台山一中2024届高三第一次月考英语学科试题(2023-08)第二部分:阅读(共两节,满分50分)第一节(共15个小题;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。AFrequentlyAskedQuestionsforYellowstoneNationalParkHowmuchistheentrancefee?$35-Private,non-commercialvehicle;$30-Motorcycleorsnowmobile(winter)$20-Visitors16andolderenteringbyfoot,bike,ski,etc.*Thisfeeprovidesthevisitorwitha7-dayentrancepermitforbothYellowstoneandGrandTetonNationalParks.Whereshouldwestay?Yourdecisionmaydependonhowmuchtimeyouhaveandwhatyouwanttoseethemost.IfyouplanonvisitingYellowstoneNationalParkforonlyafewdaysandwanttoexperiencesomeofthemainattractionsthenWestYellowstonewouldbeagoodbase.Fromthere,itisashortdrivetothegeyserbasins,OldFaithfulandtheGrandCanyon.IfyouwanttohavethefullparkexperiencethenperhapslodgingatOldFaithfulwouldbeagoodchoice.Ifyouwanttoviewthemostwildlife,thenwesuggesttheNortheastEntrance.TheSouthEntranceisagreatoptionifyouhavemoretimeandwanttovisitGrandTetonNationalPark;howeveritisalongerdrivetotheheartofYellowstoneifyoubaseoutofJackson.TheNorthEntranceisparkheadquartersandhasthemosthistoricinformationonthepark.Whenisthebesttimetovisitthepark?Thisdependsonwhatyourinterestsare.Springhasabundantwildlife,roaringwaterfallsandwildweather.Summerhasitallincludingthemostcrowds,soyou’dbettergetoutearlyandeatyourbreakfastontheroad!Fallisaspecialtimeofyear.Everythingseemstobediminishingincludingthecrowds.Winterisatimeofbeingabitofsocialisolation.Inyearspastitwasmore“economical”tovisitmostofthepark.Nowitismorerestrictedunlessyoucanaffordasnow-coachorguidedsnowmobiletour.CanIgetCellandWi-Fi?FreepublicWi-FiisavailableatAl-brightVisitorCenterandatsomeparklodgesforregisteredguests.Cellserviceisextremelylimited,withreceptiononlyavailableinornearmajordevelopedareas.Insummer,serviceisoftenmaxedoutintheseareas.Yet,itissadtoseethelatestgenerationfadeawayfromnormaleverydayactivitiesandconversation.Getout,lookaround,admirethewonders.There’replentyofnaturalandhumandistractionsaroundeverycorner.ThelastthingwewanttodoisdivertvisitorsfromYellowstone’swondersespeciallywhiledriving.1HowmuchistheentrancefeeintotalifJefferymakesaself-drivingtriptoYellowstonewithhisfatherandhis16-year-olddaughterduringthewintervacation?A.$105 B.$55 C.$35 D.$502.Theunderlinedsentenceimpliesthat_________.A.visitingYellowstoneinwinterispreferredbymostlocalpeopleB.mostoftheparkwasrestrictedtovisitorsinwinterinthepast.C.nowadaysmostpeoplechoosetotourtheparkonasnow-coachinwinter.D.winterusedtobeabettertimetovisittheparkintermsofexpenses3.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat_________.A.theentranceticketappliestoYellowstoneonlyB.OldFaithfulprovidesafullviewoftheparkC.thewirelessconnectionisnotsatisfactoryinsummerD.youngergenerationsmakeupthemajorityofparkvisitorsBFormostpeople,graduationisanexcitingdaythecelebrationofyearsofhardwork.Mygraduationday...wasnot.Irememberthatweekendtwoyearsago.Familyandfriendshadflowninfromacrossthecountrytowatchourclasswalkacrossthatstage.Butlikeeveryoneelseinmygraduatingclass,Ihadwatchedtheeconomyturnfrombadtoworse.WhatIthoughtwouldtakeaweekdraggedintotwo.andthenfour,and100jobapplicationslater,Ifoundmyselfintheexactsamespotas1wasbefore.Andtheduedatetobeginpayingbackmystudentloanswascreepingevercloser.Youknowthatfeelingwhenyouwakeupandyouarejustconsumedwithfear?Fearaboutsomethingyoucan'tcontrol—thatsenseofapproachingfailurethatremainsoveryouasyouhopethateverythingthathappenedtoyouthusfarwasjustabaddream?Thatfeelingbecameaconstantinmylife.Andthemostfrustratingpartwasnomatterhowmuch1tried,1justcouldn'tseemtomakeanyprogress.SowhatdidIdotomaintainmysanity(理智)?Iwrote.Somethingaboutputtingwordsonapagemadeeverythingseemalittleclearer—alittlebrighter.Somethingaboutwritinggavemehope.Andifyouwantsomethingbadlyenough...sometimesalittlehopeisallyouneed!SoIchanneledmyfrustrationintoachildren'sbook.Andthenoneday,withoutanysortofwritingdegreeorcontactsinthewritingworld—justalolofhardworkandperseverance—Iwasofferedapublishingcontractformyfirstbook!Afterthat,thingsslowlybegantofallintoplace.1wasofferedasecondbookdeal.Then,afewmonthslater,IgotaninterviewwithTheWaltDisneyCompanyandwashiredshortlyafter.Themoralofthisstoryis...don'tgiveup.Evenifthingslookbleaknow,don'tgiveup.ThingschangeIfyouworkhard,giveittime,anddon'tgiveup,thingswillalwaysgetbetterOftentimesallweneedisthecouragetopushbeyondtheriver.4.FromParagraph2,wecanlearnthattheauthorprobably.A.washavinganexcitinggraduationB.wasgettingintofinancialdifficultiesC.missedthelifeintheuniversityD.hadjustappliedforthestudentloans5.Howdidtheauthorchangethefrustratingsituation?A.Bysendingapplications. B.Byofferingcontracts.C.Bykeepingwriting. D.Bypublishingbooks.6.Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedwordbleakinthelastparagraph?A.unattractive B.hopelessC.thrilling D.promising7.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Successbelongstothepersevering.B.Acontentedmindisaperpetual(长久的)feast.C.Asmoothseanevermakesaskillfulmariner.D.Misfortunestelluswhatfortuneis.CWalkingoverwatermightsoundunbelievable.Infact,peopledoitallthetime.How?Almostalloftheworld’sliquidfreshwaterth
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