《云南省玉溪市2018届高三下学期第七次月考英语试卷含答案》由会员分享，可在线阅读，更多相关《云南省玉溪市2018届高三下学期第七次月考英语试卷含答案（14页珍藏版）》请在金锄头文库上搜索。
1、1 绝密绝密启用前启用前 玉溪一中玉溪一中 2017-20182017-2018 学年高学年高 20182018 届第七次月考届第七次月考 英语试卷英语试卷 第第 卷卷 第一部分第一部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分阅读理解（共两节，满分 4040 分）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 Fun with Shadow Puppets People around the world have been making shadow puppets(皮影戏) for a
2、very long time. In a shadow puppet show, the puppets cannot be seen. Only their shadows can be seen. HOW TO PREPARE THE STAGE A cardboard(纸板) puppet stage can be made using a piece of poster board(硬纸板). Lay the poster board down flat. Fold the edges in 6 inches on each side. Cover the opening with a
3、 piece of white cloth. Fasten it with tape(胶带). This cloth will be the stage “curtain”. The puppets hide behind the curtain. Have a bright light set up behind the puppets. When the light behind the puppets is turned on, black shadows that resemble, or look like the puppets appear on the white curtai
4、n. When the puppets move, the shadows move. HOW TO MAKE SHADOW PUPPETS 2 1. Choose a story with two or three talking characters. 2. Draw the shape of each person or animal on a piece of black poster board. It will be easy to follow the lines if you draw them with a white pencil or crayon. Make the c
5、haracters so that they are facing to one side. Make each character different. Remember that only the shadow will show, so the outside shape is what is important. 3. Use scissors to cut out the puppets carefully. 4. Attach a drinking straw(吸管) to the back of each puppet with tape. Let the bottom of t
6、he straw hang below the body of the puppet. This will be used as a handle. Use it to control the movements of the puppets across the stage. 5. Have a friend read the story while you move the puppets. Then you can take turns. 6. You are now ready. LET THE SHOW BEGIN! 1. Why does the stage need a ligh
7、t？ A. The light helps locate the puppets. B. The light gives the stage a fancy look. C. The light signals that the show has started. D. The light helps to make a shadow on the curtain. 2. Which item could best be used in place of a drinking straw? A. A pencil.B. A ribbon.C. A broom.D. A string. 3. W
8、hat is TURE about making a puppet show? A. A white pencil is a must. B. At least two people are needed. 3 C. The characters should face the same side. D. The color of the characters is very important. B Suddenly screams echo through the forest as alarmed animals such as spotted deer warn each other
9、of a predators(食肉动物) approach. Lying on my stomach with my camera in front of me, Ive been watching a nearby stream for hours, waiting. This may be it. Yes! A 380-pound lioness steps from the trees and heads toward the stream. She crouches(蹲伏) down to drink. Shes close to me no more than 50 yards aw
10、ay. She stands up and begins to walk toward me, not knowing Im there. When she is Just about 20 yards away, I move my camera slightly. I dont want to shock or panic her. She freezes for a moment, then takes a crouching position and continues toward me which was not really the reaction I wanted! Im t
11、hinking, “Uh-oh, Im about to become cat food!” Ive approached lions before, but this is a first. The lion approaches me. The lioness comes closer and closer until shes only about four yards from me the closest distance that still allows me to focus my camera lens surprisingly, she lies down, posing
12、like a statue in front of me. This makes me feel very small and humble. Then she rolls over and looks at me upside down! She seems a little puzzled and appears to be trying to figure me out Hmm, are you suitable to be eaten? You dont look dangerous. I think youre OK. Breathe slowly, I remind myself,
13、 even though my heart is beating fast. I carefully back up my tripod(三脚架) just a bit to where I can focus and shoot the picture. Suddenly so fast that it surprises me she leaps up. In a flash, she runs away. I m left overwhelmed with emotion the experience like a gift from the forest. Getting this p
14、hotograph took a long time. I spent two years waiting for a permit to track the extremely rare Asiatic lions in the Gir Forest of India. Then I spent three months on foot searching for them. There are only about 300 of these endangered lions left. 4. Which of the following can best describe the feel
15、ing of the author when the lioness comes near? A. Relaxed and calm.B. Bored and puzzled. 4 C. Anxious but proud.D. Frightened but excited. 5. When the lioness comes close to the author, she . A. pretends to be deadB. stays and then goes away C. tries to find the moment to attack himD. recognizes the
16、 author and makes him laugh 6. It can be learnt that the author . A. used to live in the forestB. stops working on seeing the lioness C. made great efforts to shoot the lionsD. congratulate himself upon his narrow escape 7. The text is probably taken from . D. a research paperB. a TV interview C. a tourist guideA. a personal diary C One form of social prejudice against older people is the belief that they cannot understand or use modern technol
