2015年云南省玉溪一中高三5月仿真模拟测试英语试题 word版.docVIP

2015届云南省玉溪一中高三5月仿真模拟测试英语试题 本试卷分第一卷(选择题)和第二卷(非选择题)两部分，共8页。满分120分,考试时间100分钟。 注意事项： 1.答题前，考生在答题卡上务必用黑色或蓝色钢笔将自己的姓名、考号填写清楚。 2.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，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号，在试题卷上作答无效。 第Ⅰ卷 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将其涂黑。 A Where is it possible to drive from Rome to Moscow, Madrid, Paris, Vienna, and Stockholm without going to Europe? The answer is in the state of Maine! Throughout the United States there are many towns and cities that have been named after not only European cities but other countries as well, such as China, Poland, Norway, Sweden, and Denmark. Just how many New World place names are recycled from the Old World names has never been tallied, but one researcher found forty-one Londons, fifty-six Berlins, twenty-four Dublins, thirty-two Athenses, and twenty-seven Moscows, among others! Reasons for European place names differ. Some were in memory of settlers’ former homes, others in honor of historic events. Founded in 1818 by John Coffee, Robert Beaty, John D. Carroll, and John Read, Athens is one of the oldest incorporated cities in the State of Alabama. The town was first called Athenson, and the name was then shortened to Athens, after the ancient city in Greece. More interestingly, some names were given by mistake. For instance, the people of Moscow, Kansas, wanted their city to follow the name of the explorer Moscoso. They shortened his name to Mosco, and an official in Washington, thinking the Kansans couldnt spell, added a ‘W’. 1. Which of the following is true according to the passage? A. In the state of Maine there are many different European cities. B. You can drive to many European cities from the state of Maine. C. All the settlers in the state of Maine came from Europe. D. The state of Maine has many cities named after European cities. 2. The word “tallied” (Line 4, Paragraph 2) is closest in meaning to ________. A. built B. believed C. added D. visited 3. What might have made the offic