辽宁省本溪市第一中学届高三上学期第二次月考英语试题含答案.docx

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辽宁省本溪市第一中学届高三上学期第二次月考英语试题含答案

本溪市第一中学2017届高三第二次月考

英语试题

本试卷分第一卷（选择题）和第二卷（非选择题）两部分。

考生作答时，将答案答在答题卡上，在本试卷上答题无效。

考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。

第一卷

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）（略）

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

Canyouresistcreamcakes?

Imissmysugar!

I'vedecidedtoloseweightandIhadtogiveupcakes.It'sdifficultbecauseIhaveasweettoothandIlovecreamcakes.

Nothavingtreatscanbegoodforyourhealth.I'veheardthattheBurts，afamilyoffiveinSouthEastEngland，livedsugarfreeforawholeyearaftertheyfoundouttheirdaughterhaddiabetes（糖尿病）.Itwasn'teasy.Toavoidtemptation，Idon'tgotoanybakeries，butthisfamilyactuallyownsone，whichmakesupto3，000cakesaweek.

Theywereinshockwhenthedoctorsaidthattheir16-year-oldLucyhadtocheckherbloodsugarlevelsregularlyandtakeinsulin（膜岛素）.Headvisedhertoeatanormal，balanceddiet，buttheBurtswentfurtherandgotridofsugaraltogether.

Andhowdoesitfeeltolivewithoutsugarforawhile?

JasonBurtsaidthatforamonththeyfeltweak.Butlateronitallchanged.Hesayshefeels"moreawake"andfullofenergy.

AndwhatabouttheBurtfamilybusiness?

Ithadtokeepusinghalfatonofsugaraweekandanycookworthhissaltknowsthatyouhavetotastearecipetoknowifit'sright.Noproblemthere，saysJasonBurt'swife，Clare.Shepointsoutthatshe'sgotlotsofpeopleofferingtotastethecakesforthem.Thefamilyisalsothinkingaboutsellingmoredeliciousproducts.

Iwonderwhatmakesushaveastrongdesireforsweetfood.Anyway，I'vedecidedtoforgetaboutthesweettasteofsugarforawhile.AsBritishmodelKateMosssays:

“Nothingtastesasgoodasskinnyfeels.”

21.Fromthepassage，whatdoweknowabouttheauthor?

A.Theauthorrunsabakery.B.Theauthorhatessweettaste.

C.Theauthorisonadiet.D.Theauthor'sdaughterhaddiabetes.

22.WhatdidtheBurtsdoafterhearingthedoctor'sadvice?

A.Theywereshocked.B.Theywenttoofaraboutit.

C.Theyusedhalfatonofsugaraweek.D.Theyavoidedsugarcompletely.

23.Fromthepassagewecanlearnitisnecessaryforacook________.

A.tomakeupto3，000cakesaweek

B.totastearecipetoknowifit'sright

C.togetlotsofpeopleofferingtotastethecakes

D.tosellmoredeliciousproducts

24.WhatdoesthesentencebyKateMossmean?

A.Itisworthwhiletoresistfoodtolookskinny.

B.Thereisnothingtastingasgoodassweets.

C.Nothingtastesgoodwhentheskinfeelsterrible.

D.Nobodycanresistthedesireforsweets.

B

Parentswilldoanythingfortheirchildren.Whetheritwouldbethefood,clothes,ortheplacetheylive,parentswillalwaysmakesuretheirchildrenhavethebestofeverything.Oneofthebiggestconcernsthatparentscurrentlyhaveiseducatingtheirchildren.Theyarefacedwithlotsofdifficultieswhenitcomestoeducationfortheiryoungones.Choicesincludeprivateschool,charterschool,publicschoolorhomeschooling.

Fortunatelyforparents,thereareavarietyofdifferentstrategiesthataparentcantakeinordertoincreasetheirchild'sskillsandoverallintelligence.AccordingtoRossA.Thompson,PhD,professorofpsychologyattheUniversityofCaliforniaatDavis,achild'sbrainwillactuallyreach90%ofitsfullsizebythetimetheystartkindergarten.

ResearchersatNorthwesternUniversityinChicagoconcludedthatplayingamusicalinstrumentdirectlyaffectedthebrainstem,thelowersectionofthebrain.Moreover,childrenthatlearnaninstrumentatanearlyagetendtocontinueitwhentheyareolder.Andnumerousstudiesshowthatawellbalancedmealisessentialforachild'smentalandphysicalhealth.Itisrecommendedthatparentsteachtheirchildrentwolanguagesatonce.Researchsuggeststhatasecondlanguageshouldbetaughtwhenchildrenareinpreschool.Otherstudiesstatethatthreetofouryearsofageistheperfecttime.Clearly,anyageunderfourwouldworkperfectlyfineforachild.

Theaveragechildwilllearnhowtoreadbetweenkindergartenandsecondgrade.Manyparentscangivetheirchildrenajumpstartbyteachingthemtoreadbeforetheystartschool.Childrencouldhaveanadequatebackgroundofthealphabetandsoundsofwordsbeforeattendingschool.Thiscanbedonebysimplyreadingtothemwheneveryouwant.Themorecomfortabletheyget,theeasiertheprocesswillbe.

25.Fromthefirstparagraph,wecaninferthat.

A.parentsfindithardtosatisfytheirkids'variousdemands

B.parentsmeetanewchallengewhenraisingtheirkids

C.parentshavemorechoicesinofferingeducationtotheirkids

D.parentsgetactivelyinvolvedintheprocessoftheirkids'growth

26.Whatsuggestionmaytheresearchersinthepassagemake?

A.Totrainkidsasearlyaspossible.

