最新山西大学附中届高三上学期月考英语试题及.docx

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最新山西大学附中届高三上学期月考英语试题及

山西大学附中

2018～2018学年高三第一学期9月（总第一次）模块诊断

英语试题

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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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Iusedtothinkofmyselfasafairlyopenperson,butmybookshelvestoldadifferentstory.ApartfromafewIndiannovelsandtheAustralianandSouthAfricanbook,myliteraturecollectionconsistedofBritishandAmericantitles.Worsestill,Ihardlyeverreadanythingintranslation.MyreadingwaslimitedtostoriesbyEnglish-speakingauthors.

So,atthestartof2018,IsetmyselfthechallengeoftryingtoreadabookfromeverycountryinayeartofindoutwhatIwasmissing.AsIwasunlikelytofindpublicationsfromnearly200nationsontheshelvesofmylocalbookshop,Idecidedtoasktheplanet’sreadersforhelp.IcreatedablogcalledAYearofReadingtheWorldandputoutanappealforsuggestionsoftitlesthatIcouldreadinEnglish.

Theresponsewasamazing.BeforeIknewit,peopleallovertheplanetweregettingintouchwithideasandoffersofhelp.Somepostedmebooksfromtheirhomecountries.Othersdidhoursofresearchonmybehalf.Inaddition,severalwriterssentmeunpublishedtranslationsoftheirnovels,givingmearareopportunitytoreadworksotherwiseunavailabletothe62%oftheBritishwhoonlyspeakEnglish.Evenso,selectingbookswasnoeasytask.Withtranslationsmakinguponlyaround4.5percentofliteraryworkspublishedintheUKandIreland,gettingEnglishversionsofstorieswasdifficult.

Buttheeffortwasworthit.IfoundIwasvisitingthementalspaceofthestorytellers.Thesestoriesnotonlyopenedmymindtothereallifeinotherplaces,butopenedmyhearttothewaypeopletheremightfeel.

Andthatinturnchangedmythinking.Throughreadingthestoriessharedwithmebybookishstrangersaroundtheglobe,IrealizedIwasnotalone,butpartofanetworkthatspreadallovertheplanet.（325words）

1.WhichofthefollowingmightbefoundontheblogAYearofReadingtheWorld?

A.UnfinishednovelsbyBritishwriters.B.ResearchonEnglishliterature.

C.ListsofEnglishversionbooks.D.CommentsonEnglishliterature.

2.Whywasithardfortheauthortoselecttherightbookstoread?

A.TheauthorcouldonlyreadbookswritteninEnglish.

B.Theauthorwasonlyinterestedinafewtopics.

C.Theauthorhadabusyschedule.

D.Mostbooksrecommendedarenotavailableinlocalbookshops.

3.Theauthorisprobablyfrom_________.

A.AmericaB.CanadaC.AustraliaD.theUK

4.Whichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribetheauthor’sexperience?

A.fastandeffortlessB.challengingbutrewarding

C.hopelessbutbeneficialD.meaningfulbutfruitless

B

Myoldestchild,Emma,justreturnedtocampusafteralongholidaybreaktofinishupherlastperiodofcollege.Thesedays,friendsandfamilyhavebegunfloodingmewithonequestion:

Whatisshegoingtodoaftergraduation?

Thejobmarketis,afterall,awfullytough.Justthismonththe FederalReserve Bankpublishedastudy showingthat“recentgraduatesareincreasinglyworkinginlow-paid jobs orworkingpart-time.”Thebrightspot,accordingtothestudy,isforstudentswhomajoredinSTEM—science,technology,engineeringandmathematics—areasinwhichrecentgraduates“havetendedtodorelativelywell”.

ButEmmaisastudentofthehumanitiesatasmallcollege.She’sanAmericanStudiesmajorwithafocusonthepoliticsandcultureoffood.Forquiteawhile,IthinkherfieldofstudyissofashionablerightnowthatI’mnottheleastbitworriedshewillfindagoodjob. YetthemoreI’vethoughtaboutit,themoreI’vedecidedtobehonest.“I’mnotsurewhatEmmaisgoingtodo,”Inowsay.“Butshe’sgottenagreateducationandhasreallyfoundherinterest，—andIknowthosethingswillserveherwelloverthecourseofherlife.”

Nowadays,moreandmore universitiesandcolleges arebeingmeasuredbythesalariesoftheirrecentgraduates.Inthisclimate,encouragingyourkidtostudythehumanities,seems,atbest,unwiseor,atworst,unconcernedwithearningaliving.Butacollegeisnotavocationalschool.AndpromotingSTEMsubjectsshouldnotbesociety’sonlyanswertohelpingthenextgenerationgrowinacompetitiveworld.

Fromthebeginning,weneverurgedEmmatopickacollegeoramajorwithaneyeonitsexpected returnonmoney,asmoreandmorefamiliesaredoing. ToEmma,whatreallymatterswillbesomethingthatwemaynotbeabletomeasureforquitealongtime:

Emma’scontributiontotheworldandhowhappysheisinit.（348words）

5.Theauthor’sfriendsandfamily_________.

A.areconcernedaboutEmma’sfutureB.havebeenworryingabouttheflood

C.areworriedaboutEmma’ssafetyD.areworriedaboutthejobmarket

6.WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph2?

