山西省长治市沁县中学高三英语上学期第三次月考试题.docx

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山西省长治市沁县中学高三英语上学期第三次月考试题

沁县中学2015-2016学年度第一学期高三第三次考试

英语

答题时间：

120分钟，满分：

150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

A

WhenIwasaboymyfathertoldmethathecoulddoanythinghewantedto．Dadsaidthathewantedtobethefirsttodevelopcolorprintsinourcity．andsohedid．

WhenIwas16，dadlookedcloselyattheviolinIplayedandsaidthathewantedtomakeone．Hereadaboutviolinmaking，andthenbecameaviolinmakerattheageof43．Heboughtthetoolsandmaterials，openedasmallstoreandsetMomupastheshopkeeper，whileheworkedatalocalcompany．Heretiredfromthecompany17yearslaterandcontinuedtomakeviolinsandotherinstruments．

DadoftenguessedwhytheStradivariusviolinssoundedsobeautiful．Someexpertstoldhimthatitwasthespecialvarnish（油漆）thatgavetheinstrumentstheirbeautifulsound．Dadarguedthatchemistscouldanalyzethevarnish—ifthatwastheanswer．

OneofDad’sfriendsaskedhimwhichkindofwoodwasusedtomakeviolins．Whendadexplainedthatthetopwasmadeofspruce（云杉），hisfriendsaidthathehadalloldpieceofsprucewhichdadmightbeinterestedin．

Heworkedforthenext12monthsmakingaviolinfromthewoodthathisfriendhadgivenhim．ItprovedtobeanexcellentviolinanditwouldbecomeDad’smasterpiece．HebelievedthatthesecretoftheStradivariussoundwasinthewooditself．

Later,theinstrumentwasstolen．Dad’sspiritwasbrokenandhestoppedmakinginstruments.Buthekeptthemusicshopuntilhewas80yearsold，sellingguitarsandviolins．

Theviolinhasbeenmissingformorethan25years．Somewhereamusicianisplayingalate-20th-centuryviolinwithanexcellenttone．TheownertodaymayneverunderstandwhythisOrdinary-lookingviolinsoundssomuc

hlikeStradivarius．

1．InParagraphl，thewritermentionedhisfather'sdevelopingcolorprintsto．

A．provethathisfathercoulddoanythinghewantedto

B．showthathisfatherwouldliketomakeviolins

Cletothersknowthathebelievedhisfather．

D．giveanexampleshowingthathisfatherwasaninventor

2．Whatdidthewriter'sfatherthinkaboutStradivariusviolins?

A．Thewoodoftheviolinswasspecial．

B．Theyweremadebyexperts．

C．Thewayofmakingthemwasunusual．

D．Thevarnishwasdifferentfromtheothers．

3．Fromtheunderlinedsentence，welearnthatthewriter'sfather．

A．foundanothernewjob

B．wantedtobecomefamous

C．likedtheviolinverymuch

D．lostinterestininstruments

4．Whatcouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?

A．MyFatherandHisViolinB．MyExperiencedFather

C．TheSecretofMakingViolinsD．TheNewOwneroftheViolin

B

“Yourfirsthome,”LaurenceYepwroteinhisbook,TheLostGarden,“willalwaysbetheonethatyourememberbest.Ihavebeenawayfromitforovertwentyyears,butIstillgobackinmydreams.”ForYep,whosefathercamefromChina,homewasanapartmentandthefamilygrocerystoreinaneighborhoodofSanFrancisco.Itwastherethathelearnedaboutpatience,hardwork,andgettingalongwithneighbors.

Mr.Brown,LaurenceYep’shighschoolEnglishteacher,oftensethighgoalsforhisstudents.HewasthefirstpersontoencourageYeptowrite.TheexperienceofthatclasschangedthedirectionofYep’slife.Attheageof18Yeppublishedhisfirstshortstory,asci-fifantasy.Hehassincewrittenmanybooksandmanykindsofbooks.HehasretoldChinesefolkstoriesandwrittenforthetheater.Innearlyallthesevariedworks,Yep,whoismarriedtothechildren’sbookauthorJoanneRyder,hasreturnedtoquestionshehasbeenaskinghimselfsincechildhood:

WhatdoesitmeantobeChineseandAmerican?

Canonewhobelongstotwocultureseverfeelathomeanywhere?

Whenasked,“HowhasbeingofaChinesebyoriginbeenimportantto

you?

”LaurenceYepreplied,“AsachildIwantedtobeasAmericanaspossible.Th

en,inmyearlytwenties,IbecameveryinterestedinmyChineseroots.Foryearsafterthat,IthoughtthatmyfunctionasaChineseAmericanwriterwastoactasabridgebetweentwocultures.Now,though,Iamnotsosurethatitispossibletojointhemtogether.ComparedwithAsianculture,Americanculturepaysmoreattentiontoindividualsandcompetition.Thetwoculturespullinoppositedirections.SoIseemyselfnowassomeonewhowillalwaysbeontheborderbetweentwocultures.Thatworkstomybenefitasawriterbecausenotquitefittinginhelpsmebeabetterobserver.”

5.AccordingtoParagraph1,LaurenceYep_____.

A.goesbacktoChinafromtimetotimeB.misseshisfirsthomeverymuch

C.movedtoSanFranciscoatanearlyageD.onceworkedpart-timeatagrocerystore

6.WemayinferfromParagraph2thatMr.Brown_____.

