山东省济宁市兖州第一中学届高三英语月考试题Word格式.docx

山东省济宁市兖州第一中学届高三英语月考试题Word格式.docx

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BythetimeIreachedjuniorhigh，IwassureIwantedtobeanurse.Ifyoudidn’tstudyLatin，youcouldn’tbeanurse，soIenrolled.ManyLatinwordswerefamiliartome.Thehardpartturnedouttobetheusageandcreatingsentenceswiththewordsthatseemedsoeasytopronounce.Severalweeksintothecoursemyteachercametome，saying，“Ithinkyoushouldwithdrawfromthiscourse.Itseemstobetoohardforyou.”

ThatwasthedayIlearnedIwasn’tsmartenoughtobecomeanurse.Withshame,IhandedinmyLatintextbook.

Afterhighschool，theyearsracedby.Imarriedandhadchildren.ThenonedaymyhusbandJohncamehome.“Carol,Maxdiedthisafternoon.”Ilookedatmyhusbandwithdisbelief.

Johnwastouchedbythistragedy.Finallyoneeveninghesaid，“Carol，Jackiehasneverworkedandnowshe’salonewithfourchildren.I'

vebeenthinking—ifanythinghappenstome.Iwantyoutobeabletotakecareofyourselfandthechildren.Whydon’tyouthinkaboutwhatyou’dliketodoandgetthetrainingyou’llneedtodoit?

”

Isignedupfortheentranceexamfornursingprograms.OnedayIreceivedaletterfromtheschoo1.Iwantedsobadlytoopenit，butwithmylackofconfidence，Ilaiditonthekitchencountersaying,“I'

mnotinthemoodforarejectionlettertoday.”

FinallyIforcedmyselftoopenit.“DearCarol，”Iread.”Wearepleasedtoinformyouthatyousuccessfullypassedtheentranceexam.”

Aninsensitiveteacheroncestolemydream.Ifyouhaveadream,exhausteveryefforttoreachit.I’veworkedthirtyyearsnowasanurseandI’veneverbeenmorecertainthatthisiswhatIwasmeanttobe.

1．WhydidJohnadviseCaroltofindajob?

A．TosupportthefamilyB．Toprovidemoremoneyforherkids

C．ToliveamorecolorfullifeD．Tobeabletoliveindependently

2．Fromthetext,weknowwhattheteachersaid____________．

A．destroyedCarol’sdreamtobeanurse.

B．helpedCarolfindhertrueinterest

C．savedCarolfromwastinghertime

D．encouragedCaroltobecarefulinlearning

3．Afterreceivingtheletterfromtheschoo1,Caro1____________．

A．wasuncertainabouttheresultB．hadnomoodtoreaditthen

C．didn’ttakeitseriouslyatallD．couldn’twaittoopenit

4．Whatmaybethebesttitleforthetext？

A．AdreamtoohightoachieveB．Toostupidtobeanurse?

C．Nevertoolateto1earnD．Achancetooimportanttomiss

B

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-huntingaddictionintoabusinesswhereshesearchesforthebestdealsandoffertipstothegeneralpublicthroughvideobloggingandherFacebookPage．

“Itryandshowpeoplethatitisjustalittlebitofworkinthebeginningbutitwilleventuallypayoff．Oneofthebestthingstodoisjusttobeabitforwardthinkingandsavethroughouttheyear.”

5．HowdidEmmamakethehugesavings?

A．Shecomparedpricesthroughwebsites.

B．Shehuntedoutbargainsinrealshops.

C．Sheusedcouponsandoffersworth£

2,500.

D．ShecollectedmoreChristmaspresentsthanneeded.

6．Whatdoes“breakingthebank”inthethirdparagraphmean?

A．Buyingpresentsoflowquality．B．Spendingmoremoneythanyouhave.

C．Breakingintothebank.D．Takingoutmoneyfromthebank.

7．WhatreallyinspiredEmmatohelppeoplesavemoney?

A．Heraddictiontobargain-hunting.

B．Thefinancialdifficultiesshesharedwithherex-partner.

C．Thepoorsituationpeoplearoundherweregoingthrough．

D．Herexperienceofrunninganunsuccessfulbusiness.

8．WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeEmma?

A．Ambitiousandcreative.B．Sensitiveanddetermined.

C．Braveandlucky．D．Carefulandcaring.

