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届高三上学期第一次月考英语试题附答案4
会宁一中2016届高三年级第一次月考
英语试卷
本试卷分第Ⅰ卷(选择题)和第Ⅱ卷(非选择题)两部分。
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第Ⅰ卷
第一部分听力部分(略)
第二部分阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
第一节(共15个小题;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、D中,选出最佳选项。
A
January1:
Ithashappened.IgotacalltodaysayingalittlegirlinRussiaisnowmylittlegirl.Therearealotofpaperstoprepare,andwehavetotraveltoRussiatobringherhome,butnowitiscertain.IthinkI’lltellsomeclosefriends.Jasonissoexcited.Ihaven’ttoldStevenyet.HowcanItellaseven-year-oldthathehasasisterwhoisalreadyfiveyearsold?
January10:
TodayIreceivedapictureofKaterina.Thepictureissmallandnotveryclear,butIlookatitoverandoveragain.Idon’tknowanythingelseabouther.Shehaslivedinahomeforchildrenwithoutparentsformostofherlife.IwonderhowIwilltalktoher.Idon’tspeakRussian,andshedoesn’tspeakEnglish.
February1:
TodayIshowedKaterina’spicturetoSteven.Heisveryhappyandwantstotellallhisfriendsabouthisnewsister.IwanttobuysomenewclothesforKaterina,butIdon’tknowhersize.Ihaven’treceivedanyinformationfromtheadoptionorganization,andI’mfeelingalittleworried.
February16:
Finally!
Todaywereceivedgoodnews!
AllthepapersarereadyandtomorrowwewillgotoRussiatobringKaterinahomewithus.
February18:
TodayImetmydaughterforthefirsttime.Sheisverysmall,verythin,andveryshy.Onthewayhomeintheairplane,shesleptmostofthetime.Whenshewokeup,shecried.IamveryworriedandhopethatIcanbeagoodmothertoKaterina.
February19:
Stevenmethissisterthismorning.AlthoughKaterinawasquietatfirst,soonsheandStevenbegantotalkinamixofRussian,English,andhandmovements.Stevenandhissistergetalongwelltogether.Infact,heisabletohelphertalkwithJasonandme.IamworriedabouthowKaterinawillbeinschool.Nextweekshewillstartschool.Howwillshespeakwiththeotherchildren?
Howwillsheunderstandherteacher?
March21:
Katerinalooksmuchbetternow.Sheisheavier,herhairlooksgood,andherskinisclear.Shelovestowatchtelevisionwithherbrother,andshehaslearnedtoroller-skate.Sheisdoingwellinschool,andherEnglishgetsbettereveryday.Althoughshesometimeslookssad,andsometimescries,mostofthetimesheishappy.Ithinksheisslowlygettingusedtohernewlifewithus.Afteronlythreemonths,Ican’tbelieveIcouldeverlivemylifewithouther.
21.WhoisKaterina?
A.Steven’seldersister.B.Anadoptedgirl.C..Jason’sclosefriend.D.Thewriter’sniece.
22.Whenbackathome,whatisthewritermostworriedabout?
A.HowStevencangetalongwellwithKaterina.
B.HowKaterinacancommunicatewithJasonandher.
C.WhetherKaterinawilladaptherselftotheschoollife.
D.WhethershecanbeagoodmothertoKaterina.
23.FromthepassageweknowthatinhernewfamilyKaterina________.
A.getsveryfatB.becomesdepressedC.remainsfrightenedD.iswelltreated
24.Whereisthepassagemostprobablyfrom?
A.Adiary.B.Anadvertisement.C.Anessay.D.Aspeech.
B
Paparazzi,or“paps”,arephotographerswhotakepicturesoffamouspeoplewhentheyarenotatthecenterofpublicattention.Papsaredifferentfromprofessionalphotographersorjournalistsbecausetheynevertakeordinaryphotos.
Thegoalforpaparazziistogetpicturesthatnooneelsewillgetandthensellthepicturestothebuyerwhooffersthemostmoney— normallyasmallnewspaper,magazineorwebsite.
Thereisnolawagainstpaparazzitakingpicturesinpublicplaces.However,therearelawsthatprotectcertainindividuals.Forexample,childprotectionlawsstopimproperpicturesofanyoneunder16frombeingpublished.
Thereisalsonolawthatstopspaparazzifromfollowingcelebritiesandtakingtheirpictureseither.However,ifpapsaresecretlyfollowingthemandtakingpicturesoftheirfaces,theycouldgetintotrouble.
Mostpaparazzihangoutonstreetsandhotspotsforcelebrities,waitingfortheopportunitytotakeapictureofastar.Manystayonthestreetsuntiltheearlyhoursofthemorningwhencelebritiesareleavingnightclubsandlookingalittleworseforwear.However,somehaveotherwaystomakesuretheygetpictures.Manypapsareincontactwith“informers”whoknowthelocationsofcelebritiesatanygiventime.Theythenpasstheinformationontopaparazzi.Aninformercouldbeanyone— fromarestaurantwaitertoasalesman.
Mostofthetime,paparazzigetabadreputationforfollowingcelebrities.Butsometimesstarsortheirmanagerswillcontactpapsthemselvesandtellthemexactlywhereandwhentheywillgo.Whatalove-haterelationshipbetweenpaparazziandcelebrities!
