高三英语上学期第四次月考试题.docx

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高三英语上学期第四次月考试题

山西省实验中学2016-2017学年度高三年级第四次月考试题（卷）

英语

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2.本试卷分第I卷和第II卷两部分，共8页。

答题时间100分钟，满分150分。

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卷客观题（100分）

第一部分:

阅读理解（共两节，满分60分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题3分，满分45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

Researcher

sattheUniversityofKansassaythatpeoplecanaccuratelyjudge90percentofastranger'spersonalitysimplybylookingattheperson'sshoes.“Shoesconveyathinbutusefulsliceofinformationabouttheirwearers,”theauthorswroteinthenewstudypublishedintheJournalofResearchinPersonality.“Shoesserveapracticalpurpose,andalsoserveasnonverbalcues（非语言暗示）withsymbolicmessages.Peopletendtopayattentiontotheshoestheyandotherswear.”

MedicalDailynotesthatthenumberofdetailedpersonalitytraits（特质）detectedinthestudyincludeaperson'sgeneralage,income,politicaltendency,andotherpersonalitytraits,includingsomeone'semotionalstability.LeadresearcherOmriGillathsaidthejudgmentswerebasedonthestyle,cost,colorandconditionofsomeone'sshoes.Inthestudy,63studentsfromtheUniversityofKansaslookedatpicturesshowing208differentpairsofshoeswornbythestudy'sparticipants.Participantsinthestudywerephotographedintheirmostcommonlywornshoes,andthenfilledoutapersonalityquest

ionnaire.

So,whatdoyourshoessayaboutyourpersonality?

Someoftheresultswereexpected:

peoplewithhigherincomesmostcommonlyworeexpensiveshoes,andflashierfootwearwastypicallywornbyoutgoingpeople.However,someofthemorespecificresultsareinteresting.Forexample,“practicalandfunctional”shoesweregenerallywornbymore“friendly”people,whileanklebootsweremorecloselyconnectedwith“aggressive”personalities.Thestrangestofallmaybethatthosewhowore“uncomfortablelooking”shoestendtohave“calm”personalities.

Andifyouhaveseveralpairsofnewshoesortakeexceptionalcareofthem,youmaysufferfrom“attachmentanxiety,”spendingtoomuchtimeworryingaboutwhatotherpeoplethinkofyourappearance.Therewasevenapoliticalcalculationinthemixwithwearing“shabbierandlessexpensive”shoes.

Theresearchersnotedthatsomepeoplewouldchooseshoestylestomasktheiractualpersonalitytraits,butresearcherspointedoutthatvolunteerswerealsolikelytobeunawarethattheirfootwearchoiceswererevealingdeepinsightsintotheirpersonalities.

1.Bylookingataperson’sshoes,it’spossibleforpeopleto_____.

A.knowthewearerthoroughlyandaccurately

B.formanopinionaboutthewearer’scharacter

C.haveexactcuesaboutthewearer’ssocialstatus

D.judgethewearer’seducationalbackground

2.Whatcanweknowaboutthepassage?

A.Wealthypeopletendtochooseshinyshoes.

B.Friendlypeoplearelikelytowearankleboots.

C.Calmpeopleprefershoeswithuncomfortableappearance.

D.Outgoingpeoplealwayswearshoeswithpracticalfunctions.

3.Takingexceptionalcareofnewshoesshowsthat_____.

A.theownerscaremuchaboutothers’opinionsontheirappearance

B.theownersareinarelaxedstate

C.theownersareparticularabouttheirappearance

D.theownershavetoomanyshoestochoosefrom

B

Papa,asasonofadirt-poorfarmer,leftschoolearlyandwenttoworkinafactory,foreducationwasfortherichthen.So,theworldbecamehisschool.Withgreatinterest,hereadeverythinghe

couldlayhishandson,listenedtothetowneldersandlearnedabouttheworldbeyondhistinyhometown.“There'ssomuchtolearn,”he'dsay.“Thoughwe'rebornstupid,onlythestupidremainthatway.”Hewasdeterminedthatnoneofhischildrenwouldbedeniedaneducation.

Thus,Papainsistedthatwelearnatleastonenewthingeachday.Though,aschildren,wethoughtthiswascrazy,itwouldneverhaveoccurredtoustodenyPapaarequest.Anddinnertimeseemedperfectforsharingwhatwehadlearned.Wewouldtalkaboutthenewsoftheday;nomatterhowinsignificant,itwasnevertakenlightly.Papawouldlistencarefullyandwasreadywithsomecomment,alwaystothepoint.

Thencamethemoment—thetimetosharetheday'snewlearning.

Papawouldpushbackhischairandpouraglassofredwine,readytolisten.

“Felice,”he'dsay,“tellmewhatyoulearnedtoday.”

“IlearnedthatthepopulationofNepalis....”

Silence.

Papawasthinkingaboutwhatwassaid,asifthesalvationoftheworldwoulddependuponit.“ThepopulationofNepal.Hmm.Well.

...”he'dsay.“Getthemap;let'sseewhereNepalis.”AndthewholefamilywentonasearchforNepal.

Thissameexperiencewasrepeateduntileachfamilymemberhadaturn.Dinnerendedonlyafterwehadaclearunderstandingofatleasthalfadozensuchfacts.

