408-2018届山东省临沂市高三第三次高考模拟考试英语试题 - 图文

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On a clear night，you can see a sky packed with stars．But you can’t see planets orbiting any of these stars，even with the strongest Earth—based telescopes．Astronomers reported that they discovered seven Earth—sized planets orbiting a nearby star called TRAPPIST—1 in February．They had to rely on indirect evidence to tell them that the planets are there．By doing some math，they figured out the number of planets and the distance of their orbits．

TRAPPIST—1 is a red dwarf star(红矮星)，much smaller than our sun，but larger than Jupiter(木星)．If the sun were the size of a basketball，TRAPPIST—1 would be the size of a golf ball．This star is one of our closest neighbors，just like the moon to the earth in space．

When astronomers using Earth-based telescopes to study TRAPPIST—1，they noticed that every once in a while，it became slightly dim(昏暗)．They decided that a planet must be passing in front of the star，blocking part of the light．This dimming would come and go as the planet orbited the star，passing alternately(交替地)behind and in front of the star regularly．

By making careful observations，astronomers expected to get a rough idea of the planet’s size from the pattern of dimming light．But the light level changed often and not at evenly spaced (间隔的)times．The astronomers had to conclude they were looking at more than one planet! To get additional data，NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope measured TRAPPIST—1’s brightness nearly continuously for 20 days，catching 34 crossings of planets in front of the star．Sorting through the mess of data，the astronomers found that the innermost planet completes its orbit in 1.5 Earth days，while the outermost planet takes 20 days．Once you know how long it takes each planet to complete an orbit，you can work out how far it is from the star compared with the other planets．

The TRAPPIST—l planets are not alone．So far，astronomers have found more than 3，400 planets that orbit other stars．

28．How did astronomers know the number of planets orbitting TRAPPIST—1? A．They used their eyes．

B．They used telescopes． D．They made some guess． B．By making comparisons. D．By listing some numbers．

C．They performed some calculation． A．By giving examples．

29．How does the author introduce TRAPPIST—1 in Paragraph 2? C．By providing research results． A．The telescope’s failure． C．The star’s moving．

30．What probably causes the star TRAPPIST—1 to be slightly dim?

B．The cloud floating around． D．The passing planets．

31．What’s the main idea of Paragraph 47 A．The ways to get the information of the planets． B．The introduction of the planets． C．The distances of the planets to the star．

D．The astronomers’efforts of exploring TRAPPIST—1．

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If conditions get bad enough，almost any kind of weather can become a storm．

Stormy weather can cause people to cancel their plans．It can cause major events to be postponed．And

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severe stormy weather can be dangerous to people，fortune and anima1．

If you weather the storm，or ride out the storm，you survive and move on without harm or injury．For example，1et’s talk about Tornado Alley，the name for part of the central United States．During springtime，this area often has a large number of powerful tornadoes．People who live there are taught to shelter in the safest place they can find and wait for the storm to pass．People who live in Tornado Alley are used to weathering many storms!

You can also weather a storm，but it doesn’t involve actual weather．“To weather the storm”can also mean to make it through a difficult experience or trying times．So，if the stock market(股市)crashes，you might have to weather a financial storm．

Often before a big storm，conditions are calm．The calm before the storm can happen anytime．It is the time before something bad happens．For example，at the beginning of a family reunion．the adults were all talking happily．But the older children knew it was just the calm before the storm．They’ve seen it happen before．The adults talk happily for about an hour．Then they start arguing about events from the past—things that should really stay buried!

But after the storm begins and you find yourself in the middle of it，you are in the eye of the storm．In the world of weather，the eye of the storm is the calmest part，in the center of a hurricane，for example．However，in the English language，if you are in the eye of the storm，you are in the most intense part of a conflict．For example，she had no idea that walking into the meeting would put her in the eye of the storm．

However，a brainstorm does not exist in the world of weather．To brainstorm means to try to solve a problem by talking with other people．And don’t worry．If we have trouble thinking of an idea for the next program，we can always brainstorm with you !

