山东省聊城第一中学2020-2021学年高三下学期开学模拟考英语

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聊城一中高三年级开学模拟考试

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满分：120 分用时：100 分钟使用时间：2021. 3.

注意事项：

1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号等填写在答题卡和试卷指定位置上。

2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，

用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上

无效。

3．考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。

第一部分阅读 (共两节，满分 50 分)

第一节（共 15 小题；每小题 2.5 分，满分 37.5 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。

The vast Caspian Sea, though sometimes classed as a lake, is the largest landlocked body of water in

the world. The gateway between Europe and Asia, it is bordered by Iran to the south, Azerbaijan and

Russia to the west and Turkmenistan to the east, while Kazakhsta’s Mangystau region lies to the

northeast. Many visitors crowd to Caspian Sea every year to experience its beauty.

FISHING

Fishing is a popular pastime and important industry throughout the waters of the Caspian Sea . From

the shores of Mangystau in Kazakhstan, it is possible to rent fishing boats or join fishing tours to spend a

day fishing on the water.

SAILING

The Caspian Sea is filled with boats, ferries and ships. It is a popular way to travel from other major

port cities such as Baku in Azerbaijan to Aktau, or down the mighty Volga Canal. Meanwhile, on a

smaller scale, boats can be rented from Aktau for a day on the water.

WATERSPORTS

The beaches of Mangystau, lapped by the waters of the Caspian Sea, are the jumping off points for

many popular water sports. In the summer months especially, visitors enjoy sunbathing and taking a

refreshing dip, while more active holidaymakers can windsurf and parasail to their hearts’ delight.

1. How many countries are there circling around the Caspian sea?

A. Three. B. Four. C. Five. D. Six.

2. What can you do if you want to fish on the Caspian Sea?

A. Buy your own boat. B. Employ a local fisher.

C. Rent a fishing boat. D. Buy fish on the boat.

3. What will you do if you are an adventurous person?

A. Go swimming. B. Go diving. C. Go sunbathing. D. Go windsurfing.

The juries (陪审团) entered.

I stood beside the lawyer and my brother, Jimmy. It reminded me of our childhood—as things often did

—when we played the game “Simon Says”, we would react at the same time in harmony when hearing all

kinds of order. “Simon says jump; Simon says touch your toes”—it was almost the same. Almost.

When we grew up, my brother had chosen a separate life, leaving me alone. I missed him a lot.

Today, though, we were together, standing in court, waiting for the sentence.

The guilty verdict (判决)was read. I sat down, but my brother cried, “No! I'm innocent.” And then he

turned to me, yelling, “How can you do this to me, James! I finally can make a new life by myself.”

“Stop this,” the judge yelled, “the juries have made the decision.”

“But it's not fair!” my brother replied, “I didn’t kill anyone.”

I wished I could explain, but I said nothing because this is the only way we can be together again.

The judge pulled his glasses from his face. “By law...”

“The law is unjust,” my brother said.

The judge wiped his eyes, and, to my surprise, said calmly. “Yes,” he nodded his glasses aside. “I

agree with you about that. Law is meant to protect the innocent. And you certainly seem innocent. But

how can I tell? You two are clones. Your faces, your fingerprints, even your DNA match exactly. That’s

why when one is found guilty, all others…”

The judge sighed, replaced his glasses, and banged the hammer. “I sentence you both to twenty

years.”

Together, the court guard led us away. My brother’s head bowed in defeat, but I walked upright, for I

would no longer be alone.

4. How did James think of their childhood?

A. He felt sorry for Jimmy. B. He had been in court before.

C. He felt guilty about his past. D. He missed the good old days.

5. What can we learn from the second paragraph?

A. Two boys had nothing in common. B. The two brothers behaved alike.

C. They once quarreled with each other. D. Neither of them liked living together.

6. What do we know about the law from the text?

A. Cloned brothers should live together.

B. The cloning of human being is forbidden.

C. Cloned brothers are both guilty if one is guilty.

D. Cloned brothers can live apart when growing up.

7. What can be inferred from the text?

A. James was innocent. B. Jimmy did kill someone.

C. James knew nothing about the law. D. James took advantage of the law.

We regularly hear how important consumer spending is for the economy. The story goes like this: the

more consumers spend ，the more money circulates in the economy, which contributes to healthy job

growth and profits. Keynes, a British economist went as far as to say that individuals saving their money

may actually be hurting the economy. Sounds troubling, doesn’t it?

