学届高三模块诊断英语试题附答案.docx

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学届高三模块诊断英语试题附答案

山西大学附中

2015～2016学年第一学期高三模块诊断（11月19日）

英语试题

（考试时间：

100分钟；满分：

100分）

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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Speed-readingisanecessaryskillintheInternetage．Weskimoverarticles,e-mailsandWechattotrytograspkeywordsandtheessentialmeaningofacertaintext．Surroundedwithinformationfromourelectronicdevices,itwouldbeimpossibletocopeifwereadwordbyword,linebyline．Butanewtrendcallsonpeopletounplugandenjoyreadingslowly,listingbenefitsbeyondtheintelligentstimulation．

ArecentstoryfromTheWallStreetJournalreportedonabookclubinWellington,NewZealand,wheremembersmeetinacafeandturnofftheirsmartphones．Theysinkintocozychairsandreadinsilenceforanhour．Unliketraditionalbookclubs,thepointoftheslowreadingclubisn'texchangingideasaboutacertainbook,buttogetawayfromelectronicdevicesandreadinaquiet,relaxedenvironment．AccordingtotheJournal,theWellingtonbookclubisjustoneexampleofamovementstartedbybookloverswhomisstheold-fashionedwayofreadingbeforetheInternetandsmartphones．

Slowreaders,suchasTheAtlantic'sMauraKelly,sayaregularreadinghabitsharpensthe

mind,improvesconcentration,reducesstresslevelsanddeepenstheabilitytosympathize．AnotherstudypublishedlastyearinScienceshowedthatreadingnovelshelps

peopleunderstandothers’mentalstatesandbeliefs,afundamentalskillinbuildingrelationships.Yettechnologyhasmadeuslessattentivereaders.Screenshavechangedourreadingpatternsfromthestraightandleft-to-rightsequencetoawildskimmingandskippingpatternaswehuntforimportantwordsandinformation.Readingtextpunctuatedwithlinksleadstoweakercomprehensionthanreadingplaintext.TheInternetmayhavemadeusstupider,saysPatrickKingsleyfromTheGuardian.BecauseoftheInternet,hesays,wehavebecomeverygoodatcollectingawiderangeofinterestingnews,butwearealsograduallyforgettinghowtositback,reflect,andrelateallthesefactstoeachother．

Slowreadingmeansareturntoanuninterrupted,straightpattern,inaquietenvironmentfreeofdistractions.Aimfor30minutesaday,advisesKellyfromTheAtlantic．“Youcansqueezeinthathalfhourprettyeasilyifonlyduringyourfreemoments,youpickupameaningfulworkofliterature,”Kellysaid．“Reachforyoure-reader,ifyoulike．KindlesmakebookslikeWarandPeacelessheavy,notlesssubstantive,andalsoensureyou'llneverloseyourplace．”

1．ThebookclubinWellingtonmentionedinParagraph2shows____________．

A.thedeclineofelectronicdevicesB．thenewtrendofslowreading

C．theimportanceofexchangingideasD．theincreasingnumberofclubreaders

2．AccordingtoPatrickKingsley,peoplearestupiderpartlybecauseof_____________．

A．anon-stopreadingpatternB．thestraight,left-to-rightscreen

C．thelackofreflectionD．awiderangeofinterestingnews

3．Accordingtothepassage,slowreading___________．

A．curesthememorylossofelderlypeople

B．promotesthecurrenttechnologyadvances

C．providespeoplewithaquietenvironment

D．contributestounderstandingamongpeople

4．What'sthebesttitleforthepassage?

A．BenefitofReadingClubs．B．ReadingoftheInternetAge．

C．ReturnofSlowReading．D．InfluenceofSpeedReading

B

LumberjackArt

Whenpeoplethinkofanartist,theyprobablydonotimaginealumberjack（伐木工人）cuttingdowntreeswithachainsaw.Yetmanylumberjacksconsiderthemselvestobeartists.Insteadofpatientlyworkingonalargeblockofhardrock,however,lumberjackartistsusechainsawstocarvetheirmasterpiecesfromwood.

Woodensculptures（雕塑）createdwithchainsawsareperfectexamplesoffolkart.Everydaytoolsareusedtocreateartthatfocusesonsubjectsfoundinnature,suchasbearsorotherforestanimals.Notalllumberjacksareartists,butsomechainsawartistshavebeenlumberjacks.

Alumberjackwhoisalsoanartistmightcutdownatreeduringaworkday.Ifthestump,thebottomofthetree,isagoodsize,theartistmightbemotivatedtosculptthestumpintotheshapeofaforestanimal.Thechainsawartistmightalsocarveotherlargeblocksofwood.Sometimesahomeownermightcutdownatreeintheyardandthenhireachainsawartisttocreateanoutdoorsculpturefromthestump.So,thisartowesitsoriginstoeverydaytasksandnature.

Theoriginsofchainsawartmaybehumble（不起眼的）,butthepracticehasexpandedwellbeyondturningastumpintoasculpture.Insomewayschainsawartistsareliketraditionalwoodcarvers.Oneartistsaidthatusingchainsawswassimplymorepractical.Thispersonbeganhisworkasatraditionalwoodcarver—thatis,heusedhandtoolstocarvethewoodintotheshapeshewanted.Tosavetime,hebeganusingachainsawtoremovesomepartsofthewoodenblock.Thisartistrealizedthatthechainsawnotonlycutdownlargepiecesofwoodquickly,butitalsoproducedadistinctiveandbeautifulpatternonthewood.Thesepatternswouldnotbeseeninotherpiecesofart.Eventually,theartistbeganusingthechainsawfornearlyallofhiscarvings.

