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高三英语上学期第一次月考试题9
第一次月考英语试题【新课标Ⅱ版】
第一部分第一节阅读理解(共两节,6篇满分52分)
A
Likemanynewgraduates,IleftuniversityfullofhopeforthefuturebutwithnorealideaofwhatIwantedtodo.Mydegree,withhonorsinEnglishliteraturehadnotreallypreparedmeforanythingpractical.IknewIwantedtomakeadifferenceintheworldsomehow,butIhadnoideahowtodothat.That’swhenIlearnedabouttheLighthouseProject.
IstartedmyjourneyasaLighthouseProjectvolunteerbyreadingasmuchasIcouldabouttheexperiencesofpreviousvolunteers.Iknewitwouldbealotofhardwork,andthatIwouldbeawayfrommyfamilyandfriendsforaverylongtime.Inshort,IdidnottakemydecisiontoapplyfortheLighthouseProjectlightly.Neitherdidmyfamily.
Eventually,however,Iwonthesupportofmyfamily,andIsentinallthepaperworkneededforapplication.Aftercountlessinterviewsandpresentations,Imanagedtostandoutamongthecandidatesandsurvivethetestalone.Severalmonthslater,Ifinallyreceivedacallaskingmetoreportforduty.IwouldbegoingtoasmallvillagenearAbuja,Nigeria.Where?
What?
Nigeria?
Ihadnoidea.ButIwasabouttofindout.
Aftercompletingmytraining,Iwassenttothevillagethatwassmallanddesperatelyinneedofproperaccommodation.Thoughthelocalvillagerswerepoor,theyofferedtheirhomes,hearts,andfoodasifIweretheirownfamily.Iwasaskedtoleadasmallteamoflocalpeopleinbuildinganewschoolhouse.Forthenextyearorso,Itaughtinthatsameschoolhouse.ButIsometimesthinkIlearnedmorefrommystudentsthantheydidfromme.
Sometimeduringthatperiod,Irealizedthatallthosethingsthathadseemedsostrangeorunusualtomenolongerdid,thoughIdidnotgetanywherewiththelocallanguage,andIreturnedtotheUnitedStatesadifferentman.TheLighthouseProjecthadchangedmylifeforever.
1.Whatdoweknowabouttheauthor?
A.Hisdreamatuniversitywastobecomeavolunteer.
B.Hisuniversityeducationfocusedontheoreticalknowledge.
C.Hetookprideinhavingcontributedtotheworld.
D.HefelthonoredtostudyEnglishliterature.
2.AccordingtoParagraph2,itismostlikelythattheauthor______.
A.discussedhisdecisionwithhisfamily
B.askedpreviousvolunteersaboutvoluntarywork
C.attendedspecialtrainingtoperformdifficulttasks
D.feltsadabouthavingtoleavehisfamilyandfriends
3.Inhisapplicationforthevolunteerjob,theauthor_______.
A.participatedinmanydiscussions
B.wentthroughchallengingsurvivaltests
C.wrotequiteafewpapersonvoluntarywork
D.facedstrongcompetitionfromothercandidates
B
Iwasneververyneat,whilemyroommateKatewasextremelyorganized.Eachofherobjectshaditsplace,butminealwayshidsomewhere.Sheevenlabeled(贴标签)everything.Ialwayslookedforeverything.Overtime,KategotneaterandIgotmessier.Shewouldpushmydirtyclothingover,andIwouldlaymybooksonhertidydesk.Sowebothgottiredofeachother.
Warbrokeoutoneevening.Katecameintotheroom.Soon,Iheardherscreaming,“Takeyourshoesaway!
Whyundermybed!
”Deafened,Isawmyshoesflyingatme.Ijumpedtomyfeetandstartedyelling.Sheyelledbacklouder.
Theroomwasfilledwithanger.Wecouldnothavestayedtogetherforasingleminutebutforaphonecall.Kateansweredit.Fromherendoftheconversation,Icouldtellrightawayhergrandmawasseriouslyill.Whenshehungup,shequicklycrawled(爬)underhercovers,sobbing.Obviously,thatwassomethingsheshouldnotgothroughalone.Allofasudden,awarmfeelingofsympathyroseupinmyheart.
Slowly,Icollectedthepencils,tookbackthebooks,mademybed,cleanedthesocksandsweptthefloor,evenonherside.IgotsointomyworkthatIevendidn’tnoticeKatehadsatup.Shewaswatching,hertearsdriedandherexpressionwassuchdisbelief.Then,shereachedoutherhandstograspmine.Ilookedupintohereyes.Shesmiledatme,“Thanks.”
KateandIstayedroommatesfortherestoftheyear.Wedidn’talwaysagree,butwelearnedthekeytolivingtogether:
givingin,cleaningupandholdingon.
6.WhatmadeKatesoangryoneevening?
A.Shecouldn’tfindherbooks.
B.Sheheardtheauthorshoutingloud.
C.Shegotthenewsthathergrandmawasill.
D.Shesawtheauthor'sshoesbeneathherbed.
7.Theauthortidieduptheroommostprobablybecause_____.
A.shewasscaredbyKate’sanger
B.shehatedherselfforbeingsomessy
C.shewantedtoshowhercare
D.shewasaskedbyKatetodoso
8.HowisParagraph1mainlydeveloped?
A.Byanalyzingcauses.B.Byshowingdifferences.
C.Bydescribingaprocess.D.Byfollowingtimeorder.
9.Whatmightbethebesttitleforthestory?
