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1、遂川中学2018届高三年级第一学期第一次月考英语试题第一部分 听力（共30分）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。 ALondon s transport services offer you a special experience of the city. Here s a round-up of the transport choices available to you. London UndergroundThere are 11 colour
2、-coded Underground lines. Services run regularly from around 05:00 to 00:30 (Sunday 07:30 to 23:30) on most routes.Visit tfl.gov, uk/tube for more information. Tip: Always stand on the right when using the escalators (电动扶梯） at Tube stations. It can get hot and busy on the Tube during peak travel tim
3、es, so you may prefer to travel outside these hours. BusesA cheap and easy way to travel around London. They generally run from 05:00 to 00:30. Night buses operate on many major routes from around midnight to 05:00, and some operate a 24-hour service.It is not possible to pay for your London bus far
4、e in cash. Instead you can pay with a Visitor Oyster card, Oyster card, Travelcard or UK-issued contactless payment card. A single bus journey is 1.50 with an Oyster card or UK-issued contactless payment card.To help you get home, if you dont have enough credit on your Oyster card, you will be able
5、to make one more bus journey.After this you will need to top up the credit on your card before you use it again. If your contactless payment card has been issued outside the UK, please check tfl.gov, uk/contactless before you use your card to travel on our busservices. For any international transact
6、ion fees (手续费) that may apply, please check with your card issuer.For more information visit tfl.gov, uk/buses.Tip:Some bus routes are especially good for sightseeing - try routes 9, 14, 15 and 22. The New Routemaster bus featured in the James Bond film Skyfall and runs on routes 9, 11, 24, 38 and 3
7、90.If you run out of credit on your Visitor Oyster card, it s easy to add more at:Touchscreen ticket machines in Tube, DLR, London Overground and some National Rail stations.Around 4,000 Oyster Ticket Stops cross London (Find your nearest one at ticketstoplocator. tfl.gov, uk).Travel &Visitor Inform
8、ation Centres.London Overground station ticket offices.21. During the rush hour, visitors at Tube stations are advised to .A. stand side by sideB. avoid using the escalatorsC. take the tube at fixed timesD. take advantage of off-peak hours22. The underlined part top up can best be replaced by A. use
9、 up B. add C. think about D. balance23. If a visitor wants to find the nearest Oyster Ticket Stop, he should visit .A. tfl.gov, uk/tubeB. tfl.gov, uk/busesC. tfl.gov, uk/contactlessD. ticketstoplocator. tfl.gov. ukBIs it your dream to fly and to work in space? Do you want to be a NASA astronaut? Lik
10、e many jobs, the first thing would be to fill out the application. A record-breaking 18,300 people filled out applications recently when NASA announced it was filling its 2017 Astronaut Candidate program. But out of those 18,300 applicants, just eight to 14 will be hired by the U.S. space agency.It
11、will take 18 months to decide who will be in the new class of astronauts. NASA will review all of the files, which will later go to its current team of astronauts, to make sure they meet the basic qualifications.The first requirement is the applicants must be U.S. citizens. They need a college degre
12、e in engineering, biological science, physical science, computer science, or mathematics. They also need at least three years of experience in a similar field or at least 1,000 hours as a jet airline pilot. There are requirements to pass a physical test. And then there are personality tests as well.
13、 What kinds of personality qualities is NASA looking for in an astronaut? NASA s Selection Manager Anne Roemer said, I think leadership, teamwork, the ability to not only work on a team, lead a team, but also follow, be a follower on a team. Communication certainly plays a role, so it s some pretty
14、common skills that I think translate into even other professions. About 120 applicants will be invited to the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, for a first round of interviews, about half of whom will go back for a second round. Once selected, they must complete two years of training in everyt
15、hing about spaceflight- things like learning about all the systems used by NASA, walking in space and Russian language training. Until the U.S. has a working vehicle to launch into space, NASA still depends on Russia to get astronauts into space.24. What is the percentage of employment among the app
16、licants?A. About half of them.B. About 8 to 14.C. About 120 applicants.D. Less than 0.08 percent.25.Which do you think is the most important personality quality according to NASA s Selection Manager?A. Devotion.B. Team spirit.C. Communication.D. Perseverance.26. Which is NOT the basic requirement the applicants h