C

AcrosstheUnitedStates,thereareseveralplaceswheretwoindependenttownsgrewtogethertobecomeonecity—butkeptboththeirnames．

Winston-Salemisoneofthem．It’samid-sizedcityinwhat’scalledtheplateau（highland）,betweentheAtlanticCoastandtheinlandmountainsinthestateofNorthCarolina．TheWinstonpartisarelativelynewplace,foundedearlythiscentury．It’shometothenation’sbiggestopen-airtobaccomarket．

ThegiantR．J．ReynoldsTobaccoCompany’sheadquartersisinWinston-Salem,andWinstonisthenameofoneofReynolds’best-knowncigarettebrands．Fast-growingWinstonsoonsurroundedthemucholdertownofSalem,soin1913,peopleintheareavotedtocombinethemintoasingleplace．

Fromahistoricalandtouristpointofview,Salem,orOldSalem,asit’scalledtoday,istheinterestingandunusualpartoftown．

Salemwasfoundedinthe1700sbytheMoravians．TheyspokeGerman,andtheircommunitywasreligiouslybased,withsinglemenandsinglewomenlivingapartinseparatedormitories．TheMoraviansgreatlyvaluedwomen’sworkandbrainpower．Infact,oneofthenation’soldestboardingschoolsforyoungwomen—theMoravians’SalemAcademyfoundedin1772—isstillinoperation．

Overtheyears,SalemlostitsMoraviancharacter．Thatallchanged,though,whenanonprofitgroupbegantorehabilitatethehistoricarea．ThesedaysOldSalemiswhat’scalledalivinghistorymuseum,withexhibits,music,andtoursof18th-centuryhouses,barsandMoraviandormitorybuildingsjustsevenblocksfromthetallestskyscraper（highbuilding）inWinston-Salem．

Thehistoriccommunityisboomingagain．JustasR．J．Reynoldsistakinginmillionsofdollarsmakingcigarettesacrosstown,OldSalemismakingabout$15millionayearintourismrevenue（收入）anddonations．

9．Fromthepassagewecanknowthat____________．

A．Winston-Salemisthenameofacity

B．Salemishometothetobaccomarket

C．thecityWinston-alemhastwonames

D．OldSalemisthenameofatobaccobrand

10．ItcanbeinferredfromParagraph3that__________．

A．thetwocitiesbenefitedeachother

B．SalemdevelopedfasterthanWinston

C．R．J．ReynoldsCompanyhasmovedintoSalem

D．thecombinationmeetsthewishesofthepeople

11．Theunderlinedword“rehabilitate”inParagraph6isclosestinmeaningto“_________”．

A．reconstruct 

B．evaluate 

C．enlarge 

D．decorate

12．Whatwillprobablybetalkedaboutinthefollowingpart?

A．SomeotherattractionsinWinston-Salem．

B．HowWinstonmakesprofitsfromtourism．

C．Otherexamplesofcitiescombinedbytwoparts．

D．Somethingabouttheboardingschoolforwomen．

D

Energyindependence．Ithasaniceringtoit．Doesn’tit?

Ifyouthinkso,you’renotalone,becauseenergyindependencehasbeenthedreamofAmericanpresidentfordecades,andnevermoresothaninthepastfewyears,whenthemostrecentoilpriceshockhasbeenpartlyresponsibleforkickingoffthegreatrecession．

“Energyindependence”anditsrhetorical（修辞的）companion“energysecurity”are,however,slipperyconceptsthatarerarelythrough,though．Whatisitthatwewantindependencefrom,exactly?

Mostpeoplewouldprobablysaythattheywanttobeindependentfromimportedoil．Buttherearereasonsthatwebuyallthatoilfromelsewhere．

Thefirstreasonisthatweneedittokeepoureconomyrunning．Yes,thereisatrickle（涓涓细流）ofbiofuel（生物燃料）available,andmoremaybecomeavailable,butmostbiofuelscauseeconomicwasteandenvironmentaldestruction．

Second,Americanshavebasicallydecidedthattheydon’treallywanttoproducealltheirownoil．Theyvaluetheenvironmentalqualitytheypreserveovertheiroilimportsfromabroad．VastareasoftheUnitedStatesareoff-limitstooilexplorationandproductioninthenameofenvironmentalprotection．TowhatextentareAmericansreallywillingtoenduretheenvironmentalimpactsofdomesticenergyproductioninordertocutbackimports?

Third,therearebenefitstotrade．Itallowsforeconomicefficiency,andwhenwebuythingsfromplacesthathavelowerproductioncoststhanwedo,webenefit．Andalthoughyoudon’treadaboutthismuch,theUnitedStatesisalsoalargeexporterofoilproducts,sellingabout2millionbarrelsofpetroleumproductsperdaytoabout90countries．

ThereisnoquestionthattheUnitedStatesimportsagreatdealofenergyand,infact,reliesonthatsteadyflowtomaintainitseconomy．Whenthatflowisinterrupted,wefeelthepaininshortsuppliesandhigherprices,atthesametime,wederivemassiveeconomicbenefitswhenwebuythemostaffordable