- 1 -甘肃省西北师范大学附属中学甘肃省西北师范大学附属中学 20182018 届高三英语冲刺诊断考试试题届高三英语冲刺诊断考试试题注意事项：1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用 2B 铅笔将答题卡上对应题目的答案标号框涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号框。回答选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。3.考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分: 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。 AFour Books That Will Interest You to Travel the WorldTheres truly nothing like travel when it comes to gaining life experience. To get you in the adventuring mood, we asked Amazon Senior Editor Chris Schlep to help us come up with a list of books that transport readers to another time and place. Below, see his list of four books that will interest you to travel the world.SEATTLE: Where Youd Go, Bernadette? By Maria SampleMaria Samples first novel is not exactly a love story to Seattle, but if you read it, you just might want to come here to see if people are really as self-involved as the characters in her book. What really shines through is the strange storytelling and the amusing incidents. Buy it on Amazon. price: $26.60.ENGLAND: Wolf Hall by Hilary MantelYou cant travel to Thomas Cromwells England without a time machine, but reading Hilary Mantels prize-winning novel is the next best thing. It will make you long to see the ancient buildings and green grass of the English countryside, much of which is still there. - 2 -Buy it on Amazon. Price: $25.10.NANTUCKET: Heres to Us by Eli HildebrandEli Hildebrand has built a writing career out of writing about her hometown island of Nantucket. Her latest is Heres to Us, which, perhaps not surprisingly, is a great beach read. Buy it on Amazon. price: $30.80.ITALY: Beautiful Ruins by Jess WalterThis book by the popular author Jess Walters is a love story that begins on the Italian Coast in the early 60s and eventually concludes in contemporary Hollywood. As the settings shift from Italy to Edinburgh to Los Angeles, you will find yourself longing to go as well. Buy it on Amazon. price: $28.90.1. Whats the feature of the Where Youd Go, Bernadette?A. Its content about love. B. Its plot and laughs.C. Its characters. D. Its low price.2. Which book has been made into a film according to the text?A. Beautiful Ruins B. Wolf HallC. Heres to Us D. Where Youd Go, Bernadette3. What is the common point about the four books?A. Its price. B. Its author. C. Its content. D. Its sales place.BWhen I was three years old, my parents discovered I was totally deaf. But instead of sending me to a school for the deaf, they decided to “mainstream” me. All of my peers and teachers world have normal hearing.I was the only deaf child at Blue Creel Elementary School. From almost the first day there, the other kids made fun of me mainly because of my hearing aid and the way I talked. And I also had difficulty with most of my school work.When the other kids made fun of me, I was sure that I was a bad person. I - 3 -saw myself as a boy who wasnt smart enough to keep up with the class.Mrs. Jordan, my 5th grade teacher, changed all of that with a simple three-word phrase.One morning, she asked the class a question. I read her lips from my front-row seat and immediately raised my hand because I was sure I had the right answer. But when she called on me, I was afraid. Here was an opportunity to impress the powerful teacher and show her I was worthy of her love. Maybe even impress my classmates a little. I didnt want to blow it. Despite my fears, I took a deep breath and answered Mrs. Jordans question.I will never forget what happened next. Mrs. Jordan enthusiastically slammed （跺动）her right foot on the floor and turned her tight hand around in full circle until it pointed directly at me. With sparking eyes and a wide smile she cried, “THATS RIGHT STEPHEN!”For the first time in my young life, I was a star. I sat a little taller in my chair.From that day forward, my grades and speech improved greatly. My popularity among my peers increased. It was all because Mrs. Jordan believed in me and wasnt afraid to express it. “THATS RIGHT STEPHEN!”4. What does the word “mainstream”(in Para 1) mean?A. Include a disabled child in an ordinary class.B. Encourage a disabled child to live a normal life.C. Treat a disabled child with respect.D. Teach a disabled child at home.5. It can be inferred that when entering Blue Creek Elementary School, the writer_ .A. was not clever B. could not focus on his studyC. lacked confidence D. got along well with other kids6. When the writer answered Mrs. Jordans question, he_.A. trembled with constant fear B. stayed calm- 4 -C. was nervous D. was excited7. From his experience, the writer may conclude that_ .A. the right words could change someones lifeB. each of us has the courage to be grea