【全国百强校】重庆市第八中学2019届高三适应性月考卷（三）
英语试题
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4 Top Tours in Africa
This magic, the vast natural landscapes, breathtakingly beautiful flora and fauna of the inhabitants of the continent, easily makes it one of the great safari destinations in the world. Here is a close look at some top tours in Africa.
Namibia and Botswana Tour
Namibia is surprisingly beautiful while Botswana presents the best of game viewing in private reserves. The combination of these two into a single safari easily sums up a fascinating tour of Southern Africa. While Botswana stands out with its calm reserves that teem(充满) with wildlife, the Chobe River, which is a great location for an African river cruise, is just as thrilling.
The Mara Serengeti Tour
The Maasai Mara National Reserve in South Western Kenya offers 151，000 hectares of breathtakingly beautiful vistas(远景) and abundant wildlife in endless plains. The great migration that involves some two million wildebeests, zebras, lions every year, happens here! The Serengeti National Park in Tanzania is the other half of the coin that is the Mara Serengeti Ecosystem. Like the Mara, the chances of spotting the Big Five is more real here than in any other location in Africa.
Gorilla Trekking Tour in Uganda
Bwindi Impenetrable Forest Park in South Western Uganda is home to the remaining mountain gorillas in the world. The 33，000-hectare park, a strip of steep mountains enveloped in a bushy and steamy jungle, is one of the most ancient habitats in Africa. It is home to some 120 mammal species and 350 bird species.
Cape Town to Tanzania by Train
In Africa, you can explore Zambia, Zimbabwe and Tanzania entirely by train. This 22-day tour takes you through the best of Southern Africa with the possible sighting of the Big Five, great landscapes and wondrous sites. Some of the highlights of this once-in -a -lifetime tour are the vibrant South African city of Cape Town，the fascinating Table Mountain nearby
and a leisure tour of the fascinating Victoria Falls.
Africa is full of epic promise. Come on, go ahead and experience any or all of these top tours in Africa.
1．Which tour will you choose if you want to have a river cruise? A．Namibia and Botswana Tour. C．Cape Town to Tanzania by Train.
B．Gorilla Trekking Tour in Uganda. D．The Mara Serengeti Tour.
2．Tourists are most likely to spot the Big Five in ________． A．Namibia B．Cape Town
C．the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest Park D．the Serengeti National Park
3．What do we know about the 4 top tours in Africa?
A．Bwindi Impenetrable Forest Park is home to the remaining mountain lions. B．The Maasai Mara National Reserve presents the best of game viewing. C．Exploring Zambia, Zimbabwe and Tanzania by train will take 22 days. D．Gorilla Trekking Tour is a leisure tour of the fascinating Victoria Falls. 4．What is the author's purpose in writing the text? A．To introduce top tours in Africa. C．To attract more tourists to Africa.
“Please, mother, do sit down and let me try my hand，” said Fred, a bright, active boy twelve years old. A look of relief came over his mother's face as she seated herself, who looked pale and worn. Fred washed the dishes, swept the kitchen, and then set out for school. After school, he hurried home, set the table and again washed the dishes.
He kept on in this way for several days till his mother was able to resume her usual work and he felt fully rewarded when the doctor, who happened in one day, said, “well, madam, it's my opinion that you would be very sick if you had not kept quiet.”
The boys missed Fred because he had been in the habit of going early to school and staying to play after it was dismissed. Their curiosity was excited when he would give no other reason than that he was “wanted at home”．One boy secretly detected Fred washing dishes from his kitchen window and reported this at school and various were the greetings poor Fred received during break. “Well, you are a brave one to stay at home washing dishes.” “Girl boy！”
B．To help spread African culture. D．To promote ecotourism in Africa.
“Pretty Bessie！” “Lost your apron, haven't you, Polly！”
Fred was not wanting either in spirit or courage, and he was strongly tempted to resent(对……气愤) these insults and to fight some boys. But his consciousness of right and his love for his mother helped him.
While he was struggling for self mastery, his teacher appeared at the door of the schoolhouse. Fred caught his eye, and it seemed to look, if it didn't say, “Don't give up! Be really brave！” He knew his teacher had heard the insulting remarks of his thoughtless schoolmates.
The boys received notice during the day that Fred must not be teased in any manner. They knew that the teacher meant what he said. 5．How do we understand the doctor's words? A．The mother recovered due to her remaining quiet. B．Encourage more children to learn from Fred. C．The mother was sick because she didn't keep quiet. D．Hope the mother would exercise more than keep quiet.
6．What does the underlined word “greetings” in Paragraph 3 probably mean? A．Sympathetic remarks. B．Admiring remarks. C．Criticisms. D．Teases.
7．What do we know about Fred in Paragraph 4? A．Fred's courage enabled him to fight.
B．Fred's affection for mother stopped him fighting. C．Fred had neither spirit nor courage to fight. D．Fred's love for mother helped him fight.
8．Why did the teacher give notice to the thoughtless boys? A．To help free Fred from further trouble. B．To show his preference for Fred. C．To punish the boys for lack of manliness. D．To show his strictness.
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重庆市第八中学2019届高三适应性月考卷(三)英语试题
