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届河北省定州中学高三月考英语试题
河北定州中学2016-2017学年第一学期高三12月考英语试卷
一、选择题
1.Ifyouwanttodointernationaltradesuccessfully,______ofEnglishis_______.
A.goodcommand;amustB.agoodcommand;aneed
C.agoodcommand;amustD.goodcommand;must
2.Idon’tknowhowit,butI’vegotabigholeinmyclothes.
A.cameoverB.cameout
C.cameaboutD.cameup
3._________theflighttoNewYorkwillbedelayedis_________I’mespeciallyworriedabout.
A.If;whatB.Whether;that
C.When;thatD.Whether;what
4.ChinesecompanyiQiyihasgrownintooneofthecountry’sbiggestvideowebsites.PopularTVserieslikeTheJourneyofFlowerandThelostTombbroadcastonthewebsitehave________hugeaudiences,adolescentsinparticular.
A.takentoB.caughtonC.appliedtoD.appealedto
5.---HowdoyouknowheisfromHunanProvince?
---Oh,hisaccent______himselfwhenhespoke.
A.displayedB.betrayedC.appearedD.showed
6.—HespeaksChineseverywell.
—It’snotsurprising.He___inBeijingfornineyearsnextweek.
A.hasbeenliving
B.haslived
C.willhavebeenlived
D.willhavebeenliving
7.You'dbetter______yourexpensesonclothes.
A.cutupB.cutdown
C.cutoffD.cutout
8.Hefeltofcheatingintheexam,decidingnevertodosuchthingsagain.
A.shameB.ashamedC.sorryD.shameful
9.NingZetaoeasilyprovedhimselftobearisingstarwithfourgoldmedalsduringthe17thAsianGames,______washeldinIncheon,SouthKorealastyear.
A.whereB.who
C.whichD.that
10.Thechildrenranout_______aftertheyfinishedtheirhomework.
A.ofplayingB.playingC.toplayD.play
二、阅读理解
ThefilmstarsoutasanormaldayatatypicalAmericanhighschool.Friendschatinthediningroomandboysplayfootball.Butthere'sbigsurprisewhenthemovieendswithtwostudentsgoingcrazyintheschool-shootingandkillingpeople.
ThisisElephant.Itstarsrealschoolkids.AmericandirectorGusVanSanthadnoready-madelines.Thestudentactorsmadeuptheirowndialogue,withVanSantaskingthemtobasetheircharactersontheirownlives.
Althoughitmaynotsoundveryhighquality,thefilmwonthePalmed'Or(金棕奖)forBestFilmandtheawardforBestDirectorattheCannesfilmfestival.
ThefilmisbasedontheshootingsatahighschoolintheUS,wheretwoboyskilled13peopleandthenthemselvesin1999.
Thetitleofthemoviereferstotheoldexpressionaboutaproblemthat'sashardtoignoreasanelephantinthehouse.
Thefilmtakesacloselookatafewhoursinthelivesofthevictimsandthekillers.Itshowshowhighschoolisadifferentexperienceforeveryone---funandfriendly,orhardandlonely.
Inmanyways,thetwoboys,whocarryouttheshooting,actlikeordinarykids.Theyjokearoundwithoneboy'smotherassheservesthemcakesandplaythepiano.
Butthere'rehintsoftheangertheyfeelinside.Oneoftheboysisbullied(欺负)atschool.Theotherplaysviolentvideogames.ButVanSantisn'tblamingtheirkillingsoneitherbullyingorviolentgames.Infact,thefilmdoesn'tofferanyreasonforwhyschoolviolencehappens.
"Ididn'twanttoexplainanything.It'suptotheaudiencetodrawitsownconclusions,"saidthe51-year-olddirector.
11.Thelinesofthefilmwere________.
A.givenbythedirector
B.createdbystudentactors
C.thoughtoutbythedirectorduringtheacting
D.carefullydesignedbyprofessionalpeople
12.Thefilmdoesn'ttellwhyschoolshootingshappen________.
A.soastoleaveroomfortheaudiencetothinkandjudge
B.becauselifeitselfistheproblemmaker
C.becausethementalproblemsofstudentsarehardtoexplain
D.buttherearesomehintsofthereasons
13.ThefilmisnamedElephantbecause________.
A.anelephantisalwaysgentleandnevercausestrouble
B.anelephantisasymbolofbigproblemsinAmericanschools
C.elephantisusedtosuggestthattheschoolcrimeisabigproblem
D.thetwoboyslikedelephantswhenalive
14.What’sthepassagemainlyabout?
A.ItshowsAmericanschoollife.
B.ItintroducesthefilmElephant.
C.Ittellspeopletobecarefulwhileinpeace.
D.ItreportsaschoolkillinginaUSschool.
Morethan2.25billioncupsofcoffeeareconsumedacrosstheglobeeachday,andit’slikelythatmanytastebitter.
Now,anewstudysuggeststhatcoffeefanscanmaketheirdrinktastesweeterbysimplychangingthecolouroftheircups.
Scientistsclaimthatblueandglassmugs,whicharepopularinsomecoffeeshops,canreducecoffee’sbitterness,withoutanyneedforsugar,andthatcoffeedrunkfromwhitecupstastesthebitterest.
Toprovetheirclaims,theresearchersinvited36volunteersandusedthreedifferentcoloredcups--blue,whiteandtransparentglass--todoanexperiment.
Intheexperiment,coffeeconsumedfromthewhitecupwasfoundtotastelesssweetwhencomparedtotheothertwocoloredcups,whilethebluecupmadethecoffeetastethesweetest.
