甘肃省甘谷县第一中学2019届高三上学期第一次检测考试英语试题

甘谷一中2018——2019学年高三第一次检测考试

英语试卷

第一部分：阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

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   Sydney Trains is one of the most economical, reliable and convenient ways to travel throughout Sydney and its surrounds.

   Our network, the NSW Trains Intercity, covers suburban Sydney and extends to the Hunter, Central Coast, Blue Mountains, Southern Highlands and South Coast regions.

The network is made up of several color-coded lines. Trains from different lines can share the same platform, so check display screen and listen to announcements.

Ticket prices are generally based on the distance traveled. You can visit transportnsw. Info for details.

Getting to the City.

In Sydney, if you’re near a train station, you’re on your way to the city. Every rail line leads directly or indirectly to the City Circle. It’s the loop around the central business district of Sydney. Most City stations are underground so look out for the sign on street level.

Automatic ticket gates

Large stations have automatic gates for entry to, and exit from, the station. If you have an Opal card or a ticket which has a magnetic stripe you must use the automatic gates. You may use the wide gate for wheelchair, pram or luggage access. Station staff will assist you.

Night Ride buses

Most trains do not operate between midnight and 4:00 a.m. For your convenience a special Night Ride bus service is available between these hours on most Sydney suburban lines.

Track work

In order for the tracks to the maintained, we sometimes have to replace train with buses, particularly at weekends, Please check the track work section for the latest service alterations on your line.

1. To get more information about ticket pries, travelers had better________.

A. go to the City Circle                 B. visit a website

C. check display screen                 D. listen to announcements

2. What service is offered to travelers in need at most big stations?

A. A free Opal card.           B. Earlier entry to the station.

C. Help from station workers.    D. A ticket with a magnetic stripe.

3. Which is the best convenient time to travel by Sydney Trains?

A. At midnight.                               B. On Sunday afternoon.

C. Between midnight and 4:00 a.m.       D. At 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday.

B

   “I’ve always love food,” says Cassie Dawson in the kitchen of her flat in London. “But I’ve become bored with eating out. I’ve had too many disappointing meals and paid too much money for them! At one point, fed up with my complaint, a friend suggested I open my own restaurant. Impossible, I thought. But then I heard about supper clubs.”

   Supper clubs are a mixture of a restaurant and a dinner party—you go to a stranger’s house and he/she cooks dinner for you. Like a restaurant, you pay for your food, but like a dinner party, you eat at the same table as other people. They are advertised through social-networking sites with a menu and little information about where the supper club is until just before the meal.

   “It’s like running a secret restaurant for one night,” says Cassie. “The next morning, I set the tables and chairs aside. I put the TV back and it’s my living room again.”

  Cassie opens her “restaurant” for people about once a month, and she really enjoys the evenings she’s had so far. She uses fresh, local ingredients and a typical meal costs about the same as a takeaway---much less than a restaurant meal. So how does she make money out of it?

   “I don’t,” says Cassie. “In fact, at first I was worried about losing money on my club. I’m good at cooking but my maths is terrible! But I was surprised by how cheaply I could make a good meal. This isn’t about money. It’s about a different eating experience.”

And what about inviting complete strangers into her house? Was Cassie ever nervous about that?

“Not at all,” she says. “Almost everyone at the supper club is just interested in having a good meal with other interesting people”.

4. Why did Cassie decide to open her own restaurant finally?

  A. To earn a living                B. To satisfy her friend’s needs

  C. To make friends with strangers    D. To cook cheap and good meals for others

5. What does the underlined word “They” in Paragraph 2 refer to?

   A. Dinner parties      B. Supper clubs    C. Fresh ingredients      D. Invitations to dinner[来源:Z。xx。k.Com]

6. We can know that Cassie’s restaurant __________.

   A. serves meals for free         B. only serves takeaways

   C. is only open to her friends     D. is only open in the evening

7. How does Cassie feel about her restaurant now?

   A. Worried        B. Content      C. Annoyed      D. Sensitive

C

   Many people believe that language belongs to human beings. However, cats have developed a language not for each other, but for the human begins who have them as pets.

   When communicating with each other, cats “talk” with a system of signals. Their tails, rather than any kind of “speech”, act as an important way to express themselves. They also touch each other to express their feelings. With other cats, they will use their voices only to express pain. Unbelievable, all of that changes when a human walks into the room. Cats use many different kinds of vocal(声音的)expressions when they communicate with a person. Since these vocal expressions are not used to communicate with other cats, it seems that cats developed this “language” to communicate with their human owners.

   This fact is shown more clearly when watching rooms that have only one cat and those with several cats. An only cat is usually very vocal, since the only creature(动物)around with whom the cat can communicate is its owner. Cats with other cats, though, are much quieter. If they want to have a conversation, they only need go to other cats and communicate in their natural way.

   Since cats learned to meow(喵喵叫)for the only purpose of communicating with human owners should take the time to learn what their different meows mean. If an owner knows, to name just a few examples, with meow means the cat is hungry, which means the cat wants to be petted, and which means the cat wants to have a little “conversation”, the relationship between cat and owner will be closer.

8. If a cat among other has finds part of its body hurts, it may express its pain with its_______.

   A. tail      B. eyes      C. voice   D. head

9. When a human enters a room full of cats, they _________.

   A. begin to use vocal expressions   B. use their tails to show love

   C. stop making any noise an       D. stop communicating with each other[来源:学科网ZXXK]

10. What are cat owners advised to do?

   A. Encourage cats to talk with each other    B. Communicate more with cats