山西省祁县中学届高三月考英语试题 Word版含答案Word文件下载.docx
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第Ⅰ卷(选择题共100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,并在题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
ABritishshopper,EmmaMumford,whowasnamed“theCoupon(优惠券)Queen”hasspentjust£
350onaluxury(奢侈)Christmasforherandherfamily—butgot£
2,500worthoffood,drinkandpresentsthankstocouponsandoffers.
MsMumfordisaso-called“extremecouponer”andspendshourshuntingoutthebestdealsandbargains.ShehasbeenpreparingforthisChristmassincetheendofthelastone.MsMumfordmadethehugesavingsbycheckingpricecomparisonwebsitesandasaresultcollectedmorepresentsthansheneededforChristmas.Aftersortingoutgiftsforallofherfamily,shehasevenbeenabletodonate£
1,000worthofpresentstoherlocalhospital.
“IthasbeensonicetohaveChristmassortedandnothavingtoworryaboutbreakingthebank.Iwantedtogethighqualitypresentsformyfamilyandshowthatyoucandoitwithoutspendingafortune.ThereisamisconceptionthateveryonewhodoescouponingonlygetsvalueproductsbutthroughmycarefulshoppingIhavemanagedtopurchasedesignerperfumes(香水),ahigh-endcoffeemachine.”sheexplained.
Shesaid“WhatstartedasahobbytohelpmesavemoneyhasturnedintomylifeandIamabletorunabusinesshelpingpeoplesavemoney.Iknowwhatitfeelsliketostruggleasmyex-partnerhadalotofdebtwhichItookonforhim.Wewereinapoorsituationwhereeverypennycounted.That’swhatreallyinspiredme.”
Shehasnowturnedherbargain-huntingaddictionintoabusinesswhereshesearchesforthebestdealsandofferstipstothegeneralpublicthroughvideobloggingandherFacebookPage.
“Itryandshowpeoplethatitisjustalittlebitofworkinthebeginningbutitwilleventuallypayoff.Oneofthebestthingstodoisjusttobeabitforwardthinkingandsavethroughouttheyear.”
1.HowdidEmmamakethehugesavings?
A.Shecomparedpricesthroughwebsites.
B.Shehuntedoutbargainsinrealshops.
C.Sheusedcouponsandoffersworth£
3,500.
D.ShecollectedmoreChristmaspresentsthanneeded.
2.Whatdoes“breakingthebank”inthethirdparagraphmean?
A.Buyingpresentsoflowquality.B.Spendingmoremoneythanyouhave.
C.Breakingintothebank.D.Takingoutmoneyfromthebank.
3.WhatreallyinspiredEmmatohelppeoplesavemoney?
A.Heraddictiontobargain-hunting.
B.Thefinancialdifficultiesshesharedwithherex-partner.
C.Thepoorsituationpeoplearoundherweregoingthrough.
D.Herexperienceofrunninganunsuccessfulbusiness.
4.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeEmma?
A.Ambitiousandcreative.B.Sensitiveanddetermined.
C.Braveandlucky.D.Carefulandcaring.
B
Canyouimagineaworldwithoutchocolate?
It'
snotsomethingI'
d1iketodo.SoIwasrelievedtoreadthatthere’sauniversitywithaprogrammetosafeguardthefutureofchocolate!
TheUniversityofReading,inEngland,hasjustopenedanewclearinghouseforalltheworld’snewcocoavarieties.Theymustbequarantined(隔离检疫)beforetheycanbegrown.Why?
Cocoaproductionhitarecordhighof4.4milliontonslastyearbutabout30%ofthepreciouscropisregularlylosttopestsanddiseases.Nowwedon’twantthat,dowe?
Demandforchocolatehasbeenincreasingfasterthantheworldsupplyofcocoaandresearchersthinkthatnewvarietiesarekeytosolvingthisproblem.
TheUniversityofReadinghasbeenprotectingthequalityofthenewcropssince1985,afterittookoverthetaskfromtheRoyalBotanicalGardensinKew,London.Andithasimproveditsfacilities.Theleaderoftheinstitution’scocoaproject,ProfessorPaulHadley,says,“Oneofthemainissuesconcerningcocoaimprovementisthesupplyofreliablyclean,healthy,interestingcocoamaterial.”
Thecocoacentrehasacollectionof400plantvarietiesandtheirgreenhouseusesalotofenergytokeepthemintropicalconditions.Afteruptotwoyearsinquarantine,cleanandsafeseedsaresenttosome20countries,includingseveralinWestAfrica.That’swhere75%ofthecocoausedforchocolateworldwidecomesfrom.Thecropisextremelyimportantforthelocaleconomy:
itemploysabouttwomillionpeople.
ProfessorHadleysaysheworkswithasmallteamofskilledtechnicianswholookafterthecollection.Andmoreofusseemtocountonthemnow.
Thescientistsays,“Thereissomeconcernwithintheindustrythatdemandisincreasingconstantly,particularlyincountrieslikeChina,wherethestandardoflivingisincreasingandpeoplearegettingatastefordifferentchocolates.”
5.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?
A.Safeguardingcocoaseeds.B.Plantingcocoaworldwide.
C.Keepingcocoaingreenhouse.D.Findingthenewmarketforcocoa.
6.Theinstitution’scocoaprojectisto_