河北省张家口市2019 2020学年高一下学期 3 月阶段测试英语试卷 测试范围 必修三Unit 3 满分 100 题号I II III IV V 总分 得分 I 阅读理解 本大题共10 小题 共25 分 A My First Marathon 马拉松 A month before my first marathon one of my ankles was injured and this meant not running for two weeks leaving me only two weeks to train Yet I was determined to go ahead I remember back to my 7th year in school In my first P E class the teacher required us to run laps and then hit a softball I didn t do either well He later informed me that I was not athletic The idea that I was not athletic stuck with me for years When I started running in my 30s I realized running was a battle against myself not about competition or whether or not I was athletic It was all about the battle against my own body and mind A test of wills The night before my marathon I dreamed that I couldn t even find the finish line I woke up sweating and nervous but ready to prove something to myself Shortly after crossing the start line my shoe laces 鞋带 became untied So I stopped to readjust Not the start I wanted At mile 3 I passed a sign GO FOR IT RUNNERS By mile 17 I became out of breath and the once injured ankle hurt badly Despite the pain I stayed the course walking a bit and then running again By mile 21 I was starving As I approached mile 23 I could see my wife waving a sign She is my biggest fan She never minded the alarm clock sounding at 4 a m or questioned my expenses on running I was one of the final runners to finish But I finished And I got a medal In fact I got the same medal as the one that the guy who came in first place had Determined to be myself move forward free of shame and worldly labels 世俗标签 I can now call myself a marathon winner 1 A month before the marathon the author A was well trained B felt scared C made up his mind to run D lost hope 2 Why did the author mention the P E class in his 7th year A To acknowledge the support of his teacher B To amuse the readers with a funny story C To show he was not talented in sports D To share a precious memory 3 What does the story mainly tell us A A man owes his success to his family support B A winner is one with a great effort of will C Failure is the mother of success D One is never too old to learn B Cities usually have a good reason for being where they are like a nearby port or river People settle in these places because they are easy to get to and naturally suited to communications and trade New York City for example is near a large harbour at the mouth of the Hudson River Over 300 years its population grew gradually from 800 people to 8 million But not all cities develop slowly over a long period of time Boom towns grow from nothing almost overnight In 1896 Dawson Canada was unmapped wilderness 荒野 But gold was discovered there in 1897 and two years later it was one of the largest cities in the West with a population of 30 000 Dawson did not have any of the natural conveniences of cities like London or Paris People went there for gold They travelled over snow covered mountains and sailed hundreds of miles up icy rivers The path to Dawson was covered with thirty feet of wet snow that could fall without warming An avalanche 雪崩 once closed the path killing 63 people For many who made it to Dawson however the rewards were worth the difficult trip Of the first 20 000 people who dug for gold 4 000 got rich About 100 of these stayed rich men for the rest of their lives But no matter how rich they were Dawson was never comfortable Necessities like food and wood were very expensive But soon the gold that Dawson depended on had all been found The city was crowded with disappointed people with no interest in settling down and when they heard there were new gold discoveries in Alaska they left Dawson City as quickly as they had come Today people still come and go to see where the Canadian gold rush happened Tourism is now the chief industry of Dawson City its present population is 762 4 What attracted the early settlers to New York City A Its business culture B Its small population C Its geographical position D Its favourable climate 5 What do we know about those who first dug for gold in Dawson A Two thirds of them stayed there B One out of five people got rich C Almost everyone gave up D Half of them died 6 What was the main reason for many people to leave Dawson A They found the city too crowded B They wanted to try their luck elsewhere C They were unable to stand the winter D They were short of food C Fifteen years ago I took a summer vacation in Lecce in southern Italy After climbing up a hill for a panoramic 全景的 view of the blue sea white buildings and green olive trees I paused to catch my breath and then positioned myself to take the best photo of this panorama Unfortunately just as I took out my camera a woman approached from behind and planted herself right in front of my view Like me this woman was here to stop sigh and appreciate the view Patient as I was after about 15 minutes my camera scanning the sun and reviewing the shot I would eventu