名师指津高考英语 高效备考月考卷三

《名师指津·高效备考新模式》高三英语月考卷三第I卷（100分）第一部分 听力（略） 第二部分 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）阅读下列短文，从每题所给

《名师指津·高效备考新模式》高三英语月考卷三 第I卷（100分） 第一部分听力（略） 第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分） 第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分） 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。 A Therewasoncealonelygirlwholongedsomuchforlove.Onedaywhile shewaswalkinginthewoodsshefoundtwostarvingsongbirds.Shetookthem homeandputtheminasmallcage,caringthemwithlove.Luckily,thebirds grewstronglittlebylittle.Everymorningtheygreetedherwithawonderful song.Thegirlfeltgreatloveforthebirds. Onedaythegirlleftthedoortothecageopenaccidentally.The largerandstrongerofthetwobirdsflewfromthecage.Thegirlwasso frightenedthathewouldflyaway.Soasheflewclose,shegraspedhimwildly. Herheartfeltgladathersuccessincapturinghim.Suddenly,shefeltthe birdgoweak,sosheopenedherhandandstaredinhorroratthedeadbird.It washerdesperatelovethathadkilledhim. Shenoticedtheotherbirdmovingbackandforthontheedgeofthe cage.Shecouldfeelhisstrongdesire—needingtoflyintotheclear,bluesky. Unwillingly,sheliftedhimfromthecageandthrewhimsoftlyintotheair. Theluckybirdcircledonce,twice,threetimes. Thegirlwatcheddelightedlyatthebird.Herheartwasnolonger concernedwithherloss.Whatshewantedtoseewasthatthebirdcouldfly happily.Suddenlythebirdflewcloserandlandedsoftlyonhershoulder.It sangthesweetesttunethatshehadeverheard. Remember,thefastestwaytoloseloveistoholdonittootight;the bestwaytokeeploveistogiveitwings! 21.Afterthegirlfoundthetwobirds,she________. A.becamefrightenedatonceB.begantotreatthembadly C.greetedthemhappilyD.fedthemandraisedthem 22.Whydidthegirlgraspthestrongerbirdwildly? A.Becausethegirldislikedthebirdanylonger B.Becausethebirdwantedtoflyalone. C.Becausethegirllovedthebirddeeply. D.Becausethebirdintendedtofindsomefood. 23.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage? A.Catchwhatyoucancatchonyourwaytosuccess. B.Goingtoofarisasbadasnotgoingfarenough. C.Abirdinthehandisworthtwointhebush. D.Eastorwest,homeisbest. B ConsideringAustralia’ssizeandthefactthatearlysettlementswere farapart,Australiansocietyisremarkablyhomogeneous(同种的).Itscitizens arefundamentallyprosperousandthewayoflifeinthemajorcitiesandtowns ismuchthesamehowevermanymilesdividethem.Ittakesasharpearto identifyregionalaccents. However,thereissomedifferenceinlifestylebetweencitysettlers andthecountrypeople.Almost90percentofthepopulationlivesinthe fast-pacedcitiesalongthecoastandhaslittlemorethanapassing familiaritywiththedesert.Themajorcitiespreserveimagesofcolonial heritage,buttheoverallimpressionismodem,withnewbuildingsreflecting thecountry’syouth.Incontrast,theruralcommunitiestendtobeslow-moving andconservative.Formanyyears,Australiawassaidtohave“riddenonthe 1