Aschildren,wethoughtverylittleabouttheseeducationalwonders.Ourfamily,however,wasgrowingtogether,sharingexperiencesandparticipatinginoneanother'seducation.Andbylookingatus,listeningtous,respectingourinput,affirming（肯定）ourvalue,givingusasenseofdignity,Papawasunquestionablyourmostinfluentialteacher.

LaterduringmytrainingasafutureteacherIstudiedwithsomeofthemostfamouseducators.Theywereimparting（传授）whatPapahadknownallalong—thevalueofcontinuallearning.Histechniquehasservedmewellallmylife.Notasingledayhasbeenwasted,thoughIcannevertellwhenknowingthepopulationofNepalmightproveuseful.

4.Whatdoweknowfromthefirstparagraph?

A.Thosebornstupidcouldnotchangetheirlife.

B.Theauthor'sfatherwasborninaworker'sfamily.

C.Thepoorcouldhardlyaffordschooleducation.

D.Thetownelderswantedtolearnabouttheworld.

5.Itcanbelearnedfromthepassagethattheauthor____.

A.appreciatedhisfather'seducationaltechniqueB.feltregretaboutthosewasteddays

C.knewverywellaboutNepalD.enjoyedtalkingaboutnews

6.Whatisthegreatestvalueof"dinnertime"totheauthor?

A.Showingtalents.B.Continuallearning.

C.WinningPapa'sapproval.D.Familyget-together.

7.Theauthor'sfathercanbebestdescribedas____.

A.aparticipantwillingtosharehisknowledge

B.ateacherstrictabouteverythinghisstudentsdid

C.aneducatorexpertattrainingfutureteachers

D.aparentinsistentonhischildren'seducation

C

AmanisinaseriousconditionafterbeingbittenbyasharkinnorthernNSW.The52-year-oldmanfromEvansHead,namedinmediareportsasCraigIson,isundergoingsurgeryaftersufferinginjuriestohislegsandhandswhenthesharkattackedhimataround6a.m.onFriday.

DetectiveInspectorCameronLindsaytoldreportersinBallinathequickthinkingofanothersurferandbeachwalkerswhostemmedtheflowofbloodmayhavesavedIsonslife.

Twosurfersinitiallyhelpedhim,usingtowelsandtourniquetsuntilemergencyservicesarrivedatthebeach.

LindsaysaidIsonspottedthesharkinthewaterandwarnedtheothersurfers.

AsthegrouptriedtopaddleawayfromtheanimalitthenattackedIson,hesaid.

“Heactuallyfoughtofftheshark,we’retold,andhasmadeittotheshorewiththehelpoftheothersurfers,”hesaid.

IsonwasthentransportedtoLismorehospitalinanambulancedrivenbyapoliceofficerasparamedicsfranticallyworkonhimintheback.

Thebeach,southofBallina,isnotpatrolledinwinterandwouldremainclosed,aSurfLifeSavingNSWspokeswomansaid.

LocalresidentBartEasdownsaysinthepastweeklocalshavereportedmanysightingsoffour-meterandfive-metersharksnea

rBallinaandLennoxHead.Buthesaysnothingwillstopsurfers.“I’mnotquitethatbrave,butthey（localsurfers）are,andtheyjustlovedoingit,”Mr.Easdowntoldreporters.“Themajorityofpeoplesaytheywillbebackinthewaterandthatthereisalwayssomethinglooming.”

OnSundaybeachesaroundBallinawereclosedaftertwosharkswerespottedoffthecoast,aSurfLifeSavingZNSWspokeswomansaid.Earlierthismontha bodyboarderwasmauledbyasharkatBallinasLighthouseBeach,sufferingseriousinjuriestohislowerlegs.InFebruary,alargegreatwhitesharktorethelegsoff41-year-oldsurfer,TadashiNakaharaa,ina fatalattackatneighbouringShellyBeach.OnSunday amanwaskilledbyashark whiledivingforscallopswithhisdaughternearMariaIsland,offTasmania’seastcoast.

8.Itislearnedfromthetextthat____.

A.Isonwassenttothenearesthospitalbysurfers

B.othersurfershadaneasyescapefromtheshark

C.theattackhappenedduringsurfingatnoon

D.theshark’sattackleftIsonseriouslyhurt

9.AccordingtoBartEasdown,weknowthat____.

A.therearereportedsightingsofsharks

B.sharksappearinlargenumbersnearBallina

C.localsarebraveenoughtosurfwithsharks

D.therearenoenoughguardsnearBallinaandLennoxHead

10.Whatdoesthelastparagraphmainlytalkabout?

A.Whysharksattacked.B.Examplesofrecentattacks.

C.Whatcausedsharkstoattack.D.Whendifferentattackshappened.

11.Whatistheauthor’spurposeofwritingthepassage?

A.Todescribeseriousdivingaccidents.B.Toremindsurfersofsafetyissues.

C.Toreportasurfer’smisfortune.D.Tocallpeople’sattentiontosharks.

D

Thebrain,ratherthanoureyes,maybemoreimportantforsight,researchersstudyingfruitflies（果蝇）havediscovered.Thediscoverycouldchangethewaywethinkaboutvision.

ResearchersintheUniversityofVirginiahavefoundthattheverysimpleeyesoffruitflylarva（幼虫）,withonly24totalphotoreceptors（thehumaneyecontainsmorethan125million）,providejustenoughlightinputtoallowtheanimal’slargebraintomakethatinputintoimages.Theirdiscoveryshowsthatvisionmaybelessimportantto“seeing”thanprevi