新疆乌鲁木齐市第八中学2020届高三第一次月考英语试题 Word版含解析

B. Why he decided to refuse his federal aid. C. How he got emergency loans from the university. D. Why he was dropped from the university for another year. 7. What’s the best title for the text?

A. 24-year-old finally wins his parents’ support. B. Six-year college life puts Mujica under pressure. C. College student surprises parents with the graduation. D. A moving story on Love What Matters attracts attention. 【答案】4. C 5. B 6. D 7. C 【解析】

本文是记叙文。 因受处分中途停学的24岁大学生Mujica为了不再让父母失望难过，通过自己的打拼努力，最终在六年后拿到了大学毕业证，给不知情的父母一个大大的惊喜。 【4题详解】

细节理解题。根据第一段中的“Hanss Mujica, 24, explains how he surprised his family by announcing he’d be graduating from college.”可知，24岁的Hanss Mujica发帖解释说，他宣布自己即将大学毕业，这让他的家人感到惊讶。即Mujica最终成为了一名大学毕业生。故选C。 【5题详解】

推理判断题。根据第三段中的“After all you are the ones that are paying to be there. That, I believe, was my downfall as a college student. My behavior caused me to be suspended(被暂时停学)from the

university.(由你自己决定是否要完成教授交代的任务。毕竟，你是付钱在那里学习的人。我的行为导致我从大学停学了)”可知，Mujica认为那是他作为一名大学生的失败所在。Mujica的举止使自己被大学停学了。因此，是Mujica的错误态度导致了他的大学成绩一塌糊涂。故选B。 【6题详解】

推理判断题。根据第六段中的“Summer 2015came by and I could not pay back the loans so I was dropped from my fall 2015 courses. I got out another year from the university”可知，2015年夏季到了，Mujica无法偿还贷款，所以Mujica不能上2015年秋季的课程。这样他又得延续一年上大学的时间。即Mujica在本段主要解释了他受处分一年后，为何在第二年也没能上大学。故选D。

【7题详解】

主旨大意题。本文主要讲述了24岁的大学生Mujica如何通过自身的努力，历经六年拿到大学文凭，给了不知情的父母一个大大的惊喜。故C项（大学生的毕业给父母带来惊喜。）作为标题最能概括文章主旨。故选C。

C

Brush turkeys are heading back into urban Sydney areas, according to an environmental expert, and there is not much people can do about it.

The Australian brush turkey has “big feet”. They damage people’s beloved backyards by raking up dirt to make large nests which can sometimes hold up to 56 eggs in one mound(土堆). This is because one male brush turkey can breed(交配繁殖) with up to six females who can lay up to 12 eggs.

The population of brush turkeys in Australia was severely reduced along the east coast in the 1960s after coming close to extinction during the Depression as they were easy to hunt for food. As a result, they become a protected species in the 1970s which made it illegal to shoot them.

“In the 1980s, they took over Brisbane, and Sydney is about 10 years behind what happened up here,” Professor Darryl Jones, deputy director of the Environmental Futures Research Institute at Griffith University, said. “Once they get into the city they work out there’s a lot of food and they have a fair bit of protection.”

While brush turkeys have cultural significance in Queensland, they can be annoying for many in Sydney. Former Central Coast resident(居民) Paul told 702 ABC Sydney that he had “an ongoing battle for years” with brush turkeys that built nests in his garden.

“We had plague proportions(瘟疫之灾) when we lived on the Central Coast. I was trying to grow food and vegetables but I had to give up,” he said. “They just completely dug them up. I was fighting a losing battle.”

But Sydney resident Joy thinks differently. “Brush turkeys are part of nature,” she said. “I’ve been able to successfully have a flower garden and a vegetable garden and have brush turkeys wander through the yard. The way I’ve done it is just to put sticks in the ground around the plants. I haven’t had any problems at all and people need to think of ways to overcome these problems rather than kill animals.”

