【全国重点校】甘肃省武威第十八中学2018届高三上学期第三次综合练习英语试题 Word版含答案.doc

英语试题本试题分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。考试时间为100分钟，共150分。第Ⅰ卷第一部分阅读理解（共两节，20小题；每小题3分，满分60分）（共15小题，，每小题3分，满分45分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AWhenIwasgrowingup,IhadanoldneighbornamedDoctorGibbs.Hedidn’tlooklikeallydoctorI’deverknown.Heneveryelledatusforplayinginhisyard,butwasalwaysverykind.WhenDoctorGibbswasn’tsavinglives,hewasplantingtrees.Hehadsomeinterestingtheoriesaboutplantingtrees.Hebelievedintheprinciple.“Nopains,nogains”.HehardlyWateredhisnewtrees,anattitudewhichflewinthefaceofconventionalwisdom.OnceIaskedwhyandhetoldmethatwateringplantsspoiledthembecauseitmadethemgrowweaker.Hesaidyouhadtomakethingstoughforthetreessothatonlythestrongestcouldsurvive.Hetalkedabouthowwateringtreesmadethemdevelopshallowrootsandhow,iftheywerenotwatered,treeswouldgrowdeeprootsinsearchofwater.So,insteadofwateringhistreeseverymorning,he’dbeatthemwitharolled-upnewspaper.Iaskedhimwhyhedidthat,andhesaiditwastogetthetree’sattention.DoctorGibbsdiedacoupleofyearsafterIlefthome.Everynowandthen,IwalkedbyhishouseandlookedatthetreesthatI’dwatchedhimplantsome25yearsago.Theyweretallandstrong.Iplantedacoupleoftreesmyselfafewyearsago.Twoyearsofattendingthesetreesmeanttheygrewupweak.Wheneveracoldwindblew,theirbranchestrembled.AdversityseemedtobenefitDoctorGibb’streesinwaysthatcomfortandeasenevercould.EverynightbeforeIgotobed,Icheckonmytwosons.Ioftenpraythattheirliveswillbeeasy.ButlatelyI’vebeenthinkingthatit’stimetochangemyprayer.Iknowmychildrenaregoingtoencounterhardship.There’salwaysacoldwindblowingsomewhere.Whatweneedtodoistoprayfordeeproots,sowhentherainsfallandthewindsblow,wewon’tbetornapart.21.Withthetreesplanted,DoctorGibbsoften_______.A.heatthemtoattractneighbours’attentionB.keptwateringthemeverymorningC.talkedtothemtogettheirattentionD.paidlittleattentiontothem22.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“Adversity”meaninthefifthparagraph?A.BadweatherB.Enoughcareorattention.C.Difficultlivingconditions.D.Lackofdamp.23.Whichprayerdoestheauthorwishforhissons?A.Haveaneasylife,withouttoomuchtoworr