湖南省岳阳市第七中学届高三月考英语试题 Word版含答案.docx

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湖南省岳阳市第七中学届高三月考英语试题Word版含答案

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英语试题

本试卷分为第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120分钟。

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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

AlanNaimanwasknownforbeingverycarefulabouthowhespenthismoney.Buteventhoseclosesttohimhadnoknowledgeofthefortunehequietlygatheredandthelastacthehadplanned.

Naimandiedofcanceratage63lastJanuary.ThemanfromtheAmericanstateofWashingtongavemostofhismoneytogroupsthathelpthepoor,sick,disabledandabandonedchildren.

Hegavethem$11million.Thelargeamountofhisfortuneshockedthegroupsthatreceivedhisgiftsandevenhisbestfriends.ThatisbecauseNaimanhadbeenknowntorepairhisownshoeswithducttape.Hehadsoughtdealstobuyfoodfromgrocerystoresatclosingtimeandtakenfriendsouttolunchatlowcostrestaurants.

Naimandiedunmarriedandchildless.Helovedchildrenbutalsowasintenselyprivate.Hesaved,investedandworkedextrajobstogathermoney.Herarelyspentthemoneyonhimselfafterseeinghowunfairlifecouldbeforchildrenwhosuffermost.

Naimanwasaformerbankerwhoworkedforthepast20yearsatthestateDepartmentofSocialandHealthServices.Heearned$67,234ayearandalsotookonsidejobs.Sometimes,heworkedasmanyasthreeatatime.Hesavedandinvestedenoughtomakeseveralmillionsofdollars.Healsoreceivedmillionsmorefromhisparentsaftertheydied.

Heleft$2.5milliontothePediatricInterimCareCenterinWashington.Thecenterisaprivateorganizationthatcaresforbabiesborntomotherswhoabuseddrugsandchildrenwithdrugdependency.Thecenterusedthemoneytopayoffitsmortgage（按揭）andbuyanewvehicletotransportthechildren.

Naimangave$900,000totheTreehouse,wherechildrenwithoutparentscanchoosetoysandnecessitiesforfree.TreehouseisusingNaiman’smoneytoexpanditscollegeandcareersupportservicesStatewide.

1.WhywereNaiman’sbestfriendsshockedathisdonation?

A.Heleftnothingtohisrelatives.B.Hewasdishonestinhiseconomicconditions.

C.Hereceivedwealthfromhisparentssecretly.D.Heusedtobeverycarefultospendmoney.

2.Naimanwasgreatlyconcernedabout_________.

A.hismoneyB.hiscareerC.childrenintroubleD.lifeafterretirement

3.WhatdoesParagraph5mainlytalkabout?

A.WhyNaiman’sparentsturnedrich.B.WhereNaiman’sfortunecamefrom.

C.HowhardNaimanworkedallhislife.D.HowcleverNaimanwastogathermoney.

4.HowdidNaiman’smoneybenefitthePediatricInterimCareCenter?

A.Itimproveditstransportsystem.B.Itofferedmoretoystochildren.

C.Itsentmorechildrentocollege.D.Ithelpedmorewomengiveupdrugs.

B

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C

Goldfishhaveprettyboringlives,somaybeit’sagoodthingtheycanonlyconcentratefornineseconds!

Butaccordingtoanewresearch,humansarebecominglikegoldfish. Ourattentionspan（时长）isgettingshorter...andit’sallbecauseoftechnology.　　

“Wemovequicklyfromonesitetoanotherontheweb,”saidDoctorTedSelker,acomputerscientistfromMassachusetts,“andwearelosingtheabilitytoconcentrate.”Withmillionsofwebsitestochoosefrom,theattentionspanoftheaverageinternetuserisjustseconds. Thereareotherdigitaldistractions（分心）too:

email,instantmessagingandquickiemoviesonwebsites. 

Somepeopleareworriedabouttheeffectonyoungpeople. “Youneedtimetounderstandandthinkaboutwhatyouread,”saidJuliaWood,fromLondon.“Youngpeoplesearchthenetallthetimeandtheirbrainsbecomefullofuselessinformationbutthereisnotimetomakesenseofit. Iamtryingtopersuademypupilstoreadmorebooks,sothattheyconcentrateononesubjectforlonger.”　　