A.MyFriendKateB.HardWorkPaysOff
C.HowtobeOrganizedD.LearningtobeRoommates
C
Hereissomemust-knowinformationfromahandbookonhowpeoplebehaveindoingbusinessinsomecountries.
InBrazil(巴西)
Braziliansarewarmandfriendly.Theyoftenstandclosewhentalkinganditiscommonforthemtotouchthepersonontheshoulder.Peopleoftengreeteachother(particularlywomen)withlightcheekkisses.Schedulestendtobeflexible,withbusinessmeetingssometimesstartinglaterthanplanned.Buttobesafe,beontime.Mealscanstretchforhours--there’snosuchthingasrushingamealinBrazil.Lunchesalsocanstartinthemidtolateafternoon.Braziliansaresocial,preferringface-to-facecommunicationoveremailsorphonecalls.
InSingapore
Singaporeansshakehandswhentheymeetandoftenalsogreeteachotherwithasmall,politebow.Businesscardsshouldbeofferedandreceivedwithtwohands.Arrivinglateisconsidereddisrespectful.Sobeontime.Efficiency(效率)isthegoal,someetingsanddealingsoftenarefast-paced.Singaporeansaredirectintheirdiscussions,evenwhenthesubjectisaboutmoney.Rankisimportantandauthorityisrespected.Thisdetermineshowpeopleinteractinmeetings.Forexample,peopleavoiddisagreeingoutrightwithsomeoneofahigherrank.
IntheUnitedArabEmirates
IntheUAE,status(地位)isimportant,sothemostseniororoldestshouldbegreetedfirstwiththeirtitles.Thehandshakeseemstobelongerthanelsewhere.Sodonotpullawayfromthehandshake.Womenshouldcoverthemselveswhenitcomestodress.Menalsotendtobecoveredfromnecktoelbows(肘部)anddowntotheknees.Peopledonotavoidentertainingintheirhomes,buttheyalsoholdbusinessmealsatrestaurants.Touchingorpassingfoodoreatingwithyourlefthandistobeavoided.Whenmeetingsareone-to-one,ifyourhostoffersyoucoffee,youshouldrefuse.Itmightseemodd,butitisaculturaltradition.Coffeeshouldonlybeacceptedifitisalreadysetoutorpresented.
InSwitzerland
TheSwisstendtobeformalandaddresseachotherbylastname.Theyalsoarerespectfulofprivatelives.Youshouldbecarefulnottoaskaboutpersonaltopics.Punctuality(守时)isvital,somethingthatcomesfromadeeprespectforothers’time.Arriveatanymeetingoreventafewminutesearlytobesafe.Theyalsohaveclearstructureintheircompanies.Higher-upsmakethefinaldecisions,evenifothersmightdisagree.Neat,cleandressisexpected.TheSwissfollowformaltablemanners.Theyalsokeeptheirhandsvisibleatthetableandtheirelbowsoffthetable.Itispolitetofinishthefoodonyourplate.
10.Thepassageismainlyabout_______.
A.communicationtypesB.theworkplaceatmosphere
C.customsandsocialmannersD.1ivingconditionsandstandards
11.WhydoSingaporeansavoidarguingwiththeirboss?
A.Theyputefficiencyinthefirstplace.
B.Theydislikeface-to-facecommunication.
C.Theywanttofinishmeetingsasquicklyaspossible.
D.Theyaresupposedtoobeythepersonofahigherrank.
D
Byknowingwhatkindoflearneryouare,youcanorganizeyourstudytobestsuityourparticularwayoflearning.
Visuallearningstyle
Theselearnersliketodraw,build,designandmakethings.Theylikelookingatpicturesandenjoyjigsawpuzzlesandmazes.Theytendtothinkinpicturesratherthanwords.
Verballearningstyle
Theselearnersareverygoodatlisteningandareoftenverygoodspeakersandstorytellers.Theythinkinwordsratherthanpictures.Theyliketoreadandwrite,andusuallyhavegoodmemoriesforsuchthingsasnames,datesandplaces.
Logicallearningstyle
Theselearnersareverylogical.Theyeasilyrecognizenumericalandwordpatternsandlookforlogicalconnectionsbetweenideas.Theyliketofigurethingsoutforthemselvesandlovesolvingproblems.Theyenjoyworkingwithabstract(抽象)ideas.
Bodilylearningstyle
Theselearnersliketomovearoundalotandtotouchobjectsandpeople.Theyoftenwavetheirhandsaroundwhentheyaretalking.Theyaregoodatphysicalactivities,suchassportanddancing,andtheyenjoymakingthingswiththeirhands.
Naturalisticlearningstyle
Theselearnerslovetobeoutside.Theyareinterestedinnatureandareusuallyfondofanimals.Theyareofteninvolvedwithnatureconservationgroups.Theyareexcellentatplanningpicnicsandotheroutdooractivities.Theyliketounderstandhowthingsinnaturework.
Musiclearningstyle
Theselearnersappreciatemusic.Theyareusuallygoodatsingingorplayingmusicalinstrumentsandcanoftencompose(作)music.Theyareoftenverysensitivetonoisesaroundthemandaresometimeseasilydistracted(分散注意力)bybackgroundnoises.
Interpersonallearningstyle
Theselearnersliketobesurroundedbypeople.Theyusuallyhavelotsoffriendsandliketojoingroupsandclubs.Theyaleoftentheleadersofanygrouptheyjoinandtheyareverygoodpeacemakers.
Intrapersonallearningstyle
Thesepeoplearequitehappyintheirowncompany.Theyspendalotoftimethinkingaboutthingssuchastheirdreamsandhopesandtheirrelationsh