A.Thenumberofthegraduatesisincreasing.

B.STEMgraduatescanbebetteremployees.

C.STEMgraduatesareinrelativelygreaterdemand.

D.Moreandmoregraduatesliketodoapart-timejob.

7.WhydidEmmachooseamajorinthehumanities?

A.Becausesheisinterestedinit.B.Becausehermothertoldherto.

C.Becauseitisincreasinglypopular.D.Becauseshewantsfurthereducation.

8.Accordingtotheauthor,whatmattersmostinchoosingamajoristhat_________.

A.itshouldbeamongtheSTEMB.itshouldbringachievementsandhappiness

C.itshouldallowagoodjobandahighsalaryD.itshouldbefashionableandinteresting

C

Recentlyastudy,ledbyPedroHallaloftheFederalUniversity,suggeststhatnearlyathirdofadults,31%,arenotgettingenoughexercise.Thatratesofexercisehavedeclinedishardlyanewdiscovery.Sincethebeginningoftheindustrialrevolution,technologyandeconomicgrowthhavehelpedtocreateaworldinwhichtakingexerciseismoreandmoreanoptionratherthananecessity.ButonlyrecentlyhaveenoughgooddatabeencollectedfromenoughplacestocarryoutthesortofanalysisDrHallalandhiscolleagueshaveengagedin.

Therearecommonthemesindifferentplaces.Unsurprisingly,peopleinrichcountriesarelessactivethanthoseinpoorones,andoldpeoplearelessactivethanyoungones.Lessobviously,womentendtoexerciselessthanmen—34%areinactive,comparedwith28%ofmen.Butthereareexceptions.ThewomenofCroatia,Finland,IraqandLuxembourg,forexample,movemorethantheirmalecountrymen.

Maltawinstheraceformostslothfulcountry,with72%ofadultsgettingtoolittleexercise,andSwazilandandSaudiArabiaareinclosebehind,with69%.InBangladesh,just5%ofadultsfailtoexerciseenough.Surprisingly,sixAmericansintenareactiveenoughaccordingtoDrHallal’sstudy,comparedwithfewerthanfourintenBritish.

Thesehighratesofinactivityareworrying.Humanbeingsseemtohaveevolvedtobenefitfromexercisewhiledeliberatelyavoidingitwhenevertheycan.Inastateofnatureitwouldbeimpossibletolivealifethatdidnotprovideenoughofit.Butthatisnolongerthecase.Actuallylackofenoughactivitythesedayshasnearlythesameeffectonlifespanassmoking.（291words）

9.WemaylearnfromParagraph1that_________.

A.thedeclineofexerciseratesisnewlydiscovered

B.thestudysuggests31%offemaleadultsgettoolittleexercise

C.theindustrialrevolutionhaschangedthewaypeoplelivetosomedegree

D.thegoodenoughdatahasbeencollectedfromonlyonecountry

10.Accordingtothestudy,womenofLuxembourg_________.

A.havelittletimetoexerciseB.hatetogetregularexercise

C.takemoreexercisetoloseweightD.exercisemorethanmenintheircountry

11.Theunderlinedword“slothful”inParagraph3mostprobablymeans_________.

A.lazyB.richC.powerfulD.unpopular

12.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.BenefitsofTakingExerciseB.NewHealthDiscovery

C.EvolvementofHumanBeingsD.WorldwideLackofEnoughExercise

D

Welcome to ArundelCastlewhichissituatedinWestSussex,England.Thecastlehasahistoryofnearly1,000yearsandhaswelcomedvisitors traveling from all over the world.ArundelCastlealsoplaysastarringroleinmanyfilms.

TheGardens

TheWhiteGardenisplantedwithsoftwhiteIcebergRoses,andSnowWhiteLilies.

TheRoseGardenisnewlyplantedwithlovelyold-fashionedEnglishrosesthatareattheirverybestinJuneandJuly.

TheOrganicKitchenGardenproducesawiderangeofseasonalfruitandvegetables,pears,cherriesandapples.

TheCastleShop

IntheCastleShop,youwilldiscoverawideandinterestingrangeofgiftideasforeveryone.Itoffersgiftsandsouvenirsdesignedtoappealtoalltastesandpockets.Foods,china,books,andstationeryareallavailable.ManyaresoldinthisCastleShoponly.

AtArundelCastleweprideourselvesonsupportinglocalsuppliersandactivelyencourageenvironmentallyfriendlyproducts.

TheArundelFestival2018

Saturday16thtoMonday25thAugust

TheannualArundelFestivalgetsbiggerandbettereveryyear.Itisoneofthemostamazing,diverseandeasilyaccessibleartsfestivalsintheUK,offeringamixofvisualarts,music,theatreandstreetentertainment.

Parking

Coachesandmini-busescandropoffatthemainCastleentranceinMillRoadandparkinthemaintowncarparkthatisoppositetheCastleentrance.Pleaseinformuswhenmakingyourbookingofhowmanyparkingpermitsarerequired.（252words）

13.Whenvisitingthecastle,youcan_________.

A.getold-fashionedEnglishrosesasgifts

B.seehowthelocalgiftsarebeingmade

C.getseasonalfruitandvegetablesforfree

D.buyeco-friendlyproductsintheCastleShop

14.HowlongdoestheArundelFestivallastthisyear?

A.16daysB.One