Otherteachersaretryingmoreunusualmethodstoimprovestudents’ concentration.AnneSavan,fromWales,wassoworriedaboutherstudentsthatshestartedplayingMozartduringhersciencelessons. Shesaysthatithadanamazingeffect:

“Themusicmadethemcalmer,andtheirconcentrationwasmuchbetter.”　　

Butnoteveryonebelievesthatthereisaproblem. RayCole,aneducationalpsychologistsays, “Ontheweb,youngpeoplelearntomakequickdecisionsaboutwhatisandisn’tworthreading.Theymightlookatfiveunhelpfulwebsitesveryquickly,beforestoppingandreadingasixthusefulwebsitemorecarefully. Inaworldwithsomuchinformationavailable,thisisanimportantskill.”

8. Whydoesthewritermention“goldfish”?

    A. Tointroducebackground.　　           B. Tocomparetwospecies.　　

C. Tointroduceatopic.D. Tosuggestawayout.

9.WhatmaycauseashorterattentionspanaccordingtoDr. TedSelker?

　A. Skippingaroundtheinternet.                   B. Timetodigestinformation.     

　C. Traditionalmethodsofreading.               D. Makingdecisions.

10. Whatwillhelpstudentsovercomeashortattentionspan?

     A. Composingmusic.      B. TextingmessagesC. Readingmorebooks.   D. Watchingquickiemovies.

11. WhatisRayCole’sattitudetowardslookingthroughwebsitesquickly?

   A. Cautious.   B. Unfavorable.    C. Skeptical.   D. Supportive.

D

Theideaofprogressstartedtoflowerinthe17thcentury.Atthattime,manywisethinkersbelievedthatmanliberatedbyreasonwouldrisetoevergreaterheightsofachievement.Themanyexpressionsofhumannature wouldbetheenginesofprogress:

language,business,science,andmoralsensibility （道德感）.Unfortunately,mostofthoseengineshavefailedtobringthedesiredhumanprogress.

Themodernagehasbelongedtomaterialprogressanditsmainsourcehasbeen science.Sciencegivespeoplehugepowertochangetheworld.Butcanpeoplebetrustedtouseitalwaysforgood?

Thinkofbiotechnologyandinformationtechnology.Anditisnotjustthatscientificprogressdoesnotdelivertheemotionalgood.Peoplealsofearthatmankindisfailingtomanagescienceproperly.Theforestsaredisappearing;theiceismelting;privacyisleaking;lifeisbecomingadepressingmarchinanuglyworld.

Thepointisnotthatscienceisharmful,butthatscientificprogress needstobemappedtidilyontohumanprogress.Thatreliesonmoralsensibilityinitswidestsense.Thisliberalforceoffershopeforabetterfuture.Theveryideaofmoralsensibilityprobablysoundsout-of-date.Butresearchersfindthatpeopledesire asenseofmoralpurposewhichwouldgivelifedignity.Peoplewanttodeterminehowtheworldworks,notalwaystobedeterminedbyit.Moralsensibilityiswhypeoplewillsufferfortheirbeliefs， andwhyactsofnobleself-sacrificearesopowerful．

Itisadmittedthatourmoralidealswillneverberealizedcompletely.Butsometimes,howeverimperfectly,wecanmakeprogress.Humandignityrequirestheloveofidealsfortheirownsake,butnothingrequiresthatthelovebereturned.Humanprogressisneitherguaranteednorhopeless.Instead,itisuptous.

12.WhatdoweknowabouthumanprogressfromParagraph1?

A.Humanbeingsweregreatlyliberatedbytheideaofprogress.

B.Languagefailedtoserveasanexpressionofhumanprogress.

C.People begantothinkabouthumanprogressinthe17thcentury.

D.Manythinkersinthe17thcenturywereoptimisticabouthumanprogress.

13.Whydoessciencefailtobringthedesiredhumanprogress?

A.Scientificprogressdoesnotgivepeopledignity.

B.Propergoverningisnotguaranteedintheuseofscience.

C.Scienceismisunderstoodbecauseofimprop