25.Whichofthefollowingthingspaparazzimightdowouldbeagainstthelaw?
A.Gettingunsuitablepicturesofa10-year-oldactresspublished.
B.Takingpicturesoffamouspeopleinpublicplaces.
C.Followingafamouswomansingersecretlyandtakingherpictures.
D.Hangingoutattheplaceswherecelebritiesoftenappear.
26.Inordertoearnbigmoneyapaphasto________.
A.gettheonlyfirst-handpictures B.sellthepicturestoabignewspaper
C.makefriendswithfamouspeople D.knowthelocationsofcelebrities
27.Thefifthparagraphmainlytellsus________.
A.howpaparazzigetthepictures B.howdangerouspaparazzi’sjobis
C.howpaparazzicontactinformersD.howmuchpaparazzipayforthepictures
28.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?
A.Paparazzialwaystakepictureswhenfamouspeoplearetired.
B.Starshatepaparazzianddon’twanttobefollowed.
C.Paparazziandfamouspeoplerelyoneachothersometimes.
D.Informersmightgetpaparazziintotrouble.
C
Foundedin1764byFrenchtraders,St.LouistodayisthefifteenthlargesturbanareaintheUnitedStates.Therearemanyattractivedestinationsfortouists.
AmericanKennelClubMuseumoftheDog
DogloverswhovisitSt.Louiswon’twanttomissthis14,000-square-footmuseum.Insideareover500paintings,prints,watercolors,andavarietyofotherdogartobjects.
TheMuseumisopenyearround,TuesdaythroughSaturday10AMto4PM,andSunday1PMto5PM.Admissionis$5foradults,$2.50forseniors,and$1forchildrenupto14.
AnheuserBuschBrewery
TheAnheuserBuxchBrewerytourisnotjustforbeerlovers.ThetourincludesthehistoricBrewHouse.ThenthetourcontinuestothemodernBevoPackagingPlant.ThebestwillbetheBudweiserClydesdalestables.
Thetoursarealwaysfree.
GatewayArch
DesignedbyEeroSarinenandHannskariBandel,ittookovertwoyearsand900tonsofstainlesssteeltobuild.Itisthetallestofthecountry’sNationalMonuments.TheArchispartoftheJeffersonNationalExpansionMemorial.AboutonemilionpeopleperyearcometothetopoftheArch,wherethereisanobservationplatformprovidingagreatviewofthecity.
St.LouisZoo
FirstversionoftheSt.LouisZooopenedin1904attheSt.LouisWorld’sFair,butinthecenturysinceithasgrownintooneoftheforemostzoosintheworld.TheZoolineRailoadpassengertraintakesvisitorsaroundtheZoo,whichcontainsover9,000animalsofover800species.
TheZooisopeneverydaybutChristmasandNewYear,withsummerhoursof8AMto7PM,andhourstherestoftheyearof9AMto5PM.AdmissiontotheZooisfree.
29.IfaseniorhighschoolstudentplanstovisitAmericanKennelClubMuseumoftheDogwithhis
parentsandhisfive-year-oldbrother,hehastopay________.
A.$8.5B.$12C.$13.5D.$16
30.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutGatewayArchisTRUE?
A.Itwasbuiltinthreeyears.
B.PresidentJeffersonwasburiedthere.
C.YoucanseethecityclearlyonthetopoftheArch.
D.Itisthelargestofthecountry’sNationalMonuments.
31.IfyouplantovisitSt.LouisZoo,youcangothere.
A.onNewYearB.onChristmasC.at5:
30pminautumnD.at8:
30aminsummer
D
Asthefirstfreshmenclassof2010starttheirstudies,thespotlightisonChina’snewgeneration—thepost-90s.Unfortunately,referencesinthepresstothepost-90sorpost-80sgenerationareoftenlinkedtonegativequalities:
laziness,irresponsibilityand,ofcourse,notlisteningtotheir“eldersandbetters”.Soarethesenewstudentsdestinedforfailurebecauseoftheirlackofmoralfiber?
Ithinknot.TherearetwomainreasonsChineseyoungpeopleareoftenmisunderstood.
First,everyoldergenerationthinkstheiryoungaretheworstever.ThereareevenhistoricalrecordsofancientRomansaccusingteenagersofbeingparticularlydisobedientandnottofollowingtraditionalvalues.AlthoughtheRomanEmpireeventuallycollapsed,there’snosignChinaisonthedeclinejustyet,despiteallthose“lazy”post-80skidswhohavejoinedtheworkforce.China’syoungpeopleonlyworkhardwhentheirtasksareinterestingandmeaningful.YourteachersmaybedisappointedthatyouhaveforgottenhowtowritemanyChinesecharactersbybrush,butarecentstudyshowedtheunder-30sareChina’smostenterprisinggeneration.
Second,the“strange”behavioroftheyoungissometimesblamedontheinfluenceofWesternvalues.AChinesefriendofminewasevenbannedfromlisteningtoWesternpopmusicsuchasBritneySpearswhenhelivedathomebecausehismotherthoughtitwasabadinfluence.He’snowhappywritingfull-timeaboutfashionandmusicforanEnglish-languagenewspaper.
Besides,ifyoulookathistoryyouwillseetraditionalvaluesneversto