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1、吉大附中2017届高三9月测试 英语试题 本试卷分第I卷 (选择题) 和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。考试用时120分钟，满分150分。 考试结束，将答题卡交回。 第I卷 （共100分）1答题前，考生在答题卡上务必用直径 0 . 5 毫米黑色墨水签字笔将自己的姓名、准考证号填写清楚，井贴好条形码。请认真核准条形码上的准考证号、姓名和科目。2每小题选出答案后，用 2B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。在试题卷上作答无效。第一部分 阅读理解 (共两节，满分40分)第1节 (共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分) 阅读下列短文，从每题所给四个选项（A、B
2、、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 AFrancis Scott Key Fitzgerald was born on September 24, 1896. He was an American writer of novels and short stories, whose works are the typical writings of the Jazz Age, a term he created himself.Born into an upper middle-class Irish Catholic family, Fitzgerald was named
3、after his famous second cousin, Francis Scott Key. He was also named after his deceased sister Louise Scott, one of two sisters who died shortly before his birth. He spent 18981901 in Syracuse and 19031908 in Buffalo, New York, where he attended Nardin Academy. When his father was fired from his com
4、pany, the family returned to Minnesota, where Fitzgerald attended St. Paul Academy from 1908 to1911.He is widely regarded as one of the 20th centurys greatest writers. Fitzgerald is considered to be a member of the “Lost Generation” of the 1920s. He finished four novels, This Side of Paradise, The B
5、eautiful and Damned, Tender Is the Night and his most famous classic novel, The Great Gatsby. A fifth, unfinished novel, The Love of the Last Tycoon was published after his death. Fitzgerald also wrote many short stories that dealt with themes of youth.His first literary work, a detective story, was
6、 published in a school newspaper when he was 12. When he was 16, he was forced to leave St. Paul Academy for neglecting his studies. He attended Newman School, a prep school in Hackensack, New Jersey, in 19111912, and entered Princeton University in 1913 as a member of the Class of 1917. There he be
7、came friends with future critics and writers Edmund Wilson (Class of 1916) and John Peale Bishop (Class of 1917), and wrote for the Princeton Triangle Club. He was also a member of the University Cottage Club, which still displays Fitzgeralds desk and writing materials in its library. A poor student
8、, Fitzgerald left Princeton to enlist (入伍) in the US Army during World War I; however, the war ended shortly after Fitzgeralds enlistment.Fitzgerald had been an alcoholic (酒鬼) since his college days, leaving him in poor health by the late 1930s. Fitzgerald suffered a mild attack of tuberculosis in 1
9、919, and died of a heart attack in 1940.21. What does the passage mainly talk about?A. The “Lost Generation” of the 1920s.B. How Fitzgerald got his name.C. The life and works of Fitzgerald.D. Fitzgerald and the Jazz Age.22. What led to Fitzgeralds early death according to the passage?A. His poverty.
10、 B. His heavy drinking. C.The poorworking conditions.D. The pressures of work.23. Which is the most famous work of Fitzgerald?A. This Side of Paradise.B. The Beautiful and Damned. C. Tender Is the Night. D. The Great Gatsby.24. Whats the right order of the events related to Fitzgerald?a. He attended
11、 Nardin Academy. b. He entered Princeton University.c. He attended St. Paul Academy. d. He joined the US Army during World War I.A. a,c,b,dB. a,d,b,cC. b,d,a,cD. b,a,c,d BAnyone who has experienced the joy of driving through a rainstorm with the sunroof (天窗) open understands how airflow around the m
12、oving vehicles can keep him dry despite the exposure. Now a similar principle is being employed to create an umbrella that protects people from the rain using nothing more than an invisible air force field.Air Umbrella, developed by a Chinese company and recently funded by Kickstarter, uses forced a
13、ir rather than fabric to create a protective canopy that keeps people from getting wet in the rain.Its a clever concept and designers have done a good job of answering several questions about the product. For instance, the sound generated by the device is minimal, especially when compared to the pit
14、ter-patter of the falling rain. It can create a protective canopy wide enough for two people to fit under and it performs well even in the heavy rain. The air shield (防护) can be cut through by high winds, but given that regular umbrellas typically fold over in similar windy conditions, the air umbre
15、lla is still an upgrade.A few concerns do remain, however. For instance, the battery life is only about 15-30 minutes depending on the model, so youll still want to walk briskly to your next destination when its raining. Also, while the air shield might keep the rain away from you, its likely to splash all that blown-away water onto anyone else like a sprinkler (洒水车). So the device might draw the ire of anyone else walking with you, or any helpless bystanders.There are currently three different types to choose from if youre int
