英语-河北辛集中学2018届高三上学期第四次周考

1 河北辛集中学2018届高三上学期第四次周考

英语试题

本试题分第I卷和第II卷两部分。满分100分。考试时间90分钟。

第Ⅰ卷（选择题 60分）

Ⅰ. 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A、B、C和D四个选项中，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。

When our restaurant business failed, we headed north in a camping truck to Texas, hoping to

have a “fresh start”.

At the 1 of Palo Duro Canyon(峡谷)State Park, I 2 a job advertisement hiring

park hosts. The position offered a 3 , permanent campsite in the park, and 4 , the hosts

served as a link between the park’s guests and the rangers(护林人). It was the perfect solution: a

rent-free place to reorganize our lives. We entered the park and I made an 5 for the

following day.

The park was 6 , so it took us some time to find an available site. That evening, as we

finished our dinner, my wife saw two large skunks(臭鼬)walking toward our table. We 7

climbed onto the table and, for the next four hours, waited for them to 8 our camp.

Having survived that night, we were 9 that everything else would be all right. The next

day we met with the people who ran the park. They explained our 10 and gave us a beautiful

campsite.

That evening, 11 , we learned about the canyon 12 . They were strong and cold,

rocking our little camping truck violently, and we lay 13 in the dark until the winds died

away.

14 the weeks that followed, we learned to survive in our truck and 15 the little

money my wife 16 by substitute teaching. Building a successful business and then losing it

had left very little time for building a successful 17 . For a time after our business 18 I

thought I might lose my family as well.

2 Living in the tiny 19 with no television, we sat close together reading and talking. One

evening, standing under a jeweled sky, I found myself 20 for all the hardships. We had

walked the trails and climbed the canyon walls. We had become a family!

1. A. back B. edge C. centre D. entrance

2. A. sponsored B. published C. noticed D. answered

3. A. safe B. free C. convenient D. beautiful

4. A. in return B. in time C. in short D. in turn

5. A. attempt B. agreement C. appeal D. appointment

6. A. crowded B. dangerous C. ideal D. quiet

7. A. repeatedly B. immediately C. eventually D. calmly

8. A. attack B. leave C. pass D. search

9. A. satisfied B. determined C. confident D. aware

10. A. responsibilities B. requirements C. circumstances D. conditions

11. A. moreover B. therefore C. meanwhile D. however

12. A. winds B. snows C. woods D. trails

13. A. shaking B. quarrelling C. mourning D. aching

14. A. After B. Between C. During D. Beyond

15. A. give away B. hand out C. live on D. put aside

16. A. borrowed B. earned C. posted D. raised

17. A. business B. career C. family D. image

18. A. started B. failed C. expanded D. declined

19. A. truck B. park C. house D. camp

20. A. desperate B. ready C. suitable D. thankful

Ⅱ.阅读理解 (共两节，满分30分)

第一节（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

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3 You probably know who Marie Curie was, but you may not have heard of Rachel Carson. Of

the outstanding ladies listed below, who do you think was the most important woman of the past

100 years?

Jane Addams(1860—1935)

Anyone who has ever been helped by a social worker has Jane Addams to thank. Addans

helped the poor and worked for peace. She encouraged a sense of community (社区) by creating

shelters and promoting education and services for people in need. In 1931, Addams became the

first American woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize.

Rachel Carson(1907—1964)

If it weren’t for Rachel Carson, the environmental movement might not exist today. Her

popular 1962 book Silent Spring raised awareness of the dangers of pollution and the harmful

effects of chemicals on humans and on the world’s lakes and oceans.

Sandra Day O’Connor(1930—present)

When Sandra Day O’Connor finished third in her class at Stanford Law School, in 1952,she

could not find work at a law firm because she was a woman. She became an Arizona state

senator(参议员) and, in 1981, the first woman to join the U.S. Supreme Court. O’Connor gave the

deciding vote in many important cases during her 24 years on the top court.

Rosa Parks(1913—2005)

On December 1, 1955, in Montgomery, Alabama, Rasa Parks would not give up her seat on a