【全国百强校word】贵州省贵阳市花溪清华中学2017届高三9月月考英语试题（有答案）

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第一部分 阅读理解 （共 20 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 40 分）

第一节 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和 D）中，选出最佳选项，并在 答题卡上将该项涂黑。（共 15 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 30 分）

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Having experienced a shocking electrical accident, which caused him to become both blind and deaf, James Franco’ s world became completely dark and quiet for almost ten years. The loss of sight and hearing threw him into such sorrow that he tried a few times to put an end to his life. His family, especially his wife, did their best to tend and comfort him and finally he regained the will to live.

One hot summer afternoon, he was taking a walk with a stick near his house when a thunderstorm started all at once. He stood under a large tree to avoid getting wet, but he was struck by the lightning. Witnesses thought he was dead but he woke up 20 minutes later, lying face down in muddy water. He was trembling badly, but when he opened his eyes, he could hardly believe what he saw: a tree and a muddy road. When Mrs. Franco came running up to him, shouting to their neighbors to call for help, he could see her and hear her voice for the first time in nearly ten years.

The news of James regaining his sight and hearing quickly spread and many doctors came to examine him. Most of them said that he regained his sight and hearing from the shock he got from the lightning. However, none of them could give a compellent answer as to why this should happen. The only reasonable explanation given by one doctor was that, since James lost his sight and hearing as a result of a sudden shock, perhaps, the only way for him to regain them was by another sudden shock.

1.The reason why James attempted to kill himself was that .

A.a terrible electrical accident happened to him

B.he had to live in a dark and silent world

C.he was struck by the lightning once more

D.nobody in the world cared about him

2.What was James doing when he was struck by the lightning?

A.Sheltering from the rain under a tree B. Putting an end to his life

C.Taking a walk with a stick   D. Lying on the ground

3.What does the underlined word “compellent” in paragraph 3 mean?

A.wrong  B. convincing  C. unexplained D. true

4.Which of the following can be the best title for the text?

A.Terrible Electrical Accident B. James Franco and His Wife

C. An Unforgettable Experience D. What a Sudden Shock

B

The largest land animal remaining on the earth, the African elephant, is of much importance to African ecosystem. Unlike other animals, the African elephant is to a great extent the builder of its environment. As a giant plant-eater, it significantly shapes the forest-and-savanna (大草原) surroundings in which it lives, therefore deciding the conditions of existence for millions of other animals that live in its habitat.

It is the elephant’s great desire for food that makes it both a disturber of the environment and an important builder of its habitat. In its continuous search for the 300 pounds of plants it must have every day, it kills small trees and underbushes, as well as pulls branches off big trees. This results in numerous open spaces in not only deep tropical forests but also the woodlands that cover part of the African savannas. In these open spaces are numerous plants in various stages of growth, which attract a variety of other plant-eaters.

Take the rain forests for example. In their natural state, the spreading branches overhead shut out sunlight and prevent the growth of plants on the forest floor. By pulling down trees and eating plants, elephants create open spaces, allowing new plants to grow on the forest floor. In such situations, the forests become suitable for large-hoofed plant-eaters to move around and for small-sized plant-eaters to obtain their food as well.

Scientists are worried now that the African elephant has become an endangered species. If the elephant dies out, scientists say, many other animals will also disappear from vast areas of forest and savanna, greatly changing and worsening the whole ecosystem.

5.It can be inferred from the passage that the African elephant .

A.is now the largest animal on the earth

B.determines life and death of millions of other animals in its habitat

C.has far-reaching impact on its habitat as a giant animal-eater

D.makes great contributions to its environment like other animals

6.The African elephant influences the ecosystem in the following ways except that .

A.it creates open areas in deep tropical forests as well as woodlands

B.it pulls off the branches and leaves, shutting out the sunshine

C.its eating habit can be made use of by large-hoofed and small-sized animals

D.it encourages some kinds of plants growing in an indirect way

7.According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?

A.Numerous grown plants are the favorites of plant-eaters.

B.The extinction of the African elephant has nothing to do with the ecosystem.

C.Quantities of plants are consumed by African elephants, including branches and underbushes.

D.The forest floor in rain forests is scarcely dotted with new shoots.

8.The passage is developed mainly by .

A.presenting the changes in time order

B.making comparisons and giving examples

C.classifying similarities and differences

D.showing the effect and then explaining the reasons

C

Tea production in Sri Lanka has thrived for decades. The tea gardens in Hatton, Sri Lanka are actually large tea estates. The best tea usually comes from plants grown on high grounds, the cool hilltops with rows and rows of tea plants. The plants are about one meter apart. The plant is often pruned so that it remains only 60 to 90 centimeters high. Pruning is important because it encourages the growth of tender shoots, or young leaves. It is from these shoots that the best tea is got.

Practically all the tea pickers are women. The estates prefer to employ women pickers because they are more careful. Their thin fingers can easily remove the twin leaves and new shoots from the plant, which are the parts used for processing tea. The pickers carry large baskets into which they throw their pickings. A skilled worker can harvest between 9 to 14 kilograms of tea leaves a day. Usually new shoots can be picked from the plants about every ten or fifteen days.

Processing tea shoots into our familiar dry tea leaves requires great care and skill. There are various methods of processing depending on the type of tea required. For black tea, the young green leaves are first spread out shelves to dry. This process removes much of its water and the leaves become soft. After this, the leaves are passed through heavy rollers. This operation will press the leaves for juices which give the tea both its color and taste. Then the leaves are spread out on floors and left to ferment（发酵）under wet conditions. Fermentation develops the rich taste of black tea. The fermented leaves are then dried with a hot-air blower until they become rolled-up black leaves. The final step is to sort and grade them before the black tea is ready for sale to countries all over the world.