高三英语月考试题15.docx

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高三英语月考试题15

2016年甘肃省兰州一中9月月考试卷

英语

本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分，共120分。

第I卷

第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；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（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

A

DearAlfred,

Iwanttotellyouhowimportantyourhelpistomylife.

Growingup,IhadpeopletellingmeIwastooslow,though,withanIQof150+at17,I’manythingbutstupid.

ThefactwasthatIwasfoundtohaveADHD.Anxiousallthetime,Iwasunabletokeepfocusedformorethananhouratatime.

However,whensomethingdidinterestme,Icouldbecomeabsorbed.Inhighschool,Ibecamecuriousaboutthecomputer,andbuiltmyfirstwebsite.Moreover,IcompletedtheseniorcourseofComputerBasics,plusfiverelevantpre-collegecourses.

WhileIwasexploringmycuriosity,mydiseasegotworse.Iwantedtogotocollegeafterhighschool,butcouldn’t.So,IwaskillingmytimeathomeuntilJune2012whenIdiscoveredtheonlinecomputercoursesofyourtrainingcenter.

Sincethen,IhavetakencourseslikeDataScienceandAdvancedMathematics.Currently,I’mlearningyourProbabilitycourse.Ihavehundredsofprinterpaper,coveredinself-writtennotesfromyourvideos.Thishasgivenmeapurpose.

Lastyear,Ispentallmytimelookingforajobwhere,withoutdealingwiththepublic,Icouldworkalone,butstillhaveateamtotalkto.Luckily,Idiscoveredthejob—DataAnalyst—thism

onthandhavebeengoingfullsteamahead.IwanttoprovethatIcanteachmyselfarespectfulprofession,withoutgoingtocollege,andbejustasgoodas,ifnotbetterthan,mycompetitors.

Thankyou.You’vegivenmehopethatIcanfollowmyheart.Forthefirsttime,IfeelgoodaboutmyselfbecauseI’mdoingsomething,notbecausesomeonetoldmeIwasdoinggood.Ifeelwhole.

Thisiswhyyou’resavingmylife.

Yours,

Tanis

1.Whydidn’tTanisgotocollegeafterhighschool?

A.Shehadlearnedenoughaboutcomputerscience.

B.Shehadmoredifficultykeepingfocused.

C.Shepreferredtakingonlinecourses.

D.Shewastooslowtolearn.

2.Asfortheworkingenvironment,Tanisprefers_______.

A.workingbyherselfB.dealingwiththepublic

C.competingagainstothersD.stayingwithADHDstudents

3.Taniswrotethisletterinorderto_____.

A.explainwhyshewasinterestedinthecomputer

B.sharetheideasshehadforherprofession

C.showhowgratefulshewastothecenter

D.desc

ribethecoursesshehadtakensofar

B

TheProcessofAgeing

Attheageoftwelveyears,thehumanbodyisatitsmostvigorous.Ithasyettoreachitsfullsizeandstrength,anditsownerhisorherfullintelligence;butatthisagethepossibilityofdeathisleast.Earlier,wewereinfantsandyoungchildren,andconsequentlymorevulnerable（易受伤的）;later,weshallundergoaprogressivelossofourvigourandresistancewhich,thoughvagueatfirst,willfinallybecomesosteepthatwecanlivenolonger,howeverwellwelookafterourselves,andhoweverwellsociety,andourdoctors,lookafterus.

Thisdeclineinvigourwiththepassingoftimeiscalledageing.Itisoneofthemostunpleasantdiscoverieswhichweallmakethatwemustdeclineinthisway,thatifweescapewars,accidentsanddiseaseweshalleventually“dieofoldage”,andthatthishappensataratewhichdifferslittlefrompersontoperson,sothatthereareheavyoddsinfavorofourdyingbetweentheagesofsixty-fiveandeighty.Someofuswilldiesooner,afewwilllivelonger—onintoaninthortenthdecade.Butthechancesareagainstit,andthereisavirtuallimitonhowlongwecanhopetoremainalive,howeverluckyandphysicallystrongweare.

Normalpeopletendtoforgetthisprocessunlessanduntiltheyareremindedofit.Wearesofamiliarwiththefactthatmanages,thatpeoplehaveforyearsassumedthattheprocessoflosingvigourwithtime,ofbecomingmorelikelytodietheolderweget,wassomethingself-evident,likethecoolingofahotkettleorthewearing-outofapairofshoes.Theyhavealsoassumedthatallanimals,andprobablyotherorganismssuchastrees,

oreventheuniverseitself,mustinthenatureofthings“wearout”.

Mostanimalswecommonlyobservedoinfactageaswedo,ifgiventhechancetolivelongenough;andmechanicalsystemslikeawound（上发条的）watch,orthesun,doinfactranoutofenergyinaccordancewiththesecondlawofthermodynamics（热力学）.Butthesearenotsimilarorequivalenttowhathappenswhenmanages.Arun-downwatchisstillawatchandcanberewound.Anoldwatch,bycontrast,becomessowornandunreliablethatiteventuallyisnotworthmending.Butawatchcouldneverrepairitself—itdoesnotconsistoflivingparts,onlyofmetal,whichwearsawaybyfriction（摩擦）.Wecould,atonetime,repairourselves—wellenough,atleast,toovercomeallbutthemostinstantlyfatalillnessesandaccidents.Betweentwelveandeightyyearswegraduallylosethispower,anillnesswhichattwelvewouldknockusover,ateightycanknockusout,andintoourgrave.Ifwecouldstayasvigorousasweareattwelve,itwouldtakeabout700yearsforhalfofustodie,andanother700forthesurvivorstobereducedbyhalfagain.

