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高三英语上学期第一次月考试题20
2016-2017年莆田哲理中学高三第一次月英语科试卷
(考试时间:
120分钟满分:
150分)
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涂黑。
A
Manyexperts
saythatBillyWilderchangedthehistoryofAmericanmovies.HeisoftencalledthebestmoviemakerHollywoodhaseverhad.
Hewasknownformakingmoviesthatofferedsharpsocialcomment.Wilderwasoneofthefirstdirectorstodothis.Betweenthemiddlel930sandthel980s,BillyWildermadealmostfiftymovies.Duringthattimehereceivedmorethantwentynominations(提名)fromtheAcademyofMotionPictureArtsandSciences.HewonsixoftheOscarawards.Hismovieshavebeenseenbypeoplearoundtheworld.
Inl944,BillyWildermadethefilmDoubleIndemnity.SomecriticssaidthismovieestablishedhimasoneofthegreatestHollywooddirectors.WilderdirectedTheLostWeekendin1945.RayMillandplaysthepartofanalcoholicwriterinthemovie.Itshowsthatalcoholruleshislife,yethedoesnotadmitit.Hehidesalcoholinhishomeandsaysheisnotdrinking.
Inl950,WildermadeSunsetBoulevard.Thismovietoldofanagingactressinsilentmovies.Sheplanstoreturntomoviesthoughfacingmanyproblems.Inl954,BillyWilderbecameanindependentproducer.Thenextyear,Wilder’sfirstmovieasanindependentfilmmakerwasahugesuccess.ItwasTheSevenYearIhch.Inthismovie,amarriedmanwantstocheatonhiswifewithsomeofhisfriends.Inl959,Wildermadeafunnymoviethatwasverypopular.ItwasSomeLikeItHot.Ittellsabouttwojazzmusiciansbeingchasedbycriminals.Theydecidetowearwomen’sclothesandjoinabandinwhichallthemusicianswerewomen.
WilderdiedinMarch,2002.Hewasninety—five.AcurrentHollywoodproducersaid:
“BillyWildermademoviesthatpeoplewillneverforget.”
1.Thetextismainlyabout________
A.thebackgroundofAmericanmoviesB.Wilder’sachievementsinAmericanmovies
C.Wilder’sattitudetoAmericanmoviesD.thedevelopmentofAmericanmovies
2.WhatwasWilderfamousforaccordingtoParagraph2?
A.Sharpremarksonsocietyinhismovies.B.Hisuniquestyleofmakingmovies.
C.Morethantwentyawardshereceived.D.Almostfiftymoviesheproducedhimself.
3.WhichofthefollowingmadeWilderamongthegreatestHollywooddirectors?
A.TheLostweekend.B.SunsetBoulevard.
C.DoubleIndemnity.D.SomeLikeItHot.
B
Coffeeisoneofthemostpopulardrinksaroundtheworld.Therearemanydifferenttypesofcoffeeandexpertsthinkthattherearemoreflavorsofcoffeethanthereareofwine.Coffeecontainscaffeine,somethingthatraisesourawareness,keepsusfromfailingasleeporsimplygivesusakickinthemorningorafterlunch.
Foodexperts,however,arestillundecidedonhowhealthycoffeeis.Foralongtimedoctorshavetoldpeoplenottodrinktoomuchcoffee,becauseitmayleadtoheartproblems,highbloodpressure,andheadaches.
Scientistshavenowfoundoutthatitisthequalityofcoffeeandthewayitismadethatholdthekeytoourhealth.ElderlypeopleontheGreekislandofIkarialivelongerthannormal.Amongotherthings,thisislinkedtotheconsumptionofastrongcoffee.Expertsalsopointoutthatdifferentroastsandtypesofcoffeebeanshavedifferenteffectsonourhealth.Milkandsugarchangethedifferentlevelsofcaffeineinacupofcoffee.
AnewstudybyaHarvardresearchgroupsaysthatthereisnolinkbetweencoffeeandhealthproblems.Drinkingseveralcupsofstrongcoffeeadayisnotconnectedwithearlydeathorotherheartdiseases.
Coffeehasmanyadvantages,asthenewstudysuggests.Whilealcoholmakespeoplesleepyandslowmoving,coffeegivesthemenergy.Gettingtogetherforacupofcoffeeisalsoaformofsocializingandhasapositiveeffectonrelationships.
Althoughalotstillneedstobeuncoveredaboutcoffee,itseemstoreducetheriskofcanceranddiabetes(糖尿病).Reportsshowthat
peoplewhodrinkcoffeemaydevelopParkinson’sdiseaselaterinlife,ormaybenotatall.Doctorsthinkthatcoffeemayhaveapositiveeffectonourbrain.
24.Theunderlinedphrase“givesusakick”inParagraph1probablymeans_________.
A.makesusrefreshedB.hitsuswiththefoot
C.breaksourlegsD.letsusfeelpainful
25.AccordingtoParagraph5,coffeehasmanyadvantagesexceptthat_________.
A.itgivesusenergy
B.ithelpsusrunfaster
C.itisaformofsocializing
D.ithasagoodeffectonrelationships
26.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?
A.Coffeedoesharmtoourbrain.
B.Caffeinecannotkeepusawake.
C.Drinkingcoffeeisthekeytoourhealth.
D.Coffeemaynotbeconnectedwithhealthproblems.
27.Whichcanbethebesttitleofthispassage?