Fear not. You aren’t actually hurting anyone else by saving money. Strong economic growth only

comes from one place：savings. Not consumption. In fact, economic activity should not be mistaken for

economic growth. For example, somebody takes their money, walks into a store, and purchases goods.

The store increases its revenue.

But what happens to all of those goods and services that people have chosen not to consume by

saving their money? Simple: Other people are allowed to consume them. Think of it this way: When you

lend out your savings, you are actually saying, “Here, I am not going to consume right now, so why don’t

you?” Banks simply play the middleman: they collect lots of people’s savings and then lend out lots of

funds.

It takes an unbelievable amount of goods and services to construct a building. It takes food, shelter,

and entertainment for all of the workers, as well. Without savings, it is quite impossible to finance such a

construction. The coordination ( 协调) between savings and consumption is a necessary basis for sound

economic growth. This coordination is also why consumer lending (say, to borrow a big sum of money to

buy a car) is not productive，in a strict sense. It doesn’t increase the net (净的) amount of wealth of an

economy. Those savings could have been used to construct, say, factory equipment.

None of this means consumption and spending are “bad” things. They simply do not make us

wealthier. After all, the final goal of production and savings is to consume. But to say that consumption is

the engine of economic growth is to put the cart before the horse. Or, to rephrase: the consumption of

wealth can never make you wealthier. Happier, perhaps. Wealthier, no.

8. What is the author’s attitude towards Keynes’ theory?

A. Approving. B. Reserved . C. Uncertain. D. Critical.

9. The underlined word “revenue” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to “_______”.

A. income B. reputation C. interest D. cost

10. According to the author, which chart could show the effect of savings on economy?

11. What would be the best title for this passage?

A. The Saving Behavior of the Economy

B. Consumption: A Key Concept in Economy

C. The Truth about Savings and Consumption

D. Consumer Spending and Economic Growth

Do you still remember the scene in the famous movie Titanic, directed by Cameron, where Jack was

frozen to death in the icy cold water so that Rose could survive on the floating door alone? It broke many

people’s heart.

Two decades later, people are still asking the question, “wasn’t there enough room on the door for

both of them?”

Cameron once responded by saying it wasn’t a question of room, but buoyancy(浮力)—if both of

them had tried to stay on the raft, he argued, the whole thing would sink.

But several guys from “Mythbusters”, an Australian-American science entertainment television

program, decided to test the theory themselves. They discovered that if Rose had took off her life jacket

to the bottom of the raft, there would have been enough buoyancy to keep both of them afloat.

When they presented their findings to Cameron, the director insisted that Jack couldn’t be saved.

“The answer is very simple,” Cameron said. “Because it says on page 147 of the script that Jack

dies. To Cameron, it was an artistic choice to have the beloved character of millions, Jack, drown into the

cold sea. Jack had to die because Cameron thought it would be best if we did.

“It was an artistic choice, the thing was just big enough to hold her, and not big enough to hold him,”

Cameron said. “I think it's all kind of silly, really, that we’re having this discussion 20 years later. But it

does show that the film was effective in making Jack so endearing to the audience that it hurts them to see

him die. The film is about death and separation; he had to die.”

Since Jack was doomed to die, Cameron said, it could have happened in a variety of different ways.

It’s not about the door not being big enough: that’s just a practical method for his death. “Whether it was

that, or whether a chimney fell on him, he was going down,” Cameron said. “It’s called art: things happen

for artistic reasons, not for physics reasons.”

12. What do we know about the character Jack according to the text?

A. He intended to kill himself. B. He sacrificed himself to save Rose.

C. He didn’ t have money to buy ticket. D. He lacked basic knowledge of physics.

13. According to Cameron, why did the audience argue about Jack’s death for 20 years?

A. They are fragile people. B. They don’t like the movie.

C. They love the character Jack. D. They are crazy about physics.

14. Why was a chimney mentioned in the last paragraph?

A. To introduce the structure of the ship. B. To show the original plan of the movie.

C. To present the missing part of the movie. D. To explain the unchangeable fate of Jack.

15. What is best title of the text?

A. Jack in Titanic Must Die. B. Big Enough for Both.

C. Cameron is Wrong. D. Jack could Survive.

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聊城一中高三年级开学模拟考试英语试题满分：120分用时：100分钟使用时间：2021.3.注意事项：1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号等填写在答题卡和试卷指定位置上。2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。3．考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分阅读(共两节，满分50分)第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5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。AThevastCaspianSea,thoughsomet...

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