2019-2020学年新乡市第一中学高三英语模拟试卷及答案

2019-2020学年新乡市第一中学高三英语模拟试卷及答案

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

I truly thought thatI might die that day. Had I not seen three bears and a few wolves over the last couple of

days near the road, I might have just lain down and called it quits. What in the world was I thinking, dragging my

bike up to Yellowstone and thinking I could ride from West Yellowstone to Old Faithful in the snow? No less!

I had planned this trip for more than two months, and I wasn't about to give up so easily. The first few miles

were beautiful. Ten miles in, I started sucking wind. Fifteen miles and my legs felt like they were made of lead. By

twenty miles, my lungs were burning and felt like there was nothing left in the tank. That was when I turned

around and saw my husband and three children cheering me on in the van behind me. I knew I couldn't quit

because I tell my children all the time that just because something is hard doesn't mean that you stop doing it. I

had to live what I'd been preaching(说教). That thought got me up that mountain and to the end of the ride.

The importance of that ride was apparent after only a week. My eight-year-old daughter Emalee wanted to

ride in a twelve-mile charity ride. That day was cold as well. She was the youngest rider. About four miles into the

ride, she started feeling cold. The chill(寒冷)was making her muscles cramp a little and she began to struggle. By

six miles, she had tears running down her face. It broke my heart to see her suffering like that.I told herthat she

didn't have to finish. She said that she wouldn't quit. I told her how I had wanted to quit the week before, but

perseverance had gotten me to the end and I knew she could do it, too.

The look on her face as she pulled into the finish was priceless. She threw her arms around me and said, “You

didn't quit, Mommy, so neither did I.”

1. What motivated the author to finish her ride?

A. Her family's encouragement.

B. Her own instruction for children.

C. The beautiful scenery and weather.

D. The careful and thorough preparation.

2. By describing the conditions Emalee met, the author wanted to________.

A. show her guilt for her daughter

B. prove that riding is a tough task C. persuade her daughter to give up

D. indicate she was proud of Emalee

3. What does the author want to tell us according to the story?

A. Never say die.

B. Do nothing by halves.

C. Children are what the mothers are.

D. Every mother's child is handsome.

B

There is an old army joke about an officer who asks some soldiers whether any of them are interested in

music. When four hands go up, the officer says, “Right, men. You can carry this grand piano down to the officers

mess.”

Job recruitment has become more complicated since that story first did the rounds. Today's careers require a

lot more than just raw music but that sometimes makes jobs hard to define. An unfortunate result is a form of

“adjective inflation” in recruitment ads as employers attempt to make routine tasks sound exciting.

Candidates must sometimes wonder whether they are applying for a 9-to-5-role or to become a member of

the Marvel “Avengers”. On Indeed, a job-bunting website, a bar was recently looking for "bartenders who are

people focused, quality-driven, and have superhero hospitality powers". The ability to give customers the correct

change was not mentioned.

Another British company advertised for “a call-centre ninja, a superhero in people", a Job description which

sounds a little over-the top for what was in fact a role at an insurance company in Isleworth. In case you think that

ad was not typical. Indeed also had jobs demanding “ninja-like attention to detail". Short of turning up for the

interview dressed head-to-toe in black, and then sneaking up behind the managing director at his desk, it is hard

to see how candidates could show their ninja qualities.

Not all companies require candidates to possess the qualities of a ninja, of course. Some require applicants to

be passionate. The Bluewater shopping mall in southeastEnglandwas looking for “passionate sales-driven brand

ambassadors” while “passionate crew members” were needed at a bakery in westLondonfor a wage of just £8. 23

an hour. In fact, passion is pretty hard to keep consistently for 40 hours a week, month after month. Job applicants

should find some information from the kind of ads that companies place. If a job ad talks about passion or

superheroes, run away faster than a speeding Batmobile. Being a ninja should be reserved for teenage mutant

ninja turtles.