贵州省贵阳市届高三英语月考一模试题.docx

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贵州省贵阳市届高三英语月考一模试题

贵州省贵阳市2018届高三英语2月月考（一模）试题

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30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

StaffResponsibilities

Yourjobasrestaurantgreeterrequiresthatyougreeteveryguestmannerlyandinstantly.UpongreetingourearlySunsetdiners,besuretoprovidethemwiththeregulardinnermenuaswellasthespecialSunsetmenu.Inaddition,everyeveningthechefpostsdailyspecialsonthechalkboardattheentrance.Besuretoremindthecustomersofthedishestoo.

Youwillbeworkingwithateamofthreeadditionalmembers:

thepersonwhosetsthetableandprovidesthewaterandplacesettings,thewaiter/waitresswhoactuallytakeseachordertotheexactspecificationofeachdiner,andthecashierwhowillacceptthediners’paymentsupontheirwayoutthedoorafterdining.Yourjobistoensurethatthedinersfeelwelcomed,informed,andareservedpleasantlyineverypossibleway.

Ourgoalissatisfied,happycustomerswhowillreturntovisitusagainandwillrecommendourestablishmenttotheirfriends.Eachemployeeplaysanimportantroleinensuringthatourgoalismet.Ifyousmile,greetdinerspleasantly,seatthemassoonaspossible,andprovidethemwithourgoalismet.Ifyousmile,greetdinerspleasantly,seatthemassoonaspossible,andprovidethemwiththefullrangeofdineroptions,youshouldhaveeveryreasontobelievethatyouhavedoneyourjobwell.

Whencustomershavebeenunhappyinthepastwiththequalityofservicebythepersonwhofilledyourposition,itwasgenerallybecauseofoneofthefollowingreasons:

·Customerswereleftstandinginthefoyer（门厅）astheentrygreetercontinuedapersonalphonecallignoringthem.

·Customerswerenottoldoftheireligibility（资格）orineligibilityfortheearlySunsetdinner.

·Customers’seatingpreferenceswerenothonored.

1.Whataregreetersrequiredtodobesideswelcomingcustomers?

A.Politelytakecustomers’orders.

B.Introducethemenutocustomers.

C.Quicklylistthespecialsforcustomers.

D.Hekeptthemwaitingunnecessarilyattheentrance.

3.Wheredoesthistextprobablycomefrom?

A.Aworkreport.

B.Ajobdescription.

C.Awantadvertisement.

D.Anemployeetrainingplan.

B

TheotherdayIcameacrossanInstagrampostfrommyfriendandcolleagueDanielle.ItwasaphotoofareviewofDanielle’srecentphotographyexhibit.Thereviewwaspositive,butalsocritical.That’swhyDaniellepostedit.Shewasproudofherwork,nomatterwhathercriticsthought.

Iwasshockedbythepost—itwasoneofthemosthonestthingsI’veeverseenonsocialmedia!

UsuallywhenIscroll（滚读）throughFacebookorInstagram,everythingIseeisperfect.Perfectvacations,perfectbabies,perfectbirthdaycakes…

I’mguiltyofittoo.Ionlypostphotosofhappystuff.IfsomeonesawmyInstagram,they’dprobablythink,“Wow,thisgirldoesn’thaveacareintheworld…andalsoshemustreally,reallyloveicecream.”

Danielle’spostdidn’tshowaperfectworld.Andyetthatdidn’tmakemethinklessofher.Quitetheopposite—Irespectedherevenmoreasanartist.Thatgotmethinking.Maybesocialmediacouldbemoremeaningfulifweshowedoffourmistakesorourstruggles.Andnotaworldwhereeverything’sperfect,icecreamnevermeltsandthelighting’salwaysjustright.

I’mgoingtotryitout.Startwiththisblogpost,whichI’llshareonsocialmedia.I’veincludedaphotohere.It’saboutastoryIworkedonforGuidepostsmagazines.Seeallthosecross-outsandrewrites?

That’sjustthefirstoffivepagesofeditaftereditfromGuidepostseditor-in-chiefEdwardGrinnan.

Irememberthehorribledayithappenedlikeitwasyesterday.IadmitthatIweptsometearsoverit.Iconsideredgivingupwritingforacareer.Eventually,though,Ifacedthemusic.ItalkedtoEdwardandaskedhimtoexplaintheeditsindetailsoIcoulddobetternexttime.Thewholesituationwasrough.But,lookingbacknow,itwasagreatlearningexperience.

4.WhywastheauthorsurprisedatDaniellie’spost?

A.Itshowedaperfectexhibit.

B.Itshowedabeautifulphoto.

C.Itshowedastrangepicture.

D.Itincludedanobjectivereview.

5.WhatwastheinfluenceofDaniele’spostontheauthor?

A.Sherealizedtheworldisnotperfect.

B.Shewasnolongerafraidofmistakes.

C.Shestoppedpostingicecreamphotos.

D.Shebeganchangingherpostinghabit.

6.Whatistheauthor’snewly-postedphotoabout?

A.Herartworks.

B.Herhappytimes.

C.Herfailuresasawriter.

D.Herfavoritemagazines.

7.Whichcanreplacetheunderlinedpart“facedthemusic”inthelastparagraph?

A.Listenedtomusic.

B.Stucktomyopinions.

C.Acceptedthecriticisms.

D.Playedapieceofmusic.

