贵州省遵义四中高三英语上学期第三次月考试题新人教版.docVIP

贵州省遵义四中2015届高三英语上学期第三次月考试题新人教版 本试题卷分第I卷(选择题)和第Ⅱ卷(非选择题)两部分，满分120分，考试用时100分钟。 注意事项： 1.答题时，考生务必用黑色碳素笔将自己的姓名、班级、考场号在答题卡上填写清楚，并请认真核准条形码上的准考证号、姓名和科目，在规定的位置贴好条形码。 每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。在本试题卷上答题无效。 第Ⅰ卷（分）第部分 阅读理解 （满分分） 第一节 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C涂黑。（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）A When a storm is coming, most people leave the area as quickly as possible and head for safety…But there are a few people who will get into their cars and go straight for the center of the storm．These people are willing to risk being killed by floods or 100-Kilometer- an-hour winds for the excitement of watching the storm close up． “Storm chasing (追逐)”is becoming an increasingly popular hobby，especially in the Midwest of the United States, where there are frequent storms between March and July．A storm chaser begins the day by checking the Internet for the latest weather reports, and then drives up to l,000 kilometers to where the storm will be and waits for it to develop． Although anyone can do it，storm chasing is extremely dangerous．The power of a big storm can throw a cow into the air or destroy a whole house in seconds．Storm chasers are also often hurt in accidents caused by driving in a heavy rain．If you are a beginner, it is much safer to join a group for storm - chasing vacations during the storm season． Even then，storm chasing is not all adventure and excitement．“Storm chasing is 95％driving，”says Daniel Lynch，who spends most of his summer storm-chasing．“Sometimes you Can sit around for hours waiting for something to happen，and all you get is blue sky and a few light showers.” However，for storm chasers，it is all worth it. “When you get close to a storm，it is the most exciting sight you will ever see in your life，”says Jasper Morley．“Every storm is an example of the power of nature．It is the greatest show on Earth．” 1．For storm chasing，the first thing storm chasers do is to ． A．head straight for the center of the storm