8. What’s one characteristic of brush turkeys? A. They are afraid of humans.

B. They often build mounds to hide eggs.

C. They usually live in coastal areas. D. A female lays a dozen eggs each time.

9. Why were brush turkeys nearly dying out during the Depression? A. They were over-hunted for their meat. C. They were hated and hunted by people. 10. What troubled Paul was that_____. A. a plague broke out on the Central Coast. B. he was sometimes attacked by brush turkeys. C. his garden was messed up by brush turkeys. D. he had no place to grow food and vegetables. 11. What is Joy’s opinion of brush turkeys? A. They do much harm to gardeners. B. Their number should be controlled. C. Sydney is suitable for them to survive. D. People should live in harmony with them. 【答案】8. B 9. A 10. C 11. D 【解析】

本文是说明文。文章介绍了澳大利亚丛林火鸡的生活习性、数量变化及扎堆悉尼市区生活后对当地居民的影响。 【8题详解】

细节理解题。根据第二段中的“by raking up dirt to make large nests which can sometimes hold up to 56 eggs in one mound.”可知, 雄性火鸡清理泥土做成大巢，有时一窝可容纳多达56个卵。即丛林火鸡经常刨土筑巢，把蛋放进去孵化。故选B。 【9题详解】

推理判断题。根据第三段中的“coming close to extinction during the Depression as they were easy to hunt for food”可知，大萧条时期，人们捕杀丛林火鸡作为食物，因此它们的数量大大减少，几近灭绝。故选A。 【10题详解】

细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中Paul所说的话“I was trying to grow food and vegetables but I had to give up”和“They just completely dug them up. I was fighting a losing battle.”可知，让Paul苦恼的是，他曾经想要自己种植蔬菜，但他的花园被丛林火鸡刨得乱七八糟，这让他很无奈。

B. They couldn’t find enough food. D. Their natural habitats were destroyed.

故选C。 【11题详解】

推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“Brush turkeys are part of nature”和“people need to think of ways to overcome these problems rather than killing animals.”可知，Joy认为丛林火鸡是大自然的一部分，人们不该捕杀它们，而是应该想其他办法解决目前存在的问题。这说明她主张人类应该与丛林火鸡和谐相处。故选D。

D

If you follow any people who like traveling on Instagram, you’ve probably noticed they’ve posted amazing photos from Portugal in the last few years, especially during peak summer months. Mario Fernandes, a co-creator and the editor of Golisbon said he had seen increased interest in traveling to Portugal in the past five years, particularly in the last two or three. Cindy Goldberger, a travel adviser for Hiatus, an agency in Brooklyn, New York, said that she noticed an increase in Portugal trips about three years ago and that she gets more requests to plan people’s visits there every year. According to Reuters, the number of foreign tourists visiting Portugal hit a record for 2017, and in the same year the country won the world’s leading destination at the World Travel Awards.

Fernandes suggested it’s because Portugal is safe and more affordable than many other Western European countries. The country’s frequent sunshine is also attractive to many visitors. The Algarve, the southernmost area of Portugal, is home to “some of Europe’s most beautiful beaches,” according to Fenandes. Goldberger noted that many airlines have offered better routes to the country in recent years. She’s also a fan of the new hotels that have opened, including farms that have become hotels.

Eric Hrubant, the president of Cire Travel, noted that there is another reason. “It’s a small country, yet you have cities with rich history, culture and food, as well as a lot of beach and golfing options,” he said. “In five to 10 days, you can have a vacation or honeymoon that caters to all of your senses and desires.”

Hrubant pointed out that celebrities(名人) like Madonna and newlyweds Michael Fassbender and Alicia Vikander have moved to Portugal, which has put the country more popular.

So you don’t know where to go for a vacation this summer? Now you can make a better choice. 12. What does Paragraph 1 mainly say about Portugal? A. It’s doing its best to attract tourists. B. It’s been made popular by Instagram.