Howeverunusualitmayseem,chainsawartisheretostay.Thefinaltestofsuccessforanytypeofartistheenthusiasmandacceptanceofthepublic.Theconclusionis:

peoplelovewatchingchainsawartistswork,andpeoplelovethesculpturestheycreate.

5.Whatdoweknowaboutchainsawartists?

A.Theyareoriginallytraditionallumberjacks.

B.Theyintroduceanewconceptofartiststopeople.

C.Theycreatemasterpiecesinwoodsandforests.

D.Theyproducetheirsculptureswhilecuttingdowntrees.

6.Chainsawart_____.

A.ishardtobespread.B.isakindoffolkart.

C.focusesonmodernthemes.D.needstimetobemastered.

7.WhatismainlydiscussedinParagraph4?

A.Theapplicationofchainsawinthelumberjackart.

B.Theexperiencesofachainsawartist.

C.Theprocedureforcreatingachainsawsculpture.

D.Theoriginsofthelumberjackart.

C

ItwasadangerousperiodforNancywhenherownfortuneswereconcerned.Shehadtorelyonfreelance（自由撰稿）workforsixmonthsafterQualityWeeklyMagazinefolded.Theregularsalarychequehadalwaysseemedverysmall,butnowitwaslikelostriches.Shesentmanyarticlestoothermagazines.Sometimesshestruckitluckyandgotatask.Sheoncewroteashortarticleofapoliticianwhoappreciatedherfair-mindedapproachandgavehersomesecretinformation.Herarticlewasnoticedbyaneditorinsearchofsomethingsharpandfresh.AndNancywasgettinganameforsharpcomment.Inthistrade,shesaw,youdidn’tneedsomuchtobeuptodatewiththingsasaheadofthem,lyinginwaitforcircumstance,readytojump.

ThenonedayshewalkedintotheofficesofNationalDaily.Ithadtakenherarticleanditseditorhadlookedkindlyuponher.Havinghandedoverapieceonthelatesteducationaltheoriesshe’dwritten,shefellintoconversationwithawomanshehadknownbefore.Shelearnedthatoneofthepaper’sregularcolumnists（专栏作家）hadquittedthejob.SoNancymadethenecessaryphonecalltoapplyforthejob.

Andthen,thephonecallcame.She’dhaveaweeklycolumnwithherphotographnexttoit.Therewouldbeasalarycheque,andperhapsfameandsuccesstofollowthat.Sherealizedthatthejobpresentedherwithawonderfulopportunity.

Later,whenshewasalone,Nancythoughtthatherappointmenthadprobablybeenapieceofgoodfortune.However,sherefusedtoallowtheword“luck”.Shemusthavegotthejobbecauseshewasgoodandexperienced.Whatsheneverknewwasthatinfacttheeditorhadbeenatthepointofofferingthecolumntoanotherwriter,Alex.WhenhewasabouttopickupthephonetocallAlex,thecolleaguehemostdislikedwalkedintohisoffice,andspokewithsatisfactionofthepossibilityofcloserassociationwiththisoldfriendofhis.Assoonasthecolleaguewasoutoftheroom,hereachedforthephone,andrangNancy.

8.WhydidNancyspendadangerousperiod?

A.BecauseshelostthejobinQualityWeeklyMagazine.

B.Becauseshereportedsomesecretinformation.

C.Becauseherregularsalarychequewastoosmall.

D.Becausefreelanceworkwasdifficulttodo.

9.Nancythoughtthesecretofsuccessasajournalistwasto

A.makepositivecomments

B.waitandgraspthechance

C.getalongwellwitheditors

D.keepupwiththelatestinformation

10.Inthelastparagraph,theunderlinedpart“thisoldfriendofhis”refersto_____.

A.thecolleagueB.theeditorC.AlexD.Nancy

11.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

A.ThenewjobpresentedNancywithpressure.

B.Workinghardisthekeytogainingpopularityforawriter.

C.Regularcolumnistsarebetterthanfreelancewriters.

D.NancygotthejobinNationalDailybychance.

D

RunningonEmpty

Foralmostacentury,scientistshaveassumed,tiredness—orexhaustion—inathletesoriginatesinthemuscles（肌肉）.Preciseexplanationshavevaried,butallhavebeenbasedonthe“LimitationsTheory”.Inotherwords,musclestirebecausetheyhitaphysicallimit:

theyeitherrunoutoffueloroxygenortheydrowninharmfulby-products（副产品）.

Inthepastfewyears,however,TimothyNoakesfromtheUniversityofCapeTown,SouthAfrica,hasexaminedthisstandardtheory.Tiredness,heargues,iscausednotbysignalsspringingfromovertaxedmuscles,butisanemotionalresponsewhichbeginsinthebrain.Thefundamentalnatureofhisnewtheoryisthatthebrainpacesthemusclestokeepthemwellbackfromtheedgeofexhaustion.Whenthebraindecidesit’stimetoquit,itcreatesunbearablemuscletiredness.This“CentralGovernor”theoryremainscontro