B.Totryasmanymeansaspossible.

C.Tohelpkidsdevelopasfullyaspossible.

D.Touseasmanyavailableresourcesaspossible.

27.Wecanreplacethewords“jumpstart”inthelastparagraphwith_____.

A.inspirationB.introductionC.suggestionD.promotion

C

Oneofthegreatestgiftsonegenerationcangivetoothergenerationsisthewisdomithasgainedfromexperience.Thisideahasinspiredtheaward-winningphotographerAndrewZuckerman.Heinterviewedandtookphotosoffiftyover-sixty-five-year-oldsallovertheworld.Hisprojectexploresvariousaspectsoftheirlives.Thephotosandinterviewsarenowavailableonourwebsite.

Clickontheintroductionstoreadthecompleteinterviews.

Letusnowhaveacultureofpeace.

—FedericoMayorZaragoza,Spain

FedericoMayorZaragozaobtainedadoctorateinpharmacy（药学）     fromtheComplutenseUniversityofMadridin1958.Aftermanyyearsspentinpolitics,hebecameDirector-GeneralofUNESCOin1987.In1999,hecreatedtheFoundationforaCultureofPeace,ofwhichheisnowthepresident.Inadditiontomanyscientificpublications,hehaspublishedfourcollectionsofpoemsandseveralbooksofessays.

Writingisadiscovery.

—NadineGordlmer,SouthAfrica

Duetoaweakheart,NadineGordimerattendedschoolanduniversitybriefly.Shereadwidelyandbeganwritingatanearlyage.Shepublishedherfirstshortstoryattheageoffifteen,andhascompletedalargenumberofworks,whichhavebeentranslatedintofortylanguages.In1991,GordimerwontheNobelPrizeforLiterature.

Jazzisabouttheonlyformofarttoday.

—DaveBrubeck,USA

DaveBrubeckstudiedmusicattheUniversityofthePacificandgraduatedin1942.AfterWorldWarTwohewasencouragedtoplayjazz.In1951,herecordedhisfirstalbum（专辑）.Brubeck’s1959albumhasbecomeajazzstandard.HereceivedaGrammylifetimeAchievementAwardin1996.

FormorefiguresCLICKHERE.

28.WhydidAndrewZuckermanchoosethefiftyeldersforhisproject?

A．Becausetheirwisdomdeservestobepassedon.

B．Becausetheyarephysicallyimpressive.

C．Becausetheiraccomplishmentsinspiredhim.

D．Becausetheyhavesimilarexperiences.

29.Accordingtothewebpage,FedericoMayorZaragoza_____.

A．haswonmanyawardsforhisworkinpolitics

B．hasservedasthepresidentofauniversity

C．hasdevotedallhislifetothefieldofscience

D．hasmadeachievementsindifferentareas

30.Whomostprobablysaid“Myeducationhasbeenthelibraryandbooks”intheinterviewwhenreflectingonhis/herexperience?

A．AndrewZuckerman.

B．FedericoMayorZaragoza.

C．NadineGordimer.

D．DaveBrubeck.

31.Whatisthemainpurposeofthiswebpage?

A．ToshowZuckerman’sawards.

B．TopublicizeZuckerman’sproject.

C．Tospreadthewisdomofthethreepeople.

D．Tocelebratetheachievementsofthethreepeople.

D

TwoofthesaddestwordsintheEnglishlanguageare“ifonly”.Ilivemylifewiththegoalofneverhavingtosaythosewords,becausetheyconveyregret,lostopportunities,mistakes,anddisappointment. 

Myfatherisfamousinourfamilyforsaying,“Taketheextraminutetodoitright.”Ialwaystrytolivebythe“extraminute”rule.Whenmychildrenwereyoungandlikelytocauseaccidents,IalwaysthoughtaboutwhatIcoulddotoavoidan“ifonly”moment,whetheritwassomethingminorlikemovingacupfullofhotcoffeeawayfromtheedgeofacounter,orsomethingthatrequiredalittlemoreworksuchastapingpadding（衬垫）ontothesharpcornersofaglasscoffeetable. 

Idon’tonlyavoidthose“ifonly”momentswhenitcomestosafety.It’sequallyimportanttoavoid“ifonly”inourpersonalrelationships.Weallknowpeoplewholostalovedoneandregrettedthattheyhadforegoneanopportunitytosay“Iloveyou”or“Iforgiveyou.”WhenmyfatherannouncedhewasgoingtotheeyedoctoracrossfrommyofficeonGoodFriday,ItoldhimthatitwasaholidayformycompanyandIwouldn’tbehere.ButthenIthoughtaboutthefactthathe’s84yearsoldandIrealizedthatIshouldn’tgiveupanopportunitytoseehim.IcalledhimandtoldhimIhaddecidedtogotoworkonmydayoffafterall.

IknowtherewillstillbeoccasionswhenIhavetosay“ifonly”aboutsomething,butmylifeisdefinitelybetterbecauseofmypolicyofdoingeverythingpossibletoavoidthateventuality.Andeventhoughittakesanextraminutetodosomethingright,oritoccasionallytakesanhourortwoinmybusyscheduletomakeapersonalconnection,IknowthatI’mdoingtherightthing.I’mbuyingmyselfpeaceofmindandthat’sthebestkindofinsuranceformyemotionalwell-being. 

32.Whichofthefollowingisanexampleofthe“extraminute”rule?

A.Startthecarthemomenteveryoneisseated. 

B.Leavetheroomforaminutewiththeironworking.

C.Waitforanextraminutesothatthesteaktastesbetter.

D.Moveanobjectoutofthewaybeforeit