配套K12内蒙古乌兰察布市集宁区届高三英语上学期第一次月考试题.docx
《配套K12内蒙古乌兰察布市集宁区届高三英语上学期第一次月考试题.docx》由会员分享,可在线阅读,更多相关《配套K12内蒙古乌兰察布市集宁区届高三英语上学期第一次月考试题.docx(12页珍藏版)》请在冰豆网上搜索。
配套K12内蒙古乌兰察布市集宁区届高三英语上学期第一次月考试题
内蒙古乌兰察布市集宁区2017届高三英语上学期第一次月考试题
本试卷满分为120分,考试时间为100分钟。
第I卷(选择题共70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
DearAlfred,
Iwanttotellyouhowimportantyourhelpistomylife.
Growingup,IhadpeopletellingmeIwastooslow,though,withanIQof150at17,I’manythingbutstupid.ThefactwasthatIwasfoundtohaveADHD(注意力缺陷多动障碍).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-writtennotesfromyourvideo.Thishasgivenmeapurpose.
Lastyear,Ispentallmytimelookingforajobwhere,withoutdealingwiththepublic,Icouldworkalone,butstillhaveateamtotalkto.Luckily,Idiscoveredthejob—DataAnalyst—thismonthandhavebeengoingfullsteamahead.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.describethecoursesshehadtakensofar
B
“DidyouhearwhathappenedtoAdamLastFriday?
”LindseywhisperstoTori.
Withhereyesshining,Toribrags,“YoubetIdid,Seantoldmetwodaysago.”
WhoareLindseyandToritalkingabout?
Itjusthappenedtobeyourstruly,AdamFreedmam.Icantellyouthatwhattheyaresayingis(a)notniceand(b)noteventrue.Still,LindseyandToriaren’tverydifferentfrommoststudentshereatLintonHighSchool,includingme.Manyofourconversationsaregossip(闲话).Ihavenoticedthreeeffectsofgossip:
itcanhurtpeople,itcangivegossipersastrangekindofsatisfaction,anditcancausesocialpressuresinagroup.
Animportantnegativeeffectofgossipisthatitcanhurtthepersonbeingtalkedabout.Usually,gossipspreadsinformationaboutatopic-breakups,troubleathome,evendroppingout-thatapersonwouldratherkeepsecret.Themoreembarrassingorshamefulthesecretis,thejuicierthegossipitmakes.Probablytheworsttypeofgossipistheabsolutelie.Peopleoftenthinkofgossipersasharmless,butcruelliescancausepain.
Ifweknowthatgossipcanbeharmful,thenwhydosomanyofusdoit?
Thatanswerliesinanothereffectofgossip:
thesatisfactionitgivesus.Sharingthelatestrumor(传言)canmakeapersonfeelimportantbecauseheorsheknowssomethingthatothersdon’t.Similarly,hearingthelatestrumorcanmakeapersonfeellikepartofthe“ingroup.”Inotherwords,gossipissatisfyingbecauseitgivespeopleasenseofbelongingorevensuperiority(优越感).
Gossipalsocanhaveathirdeffect:
itstrengthensunwritten,unspokenrulesabouthowpeopleshouldact.ProfessorDavidWilsonexplainsthatgossipisimportantinpolicingbehaviorsinagroup.Translatedintohighschoolterms,thismeansthatifeverybodyyouhangaroundwithislaughingatwhatJohnworeorwhatJanesaid,thenyoucanbetthatwearingorsayingsomethingsimilarwillgetyouthesamekindofnegativeattention.Thedo’sanddon’tsconveyedthroughgossipwillnevershowupinanystudenthandbook.
Theeffectsofgossipvarydependingonthesituation.Thenexttimeyoufeeltheurgetospreadthelatestnews,thinkaboutwhyyouwanttogossipandwhateffectsyour“juicystory”mighthave.
4.Theauthorusesaconversationatthebeginningofthepassageto______.
A.introduceatopicB.presentanargument
C.describethecharactersD.clarifyhiswritingpurpose
5.Intheauthor’sopinion,manypeopleliketogossipbecauseit______.
A.givesthemafeelingofpleasure
B.helpthemtomakemorefriends
C.makesthembetterattellingstories
D.enablesthemtomeetimportantpeople
6.ProfessorDavidWilsonthinkthatgossipcan______.
A.providestudentswithwrittenrules
B.helppeoplewatchtheirownbehaviors
C.forceschooltoimprovestudenthandbooks
D.attractthepolice’sattentiontogroupbehaviors
7.Whatadvicedoestheauthorgiveinthepassage?
