宁夏银川一中2017届高三下学期第一次模拟 英语

C. Choosing the shortest route

D. Bringing no clothes for the weather

22. According to the route map, where does the 20 ilometers’ wal finish? A. Weldown

B. Fenton C. Great Rushly D. Lower Brene

23. What is the waler warned of? A. To prepare new shoes for the wal B. To boo the bus ahead of time C. To care about their own safety D. To donate at the registration point 24. When will the first bus leave?

A. 1130 am B. 1230 pm C. 1320 pm

B

Do you remember your first day of school? Were you ecited or a bit scared? When I started school, I lived in an area of southern Germany. I remember how frightened I was, mostly because I didn’t now what to epect.

My mother and I waled quietly, downhill into the center of town. When we entered the classroom, I noticed all the children were sitting quietly in their seats. Aniously, I piced a spot net to a friendly–looing girl.

In my nervousness, I had totally forgotten I was to receive a Schultuete (school cone) on the first day of school, but as I looed at my teacher's des I remembered. Her des was covered with huge cardboard cones. I new that my mother had filled my Schultuete with goodies and brought it to my classroom the day before, but I didn't now which one was mine.

That morning, the focus of my attention remained with those cones. All of the fear slowly disappeared. When the teacher ased me to approach the des, she did not seem threatening at all. When she smilingly handed me my Schultuete, I was the happiest girl.

Proudly, I carried my gift home. The hill did not seem steep at all. Hurriedly, I unwrapped my Schultuete and discovered candies, chocolates, and oranges. This day stayed in my mind as one of the sweetest in my life.

When I was older I ased my mother about her first day of school. She told me she hadn't received a Schultuete from her parents because the custom had not been established all over Germany at that time.

The custom began in the cities in the 1800s and then spread to the towns and villages. By the early 1950s, the tradition of the Schultuete was established all over the country. And it has been passed on even in the present day.

25. How did the author feel at first about her first day of school? A. Ecited C. Afraid

B. Confused

D. Delighted

D. 1440 pm

26. According to the tet, a Schultuete _____.

A. is given to ids as a gift on their first day of school B. is presented as a reward by a school teacher C. became popular in the early 19th century D. is usually filled with school supplies

27. The underlined sentence “The hill did not seem steep at all” implies that ____. A. the author was in good health B. the author was very ecited then C. the author enjoyed climbing hills D. the author missed her mother badly

C

A sea turtle named Herman, an octopus called Octavia, and a seal named Lidia all spent this summer at the Smithsonian’ s National oo in Washington, D.C. But unlie the oo’s other residents, they are not real animals. These creatures are actually huge sculptures and they’re made entirely out of plastic trash from the ocean.

These giant artwors, along with 14 others, are part of a traveling ehibit called “Washed Ashore Art to Save the Sea”. The Washed Ashore project, led by artist Angela Haseltine Poi, wors to raise awareness about the problem of plastic pollution in Earth’s oceans.

More than 315 billion pounds of plastic litter the world’s oceans today. Most of the plastic is garbage from towns and cities, as well as trash that people leave on beaches. rainwater, winds, and high tides bring the trash into the ocean or into rivers that lead to the ocean. Once it is under the waves, the plastic begins to brea up into smaller and smaller pieces. It often collects in spots called garbage patches, which spread over large areas of the ocean.

Thousands of marine animals----including whales, sea turtles, and fish----die each year from eating or getting stuc in plastic bags and other items. Plastic pieces can also injure coral and ill sea grass.

Washed Ashore and other organiations are woring to stop that from happening. Since 2010, Washed Ashore volunteers have collected 38,000 pounds of plastic trash from more than 3000 miles of beaches. They helped Poi create more than 60 sculptures of marine creatures that were harmed by plastic pollution.

The artwors on display at the National oo include a 20-foot-long coral reef, a 12-foot-long shar, and a 16-foot-long parrot fish. Each one is made from hundreds of pieces of trash lie water bottles and sunglasses.

“These sculptures are a powerful reminder of our personal role and global responsibility in preserving biodiversity on land and in the sea,” says Dennis elly, director of the National oo. 28. Why is Angela ehibiting her sculptured animal? A. To prove her talent in sculpture. B. To attract most visitors to the oo.

C. To care about the plastic pollution in seas.

D. To teach the people the use of plastic. 29. What is stressed in Para. 3 according to the tet? A. Why plastic is difficult to brea up. B. What problems plastic litter causes. C. Where plastic pieces go at last. D. How garbage patches are formed. 30. What are Washed Ashore volunteers doing? A. Collecting pollution trash from the beaches. B. Turning trash from the ocean into art. C. Raising 38,000 pounds for plastic pollution. D. Surveying the data of plastic litter in oceans.

31. Which of the following best describe Dennis elly’s attitude to Poi’s sculpture? A. Doubtful C. Negative.

B. Supportive D. Indifferent

D

Reading instruction in the classroom is a ey concern for all teachers and there are many ways to go about it. However, is our determination to achieve ecellence in reading sills in our children illing their love and enjoyment of a good boo?

In my wor with parents, I am frequently ased the best ways to encourage reluctant readers to be engaged with boos. Parents report that their children return home from school with no inclination to pic up a boo and read.

Any eager reader will gladly tal about the joy with a good boo to read away the hours on a cold, rainy afternoon. Reading a good boo is one of life’s greatest pleasures. We need to share these eperiences with our children in order to assist them in developing into strong readers. But the use of boring, mass-produced home reading tets in children’s early years at school can be seen as the beginning of this negative cycle.

As children progress through their schooling life, there are many other instances of learning reading sills that don’t help reading development. Frequently, teachers feel the pressure to give their students “ just enough” in terms of reading strategies to be able to achieve the test, which leaves little time to focus on reading for pleasure.

elly Gallagher, a high school teacher, outlines the term” Readicide” in his boo. He says it’s the systematic illing of the love of reading, often worsened by foolish, boring practices found in schools.

Recent research shows that many teachers tend to follow the traditional literacy practices that they have eperienced in their own education, which can often have negative intentions for their students.

While teaching children ey concepts for analying and evaluating tets is important, the manner in which it is done and time that is spent on this can lead to unepected results. Schools aren’t to blame when it comes

to not arresting students’ lac of interest in reading, but they have an important role to play in fostering reading enjoyment.

32. What does the underlined word “inclination” mean? A. Energy C. Intention

33. What does the term “Readicide” refer to? A. To develop reading habits B. To read for pleasure C. To learn reading sills D. To ill a love for boos

34. According to the tet, teachers at school ______. A. focus on teaching reading strategies B. ignore ey concepts for analying tets C. are to blame for students’ poor reading D. fail to follow the traditional reading practices 35. What might be suitable title for the tet? A. Reading boos is to eperience pleasure B. Learning to love boos is even more important C. Teaching reading helps reluctant readers D. Getting pleasure from boos maes capable readers 第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10 分）

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5 Things I Wish I new Freshman Year

During my freshman year of college, there were a few things I learned along the way that I wish I had nown right from the beginning. 36 . Below is a list of 5 important things any freshman should now, from day one.

1. 37 . It’s oay to miss your best friend forever from home, or to try to mae it wor long distance with your high school boyfriend… But don’t be lost in high school (and leave the drama behind). Meet new people, mae new friends and most importantly eep an open mind when it comes to your high school relationship. If you feel lie you’re crushing on someone else, eplore the opportunity!

2. Always use student discounts.

B. Tas D. Requirement