4.Whatcanbelearnedfromthispassageisthat______.

A.peopleusuallyareunhappywhentheyareremindedofageing

B.childrenreachtheirfullintelligenceattheageoftwelveyears

C.peopleareusuallymorelikelytodieattheageoftwelveyears

D.ourfirsttwelveyearsrepresentthepeakofhumandevelopment

5.Theunderlinedword“it”inthelastsentenceofParagraphTworefersto______.

A.remainingaliveuntil65B.dyingbefore65orafter80

C.remainingaliveafter80D.dyingbetween65and80

6.Whatdoes“ageing”meanaccordingtothepassage?

A.Itisafactthatpeoplecannotliveanylonger.

B.Itreferstoagraduallossofvigorandresistance.

C.Itisusuallyaphenomenonofdyingatanoldage.

D.Itisaperiodwhenpeopleareeasilyattackedbyillness.

7.Whatdotheexamplesofthewatchrefertointhelastparagraph?

A.Normallypeoplearequitefamiliarwiththeageingprocess.

B.Thelawofthermodynamicsfunctions

intheageingprocess.

C.Allanimalsandotherorganismsundergotheageingprocess.

D.Human'sageingprocessisdifferentfromthatofmechanisms.

C

NotallbodiesofwateraresoevidentlyaliveastheAtlanticOcean,anS-shapedbodyofwatercovering33millionsquaremiles.TheAtlantichas,inasense,replacedtheMediterraneanastheinlandseaofWesterncivilization.Unlikerealinlandseas,whichseemstrangelystill,theAtlanticisrichinoceanicliveliness.Itisperhapsnotsurprisingthatitsvitalityhasbeenmuchwrittenaboutbyancientpoets.

“StormatSea”,ashortpoemwrittenaround700,isgenerallyregardedasoneofmankind’searliestartisticrepresentations

oftheAtlantic.

Whenthewindisfromthewest

Allthewavesthatcannotrest

Totheeastmustthunderon

Wherethe

brighttreeofthesun

Isrootedintheocean’sbreast.

Asthepoemsuggests,theAtlanticisneverdeadanddull.Itisanoceanthatmoves,impressivelyandendlessly.Itmakesallkindsofnoise-itisforeverthundering,boiling,crashing,andwhistling.

ItiseasytoimaginetheAtlantictryingtodrawbreath-perhapsnotsonoticeablyoutinmid–ocean,butwhereitmeetsland,itswatersbathingupanddownasandybeach.Itmimics（模仿）nearlyperfectlythesteadybreathingofalivingcreature.Itisfilledwithsymbioticexistences,too;unimaginablequantitiesofcreatures,littleandlargealike,mixwithinitsdepthsinakindofoceanicharmony,givingtothewatersafeelingofheartbeat,akindofsub-oceanvitality.Andithasapsychology.Ithaspersonalities:

sometimespeacefulandpleasant,onrareoccasionsroughandwild;alwaysitisstrongandstriking.

8.Unlikerealinlandseas,theAtlanticOceanis__________.

A.alwaysenergetic

B.lackinginliveliness

C.shapedlikeasquare

D.favoredbyancient

poets

9.Whatisthepurposeofusingthepoem“StormatSea”inthepassage?

A.Todescribethemovementofthewaves.

B.Toshowthestrengthofthestorm.

C.Torepresentthepoweroftheocean.

D.Toprovethevastnessofthesea.

10.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“symbiotic”mean?

A.Livingtogether.B.Growingfast.

C.Movingharmoniously.D.Breathingpeacefully.

11.Inthelastparagraph,theAtlanticiscomparedto__________.

A.abeautifulandpoeticplaceB.afleshandbloodperson

C.awonderfulworldD.alovelyanimal

D

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Mosthikingexpertsholdtheopinionthatitisrathersensibletostarthikingat3or4inthemorning,evenifitisafull-dayhike.Sincemosthikesareconductedathighaltitudes,startingoffearlywillmakesurethatyouarebackdownduringtheafternoonhours.

HikingTip2—BeLight

Sinceweareanywaytalkingabouttheloadyouwillcarry,anotherimportanthikingtipistocarryfewerloads.Ifyouaregoingonahikingtrailonafamiliarpath,youwillneedreducedsurvivalitems,aschancethatyouwillgetlostorhurtyourselfonth

esehikingtrailsislittle.

HikingTip3—ReducetheNumberofBreaks

Onceyoustartyourhike,youshouldmakesureyoudonottaketoomanybreaks.Youwillneedtomaintainaconsistentspeedandminimizethenumberofstopswhichyoutake.Speedandreststopshelpdistinguishaninexperiencedhikerfromanexperthiker.Aninexperiencedhikerwillhaveburstsofspeedandenergyanditwillbefollowedbyreststops.Thisresultsinslowingdownthegeneralspeed.

HikingTip