台山一中2024届高三第一次月考英语学科试题(2023-08)第二部分：阅读(共两节，满分50分)第一节(共15个小题;每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。AFrequentlyAskedQuestionsforYellowstoneNationalParkHowmuchistheentrancefee?$35-Private,non-commercialvehicle;$30-Motorcycleorsnowmobile(winter)$20-Visitors16andolderenteringbyfoot,bike,ski,etc.*Thisfeeprovidesthevisitorwitha7-dayentrancepermitforbothYellowstoneandGrandTetonNationalParks.Whereshouldwestay?Yourdecisionmaydependonhowmuchtimeyouhaveandwhatyouwanttoseethemost.IfyouplanonvisitingYellowstoneNationalParkforonlyafewdaysandwanttoexperiencesomeofthemainattractionsthenWestYellowstonewouldbeagoodbase.Fromthere,itisashortdrivetothegeyserbasins,OldFaithfulandtheGrandCanyon.IfyouwanttohavethefullparkexperiencethenperhapslodgingatOldFaithfulwouldbeagoodchoice.Ifyouwanttoviewthemostwildlife,thenwesuggesttheNortheastEntrance.TheSouthEntranceisagreatoptionifyouhavemoretimeandwanttovisitGrandTetonNationalPark;howeveritisalongerdrivetotheheartofYellowstoneifyoubaseoutofJackson.TheNorthEntranceisparkheadquartersandhasthemosthistoricinformationonthepark.Whenisthebesttimetovisitthepark?Thisdependsonwhatyourinterestsare.Springhasabundantwildlife,roaringwaterfallsandwildweather.Summerhasitallincludingthemostcrowds,soyou’dbettergetoutearlyandeatyourbreakfastontheroad!Fallisaspecialtimeofyear.Everythingseemstobediminishingincludingthecrowds.Winterisatimeofbeingabitofsocialisolation.Inyearspastitwasmore“economical”tovisitmostofthepark.Nowitismorerestrictedunlessyoucanaffordasnow-coachorguidedsnowmobiletour.CanIgetCellandWi-Fi?FreepublicWi-FiisavailableatAl-brightVisitorCenterandatsomeparklodgesforregisteredguests.Cellserviceisextremelylimited,withreceptiononlyavailableinornearmajordevelopedareas.Insummer,serviceisoftenmaxedoutintheseareas.Yet,itissadtoseethelatestgenerationfadeawayfromnormaleverydayactivitiesandconversation.Getout,lookaround,admirethewonders.There’replentyofnaturalandhumandistractionsaroundeverycorner.ThelastthingwewanttodoisdivertvisitorsfromYellowstone’swondersespeciallywhiledriving.1.HowmuchistheentrancefeeintotalifJefferymakesaself-drivingtriptoYellowstonewithhisfatherandhis16-year-olddaughterduringthewintervacation?A.$105 B.$55 C.$35 D.$502.Theunderlinedsentenceimpliesthat_________.A.visitingYellowstoneinwinterispreferredbymostlocalpeopleB.mostoftheparkwasrestrictedtovisitorsinwinterinthepast.C.nowadaysmostpeoplechoosetotourtheparkonasnow-coachinwinter.D.winterusedtobeabettertimetovisittheparkintermsofexpenses3.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat_________.A.theentranceticketappliestoYellowstoneonlyB.OldFaithfulprovidesafullviewoftheparkC.thewirelessconnectionisnotsatisfactoryinsummerD.youngergenerationsmakeupthemajorityofparkvisitors【答案】1.C2.D3.C【解析】【导语】本文是一篇应用文。文章介绍了黄石公园的门票以及可以选择的住宿及游玩的地方。【1题详解】细节理解题。根据小标题“Howmuchistheentrancefee?”下面的“$35-Private,non-commercialvehicle;”可知，私家非商用车辆入场费是35美元，没有说是每个人35美元，是一辆车35美元。因此，Jeffery带爸爸和女儿开车去黄石公园的费用是35美元。故选C。【2题详解】推理判断题。根据画线句上文“Winterisatimeofbeingabitofsocialisolation.（冬天是一个有点社交孤立的时期。）”和下文“Nowitismorerestrictedunlessyoucanaffordasnow-coachorguidedsnowmobiletour.（现在，除非你能负担得起雪地教练或雪地摩托导游，否则这里的限制就更大了。）”可知，公园冬天人很少，基本与世隔绝。因此在过去的几年，在冬天参观黄石公园是更加经济的，而现在除非你负担得起滑雪教练等费用，要不然可玩的限制更多。因此画线句的隐含意思是，就费用而言，以前冬天是参观黄石公园的好时机。故选D。【3题详解】细节理解题。根据小标题“CanIgetCellandWi-Fi?”下面的“Cellserviceisextremelylimited,withreceptiononlyavailableinornearmajordevelopedareas.Insummer,serviceisoftenmaxedoutintheseareas.（手机服务极其有限，只能在主要发达地区或其附近接收。在夏季，这些地区的服务通常会达到最高水平。）”可知，在夏天，游客可能会遇到无线网络服务问题。故选C。BFormostpeople,graduationisanexcitingdaythecelebrationofyearsofhardwork.Mygraduationday...wasnot.Irememberthatweekendtwoyearsago.Familyandfriendshadflowninfromacrossthecountrytowatchourclasswalkacrossthatstage.Butlikeeveryoneelseinmygraduatingclass,Ihadwatchedtheeconomyturnfrombadtoworse.WhatIthoughtwouldtakeaweekdraggedintotwo.andthenfour,and100jobapplicationslater,Ifoundmyselfintheexactsamespotas1wasbefore.Andtheduedatetobeginpayingbackmystudentloanswascreepingevercloser.Youknowthatfeelingwhenyouwakeupandyouarejustconsumedwithfear?Fearaboutsomethingyoucan'tcontrol—thatsenseofapproachingfailurethatremainsoveryouasyouhopethateverythingthathappenedtoyouthusfarwasjustabaddream?Thatfeelingbecameaconstantinmylife.Andthemostfrustratingpartwasnomatterhowmuch1tried,1justcouldn'tseemtomakeanyprogress.SowhatdidIdotomaintainmysanity（理智）？Iwrote.Somethingaboutputtingwordsonapagemadeeverythingseemalittleclearer—alittlebrighter.Somethingaboutwritinggavemehope.Andifyouwantsomethingbadlyenough...sometimesalittlehopeisallyouneed!SoIchanneledmyfrustrationintoachildren'sbook.Andthenoneday,withoutanysortofwritingdegreeorcontactsinthewritingworld—justalolofhardworkandperseverance—Iwasofferedapublishingcontractformyfirstbook!Afterthat,thingsslowlybegantofallintoplace.1wasofferedasecondbookdeal.Then,afewmonthslater,IgotaninterviewwithTheWaltDisneyCompanyandwashiredshortlyafter.Themoralofthisstoryis...don'tgiveup.Evenifthingslookbleaknow,don'tgiveup.ThingschangeIfyouworkhard,giveittime,anddon'tgiveup,thingswillalwaysgetbetterOft