山西省祁县中学届高三月考英语试题及答案.docx

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山西省祁县中学届高三月考英语试题及答案

祁县中学2015年10月月考英语试题

本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。

满分150分，考试时间为100分钟。

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_______.