Thescientistsbelievethatthecolourbrownmaybeassociatedwithcoffee’sbitternessbecausecoffeeinawhitecupappearsthebrownestandtastesthebitterest.
“Ourstudyclearlyshowsthatthecolourofacoffeecupdoesinfluencetheperceived(感受到的)tasteandflavorofcoffee,”saidDrGeorgeDoornofFederationUniversityAustralia,“butthepotentialeffectsmaybedifferentbetweenaone-timepurchaseandareturncustomer.”
“Anyhow,theeffectofthecolourofthecupontheflavorofthecoffeesuggeststhatcaféowners,baristas(服务员),aswellascoffeecupmanufacturersshouldcarefullyconsiderthecolouroftheircups,”headded.
However,theideathatcolourcanalterthetasteoffoodanddrinkisnotnew.
Astudypublishedlastyearrevealedthatred,strawberry-flavoredmousse(慕斯蛋糕)servedonawhiteplatewasratedas10percentsweeterand15percentmoreflavorousthanthesamefoodpresentedonablackplate.
15.Whatcolorofthecupcanbestreducecoffee’sbitternesswithoutaddingsugar?
A.Blue.B.Brown.C.White.D.Transparent.
16.Thescientistsused________todotheexperimenttoprovetheirclaims.
①differentbrandsofcoffee
②differentcoloredcoffeecups
③severalvolunteers
④severalmanufactures
A.①②B.②③C.②④D.③④
17.Whydoescoffeeinwhitecupstastetheleastsweet?
A.Becausewhitecupsarenotasbeautifulasothercups.
B.Becausewhitecupsmakecoffeeappearthebrownest.
C.Becausewhitecupsreducethesugarinthem.
D.Becausewhitecupsarebetterusedtoservecakes.
18.Accordingtothearticle,whichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?
A.Blackplatesincreasethesweetnessoffoodanddrink.
B.Strawberry-flavoredmousseis10percentsweeterthancoffee.
C.Peopleconsumemorethan2.5billioncupsofcoffeeacrosstheglobeeveryyear.
D.Peoplecanmakecoffeetastesweeterbychangingthecoloroftheircoffeecups.
Iknowwhatyou’rethinking:
pizza?
Forbreakfast?
Butthetruthisthatyoucanhavelastnight’sleftoversinthea.m.ifyouwantto.
Iknowlotsofwomenwhoskipbreakfast(不吃早饭),andtheyhaveatonofdifferentexcusesfordoingit.Somesaytheydon’thavetime,othersthinkthey’re“saying”calories,stillothersjustdon’tlikebreakfastfood.
Butthebottomlineisthateatinginthemorningisveryimportantwhenyou’retryingtoloseweight.“Eatingjustaboutanythingfrom300to400calorieswouldbebetterthannothingatall,”saysKatherineBrooking,R.D,whodevelopedthesuper-easyeatingplanforthisyear’s“SELFCHALLENGE”.Andevenpizzacanbehealthyifit’sloadedwithvegetables,andyousticktoonesmallpiece.
BreakfastisonemealInevermiss,andthesamegoesformostweightlosssuccessstories.Researchshowsthateatingbreakfastkeepsyoufromovereatinglaterintheday.ResearchersattheUniversityofSouthernCaliforniafoundthatbreakfastskippershaveabiggerchanceofgainingweightthanthosewhoregularlyhaveamorningmeal.
Soeatsomethinginthemorning,anything.Iknowplentyoffriendswhoenduphavingnobreakfastaltogether,andhavejustcoffeeororangejuice.Isay,tryheatinguplastnight’sleftovers–itmaysoundcrazy,butifitworksforyou,doit!
IfindifItellmyself,“Youcanalwayseatittomorrow.”Iputawaytheleftoversinsteadofeatingmorethatnight.Tryit…youmaysaveyourselfsomepre-bedtimecalories.Andwatchyourbodygainthefat-burningeffects.
19.Theword“leftovers”inparagraphIprobablymeans______.
A.foodremainingafteramealB.thingsleftundone
C.mealsmadeofvegetablesD.pizzatoppedwithfruit
20.Whatcanweinferfromthetext?
A.Workingwomenusuallyhavebreakfastinahurry.
B.Manypeoplehavewrongideasaboutbreakfast.
C.Therearesomeeasywaysofcookingameal.
D.Eatingvegetableshelpssaveenergy.
21.Accordingtothelastparagraph,itisimportantto_______.
A.eatsomethingforbreakfast
B.becarefulaboutwhatyoueat
C.heatupfoodbeforeeatingit
D.eatcalorie-controlledfood
22.Thetextiswrittenmainlyforthose_______.
A.whogotoworkearlyB.whowanttoloseweight
C.whostayuplateD.whoeatbeforesleep
OnehundredandthirteenmillionAmericanshaveatleastonebank-issuedcreditcard.Theygivetheirownersautomaticcreditinstores,restaurants,andhotels,athome,acrossthecountry,andtheymakemanybankingservicesavailableaswell.Moreandmoreofthesecreditcardscanbereadautomatically,makingitpossibletowithdrawordepositmoneyinscatteredlocations,whetherornotthelocalbranchbankisopen.Formanyofusthe“cashlesssociety”isnotonthehorizon---it’salreadyhere.
Whilecomputeroffertheseconveniencestoconsumers,theyhavemanyadvantagesforsellerstoo.Electroniccashregisterscandomuchmor