2020-2021学年重庆市第一中学高三英语模拟试题及答案解析

2020-2021学年重庆市第一中学高三英语模拟试题及答案解析

第一部分 阅读（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项

A

My wife Hilary andI were on the beach, with three of our children, taking pictures of shore birds near our

home in Alaska when we saw a bear. The bear was thin and small, moving aimlessly.

Just a few minutes later, I heard my daughter shouting, “Dad! The bear is right behind us!" An aggressive bear

will usually rush forward to frighten away its enemy but would suddenly stop at the last minute. This one was

silent and its ears pinned back the sign of an animal that is going in for the kill. And it was a cold April day. Thebear

behaved abnormally, probably because of hunger.

I held my camera tripod(三脚架)in both hands to form a barrier as the bear rushed into me. Its huge head

was level with my chest and shoulders, and the tripod stuck across its mouth. It bit down and I found myself

supporting its weight. I knew 1 would not be able to hold it for long.

Even so, this was a fight I had to win: I was all that stood between the bear and my family, who would stand

little chance of running faster than a brown bear.

The bear hit at the camera, cutting it off the tripod. I raised my left arm to protect my face; the beast held

tightly on the tripod and pressed it into my side. My arm could not move, and I sensed that my bones were going

to break.

Drawing back my free hand, I struck the bear as hard as I could for five to six times. The bear opened its

mouth and I grasped its fur, trying to push it away. I was actually wrestling with the bear at this point. Then, as

suddenly as it had begun, the fight ended. The bear moved back towards-the forest,before returning for another

attack the first time I felt panic.

Obviously satisfied that we caused no further threat, the bear moved off, destroying a fence as it went. My

arm was injured, but the outcome for us could hardly have been better. I'm proud that my family remained

clear-headed when panic could have led to a very different outcome.

1. How did the writer feel when faced with the brown bear?

A. Fearful but confident. B. Nervous but brave.

C. Upset but determined. D. Awful but hopeful.

2. The bear finally went away after it A. got injured B. felt safe

C. found some food D. took away the camera

3. What does the author want to tell us?

A. We should keep calm when troubles come

B. We should rise to the challenge when faced with difficulties.

C. We should not risk ourselves in some dangerous areas.

D. We should learn to take advantage of anything at hand when in trouble.

B

We interviewed two people, one who went from the country to the city and one who did the opposite.

Janet Lincoln is a salesgirl who moved to St. Louisfive years ago. Here’s what Janet told us:

“Five years ago I used to live in a small town called Lemon Falls. I grew up and went to high school there.

After I graduated I worked in a supermarket. Lemon Falls had a population of about 800 people, and I knew every

single one of them. They all knew everything about me, too. You couldn’t do anything without everyone in town

knowing about it. The first chance I got I moved to St. Louis and I love it. I don’t know as many people now as I

used to, but that’s OK. I have a few good friends, and I see them when I want to. I kind of like beinganonymous. I’d

never go back to Lemon Falls.”

Troy Henson had the opposite experience. He and his wife, Darla, and their two children moved from St. Louis

to Bloomfield three years ago. Here’s what Troy told us:

“The best thing we ever did was get out of St. Louis. Don’t get me wrong; St. Louis is as good a place as any

other city, I suppose — if you like cities, that is. We don’t. Both Darla and I grew up in St. Louis. We met at college

and got married. Then the kids came along and life got difficult. We didn’t know any of our neighbors. We both

had good jobs, but it always seemed like there was never enough money. That all changed when we moved to

Bloomfield. I don’t make as much money as I used to, but then we don’t have as many expenses as we did. We

know our neighbors. Life is good. We’d never leave Bloomfield.”

4. What troubled Janet when she was in Lemon Falls?

A. She had no friends. B. There was no privacy.

C. There was a lot of competition. D. She couldn’t find a well-paid job.

5. What does the underlined word “anonymous” in Paragraph 3 mean?

A. Alone. B. Prepared. C. Sociable. D. Unknown.

6. Different from Janet, Troy ________.