A.askedLaurenceYeptobeagoodobserverB.hadhighexpectationsofLaurenceYep

C.helpedLaurenceYepfinishhisfirstbookD.taughtLaurenceYepthevalueofpatience

7.ThelastparagraphismainlyaboutLaurenceYep’s_____.

A.viewofthetwoculturesB.variedwritingstyles

C.childhoodmemoriesD.relationshipwithhisfamily

8.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesLaurenceYep’sattitudetolife?

A.Puttheneedsofothersaheadofyourown.

B.Learntoacceptyourowndifferences.

C.Workhardandyouwillreceivemanybenefits.

D.Challengeothersasyouwouldwishtobechallenged.

C

Amanwascomplainingtohisfriendabouthiswife’snagging（唠叨）.Hesaid,“Allmywifedoesistalk,talk,talk.”Hisfriendasked,“Well,whatdoesshethinkabout?

”Heanswered,“Idon’tknow.Shedidn’tsay!

”Youwouldthinkthatwithtwoearsandonemouth,we’dallbetwiceasgoodlistenersastalkers!

Butnotso.Researchshowsthatweusuallylistentoonly20%ofwhatotherssaytous.Butgoodlisteningisoneoftheeasiestandmostimportantwaystobesuccessful---whetherit’sinourjobandcareer,ourmarriage,withourchildren,orwithourfriends.

It’sinterestingthateventhoughwecan’ta

ctuallyshutourears,wesomehowstillmanageto.Weonlylistentowhatwewantto.Therearethreeimportantthingsweneedtodowhenwelistentoothers.

Thefirstisobservation.Useyoureyesandlookatthem.It’sjustcommonrespect.TakeyoureyesofftheTV,newspapers,orwhateverelse,andgivethetalkersyourattention.

Thesecondpartoflisteningisconcentration（专心）.Whenothersaretalkingtous,weshouldn’tbreakinorjustbethinkingaboutwhatwewanttosay.Hearthemout.Listentoeverythingtheyhavetosayandthensaywhatwewanttosay.

Thethirdandprobablymostimportantpartofgoodlisteningisconsideration.Thismeansusingyourheart.Reallycareaboutwhattheyarefeelingorgoingthrough.Don’tjustheartheirwords,buttrytounderstandtheirfeelings.Peopleusuallyknowifwe’rereallyinterestedinorcareaboutwhatthey’resaying.

9.Accordingtotheauthor,mostpeople______.

A.don’tlikethosepeoplewhotalkalot

B.arenotgoodlisteners

C.aregoodattalkingratherthanlistening

D.arenotsuccessfulbecausetheydon’tknowhowtolisten

10.Whenwelistentoothers,weshould_____.

A.payattentiononlytowhatwewant

B.giveouropinionsaftertheyfinishtalking

C.breakinandgiveouropinions

D.lookattheireyesinsteadoftheirmouths

11.Whatisthemainpurposeofthepassage?

A.Totellreadershowtobegoodlisteners.

B.Totellreadersaninterestingstory

C.Toadvisereaderstocareaboutothers.

D.Toshowreaderstheimportanceoflistening.

12.Whichofthefollowingbestshowsthestructureofthepassage?

D

Manstillhasalottolearnaboutthemostpowerfulandcomplexpartofhisbody—thebrain.

Itmaybesurprisingtolearnthatitisn'tagethatmakesyouloseyourmemory.Thereasoncouldbethatyouhavea"lazy"memory,notanoldone.Likeyourbodyyourmemoryimproveswithexercise.Oncegivenplentyofexercise,

thebrainkeepsitspower.Beforediscussinghowtoimprovethememory,let'slookathowthebrainworks.Therearetwosidestothebrain,theleftandtheright.Therightsidedealswiththesenses（whatwesee,hear,feelandsmell）.It'sthecreativeandimaginativeside.Theleftsideisconcernedwithlogic.Itanalyzesinformationandputsitinorder.

Somerecentresearchsuggeststhatweremembereverythingthathappenstous.Theproblemmostofushasisrecallingevents.Mostforgettingtakesplaceimmediatelyafterlearning.Anhourafterlearningsomethingnew,morethan50%hasbeenforgotten.Afteramonth,80%hasbeenforgotten,andsoon.

Thisshowsrevisionisveryimportant.Ifyourevisenewmaterialyouhavelearnt,youremembermuchmore.Soit'sofvitalimportancetorevisenewlylearnedmaterialoften,andhavefrequentbreaks.Webestrememberwhatwelearnatthebeginningofalearningperiodandatthepointwherewestop.Afterthebreak,revisewhatwaslearnedbeforethebreakandthencontinuelearningthenewmaterial.Thesebreaksshouldhappenevery20or45minutes.

Otherexperimentshaveshownthebrainneedstimeto"digest"whathasbeenlearned.Thetimenecessaryforthisis5to10minutes.Afterthebreak,thememorywillhaveabsorbedwhatithasjustlearned,andmorewillberemembered.Duringthisperioditisimportanttoexercisetherightsideofthebrain,becausetheleftsideisusedduringthelearningperiod.Thereforeyoushouldrelax.Listeningtomusic,breathinginfreshair,andlookingatapictureareallwaysofusingtheothersideofthebrain.Sowhenyouarestudyingalone,makeaplanwhichshowswhentohavebreaksandtorevisenewlylearnedmaterial

immediatelybeforeyoubeginstudyingagain.Ifyoudointhisway,yourmemorywillimprove.

13.Accordingtothetext,youloseyourmemoryby___.

A.har