A.Coff
eeandEnergyB.CoffeeandWine
C.CoffeeandHealthD.CoffeeandBrain
C
Usingtoomuchwaterorthrowingrubbishintoourriversareclearwaysthathumanscanputourwatersupplyindanger,butwealsoaffectourwatersupplyinlessobviousways.Youmaywonderhowpaving(铺砌)aroadcanleadtolessuseablefreshwater.Amajorpartofthewaterweuseeverydayisgroundwater.Groundwaterdoesnotcomefromlakesorrivers.Itcomesfromunderground.Themoreroadsandparkinglotswepave,thelesswatercanflowintothegroundtobecomegroundwater.
Humanactivityisnotresponsibleforallwatershortages(短缺).Drierclimatesareofcoursemorelikelytohavedroughts(干旱)thanareaswithmorerainfa
ll,butinanycase,goodmanagementcanhelptomakesurethereisenoughwatertomeetourbasicneeds.
Thinkingaboutthewayweusewatereverydaycanmakeabigdifference,too.IntheUnitedStates,afamilyoffourcanuse1.5tonsofwateraday!
Thisshowshowmuchwedependonwatertolive,butthere'salotwecandotolowerthenumber.
Youcantakestepstosavewaterinyourhome.Tostartwith,usethesameglassforyourdrinkingwaterallday.Washitonlyonceaday.Runyourdishwasher(洗碗机)onlywhenitisfull.Helpyourparentsfixanyleaksinyourhome.Youcanevenhelptokeepourwatersupplycleanbyrecyclingbatteriesinsteadofthrowingthemaway.
8.Whichofthefollowingismostlikelytoleadtolessgroundwater?
A.Usingriverwater.B.Pavingparkinglots.
C.Throwingbatteriesaway.D.Throwingrubbishintolakes.
9.Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?
A.Ittakesalotofefforttomeetourwaterneeds.
B.Allwatershortagesareduetohumanbehavior.
C.Thereismuchwecandotoreducefamilysize.
D.TheaveragefamilyinAmericamakesproperuseofwater.
10.Thelastparagraphisintendedto________.
A.showushowtofixleaksathomeB.tellushowtorunadishwasher
C.suggestwhatwedotosavewaterathomeD.provewhatdrinkingglassisbestforus
11.Thetextismainlyabout________.
A.whypavingroadsreducesourwater
B.howhumanactivityaffectsourwatersupply
C.whydroughtsoccurmoreindryclimates
D.howmuchwedependonwatertolive
D
“ArethevolcanoesinYellowstoneNationalParkgoingtoeruptanytimesoon?
Willtheworldendifitdoes?
”Peopleacrosstheworldhavebeenkeepingaclosewatchonthefamousnationalpark.
YellowstoneNationalParkassured(保证)guestsandthepubliconThursdaythatasuper-volcanoundertheparkwasnotexpectedtoeruptanytimesoon,despiteavideothatclaimedbison(野牛)hadbeenseenfleeingtoavoidsuchadisaster.
Yellowstoneofficials,whoreceiveddozensofcallsandemailssincethevideowentonlinethisweekfollowinganearthquakeinthepark,saidthevideoactuallyshowsbisonrushingdownapavedroadthatleadsdeeperintothepar
k.
“Itwasaspring-likedayandtheywerecrazy.Contrarytoonlinereports,it’sanaturalhappeningandnottheendoftheworld,”parkspokeswomanMs.Greensaid.
AssurancesbyYellowstoneofficialsandgovernmentgeologiststhattheancientsuper-volcanobeneaththeparkisnotduetoexplodehaveactuallydonelittletoreducefears.
Commentsfromaself-describedsurvivorsuggestthewildlifefleeingmaybetiedto“acomingeruptionhereatYellowstone”.
The4.8magnitudeearthquakethatstruckearlySundayneartheNorrisGeyserBasininthenorthwestofYellowstone,whichextends3,472squaremilesofWyoming,MontanaandIdaho,c
ausednoinjuriesordamagesanddidnotmakeanynoticeablechangestothelandscape,geologistssaid.
Thoughmildbyseismic(地震的)standards,itwasthelargesttoshakeYellowstonesincea4.8quakeinFebruary1980.“Butneitherthequake,thelargestamonghundredsthathavestrucktheareainthelastsevenmonths,northeupliftsuggestsaneruptionsoonerthantensofthousandsofyears.Thechanceofthathappeninginourlifetimeisverysmall.”saidMr.Smith,associatedirectorattheU.S.GeologicalSurvey’sVolcanoScienceCenter.HesaidtheareaofupliftthatscientistshadbeentrackingsinceAugustwasrisingatarateofbetween10centimetersand15centimetersayear.Geologistswhotrackedupliftinthesameareafrom1996to2003alsosawrisingseismicactivity,hesaid.
32.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“they”inParagraph4referto?
A.Bison.B.Officials.C.Geologists.D.Guests.
33.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat_________.
A.therehavebeenonly2earthquakessince1980
B.there’sonlyonesurvivorintheSundayearthquake
C.there’restillfearsafterhearingtheofficialassurances
D.there’sanonlinereportthatbisonfleeingisanaturalhappening
34.What’sMr.Smith’spredictionaboutthevolcaniceruptioninYellowstoneNationalPark?
A.Itwillneverhappen.B.Itmayhappenanytime.
C.Itwon’thappeninourlifetimeD.Itmayhappeninthenext30years.
35.Wecanprobablyreadsuchapassagein_________.
A.anationalnewspaperB.anentertainmentmagazine
C.apersonaldiaryD.anacademicreport
第二节(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)
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