32．What’s mainly discussed in the 3rd and 4th paragraphs? A．What the meanings of weathering the storm are． B．How we can weather the storm．

C．Weathering a storm doesn’t involve actual weather． D．People in Tornado Alley can survive the storm．

33．Why does the author mention a family reunion in the fifth paragraph? A．To stress the importance of weather forecast． B．To develop the awareness of family． C．To explain the meaning of an expression． D．To praise the older children for being clever． 34．What can be inferred from the last paragraph? A．A problem ear’t be solved if you worry too much． B．A brainstorm often appears in the world of weather．

C．Difficulties can be dealt with by teamwork． D．To brainstorm can cause troubles in the program． 35．What’s the author’s purpose in writing the text? A．To tell us stormy weather can cause destruction． B．To tell us some expressions about storm．

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C．To tell us a storm can cause conflicts． D．To tell us we should be ready for a storm． 第二节(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

The color of animals is by no means a matter of chance；it depends on many considerations，but in the majority of cases tends to protect the animals from danger by making it less outstanding．Perhaps，it may be said that if coloring is mainly protective，there ought to be fewer brigthtly colored animals．36 ．The kingfisher itself，though so brightly colored，is not easy to see．

37 ．Thus，for instance，the lion，and the wild donkey are all sand—colored．“Indeed，in the desert，neither trees，brushwood，nor even undulation(起伏)of the surface afford the slightest protection to its enemies． 38 ．”says an expert．

The next point is the color of the mature caterpillars(毛虫)，some of which are brown．This probably makes the caterpillar even more outstanding among the green leaves．What would you do if you were a big caterpillar? Why，like most other defenseless creatures，you would feed by night，and lie hidden by day． 39 ．When the morning light comes，they go down the stem of the food plant，and hide among dry sticks and leaves near the ground，and it is obvious that under such circumstances the brown color really becomes a protection．While we may say as a general rule that large caterpillars feed by night and hide by day，it is by no means always the case that they are brown；some of them still remain green． 40 ，and that the brown color is a later adaptation．

A．So do these caterpillers

B．Therefore，the color of the animals is bright C．We can say that they formed a good habit D．Desert animals are generally the color of the desert

E．We may conclude that the habit of hidng themselves by day comes first F．However，there are some cases where vivid colors are themselves protective G．So the color of birds，snakes and even smaller animals，is of one uniform sand color 第三部分：英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分)

第一节 完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

On the evening of November 6th，20 1 0，Larry Skopnik was shopping in the relatively empty Commercial Drive Food Stop store．A man looking 41 in a black shirt was at the 42 ，preparing to pay for the cigarettes．He handed the store owner，Cindy Grewal，a $50 bill．She immediately 43 it as fake and told him she refused to accept the money as 44 ．The man denied the bill was fake and 45 she should give it back to him，but Cindy 46 calling the police first and having them settle the 47 ．This angered the man，who then started swearing and 48 with Cindy．

He then told her that he was going to 49 the store and got behind the counter，where he 50 to threaten Cindy with physical 51 ．Having seen the robber preparing to physically attack Cindy，Larry 52 reacted．He wheeled himself over to them，got behind the counter and 53 the man away from her，wrestling him into a corner．

The robber pulled Larry out of his 54 and onto the ground．After a few seconds of 55 ，Larry managed

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to get on top of the criminal and hold him down．A store employee and two other customers rushed to help him and 56 ，holding down the robber 57 Cindy called the police．They kept him from 58 until the police arrived and arrested him．

Larry is humble(低调)about what he did and doesn’t think it should be a big 59 ．He gave the credit for his deed to his parents，for teaching him to always stand up to those who use their strength to 60 or hurt the weak．

41．A．polite 42．A．table 44．A．trade

B．nervous B．room

C．intelligent C．counter C．recorded C．exchange C．believed

D．reliable D．store D．recognized D．fortune D．demanded D．conflict D．discussing D．purchase D．prepared D．health D．protected D．tool D．took over D．unless D．speaking D．success D．frighten

43．A．doubted B．packed 45．A．expressed B．agreed 46．A．insisted on B．gave up

B．payment

C．went on D．picked up

47．A．accident B．misunderstanding C．challenge 48．A．persuading B．begging 49．A．hurt

B．rob

50．A．continued B．intended 51．A．education B．violence 52．A．gradually B．finally 53．A．pulled

B．threw

C．arguing C．disturb C．decided C．training C．shouted C．feet

C．immediately D．naturally

54．A．wheelchair B．position 55．A．screaming B．struggling 56．A．kept off 57．A．while

B．gave away B．since

C．communication D．connection C．held up C．if

C．escaping C．hero C．help

58．A．bargaining B．winding 59．A．problem B．deal 60．A．remind

B．encourage

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