C

PatientsintheearlyofAlzheimer’sdiseaseoftenstruggletorememberrecentlylearnedinformation,meaningthey

forgetthingslikeimportantappointmentsorwheretheylefttheirkeys.Butitseemsthatthesememoriesarenotlost.Theyarestillfiledawayinthebrainsomewhere;theyjustcan’tbeeasilyaccessed.

Now,researchersatMIThavedevelopedameansofgettingbackmemoriesinmicesufferingfromAlzheimer’s.

Themethodreliesonatechniquethatuseslighttocontrolgeneticallymodifiedneurons（转基因神经元）.Currentlyitistooearlytobeusedinhumantrialsasitinvolvesinsertinglightemitting（发光）equipmentintothesubjects’brains,butthesameprinciplesstillapply,theresearcherssaid.

“Theimportantpointisthatthisisevidenceofconcept.Thatis,evenifamemoryseemstobegone,itisstillthere.It’samatterofhowtogetitback,”saidseniorresearcherSusumuTonegawa.

Theteamtooktwogroupsofmice,onegeneticallyengineeredtodevelopAlzheimer’sandonehealthy.Theythenplacedthemintoaroomandgavethemamildelectricshock.Allofthemiceshowedfearwhenputbackinanhourlater.Whenplacedintheroomathirdtimeseveraldayslater,theAlzheimer’smiceactednormally.Theyhadforgottentheshock.

Theresearcherswerethenabletobringbackthememoryoftheshockbyactivating（激活）thecellsinwhichthememorieswerestored.Evenwhenthemicewereputintoanunfamiliarroom,theyshowedfearwhenthecellsassociatedwiththeshockwereactivated.

“Short-termmemoryseemstobenormal,ontheorderofhours.Butforlong-termmemory,theseearly-Alzheimer’smiceseemtobedamaged,”saidleadresearcherDheerajRoy.“Directlyactivatingthecellsthatwebelieveareholdingthememoryhelpsthemgetitback.Thissuggeststhatitisindeedanaccessproblemtotheinformation,notthatthey’reunabletolearnorstorethismemory.”

8.WhatcanwelearnabouttheresearchersatMIT?

A.TheycangetbackmemoriesinmicewithAlzheimer’s.

B.TheycancureAlzheimer’susingthenewmethod.

C.Theyhaveusedthemethodinhumantrials.

D.Theyarethepioneersofbrainresearch.

9.WhydidtheAlzheimer’smicebehavenormallyathirdtime?

A.Theyfailedtoremembertheelectricshock.

B.Theywereaccustomedtothesituation.

C.Theymanagedtoovercomethefear.

D.Theyactivatedtheassociationautomatically.

10.Forlong-termmemory,theearlyAlzheimer’smice_______.

A.canactivatetheirbloodcells

B.can’tlearnnewtrickswell

C.can’taccesstheinformationstored

D.caneasilygetbacktheirmemories

11.Themainpurposeofthetextisto_______.

A.introduceamethodofaresearch

B.reportthelatestdiscoveryaboutadisease

C.giveadviceonhowtoimprovememories

D.explainhowourbrainstoresinformation

D

Itisalwaysthesameminorityoftoppupils,usuallysittingatthefront,whoraisetheirhandstoanswerquestions,whilethemajorityswitchoff.Thisdeep-seatedclassroomhabitiswideningtheachievementgapinourschools,accordingtotheeducationexpertDylanWilliam.

Somesortofrandomizationprocessisrequired,Williamlongagodecided,andhisunusualsolutionistowritethepupils’namesdownonlollipop（棒棒糖）sticks,theteacherthenpullingthematrandomfromapot.Noonecanhide-everyoneispotentiallyinthefiringline.

Overthecourseofonesummerterm,heputtheideaintopracticeonamixed-abilityclassof12-to13-year-oldsataschoolinBorehamwood.Theaimwastoinvolveeverypupilinthelesson.

Afurtherinnovation（创新）--small,hand-heldwhiteboardsforeachstudent-cameasadirectresultofanunforeseenproblemwiththelollipopsticks.Unabletoshowofftheirbrillianceinfrontoftheclass,theregularhands-upgroupweregettingfrustrated,andhadevenstartedtobecomedisruptive（捣乱的）.”Thehigh-achievinggirlswerereallystruggling,”Williamsays.They’reusedtoputtingtheirhandsuponlywhentheyknowtheanswer.Therandomlollipopmethodwasputtingsomeofthehighachieversintotheunaccustomedpositionofsometimesnotknowingtheanswer.”

“It’skindofembarrassing,becauseI’vegotthisreputationforbeingsmart,”saysEmily,aftershehasbeencaughtoutmarkingherdisapprovalbysecretlyremovingherlollipopstickfromthepot.Hencethemini-whiteboard.

“Theideawithmini-whiteboardsisthatthewholeclasswritestheiranswersbeforedisplayingtheirboardstotheteacher—andeachother.Youcangetanoverallviewofwhatthewholeclassthinks,”Williamsays.

“Peoplearealwayspushingnewtechnologyandexpensivewaysofraisingstudents’achievement,butthefactisthatthisissomethingthateveryschoolcoulddo,”hesays.

12.WhydidWilliamdecidetochangetheclassroomhabit?

A.Tomaketheclassesinteresting.

B.Tomobilizethewholeclass.

C.Topickouthighachievers.

D.Torelieveteachers’stress.

13.WhatdoesWilliamthinkoftheuseoflollipopsticks?

A.Itwillbepopularwithhighachievers.

B.Itismainlyintendedfir12to