespeciallayersoffatforprotection.Hotairthenrisesofftheblackstripes,forcingcolderairdownaroundthewhiteareas,coolingthezebradown.This,however,isjustakindoftheory.Thestripescanalsoconfusepredators（食肉动物，掠夺者）whenzebrasstaywithotheranimalsingreatnumbers.Zebrashaveexcellenthearingandeyesightandcanrunatspeedsofupto56kilometersperhour.Theyalsohaveapowerfulkickthatcancauseseriousinjurytoapredator,likealion,oranAfricanwilddog.Usuallytheleadmaleoftheherdstaysatthebackofthegrouptodefendagainstpredatorsifnecessary,whilethefemalesandyoungstersescapedanger.Zebrasareherbivoresthatfeedonlyonplantsandlivemostlybyeatinggrasses,althoughtheyalsomighteatabitontheleavesandstems(茎)ofbushes.Theyeatgrassesformanyhourseachday,usingtheirstrongteeth.Spendingsomuchtimechewingwearsthezebras’teethdown,sotheirteethkeepgrowingalltheirlives.Asthedryseasonarrivesandthegrassesdieback,zebraherdstraveltofindmorefoodandwaterholesfordrinking.Mostzebrashavenospecificterritories.Theytravelfromplacetoplace,neverstayinginoneareaverylong.1．Itcanbeinferredfromthefirstparagraphthat.A．therearedifferentopinionsaboutwhythezebrahasstripesB．theblackstripeshelpthezebralivethroughcolddaysC．thezebracanbeeasilyattackedbypredatorsD．thezebraalwaystravelswithotheranimals2．WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutzebrasisTRUE?A．Theyhavepooreyesightandhearing.B．Alioncangetinjuredbyazebra’skick.C．Theycanrun56milesperhour.D．Theyusuallystayinoneareaalltheirlives.3．WhichofthefollowingTVprogramsmightthepassagebeadapted（改编）for?A．Hobbies&LeisureB．EverydayTipsC．DigitalStadiumD．DiscoveryBWedon'tknowhowdifferentourfuturewillbeinthefuture.Wecanonlytrytoimagineit.Atfirstwethinkabouthumanrelationship．Intheyear2050,wewillusecomputersalmosteveryday.WewillbemakingnewfriendsthroughtheInternet—evenourhusbandsorwiveswillbemetinthisway．Itwillbemuchfasterandeasierforus.Ontheotherhand,ourrelationshipswithpeoplewon'tbeasimportantastheyaretoday—wewillfeelalittlelonely.Computerswillalsohelpusinmanyotheractivitiesin2050．Forexample,theywillbeusedbythechildrenatschooltomaketheirlearningeasier.Inaddition，therewillbemuchmoreothermachineswhichwillplayasimilarroleascomputers,likerobotswhichwilldothehomeworkforus.Spendingholidayswillalsobecompletelydifferent．Travelingtootherplanetsortothemoonwillheavailableforeveryone．Meansoftransportwill，ofcourse，change，too．Wewillbeusingsolar-poweredears，whichwillbemuchcleaner．Wecouldexpectthatthefastertechnologicalprogresswouldleadtoamorepollutedenvironment．Butitisn'ttrue．Wewillpaymoreattentiontoprotectingtheenvironment.And,Scientistswillprobablyfindcuresformanydangerousdiseases，likecancerorAIDS.Therefore，oursurroundingsaswellashealthwillbeinbettercondition．Althoughwecan'tpredicttheexactchangeswhichwillbemadeintheworld，weoftenthinkaboutthem.Weworryaboutourandourchildren'sfuture；wehaveexpectations,hopesaswellasfears.ButIthinkweshouldberathersanguineaboutourfuture．Weshouldbehappyandbelievegoodthingswillhappen．4．Thethirdparagraphmainlytellsis.A．thatcomputerswilldoallthethingsforhumanbeingsB．howpeoplewillusecomputerstocommunicatewitheachotherC．thatmachineslikecomputersandrobotswillhelppeoplealotD．howpeoplewilluserobotstodothehousework5．Accordingtothepassage，whichofthefollowingwillhappenin2050?A．Therelationshipbetweenpeoplewillbemoreimportantthantoday．B．Thewayofspendingholidayswillbethesameasthatoftoday．C．Itwon'tbedifficultforpeopletotraveltootherplanetsD．Ourenvironmentwillbemuchmorepollutedwithagrowingnumberofcars6．Theunderlinedword“sanguine”inthelastparagraphmostprobablymeans．A．DisappointedB．SurprisedC．CuriousD．optimisticCASwedishmanwasdugoutaliveafterbeingsnowedinhiscaronaforesttrackfortwomonthswithnofood,policeandlocalmediareportedonSaturday.The45-year-oldmanfromsouthernSwedenwasfoundonFriday,February17,tooweaktosaymorethanafewwords.HewasfoundnotfarfromthecityofUmeainthenorthofSwedenbysnowmobilerswhothoughttheyhadcomeacrossaruinedcaruntiltheydugtheirwaytoawindowandsawmovementinside.Theman,whowaslyinginthebackseatinasleepingbag,saidhehadbeeninthecarsinceDecember19.“Justincrediblethathe’saliveconsideringthathehadnofood,butalsosinceit’sbeenreallycoldforsometimeafterChristmas.”arescueteammembertoldregionaldailyVasterbottens-Kuriren,whichbrokethenews.EbbeNyberg,dutyofficerattheUmeapolice,saidpolicesawnoreasontodoubtthatthemanhadbeenstuckinthecarforaverylongtime.“Wewouldnotmakeupsomethinglikethis.Therescueserviceswereonsitetooandsawthesameasus.”hetoldVasterbottens-Kuriren.UmeaUniversityHospital,wherethemanisrecoveringafterbeingrescuedbypoliceandarescueteam,saidinastatementhewasdoingwellconsideringthecircumstances.Doctorsatthehospitalsaidhumanswouldnormallybeabletosurviveforaboutfourweekswithoutfood.Besideseatingsnow,themanprobablysurvivedbygoin