山西省山大附中届高三月考英语试题.docx

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山西省山大附中届高三月考英语试题

山西省山大附中2015届高三12月月考英语试题

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150分，测试时间：

120分钟）

第一部分：

阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节：

（共15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中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

“Mum,whatdoesitmeanwhensomeonetellsyouthattheyhaveaskeleton（骨骼）inthecloset（衣橱）?

”Jessicaasked.“Askeletoninthecloset?

”hermotherpausedthoughtfully.“Well,it’ssomethingthatyouwouldrathernothaveanyoneelseknowabout.Forexample,ifinthepast,someoneinDad’sfamilyhadbeenarrestedforstealingahorse,itwouldbe‘askeletoninhisfamily’scloset’.Hereallywouldn’twantanyneighbortoknowaboutit.”

“Whypickonmyfamily?

”Jessica’sfathersaidwithanger.“Yourfamilyhistoryisn’tsogood,youknow.Wasn’tyourgreat-great-grandfatheraprisonerwhowastransportedtoAustraliaforhiscrimes?

”“Yes,butpeoplethesedayssaythatyouarenotarealAustralianunlessyourancestorsarrivedasprisoners.”“Gosh,sorryIasked.IthinkIunderstandnow,”Jessicacutinbeforethingsgrewworse.

Afterdinner,thehousewasveryquiet.Jessica’sparentswerestillquiteangrywitheachother.Hermotherwasironingclothesandeverynowandthensheglaredatherhusband,whohidbehindhisnewspaperpretendingtoread.Whenshefinished,shegatheredthefreshlypressedclothesinherarmsandwalkedtoJessica’scloset.Justassheopenedthedoorandreachedintohangaskirt,abonyarmstuckoutfromthedarkdepthsandabundleofwhitebonesfelltothefloor.Jessica’smothersankinafaint（晕倒）,wakingonlywhenJessicaputacold,wetclothonherforehead.Shelookeduptoseetheworriedfacesofherhusbandanddaughter.

“Whathappened?

WhereamI?

”sheasked.“Youjustdestroyedtheschool’sskeleton,Mum,”explainedJessica.“Ibroughtithometohelpmewithmyhealthproject.Imeanttotellyou,butitseemedthatassoonasImentionedskeletonsandclosets,itcausedaproblembetweenyouandDad.”Jessicalookedinamazementasherparentsbegantolaughmadly.“They’rebothcrazy,”shethought.

1.AccordingtoJessica’smother,“askeletoninthecloset”means______.

A.afamilyhonor    B.afamilystory    C.afamilysecret      D.afamilytreasure

2.WhatcanwelearnaboutsomeAustralians’ancestorsfromParagraph2?

A.TheywerebroughttoAustraliaasprisoners.

B.TheyweretheearliestpeoplelivinginAustralia.

C.TheywereinvolvedinsomecrimesinAustralia.

D.Theywerenotregardedascriminalsintheirdays.

3.Jessica’sparentslaughedmadlyattheendofthestoryprobablybecause______.

A.theywerecrazy                     B.theywereoverexcited

C.theyrealizedtheirmisunderstanding    D.theyboththoughttheyhadwonthequarrel

B

AnAfrican-bornBritishscientistreceivedanenvironmentresearchprizeforshowinghowbeescanbeusedtoreduceconflictbetweenpeopleandelephants.LucyKing'sworkprovedthatbeehive（蜂房）"fences"cankeepelephantsoutofAfricanfarmers’fields.Theanimalsarescaredofbees,whichcanbitetheminsidetheirlongnoses,andfleewhentheyhearbuzzing（蜂鸣声）.

DrKing'sworkoffersanintelligentsolutiontoanage-oldchallenge,whileprovidingfurtherconfirmationoftheimportanceofbeestopeopleandareallycleverwayofpreservingtheworld'slargestlandanimalforcurrentandfuturegenerations.WorkinginKenya,DrKingandherteamshowedthatmorethan90%ofelephantswillfleewhentheyhearthesoundsofbuzzingbees.Afterwards,theyalsofoundthatelephantsproduceaspecialsoundtowarntheirfellowsofthedanger.Theyusedthefindingstoconstructbarrierswherebeehivesarewovenintoafence,keepingtheelephantsawayfromplaceswherepeopleliveandgrowfood.

Atwo-yearprojectinvolving34farmsshowedthatelephantstryingtogothroughthefenceswouldshakethem,disturbingthebees.Later,thefenceswereadoptedbyfarmingcommunitiesinthreeKenyandistricts,whoalsomadeincreasedamountsofmoneyfromsellinghoney.

AsAfrica'spopulationgrows,competitionforspacebetweenpeopleandelephantsisbecomingmoreserious,andtherearefatalitiesonbothsides.ThesameistrueinpartsofAsia.SriLankaaloneseesthedeathsofanestimated60peopleand200elephantseachyearfromconflict.

LucyKingnowwantstoseewhethertheKenyantechniquewillworkinotherpartsofAfricaandperhaps,eventually,inAsia.

4.DrKing'ssolutionisdescribedas“intelligent”because_____________.

A.itsuccessfullykeepselephantsoutofAfricanfarmers'fields

B.thefenceswereadoptedbyfarmingcommunitiesinthreeKenyandistricts

C.morethan90％ofelephantsfleewhentheyhearthesoundsofbuzzingbees

D.itprotectscrops,produceshoneyandpreservestheelephantatthesametime

5.WhichofthefollowingordersofeventscorrectlyshowshowDrKing’sprojectworks?

①Beehivefencesarebuiltaroundafarm.

②Elephantshearthebuzzingandrunaw