A.NeverbecomeagossiperB.Stayawayfromgossipers
C.Don’tletgossipturnintoliesD.Thinktwicebeforeyougossip.
C
Formanyyears,Iwasconvincedthatmysufferingwasduetomysize.Ibelievedthatwhentheweightdisappeared,itwouldtakeoldwounds,hurtsandrejectionswithit.
Manyweight-consciouspeoplealsomistakenlybelievethatchangingourbodieswillfixeverything.Perhapsourworstmistakeisbelievingthatbeingthinequalsbeingloved,beingspecial,andbeingcherished.Wefantasizeaboutwhatitwillbelikewhenwereachthelong-awaitedgoal.Weworkveryhardtorealizethisdream.Then,atlast,wefindourselvesthere.
Butweoftengainbackwhatwehavelost.Evenso,wecontinuetobelievethatnexttimeitwillbedifferent.Nexttime,wewillkeepitoff.Nexttime,beingthinwillfinallyfulfillitspromiseofeverlastinghappiness,self-worth,and,ofcourse,love.
Ittookmealongwhiletorealizethattherewassomethingmoreformetolearnaboutbeauty.Beautystandardsvarywithculture.InSamoaawomanisnotconsideredattractiveunlesssheweighsmorethan200pounds.Moreimportantly,ifit’shappinessthatwewant,whynotputourenergythereratherthanonthesizeofourbody?
Whynotlookinside?
Manyofusstrivehardtochangeourbody,butinvain.Wehavetofindawaytolivecomfortablyinsideourbodyandmakefriendswithandcherishourselves.Whenwechangeourattitudestowardourselves,thewholeworldchanges.
8.Thepassagetriestotellustheimportanceof___________.
A.bodysizeB.differentbeautystandards
C.culturedifferenceD.attitudestowardlife
9.Whatdoestheword“everything”inparagraph2mean?
A.ThewholeworldB.Alltheproperties.
C.Alltheproblems.D.Theabsolutetruth.
10.Whatcanbeinferredabouttheauthor?
A.TheauthorisaSamoan.
B.Theauthorsucceededinlosingweight.
C.Theauthorprobablygotwoundedinwarsoraccidents.
D.Theauthorhasbeentroubledbyher/hisweight.
11.Accordingtotheauthor,whatisthecommonviewofthosewhohavelostsomeweightfirstandgaineditbacklater?
A.Theyfeeloptimisticaboutfutureplansonweightcontrol.
B.Theyareindifferenttotheregainedweight.
C.Thefeelangryabouttheregainedweight.
D.Theythinktheyshouldgiveuptheirfutureplansonweightcontrol.
D
Alongweekendisagreatopportunitytodosomethingalittledifferent.Manypeopleusealongweekendforagetaway,ashorttriptoleavethestressoftheireverydaylivesbehindandexplore,learn,orrelax.
HotelRomance
Manyhotelsandresortsfeaturesomethingspecialtostartthegetaway,suchaschampagnes(香槟酒),flowers,orafruitbasketintheroomonarrival.Getawaypackagesusuallyincludearoomwithsomethingspecial,aheartshapedbed,forexample.Additionalbenefitscouldberoomservicemealsorotherprivatedining,plusticketsordiscountsforlocalattractions.
VisitaSpa
Spagetawayscantakeplaceatalocationthatfocusesonlyonspaservicesoratahotelthatoffersaspaasoneofitsfeatures.Somespasemphasizetreatmentsfitfortheirgeographicareaoralocalattraction.Aspainagrapegrowingregionmightprovidegrapejuicemasks,orahotelnearahotspringcouldoffermineralbaths.Mostspasofferarangeofmassage(按摩),healthandbeautytreatments,soaspagetawaycanberelaxingwithotherbenefits.
LearnaSkill
Alongweekendmaynotbeenoughtimetobecomeanexpertatsomethingnew,butitprovidesawayforpeopletobegintheirexplorations.Someorganizationsofferintensive(集中的)coursesthatlasttwoorthreedays.Peoplewithspecialinterestscangetawayfromtheirroutineswhilelearningsuchthingsashowtomakebeer,speakanewlanguage,ortakebetterphotos.
HelpOthers
Someorganizationscooperatewithbusinessestohaveaccommodationsandactivitiesforshort-termvolunteers.Mostvolunteervacationsinvolveecologyfriendlyorcharityactivities.Avolunteergetawayisawaytorelievestressandhelpothersatthestonetime.
StayinaNationalPark
Forthosewhowanttorelaxinaruralenvironment,anationalparkfitsthebill.Mostnationalparksprovidecampingareasfortentsandtrailers.Severalhavecabins(小屋)withintheparksavailabletorent.Agetawaytoanation